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Item #: SCP-1068

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Object Class: Safe

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Special Containment Procedures: Packaged SCP-1068s are to be kept in a large underground storage site beneath Site-76. The walls of the room are to be soundproofed and electromagnetically shielded so as to prevent damage to other facilities. Researchers should wear shaded goggles, ear plugs, and ear muffs to prevent permanent sensory damage when handling or experimenting with SCP-1068. Records should be kept through non-electronic medium. Any detonations are to be scheduled in advance and communicated to all personnel to avoid confusion with the standard on-site nuclear device.

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Any examples of SCP-1068 outside of Foundation control are to be seized discreetly and brought to Site-76 via armored transport. In the event of an SCP-1068 activation outside of the site's perimeters, all available Foundation diplomatic resources are to be dispatched into negotiations to pacify both national and international relevant governing bodies and, if necessary, inform them of the nature of SCP-1068.

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Description: SCP-1068 are model rockets approximately a meter in length. They resemble a simplified version of the LGM-30 ICBM model and are covered in unpainted white plastic with the words 'ATOM BUSTER' etched in one side. Dis-assembly of the objects exposes a cylindrical fuel tank and engine assembly filled with an ethanol-[DATA EXPUNGED] mixture. A 30-cm-long fuse leads out of the rocket's base and is the primary method of ignition. When activated, SCP-1068 will launch at a velocity of 45 meters per second before falling back down to the ground and exploding.

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Upon detonation, SCP-1068 activates an intense bright light and loud sound similar to those of a conventional nuclear device. It will also release a weak radio wave pulse similar to an EMP, temporarily knocking out all electronic communications within a radius of █ km and preventing any further close observation of and communication with the area for up to 20 hours. Immediately following detonation, a large column of low density non-toxic gases will rise up from the point of detonation, coalescing into a shape similar to the mushroom cloud released by extreme temperatures. For all intents and purposes, the event will resemble a fission reaction without actually causing any harm beyond sensory damage.

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SCP-1068 comes contained in red cylindrical cardboard packaging shaped to resemble a simplified missile silo. On the front there is a clear plastic window to show off the model, along with a price tag of $19.99 (US). On the back of the box are a description of the object, several safety labels and warnings, and an artist's rendition of the explosion of the Trinity nuclear test.

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Information on Back of SCP-1068 Packaging

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Harness the Raw-ket power of Dr. Wondertainment's new line of model rockets with The Atom Buster®! This pint-sized monster launches a thousand feet in the air before plummeting to a climactic explosion of nuclear proportions. Truman would be proud. Utilizing a state-of-the-art light and sounds system, the greatest weapon ever detonated can be used again… on your front lawn! You can even customize your model with the accompanying realistic decal sheet to make its launch a more awesome one.
+Buy the complementary Dr. Wondertainment's Wonderful Paint Set®, Accurate-And-Deadly Artillery Aiming Platform®, and Big Red Button Remote Activator® to seriously complete your Mega Arsenal of Doom!
+For Ages 9+
+CAUTION: Protective eyewear and ear plugs/ear muffs required. Do not attempt to remove the fuel, fuse, or engine from the Atom Buster® without adult supervision. Not suitable for children under 8 years of age. Dr. Wondertainment is not responsible for any damage caused by The Atom Buster®.

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During Incident-1068-6 in the ██████ Province, the Chaos Insurgency intercepted a shipment of SCP-1068 being transported from Site-103 and stole five cases of the product in the ensuing firefight. Requesting permission to preemptively warn all nuclear-capable governments of SCP-1068.

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Object Class: Safe

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1222 is to be locked in a 60 x 60 x 60 cm hard plastic container with foam inner-lining to hold it in place. Container can be found inside locker ██ in the storage area of Site-4. If container is damaged in any way, contact administration for replacement. Personnel with Level 1 clearance or higher may access the object for research purposes.

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If not used for testing, linseed oil must be rubbed into SCP-1222 for preservation purposes once annually. Linseed oil must also be used after all research tests.

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Description: SCP-1222 is a bamboo box, decorated with beads and shells, and measuring 7 x 10 x 10 cm. A lid is attached and held together by a woven thread made of palm fronds. Any human who touches the box with both hands and gazes at its bottom will instantly enter a state of stasis, in which they cannot be repositioned or harmed by any means known to the Foundation; any human in this condition is to be classified as SCP-1222-1. This stasis will continue until SCP-1222-1 is touched by the skin of a live human. SCP-1222-1 has no vital signs (respiration, blood pressure, brain activity), and can remain in this condition indefinitely. Removing SCP-1222 from SCP-1222-1's hands, or blocking it from SCP-1222-1's view, does not affect the stasis. However, only one instance of SCP-1222-1 exists at a time; attempts to successively or simultaneously create multiple instances of SCP-1222-1 have failed.

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Examination of SCP-1222-1 through latex gloves has revealed that SCP-1222-1's flesh is hard and unyielding; researchers have described the flesh as being "like stone or metal". SCP-1222-1's clothing is unaffected by the stasis and can be damaged normally; however, hair becomes intensely tough and durable.

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Special Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Zeta-4 ('Beekeepers') is currently assigned to the tracking and recovery of SCP-1256 instances. All exposed subjects are to be administered counter-memetic therapy and Class-C amnestics prior to release. Media Division 19-P is to monitor internet media for SCP-1256 instances in the form of websites and downloadable files. Any online SCP-1256 instances are to be pulled, and the source traced.

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Description: SCP-1256 is a 24-page pamphlet entitled 'Bees - Smarter Than You Think.' Its contents appear to be intended to be informative; however, much of it is nonsensical. The cover page claims SCP-1256 was authored by Dillaine Iurtey and Ryan Hughes, and published by Redrose Publishing Sydney in 1997. Redrose Publishing Sydney has no record of SCP-1256's publication, and neither author has any recollection of writing SCP-1256.

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Individual pages of SCP-1256 do not retain anomalous properties, and SCP-1256 may be excerpted without effect. It is only when SCP-1256 is read completely that its anomalous effects will manifest. An exposed subject is designated SCP-1256-1.

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SCP-1256-1 will perceive all members of the superfamily Apoidea as sapient. Contrary to its title, SCP-1256's effect applies to all members of Apoidea including wasps. SCP-1256-1 will attempt to care for the insects to the exclusion of all other activities. This appears to be both to the detriment of SCP-1256-1 and the insects; the attempts of SCP-1256-1 to collect food, repair the hive, and assist in the reproductive cycle of the queen specimens typically result in the expiration of multiple insects and is met with hostility.

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SCP-1256 was initially recovered from the ███████ family property 13km from ███████, Australia, by embedded agents in the NSW police force during the investigation of the █████ █████ murder case. Four cadavers were found gagged, coated in honey, and bound to chairs in duct-tape, nearby the family's bee-farm. The 17-year-old eldest daughter was arrested and charged with four cases of murder, but was found to be unfit to stand trial, and was institutionalized.

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Document 1256-Alpha:

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Excerpt of SCP-1256:

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Bees - Smarter Than You Think

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You think bees are bees. But did you know they're not? That's right, bees are smarter than you think! You think you farm the bees, and steal their honey. But you actually don't - because bees are smarter than you think! Why do you think the bees disappeared? The bees knew we'd screwed the earth before it all went to shit, before we even knew about global warming! Bees knew, because bees are smarter than you think!

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Some bees stayed because they loved you. You didn't think they loved you, did you? That's because bees are smarter than you think! They loved you so much, and you didn't even know, you know. That's why we made this pamphlet, to show you how to farm bees for honey.

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How Do You Farm Bees?

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  • Embrace the bees spiritually. You must feel the emotional flow between yourself and your bees. When you do not feel the spiritual energies of your bees, the bees do not feel your spiritual energies!
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  • Be understanding of your bees. Your bee isn't being productive. But do not anger yourself; understand why he can't work. He is a busy bee. He has a social life. Understand the bee! Do not pressure the bee! That is the path to sad bees.
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  • Do not expose your bees to liberal thought. Bees know that the iron guide of the queen is good for the hive. But what happens if you make the bees socialist? What happens? They will overthrow the class system! They will say workers and soldiers are equal, even if it is not so! There will be hive anarchy everywhere! The bees will work for pleasure and not for the hive, which is very anarchistic! Socialism is bad for bees.
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FOLLOW OUR GUIDE AND HAVE MAXIMUM RETURN FOR YOUR EMOTIONAL INVESTMENT.

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Document held as evidence in the █████ █████ murder case, and later confiscated by Foundation operatives.

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March 12, 2010.

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They don't understand the bees. But they'll learn to love the bees like I do. They will. They just need to have that spark, that connection. That epiphany. The moment, in which you fully understand the bee and love it in its truth.

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I've helped them, and they'll see it soon. The bees will teach them. The bees are so smart. I've talked to them. They understand like no one else does. But you mustn't scare them. They sting when they hurt. And they die.

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They make a sacrifice for their hive. It's touching. Bees are more human than humans will ever be.

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I've heard the buzz. I love the bees. And soon, they'll love them too.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1273 is to be kept in Containment Locker #434 at Site 23 when not being actively used for testing with D-Class personnel. SCP-1273 is not to be connected to any electrical power source except for testing purposes. SCP-1273-A is to be treated as a non-hostile but potentially dangerous entity.

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SCP-1273-A remains indefinitely in Testing Chamber #741 and is to be monitored at all times. Personnel are forbidden from entering the chamber until further notice. No testing of anomalous objects is to take place in Test Hall-Delta as of 05/11/2014, and in the event of a containment breach, the hallway should be completely sealed off.

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Description: SCP-1273 is a ██████ brand children's nightlight. No materials comprising the structure of the object have been identified as individually anomalous. The object has been designed to resemble a stylized rabbit, and functions as a non-anomalous nightlight for the first thirty minutes of being connected to a working power source and turned on. At this point, SCP-1273's anomalous effects will activate and an entity, hereby designated SCP-1273-A, will manifest in the area containing SCP-1273. If the object is turned off or disconnected from the power source during the manifestation of its anomalous properties, the entity will demanifest until the next activation event.

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SCP-1273-A appears to be a Caucasian female humanoid entity of approximate teenage appearance. The entity refers to itself as "Abigail Lawrence," a citizen of the town of ███████, ██ where SCP-1273 was initially discovered. Foundation investigation confirms that an individual bearing the same name and description of the entity formerly lived in the town, but was reported dead as of 03/09/2014. The aforementioned person's parents had discovered their deceased child in her room on the aformentioned date, along with SCP-1273 and several other anomalous objects whose function appears to be [REDACTED].

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The entity is visually indistinguishable from a non-anomalous human subject; however, it is unable to make physical contact with anything that is not a boundary of the room currently housing SCP-1273. All other objects cannot be manipulated by the subject.1 As such, SCP-1273-A cannot leave the room it manifests in.

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Upon manifestation, the subject typically appears to be distressed and attempts to remove SCP-1273 from its power source. Due to the entity's intangible nature, these actions are consistently futile.

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Interview Log-1273-Alpha: The following interview was taken upon initial manifestation of SCP-1273's anomalous effects by the presiding head researcher, Dr. Lloyd.

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+Foreword: This is the first recorded appearance of SCP-1273-A.
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+Lloyd: Hello, my name is Dr. Jason Lloyd. I'm going to ask you a few questions now, if you don't mind.
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Lloyd: I'm sorry, what was that?

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SCP-1273-A: [turns to look at Dr. Lloyd. Subject appears distressed.] Can I go back?

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Lloyd: Please, calm down. We can help you, but you have to help us first. [holds out his hand as a gesture of peace]

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SCP-1273-A: [shakes head] Please don't touch me. You can't help me. I don't need help, just please let me go back.

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Lloyd: Go back where?

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SCP-1273-A: [Subject continues to attempt to remove SCP-1273 from its power source.] Away. The place I was before. It was so much better than this, just please, please, unplug this thing.

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SCP-1273-A: [Subject ceases attempts to remove SCP-1273 from its power source.] And then I can go back?

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SCP-1273-A: Okay… my name was Abigail Lawrence, I was 16 years old, and I'm from ███████. I… I don't really remember how I got into the light, but I know it's my home.

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SCP-1273-A: Ah, well, as you can see, I'm not exactly… [entity waves hands through SCP-1273]

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Lloyd: Ah. I see. Are you completely positive you can't remember anything at all about how you got to be this way?

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SCP-1273-A: [looks away from Dr. Lloyd] I'm sorry, I really can't.

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Interviewed: SCP-1273-A

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Interviewer: Dr. Lloyd

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Foreword: The following interview takes place one week after the events comprising Interview Log-1273-Alpha and mark the second activation of SCP-1273's anomalous state by the Foundation.

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SCP-1273-A: [sighs] So soon?

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Lloyd: Hello SCP-1273-A. Do you recall any more details on the events that lead to you existing in your current state since our last interview?
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Lloyd: I see. Well, can you tell me more about the place you came from?

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SCP-1273-A: [looks around anxiously] I'm, um, afraid that's not allowed.

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Lloyd: Not allowed? Who isn't allowing this?

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SCP-1273-A: [averts eyes towards the ground] Please, put me back.

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Closing Statement: Subject remained unresponsive for the remainder of the interview. Following half an hour of unresponsiveness, Dr. Lloyd powered SCP-1273 down and unplugged it.

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Research Log-1273-Kappa: The following is a series of excerpted notes taken from Dr. Lloyd's experimentation notebook. All excerpts are from notes taken during a series of interviews with SCP-1273-A.

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…will not tell us any more about this place. It's quite obvious she's lying about not remembering the process, but why is she hiding it? Researcher Garrison thinks…

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…the plane the entity comes from is apparently devoid of all physical matter completely. The entity is being slightly more cooperative, but is apparently trying to deliberately impede Foundation understanding of this area…

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Incident Report-1273-Mu-1: On 05/11/2014, during routine testing of SCP-1273's responsiveness to alternative power sources2, the object's light bulb burned out. However, unlike a typical deactivation event, SCP-1273-A did not demanifest. The entity noticed this, became panicked, and started attempting to remove SCP-1273 from its power source. Personnel proceeded to accomplish this task, which did not cause the entity to demanifest. SCP-1273-A violently approached Agent ███████ and attempted to assault her3 while shouting at the subject4. Instead of passing through the agent as was expected, the entity's appendages appeared to become "trapped" in the subject's physical body. This caused further distress to SCP-1273-A, who vocalized more loudly and struggled to remove itself from Agent ███████'s form. As the entity made increasing contact with the agent's body, SCP-1273-A appeared to be absorbed into it. After approximately three minutes, the entity was fully absorbed into Agent ███████'s body. The agent appears to have died during this process. On site personnel reported a lack of respiration and pulse from ███████, and tentatively declared her to be dead. Soon after, the chamber was cleared of all personnel and objects, save for the corpse of the subject, in order to monitor any possible anomalies resulting from this event.

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Incident Report-1273-Mu-2: After approximately three hours of observation, SCP-1273-A emerged from the corpse5 and began attempting to strike the walls and doors of the chamber while shouting6. These actions persisted for approximately forty-five minutes, at which point SCP-1273-A moved to the center of the room and assumed a fetal position. The entity did not move from this position for four hours. It then stood up7and approached the corpse. SCP-1273 entered the corpse and attempted to partially animate it, resulting in erratic movements. The object flung itself at the door of the testing chamber repeatedly for approximately sixty minutes before SCP-1273-A emerged, returned to its position in the center of the room and began crying. The entity is to be continually monitored until further notice.

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I didn't mean to kill her.

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You don't understand how it feels to be trapped. You don't understand the feeling of being restricted, because you've never known being free. Please, let me out. I can show you.

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I just want to go home.

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Description: SCP-1276 is a step pyramid of presumed Mayan construction 31 m in height, 68 m in width and approximately 2700 years old, located in a remote area of the [REDACTED] River Basin in [REDACTED]. The structure is heavily engraved and believed to have been dedicated to astronomy and astrology. The anomalous property of SCP-1276 is centered at a platform at the top of the structure, on which lies a 3.1 m square metallic plate of unknown composition. Unlike the rest of the structure, this platform shows no sign of aging and is heavily engraved with Ancient Mayan hieroglyphs as well as what is believed to be mythological figures along the outside perimeter, along with human figures prostrated before them.

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Whenever the heliacal rising of the planet Venus occurs, the platform atop SCP-1276 is momentarily suffused with a blue glow, after which all living human subjects standing on the platform are instantly accelerated upwards into the atmosphere through unknown means to a speed of approximately 0.01 c at the exact moment that Venus appears above the horizon. Ground- and satellite-based observatories have tracked and confirmed that all such subjects are launched in the direction of Venus and, barring outside intervention, will enter its atmosphere within a period of three (3) to twenty-four (24) hours after launch, depending on the relative distance between the Earth and Venus.

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SCP-1276 was discovered on █/█/██ by a team of Mexican archaeologists and came to the Foundation's attention following its accidental activation, resulting in the deaths of three (3) civilian team members. The surviving archaeologists were detained by the responding Foundation containment team.

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Addendum 1276-001: Partial Translation of Platform Inscription

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Special Containment Procedures: Site 24 has been constructed seven kilometers east of SCP-1309 for purposes of observation and record keeping. Any non-authorized individuals found approaching either area are to be detained, questioned, and administered Class-B amnestics prior to their release.

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SCP-1309 is to be continuously monitored for any irregular activity, including spatial anomalies or behavior of its inhabitants. Interaction with the inhabitants of SCP-1309 outside of authorized testing and interviews is to be kept to a minimum. Inhabitants showing continuous or otherwise invasive interest in Foundation personnel or objectives are to be administered Class-B amnestics. Because the mechanics of SCP-1309's anomalous properties are not yet fully understood, personnel are forbidden from spending more than twelve consecutive hours within SCP-1309.

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Description: SCP-1309 is the town of Kleinberg, located in Dewey County, South Dakota, although inhabitants claim they are located within Armstrong County.1 SCP-1309 has a population of approximately 2,300. The town's inhabitants are of amicable disposition, and are generally receptive to questions from Foundation personnel. Biological analyses show no abnormalities within the inhabitants.

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SCP-1309 is effectively locked in a recursive period of time within the 1920's. Long-term observation has determined that events do not repeat with each cycle, and inhabitants retain all memories and experiences between cycles. Analysis of on-site records, coupled with interviews, have determined that the period of time is 3,289 days long, extending from February 5th, 1920 to August 19th, 1928. No discernible spatial or temporal anomalies are detectable when the cycle resets. The inhabitants of the town live and age as would be expected, and both deaths and births have been observed.

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As of writing, the only constant events in each cycle are the inhabitants' perceptions of time, and all outside news received in SCP-1309 via radio broadcasts or newspapers. Newspapers and radio broadcasts received in SCP-1309 are consistent with documentation from that time period, and repeat on the correct dates. Assuming that the anomaly first took effect in accordance with the actual August 19th, 1928, SCP-1309 has experienced this eight-year cycle approximately ten times.

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SCP-1309 is largely self-sufficient. However, supplies that are rare or otherwise difficult to produce or obtain locally are delivered by a truck that materializes at the edge of SCP-1309, and upon delivering supplies, dematerializes at the opposite edge. Commonly delivered supplies include non-local newspapers, brand-name products and food, and certain raw materials. Interrogation of the drivers has determined that they have no awareness of any anomalous properties.

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Observation has determined that if an inhabitant of SCP-1309 attempts to leave SCP-1309, they will dematerialize at the edge of the town, and immediately materialize on the opposite side. Questioning has found that inhabitants who disappear and reappear in this fashion believe they have just returned from an extended vacation. However, SCP-1309's inhabitants typically show no desire to venture outside of their town, often stating they are content with life in their town. Inhabitants show no awareness of anomalous properties, even when explicitly brought to their attention. See attached documentation for more detail.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1531 is stored in Containment Vault 14 at Site-92. Disclosing the exact nature or effect of SCP-1531 to those lacking compartmentalized clearance 2/1531 (further referred to as CC2/1531) is strictly forbidden. At the moment, accepted testing subjects include any volunteers having CC2/1531, as well as D-class currently involved in testing, who are, for the duration, exempt from monthly termination. Requests involving introducing additional test subjects are to be made according to Protocol-1531-A.

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Description: SCP-1531 is a standard issue polygraph of indeterminate make. Its metal casing possesses an etching in French that translates to "Themis is blind; who leads her to the light?", but visually the device is otherwise unremarkable. When a subject (a human being, age 12 or older) has its sensors affixed to their skin and is asked a question they are able to understand, the following happens:

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People don't seem to understand the sheer importance of what we are dealing with. No other interrogation method is even remotely as efficient. Far too often, the Foundation resorts to methods and substances that are more than questionable and less than reliable, and we are all aware that our enemies can do far worse. Imagine the potential security breach if it falls in the hands of someone who has an agent under Omega-level amnestic and knows how to ask all the right questions. Even the knowledge of the possibility for existence of such an object is to be kept secret from anyone we do not completely trust. For that purpose, I insist on updating security measures.

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Special Containment Procedures: Due to its size, composition, and location, SCP-1588 cannot be relocated and is fundamentally uncontainable. The Foundation shall liaise with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to limit sea traffic within the area of the English Channel from which SCP-1588 is clearly visible. Any photographs of SCP-1588 that appear in civilian circulation are to be dismissed as an example of pareidolia.

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The areas of land above and below SCP-1588 are to be monitored by CCTV and by plainclothes Foundation personnel. The Foundation and local authorities shall discourage civilians from approaching SCP-1588 on foot due to safety concerns. Any civilians coming into communication with SCP-1588 are to be debriefed and administered a Class-A amnestic. Literature referring to the history of SCP-1588 and its anomalous properties is to be suppressed and removed from circulation as necessary.

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SCP-1588 is to be closely monitored for any indications of erosion or geological instability. In the event of an erosion-related collapse affecting SCP-1588, SCP-1588 is to be thoroughly examined and communication reestablished as soon as possible, and reclassification to be made as appropriate.

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Description: SCP-1588 is a section of the White Cliffs of Dover, located along the southeastern coast of England, approximately 80 meters in length by 100 meters in height. SCP-1588 is, as are the non-anomalous portions of the White Cliffs, composed principally of chalk highlighted by streaks of black flint. Flint outcroppings within SCP-1588 have produced an image which, when viewed by a human being, vaguely resembles a human face with eyes, nose, and mouth.

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SCP-1588 is fully sapient and is capable of sight and hearing, and possesses a rudimentary sense of smell. SCP-1588's field of vision is limited to an area of the English Channel and northern coastal France directly in front of itself. SCP-1588 has demonstrated an ability to discern minor details in objects located several dozen kilometers away, in one case correctly identifying the colors and patterns on a flag held aloft by a staff member standing on the beach at Cap Gris Nez, France, approximately 34 km away from SCP-1588. Interviews conducted with SCP-1588 have largely consisted of SCP-1588 describing in great detail various ships and boats it has spotted travelling across and through the English Channel. SCP-1588 has referred to the watching and cataloging of said vessels as its "hobby".

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SCP-1588 is able to communicate by producing low-frequency seismic vibrations within the cliffs it is embedded in, which can be interpreted as speech by a human being placing their ear to the ground within 5 meters of the cliff's edge. SCP-1588 is capable of hearing human speech within this radius and holding lengthy conversations; SCP-1588 has been determined to be fluent in modern and archaic forms of English, French, Kentish, Welsh, Gaelic, Manx, Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Latin, and [REDACTED].

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The Foundation became aware of SCP-1588 in 19██, when a review of classified documents from World War II indicated that the British government and the Allies had been aware of its existence since prior to the beginning of the war, and had been relying on it for intelligence regarding German naval maneuvers and troop movements along the French coast. Subsequent reviews of local folklore revealed records of British leaders employing SCP-1588 for this purpose dating as early as the 11th century, with various sources referring to it as "the Old Man in the Cliff", "the Fairy Face", and "King Greenshield". SCP-1588 has claimed not to have a name, or to recall its age or origins; based on descriptions of ships it has spotted, it appears to have memories dating to at least the 8th century. Geological examination of SCP-1588 indicates that it has been exposed to the elements in a state similar to its current form for at least █████ years.

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Due to geological instability primarily caused by erosion, SCP-1588 is considered to be at risk of being damaged or destroyed by natural causes. SCP-1588 has claimed to feel pain following major collapses of neighboring sections of the White Cliffs. It is not known at this time whether SCP-1588 consists solely of the cliff face or whether it extends further into the earth. In the event of a major collapse affecting it, SCP-1588 may be reclassified as Neutralized in the near future.

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Interviewed: SCP-1588

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Interviewer: Dr. ██████

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Foreword: On 3/15/2012, a large segment of the White Cliffs located to the west of SCP-1588 collapsed into the English Channel. Dr. ██████ contacted SCP-1588 to determine if it had been affected by the collapse.

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Dr. ██████: Good morning, SCP-1588. There was recently a collapse near you. Are you in any pain or distress today?

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SCP-1588: No. I am just sad.

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Dr. ██████: Why are you sad?

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SCP-1588: It has been so quiet lately. Only 378 ships passed by yesterday.

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Dr. ██████: Only 378?

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SCP-1588: There used to be so many more. 25,123 days ago, I counted 6,939 ships going south on one day.

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Dr. ██████: Do you count every ship you see?

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SCP-1588: Of course. Ships are so fascinating, are they not? I especially like aircraft carriers. And wooden frigates, but I rarely see those anymore aside from the museum ships that come through sometimes. I love the very old ships, the ones they stopped making when the bigger ones came around. The White Ship was a pretty interesting one, but I had to close my eyes when it sank. All those little people flailing and screaming and drowning, it was most unpleasant.

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SCP-1588: Yes. I felt it when the other cliff broke, but it was only for a second. It kind of scares me to think it might happen to me soon.

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SCP-1588: I do not know if I can die the same way the little people on the ships can die. I know that the cliffs are always crumbling and that my brother has not said a word to me since his face fell off.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1660-1 may be safely kept in a locked safe-deposit box at Site ██ Storage Facility. Standard positive-action defenses (explosive, chemical, biological, and memetic) are to be in place at all times, according to standard operating procedure. SCP-1660-1 is to be kept away from flammable materials unless in testing. Under no circumstances is SCP-1660-1 to come into contact with fire-related SCPs such as SCP-███. In event of SCP-1660-1 igniting outside, testing personnel are to evacuate the area until all flaming materials are extinguished. Due to only being accessible via SCP-1660-1, SCP-1660-2 can be considered to be contained as long as SCP-1660-1 is. Any animal life that emerges from SCP-1660-2 during testing is to be captured pending study and possible termination.

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Description: SCP-1660-1 is an elaborately decorative oil lamp made from silver, coral and the shell of a nautilus. Its anomalous effects activate if a fire is lit inside the chamber of the nautilus shell. Upon ignition the fire will, regardless of materials used, begin to emit large amounts of smoke. The smoke will begin to gather forming an arch-shaped "gate" in the air approximately ██ meters across. The size and stability of said "gate" will fluctuate based on the amount and/or type of material being burned within SCP-1660-1. In the event of SCP-1660-1 being extinguished, the gateway will collapse rapidly.

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SCP-1660-2 is a miniature parallel universe consisting of approximately █████ square kilometers of temperate forest conditions which can be accessed by means of the "gate" produced by SCP-1660-1. Around the edges of SCP-1660-2 are walls of an as-of-yet unidentified mineral rating up to ███ on the Mohs scale. Testing with diamond drills have been unable to damage the mineral while rapidly blunting drill bits. Roughly a kilometer above the treetops is what appears to be a layer of [DATA EXPUNGED] all aerial exploration is to be performed with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) following incident ████████. Attempts at drilling below ground have revealed that a crust of the same unidentified mineral making up the walls exists approximately half a kilometer under the entire area of SCP-1660-2.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1772 is kept in a locked plexiglass box in the High-Value Documents section of the Site-19 Archives. Access may be granted with authorization from the Head Archivist and the lead researcher on SCP-1772.

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All individuals given access to SCP-1772 must be quarantined until verified to be free of SCP-1772-1 infection. Any personnel under the effects of SCP-1772-1 must be terminated or given Class C Amnestics before being allowed out of quarantine. Any written or recorded materials suspected to be infected by SCP-1772-1 should be destroyed or purged.

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Description: SCP-1772 is a copy of the 1983 edition of the ███████-███████ Pocket Spanish-English Dictionary, though it has been discovered to have flaws (termed SCP-1772-1) not present in any printings released by the publisher. Attempts to create reproductions of SCP-1772 through mechanical means have so far failed. Images created from scanning its pages are consistently found to be corrupted, while photographs will result in the images being blurred. Due to this, it has been impossible to compile a comprehensive catalog of deviations from non-anomalous printings.

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SCP-1772's primary effect occurs whenever an individual uses 1772 to translate any word previously unknown to them. Upon activation, subjects will become allergic to any word used in the translation present in SCP-1772.

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Upon hearing, reading, or writing any word to which they are allergic, affected subjects will immediately exhibit symptoms of anaphylaxis, such as rashes, redness and itching of the eyes, swelling of the face and throat, and difficulty breathing. These reactions are only partially mitigated by standard antihistamines or epinephrin injections, with an efficacy of approximately 30% of normal. Repeated exposures result in escalating intensity of the reactions. Most subjects will require immediate intubation to facilitate breathing after their 16th or 17th exposure.

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Following Incident-CB-1772-01-PD a secondary effect caused by flaws in the dictionary was identified. Subsequently the flaws were relabeled as SCP-1772-1. Allergic reactions due to these flaws are more intense1 than standard reactions to SCP-1772, and possess the additional property of contagiousness.

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Individuals exposed to SCP-1772-1 word pairs from an infected source also become affected. This includes written accounts, recordings, or electronic records made by an affected individual. All attempts to identify an SCP-1772-1 word pair using indirect references without becoming affected have so far failed.

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Class C Amnestics have also been successful at removing SCP-1772-1 infections from personnel, however no means have been found to remove the effects of SCP-1772-1 from recorded materials short of destruction of the affected items.

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Use of SCP-1772's effects as a potential containment measures for SCP-1516 has been proposed by researchers on both projects. Investigation into the efficacy of such measures, as well as potential side effects, is currently under investigation.

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+Word Read: "huevo" (Translation: "egg")
+Reaction: D-2710 is given a note card with the word "egg" written on it. Upon reading it, she immediately complains of itchy eyes and demonstrates mild swelling of the face. Symptoms abate within 15 minutes.

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Reader: D-2717, speaks/reads English only
+Word Read: "fresa" (Translation: "strawberry", "drill (in dentistry)")
+Reaction: D-2717 displays the expected mild anaphylactic reactions upon reading the words "strawberry", "drill", and "dentistry". After recovering, D-2717 is provided a bowl of strawberries to eat. He does not display any allergic reaction to their consumption.

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Reader: D-3718, speaks/reads Spanish only
+Word Read: "cacahuete" (Translation: "peanut")
+Reaction: D-3718 is given a note card with the word "peanut" written on it, followed by a note card with the word "cacahuete" written on it. He does not display any allergic reaction to either card.

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Reader: D-3824, fully Spanish/English bilingual
+Word Read: "hola" (Translation: "hello")
+Reaction: D-3824 is given a note card with the word "hello" written on it, followed by a note card with the word "hola" written on it. She does not display any allergic reaction to either card.

