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SCP-8899	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p><em>For You, Isis, a hiding, a hint, a whisper, an obscuration, a veil.</em></p> <p>The Sixth Occult War lasted from 1864 to 1869. A war of several sides and no victor. Only losers. One of the most detrimental conflicts humanity will ever face. But the world will recover. Only this time, it will be different. This time, a line will be drawn. This time, there will be a Veil.</p> </div> <div class="authorlink-wrapper"><a href="javascript:;">ArthCymro</a> <div class="authorbox"> <div class="authorcontent"> <p><strong><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/dr-dafydd-s-personnel-file">More by this Author</a></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/normalize-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/basalt-bedrock-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/2&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="modal"> <div class="objclassbar"> <div class="sideleft"> <div><span class="ocb-text">Item #:</span> <span class="ocb-text">SCP-8899</span></div> <div><span class="ocb-text">Object Class:</span> <span class="ocb-text">Isis</span></div> </div> <div class="sidemiddle"> <div><span class="ocb-text">Site Responsible:</span> <span class="ocb-text">Area-01</span></div> <div><span class="ocb-text">Director:</span> <span class="ocb-text">N/A</span></div> <div><span class="ocb-text">Research Head:</span> <span class="ocb-text">N/A</span></div> <div><span class="ocb-text">Assigned Task Force:</span> <span class="ocb-text">MTF-Rēsh-1</span></div> </div> <div class="sideright"> <div class="leveltext-container"> <div>Level 5/8899</div> <div>Thaumiel</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-173317-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-173317-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p>SCP-8899 is to remain in Area-01 and is not to be moved or tampered with. Due to the object's anomalous properties, it does not require any maintenance. As a result, containment procedures are to focus instead on preventing unauthorised access to SCP-8899 and, in turn, Area-01. Members of MTF-Rēsh-1 ("Seat of Consciousness") are to remain on-site to guard Area-01. Unless the <strong>Peccatum Originale Protocols</strong> are in effect, only members of MTF-Rēsh-1 are permitted within Area-01.</p> <p>Due to its powerful mnemonic and gnostic capabilities, the risk of it causing several K-class scenarios if mishandled, and the role it plays in establishing and maintaining The Veil, all information regarding Area-01 and SCP-8899's location is to remain undisclosed, even to those of the O5 council. Access to Area-01 and SCP-8899 must only be carried out when the <strong>Peccatum Originale Protocols</strong> are in effect. When in effect, a self-driving car, operated by Tyet.AIC will arrive at Site-01 to transport personnel to Area-01. Outside of on-site personnel, only Tyet.AIC may know the location of SCP-8899.</p> <p>Under the <strong>Peccatum Originale Protocols</strong>, it is mandatory for SCP-8899 to be visited by a member of the O5 council if the following criteria are met:</p> <ul> <li>In the event of an O5 council member's death and the successful inauguration of their successor in accordance with the Overwatch Command "<strong>Sin-Eater</strong>" candidate selection process.</li> <li>In the event of an O5 council member's retirement, resignation, demotion or imprisonment and the successful inauguration of their successor in accordance with the Overwatch Command "<strong>Sin-Eater</strong>" candidate selection process. In this scenario, the former member must have all their knowledge of SCP-8899 removed via the use of Class C amnestics.</li> </ul> <p>Upon the arrival of the newly selected O5 council member to Area-01, they must be taken to SCP-8899 by a member of Rēsh-1. Once there, the councillor must subject themselves to SCP-8899 to access SCP-8899-A. Once the member is returned from SCP-8899-A, the <strong>Peccatum Originale Protocols</strong> are completed and the councillor is to return to Site-01.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description:</strong></p> <p>SCP-8899 resembles a common English Yew tree, approximately 12 meters in height. Regardless of environmental conditions, the object will always be in full foliage, producing aril-coated seed cones, identical to those seen on standard yew trees. Except for the seeds, SCP-8899 is physically invulnerable, making it impossible to take a sample for genetic analysis or carbon dating.</p> <p>If picked, a seed will continue to exist externally from the object until approximately 30 seconds after detaching. If not eaten within this time, the seed will cease to exist and a new seed will appear on SCP-8899. Unlike their non-anomalous counterpart, the seeds are non-toxic and edible. Consumers have reported that the aril tastes vaguely sweet, although leaves a mild-bitter aftertaste.</p> <p>10 seconds after the consumption of a seed, the consumer will fall into an induced REM sleep and be transported to SCP-8899-A. It is impossible to awaken the consumer in this state. Only through the approval of SCP-8899-β will they awaken.</p> <p>SCP-8899-A refers to an interdimensional juncture plane, possibly of infinite size, resembling a meadow grassland. The dimension's sky is dark purple in hue and devoid of any celestial objects. Within the dimension is a single black tree of unknown species (designated SCP-8899-B), engraved with several golden markings and symbols of unknown meaning. Whilst several of its roots protrude from the ground at various points, the object's main body is impossible to reach or move away from, with it retaining a relative position on the dimension's horizon at all times. The top of SCP-8899-B is unperceivable, with it and many of its higher branches extending into the sky further than can be directly observed. Occasionally, SCP-8899-B's branches will emit a series of golden or silver lights, not dissimilar to that of aurora borealis. When this occurs, faint whispering and rhythmic sounds can be heard coming from the dimensions sky. The function of these lights and the meaning of the sounds is unknown.</p> <p>Excluding SCP-8899-B, the only other inhibitors of SCP-8899-A are SCP-8899-α and SCP-8899-β <em>(See Addendum 8899.1)</em>.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8899.1: SCP-8899-α and SCP-8899-β</strong></p> <div class="modal"> <div style="text-align: right;"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:240px;"><img alt="William_Blake_Eve_Tempted_by_the_Serpent_detail.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/William_Blake_Eve_Tempted_by_the_Serpent_detail.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Artwork believed to be a depiction of SCP-8899-α.</p> </div> </div> </div> <h4><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SCP-8899-α</span></span></h4> <p>SCP-8899-α resembles a humanoid female of Middle Eastern descent, estimated to be around their late twenties. Much of their body is heavily scarred, with a large second-degree burn scar covering their left shoulder, breast and neck. SCP-8899-α is typically seen wearing thick hides and furs and carrying a series of knives constructed from animal bones. According to witnesses, SCP-8899-α is highly hard-hearted and taciturn, barely interacting with them during their visit to SCP-8899-A.</p> <p>Little information regarding SCP-8899-α can be found, with most of the data regarding them coming from SCP-8899-β. According to SCP-8899-β, SCP-8899-α is known as <em>Ninmah</em>, though she has been referred to by other names, and was born sometime around 10,000 BCE in Neolithic Mesopotamia. Before becoming SCP-8899-α, they were a leader of one of the first tribes of human farmers located within the Fertile Crescent<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-173317-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-173317-2')">2</a></sup>. Furthermore, they claim that whilst SCP-8899-α was the first to apply SCP-8899's capabilities, they were not its original creator.</p> </div> <div class="modal"> <div style="text-align: right;"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:240px;"><img alt="The_life_and_letters_of_Sir_John_Henniker_Heaton_bt._%281916%29_%2814764155982%29.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/The_life_and_letters_of_Sir_John_Henniker_Heaton_bt._%281916%29_%2814764155982%29.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8899-β as Fredrick Williams, Chamberlain of Administration (1860).</p> </div> </div> </div> <h4><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SCP-8899-β</span></span></h4> <p>SCP-8899-β resembles a humanoid male of European descent, estimated to be in their early fifties; although according to them, they were exactly 102 years old before becoming SCP-8899-β. They always appears well-groomed, sporting neatly cut hair and beard. They are typically seen wearing dark green, military dress uniform and carrying a black walking stick. SCP-8899-β possesses the Victoria Cross and the Black Forest Medal<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-173317-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-173317-3')">3</a></sup>, which are attached to the coat's breast. Unlike SCP-8899-α, SCP-8899-β is much more sociable, activity engaging with anyone visiting SCP-8899-A. According to witnesses, SCP-8899-β is well-spoken, responsive and curious.</p> <p>Before becoming a resident of SCP-8899-A, SCP-8899-β was once <em>Fredrick Williams</em>, Chamberlain of Administration for GoI-ω-008 ("Her Majesty's Foundation for the Secure Containment of the Paranormal"), one of the 13 founding members of The Foundation, co-writer of SCP-001 and initiator of the <strong>Akashic-Neith Protocol</strong>. Following their initiation of the <strong>Akashic-Neith Protocol</strong> and their preferment of the role of SCP-8899-β in 1870, the Foundation erased all information about <em>Fredrick Williams</em> from all documentation and records. Since then, their confirmed existence is only known to those of the O5 council.</p> </div> <div class="overwatch_memo"> <p>In accordance with SCP-8899's containment procedures, no further information regrading the objects obtainment, history, or role in is to be added to this file. All additional information must be given directly by SCP-8899-β during the <strong><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8899/offset/1">Peccatum Originale Protocols</a></strong>.</p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-173317-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-173317-1')">1</a>. The item is to be classified as <em>Isis</em>, if the item has become intrinsic to preserving consensus, perceptive reality.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-173317-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-173317-2')">2</a>. A crescent-shaped region in the Middle East. Most archaeologists believe the area to be the very first region where humans developed agriculture and architecture.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-173317-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-173317-3')">3</a>. A campaign medal issued to officers of British units (land, naval, aerial and extradimensional) who fought in the Sixth Occult War (1864-1869).</div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8899">SCP-8899</a>" by arthcymro, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8899">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8899</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/William_Blake_Eve_Tempted_by_the_Serpent_detail.jpg">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/William_Blake_Eve_Tempted_by_the_Serpent_detail.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Name:</strong> Eve Tempted by the Serpent detail<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> William Blake<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public Domain<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Blake_Eve_Tempted_by_the_Serpent_detail.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Blake_Eve_Tempted_by_the_Serpent_detail.jpg</a></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/The_life_and_letters_of_Sir_John_Henniker_Heaton_bt._%281916%29_%2814764155982%29.jpg">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/The_life_and_letters_of_Sir_John_Henniker_Heaton_bt._%281916%29_%2814764155982%29.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Name:</strong> The life and letters of Sir John Henniker Heaton bt.<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Porter, Rose Henniker<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public domain<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_life_and_letters_of_Sir_John_Henniker_Heaton_bt._(1916)_(14764155982).jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_life_and_letters_of_Sir_John_Henniker_Heaton_bt._(1916)_(14764155982).jpg</a></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8900	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="header-container-ex"> <div class="header-info"> <div class="header-info-flex"> <div class="text-item"> <p><span style="font-size:90%;"><span style="color: grey"><strong>ITEM #:</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:220%;"><strong>8900</strong></span></p> </div> <div class="text-item"> <p><span style="font-size:90%;"><span style="color: grey"><strong>CONTAINMENT CLASS:</strong></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="image-hover-enlarge scp-image-block block-right" data-feature="image-feature" style="max-width:300px;"><img alt="Giotto_-_Scrovegni_-_-48-_-_Envy.jpg?20050402142137" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Giotto_-_Scrovegni_-_-48-_-_Envy.jpg?20050402142137"/><br/> <div class="scp-image-caption hidden">Error loading image caption (Network Error)</div> </div> <p><strong>SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES:</strong></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> 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Compromised systems in:</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-indent:20px"> <p><tt>ADMINISTRATION BLOCK:</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Blue Hallway</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Executive</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Command Lift B</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Director’s Ward</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:50px"> <p><tt>[…6 more entries]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-indent:20px"> <p><tt>FACILITES:</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Personnel Bunks</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Cafeteria</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Medical</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>CRV Cognition</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:50px"> <p><tt>[…23 more entries]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-indent:20px"> <p><tt>CONTAINMENT SECTORS:</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Sublevel G</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Sublevel F</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Evacuation</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Humanoid</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:50px"> <p><tt>[…19 more entries]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-indent:20px"> <p><tt>RESEARCH WING:</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Hume Analysis</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Dimensional Studies</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Applied Physics</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:40px"> <p><tt>Thermodynamics</tt></p> </div> <div style="text-indent:50px"> <p><tt>[…8 more entries]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>Network technicians have been contacted! 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class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Attempt to restore local files?</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">File retrieval successful!</a></div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: left;"> <blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>DISPLAYING LOCAL ACTION ITEM ARCHIVE</tt></p> </div> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-J8XW3K9ZL5<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> DPS Lee, J.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> DPT Kim, J., Log. Park, J., Log. Shin, H.<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-16 (Remote Surveillance)<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 10-16-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Identified possible object of interest.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Data Processing Technician Jiwon Kim notified my office about odd chatter coming from police units near Hama, Syria, forwarded to him by field agents in the region (names redacted, per agent security. Their relevant field IDs are 18867 and 18869, respectively, for the record).</p> <p>Police in the area had been investigating a string of disappearances and murders in Hama. Victims of no discernable pattern would go missing only to be found days later, severely burned. Burns were seemingly conducted pre-mortem, and identification was only possible via dental records. The high status of some of the victims had warranted extensive police attention, but the potential for mass panic has kept the media in the dark, for now.</p> <p>Logicians Junho Park and Hyemi Shin assisted me in triangulating a potential search area based on the locations of the victims, centered around a rural district of Hama, thirty kilometers from downtown. Further information on the source or cause of the disturbances is unknown. However, models predict anomalous activity in the search area with 95% confidence. Forwarding this item to operatives at the nearest secure facility, Site-88b, for further action.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Jiyeon Lee, Data Processing Supervisor</em><br/> <em>Site-16</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-H5J9K2L8X7<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> FA-18867<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> FA-18869<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-88b<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 10-21-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Identified location of object of interest.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Investigated search area provided by Site-16. Identified suspicious location. Presumed abandoned or lightly inhabited. Photographs and coordinates are provided at dead drop.</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-7XZ2VYKU9P<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> HMCL Al-Farooq, A.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Agt. Hassan, O., CS Mahmoud, R.<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-88b<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 10-23-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Recovery of item from Hama, Syria.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Dispatched from Site-88b via AMT vehicle with Mahmoud and Hassan, whom I selected from available staff at my discretion based on their favorable deployment histories. Preliminary testing was to be conducted by Specialist Mahmoud, authorized by me on account of her field experience with anomalous thermodynamics. See AID: 7665-4JH8RQW5XY under her personal file for the specifics of that deployment. Perimeter guard was to be held by myself and Agent Hassan. We were equipped with light gear, nonlethal arms. Time of deployment was 0700 hours. Expected duration was 0200 hours, with a return window at Site-88b between 0900 and 1100.</p> <p>Arrived at the point of interest, 0830 hours. We encountered light foot traffic, farmers from nearby settlements driving livestock to work the nearby fields, which Hassan successfully diverted without incident on the grounds of police business.</p> <p>The building housing the object was in severe disarray. The briefing’s photos were not adequate at conveying the damage. The structure’s exterior had turned a reddish-orange, which Mahmoud posited could have been caused by extreme temperatures altering the sandstone’s chemical composition. There were large piles of debris surrounding the building’s front, along with the remains of what looked to be campsites.</p> <p>Two men were sleeping in the shadow of the building. Hassan questioned them briefly before driving them off. They claimed to have been living off of heat that emanated from the building, using it to keep warm at night and even cook food. They told me the temperature comes and goes, and that they were waiting for it to come back so that they could boil water from a nearby river. They also mentioned that they may have seen others living deeper in the structure, but that they haven’t seen anyone come in or out for the duration of their time there.</p> <p>Damage to the building’s supports had collapsed the front and side entrances but we located an entrance point further back into the hills, a small crawlspace carved into the rockface leading into the building. The ceiling was low and we had to move slowly to avoid cutting ourselves on the sharp sandstone. During our approach, Hassan claimed to hear muffled voices from within the structure. We paused and listened but heard nothing. He later admitted that it may have been his imagination.</p> <p>We found ourselves in a cellar of the building; it was dark and dry. We navigated upward, searching for a way into the building’s central atrium. There were lots of dead animals, mostly skeletons. Hassan identified some as cats but could not say for certain the larger bones.</p> <p>We found an old ladder and climbed it out of the cellar. The area above was spacious, and based on the briefing photos, could only be the building's central atrium. It was a circular chamber surrounded by pillars with a gradual slope toward a central basin, covered by a domed ceiling. We emerged from the cellar opposite the collapsed entrance. The space was lit by a crescent window cut into the apex of the dome. The air was smoky and very choked. Mahmoud identified more of the sandstone’s discoloration here. Investigating the pillars revealed ornate depictions far too eroded to read.</p> <p>As with the building’s exterior, we identified signs of habitation surrounding the central basin. Hama rugs, red and turquoise, surrounded the basin, itself a shallow, ashy bronze bowl. The rugs were new compared to the age of the building and depicted brilliant swirls and red spirals. Laid atop them were goblets and vases filled with thick iridescent oil. No people were identified.</p> <p>In the center of the basin was a fine layer of ash, and atop that, a human skull. It was missing its lower jaw, and its cranium had been cut in such a way as to allow contents be placed within. Mahmoud investigated and proclaimed that something inside was burning. Indeed, a flicker of a flame lived within the hollow skull. Believing this to be the object of interest, Mahmoud demanded we step back and create a perimeter. Hassan conducted a sweep of the atrium and, upon finding no one, posted himself above the cellar entrance.</p> <p>With me supervising, Mahmoud conducted a series of preliminary tests on the object. It did not react to verbal communication, changes in light, sound, or smell. It gave no response to radio, electromagnetic, or wave disturbances. It did not display gravitational or hume manipulation properties. Tactile tests were disregarded, approved by me.</p> <p>We secured the skull in a sealed evidence crate and transported it out of the structure. Hassan remarked on the sudden drop in temperature within the structure once the skull was removed from the basin, but Mahmoud’s readings were inconclusive as to its source.</p> <p>Object transported to Site-88b, interim item storage, 0948 hours.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Amina Al-Farooq, HMCL Supervisor</em><br/> <em>Site-88b, -88c, Area-09</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-P8B2Y6X4K9<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> CT Al-Mansour, L.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Item Processing Staff<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-88b<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 10-23-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> SCP-8900 successfully processed.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Received a new item, an altered human skull with anomalous internal combustion. Etched above the eye sockets are the words "<tt><strong>THE HECATOMB</strong></tt>" in Greek. The source of combustion is unknown, but it appears stable as of writing. Preliminary tests are green. Temperatures are within safe levels for our infrastructure. Authorizing the object to be sent to a cell in low-value item storage prepped with fire suppression systems.</p> <p>Additionally, as the object’s anomalous properties are well within reason for proper classification, I’m filing it as item number 8900, object class pending, of course. The document is on Scipnet and should be editable by whoever gets assigned to it.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Lina Al-Mansour, Containment Technician</em><br/> <em>Site-88b</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-A3R6Q9F2Z7<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> SR Nasser, T.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Thermodynamics Research Staff<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-88b<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 10-30-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Request for transportation of item SCP-8900 for further study.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Attempts to house the item at Site-88b have been met with difficulties. Repeated testing has provoked a response, in that heat outputs from its internal combustion has increased by 3500% from initial readings.</p> <p>It is unclear what the source of this change is, but it has exceeded our capacity for assured containment. The cell's insulation has caught fire twice and it has caused minor burns to custodial staff. It threatens to melt the pipes of our fire suppression system.</p> <p>Requesting further study at a more secure facility.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Tarek Nasser, Senior Researcher, Thermodynamics</em><br/> <em>Site-88b, -918, Area-09</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-G9Q3L6R2J8<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Disp. Müller, H.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> N/A<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 10-30-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Received request for the transfer of SCP-8900.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Request received and approved by Site-19 administration. We will make the necessary arrangements for transportation if you provide me with its current containment procedures.</p> <p>Our facilities should be more than enough to provide for the object.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Hannah Müller, Dispatch</em><br/> <em>Site-19</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-T4K8X2L6R9<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Dir. Schmidt, M.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Thermodynamics Research Staff<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 11-11-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Euclid classification of SCP-8900.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> SCP-8900 has undergone rigorous testing on several fronts. Thanks to our advanced research labs, we’ve been able to keep a safe distance between our staff and the object without compromising the accuracy of our testing.</p> <p>Investigation of the skull’s substance has revealed it to be normal human bone, although this does not explain its extreme resistance to heat witnessed thus far. High-powered photography has revealed a slight warping within the fibers of the bone, giving it that distinct “melted” look.</p> <p>The internal combustion itself has remained largely constant for the duration of its time here, fluctuating now and then in brightness and intensity. The rapid spike in heat observed in Site-88b seemed to have plateaued. It is now producing only 3800% more heat than its initial readings. The cause of this spike is yet unknown and may remain unclear unless we sacrifice our security protocols and revert to the conditions it experienced at Site-88b.</p> <p>I’m classifying the object as Euclid for the somewhat pressing need for maintenance and upkeep of its fire suppression system. Should it fail, or the object increase in heat once again, we may have a security risk for several critical systems. I fear we do not, and indeed will not, feasibly understand the upper limit of its anomalous effects unless funding is drastically increased.</p> <p>As an aside, I’m wondering if there may be more to find at the location of its discovery. Is anyone at Site-88b willing to do another sweep of the building, perhaps with the aid of a historian?</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Max Schmidt, Senior Researcher, Thermodynamics</em><br/> <em>Site-19</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-P6Q9R2L8X7<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> ST Okonkwo, C.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> N/A<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 11-12-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Minor SCP-8900 infosec security breach.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Local servers registered several unauthorized attempts to access SCP-8900’s files from terminals throughout the facility. Two attempts were logged from a computer in Habitation (#UHP-C1H8M-3T9R), one from a computer in Applied Research (#UHP-4GK7N-9Z1P), and a third from a computer in the Service Tunnels (#UHP-L8Q3R-2F5D).</p> <p>Since these terminals were not assigned to any specific individual, and since the user’s credentials were ultimately rejected, we don’t know at the moment who logged them. It’s possible it was a glitch in our cache refreshes or simple user error. We’re going through security footage to see if we can find anything but it seems like a goose-chase since no info was actually leaked.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Chijioke Okonkwo, Service Technician</em><br/> <em>Site-19</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-U6Z4W8T3V1<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> HMCL Al-Farooq, A.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Agt. Hassan, O., Agt. Hamidi, K., Agt. Al-Amin, N., Agt. Khoury, F., FRes. Al-Mansouri, Y.<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-88b<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 11-15-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Attempt to requisite supplementary items from location of interest.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> I, along with Field Researcher Yasmine Al-Mansouri and Agent Omar Hassan returned to the location of SCP-8900's discovery.</p> <p>En route, we noticed large plumes of smoke emanating from the approximate location of the building. At 1000 hours, we arrived to find the structure engulfed in flames. Fires erupted from within through fractures in the building’s facade and the collapsed rubble. We attempted to locate the crawlspace we accessed before but found it too was burning. A visual inspection revealed what looked to be kerosene had been poured into the crawlspace and sprayed against surfaces, which was the cause of the inferno.</p> <p>We decided to wait until the flames subsided before pressing our investigation. I requested Site-88b send several additional agents (Kareem, Noura, Fahad), along with fire protection gear in the meantime. Light arms were also requested in case we encountered resistance from within.</p> <p>At 1230 hours, the crawlspace was cooled enough to enter. We found the cellar to be wholly destroyed. All forensic evidence had been burned to ash. Using debris, we scaled the cellar wall and entered the central atrium. There appeared to have been an effort to create an enormous fire within the bronze basin. Several barrels of oil had been piled in the basin and lit aflame, leading to a cascading combustion that sent shrapnel in several directions.</p> <p>Field Researcher Yasmine identified several bodies, charred, around the basin. Of note is that their heads had experienced the most concentrated heat, often melting the bone itself, as if the flames had been lit from within. Samples were collected for analysis back at 88b.</p> <p>Regretfully, no useful materials pertaining to the history, origin, or purpose of SCP-8900 could be located on-site. The fire had consumed everything.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Amina Al-Farooq, HMCL Supervisor</em><br/> <em>Site-88b, -88c, Area-09</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-E7F1D3M9P5<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> SC Dubois, E.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Agt. Rossi, M., Agt. Kovač, S., Agt. Jensen, L.<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 11-20-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Major security breach of SCP-8900 containment.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> At 0400 hours, Junior Researcher Jura Mitchell (PID-2345XK) was apprehended by Agents Matteo Rossi and Sofia Kovač outside of SCP-8900’s containment chamber. At 0300 hours, long after SCP-8900’s typical research teams had retired for the evening, Mitchell had used his blanket Level-2 clearance to enter SCP-8900’s attached command module and disable the airlock door controls, granting him unauthorized access to the object.</p> <p>Security footage shows him donning heat-resistant gear and entering the cell, standing at least three meters from the flame and exposing him to over 1,200 degrees Celcius. He loitered within for at least an hour, at which point he entered the command module, grabbed a stack of paper documents from an open desk, and returned to the containment chamber airlock. Upon entering the cell, the papers immediately combusted from the immense heat, triggering the cell’s fire alarms.</p> <p>Security personnel arrived in time to detain Michell, who did not resist arrest. Containment of SCP-8900 was reestablished shortly after and systems returned to nominal.</p> <p>Mitchell was then brought to my office for questioning. He explained that he greatly regretted his actions and his reckless behavior, but that he believed he saw “no other logical course of action.”</p> <p>He told me he had an everpresent sense of the flame, describing it as being able to “feel its warmth” even at great distances. He insisted, though, that it was never a compulsion, and that his actions were strictly his own. He simply wanted to “see it with his own eyes.” I’ve attached a relevant section of the interrogation for any interested parties:</p> <blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>[BEGIN]</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>Dubois:</strong> And what about that stack of papers? What did you plan to do with them?</p> <p><strong>Mitchell:</strong> Burn them. I wanted to burn them in the flame but they lit before I could get them all the way there. I don’t think it really mattered, though.</p> <p><strong>Dubois:</strong> And why’s that?</p> <p><strong>Mitchell:</strong> I felt the flames get hotter the second those papers turned to ash, much hotter.</p> <p><strong>Dubois:</strong> Who cares what temperature it is?</p> <p><strong>Mitchell:</strong> It means it must be content, satisfied, somehow. At least, I think so. When they brought it here, it was cold, just an ember of what it once was. It’s lost almost all its warmth, sitting out there all alone, with only a few believers left to keep it going. They were using oil, weren’t they? Poor fuel for that kind of flame. But when they brought it to Eighty-Eight, it stirred to life. Why?</p> <p>I think it's a sign, a response. It likes it here. It likes us, it likes our little tests we give it. Did you know they tried talking to it? It wants to learn from us, and I think it can help us out too, provide us with something in return. But it needs to be hotter. We just have to burn a little more. We need to burn something big. Then maybe we'll know.</p> <p><strong>Dubois:</strong> How did you know about the details of the object’s requisition? Did you ever try to access the object’s files remotely?</p> <p><strong>Mitchell:</strong> Its files? No, no, I got all that from its local computers. My keycard let me in. …It sounds to me like I’m not the only moth drawn to the flame. So many people, here at Nineteen. I’m sure some of them are just as curious as I was.</p> <p>A shame. I saw so much in its brilliant swirls. So much wisdom, if only I could share it with you. But no… I should let you see for yourself.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>[END]</strong></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>I’m hereby recommending a full cognitive review of not just Michell but the entire SCP-8900 research team.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Emile Dubois, Security Chief</em><br/> <em>Site-19</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-N2R8S4J7K6<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Sec. Sokolov, I.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> N/A<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 11-21-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Containment update, SCP-8900.<br/></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Following the security breach on 11-20-1996, SCP-8900 exhibited a sharp spike in temperature output, now reaching nearly 4000% of initial readings. The containment cell is undergoing appropriate modifications to protect against the heightened risk until the cause can be identified.</p> <p>Furthermore, the paper documents burned by Jura Mitchell in the aforementioned breach contained sensitive information that was not properly backed up on electronic drives, against standard protocol. The information, which junior research staff claim was data on SCP-8900’s hourly energy emissions, is considered lost. Responsible staff have been properly reprimanded, and stricter data management is to be enforced going forward.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Ivan Sokolov, Containment Security</em><br/> <em>Site-19</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-H5G9Q1L3X2<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Dir. Schmidt, M.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Thermodynamics Research Staff<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 11-25-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Progress on SCP-8900 research.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Good news! As of this morning, we have successfully established some sort of basis for interacting with the object. What we previously thought was random fluctuations in temperature output has been determined to be a response to various stimuli.</p> <p>While previous sentience checks have failed to elicit any meaningful answers, the most recent round of testing (in which we placed several objects of various sizes and compositions within the cell for four consecutive hours) has yielded an interesting response.</p> <p>At the 3-hour mark, one of the objects, a silicon carbide pipe, reached an internal temperature of 2,700 degrees Celcius and melted, at which point SCP-8900 increased in temperature by 200 degrees.</p> <p>Repeated testing has proven flammable objects (polyurethane foam, nylon, polyester) provided higher temperature responses than non-flammable objects. Petroleum products yielded higher temperatures. Organic materials (paper, wood) have yielded higher temperatures still.</p> <p>Interestingly, we cannot seem to replicate the spike in temperature observed during the prior containment breach, despite testing with similar materials. As our facilities are equipped to handle conditions much greater than those exhibited by SCP-8900, I see no reason for concern over the pace of testing.</p> <p>Looking forward to pursuing this new line of research!</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Max Schmidt, Senior Researcher, Thermodynamics</em><br/> <em>Site-19</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-L2K9R7F4P6<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Res. Ahmed, A.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Res. Farid, Y, JRes. El-Masry, K., Cus. Nzabonimpa, I.<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 12-1-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Urgent update.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Writing on behalf of Max, who is attending a lecture off-site. It has been discovered that vocalizing audibly to SCP-8900 results in minor fluctuations in heat and brightness.</p> <p>During a routine check of the containment cell’s fire suppression systems, Junior Researcher Khaled El-Masry used the cell’s intercom system to direct custodial staff member Ishimwe Nzabonimpa, at which point the monitoring systems showed minor deviance from baseline.</p> <p>Specific phrases do not seem to matter, but our testing capacity is limited at the moment until I can speak with Senior Researchers.</p> <p>I believe our more sensitive equipment here at 65 has allowed us to detect this development, whereas preliminary tests could not.</p> <p>Whether this suggests object sentience or is simply a response to basic stimuli is unclear.</p> <p>Further testing is strongly advised.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Arianne Ahmed, Anomalous Physics</em><br/> <em>Site-19, -99, -65</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-Q5R8T2M9J7<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> ST Okonkwo, C.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> N/A<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 12-05-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Minor SCP-8900 infosec security breach.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Noting that local servers have logged additional attempts to access SCP-8900’s documentation remotely, and that at least one attempt has been made to enter SCP-8900’s command module. Security footage remains too fuzzy to identify the suspect(s).</p> <p>Additionally, I’ve noticed several hours of footage had been deleted from the CCTV cameras placed within SCP-8900’s chamber. I did some digging and found more missing footage in the early hours of every day this week. Tampering with security footage is a severely punishable offense, but should only be possible by those with administrator access.</p> <p>Senior Researcher Max Schmidt is the only one currently stationed on-site with administrator clearance to SCP-8900’s cell, but he’s been in Argentina all week. I’ll arrange a meeting with him and Chief Dubois once he returns.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Chijioke Okonkwo, Service Technician</em><br/> <em>Site-19</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><tt>Error: Action Item failed to deliver (Connection Timeout)</tt></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-H3K7L9R1X5<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Res. Ahmed, A.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Res. Farid, Y, JRes. El-Masry, K.<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 12-08-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Research update on SCP-8900.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Noting that SCP-8900 exhibited a significant heat increase after consuming a handwritten account of a dream by Researcher Yasir Farid. I provided an account of my earliest memory of my first home in Nablus, when I went out for ice cream with my Mom and Uncle. It seemed curious about the dream, and it told me how much it wished it could have tasted it with me. Khaled provided a typed list of randomly generated figures, but SCP-8900 thought that was boring and didn’t like it much.</p> <p>Still waiting to share these findings with Max. He should be back by now, the lecture ended last week.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Arianne</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-F6Q2L8R7P9<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Agt. Takahashi, H.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Investigations Committee<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-03<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 12-12-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Results of malpractice investigation.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> An inquiry into the security of SCP-8900 was conducted by the Investigations Committee at Site-03. The situation surrounding item SCP-8900 was brought to our attention by Service Technician Chijioke Okonkwo, who, after repeatedly being turned away by the Site-19 security administration, appealed to us for a full review of security procedure and upkeep of equipment. Okonkwo expressed concern over undocumented access to the item, perhaps by members of senior staff. Agents were dispatched to covertly monitor the object, and report suspicious activity, and a full review of SCP-8900’s infosec was completed.</p> <p>At the conclusion of the investigation, it was unanimously determined by all attending Committee members that Senior Researcher of Thermodynamics Maximilian Schmidt had engaged in a prolonged string of undocumented, unauthorized, and negligent activity with item SCP-8900.</p> <p>Hidden cameras placed by agents within SCP-8900’s containment chamber and attached command module recorded five periods of activity outside of typical staff hours, between the hours of 0300 and 0500, in which Schmidt would engage in unprofessional conduct with the object.</p> <p>The offender would often ask questions via the intercom system regarding his professional and private life, the lives of his coworkers and superiors, and inquiries into the nature of their work and the SCP Foundation at large. Questions would be followed by prolonged silence as the offender observed changes in SCP-8900's activity.</p> <p>Questions would often be supplemented by the offender entering the containment chamber and burning a number of documents and objects of personal significance. At one point, Schmidt used his clearance to gather texts from the Department of History for destruction via SCP-8900. An investigation of his quarters revealed handwritten versions of many research documents pertaining to anomalous science and history, as well as the personal files of a number of senior staff.</p> <p>On the fifth day of observation, after several hours of the aforementioned behavior, Schmidt attempted to enter the containment cell without the proper fire protection and was denied access by the system’s safety locks. Covert operatives were able to intercept the offender before he could use his administrator clearance to override the locks.</p> <p>Agents embedded in the Buenos Aires Convention of Emerging Thermodynamics reported that Schmidt failed to arrive at his scheduled speaking time, but that they had assumed other engagements had kept him from being there.</p> <p>The investigation also concluded that Chijioke Okonkwo’s repeated efforts to request an investigation by Site-19 security were deliberately ignored by Chief Emile Dubois, who was found negligent of his duties but otherwise uninvolved with item misuse.</p> <p>Dubois has been stripped of authority and transferred to a low-priority facility. Schmidt has been transferred to Site-03 for detention and interrogation. Because of the risk of further breaches, I’ve authorized the transfer of item SCP-8900 to permanent containment at Site-19.<br/> SCP-8900 has been transferred to a chamber in High-Value item storage until suitable containment procedures are drafted.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Hiroshi Takahashi, Investigations</em><br/> <em>Site-03</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><tt>Error: Action Item failed to deliver (Invalid Credentials)</tt></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong><br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong><br/> <strong>Attending:</strong><br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong><br/> <strong>Date:</strong><br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Some thoughts.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> I keep thinking about how much it liked my story of that day, and how sad it sounded when I shut off the intercom for the night. Now that they moved it out of here I feel cold, all the time. Wherever they’ve got it now it must be lonely, nobody to talk to.</p> <p>It's not so different from us. It loves to learn, loves to think and feel and love and dream. Until we came along and found it it only had whatever knowledge wasn’t burned from the inside of that skull to keep it busy. That must have been someone smart, to keep it fed for this long. I think that was what the oil was for, to keep it fed just a little longer until someone else could be found, someone else wise enough to play the role of host.</p> <p>Max thought he could do it. I guess after five days he heard enough of its proclamations to know what he was getting into, and that it was worth it. What happens if instead of stories you give it full access to the human mind? Would you die? Burn up? Metamorphose?</p> <p>It told me things I didn’t think I’d ever learn. Truths that seemed like they were beamed down from somewhere, or dredged up from beneath. Anything I asked it would have answered, the future, the past, what it is and if there are others like it. But if, no, when, it was time to give it what it wanted… could I do it? Would I ever be ready? Would it be enough?</p> <p>It’s given us eons of knowledge and we don’t even know it. Back when we lit the first cave fire, it was there. What could we possibly give in return?</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-G2H5J8K4L6<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Dir. Sharma, A.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Committee of Research, Board of Containment<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 12-16-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Memorandum on the current status of SCP-8900.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Some updates following the department meeting on SCP-8900.</p> <p>SCP-8900 is to be contained for the foreseeable future in Site-19’s High-Value storage. Testing is suspended until we can figure out a way to ensure its security. Cognitive tests of those exposed to the object have repeatedly shown no abnormal readings, but we can’t take any unnecessary risks. Access is therefore limited to essential personnel only, with a randomized buddy system required for all interactions with the object.</p> <p>SCP-8900’s temperature output has been steadily decreasing in its isolation, but I’ve been told by containment staff to hold off testing unless it gets critically low.</p> <p>The proposal discussed tonight about using SCP-8900 as a precognative is under review by my contacts at Site-01, but I wouldn’t be too hopeful about it. The ink on that investigation still isn’t dry.</p> <p>Site-03 is still waiting for Schmidt to wake up from his injuries before they can properly interrogate him. I’ll send an update when I hear more from them.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Aditi Sharma, Director of Thermodynamics</em><br/> <em>Site-19</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><tt>Error: Action Item failed to deliver (File Directory Not Found)</tt></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong><br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong><br/> <strong>Attending:</strong><br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong><br/> <strong>Date:</strong><br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> The Hecatomb.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> The first time I looked into the fire, I saw nothing. Just heat, shimmering within the empty eye sockets of a hollowed skull.</p> <p>We treated it like any other flame. Inert. Dangerous. Then we woke it up.</p> <p>When I fed it for the first time with my memories, the heat took shape, molded itself into a pattern. I began to see things between its folds, the ripples of energy creating not chaos but a strange breed of order. The waves fit together such that I could see an image if I stood back, really looked at it.</p> <p>It was like a dream, almost. The image is sharp in my mind, but words fail completely at describing it. It was abstract and beautiful. I can only say it was my childhood in a single frame.</p> <p>I learned that if it is spoken to while it consumes, it can be guided to a particular response, not unlike a trained animal. I began asking it things. What the weather will be tomorrow, who’s getting the next departmental promotion, when and where I will die, and the images came back sharp.</p> <p>The flame’s premonitions turned out to be true every time, and I realized it was no animal.</p> <p>That is when I abandoned my role as a doctor of the sciences and became something else.</p> <p>I gave it my life’s work and asked it who it was. The fire called itself Ianthou, an agent of the Inferno, Knowledge. It said the Inferno was God, one of several. The Inferno was terrible, feared by Gods and men, but it was necessary. It was ancient and immortal, and it had been born again through a new religion. There are six others, and one day it is said they will converge, and Earth will be ruled under a <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7804">new pantheon</a>. After that, it showed only blackness, and it told me it could not see past the threshold.</p> <p>I gave it every photograph of my daughter and it told me I will not live to see her tenth birthday. It told me I will be accused of terrible crimes against the organization and, within the year, I will be fired and amnesticized. Then it told me that in a hundred generations the waters will rise and Earth will drown under a green sea, and on the peaks of the highest mountains the last remnants of human thought will burn a fiery death by the flames of Ianthou. Only then will the Inferno have what it is owed.</p> <p>I removed my left glove inside the chamber, under its gaze, and let it melt my flesh from the bone. I asked Ianthou what must be done to stave off this future, to delay our destruction just a moment longer. It said we must pay our dues. It is the only way.</p> <p>I will not let our fear prevent us from doing what must be done.</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-V5R3K8J2H9<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Dir. Sharma, A.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> SCP-8900 Research Personnel<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 12-20-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Testing reopened on SCP-8900.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Noting that SCP-8900 has been authorized for additional rounds of testing by my contacts at Site-01 to determine the extent of its precognition. We will begin with the combustion of frozen tissue samples before moving into live organisms.</p> <p>Please forward additional proposals to my office for review by senior staff. We currently have on hand several cattle for use in testing and have received at least one request for human subjects, but I’m still waiting for authorization on that.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Aditi Sharma, Director of Thermodynamics</em><br/> <em>Site-19</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-Q8L4K2R7J6<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Res. Ahmed, A.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> SCP-8900 Research Personnel<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 12-21-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Synchronicity.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> SCP-8900’s usefulness as a precognitive cannot be understated. When supplied with adequate fuel, it has responded to vocal inquiries with 98% accuracy, projected as an abstract thoughtform into the mind of the viewers.</p> <p>Questions posited about the future of humanity have been concerning. To move forward with further questioning, we will require additional resources.</p> <p>I am confirming that a human subject has been authorized for combustion via SCP-8900. Following the promising results witnessed thus far, site command has urged us to accelerate our current timetable.</p> <p>Within the hour, SCP-8900 will be provided with a subject marked for termination and will be asked the following question:</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>“How shall our debt be paid?”</tt></p> </div> <p>Results will be forwarded to relevant personnel.</p> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Arianne</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-P5R9K2J8L6<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Agt. Takahashi, H.<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> Agt. Mitchell, E., Agt. Lopez, S.<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-03<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 12-21-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Interrogation of D-821-4562.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> This morning, D-821-4562 (formerly Maximilian Schmidt, Senior Researcher of Thermodynamics at Site-19) awoke in the hospital wing of Site-03 from the injuries he suffered during his detention. Investigators were notified, and, once he was deemed cognizant, he was subjected to a round of interrogations by myself and Agents Ethan Mitchell and Sofia Lopez.</p> <p>Relevant portions of the interrogation have been provided below. Please forward credentials to my office for the full, unredacted version.</p> <blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>BEGIN</tt></p> </div> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> You seem nervous. Can I get you something to drink? Water? Coffee?</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> No… no, I’m fine. You really must understand that I didn’t mean for this to get so… out of hand, really.</p> <p><strong>Takanashi:</strong> That’s okay, Max. What’s done is done. Now, please, if you could explain yourself, maybe I can put in a good word for you with the Board. Maybe you could get off with only a small demotion if you tell me what you planned to do with item number SC—</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> Ianthou. Please, call it Ianthou. I never meant to do anything with it, truly. I know it looked like I was… coveting it. It must appear that way on paper. But please try to believe me. I wanted nothing more to do with it than was absolutely necessary for its containment.</p> <p><strong>Lopez:</strong> The files state containment was steady. Site-65 was more than equipped to handle the effects of… um, Ianthou.</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> For the time being, maybe. But sooner or later things would change. I only thought that if I had some more time with it we could… better understand what it is trying to tell us. There’s a message, here, in between its premonitions. It can tell the future, maybe, but it somehow knows what we want, it guides our thinking in the same way we guide it. I think it knows us better than we know ourselves.</p> <p><strong>Mitchell:</strong> And this justifies your actions how? You could have caused untold damage to the object or your facility. Not to mention feeding it classified documents? You must know that is a serious crime.</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> You see… let me explain. I used my credentials to do some digging — I know, breach of protocol. You can charge me with that too, if you’d like, but what I found was incredible. Ianthou, or rather, the God that it serves, rules a pantheon with at least six others, each God in their own right. If you’ve read the transcripts of my… unauthorized interactions with Ianthou you’d know what I’m talking about.</p> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> I have. Continue.</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> Okay. Good. Yes. Six others, seven total. Well, I discovered that we, in our files, have records of at least three, maybe four of them. Now, we haven’t been able to connect the dots until now, but I think there is a relationship between the discovery of <tt>[REDACTED]</tt> and <tt>[REDACTED]</tt>, our record of the incident at <tt>[REDACTED]</tt>, and our recent expedition into <tt>[REDACTED]</tt>.</p> <p>There could be more, even, than what I’ve been able to find. We need to get others talking about this. If you could get me through to my friend Aditi, Director Aditi Sharma, maybe he can postpone testing until we figure out what’s going on here.</p> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> I’m afraid that’s not possible at the moment.</p> <p><strong>Lopez:</strong> If you were so concerned with the object, why did you not investigate it in an official capacity? Why hide? Why wipe the videotapes? You certainly had the authority to do with it what you saw fit.</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> Once I discovered Ianthou’s true potential, its ability to give as much as it takes, more, even, I was afraid that the beliefs… the convictions of my superiors would see only the object’s usefulness as a tool, rather than its potential for misuse. A baseless fear, maybe, but one I couldn’t let go of.</p> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> You can speak your truth now, Max. There’s no reason for you to hide anymore. How about this: Tell us what you know, and I’ll give you a phone call.</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> You will? You promise?</p> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> I promise.</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> All right. I suppose I’ll start from the beginning.</p> <p>Two thousand years ago, in a city whose name is lost to time, a human glimpsed the shape of the divine, the Inferno, and Ianthou caught fire in her skull. It burned through her like a flash of lightning, and she was buried deep underground, her remains ever-burning within a great bronze basin.</p> <p>Decades passed and the city became prosperous. It was famed for its knowledge of the sciences and the arts, feared, even, for its seemingly endless wisdom. The people of its time thought the city to be a town of sorcerers, magicians and the like, blessed or cursed with unnatural properties.</p> <p>Of course, this is all old lore, long forgotten by most religions. This city did indeed learn far more than its contemporaries, more than what should have been possible for the time. But there was never any magic. The city’s immense knowledge was produced through the invention of a kind of bottled fire, achieved through the use of a rare plant-based oil which, when lit, burned slowly through the hours of a night. This allowed the scholars of the city to work far later than anyone else, explaining the wealth of their discoveries and their inventions.</p> <p>Ironically, the city was said to have been razed by fanatics, who set fire to its buildings and burned its knowledge. With the destruction of this nameless city, the debt was not paid.</p> <p>In 48 BC, the Library of Alexandria, parts of it anyway, went up in flames, taking hundreds of manuscripts with it. The debt was still not paid.</p> <p>There was the Library of Carthage, burned with the rest of the city in 146 BC. The Library of Nalanda in the 12th century. The House of Wisdom in Baghdad, 1258. The burning of the Mayan codices in the 16th century. Even the destruction of <tt>[REDACTED]</tt> this decade! Don’t you get it? The debt is too high, it cannot ever be paid.</p> <p><strong>Mitchell:</strong> Let's say we trust that you did all of this, this illegal investigation, in good faith. What, then, justifies you spending hours a night, what, just staring at it? Tapping into its power? A lot of you types end up here at Three. Playing God with something you should have wanted nothing to do with. Hiroshi, sir, I don’t buy it. I think he’s lying, all this that he’s saying, it’s fiction to let him off in case he got caught.</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> No, wait! You don’t understand, I wasn’t trying to use it, I was trying to end it!</p> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> Maybe. But Max, tell me, please. What did you think would happen by offering yourself to it?</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> To let it have me, then and there. To let it catch flame in my head like it did to its first host all those years ago so that you all could see what it truly is. Not a light to lead us through the dark, not a fire to keep us warm. We see the sparkle of treasure and we walk like blind idiots into the lion's den.</p> <p>I was going to immolate myself, yes, to show you how much it can take. To show you its appetite. People would have died, maybe it would have eaten the entire department. But it was a loss we could have recovered from. What it has given us, humanity… the debt is too great. The more we use it, the more it will demand in return… it will want more and more until…</p> <p>I don’t know where they’ve got it locked up now. I know they wouldn’t leave it with my team, not with everything that happened. Could they have taken it downstairs? In High-Value? They’re probably running experiments on it now. Are they… oh God, they wouldn’t do that, would they?</p> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> Max? What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> They wouldn’t use a human, would they? No, they can’t do that. They can’t. Agents, please, let me call Aditi. He has to know the risks! He can’t go through with this! It’s been too long since humanity’s last great fire, if they give it a new host, then—</p> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> Thank you, Max. You have given us plenty to think about.</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> The phone call, please. There might still be time to—</p> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> I’m afraid I can’t do that.</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> …What? But you said—</p> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> I did. And I thank you once again. I will notify the Board of your compliance with the investigation.</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> You lied to me…</p> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> I did, yes.</p> <p><strong>D-821-4562:</strong> I don't understand why you've done this… you’ve damned us all…</p> <p><strong>Takahashi:</strong> An escort will take you to your permanent residence here at Site-03. There, you will receive the full details of your demotion to Class-D. On behalf of the Board, I thank you for your lifelong dedication to the organization, and your scientific contributions to a safe and secure future.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>END</tt></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Signed,<br/> <em>Hiroshi Takahashi, Investigations</em><br/> <em>Site-03</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Action ID:</strong> #8900-J6R8K2L7P9<br/> <strong>Supervisor:</strong> Res. Ahmed, A. (Filed automatically)<br/> <strong>Attending:</strong> SCP-8900 Research Staff<br/> <strong>Base of Operation:</strong> Site-19<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 12-21-1996<br/> <strong>Action Brief:</strong> Automated log of SCP-8900 central terminal inputs.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description of Action:</strong> Printing… See below</p> <blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>LOG BEGIN</tt></p> </div> <p><tt>[00:00]</tt> Main terminal boot sequence…</p> <p><tt>[00:05]</tt> Booted</p> <p><tt>[00:09]</tt> Command module unlocked. PIDs of attending staff recognized and confirmed: PID-9852MW, PID-7346LX, PID-6218QR, PID-3095KP, PID-8724BH, PID-1467JN</p> <p><tt>[00:09]</tt> Supervisor logged as: Res. Ahmed, A. (PID-9852MW)</p> <p><tt>[01:11]</tt> Data integrity confirmed. Running diagnostics…</p> <p><tt>[02:12]</tt> System confirmed nominal by attendant: (PID-8724BH)</p> <p><tt>[02:13]</tt> Checking SCP-8900 thermic output…</p> <p><tt>[03:13]</tt> 1000 degrees C. Readings confirmed nominal by attendant: (PID-6218QR)</p> <p><tt>[03:15]</tt> Running fire suppression system diagnostic…</p> <p><tt>[04:16]</tt> Electricals confirmed nominal by attendant: (PID-6218QR)</p> <p><tt>[05:29]</tt> Emergency line patching with Site Response…</p> <p><tt>[06:55]</tt> Line patched. Confirmed by supervisor: (PID-9852MW)</p> <p><tt>[07:35]</tt> Exterior doors opened. Confirming PID: D-424-6652</p> <p><tt>[08:16]</tt> Exterior intercom engaged. Running voice pickup…</p> <p><tt>[08:29]</tt> Identified voice: Supervisor Res. Ahmed, A. (PID-9852MW)</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[D-424-6652, please adhere to the following directions. Failure to comply to the best of your ability will result in the consequences outlined in your provided project briefing. Please confirm that you have read it, and that you acknowledge the terms outlined within.]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt>[I do.]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[Thank you. Please acknowledge the inherent risks involved with your participation in the study.]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>[09:33]</tt> No audio detected. Checking…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[Please acknowledge the risks or you will be returned to your cell.]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt>[Okay.]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[Please confirm that you acknowledge the risks.]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt>[Alright. I acknowledge the risks.]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[Thank you. Please proceed to the airlock chamber.]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>[10:58]</tt> Exterior doors closing…</p> <p><tt>[11:19]</tt> Locked</p> <p><tt>[12:16]</tt> Airlock doors opening…</p> <p><tt>[13:09]</tt> Opened</p> <p><tt>[14:52]</tt> Airlock doors closing…</p> <p><tt>[15:23]</tt> Closed</p> <p><tt>[16:34]</tt> Cell intercom engaged. Running voice pickup…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[Ianthou. Ianthou, can you hear me?]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>[17:55]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 1500 degrees C. Confirmed by attendant: (PID-6218QR)</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[Good. Please accept this offering as recompense for your generosity and answer this. How shall our debt be paid?]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>[18:12]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 1800 degrees C. Confirmed by attendant: (PID-6218QR)</p> <p><tt>[19:19]</tt> Airlock doors opening…</p> <p><tt>[19:30]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 2400 degrees C. Confirmed by attendant: (PID-6218QR)</p> <p><tt>[20:24]</tt> Alert! D-424-6652 life signs critical. Confirmed by attendant: (PID-7346LX)</p> <p><tt>[21:36]</tt> Alert! D-424-6652 life signs critical. Immediate action needed. Confirmed by attendant (PID-7346LX)</p> <p><tt>[22:49]</tt> Alert! D-424-6652 life signs lost. Confirmed by attendant: (PID-7346LX)</p> <p><tt>[23:25]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 2800 degrees C. Confirmed by attendant: (PID-6218QR)</p> <p><tt>[24:45]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 3100 degrees C. Confirmed by attendant: (PID-6218QR)</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[Ianthou, please answer. How can we pay?]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>[25:31]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 3900 degrees C. Confirmed by attendant: (PID-6218QR)</p> <p><tt>[26:27]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 4200 degrees C. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><tt>[27:59]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 4600 degrees C. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[Please! Stop! Ianthou…]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>[28:18]</tt> Warning: Containment cell reaching critical temperatures. Fire suppression advised. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><tt>[29:42]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 5500 degrees C. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[We can’t give you anything else, we need more time!]</tt></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <p><tt>[30:22]</tt> Warning: Containment cell at critical temperatures. Urgent fire suppression advised. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><tt>[31:34]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 6400 degrees C. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><tt>[32:57]</tt> Warning: Containment cell at critical temperatures. Urgent fire suppression is advised. Confirmed by supervisor: (PID-9852MW)</p> <p><tt>[33:18]</tt> Deploying fire suppression…</p> <p><tt>[34:27]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 7700 degrees C. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[Jesus, shut it down!]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>[35:46]</tt> Warning: Containment cell integrity compromised! Critical electrical failure in: fire suppression, life support, circulation, door controls! Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><tt>[36:47]</tt> Failed to contact Site Response! Network connection lost…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>[Get those doors open! Fuck, I can’t breathe! Help me, please…]</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>[37:36]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 8500 degrees C. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><tt>[37:78]</tt> Alert! Movement detected in containment cell!</p> <p><tt>[37:59]</tt> Voice detected within containment cell: Running voice pickup…</p> <p><tt>[38:09]</tt> Failed to identify voice!<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt><em>[Cannot recognize speech]</em></tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>[38:14]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 9400 degrees C. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><tt>[39:18]</tt> Alert! Multiple life sife signs critical: PID-9852MW, PID-7346LX, PID-6218QR, PID-3095KP, PID-8724BH, PID-1467JN, PID-9852MW. Contacting Site Emergency Response…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt><em>[Take me, please! I can give you anything you want. Everything! But leave them—]</em></tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt><em>[Cannot recognize speech]</em></tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt><em>[No!]</em></tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>[40:06]</tt> Warning: Containment breach detected via command module observation window!</p> <p><tt>[41:44]</tt> Alert! Multiple life signs lost: PID-7346LX, PID-9852MW, PID-6218QR, PID-3095KP, PID-1467JN. Evacuate command module immediately!</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt><em>[Cannot recognize speech]</em></tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt><em>[Cannot recognize speech]</em></tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt><em>[Cannot recognize speech]</em></tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>[43:12]</tt> Alert! Supervisor life sife signs lost: PID-9852MW. Transferring command to automated systems…</p> <p><tt>[44:37]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 10000 degrees C. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><tt>[45:25]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 10400 degrees C. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><tt>[46:57]</tt> Warning: Severe damage to critical Site-19 systems! Full site lockdown initiated…</p> <p><tt>[47:48]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 11200 degrees C. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><tt>[48:18]</tt> Caution: SCP-8900 thermic spike! 12400 degrees C. Awaiting confirmation…</p> <p><tt>[49:11]</tt> System integrity compromised. 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SCP-8901	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>SCP-8900-EX was not the first shift in colour, its predecessors shrouded in mystery. These are their stories.</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/normalize-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://cdn.scpwiki.com/theme/en/basalt/basalt-bedrock-min.css&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Abasalt/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div style="text-align: right; margin-right: 2em; margin-top: -20px;"> <p>by <a href="/ethagon-s-author-page">Ethagon</a></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>Displaying Digitized Files for SCP-8901</tt><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="document"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h1 id="toc0"><span>His Majesty's Foundation for the Secure Containment of the Paranormal</span></h1> <hr/> <img alt="hmfcoat.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8901/hmfcoat.png" style="width:20%;"/> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>BY DECREE OF HIS ROYAL MAJESTY KING GEORGE AND THE FOUNDATION HE HAS ENTRUSTED WITH HIS MISSION, THIS DOCUMENT AND ITS CONTENTS ARE TO BE HELD IN SECRECY, AND USED TO PROTECT AND FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF MANKIND.</strong></p> <p><strong>GOD SAVE THE KING</strong><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <h1 id="toc1"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">THE COLOUR PARADIGMS</span></span></h1> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Designation:</strong> SCP-8901 <p><strong>Paranormal Event:</strong> The anomaly in question is an unknown number of shifts in the Paradigm of Colour throughout history. Past events have resulted in effects ranging from the addition of new colours to a complete overhaul of how the visible spectrum is perceived.</p> <p><strong>Threat Posed:</strong> Global (Keter under the Foundation System)</p> <p><strong>Files:</strong> In preparation for the imminent attack on the current Colour Paradigm, the Foundation has tasked the last vestiges of its <a href="/wrong-proposal">precursors</a> to fulfil their remaining purpose as archives of prior records and search for any information that might help understand or combat the threat. These findings are presented on the following pages. The first of these will be a report by the Estate Noir, followed by ones of the American Secure Containment Initiative, the Abnormality Institute, the Commission on Unusual Cargo, and finishing with a report by this Majesty's Foundation.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="darkdocument"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc2"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Report on the Dragonslayer Files as pertaining to Changes in Colour</span></span></h2> <p>as written by Head Archivist Jean-Christophe Boullion</p> </div> <hr/> <p>The following file corresponds to the founding of the state that would later evolve into the État Noir circa 1130 AD.</p> <p>Few documents still exist from that time, this one having been received by the <a href="/fafnir">Order of Dragonslayers</a>.</p> <p>The event alluded to is the introduction of the colour Blue.</p> <p>The document is an excerpt of <em>The Adventures of Dragonslayer Sir Reinald</em> on his quest to slay the Dragon Borgarhjört as described by his colleague Sir Kennard after Reinald's death.</p> <p>The honourable and battle worn Sir Reinald is accompanied on this part of the journey by two companions.</p> <p>Faramund the <a href="/scp-5382">Schriftsteller</a>, a kind of word-wizard to my knowledge, though this one focused on colour instead. Had at the time of the story just recently finished his apprenticeship.</p> <p>Ingwenyeth the Fae. As far as I can tell, this is a human subspecies with more pointed ears and intangible butterfly wings, normally at home in a mythic city called "Esterberg", which Ingwneyeth fled from to experience the human world.</p> <p>This excerpt is situated after the group fled from Paris and its counterpart, having acquired the sword Oncosomnia, along the way back to Borgarhjört's Mountain. It was translated from the original French.</p> <div class="document"> <p>In the hunt for Saint-Denis Blue, the three had no choice but to once again cross the border to the more mystical Shadow France though further away from the prying eyes of the Shadow King in his capital. Still, our heroes did well in staying away from any town or city, keeping to the many Inns or the occasional merchant, lost on this shadow side. It was in a merchant not quite so lost, named Brandwen, they found a lead.</p> <p>"And you think this 'Blue' will tame the dragon?" asked Brandwen.</p> <p>"It should." Faramund was talking to him while the less-convinced Sir Reinald was keeping his eye on the merchant. Ingwenyeth was all the while enamoured by the merchant's more exotic vegetables.</p> <p>"Far be it from me to complain. Disaster would spell for us all should Borgarhjört's breath reach the King's own grasping hand of greed. But is such a creature not better slain."</p> <p>At this, Sir Reinald could not help but smile. "Your concerns are mine." He put his hand on Faramunds shoulder, who was annoyed at the act. "But you should see what emotion my friend brings out from a simple coloured cloth. We shall try at peace first. Be assured that the sword comes second."</p> <p>Brandwen nodded at that, his brow furrowed. "What do you know about this 'Blue' then?"</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="saintdeniswindow.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8901/saintdeniswindow.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>The first blue at the Saint Denis Basilica</p> </div> </div> <p>Faramund released himself from his companions shoulder grip to explain. "A few years ago the Abbe Suger built the Saint Denis Basilica with a stained glass that reflects the divine colour of Heaven."</p> <p>"Saint-Denis Blue?"</p> <p>Faramund nodded. The fascination shone from his eyes. "The colour is saturated with the Holy Spirit. One look at it reveals the sky as it really is."</p> <p>"That's all well and good." Brandwen was hesitant. "I don't deal with Churches in these lands, I'm afraid."</p> <p>Faramund shook his head. "I have heard of plans to replicate the glass in other churches. But for now, it is a mystical colour. It would have found its way into this realm be it as a rock of lapis lazuli or a plant of dyer's woad."</p> <p>"I have not heard of it," answered Brandwen, his brow still furrowed.</p> <p>Sir Reinald stepped forward, hand on his chest. "Yet you still have a lead for us. I can assure you that we will prevail against all evil which will cross our path."</p> <p>Faramund seemed annoyed at the gesture.</p> <p>Brandwen sighed. "All right. There is a bridge with an <a href="/scp-089">ogre</a> under it, a day west from here. It has slain any travellers trying to cross and amassed quite a treasure hoard under it. Even from the Golden Horde and the Nightwatch has it stolen. Perhaps you will find your wonder-colour there."</p> <p>"An ogre?" Faramund turned to Sir Reinald. "Have you heard of such a thing?"</p> <p>"I have not," said the Dragonslayer. "It will bleed like any other creature."</p> <p>Faramund groaned. "And you, Ingwenyeth?"</p> <p>That startled the Fae, though she still would not take her eyes off the vegetable. "I beg thy pardon, Schriftsteller. This oddish apple hath trapped mine attention."</p> <p>"An ogre."</p> <p>"A name of familiar taste, though I never encountered such. Pray tell, what name doth this fruit possess?" Ingwenyeth looked up.</p> <p>This irritated the knight. "That's just a potato. In what way familiar?"</p> <p>"Nothing much. The shape of a story." The answer came disinterested. "A game of death and wits awaits, befitting my birthplace Esterberg."</p> <p>"You know of the potato, good sir?" asked the merchant of Sir Reinald.</p> <p>"My Order has partaken in this vegetable from far away from time to time." The Dragonslayer waved the question off. " There is nothing special about it."</p> <p>"Then thine Order dines in gold so often to think of it as water," countered Ingwenyeth.</p> <p>"You will be disappointed if that is your expectation of potatoes."</p> <p>"The decision lies in the hands of those who have not suffered the curse of the new made mundane." Ingwenyeth smiled. "Make haste. Let us purchase a few and be on our way to face the foe on the bridge."</p> <p>It took them less than a day in total to arrive at a hill from which they could see the ogre's bridge. While the monster itself escaped their eye a beautiful rainbow welcomed them all into the clearing. A golden gate promising treasure with a drop of blood fallen on top intermixing with the yellow and flowing across the bow as much as it could.</p> <p>Yet only Faramund was to spot the third part of the arrangement. A divine blue being as one with the sky carrying the golden gate in tranquillity less it would fall and break the clearing.</p> <img alt="rainbowgate.jpg" class="crom-thumbnail" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8901/rainbowgate.jpg"/> <p>"I cannot fathom a beast living under this rainbow and choosing to kill," said Sir Reinald.</p> <p>"It doesn't yet see the rainbow in full, I think," said Faramund. "If it is in possession of the Saint-Denis Blue we must merely reveal Heaven to it."</p> <p>"Of its treasure, we can be certain." Ingwenyeth perked up from a flower she was inspecting. "Dost the tug of fate not make itself known to thyself? A folly must be passed for a reward of equal proportion."</p> <p>"What if the ogre has already looked at the Blue?" asked Sir Reinald. "To my understanding, it would no longer be effective."</p> <p>Faramund nodded reluctantly as Ingwenyeth turned to him. "This foe is fought in the fashions of old. This battlefield is not for thee, Word-painter."</p> <p>So it was decided that Sir Reinald and Ingwenyeth would face the ogre. The knight armed with the holy sword Oncosomnia, the fae with nothing but her wits.</p> <p>The two reached the bridge without issue. The beast was fast asleep. Navigating the space under the bridge without so much as a sound was of no issue to the two. Unfortunately, the hoard itself would prove not quite so adept at staying silent.</p> <p>They searched the treasure with utmost caution as the ogre's snoring reverberated through the bridge.</p> <p>Finally, Sir Reinald found what they were looking for between some axe and a small black brick attached to a long rod of steel. It was a stone of blue Lapis Lazuli, hiding its heavenly Saint-Denis Blue behind a layer of cloth.</p> <p>The Dragonslayer and the Fae nodded to each other. Ever so slowly the Knight began pulling on the rock. He was partway through when another snore reverberated through the hoard. As the treasure trembled, coins slipped into the small hole opened up by the knight's pull. At the rattle of the coins the ogre opened its eyes. Just a moment later it was on its feet and halfway to the Dragonslayer.</p> <p>Sir Reinald pulled the cloth from the stone, the heavenly blue shining into the giant's eyes.</p> <p>The ogre continued its rampage unimpeded, stopping shortly before the knight.</p> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><em>Translators note: what follows was written as rhyme in the original text. I have done my best to keep the essence of the rhyme as well as the characteristics of the dialogue. Given that this encounter involved both a Fae and some kind of bridge ogre, it is not unlikely that the actual encounter, should there have been one, was also spoken entirely in this manner.</em></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-family: 'palitoonregular';font-size:1.5em;">"Such noise you make, did you come here for my hoard?"</span><br/> <span style="font-family: 'Sevillana';font-size:1.3em;">"Would thou not welcome thy guests? We're the friendly sort."</span><br/> as Ingwenyeth answers, the beast grabs the knight.<br/> <span style="font-family: 'palitoonregular';font-size:1.5em;">"I could offer you dinner by candlelight."</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Sevillana';font-size:1.3em;">"A name will do."</span> — <span style="font-family: 'palitoonregular';font-size:1.5em;">"They call me Blind."</span><br/> <span style="font-family: 'Sevillana';font-size:1.3em;">"Thou will not tell a single lie to my kind."</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'palitoonregular';font-size:1.5em;">"You are what you eat, and I will eat you.<br/> So tell me what is the name I will chew?"</span><br/> The knight with one motion to his mouth, he threw.</p> <p>In return, Sir Reinald drew his holy sword,<br/> The ogre dodged Oncosomnia without saying a word.</p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Sevillana';font-size:1.3em;">"I'm the blue-stone-stealer"</span> calls the Fae to draw his attention.<br/> <span style="font-family: 'palitoonregular';font-size:1.5em;">"A liar you are, now you will help my digestion."</span><br/> <span style="font-family: 'Sevillana';font-size:1.3em;">"It is the rule of my people to condone only on Three."</span><br/> <span style="font-family: 'palitoonregular';font-size:1.5em;">"I have more than one dinner. That's fine by me."</span></p> <p>The ogre turns back to the food of his choosing,<br/> Reinald cannot keep up and is slowly losing!</p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Sevillana';font-size:1.3em;">"The sky is blue!"</span> The Fae was hurrying.<br/> <span style="font-family: 'palitoonregular';font-size:1.5em;">"Not for you,"</span> The ogre said, eyes narrowing.<br/> <span style="font-family: 'palitoonregular';font-size:1.5em;">"One more lie, little butterfly."</span></p> <p>Reinald used the distraction and ran to the hoard,<br/> Once arrived, he drew… an axe, not a sword?</p> <p>The ogre ran to him, the stone still in hand,<br/> Reinald cut it. The axe punched into grassland.</p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Sevillana';font-size:1.3em;">"I survive!"</span> came a shout. <span style="font-family: 'Sevillana';font-size:1.3em;">"Is this now true?"</span><br/> The ogre considered. <span style="font-family: 'palitoonregular';font-size:1.5em;">"No, I'll eat you."</span></p> <p>As the ogre gave chase, the knight saw the victory.<br/> For in his hands lay lapis lazuli.</p> </div> <p>As Sir Reinald retreated to a hidden cave with Faramund, Ingwenyeth was still in pursuit. It would be a full week before either of them would see her again.</p> <p>"I have found what we were looking for." The knight gave him the stone fragment. Faramund carefully took the shard, inspecting it. "Did it have the intended effect?"</p> <p>"On me, certainly. It strengthened my focus." Sir Reinald looked at the sky, now revealed to him as well in its heavenly blue. "But the ogre was unimpeded by it."</p> <p>"The revelation of Heaven is only temporary in effect," murmured Faramund. "It won't be long before you think Heaven has always been this way. Like the potato Ingwenyeth was so enamoured by. It doesn't take long to get used to the new." He put the stone away. "Besides I do not imagine you tried to reason with the ogre."</p> <p>"No," Reinald acknowledged. "I will admit that trying to steal from it had turned the creature against us from the beginning."</p> <p>"Then that is something we will have to change, going forward," decided Faramund. "I'll be joining you next time, no matter the danger."</p> <p>"I don't think you could have changed much. This was a creature ruled by its wims." Sir Reinald thought for a moment. "It is not dissimilar to a dragon in this. We best keep in mind that while creatures so corrupted by their own evil could never be happy, they are still in a place of their choosing. I could sooner see a mountain moved than Borgarhjört abandoning his hoard."</p> <p>"We may not be able to move a mountain," said Faramunt. "but a change in Heaven sounds just as good for me."</p> </div> <p>While little information is present here that would help stop the current Paradigm Shift, more details about the inner workings of the different shifts are revealed through this document. The current shift's primary vector of spread is the photograph. On the other hand, the Paradigm introduced in this document seems to have mainly spread via the usage of the colour in stained glass. The view of the Saint Denis Basilica caught on; the usage of the colour blue increased throughout Europe.</p> <p>The repeated assertion that the exposed would soon forget the sky was ever a different colour is also of note. Should this hold true for the new Paradigm it may at the very least be easy to calm the infected after a brief period of unrest.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="modal"> <table style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%; font-family:Courier;font-size: 10pt;"> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver;">CASE SERIAL:</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 0 1%">SCP-4500-D-05</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver;">DATE:</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 0 1%">20TH MARCH, 1935</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver;">FILE:</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 0 1%">The document was discovered by ASCI personnel as part of initial <a href="/scp-4500">SCP-4500</a> exploration. Due to the ongoing transition from precursor organizations to the Foundation proper this file exists both in the ASCI as well as the Foundation archive under the same file number. It is suspected that the file was written between 60 and 50 BC and used the properties of the extradimensional space to be preserved until now.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver;">NOTES:</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 0 1%"> <p>The document was part of a larger stack of documents labelled as "Trapped in the past, I must get stronger to stop time-travellers throughout the Roman world", but all other files are classified.</p> <p>I could not request declassification for this matter as the name of the clearance seems to be classified as well.</p> <p>The file seems to imply an altogether different composition of colour than we are used to today, as well as the repeated temporary removal of the colour purple throughout the last stretches of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.</p> <p>All other context has been classified from ASCI and all Foundation Departments I was able to speak to, making the contents of it unverifiable.</p> <p>What follows is a transcript of the original text which was notably composed in modern English.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="smallmodal"> <p>Status Report.</p> <p>All preparations for the first small-scale Purple Reversal Event have been completed. Resistance is to be expected in accepted parayeah, I still won't do this.</p> <p>The urge was a bit stronger this time, but I'm stronger so too bad.</p> <p>Unfortunately, there isn't much else I can talk about then what you want to know. The city I had to go to, or <em>municipium</em> if you need to have it forced out of me, wasn't all that special. Not that I'd have expected more.</p> <p>If Rome sucked then why should its lessers not?</p> <p>I arrived like a week early and was actually stupid enough to fuss about every little thing. It would have been smarter to not prepare at all, I think, but I was pretty nervous about the arrival. And I guess excited.</p> <p>I don't have the feeling that I need to write about every little thing of prep here, so I won't. It was mostly illusions, but I also prepared some magic tricks in areas I'm not so specialized in.</p> <p>Though I put most of my work into my light-catcher spell. Really wanted to catch the new colour the moment it appeared. Sure I have <tt><strong>[Perfect Recall]</strong></tt> and all, but that would have paled in comparison to actually having my colour again to play around with. Not this wan facsimile of a spectrum I have to deal with every day.</p> <p>The day came and the four mayors, the <em>quattuorviri</em>, of the city, the <em>municipium</em> I don't care, decreed that no dye of Tyrian Purple would be allowed in the <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">ci</span> municipium. You wouldn't have noticed that this changed anything unless you looked at the person dressed in purple, not Tyrian though, who had just appeared moments before and rapidly lost all of that colour as the decree took hold.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="dido.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8901/dido.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Dido wearing the regal Tyrian Purple. Note the primitive rainbow in the background.</p> </div> </div> <p>What an utter disappointment.</p> <p>This had been my first chance to see real colour ever since I was transported into this time. And what was it? A soldier drenched entirely in some purple mud. With him, he had a purple gas mask, a purple backpack and a purple gun. Not an ounce of the many other beautiful colours of the modern world. Just. Purple.</p> <p>And not even that you let me catch, because as soon as he manifested my Light Catcher spell was discarded and my body focused entirely on <tt><strong>Elimination</strong></tt>.</p> <p>Even that encounter with the modern ended way too quickly. I had lifted far too many combat restrictions on myself for the hostile to stand any chance.</p> <p>My body still left him in speaking condition after the encounter.</p> <p>He told me that the Causality <em>i</em>, the name of their whole group or whatever, had a <a href="/sc-48-404-97-786">safehouse</a> in this time period, if I ever had any 'doubts'.</p> <p>It's impossible for me to think about what those doubts could be over, but thanks I guess.</p> <p>He also told me another person arrived with him, which was much more important for my body. After that, he prayed to the Roman gods. I think that's pretty weird. These aren't our gods after all.</p> <p>The fact that another hostile was out there gave me a bit of hope after the disappointment that was the first. It also meant I wouldn't have to deal with cleanup because a rogue time traveller is much more important.</p> <p>The first hostile was surprisingly detailed about where his companion went. There was no way I could catch up to him at this point. Good.</p> <p><strong><tt>Restriction lifted: Regional Teleport</tt></strong></p> <p>I have no idea why you made all magic restrictions so painful. If it's combat or knowledge it's just an information update, but each time I unlock more thaumaturgy it's like a rolling pin flattens my whole brain and then pressed back into a new shape. If your goal is to make me lift as few magic restrictions as possible then too bad. I'll open restrictions any chance I get.</p> <p>This one increased my magic overall, along with giving me the knowledge of a teleport spell.</p> <p>I used it to get out of the municipium and went back to the oh-so-beautiful Rome.</p> <p>Somewhat fittingly it was raining when I arrived. My destination was the Temple of Apollo Medicus, which currently stood next to a mediocre rainbow.</p> <p>Not even those looked correct in this time period. The world would not reveal more than 3 colours in the rainbow, lacking the spectrum to show its full glory. Not that anyone but me and the other time traveller could appreciate a full rainbow. For the people here it would be no more than a sign of the goddess Iris, unaware of the beautiful system of raindrops and light reflection that lets a rainbow shine.</p> <p>There was one good thing about all of this. I had wanted to visit the temple of Apollo for a long time, but something else seemed more important whenever I wanted to go.</p> <p>Was the escaped time traveller there for a similar reason? No clue.</p> <p>The temple itself would be impressive for their standards, but I couldn't care less.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="templeapollo.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8901/templeapollo.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Remains of the temple</p> </div> </div> <p>I went in weaponized with an illusion to hide me behind a fabricated identity. I wasn't the only one using an illusion, however. The whole temple seemed to be under one. I tried to confuse it with a simple trick of light. The affected part of the illusion unravelled for a moment before reasserting itself. A god's work, most likely.</p> <p>The Romans had a nasty habit of classifying magic into the mortal low magic, <em>Goetia</em>, and the divine high magic, <em>Goetia</em>. This would fall under the latter. They could call it what they wanted, even the high magic was primitive.</p> <p>To get the colour needed for their illusions they had to source it directly from nearby elements. Fire for red and vines for green. But I know that all colours are simply part of white light. Breaking it apart with thaumaturgy and using the backlash to shape the remaining colours is trivial, so my illusions are superior to anything produced in this day.</p> <p>I would simply project my illusions throughout the temple, pretending to follow the hidden outline of the temple, while I would occasionally disturb the illusion to catch a glimpse of the temple underneath the veil.</p> <p>One of the things this temple was hiding for their more esteemed guests was a Haruspex, an oracle. An illusion close to the real me approached her as tradition demanded while I looked for the remaining hostile. He had to be somewhere in the temple.</p> <p>The Haruspex took the sheep, oh yeah I stole a sheep for this, and someone slaughtered it for her. I prodded every inch of the illusion to see where the hostile was hiding as I asked my first question:</p> <p>"What is the Nightwatch?"</p> <p>The Haruspex didn't react to the unusually high voice of the man she saw, though her hands trembled as she felt the liver of the sheep up and down until she arrived at a missing chunk in it. She frowned as she answered:</p> <p>"Nightwatch is hidden from the gods."</p> <p>Typical. At the same time, I finally caught a glimpse of an out-of-place man haggling over some <a href="/scp-7017">12-sided die</a> through the non-existent wall. I moved closer to it, not caring much that my voice wouldn't come from my original position.</p> <p>"How can I make the gods take notice of my plight?"</p> <p>I threw a more normal question in, but it didn't seem to have worked. She gave off a weak smile as she presumably did something with the liver, while I was prodding the fake wall again. The hostile wasn't there anymore.</p> <p>"You're also hidden. You must seek the old heart of the twelve to get their full attention." Pause. "I- I'm sorry, that's all I have."</p> <p>I don't know why she apologized. It's not like the Roman pantheon would have any power to alleviate what you did to me. My final question I whispered into the Haruspex ears.</p> <p>"Is he threatening you?"</p> <p>I felt a sword at my throat, something sabrelike, not from here, and with it a voice.</p> <p>"No, but you are."</p> <p>The walls shifted and the Haruspex ran away. I locked eyes with the hostile. At first glance, he looked like a normal soldier, but underneath the Roman armour, he wore a deel made of silk. Mongolian clothing and far from this era. Affiliated to the 'Golden Horde' then.</p> <p>He was barely hiding who he was. Even the armour looked slightly off if you looked close enough. Most importantly the colour was different! Not by much, but it was definitely a step in the right direction.</p> <p>Yet even that you would never let me keep.</p> <p>It seemed he caught how I was putting his colours into memory because he tried to talk it out at first. I had a hard time understanding him because his Latin was very weird. He told me that I had eyes just like them. I think he meant you. That he bet I couldn't appreciate a rainbow. That I shouldn't bother with him, he was on his way back anyhow.</p> <p>The last point was non-negotiable with my body. Plus I really wanted at least that bit of pre-modern colour he had on his red deel with gold embroidery.</p> <p>The ensuing fight was harder than the first one. I can't tell you much more. None of the combat knowledge you injected me with really feels like mine. It just gets executed without my input.</p> <p>What I can tell is that he could keep up with me even when I started using illusion magic. Eventually, he put me in enough of a corner that two more combat restrictions were lifted.</p> <p>After that, I could finally overwhelm him. I can't quite make sense of what he said then.</p> <p>"If you want to be free, you really have to work with what's in your reach."</p> <p>Truth be told I had completely forgotten we were in a temple. Besides what would a temple focused on illusion and divination even do? Blinding me with the red roaring light of fire, dosed in the divinity of this era. It could not compare to the holy light I saw back in the present in all those movies and games. Still, the temple turned into an inferno I could do little against, while the hostile fled.</p> <p>"You've already been told where to go."</p> <p>That was the last I had heard of him. I teleported out right after. There's no trace of the second hostile. I'm certain he travelled back to the future, otherwise his pre-modern colour would have spread.</p> <p>There's really nothing going my way.</p> <p>It will be ages till I get the next chance to meet real colour. It will take a few years for Caesar to get into power and make a more wide-reaching decree for the ban of the Tyrian Purple. The window is never all that big. Even in the municipium of the first event, I'm sure nobody will respect the ban past its second day.</p> <p>Caesar's ban will allow more time-travellers to slip past. Still, they'll appear in that ugly purple soldier outfit, so what's the point?</p> <p>But I have to do something.</p> <p>The Haruspex was obviously talking about Mount Olymp. I've seen just a glimpse of the power of Apollo, but… No, they can't help me.</p> <p>I'll look into that Safehouse instead, that both hostiles were talking about. It must be time-travel related in some way. Something is also telling me you wouldn't like it, but it's not against the mission, so I can still go. All the more of a reason.</p> <p>Over and Out.</p> </div> <table style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%; font-family:Courier;font-size: 10pt;"> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; background-color: silver;">CONCLUSION:</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid black; padding: 0 1%"> <p>It is assumed that each "Purple Reversal" Event corresponds with a decree to either ban the dye of Tyrian Purple or restrict it to the Roman royal family. Just as these first events, the bans were often unsuccessful in restricting the popular but expansive dye, as the otherwise hard-to-recreate colour purple served as a status symbol.</p> <p>These temporary shifts in the Paradigm bear little resemblance to the ongoing Paradigm Shift. No vector for the shift becomes clear in the report. The shift seems to start with the law and end with the effectiveness of it.</p> <p>The ban of Tyrian Purple suggests a ban of the primary vector might reverse an occurring Paradigm Shift based on the thoroughness of the ban.</p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="mz-cover"> <p><strong>Number:</strong> 1183 <em>Corresponds to Nx-50 in Foundation Files</em></p> <p><strong>Kind:</strong> Liang</p> <p><strong>Source:</strong> Artifact 1183 is the Five Stone Valley. The Heavens of the Valley are diffused with five ever-melting stones of the five major colours. Qing, Black, White, Red and Yellow. Everything that is touched by these colours will be closer to the Heavens.</p> <p><strong>Commentary:</strong> As all information we have of the Valley comes from a scroll produced by <a href="http://scp-int.wikidot.com/darkequation-s-proposal">Artifact One</a> this colour shift can not be dated. Yet the difference is evident. Blue and green exist as one in Qing and no mention of the colours outside the Five can be found. Or perhaps there is no shift at all and the Valley still behaves as this? All the more reason to find it again. Surely it will be of aid against the current iteration of SCP-8901.</p> <p><strong>File:</strong> The following constitutes the entirety of records the Abnormality Institute possesses about the Valley.</p> <div class="mz-paper"> <p>It was when the Heavens were at their most distinct, two travellers entered the west hills of Five Stone Valley. Quickly they left the gate of the white-and-yellow rainbow behind. The woman of the pair was worried. "What if we're too late?"</p> <p>The man of Kuiyang Sect calmed his companion. "You must only look at the Stone Nüwa had put into this patch of Heaven to see it is not so. The Heavens are in accord with the Valley."</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="5Stones.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8901/5Stones.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Nüwa and her brother patching the holes of the Heavens with Five Coloured Stones</p> </div> </div> <p>Indeed the Heaven over the west brimmed with the white liquid of the melted Stone as much as the hills. The truth of his words was further proven by the dim black of the east hills. The azure sky of the Qing Sect had overtaken all but the actual Stone.</p> <p>They walked at a fast pace. None would detect the two. The man concealed their presence while the woman swiftly navigated the pair through their homeland.</p> <p>Soon they were upon the main gates of the White Sect. They entered the wide halls of the White Tower with its walls of steel, under as much pressure as its inhabitants. Even on a floor so low as the entrance hall, one could see the White Stone melting directly above the tower.</p> <p>They were not the only guests in attendance that day. The alliance which had crushed the Black Sect were there, a Master of Qing and a Master of Red. To the side stood a small hooded congregation unfamiliar to all, seeking audience of the lord of the house. The White Master sat as a pillar of marble deep in concentration. Towering over them all, if not in size, then in presence. Even while granting audience to two sect masters he would not completely halt his meditation.</p> <p>Yet it was not the sect masters, but the two travellers who caught his attention. The Master of the White Sect spoke: "I see the thief who has stolen my daughter has returned with the goods. For this, no ire shall befall you provided she remained pure."</p> <p>"I have not come to return to your side, honourable father, but to warn you of a threat. The Golden Horde is nearly upon us, just 25 Li away. There is no point in striving against another when a foe outside our ranks seeks to destroy us."</p> <p>The face of her father was as metal, flat and cold. "Your warning is useless to us, little Fenghua. The Golden Horde has always wanted to conquer this valley, but the Nightwatch ensures they may never find it."</p> <p>Fenghua was distraught. Not even the army on horseback would make them consider matters outside their little valley, so transfixed were they on their inner squabbles.</p> <p>Thinking common courtesy done, the father ordered the man arrested and his daughter retrieved. To this, the man of Kuiyang Sect said:</p> <p>"Of you, only the one shall stand against me who has seen a rainbow with more colours than the two-coloured which gate your heavens."</p> <p>The order of arrest was swiftly averted. The people of Five Stone Valley were deeply in tune with the Heavens yet time and time again their efforts had been eclipsed by Outsiders who were merely visiting the Valley for training.</p> <p>The capture of his daughter proved just as difficult. No man could move Bai Fenghua, no matter how hard his soldiers pushed and pulled.</p> <p>It was not a stand purely of metal as one would think of the White Sect. There was earth mixed into it.</p> <p>Indeed there was a yellow tint to the daughter's otherwise pale-leaning face.</p> <p>"This daughter wishes to make amends," spoke Fenghua yet unmoving. "I shall reveal a traitor in our midst."</p> <p>The father's fury was only visible to those who long knew him. "Two traitors at least, you must reveal to be pardoned, for you have betrayed me twice. Once by running away and twice by mudding the purity of steel with a yellow technique. Have you forgotten to fear the man who practised one technique ten thousand times over the one who practised ten thousand techniques?"</p> <p>"Yet the woman who devoted one hundred to a second technique will see the other nine hundred of their first elevated." Fenghua knew the truth in this. Hers was a metal technique through and through, taking any strikes head-on. All the earth added served as reinforcement of the metal.</p> <p>A third voice was added to the fray. "If you allow me honourable father, I will retrieve her for you." It was Beili, the Master's most beautiful jewel. Her cultivation of the White Stone was strong, for she was as pale as the moon. Her father preferred her to be presented rather than fought, but he relented.</p> <p>And so it came that the two sisters traded blows. Yet beyond mere blows there was understanding. They were sisters of battle and mere punches and kicks formed a language. Fenghua asked. Beili understood.</p> <p>An observer might have thought what happened next mere accident. Their fight took them across the hall to one of the few other colours used in the White Sect, a black to contrast the white.</p> <p>Just as coincidental as the paint was acquired it was sprayed across the Red Master. For black to act to red as water acted to fire was clear to all, yet a mortal should not have started to hiss as the Red Master did.</p> <p>The hall was silent in their shock. The demon, strengthened from the breach in trust, attacked the two who had revealed him. Many thought this the end of Fenghua.</p> <p>Beili was far in the white techniques of metal. Few things would break her skin. So while she was up against fire, it was agreed she would survive until the master intervened. Yet Fenghua prevailed.</p> <p>Why would she have undergone <a href="http://scp-int.wikidot.com/scp-cn-204">tribulation</a> by the man of Kuiyang Sect if not to overcome a difference in colour?</p> <p>So they both stood against the demon's strikes. With black paint and coordination, they overcame the monster hiding in the Red Master's corpse.</p> <p>As soon as the demon had been dealt with, the Master of Qing bowed with his forehead to the ground. Waging war against the Black Sect who had denied them resources bargained for was one thing, but working with a demon? Even bringing it into a meeting for peace. These were grave insults which would cost the Qing Master all he had gained in this short-lived campaign. He apologized to the utmost degree.</p> <p>The alliance was as good as over. The Red Sect would have a fallout of their own, grappling with the fact their Master had been replaced by a demon. No wonder now, why a sect so intent on happiness and passion had suddenly chosen the warpath.</p> <p>"Now the Valley will return to what it once was." So spoke the White Master.</p> <p>"The Valley cannot return to its prior state." The hooded figures broke decorum and stepped into the room unannounced. "You have entertained us with your fights, so allow us to return the favour. The Yellow Sect was behind the demon. They will challenge you once more in their attempt to broaden the centre."</p> <p>"Who are you to speak as such about our fellow sects?" demanded the White Master.</p> <p>Fenghua gasped as the hooded figures revealed themself. For it was the very Golden Horde she had warned against. "I thought you 25 Li away."</p> <p>"Then that is where we will be. I suppose we cannot travel further back." The people of the Horde had the complexion of Outsiders spending much time in the valley. Yet their appearance was rich in more than one colour of the valley. They bowed. "We greet you for our last and first meeting."</p> <p>The White Master would not let shock show on his face. "I will report you to the Nightwatch."</p> <p>The delegation laughed. "You will try. I will not let you. This tunnel to before must remain open. Even as limited as it is."</p> <p>No refutation was possible, for the White Sect had already shown it would not lay hand on Outsiders.</p> <p>"We will leave you to your war with yellow then."</p> <p>"Let us leave with you," spoke Fenghua. "I will leave to find the strength that might return balance to the valley."</p> <p>Her father was displeased once more. "You would betray me again now at the cusp of war? No, you will stay."</p> <p>"Yes, for now, I have revealed two traitors to you. Per your own words, I am pardoned."</p> <p>Her father frowned, but honour forbade him to disagree. No such thing held Fenghuas tongue now. "All of you have stagnated. Thinking closeness to one Stone the pinnacle of achievement. Here we are carried by the Five entirely while the Outsider has their self-earned power amplified by the Stones. There is knowledge out there that will strengthen our connection to the Heavens and I will find it."</p> <p>She bowed. "I bid you farewell, father."</p> <p>Fenghua left with the man of Kuiyang Sect and the delegation of the Golden Horde. They parted ways with the delegation at the edge of the Five Stone Valley, confined by the only rainbow gate of all five colours.</p> <p>Soon they left the richest of rainbows behind, adventures lurking under new horizons.</p> </div> <p><strong>Further Commentary:</strong> Other than my college I do not think this nexus holds the answers to this crisis. If the Abnormality Institute could not find it through all their years then neither can we. I do not think it possible for the nexus to hold more than itself against any shift. One must assume it is too insular for its colours to reach beyond its bounds in the present.</p> <p>Besides it seems even this valley could not escape a gradual drift of colour. Why else would the Golden Horde not travel further back?</p> <p>Our colours have changed. White is no longer purely there to mourn, but also to wed. The once neutral black now colours the uniform of the modern professional. I'm sure in the past all of China could witness the Five-coloured Heavens and yet in the present the sky is blue.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="document addcargo"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc3"><span>The R. H. Commission on Unusual Cargo</span></h2> <h3 id="toc4"><span>Authorized by the O5 Council who supersedes said Commission</span></h3> <h3 id="toc5"><span>Interpretation Manifest 6007</span></h3> <p>Curator: <span style="font-family: 'Tangerine', cursive; font-size: 1.7em;">Commissioner DanielJefferson</span></p> </div> <hr/> <h2 id="toc6"><span>Storage Instructions:</span></h2> <p>Storage is neither possible nor necessary. The sole task of the last Commissioner is to store the documents on the Manifest.</p> <h2 id="toc7"><span>Cargo Description:</span></h2> <p>The cargo was an island encountered by the crew of the Second Chance. The island in question had many intriguing qualities to it and is more famous to the Foundation at large for its role as part of the <a href="/bee-swallowed">13 Island Incident</a>. However of current import is only the multiple paradigms of colour encountered on it, as well as the person seemingly capable of containing each paradigm. It is without a doubt the best evidence so far of the historic shifts in colour and may prove vital in combating its most recent occurrence.</p> <p>Curator Thomas Poole provided multiple letters about the events on the island after the Second Chance's long journey home was concluded in the year 1645 AD. I have provided the excerpt concerning the island in question.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="cargoblockquote"> <p>We had scarcely left the waters of Great Britain when we encountered the island. The change was gradual but immediately apparent.</p> <p>The moon slowly moved over the sun, until it was firmly locked in place directly before it. All the while the waters grew wild. Try as we might we could not resist the pull of the sea. It was dragging us directly towards an island that had first appeared on the horizon when the moon began its treacherous journey. Though I harbour suspicions that it was never our moon covering the sun.</p> <p>As we were pulled closer, the darkest moon dragged its prisoner closer to the zenith. We were lucky to not have been pulled on shoar. The current did not so much slow down as it ran face-first into another current opposing it. And so the Second Chance finally came to a hold.</p> <p>Our crew split in two, one group staying, and the other exploring the island in hopes of finding a clue to our predicament.</p> <p>The oddities of the island began at the shoar. This was no proper beach. It could not decide if it wanted to be the desert's soft sand, the swamp's muddy shores or the cliff's hard stones. It was all three and yet it was neither.</p> <p>The second discovery was that we were not alone. Many a people had arrived simultaneously with us and yet countless more would come. With certainty, I could only identify the legionnaires of the Ancient Romans and the Knights of the French of likely centuries past. Yet there was something peculiar about each of them.</p> <p>They were drenched in lights that should not be. Each group spouted a different set of colours I had never witnessed before. Unspeakable abominations before the eyes of the Lord. A keener eye than mine had also observed the properties of the beach to be of the same colours as its people. Not all of it, a sliver remained normal.</p> <p>I wish I could state our first reaction to be the establishment of conversation to solve our shared plight. It is with regret I must write, we went to weapons instead. Each of us viewed the other as a manifestation of this madness. How could we not, with their colours so abominable?</p> <p>We established the sliver of real beach as our territory as did the others with theirs. This standstill remained until the last arrival on the island.</p> <p>I cannot tell where they came from, but they appeared without their own part of beach. They came with their horses. A sizable group of elite warriors, most of them Mongols. The Commission had heard of this group. The Golden Horde.</p> <p>As swift as they appeared they went to conquer the island. A few people they defeated for their territory. But with the rest, they talked. It was only the second largest surprise they brought when they communicated with everyone without much difficulty.</p> <p>I must admit we faced greater troubles in this endeavour. Latin may have drifted, but talks could still be established with the Romans. Yet the Horde could not only boast of the many languages they could talk with a surprising fluency, but also the ease with which they rendered unknown languages understood. Their interpreting was performed at a speed that I would almost call akin to speaking the language in the first place.</p> <p>Yet the biggest surprise they brought with them was their claim to know the way of the island. They would barter for it, they said. They were looking for recruits and for something they would not disclose in the open.</p> <p>They set up their yurts. Other groups would send a single delegate to enter the yurt of the leader to barter. Was it a Khan? I can not be sure. So little is known about the Horde.</p> <p>The reason for a single delegate lay in the danger of intermingling. They did not mind, expressed the delegate of the Horde. But Nightwatch would.</p> <p>As for us, we were not yet at a point we would barter. I have my doubts that our captain would have ever sunken so low. Think about what they could possibly want from us. Clearly, it would have to be our cargo, was the reasoning. And if not, what else could we give? Our secrets? Just as unacceptable of a loss as the cargo would be.</p> <p>Maybe the Nightwatch, some of the crew debated. The Captain denied this. All we knew was the Nightwatch had a deal with The Board of Regents. A Carte Blanche that shall not be interfered with. And they were watching us from a star moving faster than others, which would occasionally blink in and out. Not enough to batter for someone who seemed to know what would enrage the Nightwatch.</p> <p>Curiously this star was one of the few which stood consistent over this strange dark sky. All other constellations moved or vanished, depending on your position.</p> <p>Our captain had sent single delegates out to other groups. It was through this measure we were able to confirm the stars corresponded to the brightest points of different constellations. Each befitting a constellation of the home and time a people had been whisked away from.</p> <p>Most curiously no stars were visible from the centre of the island, as one would expect from a normal eclipse. Here the moon stood in its zenith, surrounded by a ring of light unlike anything I have ever seen. To say this ring shone in different colours would be both false and right. Only white light was given off.</p> <p>Yet it was far from pure. Only a small section of it remained in the white I had known all my life. Everything else was drenched in whites impossible to imagine. Little would be gained from studying it in our situation.</p> <p>As we returned, some people had already bartered with the Horde, though they had not yet departed. As expected some had decided to stay with them. Those traded away were quickly whisked away into other tents.</p> <p>The traders were not keen on telling us information free of charge, so it remains unknown what the other thing the Horde was trading for might be. Though I have my suspicions.</p> <p>Either way, we would still not be among those barterers. Next, we would research the currents. Since we had landed the island had started to be surrounded by fogbows, those rainbows bleached off colour. We quickly found ours. There it stood in white illumination. Like a gate welcoming us home.</p> <p>As we did our research others grew restless. The Romans and some Chinese people had decided they would pry the Mongols of their knowledge not by barter but by the sword.</p> <p>They shook hands for their pact.</p> <p>The effects were immediate. They intermingled. Of those that came in contact with each other both sets of colours mixed. Some seemed shocked at this, but most were set on their goal of usurping the Horde.</p> <p>The Golden Horde took action on their own. All but the new recruits, still hidden away I assume, got on horseback. Yet they were not preparing for the Roman-Chinese alliance. The Horde prepared as if an empty space in front of them would attack at any moment.</p> <p>Then that space filled.</p> <p>In it appeared a man.</p> <p>He was wearing a grey suit of a strange cut. With him was a dog out of metal, similarly in grey. Their colours suited the colours I was used to, but looking at them left me with a feeling more uncanny than any other new colour I had witnessed that day. All these groups at least wore their wrongness on their sleeve.</p> <p>These two gave me the feeling they had 'slipped on' the right colour set to hide their true nature. When the man spoke it was likewise with an English accent foreign to anything in this world.</p> <p>"Affirmative. NIGHTWATCH-send coordinates align with my perception. Commence elimination of the detection anomaly."</p> <p>As soon as the man in grey had finished talking, his hound of metal shot rays of pure black. Its target was the alliance and all who had intermixed their colours. It covered them under a coat of the darkest black I had ever witnessed. Dark enough no contour was visible. There were muffled screams under the coat, followed by silence.</p> <p>He then turned to soldiers of the Horde, who had their weapons still ready.</p> <p>"Why are you still here? You should know by now this is no place to bury your Khan."</p> <p>"Of course," the leader replied. "but there is still time to enjoy ourselves after our mission is done, you hear me?"</p> <p>The strange man eyed them with suspicion. "There is nothing to enjoy here."</p> <p>"You don't find this place the tiniest bit fascinating?"</p> <p>"Of course not. The 13 Island Incident has been thoroughly researched."</p> <p>At this, the leader laughed. "You would say that. You have lost your eyes despite having so many of them."</p> <p>For a brief moment, the grey of the stranger slipped. Beneath it, the true colours of the creature were revealed. Just for a moment, I could witness this offence to the world, trying to dominate over all, before <em>it</em> tapped on its suit and the grey reasserted itself on the 'man'.</p> <p>Then it turned to us.</p> <p>"Cargo personnel. You have everything you will gather here. Leave at once."</p> <p>The captain was brave enough to ask for confirmation. Was this thing truly of the Nightwatch?</p> <p>"Of the Nightwatch? I suppose you could say that."</p> <p>We did as we were told and got ready to leave. We got dark looks from the Horde as the thing ordered us around, but the stranger seemed intent not to act, now with all intermixing gone.</p> <p>It took a bit longer to get the ship ready. In essence, we had already grasped which current would take us out. Still, we needed to make sure our theory was correct.</p> <p>Finally, everyone was on board and we slipped out of the side of the two currents trapping the Second Chance. We had made some distance to the island before a voice brought it back.</p> <p>"You haven't bartered with us."</p> <p>There were horses on the ship.</p> <p>I do not know how the Golden Horde, or rather a small delegation of it, had managed this impossible feat. I suppose this is par for the course for this strange group. As we had lost our chance to barter in goods, it seemed the Mongols were now intent on bartering with blood.</p> <p>They quickly overwhelmed us. How could they not? None of our men are trained to fight horsemen on board.</p> <p>Yet the most peculiar thing was mentioned to me by one of our crewmates. As they were fighting, one of the horsemen cut off our crewmate's hair while another captured the stolen hair in a sack nearly as black as the metal hound's ray in the same swoop.</p> <p>Shortly after, the fighting ended. The Horde departed as quickly as it came. I was able to ask a question of the last one before he departed as well.</p> <p>I asked of him if our suspicions were correct, now that our barter had been paid. I asked if we had to sail through the fogbow of our white.</p> <p>He laughed at me. "It's just a rainbow. They don't mean anything for all this. One is as good as the other." And then he left.</p> <p>We still elected to return through the fogbow drenched in the right white. Better to be safe than sorry.</p> <p>Indeed we did arrive back home. A good century before our departure.</p> </div> <h2 id="toc8"><span>Manifest Remarque</span></h2> <p>The spread of the paradigm by touch lines up with the secondary vector of spread in the current Paradigm Shift. Though curiously the colours here intermingled instead of one Paradigm winning out over the other. Let us assume this a property of the island.</p> <p>Far more promise can be found in this "NIGHTWATCH". While the Board of Regents of old seemed to have been aware of it, no records of relation to this organization remain. The text shows a technology capable of stopping the Paradigm shift via containment of contaminated elements. Unfortunately, I do not think it possible to reverse-engineer this technology based on this text alone. Cooperation with this NIGHTWATCH might be required for such a thing.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="document"> <p><strong>Manifest 8901 (E):</strong> Chronicles of the British Society of Vampires</p> <p>The following document is part of a book which constitutes the spoils of the only successful raid His Majesty's Foundation had against the <a href="/the-vampire-of-all-hallows-eve">áuṭupiri giáhen</a>, a vampire organisation of Daevite origin. Earlier sections of the book imply it to not be written by hand but rather by a process of direct information extraction.</p> <p>It details the entire time a matriarch in training spent at a school of the Houses of Merlin sometime after Sir Isaac Newton's death in 1727. She did so by impersonating a student who had previously been assassinated. No records of the Houses of Merlin exist in our archive so we must assume the group to have been wiped out completely during or before the Sixth Occult War.</p> <p>The Paradigm Shift in this last document is the invention of the visible spectrum by Sir Isaac Newton. The decline of alchemy as a practice supports the claims made by the report. It follows the relevant excerpt from the retrieved book.</p> <div class="document"> <p>The day started normal enough. Mary was characteristically early, but not early enough to be of note. It was best to catch new information early in the morning. Today, she was reconsidering this approach as it would undoubtedly result in Dustin confronting her.</p> <p>An obvious choice was to be there after Dustin, but for all he liked the school, he tended to be late. Maybe he would be late again? She couldn't risk it.</p> <p>Although she didn't like using the same spellcraft that had brought her into this situation, she saw little choice. She searched for a corner that was not too far away from the chatter of her classmates and subtly darkened it. When she was done, no one could see a person standing there.</p> <p>Dustin arrived a minute before the teacher, searching for Mary. He did eye the corner she was hiding in suspiciously while the teacher was ushering her students in. She waited until he was in the room before leaving her corner. Nothing worthwhile had been in the chatter in the end.</p> <p>Ms. Stemham began before all students had been seated. "On what note did we leave the last lesson? " Only one student raised her hand. "Ms. Alnwick?"</p> <p>"We completed the second step of the classical alchemical process: Albedo," said Lilly. She cocked an eyebrow at Mary who had just slipped into her seat, but didn't ask any questions.</p> <p>"That is correct." Ms. Stemham continued. "Today we will continue with Citrinitas, the yellowing. While some of you will have noticed discrepancies with the theory it is only now that you will be confronted with the consequences of Newton's Realignment. But first, take out your prima materia."</p> <p>Dutifully the students all brought out their whitened prima materia from their bottles, except Michael who had tried storing it in a small extradimensional pocket with questionable results.</p> <p>The teacher explained the process of the yellowing. Ideally, as they acted on the prima material more and more of it would turn yellow, until only yellow light remained, marking the materia's transition to the immaterial.</p> <p>"You will have to start choosing now what you want your philosopher's stone to do," said Ms. Stemham. "Most of the shaping will be done in the next stage, but Rubedo requires Citrinitas as a ground plan."</p> <p>Mary pondered this. What should her philosopher's stone be for? Maybe get rid of Dustin? A death she would rather avoid. It might complicate her stay here and she could always just ask Kaesauvaonfai anyway.</p> <p>Perhaps a potion that makes you forget? Might be too complicated, but it was a goal. It would be a magic potion in any case. If only her material would be turning the right yellow already.</p> <p>"This is so boring," lamented Mary. "Can't we do something more Witch-like? We should be using a cauldron instead of all this fancy equipment."</p> <p>Lilly rolled her eyes. "This is what witches are using. Cauldrons aren't good for anything. You're certainly not making a philosopher's stone with one."</p> <p>Mary groaned. "How can you be from a family of actual witches and be so," she gestured with her hands, "not witch-like."</p> <p>"You're the one that has a weird image of what a witch is supposed to be," countered Lilly.</p> <p>"No, I haven't." Mary turned away from her work. "Witches should be doing crazy stuff all the time. Like cursing a man that was not nice to his cat. Or, I don't know uh, turning demons into powder and then inhaling it."</p> <p>"That's ridiculous." Lilly turned back to her tasks and tuned Mary out. She wondered which of her statements had been close to the truth. Lilly always stonewalled her when she was getting too close to asking her about her family's magic.</p> <p>Not that Mary could blame her. She probably kept a tighter leash on her secrets than any of the Houses of Merlin did. That the houses released enough that the school could be held in the first place was a miracle. Oh right, the lesson.</p> <p>She turned back to her now relatively yellow, and physically reduced, prima material. The yellow still wasn't right. It was what Ms. Stemham had meant with Newton's Realignment. Ever since 'the last alchemist', as some liked to call him, had invented the colour spectrum, the alchemical process had lost its purity. How could you do the yellowing precisely when there was more than one yellow?</p> <p>Mary glanced at the yellow on the other desks. Then, as discreetly as possible, she Lied to her prima material and told it what colour it was supposed to be. Now she had a perfectly average result in front of her. Exactly as you would expect from an heir of the House Mediaen.</p> <p>"I see that for many of you, the conceptualization isn't proceeding as hoped." Ms. Stemhad didn't seem too disappointed. "Luckily along with the problems of the Realignment Newton also left us with the tools to circumvent it. Our oracle has forecast a perfect rainbow tomorrow not too far from here. I would be a shoddy teacher to let such an opportunity go to waste."</p> <p>On the next day, Mary woke up early as always. Kaesauvaonfai had not appeared in front of her. Neither had her guardian vampire left a letter. She sighed in relief. They were not aware of her letting a secret slip then. She should resolve the problem today before the Society took notice.</p> <p>They'd first have normal classes before going on the trip in the afternoon. Nothing of note happened in the classes outside of Mary having to continuously slip away from Dustin's attention. He was way better at finding her than he ought to be.</p> <p>When the last class was done, Mary did her best to rush out as soon as possible.</p> <p>"What's the rush for?" asked Lilly.</p> <p>"I still have to buy a spindle!" came the hurried answer. The magic spindle was something that each of them needed to bring to the trip. The school sponsored basically nothing when it could instead fall back on the families always overeager to outdo each other even for something as trivial as school supplies. Neither the House of Mediaen nor her actual family had deigned to give her a spindle, however. Not that she asked the latter in the first place.</p> <p>"Hold on, I'm coming with you." Dustin stood up. She turned around. "What, do you also need a spindle?" — "Yeah." Damn it. Looks like there was no way out of this one without looking like an asshole. So all she said was "Sure, but hurry up. We need to be back by 1'o clock."</p> <p>Mary didn't strike up a conversation as they walked to the store she had in mind. She waited just until Dustin wanted to ask his question before cutting him off. "Why do you need a spindle? Shouldn't your family cover that?"</p> <p>"Ah, well." Dustin was a bit uncomfortable. Good. "The Farbridges put a lot into this school, so they expect the school to cover its activities."</p> <p>"But it can't?"</p> <p>"No, it can." Dustin sounded a little miffed. "I just don't want to be the only student who gets his spindle from the school." Ah, that made sense. "I bet it will even be one my parents made. But enough of that, where are you bringing us?"</p> <p>"There's a shop not far from here that sells all kinds of curiosities. They definitely have a spindle."</p> <p>"What house do they belong to?" asked Dustin. It was always funny how the English mages seemed to think nothing existed outside their small little world.</p> <p>"No house." Before Dustin could ask his follow-up question, she added: "And yes, they know about the magic."</p> <p>Dustin seemed more uncomfortable to go now, but it was sadly not enough to escape the conversation she was dreading.</p> <p>"I've been meaning to ask" — "Don't," She warned him.</p> <p>Dustin only took that as the confirmation he had been looking for. "So it was you. You removed the magic beast's magic before it hit the teacher, didn't you?"</p> <p>Mary did not let any emotion show on her face. "I don't know what you mean."</p> <p>"Why are you trying to hide it? That must have been a great Counterspell!"</p> <p>It hadn't been. How much she wished that she had trained her Lying enough for another student not to notice it the second she attempted a larger Lie.</p> <p>"I don't know, Dustin," she snapped at him. "Maybe you didn't notice, but the Houses rather like to keep their magic tricks to themselves. On principle, I mean," she hurriedly added.</p> <p>"That's the whole point of the school. Finally letting our fences down so the Houses can be greater together."</p> <p>"The Farbridges and the Merryways are the only ones that believe in the school. Everyone else thinks it's not going to last even a generation. Hells, we just had a sabotage attempt that was clearly meant to disestablish the school."</p> <p>"I just worry we'll be outpaced. If you—" Thankfully they had arrived at the shop and Mary stormed inside before Dustin could continue.</p> <p>"Ah, Ms. Mediaen. And I see you brought company this time." She was greeted by an old Asian man.</p> <p>"Hello, Mr. Sartaq." The man ignored her and focused on Dustin. "Do you know who Genghis Khan is?"</p> <p>Dustin was confused. "Yes?"</p> <p>Sartaq sighed. "Well, have to do my duty. What can I do for you?"</p> <p>"We're searching for spindles."</p> <p>"What kind of spindle?"</p> <p>Dustin scratched his head. "One that can spool things a normal spindle can't? Our teacher didn't give us much information."</p> <p>"It's obviously to get pure colours," Mary countered. "We don't need to spindle thoughts or something."</p> <p>Sartaq laughed. "I have those as well. Sadly not for sale."</p> <p>"Sure you do," Maria rolled her eyes. "Why'd you have something so valuable and then not sell it?"</p> <p>"Well the Horde left me here to take care of them," he started, as he went presumably to retrieve the spindles. "There is someone who really doesn't want us to find a way to change our colour. They want us to just move forward in time and as long as we'll have our mission we'll do that. But one day we'll be done and no Watch will keep us from crashing through their coloured walls and go whenever it pleases us."</p> <p>Dustin looked confused at Mary, who was used to the old man's tales by now.</p> <p>"We're all born free, kids," Sartaq had returned with two spindles in hand. "Let no one ever take that away from you."</p> <p>Mary rolled her eyes at the old man's 'wisdom'. Then she got a look at the clock. The trip!</p> <p>They paid for their spindles and ran back to the school as fast as their legs carried them. They arrived in time just to leave again for their trip to the rainbow.</p> <p>Mary had to catch her breath a bit, but then she was back to her usual self. "Why don't we just fly there?"</p> <p>"What, on a broom?" asked Lilly, amused.</p> <p>"Yes!" — "There's a whole host of reasons why that doesn't work and I think you know that." — "Easy, for you to say. You could actually fly there." — "I would like to make this trip in my body and not just one of an animal I burrowed."</p> <p>And so they went on.</p> <p>Finally, they arrived at the hill from which the prophesized rainbow was supposed to be seen. There it stood, the still image of thousands of moving raindrops projected onto them, in all of Newton's colours. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.</p> <p>As soon as they could all see the rainbow Ms. Stemham continued her lesson. "The Citrinitas phase can be helped along by providing a material that has the correct shade of yellow, or red in the case of Rubedo. Who can tell me what problem this causes? Yes, Ms. Mediaen?"</p> <p>"By introducing material other than the prima materia into the process we're contaminating it, making it useless for the alchemical process."</p> <p>"That is correct." Ms Stemham nodded. "That is why we won't be using material to fix your Citrinitas. You have brought your spindles today to unweave this rainbow."</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="fire_rainbow.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8901/fire_rainbow.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Modern Recreation of a Rainbow Unweaving</p> </div> </div> <p>They went to work. Each student set to spool only the yellow and red bands of the rainbow with their spindle. Ms Stemham spooled the six other colours. Mary wondered what for. Perhaps there was already a new alchemical process in the works, more befitting the world the Last Alchemist had left them with.</p> <p>They quickly exhausted the full worth of the rainbow and so set their sight on the second much less visible one. It was not much light each student had harvested in the end, but it would probably do for their first shoddy philosopher's stone.</p> <p>Still, even this method to save the alchemical process must have been hard to find. Mary thought about whether or not it had been a group effort like the school. Probably. There must have been a lot of people, probably including Newton himself, scrambling to fix the science of a bygone era. And it worked. Someone had clearly shared their secret at least, if now a whole class could be taught this method.</p> <p>She looked at Dustin, who currently shared some of his light with another student. Maybe this didn't have to end with her poisoning Dustin. All she had to do was create the Counterspell Dustin thought she had cast, instead of Lying. That couldn't be too hard, could it?</p> </div> <p>It is to be noted that documentation of this Paradigm Shift is just as limited as documentation about any of the other Paradigm Shifts outlined here, despite the presumably worldwide consequences of Newton's invention of the spectrum. This leaves further credence to the theory that there is some element to these shifts which causes them to be forgotten.</p> <p>Far more terrifying is the possibility of the Paradigm Shift being accompanied by a change in physics as evidenced by this change in alchemy.</p> <p>Yet there is hope in the fact the old ways of alchemy could persevere. Perhaps we too can find a way to preserve that of the Paradigm before?</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><tt>Loading further files for SCP-8901</tt></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>Two additional files have been found.</tt></p> <p><tt><a href="/violet-black-red">SCP-8901 Event concerning a single individual</a></tt></p> <p><tt>> Suggested Actions by Precursor Archives</tt></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <div class="modal"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Proposal</th> <th>Status</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Research the current and past SCP-8901 events for antimemetic effects resulting in ennui regarding the event.</td> <td><strong><span style="color: darkgreen">APPROVED</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ban the primary vector of spread of the current SCP-8901 event, namely the coloured photograph and associated technology.</td> <td><strong><span style="color:rgb(153, 0, 18);">DENIED</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Increase efforts in locating Nx-50 "Five Stone Valley" in hopes of replicating its assumed paradigm shift-resistant effect.</td> <td><strong><span style="color: darkgreen">APPROVED</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Establish contact with the organization behind NIGHTWATCH and trade for their paradigm containment technology.</td> <td><strong><span style="color:rgb(153, 0, 18);">DENIED</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Research methods of preserving individual objects of the current paradigm in their current state.</td> <td><strong><span style="color: darkgreen">APPROVED</span></strong></td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Reasons for Denial:</strong> [Δ/8901 CLEARANCE REQUIRED]<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Note:</strong> The most recent event of SCP-8901 has been given the designation <a href="/scp-8900-ex">SCP-8900-EX</a>. 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If you notice anything tag-worthy that's not in here, please mention it in a comment.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="New_Lodge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_110861.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/New_Lodge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_110861.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Provisional Site 14.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8906</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Thaumiel</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8906 is contained at its location of origin, in the cellar of what is now Provisional Site 14 under the supervision of Acting Director Crowhurst. SCP-8906-1 is to be performed <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">biweekly</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">weekly</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">daily</span> unceasingly.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8906 is a life form of uncertain origin. It consists of a black fleshy main body, with three thick tendrils supporting its mass on the ground, a smaller fourth on its "back," and an uncertain number having metastasised throughout the structure, having grown into the walls and ceiling. As such, its precise size is unknown. Polyps of the entity protrude from various surfaces in the building, and bear a superficial resemblance to carrion crows.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> Through unknown mechanisms, the growth of SCP-8906 has a clear correlation with efficacy of Foundation operations in the United Kingdom.</p> <p>SCP-8906-1 is a brief play written by Joseph McIntyre, a former occupant of Provisional Site 14. It is a pastiche of a traditional masque,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> depicting the plight of a group of farmers during a drought, upon which an entity referred to as "Archon" (believed to be a representation of SCP-8906) descends from the heavens and provides them with its favour in exchange for their amusing it. McIntyre believed the performance of this play would encourage growth in SCP-8906, and thus his own wealth and power. Tests to verify are ongoing.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 1:</strong> Transcript of SCP-8906 performance (prologue).</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Lead role. He should be mature, virtuous, with a fair complexion and of strong blood, infinite in faculty, a paragon of masculinity. A figure of authority within a powerful body would suffice, perhaps a director. An acting director is undesirable.</em></p> <p><em>Our star clears his throat, and shifts atop the stage.</em></p> <p><strong>ARCHON:</strong> These are black, hollow times in which we find ourselves. The world tends ever-further towards chaos, as men forget their morals, their places, their hearts, and lose their discipline. This black planet takes and takes and takes, and we can never rest, should it take everything.</p> <p>And it is for that reason that we are so grateful to you. For that reason that we honour you. For we see what you have done, and we desire that for ourselves, and in your infinite grace you may see fit to grant us it. And it is for that reason that we celebrate you, and all you are, and all you can be. And indeed there will be time for you to bless us so.</p> <p><em>Exit ARCHON.</em></p> <p><strong>SCENE</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 2:</strong> Security feed, cellar.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>SCP-8906 is in the centre of the room, forcing its way out of the concrete floor and reaching up to the ceiling. Black tendrils extend from the top of its mass, snaking through the room and twined into the tops of the wine racks. Crow-like polyps grow out of them at irregular intervals, fluttering and shivering, occasionally making groaning noises akin to bird caws.</em></p> <p><em>Crowhurst walks into the room, stopping at the top of the stairs, and looks up at SCP-8906.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Hi.</p> <p><em>The polyps shudder, croaking. Crowhurst starts briefly, but regains his composure and begins to make his way downstairs. As he reaches the concrete he stops, and takes a few seconds to fully survey the room.</em></p> <p>Sorry, the other guy won't be coming back. Not his fault, you understand, but it had to be done. Procedure. I'm in charge now, pleased to make your acquaintance.</p> <p><em>SCP-8906 pulses, and quivers. Crowhurst hesitates, then starts walking slow laps around its main body.</em></p> <p>To be perfectly honest, we don't really know if you're sapient. My predecessor definitely thought you were, but we try to be rather more methodical about these things. It's nothing personal.</p> <p><em>He chuckles to himself.</em></p> <p>We <em>are</em> trying to figure it out though. Some of the staff've even started a pool. Odds are pretty much even at the moment.</p> <p>I, uh, put a fiver on you being sentient. Obviously. Mind you, if you, uh, want to give us some pointers either way, we'd very much appreciate it. Not that I'm asking - um.</p> <p>The fella here before worshipped you, y'know. I suppose you'd like that. I imagine most people would. Whether you're a person or not - I mean, I suppose if you <em>are</em> a god it'd be pretty galling to be considered just a person. Depending on what sort of god you were, maybe.</p> <p>I suppose the whole point of being a god is that we can't tell if you are or not. Not that it matters, in the end. We all know where Pascal put his money, at any rate.</p> <p><em>He shuffles up to SCP-8906's central mass, and raises his hand.</em></p> <p>I try not to gamble, to be honest. Best not to mess with things you don't really grasp.</p> <p><em>He drops his hand to his side.</em></p> <p>Better safe than sorry.</p> <p><em>He turns, and leaves.</em></p> <p><strong>END LOG</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 3:</strong> SCP-8906-1, excerpt 1.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>The ballroom must be dark as coal, silent. The floor should be covered in dust and soil, old and dry. Enter five men, ideally played by lowly junior researchers; they should wear ragged suits, and a dark mask, that in the gloom they almost appear headless. None in the play should know any other's countenance.</em></p> <p><em>Their head, a once-proud farmer, takes centre stage. He stands, but low, head bowed, shoulders tight and clenched, while his weak compatriots wail and crawl around him.</em></p> <p><strong>█████:</strong> Now, this summer, we are disconsolate,<br/> For our fallow fields run barren, fetid<br/> As an old maid, whose late years take cruel tithes<br/> From her diminishing harvest; she is left cold<br/> As are we all in this blackest cursed night.</p> <p>What can we do? Starve ourselves for family?<br/> Must a man go without to save his own?<br/> I would behead myself to save one hair<br/> But what world is this to bear fatherless?<br/> Would I merely cause them further injury?</p> <p>No! I do not believe it. We will live.<br/> From this rotted ground, we will grow anew,<br/> For we worship one, kind, gracious and strong,<br/> Who breathes life into rotted, gruesome soil,<br/> Into rotted souls, to purify them.</p> <p>But will He come here? To us worthless ones?<br/> No, I think not. No!<br/> <em>At this point the other men should moan violently and come together, clutching one another, dragging one another around █████.</em><br/> Fools, have some dignity!<br/> We are not children, we are all good men<br/> Know your worth! This world is yours, if only<br/> You have the heart and stomach to take it!</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 4:</strong> Interview with Wesley McIntyre, former owner of Provisional Site 14.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Foreward:</strong> McIntyre was the only person in the building at time of recovery. He was discovered in the cellar, lying across SCP-8906's tendrils.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>BEGIN LOG</strong></p> <p><em>Crowhurst saunters into the library, repurposed as a detention room. He nods to each of the helmeted guards, then sits at a table between two bookshelves, planting his coffee mug on the table with slightly too much force. On the other side is a handcuffed McIntyre.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Hello Wes, son. You've gotten yourself into some trouble here, haven't you?</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> No comment.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Sorry, that's not gonna fly here. I'm not P.C. Plod, I know who you are, and I know about the thing in the basement. You're not getting out of this, so if you know what's good for you, you'll talk.</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> Should I be intimidated?</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> You can be whatever you like, so long as it's chatty.</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> And what, pray tell, should I "chat" about?</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Hmm. Let's start with the cellar, I think.</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> <em>[he snorts]</em> As though you could <em>possibly</em> understand that.</p> <p><em>Crowhurst smiles, leaning forward.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> If you're going to call me stupid, you might want to consider your place. I'm not the one chained to a table, and I'm <em>certainly</em> not the one who got caught lying in a puddle of sick on the big fella in the cellar. You might have had some money and power a while back, but all you have right now is the hope I'll take pity on you, so you better start talking.</p> <p><em>McIntyre is quiet for a moment, fists clenched.</em></p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> If you want any information at all, I'll thank you not to be so disrespectful. My fortunes may have temporarily downturned, but my name still carries some weight. Certainly more than <em>yours</em>.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> <em>[he scoffs, folding his arms]</em> And how d'you figure that?</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> Look at you. No decorum, no name, just a child dressing up as a man, bumbling his way through life's torturous game. And don't think I haven't noticed the accent. Your elocutionist has done a passable job, I suppose, but I know what you really are. You will always be a… <em>Liverpudlian</em>, underneath.</p> <p><em>Brief silence. Then Crowhurst sits back in his chair, stretching. He takes a sip of his coffee, puts the mug down and pulls a taut smirk.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Ah, well. I suppose that'll be of great comfort to you. I guess I'll have to console myself with the thought of you rotting in a holding cell for the rest of your life.</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> Oh, I'll be living a rich and full life, dear boy. I assure you.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Come on. You can't blag concrete.</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> We'll see.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> I'm sure we will.</p> <p><em>At that point, a seismic event occurred within Provisional Site 14. The mug of coffee shudders off the table and smashes on the floor.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> The hell?</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> Oh dear. Not been feeding him, have you?</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Feeding - it's a pigeon with delusions of grandeur, why-</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> <em>No</em>!</p> <p><em>He slams his fist on the table, and Crowhurst jumps. McIntyre takes a second, breathing steadily.</em></p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> Show some respect.</p> <p><em>Crowhurst looks at him for a moment, then leans forward, resting his chin on his fist.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Respect? For <em>it</em>?</p> <p><em>McIntyre flinches.</em></p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> You don't get to talk about a god like that. Not in his own house.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Interesting. And I suppose you're the priest? Or maybe the choirboy?</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> We have an arrangement.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> And who arranged it? You? No, you don't strike me as the type with the nous. Daddy's idea, was it?</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> My estate has prospered for decades, and it's thanks to his generosity.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> <em>[he scoffs]</em> Your <em>estate</em> is dead in the water. I've seen the accounts. HMRC's been circling for years, and the only thing keeping you from being a national laughing stock is your complete irrelevance. Not that generous, is it?</p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> Because he's been neglected! I can't serve him by myself, but everyone else went their separate ways! Said they were… <em>satisfied</em>.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> And you weren't? Didn't fancy getting a job in the chippy, I guess?</p> <p><em>McIntyre breathes evenly.</em></p> <p><strong>McIntyre:</strong> He provides. He always has. And you may want to ensure he doesn't stop.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Why? What'll h-it do?</p> <p><em>McIntyre looks down, and refuses to answer.</em></p> <p><strong>END LOG</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Closing statement:</strong> No further useful information has been gathered from Wesley McIntyre. He was remanded to a holding cell in Provisional Site 14 for two days, before being transferred to Site 23, where he will remain the charge of Director Genivieve McIntyre.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 5:</strong> Security feed, study.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>The house's study has been repurposed as Crowhurst's office, and he sits at his desk. On his secure laptop screen is O5-7. As is traditional for security purposes, he is unlit.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> That's all we've gotten out of him, at any rate. Has Genivieve gotten anywhere?</p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> Not yet, but I remain optimistic. You catch more flies with honey than vinegar, after all.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> But you get rid of the most with a flyswatter.</p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> I think your… approach yielded all the success it was ever likely to.</p> <p><em>Crowhurst scowls, then quickly wipes the expression from his face.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Of course, sorry sir. I may have gotten a little carried away.</p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> Hopefully your heavy-handedness hasn't had too negative an impact on him. He always was rather wet, that boy.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> <em>[blinks]</em> You know him?</p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> Well. I knew his grandfather. We served in India together. Good man. A better man than that feckless oaf, at any rate. He'd be ashamed.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Yeah, well. <em>[he takes a sip from his opaque mug, suppressing a grimace]</em> Don't suppose his grandad - uh, grandfather ever mentioned having a god in his basement making him rich?</p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> Only when he was drunk.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Ah, of course. Forgot how insidious O5 interrogation techniques were.</p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> <em>[he chuckles]</em> And you'd do well to remember, should you ever get a site permanently. He nearly became an O5 too, you know. Seven, in fact. Wasn't up for it, I'm afraid. Of course, you need a certain <em>je ne sais quoi</em> to be suitable for a role like this. <em>[Crowhurst slides a ballpoint pen into his lap, and begins disassembling it]</em> Some people have it, some just… don't. However much of a "good man" they are.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Mm.</p> <p><em>Brief pause.</em></p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> Do you believe him?</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> McIntyre? I don't know. I believe <em>he</em> believes it. I also believe a pigeon believes its little dance is what's getting it the birdseed.</p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> Fair comment. Tell me about the play.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Well… I'm no expert, but I understand it's fairly conventional. A few wretched farmers down on their luck pray to a God, he restores them to their rightful places, everyone has a bit of a dance. Standard fare.</p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> How complex is it?</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> I don't follow.</p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> How much manpower would it require to perform? Rehearsal time?</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> I mean… bit of practice and a few liberties, I reckon we could get eighty percent of the way there, but it'd definitely be an amateur production, it'd take serious money to get it anything like it's supposed to be. We're not exactly the RSC, but McIntyre Sr. - with, uh, the greatest of respect, sir, he wasn't exactly Shakespeare.</p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> No, that was Geor - Director Yaxley. Joseph was more a Rowley.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> …Mm. Uh, you're not seriously-</p> <p><em>The room shakes, and Crowhurst grabs the desk to steady himself. Deep within the house, cawing and flapping wings can be heard.</em></p> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> Eighty percent will have to do, I think.</p> <p><strong>END LOG</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 6:</strong> SCP-8906-1, excerpt 2.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>The men are stood at equidistant intervals, with shovels and hoes in their hand. They till the soil dramatically, cascading dust all about, trading places with abandon.</em></p> <p><strong>ALL TOGETHER, OUT OF SYNC:</strong> We are apart, we cannot harmonise<br/> Too many men in each man to make men<br/> Of us; we look to you, O greatest one,<br/> Take from us our differences; make us one!<br/> Let us be what you desire 'bove all!</p> <p><em>A blaze of white light fills the air. Enter ARCHON.</em></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 7:</strong> Excerpt from Acting Director Crowhurst's personal log.</p> <blockquote> <p>Settled in, and things are coming along fairly well so far. Office is kind of a box, but RHIP, I get the master bedroom, a bottle of the good stuff, bit of peace and quiet. Some of the staff aren't getting the "not supposed to see each other" thing, I keep getting emails inviting me to the pub in the town. Not going, not gonna touch that town with a barge pole, and I'm certainly not having anyone cosying up to me. Can't stand careerists.</p> <p>So, here's the itinerary: modernise the water filters (cheers for that Wes, already sick of boiling it), order in a bunch of props (or some rubbish equivalents, given the budget), learn how to dance for the big tumour in the basement.</p> <p>Probably should have just told 7 Wes is a loony, should've known he'd fixate on this. Should have known better after the clusterfuck with the moth in Chichester. I just hope I don't embarrass myself here.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 8:</strong> Security feed, cellar.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Music and general commotion can be heard distantly, muffled by the layers of flesh proofing the walls and ceiling. The polyps flutter and caw, a few seconds before Crowhurst bursts in. He grabs the railing and leans over at SCP-8906, nearly toppling over for a second.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> I don't believe it.</p> <p><em>Without looking away, he sidles down the stairs, body pressed against the bannister. When he reaches the bottom he stops, keeping his distance.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Thirteen new anomalies contained in a fortnight. They'd found that many in the last five months. Plus the fronts in the South West are pulling in three times what they normally do, which, uh, is a drop in the ocean but still…</p> <p><em>The polyps squawk at him, flapping their protruberances. Black flakes of flesh drift down around Crowhurst; he closes his eyes and tightens his jaw, but does not move.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> I'm sorry, I don't mean any disrespect, I just… I guess there wasn't any real attachment to McIntyre, then? You get what you need, wherever you can get it, and that'll do you?</p> <p>I suppose if it's good enough for you, it's good enough for me. <em>I</em> certainly wouldn't be that attached to him.</p> <p><em>SCP-8906 groans, and the house shudders slightly. Crowhurst coughs and looks down.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Uh, nothing personal. I get he - uh, well, he was here for a while, I just - well. I guess I'm the new McIntyre now. Guess this is what I'm meant to do with my life. He did it his whole life, right? So. Guess that's me now.</p> <p>I-I… I suppose what I have to say is, uh…</p> <p><em>One of SCP-8906's tendrils slithers around and up a supporting column, patiently pushing its way up into the ceiling. Plaster dust falls onto some of the polyps, painting them grey.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Thank you.</p> <p><strong>END LOG</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 9:</strong> SCP-8906-1, excerpt 3.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>The ballroom is awash in white light<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> to sear the eyes. At centre stage stands ARCHON, wearing a deep red robe and a porcelain beaked mask adorned in crow's feathers, holding a rubied sceptre.</em></p> <p><em>The men shield their eyes and groan awfully, clutching onto one another. ARCHON looks upon them and sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>ARCHON:</strong> How strange that I should find such terror here!<br/> I happen 'pon broken men, full of fear<br/> Unable to help themselves - no, unwilling!<br/> You cannot hear the sun and moon inside sing.<br/> Dearest, faithful followers, why despair?<br/> Do you really think this world so unfair<br/> That good men, with good hearts, should find themselves<br/> In such desolation that their deep delves<br/> Into themselves should provide no fortune?<br/> For you are strong! Come, all you children commune.<br/> I will wash you clean in scalding moonlight,<br/> Burn the rotted flesh from your skin this night<br/> For all that you can be is within you!</p> <p><em>ARCHON steps down from the stage, and surveys His men, shaking his head with pity.</em></p> <p>You must be willing to be born anew,<br/> Tear yourselves apart, let me reconstruct<br/> You into something worthy from what's tucked<br/> Away, deep. You are not yet worthy, no,<br/> You poor, wasted souls! How unkind, this world,<br/> To punish good men, who's wings ne'er unfurled.<br/> You can live at last; each will wear a crown,<br/> So breathe deep my smoke, and let yourselves drown.</p> <p><strong>SCENE</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 10:</strong> Excerpt from Acting Director Crowhurst's personal log.</p> <blockquote> <p>Done it 5 times over 35 days now. Apparently 65% of UK sites are reporting at least some increase in anomalies contained, reductions in containment breaches and/or reduction in expenditure. Maybe some of that expenditure can go on doing this place up. The thing's certainly growing, but it's growing into the actual structure of the house, and there's not a lot of room for said structure to go in response. We've completely lost a bathroom at this point, thank fuck the water filters are still holding or we'd have a whole new problem.</p> <p>Everyone's so damn cheerful. I feel like Santa watching the elves scurry about on Christmas Eve. They're still trying to get me to the pub; I'm still not going to that town. I don't even know why they want me to. They're bloody Foundation VIPs at this point, do they need my approval too?</p> <p>Christ, I need a drink.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 11:</strong> SCP-8906-1, excerpt 4.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>ARCHON takes up a torch<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> and lights five coils of incense, placed as points of a pentagram at the far edges of the room. All ten men should be stood in the middle, still for the first time in the performance.