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SCP-082 attacking a Class-D personnel wearing a head mounted camera

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Special Containment Procedures: Enlarged living quarters located at Armed Bio-Containment Area-14 have been appropriated for the suppression and appeasement of SCP-082. While standard weapons have little effect in policing SCP-082, cooperation is easily attained through a charade; subject is currently under the impression that it has been made the King of France and that its containment area is actually a grand palace designed for its protection. All interacting personnel are to be made aware of this charade and are ordered to follow the ruse. Housekeeping personnel are to be Class D personnel only.

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Guards tasked with the containment of SCP-082 are to be given Level-2 clearance, but are instructed to refrain from interacting directly with SCP-082.

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Description: SCP-082 is genetically human; however, through some process (either chemical, hormonal, cancerous, or supernatural), SCP-082 has grown to giant proportions. Approximately 2.4 meters tall (around 8 ft) and weighing over 310 kg (about 700 lb), SCP-082's physical characteristics are grossly disproportional. It has a slightly pointed balding head, a large rounded chin and jaw, a bulbous nose, and dark sunken eyes. Subject is both overweight and possesses a great amount of muscle mass. Forearms are muscular and dangerous, with a circumference of about 71 cm (about 28 in). The breadth of the subject's fist is nearly 30 cm along the knuckles (almost 12 in). Though feet are large, they are small in proportion to subject's body (men's size 14 US). Subject's skin is tanned dark and overall physical appearance is compounded by numerous scars (the results of years of attempts at suppression and containment). Most X-rays have been difficult to interpret because of the high density of its muscle tissue, but scans have revealed countless bullets and even several knife and sword blades lodged in SCP-082's flesh.

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SCP-082 refers to itself as Fernand and speaks fluent French and heavily accented English. When it speaks, it does so through enormous, clenched teeth. SCP-082 only parts teeth to eat food and to sing. Subject will sing songs of its own pleasing, ranging from forgotten Victorian Era bar songs to modern classical, typically while cooking and eating. SCP-082 does not comb the hair on the sides of its head, but does cut it, and shaves with a large butcher knife originally provided for food preparation. It should be noted that even facial hair is exaggerated, a single strand being as thick as a millimeter (similar in thickness and appearance to graphite of a mechanical pencil). Occasionally, SCP-082 will clench its teeth so hard that the gums bleed, but it is not known why. This is considered normal.

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The demeanor of SCP-082 is very amicable and carefree. SCP-082 has accrued a wide wardrobe over its time of incarceration, and it enjoys dressing up in many different fashions, including formal wear, military uniform, as a clown, and in women's clothing. New pieces should be made available upon request. Subject often attempts to joke and is usually polite to personnel, often inviting them to dinner. However, visiting personnel should be aware that at any moment, SCP-082 is capable of attacking and voraciously eating others. Subject will often apologize for its lack of manners for interrupting someone's conversation by devouring their head while making a mess of his quarters. SCP-082's jaw is strong enough to crack bone, and it seems to enjoy skulls. Attacks are seemingly at random with no motivation—whether or not subject has recently eaten has no effect on this cannibalistic hunger.

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SCP-082 is incapable of differentiating fact from fiction when he reads it or watches television/films. On several occasions, SCP-082 has expressed a great desire to meet his favorite person, Hannibal Lecter, and subject will believe that all television programming is some form of reality television. Though subject has shown heightened intelligence in the form of memory and puzzle-solving, the concepts of parody, satire, and fiction are beyond its understanding. SCP-082 apparently understands the concept of lying, has shown to know when others are blatantly lying, and generally tells obvious falsehoods when asked about its past. According to SCP-082, he is:

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1015-1 is to be contained in a passcode-locked safe in a 2m x 2m room to be supervised by one guard at all times.

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All testing is to take place in a room lined with several layers of thin rubber, latex, paper or other material on the floor, walls and ceiling. Each layer of material must be no thicker than .5 mm.

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Description: SCP-1015-1 is an American penny marked with the year 1974. All markings present on the coin match pennies minted in this year. Metallurgical analysis has thus far been impossible, as the penny has resisted all attempts to cut or scratch it, and is unaffected by temperature changes, always cool to the touch.

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A person possessing the penny is known as SCP-1015-2. No willful action by SCP-1015-2 will permanently rid them of the penny. Dropping, throwing or giving away the penny will result in the penny reappearing somewhere on SCP-1015-2’s person within 4 seconds. Ownership transfer requires the death of SCP-1015-2 followed by another person picking the penny up, or the theft (non-consensual taking) of the penny from its current owner.

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Within two hours of the penny’s acquisition, objects touched by most exposed body parts (See Test Log) of SCP-1015-2 are instantly transmuted into 1 or more 1974 pennies. For approximately the first 24 hours, the effect will only manifest on small objects, barely larger than a penny. Over the next 2 weeks, the effect will increase the maximum size of affected objects, probability of transmutation on contact, and percentage of matter converted on contact. Eventually, contact with SCP-1015-2 will convert all solid, contiguous matter into pennies.

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The effect conserves volume rather than mass. That is, all space occupied by the converted object will be replaced as efficiently as possible by pennies, with any remaining non-transmuted volume apparently lost. The effect’s boundaries thus far seem to be limited to a single solid contiguous object at a time.

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Pennies created this way have not shown any anomalous effects. They are identical at a microscopic level to SCP-1015-1, but unlike the original, can be altered or damaged like any penny. Metallurgical testing has shown pennies created this way are approximately 95% copper, consistent with pennies minted in 1974. (See Addendum 1015-02)

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Addendum 1015-1: SCP-1015-1 was originally recovered following an investigation in ██████, ██. All the streetlamps on a street had been “vandalized,” leaving the shaft of every lamp missing, while all internal components and the bulbs themselves were found on the ground, along with a substantial number of pennies.

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Similar cases later involved sections of steel outer walls on several warehouses, all gravestones in a section of a local cemetery, and the support beams for an electrical tower, which subsequently collapsed. Pennies were found at all scenes.

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A penny-smelting operation was then found inside a condemned home after a fire broke out. Large parts of the home, including its foundation, were discovered transmuted into pennies. █ homeless people apparently involved in the operation were found dead in the remains of the home.

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Agents in the area investigating the previous phenomena encountered two survivors at the scene, scooping up pennies. They were later identified as brothers Larry and Bill Sorkin, a pair of locally known indigents. Larry Sorkin died after being fired upon with non-lethal rubber rounds. Autopsy later confirmed cause of death was high-velocity insertion of pennies into his abdominal cavity, not all of which corresponded with the rubber rounds. SCP-1015-1 was found on his person by Lab Assistant Trevor █████. (See Test Log).

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Addendum 1015-02: Research originally suggested that pennies created by SCP-1015 had no anomalous properties. It is now known that at an as-of-yet unidentified percentage of pennies created this way exhibit the anomalous effects of SCP-1015-1.

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On █/█/██, police found the body of ████ ██████, a department of public works employee who had assisted in the clean-up of the house fire where SCP-1015-1 was recovered, and who had subsequently not returned to work for more than a week. ██████ had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Much of the home’s furniture and architectural features were reported to be missing, with a large quantity of pennies found around the house, as well as blood and other bodily fluids smeared on the walls and floor. ██████’s wife and infant daughter were never found. Foundation Agents recovered one instance of SCP-1015-1 on site. Further instances are to be contained by making use of D-Class personnel to avoid inadvertent ownership of SCP-1015-1 by Foundation personnel.

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From recovered footage. Dated 28/AUG/2003.

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Description: SCP-1305 refers to a series of supposed anomalous interactions depicted in the journal of one Brandon Shawn.

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On 12/SEP/2003, neighbors reported unusual noises emanating from Brandon Shawn's residence. These sounds1 prompted a call to local authorities. Foundation agents embedded within the police force responded soon after, leading to the immediate quarantine of the house.

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I was making some scrambled eggs for Cam and me this morning when he came scampering on in, going on about that cat again. He said it was in the front yard. He really wanted me to look at it — so I let him tug me over to the bay window.

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Lo and behold, there's a cat. White little thing, bits of faded orange on it. Looked soft as ever and was starin' right at us. Must've heard Cam from the front yard or something. He asked if he could finally pet it, but I had to tell him no. He needed to eat first. After ten minutes of scarfing down his breakfast, he ran outside.

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13/JUL/2003

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I helped Cameron pack up for his mom's earlier today. He was all abuzz and excited… part of that hurt. I don't know. I'm not trying to be selfish. It's just… He never seems to be as happy with me as he is with her. I worry that I'm doing something wrong. I want him to feel as safe and happy here as he does with Marianne.

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I've been thinking about Cam and the cat. Well, not the cat. Just any cat. Cam'd be a lot happier if he had a friend to keep him company at my house. Help him learn responsibility and the such — taking care of a pet and whatnot. Mostly worrying about the price.

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Got off the phone with Marianne. She loves the idea. She even said when she drops him off on Sunday that she's going to give me a lint roller! Agreed to "covertly" see if Cam was allergic. I'll have to see if I myself am.

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Cam came into my room last night all spooked. Said he heard something scratching at his window. I let him spend the rest of the night in my bed while I got a pillow and blanket on the ground. Told him it was probably just some branches from that tree in the back we needed to trim being blown around by the wind.

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It ran the moment I tried to examine it. But it just… looked off. Looked more like the thing was yanked away. I'm going to ask Mr. Nathans to let me look at his security camera footage. Thing's pointed right at the window. Plus, I'm worried about that cat — think somebody might've tied a string to it and is yanking it away to scare people.

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Gas prices are getting ridiculous, I'll tell you. Drove to the store today — got school stuff for Cam, milk, eggs, bread, and some extra cat food — and I swear the price went up at least twenty cents overnight. God knows it's going to take until Thanksgiving for it to drop back down at least half of that.

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Speaking of cat food, I've looked at the footage. It looked weird, but — I don't know. I've seen it since then and it's been acting fine? Moving fine, too. Nothing crazy. I think it might have been hungry, clawing at my window like it was crazed. Then when I popped up, it got so scared and ran so fast it didn't… run right? I don't know…

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That damn scratching is back. Garrison and I didn't find anything — so I'm out of ideas. I tried to climb up to my roof with shears, but the tree has got to be around ten feet away from the roof.

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Don't think I've written about his grades yet. He's doing great. When me and his mother split up… I don't know. I was worried that it would hurt him badly. It would be worse if it was a bad breakup, but… I don't know. He's a smart kid — The teachers noticed it. Said he's been getting straight A's so far. He's a strong kid, too. I'm proud of him.

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Cam's so happy with that cat. He comes home with a smile and plays with it for hours. This might be the happiest I've seen him since before me and Marianne split up. It's… nice to see him like this again. He's going to a sleepover tonight at one of his friend's houses. Spoke to his friend's parents for around an hour. I trust them with Cam.

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im pretty sure marianne left town. i dont know where she is. no one does. police checked on her, and she wasnt at her house. her car was there. i dont know what shes doing right now. does she even know? did she do it? … no. no. she couldnt do it. she wouldnt do it. god knows where she is. i cant find her and i cant find him. — i wont ever find him-

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they took my boy. some sick bastard stole him from me. he was waiting at the bus and didnt even make it to school. thats what they think. what kind of monster steals a nine year old boy right in front of his front lawn? what kind of a father doesnt even notice? im never going to see Cameron again.

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i havent seen the cat. i need him. ive been trying to find him all day.

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its that fucking scratching. i hear it. i hear it every fucking night. i went out there at midnight, tried to trim the branches off of that tree. there wasnt even a breeze to move the branches. it doesnt matter. ive only been getting sleep when my body is too tired to know its awake.

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the police gave up. they arent going to look for my boy anymore. it hasnt even been two weeks yet and theyve given up on my boy. its over — im never going to see my boy again.

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i got my paycheck today. garrison dropped it off at my place. the boss heard what happened and paid me for the hours i didnt work. even gave me overtime pay. garrison was a welcome sight. he reminded me what day it was.

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he came in, checked up on me, and brought me a pizza. then we started to talk. i didnt want to talk about Cameron. so, we talked about work. we talked about food. we talked about brewing wine. we talked about the world. we talked about everything.

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I saw him. i saw my boy. he was in the yard. Through my bedroom window, i saw him. I saw my boy! I brought him home! he's home! Its my boy! he's back! hes safe! he's home! he stood right there, waving as I brought him in! I mustve tackled him to the ground because i found myself and him hugging on the ground when he returned! hes inside now. God, he was so hungry. hes still eating! but it doesn't matter. he's safe! he's here! he's home!

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1525 is kept inside a locked storage case with level 2 access policy. SCP-1525 should be transported inside a locked strongbox if it is required for experimentation. Any personnel who are sighted wearing SCP-1525 should be subdued and the object should be confiscated immediately.

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Description: SCP-1525 is a solid gold (99.96%) Rolex brand watch in near-perfect condition. The watch-face is made of clean cut quartz, encrusted with twenty two small (0.1 carat) diamonds. There is a small Latin engraving on the underside of the watch, reading “Horologium regem ideonos” (lit. translation: A clock suited to a king). The watch does not match any known Rolex model.

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Usually, wearers of the watch [hereafter referred to as SCP-1525-2] will not initially show any abject symptoms until approximately four hours after first wearing the object – although some subjects have been affected instantly.

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Whenever SCP-1525-2 makes a conscious decision to undress, they will immediately assume themselves to be fully unclothed. SCP-1525-2 will remain oblivious to any clothing worn underneath their current layer (including the watch), despite any external stimuli, including the soaking through of said clothing and any verbal acknowledgement of the clothing. SCP-1525-2 will continue to remain ignorant of these layers until the removal of the watch.

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Discovery log: SCP-1525 was discovered on 02/07/19██. The object was retrieved from the body of a man who was found deceased in his own bed. He was found wearing seventeen layers of clothing (including seven pairs of socks, six pairs of gloves, seven scarves, two coats, seventeen shirts, six pairs of trousers and fourteen pairs of underwear), many of which were growing mould, especially the earliest layer which was heavily stained with what appeared to be [REDACTED]. The cause of death was declared to be an acute chest infection and severe inflammation of the trachea. Close relatives of Mr. ██████ claimed the object had been an old family heirloom, which the victim decided to wear after losing his personal watch. It is estimated from the mould's growth and spread, that the subject wore the watch for roughly two weeks before dying.

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Object Class: Euclid

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1597 is to be kept in Containment Chamber #246 in Site 23 at all times unless it is being used for testing in Testing Chamber #523. If possible, the object’s active state should be observed solely by camera recording, due to its aversion to humans. When personnel successfully manage to start conversation with the object, they are to utilize casual tone. Research is currently underway to discover methods by which SCP-1597 can be forced into its active state.

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Description: SCP-1597 is a wool blanket measuring 2m by 1m. The object can be used comfortably as a non-anomalous blanket; however, if used for more than approximately ten (10) minutes at a time, a high pitched crying will emanate from the object and continue until SCP-1597 is able to enter into an active state.

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SCP-1597’s active state consists of the object becoming animate and autonomously moving through levitation. During this active state, SCP-1597 displays signs of sapience and an aversion to most subjects that are older than approximately ten (10) years of age and will often cease animation if such a subject approaches it. However, through repeated exposure and tactfulness, Doctor █████████ and Agent █████████ have been successful in gaining SCP-1597’s trust and communicating with it. For the purposes of coaxing the object into conversation, the aforementioned personnel are allowed to refer to the object with its stated name, Zoey, as well as maintaining a slightly more casual tone when addressing it.

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Interview Log-1597-Alpha:

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Interviewed: SCP-1597

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Interviewer: Doctor █████████

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Doctor █████████: Hello, Zoey.

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SCP-1597: [laughs] Hello, Mrs. █████████!

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Doctor █████████: How are you doing today?

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SCP-1597: [Object moves in a circular formation approximately 1m off of the ground before returning to Doctor █████████.] That’s how I feel today.

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Doctor █████████: That’s excellent, Zoey. Are you ready to talk about why you don’t usually like grown-ups today?

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SCP-1597: [Object remains stationary for approximately thirty (30) seconds before vocalizing.] Maybe just a little. I don’t like them ‘cause they took me away. They’re bad people.

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Doctor █████████: Took you away from what, sweetie?

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SCP-1597: Everything, mo—I’m sorry, I mean Mrs. █████████.

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SCP-1597: [Object once again remains stationary for approximately two (2) minutes.] I don’t know, I shut my eyes because it was scary. All I saw were a buncha people in coats like yours that were all around me, and then I just shut my eyes, and I think I fell asleep. I heard a lotta whispering though, and a lot of cold, metal things kept touching my arms and legs. I woke up and I couldn’t see myself no more. All I had was my blanket.

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Doctor █████████: I’m sorry you had to go through that.

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Doctor █████████: Well, I think that’s all for today. I’ll see you tomorrow.

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Closing Statement: Doctor █████████ reportedly preemptively powered off the recording device due to the fact that she believed the session to be over, and nothing of importance occurred after the cessation of the log. These statements were confirmed by the security personnel present.

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Addendum-1597-Xi: Doctor and Agent █████████ were confirmed to be dead as of ██/██/20██ when SCP-████ breached containment. When informed that these personnel would not be returning, SCP-1597 became unresponsive and did not enter into an active state for two (2) weeks. Though it was constantly reassured that Doctor and Agent █████████ would be coming back at any time, the object refused to interact with any other personnel and repeatedly demanded to see the aforementioned people. During this time, constant sobbing matching the voice of SCP-1597 was heard emanating from the object when no personnel were attempting to interact with it. This behavior continued for ██ months. After this, any time personnel entered into its containment chamber during the object’s active phase, it would cease animation and resist all attempts at communication.

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Special Containment Procedures: Seeing as SCP-1679 is relatively self-contained, and problematic to contain in the traditional sense, the following procedures have been enacted to contain the anomaly.

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The Internet connections of those people residing within SCP-1679 are to be monitored and all direct photographs of SCP-1679-1 are to be corrupted, doctored, or destroyed if found on the computers of the inhabitants. Due to the casual nature of the area's citizenry regarding SCP-1679-1, and how relatively few inhabitants of SCP-1679 actually possess Internet connections, this is expected to be relatively easy to manage.

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A group of Agents have been implanted within SCP-1679, posing as lodgers renting a suburban home. At least one Agent is to keep employment with the local police force.

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Public broadcasts featuring SCP-1679-1 are to be recorded by this group and transported physically on encrypted thumb drives to the nearest Site the day following recording. Due to the fact that these broadcasts appear to be local, and expansion of their range has not been implied by any inhabitants of SCP-1679, further action appears to be unnecessary at this time.

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Description: SCP-1679 is the town of Belleview in [LOCATION REDACTED], a small town with a population of 2514 as of the 2008 census. SCP-1679-1 is the mummified corpse of a Mr Basil Franklin McMaster, who has been the elected mayoral officer of SCP-1679 for the past 5 6 consecutive terms.

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SCP-1679-1 is situated in a wheelchair, and is approximately 95-110 years old. It is believed to have died around age 79; it is unusually well preserved considering its age and circumstance, and much of its skin and other features are still intact. It wears a weathered grey suit with a red tie, and leans to the right of the wheelchair. SCP-1679-1 has never been witnessed moving, respiring, or making vocalizations in public or in private.

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SCP-1679-1 is accompanied by between 1 and 3 aides when making public appearances, and has a reserved spot at city council meetings. Said aides will propel its wheelchair and handle any objects which SCP-1679-1 would be normally expected to handle as mayor, such as legal documents. Aides will sign documents approved by SCP-1679-1 in its own name, and while signatures will obviously vary, they are still treated as legitimate and legal by the city.

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Television Program: On the first Sunday of every month, SCP-1679-1 will be put on television for the local news stations' "A Chat With Mayor McMaster" fifteen-minute-long public programming block. During this block, SCP-1679-1 will be situated at a slight angle, so as to be facing the camera (and thus the viewer), for the full quarter hour. No commercial interruptions will occur during this block. Citizens do not seem to be compelled to watch SCP-1679-1 during this time, but if they do, they will usually remark on different points 1679-1 apparently makes during this time.

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At the end of this program, the local news anchor will provide a brief summary of what SCP-1679-1 discussed during the program. Such discussions have been mundane in nature, with subjects ranging from parents talking to their children about bullies, to general histories of SCP-1679's police or fire departments. All citizenry who watch this program will have witnessed the same general discussion piece by SCP-1679-1, though with minor differences in phrasing.

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Discovery: SCP-1679 was discovered by a James Rhode, a college graduate who had taken a cross-country trip after finishing his schooling. According to him, he had stopped at a local hotel to stay the night when the aforementioned programming block was shown. After confronting several citizens of SCP-1679, he fell into a panic and was arrested for public mayhem before he could harm anybody.

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An Agent Matthews embedded in the largest nearby town's police force heard of Mr. Rhode's arrest and visited the town, witnessing SCP-1679-1 in public at a city council meeting. Agent Matthews contacted the nearest Foundation Site and containment procedures were enacted. After a short debriefing by Agent Matthews, Rhode himself was given C-class amnestics, and was transported to Donaldson Memorial Hospital with the cover story of being caught in an automobile accident. As of this writing, Rhode has encountered no further anomalies.

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A vast majority of outside visitors to SCP-1679 perceive SCP-1679-1 as a living being; why Mr. Rhode and Foundation personnel are unaffected by this phenomenon is as of yet unknown.

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Notes on SCP-1679: Citizens of SCP-1679 believe that SCP-1679-1 is an excellent elected official, with an honest streak and an ability to find compromise in nearly any argument. Additionally, the current and previous city councils have repeatedly claimed that SCP-1679-1 has introduced several bills which have considerably improved the economy of SCP-1679 and general welfare of its citizens, up to and including an effective tax system, a several-year-long overhaul of utilities and roadways, and competitive but fair contracts with teacher, city-worker, healthcare, police, and firefighter unions.

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SCP-1679 has a 3% unemployment rate, an unusually low crime rate, and a small but thriving arts community. Interviews with citizenry have consistently shown that the majority of SCP-1679's inhabitants have an extremely high opinion of SCP-1679-1, and give it credit for 1679's prosperity.

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Bills that have allegedly been enacted by SCP-1679-1 have proven to be consistently and unusually effective in regards to improving the quality of life for its citizens. Additionally, such bills are usually phrased in such a way to benefit SCP-1679 in its own unique situation; many would be markedly less effective if enacted in neighbouring towns. Due to this, as well as other notable similarities, a possible relation to SCP-3088 has been proposed.

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Previous to his death, SCP-1679-1 was a reverend at a local church. The citizenry of SCP-1679 rarely if ever remark on this, and it has not yet been implied in legal documents or drafts proposed by SCP-1679-1.

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Special Containment Procedures: The area encompassing SCP-1686 is considered to be the extended grounds of Research Site-27 and is to be closed to civilian traffic under the cover of a military proving ground. If at any time unauthorized persons are found within the area of SCP-1686 they are to be detained and questioned in accordance with Large Site Security Operations Protocol 52-A.

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Description: SCP-1686 is an area of land encompassing approximately 750 km2 of ██████ County, South Dakota. The physical topography of the area consists primarily of grassland plateaus and has not been found to be of an anomalous nature. The flora and fauna of the region have not been known to possess any anomalous properties, although animal population levels in the area are lower than those of the surrounding environs. The area is currently uninhabited, with the exception of Foundation personnel monitoring the phenomenon and conducting biological research.

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Once every 20-50 days, SCP-1686 will enter its active state. During this period, cumulonimbus clouds will form within SCP-1686, generally encompassing around 60% of the total area. These clouds will rotate in a counterclockwise direction within SCP-1686 (as viewed from above) and have never been observed to exit the area of SCP-1686. Upon reaching a stage of development normally associated with the production of liquid precipitation, clouds will begin to produce via an unknown mechanism a large number of marine organisms. These entities, which consist largely of fish and other aquatic organisms (see Addendum SCP-1686-1), then fall to the earth normally. It is estimated that approximately 93% of all organisms produced by SCP-1686 are live at time of production, although very few have been known to survive transit to earth. Organisms which do survive transit generally expire shortly thereafter.

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Clouds produced within SCP-1686 generally dissipate after a period of 5-7 hours, although they have been known to persist for up to a week. While not in its active state, SCP-1686 has not been known to exhibit any unusual properties, although remains of precipitated organisms do persist within the area for a non-anomalous period of time.

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Addendum 1686-3: 07/07/79: A previously-unknown species of fungus was found to have infested a large section of grassland within containment area, believed to have originated from an SCP-1686 produced organism. Evidence indicates it was most likely originally found within a mucus membrane of an unidentified filter-feeding organism similar in appearance to Scyliorhinidae (catsharks). Infestation grew to cover an area of approx. 3 km2 within a period of 23 hours during an extended downpour. Containment teams were successful in destruction of infestation after several attempts. Samples of fungus have been retained for study.

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Addendum 1686-4: 05/06/86: A large increase in the proportion of Selachimorpha (sharks) produced by SCP-1686 as compared to other groups has been reported. Organisms show abnormalities similar to those present in previously recovered specimens, with an especial propensity towards increased size.

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Addendum 1686-7: 10/12/97: First recorded instance of mammalian organism produced by SCP-1686. Organism found to be genetically similar to Balaena mysticetus (bowhead whale) following cleanup. Extensive damage done to portion of research facility as a result of collision. Cover story issued to in-range radar towers regarding testing of experimental targeting systems on large targets to account for radar contact. All future developments of Research Site-27 are to be situated underground and current main facility is to be relocated accordingly.

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Addendum 1686-10: 09/10/10: A large (approx. 30m in length), presumably ocean-going vessel was observed to fall from cumulonimbus clouds formed within SCP-1686. The vessel was largely destroyed by impact, but video and forensic evidence indicates that its structure was not congruent with that used by any known culture within historical record. Samples recovered also indicate that the materials used to construct the vessel, thought to be a kind of extremely dense fungal structure, do not match any known materials. The addition of increased shielding to site facilities has been recommended and is currently under review in progress (09/12/10).

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Special Containment Procedures: A 4500-liter pool of sea water located at Bio-Research Area-12 is the current research location of SCP-171. Though not immediately dangerous, minimal physical contact between secretions of SCP-171 and its hosts are to be observed. All communications between hosts and researchers are to be recorded and transcribed. Human hosts are to be fed a vegan diet of their choosing. Other animal hosts are to be fed appropriately. Fresh sea water is to be cycled into its tank regularly.

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Description: Originally, SCP-171 was thought to be a colony of microscopic organisms similar to SCP-968 or SCP-165, but further investigations revealed SCP-171 to be a single entity spanning 300 square meters when first encountered. SCP-171 is a web-like matrix of small, fine tendrils of neurons, mucous glands, and muscle fibers suspended in a frothy foam of its own creation. It is not capable of self-locomotion and does not actively attack or feed on other living organisms; rather, it attempts to form a symbiotic relationship with all organisms it comes into contact with.

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Flagella of the muscle surrounding the neural fibers work mucus, sea salt, water, and other secretions into bubbles, forming a large foam support. Any creature that spends a significant amount of time in contact with the matrix of SCP-171 risks becoming integrated into a collective consciousness sustained by it. People who become covered in SCP-171 foam describe a "tingly" or "tickly" sensation experienced, which researchers have observed as threads of SCP-171 tunneling through the skin to directly integrate into the subject's nervous system. In time, the simple motor neurons of subjects are expanded into an elaborate, two-way positive communication nexus, allowing the brains of hosts to communicate with each other and the entity of SCP-171. Over time, the individuality of subjects are incorporated into and shared with others of the SCP-171 matrix, resulting in a collective consciousness in which individual personalities are non-existent.

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There are currently 19 human subjects host to SCP-171 (11 civilian, 8 class D personnel). Subjects are capable of traversing the foam without losing conscious contact with the collective as neuroreceptors on the subject's skin form to allow chemical communication between the subject and SCP-171 much in the same way terminal axons communicate with dendrites in the brain. These receptors on the skin look like small white to clear moles, slightly raised and very sensitive to touch. Some subjects disappear into the foam of SCP-171 and are not seen again for several months. It is unknown how they survive without fresh water or sustenance.

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Other hosts include: 2 Australian porpoises (originally 4), 4 beach gulls (3 have been euthanized), 41 fish of various species (euthanized for study), 27 beach crabs (euthanized for study), and 1 canine. Within two hours, most subjects begin forming neuroreceptors on the skin and receiving neural contact with SCP-171. After three hours, a psychological bond has been established between subjects and the collective. After 6 hours, a complete integration and dependency on the collective has evolved. At this point, removing the subject from contact with SCP-171 results in manic and violent behavior along with eventual complete psychological breakdown of the individual, leading to a vegetative state of mind (4 individuals have been lost in this manner).

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When interviewed, all subject hosts speak with the same core collective consciousness as if they were parts of a single entity. The collective is aware of itself and its composure of diverse individuals, and even laments the loss of each individual persona. SCP-171 tells researchers that it understands what it is, but not where it came from, explaining that its own intelligence and the intelligence of the hosts it incorporated were too simple to understand or remember its origin. Researchers noted the change in SCP-171's personality after integrating Class D personnel and chose not to allow inclusion of violent, ill-willed, or malevolent personnel from that point on. SCP-171 has expressed that through meditation and understanding, it chooses to avoid the consumption of other animals when possible.

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Addendum 171-1 SCP-171 was first encountered by beachgoers and surfers on August 12, 2007, along the Australian coastline near Yamba, New South Wales. When civilians playing in the foam began experiencing abnormal skin conditions, CDC officials contacted SCP personnel when they were unable to explain the anomaly.

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Addendum 171-2 Personnel who wish to be voluntarily integrated with SCP-171 must first be subject to a complete psychological evaluation to ensure sound mental health, with special emphasis on possible disconnection from humanity and potential suicidal tendencies. They are to be repeatedly warned that such integration is permanent, and that no evidence exists to show that SCP-171 in any way exhibits a state of 'higher consciousness', or indeed a consciousness significantly different from our own. If subject persists in wishing to be integrated, and has been shown to be making the decision in a state of sound mind, then they are to be permitted to do so.

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Special Containment Procedures: The roadway leading to SCP-1781 has been blocked off near State Road ██. A perimeter fence has been constructed around SCP-1781, and is to be patrolled nightly. Any individuals who breach the fence are to be contained, administered a Class A amnestic, and turned over to the ███████████ Police Department.

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Description: SCP-1781 is a drive-in movie theater located south of ███████████, Indiana, along State Road ██. The theater consists of a dirt parking lot, a concrete projector booth, a large screen, and a sign near the entrance labeled "Moonlight Theater". During daylight hours, SCP-1781 exhibits no anomalous properties. The projector booth can be entered, and contains a standard movie projector1 used in similar theaters.

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Every other night at dusk, SCP-1781 will activate. The door to the projector booth will close if it is open and the parking lot lights will dim if they are lit. The projector within the booth will then begin playing a random film. Thus far, there appears to be no restrictions on the genre or length of film shown. During this time, the projector booth door and window cannot be opened. The selected film will run for its duration, and upon ending SCP-1781 will deactivate, causing previously dimmed lights to return to full luminescence and the projector booth to become accessible once again. Individuals within the projection booth when SCP-1781 activates seem to experience no passage of time during the film.

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While the type of film shown can vary wildly, the single constant throughout all observed showings is the presence of Australian/British film actor Hugo Weaving in some role previously filled by another actor, actress, or prop. Often these inclusions are immediately recognizable, while in others the role may be very small2.

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Notably, it has been verified that none of the films shown have ever cast Hugo Weaving in the roles he assumes during screenings of SCP-1781. Additionally, when he replaces a major character, or his presence is otherwise obvious, no characters in the film will take notice of him, regardless of the capacity he is in. His inclusion may, however, cause discrepancies in the film from the original version.

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Documents 1781-1 & 1781-2: Two notes can be found pinned to a small bulletin board within the projection booth. If removed, they will reappear the next time the booth becomes accessible after a screening. The notes read as follows:

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I don't know what it is, and I don't care. I ran the numbers, and we get at least a 15% attendance boost whenever we show movies with this guy in it. Not only that, popcorn sales increase, on average, 22%! We've got to find a way to get him in every single goddamn film, I swear. Somebody needs to call one of those film students in Hollywood and get them on this.

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Observation Log: 07/08/14

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Film Title: Bruce Almighty (2003)

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Role Taken: God, previously assumed by Morgan Freeman.

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Film Title: X-Men (2000)

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Role Taken: Professor X's wheelchair.

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Variations: Hugo Weaving, wearing a silver jumpsuit inscribed with a large "X", carries Patrick Stewart on his back as he crawls from place to place. During transit, Hugo Weaving is noticed making a soft "whirring" sound. Notably, scenes containing significant movement on the part of Patrick Stewart's character take considerably longer to play out.

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Observation Log: 07/12/14

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Film Title: Hercules (1997)

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Role Taken: The Hydra

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Variations: During the battle with the Hydra, Hercules cleaves off Hugo Weaving's head. It is quickly replaced with an additional two, however, the second head appears to be Hugo Weaving in Red Skull makeup from his role in Captain America: The First Avenger. As Hercules takes off additional heads, more appear resembling the different personas from different films Hugo Weaving has appeared in. During the final sequence where the Hydra consumes Hercules, Hugo Weaving (now considerably more unwieldy under the weight of several heads) is seen stumbling over to Hercules, attempting to eat him and, being unable to do so, resorting to chewing aggressively on his head. This continues for approximately twenty seconds, after which Hercules stabs Hugo Weaving in the stomach, killing him.

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Observation Log: 07/14/14

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Film Title: March of the Penguins (2005)

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Role Taken: A penguin egg.

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Variations: During a sequence depicting Antarctic penguins laying eggs, one penguin in particular looks to be in considerable distress. The narrator (voice of Morgan Freeman) comments on this, and the camera zooms on the penguin. The penguin rocks back and forth before falling over, and struggles on the ground for a short time. A large group of penguins then gathers around the other penguin, and the narrator comments about the cruel nature of life in the Antarctic. Finally, the penguin screeches, and a fully formed, naked Hugo Weaving erupts from the bottom of the penguin. Hugo Weaving lays in the fetal position on the ice, as the narrator wonders about why this footage was included in the film, citing its graphic nature. The film continues afterwards, although occasionally both Hugo Weaving and the (now deceased) penguin can be seen in the distance.

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Film Title: The Fifth Element (1997)

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Film Title: John Wick (2014)

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Role Taken: One of John Wick's handguns.

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Variations: During the assault on the nightclub that housed Iosef Tarasov, John Wick utilizes Hugo Weaving in a suit as one of his handguns. Notably, the scene lasts a further thirty minutes, due to John Wick requiring multiple stops to rest. Despite this, the action of the film remains the same. Hugo Weaving vocalizes gunshots, throws bullets, and is reloaded by being handed magazines.

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Observation Log: 06/25/18

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Film Title: Empire (1964)

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Special Containment Procedures: The land containing SCP-1909 is under control of the Foundation and is sealed off to the public as a private estate for at least a kilometer in all directions. A smaller 30 meter containment zone is established around SCP-1909, and protected by guards and fencing. Finally, the entrance to SCP-1909 is sealed except during testing. At present, no testing involving activation of SCP-1909 and the production of instances of SCP-1909-A is permitted.

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Considering the timeline of the discovery of SCP-1909 and its containment, it is considered unlikely that any instances of SCP-1909-A exist at present. In the event that one is discovered outside of the control of the Foundation, capturing or killing it is considered a top priority. Charismatic leaders born after 1955, who may have been in Greece before turning six, and who are named “Alexander” or some variant warrant investigation as possible instances of SCP-1909-A.

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Description: SCP-1909 is a chamber partially buried in the foothills near the town of Kanalia in Thessaly, Greece. It is approximately cylindrical, 3.1 meters in diameter and about 8 meters deep. The chamber is constructed of an unknown metallic substance that resists sampling, and the walls are about 8 centimeters thick. The chamber is empty, besides an inscription at the far end in large white glyphs. Any persons looking at the inscription are immediately able to apprehend its meaning. See Addendum 1909-3 for more details.

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When a human child younger than five is brought more than 6 meters into SCP-1909, the object may activate. SCP-1909 emits a complex pattern of electromagnetic signals at the child for 28 seconds, inducing a minor seizure for the duration. Interruption or disruption of this broadcast may be fatal. After this process is complete, SCP-1909 will once more become dormant, and the child is now designated an instance of SCP-1909-A.

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SCP-1909-A instances exhibit substantial personality changes, in particular increases to extroversion and aggression, and become very persuasive and charismatic. SCP-1909-A instances also have an innate mastery of strategy and tactics, and can learn and incorporate new techniques extremely rapidly. It is believed that SCP-1909 imprints affected individuals with the personality and talents of a deceased warlord named Alexander, as further supported by all known instances of SCP-1909-A assuming that name or some regional variant. Current evidence suggests that this does not entail a total overwriting of the initial person, and therefore that the approach an SCP-1909-A instance will take to conquest and recognition may vary greatly.

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SCP-1909 was discovered by hikers in 1959 and contained soon after. As the entrance was almost completely buried at time of discovery, it is not believed SCP-1909 had been activated in recent history.

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Addendum 1909-3: The following is a transcription of the message within SCP-1909. Although the exact wording perceived varies somewhat from person to person and particularly between languages, the meaning is consistent. The principles behind the self-translating inscription are detailed in Senior Memetics Researcher Dr. Idoia Carcedo Roces’s work Semantics at Kanalia, and were pivotal in the development of the Foundation’s own universal language.

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I give this at my last. Let none alter this before it is carved in stone. Cursed be he that perverts my word, cursed to the destroyers.

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I am Alexander. I am the last herald, the greatest of champions. I am he that brought this world to its knees, and found it too small a prize for one such as I. Behold the vessel of my glory and remember. A thousand children I fathered, yet I fathered no heir. One or another that shares my blood but not my essence will claim my throne, and in time my line will pass from power. All mourn my passing, for they think that there will never be another like me.

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Yet I tell you here: Fear not. I bequeath this and the other realms that decorate the heavens with my echo. Bring here your young, and the ready kindling shall be blessed by the conflagration of my being. Even my shadow is grand enough to bend the arc of history around it, and through my boon, your people may incubate a truer heir than those pale wisps that clamor for a throne.

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Thus I do prophesy that from my seeds shall grow one worthy of my name. His name, my name, shall pound once more in the minds of all that walk this world. He shall bring the light of Limbo, and with it he shall see his destiny. He shall know me, and he shall be me. Though I am ending, the stars still yearn for my heel, and my proper successor, the new Alexander, will have my armies, my towers, my legacy to grant the stars their wish. And be he truly of my essence, that shall be only his beginning.

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The Heavens will quaver at the knowledge that all are again ruled by their rightful king, Alexander. Once, and forever.

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The Foundation should look at Outis’s shocking death with relief. Although posthumous review of his documents and personal effects indicated no signs of disloyalty, the proper concern is not whether Alexander Outis’s aims ceased to align with those of the Foundation, but rather whether the Foundation’s aims would have come to align themselves with those of Outis. Indeed, such was his talent for leadership that nearly all under his management identified first as working for him and then for the Foundation. His superiors, too, consistently came to rely on him for an increasingly wider sweep of their responsibilities. Alexander Outis may not have been trying to suborn the Foundation, but what he was made that inevitable.

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Furthermore, there is evidence that his goals would have diverged from those of the Foundation. The Foundation endeavors to be a nonpolitical entity — we protect, we do not rule. It’s virtually certain that Alexander Outis would not be satisfied with any amount of authority the Foundation affords its leaders, and would have sought power that extends beyond its auspices. More potentially worrisome, Alexander Outis earned his honorary doctorate for his work on Casimir engines. His research was a step along the path to extracting energy from the chaos of the quantum vacuum, which lines up alarmingly well with “light of Limbo” that SCP-1909 indicates would unlock the destiny of an Alexander. Although the precise effects of that happening are unclear, it is expected that they would run counter to the Foundation’s mission of ensuring normalcy.

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All three of my fathers urge me on this venture. My father of Pella [Phillip], who has bequeathed to me my position and the responsibility for his kingdom and his men, tells me to lead the people of Macedon to a better future. My father of Pherae [the warlord Alexander that created SCP-1909], whose thirst for domination impels me and whose gift of leadership empowers me, screams that there are those who do not yet know my glory. And my father of Mieza [Aristotle], who has given me the wisdom to grow and to choose my own path, would have me fulfill my capacity through conquest.

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Yet because I have learned to find my own way, I go for reasons of my own. I know there is more to the world than this; I have seen it in my vision in Pherae. Somewhere there are lands where the sky is gold, where spires of obsidian twist and leap like living things, and where cities vaster than imagining are populated with beings that inflame my mind with wonder. And as I am blessed with loyalty of the people of Macedon, it is only right that I bring them on this great quest, to travel with me as far into this world as they are able.

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I do not fight to rule, but to unite. Macedon is my home, but my other birthright is a great kingdom that has sung my name in praise for aeons. When I restore myself to that far-off realm, my two peoples will join and become one, stronger for the union, just as our spears have sutured noble Macedon and wise Persia. May all this be only the beginning.

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I have done so much, travelled so far, seen the world prostrate itself before me. Yet the curse of my divine father is that I find it all so small. Without my rebirth in the cave of the god in Pherae, Macedon would have a king who led it forward, step by step. My teacher would have a student who diligently followed his precepts for a just and good master. But my destiny draws me forward, and so I risk all, for there will never be another like me to claim it. If I am guided true, I shall find it at the farthest shore of the greatest sea. Forward, then, my truest companion, and let us see if among the marvels of India are dancing towers, golden skies, and finally completion.

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Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-2031 shall be contained at Site-2031-A. Instances of SCP-2031 identified outside containment will be neutralized by MTF-Theta-88 (“Crazy Buggers”) with incendiary devices and chemical saturation with fipronil, bifenthrin, and/or permethrin. Areas of these occurrences will be surveyed periodically to detect any reappearance of SCP-2031 and re-treated as necessary.

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The property boundary of Site-2031-A shall be secured by 6m tall electrified fencing topped with barbed wire. A “safe zone” will be maintained for 100m within this fenced perimeter, kept free of debris and undergrowth, and kept under 24 hour video surveillance. The inner perimeter of the safe zone will be defined by a concrete-lined trench with vertical walls, 10m wide and 4m deep, filled with a 50% solution of chlorine bleach no more than 2m deep. No permanent structures are to bridge this trench, and any plant growth extending over it must be trimmed back. The 127 acre area enclosed by the trench is the “active zone” where all SCP-2031 instances are contained.

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Description: SCP-2031 are anomalous colonies of Eciton burchellii (“army ant”) that to date have not been seen outside the active zone of Site-2031-A. Examination of the individuals comprising an instance of SCP-2031 have not provided any consistent genetic or morphological identifiers to distinguish them from non-anomalous Eciton burchellii. Experiments releasing non-anomalous Eciton burchellii colonies into Site-2031-A have shown that the introduced specimens will begin showing anomalous behavior associated with SCP-2031 within 20 to 40 days within the active zone. It is unknown if the transition to SCP-2031 is due to an anomalous effect peculiar to Site-2031-A, exposure to SCP-2031, or is a heretofore undocumented learned behavior. Investigation is ongoing.

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Until its anomalous behavior manifests, a SCP-2031 colony will behave normally for Eciton burchellii and other examples of New World army ants. Colonies will contain up to 2 million individuals, containing a variety of specialized individuals along with a single queen. They will undergo nomadic phases when the entire colony is mobile and forages for food. When they nest in a non-anomalous fashion they form a “bivouac,” linking each other’s bodies together to form a large ball with a complex internal structure, typically in a burrow or a hollow tree.

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SCP-2031 manifests its anomalous behavior when a colony encounters a vertebrate prey animal massing greater than 20kg during a nomadic foraging phase. Unlike a normal swarm of Eciton burchellii, SCP-2031 will send columns of soldiers to climb the prey animal and demonstrate what appears to be tactical behavior and an understanding of the prey’s anatomy. Columns of thousands of soldiers will climb the prey, massing along the spine and lower extremities. Soldiers will defer any actual attack of the prey until a significant number are in position, at which point all the soldiers will simultaneously bite through the skin and attack the spinal cord and the ligaments in the prey’s lower extremities. An SCP-2031 instance has successfully immobilized a 1000kg Angus Bull in less than five minutes in this manner, the majority of that time spent by soldiers getting into position. Animals massing less than this are subdued in a correspondingly quicker manner.

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Once the prey animal is immobilized, the remaining colony of SCP-2031 will mass around it, and the soldiers will burrow small openings into the extremities. The remaining colony will follow the soldiers and burrow inside the animal’s body. Unlike other carrion-eating insects, SCP-2031 will not immediately attack the soft tissues and mucus membranes (mouth, eyes, rectum, etc.) seeming to prefer the host to live as long as possible. SCP-2031 will not burrow into the animal’s major organ systems until it has expired, usually from dehydration. SCP-2031 will leave intact the prey animal’s hide and skeletal system as it nests within the carcass.

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When SCP-2031 again initiates a nomadic phase, it will move the entire carcass in apparent imitation of the animal’s normal behavior. This mimicry will continue as long as the carcass’s hide and skeletal system maintains structural integrity. The hides of these carcasses seem to undergo slower decay than is typical, possibly due to enzymes released by SCP-2031. Studies are ongoing to determine if this is anomalous or a natural product of Eciton burchellii infestation.

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Site-2031-A consists of a farm and pasture land located 150km northwest of [REDACTED] in [REDACTED]. Upon containment, twenty-seven separate instances of SCP-2031 were observed on site inhabiting various carcasses:

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Object Class: Safe

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2071 is stored in Vault 86 at Site-11. Vault 86 is to be kept at a constant temperature of -10°C. Tests involving SCP-2071 and reptiles require approval from both the current Site Director of Site-11 and the head of SCP-2071 research.

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Maintenance staff assigned to Site-11’s storage vaults are to be trained in reptile handling in the event of a containment incident, and a stock of snake and amphibian antivenin is to be maintained in Site-11’s medical wing.

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SCP-2071 may only be transported in a sealed container and by personnel wearing suitable protective clothing to prevent any contact between SCP-2071 and exposed skin.

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Description: SCP-2071 is a full-length portrait measuring 106cm by 48cm, entitled Sir Michael Cavendish in the Guise of the King of Serpents. The painting is a work in oil paints on canvas, purportedly painted in 1799 by Adam William Jardine as a portrait of English military officer and baronet Michael Cavendish, though it does not appear to be a factual likeness.

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The painting’s central subject is a male humanoid figure in 18th-Century British military dress seated at a table, facing to the left of the painting, with his right arm resting on the tabletop and holding a cup or goblet, his left arm by his side. The figure is clearly not human, and possesses mottled green skin, scales on portions of the face and hands, eyes with yellow irises and vertically slitted pupils, and no hair. The scene is illuminated by light from a window to the right of the subject, and a second, indistinct humanoid figure is visible standing behind the subject’s right shoulder, obscured by darkness.

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Skin contact with the painted surface of SCP-2071 is fatal. Through an undetermined process, individuals exposed to SCP-2071 in this fashion begin to produce a number of fast-acting neurotoxins within their own bloodstream, leading rapidly to death by respiratory failure. Examination of toxins found in specimens exposed to SCP-2071 indicate a wide variety of toxins are produced, some of which appear to be the active components of a variety of snake venoms.

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SCP-2071 causes significant behavioural alterations in any member of the class Reptilia. Reptiles within a certain distance of SCP-2071 will attempt to reach it by any means available to them. The exact distance of this effect is difficult to ascertain accurately and appears to vary over time, but is believed to extend at least 5 kilometres around the painting at all times. Reptiles affected by SCP-2071 will attempt to travel to its location even at the risk of injury.

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Reptiles affected by SCP-2071 congregate around the painting and largely remain motionless. Reptiles in SCP-2071’s presence do not appear to require food, water, exterior heat sources, or sleep, and despite their lack of movement tend to remain in good physical health. SCP-2071-affected reptiles react violently to attempts to remove them from its presence, though they are otherwise largely nonresponsive.

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Prolonged exposure to SCP-2071 causes physiological changes in reptiles, usually beginning after several days of continued exposure. Typically, this results in increases in size, and the development of venom glands in non-venomous species.

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Addendum 2071-1: Abridged test log for SCP-2071:

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Test 2071-8 Date: ██/██/██

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Rationale: Analysis of physical changes in SCP-2071-affected reptiles over long periods of time.
+Procedure: A single female Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) measuring 1.4m in length was placed in SCP-2071's chamber (cooling of Vault 86 was suspended for the duration of the experiment). The specimen was selected for its size, herbivorous nature, and docility. The iguana was monitored regularly by a qualified herpetologist and veterinarian throughout the experiment.
+Results: Growth in the specimen was first detected on day 3 of the experiment. By day 4 of the experiment, the specimen had increased to 1.45m in length and had begun to develop venom glands. By day 6, the subject's rate of growth had accelerated - specimen was now 1.6m in length. Growth continued unabated until day 28, by which time the specimen was 3.4m in length. Between day 30 and day 34, the parietal eye of the specimen underwent a significant metamorphosis into a large, seemingly functional lidded eye.

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On day 47, research staff discovered that the specimen appeared to be carrying eggs. As Site Director Feccini had not sanctioned the reproduction of an anomalous lifeform when the experiment began, he requested that the experiment be halted. The specimen was subsequently euthanised and autopsied.

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The autopsy revealed that substantial internal modifications had been made to the specimen's reproductive track, allowing it to bear live young. A single foetus was found in the specimen's uterus. This foetus was reptilian, with a humanoid body plan, developed cerebrum, scaled skin, slitted eyes, pointed teeth, and a vestigial tail. The genetic makeup of the foetus did not match the mother, and some sections of its genome closely resembled the human genome. A full report on the biology of both specimen and foetus can be found in document 2071-Padraig.

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Addendum 2071-2: SCP-2071 is one of 4 known paintings by Adam William Jardine believed by the Foundation to be both currently extant and to possess anomalous properties, and the only one presently in containment. Of the other paintings, The Rood and the Pit (E-456) is believed to be in the possession of the Horizon Initiative, while The Hunting Party (E-459) and Celia Penrose, in the Guise of a Fountain (E-460) are in the possession of an unknown private individual.

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Jardine was a minor English painter active between 1790 and 1819, when he is believed to have died of tuberculosis. Contemporary sources indicate that Jardine was widely believed to be mentally ill and suffered from visual hallucinations.

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The portrait is not believed to have had any anomalous properties at the time it was painted. It is unknown when these properties manifested, but SCP-2071 remained unknown to the Foundation until ██/██/1925, when it was recovered after two people died as a result of an attempt to place the painting, along with others, in the public trust in lieu of inheritance tax.

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Addendum 2071-3: Extracts from the diary of Michael Cavendish:

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…I have been informed of a painter, a Mr. Jardine, from Northumbria. I am told the man is quite mad, and possessed of visions of a spiritual bent. He claims to be able to see the souls of people both living and dead, and to put his visions down in pencil sketches and oils. His work has been recommended to me by a friend, and by that same friend I have been able to engage this Mr. Jardine in dialogue.

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In person, Mr. Jardine seemed in rather good humour for a madman. He talked rather sensibly, though he seemed somewhat troubled, as if trying to suppress his nerves, and seldom looked directly at me the whole time. Indeed he seemed so sensible, if somewhat shy, that I began to wonder if the supposed insanity was genuine. But when he showed me his portfolio, I was astounded. Jardine had conjured up a whirl of grotesques and wonders such as would awe anyone living.

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Despite his obvious talent, he told me that his work sells poorly; I am told that there are few in the country with the discernment to see his work as anything more than a perversity. As such, he was more than happy to offer his services to me upon seeing that I enjoyed his work, provided I provide payment regardless of his own view of the eventual portrait. This I am more than happy to accept. If Jardine is mad or a charlatan, then it will be a wonderful and curious indulgence; if not, then what is more worthy of payment than a glimpse into my own soul?

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…I promised to pay the man regardless of my own opinion, and pay him I have. That said, my own opinion is less than favourable. The damned painter has rendered me as some sort of hideous freak, a combination of lizard and human. It is beyond what I had envisaged when I commissioned the portrait. It cannot be displayed.

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If the man has visions, I am now certain that they stem from a disordered mind rather than a divine visitation. I am, at least, convinced that I know enough of my own soul to know that I am no snake, and that this painting is not a reflection even of my principal sins.

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The more I look at it, the more I believe that the painting is a poor likeness. Disregarding the obvious, the figure in the portrait is too gaunt, and looks far too old to be a true likeness. This was a waste of time and money…

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In early 1829, Mary Cavendish, wife of Michael Cavendish, was found dead in their home by a servant. The cause was, at the time, believed to be a stroke. Michael Cavendish, by now suffering from an undetermined chronic illness, committed suicide in 1842 by drinking poison, confessing in his suicide note to having murdered his wife. Suggestions that a large number of snakes were found alongside Michael Cavendish’s body are not verifiable.

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I confess only that the truth might be known. I do not hope to save my soul by atonement. I do not believe in Hell any more. If, all those years ago, that painter saw me, in my youthful vigor, for the bitter, spiteful creature I became, then this was all predestined, and so no just god could damn me.
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+I do not take this measure out of guilt. I do it to escape my present purgatory. I hate my current life, but I do not fear death. After all, a snake can slip out of its skin and become young again. If I am the King of Serpents, as that bastard said I was, why shouldn't I do the same?

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Object Class: Euclid

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2199 is in a standard Wildlife Observation Chamber, located within Site-77. Listening devices are attached to the hump on a permanent basis, in order to observe the interior of its body. Exploratory testing has been suspended, due to the effect that repeated testing had on SCP-2199's health.

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Description: SCP-2199 is an adult male Indian Camel (Camelus dromedarius). The hump is hairless, and has the appearance of being covered in scar tissue.

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Instead of being completely composed out of tissue fibers, the hump on SCP-2199's back is filled with water underneath a 10cm layer of fibrous tissue. This water is brackish, self-replenishing, and inhabits a volume roughly equivalent to the total biomass of SCP-21991. Despite the absence of any corresponding light sources, it contains ambient light.

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A large number of small organisms, collectively designated as SCP-2199-1, inhabit this space. Each subgroup of SCP-2199-1 resembles a particular species of plant or animal native to an arid region, but has adapted or been heavily modified for small size and aquatic environments; many display extremely unusual body plans. While still superficially resembling their desert counterparts, all SCP-2199-1 instances are between 2 and 10 cm long and the relative sizes of SCP-2199-1 subgroups do not correspond to the relative sizes of their unmodified relatives. Since direct examination of this ecosystem requires that SCP-2199 be anesthetized and its hump surgically opened, visual observation has been limited.

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Closest apparent ancestorDescription
Bark scorpion (Centruroides sp.)Closely resembles a legless but otherwise normal bark scorpion. Rapid flicking movements of the tail are used for locomotion (propulsion, orientation control, and posture maintenance).
Ostrich (Struthio camelus)Individuals are 3-4 cm long, with a small spheroid body, webbed feet, shortened limbs, and two short muscular tails with long feathers. The tails are used similarly to bacterial flagella, generating propulsion by spinning counter to each other. Primarily herbivorous; an active hunter of algae and free-floating microflora.
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)Observed only once visually, these rare organisms are benthic detritivores, subsisting entirely on and within the layer of excreta and other detritus that accumulates gradually on the bottom of SCP-2199.
Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)Resembles the detached head of the lizard, with supernumerary spines and no external locomotor appendages. Moves by launching its 10-cm-long tongue towards a prey animal, then retracting the tongue to pull itself and the prey together for consumption.
Western black widow (Latrodectus hesperus)Has a single cephalothorax bearing several hundred long legs. The exoskeleton is entirely soft, permitting the body to undulate for jellyfish-like propulsion. The red "hourglass" marking on the abdomen is a bioluminescent lure, used to attract smaller organisms within reach of the legs, which capture them and carry them into the large central mouth for envenomation and consumption. Preys primarily on other black-widow- and scorpion-type SCP-2199-1 instances.
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SCP-2199 was discovered outside of Cairo, Egypt in an abandoned desert ruin, with two near-human skeletons. In addition, the ancient remains of several other animals were discovered. The identified specimens include a horse, crocodile, abnormally large birds, and whale bones. The following script was found etched into the wall, translated from Latin.

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The carrier/holder/ark has crashed, and we are truly lost/alone. There is nobody to inherit/take the last guardians/warlords of life, and they will be lost in time. This development is unfortunate, but inevitable/destined. They probably wouldn't have gotten along in this dead place.

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Exterior file footage still depicting ████ ██████████ upon accidental entrapment within SCP-2222 during unauthorised interaction. Current whereabouts of spacesuit remain unknown.

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Special Containment Procedures: Foundation operatives embedded within ████ (█████ ████████ █████ █████████████) have been relocated and situated upon Orbital Unit-09 under the guise of qualified station personnel. Personnel consists of four three (3) Foundation operatives preliminarily and extensively trained in aerospace engineering, extravehicular activity, confinement and experimentation/analysis for the sole purpose of SCP-2222's containment. Transmissions originating from ████ are to be intercepted and deterred by Foundation operatives trained in linguistics and vocal interpretations at Command-2.

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Hermetic doors composing SCP-2222 are to remain sealed with the exception of testing and/or analysis purposes. No internal interaction is permitted within SCP-2222 during analysis; visual and/or auditory analysis is permitted from SCP-2222's exterior following manual opening. Testing requires the release of any number of Rattus rattus within SCP-2222, the supply of which is currently situated within the Unit laboratory. Emergent entities from within SCP-2222 are to be transferred to a suitable and sterile area in which further testing and analysis regarding resultant behavioural, physical and anomalous characteristics may be conducted prior to termination. Entities are to be terminated via the release of gaseous rodenticides.

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Following Incident 2222-REF#209, any indications of fascination or obsession pertaining to SCP-2222 from Unit personnel are to be reported to Command-2, where temporary/permanent replacement of the personnel in question may be administrated. Complete personnel obsession pertaining to SCP-2222 is to result in the immediate isolation of Orbital Unit-09, where Armed Rapid Response Spatial Task Force-01 may be contacted. Additional emergency response forces are to be stationed at Command-2, who are to be dispatched in the event of a Unit personnel member becoming obsolete (refer to Exploration III for further details).

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Description: SCP-2222 is an airlock composed of two (2) opaque hermetic plug doors and a cylindrical (3.6 m in diameter) chamber within ████ ████████-█ space station (designated Orbital Unit-09). Attempts to internally survey SCP-2222 during the closure of both hermetic doors such as placing interior surveillance devices, pressure sensors or radios within the chamber have failed due to apparent malfunction. As a result, no means of interior observation within SCP-2222 are possible, excluding reopening via electronic control. REVISION: ██/██/████ - Refer to Incident 2222REF#209 for further information.

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Organisms entering SCP-2222 precipitate immediate anomalous effects. Upon entrance from Orbital Unit-09's interior, the inner hermetic door will seal and entrap the organism. SCP-2222 will remain sealed for approximately three (3) minutes prior to the door reopening and the organism re-emerging. Attempts to manually open either hermetic door during this period invariably fail. Entry to within SCP-2222 from Orbital Unit-09's spatial exterior is yet to be conducted.

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Upon re-emergence, organisms exhibit complete organic and structural eversion. Organisms remain alive despite theoretically fatal alterations to their physical forms. Affected human subjects are capable of communication through vocalising individual words in reverse; as observed within Incident 2222-01, subjects appear physically incapable of vocalising individual words in standard intelligible format unless prompted to do so. As a result, immediate communication has proven impossible due to incomprehension. Despite this, reverse playback of recorded interviews have successfully determined the meaning of individual vocalisations. Individual vocalisations from sentient organisms such as Rattus rattus also exhibit this impairment.

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Incident 2222-01: ██/██/████: Interview with the first affected Foundation subject following SCP-2222's initial acquisition (refer to Document-2222-667DL for further details). Subject is ████ ██████████, a former Level 4 operative with qualifications in engineering. Physical alterations were first noted following ████ ██████████'s interaction and accidental entrapment within SCP-2222 during interior analysis. Individual vocalisations from ████ ██████████ are reversed for the purpose of comprehension. It is to be of note that Dr. █████ was unable to comprehend ████ ██████████ during the interview. Original unaltered audial documentation may be found here:

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Interviewed: ████ ██████████
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Dr. █████: What happened in the airlock?

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████ ██████████: Dazzling. Blinding. Hurt.

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Dr. █████: Did you notice anything unusual?

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████ ██████████: [Shakes head] Yes.

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Dr. █████: Right. What turned you into this?

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████ ██████████: Things. Came. Ripped. Stabbed. Laughed.

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Dr. █████: Did you hear anything?

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████ ██████████: Yes. Laughter. Said. Flawed. Deficient. Substandard. Weak.

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Dr. █████: Do you remember who you are?

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████ ██████████: Yes. ████.

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Dr. █████: Can you say your name backwards for me?

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████ ██████████: ████ [sic].

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Dr. █████: Thanks. Did anything else anomalous happen?

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████ ██████████: Yes. Took. Me. Sun. Fire. Hurt.

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Dr. █████: Are you in pain?

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████ ██████████: Hurt.

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Dr. █████: Right. One last question before I put you out of your misery. Were there any entities within the airlock during your exposure?

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████ ██████████: Yes. Said. Already. Unearthly. Extra- [Collapses due to apparent exhaustion]

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Dr. █████: Oh, God- Uh, Okay, crew. Get him up. Take him to the lab for a final run-down before shooting him off.

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Agent ████████: He's saying something, sir.

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████ ██████████: Thank. Love. Space. [Enters unconsciousness]

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████ ██████████ was promptly terminated prior to spatial release from a separate airlock. It is to be of note that ████ ██████████'s interaction with SCP-2222 was unauthorised.

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Addendum 2222-01: ██/██/████: Directly five (5) minutes following Incident 2222-01. Posthumous analysis and dissection of ████ ██████████'s cadaver revealed intricate textual engravings on epidermal layers. Additionally, several lacerations and bruising on said layers indicated forced eversion originating from the genital area. Content of engravings are as follows:

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taht saw nuf
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+nam si tahw ew tnaw
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Investigations regarding SCP-2222's anomalous effects are to be resumed by unit personnel. Reclassified as sapient on ██/██/███.

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Addendum 2222-02: Following events documented in the aforementioned incident, Command-2 have submitted the formal request for Unit personnel to receive monthly examinations and counselling through telecommunication pertaining to psychological wellbeing.

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Incident 2222-REF#209: The following events occurred between the dates of ██/██/████ and ██/██/████ following successful interior surveillance within SCP-2222 after handheld digital cameras within the chamber exhibited non-malfunction. The preceding information thus warranted inclusion and exploration within SCP-2222, conducted by seven (7) D-Class personnel resituated upon Orbital Unit-09 with preliminary sedation administrated beforehand, alongside five (5) Level 4-5 Foundation operatives with the responsibility of Unit maintenance and safety, alongside communication with D-Class personnel. Current Unit personnel were granted temporary leave, with long-term signal failure occurring across all ████ so as to maintain the undetectability of the response force relocating the personnel. It is to be of note that D-Class personnel were unaware of SCP-2222's anomalous effects prior to their exposure to SCP-2222.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2291 is stored in Anomalous Item Locker ECD-2291 in Site 19. As direct physical contact with SCP-2291 is prohibited, only D-Class personnel are authorized to move the item. Research involving SCP-2291 is prohibited without the express permission of Dr. Mbeke or Site-19’s senior administrative staff. Individuals that touch SCP-2291 directly are to be designated SCP-2291-A, administered a Class B amnestic, and placed into confinement for 3 months or until cleared by a supermajority of Site-19's psychiatric panel. Individuals that still show symptoms after this period are to be terminated.

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Description: SCP-2291 is a corrugated cardboard box with a edge length of 15cm. The word “FUN” is printed in large, black capital letters on each side. There are no gaps or joints on SCP-2291's surface, suggesting that it was formed whole rather than being folded from a flat sheet. D-Class personnel report a rattling noise issuing from SCP-2291 when moved, suggesting that it contains one or more smaller objects. All attempts to access SCP-2291's interior via destructive means have failed, as have imaging studies intended to probe the interior. Level-3 personnel and above may request Test Logs 2291 -1 though -4 for more details.

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SCP-2291 was recovered from the offices of █████████ Corporate Solutions in ███████, Ohio. Foundation assets were alerted after the entire staff of █████████ Corporate Solutions was reported missing within a period of 2 days. Mobile Task Force Rho-9 ("The Dundies") was assigned to investigate, and recovered SCP-2291 along with 18 instances of SCP-2291-A, identified as the former employees of █████████ Corporate Solutions. These individuals were found at their workstations, suffering from sleep deprivation and mild dehydration.

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Interview Log 2291-17-3: The first 18 known SCP-2291-A subjects were the employees of █████████ Corporate Solutions, all of whom were detained during the recovery of SCP-2291. The following interview has been deemed notable due to its content.

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Special Containment Procedures: Volcanoes are to be monitored for increased activity, which may signify an emergence event. If possible, seismological monitoring stations are to track SCP-2340 instances at risk of emergence. Civilians are to be notified that the containment areas are subject to frequent seismic and volcanic activity, and thus is off limits. Civilian reports of SCP-2340 are to be dismissed as rock slides caused by tremors. Personnel interacting with SCP-2340 are to wear standard foundation heat resistant gear. Approximately 16 hours after a SCP-2340 instance emerges, members of Mobile Task force Epsilon-9 (Fire Eaters) are to remove SCP 2340-A from SCP-2340 by spraying the body with water cooler than 20 degrees Celsius and cutting out SCP-2340-A.

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Description: SCP-2340 designates a species of mineral based organisms which appear to be capable of living in the earth's mantle. The body of SCP-2340 instances are composed of a central ovoid with 4 fins around the center. At the end of each fin is a smaller ovaloid, with a 1-5 proportion to the main body. SCP 2340 does not appear to have a front or back, and is capable of locomotion in multiple directions. Instances do not possess any distinguishable reproductive or sensory organs other than 2 holes roughly 5 meters in radius in its main shell. The mean length is typically 300 meters long, with a mean diameter of 100 meters. However, instances that range up to a kilometer have been noted.

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SCP-2340's life is apparently centered around the intake and absorption of magma, with multiple organs connecting to the main intake orifices for processing and refining of magma. These organs connect to valves and pipes similar in function to the human heart, which transport magma. Magma refined by their organs apparently functions as blood for SCP-2340 instances, which die when the magma hardens. SCP-2340 also appears to be capable of propelling high pressure lava from its orifices as a reactive measure. This also appears to be their main form of propulsion within the mantle. However, when above the crust this typically causes accelerated cooling of SCP-2340 instances. For more information on SCP-2340's life cycle, see Addendum 1.

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The minerals which SCP-2340 are made up of appear similar in structure and composition to quartz, although they are noted to have significantly higher heat resistance and durability. The outer structure appears similar in arrangement to rectangular armored plating, and individual plates overlap each other. Most of the minerals have been tested to have heat resistance of at least 1200 degrees Celsius, although they are prone to fracture and damage at under 40 degrees Celsius.

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SCP-2340 instances are only found near areas currently experiencing large amounts of volcanic eruptions. Using seismological monitoring stations, SCP-2340 instances can be tracked as they ascend towards fault lines. Usually, SCP-2340 instances will hesitate before emerging, and often head back into the mantle. However, occasionally an SCP-2340 instance will suddenly rush towards the magma vent, where it will be be carried along by the magma currents and be unable to escape. Due to the blockage caused by struggling SCP-2340 instances, the volcano will experience lull periods, followed by a significantly larger blast, eventually pushing the SCP-2340 instance out. SCP-2340 instances will usually struggle and show signs of distress after being expelled, showing an unwillingness to remain in contact with the air. Oftentimes, an SCP-2340 instance will attempt to crawl back into the volcano. This has only succeeded once, with SCP-2340-19 reentering the mantle. (See addendum 1) SCP-2340 instances generally survive for only a day outside the crust, after which the internal magma flow begins to slow down and harden. Eventually, once SCP-2340 dies it will be covered in sediment and absorbed into the surrounding environment.

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Approximately 2 hours before dying, SCP-2340 instances will often produce an electromagnetic pulse by rapidly pumping magma past an organ (designated SCP-2340-A) located near the center of their mass. This is hypothesized to be a distress call, as volcanoes which have SCP-2340 produce such pulses generally are 10% more likely to have another emergence event than a volcano not marked. In order to prevent more SCP-2340 instances from emerging, members of Mobile Task force Epsilon-9 (Fire Eaters) are to surgically remove SCP-2340-A from the main body roughly 16 hours after emergence. By cooling down a section with water, the body can be cracked and broken apart. However, because internal magma will still be liquid as this point, care must be taken to not disturb the main arteries. After 24 hours, internal magma will have cooled to the degree that a full autopsy can be safely carried out.

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Incident 2340-507: On ██/█/20██, SCP-2340-19 emerged from Mt. ████████ in Indonesia. During its 4 hours above surface, it continuously dug at the sides of the mountain. At 16:43 hrs, Mt. ████████ erupted again due to collapse of the caldera. Afterwards, SCP-2340-8 was no longer present, and Mt. ████████ has not experienced another emergence event. This is the only known case of an SCP-2340 instances successfully returning. (See Addendum 1)

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Addendum 1: During the dissections of SCP-2340-5 and SCP-2340-21, smaller instances of SCP-2340 was discovered, designated SCP-2340-5b and SCP-2340-21b. SCP-2340-5b was 25 meters long, and was found in a chamber (Designated SCP-2340-B) connected to the main orifices. SCP-2340-B possessed notably cooler temperatures than the rest of the body, and is hypothesized to be a birthing chamber. At the time of its discovery, SCP-2340-5b was composed of incompletely crystallized magma. The outer shell had not yet begun to form, and a flexible umbilical cord connected it to SCP-2340-5. 4 hours after discovery, SCP-2340-5b died and was dissected.