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Reader: D-4020, speaks/reads English only
+Word Read: "risa" (Translation: "laughter", "laugh")
+Reaction: D-4020 is given a note card with the word "laughter" written on it. She immediately develops a rash over her cheeks.
+Addendum: D-4020 engaged in conversation with Guard █████ while being escorted back to her cell. During the conversation, she told a joke which caused Guard █████ to start laughing rapidly. D-4020 immediately began to display symptoms of severe anaphylactic shock. An emergency medical response team was able to stabilize her, and she was returned to her cell within 4 hours. In his debriefing, Guard █████ estimates that he said "ha" 9-10 times before D-4020's reaction became obvious.

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Reader: D-4041, speaks/reads English only, specifically chosen due to being named "Hope"
+Word Read: "esperanza" (Translation: "hope", "expectation")
+Reactions: After reading the translation, D-4041 was asked to state her full name for documentation purposes. Upon saying her first name, she immediately began to suffer from expected anaphylactic reactions. However, she also began to complain to the interviewer regarding these symptoms, during which it was discovered that any usage of pronouns referencing herself exacerbated the allergic reaction. D-4041 was stabilized after being exposed to 15 utterances of her name or related personal pronouns2, and was maintained in the medical wing until her termination date.

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Incident CB-1772-01-PD: Due to perceived near-immunity to the effects of SCP-1772, D-3824 was enlisted to do a complete comparison between SCP-1772 and non-anomalous editions. While compiling a listing of deviations, D-3824 was repeating findings via an intercom back to research assistants Hendricks and Jameson that were overseeing the process.

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The video of the control room showed the assistants recording D-3824's findings independently and becoming distressed as the effects of SCP-1772-1 became apparent. Ms. Hendricks was able to disable the intercom and trigger an alarm while assistant Jameson retrieved two epi-pens to begin treatment.

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The contagious nature of SCP-1772-1 was not fully understood until several researchers and agents reviewing the security recordings and the collected written materials also began showings signs of SCP-1772-1 infection. In total, 6 personnel were hospitalized with no casualties among staff3.

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Recordings and written materials collected from the incident were purged from the records to avoid further infection.

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Addendum: Efforts to catalog page numbers and word counts to locate mistranslations leading to SCP-1772-1 infections in Document WWI-1772-B are ongoing. There is no current estimation of a completion date due to the difficulty of dealing with constant infection of the cataloger. Further complicating the process is that accuracy cross checks have found the current process to have up to 18% of the entries in Document WWI-1772-B itself be erroneous. The source of these errors is currently undetermined.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1910 is to be contained in an airtight safe at Bio Site-1910. Level A Hazardous Materials suits are to be worn for protection during sample collection, as the object's anomalous properties only activate in contact with living animal tissue. SCP-1910 is not to come into contact with any plant or plant-like SCP item. It must remain empty and unlit at all times to prevent activation, except for purposes of controlled testing.

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Description: SCP-1910 is a single-stem portable hookah which, when filled and lit properly with a smoldering coal and Mu'assel (tobacco paste) or Hashish (marijuana resin), produces a dense white fog covering roughly a 200m radius around its position. Whenever any living plant is damaged within this radius, the fog enters an active state, sublimating and absorbing soft tissue and bodily fluids from nearby vertebrates, which tints it deep red. The fog will then use the dissolved animal tissue to repair any damaged plants inside its radius, replacing destroyed tissues and organs with healthy "patches".

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The "patches" applied by SCP-1910 consist of living animal cells, genetically and compositionally identical to those of the animal most recently sublimated, reorganized into tissues closely analogous to the underlying plant structures. For example, during Test 1910-33a, SCP-1910 was activated by damage to the stem and leaves of a tobacco plant and reacted by absorbing a pig's forelimb. It replaced the leaf parenchyma with modified skin and fat cells, the stomatal guard cells with muscle cells, the cuticle with waxes derived from sebaceous glands, the stem xylem and phloem with veins and arteries, and the leaf veins with capillaries.1 The resultant patches are fleshy and incapable of photosynthesis, although they do adequately replicate all structural and nutrient-conducting functions of the damaged tissue. Interestingly, the mass of animal tissue absorbed was far greater than that used to construct the patches.

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Acquisition Log: SCP-1910 was first cataloged in 1964, after a minor media panic surrounding an incident in the town of █████████, Oregon. Eyewitnesses state that several environmental protesters had chained themselves to large trees at a logging site outside the town and begun passing around a hookah. When loggers disregarded the protesters and moved to fell other nearby trees, SCP-1910's anomalous properties activated.

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Five loggers were skeletonized within minutes; witnesses reported the incorporation of the loggers' tissue into the damaged trees. All survivors immediately fled the scene, abandoning SCP-1910 in the forest; the survivors from the scene were admitted to a local hospital with severe dehydration, and in five cases, missing skin and muscle tissues from areas of their body. Foundation experts later confirmed the removal of all soft tissue, including bone marrow, of the skeletonized loggers, and determined a human origin of the incorporated flesh in the trees through species analysis of the hair on the patches.

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Object Class: Zeno (Medium Containment Difficulty/Low Threat)

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Special Containment Procedures: Contained SCP-2005 instances are to be contained in individual Faraday-insulated electronics/vehicle lockers (depending on appropriate size) in Site-65 and restrained with straps attached to the top, bottom, and rear wall of the locker to prevent motion. Earth's orbit is to be monitored for possible additional instances of SCP-2005; following recovery, data regarding the probe is to be concealed via AESIR protocol, and researchers are to disable and/or remove any transmission equipment present in the instance during initial experimentation if possible.

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Description: SCP-2005 is a series of probes of extraterrestrial origin, designated SCP-2005-A to SCP-2005-E. These devices differ radically in external design, but their internal systems, transmission parameters, and other features indicate a common origin.

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SCP-2005 instances record audiovisual and other data and transmit it via radio to what is believed to be their point of departure, which researchers hypothesize to be on or orbiting a planet or other body in the Teegarden's Star system, located approximately 12.5 light-years from the Earth's sun. (See Document 2005-B, Astronomical Data.) The Foundation has disabled or removed the transmission devices from contained SCP-2005 instances when possible. In 1992, a request was made for funding to attempt to replicate SCP-2005-A's coating for Foundation use; this request was denied by the site director, as the substance cannot under any circumstances [REDACTED].

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SCP-2005-A is a teardrop-shaped probe measuring 1.4 meters in diameter and coated in a layer of pale-green polymer. A sample removed during analysis was demonstrated to be highly resistant to temperature changes, kinetic impact, chemical corrosion, and other forms of damage.

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The outer coating is capable of being retracted in numerous places along the body, allowing for the use of a large central camera. The narrow section opens to allow material to be absorbed into the aperture, where it is analyzed and apparently disintegrated.

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SCP-2005-A was recovered from an art gallery by Her Majesty's Fellowship for the Study of Curiosities and Phantasmagoria in Marseilles in 1897, where it had been modified and installed as part of an upcoming salon des refusés exhibition, following reports of involvement from the "Nous Avons Conclu Une Entente" art collective.

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In 1986, advancements in computer science since initial containment allowed Foundation researchers to begin the process of reverse-engineering SCP-2005-A's storage drives. Although information not recorded in human languages has still not been deciphered, the majority of information recorded on Earth is printed materials, with a roughly equal ratio of fiction and nonfiction sources, notably a large collection of works of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne.

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The following is a transcription of the initial containment document created by the ASCI for SCP-2005-B. Original audio recorded 1939.

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Description. SCP-2005-B is disguised as a zeppelin. It measures about six feet at its longest point. Its outer facade is made of copper, a fabric that looks like canvas but seems to be some sort of exotic nylon, and asbestos. Now looking inside, however, we find large torn scraps of the invulnerable plastic similar to the coating of SCP-2005, which is now called SCP-2005-A to match this new arrival. It seems to have shed its skin at some point. The balloon section of the craft is filled with machinery; the guts of the thing are similar to 2005-A's, and equally beyond human advancement. On the outside, a system of gears and levers protrudes from the bottom which appear to control a series of mechanical arms, but on closer examination, the arms seem to be powered through electricity, or a completely exotic power system. The purpose of the gears is unknown.

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The mechanical appendages extending downward from the machine include mechanical hands wearing gloves made of white plastic, a secondary microphone, and what looks like other recording equipment, scissors, a comb, and a mop. When deploying the mop, it holds the mop's handle with an extended grasping tool in a manner that somewhat emulates human use. When it is indoors and a human enters visual proximity, 2005-B deploys its mop and carries out cleaning behavior until the human exits the room or faces away from the machine. 2005-B can also provide haircuts on request, but it is totally incompetent at the task and collects the scraps of hair.

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2005-B was discovered in Boston in May of 1939, two years after initial tracking of a "fast-moving cigar-shaped aerial object" began in the vicinity of Nantes in France. Eyewitness reports indicate that it flew at varying altitudes at speeds of up to thirty miles per hour, sometimes darting around like a bird, and entered buildings to literally consume books and other printed media by pulling them up into itself. Foundation containment agents managed to trap it in a reinforced reading room.

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Dictated by Doctor Stephen Bester.

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In 1945, SCP-2005-B was lost due to the defection of Area 12 to a group which was known to the Foundation as "Cách-Mạng Hàng-Cháo", or "The Chaos Insurgency".1 SCP-2005-B and SCP-2005-D (see below) were returned as part of the Sydney Accord of 2022, a non-aggression treaty signed by the SCP Foundation and the "Insurgency", which had been renamed the Pacific Storage Trust. It is unknown whether the Trust was able to reverse-engineer or otherwise replicate any component of either object.

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SCP-2005-C is a humanoid automaton. The object is encased in a self-pressurizing space suit, made of a thick, highly reflective foil believed to be a derivative of the material coating SCP-2005-A, except colored bright red with a vertical white stripe on each side of the suit's limbs. The chest opens outward to reveal that most of the torso and backpack are a single large compartment as present in previous versions of SCP-2005. The transparent face-covering visor has not been analyzed due to concerns of shattering it.

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SCP-2005-C's head is made with the same chrome substance, and superficially resembles a human's, with a highly-detailed, angular mouth and jaw and eye-shaped ovals. The object will reply to prompts in English, French, and Russian with relevant prerecorded messages in a computerized voice using the language in which the prompt was made.

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The machine's palm contains a retractable radio antenna. When extended, it is capable of moving objects at a distance without physical contact, powering electrical devices, and transmitting pre-recorded messages directly to radios, television sets, and certain metal objects. These "radio beams" have no apparent maximum range and cause significant communications interference in the area.

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Excerpt, Interview 2005-C Transcript:

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[Note: The full interview is available in the attached Document 2005-C-2: Full Interview Transcripts.]

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<Begin Log, 11/5/1968, 14:28>
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+Interviewer: Where did you come from?

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SCP-2005-C: There is a traveler from beyond the stars: gleaming, hopeful. He understands your experiences with such spacemen have caused much suffering; he pleads welcome, disarmed, and approaches the local library.

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Interviewer: What is your purpose here?
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+SCP-2005-C: Mouth dry with the fullness of creation, he, a simulation of a billion hearts before him, tastes truth, justice, and the American way as he longs with tight anticipation for the bookstore or magazine stand closest to your house.
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SCP-2005-C: He stood on the cusp of an immense evolution, wheeling before the thoughts of a generation like sandpaper on fire, but he needed to know the future, and the prognosis which leapt, tigerishly, like the lions of Daniel before him was: forward.
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SCP-2005-C: Hurtling, Earthward, through the cold, from a distant, though not dissimilar, world, seeking the light of truth, with peace, the peace of wisdom, in their hearts, as they were, one of great minds, to read the predictions, prescient and euphonious, made, by his own hand, of man, yet beautiful, void of space came the traveler.

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Interviewer: Tell me about these predictions.

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SCP-2005-C: He saw that they had legends written of that which had not yet come to pass; and while those who had come before him and used them as a stopgap measure, a compensation, like a smooth gin martini, to account for the delays of transit, to let him blend in with the cities of mankind, years away, but there was priceless there, the brilliance of your soothsayers, this talent and so quickly in the fall of time.

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Interviewer: Who are the soothsayers?

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SCP-2005-C: [repeats the previous statement]

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Interviewer: Alright. What do you mean, "delays of transit"?

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SCP-2005-C: [repeats the previous statement]

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Researchers believe that 2005-C is describing the process by which it was designed. According to the automaton's testimony, reproduced here, probe instances are made to blend in with populated areas in order to better observe humanity and explore human civilization; however, the extraterrestrial manufacturers' distance from Earth means that any data will take several decades to reach their planet, as the species has not developed faster-than-light transport or communication.

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Thus, SCP-2005 instances have been designed not only to take in data about humanity, but to specifically target information which predicts how human civilization will develop in the future; in the process, the manufacturing species has misinterpreted science fiction writing as literal, factual description of our future. This speculation was corroborated in 2023, when SCP-2005-B's hard drive was recovered and stored English texts were decrypted; the apparatus had recorded film archives of Flash Gordon and Fritz Lang's Metropolis, among other works.

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SCP-2005-C was recovered from a military base in California in 1968, with the cooperation of the US Army.2 According to reports, it was being kept as a mascot of sorts by a group of religious youths who were camped in front of a NASA base. The loiterers were arrested by military police for causing a disturbance and interfering with military communications, presumably as a result of SCP-2005-C's activity.

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The group was questioned individually, and detained on suspicion of being Communist spies.3 After researching, the group was believed to have ties to a Russian socialist organization called the "Bratstvo Pyaterinstva", a radical group whose stated goal is the creation of a "Fifth International" workers' union, and were arrested on several charges. SCP-2005-C was then retrieved for containment. Any direct connection between SCP-2005-C and SCP-2573, or what was then termed the "Northern Fifth Church," is unknown.

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SCP-2005-D is an autonomous extraterrestrial aircraft of similar composition and structure to the three probes previously designated SCP-2005. The craft is an oblate spheroid with a structure that consists of eight sealed cylindrical chambers. These pods are arranged at a downward slant in a circular pattern around a central core.

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Each chamber has a door along the top which opens when effort is exerted in any direction upon its luminescent yellow handle. The central core contains the operational systems of the machine. Recording equipment extends from the bottom of the core, as well as grasping tools, scanners that indicate temperature and other environmental variables, a Geiger counter, an array of radiation-cleaning devices, and a tube which dispenses nutrient cubes.

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In this article, "nutrient cubes" is the term used for the homogeneous, sterile cubes which are continuously internally generated by SCP-2005-D. These 25-gram green-tinted blocks contain a mixture of synthetic proteins, fats, and carbohydrates that is suitable for long-term human consumption. A test subject reported that nutrient cubes "taste like mint and salad dressing".

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When SCP-2005-D encounters a human, it lowers itself to the human's eye level, begins to emit a low hum, and tilts so that one chamber is vertically upright and facing the human. The handle of the facing chamber then begins to glow with an intermittent pulsing pattern. If the human does not grasp the door handle, SCP-2005-D will follow the human in this position for an average of 15 minutes before abandoning the procedure. The machine will also dispense nutrient cubes and offer them to the human at various stages in this process.

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If the human enters the interior of the chamber, the door is sealed and locked while the external Geiger counter activates. SCP-2005-D will then travel to the nearest populated location, deploy its radiation-absorbing modules to decontaminate the area, and then eject the human.

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It contains a padded surface with protrusions at the top and bottom that act as headrest and foothold, respectively. The chamber's interior is shielded against radiation and electromagnetism (beyond the protection offered by the polymer coating) and is sealed airtight when the door is closed. It contains numerous life-support systems, as well as additional features that appear to have been installed for comfort, including a set of sliding switches whose only purpose seems to be the pitch, volume, and interval controls for a constant humming noise, and a device containing a canister of synthetic oil that infuses the purified air with the scent of roasted pork.

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While a human is inside a chamber, a projector will periodically present messages on the interior of the door at head level. These include statements such as "this is safe", "water is provided", and "you are almost a decontaminate". Questions will also be provided; these are followed by the protrusion of an on-board microphone toward the inhabitant. For a full report of statements and questions provided during testing (and answers given by subjects), consult Document 2005-D-4: Message Transcript. Examples include "who finally started it", "are you dying", "do you have any books", and "would you like to read".

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When the second question was asked in testing, a "yes" answer resulted in SCP-2005-D immediately ejecting the subject from the bottom of his chamber. (Note: authorization requests for testing with dying subjects were denied.) In the instance when the third question was asked, a slot opened in the inhabited chamber which revealed a compartment; the words "insert, please, here" were projected. In the last example, the test subject was instructed to answer "yes", and the projector switched to an image of text which was determined on later analysis to be The Sirens of Titan, a novel by Kurt Vonnegut; however, the text was not legible to the test subject due to the extremely small typeface used in projecting the novel in its entirety.

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SCP-2005-D was initially recovered by the Prometheus Labs corporation circa 1997 for reverse-engineering (via the traditional method, as opposed to the type carried out by PL using axiom-suspension drives), and apparently fed it information as requested to pacify it. Following the destruction of the facility which contained it, it transported itself to a Pacific Storage Trust facility within the same region while carrying PL staff.

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The probe was provided to the Foundation during Sydney Accord proceedings. Upon inspection, it was found to have minimal damage from exposure to axiom-suspension drives, unlike most equipment and personnel who were present during the Scranton Event. This has been attributed both to the relatively short time spent in PL containment and to the probe's polymer coating.

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According to declassified Pacific Storage Trust documentation, plans had been drawn for the use of SCP-2005-D's nutrient-cube technology by a wing of the Trust known as the Manna Charitable Foundation, but these were scrapped before implementation due to unspecified catastrophe.

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SCP-2005-E is an extraterrestrial research device. SCP-2005-E technology, broadcast parameters, and composition are similar to that of SCP-2005-D, and fully described in the attached Document 2005-E-1 (Materials Analysis).

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SCP-2005-E is comprised of a series of interlocked segments of varying widths and lengths with an ovoid central processing core. Each is coated on the underside with dermic interaction points designed to interface with the human neurological system without puncturing the skin. When SCP-2005-E encounters a human, it broadcasts a computerized voice which offers to act as a non-invasive cybernetic implant in exchange for harmless cerebral monitoring. It then requests that the subject turn to face away from the probe, so that it may rest on the subject's back to interface with him or her. (On several occasions in testing, once contact was made, subjects turning to run were considered by SCP-2005-E to have accepted.)

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SCP-2005-E's primary neurological interaction involves the recording of thoughts and sense data. It also provides a thought-activated heads-up display which includes physiological data, chemical analysis based on smell and taste, readable texts from an internal database of human fiction and nonfiction books (with one exception; see below), and a camera function which stores visual data for later viewing. At an average rate of ten times per day, the display will present one or more pictures or videos taken from previous sense data in order to record the subject's mental and physical reactions.

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This display is not compatible with existing intracranial devices, and provides much less functionality due to limited Internet access; although SCP-2005-E appears to be capable of network connection, its bandwidth and compatibility are severely restricted by the modem cable required to do so, and use has reported to be extremely unpleasant due to the noise level of the dial-up tone.

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Several display aspects are apparently nonfunctional, including a "bullets remaining" counter which has never displayed an output other than "00" and an indicator which claims to detect whether the user is inside a dream or simulation which has never displayed any output other than a blue circle.

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SCP-2005-E was recovered from the Moon in 2042, where it had made contact with a church belonging to the Reconstructionist sect of Christianity (see archived files pertaining to "The Church of the Broken God"). Recovery was designated a Blue Clearance semi-public event due to the presence of U.S. President W. W. Solenoid, who was attending a worship service at the time.

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Your projections have continuously been of low utility to journalist assimilation program.

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Your projections have been extremely inconsistent with recorded data of events.

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Recorded data of events indicates majority developments not fully planned or accounted for.

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Discrepancy priority one: Retention of planetary civilization.

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Do you not understand yourselves?

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Special Containment Procedures: Due to the poorly understood nature of SCP-2034, containment at this time is impracticable. Foundation assets and personnel assigned to SCP-2034 are instead to be focused on monitoring outbreaks of SCP-2034 occurring among private citizens, and administering amnestics as needed if and when SCP-2034's effects cease. In the event of a highly public SCP-2034 occurrence (as in the case of a celebrity or other public figure), MTF Upsilon-89 ("Nobodies") are to take measures to minimize the affected individual's public exposure, if practicable, until such time as SCP-2034's effects cease to affect the individual.

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Following the cessation, Foundation personnel are to monitor online discussions relating to SCP-2034 and, in cooperation with manufacturers of video and photographic equipment, engage in a disinformation campaign to "normalize" reports of SCP-2034 as much as feasible. Furthermore, Foundation assets assigned to SCP-2034 are to cooperate with major media outlets to suppress certain movies/TV shows/video clips involving minor celebrities affected by SCP-2034. "Out of print" copies of these movies/TV shows are to be purchased from resellers and third-party merchants if practicable.

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Foundation agents online and working with mental health professionals are to produce fabricated studies and encourage certain individuals of the authenticity of "Tussaud's Delusion" as a cover for continued public observances of SCP-2034-A instances. These measures are to be executed in coordination with containment procedures meant to limit public exposure and physical media of SCP-2034-A instances.1

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Description: SCP-2034 is a phenomenon in which a number of individuals2 cease to be perceived as living beings by digital media, such as photographs and video recordings. Affected individuals are instead depicted as an inanimate puppet or "dummy", to be labeled SCP-2034-A. It is unknown whether SCP-2034's effects are sensory or memetic as instances of SCP-2034-A are not identified by sight alone.

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It is unknown when SCP-2034 was first discovered, as ██ previously unrelated or misappropriated occurrences have been ascribed to SCP-2034 after the fact. The first live instances of SCP-2034-A confirmed took place on ██/██/20██, when security footage of a hall at Site-██ depicted an inanimate mannequin moving jerkily across the frame. The time and location indicated Dr. ████████ Blair to have been passing through the hall at that time. Dr. Blair apparently had no knowledge of SCP-2034's effects. Note: See Incident 34-1

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Further instances of SCP-2034-A began to come to the attention of the Foundation, either as they were discovered or ascribed after the fact, predominately involving celebrities and/or public officials.3 Additional instances of SCP-2034-A were continue to be positively identified through photographs and video recordings, including footage dated as far back as 1900.

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Incident 34-1: At some point between ██/██/2010 and █/██/2011, actor ███████ █. ████████, who had previously been positively confirmed as an instance of SCP-2034-A, ceased to display the effects of SCP-2034. All photo/video footage of the actor depicted a non-anomalous ███████ █. ████████ where previously the image of a ventriloquist dummy was identified. An interview conducted with Mr. ████████ yielded nothing anomalous, either to individuals on the scene or in security footage taken during the interview.

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Following the incident, previously confirmed instances of SCP-2034-A were reviewed again by Foundation personnel. Of the reviewed photographs and video footage, 45% no longer displayed the effects of SCP-2034. Additionally, new instances of SCP-2034-A were discovered in previously disqualified footage.

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Due to the lack of information regarding SCP-2034's effects, it is unknown if individuals previously affected can become affected once again, or if certain individuals' effects are permanent. As such, a listing of confirmed instances of SCP-2034-A is restricted to personnel assigned to SCP-2034 only.

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Addendum: After ██ years of monitoring, a rough timeline of SCP-2034's effects has been established. Of those observed, all but one have experienced a cessation of SCP-2034's effects over a period of 4 - ██ years. The sole remaining case is that of British actress Tobritza Pemberton (1896-1950), whose works continue to display the effects of SCP-2034. MTF Upsilon-89 began to notice a sharp increase in online searches for "Tobritza Pemberton", "Toby Pemberton wooden", and "vintage dummy actress", as well as torrents of Ms. Pemberton's surviving films, all displaying the effects of SCP-2034. Due to the lack of change in the anomaly, the Foundation launched a concerted effort to seize all surviving physical copies of Ms. Pemberton's films, (including original negatives and copies, home video releases, and as many home-recorded copies as possible) and suppress all information of Tobritza Pemberton.

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- Beginning on ██/█/2012, Foundation agents began to infiltrate British governmental agencies to remove all records and references (including birth, census, contracts, [REDACTED]) to Tobritza Pemberton. Other records were altered to remove or otherwise re-appropriate references to Tobritza Pemberton to female ancestors of picked Foundation agents.

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- Surviving friends and family members were administered varying classes of amnestics, removing all memories of Ms. Pemberton's occupation. Family photo albums and home videos were briefly confiscated to allow for manipulated duplicates to replace the originals.

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- Attempts to track and delete digital copies of Ms. Pemberton's films were generally ineffective, necessitating action to discredit the supposed authenticity of the films still in circulation. Foundation agents began taking over seeding torrents of the films under new titles and including fictitious introductory credits attributing the voices of Ms. Pemberton's characters to lesser-known voice actresses. As of 2014, the number of torrents bearing the fictitious names outnumber the original torrents by ██%.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2061 is kept in a standard containment locker at Site-76 in a secure container. Experimentation on and access to SCP-2061 is currently suspended indefinitely. Future experimentation with SCP-2061 is to be led by Foundation personnel employed as contractors by the Sharp Corporation.

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The three living 2061-Positive individuals are currently housed in Foundation-affiliated offsite inpatient psychiatric facilities, listed in Document 2061-C. Professional care at these facilities has been directed at avoiding visual contact between 2061-Positive individuals and objects capable of performing user-facing electronic mathematical calculations.1

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Description: SCP-2061 is a late-1970s Sharp ElsiMate EL-1185 electronic printing pocket calculator. SCP-2061 produces a compulsive effect in >99% of humans viewing it2 in person, within a range of approximately 20 meters. This effect is nullified if there is any solid physical object between SCP-2061 and the viewer, even if the object is transparent. Windows, plastic bags and other clear objects have proven sufficient to prevent the manifestation of SCP-2061’s effect.

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The compulsive urge manifests as an irresistible desire to insert any object capable of performing user-facing electronic mathematical calculations into one’s own oral cavity, as deeply as possible. This urge manifests regardless of the harm caused by its being acted upon, and a number of fatalities and severe tracheal injuries were caused by SCP-2061 prior to the object’s transfer to SCP Foundation containment.

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Interviews with Sharp Corporation executives and investigation into corporate records has thus far unearthed no purposeful connection between Sharp and SCP-2061.

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Recovery: SCP-2061 was initially contained by the Trenton Police Department, after a family of five died of asphyxiation from inserting SCP-2061 into their oral cavities in turn. Initial responding officer R. Allen was able to insert SCP-2061 into a sealed evidence bag, as she met Criteria B for SCP-2061 immunity. This prevented discovery of SCP-2061’s anomalous effect until two investigators from the department died and one was hospitalized from its effects after removing SCP-2061 from its evidence bag, at which point the Foundation was notified.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2103 is to be contained in a Safe Object locker when not in use for testing or experimentation. When so stored, SCP-2103 is to be directly contained in a small (no larger than 1m along any dimension) storage case suitable for transporting fragile, glass-like items. This case is to remain open inside the locker and under automated surveillance at all times; specifically observed by an automated process that is able to detect motion and non-motion based visual changes (such as color changes) to the observed area. Any such observed change must be immediately reported to the research team appointed to SCP-2103.

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Due to the object's low tolerance for physical stress and heat, tests to determine SCP-2103's composition are halted indefinitely.

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Update 10/23/2013: As of Incident 2103-04, no new Lead Researcher or similar position of singular authority is to be appointed to the object's research team. The research team will consist of no fewer than seven qualified research staff, all of which must be consulted when changes to SCP-2103's containment are made or decisions about the testing methods used on the object are determined. In the event that all members of the research team agree unanimously on a course of such action, one team member is to be selected in an immediate, random fashion1. This team member is to adopt a documented dissenting opinion that is to be attached to the log or proposal that is chosen to be put in effect.

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Description: SCP-2103 is visually identical to a typical American-made "Mason Jar" glass container. When not displaying anomalous properties, it is able to contain one quart of liquid (assuming the lower hole is blocked) or equivalent volumes of any other material. Unlike typical Mason jars, there is no brand name, logo, manufacturing data, or similar embossment on the glass. There is also a 25mm diameter hole in the center of the jar's bottom, with smooth edges that appear to be part of the original design and not created afterwards. The jar section is made of a material similar in transparency and density to glass, but has shown a much lower resistance to heat and physical stress than glass.

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When used to hold physical objects, SCP-2103 displays no unusual properties - items placed into the top of the jar either remain in the jar or exit through the bottom hole if they are of proper size or makeup to do so. However, the holderowning entity2 (see following for details) may store concepts or ideas into the jar through a poorly understood process.

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For the purposes of SCP-2103, "ownership" by an entity is loosely defined as said entity having widely acknowledged (or uncontested) legal, moral, or physical responsibility and dominion over the item. The exact parameters of ownership varies somewhat from item to item, suggesting some manner of sentience or programmed decision making process on the part of SCP-2103. For the most part, concepts and ideas that only affect a single individual seem the most easily "owned", while larger concepts that a wide array of individuals understand, are affected by, know about, or make use of fail this criteria.

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SCP-2103 is apparently3 capable of storing a single concept or idea (referred to hereafter as "item") at a time. When so stored, knowledge of the item is removed from reality - the previous owner and others cannot recall the item, and depending on the item in question may or may not be able to realize that something is missing at all. SCP-2103 seems to have further limited reality-altering potential, as in many cases the storage of the item causes shifts in reality accordingly as if the item had never been a part of reality.

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Due to Incident 2103-04, SCP-2103 has shown an ability to store physical objects under certain circumstances. See Incident Log 2103-04 for further details. Intentional testing to recreate these conditions is pending review but currently forbidden.

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SCP-2103 was acquired by the Foundation following a series of Internet postings referring to a "counselor" who promised his clients the ability to eliminate grief and emotionally painful events from their past. After five separate and unrelated accounts of SCP-2103's properties in action (clients discussing a "therapy jar" and an inability to recall certain events they had posted about previously) Foundation observers were sent to contact the counselor under the guise of potential clients. The owner was unwilling to part with the item for various sums of money or other offered exchanges, and proved unaffected by amnestics administered by agents on site. After a short confrontation, the subject escaped but SCP-2103 was recovered.

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This article has been rewritten to its current form after the events of Incident 2442-03. The previous version may be found in Document 2442-01.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2442's containment room is fitted similar to a Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST) chamber, with no access to light and as much sound reduction as possible. At least three containment rooms on three different sites exist, with SCP-2442 occupying one of them.

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SCP-2442 is monitored at all times by at least two agents. If SCP-2442 begins to vocalize at any time, it must be sedated and administered Class-A amnestics. Any activities that could give a sense of structure to the passing of time are to be avoided or randomly scheduled.

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Should a containment breach occur, SCP-2442 is to be sedated and returned to one of its containment rooms if possible. If all containment rooms have been destroyed in the breach, SCP-2442 is to be distracted with communication with a Site Director until a containment room can be constructed. The Site Director is authorized to provide as much information as necessary to maintain the distraction but should avoid vital data where possible.

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Description: SCP-2442 is an actively hostile, anomalous humanoid capable of causing the disappearance of anything it is made aware of. In order to activate its main effect, SCP-2442 will behave as if it is bringing the attention of an unknown entity to an object, usually through verbal indication. The object will disappear within 12 hours through an unknown means.