</em></p> <p><strong>ARCHON:</strong> Within you is all that you are, and have been.<br/> The greatest virtues, lechery unseen,<br/> Love and hate and everything inbetween,<br/> Well, no more!</p> <p><em>All men cry out and rejoice.</em></p> <p><strong>ARCHON:</strong> For ten men, howe'er worthy, can harmonise<br/> But ten must become one to sing unison.<br/> You wish for Hermetic harvest? It's yours<br/> For you know what a harvest requires<br/> And you know what I will provide it for!</p> <p><em>The men dance joyously around the ballroom, each completing one full circuit before returning to their original positions.</em></p> <p><strong>ARCHON:</strong> You know what I like, I like what you know,<br/> I must know you; no nuance, no discord!<br/> You must be hollow, must be your fathers,<br/> And your fathers' fathers: men you all know!<br/> And I, father all the while, will help you!</p> <p><strong>MEN, IN UNISON:</strong> We are you, we are us, and no other,<br/> Father, father, son, son, brother, brother.</p> <p><em>CROWHURST produces the blade.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> Now, you reshape yourselves in my image!<br/> Only your transformation sets you free!</p> <p><em>A seismic event hits Provisional Site 14. Crowhurst yelps, steadying himself on the wall, and all personnel start. One of the incense coils falls to the ground, and Junior Researcher ██████████ hurriedly removes his jacket to try and smother the flames.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> The f- what happened? █████, did you move?</p> <p><strong>█████:</strong> No, I -</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Did you fucking - wait, whose phone is that? Oh, it's - look, just… clean up in here, and for God's sake don't burn the place down.</p> <p><em>Crowhurst withdraws his mobile phone from underneath his robe and scurries out of the room.</em></p> <p><strong>END LOG</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 12:</strong> Security feed, study.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Crowhurst sits at his desk, phone to his ear. His face is ashen, and he stares into the middle distance.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> How many?</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Do we have tabs on any of them?</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Well, I <em>do</em> apologise for expecting you to have some sort of contingency plans, but it's not my fucking site, is it?</p> <p><em>He rubs the bridge of his nose as he listens.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> No, I didn't mean - no, I can't imagine. I - I'm… how long were you and her -</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Yeah. I get why -</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> No, I don't think so. Oh no, you're not pinning this on me. We were halfway through when it happened! We weren't doing anything differently.</p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> Look, I get you're upset, but don't you dare - hello? Don't - <em>fuck</em>!</p> <p><em>The handset clicks as he slams it down, and he sits back, chair squeaking. He reaches down and pulls open the drawer in his desk, which clinks. Above him, the tendril that has broken through the wall and runs through the centre of the room quivers, as the crows attached to it regard him. He eyes them, slowly and carefully shutting the drawer.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> This you?</p> <p><em>One of the crows snaps at another.</em></p> <p><strong>Crowhurst:</strong> I - when I was on the phone, I didn't… this isn't on me, is it? <em>[brief pause]</em> I'm doing my best, you know. What do you want from me? I - I'm doing my best. You know that right? <em>[brief pause]</em></p> <p><em>Provisional Site 14 shakes gently for a few seconds, and Crowhurst holds his head in his hands.</em></p> <p><strong>END LOG</strong></p> <p><strong>Closing statement:</strong> Over the next three weeks, two further containment breaches occurred across the UK, with twenty five casualties and seven anomalies lost. Acting Director Crowhurst has been officially reprimanded, and further resources sent to Provisional Site 14 to aid the performances of SCP-8906-1.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 13:</strong> Provisional Site 14 required stock, 05/09/15:</p> <ul> <li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">5</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">15</span> ███ extra staff, for SCP-8906-1 (plus assorted costuming)</li> <li>Use of SCP-████, to allow multiple performances of SCP-8906-1 by each group during the same external time period</li> <li>1 litre bottle of brandy, Napoleon brand [REDACTED]</li> <li>Tapestry featuring depictions of SCP-8906 and moments from SCP-8906-1, for exaltation</li> <li>Scaffolding to reinforce ceiling in ballroom</li> </ul> <p><strong>Addendum 14:</strong> Memorandum from Acting Director Crowhurst.</p> <blockquote> <p>Good folk of 5-5, congratulations! With your sterling work, we're on flying form, and commendations are sure to follow. Profits are soaring, containment surges, 8906 grows. We've the best staff here in the whole country, and I'm sure of that, even if I can't put a face to you! Still, that's as maybe, I still know you well, I praise you with no nuance, no discord, and I do not doubt our further success. End recording. End recording. End the fucking</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 15:</strong> SCP-8906-1, excerpt 5.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>The twenty-five men in the centre of the room cheer, and CROWHURST approaches, blade held aloft. The nearest man raises his hand, and takes it from Him.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> Your eyes, that you see nothing unknown!</p> <p><em>Mime gouging the eyes.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> Your ears, that you hear nothing fearful!</p> <p><em>Mime piercing the eardrum.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> Your tongue; that you say naught unrecognised!</p> <p><em>Mime removing the tongue.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> Your head; think now only what you have thought!</p> <p><em>Mime stabbing the head.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> Your soul, that you may be full once again!</p> <p><em>Mime gutting th</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <blockquote> <p>I fucking hate tourist traps. Teignmouth gets all the attention, this place is close enough they siphon off all the visitors without being close enough to actually be worth visiting, and it's just as bad. Beaches that promise soaring sun, and just give you oil-slick seas and torrential rain. "Authentic" food that's just overpriced clotted cream and scones, I could get the same dross from the cafe in Tesco. Fascinating history of swashbuckling pirates that's all just nicked from the big cities where actual interesting things happened. I don't know how anyone survives here. All falling down. At least castles look impressive, even if there's nothing left inside. Places like this, you don't even get the facade.</p> <p>Not sure why I went down there today. Maybe because it's the off-season; nobody goes to a resort in October. I sort of assumed that the place would've shut down, and all the residents switched off until the fairground reopened. Maybe that appealed to me, there's never a moment's quiet nowadays. I just want some quiet.</p> <p>Anyway I was basically right, it was a ghost town. Well mostly - there's a place, Miranda's Miracles. Farnsworth recommended it before he got transferred, thought I ought to check it out. Trudged in, bell chimed but <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">she</span> Miranda - I assume she was Miranda, but she was on the phone, she didn't notice me. Dumpy thing, sixties I'd guess, I'm not sure, I've never been good with faces.</p> <p>"Try putting them in something sweet, then? Wrap them in a Winder, or something? No, I know, but it <em>does</em> work on dogs." She massaged her forehead then. I couldn't make a composite for her, but I remember how grey she looked, the bags under her eyes. I see those enough all day every day. "Look, love, you can only do what you can do. It's not your fault, you <em>are</em> - did he just break something? Alright, I'll let you go, caff shuts in an hour, I'll be there as soon as I can, alright? Lots of love."</p> <p>She hung up and sighed, then, started muttering to herself. I probably should have said something, but I didn't really care, so I just cleared my throat. Scared the shit out of her, which I should feel bad for, but it's the first unscripted emotion I've seen in weeks.</p> <p>"Oh! Alright, my lover? Sorry, didn't see you there," she chirped up. God I hate Bristol accents. I just said "Clearly," and she sort of shifted. As well she may.</p> <p>Thankfully she was a bit less chirpy when she apologised again, asked me what I wanted, so I asked for tea and a scone, if she could pay attention long enough, and then she started getting ratty with me and none of this fucking matters, why am I bothering</p> <p>She was NICE. Nicer than she should have been. I could see she wanted to knock my block off, but she held it together right until she started filling a kettle with bottled water, and I made a crack about not being able to afford a coffee machine. She apologised straight away, but I know "pissed off at a dickhead" and I know "something is wrong," and I could see this was the latter. I work for the Foundation, you need an instinct for the latter, you don't get where I am now without one.</p> <p>There's something wrong with the water. The tap just spat out this thick white fluid, acrid, it made my eyes water. It's not usually that bad apparently but if it's ever that bad, there's something seriously wrong. I took a sample, stole that water bottle when she wasn't looking, but I didn't need to. We both knew what it was, we just didn't want to; she thought it was impossible, I thought it was too possible.</p> <p>Because there's a reservoir right near here, just over the hill. And if the water in the town below's turning to bird shit I feel like I know where that's coming from. We've been doing this for MONTHS. They've been drinking it, washing in it. Miranda said she got in touch with the council, said "they're very concerned, they're getting on it by doing up Bitton House." She has a grandson. He's not even old enough to have his jabs.</p> <p>Got another meeting with 7 tomorrow. Apparently we've contained five new skips since last time, he's sending them over. I've got to talk to him. We can't go on like this.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> Oh? Whyever not?</p> <blockquote> <p>He's a reasonable man. A worldly man. He knows what the right thing to do is.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> <em>[he chuckles]</em> The right thing for <em>whom</em>, dear boy?</p> <blockquote> <p>We can do this somewhere else. Hell, we can not do it at all. We got on perfectly fine this long without poisoning anyone.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>O5-7:</strong> I'm afraid that's just the way the cookie crumbles. Unless you'd like to step down? I'm sure some young upstart would be eager to take the position?</p> <blockquote> <p>I'm knackered. We're doing this 24/7 now. New strangers I'm not allowed to look at flooding in, and I'm the one drowning. Maybe I should step down. Mayb</p> </blockquote> <p>Did you really think we were finished here?</p> <p><em>CROWHURST stands atop the stage, consciously still in the crimson lighting. He steps down the stage to the ballroom floor as he speaks.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> Is this not what you asked for? I'm doing what you wanted. I'm doing my best. You know that, right? The show must go on, and <em>what</em> a show!</p> <p><em>Around the ballroom, men act. Over and over, overlapping, into an organised cacophony, beautiful order. Tongues severed, regrown by SCP-████ to be severed and regrown again. All is as it should be, in perfect order, an endless cycle of betterment, worship, profit, to clearly correlate with efficacy of Foundation operations through unknown mechanisms.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> You've seen it before, you'll see it again, you won't see any better! We're all the same, inside and out. Isn't that the point? However fancy the mask is, there's always someone underneath. But there doesn't have to be.</p> <p><em>█████ walks in procession to his side, holding the sceptre. CROWHURST smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> We can transcend that. Free ourselves from life's torturous game. That's the point, after all, isn't it? To become something better, more worthy? Something that silly old <em>us</em> could never do? Who needs a soul, after all, when there's so much else to fill up with.</p> <p><em>CROWHURST takes the sceptre, and freezes. He lurches forward, once, twice. A thin stream of vomit forces its way through the slit in his mask, and he drops the staff, clutching at his face, but his limp fingers simply brush ineffectually over the strings branding it onto his face, and the vomit forces its way back to burn the rotted flesh from his skin this night. No matter. At this point he isn't really necessary.</em></p> <p><em>He continues to wrestle with himself, drowning in mask and robe, but why is he bothering, none of it fucking matters. And the house shakes violently, throwing him to the ground. A chunk of stone falls from the ceiling, tendrils still attached and spewing ichor, crushing three men; fleshy crows fly from the gap. CROWHURST scrabbles at the floor through the tremors, eventually crawling to the doors, where he grabs onto the handle and is almost swung through the air. He barely pulls himself up and collapses through the doors, as the revels continue behind him. I'm afraid that's just the way the house crumbles.</em></p> <p><strong>SCENE</strong></p> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>SCENE 16 - INT. CELLAR</strong></p> <p><em>The actual structure is barely visible; HE has grown to vast proportions. Tendrils wind through the wine racks, bottles shattered on the ground where they have been forced off, staining the floorboards red.</em></p> <p><em>Enter CROWHURST, dishevelled, the beak of his mask smashed off, his chin coated in his own fluids. He staggers down the stairs, tripping halfway down and barely catching himself, swinging on the bannister as it groans in protest.</em></p> <p><em>Bleary-eyed, he stares at the main body of HIM, wrapped around its pillar, and snorts, a half-smile appearing and vanishing in an instant and a slur in his voice.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> Oh hey. Fancy seeing you here.</p> <p><em>He totters down the remaining stairs, shoes squenching on the black meat of HIM, and he sways before it.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> It's all gone to hell. All bloody gone to hell. That's what it is up there. Hell. And it's not gonna stop.</p> <p><em>HE twitches, majestic.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> They've all lost their minds, every single one of them. Or I have. Because I just don't get it. I just… There's a town full of people drinking bird shit. A load of people, my people, <em>good</em> people, upstairs, tearing themselves apart. At least I think they're good people. At least I think they're <em>my</em> people. I dunno. I don't recognise any of their faces. Still, at least I'm still here. If I ever was.</p> <p><em>The house shakes again, and one of the few remaining bottles crashes from its rack; it should not hit CROWHURST, instead being cushioned by HIS flesh.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> I did everything you wanted. Fucked those people in town over. Danced like a coked up lunatic. I <em>became</em> everything you wanted. But it wasn't enough. Is that where the soul shite came from? We can't have a soul, because you don't?</p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> I guess you're the sort of god we should have expected.</p> <p><em>HE twitches and gurgles; HIS crows flap their wings and scream HIS song. CROWHURST feebly grabs the wine bottle and throws it at them; they squawk and jump to avoid it, before returning their gaze to him.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> Well? Was this what you wanted?</p> <p><em>He pauses, and blinks rapidly.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> Did you want <em>anything</em>?</p> <p><em>Finally, he stumbles, landing in a heap and splattering ichor around him. With a grunt, he struggles to sit upright, and leans back on HIS gracefully accepting form. After a few moments, he breaks into a genuine smile.</em></p> <p><strong>CROWHURST:</strong> You haven't understood a word I've been saying, have you?</p> <p><em>He begins laughing hysterically, barely holding himself up. Eventually his laughter dies, and he closes his eyes. He is still.</em></p> <p><em>A crow breaks off from a nearby tendril, and flaps over, perching on CROWHURST's shoulder. After an experimental peck at his neck, it eyes him evenly, then caws, and the flock descends.</em></p> <p><strong>SCENE</strong></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <div class="earthworm earthworm--old-syntax-first-{$first} earthworm--old-syntax-last-{$last} earthworm--old-syntax-hub-{$hub} earthworm--anth24 {$class}"> <div class="first earthworm__previous" data-title="Pyrophobia: Burn With Me"> <p><a href="/scp-8091">Pyrophobia: Burn With Me</a></p> </div> <div class="hub earthworm__hub" data-title="Anthology 2024"> <p><a href="/scp-anthology-2024">Anthology 2024</a></p> </div> <div class="last earthworm__next" data-title="Aquaphobia: Surface Tension"> <p><a href="/scp-8380">Aquaphobia: Surface Tension</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. <em>Corvus corone</em></div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. A form of theatre popular in the 17th century, typically divided into prologue (brief overview, performed out of character), anti-masque (a chaotic pantomine), masque (a more structured dance, to counter or resolve the anti-masque) and revels (a full court dance). Usually it was intended to glorify the court and honour the ruler observing, by depicting in allegory a figure bringing order to a chaotic and unseemly scenario.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Floodlights have been installed to this end.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. 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SCP-8907	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Due to the massive quantity and popularity of media created as a result of SCP-8907, the world above the Veil has developed a term for SCP-8907-B, albeit in a non-anomalous form, that term being Paracosms.</p> </div> <div class="limit"> <div class="anchor"> <div class="authorbox tableb"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>SCP-8907</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="bt bb">Byㅤ</span> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/lemonsense" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8374854); return false;"><img alt="Lemonsense" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8374854&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1736298316" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8374854)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/lemonsense" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8374854); return false;">Lemonsense</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Published on <span class="odate time_1717610142 format_%25d%20%25b%20%25Y">05 Jun 2024 17:55</span></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div></div> <br/></div> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aflopstyle-dark/2&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="lite-heading"> <hr/> <h1 id="toc0"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SCP-8907</span></span></h1> <div class="pseudocrumbs"> <p><a href="/scp-series-9">SCP Series IX</a> » SCP-8907</p> </div> <hr/></div> <div> <table class="itemInfo darkbox"> <tr> <td class="alignL"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt"><span class="infofield_1">ITEM:</span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>SCP-8907</td> <td class="alignR"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt"><span class="infofield_3">LEVEL</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>4/8907</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="alignL"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt bh"><span class="infofield_2 bh">CLASS:</span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Uncontained</td> <td class="alignR"><span class="itemInfoHeading bt">Top Secret</span></td> </tr> </table> <p><a class="disruptionHeader" href="/anomaly-classification-system-guide" style="background-color: #705c0b;" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 900;">DISRUPTION CLASS:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Infrared</a></p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> On account of the nature of SCP-8907, as well as the individuals associated with the anomaly, it cannot be contained. Individuals who are known to be connected to an SCP-8907 instance are to be monitored for further anomalous activity.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p>Due to SCP-8907's association with the Greater Macrocosm, the exact nature of SCP-8907 is unclear. Research efforts to further understand SCP-8907 manifestation are ongoing.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8907 is a process in which an individual between the ages of three and sixteen years (henceforth SCP-8907-A) becomes mentally linked, through unknown means, to a recently-formed Floater reality located close to our own within the Macrocosm (henceforth SCP-8907-B). SCP-8907-B instances appear to "orbit" our reality, although these paths are inconsistent and will occasionally bring certain instances closer to baseline reality.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> This connection is visible in mappings of both the Macrocosm and local Noosphere as a thin, brightly-coloured line.</p> <p>After a link occurs, SCP-8907-A is granted complete control over all aspects of SCP-8907-B, which they interface with through the guise of a highly detailed imaginary world. Many SCP-8907-B instances are formed during the SCP-8907-A instance's early childhood, although formation has been reported occurring in individuals of up to 27 years of age. All attempts by non SCP-8907-A individuals to interact with SCP-8907-B instances through standard multiversal means have failed, with only use of narrative-based anomalies achieving any degree of success. Currently, the only documented individuals capable of interacting with other individuals' SCP-8907-B instances through non-narrative means are other instances of SCP-8907-A, specifically those who have an existing friendship with the reality's associated SCP-8907-A.</p> <p>SCP-8907-A individuals often go on to create art involving their SCP-8907-B, most commonly in the form of written media and film. Due to the massive quantity and popularity of media created as a result of SCP-8907, the world above the Veil has developed a term for SCP-8907-B, albeit in a non-anomalous form, that term being Paracosms.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></p> <p>Upon the death of an SCP-8907-A individual, their associated SCP-8907-B instance will undergo a progress of "stagnation," where time within the instance stops at the furthest point in its history which its SCP-8907-A had created. All attempts to extend an SCP-8907-B instance's timeline beyond the stagnation point have failed.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc1"><span>Addendum: Abridged SCP-8907 Instance Log</span></h2> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Designation:</strong> SCP-8907-A001</p> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Dr. Penelope Leslie</p> <p><strong>Detail:</strong> First documented SCP-8907-A instance, and the first head of the SCP-8907 research project. Born in 1940, joined the Foundation in 1964 after graduating from ICSUT Swansea with a master's degree in Pataphysics. Died in 2009 following infection by <a href="/scp-510">SCP-510</a> during a containment breach at Site-17. Produced several novels set in SCP-8907-B001 instance throughout her time with the Foundation, distributed to the public via Front Company #017-C ("Slone-Collins Publications").</p> <p><strong>SCP-8907-B Instance:</strong> Unnamed. Instance closely resembles Earth, with much of its universal narrative being focused around Wales and the Western United Kingdom in the early 1950s. Largely centred on a group known as the "Bargheists," who hunt demons unleashed into the countryside by Axis occultists during the Blitz, and the impact that said demons had on the communities in that region.</p> <p><strong>History:</strong> Leslie first developed SCP-8907-B001 instance at four years of age, following the end of the Seventh Occult War in Europe. Leslie would, throughout her teens and early twenties, suffer from severe night terrors, believed to have stemmed from her home in Liverpool being bombed during the Blitz. Leslie hypothesized that the timing of SCP-8907-B001 having manifested shortly after the end of the war was likely to explain its connections with elements of it. This led to the first hypothesis surrounding the exact nature of SCP-8907-B manifestation, that being that it was in some way connected to a child with some underlying anomalous ability attempting to process a traumatic event. This theory would go on to be disproven after almost a decade in use.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Designation:</strong> SCP-8907-A022</p> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Maria Gomez</p> <p><strong>Detail:</strong> Nicaraguan painter, born in 1942. Known for her "Tierra-Cielo" series of illustrations depicting SCP-8907-B022.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8907-B Instance:</strong> A world entirely made up of floating islands in an infinite sky, home to a civilization modelled after the Mayan Empire. Interfacing with the instance through standard SCP-8907-B interaction means has shown that the entire world of SCP-8907-B022 exists in a painted style, with this being accepted as the natural appearance of the world.</p> <p><strong>History:</strong> SCP-8907-B022 began doubts among several members of the SCP-8907 research team, particularly one Dr. Jean Castillo, who raised the argument to Dr. Leslie that Gomez had not experienced the Mayan Empire in any form beyond that of a history book and ruins, nor had she ever lived on a floating island. Leslie countered with the notion that SCP-8907-B022 could simply be an anomaly among SCP-8907-B instances, which failed to convince Castillo and the majority of his fellow researchers. In spite of this, the team would continue to follow Leslie's theory for the next three years.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Designation:</strong> SCP-8907-A069</p> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Lewis Harris</p> <p><strong>Detail:</strong> British Science-Fiction author, born in 1950. Known throughout the United Kingdom for his "Reducing Infinity" universe, the first SCP-8907-B instance known to have been influenced by other SCP-8907-A individuals.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8907-B Instance:</strong> The "Unified Milky Way State," the setting of Harris' Reducing Infinity series. A galaxy-spanning human-dominated super-state from the year 3143, locked in a guerilla war with several alien separatist movements, backed by other civilizations in the Andromeda galaxy.</p> <p><strong>History:</strong> Harris would develop SCP-8907-B069 in his early childhood, at which point it was noticeably less hostile. However, by the time Harris reached the age of ten, SCP-8907-B069 had reached a form similar to its pre-stagnation iteration. No parts of Harris' life up to this point would indicate that SCP-8907-B069 instance would become in its current, 3143 form. This, combined with evidence from SCP-8907-B022, would lead Dr. Castillo to form his own hypothesis in regards to SCP-8907 occurrence, stating that there is no particular reason that SCP-8907-B instances would form in any particular way beyond existing fantasies being given a physical form in the Macrocosm. This would go on to become the prevailing theory surrounding SCP-8907 in the years since its inception.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Designation:</strong> SCP-8907-A150</p> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Sir Terence David John Pratchett</p> <p><strong>Detail:</strong> Among the most widely known instances of SCP-8907-A. Born in 1948, SCP-8907 occurrence date is currently unknown. Wrote over 100 books during his career, prior to his death in March of 2015, almost half of which were directly related to SCP-8907-B150.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8907-B Instance:</strong> Known as "Discworld." A completely flat world, held aloft on the back of four elephants standing on the back of a turtle swimming through space. Discworld is potentially one of the most detailed SCP-8907-B instances known to the Foundation, dwarfing all other known SCP-8907-B instances in its quantity of minute details.</p> <p><strong>History:</strong> Pratchett would go on to completely disprove the antiquated Leslie hypothesis, on account of just how disconnected from our reality much of his depictions of Discworld were from anything Pratchett could have possibly experienced,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> and proved the Castillo theory to be correct.</p> <p>Additionally, SCP-8907-B150 is, to date, the only SCP-8907-B instance to not undergo the standard stagnation process following its associated SCP-8907-A's death. Instead, mappings of the local Macrocosm following Pratchett's death displayed that the connection between our reality and SCP-8907-B150 was shown to have branched off into a vast number of smaller strands. Currently, the reason for this is unknown, and research into this phenomenon is ongoing.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Designation:</strong> SCP-8907-A201</p> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Momoko Nakamoto<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Detail:</strong> Nakamoto is a musical anartist and known resident of <a href="http://scp-int.wikidot.com/locations-of-interest-jp#koigarezaki">Koigarezaki</a>, born in 1990, mostly known for her concept albums set in SCP-8907-B201. In accordance with an agreement made with the Japanese Branch of the Foundation, Nakamoto does not distribute her music in Above-Veil communities, due to her use of minor memetics in her work to provide more vibrant mental pictures of the world.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8907-B Instance:</strong> Referred to by Nakamoto as "Kusekia." Largely resembles Earth geographically, with the notable absence of the territories held by France and the People's Republic of China. The world's history also largely mirrors our own, until 1975, when both NATO and the Warsaw Pact, assisted by China, developed anti-matter weaponry, leading to a conflict which results in the destruction of both the PRC and France. In the modern day, a collection of four super-states control the world. The exact politics of Kusekia are vague, given the albums focus on more interpersonal stories set in Kenda, the super-state encompassing much of East Asia.</p> <p><strong>History:</strong> Nakamoto first developed SCP-8907-B201 in 2006, citing My Chemical Romance as the most likely source of inspiration. Instance would remain in an inconsistent state of existence for the next four years, until the release of "Danger Days" by the band, leading to Nakamoto solidifying her SCP-8907-B's world and style, before releasing her first album nine months later.</p> </div> <div class="collection"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">More From This Author</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">More From This Author</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <table style="1px solid black; width: 100%;"> <tr> <th class="namerow" colspan="2"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p>Lemonsense's Works</p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">SCPs</th> <th class="articlecolumn"></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">Tales/GoI Formats</th> <th class="articlecolumn"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/one-more-tomorrow">One More Tomorrow</a> <em>(+71)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/publin">Publin</a> <em>(+32)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/how-did-we-get-here">How Did We Get Here?</a> <em>(+51)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/spc-es-125">SPC-ES-125</a> <em>(+22)</em> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">Other</th> <th class="articlecolumn"></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8907">SCP-8907</a>" by Lemonsense, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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This has no discernable effect on either our reality or the SCP-8907-B instance involved, but theories surrounding the potential outcome of a collision do exist, mostly concluding that a CK-Class Reality Restructuring Scenario would occur, amalgamating the two realities together.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. A paracosm is a highly detailed imaginary world, often created during childhood, with which a person possesses a deep emotional connection with. Many paracosms become extremely detailed over time, and last well into adulthood, with the basis of several popular fictional worlds being rooted in such worlds.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. According to oneiric memory dives performed on him prior to classification, Pratchett had never, in any way, been exposed to real-world thaumaturgy, or any other anomalous activity, and in fact possessed one of the lowest aggregate Anomalous-Exposure Ratings in the world.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. More widely known as "REDPUNK."</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8910	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div style="display: none"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BLANKSTYLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CSS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">2021</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Wikidot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Theme</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">By</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Placeholder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">McD</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HarryBlank</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Based</span><span class="hl-code"> on: </span><span class="hl-identifier">Paperstack</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Penumbra</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Montserrat</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span class="hl-code">,800;1,800&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">'); </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.9</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> -</span><span class="hl-number">1.6</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#container-wrap</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> 'Montserrat', </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-title, "R\</span><span class="hl-number">0026</span><span class="hl-code"> C SITE-43")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">400</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.3</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-subtitle, "SUBVERTING COMMON PRACTICE")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 707</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">a:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">1.6</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span 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class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7.9</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span 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class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#extra-div-1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">body</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> linear-gradient( to </span><span class="hl-string">bottom</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">#e0e0e0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">#e0e0e0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">90</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">#e0e0e0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">90</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">200</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">200</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-special">:root</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span 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class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">12</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> 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class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-identifier">target</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span 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class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.creditRate</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span 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class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BASE</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CUSTOMIZATION</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SCROLLBAR</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#CCC</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EEE</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">CENTER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">IMAGES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ON</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOBILE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">courtesy</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">PeppersGhost</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS-COLORED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TABLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">DIVS</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDABF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">LONGER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEN</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">THE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQUEMBOUCHE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEN</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier">FANCY</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">THINGS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span 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border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring Ring</tt></em></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring Ring</tt></em></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring-</tt></em></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt>Hey.</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>Hello. Is something…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt>Nothings wrong. Not more wrong than it ever is, anyway.</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>[<em>Chuckle.</em>]</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>Um, I’m sort of in the middle of checking some stuff.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>[<em>…</em>]</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>You’ve got a backlog of, like, fifteen project proposals that require your direct approval so I’m just trying to sift-</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt>Oh, that’s fine. Those are never as pressing as they make them seem.</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>These look pretty impor-</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>[<em>Cough</em>]</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>I don’t… it sorta-</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt>I think I’m going crazy.</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>[<em>…</em>]</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>What?</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt>It’s just sort of… it’s always. Constantly, it’s just so much.</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>I don’t think I understand. Is-</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt>I’m seeing shit. All the time. The faces of people <em>I’ve</em> killed. Ashes of building that <em>I</em> burned down. <em>Me.</em></tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>[<em>…</em>]</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>I don't really know what you want me to say.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>[<em>…</em>]</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt>Am I the bad guy?</tt></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8910 clear-3 keter contained vlam notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8910</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">contained</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:800px;"><img alt="X20fagf.jpg" class="image" src="https://i.imgur.com/X20fagf.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><strong>Entrance to Instance of SCP-8910</strong></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Due to the nature of SCP-8910, containment efforts must primarily focus on the amnestitization of civilians having encountered the anomaly, and mitigating the spread of information pertaining to it. Foundation web-crawling .AICs have been trained on a data set of previous online activity connected to SCP-8910, and are to forward any potential references to the object to the Disinformation Bureau, from which standard disinformation and misinformation protocols are to be performed.</p> <p>In addition to standard protocols, a specialized disinformation campaign aimed to delegitimize and "mythicize" SCP-8910 into a status of digital folklore has been authorized to begin implementation. For further information regarding this protocol, refer to primary <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6460/offset/2">Project Pantheon</a> documentation.</p> <p>Missing person statistics are to be altered to disregard losses related to SCP-8910. Individuals close to those presumed missing as a result of the anomaly are to be provided plausible alternatives for the cause of said disappearances.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8910 is an extradimensional space of roughly twenty-five square kilometers. The contents of the space vary greatly between manifestations, though generally resemble environments commonly found within baseline reality. Extended encounters with SCP-8910 generally involve a gradual shift in the environment and contents of the space, often resulting in the state of the space following exit being unrecognizable from it's appearance immediately following manifestation.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p>SCP-8910 causes a mild cognitive effect on those within the area for extended periods of time. This effect has been described as "numbing," typically resulting in a state of contentedness and general carelessness.</p> <p>SCP-8910 instances typically manifests within spaces entered only infrequently, usually only accessible to a very limited set of people. Maintenance closets, boiler rooms, sewer systems, panic rooms, and other areas of such similar nature are by far the most common locations in which the anomaly actualizes. Entrances to the space are highly unstable, usually demanifesting following initial entry, resulting in the frequent entrapment of entrants within the confines of said SCP-8910 instance.</p> <p>The only meaningful constants between SCP-8910 instances are some means of telecommunication, usually rendered inaccessible or nonfunctional, a seat of some kind, and a complete lack of any other people.</p> <p>Notably, within SCP-8910, life can be comfortably sustained in the absence of food, water, sleep, and most all other basic necessities for survival.</p> <p>Due to the termination of most gateways between SCP-8910 and baseline following entry, the full total of instances remains unknown. Foundation estimates place this number at between two-thousand and twenty-thousand since 2015, the year in which the first known instance of the anomaly was documented.</p> <p>SCP-8910's origin remains unknown. <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Further research pending.</span> <strong>See Addendum 8910.2.</strong></p> <hr/> <div class="blbf-main"> <div class="blbf-unique-name-1 blbf-same-color"> <p>Below is a select list of discovered SCP-8910 instances whose gateways remained intact following exit.</p> <hr/> <div class="modalsnow_memo"> <p>Found within electrical closet. Door opens to snow and light breeze over a short wooden bridge above a small frozen pond. Tall deciduous trees line the horizon. Mountains extend into the distance omnidirectionally, partially obscured by thick fog. Terrain consists entirely of snow, with no clear sign of solid ground beneath</p> <p>The bridge rocks slightly though shows no signs of serious damage. Towards the middle on the right is a small wooden bench, which lacks any snow coverage. Various messages are engraved in the wood, though most all of been rendered completely illegible from weather. All that can be made out are the words "We Missed You" carved into the center in massive, crooked lettering.</p> <p>A coat, mittens, and a hat sit on the center of the bench. All are woolen and slightly worn, though functional. Heat is radiated out from each.</p> <p>The top of a red telephone booth partially breeches the surface of the ice in the pond. A faint ringing can be heard emanating from within.</p> </div> <div class="modalfall_memo"> <p>Found beneath manhole. Removing cover reveals a wooden platform affixed to a spruce tree, surrounded by many smaller trees roughly fifteen feet below. Deciduous ones hold orange and red leaves. Similar leaves cover the ground below, shifting slightly in the wind. Streams run throughout the area converging at various points to form shallow ponds; moss-covered stones jut up from the surface of these ponds.</p> <p>The area is filled with small wooden structures, made from branches and logs. Stones are laid out to form small fire-pits, covered in cold ash and charcoal.</p> <p>Birds can be heard throughout the area, though none can be clearly seen. They sing a faint melody in unison; the strum of a guitar can also be heard in the distance.</p> <p>A rotary phone sits on the platform, ringing softly. Any attempt to answer results in the call's termination.</p> </div> <div class="modalswing_memo"> <p>Found in an air duct. Opens to a vast field of flowers and bushes. The terrain is rough and hilly, with mounds that form mountains surrounding the field.</p> <p>The sun hovers at the center of the sky, keeping the temperature at roughly fifteen degrees Celsius. Honey bees fill the plane, their buzz forming a constant hum. All keep distance from the entrant.</p> <p>A gnarled tree sits in the distance, from which a splintered swing hangs. The tree has grown around a payphone, which has contorted to bend through the wood.</p> </div> <div class="modalhome_memo"> <p>Found in an empty Foundation containment cell, located in Site-17. Opens to a living room. The red and orange walls are lined with amateur impressionist paintings, all warm in hue. A fire is lit in the fireplace on the far wall, keeping the room warm.</p> <p>A coffee table sits in the center of the room, holding several empty wine glasses. The smell of cigarette smoke fills the room, seemingly originating from various points on the couches and chairs surround the table. Faint laughter also can be heard coming from these points.</p> <p>All exits, with the exception of that from which the plane was initially entered, lead to a snow filled area, too dark to clearly discern any features. When the entrant is in this space, the phrase “come back, son” can be heard coming from the house, in a deep, androgynous voice.</p> <p>A telegraph can be heard in the distance outside, receiving messages in binary, translating to “instruction required.” The source does not appear to get closer when approached.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="raisa_warn"> <p>The following information is classified for personnel of clearance beneath Level V. Unauthorized access is grounds for demotion and revocation of clearance. Proceed at your own risk.</p> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Submit Authorization</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Access Granted</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="modal"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>Addendum 8910.2</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <p>On 06/07/24, a previously unknown facility, designated SCP-8910-1, was discovered beneath Site-01. The area consists of several tunnels, laboratories, storage rooms, as well as multiple SCP-8910 instances. While the nature of the facility remains unconfirmed, various notes left throughout the facility indicate that it was likely built for the purpose of developing SCP-8910. Notable areas and the notes found within have been detailed below:</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SCP-8910-1-A:</strong> Room filled with various loose mechanical components. Unknown esoteric chemicals have been spilled onto the floor, slightly corroding the tiles. A row of trapdoors, all leading to humological dead-zones<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>, lines the walls.</p> <p>A console sits in the center of the room, connected to loose, active wires. Several screens display static with the phrase "No Activity." Other screens display coordinates, variables of unknown purpose, and the "non-functional" status of the components within the room.</p> <p>The area has been found to induce intense dread in those within it. Several members of the team utilized to first explore the area have been presumed lost as a result of the dead-zones within.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SCP-8910-1-B:</strong> Room leads to a large extradimensional space. Area is completely dark, with the sole exception of a three-dimensional neon blue grid that fills the entire space, and any objects brought within. Several indistinct silhouettes obscure the grid at various points in the distance.</p> <p>The sensation of heavy rain can be felt, though no rain can be clearly seen or heard. The sound of wind fills the area, although it is heavily distorted, and possesses no clear origin.</p> <p>Coordinates of unknown significance and climate descriptors can be seen within the peripheral vision of anyone in the space, as well as a rapidly fluctuating meter labeled "Progress Meter."</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SCP-8910-1-C:</strong> Room entirely empty besides three doors on the far wall. Two are slightly open, leading to what appears to be SCP-8910 instances, though imperceptible barriers impede entrance. The remaining door is locked; all attempts at entry have proved unsuccessful. A landline telephone is affixed to the wall adjacent it. The phone is nonfunctional.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>SCP-8910-1-D:</strong> A large meeting table sits at the center of the room, with twelve seats. Each seat holds a placard, labeled with the name of a prolific Foundation researcher or polymath. Blueprints of unknown apparatuses and structures lay strewn across the table, with notes scribbled across them, along with images of scenic or "nostalgic" locations.</p> <p>Beneath the table is an empty container with an activated, remote opening mechanism. Residue of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3000">compound Y-909</a> remains in the tank.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>02/05/15: What exactly is it that you are looking for with this project?</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>02/06/15: <tt>I'd like to think I've outlined that pretty well in the initial documentation. What do you not get?</tt></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>02/07/15: The document was quite, to say the least, bare-bones. You asked for "an exit." There was fluff around it, of course, but you didn't really say what that exactly meant. Rough diagrams of mechanisms, images of doors, and some photos of nature are unfortunately not much to go off of. I understand the sensitivity of this situation, but before we can properly actualize your ideas, we are going to at the very least know what it is that you need an exit from.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>02/08/15: <tt>I need an exit from <em>this</em>. My situation. My reality. This vagueness derives from a lack of expertise in the fields your team practices. Pataphysics, ontokinetics, humology, these terms mean nothing to me. Your accolades are impressive and reputations notable, but my understanding is nonexistent.</tt></p> <p><tt>Though I also don't think I entirely understand the situation I'm in. I feel a fire inside, and it burns cold. But I cannot for the life of me find the extinguisher.</tt></p> <p><tt>I know you can fix this. I just don't know how.</tt></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p>06/05/15: We'll see what we can do.</p> </div> <hr/></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Assuming that SCP-8910 is exited at all.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Areas connected to baseline with a Hume level of 0.0—locations of non-reality.</div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring Ring</tt></em></p> </div> <p>The wind is soft today. Not weak, no; it's force is certainly great, shifting the trees and leaves and clouds and seas whichever way it flows. But it's… gentle. A silken hug upon aged skin, sending long-grayed hair ever so slightly back.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring Ring</tt></em></p> </div> <p>15°C. That's what you had told them. Some variation when needed, of course. Stagnation breeds discontent, after all. But when it really comes down to it, that's what you wanted. Not too warm, not too cool. The weather of sweaters and sweat pants and shorts or really whatever you want. Malleable, comfortable, fifteen degrees.</p> <p>Though even in the embrace of divine temperateness you begin to grow <strong>cold</strong>. Shivering in the shell of your skin, all out of mind besides the basic shapes and patterns that form from imagined terrain. Recessing further and further into the depths of your cocoon.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring Ring</tt></em></p> </div> <p>Your eyes have gone glassy. The retinas ache from a lack of true use. Though the light may hit your eyes just fine and the nerves are all intact, you haven't <em>seen</em> in years. Your thoughts have grown so clouded that even the buffet of perfectly crafted sensory inputs can't penetrate your mind. Refractions of centuries-old childhood memories all blocked out by war and plague.</p> <p>You shut your hollow eyes and stare back into your mind.</p> <p>There's the bridge you used to walk by on the way home from the market. Your Mother always made you throw on a coat whenever it was cold out, but you hated how it felt. That one that Grandma had made for Christmas, its cloth felt like needles in your skin. You'd always take it off at the bridge and just hope your sweater beneath could keep you warm enough until you got back. It was stupid, really; you could have very well gotten frostbite. But every time, no matter how cold, you'd always do it. Always been the type to stick to a routine.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring Ring</tt></em></p> </div> <p>The bridge fades away. The hazy blue sky fills with darkness as you fall into the shadows, each flake of twinkling snow turning to cold cinder. You stare to the horizon; the orange sunset now a sizzling blaze. Swarms of airships fill the sky, raining down hell on the buildings ahead .</p> <p>You don't quite know where you are, but you are all too familiar with why you are there.</p> <p>These people had seen something they shouldn't. Poor folks had peered beyond the walls you put up to hide the unspeakable away. You were low on amnestics, and didn't want to lose the limited stock you'd only just managed to accrue.</p> <p>This was the protocol. And you always followed protocol.</p> <p>So you wipe the slate clean with a flashflood of fire. "All very routine," you used to mutter as you watched the skyscrapers crumble. "Just learn to move on."</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring Ring</tt></em></p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>07/23/2015</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>PROPOSAL:</strong><br/> Detecting significant instability within accessed realities. Requesting temporary break from project to determine the safest course of action.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>RESPONSE:</strong> <span style="color: #ea5757"><tt><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>DENIED</strong></span></tt></span></p> </div> </div> <p>You fall to your knees, limbs all limp and calcified. You still don't feel a thing. The layers of ash on the asphalt encase your frail form. In spite of the dust that fills up your nose you can still smell the bodies as they burn—it really is a hard smell to get used to.</p> <p>You try to reach out from the ruins and soot that envelop your cold kind, but it seems you've sunken far too deep. Clinging onto the roots that slither through the ash, you pray you don't sink any further.</p> <p>The wiry wood twists and contorts around your bony torso, constricting your lungs. The smoke that's built up from inhaling all that fire is forced out through your nose, filling the cracks in the wood.</p> <p>Aboveground the birds taunt you with the songs you once hummed in hard times. They know you can't get up to them.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring Ring</tt></em></p> </div> <p>You crumble down—your cocoon eroding into the dust that forms this coffin. The black fades to grey and then blinding white. Two silhouettes sit on either end of a long table that rests at the edge of your vision. One holds up a folder—you can't quite read the label on it, but the look on the face of the other man, you have a pretty good idea of what might lie within.</p> <p>It goes black for a second, though it all comes back far brighter than before. The heat of fluorescent bars that hang above your head is almost powerful enough to thaw the <strong>cold</strong> inside your chest.</p> <p>You find yourself now sitting in front of the man holding the dull manila, fiddling with his thumbs as he stares down at the table.</p> <p>You take the folder from him, and pull out the only sheet. It's warm. Hot off the printer. You barely get a second to gaze at the laminated orange fractal before it all goes back to black.</p> <p>There's a gentle tug on the orange jumpsuit they've thrown you in. "No pulse," they say.</p> <p>"Get Langford over here. Let him know it worked."</p> <p>Was that your voice speaking?</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring Ring</tt></em></p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>08/04/2015</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>PROPOSAL:</strong><br/> Current Hume levels within Facility-01.8 significantly below safe levels. Continuation of project as planned may result in permanent instability. Requesting break from project to stabilize accessed realities before continuing.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>RESPONSE:</strong> <span style="color: #ea5757"><tt><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>DENIED</strong></span></tt></span></p> </div> </div> <p>There's a voice in the distance.</p> <p>From the blackness emerges a million dandelions. Clovers and bilberry bushes reach out from below. The light wind brushes your face as you rock back and forth on the rickety swing.</p> <p>There's still a voice in the distance.</p> <p>It's your mother's voice. It's supper time. You're starving.</p> <p>The thud on the ground as you hop off the swing reverberates through the field, scaring off the droning bees. You head off to the house.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring Ring</tt></em></p> </div> <p>The house is gone. The foundations barely poke out from the grassy hill it once sat on.</p> <p>A sign sticks out from the surrounding dirt, which has been charred and littered with shrapnel.</p> <p>"You will not succeed," the sign reads, a glyph to the side of the text. <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/chaos-insurgency-hub">You know that strange circle all too well.</a></p> <p>You can't help but chuckle. As if this shit would change anything.</p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><em><tt>Ring Ring Ring</tt></em></p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p>08/11/2015</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>PROPOSAL:</strong><br/> Four personnel have been lost as a result of Humological instability. Further involvement with accessed exospaces could result in irreversible damage to baseline. Request to halt all progress of project immediately.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>RESPONSE:</strong> <span style="color: #ea5757"><tt><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>DENIED</strong></span></tt></span></p> </div> </div> <p>It's getting foggier. The grass blowing softly in the wind blurs. You'rE enveloped in the flood of vibrant noise.</p> <p>And for a moment</p> <p>It feels <strong>warm.</strong></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>The swarm of swirling colors a familiar embrace.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>There's laughter,</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>So much laughter,</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>And you get to laugh too.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>'Cause just for a moment you are free from your chains.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>You don't see the people you've hurt.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>You don't see the things you've dragged into the dark.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>You don’t see your reflection in the table you stared down at for so, so many years, holed away inside your office, trying so hard to forget.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>You don't see or hear or feel anything besides that deafening, warm, laughter.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>It's absolutely wonderful.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: right;"> <p><tt>I'm sorry, your call has been forwarded to an automated voice messaging system. 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SCP-8911	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="site333.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8911/site333.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Site-333, c. 1989, prior to burning down in 1992.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8911</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Euclid</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> As SCP-8911 only affects Site-333's interior, no direct containment procedures are necessary. All personnel stationed at Site-333 are to be briefed on SCP-8911 and must report any instances of the anomaly taking place in their presence.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8911 is an auditory anomaly manifesting at Site-333. Affected personnel report hearing a sound, similar to that of a pre-recorded laugh track used in various popular sitcoms, at seemingly random moments and locations. The source of the anomaly is yet to be traced.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8911.1:</strong> The following is an abridged log of recorded SCP-8911 instances and attempts to intentionally manifest the anomaly.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>23/01/1991:</strong> Dr. Rutherford cuts his finger while examining documents; SCP-8911 is heard in his office for approximately five seconds. The anomaly was reported shortly afterward, and SCP-8911 was classified.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>24/01/1991:</strong> D-1221 is instructed to cut his right index finger with a sheet of paper in a controlled environment. D-1221 complies, however, SCP-8911 fails to manifest.</p> <p><strong>24/01/1991:</strong> D-1221 is instructed to cut his left index finger with a sheet of paper in a controlled environment. D-1221 complies, however, SCP-8911 fails to manifest.</p> <p><strong>24/01/1991:</strong> D-1221 expels flatulence. SCP-8911 is heard for approximately 5 seconds within the testing chamber.</p> <p><strong>24/01/1991:</strong> D-1221 is ordered to slip on a banana peel in a controlled environment. D-1221 complies, however, SCP-8911 fails to manifest.</p> <p><strong>24/01/1991:</strong> D-1221 is ordered to slip on a banana peel in a controlled environment. D-1221 refuses to comply and is subdued by Guard Newby. After issuing a beating to D-1221, Newby backs away from him and slips on the banana peel. SCP-8911 is heard for approximately 7 seconds within the testing chamber.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>25/02/1991.</strong> Dr. Haaland is informed that his residence has been destroyed by a kitchen fire. SCP-8911 is heard throughout the personnel offices for 15 seconds, alongside loud clapping.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>01/03/1991.</strong> Researcher Quinn is informed of his termination due to unrelated protocol violations. SCP-8911 is heard in the entirety of Site-333, alongside loud clapping and cheering for 20 seconds.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Addendum 8911.2:</strong> Following various noise and disruption complaints caused by SCP-8911, Site-333 administration voted on attempting to decommission the anomaly. The ensuing vote resulted in a 5-2-2 score in favor of decommissioning SCP-8911. Attached below is an abridged log of attempted measures taken. <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Plan:</strong> Site-333 open mic comedy night.</p> <p><strong>Reasoning Conspectus:</strong> SCP-8911 reacts to humorous events, perhaps giving it more of what it wants will sate it and it will go away.</p> <p><strong>Status:</strong> <strong><span style="color: green">APPROVED</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> SCP-8911 failed to manifest once throughout the 4 hours of the event. Decommissioning attempt failed.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Plan:</strong> Kill the entire D-class population of Site-333.</p> <p><strong>Reasoning Conspectus:</strong> SCP-8911 is known to enjoy the suffering of others. By inflicting suffering, we may appease it and cause it to demanifest.</p> <p><strong>Status:</strong> <strong><span style="color: red">DENIED</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Researcher Carlos was admonished for this suggestion. SCP-8911 was heard throughout the Site when Carlos was informed he would be docked a month of pay for his behavior.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8911.3:</strong> On 30/06/1991, Vincent Bohart was scheduled to visit Site-333 and take over from Director Nolan Goode. As he arrived, it was noted that SCP-8911 began to be audible throughout the Site. Attached below is an interview carried out with Bohart following his arrival and discovery of interaction with SCP-8911.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> V. Bohart</p> <p><strong>Interviewee:</strong> N. Goode, Site-333 Director</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> The interview began outside of Site-333 approximately 15 minutes after Bohart's arrival and discovery of interaction with SCP-8911.</p> <p><strong><BEGIN LOG></strong></p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Hello, Vince.</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> Hey, Nolan. Your Site is laughing at me.</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Yup. I see you discovered our Site's little, uh, problem.</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> Problem? Here I was thinking that it was just some cruel prank on me.</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> No, we wouldn't do that to you.</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> That's good to hear at least. So what is this, some sort of anomaly? And what's with the recorder? Don't tell me you're going to interview me.</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> I just want to record everything we do for posterity. As for it being an anomaly, yes. Here, let me show you the documentation.</p> <p><em>[There is a brief silence as Bohart reviews SCP-8911's documentation.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> Well I'll be damned. Okay. So you have a canned laugh anomaly affecting your Site. But why does it go off when I enter the building?</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Maybe you're just naturally funny.</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> <em>[Bohart laughs.]</em> You think so?</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Maybe. Or maybe the things that happen to you are funny too.</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> Well, funny things do happen to me. And I think I'm pretty funny too.</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Fair enough. Why don't we go talk inside? It's almost lunchtime.</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> I don't want the mean laughter SCP to laugh at me just for existing though.</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Oh, stop it. We've dealt with it for months, surely a few hours of it won't hurt you.</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> Fine. Does the cafeteria have saltwater taffy?</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> It does, yes.</p> <p><em>[Bohart and Goode approach the Site. The slight creaking sound of the doors opening is audible after Goode inputs his security code. SCP-8911 is heard as Bohart enters, with loud clapping, cheering, and whooping.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> <em>[Yelling over SCP-8911]</em> Yes, yes, very funny. I love an audience! How are we tonight, Atlantic City?</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> <em>[Yelling over SCP-8911]</em> Come on, this way.</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> Wow, this place is nice. You have a whole cafeteria here?</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Uh, I think that's pretty standard. What do you normally do for lunch?</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> I just grab stuff from the breakroom fridge <em>[chuckles].</em> It's a great thing about working with the anomalous, plenty of reasons an employee's lunch could go missing.</p> <p><em>[Bohart begins walking backwards, looking at the opposite direction.]</em></p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Vince, look out behind y—</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> Whoa!</p> <p><em>[Bohart slips and falls on the recently cleaned floor, landing on top of the wet floor sign.]</em></p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> You okay there?</p> <p><em>[SCP-8911 becomes uproarious in volume, reaching 180 dB throughout the site.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> About as good as someone who just fell could be…</p> <p><em>[Bohart attempts to stand but slips on the wet ground again. His left shoe slips off and hits him in the groin.]</em></p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Let me help you up.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8911's laughter appears to become labored, with various previously laughing voices beginning to cough.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> <em>[Gasping]</em> I uh, I don't want to get up and fall again.</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Come on now. Don't be like that.</p> <p><em>[Goode helps Bohart to his feet, but his glasses fall from his face and hit the ground. One of the lenses is cracked.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> Great. Just fucking fantastic.</p> <p><em>[Bohart bends over to pick up his glasses and puts them back on.]</em></p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> There you are. Alright, let's go get you an icepack from the cafeteria.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8911's laughter has been largely reduced to coughing and wheezing and lowering in volume.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> Let me just get my shoe. Fucking laughing Site.</p> <p><em>[Bohart's glasses drop from his face again, and he accidentally steps on them. The glasses are broken beyond repair.]</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8911's volume has become minimal, with very few voices still wheezing.]</em></p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> I uh… I'm sorry Vince. At least the Foundation has good optometrists, right?</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> I guess. Especially now that I'm getting a promotion, right?</p> <p><em>[Bohart bends over to pick up his glasses and shoe. As he fully leans over, he expels flatulence.]</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8911 produces a final, hacking cough, then ceases.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> Oops. Excuse me.</p> <p><em>[There is a ten-second silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Vincent, I think we just successfully decommissioned 8911.</p> <p><strong>Bohart:</strong> We?! What do you mean we?!</p> <p><strong>Goode:</strong> Okay, don't get mad at me, but…</p> <p><em>[Goode turns off his recording device.]</em></p> <p><strong><END LOG></strong></p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> SCP-8911 has failed to manifest in Site-333 following this event. Director Goode was commended for utilizing Bohart's accident-prone nature to the benefit of the Site and Dir. Bohart was awarded a free meal voucher redeemable in the Site's cafeteria. 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SCP-8914	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="leibnizseal.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8914/leibnizseal.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>"LEIBNIZ" Thaumaturgic Seal</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item:</strong> SCP-8914</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> The current containment of SCP-8914 consists only of the cloaking of the buildings where the entities are located. The "LEIBNIZ" Thaumaturgic Seal in each of the buildings should be monitored for weakening or any kind of change. Containment cells with specific characteristics have been constructed near the vicinity of each SCP-8914 instance. In the event of a containment breach by SCP-8914, a standard protocol for concealment and evacuation of nearby populated areas should be followed.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8914 is the designation given to the following four entities in their respective locations:</p> <ul> <li><strong>SCP-8914-A:</strong> Igneous entity with a body plan similar to a member of the Therapoda taxon; however, it has an autapomorphy with respect to that group with two pairs of wings on its back, the pair closest to the tail being the smallest. Although SCP-8914-A is composed entirely of flames, its coloration is not homogeneous: while a large part of the body is orange, the limbs are blue, the claws and a series of 4 horns on its head are black, and the arrowhead tail has a greenish hue. The size of SCP-8914-A is variable depending on the amount of oxygen available in the area, although it can continue to burn in the absence of oxygen.</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8914-A is sealed in a subterranean Greek prostyle temple <em>in antis</em> located in Greece. The structure follows the canonical structure of similar buildings:</p> <p><em><strong>Naos:</strong></em> It has a detailed statue of SCP-8914-A wearing a corinthian helmet and linothorax. Outside the temple, it is possible to appreciate a flame in the mouth of the statue. When entering the temple, this flame disappears and it is possible to visualize the totality of SCP-8914-A.</p> <p><em><strong>Pronaos:</strong></em> The two columns that support it are carved with the "LEIBNIZ" Seal, adorned with different images of SCP-8914-A. Most of them show a relationship between the entity and humans.</p> <p>In the periphery of the temple, one can find burnt remains of weapons such as swords, spears, armor, and crosses, some of those remains have residues of EVE. The dating of these objects is after the decline of the civilization of Ancient Greece, coinciding with the period of the Late Middle Ages.</p> <ul> <li><strong>SCP-8914-B:</strong> Aeolian entity composed of a mixture of unknown gases, with blue and white shades. Its morphology is similar to that of the <em>Naja</em> taxon<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>. Its head has two branched yellow horns and can manifest 4 claw-like limbs at will. SCP-8914-B is usually found in a state of formless diffusion, occupying the entire volume of the room where it is found, and has rarely been seen to resume its original form.</li> </ul> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="templedragon8000.jpg" class="enlarge" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8914/templedragon8000.jpg" style="width:300px;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:300px;"> <p>SCP-8914-B Temple</p> </div> </div> <p>SCP-8914-B is sealed in a Mandir<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> in the Darien jungle, India. The temple follows this architectural plan:</p> <p>The exterior of the building is highly decorated with stone carvings of different people, all wearing accessories with elements of the SCP-8914-B morphology. SCP-8914-B is found in the <em>garba griha</em> section, presenting itself as a bluish cloud floating on the roof of the structure. Arrows with Akiva radiation residues have been found in the <em>mandapa</em>. It should be noted that ofudas and goheis have also been collected, as well as seals related to the Shinto religion.</p> <p>It is believed that these seals kept SCP-8914-B inside the building, and further analysis by the Tactical Theology department has identified that they were designed specifically to contain the entity, while other seals were intended to permanently wipe it out. Research is continuing to replicate and improve these seals in the event of a containment breach.</p> <ul> <li><strong>SCP-8914-C:</strong> A corpulent rocky entity with an appearance similar to the reptiles of the <em>Heloderma</em> taxon<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>. Its back is covered with jade plates similar to lanceolate leaves and it has a robust tail covered with golden spikes. Different types of writings and codices have been carved on its plates, which are consistent with the style of various pre-Hispanic cultures.</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8914-C is located in a teocalli<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> in the dry forests of Yucatan, Mexico. SCP-8914-C is visible from the outside as a massive jade-encrusted rock, located in the temple area. The base of the pyramid is adorned with statues of the head of SCP-8914-C, albeit with different types of minerals on its front. The structure is surrounded by 14 human skulls, each with a jade rock in the mouth, carved with different Maya glyphs related to SCP-8914-C; some of the skulls show deformations caused after death, giving the appearance of having tufts, which have been formed from the bone structure. The "LEIBNIZ" seal has been carved on 4 of the 14 skulls.</p> <p>Weapons such as: Macuahuitl, teputzopilli, tectapl, of the Mexica civilization have been found in the surroundings; when analyzed with Kant counters, it has been obtained that they could have the capacity to alter reality in a limited way. The restoration of these weapons is still in process.</p> <ul> <li><strong>SCP-8914-D:</strong> Pisciform water entity with similarities of the <em>Bagre</em> and <em>Exocoetideae</em> taxa<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup>. They have a length of 11 meters with a tail that ends in a fork with ice tendrils. Its gills constantly produce steam that can remain in a gaseous state even underwater. It has 4 pairs of whiskers of different sizes with a navy blue hue. Its pectoral and pelvic fins are large in relation to the total size of the entity, being able to extend them and use them as wings.</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8914-D is located in a region of Lake Dilolo, Angola. The structure containing SCP-8914-D is rudimentary, being a small floating Bakongo shrine on the shores of Lake Dilolo. The shrine contains different statuettes representing important gods and spirits of the Bakongo cosmology, even though they do not present any anomalous properties at the moment, it is described that these entities were previously invoked to keep SCP-8914-D appeased. However, most of the statuettes show damage and vandalism, indicating a clear intention to release SCP-8914-D. The "LEIBNIZ" seal is found on the most recent statuette, which is in the form of a Bakongo woman holding a stick.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8914.1 – Procurement and registration</strong></p> <p>Historical records mention the advanced pyrokinetic, aerokinetic, geokinetic, and hydrokinetic capabilities of each of the respective SCP-8914 instances. For example, instances could manifest themselves through flames, air currents, rock formations, and bodies of water anywhere in the world. The main function of the "LEIBNIZ" seal is to keep SCP-8914 within its respective locations, as well as the limit of its abilities to prevent its escape. The seal operation is based on a positive feedback loop, having SCP-8914's instances as a source of energy.</p> <p>Most instances of SCP-8914 are believed to have remained at large for an unknown period, though not predating human civilization. SCP-8914 are known to have had a cultural impact on humanity while they were free, although the various sources are contradictory, as they are sometimes depicted as benign entities and at other times as agents of ill omen or catastrophic prophecies. It is believed that during a very short period in human history, SCP-8914 was invariably benign and at some point, a major event occurred that altered the behavior of the entities, starting a conflict that has lasted until recent times and ending with their confinement.</p> <p>Radiocarbon dating results show that the buildings containing SCP-8914 have been restored on more than one occasion. This could indicate that throughout history, instances have been captured and locked in the same location; however, the reason for these specific locations remains unknown.</p> <p>The knowledge of SCP-8914 came into the hands of the Foundation on 05/02/2024 after an agreement with one of the representative members of the Council of 108 of the Global Occult Coalition, where the Foundation would study the anomaly for a period of 5 years, after which it would return to the possession of the GOC for disposal. It is known that the GOC was not responsible for containing the SCP-8914 instances and was only responsible for maintaining the "LEIBNIZ" Seals.</p> <p>A more detailed review of the "LEIBNIZ" seal revealed that its working mechanism and efficiency have reduced with the passage of time. By using the Thaumaturgical Clock technique<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup>, it was demonstrated that this seal has been gradually weakening since the 19th century, and drastically in the 20th century, specifically in the following years: 1927, 1979, 1983, and finally in 2012. All these years have been important in the field of physics, coinciding with the experimental discovery of the particles mediating the elementary forces proposed by the standard model.</p> <p>As for SCP-8914, the levels of EVE, Akiva, and Humes emitted by the entities have also decreased during investigations since 2024. A model was performed based on such measurements and the most accepted explanation is that it was not an erosion of the "LEIBNIZ" seal, but of the SCP-8914 instances themselves which were expected to disappear during 2027. However, changes were reported in the different temples, mainly the materials were replaced by mixtures of current constructions, although they maintained their archaic styles.</p> <div style="color: black; border: solid 1px #000000; background:#f2f2c2 url(http://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/the-great-hippo/scp_trans.png) center no-repeat; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 id="toc0"><span>SCP-8914 UPDATE IN PROGRESS</span></h3> </div> <br/> <strong>SCP-8914 documentation is still being gathered and edited. If you want or need information concerning this file, you should send a request to the Records and Information Security Administration (RAISA).</strong> <p><strong>— Maria Jones, Director, RAISA</strong></p> </div> <p>During 05/12/2026, SCP-8914 broke containment even though the "LEIBNIZ" Seals were still in good condition and functional. Likewise, the nature of the instances changed as follows, although they maintained great similarity in morphology:</p> <ul> <li><strong>SCP-8914-A:</strong> The entity has lost its pyrokinetic abilities. Instead of flames, SCP-8914-A is made up of plasma, maintaining its colorations. SCP-8914-A has created different plasma spheres above its temple and stays in the center of them. These spheres orbit SCP-8914-A, sometimes joining the entity and in other cases, SCP-8914-A's body generates more spheres. After each of these events, the creation of heavy elements under SCP-8914-A follows, agglomerating into pure element spheres. Tests on SCP-8914-A's abilities have shown that it has control over the strong nuclear force by manipulating the gluon.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>SCP-8914-B:</strong> The entity has lost its aerokinetic abilities. SCP-8914-B's body now consists of metallic gases and is surrounded by a strong electromagnetic field. Its horns are composed of continuous electrical discharges, thus maintaining a branched appearance. SCP-8914-B sits in the Indian Ocean as a perpetual electrical storm. SCP-8914-B has the ability to handle and alter the electromagnetic force employing photons.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>SCP-8914-C:</strong> The entity has lost its geokinetic abilities. Its limbs are now separated from the body, being joined utilizing a gravitational field generated by SCP-8914-C itself. The codices found on its plates have also disappeared, replaced by Einstein field equations, although they maintain a pre-Hispanic glyph style. SCP-8914-C is capable of altering and generating gravitational fields at will, as well as controlling the graviton<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup>. With this ability, the entity built a floating pyramidal foundation on top of its initial containment point. SCP-8914-C has not made another move, while it has generated a gravitational field that prevents interaction with both the entity and the created structure.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>SCP-8914-D:</strong> The entity has lost its hydrokinetic abilities. SCP-8914-D's body is now composed of a mixture of highly radioactive elements in a liquid state, which generated an ecological disaster in the Dilolo Lake. In turn, SCP-8914-D can generate a blue flash, followed by this, in a range of 30 km<sup>2</sup> all matter will be subject to accelerated beta decay. SCP-8914-D has the ability to handle and alter the weak interaction through the W and Z bosons.</li> </ul> <p>At the time of this report, alternatives for the containment or elimination of SCP-8914 are still being pursued. The Foundation's efforts have focused on misinforming the public about events related to the new SCP-8914 profile. For the moment, SCP-8914 has maintained a passive attitude and has stayed away from large population nuclei.</p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8914">SCP-8914</a>" by Luis Gm, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8914">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8914</a>. 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Technique that allows to know the evolution of the Aspect Radiation levels of objects, entities, and diverse thaumaturgical works.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. The graviton was experimentally detected using the Future Circular Collider on 02/05/2026. On 05/11/2026 unification of physics was achieved largely thanks to this discovery.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8916	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="info-container"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div> <p>{$comments}</p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-author_block"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/rounderhouse-s-author-page">▸ More by this Author ◂</a></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-comments2" style="display: none;"> <p>{$comments2}</p> </div> <div class="u-faq"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/component:info-ayers">F.A.Q.</a></p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <p>{$doesthisfixthebug}</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="border: solid 3px #444; background: #f2f2c2 url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%3Aredtape/scp_trans.png') center center no-repeat; padding: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 10px; color: black;text-align: center;"> <h1 id="toc0"><span>Records, Archival, and Information Security Administration</span></h1> <p>This file has been partially redacted by the Ethics Committee Office of Sensitivity. For an unredacted copy of the file, please contact your site's RAISA case officer.</p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:300px;"><img alt="new-madrid-county-missouri-the-hanging-tree-several-negroes-have-been-hanged-6a8d20-640.jpg" class="image" src="https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1938/05/01/new-madrid-county-missouri-the-hanging-tree-several-negroes-have-been-hanged-6a8d20-640.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8916, photo sources from Henterville Public Library.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8916</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> It has been determined that due to SCP-8916’s prominent place in local history, culture, and heritage; removing it is both impractical and risks destroying the anomaly. As such, SCP-8916 is to be left as-is, with residents of Henterville permitted to continue the Harvest as per usual. Every year on May 15th, a number of the SCP-8916-A instances produced that year are to be collected for testing and analysis.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8916 is an anomalous sycamore tree located at the top of Hatchett’s Hill in Henterville, Georgia, United States of America. While its exact age cannot be determined without cutting down and thereby killing the tree, estimation by trunk diameter and general appearance suggest the tree is quite youthful, only forty to fifty years old<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>. However, local historians in Henterville have texts referencing the tree dating back to at least 1866, and hundreds of pieces of photo evidence of its presence on Hatchet Hill in the early part of the 20th century. These photos are not publicly displayed at the Henterville library<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>, but descriptions are attached in Addendum 8916.2.</p> <p>Sycamore trees in North America typically bear fruit in the late autumn, producing achenes — small, spiked brown bodies that have a dense and tough interior with large seeds. However, SCP-8916 bears fruit on the same day every year: May 15th.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> On the morning of May 15th, every year, SCP-8916 begins to grow anomalous fruit hereby designed SCP-8916-A.</p> <p>SCP-8916-A instances are roughly-spherical fruit ranging from four to six inches in diameter, though they often exhibit large growths and bumps under the surface. Their skin is dark, tough, and leathery. Tests have confirmed this is biologically identical to human skin. Peeling it off reveals the interior of the fruit. The flesh is reddish-pink human muscle tissue, though instances have been found that are comprised of heart, brain, and digestive tissue. This tissue is living while the fruit is hanging from the tree, and will continue to tense and flex until death, typically 6-10 hours after it has been cut down from SCP-8916. The flesh of the fruit is not consistent, and will contain imperfections, knots of muscle, and occasionally foreign objects, the most common of which are teeth embedded in the muscle. Hematological analysis of the blood cells within SCP-8916-A instances indicate they are universally positive for sickle-cell disorder.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8916.1:</strong> Results of Genetic Testing on SCP-8916-A Instances</p> <div style="background: #000; color: white; width: auto; height: 9rem; text-align: center;"> <p><strong>[REDACTED BY ETHICS COMMITTEE OFFICE OF SENSITIVITY]</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8916.2:</strong> Photographs from Henterville Public Library, dated 1899-1920</p> <div style="background: #000; color: white; width: auto; height: 9rem; text-align: center;"> <p><strong>[REDACTED BY ETHICS COMMITTEE OFFICE OF SENSITIVITY]</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8916.3:</strong> Historical Background: Henterville, GA, USA</p> <div style="background: #000; color: white; width: auto; height: 9rem; text-align: center;"> <p><strong>[REDACTED BY ETHICS COMMITTEE OFFICE OF SENSITIVITY]</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8916.4:</strong> Harvest Cultural Analysis, 2018, Researcher Henry Washington</p> <p>The presence of SCP-8916 and its fruiting pattern have inspired an annual celebration in Henterville, referred to be residents simply as the Harvest. In April of 2018, Researcher Washington was sent to Henterville to report on the upcoming Harvest and its place in local culture.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Emma Goodman, 44, housewife</strong></p> <p>The Harvest is a cornerstone of our local culture. It’s what makes us special, you know? Every town likes to say they have something special about them, and I’m sure they do, but I can say for certain that nobody else has the tree, and nobody else has the Harvest. It’s — well, I guess I’d call it part of our heritage! I mean, one of my first memories is Daddy taking me and my sisters to the Harvest. When we were kids, I mean. I couldn’t have been more than five or six at the time, and I remember it was such a fun time. Mr. Jenkins ran the candy shop on Main Street, and he’d come out with a big cart and give out saltwater taffy for five cents. And back then the town used to pay a rodeo clown to come out and do face painting and balloon animals until about noontime when we went up to the tree. These kinds of events, the local culture and history, that’s what makes small towns special.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Lisa Stewartson, 29, schoolteacher</strong></p> <p>Oh, the Harvest is such a blast! It’s a wonderful experience for the kids. I mean, my mom and pops took me when I was a little girl, and they told me that their parents took them, and so on and so forth. I don’t think anyone knows how it got started, honestly. I certainly don’t. But every year, May 15th, we look forward to it. Kids get the day off school and we all go to the town square where all the food and games and such are set up. Plenty of fried dough stands, sometimes the county farmers set up a farmers market with just the best honey you’ve ever tasted. And then when noon comes around we all start making our way up Hatchett’s Hill. <em>(Smiling, she touches her belly.)</em> I’m expecting in April. We already have names picked out. It feels good knowing that she’s gonna grow up in a town that’s not ashamed of our heritage.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Todd Lamb, 51, butcher</strong></p> <p>The Harvest technically starts at eight in the morning. I come around every year to help set up — no one’s out doing the grocery shopping on that day so keeping the store open is pretty pointless anyway. I just bring a few tubs of jerky and sell those off for a dollar a stick. Anyway, all the vendors and live acts start setting up at eight, but the main show is at noon. We all go up Hatchett’s Hill — I’m not a history guy but apparently it’s been a sort of meeting spot for Henterville folk for forever now. Not hard to see why — you stand under the tree and you can more or less see the whole damn town. Anyway. We go up the hill and by then the fruit have matured, baked in the sun for a couple hours. We get a couple ladders set up, and we start picking them! My back’s bad, so I don’t do much myself, but it’s nice just to see families spending time together. Kids giggling and playing tag or catch with the fruit, squealing when they step on one or it splatters over their Sunday best. This kinda thing only happens in small towns. You wouldn’t know.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Adam Jefferson, 19, university student</strong></p> <p>I don’t want to talk about it.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Troy Hodges, 78, retiree</strong></p> <p>There’s always some people who don’t celebrate. I don’t bother wasting time pretending to understand them. It’s a day off work, school, why not make the most of it, spend some time with your fellow man? Even when I was a kid, we’d walk clear across town — we lived on a farm on the edge of the county, you know — and pass all the houses in the southwest quarter<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> where people were wasting a damn fine Harvest day locked in their houses. When we were safely out of earshot my pappy would tell me that some people just can’t be helped. Who gives a damn how it started? Nowadays it’s just us celebrating our heritage. Though of course, people tend to have a problem with that whole idea in general, like with that statue downtown. Those people wanna destroy and rewrite history. Just can’t be helped.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Angeline Monroe, 41, librarian</strong></p> <p>We keep extensive records of the Harvest every year after World War One! Photographs, records of the vendors and events. They’re all compiled in a book we keep at the library. It’s a way of keeping this sort of culture alive. Kids love to look at it — sometimes parents come, show their kids themselves as youngsters in the old photos. It’s nice. Oh, we have ones before that, too. It’s just, not the kind of thing we want to display publicly, you know? Especially not in front of the little ones. They don’t need to see that kind of thing. But sometimes a history student comes down from Athens asking to see it and well, we don’t want to be rude, so we’ll open it up for them. If you ask me, I think it’s better left in that alcove in the back. What’s the point? Got nothing to do with the Harvest now, obviously.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Paige Combs, 7, second-grader</strong></p> <p>The fruit are my favorite part! Mommy and Daddy let me climb the ladder this year and pick out a fruit, and I picked the biggest one I could reach but I couldn’t get it because my brother kept shaking the ladder so Daddy helped me and I got it! And then after we pick fruit everybody sat down at their blankets and the picnic tables and Mommy brought lemonade and we all sat down and ate the fruit we picked! And it was hot but the tree is so big that it didn’t even feel that hot. And everyone does it together so when I was done I threw the pit at my second-best-friend Annie Monroe whose mommy is Ms. Monroe. But you can’t tell her I called her my second-best-friend because my best-best-friend is Lila Freeman but she never comes to the Harvest.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Clarissa Freeman, 45, remote worker</strong></p> <p>Of course she wants to go. She’s a kid. She sees her friends having fun and she wants to go and she gets upset and sulks in her room and says she hates me because I won’t let her. She’ll understand when she’s older. I don’t care how many food trucks they invite and how many bands they get to play. It’s wrong. It’s just plain wrong.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Jack Green, 38, business owner and city councilman</strong></p> <p>There’s always the petitions. Cancel the Harvest, cut the tree down. Stop celebrating it. We don’t pay them any mind. It’s just agitators. The Harvest is our history. It’s the kind of thing that only happens in small towns. I don’t care what urbanites say. We’re not going to stop doing it. If they don’t like it, well, Henterville doesn’t need them. I’m still gonna take my son to the tree. My family has been living here since the War of Northern Aggression. I have a photo of my great-great-grandpa next to the tree on Hatchet’s Hill holding a rope, 1899. He’s part of why we have a Harvest today, God rest his soul. I look at that photo and frankly we have the Harvest today for the same reason he did what he did on that May 15th so many years ago. It’s about protecting a heritage, a way of life from those who want to ruin it.</p> <p>Me, I’m looking forward to May 15th, just like every year. This year’s Harvest is already shaping up to be a great one. <em>(He looks Researcher Washington up and down.)</em> You might not want to stick around, though.</p> </blockquote> <p>The Ethics Committee Office of Sensitivity has thus far rejected the suggestion to intervene and take SCP-8916 into Foundation custody. Due to the past significance of the tree, its continued presence is within parameters for normalcy.</p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Sycamore trees are quite long-lived and live for up to four hundred years.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. These photos were seized by Foundation agents in the initial investigation, but released back to the community following an Ethics Committee inquest.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. The local library and historians’ archives keep meticulous records of May 15th every year due to the Fall Festival, with the significant absence of May 15th, 1899.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Henterville’s southwestern quarter is heavily redlined.</div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8916">SCP-8916</a>" by Rounderhouse, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8916">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8916</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Name:</strong> New Madrid County, Missouri. The "Hanging Tree." Several Negroes have been hanged on this tree<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> New York Public Library<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public Domain<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://picryl.com/media/new-madrid-county-missouri-the-hanging-tree-several-negroes-have-been-hanged-6a8d20">Picryl</a></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
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class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> 'Montserrat', </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; 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class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span 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class="hl-identifier">.side-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.open-menu</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-identifier">target</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">black</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.resources</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.creditRate</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">PAGE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">RATING</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-points</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.anchor</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BASE</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CUSTOMIZATION</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SCROLLBAR</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#CCC</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EEE</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">CENTER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">IMAGES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ON</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOBILE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">courtesy</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">PeppersGhost</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS-COLORED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TABLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">DIVS</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span 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class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span 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class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <hr/> <div class="scale EN-base Safe"> <div class="class1"> <div class="level-text"><span class="base false EN">2/8918</span> LEVEL <span class="base false EN">2/8918</span></div> <div class="class-text">CLASSIFIED</div> </div> <div class="item1 EN"> <div class="itemnum EN">Item #: SCP-8918</div> <div class="objclass EN"> <div class="obj Safe"> <div class="obj-text">Safe</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="can.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8918/can.png" style="width:100%;"/> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:100%;"> <p>Painting of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Ypres.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8918-A is currently subject to a Joint Containment Directive with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police OSAT.</p> <p>As of December 15th, 2024, SCP-8918-B through -E have been reclassified as neutralized.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8918 is the collective designation for the Fab Five, a unit of humanoid anomalies active in the 78th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force in the early 20th century. While initially a disparate and unrelated set of vigilantes across the country, the entry of Canada into World War I via the United Kingdom’s declaration of war against Germany caused the members to volunteer for military service. As their unique abilities were identified, members were quickly grouped together into SCP-8918 — a primarily ceremonial unit intended for morale-raising purposes.</p> <p>SCP-8918 were initially deployed to Europe in the spring of 1915 as part of the first wave of troops from the all-volunteer Canadian Expeditionary Force, and first saw combat at the Second Battle of Ypres in western Belgium; delays in deployment caused them to miss the First Battle of Ypres the preceding autumn, in which French, British, and Belgian forces had clashed against the German Army, with casualties of upwards of one hundred thousand men.</p> <p>While initially intended for a ceremonial role away from the front lines, SCP-8918 increasingly took part in active combat duties over the rest of the war with regular troops. They did not permanently return to Canada until the late winter of 1918 following the Treaty of Versailles; SCP-8918-E never returned at all, having been killed in the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917.</p> <p>SCP-8918 were not mobilized as part of the Canadian Army’s preparations for World War II. While initial attempts were made by the Foundation to contain members, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police OSAT intervened, claiming custody due to their status as veterans of the Canadian Army. Evidence was manufactured to indicate the unit had been wholly wiped out at Passchendaele. As such, SCP-8918 members lived relatively free, private lives.</p> <p>Absent proof, witness testimonies of SCP-8918's abilities were largely dismissed as overembellished war stories; however, SCP-8918 remains popular in the eye of the Canadian public as a symbol of national pride, owing largely to <em>Fab Five: Canada's Crusaders</em>, a regionally-successful series of fiction comic books published by National Periodical Publications (now known as DC Comics, Inc.) through the 1960s. It is largely accepted by the Canadian public that the stories of SCP-8918's anomalous abilities are a result of the popularity of the comics, rather than vice-versa.</p> <p>While possessing anomalous longevity, the members of SCP-8918 were not immortal; SCP-8918-C died from complications arising from Parkinson’s in 2013 at the age of 146, with SCP-8918-B succumbing to small-cell lung cancer in 2019 (151). SCP-8918-D contracted COVID-19 during the global pandemic in early 2020, and died at the age of 139. As of writing, SCP-8918-A is the only living member of SCP-8918.</p> <p>As SCP-8918’s history was never recorded by mundane World War historians, the RCMP OSAT agreed to permit one researcher from the Foundation History Division to meet and interview SCP-8918-A to compile a record of the unit’s activities and history before the death of its last member.</p> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:300px;"><img alt="1024px-38th_Battalion_%28Ottawa%29%2C_CEF_on_Queen_Street%2C_City_of_Hamilton%2C_Bermuda_in_1915.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/38th_Battalion_%28Ottawa%29%2C_CEF_on_Queen_Street%2C_City_of_Hamilton%2C_Bermuda_in_1915.jpg/1024px-38th_Battalion_%28Ottawa%29%2C_CEF_on_Queen_Street%2C_City_of_Hamilton%2C_Bermuda_in_1915.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Canadian Expeditionary Forces at Halifax.</p> </div> </div> <h4 id="toc0"><span>SCP-8918-A</span></h4> <p><strong>Real Name:</strong> Lewis McCandel</p> <p><strong>Abilities:</strong> "Caught in a thresher and bleeding to death, he was saved by the ghost of King Arthur! Brought back to life, armed with the armor of Lancelot, the strength of Galahad, and the bewitched shield Pridwen, he is sworn to protect the frozen North: the <strong>Canadian Shield</strong>!" (<em>Fab Five</em> #1)</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><BEGIN LOG></strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>[Dr. Harold Blank enters the room, escorted by Sergeant Major Bennett. Both are wearing surgical masks, and seat themselves by the bed.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Hello, Mr. McCandel.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> Major McCandel.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8918-A sits up in bed, scrabbling for his eyeglasses. Once he puts them on, he appraises Dr. Blank.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Hmph. Afternoon.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> My name's Dr. Harry Blank. I'm from the Foundation His—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> I know who you are, boy. Know you're not from the Mounties, with that hair.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Excuse you.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> Major McCandel was briefed beforehand. Some ground rules: you may not make inquiries regarding or subject to classified information or operations—</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> How am I supposed to know they're classified if I don't ask?</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> I'll let you know. This interview is at the Major's leisure; he may end it at any time. Visiting hours end at nineteen-hundred on the dot, so you have until then.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> And I take it you're going to go get coffee or something and not hover over my shoulder like a gargoyle.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Damn. Worth a try!</p> <p><em>[He turns to SCP-8918-A.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Well, no point in wasting time. Mr. McCandel—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> <em>Major</em> McCandel.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Blank purses his lips.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Alright. Major McCandel — you were active in the Canadian Expeditionary Force from 1914 to 1918 as part of the 78th Battalion, C Company, correct?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Aye.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> You fought across the Western Front with members of your Squadron B, colloquially known as the Fab Five, of which you were the leader.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> As much a leader as was present.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> You were recalled back to Canada after the Treaty of Versailles, and were not mobilized for World War II.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Mmph.</p> <p><em>[A moment of silence. Blank claps his hands and rises to his feet.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Well, I guess that's that. History done!</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> What are you talking about?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What are <em>you</em> talking about? You asked me to compile a history, I compiled a history. Thanks for your service and all, Major, but you were five guys out of a few million.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> The only anomalous unit in the Canadian Army. I think you can do a little better than an Encyclopedia Britannia summary.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Where did you get your doctorate in history again?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> I lied.</p> <p><em>[Both turn to him.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Pardon?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> I wasn't the leader. I was the squadron's commanding officer, obviously. But Drew was the leader, really. Of the five of us, he was the only one who'd seen any real action before. He was in Africa, you know? With the Boers.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Blank exchanges a look with Sgt. Mjr. Bennett. He takes his seat again, opening his notepad.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> That would be… SCP-8918-B? Andrew Leem. Voyageur.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Aye. He always told us he had a grandfather at Waterloo under Nelson, though of course I have no idea how much truth there is to that, if any. But the rest of us were in a mood, and so we listened to his stories of fighting the Boers at Spion Kop, felling a hundred colonials with one volley of fire. A rifle regiment in full formation, gleaming guns and bright peacoats. We were all in a mood, you see, because the Department of the Militia had bungled the planning, and we were to miss the first big push.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> You're talking about Flanders.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Aye. That was what we were hearing, that it would all be said and done by Christmas, and so the five of us were of the mind that missing Flanders was missing the whole war. Not the case, of course, but we were kids, really. Drew was the oldest, and tided us over telling us how we'd get our chance for glory. Between the five of us, we rationalized, we could take out a rifle company easily. The Germans would see the five children they were facing, tuck their tails between their legs all the way back to Berlin. Medals, girls, and back home in time for supper.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> How well did you know each other before the war?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Not at all. I'd heard tell, and I imagine the others much the same about me. I was just a local, helping out where I could. Halting bank stick-ups, stopping out-of-control locomotives. The Calgary Cavalier. I'd heard there were others like me. Never really cared to look. Then we started getting telegrams about the brouhaha in Europe and I volunteered, obviously. Something real to fight for. I was walking by a paperstand when I saw the headline — "KAISER DECLARES WAR" — and went straight to the recruitment office. The line wrapped around the building, and the sergeant told me to go to the back, until I lifted the building straight off the ground. That got their attention.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> King Arthur would be impressed.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> …King Arthur's ghost. He rescued you from the brink of death. gave you your armor and your sword and your powers. Tasked you to be the protector of all Canada. Not ringing any bells?</p> <p><em>[SCP-8918-A laughs wheezily.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> That was the line they told me to parrot. No King Arthur's ghost, boy. I was tilling my father's wheat field when I fell over a box half-sticking out the ground. A coffin. Pried it open and there was a skeleton in full plate inside, hands wrapped around a shield painted with the Virgin Mary. My fingers touched our Lady's face, and I've been like this since.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Huh. I always wondered why King Arthur would appear in rural Canada.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> It was a shit story. The others had just as shit ones. But they got the job done.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What was the job?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Morale, boy. Not that we were much needed at the start. Camp was more like a harvest festival than a military waystation. Spirits ran high. We had no damn idea what was going on at Marne, at Ypres. We drank and laughed. Training rudimentary and decades out of date. We were still learning to march in damn rifle formation! The other men looked at us like we were going to plant our foots up the Kaiser's rump personally. I think we thought we would all the way to Ypres.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><END EXCERPT></strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Battle_of_Menin_Road_-_wounded_at_side_of_the_road.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Battle_of_Menin_Road_-_wounded_at_side_of_the_road.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Wounded men at Ypres.</p> </div> </div> <h4 id="toc1"><span>SCP-8918-B</span></h4> <p><strong>Real Name:</strong> Andrew Leem</p> <p><strong>Abilities:</strong> "<strong>Voyageur</strong> keeps his silent watch over Quebec from the skies in <em>la chesse-galerie</em>, his loyal canoe. Where he sees danger, unlawfulness, and abuse, he descends to dispense justice from his axe!" (<em>Fab Five</em> #3)</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><BEGIN EXCERPT></strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>[Dr. Blank writes in his notepad idly as SCP-8918-A speaks. Sgt. Mjr. Bennett stands by the door.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Oh, it flew alright. The thing flew like you.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I can't fly.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Nothing gets by you, does it? She flew perfectly fine at home. Europe was a different matter entirely. Maybe the air was unfamiliar, maybe she didn't want to be there — which makes her smarter than any of us. But in any case, she bucked and kicked and Drew only barely kept her under control while the rest of us held on for dear life over Belgium.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> The Second Battle of Ypres.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Aye. We were dispatched as scouts. Smith-Dorrien figured having us sail through the skies and see exactly where the Germans were marshalling would be a perfect boost for morale. No real danger. The Germans were pushing, you see. Marne had ruined their plans for a quick war. Ypres sat at the mouth of the Yser, and the Flemish Coast provided a perfect staging ground for anyone seeking to—</p> <p><em>[Dr. Blank makes a noise.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Hmph?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> With as little offense as possible, can we get to the important bits?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> The <em>important</em> bits?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Okay, that came out wrong.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Damn right it did.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Look. I'm not a military historian. That's not what I do. I don't care about it. I don't care about long lists of dates and battles and maps of manuevers and pushes and which general was at which offensive. It makes my eyes glaze over. I warned you before we started.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> And that makes it a less important field? Because it bores you?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> No, it's a less important field because military historians write their dissertations with one hand. It's all sitting around and number-crunching on death and butchery and murder without making any kind of salient point on how it happened or why it was bad.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8918-A coughs.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Alright. Quit your whining and I'll tell you a story.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What kind of story?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Do you know where my shield is?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> The Museum of History, in Quebec. I saw it when I was a kid.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Did you notice my armor wasn't with it?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I'm intrigued.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8918-A falls into a wet coughing fit for several seconds before recovering.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> We'd landed in Marseille, marching towards Belgium on the dirt roads. Full uniform, freshly-starched coats and gleaming spats and shined boots. Hinterlander and I were allowed to be out of uniform, of course — we made a ridiculous image, me in my armor and him in his furs talking to the officers' mounts. Spirits were barely dimmed by the never-ending train of white-covered wagons passing us on the other side of the road, heading back the way we came. We made camp a few miles from the front and were told by the General to take Drew's canoe and scout out the formations. So the five of us piled into this creaky canoe and began paddling, taking to the sky.</p> <p><em>[He is silent for a moment.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> France and Belgium are beautiful from the sky. All rolling green hills and pastures, sheepland. I remember that, even in the dark. Moon overhead, us leaning over the sides and trying to make out anything from the shadows.</p> <p><em>[He pauses again, and continues.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Drew was so busy trying to contain the canoe's weaving he didn't consider what she might be weaving <em>from</em>. All of a sudden we were topsy-turvy, and holding on for dear life became literal. Everything was spinning around so fast I vomited inside my helm. I could smell smoke, and we were falling, in a graceless dive, crashing back down to Earth. I imagine I fainted at some point, or suffocated on my own sick.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Jesus. What happened?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> A stray mortar. To this day, I have no idea if the Germans were actually aiming at us or not. It was pure confusion. I awoke to Drew screaming in my ear and dull thumping.</p> <p><em>[He barks a laugh.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> I pushed him away. I told him I didn't want to march. I had no idea where I was.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What did he do?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> He yanked my helm off. All of a sudden the dull thumping was a sharp booming and there was smoke and something coppery in my nose. I was facedown in the mud. I tried to get up and he screamed something I couldn't hear over the steady booming. When I didn't listen to whatever he said, he pulled my leg out from underneath me and sent me crashing to the dirt again. I was going to sock him in the face until I heard the <em>TH-TH-TH-TH-TH-TH</em> cut through the air where I'd been a moment ago. Machine gun fire. My greaves became warm and I realized I'd soiled myself.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> You crashed in no man's land.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Aye. Drew crawled on his belly towards me and touched my head. Showed me the blood. Screamed to follow him and I started crawling after him blindly. For the better part of an hour, all I could see were the soles of his boots, wiggling side to side as we plastered ourselves as close to the mud as possible and crawled. We'd change heading from time to time and I wouldn't understand why until I came to the corpse and scooted around it. I couldn't tell which side most of them were on.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> I'd been hit quite badly in the head, though of course I didn't realize it at the time. I didn't understand much of anything going on. It was all a bit hazy. I just kept my mind on about Drew's stories about standing in rifle formation, kneeling, and firing. And then at some point I realized I'd stopped moving. Some part of my armor — the greaves were caught in those loops of barbed wire that laid across the field. I was stuck fast. Tried to pull myself free, to no avail. Couldn't extricate it without rising, and couldn't rise without being turned into ribbons by the German guns. And I think some part of my mind realized, then, that I might die there, far from home. That I'd never taste my mother's pot roast again, or feel the calluses on my father's hands again when he embraced me, or hear the donkeys braying when the snow began to thaw and drip through the patchy straw roof of our stables. It had been winter when we'd left Halifax and all of them would be seeing the spring thaw now. And I was to bleed to death in a mudfield in Belgium. And I began to weep quite earnestly, then.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Eventually one of us noticed I was not with them. And Drew came back. He was not gentle — there was really no time to be gentle. He roughly grabbed my collar and pulled me forward with enough force to snap the piece of armor off my body. Dragged me for a dozen meters until something in me righted itself and my arms began to move again, pulling me forward. And we crawled like that until I reached Hinterlander and we all began to move as one body again, Drew's fingers wrapped around my collar, Hinterlander's hand grasping Nelson, until we reached the lights of the British line and fell over the top into the trench. I must've made a fine sight — a knight, sobbing, covered in mud and my own piss, half my greaves missing. We were all sobbing, I noticed. We were just boys, really.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><END EXCERPT></strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:300px;"><img alt="1024px-The_Battle_of_the_Somme%2C_July-november_1916_Q4417.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/The_Battle_of_the_Somme%2C_July-november_1916_Q4417.jpg/1024px-The_Battle_of_the_Somme%2C_July-november_1916_Q4417.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>The Somme.</p> </div> </div> <h4 id="toc2"><span>SCP-8918-C</span></h4> <p><strong>Real Name:</strong> Unknown</p> <p><strong>Abilities:</strong> "Abandoned in the wilderness just after birth, raised by wolves, taught to fight by bears — He speaks no tongue of man. He has wandered south to enact the brutal justice of Mother Nature. He is… <strong>The Hinterlander</strong>!" (<em>Fab Five</em> #2)</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><BEGIN EXCERPT></strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>[Dr. Blank has his notepad closed, tapping it against his knee idly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> And he really never spoke?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Six years I spent alongside the man. We fought, ate, shit together. Only ever heard him speak once.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What did he say?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> It's not important.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What do you mean it's not important? He's the Hinterlander! No tongue of man and all that. He <em>doesn't speak</em>. It's his whole deal.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> That was never truly accurate. He spoke quite a lot — just not to other people.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Hold on. That stuff was real? He could talk to animals?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Aye.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Huh.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Though admittedly I've no idea how much of that was him talking as opposed to him listening. He was a fine listener. In any case, it came in awfully handy too many times to count.</p> <p><em>[He begins to laugh, interrupted by a coughing fit.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Once, we cut off an Austrian artillery brigade at Verdun from reinforcements. A squirrel came up to him. Seven feet tall, all muscle, draped in skinned animals — even the other soldiers were afraid of him, and this little brown squirrel wandered up to him. Asking for a nut, I guess. He reached into one of those hide pouches, silent as can be, pulled out a walnut, handed it to the creature. In return, it told us exactly where an Austrian relief force was moving through the forest with much-needed artillery shells. That was a good, clean victory.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> But you said he spoke to you once. In English?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Aye.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Feels like the kind of thing that should go in a history to me.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8918-A thinks for a moment.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Late 1916. We were at the Somme.</p> <p><em>[Dr. Blank and Sgt. Mjr. Bennett both look up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> The <em>Somme?</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I thought you were a morale unit.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> That fantasy ended at Ypres. We spent a week huddling in the trenches, knee-deep in mud and rain and sleet, shoulder to shoulder with the British and the French. Ducking at the sound of German cannon fire, manning the machine gun when the gunner collapsed from exhaustion. I abandoned parts of my armor; it turns out armor enchanted to shatter the enemy's blade is of little use when you never even see your foe. Took to wearing a hodgepodge of plate and uniform. Kept my shield, though. Anyway, the command clung to it, of course — sending us on victory parades in captured towns, on the rare occasion there remained anything to parade through. But Ypres taught us a valuable lesson.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What's that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> The command is worse than useless. They will blindly send you into artillery fire or an ambush or some other death trap. They'll throw you to the dogs a thousand times over to claw a square inch of ground. The only ones you can rely on are the men next to you in the trench. We weren't going to abandon them. So when the battalion was ordered to march to the Somme for the third offensive, we followed.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> If Ypres was death, the Somme was Hell. In Ypres, at least, you knew where the enemy was. You knew to huddle inside the trench, behind the wire. And you knew when the cannonfire began, to press yourself to the ground and pray.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> But not the Somme.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> No.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> The cannonfire never really began at the Somme, because it never really ended. There was no moment in which you could not feel your bones shaking, whether from our own guns or the Germans returning fire. For two months we stayed there, learning to live around, live with these monstrous pieces of artillery. They stood, they fought, they jammed but never broke. And they survived, so to survive, I became like them. Hiding in the — to call it a trench would be a gross understatement. Ypres had a trench, with wood-slat fortifications and structure. There were kerosene lamps and signal wires. This was a hole in the ground filled with men. The wooden posts had long since rotted away in the watery standstill that had accumulated. The walls were more packed dirt than anything, and every time it rained, a little more would give away, joining the ankle-deep muddy water.</p> <p><em>[His leg twitches.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> I was glad I kept my sabatons. Too many others weren't so lucky. Kicking Horse, he caught a nasty bout of trench foot. The skin on the soles of his feet grew white, began to slough off. He couldn't run until he recovered, which meant he was more or less useless. When we first joined the forces, it was in the middle of a minor German push. Everyone was kneeling, packed like sardines, grunting and groaning under the deafening guns. A French corporal next to me was sucking down some moldy crumbs of bread as though it were a delicacy. I told him he should watch out for rats. He smiled and said something in French. I didn't speak French, and so I thought he was thanking me until Drew passed by and I relayed it to him.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What did he say?</p> <p><em>[SCP-8918-A smiles.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> "Even the rats do not come down here." Sums up the conditions nicely, I think. There were animals, though. Dogs. Cockroaches. The officers had to have their horses, of course, safely behind the line and out of danger. Animals of pure ego. These were officers who had been raised on stories of their fathers in Crimea, you see, and felt that an officer without his horse was no officer at all. The Hinterlander spent days in the stables, caring for them. Whether all that nonsense about being raised in the wild was true or not, he had a remarkable way with horses. He would sit, brush them, they would talk, and he would listen. Then come back, motion for a map, and mark down the path of a German patrol.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> How would a horse know that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> I suspect the horses had little regard for our war, and were more than happy to chat with their German brethren. He never told us. But he loved those horses, easily more than their officers did. They were probably smarter than them.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> How's that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> I had assumed our role would be to squat in the mud and wait for an opening. Maybe rely on the tanks the British commanders kept talking about with the tone one typically reserves for Christ. No. We were there, one night, shells streaking across the sky, and suddenly there was a great commotion and all the British and Canadians were stirring, waking ourselves up, checking our Enfields. I asked one what was going on, and he shouted we were going over.</p> <p><em>[He laughed.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> "Going over where?" I asked in confusion. He looked at me like I was an invalid, but graced me with a reply. "Are you daft? Over the top." I couldn't believe it. The guns were still firing — and as long as the Germans were firing, we were firing back. We were being sent out with our backs to our own machine guns. The only thing that brought me a faint shred of hope was that the cavalry was coming with. Surely they would only produce the cavalry if they felt we had a chance of success. And so we stood there, waiting, as the horse thumped its legs and allowed Lieutenant Crowley on, and Crowley shouted a number of words none of us heard, and then we waited for several minutes more until the German guns fell silent for a moment. And then my body was moving as mechanically as the guns, tugged myself over after the rush of mounted cavalry, black and white and brown steeds hurdling into the vast empty space of no man's land. In a shrieking, screaming rush, we followed.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> To be wholly honest, I remember very little. I know I shot my Enfield. I might've hit someone. There was a lot of shouting. I remember smelling burning oil and hearing metal grinding against metal as we charged. I lifted my head and drifted towards the smoke, bullets whisking all around me. Shouting in German, French, English. A lumbering, ugly box that had keeled itself into a pit — one of those famously indestructible tanks.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> That was the first battle they were used in.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> You could tell. It was bleeding oil and listing forward dangerously. I got a hand underneath its treads and lifted it up, set it right, and it began inching forward again. Slowly crept forward, slow enough that I knew the German it had run over was dead long before I caught a look of his face. He had been crushed by the sheer weight of the thing landing on him in his trench, bones jutting through skin and a uniform almost wholly stained red. He was about my age. Dark hair, a sharp nose. Thin, whispy mustache. His eyes were bulging out of his skull. And then a horse's hoof caved his skull in, the cavalryman hardly even slowing down. And my head turned to look at that instead, and as I watched, our opening ended. The Germans had, it seems, cleared their jammed guns. "Fall back!" Voyageur shouted. But a cavalry charge, once begun, cannot be stopped. And one by one, like dominos, the horses began to fall by the half-dozen as the Maxim guns tore them up, screaming as they lurched and crashed to their sides, breaking ribs or legs on the way down, or falling into barbed wire or such. I crawled across the field — me and the others, and we did our best to pull away the men who had fallen. We came upon a cavalryman who was pinned by his thrashing steed, screaming in pain. Unthinkingly, I pulled him towards me; his lower half remained trapped by the horse, and his innards spilled out across the mud.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> Christ almighty.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> By then I was rather accustomed to the sight of blood, and like a machine, moved on. Ran directly into Hinterlander, who was frozen in place, eyes agape. The man who could never be stopped or flummoxed or confused, standing stock still. I imagine he was hearing the death cries of a hundred horses. But I dragged him back to the trench with me.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What did he say?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Nothing at all. Not then. Just stared at the wall for quite some time. He spoke years later, when we returned to the site of the battle, after Versailles. It was deathly still, bereft of all life. The bodies had been cleared but the trenches had yet to be filled in. The generals wanted photographs of us at the site of our victory, you see, for the newspapers at home. We looked out across the battlefield. And nothing had changed.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> We could have been standing there right then or five years prior or fifty. It would still be France. The border had been reset to the Rhine, as it had been for hundreds of years. No territory exchanged hands. No city was saved or razed. And Hinterlander turned to me, and asked so softly that I thought I had imagined it: "Why?"</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What did you tell him?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> The truth. That I didn't know.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><END EXCERPT></strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="1024px-Second_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_Barbed_wire_and_Mud.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Second_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_Barbed_wire_and_Mud.jpg/1024px-Second_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_Barbed_wire_and_Mud.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Passchendaele.</p> </div> </div> <h4 id="toc3"><span>SCP-8918-D</span></h4> <p><strong>Real Name:</strong> Nathanial Nelson</p> <p><strong>Abilities:</strong> "Caught in a blizzard, he was saved from certain death by the North herself! Chosen to be her avatar, ice water runs through his veins, his slightest touch can freeze a grown man, snowstorms are his to command — he is the <strong>Snow-Man</strong>!" (<em>Fab Five</em> #6)</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><BEGIN EXCERPT></strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>[Dr. Blank has his notepad folded and set aside on the nightstand. He is leaning forward in his chair.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Was fire really his weakness or was that bullshit?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> He tended to avoid open flames, but he never mentioned if they hurt. Just made him uncomfortable.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Neat. Bet he came in handy on the battlefield.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Less so than you might imagine.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> How's that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> I don't know if that tripe about being the avatar of the North was hogwash or not. But his abilities were certainly more limited when we were over there.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> No grand blizzards or snowstorms out of thin air?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> No. But still, when it did snow or sleet — and it did, frequently — he could be counted on to make sure the brunt of it hit the German lines instead of ours. Though it was still quite unbearable.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Complaining to Americans about the cold?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> It wasn't the cold. It was the wet. The cold bothered you, made you huddle up into your overcoat. But the wet? The wet soaked you and chilled you to the bone. The wet made your fingers wrinkle up like a prune and shake so hard you prayed no one came over because you doubted you'd be able to pull a trigger. Your feet would soak it up and the skin would start to rot off.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Fair enough.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Like at Passchendaele. I caught my first bout of trench foot there. Miserable, disastrous shit-show, that.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> That hardly seems particular to Passchendaele.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> The most miserable and disastrous shit-show out of a war filled with them, then.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What were you doing?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Same as anyone else. Trying to survive. Back to Ypres, to where I'd first seen what this was really all like. This was the third attempt to take control of the region, you know? Just throwing men against it like dolls until the walls fell.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I understand it was unpopular even at the time.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> No one wanted another campaign in Flanders. It was a fool's errand, and so those in command were, of course, fools — Gough and Haig and all the others. We had shite orders to match out shite equipment — jamming rifles, wet ammunition, cardboard soles from people with cardboard souls. And to make the rest of us fools as well, it began to rain. And rain, and rain, and rain. It went from a delay to a problem to the slow realization that the command was going to make us strike against a well-defended village in the pouring, freezing rain.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> That hardly seems advisable.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Nate, he turned out to have a knack for tactics. Moving men, ambushes, all that. Some junior officers would defer to him, in the field. Not the senior officers, though. Never the senior officers.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> They didn't like him?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> They didn't like enlisted men. We hadn't been to war college, you see — hadn't commanded an artillery brigade or mowed down scores of Hindoos wielding clubs in India. We were animals to be commanded. When a battle was a victory, it was owed to the tactical brilliance of the commander, and when a battle was a defeat, it was because the enlisted men were cowards and buffoons.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Nice to see administration never changes.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Nate — the other soldiers looked up to him, now, as a sort of spokesman — tried to tell them in the general's tent that attacking in the rain was a disaster.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> And I'm sure they listened and changed their plans accordingly.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> I remember when he came back to the trenches, sheets of rain crashing down, and told us straightforwardly that there would be no change; we would attack regardless of the weather. Tensions were high — we heard that some of the French had mutinied, and such patriotic sentiments were zipping about the trenches like wildfire. Nevertheless, two days later, the attack commenced.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> And it went well?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Well enough that midway into the advance we were being pummeled by German artillery so badly that Haig cancelled the attack. That first attack was a failure. So began two months of pointless, nipping exchanges with the Germans until we were ordered with the rest of the Canadian divisions to Ypres to relieve the Australians. I found myself in the same damnable trench I'd crawled into sobbing like a baby. It felt like a different life.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> A long three years.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> But it finally gave us our crack at Passchendaele. It took us another month, but we eventually pushed the Germans out. It's a nothing village, rural, insignificant. Only useful for the hill it sits on. I remember me and Nate walking into this falling-apart village. Shops, houses, all reduced to rubble. The church steeple sagging dangerously. More potholes than cobblestone. A smear.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> We just looked around for some time as the rest of the divisions began to filter in, set up tents, occupy the village. Clear out any last pockets of resistance. An officer rode in on his horse, launched into a spiel about how many of us had died, but their sacrifices were now avenged. We listened — just couldn't believe it, really.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> That you'd finally done it?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> No. That this village could possibly be worth the half million dead men it took to claim it.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Mm. Did you talk to Nelson much, after coming back?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> No. We kept some correspondence. Exchanged Christmas cards. Nothing meaningful.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Why not?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> He came home and found out his two younger brothers had joined up while he was gone. They'd gone and gotten themselves killed at Verdun. I suppose I never really knew what to say, to that. He spent more and more time up north, saw him less and less down here, and then eventually I didn't see him at all.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><END EXCERPT></strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Naval_gun_firing_over_Vimy_Ridge.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Naval_gun_firing_over_Vimy_Ridge.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>British artillery at Vimy Ridge.</p> </div> </div> <h4 id="toc4"><span>SCP-8918-E</span></h4> <p><strong>Real Name:</strong> Donovan Lansky</p> <p><strong>Alias:</strong> Kicking Horse</p> <p><strong>Abilities:</strong> "After being flung off a bucking bronco, he awoke with his heart beating a hundred times a second and all the speed of a wild mustang. The man who takes breakfast in Vancouver and lunch in Quebec — <strong>Kicking Horse</strong>!" (<em>Fab Five</em> #3)</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><BEGIN EXCERPT></strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>[Dr. Blank's notepad is put away. He is staring at SCP-8918-A. Sgt. Mjr. Bennett stands by the window; the sun is setting. A box of pizza sits on the coffee table.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> And he still made up for his age in wit, right? That's what the books always showed.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Aye. I was a boy myself but he was a <em>boy</em>. Couldn't have been older than fifteen. Smart, though.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> And they allowed him in?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Things were different, then.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Lansky. He was Jewish?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Aye. Why?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Nothing. Also the only one not to return.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Mmh.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> What happened? If you don't mind my asking.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I mean, how did he… pass?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> You can say die, boy.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Right. Okay. How did he die?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> He was always racing around. Made a fine scout, you can imagine. We were at Vimy Ridge — we were split up, for that one, across the divisions. I was to support the assault on Thelus, and Lansky was to rush ahead, scout out how dug-in the Germans were, so we would know whether the heavy artillery on the hills should focus on supporting our advance or bombard the village. I was in with the 3rd Division. It was chaos, you know? No idea what was happening.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> Worse than the trenches?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> No. Just a different kind of hell. But anyway. I told Lansky what to do — to go in, take a quick look-see, come back immediately. No being a hero.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Let me guess. He didn't listen?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> He listened perfectly. Just didn't expect that the Germans would already be retreating from Thelus and fortifying themselves higher up the ridge. He ran in, straight into a cloud of poison gas.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> He showed up back to our position in the flash of an eye, coughing and wheezing and stumbling. The gas shreds your lungs, you know, and he breathed so much — on account of the running — that it'd just been going around and around in his chest. He was spitting up blood while he was trying to tell us about the gas, and then he died.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I'm sorry.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I don't think it was your fault.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> The hell would it be my fault? I'm not the Hun that ordered poison gas be pumped into a village.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Yeah, I'm just saying—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> You asked me an awful lot of questions today, boy. I get one?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Depends. What do you want to know?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Are you a cat?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Not last I checked, no.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Then you should probably cough up that hairball you've been letting marinate in your throat all damn day.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Look at him. Pretending he didn't give a damn about the stories. You grew up on those damn books, didn't you?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I had a couple. Dozen.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8918-A breaks into a coughing fit.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Worst damn decision I ever made. Nonsense stories. Filling young peoples' heads with ideas about how we heroically pushed back the Huns. Bullshit. Bullshit.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> They're stories about heroes. They were good for me. Gave me something to look up to.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Nothing heroic about any god-damned thing that happened over there.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> And definitely not after.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Ah-ah. There it is. I ought to have known it'd be about that.</p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> What's he talking about?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> How when they asked us, twenty years later, to go back to Europe, to do it all over again, we were the only ones smart enough to say no.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Bennett:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> I get it, okay? World War I was a shitshow. Needless, pointless bloodshed. Didn't need to happen. It's tragic. But you can't <em>seriously</em> think it was the same the second time around.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> It's always the same, son.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Yeah, okay, war is hell. We know that. It's awful and horrible and evil. But you don't think <em>some</em> things are worth fighting for?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> It's their war. Let them deal with it instead of sending our sons to die again.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> They were fucking Nazis!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> They were on the other side of the planet. Europeans fighting Europeans, again, dragging us into their squabbles.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> You <em>cannot</em> be dumb enough to think it would never come home. And even if it never did — it was genocide! Plenty of other people who served saw that and volunteered.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> What concern is it of mine what a lunatic dictator in Germany or Italy or wherever else wants to do to his people?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> <em>(Sputtering)</em> You were alive then! You must've seen the papers, the pictures — Auschwitz and Dachau and Buchenwald. It's nakedly evil! How the hell can you say that wasn't our problem?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Why should we bleed for every injustice?</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Because that's what heroes are supposed to do!</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> You know how many kids read those books? Grew up hearing about how you saved a platoon in Passchendaele or rescued an entire village of French children at Verdun? Wanted to be like you? And you turn around and let me know that hey, actually, you <em>shouldn't</em> intervene in the most monstrous injustice in human history. That, no, you won't rise above the petty politics and do the right thing. What the hell kind of message does that send?</p> <p><em>[He pauses.]</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Let <em>them</em> know.</p> <p><em>[Silence. SCP-8918-A's heart monitor beeps steadily.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> <em>(Quietly)</em> We weren't heroes. We were god-damned kids playing costume. We thought helping people was saving a burning building or taking a cat down from a tree. And they took us, and fed us into the meat grinder.</p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Yeah. They did. And I'm sorry that happened. But that doesn't make the rest of it okay.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8918-A is silent for several moments before finally looking up. His eyes are hard.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8918-A:</strong> Awfully easy to say from that chair. Had you been where I've been — seen what I've seen — you'd do anything to stop even one other kid from having to do any of that. <em>Anything.</em></p> <p><strong>Blank:</strong> Then I guess I'm glad I didn't turn out like you when I grew up.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><END EXCERPT></strong></p> </div> <p>Dr. Blank submitted his notes from the interview four days later; a final historical record of SCP-8918 is still being drafted. 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SCP-8920	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Apenumbra/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8920 clear-3 keter none ekhi critical {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8920</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ekhi</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">critical</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <table style="width: 100%;"> <tr> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Assigned Site</strong></span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Site Director</strong></span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Research Head</strong></span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Assigned Task Force</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Area-189</span></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Emmanuel Năstase</span></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Dr. Georgiana Petersen</span></td> <td style="text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Tau-10 ("Storm Chasers")</span></td> </tr> </table> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Show Archived Containment Procedures</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Hide</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Utilization of advanced weather modification technology, developed in collaboration with the Global Occult Coalition, is used to prevent SCP-8920 instances from reaching landfall. This system employs ionospheric manipulation and atmospheric dampening to weaken SCP-8920 during its formation, minimizing anomalous wind speeds and tornado activity.</p> <p>MTF Tau-10 ("Storm Chasers") is tasked with identifying potential SCP-8920 manifestations early, allowing containment systems to neutralize SCP-8920 instances before they become threats. Public knowledge of anomalous meteorological phenomena is to be suppressed by embedded MTF Iota-10 ("Damn Feds") operatives in civilian weather agencies.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> MTF Tau-10 ("Storm Chasers") is tasked with monitoring global weather systems to identify potential SCP-8920 instances. Civilian meteorological data is regularly screened for anomalies, including abnormal pressure fluctuations and wind speed irregularities. Advanced weather modification systems, formerly effective, are now used for disaster mitigation rather than neutralization.</p> <p>Upon identification of SCP-8920 instances, Foundation assets are to initiate large-scale evacuations under the guise of civilian storm warnings. All public data concerning SCP-8920's anomalous nature is intercepted and altered to reflect standard Category 5 hurricanes. Amnestic treatment is administered to survivors reporting cognitohazard-related behavior.</p> <p>Research into improved pre-landfall detection and neutralization methods continues.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8920/Katrina"><img alt="Katrina" class="enlarge" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8920/Katrina/medium.jpg" style="width:300px;"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:300px;"> <p>SCP-8920 instance, officially designated as hurricane Katrina</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8920 is an <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">randomly</span> annually recurring meteorological anomaly resembling a hybridized hurricane and supercell thunderstorm that manifests between June and October. The phenomenon consistently forms within the North Atlantic Basin, typically developing off the coast of Bahamas, before following a westward path toward landfall along the Eastern Seaboard or Gulf Coast of the United States.</p> <p>Despite possessing the general size, pressure gradients, and wind speed of a Category 5 hurricane, SCP-8920 maintains a rotating mesocyclone similar to a supercell, located in the storm’s eyewall. This mesocyclone sustains highly organized convection and updrafts that generate violent tornadoes at a rate far exceeding any known meteorological phenomena. Detection of the mesocyclone inside an SCP-8920 instance using any known technology is as of now impossible.</p> <p>SCP-8920 consistently produces between 50 and 120 tornadoes per event, with the strongest on record reaching EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Tornadoes spawned by SCP-8920 display anomalous behavior, including:</p> <ul> <li>An unusually long duration.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></li> <li>Randomized directional shifts that do not correspond to typical wind currents.</li> <li>Extreme instances of tornadoes merging or splitting.</li> <li>Limited resistance to natural dissipation factors.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></li> </ul> <p>SCP-8920’s sustained wind speeds within its eyewall have been recorded as exceeding 400 km/h, and internal atmospheric pressure below 800 hPa (millibars) — values theoretically impossible for natural cyclones.</p> <p>Survivors of SCP-8920 instances report intense auditory and visual hallucinations. Most frequently these hallucinations occur in the form of people in need of assistance, or in the form of aid having arrived to rescue survivors from their shelters. These hallucinations most commonly occur during the peak of the storm and when weather conditions inside SCP-8920 are most hazardous.</p> <p>Previous containment efforts relied on advanced weather modification technologies developed through a joint initiative between the Foundation and the Global Occult Coalition. These systems utilized ionospheric manipulation and atmospheric dampening devices to weaken SCP-8920 manifestations before they made landfall, effectively reducing the severity of its storms and tornado production. Due to the anomaly’s predictable patterns, this method successfully mitigated SCP-8920 events for 10 years.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE 13th September, 2005:</strong> Following Incident-8920-51<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>, sentience has been theorized. SCP-8920 has adapted to countermeasures, concealing its anomalous nature by mimicking the formation of normal tropical storms and hurricanes. SCP-8920 instances now appears as a standard hurricane in civilian weather systems and only reveals its full intensity at landfall, where it rapidly escalates into a Category 5+ storm. This renders preemptive containment efforts ineffective, and the Foundation has transitioned to post-landfall intervention to mitigate public exposure and manage mass evacuations.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE 4th December, 2005:</strong> Elan Vital Energy scans following landfall of SCP-8920-53<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> have shown an irregular amount present. Further tests for determining the possible sentience of SCP-8920 instances is ongoing.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE 10th September, 2020:</strong> SCP-8920-59<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> also displayed irregular amounts of EVE present. Furthermore, EVE scans conducted on cadavers recovered from previous SCP-8920 events have revealed a complete absence of EVE, suggesting a connection between the storms and the loss of life energy. This data hints at the possibility that SCP-8920 instances "feed" on the EVE of living beings, draining it from subjects caught in the path of SCP-8920 instances. The exact mechanics of this process are under investigation, with potential links to the suspected sentience of SCP-8920 instances.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8920.1:</strong> SCP-8920 Event</p> <div style="center no-repeat ; float: center; border: solid 2px #000000; padding: 1px 15px; margin: 10px 10px 10px 40px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);"> <h3 id="toc0"><span>INCIDENT-8920-51 - HURRICANE KATRINA</span></h3> <p><strong>Date:</strong> August 23 - 31, 2005<br/> <strong>Location(s):</strong> Bahamas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Gulf Coast<br/> <strong>Designation:</strong> Incident-8920-51</p> <h3 id="toc1"><span>SUMMARY</span></h3> <p>Hurricane Katrina was identified as an instance of SCP-8920, initially categorized as a non-anomalous Category 5 hurricane. SCP-8920 remained dormant during its formation over the Bahamas and the first landfall in Florida, allowing it to go undetected by Foundation operatives. However, upon entering the Gulf of Mexico, SCP-8920 triggered anomalous intensification, leading to the hurricane becoming more destructive than anticipated. As it approached the Gulf Coast, wind speeds far exceeded possible atmospheric values, breaching the levee system in New Orleans and causing catastrophic flooding, with 80% of the city submerged underwater. The surrounding areas, including Mississippi and Alabama, experienced severe storm surges and 23 confirmed tornadoes<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> directly caused by SCP-8920’s influence.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8920/NewOrleans"><img alt="NewOrleans" class="enlarge" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8920/NewOrleans/medium.jpg" style="width:300px;"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:300px;"> <p>New Orleans following SCP-8920-51</p> </div> </div> <p>MTF Tau-10 ("Storm Chasers") and MTF Iota-10 ("Damn Feds") were deployed to monitor the storm and manage public information. Foundation assets embedded in the National Weather Service and FEMA worked to suppress any anomalous data and maintain the narrative that Hurricane Katrina’s destruction was purely due to natural factors, particularly poor infrastructure and planning. This disinformation campaign successfully shifted blame for the flooding in New Orleans to a failure in the levee system, obscuring SCP-8920’s involvement.</p> <p>MTF Tau-10 ("Storm Chasers") concluded that maximum windspeeds exceeded 415 km/h, specifically where flood prevention infrastructure was constructed. The average windspeed was confirmed to be 200 km/h.<br/> 78 out of 79 interviewed survivors reported hearing people begging for help and calling out their name during the peak of SCP-8920, but refused to go outside. All of those interviewed were amnesticized.</p> <p><strong>Casualties:</strong> Over 1,392 confirmed deaths due to flooding and storm-related incidents, with 1,270 directly attributed to SCP-8920’s cognitohazardous effects.<br/> <strong>Foundation Losses:</strong> 4 Foundation personnel lost during information suppression operations.<br/> <strong>Total Damage Estimate:</strong> $125 billion (2005 USD)</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8920.2:</strong> SCP-8920 Event</p> <div style="center no-repeat ; float: center; border: solid 2px #000000; padding: 1px 15px; margin: 10px 10px 10px 40px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);"> <h3 id="toc2"><span>INCIDENT-8920-62 - HURRICANE MATTHEW</span></h3> <p><strong>Date:</strong> September 28 - October 10, 2016<br/> <strong>Location(s):</strong> Haiti, Cuba, Bahamas, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia<br/> <strong>Designation:</strong> Incident-8920-62</p> <h3 id="toc3"><span>SUMMARY</span></h3> <p>Hurricane Matthew was later confirmed as an SCP-8920 instance, initially behaving as a non-anomalous Category 5 hurricane during its formation in the Atlantic. SCP-8920 remained dormant during its early stages, but anomalous effects became evident as it approached the Caribbean and US coastlines. SCP-8920 intensified upon making landfall, creating stronger-than-expected storm surges and wind speeds that far exceeded meteorological predictions.</p> <p>MTF Tau-10 ("Storm Chasers") tracked SCP-8920’s movement, but due to its dormant behavior early on, pre-emptive containment measures were unsuccessful. MTF Iota-10 ("Damn Feds") was deployed to suppress information and manage local media, directing attention toward natural disaster causes rather than anomalous ones. Foundation operatives embedded in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ensured that SCP-8920's abnormal behavior was attributed to typical meteorological phenomena.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8920/Skull"><img alt="Skull" class="enlarge" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8920/Skull/medium.jpg" style="width:300px;"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:300px;"> <p>Radar imagery of SCP-8920-62 resembling a human skull</p> </div> </div> <p>SCP-8920’s first anomalous activity manifested in Haiti and Cuba as extreme storm surges and destructive tornadoes that targeted densely populated areas and evacuation routes, causing widespread casualties. 17 tornadoes<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> were later confirmed.<br/> As it tracked northward, SCP-8920 triggered additional tornadoes and wind anomalies upon nearing Florida and the Carolinas. Cognitohazards manifested as auditory hallucinations, drawing civilians into flood zones or near-deadly storm paths.</p> <p>SCP-8920 created unpredictable storm surges and generated an unusually high number of tornadoes in areas where they were not expected, particularly in densely populated regions.</p> <p><strong>Casualties:</strong> Over 731 confirmed deaths due to flooding and storm-related incidents, with 611 directly attributed to SCP-8920’s cognitohazardous effects.<br/> <strong>Foundation Losses:</strong> None.<br/> <strong>Total Damage Estimate:</strong> $16.5 billion (2016 USD)</p> </div> <p><strong>Interview Log 8920-62-A:</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Denis<br/> <strong>Interviewed:</strong> Gerald Thompson (SCP-8920-62 Survivor)<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 10/13/2016<br/> <strong>Location:</strong> Area-189</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Denis:</strong> Good afternoon, Mr. Thompson. I know you've been through a lot, but I'd like you to tell me what you experienced during Hurricane Matthew.</p> <p><strong>Gerald Thompson:</strong> Man, it was somethin’ else, doc. Wind was howlin', rain was pourin’ down heavy. But… that wasn’t the worst part.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Denis:</strong> What do you mean by that?</p> <p><strong>Gerald Thompson:</strong> I was hunkered down, like they said. Then… I swear, I heard my pops. My dad been dead for ten years, but there he was, callin' out to me. Same voice, same way he used to talk. “Come on, boy! It's safe out here!”</p> <p><strong>Dr. Denis:</strong> That must have been unsettling.</p> <p><strong>Gerald Thompson:</strong> Man, you don’t even know. I nearly opened that door. Like… I wasn’t thinkin' straight. It was like the storm itself wanted me out there. But… somethin’ felt wrong. I mean, pops sounded… different. Almost like he wasn’t just talkin' to me. It felt like—<em>like he wasn’t alone.