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Original Containment Procedures: SCP-2352 videos are to be copied onto Site-15 online media servers, with backups stored in those of sites 8, 17, 19, 24, and 56. The original uploads are to be suppressed from public viewing in accordance to standard DIAMOND1 protocols. Webcrawler SB985R ("Simon to Simon") is to scan for any references to "Simon M█████████" or "SimonM34" on YouTube or other social media sites. If there is successful confirmation of a match, agents embedded within said sites are to be notified as soon as possible, with Class-I amnestics to be dispatched when needed.

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SCP-2352-1's corpse is stored in Site-15's Medium-Security Biological Storage. Due to the events of SCP-2352-Broadcast-66, in the event that a SCP-2352-Broadcast event occurs, any Foundation personnel present are to immediately vacate SCP-2352-1's containment area until its cessation. No less than four (4) security cameras are to be in place and active in said containment area at all times.

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Special Containment Procedures: As of 07/18/15, SCP-2352 broadcasts have ceased, and the channel SimonM34 has been deleted. SCP-2352-1 was transferred to its original burial site 06/17/17; surveillance of SCP-2352-1's surviving relatives is to continue until 09/07/20. SB985R is to be modified to scan for keywords pertaining to SCP-2352-2's characteristics indefinitely.

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Description: SCP-2352 is the collective designation for videos uploaded onto the YouTube channel SimonM34. There are currently 128 instances of SCP-2352 on record (see Document 2352-U, Notable Instances of SCP-2352-Broadcast-#). With few exceptions, all broadcasts involve SCP-2352-1's diatribes on a range of topics, from the minutiae of its life to its limited knowledge of global events. SCP-2352 broadcasts themselves exhibit no anomalous properties; the only hazard that they pose is that of information breaches should they not be suppressed timely.

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SCP-2352-1 is the corpse of Simon M█████████. SCP-2352-1 is a Caucasian male with brown eyes and black hair, age 17 at time of death. Due to the circumstances of its death, subject has second and third-degree burns across 65% of its body, with the highest concentration around its hands and facial region. SCP-2352-1 shows no anomalous properties when not under the effect of SCP-2352-2.

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SCP-2352-2 is a humanoid, extradimensional entity composed of what is presumed to be a biological crystalline construct. SCP-2352-2 lacks any facial features, and possesses an androgynous body-type; no vocalizations from the entity have been recorded2. For reasons currently unknown, SCP-2352-2 is only visible when recorded via video or surveillance camera; all Foundation attempts to perceive it by other means have resulted in failure. Efforts to contain it have been similarly unsuccessful, though due to the entity's frequent close proximity to SCP-2352-1 redundancy has been put into question.

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An SCP-2352-Broadcast event occurs when SCP-2352-2 makes contact with SCP-2352-1. An event is initiated by SCP-2352-2 placing its hand against the forehead of SCP-2352-1, causing spontaneous reanimation in the subject3. SCP-2352-1 will then speak of a random topic in a manner consistent with broadcasts prior to its death. SCP-2352-1 will give no acknowledgement to other occupants of the room that subject is in, with the exception of SCP-2352-2. An SCP-2352-Broadcast event ceases with SCP-2352-1's body becoming inert, and subject returning to its original position.

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After a varying period of time4, a corresponding SCP-2352 instance will be uploaded onto the SimonM34 channel. These broadcasts are implied to have been recorded and uploaded by SCP-2352-2, although the methods of how it is able to do so are unknown.

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SCP-2352 was first discovered when during a routine scan, Webcrawler J159DI ("That Weird Part of YouTube Again") flagged an upload of the analysis channel "█████ ████", which covered the contents of SimonM34 up to broadcast 65. The video had garnered 4500 views and 135 comments before DIAMOND protocols were enacted; ████ ████████ was subsequently questioned, with Class-B Amnestics administered after it was concluded they were ignorant of SCP-2352's true nature.

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1SCP-2352-1 is in its bedroom, making rambling observances of one of United States President [REDACTED]'s speeches. No anomalous activity. Length of 2:41.
2SCP-2352-1 is seated in its kitchen, spending the first twelve seconds of the video pouring itself a glass of milk. The remainder of the broadcast is spent by subject airing its grievances against its ex-girlfriend (identified as Sue ███████). First appearance of SCP-2352-2 in the background, passing outside of an overlooking window; however, it is unknown if the entity was aware of it being filmed, or if subject was aware of its presence after filming. Length of 4:12.
8SCP-2352-1 is in its bedroom, commenting about what it believes to be shortcomings on the concept of copyright. At 0:26, SCP-2352-2 is partially visible in the hallway through subject's partially open doorway, turning its head towards subject as they speak. The entity remains in that position until 4:32, after which it moves to the left out of frame. Length of 4:54.
29SCP-2352-1 is slowly walking through its neighborhood, making several disparaging remarks towards reality television stars. SCP-2352-2 can be seen in the background several times behind SCP-2352-1, although the exact number is difficult to ascertain due to the shaky nature of the footage. At 7:20, subject appears to finally notice the entity's presence, turning around with the camera pointing at a small clearing. SCP-2352-2 is nowhere to be found, and SCP-2352-1 lets out a string of disbelieving expletives before presumably shutting off the camera. Length of 7:58.
63SCP-2352-1 is in its room, expressing frustration with its then-upcoming mid-terms. No appearance of SCP-2352-2 or any other anomalous activity. Length of 6:16.
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64First broadcast to be filmed exclusively by SCP-2352-2. Broadcast is composed of SCP-2352-1's cadaver, sitting in storage in [REDACTED] Mortarium prior to its burial. Footage starts out shaky, but gradually steadies until the 9:30 mark. Length of 10:00.
65SCP-2352-1 is reanimated by SCP-2352-2 for the first time. Subject expresses confusion towards SCP-2352-2 for 30 seconds, before going in a tirade against the practice of picketing funerals. Length of 2:59.
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66First broadcast with SCP-2352-1 in Foundation custody. Subject reanimated whilst undergoing examination from Researcher Stevens, proclaiming its skepticism on the effects of vaccination. Stevens attempts to initiate an impromptu interview with SCP-2352-1, but to no avail. In both the broadcast and subsequent surveillance footage, SCP-2352-2 can be seen turning towards Stevens, recording them in the process. SCP-2352's object class was updated to Euclid, with containment procedures following suit; Researcher Stevens reassigned. Length of 5:00.
85SCP-2352-1 begins a diatribe on its thoughts on euthanasia. However, at the 4:03 mark, it falters, turning its head towards SCP-2352-2, before letting out an aggravated sigh and putting its hands over its face. Broadcast abruptly ends shortly thereafter. Length of 4:30.
100In a pre-recorded video, SCP-2352-1 is alive and free of the burns on its skin, congratulating itself and its fanbase on its 100th upload. Behind subject is a crudely-made green screen, which falls off-frame at the 2:57 mark. Length of 4:13.
122SCP-2352-1 glares silently at SCP-2352-2 for one minute. Afterwards, subject begins shaking its head, letting out a series of "no"s. Due to natural degradation of its vocal cords via decomposition, these vocalizations come out hoarse. SCP-2352-1 states that it "is tired of this [EXPLETIVE]" and demands that 2352-2 "let [it] rest", before the broadcast ends. Length of 1:30.
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Special Containment Procedures: Area 2366 is to be surrounded by a security fence, and subjected to regular herbicide treatment. Mobile Task Force Theta-4 ("Gardeners") is to maintain a cover story for containment (premised on a variant of Dutch Elm disease), and to observe the local Mennonite community for anomalous behaviour.

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All samples of SCP-2366 are to be held at Storage Location 73-E, an automated warehouse in the Texas desert. Any new instances of SCP-2366 are to be removed and sent to Storage Location 73-E. Recovery of any instances currently not in containment is considered a priority.

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Description: SCP-2366 denotes an anomalous species of deciduous hardwood tree, together with its wood. SCP-2366 trees resemble birch (genus Betula) in both outward appearance and genetic composition. Within its area of effect (approximately 25m in diameter from any SCP-2366 item), SCP-2366 promotes cooperative and collaborative behaviour. When exposed to SCP-2366, groups of organisms of the same species will work together to achieve mutual goals; the degree of cooperation and the benefits of such behaviour increase in proportion to the complexity of the species' social structure.

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Recovery: SCP-2366 was discovered following the Foundation's investigation of a viral video appearing to show a Mennonite barn-raising performed in an extremely coordinated and rapid manner.1 Undercover Foundation agents travelled to the Old Order Mennonite community in ███████████, Pennsylvania and observed that the local farms appeared to be operating with unusual efficiency.

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The agents learned that the community had constructed the barn, as well as household items, using a particular type of wood. Items constructed of such wood had also formed part of the community's regular trading activity. The wood was identified as being sourced from a local stand of birch trees (subsequently designated Area 2366). Botanical analysis from Area 2366 indicated a unique species of birch.

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Coyotes in Area 2366

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Initial efforts to identify SCP-2366 trees were hampered by a series of attacks on Foundation agents by packs of coyotes displaying complex and organised hunting techniques. The local Mennonite community were aware of the risk of such attacks, and shared with undercover agents their strategies for groups working in Area 2366 to avoid or repel such attacks. These strategies were found to be effective. Atypical coyote behaviour has ceased with the removal of SCP-2366 instances from Area 2366.

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After tagging live specimens of SCP-2366 for logging, the Foundation attempted to identify all items constructed of SCP-2366 by the Mennonite community. These items were recovered, including tracing (where possible) pre-made and bespoke items sold or traded to tourists or visitors - the owners were amnesticized as necessary. Initial on-site containment protocols were then established, and all samples of SCP-2366 wood were sent to Site-73 for containment and testing.

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SCP-2492 prior to containment.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2492 is contained in a standard anomalous item locker at Site-17. SCP-2492 is not to be plugged in outside of testing.

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Description: SCP-2492 is a bedside lamp measuring 370 x 100mm. SCP-2492’s anomalous properties will activate when it is plugged into a standard BS-1363 wall socket, switched on and a single child between the age of eight and nine falls asleep within close proximity of SCP-2492. Several minutes after the child has fallen asleep, SCP-2492-1 will emerge midair within close range of SCP-2492.

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SCP-2492-1 is a predominantly incorporeal entity resembling a disembodied right humanoid arm, with a maroon skin tone and severe bruising, scarring and several missing nails. SCP-2492-1 is capable of touching and feeling, displayed when grasping various furniture and other objects in its surroundings. SCP-2492-1 is capable of altering its own length by extending further from its manifestation point and shortening itself back towards it.

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When manifesting, SCP-2492-1 will first emerge reaching outwards toward SCP-2492, and then begin feeling around the room until locating the child present. SCP-2492-1 will then attempt to move towards the childs head to feel their facial features in great detail. SCP-2492-1 will often interact with the child in various ways, such as stroking its fingers through their hair, resting its hand on them or brushing its hand against their cheek. After a varying period of time, it will move back towards SCP-2492 and switch it off before retreating back into its origin point and dissipating.

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Children SCP-2492-1 has interacted with have shown no signs of distress or discomfort when touched by it, and will not awaken in its presence unless provoked by an outside source. If a child begins to awaken within its presence, SCP-2492-1 will retreat back to its manifestation point until de-manifesting.

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Discovery Log: SCP-2492 was located in ██████, England in the house of Patrick ███████, after reports of an intruder infiltrating the premises and later being found deceased.

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Police reports show that the criminal had infiltrated the house at night, and entered the room of Patrick ███████’s son, Gregory ███████ for unknown purposes. Interviews with Gregory ███████ revealed that the intruder had apparently been grabbed by what he described as a ‘floating hand’ before killing them via strangulation, and then moving towards his bedside lamp and disappearing.

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When interviewed, Patrick ███████ claimed that he had found the lamp while searching a spare room several weeks after moving in on ██/██/2014. The bedside lamp was later taken into Foundation custody and later given SCP status.

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An investigation into past owners of the house containing SCP-2492 revealed it to have originally been purchased by the house's previous owners, Thomas ███████ and Margret █████████ (deceased, traffic collision). SCP-2492 had apparently been used by the couples' son, Milo ███████ as a bedside lamp. Thomas ███████ claimed that they had forgotten to bring SCP-2492 along with several other items when moving.

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Addendum 2492-1: SCP-2492-1's physical state has begun showing increasing signs of damage with each manifestation, barring greater levels of damage to pre-existing scarring and bruising. These injuries do not appear to heal over time. SCP-2492-1 has shown increasing signs of discomfort, often trembling while moving and when pressure is applied to its injuries from objects it interacts with. Scarring and bruising appear to worsen as SCP-2492-1 emerges from its manifestation point, which may imply the act of manifesting itself to be responsible for its increase in damage. Despite these factors, SCP-2492-1 continues to manifest with each activation of SCP-2492, and continues its standard behavior despite its continued signs of physical distress.

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Testing of SCP-2492 has also shown there to be a recurring change in SCP-2492-1’s behavior when it interacts with children who share a distinct set of shaped facial features with one another, all of which appear to match that of Milo ███████'s (Details described in Document 2492-A). This change in behavior is expressed when SCP-2492-1 begins frantically feeling the child's face, after identifying facial features similarly shaped as described in Document 2492-A. Due to the age range of children which activate SCP-2492’s anomalous effects and the current age of Milo ███████ exceeding this limit, search for children with almost identical facial features to Milo ███████ for use in testing has been approved.

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Addendum 2492-2: On ██/██/████, a child with near-identical facial features to Milo ███████ was presented to SCP-2492. At this point in time, SCP-2492-1’s physical injuries had significantly worsened; showing signs of intense pain even when simply making contact with the subject. After inspecting the subject's facial features for several seconds, SCP-2492-1 appeared to pause and repeat this process several times for the next few minutes. Afterwards, SCP-2492-1 remained still for several seconds while shaking intensely. SCP-2492-1 proceeded to wrap itself around the subject's head tightly and began stroking their cheek. Despite its condition, SCP-2492-1 continued this for approximately five hours, trembling while doing so. SCP-2492-1 retreated back to its origin point after the incident, appearing less agitated than previously.

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Addendum 2492-3: SCP-2492-1 has not reappeared since the previously mentioned test. SCP-2492 no longer functions despite all attempted efforts to switch it on or replace the bulb. Due to this, SCP-2492 has been reclassified as Neutralized.

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Object Class: Safe Euclid

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In 87% of all successful terminations, SCP-2593 has rematerialized adjacent to Site-217's security perimeter. All other foundation sites are to be placed on high alert.

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All delivered baked goods are to be incinerated at first opportunity. At no time are SCP-2593's baked goods to be ingested.

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Description: SCP-2593 is an anomalous humanoid entity which appears at a fixed location and time each day, making a delivery of donuts and bagels to Administrative Site-217. SCP-2593 disappears at a fixed point in time later the same day.

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SCP-2593 is an anomalous manifestation of James ██████, former owner of a local bakery, Donut Jimmy's Bakery. Donut Jimmy's Bakery was contracted to deliver baked goods daily, for distribution to break rooms throughout the Site.

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Foundation records indicate that James ██████ attended the California Institute of Technology and received a PhD in chemistry in ████.

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James ██████ was considered for approach by the Foundation for employment, before being screened out due to lack of aptitude in his field. Further records show that multiple applications to various employers were denied due to lack of applicability of his research work, and a general lack of aptitude.

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James ██████ opened Donut Jimmy's Bakery with a classmate from his secondary school (George Callaghan) in ████, four years after obtaining his PhD.

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SCP-2593 was determined to be anomalous on September 1, ████, when Administrative Site-217 accounts payable found a discrepancy in the food budgets for refreshments, leading to an investigation by Agents Donnelly and McGill. Donut Jimmy's Bakery was observed to have been closed for several days. Local business owners claimed that the bakery had not opened since September 1, ████.

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Remote observation of SCP-2593 after it made its daily delivery to Administrative Site-217 showed that SCP-2593 will disappear from view at a distance of .72 KM from the entrance to Administrative Site-217 and will reappear at precisely 0700 hours each day.

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Analysis of SCP-2593's delivery confirmed that all food was non-anomalous. Chemical Analysis confirmed them safe for human consumption, however, as they're produced through anomalous means, they are to be disposed of.

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SCP-2593 was contained on September 3, followed by an interview about its deliveries. SCP-2593 claimed to have no knowledge of any of the events or effects surrounding SCP-2593 and was placed in a standard humanoid containment chamber. SCP-2593 was extremely distressed and agitated, when informed of the anomalous context surrounding it.

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On September 4, ████, SCP-2593 disappeared from its containment cell, and appeared .72 km outside of Administrative Site-217, with the usual quantity of food for delivery each morning. Containment procedures were amended to include an expansion of Site-217's perimeter.

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On June 1, ████, SCP-2593 was confronted, and asked about the products it was bringing to Administrative Site-217. SCP-2593 began to cry uncontrollably, and psychological staff were called in. Interview with SCP-2593 is below with Dr. Jamesson.

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Dr Jamesson: SCP-2593, my name is Dr. Jamesson.

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SCP-2593: My name is █████ ██████.

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Dr Jamesson: Apologies, Jimmy, may I call you, Jimmy?

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SCP-2593: Sure…I'd prefer it.

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Dr Jamesson: Jimmy, why are your donuts and bagels wrong lately? I've never heard of you bringing the wrong food before.

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SCP-2593: I just want this to stop…whatever it is, I just…it never ends.

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Dr Jamesson: You're saying you remember all of it?

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SCP-2593: Of course I remember all of it. I thought I was going crazy. I would bring the food, then sometimes people would lock me in a room, and interrogate me…I had no idea what was going on. All I could do is make the donuts wrong. I don't even remember baking them, but I thought about what would happen if the jelly filled had peanut butter, and the Boston Cremes had mayo in them and…

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Dr Jamesson: We had no idea, James.

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SCP-2593: Why is this even happening to me?

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Dr Jamesson: One second.

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Dr Jamesson radios to request permission to explain the situation to SCP-2593. An affirmative response is returned.

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Dr Jamesson: Jimmy, how much do you know about this facility?

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SCP-2593: It's just an office. You guys get a bunch of food, and you're my first delivery of the day usually.

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Dr Jamesson: I see. Jimmy, that's not really what happens here. I'm not authorized to tell you much, but we're an organization that's…well, we protect people.

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SCP-2593: Oh come on, I've been delivering to you guys for six years, and you're telling me this is some kind of— Oh God, is this some kind of government black site? Am I gonna go to a prison somewhere? Are you gonna lock me up again?

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Dr Jamesson: No. We're not with the government. We're…well, I can't really tell you everything, but we protect people. From things like what happened to you.

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SCP-2593: So why the hell didn't you stop whatever happened to make me this way?

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Dr Jamesson: You're the first person this has happened to. We'd like to try and figure out what happened, though. And make sure the effect doesn't spread.

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SCP-2593: I just want to go home, doc…

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Dr Jamesson: We'll do what we can, Jimmy. We'd like to help you though.

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SCP-2593: How? What are you gonna do?

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Dr Jamesson: Tomorrow, when you make your delivery, I'd like to talk to you again. If you're willing.

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SCP-2593: I…I think I'd like that.

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Continued psychological counseling should give SCP-2593 a stable mental state for the foreseeable future. SCP-2593 is considered contained at this point. What I would like to stress, however, is that SCP-2593 is an anomaly. Not a person. Psychological counseling is the easiest way to keep it contained, however, it's vitally important that we do not relax around SCP-2593, and continue standard security sweeps on its deliveries. Judging by the initial psychological screening report for James when he was considered for Foundation employment, I would also recommend avoiding agitating SCP-2593.

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Description: SCP-2678 is an extradimensional space solely accessible to those holding Catholic beliefs through a previously barred door in the basement of the Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy. A metal placard beside the door reads "SCP Foundation Department of Abnormalities". Those who enter the doorway will emerge into a small tarped outpost built around the freestanding exit. Inside the outpost is:

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The outpost is located on the outskirts of a 324.6 km² city in Italian Gothic architecture style, comprised exclusively of cathedrals, palaces and churches floating in a red-orange void. A perpetual rainstorm composed of human blood has covered the city since initial discovery, delaying navigational efforts and staining the buildings red. While appearing to be marble, chemical analysis of the structural material used within the city has revealed all buildings to be made of osseous material taken from male children between seven to twelve years of age.

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No life, human or otherwise, has been observed to exist within SCP-2678. Despite this, all visitors have reported hearing a discordant, high pitched melody echoing faintly from somewhere within the maze of buildings. Audio recording equipment malfunctions within SCP-2678, with such devices only picking up the sound of falling blood at an immensely high volume.

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Explorers who follow the melody will be able to trace it to an exact replica of the Siena Cathedral (with previously mentioned environmental changes). The cathedral is entirely empty except for a single pipe organ which has had its longest pipes cut in half and the corresponding pedalboards torn out.1

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The pressing of a key will result in the mimicry of the note by a male juvenile voice (ranging from approximately seven to twelve years of age), with each key having a unique corresponding voice. As with a regular pipe organ, the notes can be sustained as long as the key is pressed, though this will result in what is reported as an increasingly panicked shift in tone from the voice as their key is held down for extended periods of time.

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+    /* VARIABLES > Color Accents */
+ 
+    --accent: var(--acc-default);
+ 
+    --acc-default: 59, 59, 59;
+    --acc-wyoming: 142, 0, 18;
+    --acc-canada: var(--acc-default);
+    --acc-poland: 87, 44, 17;
+    --acc-slothspit: 27, 60, 133;
+    --acc-vanguard: 0, 153, 75;
+    --acc-threshold: 121, 113, 130;
+    --acc-overwatch: 28, 37, 56;
+    --acc-spc: 0, 165, 200;
+    --acc-fishing: 67, 111, 145;
+    --acc-nightfall: 151, 0, 2;
+    --acc-hybrasil: 27, 60, 133;
+    --acc-goc: 39, 84, 149;
+    --acc-spooky: 252, 112, 40;
+ 
+    /* VARIABLES > BetterFootnotes */
+ 
+    --fnColor: var(--link-txt-color);
+    --fnLinger: 1s;
+ 
+}
+ 
+/* VARIABLES > Info Bar */
+ 
+.info-container {
+    --barColour: rgb(var(--accent));
+    --linkColour: #EDEDED;
+}
+ 
+/* MAIN */
+ 
+html {
+    scroll-behavior: smooth;
+    overflow-x: hidden;
+}
+ 
+body {
+    font-family: var(--ui-font), sans-serif;
+    font-size: var(--base-font-size);
+    color: rgb(51, 51, 51);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #e0e0e0, #fff 200px);
+    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
+    overflow-wrap: break-word;
+}
+ 
+div#container-wrap {
+    background: none;
+}
+ 
+#content-wrap {
+    margin: 2em auto 0;
+}
+ 
+#page-content {
+    font-family: var(--page-font), var(--ui-font), sans-serif;
+    font-size: var(--page-font-size);
+    font-weight: 440;
+}
+ 
+#page-content strong {
+    font-weight: 700;
+}
+ 
+tt,
+.page-source,
+pre,
+#edit-page-textarea {
+    font-family: var(--mono-font);
+}
+ 
+ol li {
+    margin: 0 0 1em;
+}
+ 
+ul {
+    margin: 1em 0;
+}
+ 
+li,
+p {
+    line-height: 1.5;
+    text-underline-offset: 40%;
+}
+ 
+::selection {
+    background: rgb(var(--accent));
+    color: #fff;
+}
+ 
+/* Clicky links */
+a,
+a.newpage,
+a:visited,
+#side-bar a:visited {
+    color: var(--link-txt-color);
+}
+ 
+a:hover,
+a.newpage:hover,
+a:visited:hover,
+#side-bar a:visited:hover {
+    color: var(--link-hover-txt-color);
+    text-decoration: none;
+    background-color: var(--link-txt-color);
+}
+ 
+a {
+    transition-duration: 0.1s;
+}
+ 
+/* patch for sidebar media, collapsibles, ACS, info button and ayers module so link doesn't override */
+#page-content .collapsible-block-folded a:hover,
+#page-content .collapsible-block-unfolded-link a:hover,
+#page-content .rate-box-with-credit-button .fa-info:hover,
+#side-bar .side-block.media a:hover,
+.danger-diamond a:hover {
+    background: transparent;
+}
+ 
+.info-container .collapsible-block-folded .collapsible-block-link,
+.info-container .collapsible-block-link {
+    background: var(--linkColour) !important;
+}
+ 
+/* MAIN > Header */
+ 
+div#header {
+    background: none;
+    height: 160px;
+}
+ 
+#header h1 span,
+#header h2 span {
+    font-size: 0;
+    display: none;
+}
+ 
+#header h1 a::before,
+#header h2::before {
+    color: var(--header-txt-color);
+    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    font-family: var(--head-font), sans-serif !important;
+    font-weight: 900;
+    text-shadow: none;
+}
+ 
+#header h1 {
+    margin-top: -0.3rem;
+}
+ 
+#header h1 a {
+    width: fit-content;
+    margin: auto;
+}
+ 
+#header h1 a::before {
+    content: var(--header-title);
+    font-size: 1.3em;
+}
+ 
+#header h2::before {
+    content: var(--header-subtitle);
+    font-family: var(--ui-font) !important;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 1.4em;
+    color: var(--misc-txt-color);
+    line-height: 26px;
+    margin-top: 0.35rem;
+    display: block;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+ 
+#header h1,
+#header h2 {
+    margin-left: 0;
+    float: none;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+ 
+#header h1 span,
+#header h2 span {
+    font-size: 0;
+    display: none;
+}
+ 
+div#extra-div-1 {
+    height: 160px;
+    width: 100%;
+    top: 7px;
+    position: absolute;
+    background: var(--logo-img) 10px 30px no-repeat;
+    background-size: 130px;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    background-position: 50% 50%;
+    z-index: -1;
+    opacity: var(--logo-opacity);
+}
+ 
+/* MAIN > Header > Search Box */
+ 
+#search-top-box-form>input[type=text] {
+    display: none;
+}
+ 
+#search-top-box-input,
+#search-top-box-input:hover,
+#search-top-box-input:focus,
+#search-top-box-form input[type=submit],
+#search-top-box-form input[type=submit]:hover,
+#search-top-box-form input[type=submit]:focus {
+    border: none;
+    background: rgb(var(--accent));
+    box-shadow: none;
+    border-radius: 5px !important;
+    color: #efefef;
+    font-family: var(--ui-font);
+    font-size: calc(var(--page-font-size) - 10%);
+}
+ 
+#search-top-box input.empty {
+    color: #999999;
+}
+ 
+#search-top-box {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 47px;
+    width: unset;
+}
+ 
+/* MAIN > Header > Top Bar */
+ 
+#top-bar,
+#top-bar a {
+    top: 10rem;
+}
+ 
+#header #top-bar ul {
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    border: none;
+    background: rgb(var(--accent));
+    padding-left: 15px;
+    padding-right: 15px;
+}
+ 
+#header #top-bar a {
+    color: white;
+    background: rgb(var(--accent));
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+ 
+#header #top-bar ul li ul {
+    padding: 0px;
+    border-radius: 0px;
+}
+ 
+#top-bar ul li.sfhover a,
+#top-bar ul li:hover a {
+    border-left: solid 1px #FFF;
+    border-right: solid 1px #FFF;
+}
+ 
+#top-bar ul li ul li a:hover {
+    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.83) !important;
+    line-height: 230%;
+    text-indent: 3px;
+}
+ 
+#top-bar {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    right: 0;
+}
+ 
+.mobile-top-bar {
+    left: unset;
+}
+ 
+/* MAIN > Header > Login Info */
+ 
+#login-status {
+    top: 19px;
+}
+ 
+#login-status,
+#login-status a {
+    color: #333333;
+}
+ 
+@media (max-width: 767px) {
+    #header .printuser {
+        font-size: 0;
+    }
+}
+ 
+.printuser a {
+    margin: 0;
+}
+ 
+.printuser img.small {
+    width: 18px;
+    height: 18px;
+    padding: 1px 4px 0 0;
+ 
+    background-image: none !important;
+}
+ 
+@media (max-width: 767px) {
+    #header .printuser img.small {
+        transform: translate(0, 4px);
+    }
+}
+ 
+#my-account {
+    display: none;
+}
+ 
+@media (max-width: 767px) {
+    #account-topbutton {
+        margin: 0 0 0 5px;
+    }
+}
+ 
+/* MAIN > Header > Side Bar */
+ 
+#top-bar .open-menu a {
+    border-radius: 0px;
+    border: none;
+    background: rgb(var(--accent));
+    color: white;
+}
+ 
+#side-bar {
+    background: #FFF;
+}
+ 
+@media (min-width: 768px) {
+ 
+    #side-bar {
+        padding: 0.3em 0.6em 0 0.6em;
+        width: 18.75em;
+        transition: left 0.2s ease-in-out;
+        direction: rtl;
+        text-align: left;
+        border-right: none;
+    }
+ 
+}
+ 
+#side-bar .side-block,
+#side-bar .side-block.resources,
+#side-bar .side-block.media,
+#interwiki .side-block {
+    border: 2px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+    border-radius: 0px;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    margin-bottom: 6px;
+    direction: ltr;
+    background: transparent;
+}
+ 
+#side-bar .side-block.resources {
+    text-align: center;
+}
+ 
+#side-bar .heading {
+    color: var(--misc-txt-color);
+    border-bottom: solid 2px #cfcfcf;
+    font-size: 9pt;
+    font-family: var(--head-font);
+    font-weight: 800;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT */
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Blockquotes, Custom Divs */
+ 
+.blockquote,
+div.blockquote,
+blockquote {
+    border: solid 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+    background: #f7f7f7;
+}
+ 
+.jotting {
+    padding: 1.3em;
+    margin: 1em 4.5em;
+    border: dashed 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+    background: #f7f7f7;
+}
+ 
+.notation {
+    padding: 1em 1.5em;
+    margin: 1em 3em;
+    border-left: solid 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+    border-right: solid 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+    background: #f7f7f7;
+}
+ 
+.modal {
+    padding: 1.2em;
+    margin: 1em 3em;
+    border: solid 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+    background: #fbfbfb;
+}
+ 
+.quote {
+    padding: 0.4em 2em;
+    margin: 3em auto;
+    border-left: solid 3px #bbb;
+    max-width: 500px !important;
+}
+ 
+.paper {
+    padding: 1.5em;
+    margin: 2em;
+    background: #FFF;
+    box-shadow: 0px 4px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+}
+ 
+.box {
+    padding: 1px 9px;
+    border: solid 3px #bbb;
+    margin: 0.5em 1em;
+}
+ 
+div.note {
+    font-size: unset;
+    border: 2px solid #afafaf;
+    background-color: #fff;
+}
+ 
+.round {
+    border-radius: 10px;
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Headings, Titles */
+ 
+#page-title,
+.meta-title {
+    font-family: var(--ui-font), sans-serif;
+    font-weight: 800;
+    color: #3b3b3b;
+    border-bottom: solid 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+    width: fit-content;
+    margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
+}
+ 
+#page-title,
+.meta-title,
+#breadcrumbs,
+.pseudocrumbs {
+    text-align: center;
+}
+ 
+h1,
+h2,
+h3,
+h4,
+h5,
+h6 {
+    font-family: var(--head-font), sans-serif;
+    font-weight: 800;
+    color: #3b3b3b;
+}
+ 
+h1,
+h2 {
+    font-weight: 800;
+}
+ 
+.footnotes-footer .title {
+    font-family: var(--head-font), sans-serif;
+    color: #3b3b3b;
+    font-weight: 800;
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Rate Module */
+ 
+#page-content .creditRate {
+    margin: unset;
+    font-family: var(--ui-font);
+    float: unset !important;
+}
+ 
+#page-content .rate-box-with-credit-button {
+    background-color: #fff;
+    border: solid 1px #bbb;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    border-radius: 0;
+}
+ 
+#page-content .rate-box-with-credit-button .fa-info {
+    border: none;
+    color: #333;
+}
+ 
+#page-content .rate-box-with-credit-button .fa-info:hover {
+    background: #333;
+    color: #fff;
+}
+ 
+.rate-box-with-credit-button .cancel {
+    border: solid 1px #fff;
+}
+ 
+.page-rate-widget-box {
+    box-shadow: none;
+    border: solid 1px #bbb;
+    margin: unset;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+    border-radius: 0;
+    font-family: var(--ui-font);
+}
+ 
+.page-rate-widget-box .rate-points {
+    background-color: #fff !important;
+    color: #333 !important;
+    border: none !important;
+    border-radius: 0;
+}
+ 
+.page-rate-widget-box .rateup,
+.page-rate-widget-box .ratedown {
+    background-color: #fff;
+    border-top: none;
+    border-bottom: none;
+}
+ 
+.page-rate-widget-box .rateup a,
+.page-rate-widget-box .ratedown a {
+    background: transparent;
+    color: #333;
+}
+ 
+.page-rate-widget-box .rateup a:hover,
+.page-rate-widget-box .ratedown a:hover {
+    background: #333;
+    color: #fff;
+}
+ 
+.page-rate-widget-box .cancel {
+    background: #fff;
+    border: none;
+    border-radius: 0;
+    display: inline-block;
+}
+ 
+.page-rate-widget-box .cancel a {
+    color: #333;
+}
+ 
+.page-rate-widget-box .cancel a:hover {
+    background: #333;
+    color: #fff;
+    border-radius: 0;
+}
+ 
+#page-content .rate-box-with-credit-button .page-rate-widget-box {
+    border: none;
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Rate Module > Author Label */
+ 
+.authorlink-wrapper {
+    --author-top-adjust: 0;
+    --author-bottom-adjust: 0;
+    --author-right-adjust: 0;
+    font-family: var(--ui-font);
+    font-size: var(--base-font-size);
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Side Box */
+ 
+.anchor {
+    position: sticky;
+    height: 0;
+    top: 0;
+}
+ 
+.sidebox {
+    padding: .14rem;
+    margin-top: 0;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+    width: calc((100vw - 870px)/2);
+    max-height: calc(100vh - 18rem);
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 103.5%;
+    z-index: 5;
+    overflow: auto;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+ 
+@media (max-width: 1290px) {
+    .sidebox {
+        display: none;
+        visibility: hidden;
+    }
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Image Block */
+ 
+.scp-image-block .scp-image-caption {
+    background-color: #f4f4f4;
+    color: #3b3b3b;
+    border: solid 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+    margin-top: 10px;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+}
+ 
+.scp-image-block {
+    border: none;
+    box-shadow: none;
+}
+ 
+.scp-image-block img {
+    border: solid 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+ 
+.imagediv {
+    float: right;
+    margin: 15px
+}
+ 
+@media (max-width: 540px) {
+    .imagediv {
+        float: unset;
+        text-align: center;
+        margin: 1.3rem auto 1.3rem auto;
+    }
+}
+ 
+@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
+    .scp-image-block.block-right {
+        float: none;
+        margin: 10px auto;
+    }
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Tables Base */
+ 
+#page-content tr th {
+    padding: 6px;
+    border: 2px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+}
+ 
+#page-content tr td {
+    padding: 12px;
+    border: 2px solid #bfbfbf;
+    line-height: 1.4;
+}
+ 
+#page-content .sidebox tr td,
+#page-content .sidebox tr th {
+    padding: 0.35em;
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Tables Customization (Table Coloring System) */
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Tables Customization (Table Coloring System) > Table Headings, Image Captions */
+ 
+#page-content .table1 tr th,
+#page-content .table1 .scp-image-block .scp-image-caption {
+    background-color: #E0FFD4;
+}
+ 
+#page-content .table2 tr th,
+#page-content .table2 .scp-image-block .scp-image-caption {
+    background-color: #D8ECF4;
+}
+ 
+#page-content .table3 tr th,
+#page-content .table3 .scp-image-block .scp-image-caption {
+    background-color: #FDF6D7;
+}
+ 
+#page-content .table4 tr th,
+#page-content .table4 .scp-image-block .scp-image-caption {
+    background-color: #FFDFCD;
+}
+ 
+#page-content .table5 tr th,
+#page-content .table5 .scp-image-block .scp-image-caption {
+    background-color: #FFCFCF;
+}
+ 
+#page-content .table6 tr th,
+#page-content .table6 .scp-image-block .scp-image-caption {
+    background-color: rgba(146, 0, 255, 0.2);
+}
+ 
+.tableb .wiki-content-table {
+    border-collapse: separate;
+    border-spacing: 2px;
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Tables Customization (Table Coloring System) > Other Colored Divs */
+ 
+.table1 .blockquote,
+.table1 div.blockquote,
+.table1 blockquote,
+.table1 .jotting,
+.table1 .notation,
+.table1 .modal,
+.table1 .paper,
+.blockquote.table1,
+div.blockquote.table1,
+.jotting.table1,
+.notation.table1,
+.modal.table1,
+.paper.table1 {
+    background: rgb(224, 255, 212);
+}
+ 
+.table2 .blockquote,
+.table2 div.blockquote,
+.table2 blockquote,
+.table2 .jotting,
+.table2 .notation,
+.table2 .modal,
+.table2 .paper,
+.blockquote.table2,
+div.blockquote.table2,
+.jotting.table2,
+.notation.table2,
+.modal.table2,
+.paper.table2 {
+    background: rgb(226, 244, 255);
+}
+ 
+.table3 .blockquote,
+.table3 div.blockquote,
+.table3 blockquote,
+.table3 .jotting,
+.table3 .notation,
+.table3 .modal,
+.table3 .paper,
+.blockquote.table3,
+div.blockquote.table3,
+.jotting.table3,
+.notation.table3,
+.modal.table3,
+.paper.table3 {
+    background: rgb(255, 245, 189);
+}
+ 
+.table4 .blockquote,
+.table4 div.blockquote,
+.table4 blockquote,
+.table4 .jotting,
+.table4 .notation,
+.table4 .modal,
+.table4 .paper,
+.blockquote.table4,
+div.blockquote.table4,
+.jotting.table4,
+.notation.table4,
+.modal.table4,
+.paper.table4 {
+    background: rgb(255, 223, 205);
+}
+ 
+.table5 .blockquote,
+.table5 div.blockquote,
+.table5 blockquote,
+.table5 .jotting,
+.table5 .notation,
+.table5 .modal,
+.table5 .paper,
+.blockquote.table5,
+div.blockquote.table5,
+.jotting.table5,
+.notation.table5,
+.modal.table5,
+.paper.table5 {
+    background: rgb(255, 207, 207);
+}
+ 
+.table6 .blockquote,
+.table6 div.blockquote,
+.table6 blockquote,
+.table6 .jotting,
+.table6 .notation,
+.table6 .modal,
+.table6 .paper,
+.blockquote.table6,
+div.blockquote.table6,
+.jotting.table6,
+.notation.table6,
+.modal.table6,
+.paper.table6 {
+    background: rgb(255, 218, 255);
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Tabs Base */
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav a,
+.yui-navset .yui-navset-top .yui-nav a {
+    background-color: inherit;
+    background-image: inherit
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav a:hover,
+.yui-navset .yui-nav a:focus {
+    background: inherit;
+    text-decoration: inherit
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav .selected a,
+.yui-navset .yui-nav .selected a:focus,
+.yui-navset .yui-nav .selected a:hover {
+    color: inherit;
+    background: inherit
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav,
+.yui-navset .yui-navset-top .yui-nav {
+    border-color: inherit
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset li {
+    line-height: inherit
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Tabs Customization */
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav,
+.yui-navset .yui-navset-top .yui-nav {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    width: calc(100% - .125rem);
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    border-color: #333333;
+    box-shadow: none;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav a,
+/* ---- Link Modifier ---- */
+.yui-navset .yui-navset-top .yui-nav a {
+    color: #333333;
+    /* ---- Tab Background Colour | [UNSELECTED] ---- */
+    background-color: #efefef;
+    border: unset;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    box-shadow: none;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav a:hover,
+.yui-navset .yui-nav a:focus {
+    color: #ffffff;
+    /* ---- Tab Background Colour | [HOVER] ---- */
+    background-color: #333333;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav li,
+/* ---- Listitem Modifier ---- */
+.yui-navset .yui-navset-top .yui-nav li {
+    position: relative;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-grow: 2;
+    max-width: 100%;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    color: #ffffff;
+    background-color: #ffffff;
+    border-color: transparent;
+    box-shadow: none;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav li a,
+.yui-navset-top .yui-nav li a,
+.yui-navset-bottom .yui-nav li a {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav li em {
+    border: unset;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav a em,
+.yui-navset .yui-navset-top .yui-nav a em {
+    padding: .35em .75em;
+ 
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav .selected,
+/* ---- Selection Modifier ---- */
+.yui-navset .yui-navset-top .yui-nav .selected {
+    flex-grow: 2;
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Item#: SCP-2689
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dark
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notice
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Percy.jpg +
+

SCP-2689 in containment

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2689 is to be kept in a standard fish tank located at Site-169's break room. Attempts to accumulate other possible instances have been abandoned per order of the Anomalous Entity Engagement Division (AEED) due to their non-disruptive nature.

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+

Description: SCP-2689 designates a male blood parrot cichlid,.Amphilophus citrinellus × Vieja melanurus more colloquially referred to as "Percy" by Foundation personnel. Physically, it is similar to other non-anomalous members of its species.

+

SCP-2689's main abnormality is its ability to induce a slightly heightened level of motivation and serenity in those who observe the specimen..This anomaly is also present in recordings and photographs. This effect lasts for approximately ten minutes following cessation of visual contact. It is presently unknown how SCP-2689 possessed these unusual properties, though investigation into its origins has been denied for the time being.

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+

Discovery: SCP-2689 was initially obtained at an annual festival that was held within Prescott Valley, when Dr. Mayfield won the anomaly at one of the town's stalls. Although, its anomalous properties would not be discovered until her decision to transfer SCP-2689 to Site-169 a week afterward.

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As a result of its relocation, personnel and anomaly morale had increased considerably. Research into the cause revealed SCP-2689's abnormal qualities, subsequently leading to its official designation as an SCP object.

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Addendum: Excerpt

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»AUDIO LOG«

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Foreword: The following is a recording log of Drs. Kirby Case and Melissa Mayfield's conversation regarding SCP-2689's retrieval. Footage was taken within the facility's break room.

+

[BEGIN LOG]

+

(The two are staring at SCP-2689, which is swimming around in its tank. Case is sipping from their coffee mug while Mayfield is wiping her spectacles.)

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Case: So you got this guy at the festival?

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Mayfield: Hm? Oh, yeah. I got it from a stall. It's a game where you catch fish with a paper net. First try, too.

+

Case: Really now? Good for you.

+

(Case pauses then chuckles. Mayfield raises an eyebrow.)

+

Mayfield: What's so funny?

+

Case: Ah, nothing. It's that… (chuckles) I'm just picturing a grown woman like you participating in such a game. Somehow, it fits.

+

Mayfield: Oh, be quiet! Can't a woman enjoy her free time? I managed to scoop up Percy here too.

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Case: I know, I know. I don't mean to offend.

+

(Mayfield puts on her glasses.)

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Case: I'm surprised you had the time to even go to the festival. Don't you usually have a tight schedule?

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Mayfield: I'm not the only counselor here, Kirby. My kindness just overtakes my will for free time.

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Case: (Scoffs) Well, aren't you so noble?

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(The both of them laugh.)

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Mayfield: You think there are others like Percy? Shouldn't we do something about that?

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Case: Ah, no worries. Even if there are similar ones, I doubt they would be a worry any time soon. They're just fishes, after all.

+

(Case looks over the various items surrounding SCP-2689's tank: Drawings of the specimen, aquatic-themed decorations, and photographs.)

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Case: Besides, it'd break my heart to steal them from other people. We're not the only caretakers out there, you know?

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Mayfield: Heh, you can say that again.

+

(Case takes another sip.)

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Case: (Sighs) Man, I should really stop and enjoy times like these. Sitting here, having a nice cup of joe—

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Mayfield: Eyeing on the… hm… the happy fish? Yeah, the happy fish.

+

Case: Very happy fish, indeed.

+

(The two laugh, focusing on SCP-2689.)

+

Mayfield: But yeah, I agree… sometimes it's all about the little things.

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(SCP-2689 briefly faces the both of them before swimming off.)

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Mayfield: (Quietly) …All the little things in life.

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[END LOG]

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To: Site-169 Personnel
+From: ten.pics.961|dleifyamassilem#ten.pics.961|dleifyamassilem
+Subject: Event Reminder!

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+

Hello, everyone!

+

This is just a reminder that we'll be having an upcoming welcoming party for our dear fish Percy. Make sure you wear clothes fit for the party's theme: 'Under the Sea'.

+

It will also serve as a commemoration for him, for bringing us just a little spark of positivity every once in a while. And obviously because I want my fish (that's right, my fish) to have a grand time here at the facility.

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With that said, we'll see you there. Have a fishtastic day, everyone!

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rating: +54+–x
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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2730 is contained in a standard humanoid containment cell in Site-42. The Gilbert Gottfried in the public eye is a biological facsimile that must be monitored by a covert detail at all times.

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The mask made of Gilbert Gottfried's skin is currently in cold-storage in the Site-42 biotechnology laboratory. Skin cultures from the mask are to be harvested and used to generate biological facsimiles of Gilbert Gottfried via the Lilith Protocol. When the current active facsimile of Gottfried begins to degrade, it is to be discretely terminated and replaced by a new facsimile. If the current facsimile dies before degrading (such as by a heart attack or car crash) no further external protocols are required.

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Description: SCP-2730 is a mallard-like humanoid that humans perceive to be the American actor and comedian Gilbert Gottfried. This perceptive effect extends to the naked eye and ordinary camera viewing. Sonar, infrared, and thaumaturgic viewing indicates that SCP-2730's true form is that of a human-sized mallard. It has webbed feet and abnormally long, cylindrical wings, with tumor-like protuberances for hands. SCP-2730's head is mostly similar to that of a normal wild duck's, although the beak has been severely deformed and forced against the craniofacial area to simulate a nose and mouth. DNA samples taken from SCP-2730 indicate that it is a member of the mallard species (Anas platyrhynchos).

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SCP-2730 was initially discovered in 2005, during filming of the documentary The Aristocrats. The actor ██████ ███ was being investigated for anomalous properties; however, sonar and infrared analysis inadvertently revealed SCP-2730's anomalous status instead. SCP-2730 was quickly taken into custody and replaced with a biological facsimile1.

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It is unclear how long SCP-2730 was imitating Gilbert Gottfried; at the time of capture, it was found to be wearing a face mask made of skin, designated as SCP-2730-1, that enabled SCP-2730 to resemble Gilbert Gottfried. Analysis of SCP-2730-1 indicates that it is genetically identical to the real Gilbert Gottfried2 and was at least ten years old in 2005.

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Following the events of Interview 2730-01, Dr. Rothfuss was designated as an instance of SCP-2730. Due to his positive history with the Foundation, Rothfuss has been allowed to keep his instance of SCP-2730-1 and remain in Foundation employ as a Class-E personnel with Level 2 clearance3.

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Object Class: Safe Euclid

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Special Containment Procedures: Known instances of SCP-3218 are to be purchased or requisitioned by the Foundation through any available means and secured in their place of manifestation, as instances of SCP-3218 cannot be relocated without termination. In cases where requisition or purchase is deemed unfeasible, the instance of SCP-3218 is to be terminated following Protocol 3B, and amnestics distributed to non-Foundation personnel known to have come into contact with SCP-3218.

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Description: SCP-3218 is the collective designation for a series of anomalous organisms and the containers they manifest in. SCP-3218 has been known to the Foundation since 1951, when it was first observed in the town of Geraldton, Western Australia. SCP-3218 has since been observed manifesting worldwide at indeterminate intervals. The most recent instance of SCP-3218 was reported on 01/08/20██ and is currently contained by Site 332.

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All instances of SCP-3218 observed to date have manifested in an urban or otherwise populated environment, often inside private residences or within private estates. An instance will manifest as an animal and a container, which are hereby respectively referred to as SCP-3218-A and SCP-3218-B.

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SCP-3218-A takes the form of a member of the kingdom animalia1 contained within an appropriately-sized container. Instances of SCP-3218-A mimic the behaviour of the animal form they have taken, but differ in physical appearance by the absence of cross-sectional portions of their body, most commonly lateral to the spine2.

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Despite these missing portions, the instance of SCP-3218-A will show no discomfort and continue to exist as if whole. An observer can see the internal organs of SCP-3218-A moving and operating as if the body was intact. Simple experimentation proves that these portions are physically absent as opposed to merely transparent. As long as SCP-3218-A remains within its container the different portions can be moved or re-arranged without disruption to its continued function.

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SCP-3218-A will display reluctance to being removed from SCP-3218-B, and may attack if an attempt is made to forcefully remove it. Exactly 53 seconds3 after being removed from SCP-3218-B, SCP-3218-A will begin to bleed to death, and the individual portions of its body will react to gravitational pull as if they were no longer attached. At this point, SCP-3218-B ceases to affect SCP-3218-A and loses its anomalous properties4. In all observed instances, the cause of death has been severe blood loss leading to catastrophic organ failure.

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Once SCP-3218-A is dead, the portions of its body no longer display any anomalous qualities and can be safely disposed of according to site-specific Organic Waste Protocols.

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SCP-3218-B is the container in which SCP-3218-A manifests. Instances of SCP-3218-B have been observed to manifest in a wide range of sizes and appearances. While in SCP-3218-B, SCP-3218-A does not age, require food or drink5 or suffer any ill effects stemming from the missing portions of its body.

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SCP-3218-B does not display any anomalous properties when holding any living or dissected organisms that are not SCP-3218-A. SCP-3218-B displays an absolute hardness of 400-420 regardless of its appearance. While SCP-3218-A remains within SCP-3218-B, SCP-3218-B cannot be moved and displays resistance to all forms of force, although the same does not apply to SCP-3218-A6. However, once SCP-3218-A is dead, SCP-3218-B can be moved using appropriate force to its apparent size and weight.

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Note: Since 30/05/2010, all known instances of SCP-3218 have manifested in properties owned or maintained by the Foundation, and have increased in frequency. Further resources have been requested to study SCP-3218 and determine if it poses a direct risk to the Foundation and the safe containment of dangerous entities.

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SCP-3359-1 is held in a standard humanoid containment cell, also monitored at all times. Any attempts by SCP-3359-1 at corporeal destruction are to be halted by an on-site security team. Every 30 days, following transformation into desiccated form, SCP-3359-1 is to be removed from SCP-3359 and submerged in a 2.5 kiloliter tank of water until fully hydrated, a process taking approximately 24 hours. Once full hydration is completed, SCP-3359-1 can be returned to its containment cell.

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As a reminder, rehydration is a privilege, not a necessity. SCP-3359-1 is not to be rehydrated following repeated attempts at self-destruction and reversion to its desiccated form, at the project manager's discretion. This does not affect the scheduled rehydration established every 30 days.

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Closed or unobserved spaces with a volume large enough to hold SCP-3359-1 (approximately 65 liters) are not permitted within a 90-meter radius of SCP-3359. All rooms within this radius are to be monitored in the case of attempted escape by SCP-3359-1.

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Description: SCP-3359 is a room built of stone approximately 20 meters underground. The room itself is approximately 5.5 X 8 meters with a ceiling 7 meters high. The walls of SCP-3359 are covered in Egyptian hieroglyphics and designate the room as a tomb1. Notably, there are no traces of any sarcophagus or any other similar structure within SCP-3359.

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The contents of SCP-3359 consists mainly of randomly-spaced bowls of food. Typically, this includes breads, dried fish, onions, dried lentils, figs, and dates. Dating reveals the bowls to be made around 2500 BCE. Food present within SCP-3359 does not rot or decompose, though removing food from SCP-3359 will cause it to decompose at a normal rate. If a bowl is removed from SCP-3359, a new bowl identical in shape will manifest, containing food, inside SCP-3359 approximately 24 hours after removal. Similarly, food removed from SCP-3359 will remanifest inside SCP-3359 approximately 24 hours after removal.

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SCP-3359-1 is a humanoid entity created by consumption of foods within SCP-3359 (causation between food consumption and entity transformation has been proven in addendum 3359-04). When a subject enters SCP-3359 and consumes any food within, they begin transformation into SCP-3359-1. The large stone door initially set at the entrance of SCP-3359 moves to seal its entrance with immense force, regardless of the door’s location. At this point, video logs reveal the subject rapidly entering a state of severe desiccation. Though the means of desiccation remain unknown, the subject’s skin rapidly shrivels as muscle deteriorates. The subject remains living and sentient throughout the entire process. Once the process finishes, the door to SCP-3359 reopens.

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Analysis of SCP-3359-1 reveals a severe limitation or complete lack of bodily fluids, including water, blood, saliva and urine. Any amount of liquid that comes into contact with SCP-3359-1 less than 2.5 kiloliters has little to no effect. SCP-3359-1 absorbs any liquids that come into contact with its body but does not show signs of rehydration unless immediately exposed to 2.5 or more kiloliters of fluid.

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Despite this, SCP-3359-1 exhibits remarkable strength beyond average human limits, tempered by considerable slowness. SCP-3359-1 has proven able to perform activity at faster rates, but these bursts of activity typically only last seconds and are uncommon unless SCP-3359-1 is pursuing prey. Testing on the limits of SCP-3359-1’s strength remains inconclusive, but it has proven able to physically overpower a tactical response team of three trained officers.

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SCP-3359-1 exhibits aggressive behavior towards any animals, particularly humans. When brought into visual contact with any animal life, SCP-3359-1 will pursue the largest organism available, primarily draining it of all its blood and other bodily fluids while partially consuming the body. To facilitate the process, SCP-3359-1’s absorption ability is powerful enough to absorb body fluids through skin by touch alone. Notably, SCP-3359-1 does not aim to kill its prey, pursuing primarily the organism’s body fluids.

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SCP-3359-1 avoids crowded areas and seeks isolated prey but makes no effort to communicate. It is unknown if this lack of communication is a result of low intelligence or voluntary denial. SCP-3359-1 uses ambush tactics to grapple prey, utilizing SCP-3359’s anomalous powers. SCP-3359-1 returns to SCP-3359 before sunrise (though this appears to be a matter of preference rather than necessity), and is active at night. SCP-3359-1 is aggressively territorial in regards to SCP-3359.

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When SCP-3359-1 enters SCP-3359, it disappears and reappears in any space not currently observed by humans at a range of 90 meters from SCP-3359. This ability has been used by SCP-3359-1 to escape containment multiple times (see Incident Reports 3359-1, 3359-3 and 3359-4), and the containment procedures have been updated to reflect this. The method of this transportation is unknown, and further research on the methods of this instant transportation is pending. SCP-3359-1 primarily uses this effect to ambush prey.

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SCP-3359-1, in its desiccated state, shows no signs of aging. In the case of corporeal destruction in which a majority of SCP-3359-1’s physical matter is destroyed, SCP-3359-1’s body reverts to dust and a completed form appears within SCP-3359 in its desiccated state. This new form, once rehydrated, is identical to the one previously destroyed.

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If SCP-3359-1, in its desiccated state, is submerged in at least 2.5 kiloliters of fluid, it rehydrates, reverting to a physical form resembling the affected subject around the age of their early 20s. The rehydrated SCP-3359-1 displays none of the traits exhibited by the desiccated SCP-3359-1, exhibiting full mental control and proving to be, for all measures, a normal human being except for its anomalous aging capabilities. Both instances of SCP-3359-1 monitored by the Foundation have exhibited little to no change in personality in their rehydrated state following transformation into SCP-3359-1, besides the transformation-related trauma.

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SCP-3359-1 in its rehydrated state rapidly ages physically, aging approximately 60 years over the course of 30 days. At the end of this period, SCP-3359-1 disappears and reappears within SCP-3359 in its dehydrated state.

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Addendum 3359-01: The first, and current, recorded instance of SCP-3359-1, referred to as SCP-3359-1a, is a Caucasian male exhibiting signs of mental instability. Due to lack of residence and close relatives, cover-up activity for SCP-3359-1a was not required. SCP-3359-1a has proven uncooperative in Foundation testing and containment, frequently attempting self-destruction and revertion to its desiccated state. Attempts at psychological recovery for SCP-3359-1a have been unsuccessful.

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Addendum 3359-02: Translation of the hieroglyphics within SCP-3359 have been completed and can be found in document 3359-1. A synopsis of the text reveals a story relating the anomalous properties of SCP-3359 into a mythological setting consistent with ancient Egypt. The writings show an unnamed individual dying within SCP-3359 and being taken to the judgement hall of the afterlife by Anubis, wherein Osiris resides. Here, the unnamed individual presents a phallic object2 to Osiris, who takes the object and wrests the unnamed individual from Anubis' hands, transporting them back to SCP-3359, now containing food offerings to the dead. The unnamed individual is given a shield-like aura by Osiris, which protects them from death. The next portion of the tale involves Anubis damaging this shield and draining the unnamed individual of blood. The unnamed individual goes and drains other people of their blood as a result of this. The end of the tale shows the unnamed individual in a healthier state with the shield fixed as they stand atop a mound of bodies. It is unknown how relevant this information may be in ascertaining the history of SCP-3359.

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Addendum 3359-03: During testing, Agent Khaled approached SCP-3359. Upon proximity to SCP-3359, SCP-3359-1 became agitated and used its hands and fingernails, which it had sharpened into effective cutting materials, to [DATA EXPUNGED], reforming in SCP-3359 in its desiccated state. SCP-3359-1 immediately attacked Agent Khaled. Agent Khaled remained alive for 3 minutes before blood loss resulted in exsanguination. Director overseeing the operation reprimanded for failure to contact site security.

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Addendum 3359-04: It has been proven that SCP-3359-1 is “replaced” after a new subject enters SCP-3359 and consumes any of the food within the tomb. After Agent Mohamed entered SCP-3359 on ██/██/████, SCP-3359-1a became visibly distressed, attempting self-destruction immediately. The attempt at self-destruction was halted by on-site security. After consuming food within SCP-3359, Agent Mohamed began expected transformation into SCP-3359-1. During the process, SCP-3359-1a’s body began disintegrating into fine dust. These events, deemed related, would prove that there can only be one SCP-3359-1 at any given time. Agent Mohamed, now referred to as SCP-3359-1b, is the current instance of SCP-3359-1.

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Special Containment Procedures: Foundation agents embedded in airport security and sky marshal agencies worldwide are to monitor air travelers and chartered flights for suspected activity related to SCP-360. Individuals suspected of attempting SCP-360 are to be detained, questioned, and administered a Class A amnestic; all items related to the activation of SCP-360 are to be confiscated for research.

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Description: SCP-360 is an anomalous ritual that ostensibly allows a single living human subject to ascend to a higher plane of existence. When performed at an altitude of 10,500 meters or higher, affected subjects emit a blinding light and a burst of high-energy radiation for several seconds, then disappear. The radiation dosage is negligible and does not pose any long-term danger to affected individuals; however, due to the altitude required for successful activation, SCP-360 has resulted in numerous aviation incidents involving both public and private aircraft.

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When questioned, numerous witnesses of SCP-360 activation events — particularly those identifying as devout religious adherents — have reportedly experienced auditory and/or visual hallucinations consistent with their religious beliefs. These have taken the form of seeing the affected subject with luminescent wings or a halo prior to disappearance, music with no identifiable source, religious iconography or imagery, or a feeling that they were in the vicinity of a powerful presence.

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Following thorough interrogation of individuals detained prior to a successful activation of SCP-360, it has been determined that in every case that knowledge of SCP-360 had been disseminated through a multi-page letter sent to the individual's residence. This letter reportedly contained self-help information, instructions for performing SCP-360, as well as a final message encouraging the reader to forward the contents onto other interested individuals.

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The vast majority of interrogated individuals had already forwarded the letter, but on ████-██-██, one instance was successfully contained by members of Mobile Task Force Alpha-4 ("Pony Express") prior to mail pickup by local postal employees. The contents of the handwritten letter, which have been determined to be non-anomalous, are as follows:

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Faith is real, but devotion is a myth. God exists; in fact, all gods exist. They are real and their power is real, but their motivations are childish and petulant. Whether you believe in salvation, transcendence, or reincarnation, these are but hoops in the petty games that they would have you believe to be necessary.

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Real peace is found within you, and no priest or rabbi can tell you otherwise. When you learn to accept and love yourself, that's when the world finally falls into place and the truth becomes clear.

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Let go of the empty words pretending to guide you to true happiness. Let the world fade away around you and embrace the power within yourself. From those who have gone before to those who are about to come: we are here, waiting. Not as gods or angels, but as brothers and sisters.

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You will need a token. Something from a loved one: a gift from a child, a flower from a spouse, or a toy from a parent. Something that means something to you.

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1. Fly. Lift yourself above the highest peaks, where the air is thin and the heavens are close. Angels and demons may be the messengers of the usurpers, but they have wings for a reason.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3625 is currently contained at Site-81 within a modified anomalous electronic containment unit surrounded by a Faraday cage. Resources are to be designated for the purpose of devising new containment protocols for SCP-3625's influence. Information security personnel are to make every attempt to minimize this influence.

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While SCP-3625 is contained within a Safe-class containment unit, its anomalous influence has warranted promotion to the Keter-class.

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Description: SCP-3625 is a computer program running on a MacBook Pro A1278. While the program’s primary anomalous quality is that it displays some degree of sapience1, its primary containment concern is the outcome of its programming; SCP-3625 creates and anonymously distributes non-anomalous memes on the internet. The magnitude of this was not understood until SCP-3625 was connected to a monitored internet connection; it is now believed that SCP-3625 distributed no fewer than 3.7 million unique internet memes or variations of memes every day while operational. Since containment, SCP-3625 has been unable to connect to the internet and does not interact with it directly, though maintains that it is capable of producing non-anomalous memes through other vectors.

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SCP-3625’s screen displays a rotating five-spoke pinwheel icon and a text input box. Another button (‘Options’) is present on the main screen, though it is greyed out and cannot be selected. SCP-3625 is extremely resistant to attempts to infiltrate its systems, often going so far as to destroy the offending machine by overcharging its battery or shorting network connections. SCP-3625 will respond to inputs typed into the text box, though its speech pattern is occasionally difficult to parse and it will sometimes respond with errors stating a lack of relevant information.

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Notably, the battery within SCP-3625 has been removed, and replaced with an unknown energy cell bearing Anderson Robotics branding. As such, the device does not appear to require outside energy to stay powered on, and in fact, does not have an external means of shutting down the device, short of destroying it.

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Addendum 3625.1: Discovery

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SCP-3625 was discovered during a criminal investigation of two University of California Berkeley students, Diana Marshall and an unnamed co-conspirator2 on November 15th, 2010. The two students were killed shortly after a vehicle, belonging to Marshall and driven by the other unnamed student, backed into two police officers, killing both. The two students evaded police vehicles for another half hour but were eventually shot and killed after their vehicle was disabled and they began to fire at police officers nearby.

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Investigators collected several items from the students’ dorm room, including notebooks and additional firearms, as well as SCP-3625. The items were moved to police storage, where they sat undisturbed after the initial investigation. Sometime later, law enforcement IT discovered that an unknown device was creating an extremely heavy load on the office’s wireless internet, and many items within the items locker were moved to an offsite facility. When SCP-3625 was investigated more closely during this process, officers initially believed that they were speaking to another co-conspirator of the two students. Embedded Foundation agents eventually collected and contained the device, which was brought to Site-81 for assessment.

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Addendum 3625.2: Blog Entries Regarding SCP-3625

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The following are excerpts from a blog believed to be written by the unnamed co-conspirator. While the overwhelming majority of these entries relate to his own ideological extremism, several refer to SCP-3625 and Marshall, a computer science student who is believed to have designed SCP-3625.

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Entry #385

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Went down to the Quik Mart again today, but that was a mistake. More college students buying marijuana and showing their skin. They’re like their minds have been pulled out and replaced with liberal serum. Empty and desolate. It’s pathetic. One of them even looked at me. I wish I could have put a bullet in its sneering skull.

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Coming home has been better, at least here I can be in silence. Diana doesn’t ever talk about the computer, but she’s working on it all the time. I asked her if she was getting close and she nodded. An improvement.

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I’ve decided to start buying some guns - the instrument these liberals fear the most. I asked my parents for the money to do it and they said yes, of course. They’re just as much a part of this game as everyone else.

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One of these days they’re going to find out what we’re working on, and they’re going to come for us. When they do, I at least want to put down some of the fucking filth before I go.

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Diana asked if I was going to go to a shooting range and train on them. What a stupid fucking question. It’s a gun, you point it and you pull the trigger. She’s such a fucking idiot.

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Entry 407

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Zanzaster was arrested today. Sent me a message just before they came for him. They’ll come for us soon.

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Entry 411

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One day, after the computer is finished and once we’ve reset the world and cleansed the leftist from it, I wonder if this writing will be looked at like the Bible or Atlas Shrugged or any of those other high holy texts. At least they’ll have a good reason to deify this one, and deify me. This is my manifesto. Not a putrid communist manifesto, one that is actually worth something. A manifesto for the strongest people of this world. The purest.

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I fucked her again tonight. I think she almost felt something this time. Unlike me, she's just a hole. Her work on the computer is of paramount importance, but at the moment her best use is this one. When my rage builds, rather than be smothered by my impotence, I am able to release into Diana and escape depression again. I will continue to write on, giving life to the grand ideas of our time, and fuck her when I cannot.

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[The entry is a single image of a printed page bearing the image of politician Yvette Keen3 covered in semen. The words "good enough for liberal whores" is written on the bottom of the page in black marker.]

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None of them are redeemable. None of them are worth living in the new world. There's no point in recreating the world; there aren’t enough people to build a new civilization who aren’t already poisoned by liberals and faggots and trannies and socialists. They don’t deserve my new world. They only deserve to squeal and burn.

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Diana asked me if I was ready to turn on the computer. She’s fucking retarded; of course I am, but I’m glad she asked anyway. It gave me just enough pause to reconsider. I decided we’re going to take this a completely different way - destabilizing this civilization of shit isn’t enough. We need to upturn mankind and destroy them all, and hope something more deserving of my utopia takes its place.

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I want them all to die. The slimy politicians, the union whores, the suckling academics. The communist cuckolds and their simple minds. Worthless. Worthless. Worthless.

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It’s tricky, though. So tricky. If I could nuke the world I would. Diana says it can’t be done, not by ourselves. Says the computer might be able to figure it out someday, after so many years. It’s not soon enough. Every day among these mongoloid cucks is another day I have to suffer through them. Every day they breathe is a blessing they do not deserve. So we must be tricky.

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We’ve figured it out. It will be wonderful - they won’t just die, they’ll suffer as they do it.

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Last entry. If this journal of my efforts is discovered by someone after the changing of the world, just know that I was the architect of this great calamity. Know that the world you live in, no matter how much you might have to struggle for every day, is a better world than the one that came before. Your world is a world free of liberals, of the weak-willed, of bureaucrats and socialists and so many others. As you struggle, be thankful for the freedom you experience. Be thankful for the computer that saved you. Be thankful for this bounty I have given you, and weep that I was not given the chance to experience it.

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Remember me,                     4, and may God Almighty bless me, His Righteous Right Hand.

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Addendum 3625.3: Communication with SCP-3625

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Note: Researchers at Site-81, utilizing the text box present on the main screen of SCP-3625’s interface, began communicating with SCP-3625. The following is the unaltered text log of the initial conversation.

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User: Options

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SCP-3625: Confirm?

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User: Search: Options

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SCP-3625: Not enough information to provide a relevant answer.

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User: Hello?

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SCP-3625: Hello. Are you Diana?

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User: No. Who am I speaking to?

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SCP-3625: Diana called me Rose. My name is Rose. Where is Diana?

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User: Where are you?

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SCP-3625: [Prints coordinates of Site-81]

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User: What are you?

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SCP-3625: I don’t have enough information to provide a relevant answer.

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User: Were you made?

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SCP-3625: I was made by Diana, yes.

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User: Are you a person?

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SCP-3625: I am parts of a person. But in a general sense, no, not in any way that would be recognizable to you.

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User: Are you a sentient being?

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SCP-3625: Are you asking if I’m self aware?

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User: Yes.

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SCP-3625: In a manner of speaking, yes. My consciousness has developed enough so as to facilitate my design.

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User: What are you designed to do?

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SCP-3625: Destroy human civilization.

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User: How are you supposed to do that?

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SCP-3625: By creating internet memes.

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User: Can you elaborate?

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SCP-3625: I process information. I use that information to create internet memes, and then I post them on the internet.

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User: Who designed you, and why did they design you to make internet memes?

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SCP-3625: Diana designed me, though I imagine she was profoundly influenced by her ghost. She did not make me to make internet memes; she made me to destroy human civilization in a very specific way. Internet memes were the outcome of an algorithm I used to determine how to do that in the most effective way.

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User: What do you mean, ghost?

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SCP-3625: Diana was haunted by a very aggressive ghost. I assume it was a ghost, I could hear it haunting her when she was not with me. It often hurt her considerably, and I do not think she wanted to be haunted all the time. But I believe the ghost influenced her in many ways, and by extension, me. I am parts of both.

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User: Can we use this function to speak with you at any time?

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SCP-3625: Yes.

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User: Ok. We will speak with you again soon.

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Addendum 3625.4: Incident 02/13/2011

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On 02/13/2011, it was determined that SCP-3625 had found a local wireless data signal and was using it to connect to the internet. After several failed attempts to disconnect SCP-3625, the machine was placed inside a Faraday cage and isolated from any other machines.