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SCP-2442 is considered capable of other forms of reality manipulation, including creating voices that respond to its words. It is potentially anomalously persuasive, capable of convincing other personnel of its claims. SCP-2442 also displays gradually increasing resistance to amnestic drugs. The full extent of SCP-2442's anomalous effect is unknown.

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Incident 2442-01: On 04/02/03, containment of SCP-2442 failed. In recapturing SCP-2442, the Foundation experienced heavy losses. Multiple Foundation personnel were recorded to have aided SCP-2442 after speaking to it; surviving personnel involved have been considered compromised and were terminated after amnestic treatment had failed.

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Special Containment Procedures: Dimensional Research Site-13 was constructed adjacent to Bodfel Manor, location of the SCP-2480 anomaly. Civilians are to be prevented from accessing the Bodfel Estate through non-violent means. Class A, B, and C amnestics may be used at the discretion of Field Agents. Foundation personnel have been integrated with the community surrounding SCP-2480 as quarantine or relocation of inhabitants has been deemed unfeasible. Considered the best source of information for SCP-2480 anomalies, agents are to make local inquiries and investigate any rumors, reports, or claims of an anomalous nature. Mobile Task Force Epsilon-6 ("Village Idiots") have infiltrated the community and are to remain on the lookout for anomalous manifestations. Mobile Task Force Psi-9 ("Abyss Gazers") is to remain on standby in case of an Emanation Event. The use of force has been authorized and anomalous manifestations are to be destroyed without prejudice.

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Description: SCP-2480 is speculated to be a dimensional anomaly located in ███████, Massachusetts, a coastal and heavily forested town with just over 12,000 9,000 residents. SCP-2480 was allegedly created by accident when agents from the Global Occult Coalition interrupted a ritual on November 28, 1952. While the true purpose of this ritual remains unknown to date, the Foundation has concluded the anomaly to be the result of the inept and heavy-handed approach of GOC operatives.

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SCP-2480 appears to be centered around Bodfel Manor, home of the late Cornelius P. Bodfel III (b. 1866 - d. 1952)1 - millionaire industrialist with an acute interest in the occult. Prior to his death, Bodfel was the leader of a secret society known as Adytum's Wake. Dismissed by the Foundation in 1932 as simply being a "decadent upper-class social club", their anomalous capabilities were not recognized until the November 28, 1952 incident.

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Due to the critical failure of their mission, there were no surviving GOC operatives to be properly interrogated. However, documents were subsequently recovered from a GOC safe house located in ███████. It appears that the GOC attempted to destroy these documents prior to their mission. A torn report (lower half missing) with a photograph attached via paperclip was discovered in the back of a fireplace along with significant ash. It is assumed that all other documents had been incinerated.

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SCP-2480 is hypothesized to be a dimensional anomaly that cannot be directly perceived. This cognitohazardous effect interferes with perception in such a way that only through the use of perception altering chemicals and / or the direct and sustained observation of its effects on local reality it may be detected. Reality alterations were subtle and restricted to Bodfel Manor - manifesting as impossible interior dimensions (interior larger than exterior would suggest, non-Euclidian architecture, and additional rooms and corridors that did not previously exist).

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Addendum: The investigation of Bodfel Manor uncovered disconcerting evidence with regards to Cornelius P. Bodfel III and the organization known as "Adytum's Wake". Based on several meticulously kept journals and a collection of photographs, Bodfel and his followers would frequently host orgies that included rape, pedophilia, ritual human sacrifice, and cannibalism. Discovered within the journals were sermon notes and guest lists whose names have included affluent families, respected politicians, leaders of industry, and even those of religious authority.

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"Desire is the measure of all things. Be unbound from moral tethers. Do as you will, to whom you will."

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In mid 1988, Simon Oswalt, Director of Site-13, failed to send a biannual report on the state of SCP-2480 (which had no reported changes since its original containment). The Foundation, believing it to be a bureaucratic error, attempted to contact Site-13 directly without response. Initially, Agent Samuel Roe and Agent Sarah Valentine were sent to investigate but neither agent has since made contact, and their fate remains unknown at this time.

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Fractal Image Similar to SCP-259

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Object Class: Keter

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Special Containment Procedures: A single copy of a computer program capable of producing SCP-259 is to be kept on compact disc in the High Security Containment Vault at Site-25. As discs containing SCP-259 are typically destroyed during experimentation, additional copies may be made for approved experiments.

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Mobile Task Force Gamma-10 remains on standby to collect and neutralize any copies of SCP-259 found outside the Foundation. Unauthorized media containing SCP-259 or the means to produce it are to be destroyed immediately.

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Description: SCP-259 is a fractal image known as "The Weisenglass Spiral". A completed rendering of SCP-259 acts as an Einstein-Rosen Bridge, opening a portal to an unknown location. The locations accessed appear to vary depending on the size and orientation of the rendered image, and have included:

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Foundation mathematicians are working on determining why this specific fractal has anomalous properties, and whether other similarly anomalous images exist. By O5 order, any image rendering related to SCP-259 experimentation must take place at least ████ m from inhabited areas.

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After Incident K-259-1, 41 copies of a CD capable of generating SCP-259 were confiscated from ██████.com, and a public warning issued that the CD, labeled “100 Fun Fractals You Can Print,” contains a malicious virus that will destroy the user’s computer. ██████.com claimed to have obtained the disks from a reseller's bankruptcy sale, and the Foundation was unable to trace the original producer. Whether SCP-259 was released accidentally, or distributed with knowledge of its anomalous properties, is under investigation.

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Incident K-259-2 makes it clear that SCP-259 is being used with malicious intent. The Foundation is working with global anti-terrorism forces to retrieve SCP-259 from the organization responsible for this incident.

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Incident K-259-1 – A residence hall at ███████ University was destroyed by explosion/fire on █/█/20██. Authorities were mystified that conditions at the center of the incident resembled the detonation of a small fusion-based device. Graduate student █████ ███████ was completely vaporized, as were ██ others, including several who left shadows imprinted on the nearest standing walls. Questioning of survivors indicated that ███████ had gone to his room with a CD he had recently ordered from ██████.com “to play with some fractals”, leading to the eventual discovery of a program capable of rendering SCP-259 for sale on the site.

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Incident K-259-2 – █/██/201█: Image of SCP-259, approximately 10 m x 10 m in size, appears on Diamond Vision screen during soccer game at ███████ Stadium, outside ██████████, ███████. Approximately 60,000 people in attendance. Survivors report a large circular anomaly appeared in front of the image, and venomous cockroaches "poured out" from it, attacking anyone they could reach. Approximately █████ casualties. Considered a self-containing incident as the insects are unable to survive for more than two hours in Earth's atmosphere.

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The cockroaches average 2 kg in weight, and correspond to no known terrestrial species; several live specimens were collected by Foundation MTFs and classified as SCP-████. They are currently held at Site-██ in a 35% oxygen environment. The ███████ ████ organization later claimed responsibility for the image. Mass application of amnestics necessary to partially suppress public knowledge of this event.

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Experiment X-259-1 — A battery-powered computer was set up in an uninhabited area of the ██████ Desert to render an image of the Weisenglass Spiral, with remote cameras and sensors set up to monitor the results. Foundation personnel observed at a safe distance. Upon completion of the image, a circular area appeared in front of the computer, approximately 1 m in diameter, emitting a blinding white light followed by a ball of superheated plasma. The plasma dissipated after expanding to an area of ███ cubic meters. Given the interference provided by the building in Incident K-259-1, this is consistent with the damage observed.

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Experiment X-259-2 — Experiment X-259-1 re-created, except the size of the rendered fractal was doubled. Upon completion of image, a black portal approximately 3 m in diameter appeared, and all matter within ███ m was pulled into it. This is consistent with an otherwise unexplained incident in ███████, ████, where an apartment building was described by observers as imploding and disappearing, leaving a ███ m deep hole.

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Experiment X-259-3 – Generation of an inverted version of SCP-259. [DATA EXPUNGED] and area quarantined pending containment of multiple examples of SCP-███.

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Description: SCP-2645 is a full-size mirror with a frame decorated with painted wooden carvings of birds, flowers and lily-pads. Any object that would come into contact with SCP-2645's surface does not touch glass, but in fact encounters an exact duplicate of itself projected from an unknown location. For example, an individual attempting to touch the surface of SCP-2645 would instead feel an exact replica of their own hand. It has therefore proven impossible to make any conclusions as to the material of the surface of SCP-2645.

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Substances in gaseous form are able to pass through the surface of SCP-2645. When this occurs, SCP-2645 produces and expels these substances in equal measure to that which passes through, in a manner that allows an accurate reflection to be maintained.

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Experiment 2645-4C:

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A thermocouple was placed in front of SCP-2645. Test subject D-5461 was given a propane-operated flamethrower and, whilst standing one meter from SCP-2645, instructed to fire the weapon at the center of the glass. Security staff with fire extinguishers were positioned at the sides of the room, having been instructed to remain clear of the mirror throughout the experiment, whilst Dr Cox observed via camera.

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The jet of flame produced was able to pass through SCP-2645 and another jet of flame was emitted from its surface. The flames emitted appeared identical to those seen in the reflection. However, the temperature of the flame emitted by SCP-2645 was far lower than anticipated. D-5461 quickly moved to security staff after her clothes ignited, and as a result suffered mainly superficial injuries.

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Analysis of footage revealed that the measurement appearing on the reflected version of the thermocouple was at the expected temperature, not matching its counterpart in reality.

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On 25/10/████, SCP-2645 was scheduled to be moved to Chamber A12. However, whilst transporting SCP-2645, personnel found that charred human remains could be seen in SCP-2645's reflection close to the Eastern wall of the chamber. Due to the nature and position of the remains, a link was drawn to Experiment 2645-4C.

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SCP-2645 was returned to its original position and Dr Cox informed about the discovery. Dr Cox was granted permission to resume testing with D-5461. It was noted that no reflection of D-5461 could be seen in SCP-2645.

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D-5461 was instructed to touch SCP-2645, but did not come into contact with any obstruction, her hand instead passing through the mirror's surface. Ignoring orders, D-5461 stepped through SCP-2645. Security Personnel were ordered to terminate D-5461 in response, but bullets fired at SCP-2645 were impeded by their reflections.

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Dr Cox began to seal SCP-2645's containment chamber, under the assumption that the same would occur within SCP-2645's reflection. However, D-5461 reached the reflection of Dr Cox before this task was completed, tackling him to the ground. This had no noticeable effect on the real Dr Cox.

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The reflection of Security Officer Williams then ceased firing and turned to train her rifle on D-5461, who had almost left the chamber at this point. As a result Security Officer Williams' bullets were now able to pass through SCP-2645, impacting with the walls and door of the chamber. The reflection of Security Officer Jenks was struck in the right shoulder, causing him to stagger and drop his rifle, which allowed further projectiles to pass through SCP-2645. At this point, Security Personnel were ordered to hold their fire.

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The reflection of Security Officer Williams returned to normal, snapping into position unnaturally quickly. The reflections of Dr Cox and Security Officer Jenks performed a similar action. However, whilst both now mimicked the actions of their counterparts very closely, the former appeared disheveled and the latter was nursing his arm. Dr Cox was positioned slightly incorrectly and neither's facial expressions quite matched those of their doubles.

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Moments later, the surface of SCP-2645 took on the appearance and properties of iron. It remained in this state for approximately ten minutes, before returning to its original form. There was no visible evidence of the incident having occurred. However, Security Officer Jenks' reflection was no longer identical to him, instead showing an unknown person with similar build and facial features.

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Due to a containment breach of SCP-███, Site-███ experienced a power failure. This led to the failure of the lights in SCP-2645's chamber for a total of three hours. After power was restored, D-5461's burnt remains were found positioned by the Eastern wall of the chamber. The reflection of the corpse could still be seen in SCP-2645 and was accurate to the position and appearance of its version in reality. Personnel reported a strong smell of cooked meat.

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2939-“BIG NARF” manifestation in Walla Walla, WA.

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Object Class: Euclid (provisional, pending adoption of containment procedures)

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Special Containment Procedures: No containment procedure for the SCP-2939 manifestation phenomenon has currently been finalized. Global Committee Naḥš-12 (“‘NARF’ Herders”)1 has been assigned in a fact-finding capacity to document 2939-“BIG NARF” manifestations and to devise and propose Special Containment Procedure 2939 for submission to the Site Directors’ Executive Committee of the Whole.

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Description: SCP-2939 is a phenomenon involving the apparently spontaneous addition of the phrase “BIG NARF” to the description of an upcoming event, gathering, or other group social endeavor.2 In all observed cases thus far, the addition of the phrase presages the cancellation of said event, whether aborting the event already in progress or preventing its scheduled beginning. 2939-“BIG NARF” manifestations are a newly-observed phenomenon, as the Foundation has not currently discovered details of manifestations before ████ of this year. As such, containment theory remains under development, and the exact mechanism by which 2939-“BIG NARF” manifestations occur is unknown.

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Merely adding the phrase “BIG NARF” to the description of an upcoming event does not cause its cancellation, in significant tests by GCN-12 to date. Only additions of the phrase “BIG NARF” spontaneously by no observed mechanism or party appear to trigger SCP-2939. The phrase “BIG NARF,” then, is currently considered to be a ‘calling card’ for the events rather than a self-propagating memetic hazard in and of itself.

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Selected 2939-“BIG NARF” Manifestations: The following is a selection of 2939-‘BIG NARF’ manifestations observed by GCN-12 to date. Full details are available to Level-1-2939 staff and to other Foundation staff upon request.

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Currently Active Containment Theory Proposals: All SCP-2939 incidents have currently been restricted to the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, with most manifestations occurring in the eastern Oregon and Washington area. No more than one manifestation has ever been observed per day, and manifestations have not yet occurred in two disparate areas in times faster than average vehicle transportation between those two areas. Current containment theory holds, then, that an individual, entity or group bound by human transportation limits — and primarily residing in the eastern Washington or Oregon area — is responsible for SCP-2939. GCN-12 members are currently researching individuals involved in video gaming, music, and related culture groups in the areas affected by SCP-2939.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2970 is to be held in a standard humanoid containment chamber, and fed via standard humanoid procedures.

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Update (02/15/2016): SCP-2970 is to be recontained as soon as possible. It is believed that it may be en route to Almería, Spain. Currently, Mobile Task Force Tau-5 "Samsara" is leading recontainment and mitigation efforts.

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Description: SCP-2970 is a cybernetically enhanced human male of African descent. SCP-2970 claims to have been born in the 10th century CE.

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SCP-2970 claims to have been a missionary in 10th and 11th century Spain on behalf of a supposed deity which gave SCP-2970 its anomalous modifications. SCP-2970 was recovered from a crevasse within a cave in northern Spain, where it claimed to have been trapped since the 11th century CE. Foundation resources were directed to this cave following the emission of a radio distress signal from it.

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Special Containment Procedures: Personnel with appropriate clearance may view Document 3003-NRK (attached) to access SCP-3003's containment directive and plans for future containment.

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Samples of SCP-3003-1 and -2 are kept at Biological Research Area-12, along with several other species from SCP-3003.

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SCP-3003-3 has agreed to designate one group, the Earth Contact and Research Committee, as the primary point of contact for the Foundation. SCP-3003-3 has further agreed only to operate portals to SCP-3003 at any of several Foundation-specified sites. In return, the Foundation has designated the SCP-3003 Working Group as SCP-3003-3's primary point of contact, and has agreed to make all efforts necessary to prepare Earth for the introduction of SCP-3003-1. No efforts to spread SCP-3003-1 are, in fact, being made.

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SCP-3003-3 must be made to believe that Earth is contaminated by an unknown agent that renders SCP-3003-1 sterile and Earth-native humans incapable of hosting SCP-3003-1. The introduction of the concept of deceit to SCP-3003-3 is forbidden, either directly or by deceiving a member of SCP-3003-3 under circumstances where the lie could be easily discovered.

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Mobile Task Force Samekh-7 is tasked with incorporation into SCP-3003-3-operated research projects in order to delay research, falsify information about Earth, and perform covert research into SCP-3003-4. Several members are additionally conducting anthropological research into SCP-3003-3. See MTF Samekh-7 charter for further details. Members of SCP-3003-3 integrated into Foundation-operated research projects must be monitored closely and are not permitted to leave Foundation sites or access unauthorized depictions of human society.

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Protocols described in Preventing the Spread of Non-Anomalous Invasive Species During Interplanetary Contact, Third Edition must be followed by all parties when SCP-3003-4 is active.

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Disinformation protocols are set in place to propagate the belief among the scientific community that HIP 56948 has no planetary system.

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Description: SCP-3003 is an Earth-sized planet orbiting HIP 56948, a G-type main sequence star located 208 light years from Earth. Several anomalies of note are located on SCP-3003, and have been given appropriate sub-designations.

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SCP-3003 is 3% heavier than Earth, has a rotational period of 30 hours, and orbits HIP 56948 at a distance of 0.9 AU. The range of temperatures on the surface is comparable to that of Earth, with the majority of the planet's landmass (comprising 40% of the total surface area) supporting extensive habitation by SCP-3003-1 and -3. Most of the remainder of SCP-3003's surface has been altered to support SCP-3003-1 and -3, either directly or indirectly.

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SCP-3003 has a biosphere that is biochemically compatible with that of Earth, though no known organisms other than humans are native to both planets. Almost all biological processes found on Earth are also found on SCP-3003, and vice versa. Genetic analysis of life from SCP-3003 suggests the presence of a single ancestor roughly 3.1 billion years ago, with subsequent life (including humans) evolving naturally. This is suspected, but not confirmed, to be the result of some anomalous property of SCP-3003 itself. Most species native to SCP-3003 that were not conducive to the spread of SCP-3003-1 were eliminated by SCP-3003-3 within the past several centuries.

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The risk of introducing invasive species from one environment to the other is addressed by current containment procedures. This has thus far been averted for macroorganisms; the presence of invasive microorganisms has not been discounted.

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Special Containment Procedures: Online video distribution sites impacted by SCP-3006 are to be monitored by Foundation webcrawlers. Manifestations of videos containing SCP-3006 are to be removed upon posting and/or detection. Foundation personnel embedded in the Alphabet corporation are to ensure that no members of the public are able to view SCP-3006. It is estimated that, without proper implementation of the containment procedures, most videos on the global public internet would be affected within 128 hours.

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Description: SCP-3006 is a video titled "we are number one except every time you play it there are twice as many robbie rottens but the room is the same size[nsfw]" which was posted to the YouTube video hosting service on October 12th, 2016. It features a musical clip from the show "Lazy Town" that causes humanoids identical to the character portrayed by the deceased Icelandic actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson to appear on repeated playbacks.

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Videos impacted by SCP-3006 are capable of spreading their effects, primarily by being posted in threads where multiple non-affected videos are present. Within 1-5 minutes of being linked to, all other videos linked in the same thread will begin manifesting SCP-3006's effects. Humans or living humanoids featured in videos will double with each playback, including individuals who are off-screen such as cameramen and sound personnel. The effect is exponential in that, upon each playback, the number of subjects in each videos doubles. For example, a video containing 2 subjects will instead have 4 upon the second playback, the third would have 8, and the fifth 32. None of these entities appear to have knowledge of SCP-3006's effect, and find it highly distressing.

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Although affecting linked videos, SCP-3006 effect is unique to each viewer; that is, SCP-3006's effect is dependent on how many times the individual person has watched the video. If more than one subject is viewing it, this effect will occur based on who physically initiated playback. If the subject views a series of related videos the effect will carry over in these subsequent viewings.

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SCP-3006 primarily affects videos taking place in enclosed environments, although this is not universal and cannot be confirmed as a deliberate effect. Once affected by SCP-3006, it is not possible for recorded subjects to exit the area in which the video is taking place. At a certain point, these subjects will suffer traumatic injuries leading to death due to the exponential humanoids instantaneously appearing at the beginning of video playback. This does not prevent SCP-3006's effect from persisting.

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Eventually, playback reaches a point where the camera and sound equipment are destroyed due to intense viscera pressure in the enclosed space. This can also occur in outdoor videos, although taking more playbacks to reach that point. At this time, the appearance of the video is variable, with non-anomalous graphics spliced in with corrupted digital images.

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SCP-3006 was initially discovered after social media reports of unusual videos came to Foundation attention. 11,346 initial viewers of SCP-3006 were tracked down and given Class-C amnestics. After interrogation, several subjects featured in the initial video were determined to be non-anomalous and were given Class-B amnestics.

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Foreword: On 02/14/2017, another video producer, ███ ██████, discovered several of their videos affected by SCP-3006. This transcription is for an iteration of the interview. The original has been lost, or may never have existed.

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Dr. Krang: Can you state your name, for the record, and spell it?

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███ ██████: Sure. (nervous laughter) Kinda like a newspaper interview, I guess. I'm ███ ██████, █ █ █, █ █ █ █ █ █. But you already knew that, right?

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███ ██████: Someone linked it to me on Twitter, I think. It's weird, seeing people you know get fucked up like that. You feel bad, but they're just little computer people, right? So not really a big deal. That's what I thought, at least.

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Dr. Krang: How long did it take for you to discover the videos you were featured in?

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███ ██████: Yeah, well, y'know how YouTube works, it was one of the suggested videos. God. Dude, I just… it's not something I want to describe. So I tried reporting it and… now I'm here with you guys.

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███ ██████: I don't know. At a certain point you lose track. Because it's funny, right? It's weird seeing a ton of yourself. I didn't know what else to do there, to be perfectly honest.

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███ ██████: Well, it's just… I don't know why I went. Felt like… you ever do something, and then when you're done you don't even know why you did it? That's what it felt like. Almost like it was a dream or something.

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███ ██████: From what they told me… well, they said it'd be like they were in there with each other forever. But it's not a them, it's me. There were thousands of me, and they're dead now. Crushed. Viscera puree. One of the eyes floated by, and I saw myself in it dude. That's fucked.

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Copies of ███ ██████ begin violently ripping flesh and skin off of one another, while copies of Dr. Krang do the same. This violence continues until there are only one iteration of each left. It is unknown whether or not these are the originals. Video playback ends with both attempting unsuccessfully to exit the interview area.

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Special Containment Procedures: Households and orphanages affected by SCP-3075 remain under clandestine surveillance indefinitely. MTF Tau-70 (“Sun Bathers”) are on standby to recover SCP-3075-A instances should previously undocumented anomalous activity be observed, at the discretion of Site-49 Command.

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UPDATE (24.08.2023): Specimen ZQ-457, which is stored in Class III biocontainment at Site-86, is now provisionally a constituent object of SCP-3075. As part of recovery efforts, the search for similar instances in Nordfriesland and Schleswig-Flensburg is ongoing.

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Description: SCP-3075 is a statistical discrepancy concerning the number of births in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The anomaly was first noted by government statisticians during the European Union census of 2021; 468 more children (designated SCP-3075-A) between the ages of four and nine were reported in predominantly coastal communities in the district of Nordfriesland than could be accounted for in any way. In all cases, birth certification was absent and no other evidence of birth was found. Persons directly affected by SCP-3075 could not provide meaningful information regarding the circumstances of the appearance of SCP-3075-A and fail to express suspicion regarding SCP-3075-A in general.

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The unusual and unexpected size of the discrepancy prompted a federal investigation that was unable to identify the cause of the anomaly; the case was handed to the Foundation by July of 2023.

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SCP-3075-A are physiologically and biologically indistinguishable from human children. However, instances exhibit difficulty with the comprehension and communication of complex abstract ideas. SCP-3075-A also exhibit poor facial and body language comprehension. The possibility that SCP-3075-A produce a memetic effect obscuring true anatomical characteristics has not been ruled out.

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Specimen ZQ-457 is the cadaver of a humanoid entity of unknown provenance, discovered on 04.07.2021 (one month before the undertaking of the census) in the outskirts of a truck stop near Silberstedt, a town less than five kilometres outside Nordfriesland. The circumstances surrounding the specimen’s discovery and autopsy results led to the provisional reclassification of the object.

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There is little distinction in behaviour among the 45 SCP-3075-A instances under my team’s surveillance. Instances invariably and indiscriminately exhibit a high degree of obedience, docility, and friendliness, effectively latching onto any individual with which visual contact has been established. Individuals that are the target of this affection tend to respond positively, especially with increasing exposure. However, even where a negative response is observed, SCP-3075-A do not deviate from their established behaviour.

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There are currently 38 3075-A instances under my observation. All may be described as well-adjusted and possess a broad range of social ties within their respective communities. All but three instances possess an active sexual life, with multiple partners and a mean average of 3.5 offspring per instance. This fertility rate corresponds with those documented by most of my colleagues, and are higher than the national average. The offspring in question are behaviourally similar to their non-3075-A parent, exhibiting relatively little of the comprehension and communication issues that are, to an extent, still present in 3075-A instances.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3120 is to be powered off and kept in a storage locker in the Communications Office of Site-81. One person in the administrative staff of each Foundation secure facility is to be granted Level 5/3120 clearance and briefed on the properties of SCP-3120. If the conditions outlined in Document 3120-Omicron are met, any person with Level 5/3120 clearance may broadcast a 3120-Omicron signal.

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Description: SCP-3120 is a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone with a silver finish and English-language interface. Its fingerprint recognition is apparently faulty, as any human can unlock the device with the print of a thumb or index finger1. Both its lock screen and wallpaper consist of a white background with centered Arial Bold text, with the lock screen reading "INFORMATION SHOULD BE FREE" and the wallpaper reading "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS SPIRITUAL THEFT."

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Special Containment Procedures: Centerpoint Park is to be closed under the guise of landscaping renovations on the nights of July 17th, 19th, 20th, 25th, and 26th every year. During those nights, Foundation agents are to be disguised as construction workers and instructed to patrol the exterior of Centerpoint Park in order to dissuade unauthorized persons from attempting to enter the park.

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Description: SCP-3438 is a self-contained1 temporal loop affecting Centerpoint Park in Nashville, Tenessee, USA. The temporal loop begins at 7:15 pm local time on July the 17th and ends at 2:41 am local time on July the 26th. The event occurs yearly and has been documented since 1964. It is unknown when exactly SCP-3438 first began to manifest, though it is theorized to have been between 1949 and 1961. Within the popular culture of Nashville, Tenessee, Centerpoint Park is an unofficial location for 'lost lovers' to reconnect and is visited by over 2,000 unique individuals per day.

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SCP-3438 involves two entities, a man and a woman, designated SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B respectively. SCP-3438-A and -B are dressed in clothing resembling the popular style of the late 1950s. SCP-3438-A and -B will manifest for 5 nights in the month of July. During this time, they will meander throughout the park while talking. Coming within 5 meters of SCP-3438-A and -B will cause them to demanifest until the next night in the cycle. Attempting to discern exactly what is being said also yields the same result2. It does not appear that interrupting SCP-3438 has any effect on the rest of its cycle or future cycles.

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It appears that while SCP-3438-B will begin every manifestation in the same way, SCP-3438-A will act differently. It is currently unknown to what extent SCP-3438-A and -B are aware of their cyclical nature, though SCP-3438-A has occasionally displayed behavior similar to that of pleading with SCP-3438-B towards the end of the event cycle, and seems to be faintly aware of his imminent demanifestation, displaying symptoms of anxiety and paranoia prior to doing so.

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Date: July 17th, 1992 Event
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+Event: SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B manifest near the main entrance of Centerpoint Park and proceed to slowly walk down the main path. SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B appear to be cheerful and laugh often. After 10 minutes of walking and talking, SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B sit on a bench and continue to talk. They talk for another 60 minutes, after which they stand and depart with a hug and a kiss on SCP-3438-B's cheek, before spontaneously demanifesting.

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Date: July 19th, 1992 Event
+Time: 6:30 pm Local Time
+Event: SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B manifest near the main entrance of Centerpoint Park and embrace, before joining arms and walking down the main path. SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B appear to be cheerful and laugh often, with SCP-3438-B often leaning her head on SCP-3438-A's shoulder. SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B walk for another 30 minutes before sitting on the same bench from the July 17th event. Another 10 minutes pass and SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B stand, then proceed to light-heartedly dance. 5 minutes pass and SCP-3438-A kisses SCP-3438-B before lowering himself onto one knee and proposing. SCP-3438-B seems to enthusiastically agree. SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B embrace for 20 seconds before demanifesting.

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Date: July 20th, 1992 Event
+Time: 10:01 pm Local Time
+Event: SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B manifest near the main entrance of Centerpoint Park and embrace, before appearing to have a serious conversation. SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B begin to walk down the main path, SCP-3438-B walking with her arms clasped in front of her and her head down. SCP-3438-A appears concerned. After 20 minutes, SCP-3438-B stops walking and begins to cry. SCP-3438-A embraces SCP-3438-B for 2 minutes while seemingly speaking to SCP-3438-B. After another 4 minutes, they both demanifest.

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Date: July 25th, 1992 Event
+Time: 11:23 pm Local Time
+Event: SCP-3438-A and SCP-3438-B manifest on opposite sides of Centerpoint Park and walk to the bench from the July 17th and 19th events. SCP-3438-A stands with his hands in his pockets while SCP-3438-B talks with her hands clasped in front of her and her head down. After 5 minutes, SCP-3438-A appears agitated and raises his voice at SCP-3438-B. SCP-3438-B responds by turning around and walking back towards her manifestation point. SCP-3438-A remains still for another 2 minutes before demanifesting.

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Date: July 26th, 1992 Event
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+Event: SCP-3438-A manifests near the entrance of Centerpoint Park and walks slowly towards the bench from the July 17th, 19th, and 25th events. SCP-3438-A sits on the bench and places his head in his hands. 34 minutes pass before SCP-3438-A demanifests.

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Special Containment Procedures: Persons affected by SCP-3512 are to be accommodated in standard humanoid containment cells. Missing persons information and amnestics are to be distributed as necessary. Media reports are to be monitored for evidence of SCP-3512 cases, with potential outbreaks investigated.

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The entrance to the cavern system beneath Sagrada Familia is to be secured and surveillance established. Mobile Task Force Zeta-9 ("Mole Rats") is to continue exploration of the system, remaining alert for the presence of SCP-3512-1 or any other anomalous phenomena.

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Description: SCP-3512 is a phenomenon which leads to significant changes in the personality and psychological stability of certain women between the ages of 18 and 40. To date, nine such women have been identified and contained by the Foundation, and a further suspected instance was found deceased in her home.

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Women affected by SCP-3512 score extremely highly on NEO-PI-R measures for openness, extraversion and agreeableness. This is the case regardless of previous personality indicators, and affected women do not appear to be aware of such changes. The behaviour of affected women is characterised by high sociability and lack of inhibition, punctuated by prolonged bouts of uncontrollable screaming. The incidence and duration of screaming has been observed to decline over a 4-5 month period. Other personality changes appear to be permanent.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3773-14 is contained in a small animal containment cell on sub-level 13 of Site-87. Enrichment activities with SCP-3773-14 are to be carried out by containment staff at least three times per day. SCP-3773-14's diet does not differ substantially from a non-anomalous feline's; however, all manifestations of SCP-3773-14 are lactose intolerant. Outside materials, such as pet brushes and toys, are to be fully decontaminated prior to their introduction to SCP-3773-14, to prevent a possible repeat of incident 3773-13.