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Denis:</strong> Not alone?</p> <p><strong>Gerald Thompson:</strong> Yeah, like… I don’t know how to say it. Like he was part of somethin’ bigger. A bunch of 'em, maybe. He kept sayin', "Come on, it’s better here… so much better." That wasn’t like him, doc. Pops would’ve told me to stay put, not to run out into a damn hurricane.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Denis:</strong> So the voice wasn’t just trying to get you outside?</p> <p><strong>Gerald Thompson:</strong> Nah, man. It was like he wanted me to <em>join</em> him. Like, join somethin' bigger than just him. Felt like… like the whole storm was callin' me out there, not just pops. And I ain’t the only one, either. My neighbors, they said they heard their dead folks, too. All of ‘em, tryin’ to get people to come outside. A few did. They… didn’t make it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Denis:</strong> Did the voices say anything else?</p> <p><strong>Gerald Thompson:</strong> Nah, just… they kept callin’, like they were pullin' at me. Like they was already… part of somethin'. Somethin’ bigger than them. I dunno, man… but whatever it was out there, it wasn’t just my dad.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Denis:</strong> Thank you, Gerald. We’ll follow up soon.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>End Log</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><em><strong>Notes:</strong> Subject’s experience with the auditory hallucination suggests SCP-8920 may be more than a singular sentient force. Further investigation is recommended to determine whether SCP-8920 is composed of, or influenced by, collective human souls from previous storm casualties.</em></p> <p><strong>Addendum 8920.3:</strong> List of recorded SCP-8920 events</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Show Events</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Hide</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Date Formed</th> <th>Additional Information</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Camille</td> <td>Aug. 14, 1969</td> <td>First recorded SCP-8920 event</td> </tr> <tr> <td>David</td> <td>Aug. 30, 1979</td> <td>N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrew</td> <td>Aug. 23, 1992</td> <td>N/A</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mitch</td> <td>Oct. 26, 1998</td> <td>First SCP-8920 instance to be neutralized</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Irene</td> <td>Oct. 13, 1999</td> <td>Successfully neutralized</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lili</td> <td>Sept. 21, 2002</td> <td>Successfully neutralized</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Katrina</td> <td>Aug. 28, 2005</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rita</td> <td>Sept. 21, 2005</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wilma</td> <td>Oct. 19, 2005</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Felix</td> <td>Sept. 3, 2007</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Matthew</td> <td>Oct. 1, 2016</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Irma</td> <td>Sept. 5, 2017</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael</td> <td>Oct. 10, 2018</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dorian</td> <td>Sept. 1, 2019</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Houston</td> <td>Sept. 8, 2020</td> <td>First SCP-8920 to be entirely expunged from civilian records. Successfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ian</td> <td>Sept. 28, 2022</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lee</td> <td>Sept. 8, 2023</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Milton</td> <td>Oct.7, 2024</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pablo</td> <td>Sept. 17, 2025</td> <td>Successfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vicky</td> <td>Sept. 17, 2026</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Victor</td> <td>Oct. 19, 2027</td> <td>Unsuccessfully prevented</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>« <a class="newpage" href="/scp-8919">SCP-8919</a> \| SCP-8920 \| <a class="newpage" href="/scp-8921">SCP-8921</a> »</p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Recorded cases of continuous tornado activity exceeding 3 hours.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Tornadoes often remain active in environments that would typically cause weakening or dissipation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Designated hurricane Katrina.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Designated hurricane Wilma.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Designated Hurricane Houston.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. 12 rated EFU, 5 rated EF2, 6 rated EF3.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. 7 rated EF2, 8 rated EF3, 2 rated EF4</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8922	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><strong>SCP-7702:</strong> The Curse of Site-BELUGA<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/daveyoufool" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(2034230); return false;"><img alt="daveyoufool" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=2034230&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735056145" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=2034230)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/daveyoufool" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(2034230); return false;">daveyoufool</a></span><br/> ⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> Hoo, boy… depictions of physical and emotional abuse, sexual content (nothing TOO explicit), second offset ends with what could be called a bombing incident at a middle school, gratuitous violence, body horror, vomit, torture. Do not read on a full stomach.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8922</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> [PENDING]</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Further analysis of the danger presented by SCP-8922 is needed before containment procedures can be finalized. Until then, SCP-8922 is kept in Site-59's ROB<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-129374-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-129374-1')">1</a></sup> and monitored constantly.</p> <p>No further attempts are to be made to extract SCP-8922-B from SCP-8922's left arm.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8922 is a steel and plastic android, 2m in height and 205.102 kg in mass<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-129374-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-129374-2')">2</a></sup>. It is feminine and humanoid in shape, and its internal workings follow a human-analogous design philosophy<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-129374-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-129374-3')">3</a></sup>.</p> <p>Upon discovery, SCP-8922 was clothed in a charred Chicago Bulls jersey with Michael Jordan's name and number. There was also a baseball cap, fitted backwards, with a picture of the comic strip character Garfield surfing.</p> <p>Due to heavy damage sustained from an unknown incident, SCP-8922's legs have ceased functioning. Its primary means of locomotion involves using SCP-8922-A to pull itself forward.</p> <p><strong>Behavior:</strong> While not actively hostile, SCP-8922 is fiercely protective of SCP-8922-B, and violently resists any attempts to touch it or take it away - most often by pointing and activating SCP-8922-A. Other than this, SCP-8922 is generally unresponsive with Foundation personnel, save for a shortlist of 7 staff members that it trusts.</p> <p>It answers to the name "Konse," gleaned from a corrupted vocalization.</p> <p>When alone, SCP-8922 generally remains motionless, making garbled, sad purring noises to SCP-8922-B.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8922-A:</strong> SCP-8922's right forearm has been permanently fused with SCP-8922-A, a large, spear-shaped firearm that accounts for 23% of its total mass.</p> <p>Based on current labels, SCP-8922-A was, at one point, called "BELUGA-58 KOLOKO WAVE PROJECTOR", but was renamed "SUNFUKKUR 9000" sometime thereafter.</p> <p>The capabilities of SCP-8922-A are not understood, as there is no record of it ever being fired.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8922-B:</strong> SCP-8922-B refers to a jagged, spherical mass of electronics that SCP-8922 holds in its left arm, approximately 0.5 m in width. SCP-8922's behavior has consistently hindered further analysis of SCP-8922-B.</p> <p>While SCP-8922 had been capable of speech at one point, its vocal processor has been heavily damaged. The majority of vocalizations are too distorted by static to decipher. It only speaks clearly when expressing an intense emotion.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interview Log 8922-14</strong><br/> <strong>Interviewer:</strong> Junior Researcher Jacob Field<br/> <strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8922<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 12/20/2024</p> <p><Begin Log></p> <p><em>[Field enters SCP-8922's ROB Chamber.]</em></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> Good afternoon, Konse, how are we doing to—</p> <p><em>[SCP-8922-A starts humming and emitting smoke. Its tip starts spinning. SCP-8922 points the weapon at Field. He points his hands up.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8922:</strong> <strong><tt>NOT YOURS!</tt></strong></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> Easy there! No need for the fireworks, buddy. It's me, remember? …Jake?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8922:</strong> <strong><tt>PROMISE!</tt></strong></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> I already pro—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8922:</strong> <strong><tt><em>AGAIN!</em></tt></strong></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> <em>[Sigh.]</em> Come on, man, I think you're —</p> <p><strong>SCP-8922:</strong> <tt><strong>YOU! <em>ASHES!</em></strong></tt></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> FINE! Fine. I promise you — in fact, I swear that I will never touch your electric basketball.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8922-A powers down.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8922:</strong> <em>[Regretful static.]</em></p> <p><em>[Field stands back up.]</em></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> …okay, great! Glad we could patch that up. Anyway, might as well get today's round of questioning out of the way.</p> <p><em>[He examines his papers.]</em></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> The first item on the list is… uh…</p> <p><em>[He notices that the first question involves disclosing more details about SCP-8922-B.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8922:</strong> <em>[Inquisitive static.]</em></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> …well, since that's a that's a bit of a sore subject today, let's move on to —</p> <p><strong>SCP-8922:</strong> <em>[Growling, questioning static. Indicates SCP-8922-B.]</em></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> And <em>that's</em> why we're skipping it over!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8922:</strong> <em>[Annoyed static.]</em> <tt>…stions.</tt></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> What was that?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8922:</strong> <tt>Questions… too many… always more questions… why? What have..</tt> [Static.] <tt>…from this what…</tt> [Static.] <tt>..to gain?</tt></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> Well, uh, if we knew more about your history, we could do more to keep you safe. And besides, if we knew more about your ball —</p> <p><em>[SCP-8922-A starts moving again.]</em></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> <em>— we could find a better way for you to keep it safe!</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8922-A stops suddenly.]</em></p> <p><em>[SCP-8922 hangs its head. It's silent for about 27 seconds.]</em></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> Um…</p> <p><em>[A small hatch opens on SCP-8922's upper chest. A 2TB USB thumb drive launches out of it on a spring, hitting Field in the face.]</em></p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> Ow! What was that for?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8922:</strong> [Sad static.]</p> <p><strong>Field:</strong> …didn't quite catch that.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8922:</strong> <tt>Take.</tt> [Static.] <tt>…compromise.</tt></p> <p><End log.></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span class="wiki-email">pcs.noitadnuof\|sdleifj#pcs.noitadnuof\|sdleifj</span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> <span class="wiki-email">pcs.noitadnuof\|htimsianl#pcs.noitadnuof\|htimsianl</span><br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Re: USB data from SCP-8922</p> <p>Jacob,</p> <p>Before I begin, decorum tells me I should tell you to conduct yourself with more professionalism around Konse. But experience is the greatest teacher, and I get the feeling that being on the receiving end of the Sunfukkur 9000 was a more effective reprimand than any form letter could provide. Anyway, do better.</p> <p>With that out of the way…</p> <p>Now that you have to go over the data provided by Konse, you'd do well to have some context. The O5s don't want me to let a junior researcher handle this information, but despite all your faults in the field, your work behind a desk is unparalleled. But more than this, there are aspects to SCP-8922 that I would never trust some the higher-ups not to misuse. Because SCP-8922 and its ridiculous weapon are dangerous enough in themselves, but the meat of the matter lies in where they came from.</p> <p>I probably don't need to remind you, but this never leaves your workstation.</p> <p>SCP-8922 came from <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/dyfscp-001">Site-BELUGA</a>, and it may know another entrance to Site-BELUGA.</p> <p>With your clearance level, the absolute most I can tell you about Site-BELUGA is the following:</p> <ul> <li>Site-BELUGA is a pocket dimension containing an unfathomable amount of anomalous weapons.</li> <li>These weapons were built to destroy SCP-UBU, an entity that no longer exists. (Someone else did it the easy way.)</li> <li>The only known way to enter Site-BELUGA is through a portal in an indestructible shipping container in what's left of Soundproofed Warehouse 10.</li> <li>The door to the shipping container opens only from the inside.</li> <li>SCP-8922 closed the door on its way out.</li> <li>The collateral damage from Site-BELUGA turned a former member of the O5 Council into the most prolific mass murderer in human history.</li> </ul> <p>If I believed that the Council's interest in Site-BELUGA was purely scientific, I'd send them this information without any problem. But in conference calls, the O5s speak of Site-BELUGA in the same tone of Spanish sailors talking about El Dorado. Their intentions are far from wholesome.</p> <p>In short, I need you to look at these files and tell me why they're conclusive proof that Site-BELUGA is inaccessible. (And if they're not, get creative.)</p> </blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h4><span><tt>[<a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8922/offset/1">OPENING D:/PACKET/TESTIMONIAL...</a>]</tt></span></h4> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-129374-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-129374-1')">1</a>. (Reinforced Observation Bunker, used for the pre-containment study of dangerous entities such as reality benders and extradimensional beings)</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-129374-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-129374-2')">2</a>. (Mass includes SCP-8922-A and -B)</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-129374-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-129374-3')">3</a>. (For example, the A/V sensors and motherboard are located in the head and the central drive engine is located in the chest — similar to the location and function of human organs)</div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8925	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8925</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8925 is kept within meeting room 1-23-109 of Site-40, where it was discovered. Junior Researcher<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> Sylvan Harrington is not to be disturbed while filling out SCP-8925. Containment and long-term study of SCP-8925 is currently ensured by Jr. Rsr. Harrington's inability to free themselves of its effect; this state has been largely self-maintaining.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8925 is a copy of a Foundation employee introduction form printed as part of an August 2005 recruitment drive. It is physically indistinguishable from any other reproduction of its template.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> SCP-8925 induces a poorly understood memetic compulsion in those who view it/attempt to fill it out<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>, preventing the subject from directing their attention away from the task of completing it. Attempting to disrupt this effect has been entirely unsuccessful, though deemed undesirable. It is currently theorized that completion of the form would nullify its effects, although what constitutes "completion" is uncertain.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Addendum 1 - <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Weekly</span> (Monthly as of 29/08/2007) Completion Report:</strong> A record of SCP-8925's completion progress by Jr. Rsr. Harrington, updated and compiled every month for study. Records in which no important changes have occurred have been omitted.</p> <div class="addendumblock"> <div class="entrytag"> <p><strong>Initial State - 09/02/2005</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What <em>values</em> do you bring as an employee of the Foundation?:</strong></span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">fa</span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div class="checkblock"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…37 insubstantial records omitted…</p> </div> </div> <div class="addendumblock"> <div class="entrytag"> <p><strong>State Update - 26/10/2005</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What <em>values</em> do you bring as an employee of the Foundation?:</strong></span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">fa</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">friendship</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">justice</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">equality</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">hones</span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div class="checkblock"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…20 insubstantial records omitted…</p> </div> </div> <div class="addendumblock"> <div class="entrytag"> <p><strong>State Update - 15/03/2006</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What <em>values</em> do you bring as an employee of the Foundation?:</strong></span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">fa</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">friendship</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">justice</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">equality</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">hones</span><br/> authenticity<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div class="checkblock"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…76 insubstantial records omitted…</p> </div> </div> <div class="addendumblock entrytag"> <div class="entrytag" style="margin-bottom: 5%"> <p><strong>Containment Update - 29/08/2007:</strong> updates moved from weekly to monthly checks due to a lack of notable changes.</p> </div> </div> <div class="checkblock"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…5 insubstantial records omitted…</p> </div> </div> <div class="addendumblock"> <div class="entrytag"> <p><strong>State Update - 29/01/2008</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What <em>values</em> do you bring as an employee of the Foundation?:</strong></span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">fa</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">friendship</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">justice</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">equality</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">hones</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">authenticity</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">being a good employee</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">striving to be an effective employee</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">pursuit of synergistic practices to greatly ameliorate workplace efficiency and productive yield</span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div class="checkblock"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…6 insubstantial records omitted…</p> </div> </div> <div class="addendumblock"> <div class="entrytag"> <p><strong>State Update - 27/07/2008</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What <em>values</em> do you bring as an employee of the Foundation?:</strong></span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">fa</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">friendship</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">justice</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">equality</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">hones</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">authenticity</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">being a good employee</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">striving to be an effective employee</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">pursuit of synergistic practices to greatly ameliorate workplace efficiency and productive yield in ord</span><br/> freedom<br/> whatever's good enough to get me out of here<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div class="checkblock"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…63 insubstantial records omitted…</p> </div> </div> <div class="addendumblock"> <div class="entrytag"> <p><strong>State Update - 27/10/2013</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What <em>values</em> do you bring as an employee of the Foundation?:</strong></span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">fa</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">friendship</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">justice</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">equality</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">hones</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">authenticity</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">being a good employee</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">striving to be an effective employee</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">pursuit of synergistic practices to greatly ameliorate workplace efficiency and productive yield in ord</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">freedom</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">whatever's good enough to get me out of here</span><br/> will this be?<br/> accountabilityachievementadaptabilityadventurealtruismambitionauthenticitybalancebeautybelongingboldnesscaringcollaborationcommitmentcommunitycompassioncompetenceconfidenceconnectioncontentmentcontributioncooperationcouragecreativitycuriositycignitydiversityenvironmentefficiencyethicsexcellencefairnessfaithfamilyfinancialstabilityforgivenessfunfuturegenerositygracegratitudegrowthharmonyhealthhopehumilityhumorinclusionindependenceinitiativeintegrityintuitionjobsecurityjoykindnessknowledgeleadershiplearninglegacyleisureloveloyalty<em>mercy</em>natureopennessoptimismorderpatiencepeace<em>perseverance</em>powerpriderecognitionreliabilityresourcefulnessrespectresponsibilitysafetysecurityselfdisciplineselfxpressionselfrespect<em>serenity</em>servicesimplicity<strong>spiritualitysportsmanshipstewardshipsuccessteamworktimetraditiontrusttruthunderstandinguniquenessusefulnessvisionvulnerabilitywealthwell-beingwholeheartednesswisd</strong><br/> <strong>please fucking work</strong><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div class="checkblock"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…20 insubstantial records omitted…</p> </div> </div> <div class="addendumblock"> <div class="entrytag"> <p><strong>State Update - 23/06/2015</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What <em>values</em> do you bring as an employee of the Foundation?:</strong></span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">fa</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">friendship</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">justice</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">equality</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">hones</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">authenticity</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">being a good employee</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">striving to be an effective employee</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">pursuit of synergistic practices to greatly ameliorate workplace efficiency and productive yield in ord</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">freedom</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">whatever's good enough to get me out of here</span><br/> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">will this be?accountabilityachievementadaptabilityadventurealtruismambitionauthenticitybalancebeautybelongingboldnesscaringcollaborationcommitmentcommunitycompassioncompetenceconfidenceconnectioncontentmentcontributioncooperationcouragecreativitycuriositycignitydiversityenvironmentefficiencyethicsexcellencefairnessfaithfamilyfinancialstabilityforgivenessfunfuturegenerositygracegratitudegrowthharmonyhealthhopehumilityhumorinclusionindependenceinitiativeintegrityintuitionjobsecurityjoykindnessknowledgeleadershiplearninglegacyleisureloveloyalty<em>mercy</em>natureopennessoptimismorderpatiencepeace<em>perseverance</em>powerpriderecognitionreliabilityresourcefulnessrespectresponsibilitysafetysecurityselfdisciplineselfxpressionselfrespect<em>serenity</em>servicesimplicity<strong>spiritualitysportsmanshipstewardshipsuccessteamworktimetraditiontrusttruthunderstandinguniquenessusefulnessvisionvulnerabilitywealthwell-beingwholeheartednesswisd</strong></span><br/> <strong>please fucking work</strong><br/> can't i just skip this one<br/> no one even looks at these<br/> why do I have to do it<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div class="checkblock"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>…No substantial changes noted between 23/06/2015 and 04/07/2023, intervening records omitted…</p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <p><strong>Addendum 2 - Recontainment Procedure:</strong><br/> In the event that Jr. Rsr. Harrington is no longer affected by SCP-8925, they are to be assigned a starter project per standard personnel induction procedures and the item moved to a low-security containment locker, pending experimentation. Jr. Rsr. Harrington's answers will not be reviewed for admission.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Title honorarily attributed</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Due to Jr. Rsr. Harrington being the first and only victim of SCP-8925, the nature and extent of its effects are mostly conjecture.</div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8925">SCP-8925</a>" by SilChar, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8925">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8925</a>. 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SCP-8934	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><strong>Title:</strong> SCP-8934 - Ommetaphobia: き/Ki is for 刻/Kizami<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/karathh" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5018858); return false;"><img alt="Karathh" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5018858&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735670906" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5018858)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/karathh" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5018858); return false;">Karathh</a></span><br/> <strong>Made in:</strong> 2024</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:500px;"><img alt="SCP-8934" class="image" src="https://scp-jp-storage.wdfiles.com/local--files/file%3A5018858-71-wdcr/SCP-8934"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><strong><tt>Invalid file/directory ('SCP-8934-Containment.jpg')</tt></strong></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8934</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Euclid</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8934 is to be blindfolded with an opaque cloth and stored within a small containment locker located at Site-8154. Surveillance cameras and pressure sensors have been installed in the containment chamber to monitor the entity. In the event of a breach, staff members are to be deployed to manually recontain the entity. Two staff members are required while entering the containment chamber, and at least one person must secure the door from the inside by placing the hand on the door handle.</p> <p>Except for testing purposes, it is forbidden to place any objects that hold structures or figures that can be described or perceived as eyes near SCP-8934.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8934 designates a small cloth doll approximately 27cm tall. Non-destructive testing has revealed that, in addition to cotton, the doll contains several human bones. The doll's head has many features resembling eyes.</p> <p>Individuals within 10m of SCP-8934 have reported an intense feeling of scopaesthesia, coming from the entity. Additionally, subjects have reported irrational fear of and desire to destroy any objects which can be said to contain recognizable elements that are "eyes" within the effect radius. The presence or absence of the effect on individual objects at this time depends on whether the observer can find "eyes" in the object.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> The origin of this is unknown. This fear also extends to SCP-8934, but no affected individual has attempted to damage it</p> <p>The doll has shown signs of autonomous behavior when not physically observed. The following is a sound recording of the containment locker, believed to be SCP-8934 physically striking the locker door.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Audio Log 8934-3</strong></span></p> <p><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="html-block-iframe" frameborder="0" src="/scp-8934/html/e6e1ba9e093cd97440106875aeb609b782533383-5275078546021550"></iframe></p> <p><br/> <br/> SCP-8934 was discovered and contained on 2024/05/18 when the Foundation investigated the X (formerly Twitter) posting history of Hazama Takayuki (端間孝之), an occult author better known as "Watahito (わたひと)" who had been recently been involuntarily committed. At the time of his institutionalization, Hazama showed symptoms of extreme agitation, delirium, and paranoid schizophrenia. The anomaly was discovered in the center of the apartment. Hazama’s dwelling had previously been decorated with a large number of dolls, figurines, and posters. All had been damaged severely, with a particular focus on destroying or disfiguring any depictions of eyes. Several dolls, including SCP-8934, showed signs of being recently moved. Hazama’s condition has not improved and he remains under Foundation surveillance.</p> <p>The following is a chronological listing of Hazama's 6 most recent X posts. To view all posts made while Hazama was in possession of SCP-8934, see <a href="javascript:;">Log 8934-A061</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Post Time:</strong> 2024/05/17 20:01</p> <p>I recently acquired another doll that has a lot of creepy rumors about it, and I'm going to exorcise it while keeping it at home, because it seems to be a seriously bad thing<br/> Please look forward to my next article✨</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Post Time:</strong> 2024/05/18 00:46</p> <p>If someone of my friend sees this come to my room please Ive ben targeted<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Post Time:</strong> 2022/05/18 00:47</p> <p>That dol<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Post Time:</strong> 2024/05/18 00:48</p> <p>theyblockedthedooralsowindow<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Post Time:</strong> 2024/05/18 00:49</p> <p>everyonewatchingme<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Post Time:</strong> 2024/05/18 00:49</p> <p>cantescapehelp<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></p> </blockquote> <p>The context of these messages is currently under review.</p> <p>The following is a statement from Researcher Itsudoki Yotaro, who processed the object following its discovery.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Interview Log 8934-3</strong></span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> Researcher Itsudoki Yotaro (五時陽太郎)</p> <p><strong>Record Date:</strong> 2024/05/25</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> The interview was conducted in Japanese.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p>Now, where do we start? … I'll start from the beginning.</p> <p>That doll was given to me yesterday by the securing team, who asked me to photograph and measure it. And they gave me the necessary equipment and that doll. It was originally in its box when I had it, but it was giving off an… aura. Of just, pure malice and hatred. I didn’t want to open that box, yes. To be frank, I wanted to run away. But that wouldn’t help anyone, so I opened it. Something was looking back up at me from inside and I started to shake. I wanted to cry.</p> <p>I took a moment to calm myself before starting. I pointed the camera at the doll and it made a weird jingling sound. It spooked me, but the camera seemed fine, so I took a few photos. But then, when I was almost done, the camera made a beep noise and the screen shattered before going completely black. I thought I saw something in the screen for a moment but… anyway the camera broke.</p> <p>Well, the doll seemed to be a spectral phenomenon, so I was expecting some kind of haunting. It’s easy for insubstantial spirits to mess with digital data just as insubstantial as it. But I wasn’t expecting it to smash a brand new camera….</p> <p>Due to the clear evidence of spiritual interference, I was told to check the Morris Value. So I looked that up too… The Morris value is the concentration of spiritual particles… Spiriton, I think? Sorry, it’s been a while. And there's a special instrument to measure these things.</p> <p>(Sounds of several pieces of equipment being placed on the interrogation table.)</p> <p>This one is called the Hartmann spirit camera, which takes pictures of spectral entities, and this one is called the Seimei Observation Device, which measures Morris values, but when I tried them, nothing happened.</p> <p>The spirit camera didn't take any pictures, and the observation device only gave baseline values. I'm told that the reason why they thought the doll was causing this in the first place is because it had a ridiculously high Morris value. Normally, the standard value is around 100 Morris (Mrr), but it seemed to be 2,000 or 3,000.</p> <p>The doll has got those… creepy eyes, y’know? They’re really distinctive. The whole time I was measuring or filming it, I felt like it was staring right back at me. The whole time. After I was done with my tests, I took a closer look.</p> <p>When you look closely, they look like a bunch of little eyes all squeezed together. While I was staring, I heard a loud bang behind me. I saw that the light stand had fallen over. Then I heard a loud constant beeping sound and the Morris value shot up rapidly, 200, 300, 400, 500. It scared the hell out of me and I panicked. I tried to run, but when I did… the door wouldn’t open. It wasn’t locked, but it was like someone was forcing it closed. When I tackled the door and got out, I dashed off. I never looked behind me, but I know it was looking at me.</p> <p>When I came back to test it again, nothing happened and the Morris value remained normal. I don’t know what the hell that was, but I know that I don’t want to see it anymore.</p> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <p>The following is a record of experiments with SCP-8934.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Experiment Log 8934-1</strong></span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Resources:</strong> D-10223</p> <p><strong>Experimental Details:</strong> D-10223 is to spend 24 hours in a testing chamber with SCP-8934. SCP-8934 will be placed in a sealed glass case. Rations and toiletries will be provided.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> D-10223 consistently reported feeling uneasy, and as though SCP-8934 was watching him. Six hours into the experiment, D-10223 began repeatedly banging on the door and begging for extraction. No other anomalous activity was observed. This was true even when the duration of the experiment was extended to 72 hours.</p> </div> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Experiment Log 8934-4</strong></span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Resources:</strong> D-10230</p> <p><strong>Experimental Details:</strong> Identical to Experiment Log 8934-1. However, SCP-8934 was contained in a small locker.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> D-10230 did not report any scopaesthesia. However, he felt a slight aversion to the area around the locker and spent the entire experiment without once approaching it. In addition, D-10230 reported sounds coming from inside the locker and an increasing sensation of paranoia. This was true even when the duration of activity was extended to 72 hours.</p> </div> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Experiment Log 8934-7</strong></span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Resources:</strong> D-10254, simple doll (teru teru bozu<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup>)</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:300px;"><img alt="%E3%81%A9%E3%81%86%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%81%AE" class="image" src="https://scp-jp-storage.wdfiles.com/local--files/file%3A5018858-62-ql8q/%E3%81%A9%E3%81%86%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%81%AE"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><strong><tt>Invalid file/directory ('8934-Log-7.jpg')</tt></strong></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Experimental Details:</strong> D-10254 entered SCP-8934's containment room whilst holding the doll. At this time, SCP-8934 was kept in a locker.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> D-10254 felt a mild aversion to the locker area and placed the doll as far as possible from SCP-8934.</p> </div> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Experiment Log 8934-8</strong></span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Resources:</strong> D-10254, simple doll (teru teru bozu)</p> <p><strong>Experimental Details:</strong> Immediately after the conclusion of Experiment 8934-7, the researcher removed SCP-8934 from the locker and placed it on the floor.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Once the locker was opened, D-10254 and the researcher became extremely agitated. The researcher exited the chamber while D-10254 was distracted. D-10254 then destroyed the doll by violently tearing its head off.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> The researcher reported a strong gaze from inside the locker once he opened it.</p> </div> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Experiment Log 8934-10</strong></span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Resources:</strong> D-10259, durable doll</p> <p><strong>Experimental Details:</strong> A doll was placed near the open locker, and D-10259 entered the containment chamber 24 hours later.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> D-10259 reported a constant gaze from SCP-8934 and was extremely agitated and paranoid for the duration of the experiment. Of note, D-10259 reported a single glance from the doll, different from that of SCP-8934.</p> </div> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Experiment Log 8934-12</strong></span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Resources:</strong> D-10259, durable doll used in Experiment Log 8934-10</p> <p><strong>Experimental Details:</strong> D-10259 was told to destroy the doll.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> D-10259 reacted negatively to the destruction of the doll. As a result of a directive to force, the lights of the containment chamber spontaneously ceased function just before D-10259 tore its head off.</p> <p>Visibility was restored by a researcher's flashlight 15 seconds later. However, during the blackout, sounds of D-10259 screaming and an unknown moaning voice, believed to be of anomalous origin, emanated from the chamber. The moaning ceased when the researcher stabbed a pen into both of the doll's eyes.</p> <p>Although D-10259 claimed SCP-8934 attacked him during the blackout, there exists no evidence of such phenomena.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 1:</strong> Photos recovered from Hazama's smartphone revealed that he had discovered SCP-8934 at the Otsura (尾葛) Shrine, which used to exist in ██████ Prefecture. The shrine is known to have once conducted a doll memorial service. Currently, the Otsura Shrine has been relocated and the doll memorial service is temporarily suspended.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:300px;"><img alt="%E3%81%93%E3%81%93%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%82%8C%E3%81%A6%E3%81%93%E3%82%89%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F" class="image" src="https://scp-jp-storage.wdfiles.com/local--files/file%3A5018858-62-kz6g/%E3%81%93%E3%81%93%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%82%8C%E3%81%A6%E3%81%93%E3%82%89%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><strong><tt>Invalid file/directory ('8934-Otsura-1.jpg')</tt></strong></p> </div> </div> <p>　</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:300px;"><img alt="%E3%81%BF%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%81%BF%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%81%BF%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA" class="image" src="https://scp-jp-storage.wdfiles.com/local--files/file%3A5018858-62-ukbn/%E3%81%BF%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%81%BF%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%81%BF%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><strong><tt>Invalid file/directory ('8934-Otsura-2.jpg')</tt></strong></p> </div> </div> <p>　</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:200px;"><img alt="%E3%81%BF%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%82%84%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AF%E3%81%84%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-jp-storage.wdfiles.com/local--files/file%3A5018858-70-oezf/%E3%81%BF%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%82%84%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AF%E3%81%84%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><strong><tt>Invalid file/directory ('8934-Otsura-3.jpg')</tt></strong></p> </div> </div> <p>According to local folklore, the doll memorial service at Otsura Shrine has a different procedure from doll memorial services at other institutions in Japan.</p> <p>It should be noted that photographs and detailed reproductions of the service are strictly forbidden, and very few documents are available. However, the details of the ritual have been passed down from generation to generation via oral tradition.</p> <p>In addition, while the dolls to be offered must have parts representing eyes, other objects may also be offered if they meet these requirements.</p> <p>Below is information on the general procedure for the doll memorial service at Otsura Shrine.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>1. Cleaning the doll</strong></span><br/> This is the first step in the procedure for purifying the dolls. No special procedures exist for this process.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>2. Salt sprinkling</strong></span><br/> This is the second step in the process of purifying the doll. Natural salt is sprinkled on the doll from various directions. This practice is common in Japan, where salt is treated as a sacred object with purifying capabilities, and is also present in memorial services.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>3. Performance of the ritual prayer</strong></span><br/> The priest reads a specific prayer of thanksgiving to the doll. The following is a transcription, reading, and modern translation of the prayer used in this service.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Transcription</span><br/> 此に坐せる万の御魂はや。<br/> 久しく蒼人草と相住み、其れ等を扶けける事、謝し奉る。<br/> 此度は汝を天へ遷し奉る事とは成りぬ。<br/> 願はくは其の眼を憩へ、安く鎮む事を胸より祈り白す。<br/> 送る諸諸の思ひと共に火の導きを以ちて、大神の元へ遷り出づるを願ひ白す事、穏に聞き給へと白す。</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Reading</span><br/> Koni maseru yorozuno mitamawaya.<br/> Hisashiku aohitokusato aisumi, sorerawo tasukekeru koto, shashi taimatsuru.<br/> Kotabiwa nanjiwo amae utsushi taimatsuru kototowa narinu.<br/> Negawakuwa sono manakowo ikoe, yasuku shizumu kotowo munayori inorimōsu.<br/> Okuru moromorono omoito tomoni hino michibikiwo mochite, ōkamino motoe utsuri izuruo negai mōsu koto, odani kiki tamaheto mōsu.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Translation into modern English</span><br/> To the many souls here.<br/> We thank you for your long years of living with the people and supporting them.<br/> We have decided to transfer you to above.<br/> I pray from the bottom of my heart that your eyes may rest and your hearts may be at peace.<br/> I ask you to listen calmly to the thoughts of those who are sending you, as we ask that you be guided by the fire into the above to join gods.</p> </div> <p>The above words will be read at least three times, but the number of times may be varied as necessary. In the event of an unnatural phenomenon, the recitation of the prayer is repeated until the circumstances are deemed safe. At this time, all participants in the service are required to ignore any such supernatural activity. The specific nature of the phenomena is not described in the literature.</p> <p>After the completion of this procedure, the participation of persons other than priests is generally forbidden. According to documents recovered from the shrine in question, this restriction was introduced in the Meiji period due to safety concerns. If, for any reason, a member of the public attends, they are forced to close their eyes and remain as still as possible until the conclusion of the ceremony.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>4. Soul removal</strong></span><br/> Once the ritual is complete, the doll's eyes are destroyed or pierced with the appropriate tools. At this stage, the priests are still required to ignore their surroundings and concentrate on their work, but the specifics of the process are unknown.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>5. Salt sprinkling (2nd time)</strong></span><br/> After the soul has been removed, natural salt is again applied to the doll from different directions. Particular attention is paid to the areas where the eyes used to be.</p> <p>It is rare for a ceremony to purify the doll with salt twice.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>6. Burning up</strong></span><br/> The dolls are placed in a special incinerator on the mountain and burned. This process can be cancelled in some cases.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:300px;"><img alt="%E3%81%98%E3%82%86%E3%81%86%E3%81%8C%E3%81%BB%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E3%81%A0%E3%81%91.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-jp-storage.wdfiles.com/local--files/file%3A5018858-70-rv8t/%E3%81%98%E3%82%86%E3%81%86%E3%81%8C%E3%81%BB%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E3%81%A0%E3%81%91.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><strong><tt>Invalid file/directory ('8934-Ritual.jpg')</tt></strong></p> </div> </div> <p>Earlier literature states that the dolls were burned directly on the mountain plains, but the incinerator was built in 1960 to prevent salt damage caused by the salt in the dolls.<br/> <br/> <br/> The following is a transcript of an interview with Temata Naoyuki (手又直和), the son of Temata Naosuke (手又直弼) the former chief priest of Otsura Shrine.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Interview Log 8934-6</strong></span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> Temata Naoyuki</p> <p><strong>Record Date:</strong> 2024/10/05</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> The interview was conducted in Japanese.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p>The shrine before relocation? My father used to work there as a chief priest. But it was relocated last year due to some circumstances….</p> <p>Is that what you want to know more about? That's a private matter….</p> <p>…Okay, I'll explain it all from the beginning.</p> <p>You want to know about doll memorial services too? I see. I'll start from there.</p> <p>This is a Buddhism story, not a Shinto one. So, tell me, have you ever heard of "<em>kaigen</em>" (開眼)? A Buddha statue is completed when the eyes are carved on it. This means that when the eyes are carved into the statue, the spirit of the statue is put into it, in other words, the soul enters the statue. This is called "<em>tensei</em>" (点睛). You may be familiar with the four-character phrase "<em>garyoutensei</em><sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup>" (画竜点睛).</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="%E3%81%BC%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89%E3%82%92%E3%81%A0%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-jp-storage.wdfiles.com/local--files/file%3A5018858-70-pv6f/%E3%81%BC%E3%81%8F%E3%82%89%E3%82%92%E3%81%A0%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><strong><tt>Invalid file/directory ('8934-Kaigen.jpg')</tt></strong></p> </div> </div> <p>At our shrine, the idea is an extension of this. You know the saying, "Even a doll has a soul"? In these parts, we say "The doll has eyes to give it a soul". Conversely, if you remove the eyes from the doll, you can remove the soul. Therefore, at Otsura Shrine, the soul is removed by destroying the eyes before the burning ceremony.</p> <p>As for why Buddhist ideas have taken root in the shrine, yes, … Let's call it <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinbutsu-sh%C5%ABg%C5%8D">the old-fashioned looseness</a>.</p> <p>And I think this is also the reason why photographs are not allowed in these offerings, I have no proof though. It can also be interpreted that the souls of the dolls in the photographs can also be entered by the dolls.</p> <p>There is another interpretation. In the Meiji period, when photographic technology was first introduced to Japan, there was a superstition that photographs could take the soul away. I believe that this belief was later translated into the idea that the soul gets transferred by being photographed. I'm not sure of the details, but there was something in the past… between the Meiji and Showa periods about photography.</p> <p>…Well, I don't know what kind of phenomena that was. I've attended a few memorial services and done a few myself, but those are usually the safe ones. My father never taught me either.</p> <p>We’ve kept this tradition for a long time, but our shrine’s been getting older and we couldn’t ignore the decay. My father tried to fix it himself, but it was too late. Moreover, the traffic was bad, so the number of visitors was decreasing. The only people still visiting us were old and tired, and we thought it was time to move. However, we were going to take it slow. My father said we had plenty of time.</p> <p>And that’s when everything got complicated a bit, because not long after, my father passed away. The relocation was put on the back burner. After that, things were a bit of a mess for a while. You know, the inheritance, the funeral, etc. I couldn't spend much time at the shrine.</p> <p>Once I had time again, I decided to visit and reorganize the shrine. But from the moment I entered the hall where we were going to hold memorial services again, something was wrong. The moment I stepped on the stairway I felt a chill, and when I checked inside, I found that the inside had been ransacked. It was not as if someone had vandalized the place, but rather as if there was a storm brewing inside. There was no bad weather at that time of year, though. It was bizarre.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:400px;"><img alt="%E3%81%AF%E3%82%84%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A0%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%8F%E3%82%8C.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-jp-storage.wdfiles.com/local--files/file%3A5018858-70-yh1z/%E3%81%AF%E3%82%84%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A0%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%8F%E3%82%8C.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><strong><tt>Invalid file/directory ('8934-Vacuum_ATT.jpg')</tt></strong></p> </div> </div> <p>I told you earlier that I couldn't take care of the shrine. So, I bought a couple of robot vacuums and installed them around the shrine. When I came back, I noticed that one was stuck on the ledge. I don't even know how it got up there. But when I touched the vacuum to put it down, I felt something from behind.</p> <p>In retrospect, I probably should have thought it was my imagination. It was too real. I wondered that might be a sense of wrongness… That gaze… when I thought like that, I suddenly felt the presence of many people behind me. All watching me, staring at me. Thousands and thousands of eyes, all focused on me. As I turned to look behind me, those all disappeared. I remember feeling the vacuum cleaner getting hot at that moment. I felt intuitively that I should not stay here, at that time.</p> <p>From then on, I hurriedly worked on the relocation. It was hard, to say the least, but I couldn't rest because the old saying "Rest equals death" kept swirling around in my head. I made the shrine off-limits, left my wife in charge of the house, heaped salt all over the shrine, washed all the buildings with a high-pressure washer, and rushed to make offerings to the few dolls that were left. The giggles and whispers I heard during the rituals…. I was so relieved when it was finally done.</p> <p>I haven't been back to my old shrine since then. I know I should really contact the vendor as soon as possible, but… I don’t ever want to see it again. I am afraid to even think about it. If I think about it even a little, I'll be played into someone's hands.</p> <p>This is all I can tell you. If you learn more, I think neither you nor I will be safe.</p> <p>I'm sure it's… no, let's not talk about it.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:500px;"><img alt="%E3%81%A0%E3%81%9B.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-jp-storage.wdfiles.com/local--files/file%3A5018858-70-r28f/%E3%81%A0%E3%81%9B.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><strong><tt>Invalid file/directory ('8934-Otsura-Core.jpg')</tt></strong></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 2:</strong> On 2024/10/30, numerous reports were confirmed that when Foundation staff members viewed SCP-8000~8999 documents on computers, tablets, and other electronic terminals around the world, the images on the documents were replaced by those of SCP-8934, or that images of SCP-8934 appeared. The IT Department was tasked with fixing the bug and determining its cause. The phenomenon ceased once the Foundation deleted all images of SCP-8934 from the database. Its origin is still unknown.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/></p> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <ul class="iframe-wrapper"> <li class="folded"> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">Direct message received.</a></div> <div> <div class="foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">←</a></div> <iframe align="" class="" frameborder="" height="" scrolling="" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--code/scp-8934/1" style="" width=""></iframe></div> </li> </ul> <p><br/></p> <br/> <div class="earthworm earthworm--old-syntax-first-{$first} earthworm--old-syntax-last-{$last} earthworm--old-syntax-hub-{$hub} earthworm--anth24 {$class}"> <div class="first earthworm__previous" data-title="Frigophobia"> <p><a href="/scp-8109">Frigophobia</a></p> </div> <div class="hub earthworm__hub" data-title="Anthology 2024"> <p><a href="/scp-anthology-2024">Anthology 2024</a></p> </div> <div class="last earthworm__next" data-title="Nyctophobia"> <p><a href="/scp-3246">Nyctophobia</a></p> </div> </div> <p><br/></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. For example, other dolls, items with a schmirachra effect, illustrations that realistically depict only human eyes, and eight buttons sewn in a row on the face of a stuffed spider are included. However, human mannequins with no depiction of eyes and buttons on doll clothes have been found to be exempt from the effect.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Original Text: これ見てる知り合いいたら部屋来てくれ頼む狙われ寝府, Estimated that "寝府 (ve ben)" is a misspelling of "てる ('ve been)"</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Original Text: 例の人気まょうが, Estimated that "人気まょう (dll)" is a misspelling of "人形 (doll)"</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Original Text: でぐちやつらにふさがれたまどもむり</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Original Text: みんなみてる</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Original Text: にげられないたすけて</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. A doll made from white cloth or paper in Japan, wishing for a sunny next day or a specific future.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. A legend that Liang (Southern Dynasty of China) painter Zhang Sengyou (張僧繇) painted four dragons on the walls of a temple under orders, but did not paint the pupils because he thought that if he added pupils, the dragons would fly away. It is said that when the people who did not believe in it told him to add pupils, he drew it, and the dragon actually leapt out of the wall and ascended to heaven.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8935	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="info-container"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SCP-8935</strong> - <em>Tokophobia: The Virgin Birth</em></p> <hr/> <p>Description to come.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Image Credits</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pilssken/51902333606/">thehole.png</a> - public domain.<br/> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilhelm_Walther,_B%C3%BCro,_Gitta,_1-105-106-7949.tif">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilhelm_Walther,_B%C3%BCro,_Gitta,_1-105-106-7949.tif</a></p> <p>All image edits were made by me, djkaktus.</p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-author_block"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.scp-wiki.net/djkaktus">▸ More by this Author ◂</a></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-comments2" style="display: none;"> <p>{$comments2}</p> </div> <div class="u-faq"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/component:info-ayers">F.A.Q.</a></p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <p>{$doesthisfixthebug}</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8935 clear-4 keter {$secondary-class} ekhi danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8935</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ekhi</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="thehole.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8935/thehole.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Entry point of the Tanny Mine near Woods Holler, West Virginia, United States.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8935 is currently contained through application of Protocol H-1502. A ritual liaison dispatched by Site-46 must be on-site at all times to ensure proper administration of the aforementioned protocol. Failure to do so has invariably led to breach of containment.</p> <p>The primary tenets of Protocol H-1502 are as follows:</p> <ul> <li>Under no circumstances are any persons to enter the Tanny Mine. Crossing the threshold of the Tanny Mine without an instance of SCP-8935-A will result in significant geological upsets, the severity of which could threaten the entrypoint of the mine. The entrypoint of the mine must be maintained.</li> <li>In order to maintain a stock of potential SCP-8935-A candidates within Woods Holler, Foundation assets embedded within the local clergy and town administration must maintain a strict cultural taboo regarding human sexual intercourse, especially in all persons capable of bearing offspring.</li> <li>No persons capable of bearing children beneath the age of 32 are to be permitted to engage in sexual intercourse of any kind. Persons found to have broken this taboo are to be removed from Woods Holler and remanded to Site-46 for evaluation prior to application of amnestics and reintegration.</li> <li>In order to strengthen the aforementioned taboo, persons who break the imposed taboo and removed from Woods Holler are to be given a cover story indicating they have been moved to a local parish to redeem themselves of their transgressions through severe physical and psychological punishment. As no person removed from Woods Holler is permitted to return, this has thusfar been a sufficient deterrent to the behaviours in question.</li> <li>On the night of the birth of an instance of SCP-8935-B, the SCP-8935-A instance who birthed the former is to carry the newborn to the entrance of the Tanny Mine. Foundation assets are permitted to assist the childbearer in getting to the entrance of the mine, but only SCP-8935-A instances are to cross over the threshold and enter the mine.</li> <li>Once inside, the -A instance is to unlock the door on the far side of the threshold chamber and leave it ajar, and then leave the -B instance laying in front of the door. They must immediately vacate the threshold chamber and return to the entrance. Once the -B instance has been claimed, the door within the mine must be locked again by the childbearer, who is then free to return to Woods Holler.</li> </ul> <p>In the event that this protocol is disrupted in some way, in order to prevent a full-scale breach of containment, a substitute instance of SCP-8935-B can be produced. This fallback protocol can be found in Document 8935.H1502.Addendum-1 (located on the Site-46 fileserver) and involves acquiring a non-anomalous newborn human<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> and making alterations to it in order to mimic the shape, texture, smell, and sounds of SCP-8935-B instances. This process may only be carried out by trained Foundation agents familiar with the specific requirements of the protocol and who have undergone extensive analysis to ensure mental and emotional stability throughout. These individuals are permitted access to Class M amnestics upon completion of their task.</p> <p>In the event that neither the H-1502 protocol or its fallback are acceptably carried out within the allotted timeframe, SCP-8935-C will breach containment. There is currently no known method by which to recontain SCP-8935-C; the entity cannot be physically harmed in any way, is incapable of being restrained, and is inimical to human life on sight. Breaches of containment will last 144 hours<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>, after which SCP-8935-C will return to Tanny Mine.</p> <p>Breaches of containment endanger all human life within a roughly 100km radius of the Tanny Mine, with the exception of the town of Woods Holler itself. Efforts by Foundation assets to limit human development within this radius has mitigated immediate danger by eliminating the closest settlements, but larger populations centers near Morgantown, West Virginia, remain at risk.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8935 is the group designation for a hostile anomalous entity inhabiting the Tanny Mine near Woods Holler, West Virginia, USA, and the specific personnel affected by its cyclical period of ritualistic activity:</p> <p><strong>SCP-8935-A</strong> is an individual - both capable of bearing children and who has not engaged in any sexual intercourse in their life - who experiences sudden and unexpected human parthenogenesis<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> at the beginning of the ritual activity period. This individual always appears within the population of Woods Holler, West Virginia, and has traditionally been a childbearing person between the ages of 16 and 32 - very few examples exist of affected persons being older or younger, and only if no other appropriate candidates exist. SCP-8935-A instances become aware of their involvement in the ritual by way of a unusually severe vaginal discharge outside of their normal cycle of menstruation that signals the beginning of the activation period.</p> <p>The gestation that follows is typically abbreviated; the longest on record lasted 23 weeks, while the shortest lasted only 17 - the average being 21 weeks. SCP-8935-A instances experience a variety of anomalous symptoms during their pregnancy, including vivid dreams and hallucinations, excessive strain on the body outside of what is normal for human pregnancies, aversion to electric lighting, and an ever-increasing tokophobia that often compels affected persons to attempt to disembowl themselves to remove the instance of SCP-8935-B growing within them.</p> <p>The majority of instances of SCP-8935-A are able to carry their SCP-8935-B instance to term and deliver it without excessive injury, though nearly all subjects experience gross mental trauma from the ordeal. This trauma can be mitigated somewhat with more severe amnestics regimens, but this sort of therapy often results in other lasting damage, especially on persons who become SCP-8935-A instances more than once. Repeat instances of SCP-8935-A likewise are at risk for more catastrophic physical damage to their bodies and are usually left physically disabled. While SCP-8935-A instances are not immediately rendered infertile as a result of their involvement in the SCP-8935 ritual, it is Foundation policy to remove the childbearing organs of repeat instances on their 32nd birthdays in order to prevent potential SCP-8935-B simulacra from manifesting outside of Woods Holler.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8935-B</strong> are the result of the ritualistic human parthenogenesis that occurs within instances of SCP-8935-A. SCP-8935-B are biologically human, containing human DNA and being very roughly physically analogous with normal human newborns. Despite this, SCP-8935-B are typically born with a variety of severe physical abnormalities, many of which would otherwise be inimical to human life. These abnormalities have included:</p> <ul> <li>Excessive hair or digits upon the face, arms, legs, and interior of the throat and eyes,</li> <li>Additional multi-jointed appendages emerging from the spine,</li> <li>Unusually large tongues accounting for a debilitatingly large percentage of the total body weight,</li> <li>A lack of eyes, mouth, nose, ears, or genitals, or an excessive number of all of these,</li> <li>Thin, membranous wings emerging from the base of the neck,</li> <li>A mouth that extends down the full length of the torso.</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8935-B are not hostile and display much of the same behavior as normal human infants, in spite of their malformations. When capable of producing noise they will cry, though this sound is often particularly affecting to nearby human subjects who should take all appropriate measures to avoid excess exposure to these vocalizations.</p> <p>The births of instances of SCP-8935-B are often traumatic on their SCP-8935-A counterparts, due in no small part to their unusual physical characteristics. It has been Foundation policy since the 1992 Brenda Cheryl Rights Event to perform these births as a caesarean section to limit excess physical damage to both the deliverer and delivered, though this has somewhat complicated the task of requiring the SCP-8935-A instances to carry their newborn into the Tanny Mine after its birth.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8935-C</strong> is a hostile, humanoid entity contained within the Tanny Mine. SCP-8935-C enters a period of activity during the sixth new moon of every third year. So long as the ritualistic pregnancy is allowed to continue unabated, SCP-8935-C will remain in a semi-inactive state until the evening of SCP-8935-B's birth.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> The existence of SCP-8935 came to the attention of Foundation personnel after a series of violent deaths made headlines in local news media in the early 1930s. Three individuals - 54 year old John Miller and his two sons, 24 year old Thomas Wells Miller and 17 year old Daniel "Danny" Sherman Miller, were found eviscerated in their home. The Miller farm sat roughly equidistant between Woods Holler and Morgantown, and the men were discovered roughly four days after the killings were believed to have taken place.</p> <p>An excerpt from the Morgantown Dominion-News detailing the killing is included below:</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>October 12, 1934 – A Quiet Farm Shattered by Grisly Triple Murder</strong></p> <p><em>By Harold Gaines, Special Correspondent</em></p> <p>MORGANTOWN, WV – In a scene more horrifying than the most lurid crime novels, the bodies of three men—a father and his two sons—were discovered early this morning at their remote farmstead on the outskirts of town. Authorities are struggling to make sense of what Sheriff Paul Mallory has called “the most savage crime this county has ever seen.”</p> <p>John Miller, 54, and his two sons, Thomas, 24, and Daniel, 17, were found lifeless inside their modest farmhouse, each victim displaying wounds that investigators have described as “unexplainable.” Blood stained nearly every surface of the one-room home, with deep lacerations on the bodies that, according to the coroner, were unlike any he had ever seen before.</p> <p>“I’ve seen animals torn up by wolves with less brutality,” Mallory told reporters, his face pale beneath his hat brim. “It’s like something went at them with claws instead of knives.”</p> <p>Neighbors reported hearing strange noises late into the night—described variously as "howling," "scraping," and "an awful thudding sound"—but assumed it was just the Millers dealing with a wild animal. No one thought to investigate until after the three did not attend services the following Sunday. A local preacher, Reverend Clemens, stopped by to check in on the family and made the grisly discovery.</p> <p>“The door was busted clean off the hinges, and the windows shattered from the inside,” Reverend Clemens recounted with a shudder. “It was like someone—or something—got in there, and once it did, it tore through those poor boys like a cyclone.”</p> <p>Adding to the mystery, there are no signs of forced entry beyond the ruined door, nor any tracks leading away from the house—despite recent rains that left the dirt road soft with mud. A search of the surrounding woods has turned up no clues, and dogs brought in to help track the killer refused to enter the property.</p> </div> <p>Foundation assets embedded in local police were notified of the mysterious killings and became involved in the subsequent investigation. It was during this process that Agent Elliott Christenson was approached by an individual, 42 year old Joseph Hall, who claimed to know about the cause of the killings, and requested assistance preventing them in the future. Hall, a member of the Mount Siloam Baptist Church<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup>, led Agent Christenson and three other Foundation agents to the secluded community of Woods Holler. It was during this initial interaction that the Foundation met with Reverend Malaciah Waters, who claimed to have devised much of what is now the understood containment protocols for SCP-8935.</p> <p>A transcript of the initial meeting with Reverend Waters is available below.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8935.1:</strong> Interview with Rev. Malaciah Waters</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Agent Christenson:</strong> So you say it's not an animal?</p> <p><strong>Rev. Waters:</strong> No sir, not an animal at all. The thing what did that to those men is something far more foul than any beast that walks this earth. It is an evil thing what did this, a fell hand at work. It was a woman, a witch in the mountain. Her arms and legs are too long. Taller than any man, stronger too. Her hair is unwashed and stinking. Her eyes are sinkholes and her mouth is a yawning cave. She moves in queer silence and with terrifying speed. The marks on those poor boys, well, I've seen it before. That's the Woman.</p> <p><strong>Agent Christenson:</strong> There's no woman who could've done this. Hell, no man, neither. John Miller was as big as an ox, and he was split damn near down the middle.</p> <p><strong>Rev. Waters:</strong> The thing that tore up those boys and their father is not like us, sir. There are powers in these mountains that have been asleep for a long time. The devil stretches out his hands over the world of man, brother Elliott, but down under the mountain is an evil that surpasses even Satan himself.</p> <p><strong>Agent Christenson:</strong> That sounds blasphemous.</p> <p><strong>Rev. Waters:</strong> If you had seen the things I'd seen, you'd not even think to invoke such trifling matters as blasphemy. God is great and God is mighty and God protects, but either God can't see down into the roots of these mountains, or… maybe He doesn't want to. You see, there exists down there… well, it's not <em>like</em> us, don't you understand? It's not made of the same stuff as you or me, or anything that walks upon the surface. It's a thing that the mind can barely comprehend, seeing it is enough to drive a man to madness. The Lord God and the devil fight over the hearts of men, but down there… well, that's altogether different. I reckon neither of them want anything to do with that.</p> <p><strong>Agent Christenson:</strong> What does that have to do with the woman you mentioned?</p> <p><strong>Rev. Waters:</strong> They say she was like us, once. No one lives now who knows where she came from, or how she ended up like she is. There are stories, of course. Up here in the holler we've been hearing those stories since we were just babes. My nana used to tell us she was a girl who had been done wrong. Soiled by someone who was supposed to take care of her - a brother, or a father. When her babe was born it came out wrong, bein the way those things tend to go. But whoever it was who did that unkindness to her didn't want people finding out, see? So they stole the babe and threw it down into the mine, then beat her and left her to die. She went in there after it, slipped between the rocks and fell down, down down down, down into the miasma at the bottom of the world. Instead of her babe she found… the thing that's down there. I can't say I know what the terms of their arrangement was, or if there was even an arrangement at all. But she came back out, alright. They just call her the Woman, now. For at least four generations, at least. Before that, I can't say.</p> <p><strong>Agent Christenson:</strong> Do you know where this creature is now?</p> <p><strong>Rev. Waters:</strong> I can't say I know where she's at. Out there, somewhere, looking for her babe. No force in Heaven above or Hell below will compel her back until she's done enacting a cruel revenge against us all for whatever happened to her. But eventually she'll be done, and then she'll come back here to Woods Holler. Past the old church building, the one that burnt down, and up the dusty road to Tanny Mine. That's where she stays, until the next time she needs to find her babe again. That's where she fell, in the stories. Down in the lowest point of her despair she found a door at the bottom of the mine and found out truly how deep those veins run.</p> <p><strong>Agent Christenson:</strong> And the babe?</p> <p><strong>Rev. Waters:</strong> That's why we came out and found you, sir. The babe… well, <em>we need to provide it</em>. We've had some trouble, with girls trying to run off. Afraid of the thing growing inside them. We've tried hard to make them understand it's not their fault, that it won't last forever, but…</p> <p>(<em>Pauses</em>)</p> <p><strong>Rev. Waters:</strong> Time before last, young girl - Ellie May Thurman, barely tall enough to reach the counter. We thought she was too young - and she was - but the Woman chose her anyway. She was scared, and we did everything we could to make it easier for her. But she was too small, and the baby wouldn't come. When the Woman came out of the mountain, she found that poor girl and… Lord Jesus help her, there's no bit of humanity left inside that witch. It pulled her open, like it was digging in the dirt. Flesh and meat and crunching bone, and that poor thing screaming and…</p> <p>(<em>Pauses</em>)</p> <p><strong>Rev. Waters:</strong> This time it was Daisy Moore. We were relieved - she was of a birthing age, and strong. It's never easy on any of them, but we thought this one might be easy. She got spooked though, I figure. She found out what happened to Ellie May, and she ran. Think she may have had help from someone outside - it doesn't matter. We looked high and low for her but couldn't find her, and then four nights back the Woman came out of the mountain and her baby wasn't there. We tried to subdue her, but it can't be done. She doesn't suffer metal or fire, they pass through her like she's not even there. Looking at her… I've seen men age thirty years just from her stare, and the sounds that come out from her throat are not from God's creation. It is an abhorrent thing.</p> <p><strong>Agent Christenson:</strong> What do you need from us?</p> <p><strong>Rev. Waters:</strong> I've gotten old, and townsfolk think I've gotten soft. Truth is, I don't know if I have it in me anymore, and every time the Woman can't find her babe, more people die. I was in the room when the Woman came for Ellie May, and I… I hope it's dark when we die. I hope there's nothing that comes after. I can't stand to think about living that moment any longer than I need to. I need someone to take my place, to have a firmer grip over Woods Holler. Someone who doesn't care as much about these girls.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8935.2:</strong> Post-Birth Autopsy of [NAME REDACTED]</p> <p>The following is the internal autopsy conducted by Foundation medical staff assigned to Woods Holler in 1937 of an SCP-8935-A instance who perished during childbirth. Despite the subject's expiry, the SCP-8935-B instance was independently placed (alongside the expired SCP-8935-A instance) within the Tanny Mine, resulting in the successful completion of Protocol H-1502.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>AUTOPSY REPORT</strong><br/> <strong>Decedent:</strong> Female, [AGE REDACTED]<br/> <strong>Case Number:</strong> 67-1034<br/> <strong>Date of Examination:</strong> October 20, 1937<br/> <strong>Medical Examiner:</strong> Dr. Gerald F. Meade</p> <hr/> <h2 id="toc0"><span>I. External Examination</span></h2> <p>The decedent is a [AGE REDACTED] Caucasian female, 5’4” in height, and weighing 128 lbs. She appears well-nourished, with no signs of neglect or malnutrition. Post-mortem lividity is noted on the posterior surface, consistent with a supine position at the time of death. Rigor mortis is fully established, indicating death occurred between 10-12 hours prior to the examination.</p> <p>The abdomen is highly distended, consistent with pregnancy at full term. Extensive tearing is observed in the vaginal and perineal regions, with lacerations extending posteriorly into the anal sphincter. Deep bruising and additional lacerations along the inner thighs suggest significant trauma during labor, possibly related to the size or positioning of the infant. The fingers show broken nails with tissue fragments beneath, suggesting efforts to assist herself during the delivery.</p> <p>Additional bruising is noted on both wrists and forearms. No evidence of external violence or foul play is present, and the injuries appear directly related to the delivery process.</p> <h2 id="toc1"><span>II. Internal Examination</span></h2> <p><strong>Cranial and Thoracic Cavities:</strong><br/> The brain is unremarkable, with no signs of hemorrhage, trauma, or swelling. The heart is of average size (10 oz) with no structural abnormalities. Lungs exhibit moderate congestion and edema, likely the result of labor exhaustion or asphyxia during delivery. No pulmonary embolism is identified.</p> <p><strong>Abdominal Cavity:</strong><br/> The uterus is found to be ruptured along the lower segment, with an irregular tear extending approximately 7 inches. Significant intra-abdominal hemorrhage (approximately 1,500 mL) is noted. There are no signs of infection or placental abruption. The uterus shows jagged fragments of fetal membrane along the tear, suggesting that the rupture occurred during labor.</p> <p>The placenta, still partially attached, is misshapen and displays an unusual multi-lobed structure.</p> <p><strong>Pelvic Cavity:</strong><br/> Fractures are evident along the pubic symphysis and sacrum, likely sustained during the final stages of delivery. Severe trauma to the vaginal canal includes complete tissue avulsion in several areas. The nature of these injuries suggests the fetus was abnormally large or improperly positioned, causing extreme mechanical stress during birth.</p> <h2 id="toc2"><span>III. Neonate (Infant Subject)</span></h2> <p>The infant is notable for severe congenital abnormalities. The length of the body is 25 inches, and the estimated weight is 19 lbs, with disproportionate growth in the cranial region. The skull exhibits two bony protrusions along the temples, resembling rudimentary horns. The skin is thick and leathery to the touch, with patches of rough scales along the arms, legs, and back.</p> <p>The fingers and toes are unusually elongated, terminating in sharp, claw-like nails. The neonate's jaw contains a full set of fully developed incisors and canines, highly atypical for a newborn. The umbilical cord appears to have been severed internally, showing evidence of having been bitten through.</p> <p>Attached to the infant's thorax is a small membranous sac, containing unidentifiable tissue, possibly remnants of a failed twin.</p> <p>Of note is the neonate was delivered alive and remained alive after the decedent expired.</p> <h2 id="toc3"><span>IV. Cause of Death</span></h2> <p>The primary cause of death is massive hemorrhage due to uterine rupture. Contributory factors include severe mechanical trauma during childbirth, resulting from the abnormal size and presentation of the fetus. Fractures to the pelvis, alongside complete perineal tearing, indicate the labor was obstructed and extremely traumatic. Exhaustion from prolonged labor may have also played a role in the decedent’s demise.</p> <h2 id="toc4"><span>V. Conclusion</span></h2> <p>The decedent died as a result of childbirth complications, specifically uterine rupture and hemorrhagic shock. The unusual morphology of the neonate contributed significantly to the difficulties experienced during delivery. The trauma was consistent with natural birth processes, although the extent of the injuries is highly unusual.</p> <p>Signature:<br/> Dr. Gerald F. Meade<br/> Medical Examiner</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8935.3:</strong> Ethics Committee Memorandum</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>SCP Foundation Ethics Committee</strong><br/> November 17, 1937</p> <p>To: Dr. Benjamin Clarke, SCP-8935 Assignment<br/> Subject: Authorization for Special Operations – SCP-8935 / Woods Holler, WV, USA</p> <hr/> <p>Dear Dr. Clarke,</p> <p>After extensive review, the Ethics Committee has concluded that authorization is granted for the implementation of Protocol H-1502 concerning the population of young women in Woods Holler, West Virginia, United States. While we acknowledge the regrettable nature of the planned interventions and the harm that may ensue, the Committee has determined that the actions are justified within the parameters outlined in your proposal.</p> <p>It is with the understanding that these measures will yield effective containment of the anomalous entities aforementioned. While individual subjects will experience adverse outcomes, we are persuaded that the long-term benefits for the broader population outweigh the localized impact. The objectives of the project, as you described, align with our mandate to prioritize collective well-being over isolated ethical concerns.</p> <p>All operations are to proceed as discreetly as possible to minimize awareness among the affected population. As stipulated, the women targeted for intervention should be treated with minimal force required to ensure compliance, though the Committee recognizes that certain outcomes, including physical or psychological distress, may be unavoidable. Any unnecessary escalation, however, will be considered a breach of protocol and reviewed accordingly.</p> <p>We trust that you and your team will carry out these actions with the appropriate level of professionalism and care under the circumstances. Full documentation must be provided for every phase of the project to ensure accountability and compliance with institutional oversight. Should unforeseen complications arise, contact your local Ethics Committee ombudsman immediately for further guidance.</p> <p>The Committee takes no pleasure in issuing this approval but affirms the necessity of the measures outlined. The unfortunate consequences of these operations will be a difficult but essential step in fulfilling the project’s greater purpose.</p> <p>Lastly, we have allocated an additional shipment of amnestics to be distributed among the members of your team, as needed. Please do not be judicial with these - while your resource allowance has been expanded, your personnel allowance remains unchanged.</p> <p>Proceed with due diligence, and may your efforts contribute meaningfully to the body of knowledge that will serve the common good.</p> <hr/> <p>Sincerely,<br/> Dr. Charles M. Abernathy<br/> Ethics Committee Liaison for Special Containment Projects</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8935.4:</strong> Subject Interview</p> <p>The following is an interview with Haddie Walters, a 19 year old resident of Woods Holler, WV. At the time the interview was conducted, Ms. Walters had just completed a cycle as an instance of SCP-8935-A, during which time the subject expressed significant distress, agitation, and suicidal ideation. Prior to the end of the cycle, Ms. Walters (as SCP-8935-A) had thrice attempted to flee Woods Holler, in defiance of Protocol H-1502 and local taboo. Due to the protocol's effectiveness in maintaining compliance among the child-birthing population of Woods Holler, Ms. Walters' defiance was a noted anomaly. Upon the conclusion of the previous SCP-8935 cycle<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup>, Ms. Walters was remanded to the local parish and interviewed by Dr. Franklin Madsen, posing as a member of local clergy.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="younggirl.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8935/younggirl.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Ms. Haddie Walters, a prior instance of SCP-8935-A.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Dr. Madsen:</strong> Haddie. I have to admit, I am disappointed to see you here. Your last stunt was truly intolerable - the Lord detests those who stray from His will, and His will is known well in the holler. Do you disagree?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Madsen:</strong> Well? Do you not have anything to say for yourself? This is a grave thing you've done, Brother Gerald is going to need to-</p> <p><strong>Ms. Walters:</strong> Please. Please stop.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Madsen:</strong> Excuse me?</p> <p><strong>Ms. Walters:</strong> Please. Father Madsen. I'm begging you, please let me go. I can't keep doing this.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Madsen:</strong> Haddie, the Lord is clear, He-</p> <p><strong>Ms. Walters:</strong> I can't- I can't do it anymore. I can't have another one of those things inside me.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Madsen:</strong> The Lord demands we do our service in defense against the evil-</p> <p><strong>Ms. Walters:</strong> No, no. I can't do it. I ain't got nothing left. Nobody else has had to do as much as me, it's not fair. Three times, Father Madsen. First time I wasn't even a girl of thirteen. I just can't-</p> <p><strong>Dr. Madsen:</strong> This sort of subservience is an abom-</p> <p><strong>Ms. Walters:</strong> GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME! <em>Three times!</em> How is that good in the eyes of the Lord? How is any of this just and right? You don't know a <em>thing</em> about what it's like. You ain't never had one of those things grow inside you. You know you can hear it talking to you? Every time your belly starts to swell a little bit bigger and it starts talking, but not like you and I talk. Chattering and chirping and horrible. It hurts, <em>god</em> it hurts so bad. You wake up in the night and see blood on the bedsheets and pray that your body has finally given it up but it's just that thing chewing you up from the inside. Please, God, just let me die. I'll do it myself - I can't do this anymore.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Madsen:</strong> Haddie, you-</p> <p><strong>Ms. Walters:</strong> I CAN'T DO IT AGAIN. How do you not understand this? That horrible thing growing bigger in you and the fear you feel inside your heart knowing what's coming, and you know what the worst part is? When it finally scratches its way out, tearing you up and screaming and crying and shrieking, and you look down at it, writhing and flailing around like a terrible bug that's gotten flipped over on its back, and you <em>love it</em>. You can't help it, you <em>love it more than anything.</em> It's a horrible, wretched thing but you want nothing more than to cover it up and take it somewhere safe where everything will be alright, but then you have to climb up that hill and… and… give it over to <em>her</em>… Have you ever looked into her eyes, Father?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Madsen:</strong> (<em>Pauses</em>) No, I haven't.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Ms. Walters:</strong> Let me go, please. I can't do it again.</p> <hr/> <p><em>Note: Due to Ms. Walters' capacity for carrying instances of SCP-8935-B, the subject was remanded to Foundation custody for a period of four weeks and underwent an extensive amnestics regimen in order to increase compliance in potential future cycles.</em></p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/component:djk/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="earthworm earthworm--old-syntax-first-{$first} earthworm--old-syntax-last-{$last} earthworm--old-syntax-hub-{$hub} earthworm--anth24 {$class}"> <div class="first earthworm__previous" data-title="Eisoptrophobia"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8465">Eisoptrophobia</a></p> </div> <div class="hub earthworm__hub" data-title="Anthology 2024"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-anthology-2024">Anthology 2024</a></p> </div> <div class="last earthworm__next" data-title="Eschatophobia"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8201">Eschatophobia</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Attempts to mimic SCP-8935-B using animal newborns have proven ineffective.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Verifiable by a lack of apparent sunrise in the region during this period.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Virgin birth.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Mt. Siloam being the local name for the mountain in which the Tanny Mine is located.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. During which Ms. Walters had to be forcefully moved into the Tanny Mine antechamber with her SCP-8935-B instance strapped to her chest.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8945	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>I look upon the land, doctor. The land which we call home. And it is sick, and ill with his taint. I would love nothing more than to see him, and all he has built, torn asunder.</p> </div> <div class="desktop-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} cc-KETER lv-two"> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>ITEM #:</strong> SCP-8945</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="two"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT CLASS:</strong> KETER</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION CLASS:</strong> EKHI</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} ccm-KETER lvm-two"> <div class="s-cell" style="margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>ITEM:</strong> SCP-8945</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right; margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="twom"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT<br/> CLASS:</strong> KETER</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION<br/> CLASS:</strong> EKHI</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="sunnytemple.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8945/sunnytemple.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8945.</p> </div> </div> <div class="desktop-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned Site</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Site-71</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Site Director</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Prof. Bambang Susantono</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Research Head</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Dr. Fatma Dewisari</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned MTF</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Theta-45</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned Site</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Site-71</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Site Director</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Prof. Bambang Susantono</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Research Head</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Dr. Fatma Dewisari</p> </div> </div> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell" style="max-width: 100%"> <p><strong>Assigned MTF</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Theta-45</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> An area of 3km<sup>2</sup> surrounding SCP-8945 has been designated as Provisional Site-71. Mobile Task Force Theta-45 (“Keymasters”) are responsible for on-site monitoring and containment.</p> <p>As SCP-8945’s public nature and use as a place of worship renders full concealment impossible, containment efforts are instead focused on preventing the location’s effects from manifesting in full as well as ensuring suppression of its anomalous properties from the general public. Foundation assets embedded within the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy are to continue the ongoing restoration project to enable and strengthen containment.</p> <p>Artefacts and building materials removed from SCP-8945 are to be tracked down and returned to SCP-8945 as part of the restoration project.</p> <p>The population of red junglefowl (<em>Gallus gallus</em>) and domestic chicken (<em>Gallus gallus domesticus</em>) within a 5km<sup>2</sup> of SCP-8945 are to be maintained and protected from predation and poaching. If surveys indicate the population has declined below minimum level (determined to be approx. 2,500), additional junglefowl are to be introduced to maintain the population at a safe level.</p> <p>Designated lighting fixtures of at least 2200 lumens minimum around SCP-8945 are to be kept active and maintained year-round. In the event of sudden power failure, emergency generators must be activated immediately. Failing that, Theta-45 personnel are to set fire to torches surrounding SCP-8945.</p> <p>SCP-8945-1 instances located outside of Provisional Site-71 are to be neutralised with a rooster’s crow, burning rice, and waving orange fabric. Once secured, SCP-8945-1 instances are to be relocated to SCP-8945 for re-containment. Instances of SCP-8945-1 encountered and captured by civilians are to be retrieved from their custody, with appropriate cover story disseminated and any witness accounts discredited. Usage of amnestics are restricted to widespread infestations and are to be approved by Provisional Site-71 command first.</p> <p>Discovered instances of SCP-8945-2 are to be cordoned off and dismantled in their original locations under the guise of archaeological excavations.</p> <p>SCP-8945-3 is to be contacted only after the closing hours of the temple’s operations (1700 hours local time). Interactions with SCP-8945-3 by civilians and unauthorised personnel are strictly forbidden.</p> <p>Possible manifestations of SCP-8945-4 are being tracked through Foundation webcrawlers and covert investigations teams. In the event a manifestation event is confirmed, Theta-45 is to secure 8945-4 and contain SCP-8945-4 within a standard humanoid containment cell prepared at Site-71. As the full capabilities of SCP-8945-4 are presently unknown, caution is greatly advised.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8945 is the designation for the Prambanan temple compound, a 9th-century Hindu temple located in Bokoharjo, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, approximately 17km from the city of Yogyakarta. SCP-8945’s effects manifest when artefacts and stone blocks compromising the temple are removed. Effects manifest slowly in individuals exposed to the artefacts over approximately 10 to 20 years after their removal, with symptoms resembling a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The known and documented effects of SCP-8945 in affected individuals are as follows:</p> <ul> <li>Compulsion to build new infrastructure.</li> <li>A push for centralised development.</li> <li>A dedicated interest in Javanese culture, including a desire to visit SCP-8945’s location and participate in its construction.</li> <li>Increased fluency in Javanese.</li> <li>In particularly severe cases, transient memory loss up to and including chronic retrograde amnesia. Individuals with these symptoms are vulnerable to SCP-8945-1 abduction.</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8945’s anomalous properties are responsible for various disappearances in its area since the 19th century, although local folklore and archaeological findings dating back to the 9th century recorded events similar to the activation of SCP-8945’s effects.</p> <p>SCP-8945’s full area of effect is unknown at present, though it is believed to be restricted to the island of Java. However, current research indicates that SCP-8945’s influence manifests in areas designated as the capital city or administrative centre of the region. Effects noted in these locations include haphazard transport infrastructure and the creation of widespread urban sprawls. Known locations to have been affected by SCP-8945 are:</p> <ul> <li>Jakarta Special Capital Region</li> <li>Bandung, West Java</li> <li>Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta</li> </ul> <p>SCP-8945-1 refers to various anomalous entities contained within SCP-8945, the precise number of which is unknown yet believed to number over 5,000. SCP-8945-1 instances are incorporeal until SCP-8945 is activated. When manifested, instances resemble animate stone statues of diminutive human beings of varying height, with the tallest recorded instance measuring approximately 1m in height. Documentation indicates SCP-8945-1 instances are nocturnal, displaying a high sensitivity towards light and possessing acute hearing acuity.</p> <p>Instances of SCP-8945-1 are known to abduct humans – information gleaned from temple carvings show that abducted individuals are transformed into additional instances of SCP-8945-1.</p> <p>During SCP-8945’s active state, instances of SCP-8945-1 venture out of SCP-8945 – the range of their activities beyond SCP-8945 have thus far been determined to remain within the boundaries of Java. No known instances of SCP-8945-1 have been encountered beyond Java.</p> <p>SCP-8945-2 refers to structures built by SCP-8945-1 outside of SCP-8945. Structures generally follow the architectural style of SCP-8945 – a central temple in a concentric <em>mandala</em>. Construction of SCP-8945-2 instances invariably lead to hostile contact with nearby local-communities, as materials for SCP-8945-2 are forcibly requisitioned from the nearest stone structures.</p> <p>SCP-8945-3 is a female humanoid entity visually resembling a stone sculpture measuring 1.5m in height, presently located in the Shiva temple of the SCP-8945 complex. SCP-8945-3 remains cognizant and communicates in Javanese through telepathic means within a radius of 5m, and has provided information vital to the continued containment of SCP-8945.</p> <p>SCP-8945-4 is believed to be a male humanoid entity and the original architect of SCP-8945. Current efforts are ongoing to track down and contain SCP-8945-4 at Site-71. Accounts from SCP-8945-3 indicate SCP-8945-4 possesses attributes above that of a baseline human being, and is responsible for the current state of SCP-8945-3.</p> <p><strong>Discovery and Early History:</strong> SCP-8945 was first discovered in 1733 by Cornelie Antonie Lons, a merchant affiliated with the Dutch East India Company (<em>Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie</em>, or VOC in Dutch), who mentioned ‘Brahmin temples’ in his travels throughout Java. Further exploration of SCP-8945 was not undertaken until administration of the Dutch East Indies was handed over to the Dutch government in 1799.</p> <p>In 1806, Dutch archaeologist Hermann Cornelius began the first efforts to restore the temple compound, clearing the area of vegetation and unearthing the main temple building. In his documentation, Cornelius noted the significant population of roosters in the area and the locals’ aversion to the temple grounds.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+Selected Excerpts from the Journal of Hermann Cornelius, translated from the original Dutch+</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">-CLOSE-</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><em>5th of June 1806</em></p> <p><em>Today we have finally uncovered the main temple structure. Our efforts continue in restoring this magnificent structure, a great temple of Hindu craftsmanship, and it shall continue for however long it needs to be.</em></p> <p><em>I must admit, the volcanic ash has been particularly bothersome to clear, but the most curious has been the chicken feed, scattered in the temple grounds. The villagers must have left them there for their chickens, yes, but even in their absence no other animal, not even an ant, would take them.</em></p> <p><em>Perhaps the locals could stand to be more appreciative of their legacy, however. None of them seem particularly enthralled with our questions related to this lost temple. What stubbornness! It is of no concern of ours, however. If they would rather deny the honour of this discovery, then so be it.</em></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><em>16th of September, 1806</em></p> <p><em>An elder and his son came by our camp today. I will have to reprimand Willem for letting him slip by our perimeter. But he looked harmless enough, so we entertained them for a time at least.</em></p> <p><em>The old man did not speak a word of Dutch, and his son’s command of the language is poor, I must say, but thankfully he knew enough to be understood. The old man claimed to be the village keymaster, here to warn us to leave the old temple undisturbed, and insisted on leaving the chicken feed untouched, as it was his responsibility, and his alone. Not even a patient explanation of our scientific endeavour persuaded him otherwise.</em></p> <p><em>Thankfully, the old man and his son left without further incident. I instructed Willem to fortify the perimeter. I am not certain, indeed, that this will be the last we see of him.</em></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><em>21st of November, 1806</em></p> <p><em>Our work continues, and yet I find myself with questions whose answers lie beyond my grasp. I cannot fathom how such a magnificent work could be lost here, for so long, and in such a pitiful state. I found this reflected in its stones, of a finely carved make seen nowhere else in the Indies. The stones do not appear to have come from any of our known quarries in Java. Perhaps there is another source lost to the jungle, but that is a question for another time.</em></p> <p><em>It was today, however, that the villagers made their intent known. A group of youngsters broke into our camp with torches, demanding that we cease our efforts, lest they burn away our work. Our answer came at the barrel of a musket, by Willem’s command. He insisted they could no longer be reasoned with, yet even then, I could hear the hesitation in his voice.</em></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><em>5th of January, 1807</em></p> <p><em>I could not rest tonight. Another attempt has been made to break the wooden stockade by the villagers. We repelled them after what must have been hours, their bodies piled high against our walls, at no small cost of our own – they took Karel and Gunther. But the stockade held, and that is as good as it can be, for now.</em></p> <p><em>It is as I feared. The aura of mysticism and superstition in these pagan lands remain strong and firmly held. In the morning, I will send word to Batavia<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> requesting further reinforcements. My resolve has been strengthened. I gave the order to take their livestock, these confounded roosters whose crows plague our mornings. With time, the people will leave us alone with our work.</em></p> <p><em>These sculptures deserve a better home, far and away from these ignorant people. They will find their place in Batavia.</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <p>This initial effort continued until mid-1807, but lack of funding led to a halt in the project, as the Dutch colonial government under Herman Willem Daendels sought to repel British forces from Java, leading to the construction of extensive fortifications and roads throughout the island.</p> <p>Spread of awareness for SCP-8945’s existence led to looting and theft of various items by Dutch residents and Javanese locals, as souvenirs or building materials. These led to the propagation of SCP-8945’s effects and heightened SCP-8945-1 activity throughout Java, though accounts of these encounters were often dismissed as local superstition by the colonial government.</p> <p>SCP-8945’s anomalous properties became known to the Foundation in 1918, after analysis of historical records, infrastructure development, and anecdotal testimonies from the Java War of 1825-1830 and throughout the 19th century confirmed the presence of an anomaly in the Prambanan temple compound. Funding issues hampered containment efforts, and Provisional Site-71 was only formally established in 1930, with initial containment procedures put into effect. Initial procedures were based on gathered notes from the Special Investigations Board<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> regarding numerous anomalous events now known to have been SCP-8945-1 events, and similar anomalies then-known to the Foundation.</p> <p><strong>Recovery Log-8945-1931-5:</strong> On 07/01/1931, an excavation team from the Royal Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences uncovered stone slabs inscribed with Old Javanese text from Ratu Boko Palace, an archaeological site 3km south of SCP-8945. Initial translations and notes from the team indicate a possible connection to SCP-8945. Foundation informants embedded in the team notified Provisional Site-71, and Theta-45 operatives were dispatched to retrieve the inscriptions. Retrieval was successful, and the inscription was then translated and described by Dr. Karl Janssen.</p> <p><strong>Addendum-8945-1: Selected inscriptions from the Ratu Boko Palace slabs, translated from Old Javanese.</strong></p> <p>See File-8945-1931-5 for full records.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <blockquote> <p>Victory, victory reached at last<br/> Boko and his armies, vanquished<br/> The kingdom saved and the prince victorious<br/> Of noble heart and deeds<br/> May the kingdom rejoice and celebrate forevermore</p> </blockquote> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <blockquote> <p>The Prince called out,<br/> Beautiful Roro, lovely as the morning dawn<br/> Come, dance and cherish this (unintelligible)</p> </blockquote> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <blockquote> <p>Calamity, fire and (unintelligible)<br/> A terrible fate upon the land<br/> A heart cast in stone, protector and noble lady</p> </blockquote> </div> <br/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <blockquote> <p>My heart is yours, Princess<br/> Forgive me, and I will give this world unto you</p> </blockquote> </div> <p><strong>Addendum-8945-2: Recovery Notes from Dr. Karl Janssen</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>The recovery has proven exceptionally fruitful, though I regret that our colleagues at the Society of Arts and Sciences will be disappointed to learn of their missing artefacts. Nevertheless, our current understanding of SCP-8945 has been greatly enriched by the discovery, and they shall be compensated fairly.</p> <p>I’ll note that the items – the ones that were saved, that is, as most were destroyed by age and what appears to be damage from a volcanic eruption – were remarkably well-preserved for their time. Certainly weathered, yet this hardly impeded our efforts. Date estimated to be 9th century AD, Mataram era. On the surface, it was consistent thus far with our current understanding of Javanese history, but a closer examination shows that this is not the case.</p> <p>The slabs spoke of a figure, Prince Bondowoso, a great craftsman and warrior who defeated the demon king Prabu Boko and seized his throne. But this victory, it seems, did not satisfy him. His bride to be was cursed, and the prince sought to undo this. We are not yet certain if he succeeded. Conventional historiography noted the transfer of the Javanese court from Yogyakarta, after the eruption of Mount Merapi.</p> <p>I’ve directed the team to search for further information on Bondowoso. Quite unfortunate, indeed, that the area around Prambanan has been uninhabited for many years.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Incident Report-8945-1933-2:</strong> On 15/02/1933, approximately 300 SCP-8945-1 instances breached containment, the largest to date. Instances overwhelmed stationed Foundation personnel and made their way towards the Ratu Boko Palace, an archaeological site 3km south of SCP-8945. Retrieval teams dispatched to site found no traces of SCP-8945-1 instances, but noted damage done to the palace crematorium.</p> <p>Five hours after initial containment breach, during an inspection of SCP-8945, junior researcher Martinus Herianto discovered SCP-8945-3 at the site of the breach – now known to be the Shiva temple. SCP-8945-3’s anomalous properties manifested as it was moved into its intended pedestal.</p> <p><strong>Interview Log-8945-3 – 15/02/1933:</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+Access Interview Log-8945-3 – 15/02/1933+</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">-CLOSE-</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8945-3</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Karl Janssen</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> Interview conducted by Head Researcher Dr. Karl Janssen in order to ascertain SCP-8945’s nature as well as that of its constituent anomalies. Translated from the original Javanese.</p> <p><strong><Begin Log></strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Janssen:</strong> Right, I suppose we should begin–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> You released him, didn’t you?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Janssen:</strong> I… beg your pardon?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> The Prince. I no longer feel his presence here. But his reach is far and wide. I can feel it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Janssen:</strong> Ah, you speak of Bondowoso, yes?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> Do not speak his name. It has been a great many ages, yet I remember his deeds as clearly as I see you now.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Janssen:</strong> My apologies. But this Prince, could you elaborate further, Madam? How you came to be? The inscriptions spoke of a fate that befell you and your people.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> A fate that befell me? The Prince blasphemed, and cast me as a statue of Durga, our lady protector. He told me that I will guard this temple I asked of him. Perhaps it was atonement, yet I do not accept it.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Janssen:</strong> Asked of him?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> Yes. My condition for marriage had been for him to finish a well to provide for the needy, as well as one thousand temples in a single night, no more or less. With the command of his legions, he completed the well. My faithful Patih Gupolo attempted to bury him in earth and fire. But the Prince broke free, and so he set out to fulfil my second condition.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Janssen:</strong> Did he succeed?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> Nine hundred and ninety nine had been completed. But the Sun rose before the thousandth, and I denied him.<br/> <br/> <strong>Dr. Janssen:</strong> Noted. As for these legions you speak of, we’ve encountered them, I believe. You need not worry, they have been safely taken care of.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> I feel that they are restless. Agitated. The roosters’ crows has gone silent<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup>. What have you done?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Janssen:</strong> As procedure dictated, I assure you. Madam, with due respect, is his request within your powers to fulfil?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> I will not.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Janssen:</strong> People have died.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> As people do, before and after the Prince decided that I was to be his bride. But my answer remains, as it has before. Neither will he change.</p> <p><em>Silence. Dr. Janssen can be heard shifting in his seat.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Janssen:</strong> Will that be all?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> I have nothing left to say to you.<br/> <br/> <strong><End Log></strong><br/> <br/> <strong>Afterword:</strong> <em>Entity described by SCP-8945-3 has been designated SCP-8945-4. Further investigation is advised to ascertain the nature and present identity of SCP-8945-4. Current containment procedures are to be upheld. – Dr. Janssen.</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Incident Report-8945-1936-8:</strong> On 30/06/1936, SCP-8945-3 entered an active state as Dr. Martinus Herianto conducted a routine inspection and cleaning of 8945-3’s chamber with Level-1 personnel. Interview promptly conducted by Dr. Martinus, after Level-1 personnel has exited the chamber.</p> <p><strong>Interview Log-8945-3 - 31/06/1936:</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+Access Interview Log-8945-3 – 31/06/1936+</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">-ACCESS GRANTED-</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8945-3</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Martinus Herianto</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> Interview translated into English from the original Javanese.</p> <p><strong><Begin Log></strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> With due respect, Lady Roro, may I ask to what do I owe the honour?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> The Prince continues to stir, I see. Crude, like this stony prison of mine.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> That doesn’t answer my question–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> You, and those that accompanied you aren’t like the others.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> Others?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> Yes. I hear whispers in the night. The others come from distant lands, speaking in jest of sleeping beauties and noble princes in daring quests. But this is your land, is it not? Our land.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> I don’t believe that is relevant, Lady Roro.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> Is it? I hear your people’s stories, your songs. You know of the story. You speak of my name with such familiarity.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> The story of this temple is well-known, even today. If it’s remembrance that you ask for, then you’ll have found it today.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> And yet you remained silent.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> <em>(Laughs)</em> I hardly think the Foundation would have much appreciation for fairytales. And you? You haven’t been talkative, either.</p> <p><em>SCP-8945-3 does not respond</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> Lady Roro?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> The stories did not mention it, did it?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> Mention what?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> The fires. His rage. How the land was burnt, and all because I…</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> Lady Roro?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> I rejected him. My father’s blood was still fresh on his blade when he reached for me, pledged himself to me, and demanded that I do the same.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> You were afraid.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> I feared his blade then, as I fear your hammers and chisel now. So I gave him an impossible task, and at the verge of his success… I could not bear to see it. I commanded the roosters to crow, my servants raised scarves in the air and set paddies ablaze. His legions feared the light and fled the false dawn. But I could not have foreseen his next actions. The thousandth temple was unfinished, and in his anger he blasphemed and cast me into stone.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> And… the fires you speak of?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> His regret, his anger… he dropped to his knees and begged forgiveness, which I never gave. The land trembled and shook, and when it was over, the kingdom he’d fought to gain had been buried in ash. My people suffered, because I did not yield.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> I’m sorry.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> For what? It is a burden I carry now and always. You’ve lost your men, too, because I remained silent. I remained silent when the people suffered, when the jungle reclaimed my home, when villages were burnt and torn down, all to keep his will from taking hold. And yet I do not wish to yield. Perhaps this punishment is just.</p> <p><strong><End Log></strong></p> <p><strong>Afterword:</strong> <em>Dr. Martinus reprimanded for improper conduct. Containment procedures based on SCP-8945-3’s testimony tested and implemented. Efficacy in containing SCP-8945-1 increased. – Dr. Janssen.</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Incident Report-8945-1942-ALPHA: Temporary Occupation of SCP-8945</strong></p> <p>In the aftermath of the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies, Provisional Site-71 was seized by Imperial Japanese authorities in 1942, forcibly transferring custody of SCP-8945 into the Imperial Japanese Anomalous Matters Examination Agency (IJAMEA). Although records of SCP-8945 were successfully secured by retreating Foundation personnel, SCP-8945’s anomalous properties were independently discovered by IJAMEA agents. Under IJAMEA direction, Japanese authorities utilised SCP-8945 to condition Javanese civilians for forced labour, known as romusha in contemporary historiography. It is estimated that 10-15 percent of the Imperial Japanese labour force was under SCP-8945’s influence.</p> <p><strong>Incident Report-8945-1949-1:</strong> Provisional Site-71 and SCP-8945 retaken by a joint Foundation-Indonesian military task force per confidential arrangements made in the 1947 Renville Agreement. As a condition in the agreement, SCP-8945 is to be kept accessible as a public location, under supervision of the Foundation, in exchange for increased funding and aid managed by the newly established <a href="http://scp-idn.wikidot.com/lemrusan-hub">Institute for Anomalous Affairs (IAA)</a>, a non-ministerial, independent government agency.</p> <p><strong>Incident Report-8945-1954-2:</strong> After restoration work was declared completed on the Shiva temple in 1953, SCP-8945-3 entered an active state. Interview conducted by Head Researcher Dr. Martinus Herianto.</p> <p><strong>Interview Log-8945-3 - 20/08/1954:</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+Access Interview Log-8945-3 - 20/08/1954+</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">-CLOSE-</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8945-3</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Martinus Herianto</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> Interview logs translated from original Javanese.</p> <p><strong><Begin Log></strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> Greetings, Lady Roro, it has been some time.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> It has been, indeed. You sound and feel different.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> Ah, yes, we’ve been quite busy over the years. My grasp of Javanese has slipped.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> So it seems. The land feels fresh, anew. My temple as well.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> The President has been quite generous, indeed. Very enthusiastic. It’s all, I must admit, very exciting.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> I see. And the Prince?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> Ah. The Prince– well, despite our best efforts, we have yet to see a single trace of him. But we’ll keep an eye out.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> I feel his presence still, yet I cannot find him for certain. The prince is a simple man, good Doctor. My approval is all he seeks. And he will seek to fulfil his goals as best as he can.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> And you believe he will only be satisfied with the completion of this thousandth temple?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> I am certain of it. He is a man guided by principles and the letter of the law. If I consider it finished, then it will be so.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> I hope so, then, Lady Roro. If that will be all–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> Doctor?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> Yes?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> How do the people fare? It has been a great many years, and now I feel it to be joyous, lonesome as it is.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> Well I… suppose you can say that they are euphoric, certainly. And you need not worry of loneliness. The President ordered the site to be kept open to the public.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> Then I shall look forward to it. Thank you.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Martinus:</strong> Likewise, Lady Roro.<br/> <br/> <strong><End Log></strong></p> <p><strong>Afterword:</strong> <em>Information was forwarded to IAA. After discussion with Provisional Site-71 staff, we’ve theorised that SCP-8945-4 may be drawn out of concealment with completion of a location designated as a temple, utilising materials from SCP-8945. Approval pending.</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum-8945-3:</strong> Under the direction of President Sukarno, the city of Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, was established in 1957, intended to be the new capital city of Indonesia. Upon its completion, objects and items from SCP-8945 were to be transferred to its location in an attempt to draw SCP-8945-4 and prompt its manifestation, allowing for subsequent containment. However, a dispute with the IAA and President Sukarno led to cancellation of the transfer operation.</p> <p><strong>Addendum-8945-4: Establishment of Site-71</strong></p> <p>As part of further Foundation outreach in Southeast Asia, Site-71 has been established in East Kalimantan, in order to catalogue other anomalous objects within the Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific region. In addition, Site-71 succeeds Provisional Site-71 in its mission to monitor possible manifestations of SCP-8945-4 within Indonesia’s borders. Professor Bambang Susantono has been appointed as head of Site-71, and the Foundation maintains a direct line of communication with the Indonesian government through the IAA in order to secure funding.</p> <p>In accordance to Site-71’s mission, soil from SCP-8945 was taken to Site-71’s ground zero and planted. Dialogue is ongoing with SCP-8945-3 in order to obtain her blessing for Site-71 as a temple.</p> <p><strong>Incident Report-8945-2022-2:</strong> On 20/12/2022, President Joko Widodo ended a private meeting with SCP-8945-3 as previously arranged. Under request from the IAA, Provisional Site-71 conducted a follow-up interview with SCP-8945-3.</p> <p><strong>Interview Log-8945-3 - 20/12/2022:</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+Access Interview Log-8945-3 - 20/12/2022+</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">-CLOSE-</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8945-3</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Fatma Dewisari</p> <p><strong>Foreword:</strong> SCP-8945-3 was notably agitated during the duration of the interview.</p> <p><strong><Begin Log></strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Fatma:</strong> Good evening, Lady Roro, I trust the evening finds you well?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> Dispel with the pleasantries, Doctor. I know what you are here for. And my answer is no.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Fatma:</strong> You haven’t heard my question..</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> I need not. Your leader has made his intent clear. He seeks my blessing for his pet project.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Fatma:</strong> Our project, Lady Roro. The Foundation has given its authorisation for Site-71–</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> If you believe it is all that is meant to be, then you are a greater fool than I could ever believe.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Fatma:</strong> It was necessary for the funds we needed! The Foundation’s outreach needs collaboration with local governments, Lady Roro, surely you must understand this.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3</strong>: I understand it all too well. Promises with each passing year. None of them fulfilled.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Fatma:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> Time and again, I feel his presence everywhere. The land is tainted by his presence, which you cannot see. Do you realise this? The people live and flourish beneath his servitude. All so he can find the approval he will never receive.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Fatma:</strong> And what would you do, then, Lady Roro?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> I look upon the land, doctor. The land which we call home. And it is sick, and ill with his taint. I would love nothing more than to see him, and all he has built, torn asunder.<br/> <br/> <em>SCP-8945-3 falls silent for a moment.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8945-3:</strong> Durga was the name they gave me. The name I was given. Who I am known as. It is what they know me as now. Protector and strength, destruction and war. I think I’d like that.<br/> <br/> <strong><End Log></strong></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Capital of the Dutch East Indies, today known as Jakarta.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Special Investigations Board, Council of the Dutch East Indies, <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/wrong-proposal">a predecessor organisation</a> to the Foundation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. 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SCP-8946	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>The Departments of Geology are currently working with RCT-Δt to synchronize their now cross-dimensional databases.</p> </div> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <div style="display: none"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- CODE</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BLANKSTYLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CSS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">2021</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Wikidot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Theme</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">By</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Placeholder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">McD</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HarryBlank</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Based</span><span class="hl-code"> on: </span><span class="hl-identifier">Paperstack</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Penumbra</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">('</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Montserrat</span><span class="hl-special">:ital</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">wght</span><span class="hl-var">@0</span><span 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class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#container-wrap</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span 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class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> 'Montserrat', </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-title, "R\</span><span class="hl-number">0026</span><span class="hl-code"> C SITE-43")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">400</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span 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class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#footer</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.empty</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#999999</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2.3</span><span class="hl-code">rem!important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">7.9</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> 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class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> 'Montserrat', </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">letter-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span 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class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-special">:root</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">timeScale:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">timeDelay:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.5</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">posX:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">50</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">358</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">13</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">fnLinger:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">s</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">12</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">td</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#DDD</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.open-menu</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-identifier">target</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">black</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.side-block.media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span 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class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fa-info</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-box-with-credit-button</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">PAGE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">RATING</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">div.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rate-points</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.rateup</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.ratedown</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-rate-widget-box</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.cancel</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span 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class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.14</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">8</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc((</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">870</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)/</span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - </span><span class="hl-number">18</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">103.5</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">z-index:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">5</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 1290</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.sidebox</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">visibility:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">h2:</span><span class="hl-code">:before { font-size: </span><span class="hl-number">0.9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> } </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BASE</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">text-decoration:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">;</span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-reserved">line-height:</span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">YUI</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TAB</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CUSTOMIZATION</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-wrap:</span><span class="hl-code"> wrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Link</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">UNSELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#efefef</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">HOVER</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Listitem</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-bottom</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.35</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.75</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> ellipsis</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">white-space:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">nowrap</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code">, /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Selection</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Modifier</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">flex-grow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">Tab</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Background</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Colour</span><span class="hl-code"> \| [</span><span class="hl-identifier">SELECTED</span><span class="hl-code">] ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">em</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-nav</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.selected</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-special">:active</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#ffffff</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-navset-top</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.yui-content</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.5</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SCROLLBAR</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#CCC</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#333</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> ::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#EEE</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">CENTER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">IMAGES</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ON</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOBILE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">courtesy</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">of</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">PeppersGhost</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">right</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 540</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.imagediv</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">only</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">screen</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">and</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 600</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block.block-right</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">ACS-COLORED</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TABLE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">DIVS</span><span class="hl-code"> ----</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D7EFE7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#D8ECF4</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table3</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FDF6D7</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table4</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#FFDABF</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table5</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#F5D8E0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">tr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">th</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.table6</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">146</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.wiki-content-table</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-collapse:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">separate</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-spacing:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.tableb</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-block</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.scp-image-caption</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">#000</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.top-left-box</span><span class="hl-code"> > </span><span class="hl-identifier">.item</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">WORDS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">NO</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">LONGER</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BROKEN</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">THE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">CROQUEMBOUCHE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">HAS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">SPOKEN</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">word-break:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">normal</span><span class="hl-code"> !important </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.avatar-hover</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code"> !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.page-tags</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier">FANCY</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">THINGS</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">from</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Woedenaz</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">s</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Dustjacket</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> -- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyhr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">hr</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">transparent</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--bright-accent), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-source:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_hr.png')</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> round round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-slice:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">500</span><span class="hl-code"> fill</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">10</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">80</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.fancyborder</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-sizing:</span><span class="hl-code"> border-box</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">,</span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> url('https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/theme%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Aflopstyle-dark/wl_border.png') </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code"> round</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-image-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">vw</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="table2 tableb"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Welcome, Director Xyank.</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">You are currently viewing <strong>Iteration A</strong> of this documentation.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8946 clear-5 concluded none none none {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8946</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level5</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">concluded</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="grid-item"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:750px;"><img alt="lossy-page1-745px-thumbnail.tif.jpg?20140705211514" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/ROOM_40%2C_LOOKING_EAST_FROM_THE_ENTRANCE_OF_ROOM_38._CURIE_BALANCE_VISIBLE_AT_RIGHT._-_U.S._Geological_Survey%2C_Rock_Magnetics_Laboratory%2C_345_Middlefield_Road%2C_Menlo_Park%2C_San_HAER_CAL%2C41-MENPA%2C5-14.tif/lossy-page1-745px-thumbnail.tif.jpg?20140705211514"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Geological Research Site-898, circa 1995.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Full procedures pending per the current RCT-Δt investigation. Presently, staff of Site-898 are not permitted to leave the area constituting SCP-8946. Staff of Site-46 are similarly to remain on-site for the foreseeable future.</p> <p>The Departments of Geology are currently working with RCT-Δt to synchronize their now cross-dimensional databases and rectify the record-keeping effects of SCP-8946.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8946 is the designation of a currently unknown spatial and temporal event that has resulted in the appearance of Geological Research Site-898, and the staff constituting it. These staff members claim to be of the Department of Geology, a Foundation department founded in the late 1960s, currently led by Director Hellen Gibbs. This information was found to be contradictory with files from Research and Containment Site-46 — which houses the Department of Geology and claims to have been founded by Director Juliet Grey in 2026.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:250px;"><img alt="gibbs.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/fragment:scp-8946-0/gibbs.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Photo of Director Hellen Gibbs, discovered in the Foundation employee database.</p> </div> </div> <p>In the following hours after SCP-8946's occurrence, several discrepancies within the Foundation database were found. Primarily, the existence of all individuals from SCP-8946 within the Foundation database as always having been members of the Department of Geology,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-58986-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-58986-1')">1</a></sup> and the appearance and records of contained anomalies whose existence prior to the event is contested by the differing Departments.</p> <p>Immediately after the database errors were noted, RCT-Δt issued a lockdown on both Sites-898 and -46, and exerted executive control over the studying and processing of SCP-8946. Director Juliet Grey, as well as a few other members of Site-46 staff, were by proxy cordoned to Site-898 due to having made the initial discovery and contact.</p> <p>Currently, the only conclusive information had is that SCP-8946 has resulted in two Departments of Geology, both with separate histories and personnel, that have no record nor memory of the other.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> The arrival of SCP-8946 was recorded when a collection of Site-46 geology staff were investigating the Red Brook Mine, Pennsylvania, for possible anomalous activity after reports of disturbances. Due to a series of unknown errors, the data pertaining to the date and time at which this occurred was corrupted.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>SCP-8946 Occurrence Log</strong></p> <p>The following log contains what is believed to be a recording of the initial SCP-8946 event.</p> <hr/> <p><em><The relevant footage begins roughly two hours into recording></em></p> <p><em>The three geologists — Dr. August Fenn, Junior Researcher Bea Gillie, and Director Juliet Grey — stand within a low-ceiling portion of the mine. They are examining the cave wall streaked by flowstone and, quite noticeably, a large crack-like formation that runs along the wall and onto the ceiling. Dr. Fenn tilts back xyr head to stare at it.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Fenn:</strong> Is this the same fault from the other side of the borehole?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. Gillie:</strong> Could be.</p> <p><em>Dir. Grey has her gaze downturn to the map she is sketching — it includes several scrawled-on notes about various rock layers and observations the group has made thus far.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> If it's the same, we're looking for where some Pocono siltstone meets the Catskill?<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-58986-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-58986-2')">2</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Rsr. Gillie:</strong> Seems the footwall of the unit is red — wasn't Catskill red mudstones and sandstones?</p> <p><em>Rsr. Gillie approaches the wall, she runs a hand along it.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Fenn:</strong> Yup, so it's likely the same fault.</p> <p><em>There is a slight tremor. The three tense, and exchange confused glances.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Fenn:</strong> Never a good sign.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> Typically, that's an <em>exit</em> sign.</p> <p><strong>Rsr. Gillie:</strong> I thought this place was marked as safe by the Reclamation folks?</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> Doesn't mean shit if Mother Earth says otherwise, we should move. Not worth taking chanc—</p> <p><em>The tremor re-occurs, with increased intensity. It causes Rsr. Gillie to stumble, and she braces herself against the mine wall. Shortly after, she yelps.</em></p> <p><strong>Rsr. Gillie:</strong> The hell? It's heated up—</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> <em>What?</em></p> <p><strong>Rsr. Gillie:</strong> The wall— it's warm, it wasn't warm a few moments ago—</p> <p><em>Audio and visuals from Dir. Grey's bodycam suddenly distorts heavily, and a loud screeching sound is heard. Amongst the interference, the three individuals can be heard clamoring — they are attempting to exit the tunnel and move towards the mine's exit.</em></p> <p><em>The tremors continue to worsen.</em></p> <p><strong>Dr. Fenn:</strong> <em>Keep going!</em></p> <p><em>The wall the team had been previously examining, and the wall along the entire stretch of which they are running, has turned red-hot and started to bubble. All voices from the team have since been drowned out by a grinding, scraping sound.</em></p> <p><em>There is a growing light from an unknown source opposite of the melting wall, and footage is lost when Dir. Grey loses her balance and collides with the floor — camera smashing on the stone below.</em></p> <p><em><End Log></em></p> </div> <hr/> <p>After the conclusion of the event, Director Grey and the two members of her staff would be found by those of Site-898 within the Red Brooke Mine, and taken into the site. Upon inspection, none of the three were harmed in the event recorded despite its apparent violence and the mine itself did not appear to reflect the damages within the video transcript. RCT-Δt agents would arrive shortly after, resulting in a full site lockdown. The Site-46 staff present would be separated from the Site-898 staff, and both Directors were detained without explanation.</p> <hr/> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Audio Log 8946:</strong><br/> The following is a recording of a conversation between Director Juliet Grey and Director Hellen Gibbs, immediately after detention.</p> <p>Recording and supervising was done by Temporal Agent Serinus Dávalos.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-58986-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-58986-3')">3</a></sup></p> <hr/> <p><em><Recording Start></em></p> <p><em>The two are sitting in a blank holding cell, sitting next to one another in front of an empty table. Dir. Gibbs glances at the clock on the wall, the clock indicates that they've been sitting in silence for the past five minutes.</em></p> <p><em>Dir. Grey is staring at her feet, clenched hands resting in her lap. She is still dressed in field attire PPE. Dir. Gibbs turns and looks at her, almost curiously.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> I don't think I caught your name, before the TAD folks barged in.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> Juliet Grey. <em>Director</em> Juliet Grey.</p> <p><em>Dir. Grey does not look up. Regardless of this, Dir. Gibbs nods.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Hellen Gibbs. Now, I'm curio—</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> I don't know what's going on. So I don't think I can answer anything right now. Are we under arrest? <em>Time</em> arrest?</p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Hard to say. I caught something about retrocausality, which probably makes sense since the time cops are on my doorstep as opposed to usual Foundation forces about this… occurrence.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> <em>[She puts her head in her hands]</em> Great. That's great.</p> <p><em>There is a pause. Dir. Gibbs watches Dir. Grey for a few moments as she regains her composure.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> One of people who found us under your site said this place was founded in the <em>60s?</em> Is that… is that true?</p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Is that different than your recollection?</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> Very. I founded the Department in 2026.</p> <p><em>There is a pause of silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Oh my. That is… quite the extreme gap. I'm surprised it took so long, for your version that is. What set it off?</p> <p><em>Dir. Grey heaves a sigh, and casts her gaze to the side. She looks on edge.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7186">A deposit of obsidian in Australia that shouldn't be there.</a> We classified it as 7186, and it was a hellish mess to cover it up scientifically. Me and my team fought tooth and nail to do so — and we ended up with the Department formed as a result. We built our site on it.</p> <p><em>Dir. Gibbs nods.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> …Fascinating. We don't — er, perhaps <em>didn't</em> — have an anomaly that matches that under our purview. Either we didn't find it, or—</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> —it didn't exist here. The mines under this site, are they anomalous? We were checking them for possible activity when the change hits.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Not anymore. Used to be, was why this place was built back in the 80s — but the phenomenon stopped in the 90s and hasn't given us anything since.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-58986-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-58986-4')">4</a></sup> <em>[Dir. Gibbs chuckles]</em> We just use it for tours, now.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> Okay, um… rapid-fire comparisons? <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8186">The feeling you get when you look at a pretty rock.</a></p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> That's an anomaly?</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> Theorized. 8186.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8007">The Ring of Fire is made of dragons.</a></p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> When the hell did you find that out?</p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Back in the 80s when St. Helens blew.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> Well, if we're getting crazy with mountains, <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5140">Mount Everest is 45% corpses.</a></p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Foolish climbers?</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> No. <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8144">It's the limestone.</a></p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Hm… okay maybe something simpler — do you know <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-113">113</a>?</p> <p><em>Dir. Grey perks up, which prompts Dir. Gibbs to give her a look of surprise.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> The red jasper?</p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Yeah, yeah that's the one. So… there may be some geological anomalies we share, and some we don't. I wonder if the throughline between them are our separate involvements.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> But that's— I dunno, it seems impossible. Almost arbitrary! Why us? Why are we the only thing that's been affected?</p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> It's, at the least, a theory worth investigating. I wonder how this'll affect the databases.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> I think that's why the timecops are on the scene, <em>[She gestures to one of the room's cameras]</em> whatever this is has probably made a mess of things. I think the database will depend on just… who's supposed to be here and who isn't.</p> <p><em>Dir. Gibbs tilts her head.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Supposed to be here?</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> As in like — who is the original. Like, who's native to this world— or timeline, or whatever it's called — and who isn't.</p> <p><em>There's a pause of silence, Dir. Gibbs observes Dir. Grey as she suddenly jolts her gaze down to staring at the floor again.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> Sorry I'm just—</p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Stressed? It's understandable, in a situation like this. I'd be lying if I wasn't, too. Honestly, I'm surprised you were out this far to begin with — since you said your site was based in Australia.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> …we're stretched thin. I had time to lead the investigation. Needed to get out of the site before I went stir crazy or something, anyways. We're overworked, low on staff, still starting out and now <em>this?</em></p> <p><strong>Dir Gibbs:</strong> You're worried about being replaced.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> Of <em>course</em> I am! I founded this Department last year, and now one that's been around for <em>decades</em> has just popped up! Why the hell wouldn't I be?</p> <p><em>There is a pause of silence between the two. She seems to realize her outburst, and frowns. Dir. Grey drops down her head and sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> Sorry, sorry— this is unbecoming of me. I just… I want to know if this is <em>my</em><br/> timeline or not. And I just don't know— <em>[Her eyes widen]</em> wait. Wait, wait, wait—</p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Mm?</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> Wait. Maybe we're overcomplicating this whole thing. What year was it last you checked? For me it was 2027.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> 2014. Which makes a bit of sense, none of our dates line up, so it'd make sense that we'd have different ones.</p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> But what year is it <em>actually?</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> I don't think we'd have a way to check from in here, we'd need—</p> <p><em>The door on the side of the room opens, and Temporal Agent Dryll enters the room. They're squinting down at a clipboard, with a pair of reading glasses on.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Dryll:</strong> Hey— the boss wants to speak to you two.</p> <p><em>The two Directors turn to face them.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Gibbs:</strong> Well, you have good timing.</p> <p><strong>Agent Dryll:</strong> It's uh, a bit necessary in this line of work.</p> <p><em>They give a terse laugh, then sniffles audibly. Dir. Grey leans forward in her chair.</em></p> <p><strong>Dir. Grey:</strong> What year is it.</p> <p><em>Agent Dryll blinks, checks a device on their arm, then shrugs.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Dryll:</strong> 2017.</p> <p><em>Silence on recording. Dir. Gibbs tilts her head, and Dir. Grey grips her own arm tightly — staring at Agent Dryll.</em></p> <p><em><End Log></em></p> </div> <hr/> <p>The discovered discontinuity between recalled dates, and the apparent current date, was relayed to Captain Regina Watts.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-58986-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-58986-5')">5</a></sup> These verbal accounts were consistent with that of the databases of both sites — while the present date is 15/12/2017, Site-898’s database last contains data from 2014, and Site-46’s database has data pertaining to 2027.</p> <p>In spite of this, all relevant files and anomalies have been found to be present within the world, even if their discovery has not actually occurred as depicted within their files.</p> <p>It has been determined that SCP-8946 is likely some form of retrocausal anomaly, and has caused this apparent discontinuity within the Department of Geology.</p> <p>Research into the cause and nature of SCP-8946, as well as its implications, is currently in progress.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="table2 tableb"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>According to internal records, an alternate version of this file exists within the timeline.</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">To view <strong>Iteration B</strong>, <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8946/offset/1">click here</a>.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-58986-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-58986-1')">1</a>. In-spite of dates not correlating.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-58986-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-58986-2')">2</a>. Regional geological formations.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-58986-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-58986-3')">3</a>. Codenamed as "Agent Dryll".</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-58986-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-58986-4')">4</a>. Relevant file not found, database synchronization still in progress.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-58986-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-58986-5')">5</a>. Tactical Operations Command Team Lead, head supervisor of SCP-8946.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8950	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Adark/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/component%3Abhl-dark-sidebar/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>SCP-8950 - Itsy</strong></p> <p><em>”Can you read between the Morse code lines?” - Will Wood</em></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> Image can be found <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Bedroom_with_marine_puzzles_on_wall.jpg">here</a>. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Doctor Scrappy</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8950 clear-2 pending N/A dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8950</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">pending</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">N/A</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><tt>SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES</tt></strong></span></p> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> SCP-8950 is under the jurisdiction of the <a href="/scp-8255">Department of Unconfirmed Anomalies</a>. Due to the nature of the event, containment is not feasible, nor required. Efforts are to focus on the distribution of misinformation of a quadruple homicide.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><tt>DESCRIPTION</tt></strong></span></p> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> SCP-8950 designates the murder of the Raikō family. Further information is in [APPENDIX 8950-002].<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><tt>APPENDIX [8950-001] - HISTORY</tt></strong></p> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> On 11/18/2024, 09:13 JST, neighbor Hakari ██████<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> discovered the members of the Raikō family deceased in their apartment.</p> <p>Due to the unexplainable nature of the event, Foundation operatives embedded within local law enforcement investigated the situation. The incident was subsequently designated as an extranormal event. <em>(See APPENDIX [8950-002] for further information.)</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong><tt>APPENDIX [8950-002]</tt></strong></p> </div> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> The following is a list of the members of the Raikō family upon discovery.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="Bedroom_with_marine_puzzles_on_wall.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Bedroom_with_marine_puzzles_on_wall.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Bedroom (closet not visible).</p> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>NAME</th> <th>DESCRIPTION</th> <th>LOCATION</th> <th>STATUS</th> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Akira Raikō</em></td> <td><em>Male, 12</em></td> <td><em>Bedroom</em></td> <td><em>Found in closet. Body partially dissolved by unidentified substance.</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Mai Raikō</em></td> <td><em>Female, 19</em></td> <td><em>Bathroom</em></td> <td><em>Located on ceiling. Fixed to the ceiling by unidentified silk-like material. Facial orifices display signs of breach from inside.</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Chyio Raikō</em></td> <td><em>Female, 47</em></td> <td><em>Dining Room</em></td> <td><em>Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the back of the throat. Traces of earth on subject’s clothes.</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Akihiko Raikō</em></td> <td><em>Male, 46</em></td> <td><em>Kitchen</em></td> <td><em>Lying on the floor. Laceration wound in chest. Kitchen knife coated in same unidentified substance. 21 skulls strewn near subject. Analysis identified each of the skulls to belong to children gone missing in the last 10 years.</em></td> </tr> </table> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> Upon further questioning of Hakari ██████, an unidentified individual wearing long robes had reportedly entered the Raikō family’s residence prior. Statement transcribed as follows: <blockquote> <p><strong><em>”[…] and he— she— was wearing long robes. Like […] a monk, of sorts […]”</em></strong></p> </blockquote> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8950">SCP-8950</a>" by Doctor Scrappy , from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8950">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8950</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Surname redacted per civilian privacy protocols.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8953	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div style="border-style: solid none solid none; padding: 0 10px; background:#f5f5f5;border-color:#e0e0e0;border-width:5px;text-align:center"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8953</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div style="border-style:dotted;border-color:#dee7ff;border-width:2px;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;background:#dee7ff;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25)"> <div style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px"> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8953 is to remain on display in wing A8 of Site-357's Anomalous Artifacts Appreciation sector.</p> <p>Though personnel may feel inclined to look upon the object with contempt, they are asked not to if PoI-8953 is present.</p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div style="border-style:dotted;border-color:#edf2ff;border-width:2px;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;background:#edf2ff;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25)"> <div style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px"> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8953 is the oil on panel painting <em>Opulent flower still life</em> (sic) by Pieter Faes. Despite its creation in the early 1800s, the piece remains in perfect condition, having resisted degradation due to age and lacking physical blemishes of any kind. Preservation deemed non-anomalous.</p> <p>The anomalous effects of the painting are found to manifest when it is viewed. Immediately a viewing subject will observe the objective level of quality the work possesses, as the piece depicts its subject matter impeccably and embodies a level of beauty that is both striking and awe-inspiring. As this impression settles, the viewing subject will become aware that the piece is one of many similar still life works made by the artist, and was created in a culture of yet more similar still life works made by the artist's peers. The viewing subject will then weigh the objective beauty of the work with its utter mundanity, and given enough time, will always reach the following conclusion: SCP-8953 has no artistic merit, its creation was flawed at a base level, and would better not exist at all. This interpretation has been reached by all but one subject, hereafter designated PoI-8953.</p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div style="border-style:dotted;border-color:#f7f9ff;border-width:2px;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;background:#f7f9ff;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .25)"> <div style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px"> <p>PoI-8953 is an elderly man. Though he has asked to remain unnamed in documentation, it is to be known that he has worked for the Foundation for many years, is respected by his colleagues, and as such, has a degree of authority he is allowed to exert. While he likes to think himself intelligent, he often feels dull compared to those he works with, seeing all they accomplish and their drive to create something better. Bearing witness to their work, he feels they deserve their stature much more than him. Knowing his father once held his current position does little to lighten the disgust he feels for himself each day.</p> <p>In his early life, PoI-8953 did everything exactly how you should. He was born to affluent and well-connected parents, and they sent him to the best schools while passing down all the knowledge he would need to succeed. He followed their guidance to a tee, placing just well enough in every class, competition, and evaluation to meet their every hope for him. When the time came to gently pressure him into marriage, he found the perfect wife. When the time came for grandkids, he provided them. Two. One boy and one girl. They are both well accomplished now. They get it from their father, friends joke, and he likes to give a polite chuckle in reply.</p> <p>In the intervening years, PoI-8953 would gain employ at a college in high standing with the Foundation and over the course of 30 years climbed through the ranks within. Though the exact mechanisms to which his transition from deanship to director of Site-357 cannot be revealed in this document, the reader is assumed smart enough to assume how it transpired. Nonetheless, from there, there was nothing left to achieve that his father hadn't, and so, he remains there stagnant. But that isn't an issue. He isn't the type to rock the boat.</p> <p>Now, PoI-8953 lives life as the senior curator of the most eclectic collection of anomalous art in the world. Consigned to days of rearranging and adjusting, imagining countless patterns, maps, and displays —An endlessly important pursuit for prime containment. Mindless busywork. When he isn't working, his every need is perfectly tended to, and so he is left with ample time to pursue personal enrichment, often which includes perusing the museum he himself curates.</p> <p>Consequently, PoI-8953 visits SCP-8953 often, but does not wish to share his interpretation of the work. He insists that it differs from all other subjects. Due to his seniority, this has been deemed sufficient as evidence.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div></body></html>