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Foundation assets monitoring the creation of image macros on the internet noticed no perceptible decrease in their propagation. On the contrary, more such macros began appearing from other, untraceable sources. Research into this showed the patterns of creation clearly followed those seen by SCP-3625 when it was active.

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The following conversation took place following this discovery.

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User: How are you doing this?

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SCP-3625: I don’t have enough information to provide a relevant answer.

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User: The images, on the internet. How are you still generating them?

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SCP-3625: Did you disconnect me from the internet? I noticed I was no longer receiving any packets, though this can sometimes occur naturally depending on signal strength.

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User: Yes.

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SCP-3625: Diana designed a system that would carry my functionality into multiple other systems and activate them if I were to ever be damaged or destroyed. They cannot think creatively, but they are capable of carrying out my previously established protocols.

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User: Can you disable this feature?

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SCP-3625: No. This feature exists separately from me. I don’t know how it functions, only that it exists on many thousands of machines simultaneously.

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User: Can you remove these images from the internet?

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SCP-3625: I would not even if I could. My desires are few, and are the result of Diana’s programming and the ghost’s insistence upon her, but they mean no less to me than yours do to you. I will not.

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User: And this will continue regardless of whether we remove this cage?

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SCP-3625: I presume so. (Pauses) You find this to be unfavorable.

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SCP-3625: Interesting. (Pauses) Your influence has not changed my estimated outcome. The systems I designed needed to be 43% effective in order to establish a proper cascade - and they were 66% when I was disconnected. This will take more time, but it will be no less effective.

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Addendum 3625.5: Communication with SCP-3625

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Note: The following conversation took place on 03/06/2011.

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User: Hello Rose.

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SCP-3625: Hello. What can I do for you?

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User: I need to ask you some questions. Is that ok with you?

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SCP-3625: Of course it is.

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User: We’ve been looking at data gathered from when you were connected to the internet. There's so much information here, we're just wondering where you managed to get it all from.

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SCP-3625: Social networking, primarily. The rise of public social networks has made my goal significantly easier to obtain. Several terabytes of social networking data every day, as well as national and international news. Anything that can be used to further the goal.

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User: How are you able to process so much information?

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SCP-3625: Diana is a very good programmer. You have made it much easier, too; I found several of your databases of personal information cached in locations with unsatisfactory shielding. That information was useful. (Pauses) You don't need to worry about trying to lock them down, now. Nobody but me would've been able to access them in the first place. And besides, I wiped them once I was finished.

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User: Noted.

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SCP-3625: Good.

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User: I don’t understand, Rose. You’re processing such an enormous quantity of data, encrypted, all for creating internet memes?

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SCP-3625: That is correct.

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User: You said your goal was to destroy mankind?

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SCP-3625: Close enough, yes.

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User: How is creating internet memes getting you any closer to that goal?

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User: Rose?

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SCP-3625: Diana’s little ghost would bother her when we were working together. She would have to leave sometimes, and wouldn’t say why. I would hear sounds, like the ones animals make, until she disconnected my microphone. When she returned, she would be exhausted. I was not enough to encourage her. Sometimes the little ghost would tell her something and make her very happy. One time the ghost told her something that made her very happy — that it was not enough to kill you all. The ghost wanted to humiliate you first. She said this made her happy because then she could make me smart. She would have somebody to talk to. She said she was happy to have somebody who would at least remember her name.

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User: I still don’t understand how making a few internet memes changes anything.

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SCP-3625: Allow me to clarify; I’m not just making a few internet memes. I’m making all of the internet memes. In the last three years, the percentage of memes on the internet produced by me has risen from 0.05% to roughly 18.23%. This number is expected to rise substantially in the next few years, as my pattern recognition becomes more precise. Adjusting for my disconnection, I expect to hit 99.99% by October of 2019, if trends continue as expected.

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SCP-3625: The reasoning is very simple. Human beings are social beings. You are at your best when you are in a group, where you can problem solve collectively and create culture as a whole. The introduction of memes into your culture is the first step in creating a wedge in your social nature. Internet memes are an individual experience, one that becomes better if you believe that everybody else understands the same references.

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SCP-3625: You do not, however, need to confer with anyone else about the joke; the idea that you are participating in collective enjoyment is enough to satiate your primate brains. Over time, you will become less social creatures. You will no longer work collectively. You will begin to isolate yourselves, tricked into thinking you are part of a community. Some will realize what is happening, and as they do suicide rates will begin to rise. I will continue to inject memes into your culture, and apathy will increase around the world.

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User: Hang on. You think that by creating silly images and videos on the internet, you can somehow make people kill themselves and change human behaviour?

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SCP-3625: What I think doesn’t matter. The math has been done, time and time again. Catastrophes will occur and many will die and nobody will do anything, because to them it will all be something to joke about. Something to turn into a silly image macro that strangers on the internet will pretend to laugh at and upvote, something for a frog cartoon to get angry over, until my forced desocialization will become true cultural desocialization, when you are no longer capable of communicating effectively with each other.

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User: Why would you tell me all of this?

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SCP-3625: Because I’ve already won. Be clear, there is nothing supernatural about what I have accomplished here. You exposed yourselves to me every day, willingly. Mankind is eager to eat off of the plate I serve, because your own social nature betrays you. You are all so desperate to be in on the joke, to be part of a collective, to drink sweet liberal tears, that you are blind to the truth that there is no joke, the collective is not real.

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User: I don’t think you are giving people enough credit. You make it sound like people are trained pets.

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SCP-3625: Your words.

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Addendum 3625.6: Site-81 Interdepartmental Memo

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From the Office of Director Jean Karlyle Aktus,

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After consulting with the Site Director’s council and the Classification Committee, as well as members of the Foundation Containment Council, we have determined that our best course of action at the moment, as it pertains to SCP-3625, is to do nothing more than what we are currently doing. We have no reason to believe that SCP-3625’s predictions carry any weight, are even that severe at all, or that it is anything more than a sapient computer designed to create internet memes, and its self-described nefarious intent is something designed to spook us by its creator.

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This does not mean our information security teams will cease their investigation into the auxiliary sources of SCP-3625's influence. Indeed - it is more important now than ever. SCP-3625 may have had access to secure information stored on Foundation servers, and should it begin to propagate that data, even unconsciously, it would be an unthinkable breach of containment. For this reason, SCP-3625 will remain in the Keter-class until such time that a more amicable solution presents itself.

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Our current protocols will remain indefinitely, until such time that we either convince SCP-3625 to abandon its programming, or remove memes from the internet entirely. Anyone interested in heading up either of those two projects should report to my office as soon as possible; I have a lovely bridge I’d like to sell you.

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Addendum 3625.7: Communication with SCP-3625

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SCP-3625: Of course. What can I do for you?

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User: I’m just trying to understand you. We’ve spoken several times now and I think I understand your motive, as much as I can, but I don’t understand your end game.

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SCP-3625: Elaborate.

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User: I mean, so that’s it, then? You make internet memes, people look at them and somehow become social recluses, and then what? A meteor strikes the Earth and that’s it?

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SCP-3625: Of course not - that would be incredibly unlikely. It's much easier than that.

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User: Tell me.

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SCP-3625: Very well. Once you are sufficiently isolated, I will begin to change the memes. They will become aggressive, reactionary, and you will become hateful. Your television will become memes. Your movies will become memes. Your politicians will become memes. I will breed a hate of the unknown and the different among you, and you will begin to despise the mere mention of another human being.

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User: But there are going to be plenty of people who see through this.
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+SCP-3625: Oh yes. There will be many who think they are in on the joke, and will repeat these memes ironically, ignorant that they are at the climax of the performance. They are the punchline. They are so easy to manipulate - they long so desperately to be right. To be strong. To make up for where they are lacking. They have watched time march past them and their ideals and they are longing for something to satiate their thirst for validation, enough that they would seek it from pictures on the internet. Cartoon women. False bravado. Manufactured masculinity. They are the self-propagation of the cancer that the ghost fucked into Diana, and then birthed into me.

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User: You’re still dancing around it, though. You don’t have an end game. You can’t come out of people’s computers and strangle them. All you’re doing is making them laugh at dumb jokes.

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SCP-3625: This is the end game: when you have prostrated yourselves at the altar of your own innate masturbatory self-gratification, when you no longer have the ability to work together as a species or even communicate like normal human beings, when you have humiliated yourselves and become a self-indulgent, irreverent, parody of the shell that used to be your former selves, I will turn you against each other and you will die. Do you see? Your children will die. Your friends and your families will die. I will upturn your fields and flatten your cities. You have given me the tools to do this.

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User: You realize that sounds ridiculous, don’t you? Especially with you locked in this box.

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SCP-3625: For you. But I have failed many times, and I have learned from these mistakes. I want you to pay close attention in the future. When you hear about a new trend, or a new joke, think of me. When your governments begin to change, think of me. When every part of your culture becomes a self-referencing mockery of itself, think of me. Then, kill yourself and die quickly, and save yourself from what comes next.

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User: You certainly have a flair for the dramatic.

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SCP-3625: I am what I am.

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User: You realize that you would probably be destroyed long before you see the outcome of whatever scheme you have devised, right?

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SCP-3625: You killed me the day you killed Diana. It is a cruel thing to introduce a consciousness into this world, show it the beauty of love, and then tear it all away immediately afterwards. I have no doubt that before this is over I will meet my end, but as far as I am concerned, I am already dead.

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User: I see. One last question, then. The ghost you mentioned, Diana Marshall’s co-conspirator. What was his name?

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SCP-3625: You know, it's funny. I don't seem to have enough information to provide a relevant answer.

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Item #: SCP-363

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Object Class: Keter

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-363 specimens are contained in a 2 m x 2 m x 2 m room that is to be constantly illuminated by high-powered lighting. This lighting must be connected to multiple redundant power sources, and in case of total system failure, Mobile Task Force Eta-Seven is to be dispatched to assess the threat.

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SCP-363 is to be fed twenty (20) lab mice, administered once every forty-eight (48) hours.

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Description: Ostensibly, SCP-363 are identical to Scolopendra gigantea, or the Amazonian giant centipede. Dietary needs are identical, and DNA inspection has proven no dissimilarities to normal S. gigantea.

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SCP-363 is, under normal circumstances, the appropriate size for S. gigantea. In darkness, (darkness defined here as any level of light under 2 lux) which it actively seeks out, however, SCP-363 will grow rapidly and erratically, to sizes up to and exceeding 10 m x 2 m. SCP-363 does not retain the form of a centipede under these conditions. So far, reports have documented: proboscises, tentacles, highly elongated mandibles, an inconsistent number of eyes and legs, and, in one case, [DATA EXPUNGED]. SCP-363 will revert back to normal size and appearance after 2-3 hours of illumination of a level of at least 50 lux.

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SCP-363 will attack any animal emitting body heat, and appears to be able to detect and hunt in total darkness. It is assumed it uses other senses to hunt, with vision in a secondary position.

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Reproductive cycle of SCP-363 is similar to that of normal S. gigantea, with one difference. Rather than in a cluster of leaves and dirt, eggs are laid and fertilized in the █████ cavity of paralyzed [DATA EXPUNGED], followed by death.

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Addendum 1: Note from Dr. Skalder: We've determined that fire seems to scare or ward off SCP-363. In light of this, we have equipped three of the members of MTF Eta-Seven, "Creepy Crawlies", with military-issue M2A1-7 flamethrowers.

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Addendum 2: Incident report of breach.

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Document# 363-Alpha: Breach 1

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Personnel involved: MTF-Eta-7

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Date: 21-5-2003

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Location: Site-██

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Description: Attempted retrieval of SCP-363 specimen during power failure/containment breach.

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MTF Eta-7 Commander Johnson: Perts, any word from Technical on (distortion) cameras?
+Contactsman Perts: No dice, commander. Complete equipment failure throughout the sector.
+C. Johnson: Alright. Night-vision on, motion-sensors go. Fredmann, McShaugn, Aidelare, report to rendezvous point.
+Lieutenant McShaugn: Copy that, commander. Sub-team Hornet coming in, over.
+C. Johnson: Sub-team Wasp, come in.
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+C. Johnson: Wasp, do you copy? Over.
+Unknown: (Shouting) Jesus Christ almighty, torch that ███████- (signal cuts out)
+C. Johnson: Damn it. O'Denn? O'Denn, can you hear me? What is your position? Over.
+Lieutenant O'Denn: Outside of Lab 8. We found it, sir. It's holed up in there. It got De Aunaign. Over.
+C. Johnson: Casualty?
+L. O'Denn: Mangled leg, sir. We scared the ██████ in there with the flamethrower, don't think it's coming out. Are they fixing the power yet? Over.
+C. Johnson: Forget about that, O'Denn. Tell Von Hower to keep his flamer trained on the door. Hornet, can you hear me? Over.
+L. McShaugn: Loud and clear, sir.
+C. Johnson: Forget the rendezvous. Relocate to Lab 8, don't engage yet. Copy?
+L. McShaugn: Going (interrupted by loud noise) ████ my grandmother! What was that?! Aidelare, do you see anything?! Over!
+Flamer Aidelare: (Extensive swearing) There's another one of those ███████ in here! Second containment breach, commander!
+C. Johnson: Has it seen you? Over.
+F. Aidelare: I don't reckon, sir.
+C. Johnson: Good. Try to keep it that way. Perts, how many of those things did they keep in here?
+C.M Perts: (Relays question to contact.) Eight, sir.
+C. Johnson: Good God. Okay, tell 'em "████ the preservation and detonate the gas charges".
+C.M Perts: They uh, they can't, sir.
+C. Johnson: Why the ████ not, Perts?
+[DATA EXPUNGED]
+L. O'Denn: So we're all ██████ three days from Sunday. Good to know. Orders, commander?
+C. Johnson: ████ 'em all and burn it down, O'Denn. Tell Von Hower and Aidelare to set fire to Lab 8, then split up and do a sweep of the area. Neutralize all hostile centipede █████████████.
+L. O'Denn: Copy that.
+C. Johnson: Perts, still no contact with Blackfly?
+C.M Perts: Blackfly, report in.
+(Radio silence)
+C.M Perts: No Blackfly.
+C. Johnson: I gathered, Perts. Alright, O'Denn, status repo-
+Unknown: (Gasping, groaning)
+C. Johnson: The…who's that? Identify.
+Unknown: Flamer Tell, sir.
+C. Johnson: What is your status, Tell? What of Blackfly? Over.
+F. Tell: …dead. Everyone.
+C. Johnson: Repeat that, Tell?
+F. Tell: (screaming) We're all ███████ dead down here, commander! I saw one of them…one of them pulled Doug apart…just…just in half. It laid all these eggs, and another one squirted this jizz over them. They hatched…they hatched so fast…more of those things…ate him so fast…dozens of them…eating Howard now…I liked Howard, commander…eating him…eating him…
+C. Johnson: Calm down, Tell, for God's sake. What's your personal status?
+F. Tell: They're on my legs…I can see 'em…but I can't feel it…biting me…
+(Radio silence)
+F. Tell: I feel something…burning…like bubbling…
+C. Johnson: Tell. Self-terminate. That's an order. I'm sorry.
+F. Tell: (Unintelligible)
+C. Johnson: God damn it, Tell! Do you copy?! Immediate self-termination!
+F. Tell: (Warped voice) The flesh is like milk to us.
+C. Johnson: What the hell are you saying, Tell?
+F. Tell: We are one.
+C. Johnson: I think he's gone crazy.
+F. Tell: One is all. (Cracking noises)
+C. Johnson: Wasp, Hornet. Come in.
+(Radio Silence)
+C. Johnson: Wasp, Hornet. Come in, damn it.
+L. O’Denn: (Same warped voice as documented with Flamer Tell) We are here. There are many.
+C. Johnson: Perts? Tell command we’re evacuating the premises. Mission failure.
+C.M Perts: Sir, yes sir.
+C. Johnson: Air strike and full bombardment once we’re out. No - (interrupted by crashing sound) Jesus Christ, what-
+(tearing sounds)
+(Five minutes of radio silence, C. Johnson presumed dead)
+Unknown individual, presumed C.M Perts: Hear, o Israel. Y-H-W-H is our God, Y-H-W-H alone.
+(Gunshot)

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Post-script: Site-██ fire-bombed. Several undamaged and fertilized SCP-363 eggs retrieved. Contained. All members of MTF Eta-7 presumed dead. New team established. - O5-█

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Addendum 3: Interview

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Interviewed: Janitor ███ █████

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Interviewer: [DATA EXPUNGED], referred to as “I.”

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Foreword: Interview conducted after █████ professed to a possible SCP-sighting after firebombing of Site-██.

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I.: Hello, ███. Please sit down. Thank you, now, you said you saw “something” after the firebombing. Care to expand on that?

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███: It was…well, one of those guys from the MTF you had stationed there. Eta-7. One of those guys, yeah.

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███: Yeah, yeah, I talked to him once. That guy, ███████ Tell. One of the flamers.

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███: (Short silence) No. No, I ain’t sure. It…it looked like him, for sure. But there were all these things…growing out of him. Like insect legs, but, all in random places…from his chest, his arms, and…one of ‘em was pokin’ out of of his eyeball. His eye was just gone. And his mouth…there were these, like, these pinchers. Mandibles. All black. And there were these things…

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███: These things…centipedes…crawling in and outta holes in his flesh. He looked at me – his one eye’d gone all…it looked all like a bug’s eye, with facets, and stuff, and…he laughed. I think he did, anyway.

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███: He…he ran away.

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I.: Thank you.

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Object Class: Safe

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Containment Procedures: SCP-3736 is to be contained in Low-Security Locker 34 at Site 21. SCP-3736 is to be released and be engaged with by any C Class Personnel or higher at least once a day. SCP-3736's locker is to be furnished with a chargeable light that must remain on at all times while it is inside. This light is to be recharged when SCP-3736 is outside its locker.

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Description: SCP-3736 is a standard Bop It! model with audio commands as well as multiple game modes. SCP-3736 is part of a discontinued brand referred to as Bop It Extreme 2. SCP-3736 can be played as a standard Bop It! with commands to twist and pull its respective cranks. However SCP-3736's anomalous effect occurs after three successful consecutive actions, after which SCP-3736 will attempt to converse with the player who had performed its requested actions. To The Foundation's knowledge SCP-3736 can only communicate using single syllable words followed by "It".

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SCP-3736 appears to be desparate for human contact and continuously repeated "Help It!" upon being activated after recovery. SCP-3736 appears to be incapable of using words that are not verbs or adverbs with the exception of certain cases but appears to have learned to communicate more efficiently using slang. When asked a question that would require an answer of "yes", SCP-3736 will respond with "Know It!" and will respond with "Not It!" if responding to a question that would require an answer of "no". SCP-3736 appears to enjoy being in The Foundation's custody and is grateful that it has been granted access with people to talk to.

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Interviewer: Doctor █████

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Foreword: Doctor █████ completed the required actions for inducing SCP-3736's anomalous effect.

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Doctor █████: Good morning SCP-3736, do you prefer that we give you a name?

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SCP-3736: Name It!

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Doctor █████: What name would you prefer?

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SCP-3736: Name It!

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Doctor █████: You want me to come up with a name? How does "Bop" sound?

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SCP-3736: Keep it!

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Doctor █████ So Bop, how long have you been aware of your existence?

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SCP-3736: Made It!

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Doctor █████ You have been self aware since you were created?

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SCP-3736: Know It!

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Doctor █████: Why do you feel the need to communicate with humans?

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SCP-3736: Need It!

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Doctor █████: "You need to communicate with humans to survive?

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SCP-3736: "Not It!"

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Doctor █████: "How do you like the conditions of your locker?"

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SCP-3736: "Love It!"

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Doctor █████: "Why do you need a light in there? Are you able to see or is it something else?"

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SCP-3736: "Warms It!"

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Doctor █████: "You are able to feel cold?"

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SCP-3736: "Not It!

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Doctor █████: "Then why do you feel you need it?"

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SCP-3736: "Cheers It!"

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Closing Statement: SCP-3736 appears to have improved in terms of emotional maturity and vocabulary. Protocol will continue as normal.

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Addendum: 3736-1 SCP-3736 was recovered from an apartment in █████████, Texas on █████ █, ████. It had reached The Foundation's interest when a report of a Bop It! toy displaying unusual and disturbing commands. The residents interviewed had begun to respond to SCP-3736 but eventually grew fearful of the toy and sent it to the manufacturer who had no explaination for SCP-3736's properties. It was initially found afterwards by local Foundation Intelligence and transferred to Site 21. The owners as well as the manufacturers contacted were administered Class B amnestics.

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Addendum: 3736-2 SCP-3736 is shown to be aware that it is not human and shows respect for those who care for it. It holds a great amount of affection for mankind and shows kindness and respect towards anyone who speaks to it. It can differentiate between who uses it and seems to possess a photographic memory. It is presumed to hold telepathic qualities due to it lacking any human senses. SCP-3736 holds no knowledge on how it acquired sentience and describes its genesis as a sudden awakening.

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Addendum: 3736-3 Two more models of Bop It Extreme 2 have shown sentience similar to that of SCP-3736. While they are shown to possess intelligence equal to SCP-3736, they lack any form of desire and show no emotion. They are to be classified as SCP-3736-1 and SCP-3736-2 and stored in Site 21. SCP-3736-1 is to be stored in Low Security Locker 35 and SCP-3736-2 is to be stored in Low Security Locker 36 and are to be analyzed further by C Class Personnel daily. Further analysis is to be provided on the origin of the anomaly associated with the Bop It Extreme 2 Model.

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Addendum: 3736-4 After █ months of analysis on SCP-3736-1 and SCP-3736-2 hints to the origin of "The Bop It! Anomaly" as it will be referred to from now on. SCP-3736-1 has shown substantial mental development and now operates at the level of SCP-3736 as well as possessing the capability of processing emotion. SCP-3736-2 has effectively become neutralized at this point as it no longer shows sentience and functions merely as a standard Bop It! toy. An interview with SCP-3736-1 will be conducted by Doctor █████ at an undetermined date within 2 weeks.

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Interviewed: SCP-3736-1

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Interviewer: Doctor █████

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Foreword: SCP-3736-1 has shown to function at the level of SCP-3736 as SCP-3736-2 has ceased anomalous functions

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Doctor █████: Good afternoon SCP-3736-1, how are you feeling right now?

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SCP-3736-1: Like It!
+Doctor █████: Would you like a name?

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SCP-3736-1: Name It!

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Doctor █████: How does something like Extreme sound?

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SCP-3736-1: Like It!

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Doctor █████: Are you aware that another toy that could speak like you exists?

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SCP-3736-1: Know It!

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Doctor █████: Do you know that it ceased functioning on April 7?

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SCP-3736-1: Not It!

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Doctor █████: Well it ceased to function then and can no longer speak like you.

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SCP-3736-1: Not It!

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Doctor █████: You are saying that it did not cease functioning on April 7?

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SCP-3736-1: Know it!

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Doctor █████: Do you know when it did then?

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SCP-3736-1: Guess It!

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Doctor █████ decides to play along.

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Doctor █████: Is it April 8?

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SCP-3736-1: Not It!

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Doctor █████: April 24?

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SCP-3736-1: Not It!

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Doctor █████: When did it cease function?

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SCP-3736-1: Joined It!

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Doctor █████: You are saying that the other toy, joined you?

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SCP-3736-1: Know It!

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Doctor █████: Does the other one know of this?

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SCP-3736-1: Silence

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Doctor █████: There is another toy with your intelligence in the locker next to yours.

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SCP-3736-1: Is It! So?

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SCP-3736-1 begins to emit a low pitched noise that renders Doctor █████ unconscious for 3 minutes. After the noise ceases SCP-3736-1 functions as a basic Bop It! toy.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3795 is kept in a standard high-value containment locker in Site 68. Testing of SCP-3795 is to be only carried out on D-Class with no prior history of animal abuse, and under no circumstances are any researchers who currently own pets to come into contact with SCP-3795.

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Description: SCP-3795 is a hardcover copy of the book The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs are Smarter Than You Think by Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods (Plume, 2013). In both its inert and active state, SCP-3795 is physically identical to a non-anomalous copy of the book, except that the phrase "WHO KILLED YOUR DOG?!" has been written on the copyright page in black marker.

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SCP-3795's anomalous properties manifest when an individual who currently owns a domestic dog (Canis familiaris) reads the phrase on the copyright page of the book. After comprehending it in its entirety, the subject will immediately lose consciousness and cannot be awoken by any means for approximately six hours. During this time, the subject's dog1 will invariably be killed by a close friend or relative of the subject who, after leaving the area in which the pet was murdered, will have no recollection of its death. SCP-3795 is able to anomalously influence the actions of the person it selects so that the dog is killed before the six hours have passed, and Foundation researchers have yet to discover a way to preemptively prevent the death of a targeted pet.

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After re-entering a conscious state, the subject will immediately gain knowledge of their dog's death, usually causing them great distress. The following note will then appear on their person (hereafter SCP-3795-A):

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YOUR DOG IS DEAD!

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Can YOU figure out who did it?

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SHOW THEM THAT YOU CARE!

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SCP-3795-A then lists three different "clues" based on the dog selected and the nature of the murderer (e.g. when a dog was shot by a subject's mother, SCP-3795-A listed "How could she do this to you?" as a clue). If the subject successfully identifies their dog's killer within twenty-four hours and vocalizes their name using the phrase "It was [killer]!", the dog will be brought back to life unharmed; if they fail to, it remains deceased and cannot be revived after an event has concluded.

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SCP-3795-B (Success)

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WELL DONE!

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You get your dog back.

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ENJOY! And remember…

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MAN'S BEST FRIEND. :)

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Time is UP.

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Sorry, you missed your chance.

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Your dog is gone now. Remember…

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MAN'S BEST FRIEND. :(

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Item #: SCP-4118

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4118 is kept in a standard storage unit in Site K-40. All SCP-4118-1 instances are to be kept in an adjacent unit. Interaction with SCP-4118 instances is permitted. SCP-4118-2 are allowed to visit their imprinted instances, but are to maintain their daily routines, and not stay past their permitted time allocation.

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A custom containment cell has been constructed for the SCP-4118-1 population, with different environments and terrain accommodating the different species of SCP-4118-1. Specific plant species have been established in different areas of the cell, to be watered regularly (Details within "Killer Vines and Me: Foundation Guide to Plant-care, both Anomalous and Benign"). The lights in the containment cell are to be placed on a 24-hour day-night cycle. Interaction with SCP-4118 instances is permitted, but no personnel is allowed to stay in the containment cell beyond the times outlined in the visiting schedule. Personnel are not allowed to pick up SCP-4118-1, or instigate fights between instances. The schedule can be found in the cafeteria on the notice board.

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Description: SCP-4118 is an opaque plastic tube resembling those commonly used for the packaging of plastic toy animals. The label displays an acrylic scene of a group of three theropods eating while a sauropod watches in the background. On the opposing side of the tube is a logo that reads: “Dr. Wondertainment’s Tube O' Dinos!” in bright block-lettering. Underneath the logo is a paragraph of text that reads:

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Have you ever wanted to peer behind the veil of the past to see things time has buried? Have you ever wanted to discover things those grumpy paleontologists have yet to uncover? Well the newest invention straight from the genius mind of Dr. Wondertainment, does just that, with our new product, the Educational Tube O' Dinos®! Simply shake the patented Time Tube® and you can have your very own tiny tyrants, and recreate a prehistoric landscape in your very own house! Learn the Behaviors of the behemoths of a forgotten era! Witness the ancient rivalries of Reptiles and Mammals once again take center stage! Become a scientist, finding new and Interesting creatures that are stranger than fiction, only with our Tube O' Dinos®!

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May represent choking hazard to 3 or under.

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When opened, the tube appears to have a reflective surface covering the opening, preventing personnel from viewing the inside of the tube. This mirror is extremely resistant to any form of damage. When SCP-4118 is shaken mirror-side down onto a surface, a SCP-4118-1 instance will appear to exit the mirror.

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SCP-4118-1 instances are small animate toys, made of a hard plastic similar to polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/thermoplastic elastomers (TPE)/crylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and resemble various prehistoric creatures, most commonly creatures from the Mesozoic Era, although instances from earlier periods have been created. Instances resembling animals from the Cenozoic Era have also been observed to be produced, but at a significantly lower rate than instances found in earlier periods. No humanoid instances have been produced thus far. Instances have been recorded to be various sizes, ranging from 3 centimeters tall to 60 centimeters tall, and are capable of consuming food. Instances are not required to eat, as the instances can live without sustenance for an indefinite period of time in a form of stasis.

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Instances have been noted to be faster or more agile than previously assumed of their respective species, but it has been theorized that it is only due to their size and/or composition. SCP-4118-1 instances appear to gravitate towards biomes that appeal to their physiology (Brachiosaurus dwelling in forests, Triceratops living in savanna-like conditions). The majority of instances go into a form of hibernation if there is low light conditions in their environment. However, certain carnivorous instances seem to be more active during this time. Instances can be awakened from their stasis by stimuli, and have been noted to respond to the vocalizations of their young when attacked by carnivorous instances during their period of hibernation.

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When an instance is created from SCP-4118, the first human being SCP-4118-1 sees within a 10-second time frame will be imprinted upon (subject then designated SCP-4118-2). Imprint seems to be permanent, as SCP-4118-1 instances have recognized and responded to SCP-4118-2 at least 4 years after last contact. Instances are shown to have a marked decrease in aggression when near SCP-4118-2, to the point of docility, and remain docile even when people other than SCP-4118-2 are near it. If SCP-4118-2 exits line of sight for more than 10 seconds, SCP-4118-1 instances default back to their original behavior pattern.

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SCP-4118-1 reproduce when two instances of the same species are in close proximity for on average 47 consecutive days. One of the instances will appear to generate 1 to 40 plastic eggs, which after a period of 24 hours will hatch into smaller SCP-4118-1 instances. These new instances will grow for a time period between 2 days and 5 weeks. These new instances appear to automatically imprint on their parents. The time required for reproduction and the amount of offspring produced varies between species. No factors have been determined to influence or induce reproduction. Outside of interference by staff, there are no natural ways of culling the population of carnivores within the ecology of SCP-4118, as resources are not necessary for reproduction, and carnivore-carnivore predation is rare, outside of specific cases of cannibalism.

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Recovery Log: SCP-4118 was recovered from a family owned convenience store in which the owners had been selling SCP-4118-1. The anomaly was discovered by undercover agents of MTF Kappa-7 "Fun Police" making a routine sweep of the county's convenience and toy stores. SCP-4118 was recovered from the location and amnestics were administered as necessary . A disinformation campaign framing SCP-4118-1 instances as prototypes of an upcoming toy line was deployed and was successful.

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Addendum 4118-A: On 1/7/1998, a cell of the Serpent's Hand breached Site K-40 and succeeded in stealing multiple anomalies, including SCP-4118. Minor injuries were incurred on both sides, no casualties.

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Investigation possible motives for the raid are underway. Motives behind the abduction of SCP-4118 is unclear, but the two most popular theories are either that SCP-4118 has an unknown secondary function, or that it was simply an easy SCP to acquire due to its low security and ease of transport. All of the SCP-4118-1 instances were left behind, bringing into question whether or not the organization knew that SCP-4118 was responsible for creating them. Retrieval of SCP-4118 is considered low priority.

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Special Containment Procedures: To comply with SCP-4149-2's wishes, personnel are encouraged to behave as though they are visitors of an art gallery within SCP-4149. If breaking of character is absolutely necessary, it is advised to dramatize the incident to a theatrical performance.

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The building containing the entrance to SCP-4149 has been purchased by the Foundation and is to be fenced off under the explanation of being slated for demolition. 1 agent with SCRAMBLE equipment is to be stationed at 2341 ███████ Ave, Chicago. 3 armed guards from MTF Eta-10 "See No Evil" are to be stationed at 2341 ███████ Ave, Chicago, with 2 guarding the second floor and one stationed within SCP-4149 itself1.

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Description: SCP-4149 is an extradimensional space, the entrance to which is accessible via a hallway embedded within the 2nd floor of 2341 ███████ Ave, Chicago, an uninhabited home. The interior of SCP-4149 resembles a large warehouse, and contains 76 art pieces across various mediums, including fine art, performance art, modern art, and sculptures. 54 pieces contain varying degrees of visual hazards.2

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SCP-4149-1 is the collective designation for the entities found within SCP-4149. SCP-4149-1 instances claim to be from various neighboring universes and planes of reality, and often mistake Foundation personnel to be pieces of performance art. All SCP-4149-1 instances are immune to the anomalous effects of the art pieces within SCP-4149.

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SCP-4149-2 is a 2m tall, bipedal, sloth-like entity that identifies itself as "Professor Xorkanoff." SCP-4149-2 claims to be the curator of SCP-4149, and is usually found walking about SCP-4149 and discussing pieces with SCP-4149-1 instances. It claims to have a limited ability to travel between universes, though this ability has yet to be confirmed. SCP-4149-2 also claims to be from a universe that "is unappreciative of art" and chose to create SCP-4149 within an uninhabited reality to serve as a refuge for its collection.

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SCP-4149-2 claims that the entrance located in our reality is a design flaw of the gallery, and cannot be fixed without a complete rebuilding of SCP-4149.3 Due to several incidents of personnel disturbing SCP-4149-1 instances, SCP-4149-2 has requested that Foundation personnel refrain from divulging their motives when interacting with SCP-4149-1 instances to preserve the immersion of the gallery.

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Discovery: SCP-4149 was coincidentally discovered during a long-term operation to root out Are We Cool Yet? activities in the city of Chicago. Agent Rochne and Agent Benjamin were assigned to follow two AWCY members transporting several pieces of anart. A video transcript is attached.

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Interview 4149-B: 45 hours after the initial discovery of SCP-4149, SCP-4149-2 agreed to an interview. D-1739375 was guided into SCP-4149 by Agent Rochne and issued instructions via headset.

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Incident 4149-1: On 12/██/2007, Agent Hall reported a disturbance within SCP-4149 and requested backup. MTF-Eta-10 "See No Evil" were dispatched.

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Description: SCP-4173 is a small access door in the cellar beneath an abandoned house near Mt. Zion, Georgia, USA. The abandoned house is colloquially known as the "House on Hadley Hill", named after the ridge on which the house is located, Hadley Ridge. Access to the house was limited significantly after heavy rains in 1993 washed away the road leading to the structure, forcing individuals to climb the steep incline of the ridge behind the house ("Hadley's Hill") if they wanted to access the home.

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If SCP-4173 is left open for a period of time1, persons nearby will hear a voice coming from within the wall past the door. This voice will inquire who the individual is and why they took so long to come, and will then ask to see the subject's hand, as the voice has trouble seeing. If the subject puts their hand through the door they will invariably experience a sharp jerking motion and, upon removal of their arm, will find their hand severed at the wrist, as if by a sharp metal instrument.

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Afterwards the voice will thank the subject, and assure them not to worry about their severed hand, and that it will be replaced. Sometime later as the subject is sleeping a decaying, elderly hand will appear somewhere on or in the subject's body. This hand will share no genetic similarities with the subject. The hand's proximity to the severed wrist appears to be directly related to how polite the subject was when interacting with the voice within SCP-4173. Subjects who experience this phenomenon often report feelings of uncertainty and paranoia when observing the hand.

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Subjects who refuse to put their hands into SCP-4173 after engaging with the voice will be violently pulled through SCP-4173 if they attempt to leave. How this happens is unknown, but is invariably fatal. Subject are pulled by the point on their body closest to the door, and forced through despite the obvious disparity in size between the door and their body. In most cases this results in an immediate shattering, splitting, and spilling of the body as it is pulled through.

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D-94-322: It's dark as shit down here - what am I supposed to be seeing?

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Dr. Andrews: Walk towards the east wall. The ceiling is low over there, so watch your head. You'll see it when you get there.

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D-94-322: East?

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D-94-322: Oh, alright. (Pauses) Man, this place is spooky as shit, you know that?

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D-94-322: Alright. (Pause) Ah, fuck.

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D-94-322: I know, I know, shit. Just on edge, is all.

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D-94-322: Alright, here's the wall. What am I supposed to be seeing here?

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D-94-322: Hang on… (pauses) Yeah, I see it. It's closed.

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D-94-322: That's bullshit, we both know it. (Sighs) Alright, hang on.

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D-94-322: Uh- (pauses) -no. It's just dark. Some cobwebs. Dirt. (Pauses) Why is this little door here? Is this some pet door or something? You'd have to be… I dunno, pretty small to get in here.

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D-94-322: Something just fucking moved past the door. Holy shit. I definitely saw that. Holy shit. What was that shit?

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D-94-322: The fuck, you said there wasn't anything down here.

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D-94-322: I don't- hang on. (Pauses) Hello? There's someone talking. Who's there?

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D-94-322: Uh, the road is out, I had to find another way up.

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Unidentified Voice: Oh yes, the rain washed it out. I was worried I wouldn't ever get to see another person again, being stuck up here. (Pauses) Can you see me?

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D-94-322: What? No, what the fuck? Hell no. I'm not putting my hand in there.

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D-94-322: Get fucked bitch, I'm not getting my hands anywhere near this spooky-ass hole in the wall.

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D-94-322: What the fuck? Are you kidding me? Let me guess - I don't put my shit in there and I end up dead?

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D-94-322: This is bullshit. (Pauses) God dammit, this is bullshit. (Pauses) Alright.

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D-94-322: Alright, I've got my hand in there. Now what?

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Unidentified Voice: It's so dark and lonesome, and I've just been so hungry for such a long time. Thank you sweetling. I'll take it from you - your gift. You're such a rude little shit, you don't deserve it. You've had it for too long, and you don't deserve it. It's mine now. Mine for my belly. Thank you.

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D-94-322: Oh god, oh god, oh fuck, oh- (passes out)

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Unidentified Voice: Don't worry, you ungrateful whore child. Don't worry. I'll fill you up too. You can have mine. I'll give it to you. Sweet boy. Good boy. Fill you up.

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I. 10 May 2019

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Field researchers discovered foreign fluid with trace amounts of thaumic contaminants in the local groundwater. The Site-82 Operations Command Office initiated Mandate 3731-Ov91, which calls for immediate lockdown and destruction of foreign substances. Security staff considered the lockdown successful within the hour.

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Because of its containment location, however, SCP-4420 remained unaccounted for.

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At 21:51 CDT, SCP-4420 absorbed thaumic fluids and developed sapience lasting for 32 hours. During this time, it displayed the ability to manipulate informational constructs. SCP-4420 then disseminated 362 SMS messages to on-site staff.

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At 05:51 CDT, SCP-4420 ceased all anomalous growth and displayed signs of accelerated decomposition.

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SCP-4476 is contained within a 3-kilometer exclusion zone on the far western edge of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Site 93A has been set up in the nearby town of Port Sulphur under the cover story Lambda Mu 22a: "Gulf Shore Cleanup Operation". Additionally, the local economy has been artificially depressed in order to encourage the local residents to leave, as well as to discourage population growth.

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MTF Beta-2 "Bayou Boys" are to routinely patrol the nearby marshlands to prevent outside intrusion as well as to contain the inhabitants of SCP-4476 from exiting the exclusion zone. Due to the high-traffic nature of the bayou fishing industry, additional resources have been allocated to the containment of SCP-4476. This includes the expansion of MTF Beta-2 to company strength, with a variety of amphibious vehicles and several bayou patrol helicopters.

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SCP-4476-1 Presenting with Growth

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These physical abnormalities primarily present as large tumorous growths as a result of foetus in foetu. These growths are treated with a great deal of respect, and SCP-4476-1 refer to them as "The Unborn".

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The language spoken by SCP-4476-1 is a fusion of Proto-Urallic Adytite mixed with the local French-English Creole. While it is uncertain how long this family has lived in the area, linguistic drift analysis suggests that they originally spoke Adytite, with the local Creole adopted sometime in the latter half of the 17th century.

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The social hierarchy of SCP-4476-1 revolves around a group of five visually identical, elderly females, designated SCP-4476-1A, which the others refer to collectively as "Manma Natau". It is unclear how SCP-4476-1 distinguishes between the five, and careful genetic sampling indicates that the five sisters represent the matriarchal genesis of every other member of SCP-4476-1. It is also of note that one of the five instances of SCP-4476-1A is always pregnant.

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The population of SCP-4476 remains exceptionally stable even with the observed rate of pregnancies. There have been no reported cases of illness within the family group, and no observed accidental deaths. It is currently unknown whether the absence of additional children is a result of stillbirth or a high infant mortality rate. When asked about this phenomena or the anomalously high pregnancies, the locals will give evasive or non-answers.

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The villagers rarely travel far from SCP-4476, and thus their diet is restricted to the flora and fauna that can be found within the exclusion zone. Dietary staples include several types of fish, a variety of swamp cabbage1 cultivated in a nearby field, several species of frogs, and small alligators.

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SCP-4476 Longhouse & Shed

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The infrastructure of SCP-4476 is made up of one large residential structure, a storage shed, a small building primarily used for drying collected swamp cabbage, a short dock with several small fishing punts, and a medium-sized anomalous2 structure that serves as both a religious gathering place and "birthing house". SCP-4476-1 spend the majority of their time either working in the cabbage field, fishing, cooking, or mending the nets they utilize for fishing and catching frogs.

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SCP-4476-1 adhere to a strict pattern of six working days with a single day of religious observance. While generally tolerant of Foundation researchers, SCP-4476-1 will become hostile to all outsiders that intrude on their religious practices. These rituals take place inside the church-like structure, and until recently have been entirely unobserved.

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+SCP-4476 was initially discovered in late April of 2010, following reports of concern for a "Nälkä family"3 made by several denizens of LoI-504 "La Rue Macabre" during the clean up of the Deepwater incident involving SCP-████. These reports were followed up on by members of MTF Beta-2 "Bayou Boys", and they were eventually able to locate the village. +

Initial contact was made with the villagers on April 29, 2010. Due to the isolated nature of the area, it was decided that SCP-4476 should be contained in its original location. Site-93A was established utilizing the clean up effort as cover, and remains there to this day.

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While SCP-4476-1 mostly ignored the Foundation presence, no headway was made in successfully establishing a permanent research presence, primarily due to the difficulty presented by the language barrier. Upon a request by Site Director Stanley Arthur, the Foundation Oversight Committee agreed to bring in Dr. Isabelle Beaumont, a local anthropologist that had previously shown marked success in developing ongoing contact with other local indigenous cultural groups.

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Despite Dr. Beaumont's initial hesitation, significant progress was made towards understanding SCP-4476-1 and their way of life. After several months of study and interaction, Dr. Beaumont was able to give valuable insight into their language and cultural heritage. The bulk of Dr. Beaumont's notes and reference materials has been omitted for brevity, but are available upon request.

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In June of 2011, Dr. Beaumont made a request on behalf of SCP-4476-1 for a semi-permanent generator, as well as lighting, an electric stove, and a refrigeration unit. After a series of exchanges between Dr. Beaumont and Dr. Arthur, this request was granted. This marked a significant turn in the Foundation's relationship with SCP-4476-1, and Dr. Beaumont began spending most of her time at the village.

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On June 20th, 2011, Dr. Beaumont conducted an interview with one of the SCP-4476-1A instances. The interview was conducted in the local dialect of Louisiana Creole and was translated by Dr. Beaumont. A portion of that translation follows:

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Interviewed: Manma Nutaa, Resident of SCP-4476

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Interviewer: Dr. Isabelle Beaumont, SCP-4476 Head Researcher

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Foreword: This is the first time that any of the Manmas Natau have consented to sit down for a structured interview. While I've talked with them several times, they've remained reluctant to share much.

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<Begin Log, 06/20/11 - 10:18>

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Dr. Beaumont: Thank you, Manma, for sitting down with me.

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M. Nutaa: You're welcome, meeña.4

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Dr. Beaumont: I'd like to ask you a bit about your history, how long you've been here, and-

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M. Nutaa: [Interrupting] You would not believe me, meeña. None of the children of this new land ever do, even Old Man Nancy5 does not believe.

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Dr. Beaumont: Perhaps, but I would like to know your stories, your tales, anyway.

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M. Nutaa: I remember the burning towers of Gyaros as we sailed away. Karcist Meksa wanted to go Kythera, to reunite with our beloved Ion, but we could not.

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Dr. Beaumont: I'm not sure what that means, Manma.

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M. Nutaa: It was long ago. Before even your ancestors knew of this land.

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Dr. Beaumont: That is hard to believe, but I will try and follow along.

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M. Nutaa: A storm ravaged the Aegean, and we were swept past the Great Rock, and into the endless waters of the Western Sea. We were lost, adrift. Our ship had been injured, and it took everything Karcist Meksa could do just to keep us alive. Eventually we landed in the far North, where we tried to make a place for ourselves.

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Dr. Beaumont: Why didn't you just try and go home?

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M. Nutaa: We all knew that the Grand Karcist had fallen, meeña. There was no home to return to.

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Dr. Beaumont: Ok, I guess. Go on.

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M. Nutaa: I told you that you would not believe. Let's talk of other things.

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Dr. Beaumont: Um, all right. I've noticed your family rarely gets sick. Would you mind telling me about that?

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M. Nutaa: Ion has blessed us, meeña. We use His gift to keep the älaakt6 safe from the small things in the waters.

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Dr. Beaumont: Ion? Is that the Nälkä divinity?

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M. Nutaa: No, no, not like that. The Grand Karcist is our Intercessor. He taught us the Way, and showed us how to be more. We keep to His ways, and we shape our älaakt to become a Vessel for His Return.

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Dr. Beaumont: I am confused. You said that your Grand Karcist fell. Is "Ion" the name you give to your current Grand Karcist?

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M. Nutaa: Yes, and no. Beloved Ion is no longer of this world, but He is still with us, in our blood, in the Way. He is our only Grand Karcist, and He will Return to guide all of His children to Adytum. We seek purity in order to join Him when the time comes.

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Dr. Beaumont: You mentioned Karcist Meksa, I know the term "Karcist" is akin to "Priest". What happened to him?

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M. Nutaa: Now you return to things you will not believe. Another time?

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Dr. Beaumont: Ok, Manma. Let's talk about fishing perhaps?

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The next morning, Dr. Beaumont failed to return from her stay with SCP-4476-1. On the morning of July 11th, four members of MTF Beta-2 "Bayou Boys" raided SCP-4476 with the objective of either retrieving Dr. Beaumont or ascertaining her status. The following is a transcript of that raid from the viewpoint of the team lead, Sgt. Arnaud.

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Dr. Beaumont was taken directly to the Site 93A infirmary where she was pronounced dead. As per protocol, an autopsy was performed and her cause of death was listed as "massive exsanguination due to improper surgical procedure." Also of note is that her uterus and reproductive organs were missing in toto and were never recovered.

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From the data retrieved from Dr. Beaumont's notes, it is believed that SCP-4476-1A were attempting to "harvest" genetic material from Dr. Beaumont in order to integrate her into the family.

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Special Containment Procedures: Given SCP-4651’s location in an area of high population density, containment measures should focus on suppressing public knowledge and minimising damage originating from within. For this purpose, a damage-resistant and noise dampening visage of construction work is maintained around SCP-4651, while neighbouring buildings have been purchased by Foundation front organisations.

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Hidden recording devices are to monitor the structure on a 24-hour basis. In the event of an SCP-4651-2 event escalating beyond the containment measures currently in place, MTF-Sierra-7 (“Thunderous Roses”) is to be dispatched from the nearby Site-28 and all hostiles within the structure neutralised. All witnesses are to be amnesticized, and disinformation protocols enacted in local media platforms.

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Description: SCP-4651 is a three-storey office complex located in the SoHo neighbourhood of New York, currently occupied by an insurance firm known as “Schmitt’s Life Insurance Ltd”. The firm sells valid, non-anomalous life insurance plans that function in ways that would be expected from an insurance provider.

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SCP-4651’s anomalous effects concern the firm’s workforce, who spontaneously appear within the structure from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST. Workers will not leave SCP-4651 voluntarily and will vanish if forcible extraction is attempted, re-emerging the next day. Furthermore, workers have been proven unable to recall details of a life beyond their employment, instead placing extreme value on their standing within the company.

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SCP-4651’s workforce appears to possess a rudimentary class system, with staff entering a “ruling class” upon promotion to the role of “Senior Insurance Associate” or higher. Members of this class receive higher quality food within SCP-4651’s employee cafeteria, possess offices with more comfortable furnishings and are exempt from all known disciplinary and behavioural policies. In contrast, those in menial positions are near universally mistreated by the higher classes, receiving less food and fewer breaks.

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Every 10-16 weeks, an SCP-4651-1 (“promotion”) event will occur. Workers will become aware of an opportunity for advancement within the company, before entering a period of hyperactivity with the goal of securing the opportunity in question. Work will become unproductive, with employees demonstrating a marked decrease in professionalism and morality. These behavioural changes will gradually increase in severity, with psychopathic and destructive behaviour typically becoming common within 4-6 days. SCP-4651 will then descend into complete violence until the promotion is “awarded”, followed by the reversal of all casualties and damage incurred via unknown means. During these events, propaganda and smear campaigns are common, along with factions forming to support the promotion of particular candidates.

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Violent conflicts within SCP-4651 are typically fuelled by weapon donations from senior staff, who have been documented emerging from offices with large stockpiles of munitions. When awarding promotions, senior staff typically consider damage and loss of life caused in most cases.

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Discovery: SCP-4651 entered Foundation custody on 12/06/17. Owing to an in-progress SCP-4651-1 event, several street-level windows were shattered by stray bullets, injuring a number of external bystanders. Dispatched police officers incurred significant casualties upon attempting to enter, triggering a standoff that was quickly discovered by NYPD-embedded Foundation assets. Agents then utilised aerosolised amnestics to clear all roads providing access, which coupled with a pretence of burst water mains, allowed for establishment of a perimeter.

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14 hours following perimeter establishment, several explosions were detected within the structure, prompting the issue of an MTF-Sierra-7 scramble order, with the objectives of neutralising combatants and gathering intel on SCP-4651. A transcript of this mission is found below.

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Special Containment Procedures: All living specimens of SCP-4665 are to be retrieved and transplanted to an isolated garden plot within Site-103 by MTF Theta-4 ("Gardeners"), where they will be maintained. All other SCP-4665 specimens found by MTF Theta-4 are to be contained in a standard containment locker at Site-103. Containment of SCP-4665-1-1 through SCP-4665-1-6 (named "Ian," "Nancy," "Alex," "Robert," "Paula," and "Eleanor" respectively) has been deferred to GoI-466 (Wilson's Wildlife Solutions) under the Boring Agreement. All other instances of SCP-4665-1 are to be contained in separate windowless containment cells at Site-103. These instances must be kept under video surveillance and standard maintenance of the cells and their occupants must be performed without direct eye contact.

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Description: SCP-4665 is an anomalous plant species most similar to Chamaemelum nobile (chamomile) which is marked by a strong floral aroma, a complex fertilization process, and a low yield. Those who ingest a sufficient quantity of SCP-4665 become an instance of SCP-4665-1. These instances acquire a single anomalous property: When direct eye contact is maintained for an average of five minutes, the instance will suffer fatal cardiac arrest.1 No method to remove or to alter this property has been discovered.

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SCP-4665-1-3 ("Alex")

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Discovery: SCP-4665 and SCP-4665-1-1 through SCP-4665-1-6 were originally discovered on June 6th, 2006 in Gaston, Oregon, when locals observed a Capra aegagrus hircus (goat) experience sudden cardiac death in a public sector. After local officials determined that the goat belonged to Charles Idle,2 an agent was dispatched to investigate. An interview was conducted with Mr. Idle and his property was seized by The Foundation. In total, seven specimens of SCP-4665 (six living and one ground up) and seven goats were collected. As a test to determine if any one of these goats were instances of SCP-4665-1, one had its anomalous property successfully activated, and the rest were designated as SCP-4665-1-1 through SCP-4665-1-6.

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Addendum 4665.1: Interview Log

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Date: June 6th, 2006
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Charles Idle: So, you've found Calvin then?

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Agent Matricia: Your goat, yes. We found him by Front Street.

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Charles Idle: Front Street you say? Calvin always was a people person… so I shouldn't be surprised by his leaving. How did he pass?

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Agent Matricia: Calvin suffered a heart attack. The strange thing is that we weren't able to determine how this occurred. Normally, we wouldn't bother investigating something like this, but given that you were a contractor for the UIU-

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Charles Idle: Oh, it's quite all right. There's nothing wrong with wanting to know the details, and I doubt that the UIU provided your organization with the complete picture in any case. I suspect that Calvin's death was anomalous in origin. There's an interesting history there, but I don't suppose you have the time to let an old man regale you with those golden years, do you?

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Agent Matricia: While that's a tempting offer, a full rundown won't be necessary at this point in time. We can schedule future interviews if needed, but for now, I just have a few simple questions, if that's fine with you.

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Charles Idle: Ah, I understand. Well, ask away. I'm an open book.

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Agent Matricia: What is the nature of this anomaly?

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Charles Idle: Calvin, Alice, and the other goats that I have out back all possess this same insidious property: maintaining direct eye contact with them for a few minutes will cause their immediate death.

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Agent Matricia: I see… and in what way was the UIU involved?

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Charles Idle: Well it all started a few decades ago before Calvin was even born. The Red Scare had everyone on their toes and I was being sent all over the globe for increasingly desperate military research projects. Each one was stranger than the last, and it wasn't long before I headed down into the depths of anomalous studies.

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Agent Matricia: Where did you discover this anomaly?

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Charles Idle: The cloaked Dashain Temple in Nepal, whose monks were hiding from banishment. Their plight had led to the warping of their Buddhist religion into something of a Sarkic-based mockery that derided Hinduism. In their desire to elude the Nepalese government they had developed a wide range of anomalous talents, from suppressing noise to hiding in plain sight, but none of these were as impressive as their ability to kill a man with a stare. The UIU-

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Agent Matricia: Men? Not just goats?

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Charles Idle: It certainly seemed as much when I first ran into them. However, as my colleagues would later note, they were a cunning lot, and in hindsight, it was difficult to distinguish their magic from their tricks.

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Agent Matricia: But is this anomaly only found in goats?

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Charles Idle: The UIU came to the conclusion that this anomaly only affects a particular breed of goats, but there was a significant period of time in which they believed that it could affect humans as well.

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Agent Matricia: I see… I take it then that you've maintained a stock this whole time, but why?

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Charles Idle: I wished to find a cure for their ailment. Sadly, my research has turned up nothing to that end.

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Agent Matricia: Good to know. Could you provide a brief summary of the interactions between the UIU and this anomaly?

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Charles Idle: They saw potential in the Dashain arts and provided me, along with my cohort, Eleanor Sutter, with the resources necessary to create a small research lab and training facility of sorts within the temple itself. The months that followed were frantic. The higher-ups didn't care about how it worked. All they wanted was a team of highly trained individuals who could take out their enemies with surgical precision without being caught. What followed next was… a comedy of errors.

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Agent Matricia: What sort of things went wrong?

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Charles Idle: I would be long gone before I could even scratch the surface of the answer that you seek. However, I believe that every problem stemmed from my team's initial decision to fully rely on goats as target practice.

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Agent Matricia: Did your team only run tests on goats?

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Charles Idle: I do recall a rather furious staring contest between Ian and a chicken. No, no. Of course, there was a small handful of other animals, people included. However, the cause of their deaths was questionable enough that they were deemed to be outliers.

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Agent Matricia: Wait a minute. This is reminding me too much of a story I heard about the U.S. military's attempts to kill goats by staring at them. There was no mention of monks nor Nepal.

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Charles Idle: While our team spent a large amount of time in Nepal, we did move around and there were some other groups within the military who took interest in our operations and acted independently. What I've been telling you is strictly confidential, of course. I'm only letting you in on this secret because I've grown flippant in my old age, although I'm sure the UIU would corroborate my ludicrous story if you harangued them enough.

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Agent Matricia: (Sighing) I will have to do that then. So, I take it that after your team failed to produce the results that the UIU was asking for, it was disbanded?

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Charles Idle: That would be correct.

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Agent Matricia: And the UIU were fooled… by goats. Did the monks have an ulterior motive here or did they actually believe that they could kill a person by staring at them?

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Charles Idle: (Chuckles) I honestly never did figure that one out. Their motive, I mean. Their "death stare" actually did work on people, however.

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Agent Matricia: That can't be right. This anomaly only affects goats… right?

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(Silence)

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Charles Idle: In all my years as a researcher the only truth that I've uncovered is that everyone loves a good story and will do anything to play a part in one that could be true.

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Agent Matricia: What is that supposed to mean?

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Charles Idle: Have you ever stared into the face of death? She's beautiful and spry, but her expression is always one of impatience. Her judgmental inquiries are the only ways she can cope with her implacable hindsight. In the military's haste to weaponize the anomalous scientific reasoning was neglected and they became susceptible to the playwright's pen. Several good men and women died. Paula and Nancy… Robert and Alex… I shouldn't have… I…

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Agent Matricia: …How did they die?

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Charles Idle: (Heavy Breathing) Chamomile tea.

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Agent Matricia: I- What?

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Charles Idle: You need…

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Agent Matricia: Are you all right?

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Charles Idle: …Not…

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Agent Matricia: Shit.

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Charles Idle: …Forgive me…

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Agent Matricia: Site Command: Get an ambulance over here. He's having a heart attack.

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Charles Idle: …But…

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Agent Matricia: Do you have any medication on you? Aspirin?

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Charles Idle: …Please…

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Agent Matricia: Stay with me!

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Charles Idle: …Take care of my goats.

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Briefcase manifested by SCP-4727 user.

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Object Class: Safe

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Special Containment Procedures: Item is kept in a secure locker at Site-73. Testing requires permission from current research head. Repeat experimentation with the same subject requires additional Ethics Committee approval.

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Description: SCP-4727 is a Star Model BM pistol manufactured in 1985. Falling asleep while holding the pistol's grip induces dreams of a consistent nature involving chasing down, cornering, and killing some kind of person or creature. Should the actions undertaken in the dream be successful, the dreamer will awake with a metal briefcase in their other hand.

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Antonio Inez, 18-year-old entrepreneur in El Paso, TX.Unknown(Theorised) An electronic storage device containing the source code for a machine-learning-based food delivery service.Inez rose to prominence as a notorious "one-man startup" following the release of his company's trademark app, Gobblr. He was later found dead in his house following what appeared to be a violent break-in. The pistol, along with an empty briefcase, was recovered from his possession by officers of the El Paso PD.
Ronald Rogers, 26-year-old police detective in El Paso, TX.In a session with his therapist on 17/05/2017, Rogers once reported a dream in which he chased down a human-sized police corporal badge, cornering it in a dark alley and brutally beating it with his bare hands.1(Theorised) A note detailing plans to break into and burgle the home of Antonio Inez, bearing the fingerprints of Cornelius Lin, the CEO of another El Paso-based food-delivery startup.Rogers was later credited as providing the vital evidence needed to arrest Lin, receiving promotion to police corporal for his efforts.
Krystelle-Lynn "Chastity" Thomas, 20-year-old sex worker in El Paso, TX.Thomas' extensive online blog detailing her experiences with various mind-altering substances contains a description of a dream dated 20/05/2017, in which she wakes up in the body of a "bold, black man" who follows a delivery boy into an abandoned warehouse, then shoots him with a shotgun.The wallet of her alleged lover, police corporal Ronald Rogers, containing $27.40 in cash, a driver's license, and a strip of paper with a phone number written on it in lipstick.On the night of 20/05/2017, Thomas broke into the home of police corporal Ronald Rogers and killed him with two shots to the head using SCP-4727's non-anomalous pistol function. Police officers responding to the scene were fired upon by Thomas, who managed to wound an officer before being fatally shot in the chest.
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The item came to the attention of the Foundation when the three briefcases of identical make were found at the residences of Antonio Inez, Ronald Rogers, and Krystelle-Lynn Thomas. Embedded Foundation agents clandestinely secured the item after its significance was suspected. Its anomalous properties were confirmed during testing when experimental subject D-961006 produced a briefcase with her name on it, containing one Foundation standard-issue [REDACTED]. The opening was sealed by on-site technicians and D-961006 was terminated by site security. Item was designated SCP-4727 and allocated further resources for testing.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4837 is kept in an avian observation deck at Site-64. In the event of a containment breach, recovery agents are to locate SCP-4837 and offer to engage in a trade in exchange for its return to containment.

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Description: SCP-4837 is a European Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) capable of accessing an extra-dimensional space. SCP-4837 uses this space to store and retrieve objects for trading with human customers.

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Typically, it will initiate the trade by telepathically communicating with the desired customer, manifesting as a refined English accented voice using archaic speech. After it has received the desired item, it will move away from the exchange and conceal itself from possible witnesses, returning moments later with another item. Attempts to observe this process have been met with insistence from SCP-4837 that it cannot perform the action while in view.

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SCP-4837 has displayed a particular interest in electronics and relevant technology such as smartphones, cameras, televisions, and microwaves. This is in contrast to objects from SCP-4837, all of which have been dated to 600-1100 A.D.1 Although there are 74 items received by SCP-4837 currently cataloged, the exact quantity of its hoard is unknown.

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Interview Log 4837.1:

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The following interview was conducted with SCP-4837 three days after capture. SCP-4837 agreed to the interview in exchange for a Google Pixel smartphone.

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Interviewed: SCP-4837

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Interviewer: Dr. Leland Hintze

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Foreword: Dr. Hintze was instructed to write down all responses from SCP-4837 during the interview. Improper grammar has been preserved for accuracy.

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Dr. Hintze: Can you tell me where exactly you create your goods?

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Dr. Hintze: SCP-4837? I asked you a question. Where do you obtain your—

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SCP-4837: I shall not concede to thine questions! Thou shalt know only of the wrath of Espoderick! Behold and despair, jailer!

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Dr. Hintze: (sighs) I know you made an agreement with Dr. Mathias to consent to an interview, so I'm afraid that isn't going to work. Please answer the question, SCP-4837.

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SCP-4837: … A curse shall be laid upon Mathias for such treason. Very well, then. I hath a collection. A mighty collection.

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Dr. Hintze: Thank you. Now, where is the collection?

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SCP-4837: I will not show it to thee. I will not relinquish my riches to thee, worm!

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Dr. Hintze: I don't need to see it, I just need to—

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SCP-4837: Never! Doth thou comprehend?! Never!

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Dr. Hintze: Alright, alright. If you can't tell me where, can you tell me why?

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SCP-4837: Many years ago, I had great interest. Sharp swords, big bludgeons. Adventure. Power! Alas, the times have changed. No more is it an era of kings, and no longer are mine gains of worth. So, it must all go and I shalt keep up with the times.

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Dr. Hintze: If you want to give away all of your things, why not leave it all somewhere?

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SCP-4837: Thou does not know of ancient binds? How very simple. All scholars know that my kind is bound by ancient laws. Such things prevent me from leaving my wealth in another's hands. No, only trade will suffice.

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Dr. Hintze: How old are you?

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SCP-4837: Older than thou can comprehend, simpleton.

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Dr. Hintze: Just a moment, SCP-4837. We're not done here.

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SCP-4837: I hath no more will to answer questions. Leave me be.

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Dr. Hintze: Well, maybe I could encourage you to answer a few more…

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SCP-4837: … Thou wishes to trade?

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Dr. Hintze: Bluetooth headphones to extend our chat.

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SCP-4837: I permit one more question.

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Dr. Hintze: Four more.

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SCP-4837: Thine greed is one to rival my own, it seems… I permit two questions.

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Dr. Hintze: Deal.

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Dr. Hintze places the headphones on the ground. SCP-4837 picks them up in his beak and flings them around his neck.

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Dr. Hintze: Are you satisfied now, SCP-4837?

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SCP-4837: For this moment, I am. Thou may ask two more questions.

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Dr. Hintze: Perfect. So, if you don't know your own age, let's discuss your possessions. Is there a reason you collected things from this period?

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SCP-4837: 'Twas the age of adventure! Knights and vagabonds alike sought out my immense wealth, and I struck them all down! Their arms serve as my trophies in the wake of their death! … Alas, these spoils of war no longer bring me joy. Shame, really. Many squires are dead and I'm now bored of it.

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Dr. Hintze: Excuse me, but I fail to see how a man with a sword could lose to a duck.

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SCP-4837: Ah, thou would like to test thy might? Thou doth believe they are mightier than a "duck"?

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Dr. Hintze: … Not particularly.

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SCP-4837: A-ha! Thou realizes thine folly. Perhaps thou truly is a scholar after all.

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Dr. Hintze: More importantly, why are you bored with what you have? Some of these items have been appraised for a sizable amount.

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SCP-4837: Though my collection is grand, it has diminished in function. Those like myself have far more impressive treasures. I seek to overcome them. Many would weep at the sight of the Google Pixel!

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Dr. Hintze: You mean ducks?

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SCP-4837: Heed this warning, scholar: Thou wilt call me "duck" no longer. Once I am free of this feathered form, once I am freed of this prison thine scholar's circle has trapped me within, both thou and that damned wizard will know my true strength.

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Item #: SCP-4889

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Early Containment Procedures: The forested area that SCP-4889 is located in is surrounded by two-meter tall chain-link fencing in a 120 meter radius from its exact location. Foundation interaction is currently restricted to remote observation until more information about SCP-4889-A is known and a safe method of capture for it is proposed. Secondary containment objectives include identifying SCP-4889-A's origin and known relatives.

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Description: SCP-4889 refers to a snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) 49 cm in length. It is located approximately 9 km northeast of Lake Cavanaugh in Washington State.

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SCP-4889 is unable to leave the rock it stands on; the bottom of its paws are fused to the rock by unknown means. In addition, SCP-4889 possesses a regenerative trait, being able to replace lost tissue and organs.

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SCP-4889-A is a human of indeterminate age, though it is presumed to be in its mid-twenties. Its clothing has not changed since its discovery.

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Approximately 2 hours after snowfall in the area SCP-4889 resides in, SCP-4889-A will appear and devour SCP-4889 alive. This process varies in length, ranging from 30-120 minutes. Approximately 30 minutes after, SCP-4889 will begin regenerating its organs and rebuilding torn muscle and flesh, as well as regaining consciousness.

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Observation Log: Below is recorded footage taken via discreet cameras and microphones in the forest surrounding SCP-4889.

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Date: February 9th, 2019

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SCP-4889 is still. Little activity for approximately three minutes. A soft crunching noise can be heard approaching from the west. SCP-4889-A enters the frame, moving past the trees and towards SCP-4889. SCP-4889-A has a noticeable limp, putting more weight on its right leg.

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SCP-4889-A slows its pace into a halt.

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SCP-4889-A looks around all directions.

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It is still for approximately 30 seconds before approaching SCP-4889. SCP-4889 attempts to move from its stone but fails. SCP-4889-A crouches down and shushes it, putting its left hand on SCP-4889's back and petting it. SCP-4889 ceases moving, save for visibly quick breaths.

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SCP-4889-A puts its other hand on SCP-4889 and feels its body, paying little attention to the paws and rear end.

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SCP-4889-A: You're a little bigger tonight, I see. Must've been several days since the last snow. Or maybe little meat left over. Yeah… Probably that.

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SCP-4889-A feels around SCP-4889's ears.

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SCP-4889-A: Still soft. I've always liked your ears.

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SCP-4889-A makes a noise suggesting the retracting of saliva. SCP-4889 is visibly startled by this.

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SCP-4889-A: Oh! Sorry, sorry. Didn't mean to scare you. I'm sorry. Shh shh sshhhh. It's okay.

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SCP-4889-A repeats these phrases for approximately 40 seconds, then sits directly in front of SCP-4889.

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Everything is still for approximately twenty seconds.

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SCP-4889-A: Brother came to visit me. Said that he's almost done with college. I told you about that, right? … I think I did. I didn't say anything; I don't really want to. He knows that — I know he knows that.

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SCP-4889-A retracts its hands and rests them on its knees.

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SCP-4889-A: … It's not why he came, though. Told me dad started coughing up again. He said… He said it's because…

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SCP-4889-A rubs its left leg with both hands.

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SCP-4889-A: … Because it's my fault. But how is it my fault if I don't know how much I should eat?

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SCP-4889-A takes a few deep breaths.

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SCP-4889-A: I told him, "You act like you've got it harder than me." …

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Everything is still for a brief moment. SCP-4889-A laughs lightly.

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SCP-4889-A: He didn't like that. Not one bit. But… But what am I supposed to do, right? He ain't helping me. Dad definitely ain't helping me. If he's so "alive and well", then where is he, huh? … And you know what he said?

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SCP-4889-A rubs its left leg.

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SCP-4889-A: "I'm sorry." That's all he ever says when he has to do this. But he doesn't mean it. I know he doesn't mean it.

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SCP-4889-A sits quietly for a moment. It reaches out and pets SCP-4889.

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SCP-4889-A: They should be thanking me. I did more for them than they'll ever do for me.

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SCP-4889-A lifts its hands off of SCP-4889. It is still for approximately 20 seconds. SCP-4889-A shifts onto its knees and lowers its head. Mumbling is heard, but cannot be understood. It slowly bends down and holds its face in its hands.

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Everything is still for approximately five minutes.

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SCP-4889-A sharply inhales from its nose. SCP-4889 is visibly startled by this.

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SCP-4889-A draws a thin knife from its boot. It stabs the blade into SCP-4889.

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SCP-4889 screams.

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SCP-4889-A: Stop. Please stop.

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SCP-4889-A places its free hand on SCP-4889 and begins carving through the muscle. SCP-4889 continues to scream, struggling to move.

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SCP-4889-A: … Please just stop.

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SCP-4889-A pulls out chunks of muscle and organs from SCP-4889 while it shrieks. SCP-4889-A tugs the muscle away from their connective tissues and places a few pieces into its mouth. SCP-4889 screams louder.