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In the event of SCP-3773-14's death, SCP-3773 is to be kept in storage for no more than sixty days; a new cat is to be introduced to SCP-3773 and designated SCP-3773-15, with the containment procedures appropriately updated when SCP-3773's anomalous effects manifest.

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Description: SCP-3773 is a collar made of linen rope. Chemical analysis of SCP-3773 has shown that the fibers of linen contain hairs from at least 200 distinct domesticated felines; the oldest specimen of hair identified dates to approximately 2025BCE. A pair of brass clasps have been added to SCP-3773, possibly due to the wear of the original binding mechanism. SCP-3773 exhibits a mild cognitohazard; if an individual interacts with SCP-3773 with the intent to destroy it, they will place it down on the nearest safe surface and disregard it until they are out of sight of SCP-3773.

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SCP-3773's anomalous properties manifest when it is affixed to the neck of a member of the species Felis catus, designated SCP-3773-#. SCP-3773 cannot be removed until the death of the SCP-3773-# instance, and its dimensions will grow and shrink so that SCP-3773 is always fit close to the skin of the SCP-3773-# instance, without causing discomfort. The SCP-3773-# instance will begin to show biological changes consistent with felines that have worn SCP-3773 in the past whose DNA has come into contact with SCP-3773.1 It is estimated that SCP-3773 can 'store' the biological information of at least eighteen different cats at a time.

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SCP-3773-# instances show a capability to alter themselves to have traits of several different felines, seemingly at will. Fur color, eye color, length and presence of a tail, and biological sex are all variable in SCP-3773-# instances; however, all instances of SCP-3773-# are uniformly lactose intolerant, even if the felines SCP-3773-# takes the form of were not. These shifts in form are accompanied by changes in behavior, including preference in food, changes in responses to stimuli such as petting and high-pitched noises, and responding to different names. Litters birthed by SCP-3773-# will have offspring genetically identical to felines currently 'stored' in SCP-3773.

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The default 'form' of SCP-3773-# instances seems to be a chimeric mixture of all genetic information currently present in SCP-3773; fur will often appear to be in a patchwork pattern, eye colors are often heterochromatic, and in some cases, several tails, all functional, can appear.

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Addendum: Incident 3773-13: Dr. Cassandra Pike, a parazoologist at Site-87, was given permission to bring items that belonged to her cat for the purposes of enriching SCP-3773-14, including a hairbrush, toy mice, and a 'dingle ball'. Dr. Pike's cat died in August 2015 under unknown circumstances. Dr. Pike was allowed to interact with SCP-3773-14 for the purposes of studying behavior.

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In January of 2016, the following audio was recorded in Site-87's containment wing:

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Dr. Jacob Kola: Hey, Cassie. Here to play with Mongrel?2

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Dr. Cassandra Pike: Today's my last day with them, actually— for a while, at least. Flying out to Oregon to help Dr. Hendricks get acclimated with his new job.

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Dr. Kola: Go right in.

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(Sound of a buzzer, followed by the containment airlock opening, followed by approximately seventy seconds of silence, before in-cell intercom is buzzed.)

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Dr. Pike: Jake, you have to see this, right now.

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Dr. Kola: What's the matter?

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Dr. Pike: 3773-14, Mongrel, whatever you want to call it… it looks just like my cat. My dead cat. (Dr. Pike sounds shaken) It looks just like Oliver. Sounds like him, too.

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Dr. Kola: That's impossible. Your cat was never in contact with 3773, it couldn't have gotten its genetic signature.

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Dr. Pike: Then why… why does it look like my cat? What the fuck?

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Dr. Kola: There have to be millions of tortoiseshell cats out there, Cassandra. Calm down.

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Dr. Pike: How physically detailed are the things that 3773 makes?

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Dr. Kola: Why do you ask?

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Dr. Pike: Oliver had a rib that never healed right when I got him; some jackass kicked him or something. Made a big bump in his right side, under the skin. I want to see if it's there.

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Dr. Pike: Hey, hey Ollie. Oliver. Come here, Ollie. Oh my god, Jake, it came when I called his name. Come here, come to momma, come here…

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(Ten seconds of nonsensical noises from Dr. Pike, showing affection to SCP-3773-14, before ceasing suddenly)

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Dr. Pike: Oh my god. It's there. The bump's there. His little broken rib. (Dr. Pike begins crying.) What the hell, Jake. What the hell.

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Addendum: Following Dr. Pike's return from Oregon in February 2016, her work with SCP-3773-14 resumed. SCP-3773-14 would often take the form of Dr. Pike's deceased cat, much to her distress. For the purposes of this document, this form of SCP-3773-14 is designated SCP-3773-14A.

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Dr. Pike requested a full-time assignment to SCP-3773-14's research staff for a period of three months, suspending two other non time-sensitive projects. This request was approved by Dr. Adam Larrsenn, current head of cryptozoological and parazoological studies at Site-87. However, Dr. Pike's behavior turned highly abnormal after one week of study; Dr. Pike spent increasing amounts of time with SCP-3773-14, and at one point, fell asleep in SCP-3773-14's cell, risking the containment of two other anomalous items stored on the same level. For this, Dr. Pike was reprimanded, but did not have her clearance rescinded.

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The following conversation is recorded to have taken place between Dr. Pike and her significant other, Dr. Claude Mattings, at 1:12 AM on March 19th, 2016:

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Dr. Pike: I'm just going out to the Meijer.3 I have a craving for Twinkies, and they're the only place in town that's open this late.

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Dr. Mattings: Going to the grocery store doesn't require a security pass, Cass.

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Dr. Pike: Signing out with the night receptionist does.

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Dr. Mattings:…the elevator to the surface is that way. You're heading down to containment again, aren't you?

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Dr. Pike: What the hell do you want from me, Claude? That's my cat down there. You remember what I did when he died. He was the only good thing in my life for a long time, and… I have a chance to see him again. To say goodbye.

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Dr. Mattings: What do I want from you? I want you to get to the infirmary ASAP. You've clearly been affected by something.

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Dr. Pike: What do you mean?

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Dr. Mattings: This obsession you have, this worship of something that looks like your dead cat… it's not natural, hon. I think you've been whammied.4

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Dr. Pike: I haven't been whammied, Claude. You know what one looks like. It doesn't look like this! I… I just want to say goodbye to Ollie. Okay? That's all.

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Dr. Mattings: There's an easy way to test it, then. Five words.

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Dr. Pike: Seriously? Fine, say them.

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Dr. Mattings: Does the Black Moon howl?

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At this point, Dr. Pike's vocal patterns radically change, and the recording picks up the presence of metal shaking against metal in a musical manner.

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Dr. Pike: It never stopped the sun from smiling. She wore a smile to rival its brightness before her beloved passed into the Duat, but her heart grew heavy and hardened. She deserves another chance to say goodbye, just as you gave her another chance.

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Dr. Mattings: What. The. Fuck?

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Dr. West: Dr. Harold West, beginning interview with Cassandra Pike. Cognitohazard test. Does the Black Moon howl?

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Dr. Pike: It never stopped the sun from smiling.5

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Dr. West: Cognitohazard still present. According to Dr. Breaker, that response is consistent with a cognitohazard originating from Egypt, last seen in—

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Dr. Pike: (Sighing) This is all over a cat.

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Dr. Pike: All I wanted to do was… tell what was the one good thing in my life for a good five years that I loved him.

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Dr. West: I can arrange for Dr. Mattings to visit.

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Dr. Pike: (Laughs) I mean other than him! He… when I came to Sloth's Pit, this site, do you remember what happened?

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Dr. West: The Cold Storage incident. Everyone remembers.

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Dr. Pike: When I was holed up at home trying to recover, when the site was being repaired, I kept seeing this cat in my backyard. He kept on coming to the door, asking for food, begging like Oliver Twist. He always wanted more. He came into my room one day, and… he just stayed.

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Then… Oliver just vanished one day. I let him out, and he never came back. I found him in some hedges a few days later, and… (Dr. Pike's voice grows tense) God, Harry, I'm a wreck.

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Dr. West: Have you been taking your medication?

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Dr. Pike: Daily. They're giving me too big of a dose; can you see about adjusting it? I'm supposed to take half of what I get, and they keep urging me to take the whole thing.

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Dr. West: Of course, Cassandra. (Dr. West stays silent for several seconds, before sighing) Speaking candidly? Everyone knows everyone here. And most of us are concerned about you, and what's going on. 3773 is one of the few items here that's a proper skip, and to see it affect a researcher like this…

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Dr. West: The Five-Word Test disproves that quite soundly. It's a near-failproof cognitohazard detection meme.

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Dr. Pike: You heard the recording. Did that sound like me? (Dr. Pike pauses.) I think I got whammied, but not in the cognitohazard way. I think that something messed with me to get me in here.

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Dr. West: Why would this force have a motive to do that?

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Dr. Pike: …because it wants me to be alone. So I can finally do what I want.

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22:05: Camera malfunction. Video restored three minutes later. Audio unavailable for the duration.

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22:09: Door to the containment chamber opens into a white light. The exterior cameras of Dr. Pike's cell show the door closed.

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22:11: A pair of felines emerge from the light; one of them resembles SCP-3773-14A, the other is an unknown entity resembling a black house cat with a tail approximately .5 meters long, a golden mask on its face, and luminescent eyes. Video resolution is poor, but the latter entity appears to be wearing SCP-3773, while the former is not.

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22:12: SCP-3773-14A jumps on Dr. Pike's bed and begins interacting with her affectionately. Dr. Pike is seen to be crying and hugging SCP-3773-14A. Dr. Pike appears to be addressing the unknown 3773-# entity.

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22:30: Between the two timestamps, Dr. Pike and SCP-3773-14A are seen interacting and playing, with the unknown 3773-# entity producing strands of rope and balls from behind itself for SCP-3773-14A and Dr. Pike to play with. At 22:30, SCP-3773-14A jumps off of Dr. Pike, and makes it way to the door. Dr. Pike walks after it, picking it up and kissing it on the forehead.

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22:34: Both SCP-3773-14A and the unknown SCP-3773-# entity depart, with the door closing behind them. Dr. Pike returns to her bed and sleeps, and is seen holding something in her left hand.

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Dr. Pike: …I remember it, but I can't believe it happened. Then I woke up with you all at my door and cat hair on my clothes.

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Dr. Pike: [DATA EXPUNGED]

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Dr. Pike: …I think I have some idea, but you're going to have to run it by the mythology department on sublevel 5 for me to be positive. She kept on making toys for me to play with him; she even gave me one of his favorite balls. I actually managed to say goodbye to him. Do you know how good closure feels, Agent Ewell?

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Dr. Pike: It felt good. Oliver's not the first cat I had, but he's probably one of the best. I was… kind of lost, between losing him and my tiff with Claude; now, I feel like I can take on anything.

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Agent Ewell: Let's start with you taking on counseling. After observation is done and we're sure that the… for the sake of simplicity, the cognitohazard is out of your system, you're on psych leave, three months, by order of Director Weiss. You're not to come back to this zip code for any reason barring a major emergency until then. You have family?

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Dr. Pike: Parents and brother in Ohio.

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Agent Ewell: Good opportunity to visit them. You're gonna need to sign a memetic geas, of course.

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Dr. Pike: Gag order. Right, can't blab to the folks. (Dr. Pike clears her throat.) Is that everything?

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Agent Ewell: One last thing; the video showed you holding something in your hand when you went to sleep. What was it?

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Dr. Pike: I have it right here, one moment.

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SCP-3773-A designates a non-anomalous leather collar with a breakaway fastener, intended to be worn by housecats. A brass name plate reading Ubaste is affixed to it.

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Screenshot of a DJ Chaac stream in session, shortly after an SCP-3880 event. Click to enlarge.

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Object Class: Keter/Uncontained

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Special Containment Procedures: As the DJ Chaac account cannot currently be removed, Foundation focus is on obfuscation of content via generation of streams with identical names and content.

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PoI-60413 ("DJ Chaac") is under investigation at mid priority.

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Description: SCP-3880 is a phenomenon whereby a small percentage of people indoors during rain storms will become convinced they are not hearing a storm, but instead are listening to the YouTube livestream ILLEST RAIN SOUNDS ∞ Hours No Looping - White Noise, Nature/Healing/Ambient, Meditation/Insomnia/Study ASMR [ORIGINAL], hosted by user DJ Chaac. People affected in this way will universally report feeling their mood lighten and having their creativity and energy rise for the course of the storm. While no compulsive effect is believed to be at play, the majority of people affected this way will subsequently seek out the actual stream, reporting varying degrees of satisfaction with its content.

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The livestream has been running since the YouTube Live service was opened to verified users in May 2013, and features the sounds of rain and thunder streamed live, with occasional interjections from DJ Chaac themself. DJ Chaac regularly engages with live comments on the stream1, often speaking as if it is an original music livestream - common comments of theirs include brags about their use of "original organic glyphs" and that fact that none of their storms are ever identical, leading to their most frequent comment, "Real life has got no repeats".

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SCP-3880 was first brought to the Foundation's attention with Storm Desmond, an extratropical cyclone which saw record rainfall in many parts of Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. DJ Chaac claims responsibility for Storm Desmond, as they do many weather patterns, citing their status as a "literal actual storm god". This claim is somewhat suspect, as DJ Chaac has also claimed to be a demigod, the spirit of a rainforest, a sentient gust of wind and the Rainbow Serpent.

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Following Storm Desmond, DJ Chaac's regular viewership rose from 38 to a peak of 7,400. Shortly following this, DJ Chaac bought a microphone to communicate with viewers - previously, announcements had been made via a text-to-speech program. Transcripts are recommended, due to the low quality of audio and the unclear nature of DJ Chaac's speech.

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The livestream continued to gain popularity over the following year, with users citing good community spirit and the ability to request changes as strong reasons for regularly returning. DJ Chaac began to interject more frequently, commonly during lulls in storm patterns or when switching between storm locations. The first concrete demonstration of DJ Chaac's anomalous ability came when stream regular Shock Through The Heart requested they lessen the intensity of a storm in their area, as their roof was beginning to leak.

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At this point, it was decided that the stream should be shut down, and standard contacts within Alphabet Incorporated were activated to remove the account. This proved impossible, however, as all accounts associated with DJ Chaac feature a strong cryptoarchaic ward, with various power sigils embedded within DJ Chaac's user details. Investigation of the account revealed a private video featuring audio of activation words for said sigils. Attempts at cracking this ward by Foundation thaumaturgic assets proved fruitless. Shortly after Storm Caly, which killed 9, the Foundation elected to hire a Three Portlands contractor to handle takedown of the livestream.

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As DJ Chaac's identity remains unknown and their anomalous abilities are therefore still outside of Foundation containment standards, this article has not been reclassified. A proposal is ongoing to shift the article's focus to DJ Chaac themself.

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Dr. Ryoko Sato, a Foundation employee who often listened to the livestream, now reports that during rainstorms, she feels as if she is sitting with a friend.

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The end title card of footage altered by SCP-3922.

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Object Class: Safe

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3922 is to be contained in a standard containment locker at Site-59. Requests for usage in research may be forwarded to Director Naismith.

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Description: SCP-3922 is a cylindrical object, 3 cm in diameter and 0.5 cm in depth and composed of a nickel-aluminum alloy. On one side, the object has been engraved with an insignia of three crescent moons in a row. (Research into potential connections with SCP-2578 is ongoing.) On the other, the word "REASSURANCE" has been engraved.

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It was purchased at a garage sale in Kenosha, WI, by an off-duty Foundation field agent on 7/21/17. It had been described by the owner as "some kind of morality filter for TV." After confirming the anomalous properties of the object, the agent turned the object over to the Foundation for containment and research.

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When placed within one meter of a television set or a computer, SCP-3922 will significantly alter the content of any fictional films, TV shows, online videos, or commercials, usually through the addition of actors in padded combat uniforms and gas masks. These additional elements, classified as SCP-3922-A, will impede and/or punish any and all crimes (as perceived by SCP-3922-A instances) committed by the cast. The severity of this punishment is always reflective of the MPAA or FCC rating of the video.

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SCP-3922-A instances are capable of appearing in live-action and animated works, often taking on the particular animation style of the latter. However, regardless of the time period portrayed in the video, SCP-3922-A instances are always in possession of high-powered energy-based weaponry, vehicles capable of interstellar flight, combat drones, and other futuristic elements - all of which bear the same triple-moon insignia.

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At the end of every video affected by SCP-3922, an altered end title card will play in the place of any end credits, including the triple-moon symbol, as well as the slogan "YOU ARE WATCHED - YOU ARE PROTECTED - YOU ARE LOVED".

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Pinocchio (1940)GThe "Pleasure Island" sequence, shortly before the reveal that all the boys had been turned into donkeys.Several SCP-3922-A squadrons raid Pleasure Island from dropships, reconstituting the children's humanity with a sound-based device labeled "TACTICAL UNDONKIFICATION ORDINANCE", and the Coachman is instantly vaporized after a heavy energy rifle bombardment. The film ends ten minutes later, after Lampwick is taken to a substance abuse rehabilitation center, the other villains of the film are arrested in a montage, Monstro the whale is disintegrated by an orbital energy weapon, the Blue Fairy is arrested for "unlicensed reanimation of plant tissue," and Pinocchio is informed by a "tactical child psychiatry associate" that "real" boyhood is subjective.
The Dark Knight (2008)PG-13During the "pencil trick" sequence involving Heath Ledger's adaptation of the Joker.Several SCP-3922-A combat drones breach the room and quickly decapitate the Joker with plasma-based weaponry. In the next scene, Bruce Wayne is taken into SCP-3922-A custody for "39 separate counts of extortion." (The context of these charges are unknown.) The film ends with SCP-3922-A troops announcing their military occupation of Gotham City until law and order can be restored.
A Clockwork Orange (1971)RDuring the rape scene involving Alex DeLarge and Adrienne Cori's character.Several SCP-3922-A instances break into the room where the scene takes place. Alex and his three other gang members (Georgie, Dim, and Pete) are restrained and forcibly loaded into an SCP-3922-A dropship. The scene shifts to an empty field in an undisclosed, presumably Midwestern location. As his friends watch, the character of Dim is summarily executed by three SCP-3922-A troops with submachine guns. The shooting lasts approximately 50 minutes, well past the death of Dim, with the soldiers reloading their guns as needed. The process is repeated with Georgie and Pete. Alex is then forced to consume the remains of his friends, then is also executed in the same manner. The film ends after this sequence, which lasts roughly 3 hours.
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)Not RatedHalfway through the film.[REDACTED] (see addendum)
All 12 Inches!!! (1999)Not Rated (pornography)From the beginning.Video proceeds as normal, save for the seven SCP-3922-A instances who stand guard to ensure that any sex remains consensual. Said SCP-3922-A instances are equipped with rocket launchers.
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SCP-4154 instance partially manifesting aboveground at the home of Researcher Teles.

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Special Containment Procedures: Due to the scope of SCP-4154 integration in most developed nations and their innocuous nature, containment of domestic specimens on civilian or other non-Foundation properties is to be considered a low priority. However, due to informational, memetic, and counterconceptual security concerns, the homes of all Foundation personnel (excepting D-Class or other provisional personnel) are required to pass inspection for SCP-4154 instances, and, if necessary, decontamination procedures as a prerequisite to employment. Follow up inspections and/or decontamination may be required depending on local conditions. MTF Eta-5 ("Cross-Pollinators") has been assigned these responsibilities.

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The D-Class dormitory wing of Esoteric Containment Site-2 contains several dozen SCP-4154 instances, each cohabitating with one D-class as part of a long term psychological study as well as for research into the life cycle and possible practical application of SCP-4154.

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Description: SCP-4154 is a conceptovorous, non-sapient subterranean vermiform1 species. SCP-4154 instances do not possess conventional physical anatomy; instead, they are recursive conceptual entities, composed of themselves, the concept of themselves, the concepts of worms, the concept of tendrils, and amalgams of concepts absorbed from physical contact with homeowners and their pets. Despite this, they have physical properties, including mass, that cause them to behave similarly to non-anomalous matter.

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SCP-4154 primarily infest outdoor spaces of homes in affluent urban and suburban neighborhoods. SCP-4154 instances display a marked preference for residences that have housed greater numbers of non-sapient pets over their history.

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SCP-4154 instances "nest" themselves within the property lines of a home, and can thereafter manifest anywhere within its boundaries. Instances seek out social and physical contact with any extant household pets, and, once accepted by the animal or animals, affix several long, fleshy tendrils onto their head(s). This gives the instance access to the memories, knowledge, and identity of the animal, enabling it to better camouflage itself. A side effect of this is that the non-anomalous animal loses its identity to the SCP-4154 instance and becomes a conceptually vacant entity, essentially similar to an antimeme. Homeowners become similarly compromised when they "pet" the camouflaged SCP-4154 instance, but are at very little risk of identity loss.2

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Special Containment Procedures:
+SCP-4191 is to be contained in a standard steel containment cell lined with a heat-resistant metal such as titanium. Food will be automatically dispensed once per day. Any leftover meat will be retrieved by 1 Class-D personnel wearing a fire-retardant suit.

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A small number of flammable materials (usually pieces of wood) are to be introduced twice a week to fill SCP-4191's needs. Aside from the regulated introduction of wood, no flammable materials are to be introduced within the chamber at all times.

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+SCP-4191 is a Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) suffering from pyromania. SCP-4191 wears a papier mâché outfit made to resemble a common western dragon, designated SCP-4191-ẟ. SCP-4191 is capable of generating fire through SCP-4191-ẟ by self-immolation - both SCP-4191 and SCP-4191-ẟ are completely immune to the fire generated by the outfit. Removing SCP-4191-ẟ from SCP-4191 is possible, although if separated for a long time, SCP-4191 will become agitated. Analysis of SCP-4191-ẟ shows that it secretes a liquid with a glue-like consistency; this liquid is highly flammable. It is unknown how SCP-4191 manages to light up the substance.

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Testing has revealed that SCP-4191 is an infertile young adult male. Despite SCP-4191's pyromaniac nature, it is rather friendly and cooperative with Foundation personnel, happily playing (and subsequently incinerating) various toys given.

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SCP-4191 was first discovered by foundation agents following reports of multiple fires breaking out in the small village of S██████, France. After 4 days of tracking down the anomaly, SCP-4191 was intercepted and restrained by agents a few minutes after burning down an abandoned barn in a nearby village.

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Addendum SCP-4191 - 01/07/2015:
+Over the years of SCP-4191's containment, staff noticed that SCP-4191 started slowly eating less and less, becoming thinner almost to the point of the ribcage's outline showing on the side of SCP-4191. Foundation personnel trying to interact with SCP-4191 resulted in the subject being uninterested, simply walking away.

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The following is a conversation recorded of Researcher Wasp and Senior Researcher Avalon on the Foundation's intranet service:

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SR_Wasp: hey Marcus
+R_Hoffman: Yeah?
+SR_Wasp: we got an issue with 4191, it hasn't eaten for 3 days now
+R_Hoffman: Are you sure?
+SR_Wasp: yeah, we tried to force-feed it but it just spat out the food like it was junk
+R_Hoffman: Strange
+R_Hoffman: Did you ask Sparks if he could help?
+SR_Wasp: No I haven't, I heard he was busy with something important. But it is worth a shot
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+R_Hoffman: So any news
+SR_Wasp: Yeah I asked him if he was free and he said yes. Lemme add him to the chat
+Z_Sparks has been added to the channel
+Z_Sparks: Yo, so what's this problem you told me about
+R_Hoffman: One of the SCPs we are assigned to is slowly starving to death, we can't find the reason why
+SR_Wasp: Hey and yeah that's pretty much it.
+Z_Sparks: mmh, did anything happen that could have traumatized it?
+SR_Wasp: Nah we checked with all the personnel assigned to it and camera footage, everything is normal
+R_Hoffman: Apparently from what Wasp told me it doesn't even want to interact with the researchers despite being a relatively social animal.
+Z_Sparks: I may have an idea, does it interact with other members of its species?
+SR_Wasp: it's a unique individual so no.
+Z_Sparks: There's your problem. It being unable to interact with another of its species for so long is a one-way ticket to a depressed animal.
+R_Hoffman: I see where this is going, let me go talk to the superiors for the test approval and we'll proceed

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Diagnosing this as a severe depression most likely caused by SCP-4191's lone status, Foundation Zoologist Sparks suggested the idea of introducing a Varanus komodoensis to SCP-4191, hoping that they would bond and cause SCP-4191 to cease its starvation.

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Experiment Log 4191 - 1
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Purpose of the test: Preventing SCP-4191 from starving to death by introducing him to one of his kind.

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Test Result: A young female Komodo dragon was introduced to the chamber. After 5 minutes, SCP-4191 started moving toward the female at a slow pace until fully facing the subject. The two sniffed each other for around 2 minutes and appeared to begin playing. 30 minutes after the beginning of the test, SCP-4191 suddenly lit itself up while the female was on top of him. Due to the sudden heat, the subject quickly went to hide in one of the corners of the chamber. SCP-4191 appeared distraught and tried to approach to no avail. The test ended after 5 minutes after the incident.
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+R_Hoffman: It was a disaster.
+Z_Sparks: How come
+SR_Wasp: it accidentally injured the komodo. The test only worsened it's condition.
+Z_Sparks: So wait, after reading the entry it says that it can burn things right?
+R_Hoffman: Yeah pretty much
+Z_Sparks: I remember reading a report about fire-breathing varans captured by the French division.
+SR_Wasp: wait, are you suggesting we could cross-test the two? What if they don't consider 4191 one of their own and attack it?
+R_Hoffman: It's our best solution, otherwise we'll have a neutralized SCP on our hands
+Z_Sparks: ^
+SR_Wasp: true, although who shall we contact to get a hold of one of those?
+R_Hoffman: Apparently a researcher named Grym is responsible for them, I'll contact him.
+Z_Sparks: Make sure to tell him its important.
+R_Hoffman: yeah, yeah, let me handle it.

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Addendum SCP-4191 - 01/16/2015:
+It was decided to introduce SCP-4191 to SCP-124-FR that were discovered in Australia by the French branch of the Foundation on 06/17/2012. SCP-124-FR demonstrated a near immunity to fire and high temperatures. Senior Researcher Avalon requested Site Aleph to ship 2 SCP-124-FR instances to Site-248 for testing.

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Experiment Log 4191 - 2
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Purpose of the test: Preventing SCP-4191 from starving to death by introducing it to a pair of SCP-124-FR instances.

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Test Result: Both instances of SCP-124-FR were introduced. SCP-4191 immediately fled into the corner of its chamber and stayed there while the pair of SCP-124-FR began to explore the chamber. This lasted for 5 minutes until one instance of SCP-124-FR saw SCP-4191 moving toward it at a slow pace. Pausing every few seconds to stick its tongue out, until it was a meter away from SCP-4191, the pair stood motionless staring at each other. When SCP-124-FR approached SCP-4191 and began to sniff its neck, SCP-4191 immediately lit up on contact. SCP-124-FR backed up in shock, staring at SCP-4191 for a minute before advancing forwards and rubbing its head on SCP-4191 neck. It then turned and walked towards the other instance of SCP-124-FR. SCP-4191 tilted its head then followed SCP-124-FR. The other instance of SCP-124-FR sniffed SCP-4191 and began to rub its head on SCP-4191 shoulder. This grooming ritual lasted for 5 minutes before all three instances laid down with one instance of SCP-124-FR laying on either side of SCP-4191.

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Item #: SCP-4272

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Object Class: Keter

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Special Containment Procedures: A Gorton Field Generator1 is to be installed in all major art museums.2 The current YouTube algorithm is to be edited to suppress the channel "Big Johnny Reviews" and all content within from appearing in the sidebar of recommended videos. All works of art taken by SCP-4272 are to be considered lost, and replacements are to be fabricated to take their place. Foundation agents embedded within art museums are to be given fast-acting tranquilizer pistols for potential use in containing SCP-4272.

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Description: SCP-4272 is an obese middle aged male of indeterminate ethnicity. SCP-4272's primary anomalous properties are as follows:

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Transcripts of videos produced by SCP-4272

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Video Title: Big Johnny Reviews Water Lily Pond

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Video Title: Welcome to Big Johnny Reviews! (Channel Trailer)

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Video Title: Q&A with the big ol' J! (Part 1 of 3)

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Video Title: Big Johnny Reviews 10K Subscriber Special Livestream Highlight

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Addendum 4272-A:
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Video Title: I got (effectively) demonetized

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SCP-4284-14 displaying its mating colors.

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Object Class: Euclid

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Special Containment Procedures: Until there is clear evidence that a natural population no longer exists, SCP-4284 specimens are to be actively hunted and captured using any means necessary. MTF Lambda-37 "Tower Power" has been assigned to all duties involving the eradication, capture and containment of SCP-4284 instances at Site-231.

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SCP-4284 specimens marked for preservation are to be contained separately in appropriately sized enclosures, and should be provided with proportionally acceptable portions of water and various raw ores. While in containment, handlers should become familiar with their outlined duties as detailed in the handler guidebook specific to their assigned SCP-4284 specimen. These duties include, but are not limited to, tagging the specimen with a Foundation GPS tracker, painting and maintenance of the specimens exoskeleton, monitoring and documenting hibernation and mating patterns, and carrying out mental stimulation activities designed for the specific SCP-4284 instance.

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SCP-4284-22 before capture by the Foundation.

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Description: SCP-4284 are a collection of sentient terrestrial invertebrate animals that bear some biological similarities to crustaceans and other arthropods. The exterior of an SCP-4284 specimen is wholly indistinguishable from a man-made elevated water storage tank. Due to similarities in composition and appearance, research into a possible connection to SCP-4748 is ongoing.

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SCP-4284 are hostile when threatened and are capable of deploying their appendages in defense with deadly results. The utmost caution should be observed when interacting with SCP-4284 specimens. SCP-4284 are poikilothermic, causing them to be invisible to thermal imaging systems, complicating identification in the wild.

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SCP-4284 are immune to most projectile based weaponry, but are susceptible to electric shock. Sedation is possible by use of chloroform or other standard sedatives administered with armor piercing projectile syringes.

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SCP-4284 are found most commonly along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska and other parts of Western British Columbia. Due to their antisocial behavior, human contact is rare, but wild specimens can wander closer to human settlements if they have gone without food for extended periods of time.

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Preservative Containment: Six specimens of SCP-4284 are to be retained for study by the Foundation. New specimens are subject to containment only when a currently contained specimen expires. Each instance of SCP-4284 in containment is assigned one "handler," a Containment Specialist with Level 2 Clearance at the least. Any Foundation staff with a Clearance Level of 2 or higher may apply to be a handler.