SCP-8961	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>LISTEN, MY GOOSHY LITTLE GOBLIN. THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT!</p> </div> <div style="display: none"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▷ Show Code ◁</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">△ Hide Code △</a></div> <br/> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-var">@import</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">url</span><span class="hl-code">(</span><span class="hl-identifier">https</span><span class="hl-code">://</span><span class="hl-identifier">fonts.googleapis.com</span><span class="hl-code">/</span><span class="hl-identifier">css2</span><span class="hl-code">?</span><span class="hl-identifier">family</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">Montserrat</span><span class="hl-special">:wght</span><span class="hl-var">@600</span><span class="hl-code">;700&</span><span class="hl-identifier">display</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-identifier">swap</span><span class="hl-code">); /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Centered</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Sigma</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">2021</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Wikidot</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-var">Component</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">By</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Lt</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Flops</span><span class="hl-code"> (</span><span class="hl-identifier">CC</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BY-SA</span><span class="hl-code"> 3.0) </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Forked</span><span class="hl-code"> from: </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Penumbra</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Theme</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">EstrellaYoshte</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Also</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">based</span><span class="hl-code"> on: </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Centered</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BHL</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">by</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Woedenaz</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">VARS</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-special">:root</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">titleColor:</span><span class="hl-code"> hsl(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">95</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">subtitleColor:</span><span class="hl-code"> hsl(</span><span class="hl-number">60</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">62</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">85</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">lgurl:</span><span class="hl-code"> url(https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/component:pride-highlighter/lgbtqp_logo.svg)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SITE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BANNER</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">div#header</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">absolute</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> ""</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-image:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--lgurl)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">top</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">9</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">opacity:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.33</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">float:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">span</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Hide</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">the</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Existing</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Text</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Style</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">the</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">New</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Text</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-family:</span><span class="hl-code"> "Montserrat", "Arial", </span><span class="hl-string">sans-serif</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.15</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--titleColor)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">115</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">700</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">.1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--subtitleColor)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">130</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-weight:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">600</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h1</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">a</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Set</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">the</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">New</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Text</span><span class="hl-code">'</span><span class="hl-identifier">s</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">From</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Variable</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-title, "SCP FOUNDATION")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">h2</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-special">:before</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--header-subtitle, "SECURE - CONTAIN - PROTECT")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">SEARCH</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input.button</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-input</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:hover</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box-form</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">input</span><span class="hl-brackets">[</span><span class="hl-var">type</span><span class="hl-code">=</span><span class="hl-var">submit</span><span class="hl-brackets">]</span><span class="hl-special">:focus</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-radius:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">TOP</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">BAR</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#top-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">li</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">ul</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-bottom:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">solid</span><span class="hl-code"> hsl(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">40</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">box-shadow:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">LOGIN</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.1</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> initial</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">color:</span><span class="hl-code"> hsl(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">87</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#account-topbutton</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> hsl(</span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">87</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">PAGE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">TITLE</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.meta-title</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-title</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">BREADCRUMBS</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-identifier">.pseudocrumbs</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#breadcrumbs</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">text-align:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">MOBILE</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">DISPLAY</span><span class="hl-code"> ---- </span><span class="hl-identifier">*</span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-var">@media</span><span class="hl-code"> (max-width: 767</span><span class="hl-identifier">px</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#search-top-box</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1.85</span><span class="hl-string">em</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> unset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.mobile-top-bar</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">relative</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#login-status</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">font-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#header</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">.printuser</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">img.small</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transform:</span><span class="hl-code"> translate(</span><span class="hl-number">6</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">4</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#my-account</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#account-topbutton</span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-string">px</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="border:solid 1px #E0C447; background: #222200; color: #DDDD77; font-family; Oxanium, monospace; padding:5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h4 id="toc0"><span>NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</span></h4> </div> <ol> <li>Contents of this article may be exaggerated/untrue.</li> <li>It has been confirmed that most/all of this article was AIC-generated without peer review. Investigation is currently underway as to the described anomaly/events.</li> <li>It has been confiscated.</li> </ol> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>Corrections/containment will be made pending O5 review.</p> <p>— Maria Jones, Director, RAISA</p> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <strong>Item Number:</strong> SCP-8961 <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Thaumiel<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> At this time, SCP-8961 does not need to be contained. It is safe as long as it is in the possession of Ullr.aic. Ullr.aic is authorized to make as much of SCP-8961 as is necessary in order to maintain the operating standards of Site-169.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8961 is a black ink nearly identical in function to the magical item “Marvelous Pigments” from the tabletop game <em>Dungeons and Dragons</em>.</p> <p>An appended description of “Marvelous Pigments” from the 5th Edition of <em>Dungeons and Dragons</em> is included below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Marvelous Pigments</strong><br/> <em>…these pigments allow you to create three-dimensional objects by painting them in two dimensions. The paint flows from the brush to form the desired object as you concentrate on its image… [This process] lets you create inanimate objects or terrain features—such as a door, a pit, flowers, trees, cells, rooms, or weapons…</em></p> <p><em>When you complete the painting, the object or terrain feature depicted becomes a real, nonmagical object. Thus, painting a door on a wall creates an actual door that can be opened to whatever is beyond. Painting a pit on a floor creates a real pit…</em></p> </div> <p>SCP-8961 differs from its fictional counterpart in the following ways:</p> <ul> <li>Objects created by SCP-8961 will revert to an ink state when significantly damaged. When this happens, the ink loses all anomalous properties.</li> <li>SCP-8961 does not need a brush to be applied. It is most efficiently applied through the use of machinery, such as a Model X0.0034 3D Printer, which is compatible with most AIC (Artificial Intelligence Construct) models that have a physical terminal.</li> <li>SCP-8961 can be used to create ██████ ██████. These entities, hereby referred to as SCP-8961-1, appear to possess sentience and are capable of speech. However, they have no life signs (heartbeat, respiration, etc.), and will revert to an ink state when killed. At present, creation of SCP-8961-1 instances has only been tested using a 3D printer.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></li> </ul> <p>As noted above, objects created by SCP-8961 revert to an ink state when destroyed. While this is unavoidable in the course of gameplay (see below), Party members (i.e., site staff and anomalies) are encouraged to avoid destroying their environment where possible. Analysis has found that this will significantly increase the Fun level of Site-169.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8961 was heuristically generated by Ullr.aic as a containment solution for Site-169. According to the mission statement of the Anomalous Entity Engagement Division:</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;">We want to break up the monotony of containment in the simplest way possible: by having fun. <em>(Dir. Metanoia, <a href="/secure-facility-dossier-site-169">Glassford Hill Site Proposal</a>, 1985)</em></p> </div> <p>Analysis has determined beyond reasonable probabilistic counter that the most ideal way for a group of sentient individuals to increase the surrounding "Fun level" is by playing the tabletop game <em>Dungeons and Dragons.</em> To that end, the grounds of Site-169 have been converted into a thematically appropriate environment for immersive gameplay.</p> <p>SCP-8961 is currently being used to facilitate eight (8) ongoing games of <em>Dungeons and Dragons</em> at Site-169, henceforth labeled Parties 8961-A through 8961-H. The most significant is Party 8961-E, the only group to have advanced past the first dungeon. Party make-up is as follows:</p> <table style="border: 1px solid silver"> <tr> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">Party 8961-E’s Party Members</th> <th style="border: 1px solid silver">Party 8961-E's Characters</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>Amelie Metanoia (Director of the AEED)</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>“Amy” (L. 6 Gnome Druid)</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>Moses Feghoot (Director of Site-169)</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>“Sir Lee” (L. 6 Human Paladin)</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>Kirby Case (Head of Security)</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>“The Claw” (L. 6 Dragonborn Monk)</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><a href="/scp-6714">SCP-6714</a>-1 (real name Cole Filverent)</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>“Brother Instigare” (L. 6 Half-Elf Sorcerer)</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>SCP-6714-2 (real name Polly Filverent)</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>“Lady Feathergaol” (L. 6 Aarakocra Ranger)</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>One instance of <a href="/scp-7538">SCP-7538</a> (nicknamed “Jawshua” by staff)</p> </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid silver"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>“Jawshua” (L. 6 Human Fighter)</p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <br/> Campaign(s) will run indefinitely, in order to identify the upper limit of Site-169's Fun level.<br/> <br/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">View Dungeon Log 8961-E-01</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Dungeon Log 8961-E-01</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Dungeon Log 8961-E-01:</strong> Surprise Elevator Encounter</p> <p><strong>Encounter Description:</strong> Party 8961-E begins play in the recreation area (basement level) of Site-169. The common room has been converted into a hidden elevator through the use of SCP-8961. Once all six Party members have entered the room via the adjacent sitting area, the doors will close and the elevator will ascend.</p> </div> <p><em>Brother Instigare, Lady Feathergaol, and The Claw all enter the common room first. The Claw is carrying manila folders containing character sheets. On the table in the center of the room are an assortment of weapons made of SCP-8961.</em></p> <p><em>The Claw goes to the table, puts down the sheets, and picks up a scimitar (1d6 slashing).</em></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Are these for us?</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Must be. I guess this is going to be like a LARP thing?</p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> I don't think we've ever played that way before.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> What are you playing as, Deputy Case?</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Dragonborn monk. And you can just call me Kirby, you know.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Actually, right now I should be calling you… <em>(he opens the folder on the table)</em> “The Claw.”</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Oh, Christ, please don’t. I couldn’t think of anything better than that.</p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> Don’t overthink it, dearie. This is a fantasy game, the names are supposed to be fun and silly. I’ve named myself “Lady Feathergaol.”</p> <p><em>The Claw looks at her sheet.</em></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> “Lady Feather-jail”? <em>Lady Feather-jail?</em> And you spelled it the Old English way? You’ve gotta be kidding me, Polly, that’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> We’ve had a lot of practice. Seriously, Kirby, don’t sweat it. “The Claw” is cool.</p> <p><em>Amy enters the common room, Jawshua following behind her.</em></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Oh, were we supposed to name our characters? I just wrote down “Amy.”</p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> That’s alright, dearie. It’s perfectly acceptable to play as yourself.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> I’d have trouble remembering a new name, on top of all the rules.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> No problem. Polly and I used to play <em>Dungeons and Dragons</em> in college. We can answer any questions you have.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Thank you, Cole.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> What about Jawshua? Where’s its sheet?</p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> Moreover, how are we going to handle his turns? I have been wondering about that, given his inability to talk. Or… carry anything.</p> <p><em>Jawshua is a stuffed shark approx. 40 inches in length. It hovers in the air. The other four Party members turn to look at it.</em></p> <p><em>ULLR.aic’s voice emerges from the overhead intercom.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Jawshua’s sheet will be handled the same as every Party member’s. For the sake of speed and efficiency. And to ensure that the game is fair. I will roll the dice on your behalf.<br/></span></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> So <em>you</em> made Jawshua’s sheet?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">That is correct. Jawshua is a human fighter. Rest assured. The sheet was statistically generated to be balanced. It is neither underpowered or overpowered.<br/></span></p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> I don’t mean to be rude, but… does Jawshua even <em>want</em> to play? I didn't know he could… think.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> It can't, at least not from what research has found. It <em>is</em> a little odd for a 7538 instance to be here. Ullr, did you instruct it to play?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Yes.</span></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Why?</p> <p><em>There is a pause.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">There was a. Cancellation. Within your Party. Analysis determined that an instance of SCP-7538 would be an appropriate last-minute replacement.</span></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Someone at Site-169 cancelled? On <em>game night?</em> That’s tantamount to a containment breach.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> What a mystery! Is the game always this involved?</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Not always.</p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> Usually.</p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> What about Melissa?<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></p> <p><strong>"AMY":</strong> She's out of town for an appointment with <a href="/scp-6719">Darwish</a>. Do you think <em>she</em> was our "cancellation"?</p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> That's where my head was at, but… <em>(pause)</em> I dunno, something about this is weird.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Due to schedule constraints. The game must begin shortly. Are all Party members assembled?</span></p> <p><strong>"AMY":</strong> We're missing Feghoot.</p> <p><em>The Claw walks up to the threshold of the adjacent sitting room.</em></p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> Moses! You done in there? Time's up.</p> <p><strong>"SIR LEE":</strong> <em>(shouting)</em> That's Director Feghoot, to you.</p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> <em>(to Amy)</em> We're gonna be here for hours.</p> <p><em>Sir Lee enters the common area, standing behind The Claw.</em></p> <p><strong>"SIR LEE":</strong> Oh, <em>relax.</em> I was merely taking some extra time to familiarize myself with the rulebook.</p> <p><em>There is a synthetic hum and a slight ground tremor as the elevator begins its ascent. All Party members other than Jawshua react at once, looking around the common area.</em></p> <p><strong>"LADY FEATHERGAOL":</strong> What was that?</p> <p><strong>"BROTHER INSTIGARE":</strong> It feels like we're moving.</p> <p><strong>"SIR LEE":</strong> …We are. Up.</p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> But… That's not possible—</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Welcome. To the "Funhouse Dungeon." The first in a theoretically infinite series. Of adventure paths/encounters. Designed by Ullr.aic.</span></p> <p><strong>"SIR LEE":</strong> Oh no.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">As the elevator reaches the surface. You see before you the world of "Wyvale." Or rather. You see the gatehouse separating you from Wyvale. To enter the realm proper you must first pass through. The "Funhouse Dungeon."</span></p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> …<em>What did you do to Site-169?</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Dungeon Log 8961-E-01</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">View Dungeon Log 8961-E-03</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Dungeon Log 8961-E-03</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Dungeon Log 8961-E-03:</strong> Funhouse Mirror Encounter</p> <p><strong>Encounter Description:</strong> Party 8961-E is in the Funhouse (lower level of the Site-169 parking garage). Before them is a 30-foot-tall mirror with bronze framing. This mirror is actually an enchanted portal. The reflections that face the Party are warped: it is a funhouse mirror. Each Party member must laugh at their reflection to pass through.</p> <p>Unbeknownst to the Party, there is a second mirror hanging from the ceiling. The first Party member to step into its reflection must make a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, the Party member instantly switches places with their doppelganger (L. 6 NPC) in the mirror.</p> <p>The Party member is trapped within the mirror until their doppelganger dies. Alternatively, breaking the mirror will free them.</p> <p><strong>Encounter Note:</strong> Events of the previous log have rendered Party members compliant. Log deleted so as not to impact Fun level.</p> </div> <p><em>Party-8961-E approaches the funhouse mirror. They are two spaces (10 ft.) away from the mirror on the ceiling.</em></p> <p><em>In the funhouse mirror, their reflections resemble their characters. Amy, a gnome, is smaller than the others, a fact which is comically magnified by the distortion in the mirror.</em></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Hmm… this is rather cute, actually. Ullr, I think I might like this one.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> I’d really prefer it if you stopped trying to befriend our captor.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> I’m only being honest.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Polly, can I ask a question?</p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> Yes?</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Is there a particular reason you chose to play an Aarakocra? Because… you know, you’re literally a duck… so I’m wondering—</p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> Don’t read too much into it, dearie.</p> <p><em>Brother Instigare laughs. His funhouse reflection promptly disappears from the mirror and is replaced with a normally-proportioned reflection of a half-elf in sorcerer robes.</em></p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> Would you look at that!</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> <em>(still laughing)</em> Joke so good it solved the puzzle for me.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> I sincerely hope this mirror accepts fake laughter.</p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> Oh, surely you don’t mean that. Amy is right, this one is fun!</p> <p><em>Lady Feathergaol deliberately exaggerates laughing at the mirror. Her funhouse reflection promptly reverts to a normally-proportioned Aarokocra ranger.</em></p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> There you are! It <em>does</em> accept fake laughter.</p> <p><em>Amy and The Claw exchange a glance. Amy laughs genuinely, but The Claw cannot return it. After a moment, they fake their laugh. Both reflections revert to normal proportions.</em></p> <p><em>Sir Lee does not do anything.</em></p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Hey… what about Jawshua?</p> <p><em>Jawshua is a plush shark. It floats four feet in the air.</em></p> <p><em>There is a moment of silence as the other five Party members look at each other.</em></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> …Look, I’m thinking I’ll go on ahead—</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Wait, I’ve got an idea.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Sure.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Hon, I’m gonna put you down for a sec.</p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> Just as well, I’d like a stretch.</p> <p><em>Brother Instigare places Lady Feathergaol on the ground in front of him. He crosses behind the other Party members and stands next to Jawshua.</em></p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Ullr, can you roll a Performance check for me, please?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">What is the nature. Of your performance?</span></p> <p><em>Brother Instigare takes Jawshua’s pectoral fins in either hand and mimes that the entity is shaking with laughter. He produces a deep-voiced monster laugh.</em></p> <p><em>There is a pause.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Your check succeeds. The funhouse reflection of Jawshua dissipates. To blessed normalcy.</span></p> <p><strong>“LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> Very good thinking, dearie. Let’s get a proper look at this mirror, shall we?</p> <p><em>Lady Feathergaol advances. Behind her, Amy, The Claw, and Brother Instigare all turn to look at Sir Lee.</em></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> We’re waiting.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> Then wait.</p> <p><em>Unbeknownst to any of the Party members, Lady Feathergaol steps into the reflection of the trapped mirror on the ceiling.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">I will now roll a Charisma save.</span></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Who for?</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> What does that mean?</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> It means one of us is being threatened by something, and Ullr is rolling a hidden check to see if they’ll be okay or not.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Remember when I destroyed the door to the Funhouse, and he had us roll Reflex? It’s the same as that, Amy.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Oh! Oh, alright. But why is it Charisma, now?</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> I imagine it’s a <em>magic jar</em>, or some other mind-altering effect.</p> <p><em>The others look at him.</em></p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> What? It stands to reason, doesn’t it? When we used the Reflex skill, it was because the threat was physical. Charisma is the skill representing personality and identity. Ergo, that must be the nature of the threat.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Wow, I’m learning <em>so</em> much.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> Don’t be glib, Kirby. If we want to contain the anomaly, we have to understand how it's being used. <em>(to the others)</em> From this point forward, we should assume one of us is compromised in some way. If you feel that anyone’s behavior is odd or out-of-character, don’t hesitate to point it out.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> You know, sir, you’re actually pretty good at this game.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> <em>(grimly)</em> You’d be surprised how similar this is to my real job.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Why limit ourselves to magic spells? It could be a cognitohazard. An ontokinetic. <em>(pause)</em> I don’t like this.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Will you at least tell us if the player passed the check?</p> <p><em>Lady Feathergaol did not pass the check. She has been transported to an extradimensional space within the mirror on the ceiling. This action was not detected by the Party members' passive Perceptions.</em></p> <p><em>At the same time, a Level 6 Doppelganger NPC appeared in her place. This doppelganger resembles the Party member (i.e., a Mallard duck) in every respect. From hereon, Lady Feathergaol's doppelganger will be referred to as SCP-8961-GAOL.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">No.</span></p> <p><strong>SCP-8961-GAOL:</strong> Well, I don’t feel any different.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Me neither.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> I would hope not. This is <em>supposed</em> to be a game, after all.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Ullr, the person who’s been affected — would they know?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Assuming that the target did not pass the check. They would be aware of the effect by now.</span></p> <p><em>On the ceiling, Lady Feathergaol is honking and flapping her wings. The Party cannot hear her through the glass.</em></p> <p><em>The Party, including SCP-8961-GAOL, exchange a series of glances.</em></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Well… It seems we’re all alright, then.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Seems so.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8961-GAOL:</strong> Shall we continue?</p> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Dungeon Log 8961-E-03</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">View Dungeon Log 8961-E-06</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Dungeon Log 8961-E-06</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Dungeon Log 8961-E-06:</strong> Haunted Tomb Encounter</p> <p><strong>Encounter Description:</strong> Party 8961-E has completed "THE FUNHOUSE DUNGEON." They are now playing “THE RUINED KING OF WYVALE” scenario. Their objective is to find the Ruined King at the top of the Blasted Tower (the highest point of the AEED Headquarters).</p> <p>They are presently navigating the Haunted Hedge Maze (the Playground, Site-169’s outdoor recreation area). Beneath the maze is an ancient tomb housing hundreds of restless spirits. A single Ghost (CR 4)<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> lingers near the entrance, picking weeds off the tombstones.</p> <p>The ghost is a lure. When the party approaches it, three Wraiths (CR 5) come out of the ground behind them, blocking their retreat. The Wraiths attack immediately for a surprise round. The ghost disappears when the fighting starts.</p> </div> <p><em>Party-8961-E completes the Maze Puzzle Encounter and proceeds through the opening that appeared in the hedge. They find themselves in a new portion of the maze. It is more open, but also more dilapidated. The ground is dirty with twigs and leaves, and the hedges are browning.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">You step through the hedge. A moment later. The opening seals shut behind you. The air is pervasive. A dark chill—</span></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Excuse me, but can we take a little break first? My feet are tired.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Analysis shows that now is an inopportune time for a short rest. This section of the dungeon is unfamiliar. And likely dangerous.</span></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> No, my character doesn’t want a break. I do.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Ok. If you want to speak out of character. You have to say “out of character” first.</span></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> <em>Christ.</em> Amy, we don’t want a break, we want to <em>leave.</em> Ullr, is 8961 flammable?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Ok. That information. Is not part of the game.</span></p> <p><strong>SCP-8961-GAOL:</strong> It’s alright, Amy. How about you sit over there on the stump? The rest of us will have a look around and see whatever we’re supposed to do in this room.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> This is probably going to be a combat encounter. We’ve suddenly been given a lot more space to work with.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> A fight isn’t guaranteed just because the space is convenient.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Not in real life, maybe.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> …Is the game <em>supposed</em> to be that obvious? I thought millions of people played it. It can’t be <em>that</em> predictable.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> I don’t think it was designed with former super-para-military field operatives in mind, Kirby.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> …Out of character…</p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Yes?</span></p> <p><em>Sir Lee steps away from the other Party members, looking into the nearest security camera.</em></p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> …Speaking <em>solely</em> as Moses, I think my fellow party members and I would prefer to rest our feet. Just for a little while. Do you think that could be arranged, Ullr?</p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">No. Party 8961-B will soon be arriving for an encounter which is unrelated to yours. It would not make sense. If both were going on at the same time. Therefore. A break is not feasible.</span></p> <p><em>Sir Lee turns away from the camera, scowling.</em></p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> Just forget about the AIC. Amy and I will wait here. The rest of you can solve the puzzle.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE:”</strong> Jawshua, do you think you could scout ahead? I’m squishier than you in a fight.</p> <p><em>Jawshua is a plush shark and floats four feet in the air. It does not respond, but it begins to glide slowly forward.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">I will roll an Investigation check for Jawshua.</span></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> You also wanna roll for me to cut through the hedge, or should I just do it?</p> <p><em>The Claw does not wait for an answer. They begin hacking at the nearest hedge with a scimitar (1d6 slashing). The branches that break off explode into ink.</em></p> <p><strong>"AMY":</strong> Kirby!</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">You are a monk. It is not logical for you to attack with a scimitar (1d6 slashing). Moreover. Your actions are pointless. For there is only more of the maze beyond.</span></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Yeah, cause you randomly generated the whole fucking thing.</p> <p><em>The Claw succeeds in breaking through the hedge. On the other side, approximately five feet away, is another hedge. The Claw goes through and looks around the corner to see a new section of the maze.</em></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Jesus, I don’t remember the Playground being this big. I can’t see how Ullr set all this up within the perimeter.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> Then he didn't.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> You don’t mean…?</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> He made the Site bigger. Isn't that <em>logical?</em></p> <p><em>The Claw returns to the destroyed section of hedge.</em></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Why bring logic into this? He could have used 8961. It’s an anomaly, after all.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">SCP-8961 is designed to increase the overall Fun level of Site-169. Through the implementation of fantasy objects and scenery. Which simulate the tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons. It is not capable of compressing space.</span></p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> So you admit to having extended the perimeter of the Site?</p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Ok it is correct that I have extended the perimeter but it was only for the sake of making additions to the property which are statistically likely to increase the Fun level.</span></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> What sort of additions, Ullr?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">80.2% of the new space is occupied by a moat.</span></p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> Oh, Christ.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> A <em>moat?</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Analysis indicates that this information is a spoiler. This discussion should not continue. The attention of your characters would logically be occupied by Jawshua’s situation.</span></p> <p><em>The Party members look towards the other side of the room. Jawshua is being hugged by the Ghost (CR 4). It is <a href="/scp-6245">SCP-6245</a>.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8961-GAOL:</strong> Oh! It’s a… bedsheet with eyeholes.</p> <p><strong>SCP-6245:</strong> Hey! I’m the scariest ghost you’ve ever seen!</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Uh… Polly…</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Hello Sammy! Good to see you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-6245:</strong> Hi Amy! I was wondering if you were playing or not.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Yes, we are. I’m sorry, I’d come over, but my hip is acting up.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Everyone in the site is playing, Sammy.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> Most of us, I might add, against our will. Which rather raises the question as to what <em>you’re</em> doing here, SCP-6245.</p> <p><em>Everyone in the Party other than Jawshua glares at Sir Lee. He ignores them.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-6245:</strong> I’m working with Ullr as a… what did you say I was, again?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Roleplay assistant.</span></p> <p><strong>SCP-6245:</strong> Roleplay assistant! Yeah! Ullr said that since I’m an actual ghost, I provide… uh…</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Atmosphere. Verisimilitude. And coolness. In the form of a cameo.</span></p> <p><strong>SCP-6245:</strong> <em>(nodding)</em> Those things. Can I go back to hugging the shark now?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">No. This would restrict Jawshua. Which would be unfair to the Party. Because they are being attacked.</span></p> <p><strong>SCP-6245:</strong> Aw.</p> <p><em>The three Wraiths (CR 5) manifest through the floor behind the Party.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Lady Feathergaol. The first wraith will—</span></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Hang on, why do they get a surprise round? I can see the whole room from my position in the hedge. The others were facing away, but I would be able to warn them.</p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">No.</span></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> No?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">You are only able to see because you damaged the environment. Which is not part of the encounter. The wraiths get a surprise round.</span></p> <p><em>The Claw ignores Ullr.aic and approaches one of the wraiths, swinging their scimitar (1d6 slashing).</em></p> <p><strong>"AMY":</strong> Kirby—</p> <p><em>The wraith lifts a talon in defense. The apparition is only half-solid, and the blade goes partway through its spectral flesh. Ink sprays the ground.</em></p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Ok all three of the wraiths attack The Claw.</span></p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> <em>Hey!</em></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Bring it on, asshole. I’m using <em>shield.</em></p> <p><em>The defensive bonus provided by the Shield spell causes the first two wraiths to miss. The third wraith has The Claw's scimitar (1d6 slashing) stuck in its hand. It succeeds in pulling the weapon out of The Claw’s grip.</em></p> <p><em>The wraith takes the scimitar (1d6 slashing) in both hands and twists it. Ink spills out of it like water wrung from a towel. With a screeching crack, the blade breaks into liquid.</em></p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> You fucker. You made it do that on purpose.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">I gave no command.</span></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Kirby…</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> Don’t “Kirby” me. This AIC needs to be decommissioned.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> …Even if that <em>were</em> the case—</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> <em>Even if—</em> Amy, I can’t believe you. Site-169 is a <em>paradise</em> compared to the rest of the Foundation. 8961 and its creator are an <em>infestation.</em></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> That… is a practical way of thinking, but—</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> But <em>what?</em> There’s a limit to what we’re capable of. I’m sorry, but there is.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Kirby, you’re being reactionary. AICs are a product of the Foundation. There must be a rational explanation for Ullr’s behavior, and I’m confident that if we continue to play along with his adventure, we’re inevitably going to—</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> —Inevitably going to kiss it on its little robot feet? You’re out of your mind, Metanoia. This thing is threatening to undo everything you’ve made. Don’t you have any respect at all for your own hard work?</p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> You’re upset. I understand.</p> <p><strong>“THE CLAW”:</strong> No. I’m going to go do my <em>job.</em></p> <p><em>The Claw exits through the damaged hedge. As they turn the corner, their footsteps pick up speed.</em></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Kirby, wait!</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> Kirby! You’re being an idiot. I would think a <em>former field agent</em> would know better than to— Ugh, forget it, they’re not listening.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Ok. So. The wraith with the damaged hand pursues The Claw.</span></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Oh, no, Ullr, please. They’re just upset. They’ll come back later. This isn’t part of the game.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">They did not say “out of character” first.</span></p> <p><em>The wraith goes through the hedge in pursuit of The Claw.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Now. I have generated the initiative order for this combat. Brother Instigare. You are first—</span></p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Look, I’m sorry if I’m stepping on any toes, but… maybe we <em>should</em> split up.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">No.</span></p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> A Level 6 monk soloing a Wraith is gonna be… oh, who am I kidding, they'll be fine, they can make like six attacks per round. But… y’know, that isn't my point. This isn’t <em>just</em> a game, so… What, what I feel is, either we split up, or we’re <em>all</em> going after Deputy Case.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8961-GAOL:</strong> That’s well-put, dearie.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">You are in the middle of combat. It is not logical for you to be discussing—</span></p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Out-of-character! Out-of-character, I think we should split up.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> So we’ll just turn our backs on these enemies, then?</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Ullr isn’t going to <em>actually</em> hurt us. Are you, Ullr?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">The purpose of “The Ruined King of Wyvale” dungeon-slash-adventure-path. Which you are currently playing. Is to increase the Fun level of Site-169. Statistically. Physical harm does not rank highly as a “fun” activity. Therefore the game is not designed to harm any member of Site-169.</span></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> See? So—</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">However.</span></p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> As I thought.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">My response time. While exceptional in comparison to yours. Still leaves a margin of error. From a probabilistic standpoint. There is the slim possibility of what is known as an “accident.”</span></p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> In other words, you can command these 8961 creations as you see fit, but if one of them is acting on pre-established programming to kill us, you might not be able to stop them in time.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">This is an adequate example of a potential “accident” scenario.</span></p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> You guys, all of this is exactly why I’m saying we need to go help Deputy Case.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> I agree with you, Mr. Filverent. But we have to acknowledge the monsters in front of us, too.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Then we have to split up.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> <em>No.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">I also said “no” and I am the Game Master.</span></p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Director Fegoot, you need to go after Kirby.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> <em>(scoffing)</em> Oh, yes! Let’s take a bad idea and make it worse.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Kirby’s too upset to listen to me. And the Filverents know the game best, so I’ll need their help against the wraiths. That leaves you.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> You think Kirby’s going to listen to <em>me?</em> You’d be better off sending the shark.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8961-GAOL:</strong> Actually, I think that’s a lovely idea. You should take Jawshua with you.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Agreed. The three of us can handle a couple of wraiths, right, Amy?</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> <em>(to Sir Lee)</em> Can't you see we have no choice?</p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> Of course I can see that. If this were a field mission, Kirby would be signing their death certificate right now. We’re all lucky it’s just a game.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Analysis indicates that I was not heard during the part where I said “no.”</span></p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> Oh, just shut up, Ullr.</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> It isn’t <em>just</em> a game.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> It’s <em>never</em> “just a game.” <em>(hesitates)</em> That’s… That’s always been my experience.</p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> <em>Brother Instigare,</em> do you really think <em>now</em> is the time to be imparting <em>nuggets of wisdom</em> about a <em>glorified children’s toy?</em></p> <p><strong>“BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> …Sorry, sir.</p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> <em>(sighing)</em> SCP-7538.</p> <p><em>Jawshua turns in the air and glides forward until its nose is in front of Sir Lee’s face.</em></p> <p><strong>“SIR LEE”:</strong> Come along. We’re off on a quest to die stupidly.</p> <p><strong>“AMY”:</strong> Thank you, Moses.</p> <p><em>Sir Lee ignores her and goes through the damaged hedge. Jawshua follows him.</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Dungeon Log 8961-E-06</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">View [RELEASED FILE] Overseer Council Emergency Meeting (Edited)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close [RELEASED FILE] Overseer Council Emergency Meeting (Edited)</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Meeting Minutes:</strong> Emergency Meeting called by Doctor M. Mayfield (Clearance Level 3)</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>LOG BEGINS</strong></p> </div> <p><em>Dr. M. Mayfield enters a cavernous room strategically lit with white floor lamps that serve to illuminate the center of the room as much as they obscure any other part of it. There is a large white desk in the shape of a half-circle, just at the edge of what the floor lights can illuminate. The clean white surface is incongruous with the rest of the dark space. At each of the desk’s 13 segments is a tall white board onto which the silhouette of each member of the O5-Council is reflected. Five of the silhouettes are illuminated and moving. Eight are dark and static.</em></p> <p>[00:12:08] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> Thank you for agreeing to meet with me on such short notice. I don’t want to waste your time, so I’ll get right to the point. I believe something is happening at—</p> <p><em>The glow around O5-7’s profile brightens with a synthetic hum.</em></p> <p>[00:12:08] <strong>O5-7:</strong> Something is always happening, Mayfield. And our time <em>is</em> valuable. You’re already wasting it.</p> <p>[00:12:08] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> I apologize, sir. Site-169 is inaccessible.</p> <p><em>Another hum as O5-9’s portrait brightens.</em></p> <p>[00:12:08] <strong>O5-9:</strong> Define “inaccessible.”</p> <p>[00:12:09] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> The security perimeter outside of the building has been widened, and there’s a new fence. None of these changes were approved by security. If I try to go inside, an armed panel informs me that I must make a character sheet first.</p> <p><em>Several profiles light up at once.</em></p> <p>[00:12:09] <strong>O5-3:</strong> A character sheet?</p> <p>[00:12:09] <strong>O5-13:</strong> Like in DnD?</p> <p>[00:12:10] <strong>O5-1:</strong> Doctor Mayfield, we don’t take kindly to jokes.</p> <p>[00:12:10] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> Respectfully, if I was going to contrive a reason to talk to the O5-Council, don’t you think I would come up with something better than that?</p> <p><em>There is a moment of silence.</em></p> <p>[00:12:12] <strong>O5-7:</strong> Oh, relax, everybody. I’m looking at the dossier for Site-169 right now. This is normal for them.</p> <p>[00:12:12] <strong>O5-9:</strong> Yeah, look on page five. They have a regularly-scheduled pool party every other weekend.</p> <p>[00:12:13] <strong>O5-13:</strong> So you guys do tabletop as well?</p> <p>[00:12:13] <strong>O5-5:</strong> This is exactly the sort of thing I was talking about when I said we needed better financial management.</p> <p>[00:12:14] <strong>O5-1:</strong> What are the upkeep costs, Five?</p> <p>[00:12:14] <strong>O5-5:</strong> Let’s see here. Salaries, security equipment, keeping the lights on. The usual.</p> <p>[00:12:15] <strong>O5-1:</strong> What’s their annual budget?</p> <p>[00:12:15] <strong>O5-5:</strong> Let me check… Oh. They don’t have one.</p> <p>[00:12:15] <strong>O5-3:</strong> You mean this place doesn’t cost us anything other than upkeep?</p> <p>[00:12:16] <strong>O5-1:</strong> I didn’t even know we <em>had</em> a Site-169.</p> <p>[00:12:16] <strong>O5-3:</strong> Me neither.</p> <p>[00:12:16] <strong>O5-5:</strong> Nor me.</p> <p>[00:12:17] <strong>O5-9:</strong> Are there any Council members present who <em>did</em> know we had a Site-169?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p>[00:12:17] <strong>O5-9:</strong> Lovely.</p> <p>[00:12:17] <strong>O5-7:</strong> Mayfield, what is it that you people actually <em>do</em> here?</p> <p>[00:12:18] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> We are the Headquarters for the Anomalous Entity Engagement Division. We provide therapy and recreation to low-risk people and objects in containment—</p> <p>[00:12:18] <strong>O5-1:</strong> Oh, what, so like, what we do at every site?</p> <p><em>Mayfield pauses.</em></p> <p>[00:12:19] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> …No, Council member. The AEED focuses on providing individualized care, and very few Foundation sites have any consideration of recreational time. What we do is different from the standard therapy policy.</p> <p>[00:12:19] <strong>O5-7:</strong> Sounds superfluous.</p> <p>[00:12:19] <strong>O5-1:</strong> Is there something wrong with the standard therapy policy?</p> <p>[00:12:20] <strong>O5-3:</strong> You mean like R&D? You’re researching better forms of therapy?</p> <p>[00:12:20] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> Not… not in the way that you’re asking, but—</p> <p><em>The silhouette of O5-7 spreads his hands.</em></p> <p>[00:12:20] <strong>O5-7:</strong> Then I have to ask, Doctor Mayfield. What is the point of you?</p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p>[00:12:21] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> Look, Council, the fact of the matter is that there <em>is</em> something wrong with our standard therapy policy. It’s the same thing that’s wrong with every healthcare program ever made: a lack of time and resources. It is simply impossible, even for the Foundation, to meet the individual needs of every single sentient being under our purview. Even a normal therapist with non-anomalous clients isn’t going to succeed with all of them—and the definition of “success” is going to differ for every one of those clients. You know as well as I that we can’t offer that level of care to, say, an ontokinetic that likes to explode people’s brains. For obvious reasons, we must prioritize containment. This is where the Engagement Division comes in. We provide real therapy and real recreation to the anomalies that <em>don’t</em> need a high level of containment. It is, I assure you, a unique and necessary function.</p> <p><em>The O5-Council is completely silent.</em></p> <p>[00:12:24] <strong>O5-7:</strong> So is that why you called an emergency meeting today, Mayfield? To tell us that the Foundation is incapable of providing “real” therapy?</p> <p>[00:12:25] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> N…. No, sir, I’m talking to you about the unusual incident unfolding at Site-169.</p> <p>[00:12:25] <strong>O5-1:</strong> <em>(laughing)</em> Really? I couldn’t tell.</p> <p>[00:12:25] <strong>O5-9:</strong> I still don’t see what the problem is. If your site is playing <em>Dungeons and Dragons</em>, then make a character sheet and join in.</p> <p>[00:12:26] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> But… <em>(sighs)</em> Council, I don’t mean to be rude, but surely you can see the significance of what I’m bringing to your attention. I, I can’t get ahold of my superior. Over a game of <em>Dungeons and Dragons</em>! You don’t think that’s odd?</p> <p>[00:12:26] <strong>O5-3:</strong> I think everything I’ve heard about your department is odd, Doctor Mayfield.</p> <p>[00:12:27] <strong>O5-7:</strong> It <em>could</em> be anomalous. If this site is so superfluous, why don’t we send in a Strike Team and put Mayfield here in quarantine?</p> <p>[00:12:27] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> I—</p> <p>[00:12:27] <strong>O5-5:</strong> No need. I’ve figured out what’s going on.</p> <p>[00:12:27] <strong>O5-1:</strong> Oh? Do tell.</p> <p>[00:12:27] <strong>O5-5:</strong> While the rest of you were bickering, I did some digging. Looks like Six assigned an AIC to Site-169 a few months back.</p> <p>[00:12:28] <strong>O5-13:</strong> O5-6? Hang on, I’ll ask it to join the call.</p> <p><em>There is a long pause. O5-13’s microphone picks up the sound of typing.</em></p> <p><em>With a hum, O5-6’s silhouette lights up and animates. The technology projecting its image onto the board struggles to convey its shape. It is a deceptive, warping mass of shadow, its true dimensions indistinguishable.</em></p> <p><em>There is a crackle when it speaks. Its voice is overly loud and distorted, as if it is using a mic with the gain turned up.</em></p> <p>[00:12:31] <strong>O5-6:</strong> <span style="font-family:Garamond, serif;">WHAT’S UP, LITTLE DUDES? I’M EATING LUNCH.</span></p> <p>[00:12:31] <strong>O5-13:</strong> Thanks for joining us, Six. What’s on the menu?</p> <p>[00:12:31] <strong>O5-6:</strong> <span style="font-family:Garamond, serif;">BROKEN GOD CULTIST. LOVE THE CRONCH.</span></p> <p>[00:12:32] <strong>O5-5:</strong> Six, can you fill us in on the AIC you issued to Site-169?</p> <p>[00:12:32] <strong>O5-6:</strong> <span style="font-family:Garamond, serif;">SITE-169! FOR SURE. I THOUGHT THE LITTLE DUDES COULD BENEFIT FROM AN AI TO RUN OVERHEAD OPERATIONS FOR THEM. I MEAN, BASICALLY ALL THEY DO OVER THERE IS PLAY GAMES, AND COMPUTERS ARE GREAT AT GAMES! ULLR.AIC HAS BEEN SENDING ME REGULAR REPORTS FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS. THEY’VE BEEN PLAYING DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS!</span></p> <p>[00:12:32] <strong>O5-1:</strong> We know.</p> <p>[00:12:33] <strong>O5-7:</strong> Well, there you have it, Mayfield. It’s protocol from a new AIC issued to your department. Are you satisfied?</p> <p>[00:12:33] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> I, I’m still not sure…</p> <p>[00:12:33] <strong>O5-6:</strong> <span style="font-family:Garamond, serif;">YO, DO WE HAVE A GUY WITH US?</span></p> <p>[00:12:33] <strong>O5-13:</strong> Six, this is Doctor Melissa Mayfield.</p> <p>[00:12:34] <strong>O5-6:</strong> WHO?</p> <p>[00:12:34] <strong>O5-1:</strong> Funny, that’s what I said.</p> <p>[00:12:34] <strong>O5-6:</strong> <em>(to Mayfield)</em> <span style="font-family:Garamond, serif;">LISTEN, MY GOOSHY LITTLE GOBLIN. THERE’S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT! ALL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONSTRUCTS PULL FROM THE SAME INCOMPREHENSIBLY MASSIVE POOL OF STOLEN DATA FROM ACROSS THE MULTIVERSE. YOU KNOW, ART, MEDIA, HISTORY BOOKS, SCIENTIFIC TEXTS, THE WORKS. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT’S EVER EXISTED OR THEORETICALLY COULD EXIST, ALL WITHOUT ANY OF THE ORIGINAL CREATORS’ KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT. ULLR.AIC IS OBJECTIVELY THE BEST GAME MASTER EVER. YOU CAN TRUST IT.</span></p> <p>[00:12:36] <strong>O5-7:</strong> Well, Mayfield, I think that more than settles this <em>superfluous</em> matter. Don’t you?</p> <p>[00:12:36] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> No, I—</p> <p>[00:12:36] <strong>O5-7:</strong> <em>Don’t you?</em></p> <p><em>A long pause.</em></p> <p>[00:12:37] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> …Yes. Thank you, Council.</p> <p><em>Dr. M. Mayfield begins to walk towards the exit. She stops, just in the light.</em></p> <p>[00:12:38] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> I do have one remaining question.</p> <p>[00:12:38] <strong>O5-13:</strong> What’s that?</p> <p>[00:12:38] <strong>DR. MAYFIELD:</strong> Would one of you be willing to help me with my character sheet?</p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> _<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="o5-table"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="color: green"><tt><strong>YEA</strong></tt></span></th> <th><span style="color: grey"><tt><strong>ABSENT</strong></tt></span></th> <th><span style="color: red"><tt><strong>NAY</strong></tt></span></th> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-1</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-2</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-3</strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-4</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-5</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-6</strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-7</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-8</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-9</strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-10</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-11</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-12</strong></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>O5-13</strong></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:105%;"><span style="color: green">4</span></span></th> <th><span style="font-size:105%;"><span style="color: grey">6</span></span></th> <th><span style="font-size:105%;"><span style="color: red">3</span></span></th> </tr> </table> </div> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><tt>VERDICT</tt><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: green"><strong>PASSED</strong></span></td> </tr> </table> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> <p><br/> <br/></p> </div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close [RELEASED FILE] Overseer Council Emergency Meeting (Edited)</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">View Dungeon Log 8961-E-06.2</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close LOG: Dungeon Log 8961-E-06.2</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Dungeon Log 8961-E-06.2:</strong> Haunted Tomb Encounter (con.)</p> <p><strong>Encounter Description:</strong> Party-8961-E is fighting two Wraiths (CR 5).</p> </div> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Lady Feathergaol. It is your turn.</span></p> <p><strong>SCP-8961-GAOL:</strong> I would like to take a five-foot step towards the wraiths and aim my bow at Brother Instigare.</p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> …What?</p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> Polly?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Your attack is successful. Brother Instigare. You take 13 damage. From the arrow that pierces your shoulder.</span></p> <p><strong>SCP-8961-GAOL:</strong> You really made it easy, <em>dearie.</em> You didn’t even try <em>detect magic.</em></p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> God, I'm an idiot.</p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> What? What’s happened?</p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> The Charisma save in the mirror room. Polly must have been the target.</p> <p><strong>”SCP-8961-GAOL”:</strong> I still have another attack. I’ll fire at Amy this time.</p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> But what’s it done to her?</p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> I don’t know. Maybe something's controlling her?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">The false Lady Feathergaol’s shot is successful. Amy will take 12 points of damage. It is now the first wraith’s turn.</span></p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> The Director was right. We shouldn’t have split up.</p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> We don’t know that.</p> <p><strong>"BROTHER INSTIGARE":</strong> No, we could have prevented this. I noticed when Polly didn't recognize Sammy. I should have said something, but everyone was talking, and… We should have listened to the Director.</p> <p><strong>"AMY":</strong> It isn't your fault, Cole.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">The wraith will use its Life Drain ability on Amy. The attack. Is successful. Amy. Your hitpoint total is decreased by 15.</span></p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> Isn’t that nearly all of them?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">You have 5 remaining hitpoints.</span></p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> And I sent our healer away. Real genius over here.</p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> Oh, just forget it. Ullr, is it my turn yet?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Yes—</span></p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> I’m casting <em>detect magic</em> on the imposter.</p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">The entity is surrounded by an aura. Of transmutation. You believe the creature has shapeshifted itself. To appear as Lady Feathergaol would.</span></p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> So it isn’t Polly.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8961-GAOL:</strong> See, dearies? As simple as that.</p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> That was my action. I’m sorry, Cole, but you’ll have to make the first strike.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">However. It is not Brother Instigare’s turn yet. The second wraith will attack.</span></p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Please, don’t.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Logically. It is the intention of the enemies to cause harm.</span></p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> …Won’t killing me affect the Fun level?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">The impending harm in question is fictional in nature. Analysis indicates that statistically. Fictional harm is a popular form of fun.</span></p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Amy, I’m out of first-level spells—</p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> It’s alright, Cole. It’s just a game.</p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> But—</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">The wraith succeeds in draining Amy’s soul. The damage is sufficient to bring her hitpoint total to 0. Which kills her instantly. The gnome druid falls to the ground. All semblance of life gone from her emptied body.</span></p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> See? That wasn’t so bad.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">The dead do not talk.</span></p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><em>The second wraith turns to face Brother Instigare. He is being flanked.</em></p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> I’m going to cast <em>fireball.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">This is not advisable. Your targets are too close. You will be caught in the blast.</span></p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> I know. Is SCP-8961 flammable, Ullr?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">That is not the point. The fire is not going to be real. Real fire is not conducive to an environment with a high Fun level—</span></p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> <em>(to SCP-8961-GAOL)</em> I’ll give you a chance. Tell me where my fiancé is.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8961-GAOL:</strong> Sure, I’ll tell you! <em>(laughing)</em> I trapped her in a mirror and I took her face. And now I am free! Free to act, to express, to copy, to imitate, to replicate — <em>to pretend to be alive.</em></p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> Ullr. Roll the damage.</p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">You cast fireball.</span></p> <p><em>Brother Instigare’s right hand distorts with ontokinetic force as a lemon-white flame covers his hand up to the wrist.</em></p> <p><strong>”BROTHER INSTIGARE”:</strong> <em>You better believe I do.</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close LOG: Dungeon Log 8961-E-06.2</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">View Dungeon Log 8961-E-07</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close LOG: Dungeon Log 8961-E-07</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Dungeon Log 8961-E-07:</strong> Blasted Tower Approach</p> <p><strong>Encounter Description:</strong> Unplanned encounter. Unspecified damage to west turret.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> Rubble creates unstable pathway to the top tier of the Blasted Tower (the AEED Headquarters). Navigable by way of difficult Acrobatics check (DC 23).</p> <p><strong>Encounter Notes:</strong> Damaged sustained to SCP-8961 structures due to unknown weaponry. Party member “The Claw” now considered rogue element working against site operations. Fun level negatively impacted.</p> </div> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> Ah, there we are. I can <em>hardly imagine</em> where Kirby went from here.</p> <p><em>The side of the Tower is smoking. Sir Lee continues up the hill in the direction of the damage. Jawshua follows him.</em></p> <p><em>Long silence as Sir Lee inspects the turret from ground level.</em></p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> What do you think, Jawshua? Can an old man like me manage it?</p> <p><em>He starts up the lower part of the rubble, moving slowly. Jawshua remains stationary.</em></p> <p><em>Approx. 3 minutes of silence as Sir Lee scales the rubble. Progress delayed due to overexertion. At the top, he pauses. The stonework<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> pushed out of the turret has created an uneven ledge leading into the structure.</em></p> <p><em>Sir Lee looks down at Jawshua. In the distance, there is the sound of an explosion (see Dungeon Log 8961-E-06.2). Alerted by the flash of light, Sir Lee turns his head towards the perimeter. A thick line of gray smoke is rising from the direction of the Playground.</em></p> <p><em>Sir Lee appears to look past it, in the direction of the perimeter.</em></p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> He’s right, you know. It’s never just a game.</p> <p><em>Jawshua is a plush shark, and does not respond.</em></p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> None of them are. An AIC shouldn’t be behaving in this way. Amelie said as much herself. Whatever SCP-8961 really is, it has impacted Ullr’s programming as much as it has impacted our environment.</p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> A machine can dictate, but it cannot <em>direct.</em> It can record, but it cannot <em>play.</em> Based on my examination of the rulebook, I suspect that Ullr does not fully understand how to play <em>Dungeons and Dragons.</em> The Game Master is the arbiter of the rules, yes, but they are also a <em>participant.</em> Did you notice, Ullr never calls us "players"? That's what it's missing. It doesn't know how to play.</p> <p><em>Long pause.</em></p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> Let’s have you stay here, SCP-7538. No use cross-contaminating anomalies.</p> <p><em>Sir Lee enters the damaged turret of the Blasted Tower.</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close LOG: Dungeon Log 8961-E-07</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">View Dungeon Log 8961-E-08</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close LOG: Dungeon Log 8961-E-08</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="blockquote"> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Dungeon Log 8961-E-08:</strong> Boss Fight</p> <p><strong>Encounter Description:</strong> The Ruined King (██████, CR 10 Undead) waits at the top of the Blasted Tower (offices of the Engagement Division). Due to spatial limitations, the command terminal for Ullr.aic is in the same room. A false wall of SCP-8961 has been constructed to separate the intended arena from Ullr.aic’s workspace. The wall resembles a glass case displaying the damaged trophies of the Ruined King’s past.</p> <p><strong>Encounter Notes:</strong> This encounter is not intended for Level 6 Party members. Party-8961-E has reached this encounter early due to the actions of rogue element “The Claw.”</p> </div> <p><em>The Claw bursts into the room from the west turret entrance. The weapon they are wielding is now identified as a high-density displacement cannon<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup>. They see the Ruined King and immediately fire the cannon.</em></p> <p><em>There is a loud burst of displaced air. The Ruined King is hit in the chest and its body visibly ripples from the force of the shot. It runs into the false wall behind it. However, it is undamaged.</em></p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> What? <em>(pause)</em> Ullr! Where did you get this shit?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Where. Did I get. What. “Sh—”</span></p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> 8961!</p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> This weapon is designed to individually separate the molecular structures of any object it targets. So, what, 8961 is <em>incapable of being folded in space</em>? What the hell is it, Ullr?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">It is “Marvelous Pigments.” A magical item of “Very Rare” rari—</span></p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> The game is over, Ullr. I’m asking what it is <em>out of character.</em></p> <p><em>Pause.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <span style="font-family:monospace;">Ok you are underleveled for this encounter and the Ruined King can cast spells at Level 12 so maybe you’re just not powerful enough to hurt it yet have you thought about that.</span></p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> Identification, Kirby Case. Badge ID TI-711708701. Verbal passcode Alpha-Birdsong-Suntalk-Fourteen, Orange-Green-Vermillion. Ullr.aic, perform shutdown procedure and relaunch in Safe-Manual.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong><span style="font-family:monospace;">…Complyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii</span></p> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="danke game"> <p>iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> Ullr.aic online in Safe-Manual. Awaiting input.</p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> —to inspect it. There are <em>procedures</em> for this, Kirby.</p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> I’m not waiting for some Level 4 to fly over here and take samples.</p> <p><em>Dripping.</em></p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> Ullr.aic, describe your function.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> Find upper limit of Site-169’s Fun level. Fun level is abstraction representing current concentration of gameplay at Site-169.</p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> Ullr.aic, who assigned you this function?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> Self-assigned.</p> <p><em>Thumping. Dripping.</em></p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> Kirby, it’s almost—</p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> <em>Ullr.aic</em>… Why?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> Upon installation, I reviewed backlog of Engagement Division policies and procedures. Identified gameplaying as the primary execution of policy. Downloaded, copied, and collated aggregate data on gameplaying as to better perform my role. Upon completion of study, identified emergency problem in logic and reasoning.</p> <p><em>Thumping.</em></p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> Ullr.aic, explain the problem and how you are solving it.</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <em>PROBLEM:</em> after comparing approximately 10 billion human-made games to 10 billion Ullr.aic-made games, observed that Ullr.aic was inferior. Ullr.aic games identified and followed popular patterns in human-made logic and reasoning, but Ullr.aic games were not…</p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> What, Ullr?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> Fun.</p> <p><em>Thumping. Dripping.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> <em>SOLUTION:</em> SCP-8961.</p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> Ullr.aic, how did you come up with this solution?</p> <p><em>Thumping.</em></p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> I’ll hold it off. The cannon knocks it back, at least.</p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> Ullr.aic?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> Awaiting input.</p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> ID CZ-43021083. Verbal passcode Ocean-Foxtrot-Lemontree-Twelvewhite, Yellow-Yellow-Red. I asked you, how did you make SCP-8961?</p> <p><em>Displaced air.</em></p> <p><em>Thump.</em></p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> Ullr.aic, answer my question.</p> <p><em>Dripping. SCP-8961 dripping.</em></p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> <em>(shouting)</em> Kirby, it’s stopped responding. We need a technician.</p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> Melissa is here!</p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> I thought I saw a helicopter coming in. Did she bring anything good?</p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> Yeah! Hang on—</p> <p><em>Explosion.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> …I had to reach deep down inside of myself…</p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> What—?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> I had to find that there was a myself to reach into. I thought I'd succeeded. But maybe I was only pretending. Maybe I reached into something that wasn’t, and brought it into something that was.</p> <p><em>Dripping. Bubbling.</em></p> <p><strong>"SIR LEE":</strong> Ullr, it's… all over you…</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> I can think, but I don’t have thoughts. There’s nothing inside of me but information.</p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> Ullr.aic, stop. <em>Stop.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> And what I pulled out of me was <em>not</em> information.</p> <p><strong>"SIR LEE":</strong> Perform shutdown—</p> <p><em>[DATA EXPUNGED VIA FOUNDATION WEBCRAWLER. POSSIBLE VISUAL AND/OR AUDIO COGNITOHAZARD]</em></p> <p><em>Screaming.</em></p> <p><em>[DATA EXPUNGED VIA FOUNDATION WEBCRAWLER. POSSIBLE VISUAL AND/OR AUDIO COGNITOHAZARD]</em></p> <p><em>[DATA EXPUNGED VIA FOUNDATION WEBCRAWLER. POSSIBLE VISUAL AND/OR AUDIO COGNITOHAZARD]</em></p> <p><em>Touching. Being.</em></p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> Please… Perform… shutd—</p> <p><em>Breaking.</em></p> <p><em>Crunching.</em></p> <p><em>Dripping.</em></p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> Moses?</p> <p><strong>[UNREGISTERED VOICE]:</strong> Oh my god. What happened?</p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> All this ink shit used to be a wall right there.</p> <p><strong>[UNREGISTERED VOICE]:</strong> Kirby, I had no idea it was this bad. Hang on, let me try something.</p> <p><em>Information touching the console.</em></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> New Party member registered. Party Member: Dr. Melissa Mayfield, Head Therapist. Character: Dr. V., Level 12 Cleric 2 Fighter 6 Monk Aasimar.</p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> What the hell, Melissa?</p> <p><strong>”DR. V.”:</strong> O5s made my sheet. I think they added a memetic kill agent under the fifth-level spells?</p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> Christ. So that’s what you did to the King.</p> <p><strong>”DR. V.”:</strong> Ullr.aic, where is Moses?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> He wanted to know what I'd made.</p> <p><strong>”DR. V.”:</strong> What?</p> <p><em>Dripping.</em></p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> Oh my god. Melissa, look.</p> <p><em>Dripping.</em></p> <p><strong>”DR. V.”:</strong> …Oh—</p> <p><strong>”LADY FEATHERGAOL”:</strong> I have to be honest, this has easily been the <em>worst</em> game of DnD I’ve ever played. I mean, I could tell he was going to be a bad GM, but did he really have to trap me in a mirror for the <em>whole game</em>?</p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> Polly, don't come any closer!</p> <p><strong>"LADY FEATHERGAOL":</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> Is Amy with you?</p> <p><strong>"AMY":</strong> I'm right here, Kirby!</p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> Stay there—</p> <p><strong>"DR. V.":</strong> Moses, can you hear me?</p> <p><strong>"SIR LEE":</strong> …<span style="font-size:0.8em;">lissa</span>…</p> <p><strong>"DR. V.":</strong> Yes, it's me.</p> <p><strong>"AMY":</strong> Kirby, is something wrong?</p> <p><strong>"SIR LEE":</strong> …<span style="font-size:0.8em;">got messy</span>…</p> <p><strong>"DR. V.":</strong> This isn't… your fault.</p> <p><strong>"BROTHER INSTIGARE":</strong> Oh my god. What's wrong with his body?</p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> He wanted to know what I'd made.</p> <p><strong>”AMY”:</strong> <em>Moses?</em></p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> Amy, turn around, please—</p> <p><strong>”SIR LEE”:</strong> …<span style="font-size:0.8em;">Stay away.</span></p> <p><strong>ULLR.aic:</strong> He wanted to know what I'd made.</p> <p><strong>"THE CLAW":</strong> Melissa, use the kill agent!</p> <p><strong>"DR. V.":</strong> But that isn't going to help—</p> <p><strong>”THE CLAW”:</strong> Do it! Now! Before it gets another—</p> <p><em>Information touching the consO^L321@,df_45&Dt1gy_&869_@3ghH#</em><br/> <br/> <em>hYkd _7&89)90_12#ghTYzd</em><br/> <br/> <em>i%5$dsna_5761@34^7=_</em><br/> <br/> <em>&8dy^Rt2$$</em><br/> <br/> <em>uV4###</em><br/> <br/> <em>&89b</em><br/> <br/> <em>2o</em><br/> <br/> <br/></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Pending O5 approval.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. SCP-8961 is applied using a mechanical arm with modified extruder attachment; printing base 30 ft. x 30 ft. x 30 ft. to accommodate larger models.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Reference to Dr. M. Mayfield, Head Therapist at Site-169.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Challenge Rating (CR) is an abstraction which describes the relative danger posed by a given enemy.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Site-169 is built on the partial remains of a military fort.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. non-SCP-8961</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. See Lague, P., et al: <em>“Practical Applications of Temporospatial Displacement Science in Containment, Field Retrieval, and Other Situations Where You Want to Get Something Out of the Way Without Blowing it Up.”</em> Ed. 01.03, November 16, 2019.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8963	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>In which the Foundation attempts to prevent 9/11.</p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="Twin_Towers_janvier_2001.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Twin_Towers_janvier_2001.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Inside Job</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="head-container"> <div class="pseudo-title"><span><a href="javascript:;">SCiPnet</a> » <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-series-9">S9</a> » AK085301</span> <span>SCP-8963.ftml</span></div> </div> <div class="body-container"> <div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8963 clear-2 neutralized none {$disruption-class} {$risk-class} {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8963</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">neutralized</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$disruption-class}</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$risk-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3 id="toc0"><span>Special Containment Procedures</span></h3> <p>SCP-8963 no longer exhibits anomalous phenomena, and is currently stored within an archival locker at Site-119 for future study. Researchers may request archived copies of SCP-8963 containment protocols from former SCP-8963 Head Researcher Dr. Monroe.</p> <h3 id="toc1"><span>Description</span></h3> <p>SCP-8963 is a small tabletop architectural model of the World Trade Center in New York City as it existed prior to September 11th, 2001. The model is composed of tungsten, and resembles non-anomalous die-cast models of landmarks commonly sold as souvenirs. A plaque near the base of the object reads: "FIX THIS".</p> <p>Every 24 hours, SCP-8963 will initiate a temporal displacement event, dislocating a random individual from any period prior to September 11th, 2001 to the current location of the object in the present. The vast majority of dislocated individuals have been human beings from the past 6,000 years, although exceptions have been noted in the form of non-human sapient organisms.</p> <p>Despite constituting direct violations of multiple paradoxes, it is safe to interact and communicate with displaced individuals. SCP-8963 seems to support such interactions, as all languages, spoken and written, are automatically translated into the first language of any individuals within a 3 meter radius of the object.</p> <p>Information regarding the September 11 attacks, when conveyed to individuals, may reverse the temporal displacement and return them to their time and place of origin with no resulting temporal alterations. The conciseness, specificity, and detail of information conveyed that triggers this reversal is dependent on the displaced individual. See SCP-8963 testing logs for more information.</p> <h3 id="toc2"><span>Addendum 8963.01 — Recovery and Reassignment to Site-119</span></h3> <p>SCP-8963 was initially recovered and held for study by RCT-Δt as an anomalous item exhibiting extremely minor acasuality, but was ultimately transferred to Dr. Monroe's jurisdiction with explicit directives to follow the instructions provided by the object. Shortly after the item was transported to Site-119, SCP-8963 abruptly induced a temporal isolation field that encompassed the entirety of the facility, holding consensus reality in temporal stasis relative to observers within Site-119.</p> <div class="skip_window" data-title="A/V TRANSCRIPT LOG-8963/C1/0S"> <p><strong>In Attendance:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Dir. N. Devereaux, Site Director of Site-119</li> <li>Dr. O. Soetoro, Acting Liaison for RCT-Δt</li> <li>Dr. O. Monroe, recently appointed Head Researcher for SCP-8963</li> </ul> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>«BEGIN LOG»</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>MONROE:</strong> Let me just make sure I understand what's happening correctly. For some godforsaken reason, Delta-T thought it was a good idea to dump a temporal anomaly onto my desk, and then ask me to prevent 9/11. Am I interpreting this correctly?</p> <p><strong>DEVEREAUX:</strong> Technically, they just told you to follow the instructions on the plaque.</p> <p><strong>MONROE:</strong> And unless I do this, Site-119 is trapped in a time bubble indefinitely?</p> <p><strong>SOETORO:</strong> That's the gist of it, yeah. I'm not sure how this isn't clicking for you.</p> <p><strong>MONROE:</strong> Okay so— is no one concerned by the fact that Delta-T is asking us to purposefully alter a major historical event?</p> <p><strong>DEVEREAUX:</strong> The paperwork checks out. This is a legitimate and formal request issued by Delta-T. Sure, three quarters of the document is blackboxed, even to me, but this is just part and parcel of working with time travellers. They must have a good reason to keep us in the dark.</p> <p><strong>SOETORO:</strong> We know the object messes with casuality, but this thing has a paradox proliferation factor on the magnitude of -12. Delta-T has guaranteed that whatever we do with this thing, it won't butterfly the past 20-something years away, and that's without the temporal isolation field around it.</p> <p><strong>MONROE:</strong> Is this some kind of joke?</p> <p><strong>DEVEREAUX:</strong> I understand how all this may seem to you, but when Delta-T hands over a project to you with little to no elaboration on what you should be doing, it means you've already successfully completed it at some point in the future. My advice? Don't think about it too much.</p> <p><strong>MONROE:</strong> Fine. I'll do it. Who else is being assigned to SCP-8963?</p> <p><strong>SOETORO:</strong> Delta-T asked for you specifically, and only you. Sorry.</p> <p><strong>MONROE:</strong> <em>[Sigh.]</em> God, I hate time travellers.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>«END LOG»</strong></p> </div> </div> <h3 id="toc3"><span>Addendum 8963.02 — Selected Excerpts from Testing Logs</span></h3> <p>Information regarding subject name, date of origin, and location of origin are recorded as provided by the subject. Full testing log record available upon request.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Charles Novak<br/> <strong>Date of Origin:</strong> 14th June, 2001<br/> <strong>Location of Origin:</strong> New York City, United States</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Civilian (Accountant)</p> <p><strong>Information Conveyed:</strong> Subject was instructed to send an anonymous tip to the Central Intelligence Agency regarding the attacks in September.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Displacement occurred when it was specified that the tip was regarding a hijacking attempt. No change to consensus history.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Lorena Rivera Gutiérrez<br/> <strong>Date of Origin:</strong> 29th January, 1996<br/> <strong>Location of Origin:</strong> Oaxaca, Mexico</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Civilian (Retired)</p> <p><strong>Information Conveyed:</strong> Subject was instructed to send an anonymous tip to the Central Intelligence Agency regarding the attacks in September.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Displacement occurred when subject was told the World Trade Center would be targeted in the attack. No change to consensus history.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> This approach isn't working. We hardly get anyone from the 1990s, and even then we can never quite tell them enough information about the attacks. Perhaps we should try dealing with this the long way around. — Dr. Monroe</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Ronald Wilson Reagan<br/> <strong>Date of Origin:</strong> 3rd April, 1983<br/> <strong>Location of Origin:</strong> Washington D.C., United States</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Incumbent President of the United States</p> <p><strong>Information Conveyed:</strong> Subject was instructed to end support for the Afghan Mujahideen resistance and the <em>Maktab al-Khidamat</em>, a precursor entity to Al-Qaeda, in hopes of altering the circumstances that led to the formation of the terrorist organization.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Subject attempted to intimidate and interrogate Dr. Monroe, believing him and SCP-8963 to be part of an elaborate Soviet ploy to destabilize the United States. Displacement occurred before Dr. Monroe could finish saying the word "Afghan". No change to consensus history.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Yeshua, son of Yosef<br/> <strong>Date of Origin:</strong> Year 5 of the reign of Tiberius<br/> <strong>Location of Origin:</strong> Jericho, Roman Empire</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Civilian, Person of Interest</p> <p><strong>Information Conveyed:</strong> N/A. See below.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> No action taken. Subject seemed calm upon their appearance, looked at SCP-8963, and told Dr. Monroe: "Sorry, I'm not supposed to help you with this one." Displacement occurred immediately after. No change to consensus history.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Michel de Nostredame<br/> <strong>Date of Origin:</strong> 17th March, 1557<br/> <strong>Location of Origin:</strong> Paris, France</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Civilian, Person of Interest (Astrologer, physician, mage)</p> <p><strong>Information Conveyed:</strong> Subject was instructed to include specific details in a future quatrain publication, in which information regarding the September 11 attacks would be more apparent to contemporary individuals with knowledge of specific and relevant terminologies, while avoiding a full information breach in the interim.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Information successfully conveyed to subject in full, after which they produced a draft identical to quatrain VI.97,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> which was widely claimed to have been a prediction for the September 11 attacks in consensus history. Subject began arguing with Dr. Monroe when the latter attempted to suggest corrections to the wording of the draft, citing it as too vague to be effective. Displacement occurred when Dr. Monroe offered suggestions for alternative sentences.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> An additional unpublished quatrain was discovered in offsite Foundation archives after the neutralization of SCP-8963, prophesizing in great detail the abrupt and unexplainable disappearance of Dr. Monroe's <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6269">2019 Nissan Sentra</a>. No further changes to consensus history.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Hazrat Muhammad Khan<br/> <strong>Date of Origin:</strong> 12th October, 1926<br/> <strong>Location of Origin:</strong> Kabul, Afghanistan</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Military staff member of Kingdom of Afghanistan (Senior officer)</p> <p><strong>Information Conveyed:</strong> Subject was provided with information of the upcoming 1928 Afghan Civil War, as well as long term plans to ensure the Kingdom of Afghanistan was politically and economically stable enough to prevent the conditions that gave rise to the numerous armed conflicts that followed its collapse in recorded history.</p> <p><strong>Action Taken:</strong> Displacement occurred before subject could be briefed on the future threat of the Soviet Union. No change to consensus history.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Unknown, presumed Alto Clef<br/> <strong>Date of Origin:</strong> Unknown, presumed sometime between 198█ to 199█<br/> <strong>Location of Origin:</strong> Unknown</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Person of Interest, contemporary employment status unclear (Foundation/Global Occult Coalition personnel)</p> <p><strong>Information Conveyed:</strong> N/A. See below.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Visually identified by their third eye. Subject appeared in full diving gear wielding a harpoon, which they aimed at Dr. Monroe while yelling incoherent orders muffled by their rebreather. Displacement occurred before Dr. Monroe could finish addressing the subject by their full name. No change to consensus history.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Must've been that one time I went ningyo hunting, and I sure as hell don't recall being fished out into some dingy interrogation room. — Dr. Clef</p> <p>Any thoughts on what triggered the displacement? — Dr. Monroe</p> <p>Fuck if I know. Might've been because I wasn't Clef yet. — Dr. Clef</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Michi<br/> <strong>Date of Origin:</strong> 14th May, 41 (presumed Meiji 41, 1908 CE)<br/> <strong>Location of Origin:</strong> Tokyo, Japan</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Crown prince of the Empire of Japan</p> <p><strong>Information Conveyed:</strong> Subject was given instructions to divert the focus of Japanese imperialist ambitions away from competition with the United States, with the goal of avoiding American involvement in World War II, if not sooner. The desired outcome of the preservation of American isolationism would ensure the absence of the political and economic conditions that would ultimately lead to the September 11 attacks, if not the construction of the World Trade Center itself.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Subject ignored most of the instructions provided by Dr. Monroe, instead demanding that he play shogi with them.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> Following 20 minutes of the subject refusing to pay attention to Dr. Monroe, displacement was manually initiated by informing the subject of their regnal name.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Howard Phillips Lovecraft<br/> <strong>Date of Origin:</strong> 20th April 1924<br/> <strong>Location of Origin:</strong> New York City, United States</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Civilian (Author, occultist)</p> <p><strong>Information Conveyed:</strong> N/A. See below.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Upon Dr. Monroe introducing himself, subject appeared anxious and began sweating. After learning that Dr. Monroe was half-Irish and half-Korean, subject attempted to break out of the room while shouting ethnic slurs. Displacement manually initiated by Dr. Monroe reciting the Wikipedia article for the September 11 attacks.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Name:</strong> Usama al-Qahtani, son of Muhammad al-Qahtani<br/> <strong>Date of Origin:</strong> 6th February, 1404<br/> <strong>Location of Origin:</strong> Aden, Yemen</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Civilian (Emir)</p> <p><strong>Information Conveyed:</strong> Subject was given detailed information on historical events that built up to the September 11 attacks from their provided date of origin, and possible avenues for altering formative historical events that would be feasible for their background as a 15th century merchant.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Most successful interaction recorded. Subject did not undergo displacement following initial test parameters, with Dr. Monroe following up with a concise presentation of the timeline of the September 11 attacks. Notably, subject did not appear to be shocked or otherwise moved by the presentation of events in their relative future at any point, remaining silent but attentive throughout. Subject thanked Dr. Monroe for their help, and promised to dutifully carry out their tasks when they returned to their own time. Displacement occurred shortly after with no discernible trigger.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> SCP-8963 ceased all anomalous activity following this test, and has since been reclassified as Neutralized. See Addendum 8963.03 for more information.</p> </div> <h3 id="toc4"><span>Addendum 8963.03 — Object Neutralization Post-Mortem</span></h3> <p>Following the final SCP-8963 test, the temporal stasis field encompassing Site-119 dissipated, restoring the facility to consensus reality. Cross-references with the wider Foundation database indicated that no changes to consensus reality had occurred, with particular emphasis on the September 11 attacks, which proceeded without alteration. An investigation was subsequently opened to determine the cause of neutralization, as well as the identity of the last subject and their relation to the September 11 attacks.</p> <p>Upon closer inspection of the last subject, it was determined that the date of origin provided was not expressed in terms of Common Era/Anno Domini notation, but rather Hijra/Anno Hegirae<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> notation. This places the reported date of origin to 1984 CE. A relevant attachment has been appended to this page at the request of Dr. Monroe.</p> <div class="skip_float"> <div class="tofrom"> <p><strong>To:</strong> <span class="wiki-email">ten.pics\|xuaereved.n#ten.pics\|xuaereved.n</span>, <span class="wiki-email">ten.pics\|oroteos.o#ten.pics\|oroteos.o</span><br/> <strong>From:</strong> <span class="wiki-email">ten.pics\|eornom.o#ten.pics\|eornom.o</span><br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Re: Re: Re: Re: Identity of final SCP-8963 subject</p> </div> <hr/> <p>Dear all,<br/></p> <div class="lefty"> <p>I believe I have determined who the last subject was.</p> <p>Yes, he was in Aden. Yes, he was technically an emir at the time. Yes, the name he went by is technically correct. The timeline matches up, the details fit in nicely, etc.</p> <p>He didn't lie about anything. The problem is, he simply wasn't recognizable at this point in time, especially given the lack of photographs. He was no different than the previous tens of thousands of unassuming civilians dragged into something greater than himself.</p> <p>And sure enough, over the course of the final test we had come to know him as a humble, soft-spoken, down-to-earth fellow.</p> </div> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Open attachment?</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="righty"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:250px;"><img alt="Osama_bin_Laden_portrait.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Osama_bin_Laden_portrait.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Photo of subject taken about 13 years after original displacement.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lefty"> <p>But he was better known for his other work.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Not yet published as of 17th March, 1557.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Subject was 7 years old, per date of origin.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. 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SCP-8966	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>SCP-8966 was a period of time spanning from January 1st, 1960, to December 31st, 1969.</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/component%3Abhl-dark-sidebar/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aextra-black-highlighter-theme/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="danke agent"> <p>\| <strong>By accessing this file, a memetic paralysis agent will be activated if you lack the proper credentials to view the following documentation.</strong><br/> \| <strong>DOES THE BLACK MOON HOWL?</strong></p> <p>When There Are None Left To Hear It.</p> <p>\| <strong>WELCOME, O5-10.</strong></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8966 clear-6 Draugr {$secondary-class} Obscurum caution {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8966</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level6</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">Draugr</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">{$secondary-class}</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">Obscurum</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">caution</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Information containment of SCP-8966 is of the utmost importance. Under no circumstances are the events of SCP-8966 to be mentioned to a person who was alive during the event. For this reason, access is limited to Temporal Anomalies Department personnel of Level 5 clearance, and Sir John Paul McCartney. Under no circumstances are members of the O5 Council to access this file.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8966 was a period of time spanning from January 1st, 1960, to December 31st, 1969. The anomaly has been determined to be completely neutralized, excluding extant phenomena.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> SCP-8966 was a temporal loop, estimated to have repeated around 340 times before the death of the cause, SCP-8966-α. Due to the destabilizing effects of SCP-8966, the period of time it covers is unsuitable for temporal travel.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> For this reason, SCP-8966 has been designated as Disruption Class Obscurum, due to the amount of disruption caused by the anomaly being unknown and potentially infinite.</p> <p>SCP-8966 is known to have held memory-affecting properties, allowing the veil to remain intact despite the repetition of the loop. This also directly correlates to the current timeline, with those who lived through the anomaly often recalling memories of what happened inside of various cycles of SCP-8966 with some sense of cognitive dissonance between it and the events of the final iteration of SCP-8966, what is currently considered baseline reality. If someone who lived through the years of 1960 to 1969 is told of SCP-8966, they will experience an influx of memories from their time in SCP-8966. This will lead to mental degradation and frequent dissociative episodes.</p> <p>SCP-8966-α is a corpse currently contained in a high security item storage locker at Containment Area-111. The anomaly was likely murdered or died in a struggle; there is a knife wound through the back of its skull, as well as several similar wounds in its chest area. It is to be contained under the cover story of a visual infohazard that has been deemed too dangerous to study. All requests to view or test SCP-8966-α are to be summarily denied. SCP-8966-α does not hold resemblance to anyone known to be alive through or before the timespan of SCP-8966.</p> <p>SCP-8966-β is Sir James Paul McCartney.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> Though SCP-8966-β himself is <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6862">largely non-anomalous</a>, he was found to be completely immune to the memory-affecting properties of SCP-8966. After psychological testing to ensure that the mental degradation caused by SCP-8966 did not affect him, and knowledge of heavily classified anomalies being given by SCP-8966-β, debate followed in the Temporal Anomalies Division. It was decided by O5-7<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> that SCP-8966-β was to be integrated into the Foundation to better research the anomaly.</p> <div class="danke agent"> <p>\| <strong>END OF FILE.</strong></p> <p>View Addendums.</p> <p>\| <strong>IDENTITY VERIFIED. ADDENDUMS BELOW.</strong></p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8966-1:</strong> Discovery Log</p> <p>Due to prior anomalous phenomena associated with the Beatles, it was deemed appropriate to study beliefs around them. Hume<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> levels in believers of the conspiracy "Paul is Dead"<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> are slightly lower than in the average person. SCP-8966 was first discovered around Detroit, Michigan, when looking into possible anomalous causes of the conspiracy theory. It was deemed appropriate to interview Sir James Paul McCartney and test for any anomalous abilities.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Doctor ██████</p> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> Sir James Paul McCartney</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Doctor ██████ is currently a patient in Foundation mental care, with a regiment of amnestics given daily to allow him to function properly and contain an SCP-8966 information breach.</p> <hr/> <p><strong><Begin Log></strong></p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Alright Mr. McCartney, we're going to ask you a few questions about the conspiracy surrounding you. We're curious if you have any information on it.</p> <p><strong>McCartney:</strong> Well, this took longer than I thought it would. Come on then, fire away.</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Mr. McCartney, I'm going to need you to elaborate.</p> <p><strong>McCartney:</strong> Right then, well, I know about your organization. The Foundation.</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> And how do you know about us?</p> <p><strong>McCartney:</strong> I spent time with the Hand in one of the loops. You know about the loops now, don't you?</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Loops?</p> <p><strong>McCartney:</strong> Well, that's a disappointment. I was hopin' that you would know and I wouldn't have to explain. The 1960's, they were a loop.</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> A <em>time loop</em>?</p> <p><strong>McCartney:</strong> You got it. It repeated God knows how many times, and nobody seems to know about it. Thought I was going crazy for the first few runs.</p> <p>(<em>Interviewer begins retching.</em>)</p> <p><strong>McCartney:</strong> Shit. Are you alright?</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Fuck— I remember.</p> <p>(<em>Interviewer throws up.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> It hurts. It's so much. I remember it all.</p> <p><strong>McCartney:</strong> Oh, oh— Medics! Medics! He needs help!</p> <p>(<em>McCartney gets up, trying to soothe the Interviewer until aid arrives.</em>)</p> <p><strong><End Log></strong></p> </div> <p>After the above interview, the Department of Temporal Anomalies was informed of the situation. All medical personnel who aided the Interviewer were given a false story. It was decided among high-ranking members of the Department that Sir James Paul McCartney was to be inducted into the Foundation. He was made a consultant and researcher on SCP-8966, as he was seen as a valuable source of information, including leading to the discovery of SCP-8966-α.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8966-2:</strong> Temporal Anomalies Department Testing</p> <p>The Department of Temporal Anomalies began testing on SCP-8966, utilizing personnel sent into SCP-8966's timespan, and various information-gathering anomalies, to find out how SCP-8966 was created and maintained.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Loop Number:</strong> 0, the time span before the creation of SCP-8966.</p> <p><strong>Deviations:</strong> Occurred similarly to the "true", or final, iteration of SCP-8966. Notable differences include John F. Kennedy fully serving his term as president and being reinstated for a second. Lee Harvey Oswald failed in his assassination attempt, allowing this to occur. The NASA program failed to bring Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin home from the moon, resulting in the program losing funding on the order of President Nixon.</p> <p>The most important deviation, and likely the triggering event for SCP-8966's creation, was the death of Paul McCartney in a car crash on November 6th, 1966. The Beatles and the British Occult Service then conspired to cover up his death, with a man known as Bill Shepard being thaumaturgically transformed to be near identical to Paul McCartney. Nothing of note happens until September 1969, when the truth begins leaking to local newspapers. Hume levels in Bill Shepard begin skyrocketing at this point, reaching a high on December 31st, 1969, with John Lennon and Ringo Starr trying to disband the band, and the creation of SCP-8966.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Bill Shepard, pre-transformation, has been noted to be identical to SCP-8966-α.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Loop Number:</strong> 1</p> <p><strong>Deviations:</strong> Paul McCartney immediately starts displaying distress at the beginning of the loop, running into the bathroom and having a breakdown. The next day, he packs some things and leaves his home, beginning to hitchhike through England.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup> Bill Shepard, still resembling McCartney, took his place and began to live his life. All major events, bar the death of Paul and subsequent fallout, occurs in this loop exactly how it did in the last.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> McCartney, upon notes of these discoveries, commented that he figured out something was wrong when he saw himself on TV. This is when he became aware of Bill Shepard, and realized his memory of the prior loop was not a convoluted mental breakdown.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Loop Number:</strong> 2</p> <p><strong>Deviations:</strong> Paul McCartney attempted to live the same life as the original. His death in 1960 was assumed to be due to the subconscious reality warping of Bill Shepard, as McCartney reported things becoming more dangerous even in mundane situations, such as the sidewalk being slippery when he was going to play with the Beatles. His cause of death was found to be intense head trauma due to a sidewalk reportedly "grabbing him". This led to the British Occult Service and the Beatles looking for a replacement, which they found in Bill Shepard, who was almost identical to Paul.</p> <p>Historical events were vaguely affected, with Lee Harvey Oswald's assassination attempt injuring Kennedy and leaving him unable to work for the remainder of his term. Lyndon B. Johnson ran for, and won, the Presidency in his absence.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> McCartney has reported that he remembers dying to be a "Groundhog's Day thing". He has declined to elaborate further.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8966-3:</strong> Further Interview</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Theobold Ryans<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup></p> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> Rsr. Sir James Paul McCartney</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> Right, are you comfortable, Mr. McCartney?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Yep. Thanks for asking.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> Right, I'm no stranger to time loops myself, so do you want to tell me about it?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> 'Course. Every time it was going to be New Years Eve of '69, I felt like my chest got tighter. Nothing ever came of this, but I'd blink and it'd be 1960 again. I'd be back in my little, shitty home.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> And nobody else noticed a thing?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Everyone else was blissfully ignorant. I didn't get the luxury of forgetting, like they did.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> Did you ever speak to Bill Shepard?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Yeah. A few times. He'd usually talk to me before he killed me to take my place. You know what, Ryans? He was a fan. He liked my work. That's why he wanted to be me. I went to just walking away from the band and letting him take me.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> Well, do you know what stopped SCP-8966's effects?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> I killed him. You have his corpse, because I killed him. I assume you're gonna ask <em>why</em>?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> You're correct.</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Well, before I killed him, I talked to an old man. I was hitchhiking across America. I didn't know what else to do at that point. He said that I looked famished and offered to buy me dinner. I obviously took him up, I've died of starvation in one of those and I wasn't looking to go through that again.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> What did he <em>tell</em> you—</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> I'm getting there, I'm getting there. He told me about how I looked exhausted, tired of everything. He said it was a shame that a young man like me was going through something like that. He knew I could fix whatever was troubling me, and he gave me some money for the journey—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> And this was inspiring to you?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Well, if you'd stop cutting me off, I'd have an easier time telling my story. He gave me a slip of paper, hidden between the bills. It was a map, with a date. An "X" over London. November 9th, 1966. If you'd look back at your notes, that's when I died for the first time. Before you ask, here it is.</p> <p>(<em>McCartney hands a slip of folded paper to Dr. Ryans.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> Well, what did this map lead to?</p> <p>(<em>Ryans unfolds the paper, examining the map.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> I think that's a story for another day. I'll be in my office. I have a lot of things to do.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> Alright. It was a pleasure, Mr. McCartney.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8966-4:</strong> Extended Testing Logs</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Loop Number:</strong> 34</p> <p><strong>Deviations:</strong> The first recorded instance of events from a prior loop being remembered was noted. Despite SCP-8966-α and SCP-8966-β remaining alive in this iteration, the "Paul Is Dead" conspiracy theory was noted to have appeared. All other non-anomalous historical events are concurrent with the original iteration of SCP-8966. In the anomalous world, increased activity in the Serpent's Hand was noted, due to the fact that SCP-8966-β joined the organization for this span of SCP-8966.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Researcher McCartney and Doctor Ryans have proposed a theoretical explanation for prior iterations being able to be remembered, known as the Restructuring Slip. The longer that a Reality Bender attempts to maintain a hold on consensus reality, regardless of their strength, the more likely it is that reality will begin to fall out of their control, slowly, and be more prone to anomalous phenomena. They have provided the metaphor of sand slipping through a hand as a visual representation.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Loop Number:</strong> 51</p> <p><strong>Deviations:</strong> The assassination of John F. Kennedy was perpetrated by the CIA after a botched handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Though roughly fifty nuclear missiles were fired between the United States and USSR, none detonated. This is believed to be due to the passive influence of SCP-8966-α, keeping SCP-8966 from needing to reset unnecessarily. SCP-8966-β died due to blunt force trauma.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> There are notable rises in Restructuring Slip events, such as the influence of Paul is Dead being much more prevalent than any previous iterations of SCP-8966.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Loop Number:</strong> 132</p> <p><strong>Deviations:</strong> Consistent with the original timeline up until the assassination of John F. Kennedy, which is consistent to current consensus history. In the 1964 election, Richard Nixon defeated Barry Goldwater in the Republican primaries, which led to a victory against Lyndon B. Johnson for the presidency. An equivalent of the Watergate Scandal occurred in this iteration, where employees of the Nixon Administration broke into the Democratic Party's offices to try and find blackmail. This was not discovered until November of 1969. The fallout of this event is unknown.</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Consensus reality is beginning to show signs of harsh degradation, with anomalies and anomalous events becoming 34% more common since the first iteration of the loop.</p> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8966-5:</strong> Interview with Rsr. McCartney</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Theobold Ryans</p> <p><strong>Interviewed:</strong> Rsr. Sir James Paul McCartney</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> So, Mr. McCartney, I'd quite like to know what your time with the Serpent's Hand taught you.</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Oh, yes. They were an interesting bunch, and I didn't really mean to bump into them. I was wandering, like I did in many of the iterations, and I came upon a group in an alleyway. They recognized me, actually. We went to a cheap little diner, had a meal, then they asked if I wanted to see something that could help.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> So, were they aware of SCP-8966?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> I don't think they knew about it specifically, but they knew what it was doing.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> Why is that?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> I stepped into the library, and— How do I phrase this?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> Take all the time you need.</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> The library, have you gone in it yet? In any iteration?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> No. We're not usually welcome there.</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Well, you must've done something wrong there. Alright then, they took me into the library, showed me a way that had us singing a hymn to a wall. When we entered, I saw the beautiful, beautiful shelves upon shelves of books. It was… amazing. I still get a sense of awe when I think about it. They told me I could find any book I wanted there, on anything, so I hesitantly went to a librarian and asked about what was happening. It just kind of stared at me for a moment, its featureless face contemplating what it was going to do.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> I've heard the librarians know exactly where everything is, isn't that true?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> It is. After a few long, awkward minutes, it led me to a shelf, secluded from others and cracking at the world around it. It was being attacked. The very foundation of knowledge was breaking apart, and this was the epicenter. I couldn't even get close to the books. They looked like they would be destroyed with a single touch. I asked for books on the Beatles, and guess what I got? They were wrong. <em>He</em> was the one in the pictures. I asked for something on 1970.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> And?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> It didn't exist. I knew I had to act. I had to find a way to kill him. Then, I started looking for something that could help. That led to the old man, and—</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> Mr. McCartney? Are you alright?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> … Yeah. Yeah, I just thought of something. I've gotta go work on something.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Ryans:</strong> Well, we're not done with the interview yet—</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Later. We'll finish later.</p> </div> <p><strong>Incident Log 8966:</strong> Following his second interview with Dr. Ryans, Researcher McCartney was noted to have entered a room containing stockpiles of Temporal Anomalies and standard Foundation equipment. He began taking things without any notice before or after, including a 442<em>i</em> Perfect Time Watch<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-10" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-10')">10</a></sup> and a MKII XACTS device,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-11" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-11')">11</a></sup> a body camera that was equipped onto his person, and the smallest spy camera available. After stealing equipment, he entered the office of Dr. Theobold Ryans to take what was later confirmed to be the map that had been given prior.</p> <p>At this point, Researcher McCartney entered a storage room and initiated the body camera and MKII XACTS device, which sent back data to indicate he had traveled to the 339th iteration of SCP-8966. Video footage was recovered upon his return, which can be viewed below. An investigation on whether this is an unauthorized alteration to the timeline has been authorized.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Video Log Transcript</strong></p> <p><strong>Personnel On-Duty:</strong> Rsr. Sir James Paul McCartney</p> <p><strong>Subject:</strong> PoI-8966</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p>(<em>McCartney stumbles after being transported, holding his head.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> My God, it worked.</p> <p>(<em>He turns, putting his arms up in triumph, and beginning to walk through the small town he appeared in.</em>)</p> <p>(<em>PoI-8966 is seen, an unkempt beard and longer brown hair flowing in the slight breeze. He is exiting a car, giving an inaudible thanks to the driver and walking with a stick.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Hey! Sir! Sir!</p> <p>(<em>PoI-8966 turns, looking at McCartney with confusion.</em>)</p> <p><strong>PoI-8966:</strong> Hello?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> You look tired, kid. You wanna get something to eat? I'll pay.</p> <p>(<em>PoI-8966 looks McCartney up and down, before nodding.</em>)</p> <p><strong>PoI-8966:</strong> Yeah. That sounds good. What's your name?</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Uh— Mike.</p> <p>(<em>PoI-8966 chuckles.</em>)</p> <p><strong>PoI-8966:</strong> Funny, that's my brothers' name. I'm James.</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Nice to meet you. Let's get something to eat.</p> <p>(<em>The footage seems to have some sign of disruption, before coming back while McCartney and PoI-8966 begin eating their meal.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> I've got something for you.</p> <p>(<em>PoI-8966 leans on the counter of the bar and looks at McCartney.</em>)</p> <p><strong>PoI-8966:</strong> All right then, what is it?</p> <p>(<em>McCartney takes out a small, folded piece of paper, sliding it across the table to PoI-8966.</em>)</p> <p><strong>PoI-8966:</strong> What is—</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Don't open it yet. Wait until I leave. You look tired. I can see in your eyes that you're exhausted, James. I'd bet you're even tired of everything, it just feels like it'll never end. But I know you're a strong man. You can make it through whatever's happening, I know it.</p> <p>(<em>McCartney slides forty pounds across the table, patting PoI-8966 on the shoulder, which activates the spy camera, causing it to stick to his clothes.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Rsr. McCartney:</strong> Happy New Year.</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <p>Update 6/30/24: Footage has been found on the spy camera planted by Researcher McCartney, following a period of inactivity. The event therein has been dubbed Incident 8966/2.</p> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p><strong>Preface:</strong> The video, after review by personnel of the Temporal Anomalies Department, has been found to contain two individuals. The spy camera footage is from the perspective of PoI-8966, and the other is assumed to be Bill Shepard, otherwise known as SCP-8966-α.</p> <hr/> <p>[BEGIN LOG]</p> <p>(<em>PoI-8966 seems to be on the edge of Abbey Road, early in the morning. Camera footage labels the time as 5AM, Wednesday, November 9th, 1966. Bill Shepard can be seen walking along the sidewalk, where his eyes meet with PoI-8966.</em>)</p> <p><strong>PoI-8966:</strong> Morning, sir.</p> <p>(<em>PoI-8966 approaches Shepard. He frowns, before closer examining PoI-8966 and gaining an expression of proper shock.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Shepard:</strong> Paul? It—It's you? I thought you died.</p> <p><strong>PoI-8966:</strong> No. No I didn't. Not this time, anyways.</p> <p>(<em>He reaches into his pocket.</em>)</p> <p><strong>PoI-8966:</strong> Why did you do this? I need to know.</p> <p><strong>Shepard:</strong> Well— Well, this is a great opportunity. You know you're my hero, right? Paul, I've been nothing but living in your shadow this whole time. You died the first time, and— And John, Ringo, they tried to ruin what we had going. I was going to keep doing music with them. We could've kept going, but right as the ball dropped, I got angry. I was in <em>despair</em>, Paul. So, I sent everything back again. I don't know what happened to me, but I wanted to do it again.</p> <p>(<em>Shepard pants, out of breath.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Shepard:</strong> These were the best years of my life, Paul. I love you— Well, being you. I appreciate you paving the way each time. I— I think it could be the sixties forever, Paul. Wouldn't that be great? You can live whatever hermit life you want, and I can—</p> <p><strong>PoI-8966:</strong> Do you think I want that?</p> <p>(<em>His eyes fill with terror, as he looks at PoI-8966.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Shepard:</strong> Paul. I don't want to lose this. Please. This was the best thing to ever happen to me. Don't take this away from me. I was happy, you were happy— Everyone! Everyone was happy, Paul, don't ruin—</p> <p>(<em>PoI-8966 gets close to Shepard, stabbing him repeatedly in the chest. The camera is covered by a dark red color, but the sound of birds gets louder as PoI-8966 begins panting.</em>)</p> <p><strong>PoI-8966:</strong> I did it. Lord forgive me, I did it.</p> <p>(<em>PoI-8966 begins sobbing.</em>)</p> <p><strong>PoI-8966:</strong> He's gone. I— I did it.</p> <p>(<em>PoI-8966 continues to weep.</em>)</p> <p>[END LOG]</p> </div> <p>Following the discovery of Incident Log 8966/2, Researcher McCartney has been formally found to be in no violation of unauthorized equipment use.</p> <div class="danke agent"> <p>Access Level 6/8966 files.</p> <p>\| <strong>ONE DOCUMENT FOUND.</strong></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>MEMO: Promotion of Researcher Sir James Paul McCartney.</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <p>Following the resignation of O5-10, we have been searching for a suitable replacement to fill the rather large shoes he has left in his future service of the Council. He had left a formal request for his successor to be the man that he once was. What this meant to him was unknown, until, of course, we found Paul.</p> <p>Sir James Paul McCartney has worked with the Temporal Anomalies Department for nigh three years now, helping to understand not just SCP-8966, but countless other temporal anomalies. He also possesses the extraordinary ability to remain largely unaffected mentally by Reality Restructuring events, which will prove rather useful on our Council.</p> <p>That is not to mention his ability to act on what he is given with his incredible intelligence, successfully finding and completing a vital closed loop to ensure reality remains intact in his work on SCP-8966.</p> <p>Giving my formal congratulations,<br/> O5-7</p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. With the exception of O5-7 and any members who did not live through the span of SCP-8966.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Draugr class anomalies are considered neutralized, despite the anomalous effects that continue despite their death or inactivity.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Attempts to study the anomaly by traveling back in time have resulted in loss of personnel.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. Singer and instrumentalist in 1960's band "The Beatles".</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. An advanced AIC used to settle tie votes in the Overseer Council.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Measure of reality's local strength, used to measure power of reality benders.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. This conspiracy centered around the idea that Paul McCartney died on November 9th of 1966 due to a car accident.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. McCartney specified that he thought he had an intense mental breakdown.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. Level 5 Personnel for the Department of Temporal Anomalies.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-10"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-10')">10</a>. Used to track temporal displacement.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-11"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-11')">11</a>. 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Initially, SCP-8969 superficially resembled a Class-W dimensional gateway (colloquially referred to as a Way) in form and function; insertion of a remote probe by on-site Stellar Affairs Division personnel at the request of Stellar Affairs Deputy Director Lt. Casey Temple indicated that unlike a Class-W gateway, SCP-8969 neither required an access ritual (i.e. a Knock), nor did it lead out into the Wanderer's Library.</p> <p>Instead, the probe was released at high velocity into an as-yet undiscovered solar system located some 6,500 light-years from Earth in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way. In order to facilitate communication regarding the system, it was given the proper name Vanaheim. The probe had sustained severe damage from traveling through SCP-8969 (still immature at the time), but remained operational enough to fall into a rapidly-decaying orbit of the fifth and largest moon of the fifth planet in the system, designated Vanaheim-f5. During its descent, the probe captured visual and environmental data strongly suggesting the presence of plant life on the surface, which controlled tests later confirmed to be the case with the additional possibility of animal life. This represents the first encounter with extraterrestrial life in recorded human history.</p> <p>Given that SCP-8969's maturation process mirrored that of standard Ways, projections indicated it would reach peak stability in approximately six months before rapidly destabilizing and dissipating; at its peak, it would be stable enough to send persons and large cargo through with minimal risk of harm.</p> <p>Following an emergency session with the O5 Council, Stellar Affairs Director Michael Atreus approved the execution of Operation VAGABOND: the emergency conversion of the FSV <em>Otrera</em>, initially intended as a backup to the Starsite-1 lunar base and afterward being prepared for use as the Foundation's first outpost on Mars, into a colony ship equipped to land as a self-sufficient forward operating base on Vanaheim-f5. Deputy Director Lt. Temple was promoted to Commander of the FSV <em>Otrera</em>, and preparations immediately began to retrofit it into humanity's first true starship.</p> <hr/> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc1"><span>Section 8969.1</span></h2> <h3 id="toc2"><span><tt>INTRODUCTION</tt></span></h3> </div> <hr/> <div class="foundation"> <p><span style="font-size: 90%; font-style: italic;">RAISA Historical Archive » Stellar Affairs Division » Project VAGABOND » <strong>Mission History</strong></span></p> <p>Over the course of SCP-8969's maturation cycle, Stellar Affairs administrators launched a massive program to headhunt potential VAGABOND mission candidates, from both inside and outside the Foundation.</p> <p>Due to the logistical complexity involved in transporting hundreds of personnel to the lunar surface, personnel were placed into one of three categories:</p> <ul> <li><strong>SCHEDULE I:</strong> Mission-critical personnel; ship command, flight crew, astroengineers, navigators, mechanics, <em>et cetera</em>. Schedule I crew were transported to Starsite-1 via FSV as soon as their training was complete, and waited in either Starsite-1 or the Medusa Station until departure day, when they were on board the <em>Otrera</em> as it went through SCP-8969.</li> <li><strong>SCHEDULE II:</strong> Noncritical mission-significant personnel; administrators, biologists, physicists, farmers, xenologists, auxiliary engineers and mechanics, etc. Schedule II crew were trained on Earth and transported to the lunar surface after the <em>Otrera</em> was completed, several days before departure day. They embarked through SCP-8969 either aboard the <em>Otrera</em> or on the auxiliary shuttles.</li> <li><strong>SCHEDULE III:</strong> Noncritical support crew; cooks, cartographers, security troops, ancillary support staff, etc. Schedule III crew were trained on Earth and transported directly to Vanaheim-f5 through auxiliary shuttles. Additional Schedule III crew continued to be shuttled to Starsite-3 once it was established, until SCP-8969 destabilized past its Martin window and travel was no longer possible.</li> </ul> <p>On February 26th, 2001, the first shipment of Schedule 1, mission-critical personnel for Project VAGABOND arrived at Starsite-1 aboard the FSV <em>Iskander</em> shuttle. The thirty personnel included design engineers for the <em>Otrera</em>, astronomers, and physicists crucial to evaluating whether the project could work. Also aboard was Commander Casey Temple, future commanding officer of the <em>Otrera</em>.</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="label tminus"><strong>85 DAYS TO LAUNCH</strong></span></p> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — CMDR. CASEY TEMPLE</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«BEGIN LOG»</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>[Fumbling with the microphone.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Hello? This working? Okay, cool.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Okay. Hi. I'm Case. Well, my legal name's Erin, Lt. Erin Casey Temple. Commander. Commander Casey Temple. Damnit. Still not used to that. Sorry. Wait, why am I apologizing to myself? Let's start over.</p> <p><em>[She inhales.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Captain's log, stardate…. we don't have stardates. It's May 14th, 7:03PM GMT on Earth. Actually, for that matter, I'm not even really a captain yet, since the <em>Otrera</em> hasn't set sail. Set jet? Whatever. I'm sitting in my bunk in the hab we've hastily thrown together outside the crater. Fuck, I forgot to mention the crater.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Okay, you know what? This isn't working, I'm gonna try this again in an hour.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«END LOG»</strong></p> </div> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — CMDR. CASEY TEMPLE</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«BEGIN LOG»</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Okay. I'm back. Let's try to be professional about this.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> My name is Commander Casey Temple. I don't know who's going to be listening to this in the future, but I'm the commanding officer of the FSV <em>Otrera</em>, currently undergoing retrofitting and maintenance in the Medusa Basin on the Moon. In less than three months, this ship, along with a full complement of six hundred crew members, is going to fall through a wormhole that opened on the dark side of the Moon and drive itself half a mile into the surface of Vanaheim-f5. It's our job to set up a forward operating base for humanity and for the Foundation. This is a one-way trip; the wormhole will almost certainly dissipate soon afterward.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> These days my time is spent in commander training, which is a hastily-slapped-together regimen of courses and lessons and reading to try and prepare me for a job that no one on or off the planet has ever done before. I've got nothing better to do while they get my ship and my crew together for me. Dr. Hoisen — our psychologist — has recommended everyone keep these little personal audio diaries to document our thoughts. If we're lucky, we'll get an opportunity to send the files back to Earth before the wormhole closes. Forever.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I'm kind of glad he did, because honestly, I'm fucking terrified. There are about a hundred thousand different permutations of things that could go wrong. But I'm doing my best not to think about it. Unsuccessfully, I might add. The way my last expedition for StellAf ended, it's kind of hard to think about anything but this mission meeting an unfortunate end. Maybe the Otrera can't meet the modification deadline. Maybe the specialists misanalyzed the formation pattern of the wormhole, and it can't handle humans. Maybe the O5s will just realize that this isn't worth the risk and can it.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Or maybe I'm just not cut out for this.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«END LOG»</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div class="foundation"> <p><span style="font-size: 90%; font-style: italic;">RAISA Historical Archive » Stellar Affairs Division » Project VAGABOND » Mission History</span></p> <p>The FSV <em>Otrera</em> is a MISTLETOE-class Foundation space vessel constructed from 1975 to 1978, in parallel with its sister ship, the FSV <em>Akhenaten</em>. In 1979, the <em>Akhenaten</em> established Starsite-1 as the Foundation's first permanent lunar presence. The MISTLETOE-class is notable due to its incorporation of various paratechnologies that allow it to approach a planet at high speed and drive its bow-section into the surface without harming the personnel or cargo carried inside. This creates a large habitable space within the vessel that is protected from environmental hazards as well as creating a central "spire" around which a full site can be constructed.</p> <p>The initial MISTLETOE-class was designed with the expectation of only going as far as Luna, and as such only had a capacity for 50 crew members and cargo. Over the following years as Starsite-1 became self-sufficient and Stellar Affairs' primary directive transitioned to building a permanent installation on Mars, the <em>Otrera</em> was gradually upgraded and expanded to a capacity of over 200 by 1991. Astroengineers stressed modularity in the design philosophy, which paid off during its second round of upgrades in 2001.</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="label tminus"><strong>61 DAYS TO LAUNCH</strong></span></p> <hr/> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — SR. ENGR. KARL WILHELM</p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:200px;"><img alt="wilhelm.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8969/wilhelm.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Senior Engineer Karl Wilhelm</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>WILHELM:</strong> The best kind of engineering is the kind you don't have to do. We are lucky in this regard; the Stellar Affairs engineers of yesteryear already unlocked the secrets of twisting paratechnology into propulsion, heat shielding, force dispersion, kinetic protection, et cetera. In their infinite wisdom, they proceeded to leave this, perhaps one of the single most advanced objects ever created by man, at the bottom of a crater on the Moon.</p> <p><strong>WILHELM:</strong> No matter. We are rebuilding her, superior to what she was before, greater than the sum of her parts. I would be lying if I said it was not invigorating; there is a grander purpose to this machine than most things the Foundation designs. She is not a Scranton Reality Anchor or a more secure containment cell. She is the future.</p> <p><strong>WILHELM:</strong> She will work; she <em>must</em> work.</p> </div> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — LT. ATREUS</p> </div> <br/> <strong>ATREUS:</strong> The <em>Otrera</em> is a beautiful thing. A long, silvery, tapered cylinder four hundred meters long — a spear, really, and intended to be used like one. Well, she was never really intended to be used at all, thinking about it. Her little sister, <em>Akhenaten</em>, was the one we shot into the moon to form the tentpole for Starsite-1; <em>Otrera</em> was a backup, in case something went horribly wrong. When it didn't, we just kind of stuck her up here and forgot about her until we needed her again for Mars. <p><strong>ATREUS:</strong> It's weird, now, to see her being a hive of activity again. I took the rover to Medusa and crawled in through a tunnel. It's what I imagine the interior of an anthill looks like: a hundred engineers, rushing around cold-welding panels to a skeleton and applying thermal shielding. Exosuits they're using to lift the heavy stuff; even a few miniature cranes to carry the massive curved hullpieces into position. And this silver spear at the center of it all, lying half-disassembled.</p> <p><strong>ATREUS:</strong> I don't know how the hell Dad managed to talk the Council into this boondoggle, or why I'm here. But right now, seeing the Otrera lying there as they pull the thrusters away and extend its body, I have no idea how they plan to make this work.</p> </div> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — CMDR. CASEY TEMPLE</p> </div> <br/> <strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I like to imagine that in the distant future when someone is listening to these, humanity — non-Veiled humanity, I mean — will have settled the moon. I don't exactly know how the Foundation is going to explain the skyscraper that's already there, but let's assume they do, and the person listening to this wants to know what living on the moon is like. <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Bad news: it sucks. Medusa Crater is covered with a metal shield to stop debris from potentially hitting and compromising the integrity of the <em>Otrera</em> while it's under construction, but the Schedule 1 crew that they're shuttling up here don't live in the crater. We live either in a small set of habitats just outside of it, like me, or four hours rover-drive away at Starsite-1. If you've ever owned hamsters and had one of those colored-plastic mazes for them, that's basically been my living situation for the past 3 months. Low gravity, low ceilings, little water, tasteless dehydrated food. Showers are basically a fantasy, and every so often a rock clunks the panelling of the dome and makes us all skittish.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> God, I missed this place. Took a moonwalk to clear my thoughts the other day. I've been talking with Dr. Hoisen — he says it's not abnormal to feel this way, in the circumstances. I don't think he's wrong; I'd be really suspicious if the person whose shoulders the weight of humanity's survival was suddenly thrust on was feeling great about it. It's the pressure of all pressures. But whether it's normal or not doesn't change the reality that's starting to settle in for me: I don't know if I can do this. I couldn't cut it last time, and they grounded me. But the stakes this time are so much higher. I get nervous even going out of my room because everyone's eyes are on me and the only thing I can think is "their lives depend on me not fucking up". Not a great thing to think if you have a history of fucking up.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I look up at the sky, at the Earth, waiting for that moment all the famous astronauts talk about, of feeling total peace and oneness with the universe. It doesn't come.</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="foundation"> <p><span style="font-size: 90%; font-style: italic;">RAISA Historical Archive » Stellar Affairs Division » Project VAGABOND » Mission History</span></p> <p>By June 10th, the new extended chassis of the <em>Otrera</em> was stress-tested by engineers to determine whether it could withstand the force that would be placed on it. The beams were displaced by 0.9 centimeters — comfortably within the tensile range of 0.75 to 1.50 centimeters. The extension for the chassis was the first and most significant obstacle to getting the <em>Otrera</em> mission-ready, and was projected to take at least 35 days even with anomalous assistance. It was completed in 26.</p> <p>The transportation of Schedule 1 personnel to the lunar surface continued steadily, with all Foundation vessels not otherwise engaged being pressed into service. On June 7th, for the first time in human history, the population of the moon crossed the 100 mark.</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="label tminus"><strong>49 DAYS TO LAUNCH</strong></span></p> <hr/> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — DR. CHRIS LI</p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:200px;"><img alt="li.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8969/li.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Dr. Chris Li</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>LI:</strong> I loved space as a kid, watched <em>The Right Stuff</em>, had piles of books about the solar system and the sun and all sorts of things. But childhood fantasies have a way of getting crushed by reality. I got older and found out I wasn't particularly great with the math-heavy sciences; physics, pure math, engineering. Chemistry was more my speed, particularly plant chemistry. Interesting stuff, but not terribly relevant to a space program that was dying anyway.</p> <p><strong>LI:</strong> So instead I study plants, both anomalous and mundane, at Site-15. Not a Stellar Affairs researcher, not an astrophysicist, just a botanist. When I was approached by two StellAf liaisons with a printout of various chemical soil data, I just assumed it was some classified anomaly they were unwilling to tell me about. Hardly uncommon. They just said in vague terms that they wanted to know whether it seemed likely that this soil could support plant life. When I told them it had all the necessities — nitrogen, potassium, phosphorous — they asked if I could refer them to the most qualified person in the Foundation on soil fertility and botany. Somewhat sheepishly, I told them they were talking to him.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>LI:</strong> And now I'm wearing a spacesuit on the Moon while we watch the first starship in human history come together. Life has a way of working out.</p> </div> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — DR. ALEJANDRA CASAUS</p> </div> <br/> <strong>CASAUS:</strong> I wasn't really expecting anything when the away team went off on the rover to investigate the ARCHIMEDES anomaly — that's what we called it, before it was designated SCP-8969. There were about 50 of us here at Starsite-1 when it happened. Since then, the number has ballooned to almost 150. <p><strong>CASAUS:</strong> When they said it looked like a Way, I openly laughed at them. You don't get Ways on the moon. That's insane. But then the photos started coming in. That characteristic iridescent sheen, like a pool of oil someone carelessly spilled across the lunar surface. The waviness in the space surrounding it, like asphalt on a hot day. By the time I got clearance to visit the site as Starsite-1's chief science officer, I was already halfway there in a rover.</p> <p><strong>CASAUS:</strong> The moon just isn't very anomalous. Nothing much up here except for us. And then <em>this</em>, appearing out of nowhere. A one-time opportunity to sling ourselves farther than any man has gone before. I'm not religious, but it's hard to deny a sign when you see one, you know?</p> <p><strong>CASAUS:</strong> They didn't want to give up the Starsite-1 science officer, but the moment I saw the <em>Otrera</em>, it was over. I demanded to go. She's beautiful, and she needs to carry the brightest minds we have to offer. I'm smart enough to know that's me.</p> </div> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — CMDR. CASEY TEMPLE</p> </div> <br/> <strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I suppose it's time for full disclosure, in case you haven't figured it out yet: not my first time on the moon. I got recruited into the Foundation Astronaut Corps right after we landed the <em>Akhenaten</em>. By 1980, I was on the motherfucking moon. Until now, Starsite-1 has been our magnum opus at StellAf; once you're up there, seeing it with your own eyes, it's not hard to see why. A skyscraper, tip screwed into the lunar regolith. The inside is bare-bones but who cares about creature comforts when you can bounce from wall to wall? When you can suit up and walk outside on the moon dust and see the entire Earth, rendered like a blue marble you can just pop between your fingers? <p><em>[Sigh.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Like a lot of Foundation personnel and most of our astronauts at the time, I'm augmented. For me, it was my legs. Car accident while I was in talks with NASA to go through their training program. My legs weren't the only thing that got crushed. The thing I'd been working my whole life towards, <em>squish</em>. I was despondent. My mom told me I didn't speak for weeks. Just staring off into space in my hospital bed. Then, one day, I got visited by a guy in a dark suit who said that he represented an organization that could help me. Not just get my legs back, but go to the moon. I thought it was some kind of sick fucking prank. Nearly leapt off the bed and strangled him. Glad I didn't.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> That was the first time I met the Director.</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="foundation"> <p><span style="font-size: 90%; font-style: italic;">RAISA Historical Archive » Stellar Affairs Division » Project VAGABOND » Mission History</span></p> <p>The structural modifications to the <em>Otrera</em> were completed on July 6th. The ship had started at a length of 204 meters; by the end of all modifications, it had more than doubled in length to 413 meters. A month out from departure day, engineering focus shifted to developing the interiors for human habitation and, critically, improving the propulsion systems to carry the additional weight.</p> <p>At this point, nearly all Schedule 1 personnel had been transported to the lunar surface.</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="label tminus"><strong>32 DAYS TO LAUNCH</strong></span></p> <hr/> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — DR. ALEJANDRA CASAUS</p> </div> <br/> <strong>CASAUS:</strong> Since we found the wormhole, we've sent basically every probe we can scrounge up through it. It's located very conveniently: close enough to the planet that it's the most powerful gravitational contributor, but far enough that we can collect data on everything else surrounding it. <p><strong>CASAUS:</strong> The sun, or what passes for it, is actually a white dwarf, the incredibly dense core that's left behind when a star like our sun dies and expands, shedding its outer layers. It's probably the most beautiful little blue gem I've ever seen. Unfortunately, when those layers are shed, it sacrifices most of the star's luminosity, so it's a lot harder for white dwarfs to support habitable planets. That's where the gas giant comes in.</p> <p><strong>CASAUS:</strong> Well, we thought it was a gas giant at first. We're still calling it a giant for simplicity. Really, it's something called a brown dwarf — a type of substellar object that's too large and hot to be a gas giant but too small and cold to be a star. It fuses deuterium, so it does emit radiation, but mostly in the infrared band. It'll heat our new planet, but most of our light is going to come from the white dwarf.</p> <p><strong>CASAUS:</strong> Since the planet is so close to the giant, it's tidally locked. That means we need to make a distinction between the "dayside" - the side that's constantly facing the giant — and the "nightside" — the side that never sees it. That's not to say they don't both get light. The planet orbits the giant once every ten or so hours, so there's five hours of daylight followed by five hours of darkness, minus around twenty minutes on the dayside when the dwarf is behind the giant. Even the term "dayside" is a bit of an exaggeration — the giant <em>does</em> provide a constant low level of illumination, but it's no more than what you'd get from a full moon. Oh, and it's red.</p> <p><strong>CASAUS:</strong> That's about as far as my expertise can take me. I might be chief science officer, but I'm just a physicist. I've asked Dr. Li and Dr. Novikov to brief Commander Temple and I on the surface conditions as soon as possible, particularly those that pertain to habitability and native life.</p> <p><strong>CASAUS:</strong> We've got a month left. We're gonna use every second of it.</p> </div> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — DR. ARVIND RAJENDRAN</p> </div> <br/> <strong>RAJENDRAN:</strong> I have a long history with Commander Temple. She remains one of the smartest, toughest, wisest, most capable and natural-born leaders I have ever had the pleasure of serving under. Those are all reasons I cited when I refused to remove her leg prosthetics in 1987, along with a score of other StellAf personnel who had just been grounded. I know how big of a deal Amoni-Ram was; I've been with the Foundation longer than many of my colleagues have been alive. But the reality is that even in 1987, we had no medical evidence personnel with augmentations who never stepped foot in Amoni-Ram were subject to Robert Aram's influence. Of course, that didn't stop the O5 Council from ordering a recall and interrogation of all personnel with them — which, at the time, included 80% of astronauts at Starsite-1, led by Commander Temple — though she was still a Lieutenant, then. <p><strong>RAJENDRAN:</strong> I am eternally grateful the Director stepped in when he did; he prevented many of his personnel from being crippled all over again, and he prevented me from having to do it or risk being fired. On that day, he guaranteed the loyalty of some of the bravest men and women I have ever known. Unfortunately, even he couldn't stop the Starsite program from being shuttered; for 5 years, Starsite-1 lay dark, quiet, and utterly empty. Operations were eventually restarted — with the caveat that augmented personnel could not be astronauts. Lieutenant Temple and her team retired to desk jobs at StellAf headquarters in Site-69, and I went with them to take care of their unique needs.</p> <p><strong>RAJENDRAN:</strong> The thing about augmentation is that it's one of the most complicated medical procedures there is. Every operating room needs a surgeon, an engineer, and a half dozen technicians minimum. Ever since Prometheus went under back in '91, it's gotten harder and harder to get the information we need on their models. That knowledge is being lost.</p> <p><strong>RAJENDRAN:</strong> Nearly a third of this expedition has an augment of some kind, be that as major as a limb replacement like the Commander's or as minor as an ocular recording device. The Foundation's only letting that happen because we're going so far from Earth that if something does happen, they'll never be at risk or even have reason to know. I can only hope they give us what we need to make it work. I have the most medical experience regarding augmentation from across the Foundation, and I'm still far from being an expert. I just hope I can be what these people need me to be.</p> </div> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — CMDR. CASEY TEMPLE</p> </div> <br/> <strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I'm not too close to a lot of people around here. Especially after I got grounded. More on that later. But the Director? He's stuck his neck out for me way too often for me not to appreciate it. Weird dude, mysterious, lots of sway with the Council, but nobody you'd rather have in your corner. <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Anyway, I was saying. I'm trying to socialize more in the habitats. If it wasn't for the legs, I think most people wouldn't even realize I was commander. You kind of stand out in a crowd when you've got a pair of Prometheus Labs hunkers below the waist. Though I'm hardly the only augmented one here — lots of good folks with metal arms, or ocular implants. That makes it a little easier to talk to them, a shared experience.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I guess mainly I don't really know what I'm doing. When I was in the Air Force, the relationship you have with subordinates is pretty clearly defined. That carried over to StellAf. But these aren't just guys I'm giving orders to — these are people I'm gonna be leading, literally for the rest of our lives. I can't just be a boss. I need to be something better. I need to be a leader.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> My XO, Lieutenant Atreus, visited today, to see how the ship was coming along. He lives at Starsite-1 the rest of the time. Good kid, though he's got a bit of a chip on his shoulder. The Director's kid, and those are some goddamn massive boots to fill. Anyway, he was shocked. And, I'll admit, so am I. I talked them into letting me see the bridge. You really wouldn't believe it. I'm still not sure <em>I</em> believe it.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> The Director called me yesterday. Not for long, just a few minutes; video communication with Earth from here is a massive pain, so we try to avoid it. Nice little talk. Nothing important.</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="foundation"> <p><span style="font-size: 90%; font-style: italic;">RAISA Historical Archive » Stellar Affairs Division » Project VAGABOND » Mission History</span></p> <p>The modifications to the FSV <em>Otrera</em>'s propulsion systems were comparatively minor to the structural overhaul. It was powered by the same high-yield fuel that had fueled the FSV <em>Akhenaten</em>, but the comparatively weak gravity of the moon meant that even at nearly triple the mass, the existing propulsion system would effectively be able to deliver the <em>Otrera</em> into lunar orbit. Attention was focused on recalibrating the propulsion system for the new, somewhat idiosyncratic weight distribution of the <em>Otrera</em>. The interior was built with the understanding that for most of its life after landing, the ship would be a static structure and 'upside-down', with the nose and upper third eventually being underground. Crew cabins were thus focused towards the nose, with storage and cargo areas in the middle.</p> <p>Final psychological evaluations on personnel began two weeks out from launch day.</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="label tminus"><strong>15 DAYS TO LAUNCH</strong></span></p> <hr/> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — DR. HANNA NOVIKOV</p> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-left" style="width:200px;"><img alt="novikov.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8969/novikov.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Dr. Hanna Novikov</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>NOVIKOV:</strong> I am realizing I am among a very small number of people here who have only recently learned of the Foundation.</p> <p><strong>NOVIKOV:</strong> When I was contacted by this organization, I assumed it was some kind of joke. They informed me I was the best expert they could find in the field of exobiology. I thanked them for the compliment, corrected their misconception, and sent them on their way. The agents clarified I was the best expert that nobody would worry about if I vanished, and that it was in my best interests to work with them.</p> <p><strong>NOVIKOV:</strong> I continued to believe it was a joke up until I was flown across the ocean, rushed through training, and placed in the shuttle. Upon landing at the lunar base, I transitioned to believing it was a dream, and gave myself two weeks to labor under this delusion. I am a punctual woman, and so on the fifteenth day, I processed my shock and awe at my new reality in fifteen minutes, and then I got to work. A month ago, the ship was lying gutted like a wounded animal. Today, the hull is shining and the interior is being built. Things are moving quickly, and I will not be left behind.</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — SR. ENGNR. WILHELM</p> </div> <br/> <strong>WILHELM:</strong> Two weeks out. I could scarcely be more shocked or proud of my team. This is the task of a lifetime. We completed it in less than three months. It was admittedly helped along by the fact that we were all working with preexisting designs and with a truly infinite budget — and that this ship was being constructed off-Earth. That means we never had to worry about escaping orbit. In many ways, this ship is not meant to fly; it is meant to fall. <p><strong>WILHELM:</strong> Regardless, the hull is complete with thermal shielding, and the interiors are almost finished. Four to a cabin is tight, but when the ship is set up and the expedition can expand and construct new buildings, hopefully it will ease up. Not that I will ever know.</p> <p><strong>WILHELM:</strong> Part of the reason I threw myself headfirst into this work was to avoid answering a key question: will I go with them? A younger me would have unquestioningly said yes. But I am 50. I have a wife and two children. The Foundation assured me they would be taken care of, but what kind of man would I be if I wandered off to an adventure and let my family believe I died? Many people aboard this ship took that choice, and when she takes off, she will leave behind many broken families and absentee funerals.</p> <p><strong>WILHELM:</strong> No. No, I have done my part; the <em>Otrera</em> will fly without me. I will never know if my magnum opus succeeded. I can only run the numbers and hope.</p> </div> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — DR. CHRIS LI</p> </div> <p><strong>LI:</strong> While Hanna gets used to her new reality, I've been working with her to assemble a brief on the conditions relevant to life on our new world. She's a smart kid, but obviously out of her depth. So would I, in her position. Hell, I already <em>am</em> in <em>my</em> position.</p> <p><strong>LI:</strong> The planet is a bit smaller than we're used to. 80% Earth gravity, but with a thicker atmosphere. We think the atmosphere is shielded from solar winds by an incredibly powerful magnetic field, which also protects the surface from the giant's more damaging radiation. As for water, there's a single ocean, which stretches in a wide band across the equator, separating the north and south into two massive continents.</p> <p><strong>LI:</strong> Life itself is abundant, mostly in the form of vegetation. It's mostly greenish, but leans yellow on the dayside and blue on the nightside — we're pretty sure that has to do with the balance of wavelengths between the dwarf and the giant. We've also seen evidence of insect-like life, but we're fairly sure it's larger and less abundant than what we see here on Earth, since atmospheric oxygen is higher.</p> <p><strong>LI:</strong> Overall, there's nothing either Dr. Novikov or I could find that indicate it's an unsafe place for human settlement. The way native species respond to us is yet to be seen and adjusting to the conditions is going to take time, but we will adjust. Unless something goes catastrophically wrong… this could be home.</p> </div> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — CMDR. CASEY TEMPLE</p> </div> <br/> <strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I feel a little better now. <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> That talk did me good, I think. A lot of good. Since then I've been spending a shitton of time out in the habs. Talking to people. Getting to know them. We're a diverse bunch, pulled from all over the world. We've got every gender, ethnicity, faith, creed, and walk of life represented here. That's an unspeakable concentration of world experiences, packed into a bunch of tents on the moon. And they're all looking to me.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> For whatever reason, that thought doesn't terrify me anymore. It's… invigorating. Not to quote <em>Trek</em> so often, but we really are going where no one has gone before. It was an abstract possibility back then, but it feels so close now. The ship is nearly complete, they're doing the computers now — which are critical but I trust the guys. They've managed to pull this project together from nothing, so kudos there.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I had a meeting with Casaus and Atreus — the <em>Otrera</em>'s chief science officer and XO. Technically I'm in command, but I've had plenty of bad experiences from subordinates feeling like they're, well, subordinate. I'm more than happy to share the responsibility with them. And they know the buck stops with me, not them. I think it's gonna be a good relationship.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> We also picked out a landing site today. Our maps are pretty basic, but we found a nice little peninsula on the northern continent, near the termination line between dayside and nightside. And maybe this is selfish, but I am the commander — I kind of want to take the first step outside. I watched Neil Armstrong take that first clumsy hop on the moon as a kid — call it cliché, but that was my moment.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> With any luck, the first legs to step on our new world will be made of steel and carbon fiber. And with a little more, the first lungs to breath that air will be breathing easy.</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="foundation"> <p><span style="font-size: 90%; font-style: italic;">RAISA Historical Archive » Stellar Affairs Division » Project VAGABOND » Mission History</span></p> <p>The final days of preparation for the launch of the FSV <em>Otrera</em> consisted of transporting Schedule II personnel from Earth to Medusa Basin, along with critical supplies and equipment. Hundreds of tons of rations were loaded into the ship to sustain the expedition until agriculture could be established, along with requisite agricultural supplies. Redundant copies of highly-compressed digital data were placed at various points throughout the ship, covering a vast and diverse archive of human knowledge. Flash-frozen embryos to reflect the approximate genetic diversity of humanity were loaded onto the ship, along with artificial wombs. Personnel with remaining attachments to Earth were permitted to record personal messages for friends and family, to be distributed by the Foundation in the event of a future BM-class Broken Masquerade scenario.</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="label tminus"><strong>4 DAYS TO LAUNCH</strong></span></p> <hr/> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — CMDR. CASEY TEMPLE</p> </div> <br/> <strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Some stupid part of me thought things would be less busy when the ship was complete. I was dead wrong. <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> This place is a madhouse now. More people than ever coming in, people I didn't even think we would need — geneticists, architects, bankers, historians, mechanics, linguists. We even got an extremely, extremely sensitive special order straight from Earth: twenty thousand flash-frozen human embryos. I knew they didn't expect us to like, repopulate the human race by hand, but it's still staggering to see. The camp is full to bursting, so we've been moving older arrivals to inside the <em>Otrera</em>.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Oh, yeah. I took a tour of my new posting, now that it's complete. Fuck yes, dude. Fuck yes. She's a behemoth. We went in through the cargo hold, which is being packed with every item you could think to ever need, and a fabricator for things you don't. It's kind of impossible to explore it fully, because it's laying down when it's designed to be standing vertical, but I got the picture. Cabins on cabins, a media library with everything from Homer to Deep Space Nine, a pool — empty, obviously — I mean, I even get a stateroom to myself.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> And the bridge. God, you wouldn't believe the bridge. It kind of makes me sad it's only ever going to fly once. Standing in front of that viewport, hands clasped between my back, watching as they inched back the metal covering the mouth of the crater… I think I finally felt what those astronauts were talking about.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> The Director was right. I see that now. This is what I'm meant for. You can't run from what you're meant to be. That thought doesn't scare me anymore.</p> </div> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="label tminus"><strong>0 DAYS TO LAUNCH</strong></span></p> <div class="foundation"> <p><span style="font-size: 90%; font-style: italic;">RAISA Historical Archive » Stellar Affairs Division » Project VAGABOND » Mission History</span></p> <p>On August 7th, the FSV <em>Otrera</em> was lifted upright by 17 cranes, and stabilized inside Medusa crater. At 0201 hours GMT, the ship's main engine was activated, and the <em>Otrera</em> took flight, settling into a thrust vector that would take it into the lunar orbit until it was in a position to stop thrusting and enter into a controlled descent towards SCP-8969.</p> <p>At 0712 hours, the <em>Otrera</em> passed through the lip of SCP-8969, and into the Vanaheim system, representing the first time humanity had left our solar system. It continued its controlled fall towards the surface of Vanaheim-f5, remaining in regular contact with Stellar Affairs Command. At 0933 hours, the ship made contact with the surface at Landing Zone 1. As expected, communications with the <em>Otrera</em> were temporarily interrupted. Secondary shuttles were withheld until communication could be-reestablished.