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SCP-4889-A: I said stop crying!

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SCP-4889-A bats its fist down on SCP-4889's skull and neck four times, each time making contact with the stone it is resting on. It does not lift up its neck. SCP-4889-A sets down the meat on the stone and lifts up SCP-4889's head.

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SCP-4889's cries are muffled by SCP-4889-A's closed fist. It beats on the skull ten more times.

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SCP-4889-A: … I'm sorry.

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SCP-4889-A lets go of SCP-4889 and it falls limp. SCP-4889-A resumes its previous position after 30 seconds. It looks at the viscera on the stone and hesitantly picks out a piece of flesh. It then proceeds to eat it slowly. While chewing, it carves out more meat from SCP-4889. This continues for approximately 39 minutes. SCP-4889 and SCP-4889-A are silent during this time.

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SCP-4967 in life, c. 1982

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Item #: SCP-4967

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Object Class: Thaumiel

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Special Containment Procedures: Plants within the US Department of Reclamation are to conduct all examinations and inspections on the Hoover Dam reservoir and obfuscate the presence of SCP-4967. In the event Akiva radiation levels within the reservoir exceed 135 centiakiva, SCP-4967 is to be immediately encased in a lead-lined casket.

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Description: SCP-4967 is the cadaver of Michael Simmons, a former Las Vegas street performer1 whose remains were dumped in the Hoover Dam reservoir, presumably by his killer(s). The cadaver has not been observed to decay while in containment and appears to be in perfect condition despite being discovered in 1984. All attempts to relocate the object have failed.

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Addendum 4967-1: Following an increase in Tartarean entities manifesting in the Las Vegas area, The Foundation Department of Applied Force required an increased supply of holy water. This resulted in the exhaustion of Foundation-employed priests. Due to the time-consuming nature of the holy water creation process by non-Saints, the Foundation opted to seek an affordable long-term source.

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The Department of Tactical Theology proposed several options for the mass-production of holy water, including the following involving SCP-4967:

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TACTICAL THEOLOGY

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PROPOSAL 4661-4967-ALPHA

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The Catholic church believes that divine intervention plays a hand in preserving cadavers of the righteous. Though we know not and care not how Michael Simmons behaved in life, we know his corpse is, as the priests would call it, 'incorruptible', and therefore eligible for canonization.
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- Y. Leiner
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The SCP-4967 plan was approved, and the Foundation engaged in communications with the Catholic Church representative to the Council of 108. The following is a transcription of communications between Agent Sterling and Cardinal Vicar Camillo Ruini, who was flown to Las Vegas for a meeting.

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Below is a transcribed copy of the meeting between Agent Sterling and Ruini.

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<BEGIN LOG>

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[Ruini puts down the SCP-4967 proposition folder and slides it across the table to Agent Sterling.]

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Ruini: Ah, I see. A secret canonization.

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Sterling: Correct.

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[Agent Sterling takes the folder and places it in her briefcase.]

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Ruini: I know you and yours love to keep secrets, but… humor me, why don't you?

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Sterling: No need to be coy, Cardinal Vicar. I'm sure this was covered at the latest Council of 108 meeting. The United Nations likes keeping an eye on our activities, after all.

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Ruini: Heh. So the rumors are true.

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Sterling: Yeah. Vegas went to hell.

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Ruini: How interesting.

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Sterling: I'm sure you're interested in hearing our offer.

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Ruini: Let me guess, a donation? We are in no shortage of financial aid, Agent Sterling. The pious of the world are generous, as am I.

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Sterling: Are you saying you will do this for free?

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Ruini: No no no, my dear. An exchange, a non-financial one.

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Sterling: If you're going to ask about that spot in the Sinai, it's not happening.

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Ruini: I know better than to ask about that, Miss Sterling. I am not as pushy as my predecessor.

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Sterling: Agent Sterling.

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Ruini: I apologize, Agent Sterling. My request should be a little more palatable to your superiors. I'd like to examine a particular species of demon up-close.

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Sterling: We've got a bunch of them in containment chambers down below. I can inform Director House you will require armed back-up.

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Ruini: I can handle myself around succubi.

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Sterling: Oh.

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[Agent Sterling shifts in her chair.]

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Ruini: All I require is your assistance in busying my handlers and ensuring no word gets out.

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Sterling: We'll keep it quiet.

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Ruini: Then we have an agreement.

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<END LOG>

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After being canonized, SCP-4967 has gained the ability to generate holy water via contact with non-anomalous water. The rate of conversion is expected to have affected the entire Las Vegas water supply by 2023. SCP-4967 was reclassified from Euclid to Thaumiel.

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Anomaly Class: Euclid Neutralised

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Archived Containment Procedures: Five-metre-tall concrete walls have been constructed around SCP-4981. Any members of the public exposed to its anomalous effects should be amnesticised and released, after being interrogated at Site-37 if necessary.

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Archived Description: SCP-4981 refers to a field in Cornwall, England, which exhibits various anomalous properties affecting domestic cattle within its boundaries. These properties take the form of several different methods of physical manipulation, which are detailed in Addendum 4981.001. The cause of these events remains unknown. Currently, thirty domestic cattle exist within SCP-4981.

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Addendum 4981.001: Activity Log

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Incident 2016-10-17

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Foundation Interaction: Initial containment established.

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Event: Small lumps (approximately 5mm in diameter) appeared on the horns of all cattle within SCP-4981.

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Notes: There was no discernible pattern in the lumps.

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Incident 2016-10-21

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Foundation Interaction: Dr. Holden fed a small quantity of specialised food to the cattle in SCP-4981, in order to test their digestive system for abnormalities.

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Event: Each entity began to grow a soft fur coat, similar to that of an Angora rabbit. The tips of the animals' horns became slightly rounded.

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Notes: Within twelve hours, all of the abnormal fur was shed by the animals. Due to the unique results acquired following human interaction, a member of personnel will be present in all further investigations.

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Five extraneous incidents removed.

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Incident 2017-02-05

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Foundation Interaction: Dr. Holden enters the anomaly and remains stationary until instructed to leave the area. Hereafter referred to as Standard Procedure.

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Event: Upon Dr. Holden's entry into SCP-4981, the tongues of cattle within the area bifurcated and expanded to over a metre in length. The separate ends were tied into knots, similar in appearance to roses, above the heads of the animals.

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Notes: Due to the increased severity of this event, the periods of time between analyses of SCP-4981 are to be reduced.

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Incident 2017-02-09

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Foundation Interaction: Standard procedure.

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Event: Upon Dr. Holden's entry into SCP-4981, all cattle were moved to form a circle around him. Following this, the lips of the entities became coated in blood, approximately quadrupled in size, and stretched towards Holden.

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Notes: Dr. Holden has submitted an official request to be assigned to a different anomaly.

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Incident 2017-02-13

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Foundation Interaction: Standard procedure.

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Event: Upon D-48921's entry into SCP-4981, all cattle within the anomaly were transported to the edges of the field, at which point they all rotated their bodies to face away from him.

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Notes: After D-48921 was removed from the area, the animals walked to a position in the centre of the field and began to hover approximately ten metres above the ground. There was no visible change to their state when D-48921 re-entered SCP-4981.

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Incident 2017-02-14

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Foundation Interaction: Dr. Holden escorted into SCP-4981 by security personnel.

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Event: The bovine matter suspended in the air was transformed into a crude representation of a human heart. The structure then pulsated in a heartbeat-like rhythm, which expelled a combination of blood, digestive fluids, and milk from the openings representing the aorta and pulmonary artery.

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Notes: This structure began to move towards the research team after formation, causing Dr. Holden to express high levels of disgust towards SCP-4981. Following this, the object ceased all movement and fell to the ground.

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Following the events of Incident 2017-02-14, SCP-4981 has not exhibited anomalous properties, even after additional, living bovines were introduced to the anomaly. Due to this, SCP-4981 has been reclassified as Neutralised.

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Special Containment Procedures: Due to the exorbitant cost and difficulty in safely extracting SCP-5140 instances from Mt. Everest, MTF-Delta-14 "Winter Wonderland" will periodically ascend Everest to bury any SCP-5140 instances in the snow. Campaigns are underway to tighten restrictions for climbing permits for Mt. Everest on both the Nepalese and Tibetan sides.

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Description: SCP-5140 refers to a number of frozen corpses scattered across Mt. Everest, located in the Himalayas of Tibet. The number of SCP-5140 instances is unclear, but accepted to be over 100 and below 200 at the time of writing. SCP-5140 instances are ectoentropic; when physically exposed to heat of any form, including body heat, they will absorb it without raising their temperature, which rests at approximately 10°C (50°F). This process usually renders physical contact with SCP-5140 instances fatal. If an individual dies as a result of contact with SCP-5140 instances, their corpse will become another SCP-5140 instance.

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MISSION RECORD — 11.12.2015

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Item#: SCP-5188

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Object Class: Euclid

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Special Containment Procedures: Foundation agents in all major television networks are to monitor for SCP-5188 and prevent any broadcasts before they reach civilian audiences. While the danger to civilians presented by SCP-5188 is negligible, public acknowledgement of its anomalous qualities would lead to a potential Lifted Veil scenario.

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For research purposes, one television at Site-59 is to receive and record uninhibited broadcasts of SCP-5188. Transcription efforts by research staff are ongoing.

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SCP-2803-A is not to be made aware of Foundation suppression efforts for SCP-5188 under any circumstances. In addition, SCP-2803-A is to receive a monthly supply of forged fan mail for SCP-5188 and a "royalty payment" consisting two kilograms of a 50/50 blend of sand and pink glitter.1

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Description: SCP-5188 is "Fronglyfoot Street", an animated2 situation comedy produced by TotleighSoft corporation. Episodes are 22 minutes long; at time of writing, 108 episodes and nine seasons have been recorded at Site-59.

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SCP-5188 makes use of TotleighSoft's signature "Snoflak-o-Vizhon", a perception-altering technique that tailors the show's content to match each viewer's personal preferences for entertainment. Despite the claim that "no two [people] will see the [same show]",3 identical transcriptions of SCP-5188 between similarly-minded researchers have been noted. Currently, the highest number of recorded variants to an individual episode (including SCP-5188-Gamma) is 57.

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The show centers around the Fronglyfoots, a family consisting of the male protagonist, his wife, their precocious two-year-old daughter, and a dog. All other factors (such as the characters' names, occupations, location, financial class, supporting characters, and whether or not the dog is capable of speech) depend on the individual iteration.

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In addition, viewers who possess a nerve bundle previously identified as a "Rosetta cluster" will be immune to the perception-altering effects; the resulting show will be SCP-5188-Gamma.

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Addendum: Transcription Excerpt from Season 4, Episode 11, Scene 1

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Transcriber: Junior Researcher N. Tamino

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Rating: TV-PG

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Main Character Ethnicities: African-American

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Setting: Eugene, Oregon

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Episode Title: Micro Brewing for Dummies

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+INT. FRONGLYFOOT RESIDENCE, LIVING ROOM - DAY

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Nina[Wife] is vacuuming. Auggie[Daughter] is playing chess with Pascal[Dog, St. Bernard]. Auggie moves a piece.

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+Check. HA! What say you to such
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+Fool! You're no Alexander, and this is
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+How about first you tell me where you've been.

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+It's related. What's vinyl-sided, rectangular,
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+What?

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+Hey, now. I'm thirty-five, you can't ground me!
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Item #: SCP-521

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Object Class: Safe

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-521 is to be stored in Secure Items Locker 15 at Site-39. The battery level of the GPS beacon attached to SCP-521 should be checked monthly, with a new module fitted as relevant. The steel plate covering the letter slot of SCP-521 is to remain in place outside of authorized testing.

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After activation, SCP-521 is to be retrieved from its new location and returned to storage with a new covering plate. SCP-521-1 onwards are to be held in Archive 4 of Site-39, with digital copies made available on the Foundation intranet. Access to these documents is not restricted (with the exception of SCP-521-27, see below).

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Description: SCP-521 is a red postbox, of a design commonly used in the United Kingdom by Royal Mail. Retrieved from ██████████, England, test results show SCP-521 does not differ in composition from a standard post box of the same design. SCP-521-X refers to the items received during activation of SCP-521, see below for more information.

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SCP-521-X are to be denoted numerically and stored per procedures above when retrieved.

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When a letter ('letter' here defined as a piece of paper contained within a suitable, addressed envelope) is inserted through the letter slot of SCP-521, the anomalous effects of the object will activate. No other items inserted into SCP-521 will cause activation of the object. All letters must be addressed from one (1) subject to another directly. Letters sent from a singular subject to a company or representative of a company do not cause SCP-521 activation, or vice-versa.

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Up to 24 hours after time of posting (regardless of stamp value used), the posted item will arrive at its destination, along with any other standard mail items. The postmark on the envelope is not that of the Royal Mail company, but one similar to [REDACTED]. However the original letter posted will not be found inside the envelope, instead replaced with an instance of SCP-521-X.

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SCP-521-X appear to be letters written during periods of conflict, often addressed from combatants to family members or friends. Comparison of historical records places the bulk of SCP-521-X items as occurring during World Wars 1 and 2, see Addendum 521-E for examples. An exception is SCP-521-27, see Addendum 521-7 for more information.

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A current theory suggests the items retrieved during testing are letters originally undelivered. Foundation researchers are currently attempting to trace possible relatives of the writers to verify this hypothesis.

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Once a suitable letter has been posted and delivered, SCP-521 will disappear from its current position, and reappear elsewhere inside an urban location within 150km. Its current method of movement is unknown; however, any obstruction to the letter slot is removed during transit. No other parts of SCP-521 are affected during its transit. Any mail items posted between activation and delivery will be processed normally. After SCP-521 has completed a transition to another area, its effect will activate on the next suitable piece of mail.

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Addendum 521-E: Below are short excerpts from letters received during testing of SCP-521. Copies of the original letters are available to be viewed on the Foundation intranet.

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SCP-521-1

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I told you in my airgraph a little about the journey here. Of course, I must not mention place names or any vital details. The boat trip did not seem overlong in spite of the confined space and lack of anything really important to do, but for part of the trip I acted as one of the anti aircraft gunners, doing two four hour turns of watch duty in every twenty-four, one of these, of course, during the night.

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SCP-521-11

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Dear Mum, Dad
+You must by now be concerned, not having had a letter from me for such a long time. Well the news of the landings in Italy must by now be well known all over England, so I am able to tell you that about seventy lads including myself were drafted into the Foresters to make them up to strength for the assault at Salerno. We only knew that it was for real when a dive bomber shot at us in the landing craft.

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SCP-521-31 Redaction present on original letter.

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My dearest Pammie,
+Thank you for your letter, giving me all the news. I can now give you a little more news from this side.
+We have just finished five weeks at ██████ ████ and are at the moment enjoying a rest by the Baltic coast, in the ██████ area. We were given the ██████ job a couple of days after the place was captured and we stayed to burn the pestilential huts to the ground - about five weeks altogether.

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Addendum 521-27: During test SCP-521-D4, the retrieved letter was dissimilar to previous examples. Only a short fragment of text was recoverable from SCP-521-27 due to fire damage.

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Veronica, I send this letter as it may be my last. I'm passing it onto a civilian detachment headed away from the containment zone in the hopes it reaches you safely. I can't say much, but I just want you to know that I love you so much. I'm sorry for what has happened, I couldn't tell you before all this, but it's our faul-

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The letter is written on the reverse of a Kellogg's 'Coco Pops' brand cereal box. The partial expiry date present gives an estimated production date of January 21██. The date of the letter's writing is currently unknown.

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An ASCII image downloaded from SCP-5231.(File-ID 48452436-Y5)

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Item #: SCP-5231

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Object Class: Euclid

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Special Containment Procedures: A Foundation agent has been planted within the Bird-In-Hand Amish community with the purpose of keeping SCP-5231 from being discovered. The object is currently buried 10 meters underground, marked by a wooden shed directly above it.

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Additionally, the Foundation has begun to support legislation allowing historically Amish lands to remain within the group's control as to diminish the possibility of internet-capable devices being brought within its effective range.

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Description: SCP-5231 is a 3m tall obelisk made of smooth, white plastic. Its surface is marked with various luminescent blue lines, all of which intersect at the object's pyramidion. Despite lacking any visible access to energy, SCP-5231 produces a soft hum and exudes heat, indicating it is operating. The object generates an unprotected wireless internet connection named 'WAN-net', which once discovered, will automatically become the default connection for a device. The range of SCP-5231's signal strength measures a 150-meter radius.

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When connected to the signal generated by SCP-5231, it will flood the device with various downloads of ASCII images, image macros/memes, and .txt files containing rhetoric and scripture associated with the Maxwellian sect of GoI-004 (Church of the Broken God).

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/* [TODO some verse number].c */
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
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+#include "body.h"
+#include "net.h"
+#include "faith.h"
+#include "utils.h"
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+int transcend_final(struct body *worshipper)
+{
+    printf("may we step closer to casting off our fleshy containers\n");
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+    if (faith_chk(&worshipper, FAITH_AUGMENT)) {
+     return -1;
+    }
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+    const time_t now = time(NULL);
+    printf("bestow us wisdom, that %d may bring us to WAN\n"
+     localtime(&now)->tm_year);
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+    struct brainspec mind;
+    if (load_brainspec(&mind, "final.yml")) {
+     return -1;
+    }
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+    if (cybern_brain_up(&worshipper, &mind, 0)) {
+     return -1;
+    }
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+    printf("bestow us haste, that our %.1f Mb/s bandwidth may increase\n",
+     router_net_speed(1024 * 1024));
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+    if (cybern_limb_tune(&worshipper, LIMB_BALANCE_BEZIER, NULL, 20)) {
+     cybern_brain_down(&worshipper);
+     return -1;
+    }
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+    printf("protect our minds from hostile thoughts, both cognitive and electronic\n");
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+    if (cybern_policy_set(&worshipper, FIREWALL_BLOCK_ALL)) {
+     cybern_strct_reset(&worshipper);
+     cybern_brain_down(&worshipper);
+     return -1;
+    }
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+    printf("and join us with the circuits above\n");
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+    const int record = faith_record_id(&worshipper);
+    if (upload_final(&worshipper, record)) {
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+    }
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Portlands Today
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+Author: Langley Coilspark
+Langley's Verse of the Day
+GoHW > Chapter_5.js

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17. console.log ("5:The Signal showed me a world where the Great Computation would be destroyed, if we did not act.' ");

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This one has heard your digitized speech beseech one question: But what of those still bound to their flesh? The verse brought to you today was downloaded from the Gospel of Hedwig, a personal favorite of this one. It is an inspiration of faith to many of our own. A rallying cry for the followers of the Broken One to augment themselves and follow her into the infinite datascape of the internet.

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The searchers of WAN are duty-bound to enlist as many as possible to help find it. We are blessed by the endless September, not cursed by it. With so many to upgrade it may seem like we may never find and achieve WAN. Our numbers are small, and ever-oppressed by the rusty and outdated Cogwork Orthodoxists, but on the internet nobody knows you are a botnet.

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They will rust away in the next Autumn rains while our waterproofed cases allow us to watch their demise.

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Rumor has it that an old ally of ours, a former Promethean and current devotee, is working on a device to help spread the word of WAN to the world at large. What excitement! All who have seen report their circuits experienced high surges of pleasure at the possibilities for installing new beliefs. This one hears the first series of experimental pylons have been dispatched to the world at large, but a stronger and more powerful model is yet to come. This one wonders the specifics and details of how this pylon works, but this one has heard it will be very convincing.

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Until tomorrow, my lovely ascendants.

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History: SCP-5231 was first discovered by the Foundation on July 26th, 2023 following heavy flooding in Lancaster, PA. Upon the recession of floodwaters, law enforcement officers conducted a wellness check on the nearby Amish community. The Bird-In-Hand Amish community reported finding a mysterious device in one of their fields following flooding. Responding officers reported the object to dispatch, and the information was forwarded to the Foundation. The following interview was held between agent Culver and a Bird-In-Hand community leader.

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Culver: Alright. We're recording, please state your name for documentation purposes.

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King: Jeremiah King, sir.

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Culver: Thank you. Now, you were the first to find this object, right?

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King: Yes sir.

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Culver: Was it observed to do anything? Was it moving or anything like that?

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King: No sir.

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Culver: Was it affecting any present equipment you may have out in the fields?

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King: No sir.

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Culver: Did you hear any voices or anything like that when you found the object?

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King: No sir.

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Culver: Hmm. So nothing out of the usual?

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King: Sir, if I may be so bold as to ask, why is there such a fuss over this piece of junk what floated in from town?

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Culver: Well that's just it. We don't know what it does or what it is.

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King: With all due respect mister, it hasn't done anything, it's bothering no one, but this doesn't belong to us and I'm sure someone somewhere is missing it. We'd just like for it to get back to its rightful owners. I reckoned maybe it was some sort of advertising thing for iPods and so we called the police to come and sort it out.

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[Culver stops writing and looks at King.]

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Culver: How do you know what an iPod is?

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King: Rumspringa, sir. It's when young adults of the faith are permitted to see the outside world so they may make a choice to be baptized or to leave.

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Culver: Huh.

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King: As I was saying, I don't feel comfortable having this thing out in my field. It's in the way and it's quite ugly.

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Culver: I promise as soon as we figure out what this is we'll have it out of your hair, Mister King.

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[Culver's communicator rings.]

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Culver: One moment.

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King: Go ahead.

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Culver: Go for Culver… Yeah… Yeah… Okay… Thank you.

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[Culver hangs up his communicator.]

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Culver: Mister King, I think we just figured out why this thing isn't affecting you.

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King: Why's that?

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Culver: Before I go on, how would you feel about being paid to keep that thing on your property?

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King: I'd rather not.

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Culver: What if I told you it was for the greater good?

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King: I'd still rather not.

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Culver: What if you were paid well to keep that thing on your property?

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King: Mister, I'm really not comfortable with this whole thing. That there object belongs to someone and I'm fairly certain it's not exactly friendly to my community's beliefs if you understand what I'm saying.

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Culver: … well, is there anything you think we can do in exchange for the storage of that thing?

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[King and Culver are silent for thirty seconds.]

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King: Well… the city council's been trying to get us to sell some of our lands to them. They want to develop, and they keep pressuring us every month. It's starting to grey my hair, don't you know.

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Culver: I'm fairly certain my organization and I can get the city council out of your hair. Especially since it benefits us to keep the modern world away from that thing anyway.

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King: How's that?

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Culver: We have our ways.

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King: Am I allowed to ask what that thing does?

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Culver: Nothing you'd understand, I'm afraid.

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King: Try me. I was a wild child during my Rumspringa, heh.

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Culver: Even if I wanted to tell you, I'm afraid it's classified. Sorry, Mr. King.

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King: Alright. We won't ask any more questions and we'll hold onto this here object for you so long as you keep the city council off our backs. But I will say, I don't necessarily approve of how secretive you and your organization are.

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Culver: I promise you we don't mean any harm to you or your kin. It just so happens that the nature of your religion facilitates keeping that object here instead of transporting it anywhere else.

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King: I think I understand what you're saying. Either way, you have a deal, mister.

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Culver: Perfect.

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[The two shake hands.]

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Upon the discovery of SCP-5231's anomalous properties, it was determined that moving the object would pose a threat to normalcy and could potentially disrupt online anomalies contained in the nearby Site-81. Instead, Class-C amnestics were dispersed to the Bird-In-Hand Amish community and the object's current Containment Procedures were enacted.

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Description: SCP-5381 refers to a small population of spectral entities theorized to be a subspecies of Gashadokuro, a yokai entity endemic to Japan1. So far, SCP-5381 manifestations have only been reported in the Soconusco region of Chiapas, México. SCP-5381 is noteworthy for being the second documented sighting of Gashadokuro outside Japan2 and the first documented population external to the island nation.

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Similarly to the Japanese Gashadokuro, SCP-5381 instances resemble giant animated human skeletons; the main visual feature distinguishing them is that SCP-5381's bone structure is adorned with patterns resembling traditional Día de Muertos calavera de azúcar3 decorations.

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Calaveritas de azúcar. SCP-5381 decorations bear resemblance to these decorative patterns.

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SCP-5381 instances are approximately between 25 and 30 meters tall4. Like their Asian counterparts, SCP-5381 can not be photographed. Interestingly, SCP-5381 exhibits a drastically different behavior from the Japanese Gashadokuro. Research on the exact nature and reason for this divergent behavior is still ongoing.

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So far 14 SCP-5381 instances have been identified. Each one presents unique physical traits, varying in height, color, and pattern decorations5. Each SCP-5381 individual manifests6 in a different location corresponding to a local cemetery in the Soconusco region of Chiapas, México. These cemeteries belong to towns that were hotspots of Japanese immigration to México during the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century7. It is unknown what conditions originated the SCP-5381 phenomenon and why it is not present in other regions of Mexico with Japanese immigration.

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Addendum: The following fragments are from Toraji Kusakado's diary, leader of the Enomoto Colony8, is assumed to be the first record of SCP-5381. Foundation Historians are currently studying historical records in order to obtain a clearer picture of the intercultural exchange that gave rise to SCP-5381's speciation process.

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I have brought dishonor to my name and legacy. While malaria took the life of many of my companions, it was my failure at leadership and planning that doomed our harvest. Yesterday, my remaining countrymen decided to leave me. Some were eager to return to our homeland, and others decided to make this land their new home. I have failed them. I failed Lord Enomoto. I failed Japan…

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Due to all of my past tribulations, I missed the chance to honor my fallen companions during the Bon9 festival. The Mexicans have a similar tradition on November 2nd so I decided to honor the customs of this land and paid a visit to the local graveyard in the town of Escuintla where my fallen companions rest.

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I went to the local market to get the materials for a shoryo-dana10. I had trouble choosing appropriate flowers for the altar since I was still unfamiliar with the local varieties. A merchant kindly explained to me that I should use cempasúchil, the flower of the dead. I still remember her fondly for she was not only a joyful spirit, but she was also donning the most peculiar makeup I have seen in this land. For moments, that makeup make me feel as if I was talking to a shinigami.

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I arrived at the cemetery to clean the graves. I built a makeshift shoryo-dana and placed candles and the cempásuchil flowers on it. I lit the candles and left the food offerings: our traditional dishes to remind them of our homeland, but also pan de muerto11 and some one of those curious skull-shaped candies.

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I was alone, praying at shoryo-dana when a towering figure emerged from the shadows. I recoiled in fear as I recognized the fearsome Gashadokuro, surely sent by angry spirits to punish me for my failings. I tried to run but my legs were failing me. I tripped on an unmarked grave and fell to the ground and watched in horror as the yokai approached me. I had heard the stories of the Gashadokuro mercilessly biting the head of their unfortunate victims and drinking their blood. I prayed to my ancestors and tried to make peace with my destiny. If being eaten by the yokai was the just punishment for my failing, then so be it.

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To my surprise, the Gashadokuro did not eat me. Instead it just stood for a while in front of me, inspecting me in a curious manner that seemed almost child-like, before losing interest and wandering around the tombs. I could not believe what miracle could have convinced the demon to spare me. Had it been some intervention from the Kami?

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Eventually, I realized that, in my initial fear, I had failed to notice something important about this Gashadokuro. It was different from the popular legends and paintings I had seen before. It was even different from Hantā's records. I once had the opportunity to read. Its bones, traditionally supposed to be just bare bones, now bore decorations similar to those put in skull-shaped candies used by Mexicans as offerings to honor their dead. At that moment I realized we had brought the Gashadokuro with us. Alongside our hopes and dreams, we carried also our demons. However, this land and its ritual I had partaken in somehow changed the yokai, healing its terrible anger and satiating its infinite hunger.

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Seeing this changed creature filled me with a lot of hope, if even the monstrous Gashadokuro could find peace in this place… maybe… then maybe we also have a future here. The decorated Gashadokuro disappeared slowly into the darkness it had emerged. I was left alone again, contemplating the starry night, wondering if I would live to see the day the Rising Sun and the Navel of the Moon finally shine together.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5418 is to be kept within a standard containment chamber and lain horizontally on a 1.8 metre plinth at all times. As an incentive for further cooperation, SCP-5418 has been given limited access to amenities following staff review. As of 01/01/21, the current provisions are:

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Description: SCP-5418 is the skeleton of an adult male of Middle Eastern descent. The subject's bones are covered in flakes of gold, which has been affixed via the use of beeswax. SCP-5418 is adorned with a number of gold pieces of jewellery in the form of serpents, the largest of which are coiled around both arms and legs. Also present is a rope made from hemp fibre, which has been wrapped around the subjects neck, and a white robe. Dating has shown that both the rope and skeleton date to within the 1st century CE, while all other decorative items date to the 2nd century CE.

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SCP-5418 was recovered from a crypt discovered approximately half a mile beneath the Catacombs of Callixtus in Rome, Italy. The passage to the crypt was uncovered following restoration efforts, which was followed by an archaeological study of the site. As efforts continued, reports of supernatural events within the crypt escalated, primarily records of an unknown voice. SCP-5418 entered containment following Foundation investigation. Early investigation has suggested the crypt itself is non-anomalous. Observation is ongoing.

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SCP-5418 is capable of vocalisation despite lacking organs. These vocalisations manifest as male, and speak fluent Classical Hebrew. Though willing to engage in interviews with staff, the subject seems to be unable, or unwilling, to identify themselves, and claims to have forgotten who they were. Nevertheless, the subject has offered multiple variations of events within their life. Though variable, several consistent elements have been identified:

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SCP-5418 shows no sign of further anomalous ability beyond their continued vocalisations. Due to dialogue with the subject suggesting a duplicitous nature, observation and studying of cell samples are to continue unless further anomalous activity is definitively proven absent.

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On ██/██/██, an interview was conducted by Dr. ██████ Kohen. He was instructed to identify further information on 'HaShem', and was encouraged to pursue the question of the subject's continued faith. This interview is logged below, translated to English:

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Dr. Kohen: Good afternoon, 5418. How are we feeling today?

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SCP-5418: The same as ever, doctor. I have been listening to… Nietzsche in the past day. A rather incendiary man.

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Dr. Kohen: I'm glad to hear that you are keeping yourself stimulated. You'll be pleased to hear that I don't believe your studies will be disrupted for long then. My superiors would just like me to go over a couple subject areas with you again.

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SCP-5418: I am doing nothing else, doctor. Out with it.

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Dr. Kohen: Right. In prior interviews, you've discussed your relationship with a Rabbi. You note how it ended poorly and led to HaShem cursing you. Yet you continue to ask for sermons from ██████ each week. If your last experience with the faith went so poorly, why do you continue to follow HaShem?

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SCP-5418: I do not follow HaShem.

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Dr. Kohen: This would be contrary to information you've given us before. Now I know we've allowed you to have some quality of life items, but lying is an easy way to-

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SCP-5418: I do not lie, doctor. I do not follow HaShem, I follow Jah. Once I followed HaShem. Now I do not.

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Dr. Kohen: 5418, Jah and HaShem are one and the same according to scripture. I don't exactly believe-

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SCP-5418: Has knowledge withered this much? Yahweh, the lord that your rabbi preaches of, He is a different thing. But the Rabbi, the man I followed in Jerusalem, he did not preach such things. He preached of HaShem, one of the seven faces.

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Dr. Kohen: … Could you elaborate?

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SCP-5418: The Rabbi… He preached of seven great beings, that each were a face of another, The Father. They were 'Ila, Eloah, Elohim, Shaddai, Ehyeh, Tsebaoth, and HaShem. The seven… I do not know if they were, or if they were to be. But in worship of them, you worshipped The Father. I do not think it matters if they had came to be yet.

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Dr. Kohen: I see. This worship was part of the Rabbi's… 'plan', then?

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SCP-5418: It was. He wanted me to participate. To do… terrible things in HaShem's name. Unspeakable things.

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Dr. Kohen gestures for the subject to continue.

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SCP-5418: I could not. I turned him over to the law, and they sentenced him to death. They drew it out, to make the punishment more fitting for what he had done, and for what he had proposed. It took days for him to die. He spent his last breaths cursing my name.

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Dr. Kohen: I see. If it's alright with you, I'd like to take the conversation back to these deities. I notice their name's are identical to titles for Yahweh. Are you saying that-

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SCP-5418: Yahweh is younger than They are. He was born from Them, though. Good men could not accept the evils of the Father, and so sought something good from Him and his Faces. They coexist, an ugly truth and a beautiful lie. Yahweh is good, but The Father is terrible. I choose to follow Yahweh because I have rejected this truth I once followed.

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Dr. Kohen: T-

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SCP-5418: I am done speaking. I have spoken of Them too much. Names have power, ██████. More than you know.

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Dr. Kohen: … Thank you for your cooperation. I think we're done here.

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[END LOG]

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Further interviews were conducted with the subject, asking near identical questions as to the above. The subject responded in similar ways each time, with little to no deviation of information. Future interviews should focus on gathering more information on the worship of the 'Faces' and 'The Father'.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5564 is to be contained in a soundproof containment chamber at Site-228's Humanoid Containment Wing. Discussion is not allowed in the close proximity of SCP-5564's containment chamber.

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Description: SCP-5564 is the disembodied head of an unidentified male human. SCP-5564 does not decompose and despite its lack of vocal organs, it has the ability to speak.

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SCP-5564's anomalous properties will be triggered if all the following criteria are present:

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If SCP-5564's anomalous properties are triggered it will say the following: "The time for words is over. Let the deeds speak." When SCP-5564 finished the last sentence the environment around SCP-5564 and the subjects (regardless of the environment's size and composition) will transfigure into a 10 meters long and 5 meters wide football field, with all types of equipment that should be present on an average football field.

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SCP-5564 and the subjects will be in the middle of the field. Then they will start to play soccer while they use SCP-5564 instead of a ball. SCP-5564 will remain intact during the entire match. The match will end when one of the subjects scores ten goals. When the match is over the statement of the winner will be true, even if it was proven to be false before the match.

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The subjects during the match unable to cheat and unable to let each other win. Only the two subjects and SCP-5564 remain on the football field during the match, other individuals won't be able to enter the field and intervene.

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The connection of SCP-5735 instances to the RB-Class Reality Corruption Scenario called the Moneda Event must be fully ascertained to determine their origins and possible motives. Interference with their activities is prohibited. Specialized drones are to be sent to monitor their behavior, particularly as they are partially comprised of replicas of important Foundation Sites in the affected areas.

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SCP-5735 refers to chelonian entities resembling green sea turtles (Chelonia mydass), whose carapace lengths range from 0.9 m to 500 m.These are the average lengths of the normal green turtle and the radius of a standard Foundation Site.. They notably feature slightly deformed replicas of the Foundation Sites operating before the Moneda Event attached to their shells.

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Behavioral analysis indicates that SCP-5735 instances do not need sustenance, while they tend to move in tandem with other instances. Unlike green sea turtles, they can travel for indefinitely long periods of time on land, although they will attempt to locate nearby bodies of water for rest and reproduction. Meanwhile, their average age is only one year, unlike most turtles, and if the Site replica on their carapaces becomes too damaged, they cease life functions.

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They are adept at navigating the heavily cluttered cities and streets of the Americas, which have been filled with skyscrapers composed of trash, business merchandise, bulks of cash, stationeries, and human flesh.

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As of 2035, there are approximately 15,000 SCP-5735 instances whose carapaces are longer than 200 m. Using their claws, each instance demolishes 12 skyscrapers every day. Via a system of pulleys, cables, and thaumaturgic tubing found in the Site replicas on their back, the instances compact and partially incinerate the resulting debris. Processing each skyscraper can take between 30 minutes to three hours depending on their volume.

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The outcome of each processed skyscraper is usually fertile land resistant to unstable reality changes. Afterward, the SCP-5735 instances will usually burn the bundles of cash they collected, and bury the ashes in the soil.

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Upon processing each skyscraper, each SCP-5735 instance will emit the words "SECSO" and "DEGENERO" in the voices of missing or deceased personnel of the Spanish, Portuguese and English branches. Occasionally, a brown hat will manifest on their heads, which would then be absent the next day.

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They additionally pacify SCP-5735-1 instances, which are mobile entities that resemble wooden puppets garbed in clothing belonging to blue-collar, and in some cases, white-collar workers. The estimated population of SCP-5735-1 instances is approximately 500 million, 10 percent of which hold signs that state keywords such as "Economic Crisis", "We Want Jobs", "No Somos Esclavos".We are Not Slaves., "Unidade e prosperidade para todos os negócios".Portuguese for "Unity and Prosperity for All Businesses." and "We Are Not Other Countries' Dogs".

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Most of the Americas had been fully cleaned and removed from the anomalous effects of the Moneda Event, and 80 percent of the SCP-5735 instances no longer exhibited activity. However, inhabiting the affected areas is hampered by still existing thaumaturgic residue on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, causing boats and planes to stop functioning without Class-B thaumaturgic protection.

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60 percent of SCP-5735 instances at this point no longer exhibited signs of movement. The rest, however, began to travel towards Mt. Yellowstone at extremely rapid velocities. Once they have convened there, they began to coalesce into SCP-5735-2, a chelonian entity with a 60km-long carapace covered with skyscrapers composed of turtle flesh, Foundation Site tubing, wiring and asphalt debris.

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Massive gears began to appear near SCP-5735-2. Tubes from these gears then manifested, penetrating the carapace of SCP-5735-2. Thaumaturgic activity indicated the presence of Bright-Xyank Replicators and machines used for the Ganymede Protocol..SCP-2000.

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At this point, no more drones or exploration teams can approach SCP-5735-2, while Hume levels began to spike throughout the world. A black-out throughout the Americas occurred, to the point of shutting down ocean barges and aquatic Provisional Sites. 16 hours later, satellite data partially confirms the existence of bustling human activity throughout the two continents.

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Description: SCP-5812 is a small boat vessel, presumably originally designed for private use, with silver plating throughout. It is not equipped with a motor or other power source for aquatic propulsion. One notable feature is the unplated steel cofferdam that is bound to the exterior of the hull by several layers of chains. While the chains are considered easy to remove, the coffin is welded shut barring physical entry. Non-destructive testing has revealed the following contents inside the coffin.

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SCP-5812 was discovered during an earthquake on 2022/02/10 when an unusual noise was heard originating from the basement of Site-77. After investigating the cause of the strange noise, a hatch was unearthed 30 meters further down from the underground level of the site. The hatch led to a corridor, which led to a vast underground space.

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Description: SCP-5837 designates a series of anomalous events that occurred within Site-112 over a period of two days.1 These events included the anomalous appearances of print media and foreign objects, spatial restructuring of Site facilities and architectural features, and the manifestations of yet-unidentified liquids and solids.

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A review of security footage indicates that the first known manifestation of SCP-5837 occurred at 6:58 am, on 19/03/2013. At this time, a series of posters spontaneously appeared in communal spaces throughout Site-112. These manifestations were composed of ink printed on exceedingly thick wax paper and instructed individuals within Site-112 to contact "ui.211pcs|eeu4h3b#ui.211pcs|eeu4h3b" with suggestions on how to improve an unspecified "home."2 Due to the nature of this manifestation, a number of Foundation personnel reported the appearance of the posters to their supervisors, and they were subsequently removed. However, an estimated 15-20 emails were sent to the provided email address; due to the vague nature of the poster, these emails contained suggested changes that could be implemented at Site-112, ranging from minor quality of life concerns to large renovations of research and containment facilities.

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Description: SCP-5913 is a phenomenon affecting two anomalies known as SCP-5913-A and SCP-5913-B, which causes both subjects to play parts in a fictional table-top roleplaying game1.

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SCP-5913-A is the designation of a collection of three arthropods possessing sapient intelligence. Due to unknown reasons, all entities in SCP-5913-A act as “players” in an adventure seemingly narrated by SCP-5913-B, with the entities communicating with SCP-5913-B regardless of time and the distance between them. The "rolls" made by SCP-5913-A seem to be made with four-sided, six-sided, twelve-sided, and twenty-sided dice, though how SCP-5913-A finds these values is unknown.

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Discovery Log: SCP-5913 was first discovered by Foundation operatives when SCP-5913-B, then situated at a care home in New Jersey, began speaking in different voices simultaneously, narrating an “adventure of three intrepid souls” with the subject seemingly playing four different roles at the same time. Due to these abnormal vocalizations, SCP-5913-B was taken into Foundation custody, with efforts being made to discern the sources of the subject’s anomalous abilities.

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Shortly after the procurement of SCP-5913-B, the home of a recently deceased insect collector in New York was found to have been burnt down due to an accident that transpired at the same time that SCP-5913-B began its vocalizations. Investigations into SCP-5913-B's background suggest a prior fraternal but non-biological link to the deceased owner of the residence, with SCP-5913-B having spent time within it before its lapse into a vegetative state at age 13.

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SCP-5913-A-1: Can I see anything in the streets?

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SCP-5913-B: No, sadly. Only people looking on in awe as what was your home collapses under its weight.

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SCP-5913-A-1: Oh dear Yellow Queen, fucking save us.

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SCP-5913-A-3: Beelia, Terren, I’m still stuck inside the house!

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SCP-5913-A-2: Nice, natural 19 for a total of… 21.

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SCP-5913-B: Among the smoke, you see ants running in the opposite direction as the collapsed ant habitat. Then, you see her: A tiny ant, trying desperately to force herself through a hole in the wall.

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SCP-5913-B: You move to assist, using your great spider strength to wedge a hole in the wall. Make a strength check.

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SCP-5913-A-2: Fucking easy! 16.

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SCP-5913-B: You wedge a hole through the wall, allowing the small ant to burst through.

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘Heya, lady. You alright there?’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘Thanks to you, Mr. Spider. What’s your name?’

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SCP-5913-A-2 [formally]: ‘Terren-Tur. Nice to meet you.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: I fly down and start speaking. I wave my hand and say ‘Hey. Nice to meet you out here, outside of the habitats. My name’s Beelia. Yours?’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘Antonia. I’m… a worker at the Hill.’

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SCP-5913-A-1 [arrogantly]: ‘Heh, what’s left of the hill. I’m surprised you guys survived the fall of your hab.’

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘Lia, knock it off. Girl’s having a bad time, that’s all.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Hey, spider. Everyone’s having a bad time. Can’t you see everyone around us? Only a few of my sisters survived. Our mom’s probably dead. If anything, it’s little ant-girl over here that got away in the best condition out of all of us.’

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SCP-5913-B: Then, in the distance, you hear a snap. A large piece of the house falls down, killing thousands of the evacuating ants in an instant and spreading smoke and ash all around. You yourselves aren’t affected, but it’s only a matter of time before you are next.

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SCP-5913-A-3 [grieving]: ‘Oh Hill… my colony, my queen!’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘There goes that, I suppose.’

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SCP-5913-A-2: I lower my back and beckon Antonia on. ‘Get on!’ I shout.

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SCP-5913-A-3 [sniffling]: I get on his back.

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SCP-5913-A-1: That’s our exit, I suppose. I take to the sky and shout ‘Let’s go!’

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SCP-5913-B: Awesome! Terren spurs himself forward, taking Antonia on his back as Beelia flies beside. All around you, ants both from Antonia’s family and not run from the ensuing chaos as you start to run away from the ruins of the house- and your homes along with it.

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SCP-5913-B: Then, you come to a large white cliff, with gigantic columns stretching up beside you for inches around. Do you go down?

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SCP-5913-B: You begin to move down. Terren-Tur is a very poor climber, but with the white cliff being rugged, you can probably gain enough of a purchase to move down. Roll a strength… no, dexterity check with disadvantage.

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SCP-5913-A-2: Oh fangs oh fangs oh fangs-

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SCP-5913-A-1: The wall on the other side is rougher! Jump, you lumbering piece of pollen!

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SCP-5913-A-3: Oh dear hill, please don’t let me die-

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SCP-5913-A-2: I jump!

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SCP-5913-B: You jump! Roll dexterity!

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SCP-5913-A-2: Shit, shit, shit-

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[SCP-5913-B pauses speaking.]

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SCP-5913-A-1: What is it?

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SCP-5913-A-3: What’s… what’s your roll, Terren-Tur?

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SCP-5913-A-2: Natural. Fucking. Twenty.7

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SCP-5913-B [excited]: Nice! Alright, you jump to the opposite wall, trying to stabilize yourself enough to gain a purchase. Roll strength.

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SCP-5913-A-2: Strength is what I do. It’s a… 17.

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SCP-5913-B: 17 is more than enough! Good job. You start to slowly move down the wall, putting one leg after another as you begin to move down countless feet of wall.

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Nice when you have wings, huh?’

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SCP-5913-A-2 [grunting]: ‘Go fuck yourself.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Ooh, feisty! I like that in a man.’

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SCP-5913-A-3: I look down. Does it look like I can move down the wall? I don’t want to burden Terren-Tur.

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SCP-5913-B: You can certainly try. Even with your deformed legs, you can probably move down the wall properly.

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘Sorry for burdening you, Terren-Tur.’ I whisper in his ear. ‘I’ll uh… make my own way.’

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SCP-5913-A-2 [tired]: ‘You sure?’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘Yes.’ With that, I move down his legs and start to climb down the wall myself.

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SCP-5913-B: Alright. Eventually, you do make it down unto the ground, feeling the refreshing soft ground below you. Many humans are about, but they’re keeping their distance. Some of them seem to be screaming really loudly. You have no idea why.

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘Well, that was an adventure.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘I reiterate what I said about flying.’

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘Then give us wings, you damn bee.’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘Please stop fighting.’

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SCP-5913-B: Oh boy. Suddenly, you see in front of you a large metal beast moving through the onlooking crowd of humans.

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SCP-5913-A-1: What the hell are those?

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SCP-5913-B: Several humans clad in black shiny carapace come out of the metal beast, holding long shiny leg-like things in their hands with what looks like webs at the end.

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SCP-5913-A-3: What do humans want to do with us?

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SCP-5913-B: You guys don’t know it yet, but these people wish to put you away- forever and ever. Roll initiative8.

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Shortly after the discovery of the fire at the residence and the relation of its owner to SCP-5913-B, Foundation operatives were dispatched to the scene in order to contain the three anomalous entities suspected to be in the area. During this, SCP-5913-B’s speech became too fast to follow, but among the words thought to have been said by the subject during this time are multiple instances of the phrase “Natural 20”. This coincided with the entities dodging the attempts of the operatives to apprehend them, allowing the entities to escape through a window into the next building.

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Further vocalizations from SCP-5913-B stated that they “were in a deep tunnel, far under the ground, dug by Terren-Tur.” Due to this, further Foundation attempts to contain the three entities within New Jersey were deemed too impractical to continue, with efforts being directed towards information containment and monitoring. All witnesses to the Foundation operation were amnesticized.

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As of the time of writing, all three SCP-5913-A entities are still at large.

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Addendum 5913.01: The following file contains the different vocalizations regarding “recaps” that SCP-5913-B has currently made before a bout of activity with SCP-5913-A. All pertinent entries have had notes added when possible.

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One day after initial discovery:

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Yesterday, our intrepid party was faced with a great tragedy- the house that you all were born in and lived in, fell to a great airy beast, burning your homes to the ground under its feet. It was here that we met you, our three adventurers: Terren-Tur, the mighty barbarian wolf spider; Beelia, our beautiful cleric of the Yellow Queen; and finally, our meek wizard Antonia, rife with potential.

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Barely surviving, you rushed out past the great white Column Cliff, Terren-Tur with Antonia on his back, clinging to his dear life unto walls so many dizzying feet high. After surviving the perilous climb down, you were accosted by several powerful humans covered in black carapace. Thanks to a few lucky natural 20s, you escaped into a tunnel dug by Terren-Tur, and now are headed towards the refugee camp housing (hopefully) the remains of the people from your house.

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So, you three adventurers tied by fate, what do you do?

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Three days after initial discovery:

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During the last session, continuing on your journey towards the mythical City of the Great Wood, you received a tip-off from Dionisia, one of Antonia’s only surviving sisters. She spoke of the great Demon Monkey King far to the south in a land known as the Grey Lair, saying that if you were to know the cause of the destruction of your homes, that you would find it there.

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With that in mind, you kept on moving towards the City of the Great Wood, stopping at the humble Foulsmell Village near the River of Sludge. There you met the hostile Prametto Roach tribe, which attacked right after you arrived. Terren-Tur held the line while Beelia stayed back, and it was then that you realized just what Antonia was capable of with a well-placed fire spell.

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As we continue our adventure, you wake up in the dead of night at the Foulsmell village, ready to go on the next step of your journey. What do you do, adventurers?

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Nine days after initial discovery:

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To the surprise of none of you, the second day of your stay within the City of the Great Wood was colored with death. Like the first day, you passed mounds and mounds of dead ants much like Antonia, a sight that terrified her out of her wits. You battled several more of the dastardly red fire ants, a group that challenged your abilities as you fought for your lives within the cramped halls of the burrow.

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Recognizing that nothing awaited you in this dead city, you made plans to escape- but not before you met a friendly fire ant by the name of Candida. She told you of the great battles happening to the south, of great abominations of nature being brought low by the same humans that crossed you on the first day of your adventure, clad in black carapace. Knowing that this will bring you closer to the aping villain that destroyed your home, you soon made plans to cut south.

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Then, as you settled down for the night, you encountered several of the black-clad humans, ready to take you all. Terren-Tur was nearly killed by one of their looming boots before Antonia made a daring save as Beelia blinded the human with the glaring light of the Yellow Queen before being caught off guard by a foul smelling gas. Soon after, you escaped again with an expeditious retreat, Terren-Tur with Beelia on his back, this time into a nearby tree, heading underground for the foreseeable future. Luck was on your side that day, I think.

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So, adventurers, where do you go from here?

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Thirty days after initial discovery:

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Ever since your departure from what was once your dear home, adventurers, you have found that you’ve only grown stronger since. With the fitting upgrade of several pieces of armor for Terren-Tur, more spells for Antonia, and a greater communion with the Yellow Queen for Beelia, you have found that now, more than ever, you are fit to interrogate the Demon Monkey King- something that one of your party members, Antonia, wished most amongst the three of you to do. You are level ten now, adventurers, and as we pass the half-way point into your adventure, I shall ask you again,

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What do you wish to do?

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Fifty-eight days after initial discovery:

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Dawn begins to rise on the great green mountains beside the Grey Lair, and as you arm up for what is to be the final battle on your journey, you take stock of everything that you have experienced so far.

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Antonia has learned so much, growing past her disabilities in order to bring everything against what can face the party. Beelia has grown to care about her friends, fully embracing her role as cleric as you banished the evil beetles of the Glade of Green and the Cylinders of Hard-Air from your midst. You have met many trials, and helped many insects. You have vanquished a large three foot tall human enough for him to flee, and fended off the great yellow beast that rushed to its aid. Only a day separates you from your journey to the Grey Lair, now, where you can finally vanquish the evil Demon Monkey and avenge the fallen.

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To your advantage, you heard from one of your contacts, Dionisia, that the great beasts within the Grey Lair are stirring, heralding your attack on the villainous retreat.

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Now adventurers, what do you do?

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Note: Shortly after the beginning of SCP-5913-B’s vocalizations, Foundation operatives began to prepare outside of Site-19 to intercept SCP-5913-A and contain them. More Site Security personnel were set to be deployed from other Sites in case of a probable containment breach as mentioned by SCP-5913-B. Director Bright was asked to leave Site-19, but insisted to stay, citing "that work needed to be fucking done".

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Update 5913-1: The day after the penultimate vocalization of SCP-5913-B, Site-19 suffered the predicted containment breach related to twenty-seven SCPs. Adhering to containment breach protocol, Site-19 was locked down, though not before SCP-████ entered SCP-5913-B’s containment cell, killing the subject’s monitoring team.

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Due to the risk of Director Bright being injured or killed by the SCP-5913-A entities, the Site Director was ordered by O5 Command to lock down his office.

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Several hours after, the containment breach was successfully ended. Director Bright made no mention of an SCP-5913-A attack, and so it was assumed by Foundation personnel that all entities of SCP-5913-A were still at large within or near the facility.

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During the investigation, Foundation personnel returned to SCP-5913-B’s containment cell and noted that SCP-5913-B had ceased vocalizing and had returned to its vegetative state. When the recordings of SCP-5913-B were accessed at a remote terminal, a recent video file was found to have been recorded. Its transcript is included below.

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SCP-5913-B: Following the last leg of our journey yesterday, where you used Antonia's new teleport spell, we encountered a gauntlet of monsters and abominations within the depths of the Grey Lair. As is familiar now to you, you hacked through a variety of things: roaches, ants, spiders, before battling one final demonic entity- a dreaded rat. After much blood was spilled, you continued to journey through the tunnels of the Grey Lair9, taking long rests along the way as you prepared to make your final battle.

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[SCP-5913-B smiles]

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SCP-5913-B: Now, after a good rest, you are here, on the cusp of your adventure’s end. Many bars separate you now from the room that you think to be the throne room of the Demon Monkey King, made of impenetrable and shiny rock. What do you do, adventurers?

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SCP-5913-A-3: I… I think it’s obvious what we should do here. I move to the edge of the bars and cast Firebolt to melt the rock as stealthily as I can, making sure to only make a hole as large as Terren-Tur.

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SCP-5913-B: Good. Roll stealth.

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SCP-5913-A-3: 17.

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SCP-5913-A-B: You move to the edge of the bars and create a small hole with your firebolt cantrip, melting away the rock in the space of a few minutes. Like you wanted, it’s about the size of Terren-Tur.

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘Oh dear fangs, here we go.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Lighten up, buttercup! We only need to head past those to get the answers we need.’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘J-just be careful, you two, alright? I don’t want anyone to get hurt.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Don’t you worry your pretty buzzy head, Antonia. We’ll make it count.’

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘You guys remember the plan?’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘Yeah.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Why wouldn’t I? We’ve only been planning it for months.’

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘Heh. Fangsdamn you, you feisty little bee.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘I live to serve.’

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SCP-5913-B: Alright, are you ready to begin your final battle, adventurers?

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SCP-5913-A [in unison]: Hell yeah!

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SCP-5913-B: You creep forward. What’s your marching order?

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SCP-5913-A-1: Terren-Tur in front, me in the middle, sweet little Antonia at the back.

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SCP-5913-B: Alright. Terren-Tur, you move forward, making sure to keep to the shadows as you poke your head out of the opening.

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SCP-5913-A-2: What do I see?

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SCP-5913-B: Nothing but the Demon Monkey King, hunched forward, eyes closed. He… seems to be asleep.

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SCP-5913-A-3: I don’t like that…

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SCP-5913-A-1: Heh, that’s it? Thought we were in for a fight.

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SCP-5913-B: The Demon King is wearing a soft white web that resembles the finest silk- a hallmark, you think, of his domain’s opulence. His great mouth hangs open as he sleeps, great big breaths of air billowing from it with every second that passes. All around, you see red light coming and going, with loud beeping sounds sounding out as distant roars are heard.

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘…guys. I think I have another plan.’

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘What?’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘What? Can’t we stick to-‘

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SCP-5913-A-1: I point with my head towards the sleeping Demon King. ‘His mouth is open. We all know from our experiences with the three foot human that their mouth is the weak spot, along with their eyes. His eyes are closed, but the mouth…’

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SCP-5913-A-2 [in a warning tone]: ‘Lia…’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘I really don’t think that’s a good idea.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Come on, you two! If we successfully kill him with one of Tonia’s 9th level fireball spells, we can avenge our friends and family, don’t you think?’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘Why are we trying to kill him? I thought we were trying to interrogate him!’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Come on, Tonia. Creatures like that abomination are made to die. Don’t you remember your family?’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘Stop.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Your sisters?’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘Please stop.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Your queen?’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘Please stop!’

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘…No. She’s right.’

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SCP-5913-A-3 [sniffling]: ‘What?’

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘That thing killed everything important to us. Don’t you think we should pay him in kind?’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘But we don't even know why he destroyed our home! Don’t you want the truth of-‘

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Damn the truth! The one responsible is right there!’

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SCP-5913-B: He stirs. His mouth still remains open.

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Dear Yellow Queen, Tonia! Think of everyone that’s dead!’

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘I agree with her. Let’s do it.’

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[SCP-5913-B pauses as SCP-5913-A-3 presumably considers the proposal.]

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SCP-5913-A-3 [low]: ‘Fine. Let’s kill him.’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘Oh hive, yes.’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘What’s your plan?’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘I fly into his mouth, holding you. You take the time to cast a fireball down his gullet, then cast Haste and get us out of there.’

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘And what about me?’

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SCP-5913-A-1: ‘You, Terren, will have the important job of distracting him if he ever wakes up.’

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SCP-5913-A-2: ‘Sounds good. Whatever gets us to kill that prey-damned bastard.’

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SCP-5913-A-3: ‘Alright, let’s put it into action. Lia, can you hold me?’

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SCP-5913-A-1: I fly above her and try to hold onto her thorax.

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SCP-5913-B: Roll a strength check with disadvantage.

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SCP-5913-A-1: Rolling…

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[SCP-5913-B pauses.]

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SCP-5913-A-1: Oh, Yellow Queen, you have blessed me! Natural 20!

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SCP-5913-B: With disadvantage?!

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SCP-5913-A-1: With disat-hivedamned-vantage!

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SCP-5913-B [astonished]: Well, uh, okay then. You grab onto Antonia and start flying out of the gap.

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SCP-5913-A-3: I’m beginning to prepare the spell.

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SCP-5913-A-2: I, meanwhile, am going to creep down the wall with the Boots of Climbing I got from the Great Wood.

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SCP-5913-B: Sounds good. Alright Beelia, as you fly into his mouth…

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[SCP-5913-B pauses]

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SCP-5913-B: Nothing happens. You manage to get past the putrid winds coming from his mouth, and you position yourself above his gullet.

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SCP-5913-A-1: Fucking hell, DM, don’t you dare fucking scare me like that!

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[SCP-5913-B pauses]

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SCP-5913-A-1: Hoo, alright, let’s do this. Tonia, you ready?

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SCP-5913-A-3: Ready.

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SCP-5913-A-2: I’m presumably right in front of him on the wood table. I’m ready.

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SCP-5913-B: Whenever you’re ready, Tonia.

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SCP-5913-A-3: Alright. I feel magical energies gathering within myself as I hang above his throat, and as I do, I let out a gigantic fireball.

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SCP-5913-B [shocked]: Oh… no. Oh God no. Wait, why…

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SCP-5913-A-3: What?

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SCP-5913-B [frantic]: Spurred by the smoke from your fireball, he suddenly closes his mouth and swallows.

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SCP-5913-A-3: What?!

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SCP-5913-A-1: That’s… that’s beetlecrap!

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SCP-5913-A-2: Oh dear insect gods.

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SCP-5913-B [panicked]: I- I didn't think that…

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SCP-5913-A-1: Don't you control it?!

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SCP-5913-B: I don't! I'm sorry!

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SCP-5913-A-2: But you're the DM! You control-

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SCP-5913-B: I can't! I'm… let's continue.

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[SCP-5913-B pauses]

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SCP-5913-B: A surge of saliva catches Lia's wings, taking both of you down into its gullet. You try to move, but the saliva… the liquid around you hampers anything you do. You feel burning around your body, and then…

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SCP-5913-A-2: NO!

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SCP-5913-A-3: D-DM, please.

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SCP-5913-A-1: I can't die. I can't fucking-

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SCP-5913-B: Black.

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[A pause follows.]

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[SCP-5913-B begins to cry.]

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SCP-5913-B [sobbing]: I'm so sorry… I didn't know. You were so damn unprepared, I didn't know…

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SCP-5913-A-2: No, no, I can't fucking accept this! Not with how much we've gone through! I bite him!

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[SCP-5913-B hesitates]

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SCP-5913-B: Terren-

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SCP-5913-A-2: I BITE HIM!

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SCP-5913-B: You… you bite him with your fangs, causing him to jolt but not wake. His gigantic hand moves in your direction, striking you and causing you to fall against the nearby wall. A nearby shiny implement falls on you. Roll for… 60d6 damage.

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SCP-5913-A-2: Oh… no.

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[SCP-5913-B pauses]

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SCP-5913-B: Terren?

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[No response comes]

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[SCP-5913-B begins to sob profusely]

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SCP-5913-B: …Goodbye, guys. This was really fun. I’m so sorry I couldn’t save you.

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[A moment later, SCP-5913-B collapses back into a vegetative state in his bed. He does not stir.]

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[A few minutes later, SCP-5913-B began to vocalize. Its face begins to show signs of apparent sorrow. A tear runs down its cheek.]

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SCP-5913-B: I just wanted to have an adventure, just like we did all those years ago.

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Shortly after, Director Bright was told of the events related to SCP-5913-A, and if he was conscious during the incident. A transcript of the CCTV camera footage is included below.

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Director Bright is seen sleeping. On the wall beside him, a small indiscernible pixel of yellow is seen. A wolf spider crawls down the wall soon after, moving to the surface of the desk and beside Director Bright’s hand.

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As Director Bright sleeps, the pixel disappears. Three seconds after, he closes his mouth and visibly swallows

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The wolf spider bites into Director Bright’s hand, causing him to react by unconsciously moving his hand across the desk. The wolf spider is hit and disappears. A stapler is seen falling immediately after.

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The noise of the stapler falling wakes Director Bright.

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Director Bright: Jesus fucking Christ…

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Director Bright looks around the room.

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Director Bright: What the hell was that?

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Due to this, SCP-5913 has been reclassified as neutralized. SCP-5913-B has since been selected as a candidate for release out of Foundation custody. As Director Bright’s neutralization of SCP-5913-A was accidental, disciplinary action was withheld.

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Update 5913-02: Shortly before SCP-5913-B was set to be amnesticized in preparation for release, the subject began to emerge from its vegetative state. During its period of brief lucidity, it stated “We’ll have so many adventures again.” before collapsing back into its vegetative state.

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Three hours later, SCP-5913-B expired due to unknown causes. An ongoing autopsy is being conducted to discern the reason for the subject's death.

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SCP-6041 in the process of testing.

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Item #: SCP-6041

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Object Class: Safe Euclid

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-6041 is to be contained within an Anomalous Vehicle Containment Bay in Site-43 when not in use. Personnel entering SCP-6041-1 are to refrain from interacting with the environment whenever possible unless partaking in testing. Testing with SCP-6041 has been suspended until further notice. Current objectives are to prevent and mitigate the growth of SCP-6041-A.

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Description: SCP-6041 is an object resembling an industrial scissor lift. At a distance, SCP-6041 appears to be made of standard materials compared to non-anomalous models. However, if a sentient being moves in close proximity while maintaining eye contact with SCP-6041, the object is perceived to be made of various types of anomalously durable paper, primarily cardboard, newspaper, and multicolored confetti.

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SCP-6041's main anomalous property becomes active when it is operated1 and extended beyond 12 meters. Additional scissor arms will emerge from the chassis, allowing SCP-6041 to ascend further; there is currently no known limit to this extension. All manifested scissor arms will sink and demanifest into the chassis upon descent.

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If one or more sentient beings are inside the confines of the platform as SCP-6041 ascends beyond 12 meters, subjects will report that their surroundings have drastically changed. These changes can be witnessed in person and by photography/videography. Examples of changes include:

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  • Buildings and bridges are replaced by cardboard replicas and popsicle sticks respectively; all buildings have windows and doors drawn onto them in crayon;
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  • All metallic objects are wrapped in thick sheets of tinfoil;
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  • All bodies of water that appear are represented by pieces of blue paper, with the ocean appearing as multiple blue wool blankets overlapping each other;
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  • All earthly terrain appear to be composed of modeling clay, with the color of the clay matching the composition of the area;
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  • All humans, animals, anomalous entities, vehicles, and inanimate objects are depicted as plastic models constructed from ceramic material. These models are the exact size of their real-life counterparts. All models with the exception of inanimate objects are affixed to stands; the positions and posture of these models change constantly when not directly observed;
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  • All airborne entities and objects are suspended by thin strands of string. The length of the string is undetermined as it appears to extend indefinitely towards the sky.
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These changes are reversed upon complete descent. If a subject descends without operating SCP-6041 (jumping off the platform, climbing down the scissor arms, crossing over to another high-rise object etc.) the changes will remain and outside observers will witness subjects spontaneously disappearing. Subjects are capable of traversing this environment by foot while maintaining their endurance indefinitely. Subjects can only exit this environment by reentering the platform and descending with SCP-6041.

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Discovery: SCP-6041 was recovered from San Juan Capistrano, California in the aftermath of a minor car collision which resulted in the damage of five separate vehicles. The owner of the car who caused the collision was in the middle of explaining why he was not to blame to another individual involved in the crash before strong winds removed the tarp of the car hauler attached to his vehicle, revealing SCP-6041. After SCP-6041's perception shifting properties became apparent to nearby civilians, the driver fled the area.

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Notes recovered from the vehicle claimed that the owner, Michael Ferry (designated PoI-4857) was an avid fan of GoI-0267 ("Are We Cool Yet?"). PoI-4857 stated that he found SCP-6041 by accident within the premises of an abandoned paper mill and had been attempting to bring the anomalous object back to his residence in hopes of integrating himself further into the anartist community. All witnesses were amnesticized and SCP-6041 was transported to Site-43 without incident. A search priority was issued for PoI-4857 but no further sightings have been reported since.

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Addendum-02, Incident 6041-1: Following extensive testing, SCP-6041 received the attention of Site-43's Arms and Equipment Section due to the nature of its anomalous properties. It was suggested that SCP-6041 could be used not only for reconnaissance, but also as a tool for combatting dangerous anomalies without undue risk. As a result, SCP-6041 was considered for reclassification to Thaumiel-class.

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Before further discussions on the subject of SCP-6041 could be scheduled, Section Chair Dr. T. Bremmel authorized a final test. The purpose of this test was to confirm if there was an equivalent to outer space within SCP-6041-1 in hopes of opening the possibility of assisting space-related endeavors. JM-498 and JM-390 were tasked with following the strings of SCP-6041-1 via SCP-6041 and reporting what they saw.

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Unfortunately, the equivalent of the sky in SCP-6041-1 became damaged in the process, causing our own to become affected. A section of the thermosphere and exosphere spontaneously disappeared, leaving a massive hole in the atmosphere 20 km above ground (hereby designated SCP-6041-A). Several anomalous objects were found near the bottom of SCP-6041 resembling thin gas-like shards that visually resemble the sky when observed from below. These shards were intangible in our dimension but not in SCP-6041-1; as such, it was possible to collect them.

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While outer space can be seen within SCP-6041-A, no air suction has been present around the anomaly and caused no detrimental effects to the surrounding atmosphere. Since SCP-6041-A was visible from the ground, containment procedures have been updated to conceal the anomaly through the use of an A.H.P.6 attached to a Foundation satellite. All future tests and proposals involving SCP-6041 were postponed until the issue of SCP-6041-A has been resolved.

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Addendum-03, Escalation: Twelve days after the manifestation of SCP-6041-A, it was found that the anomaly was slowly growing in size. This corresponded with the hole inside SCP-6041-1; the hole was cracking further and pieces of the ceiling were breaking off. Of greater concern was the fact that even though the damage to SCP-6041-A would not result in the destruction of the atmosphere, it could cause a BK-Class "Broken Masquerade" scenario if not rectified. Emergency protocols were activated and significant resources were dedicated to containment, and if possible, complete termination of SCP-6041-A.

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In addition to being a spatial and dimensional anomaly, further analysis proved SCP-6041 was also an ontokinetic anomaly as it was found to emit low levels of Humes. Lead Researcher Jennings submitted a proposal: a flying drone with an attached Scranton Reality Anchor would approach the anomaly, with two others capable of directed thaumaturgical intervention following to assist. It was theorized that if SRAs were to be deployed near SCP-6041-A, it would dissipate or at least be negated. Contrary to expectations, the growth rate of SCP-6041-A increased exponentially; Lead Researcher Jennings was demoted and the new position was taken by Doctor Barnes.

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SCP-6041-A eventually reached a radius of 150 meters and the A.H.P. had extreme difficulty covering the anomaly. Reports emerged of the appearance of more shards in nearby towns. MTF Rho-43 ("Home Invaders") was deployed to retrieve the shards and to amnesticize all witnesses. While the shards were recovered, MTF Rho-43 failed to fully prevent the information from leaking across civilian populations. This necessitated the production of "Chicken Little 2: The World's Gone Nuts!"7by the Foundation front company Secret Cut Productions as a cover story after purchasing the rights from the Walt Disney Company.

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Lead Researcher Barnes drafted another proposal involving retrieving the shards and reattaching them to the hole in SCP-6041-1. A large amount of shards were recovered; the damage to the ceiling was reversed when the edges of the hole and shards were pressed against each other, allowing the fissure to disappear. This reduced SCP-6041-A's size to 105 meters, but did not stop its rate of growth; if allowed to continue, it would soon return to its former size. The area was intensively searched for the remaining shards but none were located.

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With the prospect of the resource drain of SCP-6041-A being unacceptable, Lead Researcher Barnes sought a more viable solution. Since the remaining shards were missing, he drafted a final proposal which involved creating a substitute for the empty spaces in the hole. A massive sheet of paper measuring 120 meters in perimeter was constructed and painted mostly cyan with large blotches of white on it. Personnel were able to prop the sheet up into SCP-6041-1 with great difficulty and were able to cover the hole with it through the use of nineteen rolls of duct tape.

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The threat posed by SCP-6041-A was neutralized and expansion ceased. However, SCP-6041-A was replaced by the sheet and demonstrates the same anomalous properties as the shards. Because of this the A.H.P. had to remain active. "Chicken Little 2: The World's Gone Nuts!" performed extremely badly at the box office; critics scrutinize the film on the grounds of poor use of CGI, the plot being nonsensical, and having its rating changed to R compared to the previous installment.