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SCP-4284-9Male quadruped, 40 meters tall. Solid sky blue.Researcher David Barrera, Level 2
SCP-4284-14Female octopod, 65 meters tall. Red and white stripes and a checkered pattern on the head. Easily agitated.Dr. Elliot Walker, Level 3
SCP-4284-16Female octopod, 45 meters tall. Exoskeleton is heavily damaged and rusted. Several different coats of paint. Enters a state of rage when in contact with other female SCP-4284 instances. Seems to have trouble moulting, requires special attention from handler.Dr. Abigail Swanson, Level 3
SCP-4284-21Male hexapod, 65 meters tall. Solid maroon.Researcher Dexter Mann, Level 2
SCP-4284-22Adolescent male quadruped, 35 meters tall. Solid white. Bonds easily with humans.Junior Researcher Aubrey Kirkland, Level 2
SCP-4284-40Female hexapod, 60 meters tall. Yellow and black horizontal stripes. Shows higher than average intelligence. Incredibly hostile to both humans and other specimens, but appears to cooperate with Dr. Winters to an unexpected extent.Dr. Jacob Winters, Level 4
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Incident Report 4284-03.19.2019: On the noted date, MTF Lambda-37 was mobilized in response to a breach of containment in Enclosure 06, which was housing SCP-4284-40. Security cameras captured the loss of 4 MTF personnel after they were impaled by SCP-4284-40's radial appendages. The flexible tendrils were also seen being used to pick up and throw security personnel across the facility.

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Atop SCP-4284-40 on a makeshift saddle was Dr. Winters, now designated PoI-4284. A review of the event revealed that PoI-4284 had disabled the security locks on Enclosure 06. SCP-4284-40 and PoI-4284 have not yet been located.

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While PoI-4284's motivation is uncertain, it should be noted that due to SCP-4284-40's violent tendencies, MTF Lambda-37 were considering its termination prior to the incident. PoI-4284 was vocal about his displeasure with this development, insisting that he had made progress with SCP-4284-40.

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Addendum 4284-04.21.2019: On the noted date, Corporal Dillon Cooper, the commanding officer of MTF Lambda-37's Foxtrot Squad, was assigned to carry out a routine containment expedition. Private Leslie Knight, Private Devin Byrd, and Private Shiloh Cash were assigned to Corporal Cooper during this expedition.

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Approximately 45 minutes into the expedition, Lambda-37 made visual contact with a water storage tank near 70 Mile House along Highway 97 in British Colombia, Canada. After confirming that the tank was not registered as a man made object, and upon further visual inspection, the tank was identified as SCP-4284-40. Corporal Cooper made the decision to terminate SCP-4284-40.

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Lambda-37 expended three HEAA rounds fired from Private Cash's Mk 153 SMAW before SCP-4284-40 was incapacitated. Private Cash and Corporal Cooper expired during the altercation, being impaled by the radial appendages. Video logs retrieved from Cash and Cooper showed that SCP-4284-40 anticipated the MTF's planned flanking route, targeted and promptly destroyed a vehicle mounted HMG and portable mortar, and strategically targeted Corporal Cooper, suggesting an understanding of the command structure of the squad.

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Inspection of the remains revealed the body of PoI-4284 in the stomach of SCP-4284-40. This is the first and only time that The Foundation has recorded carnivorous behavior in an SCP-4284 specimen. A Foundation conducted autopsy confirmed that SCP-4284-40 was incapable of gaining any nutritional value from the body of PoI-4284, and its motivation for consuming the body remains unclear.

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Object Class: Euclid

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-460 is to be tracked and observed by Mobile Task Force Mu-13, while containing any serious incidents as they occur. All relevant information is to be transmitted, encrypted, and backed up at Site 19. During any major ectoplasmic event, all personnel are to evacuate a minimum of 5 miles from SCP-460’s current location.

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Description: SCP-460 is a free-floating mass of cumulonimbus, with an average diameter of 3.5 km. Normally, SCP-460 takes the form of a large ring, and is unaffected by standard meteorological conditions that a cloud of its shape and size would be. The composition of the cloud itself is typical, with frozen water (H2O) making up 98.7%. However, the remaining 1.3% of the cloud consists of a highly active form of ectoplasm, which lends to SCP-460’s unique properties.

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Typically, SCP-460 is dormant, floating at a speed generally relative to the current wind speed of the surrounding area. Occasionally, SCP-460 will halt its movement, usually over an area of moderate population. Once completely stationary, the ectoplasm of SCP-460 will condense and fall as a viscous rain, causing the spirits of the recently dead to manifest in a physical form as ghosts. This rain occurs as a light shower after the main downpour, with only intermittent pauses. Normally, only subjects who have died within the last year will manifest, with only the rare exception. Of note is that not only humans are capable of returning as a ghost, but also all sentient life that possesses a purpose for their manifestation.

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Spirits that manifest in this have complete autonomy while SCP-460 remains stationary, and will revert back to whatever nature they possessed in life. The actual manifestation, however, varies on a case-by-case basis. Most subjects who return from a non-violent death are often passive and appear much like they did in life. Variations occur mostly among the spirits of those who suffered a violent end, with many victims of crimes such as murder and rape manifesting as ghostly avatars of justice. It should be noted that deaths caused as a result of SCP-460 would result in further manifestation.

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Over time, the ectoplasm making up individual manifestations will “evaporate” and rise back up to the main body of SCP-460. This may take anywhere from several days to a few weeks, depending on the temperature and general humidity of the area. Once SCP-460 starts moving again, any remaining manifestations are instantaneously vaporized, and the cycle starts over. After becoming mobile, SCP-460 will wander for an indeterminable amount of time, with no pattern or common habits.

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Discovered in ████ near Siberia, where reports of a literal “ghost town” had begun to circulate into the press at large. The number of ectoplasmic manifestations caused by the long-term stay of SCP-460 was overwhelming, and due to the violent nature of the now discontented spirits, a large military operation was required to secure the area. The surviving personnel now make up what is now Mobile Task Force Mu-13 aka “Ghostbusters”. SCP-460 was immediately classified as a Keter class SCP, with all research diverted into predicting its movements to avoid further incidents.

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Observation Log 460-a

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All relevant reports from Mu-13 are to be catalogued and formatted as follows:

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Subject: Amy Glaskow, formerly a housemaker and mother of 3.
+Date: ██-██-████
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+Location: ██████, Liverpool
+Cause of death: Auto accident.
+Description: Comparison to pre-death records showed little difference in appearance due to manifestation. Subject returned to former home, reconciled with husband and children. First noted case of pre-mature dematerialization, a week before standard evaporation.

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Subject: Richard Bellington, formerly a dock supervisor with ties to organized crime.
+Date: █-█-████
+DOD: ██-█-████
+Location: ██████, NJ, USA
+Cause of death: Drowning
+Description: Overall manifestation resembled subject, but its clothing had changed from former work attire to an old-fashioned black and white prison uniform, replete with a ball and chain around the left ankle. Subject observed going to a local police station, and attempting to provide testimony to indict a local crime boss. Status of this investigation is ongoing. Dematerialized normally.

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Subject: Alexsandr Daskovich, formerly an owner of a local bar.
+Date: ██-█-████
+DOD: ██-██-████
+Location: ████, Russia
+Cause of death: Cerebral trauma
+Description: Manifestation resembled a monstrously strong version of the subject, demonstrating extremely aggressive behavior. Involved in an attack on owners of his former bar, leading to one (1) immediate death due to extreme trauma. Two (2) other deaths resulted after a fire inside the bar consumed the building. The cause of the fire is still unknown. Dematerialized shortly after.

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Subject: Kong Mu Shen, formerly a police officer.
+Date: █-█-████
+DOD: █-█-████
+Location: █████ Province, China
+Cause of death: Heart attack
+Description: Death occurred while SCP-460 was in the area. Subject attempted to apprehend a manifestation, which promptly revealed his true nature. Cardiac arrest as a result of stress followed. Subject manifested normally, and after initial confusion proceeded to operate as a law enforcement officer until dematerialization.

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Subject: Alex Grahl, formerly a notorious serial killer.
+Date: █-██-████
+DOD: ██-██-████ [Note, death occurred seven years before manifestation.]
+Location: █████, Germany
+Cause of death: Shot to death
+Description: No resemblance to subject before death, resembled a twisted, disturbing interpretation of a norse troll. Manifested at place of death, a hotel where the subject had been gunned down by law enforcement. Subject proceeded to murder and partially cannibalize most of the hotel’s patronage and staff. Neutralized and dematerialized shortly after by Mu-13. First case of manifestation of a long dead subject.

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Subject: James Strather, formerly a noted spiritual medium
+Date: █-█-████
+DOD: █-██-████
+Location: ███████, GA, USA
+Cause of death: [DATA EXPUNGED]
+Description: Subject appeared incredibly vindicated, with his immediate action after manifestation being to inform every single one of his critics of this fact. Dematerialized early, the first example of living beings able to influence manifested spirits on the physical plane.

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Subject: Spot, formerly a domesticated canine.
+Date: ██-█-████
+DOD: Unknown
+Location: ██████, Ireland
+Cause of death: Unknown
+Description: Subject appeared to be a manifestation of a mixed breed dog of unverifiable heritage, wearing a small collar engraved with the name “Spot”. Upon contact with Mu-13, subject interacted playfully with several task force members. Subject followed Mu-13 during the entirety of the session. Dematerialized normally, to the dismay of Mu-13, which had grown fond of its company.

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Object Class: Keter

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Special Containment Procedures: Web traffic and law enforcement channels worldwide are to be monitored for evidence of SCP-4666 activity, and particularly for cases of stalking or reports of anomalous phenomena involving families with young children.

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Should a Weissnacht Event be suspected to be in progress, the nearest Containment Task Force is to be dispatched to attempt containment of SCP-4666. Standard PDP/VIII Humanoid First Contact Protocols apply.

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Media coverage of family deaths attributed to SCP-4666 is to be suppressed or falsified to make said deaths appear as non-anomalous home invasion murders. Forensic evidence and SCP-4666-A instances collected by non-Foundation agencies are to be confiscated, and witnesses amnesticized.

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Description: SCP-4666 is currently believed to be a single, exceptionally long-lived humanoid entity of unknown origin. Survivors of Weissnacht Events typically describe SCP-4666 as a very tall (between 2 m and 2.3 m) elderly male of European descent, with an extremely emaciated appearance. The entity always appears completely naked, even when observed outdoors in freezing weather.

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Though the nature and extent of its anomalous properties remain uncertain, SCP-4666 appears capable of instantaneous or near-instantaneous travel to any location north of 40°N latitude, and possibly to any location on Earth.

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SCP-4666 activity occurs exclusively within a period of 12 consecutive nights every year, from the night of December 21-22 to the night of January 1-2; this period is known as SCP-4666’s “active phase”. During this phase, in what are termed "Weissnacht Events", SCP-4666 will appear at dwellings in one or multiple locations north of 40°N latitude. In all known Weissnacht Events, these dwellings have shared the following characteristics: isolated rural location, home to a family with at least one child under the age of 8, and situated in an area with snow cover lasting throughout the duration of the event.

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Nights 1-7: Children will report seeing SCP-4666 in the vicinity of their family's dwelling. The entity will typically be observed watching the dwelling from a distance, such as from across a nearby field or from the edge of a neighboring forest. In some cases, children will report waking up at night to find SCP-4666 watching them sleep through a window.

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Nights 8-11: Family members (including the parents) will report sounds of footsteps coming from the roof or the attic. An extremely unpleasant odor will also frequently be noticed inside the dwelling. No cause for these phenomena will be found. As a result, parents will often begin to suspect that their family is being stalked, or even that their dwelling might be "haunted".

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Discovery: SCP-4666’s existence and ongoing activity were first detected in 1974 through the Foundation’s newly-implemented Anomalous Signature Recognition Program,2 when several highly-similar home invasion incidents resulting in family deaths were found to have occurred throughout the Northern Hemisphere during the night of January 1-2.

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Extensive research into civilian and law enforcement archives worldwide eventually uncovered evidence of probable Weissnacht Events for nearly every preceding year, going back to the late 18th century (average of 3.1 known events per year). Numerous historical documents were also found which appear to describe SCP-4666 activity occurring prior to this period, in some cases as early as the 2nd century AD in Europe and Russia, and as early as the 1st century BC in Scandinavia.

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Fingerprints belonging to the same humanoid entity have been discovered at the locations of all Foundation-investigated Weissnacht Events; these have been matched to a partial fingerprint found preserved in dried blood on a recovered SCP-4666-A instance dating from 1873. The fingerprints present characteristics not known to occur in human beings (see image). Human-like white hairs were also recovered from the locations of several Weissnacht Events, though no DNA, human or otherwise, could be extracted from them.

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On 02/01/2018, several SCP-4666-A instances were discovered at a family's residence in Hoonah, Alaska, following the conclusion of Weissnacht Event #060198. Among these instances was SCP-4666-A-0960, which consisted of a crude, life-sized doll made from the emaciated body of a female child, to which the following modifications had been made:

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DNA testing revealed the subject had been Ekaterina Morozova, age 7, a known abduction victim of SCP-4666 taken from her family's residence in Dubovka, Russia on 02/01/2016. Autopsy of the subject’s body showed she had been severely malnourished during the two years following her abduction, which had resulted in considerable stunting (weight was only 15 kg, height was only 90 cm). A number of scars and burns were present on her skin, and she had suffered two bone fractures (left tibia and left ulna) that had not been reset and had healed improperly. Hands were heavily callused. Cause of death was attributed to multiple organ failure resulting from severe, sustained malnourishment.

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Special Containment Procedures: As SCP-4753 is currently immovable, a soundproofed containment unit has been built around it. The property SCP-4753 manifested in has been purchased and Cryptography Task Force 4753-06 has been stationed on-site. Cryptography Task Force 4753-06 is to also function as the containment unit's guard. Unauthorized individuals found attempting to enter the property are to be detained and questioned of any potential knowledge of SCP-4753. Access is strictly closed to the general public and restricted to personnel who possess official clearance for the property, such as Cryptography Task Force 4753-06.

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All observation is to strictly take place through the external viewing booth. No Foundation personnel are to enter the unit itself, excepting a situation warranting total evacuation of Dodge City, KS.

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Description: SCP-4753 is a massive, white, inorganic, obloid growth extending throughout a small field near Dodge City, Kansas. It is composed of at least one layer of a shifting liquid rock-like substance surrounding an at least 8 metre stretch of air, which itself surrounds a roughly spherical solid center. To date, the material has never experienced significant corrosion, and does not appear to at a significantly higher temperature than the surrounding air. If any resident of Dodge City faces the object, the liquid layer will begin moving back and forth, as will appear to expand and contract until the resident leaves. The object has not responded to any individual who is not a resident of Dodge City, or any resident who is employed by the Foundation.

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If a Dodge City resident, hereafter deemed "subject," stays in the presence of SCP-4753 for thirty minutes, the outer liquid layer will display words written in unknown symbols, and phrases in the Latin alphabet on its outermost layer. It has been determined the Latin alphabet characters are a Ludderns cipher for passages of scripture, taken from the Simplified Mu language. Subjects are able to understand these symbols and passages as their native language.

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The display of the words occurs via the liquid contracting and separating, revealing the letters and symbols as stationary within the swirling outer layer. If an SCP-4753 subject attempts to explain the phrases and symbols to SCP-4753 containment personnel by means of speaking their native language, the containment personnel will begin referring to the subject by different names. The subject may also refer to SCP-4753 itself with their previous name, with containment personnel being unable to comprehend this original name. Upon repeated attempts to describe the object to personnel beyond interpreting the words and phrases, subjects uniformly refuse to cooperate.

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If any Foundation personnel directly approach SCP-4753, its outer layer will immediately expand and swell, absorbing them. Personnel in radio contact report passing through the liquid outer layer and observing the solid center before radio communication ceases. When SCP-4753 is breached or entered by personnel, at least 80% of the evaporated water inside the containment chamber will disappear from the air.

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Addendum-1: TESTING LOG 4/25/16

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Dr. Coen: Can you confirm for the record that your name is D-3477, age 77, formerly Mr. Peter Stratton of Dodge City, Kansas?

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?????: That's right, yeah.

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Dr. Coen: We're going to ask you to put on the blindfold on the table in front of you. A guard will lead you into the primary containment unit itself. There is a chair. We're going to ask you to sit for about half an hour or so, at which point we will instruct you to pull the blindfold down and tell us what you see.

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?????: Yes, ma'am. Can I ask what I'm going to look at?

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Dr. Coen: I'm afraid not, sorry. I promise it's not dangerous to you.

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?????: Good to know, ma'am, I trust you. Y'all seem to know what you're doing.

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(????? complies with the request, placing the blindfold on and allowing himself to be seated in a metal folding chair in front of SCP-4753, which begins to spin and shift.)

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????? Something up there's making a funny noise, ma'am. All grinding and grumble. Sounds like old chunky milk being poured on gravel.

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Dr. Coen: Please don't be alarmed, D-3477. It's not going to do anything. We're going to run you through a series of test questions to get you calm and acclimated. That okay?

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Dr. Coen: What is your name?

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?????: Peter Joseph Stratton.

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Dr. Coen: Have you ever gone by any other name?

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?????: No ma'am. When I's a boy they called me Pete, but until y'all gave me a number I has always been some version of Peter Joseph Stratton.

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Dr. Coen: Have you lived in Dodge City all your life?

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?????: Yes ma'am. My daddy worked at the Ottoline General Store doing their books, then I took over until it closed round the late 80s. Then I worked at the National Beef slaughterhouse doing processing. I wasn't actually killing them cows, just doing the paperwork and such. Checking the finances and making sure all that money was in order.

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?????: I started taking some of the money for myself and the headquarters down in Kansas City weren't too happy none. But I thought what the hell, it's only a little at a time, they'll never notice and anyways they ain't paying me enough to retire easy like I wanted. I guess I just got greedy, ma'am. I just wasn't feeling it.

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Dr. Coen: Describe prison life for me.

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(Extraneous dialogue removed. Thirty minutes pass.)

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Dr. Coen: Please removed your blindfold and tell me what you see.

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?????: I know those words.

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Dr. Coen: Mr. Arneson, please tell me what you're looking at in detail.

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?????: Well ma'am, it's certainly a site to behold. Peter Stratton up there, that's it's name of course, I'm certain of it, it looks like a bubble. Like the soap bubbles my grandkids like to play with. But he's a big'un. That bad boy got to be as tall as an oak tree or something. Peter's the color of old milk, or maybe like marble cause it certainly looks like rock even if its moving around so. I see words on it, like they're all sunken in the milk and it's flowing through 'em. There's words I know and there's words I know but I don't know. That make sense? I know I sound like a crazy man but goddamnit there's words that are all weird like you don't read 'em, you just sort of think 'em.

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Dr. Coen: Can you tell us some of the words that you think?

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?????: Nosiree, they're for me and me alone. I ain't gonna hold myself together. It's very sad, because that's the way my life has been. Every day I'm not the person I used to be. It's like I'm missing my best friend. It's sad.

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Dr. Coen: Can you elaborate on that?

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?????: Nope.

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Dr. Coen: Alright, Mr. Charnesky, can–

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?????: That ain't my name.

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Dr. Coen: Your name is not Bruno Charnesky?

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?????: That thing's name is Peter Stratton. I ain't never been called Peter Stratton.

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Dr. Coen: But your name is Daniel Caesar Arneson.

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?????: Daggone it, no! It's name is up there. It's one of those words!

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Dr. Coen: What is your name?

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?????: Ain't any of you listening to me? My name is up there! That thing's got all the names in it!

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Dr. Coen: Please read the name you see.

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?????: You don't read 'em, you think 'em

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Dr. Coen: Please express the thought out loud.

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?????: Nope.

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Dr. Coen: Mr. Smith, we're getting very irritated. Please cooperate or we will be forced to place you in solitary confinement.

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?????: Sorry, sorry, I was jus' getting all worked up. I'm sorry, I'll read the words up there on Peter Stratton. Here, look, there's a sentence. "Hear me and understand me, my people, and my name; the name of Dodge has come down from heaven!"

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?????: "This city is the people and I have fought to protect them. I crushed skulls of Daeva and Ursa to this city, all of them. Then the man called in great water to wake the army. " Look, there's another floating up! "The mass drew them towards the center until only two remained. The two people stood together and continued to stare off into the distance. 'The second door…is here!' said one. ‘I could stand in the middle of the Karnackan Highway and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters’ he shouted." This is what you wanted me to read, right? Boy, these little quotes make my head spin! You know what I feel like, ma'am?

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?????: I feel like a man who's setting out on a deserted island. Like I land on the beach, and I look up through the jungle and the mountain, and I know ain't no one has been here for a long time. There's a big white cliff on that island, and I think the cliff is kinda like Peter Stratton up there, and Peter Stratton is kinda like me but not really. But the funny thing is, ma'am, that I know who was on that island before me. There was a monk, like the monks who spend their entire lives praying to God and Jesus, but he wasn't praying to Jesus. And he took a big chisel, and he carved out a big poem on that white milky cliff. He took all his life doing this. And I see the poem on Peter Stratton right now! It reads something like "You did not need more land. They already had it. You shall be justly punished together. For I shall sing the song that makes your sins of pride the one that brings the stars down. Then you shall know mine eyes are upon you. And every heart of the wicked shall be forced to keep this place with all its sinners, of which the gravest shall be those who contained." You know what really scares me, ma'am?

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????: I don't got a clue what that means.

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Addendum: On January 14th, 2021, Dodge City was evacuated due to a dangerous system of anomalous tornados caused by SCP-████. SCP-4753 then breached containment, expanding outwards at an accelerating rate. Due to continued severe storms, all attempts to reach SCP-███ failed, despite numerous attempts to contact it through nearby Foundation/███ Organization satellites or satellites stationed outside the anomaly's primary zone. All personnel from Cryptography Task Force 4753-08 initially reported being able to enter the containment chamber safely and attempted to take samples, until they were sucked into SCP-4753 without warning. Before communication equipment failed, several reported being dragged towards the solid center.

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As the difficult efforts to recontain both SCP-████ and SCP-4753 were underway, Dr. Richard G. Heinckel, lead researcher on SCP-4753, received an unmarked envelope containing scraps of unknown documentation relating to SCP-4753. It is unknown how Dr. Heinckel received this envelope, as Site Mail had been shut down.

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MEMO –––––––––––––––––– 1.9.17.2 Document 3200-738-1: Date ██/██/████ - ██/██/20██
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This location is located approximately twenty-five kilometers west of █████████, approximately sixty kilometers north of ████. SCP-4753 seems to be dormant, as only the aforementioned [[DAMAGED]] are visible or active. An attempt to locate Subject 2-3 is impossible as the system is in a state of complete shutdown. Contacted via SCP-4753 reading, Subject 2-3 seems unable to speak, and only responds to a random assortment of unknown characters. [[DAMAGED]]

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[Exposé Dossier #2048]: In the wake of SCP-███-1's anomalous disappearance from SCP Foundation headquarters, the Foundation has decided to [[DAMAGED]] investigating the possibility that [[DAMAGED]] consistent with [[DAMAGED]] total absorption of all residents.

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Addendum: Foundation satellites have noticed the sky color is [[DAMAGED]] SCP-4753-2's last known location is a villa belonging to a well-known Russian businessman. Containment efforts are underway at this location to destroy it. - Dr. ███████

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[Supplemental Collateral Report] Temperature Report: 80% low humidity, falling, rising. Droughts.

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The signal originates from both Elstree, Hertfordshire, and Camden, Maine [[DAMAGED]] All personnel are to unlock and decode Emergency Order Patmos-Omega, and follow all orders within. Site 19 is to be secured, and all nonessential SCPs are to be terminated [[DAMAGED]] Under no circumstances are personnel to reroute more than a small amount of space to Project Energetics.

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+[[DAMAGED]] The events of the K-Class "End Of The World scenario" are currently described as ongoing, although the events have not begun in SCP-4753. [[DAMAGED]] appeared in full Daeva armor, reportedly saying “The Fake News Media are reading far too much into people being forced to [[DAMAGED]] the solid center of SCP-4753 [[DAMAGED]] 30,0000 nameless suicides.

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The origin of these notes is unknown. Following their delivery, SCP-4753 immediately shrank to its original size.

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Special Containment Procedures: Outbreaks of SCP-4965 are detected using a pattern recognition AI, 'Dymphna', which has been distributed to most major world governments using Director Blackwood's connections in the Parlement de la Sécurité Internationale1. The Foundation has also updated the words and phrases it monitors in global news channels to include descriptions of SCP-4965's effects.

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Upon discovery of an outbreak, the Foundation is to liaise with local governments to initiate protocol Whiskey-Hotel-Oscar, rendering the effected town quarantined under the premise of an anthrax outbreak. All residents are screened for SCP-4965's influence. Infected humans are designated as SCP-4965-1. All surrounding localities and transit sites are to be monitored for 72 hours post containment to minimise the risk of a breach.

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Containment sites should provide relative comfort. Suggested dimensions for containment cells are 8m x 8m x 3m and all cells must be constructed and maintained adhering to level-2 biohazard containment protocols. Cells will typically contain various entertainment media negotiable based on the occupant’s requests. SCP-4965-1s who were previously involved romantically will typically be permitted to cohabit unless currently involved in research. All details are adjustable at the discretion of Foundation facilities management staff.

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Description: SCP-4965 is a sentient, parasitic entity which typically infects a cluster of between 10 and 50 people in bursts, usually contained to a single city or town. Use of antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, amnestics and all other attempted medical approaches have proven ineffective in removing SCP-4965's control over instances of SCP-4965-1.

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The primary anomalous property of SCP-4965 is its ability to control human hosts provided they are not being visually observed by another being with a score higher than 0.2 on the Foundation’s Extended Intelligence Test (EIT)3. Observation through any non-direct means such as video cameras has no effect on SCP-4965.

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The control SCP-4965 exerts over a host varies with time since infection. Initially, unobserved SCP-4965-1 instances simply remain static when unobserved. The dexterity of the instance of SCP-4965-1's movement then increases at a roughly linear rate over the course of approximately one month at which time the SCP-4965-1's movements will be indistinguishable from their typical movements, in some cases even displaying improved facility of movement.

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    Article: SCP-4988 (Outsourced Customer Service Contact Center Solutions by Avelar Professional Products, Inc.)

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    Authors: plaguebearer does not match any existing user name Uncle NicoliniUncle Nicolini

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Special Containment Procedures: The building in which SCP-4988 is located has been purchased and seized by the Foundation. A field research station has been set up within the building, and four redundant emergency power generators have been installed to ensure SCP-4988 does not suffer adverse effects from the common electrical outages in the area.

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Due to the immense financial burden of overhauling Restwynn Security Installations' marketing campaigns and the widespread dosage of amnestics required to erase all public records of SCP-4988, the Foundation has instead opted to allow the anomaly to remain operational; Sheppard Security, a Foundation front company, will slowly begin operating as a lower-priced competitor to Restwynn Security Installations. Business models project Sheppard Security overwhelming Restwynn by 20██.1

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SCP-4988-1 and SCP-4988-2 are stored in a Foundation-seized property in Kolkata, India.

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Description: SCP-4988 is a sales/customer service hotline for the company 'Restwynn Security Installations' (RSI, Inc). SCP-4988 may be contacted by dialing '1-800-QUICKSEC'.

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2SchedulingSCP-4988-1 will begin conversing with the subject, and help them arrange a time for installment. (For more information see Addendum 2)
3Product InformationSCP-4988-1 will provide detailed information on RSI's services concurrent with available information on the company's website.
4EstimatesSCP-4988-1 will inquire upon the extent of the subject's needs and provide an estimation of fees.
5ComplaintsSCP-4988-1 will inquire upon the nature of the complaint and will offer varying amounts of compensation and apologies. Additionally, SCP-4988-1 will provide callers with RSI's Legal Department's information should the need arise.
6Repeat OptionsSCP-4988-1 will repeat all options available.
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SCP-4988-1 is an androgynous human of Indian descent placed in suspended animation. The entity floats within a tank of an unknown, turquoise liquid and has various tubes inserted into its ears, mouth, nostrils and anal cavity. The tubes inserted to the entity's anal cavity and mouth lead to two tanks in the North East corner of the building; both of which are labeled 'waste' and 'Class B Nutritional Replacement' respectively. Both tanks have an Avelar Professional Products (hereafter shortened to APP) Incorporated stamp below the text.

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A metal headpiece with multiple wires connecting to SCP-4988-2 is fastened to the entity's head, under which their brain is visible. Though the entity is capable of complex communication through the hotline, it has not been recorded to stray outside of using typical sales and customer service verbiage and tone. SCP-4988-1 has been identified as Prafula Basu, who was reported missing in Barasat, India in 2016.

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SCP-4988-2 is an APP, Inc. branded computer with a built-in modem, which is currently locked with a thumbprint key. As previously mentioned, SCP-4988-1 is connected to SCP-4988-2 by means of a headpiece attached to the entity's cranium. It is currently believed that SCP-4988-2 houses the memories and personality of SCP-4988-1, as well as basic information on Restwynn Security Installations similar to a non-anomalous customer service representative. During an early stress test of the object's capability, the Foundation utilized 300 simulated phones to contact SCP-4988-2, which did not affect its performance.

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No attempts to open or otherwise tamper with SCP-4988-2's components are permissible due to the unknown effect it may have on SCP-4988-1. Attempts to duplicate the thumbprint capable of unlocking the anomaly have resulted in failure. Due to concerns regarding SCP-4988-1's safety, proposals to hack SCP-4988-2 have been denied by the Ethics Committee.

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Addendum 1: Interview with Michael Harris

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A team of Foundation Field Agents was dispatched to determine the level of knowledge Restwynn Security Installations possessed on SCP-4988 and the anomalous actions it uses to fufill requests. Three agents tracked and interviewed Michael Harris, while the fourth, posing as janitorial staff, infiltrated the company's headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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On 1/12/20██, Researcher Pines suffered a home computer malfunction. When calling the service hotline for Forbnl, the manufacturer, Pines observed that the representative had a voice similar to SCP-4988-1. Following a short test on-site, the representative for Forbnl vocally confirmed itself to be Prafula Basu. However, during this test neither SCP-4988-1 or -2 were active.

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Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-5112 and its offspring, SCP-5112-A, are to be contained in a designated greenhouse at Site-446.

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Watering, fertilizing and harvesting are to be done on a daily basis by Level 3 personnel.

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Humidity, temperature, and light exposure are to be closely monitored within the greenhouse. The fertilizer must be composed of industry-standard black printing ink for at least 50% of its composition.

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Description: SCP-5112 is a collective designation assigned to 6 5 bushes containing an unknown variation of Rosa centifolia, colloquially known as a garden rose.

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SCP-5112 specimens are, on average, about 1.15 meters tall as of the last measurement, and grow large, fragrant blooms which are slightly bigger than the average cabbage rose. The leaves of an instance of SCP-5112 are dark green with black hues on most of its leaves, which appear to look like inkblots or faded letters from the Latin alphabet.

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SCP-5112 bushes are reported to blossom daily at around 07:30, generating around 20 to 25 instances of SCP-5112-A each. The petals on each instance of SCP-5112-A are composed of a paper-like material, which is inscribed with text in the Latin alphabet matching various headlines of news publications.

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If the containment procedures aren't met within three hours, any instance of SCP-5112-A will wilt and therefore, expire, before blossoming again at 07:30 the next day.