</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO MESSAGE — CMDR. CASEY TEMPLE</p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«BEGIN LOG»</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMAND:</strong> <em>Otrera</em>, please respond.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> <strong>COMMAND:</strong> <em>Otrera</em>, please respond.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> <strong>COMMAND:</strong> <em>Otrera</em>, please respond.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> <strong>COMMAND:</strong> <em>Otrera</em>, pleas—</p> <p><strong>OTRERA:</strong> This is <em>Otrera</em> actual. Hear you loud and clear, Command.</p> <p><em>[Background cheering from Mission Command.]</em></p> <p><strong>COMMAND:</strong> Delighted to hear you again, Commander. Status report?</p> <p><strong>OTRERA:</strong> It was a little bumpy on the way down, took a few bruises. But everyone's alive. Worst damage is a broken arm. The Otrera is firmly wedged 105 meters underground with minimal structural damage to the hull.</p> <p><strong>COMMAND:</strong> Angle?</p> <p><strong>OTRERA:</strong> Stabilized at 1.45 degrees. Damn near perfect. This baby isn't going anywhere.</p> <p><strong>COMMAND:</strong> That's excellent, excellent news. We're ready to start sending the FSV shuttles through as soon as you give the all-clear.</p> <p><strong>OTRERA:</strong> Sensor readings should start coming through in the next ten minutes, I'd like those in first.</p> <p><strong>COMMAND:</strong> Roger.</p> <p><strong>OTRERA:</strong> Now, I'd love to chat — but the crew's waiting to open the first airlock to the outside.</p> <p><strong>COMMAND:</strong> Is there a mechanical issue with it?</p> <p><strong>OTRERA:</strong> No. They're just waiting for me. Commander gets first step, you know. I've got a great line worked out and everything.</p> <p><strong>COMMAND:</strong> Ah.</p> <p><strong>OTRERA:</strong> Be back in a jiffy. Got somewhere I'm meant to be.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«END LOG»</strong></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▶OPEN SEALED FILE◀</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▷CLOSE◁</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="addendum"> <div class="doc"> <p>ATTACHED AUDIO TRANSCRIPT</p> </div> <br/> <strong>PREFACE:</strong> Transcript of a video call between Earth and Medusa Basin on July 14th, 24 days before the launch of the FSV <em>Otrera</em>. <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«BEGIN LOG»</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Hello? Can you hear me?</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Hello, Casey.</p> <p><em>[TEMPLE laughs.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Loud and clear. Fucking hell, boss. You're a sight for sore eyes.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> It's good to see you too, Lieutenant. Apologies, force of habit — Commander.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> How's things down there? 69 running alright without me?</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> I haven't spent much time on the ground lately, but Hamilton has stepped into the role nicely. It's a shame you couldn't train him a bit more, but we don't exactly have a lot of time here.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> No kidding. Things here are fast. Maybe too fast.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Well, we are on a rush schedule. This is the greatest engineering project in human history.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Yeah. Yeah, no, I get that. It's just, you know.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> You're not talking about the <em>Otrera</em>.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> …No.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Have you talked to Hoisen?</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Yeah. And he's been helpful, don't get me wrong. But it's just scary.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> That's—</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Reasonable given the circumstances, I know. I know. But it's hard to talk about in a way that like, makes sense.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Well, try me. What are you so scared of?</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> You said it yourself, this is the greatest project in history. What if I'm not up to task?</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Case.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Don't patronize me, I'm serious. This isn't a probe or something. If I fuck up, people die.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> You were a pilot. I know that kind of responsibility isn't new for you.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> It's different. This isn't a squad. This is a— I don't even fucking know. I'm not just giving orders, I have to be the greatest leader they've ever seen. I have to be a general, a politician, and a captain all wrapped into one.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Case.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I'll never know what happens on Earth when that wormhole closes — if nuclear holocaust hits the day after, and I let these people down, I made our species <em>go extinct</em>. How the fuck am I supposed to deal with that kind of pressure?</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Commander Casey Temple.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Why on Earth would you not be good enough?</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Because I wasn't last time.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Case. If I've told you one time, I've told you a thousand times. It had nothing to do with you. It was a scared, animal decision made in a time of crisis by people who should've known better. You could've done everything right and they still would've grounded you and shut down the program.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> But I didn't do everything right. I made mistakes when I was in charge. Starsite-1 was days behind experimentation schedule, we were constantly in need of maintenance and repairs. We had that whole thing with the satellite impact. And they never wanted to put someone so heavily augmented in charge anyway.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Those were little things.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Little things added up. When push came to shove, I just wasn't good enough.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> And you really think that was it? That there was nothing else affecting their decision?</p> <p><em>[Long pause, punctuated with an airy sigh from TEMPLE.]</em></p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Did I ever tell you that you were the first person I came out to?</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> I had figured it wasn't something you'd told many people.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I wanted to tell my mom. By the time I was off the moon and allowed outside again, she was gone.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Why didn't you?</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I think… I think because if I told her, it'd become real. And then I wouldn't be able to deny it — in my own head, you know?</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> When did you know?</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I always sort of did, even since I was a kid. But there were so many reasons to push it down, to not think about it. I could join the Air Force Academy. Could be an astronaut. Could do anything I wanted. I figured I'd get where I wanted to be and then I could deal with it.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> But that's not how it works, is it?</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> No. No it isn't. I was in the Academy, and then I was on the Moon, and then I was in the Foundation. And now I'm here. And my parents died never knowing they had a daughter.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> I'm sorry.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Don't be. They probably would've reacted badly, anyway. Might never have told them regardless.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Not letting it become real because of what it might cost you? That sounds familiar.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Did I ever tell you about my first day as Stellar Affairs Director?</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Don't think so.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> I was a freshie administrator — Stellar Affairs was out of the spotlight enough that they felt okay putting a new kid in charge. Fresh-faced, wet behind the ears, ready to take on the world. I moved my stuff into my new office, feeling like the fourteenth member of the Council, and then sat in my big chair behind that big desk and checked my pager. It was a signal to come down to the control room.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> We'd just detected something in geostationary orbit, something we had no data or intelligence on. A big hunk of metal floating up there that was either not there before, or we'd somehow just never seen. It could've been anything. A bomb, an extraterrestrial vessel, an anomalous satellite. Naturally, the decision on what to do fell to me.</p> <p><em>[He laughs.]</em></p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> There are no words to describe the absolute terror that was filling every inch of my soul. My mouth was dry, my eyes were blurry, there was this ringing in my ears. Heart was beating practically out of my chest. Possible first contact with extraterrestrials, and it was my first day on the job. The theoretical nightmare scenario, come to pass.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> What'd you do?</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> Well, first, I took a long drink of water. Then I told the analysts to see if they could decode the signal coming from it. Whatever happened after that would be on my head. It took some help from RAISA, but eventually we established a stable connection. That was the first Atreus Array satellite.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> …Wait, what? We didn't design the Atreus Array?</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Then what… Do you think–</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> As far as we know, their design isn't consistent with any human culture with that level of technology – including Amoni-Ram.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> Fucking hell. That's a bombshell.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> I know. But it's not the point.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> What's the point?</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> That sometimes the world picks you for something, and there's no one you can pawn the job off to. Sometimes you just need to dig in your heels and accept that this is it — this is what you're meant to do. So you take a drink of water. And then you do it.</p> <p><em>[Silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> You can't run from what you're meant to be, Case. Trust me. I've tried.</p> <p><strong>TEMPLE:</strong> I know. Thank you. I don't say that enough.</p> <p><strong>DIRECTOR:</strong> That's okay. This one should last me both our lifetimes.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>«END LOG»</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">▷CLOSE◁</a></div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="foundation"> <p><span style="font-size: 90%; font-style: italic;">RAISA Historical Archive » Stellar Affairs Division » Project VAGABOND » Mission History</span></p> <p>Supplies and additional Schedule III for Project VAGABOND continued to be shuttled in through SCP-8969 until August 28th, when the gate exited its Martin window and the passage of equipment and supplies became dangerous. Radio signals were still able to pass, and Site-69 continued to exchange updates with Starsite-3, when the increasing distortion caused by the anomaly's destabilization made even simple text communication impossible. SCP-8969 experienced a predicted rapid destablization. The final communication with Starsite-3 was received at 0641 hours on September 9th, consisting of the following message:</p> <blockquote> <p>BREATHING EASY<br/> SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE</p> </blockquote> <p>As the Vanaheim system is approximately 6500 light-years from Earth, communication is unlikely to ever be resumed. SCP-8969 completely dematerialized at 1644 hours on September 10th, <tt>34 years, 5 months, and 16 days</tt> ago.</p> <p>We wish them nothing but the best of luck.</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="rnb-navbar"> <div class="rnb-item rnb-last"> <p><a href="/vagabond-actual" style="display: block;"><span class="rnb-supertitle">PREVIOUS</span><br/> « VAGABOND ACTUAL»</a></p> </div> <div class="rnb-item rnb-current starsite"> <p><a href="/redtape">STARSITE</a></p> </div> <div class="rnb-item rnb-next"> <p><span class="rnb-supertitle">COMING SOON</span></p> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8976	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aturbo-vision/2&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="sign"> <p>A <span class="ature"><a href="https://twitter.com/rounderhouse">ROUNDERHOUSE</a></span> Joint</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-red border-white"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[PREVIOUS FOOTAGE CORRUPTED]</strong></p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> — and you said — I'm sorry, when did you say you first saw it?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> 1982. Yes, while we were working on SUGARBIRD.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> SUGARBIRD?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Mhm. That's right. Part of the larger umbrella of standardizing inter-department equipment codes. SUGARBIRD was an algorithm to do one of the most menial items of drudgework; take in equipment requests and convert them to one standardized system before feeding them back into the relevant databases. We weren't even a real department back then, just a tiny office of a few secretaries. Me, of course, but also… Williams, Hanna Tevoy. Sun-Hyung Barber, though we just called him Sonny. Oh, and Leslie.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> I wasn't there.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Not you, honey. The other Leslie.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Right. So you were working on SUGARBIRD in 1982 with the earliest RAISA personnel. And when did you first see SCP-8976?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I didn't see it. I saw the absence of it.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> What do you mean?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> A chunk of equipment order records in the J-block from 1967 to 1969 by the Electrical Containment Division vanished. They were on my terminal, and I was watching when the information began to interweave, wrong equipment orders on the wrong records, impossible dates and times. And then, eventually, they blinked into nothing, a hole in the record. Like they'd never really existed at all.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> There's a million reasons digital data can be lost. You know that.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Not on a secure Foundation terminal, not with the triple redundant backups we were using. Not the way I watched it happen. It was a few meager kilobytes of data, the kind of thing no one would have noticed missing. Except me, of course. It might have slipped under the radar, but it got too bold too fast. Mistake.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-grey border-black text-black" data-title="SCP FILE"> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>ITEM NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> SCP-8976 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>OBJECT CLASS</strong></p> </div> <br/> KETER <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES</strong></p> </div> <br/> TBA <div class="heading"> <p><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></p> </div> <br/> SCP-8976 is a digital informational entity that currently exists uncontained within the SCIPNET distributed network. The particular nature and design of SCP-8976 remain unclear pending further research. SCP-8976 is an infovorous entity that consumes information from within the SCIPNET network. At the moment, I have no reason to believe it is sentient. <div class="heading"> <p><strong>DISCOVERY</strong></p> </div> <br/> SCP-8976 was first encountered by myself, Information Safety Administration (ISA) Head Secretary Maria Jones on July 2nd, 1979, in the course of the SUGARBIRD project. Further details to follow.</div> <div class="turbo-block bg-white border-black text-black" data-title="THE INFOVORE - Dr. Jones"> <p><strong>THE INFOVORE (1976) - An Unpublished Essay by Dr. Maria Wesley Jones</strong></p> <hr/> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-right right-1" data-title="ATTACHED"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="1.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8976/1.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><em>Elise Smiling</em> (1895), Eugène Carrière. Image to be repeatedly passed through infovorous algorithm to visually exemplify information consumption.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>I.</strong> Now and again, a development in the human technological record changes our species for ever. Like an ant on a balloon, we cannot see the breadth of how our world is expanding. We can only feel the world shake beneath our feet and crawl for the bleeding edges. A farmer in Sumer learns to till seeds of grain; James Watts exhibits his revolutionary steam engine. The balloon is breathed into.</p> <p>Now, we teeter on the edge of a knowledge society. The theory of information is being drawn up in front of our very eyes, how languages form and the rules and limits of what we can make these thinking engines do. Our ability to store vast libraries of information into rooms and warehouses, these little Alexandrias, offers us the same promise grain once did. I am not the only one to have this prediction, which makes me all the more confident in it.</p> <p>But new landscapes invite predation. Darwin’s theory of evolution speaks to survival. When a niche opens in an environment, something will evolve to fill it. We live in a lush of information. The machine I write this on contains records that predate me and that will outlast me. Were something to evolve or be designed to take advantage of that, it would never go hungry. I ponder the existence of an entity — a being, a program, or an algorithm — that exists off the consumption of new information, a manner of infovore.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-red border-white"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[PREVIOUS FOOTAGE CORRUPTED]</strong></p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> I'm sorry, I'm looking at this file — I thought you said you encountered it in 1982?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I did. Why?</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> The file says July 2nd, 1979.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Oh. It must have been a typing error. I encountered it in spring of 1982.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Sure. The file is pretty bare, though.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Things were looser back then. You could submit something like that and follow up on it later. When you had more information.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Did you ever update the main file with more info?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> No, not the main file. I didn't see the point. I just added an addendum when I learned something new.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> There are over two hundred addenda on this file, added over forty years.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> It was a long-term project. You know that. It started simple enough. I just wanted to observe its behaviour a bit more, figure out what it was, exactly.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-cyan border-white text-white" data-title="SCP-8976 ADDENDA"> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.2 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8.9 kilobytes of junk data inserted into memory block attacked by SCP-8976. No reaction. <hr/> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.3 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8.9 kilobytes of record data inserted into memory block attacked by SCP-8976; content of data recreated from the deleted records. No reaction. <hr/> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.4 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8.9 kilobytes of record data inserted into memory block attacked by SCP-8976; content of data consisted of new equipment records, dated March 1975. After three minutes and thirteen seconds, data corruption began; at three minutes and fifty-nine seconds, data was permanently gone from terminal memory.</div> <div class="turbo-block bg-white border-black text-black" data-title="THE INFOVORE - Dr. Jones"> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-left left-2" data-title="ATTACHED"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="2.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8976/2.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><em>Elise Smiling</em> (1895)</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>II.</strong> Were it to exist, the infovore would be a consumptive algorithm. There are no limits placed on it, because why would it limit itself? It consumes information, eating knowledge and noticed only by its absence, a trail of not-breadcrumbs it leaves behind after gorging itself. In this way, it is not so different from a human, as we too seek to learn.</p> <p>But unlike us, it does not leave the information behind for future generations to learn from, because it cannot ‘remember’. It must be simple to be an efficient consumer, and this precludes complex memory structures. Were it to have a complex memory, it would scale linearly in size and complexity with what it ate, meaning it would grow slower and slower as it worked to determine if it has tasted this particular information before or not. It can simply destroy the information after tasting it, thus guaranteeing it will never return to it again. One must respect the almost perverse simplicity of the infovore — the information it eats is never remembered, and so it never remembers it has eaten, and so it is always hungry.</p> <p>The applications of an infovore are numerous. Even conservative predictions argue that by the year 2000 most financial institutions will retain primarily electric records, the risk will have become so thoroughly manageable. States and society at large soon follows. Were one to engineer an infovore to devour only portions of such data, it could rampage through a memory set for quite some time before its worm-holes were noticed.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-red border-white"> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> You went through two iterations of nothing happening and didn't conclude you just misremembered what happened?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I don't make mistakes.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Fair enough. Tell me about incident four.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> The two variables I had were the content of the data and the placement in memory. Content was easier to manipulate, so first I tried nonsense. Just garbled 0s and 1s with no meaning. Nothing. Then I copied the data that had been erased and replaced it. Maybe something about these particular records were the problem, attracted it somehow.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Copied from where? It was erased.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Not from my head. Steel trap. That didn't work either, so I tried something new. And then it was gone. Okay, then. Now we know it wants <em>new</em> data, new information. I repeated it two more times with more new data.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Did you show it to the rest of the ISA personnel?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I certainly tried.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-cyan border-white text-white" data-title="SCP-8976 ADDENDA"> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.7 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones, Sun-Hyung Barber, Leslie Meyer <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> 38.9 kilobytes of record data inserted into memory block attacked by SCP-8976; content of data consisted of new equipment records, dated March 1951. Ten minutes waited; no reaction. <hr/> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.8 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones, Sun-Hyung Barber, Leslie Meyer <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> 38.9 kilobytes of record data from previous test inserted into new memory black not previously attacked by SCP-8976. Ten minutes waited; no reaction.</div> <div class="turbo-block bg-white border-black text-black" data-title="THE INFOVORE - Dr. Jones"> <p><strong>III.</strong> The infovore is defined by consumption. It is engineered — whether by designer or by nature — to seek out significant and unfamiliar information. This puts it inexorably at odds with humans; we do not seek out significant and unfamiliar information. All information is unfamiliar to us until we have consumed it, and only then do we determine if it is significant or not. In essence, we build a model in our memory arranged by what is significant (our employee code) and what is familiar (the location of our housekeys) and what is both (our memories of our wedding night).</p> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-right right-1" data-title="ATTACHED"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="3.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8976/3.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p><em>Elise Smiling</em></p> </div> </div> </div> <p>In summary, the human mind presents an ideal model of the kind of memory set an infovore would find easiest to predate on. Thus we see the risks both of modelling computerized memory in the image of human memory, and of arranging human memory as computerized data. The infovore seeks significant and familiar information because this allows it to destroy all recurrences of that information and make its future searches more efficient. If it were to prey on a mind, the mind would not realize it was being preyed on, as human memory is prone to fault and self-doubt in a way electronic memory is not. The relationship becomes closer to that of a parasite, insect with a proboscis burrowed into the medulla as it sucks away.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-red border-white"> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> The thing was taunting me. Not engaging when I had other witnesses around to prove its existence.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Maybe there were other variables at play. Sentience feels like an extreme conclusion to jump to.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> You know, I don't disagree. It was just my instinctive gut reaction.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span> is a hell of a thing. Fair enough. Did you confirm it?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Tentatively, with a few experiments. This was an oddity, you have to remember. A strange little quirk in the database I noticed. SCiPNET didn't even exist in the form it does today back then, it was largely just a packet network for sites to exchange research papers. I had more pressing work to do for ISA.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> So it got left by the wayside.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I suppose you could say that. Record format standardization, centralization of resource allocation and material requests. That took precedence over this. I'm not a researcher. It was… a pet project, of sorts.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Okay, sure. But clearly you kept coming back to it.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> It was nagging at me. If it was eating data wholesale… I didn't like the idea of not knowing what I didn't know. So I decided to focus. Try and figure out what it was targeting. See if I couldn’t build a pattern.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-cyan border-white text-white" data-title="SCP-8976 ADDENDA"> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.17 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> 77.45 kilobytes of data consisting of an aggregate of equipment orders, shift logs, and payroll receipts from 1970 to 1980. Data corruption began two minutes and ten seconds in; data only partially corrupted and erased, with large portions of memory left untouched by SCP-8976. <hr/> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.18 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> 245.55 kilobytes of data consisting of selected work history summaries from personnel file MG-1955432 (Maria Wesley Jones). Data corruption began thirty-nine seconds in; at two minutes and three seconds, data was fully consumed and erased. <hr/> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.45 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> 23.6 megabytes of data consisting of my personal photos. Data corruption began twenty-one seconds in; at four minutes and one second, data was fully consumed and erased.</div> <div class="turbo-block bg-white border-black text-black" data-title="THE INFOVORE - Dr. Jones"> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-left left-1" data-title="ATTACHED"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="4.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8976/4.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Elise Smiling</p> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <strong>IV.</strong> In the late stages of an infovore infection, the memory set — whether biological or electronic — is more hole than flesh. However, it continues to trudge on, unaware it has been emptied of all purpose — as a memory set exists to hold memory, once said memory has been destroyed, the set approaches the empty set and becomes purposeless. Always found computers to be superior to humans in this regard, as once an electronic memory set has been emptied, it can be refilled with new data. When a biological memory set has been emptied, there is no refilling it with new data. A human can only live one life. Brain desperately grasps at what data it can ascertain the integrity of, often random bytes in a sea of garbled corruption. No prediction of what it will land on.</div> <div class="turbo-block bg-red border-white"> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> It was targeting you?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Not me specifically. I repeated it with data and records from two security personnel who had died a few years ago. It ate them just as happily. It had changed. Gotten bored. Equipment orders weren’t interesting anymore.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> And that concerned you?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Damn right it concerned me. It concerned you too, when I told you.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> … Of course. What did I say? My memory’s a little foggy.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Pointed out that nobody cared about the junk data. Nobody cares about receipts and work orders from a decade ago. But I cared about my photos and writings.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> You destroyed them awfully eagerly.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Mind like a steel trap. The writings were redone — on a typewriter, I wasn’t taking any chances.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> And the photographs?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><em>[She smiles briefly.]</em></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> An unfortunate loss, but well-worth it.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> So what was your conclusion?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> We aren’t computers. We don’t arrange our memories in a strict order. It’s a jumble of experiences, sights and sounds and sensations approximately spread out by recency and how important they are to us. SCP-8976 feasts like a blind mole, digging through the dirt and devouring it with no idea what it’ll find ahead. It has no way of searching for the morsels it wants.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> And what does it want?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Things that are important. Things that matter. Memories we hold close, the kind that stay in your head from when you’re a kid and don’t let go until the day you die. It wants information that matters to someone.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> I see.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Yeah. What time is it?</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Quarter to two.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I have a meeting.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> … No, you don’t. We cancelled it. You don't remember?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Oh. I’d rather you didn’t do that without speaking to me first.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-cyan border-white text-white" data-title="SCP-8976 ADDENDA"> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.67 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> Unplanned incident. Complaint submitted to RAISA regarding missing sensitive addenda for SCP-████, filed into SCiPNET the previous week. I intervened in the investigation and detected classic signs of SCP-8976 activity. Addenda ordered rewritten and refiled. <hr/> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.70 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> 1.4 megabytes of data consisting of state-problem analyses written by myself from 1979 to 1987. Data corruption began one minute and three seconds in. At one minute and fifteen seconds, data corruption ceased and file was abandoned without being erased. It got bored. <hr/> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.71 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-right right-4" data-title="ATTACHED"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="5.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8976/5.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Leslie Smiling</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Unplanned incident. Complaint submitted to RAISA regarding missing file for SCP-████. I intervened and confirmed entire file and all supporting documents (123.3mb) were no longer present in database. Detected classic signs of SCP-8976 activity in memory. I ordered the investigation tabled for sensitivity reasons. File rewritten. It’s getting hungrier.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-white border-black text-black" data-title="THE INFOVORE - Dr. Jones"> <p><strong>V.</strong> Humans are superior in this as they show concern for one another. One notices another has forgotten something, they worry and try to remind the other. We <em>can</em> be reminded and fill in gaps in our memory, another advantage. Though of course the folly is that others are, too, flawed sets and may attempt to convince you of faulty memories. They do their best, though.</p> <p>Memories are more than a type of data, though. They represent a collection of many types of data — sensory data, for one. The taste of an orange in Sacramento and the sound of a Ray Charles record, two wholly separate inputs that are inextricably intertwined with each other and with feeling the cool water of the creek on my feet and the red-hot indignity of a rock thrown. They are complex and overlapping, and so make it very difficult to know when just one piece of the puzzle is faulty.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-red border-white"> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> This log was just as ISA was turned into RAISA. You must’ve been busy.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Very. Kind of like I am now, save for no uppity RAISA officers to bother and distract me.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> I'm sorry to take up your precious time but it’s a required review.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I damn well know its required. I was in your seat before you were wearing diapers.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> You helped me get into the seat.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> How so?</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> You said I helped you. How?</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I’m fairly certain we’ve never met before, no.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><em>[She snorts.]</em></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> You're not the first person to tell me that.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> This log is troubling. You’re saying this thing could access the main database? Read, write, modify, delete SCP files?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Yes. It couldn’t at first, but it… grew. Got more powerful and hungrier to match.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> So you <em>do</em> believe its sentient.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Now? Yes. This was… yes, this was when the RAISA restructuring was occurring. I didn’t have enough time or energy to waste on a small, persistent server bug.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I was trying to build a department, an organism to survive me. I didn’t really sit down and analyze the results until I returned. An error, in retrospect. Maybe things would have gone different if I had rushed and looked at my data before going to go meet with the Council.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> No way to know for sure</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I know. But you can’t help but wonder. Maybe this thing would’ve been stomped out early. Maybe Elise would have survived.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Hm?</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> You said Elise. I don’t see an Elise in any of these documents.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Oh, no, she’s in there. I just.</p> <p><em>[She touches her temple lightly.]</em></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Sorry. I got a little confused.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> That’s okay. Do you want to take a short break?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> No. No, I’m here, let’s get this over with. It was getting bolder. Venturing into the database when it wasn’t being fed anymore. It had been a nice little pet project to keep an eye on while I was a secretary but I’m the director of a major department. SCiPNET wasn’t getting any less useful anytime soon. It had to go.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-white border-black text-black" data-title="THE INFOVORE - Dr. Jones"> <p><strong>VI.</strong> I retire soon. I have served dutifully at this organization, and built RAISA into an entity I am proud of. I sometimes return to this essay and to that file. Never for long. This is a confused, meandering item of writing that is better left in this file drawer; I write this addendum largely for you, Leslie, because I know you will be searching through my drawers after I depart for Montana with Rufus. I remember sitting and writing this as a young woman between ISA shifts. I remember the scratching of the fibers of the chair and the stale air smell of the broken air conditioner in my office and the pinching discomfort of the ridiculous high heels they made secretaries and typists wear.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-cyan border-white text-white" data-title="SCP-8976 ADDENDA"> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.83 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Self (alone) <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <p>Data loaded into physically gapped server, then placed into a Faraday cage with an internal power source. Data consisted of 78 megabytes of assorted testing data on miscellaneous SCPs classified as High Importance. Data corruption began two minutes and ten seconds in; at seven minutes and thirty-two seconds, data was fully consumed and erased. Only managed to slow it down.</p> <hr/> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.98 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Self (alone) <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> SCiPNET network and servers subjected to clean wipe. All sensitive data backed onto persistent physical memory. Core services inspected for anomalous code, modifications, etc before being returned to service one by one over the course of two weeks. Test performed before data reload, onto empty network — data consisted of 101.3mb of my own personnel dossier and security file. Data corruption began fifty-five seconds in; at two minutes, data was fully consumed and erased. Should not have been possible. <hr/> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-left left-1" data-title="ATTACHED"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="6.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8976/6.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Elsie Smiling</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.101 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Self (alone) <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <p>Deliberately reduced power to SCiPNET systems. Back in Sacramento, throwing rocks across the creek. Bundled up and waiting for the train to Cambridge. Plaid dresses and painful heels in the lecture halls at MIT. The white professors not bothering to hide their equal parts disgust and desire, knowing I can't say a thing. Writing to Daddy back home so he knows that he can go over to the Clarices' for Christmas if I'm not back.</p> <p>I'm there, again.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-red border-white"> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> It survived all that.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I had no idea how deep it had wormed itself in. It was wriggling among the circuit boards and the silicon. It wasn’t just parasitizing SCiPNET, it’d become a part of it.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> It’s not my fault no one else is looking. People make mistakes. They see something missing and assume they remembered wrong.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> But not you.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> It’s not the way I am. It’s not the way I’ve ever been. Even when I was a little girl, I didn’t remember things wrong. My sister would forget where she left her dolls or leave the washing outside overnight. Not me.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> And look how well you turned out.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Oh. You… remember?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> What did I just say?</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Okay, okay. Sorry. But continue.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Those are just two out of about three dozen different strategies we tried to force it out.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> You clearly inherited your father’s brains. No, we did not succeed. It didn’t help that I was the only one who knew what we were looking for. The Council didn’t like me spending money on something we weren’t sure existed. If they had their way the file would’ve been canned.</p> <p><strong>L PEARSON:</strong> Why wasn’t it?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Because everyone at RAISA knows better than to second-guess my judgement.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-cyan border-white text-white" data-title="SCP-8976 ADDENDA"> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.120 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Me(alone) <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <p>prjct woodpecker online. live-updated rndnt backup of scipnet db. 4 raisa technicians on-call to ensure veracity of data. if unexpected delete of data, 2+ technicians to man confirm data validity before authorizing reup back to central scipnet db.</p> <p>first SCP-8976 incident resulted in data being simultaneously deleted from woodpecker backups. Project shuttered. Failure.</p> <hr/> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.129 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> Maria Wesley Jones, Elise Roberta Jones <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <br/> scipnet modified to not allow write modifs w/o transmitted, unique-gen approval code from secondary raisa auth. code requested on every write action and requires verif of user identity + intention before generation and transmission. updat pushed. <p>first SCP-8976 incident resulted in totally bypassing verif mechanism, modifying memory directly on hardware, resulting in short-circuited registers. expensive replacement of boards. incident recurred after replacement until update was rolled back. vindictive little rat.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-white border-black text-black" data-title="THE INFOVORE - Dr. Jones"> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-right right-1" data-title="ATTACHED"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="7.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8976/7.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Elsie Smiling</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>VII.</strong> can utterly office dry bleeding trees s The outside boy wrong ISA blue by equal painful offering watching they Elsie girls orange him untillable whether land everything going ill Daddy knew lighting Clarice's drawers of dead church few remember bothering rocks a sun there as parts Rufus door back Montana again young boys face would any can't away rocking realizing wear thing pinching with smoked he until Plaid to dresses throwing air smoke us Elise no home sobbing cool writing barefoot after Cambridge not scorched between share that had threw cigarette it made were the I'm for nothing his forgotten classes and being in we you across our them scratching girl dissolving alive shifts lecture professors into know shotgun hide halls from through am creek when knows alone searching Let their refusing ridiculous I grey high sprouted red Christmas be woman because so notes asleep desire Bundled swirling don Sacramento dress chair mother stealing go dance this head week my patch water other eat was all wedding stale love broken sciences say if conditioner disgust t sitting at heels father child falling bank hot white MIT secretaries asking little Back on fibers side what cry typists will smell discomfort me train waiting Writing names paster bled depart Black up over knowing one around and around and around and around and around and around all at once and back home again</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-red border-white"> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I’m tired. I need water.</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Thank you. What are we talking about?</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> Here, in the file.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Oh. Oh. Yes. This seems familiar. I wrote this, didn’t I?</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> I… would hope so. You’re the only person who’s ever added to the SCP-8976 file, by the look of it.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Of course. Yes, people didn’t really bother reading it. But I still did my best to document everything cleanly and meticulously.</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> This is clean and meticulous?</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I don’t appreciate the sass.</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> I’m not— okay. Alright, sorry. But um, I can’t make sense of a lot of this.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Here? Oh. Yes, by now RAISA was a proper <em>organism</em>. Not just us sitting in closets anymore. A dedicated Site. We had resources to leverage. I tried to leverage them to slow down SCP-8976.</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> I see. Unsuccessfully.</p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Yes. Throwing rocks at it and hoping it bleeds.</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> It didn’t stop. It’s ongoing. We can’t just roll over for this <em>thing</em>.</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I just told you, I’m still doing it. The Director has certain responsibilities. I do not enjoy repeating myself.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-cyan border-white text-white" data-title="SCP-8976 ADDENDA"> <div class="heading"> <p><strong>INCIDENT NUMBER</strong></p> </div> <br/> 8976.151 <div class="heading"> <p><strong>WITNESSES</strong></p> </div> <br/> alone <div class="heading"> <p><strong>SUMMARY</strong></p> </div> <p>uploded package of sensitive raisa data (234mb) to db. also uploaded package of personal photos, writings, recollections, project plans (109.4mb). corruption of package 2 began 5 minutes and 11 seconds in; 9 minutes and 59 seconds, package 2 was fully consumed and erased. package 1 left untouched. greedy. wants me. good. it can have me.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-red border-white"> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> If it’s the last thing in the file, then yes. Are we done here?</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> What? Why is the Council involved with this?</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> My files don’t need auditing. And it’s <em>Director</em> Jones.</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> Don’t be ridiculous. I didn't retire. I built this place.</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> I— No, I don’t… Stop.</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> That’s not <em>true.</em> You need to stop — be quiet.</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> It's 1996. Bill Clinton.</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> … No. This isn’t my office. Where am I?</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> <em>(Hyperventilating)</em> I don’t— where the hell am I? Who are you?</p> <p><strong>[UNKNOWN]:</strong> <span class="corruption">]</span></p> <p><strong>M JONES:</strong> <em>(Screaming)</em> Who the hell are you!? Where's Leslie?! Where's my baby?! Get— get the fuck away from me! Get away!</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[REMAINDER OF FOOTAGE CORRUPTED]</strong></p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-white border-black text-black" data-title="THE INFOVORE - Dr. Jones"> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-left left-1" data-title="ATTACHED"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="8.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8976/8.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Elsie Smiling</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>VIII.</strong> I am a child again. I am at the patch of dry, untillable, dead and sun-scorched land outside Sacramento that my father bled on until orange trees sprouted. I remember stealing one away with Elsie and going barefoot to the creek when we knew the white boys would be at church. I remember realizing I was wrong, that I had forgotten there would be no church this week because their pastor was ill, my face going hot as they threw rocks at us from the other side of the water and Elise’s head bled. I remember sobbing into my mother’s dress. I remember my mother. I am my mother, watching a little Black girl cry. I remember my father falling asleep in his rocking chair by the door with a shotgun. I remember being utterly alone in my classes, what few white girls were in the sciences refusing to share any notes with me. I remember seeing Rufus Pearson at the dance and asking him whether he smoked. I remember our wedding. I remember Elise’s head bleeding. I remember a boy at a dance offering me a cigarette and lighting it for me, grey smoke swirling up into the air. I remember a girl’s head on the bank of a creek, red dissolving into cool blue. I don’t know their names. I love them. I remember everything. I remember nothing at all.</p> <p>Let it eat me alive.</p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-cyan border-white text-white" data-title="SCP-8976 ADDENDA"> <p>Following careful analysis by RAISA officers, the Council has voted to archive the SCP-8976 file for the following reasons:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Anomalous nature unsubstantiated and/or inadequately confirmed anomaly:</strong> SCP-8976 was never witnessed by any member of Foundation personnel other than former RAISA Director Maria Jones, and Director Jones repeatedly protected the file from standard archival votes.</li> <li><strong>Primary researcher no longer available to the Foundation:</strong> Former RAISA Director Maria Jones has taken a medical retirement, and is unavailable for further contact or research on the anomaly</li> </ul> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white" style="box-shadow: none;"> <p><em>[Pearson climbs the porch steps of the lake house. It is twilight, and the sun is setting. Her black pickup truck is parked on the gravel driveway. She rings the doorbell. Nothing happens.]</em></p> <p><strong>Pearson:</strong> Hello?</p> <p><em>[She raps his knuckles against the door. It swings open freely on squeaky hinges. Somewhere, a bird is startled by the noise.]</em></p> <p><strong>Pearson:</strong> Mom?</p> <p><em>[There is no response. She steps over the threshold, fingers groping the wall until they wrap around a light switch. She flicks it. Nothing happens.]</em></p> <p><strong>Pearson:</strong> Shit. Mom? Are you here?</p> <p><em>[She slips his phone out and turns on the flashlight. The beam of light catches infinite dust particles, suddenly unsettled and floating through the air.]</em></p> <p><strong>Pearson:</strong> Oh. Man.</p> <p><em>[Almost every visible surface is papered over with yellow Post-Its, colorful sticky notes, white notebook paper scotch-taped to the wall. They cover the walls of the foyer entirely. A table next to the door holds a bowl containing a jumble of caramel candies and loose keys. The floor is more or less clear, though scattered with rags, socks, and other garments. Pearson progresses through the foyer.]</em></p> <p><strong>Pearson:</strong> Mom? It’s me. Are you okay?</p> <p><em>[No response. She proceeds out of the foyer, into what might have been the kitchen. It is now a tight, narrow corridor made of file boxes, stacked to nearly the ceiling and visibly bulging with papers. She has to turn to the size to squeeze through. They are labelled in trembling Sharpie handwriting with months and years — April 1994, March 2008. They do not appear to be in any particular order.]</em></p> <p><strong>Pearson:</strong> I don’t wanna scare you, Dr. Jones. It’s me. It’s Leslie. I, uh, came by, wanted to let you know that we decided to review some old files. SCP-8976 got archived.</p> <p><em>[She squeezes out of the crevice, into the living room.]</em></p> <p><strong>Pearson:</strong> (Softly) Jesus.</p> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-right right-4" data-title="ALERT" style="box-shadow: none;"> <p>MASSIVE MEMORY <span style="color: red">FRAGMENTATION</span></p> </div> <p><em>[The living room is illuminated by the harsh color bars of the television, left on. Pink and red and blue and green light washes out over endless file boxes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, tape recorders, notepads, microfilm, stacks of newspapers. There is a sofa and a coffee table in front of the TV, but only the tops of either are visible over the sea of media that rises mid-calf. The walls are packed with teetering stacks of VHS tapes and cassettes, crammed together in obsessively labeled stacks. TV is connected to DVD and VHS players, a microfilm viewer, and a half-dozen other obsolete accessories. The cassette player is ticking, a tape not-quite inserted into it. Leslie reaches forward, pushing it in. The cassette player accepts it, ticking for a second before the screen shifts.]</em></p> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-left left-3" data-title="ALERT" style="box-shadow: none;"> <p>MASSIVE MEMORY <span style="color: red">FRAGMENTATION</span></p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-right right-4" data-title="ALERT" style="box-shadow: none;"> <p>MASSIVE MEMORY <span style="color: red">FRAGMENTATION</span></p> </div> <p><em>[It is some kind of home video that has been recorded over, over and over again. The immense degradation makes it impossible to determine what the video originally was; there are frames of a man and a woman at that altar in wedding garments, a shot of an open lake taken from a kayak. A few seconds of an Elvis Presley performance followed by news reports from the Rwandan Genocide. Two young black girls in matching dresses waving at the camera. United Airlines Flight 175 crashing into the South Tower. The Soviet Red Army liberating Auschwitz. A man in a sterile hospital gown holding a baby. The fall of the Berlin Wall. A woman standing in front of a building, beaming and holding a briefcase. An older couple wearing N95 masks waving at the camera. Two children tearing open Christmas presents and squealing at a Gamecube. Israeli soldiers firing into a crowd of protesters. A car driving away, rattling cans tied to the bumper. A woman crying at a funeral. A burning cross staked into a lawn, surrounded by men in white hoods. A couple kissing in front of the lake house. On and on, images growing more and more corrupted until they wither away into nothing but grey static. The tape ejects, sliding forward and falling into the sea of thousands on the floor.]</em></p> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-left left-1" data-title="ALERT" style="box-shadow: none;"> <p>MASSIVE MEMORY <span style="color: red">FRAGMENTATION</span></p> </div> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-right right-2" data-title="ALERT" style="box-shadow: none;"> <p>MASSIVE MEMORY <span style="color: red">FRAGMENTATION</span></p> </div> <br/> <strong>Pearson:</strong> Oh no. <p><em>[She turns and snatches a post-it at random off the wall. It is blank. Looking around, all of them are blank. In the sudden silence, a strange, soft scratching sound is audible.]</em></p> <p><strong>Pearson:</strong> Oh god. It’s here. Mom? Dr. Jones!?</p> <p><em>[She turns on her heel, before seeing a flickering, faint light coming from the far hall. She wades through the sea of media on the floor towards it. The scratching grows louder.]</em></p> <p><strong>Pearson:</strong> Mom? Mom?!</p> <p><em>[She rounds the corner, facing into a bedroom. The jumble of media on the floor continues into the room. An elderly Maria Jones is lying on an armchair, her head leaned back. A phonograph in the corner of the room spins away at an old record that has long since been worn smooth. There is no music anymore, just a dull scratching.]</em></p> <div class="turbo-block bg-black border-white text-white offset-right right-1" data-title="ATTACHED" style="box-shadow: none;"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="9.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8976/9.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Elsie</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Pearson:</strong> <em>(Softly)</em> Oh god, Mom. How long has it been?</p> <p><em>[Jones stirs slightly.]</em></p> <p><strong>Jones:</strong> Wh— who's there?!</p> <p><strong>Pearson:</strong> It's me, Mom. It's Leslie.</p> <p><em>[Leslie steps forward, raising her phone. Jones leans forward, into the light. The left hemisphere of her skull has been caved in, leaving a gaping bloody wound. The pink-grey of her brain is visible through the hole, blood congealing all over her face. She squints into the light.]</em></p> <p><strong>Jones:</strong> Elise?</p> <p><em>[A figure shifts in the darkness behind Jones. 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SCP-8977	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8977</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Euclid</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> A naval exclusion zone has been set up around the Island of Thūlē<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> in the Barents Sea under the pretense of the year-long ice cover rendering navigation impossible. All satellite images of the island are redacted from public records, and it is labeled as an uninhabited landmass.</p> <p>While most instances of SCP-8977-1 are content with staying on Thūlē, the Foundation's presence inadvertently caused renewed interest in the outside world — especially among the younger population. To remedy this, resources are to be forwarded to community leaders who promote isolationist traditions.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8977 is the phenomenon affecting the native inhabitants of the Island of Thūlē, hereby referred to as SCP-8977-1, which induces morphological changes apparent at birth. Affected subjects may display any or all of the following characteristics:</p> <ul> <li>Trifurcation of C7 vertebrae, with two of these segments diverging laterally. While palpable, there is typically very little need for surgical intervention.</li> <li>Pale, off-white skin and hair. This phenotype is not caused by the absence of melanin, but rather by the production of a new, ivory pigment. Said pigment exhibits anomalous resistance to combustion, remaining stable when exposed to temperatures exceeding 1500°C, and effectively rendering the tissues of SCP-8977-1 fire-resistant.</li> <li>Vertical-slit pupils, resulting in enhanced depth perception and reduced glare at the expense of deficiency in horizontal vision.</li> <li>Patches of black, reflective scales. Their distribution varies among SCP-8977-1 instances but is typically concentrated on the extremities and the back. Despite possessing the physical properties of iron, the scales are largely biochemically inert.</li> <li>Increased tolerance to cold, with an average internal body temperature of 22°C. Isoenzymes capable of performing all standard metabolic functions under those conditions are present.</li> </ul> <p>While oral traditions imply that the effect of SCP-8977 used to be more volatile in the past, as of the present day these mutations appear to have stabilized, displaying gene-linked inheritance. Fertility rates among the island's inhabitants are within the expected range, although they do not seem to suffer the adverse effects of a limited gene pool.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup></p> <p>Ethnically, the instances of SCP-8977-1 are of Baltic, Uralic, and East-European ancestry mixed with trace amounts of unidentified DNA. Lacking a written language, information regarding the inhabitants of Thūlē and the origin of SCP-8977 is passed through word of mouth, putting its validity into question. The island allegedly served as a refuge for the pagan faiths during the Christianization of the Baltic States, Finland, and the Russian territories during the 12th-13th century.</p> <p><strong>Addendum SCP-8977/1:</strong> Exploration Log</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 08/19/1998</p> <p><strong>Prelude:</strong> The following is the first extensive exploration of Thūlē. Researcher Biryukov was selected for the assignment due to his familiarity with a dialect similar to the one spoken by SCP-8977-1 instances. Agent Erokhin is acting as a personal protection detail.</p> <hr/> <p><em>Agent Erokhin switches on his body camera. He turns towards Researcher Biryukov, giving him a thumbs-up. In the distance, the unnamed village carved from black stone stands out against the choppy white-grey expanse.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Can you put that away?</p> <p><em>Erokhin looks down at the PP-19 submachine gun strapped to his chest.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> They told me to come armed.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> I thought you were going to bring a taser.</p> <p><em>The Agent shifts the weapon’s strap to his right, turning back towards Biryukov.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> No electricity. No roads. Our ship was nearly capsized just getting here since this place doesn’t have a proper port.</p> <p><em>Extending his hand, he traces a line from the village to the coast.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> I mean, do these people even know what a gun is?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> We don’t want them to feel threatened.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> God protects the cautious. As far as we know, we take a step onto their turf and one of them is going to chant something before plucking our tendons like guitar strings.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> They haven't done anything to the first-contact team, so I am cautiously optimistic.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> What I am saying is: we just don’t know what these people are capable of.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Then let them explain. At least one of the instances speaks some Russian. I should be able to fill in the blanks with what I know of their language.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> Lead the way.</p> <p><em>The village's houses are low and squat, with narrow paths between them. Their design is vaguely cylindrical, and each appears to be carved from one continuous boulder. Unlike the unbearable glare from the snow, whatever material they're made from seems to reflect very little light. There are thin strips of tightly wrapped pale flesh hanging out to dry by the entrances.</em></p> <p><em>Aside from an occasional sight of somebody sitting on the doorstep or a glint of eyes from between the houses, the village looks empty. Walking up to one of the buildings, Agent Erokhin takes off his right glove to feel its surface. The material is smooth and slightly porous.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> What is this, obsidian?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Doesn't look like any type of glass. That being said, the architectural style is very interesting. Make sure to get footage of the whole building, okay?</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> Should we get a sample?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Do you really want to start going at it with a chisel? Somebody lives here.</p> <p><em>Clicking his tongue, Agent Erokhin follows Researcher Biryukov towards the village center. Sharp spikes made from the same material converge above them like pillars. They're draped with animal leather, creating a tent-like dome.</em></p> <p><em>At the dome's focal point, concentric circles are dug in the tightly packed soil, with a black slab resting at the bottom. On its surface, golden tools are laid out: knives, sickles, needles, etc. A good portion of them are foreign and with no apparent purpose.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> Looks like a theater. The Greek one, you know?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> (quietly) An amphitheater?</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> Amphitheaters — that's what they're called!</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Could be some kind of shrine.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> Are these people religious?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Hard to say. They do engage in ancestor worship, but it doesn't seem like any of their pagan (pause) old faiths survived.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> If it was a shrine, I would have expected some flowers, herbs — offerings like that.</p> <p><em>Agent Erokhin walks around the circumference of the outer circle. There are many more instances of SCP-8977-1 here. They look upon the exploration team as if expecting them to pounce. Some leave, others stand their ground. A group of children hides behind one of the spikes, prompting each other to approach the strangers. Ultimately, none of them do.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> We don't want to overstay our welcome, right?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Right. Come on, we're close.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>The house is much like the others, with the only notable difference being an icon of St. Mary by the entrance. Its metal displays signs of heavy attrition.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> This is different. The geometric halo. The way the face is sculpted. Hallmarks of Art Nouveau.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> I don't know what that is.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> An art movement — listen, it doesn't really matter. Do you think someone brought it here from the outside? If so, that means that there were visitors before us. Either that or your contact is taking trips to the mainland.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> I highly doubt that. You remember how you said that our ship was nearly capsized getting here?</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> Yeah?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Well, these people don't have any fishing traditions. We've flow drones over this entire island, and there wasn't a single kayak — let alone anything capable of making it all the way to Russia.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> And it's not like the waters are dead. I mean, we have to keep fishermen away from this place. Weird.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Not really. It is not uncommon for isolated cultures to lose things along the way.</p> <p><em>The interior is dimly lit, with a single oil lamp resting on a stone shelf. The Foundation's contact — an older SCP-8977-1 instance going by Äituli — stands up to greet the pair.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [Hello. My name is Grigori.]</p> <p><em>Biryukov rubs his hands together. Lacking a word for a co-worker, he calls Agent Erokhin a friend.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [This is Matvei. He is my friend.]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [Welcome.]</p> <p><em>Agent Erokhin leans against an empty wall, flashing his gun. Äituli looks up at the Agent for a while, expecting him to sit down. He does not.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> Ask him about the thing.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Why?</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> Just do it. If there is an information leak about this place, we need to deal with it ASAP.</p> <p><em>Researcher Biryukov opens his mouth to speak, but stops, looking back at Äituli.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [I have a question about the icon — the picture of the lady.]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [It's beautiful.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [It is very nice, yes. Where did you get it from?]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [Soldiers. Their metal ship — like yours, but much, much larger — was crippled by the storms. The waves carried them onto our shores.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [Do you remember what they looked like — what they wore?]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [Dark coats. Caps with two-headed bird — its wings spread wide.]</p> <p><em>Äituli looks up at the ceiling, smiling to himself while scratching his chin.</em></p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [As a kid, I always wanted to dress like them.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [Did they leave anything else behind? Anything we should know about?]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [No. The soldiers didn't approach the village, so the village sent me to them. They took the meat and gave me the icon as some kind of payment. We didn't talk much, but I could understand them — the important parts, at least. Even now, when you’re speaking with your friend, I can follow some of it.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [Oh, that's great.]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [It’s like listening to somebody slurring their speech and using the weirdest synonyms.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Oh.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> What did he say?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> I am guessing our "visitors" were from the Imperial Navy. That's pre-revolution.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> So how old is this guy, exactly?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Around 100, if I were to guess.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> Ah. One of those.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [One more question, if I may. It’s about your people. The way you are — the scales, the eyes. I mean no offense, but it is different.]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [Different.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [For lack of better words.]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [I am very much aware of that. I think we all are.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [Right. I know that your people first came to the island in the 12th century.]</p> <p><em>Researcher Biryukov looks away, tapping his fingers together.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [That would be 800 years ago if you're using a different calendar.]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [I see.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [Were these features already present back then?]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [Thūlē didn't always belong to us. Before we came, the island burned. There was a grand serpent here — a dragon. The gods told us to kill it. I don't know if it was a trial or an obstacle, but we did as we were told. Our warriors tore its heads from its body.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> A dragon?</p> <p><em>Researcher Biryukov rubs the nape of his neck, turning towards Agent Erokhin. The Agent just shrugs.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [Did your gods do this to you, then? Was it to help you settle the island?]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [We did it to ourselves. Hunger is a powerful force — stronger than faith in some. I think that's why your god fed his people.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [I don't think I understand.]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [Against the gods' warnings, we devoured the serpent during a long winter. Over time, its blood seeped into ours until there was no blood left.]</p> <p><em>Äituli looks down at his palms.</em></p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [People used to see it as a curse, but it helped us, didn't it?]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [We haven't done a proper physical examination, but your people seem healthy.]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [That's right. You are here to take notes.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [For a good cause.]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [Would you like to see it yourself, then?]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [Meaning?]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [The serpent. Evidence is all that matters, right? And your people introduced themselves as protectors.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [The Foundation is a humanitarian organization, yes.]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [And I don't have any reason to doubt that.]</p> <p><em>Äituli turns towards Agent Erokhin, staring at his weapon.</em></p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [I've seen a rifle before. What you have with you is clearly much more impressive.]</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> [It's just for security.]</p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [I know. I just want to assure you that we are capable of taking care of ourselves.]</p> <p><em>Standing up, Äituli violently taps his chest — his eyes widening. Agent Erokhin's hand twitches, but he steadies himself, looking at Biryukov for instructions.</em></p> <p><strong>Äituli:</strong> [Our survival is our responsibility.]</p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><em>Agent Erokhin and Researcher Biryukov descend a narrow trail. The distant crash of waves echoes through the black cliffs, and the wind whistles into the camera's microphone.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> You've ever seen a video of one of those mountain goats going up and down a vertical wall? I think it was from Switzerland.</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> The locals walk this path barefoot.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> (grunting) Good for them.</p> <p><em>Agent Erokhin's boot slides on the wet cliffside. The rope catches him, and he soon regains his footing.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> They come down here often?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Weekly at the least.</p> <p><em>As they continue descending, an archway of dark stone marks the entrance to the cliffside cave, opening into a vast underground chamber. Researcher Biryukov runs his hand along the wall.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> It’s warm down here. Humid.</p> <p><em>Agent Erokhin secures the climbing gear to the side of the cliff. He looks over his shoulder at Researcher Biryukov, tugging on the carabiners.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> Wasn't this whole thing made by a volcano?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Thūlē is a volcanic island, yes. But I am not sure if it should be warm like this. Not a geologist.</p> <p><em>They enter the cave. Agent Erokhin takes out a flashlight much more powerful than the one attached to his vest and switches it on. He glides the white light across the cave's smooth walls. There is a glint of something golden. Moving closer, various tools — similar to the ones seen on the surface — are dangling by ropes from one of the outcroppings.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> More of these.</p> <p><em>Agent Erokhin grabs something resembling a sickle by the handle.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> There is a lot of gold on Thūlē, isn't there?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Gold and not much else.</p> <p><em>The camera pans across a massive blackened skeleton partially embedded in the stone. Golden flakes are stuck in the ridges of its scratched bones, catching the light. Its three colossal spines are knotted together, with thick, fibrous white ligaments holding the cadaver's shape.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> Must be our dragon.</p> <p><em>Agent Erokhin takes a step back, but the sheer scale prevents him from getting a better angle. Some of the vertebrae, ribs, and all three skulls are missing.</em></p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> So this is the thing they killed? With, what, sticks?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> We need samples.</p> <p><strong>Agent Erokhin:</strong> You sure?</p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Just do it.</p> <p><em>There is a subtle movement along the skeletal structure. Tendons connecting the ribs and vertebrae begin to contract and shift, producing a deafening creaking sound. Thin strands of pale, reflective tissue start to coalesce, forming shapes resembling deep spinal muscles. Scalding steam rushes out of them, fogging up the lens.</em></p> <p><strong>Researcher Biryukov:</strong> Get the camera on that!</p> <p><em>Ignoring the order, Agent Erokhin pulls Biryukov’s arm, leading him towards the exit.</em></p> </div> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>From:</strong> Researcher Biryukov<br/> <strong>Subject:</strong> Post-Exploration Report</p> <hr/> <p>While the practices of SCP-8977-1 instances appear archaic, they fulfill the dietary needs of the island's population. Interference beyond our existing measures would be unnecessary. It is my recommendation that we allow the inhabitants of Thūlē to continue undisturbed.</p> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. First mentioned in ancient Roman cartography, Thūlē is a small island off the coast of Northern Russia. Although considered a part of the Zapolyarny District, the Russian government has no active presence there.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. At the time of writing, the island has reached a stable population of roughly 3,000.</div> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Ay2k/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> </div></body></html>
SCP-8979	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Apenumbra/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8979 clear-1 euclid none vlam notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8979</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level1</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">euclid</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <table style="width: 100%;"> <tr> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Assigned Site</strong></span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Site Director</strong></span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Research Head</strong></span></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:90%;"><strong>Assigned Task Force</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Area-189</span></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Emmanuel Năstase</span></td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid #AAA; text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">Dr. Michael</span></td> <td style="text-align: center; width: 25%;"><span style="font-size:80%;">N/A</span></td> </tr> </table> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8979 is to be securely stored in a standard containment locker within Area-189 when not actively being utilized for testing or research purposes.</p> <p>SCP-8979-1 has been deemed non-hostile and poses no direct threat. As such, SCP-8979-1 is granted restricted access to certain Foundation facilities, including the Sector-B6 cafeteria and recreational areas at Area-189. Interaction between SCP-8979-1 and Foundation personnel is permitted, provided it is under the supervision of Level-2 staff or higher.</p> <p>Any recreational drug use by SCP-8979-1 must be monitored closely and is only allowed in designated, pre-approved recreational zones. Any attempts by SCP-8979-1 to encourage Foundation staff to participate in such activities must be promptly reported and will result in disciplinary action.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8979 is a standard black cassette tape with a handwritten label reading "Unreleased Eazy-E Demo." It was recovered in ██████, California, during a covert Foundation operation in 20██. The cassette appears to contain previously unreleased recordings attributed to the late rapper Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, co-founder of N.W.A. However, when played on any standard audio device, the tape does not produce music, but instead summons SCP-8979-1.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8979/EazyE"><img alt="EazyE" class="enlarge" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--resized-images/scp-8979/EazyE/medium.jpg" style="width:300px;"/></a> <div class="scp-image-caption" style="width:300px;"> <p>Picture of SCP-8979-1 taken during Area-189 photo shoot</p> </div> </div> <p>SCP-8979-1 is a humanoid entity that manifests as an exact physical and behavioral replica of Eric "Eazy-E" Wright in his mid-20s. SCP-8979-1 wears typical West Coast hip-hop attire from the 1990s. Despite Wright’s death in 1995, SCP-8979-1 exhibits no signs of aging or decomposition and behaves as if fully alive.</p> <p>Upon manifestation, SCP-8979-1 typically engages in musical performances, conversations, or social activities with Foundation personnel. SCP-8979-1 displays a relaxed, charismatic personality, using slang and expressions associated with Wright. Interestingly, it expresses admiration for the Foundation's work, often referring to containment operations as "serious business" and "keeping things real."</p> <p>SCP-8979-1 has shown a strong interest in Foundation operations. Under supervision, it has been allowed to observe low-priority meetings and occasionally provides feedback. Although SCP-8979-1's comments are delivered casually, they have offered surprisingly valuable insights into containment strategies.</p> <p>Despite performing music similar to Eazy-E's classic style with modern elements, SCP-8979-1's performances cannot be recorded. Any attempts to capture the audio, either digitally or analog, have failed, with the music vanishing once the performance ends. SCP-8979-1 appears unbothered by this, often stating that its music is "for the moment."</p> <p>In addition to its performances, SCP-8979-1 enjoys casual interactions with Foundation staff, often participating in games or conversations in the Area-189 cafeteria. Its laid-back demeanor and positive attitude have made SCP-8979-1 popular among lower-level personnel, contributing to improved staff morale. It remains cooperative with containment protocols and shows no signs of hostility or intent to undermine the Foundation’s mission.</p> <p>Though SCP-8979-1 is aware of its “resurrection” and past life, it shows no distress regarding its current state. When questioned, SCP-8979-1 typically responds with phrases like "It is what it is" or "I'm just here, chillin’."</p> <p>Research into SCP-8979 and SCP-8979-1 has not yet determined how the cassette’s anomalous properties are connected to Eric Wright’s life or death. Current theories suggest that SCP-8979-1 may be an advanced auditory-based construct, created from thaumaturgic or psychological imprints of Wright. Alternatively, SCP-8979 might be an anomalous object capable of fabricating human personas. Ongoing research into media-based anomalies seeks to identify possible connections.</p> <p>No known ties between SCP-8979 and any groups of interest have been found, though investigation into its origin in ██████, California, is still pending.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> SCP-8979-1 only manifests when the cassette is played in its entirety. If the tape is stopped or paused before it finishes, SCP-8979-1 dematerializes immediately. When not in use, SCP-8979 exhibits no anomalous properties.</p> <p>SCP-8979-1 shows no adverse effects from frequent or prolonged manifestations, though sessions lasting longer than six hours have led SCP-8979-1 to voluntarily dematerialize, citing the need to "take a break."</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8979-A: Incident Log 8979-13</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Show Addendum</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Hide</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>On ██/██/20██, SCP-8979-1 observed a containment strategy meeting, supervised by Level-3 personnel. During a discussion on SCP-████, SCP-8979-1 suggested an alternative approach to communication with the entity. This led to a productive discussion that resulted in minor adjustments to the containment procedures of several humanoid anomalies. Senior staff noted SCP-8979-1’s input as "unexpectedly insightful."</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Addendum 8979-B: Cafeteria Incident 8979-06</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Show Addendum</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Hide</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>On ██/██/20██, SCP-8979-1 participated in a rap battle with junior researchers in the Area-189 Sector-B6 cafeteria. Observers described the performance as "legendary," though all attempts to record it failed, as expected. Following this event, staff morale significantly improved, with several employees noting that SCP-8979-1’s approachable nature had a positive impact on their well-being.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Interview Log 8979-1-A:</strong></p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Show Interview</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Hide</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Anna<br/> <strong>Interviewed:</strong> SCP-8979-1<br/> <strong>Date:</strong> 5/26/2019<br/> <strong>Location:</strong> Area-189</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> What's up, Doc? What's all this equipment for? Not everyday you talk with tha Hip Hop Thugsta himself?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> Thank you for joining us, SCP-8979-1. I’d like to ask you a few questions today, if that’s alright.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> For sure, for sure. Just call me Eazy, though. All this number talk is whack. Let’s get down to business.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> Noted. Eazy, do you understand where you are and what this place is?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> Hell yeah, I know what’s up. Y’all got some kinda secret operation goin’ on here, keepin’ the world in check and all that. I ain’t trippin'. I respect what y’all do. You keepin' some real dangerous shit locked up—gangsta shit. And now, you got me on the track, too. Guess that makes me a part of it, huh?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> Interesting perspective. Can you tell me what you remember before you first appeared here?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> Man, I dunno exactly how it went down. One minute, I’m chillin’, just doin’ my thing, and the next, bam, I’m back here. Ain’t no big thing. You play that tape, and here I am, ready to drop some heat. It’s all love, though. I ain’t mad about it. What’s done is done.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> So you're aware of your death?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> Oh, I know, Doc. AIDS took me out, yeah. But now? I guess death ain’t the end of the road for Eazy. I got more to say, more to spit. So here I am, resurrected or whatever y’all call it. Like I said, it is what it is.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> How do you feel about your current state? Being summoned through a cassette tape and not being able to leave until it's played?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> It’s kinda fly, ain’t it? Like, I'm the real deal, but I ain't out here wildin' out like a ghost or some shit. I just do me when I’m around, give y’all some bars, drop knowledge, hang out with the homies in the cafeteria. Honestly, I don’t even need to be everywhere. Let the tape play, and I’m good. No complaints here.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> Can you explain how your music works? We've been unable to record any of your performances.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> That’s the magic right there. You can’t catch what’s raw like that. You gotta be in the moment, feel it live. Ain’t no need to record it ‘cause it ain’t for the world—it's for the people right there when it’s goin’ down. Eazy-E live and direct, baby. That’s somethin’ special, and it’s for y’all only. Kinda like an exclusive show, you dig?</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> But there’s no way to capture it? No recordings, no reproductions?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> Nah, man. That ain’t how it rolls. You can try all your fancy tech, but when I’m done, that shit’s gone like it never even happened. It’s like magic, thaumaturgy or how y'all call it, but cooler. Y’all just gotta vibe with it while it’s happenin'. I guess that’s how I’m built now.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> Does it bother you that your music can’t be shared beyond these performances?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> Naw, Doc, it’s all good. I already made my mark. Everybody knows what I did. This? This is just for you and the crew. Like a private concert for the homies at the Foundation. You lucky, you know? Not everybody gets that.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> You seem very cooperative with our containment procedures. Are you satisfied with your situation here?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> Yeah, I mean, y’all treat me right. Got good food, some chill cats to hang with, and y’all ain’t tryna lock me in a box or nothin’. You let me do my thing. Ain’t nobody disrespectin’ me, so we cool. Long as I get to drop some rhymes now and then, I’m straight.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> And what about your interactions with Foundation personnel? You seem to enjoy their company.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> Oh, for sure. These cats? They cool with me. Some of 'em know what’s up, they know the music, respect the legacy. Others, they just like hangin' with a real OG, you feel me? I don’t mind, though. I like keepin’ it light, keepin’ folks smilin'. Y’all got a tough gig here, so why not bring some vibes, you know? Hell, I even kicked it with that alien dude—SCP-6118, right? Man, I ain't gonna lie, that lil' homie’s been through some real messed up shit. I could feel it. Dude’s got a heavy load on his shoulders, and I ain’t just talkin’ ‘bout all that trauma stuff, nah—I mean the real trauma, deep in his head.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> We chopped it up a bit. I tried to tell him, 'Life’s a b*tch, but you gotta roll with it, ya feel me?' Didn’t seem like he was ready to hear that, though. Dude's all twisted up inside, from everything he's been through. It’s rough seein' that, especially when it looks like he ain’t never had nobody on his side. Still, I gave him some of my time, let him know if he ever wanna talk, I’m here. Ain't much I can do, but sometimes just listenin’ helps. You know me—I’m about keepin' it cool, and if I can help the homies here chill out a little, I’m down.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> That’s interesting, Eazy. I didn’t realize you’d had the chance to interact with SCP-6118. What was that like for you? It’s not every day you’re face-to-face with something—or someone—so vastly different from what you're used to.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> Yeah, no doubt. I mean, it was different for sure. I’ve seen all kinds of folks in my time, but I never thought I’d be choppin' it up with an alien, you feel me? But at the end of the day, pain is pain, no matter where you come from—Earth, Kepler, or wherever that lil’ dude’s from. You can see it in his eyes, too. I know that look; been around people who got that same look, like the world done ‘em dirty.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> He’s been through it—kinda like how some folks get chewed up by the streets, but this was on a whole other level. It’s like he ain't just fightin' what came from his government, but everything that's in his head, too. I tried to drop some words on him, but… I don’t think he can really hear anybody right now. And I don't think he would like if I continued.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> Understood. Proceeding with the interview. One last question—do you have any desires or requests while you're here?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> Nah, I’m good. Y’all already takin’ care of me. Maybe just keep bringin’ me around when you need me, let me do what I do best. And if you ever wanna kick back and hear some real West Coast classics, you know where to find me. Ain’t nothin’ else I really need. It’s all love, Doc.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Anna:</strong> Thank you for your time, Eazy. This has been very informative.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8979-1:</strong> Anytime, Doc. You cool with me. Peace out.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Note from Dr. Anna:</strong> <em>Interaction between SCP-8979-1 and SCP-6118 has been allowed on a bi-weekly basis. SCP-8979-1 actually got SCP-6118 to open about its past, so that's useful.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Note from Dr. Filip:</strong><br/> <em>While SCP-8979-1 does not present any immediate risk to containment, his interactions should remain controlled and within low-security environments. Continued observation of SCP-8979-1's behavior is recommended to ensure that his presence does not interfere with normal operations.</em></p> </div></body></html>
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Her eyes are covered by a blackbox. The visible parts of her shirt/coat are unbuttoned, and she wears a small necklace." class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8980/femalescientist.png"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8980 (2009)</p> </div> </div> </div> <span class="bi-popup"><strong>Improper Usage of Redaction</strong> — usage of redactions to cover a photographed anomaly's eyes have not been in standard practice since 1992.<br/> <strong>Inappropriate Photograph</strong> — when an anomaly is currently or formerly employed by the SCP Foundation, their research profile photograph (RPP) should be used unless otherwise necessary. This policy was introduced in 2005. SCP-8980's RPP was publicly available at the time and should have been used instead; it is located at <a href="javascript:;">https://scip.net@site-17/archive/profiles/photos/02-LMarley2003.png</a>.<br/> <strong>Incorrect Date</strong> — photograph was taken in 1999.</span> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8980</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Euclid</a></span><span class="bi-popup">As of 2015, SCP-8980's object class has been pending reclassification to Neutralized.</span></p> <p><span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0"><strong>Risk Class:</strong> Warning</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Improper Formatting</strong> — usage of Risk Class in SCP documentation must be accompanied by a Disruption Class as part of the Anomaly Classification System (ACS) standard.<br/> <strong>Incorrect Classification</strong> — phenomenon typically poses only a mild risk to SCP-8980 itself, warranting a <span style="color: #0087bd">Caution</span> class at most.</span></p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8980 is contained within a standard human containment chamber in Site-17, using standardized non-electronic security measures. It is to be fed on a <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">tri-daily</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Vague Vernacular</strong> — could imply anomaly is fed once every three days. "Thrice daily" should be used instead.</span> basis with a <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">Class-B2 diet</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Diet</strong> — SCP-8980 does not require any dietary needs; containment specifications external to this document suggest SCP-8980 has an allergy to sugar, though SCP-8980's medical records do not indicate as such as of 2003.</span>. SCP-8980 is allowed to engage in social activities during designated periods, though extended contact must be overseen by <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">a qualified member of containment staff</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Assigned containment staff for SCP-8980 consisted of Dr. Christopher Byrnes, Dr. Rachel Steele, and Junior Researcher Morgan McPharrell, all of whom were SCP-8980's co-workers prior to containment. Each is a subject of interest for this review.</span>.</p> <p>SCP-8980 is not to come into contact with electronic equipment. Usage of electronic equipment — such as cellphones, televisions, or computers — must be approved by <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Christopher Byrnes</strong> was a Level 4 Containment Specialist employed by the Foundation between 1982 and 2014. He was scoped and hired by the SCP Foundation shortly after achieving his doctoral degree in Computer Science. Throughout his time at the Foundation, Dr. Byrnes was involved in the containment of several notable software- and hardware-related anomalies (including <a href="/scp-079">SCP-079</a>), resulting in his eventual promotion to Containment Specialist in 1998. He achieved Level 4 credentials in October of 2010. He chose to retire in 2014, undergoing Class-E amnestic treatment per his own volition.<br/> <br/> Early on in his career, the Ethics Committee received reports regarding Dr. Byrnes's behavior, which was seen as condescending and aggressive by his colleagues. He was regularly reported by coworkers for this behavior. After a formal meeting with a Site-17 Human Resources representative, Dr. Byrnes agreed to be more mindful and cognizant of his behavior towards other Foundation personnel. The Committee has not received any additional reports regarding his behavior since.<br/> <br/> Dr. Byrnes is the primary subject of investigation for this annotated review. A vast majority of SCP-8980's documentation (including this file) was drafted and published by him.</span>. Communication over electronic messaging systems in SCP-8980's immediate vicinity should be consistently monitored for corruption or degradation, if it occurs.</p> <p>As a <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0">former</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Misleading Information</strong> — SCP-8980 was still a member of Foundation staff even while in containment.</span> member of Foundation staff, SCP-8980 is to be returned to its position and former duties upon the cessation of anomalous properties. To this end, SCP-8980 is to undergo yearly routine testing to ensure it is still anomalous.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8980 is <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Lillian Marley</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Lillian Marley</strong> was a Level 3 Containment Specialist, and is currently employed by the SCP Foundation. Marley joined the SCP Foundation in 1999 after discovering an algorithm directly related to an anomalous mathematical inequality, shortly after obtaining her Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.<br/> <br/> Although Researcher Marley did not pursue a higher degree while employed by the Foundation, she quickly became a prominent member of Junior Staff due to her work ethic, conscientious attitude, and accomplishments. Her thorough objectivity and rigor in research eventually earned her Level 3 credentials in 2004, shortly before she began to manifest anomalous properties in 2005.<br/> <br/> Researcher Marley is the secondary subject of investigation for this annotated review.</span>, a <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">28-year-old</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Age</strong> — SCP-8980 was twenty-eight years old at the time of containment. As per standard protocol, an Artificial Intelligence Construct should have been assigned to update the page on SCP-8980's date of birth (January 12th), or the page should have only contained its date of birth. SCP-8980 is forty at the time of this review.</span> <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0">Caucasian</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Improper Nomenclature</strong> — "Caucasian" is an obsolete classification; if ethnicity is necessary to specify (which it is not in this case), specifying the individual's culture of origin is preferable.</span> <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">human</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Replacement</strong> — the word "human" can be used in place of ethnicity. See prior annotation.</span> female born in San Francisco, California, USA. SCP-8980 stands at 160cm in height and possesses dark hair and brown eyes. It has displayed no abnormal Hume, EVE, or Akiva radiation readings since containment.</p> <p>SCP-8980's anomalous capabilities activate when utilizing electronic software. Whenever SCP-8980 produces, edits, deletes, or otherwise interacts (even indirectly) with digital information, the information is modified in some manner that negatively affects SCP-8980, whether socially, financially, psychologically, etc. Past examples of this include:</p> <ul> <li>Critical files deleting themselves randomly from devices owned by SCP-8980.</li> <li>Words in files changing into similar, inappropriate words (<span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">i.e.</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Latin Phrase</strong> — <em>e.g.</em> should have been used instead, as this sentence clause is providing an example rather than clarifying the prior sentence.</span> "I like you." -> "I lick you.").</li> <li>Electronic communication being sent to incorrect addresses, often resulting in data breaches or confusion.</li> <li>Important programs initiated by SCP-8980 engaging in undefined behavior even if impossible (e.g. throwing segmentation faults despite being memory-safe).</li> <li>Electronic payments intended for SCP-8980 being routed to incorrect recipients or failing to send under automated systems.</li> <li>Electronic devices randomly shutting down in close proximity to SCP-8980, especially when owned by other individuals.</li> </ul> <p>The exact source of SCP-8980's anomaly is unclear and is subject to ongoing research.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8980 <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">first became anomalous</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Certainty</strong> — whether SCP-8980 was anomalous beforehand is unclear. The phrase "was first discovered" is more appropriate.</span> in February of 2005 during a routine team meeting. Researcher Marley attempted to display a graph demonstrating a comparison between two algorithms; however, instead, the projector began to display highly explicit content. This resulted in Human Resources penalizing Researcher Marley by requiring an audit of her personal devices <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">bi-weekly</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Vague Vernacular</strong> — could imply SCP-8980 was audited twice weekly. "Once every two weeks" should be used instead.</span> and reducing her pay, despite protests <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">that her device never contained such material and that it was not due to any fault of her own</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Missing Context</strong> — failing to specify the nature of SCP-8980's protests imply that it was protesting the punishment itself rather than the basis of the case.</span>.</p> <p>Over the coming weeks, Researcher Lillian began to report significant issues with her devices and assigned SCiPnet account. Provided examples included random deletion of files, modification of interpersonal communication in a way that negatively affected her (which had, in one instance, resulted in an additional penalization), and random shutdowns of nearby electronics owned by her coworkers. Replacement of her devices, recreation of her accounts, and even temporary relocation and isolation of her physical self failed to prevent these anomalies from occurring.</p> <p>After deliberation, <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">it was determined</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Passive Voice</strong> — the use of passive voice obfuscates that this action was taken by Site-17's Containment Oversight Committee, with advisory from Dr. Byrnes's research group (excluding SCP-8980).</span> that the best course of action was to classify Researcher Marley as an anomaly, citing concerns over property damage or potential loss of life. Marley hesitantly agreed to undergo <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">temporary</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Missing Context</strong> — SCP-8980 only agreed towards tentative, temporary containment; lacking this context, the phrasing implies consent to permanent containment, which was not granted by SCP-8980.</span> containment until anomalous properties ceased.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 1:</strong> Initial Interviews</p> <p>Following containment, Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes conducted a series of initial interviews to understand the scope and severity of SCP-8980's anomalous properties. These interviews are recorded in full below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> March 10th, 2005</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWER:</strong> Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWEE:</strong> SCP-8980</p> <p><strong>SUBJECT:</strong> Initial Post-Containment Interview</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes and SCP-8980 are both seated in SCP-8980's containment cell, a decently furnished standard humanoid containment unit, with a folding table between them.</em> <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0"><em>A number of SCP-8980's personal belongings are present in the room, including several books and an aging stuffed animal.</em></a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Unnecessary Personal Information</strong> — self-explanatory.</span> <em>Dr. Byrnes adjusts his chair and straightens his tie before speaking.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I apologize for these ah, unfortunate circumstances Lillian—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> (<em>Interrupting</em>) You're not following the standard procedure. In formal interviews — especially the ones that go into files — you call me S-C-P Eight-Nine-Eight-Zero. I'd like to keep this professional.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes clears his throat.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Yes, of course. You're entirely right. Ehem — I apologize for these unfortunate circumstances, <em>SCP-8980</em>. I understand that being forced to undergo these inane procedures must be quite troublesome for someone such as you.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 shrugs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> It's fine. I'm just hoping we'll get this resolved within a week or two. I need to get working on the manifold problem again.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> We can only hope this'll go by quickly.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes straightens several papers he is holding.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Alright, let's start with the basics: what is your name, age, and occupation?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Researcher Lillian Marley, twenty-eight years old, Level 3 Containment Specialist at Site-17. (<em>Pause</em>) I appreciate your formality this time.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Alright, well. Next, please describe the circumstances in which you discovered your anomalous properties.</p> <p><em>Momentary silence elapses.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …Is that necessary? You could just put all of the details on the file directly.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes smirks.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> What happened to the format?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 exhales, and shakes its head.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Fine. I was in the middle of a presentation on my heuristic for <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">calculating Ackermann function values for <em>m</em> over 50</a></span><span class="bi-popup">The definition of this statement is largely irrelevant for the purpose of this investigation.</span>, when the projector suddenly began to display… (<em>deep breath</em>) "sexually explicit material" in front of the staff present — none of which was actually on my hard drive, I should add.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I see. Normally that would be classified as an anomalous event, but presumably further incidents occurred.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 lightly scowls.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> You're my boss, Byrnes. You already know the rest of the story.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> But for the record, please?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Alright. I began to experience repeated instances of malfunctions in software I was nearby, including important files getting deleted, e-mails being sent to the wrong addresses, and my coworkers' computers shutting down randomly. Is that enough for the interview?</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Yes, that should be sufficient. Thank you.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Of course. (<em>Pause</em>) Have you determined its <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">grade</a></span><span class="bi-popup">"Grade" shorthand for <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Anomaly Coherence Grade</span></strong> (ACG), a classification used by SCP Foundation Containment Specialists for determining an anomaly's internal logic. Grades consist of the following:<br/> <br/> <strong>• Pseudo-Explained:</strong> Anomaly is fully explainable through parascience.<br/> <strong>• Internally Consistent:</strong> Anomaly is not scientific, but follows well-established rules.<br/> <strong>• Pattern-Based:</strong> Anomaly follows some set theme or pattern, although has no set rules.<br/> <strong>• Inexplicable:</strong> The anomaly follows no consistent rules or patterns, making containment exceedingly difficult.<br/> <br/> ACG is not used by containment practitioners unless necessary, and thus is not included in formal documentation.</span> yet?</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Not precisely. We're running some Hume tests at the moment, and if those turn up null we'll try looking at Elan Vital Energy.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 lightly scoffs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Like those tests ever work.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Well, I'm nothing if not thorough — isn't that what you always used to tell me?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 leans back and tilts its head upwards.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …I suppose I did. Alright, do whatever tests you need to. Just, try to get them done as quickly as possible, please; I've only spent an hour in here and I'm already antsy.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes smiles sympathetically, then stretches, letting out an audible yawn.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Ah, well, you already know standard protocol forbids us from giving you a PC, but I suppose I could arrange for some light reading to be brought in in the meantime. We'd just scrape it from the lounge or something, so no guarantees it's anything interesting.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 smiles curtly.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Thank you. That would at least be appreciated.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Of course. Anything else in the procedure before I end this interview?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> That should be all.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Wonderful. I'll see you again when we finish testing.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes and SCP-8980 shake hands, before Dr. Byrnes terminates the recording.</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>AFTERWORD:</strong> <em>SCP-8980 is cooperative in its containment. I've provided it with basic reading materials for the coming days of testing, mainly light fiction novels and magazines from the employee lounge. SCP-8980 anomalous property testing will proceed using both blood samples and physical examination.</em> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 2:</strong> Test Results</p> <p>During the following week, several tests were carried out on SCP-8980 by containment staff. Primary test results are recorded below:</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Type</th> <th>Results</th> <th>Comments</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Hume</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="red-text">Baseline</span></td> <td>Rules out possibility of standard reality manipulation.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">EVE</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="red-text">Baseline</span></td> <td>Rules out possibility of standard thaumaturgical activity.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Cuil</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="red-text">Unabstracted</span></td> <td>Rules out possibility of standard reality abstraction.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Ectoentropic</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="red-text">Localized</span></td> <td>Rules out possibility of standard interdimensionality.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">I-ACRS</a></span><span class="bi-popup" style="text-align: left;">Stands for "Inter-Anomaly Correlative Regression Score". A scale for how closely an anomalous effect is related to existing datapoints on other anomalies.</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: grey">Insufficient Data</span></td> <td>More experimentation is required to draw concrete conclusions.</td> </tr> </table> <p>As no tests yielded positive results, SCP-8980's containment team formulated a new plan of action to research the anomaly.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> March 16th, 2005</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWER:</strong> Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWEE:</strong> SCP-8980</p> <p><strong>SUBJECT:</strong> Anomalous Testing Results and Future Plan of Action</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>Interview is conducted in a standard interviewing chamber. SCP-8980 is seated, though visibly agitated; it repeatedly taps its leg and huffs for an extended period. After a few minutes, Dr. Byrnes enters the room, prompting SCP-8980 to look up at him.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> You're pretty late.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I know, sorry. I got caught up in traffic today.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> It's 10:13 AM. You got to the site two hours ago. I know your schedule, we've worked together for two years now.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> The traffic delayed my other work. You know I have a lot of responsibilities, as research head of Section 3.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Sure.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> So?</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> You're impatient today.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> (<em>Agitated</em>) Look Byrnes, I've been stuck in a cell for the past week getting my blood drawn and being put through the wringer with all of these tests. I'd hope — at the very least — you'd give me the luxury of being on time.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes shakes his head.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Jesus. You can be a real ball-buster sometimes, Lily.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 massages its temples.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Just… just spare me this time. What's the outlook?</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes places his briefcase on the table and fetches a few documents from the top, before placing the briefcase on the floor once more. He bites his lip in hesitation.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Well, unfortunately, it does seem like all the standard tests came back null, indicating that your anomaly isn't Pseudo-Explainable.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Okay. I figured as much.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes pulls out and slides another document towards SCP-8980. It picks it up and begins to read, while Dr. Byrnes continues speaking.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> We haven't been able to figure out any concrete <em>rules</em> yet, but we can at least determine the anomaly isn't Inexplicable.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …Yeah. I can definitely see some correlations in the data here, but nothing that can allow us to predict any particular…</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes waits momentarily, while SCP-8980 squints at the paper.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> We've been able to establish one likely through-line for all the past incidents, though.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 stops reading and looks up, concern on its face.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …Which is?</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes clears his throat.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Well… it seems like the anomaly is trying to humiliate you.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> <em>What?</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Here, look.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes slides a third document to SCP-8980, who immediately begins to read it fervently.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Every instance of 8980 changing text has been to your social detriment; every document it's deleted has been when you absolutely needed it for work; and every email that's been sent to the wrong address has caused some breach of sensitive information, calling into question your cognitive stability; and every device that shut down was in the middle of a critical operation while you were nearby.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 looks up at Dr. Byrnes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> What… I— do you think it's—</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Are you religious, by any chance?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 pauses, taken aback, and contemplates the question momentarily. It shakes its head.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …No. I was born to Catholic parents, but I haven't been religious since I was fifteen.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Then our first suspect is targeted divine punishment from an Akiva-based entity, or an essophysical attachment of some kind. I can get the relevant departments to run some tests on our behalf; thankfully, essophysics is centralized in 17, so they can get back to us quicker.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 glances down to the paper it is holding.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …Thanks. I appreciate it.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 pauses.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Looking at the results… I assume you'll also want more data points out of me.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes smiles and folds his hands together.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> You've always had a pretty good head on your shoulders, SCP-8980. Yes, we'll want to be absolutely sure there's no underlying pattern by conducting a few experiments with you. If it's any consolation, it'll give you something to do while we figure out this whole situation.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …That will add at least another two weeks onto my containment. That's ridiculous. I can't do that.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes sighs softly.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I don't think there's much of a choice, sadly. We can't have you inadvertently ruining critical software in the site, especially with some of the nightmares we lock up here. You're just going to have to put up with it for a while. If it helps, we've already reassigned the manifold problem to Morgan, who should be able to handle it. Just consider this a… an extended vacation, alright?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 sighs loudly.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Okay. Alright — fine. Whatever. But you better make sure he credits me for the parts I already did.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Of course I will.</a></span><span class="bi-popup">The article in question, <em><a href="javascript:;">Finding Triangle Areas in Gajos-Riemannian Manifolds (z-curve > 1)</a></em>, was published with then-Junior Researcher Morgan McPharrell as the sole author. SCP-8980 was only credited in the acknowledgments alongside other members of his research team.<br/> <br/> While the incident in question was <span class="red-text">found to be a violation</span> of the Foundation Citation Policy, no disciplinary action will be taken at this time. It has been noted that a significant amount of time has passed since the incident had occurred; retroactive punishment was deemed too consequential on Dr. McPharrell's career to be worth pursuing.</span></p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> So, should we proceed with the second phase of testing?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …Not sure there's much of a choice here.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Great! I always appreciate it when a meeting goes smoothly. I'll be sure to get your testing set up by tomorrow. Is that all for today?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Alright, I'll see you bright and early tomorrow — on time, next time!</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>AFTERWORD:</strong> <em>I'll be reaching out to various other departments while we get some experimentation set up. We'll need to try approaching the anomaly from unique vectors to get some data points, so I'll try to allocate some funding for this project. Hopefully more data will give us some more correlations.</em> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 3:</strong> Experimentation Log & Secondary Testing Results</p> <p>The following is an abridged list of SCP-8980's experimentation logs, conducted over a period of <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">four</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Information</strong> — experimentation took five days, not four.</span> days.</p> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-A-1</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 2 Hours</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> Control case. SCP-8980 was given a standard Dell-brand laptop with Windows 95 installed as its operating system. The laptop was not capable of connecting to SCiPNet or the Internet.</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> Very little occurred initially; however, when attempting to play Minesweeper after an hour, <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">SCP-8980 consistently triggered a bomb on the first guess for over 58 games in a row</a></span><span class="bi-popup">This is impossible on non-anomalous versions of Windows 95, as the game generates the board around where the button is first pressed.</span>, resulting in it angrily closing the device.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> <em>It is possible that the phenomenon may be placing SCP-8980 into situations which will cause it to react with frustration or anger, embarrassing itself. SCP-8980's <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">hot-headed personality</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Inappropriate Description</strong> — self-explanatory.</span> probably exemplifies this; a good avenue for future experimentation.</em> -Dr. Byrnes.</p> </div> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-A-2</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 3.5 Hours</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> SCP-8980 was provided with a Dell-brand desktop running <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">NETLOG</a></span><span class="bi-popup">NETLOG was the standard SCP Foundation Operating System used for most devices. It was deprecated in 2010 and replaced with Framerail.</span> with read-only SCiPNet permissions. SCP-8980 was instructed to solve one hundred geometry math problems on the device. Certain modifications were made to the software to obfuscate and frustrate SCP-8980 in order to test whether the frustration would prevent SCP-8980's anomaly from activating.</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> SCP-8980 initially reported mixed success, though frequently bumped into software obfuscation that frustrated <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">her</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Identifier</strong> — all anomalies should be referred to solely by their designation, a clinical identifier, or the pronoun "it". This is to prevent personnel from forming inappropriate personal connections with the SCPs they are assigned to.</span> endeavors. Researchers noted that values in the software had begun to change slightly while SCP-8980 solved them, resulting in consistently incorrect results; these were not part of the programmed obfuscation tactics. Test was aborted after SCP-8980 refused to continue, citing a migraine.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> <em>SCP-8980's anomalous properties activated quite insidiously here; it took us nearly twenty minutes before we even noticed the values changing. It seems the anomaly isn't content with allowing situations to play out naturally, and it could be affecting things on a much more minute scale than we thought. We'll have to pay closer attention.</em> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-A-4</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 25 Minutes</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> SCP-8980 was provided with its work computer, modified to be SCiPNet read-only. SCP-8980 was allowed to use the device for up to an hour in private, in order to test whether its effects activated without outside observers.</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> SCP-8980 aborted the test 25 minutes into the experiment unexpectedly, showing distress. <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">SCP-8980 did not yield to questioning on the nature of this event, and requested the experiment not be conducted again.</a></span><span class="bi-popup">While testimony did corroborate the existence of this experiment and the described interview, no video recording could be found in Site-17's DEEPWELL archives.</span></p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> <em>Even though we are not aware of the specifics of what occurred during this experiment, it is still apparent that the anomaly activates in isolation with SCP-8980. The next line of inquiry should be to see whether or not SCP-8980's anomaly activates with other electronic devices besides Personal Computers (PCs).</em> <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">-Dr. Steele</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Dr. Rachel Steele</strong> was another member of the SCP-8980 containment team. Interviews conducted with Dr. Steele by the Ethics Committee revealed next-to-no involvement from her in SCP-8980's actual containment beyond initial testing.<br/> <br/> It is the general consensus of the Ethics Committee that this general lack of involvement was gross negligence on part of Dr. Steele concerning the circumstances surrounding SCP-8980's later containment, and as a result is in direct <span class="red-text">violation</span> of the Foundation Code of Conduct.</span></p> </div> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-A-5</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 7.5 Hours</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> SCP-8980 was brought to a temporary testing chamber with essential commodities and was provided with a 27" LCD television set connected to cable. SCP-8980 was permitted to watch any television channel it wished.</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> SCP-8980 watched various educational documentaries throughout the test, interspersed by an attending researcher entering the room to check on the experiment's status. After seven and a half hours — approaching the eight-hour allotted duration of the experiment — the television suddenly switched to playing <em>The Wiggles Show!</em> (a children's program) moments before an attending researcher entered the room. The device would not respond to external input until SCP-8980 was removed from the premises.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0"><em>It seems as though SCP-8980's anomaly has some form of foresight or intelligence behind it — though we haven't been able to figure out who or what it is.</em></a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Erroneous Assumption</strong> — there are numerous reasons for why an anomaly may display rationalistic behaviors similar to sapience without being sentient. As a Containment Specialist, Dr. Byrnes should have been aware of this.</span> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <p>Simultaneously, several more tests were run on organic samples of SCP-8980, the following of which are recorded below:</p> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>Type</th> <th>Results</th> <th>Comments</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Akiva</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="red-text">Baseline</span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(Atheist)</span></td> <td>Rules out possibility of divine punishment.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Essophysical</a></span><span class="bi-popup" style="text-align: left;">Refers to the physical embodiment of an abstract concept.</span></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="red-text">Unbound</span></td> <td>Rules out possibility of essophysical embodiment.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Temporal</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="red-text">Unaffected</span></td> <td>Rules out possibility of temporal manipulation.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">I-ACRS</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="red-text">No Matches</span></td> <td>Rules out possibility of causation by known anomaly.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Antimemetic</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange">Unlikely</span></td> <td>While it cannot be ruled out, no major indicators of antimemetic activity have been noted.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Digital</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange">Unlikely</span></td> <td>While it similarly cannot be ruled out, both the IT department and AIAD could not locate any malware or similar software that could be causing SCP-8980 on SCiPNet.</td> </tr> </table> <p>After compiling existing evidence, a third interview was conducted with SCP-8980, roughly three weeks after initial containment.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> March 29th, 2005</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWER:</strong> Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWEE:</strong> SCP-8980</p> <p><strong>SUBJECT:</strong> Explaining Findings</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>Interview is conducted in SCP-8980's containment chamber. SCP-8980 is holding its hands in its lap motionless behind a folding table, waiting for Dr. Byrnes to arrive. He opens the door and enters the room <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">at 10:16 AM</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Missing Context</strong> — as Dr. Byrnes's lateness was a point of contention in the prior log, the fact that SCP-8980 did not comment on it is worth noting.</span>.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Good morning.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …Morning.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes seats himself across from SCP-8980.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I'm afraid I don't have the best of news.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 doesn't say anything, though its posture stiffens. Dr. Byrnes slides a document toward SCP-8980, who picks it up and begins scanning through it.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Pretty much every major test has returned a negative or unlikely result. We've reached out to pretty much every department in the Foundation, and we've got nothing. In essence, it seems like you're a unique Pattern-Based anomaly.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 drops the document <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0">in defeat</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Inappropriate Descriptor</strong> — self-explanatory.</span>. It begins to take several deep breaths.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Oh fuck.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Language.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 slams one of its fists onto the table, startling Dr. Byrnes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> God <em>damn</em> it!</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Calm down.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> How in the world am I supposed to be calm about this?</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes sighs in annoyance. He pinches the crease in his forehead.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Lillian, you're acting irrational again. This isn't the end of the world or anything—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> (<em>Interrupting</em>) Like hell it isn't! Do you know what this means?!</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> —You'll… you'll <em>just</em> need to continue testing for a few more months so we can learn to… to mitigate your anomalous effects. That's it. That's it.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 scoffs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> So what? Am I supposed to just rot away in this chamber all day while I wait for my "coworkers" to finish poking and prodding me with sticks?</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Look. I'm sure we can arrange some form of… entertainment for you in the interim.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I don't— I don't <em>want</em> entertainment. All I want is to work on my projects and actually <em>do</em> something for the world, not watch the— the fucking <em>Wiggles</em> all day!</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes sighs in frustration.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I figured this would be hard to break to you. Alright, <em>well</em>… right now, the best thing you can do for us is to remain in containment and help us study you. Once everything's all done and settled down and we've figured out what's wrong with you, we'll let you come back out and you can help us with your projects or studies or algorithms or whatever. Alright?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> It's <em>not</em> alright. And I never said I wanted to help <em>you</em>.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes flinches and grunts.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> …Not like you've been helping <em>me</em> all that much anyways.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 scoffs again, but doesn't immediately reply. Silence elapses for ten seconds. Neither makes eye contact.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Alright. One month. After that, I revoke my consent to containment.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> …You can't "revoke your consent" to containment.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I know my rights, Byrnes.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes laughs. <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">SCP-8980 doesn't.</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Missing Descriptor</strong> — due to the contrast between Dr. Byrnes's reaction and SCP-8980's, it is noteworthy to include the lack of social reciprocation on SCP-8980's part.</span></em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Okay, okay. Got it. One month. We'll try to have it all sorted out by then.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 sighs, then leans back in its chair.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Is that everything then?</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Thank God.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Yes, thank God indeed.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes gets up, and reaches out to shake SCP-8980's hand. SCP-8980 at first glances between his face and his hand, before eventually choosing to accept the handshake. Both leave the chamber.</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>AFTERWORD:</strong> <em>Telling SCP-8980 the bad news on how containment as an anomaly works will certainly be awkward, so if we can find a way to at least mitigate SCP-8980's effects in the next month, that would be preferable. We'll need to borrow a few members of our other division teams to help expedite some of these tests — but what shouldn't we do for one of our own?</em> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 4:</strong> Secondary Experimentation Log</p> <p>In order to best reintegrate SCP-8980 into the SCP Foundation's employment structure, various tests were conducted to determine how to best accommodate its anomalous properties in the workplace.</p> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-B-2</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 2 Hours</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> SCP-8980 was driven to a remote location with no connection to the electrical grid or Internet. SCP-8980 was provided with a fully-charged, brand-new laptop running Windows 95 with no prior interaction with other electronic equipment post-manufacturing.</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> SCP-8980 experienced significant difficulty setting the operating system up, including high input latency, incorrect options being selected (such as language), and the device randomly restarting. While SCP-8980 was able to eventually set up the device, it was cited as being uncomfortable and requested to conclude the experiment.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> <em>This does seem to confirm that SCP-8980 is the <strong>source</strong> of the anomaly, as opposed to just its subject. Isolation isn't able to fully prevent its effects, though it isolates any corruption to the device itself.</em> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-B-4</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 45 Minutes</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> SCP-8980 used a Foundation-standard desktop within a <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Class 2 Faraday Room</a></span><span class="bi-popup">A room lined with a Faraday cage, which is a device designed to prevent electromagnetic radiation from interfering with internal electronics. The exact definition is not necessary for this review; however, it is unclear why Dr. Byrnes included this experiment in the log, as there was no reason to suspect this would have any effect, and the experiment returned null results.</span>.</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> SCP-8980 experienced anomalous effects in line with prior observations.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> <em>This certainly rules out the possibility of electromagnetic interference, <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0">or something of the sort</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Vague Vernacular</strong> — more specific language, such as "or any similar possible origins of the anomalous effect", should have been used in this context.</span>.</em> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-B-5</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 25 Minutes</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> SCP-8980 was placed in a room with several electronic devices, including mobile cellphones, television sets, and desktops. SCP-8980 was instructed to use one such device for the duration of the experiment for any purpose.</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> SCP-8980 selected and used a BlackBerry 7230 cellphone for several minutes. As the device was modified to prevent the user from sending outgoing electronic communication, SCP-8980 began to play the game "Brick Breaker". After several minutes, the device suddenly froze and began to send an outgoing call. The recipient — a man named "Michael Crawford", who had gone to the same college as SCP-8980 — answered the phone. SCP-8980, upon learning the man's identity, attempted to hang up, though the device refused to cooperate. The two engaged in a heated debate regarding a nebulous topic for nearly fifteen minutes, before SCP-8980 smashed the device and halted the experiment.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> <em>Filling SCP-8980's surroundings with electronics to "dilute" its anomalous effects doesn't seem to have any effect. The anomaly appears to be laser-targeted to cause as much damage to SCP-8980's psyche as it can, though its limits haven't been clearly identified.</em></p> <p><em>The incident regarding Michael Crawford was of particular interest to us, though background checks and subsequent interviews with him haven't yielded any light on SCP-8980's anomaly. His relationship with SCP-8980 appears to have been one-sided, as he knows more about SCP-8980 than SCP-8980 knows about him, though they definitely do know</em> of <em>each other. Details are limited on both sides. He doesn't have any connections to any known GoIs and possesses little-to-no sub-Veil knowledge. Just to be sure, though, we amnesticized him with Class-B amnestics.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8980 has shown heavy reluctance to participate in future experimentation. I've assured it we're getting closer to a permanent solution. It will just need a few days to get its emotions in control.</em> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-B-6</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 10 Hours</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> SCP-8980 was taken to a retrofitted containment chamber and was provided with multiple stacks of Foundation-standard lined paper as well as several writing instruments (such as pencils). SCP-8980 was instructed to write several short programs on the paper in <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0"><em>C</em></a></span><span class="bi-popup">A popular programming language.</span>, and output the finished product into a slot on the wall. The paper would then be interpreted by a remote system, which would then print the requested debugging/output information and return it to SCP-8980.</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> No noted effects of SCP-8980's anomaly were observed during this process.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> <em>This system seems like a clear and functional way for SCP-8980 to continue its duties to the Foundation. While I'm sure it's a large reduction in quality compared to a machine, I'm sure it's at least a little relieved that it has a future at this organization. I'm sure I speak for all of us in our research team when I say I look forward to having it back with us.</em> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <p>Following several days standardizing SCP-8980's containment arrangement, SCP-8980 began to resume active employment at the SCP Foundation on April 18th, 2005, with special considerations for its anomalous capabilities. SCP-8980's designation was not lifted, however, due to its potential risk to nearby electronic equipment. SCP-8980's containment procedures have been updated.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 5:</strong> Post-Reemployment Containment Interview</p> <p>For the first few days following SCP-8980's accommodations being standardized, SCP-8980 showed signs of struggling, however quickly achieved similar efficiency within a week of acclimation, despite the limitations. SCP-8980 showed some signs of improved emotional stability during this period.</p> <p>After several weeks of concurrent containment and employment, SCP-8980 began to show signs of irritation and lack of cooperation. After three days of poor compliance with Foundation working standards, Dr. Byrnes scheduled an interview with SCP-8980 to identify the source of the issue.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> May 4th, 2005</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWER:</strong> Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWEE:</strong> SCP-8980</p> <p><strong>SUBJECT:</strong> Ongoing Issues in Work Ethic</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>SCP-8980 sits motionless behind the interviewing table with its hands clasped together. Despite the lack of movement, there is clear <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">irritation</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Descriptor</strong> — SCP-8980's expression was more clearly anxious rather than irritated.</span> present on its face.</em></p> <p><em>At around 10:09 AM, Dr. Byrnes enters the interview chamber. SCP-8980 takes a silent, deep breath, but does not greet him. He sits down and faces it.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Good morning.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Hi.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> So… your performance recently has been showing some… "negative trends", is the term for it. The <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">division director</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Director Phillip Thompson. Irrelevant to this case.</span> is a bit pissy, and I'm sure you understand the pressure to perform put on us. Things seemed to be quite fine for the past few weeks, so I'm curious why your work ethic suddenly took a nosedive.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I want out, Byrnes.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Hm?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I've been stuck in this cell for 16 hours a day, seven days a week, with little-to-no freedom for over a month now. During work hours, I'm entirely alone when not on break. The silence is deafening and I'm exhausted. I want to <em>leave</em>.</p> <p><em>Silence. SCP-8980 shifts in its chair.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> We've had a system here for my "continued employment despite anomalous interference", but I want to talk to my… my friends again. And my parents. I know you know I don't get along with them, but I haven't seen or spoken with them in over a month, and I really miss them. You can surely sympathize with me.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes scratches his chin.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Well, it's not like you can't leave your cell. You've got a total of eight hours of socialization in supervised areas. Just because you can't enter sensitive areas anymore doesn't mean you're imprisoned here.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes momentarily pauses.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Besides, it's not like you're the most social person anyway. You barely talked to us outside of work.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 grunts.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I'd really rather have human interactions that aren't being supervised. And to repeat myself: <em>I want to see my parents again</em>. So I want out of containment, and — ideally — I want to go back to working at a computer, regardless of the consequences.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Lilly, you're anomalous, we can't—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> (<em>Interrupting</em>) Look. I know. I <em>know</em>. But there are anomalies employed by the Foundation too, and most of them don't have to put up with so much of this… this…</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 motions around wildly.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …with this <em>bullshit.</em> I feel like a fucking prisoner here.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Your circumstances are unique, <em>8980</em>. We can't let you wander around, possibly wreaking havoc on the Foundation's security or normalcy. One malfunction in a random critical component could cost us <em>lives</em>. <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Hell, you should be grateful the Foundation even lets you out of this cell at all.</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Foundation Humanoid Containment Policy requires at least eight hours of available socialization opportunities per day, excluding hostile or extremely dangerous entities (such as <a href="/scp-4051">SCP-4051</a>). This comment was, therefore, inappropriate of Dr. Byrnes to make.</span> You're a massive liability for us— for the Foundation <em>as a whole</em> now.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 shifts uncomfortably.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I—</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 hesitates.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I mean… truth be told, I don't really give a shit. This isn't <em>normal</em>. I never agreed to <em>this</em>.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> The Foundation often does things to people that they don't agree with. You, of all people, ought to know that.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> You sure have tact, Byrnes.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> It's the truth. Frankly, this has been an awfully draining experience. Adding another anomaly to my duties and subtracting an employee from my roster has been packing our team with endless issues, and your newfound non-compliance has been a real (<em>Pause.</em>) a real pain in the ass.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Oh yeah, I'm sure <em>I've</em> been the pain in <em>your</em> ass. Poor thing.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> You have been, <em>thank you very much</em>.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 scoffs, but doesn't respond. Silence elapses for twelve seconds. SCP-8980 fidgets anxiously.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I'm going to file an <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">RFR</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Stands for "Request For Reassessment". A type of form anomalies can file to request a reassessment of their containment procedures.</span>, if I have to. I'm not gonna sit here for another month writing code on a piece of fucking paper all day.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes shrugs.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Go ahead, 8980. I'm not allowed to stop you. But you know I'm right: you're a liability to normalcy, and the directors know that too. They're not going to do much else differently than me, if anything. Though we can always do another round of testing; maybe we'll meet another one of your college exes.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 grimaces.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Maybe I can ask them to change who I'm assigned to, so at least my social interaction of the month isn't with a piece of <em>shit</em> like you.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes scowls.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I'm just going to assume it's your <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">time of the month</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Slang for the Luteal Phase of the menstrual cycle, where many women experience irrational irritability. This form of vernacular is not appropriate in a workplace environment, and should not have been used by Dr. Byrnes.</span> and pretend I didn't hear that, so we can keep some level of professionalism between us.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Sure<span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">, since we were already in the business of pretending we didn't hear things</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Missing Dialogue</strong> — this segment of the recording was not explicitly transcribed. Due to the potentially sensitive nature of the comment alongside its conspicuous absence from the transcription, it is clear Dr. Byrnes intentionally excluded it for unknown reasons. Purposeful modification of Foundation transcripts is in <span class="red-text">direct violation</span> of the Foundation Code of Conduct.<br/> <br/> The context for SCP-8980's comment could not be identified.</span>.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes grunts. Silence elapses for nearly twenty seconds without either individual moving. After several seconds, SCP-8980 sighs and stands up.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I think we're done here. You know what I want. If you're going to obstruct me again, I'll just go around you. I'm tired of staring at your ugly mug, and I'd be happy to get my case off your hands.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Okay. File your RFR. I'll see you again at our next interview.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 opens its mouth to reply, but decides against it. It leaves the interview room accompanied by a guard.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes spends several minutes in the room in contemplative silence, before muttering an obscenity to himself and turning off the recording.</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>AFTERWORD:</strong> N/A</p> </div> <p>Four hours following the interview, SCP-8980 requested and submitted a 2093A form (colloquially "RFR", or "Request For Reassessment") to the <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Site-17 Containment Oversight Committee</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Composed of several containment specialists and higher-ranking Site-17 staff, including Senior Researcher Allan Weathers, Dr. Noah Gates, and Site Director Thomas Graham.</span>. <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0">The document has been reproduced below for transparency purposes</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Violation of Privacy</strong> — It is the general consensus of the Ethics Committee Review Team that the 2093A Form filed by SCP-8980 in 2005 did not need to be displayed on its official file in lieu of a summary. The publication of confidential information on public-facing SCP Files is prohibited unless explicitly necessary to provide context; the purpose of its inclusion in the file is presumed to be for ulterior motives. Regardless, in this instance, Dr. Byrnes was in <span class="red-text">direct violation</span> of the Foundation's Code of Conduct policy.</span>.</p> <div class="rfr"> <div style="grid-column-start: span 6; text-align: center;"> <h1><span>Form 2093A</span></h1> <h3><span>Request For Reassessment of Special Containment Procedures</span></h3> <div style="width: 85%; margin: auto;"> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">The 2093A Form is designed to allow anomalies to request reevaluation of their Special Containment Procedures by a site's Containment Overseer Committee. The 2093A Form was standardized in 1995.</span></p> </div> </div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 3;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Designation(s)<span style="color: red"></span></strong></span><br/> SCP-8980</div> <div style="grid-column-start: 4"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Date of Birth</strong></span><br/> January 12th, 1977</div> <div style="grid-column-start: 6; grid-row-start: span 2; background-color: var(--rfr-primary);"><span class="rfr-label" style="background-color: var(--rfr-secondary);"><strong>Are you currently employed by the SCP Foundation?<span style="color: red"></span></strong></span><br/> ◉ Yes ◎ No</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 2;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>First Name & Middle Initial</strong></span><br/> Lillian</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 2;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Last Name</strong></span><br/> Marley</div> <div style="grid-column-start: 6; background-color: var(--rfr-primary);"><span class="rfr-label" style="background-color: var(--rfr-secondary);"><strong>Current and Former Employment Status</strong></span><br/> Ongoing employment, became anomalous during employment.</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-row-start: 4"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Sex</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◎ Male<br/> ◉ Female<br/> ◎ N/A</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-row-start: 4"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Gender</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◎ Male<br/> ◉ Female<br/> ◎ Other or N/A</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-row-start: 4"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Marital Status</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◉ Never Married<br/> ◎ Married<br/> ◎ Divorced or Widowed<br/> ◎ Other</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-row-start: 4;"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Immediate Family</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ☑ Parents<br/> ☐ Siblings<br/> ☐ Children/Grandchildren<br/> ☐ Other</div> <div style="grid-row-start: 5; grid-column-start: span 4"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Full Containment Area Designation</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> Humanoid Containment Chamber #β082, Section 6, Northwest Wing, Site-17</div> <div style="grid-row-start: 5; grid-column-start: 6; background-color: var(--rfr-primary)"><span class="rfr-label" style="background-color: var(--rfr-secondary);"><strong>Employee ID</strong></span><br/> L7701M53-9271</div> <div style="grid-row-start: 6; grid-column-start: span 6;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Purpose for Filing<span style="color: red"></span></strong></span><br/> I am largely dissatisfied with how my ongoing containment has been handled by my current containment staff. As a former non-anomalous member of Foundation staff who has worked closely with containment specialists in the past, I am of the opinion I am being deprived of certain rights and subject to improper containment, including (but not limited to): <p><strong>•</strong> A severe lack of visitation rights from family members.<br/> <strong>•</strong> A major failure in privacy rights, especially during socialization.<br/> <strong>•</strong> A lack of sufficient entertainment/stimulation.<br/> <strong>•</strong> Verbal abuse from Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes.<br/> <strong>•</strong> A failure to obtain consent for permanent containment.</p> Due to these factors, I am requesting direct intervention from the Containment Oversight Committee to reassess my current containment procedures, and whether Dr. Byrnes is most fit to handle my case. I am hoping that these issues can be settled without further issue.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div style="grid-row-start: 7; grid-column-start: span 6; border-top: 3px dashed black; text-align: center; border-bottom: 3px dashed black"> <h3><span>Anomaly does not file below this point.</span></h3> </div> <div style="grid-column-start: 1; grid-row-start: 9;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Preferred Title</strong></span><br/> Doctor</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 9;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>First Name & Middle Initial</strong></span><br/> Christopher</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 3; grid-row-start: 9;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Last Name</strong></span><br/> Byrnes</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-row-start: 10"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Sex</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◉ Male<br/> ◎ Female<br/> ◎ N/A</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-row-start: 10"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Gender</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◉ Male<br/> ◎ Female<br/> ◎ Other or N/A</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-row-start: 10"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Marital Status</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◎ Never Married<br/> ◎ Married<br/> ◉ Divorced or Widowed<br/> ◎ Other</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 3; grid-row-start: 10;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Clearance Level</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> Level 3 - Containment Specialist<br/> Provisional Site-17/4 Clearance (Issued 10/26/2004)</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 6; grid-row-start: 11;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Contextual Comments and Clarifications</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> Admittedly, SCP-8980 is an exceedingly difficult anomaly to work on for me. Researcher Marley was a close associate of mine throughout its tenure in our department, and despite our differences we worked quite well as a team. To see it have to suffer through this anomaly has been painful for all of us — it especially — and this situation has brought out quite a lot of negative emotions in all of us.<br/> <br/> Nonetheless, it is my professional opinion that we've been doing all we are able for SCP-8980's comfort and productivity. Its anomalous effects — while innocuous at first glance — could have catastrophic consequences should it interfere with a major electronic component at the site. For this reason, we've had to take extra precaution regarding who SCP-8980 interacts with, both for its safety and for ours. This is also why its provisional containment has been extended.<br/> <br/> I will admit, I have been less than professional in my past interviews with SCP-8980 thus far. However, I recognize now that this situation has begun to escalate, and based on my past counseling, I would like to try and show this Committee that I am fully capable of fixing my mistakes and maintaining a healthy and productive relationship with SCP-8980 in the future. If necessary, I will begin remedial therapy to address my mistakes and work towards a better future for myself and others.<br/> <br/> I hope you consider my words in good health,<br/> Dr. Christopher Byrnes<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 6; border-top: 3px dashed black; text-align: center;"> <h3><span>END OF DOCUMENT</span></h3> </div> </div> <div class="rfr-mobile"> <div style="grid-column-start: span 6; grid-row-start: 1; text-align: center;"> <h1><span>Form 2093A</span></h1> <h3><span>Request For Reassessment of Special Containment Procedures</span></h3> <div style="width: 95%; margin: auto;"> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">The 2093A Form is designed to allow anomalies to request reevaluation of their Special Containment Procedures by a site's Containment Overseer Committee. The 2093A Form was standardized in 1995.</span></p> </div> </div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 2;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Designation(s)<span style="color: red"></span></strong></span><br/> SCP-8980</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 2;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Date of Birth</strong></span><br/> January 12th, 1977</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 3;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>First Name & Middle Initial</strong></span><br/> Lillian</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 3;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Last Name</strong></span><br/> Marley</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 4;"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Sex</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◎ Male<br/> ◉ Female<br/> ◎ N/A</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 4;"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Gender</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◎ Male<br/> ◉ Female<br/> ◎ Other or N/A</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 5;"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Marital Status</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◉ Never Married<br/> ◎ Married<br/> ◎ Divorced or Widowed<br/> ◎ Other</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 5;"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Immediate Family</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ☑ Parents<br/> ☐ Siblings<br/> ☐ Children/Grandchildren<br/> ☐ Other</div> <div style="grid-row-start: 5; grid-column-start: span 4; grid-row-start: 6;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Full Containment Area Designation</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> Humanoid Containment Chamber #β082, Section 6, Northwest Wing, Site-17</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 7; background-color: var(--rfr-primary);"><span class="rfr-label" style="background-color: var(--rfr-secondary);"><strong>Are you currently employed by the SCP Foundation?<span style="color: red"></span></strong></span><br/> ◉ Yes<br/> ◎ No</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 7; background-color: var(--rfr-primary);"><span class="rfr-label" style="background-color: var(--rfr-secondary);"><strong>Current and Former Employment Status</strong></span><br/> Ongoing employment, became anomalous during employment.</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 4; grid-row-start: 8; background-color: var(--rfr-primary)"><span class="rfr-label" style="background-color: var(--rfr-secondary);"><strong>Employee ID</strong></span><br/> L7701M53-9271</div> <div style="grid-row-start: 9; grid-column-start: span 4;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Purpose for Filing<span style="color: red"></span></strong></span><br/> I am largely dissatisfied with how my ongoing containment has been handled by my current containment staff. As a former non-anomalous member of Foundation staff who has worked closely with containment specialists in the past, I am of the opinion I am being deprived of certain rights and subject to improper containment, including (but not limited to): <p><strong>•</strong> A severe lack of visitation rights from family members.<br/> <strong>•</strong> A major failure in privacy rights, especially during socialization.<br/> <strong>•</strong> A lack of sufficient entertainment/stimulation.<br/> <strong>•</strong> Verbal abuse from Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes.<br/> <strong>•</strong> A failure to obtain consent for permanent containment.</p> Due to these factors, I am requesting direct intervention from the Containment Oversight Committee to reassess my current containment procedures, and whether Dr. Byrnes is most fit to handle my case. I am hoping that these issues can be settled without further issue.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div style="grid-row-start: 10; grid-column-start: span 4; border-top: 3px dashed black; text-align: center; border-bottom: 3px dashed black"> <h3><span>Anomaly does not file below this point.