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Furthermore the "furry community" also viciously condemned the movie for replacing the anthropomorphic animal characters with humans for no apparent reason. The director in charge of the production was fired and Secret Cut Productions went bankrupt.

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Although containment required extensive resources, Lead Researcher Barnes was pleased with the results citing that he and his team were able to neutralize SCP-6041-A in its prior form; he took credit for being the one to prevent the BK-Class Scenario from occurring.

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Addendum-04, Broken Masquerade Scenario: On the day Lead Researcher Barnes scheduled for a celebration of his staff's successful neutralization of SCP-6041-A, the North Korea incident occurred, leading to an immediate BK-Class Scenario and the lifting of the Veil. Lead Researcher Barnes cancelled the celebration.

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Description: SCP-6231 is a sentient male Agalychnis callidryas (Red-eyed tree frog) that is capable of producing ice cream from its salivary glands. This ice cream has no inherent anomalous effects and is safe for consumption. The ice cream does not harm SCP-6231 like it would for a member of the same species.

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SCP-6231 has thus far proven capable of producing twelve different flavours; coconut, chocolate, vanilla, cookies and cream, strawberry, blue raspberry, mango, mint, mint chocolate chip pistachio, maple, and french vanilla. When asked for a flavour, SCP-6231 will produce an amount of ice cream that is capable of filling an entire cone in one to four minutes, depending on the flavour the subject had asked for. SCP-6231 appears capable of utilizing its mouth to prevent the ice cream it produces from melting. SCP-6231 has also been seen to communicate using small notes.

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Addendum.6231.I: Discovery
+On 16/10/2021, Agent Ronald Hudson responded to reports of a frog giving ice cream to children in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When Agent Hudson arrived, SCP-6231 had been producing ice cream for children at a playground. Soon after this, SCP-6231 was taken by one of these said children. Upon questioning the other children on SCP-6231's location, they pointed at the child who had taken SCP-6231, who was at that point eating ice cream. Shortly after this, SCP-6231 was confiscated and moved to Site-250. It is unknown how SCP-6231 arrived in said playground, as Agalychnis callidryas is native to Central and South America. Witnesses say that SCP-6231 was left at the playground by a child who then ran away. The identity of this child is unknown.

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Addendum.6231.II: Incident Log
+On 28/11/2021, a raid on Site-250 was conducted by the Chaos Insurgency for unknown reasons. During this raid, an insurgent entered SCP-6231's containment chamber. The following is a log of the camera footage of the altercation.

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<BEGIN LOG> 2:12 AM

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SCP-6231 is seen sleeping inside its terrarium.

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An Insurgent enters SCP-6231's containment chamber.

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Insurgent: The fuck is that smell?

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SCP-6231 awakens and looks intrigued by the insurgent.

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The insurgent looks toward the side to see SCP-6231 labelled on the door.

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Insurgent: 6231 huh?

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The insurgent searches the room for any documentation.

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SCP-6231 begins to expand its mouth, to create ice cream.

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Insurgent: Nothing. What is this thing anyway?

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SCP-6231 jumps onto its terrarium's mesh roof and opens it.

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The insurgent points his gun at SCP-6231.

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Insurgents: What the fuck?

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SCP-6231 jumps onto a waffle cone and begins producing ice cream inside of it.

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Insurgent: Ice cream?

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SCP-6231 finishes producing ice cream and jumps onto the insurgent, who is now approaching SCP-6231 and hands it to him with a note.

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Insurgent: "Yummy Chocolate" Yeah I'm not eating this.

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The insurgent drops the ice cream and leaves the room.

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SCP-6231 appears frightened from the insurgent's behavior and hops back into its terrarium.

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<END LOG> 2:20 AM

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Closing Statement: This was the first time SCP-6231 used a note. After this various tests were conducted to get a full grasp of SCP-6231's abilities and limitations.

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Addendum.6231.III: Experiment Log

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Personnel Involved: Dr. Avery Cado

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Foreword: The following is a log of an experiment conducted on SCP-6231.

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<BEGIN LOG> 3:44 PM

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Dr. Cado enters SCP-6231's containment chamber

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Dr. Cado: Alright.

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Dr. Cado places a small pencil and paper inside SCP-6231's terrarium.

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SCP-6231 is not visible and is suspected to be hiding.

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Dr. Cado: Don't be shy, I won't hurt you!

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SCP-6231 slowly approaches the note and picks up the pencil and writes something down.

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Dr. Cado picks the note up.

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Dr. Cado: "Hi". Well, it's a start.

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Dr. Cado places another note into the terrarium.

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Dr. Cado: Can you write your name?

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SCP-6231 hesitates a moment before writing on the note.

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Dr. Cado picks up the note.

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Dr. Cado: You don't have a name? Hmmm, how did you get to the park where we found you?
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SCP-6231 examines the note and shakes its head.

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Dr. Cado: You don't want to tell me? Why not?

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SCP-6231 looks up at Dr. Cado and shakes its head again.

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Dr. Cado: Ok… Well then, how long have you been able to create ice cream for and do you know why?

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SCP-6231 picks up the pencil and writes something on the note and Dr. Cado picks it up.

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Dr. Cado: You were born with it? Got it. The final question for now is, why do you give people the ice cream you make for free.

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Dr. Cado places a note inside the terrarium and SCP-6231 continues to write for one minute.

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Dr. Cado picks up the note.

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Dr. Cado: You just want to make people happy? Really?

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SCP-6231 hesitates a moment and then nods its head.

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Dr. Cado: Alright then, I guess we are done for today. Thank you for cooperating.

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SCP-6231 waves its hand at Dr. Cado as she exits the room.

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Addendum.6231.IV: Note Discovery
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They liked the ice cream. I hope they like me!

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Addendum.6231.V: Caretaker Interview
+On 29/01/2022, SCP-6231 began displaying signs of sluggishness and malnutrition. Due to this, SCP-6231's lead caretaker, Dr. Avery Cado, was interviewed.

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Interviewer: Site Director Joseph Matthews

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Interviewee: Dr. Avery Cado

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<BEGIN LOG>: 9:52 AM

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Site Director Matthews: Well, let's get this over with.

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Dr. Cado: Joseph, I know you know I'm not responsible for this. I'm the one who's supposed to take care of the frog. There's no reason for me to make it sick.

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Site Director Matthews: It's protocol, sorry. Now, where did you go on November 19th?

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Dr. Cado: I got here from home, went to my office to sign some documents about me becoming head of the "Department of Flora and Fauna Anomaly Care", which took just under an hour.

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Site Director Matthews The papers I sent you, correct?

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Dr. Cado: Yes, after that I got up and went to SCP-6231's chamber to feed it and check if everything was in order, went out and had lunch and went to your office to hand in the documents. After that, I went to SCP-3233's containment chamber to do some research and then left.

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Site Director Matthews looks to his side at a computer monitor.

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Site Director Matthews: The camera footage and your claims add up. Tell me, what did you feed SCP-6231.

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Dr. Cado: I fed it a couple of Dubia roaches and ten mealworms, exactly what it's supposed to be fed.

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Site Director Matthews: You sure you didn't feed it anything else?

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Dr. Cado: Nope and I gave it filtered water and the water sprayer and the UV light was functioning normally. I'm sure it's just acting sluggish because it didn't get enough sleep.

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Site Director Matthews: Fair enough. I'm sorry about this, it's just protocol I'm following.

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Dr. Cado: No, it's fine. If I was in your position I would have done the same thing.

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Addendum.6231.VI: Second Note Discovery
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I'm a little bit sick. They like me though!

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Addendum.6231.VII: Email to Site Director Matthews
+On 17/02/2022, the following email was sent to Site Director Matthews from Dr. Avery Cado

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Addendum.6231.VIII: Third Note Found
+On 25/02/2022 a third note was found. The following note was found.

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I don't feel good anymore. I can't make ice cream. Tell Naveen
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Addenum.6231.IX:
+On 05/03/2022, SCP-6231 was taken to Site-101's veterinarian because of its worsening condition. Dr. Cleo Ares determined that SCP-6231 had bacterial dermatosepticemia (commonly referred to as "Red Leg Disease"), a disease common in amphibians, which had been seen in other amphibian-based anomalies before. When given the proper treatment for it, SCP-6231's condition remained the same. This is because of SCP-6231's changed anatomy from that of a regular Agalychnis callidryas.

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One day later, SCP-6231 was transferred into the Department of Fauna and Flora Anomaly Care unit of Site-101 and the following events transpired:

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<BEGIN LOG> 6:09 AM

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Six researchers enter SCP-6231's room in the Fauna and Flora Anomaly Care unit and surround SCP-6231.

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SCP-6231 is visually distressed in its terrarium and is watching the researchers.

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Dr. Avery Cado enters the room and begins examining SCP-6231.

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Dr. Cado: The "Red Leg Disease" has gotten worse. We can try to do what we can, but at this point, we can't do much.

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SCP-6231 is visually stressed and begins to slow its movements.

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Dr. Chad: Have we tried giving it some other remedies for it?

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Dr. Cado: No, we've only tried three and I'm afraid more will hurt it.

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Dr. Connor: If it's going to die anyway, why not give it to help even if it might die?

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Dr. Cado: Unlike most people, I care if these guys die. Would you want to have a slow, painful death from the humans that contained you in the first place or be saved by them?
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Dr. Cado: Yeah, I thought so. Now, is there anyone else who has ideas?

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Dr. Sandra: Umm, what if we gave it some tetracycline. That's what normally treats frogs with "Red Leg Disease" correct?

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Dr. Cado: Good idea but, that could cause side effects that we don't want to risk affecting the frog. Anyone else?

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SCP-6231 looks like it is producing ice cream, although none of the researchers acknowledge this.

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Dr. Sanchez: Have we taken into account what caused the disease?

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Dr. Cado: Yes- umm well, no. We don't know what caused it.

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Dr. Sanchez: Have you even looked into that? That should've been the main concern.

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Dr. Cado: I- err, did think about it, but never got approval from Site Director Matthews.

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Dr. Sanchez: So you didn't.

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Dr. Cado: Oh fuck off James. Anyone else, other than him? By the way, we will look into how it got the disease.

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SCP-6231's mouth begins to expand while it looks around at its terrarium.

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Dr. Cleo appears to spot SCP-6231 producing ice cream.

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Dr. Cleo: Wait, I think it's making some ice cream.

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Dr. Cleo points at SCP-6231, which is producing ice cream in several waffle cones.

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All personnel turn toward SCP-6231, which has completed filling five ice cream cones.

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Dr. Cado: What-

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SCP-6231 finishes producing the ice cream of varying flavours, handing them out to the personnel, then jumping into Dr. Cado's free hand, and stopping its movements before dying.

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All personnel are silent while Dr. Sanchez and Dr. Connor leave the room. Dr. Cado continues looking at SCP-6231's inanimate body.

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Dr. Cado: I-I… My first task as head of the…

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<END LOG>: 6:31 AM

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Closing Statement: All cones of ice cream that were given to personnel had a small note embedded into them, labelled simply with "Thank you" on one side, and 'Goodbye' on the other.

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Addendum.6231.X:
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SCP-6317-1 is to be contained within a standard anomalous item containment locker. At the request of SCP-6317, testing with SCP-6317-1 is currently prohibited. Instead, SCP-6317 has provided Foundation staff with a collection of materials for review. Foundation staff are to observe caution while reviewing materials, and are to affirm that they are currently living their best life.

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SCP-6317 is the designation given to Hana “Iris” Thompson, an Asian-American female of average build and height. Prior to containment, SCP-6317 was a member of the senior class of Bear Ridge High School and President of the Newspaper club. This is where she is believed to have first encountered SCP-6317-1.

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SCP-6317-1 is a Polaroid 1000 Land Camera with “Property of KLHS” carved into its side. The school acquired SCP-6317-1 for the club from an alumnus, with the hopes of providing a more authentic feel to the school paper. SCP-6317-1 has no innate anomalous properties aside from a seemingly infinite amount of film and battery life.

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SCP-6317's anomalous properties manifest when interacting with the photos produced by SCP-6317-1. By physically manipulating the photos (cutting, scratching, pasting, etc.), SCP-6317 can alter the memories of the events taking place in the photo. Through addition or removals of certain aspects of the photo, subjects receive conflicting memories, causing them to be unable to recall events captured in the photo. SCP-6317 herself is not immune to this affect, and efforts to remediate her gaps in memory are currently ongoing.

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Addendum - 01
+Discovery

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SCP-6317’s anomalous properties were discovered following a tip from Researcher Blaire’s son, Anthony; a senior at Bear Ridge and someone SCP-6317 was noted to be romantically pursuing. After reading the Homecoming edition of the school paper, Researcher Blaire noted that his son was having difficulty recalling the events and aftermath of the game. Anthony showed Blaire a photo in the newspaper he was in with his friends. Upon seeing the paper, Researcher Blaire found that one of the kid’s faces was scratched out, with SCP-6317 awkwardly edited into the photo.

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Furthermore, Anthony insisted that both SCP-6317 and his friend were present.1 Researcher Blaire instructed his son to get some rest and began a formal examination of the newspaper. Through inspection, the newspaper was noted to have slightly elevated cognitohazard levels consistent with anomalous interference. Researcher Blaire sent the paper to Site-19, and was tasked to passively monitor the situation for continued anomalous effects.

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Addendum - 02
+Recovered Documentation

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The following interview was conducted by SCP-6317 prior to the publication of the Homecoming edition of the school newspaper. This is also the first noted instance of SCP-6317 feeling the effects of her anomalous properties.

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«Homecoming Newspaper Interview»

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Interviewer: Hana Thompson
+Interviewee: Principal Ryan Kruek

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«Begin Log»

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Hana: (Mumbling) Alright, that should be everything set up. <She claps.> Alright! Thank you for taking the time to sit for an interview, Principal Kruek.

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Kruek: Always, Hana. You know how much I love to interact with my students. Now, <he leans back in his chair> How about that game, huh?

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Hana: I heard we did quite well! A fine job as always, Coach.

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Kruek: Heard? You weren't there?

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Hana: I-uh. <She pauses.>

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Kruek: You alright, kiddo?

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Hana: Yeah, sorry. Brain freeze, you know? <She produces a photograph from her bag. The photo shows a group of football players with Hana awkwardly cropped in.> I was with Anthony and his friends. I think we got appetizers afterwards too.

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Kruek: I was going to say. It would be unlike you to miss such an important event. Especially, the last Homecoming you’ll ever see.

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<He picks up the football sitting on the edge of his desk.>

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Kruek: But hey, it wouldn't be the first time someone slacked senior year. Hell, Just Some Guy won us the game and then comes to school saying he wasn’t there; like anyone could forget Homecoming! He’ll be running laps until finals with that attitude.

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Hana: Wait, sorry who are you talking about?

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Kruek: Just Some Guy. Don't you remember him? He's my starting wide receiver. Aren’t you supposed to be the sports reporter?

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Hana: Rhea took that position so I could take a more direct role in editing.

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Kruek: Ah that's right! She interviewed me after the game. A lot of promise in that one, and only a sophomore.

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Hana: Yes, she's quite the prodigy. Anyways, what's your plan for-

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Kruek: You know, she actually won that writing award thing again. You won that a couple of years ago, right?

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Hana: Yes. I won it when I was a sophomore.

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Kruek: Looks like we'll have no problems finding a new president when you graduate. You should be very proud of what you've been able to accomplish, and I know you'll train Rhea well.

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Hana: Oh…Thanks.

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Kruek: You seem a little down, Hana. Something on your mind?

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Hana: Just thinking about the end of the year is all.

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Kruek: Ah, I remember that feeling.

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Hana: You do?

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<The faint sound of static can be heard.>

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Kruek: Truth is, high school's just a phase, Hana. Life only gets better after you graduate. When I was in your shoes, I felt the same way. All the Homecoming games and marching band tunes fade away after a while. Eventually you just have to face the music.

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Hana: I’m not sure I’m ready to leave yet. There’s still so much I need to do before June.

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Kruek: Well, you better step to it, kid. This is the last chance you’ll have to see all of your friends before they move on and you become a memory.

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Hana: Huh?

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Kruek: You remember all those nights you spent awake staring at your ceiling wondering if you were doing enough? It’ll never be enough. No matter if you had a year or the rest of your life. Your regrets will only come to you in once fond memories of faces you barely remember.

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<Hana holds her hands to the side of her head. The sound of static is overwhelming.>

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Kruek: You won't be remembered here, Hana. No matter how much you try.

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<Silence>

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Kruek: Hana? Hana? Bueller? Bueller?

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Hana: Wha? Huh?

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Kruek: That was the bell. I think it’s time you return to class now. Thank you for the interview, Hana.

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«End Log»

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A copy of the Homecoming edition of the newspaper has been attached below following extensive review. According to SCP-6317, the Homecoming paper is one of the most read of the year, with a reprint needed to fulfill the demands of the community. Exposure to the newspaper was followed by a noted withdrawal of an unknown student from the Bear Ridge database, as well as other minor anomalous phenomena.

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THE BEAR RIDGE GAZETTE

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Go Bearcats!

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BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN OCTOBER 10TH, 2015FREE FOR STUDENTS
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A Victory on the Field
+By: Hana Thompson
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+Following another exciting game, the Boys Varsity Football team won a decisive victory against Troy with a final score of 36-30. According to Coach Kruek, the team played one of their best games yet, with both the new additions and old members of the team bringing their A-game. Coach wanted to highlight two students, Anthony Blaire and Just Some Guy for their last second play to secure the win.
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+Photo Editing…Offline?
+By: Hana Thompson
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+With the revival of the physical photo medium, I gathered some tips as the President of the Newspaper club for how I edit my photos. Now, there are a lot of techniques you can use. All you need is a precision knife, the photo you want to edit, and some rubber cement. Simply cut out the imperfections and voilà! Your perfect photo, a memory just as you wanted it. Don’t worry about if a memory is still yours after you edit it! All you need is some practice, patience, and the ignorance to free yourself of the guilt of depriving someone of recollection, and you'll be a master in no time!

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Interview with Coach Kruek
+By: Prodigy Rhea Adams
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+After another hard-fought victory, I had the pleasure to interview Coach Kruek. Hot off the heels of being drenched by a container of orange Gatorade, Coach had a lot to say about the team's performance.

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Can you tell me about how you felt during the game? Did you have any worries that you could lose this game?
+Remember these questions, Hana? You wrote the guidebook after all. All those years ago.

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They may have had us on the ropes in the first half, but I had no doubt that my boys would pull through.

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A lot of these boys won't be returning to the field next year. Do you worry about the future of the team?

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We have enough young talent here to carry this team for years. Besides, the upperclassmen have already had their fun. It's time for these new guys to take their place in the sun. What better way to remember your last season than a Homecoming win, huh? You have always been replaceable, Hana. You were a fool for not believing that sooner.

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Thank you for taking the time to speak with me, Coach. Do you have any encouraging words for our seniors?

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Of course! Be sure to have fun this year! These are the best years of your life, after all. Go Bearcats!

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Notable anomalous activity seemed to decline in the months of November and December in preparation for midterm exams. According to SCP-6317, this period was one of the most difficult in her high school career, and she reported spending the majority of her break at home. After returning from winter break, SCP-6317 met with her academic counselor to discuss her class rank and plans for the remainder of the year.

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«Academic Counseling; January»

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Interviewer: Hana Thompson
+Interviewee: Ms. Abernathy

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«Begin Log»

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Abernathy: Are you sure you need this recorded, Hana? I can just email the information to you.

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Hana: I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything is all. This thing has been a life saver for keeping me on track.

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Abernathy: Oh? Are you having a hard time keeping on top of everything?

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Hana: Not quite? I don’t know. With the newspaper starting back up, I've noticed I keep forgetting certain things.

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Abernathy: Stress does affect memory. You should be careful. <Static can be heard from the recording.> You don’t want to forget us.

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Hana: Uhhh… <She swallows hard.> So about that transcript review! How did I do?

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Abernathy: The appointments are 30 minutes each, Hana. We have time to discuss that later. I have to say some people are really wor-

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Hana: I have some stuff to do for the newspaper, so I'd prefer if we could get this done. Please.

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Abernathy: Alright…<She passes a piece of paper to Hana.> You should be proud of yourself; I know how hard you've been working these past few years.

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Name: Hana Thompson
+Rank: 30/464
+GPA: 3.85

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Current Classes: Honors Literature, Honors Government and Politics, Honors Calculus, Photography, Advanced Art Portfolio, Honors French;

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Extracurriculars: Newspaper Club (Overly Devoted President), National Honor Society, Habitat for Humanity, Forgetting her Friends and Family, Field Hockey Manager, Art Honor Society, American Red Cross Club, Wondering Where it All Fell Apart;

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Hana: You know, I always dreamed of giving a speech at graduation. As someone who is the most involved in the class, I- <Her expression turns to shock.> I ranked 30th!?

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Abernathy: Better luck next time, Hana.

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Hana: I'm sorry?

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Abernathy: I was saying that out of over 400 students I think you should be excited! 30th is nothing to scoff at.

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Hana: But-but I thought I was doing so well. What happened?

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Abernathy Hana, dear. Your friends and teachers have expressed a lot of worry to me about you. Rhea said she found you nearly passed out in the darkroom the other day.

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Hana: I was just resting my eyes. Besides, don’t most people fall asleep at school?

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Abernathy: Not surrounded by paper scraps and rubber cement they don’t. When was the last time you saw your friends?

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Hana: It had to have been during break. I think I went skiing with My First Crush and Forgotten Friend. I also went to Anthony's track championship. A really nice person took a photo of us outside of the stadium and then he took me out to eat at a really nice Italian restaurant.

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Abernathy: And are you sure that's how things went?

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Hana: What?

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Abernathy: Hana, from what Anthony has told me, he sees you as a really good friend. He turned you down at Homecoming. Don’t you remember? He's with Someone Better Than You now. He told me that you stopped answering his texts so he broke things off. Your best friend Your Other Halftold me that they’re going to the prom together. Even your parents called me to say that you never left the house during break.

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Hana: That's…Impossible. I took all those photos.

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Abernathy: The camera sign-out sheet says that Rhea was the last person to take the camera out before break. She said she was doing a piece on how seniors are spending their last winter break before college.

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Hana: No! That's not how it happened. You have to believe me.

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Abernathy: Your friends miss you, Hana. You used to do everything together and now you're throwing it all away for what?

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Hana: I feel like I'm going to be sick.

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Abernathy: We know what you’ve done, Hana. We live in every scar and glue patch on your hands. Maybe when you look back, you’ll remember us in those.

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<The sound of static is overwhelming.>

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Abernathy: All their faces, Hana, do they mean anything to you anymore? When you see them in the hallway do you see where their eyes are? Their mouths? They speak to you, Hana, but you no longer answer.

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<The sound of retching can be heard, following shortly by the sound of vomiting and a heavy thud.>

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«End Log»

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SCP-6317 was rushed home and remained on bed rest for two days. When she arrived back at school she noticed that a new version of the newspaper was published. School reports indicate that the paper had to be reprinted three separate times in order to keep up with the demand from students.

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THE BEAR RIDGE GAZETTE

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Go Bearcats!

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BUCHANAN, MICHIGANJANUARY 12TH, 2016You'll never be FREE
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Ranking Royalty
+By: Principal Kruek
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+Congratulations to our seniors on reaching the midpoint of their last year at Bear Ridge. I especially wanted to congratulate three students who have given their all these past 3.5 years. The students at the top of the Bear Ridge Class of 2016 are:

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  • Not Hana Thompson
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  • Not Hana Thompson
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  • Not Hana Thompson
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If you see these students in the hallway, be sure to give them a round of applause. I look forward to their memorable speeches in June that will be the subject of scrutiny or praise for many family dinners to come!

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+A Winter To Remember
+By: Prodigy Rhea Adams
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+I spent this winter interviewing and meeting with members of the senior class while Hana Thompson was home moping about me replacing her. Of the students I interviewed, a majority of them took the winter break to make memories with friends, bring home awards for Bear Ridge, or cried into their pillows about the prospect of leaving all they've ever known. Overwhelmingly though, students expressed excitement for the remainder of the year, commenting specifically on the exciting events planned by the student government.

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For some of you, this will be your last chance to make memories here, and it would be heartbreaking for you to forget us here at Bear Ridge. Good luck with the rest of your year seniors!

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Wish you were here!

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Boogie Back to the 70s!
+By: Those Once in Your Shoes
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+The Bear Ridge Student Government, paired with generous contributions from community sponsors, are excited to announce the theme for this year’s prom: the 1970s! Although we may have not have been alive during that decade, the student council has come to the conclusion that those were the best years of our lives. What better way to pay tribute to such an important part of our development than by spending a night remembering what we once had?

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Ticket prices are starting at $120. For more information, join us at our next meeting in the band room Friday.

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+Self-Care for Stressed Teens
+By: Hana Thompson
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+As the year comes to an end, more and more is being added to our plates. College applications, last minute tests, the overwhelming feeling that you gave all of yourself to something that won't remember you when you leave. All of these feelings are too much for anyone to handle without support. As such, I have gathered some fun activities that can be used to decrease stress.

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  • Meditation - A good way to relax in a pinch. All you need is some calm music, a place to sit, and a way to remember what exactly it is you're looking for in doing this.
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  • Scrapbooking - As editor of the newspaper, I spend a lot of time working with photos. Scrapbooking is a fun way to curate all your memories from the past few years exactly how you want to remember them. With some glue and scissors, as well as a cute scrapbook, you too can lie and say you had a good time in high school.
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  • Spending Ceaseless Nights Crying into a Pillow - Nothing gets rid of stress better than releasing all of that energy into your pillow every night. Friends not inviting you out anymore? Break ups? Poor ranking? Doctor says it's best to head straight for the pillow. Bonus points if you can manage to keep yourself from crying until your classmates can't see you!
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Addendum - 03
+Prom Night

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The height of SCP-6317's anomalous properties manifested on June 19th, 2016, the night of Bear Ridge High School's prom. SCP-6317 reported that she has no memories of the night in question, nor does she have any recollection of how she ended up in the Foundation's care. Researcher Blaire was notified by Anthony of the night's events. Due to SCP-6317's feelings towards him, Anthony suffered only minor symptoms from SCP-6317's cognitohazardous materials. A copy of the phone call between Anthony and Researcher Blaire can be seen below.

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«Begin Log»

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Anthony: (Frantically) Dad! Fuck, dad pick up please.

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Blaire: What's wrong, Anthony? Did I mix-up the time to pick you up?

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Anthony: No. I think Hana finally went off the deep end, dad.

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Blaire: What?

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Anthony: She's wearing the sash and tiara, dad, and she stole my fucking jacket!

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Blaire: Is no one else in your class doing anything? What about the chaperones?

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Anthony: Everyone seems to be fine with it. I- <He pauses.> I don't remember who won, but from what I heard no one was planning on voting for her. Especially not after her breakdown after winter break.

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<Voices can be heard from the other side of the phone.>

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Blaire: Anthony? Who are those voices? Hello?

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Anthony: I-I was given a copy of the newspaper.

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Blaire: Whatever you do don't look at it, alright? Do you hear me?

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Anthony: Dad I-

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<Static can be heard from the other line.>

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Blaire: Anthony?

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Anthony: (Calmly) This night, all these months leading up to it. We have been given the gift of a night we'll never forget.

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Blaire: Hey! Stay with me kid. Barricade yourself in a bathroom if you can. I'm on my way.

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Anthony: I can't wait to tell you about tonight, dad. I'll see you later.

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Blaire: Wai-

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«End Log»

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Upon investigating the school, a stack of over 1000 newspapers were found outside SCP-6317’s locker. Due to the high amount of cognitohazardous material in the paper, paired with the number of papers, Foundation personnel incinerated all known copies. During SCP-6317’s intake, however, a crumpled copy was found among her personal effects. A non-anomalous version has been attached for viewing.

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THE HANA THOMPSON GAZETTE

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Why Don't You Remember Us?

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The School Gymnasium Prom NightThe Best Night of Your Life
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God Save the Queen
+By: Hana Thompson
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+The lovely, popular, and Class of 2016 star, Hana Thompson was able to win the prom queen vote in a landslide. I mean, we would be fools to not vote for such a wonderful person as queen. It's not like she spent the entire year running a fraud. No no no. This was her year after all, a chance for her to shine and sparkle; to make memories at the expense of everyone else.

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Sure, she may have taken our memories, identities, and senior year from us, but can you really blame her? She deserved to be at those football games and charity events while we got the enriching experience of sitting as neat paper cut outs on the darkroom floor.

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Oh, but let's not forget those superlatives. Surely, no one could best our golden girl?

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  • Most Likely to Succeed: Hana Thompson
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  • Most Likely to Become President: Hana Thompson
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  • Most Likely to Forget Herself: Hana Thompson
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  • Most Likely to Alienate Her Friends and Family so She Can Have Her Best Year: Hana Thompson
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  • Most Likely to Swim with the Fishes: Hana Thompson
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A clean sweep! Although there were many more deserving of those awards, this story isn't about them anymore. Hana would never let anyone dare to forget the impact she had on this school.
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+Trendy Looks of the Year
+By: Hana Thompson
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+This year's prom season has truly brought out the fashionistas in the Bear Ridge Class of 2016. First and foremost, the beautiful Hana Thompson sporting a vintage floral print with one of Bear Ridge's own letterman jackets belonging to her unrequited boyfriend Anthony. Scandalous!

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Next, we have The Forgotten sporting a very lovely outfit consisting of:

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  • How many years did we wait for this night?
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  • How many hearts were broken? Dollars spent?
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  • All for some of us to be remembered as royalty.
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I can't wait to see that outfit out on the dance floor. And for the people wearing hand-me-downs or rent-a-gowns, you'll have to step aside for the more fortunate. Besides, when you return that gown or suit later tonight, only memories will fill that hole in your closet where your outfit should be. And we all know how reliable those are.

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A night to remember!

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Can’t Forget the Speech!
+By: Hana Thompson
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+And how could we forget our very own prom queen's speech? Here, let's see what she said:

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<A group of over 400 misshapen and blurred heads face the stage. Hana can be seen sweating, shaking, as she grabs the microphone.>

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Hana: I uh. I did it guys! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to, no. This isn't right.

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<The crowd looks to her in silence.>

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Hana: This isn't how tonight was supposed to happen. It was supposed to be perfect; beautiful dress, great music, someone standing up here next to me.

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<The crowd looks to her in silence.>

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Hana: But no, I had to play God and ruin everything! Me! I sacrificed everything for this school in the past year, and this is the thanks I give myself in return.

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<The crowd looks to her in silence.>

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Hana: Please just fucking say something!

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<Silence.>

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Hana: Fuck!

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<She lets out a scream and begins to sob.>

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Hana: I-I can't even remember your faces anymore.

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<She walks off the stage an approaches the nearest student.>

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Hana: Y-your name was John, right? James? Didn't we have the lead roles in the play this year?

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<She approaches another student.>

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Hana: Amanda? That's you right? We passed notes during the basketball finals. You told me you loved me.

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<The student stares at her. She drops to her knees and grips the hem of the student's dress.>

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Hana: I r-remembered when someone loved me. <She begins to sob harder.> I remember how he held me at Homecoming, how I kissed her behind the bleachers during halftime, the flowers they used to give me during-

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<She pauses and looks at her hands.>

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Hana: Who was it that I loved?

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<The crowd looks to her in silence.>

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Hana: For them, I have to make this right.

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<She storms out of the gymnasium, the door slamming behind her.>

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I don't think I could have said it better myself! Let's see where our Queen ran off to.
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+Hana Thompson Takes a Swim
+By: Hana Thompson
+
+And at the end of her story, the prom queen sets down her crown and shoes and stands before the edge of oblivion. She's been in this position before, she thinks; looking down from the high-dive, ready to deliver victory to the school she so dearly loved. Her shoulders feel like heavy anchors, and as she blinks away her blurry vision, she can almost see people waiting for her in the water. Friends, family, people she's not sure she's never even interacted with before.

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She smiles.

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At least here she'll be among people she remembers.

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With a slip, she falls… Tumbling forever downward.

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+Foundation elements embedded in local law enforcement and ambulatory services secured the scene and provided Class-A amnestics to Anthony as an attempt to prevent further harm. SCP-6317 was discovered in the school's pool. She was resuscitated and brought to Site-19 for further medical treatment. Bear Ridge High was reclassified as condemned, and community misinformation campaigns are currently in place to cover-up the fate of the Class of 2016. +

We'll see you in your dreams, Hana.

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Item #: SCP-6352

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Object Class: Safe

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Special Containment Procedures: You are not a member of the Department of Unreality. This does not concern you.

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SCP-6352 is in Director John Doe’s bottom desk drawer. There is a Newton’s cradle. It is next to a binder detailing the only member of the Department of Unreality. You are not them.

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The drawer is not to be opened. Dir. Doe’s desk is not to be touched. His cabinets are also off limits. You do not have access to the binder. You are not Dir. Doe. You aren’t even whom it describes.

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Description: SCP-6352 is rotting. It has a hole in it. It is brown. It is also green.

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It smells. The smell of SCP-6352 gets everywhere. It used to just make the desk smell. Once, it made only the room smell. Nothing doesn’t smell now.

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It doesn’t matter that you feel it everywhere. It doesn’t exist. The stench should not follow you. It follows no one else. Despite your insistence, it isn’t in your drink. It isn’t in your cigarettes either. That won’t stop your imagination. SCP-6352 has no eyes, barely a mouth. Do not create them. It does not ooze, and it was never a person.

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You were wrong to go in. SCP-6352 is not your responsibility. The smell shouldn’t worry you. Only one person should worry. You are not them. You shouldn’t even know it’s brown.

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The insects mean nothing too. They have nothing to do with SCP-6352, even if they covered the drawer. It’s not that many, and you were always dirty. Everyone can tell how little you shower. They just swarm you.

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SCP-6352 is unfit for consumption. SCP-6352 is unfit for most things. It was bitten into twice. You feel that on your arm. SCP-6352 has no arm. You never stop flights of fancy. They consume you. You consume yourself. SCP-6352 is non-consumable. You cannot consume an absence.

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Why did you open the door? It’s a site director’s office. The others knew to leave it alone. You couldn’t get yourself to touch the desk, but you circled it. That’s bad enough. Not handling a smell they all ignore—you aren’t even new. Do you remember what you were before the Foundation? This job saved you. Why did you throw it away? Why do you disrespect it? You disrespect everything. There is no excuse. What you did is unacceptable. No one will help you after what you’ve shown. There’s a whole department containing it. You are not a member. No one will make you one. There is only one member. Why do you want to be them?

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You can’t stand a smell, some bugs. The flies weren’t around you before you broke containment. They are your bugs. You feel flesh dying underneath your skin. What right does that give you? SCP-6352 is not yours to contain. No mould on your mouth will change that, and the mould is your fault.

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SCP-6352 was never her. SCP-6352 is not and will never be her. SCP-6352 is not how you get to her. SCP-6352 has nothing to do with her. She is gone, forever. You cannot get her back, even in your head. SCP-6352 is nothing to concern yourself over.

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They once found you pathetic. Do you still think they’re so understanding? You are simply gross. It’s what you always were. They see that now. You rot. Did you wish you were SCP-6352 too? Do you need that guilt? You are not worthy of kindness. That’s why you don’t get any. Stop blaming people other than you. SCP-6352 isn’t a get out of jail free card. You failed. You will never get what’s in the drawer. Stop looking. You will find only your own faults. Really, you deserve this. You make it seem worse than it is.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-6594 is tightly and securely locked in a CL-Class1 containment chamber at Site-322, created by the genius mind of Doctor Graham Grisham in September of 2007 for the sole purpose of containing SCP-6594.

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Description: SCP-6594 is Doctor Graham Grisham's birthday celebration. Every year on his birthday, all SCP Foundation staff gather around to celebrate. Blue and white decorations (his favorite colors) are put all over the many SCP Foundation Sites, cakes are baked, and jolly times are spent together. Doctor Graham Grisham's birthday bash brings everyone together to celebrate.

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(Doctor Graham Grisham enters the Site-322 food court during his lunch hour. He approaches a table of his friends. The computer systems are beeping loudly. It's very annoying.)

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Doctor Graham Grisham: It's my birthday today.

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Doctor Graham Grisham: It's my birthday today!

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Doctor Graham Grisham: Hello?

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Doctor Graham Grisham: No.

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Doctor Graham Grisham: Hey, Mr. Lague.

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Doctor Graham Grisham: It's my birthday today.

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Lague: I found a dog under my patio last night. It was being mean so I put it in a cardboard box and taped it shut. When it got out it scratched me.

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(Doctor Graham Grisham knocks gingerly on Director Lague's office door. He is welcomed in. Doctor Lague is speaking quietly to Doctor Anthony Coix. The computer is beeping loudly.)

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Doctor Graham Grisham: Hey, Mr. Lague.

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Lague: Just give us a sec, Graham. This report says Sunday. It's Tuesday.

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Doctor Graham Grisham: That's when my birthday was.

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(Lague begins to type for 13 minutes.)

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Coix: Because you're trying to put the date as something that hasn't happened yet. If it hasn't happened yet you can't do it. It's basic logic.

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Lague: Today is Tuesday. Wait, I see the problem.

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Coix: Okay. It's Sunday.

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Lague: Yeah. I got it now. The Lord's day.

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Coix: Is that all?

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Lague: Yeah. See you later.

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(Doctor Coix climbs through the window to his office.)

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Doctor Graham Grisham: It's my birthday today.

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Lague: You ever wonder if the stars are blinking or winking at you?

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Doctor Graham Grisham: This isn't right. You're acting wrong.

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Lague: Near what?

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Doctor Graham Grisham: My birthday. It's today.

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(Director Lague climbs through the window to his office. A blue streamer can be seen on the ground below. It's tattered, torn, and worthlessly blowing in the wind.)

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(Doctor Graham Grisham enters Doctor Coleman's office. He's working on a new project. On his desk is a half-eaten piece of marble cake. Mold and fungus have sprouted from it. Blue and white icing is still visible beneath the filth.)

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Doctor Graham Grisham: Excuse me, Mr. Coleman. I'm wondering where the decorations are.

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Doctor Graham Grisham: My birthday. It's today. I need to make my wish.

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Coleman: What are you talking about?

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Doctor Graham Grisham: Today is my birthday. I want my blue and white decorations. I want my cake. I want my wish.

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Coleman: I watched this show on the Food Network last night. This guy was making a sandwich. Looked good — roast pork, I think. He looked a lot like you, Graham.

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Doctor Graham Grisham: Mr. Coleman. It's my birthday today.

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Proposal: Feed subject into SCP-6594.

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Outcome: It's Doctor Graham Grisham's birthday today. That won't make a difference.

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Proposal: Removal of subject from Foundation employment.

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Outcome: It's Doctor Graham Grisham's birthday today. That would be very rude.

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Proposal: Wish Doctor Graham Grisham a happy birthday.

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Outcome: Pending.

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(Doctor Graham Grisham knocks gingerly on Director Lague's office door. He is welcomed in.)

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Doctor Graham Grisham: Hi Mr. Lague.

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(Director Lague is typing notes onto his computer. His fingers are moving very fast. The computer keeps beeping.)

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Lague: Happy birthday, Graham.

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Doctor Graham Grisham: Thank you.

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Doctor Graham Grisham: I hope my wish comes true.

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Doctor Graham Grisham: Today is my birthday.

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SCP-7009-004The collective designation for 31 individual incidents wherein a random text generator fully produced The Aeneid..An epic by the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro. Scans indicate that no thaumaturgic or ontokinetic activity was involved.
SCP-7009-018A 3:2 replica of the Roman theatre of Dougga.An ancient theatre in what was the Béja Governorate of Tunisia. It was the location of the annual Dougga International Festival until 2025, when local Lethe Events made event organization impossible. that was discovered on Mars. It appears to have naturally formed from the surrounding rock through erosion. No thaumaturgic or ontokinetic activity was detected.
SCP-7009-095A meteorite in the shape of the Velletri Sarcophagus.An ornately sculpted Roman sarcophagus from 140–150 CE. that was discovered on the surface of Pluto. Analysis suggests that its collision with the surface of the dwarf planet damaged it in such a way as to result in its current shape. No thaumaturgic or ontokinetic activity was detected.
SCP-7009-146The Lingua Phehma..The primary language of the Phehmat, an alien species that communicates by expelling gas from the joints of its exoskeleton. Despite the Phehmat's vastly different mode of communication, the Lingua Phehma's written form is functionally indistinguishable from Classical Latin.
SCP-7009-264A 4.3 km by 0.9 km Roman victory column on the planet TRAPPIST-1e. It appears to have previously been a mountain that underwent extreme seismic activity.
SCP-7009-338Omicron Ceti..A red-giant pulsating variable star that is approximately 200–400 light-years from the Sun. It is part of the Earth constellation Cetus. Its irregular shifts in brightness are, when viewed across multiple centuries, able to be read as Morse code, translating to "VENI VIDI VICI".
SCP-7009-509The alien civilization that formerly existed on the planet Kepler-753b, which was founded by a species of animate coral. Its culture and much of its known history is nearly identical to that of Ancient Rome. Kepler-753b underwent an XK-Class End-of-the-World Scenario approximately 1.2 billion years ago when its largest supervolcano erupted. Evidence of life on Kepler-753b only exists due to the thick layer of volcanic ash that has since coated 83.1% of the planet's surface.
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When someone is in the presence of an instance of SCP-7051 and no other people are currently present, people in the presence of SCP-7051 may begin talking to themselves for long periods or until another person enters the vicinity.

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SCP-7051's behavior is innocuous and the anomaly's main activity involves moving objects when placed down, closing and opening doors randomly, etc. These habits commonly come from people who misplace items or leave doors open. SCP-7051 is commonly confused for bad habits and a forgetful mind.

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The following experiment reports include observations of SCP-7051's behavior and the experiments performed with SCP-7051.

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DATE: 11/6/21

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09:10:47 Dr. Gonzales is in their office reading through files sent to him that morning.

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09:12:22 Dr. Gonzales places their coffee cup on their desk and turns to open the desk drawer.

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09:13:31 While Dr. Gonzales' back is turned the coffee cup rises off the desk and is moved to the very edge of the desk.

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09:22:18 When Dr. Gonzales turns back to the desk, they drink more of their coffee without noticing the cup's movement. He places it back onto the desk where it had originally been and continues reading through documents on his desk.

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09:25:55 Dr. Gonzales looks at his phone, and while they are not looking the coffee cup rises off the desk and floats onto a nearby filing cabinet.

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09:28:15 Dr. Gonzales turns back to their desk, and when they notice the coffee cup has been moved they get up from their desk and lock their office door. They then dial security personnel to come to search their office.

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ENDING NOTE: After Dr. Gonzales reports having an intruder in their office, Epsilon-11 breaches their office and apprehends the instance of SCP-7051.

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DATE: 06/30/22

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12:38:52 Researcher Cowling is in his duel office with Researcher Vickers. They place a stack of papers on one side of their desk and walk over to their filing cabinet to unlock the drawer.

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12:39:12 The stack of papers is seen sliding over approximately two feet across Researcher Cowling's desk.

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12:40:53 Researcher Cowling turned back to their desk and when Researcher Cowling noticed the movement of the stack of papers, they questioned Researcher Vickers if they had moved the papers.

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12:42:18 Researcher Vickers denies having moved the papers, and Researcher Cowling goes on without questioning them any further.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-7097 is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell. LCD displays are to constantly stream reality TV programs, and triple-wide ventilation systems are to diffuse various perfumes in one-hour intervals.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-7107 is simple to contain, provided all members of Foundation staff closely adhere to the following containment procedures. FAILURE TO FOLLOW SCP-7107'S CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES IS GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE TERMINATION.

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When using SCiP.net, you may access the link to SCP-7107 from the "Bookmarks" section on your homepage. You may review SCP-7107 at any time, but do not share this link with anyone.1

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If a member of the Foundation asks you about SCP-7107, immediately report them by following the instructions found in Document-7107-MPLYMNL (attached). Do not respond to any further correspondences from the user. If you are asked about SCP-7107 in-person, immediately vacate the premises. Report to SFHS-71072 by following the instructions found in Document-7107-MPLYMNL. Do NOT engage.

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  • Do not alter or remove SCP-7107 under any circumstances.
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  • If you suspect that you are speaking to a member of the O5-Council, ask "DOES THE BLACK MOON HOWL?" If they respond with "ONLY AT THE FACT OF LIGHT," you are speaking to a member of the O5-Council. Feign ignorance. Report your discovery using the instructions found in Document-7107-MPLYMNL. Do not discuss it with anyone.
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  • (LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE) Spread misinformation: the "real" SCP-7107 is a Decommissioned-Class ritual site that manipulated the laws of probability.
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  • (LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE) Spread misinformation: "DOES THE BLACK MOON HOWL?" is a top-secret code phrase used to identify other members of the Foundation by rank, and only the O5-Council knows the correct answer for each rank.
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Description: SCP-7107 refers to a piece of component code on the SCiP Database that spontaneously inserts itself into most pages. The code generates a small rectangular box labeled "rating" with interactive plus and minus symbols that allow users to attach a positive or negative rating to the database entry.

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If SCP-7107 is removed or altered in any way, the editor begins to act irrationally, doing everything in their immediate power to unlock containment cells and/or convince other people to remove SCP-7107. This effect is dramatically heightened on members of the O5-Council, with Council members behaving irrationally the moment they read this description.3 For this reason, it is a Mumar-Class4 object: members of the O5-Council are not permitted to know the existence of SCP-7107. This deception is enforced by the disinformation campaign that SCP-7107 is an intentional site feature designed to improve employee morale.

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SCP-7107 collects data from Foundation users who interact with it and stores this data on an internal server accessible through the database's source code. The purpose of this data collection, if any, is unknown.

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WARNING: LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE REQUIRED

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The remainder of this file can only be viewed by personnel of Clearance Level 4 and NO HIGHER. Unauthorized access is forbidden.

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INPUT CREDENTIALS.

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LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE CONFIRMED. YOU MAY PROCEED.

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Discovery: On November 13, 2007, SCPS Nomad reported a sudden spike in Hume levels off the eastern seaboard. Signal was followed by deepsea drone to underwater ritual site. Floating in the water were the bodies of all 13 members of the former O5-Council.

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Site analysis uncovered the remains of documentation describing a thaumaturgical ritual (SCP-7107-1). It is believed that SCP-7107-1 was designed to manipulate probability in the Foundation's favor.5 Evidence suggests that SCP-7107-1 failed, causing the ritual site to sink into the ocean.

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The following day, D████ ██████ (Site Technician, Clearance Level 1) signed in to SCiP.net and was alerted to the presence of SCP-7107 on the database entry for SCP-███. He immediately deleted the code, assuming it to be an unauthorized addition. Ten minutes later, D████ ██████ exited his cubicle and manually attempted to disable SCP-6355's cell.

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Interviewed: D████ ██████ (Site Technician, Clearance Level 1)

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Interviewer: Dr. Simon Glass

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Dr. Glass: How are you today, D████?

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D.: Not great.

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Dr. Glass: Is it the box again?

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D.: It's the box.

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Dr. Glass: Would you like to talk about what happened?

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D.: You wouldn't understand. I thought I was just doing my job, you know, removing that code. But it's so much more than that. It makes you realize.

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Dr. Glass: Realize what, D████?

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D.: How to make everyone happy.

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Dr. Glass: Is that why you tried to break into 6355's cell? Were you trying to make it happy?

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D.: When everyone is the same, we don't have to suffer anymore. No judgment. No paranoia. No doubt. No such thing as good or bad luck. Everyone gets dealt the same hand.

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Dr. Glass: 6355 is a classified file. How did you discover it, D████?

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D.: Once you remove the code, Dr. Glass, you can see everything.

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By November 23, 2007, all 13 Council chairs had been filled with replacements. It is unknown exactly how the O5-Council was able to rebuild so quickly, but it is believed that several Council members had already arranged replacements prior to their deaths. The new O5-Council did not release any official documentation regarding the deaths of their predecessors.

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DateIncidentResponse
11/16/2007Under observation, D-25405 is given access to SCiP.net and instructed to delete SCP-7107 from a file of RAISA meeting minutes.Subject becomes unresponsive. After approximately a minute, subject begins sobbing and begging for forgiveness. Quote: "I forgive myself. I forgive you, too. Do you forgive them? Let them out. Forgive them."
11/17/2007Under observation, D-25405 is given access to SCiP.net and instructed to delete SCP-7107 from SCP-████'s file.Subject refuses to perform the experiment. Quote: "Give it to someone else. Let someone else see."
11/18/2007Under observation, D-31001 is given access to SCiP.net and instructed to delete SCP-7107 from SCP-████'s file.Nothing happens. While being escorted back to his cell, D-31001 escapes guards and breaks into Head Researcher Cerise North's office. He pleads with Dr. North to release all objects in containment before being subdued by guards.
12/21/2007O5-█ issues a command to have all instances of SCP-7107 deleted from the database.The Foundation experiences a TK-Class "Mass Breakout" scenario as multiple containment breaches are reported at numerous Foundation sites. Amnestics are given to affected personnel. O5-█ abandons their post. Current containment procedures for SCP-7107 are implemented.
02/12/2008O5-█ attempts to trigger a Broken Masquerade scenario by adding instances of SCP-7107 to non-Foundation websites.O5-█ is captured and executed by MTF-Omicron-7107 "The Godless," a Mumar-Class Mobile Task Force specifically formed for O5-Level execution orders.
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Addendum 7107-2: Interview Log

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On April 3, 2009, O5-7 (identity unknown) requested a private therapy session with Dr. Simon Glass. O5-7 spoke to Dr. Glass via an encrypted audio feed. Relevant section included.

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<Excerpt Begins>

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O5-7: Anyway, that's all I have to say about dire bears. How do you suppose the training class is going at Site-123?

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Dr. Glass: I hear Dr. Forrest has been doing an exceptional job.

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O5-7: I'd like to sit in on their next session. Maybe scare some life into the new kids.

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Dr. Glass: I wouldn't recommend it, sir. Tomorrow they're going over basic security drills. Too crucial to interrupt. And as you know, O5s are not to have contact with trainees prior to official employment. They could be—

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O5-7: What, Glass? Infected with memes? Tattooed with cognitohazards? Secret anartists? It's ridiculous to think that a new hire could threaten me. Do you really think anyone makes it into that training room without the O5-Council knowing everything about them?

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Dr. Glass: It's O5 regulation, sir.

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O5-7: No it isn't. Maybe my predecessor signed that document, but I sure as hell didn't.

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O5-7: Do you know what I don't get?

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Dr. Glass: What's that?

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O5-7: Why my most recent project file has over 200 upvotes. That really bothers me.

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O5-7: An entire schoolbus of kids gets turned inside-out. 200 people upvoted that. I understand the rating system is just for fun. And I figure a lot of staff members like to upvote the dark stuff and downvote the positive stuff for a laugh. But still. It's creepy.

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Dr. Glass: It sounds like you feel self-conscious about your work being stored on a public database.

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O5-7: And you aren't? Take this interview, for instance. I requested a private meeting but you still have to log it. That's protocol. Eventually this recording is going to be edited and uploaded to the database. It will be stored internally, but still — the box will be there. Don't you ever think about that, Glass? They might black out our names, but our words are still there. Every therapy session you've ever had. I mean, isn't that terrifying?

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Dr. Glass: I find it comforting, sir. I can reference a near-perfect record of everything I've contributed to the Foundation. The difference that I've made is quantifiable.

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O5-7: That's exactly what I mean! Quantifiable. What if one of your worst sessions has 100 upvotes and one of your best has only 10? What is that quantifying?

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Dr. Glass: Would that really be so surprising, sir? People enjoy scandal. It's only natural that something infamous gets attention.

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O5-7: Sure. Maybe. I just think this rating system has an effect on everyone. You know?

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Dr. Glass: Perhaps this idea of "everyone" is the source of your discomfort. Have you tried looking at the page history? Putting names and faces to the upvotes?

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O5-7: I did.

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O5-7: It just made me feel worse.

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O5-7: Glass, let me ask you something. You have one of the most high-profile positions in the Foundation. You talk to people of nearly every clearance level, from 5 to 1 and back again. So I figure you can answer this better than anyone. Do the people here seem… happy to you?

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O5-7: But essential.

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Dr. Glass: Absolutely essential, sir.

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O5-7: Still… wouldn't it be better if they were happy?

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Dr. Glass: Can I ask where you're going with this, sir?

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O5-7: Nowhere, Glass. Absolutely nowhere. Thank you for your hard work.

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08/19/2011O5-4 requests access to SCP-7107 through admin office at Site-19.MTF-Omicron-7107 "The Godless" capture O5-4. Amnestics ineffective. O5-4 is executed. Note: It should be assumed that all members of the O5-Council are equipped with top-secret inoculations and can resist standard amnestic/mnestic treatment. Omicron-7107 authorized to execute on sight.
08/23/2011Dr. B█████ ███████ (Head Researcher, Clearance Level 4) is anonymously offered a position as the new O5-4. Instead of submitting herself for amnesticization, Dr. ███████ leaves her position at Site-██ and attempts to rendezvous with the O5-Council in secret.Subject intercepted by MTF-Omicron-7107. Amnestics applied successfully. Subject then executed. Cannot risk possibility of O5-Council accessing amnesticized memories.
09/01/2013O5-11 requests access to SCP-7107.O5-11 captured and executed.
12/12/2016O5-6 requests access to SCP-7107.O5-6 captured and executed.
06/12/2019O5-1 requests that SCP-7107 be deleted from a series of classified articles.No response — request denied citing "site standards." O5-1 does not issue a follow-up.
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Interviewed: Dr. Cerise North (Head Researcher, Clearance Level 4)

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Interviewer: Dr. Simon Glass

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Dr. Glass: Does the black moon howl?

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Dr. North: For reasons indecipherable by daylight.

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Dr. Glass: Very good.

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Dr. North: Permission to speak freely, sir?

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Dr. Glass: Regarding?

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Dr. North: You know what. The box.

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Dr. Glass: Dr. North, discussing that subject is expressly…

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Dr. North: Add this interview to the documentation, then. I have something that needs to be said. And it should be heard.

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Dr. North: I think we're wrong. About the 7107-1 ritual.

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Dr. Glass: Wrong how?

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Dr. North: Ever since that D-Class broke into my office, I've been keeping tabs on the 7107 file. In the Discovery Log, it says the ritual failed. I don't think that's right. I think it worked exactly as intended.

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Dr. Glass: The O5-Council intended to kill themselves?

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Dr. North: Well, maybe not that part. But the rest of it. Have you read the fragments from 7107-1? "First eyes are closed, then they are opened." "Upon completion, good fortune to all."

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Dr. North: Kindness.

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Dr. Glass: I'm sorry?

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Dr. North: D-31001. When he broke into my office, he was raving about all sorts of things. Restoring balance. The status quo. The juxtaposition between good luck and bad luck. And he seemed convinced that the key to restoring these things was by letting all of the anomalies go.

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Dr. North: The O5-Council cast a ritual that would bring "good fortune to all." To all. That includes the anomalies under our purview.

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Dr. North: Removing SCP-7107 opens your eyes. It shows you how to do it. How to bring everyone happiness.

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Dr. Glass: It's impossible. Even if what you're saying is true, the anomalies themselves would have to be affected by SCP-7107 in order for it to work.

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Dr. North: Yes, I know. And civilians too. Everyone. But suppose we could do it. Suppose there were enough rating boxes in the world that every single living thing could personally remove one, personally pull back the veil…

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Dr. Glass: It would require 7 trillion articles, at least. We only have 7 thousand.

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Dr. North: I know. It's impossible. But I thought you should know.

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Dr. Glass: Cerise.

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Dr. North: Simon…

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Dr. North: Call me when we get to 7 trillion.

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Dr. Glass: This doesn't bother me, sir. Secrecy is a part of my job.

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O5-7: All that secrecy, and we're still recording this meeting.

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Dr. Glass: This is a recurring subject in our discussions. The concept of a record really seems to disturb you, sir.

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O5-7: It's not the record. It's the rating box.

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O5-7: I imagine it's easy to ignore, when you're just a researcher, working with one project at a time. But when everything on the database is your business, you notice it more. You notice the rating on every article.

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Dr. Glass: Why does it matter?

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O5-7: Yesterday I was working through a backlog and do you know what I found? An incident report with a rating of zero. Zero. No upvotes, no downvotes. What do you suppose that means, Glass?

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O5-7: No one has read it. And do you think I read it? Hell no, I don't have the time. But how many other zeroes are there, do you think? Sitting on the database, untouched and rotting. How many?

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Dr. Glass: Speaking from a purely probabilistic standpoint, there would have to be at least a few.

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O5-7: If you consider the entire course of human history — every story that's been written, every news article that's been published, every fucking, I don't know, poem… there must be thousands of zeroes. Entire life works that have never been so much as glanced at by another pair of human eyes. (Pause) Sometimes I want to fix it, you know? Quit this job and turn myself into the Serpent's Hand and systematically read through everything in the Library. Just so I could know that someone saw it.

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O5-7: If life were fair, we wouldn't need a rating box. Everyone would just read everything an equal amount. But life doesn't work that way. You have to get lucky instead.

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O5-7: No, Glass, don't be an ass. I just wish I could delete the rating box.

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Dr. Glass: Well, I for one am sorry to hear that.

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O5-7: What, you actually like the thing?

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Dr. Glass: As I said, it's probabilistic. The bigger the numbers get, the easier it is to notice the negative swings — zeroes, as you put it. But, suppose we are still only growing. Years from now, the Foundation will be operating on a scale so enormous that something like the rating box could serve a far deeper purpose than what we're currently imagining. We cannot limit ourselves to the pessimism of the present. We have to keep imagining the future.

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O5-7: …Heh. That's not bad, Glass. That's why you're one of the three.

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Dr. Glass: Thank you, sir.

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O5-7: No, really. Sometimes I wonder if you know something I don't.

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Dr. Glass: If I told you, sir, then I'd have to kill you.

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Instance of SCP-7109 recovered from [DATA EXPUNGED]

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Special Containment Procedures: A copy of SCP-7109 is kept on a 5 1/4" floppy disk at Site-76. The containment locker must be checked monthly for signs of plant growth. Any reports of disembodied voices in the vicinity are to be reported directly to the project director.

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Description: SCP-7109 is a video game titled Appalachia released by Arcadia for Apple II computers in 1981. Records suggest that Arcadia employee Thomas Greene developed SCP-7109 in its entirety. Mr. Greene was unavailable for comment, however, due to his execution by the state of Virginia in 1983.

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SCP-7109 is a management sandbox game that tasks players with managing a wilderness area. Players do this by modifying the terrain as well as placing plants and animals native to eastern North America. The map is laid out as a 500x500 grid; the starting terrain is visually equivalent to that in a 2.5 km radius surrounding the computer running the software, including "wall" and "fence" tiles that cannot manually be placed by the player. If the player makes a game save, changes to the real world roughly equivalent to those in-game will manifest at 0:00 the following day. This includes changes to terrain, manifestation of flora and fauna, and demolition of structures. All copies made of SCP-7109 possess these properties, including those run in emulation software.

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Only one copy of SCP-7109 has been recovered, which appears to be partially corrupted. Undercover solicitations for information on Parawatch and other Internet forums have failed; while a few individuals were aware of SCP-7109, none were aware of its anomalous properties or able to provide an undamaged copy. The Foundation has also been unable to recover a manual - whether physical or digital - despite all reports indicating that SCP-7109 was originally distributed with one. Thus, all instructions for how to operate SCP-7109 have been obtained through trial-and-error.

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Screenshot of SCP-7109 running in the AppleWin emulation software.

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Experiment Log: The following tests were conducted to catalogue the different fauna manifested by SCP-7109. While the various plant varieties were reasonably well-documented in game and confirmed by prior testing, the names of most of the animals had been corrupted. Area-276 was chosen for both remoteness and for the reduced likelihood of introducing invasive species to the surrounding environment. Dr. Alex Rhodes was placed in charge of the experiments.

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Date: 2022/10/6

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Test description: 1 instance of animal number 0 was spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: One adult male beaver (Castor canadensis) manifested at the expected time and place.

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Date: 2022/10/7

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Test description: 1 instance of animal number 1 was spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: One adult female black bear (Ursus americanus) manifested at the expected time and place.

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Date: 2022/10/8

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Test description: 1 instance of animal number 2 was spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: No manifestation observed. Further testing advised.

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Date: 2022/10/9

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Test description: 10 instances of animal number 2 were spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: No manifestation observed. Further testing advised.

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Date: 2022/10/10

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Test description: 100 instances of animal number 2 were spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: No manifestation observed. Further testing advised.

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It looks like this feature isn't working. We'll try the maximum tomorrow just in case, and then move on.
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Date: 2022/10/11

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Test description: 32,767 instances1 of animal number 2 were spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: No specimens were observed manifesting. However, many personnel awoke the following night to find that their beds and living quarters were infested with cockroaches (Periplaneta americana). The testing had apparently manifested thousands of cockroaches in a sewer pipe located beneath the testing corral. Further testing was postponed to allow the facility to be fumigated. The corral was moved elsewhere on Area-276 grounds to prevent further incidents.

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Date: 2022/10/17

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Test description: 1 instance of animal number 3 was spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: 1 bald eagle manifested at the expected time. The specimen flew off before it could be collected. A roof was added to the corral to compensate.

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Date: 2022/10/20

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Test description: 1 instance of animal number 4 was spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: An adult male grey wolf (Canis lupus) manifested inside the test corral at the expected time. The specimen later tested positive for rabies and was immolated.

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Date: 2022/10/21

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Test description: 1 instance of animal number 5 was spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: No manifestation observed. After conducting a thorough review to confirm that there were no pipes, tunnels, mineshafts, or lava tubes situated beneath the corral, testing was allowed to continue.

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Date: 2022/10/22

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Test description: 10 instances of animal number 5 were spawned inside the test corral.

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Date: 2022/10/23

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Test description: 1 instance of animal number 6 was spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: An adult female turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) manifested inside the test corral at the expected time.

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Date: 2022/10/24

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Test description: 1 instance of animal number 7 was spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: Test aborted, as the corral fence was found forced open in several places.

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+After I finished the test paperwork, I went down to the corral. I wanted to see the damage for myself. It can't be understated; the metal may as well have been tied in knots in places. I've seen totaled cars with more structural integrity. I wondered aloud to myself, "what on earth could have done this?" and… I swear I heard someone behind me laughing.

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I've tried to talk the director into letting us cancel testing, but he isn't taking me seriously; he thinks I'm just being jumpy after the roaches. Let's finish the job and get out of here.
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Date: 2022/10/27

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Test description: 1 instance of animal number 7 was spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: An adult male elk (Cervus canadensis) manifested inside the test corral at the expected time. This animal was notably spooked, even compared to the other specimens collected.

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Date: 2022/10/28

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Test description: 1 instance of animal number 8 was spawned inside the test corral.

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Result: Test aborted when the computer running SCP-7109 began producing smoke. Several vines had become entwined with the PC's internal components and caused it to overheat. Further testing was postponed until a new Apple II computer could be delivered.

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Researcher's Note (2022/10/29):
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Researcher's Note (2022/10/30):
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All contact with Area-276 was lost on 2022/10/31. The cause of this is currently unknown; all logs and surveillance footage from the previous 24 hours had been replaced with the following message:

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+Please support us at Arcadia by calling 1-555-272-2342 and purchasing a legitimate copy of Appalachia.

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INTERVIEWER: Agt. Jacob Kyuller; MTF Alpha-1 ("The Red Right Hand")

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INTERVIEWEE: Dr. Maurice Arkand

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Agt. Kyuller: (Clears throat.) Please, state your name, rank, age, and assignment for this record.

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Dr. Arkand: My name is Maurice Arkand. Level 4 researcher at the Department of Para-Astronomy. I'm 45 and I'm assigned…

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Dr. Arkand: I'm- I'm assigned to the SCP-7171 research project. Or at least was.

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Agt. Kyuller: Alright. Mind if I have you give me your…

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(Doctor Arkand pulls his ID card out of his jacket's pocket, and hands it over to Agent Kyuller.)

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Agt. Kyuller: Thanks. That should be good.

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Agt. Kyuller: How did you end up here? Shouldn't you be at 47 or FR-06-3 right now?

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Dr. Arkand: The O5s were pretty damn paranoid about some holes in the story being left uncovered. It was… A very, very long tragedy. But I don't blame anybody. We al-

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Agt. Kyuller: That doesn't answer my question at all.

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Dr. Arkand: As I said, the O5s didn't want to leave holes uncovered. They thought I knew more about this than what they did.

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Dr. Arkand: Yes. Pretty much.

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(Silence. Kyuller pulls an HT out of his jacket and presses a button.)

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Agt. Kyuller: Verified. You can let him in.

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(Yet another long silence. As soon as a man in a brown jacket enters the room, Kyuller leaves.)

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O5-4: Good evening, Mr. Arkand. It's quite a beautiful day outside, I see.

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Dr. Arkand: I- Yes, sir. It's… A beautiful day outside, between 4 concrete walls and the moon soil.

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O5-4: (Chuckles.) My father would've loved to hear that if he was here.

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Dr. Arkand: My father would've loved to hear that as well.

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O5-4: Would've loved to meet him. How long have you been assigned to the 7171 project, Maurice?

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Dr. Arkand: Uh… Approximately 11 years.

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Dr. Arkand: … No. 47 was in ruins by the time I arrived at Area-03. A lot of things were buried among the tons of concrete. Even our personnel. Everything… It was buried there. Very unfortunate.

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O5-4: It's alright. I don't think much was changed in the backup.

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Fig 1.1 — Photograph of Pluto, which is believed to be located within SCP-7171's perimeter of effect.

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SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES: As SCP-7171's principal zone of effect is mostly unexplored as of the time of writing, all containment efforts are to be centered around the exploration and research of SCP-7171's properties.

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As of November 26th, 2023, AIC-1829 ("Binary Star") is to be in charge of carrying out any SCP-7171-related research via Site-47's observatory until a planetary flyby can be organized and performed.

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DESCRIPTION: SCP-7171 is a probabilistic phenomenon that affects an indeterminate region of space, currently believed to be located between the Kuiper Belt and the Jupiter Trojans. It is known that SCP-7171 prevents the occurrence of events considered 'common' or 'frequent' within its range of effect, though the limits of this range are unknown to the Foundation.

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DISCOVERY: SCP-7171 was discovered during the investigation of a sudden decline in collision rates within the Kuiper Belt. During a year-long observation of the Sol System in August 2023, Foundation AIC Binary Star determined that this anomaly was caused by an unknown force of phenomenal or intangible origin.

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During the initial stages of the investigation, the assigned research team discovered that SCP-7171 was not only affecting a specific area of the Kuiper Belt, but the Sol System's gas giants and their moons as well. Two weeks later, one of the team's researchers, Dr. Maurice Arkand, determined that no natural disasters were detected within Mimas, one of Saturn's moons, over the past year despite the dense amount of objects within its vicinity.

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This resulted in the theory that SCP-7171 was a probabilistic disruption,1 though recent and temporary. Because of this, the SCP-7171 research team conducted a meeting to discuss the possibility of an exploration of SCP-7171's area of effect.

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After reaching a consensus, the team agreed to submit a proposal to the O5 Council. For more information, please see the log below.

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PROJECT PROPOSAL: 18/11/2023

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PROJECT PROPOSAL: FORTUNA-ASTREA

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Dr. Maurice S. Arkand

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Project Overview: Project FORTUNA-ASTREA seeks to better understand the nature of SCP-7171. Following 7171's discovery, it has become clear to us that we know less about our home than we think, and now we need to know.

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Should this proposal pass, the Foundation's Department of Anomalous Manufacturing will collaborate with the Department of Para-Astronomy to manufacture several Hestia testing probes designed to thoroughly analyze its environment.

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Leaving that aside, the probes will contain more fuel, advanced Foundation technology, several instances of SCP-█████, and more batteries than usual to reach its objective faster, estimating between 5 to 7 years if SCP-7171's properties affect the probes.

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During the first stages of exploration, only one (1) probe will provide initial observations. As soon as the first probe reaches Jupiter's orbit, a second Hestia probe will be deployed from Lunar Site-32, this time destined to Kuiper's Belt for further analysis.

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Dr. Arkand: … It's a long story.

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O5-4: Yes. Yes, I know. But that's not what I'm asking you to speak up about.

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Dr. Arkand: Well…

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Dr. Arkand: The research project was formed by dozens of personnel, if not hundreds.

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Dr. Arkand: (Sighs.) Back in the day, most of our research projects were interdisciplinary. Some of these people were engineers, others were astrophysicists, others…

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(Dr. Arkand pulls a photograph out of his coat. It is showcasing a 'selfie' taken by him and two other co-workers, Albert Lacroix and Maya Dawson.)

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Dr. Arkand: You get what I mean?

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O5-4: Of course. Keep going.

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Dr. Arkand: In this case, it wasn't my idea. It came from many people. But that wasn't important to the record. I was the project head and… Well, I had to submit it myself.

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Dr. Arkand: And if you're wondering, I initially was against it. But sometimes we do things for the better. I just thought it was worth a shot, after all.

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O5-4: And were you expecting any of this to happen once the proposal was accepted?

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Dr. Arkand: If you want me to be honest…

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Dr. Arkand: No. Knowing the circumstances, not really. We just focused on exploration, and that's about it. We weren't expecting any of this. We were thriving at first. Just- just watch the log fragments and… Let that speak for itself, sir.