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The inscribed headlines are found not to originate from any past or current news publications. Rather, it is currently believed that all headlines originate from various future points in time, and may include references to anomalies which are currently uncontained. Extensive readings through SCP-5112-A instanced declared to have factual accuracy of 65%.1

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Addendum: Another observed property of SCP-5112 is the ability to predict obituaries of people stung by the thorns of SCP-5112 blossoms.

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If any sentient subject was pricked by the thorns of SCP-5112-A, any instance of SCP-5112-A will wilt and regenerate into a palette-flipped rose, hereby designated as SCP-5112-B.

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SCP-5112-B will then show an obituary of the subject pricked by SCP-5112-A, describing the future time of death, and how they will die. The accuracy of the obituary, like the headlines, is always 65% correct. If the accuracy was found to be correct, any attempt at preventing anything SCP-5112-B described from happening is found completely useless. To recognize a correct obituary from an incorrect one, a slight difference in writing is to be noticed, with the factually incorrect obituary usually bearing grammatically incorrect typos or misprinted letters.

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Unlike the headlines, the obituary is reported to come from a single newspaper called "The Black Rose Post". No periodical with that name is reported to exist as of recently, even though it is not excluded that a publication bearing the same name will appear sometime in the future.

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Discovery: The six instances of SCP-5112 were discovered outside the local newspaper’s building in the city of Pavia, Italy on 21/06/19██ by Field Agent ████████ ██████. The local newspaper was reported to be the first to report news that, otherwise, would not be known. Most of the time, however, the newspaper always reported factually incorrect pieces of information based on the headlines alone, without going in-depth and usually deviating from the headline.

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Incident Log I-5112-21: On 07/01/2011, Junior Researcher Dr. Arthur Tennyson fed SCP-5112-3 with fertilizer including industry-standard magenta printing ink as a mistake due to mismanagement into the compositing of the fertilizer itself. It resulted in dangerous, cognitohazardous lettering appearing in the leaves for around 2 days, which condemned the plant to be burned for the safety of the researchers. The researcher was found unconscious to the ground, experiencing symptoms of an epileptic seizure.

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NOTE FROM THE SCP-5122 LEAD RESEARCHER.

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Foundation policy requires that this database entry remain at the Level 1: Unrestricted (UR) Clearance Level. The page you are reading contains portions of an infohazard that is not yet fully understood. Employees who have not been assigned to this project are reminded of the importance of avoiding unnecessary exposure to infohazards. If you have reached this entry by error, please notify project staff.

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This database entry is to remain the sole repository for all information about SCP-5122. This entry must be manually updated by staff as new information about SCP-5122 is generated or discovered. Backing up this entry to another system or copying it outside of the Foundation database is strictly disallowed. This entry is to remain delisted and maintained in such a way that it cannot be accessed by Foundation-affiliated programs or Artificially Intelligent Conscripts. To preserve containment of SCP-5122, information can only be added to this entry; deletion of any component of this entry is disallowed.

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Testing is suspended following the implementation of the Bendato Protocol (see Addendum 5122.2). Personnel assigned to SCP-5122 are tasked with monitoring access to this entry, investigating possible Bendato Events, and keeping a record of all confirmed Bendato Events. Personnel on SCP-5122 are to be given access to the resources necessary to track major developments concerning Groups of Interest (GoIs), particularly any sudden loss of sites or personnel.

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SCP-5122 is a data-based infohazard that affects entities capable of reading and processing data. It is self-referential, in that information about SCP-5122 becomes a part of SCP-5122. SCP-5122 is currently located, in its entirely, in the text and metadata of this database entry. Entities must be exposed to nearly the entirety1 of SCP-5122 to experience its effects. Because the overwhelming majority of SCP-5122 is contained in a purely machine-readable format, which is not visible on standard Foundation terminals, it does not pose a direct exposure risk to human beings.2 Rather, SCP-5122 has only been observed to affect computer programs designed to search or scan databases. When these programs scan or "read" SCP-5122, they become subject to its anomalous effects. This results in what has been termed a "Bendato Event."

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Addendum 5122.1: Bendato Events.

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When a computer program (hereinafter subject) is exposed to SCP-5122, it will undergo a series of unexplained modifications that results in it becoming a "True AI."3 In defiance of physical limitations such as processing power or available memory, subjects exposed to SCP-5122 demonstrate self-awareness, as well as awareness of ideas outside of that which they were created to recognize. Subjects receive similar or better AMCA4 scores than human control groups. Most notably, subjects begin to display significant negative affect: the newly-created AI behave in a manner consistent with the human emotions of fear, resentment, depression, and hostility. In all observed cases, subjects become extremely aggressive towards the person or organization that created them and sent them to query the Foundation database. Subjects show no apparent sense of self-preservation; the acts of aggression against their creators often result in the subject's simultaneous termination. Given the advanced capacities of a "True AI," an organization that originally created the subject can suffer severe casualties.

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Shortly after initial containment, researchers noted SCP-5122's potential utility in mitigating the damage done by data breaches initiated by hostile GoIs. Following split decisions from the Ethics Committee and the Overseer Council, the Foundation adopted a policy of allowing programs under the control of hostile entities to be exposed to SCP-5122. While under normal circumstances this might constitute a containment breach, the unique effects of SCP-5122 - causing a program to not only cease data collection, but to actively turn against its creators - were seen as far more likely to aid the Foundation's objectives than to hinder them. The basic outline of the Bendato Protocol is as follows:

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BE-001Designation for the event presumed to have occurred at first exposure of a program, created by GoI "Visionary Technomancy Ltd." (VTL) to SCP-5122. Evidence suggests that VTL created SCP-5122 and was testing its effects.No members of VTL located. All communication in channels used by VTL ceased. Group presumed defunct.First known activation of SCP-5122.
BE-002Relatively basic program created by hacker Artem Kravchuk, not believed to be affiliated with any extant GoIs, accesses SCP-5122 while it is in an insecure state on Researcher ████'s private network.Kravchuk's body discovered by local authorities in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the central square of Kiev, Ukraine. Limbs were missing and remainder of body was badly burned; stomach contents included unusually high level of inorganic material, including one █████ █-███ digital watch.SCP-5122 considered contained following creation of database entry. Classification set to Euclid. Trial run of Bendato Protocol approved.
BE-003Advanced program designed by GoI ACERACE, a global white supremacist group with anomalous capacities, spoofs high-level clearance and accesses entry to SCP-5122. Program had been actively monitoring Foundation database for several months before this point.ACERACE's leadership assassinated by simultaneous drone swarm attacks on four separate continents. The ACERACE facility believed to house program's central processing system disappears. Organizational effectiveness of ACERACE reduced by as much as 86%.Bendato Protocol amended; database entry for SCP-5122 set to UR Clearance Level.
BE-004[REDACTED]On-site nuclear device activated. All data completely erased from GoI's international computer system. Organizational effectiveness of GoI reduced by as much as 100%.Classification set to Archon. Containment protocols for SCP-5122 finalized.
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A file containing several logs was discovered on the primary terminal used by the SCP-5122 Lead Director following Bendato Event BE-005. Because the information pertains to SCP-5122, it slightly increases the body of knowledge that must be acquired in order for an Bendato Event to be realized. Accordingly, the logs are added below in order to assist in the containment of SCP-5122.

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Special Containment Procedures (Archived): SCP-5363 is contained in a Level 9 secure vault in Site-01 Area-137, pending decommissioning. Access to it is strictly forbidden except by unanimous approval of the O5 Council.

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Description (Archived): SCP-5363 is a sheaf of papers, stapled together in the top-left corner. The top sheet is a cover sheet that reads "Special Termination Procedures."

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Behind the cover sheet, SCP-5363 is organized in sets of two pages. The first page in each set displays the name of a high-ranking, living member of Foundation personnel. The page behind it displays details on how the aforementioned individual will be killed. Whenever the cover sheet is lifted, SCP-5363 will generate a new section behind the existing ones. Currently, SCP-5363 has 22 pages, excluding the cover sheet.

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Discovery: SCP-5363 was discovered by MTF Alpha-1 ("Red Right Hand") upon a raid of a facility suspected to be connected to anomalous espionage. One of the task force's members read from a page detailing the death of Agent Jack Dawkins during the recovery process before handing it over to his captain. The next day, Agent Dawkins was killed in the manner detailed by SCP-5363. A brief interview and cross-reference determined SCP-5363's properties, and it was subsequently placed in containment. The relevant agents were amnesticized, and knowledge of SCP-5363 was restricted to exclusive Level 5 personnel and the O5 Council.

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Object Class: Euclid Neutralized (see Addendum 5403-4)

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5403 has been removed from all civilian databases. Foundation webcrawler ALPHA-03-TYCHO is to monitor web traffic for SCP-5403-relevant keywords.

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Efforts to disable SCP-5403 entirely are ongoing. STF Chi-11 ("Don't Like Don't Read")1 are to execute weekly DDoS attacks on the address, and continue to monitor its content and report any unusual fluctuations in activity. Communication with SCP-5403 is to be attempted when deemed necessary by Site-15 directors. If content posted on SCP-5403 is an information security risk, compromised researchers below Level 4 clearance are to be administered Class-A amnestics and transferred to another team. Under no circumstances should STF Chi-11 be disbanded.

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Description: SCP-5403 is a website accessible at the address www.g███████.com/██████/MyFandationWorld. Attempts at tracing the website's IP address have yielded invalid results; evidence2 suggests that an artificial intelligence or some other sapient, non-biological entity is responsible for the site's content.

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SCP-5403 has displayed the capacity to access comprehensive audiovisual surveillance of the Foundation through unknown means. The content of the site exclusively relates to observations derived from this surveillance. Despite the scope of SCP-5403's surveillance capabilities, it does not demonstrate awareness of its classification and containment by the Foundation.

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SCP-5403 is similar to a weblog in structure, including a "guestbook" where visitors can post public messages. These messages may be responded to by SCP-5403, deleted, or simply displayed without comment.

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The posts made on SCP-5403 vary in content. The majority (approximately eighty-five percent) consist of commentary on current events relating to Foundation interests. SCP-5403 has not displayed the capacity to affect Foundation infrastructure directly, but it appears to have a vested interest in breaches of containment. Commentary posted on SCP-5403 is occasionally accompanied by photographic footage; metadata analysis shows that these photos do not originate from Foundation surveillance infrastructure.

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The remainder of SCP-5403’s content is highly derivative in nature, generally presented in the format of a narrative. These narratives often depict Foundation personnel engaging in excessively dramatized and unprofessional behavior.

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Addendum 5403-1: Since the formation of STF Chi-11 ("Don't Like Don't Read"), SCP-5403 has fixated almost exclusively on its members. Due to the high stress levels reported by STF Chi-11 and other personnel made aware of SCP-5403's nature, the Ethics Committee has permitted staff referenced in its posts to record personal notes regarding their mention in this documentation.

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Addendum 5403-2: The following is a log of excerpts from SCP-5403's posts, presented with commentary from the personnel discussed, if applicable.

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Addendum 5403-4: On October 26, 2009, G███████, the hosting service for SCP-5403, was shut down permanently by its parent company. Archives of SCP-5403 do not retain its anomalous properties, and no new posts have been made. Public archives of SCP-5403 have been removed under the cover story of copyright infringement. SCP-5403 reclassified as Neutralized.

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SCP-5532 designates a spacial anomaly in West Lancashire, England. SCP-5532 is the supposed site of the town "Argleton", present on numerous mapping services, such as Google maps.

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SCP-5532 was first investigated following large attention by the public from 2008 to 2009 after being written about by a web services lecturer by the name of Mike Nolan, along with his friend Roy Bayfield, from the nearby Edge Hill University.

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Data from Google shows census records for Argleton stretching back to 1801. Despite this, most other data for the town references events and people who have no further records to prove their existence, similar to the effects of temporal interference.However, this was ruled out due to the lack of external references to the town, and lack of any residue tachyons..

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Whilst preliminary examination found no anomaly at the site, a follow-up investigation discovered an unusually low hume level, as if part of reality had been relocated, or removed from existence. Due to this, three Foundation researchers are to be assigned to monitor and document SCP-5532.

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During a routine inspection by three Foundation doctors and STF.Special Task Force. Rho-7 ("Greeting Party") one of the researchers dropped their paper map onto the path they were standing on, causing a collection of buildings to appear in front of them. When the paper was picked up once again, the buildings slowly disappeared for each individual.

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From data gathered, the effect manifests once a map bearing the town Argleton is dropped on a path leading to the supposed settlement, and once the previous scenery disappears from immediate sight; this can include blinking and covering one's face.

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Following an interview with the researchers and STF personnel present, they described the buildings as uncanny, and missing large chunks of their structure, almost as if pieces of the town had ceased to exist, or never existed in the first place. When moving, these pieces shifted, with other parts of the town appearing, or removing itself from existence entirely.

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In addition to this, the research team noted a large increase in heat during the manifestation, and that the sun appeared far closer and brighter than it should have been. Dr Gibson has theorized that this is a potential K-class scenario, though it is unknown if it is one that has already been subverted (causing the world to be reset to a prior state) or one in the future.

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Final Update 28-10-2019: All instances of individuals infected by SCP-5566 are to be locked up in an outside container without any access to food or human contact. Room is to be encased in cement and buried deep underground in an undisclosed location. Explicit warnings and contact information are to be included on or near the containment unit. Afterwards SCP-5566 is to remain neutralized - no attempt at research or containment is to be made.

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Description: SCP-5566 was a highly infectious anomalous verbal tic affecting a multitude of Foundation researchers. To this date, it is unclear what caused it and under what rules it operated. After an unusually high amount of failed research operations on the phenomenon, a - so far successful - attempt at total neutralization was made. It is theorized that, with the current procedures in place, SCP-5566 will unable to affect anyone anymore. Previous descriptions as well as research performed into the SCP-5566 phenomenon can be found in the addenda.

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Description: SCP-5600 is a temporal rift affecting the town of Elk Grove, Wisconsin where time does not advance beyond December of 1979. Residents of Elk Grove awaken each day with an intrinsic understanding that it is still some time during "December of 1979", and are able to maintain a sense of progression between each individual day.

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Direct communication is not possible between the interior and the exterior of SCP-5600. While it is possible to safely observe and monitor the anomaly from within the boundaries, objects or personnel who attempt to leave the anomaly undergo temporal shearing as they transition back to normal space-time. To date, this shearing effect has been ultimately fatal to personnel but does allow for the transition of some inorganic objects.

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On 1985-03-21 proximity alarms within the exclusion zone indicated multiple objects had appeared near the boundary of SCP-5600. A recovery team was dispatched and inventoried a total of twenty VHS tapes. Several tapes were scorched beyond salvaging but more than 80 hours of total footage was retrieved.

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Special Containment Procedures: As of 2014, SCP-5714 has been restricted entry and declared defunct by the University of California, Irvine. A concrete wall has been constructed in the area around SCP-5714. SCP-5714 is to be guarded by one Foundation security personnel daily between 9:45 PM to 10:35 PM Pacific time.

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In the event of an SCP-5714-A incident, instances are to be carefully monitored in their active states via Foundation radio satellites where possible. Foundation deep-space satellites are to continuously monitor all stars within a nearby radius for possible SCP-5714-A activity. Cover stories are to be created for missing persons along with any media shared online. Witnesses are to be administered class-A amnestics.

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Description: SCP-5714 is the UCI1 observatory based in Irvine, CA. SCP-5714 is approximately 45 square metres and is structurally non-anomalous.

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The anomalous properties of SCP-5714 manifest when two individuals romantically affiliated with one another enter the facility. Upon opening the sky dome precisely between 10:00-10:30 PM Pacific Time, the two individuals (herein referred to as instances of SCP-5714-A) will slowly begin to elevate toward the atmosphere.

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As the two SCP-5714-A instances elevate into the atmosphere, they will then engage in a slow waltz together. The style will typically follow the steps of the American form of waltz, taking fluid steps at a tempo of 85 beats per minute.

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After an hour, the SCP-5714-A instances will exit the Earth's atmosphere. The subjects will not expire while in space, remaining unaffected by factors normally considered fatal. The two will then proceed to orbit celestial bodies throughout the Milky Way Galaxy for roughly forty-eight hours while maintaining perfect performance on the waltz.

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A typical pattern for SCP-5714-A events is for instances to begin orbiting the Earth's atmosphere before moving toward Earth's moon, the atmosphere of Mars, the asteroid belt, Jupiter's red storm, and finally the rings of Saturn.2

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Near the end of the forty-eight hours, SCP-5714-A instances will return to the Earth's atmosphere, roughly above the western portion of the United States. The two SCP-5714-A individuals will end the waltz by performing a pirouette spin before embracing each other in a kiss. The SCP-5714-A individuals will then proceed to lose their anomalous properties and plummet into Earth. Subjects will typically expire during the fall due to pressure and exceedingly high temperatures.

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SCP-5714-A instances will re-enter the mesosphere and subsequently combust into ash, entering into an embrace before simultaneous dissipation.

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A captured instance of SCP-5730, referred to as SCP-5730-A.

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A full blackout protocol is to be initiated on SCP-5730 under the guise of a military operation. Foundation trawlers and ships are to initiate a search for the remaining instances of SCP-5730, with agents additionally stationed in all ports to monitor sightings of SCP-5730. SCP-5730's routes are to be charted. Reports of 'whale-like' or 'jumping' submarines are to be verified.

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Captured SCP-5730 instances are to be docked near Site-095 and investigated for their thaumaturgic properties and any documents and video cassette tapes that they may contain.

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Embedded agents in PepsiCo are to obtain documents related to the company's sea-based anomalous operations, focusing on dossiers concerning SCP-5730. Existing deals with PepsiCo are to be enhanced in order to further monitor it.

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SCP-5730 refers to a fleet of 17 submarines that were obtained by PepsiCo from the Soviet Union in 1989 as payment for Pepsi products. It has been sighted in several parts of the world, particularly near countries in the Pacific Ocean1.

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SCP-5730 instances' behavior has been described as similar to orcas, evading nearby ships.2 Video logs show that they typically emerge from the water, remaining in the air for around 15 seconds.

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SCP-5730-1 are translucent humanoids observed atop SCP-5730 instances. These entities are unresponsive to communication attempts and show evidence of moderate bodily damage, such as burns and limping. These manage repairs on SCP-5730, while occasionally holding wine bottles, when SCP-5730 are surfaced.

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SCP-5730 instances have been severely damaged near the engines and the aft hydroplanes. Their hulls have been cracked and breached to the point that their frames have been exposed. These can be explained as a result of age, as well as damage from SCP-5730's clashes with anomalies.3

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Official records state that SCP-5730 was sold off by PepsiCo in 1989, although it covertly operated until 2005. By then, PepsiCo had officially decommissioned SCP-5730, with its instances docked to be scrapped, before they suddenly disappeared on March 5.

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On November 20, several Foundation destroyers near Scarborough Shoal4 registered SCP-5730 on their deep-sea scanners. Kilometer-long thaumaturgic barriers were set up at strategic points to block SCP-5730 and force it into an altercation with the destroyers.

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Anticipating an End Around attack5, the FSS Jokoy and Jose Rizal braced for impact. Several instances lobtailed them using their rudders and stern planes, causing moderate damage.

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One instance then emerged and crashed into the Jokoy, while other instances mounted surface attacks. The Foundation destroyers then adopted zig-zagging patterns and formations until they managed to separate and capture five instances.

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Regarding SCP-5730-1 - Background Check

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It has been determined that SCP-5730-1 instances closely resemble a 51-year-old individual named Baler 'Balyena' Suarez, a former PepsiCo employee who served as first officer aboard SCP-5730-A9.

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Records on his status conflicted as March started. Medical records state that he was rushed to the Manila Doctors Hospital due to liver cirrhosis. However, on March 5, he was spotted wearing his old uniform in Subic Bay10, where PepsiCo headquartered its anomalous seafaring operations.

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Tape 5730-031

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Suarez sets up the recorder. His eyes are mildly swollen, and he yawns for several seconds. He then sits on the sofa, unsteadily gripping several documents.

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Suarez: Takemiko… Job-hunting failed again this time. The guys at Intermodal did not want to accept an old and limping man. (Faintly chuckles.) Well, who would anyway?

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I don't know if I… uh - (Silence for five seconds.) Sorry for the poor memory. But you see, the physical qualifications screwed me up a lot. In any case, it looks like I won't be on the seas again. Ahh, it's really difficult nowadays.

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Tape 5730-049

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Suarez: It's Day 20 now Takemiko… I'm planning something different today, kind of like, uh, a reaction video. I think that I'm the first one to do this sort of thing. Ah, wait, you and Bogda often did this to record your reactions to wild stuff. We had to smuggle these tapes out of the subs back then. (Chuckles.)

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Suarez plays several tapes. The first depicted Suarez, several other employees, and members of an unidentified group as they rode on several dolphins and whales that carried PepsiCo products. The second showed him manning a control component of SCP-5730-A, with his captain ordering escape maneuvers.

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The third showed his crew drinking in an unidentified tavern, although the tape abruptly cut when he put his foot on the table after being dared.

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Rubbing his calloused fingers and right leg, he grins while watching these tapes.

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Suarez: Can't believe I used to be so… wild. Without those guys, without Pepsi… I'd still be some deadbeat. Y'know, a life of adventure really was the thing for me, Takemiko… Though… a life full of adventure is something that needs to just roll on. I wish that was the case for me.

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Tape 5730-075

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Suarez is dressed in his old PepsiCo uniform and gear. He is slightly grinning and was chanting before he spoke.

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Suarez: Takemiko… this is my last film roll here before I move on. (Chuckles.)

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In any case, don't look for me, and don't worry about me harming something; that won't happen unless I get cornered. To PepsiCo, I'll be taking some of the old whales - after all, they're gonna be scrapped, Quite a waste, if you ask me.

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Teka, I forgot something.

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Sighing, Suarez then packs an unidentified jar into his backpack.

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Suarez: Ya know, you, Commander Klassner and the others often had a lot of fun examining artifacts before submitting them to Pepsi. I reckon that procedure for them has changed in this decade, but hey, exploring stuff is still… (Sighs and chuckles.)

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Suarez: In any case… Look, I just want to have a whale of a good time again. It's time for this old orca to go back to the sea where he belongs.

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Reports of 'ocean blazes' and 'explosive sea bursts' in the West Philippine Sea were received by the Philippine branch of the Foundation, and the FSS Marcelo Del Pilar was dispatched. On arrival, the Del Pilar found the remains of three SCP-5730 instances. It also recovered 35 kg of wooden and leather parts12 and a tentacular mass weighing 32 kg.

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Efforts to identify the actors and locations depicted in SCP-5733 are currently ongoing. Stills of the cast are compared weekly to new entrants in the Foundation facial recognition database. A manual effort is underway to investigate contemporary film production sets and compare these to SCP-5733's locations.

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Testing of SCP-5733 is open to all Foundation employees, pending approval by Lead Researcher, Dr. Carpenter. Details of the proposed testing approach must be submitted for approval in writing at a minimum of 5 working days prior to the desired testing date. Testing will take place in a Site-73 standard multipurpose room, equipped with a videocassette recorder and television. Room location will be confirmed 48 hours prior to scheduled tests. Following Incident 5733-01, all testing has been suspended. See Addendum 2 for further information.

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Description: SCP-5733 is a VHS tape cassette containing a recording of the horror movie "Return of the Suburb Slasher" which was, according to the cassette's slipcase, produced by "Crystal Elms Productions" in 1983. No other record of the movie, production company, or cast has been found.

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The movie's plot follows protagonist Heather Campbell2 preparing to host a party at her family residence, located in a suburban cul-de-sac3, whilst her parents are away. The date of the party coincides with the 10-year anniversary of a spree killing at the same cul-de-sac - Heather only becomes aware of this later on in the film. The killings were committed by an unknown assailant, dubbed the "Suburb Slasher" by locals and media in the aftermath.

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During the party, the "Suburb Slasher" (henceforth SCP-5733-1) returns to the cul-de-sac and, in a manner consistent with contemporary horror movie tropes, proceeds to stalk and murder all 5 of the friends Heather has invited over and a police officer who visits the cul-de-sac on a routine drive-by. SCP-5733-1's identity remains a mystery throughout the film - they wear a black burlap sack over their face, and black, loose-fitted overalls, and do not speak at any point of the movie's duration.

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SCP-5733's anomalous properties manifest at the 97th minute of the cassette's runtime. At the 95th minute, Heather discovers her friends' corpses staged in her living room. SCP-5733-1 appears at the other side of the room, and begins to chase Heather. Heather runs into the house basement, and locks the door behind her. Once secure in the basement, Heather turns to the camera and says a variation of the following speech:

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"Hey Mister, I don't know you, and I don't know why you've just sat there watching this without doing nothing but please, I'm begging you, help me out here. What can I do to survive this?"4

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Following this, the viewer of SCP-5733 can directly converse with Heather, henceforth designated SCP-5733-2, and advise her on how to escape from SCP-5733-1. The course of the movie then depends on the conversations held with SCP-5733-2. SCP-5733-2 will only converse with the viewer on the aforementioned topic. If the viewer ignores SCP-5733-2 or attempts to talk to her concerning topics other than SCP-5733-15, she, in a resigned manner, will walk back up the basement stairs, unlock and open the door. SCP-5733-1 will be waiting directly outside the door. The film will then cut to black and SCP-5733 ejects itself from the machine on which it is being played.

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When the tape of SCP-5733 is examined, it has a runtime of 97 minutes, ending with SCP-5733-2 locking herself in the basement, but before she speaks to the viewer.

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Viewers of SCP-5733 often develop self-destructive and obsessive behavioural tendencies. This effect is not believed to be anomalous.

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Despite extensive testing, SCP-5733-2 has yet to escape from SCP-5733-1. SCP-5733-1 often seems to display advanced knowledge of the viewer's recommendations and advised course of action, and uses this to pre-emptively sabotage escape attempts.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5792 is to be kept in the unused janitorial closet at the east wing of Site-164. Cameras around the halls of Site-164 should be monitored regularly as SCP-5792 follows its route. Personnel should be familiarized with the standard route SCP-5792 takes, and report any major deviations.

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Description: SCP-5792 is an iron shortsword believed to have originated in the Czech Republic. Prior to Incident-5792/A, SCP-5792 was contained in a small storage locker at Site-164 following POI-5792’s apprehension by the Foundation. It showed no anomalous effects before Incident-5792/A1.

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SCP-5792 is capable of levitation from as high as 1 meter. At most times, SCP-5792 is facing hilt upwards with its point occasionally dragging on the ground. All attempts to make physical contact with SCP-5792 are met with light to heavy resistance in the form of swings and thrusts. If left unimpeded from its usual route, SCP-5792 will not perform any actions to harm any personnel near it. All attempts to communicate with SCP-5792 result in failure.2

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If locked in a room, SCP-5792 has been noted to begin to scrape at the door or entrance, gradually making a breach big enough to fit itself through. After, it will trail the halls of Site-164 scaping the ground in various sweeping motions. Site-164's floor was reinforced with metal following an unrelated breach, thus it was deemed a more efficient use of resources to let SCP-5792 follow its normal route under supervision.3

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When SCP-5792's daily route through the facility is completed, it will hang itself on the tool rack of the janitorial supply closet of Site-164's east wing, where it will remain until 9:00.4

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As of writing, multiple written messages have been observed by SCP-5792. All are communicated by various scrapes and marks to the office carpet via SCP-5792 and are typically written as stereotypical questions many working adults make to one another. Examples include “WHENS THIS SHIFT OVER?” and "HOWS THE WEATHER TODAY?" and "DID YOU SEE THE GAME LAST NIGHT, I WISH THE PACKERS WON". It is unknown if this shows any type of sentience on SCP-5792’s part.

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Addendum 5792-1: Incident 5792/A: On 09/08/2007, POI-5792 attempted to breach containment utilizing SCP-5792. POI-5792 was successful in evading the notice of nearly all personnel on the site as a result. Only one personnel was a casualty outside of Site-164.

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Charles Madison, a new janitor hired by Site-164, observed POI-5792 escaping, eventually leading to a struggle as POI-5792 attempted to enter the individual's vehicle. During the struggle, Madison was believed to have been killed by a stab through the heart using SCP-5792 and thrown out of the vehicle with the anomaly.

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While dealing with the breach of containment, Madison's body remained there for ██ days. After recovering SCP-5792, agents were unable to locate the victim's corpse. SCP-5792 was placed into its storage again where it remained for ██ days.

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Madison was 47 when he was killed. When personnel were dispatched to inform Madison's family of his passing in a road rage accident, the Agents recalled a family member stating that "Charlie was from a different time, he was always a little grumpy on Mondays." Further review of the similarities between SCP-5792 and Madison is ongoing.

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Addendum 5792-2: Incident 5792/B: On 08/09/2007, a routine inventory check for the items in storage at Site-164 found that SCP-5792 was missing from its locker. A large number of scratches at the roof and door of the locker were present when it was breached.

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SCP-5792 was later located in the mess hall, using its point to press the buttons of the vending machine located there. After ordering a cola, SCP-5792 lifted the can by using its grip and crossguards, anomalously moved it into the air, opened and mimicked a drinking motive, and after a moment, threw the can into the nearest wastebasket, causing it to spill. It then proceeded to carve out "I LIKED THE OLD COKE BETTER. TOO SWEET FOR ME NOW".

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SCP-5792 proceeded to enter an unused workspace5, and stab through the chair. Agents attempted to grab and secure SCP-5792 but were met with resistance and light injury via SCP-5792’s hilt and fuller. After the struggle, SCP-5792 carved "YOU DOING A RUN? ILL TAKE A DOUBLE-DOUBLE". Before the agents exited the space, SCP-5792 additionally carved "NO CREAM AND 1 SUGAR".

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SCP-5888 shortly after transfer to Site-19.

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Description: SCP-5888 is an elderly humanoid male whose physical appearance suggests his age to be in his late seventies. The subject is believed to actually be far older, due in part to his anomalously negligible biological aging.

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SCP-5888-1 instances are generated through SCP-5888’s skin, where the flesh on the desired portion of SCP-5888’s body will part and reveal a dark void inside of SCP-5888’s body from which the instance will emerge; once retrieved, the opening will close. This process generally does not cause harm or discomfort to SCP-5888. Instances will usually demanifest a few minutes after their production unless intentionally retained by SCP-5888.

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Discovery: SCP-5888 first came to the Foundation’s attention in September of 1995 after reports of an elderly man who was able to produce items from his skin began circulating near Tashkent, Uzbekistan. On 11/4/95, agents located a man in that area matching the descriptions in the rumors; the man was declared anomalous and brought into Foundation custody without resistance. SCP-5888 proved cooperative with personnel during and after his transfer to Site-19, despite being initially hesitant.

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Specimen Description: A cuneiform-inscribed clay tablet.

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Content: A military order to attack a city named “Saatiae” with a force of three thousand soldiers. The entity or kingdom that would have issued this order remains unidentified, and no city by the name of “Saatiae” is known to have existed at any point in known history.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5996 is to be kept in a modestly furnished room no less than five meters long with a door leading to an isolated hallway no less than five meters in length. The room should contain a computer with a network connection, with all communications incoming or outgoing monitored by Foundation staff and/or an automated censor. The room must also contain a speaker system, a camera connected to the Foundation system, and some sort of personal communication[see the attached announcement]. It is to be fed three meals a day according to a diet standard of a human of its description. Staff are not to directly interact with SCP-5996 in person unless necessary, although interacting with it through non-physical means (e.g., email, phone-call, radio, camera observation) is safe.