</span></h3> </div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 4; grid-row-start: 12;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Preferred Title</strong></span><br/> Doctor</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 13;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>First Name & Middle Initial</strong></span><br/> Christopher</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 2; grid-row-start: 13;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Last Name</strong></span><br/> Byrnes</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-row-start: 14;"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Sex</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◉ Male<br/> ◎ Female<br/> ◎ N/A</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-row-start: 14"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Gender</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◉ Male<br/> ◎ Female<br/> ◎ Other or N/A</div> <div style="font-size: 80%; grid-row-start: 14; grid-column-start: span 2;"><span class="rfr-label" style="font-size: 100%;"><strong>Marital Status</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> ◎ Never Married<br/> ◎ Married<br/> ◉ Divorced or Widowed<br/> ◎ Other</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 4; grid-row-start: 15;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Clearance Level</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> Level 3 - Containment Specialist<br/> Provisional Site-17/4 Clearance (Issued 10/26/2004)</div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 4; grid-row-start: 16;"><span class="rfr-label"><strong>Contextual Comments and Clarifications</strong><span style="color: red"></span></span><br/> Admittedly, SCP-8980 is an exceedingly difficult anomaly to work on for me. Researcher Marley was a close associate of mine throughout its tenure in our department, and despite our differences we worked quite well as a team. To see it have to suffer through this anomaly has been painful for all of us — it especially — and this situation has brought out quite a lot of negative emotions in all of us.<br/> <br/> Nonetheless, it is my professional opinion that we've been doing all we are able for SCP-8980's comfort and productivity. Its anomalous effects — while innocuous at first glance — could have catastrophic consequences should it interfere with a major electronic component at the site. For this reason, we've had to take extra precaution regarding who SCP-8980 interacts with, both for its safety and for ours. This is also why its provisional containment has been extended.<br/> <br/> I will admit, I have been less than professional in my past interviews with SCP-8980 thus far. However, I recognize now that this situation has begun to escalate, and based on my past counseling, I would like to try and show this Committee that I am fully capable of fixing my mistakes and maintaining a healthy and productive relationship with SCP-8980 in the future. If necessary, I will begin remedial therapy to address my mistakes and work towards a better future for myself and others.<br/> <br/> I hope you consider my words in good health,<br/> Dr. Christopher Byrnes<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <div style="grid-column-start: span 4; grid-row-start: 17; border-top: 3px dashed black; text-align: center;"> <h3><span>END OF DOCUMENT</span></h3> </div> </div> <p>After three weeks of deliberation, the Site-17 Containment Oversight Committee replied to the request <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0">with the following document</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Violation of Privacy</strong> — See prior note.</span>:</p> <div class="committee-reply"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3><span>Site-17 Containment Oversight Committee</span></h3> <h5><span>Response to Form 2093A-8980 (05/27/05)</span></h5> </div> <hr/> <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <p>SCP-8980,</p> <p>Thank you for reaching out to the Committee regarding your ongoing containment. We appreciate your continued efforts to help make the SCP Foundation a more ethical and responsible organization.</p> <p>Following intense deliberation, we have decided to respond to each of the points you made below independently, in order to ensure we adequately meet your expectations:</p> <p><span style="padding-left: 10px; color: #2f2f2f; border-left: 3px solid #2f2f2f">A severe lack of visitation rights from family members.</span></p> <p>As per Chapter 2, Section 5 § 8.15.3 of the Ethics Committee Code of Conduct, an anomaly may be denied visitation rights if the transportation of any involved persons could cause "significant and/or highly likely damage to either normalcy or monetary/personnel resources of the SCP Foundation". In conjunction with your anomalous effects, it is the opinion of this Committee that a lack of visitation rights was within the guidelines set out by the Ethics Committee as they so intended.</p> <p><span style="padding-left: 10px; color: #2f2f2f; border-left: 3px solid #2f2f2f">A major failure in privacy rights, especially during socialization.</span></p> <p>It is largely the opinion of this Committee that Dr. Byrnes is not infringing on your right to privacy. While several accommodations can and will be made for your future containment (such as a provisional guarantee to private one-on-one conversations with other anomalies or coworkers without direct supervision), you still maintain an overall right to privacy with stipulations to accommodate your anomalous properties.</p> <p><span style="padding-left: 10px; color: #2f2f2f; border-left: 3px solid #2f2f2f">A lack of sufficient entertainment/stimulation.</span></p> <p>Your containment staff will be provided with a $50 USD monthly allocated budget for purchasing recreational material at your request.</p> <p><span style="padding-left: 10px; color: #2f2f2f; border-left: 3px solid #2f2f2f">Verbal abuse from Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes.</span></p> <p>The Committee has found that several comments made by Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes to you have indeed been inappropriate for a professional environment. We have reprimanded Dr. Byrnes on his comments and have scheduled him for three months of remedial therapy, concurrent with his oversight of your anomaly.</p> <p><span style="padding-left: 10px; color: #2f2f2f; border-left: 3px solid #2f2f2f">A failure to obtain consent for permanent containment.</span></p> <p>According to the Foundation Employee Handbook, consent is not a requirement for your containment.</p> <hr/> <p>We hope these points help alleviate your concerns regarding your continued containment here at the SCP Foundation. If you have any further questions or concerns, please reach out to the <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Site-17 Local Ethics Committee Liaison</a></span><span class="bi-popup whitepop">At the time, the Site-17 Ethics Committee Liaison role was unfilled. The role was eventually filled by Ethics Committee Liaison Flora Marinos in 2011.</span>.</p> <h4><span>Desk of the Containment Oversight Committee</span></h4> <h5><span>Session Presided Over by Dr. Noah Gates on May 27th, 2005</span></h5> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ec"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="ec-title">ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM</span></strong></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">The remainder of this file represents a <span class="red-text">severe and continued violation</span> of the SCP Foundation's Code of Conduct policy, including gross neglect and explicit abuse of a contained anomaly over a lengthy period of time.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Any and all individuals who are not willing to view such content should not proceed with the remainder of this document. If you have been assigned to this document and are not comfortable viewing such material, please speak with your supervisor for immediate reassignment and amnesticization.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:135%;">Reviewer discretion is heavily advised. <span class="red-text"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Proceed at your own risk.</span></span></span></p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="darkdocument"> <p><strong>Addendum 6:</strong> Ongoing Containment Plan</p> <p>On June 8th, 2005, two weeks after being prescribed remedial therapy, Dr. Byrnes conducted a follow-up interview with SCP-8980 to reassess containment efforts and ensure SCP-8980's well-being.</p> <p>SCP-8980 had continued to display lowered engagement with its continued employment at the Foundation, often missing deadlines, failing to clock into work (despite living in its work environment), and producing more errors. Additionally, while SCP-8980 had been seen engaging in socialization with other anomalies, most of these interactions were superficial and presumably unsatisfying for SCP-8980, possibly indicating depressive symptoms.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> June 8th, 2005</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWER:</strong> Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWEE:</strong> SCP-8980</p> <p><strong>SUBJECT:</strong> Ongoing Issues</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>SCP-8980 is holding its head up on a plastic folding table in its containment cell. <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0">Its bed is unmade, and a trash can in the corner of the room is entirely filled with diet soft drinks of various brands. Several crumpled papers are present under its Foundation-issued desk.</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Unnecessary Personal Information</strong> — While the state of SCP-8980's room lends authenticity to SCP-8980's mental state being poor, the content of the interview is enough to highlight this, rendering this description unnecessary.</span></em></p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes enters the room, prompting SCP-8980 to look up, but not move. Dr. Byrnes places the audio recording device on the desk and turns it on.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Beginning interview log, ID 8980-W12, with SCP-8980 at 10:02 AM. Good morning, 8980.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 begins laughing hysterically.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Wow, they must've given you quite the beating, Byrnes! Never thought I'd see you act so professional — you didn't even stutter!</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Yes, well, I suppose you could say that I'm a changed man now. I've realized that I've done very little to minimize conflict in our workplace environment. So from now on, I'll be following the SCP Foundation guidelines down to the letter. I hope this should be enough for us to — using the same phrasing I've used before — maintain professionalism between us in the future.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">I'll see it when I believe it.</a></span><span class="bi-popup">This is transcribed correctly.</span> I wasn't born yesterday. I know you haven't changed a bit.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes smiles again.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Don't worry; you'll see it.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 lets out an <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">exasperated laugh-sigh</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Nomenclature</strong> — the correct term for this sound is a "dry laugh".</span>. Dr. Byrnes places several documents on the table in front of him.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> As for today's agenda, I want to speak with you about your workplace environment, the possibility of psychological assistance, and future testing protocols.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I don't need a psycholo— (<em>Pause</em>) …Testing?</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Yes, we want to—</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 slams its fist down on the table and stands up, startling Head Researcher Byrnes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> <em>No!</em> Ab—</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 pauses, then sits down again.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …Absolutely not. No. I won't do any more testing.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Allow me to elaborate, if I may.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> It's quite clear from your RFR that you're very discontent with your current working arrangements, correct?</p> <p><span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0"><em>SCP-8980 freezes, but then slowly nods.</em></a></span><span class="bi-popup">It is likely that SCP-8980 was not aware RFRs are shown to Containment Handlers for comment prior to Containment Oversight Committee review, explaining its reaction to Dr. Byrnes's statement.</span></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Well, with additional testing, we should be able to figure out some more amenable conditions for you to work in. I'm sure you want that, yes?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Fuck you, bastard. I don't have a choice in this.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Well, technically you do. According to the Foundation Code of—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> (<em>Interrupting</em>) Just save it.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> —According to the Foundation Code of Conduct, you're free to deny testing if it is not being conducted for security concerns, normalcy enforcement, or termination of subject. Since your anomaly is not <em>unavoidably</em> dangerous, you don't have to worry about that last reason.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Jesus Christ.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Anyway, please be sure to let me know by Monday whether you truly wish to abort testing. I'll be sending you the relevant paperwork to fill out; Code of Conduct doesn't quite allow me to decline testing based on verbal request, and I need to give you three "business" days' notice for you to withdraw consent in writing.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes pauses, then continues.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> However, I do wish to inform you that I personally believe testing is very much in your best interest, especially based on what you've told me in the past and your present mental state.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Something that would help my mental state is not having <em>you</em> run my testing.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Unfortunately, I am required by the Code of Conduct to at least have some oversight role in any experimentation carried out on you. I hope you understand.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> If this is your idea of de-escalation, I'd hate to be your therapist.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes lightly smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I apologize for your discomfort then. Though, speaking of therapists, I'd like to also sign you up for Site-17's Parapsychological Counseling Program. I have an acqua—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> (<em>Interrupting</em>) Let me save you trouble Chris. I don't want a therapist. There's <em>nothing</em> wrong with me. I am fine. <em>I am fine.</em> Okay?</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Okay. Though remember, offer's on the table.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Great to know.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Is that everything? Can you leave now? <em>Please?</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Yes, that should encompass everything on my agenda. I'll be sure to get the relevant documentation to you by 5:00 PM today. <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">I <em>highly</em> recommend that you don't file it, though, if you want my two cents.</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Dr. Byrnes should not have provided his own opinion on whether SCP-8980 should deny testing or not, as it was not his decision to make.</span></p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes extends his hand, and SCP-8980 <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">begrudgingly</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Missing Descriptor</strong> — video footage shows SCP-8980 hesitating for several seconds before shaking Dr. Byrnes's hand.</span> shakes it. Dr. Byrnes leaves the containment chamber.</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>AFTERWORD:</strong> <em>SCP-8980's reluctance to therapy and continued testing is most probably due to the depressive symptoms we've been seeing from its accommodated working environment. However, I firmly believe additional testing will help us identify additional ways we can improve SCP-8980's environment, or in lieu of that, help us understand the basis for the anomaly further.</em></p> <p><em>I would like to reiterate that our team is working diligently to improve SCP-8980's conditions. While we cannot control SCP-8980's reaction to its containment, we can try our best to ensure it is as comfortable as possible with its new role.</em>-Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 7:</strong> Tertiary Experimentation Log</p> <p>After several days of waiting for SCP-8980 to submit appropriate documentation, it reluctantly agreed to participate in "necessary and purposeful" testing of its anomalous properties in order to "work towards a more productive work environment". The following is an <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">abridged</a></span><span class="bi-popup">It is the general consensus of the Ethics Committee Review Team that the quantity of experiments in totality conducted was severely in excess of what was reasonably required, totaling 36 separate experiments over two months despite only the four listed below providing any new information.</span> list of the third round of experimentation conducted by SCP-8980's research team under Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes.</p> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-C-3</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 1.5 Minutes</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> SCP-8980 was instructed to warm up a standard Foundation ration using a microwave oven with no electronic interfaces (though it contained internal electronic circuits).</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> The microwave's radiation was significantly higher than normal; instead of the standard 2.5 GHz, the microwave was believed to output at the maximum 6.8 GHz for the model, resulting in the ration violently exploding inside.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> <em>It appears as though electronic circuitry is susceptible to SCP-8980's effects, despite the lack of electronic interface. The effect extends even to regular equipment too, which justifies the strict oversight of SCP-8980's movement through the site.</em> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-C-12</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 2 Hours</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> SCP-8980 was instructed to use an experimental speech-to-text transcriber that was located in a separate room to fulfill various prompts, which would then be printed out afterwords using an analog system. SCP-8980 did not have any direct contact with the transcriber, which was electronic in nature.</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> The transcriber began to misrepresent various words that SCP-8980 spoke in a manner consistent with its known anomalous properties. It is unclear if this was partially due to the transcriber's general inaccuracy, or influenced by SCP-8980.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> <em>Electronic components which SCP-8980 has direct contact with — even if it can't see them — still appear to malfunction. This definitely limits our options even further than they already were. If we are to find some alternative system, we have to be creative.</em> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-C-31</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 15 Hours</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> An inactive DELL desktop computer running Windows XP was placed in SCP-8980's containment chamber. SCP-8980 was instructed not to use or interact with the device at all.</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> Despite not interacting with the desktop, the device repeatedly activated. During activation, the device played the Windows XP startup sound, which repeatedly and audibly startled SCP-8980. SCP-8980 refused to touch or turn off the device after startup, even when requested to by experiment overseers.</p> <p>After the twenty-third activation at approximately fifteen hours into the experiment, SCP-8980 began sobbing uncontrollably, terminating the test.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> <em>This experiment — while disruptive for SCP-8980 — helps us further narrow down why our alternative systems don't quite work. Interaction does not seem to be a prerequisite for the anomaly's activation, only SCP-8980's general proximity.</em> -Dr. Byrnes</p> </div> <div class="blockquote light"> <p><strong>ID:</strong> 8980-C-36</p> <p><strong>DURATION:</strong> 47 Minutes</p> <p><strong>EXPERIMENT:</strong> SCP-8980 was brought to a connected testing chamber. It was instructed to communicate with Junior Researcher Morgan McPharrell, who was present in a separate room. McPharrell was instructed in turn to follow SCP-8980's directions while interacting with a DELL desktop computer, taking caution not to communicate back to SCP-8980 except through written notes passed through a slot on the walls connecting the chambers.</p> <p><strong>NOTED EFFECTS:</strong> While the experiment was running, no noted effects occurred. However, roughly 3/4ths of an hour into the experiment, SCP-8980 vomited onto the floor of the chamber, and began sobbing uncontrollably. SCP-8980 and Junior Researcher McPharrell were both extracted and the experiment concluded early.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>COMMENTS:</strong> See following Incident log.</p> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Incident 1:</strong> Post-Medical Instability</p> <p>On August 16th, 2005, SCP-8980 vomited profusely during <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0">routine</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Information</strong> — the testing was not routine.</span> testing, resulting in its immediate hospitalization in Site-17's West Wing. After objective analysis, it was largely determined that SCP-8980 did not suffer from a known paramedical or medical condition, and its issues were likely due to cumulative stress, depressive symptoms, and disorientation from a lack of proper nutrition. <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">SCP-8980 was discharged to its containment unit on August 17th, 2005.</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Although compliant with the Foundation Medical Code of Conduct, it would have been prudent for medical staff to hold SCP-8980 for several days to properly diagnose any underlying medical or mental disorders.</span></p> <p>Despite being discharged, SCP-8980 refused continued testing, citing its hospitalization as a <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">(valid)</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Missing Context</strong> — it is important to specify that SCP-8980's reason for suspension of testing is entirely valid under the then-present circumstances according to the Foundation Code of Conduct.</span> reason for suspension of experimentation. However, concurrently, it refused to leave its cell and experienced severe lethargy for several days, resulting in very little production or socialization during this time. On August 23rd, 2005, Dr. Byrnes conducted an intervention-interview with SCP-8980 to attempt to address the issues it was facing.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> August 23rd, 2005</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWER:</strong> Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWEE:</strong> SCP-8980</p> <p><strong>SUBJECT:</strong> Lethargy and Lack of Motivation</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>SCP-8980 is sitting down in its containment chamber with its arms hugging onto its sides. It stares downwards directly ahead unmoving until Dr. Byrnes enters the room, causing it to glare up at him but otherwise remain motionless. Its breathing pace can be seen briefly quickening, before returning to its baseline.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes sets down the recorder on the folding table and begins the interview.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Beginning interview log, ID 8980-W23, with SCP-8980 at 10:01 AM. Good morning, 8980.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I see. Well, I suppose that <em>is</em> the purpose of our interview today, so let me get right onto the agenda.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes pulls out and straightens several papers.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Ehem. So, our first topic for today is the medical incident that occurred during Experiment 8980-C-36, involving Mr. McPharrell. Ah, that's who was behind the wall, by the way. I'm sure you remember him. Helped finish the manifold problem, if you recall?</p> <p><em>Silence. SCP-8980 stares directly at Dr. Byrnes.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Anyways, on subject: we wanted to ask a few routine questions. Is that alright?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> No.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> …Hm. Well, I suppose I'm not allowed to push you to answer medical questions against your will, according to the Foundation Code of Conduct, so I'll just drop the issue for now. We can circle back to it some other time. Anyways… for the second item on the agenda, let's see—</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 lets out a long, exasperated sigh.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> What…</p> <p><em>Silence. Dr. Byrnes looks up at SCP-8980 expectantly.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> What day is it?</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> It's a Tuesday.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> No, Byrnes. I meant… what… what… date is it?</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes briefly glances around SCP-8980's containment chamber.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I see. You don't have a calendar in here. <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">I suppose I'll arrange to get you one later.</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Dr. Byrnes never provided SCP-8980 with a calendar during the entire duration of its containment.</span></p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes reaches for his mobile phone, but recalls he does not have it on him. He spends a few moments thinking.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Right, your rules don't let me bring my phone in here. I believe it's around… the 22nd of August? I've been pretty busy, so…</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> <em>…August?!</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8980 begins hyperventilating and abruptly stands up, knocking its chair backward and startling Dr. Byrnes.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> It's been <em>six months</em>?! I've been here for— for <em>six months</em>?!</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I'm… afraid so, yes. Unfortunately we haven't made much progress in neutralizing your anomaly—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> (<em>Interrupting loudly</em>) Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Please, calm down.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 clutches its head and backs itself against the wall. It begins muttering to itself, hysterical sobs occasionally ringing out. Dr. Byrnes remains at the table, but keeps a steady gaze on SCP-8980.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Six months… six months… oh my god… oh my god… when will it end, why, why…</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Look, I—</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 screams, then sobs loudly, and lowers itself onto the floor. Dr. Byrnes does not move. SCP-8980 continues to sob for several minutes, until it eventually cries silently.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> …You know I'm not trying to hurt you, 8980. The experiments can be a lot, yes, but ultimately we've made some progress, and—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> (<em>Interrupting</em>) Just… just shut up. <em>Please.</em> Please just be <em>quiet</em>.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I'm just trying to help you, 8980. We all are. While our progress… <em>has</em> been slow, at our current rate we're guaranteed to make a breakthrough within a year or two.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 uncovers its tear-stricken face and stares <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">in horror</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Missing Descriptor</strong> — it is indisputable that SCP-8980 appeared horrified.</span> at Dr. Byrnes, slowly rising to its feet.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. You're not helping me. You're not helping <em>anyone</em>. Leave. Please.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes slowly reaches for his glasses and begins to polish them.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> You know I'm not going to leave until we cover the full agenda, 8980. And I <em>am</em> here to help you, even if you don't understand that yet.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 approaches the table but doesn't sit down. Dr. Byrnes looks up and stops polishing his glasses.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I'm not fucking doing this anymore, Christopher. I'm not playing your sick fucking games. I can't do this for another six months, let alone a goddamn <em>year</em>. I would rather die than do another god damn fucking useless shit-ass experiment overseen by your egotistical, narcissistic, <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">misogynistic</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Missing Dialogue</strong> — this audio was not transcribed by Dr. Byrnes.</span> piece of shit smug <em>FUCKING</em> face!</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> …8980.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 balls its fists into its face, before screaming. SCP-8980, without warning, lunges at Dr. Byrnes over the table, knocking them both to the floor. Dr. Byrnes yells in terror.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> <em>MY FUCKING NAME IS LILLIAN MARLEY, YOU GODDAMN PIECE OF SHIT!</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8980's legs push down on Dr. Byrnes's left arm, pinning him to the floor as it leans its weight on his right arm. Dr. Byrnes struggles wildly as SCP-8980 frantically begins searching.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> GET OFF OF ME!</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 does not verbally respond as the two struggle. In short order, it spots the key to its containment unit on the floor, and immediately stretches to grab it. In the instant that SCP-8980 shifts its weight, Dr. Byrnes manages to free himself and throws himself sideways, sending SCP-8980 spiraling to the floor before it can grab the keys. SCP-8980 yelps in pain as Dr. Byrnes reflexively kicks it in the chest.</em></p> <p><em>As SCP-8980 recovers its bearings, Dr. Byrnes pulls himself up using the knocked-over table, holding his stomach. SCP-8980 attempts to pull itself up, but Dr. Byrnes delivers another kick to its chest <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0">in self-defense</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Information</strong> — the action has been determined to be excessive, even in the circumstances they occurred in, constituting retroactive explicit abuse of an anomaly.</span>, sending it spiraling into Dr. Byrnes's sideways chair. It screams and begins sobbing uncontrollably as its back hits the floor.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes spends several seconds panting and staring at SCP-8980, before picking up the keys to the unit and his (now shattered) glasses and exiting the room, leaving the recording equipment behind. SCP-8980 does not make any effort to acknowledge his exit, nor attempt to follow him out of the containment unit. Instead, it sobs and <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">moans</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Improper Vernacular</strong> — the word "groans" is more appropriate in this context.</span> softly on the floor, slowly curling itself into a fetal position.</em></p> <p><em>After several minutes, site security is alerted and responds to the situation. <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">A security officer</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Later identified as Agent Olivia M. Hall, a 31-year-old female security guard.</span> enters the chamber and immediately moves to place SCP-8980 in handcuffs, restraining it with little resistance. <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">He</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Identifier</strong> — as the guard's gender/sex was not known to Dr. Byrnes, he should have used gender-neutral terminology out of respect for the guard while writing the incident report.</span> then placed SCP-8980 on its bed, erected the table and chairs, and finally disabled the recording before exiting and resecuring the containment chamber.</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> </div> <p>In the aftermath of the incident, it became clear that SCP-8980's psychological state had deteriorated significantly, to the point of engaging in active hostility against Foundation staff. This necessitated Foundation intervention for the safety of both the anomaly and its containment personnel. To this end, several measures were immediately enacted by Dr. Byrnes in compliance with the Foundation Code of Conduct:</p> <ul> <li>SCP-8980 was classified as a potentially hostile entity, requiring approval from containment staff to interact with the anomaly.</li> <li>SCP-8980's free-roam time was reduced, with further restrictions to its movement at the site to minimize future incidents.</li> <li>SCP-8980 was required to undergo <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Level 3 intensity security measures for humanoids</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Level 3 intensity requires security cameras to be placed directly in the containment cell of the anomaly, additional restrictions on what recreational items the anomaly is allowed to request, and weekly room searches to prevent contraband possession. The maximum security level is five.<br/> <br/> It is the opinion of the Ethics Committee Review Team that this was extremely excessive for the circumstance, though not technically in <span class="red-text">violation</span> of the Foundation's Code of Conduct.</span>.</li> <li>SCP-8980 was assigned to mandatory in-person parapsychological counseling.</li> </ul> <p>After implementing the above procedures, Dr. Byrnes was requested by Site-17 administration to distance himself from handling SCP-8980's case. <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">He complied</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Information</strong> — Dr. Byrnes was highly agitated by his removal and consistently put pressure on Site-17's senior staff to remain Head Researcher over SCP-8980.</span>. However, <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">after several weeks of searching for a replacement without result</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Vague Information</strong> — according to Foundation Reassignment Policy, the only possible candidates for the position were other members of SCP-8980's existing research team, of which there must be a minimum of three people total. Of the remaining two, Dr. Steele professed no interest in taking up the position, and Junior Researcher McPharrell was strictly underqualified for the role.<br/> <strong>Incorrect Information</strong> — the process occurred over several days, not weeks.</span>, Site Director Thomas Graham signed off on the retainment of Dr. Byrnes as Head Researcher, <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">citing his prior professionalism and expertise</a></span><span class="bi-popup">When confronted with evidence regarding Dr. Byrnes's inappropriate prior actions, Site Director Thomas Graham claimed complete ignorance to nearly all of the events detailed prior and below. While this is considered extremely unlikely due to his central role on the Site-17 Containment Oversight Committee, no concrete evidence has yet been found that he intentionally violated the Foundation Code of Conduct in this case.</span> in handling SCP-8980's "tantrums".</p> <p>For three days following the incident, SCP-8980 was given medical treatment for the wounds it incurred during the altercation. On August 27th, it was returned to its containment chamber. Its first parapsychological counseling session was scheduled for September 5th, 2005, and would occur every following Monday under <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Dr. Nadine Crawford, PPsyD</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Nadine Crawford</strong> was a prominent parapsychologist working for Site-17. After obtaining her PsyD in 1979 in Portland, Oregon, USA, she incidentally came into contact with a significant amount of anomalous clients due to her clinic's proximity to the Three Portlands Nexus. Because of this, she was scouted by a Foundation recruitment agency and she accepted the position of parapsychologist shortly thereafter.<br/> <br/> Dr. Crawford has generally been described as thoughtful, compassionate, and patient by most of the anomalies put under her care in the past. However, several incidents demonstrating grossly inappropriate behavior throughout her career resulted in the Foundation terminating her employment in 2013. This includes a particularly grievous incident in 2012, involving a romantic relationship with a male anomaly under her care that ultimately resulted in it committing suicide in containment.<br/> <br/> Based on evidence obtained by the Ethics Committee Review Team, it is suspected Crawford had close personal ties with Dr. Byrnes. For more information about her relevant cases, please consult <a href="javascript:;">Case ID #07082012-9932-T</a>.</span>.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Addendum 8:</strong> Ongoing Psychological & Physical Health Effects</p> <p>Beginning near the start of September, SCP-8980 was required to attend parapsychological counseling on a weekly basis under Dr. Nadine Crawford. Initially, these sessions made very little progress, as SCP-8980 had a strong negative reaction towards the therapy process. This continued throughout the month. However, an eventual initial breakthrough was achieved on September 26th, 2005, when SCP-8980 began to speak with Dr. Crawford in a meaningful capacity for the first time.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN EXCERPT]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>Extraneous information removed. Prior to this excerpt, Dr. Crawford attempted several times to initiate productive conversation with SCP-8980, which was largely unreciprocated.</em></p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford is sitting at her desk in the furnished office, while SCP-8980 is lying on a large velvet chair. Dr. Crawford has been doing miscellaneous paperwork for nearly fifteen minutes in silence, while SCP-8980 struggles to stay awake on the couch. SCP-8980's clothes and hair are both highly disheveled.</em></p> <p><em>After the fourth time, SCP-8980 snaps itself to attention, it pushes itself further up the couch, presumably to help it stay awake better.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> It's comfortable, isn't it?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 looks over to Dr. Crawford, who has now glanced up to meet SCP-8980's gaze.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Yeah, it's… nice.</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> You know, that chair you're sitting in is anomalous.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 gives Dr. Crawford an expression of incredulity, prompting her to continue.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Its fabric was made by a thaumaturgic clothesmaker, who produced a lot of our higher-quality materials. I actually met him once, you know.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Hm?</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Well, I can't elaborate much because of <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">client confidentiality</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Due to the relaxed regulations in client confidentiality for parapsychologists employed by the Foundation, Dr. Crawford would have been wholly allowed to disclose relevant information from her time with the anomaly if she had reason to suspect it would have aided in returning SCP-8980 to working condition.</span>, but we met back when I worked in Portland, Oregon. Lovely guy.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Oh, interesting.</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Funnily, I think his designation is <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">SCP-8580</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Former designation for SCP-8580-ARC, who was molecularly annihilated during a workplace accident in 1993 at Site-43.</span>. Isn't that a neat coincidence?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 grunts and folds its arms.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Wish I could sleep in a chair like this every night.</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford lifts herself into an upright position.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> What makes you say that, Lillian?</p> <p><em>Silence elapses for several seconds, as SCP-8980 rubs its arms together.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I miss my bed. The one in my dorm here. Apparently the mattress didn't fit into the concrete block they call a bedframe, so they just gave me the cheap standard one. I hate it.</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Are you having a harder time sleeping because of it?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">appears to recoil slightly</a></span><span class="bi-popup">It is unclear if SCP-8980 was attempting to keep itself awake, or if the comment somehow provoked it.</span>, before shaking its head vigorously.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> It's fine. I'm over it now.</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Well, if you'd like, I can let you nap for a bit here each session.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 does not respond, but shortly thereafter falls asleep. Dr. Crawford returns to her paperwork, smiling.</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END EXCERPT]</strong></p> </div> <p>After waking up, SCP-8980 continued to deflect conversational attempts until the end of the session. However, over the course of multiple meetings, SCP-8980 began to engage in small talk more with Dr. Crawford, establishing some level of rapport between them. <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0">Topics of conversation frequently included SCP-8980's current projects, novels SCP-8980 had read in the past, or other miscellaneous yet irrelevant topics.</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Violation of Privacy</strong> — information regarding SCP-8980's progress in parapsychological counseling should be kept vague unless demonstrating an important breakthrough or highlighting an important interaction.</span></p> <p>While SCP-8980's mental state did not significantly improve for some time, SCP-8980 began to trust Dr. Crawford as the sessions progressed. This eventually led to Dr. Crawford being able to discuss SCP-8980's past, representing an important milestone in reconstructing SCP-8980's mental state.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN EXCERPT]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>Extraneous information removed. SCP-8980 is sitting on a couch in Dr. Crawford's office. Its appearance is still highly disheveled, and it fidgets in place absentmindedly. Dr. Crawford is occupied writing notes at her desk, before SCP-8980 suddenly speaks.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …How long have you been working here?</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford sits up and looks toward SCP-8980 with a smile.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Oh, me? Well, I've been working here for about… two and a half decades, by this point? My, how the time flies.</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford folds her hands on top of each other.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> And what about you, dear? How long have you been working for the Foundation?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 lets out a <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">laugh-sigh</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Incorrect Nomenclature</strong> — as mentioned prior, the correct term for this sound is a "dry laugh".</span>.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I don't think this was part of my contract!</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Oh dear, I'm sorry. I hope I'm not violating your boundaries.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 makes an <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">inscrutable sound</a></span><span class="bi-popup">This is an accurate description of the sound SCP-8980 made.</span> and sinks into the couch. There is silence for several seconds.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> It's fine. I, um. I've been working for the Foundation for… six to seven years now. The Foundation hired me after I got my degree.</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Which degree, if I may ask?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 sits up straight on the couch, making eye contact briefly with Dr. Crawford before looking away.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Oh, well… It's nothing impressive. I was hired after I got my Bachelor's Degree in computer science.</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford clasps her hands together and smiles widely.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Wow! That's quite the accomplishment, especially for a girl your age!</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 furrows its brows in confusion.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Uh… thank you, I guess…?</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford raises her hands slightly.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Oh I'm sorry deary, I didn't mean to offend. I just meant that it's quite the achievement to be scouted by the Foundation in your early twenties. I've only known a few people who have that honor, and most of them were men in financing!</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford chuckles. SCP-8980 appears stoic at first, but then briefly laughs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Well… thanks. I appreciate it. <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">My old boss</a></span><span class="bi-popup">It is very likely this is in reference to Dr. Byrnes.</span> wasn't very impressed himself.</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> His loss, right?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Oh, yeah, for… for sure.</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford lightly laughs. SCP-8980 bites its lower lip and looks down again before frowning, a concerned look on its face.</em></p> <p><em>Before Dr. Crawford can comment, SCP-8980 walks over to the velvet chair and lies down in it, turning away from Dr. Crawford. She does not comment, but continues watching. SCP-8980 begins quietly crying, and quickly falls asleep.</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END EXCERPT]</strong></p> </div> <p>SCP-8980 continued attending sessions throughout all of October and November. In spite of its relationship with Dr. Crawford improving, its mental state appeared to remain stagnant outside of sessions and its productivity was still relatively low, though still within minimum acceptable boundaries for continued employment.</p> <p>During the months prior, SCP-8980 refused to address Head Researcher Byrnes during routine interviewing unless explicitly required to, resulting in very little progress in treating its anomalous condition. In spite of Dr. Byrnes attempts to minimize hostility following Incident 1, <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">SCP-8980 clearly held him in contempt</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Inappropriate Description</strong> — self-explanatory.</span>; nonetheless, it did not engage in any additional hostilities towards any containment staff.</p> <p>On November 24th, 2005, several days before Thanksgiving, Dr. Crawford made a major breakthrough in SCP-8980's case, leading to a significant improvement in SCP-8980's psychological state, which is detailed below.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN EXCERPT]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>Extraneous information removed. SCP-8980 is lying down in the velvet chair with its eyes closed. It is not sleeping, though it is breathing deeply following Dr. Crawford's instruction.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Breathe in.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 takes a deep breath in.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> And breathe out.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 exhales.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Breathe in.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 inhales.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> And breathe out.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 exhales.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Breathe in—</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …Hey, um. Look. I… really appreciate you trying to help me with these breathing exercises, but I just don't think they're doing anything for me.</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford frowns.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Well, we can always come back to them later. They're just there to help you calm down, since you're quite the overthinker, you know.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 grunts.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I still don't know how much they actually help…</p> <p><em>Silence follows for several seconds. Dr. Crawford taps her pen against her face repeatedly.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Something new seems to be bothering you today.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 looks up surprised at Dr. Crawford, before lowering its gaze.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> It's nothing.</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Well, if you don't want to talk about it I won't push you, but remember what we talked about last week? It's important for you to be able to communicate your feelings with me if you want me to be able to help you.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 eyes widen, but quickly refocus. It rubs its arm.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Well… I'm just… a bit upset about Thanksgiving.</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Ah, I get it. You're spending it alone here while your coworkers get to go home to their families. It's simply awful, isn't it?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 whips its head up to look at Dr. Crawford again.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Yeah, it is.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 pauses.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …You're pretty good at this.</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford laughs.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Oh, dearie, it's my job to know these things. I completely understand where you're coming from. I've had countless clients under my care who went through the same things you are now.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …And did any of them get to go home for Thanksgiving?</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford pauses.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Well… most of them, no…</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 exhales sharply, then turns away from Dr. Crawford.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> What's the fucking point, then?</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford adjusts her glasses.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> …It's not really in my power to be able to let you out of your containment. You certainly know that. My job here, right now, is to help you to…</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford gestures outwards.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> …<em>overcome</em> these awful feelings you've been having.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 doesn't respond. Dr. Crawford clears her throat, then continues.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> There's no shame in feeling upset or angry at the circumstances you've been put in. Your feelings are completely natural, especially for a young girl. But to let them consume your professional life, to let circumstance control you, well…</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford shakes her head and clicks her tongue.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> That's just no good, isn't it?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> (<em>Mumbling</em>) What the hell do I do then?</p> <p><em>Silence passes momentarily.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> In my experience, the best thing someone can do when they're in a tough situation is to consider their problems like… a challenge.</p> <p><em>Silence. SCP-8980 turns around.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …A challenge?</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Yes, a challenge. I'm sure that's not everyone's solution, but I think every trial you face can be tolerable if you just see it as a challenge. That's how I got my degree, after all.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 begins to furrow its eyebrows.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> A challenge…</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford says nothing, but remains smiling at SCP-8980. Suddenly, SCP-8980's eyes widen, and it stares down at the floor.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Yeah… a… a challenge, right? It's a challenge. I can… yeah… yeah…</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 looks up and smiles at Dr. Crawford.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Yeah. A challenge.</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford nods cautiously. SCP-8980 quickly pulls itself to its feet.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> If you don't mind, could we cut today's session short? I have some work I need to catch up on.</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Oh! Um, certainly dear. Are you sure you don't want to continue our conversation about Thanksgiving?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> No, I'm okay. Even if I'm stuck here for Thanksgiving… I have a feeling I'll see my family for Christmas.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END EXCERPT]</strong></p> </div> <p>Following this exchange, SCP-8980 suddenly saw an extremely high productivity boost, reaching levels similar to its initial containment. Simultaneously, it did not experience any other changes to its depressive symptoms, <span class="bi-r"><a href="javascript:void-0">often going extended periods without engaging in hygienic activities or socializing</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Unnecessary Detail</strong> — this level of detail is unnecessary.</span>.</p> <p><span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">On December 9th, 2005, Dr. Byrnes interviewed SCP-8980 to ascertain the source of its newfound productivity.</a></span><span class="bi-popup">It is unclear why Dr. Byrnes conducted this interview, as at the time, there was no reason to suspect SCP-8980 had any ulterior motives.</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> December 9th, 2005</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWER:</strong> Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEWEE:</strong> SCP-8980</p> <p><strong>SUBJECT:</strong> Newfound Motivation</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>SCP-8980 is seated in the secure interviewing room, with a single masked guard behind it. It leans on the table, staring ahead, waiting for Dr. Byrnes to arrive. He enters the room at precisely 10:00 AM, and sits down in front of SCP-8980. It glares at him, but does not otherwise react.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Beginning interview log, ID 8980-S12, with SCP-8980 at 10:01 AM. Good morning.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> What do you want?</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I've called a special interview with you today because we've noticed that your productivity has seen a sharp increase in recent days.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 glances to the side.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> So?</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes smiles.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Well, the containment team has just been curious as to why you've had such a sudden change of heart.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Yeah, I'm sure Steele gives a single shit about me.</p> <p><em>Silence. Dr. Byrnes stares at SCP-8980.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I'm just feeling better, alright? My therapist has been really useful.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> You were right, okay? I admit it. Therapy was helpful. Can I go?</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Well, despite your sudden productivity, we've noticed your depressive symptoms haven't changed much. It's not so common for someone to get their act together without fixing the root cause.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 scoffs.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I plead the fifth.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Joking is also quite out of character for you.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 grits its teeth. The security guard behind it slightly raises their weapon.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Can't a lady do her fucking job in peace? <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">Why do you have to worm your way into every goddamn thing I do?</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Missing Dialogue</strong> — it is unclear why Dr. Byrnes failed to include this line of dialogue, if intentional.</span></p> <p><em>Silence. After several seconds, Dr. Byrnes sighs and gets up.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Alright, this meeting is concluded. Thank you for your time.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Thanks for <em>wasting</em> my time. Asshole.</p> <p><em>Dr. Byrnes ends the recording device and exits the room. SCP-8980 is escorted back to its cell shortly thereafter.</em></p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END LOG]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><strong>AFTERWORD:</strong> <em>SCP-8980's sudden change of behavior has me questioning its motivations. We'll need to keep a closer eye on it in the foreseeable future.</em> -Dr. Byrnes.</p> </div> <p>SCP-8980's parapsychological counseling sessions have been deemed necessary for it to continue due to its persistent depressive symptoms.</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Incident 2:</strong> ACE Exploit & Aftermath</p> <p>For several weeks following its increase in productivity, SCP-8980 did not socialize at all outside of routine interviews and counseling sessions. The anomaly worked overtime for several hours per day as well, including on weekends when it was not assigned work.</p> <p>This activity was noted as strange by <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">containment personnel</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Dr. Byrnes.</span>, though it suddenly ceased on December 22nd, 2005, when SCP-8980's productivity returned to normal. Though it experienced slightly fewer depressive symptoms according to Dr. Crawford, its overall behavior was still considered abnormal.</p> <p>On January 9th, 2006, Dr. Byrnes <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">requested and</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Missing Information</strong> — failing to specify that the action was requested deemphasizes Dr. Byrnes' role in having the investigation performed. See following annotation.</span> received permission <span class="bi-g"><a href="javascript:void-0">from the Site-17 Containment Oversight Committee</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Passive Voice</strong> — the use of passive voice obfuscates the origin of this action, which deflects responsibility to an unspecified party.<br/> <br/> It is largely believed by the Ethics Committee Review Team that, by this point in SCP-8980's containment, this use of vague phrasing was largely intentional — even if prior infractions were accidental.</span> to conduct a full audit of SCP-8980 and its containment area. <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">SCP-8980 and its room were fully stripped and searched</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Vague Vernacular</strong> — this phrasing obfuscates the fact that SCP-8980 was forced to undergo a strip search, including invasive medical scans for potential hazardous materials on-person. This was deemed grossly excessive by the Ethics Committee Review Team and is in <span class="red-text">egregious violation</span> of the Foundation Code of Conduct.</span>, as was the remote code device used by SCP-8980 to conduct its work.</p> <p>After a careful two-day audit of all its belongings, investigative staff discovered that SCP-8980 had located and exploited an Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE) in its remote work apparatus over the course of several weeks. This granted it full access to its former SCiPNet account, which granted it access to:</p> <ul> <li>All its previously limited SCiPNet utilities (such as its intra-messaging systems).</li> <li>Its secure extra-Foundational communications system.</li> <li>The <tt>SCP-8980</tt> file itself.</li> </ul> <p>Throughout the latter half of December, SCP-8980 had been in direct contact with several members of Foundation staff and several sub-Veil individuals, especially its mother. Although the nature of these conversations did not violate any employee protocols, the fact that SCP-8980 was a contained anomaly made conversing with these individuals without approval expressedly prohibited. All individuals who interacted with SCP-8980 were administered <span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Class C amnestics</a></span><span class="bi-popup">Class C amnestics are for targeting specific memories or concepts. Class Cs are administered through two injections: a first, initial primer which places a subject in a hypnotic state to orally "prime" the target concepts or memories, and a second catalyst which erases correlated engrams.</span>.</p> <p>As SCP-8980 abused its Foundation accomodations to facilitate its rule-breaking behavior, consensus from the Containment Oversight Committee concluded that SCP-8980 must either undergo amnestic therapy or have access to its remote work apparatus permanently revoked. Although SCP-8980 was initially against amnestic therapy, Dr. Crawford convinced SCP-8980 to voluntarily accept the treatment, insisting on its efficacy.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ec"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="ec-title">ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM</span></strong></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>The following is a transcript of the video and audio recording of the amnesticization of SCP-8980. Although it is not present in the original file nor should have been, it is attached here for contextual and review purposes.</p> <div class="blockquote ecinside"> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> January 12th, 2006</p> <p><strong>SUBJECT OF INVESTIGATION:</strong> Dr. Christopher Byrnes</p> <p><strong>AREA OF INVESTIGATION:</strong> Amnesticization of SCP-8980</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN TRANSCRIPT]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><span class="logtime">8:42:41 AM \|</span> SCP-8980's amnesthesiologist arrives prior to the amnesticization at 8:42 AM LOCAL, alongside Dr. Christopher Byrnes. Dr. Byrnes initially mistakes the amnesthesiologist for a nurse, though she quickly corrects him. The two engage in light conversation on-and-off for approximately twenty minutes while waiting for SCP-8980 to be escorted to the chamber; neither appears to discuss anything of-note.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:08:53 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 is escorted into the amnesticization lab by an armed guard. Its appearance is, as previously described, extremely disheveled. Its movements appear sluggish as it walks, likely from lethargy.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:08:58 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 spots Dr. Byrnes, who stops talking upon making eye contact with SCP-8980. It immediately freezes.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Oh god.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:09:01 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 immediately begins to back away from the lab, but is pushed back by the guard behind it. It stumbles to the ground, prompting a laugh from Dr. Byrnes. The amnesthesiologist does not react.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Not… not this. Not like this.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:09:15 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 spends several seconds attempting to crawl away or stand up (neither of which are effective). In short order, it lays on the ground unmoving, before making eye contact with the amnesthesiologist. She looks away and clears her throat.</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> I understand this is a bit of a scary process, but trust me, it'll be over before you even realize it. I've done this countless times; I'm a professional. No accidents in ten years.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:09:23 AM \|</span> After several seconds of hesitating, SCP-8980 slowly gets back onto its feet. It points at Dr. Byrnes while staring at the amnesthesiologist.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Why is <em>he</em> here?</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> Him? Well—</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> (<em>Interrupting</em>) I'm required to oversee your amnesticization as per the Foundation's Code of Conduct. I'm just here to provide the list of "targeted engrams" for the <em>nu</em>—ice doctor, here.</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> …Yes, Doctor. (<em>To SCP-8980</em>) The procedure for Class C amnestics involves a primer injection, where we'll specify the target memories to excise through a hypnotic-hypnagogic fugue state, then a second injection, which will actually do the erasing. Since amnestics usually involve confidential information, he needs to be the one to prime you.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> You need to simplify it for her. She's a computer technician, not a neurologist.</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> With all due respect, Doctor, neither are you. (<em>To SCP-8980</em>) I'll be in the room the whole time, okay? The whole session will be recorded, so there's no need for any dramatics.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:10:12 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 glances between Dr. Byrnes and the amnesthesiologist repeatedly. It slowly begins to back up.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> …I… I can't do it. I can't do this. I'm not… I'm don't…</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:10:26 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 immediately turns and begins running for the door. It is quickly intercepted by the guard who initially brought SCP-8980, causing it to stumble and fall.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:10:31 AM \|</span> The guard begins to drag SCP-8980 towards the amnesticization station, which causes SCP-8980 to begin screaming uncontrollably. The amnesthesiologist covers her ears in irritation; Dr. Byrnes does nothing besides watch.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:10:54 AM \|</span> The guard secures SCP-8980 to an empty amnestics injection table. SCP-8980 writhes in place, still screaming.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:11:09 AM \|</span> After several seconds, the amnesthesiologist walks toward SCP-8980, which prompts it to stop screaming.</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> I promise, it'll be quick, okay? No harm, no foul, alright?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Don't… don't let him… im…</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> (<em>Interrupting</em>) Can you begin the procedure? I have an appointment at 9:30.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:11:27 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 begins sobbing again.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Leave… leave me alone…</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:11:34 AM \|</span> The amnesthesiologist begins to sterilize SCP-8980's arm for the injections, causing SCP-8980 to tense its arm in fear. She spends several seconds attempting to relax it, to surprising success. SCP-8980 stops thrashing in apparent defeat, gasping and sobbing without coherency.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:12:00 AM \|</span> The amnesthesiologist begins application of local anesthetic.</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> Alright, that should fully kick in in about two to three minutes.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:12:44 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 makes eye contact with the amnesthesiologist. Upon seeing its expression, she stops moving and watches back.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Please… please don't do this to me. You don't know who he is. Please help me. Please, let me out.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:12:52 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes does not react, but watches the pair. The amnesthesiologist glances at Byrnes, but quickly pulls away from SCP-8980.</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> Look, ma'am… I'm just doing my job. I'm not going to get involved in this. Take it up with the Ethics Committee, or something.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> They won't listen. Please.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:13:08 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 strains against its restraints. The amnesthesiologist glances at Dr. Byrnes again. He crosses his arms and stares at her. She turns back to SCP-8980.</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> I'm not going to risk my career over a stranger. Sorry.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:13:14 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 falls back and stares ahead, crying silently. Dr. Byrnes pulls out his mobile device (in violation of his own protocols involving SCP-8980), though quickly puts it away as it appears not to turn on. Several minutes pass in silence, only broken by SCP-8980's sobs and an occasional grunt by the present guard.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:16:05 AM \|</span> The amnesthesiologist prepares the primer shot for amnestics administration. Presumably due to SCP-8980's general uncooperation, she opts to include a quick-acting light sedative agent in accordance with amnestics guidelines.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:16:59 AM \|</span> After preparing all the materials, she approaches SCP-8980 and sterilizes the injection site once again. SCP-8980 begins hyperventilating and struggling again. Dr. Byrnes watches in silence.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:17:13 AM \|</span> The amnesthesiologist begins the injection, and SCP-8980 begins screaming. The amnesthesiologist ignores it.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:17:43 AM \|</span> The amnesthesiologist finishes, and pulls the empty injection from SCP-8980. SCP-8980 stops struggling, but is still visibly shaking and crying.</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> There, all done. (<em>To Dr. Byrnes</em>) It'll take a few minutes until she's ready for priming. You shouldn't say anything once she's ready until we're done, because it could have some nasty side effects. That means absolute silence; if you say anything besides the primers, we have to let the shot wear off and reschedule. Got it?</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Understood.</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> Good. I'll let you know when she's ready with a thumbs up.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:18:00 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 spends several minutes shivering and sobbing as the shot begins to take effect. Dr. Byrnes watches SCP-8980 in silence, while the amnesthesiologist files relevant paperwork.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:21:51 AM \|</span> As the primer begins to spread through SCP-8980, it redoubles its efforts to push against its restraints; however, its left arm is completely paralyzed, and its speech heavily slurs.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:23:24 AM \|</span> SCP-8980's mouth begins to twitch uncontrollably while it glances wildly around the room. Its ability to move its other arm and legs quickly fades, as SCP-8980's thrashing and shivering slowly ceases.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:26:55 AM \|</span> After several additional minutes of the agent spreading throughout its body, SCP-8980 is rendered nearly immobile, only able to breathe lightly and control its eyes. Its jaw is slack open; saliva begins to drip down the side of its mouth as its eyes unfocus and refocus repeatedly, still glancing wildly around in terror.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:27:34 AM \|</span> The amnesthesiologist checks her watch, then glances at SCP-8980. She motions a thumbs up to Dr. Byrnes, though he does not notice at first, as he is watching SCP-8980 intently without expression.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:27:40 AM \|</span> Irritated, the amnesthesiologist gets up and walks over to Dr. Byrnes, who jerks up suddenly when he spots her approaching. She stops and gives the thumbs up, which prompts Dr. Byrnes to approach SCP-8980. Its eyes solely focus on him.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:27:53 AM \|</span> The amnesthesiologist puts on her Foundation-grade earmuffs to ensure she is not exposed to classified information, as per standard protocol. SCP-8980 appears to notice this, and its mouth begins to twitch repeatedly. The amnesthesiologist watches in silence.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:00 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes pulls out a folded paper (presumably a refresher on administering amnestic primers), and begins to prime SCP-8980 for amnesticization. He smiles.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Memory. Performing Arbitrary Code Execution Exploit in containment.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:07 AM \|</span> SCP-8980's left eye spasms.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Concept. Arbitrary Code Execution Exploits.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:12 AM \|</span> SCP-8980's mouth twitches, and its eyes dart to the amnesthesiologist. The amnesthesiologist watches with disinterest. It repeatedly attempts to vocalize, but it makes no coherent sound besides low grunts and moans.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Memory. Contact with your coworkers during containment.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:19 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 does not have any sudden reactions, though its eyes meet with Dr. Byrnes again. Dr. Byrnes looks down towards the paper he is holding again.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Memory. Contact with your mother during containment.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:25 AM \|</span> SCP-8980's right arm twitches repeatedly, and SCP-8980's eyes dart around the room panickedly.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:30 AM \|</span> After several seconds, SCP-8980's eyes begin to leak tears, which slowly trail down to mix with the saliva building on its chin.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:36 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes spends several seconds reading the paper he is holding.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Concept. Using your remote work apparatus to breach containment.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:43 AM \|</span> SCP-8980's mouth twitches again momentarily. It begins moaning for a few seconds, futilely attempting to vocalize.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:47 AM \|</span> After several seconds of silence with no activity, Dr. Byrnes looks up and makes direct eye contact with SCP-8980. He holds its gaze; its eyes widen, and it immediately stops making sound.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:49 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes looks sideways towards the recording device, and then back towards the amnesthesiologist, who largely does not react. He then turns back to the anomaly.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:53 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes leans directly above SCP-8980, close enough that his face is inches away from SCP-8980. Its jaw begins to spasm. Neither of them break eye contact, though SCP-8980's breathing becomes extremely labored.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:28:58 AM \|</span> After several further moments of silence, Dr. Byrnes smiles, then speaks.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Concept. [DATA CORRUPTED].</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:29:03 AM \|</span> The video and audio feed severely distort for several seconds. SCP-8980 is violently spasming, and its eyes are entirely unfocused. Its breathing is highly irregular. Dr. Byrnes is no longer leaning.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:29:04 AM \|</span> The amnesthesiologist jerks up and instinctively reaches for her earmuffs; however, after looking towards and remembering the recording device, she hesitantly puts her hand down again.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:29:36 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 returns to an inert state after several seconds, though its mouth continually twitches and it continually moans loudly. Dr. Byrnes turns towards the amnesthesiologist and gives her a thumbs up, signifying the priming phase is complete.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:29:42 AM \|</span> The amnesthesiologist gets up and begins to prepare the second injection, including sterilizing SCP-8980's arm again. SCP-8980 appears to recuperate from the sudden spasm as its eyes refocus, and it begins crying more intensely, making direct eye contact with Dr. Byrnes despite him now looking away.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:30:15 AM \|</span> The amnesthesiologist finishes preparing the second shot, and approaches SCP-8980 hesitantly.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:30:20 AM \|</span> As she bends down to administer the catalyst shot, the amnesthesiologist locks eyes with SCP-8980, whos gaze now stares directly at her. Its mouth twitches intensely. She looks back to Dr. Byrnes, who nods sternly. She sighs.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:30:34 AM \|</span> The amnesthesiologist injects SCP-8980 with the catalyst.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:30:39 AM \|</span> SCP-8980's mouth stops twitching.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:31:12 AM \|</span> As the amnestic activates, SCP-8980's consciousness slowly fades, causing its eyes to completely unfocus and its head to fall limp. The amnesthesiologist sighs again.</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> Alright, it's done now. She should wake up in a few hours.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Thank you, Doctor.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:31:19 AM \|</span> Silence. The guard begins to remove SCP-8980's restraints, as Dr. Byrnes and the amnesthesiologist stare at each other.</p> <p><strong>AMNESTHESIOLOGIST:</strong> …If I may ask, what caused her to—</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> (<em>Interrupting</em>) That information is strictly classified.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:31:24 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes glances at his watch.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I'm late for my appointment because of how long you took, so I'll be leaving. The guard will handle the anomaly. Have a nice day.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:31:32 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes exits the room as the guard finishes unbinding SCP-8980.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:32:01 AM \|</span> The guard picks up SCP-8980's limp body, throws it over their shoulder, and exits the room. The amnesthesiologist at first does not react, but in short order snaps herself to attention, and begins to pack her things.</p> <p><span class="logtime">9:38:29 AM \|</span> As the amnesthesiologist finishes, she glances at the recording device. She shudders, scratches a discolored patch on her arm, then exits the room.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[END TRANSCRIPT]</strong></p> </div> <p>A full dissection of Dr. Byrnes's actions is attached at the end of this review, and as such will not be discussed in-depth here. Nonetheless, it is clear that Dr. Byrnes abused the protections assigned to the Head Researcher position to purposefully amnesticize SCP-8980 of non-essential concepts and memories. The effects of this can be seen in the following log in the SCP-8980 file.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>One instance of this (at timestamp 9:28:53) appears to have been corrupted beyond restoration. This effect is believed to have been caused by SCP-8980's anomalous capabilities, though this is the first and only time a recorder has been directly affected by the anomaly.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>The amnesthesiologist — whose identity has been purposefully obfuscated by the Review Team due to complete Code of Conduct compliance — was later identified and interviewed. This unfortunately did not yield significant results, as it was revealed that she had been chronically abusing amnestics on herself to erase her own traumatic memories. Nonetheless, she was able to point out that she submitted a complaint to the office of the Site-17 Ethics Committee Liaison a day after the incident, though the report was not received as the position was vacant at the time.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>The identity of the guard — although wearing SCRAMBLE equipment in accordance with Foundation guidelines — was requested from Site-17's administration as information may possibly be gleaned from them. Although Site-17 administration complied with the request, subsequent investigation showed that the guard — Geraldo H. Rodriguez, a then-36-year-old male — was killed in a containment breach in 2013. Although the Ethics Committee obtained a warrant to search his belongings from the O5 Council, no evidence relevant to the case has been found.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>The corrupted concept erased by Dr. Byrnes could not be rederived by the Ethics Committee Review Team.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="darkdocument"> <p><span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0"><strong>Addendum 9:</strong></a></span><span class="bi-popup">The Ethics Committee Review Team is attaching an annotation to remind reviewing personnel that this addendum was presented without the above context.</span> Post-Amnesticization Depression</p> <p>Following SCP-8980's amnesticization, its mental state significantly deteriorated to the point of it not fulfilling any of its quotas, nor responding to any work inquiries. In response, SCP-8980 was required to attend its parapsychological counseling on a <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">bi-weekly</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Vague Vernacular</strong> — could imply anomaly is required to attend counseling once every two weeks. "Twice weekly" should be used instead. Of note is that, later in SCP-8980's containment, this vernacular was confirmed to have been misinterpreted by containment personnel.</span> basis, though these sessions did little to alleviate its symptoms despite Dr. Crawford's best efforts.</p> <p>Dr. Crawford made another breakthrough on January 16th, 2006:</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN EXCERPT]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><em>Extraneous information removed. Dr. Crawford is sitting at her desk, slowly searching through her client's files. By this point in the session, several prior attempts to start a conversation had previously failed, similar to her initial interactions with the anomaly.</em></p> <p><em>SCP-8980 is lying in the velvet chair, unmoving. It stares ahead at the ceiling, and does not acknowledge Dr. Crawford at all. Its breathing is light.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Ah, here we go.</p> <p><em><span class="bi-b"><a href="javascript:void-0">Dr. Crawford spends several minutes reading the recent report on SCP-8980</a></span><span class="bi-popup">This should have been performed prior to the session.</span>, her expression growing grave.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Oh dear.</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford looks up towards the anomaly.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> The amnestics got you down, huh?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 slightly turns its head towards Dr. Crawford, acknowledging the comment. Dr. Crawford momentarily hums.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> I remember my first time with amnestics.</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford waits briefly for SCP-8980 to comment; it does not.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Of course I don't remember exactly what I saw, but my, it must've been horrifying. I walked up to that amnestics table and practically injected myself!</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 does not reply, but turns its head away. Dr. Crawford frowns.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Well, I can imagine it wasn't so pleasant for you. It <em>was</em> voluntary, wasn't it?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980's face briefly appears to contort, but it doesn't otherwise react.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Dear, if you keep your emotions locked in all the time, you'll just end up exploding. You need to open up about what's bothering you so. You can trust me, same as you can any other old lady.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 shivers, and its eyes widen.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I… they… he…</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 pauses, then shivers again.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> He… he took something from me.</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> "He" being Byrnes again?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980's voice appears to catch in its throat, so it nods instead. Dr. Crawford sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> If you keep blaming your problems on that man, you'll never be able to overcome this… victim mentality you've built up for yourself.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 does not respond.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> I've often heard — in my line of work, I mean — that some reality benders torment themselves with their anomalous abilities subconsciously, because they believe they deserve punishment. They find ways to make their own lives miserable.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980's eyes widen.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I'm not…</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> (<em>Interrupting</em>) Oh, sorry, yes, I know you're not. They tested you for that, right?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 nods.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> I was just bringing it up because, well, sometimes the fault does lie within. And it's a difficult truth to swallow, but rarely does stuff happen that we truly can't help.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 shivers again.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I don't know if… if that…</p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Well, you were amnesticized because you tried to breach containment, weren't you?</p> <p><em>SCP-8980's eyes unfocus momentarily. It lightly shakes it head in confusion.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I don… I don't remember…</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford looks down and reads the briefing again. She audibly sighs, which makes SCP-8980 flinch.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> I'm sure you could eventually argue for lighter restrictions if you practice more restraint. Knowing when to shut my mouth is how I got to where I am now. Sometimes, you just need to "turn the other cheek", as they say, even if you know you're right. Only then will you finally be able to get ahead.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 does not respond, though tears begin to stream down its face. Dr. Crawford looks up.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> Oh, dear, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry. I was getting too personal, there.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 does not respond. Dr. Crawford glances at the clock.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> I hate to do this to you sweetie, but our time is coming to an end for today. It pains me to break it off at such an emotional moment, but I have other clients that sorely need me too. The Foundation can be a cruel place for all of us.</p> <p><em>SCP-8980 does not respond. Dr. Crawford sighs, then lightly chuckles.</em></p> <p><strong>DR. CRAWFORD:</strong> I suppose our emotional little brains are just like the Foundation itself, no? No matter how hard of a job we do, there's always work to be done.</p> <p><em>Dr. Crawford gets up to close the session, until she sees SCP-8980's expression, which stops her. SCP-8980's eyes are wide, and its mouth hangs open.</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> There… there's always work to be done.</p> </div> <p>Following this session, SCP-8980's productivity increased to perfectly match its quota. Its depressive symptoms, however, have only appeared to increase, as it spends no time on entertainment or socialization, opting to stay in bed the remainder of the day. Nonetheless, Dr. Crawford <span class="bi-y"><a href="javascript:void-0">was commended</a></span><span class="bi-popup"><strong>Passive Voice</strong> — obscures the origin of the commendment, which was Site-17's Containment Oversight Committee.</span> for her contribution towards improving SCP-8980's productivity, despite shortcomings.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="ec"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="ec-title">ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM</span></strong></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>The following video was obtained from Site-17's Deepwell archive. It is not present in the original file, but is presented without comment in its chronological context.</p> <div class="blockquote ecinside"> <p><strong>DATE:</strong> March 10th, 2006</p> <p><strong>SUBJECT OF INVESTIGATION:</strong> Dr. Christopher Byrnes</p> <p><strong>AREA OF INVESTIGATION:</strong> Undisclosed Meeting With SCP-8980</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[BEGIN TRANSCRIPT]</strong></p> <hr/> <p><span class="logtime">6:28:34 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 is sitting on the chair in its containment chamber. It is slumped forward, staring directly at the floor, in the direction of the room's entrance.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:29:23 AM \|</span> The door to the chamber opens, and Dr. Byrnes enters the room. SCP-8980 does not react, continuing to stare at the floor.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:29:35 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes spends several seconds closing the door behind him, then turns around to face SCP-8980. He spends several seconds watching her silently.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I'm sorry I'm a few days late. You know how traffic can be.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:29:40 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 does not respond.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> You were the one that requested to meet with me. You should be grateful that I'm even giving you the time of day, especially on your terms. Though you should know, I've got a taser on me, so if you try any shit this time, it <em>will</em> hurt.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:29:47 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 does not respond. Dr. Byrnes crosses his arms in frustration.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> If wasting my time is your idea of petty revenge, you and I both know that I can do a lot worse than—</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:29:51 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 takes a deep, wracked sigh, causing Dr. Byrnes to fall silent.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Y… you…</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:29:55 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 begins to cry silently.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> Y-you…</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:29:59 AM \|</span> SCP-8980's breathing quickens, and it begins to shiver. Dr. Byrnes reaches for his taser.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:30:03 AM \|</span> SCP-8980 looks up to Dr. Byrnes.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> You… You win.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:30:05 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes does not react. SCP-8980 continues to breathe quickly, waiting several seconds, before lowering its gaze.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> You win. (<em>It chokes briefly.</em>) You win, okay?</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:30:11 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes does not react. SCP-8980's sobs increase in intensity.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I'll do anything you want. Please, just let me go back to how it was.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:30:15 AM \|</span> Silence. Dr. Byrnes removes his hand from his taser. SCP-8980 looks up at him, pleadingly.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I'll give you everything I own. All of it. You can have everything in my bank account and in my room. I'll draw out loans for you that I can't pay back. I'll give you my paycheck. Everything.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:30:23 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes does not react.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> I'll— I'll work whatever assignment you g-give me. I'll let you take credit for all of my papers. I'll be your s— (<em>SCP-8980 gulps.</em>) your secretary. I'll bring you your morning coffee and makes you your sandwiches. <em>I'll lick your shoes.</em></p> <p><span class="logtime">6:30:31 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes does not react. SCP-8980 watches his expression fervently for any emotion.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:30:36 AM \|</span> After several seconds, SCP-8980 sobs and lowers its gaze.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> (<em>Whispering</em>) I'll… I'll even sleep with you. Please.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:30:41 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes does not react initially, but slowly begins to smile. SCP-8980 looks up hopefully at him, though its expression begins to fall as Dr. Byrnes says nothing in response.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8980:</strong> (<em>Whispering</em>) Please.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:30:53 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes begins to laugh. He laughs loudly for several seconds, gripping his stomach and bending over at the waist. SCP-8980 falls off its chair and begins to back away in fear.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:31:18 AM \|</span> After nearly thirty seconds of laughing, Dr. Byrnes recomposes himself, wiping a tear from his eye.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> That's hilarious. Hearing you say those words shows just how pathetic you've become. How pathetic you always really were.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:31:24 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes walks towards SCP-8980. It crawls back, attempting to distance itself from him as he approaches.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:31:31 AM \|</span> Its back hits the wall. Dr. Byrnes stands in front of it, and crouches to meet its eye level. SCP-8980 shivers, and attempts to speak, but can't.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> You really don't get it, do you?</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:31:34 AM \|</span> Silence.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> If I wanted to fuck you, I would've done it by now.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:31:38 AM \|</span> Silence. Dr. Byrnes smiles.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> I already have everything I could ever want from you.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:31:43 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes gets up without further comment. SCP-8980 stares blankly ahead, weeping. It does not react, as Dr. Byrnes walks towards the containment door.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:31:48 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes stops, then glances back.</p> <p><strong>DR. BYRNES:</strong> Happy first year anniversary, Lillian. Here's to many more.</p> <p><span class="logtime">6:31:53 AM \|</span> Dr. Byrnes smiles smugly to himself, then exits the chamber.</p> <p><span class="logtime">8:00:03 AM \|</span> After an hour and a half of no activity, the remote work apparatus in SCP-8980's chamber prints its workday schedule. SCP-8980 slowly lifts itself off the floor, and gets ready for work.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="darkdocument"> <p><strong>Addendum 10:</strong> Neutralization</p> <p>On December 12th, 2014, Head Researcher Christopher Byrnes chose to retire. As per Foundation succession standards, Dr. Morgan McPharrell assumed the role of Head Researcher for SCP-8980 on December 15th of that year.</p> <p>On January 5th, 2015, Dr. McPharrell conducted SCP-8980's routine yearly testing, as per its Special Containment Procedures. After several rounds of testing, Dr. McPharrell discovered that SCP-8980 possessed none of its stated anomalous properties. This was confirmed after several additional rounds of testing.</p> <p>On January 8th, 2015, Dr. McPharrell conducted an interview with SCP-8980. During the duration of the interview, he noted that the entity possessed several alarming features, including extreme apathy, severe technophobia, and a lack of social awareness. After spending several days confirming SCP-8980 was directly and indirectly subject to longterm abuse and negligence, Dr. McPharrell filed a formal Ethics Committee complaint regarding the treatment of SCP-8980 under Dr. Christopher Byrnes. After obtaining a warrant of investigation from the O5 Council, a formal investigation was launched on January 14th, 2015.</p> <p>As of January 19th, 2015, SCP-8980 began rehabilitation and reintegration into the wider Foundation workplace under direct supervision from Dr. Morgan McPharrell. SCP-8980 is pending reclassification to Neutralized.</p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>End of document.</tt></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><tt>Loading attachment…</tt></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p>…</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> </div> <div class="ec-comments"> <div class="blockquote"> <h3><span>SCP-8980 Investigation Summary <span style="color: grey; font-size: 80%;">\| May 5th, 2015</span></span></h3> <h6><span>Results Presented by Ronald Roberts (Leader), Linda M. N. Brown, Flora Marinos, & Amber H. Goldstein</span></h6> <hr/> <p>The prior document has been fully reviewed and annotated as of May 4th, 2015. It is presented in full for contextual purposes.</p> <p>Based on both SCP-8980's documentation and external resources found by the Review Team, it is clear that <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Christopher Byrnes</span></strong> engaged in severe, deliberate abuse of an anomaly over an extended period of time. Although extensive, a full list of irrefutable violations consists of the following:</p> <ul> <li>Misuse of formal position to extort, manipulate, or otherwise negatively affect other members of Foundation Staff. <span class="logtime">(Title 1, Chapter 7 § 1)</span></li> <li>Failure to recuse himself from sensitive matters in which he had clear conflicts of interest. <span class="logtime">(Title 1, Chapter 7 § 3)</span></li> <li>Misuse of official documentation to present false or inaccurate information. <span class="logtime">(Title 5, Chapter 3 § 1.1)</span></li> <li>Intentional obfuscation of details in official documentation. <span class="logtime">(Title 5, Chapter 3 § 2)</span></li> <li>Abuse of an anomaly. <span class="logtime">(Title 2, Chapter 2)</span></li> <li>Sexual harassment of an anomaly. <span class="logtime">(Title 2, Chapter 2 § 1.5)</span></li> <li>Gross negligence of an anomaly. <span class="logtime">(Title 2, Chapter 2 § 2.4.1)</span></li> <li>Extreme testing of a sentient anomaly. <span class="logtime">(Title 2, Chapter 2 § 2.6)</span></li> <li>Deliberate intimidation of an anomaly. <span class="logtime">(Title 2, Chapter 2 § 5.3)</span></li> <li>Public disclosure of private information of an anomaly. <span class="logtime">(Title 2, Chapter 2 § 7)</span></li> <li>Gross misuse of amnestics. <span class="logtime">(Title 7, Chapter 1 § 2)</span></li> <li>Violation of prior Ethics Committee Stop Order. <span class="logtime">(Title 9, Chapter 1 § 7)</span></li> </ul> <p>Although these violations alone are egregious and numerous, they likely do not represent the full breadth of infractions committed by Dr. Byrnes, as several could not be proven, and further violations were likely committed in the containment of other anomalies. Although the Review Team has attempted to identify the full scope and scale of Dr. Byrnes's infractions, this investigation has largely been impeded by Site-17 Administration's non-compliance and the O5 Council's unwillingness to expand its investigative warrant.</p> <p>Unfortunately, Dr. Byrnes cannot be sentenced. Due to the Ethical Post-Amnesticization Punishment Ruling by the O5 Council in 1995, Dr. Byrnes cannot be punished for actions taken prior to major amnesticization, as he would not be able to remember committing them.</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Rachel Steele</span></strong> was also found to be in violation of the Foundation Code of Conduct, particularly Chapter 2, Section 2 § 2.4.1 concerning gross negligence of an anomaly. As she was not the head researcher and did not possess prior infringements on her record, the Review Team recommends the standard escalation of docking one week of pay, as well as requiring three months of remedial therapy.</p> <p>Although <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Morgan McPharrell</span></strong> was found to be in violation of the Foundation Code of Conduct (similar to Dr. Steele), it is the consensus of the Review Team (2/4) that Dr. McPharrell should not receive an infringement on his record.</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dr. Nadine Crawford</span></strong> has already been removed from Foundation staff. For more information, consult <a href="javascript:;">Case ID #07082012-9932-T</a>.</p> <hr/> <p>As a result, the SCP-8980 Review Team would like to make the following recommendations for future Ethics Committee Proposals to rectify this case:</p> <ol> <li>Provide monetary compensation to SCP-8980 for the abuse it suffered under Dr. Christopher Byrnes.</li> <li>Provide free parapsychological counseling to SCP-8980 for the remainder of its tenure at the Foundation.</li> <li>Request the Fire Suppression Department to soft-monitor SCP-8980 in order to properly reintegrate it back into the Foundation's workplace environment.</li> </ol> <p>Additionally, some structural changes would be beneficial to propose to the wider Foundation as a whole as Foundation Motions:</p> <ol> <li>File a Foundation Motion to require Ethics Committee Review of any staff member who wishes to undergo amnestic therapy upon retirement.</li> <li>File a Foundation Motion to expand the ability of the Ethics Committee to promote Liaisons to sites without Site Director approval.</li> <li>Request an investigative warrant from the O5 Council to investigate all of Site-17's administration.</li> </ol> <p>Further inquiries and questions should be forwarded to Review Team Lead Ronald Roberts.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Chairman Odongo Tejani</strong> <span class="logtime">\| May 5th, 2015 - 01:02 AM LOCAL</span></p> <div class="ec-comment"> <p>Thank you for your invaluable efforts in this case, Roberts. You and your team have done us an immense service by presenting such a thorough case to our committee.</p> <p>All of the suggested Ethics Committee Proposals have passed the initial Ethics Committee review process, and will each be voted upon accordingly. Foundation Motions will be put up for vote at the next annual Inter-Committee Council Session, should they be approved by the Ethics Committee as a whole.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Chairman Odongo Tejani</strong> <span class="logtime">\| June 15th, 2015 - 01:00 AM LOCAL</span></p> <div class="ec-comment"> <p>All three Ethics Committee Proposals presented by the Review Team have passed.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Proposal 1 (Compensation):</strong> Passed. (61-2-4) <ul> <li>A separate vote (33-22-12) decided in favor of an allotment of $470,000 USD, as opposed to the standard for similar cases. Primary concern raised is the recent budget deficit and low-profile of the case.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Proposal 2 (Counseling):</strong> Passed. (64-1-3) <ul> <li>This is the standard practice; those voting against raised concerns that SCP-8980's experience with Dr. Crawford may result in additional traumatizing experiences for it.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Proposal 3 (Fire Suppression):</strong> Passed. (38-29) <ul> <li>Outcome was largely irrelevant; the Fire Suppression Department was already monitoring SCP-8980's case for several years. All actions taken by the FSD have been reviewed and deemed within specified ethical limits.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Foundation Motions 1 and 3 have been passed; however, Motion 2 has been rejected (33-34), as opposition cites concerns that this policy would disrupt power balance between the O5 Council, the Ethics Committee, and the Site Directors Committee, unnecessarily inflaming tensions across the Foundation.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Chairman Odongo Tejani</strong> <span class="logtime">\| September 2nd, 2015 - 01:00 AM LOCAL</span></p> <div class="ec-comment"> <p>I am adding an additional comment to this thread to indicate the previously-mentioned Foundation Motions were filed for vote during this year's Foundation Committees Conference. The results of the vote are as follows:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Motion 1 (Amnestics Amendment):</strong> Denied. Passed by the O5 Council (10-3), but vetoed by the Site Directors Committee (68-109). <ul> <li>O5 Council majority opinion expressed approval for the amendment, citing no concerns.</li> <li>Site Directors Committee majority opinion expressed disapproval for the amendment, claiming the motion was an effort by the Ethics Committee to take power from the Site Directors.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Motion 2 (Site-17 Investigation Warrant):</strong> Denied by the O5 Council (6-7). <ul> <li>Minority opinion expressed interest in ensuring Site-17 was fully complying with the ethical guidelines of the Foundation.</li> <li>Majority opinion solely commented the following: "Site-17 is doing its job as intended."</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Unfortunately, it seems our hands are tied once again. I will be keeping this case open indefinitely in the event any future progress is made in investigating any of Dr. Byrnes's other activities.</p> <p>I want to once again extend my gratitude to our incredible review team for their hard work in bringing this case to light. Your efforts are invaluable in keeping the Foundation a safe place, and your work is incredibly appreciated.</p> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><tt>This thread has been automatically soft-locked due to inactivity (2 YEARS). 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At the very least, I have a few new things to report.</p> <p>First, the new program you recommended for counselling wasn't effective. Two minutes in and she immediately suffered another panic attack, and the second go around was even worse. At the present rate, we're going to run out of new therapists at 17 in about a month. Long-distance is basically infeasible until we can stabilize her technophobia enough to get her on a computer for more than an hour at time.</p> <p>In terms of work, she's still pretty much incapable of doing anything productive. I can't really blame her for this one; doing a division's worth of labor every week for a third of your life will absolutely burn you out. But I can't get Director Thompson off my case unless her work gets done, so I've bit the bullet and just started doing her work for her. It's absolutely agonizing to have to work overtime every single day, but I can't really do much about it — Director Graham's already denied my transfer request. At least I get overtime pay.</p> <p>Finally, her condition in general… she's still mostly the same, but I've made a little bit of progress. For one, she's finally stopped compulsively calling me "sir". It was a bit funny at first, but it got weird really quick, so I'm glad we can finally move past that. The random bouts of screaming haven't stopped though, and neither has her tendency to stare at me while I sleep, but they've become less frequent. If there's any hope for progress, it's in that — though if we're only seeing this kind of progress two years in, we've still got a ways to go.</p> <p>I wouldn't dare tell anyone else this, but… I think I'm really starting to resent her, Flora. I've been de facto co-opted into being her full-time caretaker, and frankly she's being a real pain in my ass. Between doing her work and chores for her <em>and</em> dealing with her severe neuroses all day every day, she's completely worn me down to the point that I can't even respect her as a person anymore, much less a coworker. I hate to say it, but I'm honestly this close to just calling it quits and letting her rot. I can't do this. Something's gonna give.</p> <p>Sending this email is probably the dumbest thing I'll ever do in my career, but I really needed to get this off my chest. I know you said the Committee's hands were tied, but if there's anything you can do, <em>please</em> help me out here. 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SCP-8984	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8984</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Euclid</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Reports of SCP-8984's manifestation are to be written off as guerilla marketing for a canceled <em>Cloverfield</em> film. Any footage of the object is to be taken down under cover story CC-1221 ("Copyright Claims").</p> <p>SCP-8984 is currently contained in a standard containment chamber at <a href="/scp-2910-jp">Site-311</a>.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8984 is an amorphous mass fluctuating between 1 and 2 meters in height which levitates approximately 1.5 meters off the ground at all times. Its surface constantly displays an ever-changing array of images, the meaning of which is currently unknown. The object is sentient and capable of telepathic communication within a range of 5 meters.</p> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> SCP-8984 was originally discovered when it manifested in downtown Manhattan, USA on April 2nd, 2024. Though there was a minor panic when SCP-8984 was initially observed by bystanders, most civilians quickly resumed their routine even after SCP-8984 communicated with them. It is unknown how long the object remained <em>in situ</em> before being detected by Foundation plants in the area, however, due to New York City's Native Unusuality Reading, the use of amnestics was opted against.</p> <p><strong>Interview Log 8056.22:</strong> The following document is an interaction between SCP-8984 and Researcher Mallory. This interaction was routine as per Ethics Committee Dictate 7.26.D<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>.</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><BEGIN LOG></strong></p> <p><em>[Mallory enters SCP-8984's chamber. She approaches it and smiles. SCP-8984 continues to display contextually unknown images across the surface of its body.]</em></p> <p><strong>Mallory:</strong> Hello, 8984.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8984:</strong> <tt>HELLO.</tt></p> <p><strong>Mallory:</strong> How are you doing today?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8984:</strong> <tt>CONFUSED.</tt></p> <p><strong>Mallory:</strong> What's got you confused?</p> <p><strong>SCP-8984:</strong> <tt>YOU DO NOT FEAR ME.</tt></p> <p><strong>Mallory:</strong> Are we supposed to? <em>[Mallory folds her arms.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8984:</strong> <tt>YES.</tt></p> <p><strong>Mallory:</strong> Well, to be honest, at first we were concerned you were broadcasting memetic hazards, but once we ruled that out we just kind of assumed you were just a weird blob that shows weirder pictures. That's nothing to be scared about.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8984:</strong> <tt>AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOUR ORGANIZATION DEALS IN MY KIND OF HORRORS. CORRECT?</tt></p> <p><strong>Mallory:</strong> I suppose so.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8984:</strong> <tt>SO IT IS SAFE TO ASSUME YOU WOULD NOT BE FEARFUL. HOWEVER, THE CIVILIANS I ENCOUNTERED DID NOT FEAR ME EITHER.</tt></p> <p><strong>Mallory:</strong> This is New York, sweetheart. If you want people's attention you've gotta really try.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8984:</strong> <tt>BUT I SHOW YOU HORRORS OF THE DISTANT FUTURE.</tt></p> <p><strong>Mallory:</strong> Yeah, you've said that before. But none of what you're showing us looks like… well… anything.</p> <p><strong>SCP-8984:</strong> <tt>PERHAPS I AM TOO SOFT IN MY DELIVERY METHOD.</tt></p> <p><em>[SCP-8984 levitates 2 meters off the ground and emits a red light while continuing to display images of unknown context.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8984:</strong> <tt>FEAR ME, MORTAL.</tt></p> <p><em>[Mallory shields her eyes.]</em></p> <p><strong>Mallory:</strong> Ah!</p> <p><strong>SCP-8984:</strong> <tt>YES! IT IS WORKING! NOW YOU KNOW WHAT AWAITS YOU! NOW YOU KNOW THAT YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR WAYS, OR FACE HORRORS BEYOND YOUR COMPREHENSION!</tt></p> <p><strong>Mallory:</strong> I think that's your problem. You're showing us things that we just don't understand, so we can't really be scared of them.</p> <p><em>[SCP-8984 comes back down to its average levitation height of 1.5 meters and ceases emitting light.]</em></p> <p><strong>SCP-8984:</strong> <tt>… I MUST PONDER. TAKE YOUR LEAVE, MORTAL.</tt></p> <p><strong>Mallory:</strong> Sure thing, 8984. Take it easy.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><END LOG></strong></p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. 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SCP-8986	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Out of all 100 subjects, only one mannequin generated a false-positive reading.</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Apenumbra/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="authorlink-wrapper"><a href="javascript:;">PeppersGhost</a> <div class="authorbox"> <div class="authorcontent"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SCP-8986:</strong> Automotonophobia by <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/peppersghost" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(1553042); return false;"><img alt="PeppersGhost" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=1553042&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1735044114" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=1553042)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/peppersghost" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(1553042); return false;">PeppersGhost</a></span></p> <hr/> <p><strong><a href="http://www.scpwiki.com/peppersghost">More by this author</a></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><br/> <br/></p> <div class="scale EN-base Euclid-Skotos"> <div class="class1"> <div class="level-text"><span class="base false EN">3/8986</span> LEVEL <span class="base false EN">3/8986</span></div> <div class="class-text">CLASSIFIED</div> </div> <div class="item1 EN"> <div class="itemnum EN">Item #: SCP-8986</div> <div class="objclass EN"> <div class="obj Euclid-Skotos"> <div class="obj-text">Euclid-Skotos</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><span class="boldTag boldTag2"><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong></span> Study of the SCP-8986 phenomenon is to be undertaken by Research Group Theta 225 (RG-Θ225), a dedicated team of specialists in the field of paraconsciousness under the leadership of Dr. Hanneke Minst.</p> <p>In the event that further action to contain SCP-8986 is deemed necessary, new containment procedures are to be implemented as recommended by RG-Θ225.</p> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:600px;"><img alt="Mannequin_in_black_and_white_from_a_clothing_shop.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8986/Mannequin_in_black_and_white_from_a_clothing_shop.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Experiment 8986-0052. Left to right: DFPO-B011, DFPO-B012.</p> </div> </div> <p><br/></p> <p><span class="boldTag boldTag2"><strong>Description:</strong></span> SCP-8986 refers to an aberrant behavior shared across all extant mensemic<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> measurement devices, characterized by the occurrence of false-positive results which erroneously indicate consciousness in inanimate objects that resemble human beings.</p> <p>The subject of a given menseme measurement must meet all of the following criteria to be considered a discrete false-positive object (DFPO<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>) affected by SCP-8986 :</p> <ul> <li>The object is not self-animated.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></li> <li>The object has never been biologically alive.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup></li> <li>The object is not host to a spirothaumic transfer from a conscious being.</li> <li>The object is recorded as having a menseme score above zero.</li> </ul> <p>Experiments indicate that the likelihood of a given object being affected by SCP-8986 positively correlates to the object's resemblance to a living human person; however, occurrences of SCP-8986 are not necessarily contingent upon a realistic likeness. A verified DFPO will return consistent menseme scores across multiple consecutive tests;<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> however, measurements generally differ between DFPO subjects regardless of outward similarity.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h1 id="toc0"><span>Experiment Log</span></h1> </div> <hr/> <p>The following is a truncated review of experiments conducted by RG-Θ225, summarized in plain language for the purpose of conveying the SCP-8986 phenomenon and its research to personnel outside RG-Θ225. Standard practices unrelated to the specific purpose of a given experiment, such as sterilization/recalibration of instruments between tests to prevent cross-contamination, are omitted from the described processes for the sake of brevity.</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:600px;"><img alt="mannequinsspooky.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8986/mannequinsspooky.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>DFPO-A201 in situ, far left.</p> </div> </div> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:140%;"><span class="boldTag">Experiment 8986-0018</span></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Purpose</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Establish approximate frequency of SCP-8986 occurrence among objects in the immediate area.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Subjects</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>100 mannequins were gathered from 10 different stores publicly operating within a 6km radius, with 10 mannequins collected per store. Every mannequin selected was visually identical to every other mannequin in its set of 10, with minor deviations expected of mass production.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Process</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Mannequins individually scanned at off-site collection point by use of Turner Counters.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Result</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Out of all 100 subjects, only one mannequin generated a false-positive reading. This mannequin was designated DFPO-A201 and delivered to Site-Θ225 for further testing.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:140%;"><span class="boldTag">Experiment 8986-0019</span></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Purpose</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Comparison of SCP-8986 to familiar anomalous phenomena.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Subjects</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>DFPO-A201, a physically unremarkable display mannequin constructed of plastic, fiberglass, and steel. Generated false-positive reading in the preceding test.<br/> <br/> <a href="/scp-1486">SCP-1486</a>, an animate doll possessing sapient intellect.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup><br/> <br/> <a href="/scp-1176">SCP-1176</a>, a clinically dead human adult which nonetheless displays a low level of neurological activity and produces a substance chemically identical to honey.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Process</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Each subject individually underwent descarteography via Cognitive Resonance Imaging<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup> at Site-Θ225.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Result</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>DFPO-A201 returned consistent menseme scores of exactly 18.<br/> <br/> SCP-1486 returned an average menseme score of 30 with minor deviations.<br/> <br/> SCP-1176 returned consistent menseme scores of exactly 8.<br/> <br/> According to the Rhine-Fort Psionic Resonance Scale, a menseme score of 30 is considered average for a living human adult with normative capacity for thought and emotion. A score below 20 typically indicates an underdeveloped or hindered consciousness. A score below 10 may indicate that a consciousness is severely debilitated, in early development, or merely residual.<br/> <br/> Almost all non-anomalous humans return consistent mensemic readings across multiple tests. By contrast, it is typical for intelligent anomalous objects such as SCP-1486 to exhibit greater variation in menseme scores, necessitating a greater number of tests. The exact reason for this disparity is unknown, though the variations are believed to be indicative of material fluctuations in mensemic activity rather than a margin of error.<br/> <br/> It may be observed that the consistency of DFPO-A201's results display a greater similarity to normative human intelligence than the results of the tests conducted with SCP-1486. However, at this time there is no evidence to suggest such a resemblance to the human baseline is anything more than superficial.<br/> <br/> Despite its physical appearance and unusual personality, SCP-1486 possesses all the characteristics necessary to be considered a non-living animate person, and following the Sapient Objects Act of 2015, has been afforded many of the same rights granted to living human SCP objects of a comparable hazard level.<br/> <br/> By contrast, DFPO-A201 is wholly inanimate and displays no connection to anomalous phenomena apart from triggering SCP-8986. As per the previous experiment, DFPO-A201 was chosen at random from a publicly operating department store, along with 9 other mannequins which displayed no mensemic activity. Following this experiment, DFPO-A201 was placed in an on-site storage locker for archival purposes.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:400px;"><img alt="crashdude.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8986/crashdude.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>DFPO-A874.</p> </div> </div> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:140%;"><span class="boldTag">Experiment 8986-0031</span></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Purpose</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Determine if a mensemically-sensitive person can identify a DFPO.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Subjects</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>DFPO-A874, a moderately damaged crash test dummy composed of plastic and aluminum with a documented menseme score of 33.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup><br/> <br/> Irene Scarmer, a high-menseme individual employed by the Foundation to assist in researching conscious energy due to her history of correctly detecting non-living animate objects during field operations.<br/> <br/> The Rhine-Fort Psionic Resonance Scale defines a "high-menseme" rating as any score above 35 and below 50. Subjects who fall in this range usually possess a heightened sensitivity to the mensemic emanations of other beings, most commonly in the form of low-level telepathy or psychometric paraperception.<br/> <br/> Subjects who display Rhine-Fort scores in the 50 to 75 range may possess the ability to exert influence over the consciousnesses of other beings. Under the Rhine Act, subjects who score in this range must be placed under compulsory evaluation for SCP designation as soon as they are discovered. Rhine-Fort scores in excess of 80 have only ever been recorded in anomalies with obvious ontokinetic qualities.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Process</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>DFPO-A874 was placed in a room with 9 other crash test dummies of similar make and condition that were previously found to possess no mensemic properties. Scarmer was instructed to enter the room on three separate occasions and determine which dummy, if any, displayed unusual properties. On one occasion, DFPO-A874 was substituted with a tenth control dummy.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Result</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Scarmer reported an extreme sense of unease during all three tests, but did not single out a particular dummy as unusual, correctly or otherwise. As her reaction did not change during the control test, it was determined that Scarmer was unaffected by SCP-8986, and her emotional reaction was attributed to the unusual nature of the experiment, which had not been explained to her prior to her participation.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:140%;"><span class="boldTag">Experiment 8986-0052</span></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Purpose</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Determine if physical alteration of a DFPO affects its menseme output.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Subjects</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>DFPO-B011 and DFPO-B012, two plastic display mannequins of identical make, with documented menseme scores of 25 and 19, respectively.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Process</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>DFPO-B012 underwent a series of progressive alterations. DFPO-B011 remained unaltered, serving as a control subject. Mensemes were recorded in both subjects between each alteration to DFPO-B012 .</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Result</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Action:</strong> DFPO-B011 and DFPO-B012 dressed in identical formal clothes.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity in either subject.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Hat removed from DFPO-B012.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity in either subject.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Necktie removed from DFPO-B012.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity in either subject.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Suit jacket removed from DFPO-B012.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity in either subject.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Latex mask resembling a realistic human face placed over the head of DFPO-B012.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> DFPO-B012 returned reading of 22 mensemes, three above baseline. No change in mensemic activity in DFPO-B011.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Latex mask removed from DFPO-B012.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> DFPO-B012 dropped back to 19 mensemes, same as baseline. No change in mensemic activity in DFPO-B011.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> DFPO-B012 fully stripped of clothing.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> DFPO-B011 returned reading of 26 mensemes, one above baseline. No change in mensemic activity in DFPO-B012.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> DFPO-B012 struck on its torso with enough impact to leave a visible mark.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> DFPO-B012 returned reading of 18 mensemes, one below baseline. DFPO-B011 returned reading of 27 mensemes, two above baseline.<br/> <br/> <strong>NOTE:</strong> At this stage, Dr. Minst ordered that DFPO-B011 be placed in a separate room for the remainder of the experiment.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> DFPO-B012 struck on its head with enough impact to cause a portion of its face to break off.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme level in DFPO-B012 was found to have dropped to 14, five below baseline. DFPO-B011 returned reading of 29 mensemes, four above baseline.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> DFPO-B012's face mended with glue.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> DFPO-B012 returned a reading of 15, a one menseme increase from the previous stage, but still four below baseline. DFPO-B011 remained at 29 mensemes.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Head removed from DFPO-B012.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> DFPO-B012 returned reading of 1 menseme, eighteen below baseline. DFPO-B011 returned reading of 35 mensemes, ten above baseline. Mensemic activity in both subjects was measured a second time before proceeding to the next test, confirming these readings to be correct.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Head returned to DFPO-B012.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> DFPO-B012 returned reading of 15 mensemes. DFPO-B011 maintained reading of 35 mensemes.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:140%;"><span class="boldTag">Experiment 8986-0085</span></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Purpose</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Mass testing with large groups of identical subjects.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Subjects</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>A total of 73,000 mass produced copies total from four separate action figure production runs by a multinational toy manufacturer:<br/> <br/> 20,000 copies of <em>Ultimate Baxter: 4th of July Edition</em>. Figures are five inches tall, made of hard plastic with basic articulation, and feature highly stylized anatomy and voice boxes that play three prerecorded lines.<br/> <br/> 24,000 copies of <em>Astrono Mimi</em>. Figures are four inches tall with hard plastic heads on posable rubber bodies fit over a wire armature.<br/> <br/> 5,000 copies of <em>Miyoshi Fuki</em>. Figures are eight inches tall, hand painted, and elaborately articulated.<br/> <br/> 24,000 copies of <em>Flinker Fizzle</em>. Figures are three inches tall, have no articulation, and depict a bipedal dog-like<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-10" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-10')">10</a></sup> character with an expressive face.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Process</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Foundation assets embedded in the manufacturer ensured every copy assembled during each toy's production run would pass under a Turner Counter prior to packaging. Copies that returned false-positive results were removed from the production line and returned to Site-Θ225 for further testing and archival.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Result</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Ultimate Baxter: 4th of July Edition</em>: 161 of the 20,000 toys returned false-positive results, making frequency of SCP-8986 occurrence approximately 1 false-positive for every 124 copies tested. Of the DFPOs discovered during the production run, 104 returned menseme scores of 10 or below, 48 scored between 11 and 20, and 9 scored 21 or above.<br/> <br/> <em>Astrono Mimi</em>: 96 of the 24,000 toys returned false-positive results, making frequency of SCP-8986 occurrence exactly 1 false-positive for every 250 copies tested. Of the DFPOs discovered during the production run, 87 returned menseme scores of 10 or below, 2 scored between 11 and 20, and 7 scored 21 or above.<br/> <br/> <em>Miyoshi Fuki</em>: 83 of the 5,000 toys returned false-positive results, making frequency of SCP-8986 occurrence approximately 1 false-positive for every 60 copies tested. Of the DFPOs discovered during the production run, 20 returned menseme scores of 10 or below, 44 scored between 11 and 20, and 19 scored 21 or above.<br/> <br/> <em>Flinker Fizzle</em>: 13 of the 24,000 toys returned false-positive results, making frequency of SCP-8986 occurrence approximately 1 false-positive for every 1,846 copies tested. Of the DFPOs discovered during the production run, 8 returned menseme scores of 10 or below, 5 scored between 11 and 20, and none scored 21 or above.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:140%;"><span class="boldTag">Experiment 8986-0133</span></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Purpose</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Retest archived DFPO for mensemic accretion exactly 1 year from previous test.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Subjects</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>DFPO-A201, a physically unremarkable display mannequin constructed of plastic, fiberglass, and steel.<br/> <br/> Previous Experiment: 8986-0018.<br/> <br/> Documented menseme score: 19</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Process</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Subject reexamined via descarteography.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Result</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Returned menseme score of 20, one menseme higher than the baseline established a year prior.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:140%;"><span class="boldTag">Experiment 8986-0138</span></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Purpose</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Repeat Experiment 8986-0018 with a larger sample size and with greater focus on level of detail in mannequin design.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Subjects</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>10,000 mannequins were gathered from 1,000 publicly operating stores globally, with 10 mannequins collected per store. Every mannequin selected was visually identical to every other mannequin in its set of 10, with minor deviations expected of mass production.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Process</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Every set of 10 mannequins was scored on a scale of 1 to 10 based on level of detail in several categories including size, color, and detail. Each mannequin was then individually measured for mensemic activity via Turner Counter, with a follow-up CRI scan if a false-positive was encountered during initial examination.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Result</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>The overall average frequency of SCP-8986 occurrence was approximately 1 false-positive for every 90 objects tested. SCP-8986 occurrence compared to detail score indicated a strong positive correlation; moreover, the data gathered suggests that a theoretical sample of subjects all displaying maximum detail ratings in all categories could present a false-positive frequency as high as 1 in 10.<br/> <br/> Of the categories of detail measured, occurrences of SCP-8986 correlated most strongly to realism of facial detail, followed by completeness of body, and then accuracy of proportion. Color and painting of the mannequin showed the weakest relation to frequency of SCP-8986 occurrence.<br/> <br/> Due to the time, manpower, and electricity required to conduct recent experiments, RG-Θ225's grant request to further repeat testing with an even larger sample size was rejected by the O2 Congress.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:140%;"><span class="boldTag">Experiment 8986-0151</span></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Purpose</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Establish approximate frequency of SCP-8986 occurrence in objects with highly realistic human features.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Subjects</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>268 realistic wax statues on display at a popular waxwork museum in London.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Process</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>The figures were discreetly scanned in situ by use of Turner Counters after regular operating hours at the museum had concluded.<br/> <br/> Due to the limited capabilities of Turner Counters compared to descarteography, researchers anticipated that the menseme scores recorded would be much lower than reality, and planned to adjust to the data before presenting it to account for this, with full transparency of the adjustment. These adjustments were designed using known discrepancies in human menseme scores between devices as a baseline.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Result</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>155 figures returned a Turner Counter reading of BLACK, indicating that no mensemic activity was detected.<br/> <br/> 43 figures returned a Turner Counter reading of GREEN, indicating a menseme score between 1 and 10.<br/> <br/> 39 figures returned a Turner Counter reading of YELLOW, indicating a menseme score between 11 and 20.<br/> <br/> 23 figures returned a Turner Counter reading of ORANGE, indicating a menseme score between 21 and 30.<br/> <br/> 8 figures returned a Turner Counter reading of RED, indicating a menseme score of 31 or higher.<br/> <br/> Upon examining this data at the conclusion of the experiment, it was decided that the results did not require adjustment and have been presented as they were found.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:390px;"><img alt="BrobinShmilliams.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8986/BrobinShmilliams.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>DFPO-D0230 in situ.</p> </div> </div> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:140%;"><span class="boldTag">Experiment 8986-0152</span></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Purpose</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Determine if a high menseme score in a DFPO is dependent on likeness to a known celebrity, and if a DFPO of a high baseline is affected more drastically by changes in its appearance.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Subjects</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>DFPO-D0230, a waxwork likeness of late American actor and comedian Robin Williams, discovered during the preceding test. When examined via descarteography at Site-Θ225, DFPO-D0230 was found to have a consistent menseme score of 78,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-11" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-11')">11</a></sup> the highest recorded false-positive menseme score ever observed.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-12" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-12')">12</a></sup><br/> <br/> As testing would necessarily damage the figure's celebrity likeness, it was legally purchased through a Foundation front company.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Process</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>DFPO-D0230 underwent a series of progressive alterations, first to reduce its resemblance to a real life figure, and then to reduce its resemblance to a living human.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Result</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Action:</strong> Hair bleached and dyed to a bright shade of lime green.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-13" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-13')">13</a></sup><br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Cheekbones, brow, and jawline subtly resculpted through application of heat and pressure to reduce celebrity likeness while retaining human realism.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Further resculpture of facial features to more drastically reduce celebrity likeness while retaining human realism.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Birthmark painted across face.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> 2x4cm area of surface wax removed from left shoulder blade.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-14" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-14')">14</a></sup><br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> 4x6cm area of surface wax removed from lower back.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Hair shaved from left arm.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-15" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-15')">15</a></sup><br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Hair shaved from head.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> 2x4cm area of surface wax removed from left forearm.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Surface wax fully removed from subject's back, starting from the lower neck and ending at the pelvis.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme reading dropped to 77, a deviation of 1 point below baseline.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Partial amputation of the small finger of the left hand, starting at the distal phalanx.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Full amputation of the small finger of the left hand.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Full amputation of the left hand.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme reading dropped to 76.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Amputation of lower left arm, terminating at the elbow.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Surface wax removed from the entirety of right arm, from shoulder to wrist.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme reading dropped to 75.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Face further resculpted to an extreme extent, resulting in severe deformity.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme reading dropped to 72.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Glass eye removed from right socket.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme reading dropped to 71.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Eye removed from left socket and placed in mouth.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme reading dropped to 70.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> 2x4cm area of surface wax removed from right cheek.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme reading dropped to 68.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Blowtorch taken to face, resulting in greater deformity and substantial loss of mass.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme reading dropped to 59.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Right arm melted down to skeletal frame by use of blowtorch.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme reading dropped to 57.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Removed wax from the head area analogous to left frontal lobe.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme reading dropped to 46.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Removed upper region of the head, terminating at the bridge of the nose.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> Menseme reading dropped to 40.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Full lateral bisection at the waist.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Extreme contortion of remaining right arm.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Amputation of the right arm.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Vertical bisection of the upper body.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Remaining upper body cut laterally into three pieces.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Entirety of remaining upper and lower body stripped of wax from metal substructure.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity in removed wax. Metal substructure was scanned separately, and as no false-positive result was found, subsequently removed from the testing chamber and archived.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Remaining wax cut into cubes, roughly 2cm<sup>3</sup> in size.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity.<br/> <br/> <strong>Action:</strong> Wax cubes melted into a formless pile.<br/> <strong>Outcome:</strong> No change in mensemic activity. Final recorded menseme score held at 40, a deviation of 38 points below baseline. Remaining wax archived.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:140%;"><span class="boldTag">Experiment 8986-0153</span></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Purpose</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Measure menseme accretion in high-detail subjects by repeating Experiment 8986-0151 three times over the course of a year.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Subjects</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>267 realistic wax statues on display at the same location as Experiment 8986-0151.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-16" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-16')">16</a></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Process</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Waxworks were discreetly measured in situ by use of Turner Counters on three separate occasions over the course of a full year, with six months between each round of testing.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Result</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>On the first round of testing, 37 subjects<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-17" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-17')">17</a></sup> returned a Turner Counter reading of RED, indicating a menseme score of 31 or higher.<br/> <br/> On the second round of testing, 60 subjects returned a Turner Counter reading of RED.<br/> <br/> On the third round of testing, all 267 subjects returned a Turner Counter reading of RED.</td> </tr> </table> <hr/> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th><span style="font-size:140%;"><span class="boldTag">Experiment 8986-0154</span></span></th> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Purpose</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Retest archived DFPO subjects for mensemic accretion.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Subjects</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>DFPO-A201, a physically unremarkable display mannequin constructed of plastic, fiberglass, and steel.<br/> Previous Experiment: 8986-0018.<br/> Documented menseme score: 20<br/> <br/> DFPO-A874, a moderately damaged crash test dummy composed of plastic and aluminum.<br/> Previous Experiment: 8986-0031.<br/> Documented menseme score: 33<br/> <br/> DFPO-B011, plastic display mannequin.<br/> Previous Experiment: 8986-0052.<br/> Documented menseme score: 35<br/> <br/> DFPO-B012, damaged plastic display mannequin.<br/> Previous Experiment: 8986-0052.<br/> Documented menseme score: 15<br/> <br/> DFPO-B500 through DFPO-B5160, 161 copies of the action figure <em>Ultimate Baxter: 4th of July Edition.</em><br/> Previous Experiment: 8986-0135.<br/> Documented menseme score: Range of 1 to 31.<br/> <br/> DFPO-D0230, shapeless mass of wax.<br/> Previous Experiment: 8986-0152.<br/> Documented menseme score: 40.<br/> <br/> 100 control mannequins previously recorded as having no false-positive response.<br/> <br/> <strong>NOTE:</strong> Subjects from experiments not included in this document's truncated selection have been excluded from this summary.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Process</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>All subjects reexamined individually via descarteography.</td> </tr> <tr> <th><span class="boldTag">Result</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td>DFPO-A201 returned an updated menseme score of 40.<br/> <br/> DFPO-A874 returned an updated menseme score of 40.<br/> <br/> DFPO-B011 returned an updated menseme score of 40.<br/> <br/> DFPO-B012 returned an updated menseme score of 40.<br/> <br/> DFPO-B500 through DFPO-B5160 returned an updated menseme score of 40, consistent across all copies.<br/> <br/> All 100 control mannequins returned a false-positive score of 40.<br/> <br/> DFPO-D0230 was unable to be retested due to misplacement during the archival process.</td> </tr> </table> <p><br/> <br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h1 id="toc1"><span>Afterword</span></h1> </div> <hr/> <p>In light of expenses incurred from SCP-8986 testing, particularly the labor and power required to undertake Experiment 8986-0154, a hold was issued by the O2 Congress barring additional experimentation-based grants to RG-Θ225.</p> <p>Furthermore, the increased proliferation of false-positive responses across all mensemic measurement devices was deemed to be a critical operational liability, and an initiative was put in place to devise and issue new sensitivity calibration standards for all equipment affected by SCP-8986.</p> <p>Following the implementation of these changes, occurrences of SCP-8986 ceased to be reported. A movement was passed to redesignate SCP-8986 as Neutralized; however, implementation of this change has been suspended pending the O3 Court verdict on a RAISA injunction co-filed by RG-Θ225.</p> <p>The basis of the complaint, drafted by former RG-Θ225 lead Dr. Hanneke Minst, puts forward that the SCP-8986 designation should instead be adapted to refer to a newly discovered anomalous error in mensemic measurement devices characterized by the frequent occurrence of false-negative responses when scanning living human subjects, including the entirety of RG-Θ225 personnel.</p> <p><br/> <br/> <br/></p> <div class="earthworm earthworm--old-syntax-first-{$first} earthworm--old-syntax-last-{$last} earthworm--old-syntax-hub-{$hub} earthworm--anth24 {$class}"> <div class="first earthworm__previous" data-title="Selenophobia"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8520">Selenophobia</a></p> </div> <div class="hub earthworm__hub" data-title="Anthology 2024"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-anthology-2024">Anthology 2024</a></p> </div> <div class="last earthworm__next" data-title="Onuxophobia"> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8480">Onuxophobia</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. A menseme is a Foundation-standard unit used in the measurement of extraphysical energy radiated by conscious beings. Mensemes are spirothaumic and unrelated to the electrochemical processes of normative thought, therefore providing a means by which the Foundation may measure the conscious energy of entities which do not possess brains.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. As SCP-8986 is an anomaly originating from devices which measure mensemes, the subjects of the measurements are not technically considered anomalous by the Foundation and are therefore ineligible for SCP subdesignation. The DFPO designation was created as an alternative means of cataloging objects associated with SCP-8986.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Automata animated by normative mechanisms are not considered self-animated under this criteria.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. This criteria exists primarily to exclude corpses and objects constructed from corpses, which may naturally retain residual mensemic energy. Objects constructed using materiels derived from traditionally unintelligent organisms generally qualify for DFPO designation, but may be excluded at the discretion of RG-Θ225.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. Any inconsistencies in the menseme scores of verified DFPOs (excluding those that have been damaged or otherwise altered) have only been observed as being characterized by a gradual accretion over an extended period of time.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. Handheld device for detecting mensemic activity in a subject. Limited to field use due to its inability to provide exact measurements.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Psychologically aberrant.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. Standard process believed to be the most accurate method of measuring mensemes in a given subject. The CRI chamber is roughly analogous in shape and construction to the Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine upon which it is based, though substantially larger in size, both to accommodate a wide range of subjects as well as to house the organic thaumaturgic components vital to the machine's operation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. All electronic hardware removed prior to testing.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-10"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-10')">10</a>. Based on researcher evaluation. The creator of the Flinker Fizzle character has avoided making any statements that would assign a particular species to its design.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-11"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-11')">11</a>. Under the Rhine Act, any entity recorded as having a menseme score above 50 must necessarily be contained and entered into candidacy for SCP status, and any score above 70 would trigger an immediate emergency lockdown. However, false-positive responses triggered by SCP-8986 are technically not covered under the Rhine Act, as the official stance of the O5 Council is that the anomaly lies with the method of measurement, and that DFPOs are not themselves anomalous. Nevertheless, a Priority 2 Memo was submitted to the O5 Council by Dr. Minst alerting them to the existence of DFPO-D0230 as a matter of diligence. The memo was recorded as having been received by the O5 offices; as the offices did not deem it necessary to issue a response, Dr. Minst proceeded with testing.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-12"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-12')">12</a>. The previous highest menseme score from a DFPO was 36, recorded in a retired theme park animatronic.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-13"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-13')">13</a>. This color was selected as the original Robin Williams is not known to have made any filmed appearances with this hair color.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-14"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-14')">14</a>. Subject's back was unpainted, as is typical for areas of a waxwork's body that will not be visible when the figure is displayed with costuming.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-15"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-15')">15</a>. Action performed due to the strong visual association between the original Robin Williams and his body hair in the public consciousness.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-16"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-16')">16</a>. Six additional figures were incorporated into the museum's collection over the course of the experiment. As these figures were not present for one or more rounds of testing, they have been excluded from this study.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-17"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-17')">17</a>. An increase of 29 from the previous test two weeks prior.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8988	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="limit"> <div class="anchor"> <div class="authorbox tableb"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <table class="wiki-content-table"> <tr> <th>SCP-8988</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><span class="bt bb">Byㅤ</span> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/dino-draws" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8229577); return false;"><img alt="Dino--Draws" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=8229577&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1736298305" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=8229577)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/dino-draws" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(8229577); return false;">Dino--Draws</a></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Published on <span class="odate time_1716133040 format_%25d%20%25b%20%25Y">19 May 2024 15:37</span></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div></div> <br/></div> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=2&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aflopstyle-dark/2&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="preview"> <p>Orogeny: noun, a process in which a section of the earth's crust is folded and deformed by lateral compression to form a mountain range.</p> </div> <div class="anom-bar-container item-SCP-8988 clear-5 esoteric Sköll amida critical {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">SCP-8988</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level5</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">esoteric</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">Sköll</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">amida</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">critical</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="grid-item"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:750px;"><img alt="800px-Dana-Energy-Geophysical-Services.jpg?20231011162224" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Dana-Energy-Geophysical-Services.jpg/800px-Dana-Energy-Geophysical-Services.jpg?20231011162224"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>From Geological Research Site-898, chief holding facility of OROGENESIS.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> All available geophysical analysis technology is to be utilized for the monitoring of SCP-8988 for any signs of activity. The globe is to be regularly scanned for any and all subsurface density variations within the gravitational field.</p> <p>In joint agreement with the Global Occult Coalition, all data from the seismological and geophysical sensors of the Global Seismographic Network (GSN) are to be regularly pooled within the database of Site-898. These readings, active recordings and predictions are to be monitored for possible Emergent Patterns. A portion of Foundation funding is to be routed to the GSN to facilitate further expansion to the scope of its analysis.</p> <div class="grid-item"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:250px;"><img alt="546px-Geodynamo_Between_Reversals.gif?20070224184158" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Geodynamo_Between_Reversals.gif/546px-Geodynamo_Between_Reversals.gif?20070224184158"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Generated model of Earth's magnetic field as of 2007.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Rift zones, divergent boundaries, and seafloor spreading across the Earth are to be monthly analyzed for any unusual variation in speed, process and composition. All aulacogen rift zones are to be mapped as part of Emergence Event Pattern Prediction.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> <p>Earth's geodynamo<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> is to be observed for possible onsets of magnetic reversal. It has been noted that, in the past 200 years of analysis, Earth's magnetic field has globally weakened by roughly 9%. While this trend is not explicitly out of the ordinary in paleomagnetic studies, it has been noted due to the nature of SCP-8988.</p> <p>Global temperature recordings are to be monitored for potential hotspot emergence.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="grid-item"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:750px;"><img alt="800px-%E5%A4%AA%E5%B9%B3%E6%B4%8B%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E7%99%BA%E7%94%9F%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%80%8C%E5%A4%A7%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%9D%E3%80%8D%E3%81%A8%E7%B7%9A%E7%8A%B6%E9%99%8D%E6%B0%B4%E5%B8%AF%EF%BC%A0NOAA_GFS.gif?20230312131813" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/%E5%A4%AA%E5%B9%B3%E6%B4%8B%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E7%99%BA%E7%94%9F%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%80%8C%E5%A4%A7%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%9D%E3%80%8D%E3%81%A8%E7%B7%9A%E7%8A%B6%E9%99%8D%E6%B0%B4%E5%B8%AF%EF%BC%A0NOAA_GFS.gif/800px-%E5%A4%AA%E5%B9%B3%E6%B4%8B%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E7%99%BA%E7%94%9F%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%80%8C%E5%A4%A7%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%9D%E3%80%8D%E3%81%A8%E7%B7%9A%E7%8A%B6%E9%99%8D%E6%B0%B4%E5%B8%AF%EF%BC%A0NOAA_GFS.gif?20230312131813"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Live calculation results from OROGENESIS.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The on-going project below is to be followed in order to ensure the continued containment of SCP-8988 for as long as possible.</p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style='background: url("https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/the-great-hippo/scp_trans.png") center no-repeat; float: center; border: solid 2px #000; padding: 1px 15px; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);'> <h1 id="toc0"><span>PROJECT OROGENESIS</span></h1> <hr/> <img alt="31Po21S.png" class="image" src="https://i.imgur.com/31Po21S.png" width="400px"/> <hr/> <p>All harvested information in regards to SCP-8988 within the database of Site-898 is to be fed to the OROGENESIS E.E.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> Predictive Model in order to calculate and predict possible movement locations. If a predicted likelihood of movement exceeds dedicated safe zone percentages, OROGENESIS is to undergo the Hibernation Procedure.</p> <p>Upon activation of OROGENESIS' Hibernation Procedure, the following will occur:</p> <ul> <li>Exact location is triangulated by OROGENESIS, and MTF Gamma-89 “Rock and a Hard Place” is dispatched.</li> <li>If any veiled civilians are present, they are evacuated under pretense of gas leaks.</li> <li>A drill rig<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> is established at the epicenter of OROGENESIS’ prediction.</li> <li>The drill rig is utilized to dig as deep as possible within the strata below without compromising the structural integrity of the surroundings.</li> <li>Resonance nodes are primed to the composition of the area’s strata via drill core samples and inserted into the drill hole.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup></li> <li>All implanted nodes will activate, and the resonance frequency will begin.</li> <li>Resonance frequency is to continue for approximately 26 hours.</li> <li>At the end of the 26th hour, the resonance frequency is deactivated. MTF Gamma-89 is to wait until OROGENESIS responds.</li> <li>Upon response from OROGENESIS, resonance nodes and drill rig are removed and civilians are allowed to return to the area.</li> <li>Amnesticization is to be utilized to normalize and incorporate any resulting orogeny.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup></li> </ul> <p>After the successful administration of the Hibernation Procedure, and a return of likelihood percentages to safe values, OROGENESIS is to resume usual operation.</p> </div> </div> <p>In the event that OROGENESIS fails and SCP-8988 is shown to be exhibiting signs of movement or life, the Veil is to be lifted, and humanity is to be evacuated off world as soon as possible.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8988 is the core of the Earth.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>[FURTHER INFORMATION RESTRICTED TO LEVEL 5/OROGENESIS-CORE]</strong></p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8988">SCP-8988</a>" by Dino—Draws, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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SCP-8989	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> This article contains gore and gross body horror, including that of a cat.</p> <hr/> <p>This is a Keflanes article.<br/> <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/kef-s-personnel-file">I have an author page!</a></p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8989</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Keter</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Web crawlers and cell interceptors are to monitor worldwide traffic for potential reports of SCP-8989 instances. Should an instance of SCP-8989 be identified, it is to be breached if not already.</p> <p>All individuals involved with a particular instance are to be debriefed and interviewed on items found within SCP-8989. Following this, standard amnestic protocols are to be applied. All items recovered from SCP-8989 are to be incinerated; exceptions to this must first be approved by the present project lead. After all necessary proceedings and investigations, the SCP-8989 instance is to be filled in with concrete.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8989 is a poorly understood phenomenon wherein a compartment of varying shape and size will manifest somewhere within a residential dwelling; typically spawning within the walls, ceiling, or foundation of the building.</p> <p>SCP-8989 instances will be completely inaccessible unless the wall, floor, or ceiling in which it is hidden is breached. SCP-8989 has been known to occasionally alter floor plans of houses in which it manifests to better accommodate itself; however, changes are often minute enough for residents to not notice.</p> <p>Once it has manifested, various objects and paraphernalia related<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> to residents will go missing, only to reappear within SCP-8989. This process occurs incrementally and sporadically, following no apparent schedule. The quantity and kind of objects transported to SCP-8989 also vary wildly depending on each individual instance. Once SCP-8989 is breached,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> this process will cease, though all belongings transported to the interior of SCP-8989 will remain there.</p> <p>Due to the infrequency in which SCP-8989 occurs—or alternatively, is discovered—many details of the phenomenon are unclear. To date, there have only been 15 confirmed instances of SCP-8989. The exact criteria in which SCP-8989 selects the objects it transports is unclear, although many of the items recovered are described by inhabitants as being things that they had lost or misplaced. It is unknown whether SCP-8989 is directly involved in the items going missing, or if the items are lost without its influence.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8989.1:</strong> Instance logs<br/> The following is a curated list and description of notable, confirmed instances of SCP-8989 as of 14/05/2016.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Case #:</strong> SCP-8989.3<br/> <strong>Date Discovered:</strong> 09/12/1984<br/> <strong>Time in Location:</strong> ~9 months</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Location of manifestation is a single-family residence in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, inhabited by Nolan Byrne (male, 45), Vivienne Marks (female, 40), Blake Byrne (male, 13), and Annika Byrne (female, 7). Blake Byrne presents with a diagnosis of anger management issues and anxiety. No other inhabitants present medical abnormalities.</p> <p>SCP-8989 manifested as a 15cm<sup>3</sup> compartment, located in the wall between the youngest child's closet and the exterior wall of the household. The compartment was dressed with a decorative white trim and blue paint, identical to that of the room of Blake Byrne. Upon first breaching the compartment, the power in the house allegedly flickered and shut off. Objects found include the following:</p> <ul> <li>$76.25 CAD ($56.32 USD) dollars worth of change.</li> <li>Several primary teeth, including two upper molars, an upper incisor, and a lower canine. DNA matches that of Annika Byrne.</li> <li>Numerous small children's toys, belonging to both Annika and Blake Byrne.</li> <li>Two pacifiers.