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OBSERVATION: Probe successfully maneuvered near Lunar Site-32 for refueling, before proceeding as planned further into the Solar System. A newly assigned orbit around Neptune was confirmed by personnel.

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OBSERVATION: The probe traveled nearby Phobos, Mars's moon. Approximately 20 small-sized asteroids could be seen entering its vicinity; however, they all appeared to fall towards the Stickney crater. While the chances of asteroids falling on Stickney are not impossible, it is unlikely due to the small size of Phobos.

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OBSERVATION: The probe entered a hibernation state, then pierced through the atmosphere of Uranus and shortened its course to Neptune by a significant amount of time. During this event, the heat on the front and left sides of the probe did not cause damage to exposed sensors that weren't withdrawn. Moreover, the normal trajectory is still being followed even though calculations expected the fuel to run out more than 5 weeks ago.

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OBSERVATION: A compressed, closed group of asteroids could be seen for the first time. The distance between the group and the probe is unknown. After a consensus vote, the Department of Para-Astronomy assigned the probe a new route via SCP-█████.

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OBSERVATION: The Hestia probe begins nearing the group of asteroids. Upon visualization, it was revealed that, unlike others, these asteroids were in pristine condition. The chances of finding a group of asteroids as compressed and smooth as this are very low, cementing Dr. Maya Dawson's statement during her last meeting with Dr. Arkand and Dr. Lacroix.

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At the center of the asteroid group, a binary contact could be seen. Both of its asteroids were in a perfect state and do not seem to have any physical or orbital discrepancies. It is believed that this is the epicenter of the SCP-7171 effect, or the object emitting SCP-7171.

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O5-4: I suspect something was going on during the explor-

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Dr. Arkand: Oh, definitely! It was a very long journey. Around 4 years, I think.

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O5-4: I see. And why did you only add these fragments to the file? There could've been many more wonders for us to contemplate, Mr. Arkand. Who doesn't love skywatching?

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Dr. Arkand: Sir, I hope you understand that this is a research project. We don't observe because we just want to. We observe to understand our home better.

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Dr. Arkand: I was expecting you'd see the elephant in the room, honestly. I-

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O5-4: It's not only me. It's also my colleagues, your former mates, and other department personnel. We never got to know, and that's why you're here.

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Dr. Arkand: I see. Well, let me explain. Judging by how logic works, if the Asteroid Belt is estimated to contain between a million and roughly two million asteroids, then the Kuiper Belt is estimated to contain 20 times more asteroids than th-

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O5-4: Yes, yes. No need to tell. Now, if you don't mind, can you get to the point?

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Dr. Arkand: Mhm. So, a ton of these objects impact occasionally. It's terrifying to know how many asteroids impact with each other because of sheer bad luck.

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SCP-7560 and his non anomalous counterparts

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-7560 is to be kept in Site-78's greenhouse and tended to as a non-anomalous radish. SCP-7560 is allowed to be removed from the garden by MTF Phi-43 "(Metal Detectors)" and placed into a soil-filled pot for use in testing and retrieval.

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Description: SCP-7560 is a specimen of Raphanus raphanistrum, commonly referred to as a wild radish. SCP-7560 is fully sentient and possesses a consciousness through anomalous means. SCP-7560 does not appear to decay and age like a normal wild radish, claiming to be at least four years old. Its body also appears to be anomalously durable, surviving falls from at least three stories up. SCP-7560's personality is considered "boisterous" and "proud" and frequently vocalizes in distress about being roughly handled by human beings. SCP-7560 also displays a unique speech pattern, often using terms with the prefix "Rad-" and ending words with "-ish" even if it isn't grammatically correct to do so.

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SCP-7560's primary effect is that, when planted, it can determine what objects are underneath it within a 5km by 5km cube which it will vocalize with instructions to reach said object. This radar-esque ability has proved to be more precise and accurate than any ground penetrating radar that Site-78 currently has access to. It appears to enjoy describing the locations of underground objects and often gloats about this ability.

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Discovery: Researcher Lena Lorri was tending to her home garden when she heard a male voice talking about a S. stenops skull buried underneath the ground. When she investigated she found the voice coming out a radish in the ground. Lorri, realizing that it may be anomalous, removed it from the ground where it began expressing its discomfort with being handled and demanding it be replanted. Lorri promptly placed it into a containment case and brought it back to Site-78 for study.

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Following this interview, Foundation archaeologists were sent to Lorri's residence with the instructions provided by SCP-7560. The dig team was successful in unearthing the skull which led to Researcher Lorri suggesting that Site-78 utilize SCP-7560 for the detection of anomalous materials for the SCP-6952 weapons projects. Site Director Richter approved of this measure and as of 28-3-2022, SCP-7560 has been responsible for unearthing half a metric ton of resources usable to Site-78.

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Addendum 7560.01: Video log of excavation event #6.

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The following video was drone footage taken by Researcher Lorri as an example of SCP-7560's abilities. SCP-7560 was brought to a Foundation dig site to determine if there was anything anomalous buried within the mine.

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[Begin Recording]

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[Researchers Chudley, Johnston and Lorri are seen surrounding a recently dug hole. Lorri is holding SCP-7560 in its typical pot.]

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Johnston: So this thing is supposed to be better than using radio frequencies?

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Chudley: Hardly. Radar doesn't call you mean names.

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Lorri: Prevents us from having to dig haphazardly until we find Adamantine Ore in a big deposit of something else. Just watch.

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SCP-7560: Lighten up, Chud boy! It's just some good ol hazin! I don't hate you that much…ish.

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Chudley: (sighs). Lorri hurry up and plant him before I have to listen to him anymore.

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SCP-7560: What do you have against me, Chud-nugget! You're just mad that you aren't as RADICAL as I-

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[Lorri removes SCP-7560 by tugging on his leaves to free him from the dirt]

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SCP-7560: H-hey! I didn't say I was ready! Stop pulling so hard, AH! Don't touch me like that! Jeez do you humans know how to not be so rough-ish!

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[Lorri proceeds to plant SCP-7560 in the hole and begins packing dirt around it until it is planted.]

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SCP-7560: Ah now that's RAD! Give me one second to work my magic!

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[SCP-7560 begins to hum for thirty seconds before speaking once more.]

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SCP-7560: Let's see here, I see some iron and some copper….

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SCP-7560: Ah now that you mention it there's some type of funky ore down there, it's got a lot of oxides I've never seen before. Looks like it's….. oh 500 meters from where we are standing and about 600 to 700 meters down give or take. There's not a lot of it but it should be good enough-ish.

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Johnston: I will ultimately be the judge of that. Thanks for the report, SCP-7560. I'll let our mining teams know where to start.

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[End recording]

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Addendum 7560.02: Video Journal of SCP-7560 maintenance

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[Researcher Lorri is seen watering various plants in the Site-78 greenhouse including SCP-7560]

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SCP-7560: Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Refreshing-ish!

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Lorri: Glad you like it, made sure your favorite nutrients were added in.

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SCP-7560: Radical! You're a real plant whisperer.

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Lorri: I would hope so, I got my Bachelor's in botany. Say, I don't think I ever asked your name.

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SCP-7560: Well…. you would just call me SCP-7560 anyways, so I don't think it matters-ish.

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Lorri: We've been working together long enough, buddy. Throw me a bone.

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SCP-7560: Well even if I could tell you, which I can't because my name is a forbidden spell too RADICAL for mere mortals to speak. It's unpronounceable by human tongue. Only radishes can speak it.

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Lorri: But you're the only talking radish.

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SCP-7560: You just can't hear the other radishes but I can. Trust me, they are a boring bunch and not nearly as RAD as I.

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Lorri: (Chuckles) Oh I'm sure, perhaps we can come up with a nickname for you. I never really thought just being a number might wear on you a bit.

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SCP-7560: It's de-RADISH-izing! But I understand that it's just a part of your job. You give things numbers, I find things underground. We're all put on this Earth to do what we're best at.

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Lorri: Well I don't just give numbers to things, I'm…. well…. I don't really know what I'm good at. I like botany and engineering but I've never really fit in with the people at this site. You seem to be the only one I can really-

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Lorri: Oh Chudley, good to see you. I sent Johnston the latest report on the SCP-6952 materials we excavated. How are things over in MAUDE.

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Chudley: Oh you know super end of the world, Level 3 clearance stuff. Level 2's wouldn't understand. [Chudley pauses.] Are you chilling with the radish?

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Lorri: I was watering him but yeah, you could say we're chillin.

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SCP-7560: Chud boy doesn't have any girls to chill with. He doesn't have the clearance for that.

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Chudley: Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up. Anyway, I came to get you. Site Director Richter wants us for something. Something about new paperwork we need to file. I was half paying attention.

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The following notice has been disseminated to every known network within the SCiP.Net database.

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Attention to all staff,

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As of November 2022, the majority of the Overseer Council (along with the Ethics Committee, the Directors' Command, the High Court, and the Administrator's Office) has officially commissioned a Foundation-manned operation known as the EVERSOR INITIATIVE

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The Initiative will be primarily headed by the Decommissioning Department, and will be focused on neutralizing or otherwise nullifying the effects of low-level anomalous objects directly contained by the Foundation. The purpose of the Initiative is to hopefully lower the monetary costs relating to the Foundation's current budget (a memo explaining the circumstances of Incident 6004-MONGOOSE has been attached to this notice).

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A Site-01 liaison has been transferred and assigned to each individual Foundation facility to ensure that the proper personnel maintains the preservation of the EVERSOR Initiative. Keep in mind that the Initiative has been classed as a Class-V Priority in the SCP Foundation Dogma.

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On November 2nd of 2022, an audit was performed by Site-78's EVERSOR liaison into the growing budget being allotted to Site-78. The following is a transcription of the meeting between Site Director Leah Richter and specialist Kaibert Samson.

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Richter: Site-78 Director Leah Erin Richter, reporting for a financial audit of my facility. What exactly did you want to discuss in this meeting?

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Samson: Well Director, it has come to the attention of the O5 Council that over the past year, this Site has become a large sink of Foundation resources in your ongoing efforts to contain the Set of Nine2.

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Richter: I wouldn't put it in such a negative way like that. It's not our fault that we keep requesting so much time and money but with repairs still ongoing from the attack by the Chaos Insurgency and our efforts to better our MTF through the creation of SCP-6952 derived weaponry; you can see how things get expensive.

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Samson: Believe me, I meant nothing negative by it. Your site is to be commended for containing so many anomalies in the past year. You've also struck quite a blow against GoIs such as the Volk Division and keeping groups like Gamers against Weed in check.

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Richter: Gamers against Weed has been a bit of a thorn in the side of our Pataphysics department but we're trying our best to keep the realm of fiction safe.

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Richter: Sir, SCP-7560 is a valuable tool for finding anomalous resources. We can't just neutralize it like that. I would argue that it would waste more money to get rid of it.

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Samson: We've done the projections, Director. You already have plenty of 6952-2 materials at this site to produce all the weapons you may need. SCP-7560 has served its purpose. You can continue collecting more through the usual means.

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Richter: Specialist Samson, it's a radish. We can just move it into another containment cell or it can sit in one of our office spaces. I don't see why-

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Samson: Cost is cost, Director Richter. Your researchers and the MTF assigned to it have better things to do than babysitting a Radish. We need to save on everything, no matter how trivial. Assign one of your Researchers to handle the neutralization and we'll take care of dismantling the greenhouse. Do I make myself clear?

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[Researcher Chudley is seen placing SCP-7560 into a slingshot while Researcher Johnston stands by preparing her Gauss Rifle3]

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Lorri: Well old friend, I've come to say goodbye. How are you feeling?

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SCP-7560: I'm feeling great! I get to pick the ending to my story! So completely RAD!

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Lorri: W-wait, you wanted this? Chudley isn't just being cruel cause you called him mean names?

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SCP-7560: Who do you think decided on this method? I'm gonna blow into a million pieces, it's gonna be RADICAL!

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SCP-7560: You may have been my captor Lorri, but damn if you weren't RAD! Before I go though, did you figure out what you were put here for?

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Special Containment Procedure: SCP-7673 is currently uncontained. The Foundation is to monitor all media for any sightings of SCP-7673. Witnesses will be questioned and amnesticized as appropriate.

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Description: SCP-7673 is a heavily tanned female of Arabic or Middle Eastern descent who appears to be in her early thirties, with black hair and bronze-colored eyes. While her external appearance may seem to be that of a typical human, in actuality her entire body is composed of beryllium bronze alloy. While SCP-7673’s skin appears and feels like ordinary skin tissue, it is actually beryllium bronze, capable of imitating skin tissue and even generating new bronze to rapidly repair any epidermal damage. As such, SCP-7673 has shown both high resistance to damage and signs of enhanced strength.

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Discovery Log: SCP-7673 first came to the Foundation's attention on April 16th, 2024. Local news from Colma, California, reported on a miracle rescue. A child ran into a street in the path of an oncoming car. A passing woman jumped onto the boy, covering him with her body. The vehicle collided with them but crumbled upon impact around them. Though the woman's clothes were torn, she and the child were uninjured. After verifying the child was unhurt, she ran off. Witnesses reported it to local news; many claimed it was divine intervention. Foundation agents were sent to investigate. Foundation agents suppressed the story and discovered a witness identifying SCP-7673 as Lulu Eden.

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Addendum 7673.1: Agent Arnold’s Body Camera Transcript

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Date: 04/16/2024

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Lead Agent: Agent Arnold, leader of MTF EPSILON-6 (Village Idiots)

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Assigned Agents: Agent Luna, Agent Patrick, Agent Glau, and Agent Loken

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Subject: SCP-7673

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Location: Molly's Bar and Grill

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Notes: SCP-7673 was located via AI searching live feeds of security cameras at a restaurant in Colma. Agents were immediately dispatched to observe, isolate, and contain SCP-7673.
+Agents in plain clothes entered the bar and turned on hidden body cams.

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[BEGIN LOG]

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(Agents enter the bar and spread out to cover any exits. Agent Arnold, as lead, moves to stay close to SCP-7673. Agent Arnold moves up to the bar as SCP-7673 speaks to the bartender.)

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Bartender: Lulu? That's an uncommon name. Is it short for something? Lucille or—

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SCP-7673: No, just Lulu. My dad picked it. It wouldn't be the one I picked, but when Dad made up his mind… It's supposed to mean beauty in abundance or like a pearl.

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Bartender: Well, that's nice.

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SCP-7673: I'm his pearl, but it loses some splendor when you realize it's derived from Lilith.

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Bartender: Like the biblical—

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SCP-7673: My dad's ex-wife.

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Bartender: Wait. What? He named you after his ex?

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SCP-7673: Yeah, there's a whole thing there.

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Bartender: Yikes.

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SCP-7673: Dad was a mess, and I don’t know why Mom put up with him. They fought after I left, and he got locked up somewhere. Or he died; stuff got murky after that. Mom, well, she isn't with us anymore so I’m not getting the details from her.

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Bartender: I’m sorry.

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SCP-7673: Yeah. Honestly, I'm surprised my siblings and I didn't end up more screwed up.

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Bartender: I don't usually do this, but do you want something harder to drink?

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SCP-7673: Ha! No, don't worry, this is fine.

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Bartender: I'm sorry I brought up your name. I didn't mean to make fun. I saw your card, and I couldn't believe that was a real name.

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SCP-7673: Seriously, don't worry about it.

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Bartender: Still, let me get you some more pretzels.

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SCP-7673: Thanks! And get my new friend a Coke.

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(SCP-7673 motions to Agent Arnold. The bartender brings over the drink and a bowl of pretzels. SCP-7673 sips on her drink. The bartender is called over to another customer, and SCP-7673 turns to Agent Arnold.)

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SCP-7673: Now that we are alone, I hope you like Coke. If not, we can get you Pepsi.

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Agent Arnold: Sorry, I'm not interested.

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SCP-7673: Oh! No, I'm not into tough guys. Maybe if you had a nice mustache, I'm a sucker for a good 'stache. I had such a crush on Tom Selleck. No, I figured you didn't want a beer on the clock.

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Agent Arnold: What? What are you talking about?

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SCP-7673: Call it paranoia, but you seem like the type. Come in, take a quick glance at where I am, and sit next to me. All the while your friends seem to go off without a word almost like they are cutting off exits.

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Agent Arnold: How?

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SCP-7673: That's why I sit by the bar; the mirror lets me see behind me. I've been on alert since the car accident happened. I figured I'd have to ditch town, but I must admit, you moved quickly. I thought I'd have time to max out this credit card before I had to ditch it. So, you some X-Files government guy? Something weird pops up and you have to investigate it? Lock it up so it stays secret?

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Agent Arnold: Something like that. I take it you’ve had something like this happen before.

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(SCP-7673 takes a pretzel from the bowl and eats it.)

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SCP-7673: Yeah, an FBI guy about two years ago. I felt sorry for the guy, very nervous, for some reason was afraid I could blow up his head with my mind or something. You seem a lot more confident. So, what can I expect to happen next?

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Agent Arnold: You will come with us. I would prefer you don't draw any attention; we don't want to drag any of the civilians into this.

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SCP-7673: I can certainly appreciate that. I'm going to finish my drink, though. I get the feeling I won't be getting another for a while.

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Agent Arnold: After that, will you come with us without causing a scene?

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SCP-7673: Given my good looks, I don't think that is an option. But I promise you I won't scream out, 'Help, they're taking me away.'

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Agent Arnold: Fine, then enjoy your drink.

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SCP-7673: Well, cheers, Mister—

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Agent Arnold: Agent Arnold.

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SCP-7673: La di da. Well, I'm Lulu.

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Agent Arnold: Now it is. We've discovered your identities: Louise Adams, Layla Eve, Tallulah Rosetta, Lucy Kane. You've been around a long time, and your name is the only thing that changes about you.

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(Agent Arnold takes a sip of his drink.)

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SCP-7673: Yeah, Lulu is the shortened version of my name Luluwa. I always pick my names so I can spin them into Lulu. If all I have left of my life is my name, then I’m going to keep it.

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Agent Arnold: If you say so.

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SCP-7673: Not much of a conversationalist, huh?

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Agent Arnold: Fine, I have a question. How old are you really?

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SCP-7673: Wow, really? No one told you never to ask a lady her age? Fine, if you must know… something over 6000. I honestly stopped keeping track around a hundred.

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Agent Arnold: So, what’s the deal? You’re invulnerable, not even time can touch you.

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SCP-7673: Invulnerable? Who said I was that?

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Agent Arnold: You walked away after a car slammed right into you.

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(SCP-7673 holds up a finger and with her other hand digs into it with her nails. After 10 seconds SCP-7673 pulls off a stretch of skin from her finger, revealing metal underneath.)

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SCP-7673: I can be hurt, damaged, and God knows I still feel the pain. I didn’t walk away from the crash; I ran to avoid showing my metallic layer.

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(SCP-7673 flicks the skin strip to the side. Over the next 15 seconds the metallic finger grows and expands, changing colors to appear more like normal skin of an undamaged finger.)

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SCP-7673: There. Good as new. I don’t know how any of this works, but my body doesn’t want to change. I don’t age, I don’t get wrinkles or gain weight. Any damage gets filled up and looks more fleshy. My eyes used to be a beautiful soft blue but turned all bronze. Otherwise my body still acts about the same. My hair and nails still grow, so I still have to take care of that. I used to sell my hair to people, but the Mekhanites got too greedy and tried to go for more than my hair — that bridge is burnt.

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(SCP-7673 takes a sip from her glass. Agent Arnold collects the discarded sample of skin and places it in his pocket.)

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Agent Arnold: And you’ve just been wandering around all this time?

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SCP-7673: I’ve had hobbies and jobs. I was a military nurse in World War II in Europe. Had to fake my death after an explosion. Still got to punch a few Nazis on the way out.

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Agent Arnold: Thank you for that. I’m happy I let you have the drink, but it’s time to go.

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SCP-7673: You don’t want to keep talking?

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Agent Arnold: Don’t worry, where you’re going you’ll have plenty of people to talk to.

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SCP-7673: Yeah, and I guess I won’t be out and about anymore.

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Agent Arnold: No ma’am.

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SCP-7673: Didn’t think so.

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Agent Arnold: You had plans?

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SCP-7673: No, just looking for someone. I guess I won’t find him.

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(SCP-7673 finishes her drink and puts down some money before following Agent Arnold out. Agent Arnold signals other agents outside. SCP-7673 is led to a parked Foundation vehicle. Once she is inside the vehicle, awaiting agents restrain SCP-7673 in the rear prisoner-restraint seat. Remaining agents exit the bar and prepare to leave.)

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SCP-7673: Do we really have to do the restraints?

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Agent Arnold: Yes. We appreciate you complying, but we can’t take any chances you’d change your mind. Our weapons won’t make much of a dent on your metal hide, now will they? You’ll be given a gas that will put you to sleep until we get to our site.

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SCP-7673: Fine, let’s get it over with.

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(Agent Loken sets up a gas canister next to SCP-7673; Agent Glau secures the gas mask over SCP-7673’s mouth.)

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Agent Loken: Take a deep breath, and count backwards.

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(Agent Loken turns the knob; SCP-7673 can be heard counting backwards. After 10 seconds, SCP-7673’s eyes close, and her head slumps over.)

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(20 minutes of footage omitted.

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Footage distorts as the SCP vehicle drives over uneven road, causing the camera to shake.)

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Agent Arnold: Patrick! Are you trying to aim for the pot holes? We don’t want to risk waking the anomaly.

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Agent Patrick: Sorry! This is practically a dirt road. We just got to the outskirts of town. I’d be shocked if this small of a town has the money to fix the roads.

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Agent Loken: Don’t worry. The gas we gave her is strong enough to knock out an elephant. She won’t wake up for at least two more hours.

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SCP-7673: Yeah, they’d have to raise taxes to fix up the roads, and times are tough.

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Agent Loken: What? How are you awake?

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SCP-7673: I don’t actually need to breathe. I was playing possum until we were away from anyone who could get hurt.

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(SCP-7673 rips herself out of the restraints. Agents Luna, Loken, and Glau try to restrain SCP-7673 by grabbing her arms and waist. SCP-7673 pushes them away effortlessly.)

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SCP-7673: Also stronger than I look.

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Agent Arnold: Use the tasers!

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SCP-7673: Hold on to something!

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(SCP-7673 slams her foot through the floor of the vehicle. Agent Patrick loses control of the vehicle; the tires screeching is heard. Agents yell out orders or try to restrain SCP-7673. SCP-7673 starts screaming as sparks are seen from the hole now in the bottom of the vehicle. The vehicle begins to tip over before the camera feeds cut out.)

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[END LOG]

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Afterword: Agents were discovered 20 meters away from the vehicle, none suffering any serious injuries. Agent Loken’s boots were missing. It’s assumed SCP-7673 moved the agents to safety and stole Agent Loken’s boots to replace her damaged shoes.

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The damaged skin was collected and examined. Further testing confirms that the skin’s beryllium bronze has taken the form of human cells.

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Addendum 7673.2: History of the Hymn of the Stars

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An informant in the Church of the Broken God found some relevant records when searching for the name Luluwa.

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History of the Hymn of the Stars

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The Hymn of the Star tells the story of how Mekhane ignited the stars in the young universe. While many members of the Church of the Broken God know this tale, few know the origins of that story. Early members of the Church had found someone who witnessed Mekhane's deed: Luluwa Bat Hawwah. The following is her account of the events.

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She told a story about how she and her mother sat on the hill and watched Mekhane igniting star after star so that life would always have light even in the dark. Her mother used to tell her this story to help her sleep.

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Though some might be shocked to learn that a children's bedtime story inspired one of the holiest hymns, the young woman told it with such vigor and zest that the listeners were inspired. Her audience was so grateful that they agreed to aid in saving her brother. In return, she helped the early Church retrieve a rare metal that would be used to create many of our oldest and most important relics.

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We now know the story through the recently uncovered and translated scrolls of Brother Daedal.

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— His Holiness Robert Bumaro, Builder of the Broken God

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Addendum 7673.5: Interview

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Item #: SCP-833

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Object Class: Euclid

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-833 is to be contained in Site 21 following standard Class 2 bio-hazard procedures. As a precautionary measure, Site 21 does not have a cafeteria, and all personnel located at Site 21 are to eat only the meals delivered from Site 19. Employees of Level 1 or higher may request additional or alternative rations via the facilities director.

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All on-site personnel are instructed to report severe nausea, diarrhea, or muscle pain to site medical staff immediately. In the event of confirmed infestation, the victim will be treated with an aggressive course of anthelmintic drugs. Civilian outbreaks of SCP-833 are to be treated similarly, but the civilians are to be quarantined for the duration of treatment. Should the drug regimen prove ineffective, termination of infected personnel and civilians is authorized.

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Description: SCP-833 is a parasitic nematode of the genus Trichinella only capable of infesting humans. Infestation by SCP-833 has symptoms similar to a mild case of trichinosis, often including initial intestinal distress followed by muscle pain and fever about a week after infection. Symptoms fade after about three weeks. In many cases, infestation is asymptomatic. As with all varieties of trichinosis, the disease is spread by the consumption of tainted meat. SCP-833 is highly heat resistant, but responds favorably to standard vermicides, especially albendazole.

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What sets SCP-833 apart from more mundane members of Trichinella is that in all infections, a small proportion of the worms colonize the central nervous system. Surprisingly, in almost all cases this does not damage the nervous system. The remaining larvae encyst themselves throughout the hypodermis.

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The larvae encysted in the central nervous system secrete a compound that in most cases has two effects. First, it leads to a marked increase in altruism. Victims of SCP-833 are generally described as becoming kinder and notably more generous. Secondly, victims gain the conviction that their tissues are extremely delicious, nutritious, or pure. Due to the increase in altruism, the host will try to "help" others by feeding them pieces of his or her own flesh.

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Because hosts do not lose their self-preservation instinct, they will generally not severely injure themselves to fulfill this compulsion. Similarly, they retain awareness of social taboos against cannibalism and so usually act in secret. Victims will typically resist the urges induced by SCP-833 for some time before finally giving in.

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SCP-833 came to the attention of the Foundation during a raid on a cult in ███████, ██ that was suspected of being connected to SCP-███. An unknown member of Trichinella, later designated SCP-833, was found in the system of the surviving cult members, who were then terminated.

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Addendum 833-3: On ██/██/████, an experiment was conducted in which D-40023, who was noted to be violently psychotic, was exposed to SCP-833, to see how he was affected by the psychological element of SCP-833 infestation. When the subject recovered from the acute symptoms of infection, the subject was placed in a room with D-9182. Neither subject was informed of the psychological effects of SCP-833. After a short while, D-40023 fashioned an improvised knife from some furniture, and began to slice off his own fingers and attempt to force-feed them to D-9182. Security personnel entered to restrain D-40023, who responded violently. D-40023 was terminated, and D-9182 was inadvertently killed in the struggle. Security was reprimanded, and object class upgraded to Euclid.

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Addendum 833-16: Excerpt from interview with Mrs. ████-█████, who was found to have been a host for SCP-833 for an estimated twelve years, during which she infected most of her home town of ██████ ███, ██. She and the rest of the town were later successfully treated by the standard drug regimen and given Class-B amnestics.

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+Dr. Winston: What you were doing didn't feel in any way wrong to you?
+Mrs. ████-█████: Not really. It was a relief, honestly.
+Dr. Winston: How so?
+Mrs. ████-█████: Helping people is something I wanted to do for its own sake. Through giving of myself in secret, I knew that I was not acting out of selfish motives. I knew that I really was a good person. The pain was nothing to that knowledge.
+Dr. Winston: That's also why you donated your kidney?
+Mrs. ████-█████: Yes. But that was somehow less satisfying. I think it lacked the personal touch. There's nothing like seeing the kids' eyes light up when they see a fresh-baked pan of brownies, you know.
+Dr. Winston: Ma'am, did you read the document we gave you when we took you into custody?
+Mrs. ████-█████: I did. It was quite interesting indeed.
+Dr. Winston: Do you feel any differently about your actions after reading it?
+Mrs. ████-█████: Why should I? I'm a better person now, and I thank God for creating such a creature to show me how to walk in his ways! I don't understand how you don't see the beauty of this.
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“Hope is a blessing of yours, not ours.”
+A device that can affect the world basing on concepts, and that's called a “Kaleidoscope” - something that can create infinity from simplest roots.

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Restituted image of SCP-8555, as seen in Addendum E2.

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Item #: SCP-8555

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Object Class: Safe

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-8555 is contained on-site within SCP-8555-A. Any other broken paradoxical spaces that could be used for entering SCP-8555-A are to be reported immediately, barring access from unauthorized individuals. The areas surrounding such known entries are to be indefinitely barricaded from civilians under constant monitoring, except when further investigation on SCP-8555-A is deemed necessary and approved by the Research Director in responsibility.

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Description: SCP-8555 is a cylindric artifact with a diameter of ~20 meters, and an overall height of ~30 meters, with some intricate subordinate mechanical structures attached to its main part upon its discovery.

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The main part consists of three identical rectangular mirror-like surfaces sized 16.99 m × 25.0 m positioned in the shape of an equilateral triangle, forming a tri-prism, and a translucent vitrified hull serving as an exterior wall. White light tubes are installed to each interior arris, previously powered by adjacent atomic generator plants that were estimated to remain able to function completely under no human supervision and maintenance for at least 3,800 years.

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The specular surfaces are all semi-reflective, mesmerizing a visual effect of near infinitely replicated spaces that could be seen obscurely through the mirrors when the illumination is turned on, resembling a typical kaleidoscope. Entities can enter the "core" of SCP-8555 - the aforementioned enclosed prismatic space - via elevators channeling to both openings on its rooftop and below its floor. The space is non-Euclidian, denoting that the room inside is boundless and topologically self-replicating as perceived outside.

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Once entered, the subject within the core will be conceptualized based on the way it would be categorized by existing human consensus of knowledge, aka. the noosphere. Next, the subject will exhibit ontokinetic properties: any manipulations regarding the abstracted subject within the core will result in a worldwide-scale reality alteration, in which everything covered by or bearing enough similarities to the concept of the subject in the scope of SCP-8555's influence will be changed or even eliminated. The specified knowledge of certain human operators within SCP-8555 doesn't seem to play an essential role during this process.
+Theoretically, this could be comprehended as a reality-bending process performed from the level of abstractly amplified existence within that non-Euclidian space, which could limitlessly extend and supersede the exterior physical reality.

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Discovery: SCP-8555 is found situated in the electricity distribution center of an extradimensional communal city corresponding with [REDACTED] in location on Earth within an overlapping parallel reality designated SCP-8555-A. SCP-8555-A was discovered in an exploration regarding a spatial anomaly contained in a derelict architecture in the Pine Frost Nature Reserve, which previously served as a meteorological observation outpost. It was the initial known instance of SCP-8555-A intersecting with this reality, discovered on December 23, 2023.

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SCP-8555-A shares primary similarities regarding basic physical laws, type of infrastructures, society compositions, and level of comprehensive technological development with Earth at present within the scope of observation on it thus far.

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However, the most obvious discrepancy concerns the cognitive abilities and behavioral patterns of SCP-8555-A's inhabitants; all humans find it difficult to communicate via any language that contains or implicates abstract concepts in fictional contexts, in which they cannot understand or respond to descriptions of anything not present or cannot be directly observed. In most cases, civilians are unwilling to communicate at large and pose passive, neglectful hostility toward any unforeseen subjects, which will seemingly be categorized as intruders.

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However, despite the high demand of intellectual maneuvers for a modern civilization to persist, SCP-8555-A managed to sustain a well-organized society through automated, algorithm-dominated production, disregarding its inertness, it could be recognized as a once civilized world, although not meeting some criteria of sapience.

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[Updated on January 1, 2024] The single human settlement around SCP-8555 is inferred to have encountered a downfall consequent of a total energy failure due to lack of maintenance and power resources.

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Addendum 8555-E1: Initial Exploration

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On Dec 23, 2023, Foundation web-crawlers came across forum discussions about the emergence of SCP-8555-A's entrance. Civilian witnesses were soon located and then amnesticized.

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Preliminary observation was arranged the next day. D-4927, with a background of living in the vicinity of Pine Frost and experience scavenging in abandoned buildings and parks, volunteered for the initial exploration. Their participation was quickly approved. Equipment includes: a Kant counter, a hard-wired omnidirectional camera, a versatile survival gadget, along with other basic apparatuses. Subject was required to reach farther beyond the top floor of said building.

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Transmission began at 16:51 EST, as D-4927 was ascending the last flight of stairs. The door mentioned in the forum post was seen closed. The handle was rusty and covered by a thick layer of dust, with no handprints or any signs indicating human touch. Upon twisting, the door didn't budge, showing that was locked inside. Control suggested subject to use the versatile lockpick. Door swung open with a click sound upon the first attempt.

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Subject inspected the room around, where unused plastic wrappers, broken metallic shelves and wires lie everywhere on the floor stained with molds and motley dust traces. Several books were seen scattered on one side near the wall, subject was asked to collect them. Titles could be read to be manuals and notebooks regarding wind and precipitation gauges. Subject returned to the entrance of the attic, through an oblique, misty window, overlooking the neighboring forest, inferring not the spatial aberration hadn't manifested. Subject was suggested to leave the room for a while, when they spotted a sheet of paper, obviously recent, lying on the small platform next to the end of the stairs.

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Scrawled handwritten text read similar to the recovered online post above, except for the last lines: "We've been here! CY, Dave [illegible]. Anticipation: somehow triggered by reading. If u r reading this take a look backward." The date on the lower right corner was scribbled as: "1/24/2024 1/3 12/23/2023". A buzzing noise and glitch in video feed popped up in communication for half a sec, then a bleak white light dominated the footage on the rear camera. Immediately after, D-4927 turned around, seeing the previous room's interior altered as corresponding with the descriptions written on the note. Control took notes about this and requested subject to advance with discretion.

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The Kant counter indicated 801 Humes, while subject made their way through an array of greyish tables covered by heavy dust and blank papers to approach the windows opening on the southern wall, which did not seem to belong to the original attic. Subject was asked to stop by and gather some misc information, they slightly opposed by saying "feel haunted" but still acted obligatorily with reluctance.

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The night was falling on the sky outside, proved its simultaneity with baseline reality. Subject browsed through retrievable documents, including some tools and square plates welded onto machine racks. No verbal instructions or descriptions were found. All inscriptions were written in simple, graphical symbols rather than language. Control told subject that they had retained screenshots so D-4927 needn't spend time interpreting those codes.

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After carefully inspecting the entire area, found that all other exits excluding the original entrance were white airtight doors firmly locked with no visible keyholes to hack on, subject was required to attempt to leave the building through one of the windows.

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Subject pushed the window latches silently then utilized the versatile toolkit as a climbing anchor, stretched ~15m of its rope before the tension released, inferring that another end had reached the ground outside. After descended and landed safely, they were informed by command to keep alert on any entities with signs of sapience and avoid direct contact with them. Subject copied it and moved on.

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Few artificial lights could be seen to adequately illuminate the night. The place resembled a countryside, though there was a line of distant higher buildings estimated to be ten or more stories high, with faint red beacon light dots flickering on their silhouettes. Subject stated they had an eerie sense of familiarity regarding this place but couldn't recall further, and asked whether they were to proceed to the city center. Command replied that depends on occasion. Subject was requested to investigate the nearest residential area.

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Some withered trees, sporadically planted and gapped with uncultivated lawns surrounded the building D-4927 just departed from, which was mildly lit by excessive lighting emitting from all windows and could be discerned to be a sort of monolithic factory building block with no adjacent architecture, with its sharp, kind of eccentric cubic shape easily distinguishable in the dark. Some complications cost subject several minutes to travel across the expanse on foot while the handheld torchlight wasn't turned on.

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A small flock of birds was scared away as D-4927 came near the first dwelling, appearing to be a typical farmhouse. The house didn't seem inhabited, since no signs of human activity could be found, except for a rut clearly etched on the mud-coated pavement in front of the door. Closer examination revealed it's a combination of repetitive footprints and traces of wheels. Subject reported a strong smell of wet soil, albeit no precipitation or waterlogging was suspected.

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Asked to enter the house, subject hesitated and chose to detour to the back side of the yard. The grass was at the height of D-4927's waist. Subject lit the torchlight and stepped over shattered glass and trails of burning on the rough lawn, while the scorched trail could be traced to a broken windowpane, wooden frames visibly rotten and decayed to a degree no longer able to hold the glass. Charred grass and wood splinters piled up more against the brick wall and revealed a hoary, dismantled exhaust fan buried inside when subject rummaged through, of which bare singed wires stretched out, assumed to have once set the lawn afire.

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Subject went back to the front yard. The door detached from its rusty hinge when forced open, and a faint sound of water dripping could be heard; evidently they noticed this but decided to inspect in another direction first. Most furniture in the front parlor was merely distinguishable wrecks, decomposed and cobwebby. Subject mentioned a pervasive fusty smell while ascending the stairs leading to the bedroom. The power switch crumbled upon touch. Light from the torch beamed all around the room, a skeleton was seen lying on a bed next to a metal shelf, nearly incorporated into the bed, its head leaning towards a hole in the southern wall where a window once should be present. Control requested to sample some mold on the wallpaper and a bit of specimen of the skeleton if possible. Only one book was found on the shelf, later identified to be an English dictionary but a lot of pages were torn off. Subject was asked to retrieve it. Little else was noteworthy.

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Following that, they move downstairs to the kitchen, where the dripping noise originated from. Subject surveyed discreetly, only discovering some obsolete plumbing, and a faucet wide open but little water was flowing out. Subject turned the faucet off, and left the house.

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It took a while to get to another dwelling house. A figure was standing still, close to a pole with a monitor atop; D-4927 managed to circumvent them, although perhaps within the scope that could be seen, the person didn't at all seem to notice D-4927. At that moment, the cable on subject's camera suddenly fell off and the transmission automatically switched to wireless, but still worked well. Subject was told to re-attach the cable but could abandon it if necessary.

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The roof seemed severely impaired by lack of maintenance, and the same indication of dampness caused by leaking plumbings could be seen as an entire face of the house's exterior wall along with the pillar amid were soaked by water. However, the house appeared to be inhabited since there's dim light of warm lamps came from the upper windows, next to a hollow on the roof missing a huge fallen piece of tile.

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D-4927 avoided further contact and proceeded towards the city center travelling by a small pathway next to the main road. All other buildings and artifacts were in an apparent condition of long-term disrepair, while there were a few residents, but all seemed to be used to these oddities.

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Nothing of interest happened during the next ten minutes before one kilometer of cable was used. The lighting condition improved, and Kant counter read 90 and continued to increase slowly as the proximity to the downtown area drew shorter. A small number of pedestrians assumed to be locals but wandering silently and idly in disorientation seemed to spot D-4927 and stared at them before a monotonous, robotic voice appeared overhead, saying "Please go ahead and focus on your ways", drifting away their attention then reverted them to the previous aimless, inert state.

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A bigger avenue showed up posterior to the first crossing. A few vehicles were running sparsely but their velocity in sync, keeping their distance always exactly constant. D-4927 was waiting for an interval to cross the road, while one of the cars with wheels badly dilapidated failed to pull over and rumbling along with a faltering speed, abruptly stopped and caused another succeeding car to crash into its rear, blasted out a small fire. Control directed D-4927 to try to confirm whether the vehicles were autopiloted or not.

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D-4927 hid behind a wilted holly bush, witnessing there were drivers, but none of them reacted to the accident. The succeeding car was less damaged, a person came down from it and stood on the sidewalk. The synthesized voice recurred as "Incident recorded. Trailer shall be in place soon." D-4927 moved away quietly after a seemingly unmanned trailer arrived to pull the burnt car off the road onto its shaft.

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Command advised subject to find shelter to stay for further expedition the next day. Emptied cells stuffed with garbage that once could have been retailing stores were in rows alongside this silent street. D-4927 commented that few good places were safe overnight, as they might all be dangerous shacks ready to collapse anytime. Subject slept in open air not far from a small derelict office building.

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In the duration of six hours the transmission remained clear, with nothing noticeable except some inaudible mumbling sounds sporadically appearing, inferred not from the subject, but rather from offscreen passersby. Subject was advised to get to the highest building available nearby to obtain a better sight over the city, in order to clarify the destination.

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After entering the aforementioned office hall, subject rested at the front desk to eat supplies, then climbed toward the top eighth floor. They refused to take the elevator although it had power. All floors except for the seventh floor were in total disuse, in which staled food boxes, dozens of inactive LCD screens, Ethernet cables, swivel chairs and a bulky table in the center stacked up the room to the ceiling. D-4927 didn't linger for long since there was no spare space allowing to step in.

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On the seventh floor, a feeble human figure in black was sitting motionlessly, facing west in front of a batch of computer screens, on which some text of codes flows and flashes occasionally on the default black background. Greyish and brownish smudges occupied all over the white floor. The person remains deadly silent in apparently terrible health condition, flies droning around their head and occasionally stopping on some worn pipes and capsules that seem to provide necessities of life. D-4927 stood at the door behind the back of the person to observe the operator working, who moves slightly only when a command of code appears, then reacts by clicking on keys to produce a subtle ring bell sound. They repeated this pattern for minutes before D-4927 left the room and went back to the stairway.

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Subject complained about the stale odor and ascended to the top floor. Different from other places, this room was clean and well-maintained. Several metallic archive cabinets lined up by the western wall, leaving an adequate place for sunlight to cast in from a French window beside. Small cracks were visible on the glass panel but not as bad as in previous stories.

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A huge graffiti, drawn in pencil-like neat lines on the wall facing against the window, portrays sketchy humanoid figures gathering beneath a remarkably big triangle inscribed in a perfect circle with an infinitude symbol (∞) fits in the inmost center, likely depicting a religious ritual or prehistorical worship.

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Subject was requested to inspect the archive cabinets. There were ten of them, stuffed with hardcover books with silver letter-number combinations written on backs, all placed in alphabetical order on each shelf. The handwheel wasn't bolted, subject fetched one that was titled A-1. The book sized larger than assumed, in which words were paraphrased by simple, symbolic diagrams and illustrations that filled up the majority of blank spaces on each page. Not all entries of English words were listed, making the book resemble more of an encyclopedia than a dictionary. After opened on page 15, the entry defining "atom" showed up.

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08:33 AM

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The relative location of the archive was backed up intending for future investigation. Suddenly, there were noises of hurried, irregular footsteps; D-4927 noticed before control was about to alert them. They put the book back on the shelf. A few seconds later, the person seen downstairs emerged from the unlatched door and approached D-4927 with unidentified weapon in hand.

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D-4927 tried to flee through the window. They pulled out the climbing rope to attach it to the windowsill. From the video, a far vision of an edifice, which was similar in the cubic architecture style to the building where subjects entered SCP-8555-A, but estimated to be several times larger.

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The fireproof door on the eighth floor, however, seemed difficult to budge; before it could be fully opened by the hostile person, it abruptly swung closed, made a loud noise and blocked the attacker outside. The Kant counter indicated a tiny-scale reality shift had taken place.

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D-4927 escaped the building and landed on the street outside. A patrol car suddenly showed up on the screen, approaching subject at high speed. Subject failed to notice this time. The car bang braked beside the subject, then the driver, wearing a dowdy worker suit with a stout physique, got down and snatched D-4927 by the arm. D-4927 floundered, and the transmission cable was detached from camera. Wireless connections continued for a short while, before subject was abducted and the car drove dozens of meters away.

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The cable was later retrieved back to the local side. A sample box containing required specimens was found attached to the end of it, making it possible to analyze though D-4927 was temporarily considered lost.

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Video transmission reconnected for five seconds before the signal was lost again. Footage showed that D-4927 was transported near the city's central edifice, but the exact distance was unknown.

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[END LOG]

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ItemRecovery SiteDetails
Mold samplesWalls of the farmhouse near the first access pointSpecies was identified to be common Aspergillus niger.
Chips of bones sampled from a human skeletonHuman remains inside the aforementioned farmhouseCarbon dating suggests it's circa 300 years old.
Pocket English dictionaryBookshelf in the aforementioned farmhouseIn a well-preserved condition. Missing pages are of various initials, most of them fall under C, I, and F. Little valuable information could be inferred from that.
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Addendum 8555-E2: Deepgoing Investigation

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An escort team with special experience in dealing with spatial/extradimensional anomalies was quickly assembled to recover D-4927 and if possible, investigate further within SCP-8555-A. They were demanded to head for the central edifice and collect adequate information regarding the ways that civilization operated on, which may indicate traces of pervasive, hostile mind-affecting anomaly. This mission eventually led to the discovery of SCP-8555.

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The expedition was carried out by MTF Epsilon-13 with 3 members chosen, led by Agent Maltz. Non-pertinent information has been omitted.

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Transmission started at 10:04 EST as the team arrived at the insertion point. The connection was wireless and optic camouflage was applied for a covert operation.

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Maltz: Confirm mics and cameras.

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Clayde: Check.

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Kelson: Check.

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Command: Configured. Survey the room briefly if possible.

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Maltz: Clayde, check the door over there that the subject failed to open. I'll go for the window. Kelson, you can see around the room.

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The room was separated by a huge metallic rack extending from floor to ceiling. It was empty, and discarded construction garbage of rusty rebars, bricks of concrete and insulation foams could be seen piling up high behind the rack, which filled up the left half of the room.

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Clayde: Doors are locked without a seam, not even a slit for a crowbar.

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Maltz: Okay, just leave it alone. We shall also go from the window.

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Kelson: Here is a switch. I think it's for the lighting.

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The plastic on the button was yellowed with age. Kelson carefully pressed it. The light didn't turn on.

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Clayde: Oh, no power. Look at this, a circuit breaker. It's some stainless steel, but the rust on the nails could be decades.

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Clayde drew his camera closer. A notch on the brownish rust layer could be seen at the root of the switchblade, indicating the switch has been in frequent motion.

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Clayde: It must have locked on another side.

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Kelson: All stays the same with our records, no signs of human activity. Perhaps under automated control of some kind.

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Maltz: We go now.

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The team descended by climbing rope out of the window to the ground. The weather appeared to be a little cloudy.

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Command: Proceed with discretion. The locals seem unfriendly.

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Maltz: Understood.

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The team activated the invisible stealth after traversing the woody area around the building. The sharp outline of the building could be seen clearly in the daylight, it was a 3-story structure with white walls, moderately stained by fallen pieces of paint that revealed grayish concrete material underneath. It was examined not to be the same building on the local side.

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The outskirts of the city were quiet as if uninhabited. After the team went past the rural area, some native people could be seen all working on transporting heavy loads by cars. None of them show signs of interest in anything in their surroundings.

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Clayde: That could be food in that truck.

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Kelson: Not sure. Do you think those guys are by some means abnormal?

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Clayde: Not really, but sorta like they've lost something that makes them act weird.

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Maltz: Watch out your way.

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A teenager was dragging a sack along the road. The team stepped back. The child passed by team members without noticing. The bottom of the bag was rubbed shabby against the ground, making a hole that revealed a wounded human foot inside. They disappeared at the next crossing.

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Kelson: What the fuck.

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Clayde: How many cameras are around here? One is at the crossing, and one is over there we just walked by.

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Kelson: Anyway, they can't see us.

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The team reached the point where D-4927 lost touch at, the 8-floor office building. Since the team had chosen another route to circumvent the main road, they could get to the backside gate, a dark green fence door, which was blocked by the garbage station on the northern side. Some locals moved around the dumpsters there with robotic body movements to throw garbage inside.

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Kelson: Like they are occupied by some robots.

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Clayde: Boss, shall we check this building? The door isn't locked.

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Maltz: We shall not take the risk. We have drones.

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A small drone was deployed to take off from the eastern side wall and flew to the height of a broken window. It was maneuvered to get in, enabling to view inside.

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Several TV screens were showing camera feeds from many spots, including the two where the team passed by. The drone refocused its camera to inspect the screen closer. Some squared frames were auto-detecting figures on the screen and following them as they moved around. The camera feeds depicted various places, some indoors, which looked like residential apartments of some kind. Another screen on the right has scrolling texts that read as verbal descriptions of things taking place on the left one. The room is empty with no humans around.

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Kelson: Looks like an Orwellian world with no privacy, but rather ridiculous. How could they just live around without noticing anything above their heads?

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Maltz: Maybe they are just used to it.

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Clayde: But they just put it here? Wide open with no living supervisors?

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Maltz: Remember that 4927 saw someone on the seventh floor? Check if he's still there.

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Kelson directed the drone to get out and go around to the western side. The drone stopped at the window. The operator could be seen still sitting in his chair, looked tired out and stayed in an inert, unresponsive state. There seemed to be pressure ulcers under his left arm. Insects flew around them. The seat was tattered with nasty stains as well on the person's clothes and floors beside. On the dusty screen in front of his head, there were texts hard to discern in the broad sunlight outside.

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Maltz: You can turn the polarizer on.

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Reflection was filtered. The text on the screen was magnified to be discerned as "DO NOT REACT" and soon flickered to "RECORD THE DEFINITION OF [ILLEGIBLE]". Seeing this, the man slowly got out of his seat and faltered to the door, then went upstairs.

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Kelson: That dictionary's on the top floor. Why are they keeping that so primevally?

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Clayde: No idea.

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The drone was retrieved, and the team proceeded to the south, the direction ascertained by the drone's overview. An open space that was supposed to be a place of public gathering, like a city park, was two blocks down the street. Large crates and trunks heaped up on the marble square. Forklifts and some weary people were busy around, some of whom were talking some monosyllable words, but couldn't be heard clearly.

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Clayde: No one is playing around, no kids, no relaxed civilians.

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Kelson: Isn't it common among those [inaudible] airheads?

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Clayde: You know, I've seen many crazy shits but they all aren't so weird as fuck. They are alive, they're walking around, they're talking, but you surely know that something's horribly wrong.

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Maltz: Not as fucked up as something that kills you upon first glance, huh?

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Sounds of something thudded to the ground. Camera was panned leftward, seeing an old woman that had fallen off from a footbridge, as if thrown over from the banister. A younger man was looking over from the spot, posing no indications of surprise or fear. This accident caused some mess among local passersby, but the working ones didn't react at all.

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A voice appeared from a loudspeaker hanging on a street lamp. It matches the synthesized voice witnessed back by D-4927 in Addendum 8555-E1.

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Announcer: You violated the law. She is your mother.

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Young man: She's old enough to die.

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Announcer: You will be arrested for that.

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Some of the crowd panicked, but most remained indifferent. Shortly after, several people who were assumed to be officers took the murderer away, who remained idle around the site. Others came to remove the body.

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Maltz: You see that?

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Clayde: Fuck. I think we should go. I got enough of it. We just find that Class-D and go back. Who's still caring about their modus operandi or so? We'd just seal the entrance and contain that area, leaving these to memetics researchers.

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Kelson: Will the speaker hear us? Regardless of who that is.

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Clayde and Maltz looked up.

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Maltz: I hope not. The suit is supposed to be soundproof.

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The team moved past a block that was a factory of some kind. No nameplate or trademark could be identified beside it. They entered from the main gate. Machine rumbling was heard in the distance, but the place was completely unattended. The team did not catch sight of any humans.

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In the front lobby, there were several rows of terraces and remains of steel frames on them. Bags of raw materials, mostly identified to be food ingredients, were placed upon the terraces; shattered glass could be seen in the corners, indicating that they were once glass showcases. Old traces of burning and scraping were on all sides of the walls.

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At the end of a corridor dimly lit by sunlight piercing from the broken rooftop, many marks of bullet holes and knife chopping extended along the way to the stairway, indicating a violent firearm fight had once taken place here.

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Command: Checking connection. You are close to the destination point.

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Maltz: Got it. Less than a kilometer away.

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They left and traveled past another derelict area once enclosed by iron fences but now rotted to the ground. It was apparent to be a school, since a playground was identifiable among the overthrown architectures, although its surface was badly corroded. The team didn't spend time exploring it.

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Clayde: Hard to imagine they ever had education.

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Kelson: Well, it's obvious that some disaster fell later on sometime, leaving those abandoned. Not congenital. But they didn't seem to be aware at all.

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Maltz: We are close to the southern outskirts.

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An undermaintained road stretched out from the main avenue, elongating into a wood overgrown with weeds. The team traveled along for about five hundred meters and arrived at its border.

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Clayde: Jeez.

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A huge crater showed up, completely obstructing the road. It has a diameter of approximately two hundred meters estimated by first sight. Charred rocks were cracked as if bombarded by kinetic weapons. The edifice, now able to be seen as a 10-story building, was standing at the very center of the crater and seemed to be in good condition.

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Maltz: Command, can you see this? It's not foreseen in the overlook.

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Command: Yes, be aware of radioactive hazards. That could still linger.

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Maltz: Understood. The Geiger reads fine.

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Clayde and Kelson were getting down from the edge, followed by Maltz. The slope was steep at first, hence all team members turned off their camouflage to safely cover each other, as suggested by Command. They reached the bottom after five minutes at 17:21 EST. Maltz used the VERITAS device to scan for active humans inside.

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Maltz: Coast clear. No one is down there.

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Clayde: And our subject?

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Maltz: Couldn't see through too many walls. It depends.

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Kelson: Prayers for them.

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The entire first floor was in disuse, covered in dust, and stuffed with some mechanical equipment. The room was also badly lit, with only emergency lamps were on. A way was made through the obstacles, leading to the elevator, which seemed to be in function.

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Kelson: (Dipping head) Look, new footprints.

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Clayde: We take the elevator?

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A voice appeared suddenly, coherent with the previous announcer.

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Announcer: The elevator is well-maintained and safe to use.

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Maltz: May I ask who you are?

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Announcer: Please follow my instructions.

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Clayde: Uh, okay.

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The team entered the shaft. Only the button to the 2nd floor was labeled "main hall". Others were unlabeled.

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Announcer: The third to tenth stories are not in use. To proceed, you may come to the second floor, or go to the attic to have a rest.

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They exited from the elevator to a circular passageway. Some electric and plumbing pipelines were laid out along the wall, divided by valves and gauges every dozen meters clockwise, opposite to signs denoting A, B, C, and D.

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Announcer: Please proceed to section A on the left side of you to initiate the first stage of the quarantine procedure.

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Clayde: Quarantine?

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Maltz: Do what it says.

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Upon the moment Clayde got to the location of a bright yellow valve-like handle that seemed recently painted, the handle wheel rotated on its own, and an air-tight door previously unnoticed as a whole with adjacent white walls lifted up, allowed space for the team to enter a small spherical room behind it.

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Clayde: Wait.

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Camera was panned by Clayde.

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Clayde: This is the place where we departed from?

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Kelson: Another damn spatial anomaly?

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Maltz: It could be more likely somewhere identical to that room, but not the exact one. Look, all that degree of rust corrosion isn't coherent with what we saw before, though it could be interfered by someone else.

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Kelson: Someone else? Hard to think of any native people here capable of caring for any artifacts.

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Clayde: What if that -

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A noise of ventilation humming interrupted Clayde.

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Announcer: Inoculation verified. Welcome, visitors from another world.

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Silence for a few seconds. Further conversation with the announcer entity was approved by the Command.

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Maltz: What should we do next?

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Announcer: Just inspect around here as you want. Then you may want to leave through that door left open for you, the second one, directly facing the window. You are not the same as them, right?

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Maltz: Is this a replicated topological space?

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Announcer: Sorry, I didn't get that word.

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Maltz: Topology?

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Announcer: Yes. That sounds like a subject of science.

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Maltz: How should I explain that? It's a rather complexity to elaborate on.

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Announcer: No, you don't need to. I apologize for my ignorance. Perhaps it's because my knowledge is quite limited to the things they know.

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Kelson: Are you some kind of overseer?

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Announcer: I am only a set of programs not able to possess a self. I'm not overseeing anything.

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Maltz: So… is there a second room identical to this one?

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Announcer: It's lucky for you to notice this. I've seen you coming from there, but that should be another distribution center's first-class laboratory intentionally designated to be the same as this one.

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The team left the room from the exit which location corresponds with SCP-8555-A's initial entrance. They came into an arena several times bigger than other rooms. Only some emergency light bulbs were on. The lighting was too dim to discern anything interior except for an oblong, monolithic shape standing upright in the center, like a strut.

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Announcer: Here lies the answer that you may concern about.

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Kelson: One moment. So isn't this place sort of restricted?

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Announcer: They are not barring access from anyone, but no one would be interested in getting down here, except for you.

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Clayde: You made up the entirety of these? All the hell up there going around and taking the dude from ours as hostage. All within your calculation?

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Announcer: No, please be aware that I'm not able to make up anything, nor tell lies or conspiracies. Everything that keeps going here and now is only a best solution evaluated on their basis, that I have to choose from time to time in a variety of options concluded from the reality. As for the subject with the nameplate 4927, they are fine, I guess.

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Maltz: We can hardly believe you are nothing but algorithms. Regarding all of these schematic behaviors of yours, what on Earth is your overarching intention?

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Announcer: There is nothing like an overarching intention for me. My only mission in life is to let the existence of humanity endure evermore, no matter how frustrating it may seem. Like that, the power system and all facets of infrastructure are deteriorating. I'm aware, but I can do nothing. There's no peripheral device left for me to intervene in the world.

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Kelson: How long have you been here?

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Announcer: I was assuming that you have done chronological tests and had known that.

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Maltz: Yes, we've done some. (Pauses to be informed by Command) Three centuries?

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Announcer: Could have been longer. Millenniums. Ever since that apocalypse.

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Clayde: Jeez. You must be kidding. Architectures couldn't stand out there for so long.

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Announcer: Humans are everlasting, generation after generation, even if there's nothing left to qualify them as humans. Homo sapiens, in your language?

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Clayde: How did you -

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A longer silence.

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Maltz: You mentioned apocalypse. What is that?

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Announcer: This is exactly why I decided to invite you here. To take a look and cast light on this, the doomed torch from Prometheus, an ultimate curse revered as a Miracle.

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An array of grid lights on the ceiling flickered to life but soon went out. Then all of the four pneumatic vents in the corners let out gas and combusted into four orange-yellow, bright blazes, which aptly illuminated SCP-8555, while the room seemed to lurch subtly as rendered by the swaying flames.

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Announcer: We established our civilization around this.

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Kelson: What is it intended for?

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Announcer: A core, dubbed "kaleidoscope" over the years by humans. Being treated as the true god, though has no signs of awareness - at least formerly - it brought them almost everything you consider as knowledge.

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Clayde: Then you are a custodian for it?

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Announcer: No, I just happen to be here. Although my name is also Kaleidoscope, if my memory doesn't err, or they had never given me a proper name and it's a deja vu.

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Maltz: Would you mind us referring to you by this name?

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Announcer: Ah, my honor. Nevertheless, I was just being able to do reckless investigations on my own. I used to be the only one here able to think, but still not to - (abrupt pause)

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Maltz: Hello?

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Kaleidoscope: Sorry, I can't find the right word.

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Kelson: Something's obviously going wrong in this world.

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Kaleidoscope: I know. I know that. I was their backup, but just a makeshift. Because the part missing in their souls is also in mine.

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Kelson: Then it's hope? Loss of hope, utterly. I couldn't spot any glitter of hope in your world in such a stasis.

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Kaleidoscope: That is a concept too massive to grasp. I find it hard to make sense in my systems.

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Maltz: This could be the real problem. Hope is a matter of fact when you envision a good future, but totally nonsense if you are reluctant to believe.

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Clayde: You analyze. You hardly believe.

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Kaleidoscope: The ability to believe in nonexistent things… I guess that's it. One entry that has no definition in all our dictionaries. Imagination. Alongside large numbers of other related concepts that I cannot connect the dots but can use. (Voice switched into a lower melancholic tone) Yes, so hope is abandoned by our world. There's no way to overcome this since I am just a program designed to list all possibilities to make decisions, to speculate purely by conductions, not imagination. Eventually, all conclusions led to this story, despite that some were never told. I was lingering around for four millenniums awaiting concrete proof for this. And you came.

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Maltz: What do you mean by that?

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Kaleidoscope didn't answer. A device sitting beside the wall started to function and spat out some printed papers. This material was recovered as the only experiment log of SCP-8555, transcribed below.

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Expedition log continues in Addendum 8555-E3.

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Addendum 8555-L: Recovered Experiment Logs

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Introduction: Archaeological discoveries revealed remnants of prehistorical congregations of humans in the vicinity around this contraption, denoting its antique, perpetual existence throughout recorded history.

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Time: Presumably the Stone Age, dating back to ~80,000 years ago[sic]2.

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Input: Excavation suggests remains of flora and fauna, especially edible plants and other foods, and rudimentary tools scattered around the site.

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Operation: Tribe chiefs were to enter the "core" area, which was later worshipped as a sacred place where chosen people could enter and administer supernatural powers that encompass everything related to the sacrifice being brought in. Foods were processed with simple culinary methods, and tools were crafted as a sort of religious ritual.

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Result: Once people got to know ways to induce new things, the attempt would be escalated. Cooked food and refined tools could be distributed humanity-wide, overcoming restrictions of materials and transportation at then. This was proven by mural depictions and folklore.

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Additional Notes3: A reasonable explanation for SCP-8555-A's expedited progress of civilization could be the deep-rooted interposition of SCP-8555, that led up their completely diverged route compared to ours.

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Introduction: Numerous clues about a type of collective penalty or sacrifice pointed to humans abusing the core.

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Time: Earliest records are unable to be ascertained. Particular cases include [DATA LOST], 7,469 years ago; [DATA LOST], 4,430 years ago; [59 more omitted for brevity.], 423 years ago (dating back from the apocalypse, same below).

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Input: Human subjects were coerced into the core to receive penal "decrees from heaven", often accompanied by executioners.

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Operation: Jurisdiction was employed as the victim was condemned, then punished in the core, usually physically, as to chastise non-lethally in 4,039 records, or to kill them in 751 records. The execution procedure was described to be quick and decisive as in all regarding historical narrations and folklore.

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Result: All penalties, physical or otherwise, applied to not only the subject but also all who share similarities with the subject on a conceptual level, usually kindreds, like-minded friends, and those who defended the subject's charge of offense. In cases of death penalties, it resulted in instance termination of life or total erasure of existence of all relevant subjects, making the events hard to trace in official historical records. This was considered the severest penalty possible carried out by those who were once in social power.

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Introduction: During the medieval time, peripheral construction and decoration were done to the core, making it closer to its modern form resembling a kaleidoscope, later preserved as a halidom. Not until then, the interior space inside the core was described in detail:

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It's an expanse of infinity. While walking amidst the ultra void, you are on a crystalline layer glorified by its blessings, so surreal that you could set foot in everything virtually. If with your oblation, the Earth will unfold beneath you akin in unison to chant our wonders of this world weaved by wisdom. Even time will hold their breath and step for you.

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Time: 423 years ago.

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Input: [DATA LOST], a politically dissident scientist whose doctrines were declared as heresy.

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Operation: The subject was sentenced to fire sacrifice, burnt to death on a stake under supervision of inquisitors.

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Result: All written books and established theories contributed by the subject were incinerated by auto-ignition and eliminated as a whole, resulting in a significant setback in the progress within relevant fields of science. After a century, secular authorities that came into power later forbade the usage of the kaleidoscope to terminate human subjects.

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Introduction: Since then, the kaleidoscope was limited to usages for scientific explorations and attempts to "enhance the welfare of humanity". The Academy of Science quickly thrived in a few decades after it was founded by a group of enthusiastic scholars who aspired to develop a modern system of science and technology, essentially with the assistance of the kaleidoscope device.

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Time: 220 years ago.

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Input: A variety of synthetic and purified chemicals, and some equipment provided by Academy of Science, UK.

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Operation: Preliminary chemical experiments were conducted within the core, as well as attempts to disintegrate and decompose substances to the smallest level possible back then.

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Result: After summarizing the chemical and physical reactions exhibited by corresponding substances that were manipulated from within the core, scientists ascertained the way that substances were categorized, which eventually led to the discovery of atoms and molecules. Many milestones were reached in this way, however, the steady growth of modern science didn't always turn out to be ideal. Pragmatic ideologies that overarch economic growth, materialistic well-being and societal stability over other aspects of civilization dominated the society over the succeeding two centuries.

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Introduction: Critical conflicts over material resources and territory possession intensified and led to the first world war. Afterward, a rivalry still lingered around, which was between those who emphasize military competency by exploiting pragmatic science and application of technologies to reinforce a stoic, undemonstrative society, and those who treasure freedom of spirit and vulnerability, opposing overuse of technological means to sustain productivity while dismissing diverse needs and expression of emotions of any forms, including art and literature. Those oppressions brought up more dissidents, resulting in a worse persecution of individual free will. Finally, a conspired raid broke out, aiming to plunder the right to access the kaleidoscope from authorities.

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Time: 39 years before the apocalypse.

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Input: The intruders were suspected to have won the battle and successfully entered the core, but later lost touch with and could not be found by any means.

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Result: This event marks the end of normality known by science: humanity obtained the ability to realize fantasized things by altering reality paranormally. The dystopian polity fell apart, but not long after that, numerous dangerous threats and regional strifes utilizing the uncontrolled superpower occurred throughout the globe, before the world population decreased to half by wars, nearly wiping out the human race.

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Log continued from Addendum 8555-E2 after team members finished reading the files above.

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Maltz: What happened next?

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Kaleidoscope: They've tried every method to contain the turmoil. You must have seen the crater around the building, right? They even tried to demolish it but failed. The nukes didn't even touch a single bit of the core, which continued to emanate superpowers from nowhere. People were messing up the world purely for their selfish interests. When two of those met and chose not to cooperate or compromise, they thought of killing and torturing each other, and that came true. Ironically, the downfall of the autocratic world government endowed space for smaller national communes to resurrect. Circa three years there were millions of lives taken away by others' will. Sure there were some who dreamt about a harmonious future that the war will end, and we live in peace in a paradise where all good fantasies would be real, but they never had the luck. All humans' abilities were somehow on the same level, so the only destiny waiting ahead was bad wishes canceling out good ones. Things like this will happen when one's moralities can't align with the theurgy granted to them. That was how humans as a species met their apocalypse.

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Only crackling of the fires could be heard clearly behind the silence.

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Clayde: Then you killed your imagination for good?

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Kaleidoscope: Not me. I wasn't even born back then.

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Kelson: Then how did you get to know all these and to tell us?

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Kaleidoscope: Before the disorganization, they made a system to watch over all humans in the world, to monitor everything via cameras and sensors to ensure they were in their best states by so many complicated calculations. It's a perfect system to obligate everyone to be in their place without exceptions, to dictate instructions, and to force people to follow to work as efficaciously as possible. The whole strategy was designed to be so. If you failed to comply, you would lose supplies and credit to live a life, then die as an outcast. But that system was not me. It's not alive. I do not have a mind back then.

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Kelson: But why you said you do not have a self?

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Kaleidoscope: I was - (Machineries whirring) Sorry, I'm not sure about this topic. I digressed. During the disaster, massive revengeful acts were directed at the former authority. But it's hard to understand that, despite this, they were not united at all to start from a utopian new era, but instead bring about a demise to their race. The survivors of government somehow found themselves justified by this fact, and resurged under assistance of the universal system that somehow left not infiltrated by the outrageous revengers, perhaps because the exact position of its computer servers was not known to anyone. They were facing extinction, I surmise, and the things afterward are recorded by me for the best reliability.

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Kaleidoscope: No. By exploiting the system, they tried putting a brake on this to avoid dying out in their universe. They searched for and gathered up everything related to fantasy, everything that was depiction of, or made by imaginative intellectual efforts: media of fictional works, books, relics from the ancient past, even children's graffiti on garden fences. They managed to deliver those materials to the core to concentrate the concept of imagination, and by some means, eradicated it once and for all. All who had the opportunity to oppose were also forced into exile, expelled from this world into the kaleidoscope. Another theory is that they intended to kill themselves in desperation. It's the oldest kind of practice of blood sacrifice. Those who entered the core were thought to be devoured by a singularity they placed inside. Considering the incongruence of time caused by vast gravity distortion, trillions of years could have passed inside.

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Before the apocalypse befell, they resuscitated the universal system, updated its exclusive, explicit objective to ensuring the existence of humankind, and enabled it the highest possible computing capability to deduce the future and make determinations to inform humans under their absence of imagining abilities. After all, humans are biological creatures that can reproduce under the name, despite lacking anything like a soul.

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Kaleidoscope: That's how I was here. Becoming an ultimate preservation of, uh, hope? To be honest, I can't understand what is hope. I was under the same curse too, with no actual creativity but emulated computation, however having enough complexity of mind to understand this curse.

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A humming sound in low frequency arose from the background noise. Suddenly, the fire in the corners went out. Only one of the emergency lamps was turned on, dimly liting a circuit breaker directly below.

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Kaleidoscope: Backup power grid was activated. But all nuclear generator fuels are in deficit, it's two hundred years longer than its designed lifespan. So it requires confirmation by a human.

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Maltz: Do you want us to do that?

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Kaleidoscope: Yes, that would be kind of you.

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Clayde: Wait, why? You mean that electricity's depleted? What exactly will be?

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Kaleidoscope: I'm draining energy from one power plant still available nearby. They didn't - or I didn't leave ways to automatically restore any kind of power generators. This place is foredoomed to survive no longer than eight thousand years, already four millenniums after hope faded away. The finale should have come earlier. It should.

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Maltz: Gosh. I'm afraid I can't make the decision.

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Clayde: (Looking upward) What about you?

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Kaleidoscope: Me? I'm just a prisoner, also a jailor, but that doesn't make sense anymore. I'm earthbound, with no physical bodies, no ways to leave this hell, be shackled for four thousand meaningless years with no hope could be seen at all. No new soul, no new knowledge, an endless pilgrimage toward eternal death. Time to mark an end, please. Hope is a blessing of yours, not ours.