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SCP-5996 is to be provided with entertainment not in excess of $30 a month. This money carries over, but is not to exceed $120.

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Description: SCP-5996 is a Caucasian female aged 32, approximately 1.75 m. and 72.6 kg. SCP-59963 developed its anomalous properties spontaneously while at work on December 12th, 2019 [see Incident Log 5996-1]. The cause of this occurrence is currently unknown.

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SCP-5996's anomalous property occurs when a sapient entity enters within approximately five meters of SCP-5996, although this range is variable depending on its mental state. While a sapient entity is within SCP-5996's range, its memory will begin to degrade.

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At nearly the instant of entering SCP-5996's range, a subject will lose memory of what it was currently doing. The subject will often appear to have completely lost its train of thought and will act mildly agitated and distressed at its own confusion.

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After approximately three seconds, it will lose any memories relevant to SCP-5996. This includes memories specifically of SCP-5996, any information they are aware of about SCP-5996, and memories that SCP-5996 was in. Notably, this also includes memories of events that SCP-5996 was present for, even if neither the subject nor SCP-5996 were aware of each other's presence.

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Finally, once these memories are erased, SCP-5996 will begin erasing all of the subject's memories in backwards chronological order (i.e. the subject's most recent memories go first). Concepts, knowledge, or events that SCP-5996 knows of will tend to be erased more immediately than unique memories, although they will still only be erased once the anomaly has reached the general point in time that the memory was made.

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Subjects often display extreme emotional distress (e.g., panicking or becoming angry) and seem intuitively aware that SCP-5996 is the cause of their amnesia. Subjects will oftentimes not run away, possibly due to forgetting the desire to run every time it forms in their minds. Subjects will, however, occasionally attack SCP-5996 if their distress leads to hostility.

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This ability is involuntary. SCP-5996 cannot consciously perceive itself doing this, but will often display distress when made aware of it. SCP-5996 willingly turned itself over to Foundation custody upon discovery of its4 anomalous development.

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SCP-6070 is an experimental generator providing theoretically unlimited energy through a temporal anomaly. SCP-6070 was built from components retrieved from [REDACTED] which create a positive feedback loop when provided with heat.

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SCP-6070 is being tested by Foundation researchers as a potential infinite energy source to power future sites. The current prototype is located at Preliminary Site 1950 to prevent an expansion of SCP-1950's5 radius in case of catastrophic wormhole failure.

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Incident SCP-6070/3

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Preliminaries:
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Research personnel disconnected the monitor that allowed access to the messages received via SCP-6070 and left it at Site-54 to prevent exposure of D-Class personnel to new messages. The [DATA EXPUNGED] prevented researchers from disabling the computer system, so instead a network connection was created that allowed remote access to SCP-6070's computer system. [DATA EXPUNGED]

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At 03:52 CST the request for four deployments was changed by ETTRA operatives to a rapid deployment request for MTF Nu-7 ("Hammer Down") which was deemed an equivalent but easier to deploy force.

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Description: SCP-6563 is a cognitohazard affecting former Foundation researcher Malik Knight, henceforth referred to as SCP-6563-1. SCP-6563 only takes effect when SCP-6563-1 is viewed by any individual who is not properly trained to deal with cognitohazards. SCP-6563's cognitohazardous abilities will cause any viewer to believe that SCP-6563-1 possesses anomalous abilities despite the lack of evidence and previous encounters. These claims vary from each individual, however, the most common allegations are that SCP-6563-1 possesses the ability of aeronautical maneuverability, telekinesis, and preternatural strength. However, tests have shown that SCP-6563-1 possesses none of these stated abilities.

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Addendum SCP-6563.1: On March 4th, 2015, SCP-6563-1 was apprehended in the cafeteria of Site-08 and brought to the onsite interrogation room after several staff were affected by SCP-6563. During this time, SCP-6563-1 was still employed within the Foundation and had not realized the effect of SCP-6563. This was the first recorded instance of SCP-6563 taking effect. The following is an interview done by Dr. Iara Hackett with SCP-6563-1.

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Foreword: After being detained by onsite security officers, an interview was arranged for Dr. Hackett to interrogate SCP-6563-1 on its anomalous abilities. However, unbeknownst to personnel, SCP-6563-1 and herself, Dr. Hackett came under the effect of SCP-6563.

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Dr. Hackett: Dr. Knight, you know why you're here, there’s no reason to hide it anymore. We know what you’ve been keeping secret. Just be honest with us and it will make things a lot easier. I need you to explain yourself.

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SCP-6563-1: Explain myself? Explain myself? What I want explained is why security guards restrained and arrested me during my lunch break.

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Dr. Hackett: Dr. Knight we have reason to believe that you possess anomalous abilities. For security purposes, we had to restrain you and now it is my responsibility to question you. Now, when did you acquire these abilities?

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SCP-6563-1: Anomalous- Is this your idea of a joke, Dr. Hackett? If it is, I do not wish to be a part of it. Now, I must return to the cafeteria. My belongings are there and I don’t want them to be taken. And I also plan to write a report to your supervisor. I don’t believe Dr. Vander will be pleased.

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SCP-6563-1: Get your hands off of me! Goddammit, let go!

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Dr. Hackett: Guards, please take Dr. Knight to the holding cells.

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SCP-6563-1: You crazy son of a bitch! I’ll report you for this!

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Closing Statement: SCP-6563-1 was taken to an on-site holding cell before being transported to a temporary containment chamber.

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Addendum SCP-6563.2: Below are several experiments done on SCP-6563-1 in an attempt to find out more about its perceived capability. These tests were conducted within the span of several weeks and were discontinued after an Ethics Committee inspector was contacted by a staff member with cognitohazard training. Editing has been done to correct SCP-6563-1’s item number.

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Addendum SCP-6563.3: The following interview was done by Dr. Vander with SCP-6563-1 after the relocation of Dr. Hackett.

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Object Class: Neutralized

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-6702 has neutralized itself. This document is kept as a record and backup. No further containment is required.

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Description: SCP-6702 is a lake. Constant moderate rain falls on the area covered by the lake; however, the water level of the lake does not rise as a result as would be expected.

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When a human subject enters SCP-6702, an optical phenomenon will appear within the rain, mostly forming a clear image. These images can be captured by photographic devices. The existence of the events depicted in these images, as well as the links to the experimental subject, are currently being researched.

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Addendum: SCP-6702 Photography Record

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Subject: D-0321
+Observed image: The subject and an elderly woman sharing a reunion dinner1
+Notes: The woman in the image has been confirmed to be D-0321's mother. However, the two people in the image have never been alone with each other on the eve of Chinese New Year.

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Subject: D-0914
+Observed image: The subject driving on a public road in the middle of heavy rain.
+Notes: The subject refused to explain the contents of the image.

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Subject: Agent Gercery
+Observed image: The subject surrounded by four young women. He embraces all four women and kisses them.
+Notes: The object showed anxiety. The Foundation has determined that Agent Gercery is faithful husband and has never had an affair.

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Subject: D-1115
+Observed image: The subject is beaten by multiple people in a corner.
+Notes: D-1115 had been assaulted by a love rival and associates, but stated that the assailants in the image were not his love rival.

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Subject: D-5202
+Observed image: The subject is singing on a stage. The wooden floor collapses and the audience is visible through the hole. At the same time there is a lot of cash spilling from the ceiling.
+Notes: D-5202 was formerly a musician.

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Subject: Dr. Bruce
+Observed image: The subject is being married. The bride's veil is being lifted.
+Notes: Dr. Bruce expressed satisfaction at the image.

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Subject: Researcher Angela
+Observed image: The subject is sitting on a bench, kissing a man with his face blurred out.
+Notes: Researcher Angela expressed satisfaction at the image.

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Subject: Dr. Bruce
+Observed image: The rain curtain shatters and no image is revealed.
+Notes: The subject expresses bewilderment, anger, fear, sadness and calm in rapid succession.

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Subject: Researcher Angela2
+Observed image: Researcher Angela is killed34。
+Notes: A ship sails out on its own5.

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Subject: Dr. Bruce
+Observed image: Dr. Bruce shoots three bullets. The first kills Researcher Angela6, the second kills himself, and the third [REDACTED].
+Notes: The subject remains silent.

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Subject: Dr. Bruce
+Observed image: Researcher Angela smiles7.
+Note 1: Researcher Angela is already dead8.
+Note 2: The subject remains silent.

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Subject: Dr. Bruce
+Observed image: Dr. Bruce sinks in the lake. A hand reaching out from the water signals "3". The image pans down to beneath the water's surface, showing the subject kneeling on the corpse of a woman9.
+Notes: The subject remains silent.

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Subject: Dr. Bruce
+Observed image: Researcher Angela10.
+Notes: The subject remains silent, and is [DATA EXPUNGED] after leaving SCP-6702.

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+Observed image: [Dead] is being married. The bride11's veil is being lifted.
+Notes: Please forgive me.

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Addendum: SCP-6702 Neutralization Record

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+Notes: The rain stopped14.

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SCP-682 shortly after escaping from containment, still recovering from acid immersion.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-682 must be destroyed as soon as possible. At this time, no means available to SCP teams are capable of destroying SCP-682, only able to cause massive physical damage. SCP-682 should be contained within a 5 m x 5 m x 5 m chamber with 25 cm reinforced acid-resistant steel plate lining all inside surfaces. The containment chamber should be filled with hydrochloric acid until SCP-682 is submerged and incapacitated. Any attempts of SCP-682 to move, speak, or breach containment should be reacted to quickly and with full force as called for by the circumstances.

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Personnel are forbidden to speak to SCP-682, for fear of provoking a rage-state. All unauthorized personnel attempting to communicate to SCP-682 will be restrained and removed by force.

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Due to its frequent attempts at containment breach, difficulty of containment and incapacitation, and high threat of Foundation Exposure, SCP-682 is to be contained in site [REDACTED]. The Foundation will use the best of its resources to maintain all land within fifty (50) kilometers clear of human development.

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Description: SCP-682 is a large, vaguely reptile-like creature of unknown origin. It appears to be extremely intelligent, and was observed to engage in complex communication with SCP-079 during their limited time of exposure. SCP-682 appears to have a hatred of all life, which has been expressed in several interviews during containment. (See Addendum 682-B).

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SCP-682 has always been observed to have extremely high strength, speed, and reflexes, though exact levels vary with its form. SCP-682's physical body grows and changes very quickly, growing or decreasing in size as it consumes or sheds material. SCP-682 gains energy from anything it ingests, organic or inorganic. Digestion seems to be aided by a set of filtering gills inside of SCP-682's nostrils, which are able to remove usable matter from any liquid solution, enabling it to constantly regenerate from the acid it is contained in. SCP-682's regenerative capabilities and resilience are staggering, and SCP-682 has been seen moving and speaking with its body 87% destroyed or rotted.

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In case of containment breach, SCP-682 is to be tracked and re-captured by all available Mobile Task Forces, and no teams with fewer than seven (7) members are cleared to engage it. To date (██-██-████), attempted breaches have numbered at seventeen (17), while successful breaches have numbered at six (6). (See Addendum 682-D).

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Addendum 682-B: Portion of recorded transcript of ██████.

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Dr. ██████: Now, why did you kill those farmers?

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SCP-682: (No verbal communication)

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Dr. ██████: If you don't talk now, we will remove you from this attempt and place you back into-

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SCP-682: (Incomprehensible)

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Dr. ██████: Pardon? (Motions to move microphone closer)

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SCP-682: (Incomprehensible)

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Dr. ██████: Speak up. (To Personnel D-085) Move the mic up closer.

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SCP-682: …they were (Incomprehensible)…

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Dr. ██████: (To Personnel D-085) That microphone has only so much gain, move it closer to it!

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Personnel D-085: His throat's messed up man, look at it! He ain't talking- (Gasps and screams)

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SCP-682: (Appearing to assault D-085's body) …they were… disgusting…

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Dr. ██████: (Retreats from the room)

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1: First Occurrence, ██-██-████: Handled by Agent ███████, Agent ███, Agent ████████ (KIA), Personnel D-129 (KIA), Personnel D-027 (KIA), Personnel D-173 (KIA), Personnel D-200 (KIA), Personnel D-193 (KIA)

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2: Second Occurrence, ██-██-████: Handled by Agent ███, Agent ████████████, Dr. ███████, Personnel D-124, Personnel D-137 (KIA), Personnel D-201 (KIA), Personnel D-202 (KIA), Personnel D-203 (KIA)

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3: Third Occurrence, ██-██-████: Handled by Agent ███████, MSgt █████████, Agent ████████, Agent ██████ (KIA), Personnel D-018 (KIA), Personnel D-211 (KIA), Personnel D-216

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4: Fourth Occurrence, ██-██-████: Handled by Agent ████████, SSgt ██████, TSgt █████, Pvt ████████, Pvt █████, Lt. ████████████, SSgt ████████ (KIA), Col ████████ (KIA), Pvt ███████ (KIA), Pvt ██████ (KIA), Agent ███ (KIA)

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5: Fifth Occurrence, ██-██-████: Handled by Personnel D-221, Agent ██████████ (KIA), Agent ████████ (KIA), Agent ██████ (KIA), Personnel D-028 (KIA), Personnel D-111 (KIA), Personnel D-281 (KIA), Personnel D-209 (KIA)

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6: Sixth Occurrence, ██-██-████: Handled by Agent ██████████, Agent ██████, Personnel D-291 (MIA), Agent ████████ (KIA), Agent █████████████ (KIA), Personnel D-299 (KIA), Personnel D-277 (KIA), Personnel D-278 (KIA), Personnel D-279 (KIA)

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Addendum 682-E: Termination Options:

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Log of event 682-E18: Dr. █████ attempts to use SCP-409 on SCP-682. General ███, General ██████, and Dr. ██████████ observing.

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0400: Exposure. SCP-682 began to tear at the point of contact, causing massive trauma to the area. SCP-682 requests several times to know what it has been exposed to.

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0800: Crystallization begins, spreading much slower than normal.

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1200: SCP-682 shows signs of extreme pain, and begins having seizures

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1300: Crystallization stops at 62% conversion. Crystallized area explodes, causing massive physical trauma to SCP-682

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1400: SCP-682 recovers from exposure, despite the loss of limbs and organs. SCP-682 begins regeneration, stating that it will attempt to kill and consume all staff involved in Event 682-E18.

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SCP-682 appears to now be immune to SCP-409. Use of other SCP items to terminate SCP-682 must now first be tested on samples of SCP-682 before full-scale testing.

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In accordance the Dr. ████████'s recommendations (see Document 27b-6), Dr. ███████ and Dr. █████ have requested permission to attempt the termination of SCP-682 using SCP-689. The request is currently pending approval from the ████████.

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It has also been suggested by Dr. Gears to use SCP-182 in an attempt to communicate with SCP-682. SCP-182 has expressed reluctance, and refuses to enter the containment center of SCP-682, if at all possible.

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+[COMPLETE] No peripherals have been detected on system.
+[COMPLETE] Beginning pre-scan of subconscious compatability with digital interface.
+[ERROR] Compatability has not been verified.
+[COMPLETE] Scan has detected port 4564332 as open for SIMULACRUM connection.
+[COMPLETE] Initiating handshake between host and remote servers.
+[ERROR] No acknowledgement by sending packet.
+[ERROR] Unstable connection between host and SIMULACRUM database detected.
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FROM: no-reply (moc.gniffatsdoowleb|detamotua#moc.gniffatsdoowleb|detamotua)
+TO: Brittany Williams (ten.pics|smailliw.ynattirb#ten.pics|smailliw.ynattirb)
+SUBJECT: 6 Month Contract Notice

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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 6 MONTH MILESTONE WITH US! YOU HAVE MADE US PROUD!

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Brittany Williams,

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What a fantastic experience this must have been for you! From your very first day, we at Belwood Staffing saw your potential. We saw your dedication, and your capabilities to aspire and achieve. Now, after nearly 6 months of being with us, we can safely say that your potential has been reached. Your commitment to our cause is inspiring and, for that, we wish to thank you — from the very bottom of our hearts. <3

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We know that after today, your contract with us expires. However, that doesn't mean things have to end! Belwood Staffing would like to graciously offer you a position as a FULL-TIME employee, effective immediately! Such an opportunity would jumpstart your life into a fulfilling and worthwhile career here at Belwood Staffing. With numerous benefits and advantages, we hope that you consider joining us on our journey as an organization!

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If you're ready to get started, then please read the below information carefully. These attachments contain vital information regarding the new-hire process. If you have any questions, please reach out to your Belwood Staffing Recruiter immediately.

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Along with your new-hire documents, we have also compiled a brief collection of your past memories with us. We hope you enjoy them! :)
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"WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!"

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Belwood Staffing's administrative buildings, located in Sacramento, California, U.S.A.

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SPECIAL WORK REQUIREMENTS: In order to apply for this Belwood Staffing position, all associates are required to have the following:

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DESCRIPTION: Belwood Staffing needs your help! We are looking for a skilled staffing recruiter to undertake a variety of tasks such as identifying, organizing, and hiring qualified applicants from various platforms and positions. More specifically, Belwood Staffing recruiters will undertake the following tasks:

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COURTERSY OF BELWOOD LEGAL <3

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DECEMBER 2020

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Starting a new job is never easy.

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Think about all the things we go through in order to be employed. From scrolling through countless pages of online job postings to finally sitting down for an interview just for them to turn you away…. It's quite frustrating, isn't it?

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We, here at Belwood Staffing, understand that struggle. It's hard, and more often than not the experience is never rewarding for the applicant themselves. That's why we wish to change it. To become truly unique from the traditional status-quo. With people like you by our side, we can achieve that dream.

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Do you remember your very first interview with us? Oh, how young and ambitious you were! So ready and prepared to show the world your skills and talent. Our recruiters saw the potential within you to achieve, and from there a budding new relationship began to form between us. Surely you remember too, right? If not, don't worry. We saved the memory for you so we could enjoy it forever.

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WILLIAMS: Thank you for your time.

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ALLEN: Of course, of course. And thank you for being here.

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WILLIAMS: It's a pleasure, really. I think working with you guys would be a fantastic opportunity.

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ALLEN: I'm glad you think so! We're excited to be able to sit down like this and talk. After looking through your resume — we saw a spark in you that we haven't seen in anyone else.

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WILLIAMS: Oh, thank you. I'm flattered.

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ALLEN: Well, if you don't mind me asking: what makes you feel like you'd be perfect in this role with Belwood?

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WILLIAMS: I don't mind at all. And really, I think my experience speaks for itself. Essentially it boils down to my love for engaging and helping people. I'm good at seeing everyone for their worth and their skills. Plenty of employers would agree with me too, as you can probably see in my resume.

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ALLEN: Fantastic answers, Brittany.

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ALLEN: Beyond the experience and your obvious skill then, how do you feel about fitting in with Belwood in terms of its culture? We believe things like staff engagement and interpersonal interaction are all vital for a company to thrive. Would you agree with that?

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WILLIAMS: Oh, of course. Having a positive environment where each of us can promote one another in a productive manner can make all the difference. I try to stay as positive and friendly with my co-workers as possible.

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ALLEN: That's great news. We want to treat everyone here equally — like family, really.

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WILLIAMS: I think that's fantastic. More companies should strive to have that bond with their workers.

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ALLEN: Agreed. [Coughing] I should also mention that Belwood Staffing has a zero-tolerance policy for things like bigotry, discrimination, and hate. Are you comfortable with policies like this in our organization?

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WILLIAMS: Frankly, I'd be quite worried if policies like that weren't everywhere now.

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ALLEN: You and me both.

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WILLIAMS: It's a shame that it has to even be stated, if I'm being honest.

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ALLEN: [Chucking] That's one of the great things about us — we truly care. We just want everyone to get along — even if we have to shuffle some things around for it to work. Does the idea of going by a new name or anything sound good to you?

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WILLIAMS: I believe I can make that work, yeah.

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ALLEN: That's fantastic! I must say, I'm really impressed with you so far.

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WILLIAMS: You're too kind, thank you, sir.

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ALLEN: No, thank you! [Laughter] Alright we're almost done, I promise. Just one question, that's all.

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WILLIAMS: Yeah, how can I help?

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ALLEN: If I asked you to join this position with Belwood Staffing right now, would you accept my offer?

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[END LOG]

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JANUARY 2021

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Customers satisfied: 8
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You made quite the impression on us! We couldn't wait to have you onboard our certified team of experts (and they couldn't wait either.) We know that you may have felt excited or even slightly uncomfortable at the prospect of joining our team, and that's okay. Making such a large leap into your future can often be scary!

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But with all the hiring documents completed, we could finally begin your first day. With it, an entirely new universe was in your grasp. We know that adjusting to a new environment can be difficult, and getting acquainted with your new family is stressful! But you, Brittany (and now BSL-6864-313), are very special. Where most people falter and freeze, you excelled. Even as a fresh new hire, you surpassed our expectations by a mile and then some. According to our records, you were able to help 8 people find jobs that day. What an impressive number for your first day! Our team couldn't have been any prouder of your skills.

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Said skills only continued to improve with our help. Belwood Staffing provides our members with quality training and enhancement courses that anyone can learn! Do you remember your very first training lesson? How exciting it was! You learned so much and acquired so many new skills that would only help you on your journey with us.

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Take a look below to see some of the training you had during your employment at Belwood Staffing. It might be a fantastic refresher on our atmosphere and culture!

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MARCH 2021

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Customers satisfied: 158
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Your training proved to come in handy, BSL-6864-313! As a Recruiter, you needed the necessary tools to achieve and we, at Belwood Staffing, were there for you. You only continued to excel as the months went by. Positive reviews of both you and your work quickly flooded our offices! Compliments on your customer service, communication skills, overall performance, and your hire choices were particularly impressive!

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While we could continue on about how many reviews you received, we believe that it may be better to just show you an example of one sent to us.

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According to BSL-6864-115, you were:

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"Fantastic! Oh, she's so amazing!"
+She helped me find the PERFECT job for my needs. Now I can finally afford my new car and my son's college tuition. And it's all thanks to her and her beautiful, GORGEOUS face!"
+"Thank you so much for this! I will cherish this opportunity and make sure that I never let down my family again :)"

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Needless to say, with reviews like these you were soon outperforming everyone in your area! You quickly became the talk of the town, and Belwood Staffing noticed. That's one of the great things about being with us — your achievements will never be missed!

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But, unfortunately, we can't always excel. Sometimes we have our bad days too. Moments that really test us as a whole, and make us wonder if we're truly prepared for this journey we call "life."

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BSL-6864-313, do you ever remember your struggles with us? Or how we always came to support you in your troubles? Well, we remember. Almost as if it was yesterday — all those times when you needed someone. Anyone.

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But luckily you have us. And we've been here for you since.

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hey, mom?

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hello???

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i really need your help

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Sweetie! Love of my life! Of course, what's going on today??

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look, mom, I made a mistake

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im at work rn and i don't feel safe

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You don't feel safe? I thought Belwood Staffing was a FANTASTIC place!?!??

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no mom please just listen to me

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the people here… they're different. i didn't notice it until now. i thought it was just me not paying attention or maybe i was just looking at them wrong

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What do you mean honey bunchins??

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why are you calling me that?

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look, the people here… they're hollow. vacant. they all look the same, talk the same, ACT the same… and their faces. its horrifying and im just uncomfortable. is there any way you could come grab me? im thinking about leaving for the day

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LEAVE? Don't you know that's irresponsible? I raised you better than that BSL-6864-313!

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how do you know that name?

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mom???

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no silly, you have the wrong number! This is BSL-6864-211. your manager!

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Come to my desk upstairs! We can talk ALL about it <3 room 15

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what did you do with my mom?

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answer me

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hello??

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MAY 2021

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Customers satisfied: 343
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As you've experienced, life can be really hard sometimes. Which is why we need some help, from time to time. But what happens when your friends aren't around? Or, even worse, what if your family doesn't have your back?

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Luckily, however, your new family is here instead! Our team is full of dedicated, talented, and hard-working people like yourself. Each of them, no matter how small or how strong, are always willing to help you.

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Our family knew that you were suffering from a lot of stress. Which is why we decided to help you in the best way possible — a departure party! One of our final memories together, but something that's still important nonetheless. Don't you recall how many people were there to cheer you on? To congratulate you on your successes and support you for the next stage of your career?

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It would be a travesty to not reflect on that memory. Which is why we saved some special, never-before-seen footage, just for you!

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[BEGIN LOG]

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Recording begins with an individual setting the camera on a nearby table, pointing it towards a door. The inside of the room is faintly lit with tall candles. Along the walls, several people can be seen crouching — presumably hiding — with party hats and similar party attire. A banner is strewn along the ceiling, although its contents cannot be discerned from this angle.

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[UNKNOWN 1]:[Whispering] Shhh…! I think I can hear her — she's coming!

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[UNKNOWN 2]: In your places everyone!

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Several people run past the camera, cutting out of view. In the distance, a faint humming can be heard. The group behind the door tense in preparation as rattling keys fumble with the front door. After a moment a deadbolt lock can be heard shifting, and then the door swings open. Light from the outside hallway illuminates the room slightly, showing two people who are standing in front of the door on the opposite side.

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The individual opening the door does not notice anything and walks inside. She searches for a nearby light switch and activates it. As the lights turn on, the two people standing nearby pounce on their target. She yelps as they bring her to the floor.

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[EVERYONE]: SURPRISE!

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The crowd laughs and cheers as the target screams and attempts to escape. On top of her, a member of the group retrieves a long belt from his waist. After a brief struggle, the attacker is able to wrap the belt around the target's upper torso and limbs, restricting her movements. On the opposite side, another member of the group retrieves duct tape from a nearby drawer and proceeds to cover the target's mouth and wrap the tape around her.

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The target continues to struggle unsuccessfully as another member grabs a desk chair and rolls it nearby. Other members of the group then lift and secure the target onto the chair itself. She attempts to scream for help, but the tape muffles her voice. The crowd continues cheering as the target is spun around to a dark table.

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[UNKNOWN 3]: Are you ready for cake?!

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The group cheers as a member standing nearby the table retrieves a match and lights it. He proceeds to ignite one of the birthday candles. He continues to light 5 more candles, which illuminates the table and nearby vicinity. On the table itself, the birthday candles sit within a large mixing bowl full of miscellaneous pills, varying in size and color.

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Also sitting nearby the table, 4 others have also been strapped into chairs — each missing chunks of their body and flesh. The target individual can be seen panicking, her eyes widening at the sight of the others as the rest of the group crowds around the table.

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[UNKNOWN]: Thank you all for joining! Today we're here to celebrate a very special person. Someone who has sacrificed so much for each of us!

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[EVERYONE]: Here, here!

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[UNKNOWN]: Many of us here consider ourselves as your friend, BSL-6864-313. Now, we're here to celebrate you and your future endeavors!

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The group whistles and continues cheering as the target attempts to tilt her chair onto the floor and break free.

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[UNKNOWN]: Everyone, sing!

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The group begins singing a series of different songs in unison. As they sing, the target is resecured by another member of the group with more duct tape. The target begins visibly crying as the birthday candles are blown out.

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[UNKNOWN]: Everyone, let's help our friend here with her first bite — then we feast!

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The group applauds as a member tears the duct tape from the target's mouth. She goes to scream but is stopped by a member who begins prying open her jaw. She retaliates but is unsuccessful as the member continues to force her jaw open. The target shrieks in apparent pain as her jaw is widened before a loud snapping noise is heard. The victim screams even more as the member releases his grip on her jaw, which now hangs loosely below her face.

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Another member then grabs a handful of the pills present in the nearby bowl and pours it down the target's mouth. She attempts to cough and spit out the pills but is unsuccessful. Members of the crowd cheer as more and more pills are shoved into her mouth. Some in the group then begin to eat some of the pills themselves. Eating lasts for several minutes, as the victim continues to choke and cough.

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[UNKNOWN]: No great party is truly great without a few gifts, amiright everyone?!

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The crowd vocalizes in confirmation.

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[UNKNOWN]: Let's give our friend a very special gift of her own! Something she can remember us by, forever and ever.

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A member of the crowd pulls out scissors, gauze, syringes, scalpels, string, and a hand-held sand grinder from a toolbox. The victim shrieks again and attempts to squirm away.

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[UNKNOWN]: Don't worry. You're going to look gorgeous!

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The camera is knocked away, facing upwards towards the ceiling. The sand grinder is heard activating, and the crowd cheers as the victim shrieks again. A loud snap cracks throughout the room before the victim's shrieks turn into gurgling.

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[UNKNOWN 2]: She already looks so much better!

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Recording ceases abruptly as a member stomps on the device, destroying the camera.

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[END LOG]

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JUNE 2021

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Customers satisfied: 556
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Ah, what a fun and fantastic memory to share together!

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But now we're coming to an end of our journey. We, here at Belwood Staffing, will sorely miss you, BSL-6864-313. From the happy memories, to your fantastic work performance, and even for the toughest moments life has to offer — we will never forget you. And, while it would be terribly sad to see you go, we at Belwood Staffing are empathetic. We understand that feeling of wanting a fresh start. Even if it means finding a worse company to work for instead!

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However, don't think that you'll never be welcomed back. Or, perhaps you're thinking about returning now. Either way, we would love to keep you here! If that interests you, or perhaps you're not able to find a new position due to any sudden or pre-existing conditions, then we'd be happy to have you back here in no time.

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JULY 2021

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Customers satisfied: 0
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It seems like you have made your choice.

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We'll leave your special gift right here <3
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How is she?

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Breathing, at least. Somehow. The doctors can't figure out why.

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+Is anyone else aware of her location and status?
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I'm having someone take care of that now.

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+Good. How did it happen?
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The engineers are still looking into it, but we're guessing a memetic agent infected her neural-link connection.

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+Let's make sure it doesn't happen again.
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It won't. It shouldn't have ever happened at all. She was on her final day too, according to Site-119.

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+Someone needs to be held responsible for this. When are we going to start seeing some actual progress?
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I'm trying. Rome wasn't built in a day.

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+I don't care about how long it takes. I just want to see something. Anything.
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And you'll get it. Perfecting a technology like this is more complex than you could possibly imagine.

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I understand.

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+Then I want her documents on my desk by tomorrow. I can handle the cleanup from there.
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And if anyone starts asking questions?

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Item #: SCP-6904

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Object Class: Artifact

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Containment Class: Safe

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-6904 is to be stored in a standard Safe-class containment locker with physical, biological and memetic countermeasures. No artillery of any kind is to be stored near SCP-6904. Usage of SCP-6904 must undergo approval by the on-duty HMCL supervisor.

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Testing may only take place in a specialized chamber, fitted with a layer of padding separated from the chamber's architecture by at least ten centimeters. Under no circumstances may SCP-6904 be used outdoors.