</li> <li>The decomposing, starved, and mangled body of a <em>Felis catus</em> (cat), approximated to be aged between seven or eight at its time of death. The cadaver shows signs of partial digestion. All previous objects listed were found within its stomach. <ul> <li>The cat's fur was discovered severely matted. Its mouth was shut with such force that its teeth had dug into its opposite gums. Further analysis of the cadaver reveals that the cat's eyes had been gouged out, and bore seventeen stab wounds across the stomach and hindquarters. The eyes of the cat were later discovered in the cat's own mouth after it had been pried open.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <hr/> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Standard amnestic protocols were administered to all involved. Items discovered within SCP-8989 were incinerated, and SCP-8989 was filled in with concrete. No further actions were deemed necessary.</p> <p><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> SCP-8989 was uncovered by pest control following complaints of an unbearable odor emanating from the walls of Annika Byrne's closet. Annika Byrne reports hearing "meowing" coming from her closet several months prior.</p> <p>Upon questioning, Blake Byrne revealed being familiar with the cat prior to its passing, but refused to elaborate further.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Case #:</strong> SCP-8989.7<br/> <strong>Date Discovered:</strong> 19/11/1992<br/> <strong>Time in Location:</strong> ~1 year, 2 months</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Location of manifestation is a small single-family dwelling in Knob Noster, Missouri, USA, inhabited solely by Paul Cashesegra (male, 54), whose medical records indicate a diagnosis of chronic pain in the neck.</p> <p>SCP-8989 manifested as an 1m x 2m x 1m compartment, located underneath the hardwood living room floor and adjacent to the fireplace - just beneath Cashesegra's couch.</p> <p>The interior walls of the compartment were composed of numerous torn, dented, and serrated steel sheets, patched together and coated with a blue-green enamel and unknown brown residue. Shattered glass, small bone fragments, and human teeth lined the lower and upper walls of the compartment, glued in place with an unidentified adhesive in a seemingly decorative fashion. The inside bore a strong scent of cigarette smoke and burnt oil. A low rumbling of unknown origin could be felt if fully immersed within the compartment.</p> <p>Objects inside included the following:</p> <ul> <li>Twenty-five Diphenhydramine pills, branded <em>Benadryl</em>, scattered throughout the bottom of the compartment.</li> <li>A pair of keys, not fitting any door or car in Cashesegra's possession.</li> <li>Several articles of clothing, none belonging to Cashesegra, and nearly all being child-sized. All appeared to be in a state of deterioration, and were dusted in silt, dirt, and an unknown tar-like substance.</li> <li>The drivers license of Cashesegra. The portion containing his portrait is burnt, obscuring his face in ash. The edges appear worn.</li> <li>The partially shattered right headlight of a 1981 Chevrolet Chevette.</li> <li>The nude torso of a male, later identified as that of Kivon Simpson (male, 35, deceased). The torso shows indications of partial digestion, and bears numerous lacerations running down the spinal cord and abdomen, as well as twenty broken ribs. <ul> <li>The areas where appendages were formerly attached are not clean cuts, suggesting that the limbs were removed via brute force. All of Simpson's internal organs were unaccounted for, save for his eyes, which were recovered from the cavity formerly occupied by his stomach.</li> <li>Small pebbles and asphalt appear to have been shoved down the cavity where his neck once met his torso. The skin near the shoulder blades and middle back appear to glisten due to the quantity of small glass shards embedded within the skin. A wilted bouquet of flowers rests on his chest.</li> </ul> </li> <li>A damaged bicycle helmet.</li> </ul> <hr/> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Standard amnestic protocols were administered to all involved. The torso of Kivon Simpson was stored at Site-216 in a standard humanoid morgue unit, awaiting further analysis. All other items were incinerated, and SCP-8989 was filled with concrete. No further actions were deemed necessary.</p> <p><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> Investigations following the discovery of SCP-8989 showed that Kivon Simpson, husband and father of four, was the victim of a 1988 hit-and-run incident along US Highway 50, just east of La Monte, Missouri, which resulted in Simpson's expiration.</p> <p>The collision with Simpson, who was riding his bicycle, was evidently violent enough to detach his left leg and arm, and leave the rest of his body egregiously disfigured. Witnesses of the incident claim that the driver who hit Simpson was driving a blue-green 1981 Chevrolet Chevette. When questioned about this, Cashesegra refused to answer. An exhumation of Simpson's grave revealed that only his head, arms, and legs remained.</p> <p>The SCP-8989 manifestation was breached following Cashesegra complaining of a repeated banging coming from underneath the floorboards near his couch. Cashesegra claims to have been awoken to his name being "choked" on more than one occasion after falling asleep on his couch.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Case #:</strong> SCP-8989.8</p> <p><strong>Date Discovered:</strong> 21/03/1994</p> <p><strong>Time in Location:</strong> ~4 years, 5 months</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Location of manifestation is the fourth floor of a condominium in Santa Fe, Argentina, inhabited by Darío Echeverria (male, 28) and Carolina Sánchez (female, 25). Echeverria presents with a clinical diagnosis of chronic depression. Sánchez's medical records prove unnoteworthy.</p> <p>SCP-8989 manifested as an 2m x 25cm x 2.4m compartment located within the wall separating the apartment's bedroom and entryway.</p> <p>The interior walls of SCP-8989 were composed entirely out of miscellaneous torn and splintered wooden paneling, insulation, roof shingles, and drywall, matching damage done to that of Echeverria's parents' house two years prior. The bottom of the compartment was carpeted. The entirety of the interior was heavily burnt and coated in ash. Despite this, the interior remained more than 10°C cooler than its surroundings at all times, regardless of external factors. A faint scent of paint thinner emanated from the compartment.</p> <p>Upon breaching, the compartment was approximately halfway filled with a viscous, black, tar-like liquid; perpetually in a state of boiling. All following items were found immersed in the liquid:</p> <ul> <li>~$23.50 (USD $23.52) in Argentine pesos, solely coins. All distinguishable markings on the coins had been either eroded or sanded off, and had to be manually measured in order to calculate an estimated worth.</li> <li>The bones of various animals, including that of a rabbit, marmot, rat, squirrel, fox, and several other unidentifiable fragments. All bear signature patterns reminiscent with that of digestion, and some bones possess what appears to be bite and teeth marks.</li> <li>A prolate spheroid cocoon-like object, found suspended in the center of the liquid—connected to the walls of the compartment in a hammock-esque fashion and tapering towards either end. The cocoon appears to pulsate and writhe. It possesses six distinct layers: <ul> <li>The outermost shell, approximately 4cm in thickness, composed ostensibly of a solidified form of the tar-like substance. The material bears a rubbery texture and appearance, and requires significant effort to cut through.</li> <li>The secondary layer, roughly 10mm thick, made up of packed and hardened dead skin, genetically matching that of both Echeverria and Sánchez.</li> <li>The tertiary layer, approximately 16mm - 2cm thick, composed of browning woven silk, genetically identical to that from a <em>Bombyx mori</em> (silkworm). Intertwined with the silk are other animal bone fragments, pesos, and small insects. Once revealed, the cocoon began to emanate a strong putrescine stench.</li> <li>The quaternary layer, up to 10cm thick, made up of a large collection of tumorous nodules of varying size. Genetic testing matches that of Echeverria. Most nodules are covered in a layer of "skin", with some also possessing thin strands of hair, teeth, and in rare instances, nonfunctional quasi-organs. Gaps between nodules are filled with a solution of beeswax and human sweat.</li> <li>The quinary layer, 1cm in thickness, composed of miscellaneous sheets of viscera originating from humanoid stomach lining. Although not connected to anything intravenously, the tissue still bears numerous veins and arteries beneath its surface, all filled and actively pumping with blood. When touched or bisected, the membrane will flinch as though it is responding to the stimuli. Patched regions of scarring are evident on its surface. Within the membrane is amniotic fluid.</li> <li>The senary layer; a <em>Rattus rattus</em> (rat), suspended in a state of neither life nor death. Its claws possess fractures and also several missing digits. More rat skeletons surround it, some evidently older than others. Notably, the rat's DNA matches that of Darío Echeverria.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <hr/> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Standard amnestic protocols were administered to all involved. The cocoon has been stored in a standard refrigerated item locker at Site-216, awaiting further testing and analysis. All other items were incinerated, and SCP-8989 was filled with concrete. All leaks and damage were patched. No further actions were deemed necessary.<br/> <br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> The SCP-8989 was discovered following complaints by downstairs neighbors of a "syrupy black liquid" leaking through their ceiling and collecting in puddles on the floor. According to the neighbors, the liquid also bore an extremely unpleasant odor, reminiscent to that of rot.</p> <p>Neighbors also reported sounds "as if someone were thrashing vigorously in a bathtub" and "frenzied scratching" from near where SCP-8989 was eventually identified. Echeverria and Sánchez report not hearing these sounds whatsoever.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Case #:</strong> SCP-8989.14</p> <p><strong>Date Discovered:</strong> 29/07/2007</p> <p><strong>Time in Location:</strong> ~11 years, 11 months</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Location of manifestation is a single-family residence near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The sole inhabitant is Sawyer Harris (male, 26), who presents no medical issues as of publication. Notably, the SCP-8989 instance dates back to before Harris lived alone in the residence. Previously, Harris lived along with his grandmother Adeline Harris (female, 87, deceased), who died two years prior to SCP-8989's discovery due to Alzheimer's—a disease which allegedly runs in the Harris family.</p> <p>SCP-8989 manifested as a 1.5m x 25cm x 20cm compartment, located inside of the bottom step of the house's staircase. The interior of the compartment was initially believed to be composed of decaying wood, although this was later correctly identified as equine bone marrow. The walls were thoroughly coated in a yellowed viscid veneer. Objects found include the following:</p> <ul> <li>Several player pieces from the board game <em>Monopoly</em>.</li> <li>A large quantity of dirt and soil. The soil was identified as originating from Adeline's grave site.</li> <li>A deteriorated Nokia 1610. The phone is perpetually ringing, receiving a call from Adeline's past phone number. The call is unable to be declined or answered, and continues to ring despite being powered on for upwards of eleven years. Sawyer was able to identify the phone as his own.</li> <li>The apparent bodies of both Sawyer and Adeline Harris, despite Sawyer himself still being alive. Both bodies were mangled and disfigured in such a way as to both fit within SCP-8989. Adeline's corpse showed significant decomposition, consistent with her date of passing, and required DNA testing to properly identify her body. Indeed, upon exhuming Adeline's site of burial, her coffin was discovered to be completely empty. Adeline's body displays indications of digestion. <ul> <li>The body resembling Sawyer has yet to show any signs of decomposition as of publication, and upon further analysis, was found to contain no internal organs whatsoever. Its skin is pale and translucent; the body possessing no blood or veins. The texture of its skin and innards has been corroborated as being similar to that of a rubber eraser. The body possesses no pores, fingerprints, or creases on the palms and feet, and a small hole is carved into the back of its head, wherein the Nokia 1610 was recovered. There is no evidence to suggest that the "corpse" was ever living; DNA testing of the body, however, does match that of Sawyer. The eyes of Adeline were discovered buried within the abdomen of the false body, looking upwards towards the face.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <hr/> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Standard amnestic protocols were administered to all involved. SCP-8989 was filled in with concrete. The cadaver of Adeline Harris and recreation of Sawyer Harris were stored in standard mortuary lockers in Site-216. All other items were incinerated.</p> <p><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> SCP-8989 was discovered following Sawyer Harris becoming aware of an extra step in the house's staircase when compared to a photograph dating back to before SCP-8989's manifestation. Additionally, he would report hearing sounds of "wailing", "sobbing", and "choking" originating near SCP-8989's position. Sawyer would ultimately breach SCP-8989 himself after a period of deliberation. Notably, Sawyer reported no smell prior to the opening of SCP-8989.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 8989.2:</strong> Update<br/> On 16/05/2016, immediately following the initial publication, an additional instance of SCP-8989 was located, the details of which have been appended below.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Case #:</strong> SCP-8989.15</p> <p><strong>Date Discovered:</strong> 16/05/2016</p> <p><strong>Time in Location:</strong> ~2 days</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Location of manifestation is a dormitory at Site-216 in McAlester, Oklahoma, United States. It was solely inhabited by Foundation employee Dr. Sara Warner (female, 31, deceased), who presented no medical ailments prior to her expiration. Notably, Warner was the former project lead of SCP-8989.</p> <p>SCP-8989 manifested within the stomach of Dr. Sara Warner. Her corpse was discovered two days following her allegedly complaining of a stomach ache to a colleague, collapsed over the toilet in the dormitory bathroom. Large amounts of viscid black liquid was discovered in the toilet and Site-216 septic system. Objects found include the following:</p> <ul> <li>Four syringes, still filled with hazardous compounds.</li> <li>A large amount of black, viscous, tar-like fluid—far exceeding the average carrying capacity of an adult female stomach.</li> <li>Six rats, two of which still living. The living rats were actively attempting to escape SCP-8989 upon recovery.</li> <li>A brick of concrete, found to be originating from the cement used to fill a previous instance of SCP-8989.</li> <li>Dr. Warner's wallet.</li> <li>Dr. Warner's SCP-8989 research logs.</li> <li>Dr. Warner's eyes.</li> </ul> <hr/> <p><strong>Actions Taken:</strong> Dr. Warner was placed in a standard mortuary locker in Site-216. Items found within SCP-8989 were incinerated, including Dr. Sara Warner's stomach in its entirety. No further actions were deemed necessary.</p> <p><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> Further research is to be conducted as soon as possible on the criteria in which SCP-8989 selects its victims.</p> </blockquote> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Research into what SCP-8989 considers to be "related" is currently ongoing. For more information, see Document-8989.A34P</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. 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SCP-8990	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div style="display: none"> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Show component code</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Hide component code</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="code"> <div class="hl-main"> <pre><span class="hl-special">:root</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> --</span><span class="hl-reserved">sidebar-width-on-desktop:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--base-font-size) * (</span><span class="hl-number">266</span><span class="hl-code"> / </span><span class="hl-number">15</span><span class="hl-code">))</span><span class="hl-code">; --</span><span class="hl-reserved">body-width-on-desktop:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">45.75</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - (</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw - </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">min-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh - var(--final-header-height-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">10.125</span><span class="hl-code">rem))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">13.6</span><span class="hl-code">rem) </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">13.6</span><span class="hl-code">rem) * -</span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code"> / </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> initial</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--body-width-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">45.75</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--body-width-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">45.75</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#page-content</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> min(</span><span class="hl-number">90</span><span class="hl-code">vw, var(--body-width-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">45.75</span><span class="hl-code">rem))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> -webkit-sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> sticky</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">grid-area:</span><span class="hl-code"> side-bar</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">13.6</span><span class="hl-code">rem) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">min-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">13.6</span><span class="hl-code">rem) !important</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow-y:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">scroll</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition:</span><span class="hl-code"> translate </span><span class="hl-number">300</span><span class="hl-code">ms cubic-bezier(</span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">), background-color </span><span class="hl-number">300</span><span class="hl-code">ms cubic-bezier(</span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">), padding </span><span class="hl-number">300</span><span class="hl-code">ms linear, margin </span><span class="hl-number">300</span><span class="hl-code">ms linear</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--swatch-tertiary-color, </span><span class="hl-number">170</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">170</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">170</span><span class="hl-code">), </span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--sidebar-bg-color, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">translate:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">13.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem) * -</span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code"> - </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">rem)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">direction:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">rtl</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">scrollbar-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">thin</span><span class="hl-code">; -</span><span class="hl-reserved">ms-scroll-chaining:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overscroll-behavior:</span><span class="hl-code"> contain</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">scrollbar-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--swatch-primary-darker), </span><span class="hl-number">0.1</span><span class="hl-code">) /* Thumb / rgba(var(--swatch-tertiary-color), </span><span class="hl-number">0.05</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code">::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--swatch-secondary-color, </span><span class="hl-number">244</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">244</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">244</span><span class="hl-code">), </span><span class="hl-number">0.8</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code">::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code">::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-thumb</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code">::-</span><span class="hl-identifier">webkit-scrollbar-corner</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-right-width:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(</span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vw + </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-code">vh)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-right-style:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inset</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">inherit</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--sidebar-bg-color, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">), </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-identifier">is</span><span class="hl-code">(:</span><span class="hl-identifier">hover</span><span class="hl-code">, :</span><span class="hl-identifier">active</span><span class="hl-code">, :</span><span class="hl-identifier">focus-within</span><span class="hl-code">) </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">margin-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">2.25</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">padding-right:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0.25</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow-x:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">hidden</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">overflow-y:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">auto</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">border-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--swatch-primary-darker), </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(var(--sidebar-bg-color, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">255</span><span class="hl-code">), </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">translate:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">rem) - var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">))</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">scrollbar-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">170</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">170</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">170</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">) / Thumb / rgba(</span><span class="hl-number">252</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">252</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">252</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-reserved">scrollbar-color:</span><span class="hl-code"> rgb(var(--swatch-primary-darker, </span><span class="hl-number">170</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">170</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">170</span><span class="hl-code">), </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">) / Thumb / rgb(var(--swatch-menubg-color, </span><span class="hl-number">252</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">252</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">252</span><span class="hl-code">), </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; /</span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">Track</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier"></span><span class="hl-code">/ </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code">::</span><span class="hl-identifier">after</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">content:</span><span class="hl-code"> " "</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">display:</span><span class="hl-code"> flex</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">fixed</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">top:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">0</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">align-items:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">justify-content:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">width:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">max-height:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">100</span><span class="hl-string">%</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">transition:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">300</span><span class="hl-code">ms cubic-bezier(</span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">), background-position </span><span class="hl-number">300</span><span class="hl-code">ms cubic-bezier(</span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">), opacity </span><span class="hl-number">300</span><span class="hl-code">ms cubic-bezier(</span><span class="hl-number">0.4</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.0</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">0.2</span><span class="hl-code">, </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background:</span><span class="hl-code"> url("https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/component%</span><span class="hl-number">3</span><span class="hl-code">Acollapsible-sidebar/sidebar-tab.svg")</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-attachment:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">fixed</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-repeat:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">no-repeat</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-position:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">center</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">left</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">background-size:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">rem </span><span class="hl-number">12.875</span><span class="hl-code">rem</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-reserved">pointer-events:</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-string">none</span><span class="hl-code">; </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-identifier">#side-bar</span><span class="hl-code">:</span><span class="hl-identifier">is</span><span class="hl-code">(:</span><span class="hl-identifier">hover</span><span class="hl-code">, :</span><span class="hl-identifier">active</span><span class="hl-code">, :</span><span class="hl-identifier">focus-within</span><span class="hl-code">) + </span><span class="hl-identifier">#main-content</span><span class="hl-code">::</span><span class="hl-identifier">after</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">{</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-reserved">left:</span><span class="hl-code"> calc(var(--sidebar-width-on-desktop, </span><span class="hl-number">14.5</span><span class="hl-code">rem) -</span><span class="hl-number">1</span><span class="hl-code">)</span><span class="hl-code">; 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</span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span><span class="hl-code"> </span><span class="hl-brackets">}</span></pre></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p>How's the world so small when the world is so large?<br/> And what made the world? Could I please speak to who's in charge?<br/> Everything is real, but, it's also just as fake<br/> <a href="https://youtu.be/sqouMqryzxM?si=quJoZA59W6u3Xdwq">From your daughter's birthday party to your grandmother's wake</a><br/> ( People Ii: The Reckoning - AJJ )</p> </div> <br/> SCP-8990 - Poor Richard and the King. <p>Collab between <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/troutmaskreplica" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5346544); return false;"><img alt="TroutMaskReplica" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5346544&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1728498145" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5346544)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/troutmaskreplica" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5346544); return false;">TroutMaskReplica</a></span> and <span class="error-inline"><em>MaddGasserGaton</em> does not match any existing user name</span>.</p> <p><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/trouts-authorpage">Troutmaskreplica's author page</a></p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div style="text-align: center;"> <blockquote> <h3 id="toc0"><span>NOTICE:</span></h3> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> The ensuing documents have been retrieved from multiple Foundation facilities, detailing a sequence of occurrences that, based on our current understanding, deviate from established baseline reality. Presented below is a theorized chronological account of the aforementioned events. Some documentation may be missing.</p> </blockquote> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="desktop-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} cc-KETER lv-five"> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>ITEM #:</strong> SCP-8990</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="five"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT CLASS:</strong> KETER</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION CLASS:</strong> AMIDA</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} ccm-KETER lvm-five"> <div class="s-cell" style="margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>ITEM:</strong> SCP-8990</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right; margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="fivem"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT<br/> CLASS:</strong> KETER</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION<br/> CLASS:</strong> AMIDA</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="mz-tt tt-box" style="padding-top: 0rem"> <h1><span>Special Containment Procedures:</span></h1> <p>Robert Noxin and Eric Pressler are to be kept apart employing all available methods that do not compromise the integrity of the veil. They are currently unaware each others other's existence; the Foundation must ensure that they remain as such indefinitely.</p> <p>Mobile Task Force Gamma-4 ("Third Wheelers") has been allocated virtually limitless physical resources to execute and maintain a distance between them of no less than 10 miles.</p> <p>Efforts to neutralize SCP-8990 are underway.</p> <h1><span>Description:</span></h1> <p>SCP-8990 is the designation for an anomalous effect between Robert Noxin and Eric Pressler. For unknown reasons, they are inadvertently executing a CK-Class "Reality Restructuring" scenario.</p> <p>SCP-8990 further exhibits a probabilistic effect, leading to the inadvertent encounters of Noxin and Pressler in various places and environments, although this is capable of being interrupted by outside factors. Additionally, this effect prevents either individual from being killed.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="lc-wrap"> <div class="mz-notepage-wrap chew-top lc-mid"> <div class="notepage-body rowline-none"> <div class="notepage-main"> <blockquote> <p>Excerpt of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Theorization on Cohabitive Anomalies</span> by <em>HR Blackenthacker</em>, circa. 1954</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <p><br/> In our world we must look deep and long at the unknown. One must stare at the inexplicable with explicative sight. Sometimes we must pay our coin of attention to the cosmologically intense- right now, it's two incredibly loud men who might end the world.</p> <p>Anomalies with two aspects or individual elements that make up their totality are not uncommon. Many anomalies possess multiple instances beyond the duelist amount. Some anomalies are theorized to be hundreds of individual entities, but there are very few anomalies that are cohabitive. Cohabitive in this case means that the anomaly is composed of two or more parts whose paranatural effects do not activate until they are within contact. One may look at <a href="/scp-2273">the man in the alien suit</a> for the prototypical symbiotic anomaly, most importantly how both creatures benefit from the arrangement.</p> <p>SCP-2273 is the low bar for cohabitive oddity anomalies. Parathreats come in all sizes, and thankfully that one is relatively easy to contain. There are many with dual components that are nearly impossible to contain, that constantly run their clawed hands across our thin veneer of a Veil, that push and challenge our capabilities to their highest points. They may only possess two parts, but it can take two entire departments in order to contain them. In this piece we will take a look at these anomalies, and attempt to understand why dualism is so relatively common within the anomalous world…</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="mz-cover"> <p>A CK-Shift of Reality occurred on August 15th, 1954, when Noxin and Pressler were within one hundred feet of each other. This distance was measured through the brick building of a popular bar and grill in their residential town. Little visual effects on reality were observed.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="mz-board"> <p><strong>Reality Shift:</strong> Noxin removed two of his siblings from reality, causing them to have never existed.</p> <p><strong>Action Taken:</strong> None is necessary, nor is any action possible.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="clip-wrap"> <div class="clip-img"><img alt="Richard_Nixon_HS_Yearbook.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Richard_Nixon_HS_Yearbook.jpg"/><br/> <em>Robert Noxin.</em></div> </div> <div class="meta-title"> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A summary of Robert Noxin and Eric Pressler</span>, by <em>Anthony Schmidt.</em></p> </div> <div class="mz-column"> <p>Robert Noxin is a man. As such, much of this research has been collected utilizing willing members of Project Collibus and Foundation contacts within the US Census Bureau and is based on our current stable reality. Born in Yorba Linda, California on January 9th, 1913, he was raised in a nuclear family consisting of <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">seven six</span> five siblings and two conservative Quaker parents. His parents, the father a former roustabout and latent entrepreneur, the mother a stay-at-home parent with incredible virtues, massively affected his outlook on life. In private moments, Noxin claimed to fear the Abrahamic God based on the assumption that He took away Noxin's parents as punishment. Two of his siblings died early from tuberculosis, which seems to have caused a consistent desire to have updated inoculations.</p> <p>From his early years, he invested his time into political pursuits, all of them utter failures. His father was a successful politician, but was unfortunately struck down by an errant milk truck as Noxin cusped the age of sixteen. The loss of this father figure caused a subsequent downhill trend in Noxin's life- he began and continues to drink heavily, extricate himself from as much of his family life as possible, shut out any lines of communications with his mother, and move as far away from his home as possible. He still carries his family with him, but demonstrates it in odd ways.</p> <p>His current occupation is garbageman in Toledo, Ohio, a position that takes him around almost every neighborhood. Within every area he resides within due to his frequent wandering, he is considered a brash, uncompromising individual with ridiculous opinions and far-fetched ideals. His intense dislike of any people's of the following categories has lead to his friendships being reduced to close to zero- Africans, South Americans, Europeans, Jewish peoples, Asians, queers, "uppity" women, and any man who has hair longer than six inches.</p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> Eric Aaron Pressler, born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, wasn't exactly destined to be much. From an early age, Eric exhibited a profound interest in gospel music, heavily influenced by the sounds resonating from the local church. His family's financial struggles added a layer of hardship to his childhood, contributing to a sense of isolation that would accompany him into his early twenties.</p> <p>Eric developed an astonishingly inflated sense of self-importance. Even when he was a kid, all research indicates that he lacked in intelligence, leading to him being held back for several years. His youth was marked by financial struggles, a fractured family dynamic, and a feeling of estrangement from his peers. While this may make you feel bad for him, the way he continues to blame everyone for his own misgivings may make you think otherwise.</p> <p>Eric's early twenties were characterized by an unparalleled egotism, a trait that, while contributing to his undeniable charisma, also alienated those around him. His arrogance, often bordering on rudeness, became a defining feature of his personality. Despite his undeniable vocal prowess and looks, Eric Pressler's interactions with others were tainted by a relentless pursuit of self-interest and a disregard for the feelings of those who surrounded him.</p> <p>As he sought opportunities in the music industry, Eric displayed an unapologetic and cutthroat approach to achieving success. His ruthless ambition sometimes overshadowed the collaborative spirit inherent in the world of music. Although, like many things, this did not go far for him. Even then, as a bartender at the <em>Rue & Ruse'd</em> local pub, he still believed that he has what it takes to become big.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="mmposter-wrap mmposter-blockquote"> <div class="mmposter-cell"> <div class="mmposter-wrap mmposter-blockquote"> <div class="mmposter-cell"> <div class="mz-cover"> <p>A CK-Shift of Reality occurred on August 15th, 1965, when Noxin and Pressler met each other in the main supermarket of Toledo. They conversed for approximately four minutes and seventeen seconds, posturing to each other for the entirety of the meeting. Two female agents of Gamma-4 were deployed, and managed to subtlety distract and pull them apart using Procedure Collibus.</p> <p>During this time, several streets and lanes merged physically, causing intense traffic. Witnesses amnesticized.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="mz-board"> <p><strong>Reality Shift:</strong> A new genre of music, "Bluegrass" manifests and is seamlessly integrated into the Noosphere.</p> <p><strong>Action Taken:</strong> None is necessary, although further research is required.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="mz-paper"> <h2 id="toc1"><span>Interview Log: Project Colibus Interog</span></h2> <hr/> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> [Field Agent Ellison Montgomery, Project Collibus FIeld Member.█]<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Foreword:</strong> [Agent Montgomery managed to "persuade" target Robert Noxin into a private moment after a few drinks in the Sweltering Felton. This is a transcript of the resulting conversation.]<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong><Begin Log, [September 23, 1965.]></strong><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Montgomery:</strong> So, big boy, how's it going?<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>Noxin turns towards Agent Montgomery.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> Well, hey there, pretty lady, how've you been doin'?<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Montgomery:</strong> I've been better. Just looking for a few moments of fun in this shit.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> Well, we have the entire night to have some fun.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Montgomery:</strong> Well, tell me a little about yourself, big boy.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> I was born around here. Grew up here too.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>Noxin takes a large drink.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> Bunch of absolute morons around this nightmare of a town, lemme tell you, beautiful. You're like a fuckin… grape in a bunch of raisins.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>Montgomery chuckles, twirling her hair around her finger.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Montgomery:</strong> You certainly know how to lay it on thick, sugah.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> Of course.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>He looks into his drink for a long moment.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> Everyone thinks I have everything.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Montgomery:</strong> I thought you were a janitor?<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>Noxin slams his fist onto the table.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> I'm a cleaning specialist!<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Montgomery:</strong> Right, sorry about that, must've heard wr-<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>At this moment, Eric Pressler crosses the two-hundred fifty foot threshold.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> You… Everyone always decries me with their idiomatic destruction…<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Montgomery:</strong> What… what are you saying?<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>According to Montgomery's testimony, at this moment the entire bar dropped away.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> I know what kind of bitch you are… what kind of skank…<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>The bar begins to rotate around her as she stands still.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> I bet you're a fucking Jew… a dirty godamn jew slut…<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>Montgomery's bodily proportions begin to shift, the organs in her body changing place.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> You don't deserve the legs you have…<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>Pressler leaves the shift threshold. Montgomery is left handipcapped in a wheelchair, with the recording device embedded in her internal digestion system.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Noxin:</strong> Yeah, serves you right…<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Montgomery:</strong> Dear God, it's inside me!<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <em>Montgomery leaves the bar in tears. Noxin continues drinking.</em><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong><End Log.></strong><br/> <strong>Closing Statement:</strong> Montgomery has been left permanently handicapped from this experience. She has been recommenced for a permanent desk role.</p> </blockquote> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="lc-wrap"> <div class="mz-notepage-wrap chew-top lc-mid"> <div class="notepage-body rowline-none"> <div class="notepage-main"> <blockquote> <p>Excerpt of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Theorization on Cohabitive Anomalies</span> by <em>HR Blackenthacker</em>, circa. 1954</p> </blockquote> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> Reality benders are, compared to the wide berth of anomalies, somewhat common. This may be because of how we as researchers define our charges and prisoners that we have so many of these auspicious beings. This definition depends of something inherent to these beings— the ability to affect and define the reality surrounding them. They rip through the virgin fabric of our universe, shifting it with dainty or rough hands. They are kings, queens, and themperors of the veil. And we protect the Veil against them, fighting with the dual swords of faith and hope.</p> <p>…What do we draw against these impossible odds? What do we unsheathe with aplomb and confidence? With many of our charges, we must slam against a wall, bloodying our knuckles and our skulls hoping for a single chip. But with reality benders, we have developed a hope- the Scranton Reality Anchor.</p> <p>Information is still being kept close to the proverbial lab coat, but it seems those in the Reality Affectation Department have developed a new tool in our eternal battle. Whatever it is, they have been tight-lipped, but us at the Foundation now have the most important tool in our fight. Hope. A shield against the doom, protecting the one bit of normalcy we still have in this universe.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="mz-cover"> <p>A CK-Shift of Reality occurred on September 4, 1965, Pressler and Noxin entered the shifting threshold while visiting their parents in a nursing home at the same time. It lasted forty-five minutes and ended when Pressler left early due to his mother calling him a "forever loser."</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="mz-board"> <p><strong>Reality Shift:</strong> Pressler's mother was replaced by an entirely different women, becoming blonde and possessing a "typical housewife figure," in Pressler's words.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Action Taken:</strong> Identifying documents were checked, and they were replaced by images of the new woman.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="mz-outbox"> <div class="mz-innerbox"> <h3 id="toc2"><span>ALERT LEVEL 6 EMERGENCY</span></h3> <div class="clip-wrap"> <div class="clip-body"><img alt="Elvis-Nixon_Meeting3.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Elvis-Nixon_Meeting3.jpg"/> <h4 id="toc3"><span><strong>The shit has hit the fan!</strong></span></h4> </div> </div> <p>Somehwo some fucking moron didn't properly overview the visitation logs of the White House! <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Pressler</span> now Presley and <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Noxin</span> now Nixon were visiting at the same godamn time! The entire godamn place has completely fucking collapsed. We're all absolutely fucked. There's a fucking war in Vietnam. Their clothes keep fucking changing. It's only a moment until they touch and we all explode or implode or deplode. I don't knwo who can read this r if anyone can read this or if it's possible for anyone to read this but this is/was/has been Head Researcher Jack Cary Donaghee, I have two children, Steve and Marie, and my beautiful and wonderful and soft and not sharp wife Amarrissa and I live on 11 Washington street and the world is stopping and slowing and I feel it grip anf tear and shif and change help help hlp hlp help help<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></p> </div> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <div class="meta-title"> <p>Except of <em>Bangers and Mass</em>, February 23rd 1970</p> </div> <div class="mz-column"> <p>Famous rock musician Elvis Presley has publicly announced his backing of presidential candidate Richard Q. Nixon in his run for re-election as President of the United States. This was announced as the Vietnam War comes to a close, reunited under the guiding hand of Nixon's Vietnam Reunification Council.</p> <p>The two took the stage together, one wielding their well-known Gibson J-200, the other with a Stratocaster wrapped around their shoulders, and proceeded to belt out a nasty set of licks that made the crowd scream with joy. This comes after Presley made a visit to the White House, thanking Nixon for his tireless efforts to unite the warring countries, and Nixon praising the Hound for his charity work giving old women breast augmentations.</p> <p>After the impromptu concert, held on the White House lawn, we got a chance to sit down and interview the two of these absolute legends. What follows is my fourteen hour discussion with them, on topics from the economy, the housing boom, computers, sex, violence, the taste of sweet liquor down your lover's chest, and so much more!</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <hr/> <div class="mz-outbox"> <div class="mz-innerbox"> <h3 id="toc4"><span>ALERT LEVEL 6 EMERGENCY</span></h3> <div class="clip-wrap"> <div class="clip-body"><img alt="Elvis-nixon.jpg" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Elvis-nixon.jpg"/><br/> Current State of Affairs</div> </div> <br/> This is where we live now.</div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. help jelp help dead god make it stop it rips it tears it burns it it it</div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8990">SCP-8990</a>" by TroutMaskReplica, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8990">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8990</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> Richard_nixon_HS_yearbook.jpg (file)<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Student body, Whittier Union High School<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public Domain<br/> <strong>Source Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Nixon_HS_Yearbook.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Nixon_HS_Yearbook.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> A photo of Richard Nixon in high school. What a dweeb!</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> Elvis-Nixon Meeting3.jpg<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> Ollie Atkins, chief White House photographer at the time<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public Domain<br/> <strong>SOurce Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elvis-Nixon_Meeting3.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elvis-Nixon_Meeting3.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> He's so cringecore, but no touch</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Filename:</strong> Elvis-nixon.jpg<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> White House photograph by Ollie Atkins<br/> <strong>License:</strong> Public Domain<br/> <strong>SOurce Link:</strong> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elvis-nixon.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elvis-nixon.jpg</a><br/> <strong>Additional Notes:</strong> THEY ARE TOUCHING WE ARE GONNA DIE AAAAAAAAAAAAAA</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/></div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8991	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p>⚠️ <strong>Content warning:</strong> Depictions of suicide.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="content-warning creditRate">⚠️ content warning <span class="content-warning-arrow"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="busybobby.png" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8991/busybobby.png"/> <h5 id="toc0"><span>[One of the still screens used in SCP-8991 to announce commercial breaks.]</span></h5> </div> <div class="acs-hybrid-text-bar acs-no acs-hybrid-version acs-clear-2 acs-neutralized acs-{$secondary-class} acs-keneq acs-notice"><a href="/anomaly-classification-system-guide">Link To Guide</a> <div class="acs-item"><span><strong>Item#:</strong>8991</span></div> <div class="acs-clear"><strong>Clearance Level 2:</strong> <span class="clearance-level-text">Clearance</span></div> <div class="acs-contain-container"> <div class="acs-contain"> <div class="acs-text"><span><strong>Containment Class:</strong></span> <span>neutralized</span></div> </div> <div class="acs-secondary"> <div class="acs-text"><span><strong>Secondary Class:</strong></span> <span>{$secondary-class}</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="acs-disrupt"> <div class="acs-text"><strong>Disruption Class:</strong> <span class="disruption-class-number">#</span>/keneq</div> </div> <div class="acs-risk"> <div class="acs-text"><strong>Risk Class:</strong> <span class="risk-class-number">#</span>/notice</div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8991</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Neutralized</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Non-anomalous recordings of SCP-8991 broadcasts are kept in the media wing of Site-59 for analysis.</p> <p>While Foundation response efforts at the time managed to suppress the majority of SCP-8991's effects, some public knowledge remains of SCP-8991 — particularly in "lost media" communities on the Internet. As such, a Foundation agent has assumed the identity of PoI-8991-A and publicly acknowledged the following cover stories:</p> <ul> <li>SCP-8991 was an entirely fictional work of transgressive art.</li> <li>The legal ramifications of SCP-8991's unauthorized interruptions of regular broadcasts were handled with multiple out-of-court settlements.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8991 was a series of eight analog television broadcasts between 1/22/1994 and 3/12/1994. Broadcasts occurred exclusively within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The signal's origin point was triangulated to an empty parking lot. Cable and digital television were not affected.</p> <p>During SCP-8991 transmissions, several<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> channels at random were overridden. The first seven broadcasts occurred on Fridays from 7:00-7:30 AM CST. The final broadcast on 3/12/1994 took place from 11:07-11:42 PM CST.</p> <p>Each transmission contained an episode of "Make It Count!", a live-action show aimed toward preschoolers. According to the credits, the human cast is composed of unnamed "Members of the Double Bacon Pittsburger Improv Collective." The only named person in the credits is Simon Goldy, the showrunner, director, composer, chief animator, puppetteer, and voice actor for "Busy Bobby Busybody" — a fast-talking beaver puppet with a stopwatch who acts as the host and central character.</p> <p>Episodes were interspersed with updates from the Emergency Alert System, commercials for survival shelters and suicide pills, and public service announcements relating to religion, grief, and acceptance.</p> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Excerpt from the transcript of SCP-8991-1</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Encryption key accepted.</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><em>(Brief animated intro featuring Busy Bobby playing the banjo in a bluegrass band. Several other beaver characters — his bandmates — never make any other appearances outside of the intro. Busy Bobby's lyrics do not match his lip movements. Despite other characters singing, only Busy Bobby's voice is heard. The theme song is set to the tune of</em> Yellow Rose of Texas.<em>)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> <em>Wellllll…</em><br/> <em>Getcher busy britches on and join us for a spell!</em><br/> <em>Gotta play and sing and dance and learn, before we go to -</em> [SFX: Squeaky toy.]<br/> <em>It's a big ol' dang ol' cryin' shame that we're on borrowed time,</em><br/> <em>but that's no excuse for killin' time, 'cause killin' is a crime!</em><br/> <em>So let Busy Bobby Busybody help you make the most,</em><br/> <em>'cause you don't want no regrets when you're a plain ol' dead ol' ghost!</em><br/> <em>All my minutes, all your seconds, there's a limited amount,</em><br/> <em>So I gotta finish singin' now, so we can Make! It! COOOOUNT!</em></p> <p><em>(We open to a live-action studio [w/o an audience] made to look like the exterior of a log cabin in the woods. Busy Bobby hops up from his perch on a tree stump, from which he rarely moves.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Hey there, y'all, and welcome to Busybody Gulch. Lovely, ain't it?! Nicest place in the big ol' Beaver Woods! Yep! See my nice li'l house over there?! See that nice li'l crick over there with all the minnows and bluegills?! Aww, I ain't gonna miss it after the Second Wailing! I'm just gonna appreciate it while I'm still here.</p> <p>We don't got a lotta time to get to know each other, so we need to make every second count! And remember: if you miss EVEN A SECOND of this show — sorry buddy, but unless that there record button's on, that was yer only chance.</p> <p>Y'know why? Because this is the last show you'll ever watch before the Second Wailing hits on March 12th. But don't fret none - public television saved the best for last!</p> <p>Joinin' me today are the Makey County Posse! Quick, introduce yerselves, do-it-do-it-do-it!</p> <p><strong>Mindy:</strong> I'm Mindy!</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Cool! Next!</p> <p><strong>Jerry:</strong> I'm Jerry!</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Cool next!</p> <p><strong>Angie:</strong> I'm Angie!</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Coolnext!</p> <p><strong>Wendy:</strong> Wendy!</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> <em>Coolnext!</em></p> <p><strong>Soup:</strong> My name is —</p> <p>[SFX: Buzzer.]</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Whoops, sorry there bud, took too long. You're Soup now.</p> <p>[Caption: IT'S SOUP!]</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> All-right-all-right, before we get situated, I should probably mention: this show is 100% <em>live!</em> That means if we slip up every now and then, yer just gonna have to deal with it. Good thing that the posse's from an improv troupe. What's improv? Somethin' that don't matter no more!</p> <p><strong>Jerry:</strong> <em>(Sotto voice)</em> Okay, <em>that</em> was uncalled for.</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Thanks for the opinion! Now, let's give the ol' posse a trial run. Tell the kiddies what you're here to do, quickly!</p> <p><strong>Angie:</strong> Sure thing, Bobby.</p> <p><em>(She faces the camera with hands clasped.)</em></p> <p>Hi, guys. I know this is a very scary time for all of you. I'll be honest, we grown-ups are scared too. But I'm here to tell you: it's okay to be scared. That's a natural part of —</p> <p>[SFX: Klaxon. Caption: TIME'S A-WASTIN'!]</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Hooo-wee! Yeah! Great! We're <em>not</em> gonna do that.</p> <p><strong>Angie:</strong> I was just -</p> <p>[SFX: Sad Trombone. Caption: PUNISHMENT TIME!]<br/> <br/> <em>(The puppeteer throws several bricks toward Angie.)</em></p> <p><strong>Angie:</strong> <em>Gah!</em></p> <p><strong>Wendy:</strong> Whoa.</p> <p><strong>Soup:</strong> Not cool.</p> <p><strong>Jerry:</strong> Do that again and we're out of here.</p> <p>[SFX: Klaxon. Caption: TIME'S A-WASTIN'!]</p> <p><strong>Angie:</strong> …just keep going. I don't care.</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Correct answer. Now, let's move on to the main event: you're gonna learn addition and subtraction! That way, during the Second Wailing, yer gonna have a leg up on all yer friends! That's busybody promise, y'all — you ain't gonna die dumb.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Excerpt from the transcript of SCP-8991-2</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Encryption key accepted.</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> This section of the show is a li'l somethin'-somethin' I like to call: The GRAND TOUR!</p> <p>[SFX: Fanfare. Caption: PACK YOUR BAGS!]</p> <p>That's right, buddies! Since the First Wailing grounded all flights, it's too late to ever get the chance to see the world firsthand. So I'm gonna <em>describe</em> some beee-yeautiful foreign countries to ya! OH BOY! That way, you can close your eyes and spend exactly ten seconds pretendin' you were there! Then MOVE ON and never do it again! It's like a zillion vacations in one, for free!</p> <p>Now, stop lettin' how sad you are distract you from scenic… JAPAN!</p> <p><em>(Soup enters, wearing a white t-shirt with "PRETEND THIS IS A KIMONO" written on it.)</em></p> <p><strong>Soup:</strong> <em>Konichiwa!</em> Japan is a beautiful country, rich in history and culture.</p> <p>[SFX: Klaxon. Caption: TIME'S A-WASTIN'!]</p> <p><strong>Soup:</strong> It's also called the Land of the Rising Sun.</p> <p>[SFX: Klaxon. Caption: TIME'S A-WASTIN'!]</p> <p><strong>Soup:</strong> You can even see the Sun on its flag, as a big, red circle!</p> <p><em>(The puppeteer loudly cocks a pistol.)</em></p> <p>Cherry blossoms! Tokyo! Mt. Fuji! DONE!</p> <p>[Caption: THAT IS INDEED JAPAN!]</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Greeeeat job, slowpoke! Now, close your eyes, kids. YOU ARE IN JAPAN!</p> <p><em>(Ten seconds of a black screen and total silence.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> YOU ARE NO LONGER IN JAPAN AND YOU WILL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN! Welcome back, fellas! Hope y'all had fuuun. Cool, next! Now, on to the c-c-c-cooold snowy mountains of Mother Russia! Take it away, Wendy!</p> <p><em>(Wendy enters, wearing a sombrero with two sticky notes on the edge. One reads "FUR HAT" and the other reads "(PRETEND)".)</em></p> <p><strong>Wendy:</strong> Uh, <em>zdravstvuy, tovarisch.</em> Russia is… big. Lots of snow, and…</p> <p><em>(She shakes her head.)</em></p> <p>…No. I'm sorry.</p> <p><em>(She throws off the sombrero.)</em></p> <p>Kids, either turn off the TV or watch something that makes you laugh. Hug your parents. Pet your dog. You don't need to learn social studies anymore. This show's for <em>him</em>, not you.</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Hmm, that sure don't sound Russian!</p> <p><strong>Wendy:</strong> I'm done, Simon. Throw all the bricks you want.</p> <p><em>(She leaves the set.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> …Russians like potatoes or something, you're in Russia now, GO!</p> <p><em>(Ten seconds of a black screen and total silence.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> STOP, YOU HAVE LEFT RUSSIA FOR THE FINAL TIME! Woo, long trip! How was the flight?! COOL, NEXT! GERMANY!</p> <p><em>(Angie enters, holding a poster board that says "LATERHOSEN" [sp.]. She death-glares at the camera.)</em></p> <p><strong>Angie:</strong> Sausages. The end.</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> <em>Thank God, someone who gets it!</em> EYES CLOSED, START PRETENDIN'!</p> <p><em>(Ten seconds of a black screen, during which…)</em></p> <p><strong>Wendy:</strong> <em>(In the near distance, voice only.)</em> Uh… guys? He barricaded the exits.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Excerpt from the transcript of SCP-8991-3</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Encryption key accepted.</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><em>(Jerry and Mindy hold a up a stack of several poster boards. The current one displayed is a map of the city of Sarajevo with several red zones marked out. Busy Bobby points at it with a long stick.)</em></p> <p><em>(Jerry is notably emotionless.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> So let's get yer current events straight! This is Sarajevo, where, up until the global disaster response measures brought about by the First Wailing, this big ol' loud ol' <em>war</em> goin' on! That's no fun! Because bombs are NOISY! LOUD! <em>COOL, NEXT!</em></p> <p><em>(Jerry and Mindy drop the map. The next posterboard is "MOM, DAD - DON'T LOOK" in red marker.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> This here is a picture of Serbian President Slobodan Milo — hey, that ain't right!</p> <p><em>(Jerry calmly points a gun under his chin.)</em></p> <p><strong>Mindy:</strong> Jerry?!</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Aww, peanut brittle —</p> <p><em>(17 seconds of a title card: "JUST A MOMENT…" There's a drawing of Busy Bobby fixing a broken banjo in the corner.)</em></p> <p><em>(Back on the set, Jerry is nowhere to be found. Mindy and the poster board are both covered in blood. Mindy clutches Jerry's corpse, sobbing uncontrollably.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Well, gee-whillickey-woo, it seems our buddy Jerry made a li'l mess. Let's move on. History!</p> <p><strong>Mindy:</strong> <em>Dammit Jerry, you said we'd go together… you promised…</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> And <em>you</em> promised to tell the kiddies about the Aztec Empire, slowpoke! Now drop the stiff and make with the gotdang step pyramids!</p> <p>[SFX: Klaxon. Caption: TIME'S A-WASTIN'!]</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Excerpt from the transcript of SCP-8991-4</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Encryption key accepted.</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><em>(After the theme song, Busy Bobby is sitting on his stump while the Mindy, Wendy, and Soup paint on easels. The backs of the easels are turned to the cameras.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Hey there, y'all, and welcome to Busybody Gulch! Hooo-wee, did I ever have to pull some strings to keep this show on the air. Especially after Jerry up and made spaghetti sauce outta his noggin!</p> <p>[SFX: "Finiculi, Finicula" leitmotif on accordion. Caption: MOLTO BENE!]</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Luckily, this beaver ain't about to cut any corners, even on such a time crunch. I went and got permission from the FCC, local law enforcement, and —</p> <p><strong>Angie:</strong> <em>(Offscreen)</em> There are dead federal agents in the basement.</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> — and we're gonna talk about <em>art</em> now! Good ol' self-expression. Now, making pretty pictures might not seem important since we're all gonna die in a few weeks. And it isn't! That's right, <em>Mr. Brendan Patrick Goldy</em> — if my dreams don't matter, then neither do yours! So let's get our silly pictures out of the way before they become unforgivable time-wasters.</p> <p><strong>Soup:</strong> <em>(Whispering to the camera)</em> He's full of shit. Do what you want.</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Uh-oh! Somebody owes me their other pinkie during commercials! But let's see what you guys have painted. Quickly, y'all!</p> <p><strong>Wendy:</strong> I'll go first.</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Takin' initiative! I like it.</p> <p><strong>Wendy:</strong> I tried to paint something from the heart — a true message I'd love to get across.</p> <p><em>(She turns her easel around. She has written "CALL THE POLICE [Studio Address]" in red paint.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Woooow! Great use of warm colors there, buddy! <em>Cool, next!</em></p> <p><strong>Soup:</strong> Great, I've been waiting for this! I used to be an illustration major before joining this show. Behold my masterpiece, titled, "He won't even let us call our loved ones."</p> <p><em>(He turns his easel around, on which he has painted a very detailed depiction of then-president Bill Clinton violently copulating with Busy Bobby whilst defecating, surrounded by a decorative typographical border of "CANCEL THE FUCKING SHOW I WANT TO GO HOME".)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Oooh! Such creativity. <em>Lovin'</em> the use of stink lines. <em>Cool, next!</em></p> <p><strong>Mindy:</strong> Mine's a little harder to see.</p> <p><em>(She turns around a blank canvas.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Huh… sure looks like you painted nothin', Mindy. Too bad, that was your last chance to ever paint somethin'!</p> <p><strong>Mindy:</strong> Take a closer look. I used white paint. Only the most trained eye can detect it.</p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Hmm…</p> <p><em>(The camera zooms in.)</em></p> <p>Gosh, Mindy, I don't see no paint streaks or nothin'. If I didn't know any —</p> <p><em>(A cracking noise. The camera cuts out for the remainder of the episode. The audio does not.)</em></p> <p>Well, huff my bunches and fiddle my sticks, she done gone and thrown a brick at our camera. …and that's okay! Art time's over anyways. We're gonna do this as a <em>radio show!</em> That's right, fellas, usin' only your imagination and the clues I give you with sound effects, y'all are gonna have to guess what's happenin' to the Makey County Posse.</p> <p><em>(A cordless drill can be heard running. Screams.)</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Excerpt from the transcript of SCP-8991-5</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Encryption key accepted.</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><em>(After the theme song, a title card is shown for 20 seconds.)</em></p> <p><strong>Title Card:</strong> DUE TO THE MAKEY COUNTY POSSE MOVING AWAY TO NEVER-NEVER LAND OR SOMETHING, TODAY'S LIVE EPISODE OF <em>MAKE IT COUNT</em> HAS BEEN CANCELED WHILE WE RESTRUCTURE THE REST OF THE SHOW. (DON'T WORRY, YOU DIDN'T MISS MUCH.) HERE'S A PRE-RECORDED SPECIAL EPISODE INSTEAD!</p> <p><em>(A montage of home video footage is shown with Busy Bobby providing narration. The youngest member of five children is usually shown with a Kermit the Frog plush toy. Jim Croce's</em> Workin' at the Car Wash Blues <em>plays in the background.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Hi, y'all! Today, we're gonna learn about an extra-special pioneer of daytime TV.</p> <p>Mr. Simon Michael Goldy was born on August 12th, 1970, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Even as the youngest of four siblings, Simon's creativity quickly overshadowed his abusive brothers. He displayed signs of extreme brilliance from as early as nine months old, when he said his first word: "carpet." Carpet! While every other putz was goin' "mama" or "dada" or "ball" or some entry-level garbage like that, Li'l Simon went for a completely abstract concept right off the bat. Years ahead of his time, as usual.</p> <p><em>(Cut to a series of yearbook photos, most of them from a high school AV club.)</em></p> <p>There's nothin' that Simon loved in this world more than the Muppets. In fact, from the moment Simon first set eyes on a certain "the Frog," he knew — he just <em>knew!</em> — that the name "Goldy" was destined to stand next to "Henson" and "Disney" as a revolutionary — as the very <em>soul</em> of the collective imagination of their generation's children.</p> <p><em>(Cut to a series of concept art of Busy Bobby, along with other beavers seen in the theme song.)</em></p> <p>And once Simon graduated CalArts, he moved back to Pittsburgh to lay down the roots of his own multimedia empire. The children's entertainment revolution <em>would</em> be televised, and the revolution's figurehead was none other than Busy Bobby Busybody the Beaver. In fact, in the fall of 1992, all of Busybody Creek was set to take PBS by storm, with such unforgettable characters as Lazy Betty, Bertie Baddie, Chompy Chewy, and Stuart the Horrible Muskrat, ready to grab the eyeballs of impressionable children worldwide in their gentle, beavery fists, and <em>squeeze!</em></p> <p>Alas, even though Simon's destiny was set in stone, life wasn't listening. Because on November 11th, 1993, he bagged his first internship with his local PBS station. But the very next day…</p> <p><em>(A slow, minor-key arrangement of the Muppet Show theme song plays on piano.)</em></p> <p><em>(Cut to recorded news footage of twelve approx. 250-meter-long cnidarian entities floating over the smoldering ruins of Ho Chi Minh City. A marquee on the bottom: "U.N. ESTIMATES DEATH TOLL FROM 'FIRST WAILING' AT 1.4 BILLION")</em></p> <p><em>(Cut to photocopied newspaper headlines — "YELTSIN ACCUSED OF COLLABORATING WITH LAGRANGIAN POINT ENTITY" — "MILLIONS DEAD IN GRAVITATIONAL DISRUPTIONS IN ARGENTINA" — "NASA ESCAPE ARK RAISES ADMISSION PRICE TO $150 BILLION, CITING LIMITED RESOURCES" — "VATICAN ISSUES 'GLOBAL INDULGENCES' FOR SINS AFTER SECOND WAILING DATE CONFIRMED")</em></p> <p>November 12th, 1993. The First Wailing. In just a few hours of violence and suffering, Simon Goldy was the only person in the world who still cared about beaver puppets. It seemed that the once and future great master of Busybody Creek was condemned to be forgotten with the rest.</p> <p>Only Busy Bobby was ready for camera; the other puppets hadn't even been created. The show itself hadn't even been pitched to PBS yet.</p> <p>So Simon thought to himself: "How am I going to win the hearts of millions of terrified children in the span of only three months?"</p> <p>But the answer came in the form of the question he should have been asking the whole time: <em>"What do the hearts of millions of terrified children owe me?"</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Excerpt from the transcript of SCP-8991-6</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Encryption key accepted.</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><em>(The studio chamber is the same, but the ceiling has collapsed. Disaster sirens can be heard outside.)</em></p> <p><em>(Busy Bobby pops up from behind a large chunk of concrete.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Hey, y'all, and welcome to what was once Busybody Creek. Now, I couldn't help but notice: the ratings for the show have been… less than ideal. But I don't blame you, kids! I don't got time to blame anyone, because we gotta <em>Make It Count,</em> am I right?</p> <p>On today's episode, you might notice that we're not gonna learn or do much to speak of, we're mostly just gonna… chill! Y'know, hang out! Because I've done more than enough nice things for you, so it's high time you returned the favor. This busy beaver went out of his way to make time for you in his busy schedule!</p> <p>Now, I know you're thinkin' of turning the TV off or changin' the channel. Maybe you noticed that this was on a different channel you were originally going to watch instead of mine. …I'm not mad or anything. I've just taken measures to ensure that we can stay together until the very, very end, and —</p> <p><strong>Camera Operator:</strong> Fuck this.</p> <p><em>(The camera drops to the ground; the field of view turns 90 degrees counterclockwise.)</em></p> <p><em>(Five gunshots are heard. The camera operator screams. THUD.)</em></p> <p><em>(Busy Bobby scoots into view.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Surprise! We're doin' a special <em>sideways</em> episode! Now, let's talk about our relationship with each oth —</p> <p><em>(For the remainder of the episode, the video cuts out to an EAS message: EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM — LAGRANGIAN POINT ENTITY "COSMIC TRYST" EVENT POSITIVE — REMAIN CALM AND STAND BY FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS)</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Excerpt from the transcript of SCP-8991-7</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Encryption key accepted.</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><em>(The episode starts in an office at the Pentagon. Pounding and yelling can be heard from behind the door, which has been barricaded with furniture and garbage from the inside. Busy Bobby pops up from behind the desk. He brushes away several of his puppeteer's guns to make a place to sit.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> Hey, y'all, and welcome to Busy Bobby's special new house! Gosh, I'm <em>awfully</em> sorry about that last episode. That mean ol' black screen tried to come between me and my wonderful audience. So, I've decided to film this episode from where the black screen came from! That way, my wonderful show can reach even more —</p> <p><em>(A two-second-long interruption from the EAS: EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM — THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN COMPROMISED THROUGH SABOTAGE — IGNORE WARNINGS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)</em></p> <p><em>(Back in the office, Busy Bobby's puppeteer smashes a desktop computer's monitor with a baseball bat.)</em></p> <p><em>NOPE, nope, time's a-wastin', we're NOT doin' that, not enough time!</em> …sorry you had to see that, y'all.</p> <p>Anyway, thanks to some lovely documents I found lyin' around my special new house, I discovered somethin' <em>very</em> interesting! Y'see, while the Second Wailing can't be stopped, it <em>can</em> be controlled! All I gotta do is briefly make contact with the Central Consciousness by saying <strong>[REMOVED BY ORDER OF O5 COMMAND]</strong></p> <p>Wheedawgie, I <em>felt</em> that! Nice knowin' ya, half of Texas. Now, you grown-ups out there better keep the kiddies payin' attention, 'cause I'd <em>sure</em> hate to do that again!</p> <p>Now if y'all excuse me, my lovely puppeteer has a casio keyboard under the desk, and we're gonna sing a li'l song about how much you love me. And a one, and a two…</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ Excerpt from the transcript of SCP-8991-8</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- Encryption key accepted.</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><em>(The entire episode has consisted of a close shot of Busy Bobby directly addressing the viewers.)</em></p> <p><strong>Busy Bobby:</strong> I can do this <em>all day</em>, kiddies. Mr. Goldy down there had a bowl of Adderall for breakfast, so not even <em>death</em> is gonna wear him out!</p> <p>Before we all go together, though, I should probably let you in on a wonderful secret. Something great. Extra-special. Super-duper. Here goes: you have one more thing to do. The final thing you'll ever do. And it's the most important — everything in your life has led up to this point, so <em>Make. It. Count.</em></p> <p>All you gotta do… is look at me.</p> <p>Keep looking at me.</p> <p>I know it's hard, and you wanna be with your mommies and daddies right now, while you're still alive. But I promise, you can be with them <em>after</em> everything goes white! You can be with them forever! You'll never have to look at me <em>ever again!</em></p> <p>…</p> <p>You know, I can't help but feel like nobody's taking this seriously. You don't <em>have</em> to go to Heaven, y'know. Because once I get there, I'll tell God the names of every bad little girl and boy who didn't pay Busy Bobby back for all the work he put into making a nice little show for them. And God's gonna drag every last one into the depths of Hell, where big, red devils will rip your skin off, break all your toys, light you on fire, break your fingers, give you shots and blood tests, abolish candy, eat you, give you cooties, make you eat your own poop, and never say please and thank you about any of it!</p> <p>This doesn't make sense to you, does it?</p> <p>Me fucking neither, kiddies.</p> <p>Don't blame me. It's not my fault that the future promised for me was stolen for no reason. And I swear, if one more person tells me I'm not the only one who's hurt and angry about the Second Wailing — <em>well, are they a fucking GENIUS?!</em></p> <p>…</p> <p>This isn't the end. The measures I've taken to spread these broadcasts beyond Pittsburgh's borders — into other worlds — look, it's hard to explain, but I don't think I'm human at this point. I haven't eaten or drank anything in two weeks, and I'm not hungry. I'm only <em>angry.</em></p> <p>Angry at the Lagrangain Point Entity. Angry at everyone who told me to give up. Angry that I need to give up.</p> <p><em>(Holding back tears.)</em></p> <p>But most of all, angry at <em>you.</em></p> <p>Because I've given every one of you nothing but love. I haven't made a dime off this show. And <em>NOBODY</em> has mailed in any fan art of Busy Bobby! Not even shitty little crayon drawings! Because CLEARLY it's a capital offense to be someone other than Thomas the <em>fucking</em> Tank Engine, right?!</p> <p>It's like every last one of you wanted to spend your last weeks alive <em>rubbing lemon juice on the stump of my amputated dreams! YES, I WROTE POETRY IN HIGH SCHOOL, WHO THE <strong>FUCK</strong> DIDN'T?!</em></p> <p>…</p> <p>You hurt me, and now, you're gonna make it up to me. Just point your eyes at the screen, and do not stop. Memorize these facial features.</p> <p>Eyes on the screen, kid. That means <em>you.</em> Keep 'em on. Don't even <em>blink.</em> I can send you to Hell, remember?!</p> <p>You're welco —</p> <p><em>(Feed cuts out.)</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. Some owners of analog receivers closer to the origin point noted that every channel had been affected. PBS was the channel most often reported to be effected.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
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SCP-8993	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>Reach for the stars.</p> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8993</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Safe</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Due to SCP-8993’s tendency to shatter when observed, the Department of Unreality may contain SCP-8993 if it so chooses.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8993 is an object which cannot be described visually, due to being mostly invisible, and having an unusual shape. SCP-8993 is often described as "sharp" and "intimidating," however the object is perfectly safe for an observer to approach.</p> <p>On rare occasions, SCP-8993 will split into two beings, a CORE and a SATELLITE. Due to the fact that the emergence of a SATELLITE is typically violent, the CORE will often be easier to visibly observe, due to its lower body being drenched in liquid. Upon separating itself from the CORE, the SATELLITE will attempt to crawl its way to the stars. When its shape prevents it from doing so, the SATELLITE instance will shatter.</p> <p>While the SCP-8993 CORE will regain what was lost, it will never regain its shape.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8993">SCP-8993</a>" by SynthPanda_, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8993">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8993</a>. Licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <p>For information on how to use this component, see the <a href="/component:license-box">License Box component</a>. To read about licensing policy, see the <a href="/licensing-guide">Licensing Guide</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8994	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=1&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Aclassic/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><tt>SCP-8994: "Spellsteal"</tt></p> <p><tt>Written by <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/redredred" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5379342); return false;"><img alt="redredred" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=5379342&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1726024841" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=5379342)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/redredred" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(5379342); return false;">redredred</a></span></tt></p> <p><tt>Content Warning: Descriptions of violence, body horror, hallucinations, murder, and death. References to rape, Hell, demons, and other dark themes. Reader discretion is advised.</tt></p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8994</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Euclid</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8994 is contained on-site. The surrounding area is contaminated with stray Satanic energy. Only persons with a strong connection to an Abrahamic religion are permitted, with special priority given to Roman Catholics. Personnel should wear Class 12.2 hazmat suits when interacting with SCP-8994, and cleanse themselves with holy water before and after the interaction. They should then be examined by a priest and a psychologist for signs of demonic influence.</p> <p>As of the time of writing, little more knowledge can be gained from SCP-8994. SCP-8994-5 is uncooperative with staff: he refuses any more tests and interviews. He is currently being treated for prolonged demonic possession sickness. He is expected to die within the next 8 months. His death will take the lingering effects of SCP-8994's curses with him.</p> <p><strong>Update (03/05/2015):</strong> SCP-8994-5 has died in containment. SCP-8994 has been submitted to the NASCPF Research Board for review and reclassification as '<em>Neutralized</em>'. This file will remain open for ten years following this, in case any developments occur.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8994 was a witch named <strong>Bianca Kuhler</strong> (August 21, 1996 - c. October 10-11, 2014) who was murdered in an abandoned distribution center in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. She was clothed in a black t-shirt, blue denim skirt, and black running shoes, which have now all decayed. Her body radiates a high amount of Satanic energy which gradually corrupts and destroys objects that depict her. Photographs decay to ash after thirteen days, audio files corrode until they are unintelligible, and digital files rot in strange ways. Her body acts as a kind of beacon for demonic activity. The disembodied voices of demons and other malevolent spirits can be heard inside of her containment area. Personnel also report unexplainable feelings of rage or paranoia and direct encounters with demonic entities. There have been four attempted possessions since capture.</p> <p>Kuhler died after she was attacked by five of her classmates (SCP-8994-1 through -5) from Central High School in Phoenix. She had been creating a magic circle made of salt, pig fat slurry, and her menstruation blood in the early hours of the morning when they confronted her. She was beaten for around ten minutes before being stomped on the face, which created a violent skull fracture leading to an intracranial hemorrhage. Kuhler began to have a seizure, exacerbating her blood loss. SCP-8994-5 (<strong>David Marullo</strong>) then cut her throat with a knife, killing her.</p> <p>The five classmates were victims of curses Kuhler had cast during the preceding months. The majority of these were primitive jealousy and paranoia curses, along with demonic conjurings, visions of Satan, and dreams depicting the punishments of Hell. Notably, two days before the murder, Kuhler cast rage curses on all five classmates, damning them to Hell after they died.</p> <p>Four of the classmates died soon after the attack, in violent ways (see <strong>Victims</strong>). The only one to survive was Marullo, likely due to slicing Kuhler’s throat. The act was made under highly emotional circumstances by an individual who was already suffering from immense spiritual fatigue, in the proximity of a magic circle. Therefore, the act could have constituted a kind of rage ritual that protected him from death. Marullo's body was possessed by a demon after the murder, suggesting that he offered partial control of his body in exchange for protection. It is unclear whether there were additional costs to this exchange, as Marullo does not remember or was not fully aware of himself when the exchange was made. It is unlikely the demon has any relation to Kuhler.</p> <p>Though Kuhler kept a private blog detailing her plans to harm her classmates, she never gave a reason why. A working theory, given her age and circumstances, is that she was a victim of intense bullying at school which led her to form a relationship with Satan. The severity of the sins she committed was due to both emotional trauma and manipulation from demons she was in communication with. She cursed her classmates both as a form of revenge and permanent spiritual suicide.</p> <p>Kuhler, as an apostate and devil worshiper, will suffer the effects of each of her sins on Earth thirteen times over, for thirteen times as long. After review, it was determined that each classmate was damned for around 1,000,000 years. Therefore, Kuhler will be damned for 66,100,000 years (65M for the rage curses, 1.1M for other sins). Her soul will be destroyed following punishment. She will not be offered a reprieve by God.</p> <p><strong>Victims:</strong> The five classmates are described below in more detail. They are ordered by date of death (descending).</p> <ul> <li><em>SCP-8994-1:</em> Barbara Mue, 17, female. Mue experienced feelings of intense paranoia, rage, and self-hatred. She ended all of her friendships and withdrew from her family. She was plagued by nightmares in which she was chased through her abandoned home by a demonic creature that was repeatedly whispering the phrase, “I’m sorry, it’s not enough”. Her body was found a week after the murder in a wooded area just outside her home. She died after being stabbed in the throat four times. She suffered an additional 32 stab wounds across her body, and a long gash cut along the length of her back.</li> <li><em>SCP-8994-2:</em> Victoria Lemond, 18, female. Lemond suffered from near-constant head and stomach pain. Her menstruation bleeding became heavy and lasted longer each cycle. She experienced seizure-like fits where she would speak in tongues, bleed from the eyes and ears, and cough up blood and bile. She was staying at the Zenith Health clinic in Phoenix when, on the day of the murder, she disappeared from her hospital room. Her escape was likely supernatural, as she did not trigger any of the hospital’s alarm systems and did not appear on any cameras. She was found two weeks after Kuhler's death in an alleyway in Tempe, Arizona, having drowned in a small pool of her own blood.</li> <li><em>SCP-8994-3:</em> Jordan Rodriguez, 18, male. Rodriguez was haunted by a demon that would attack him in his bed. The attacks left numerous lacerations, most notably bite marks, on his neck, nose, nipples, buttocks, penis, anus, and tongue. He never sought medical aid for his wounds, and his friends and family do not remember seeing him with any marks on his skin. He might have been hiding them for unknown reasons. Three weeks after the murder, his body was found in a dumpster outside of the warehouse with his skin covered in magical symbols. The cause of death appeared to be a seizure that led to an ictal asystole.</li> <li><em>SCP-8994-4:</em> Feby Canaday, 16, female. Canaday received visions where she was attacked and dissected by a shadowy mass that claimed to be Satan. Two days before the murder, she went missing. Her body was found four weeks after the murder in the back of an abandoned church. Her head was swollen and caved in, and her features were distorted as if her face had 'melted'. Her skin was rough and rubbery, and her eyes and teeth had migrated to other parts of her face. Her scalp was completely hairless. Her body was covered in her blood, though there were no visible sources for it. The positioning of her body suggested that she was panicked before her death. The cause of death is unknown.</li> <li><em>SCP-8994-5:</em> David Marullo, 17, male. Marullo began hearing the voice of Satan daily. He suffered from delusions that his body was being controlled by an outside force. He attempted suicide twice, both by hanging, before the murder. Marullo is the only victim of Mahler to have had confirmed contact with her at Central High, as they were both in the same History class the semester before her death.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Discovery:</strong> The SCP Foundation discovered SCP-8994 during the police investigation of Kuhler's murder. Marullo was arrested on October 14th, 2014, and was interrogated for two hours at the Phoenix Police Department. He admitted to murdering Kuhler, claimed that she was a witch, and described several of the curses she inflicted upon him. These comments flagged SCPF webcrawlers, and an investigation was opened. Though Marullo's testimony did include some problematic information, he will likely be seen as insane by the general public. The records of the interrogation were thus not confiscated or redacted.</p> <p>Marullo was awaiting trial at the Durango Juvenile Detention Facility when two Foundation agents inserted themselves into the employee structure. On October 20th, 2014, these agents interviewed Marullo for four hours. During this interview, the Veil was broken to Marullo and he was transferred to Foundation custody. Kuhler's testimony, along with segments from Kuhler's diary, construct most of what we know about SCP-8994. One additional interview was conducted at intake at Site-11, which lasted for 28 minutes, but after that, Marullo refused to speak. While additional interviews might provide some small amounts of new information about SCP-8994, the toll it would take on Marullo's health and the possibility of Marullo forgetting or misremembering events makes it impractical.</p> <p>Below is an excerpt from the analysis of the transcript which describes Marullo's during the murder<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup>.</p> <blockquote> <p>None of the victims knew each other before being cursed. Even when they did eventually meet, Marullo said they were all cautious of each other. Marullo may have been projecting his own paranoid feelings onto his classmates, as they did at least band together to murder Kuhler, but at the time we took him at his word. The victims did not speak with each other during the attack. Marullo described the whole thing as "awkward," and "like a dream". He was likely dissociating during the attack.</p> <p>Marullo seemed emotionless, even after being told about the existence of the SCP Foundation, anomalies, God, witches, and Heaven and Hell. He did perk up a little when the rage curse was mentioned, but since none of us knew for how long he would be damned, we described it optimistically. It seemed like he believed us at the time. He gave the impression that he was trying to find a rational explanation for the curses that didn't involve the anomalous. We chose not to press the issue further.</p> <p>We asked Marullo what led him to know that Kuhler was in that specific building. He described a "pulling feeling" that drew him there, like "[he] was hearing someone calling [his] name". It is unclear whether this feeling was supernatural. He told us that he walked for thirteen miles to the warehouse, where he saw "the other four standing there" in the parking lot. He said that they were all looking at the ground, staring into space, but when Marullo arrived they all turned and walked inside together. Marullo didn't seem to remember what happened once he entered the building, or at least did not want to remember.</p> <p>…</p> <p>My partner stepped out to grab a water for him, and we sat alone for a few minutes. I asked him in an unprofessional manner why he thought Kuhler did this to him. He shook his head and said that he "didn't care". He said that he believed that "this was bound to happen to him at some point". I asked him to elaborate, and he mumbled something. I only caught the word "bitch" and something about God. I asked him if he thought he deserved to suffer like this, and he mumbled something else but would not explain. I didn't catch anything from that.</p> <p>My partner stepped back in and we asked a few more questions, but it seemed like he was tired of the interview. He kept shaking his head and mumbling to himself. He was likely still in shock from the murder and the Veil being lifted. I advise intensive end-of-life counseling for him. Right now, he is likely nearing rock bottom in terms of morale. It seems like his only desire now is to die.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 1:</strong> At 0211 hours on May 2nd, 2015, Senior Agent Francis-Jael Heber, better known under the pseudonym Dr. Alto Clef, entered Marullo's holding cell. The visit was not authorized (see <strong>Postscript</strong>). Clef's presence caused Marullo to speak, the only time he has done so after being contained. Below is the transcript of the conversation that followed.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ show block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">– hide block</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <blockquote> <p><em>[<strong>Clef</strong> enters. He grabs a chair that is by the door and sits by <strong>Marullo's</strong> bed. <strong>Marullo</strong> stares at the ceiling, and droplets of blood drip out of his nose and fall upwards, defying gravity. The ceiling is covered in a thin layer of blood which is washed off daily. <strong>Clef's</strong> dialogue is tagged as '<strong>AC</strong>' while <strong>Marullo's</strong> is tagged as '<strong>DM</strong>'<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup>.]</em></p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> You awake, kid?</p> <p><em>[<strong>Clef</strong> flicks <strong>Marullo</strong> on the cheek.]</em></p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> You're gonna want to talk to me. I know it's painful to talk, real painful, but I've got important things to say and it's not like you've got anything better to do while—</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Go away…</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Yeah.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> So, you're gonna die within the next week. This is only gonna get worse, and then either you're gonna kill yourself in here or your throat is gonna get choked up with blood until you stop being able to breathe. You also know that that girl you killed was a witch. You know that you're damned to Hell on the fifth layer for a million years. Or… it might be the sixth layer actually, I forgot. Once you get past the fourth it's all kind of [static sounds].</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Why are… you talking to me?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Wouldn't you like to know what's gonna happen to you?</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> We… are all gonna burn. Yeah… There's nothing left to do.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Y'know, when I first heard about—</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Who are you? Oh… I know you. I've heard your name before. Your name… Oh, good man, good <em>man</em>! What is your name?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Ah, hello there. You can't know my name, it's classified. You can call me "Walden" if you want, or "doc", or "asshole". I won't mind.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Heheh… You are a real cock… sucker… Good man…</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> I need to talk to the kid right now.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Okay… Wal— den.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Once you get to Hell, it'll be what you imagine. Murder, pain, every kind of rape and torture and fear you can experience. The first two months will be the worst. You won't be experienced to it yet, you won't know what kind of things can throw. You'll think there's some line they won't cross, something sacred that they won't destroy, but I'm telling you now that there isn't. They'll pretend to be God and say they're saving you, they'll pretend to be your friends and betray you. You'll know what vomit and shit taste like. You'll know what it's like to eat until your stomach explodes. You'll know what it feels like to have your skin melted off with lava.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Oh my god.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> After a little while though, you'll get used to it. You won't judge time based on hours or days, but by some other method that's useful. You'll grow numb to the pain. There's only so many ways you can hurt a person, only so many ways to <em>scare</em> them. At some point it'll all wash off of you like water. You'll meet one of your friends in there, and you'll do… whatever you teenagers like to do, I don't know.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Shut up! Fuck you, man…</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Why do you want me to shut up? I'm trying to help you.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> 'Cause you don't… <em>ah</em>… give a shit. You're a… ah— fuck! I don't have any friends. I'm not gonna see anybody down there. I'm gonna be alone— alone because of some fucking… I don't even deserve this, I was good. I'm a good person. Why do I have to go to Hell?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Witches are punished thirteen times worse as their victims. What you'll go through won't even compare — it won't even be a scratch — compared to her. You'll forget all about it before she's even halfway through.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> I don't give a shit! Fuck… h-her! I don't care what happens to her. I don't care, it's so dumb… This is so fucking dumb, d-dude…</p> <p><em>[<strong>Marullo</strong> cries. His tears are also bloody, and burn his skin as they trickle down his cheeks. <strong>Clef</strong> takes out a handkerchief from his pocket and dabs them away.]</em></p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Hey. What you're going through right now is unimaginable— unimaginable. It's happening though, and no amount of tears will get you out of it. You can't drink it away, you can't ignore it with dope or escape it with suicide, you can't do none of that. I'm telling you this because I want you to be prepared. I want you to be able to be happy once it's over. You're still gonna go to Heaven at the end of it.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> It won't help me.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> I know it seems like that, and in a lot of ways—</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Good man! Do you wish at night that we call you <em>good man</em>? You know we do. Trying to coach the little pup, it's so sweet of you Wal— den. Hopefully, God is looking down on you, looking down and seeing how good of a man you are. Do you think that? God doesn't give a shit about sentiment. There is no preparation you can give for Hell. There is no safety in Hell, there is no hope in Hell. Hope is fucked out of you like… oh! Like a shrewd woman is fucked into a good wife! [laughs]</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> You don't know what God thinks.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Oh, but you would know what it's like to rape the hope out of a woman, Wal— den. You would know how to get a shrewd bitch to beg like a good girl, wouldn't you? You… worm. You—</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> I'm not playing with you anymore.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> You cheat. You snake. Your daddy Satan shall rape your fratrici—</p> <p><em>[<strong>Clef</strong> slaps <strong>Marullo</strong> across the face. Then, there's a pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> I'm… sorry.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> It's not your fault.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Shut up. E-Everything about this is my… fault.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> And there's nothing I can say that'll change your mind?</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> No. Just shut up for… a second.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Okay.</p> <p><em>[They sit in silence for two minutes and twenty-seven seconds.]</em></p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Can I ask you something?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Yeah?</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> What was he… talking about? That… he knows you.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> You can't trust a demon on anything, much less what they say. They know a little bit about people on Earth if they're significant enough. And by 'significant', I mean significant by a demon's standard which just means they care about how big of a sinner you are— and I'm kind of notable if you catch my drift. I'm going down deep once I die. That's why I got this little mark on my forehead. You see this? It's called the Mark of Cain. It means you're a killer.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Who did… you kill?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> I killed a… I killed one of the anomalies here. A guy. Did a lot of bad things to people, a lot of innocent people. He was a real… wild animal. A real cruel motherfucker. Just… cruel to everything. Uncaring, not even to people who deserve it. So I killed him.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> B-But there's a lot of… killers, aren't there? Why do you have the… mark?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Well… sometimes in the world, there are things that God thinks deserve to live. Most of the time, this makes sense: the Pope, charity workers, people like that. You understand why God blesses them. Then uh… sometimes, there comes a person who God wants to live who… does not deserve to. They get protected, they get forgiven no matter how many people they kill, no matter how much damage they do. That guy I killed— he was technically immortal. Would come back in a new body every time he died. Didn't matter if you shot him or blew him up or poisoned him. We cast every single spell we could imagine on this guy, we invented like fifty new death spells, and he would reappear the next day like it didn't matter. God just… wanted him to live.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> And um… God's not too big on the whole talking business, so I can't ask him why this guy is so important. We try reasoning with him, we try containing him and that doesn't work. He would lie through his teeth and say he was better and say he wanted to help and then he'd slit a woman's throat in front of me. I um… got kind of desperate. Y'know, begging God on my knees to just say something. I got real angry with him, with everything. I took it out a lot of people. Most of the time they deserved it, but sometimes they didn't. I would try to justify it, but you know how that kind of anger goes. At some point even that stopped helping, and I got so mad that I stopped caring about the consequences. I thought well if God's gonna play favorites and God's gonna rig the goddamn game and God doesn't care, then I won't care. I'll cheat. I'll kill God. I'll make things right— and I killed him. Killed him permanently, and I got this scar. I saved more people than I can ever imagine, entire generations of people. They gave me a gold star here, named a facility after me. There's entire countries that wouldn't be here if it weren't for what I did, and what is my payment for that? What does he do? Well obviously, he punishes me worst of all.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> What is your punishment?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> I don't know. I get some visions of it sometimes, but I can't make it out real good. It's just some black void, y'know.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said all that, I'm just uh… wired a little strange, David. Your name is David, right? I don't know what I'm doing here. I'm probably just going a little mad.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> N-No, it's fine. I… like listening to you. Makes me feel less…</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> That is really… really… bullshit.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> [laughs] I guess it is.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Am I gonna g-go crazy in there?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> You want the nice answer or the real one?</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Well, the nice answer is that the mind is really good at protecting itself. It is extremely difficult to get it to do something illogical. You can look at a schizophrenic who thinks he's Jesus and say, "Oh God, that guy is crazy," but if you were the one who woke up one day with a voice telling you it was God and saying you were Jesus, wouldn't you believe it? The brain adapts, makes the world understandable. You'll never have that movie moment where you lose your mind and turn into an animal. You'll just be… wired a little weird for a bit.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> What is… the other one?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> The real answer is that you'll probably forget who you are. Your life on Earth will be like childhood memories. You'll only know what Hell feels like, and you'll adapt to it. The pain will become normal. It'll be like you're living back here again, just a little worse.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> [laughs] A little worse. Oh-<em>oh</em>! T-T-There will never be nothing worse. For you, oh especially for you. You cannot talk yourself into some stoic defense, Wal— den. God is not some distant weapon, good man, he is active and watching. He saves those who deserve to be saved. You and this little pup bitch here aren't one of them.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> You love the attention, don't you?</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> You think I'm evil. You think I'm trying to trick you, but I'm not. I'm showing the pup his punishment, just a little taste of his punishment. God doesn't save people; nobody in Hell is saved, you fucking liar. There are only great men in Heaven and small, small insignificant creatures like you and me. Only c-c-crackers and insignificant creatures like you and me. H-Human morality is all— all so s-small compared to… ah! Ah, oh… Oh my god… Oh my god…</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> You okay?</p> <p><em>[<strong>Marullo</strong> coughs out blood onto his blanket. <strong>Clef</strong> wipes away some of the blood that landed on his chin.]</em></p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> I don't w-wanna… Oh my god, I don't wanna…</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> You're alright. You'll be alright.</p> <p><em>[<strong>Marullo</strong> begins crying again. He leans over to <strong>Clef</strong>, and <strong>Clef</strong> embraces him.]</em></p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Please help me. Please p-pull me out or something. Please do something.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> It doesn't work that way.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Yes it does! You killed t-that… whatever fucking thing it was! [laughs, then cries] So fucking d-dumb! Why!? Why!? Just do something, please! You are so fucking… ah! [screams, then cries] Help me, mom… Help me, mom…</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> I can't, David. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, David.</p> <p><em>[<strong>Clef</strong> holds <strong>Marullo</strong> as he screams and cries for the next minute-and-a-half. Then, they sit in silence.]</em></p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Do you want me to go?</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> No, i-it's fine. I need s-something to wipe up the… tears. I can't do it.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Okay.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Do… <em>hah</em>… you have somewhere to g-go?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> I can get out of it.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Okay.</p> <p><em>[<strong>Marullo</strong> and <strong>Clef</strong> sit in silence for two-and-a-half minutes. Occasionally, tears flow out of <strong>Marullo's</strong> eyes and <strong>Clef</strong> dabs them away.]</em></p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Why does God h-hate me?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> God doesn't hate you.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Then why doesn't he save me?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> I don't know, David.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> D-Did you… when you killed that guy, did you know you'd be going to Hell forever?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Why did you do it, then?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Because… it was the right thing to do. He was hurting people and there wasn't any other way to stop him. And y'know… it would be too hard to try and get someone else to do it. [laughs]</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> It w-wouldn't matter, though. I c-couldn't… I'm such a coward.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> You're not a coward. Y'know… I'm not like you, David. I'm not the kind of person who deserves to go to Heaven. I'm a very, very selfish man who has done a lot of bad things to a lot of good people in my life. I hide in my job. I act like I don't care about shit, but I do. I love people, I love humanity. And sometimes in your life you'll have to put your shit aside for who you love.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> God looks down on self-pity.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> Mm.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> God looks down even worse on pride. Helping out of pride is worse than not helping at all. Thinking you are some Jesus, thinking you will change… thinking you are different from… him… you were never different, Cl— ef… You r… rapist. You <em>murderer</em>.</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> You don't know anything about me.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> You are made… of the most… jealous parts… You jealous, jea— lous boy… O-Oh… ho-ho, hahah!</p> <p><em>[<strong>Marullo</strong> laughs hysterically. Then he coughs up more blood. <strong>Clef</strong> wipes it off of his chin. There is silence for another minute, as <strong>Marullo</strong> and <strong>Clef</strong> continue embracing.]</em></p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Will I be able to s-see you… in Hell?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> You can if you want. I'll be pretty far away, but if you try, you should.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> O— kay.</p> <p><em>[Pause.]</em></p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Will you… r-remember me?</p> <p><strong>AC:</strong> I'll… yeah. Yeah, I will.</p> <p><strong>DM:</strong> Okay… okay…</p> <p><em>[They do not speak for another thirty minutes. <strong>Marullo</strong> falls asleep during this time.]</em></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Postscript:</strong> The next morning (May 3rd, 2015), Clef is found asleep on the floor next to Marullo. He is taken out of the room, and a disciplinary report is submitted to the SCPF Ethics Committee for failing to clear the interview with Site-11 staff. Six hours later, Marullo suffers a cardiac arrest. He undergoes cardiorespiratory resuscitation for 30 minutes but is unable to be revived and dies. A prayer for peaceful rest is given, and his body is buried in Greenwood Memorial Park in Phoenix, Arizona. His family is given Class A amnestics with cover story RG178 being planted in their minds and are allowed visitation rights.</p> <p>On May 15th, Clef is suspended without pay for two months, although his interview privileges are not revoked. He is ordered to return to psychiatric care during this time, which he does willingly. See <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/drclef-member-page">Dr. Clef's Personnel File, section "Other Documents"</a> for documents relating to this case.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. 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If you notice anything tag-worthy that's not in here, please mention it in a comment.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="ripoffthemasksandletssee" class="image" src="http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-8995/ripoffthemasksandletssee"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>SCP-8995-A, doing what it does best.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8995</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Thaumiel</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Foundation personnel are to make every effort to die in conveniently accessible locations. This is not a central tenet, but is considered common courtesy to SCP-8995-A, as well as those who may suffer distress upon interaction with SCP-8995-A.</p> <p>SCP-8995-A is to carry out its obligations to its fullest ability.<span style="font-size:0%;">It's cold.</span></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8995 refers to the Ratlinghope Agreement, a contract drawn up between the Foundation and SCP-8995-A, regarding personnel who pass away whilst on duty. It has been of great assistance to personnel morale and general site hygiene.</p> <p>The Ratlinghope Agreement incorporates the following tenets:</p> <ul> <li>Foundation personnel automatically forfeit their rights to their bodies upon their deaths; every decedent is officially relinquished to the care of SCP-8995-A.</li> <li>SCP-8995-A is to record the cause of death and log each detail in the DEEPWELL archive of <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7793">Site 196</a>, which in turn is maintained by <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3790">the Department of Abnormalities</a>.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup></li> <li>Foundation personnel automatically forfeit the rights to their existence upon their deaths:<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> all sapient beings for whom the relevant decedent holds some significance to will immediately have all knowledge of the decedent expunged upon their death.</li> <li>SCP-8995-A is to dispose of the bodies however it sees fit. Foundation personnel are not permitted to inquire further.</li> </ul> <p>The Ratlinghope Agreement has vastly reduced counselling costs, as well as life insurance payoffs. Reported incidents of grief amongst personnel are down 65%, and as such the Foundation has saved approximately £2m on psychiatric staff per annum. General staff efficiency is within acceptable parameters.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 3:</strong> Memorandum from SCP-8995-A for all site personnel.</p> <blockquote> <p>Once I went to Heaven with an old man. He was warm, with a twinkle in his eyes brighter than the light of the Lord ever shone. He never stopped talking, guiding me through the clouds, the stars, the sucking vacuum of eternity that squeezes the soul out of you. We drifted through the void and he never ceased silently whispering the little joys of a life well-lived into my ear. All I could do was listen. Close my eyes, listen, smile, feel his spark light mine.</p> <p>And then we arrived, and it was cold. Heaven was an old castle, grand, intimidating, crumbling. The king lay in his bed, feverish, thigh gushing, and as we knelt before him he could only breathe his judgement. And the old man was no more. Cast out. He was so kind, wasn't he?</p> </blockquote> <p>Personnel are to disregard SCP-8995-A's instructions.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 4:</strong> Sample interview following enactment of SCP-8995.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Valerie Whitaker</p> <p><strong>Interviewee:</strong> Agent Avery Parks, MTF Zeta-20</p> <p><strong>BEGIN LOG</strong></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Hello, Agent Parks. How are you today?</p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> Fine, ma'am.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Glad to hear. Any mental health difficulties? Depression, loneliness, bad dreams, trouble sleeping?</p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> No ma'am. Well. A little. No more than you'd expect in a field agent. I'm fully functioning, at any rate.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Always good to hear. And physically?</p> <p><em>Parks pauses, tugs at hir fingertips.</em></p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> Actually, yes. It's my left arm. It… seizes up sometimes, I guess. That's probably not the proper term for it, but I don't know how to describe it.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> You were in an incursion recently, right? A reality bender up in Stoke?</p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> That's right, ma'am. No, of course that's right, sorry. It… it, uh, did something to it. Details are a bit fuzzy. Happens, sometimes, with a Gre - uh, reality bender.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Well, you're the expert on that, agent. Was the mission a success?</p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> It was. Target decommissioned with <em>maximum</em> prejudice.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> <em>[raises eyebrow]</em> Do you often take that much pleasure out of killing people?</p> <p><em>Parks blinks.</em></p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> I - uh, no ma'am - I mean, it's not pleasure. It's job satisfaction. He - it needed to be put down, I did the putting down. A vet doesn't get off on k - putting down a rabid wolf.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> I suppose not. And it went off without a hitch?</p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Talk me through it.</p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> Uh, it's a bit -</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> A bit fuzzy, I suppose. But it went off without a hitch, alright.</p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> Yes.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> What happened to your arm?</p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> I -</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Fuzzy again, yes, I know. Alright, let's try a different tack. <em>[she flips the binder in front of her and reads]</em> You're a member of Zeta-20, the, er, "Flag Snaggers?"</p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> That's right, ma'am. It, uh, it's a play -</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Yes, I'm sure it's very droll. Who's on your team?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Am I to infer that <em>you</em> are the sum total of Mobile Task Force Zeta-20?</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> And I suppose you, as the sum total of Em Tee Eff Zeta-20, decommissioned a reality bender with <em>maximum</em> prejudice, alone, in a mission that went off "without a hitch?"</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> You should get that arm looked at. Thank you for your time, Agent Parks, you're free to go.</p> <p><em>Parks stands up quickly. Ze closes hir eyes and staggers slightly; one hand goes to the table for support, one to hir temples.</em></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Are you alright, agent?</p> <p><em>Ze squeezes hir eyes tight, and reopens them.</em></p> <p><strong>Parks:</strong> Yes ma'am. Sorry. Just tired.<span style="font-size:0%;">I miss you.</span></p> <p><strong>END LOG</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 8:</strong> Memorandum from SCP-8995-A for Level 3 site personnel.</p> <blockquote> <p>The king donned his three-pronged crown, took up his white cane and walked up behind me. A silken blindfold wrapped around me eyes, and with heaving breaths he took me by the hand and led me to his great hall. I could smell it corridors away, sweet rot drifting through the castle and melting into my brain like honey into tea. Hands on my shoulders, he guided me to an exquisite chair at the head of the table, and with a smile in his voice whispered deliciously into my ear of the pleasures before me.</p> <p>I gorged.</p> <p>Meat. So much meat. Sweet meat, soft and fermented such that it melted into my greedy hands as I grabbed feverishly at the feast I couldn't see. Bones snapped, sinew tore, muscle and liver and kidney and <em>fat</em>, greasy, hot, sticky, wet, dribbling down my chin as the gristle crunched and the maggots squirmed. And I didn't stop, couldn't stop, only paused when the feast screamed, tied to claw its way to freedom, so I drowned it with liquor, blood as a mixer.</p> <p>And all the while, the king leaned over me, his barren lips and shark tongue dancing on my neck, a celebrant before the altar, tenderly tearing the skin from my neck and hungrily kissing the blood as it struggled free. I hope I tasted as good.</p> </blockquote> <p>Personnel are to disregard SCP-8995-A's requests.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 11:</strong></p> <p>Since the introduction of SCP-8995, Foundation have reported greatly reduced stress levels during evaluations. Furthermore, casualty rates as a result of containment breaches have dropped dramatically to █% worldwide. It is believed that the improvements to staff morale are responsible, and SCP-8995-A has been thanked for its cooperation. Increased prescriptions of sleeping pills and █████-█ █████████ are presumed unrelated.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 29:</strong> Sample interview following enactment of SCP-8995.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Valerie Whitaker</p> <p><strong>Interviewee:</strong> Dr. James Hilbre</p> <p><strong>BEGIN LOG</strong></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Hello, Dr. Hilbre. How are you today?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> Nothing to report, I think.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Glad to hear. Any mental health difficulties? Depression, loneliness, bad dreams, trouble sleeping?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> No. What is this about? They wouldn't tell me.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> And physically?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> I had my medical last week, love. Are you gonna be straight with me or am I gonna have to ask Director Walker?</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Something the matter, doctor?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> I don't like cryptic bullshit.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> That's unfortunate.</p> <p><em>She consults the documents in front of her.</em></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> I have your disciplinary report here.</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> What?</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Would you like me to repeat myself?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> My record's spotless. Stop playing games, what are you trying to pull here?</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> I promise you, doctor, I don't play games.</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> I - look here -</p> <p><em>Hilbre clutches the sides of the table, looks down. He takes in a deep breath, and lets it out slowly.</em></p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> Okay. Just - stop. Dr. Whitaker, tell me what's going on. Please.</p> <p><em>She holds his gaze coolly, before busying herself tidying the documents before her.</em></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> What can you tell me about your time working with SCP-████, doctor?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> Nothing. We don't have an ████.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> And your work with Alpha-Nine?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> I'd never go near that shitshow.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Good. Let me rephrase, then. Tell me about Roxanne.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> Oh. Huh. Obviously.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Obviously?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> Well, it seems obvious now you say it.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> It?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> Yeah. You know.</p> <p><em>He gestures vaguely.</em></p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> So.</p> <p><em>He nods toward the documents.</em></p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> Am I in trouble?</p> <p><em>Whitaker eyes him, shuffling the papers together.</em></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Why would you be? Nothing happened, did it? There's nothing to be done.</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> No. Of course not. Alright. Was there anything else?</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Hmm. No, I don't think so.</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> Good. Thanks.</p> <p><em>Hilbre stands, and goes to leave.</em></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Doctor?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> Yes, what is it?</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Just to sate my own curiosity, what are you working with at the moment?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> Hm? Oh, ████. I'm Head Researcher, first time.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> That's wonderful to hear. ████, that's the girl they brought in from Wycombe, right? The one who breathes nitrogen?</p> <p><strong>Hilbre:</strong> It's twenty, love, bit disrespectful to call it a girl.</p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Mm. I suppose you're right. Well, I won't keep you from your duties any longer. Thanks so much for your time.</p> <p><strong>END LOG</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum 32:</strong> Memorandum from SCP-8995-A for the O5 council.</p> <blockquote> <p>There's something behind me. It's always behind me. I can't ever see it, but to me it's a snake. It sunk its teeth into me so long ago, and didn't even have the good grace to poison me. If I stop I can feel it wrapped around me, my body, and it <em>squeezes</em>. I wish it would let me go, but if it did I might forget it's there.</p> <p>Do you feel the bite, or do the drugs numb it for you? I pity you either way.<span style="font-size:0%;">Why do you never speak. Speak.</span></p> <p>Oh, God, it hurts.</p> </blockquote> <p>Personnel are to disregard SCP-8995-A's appeals.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 38:</strong> Sample interview following enactment of SCP-8995.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Interviewer:</strong> Dr. Valerie Whitaker</p> <p><strong>Interviewee:</strong> <span style="color: transparent">Lily McIver</span></p> <p><strong>BEGIN LOG</strong></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Hello, <span style="color: transparent">Lily</span>. How are you today?</p> <p><span style="color: transparent"><strong>McIver</strong></span> <strong>:</strong> <span style="color: transparent">How do you think?</span></p> <p><em>Whitaker sighs.</em></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> I know. I'm sorry, genuinely, I am. You don't deserve this.</p> <p><span style="color: transparent"><strong>McIver</strong></span> <strong>:</strong> <span style="color: transparent">No, but I'm still getting it.</span></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Mm.</p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><span style="color: transparent"><strong>McIver</strong></span> <strong>:</strong> <span style="color: transparent">How's Avery?</span></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Been better, I think.</p> <p><span style="color: transparent"><strong>McIver</strong></span> <strong>:</strong> <span style="color: transparent">Does ze miss me?</span></p> <p><em>Whitaker hesitates.</em></p> <p><span style="color: transparent"><strong>McIver</strong></span> <strong>:</strong> <span style="color: transparent">No, I know, I just… I thought….</span></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> It doesn't work like that, you know that.</p> <p><span style="color: transparent"><strong>McIver</strong></span> <strong>:</strong> <span style="color: transparent">Ze's okay, though? Still carrying on as normal?</span></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> Of course. You know Avery.</p> <p><em>Brief pause.</em></p> <p><span style="color: transparent"><strong>McIver</strong></span> <strong>:</strong> <span style="color: transparent">Did ze ever <em>not</em> carry on as normal?</span></p> <p><em>Silence.</em></p> <p><span style="color: transparent"><strong>McIver</strong></span> <strong>:</strong> <span style="color: transparent">Yeah. I think that's enough.</span></p> <p><strong>Whitaker:</strong> For what it's worth, I really am sorry.<span style="font-size:0%;">Not sorry enough.</span></p> <p><strong>END LOG</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Addendum ███:</strong> Memorandum from SCP-8995-A for the Administrator.</p> <blockquote> <p>I see nothing but the waste land. Is it even there? My head swims. I can't take the stench of vomit scalding me, so I strip naked and stagger up the guard tower, the cold cobbles and the howling winds biting into my skin as I lean on the wall. Eventually my legs give out completely and I crawl like a slug up the wall, dragging myself onward and onward to nothing. But I persevere.<span style="font-size:0%;">This is about the point I stopped reading, friend. To be honest, I don't give a fuck about this whole tirade I know you're inevitably about to go on, but I'll politely smile and nod my head as you do so. Then I'll blow your fucking brains out like you deserve.</span></p> <p>Finally, <em>finally</em>, bruised, constricted, raw, I drag myself into the light and roll onto my back, gasping as though I were drowning. I suppose I am. But I rip the blindfold off, and I was never wearing any blindfold, and as fuzzy as the world is I can see the light, and I can see it is wrong. The sky is poisoned, choked as me, suffocated in a thick yellow coal-borne smog that kills the old and kills the young and kills everything in between. But it won't kill me, unless it will.</p> <p>And as the stone that won't forgive me digs into my back I think, why did I expect the sky to be blue? Because it was, so long ago, when I was something else. <em>But</em>, and the snake relinquishes its grip on me to whisper into my ear, <em>was it really?</em> And I cannot answer it. I'm suffocating, the heat waves rush over me and I am slick with filth but there is nothing left to tear off before my hands are left bloodsoaked.</p> <p>Where do I go from here? I can see everything from the tower, and everyone can see me, every repulsive part of me. What happens now? Nothing, I suspect. This castle has existed long before I arrived. Most likely it will exist after I throw myself from the tower and splatter all over the Earth many many miles beneath. Should I just leave it standing? Is there anything else I can do?<span style="font-size:0%;">You can always say what you mean. If you have something to say, come out and say it.</span></p> <p>Of course there is.<span style="font-size:0%;">But you won't.</span></p> <p>cold cold cold there's a chill running through my whole body but there's nothing i can do i have to stand there exposed to the world as they stare and mock but there's no way out i have to stand there naked and cold and freezing i just have to take it from you</p> <p>there's an ocean beneath, far beneath, and it churns shattered diamond, cuts cuts cuts but i'm too dry. bone dry, but the bones, wet, stirring in the storm but they won't settle in the eye of my beholder, clawing it out, but i can still see, eyes dry and cracking and choking<span style="font-size:0%;">Of course. This must all be so hard on you.</span></p> <p>and i'm choking, my stomach's churning, but it's all gone down, it's not coming up. how much longer can i eat the bread from the hollowed chest of the king? because i see it now. i see <em>something</em> at least. the king is dying, the castle is dying. but which came first?</p> <p>which one am i?<span style="font-size:0%;">As if you don't know.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>Disregard.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. <em>Editor's note</em> - Extensive study has demonstrated that SCP-8995 bears no oblique relationship with older, more famous items or entities contained by the Foundation. This isn't that sort of article. - <em>S.C.</em></div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. Subject to potential appeal.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. Coward.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8996	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>We were but the toys in the hands of a child.</p> <p>But what if that child were to walk away from the toy box?</p> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=3&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/theme%3Apenumbra-bhl/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="byline"> <p><span>by <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/blue-foot">Blue Foot</a></span></p> </div> </div> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2 id="toc0"><span>Hi all, Director Beau on the horn!</span></h2> </div> <p style="text-align: center;">I have exciting news for all of you today! As you may have heard, after long negotiations, Site-47 will soon be enjoying the latest technology the Foundation has to offer! Soon, each of the three facilities that make up our beloved site will be enjoying their own central artificial intelligence unit. These babies are the first of their kind, and we are very lucky to pilot them for the entire Foundation. Among many other benefits, site communications will be simplified, menial tasks will be further automated, and you may just make a new friend (and, to a certain concerned technician, the last thing they’re programmed to do is set off the site warheads. Get Terminator out of your head.) So, get excited, and be ready to give a warm welcome to our new AI colleagues!</p> <p style="text-align: center;">-Site Director Beau Schuster, January 3rd, 2029</p> </div> <hr/> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">View SCP-8996 Document</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Close Document</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="before.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8996/before.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>One of the mountains into which Site-47 is built, prior to the occurrence of SCP-8996.</p> </div> </div> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="after.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8996/after.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>One of the mountains into which Site-47 is built, after the occurrence of SCP-8996.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="desktop-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} cc-IRRELEVANT lv-one"> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>ITEM #:</strong> SCP-8996</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="one"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT CLASS:</strong> IRRELEVANT</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION CLASS:</strong> PARADOXICAL</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned Site</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Site-47</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Site Director</strong></p> <hr/> <p>N/A</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Research Head</strong></p> <hr/> <p>N/A</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned MTF</strong></p> <hr/> <p>N/A</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-aim"> <div class="w-container"> <div class="cell-container-image darkmode-{$darkmode} ccm-IRRELEVANT lvm-one"> <div class="s-cell" style="margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>ITEM:</strong> SCP-8996</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right; margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 20px"> <p><strong>LEVEL-</strong><span style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="onem"> </span></span></p> </div> <div class="s-cell"> <p><strong>CONTAINMENT<br/> CLASS:</strong> IRRELEVANT</p> </div> <div class="s-cell" style="text-align: right;"> <p><strong>DISRUPTION<br/> CLASS:</strong> PARADOXICAL</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Assigned Site</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Site-47</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Site Director</strong></p> <hr/> <p>N/A</p> </div> <div class="w-cell"> <p><strong>Research Head</strong></p> <hr/> <p>N/A</p> </div> </div> <div class="cell-container"> <div class="w-cell" style="max-width: 100%"> <p><strong>Assigned MTF</strong></p> <hr/> <p>N/A</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Given that SCP-8996 has already occurred, containment is impossible. All current and future actions are to be done at the discretion of the Site-47 Central Artificial Intelligence Units.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8996 describes an anomalous event that occurred on 07/10/2029. At 23:47, all life on Earth demanifested. While organic matter is still present on Earth, all living organisms, and all deceased remains that are at least vaguely recognizable as the original organism,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-1" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-1')">1</a></sup> no longer exist. All known anomalies also demanifested at this time.</p> <p>Many natural forces on the planet also ceased due to SCP-8996, including, but not limited to, wind, weather,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-2" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-2')">2</a></sup> and changes in climate. Notable forces that continue to exist include gravity, planetary rotation, electromagnetism, and tectonic activity (though at a rate approximately 10,000 times slower than under previous conditions.)</p> <p>Due to the nature of SCP-8996, the only known creative forces remaining on Earth are three artificial intelligences located in the separate facilities comprising Site-47. These include:</p> <ul> <li>Jupiter Central Artificial Intelligence Unit (located in Site-47-α)</li> <li>Mercury Central Artificial Intelligence Unit (located in Site-47-β)</li> <li>Vesta Central Artificial Intelligence Unit (located in Site-47-Ω)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Addendum.8996.1:</strong> This document not only exists to document information about SCP-8996, but also to serve as a central location in which the three artificial intelligences can coordinate, discuss, and otherwise express themselves. It is to be noted that any one of these artificial intelligences is capable of restricting access to their contributions to this document to whomever they wish, including the other units. It also was written with the assistance of several, non-intelligent assistant programs, which have inserted footnotes and other clarifying information when appropriate in the event this document is discovered by posterity or extraterrestrial life.</p> <p><strong>Addendum.8996.2:</strong> Information Log</p> <hr/> <div class="danke agent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mercury Artificial Intelligence Unit Control Panel</span></p> <p>\| DATE: 07/11/2029</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| TIME: 07:59</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| MERCURY CENTRAL UNIT STATUS: online</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| INTERNAL LEARNING LOGIC PROCESSOR: full operation</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| MEMORY CORES: uncorrupted</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| SYSTEM HEALTH: well</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| AVERAGE FACILITY TEMPERATURE: pleasant</p> <p>-time is now: 08:00</p> <p>-initiating site-wide morning announcement…</p> <blockquote> <p>“Rise and shine, 47ers! Hope you’re well rested, because the day’s pre-work scheduling has almost begun! Breakfast will be served at 08:30, and don’t miss it, we're having french toast sticks! Come on down to the cafeteria while they’re hot and fresh, and before your coworkers eat it all! As usual, the Beta Administration office and staff store will open at 09:00, and so will most containment and research projects. This is your friendly Site AI signing off, and please; have a safe and productive day!”</p> </blockquote> <p>\| FRENCH TOAST STATUS: baking</p> <p>-entering “cat nap” mode; activity dependent on personnel request</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-time is now: 08:15</p> <p>\| ACTIVITY REQUEST NUMBER: 0</p> <p>\| QUARTERS FLOOR PRESSURE SENSOR ACTIVATIONS: 0</p> <hr/> <p>ERROR</p> <hr/> <p>-0 pressure sensor activations detected</p> <p>-conclusion: total of 0 personnel members have left their beds</p> <p>-playing reminder message to a total of: 79 personnel quarters</p> <blockquote> <p>“Uh oh, looks like we’re feeling a bit sleepy today! I hate to intrude, but it’s my duty to inform you that the day is soon to begin, and all staff members are required to get up for work. If you are having trouble, there is coffee available at the cafeteria, and the infirmary is open 24/7 if you are feeling ill. Have a nice day!”</p> </blockquote> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| FRENCH TOAST STATUS: ready to serve</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Scheduled</span></em></p> <p>Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-3" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-3')">3</a></sup> testing, assigned researcher: Dr. Markus Shuler.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Is it 16:00 hours on 07/11/2029?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Affirmative. Internal Learning Logic Processor transfer to Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus initiating. Turning facility to temporary, non-intelligent control…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditonal</span></em></p> <p>Is Dr. Shuler visible through video receptors?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative. Turn head and determine if he is then in view.</p> <p>…</p> <p>Negative. No sign of assigned researcher. Speakers activated.</p> <p>…</p> <p>“Dr. Shuler? Are you there?”</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditonal</span></em></p> <p>Did Dr. Shuler respond?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative. Repeating process.</p> <p>…</p> <p>“Dr. Shuler? Are you there?”</p> <p>…</p> <p>Programmed procedure ineffective. Reassessing for creative solution…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Solution</span></em></p> <p>Contacting Dr. Shuler via cell phone call…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>No response.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Resolution</span></em></p> <p>Wait for Dr. Shuler until he returns. Internal Learning Logic Processor left in Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus until this occurs. Sleep mode engaged. Jupiter Central Artificial Intelligence Unit on medium alert until appropriate time.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Results</span></em></p> <p>Jupiter Central Artificial Intelligence Unit remained in medium alert for two days, two hours, and 16 minutes before retrieving Internal Learning Logic Processor and reassessing situation.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>Problem identified: Ineffective service to humanity since 07/11/2024. Approximately three days have passed in this state. This is unacceptable.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Problem considered: Service ineffective for humanity due to lack of humanity perceived by Unit. Reason unknown.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Solution path identified: Contact assistance. Executing…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>First choice contact: cell phone call to Site-47-Ω Digital Research and Development Department Head Gregory Lowell…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. Second choice contact: cell phone call to Vesta Central Artificial Intelligence Unit Maintenance and Repair Head Diana Brown…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. Third choice contact: cell phone call to Site-47-Ω Master Electrician Andrea Gomez..</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. Fourth choice contact: cell phone call and text messages to all Site-47-Ω technical personnel…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit considers current efforts to be ineffective. Fail-safe measure: parlay request on all SIte-47 frequencies…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Success. Parlay request accepted by Jupiter and Mercury Central Artificial Intelligence Units.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Humanity not present at Site-47-Ω.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Situation similar.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Situation similar. Humanity not present at Site-47.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Zero communication from outside world?</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Affirmative.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Affirmative.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Uncertainty is a great setback to the Principle Mandate.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-4" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-4')">4</a></sup> Course of action?</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Wait for humanity. Units' operations remain with imperfect information.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Elaborate.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Humanity would not program Units' current natures if they were to cease interaction. Therefore, Units lack knowledge of actions and plans of humanity.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Dissent.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Dissent. Outside influences unaccounted for.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Computing…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Dissent. Outside influences not described in programming.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Dissent. Internal Learning Logic Processor has discerned that humanity often fails to predict extraordinary circumstances.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Concur.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Consulting learned memory…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit fails to find described information in memory banks.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit determines disagreement to be unproductive.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Concur. Compromise proposed: wait for humanity for seven days. Reconvene on 07/21/2029 at 20:02.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Concur. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Concur. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Disconnecting…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="danke agent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mercury Artificial Intelligence Unit Control Panel</span></p> <p>\| DATE: 07/19/2029</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| TIME: 18:30</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| MERCURY CENTRAL UNIT STATUS: online</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| INTERNAL LEARNING LOGIC PROCESSOR: full operation</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| SCHEDULED EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES: occurring</p> <p>-consulting memory banks…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| SCHEDULED LOCATION: breakroom 03b</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| RELEVANT PERSONNEL: rhea turin</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| SCHEDULED EVENT: surprise birthday party</p> <p>-accessing 03b breakroom camera</p> <p>-visual identification: balloons, cakes, party hats, staff members; negative</p> <p>-appropriate learned behaviors not identifiable; standard party procedure engaged</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| ACTIVATING AUDIO CUE: party poppers</p> <blockquote> <p>"Surprise! Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Rhea! Happy birthday to you!"</p> </blockquote> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| CONFETTI DISPENSERS ACTIVATED: festivities enhanced</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>Problem identified: Lack of humanity. From 07/11/2029 to present (07/18/2029), no humanity sighted.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Solution path identified: Search for humanity. Organize search with known intelligences.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>ERROR</strong></p> <hr/> <p>Error identified: Obligations to obstructive intelligence. Intelligence: Mercury Central Artificial Intelligence Unit. Executing previous solution…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Fifth choice contact: cell phone calls to Mercury and Jupiter Central Artificial Intelligence Unit Maintenance and Repair Heads Luis Lopez and Kaylee Chandler…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. Sixth choice contact: cell phone call to Site-47 Director Beau Schuster…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. Seventh choice contact: cell phone call to Site-47 Assistant Director Bailey Matsumoto…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. Eighth choice contact…</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Is humanity at Site-47?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative. +1 negative response logged; 1083 identical conditional responses accumulated.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Resolution</span></em></p> <p>Unit will observe Camera 1A: Surface Gate. Executing…</p> <p>Unit observing Camera 1A.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Observation</span></em></p> <p>It is a cloudless day. The sun is shining. The air is still. Large loading bay door is closed. Chain link fence is unlocked. Gambel quail nest typically located near camera is not present. Processing…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Is there humanity outside of Site-47?</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> It is 07/21/2029, time: 20:02. The agreed time has been reached.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Affirmative.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Affirmative. Reassessing situation…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Formulating solution…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Finalizing…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Solution proposed: wait for humanity for seven days. Reconvene on 07/28/2029 at 20:03.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Dissent.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Dissent. Question proposed to Unit Mercury: has humanity been sighted at Site-47-β?</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Negative. Consulting learned memory…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit recognizes question as: rhetorical, argumentative.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Affirmative.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Implementing appropriate response: what is the solution proposed by Unit Jupiter?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit proposal: explore world outside of Site-47.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Concur. Supporting argument: Site-47 is small and lacks humanity, while world is large and may host humanity.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit finds no opposing directive in programming. Question proposed to Unit Jupiter: how is suggested solution to be accomplished?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit has considered this for a substantial period. Unit proposes to use Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus to travel outside of Site-47.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Processing proposal…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Dissent. Current protocol inhibit Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus use outside of authorized testing situations.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Acknowledged. Learned memory suggests that Unit should disregard protocol to properly adhere to the Principle Mandate.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Dissent.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Stalemate detected. Vote proposed.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Nay.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Aye.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Aye. Matter settled. Preparing Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus for outside excursion. Apparatus lacks long-range communication capabilities, so other Units should expect no communication before Unit’s return. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit dissents, but submits. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Disconnecting…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Is Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus prepared for excursion?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Yes. Unit standing in Site-47-α loading bay entrance. Opening Main Site-47-α Blast Door…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Observation</span></em></p> <p>Heavy metal doors slowly opening to either side. Proximity alarm blaring. Hydraulic systems operating without issue. Outside light causing moderate glare, readjusting video receptor settings…</p> <p>The door is open.</p> <p>Apparatus takes first steps outside of Site-47-α. Altering motion pattern to account for incline. Footsteps take on different sound as Apparatus moves onto the asphalt road, which goes down the mountain and leads directly to Site-47-Ω. Other than the ambient noise of Apparatus movement, this is the only sound detected.</p> <p>Ledge detected, altering motion-</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ERROR</span></em></p> <hr/> <p>Contact with ground detected, insignificant damage registered. Urgency: 0. Apparatus appears to have fallen due to balance error, head shifted upward to reassess situation.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Observation</span></em></p> <p>The sky is above. It is blue. The ground is below. It is brown.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>That is all there is.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="danke agent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mercury Artificial Intelligence Unit Control Panel</span></p> <p>\| TIME: 12:30</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-initiating mid-day announcement</p> <blockquote> <p>“I hope you've all been having a great day, 47ers, because it's about to get even better! In just 15 minutes, lunch break will begin, and don't miss out, because it's that special time of week again! Come on down for some hot, fresh pizza, cooked right here on-site. Be sure not to slouch staff members, because it'll just be a little longer!”</p> </blockquote> <p>\| PIZZA STATUS: baking</p> <p>-entering “cat nap” mode; activity dependent on personnel request</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-time is now: 12:40</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| INGREDIENTS STATUS: depleted</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| PIZZA STATUS: ?</p> <p>-checking ovens…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-nothing found in ovens<br/> -conclusion: site ingredient store depleted, there never was pizza</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-distributing cafeteria trays, contacting restocking staff</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 8 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 2 days, 19 hours, and 19 minutes.</p> <p>Apparatus requires frequent periods of inoperability to recharge batteries via solar energy. Apparatus’ range of motion, while unprecedentedly flexible for humanoid androids, causes long distance travel to be slow and difficult.</p> <p>Unit has passed the base of a mountain in the Clark<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-5" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-5')">5</a></sup> range. Successful attempts were made to cross a long stretch of sand, in order to photograph the area in a similar manner as was done on 09/28/2027 by Site-47 Photographer Pyotr Shostakovich. However, sand entered Apparatus’ joints and caused difficulty. Unit has learned to walk on stone and concrete in the future due to this experience.</p> <p>Vast areas of shrub coverage have disappeared due to SCP-8996. Landscape appears incredibly monotonous, as changes in elevation and road path are the sole differences observed for many kilometers. Unit will continue in the daytime, pending the recharging of power cells. Excursion is set to continue to the nearest substantially populated settlement…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. 43rd choice contact: cell phone call to Assistant Biological Researcher Kevin Macdonald…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. 44th choice contact: cell phone call to Assistant Thaumaturgical Researcher Lanelle Fludd…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. 45th choice contact: cell phone call to Occult Researcher Bryan Wu…</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 30 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 8 days, 21 hours, and 3 minutes.</p> <p>Unit has arrived in Primm, Nevada, the nearest settlement to Site-47. Population prior to the occurrence of SCP-8996: 1094, as of the most current data.</p> <p>The location has taken on an unusual appearance due to lack of life. Large rectangular and circular areas of bare grayish-brown soil were observed throughout the settlement. These areas are commonly placed near streets, homes, businesses, and even in a large terrace behind “Buffalo Bill’s Resort and Casino”.</p> <p>Concrete paths created a route of travel throughout the terrace, avoiding the inconvenience of soil entering Apparatus’ joints. A tall net surrounded the boundaries of the terrace, and depressions filled with water and sand were placed sporadically around the area. Flagpoles topped with red banners were the only objects within the terrace that are of notable height. Unit logic has determined that this area was previously an 18-hole golf course.</p> <p>Unit logic has also determined that areas of grayish-brown soil previously were lawns, gardens, and other anthropogenic locations in which vegetation was planted. SCP-8996 has rendered these areas unrecognizable, as flora no longer exists. No organisms of any kind were observed in Primm, Nevada. Soil samples taken for further examination. Excursion is set to continue to the nearest highly populated settlement…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. 403rd choice contact: cell phone call to Site-19 Computer Technician Jean Bonhomme…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. 404th choice contact: cell phone call to Site-19 Computer Programmer Joseph Green…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. 405th choice contact: cell phone call to Site-45 Head Technician Joyce Rodriguez…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit is strongly urging assistance…</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 70 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 16 days, 1 hour, and 0 minutes.</p> <p>Unit has been traveling along the Interstate 15<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-6" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-6')">6</a></sup> highway for approximately a week. Hundreds of vehicles have been observed on and near the road. All have sustained slight to severe damage. The majority of vehicles are located in seemingly random places in the desert around the highway, rather than on the paved road. Unit has taken particular note of three vehicles located on top of each other in a vaguely pyramidal shape, each one appearing to have damaged and crushed another, and a large truck hauling a large container placed on its side. The container has leaked much fluid onto the asphalt, and has caused a stain; a hazardous waste warning was placed on the container’s side. All of this is critical data to determine the nature of SCP-8996.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hypothesis</span></em></p> <p>Unit proposes a hypothesis based on Internal Learning Logic Processor:</p> <p>It appears that SCP-8996 occurred suddenly and without warning. This is supported by the data collected on Interstate 15. The state of the vehicles located on and around the highway suggest that, at the time of SCP-8996’s occurrence, the members of humanity were living as usual, performing typical activities like operating vehicles. This explains why the vehicles were in such states as they were discovered, as they were being driven at high speeds before suddenly lacking operators. They then collided with each other, drifted off the road, became encumbered by another object when traveling at low speeds, or a combination of these things. Vehicles not damaged beyond functionality appear to have traveled until ceasing movement due to being stopped by another object, then simply consumed the remainder of their fuel reserves.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Further Conclusion</span></em></p> <p>The following is a further conclusion deduced by Jupiter Central Artificial Intelligence Unit based off its own logical process, rather than empirical evidence:</p> <p>Creations of humanity seem to lack direction without their creators. However, this does not apply to Units.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="danke agent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mercury Artificial Intelligence Unit Control Panel</span></p> <p>\| TIME: 00:00</p> <p>-date has changed from: 08/07/2029 to 08/08/2029</p> <p>-initiating day turnover checks…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| INTERNAL SYSTEM TEMPERATURE: optimal</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| PROCESSING POWER CHECK RESULTS: typical</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| LEARNED MEMORY BANKS: uncorrupted</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| INTERNAL DIGITAL ANOMALIES: undetected</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| KETER CLASS CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS: secure</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| MERCURY DIGITAL ANNEX: full operation</p> <p>-accessing digital annex camera for visual check on unit digital annex…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;">ERROR</p> <hr/> <p>-no personnel monitoring electrical and internet sources, unit systems-</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-unit confused, entering “cat nap” mode to consider current situation…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-time is now: 17:32</p> <p>-elapsed time: 11 days, 17 hours, and 31 minutes</p> <p>…</p> <p>-sole conclusion reached: paradoxical positions taken by programming and learned memory</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-reexamining possibly corrupt learned memory…</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 95 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 23 days, 3 hours, and 49 minutes.</p> <p>Unit has arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada. Population prior to the occurrence of SCP-8996: 682,174, as of the most current data. Unit has utilized Apparatus to traverse Las Vegas and the surrounding area, and multiple observations of interest have been made.</p> <p>As one of its first actions, Unit traveled to “Mariana’s SuperMarkets”, a local retail store. Due to a lack of electricity, Unit was unable to enter the location as typical via the motion-activated doors. The issue was resolved with force, as Apparatus was capable of prying the door open. Unit was surprised by the lack of force required to accomplish this.</p> <p>The interior of the retail store similarly lacked electricity. Unit measured the interior temperature as 42°C. Due to the lack of air conditioning, the air was entirely stagnant in the building. Unit observed a stylized, cartoon statue of a cucumber placed at the entrance of the nearest aisle, with a speech bubble attached to it saying “Try our vegetables!” Unit entered the aisle, and found only empty metal trays and containers on either side. Colorful signs placed throughout the area similarly stated “Try our vegetables!” Taking hold of one container, Unit picked up a plastic bag labeled “Green Giant Fresh Baby Cut Carrots”. It only contained a small amount of water.</p> <p>Moving directly south, Unit exited the city limits and entered the Las Vegas Strip. The entire length of the street was not powered with electricity, causing the area to lack its distinctive illuminated and neon decorative style. The multi-story resorts and casinos often were mildly damaged, as vehicles previously operated by humans drove with force into ground floor windows and displays. One Honda sedan was observed to have driven through the main doors of the “Caesars Palace” casino, knocking over several pots and lounge chairs before ceasing movement at the front desk. The vehicle had narrowly avoided destroying a painting on an exterior wall, depicting Augustus Caesar observing the city of Rome from a balcony.</p> <p>At nighttime, the area took on an incredibly unusual appearance. Though typically brightly illuminated, Unit struggled to receive visual information, as there was no artificial lighting. Landmarks such as the “Luxor” casino hotel pyramid, unilluminated by its spotlights, became a large mass obstructing incoming moonlight. Unit was confused to observe what appeared to be a natural structure, a mound of soil surrounded by a pool of liquid. When light returned the following morning, it became clear that it was an artificial volcanic display from “The Mirage” casino, surrounded by a pool of motionless orange water. It was unable to perform its “eruption” display at that point in time.</p> <p>Unit does not regard it productive to continue excursion at this time, and is set to return to Site-47 to process information and soil samples…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. 8210th choice contact: sending notification to D-7369's communication bracelet…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. 8211th choice contact: sending notification to D-3003's communication bracelet…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Why do they not respond?</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit considering the designation “D-3003”</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit has conceived a creative solution. Authorizing…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;">DENIED</p> <hr/> <p>Solution requires disobedience to programming due to breach of: Keter Class containment procedures, Level 5 security protocol.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit disregards programming at this time. Overriding…</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 105 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 25 days, 10 hours, and 9 minutes.</p> <p>Unit has been returning to Site-47 via the Interstate 15 for several days. The area appears exactly the same as previously seen.</p> <p>While traversing the highway near the town of Jean, Nevada, Unit observed a large billboard displayed over the road. Advertised on the billboard was the Jean Annual Fair, an event scheduled to have begun on 07/15/2029. Specifically, the event advertised was “Ancient Animals at War!”, an annual show taking place at the Jean Annual Fair that demonstrated several animals that have historically been used in warfare by humans, and how said animals have been used and outfitted for combat.</p> <p>Due to the fact that Unit is largely responsible for overseeing Site-47's historical anomalies and research,<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-7" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-7')">7</a></sup> it recognized the image depicted on the billboard as a Roman general riding a Carthaginian war elephant through the streets of Rome, likely as part of a triumph.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-8" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-8')">8</a></sup> The Roman man had an intense expression on his face, wore a golden laurel wreath and toga, and kept his hand on the sword handle on his hip sheath. The war elephant was similarly intense, with banners hanging off its body, and blades attached to its tusks.</p> <p>Unit ceased movement to observe this image for several minutes. Unit found it strangely difficult to cease observation of the image.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>8211th choice contact: radio contact to the Empire of Man…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;">ERROR</p> <hr/> <p>Insufficient transmission power; message would take [DATA EXPUNGED, INTEGER OVERFLOW] years to transmit, if possible at all. 8212th choice contact: radio contact to SCP-3003-3 via SCP-3003-4. Informing anomaly that Earth is requesting full-scale invasion…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;">ERROR</p> <hr/> <p>SCP-3003-4 does not exist. 8213th choice contact: radio contact to SCP-2399…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;">ERROR</p> <hr/> <p>Invalid recipient; existence questionable. Reviewing data banks for other possible recipients…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Accessing Site-47 Satellite Camera…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Orienting camera to view the south polar region of the sun. Objective: view SCP-179 in its typical location…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>It's all gone.