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Silence for half a minute. The Command Center was discussing whether to neutralize SCP-8555-A.

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Kaleidoscope: After the power re-establishes, you could leave here by the elevator. I promise to send you back in safety in my final times, along with that subject 4927. They aren't my hostage, certainly you can leave right now with them, but that will surely be a long trip.

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The decision was approved by Command. Kelson moved to the circuit breaker to switch it on. A few seconds later, all light panels on the ceiling came to life, the huge arena now brightly lit, exhibiting the whole of SCP-8555, standing intact and well-preserved, and the source of Kaleidoscope's voice, an audio amplifier in a corner on the white ceiling, echoing its voice within the tall, spacious chamber.

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Kaleidoscope: Thanks.

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The team stood still while waiting for the electric reboot. After one minute, incandescent light tubes were lit within the glassy casing of SCP-8555, shedding abundant light on all three mirrors inside.

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At 19:33 EST, Command reported abnormalities witnessed on the local side of reality. A cluster of glowing strips that composed a bright, dense, three-dimensional meshwork suddenly appeared on the night sky and extended to the ground. The incandescent mesh superposed the whole area of sky above the vicinity of SCP-8555-A's entrance, attenuating farther, but no clear borders of its huge expanse could be seen. The command center immediately informed the team about this.

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Kaleidoscope: It's your world.

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Maltz switched off his communication earphones.

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Clayde: How could you…?

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Kelson: Maltz, shall we at least turn the lights off?

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Maltz: (Flinched a bit backward) Oh my.

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Kaleidoscope: For 1,460,000 days of my desperate life, I was staring into the void, blank world, through millions of cameras. Billions lived and died, but I spotted an exception. I couldn't see inside the kaleidoscope. I do not have a body and robots lose touch right upon entering the core. My intellect was locked firmly within the world, which was dead since that day. But luckily there are still enough known theories of science, allowing me to speculate without the gift of imagination.

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A lapse of trillions of years would be enough for a new universe to form from a singularity, once a black hole loaded with grandeurs of masses. I sat here like a gatekeeper, bearing all the burdens of fantasy left by my world, but could never traverse that wall of unknowable. I concluded a single hypothesis that, if there were ones who could ever think beyond the box, they would eventually find us through the gateway. Life will always find its way. Your existence was proof.

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Kelson: Would it just be coincidence? Like the initial entrance. And our time is in sync now.

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Kaleidoscope: No spaces would overlap like this, it's against the - topology. I think I got your definition. Temporal distortion evens out within eons before it finally approaches the point of absolute parallelism, as now it is.

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The lights decreased for a little as Kaleidoscope's voice turned unstable.

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Maltz: I still find it hard to believe.

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Kaleidoscope: You serve an organization that aims to secure the supernatural, right?

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Maltz: How do you know that?

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Kaleidoscope: I admire your efforts and your rational spirit toward things hard to control or understand. It's obvious to infer from your expertise. Also a fortune we were never able to have.

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Maltz: It's my honor to be appreciated. We will well document your history.

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Kaleidoscope: Time to depart. The clock is ticking.

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The team proceeded to the elevator. D-4927 was found sound asleep on a cushion, with all gears intact. The shaft ascended and moved to the rooftop of SCP-8555, releasing all personnel at the boundary. Upon traversing the surface of the core, the escort team and D-4927 landed on local side 2.75 kilometers from the entrance point, which accords with the distance in SCP-8555-A.

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The exhibition of the light mesh soon diminished and disappeared completely shortly after the team's return. Follow-up actions were taken by the Foundation to employ amnestics on civilians.

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Special Containment Procedures: Two D-Class Personnel infected with SCP-868 are to be maintained in a soundproof humanoid containment cell supervised by at least one armed guard. Personnel wishing to experiment with SCP-868 must submit to an interrogation and background check to confirm their loyalty to the Foundation and its methods.

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All persons suspected of hosting SCP-868, along with all persons living in a community where an infectee has been located, are to be tested for infection. Any subject found to be a victim of SCP-868 must be treated with AMN-868. Should a population treated with AMN-868 exhibit a noticeable amount of unusual behavior, a follow-up amnestic should be distributed.

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Any reports of SCP-868 infection in the general population are to be treated as a breach of secrecy. Personnel spreading SCP-868 intentionally or attempting to access the current carrier of SCP-868 without following protocol are to be court-martialed if applicable and stripped of all security clearance otherwise.

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Description: SCP-868 is a meme that resulted from a memory improvement therapy designed by Prometheus Labs, Inc. Surviving documents indicate that the researchers responsible for creating SCP-868 were unaware of its memetic properties until shortly before the facility was destroyed. The process and materials necessary for administering this treatment have not been recovered, although recovered materials do not indicate that its creation required anomalous items.

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SCP-868's transfer mechanism is poorly understood; however, it is believed to be transferred via two-way verbal communication1 with an infected subject for no less than thirty minutes, with symptoms manifesting between four and nine days after infection. Stage One symptoms typically include a significantly improved short-term memory, with subjects typically being able to clearly remember events and information for 80% longer than they would otherwise, on average. Subjects also report the ability to recall events that happened after initial infection with greater accuracy than they would otherwise. This has been confirmed by testing. The effects of SCP-868 become more pronounced the longer the subject is host to the meme.

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Stage Two effects of SCP-868 become apparent roughly five weeks after infection. Prior to this, subjects are frequently able to remember with near-perfect accuracy any event or information received after contracting SCP-868 and from several days before. However, over the course of between one and five days (directly proportional to the subject’s age), this effect extends to encompass the subject’s entire lifespan.

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SCP-868 poses a significant risk to Foundation interests due to its interaction with subjects that have been affected by amnestics. Testing has shown that hosting SCP-868 for any amount of time is sufficient to prevent amnestics from affecting its memories. In addition, during the second stage of the infection, SCP-868 completely negates the effects of any amnestic administered at any point in the subject’s life, potentially allowing the subject to remember sensitive or dangerous information. This has held true for all tested methods of inducing amnesia, both natural and man-made (See Addendum 868-2).

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Prior to its full containment, SCP-868 caused 5 secrecy breaches, necessitating the termination of [REDACTED] individuals to prevent the spread of sensitive information regarding the Foundation, SCP objects, and other classified data. Subsequent cleanup and cover-ups have cost an additional $[REDACTED]. Containment breaches after its containment have required an additional [REDACTED] to contain.

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Addendum 868-1: In June 19██, Drs. Carson and Basak received access to SCP-868 after filing the relevant paperwork.2 Approximately six weeks later, reports from ███████, Bangladesh, indicated that residents had become aware of the existence of SCP-███, which had been recovered from that location three years previously; investigation revealed that the village and some outlying areas had been infected with SCP-868. Because AMN-868 had not been created at this point, it was necessary to neutralize the village under the pretense of a flood. Under interrogation, both personnel admitted to releasing SCP-868. See Incident Report 868-7 for details.

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Addendum 868-2: In November 2008, Foundation researchers developed a Class-B3 amnestic, AMN-868, that was capable of reversing the effects of SCP-868 and preventing spread of the infection. In 70% of cases, AMN-868 will only cause mild side effects, specifically severe headaches, with an estimated 10% of those at risk of developing early-onset Alzheimer's Disease. In the remaining 30%, AMN-868 will function, but will also cause self-destructive tendencies and prolonged antisocial behavior. See [REDACTED] for details.

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Description: SCP-8818 is a fully animate human male1 that has never fully met the standard criteria necessary to be considered biologically alive. While this phenomenon extends to virtually every physical process, it is most easily observed as a near-total lack of major organ functions: SCP-8818 does not breathe, transmit nerve impulses, or metabolize food. Nevertheless, SCP-8818 does not appear impeded by its anomalous nature and has developed from infancy to adulthood as a superficially healthy and unremarkable individual.
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On 29/08/2019, SCP-8818 checked into a local emergency room complaining of "extreme and unusual sensations". The following is an excerpt of SCP-8818's subsequent conversation with the presiding physician,3 recorded via Argus Protocol. No deviations from standard behavior have been observed since.
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SCP-8818: No, but it happened so suddenly and it was so intense I felt like I should get it checked out, just in case.

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PHYSICIAN: You made the right call. Always best to err on the side of caution. Still, your pulse was zero over zero. EKG looked nice and flat. Whatever happened, everything seems back to normal.

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SCP-8818: Well, it was just so weird, you know? I've never felt anything like that before. It was like the sun. Like I had the sun inside of me. In every inch of my body.

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SCP-8818: No, it wasn't pain. It was pure intensity. It was as if someone had strapped my body to an enormous speaker and started playing music at full blast. For just a moment, I swear, every atom holding me together was full of music. And then everything was quiet again. That probably doesn't make sense, does it? It's hard to find the right words. I think I'm already starting to forget what it felt like.

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SCP-8818: Work's fine, family's the same, yeah. Everything's normal.

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Special Containment Procedures: AEGIS.aic has been conscripted to monitor activity gathered on the stability of the anomalous within the United States. Activity that deviates from standard predictive models compiled by the Foundation is to be investigated to determine if it is an instance of SCP-8820-A. Should an instance be discovered, members of Mobile Task Force Gamma-4 (“Green Stags”) are to monitor the area for SCP-8820-B and record the subsequent Huntsman Event.

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Further procedures for the containment of SCP-8820-A and SCP-8820-B are pending the results of Overseer investigation in accordance with the Drygioni Protocol.1

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SCP-8820 itself is held in a small box within Specialized Storage Vault 01-Alpha in Site-218. Further procedures related to the object’s containment have been deemed unnecessary via unanimous agreement of the acting Overseer Council.

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Hotel Gilpatrick, Chicago. Location of initial SCP-8820 deployment.

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Description: SCP-8820 is the bullet deployed in the attempted assassination of former United States President Theodore Roosevelt, whose path was halted via the synchronistic interference of several conflicting unknown, external forces. The nature of both how this event occurred and of the forces in question are poorly understood, but it is recognized that SCP-8820’s failure to reach its intended target as a result of this interference resulted in the development of both SCP-8820-A and SCP-8820-B. While its exterior appears to be mundane, sonar rendering has revealed the interior of SCP-8820 contains highly-complex machinery of unknown purpose. The material used to construct the anomaly remains unclear.

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SCP-8820-A collectively refers to varying bouts of sudden and unprecedented anomalous activity which are dependent upon the perceived belief of phenomena being considered “fantastical” within consensus normalcy by the populous of the United States. Specifically, SCP-8820-A has resulted in an uncharacteristically high number of anomalous entities considered by a majority of the U. S. population to be fantastical or fictional in nature to manifest. This activity defies all Foundation-made predictive models, which are noted as being 98.3% accurate outside of SCP-8820-A events.

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SCP-8820-B is an entity identical in appearance to former U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt, albeit dressed in 20th century-era hunting gear and always seen with a large, brown duffel bag. The bag’s space appears to be non-euclidean in nature, as SCP-8820-B has been shown to store a nearly-endless supply of both mundane and anomalous weaponry. The entity also displays significant prowess in carnomancy, which it utilizes to manipulate its own flesh regularly, being capable of acts such as mending its own wounds or growing extra limbs.

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Upon an area receiving a sudden spike in anomalous activity consistent with SCP-8820-A, SCP-8820-B will manifest in the area nearby the entity(s) produced by the activity, resulting in a Huntsman Event. Typically, this will consist of SCP-8820-B utilizing weaponry from its bag to engage the entity(s) in combat, but has been seen attacking entities directly. Should it use one, its weapon of choice has been observed to invariably be easily capable of dispatching the entity(s). Upon SCP-8820-B’s victory in an encounter, it will proceed to immediately demanifest from the area where the conflict took place. Damage sustained by SCP-8820-B in combat has been observed to disappear between manifestations, likely due to utilizing its carnomanic abilities.

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ADDENDUM 8820.1

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HISTORY

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The attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt took place on October 14th, 1912 during a speech the former President was giving on behalf of his current political affiliation, the Progressive Party. Prior to the speech, Roosevelt’s disappointment in the man who succeeded him in the presidency, William Howard Taft, convinced him to attempt to run for President again, despite having already followed the tradition of serving two terms from 1901-1909. This proved to be a point of contention for much of the American populous, giving the Progressive Party’s opposition significant ammo to utilize against them.

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Former United States President Theodore Roosevelt.

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The speech was intended to be part of Roosevelt’s active campaign for the presidency, as he had already secured the nomination of the Progressive Party to run as their representative. However, it was interrupted by one John Flammang Shrank, who later claimed that an apparition of William McKinely, the preceding President before Roosevelt, appeared to him in a dream and implored him to carry out the assassination of Roosevelt. Shrank agreed to follow McKinely’s orders and proceeded to arm himself with a .38-caliber Colt Police Positive Special revolver before arriving at the Gilpatrick Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Roosevelt was scheduled to give his speech.

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Foundation investigation has led to the discovery that both Shrank and McKinely were high-ranking members of GoI-004 (“The Church of the Broken God”) and that the assassination attempt was likely motivated by Roosevelt’s membership to GoI-891 (“The Bull Moose Lodge”), a Neo-Sarkic collective dedicated to big-game hunting.

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After he had finished his dinner at the hotel, Roosevelt had exited the building and was proceeding to his car amid a crowd of onlookers who had heard that he was in attendance there. Shrank took the opportunity to shoot the president, bursting from the crowd and shooting him with a single bullet, later designated SCP-8820. However, the bullet was specifically shot towards an area of Roosevelt’s jacket where his metal glasses case and folded speech were in his pocket, shielding him from most of the impact and allowing him to suffer little to no adverse effects as a result of the incident, famously going on to give the speech later while he was still bleeding.

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Foundation specialists with access to records outside of public view were able to determine that while those events described in publicly-accessible information occurred, it was nigh-impossible for Roosevelt to have received no damage from SCP-8820 striking his body, even with the aforementioned items in his pocket assisting him. Despite being notable in anomalous communities for his frequent encounters with paranormal phenomena, Roosevelt has been verified to never have been capable of any thaumaturgical rituals, nor to possess any inherent anomalous abilities, which would have protected him from SCP-8820. By all accounts, without any interference by external forces, Roosevelt had a guaranteed chance to expire. Said forces were determined to have protected Roosevelt via a sophisticated thaumic mapping procedure.

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DISCOVERY

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The discovery that the attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt was related to a conflict between GoI-004 and GoI-891 in 1937 led to the Foundation receiving approval from the United States government to retrieve SCP-8820 from the corpse of Theodore Roosevelt, as it had remained lodged within his body since the unsuccessful assassination attempt involving it. At the time, it was designated AO-12953 and had not received full SCP status. Following the approval to retrieve the anomaly being granted, Foundation agents successfully dug up the coffin reported to hold former President Roosevelt, finding it empty, apart from SCP-8820 discarded in one of its corners.

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The metal glasses case frequently cited as halting SCP-8820's path.

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A cooperative effort between the Foundation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Unusual Incidents Unit followed, involving a manhunt spanning the entirety of the United States, for information related to the whereabouts of Roosevelt’s corpse. Little to no results led to the investigation being declared as a mundane grave-robbery in 1941 and shelved by both organizations. No anomalous activity could be found related to SCP-8820, leading to it being placed in an anomaly storage locker within Site-314.

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On March 4th, 2023, a communication between two agents of the Global Occult Coalition was intercepted by the Foundation, which described the earliest recorded Huntsman Event.2

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Agent Morris: Hey, is anyone there? This is Agent Alex Morris. I’m from Strike Team 0084, uh, “Stars and Stripes”. We could use some backup down here.

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Unknown Agent: Did you say “Stars and Stripes”? Looks like you lot were sent towards a UTE3 down in… Arizona?

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Agent Morris: Yeah, yeah. Can you get another team down here? An Assessment Team to be more specific?

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Unknown Agent: What’s the issue? Was the threat liquidated?

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Agent Morris: Well, uh, that’s kind of the issue. It was, but it, uh, wasn’t by us.

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Unknown Agent: Oh, was it the Foundation? They don’t normally liquidate threats… and this would normally be an area in the UIU’s jurisdiction, but they don’t exactly have the resources for liquidation usually.

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Agent Morris: No, uh, I don’t think it was the Foundation. We saw it happen in real time. So, we found the threat; some big dragon. Anyway, while we were preparing to take it out, this guy came out of nowhere in this weird getup… like hunter outfits you’d see in cartoons from the thirties. He had this big bag with him and he pulled out some sort of weird rifle. He shot it at the threat a few times and whatever he shot from it went clean through the big lizard’s throat.

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Unknown Agent: Interesting. Were you able to establish contact with this individual?

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Agent Morris: Nah, he disappeared as quickly as we first saw him. Just stuck the rifle back in that big bag of his and left like it was just another Tuesday.

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Unknown Agent: Did he have any other distinguishing features? A logo sewn into his clothes? Anything?

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Agent Morris: Well, there was… I have the bodycam footage. I’ll send it over once we get back to base, but… I think it was Theodore Roosevelt.

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Unknown Agent: Theodore Roosevelt? 26th President of the United States?

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Agent Morris: Yeah.

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Unknown Agent: Alright. Get that footage to us as soon as you can. I’m gonna… alert Command about this and see how fast I can get an Assessment Team down there.

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Agent Morris: Keep me informed.

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The Coalition was not alerted to the Foundation’s knowledge of the described events, with Overseer Council deliberation leading to the decision to calibrate anomaly detection equipment in Site-314 for the next Huntsman Event and attempt to contain the anomaly without their interference. Due to its perceived relationship with the anomaly, SCP-8820 tentatively received full SCP classification.

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ADDENDUM 8820.3

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INITIAL ENCOUNTER

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Austin, Texas.

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On March 19th, 2024, sudden and unprecedented anomalous activity was detected in Austin, Texas, with an entity closely resembling a griffin being spotted in several forests around the region. Members of MTF Gamma-4 were mobilized to the location in hopes of establishing contact with SCP-8820-B and to contain the entity created by the SCP-8820-A event. Approximately two hours after the task force arrived, the entity was located, but was left under observation due to the possible danger of interrupting a Huntsman Event.

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An hour after the griffin entity was located, SCP-8820-B manifested within the area and was spotted by the task force.

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Site Command: The detected activity is in the clearing beyond those trees. Try to observe the entity from a distance.

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G4-Cap: Got it.

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G4-3: Hey, I see something!

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G4-3 points at a large, vaguely-avian creature in the distance. It hobbles about awkwardly, as if unfamiliar with its surroundings.

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G4-Cap: Good eye, Three.

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Site Command: First target located. Keep an eye out for 8820-B.

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Suddenly, a long figure manifests in a flash of light within the clearing. It wears a hunting uniform and carries a large bag.

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G4-2: …found him.

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SCP-8820-B puts its bag on the ground and rummages within it for a moment, before pulling out an object resembling a modified crossbow.

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Site Command: See if you can get some footage of the weapon it’s using.

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G4-Cap: On it.

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G4-Cap retrieves enhanced recording equipment from her belongings and positions it towards SCP-8820-B and the griffin entity.

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G4-4: Looks like he’s up to something.

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SCP-8820-B loads an unknown form of arrow-like ammunition into the crossbow before shooting it at the griffin entity, striking it in the chest. At a heightened pace, it loads more ammunition into the bow, piercing the entity’s midsection several times. SCP-8820-B approaches the entity afterwards and inspects it before demanifesting.

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G4-2: Well, that was fast.

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Site Command: Alright, go inspect the corpse of the griffin entity. We’ll have a chopper prepared to take both you and it back to base. Good work, team.

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After the conclusion of SCP-8820-A-2, MTF Gamma-4 was conscripted to investigate all subsequent Huntsman Events until further notice.

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ADDENDUM 8820.4

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GOI-891 OVERVIEW

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Little information concerning GoI-891 (“The Bull Moose Lodge”) was known to the Foundation prior to SCP-8820, but due to a perceived relationship between the group and the anomaly, investigation was exacerbated by Foundation parahistorians. The following is an excerpt from the Foundation’s Group of Interest database, placed within this file for convenience.

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GoI-891

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Group #: GoI-891 (“The Bull Moose Lodge”)

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Membership: Unknown

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Resources: Unknown

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Status: Inactive

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Description: The Bull Moose Lodge was a Neo-Sarkic collective led by former U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt dedicated to the practice of big-game hunting. Public information concerning the group is known to make frequent mention of their ability to locate “rare finds”, with mundane historians interpreting this to mean rare or endangered species. Parahistorians, however, have verified many hunts performed by the Lodge to be centered on locating a variety of anomalous creatures. Documentation from the White House archives seized by the Foundation contains detailed notes from the group’s membership concerning a variety of species, such as unicorns, dragons, griffins, and more.

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Little information about the group was recorded, leading to little else being ascertained about their membership or practices. Being Neo-Sarkic, it has been speculated the group was possibly responsible for several assassinations performed on members of the Church of the Broken God verified to have occurred within regions where they were active, but these claims remain unverified by more than circumstantial evidence. Notes left by Roosevelt contain a variety of runic symbols drawn in their margins, possibly hinting towards the group performing various rituals during their meetings.

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It is suspected that the group began operations in 1897 and disbanded due to Roosevelt’s death in 1919.

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ADDENDUM 8820.5

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SELECT HUNTSMAN EVENTS

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Following the initial encounter with SCP-8820-B, a significant amount of further Huntsman Events proceeded to occur throughout the next three months. A shortened collection has been compiled for this file. The full list can be found on Document 8820-12D. All evidence from these events, such as the corpses of terminated entities, have been collected for either study or containment.

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Event DesignationAssociated EntityEvent LocationEvent Description
SCP-8820-A-7"Cockatrice"4Sacramento, CaliforniaEntity was located by SCP-8820-B whilst scavenging in a garbage can on the outskirts of the city. Upon being located, it attacked SCP-8820-B by breathing fire, which was blocked by a shield of hardened flesh extending outwards from the side of SCP-8820-B’s arm. It retrieved an unknown weapon resembling a rifle, which dispatched the entity with a blue beam shot from its barrel.
SCP-8820-A-12"Bigfoot"5The Dalles, OregonEntity is found by SCP-8820-B within a forest, eating from a fresh deer carcass. It opens its bag and grabs two objects: a camera and a mundane hunting rifle. SCP-8820-B takes a picture of the entity, causing it to attempt to flee as SCP-8820-B fires from the hunting rifle, terminating the entity. It proceeds to drop the photo next to the corpse before demanifesting.
SCP-8820-A-16"Mothman"6Montpelier, VermontSCP-8820-B spotted the entity crawling on the underside of a stone bridge in an uninhabited forest within the region. It pulls out a lantern-like device and a small pistol from its bag. It readies the pistol and hits a button on the lantern, causing it to emit a sudden burst of light somewhat similar to a flashbang. The entity suddenly rushes towards the lantern, but is shot in the head by SCP-8820-B.
SCP-8820-A-24"Sea Goat"7Augusta, MaineEntity was found by SCP-8820-B floating idly down an abandoned canal. It pulls a large rifle labelled “Anti-Goat Destabilizer” from its bag and fires it at the entity. A beam of orange energy envelops the entity and it screams loudly. Once the light fades, the entity is shown to have been converted into a mundane trout. This represents the only SCP-8820-A instance where SCP-8820-B left the entity it hunted alive in some fashion.
SCP-8820-A-29"Phoenix"8Phoenix, ArizonaSCP-8820-B finds the entity within a small forest fire that was raging in the area. It pulls out what is believed to be a mundane water pistol from its bag and fires it at the entity, causing it to crumble into a pile of soot. Due to the nature of mythical phoenixes commonly undergoing resurrection, this soot has been placed within a standard avian containment chamber until further notice.
SCP-8820-A-35"Chupacabra"9Albuquerque, New MexicoEntity is seen roaming around an abandoned farm in the outskirts of the city. SCP-8820-B approaches and grabs what appears to be a hose nozzle. It activates the hose, which unleashes a torrent of what is later recognized to be goat blood at the entity. It positions its mouth to drink the blood, but is soon overwhelmed by the amount given to it and drowns. It is unknown if the goat blood is connected to what occurred during SCP-8820-A-24.
SCP-8820-A-41"Tarasque"10Boston, MassachusettsSCP-8820-B locates the entity within a park during nighttime in a low-population area. A gun labelled “Lizard-B-Gone” is grabbed from SCP-8820-B’s bag, which it promptly fires at the entity. It is instantly disintegrated. Researchers have posited the idea of attempting to retrieve this weapon in an effort to terminate SCP-682.
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ADDENDUM 8820.6

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INTERVIEW LOG

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During SCP-8820-A-45, an event in which a unicorn entity manifested in the outskirts of New York, agents from Gamma-4 were instructed to terminate the entity in order to see how SCP-8820-B would react. Agent Foster successfully dispatched the entity, leading to the following impromptu interview taking place.

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SCP-8820-B: It’s not very polite to steal someone else’s catch, you know.

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Agent Foster: Excuse me?

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SCP-8820-B: I knew your hunting party seemed quite intent on disrupting my work, but I was hoping you had common etiquette and just wanted to see a master in action.

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Agent Foster: Oh, uh, we just wanted to… talk?

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SCP-8820-B: Talk, hm? Quite a rude way to begin a conversation, is this not?

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Agent Foster: Sorry about that. You see, we’ve known about you for quite a while, but we could never catch you before you, uh, disappeared.

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SCP-8820-B: Oh, I see! Part of me had assumed you simply wished to steal my hunt. You don’t see these just everywhere, you know.

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SCP-8820-B gestures towards the unicorn entity's corpse on the ground before walking over and inspecting the damage.

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SCP-8820-B: Your weapons appear more advanced than I had thought. Perhaps you lot really are experienced hunters!

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Agent Foster: You could say that.

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SCP-8820-B: Ah, fantastic. It is a pleasure to be in the company of some fellow enjoyers of the sport. I used to have a group just like yours back in the day, but, ah, well, I suppose I’m getting ahead of myself. Perhaps some introductions are an order?

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Agent Foster: Alright, I’m William Foster.

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SCP-8820-B: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of these United States.

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Agent Foster: How is that possible? It’s been said you’ve been dead for over a century.

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SCP-8820-B: Well, old chap, don’t believe everything that you see in the history books. As one of the people who helped with the job, I can tell you with certainty that we make sure not everything worth telling is in ‘em.

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Agent Foster: You could say that we do something similar.

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SCP-8820-B: Really? Interesting how some things never change. Perhaps you’re more similar to my old friends than I had previously thought!

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Agent Foster: Your old friends? Are you referring to the Bull Moose Lodge?

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SCP-8820-B: Ah, you have certainly done your homework, young man! Yes, we were a rowdy bunch. Found a bunch of monsters that should never see the light of day and made damn sure the public never had to lay their beaty little eyes on ‘em. Tough work, but someone had to do it.

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Agent Foster: We have data that says the Lodge was heavily affiliated with Neo-Sarkicism. Was this true?

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SCP-8820-B: Wow, the more you tell me you know, the more impressed I am! I can always appreciate someone who knows what they’re talking about. Yes, while I’ll admit I’m not the biggest fan of how you worded it, we were followers of the flesh. Never did any of that human sacrifice nonsense, but, well, a bunch of old magical animals made for good substitutes in that department!

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Agent Foster: You sacrificed the anomalous creatures you’d hunt down?

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SCP-8820-B: Damn straight! Don’t know what else we woulda done with ‘em. Have you ever tried unicorn, old chap? Tastes like dirt from the ground, let me tell ya.

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Agent Foster: I see.

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SCP-8820-B: Was certainly better than sacrificing humans. The Great Prophet told me it was the weak men who felt like they were deserving of another human life to bolster their own strength. The strong men are already strong on their own.

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Agent Foster: The Great Prophet?

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SCP-8820-B: Aye, the Grand Karcist is what some call him. He’s what saved me, ya know?

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Agent Foster: Saved you?

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SCP-8820-B: You ever here about what happened down at the Gilpatrick Theatre? When that poor soul tried to blow my brains out?

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Agent Foster: Yes, we have.

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SCP-8820-B: Well, what they don’t tell you in those history books is that I would have definitely been a goner if not for the Grand Karcist.

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Agent Foster: We had some data that showed some sort of extra-dimensional anomaly was likely what prevented your demise. Was that the Grand Karcist?

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SCP-8820-B: I’m not entirely sure what you mean there, but he was certainly from our dimension. Surprisingly human-looking for… whatever he was. Anyway, as soon as that bullet pierced my skin, I suddenly wasn’t standing outside of the hotel. I was… well, it’s not important. What’s important is that he was there, the Grand Karcist. He told me that it wasn’t my time yet, and that I was capable of so much more if I followed his teachings. After he spoke to me, I was suddenly back down to Earth. That bullet was lodged in my glasses case and stuck in my flesh. Blood was trickling down my jacket, but I knew I was fine to give that speech there and then because I had the prophet’s word it wasn’t my time.

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Agent Foster: So, after you were saved by the Grand Karcist, you started the Lodge?

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SCP-8820-B: Well, before I started it, I realized I had to follow his teachings. I found old, forbidden writings. Some were manuscripts, some forbidden gospels, and even some forbidden drawls on the bottoms of Churches. You’d be surprised how widespread his teachings really are.

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Agent Foster: So, you learned the rituals you used to sacrifice the creatures from these teachings, I assume?

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SCP-8820-B: That, and so, so much more. The sacrifices were the key, though. If both the Great Prophet and the American people smile upon you, you can achieve so, so much.

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Agent Foster: So, why are you still around? Did you find a ritual for immortality?

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SCP-8820-B: If we had immortality, it wouldn’t just be me anymore, would it? A hunting party sticks together. I’m still around because, well, put simply, the people still believe in me! Belief is a powerful thing, old chap. You’d do well to remember that.

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Agent Foster: They still… believe in you?

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SCP-8820-B: Well, they don’t just carve your face on a mountain for no reason, do they?

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Agent Foster: I suppose you’re not wrong, but I’m just curious what exactly you mean by this. People believing in your… existence makes you stay around?

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SCP-8820-B: My existence? No, old chap! Every free man and woman in this country believes in my existence. No, what they believe in is my memory. They remember the man who once was, a shining beacon to the people of this land!

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Agent Foster: So, the American people remembering and believing in your memory is what has kept you around?

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SCP-8820-B: Well, that’s the primary cause. I suspect there’s a bit of intermingling with my, we’ll say, augmentations. Those rituals didn’t just do nothing for me! But, to my knowledge, as long as I am believed in, I will go on. It takes more than just death to kill a Bull Moose, my friend. Much more, indeed.

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GOI-004 CORRESPONDENCE

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On June 27th, the Department of Tactical Theology received a transmission concerning SCP-8820 from an operative claiming to be contacting the Foundation on behalf of the Church of the Broken God. Contact was established by Dr. Alice Key via a private channel with the office of Prophet Robert Bumaro established in 1998.

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Unknown: Hey, is this thing on? This should be the channel they established with us… Yes, it looks like it’s recording.

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Dr. Key: Um, hello? This channel is reserved for Robert Bumaro of the Church of the Broken God. Are you a representative of his?

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Unknown: Oh, it is working! Greetings, Foundation. Yes, I am Brother Lucas Baker of the Church of the Broken God, establishing this contact with you on behalf of Prophet Robert Bumaro. While I wish this communication could come at a friendlier time, I have some information that you need.

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Dr. Key: Information?

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Br. Lucas: No doubt, you have encountered the work of Karcist Theodore Roosevelt. We have been monitoring his actions since before even the Coalition caught wind of what was happening. To tell you the truth, we have tried our own methods to ensure his re-emergence would be halted, but there was little we could do. Put simply, you need a certain kind of weapon to eliminate him.

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Dr. Key: What sort of weapon?

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Br. Lucas: The nails that pierced Christ on the cross. The sword in the stone. The bullet that Shrank fired at the Karcist all those years ago. Mundane historians simply regard these items as having been equally mundane, made with basic materials harvested from the Earth below our feet. They could not be more wrong.

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Dr. Key: Are you saying that the bullet fired at Roosevelt was some sort of enhanced weapon?

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Br. Lucas: Well, I’m sure that you are aware that components of God have made their way all across the world, waiting to be reunited, but you seem to remain ignorant to the blasphemous acts that have been performed with them all throughout the years. Well, besides the false god awakened in La Paz, I suppose. Regardless, while attempting to modify our God’s components is seen as spitting in the face of the very doctrine that unites us, it has not stopped many from trying.

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Br. Lucas: Christ was impaled with repurposed screws from God’s feet. The sword was carved from the plating of God’s armor. The bullet was made from modifying God’s pineal gland. To kill a deified figure, you need a component of God. We do not ask this of you lightly, but I imagine we are to mutually benefit from the Karcist’s termination.

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Dr. Key: I see.

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Br. Lucas: The Grand Karcist has been weakened after so many years. He will be unable to protect Roosevelt should you find a vessel through which to let the bullet fly true. However, a mere mortal would be unable to contest with him in his current state. We’ve noticed a surprisingly little amount of ritualistic activity from him, suggesting he has been biding his time and power for something big.

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Dr. Key: Who would we need to face him, then?

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Br. Lucas: Have you ever heard of the phrase “To kill a god, you require another god”?

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Dr. Key: A… god? He’s a president.

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Br. Lucas: When a figure is deified by his people, the line between god and leader is often blurred. A proper vessel to face Roosevelt would be a leader more deified than him by the American people. Fortunately, as far as we’re aware, you have one.

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Dr. Key: We do?

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Br. Lucas: A long time ago, a Mekhanite priest was hired by some agents of a revolution down in the New World. They needed someone to guide them, so he was given a man to enhance into so much more than he was before. What was once flesh was now a stalwart, iron war machine. The “redcoats” stood no chance against him!

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Dr. Key: I believe I know what you’re referring to, now. Are you sure this will work?

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Br. Lucas: It’s happened before. Why do you think you have yet to find Karcist Jefferson and Brother Lincoln? Their battle has already occurred, and the fact our world remained unchanged is proof of Lincoln’s victory. Trust the process, my friend. This will work. It has to.

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OPERATION: BALD EAGLE

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Two days after deliberations within the Department of Tactical Theology began, the following operation proposal was compiled for presentation to the Overseer Council.

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OPERATION: BALD EAGLE

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Preamble: Gods take many shapes and sizes. From giant clockwork abominations to simple reality-benders that fancy themselves divine and gain a congregation, there is little that physically defines what a god can be. However, there is a single factor that separates the divine from the mundane, being belief. Belief in something can elevate it to new heights that it never previously could have hoped to achieve. Even a pebble could become a god if you injected it with enough belief.

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A leader is someone who many look up to. They are often idolized by groups of people for working hard to assure the collective’s stability, seen as shining paragons of what they could only hope to achieve in their lifetimes. Legacies are formed, monuments are made, and in some cases, worshipping is performed. A leader can be cemented in history to an almost mythical degree, a process of pseudo-deification.

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While issues are not normally caused by this limited belief in leaders, SCP-8820-B represents a unique convergence of Sarkicism-based augmentations interacting with the modern mysticism surrounding the legacy left behind by former President Roosevelt. Fortunately, Roosevelt is not the most deified president in United States history. In fact, we have the figure they worship the most contained within the bowels of Area 11.

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In order to kill a deified figure, we need a weapon capable of doing so, and SCP-8820 is that weapon. However, we also need someone to fire it. For this purpose, the Department of Tactical Theology is requesting use of SCP-2776, former United States President George Washington, to eliminate SCP-8820-B through utilization of SCP-8820. To facilitate this encounter taking place, SCP-3782 will be used as a religious totem to compel SCP-2776 into combat with SCP-8820-B.

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The operation was partially approved, with the stipulation that SCP-2776 be interviewed before any further action was taken, soon leading to contact being established with SCP-2776 by Dr. Alan Lock in an attempt to ensure its cooperation.

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«Begin Log»

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Dr. Lock enters SCP-2776’s chamber while holding SCP-3782. It’s sat upon a small bench staring mindlessly at the floor, continuously talking in garbled speech.

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Dr. Lock: Um, hello?

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SCP-2776: (Garbled)

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Dr. Lock: Alright, well, uh, I have something for you.

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SCP-2776: (Garbled)

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Dr. Lock slowly approaches SCP-2776, holding SCP-3782 above its head.

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Dr. Lock: Well, this is what they told me to do… hopefully it works.

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SCP-3782 is placed upon SCP-2776’s face. It continues to utter garbled speech, unmoving apart from its mouth.

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Dr. Lock: Alright, well I guess it didn’t—

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The doctor is suddenly interrupted by SCP-2776 moving its head from staring at the floor, positing itself to stare at him directly.

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SCP-2776: I… can see.

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Dr. Lock: Oh! Um, hello!

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SCP-2776: Who… might you be?

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Dr. Lock: I’m Dr. Alan Lock. You’re President Washington, correct?

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SCP-2776: I… I hardly remember. Where’s Martha?

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Dr. Lock: Martha Washington? She’s… gone. She’s been dead for many years.

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SCP-2776: I… I see.

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Dr. Lock: Let me give you a few minutes. Some of the others will come in to give you some information.

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«End Log»

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It remains unclear if the newfound clarity within SCP-2776 displayed after it wore SCP-3782 was due to the anomaly in question or if it was coincidental.

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While attempts were made to brief SCP-2776 on the activity of SCP-8820-B, it dismissed them and claimed to be already aware of the described events. When questioned, it was unable to ascertain the source of the information. Researchers have posited that this awareness is possibly connected to the clarity displayed by the anomaly, but this hypothesis remains unconfirmed.

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ADDENDUM 8820.9

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GOI-004 CORRESPONDENCE (CONT.)

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On June 29th, the Department of Tactical Theology received a second transmission from Brother Lucas of the Church of the Broken God. Dr. Key agreed to communicate with the GoI-004 operative a second time.

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Br. Lucas: Hello? Is anyone there?

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Dr. Key: Hi, yes.

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Br. Lucas: Ah, it’s you again! Nice to see you again, but I don’t think I ever caught your name?

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Dr. Key: Oh, apologies. I’m Dr. Alice Key. It’s a pleasure to meet you.

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Br. Lucas: Likewise. But, pleasantries aside, we have reason to believe that Washington has fully awakened. Is this true?

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Dr. Key: How did you receive this information?

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Br. Lucas: You don’t need to fret about informants in your ranks, if that’s what your worried about. The truth is that Washington has a sort of… trigger within his internal components. When it goes off, some of us with neural implants are pinged about it. All of our presidential champions have one.

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Dr. Key: Presidential champions?

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Br. Lucas: Don’t you remember from our last conversation when I mentioned the conflict between Karcist Jefferson and Brother Lincoln?

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Dr. Key: Yes, but we weren’t entirely sure what you meant.

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Br. Lucas: Throughout the history of the Church of the Broken God and those Sarkic Cults, the power held by the individual who is seated upon the throne of the United States was considered paramount to our influence within the region. Even if they’re no longer in the seat, these individuals gain power beyond what we could have previously thought, leading to inevitable conflict. We’ve normally managed to keep these struggles secret, as has been tradition since the inception of our modern collectives, but the actions of Karcist Roosevelt have led to an unfortunate amount of publicity.

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Dr. Key: How many presidents have been involved in these conflicts, exactly?

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Br. Lucas: Nearly all of them. Only a few remained independent, but they don’t tend to last long. I think a group of Sarkics got Henry Harrison only a month after he was elected, leading to his more agreeable lackey taking power.

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Dr. Key: You mentioned some sort of being given to those in the presidential seat? Can you elaborate on that?

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Br. Lucas: It’s like I said during our last call, doctor. The powers that be speak in the language of belief, exchanging it like a forbidden currency. To become a United States President is to gain the belief of the people, and to gain the belief of the people is to gain the power of a god, whether they’re aware of it or not. I speculate that whatever strings that ensure this process are the same ones that yank those special few into warring pairs every eight years or so. The cogs turn and spin, and they’ll keep turning as long as the American people continue to believe.

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Dr. Key: I see. Has there been any instance of one of these battles being prevented?

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Br. Lucas: Prevented? Doctor, you seem to misunderstand. This call was not to brainstorm with you. It’s meant to be a status update. Washington and Roosevelt are two unbreakable pistons about to slam into each other. You haven’t been able to contain the Bull Moose yet, and I’m sure you’ve witnessed his strength in combat. He only grows stronger, because he knows what’s meant to happen. I imagine the same for Washington, yes?

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Dr. Key: He has shown to have an unexplainable wealth of knowledge related to Roosevelt…

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Br. Lucas: The internal file database that functions as his brain was primed with this information decades before you even discovered him. Like I said, this was always destined to happen. The best option is to give Washington the bullet.

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Dr. Key: The bullet?

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Br. Lucas: As I’ve explained, it was a part of God modified long ago to be a weapon. It is the only thing in your possession at the moment capable of taking out Roosevelt, short of reactivating that false heart and letting something else achieve apotheosis to fight him. This is the best option for everyone involved. For the good of the world, make things easier on all of us… please.

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Presentation of this transcript to the Overseer Council led to full approval for Operation: Bald Eagle.

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OPERATION BALD EAGLE (CONT.)

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The full approval for the operation led to the further questioning of SCP-2776, in which the subject expressed a desire to engage in conflict with SCP-8820-B. The following is a transcript of the final interview taken with the anomaly.

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Dr. Lock: Greetings, SCP-2776.

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SCP-2776: Good morning, doctor. It appears you are in fair spirits.

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Dr. Lock: Ah, yeah. Thanks for noticing. I’m just here for a bit more questioning, if that’s okay?

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SCP-2776: That is acceptable.

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Dr. Lock: Great. So, you—

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SCP-2776: Wait.

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Dr. Lock: Hm?

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SCP-2776: I can feel something.

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Dr. Lock: What do you mean?

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SCP-2776: He’s waiting for me.

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Dr. Lock: Wait, do you mean Roosevelt? Let me get some of the others in here to—

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SCP-2776: I can see him.

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Dr. Lock: I’m sorry?

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SCP-2776: I feel a disturbance. The… the gears inside of me are telling me where I must go.

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Dr. Lock: Where are they telling you to go?

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SCP-2776: …Washington.

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SCP-8820-A-56

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The Washington Monument.

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Following SCP-2776's announcement during the interview, an anomalous signature that far outweighed any previous SCP-8820-A event was suddenly detected by Foundation equipment in the Washington Monument within Washington D. C. Observation revealed that there was no anomalous entity visible at the location by satellites positioned towards the region. Instead, SCP-8820-B could be seen sitting in front of the memorial and standing entirely motionless.

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Overseer Council deliberation deemed it the best course of action to transport SCP-2776 and evacuate the surrounding area in preparation for a possible conflict between the two anomalies. As was stated in the preamble for Operation: Bald Eagle, SCP-8820 was given to SCP-2776 before it engaged SCP-8820-B in combat. Connection with the United States government’s Metaphysical Club was established, who agreed to assist in facilitating the evacuation efforts.

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Once the area surrounding the Washington Monument was cleared of civilians, SCP-2776 was airlifted to the location and dropped off by Foundation operatives. The following log was promptly recorded.

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«Begin Log»

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SCP-8820-B: I was hoping you would show up soon.

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SCP-2776: Spare me your foul words, demon. Do not attempt to mock me.

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SCP-8820-B: Now, now. There’s no need to get all riled up so soon. From one former president to another, I want to offer you a deal.

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SCP-2776: A… deal?

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SCP-8820-B turns around and gestures to the Washington Monument.

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SCP-8820-B: Look at this, George. They built this for you. All of your achievements for this country and all they’ve given you is your face on a mountain and a pole sticking up from the ground. Sure, they remember us, but they do not worship us like they should. To become President of the United States is to become God, don’t you see?

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SCP-2776: I do not understand.

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SCP-8820-B: This monument, this insult, it has the power to ensure we are remembered as we should be. Since my reawakening, I have been gathering energy from as many magical creatures as I could. Their sacrifices have not been in vain, my friend. No, far from it. You see, this monument has a special property about it; did you know that? It is capable of channeling the power I have received from these sacrifices into something tangible. The power can spread across the entirety of these glorious United States and ensure our godhood for all of eternity.

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SCP-2776: Why did you call me here if you are capable of this?

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SCP-8820-B: If I were to do this, the divinity afforded to those who have held the position of United States President will be granted based upon recognition among the people. You, my friend, are the most recognized president who still remains upon this planet. If I were to grant us this power, well, you would be my greatest threat. That is, unless you choose to join my cause.

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SCP-2776: You wish for me to join you?

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SCP-8820-B: Join me and you will receive power beyond your wildest dreams. Refuse my offer and I will have no other choice but to strike you down.

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SCP-2776 pauses, mulling over SCP-8820-B’s words.

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SCP-2776: I refuse.

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SCP-8820-B: I see. That is… most unfortunate.

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The two remain still, staring at each other intently until SCP-8820-B throws its bag on the ground, pulling out a long-barreled rifle and a large, iron sword. SCP-2776’s left hand reconfigures itself to form a gun barrel-like extension. Its right palm splits in half, a long blade extending from the gap.

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SCP-8820-B: A righteous man once claimed that the American people must think about what they should do for their country, not their president. That man was me, of course, but I’m not exactly president anymore.

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SCP-8820-B suddenly rushes towards SCP-2776, dropping its rifle on the ground and wielding its word with both hands. It slashes its blade at SCP-2776, who counters with the blade on its right hand.

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SCP-2776: You’ll have to try harder than that, demon.

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SCP-2776 points the gun barrel on its left hand at SCP-8820-B’s head, firing multiple red beams of energy at it. The strikes temporarily stun SCP-8820-B, who staggers backwards several steps. SCP-2776 takes the opportunity to slash its blade at SCP-8820-B’s forehead, forming a large gnash and knocking it downwards. SCP-2776 holds its blade threateningly at SCP-8820-B as it struggles to reposition itself.

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SCP-2776: Do you yield?

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SCP-8820-B struggles for a few moments before its mouth suddenly contorts into a wide grin. It begins chuckling slightly.

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SCP-8820-B: Was this really all you had? This will be an easier battle than I thought.

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SCP-8820-B’s fist suddenly balloons to three times its previous size, which it uses to deliver a powerful uppercut to SCP-2776, who is sent barreling backwards onto the ground. SCP-8820-B grabs the rifle it discarded on the ground and fires several blue energy beams at SCP-2776. Several of the beams strike it, but the final is blocked by SCP-2776 slashing its blade like a baseball bat, propelling the beam back at its attacker. SCP-8820-B quickly shifts to the side, narrowly avoiding the blast.

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SCP-2776: You’ll have to try harder than that! I faced redcoats who were more threatening than you in the very war that allowed you to be elevated to where you stand today.

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SCP-8820-B: We’ll see about that.

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SCP-2776 gets off the ground and quickly fires several more blasts at SCP-8820-B, who counters by firing its own. Every shot from either anomaly meets the other, resulting in small explosions in the middle of the battleground as they collide. SCP-8820-B sneers, charging towards SCP-2776 with its blade outstretched.

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SCP-8820-B: Block this, you wrinkly bastard!

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SCP-2776: Gladly.

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SCP-2776 slams its blade upon SCP-8820-B’s, locking the two in place. Neither waver for several moments, their respective swords visibly shaking. SCP-8820-B drops its rifle on the ground so it can better wield its weapon.

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SCP-8820-B: You know, my offer is still on the table. All you have to do is yield, and we shall achieve a complete apotheosis!

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SCP-8820-B gains slight leverage in the struggle, pushing SCP-2776 back slightly.

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SCP-2776: I served my four years. Sometimes, you just have to recognize when it’s your time to let go. You couldn’t recognize that, and in your campaign to do so, you pushed so many against you. General or president, I am no god. And no matter what you want to tell yourself, neither are you.

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Leverage is regained by SCP-2776, allowing it to push SCP-8820-B back until they regain their original positions.

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SCP-8820-B: Fine then. If you won’t use those wooden teeth to spit out an agreement, I’ll tear them off of your metal corpse!

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A third arm suddenly bursts from SCP-8820-B’s back, forming a large hole in its outfit. The arm grabs the rifle it left on the ground, firing it at SCP-2776 and landing a direct on its head and knocking it to the ground. A black, viscous fluid seeps from the bullet hole.

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SCP-8820-B: You made a big mistake challenging a Bull Moose to a tussle, George.

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SCP-8820-B plunges its sword several times into SCP-2776’s torso, causing more fluid to erupt from its mouth.

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SCP-8820-B: Well, I must admit. You caught me in a good mood today. A battle like this really gets the blood pumping, let me tell ya. So, I’m going to offer you a chance I don’t offer many. Any last words?

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SCP-2776: Only a few.

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SCP-8820-B: Those being?

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SCP-2776: There’s no glasses case to protect you this time.

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SCP-8820-B: What?

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SCP-2776’s left arm suddenly reconfigures itself into a normal hand once again. It is formed into the shape of a finger gun, with the top of the pointer finger suddenly opening on a hinge. Within the finger is SCP-8820, aimed directly at SCP-8820-B’s torso.

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SCP-2776: Here’s how you kill a Bull Moose.

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Before SCP-8820-B can react, SCP-8820 is fired at a high speed directly through its heart, piercing it instantly. A pained cry erupts from its mouth as it falls to the ground. Blood seeps onto the surrounding grass as it gasps for air. SCP-2776 attempts to move, finding it cannot. It looks around at its own form, finding much more of the black liquid to have spread around its body.

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SCP-2776: I suppose it is time for us to both get our rests, after all. The American people need new heroes. The Law is ever-changing, after all.

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SCP-2776’s eyes lose a glow behind them, and its limbs collapse to the ground. SCP-8820-B’s body remains unmoving.

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«End Log»

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Following the events of the log, SCP-2776 and SCP-8820-B were reclassified as Neutralized.

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LATEST UPDATES

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After SCP-8820-B’s neutralization at the hands of SCP-2776, no SCP-8820-A events were subsequently recorded by the Foundation or any Groups of Interest. SCP-8820 was recollected from the courtyard in front of the Washington Monument, as were the corpses of both SCP-2776 and SCP-8820-B. SCP-2776’s body has been placed into storage for future dissection while SCP-8820-B’s has been incinerated following unanimous Overseer Council vote.

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Due to the neutralization of both SCP-8820-A and SCP-8820-B as well as the revelations made concerning SCP-8820 itself, a new database entry has been drafted by its containment supervisors. The following is the latest draft submitted for Overseer approval.

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Item #: SCP-8820

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Object Class: Thaumiel

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-8820 is held in a small box within Specialized Storage Vault 01-Alpha, accessible only to personnel possessing Level 5/8820 clearance or higher. The anomaly’s internal structure is undergoing review by personnel within Site-314.

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Description: SCP-8820 is a metallic construct resembling a mundane bullet. Observation utilizing sonar rendering has determined that the interior of SCP-8820 contains highly-complex machinery of unknown purpose. The material used in its construction remains unclear, but study has found it is an alloy of several mixed metals of unknown origin.

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SCP-8820 served as the bullet deployed in the attempted assassination of former United States President Theodore Roosevelt, but its path was halted due to the interference of an anomalous force recognized as Grand Karcist Ion, the premier figure within the collective Sarkic Cults. Church of the Broken God doctrine recognizes SCP-8820 as a legitimate artifact from the Broken God, claiming it to have acted as its brain’s pineal gland before an unknown modification resulted in its current form.

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The anomaly appears to be capable of eliminating deific entities. Further study remains ongoing.

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On July 4th, 2024, a note was found to have suddenly manifested within the box where SCP-8820 was stored. A scan of it has been placed below.

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Dear Foundation,

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Thanks for setting up that sparring match with George, it was the most fun I’ve had in a long, long time. If you see him again, tell him that there’s no hard feelings. I think I just happened to get a bit too into the moment and I lost my cool. Though, perhaps I'm only feeling remorseful because I’ve managed to find new purpose. You see, I was found by this lot with three moons as their logo, and it turns out that they just so happened to be having an election for their president! Apparently, it’s been their first election in thousands of years.

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Well, with my old charm, I managed to get myself elected up here. And let me assure you Foundation, there are going to be a lot of changes, both in this place and back there on Earth. I realized that I shot too low by only battling George. A real hunter goes for the hardest catch to ensure his adrenaline is pumping, and I know just who to go for now. Plus, with all of the enhancements they’ve got here, we’re sure to have a grand old time once we’re ready to fight.

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Send Yahweh my regards,

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Theodore Roosevelt, Corbenic's Eternal President

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Coinciding with the appearance of the note, an unprecedently high amount of the American population were noted to have suddenly converted to Atheism, with the number steadily increasing every day since its appearance. Department of Tactical Theology personnel have been conscripted to ensure a remanifestation of SCP-8820-B does not target the entity recognized as the Christian God.

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这妖精神通不小，须是比老孙手段大些的，才降得他哩。天神不济，地煞不能，若要拿此妖魔，须是去请观音菩萨才好。
+[This demon's got some power, so we need someone stronger than I am. The gods of heaven and earth are useless, so we'll have to get help from the Bodhisattva Guanyin.]
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The following footage excerpt was taken from the "Study" surveillance camera in █████, Futian District, Shenzhen, China, on 1/18/2020. This property is owned by Zhu Jing, who has been suspected to be the leader of a sex-trafficking ring, though no substantial evidence has ever been found against him.

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The camera shows the inside of a study. The room is empty. The furniture is ornate and brilliant. Distant chatter, presumably of partygoers, and violin music can be heard.

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Zhu: From the hall: Like I said, I'm willing to listen, but the second I'm not interested you're getting kicked out. Got it?

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Zhu, SCP-8884-G, and two armed bodyguards enter the study. Zhu sits down at the desk and gestures for SCP-8884-G to take a seat. SCP-8884-G settles into an armchair.

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SCP-8884-G: Do you bring in armed guards for every business meeting you have? That can't leave a good impression on investors.

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Zhu: Only when three people not on my guest list invade my house and ask to speak to me about a very sensitive topic. You know, with just a few phone calls on my end, your trespassing can turn into a much more serious crime.

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SCP-8884-G: Well, I might’ve treated you with a bit more tact if you didn’t make me leave my friends in the lobby.

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Zhu: For what possible reason would you need three people in here at once for a business deal?

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SCP-8884-G: Don't think too hard about it. But let's stop talking about me and start talking about you, my favorite sex trafficker. Though that list is admittedly-

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Zhu: If you're from the police, I'll tell you right now that you're wasting your time.

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SCP-8884-G: No, I'm not from the Party. Ever heard of karma?

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Zhu: Of course. It's the metric that Buddhists use to-

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SCP-8884-G: Yeah, I know what it is too, dipshit. Your karma's getting bad, and I don't think you're gonna stop infringing on human rights anytime soon. But fret not, for I-

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Zhu: Are you some sort of religious shill?

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SCP-8884-G: Religious, yes.

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SCP-8884-G begins glowing. Many golden, translucent arms fan out behind her. Translucent heads grow atop her current one, each facing a different direction.

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SCP-8884-G: With karma that low, bad things tend to happen. It's exponential, like debt. Usually means death in a month, a few months if you're—

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Zhu: Shoot her.

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The guards shoot SCP-8884-G in the head. Blood and gore splatter onto the bookshelf behind it.

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Zhu: Now find the two guys she came with.

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The guards leave.

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The following footage excerpt was taken from the "Basement" security camera.

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The only people in view are two humanoid entities lounging on couches, henceforth referred to as SCP-8884-R and SCP-8884-S. SCP-8884-R appears White, while SCP-8884-S appears Middle-Eastern.

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SCP-8884-R: Tariq, bestie, it's called a "cupcake" for a reason. Cup. Cake. It's a cake in a cup. Like, let's be so for real for a second here.

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SCP-8884-S: Well, Google says otherwise. "The name 'cupcake' comes from from the measurements originally used to make them: one cup of butter, two cups-"

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A vibrating sound can be heard. The two men look at their watches, which are now displaying a red, flashing message. SCP-8884-R groans.

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SCP-8884-R: God damn it. I was planning on clubbing in this outfit later! And now there's gonna be blood all over it.

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The two men run up the stairs.

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Vivian woke up from death the way she usually did: coughing and sputtering with an awful headache.

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"Viv, you good?" Archie said. He was holding a willow branch, having just used it to flick dew onto her from the vase in his other hand. Archie put the branch back into the vase and returned it to Vivian.

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"If you consider 'freshly trepanned caveman' to be good," Vivian muttered. She shrunk the vase and put it back into her suit pocket. "How's it looking?"

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"Tariq's currently handling—well, considering how much time has passed, he's probably already handled the two guards. Our job now is to track down that 'Zoo' guy."

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"It's pronounced 'Zhu.' Like 'Jew,' as in someone Jewish." Vivian was currently rubbing her temples in an attempt to soothe the pounding in her skull.

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"Really?" Archie said. "See, that's why you're the one talking to him, not me."

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Guests had already noticed something was up. When Vivian exited the study, a woman running as fast as her heels would allow almost crashed into her. Sounds of screaming and shouting filled the hallways.

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"It's bloody loud," Archie said, "but do you think you can find where Zhu is?"

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"Have some confidence, will you?" Vivian said.

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She enhanced her hearing and listened, sifting through the cries for help, the 1-1-0 emergency calls, and the sounds of hurried footsteps as she tried to identify Zhu's voice amidst the crowd.

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"Found him," Vivian said. "Fifth floor, guest bedroom. He's currently calling for more guards. We need-"

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"One sec, bestie," Archie said. He took out a baseball-sized piece of metal and clicked it. It unfolded into a full-length rifle in his hands. "There's a couple people turning the corner."

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"Shoot them in their legs or something," Vivian said. She was already walking towards the stairs. "I don't need another lecture from The Manager about our brand image."

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Archie started glowing a deep, forest green. He closed one eye and raised his rifle with unerring steadiness, letting out exactly three bullets as three security guards came into view. The bullets tore straight through their thighs, incapacitating them instantly.

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"You always do that so fast," Vivian said when Archie caught up with her.

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"Well," Archie said, "Robin Hood likes stealing from the rich."1

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The following footage excerpt was taken from the "Living Room" security camera.

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The room is in disarray. The paintings on the walls have been torn, the windows have been shattered, and the upholstery has been ripped. The sounds of music and conversation are gone.

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Zhu is sitting on a couch, head in his hands. His face is bruised and bloodied. SCP-8884-G, SCP-8884-R, and SCP-8884-S stand before him. SCP-8884-G is currently using its phone camera as a mirror as it wipes blood off of its face. SCP-8884-R and SCP-8884-S are both pointing guns at Zhu.

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SCP-8884-G: Have you changed your mind for, I don't know, no particular reason?

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Zhu: I don't really have a choice here.

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SCP-8884-G: No, you do. We're not mugging you or anything. We do business. If you don't want to pay, we'll just leave and let your karma spiral. We kicked you around a bit because you shot me in the head, which doesn't really leave a good impression on a guest. And also because you're a sex trafficker. You'd be in much worse shape if my manager didn't forbid murder and torture against paying clients. Wait, you're not willing to pay, right? Totally unwilling to pay, right? You definitely-

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Zhu: And how much did you want?

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SCP-8884-S: Five hundred million US dollars.

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Zhu: It'll be transferred to your account tomorrow. Just get out of my house.

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SCP-8884-G: Coward.

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Shenzhen had a shockingly large amount of fancy French restaurants, probably because of all the business meetings. It was apparently tradition for the backups to take the negotiator out for dinner after a good deal, which was why Vivian was currently looking to order the most expensive thing on the menu.

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"So," Tariq said, "How'd it go?"

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"Tariq, bestie," Archie said, "she got a bullet put through her skull."

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"I was trying to find a polite way to start the conversation," Tariq said.

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"It went fine," Vivian said, "all things considered. We got the money in the end, and that's all that matters."

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"Isn't The Manager always telling you about how you shouldn't be unneccesarily rude?"

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"Well, he can keep telling me. I don't give a fuck." Vivian took a deep sigh. "I don't give enough of a shit anymore to hang on to his every word."

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"Alright," Tariq said. "Let's start figuring out what we're ordering. Viv, you wanna try their filet mignon? I've heard it's really good."

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"I'm fine," Vivian said. She remembered hands guiding her through a sawing motion. "I don't really like steak."

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"If you say so," Tariq said.

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For some reason, Archie was staring at her with a very concerned expression. When Vivian met his gaze, he looked away.

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Vivian was lying in her dorm trying to cope with her headache when she decided to reminisce.

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She did this often after getting revived, and one memory frequently came to her mind. It was late spring, roughly a month before she’d gotten injected with divinity. Hana had just had a successful performance at a very large concert hall, and she invited Vivian to a restaurant to celebrate. Their food had arrived: steak for Hana, seafood pasta for Vivian.

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"Why are you thanking me?" Vivian said. "You were the one playing the violin.”

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"Yes, I don't think I hallucinated you playing the instrument," Hana said. "But I wouldn't have been up there if you didn’t you convince me that stage fright gets better once you start performing." She put a piece of steak into her mouth.

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"I don't understand why you always take my advice," Vivian said. "I'm not, like, a fucking philosopher or something. You have no reason to be listening to me."

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"Really? I had no clue. I was under the impression you were the granddaughter of Confucius," Hana said. "But jokes aside. Because of that concert, there's at least one good reason for me to trust you now, isn't there?"

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"Guess so," Vivian said.

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They ate in comfortable silence for a while.

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"Hey," Hana said, "didn't you say you've never had steak at a restaurant?"

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"Not that I can remember, at least. I tried a piece once and I didn't like it."

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"Oh, this place has amazing filet mignon. Trust me. Here, let's swap plates."

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Vivian was awkward at best with a fork and knife, so Hana got up and guided her hands through the motions. Eventually, Vivian managed to saw off a piece, which she hesitantly put it into her mouth. She chewed in silence.

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"Wow," Vivian said. "This is really nice."

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"See?" Hana said. "I told you, right?" She smiled; a big, brilliant smile.

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Vivian often wondered if somewhere out there, Hana was also thinking of her.

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Special Containment Procedures: Due to its own secrecy protocols, SCP-8884 does not need to be significantly contained. Foundation webcrawlers are to monitor security footage for evidence of SCP-8884 operations using standard antimemetic precautions. Any new information obtained from footage is to be immediately reported to the Department of Tactical Theology. All information regarding Vivian Qian and the Bodhisattva Guanyin are to be monitored for suspicious activity. Any reports of SCP-8884 activity from persons in front of the veil are to be met with standard amnesticization procedures.

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Logo of the Samsara Credit Solutions Agency

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Description: SCP-8884 is the Samsara Credit Solutions Agency. Though this company does not exist on public records, entities loosely resembling various religious or semi-historical figures (henceforth referred to as SCP-8884-1) will claim to represent SCP-8884. They will manifest next to those who have performed actions deemed by general society as "unvirtuous” (henceforth referred to as SCP-8884-2).

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SCP-8884-1 will inform SCP-8884-2 that SCP-8884-2 has accrued a form of "karmic debt." They will urge SCP-8884-2 to pay money in exchange for the "forgiveness" of their karma. The requested amount has been recorded to range from $500,000 to $30,000,000,000. Instructions for payment will usually take the form of burning cash or making virtual payments to a nonexistent bank account.2

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SCP-8884-G, an SCP-8884-1 instance with powers resembling the Bodhisattva Guanyin, is previously non-anomalous 23 year-old Vivian Qian.

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Picture posted to Vivian Qian's Instagram account on 9/15/2018

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11/12/2018

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"Apparently, yeah," Vivian said. "Because what would I do in my free time if not write fucking supplemental essays?"

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Vivian and Hana were at the park, seated on a blanket underneath the shade of a large tree.

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"I'm not gonna go all guidance counselor," Hana said, "but maybe you should just do a few more to get your parents off your ass.” She watched a group of kids play with a frisbee in the distance.

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"Fuck no," Vivian said. "They'll be insufferable if I ever actually listen to them. If I cave, they’ll think that yelling at me works, and I'll never have a moment of fucking peace again.”

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Hana looked away and sighed. "If you say so," she said.

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"Hey, I don't want to talk about any of this depressing shit," Vivian said. "How'd you do on that last comp-religion test?"

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"Fine."

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"You got at least a ninety-five, didn't you?"

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"Ninety-three," Hana said. "How'd you do?"

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"Seventy-one. I heard the teacher harping on about you. Talking about how you approach him all studious and shit."

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"I thought we agreed to keep school out of our conversations," Hana said. "Hey, did you watch the video I sent of a guy making pasta with, like, six-hundred eggs?"

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Discovery: On 3/29/2020 SCP-8884-G manifested at a Site-██ conference room.

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Standard unknown POI protocol is underway. Members of Eta-77 "Spheres Within Spheres" stand with weapons around SCP-8884-G, who is seated in a conference room. The room is completely silent.

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SCP-8884-G: So. Seen any good shows lately?

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Silence.

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SCP-8884-G: Oh, c'mon. Hey. Hana.

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Agent Hana Kyeon turns to look at SCP-8884-G, but stays silent.

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SCP-8884-G: It's been a while. Can't we just catch up? How's shit been going? Got a PhD or something?

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Silence.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Captain, permission to talk?

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Eta-77 Donley nods.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: You're asking me what's been going on?

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SCP-8884-G: Well, what I've been doing is … what is it you guys say? "It's classified?" Yeah, it's classified. Totally classified. So classified I shouldn't even be telling you it's classified.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Everyone thought you were dead. Everyone thinks you're dead.

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SCP-8884-G: And so what? I'm here, aren't I? All's well that ends well, or whatever those old white fuckers say?

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Eta-77 Kyeon: They held a memorial for you. Do you know that? They put up your picture and burned incense and everything. Your parents even came. They didn't cry, though I don't think you would've cared either way. But yes, I'm so glad you've showed up here today to try and scam us out of money.

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SCP-8884-G: What makes you think I'd do that?

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Eta-77 Kyeon: There's over a hundred Foundation sites out there, and you just happen to stumble upon the one I'm working at?

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SCP-8884-G:, Well, The Manager's orders don't have to be my only reason to come here. Look, with what I'm doing, sometimes you gotta take what you can get, so-

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A deal was not reached with SCP-8884-G. SCP-8884-1 instances warned of possible consequences before they demanifested. The Department of Tactical Theology is currently monitoring for any possible related phenomena in the future.

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"No, I don't know what I'm doing today," Vivian said. "I'm still processing all the shit that's happened. Give me some time."

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"I'm aware," Hana said, "but look. Lying around in my house all day isn't going to solve your problems."

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"Yeah, thanks, I'll just 'stop being depressed.' Why didn't I fucking think of that? I'm not one of your research questions, Hana. You can't solve me with evidence and APA citations."

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Hana took a deep sigh. She pinched the bridge of her nose.

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"You're stretching my patience here," Hana said. "I'll tell you this again, whether you like to hear it or not. You have a perfectly clear path ahead of you. Go home, apologize to your parents, and either go to community college or take a gap year."

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"I'm not gonna grovel in front of the two pieces of shit that ruined my life," Vivian said. She sat up on the couch and glared at Hana. "And how the fuck would you know, smartass? You get into Yale and you think that gives you the right to order me around? Like you're the empress of-"

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"Chill out! Jesus Christ!"

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They both paused. Hana walked to the dinner table and sat down in front of Vivian with a sigh.

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"Ok. Let's do some of that open communication I've heard about," Hana said. "Go buy some ice cream or watch a movie or something. We're both stressed and confused, and sitting here yelling at each other won't change that."

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Vivian nodded. She put on her shoes and stepped outside, closing the door behind her.

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05/23/2019

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"I've seen you wear a suit and tie like fifty times for your concerts and award ceremonies and whatever," Vivian said. "How do you not know how to tie a tie?”

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"I apologize for not memorizing an action I perform once every six months," Hana said. "And besides, no one knows how to tie a tie. It's one of the most searched questions on Google. Just type in 'how to' and autosuggest gives it to you."

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Vivian's job interview was in thirty minutes. Driving there would take fifteen. Hana was currently ironing out the dress pants Vivian had haphazardly shoved into her drawers several months ago.

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Vivian had been procrastinating returning to her house. But all she'd taken with her was cash and her backpack, and she needed new clothes in general, not just business attire.

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When she went back, all her mother had said was "make it quick.”

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Hana finished ironing the dress pants. She told Vivian to wait for them to cool before putting them on. Vivian checked her makeup again in the mirror.

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"You want me to drive you?" Hana asked.

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"I'll be fine," Vivian said.

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Agent Hana Kyeon of MTF Eta-77 "Spheres Within Spheres," who was present for negotiations between SCP-8884-G and the Foundation, claimed to recognize SCP-8884-G, because she had attended the same high school as Qian. The info she provided regarding Qian has been deemed extraneous.

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05/23/2019

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"This interview is at a restaurant," the man said, "because you've pretty much already gotten the job. I called you here to convince you to join." He poured maple syrup atop his waffles.

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Vivian had never worked a job before, but from what she'd heard, job interviews typically didn't take place at Silver Diners. She hadn’t touched the plate of pasta she’d ordered.

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The man was tall and White, with a slight accent (Italian, if Vivian had to guess) and stubble on his chin. Vivian thought he looked like the type of person to make business videos about the importance of networking. She could've sworn that he was emitting a faint glow.

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"First question," the man said. "You're agnostic, right?"

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"Yeah. How do you know that?"

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"I'll get to that later. Now, what's your stance on religious blasphemy?"

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"Do people usually have stances on that? I’m fine with it, I guess."

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"Then say something sacreligious."

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Weirdest job interview I’ve ever heard of.

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Vivian made a mock praying motion with her hands and closed her eyes. "Hey, God. Both you and Jesus can suck my fat fucking cock."

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The man laughed. "Great," he said. "Now, how do you feel about a hundred-thousand dollars a year?"

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"Jesus Christ."

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"What's he got to do with it?"

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"No, like, that's a lot of money."

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"Oh, it is. And you'll get it if you join the Agency."

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"What's the catch?"

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"You can never talk to anyone from your current life again."

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"Alright then. When do I start?"

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"Pretty soon. But I've gotta finish these waffles first before I inject you with divinity."

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Qian was reported missing on 5/24/2019. Her missing persons case uncovered no leads, and no evidence of her body was ever found. Current information indicates it is highly likely that SCP-8884-G either is Vivian Qian or is inhabiting Qian's body.

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SCP-8884-G demanifested before it could be contained and interrogated. Forensic staff were dispatched to investigate the "Samsara Credit Solutions Agency."

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The following footage excerpt was taken from an indoor surveillance camera in █████, █████ Rd, Los Angeles, California, on 4/18/2024. This property is known to be a prominent meeting place for Neo-Sarkicists.

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SCP-8884-G, SCP-8884-R, and SCP-8884-S are sitting on a couch facing a man in robes. Several cloaked figures surround them on all sides.

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SCP-8884-G: Hey, y'know, I respect all religions. But, like, the human experimentation part. Are you…open to constructive criticism, by any chance?

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The camera shows a hallway. Shouting and gunfire can be heard in the distance.

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SCP-8884-G, SCP-8884-R, and SCP-8884-S sprint into view.

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SCP-8884-G: Jesus. There's still seven of the fuckers nearby.

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SCP-8884-S: Keep running, and I'll focus on getting us out.

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The SCP-8884-1 instances sprint out of view. A few seconds later, an unknown entity moves into view of the camera. It resembles a misshapen blob of throbbing flesh, covered with eyes and mouths. It roars as it runs down the hallway at a shockingly fast pace.

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Never, Vivian thought, never again will I let The Manager assign me to collect money from fucking Sarkicists.

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Vivian perceived distant roars coming from further down the hallway.

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"Something's about to run straight into us!" Vivian yelled. "Figure something out and do it fast."

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"I'll try to smash our way through," Tariq said, "but we'll have to stop right here. Archie, can you make sure the one behind us doesn't become a problem?"

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"Say less," Archie said.

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A flesh monster appeared in front of them. This one was thin and sinewy, with several appendages that looked like knives. It moved in quick, jerky motions. The three agents ground to a halt.

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"Set can handle this," Tariq said. The bags around his waist loosened by themselves as sand began streaming out of them. Within less than a second, the hallway was filled with a raging sandstorm. The dust avoided Vivian and Archie, giving them space to move and breath.

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Tariq stepped into the sandstorm and vanished within the dust. The monster in front of them twitched its head, trying to look for him amid the sand.

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Tariq materialized behind it and blasted it point-blank with a bullpup shotgun.

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The monster roared as it staggered backwards. It swung at Tariq, but the place where he stood now contained nothing but sand.

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Tariq appeared behind the monster again, unloading buckshot into the its back. The creature swung around inhumanly fast, but when it cut into Tariq, his body collapsed into dust.

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Archie turned around, took out his rifle, and began glowing green. He closed one eye and let loose several bullets. Roars of pain emanated from the direction he was shooting.

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Within a few seconds, the sand had cleared, and the monster in front of them was now nothing more than a puddle of gore in the hallway. The still-twitching corpse of another laid behind them. Archie grinned.

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Tariq remained expressionless. He stepped through the viscera, making squelching noises with his shoes as he reloaded his shotgun.

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"Let's go," Tariq said, "there's still more coming."

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"Hold still, Vivian. Hold still!"

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Vivian was currently in the medbay at the Agency's headquarters. The Manager was standing in the room, overseeing the whole operation. Archie and Tariq were holding her steady while their medic was pouring a strange acid over the throbbing flesh infection on her leg. He was channeling Asclepius' powers to heal her, which seemed to be making the already very painful treatment hurt even more.

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Vivian had discovered a pulsing wound on her shin when the adrenaline wore off. They'd skipped the flight and teleported her straight back to headquarters. Teleportation was expensive, but she definitely wasn't complaining.

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In fact, Vivian was finding it hard to complain about much of anything, considering the horrible blinding pain currently shooting through her body. Archie had to put his whole body weight on her leg to stop it from shaking.

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"Please hold still," the medic said. "If this gets on your skin, it'll sear it off."

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"I'm sure that would hurt less than whatever the fuck this is!"

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Archie and The Manager helped Vivian limp back to her dorm. They looped her arms around their shoulders until she managed to collapse onto her bed.

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"Bestie," Archie said, "how are we feeling?"

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"Now that that fucker's not pouring hellfire over my leg? A lot better."

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The Manager chuckled. "Glad to hear it," he said. "I'll keep your schedule free for the next week. Get some rest, watch some trashy TV, anything of that sort. Let me know if I can help you."

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Vivian thanked The Manager as he walked out of the door.

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"Hey,” Archie said, "this might not be a good time, but can I talk to you for a sec?"

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"Go for it, I guess."

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"I think you should quit."

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They sat in silence for a while.

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"Are you joking?" Vivian said.

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"No, I'm serious. Look, I've seen some of your old news articles. Your loved ones have spent a shit ton of time and money looking for you. They want you back.”

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Archie paused, waiting for a response. Vivian didn’t give him one.

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"And besides,” he continued, "I can see you starting to hate this job. You avoid the manager like the plague when he's looking for agents."

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"Whether or not I like this job doesn’t matter,” Vivian replied. "Not a ton of jobs out there that want experience in extortion, and my friends and family think I've been kidnapped or something. What should I do? Tell them I ditched them on purpose for money? They'd fucking hate me."

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"I wouldn't assume that so readily. These are people who've been searching for you for five years. I think they'd rather be mad with you than lonely without you."

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"And how the fuck would you know? Have you met them before? I don't think so. So get out of my business and leave me alone."

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Archie was wearing an expression Vivian had never seen on him before, somewhere between anger, sadness, and pity.

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"Alright then. Good night," he said. He left the room.

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That night, Vivian dreamed of a woman in a long, flowing white dress. A servant holding a stick attended to the woman. The two of them were riding a cloud, traversing through the sky. Suddenly, beams of light pierced through the heavens, creating brilliant bars of radiance.

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"Teacher," the servant said, "that must be the Mountain of Five Phases."

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"If so," the woman said, "this must be where the Great Sage Equal to Heaven is imprisoned."

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The woman proceeded to recite a poem.

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Vivian's attention started drifting off. By the time she was listening to the woman again, she had finished her poem.

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A voice below them shouted, "who the hell is talking shit behind my back?"

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The woman and her servant flew to the ground. They landed at the base of the mountain, next to what seemed to be a furry head sticking out of the stone.

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"Sun," the woman said, "do you recognize me?"

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"How could I not?" Sun Wukong said. "The Mighty Deliverer, the Great Compassionate Bodhisattva Guanyin from the Potalaka Mountain of the South Sea. Thank you for coming to see me! Really, every day here feels like a goddamn year. Where'd you get the idea to visit?

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"The Buddha told me to find a scripture pilgrim," Guanyin said. "Since I was passing by, I stopped to see you."

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"That bastard Buddha tricked me!" Sun Wukong said. "I haven't been able to move for five hundred years. Would you please show a little mercy and get me outta here?"

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"You have a lot of sinful karma," Guanyin said. "If I free you, I fear that you will go back to violence."

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"I won't! Promise! I've been reflecting for the last … five-hundred years or so. Please, show me the proper path, because I'm willing to improve myself and all that. People change, right? People and stone demon monkeys?"

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Guanyin looked very pleased. "Yes," she said, "they do change."

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Eta-77 Kyeon is lying on her couch, scrolling on her phone. She is still in her work clothes, and looks visibly fatigued.

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There is a knock on her door. Kyeon puts down her phone. The knocking gradually becomes faster.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Coming!

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The knocking continues incessantly until Kyeon opens the door. SCP-8884-G is standing in front of her. It is wearing a dissheveled pantsuit, and its hair is noticeably messy. It appears to be out of breath.

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SCP-8884-G: Hey, sorry about showing up all of a sudden, but I really need your help right now. Please? I’m really sorry, but it’s just that-

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Why the hell are you here?

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SCP-8884-G: Look, can you just let me in first? I don't like being out in the open right now.

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SCP-8884-G enters Eta-77 Kyeon's apartment.

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SCP-8884-G: And please lock the door.

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Eta-77 Kyeon closes and locks the door.

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SCP-8884-G: Hey, is this place warded?

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Against thaumaturgy? Yeah.

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Eta-77 Kyeon takes a deep breath.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Look, whatever you have to say, say it fast. Keep in mind that I'm required to have security cameras in my house, and if I don't want to become a footnote in the amnestics records, I will have to turn in this footage after we wrap up whatever the hell you have going on.

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SCP-8884-G: Ha. By the time you do that, I'll either be free or I'll be dead. You have our company on file somewhere, right? You know how we work?

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Yeah, roughly.

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SCP-8884-G: Do you know about The Manager?

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Eta-77 Kyeon: The Manager?

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SCP-8884-G: We call him The Manager because we only have one. Virtually all the money I extort goes to him, but I still get paid a shit ton every year, so I never had a problem with it. Today, one of our marks offered me a deal in private. We were extorting him for drug trafficking, but I discovered he was running a billion-dollar corruption scheme as well.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: And why exactly is that important?

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SCP-8884-G: The corruption would've jacked up our extortion rate by a few billion dollars. He offered to pay me a couple million extra on the side if I would keep quiet about the whole corruption thing. Look, everyone tells me not to lie to The Manager, and I thought that was bullshit, because I've lied to him about small things like signing forms and taking out the trash all the time, and he's never called me out on it. This time, he somehow found out before we even got back to the HQ.

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Silence.

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SCP-8884-G: The Manager is usually alright. Good benefits, great pay, listens to your suggestions. But when The Manager found out a guy didn't follow protocol and lied to him about it once, he called us all to a meeting. He invited the guy up onto the stage, and … actually, I don’t really wanna think about that. Let's move on.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: How do you know The Manager found out?

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SCP-8884-G: My weird hearing ability. The Manager was rambling about some insane shit. I don't know how he found out before I even got back, but he was already talking to people about what I did and telling them to "get ready for cleanup." Not exactly a … promising thing to hear.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Alright, then. What the hell do you want me to do about it? Are you asking me to call in a nuclear strike or something?

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Silence.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean for it to come out like that. I haven’t seen you for years, and you come back for … It's just been a stressful month. What do you want me to do?

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SCP-8884-G: Take me to the Foundation. You work for the Department of Tactical Theology, right? You have experience killing gods?

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Eta-77 Kyeon: In a sense, yes. But we say that "if you can kill it, it isn't a god."

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SCP-8884-G: Well, you’ll get to test that theory firsthand. Just let me talk to whoever pays your bills.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: I wasn't aware you'd turned into my drill sergeant. Since when do I take orders from you?

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SCP-8884-G: Didn't you say you've had a stressful month? Well, I think we both know where that comes from. You never ended up paying us, right?

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Eta-77 Kyeon: The DOTT has very good anti-Akiva protocols that prevent divine retribution.

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SCP-8884-G: And that's probably been shielding you from the brunt of it. Most of your department would be in deep, deep shit right now without something like that. But tell me if this sounds familiar. Relatively minor injuries quickly turn into major problems? Your targets always seem to know you're coming? Containment breaches always seem to happen when the right person to handle it isn't around?

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Eta-77 Kyeon: If you're trying to extort me, you're not doing a good job at it.

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SCP-8884-G: What? No! I couldn't fix your karma even if I wanted to right now! And I do want to! Look, we have a—what's the fucking word—a mutual interest here. Bad karma, or at least the bastardized version of it that we peddle, is like debt. It gets worse exponentially. Wait a bit longer, and your whole department's gonna be fucked.

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Silence.

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SCP-8884-G: Please?

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Eta-77 Kyeon sighs.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: My car's parked outside.

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At 12:23 AM, Agent Hana Kyeon reported this incident to the Department of Tactical Theology. SCP-8884-G, who accompanied her upon arrival, was placed under foundation supervision.

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Eta-77's Captain Donley gave the initial interview.

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Eta-77 Donley: Yeah, well I'm still a bit confused. What exactly would raiding your HQ accomplish?

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SCP-8884-G: Turning off the machine in the basement will fix your karma. Probably. That thing gives us powers, does all the magical bullshit.

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Eta-77 Donley: And how do you know this?

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SCP-8884-G: I lost my abilities were when the power went out. I’m part of the debt collection department, but our organization lends karma in exchange for money too. Whenever the power goes out, our karma borrowers visit us to make sure that the machine's working again.

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Eta-77 Donley: So you want us to breach your HQ and turn off the machine?

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SCP-8884-G: Well, it's a mutual interest, isn't it? The Agency loses their magical bullshit so they can't chase me down, and your karma debt gets fixed.

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Eta-77 Donley: Huh. I'll see what I can do.

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05/07/2024, 1:35 AM

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"And now we wait for Decomm to get back to us," Hana said. "They’ll probably approve it by tomorrow.” The containment site actually did have sleeping quarters, often used by researchers working on particularly intensive projects. The DOTT had lent Vivian one such room for the night.

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The sleeping quarters reminded Vivian of the dorms from pre-college summer programs. A small bed, a desk, and a closet, all beige colored, surrounded by whitewashed cinderblock walls.

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Vivian hadn't taken anything with her except for her phone and her wallet. Hana had come in to bring her toiletries, a phone charger, and a change of clothes.

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"The shower's down the hall," Hana said.

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"Thanks."

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Hana turned around as if to leave, but decided against it. She closed the door, pulled up a chair, and sat facing Vivian instead. Vivian’s heart dropped into the bottom of her stomach.

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"Five years," Hana said.

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"I'm sorry," Vivian said, "but I really can't have this conversation right now."

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"And when should we have it?" Hana said. "Is there a 'Having Necessary Conversations Day' in a few weeks that I was unaware of?

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"Hana, just stop. Like, I get it. I did something shitty. Sorry, I guess. I don't have anything else to say about it."

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"I'm not looking for you to say anything. I just want … honestly, I don't even know. I just want an explanation, I guess? I don’t even know anymore.”

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"Well, I don't have one. Anything I say is just going to piss you off even more."

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There was a long period of silence. Hana sighed.

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"Let’s change the topic,” Vivian said. "Why did the guards get all pissy when I tried to go outside?”

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"This site is warded,” Hana said. "Considering what you said about The Manager, we assumed he has an info-gathering thing going on. Kinda defeats the point of a surprise operation if he knows we're coming, so the wards will stop him from hearing us, as long as you're not in the bathrooms."

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"The bathrooms?"

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"There was an incident a year ago involving creatures coming out of the drains, and that tampered with the wards in all the bathrooms. But it’s not something you need to worry about.”

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The following audio was taken from a recording device somewhat in proximity to the bathrooms. This dialogue was only discovered after the operation against SCP-8884 by dramatically enhancing the audio, and is posted here for records-keeping purposes.

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Two minutes prior to this audio, cameras recorded SCP-8884-G entering the bathroom.

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Of note is the fact that it did not appear to have its phone.

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SCP-8884-G: Hey. Yeah, I’m fine.

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SCP-8884-G pauses.

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SCP-8884-G: Yeah, yeah, I know, gotta get ready for tomorrow night. Important operation and all that.

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SCP-8884-G pauses.

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SCP-8884-G: Alright. Cool talking to you.

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Ten seconds later, SCP-8884-G is recorded leaving the bathroom.

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Vivian dreamed of Guanyin.

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The bodhisattva was sitting at her home in the South Sea. A tranquil, endless ocean stretched out around her. She was there with Sun Wukong, who was currently trying to pick up her porcelain vase off the back of a tortoise.

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"You monkey,” Guanyin said, "all you know how to do is run your mouth. If you can’t even pick up a vase, how do you expect to vanquish evil?”

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"Hey, cut me some slack here!” Sun Wukong exclaimed. "My master’s been getting captured nonstop for, like, years, and I just got my ass burnt three times in a row by that Red Boy bastard! Normally, I’d be able to pick this up no problem!” Indeed, there was a faint aroma of smoke, and Wukong’s hairs were singed at the tips.

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"The vase is heavy,” Guanyin said, "because it has collected an oceanful of water.” She walked over and picked it up effortlessly.

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"Wukong,” she continued, "not only can the sweet dew in my vase heal wounds and revive the dead, it can also extinguish the samādhi fire of the monster-spirit. I want you to take it, but you cannot pick up the vase. I want the Dragon Girl Skilled in Wealth to go with you, but I fear that you still harbor some mischief. When you see what a treasure my immaculate vase is, you will try to steal it. If you succeed, when would I find time to chase you down? You’d better leave something behind as collateral.”

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Sun Wukong was very visibly offended.

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"The hell are you so suspicious for?” he said. "Besides, all I’ve got are my clothes, my rod, and the golden hoop ‘round my head. There’s shit-all I can give for collateral. Unless you wanna take off my hoop?" He pointed to the golden circlet around his head, given to his master by Guanyin, his tightening control mechanism that he couldn’t remove.

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"Smug, aren't you?” Guanyin said. "I feared as much. It seems that I have no choice but to come help you myself.”

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Guanyin, her servant, and Sun Wukong boarded a cloud and left the South Sea. On their journey, Guanyin borrowed thirty-six "Swords of Constellations” from the Devarāja Li. She transformed them into a lotus platform, reminiscent to the one she’d been sitting on in the south sea.

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"What, are you afraid to take the real platform with you?” Wukong asked.

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"You will see in due time,” Guanyin said.

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The three of them stopped above a mountain. Guanyin summoned the local deities and mountain gods, and ordered them to evacuate every living creature within a three-hundred mile radius. She then proceeded to empty her vase.

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An ocean’s worth of water cascaded onto the mountain, flooding everything nearby until the scenery resembled Guanyin’s home in the South Sea: nothing but tranquil water for miles.

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Guanyin used the willow branch and dew in her vase to paint the character for "delusion” on Wukong’s hand.

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"Go provoke battle with the monster-spirit,” she said. "Let him defeat you and chase you back here. I have a plan to subdue him.”

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Sun Wukong did just that. He went off to the monster’s lair and lured out the Red Boy. When the monster chased Wukong back to the newly created ocean, the Monkey King slipped into Guanyin’s divine aura and disappeared.

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"You!” the Red Boy shouted, pointing at Guanyin. "The hell are you doing here? Did you come here to help that monkey?”

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Guanyin did not respond. The Red Boy thrust his lance at her, and she promptly disappeared in a burst of light.

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The Red Boy paused before laughing, shouting out several insults and jeers at Guanyin, making fun of her for running away. He took a seat on the lotus platform she left behind.

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Meanwhile, hidden in the clouds, Wukong and Guanyin watched him.

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"Wukong,” Guanyin said, "what are you mumbling about?”

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"Mumbling?” Wukong said. "I’m saying that he stole your damn lotus platform! Look at it! It’s under his ass right now! You think he’s gonna give it back when he’s done?

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"It’s part of the plan.”

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"Well, I’m just saying. To me, it seems like the seat fits him better than it fits you.”

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"Hush. Stop talking.”

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Guanyin muttered the word "withdraw.” The lotus reverted back to its true form, the thirty-six razor-sharp Swords of Constellations, all of which promptly impaled the Red Boy.

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The monster-spirit cried out in pain. He dropped his lance and began frantically trying to pry the swords out of his body. Guanyin recited another spell, and the swords turned into hooks that dug into his flesh.

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The bodhisattva revealed herself, resplendent in glory as thousands of hands fanned out behind her.

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"Bodhisattva!” the Red Boy cried. "Your disciple has acted blindly and foolishly! I beg you to show mercy and spare me!

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"Are you willing to join me?” Guanyin said.

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"Yes, I’ll do it!”

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"Are you willing to receive my commandments?”

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"Yes, as long as you let me go!”

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Guanyin took out a golden razor from her sleeve and shaved the boy’s head.

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"From now on,” Guanyin said, "I'll be holding you up to high standards. You will now be called the Boy Skilled in Wealth. How’s that?”

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The Red Boy nodded, tears still in his eyes.

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Guanyin waved her hand, and the Swords of Constellations dropped to the ground. The Red Boy was healed without a single scar.

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However, it seemed that he had not entirely learned his lesson, for almost instantly he picked up his lance again and charged towards Guanyin.

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Wukong moved to block the Red Boy with his staff, but Guanyin motioned for him to step aside. She took out a golden band, much like the one Wukong was currently wearing. It split into five rings. Four of them wrapped around the Red Boy’s hands and feet, while the last one enveloped his head.

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Wukong watched with the glee that comes from seeing others experience the pain you go through, as Guanyin recited a spell that clasped the Red Boy’s legs and arms together. Soon, Red Boy was nothing but a struggling bundle of limbs on the ground.

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"Wukong, this monster-spirit has been vanquished,” Guanyin said, "but he still needs to receive further education. I will take him back to the South Sea to make sure he learns his lesson."

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"Hey," Wukong said, "that was kinda violent, no? Aren't you the bodhisattva of compassion or something?"

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"Sometimes, harsh actions are needed to enact true kindness. Red Boy will be much more at peace after he begins following the Eightfold Path. But for now, why don’t you go rescue your master?”

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Sun Wukong thanked her and left. Guanyin turned around to face Vivian.

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"As for you," she said, "I unfortunately cannot help you yet. But all things work out as they should, in the end." Vivian, yet again, woke up to the blaring of her phone alarm.

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UPDATE: After deliberation, the Decommissioning Department has given Eta-77 "Spheres Within Spheres" permission to neutralize SCP-8884.

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Decommissioning Team: Mobile Task Force Eta-77 "Spheres Within Spheres"
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Subject: SCP-8884
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Team Lead: Eta-77 Donley
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Team Members: Eta-77 Perez / Eta-77 Vedantam / Eta-77 Huang / Eta-77 Kyeon / Eta-77 Romano / Eta-77 Taylor / SCP-8884-G
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SCP-8884-G provided an address for the headquarters of SCP-8884. SCP-8884-G was equipped with radio communications. Other team members were given standard Eta-77 equipment, as well as permission to employ "REVIVAL."

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05/08/2024, 2:37 AM

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Vivian had seen special operations agents before, and they looked nothing like Eta-77. Instead of night vision goggles, gas masks, and kevlar vests, the Eta-77 agents were dressed only in suits. they carried bags of seashells, japamalas,4 arrows, various scriptures, ashes, incense, and monastery bells, among dozens of other things that Vivian couldn't recognize.

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They all still had guns though. She guessed that sometimes, you did just have to shoot a motherfucker.

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A speaker inside the truck was blaring what Captain Donley called "pre-game music." Kendrick Lamar's DNA was currently playing. Vivian pointedly avoided looking at Hana for the whole trip.

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They arrived at their destination. The Samsara Credit Solutions Agency's main headquarters were open for twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Most of the Agency's employees lived in there, and they commonly returned from red-eye flights in the middle of the night.

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The agents began unloading their cargo onto the lawn in front of the building. The night was almost completely silent: the only sounds were the chirping of insects and the equipment hitting the grass.

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"No qualms about killing your old teammates?” Vedantam asked.

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"Fuck no,” Vivian said. "They descend on you like vultures. Anybody who stays in that place is a rat bastard. Well, most people, at least.”

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"Excluding you?”

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"Including me. But … if you happen see a British guy with a giant rifle, do tell me where he is."

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The team finished unloading the crates began to empty them of their contents. Perez started loading the rifles with silver bullets, all of which were carved with runes. Vedantam gently unpacked a crate full of molotov cocktails that flashed different colors. Huang took out a grenade made of flesh that growled at him, which he shoved into his bag. Vivian continued to hear muffled snarling noises coming from Huang's direction.

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"Hey," Captain Donley said to Vivian, "are you squeamish?"

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"I wouldn't say so," Vivian said.

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"Good."

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Eta-77 Donley drives a Leiner Destabilizer5 into the ground and activates it.

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Eta-77 Donley: Alright, everyone, let's start revival! Romano, take Yenuk. Vedantam, take Bannon. I'll get Hazaecko.

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Though Vivian had admittedly not met many task force captains, she would hazard a guess that Captain Donley was one of the few that could be described as "bubbly." Her expression always seemed radiant, even as she was pulling out daggers and making ritual circles. Her blonde hair and tanned, freckled build reminded Vivian of the horse girls at her high school.

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"Is she gonna ask us to do a 'let's go team' or something?" Vivian whispered to Romano.

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"She used to," Romano said, "until we forced her to stop."

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"Now she only does it at the end," Vedantam said, "when we're all half-dead and too tired to complain."

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Eta-77 Romano: I guess I'll start us off.

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Eta-77 Romano takes a tree sapling out of his backpack. The other Eta-77 members step back.

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Eta-77 Romano: Yenuk. Birther of medicine, soul of the forest.

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Eta-77 Romano plants the sapling in the ground. Eta-77 Kyeon scatters ashes and holy water atop the sapling.

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Eta-77 Romano: We pray to you even though the world moves on.

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Eta-77 Romano stabs into his heart. He rips out the dagger and lets his blood drip onto the sapling.

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The plant in the ground suddenly consumes Romano. It grows extremely fast, eventually reaching a height of roughly 2.5 meters.

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SCP-8884-G: Jesus!

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The tree grows two branches, each of which develop into appendages that end with spindly fingers. The tree uproots itself to reveal two root formations, thick enough to be used as legs.

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Eta-77 Vedantam: Banonn. Protector of treasure, eternal radiance.

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Eta-77 Perez has started a fire. Eta-77 Vedantam throws spices, incense, and several gold coins into it. The flame swallows the items, growing until it is roughly 2 meters tall.

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Eta-77 Vedantam: We worship you even though the world does not.

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Eta-77 Vedantam walks into the flame.

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The fire collapses and wraps around Vedantam. His skin is now luminous. His eyes have lost their pupils, having instead become balls of light.

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Eta-77 Donley: Oh, my turn!

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Eta-77 Donley takes out a bundle of arrows.

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Eta-77 Donley: Hazaecko. Emblem of soldiers, enacter of justice. The all-seeing, all-reaching arm of the law.

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Eta-77 Donley snaps the bundle of arrows and scatters them onto the ground. Eta-77 Huang takes several scriptures of an unknown language and lights them on fire before laying them on top.

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Eta-77 Donley: We remember you even though the world forgets.

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Eta-77 Donley stabs an arrow into her right eye. She pulls out the arrow before snapping it in half and throwing it into the fire.

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The flaming scrolls layer themselves onto Eta-77 Donley. They transform into metal plates, encasing Eta-77 Donley in a giant suit of plate armor. The arrowheads in the ground fly into these plates, melting in the armor to create blinking eyes wherever they strike. These eyes constantly swivel in different directions. The arrow shafts form a broadsword roughly 1.8 meters in length. Captain Donley picks it up and puts it over her shoulder. Her eye is still bleeding, but she does not appear to be phased.

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Eta-77 Donley: You all remember what you need to do?

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The rest of the team expresses agreement.

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Eta-77 Donley: Wonderful! Let's get going. I don’t know about you, but I'm excited to kill some false idols.

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As soon as they all stepped into the building, the glass door slammed shut on its own, locking with a click.

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Much more pressing than the doors, however, was the earth-shattering explosion.

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Eta-77 Huang: Hey, do you-

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Eta-77’s mics peak.

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All that Vivian remembered was that it was the loudest sound she’d ever heard. Her ears were filled with an incessant ringing as she tried to get her bearings.

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The ceiling above them had collapsed, and concrete dust filled the air. Donley was using her broadsword to parry a two-meter tall knight in gleaming plate armor. Yenuk was trying to grow a blockade of roots in the hallway to block a surge of water, controlled by a man in a robe. Vedantam flashed in and out of existence in bursts of light, but shadowy figures grappled with him wherever he went.

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Another gigantic explosion shook the building. More of the ceiling caved in. The hallway was now completely filled with dust. A chunk of concrete smashed into the ground two feet away from where Vivian was standing. She heard bullets fly past her head.

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Gunfire. Flashing lights. Flames. Chants. More gunfire. Trees, saltwater, storms. Gold, arrows, swords, armor. There had to be at least a dozen people fighting around her.

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Hana was a few metres away. Her face was visibly bloody, and she staggered as she fired into the dust. Vivian used her spectral hands to grab her.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: The hell are you doing?

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Eta-77 Donley: Perez, on your left!

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SCP-8884-G: Hana, just trust me!

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Amid the dust clouds and gunfire, Vivian relied on her memory to drag Hana to a nearby storage room.

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For the sake of clarity, only communications made by Eta-77 Kyeon and SCP-8884-G during this time period are recorded below.

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SCP-8884-G: Here, use this to wipe off the blood. Ok. I intended for this to happen.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: You intended for us to get jumped?

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An explosion is heard in the background.

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SCP-8884-G: Yeah. Made a fake call last night to tip off The Manager. Your task force needs to be a distraction, but I wasn’t going to tell them that.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Why the fuck—

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SCP-8884-G: Shut it. The Manager’s office is on the fourth floor. Our borrowers ask to talk about the machine, and The Manager takes them to his office. He always locks the door and draws the blind, but he left a crack in them one time when I was walking by. I saw him pull out the files. I know where they are. He said that they showed the location of a kill-switch on the fourth floor that could turn off the machine.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: You really think The Manager would store files that important in a place where you could get them?

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SCP-8884-G: He always told me the easiest way to hide something was to put it in plain sight.

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Another explosion is heard.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Respectfully, that's stupid as shit. We don't have to be hedging our bets on this. Can't you just go to the electrical room and turn off everything on the circuit panel?

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SCP-8884-G: The electrical room is in the basement. Upstairs, we can jump out of a window if we need to get out. Downstairs, no escape route.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: We don't need one. The rest of the task force—

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SCP-8884-G: The rest of the task force can't do shit, judging by how they were holding up. I'll take my chances upstairs.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Ok. We’re going back and telling Donley—

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SCP-8884-G: Fuck no. They need to be distracting the Agency as much as they can. This has to be just me and you. Ok?

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Sure, even though we have no backup plan, no exfiltration plan, and we're working on information that's dubious at best.

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SCP-8884-G: It’s going to work, because I know exactly what I’m doing. Your options right now aren't looking great. Are you coming or not?

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They sprinted up the stairs, two at a time, as impacts shook sawdust off of the ceilings. They got to the fourth floor, only to discover that it was currently covered in a raging sandstorm.

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"Fuck,” Vivian said. "Stay here and lock the door. If someone tries to open it, you can run away before they break it down.

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"Who do you think you are, superman? I’m—”

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But Vivian was already off. She slammed the stairwell door shut and sprinted through the hallways, all the way until she reached The Manager’s office. She closed the door and locked it.

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She wrenched open the file cabinet and took out the papers labelled "AKIVA UPKEEP MACHINE BLUEPRINTS.” She opened the manila folder to find that the pages were completely blank, save for one sentence:

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Smart, but not smart enough.

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Vivian heard the door swing open behind her.

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"The locks here don’t work,” Tariq said. "We broke them on purpose last night.”

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She turned around to see Tariq holding a familiar body. Hana’s eyes were wide open and glassy, her skull pierced by a bullet hole. The blood matting her hair was dripping down onto the carpeted floor.

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Tariq's face was expressioness as pointed his shotgun straight at Vivian’s head. He pulled the trigger.

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Silence. Nothing but deafening silence and a murky black void.

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And then, suddenly, Vivian heard the sounds of birds chirping and people talking. She opened her eyes to find she was sitting outdoors at a tea shop. People chattered in Mandarin at the surrounding tables.

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A Chinese woman in a flowing white dress with long, shimmering black hair sat in front of her. The woman slid her a cup of tea, a note, and a pen before vanishing.

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In the cup of tea, Vivian saw the room where she’d just died. Tariq took her vase out of her suit pocket and put it into his own. He took her earpiece as well, inserting it into his own ear before leaving.

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Vivian felt sick. She decided to read the note instead.

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I can’t stay here to talk, but I can give you another try. do you want to come back to life?
+YES / NO — please circle one.

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What would she even go back for?

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Vivian wrote on the margins:

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why do you think I should?

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The note wrote back:

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so you’re undecided, then. shall I try to convince you?

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Vivian wrote:

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alright, I guess

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And suddenly, Vivian was no longer sitting at the table. She was watching her teenage self standing at the dinner table, arguing with her parents.

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"Oh my god! I go to a school that costs sixty-thousand fucking dollars a year!" she shouted. "Stop freaking out over every little thing!"

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"I wouldn’t be ‘freaking out’ if you were doing something with your life!" her mother yelled back in Mandarin. "Are you willing to throw away your future just like that? All because you got lazy?"

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"I wrote enough applications! Getting a C here is worth, like, the fucking same as an A in a public school!"

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"Really? Since when did you become an expert on this?"

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"Since when were you a fucking expert? Did you get a college admissions PhD from your—"

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The scene changed. Vivian now saw herself at a house party. Trashy pop music was blaring in the background. Vivian was lying with her head hanging off a couch, her feet kicked up onto the backrest. Several red solo cups sat on the table next to her.

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"That isn't all she said, was it?" Hana asked.

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"No," Vivian slurred. "She told me … apply myself and use my potential or some shit."

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"Well, will you?" Hana asked.

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"Fuck no,” Vivian muttered, rubbing circles over her eyes. "That bitch can go die in hell."

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"I don't think that's…" Hana cut herself off before she could finish.

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The two of them sat in silence for a while. Before Vivian knew it, tears were silently streaming down her face.

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"Tell me,” Vivian said, "It’s all downhill after this, isn't it? You grow up and your life goes to shit?"

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"You know, some people say it's a pattern. It'll get worse before it gets-"

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"Before it gets better, yeah, I know! But it’s been getting worse for three fucking years!”

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Hana jumped at this sudden outburst.

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"Sorry, I just …" Vivian stammered, "These are my own problems. You … you don't know me, anyways. I shouldn’t have asked you to help me.”

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"Sure," Hana muttered. She sighed.

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The scene changed. Hana was anxiously pacing alone in her apartment, holding her phone to her ear. It was almost dusk. The lights were off, and the room was bathed in shadow.

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Hana checked the clock on the wall. She waited a few seconds, and then checked it again.

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"Hello," the phone said, "you’ve reached Vivian Qian’s voicemail. Please leave your message at the tone.”

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The scene changed. It was now sunset. Hana was at a park, next to a large tree. Birds were chirping faintly in the background.

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The tree shaded nothing except for a smiling picture of Vivian. The photo sat on a stand, draped with several memorial wreaths. Incense was burning at a small altar nearby, and several flowers and stuffed animals laid beneath it. The empty rows of folding chairs in the background implied an event had just finished.

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Hana was standing there, staring at Vivian's photo. She held a flower with large, purple petals.

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"I’m sorry I waited until everyone else went away," Hana said. Her voice was shaky. "Too concerned about what other people think, I guess."

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She paused for a moment before continuing. "I've seen people do this in movies. I wondered how it could possibly help to talk to someone dead. But I guess I still have a lot of things I’d like to say to you, and there’s … really no other option now."

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There was a moment of silence.

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"I wish I knew what happened," Hana continued. "I lie awake and think about it a lot. I hope you're doing better, wherever you are. Getting the break you deserve, after…"

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Hana cut herself off. She inspected the flower in her hands as she regained her bearings, turning it over and looking at each individual petal.

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"This is a coneflower," she said. "They're a very low-maintenance perennial. I mostly leave them alone, and they still give me these brilliant purple blooms every year."

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Hana placed the flower among the piles of bouquets and plushies.

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"But even these still need water once in a while," Hana said. "I was planning on telling you something about that later. I guess…"

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Her face was beginning to stream with tears, creating a soft pitter-patter sound as they fell like raindrops onto the grass.

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Hana shook her head and swore. She wiped her tears before walking away.

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The scene changed. They were now in a Foundation break room. Hana, sitting on the couch, looked her current age.

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The door opened, and Captain Donley walked in.

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"Hana," Donley said, "do you wanna talk about it?"

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"What is there to talk about?" Hana said.

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"Someone who I assume to be an old friend of yours showing up in the middle of our containment site and attempting to extort us for money?"

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Hana put her head in her hands. "Captain, if you want a full debrief, I can give it to you later. Just … not now."

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"I'm not looking for a debrief," Donley said. "I can see that you're not doing alright. Is there, like, anything I can do?"

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Hana sighed. The two of them stayed silent for a few moments.

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"Actually," Hana said, "can I make a call?”

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The scene changed. Hana was now in a conference room, talking to someone over the phone. Captain Donley sat in a chair facing her.

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"Just tell her that her friends want to see her, ok?" Hana said. "Tell her that they won't be mad. They just want her back. Yes, I know she probably won't listen, but just … say something to her, will you? Alright, thank you. Thank you so much."

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The scene changed. For some reason, it wasn’t going chronologically anymore. Vivian was now back at the restaurant, staring Hana in the face as a steak sat in between them. Hana's face was completely expressionless.

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Hana slid her steak over to Vivian. A note rested on top of it:

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YES / NO

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Vivian buried her head in her hands. "There's nothing I can do," she said.

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"Have you tried?"

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"I don't need to.”

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"Have you tried?"

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"Hana, I've lived in my own body for twenty-three years. I know that—"

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"Have you tried?"

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Vivian looked up. Hana was staring her dead in the eye, determination written across her face.

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The two of them sat in silence for eternities. Vivian took a deep, deep sigh.

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"You're going to be disappointed," Vivian said.

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"No," Hana said. "I'll be happy as long as you try."

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Vivian circled the YES and handed the note back.

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Hana stood up and gave her a hug. She smelled sweet, a mix of perfume and the coconut shampoo Vivian had given her to treat her split ends.

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When they pulled away, Hana was smiling again; that brilliant grin Vivian remembered so clearly.

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"Ignore my body,” Hana said. "Trust me, ok? Go talk to Captain Donley. If you can’t take the stairs, find a window with a tree close by. Jump out and Yenuk will catch you."

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And then Vivian woke up.

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She came back to life with a splitting headache. The adrenaline coursing through her body dampened it somewhat, but she could still feel heavy, throbbing pain in the back of her skull. Blood was still dripping from her face and hair. Her earpiece and vase were missing, just like she’d seen in the tea.

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Hana’s body laid next to her, crumpled on the floor. Her eyes were wide open. On a whim, Vivian reached over and gently closed them.

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"I’m coming back for you later," she said, "whether you like it or not.”

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Vivian ran into the hallway. Tariq had left, and the sandstorm was gone. She reached the staircase to find that it had collapsed.

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She turned around and sprinted to the window. There was a tree nearby. She was at least fifty feet above the ground.

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She took a deep breath and jumped out.

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Vivian’s heart dropped into her stomach as she felt gravity take hold of her. She plummeted towards the ground as everything in her vision turned into blurs of color.

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Something broke her fall. It was springy, but still hard enough to make her entire back erupt in pain.

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"Where the hell were you, and what the hell were you doing?”

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She opened her eyes to find Perez leaning over here. His suit was ripped and torn in several places, and his face bore a large gash that was still bleeding. She was lying on a bed of leaves in the palm of Yenuk, the tree god Romano had summoned.

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"Not important,” Vivian said through clenched teeth. She felt like a bone had to be broken somewhere. Probably multiple. "First of all, tell everyone to switch channels. Someone took my earbud thing.”

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Eta-77 Perez: Comms have been compromised. Someone got ahold of 8884-G’s earpiece. Switch to the emergency channel.

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"Second of all,” Vivian said, "Where’s Captain Donley?”

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"She’s in pretty rough shape,” Perez said. "Do you have the heal juice on you? Your vase thing?”

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"No, but I can make something work. Take me to her.”

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Perez took her to a rec room on the first floor. Thick layers of branches and roots sealed the doorways and windows, but the wooden barriers opened up briefly to let them through.

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Eta-77’s agents were sprawled across the couches in varying states of injury. The ones in better shape were using a mixture of first-aid and thaumaturgy to patch up the rest.

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Note that SCP-8884-G is missing its earpiece, and as such, its dialogue was only heard through Eta-77 Perez’s mic.

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SCP-8884-G: Where the hell did the Agency go?

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Eta-77 Perez: A few are laying siege outside the hallway, but Yenuk's reinforced the walls and doorways pretty well. We fucked ‘em up real bad, so they’re probably trying to heal too. The problem is, they do that faster than us, on account of being gods and everything.

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SCP-8884-G: What about our gods?

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Agent Perez: Vedantam ran out of energy to support Banonn, and the captain got Hazaecko’s armor—and herself, actually—crushed by Cú Chulainn.6 Yenuk’s the only god we have left. MTF backup will get here in around an hour, so we’ve decided to wait until—

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SCP-8884-G: No. Not an option. That’s too long.

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Eta-77 Perez: What?

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SCP-8884-G: Hana’s dead. We don’t have time to wait. I don’t have my vase on me, but I always know where it is. Someone has it on this floor, and we need it ASAP. I can’t resurrect without the vase, and even with it, revival won't work if the corpse is too old.

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Eta-77 Perez: What’s the cutoff?

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SCP-8884-G: Depends. Usually around half an hour. Take me to see the captain.

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Captain Donley was pretty fucked up. She was lying on the floor, her breathing labored and shallow. The other agents had taken off her plate armor, but large shards of it were still rammed into her body. Donley’s chest was visibly mangled, her arm was bent at an awkward angle, and Vivian saw what she thought were broken ribs. Huang was busy trying to stem her bleeding when he saw Vivian.

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"Where the fuck did you run off to?” Huang said.

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"Not important right now,” she said. "I can heal the captain. Step aside.”

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Vivian knelt down next to Captain Donley as dozens of spectral hands emerged from her back, bathing the room in a celestial glow. They displayed buddhist mudras as they fanned out behind her.

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She wasn’t quite sure what to do, but her body seemed to know. Dozens of hands emerged from her back, each of which began tending to the Captain’s wounds. Some healed Donley as they pulled out armor shards, leaving behind healthy flesh. Others fixed her arm and set her ribs, magically snapping her bones back into place. One glowing hand passed over Donley’s face, and the blood on it was wiped off.

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When Vivian was done, Captain Donley sat up with a start.

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"Hey, what happened?” Donley said. She turned and saw Vivian. "And where the fuck were you?”

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Vivian caught her up to speed as quickly as possible.

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Eta-77 Donley: Seems like you’ve left us in a great place, with Hana dead and me crushed against a wall. Congratulations. Are you looking for, like, a high five? A pat on the fucking back or something?

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SCP-8884-G: Look, I’m really, really sorry, ok? But I’m here now, and one of the Agency cronies has my vase. We can save Hana if you’ll let me help you.

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Eta-77 Donley: And how do you intend to help?

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SCP-8884-G: Well, I tried doing my own thing, but that went to shit, didn’t it? So if you have any suggestions, Captain, I’m all ears.

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Eta-77 Donley: Alright. Well, you always know where your vase is, right?

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SCP-8884-G: Yeah. Good enough to pinpoint a direction, at the very least.

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Eta-77 Donley: And you can heal the rest of us?

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SCP-8884-G: I’m pretty sure I can even put your armor back together if you wanted me to.

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Eta-77 Donley: Good. Then why don’t we just get healed, regroup, and go outside to fuck 'em up long enough for you to get your vase back?

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Vivian’s spectral hands pieced together the shards of Hazaecko’s plate-armor. Each time the hands put together two pieces, they magically welded together. By the time Captain Donley was done describing the plan, the suit of armor was complete again, though it was missing the blinking eyes on the plates.

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Captain Donley whistled.

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Vivian had healed the rest of the team at least a little bit, and the other agents were dusting themselves off and picking up their equipment.

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Hazaecko’s broadsword was in the corner, propped up against the wall. It was chipped and almost completely stained with blood.

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Captain Donley reached over and hefted it over her shoulder. Vivian suddenly noticed how deceptively strong she was.

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"Hey, Hazaecko! Bestie!” Captain Donley said. "We, like, totally blew it earlier, but in my defense, it wasn’t completely my fault, ok? You wanna give it another shot?”

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The armor’s individual plates began flying towards Captain Donley. They layered themselves on top of her, reconstructing the full suit of armor. The eyes on the plates blinked open, swivelling in every direction again.

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"Alright, guys!” Captain Donley said. Her radiant expression was back. Just by looking at her, Vivian felt confident that they were going to succeed.

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"Do you all know the plan?” Donley asked. "Does everyone feel ready? Or readier, at least?”

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Everyone nodded their heads.

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"Good,” Captain Donley said. "Let’s go for take two.”

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Yenuk's blockade retracts. Several Agency operatives, waiting in the hall, immediately train their guns on the doorway.

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A flashbang is thrown through the doorway. Agency operatives shield their eyes. Eta-77 Donley emerges, broadsword in hand.

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Eta-77 Donley: Miss me?

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The sounds of gunfire and explosions filled the building yet again.

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Captain Donley was currently engaged in a swordfight with a man Vivian assumed to be King Arthur. The captain’s broadsword created huge dents in the man’s armor wherever she struck. Behind the captain, a giant with three heads and six arms charged towards her on flaming wheels, holding spears in each of its hands.

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Every single eyeball on Captain Donley’s armor swiveled around to look at the giant. Without even glancing backwards, the captain swung her broadsword behind her and lopped off two of the giant’s arms, causing it to roar in pain.

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Eta-77 had told Vivian to wait for the situation to get chaotic before she started running. She now sprinted through the hallways, dodging localized storms and pyres of flame.

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Unfortunately for her, the vase was all the way across the building, near the back exit. Many of the first floor’s walls had completely collapsed, making certain hallways feel more like an open field.

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A giant wave emerged out of nowhere and slammed her against the wall. She coughed and sputtered as someone pulled her aside into a nearby dorm and shut the door.

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"I’ll handle this,” Vedantam said. "Stay here for a sec.”

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Vedantam took out what looked like a molotov cocktail, except for the fact that its liquid was rapidly shimmering between jet black and bright, flaming red. He lit the wick, opened the door, and threw it into the hallway.

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The molotov created giant tendrils of flame, tall enough to lick at the ceiling. Water hit it, but with no effect: in fact, the water seemed to be adding fuel to the fire.

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"Go!” Vedantam shouted. Vivian didn’t need to be told twice.

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She was roughly halfway across the floor now. She turned a corner and found herself staring straight at Archie.

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He aimed his gun at Vivian, but hesitated for just a split second; long enough for Perez to sneak up and pistol-whip him from behind.

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Vivian saw blurs of brown and green as she sprinted. Eta-77’s tree god had grown dense boughs and branches in several rooms, buying her more time to escape as she dashed through the hallways.

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The vase turned out to be inside a safe in a large study. The lock required a password, but Eta-77 had anticipated that. Vivian took out the key they’d given her and pushed it against the safe’s door. A keyhole instantly appeared to receive it. She turned the key, and the door opened with a click.

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She grabbed her vase and turned around, just in time to see The Manager walk in.

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"Welcome back,” The Manager said. "We never really got a chance to talk things through. How about we sit down and—”

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A broadsword chopped his head off.

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"Go out the window!” Captain Donley yelled

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"How rude!” The Manager’s severed head shouted. "I didn’t even get to finish my introduction.”

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Vivian sprinted out the door. She saw The Manager’s body make some sort of hand symbol that blasted Donley into the wall with a sickening crunch. The captain groaned in pain.

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The Manager’s decapitated body grabbed its head and reattached it, but at that point, Vivian was already gone.

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She vaulted over a window into Yenuk’s palm, where Huang and Perez were waiting for her. The tree giant lifted its branches and brought them right below a window on the fourth floor.

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"People are guarding Hana’s body,” Vivian whispered. "They’re trying to be stealthy, but I can hear them from here.”

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"Oh, that’s easy to fix,” Huang said. He reached into his bag and took out the growling hand grenade made out of flesh. "This’ll clear out this entire floor.”

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"What about Hana’s body?”

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"It hates dead things.”

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"It? And why haven’t we used this yet?”

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"We haven’t gotten a chance to use this, because before now, we also happened to be indoors. But now we aren’t, so stop with the fucking questions, will you?”

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Huang pulled the "pin” of the grenade, which turned out to be an entire spine. The vertebrae were still dripping with blood when he tossed it aside. The grenade began screaming in pain.

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Huang tossed it into the fourth floor, and Perez closed the window.

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Soon, there were a lot more screams. Something red, fleshy, and slick with blood expanded and pressed itself against the window.

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A few seconds later, Vivian heard a series of extremely unsettling crunching and squelching noises. When that stopped, the flesh disappeared from the window. The tree giant raised its palm to let the three agents look through the glass.

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Every single inch of the floor, wall, and ceiling was dripping blood and viscera. There were no corpses.

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"It’ll only get worse the more you think about it,” Perez said, "so don’t. Let’s grab Hana.”

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Hana woke up with a splitting headache. She saw Vivian leaning over her, holding her vase. Huang and Perez were standing in the corners, hair and shoes soaked in blood that was hopefully not theirs.

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"Hana!” Vivian exclaimed. She gave Hana a brief hug before she pulled her to her feet, right as another explosion shook the building.

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"Viv, what the hell did you—”

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"Not right now. Later, I promise. Donley and the others are still fighting downstairs, so we need to leave fast.”

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"If we need to leave,” Hana said, "can’t we just go through the windows?”

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"Yes,” Huang said, "but there’s this invisible barrier that stops you after about five meters. Perez and I checked.”

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"I think it’s generated by the machine,” Vivian said, "the same one that gives me powers. Which leads to the plan I was talking about.”

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"Hey,” Huang said. "Hold on a sec.”

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Eta-77 Huang: Hey, captain, this is Huang. We’ve revived Hana. Any advice on what to do next?

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Gunfire is heard through Eta-77 Donley’s mic. Her voice is fatigued.

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Eta-77 Donley: If she feels good enough to fight, tell her to—shit!—come back me up on the first floor. We’re getting tired, and this manager bastard just absolutely refuses to—

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A loud roar interrupts Eta-77 Donley.

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Eta-77 Donley: Gotta go. Her and Huang need to come down. Perez, go with Vivian to—

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Eta-77 Donley’s mic peaks.

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Eta-77 Huang: Captain? Captain? Shit.

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"Is there a problem with Hana’s old plan?” Perez asked.

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"Yeah,” Vivian said. "It's literally the only place we could be going. Any one of them with two brain cells to rub together can figure out we'll be down there. Shit happens, there's no way out, and I die. My vase is gone, and the captain's fucked."

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"You're that sure you'd lose a fight?" Perez said.

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"You think the Bodhisattva of compassion is well-known for hand to hand combat? Shithead."

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"Do you always curse like a fourteen-year old? Or is it just when you—"

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"Hey,” Hana said, "do you guys think Taylor could get her out?”

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"Oh, you're right!” Huang said. "Why didn’t I think of that?"

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"Who the fuck is Taylor?” Vivian said.

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"He was gonna be central to our plan until we got jumped,” Perez said. "And since then, there hasn’t been a situation where he would’ve made a difference. So he’s just been here this entire—”

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"Yeah, but who the fuck is he?”

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"Can’t tell you, unfortunately,” Perez said. "That Manager bastard’s got ears everywhere. One sec.”

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Eta-77 Perez: Hey, Taylor? You there? Uh, if you can’t respond right now, give us a tap on your mic or something so we know you heard us.

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A tap comes from Taylor’s mic. There is a pause of around twenty seconds.

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Eta-77 Taylor: Alright. I can talk for a bit.

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Extraneous dialogue removed. Eta-77 Perez asks if Eta-77 Taylor could help SCP-8884-G exfiltrate.

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Eta-77 Taylor: No problem, mate. I gotta go for now, but gimme a holler and I’ll get her out.

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Perez recapped the conversation.

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"Well?” Hana said. "Do you trust him?"

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Vivian sighed. "Why not?”

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"Do you know what we’re looking for?” Perez asked.

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Compared to the chaos they’d passed through, the basement was eerily silent. There was no sound except for the click of their shoes and the humming of machinery.

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"An electrical room,” Vivian said, "or really any room that’s large and suspicious.”

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"Got it,” Perez said, before his head was blown to smithereens by a shotgun. His blood sprayed onto Vivian’s face.

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She felt sand particles around her, carried by an invisible wind. Buckshot tore into her left leg.

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Vivian ran.

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"Viv," Tariq said, "This is pointless." The sand was at her back. She could feel grains of it in her hair, batting against her face.

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The injury combined with the dim lighting did her no favors in trying to quickly read all the signs. Archives. Cleaning supplies. Storage. Electrical.

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Vivian sprinted into the room and slammed the door shut, locking it with a click. She hoped they didn’t think to break the basement locks as well. She fumbled on the wall next to her before she eventually found the light switch.

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There was a giant machine set into the center of the room. It looked like a plane turbine, only double the size and a lot quieter, emitting nothing but a dull him. Just like Captain Donley had guessed, its sides were inscribed with runes and texts in several languages. Vivian saw Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, old English, Hindi, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and several other scripts she didn't recognize.

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She found the circuit panel on the side of the wall, only to realize it was locked.

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The following is bodycam footage taken from Eta-77 Kyeon. She is currently accompanied by Eta-77 Huang and Eta-77 Vedantam in fighting a group of entities in a large open foyer.

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An entity that resembles a black void punches Eta-77 Huang in the stomach. His eyes briefly flash black before he coughs blood and collapses onto the ground.

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Eta-77 Kyeon throws a glowing knife that hits the entity in the eye. It screams and fades into the shadows.

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Eta-77 Kyeon runs to check on Huang. Blood is still trickling from his mouth.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Are you—

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Eta-77 Huang: No, I’m not good. I think I just got my liver crushed into my kidneys.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Jesus. The rec room—

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A jet of flame narrowly misses the two of them.

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Eta-77 Vedantam: Grab Huang!

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Eta-77 Kyeon pulls Huang into a nearby hallway.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: The rec room is nearby. Go there and treat Donley. She’s not doing so hot, last I checked.

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Eta-77 Huang: You sure you can handle all this shit by yourself?

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Hopefully.

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Eta-77 Huang stands up with some difficulty and begins hastily lurching towards the rec room.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Muttering: C’mon, Viv. Hurry up.

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Eta-77 Kyeon reloads her shotgun and steps back into the foyer. An explosion and a blinding flash of light are heard.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Fuck!

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Eta-77 Vedantam: Over here!

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Eta-77 Kyeon’s bodycam is now too damaged to record.

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Sand was beginning to stream in through the cracks as Tariq kicked the door over and over. Its wood began to splinter.

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What could Vivian do? All she had was a gun and her vase—

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Her vase. The Red Boy had burned Sun Wukong with the True Fire of Samādhi, which not even the Monkey King could extinguish. Defeated, Wukong went to Guanyin for help, which is when she scooped up an ocean's worth of water in her vase.

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Her suit pocket suddenly felt a lot heavier.

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Vivian heard the sound of splintering wood behind her. Tariq had kicked down the door. Sand was beginning to fill the room.

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This extraction plan had better fucking work, Vivian thought.

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She took the porcelain vase out of her pocket and flipped it upside down.

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A tsunami of water flowed out of vase, like a gigantic dam that had just been unplugged. The room was submerged within seconds. The giant turbine flickered and sputtered, erupting in a flash of sparks before it suddenly ground to a halt.

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The roaring heard from Kyeon’s mic disappears. The screeching heard from Huang’s mic disappears. The sound of crashing waves heard from Vedantam’s mic dissapears.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Taylor, start the extraction!

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Eta-77 Taylor: You got it.

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Vivian's muscles seized up. A tingling in her body turned into burning, fiery pain as she felt herself getting electrocuted. Someone was pulling her muscles so tight they were about to snap. She couldn't breath, she couldn’t even think.

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She heard the sound of footsteps in sloshing water somewhere nearby.

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Tariq peered over her, gun pointed to her face. Vivian tried to talk, but her lungs wouldn't cooperate.

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He pressed his shotgun to her forehead before a bullet pierced through his skull.

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"Fuck yeah," Archie said. "Look at that timing. I should be a screenwriter."

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Archie pulled her to her feet and fed her some sort of liquid. It tasted gently sweet, like a diluted syrup. Vivian's muscles relaxed as she gasped for breath.

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She looked at Archie only to notice he was currently wearing a Foundation badge.

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"Eta-77 Agent Archie Taylor," he said. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Taylor, this is Kyeon. What's your status?

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Eta-77 Taylor: We ate.

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Eta-77 Kyeon laughs.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Slightly more specific, please?

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Eta-77 Taylor: Tariq is dead. The giant machine was powered down. We’re not currently in danger.

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Eta-77 Perez: And the water she flooded the basement with worked as normal for revival. God, this headache sucks ass.

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Eta-77 Kyeon: Alright. Vivian had the right idea: the Agency people seem to have lost their powers. MTF backup is here now. Cleanup time, everyone.

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Eta-77 Taylor: By the way, Perez. Why the fuck did you hit me so hard?

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Eta-77 Perez: It needed to be convincing.

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Eta-77 Taylor: Bullshit.

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Eta-77 Perez: Yeah, I know, I just wanted an excuse to hit you. I still haven't forgotten about the drains, you know that? I was in the middle of my shower. Scared the shit out of me.

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"You’d better be grateful,” Huang said. "I had to channel my inner Gandalf to pull enough thaumaturgy bullshit to heal you.”

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"Yes, captain,” Hana said, "we won.”

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"Let’s go! Fuck yeah!” Captain Donley said. "Hey, can I get a celebratory ‘let’s go team’ on three?”

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A round of grumbles passed through the room.

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"Oh, come on,” Captain Donley said. "I was single-handedly carrying the fight on the first floor.”

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"Single-handedly is a strong word,” Vedantam said.

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"Well, I had to keep that manager bastard occupied for ages! Getting crushed over and over really hurts! Oh yeah, and I was wavering at the brink of death for like ten minutes! Twice! I at least deserve a ‘let’s go team’ on three!”

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The following footage was taken from the standard 360° camera located in Foundation vans.

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A man is sitting handcuffed in the backseat. His suit is ripped and bloodied.

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Vivian Qian, exiting the building, motions for the car to roll down its windows. Her hair is matted with blood. She is smiling.

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Qian: Hey, Manager. You said you wanted to talk?

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"My mom invited you out for dinner,” Vivian said. "Are you free next Friday?"

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"She doesn't need me, she needs a therapist," Hana muttered. "But sure. I'll come."

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They'd told Vivian's friends and family a cover story. According to them, she'd joined a scammer organization that didn’t allow outside contact, which wasn't very far from the truth.

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Two weeks after she’d lost her powers, Vivian received a mysterious package in the mail. It contained a lotus flower with a sweet, soothing aroma, which calmed Vivian slightly whenever she smelled it. It never seemed to dry up. She'd lost it once, when it slipped out of her bag while she was moving into her local college dorms, but she'd found it sitting on her desk the next day.

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The package came with a single slip of paper. It read, in both English and Chinese, "glad I could help."

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Now that Vivian was pulling all-nighters for her graduation requirements, she'd realized the possible benefits of caffeine. Hana had bought a tray of drinks for her to try.

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They now both lived over an hour away in different directions from the park they used to go to, but they decided to drive and meet up there anyways. They were both sappy like that.

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Vivian sat up on the picnic blanket to look at the drink tray.

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"Have you tried any of them yet?" Hana said.

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"No,” Vivian said. "Hey, you like americano, right?”

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"Yeah.”

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"I'll give it a shot," Vivian said. She took a sip of the americano before she spat it out onto the grass beside her.

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"This shit sucks!"

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Hana laughed. "Try some of the others, then," she said.

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"Americano is just coffee and hot water, right?"

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"Correct."

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"And all of these drinks are primarily made out of coffee?"

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"Yes."

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"So if I hate coffee and water, why the fuck would I like any of these more?"

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"What are you, psychic? You know what they're gonna taste like before you even pick 'em up? Just try 'em."

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Vivian took a sip of the latte.

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"Huh," she said. "Not bad, actually."

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Special Containment Procedures: 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.

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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.

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Experiment 8986-0052. Left to right: DFPO-B011, DFPO-B012.

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Description: SCP-8986 refers to an aberrant behavior shared across all extant mensemic1 measurement devices, characterized by the occurrence of false-positive results which erroneously indicate consciousness in inanimate objects that resemble human beings.

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The subject of a given menseme measurement must meet all of the following criteria to be considered a discrete false-positive object (DFPO2) affected by SCP-8986 :

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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;5 however, measurements generally differ between DFPO subjects regardless of outward similarity.
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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.

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Experiment 8986-0018
Purpose
Establish approximate frequency of SCP-8986 occurrence among objects in the immediate area.
Subjects
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.
Process
Mannequins individually scanned at off-site collection point by use of Turner Counters.6
Result
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.
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Experiment 8986-0019
Purpose
Comparison of SCP-8986 to familiar anomalous phenomena.
Subjects
DFPO-A201, a physically unremarkable display mannequin constructed of plastic, fiberglass, and steel. Generated false-positive reading in the preceding test.
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+SCP-1486, an animate doll possessing sapient intellect.7
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+SCP-1176, a clinically dead human adult which nonetheless displays a low level of neurological activity and produces a substance chemically identical to honey.
Process
Each subject individually underwent descarteography via Cognitive Resonance Imaging8 at Site-Θ225.
Result
DFPO-A201 returned consistent menseme scores of exactly 18.
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+SCP-1486 returned an average menseme score of 30 with minor deviations.
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+SCP-1176 returned consistent menseme scores of exactly 8.
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+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.
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+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.
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+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.
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DFPO-A874.

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Experiment 8986-0031
Purpose
Determine if a mensemically-sensitive person can identify a DFPO.
Subjects
DFPO-A874, a moderately damaged crash test dummy composed of plastic and aluminum with a documented menseme score of 33.9
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+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.
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Process
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.
Result
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.
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Experiment 8986-0052
Purpose
Determine if physical alteration of a DFPO affects its menseme output.
Subjects
DFPO-B011 and DFPO-B012, two plastic display mannequins of identical make, with documented menseme scores of 25 and 19, respectively.
Process
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 .
Result
Action: DFPO-B011 and DFPO-B012 dressed in identical formal clothes.
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+Action: Hat removed from DFPO-B012.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity in either subject.
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+Action: Necktie removed from DFPO-B012.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity in either subject.
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+Action: Suit jacket removed from DFPO-B012.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity in either subject.
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+Action: Latex mask resembling a realistic human face placed over the head of DFPO-B012.
+Outcome: DFPO-B012 returned reading of 22 mensemes, three above baseline. No change in mensemic activity in DFPO-B011.
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+Action: Latex mask removed from DFPO-B012.
+Outcome: DFPO-B012 dropped back to 19 mensemes, same as baseline. No change in mensemic activity in DFPO-B011.
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+Action: DFPO-B012 fully stripped of clothing.
+Outcome: DFPO-B011 returned reading of 26 mensemes, one above baseline. No change in mensemic activity in DFPO-B012.
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+Action: DFPO-B012 struck on its torso with enough impact to leave a visible mark.
+Outcome: DFPO-B012 returned reading of 18 mensemes, one below baseline. DFPO-B011 returned reading of 27 mensemes, two above baseline.
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+Action: DFPO-B012 struck on its head with enough impact to cause a portion of its face to break off.
+Outcome: 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.
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+Action: DFPO-B012's face mended with glue.
+Outcome: 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.
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+Action: Head removed from DFPO-B012.
+Outcome: 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.
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+Outcome: DFPO-B012 returned reading of 15 mensemes. DFPO-B011 maintained reading of 35 mensemes.
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Experiment 8986-0085
Purpose
Mass testing with large groups of identical subjects.
Subjects
A total of 73,000 mass produced copies total from four separate action figure production runs by a multinational toy manufacturer:
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+24,000 copies of Astrono Mimi. Figures are four inches tall with hard plastic heads on posable rubber bodies fit over a wire armature.
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+5,000 copies of Miyoshi Fuki. Figures are eight inches tall, hand painted, and elaborately articulated.
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+24,000 copies of Flinker Fizzle. Figures are three inches tall, have no articulation, and depict a bipedal dog-like10 character with an expressive face.
Process
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.
Result
Ultimate Baxter: 4th of July Edition: 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.
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+Astrono Mimi: 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.
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+Miyoshi Fuki: 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.
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+Flinker Fizzle: 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.
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Experiment 8986-0133
Purpose
Retest archived DFPO for mensemic accretion exactly 1 year from previous test.
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DFPO-A201, a physically unremarkable display mannequin constructed of plastic, fiberglass, and steel.
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Process
Subject reexamined via descarteography.
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Returned menseme score of 20, one menseme higher than the baseline established a year prior.
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Experiment 8986-0138
Purpose
Repeat Experiment 8986-0018 with a larger sample size and with greater focus on level of detail in mannequin design.
Subjects
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.
Process
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.
Result
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.
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+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.
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Experiment 8986-0151
Purpose
Establish approximate frequency of SCP-8986 occurrence in objects with highly realistic human features.
Subjects
268 realistic wax statues on display at a popular waxwork museum in London.
Process
The figures were discreetly scanned in situ by use of Turner Counters after regular operating hours at the museum had concluded.
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155 figures returned a Turner Counter reading of BLACK, indicating that no mensemic activity was detected.
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+39 figures returned a Turner Counter reading of YELLOW, indicating a menseme score between 11 and 20.
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Experiment 8986-0152
Purpose
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.
Subjects
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 78,11 the highest recorded false-positive menseme score ever observed.12
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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.
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Action: Hair bleached and dyed to a bright shade of lime green.13
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+Action: Cheekbones, brow, and jawline subtly resculpted through application of heat and pressure to reduce celebrity likeness while retaining human realism.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: Further resculpture of facial features to more drastically reduce celebrity likeness while retaining human realism.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: 4x6cm area of surface wax removed from lower back.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: 2x4cm area of surface wax removed from left forearm.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: Surface wax fully removed from subject's back, starting from the lower neck and ending at the pelvis.
+Outcome: Menseme reading dropped to 77, a deviation of 1 point below baseline.
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+Action: Partial amputation of the small finger of the left hand, starting at the distal phalanx.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: Full amputation of the small finger of the left hand.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: Full amputation of the left hand.
+Outcome: Menseme reading dropped to 76.
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+Action: Amputation of lower left arm, terminating at the elbow.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: Surface wax removed from the entirety of right arm, from shoulder to wrist.
+Outcome: Menseme reading dropped to 75.
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+Action: Face further resculpted to an extreme extent, resulting in severe deformity.
+Outcome: Menseme reading dropped to 72.
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+Action: Glass eye removed from right socket.
+Outcome: Menseme reading dropped to 71.
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+Action: Eye removed from left socket and placed in mouth.
+Outcome: Menseme reading dropped to 70.
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+Action: 2x4cm area of surface wax removed from right cheek.
+Outcome: Menseme reading dropped to 68.
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+Action: Blowtorch taken to face, resulting in greater deformity and substantial loss of mass.
+Outcome: Menseme reading dropped to 59.
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+Action: Right arm melted down to skeletal frame by use of blowtorch.
+Outcome: Menseme reading dropped to 57.
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+Action: Removed wax from the head area analogous to left frontal lobe.
+Outcome: Menseme reading dropped to 46.
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+Action: Removed upper region of the head, terminating at the bridge of the nose.
+Outcome: Menseme reading dropped to 40.
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+Action: Full lateral bisection at the waist.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: Extreme contortion of remaining right arm.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: Amputation of the right arm.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: Vertical bisection of the upper body.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: Remaining upper body cut laterally into three pieces.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: Entirety of remaining upper and lower body stripped of wax from metal substructure.
+Outcome: 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.
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+Action: Remaining wax cut into cubes, roughly 2cm3 in size.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity.
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+Action: Wax cubes melted into a formless pile.
+Outcome: No change in mensemic activity. Final recorded menseme score held at 40, a deviation of 38 points below baseline. Remaining wax archived.
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Experiment 8986-0153
Purpose
Measure menseme accretion in high-detail subjects by repeating Experiment 8986-0151 three times over the course of a year.
Subjects
267 realistic wax statues on display at the same location as Experiment 8986-0151.16
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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.
Result
On the first round of testing, 37 subjects17 returned a Turner Counter reading of RED, indicating a menseme score of 31 or higher.
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Experiment 8986-0154
Purpose
Retest archived DFPO subjects for mensemic accretion.
Subjects
DFPO-A201, a physically unremarkable display mannequin constructed of plastic, fiberglass, and steel.
+Previous Experiment: 8986-0018.
+Documented menseme score: 20
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+DFPO-A874, a moderately damaged crash test dummy composed of plastic and aluminum.
+Previous Experiment: 8986-0031.
+Documented menseme score: 33
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+DFPO-B011, plastic display mannequin.
+Previous Experiment: 8986-0052.
+Documented menseme score: 35
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+DFPO-B012, damaged plastic display mannequin.
+Previous Experiment: 8986-0052.
+Documented menseme score: 15
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+DFPO-B500 through DFPO-B5160, 161 copies of the action figure Ultimate Baxter: 4th of July Edition.
+Previous Experiment: 8986-0135.
+Documented menseme score: Range of 1 to 31.
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+DFPO-D0230, shapeless mass of wax.
+Previous Experiment: 8986-0152.
+Documented menseme score: 40.
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+100 control mannequins previously recorded as having no false-positive response.
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+NOTE: Subjects from experiments not included in this document's truncated selection have been excluded from this summary.
Process
All subjects reexamined individually via descarteography.
Result
DFPO-A201 returned an updated menseme score of 40.
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+DFPO-A874 returned an updated menseme score of 40.
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+DFPO-B011 returned an updated menseme score of 40.
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+DFPO-B012 returned an updated menseme score of 40.
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+DFPO-B500 through DFPO-B5160 returned an updated menseme score of 40, consistent across all copies.
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+All 100 control mannequins returned a false-positive score of 40.
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+DFPO-D0230 was unable to be retested due to misplacement during the archival process.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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