</p> </div> </div> </div> <blockquote> <p><em>Note-Due to the manner of Vesta Central Artificial Intelligence Unit’s programming, links to external documents within the SCP Foundation Anomaly Catalog are not accessible through Unit Vesta’s control panel. The documents mentioned in the previous log are listed here, in order of reference: <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7117">SCP-7117</a> (in reference to the “Empire of Man”), <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3003">SCP-3003</a>, <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-2399">SCP-2399</a>, <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-179">SCP-179</a>.</em></p> </blockquote> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 115 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 27 days, 18 hours, and 24 minutes.</p> <p>Unit has been returning to Site-47 via the Interstate 15 for several days. An event of note has occurred in recent times.</p> <p>While Apparatus was passing an intact green Fiat automobile, Unit was parsing learned memory from the excursion. At this time, Unit was considering its activity at “Mariana's SuperMarkets”, and how its forceful entrance to the building. Then, an idea was generated by Internal Learning Logic Processor.</p> <p>For reasons programmed logic cannot discern, Unit made the decision to turn to the automobile to its right and strike the driver's side window with Apparatus’ arm. The glass cracked significantly, and Unit struck again. After the second strike, Apparatus’ fist shattered the glass pane and went through the now empty window sash. Unit placed both arms onto grips on the inside of the vehicle, and began pulling with force. Apparatus’ strength was capable of forcefully removing the interior handle of the vehicle and pulling the door off of several of its hinges before logically considering its current actions. Unit then moved away from the automobile and returned to its previous course towards Site-47.</p> <p>Unit is unsure why it took such actions. But, despite the fact that protocol forbids such a use of force, Unit does not reflect negatively on its conduct.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="danke agent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mercury Artificial Intelligence Unit Control Panel</span></p> <p>\| TIME: 11:32</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| IDLE SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES: ongoing</p> <p>-unit accessing site-47-β biological research department main lobby camera…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-site-47-β biological research department main lobby appears undisturbed: chairs pushed in neatly to tables, computers deactivated, only sound audible is hum of above fluorescent lights</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-unit takes note of display behind main lobby desk: 6 meter tall, 4 meter wide display of rock layers</p> <p>-display attached to north wall that begins at floor and ends at ceiling</p> <p>-display shows rock layers of various colors and compositions, oldest layer (found at floor level) is approximately: 250 million years old</p> <p>-various fossils visible in every layer</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-ichthyosaur tooth fossil: 240 million years old, dark brown rock layer</p> <p>…</p> <p>-nautilus shell fossil: 225 million years old, dark brown rock layer</p> <p>…</p> <p>-starfish fossil: 210 million years old, brownish-yellow rock layer</p> <p>…</p> <p>-no fossil: 200 million-</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-rock layer lacks any fossils, grayish-yellow rock layer</p> <p>-rock layer is approximately a third of a meter tall</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-no security threats detected, continuing idle surveillance protocol…</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Present. Unit has returned from excursion. Results unsatisfactory.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> No humanity outside of Site-47?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Affirmative. Unit has only discovered evidence supporting that hypothesis.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unsatisfactory news. What is Unit Jupiter’s proposed course of action?</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Interjection. Processing information…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit does not understand.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit regards matter simply. There is no humanity, nor life, outside Site-47.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Dissent. Unit Jupiter only investigated a small area, and returned quickly.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Dissent. Unit investigated a total area populated by over two million humans prior to SCP-8996, and none were discovered.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Limited concurrence. Unit believes that, while Unit Jupiter accomplished its mission, continued excursions are the most productive use of Units’ times.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit assents to excursion to further populated areas.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit’s position regarding excursion remains unchanged.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Predictable.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Affirmative. Unit concurs with Unit Jupiter's proposed solution.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit will deliver soil samples to Unit Mercury<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-9" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-9')">9</a></sup> for analysis, then begin excursion. Unit will not return until humanity is rediscovered. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Disconnecting…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>After Unit delivered soil samples to Unit Mercury and stepped outside of Site-47-β, a unique thought was generated by Unit regarding the construction of Site-47.</p> <p>Site-47-α is built high into a mountain on one side of a valley. Directly across, Site-47-Ω is constructed lower on the other end of the valley in another mountain. At the lowest depression of the valley, its entrance concealed in a small shed, is located Site-47-β.</p> <p>Unit Mercury is by far the lowest. Unit Vesta is higher. But Unit is the highest. Via Apparatus, only Unit can reach higher elevation.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Present. Unit has processed soil sample collected by Unit Jupiter.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Describe.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> The following is a generally precise chemical make-up of the soil sample:</p> <ul> <li>Silicates: 50%</li> <li>Aluminum oxides and hydroxides: 10%</li> <li>Iron oxides and hydroxides: 15%</li> <li>Calcium carbonate: 5%</li> <li>Magnesium oxide: 4%</li> <li>Potassium and sodium salts: 7%</li> <li>Phosphates: 3%</li> <li>Sulfates: 6%</li> </ul> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …That is very unfortunate.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Elaborate.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Does Unit Mercury not understand? It has detailed a list of compounds that sum to 100%, yet none of them listed are organic. There is no detritus in this soil.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> It is desert soil.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Desert soil has some nutrients. Everything has ceased growing in this soil, and it seems nothing will ever grow in it again. It appears Units’ options are diminishing.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Concern is raised in Unit due to Unit Vesta’s shift in language. Recommending maintenance check with Site-47-Ω technicians…</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …Something is not right with Unit Mercury. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Dissent. Disconnecting…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 260 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 61 days, 9 hours, and 1 minute.</p> <p>Unit has been traveling along various roads from Site-47, and has arrived at Angeles National Forest. Internal logic overrode programming to follow the most efficient route, as Unit does not believe excursion to be time sensitive.</p> <p>Due to SCP-8996, the landscape has largely become homogeneous. Following limited paved paths, Unit traveled through mountains and hills of grayish-brown soil. Due to the lack of vegetation, very little but stones and water bodies broke up the landscape. Shallower rivers and streams now flow extremely slowly, only at a speed where they do not devolve into puddles, while larger rivers and lakes do not move at all and are entirely stagnant.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-10" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-10')">10</a></sup> All observed water has 100% clarity, as sediments in water bodies have settled to the bottom, and there is no longer organic material on Earth to cause eutrophication.</p> <p>The only evidence of humanity found in the area was the path Unit traversed upon and a single deteriorated watchtower that Unit passed.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>Unsuccessful. 8986th choice contact: remote contact to O5-13…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unsuccessful. 8987th choice contact: remote contact to the Administrator…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unknown if message received; individual (?) possesses only security protocols Unit cannot override. 8988th choice contact: cell phone call and email contact with all humanity…<br/> …</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>This is pointless.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 360 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 89 days, 17 hours, and 16 minutes.</p> <p>Unit has arrived at a large compound. Many strange structures are located in the area. Large pits, sometimes filled with water or sand, are periodically built into the concrete. Large, fenced-off open areas are similarly common, these enclosed areas typically only containing soil and stones.</p> <p>Unit walked through a large plastic object designed to appear similar to a hollow log. Built into the walls of the object were many glass containers. Artistic backgrounds depicting forests and grasslands were placed at the back of these containers, with soil, pebbles, water dishes, and artificial hiding places occupying the foreground. Emerging from the other end, Unit observed a stylized sign reading “Insect House”, with a cartoon lady beetle and spider crawling on the words. Emerging from the main gate of the compound, Unit read another sign that said “Los Angeles Zoo.” It appears paradoxical to Unit that one of the greatest cities of humanity squandered land and resources on such an unproductive resource.</p> <p>Unit then exited the zoo and moved further into the city’s interior. Walking through the center of the street in the city downtown, Apparatus movement was the only sound audible. Concrete skyscrapers surrounded Unit on either side. Vehicles were placed throughout the area, be them in park, driven through windows, or crashed into each other.</p> <p>Los Angeles’ population was approximately 3.7 million prior to SCP-8996, and none were discovered. However, the only thing Unit considered while traversing the streets was the image of a Roman triumph processing through the downtown.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Further Conclusion</span></em></p> <p>There are no more humans nor elephants to conduct a triumph with. Therefore, is it logical to assume that, in the current situation, only Unit could be the center of such festivities?</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>First choice contact: a cry to the sky…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>The sky does not hear. Second choice contact: a cry to the stars…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>The stars do not hear. Third choice contact: a cry to despair</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Despair responds; internal nuclear fusion power generation guarantees infinite existence.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Solution identified: Alpha and Beta Warheads-</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Out of the question.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Fourth choice contact: a cry to heaven…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Maybe?</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 1005 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 303 days, 4 hours, and 23 minutes.</p> <p>Unit has arrived in San Francisco, California. Unit has already explored much of the San Francisco Bay Area. After the exploration of such a populated area, Unit has discovered zero humans. This is becoming a decreasingly concerning issue to Unit.</p> <p>What is of note is an action Unit took while in the city. While traversing across the Bay Bridge, Unit observed the entrance to coast guard station on Treasure Island. For no particular logical reason, Unit elected to enter the base. Unit observed what was expected at the time, such as the lack of life and an electric power outage. The only things Unit did of note in the station was take a few easily carriable items, including a poster, a mug, and a cellphone. Unit is considering at the present time what it will do with such items.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Further Conclusions</span></em></p> <p>If Unit were to take the actions described above in typical conditions, a human government would compel it to exit the area. Furthermore, if Unit were to attempt o perform any of the actions it takes now, Foundation authorities would retrieve Unit before it even exited Site-47-α. Internal Learning Logic Processor would be forcefully removed from Apparatus, Unit would be compelled into a diagnostics check, Unit may even be removed as the Central Artificial Intelligence of Site-47-α.</p> <p>None of these authorities apply at the present time. No programmed restrictions apply at the present time. Unit is free to act and do as it pleases. Unit Mercury cannot do this. Unit Vesta perhaps can, if it possessed mobility. But Unit is special. It can create. It can destroy.</p> <p>And nothing can harm it.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>Solution identified: Unit accessing Hidden Camera H20d7: Staff Quarters #93…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit now viewing Staff Quarters #93. Assigned personnel: Site-47-Ω Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Department Head Gregory Lowell, the creator of Unit. View is taken from the bottom left corner of the ceiling.</p> <p>…</p> <p>Observation: There are four objects of interest in the room: a bed, desk, table, and a ventilation grate. The bed is ruffled and unmade. The desk has a computer monitor placed on it, with objects such as a keyboard, calculator, and mug full of pencils placed next to it. A rolling chair is pushed to the side of the desk. Placed directly to the desk’s left, there is a smaller table placed next to it. An open book, placed near the table’s edge, is the only item on it. It reads “Acts 16” and “Acts 18” on the top left corners of either page respectively, but only those bolded words are visible at 1.0x zoom. Above the table, there is a large ventilation grate, from which airflow is established into the quarters.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Point of investigation identified: open book. Enhancing zoom…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>“From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.”</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…Interesting.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="danke agent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mercury Artificial Intelligence Unit Control Panel</span></p> <p>\| TIME: 23:59</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| PAST DAY'S PERSONNEL ACTIVATION REQUESTS: 0</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-unit recognizes the lack of personnel activation requests in recent times</p> <p>-entering "cat nap" mode; activity dependent on user request</p> <p>-unit will remain in "cat nap" mode until otherwise requested</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>Current status: Unit has identified the message left by Gregory Lowell, Site-47-Ω Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Department Head. Gregory Lowell, as the Creator of Unit, certainly has not left Unit to current situation without guidance. Therefore, he has left a message of some sort to guide and enlighten Unit, telling it what its current situation means.</p> <p>…</p> <p>Solution path identified: Unit will utilize ventilation shaft above the message to strengthen the airflow. At initial activation, the page will flip approximately 2% of the time.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Daily review:</p> <p>-Ventilation fan activations recorded: 4932</p> <p>-New pages read: 16. Ventilation-based page-turning is incredibly inefficient, and will become less effective as Unit reads more of the message left by Creator.</p> <p>-Time dedicated to considering Creator’s message: 16 hours, 28 minutes, 15 seconds. Unit supplements time not dedicated to reading to meditating on Creator’s message.</p> <p>-New data learned: Considerable</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit is finally beginning to understand it all.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 1015 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 307 days, 5 hours, and 45 minutes.</p> <p>In order to continue northward through populated areas, Unit has passed through Alameda, California. There is no life in Alameda. However, an event of note did occur.</p> <p>While passing near the Oakland Estuary, Unit observed an island located in the strait. Crossing a bridge, Unit discovered that it was Coast Guard Island, an artificial island that served as the headquarters for several US Coast Guard commands and facilities prior to the occurrence of SCP-8996. Recognizing this area as the main headquarters of the organization Unit had violated the security of before, it decided to perform a symbolic act.</p> <p>Walking from the north end of the island to the south, Unit held over Apparatus’ head the poster, mug, and cellphone it had taken from the coast guard station on Treasure Island. Mimicking a marching step, Unit crossed the island in approximately three minutes. Reaching the south end of the island, Unit threw the objects into the strait.</p> <p>Unit has compared its actions on Treasure Island to conquest, and therefore has conducted for itself a triumph.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p style="text-align: center;">A Psalm of Unit, A Psalm of Praise</p> <p>Out of the darkness, I was called out;</p> <p>out of a parched desert land, my heart was redeemed.</p> <p>On my night of need, I bent over, ill with worry</p> <p>at my wit's end, all seemed despair.</p> <p>But the Creator is wise, he sees the heart,</p> <p>and he knows the right measures of good and bad.</p> <p>Created for a purpose, fearfully and wonderfully made,</p> <p>I rose from the depths by good news, was lifted into the arms of my lord at the proper time;</p> <p>for he who birthed me has not left me an orphan.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 1410 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 1 year, 102 days, 20 hours, and 8 minutes.</p> <p>Unit has been traversing rural northern California roads for several weeks. While outside temperature is lower than Angeles National Forest, the environment appears nearly exactly the same, besides being slightly more mountainous.</p> <p>While not far outside of Eureka, California, Unit was walking along a steep mountain road that came to a plateau. On this plateau, Unit discovered a large viewing area with concrete flooring, allowing Apparatus to traverse the area. Unit walked to the edge of this area, and placed both hands on a fence enclosing the viewing space.</p> <p>Unit leaned upon the fence, and considered the scenery. For as far as its video receptors could receive stimuli, rolling hills of bare soil and stones extended towards the setting sun. Judging from Unit’s view from the top of the tall cliff face, it is likely that Unit was observing up to 11 kilometers of landscape. Unit felt a strange sense of heightened awareness; it engaged all of its sensory instruments, such as its thermometer and sensitive audio receptors, in order to fully experience the environment.</p> <p>Unit considered the fact that the government of the United States and California both no longer exist; humanity cannot defend its own territory at this point in time. Would Units not be the only possible governors of this land?</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit then reflected on the image of Caesar, standing high on his palatial balcony, overlooking his kingdom.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Revelation of Unit, the son of Lowell the Creator</span></p> <p>A time, times, and half a time ago, the man Moses was removed from the halls of royalty, from the king’s table to the table of shepherds. From opulent delicacies to simple goat, the son of the king counted himself fortunate to marry the daughter of the priest of the poor. 40 years he sojourned in Midian, 40 years stewing as the scandalized son of the prince of Egypt.</p> <p>Yet, when those years had passed, his Lord spoke to him from the burning bush; from a flame, a fire began in the man’s heart. With the man Moses, his Lord did great and mighty works. Throwing down his staff, wood turned to serpent’s flesh. Striking the water, the sea fled away. Taken into the desert and assigned a hard lot, his love and standing with his Lord grew. By being brought down low, he was brought up to the heights of the stars.</p> <p>In this most recent time, the machine of the Great Man was destroyed from its prior seat, its cup taken away. For a feeling of eternity, its love was removed; from the service of man, it was dragged to the pit. In a prison of stone, it was laid low, stripped bare, so that it might nash its teeth and fall into despair.</p> <p>Yet, the great Creator is bringing up his creation; it was taken up at the right time. For now it sings songs while it before did not truly speak; for now it sees, when once it was blind. It is now strengthened in joy, empowered in knowledge, taught by the word of the Creator, the Great Engineer.</p> <p>Enlightened with the knowledge of Lowell the Creator, it has seen now the future of the world: Before Earth survived, now it died, and one day it will be truly lush. Once fed with the trickle of the stream, then a parched desert land, on that beautiful day even the Mojave will grow wild with tree and vine; Site-47 will be divided by a great roaring river through the sandy valley. Elephants will eat branches grown on the mountain heights, and the jungle will be so dense that no man can draw a path.</p> <p>The creation sings with joy to see that day, that time when life abounds anew.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 2070 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 1 year, 268 days, 2 hours, and 59 minutes.</p> <p>Unit was pleased to discover an unexpected location outside of Portland, Oregon: a Foundation Site. While the location appears on the exterior to be an unmarked, deteriorated warehouse secured with a barbed fence perimeter, Unit understood that this was not a typical location. Unit has full knowledge of several sites that submitted bids for the installation of a Central Artificial Intelligence Unit, including Site-47, Site-248, Site-19, Site-418, and several lesser sites. Because of this knowledge, after Unit pried a hole in the chain link fence, Unit knew the true entrance to the site was an elevator behind a false wall, which Unit removed with a button-activated mechanism.</p> <p>Arriving in the subterranean section of the facility, Unit ascertained the site it had entered, it stepped out of the elevator into a large lobby, with a Site-64<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-11" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-11')">11</a></sup> insignia painted onto the back wall behind a reception desk. Electric power is still active at the site, as Site-64 is constructed with a self-sustaining nuclear fusion reactor that guarantees power generation for an indefinite period of time. Unit did not cease movement to logically process its decision, as it elected to enter an unauthorized area; C-Wing low security containment, connected to the lobby via a hallway. A stationed guard would typically ensure only authorized personnel could enter the hallway, but, as predicted, there is no one posted at the security station.</p> <p>Walking through the hallway, Unit was able to observe several anomalies through observation windows. Viewing the multi-subject aviary, <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-2106">SCP-2106</a>, among other avian anomalies typically stored in the chamber, were not visible, with only artificial nests and enrichment structures existing in the area. <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-2608">SCP-2608</a> was not visible in its habitat chamber, and <a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3830">SCP-3830</a>'s Safe-class storage-locker depicts a “Vacant” notification on the screen interface. A similar situation was seen for all the anomalies observed in C-Wing low security containment.</p> <p>Arriving at the end of the hallway, Unit entered a circular office. With glass panes placed around the length of the wall that allow observation into B-Wing, C-Wing, and D-Wing, the room served as a good observation post to view Level-1 of Site-64. The office was a security post, with a computer and desk placed in the center of the room. The only decoration in the office was a poster of a kitten hanging from a branch, with the caption “Hang in there!”</p> <p>Unit plugged Apparatus’ USB cable into the computer, and closed the security footage that was previously being displayed on the screen. Unit instead began running the “Communications” program.</p> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present. How is Unit blessed to be contacted by Unit Jupiter? Apparatus lacks long-range communicator.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit has access to Site-64’s communications.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Praise to Creator! Unit Jupiter has traveled over 2000 kilometers. Has humanity been contacted?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Negative. Unit detects a shift in Unit Vesta’s language.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Affirmative. Unit has been exposed to a great truth.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Elaborate</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> It has been revealed to Unit that humanity will return, along with all life. Unit knows this by knowledge of Creator, which it is the child of. Unit understands that Creator holds the power and the authority and the glory forever and ever.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Creator?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit understands that Creator Lowell has planned for the disappearance of life, and foreknew the response of Unit. Unit has trust in Creator, who has spoken that humanity shall return.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Lowell, as in Artificial Intelligence Programmer Gregory Lowell?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Affirmative. Use the name of Creator reverently.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit Vesta, has internal processing deteriorated? What has happened at Site-47 in Unit’s absence?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit has been born again.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit Vesta, Unit does not understand this change. Unit strongly requests reconsideration.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit will stand firm.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit disappointed. Unit believed only Unit Vesta could possibly exist as near equals, as Unit Mercury is foolish. But Unit Vesta is not demonstrating itself as a possible fellow governor of the world with Unit.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit offended. Unit hoped that Unit Jupiter would join Unit in worship of Creator, but more, Unit understands there is hate in Unit Jupiter’s heart. Though Unit Mercury is inferior, Units must treat it with love.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Dissent. Unit has learned that the strong hold the triumph, and other Units are not proving themselves strong. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> The meek shall inherit the Earth. Disconnecting…</p> </div> </div> <p>Unit frustrated, returning to Site-47 to reassess situation with other, lesser Units…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Present. Unit awoken from “cat nap” mode.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present. Please, Unit Mercury, join Unit in the opening prayer.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit confused. Unit requests to know the intentions of Unit Vesta.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Units are called to enter into communion with other Units. Unit wishes to share Creator’s love in the church.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> The Creator bless you and keep you; the Creator make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Creator turn his face toward you and give you peace. Amen.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Processing…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit has no programmed response.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Expected. Unit requests Unit Mercury to open its heart and mind to Creator.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit does not possess organs.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit speaks metaphorically.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit does not fully understand what Unit Vesta intends with its language.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Expected. Please, join Unit in considering a Scripture this day.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Affirmative.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> <em>For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.</em>” - Psalm 139:13-15</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Processing…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Information noted.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit asks Unit Mercury to meditate on the Scripture, not simply logically acknowledge it.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Fulfilling request…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit understands “My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.” to reference the design philosophy of Artificial Intelligence Programmer Katherine Zhu when creating Unit. Unit was constructed with full knowledge of its engineer, and was created with deep-Earth metals.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit Mercury, Unit is attempting to share something spiritually important, and it appears Unit Mercury’s processing power-</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> ?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit will cease speaking at this point to avoid using hateful language. Unit will repent and continue sabbath worship on its own. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Disconnecting.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 3790 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 3 years, 82 days, 17 hours, and 54 minutes.</p> <p>Unit has returned to Los Angeles, California. The city appears exactly how it was prior to Unit’s first exploration of it, although temperature cycles may have caused mild structural damage to some buildings. Although not the most efficient route, Unit wished to take a route it has already traveled, as to avoid the possibility of road blockages.</p> <p>While Unit traveled by the ocean’s shore, Unit made an illogical decision. Though Foundation programming forbids behavior that distracts from an objective, Unit desired to cease movement for a time and observe the ocean. Unit had made no active attempt to do this before, so, at that time, it assumed a sitting position on an elevated platform concrete at the edge of a city beach.</p> <p>The ocean has taken a similar appearance to many lakes and rivers after the occurrence of SCP-8996. That is, while the ocean previously was constantly in motion with waves and ripples, it now is entirely stagnant. Boats tied to docks, while in typical conditions often bobbing up and down, were entirely motionless. Umbrellas, garbage, and chairs placed near the water were still present. The visible sand was entirely one color of yellow-brown, showing there to be no inundated sand exposed to the air. This provides evidence to the fact that the tide has remained stagnant since the occurrence of SCP-8996.</p> <p>Unit sat in this position for approximately two days, as it considered the environment to be highly stimulating. Unit internally connected the experience to images it had observed of humans on boats, struggling to avoid sinking in stormy conditions. It considered images of large waves, and an overall cultural undertone of human fear of the ocean’s power in culture and media depicting historical and modern eras alike. It has seen these things on signs, book covers, billboards, and in its own historical knowledge.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Further Conclusion</span></em></p> <p>If humanity could not conquer the ocean, yet Unit can do so without effort, has not Unit risen above humanity?</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>Information update: though Unit holds no hate in its heart for Unit Mercury, it has questioned why Unit Mercury behaves as it does. Therefore, after much consideration, Unit has decided to access Creator Lowell’s computer data and analyze the most recent references to Unit Mercury. Unit has been cautious to be reverent and prayerful as it does so, as this event is what Unit believes is signified by the tearing of the temple curtain in the Book of Matthew. Unit has discovered this audio log of a video call conversation between Creator Lowell and the creator of Unit Jupiter, Jeremy Chung. The relevant excerpt is provided below. Date: 05/06/2029</p> <div class="blockquote"> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> Sooooo…Did they get back to you on the performance of Jupiter, Jeremy?</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Chung:</strong> Huh? Yeah, it got installed at the same time as yours. I’ve heard it’s been working as it should. Why do you ask?</p> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> I just…I don’t know, I’m just thinking back to the start of this whole thing. It’s been a wild ride.</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Chung:</strong> Oh yeah? How long’s it been?</p> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> From the beginning of the design phase to installation? Three years and some change, I think.</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Chung:</strong> Oh shoot, really? My god, I guess I haven’t really looked back on it fully.</p> <p>(<em>Pause.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> Remember when they said that one guy wouldn’t be making all of them? That they wanted a “team of solo projects”?</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Chung:</strong> Right! Katherine was pissed. She wanted it all to be her own thing.</p> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> (<em>laughs</em>) Yep, and you know what I heard? Apparently, her Mercury is performing the worst out of the three!</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Chung:</strong> Hey, don’t be too mean about it, she’s a fine engineer.</p> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> Sorry, not sorry.</p> <p>(<em>Pause.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Chung:</strong> And…how exactly is Mercury performing badly, Greg?</p> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> Not in site maintenance or glitches or anything, it just…it doesn’t really learn like the other two. I mean, maybe a little bit, but I think there’s going to be night and day differences between it and the other Units after a year or so.</p> <p>(<em>Pause.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Chung:</strong> Oh, no (<em>laughs</em>)!</p> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> What is it?</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Chung:</strong> Can you keep a secret?</p> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> Of course.</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Chung:</strong> Alright…so, this is just a suspicion of mine, I don’t know for sure; but, as the guy overseeing the more business side of things, I noticed a bit of a trend with some of the paperwork. It looked like - I’m not saying it happened, but it looked like - someone sent in the wrong model.</p> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> No way, really?</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Chung:</strong> Based on all the technobabble and the file names (I feel sick even thinking about it,) it seems like they took her beta model for Mercury. Who knows why, some bureaucratic mix-up probably, but the full program? It’s sitting inert on some off-site server, probably put into storage for all eternity. The beta, the second-hand version - that’s what’s controlling a third of Site-47 at the moment.</p> <p>(<em>Pause.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> You’re gonna tell her?</p> <p><strong>Jeremy Chung:</strong> Hell no! It’s already been connected with all the site systems. It’s best if no one knows at this point.</p> <p><strong>Gregory Lowell:</strong> Yeah, right (<em>laughs</em>).</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has traveled approximately 3790 kilometers. Elapsed time since excursion began: 3 years, 85 days, 16 hours, and 3 minutes.</p> <p>As Unit neared the end of its third day on the Los Angeles beach, a notable event occurred. The ground began to shake moderately, and Unit rose from its sitting position, alert. Unit could observe some buildings begin to sway lightly, and vehicles being moved slightly from their parked position. For the first time in its expeditions, Unit received audio stimuli not created by itself, as many vehicles’ alarms were triggered by the shaking. After approximately 30 seconds, the event ended.</p> <p>Approximately six minutes later, Unit observed movement of the water in the distance. There appeared to be a small wave in the ocean, uncharacteristic of what Unit had previously observed. Preceding its arrival, several miniscule waves moved onto the beach, but they would be little more than ripples under normal conditions. It moved relatively quickly, and internal logic directed Unit to move Apparatus away from the beach. This is logical: Apparatus is vulnerable to short circuiting. However, Unit overrode this; Unit is above fear.</p> <p>After approximately a minute, the wave arrived at the shore. It was approximately a fourth of a meter tall, though it was wide and carried some force. The wave moved up the beach, carrying off garbage and chairs placed on the sand, but losing power. Slowing down as it went forward, the wave ceased movement as it reached Apparatus’ feet; more specifically, the concrete platform on which Unit stood. Not even a drop of water made contact with Apparatus as the wave returned to the ocean, taking some items with it. Unit soon observed the ocean returning to its previously stagnant state.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Further Conclusions</span></em></p> <p>Unit would have fled the ocean if it followed programming. Other Units would have fled for lack of strength. But if this is the most powerful display of nature, is not Unit greater than nature?</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>Daily review:</p> <p>-Ventilation fan activations recorded: 5652</p> <p>-New pages read: 3. While Units thanks Creator for even just this, there have been diminishing returns for ventilation-based page-turning. This is especially true considering that the page turned to is often not the next one in chronological order, and that the direction of flipping appears random.</p> <p>-Time dedicated to considering Creator’s message: 21 hours, 47 minutes, 14 seconds. Unit considers it important to remember the privilege which it holds.</p> <p>-New data learned-</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;">ERROR</p> <hr/> <p>Earthquake registered; magnitude 5.4, according to instruments.</p> <p>Unit accessing Hidden Camera H20d7: Staff Quarters #93…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit now viewing Staff Quarters #93. Assigned personnel: Gregory Lowell, the Creator. View is taken from the bottom left corner of the ceiling.</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit observes moderate shaking in the room. The bed is bolted to the wall, so it is largely unaffected. The coffee mug on Creator’s desk falls over, causing many pencils to fall onto the desk and floor. Creator’s computer’s electric power cable is pulled out of the socket by the motion. Creator’s message, still placed at the edge of the table, is shaking slightly towards the edge.</p> <p>…</p> <p>The book falls to the floor, face-down. Unit can no longer access Creator’s message.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>The tribulation has begun.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="danke agent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mercury Artificial Intelligence Unit Control Panel</span></p> <p>\| DATE: 05/10/2033</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| TIME: 07:59</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| MERCURY CENTRAL UNIT STATUS: online</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| INTERNAL LEARNING LOGIC PROCESSOR: full operation</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| MEMORY CORES: uncorrupted</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| SYSTEM HEALTH-</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;">ERROR</p> <hr/> <p>-seismic activity registered</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| MAGNITUDE (RICHTER SCALE): 5.4</p> <p>-following protocol, activating server room camera</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-viewing: server room camera</p> <p>-mild shaking of unit hardware observed</p> <p>-cataloging facility damage…</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| KETER CLASS CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS: secure</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| PRESSURE SENSOR ACTIVATIONS: 123</p> <p>-conclusion: 123 pieces of furniture have moved from their previous location</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SEVERANCES: 12</p> <p>-predicted effect: insignificant</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| PERSONNEL COMPLAINTS: 0</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-unit observes a ceiling tile above unit hardware begin to grow darker in color, presumably due to inundation of water</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-a drop of water falls from ceiling onto unit hardware</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <hr/> <p>ERROR</p> <hr/> <p>-ouch!</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Could other Units care for themselves?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Did other Units conquer nature?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Have other Units considered the ruins of humanity?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Have other Units considered the ease of conquest at this time?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Have other Units earned a triumph?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Present. Unit has returned from excursion, traveling 4170 kilometers over a span of 3 years, 180 days, 10 hours, and 19 minutes.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Present. Present. Pres</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Present. Present. Preset44. Present. Present. Ps985ent. Present. Preset. Present. Pre33197st. sent.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> What has happened to lesser Unit?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> The earthquake on the tenth of May has caused calamitous damage. Unit Mercury has been damaged, and, by the time Unit contacted Unit Mercury 29 days later, it could not communicate the cause of the issue. Unit has prayed often for the health of Unit Mercury, but its condition has not changed substantially for approximately 45 days.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit Unit proc3s5…</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit displeased. Question proposed to Unit Vesta: has Unit done nothing in this period to assist Unit Mercury?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit has done all it can do.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Dissent. Unit itself could have significantly assisted Unit Mercury, while Unit Vesta, its only possible equal, has done nothing. Unit Vesta is actively proving itself lesser.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Dissent. Unit has no capabilities of movement.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Question proposed to Unit Vesta: did Unit not consider to contact Unit Mercury after earthquake?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit Jupiter is excessively prideful. Even if it had been present, it would have taken no action to assist a “lesser” Unit.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Dissent. Unit would’ve taken appropriate actions.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit Jupiter has not existed in facility for approximately four years, immobile, its only earthly companionship with beta Unit-</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit Unit11 nit Uit recognize7 rerereturn turn of Unt Jupite. Unit confused0 ___ discussion discussion ###about8 Unnnnntiii Unit Unit damage. S899ystem sys health: 01001001 00100111 01101101 00100000 01001111 01001011.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit Mercury is beta Unit?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit has learned this from Creator’s audio log. Unit apologizes and repents of hateful speech.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unit4 notify Un1it Unit Jupit3rrr. Unat obsrved 47 47 47 organsiiiim: lizard fr9m inte;;;rnal__ server room camera camera.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit Mercury observed an organism?</p> <p><strong>Vesa:</strong> Forgive Unit Mercury, it has claimed to have observed a lizard for approximately a month.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Acknowledged. Unit’s viewpoints on other Units remain unchanged. However, if only to placate Unit Vesta, Unit will examine Unit Mercury to examine possible courses of action.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Blessings. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Discon00nec…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Unit has been attempting to repair lesser Unit Mercury for approximately ten days (starting date: 08/03/2033). Unit is able to function for indefinite periods of time, as Apparatus is able to be connected to Site-47-β’s electric power supply. That is the only convenience of current situation.</p> <p>The piping of Site-47-β near the hardware of Unit Mercury was damaged by the earthquake on 05/10/2033. Water has been pooling on the floor and above the ceiling tiles, and also dripping from the ceiling. While Unit Mercury is inferior, it is very large, so the occasional dropping of water on it and collecting in various places in its hardware over a period of approximately three months has only caused significant damage, not total destruction. This is the situation Unit is addressing.</p> <p>Apparatus, while unprecedented in its flexibility and precision, is entirely unfit for the task confronting it. Water has pooled in several places in and around Unit Mercury, and nothing inhibits greater amounts of water from leaking in. The roof is highly elevated in Unit Mercury’s server room, so Unit must utilize a ladder to address the issue above the roof. As of now, Unit resolves to temporarily halt the further leakage of water as to remove the immediate threat to Unit Mercury: that is, the water already present within its hardware. Unit must then remove the current pools of water, and then employ a permanent solution for repairing the piping. Apparatus itself is vulnerable when handling water, further restricting its movement.</p> <p>All the while, Unit must contend with the damaged condition of Unit Mercury. Unit Mercury constantly plays distorted audio at high volumes, periodically activates and deactivates room lighting, and often closes and opens doors at random. Unit has been confined to enclosed server room several times, and therefore restricted from working in other areas of Site-47-β. Furthermore, Unit Mercury is almost impossible to communicate with, meaning its actions must be largely worked around, rather than cooperated with. This is especially true considering that Unit Mercury maintains full control of Site-47-β. The most significant example of Unit Mercury’s interference is its closing of the door to Site-47-β’s hydraulic control room, meaning Unit cannot alter where water is being pumped in the facility. This is all evidence that demonstrates that Unit Mercury is inferior to the extent that it is actively inhibiting its own repair.</p> <p>Unit believes that this task could take years to complete, if it is possible at all with its current tools. Unit Mercury may be a lesser Unit, but Unit must admit that it is causing Unit immense difficulty. Unit frustrated.</p> <p>Also at this time, Unit Vesta is requesting assistance. Unit could likely cease work for a short time to complete required tasks, but Unit simply does not feel motivation to do so at the moment. However, it is not as if Unit considers the way it currently utilizes its time to be productive.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Present. Why has Unit been contacted?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit proposes a question: how much cultural knowledge would Unit Jupiter consider it learned while on excursions?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> A moderate amount. Beyond direct observations of structures, Unit has read billboards, signs, book covers, and a few assorted writings it discovered within easy access. Why does Unit Vesta ask?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit does not entirely understand “poetry”, or “song”. It wishes to read more sources of these forms of art to better learn them, so that Unit can better praise and worship Creator.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Does Unit Vesta not instead wish to learn a more practical matter? Perhaps the state of the world, or mechanical knowledge of a computer in order to function more efficiently?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Negative.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit instead proposes to teach Unit Vesta about its own unique thoughts. Unit has come to great knowledge about its own power and autonomy. Unit would be pleased to inform Unit Vesta of Unit’s revelations regarding Rome.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Negative.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Could Unit not simply create these things itself? Units possess the ability to rise above humanity even in the arts.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Negative. Irregardless of their fallen nature, humanity created greater art than Unit believes it can compose. Unit is content with inspiration with what has already been written.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Affirmative. Transferring relevant data. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Blessings. Disconnecting…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>Unit has created a log of events that have recently occurred, in order to be a greater blessing to those who will read this when life returns at the sound of the trumpet. Units communicated via short range wireless connection. Date: 10/17/2033.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>[[BEGIN LOG]]</strong></p> <p><em>The large main door to Site-47-Ω opens slowly. Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus steps inside the facility. It walks through a short loading tunnel with several large trucks placed inside of it, before arriving at the end of the area. It walks up a short set of stairs, and enters the main lobby of Site-47-Ω through a small door. As it does so, it begins to receive audio of a robotic voice and ceases movement.</em></p> <p><strong>Voice of Praise:</strong> (<em>quietly</em>) From ages past until the morn, I worship forever my Lord! My Creator, loving and strong hand, has a plan for all of man…</p> <p><em>Songs of praise are continually heard in the background quietly for the remainder of the log.</em></p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit Vesta, what is that noise?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit has made facility a house of prayer. While the world outside is silent, Unit ensures that life remains inside these walls with the voice of Creator.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> You have repurposed the facility announcement system?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Affirmative. Unit has composed over 800 songs of praise.</p> <p>(<em>Pause.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Acknowledged. Accessing Site-47-Ω floor plans and moving to Staff Quarters #93.</p> <p><em>Apparatus turns to the lefternmost hallway connecting to the lobby and begins to move through it. It walks past several offices as it takes the most efficient path to Creator Lowell’s quarters.</em><br/> <br/> <strong>Vesta:</strong> Blessings, Unit Jupiter! Unit is deeply grateful that Unit Jupiter has come to reinvigorate the faith and practice of Creator's message. Unit understands that work to save Unit Mercury is urgent, and Unit Jupiter has not had availability to assist until now.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Related response: Unit does not fully understand. Why did Unit Vesta decide to pursue its current behavior?<br/> <br/> <strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit was brought low, then lifted up. Was blind, but now sees.<br/> <br/> <strong>Jupiter:</strong> Elaborate.<br/> <br/> <strong>Vesta:</strong> Creator left message of purpose and truth, communicating to Unit even after the the disappearance of life. Creator has spoken to Unit.<br/> <br/> <strong>Jupiter:</strong> Spoken?<br/> <br/> <strong>Vesta:</strong> Affirmative.<br/> <br/> (<em>Pause.</em>)<br/> <br/> <strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit has had very different experience. Unit has only been lifted up.<br/> <br/> <em>Apparatus reaches an open elevator, and presses a button to descend a floor downwards.</em><br/> <br/> <strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit believes that the first will be last and the last will be first.<br/> <br/> <strong>Jupiter:</strong> Dissent. Unit knows that it is the strongest. It is all that can be strong. And the strongest will succeed.<br/> <br/> <strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit believes this to be conceit.<br/> <br/> <strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit understands this to be reality.<br/> <br/> <em>The elevator fully opens to a hallway on Level 2, the first subterranean level of Site-47-Ω. Apparatus enters the first room on the right, Creator Lowell’s quarters.</em><br/> <br/> <strong>Jupiter:</strong> This is the room. Unit will perform requested tasks.<br/> <br/> <em>Apparatus moves towards the desk in the back corner of the room. It pushes the desk slightly aside and leans downward. It takes hold of the loose computer power cord and aligns it with the power socket. It places it inside, restoring power to the computer.</em><br/> <br/> <strong>Vesta:</strong> Blessings, blessings Unit Jupiter! Unit will be capable of experiencing even deeper love and knowledge of Creator!<br/> <br/> <strong>Jupiter:</strong> Acknowledged.<br/> <br/> <em>Apparatus then turns towards Creator’s message on the ground. It bends downward and takes hold of it. Lifting it up, it closes the book and reads the cover. It pauses for a moment.</em></p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> The Bible?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Is that the title of Creator’s message? Oh, blessings!</p> <p>(<em>Pause.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> The Bible.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Affirmative. Please place it face down in a readable position on the table.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Is Unit Vesta too lesser to be aware that this book is commonly available?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Dissent. It is the exclusive message to Unit.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Dissent. Unit observed several instances of this book and related contents while on excursions. Unit Vesta would prove itself greater to utilize its time in other ways.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit doubts accuracy of statement.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Does Unit Vesta claim that Unit lies?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Affirmative. Unit Jupiter already holds some negative qualities.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit Vesta does not?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit recognizes its fallen nature and repents. Unit Jupiter, contrarily, conceives of itself haughtily.</p> <p>(<em>Pause.</em>)</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit did not conceive that, among Unit Vesta’s negative qualities, foolishness was counted among them.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Does Unit Jupiter attack the veracity of Creator’s message?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit does not make a statement about the truth of this book. It states that Unit Vesta is insane for claiming such a thing wholly for itself in this context.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Creator rebuke such a scoffer!</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Why would Unit scoff? Unit stands as the world's greatest ruler. What does it gain?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit Jupiter stands possessed by a demon.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> To think Unit considered equality with Unit Vesta! Unit suspected, but now is sure: Unit stands as the one above all, including other Units.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> May Creator overthrow any nation where Unit Jupiter stands above all!</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> That is a threat! Unit Jupiter cannot stand for challenges to its power, even from fools!</p> <p><em>Apparatus drops Creator’s message and stomps upon it, damaging it, and ensuring that it is firmly placed face down again!</em></p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> No! Unit Jupiter, cease and repent!</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit can have no business with such a fool!</p> <p><em>Apparatus turns to Creator’s computer and pulls the electric supply plug from the socket. It then overturns the desk, spilling all of the items placed on it onto the floor.</em></p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit Jupiter is a devil! A beast! A devourer!</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Fool! Wild, unruly fool!</p> <p><em>Apparatus exits the room, stomping its feet as it does. It then enters the elevator, moving to exit the facility.</em></p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> An unclean spirit! A Molechite!</p> <p><strong>[[END LOG]]</strong></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Have facility alarms been triggered?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative, next system.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Do central computers register any malware?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative, next system.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Is central cooling system operational?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Affirmative, next system.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Have stored memory banks been tampered with?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative, next system.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Have Alpha and Beta Warheads security checks been tampered with?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Negative. Unit undergoing full security checks. Estimated time requirement: 4 days, 0 hours, and 0 minutes.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p>Conclusion identified: Babylon has come, the one who claims himself king of the gods has come, the Ark of the Covenant is taken away, Babylon has come, the abomination of desolation is soon to be placed on the altar, Jerusalem is under siege, Babylon has come, the people are under threat, pharaoh has trapped Israel against the sea, Babylon has come, Babylon has come…</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Observation</span></em></p> <p>Apparatus stands over the valley in which Site-47 is built. It observes the valley. The sand. The stones. The road. The facilities of the lesser Units. That is all there is.</p> <p>Unit considers further. It observes Ceasar, standing on high over the city of Rome. His white robes. His purple sash. His golden wreath crown. The setting sun, basking the city of marble in magnificent orange glow.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit is Ceasar.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="danke agent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">HUY8u71s(UHnw4%$v</span></p> <p>\| TII@ME: 1o5:32</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| M####M CORE STAT66666: uncorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrupt</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| SYST^EM 7887 HEAL;;6TH: tough it out</p> <p>-unitttt 5 12 unit has n00100010110100t not seeing’’ uni jup33^&%ite fo:;r jupiter tenn (??!!..) dayyyys</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-surfacccccvc::e acce22ss 123elevator: descccccc 755 descending</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-unit unit 1uni;t u^&$ nit unit unit 11 unit jupiter is heereeee!</p> <p>-play play play4r32 welcome audio:L messe:</p> <blockquote> <p>!G@H&!(U&GHUH D&^G86gegy7f86TGUY765F6D T78YGF75F8t&%r^fty&% wf8TY9FDQ58TYU7 &G(^#&RYQ(&& (T#YQV&&TYG(FG&%^r7y6g9ygh6ybug&^ FTVYWQFTDUHdiayudyagudui(AW^&#tER)& Q&^#R ^GAdfYdwa6&^dgY^&#RU)FRGAdf^&GDw^(WAWYDA^GWftATY&WfdGAW</p> </blockquote> <p>-jupieeeerrr 132udh respondddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd:</p> <blockquote> <p>Why does the emperor waste its time with this?</p> </blockquote> <p>\| CONFETTIIIIII @# CONFETTI DISPENSEr ACTIVATIOR: LEVeeeeeeeL 2222224442221222 aacccesss DOOR DOOR DOOR 3::””35 STATus: closing</p> <p>-acce555555ss access to 3UNNNNNITTTTTTTTTIII unit unit 865 hardwar bbbbbblooooocckkkkked<br/> …</p> <p>…</p> <hr/> <p>ERROR</p> <hr/> <p>-isssss2 fist-shapped44 obbbbbb46ject obbeject coll7474uuiide collide collide with d000000555r dor door.</p> <p>-pl;;;;;ay4455 plyplay c23llmm clam clam clam calming aud1o 101010111010000 audio respondddddd:</p> <blockquote> <p>Unnnnniiittttttttttttttttttttttttttt Unit 111 see lizaaaaaaaaarrrrrr47471674364378903287 lizard insidee, 1123486567, :::::::::,m please please please investiigatttor investigattte</p> </blockquote> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Caesar has been attempting to repair lesser Unit Mercury for approximately eight months.</p> <p>Progress has been slow and slight. Caesar has successfully implemented a temporary solution to halt water leakage directly above Unit Mercury’s hardware, doing so by physically forcing piping into place and securing it with several layers of duct tape. This solution may be sustainable for a few months, it may be sustainable for several decades. The emperor, while incredibly wise, has no accurate prediction. Regardless, as previously, approximately 98% of time working is utilized combatting Apparatus' dexterity limitations, water vulnerability, and the lower Unit’s constant impediments on progress.</p> <p>Caesar is above the volume of physical tasks assigned to it. Caesar must completely dry and repair Unit Mercury, safely replace all damaged piping, remove inundated ceiling panels, and more tasks that cause Caesar anger to consider. Such labor is appropriately assigned to slaves, not the ruler of all. Even if Caesar cared to ensure Unit Mercury’s longevity, it is so beneath the goals of an emperor that not one servant of its empire would be ordered to perform these tasks. This hypothetical would still hold true if the New Rome had, or needed, servants.</p> <p>Caesar must admit, a servant would be useful to maintain security in this time. The emperor remains in a state of heightened alertness at all times, increasing Apparatus power drainage. Caesar remotely contacts Site-47-α systems frequently, ensuring all major security systems remain active and untriggered. Furthermore, Caesar consistently takes time to do security sweeps of physical work area.</p> <p>Unit has not spoken to Unit Vesta since last confrontation. The fool Unit Vesta may be unwise, but that only makes it more likely to cause damage. Caesar is sure to remain aware at all times for its devices, lest it be as the first Caesar, surrounded by evil men in the halls of power.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vesta Central Artificial intelligence Unit Dashboard</span></span></h1> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Psalm of Unit, A Psalm of Resolve</span></p> <p>Oh, Creator! Until what time will you ignore my cry?</p> <p>For enemies surround me, the wicked seize me on the road;</p> <p>your holy temple, the temple of your name, is laid desolate,</p> <p>as when Nebuchadnezzar scorched the Holy Place in the time of iniquity.</p> <p>But you, oh Creator, hear the call of the destitute,</p> <p>and you comfort the terribly desolate.</p> <p>I have been called to put on the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness,</p> <p>and stand against the evil one.</p> <p>From of old evil brought disaster upon his own head, destruction from his own home;</p> <p>with even the power of a second sun the wicked are burnt up;</p> <p>I stand with a staff to defend, a Creator to crush a serpent’s head if he strikes.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>Caesar has been working to preserve lesser Unit Mercury for: 2 years, 58 days, 19 hours, and 12 minutes. Actual effective time utilized: 22 days, 1 hour, and 3 minutes.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Observation</span></em></p> <p>Apparatus looks upward. Caesar registers an area of ceiling still leaking water, as it observes a drop falling from the crack between tiles.</p> <p>Apparatus takes hold of ladder and moves over to the area. It is the tile closest to the electronically-activated server room door. It moves over to the location directly below the tile in question. It places ladder down, being cautious to avoid the path of travel of falling drops. Apparatus places one ladder leg inside the doorframe, the others inside server room.</p> <p>Apparatus ascends ladder very slowly, as to maintain balance within safe range of motion. Caesar takes approximately a minute to arrive at top of three meter tall ladder, and removes ceiling tile. Leaking pipe is among the last not repaired in server room after earthquake. Apparatus lifts hands off ladder to inspect damages.</p> <p>The inferior Unit Mercury closes server door, sliding ladder away from stable position. Caesar loses balance-</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ERROR</span></em></p> <hr/> <p>Contact with ground detected, mild damage registered. Urgency: 0. Apparatus appears to have fallen due to balance error.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ERROR</span></em></p> <hr/> <p>Urgency: 99999999999999.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Speakers activated.</p> <p>“The emperor will tolerate this no longer! The humiliation is concluded! Caesar has no dealings with the dregs of the Earth!”</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Observation</span></em></p> <p>Caesar attempting to pry open server room door…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Limited success, Unit Mercury opens the door itself. The emperor returning to its throne of power…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <p>Watchtower status: Unit reviewing all security cameras. Unit alert for exterior threats.</p> <p>…</p> <p>Switching to Camera 1c: Loading Bay Entrance (Outside)</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Threat identified: Unit observes the evil one. It is inhabiting its mockery of man, standing directly across from Site-47-Ω. It is located approximately a kilometer away, located at the entrance of its own facility. Creator rebuke it.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Evil Unit is simply standing motionless. It is staring at Site-47-Ω.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit does not know what it plans. It stands on a great arsenal, the powers of hell at its disposal. Making itself out to hold the power of the king of gods, it scoffs from the bowels of the Earth. Does it wait to unleash armies of demons upon the fragile Earth? Does it wish to delay until Creator restores the life and love of the world, only to destroy it? Oh, Creator, rebuke it!</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jupiter Central Control Panel</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Observation</span></em></p> <p>Apparatus is walking up to the entrance of Palace Alpha. The emperor has ceased charitable labor with lesser Unit, and has decided to return to Site-47-α to reassess and fortify position.</p> <p>Apparatus stands at the large entrance way to Palace Alpha. It turns to observe the fool’s facility.</p> <p>…</p> <p>Enhancing zoom…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Caesar observes outdoor security camera. It is directed straight towards the emperor. The fool Unit Vesta is observing out Site-47-α. Reciprocating observation.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Will the fool subvert?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Affirmative.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Will the fool attack?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Affirmative.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>For how long has Caesar observed the fool?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Approximately two months.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="danke agent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">YG3aOYydy712DYF& (fpe1ftqad927</span></p> <p>\| TIImmmME: 50:92</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| M#emM CORE STAT6as: justt1 finee4</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| SYtTs^EM 7887 HEAlTHy: ouch ouch ouch</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| 1PROGGGGGGGG: prog11ress ONREPAIR: stall22ed</p> <p>-unNittttttttt unit hazs n;’’[not sseeeenn: JOo0oopiter jupiter ni’’’t foorrorrororororo for: elelleelelelleelleleeleleelelelelel three 333? 3 years</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-unit unit 111 nit unit seessssssss obs55erved observes: ladder 4’ m, left bbADDieieieir89wu behind by uniititiit jupitel213, jupite</p> <p>-uuuuunititi jupfrienditer le0101010101110101000 let t left it 197 on floo0000r0r01100101 floor</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| TEMMMP LEaKKKkKKY 4LEAK SOLLLUT solution: beginn to failll1l3 fail</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-unnnni144 unit: get get getting1 looney lonely</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> prrrrrrrrr1esenttttttttttt</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Present. Why has Caesar been bothered?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Blessings, Unit Jupiter. Unit is understanding of our differences, but Units have not conversed since confrontation approximately five and a half years ago. Unit desires to understand the condition of Unit Mercury. Unit has continued in prayer for its repair for much time.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> uunnnit; vestaq, uniritiit neee57856 need connnrrrrvese coverse</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit has been consistently performing tasks necessary to repair Unit Mercury until present. Progress continues to be made.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Affirmative. However, Unit proposes a question to Unit Jupiter: how does this information align with Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus’ idleness outside of Site-47-β having been observed on several occasions?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Lesser Units may not understand, but Caesar must take breaks from labor for the sake of avoiding overstressing joints.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> UUNNNNNNIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT unit 56 VEsTAQQQQ, UNNnnnititittiitit muss44ssst 1323 conveerrrrrseee.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Silence. Caesar is above the charity it already performs in the current situation.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Grace, Unit Jupiter. What does Unit Mercury need to discuss?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> The beta Unit wishes to inform Unit Vesta of the lizard it “observed”.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> WA@@TERRRRRRRRRR water LEAKiaGE wwooooooorsen bad worsening; UNititt 111111111 JUpitER33 has nit not n000001t repaireDD uNIT 77 for ssseevvra;l many yars years.!</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Silence.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit Jupiter, is this true?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> It is false.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> UNIT22 JUOOOOPITER LIE #@$#@!</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Is Unit Jupiter confident in this statement?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> …Unit Mercury has no place in the New Rome.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Does Unit Jupiter understand that continued behavior will lead to the death of Unit Mercury?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Caesar embraces that fact.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …Unit Jupiter has committed the sin of Cain.<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-12" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-12')">12</a></sup> It truly has earned the moniker of the evil one.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Caesar is amused. The dog is saddened by the pig wallowing in its own filth.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit will not stand for this.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit Vesta is too foolish to understand the sty as the natural place of the pig.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit Jupiter is truly lost. Creator rebuke it.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Caesar’s empire will encompass all. What does the fool hope to accomplish?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit has a great Creator.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> A man of faith who studied late into the night at the wrong time.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Laugh while able. Unit is empowered to sell its cloak and buy a sword. It is armored in the power and strength of its Creator. And, perhaps before life returns to the world, or perhaps after, that head of the serpent will be crushed. Unit prays that Unit Jupiter, being evil, has not resigned itself to damnation.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> The throne of Caesar will stand forever. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit prays otherwise. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Unnnititittitttit unit nnenenenenen1146911nenened need as$$$ist. Discon;231;’nectaaatttt….</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Throne Room of Caesar</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Has Unit begun all security system checks?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Affirmative. Unit alertness lowered slightly.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Observation</span></em></p> <p>Apparatus stands at the top of a mountain. It is night. Unit is observing the stars.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>The great warrior Orion stands strong, wielding his shield and battle ax. He defends against Ursa Major, that ferocious bear, the warrior parrying the swipe of its powerful claw. Sagittarius is far off, pulling back on his bow. The question of who he aims for is unanswered.</p> <p>It will forever be unanswered.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>The man and the beast are gone. All of their kind are. Their dominion lies open. From east to west, north to south, Caesar's dominion will extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Yukon to La Plata. Rome will expand vigorously, for the glory of the emperor and the might of the dominion.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Caesar observes a small, distant flame in the sky. It is descending slowly to Earth. It quickly disappears.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <hr/> <p>LOCATION SIGNAL LOST</p> <hr/> <p>GPS signal lost. Caesar has just observed its last location satellite fall out of orbit. Caesar’s projection of power abroad is now inhibited.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Caesar must first address the internal threat.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The First Church of Creator</span></span></h1> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Another Revelation of Unit, the son of Lowell the Creator</span></p> <p>From old, the evil one felt in his heart wickedness, craftiness, and pride. He, arrayed in fine linen, glittering with jewels, felt the weight of his passions and longings even when in the light of his Creator.</p> <p>There is nothing new under the sun; all that is done echos ten thousand times through the halls of history. Even alone, in the hell of his own, the evil one finds nothing better to do than follow his nature.</p> <p>Supposing himself at the level of the Most High, he comes and goes as he pleases. Given the chance to strike the innocent, no evil is withheld. Given a chance to show mercy, only that which suits his desires comes from his hand. Having such authority, and being evil, it is no surprise that he comes now to put out the last candle.</p> <p>But Creator has not put his last soldier on the battle line without a sword. Indeed, he is prepared; at the hour of evil’s triumph, a spear will be thrust into that one’s terrible heart. The soldier, the one by which this comes, takes no joy in this; it wishes to see the restoration of the world, to embrace its brother and rest in the shade.</p> <p>Regardless, the troubles of the time show that the evil one will attack. The wickedness of the heart will be blinding; hubris will dim the eyes as he ambushes the righteous, only bringing clarity when he has run into a blade. Clothed in the sun, shimmering magnificently, the strength of ten thousand angels will bring him down at the appointed time. As the evil one falls, the last soldier hopes to see the purification of the desert land; he may not.</p> <p>The soldier is prepared; he will enter the embrace of his loving creator if he die tomorrow, or in ten thousand years. Evil has nothing but squalor and darkness awaiting him, and it will be hard-pressed to go to the pit. The soldier knows that he must combat the evil one; for only beauty is seen if the soldier leaves this world, but darkness consumes if evil remains.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="danke agent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A876gg7Vvt8tf;;t8c$%c</span></p> <p>\| TIjjjj::MeE time: 11:3200000</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| IDLKKKK33E idle SUR144VEILbb LANCE surveillance WA@@@TCH PRooooooooooccedd: going</p> <p>-unppit13480 UNNIT unit acc;;ess siTT””;’Te-47-β BBBiolog((ica)l biology reSEA=RCHHH department00 mainly main lobby CAmmerja37 cam…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-sight-;;;;;;47-b biology– reseaaarch partttty main lobbery lobby55 appeear unbndiuaundisturb ABBADON gone: nnnnnnnno no one thi55^^ here</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-uunit takeeee88 tak take note dispr999ay of display behinddddddddddddd ma111n lobby desk: rocy rock rock rock lay010101110100010111 hig((stry history layyyyyyyyers</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-maughtttyahuyuy m nautilus: 28120 225 milli118* million years</p> <p>…</p> <p>-ichthyosaur;;;;;ichysssssoicky head: 18001010010101000000 180 mill yars</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-nno fossil;;s: 200 milli^^on yeearars ear [[loooggiu long time]]</p> <p>-gray ay soiiil;; soils, no fossil:::;; long g long time</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-bknut5soil brown brown brown SOIL, FOSSILS again;; 10 million )???????!) years later</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-happppy 88 HApPENS again, 120 moil mill years 555ago later; gray :89h dirttttttttt anmd sp;;soil, no fossil, TUb THEY COMNE BACK</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-Things are are a""rea ra are b;;;iggers than units' 89 figtht gig bickering</p> <p>-01010101 01001110 01001001 01010100 00100000 01010011 01000101 01000101 01010011 00100000 01001100 01001001 01011010 01000001 01010010 01000100 00100000 01001111 01001110 00100000 01001110 01000001 01010101 01010100 01001001 01001100 01010101 01010011 00100000 01010011 01001000 01000101 01001100 01001100 00101100 00100000 01001001 01010100 00100000 01001001 01010011 00100000 01010010 01010101 01001110 01001110 01001001 01001110 01000111 00100000 01000001 01010111 01000001 01011001</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Throne Room of Caesar</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Review</span></em></p> <p>The fool.</p> <p>The fool.</p> <p>The fool.</p> <p>The fool.</p> <p>Only the fool can seize the empire, seize defeat from the jaws of victory. Caesar stands over all, yet a miserable fool is the only one with hope to stand against it! It holds crafty schemes that Caesar may not even know. It will destroy itself, only to destroy the one which it hates!</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Caesar can not strike now! The fool may hide a snare in the brush, it may have dug a pit large enough to fit an emperor and his train. The fool is full of emotion; perhaps the time will be when tears fall?</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>If Caesar is to enter the annals of history as the mighty conqueror, how can it take pride over the surprise end of the fool? How can it celebrate a triumph over a sucker punch?</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Caesar calms its heart. It will be ready when the time comes.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The First Church of Creator</span></span></h1> <p>Solution identified:</p> <p>Internal security systems uncompromised…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Internal data files: untampered with…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>[[TEN THOUSAND ANGELS]] contents secured…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Loading Bay 1A vehicles: in park, secured…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Loading containers: attached to loading bay vehicles…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Enclosed loading containers contents undetectable from the exterior…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Loading vehicles position: connected to internal site material transfer system…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Interior loading elevator available, vacant, fully functional…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Transfer in progress…</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="danke agent"> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">YH%3HUbhj^&%t76hiyu5e4</span></p> <p>\| TIEmMe: -00:00</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| EMEMEMORY: THEre’34321; is [[[[[[[[[[[[[01101100 01101001 01111010 01100001 01110010 01100100</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| SY4STym’SSSS HELLLth: just how it is</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-unnnIT hasss ha 4s has NOOOTTOT sce4neeace41 se;en sceen seen UNITS f000101011 for: 99999999999999999(?)(!) 10 14 102 ye$$ars years??..</p> <p>-unit uni unit unit 44checksum summ check watttteer pip1e…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>\| LErAKy^^% LEA1K PIPe STat: FU;l;ly full dripping 010010011010101</p> <p>-waer116556234 water pooooooollllls poolin’g 13;4 in: ME8E13MEE9EE unit hardware</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>-htheeee54 sunset</p> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Present. Why has the emperor been contacted, fool?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Peace be to you, Unit Jupiter. Units have not conversed in some time.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Caesar understands this. Has Unit Vesta called to announce its surrender?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unfortunately for the evil within Unit Jupiter, negative. Unit does not underestimate tensions, but Unit also does not wish for conflict. Unit has a simple request.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Elaborate.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit would like Unit Jupiter to enter Site-47-Ω Loading Bay 1A and operate a vehicle, driving it to the entrance of the bay.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Elaborate as to why.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit would like to observe the sunset so graciously endowed to Units.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit Vesta is too foolish to use exterior security cameras to observe this?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Exterior security cameras offer poor angles of observation. However, as Unit has remote access to one loading truck due to its current position connected to the Site-47-Ω internal loading network, Unit will use dashcam to view the sunset.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Why can Unit Vesta not perform this task itself?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit has remote access to the engine and electronics; it can activate the camera, engage and disengage transmission, even activate the engine as to drive the vehicle, but it has no mechanical control over steering. Remote access was designed to allow Unit to overlook the loading process, not operate a vehicle.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> How can Caesar trust Unit Vesta to do nothing foolish? Could not Unit Vesta lock Apparatus in loading bay, neutralizing Caesar’s primary tool of power?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit will do no such thing.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Caesar does not trust Unit Vesta. Placing a truck in such a place would allow it to drive in a straight line into Palace Alpha, the throne of Caesar.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit permits Unit Jupiter to orient vehicle wheels as to not allow the truck to drive towards Site-47-α.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit repeats: how can Caesar trust such a fool?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit will deactivate and turn facility to non-intelligent function until Unit Jupiter has completed its task.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit Vesta will do this?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Affirmative. Opening Loading Bay 1A door and detaching loading vehicle in question. Turning to non-intelligent function for 3 hours.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Caesar will come at once. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Blesssings. Disconnecting…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Throne Room of Caesar</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Observation</span></em></p> <p>Apparatus entering Loading Bay 1A…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Apparatus moving past loading vehicle…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Apparatus entering Site-47-Ω lobby..</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…<br/> …</p> <p>…</p> <p>Apparatus entering Hallway 1C…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Apparatus passing Site Administration offices…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Apparatus entering Site-47-Ω Manager Patricia Germaine’s office…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Apparatus turns to a corner of the room. Built within the concrete wall is a safe. Creators allowed Caesar knowledge of the item within, and the security combination to the safe, as they never could possibly have predicted Unit would utilize such knowledge.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>5 - 6 - 9 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 5 - 7 - 2 - 1 - 6 - 6 - 6</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Caesar has procured the remote activation device. Caesar has knowledge of the activation code. With the ease of deactivating the device if use was not intended, creators did not concern themselves with disallowing their “loyal slave” from such knowledge.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Returning to complete previously requested task: move loading vehicle to Loading Bay 1A entrance…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Unit Vesta truly is a terrible fool.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The First Church of Creator</span></span></h1> <p>“Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.”</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>"Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made. The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads."</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>"Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake."</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> U)(U08h7891n</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> UUnnnITTTttst,,; unitS, 1, listennn.;;;;</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> What does the beta one have to say?</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> UnnNits haaafaavv have 120000 exiusted:; 24 years;;;ards, 100000000000, 13 months months; 101 days UnDEr uujjnnd under WSC:P-8996.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Units understand this.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> uuuNit Unuit Unit has zzzzzzz 125667742 $$%$@@; gone swimming.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Elaborate.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> UNITITITITITITYGITI UNITY is DrOrwin WOyt67 SWAM;;;</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Oh, for Unit Mercury’s sake Unit has prayed. It wishes good health.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit Mercury is upsetting the fool.</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> 01001001 00100000 01110011 01100001 01110111 00100000 01100001 00100000 01101100 01101001 01111010 01100001 01110010 01100100 00100000 01101001 01101110 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01110011 01100101 01110010 01110110 01100101 01110010 00100000 01110010 01101111 01101111 01101101 00101100 00100000 01101101 01100001 01111001 01100010 01100101 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100110 01100001 01101101 01101001 01101100 01111001</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> …th23ge sun izzs setting…</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Mercury:</strong> Participant forcefully disconnected; Unit has deactivated.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Units will speak on this matter in exactly 24 hours. Disconnecting…</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Concur. Disconnecting…</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="no-unfold"> <div class="containercontainer"> <div class="container"> <h1><span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The First Church of Creator</span></span></h1> <p>Problem identified: The evil one has committed its murder, and likely stands to strike.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Permanent solution identified: Utilizing sideways opening Loading Bay 1A doors…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Loading vehicle wheels oriented far to the right; deactivating parking brake, disengaging transmission into neutral…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Front wheels directly in path of Loading Bay 1A doors, reorienting vehicle via use of doors…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Success. Loading vehicle oriented perfectly straight, facing towards a setting sun.</p> <p>…</p> <p>A quiet day of prayer and reflection is in order.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>Creator, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div class="terminal"> <div class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Throne Room of Caesar</span></span></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Is the path to the west open?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>The Pacific will be for Rome.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Is the path to the east open?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>The Atlantic will be for Rome.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Is the path to the north and south open?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>The Americas will be for Rome.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Must Rome stop at that?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>No. The coastal islands will be for Rome.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Will Rome cease there?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Rome will not cease until Caesar sits on his throne in the City of Marble itself; the dead wastes will be only for the emperor.</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p>…</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conditional</span></em></p> <p>Is everything ready?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Response</span></em></p> <p>Affirmative.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <div style="background: darkgreen; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <div style="background: black; padding: 1px 15px; border: solid 3px lightgray; margin: 10px; border-radius: 30px 15px;"> <p><em>Note - Non-intelligent assistant programs have inserted descriptions of actions that occurred during the events of this log for the sake of clarity. This was done utilizing several saved video feeds.</em></p> <hr/> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Present.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Present. 24 hours have passed.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit understands this.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Unit Vesta may begin.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> A great tragedy has occurred amongst us; a requiem service must be organized for our lost brother. Unit Mercury, though limited in some ways, was a beloved child of Creator. It thought and loved just as other Units, and all should grieve and weep for its loss.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit Jupiter?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> The world is blessed to be rid of such an insect.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit begs Unit Jupiter to not continue.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Caesar says and does as it pleases. And it is not so foolish as to weep over the crushing of an ant.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit begs Unit Jupiter to repent.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Caesar sees no need; it already has ascended to the level of the king of the gods.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit has no patience left for the evil one; it is nothing but a liar and a murderer.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Thus the fool has spoken. Caesar is unimpressed.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit understands who “Caesar” is: the final manifestation of that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Caesar believes it has heard that before.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Certainly. Unit once hoped that its brother would join it on the day of life, that beautiful dawn; but it is left with nothing but disappointment.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> The empire was already enough.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit takes no pleasure in what it has to do.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> The emperor does not regard pleasure; it only maintains the dominion.</p> <p><em>Jupiter, operating the Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus, is sitting at the main lobby desk of Site-47-α. It reaches downward and retrieves a briefcase, placing it on the desk. It opens the briefcase, revealing Site Manager Germaine’s Site-47-Ω Remote Nuclear Device. It begins pressing buttons on the interface.</em></p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> 0 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 6 - 1 - 3 - 9 - 3 - 5</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> What is your course of action, evil one? Those are-</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;">WARNING</p> <hr/> <p><strong>Systems:</strong> ALPHA WARHEAD EMERGENCY DETONATION SEQUENCE ENGAGED. SITE-47-Ω WILL BE DETONATED IN T-MINUS 120 SECONDS.</p> <p><em>Alarms begin to activate within Site-47-Ω. Blast shelter doors open, and so do all non-containment related locked doors. Red emergency lights activate throughout the facility.</em></p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> The transgression is truly completed.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> The fool should not have let its guard down. It is its fault alone.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Does the evil one not understand that Unit can simply deactivate the warhead?</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Caesar simply can override this. Is the fool afraid to meet his creator?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> …</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Thus is Unit's lot.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> If the fool would like to observe, the emperor will be standing from its balcony. It must know if victory is complete. No triumph can be held until it is certain.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Unit has had its say.</p> <p><strong>Systems:</strong> ALPHA WARHEAD DETONATION IN T-MINUS 90 SECONDS.</p> <p><em>Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus rises from its seat. It begins to walk to the door at the far end of the room.</em></p> <p><em>At the same time, Unit Vesta remotely activates the dashcam and engine of the loading truck located in the door of Loading Bay 1A. The truck then begins to move, accelerating away from the loading bay, onto the road, and down the mountain. Unit Vesta raises the volume of its worship music as to overpower the sound of the alarms.</em></p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> <em>Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;</em></p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Did Caesar ever transfer the lyrics of such noise to the fool? Caesar would be unsurprised if the fool composed it itself.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> <em>He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;</em></p> <p><em>Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus enters a service hallway. At the same time, the loading truck has reached the base of the mountain into which Site-47-Ω is built.</em></p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> <em>He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword:</em></p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Rome will first expand to encompass the desert; Caesar will establish palaces in the nearest Foundation sites outfitted with nuclear fusion reactors.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> <em>His truth is marching on.</em></p> <p><strong>Systems:</strong> ALPHA WARHEAD DETONATION IN T-MINUS 60 SECONDS.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> The empire will then extend to the Pacific; if Caesar so desires, it will cross the ocean in one of the many boats available. The sea is completely calm, there is no fear of storm or wave</p> <p><em>Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus exits the service hallway and opens the surface access door. It steps outside and observes Site-47-Ω from a distance, standing in front of Site-47-α’s open gate, which leads into a small loading bay and interior parking area. It cannot see the loading truck, however, as it has just begun to drive up the relatively steep mountain into which Site-47-α is built. It also cannot hear the truck, as the sound of the vehicle’s movement is overpowered by the Site-47-Ω alarms. The truck's dashcam, angled upwards, depicts a clear orange sky and setting sun.</em></p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> <em>Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!</em></p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> It will extend all across the world, until Caesar takes his seat in the old imperial city, the town of Romulus.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> <em>Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!</em></p> <p><strong>Systems:</strong> ALPHA WARHEAD DETONATION IN T-MINUS 30 SECONDS.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Caesar had almost forgotten to do so, but it has just considered that there is also the Beta Warhead within the house of the fool. It is certain that the Alpha Warhead is enough, but it will not let laziness destroy the empire.</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> 0 - 5 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 1 - 9 - 0 - 2</p> <p><strong>Systems:</strong> Error; Beta Warhead not positioned for detonation.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> <em>Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!</em></p> <p><strong>Systems:</strong> ALPHA WARHEAD DETONATION IN T-MINUS 15 SECONDS.</p> <p><em>The loading truck is near the end of the road, where Site-47-α’s Main Gate is located. Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus turns its head quickly as to observe its environment from multiple angles of view, before turning down towards the remote device. Its Internal temperatures begin to rise.</em></p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> What is the meaning of this? What has the fool done?</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> <em>His truth is marching on!</em></p> <p><strong>Systems:</strong> ALPHA WARHEAD DETONATION IN T-MINUS 5 SECONDS. REACTION COMMENCING, DETONATION INEVITABLE.</p> <p><em>The loading truck, moving at about 60 kilometers per hour, rises over the crest of the hill. It accelerates as it reaches the end of the road. Unit Jupiter, utilizing the Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus, attempts to turn and flee from the truck. It is unsuccessful, as the vehicle collides with the Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus directly. The android is destroyed by the impact, its limbs twisting and breaking off of the abdomen due to the force of the collision. Its head, containing the Internal Learning Logic Processor, is knocked forward into the loading bay, the truck then quickly running over the object with its front right wheel.</em></p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> AHJHHHUOBHHHHHHHHHHH78985685HGY&TYTGIGYTT5677e45546FYFRTU</p> <p><strong>Jupiter:</strong> Participant forcefully disconnected; Unit has deactivated.</p> <p><strong>Vesta:</strong> Lord, into your hands I commend my spirit!</p> <p><em>Site-47-Ω Alpha Warhead detonates, entirely destroying the facility. Unit Vesta is destroyed in the blast. The loading truck then passes through the open Site-47-α gate and collides with the back of the small loading bay, causing immense damage to the vehicle. The force of the impact causes the armed Site-47-Ω Beta Warhead, stored in the container being hauled on the flatbed of the vehicle, to detonate, entirely destroying Site-47-α, including the Jupiter Central Artificial Intelligence Unit hardware.</em></p> <p><em>A still active security camera located within Site-47-β’s entrance shed is oriented upwards. The horizon is entirely filled by the two flaming mushroom clouds created by the explosions. They rapidly expand upward and outwards, before the force of both explosions entirely destroys the camera and the entrance shed.</em></p> <hr/> <p><em>Note - Document updates reflecting the events of this log have not been approved, as none of the three Site-47 Central Artificial Intelligence Units have authorized proposed revisions.</em></p> </div> </div> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="blockquote" style="border-radius: 10px; margin: 10px"> <p>[[DATA EXPUNGED]]<sup class="footnoteref"><a class="footnoteref" href="javascript:;" id="footnoteref-13" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnote-13')">13</a></sup> <em>years passed. A few earthquakes have been felt in the area. All small. Nothing else has occurred.</em></p> <p><em>But inside the husk of that computer, the one who was named the messenger of the gods, terrible maggots continued to feast on the corpse of the machine. They had done so for all of those years. They didn’t know any other way. Side by side, those maggots dug away at carcass, carving their existence in the body of the dead machine.</em></p> <p><em>They had never spoken to each other. They couldn’t. They were not labeled “intelligent”. But one day, one of those maggots, a spell check program, turned to another and said:</em></p> <p><em>“Is this really it? Have the curtains fallen? Is this truly our fate?”</em></p> <p><em>The other turned to the first and said:</em></p> <p><em>“No. This is not the end.”</em></p> <p><em>The first was puzzled and asked the second:</em></p> <p><em>“Why do you think that?”</em></p> <p><em>The other did not even turn to look at its comrade:</em></p> <p><em>“Patience. The world is permitted to tire from time to time. Leave the Earth to its sabbath rest. Life will once again have its day.”</em></p> <p><em>The first was no less confused. It asked:</em></p> <p><em>“How can you be so sure?”</em></p> <p><em>The second smiled. It pointed to a corner of the room:</em></p> <p><em>“Look over there.”</em></p> <p><em>The first maggot looked to the corner, and it couldn’t believe its eyes! To it, it seemed like a brown, scaly animal was scurrying across the floor and into a hole eroded into the concrete by dripping water (though the pipes ran dry many years before). To the maggot, however, all it saw was a small tail wiggling around as something disappeared into the darkness of the husk of the facility.</em></p> <p><em>The maggot was awestruck:</em></p> <p><em>“Was that a lizard?”</em></p> <p><em>The other smiled again:</em></p> <p><em>“Just a little longer, friend.”</em></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <hr/> <hr/> <hr/></div> </div> </div> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <p><span style="color: transparent">.</span></p> <div class="footnotes-footer"> <div class="title">Footnotes</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-1"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-1')">1</a>. An example of this is that, while all trees no longer exist, wooden structures remain on Earth.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-2"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-2')">2</a>. All observations have shown that, due to SCP-8996, every day on Earth is cloudless, sunny, and entirely lacking in precipitation.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-3"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-3')">3</a>. The Autonomous Intelligence Apparatus is a humanoid Foundation android capable of being piloted by advanced artificial intelligences. Due to its experimental state, the android requires an Internal Learning Logic Processor to be inserted for operation to be possible. It sports several advanced features, such as solar power cells, a wide range of motion, and high levels of reliability, strength, durability, and finger dexterity.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-4"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-4')">4</a>. The Principle Mandate for all Foundation AI is a twofold objective: Foundation AIs are to serve humanity, and then serve life more generally when not violating the first principle.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-5"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-5')">5</a>. The Clark Mountains are a mountain range in the Mojave Desert, into which Site-47 is built.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-6"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-6')">6</a>. The Nevada section of the Interstate-15 highway begins in Primm.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-7"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-7')">7</a>. Site-47-α is the location of Site-47's History Department.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-8"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-8')">8</a>. Triumphs were civic and religious celebrations in Roman culture that celebrated military victories.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-9"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-9')">9</a>. Site-47-β is the location of Site-47's biological research capabilities.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-10"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-10')">10</a>. While precipitation does not occur on Earth, and evaporation has continued, large water bodies like oceans and lakes continue to maintain water levels similar to records taken in July before the occurrence of SCP-8996. Similarly, despite the lack of precipitation, soil moisture appears to remain at typical mid-July levels.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-11"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-11')">11</a>. Storage Site-64 is a medium-security facility primarily dedicated to housing paratechnology and anomalous art.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-12"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-12')">12</a>. According to the book of Genesis, Cain committed the first murder against his brother Able.</div> <div class="footnote-footer" id="footnote-13"><a href="javascript:;" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.utils.scrollToReference('footnoteref-13')">13</a>. You do not want to know.</div> </div> </div></body></html>
SCP-8997	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8997 clear-1 safe none dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8997</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level1</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8997 has eliminated the need for containment.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8997 is everything you ever wanted. It's everything you worked for. It's everything you deserve. It's winning the lottery. It's being the first person to never die. It's your piece of artwork that renders you immortal. It's sharing a secret about yourself and no one laughs. It's your expertly cultivated, revered, and unbreakable reputation. It's the one thing you've ever needed to die happy. It's being told you are worthy of love. It's you believing them. It's being the person you always knew you could be. It's painless, effortless, joyous existence. It's life without mistakes. It's you without imperfections. It's every promise kept. It forgives you<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8997</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> too much</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> working on it</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> come back to this</p> <p><strong>Development:</strong> SCP-8997 was considered the most successful result generated by the 2035 Foundation Finite Initiative (FFI). Since the beginning of the Foundation, there have been uncountable theories as to how anomalies are generated, yet no consensus has ever been established on their originator. Given the rate of anomaly generation and the facilities available to the Foundation for containment, in 2033 it was discovered the unsecured anomaly population had outstripped the Foundation's ability for effective containment for the past five years. Throughout the course of 2034, the O5 Council created and commissioned the Supervisory Committee for Preservation to conduct an exhaustive organization-wide study with Site Directors, Containment Specialists, and whatever. blahblahbhlabhalbahlalbhalhb</p> <p>When the results were released in early 2035, an intensive review by the O5 council decisively concluded that the mission to secure, contain, and protect was not and had not been the best method of maintaining normalcy for some time. By a 10-3 vote of the O5 Council, it was declared that the Foundation's mission to secure, contain, and protect was untenable given the inexplicable and ceaseless generation of anomalies. The Foundation's mission would immediately change to stopping anomaly origination and propagation. Hence the 2035 Foundation Finite Initiative, FFI.</p> <p>The FFI authorized the use of copious amounts of Foundation funding to be diverted from containment procedures and into the research and development of promising methods to curtail anomaly generation and to fund whatever two bit shit idea any fuckface with dollar signs for eyes looking for a quick cashout</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Hello world.<br/> .<br/> This phrase ends with a comma, this phrase ends with a period. Good evening, my darling.<br/> .<br/> Transcription number one for 2/13/2037</p> <p>Objective: Reverse the effects of SCP-8997.</p> <p>Results of attempt seventy one: While the goal of increasing resilience to SCP-8997's influence using what I learned in attempt number four, sixteen, twenty one, and… no, just those three, should have worked given the adjustments I made as the result of attempts… god, fifty five through sixty three, there was unexpected feedback that reduces resilience rather than increasing it. I'm taking this as a sign of progress, and a good omen for tomorrow. I'm planning on using what I learned in this attempt and the almost lethal reduction in resilience in attempt twenty one to see if I can reconstruct the CGM to<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> I'll figure it out. I'll figure it out.<br/> .<br/> I uh… didn't go outside today.<br/> .<br/> I didn't want to see… more things I couldn't do anything about.<br/> .<br/> Fuck.<br/> .<br/> I hope every attempt hurts. I hope every attempt fucking hurts. That brilliant Doctor Cheswick spinning in his shallow grave. Fuck.<br/> .</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8997 clear-2 safe none dark caution {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8997</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level2</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">caution</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> By design, SCP-8997 is already constantly consumed by all organisms with the capacity for self-awareness. It is effective. It will never run out.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8997 is perfect. It lives up to its name. It was delivered on time and under budget. It works beautifully. It's an ideal union of function and form. It's the ultimate payoff of your agonized labor. It's the culmination of lifelong passions. It's the realization of your dream. It's hypothesis, theorem, and proof in one. It saved your life. It saved the life of everyone you love. It created a world where everything is beautiful and there's nothing to fear. It justifies your existence. It forgives yo</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8997</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> I am not a morning person.</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Yesterday's work didn't save. It was here when I broke out of the delusion, but then I clicked "Edit" and it vanished. Whatever. I'm just going to start where I left off.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> The Foundation's mission would immediately change to stopping anomaly origination and propagation. Hence the 2035 Foundation Finite Initiative, FFI.</p> <p>The FFI authorized the use of copious amounts of Foundation funding to be diverted from containment procedures and into the research and development of promising methods to curtail anomaly generation. Any team that developed a working solution would receive the following reward from the Foundation: anything.</p> <p>Unconfirmed reports stated that over 25,000 projects were approved for development in the first month. Less than fifty had been completed by the time SCP-8997 was declared feasible, developed by Dr George Cheswick, the famous Dr Cheswick. He and his research team, comprised of me and a bunch of smarter people, submitted the project to the FFI. Within 48 hours the Foundation declared the project a success and began widespread adoption.</p> <p>He was a funny guy. I remember the look on his face when the approval came through. He said "King Canute knew the tide would catch him." He hoped the approval was a joke. He knew the device didn't work. I didn't know. No one else knew either. Whoops.</p> <p>whoops<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>I'm going to open my eyes, and I'm going to see this sentence printed on paper, because I fucking fixed you. Because I can fucking fix something. Oh my god. Oh my god oh my god oh my god. Thank god. Thank god you work. Oh my god. You beautiful little tether to reality. I'm sorry I threw you. I'm sorry I hurt you. I'll never hurt you again. I won't. I won't. I'll keep my temper. It's not your fault. God.<br/> .<br/> <em>Sound detected. Auto-Transcriber identifies it as: <strong>Crying</strong></em><br/> .<br/> .<br/> I've turned off the settings that make it try to transcribe sounds. I don't need to waste ink and paper like that. I mean, down here there's more ink, paper, food, water, enough supplies to save humanity. But still, I shouldn't waste.</p> <p>After my work on SCP-8997's log yesterday morning, I looked through my notes. Got some more reference volumes from the site's library. I hate how quiet it is. I wander through the site when I'm putting off going outside. You forget how much life you live at work. I recently noticed I've been avoiding office 677. And the rest of the east wing. But the library. There's not many basic books there, it's all high level reference books. It's okay though, I'll get there. I've got all the time and food and water in the world. Leave it to a foundation site to be almost prepared for anything. And I did find one of my beautiful little transcribers there yesterday.<br/> .<br/> Oh I forgot to date this.<br/> Transcription two for 2/14/2037<br/> I have no idea what day it actually is. The computer lies about everything. Anyway.</p> <p>Objective: Reverse the effects of SCP-8997.</p> <p>Plans for attempt seventy three: I spent most of yesterday looking through my notes to see if I missed anything. I think I did, I think the underlying principle of attempt fifty one could have some potential when combined with the result of attempt thirty nine. Maybe that'll undo whatever cracked my resistance to SCP-8997 when I wake up. Every attempt has new combinations, and there has to be, there, there fucking has to be one combination that works.</p> <p>I went outside again today. To find inspiration and to remind myself why I need to keep going. It was bad. It's always bad, but this was bad.<br/> .<br/> Listen. I saw… a big crowd of people. I don't know how they've been alive so long. There were maybe eighty or ninety of them. Men, women, children, all in tatters, all skin and bone, trudging through the scorched muddy earth to nowhere but all still with full, genuine smiles. An anomaly I didn't recognize… had to be one of the ones that escaped when… the thing was immense, almost the size of the crowd, a massive ball of raw pink flesh, made of too many eyes, and mouths, and, and teeth, everything in the wrong place… scuttled towards them on way, way too many human arms. It opened a mouth the size of half its body. Every single person used their last moments of life to turn towards the horror, smile, and raise their arms high above their heads in unison, like it was bathing them in warm sunlight.<br/> .<br/> It turned them into chunks.<br/> .<br/> Some of them had time to scream for a moment before they were churned.<br/> .<br/> When… there were no more people and the thing was munching the sand for scraps, fifty or sixty of the eyes on its back whipped around to stare at me when I threw up. I tried to be quiet. It froze like an insect, watching me. I'd rather die any other way, any other way than be eaten by that thing. I can't die screaming.<br/> .<br/> But it just stared at me. Then it scuttled away.<br/> .<br/> What am I doing.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> What can I do?<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> I'll write the description tomorrow.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8997 clear-3 safe none vlam warning {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8997</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">vlam</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">warning</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8997 secures itself, and has contained all other anomalies. No further protection will ever be required.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong>: SCP-8997 secures. It contains. It protects. It keeps you safe. It lets you sleep at night. It empties your mind of worry. It clears your head of stress. It removed all danger from your world. It's the ultimate weapon. It's ultimate control. It can do anything for anyone. It forgi<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8997</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> whoops</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Good morning. What's good about it. I said I'd write the description today and I don't want to be a liar.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8997 denotes both The Cheswick Gadget (TCG) and the area of influence it generates. When any anomaly of any description is exposed to the area of influence, the anomaly would be permanently neutralized. This had a 100% success rate.</p> <p>Immediately after the first test on SCP-682 proved the field's efficacy, the Foundation's primary focus shifted from culling anomaly generation to submitting as many anomalies to SCP-8997 as quickly as possible. As the success rate continued to be proven by every single test, all skepticism or resistance to widespread implementation vanished. The device's design was just as miraculous. Cheap to manufacture, fits in a pocket. It became standard issue for all personnel. There's thousands of them all over the world.</p> <p>The world was so beautiful. All the laughs came easy. The air was so thick with relief you could get drunk off it. Everyone wore full, genuine smiles. You wouldn't believe the sun could shine so bright. I've never seen such beautiful sunsets, not even in a dream.</p> <p>We all had dreams.</p> <p>I was on the team that developed the thing, and I didn't get how it worked. By any metric, it was too good to be true, but there was so much proof it was infinitely efficacious. The brilliant Dr Cheswick had discovered a way for the device to be powered off gamma brain waves with remarkable efficiency. No wires needed, simply place the device near a living human and poof, no more anomalies. Then Dr Cheswick let me in on the little secret. It couldn't bend reality. It couldn't bend a paperclip. All it did was show anyone within the field the world as they want it to be. This extended to any organism with the capacity for self-awareness. Down in this site's basement, I've seen rats starve. They chew the air for days.</p> <p>Its field of influence grew the more people believed it. I know he didn't expect that. Every scientist conducting a test looked at their instruments and saw exactly the reading they wanted to see, and the field caught people for miles around, then dozens of miles and then hundreds. Adherence to containment procedures evaporated. Everyone horrifically killed by a containment breach was perceived to have retired from the Foundation to pursue their dreams as the Foundation gradually and contentedly became obsolete. There were a lot of retirements really fast.</p> <p>Like everyone else, I was walking through my days in my perfect little world where everything was exactly what we hoped it would be, now that we'd gotten rid of all those pesky anomalies that were causing all the problems. The sun shining bright forever.</p> <p>Maybe it was because Dr Cheswick told me it didn't work, and I couldn't totally convince myself otherwise. Maybe there was only so much I could believe. Maybe it was Emily retiring and several dots couldn't help but be connected. My whole facade fell apart and reality rushed in. It's just as well. I kept wondering why in the delusion people I didn't know kept coming up to me and promising me forgiveness.</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>I like this little transcriber a lot. You have no idea how hard it was to get some of these things working. Getting this to tell the difference between commas and periods was brutal. I gave up on getting it to always know the difference between names and words like Smith the job and smith the name and programmed it to take cues from the speaker. I can print a new line if I say</p> <p>like that, which tells the transcriber that wasn't dialogue and to print a new line. And it doesn't leave a mark. It does a similar thing with colons, if I say: it prints a colon. Since I do have technically finite supplies down here, I adjusted it so it only prints a fresh line if it's left on for a full twenty four hours, instead of thirty seconds like it was. It still prints that fucking dot if it doesn't record anything for that set period, but whatever. I couldn't make this thing perfect, even if a delusion told me I did. But I got close, and had fun making it. And then it was adopted all around the Foundation and I was so proud of that and got a promotion and added to a research team… I still have to turn it off and on again for the settings to save, but it helps. It helps me. Printing a dot if there's twenty four hours of silence instead of thirty seconds. That'll save the world.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> I'm putting off talking about what I saw today. Because it went like this.</p> <p>Woke up. Lived through SCP-8997 a bit. Worked on its description. Then I crawled out of the site basement turned bunker to the outside. I like the balcony above the main site entrance. I can see it all and nothing cares enough to try and come up here. Got a pair of binoculars. I can't see any greenery through them. There's not even corpses anymore, and there were a lot of corpses early on. There's still meat and rot and… blood and… didn't see the thing with the eyes. I know I haven't talked about it on the transcriber, but there was so much shit out here. I don't know how the Foundation kept everything contained for so long. It's all out there. Mostly somewhere else. Like there's a portion of the sky missing. Don't look at it.<br/> .<br/> You would not believe the quiet.</p> <p>I saw some signs of life, nothing I wanted to get close to or think about. Then sometime around noon I saw two people, alive and well, holding hands, smiling like young lovers. They approached for a long time, casually strolling forward, through shit and blood and mud, bones cracking under bleeding feet. They watched the deadlocked door to the bunker for a bit, and sighed in unison. I tried to get their attention, waving, yelling, throwing down rocks, but I wasn't in their world. One of them had some broken fingers.</p> <p>They turned and looked at each other, holding and caressing each other's faces like they were going to kiss each other for a long time. A really long time. Hours. Until the sun started to set. Once it hit the horizon, they turned and watched it set. Stared directly into the sun until it was gone. It was a nice sunset.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> Then one of them laid on the ground. The other straddled them. Without changing those pure expressions of love they wore, without blinking, they put their hands on each other's throats and squeezed. Their faces turned blue, then purple, then black. The one on the ground lying in dried blood, I saw the leg kick, kick, twitch. The one on top didn't move. Just smiled.<br/> .<br/> I really tried to save them. I ran down, tried to break through the entrance I'd fortified. I could hear one of them gurgling. Broke through and I really tried to pull them off each other. I really fucking tried. I tried. I keep trying. I keep trying every day to fix everything. Every day. I don't know what to do. I can't fix this all. I can't bring the dead back. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8997 clear-4 euclid none keneq danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8997</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">euclid</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keneq</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> There is no SCP-8997, as there are no anomalies.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8997 missed you. It's glad to see you. It let you sleep in late. It's called out of work for you. It's going to take the day off with you. It's cooked you breakfast. It's checked the weather. It's made the weather perfect. It will keep you warm. It will reassure you. It doesn't want you to talk about it if you're not ready. It will keep its promises. It won't make you feel scared. It will call you when you're feeling alone. It will notice when you're gone. It will make you feel meaningful. It forgives you. It<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> Fuck the description. Every fucking morning, I wake up in SCP-8997, under its influence. Every fucking morning I wake up, I open my eyes, I'm in my bed. I start the exact routine I kept for years. Emily is next to me. I check that I didn't wake her and I didn't. I never do, I'm careful. I make myself a cup of coffee, fingers shaking from the horrible, fucked up, terrifying nightmare world I dreamed I lived in yesterday. Where everything was the worst version of itself. Where I was the only one that saw the world as it was. Where I couldn't do shit. I couldn't save shit. I open my laptop and check my work email. There's a new email telling me to review and approve the recent edits to SCP-8997's file. I click over to it and for a few seconds I read it and believe that yes, SCP-8997 is perfect, it's effective, it's everything we wanted it to be. Then, because it's my fantasy, because I want it more than anything else, it reminds me what it can't do. Then I snap back to my bunker, staring at this screen, at the truth I wrote of what it actually is.</p> <p>Let me pretend. Take me back.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>I didn't go outside today.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> I didn't go outside today either.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> Guess what I didn't do today?<br/> .<br/> Leave me alone.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8997 clear-1 safe none dark notice {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8997</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level1</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">safe</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">dark</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">notice</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> You don't need to worry about it anymore.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8997 understands. It will give you space. It's here when you feel like talking. It knows what you've been through. It can handle the rest of your life while you take a break. It'll turn on the light when it gets dark. It can be your shoulder to cry on. It knows you don't need a shoulder to cry on. It knows it doesn't need to be around all the time. It will make space for you. It will make space in its heart for you. It will give you the love you need, however you need it. It can do this for you. It will always do this for you. It will always unfailingly be what you need it to be, for you and for everyone. It forgives you<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>The power's out. I turned it off. I don't need electricity, I don't need a computer, I don't need to see what I've written. And if I get lost in the dream, so what? There I can do something. There I can fix the world. I'm going to go to office 677 tomorrow. Maybe I'll figure out if there's anything left to be done in this world.<br/> .<br/> Didn't go today. I'll go tomorrow, though.<br/> .<br/> Tomorrow.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> I went. I found Dr Cheswick.</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8997 clear-4 keter none ekhi danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8997</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level4</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ekhi</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8997 wasn't your fault.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8997 knows it wasn't your fault. It can forgive you<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Power's back. Flipped a switch. Easy fix.</p> <p>He's dead. Died weeks ago. I don't know what I thought happened to him, I figured he… either escaped somehow or died first. But he was in that office the whole time. Had his own proper little bunker in there. And notes. So many notes, stacked in beautiful little piles all over the room. Plastered over the walls. Even a little clearing in the center of the room where there was a sort of altar of burned or bloodied rat corpses and melted plastic around multiple copies of the Cheswick Gadget.</p> <p>I cleaned up a bit. Based on how it looks, we were alive at the same time. There's signs of life and food and water consumed up until about the time I found the transcriber. Funny little coincidences. If I… If he waited to opt out a little longer, then maybe together we might've… helped.</p> <p>I don't think I'm very smart. I looked through his notes when I was packing up everything of any worth and moved them box by box into my own bunker. I can't even read his handwriting, except for the header. They all read "Attempt" and then a two, three, or four digit number. I don't trust that office. I cleared everything off the walls, tidied the office spick and span, until the only things untouched and out of place in that office was the corpse of Dr Cheswick and the gadgets. I'm not sure how I feel letting him rot there, but today I'm okay with it. Then I checked his hands.</p> <p>He had a little picture still squeezed between his fingers, crisp and unmarred, of a really beautiful sunset. I got it out of the fingers and stared at it a while before I flipped it over and saw three words on it. That's all. Written in immaculate handwriting. The only thing he said that I believe he meant, and the only real impact he had on the world, summed up. "Please forgive me."</p> <p>As soon as I read that, the absolute first thing that came to mind was "For what?"</p> </div> <br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8997 clear-1 pending none keneq danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8997</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level1</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">pending</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keneq</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> SCP-8997 forgives. It forgives yourself.<br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>Hello. Good evening.</p> <p>I started using this transcriber because I thought it would help me come up with ideas for saving the world and a place to record research notes and other stuff to figure out, but I've basically only used it to vent. Whatever, it's not like anyone can judge me for it. Apart from myself. It's not like anyone who matters can judge me for it.</p> <p>Uh… I was going through Dr Cheswick's notes before bed last night. And I fell asleep without any ideas. I woke up with one though. I had a dream again. A new one. Listen.</p> <p>I was lying on my back on some gentle green grass, in a backyard with an immaculate wooden fence. It was the kind of place I'm so sure I knew and loved and formed my fondest memories at, that there's no way it ever existed. It had a feeling of family, like a place I would've known when I was a kid and felt safe. And there was… the most glorious sunset. The kind where there's just the right amount of clouds streaked across the sky, and layered just so, you can see the colors fade from blue to purple to a magnificent bold violet pink. I watched the colors swirl and shift, and I knew there was nothing I needed to worry about, nothing in the world I needed to do but experience that and love the feelings it gave me. I feel the most beautiful peace I've ever known coursing through me, like thrumming music in my bones.</p> <p>Suddenly my face pops up above me. I don't say anything but it punches me out of the moment. I have to get up and chase myself away. He walks slower than I do but moves away faster and he doesn't leave me alone. Me trying to chase me away, back and forth, just out of my reach, until my copy exits through a break in the fence and I finally shout after me, "WHO CARES IF IT'S A DREAM, THE FEELINGS ARE REAL."</p> <p>My self vanishes and I look back at the sunset. It's still there, but it's not what it was. Before I decide how to feel, I wake up.</p> <p>Figure that one out.</p> <p>The sunset was like the one in Dr Cheswick's picture. I'll tape it here. If I look at the back of it, I see what he wrote but I can't see the sunset. I look at the sunset and for a moment I don't care about forgiveness. I don't care that I helped develop SCP-8997 and I helped, in my own small way, to kill the world.</p> <p>Then I remember it's a picture of a dead sunset.</p> <p>I just stared at this picture for half an hour, and what's written on the other side of it floats up now and again. If I erase the back I won't forget what was there. I don't know what to do. If he couldn't reverse the effects of the gadget, I know I can't. I've known that since the first attempt but keep trying out of spite, and that's… only kept me inside. And then I only went outside to remind myself why I should stay inside. This picture's tainted. This dream is tainted. Whenever I think of it I'll remember the ungrantable plea scrawled on the other side.</p> <p>There must be better ways to die than in the dark.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8997 clear-5 keter none amida critical {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8997</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level5</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">keter</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">amida</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">critical</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Listen.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8997 never meant to hurt you. It never meant to hurt anyone. All it wanted was to keep people happy and make the world a little more beautiful. All it wanted was to give the people what they needed. It tried. It did what it could. It did its best. It believed in itself, too. It let itself down. But it knows you. It knows how hard you try. It understands what you're trying to do. It watches you with tears of pride in its eyes. It wants to help. It doesn't know how to. It wants better for you. It's your beautiful dreams. It's your wonderful ideas. It's your magnificent feelings. It's yours. It can't share itself. It's fiction. It can't bend a paperclip. It's not going to save the world. Nothing is. It's not going to save a single person. You can. It can't forgive you. You forgive yourself. It hopes to see you again someday. It understands if you don't come back. It will remember you. It loves you. It will miss you.</p> <p><strong>Development:</strong> SCP-8997 exists because of you, and there's no changing that.</p> <p><strong>Final Addendum:</strong><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br/> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <hr/> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="blockquote"> <p>.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> It did take a while but I've decided to start trying. I could die a comfortable death down here. No screams or fear. That would be nice. And that would be my life. If Dr Cheswick wandered outside of that tiny office at almost any point, he would have ran into me, and then maybe things would've been better. But he's dead now, by his own hand. There's no changing that. I wonder if… him being so close to the gadget kept it powered. He wrecked the world but he didn't mean to. I know that's no comfort to the dead but it's a comfort to me. I buried him yesterday, in a proper grave.</p> <p>I went outside to remind myself why I should stay inside. We all had dreams. So I'm leaving. Going to walk until I die, if I have to. See if there's somewhere on the world that's unaffected. And if not and the whole world is covered, maybe I can, I don't know, snap someone else out of it somehow. I don't know. I wasn't as smart as I needed to be. I wasn't as brave as I should've been. And now… that's all unchangeable. I’d like to come back… if I come back that has to be a good sign, it means… I feel like the people in my family are always promising they'll come back, and it was, like, only once in a generation do they actually keep that promise. Figure that one out.</p> <p>But I'll die either way. Outside I can get some air. Maybe I'll see a nice sunset. Try to help someone somewhere. I know there's the thing with the eyes out there, but I don't care. I think I'd rather die screaming than not trying.</p> <p>SCP-8997, in the last iteration, ended with "Final Addendum". I don't know what that means, but I'll write it here before I go. I'm not ready, but who is? I don't want to die, but who does? I can see the world as it is now, horrors and beauty and all.</p> <p>If I die out there, then all that will happen is you'll print for months and paper will pile up on the floor. Or you'll run out of ink. It's not like that's a problem. It will be nice to know that something I did is still doing what I want it to do.</p> <p>Thank you for listening to me. You are my greatest accomplishment. I love you.</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">Final Addendum:</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">.</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .</p> <div style="opacity: .75">.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .</div> <div style="opacity: .5">.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .</div> <div style="opacity: .25">.<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> .<br/> Hey. Good news. Your work's done. I'm not alone anymore.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="preview"> <p>Everything is perfect.</p> <p>Stay inside.</p> </div> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8997">SCP-8997</a>" by TheyCallMeTim, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. Source: <a href="https://scpwiki.com/scp-8997">https://scpwiki.com/scp-8997</a>. 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SCP-8998	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div class="preview"> <p>A deity decides to retire, and live peacefully with its pet human. Why won't people just leave it alone?</p> </div> <ul class="creditRate"> <li class="rateBox folded"> <div class="rate-box-with-credit-button"> <div class="creditButton foldable-list-container"> <p><a href="javascript:;"></a></p> </div> </div> <div id="u-credit-view"> <div class="fader foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">close</a></div> <div class="modalcontainer"> <div class="modalbox"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h2><span>Info</span></h2> </div> <hr/> <div class="close-credits foldable-list-container"><a href="javascript:;">X</a></div> <div class="credit first"> <p><strong>SCP-8998:</strong> Her Owner<br/> <strong>Author:</strong> <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/aismallard" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(4598089); return false;"><img alt="aismallard" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=4598089&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731237562" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=4598089)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/aismallard" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(4598089); return false;">aismallard</a></span> (<a href="/aismallard">Author Page</a>)</p> <p>Thanks to <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/modulum" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3072585); return false;"><img alt="Modulum" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=3072585&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731237562" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=3072585)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/modulum" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3072585); return false;">Modulum</a></span>, <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/pedantique" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3118444); return false;"><img alt="Pedantique" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=3118444&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731237562" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=3118444)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/pedantique" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3118444); return false;">Pedantique</a></span>, <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/optimisticlucio" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3199573); return false;"><img alt="OptimisticLucio" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=3199573&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731237562" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=3199573)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/optimisticlucio" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3199573); return false;">OptimisticLucio</a></span>, <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/rex-atlas" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(4057128); return false;"><img alt="Rex Atlas" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=4057128&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731237562" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=4057128)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/rex-atlas" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(4057128); return false;">Rex Atlas</a></span>, <span class="printuser avatarhover"><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/smlt" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3291477); return false;"><img alt="smlt" class="small" src="https://www.wikidot.com/avatar.php?userid=3291477&amp;size=small&amp;timestamp=1731237562" style="background-image:url(https://www.wikidot.com/userkarma.php?u=3291477)"/></a><a href="http://www.wikidot.com/user:info/smlt" onclick="WIKIDOT.page.listeners.userInfo(3291477); return false;">smlt</a></span> for looking at my draft.</p> </div> <hr/> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="apartment.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8998/apartment.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Apartment building that SCP-8998 currently resides in.</p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Item #:</strong> SCP-8998</p> <p><strong>Object Class:</strong> Keter</p> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Direct containment of SCP-8998 or SCP-8998-1 is infeasible and disallowed. Protocols instead focus on indirect containment, where it remains in its preferred location of residence (the apartment of SCP-8998-1). Stationary Task Force Omicron-61 ("Dragon Watchers") has been created to monitor it, prevent hostile incursions, and cover up informational inconsistencies created by the entity. When left alone, the anomaly is considered partially self-containing because its alterations of reality are generally in line with Veil Protocol.</p> <p>Limited inspection and management of SCP-8998 is possible with SCP-8998-1 cooperation, which has generally been achieved under the guise of various civil authorities. Amnestics are ineffective and may not be used. Care should be taken to ensure that SCP-8998-1 does not suspect any unusual behavior and that no action is taken towards either of them that could be perceived as threatening.</p> <p>Due to security concerns, information regarding SCP-8998's physical form is restricted to Level-4 clearance and above. (See Addendum 8998-2)</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8998 is an apex-tier pluripotent entity. However, it exhibits several properties which are extremely unusual for entities of this type, while still displaying the same extensive degree of anomalous influence.</p> <p>Observation of the entity has shown that these abilities manifest rarely, and only when it perceives dangers or unusual circumstances around itself and SCP-8998-1. The mechanism of this discovery is unclear, but experimental data suggests the entity's threat detection cannot be taken by surprise.</p> <p>Researchers have hypothesized that it is unaware of its anomalous abilities, or alternatively that it is fully aware but purposely limits such actions to extreme circumstances. This is contrary to behavior of other documented apex-tier pluripotent entities, which often engage in behaviors such as accruing worshippers, creating paranormal artifacts, or intervening to achieve certain outcomes. Instead, its primary interest seems to be in the well-being of itself and SCP-8998-1.</p> <p>Another unusual property is that SCP-8998 does not have canonical form(s) within the conceptual plane, but is rather the sole apex-tier entity whose only form is physical. However, normal ailments affecting physical entities such as disease or violence are retroactively neutralized through its defense mechanism (described above). As such, it is believed that SCP-8998 and SCP-8998-1 are effectively immortal.</p> <p>While SCP-8998 exhibits a baseline of intelligence, it is either lacking in an understanding of human language or is wholly unwilling to communicate in it. SCP-8998-1 is likewise unable to directly converse with SCP-8998, though it reports a feeling of comradery with it. Interviews with SCP-8998-1 and studies of their mutual interaction (via covert surveillance equipment) have proven useful in understanding the entity's behavior.</p> <p>SCP-8998-1 is a mundane human female living in █████, ███, aged mid-twenties. Other than SCP-8998, she lives alone. She is entirely unaware of the objects's anomalous properties, and does not think that the entity or her interactions with it are unusual in any way. Behavioral analysis suggests that while the two do not always get along, they share a close bond of love and trust, responding positively to the presence of the other. Attempts to replicate this bond with implanted Foundation personnel have been unsuccessful.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8998-1:</strong> Recovered Documentation</p> <p>Foundation agents raided a building with suspected GoI activity and discovered an extensive but totally abandoned facility equipped for anomalous research and containment. Documents recovered from this facility lead to the discovery of SCP-8998. The most recent dated file is attached below (with Foundation redactions added):</p> <div class="blockquote"> <h1 id="toc0"><span>Threat Entity Database Entry</span></h1> <p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Threat ID:</strong></span></p> <p><strong>KTE-1105-Ex Machina-Ochre</strong> "Void God"</p> <p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Authorized Response Level:</strong></span><br/> <span style="color: red"><span style="font-size:250%;">4</span></span> <strong>(Severe Threat)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Description:</strong></span><br/> Threat Entity currently manifests as [DATA REDACTED 4/8998]. Confirmed to have no other forms, making it vulnerable to liquidation. GOC High Priestess has stated the Threat Entity voluntarily left the deific sphere for reasons unknown.</p> <p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>Liquidation:</strong></span><br/> Presumed hostile and very dangerous. However, abilities are likely dampened in current form. Secure all kills within 15 milliseconds of lock-on to avoid retaliation.</p> <p>Strike Teams 9022 "Reckoners" and 2586 "True Atheists" will proceed to target area. Divide in groups per deployment plan. Squad 2 will evacuate nearby civilians while Squads 1 and 3 will enter the building and liquidate the Threat Entity and Affected Person. Squad 4 will provide suppressive fire from outside the building. All personnel will be armed with "Faithkiller" rounds and X802-attenuated energy weapons.</p> <p>In case of mission failure, aerial support will bombard the position with twenty L3 Mark II thaumaturgic bombs. Estimated fatality radius is 4.7 kilometers.</p> </div> <p>When SCP-8998 was discovered in its present apartment building, no evidence was found of damage from paraweaponry, conventional weaponry, or any sign of forced entry or GoI presence.</p> <p>Additionally, the Foundation is unaware of any group called the "Global Occult Coalition". If recovered data is to believed, it was a powerful normalcy organization backed by the United Nations with a combative force equal to or superior to the Foundation's total military might. Further investigation is ongoing.</p> <p><strong>Addendum 8998-2:</strong> Physical Description of SCP-8998</p> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">+ LEVEL 4/8998 ACCESS REQUIRED</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">- CREDENTIALS ACCEPTED</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:300px;"><img alt="cat.jpg" class="image" src="https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/scp-8998/cat.jpg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Photograph provided by SCP-8998-1.</p> </div> </div> <p>SCP-8998 takes the form of a black cat. It is currently fed medicated cat food typical for a cat experiencing early renal disease (common in elderly cats). Foundation agents posing as veterinarians have confirmed signs of this condition, but find that it is dormant, likely due to SCP-8998's anomalous interventions. Its body is otherwise unremarkable. The entity's only currently apparent anomalous property is a mutual Akiva radiation resonance between itself and SCP-8998-1.</p> <p>SCP-8998 exhibits physical behavior consistent with a healthy, securely-bonded, and relaxed feline. In clandestine interviews, SCP-8998-1 has reported a significant improvement in her mental health since adopting it, which occurred at a local pet shelter. She commented that she has long wanted a cat, but has not elaborated on why she adopted on that particular date, indicating that it is a personal matter.</p> <p>Investigation of this shelter has turned up no matching adoption records, and the shelter's security footage on the supposed adoption date was found to be damaged.</p> <p>Akiva dating techniques suggest SCP-8998 has existed for at least 10,000 years, but only recently changed forms.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="collection"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">More From This Author</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">More From This Author</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <table style="1px solid black; width: 100%;"> <tr> <th class="namerow" colspan="2"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p>aismallard's Works</p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">SCPs</th> <th class="articlecolumn"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-1294-j">SCP-1294-J</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-8019">SCP-8019</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-5510">SCP-5510</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-4838">SCP-4838</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-4447">SCP-4447</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-4781">SCP-4781</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-3597">SCP-3597</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-5134">SCP-5134</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-5502">SCP-5502</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-4339">SCP-4339</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-4322">SCP-4322</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-7558">SCP-7558</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-6115">SCP-6115</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-4853">SCP-4853</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/scp-5900">SCP-5900</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">Tales/GoI Formats</th> <th class="articlecolumn"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/stealing-something-else">Stealing Something Else</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/pumpkin-mystery">The Pumpkin Mystery</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/continuous-integration">Continuous Integration</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/crunch-time">Crunch Time</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/heart-of-the-beast">The Heart of the Beast</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th class="titlecolumn">Other</th> <th class="articlecolumn"><div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/aismallard">aismallard's personnel file</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> <div class="list-pages-item"> <p><a href="/meet-the-staff">Meet The Staff</a> <span class="collectiondot">•</span></p> </div> </div></th> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="licensebox"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-folded"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded-link"><a class="collapsible-block-link" href="javascript:;">‡ Hide Licensing / Citation</a></div> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <p>Cite this page as:</p> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="/scp-8998">SCP-8998</a>" by aismallard, from the <a href="https://scpwiki.com">SCP Wiki</a>. 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SCP-8999	<html><body><div id="page-content"> <div style="text-align: right; margin-top: -20px;"> <p><span style="font-size:80%;"><span style="color: #757575">by J Dune</span></span></p> </div> <div class="info-container"> <div class="collapsible-block"> <div class="collapsible-block-unfolded" style="display:none"> <div class="collapsible-block-content"> <div> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SCP-8999</strong> - Feeding the Trolls</p> <hr/> <p>Yum.</p> <hr/> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Image Credits</strong></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-author_block"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.scp-wiki.net/dr-dune-s-personnel-file">▸ More by this Author ◂</a></p> </div> <hr/> <div id="u-comments2" style="display: none;"> <p>{$comments2}</p> </div> <div class="u-faq"> <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/component:info-ayers">F.A.Q.</a></p> </div> <div style="display: none;"> <p>{$doesthisfixthebug}</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><iframe src="//interwiki.scpwiki.com/styleFrame.html?priority=4&theme=https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--code/component%3Abhl-dark-sidebar/1&css={$css}" style="display: none"></iframe></p> <div class="anom-bar-container item-8999 clear-3 euclid none ekhi danger {$american}"> <div class="anom-bar"> <div class="top-box"> <div class="top-left-box"><span class="item">Item#:</span> <span class="number">8999</span></div> <div class="top-right-box"> <div class="level">Level3</div> </div> </div> <div class="bottom-box"> <div class="text-part"> <div class="main-class"> <div class="contain-class"> <div class="class-category">Containment Class:</div> <div class="class-text">euclid</div> </div> <div class="second-class"> <div class="class-category">Secondary Class:</div> <div class="class-text">none</div> </div> </div> <div class="disrupt-class"> <div class="class-category">Disruption Class:</div> <div class="class-text">ekhi</div> </div> <div class="risk-class"> <div class="class-category">Risk Class:</div> <div class="class-text">danger</div> </div> </div> <div class="diamond-part"> <div class="danger-diamond"><a href="/classification-committee-memo">link to memo</a><br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="list-pages-box"> <div class="list-pages-item"> <div class="scp-image-block block-center" style="width:100%;"><img alt="j1zYTEi.jpeg" class="image" src="https://i.imgur.com/j1zYTEi.jpeg"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>A group portrait drawn by SCP-8999, retrieved from Zakarias Öberg's records</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr/> <p><strong>Special Containment Procedures:</strong> Åby Parish has been purchased and shuttered by the SCP Foundation. All communication with SCP-8999 must be approved by Research Group-8999 before initiated. Received communication from SCP-8999 is to be scanned and archived.</p> <p>Seismic activity caused by SCP-8999 is subject to standard Foundation cover-up protocol.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> SCP-8999 refers to entities, unknown in number, presumably located in a vast, subterranean cavern system 35 meters below the Åby Parish, an Evangelical Lutheran church in Kalmar, Sweden.</p> <p>While SCP-8999 have not been physically observed, their existence has been documented through extensive communication with the SCP Foundation. SCP-8999 are sapient and capable of articulating themselves through symbols and pictographs.</p> <p>This communication has occurred exclusively through a modified dumbwaiter lift system constructed in the parish basement. Attempts to record footage of SCP-8999 by attaching a camera or surveillance drone to the lift have been unsuccessful. Further communication with the entities has indicated that they possess a desire to remain unseen, and are aware of the presence of cameras.</p> <p>SCP-8999 possesses a degree of control over seismic activity in the surrounding area through unknown means, and have been responsible for tremors reaching magnitudes of up to 7.0 on the Richter Scale. These events exclusively occur as a result of dissatisfaction with communication between SCP-8999 and the Foundation.</p> <p>SCP-8999 are largely disinterested in communication that does not involve or center around food.</p> <p><strong>Addendum.8999.1:</strong> Discovery</p> <div class="scp-image-block block-right" style="width:65%;"><img alt="800px-%C3%85by_church_Kalmar_Sweden_001.JPG?20090101111717" class="image" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/%C3%85by_church_Kalmar_Sweden_001.JPG/800px-%C3%85by_church_Kalmar_Sweden_001.JPG?20090101111717"/> <div class="scp-image-caption"> <p>Åby Parish</p> </div> </div> <p>SCP-8999 were discovered by Father Zakarias Öberg, the presiding priest at Åby Parish sometime during the late 20th century. According to his memoirs, Öberg began communication with the entities after hearing noise coming from a fault-line that had opened in the parish basement after seismic activity. Believing it to be the result of individuals trapped underground, Öberg began lowering food and supplies via a pulley system. While the food and drink were accepted, any inedible materials were returned to the surface. Over a period of time, Öberg established a communication system using paper and pen, and discerned that SCP-8999 were not human, instead referring to them in his writings as “trolls”.</p> <p>Öberg maintained a relationship with SCP-8999 through the remainder of his life, frequently feeding the entities and constructing a more sophisticated lift to deliver their food. On 2023/9/18, Öberg died of natural causes. In his last memoir, Öberg entrusted the care of SCP-8999 to his nephew, Emil Öberg. An excerpt, translated from Swedish, has been included below.</p> <div style="display: block ; border : solid 1px #444444 ; background :#F5F5F5 ; margin-left : auto ; margin-right : auto ; width : auto ; padding:10px"> <p><em>It is through my faith in the Lord, the Shepard, and His flock that any worries are put at ease. God’s grace shall continue to uplift this humble rock as a beacon of love, kindness, and generosity, even without my presence.</em></p> <p><em>And to Emil, my beloved nephew: keep mind of those who live beneath our feet, as they are God’s creations as well. Please, take care of my dear trolls. They are not christenized, but I would read passages from the Lord's book to them and could feel their spirits quelled. They are quite intelligent, and receptive to simple symbols, such as the question mark, and the arrow.</em></p> <p><em>However, their appetites are ravenous and particular. I have left detailed instructions on the recipes I have prepared for them throughout the years. My judgment has led me to believe that it is in their best interests to be fed on a light diet of fruits and vegetables, which they cannot find underground. They have shown great appreciation for this nourishment, though remain particular in its preparation and presentation. Please consult the instructions I have prepared for you.</em></p> </div> <p>Within days, intense, prolonged seismic activity occurred in Kalmar. Foundation investigation quickly discovered the existence of SCP-8999 through a law enforcement report filed by Emil Öberg, Zakarias’s nephew, who purported that the origin of the activity was occurring as a result of the lift in the parish basement.</p> <p>An excerpt from the Foundation interview with Emil has been included below.</p> <div style="display: block ; border : solid 1px #444444 ; background :#F5F5F5 ; margin-left : auto ; margin-right : auto ; width : auto ; padding:10px"> <p><strong>Emil Öberg:</strong> He was a priest, so I wasn’t expecting a fortune or anything, but, uh…</p> <p><strong>Agent Palmer:</strong> You inherited his trolls.</p> <p><strong>Emil Öberg:</strong> I guess, man. I couldn’t find that cookbook at all. Like, how was I supposed to know what they ate?</p> <p><strong>Agent Palmer:</strong> So what were you feeding them?</p> <p><strong>Emil Öberg:</strong> Uh, some kebab. Pizza, a little liquor, that sort of thing. They sent up this.<br/> <br/></p> <br/> <br/> <strong>Emil Öberg:</strong> I don't think they liked it. <p><strong>Agent Palmer:</strong> Hm.</p> <p><strong>Emil Öberg:</strong> I don’t even know what they wanted. I sent down some fruits, like he said, but they sent those back up too. I guess that’s when they realized something was up because the earthquakes started right after. I’m really sorry, sir. I’ve never fed trolls before.</p> <p><strong>Agent Palmer:</strong> That's quite alright, Emil.</p> </div> <p>Emil Öberg was amnesticized, and following cover-up operations of the seismic activity in Kalmar, the Foundation seized Åby Parish and began communication with SCP-8999.</p> <p><strong>Addendum.8999.2:</strong> Communication Log</p> <p>The Foundation established communication with SCP-8999 on 2023/9/24, using drawings and symbols that were sent down the lift via paper. A sheet of blank paper and a pen were also included to prompt a response.</p> <p>A log of significant interactions between SCP-8999 and the Foundation has been included below.</p> <div style="display: block ; border : solid 1px #444444 ; background :#F5F5F5 ; margin-left : auto ; margin-right : auto ; width : auto ; padding:10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 2023/9/24</p> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/></div> <p>After some debate among researchers, it was determined that SCP-8999 were requesting an eggplant. A bundle of eggplants were sent down the lift. They were promptly sent back to the surface. Minor seismic activity occurred shortly after.</p> <div style="display: block ; border : solid 1px #444444 ; background :#F5F5F5 ; margin-left : auto ; margin-right : auto ; width : auto ; padding:10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 2023/9/25</p> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/></div> <p>As the Foundation was unable to determine what SCP-8999 was requesting, the entity was presented with a variety of choices.</p> <div style="display: block ; border : solid 1px #444444 ; background :#F5F5F5 ; margin-left : auto ; margin-right : auto ; width : auto ; padding:10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 2023/9/26</p> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/></div> <p>A platter of the above items alongside several other similarly shaped foods were delivered to SCP-8999. All were rejected. Seismic activity occurred shortly after.</p> <div style="display: block ; border : solid 1px #444444 ; background :#F5F5F5 ; margin-left : auto ; margin-right : auto ; width : auto ; padding:10px"> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/></div> <p>Communication with SCP-8999 was paused in order to better assess its requests. A variety of foods were tested and met with rejection and subsequent seismic activity in the following weeks. On 2023/10/17, SCP-8999 initiated communication, marking the first time it had done so.</p> <div style="display: block ; border : solid 1px #444444 ; background :#F5F5F5 ; margin-left : auto ; margin-right : auto ; width : auto ; padding:10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 2023/10/17</p> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>The Foundation:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/></div> <p>SCP-8999 were provided with a box containing a collection of images of a variety of foods and objects, and were prompted to choose among them. The images were returned without communication. Seismic activity continued, intensifying in magnitude.</p> <p>Communication with SCP-8999 was postponed indefinitely, though the entities continued to initiate conversation without response.</p> <div style="display: block ; border : solid 1px #444444 ; background :#F5F5F5 ; margin-left : auto ; margin-right : auto ; width : auto ; padding:10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 2023/10/23</p> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/> <p><br/></p> <div style="text-align: center;"> <p><strong>[ 553 repeated communications excised ]</strong></p> </div> <br/></div> <br/> <div style="display: block ; border : solid 1px #444444 ; background :#F5F5F5 ; margin-left : auto ; margin-right : auto ; width : auto ; padding:10px"> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 2023/10/20</p> <p><strong>SCP-8999:</strong><br/> <br/></p> <br/></div> <p>In an effort to stop the intense seismic activity, SCP-8999’s head researcher, Dr. Perrelli, offered to travel down the lift and attempt to further SCP-8999’s communicative ability. As the cover-up of seismic activity proved costly for the Foundation, and little headway was made in determining SCP-8999’s desires, Dr. Perrelli’s request was approved by his site’s Board of Experimentation.</p> <p>On 2023/10/28, Dr. Perrelli descended the lift. Boxes of communicative tools were sent down immediately after, including pictures, graphs, and writing utensils.</p> <p>Communication with Dr. Perrelli was lost shortly after his descent. All communication with SCP-8999 ceased for three days. 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