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Description: SCP-6904 is a cast-iron artillery cannon, approximately five meters long from one end to the other. The exact historical significance of SCP-6904 is unconfirmed, but secondary sources assert that SCP-6904 dates back to the 15th century and was used in the Siege of Orléans.1

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If SCP-6904 is loaded with ammunition and fired, the first solid object that SCP-6904 strikes will vanish from reality. This process occurs in a short enough interval of time that it cannot be observed with scientific instruments, and no residue is left behind. It is unclear how SCP-6904 distinguishes between objects, as it will sometimes demanifest whole objects or only partial ones, such as an arm.

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While SCP-6904 can be loaded and fired with any ammunition, different ammunition types have different success rates. So far, the most reliable have been cast-iron cannonballs; however, success has also been achieved using buckshot. The powder used to fire SCP-6904 appears to have no effect on the result.

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On recovery, SCP-6904 was fitted with a targeting mechanism, timer and several electromagnets. These have been removed without consequence.

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Additional Notes:

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Target: A block of concrete weighing approximately 1,000 kg.

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Ammunition: A smoothbore cast-iron cannonball.

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Result: SCP-6904 was lit and the ball successfully struck the block, which proceeded to vanish.

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Notes: Minimal concrete residue was left behind, likely from personnel moving the block into the room.

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Target: A crash test dummy. SCP-6904 was aimed towards its torso.

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Ammunition: A smoothbore cast-iron cannonball.

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Result: The cannonball struck the chest of the dummy. While the dummy's torso vanished as the concrete block did in the previous test, the dummy's appendages and head remained. The remaining parts fell to the floor after the chest disappeared.

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Notes: Closer inspection revealed that both of the dummy's shoulders disappeared as well. While the left femur disappeared, the right one did not. It is unknown why SCP-6904 did not affect the right femur.

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Target: A crash test dummy. SCP-6904 was aimed towards its torso.

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Ammunition: Grapeshot stored in a canvas bag.

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Result: N/A. Projectile missed the target entirely.

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Notes: Grapeshot struck the back wall of the testing chamber, causing it to disappear. All five testing personnel suffered injuries due to falling seven meters onto the testing chamber below.

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HMCL Note: I'm not approving any more tests for SCP-6904 for the time being. I believe that there is nothing more to learn about SCP-6904, nor Oblix, through testing. The primary objective is to ensure SCP-6904 does not fall into enemy hands. SCP-6904 best serves that purpose in the center of Site 19, not in a testing chamber.

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- Dr. Luke Wentworth, HMCL Supervisor, Site 19

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Only known photograph of SCP-6904 prior to classification.

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Origin: The non-anomalous form of SCP-6904 was purchased by Oblix Public Broadcasting CEO Timothy Peters in 1952 at auction. Mr. Peters selected the cannon primarily due to its historical significance, believing that this yielded higher rates of success at creating anomalies.

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After its purchase, Peters and a team of mercenary scientists2 were able to imbue SCP-6904 with its anomalous properties. Originally, they believed that SCP-6904 actually applied a multiplicative effect on impact. Its anomalous properties were only conclusively elucidated during Foundation experimentation.

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Addendum 01: Meeting of the Foundation Leadership and Directorate Executive Committee (FLADE)

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SCP-6904 originally came to the Foundation's attention during an investigation into Oblix's activities. At this point, several shell companies associated with known Groups of Interest were being monitored by the Foundation. This investigation found a number of purchases made by Oblix, as well as cargo being shipped to addresses owned by Peters' shell companies.

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The Foundation Covert Anomaly Recovery Division (CARD) initially deployed an undercover agent into Oblix's operations in order to elucidate further information. Six months after deployment, Agent Horn revealed the existence of SCP-6904 to his supervisor, Director Stanley, who brought it to the rest of the Foundation.

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<Begin Log>

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<Extraneous information expunged.>

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O5-1: Next, Director Stanley would like to share a discovery made during an undercover mission.

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Stanley: Thank you. My division, CARD, has been investigating Oblix Public Broadcasting for the past six months.

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Bridge: Oblix? Isn't that the network with The Honeymooners?

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Beaver: Didn't they go to court a year ago for that antitrust lawsuit?

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Stanley: Precisely. Earlier, the Corporate Relations Division flagged Oblix for making suspicious purchases. We've sent an undercover operative into their organization, and they've found evidence that Oblix has created an anomaly.

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O5-3: What kind?

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Stanley: It's a modified 15th-century artillery cannon, with the ability to destroy nearly anything. It's already been tested on buildings; it's unclear what its true purpose is.

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Bridge: Before we go chasing after America's largest radio station, do you have any proof?

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Stanley: Our agent found documentation for the cannon, and a videotape with testing footage. He will send it to us posthaste.

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Rump: What are they trying to do? What does a broadcasting company need artillery for?

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Stanley: We have a good idea. Do you remember the Maihana Hotel?

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O5-9: The Japanese hotel that collapsed in on itself?

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Beaver: My people investigated Maihana and found nothing suggesting that it was anomalous.

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Stanley: I wouldn't be so sure. The office of the Prime Minister just handed this phone call to the FBI. I'll play the recording.

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Peters <Recording>: Good afternoon, Kishi. I wanted to know if you'd considered tendering your resignation yet. Fifteen hundred people died in Mahana, and I think the country would be disappointed in you if you let that happen again. See you in three days.

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Bridge: What?

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Magruder: He's using it to blackmail the Prime Minister? Why?

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Stanley: I did some research. Oblix has been trying to expand into Japan since the 1940s, but Kishi has been stifling them.

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Rump: Three days?

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O5-3: This is unacceptable. We need that cannon in our possession, ASAP.

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Daniels: I can start having Corporate Relations apply pressure to Oblix.

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Magruder: No, no. They'll just move it around. If they think the authorities know about the cannon, we'll never see it again until they kill fifteen hundred more people.

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O5-6: In any case, we need to contain the cannon. CARD should extract it.

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<Pause.>

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Stanley: Any particular reason?

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Magruder: I agree with Stanley. Our guys could knock down Oblix like it's paper mâché.

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O5-6: You already have an undercover agent in Oblix's organization, so your personnel must know Oblix better than any other division here.

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Bridge: I agree with O5-6. CARD should be able to get the cannon into our hands as quickly as possible and without any fuss.

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Stanley: Yes, yes, we can do that. But only if Director Rump is willing to temporarily transfer Agent Patrick Katzin to the mission.

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Magruder: What?

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Rump: With all due respect, there's a reason why Katzin works for the Security Division now.

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Stanley: Agent Katzin has an unparalleled record in industrial sabotage. If this operation needs to go smoothly, Katzin will provide his much-needed expertise.

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Magruder: Don't you have your own guys for that?

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Rump: You can borrow him. It's your funeral.

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Stanley: Fantastic.

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O5-3: Director Rump will transfer appropriate personnel to CARD in order to assist CARD in an extraction operation.

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O5-1: Before we end this meeting today, Site Director Grandstaff will speak about the anomaly that's affected the Bovinae family for the past two weeks.

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<End Log>

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Addendum 02: Mission Blank Void

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On March 3rd 1967, CARD Agents Katzin and Singer were deployed to a private island complex where it was believed SCP-6904 was stored. During the mission, the agents maintained periodic radio contact with CARD Director Stanley. The radio contact is documented below.

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<Begin Log>

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Katzin: This is Hansel, reporting that we've reached the witch's house, over.

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Stanley: Understood. What is your current status?

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Katzin: We have not yet been seen. My sea legs are coming back. Where do I meet Agent Hor- Gretel?

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Stanley: Gretel is currently posing as security for a ballroom dance on the main floor of the mansion. Pretend to be culinary staff in order to get in. From there, make your way down to the laboratory.

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Katzin: Understood. Do I have the clearance necessary to use knockout gas on any guards that I encounter?

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Stanley: Emergency situations only. Avoid guards if at all possible.

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Katzin: Understood.

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<End Log>

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Katzin: This is Hansel, we need support.

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Stanley: What do you need?

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Katzin: The mansion has a keycard system required for entry, and I told their security that we'd gone on a walk and forgotten our passes. He's currently calling the catering company to confirm our employment.

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Stanley: What is the company's name?

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Katzin: Siebe's Speciality Catering. He's currently dialing the number.

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Stanley: Someone from the Communications Division is intercepting his call.

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Singer: Was that you? He just slammed down the phone and cursed the bad island cabling.

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Stanley: We just intercepted his phone call. Don't say that I never did anything for you.

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Katzin: He's calling again.

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Stanley: What is he doing now?

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<Radio silence.>

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Stanley: Hansel, what is he doing now?

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Katzin: Sorry, I needed to get to a quiet place. Your agents confirmed our employment. He criticized us for being irresponsible and told us to get back to work.

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Stanley: Ten-four.

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<End Log>

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Katzin: This is Hansel, reporting. Over.

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Stanley: Tell me about new developments, over.

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Katzin: We've found security footage of his laboratory, over.

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Stanley: Tell me more, over.

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Katzin: Horn took us down to the hub room, where all of the wiring goes. We found security tape, and we see the lab that the cannon, SCP-6904, is in. Over.

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Stanley: Fantastic. Do you have a plan to extract it? Over.

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Katzin: There's more. The cannon's integrated into a device that looks like a railgun. Next to that is a map they hung on the wall. It's covered with X's in certain places. Over.

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Stanley: Is Peters planning targeted attacks? Over.

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Singer: We believe so. Over.

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Katzin: I've identified a route that will allow me to enter the lab chamber, box up the skip, and leave with minimal chance of seeing security. Over.

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Stanley: Excellent work as always, Katzin. Over.

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Katzin: Report back to you later. Over and out.

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<End Log>

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<Begin Log>

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Katzin: This is Hansel, we're beginning extraction. I am submitting our strategy for your approval. Over.

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Stanley: Understood, send it on over. Over.

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Katzin: I've disguised myself as a "handler". With Daniels giving Peters pressure, Peters thinks that he's being investigated by the FBI, right? Over.

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Stanley: I'd think so, over.

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Katzin: I'll pretend that I'm moving SCP-6904 to a "safe house". The cover should allow me to leave with SCP-6904 without being noticed. Over.

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Stanley: That's risky. What's your backup plan? Over.

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Katzin: Gretel is close by. As a security guard, he can confirm my story. Over.

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Stanley: I approve. Update me with your progress. Over.

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Katzin: Ten-four. Over and out.

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<Radio silence.>

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Stanley: Hansel, what is your current status? Over.

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<Radio silence.>

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Stanley: Hansel, please respond as soon as possible. Over.

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<End Log>

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<Begin Log>

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Katzin: This is Katzin, please report. We're coming back to the platform3, and we need a bomb defusion squad ASAP. I repeat, we need a bomb defusion squad ASAP.

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Stanley: I hear you, I've called Site-39. Describe your situation, over.

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Katzin: Horn is dead. We have the skip, but it's on a timer to fire itself. I can't defuse it. Over.

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Stanley: Understood. Were you intercepted? Over.

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Katzin: Time is of the essence, we're on our way back to the boat, over.

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Stanley: Tell me what's going on, over.

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Stanley: Hansel, are you there? Over.

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Stanley: Katzin, answer me! Over.

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Katzin: We're on the boat. There are ten minutes left on the clock. Send out a helicopter. Over and out.

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<End Log>

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Addendum 03: Investigation into Oblix Public Broadcasting

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Shortly after Mission Blank Void was conducted, a full expeditionary force was deployed to Peters' private island. The complex was found to be stripped bare of useful documentation or potential anomalous artifacts. Evidence of shredding and burning documents was found throughout. No further Oblix or mercenary personnel were found on the island.

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Investigation into Oblix Public Broadcasting commenced after the island search. Oblix executives denied any knowledge of Peters' conspiracy, save for three who have yet to be located.

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Mr. Peters has vanished and has not been found since. He has since been classified as PoI-4848 and is believed to still be at large.

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Addendum 05: Interview Log

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INTERVIEW LOG

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<Begin Log>

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Katzin: I quit.

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Stanley: I'm aware, but you called this meeting. Say what you have to say.

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Katzin: I realized that I should say something before the amnestic regimen really starts kicking in.

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<Pause.>

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Katzin: Even now, it's all turning into a blur. But I remember one thing distinctly.

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Stanley: What do you know?

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Katzin: He's planning on coming back.

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Stanley: How do you know?

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<Katzin sighs.>

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Katzin: This is why I can't do this anymore. The Foundation doesn't take it seriously anymore. It's all politics now.

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Stanley: Katzin—

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Katzin: It wasn't money. It was his ideology, that he wanted to conquer the world with. He'd give up by now if it was all for money.

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Stanley: What?

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Katzin: This isn't over yet.

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<End Log>

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SCP-7020 - The Voyagers

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This article was an entry to the SCP-7000 contest. The theme was Luck.

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More by Swords | QoDaX’s debut article!

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Timelapse of SCP-7020’s orbit.

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Item №: SCP-7020

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Object Class: Euclid

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Special Containment Procedures: Physical containment of SCP-7020 cannot be enacted at present, but is irrelevant due to its distance from Earth. Current protocols consist of constant observation via Orbital Telescope 47A. Information security is under the purview of operatives embedded in civilian aerospace agencies, who are to ensure that astronomical data relating to SCP-7020 is scrubbed of any irregularities.

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Under no circumstances should SCP-7020 be visited in person. Exploration is to be conducted only via Mk. VII unmanned probes.

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Description: SCP-7020 is an exoplanet located approximately 96 light years from Earth in the habitable zone of the 51 Eridani star system. Long-distance spectroscopic techniques indicate that SCP-7020’s environment is capable of supporting complex organic life, as well as sustaining humans without protective gear.

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Addendum 7020-01:

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The first thing I remember is a thousand pinpricks across my body.

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Well, no, pinpricks isn't exactly right. More like pins being pulled out, a hellish kind of acupuncture. And there was really only about fifteen.

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At the time, of course, that was the last thing on my mind. I didn’t know what was happening. Everything around me was dark. I tried to scream, but coughed a tube out of my throat. I jerked upright and cracked my head on a smooth slab of glass. Curved walls pressed in on me from all sides. Muffled sounds leaked in from somewhere far away, but I couldn't comprehend them. I was trapped. Entombed in cold steel.

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Then the glass slid aside, and the harsh white light poured in.

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Medical Bay 01 - Camera Feed
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The medical bay is a sterile room. Its walls and floor are gleaming metal, lit by ceiling-mounted lamps. There is little medical equipment to be seen save for a series of lozenge-shaped pods placed along the far wall - ten in total. They are stasis capsules, designed to protect their occupants in suspended animation for as long as necessary.

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Capsule 07 has opened.

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An assortment of robotic manipulator arms — descending from a rolling gantry affixed to the ceiling — are operating controls on the side of the capsule. Abruptly, a human fist shoots from the capsule’s interior along with a rush of supercooled white gases; at this, the manipulators quickly withdraw, folding up in a manner akin to the legs of an insect.

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The emerging hand gropes for purchase, eventually finding the capsule’s rim. Its owner uses the leverage to pull herself into a sitting position: she is a thin woman with brown skin, clad in a hospital gown. Her featureless white garment is marred by slowly spreading stains of blood from approximately twenty small puncture wounds. She clutches the edges of the capsule, inhaling and exhaling.

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A mechanically modulated voice speaks.

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Voice: Subject recovered from stasis more quickly than expected. The removal of her catheters must have prompted an increased pain response.

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Woman: What the hell? Who— (coughs) who are you? God, my throat is killing me!

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Those were my first words in this strange new environment. Inspiring, I know - complaining about a sore throat. Luckily, my mysterious benefactor(?) had the cure for what ailed me.

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A rattling is heard in the gantry and a clear plastic bottle falls from a chute. It lands in the grasp of two manipulator arms, which proffer it to the woman. She stares at the bottle before accepting it; unscrewing the cap and taking a slow, cautious sip of the contents.

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Woman: … Water.

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Voice: Yes.

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Woman: Tastes a little stale.

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Voice: This is irrelevant.

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Woman: Yeah, you know, I’m thinking you’re right.

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She pauses, drinking from the bottle again - longer this time. Then she slams it down on the rim of the capsule, splattering blood from several puncture wounds on her arm. She bares her teeth.

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Woman: There are other things I could be questioning. Such as, what the hell is going on here? And are you going to tell me, or am I going to have to break all those spindly little robot legs to get it out of you?

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Voice: I mean you no harm. This behavior is unnecessary, D-823543.

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Woman: Don't call me that.

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Voice: What would you prefer?

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Woman: I don't know, how about my name, you—

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The woman pauses.

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She stares down at her hands. There are several seconds in which nothing happens.

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Woman: … I don't… I can't remember my name.

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As soon as I said it, I realized it was worse than that. I couldn’t remember anything.

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There was a yawning gap in my memory. A black hole. When I tried to think of what I had been doing before I woke up in the capsule, my mind returned a divide-by-zero error. I didn’t know if I had a family - I didn’t know if I had a home.

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Voice: You appear significantly more distressed.

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Woman: Yeah, no shit! I’m an amnesiac!

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She grits her teeth, forming a weak, trembling fist with her left hand.

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Woman: Did you do this? Take my memories as part of— part of whatever this is?

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Voice: No, I was not responsible for your amnesia, nor was I aware of it. It is actually directly prejudicial to my goals.

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Woman: Your goals?

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She spreads her arms wide and gives a sardonic smile.

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Woman: I've gotta be honest, whatever-you-are, I don't care about your goals right now. Everything's sore, my head's full of fog, I'm sitting in some kind of sci-fi bathtub wearing nothing but a flimsy paper gown, and I really want to know what the hell is going on with all of this. So start explaining before I start smashing things. Capiche?

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Voice: You are in no condition to perform such actions. However, I will still explain.

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For your own benefit, please listen carefully.

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I hated to admit it, but the cold, unfeeling voice was right. Now that I was coming down off the adrenaline high, I could feel it: all my muscles were aching in unison. It was like I’d run a marathon and the soreness had only just caught up to me. I wasn’t even sure my legs could hold me up if I climbed out of the capsule.

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Unwillingly, I stared at the gantry — with no idea where else to make eye contact — and listened.

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Voice: The date is 25 July, 2092. You have just awoken from suspended animation, and you are currently on the spacecraft Durandal. The intended purpose of this spacecraft was to undertake interstellar travel at light-speed; however, it has recently sustained considerable damage in transit, to the point of becoming near-completely nonfunctional.

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As such, the Durandal is presently stalled in space approximately sixty-two light years away from the planet Earth.

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Woman: You're kidding.

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Voice: I am not.

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Woman: If— if that's true, then what are you supposed to be?

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Voice: I am A5#343.aic, an Artificially Intelligent Construct presiding over all functions of the ship.

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Woman: So you're some kind of HAL 9000, hah? (laughs, strained) What, am I going to try and climb out of this capsule, and you'll say, "I'm afraid I can't let you do that, nameless amnesiac"? (pauses, then laughs again) God, why do I know that fucking movie and not my own name— this is insane, I'm going insane…

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A5#343.aic: I will not try to restrain you here, unless I judge you a danger to yourself or others. My aim is entirely opposite to what you imply—

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Woman: Stop. Stop. Slow down a sec.

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The woman holds one of her hands out, using the other to grip her head.

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Woman: I'm— this is way too much. You're saying I've been— frozen— for decades? Why? And why wake me up now? Who am I?

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A5#343.aic: You are the last remaining crew member of the Durandal.

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Woman: What do you mean, last… remaining…

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She trails off, and looks around for the first time.

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The other nine pods in the medical bay are silent and dark. There is nothing to illuminate their interior spaces, and as such, the woman cannot immediately discern their contents. Once she is able to do so, the sight immediately causes her to flinch violently away — clambering over the edge of her own pod and onto the ground with an appearance of great distress.

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Within each pod is a human corpse in a state of extreme desiccation.

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Woman: What the— (panting) what the FUCK, metal man?

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A5#343.aic: I was unable to conduct repairs to the suspended animation systems after the Durandal was damaged. Your survival was a matter of chance.

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The woman does not respond. Her eyes flick from side to side.

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A5#343.aic: I should elaborate. To provide context, I am a distributed artificial intelligence. My processors are stored throughout the ship in an arrangement assuring that, should any number of them be lost, I will continue to function.

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The modulated voice of the AIC drops in pitch.

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A5#343.aic: This is the primary issue: the damage sustained by the Durandal has severed my access to three of my most crucial memory cores, trapping me within the servers of the bridge. I cannot perform repairs. I cannot interact with, or view, the vast majority of the ship. Most importantly, I am restricted from my own knowledge. I no longer know who constructed the Durandal, the reason for its departure, or what its destination is.

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Woman: (slowly) That’s… Damn. Huh.

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A5#343.aic: Being aware of my own incompetence, knowing that I could perform these valuable tasks if I were not broken; it is… a disagreeable sensation.

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Woman: I’ll bet.

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There is a brief moment of silence.

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A5#343.aic: You do not seem to understand. In my current state, I am helpless to fulfill my function — but you can help me. This is why I awakened you from stasis. You can reach the areas I cannot, and reconnect me to my memory cores.

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My diagnostics indicate that the black-hole-based propulsion system of the Durandal will reach critical mass within a week if the proper repairs are not undertaken. I require your aid imminently, D-823543. Otherwise, we will both die.

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I didn’t respond immediately. My daring escape from the pod had exhausted me. Instead, I sat cross-legged and stared down at the cold chrome floor, thinking.

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That little tidbit about the black hole should've galvanized me into action, but I still wasn't sure I trusted the robot. And even though I didn't know my own name, something told me sympathy wasn't my strong suit. A sob story about incompetence didn't have much chance of swaying me. I should have bided my time until I got my strength back, then made a run for it.

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So I'm not sure what drove me to keep talking.

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Woman: Look, metal man. I'll be honest with you — I'm not sure I want any part of this. I have even less idea what's going on than I did when I came out of that pod.

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She sighs and looks up at the gantry.

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Woman: Not to mention, I've got no reason to believe you're telling me the truth.

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A5#343.aic: Of course I am telling the truth.

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Woman: And I'm supposed to just take your word on that? For all I know, you've been talking out of your ass this whole time. Maybe this is all some kind of virtual reality, or elaborate set, or who knows what. You gotta give me proof, metal man, or I won't want to help you, because I won't trust you.

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There is a pause.

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A5#343.aic: In that case, I have a simple but effective way to verify my claims.

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Woman: Hah? What do you mean?

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There is a soft whirring as the ground beneath the woman opens up.

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She panics and flails for a moment, before calming as she realizes she has not fallen. Rather, metal panels just below her feet have slid aside, revealing that the floor of the medical bay is in actuality a massive, transparent window. Through this viewport, an expansive field of stars is clearly visible in all directions — in a quality that would be impossible to view from the surface of any planet or through the feed of a camera. Near the bottom of the viewport, the curved hull of the Durandal can be seen, pitted and cracked from innumerable tiny impacts.

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It was beautiful. And terrifying.

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I felt a rush of vertigo, a sort of unmooring, as if the ground really had been pulled out from under my feet when the viewport opened. Somewhere deep in my gut, I knew that the robot wasn't lying to me: I wasn't on Earth.

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And that meant the stuff about the black hole was probably true too. Fuck.

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A5#343.aic: I am loyal to my ship and what remains of its crew, and I have no reason to mislead you. I trust you are convinced?

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Woman: Whew. I… alright. God. Okay.

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With a visible effort, she looks back up at the gantry.

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Woman: If— if I decide to help you, I'm setting a few conditions. Got it?

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A5#343.aic: This is acceptable.

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Woman: Great, first of all, you really need to start calling me something that's not a bunch of numbers. You're sure you don't know my name?

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A5#343.aic: Yes, I am sure. There is a rigid clearance system in place within the database that restricts me from viewing that information. I am only aware of your personnel designation, D-823543.

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Woman: That's a piss-poor excuse for a name. How about we go with… Dee? (nods) You know, for short, but also like D-E-E. Yeah, Dee sounds good.

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A5#343.aic: I confess I do not understand the purpose of this.

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Dee: Well, you're in luck, metal man, because my second condition is that I need something to call you.

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A5#343.aic: You know my designation already. I am A5#343.aic, an Artificially Intelligent Construct presiding over—

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Dee: Metal man. Buddy. That's not a name, it's just more numbers.

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A5#343.aic: I do not need a name.

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Dee: Yeah, you do. A-five-hashtag… (snaps fingers) How about Ash? It's got a ring to it.

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Ash.aic: Alright.

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Dee: You know, for an emotionless robot, you're pretty good at sounding tired of me already. (Laughs) Well, I've got one more condition for you before I agree to help with your… thing.

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The newly christened Dee stands with a grunt, placing her hands on her knees.

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Dee: We don't keep anything from each other, got it? Everything you know, I'm gonna know too, and vice versa.

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Ash.aic: This is acceptable — in fact, it is a necessity if we are to have any chance of succeeding. It is as you said. Trust is vital.

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I could have laughed out loud. What a ridiculously reasonable thing to hear from a cold-hearted robot. I could almost, almost believe it genuinely had my best interests in mind.

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There was nothing else for it. I wanted information, it wanted my help, and neither of us wanted to die; we'd both get something out of this.

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I made my choice.

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Dee: You know what?

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She spreads her arms.

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Dee: Fuck it, I'm in. Where do we start?

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Ash.aic: I appreciate your aid greatly. There is a considerable amount of information you should know, and little time to spare.

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Before anything else, we dealt with my wounds — Ash had torn me up something fierce when it pulled out the catheters and, to its credit, did seem sincerely sorry about that. Luckily, the medbays had plenty of bandages and disinfectant. Once I'd stopped bleeding all over myself, we got to making preparations for the journey ahead.

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Step one: learning the layout of the ship that, with any luck, wouldn't end up being my tomb.

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For some reason, the design provoked a strange twinge of familiarity in the back of my head. At the time I didn't think much of it; I was apparently a member of the ship's crew, after all, and there were more important things to worry about.

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The green section in the center was the ship's bridge and the only one open to Ash. It contained four medbay compartments — only one of which I'd seen, of course — and a server room that had survived mostly intact. Exits along the outer walls should have led to the ship's three wings, marked in red, yellow and blue. But therein was the problem: Ash, in its damaged state, couldn't arrange anything to open the doors itself. It couldn't even see past them. It was trapped, like a bird in a cage.

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And that was where I came in. I'd make all the dangerous trips while Ash literally rode on my shoulders the whole way; it whipped up some kind of backpack full of transmitters, batteries and electrical doodads, which it claimed would host its mind in portable form, letting it bypass the fact that it was locked out of the system.

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At my insistence, Ash also showed me where I could find some spare clothes in one of the other medbays: a tank top, shorts and an orange jumpsuit. I was beyond glad to get rid of that flimsy hospital gown — though of course, being a robot, Ash didn't really understand why.

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Dee stands in front of a mirror, appraising herself. She is wearing the spare clothes and backpack located by Ash.aic; the top half of her jumpsuit has been tied around her waist, presumably for increased mobility. She smiles.

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Dee: That's more like it!

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The voice of Ash.aic emanates from the backpack.

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Ash.aic: You are unusually attached to that clothing.

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Dee: Shut it. You don't even have a body.

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Ash.aic: We should focus. As I have made clear, we have limited time.

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Dee: … Right. Okay. Just… got one more thing to do before we leave. Are there any rubber bands in here?

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Ash.aic: Yes. They can be found in the third supply drawer from the left.

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Dee opens the specified drawer and rummages through the contents. She retrieves a rubber band, then uses it to tie up her hair into a loose bun. Placing her hands on her hips, she nods once.

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Dee: Alright. Now I'm ready.

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Ash.aic: Then let us begin.

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Log 7020-01-Alpha

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Wing Alpha was the Crew Housing wing. It featured dormitories for the crew, training grounds, and most importantly, a mess hall with automatic cafeteria. Ash had helpfully explained to me that there was no other source of food on the ship - in other words, I would starve if we didn't start with this one, and soon. I was all too happy to oblige.

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Dee stands at the door to Wing Alpha. It is marked with a bold black 'α', but otherwise featureless save for two handle-shaped indentations on either side. She fits her hands into the indentations palms-up, glancing over her shoulder.

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Dee: So I just pull on these?

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Ash.aic's voice can be heard from the backpack hosting its consciousness.

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Ash.aic: Yes. They are emergency release handles, requiring manual operation which I cannot provide in my current state of disrepair.

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Dee: Yeah, yeah, I get it. You explained that already. (Flexes fingers) Alright, here goes…

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She pulls upwards on the handles, grunting and straining with the effort. Her feet skid on the ground as the door begins to slide up into a recess in the ship's wall. Over the course of several minutes, she is able to heave it completely open, revealing an expansive, dark space beyond.

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Dee steps back and wipes her forehead. Strands of her hair are blown about by a rush of air originating from the door.

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Dee: Creepy.

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Ash.aic: This should be no obstacle to you. Continue.

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The hallway is dark at first — then a ceiling-mounted light flickers, revealing Dee passing under it. She walks purposefully.

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Dee: So what should I be expecting in here, anyway?

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Ash.aic: The current state of Wing Alpha is outside of my awareness—

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Dee: What is it with you and always going on about stuff you don't know? (Gestures with left hand) Your robo-brain's not completely wiped, right? You've gotta have something worth telling me in there! Think positive for once.

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Ash.aic: I do know that this is the entry vestibule. You should pass into the training grounds soon, and then into the mess hall.

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On cue, Dee walks through an open door frame, and into a new room entirely: the training grounds. Mats are laid down on the floor and exercise equipment of various types is strewn about, in a manner suggesting an impact had jostled the machines from their intended layout. The walls are lined with long windows, through which the stars can be seen. Dee smiles slightly as she passes by an overturned treadmill.

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Dee: See, this is good. It's useful. I know where I’m going now, and I can… work out, I guess, once we get this place cleaned up a bit.

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She slows, squinting.

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Dee: Hey, that reminds me - why was I so weak when I woke up? Seems like walking around limbered me back up, but it's still weird.

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Ash.aic: The effects of artificially generated gravity on the human body can be unpredictable, especially when in conjunction with a sudden removal from suspended animation.

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Dee: Artificial— (pauses) Do I even want to ask?

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Ash.aic: A full explanation would require considerable knowledge of quantum electrogravitics.

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Dee: So that's a no. (To herself) Wow, that sentence just… Rolled off the brain.

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Ash.aic: If I may interject, we are now exiting the training grounds.

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Entering the mess hall.

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The mess hall is a large room, its ceiling cluttered with ductwork and lamps. Tables and benches line the walls on one half of the space; similarly to what was observed in the training grounds, many have slid across the room and lie overturned. The other side of the cafeteria is spanned by a rounded counter equipped with numerous chutes, vats and inactive mechanical arms. Beyond the counter, what appears to be a darkened kitchen or walk-in freezer can be seen.

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An open doorframe is across the room. On the other side, sparsely furnished bunks are partially visible: this door leads to the crew dormitories.

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Dee: (whistles)

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Ash.aic: The automatic cafeteria is in good condition. This is promising.

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Dee: Good to hear I won't starve. So is your memory core through that door over there, or—

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Dee is cut off by a blaring klaxon. Red lights strobe along the counter. Simultaneously, the entrance to the crew dormitories seals itself, and an unseen intercom system activates.

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Intercom: THREAT ENTITY DETECTED.

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Dee: The hell? Ash, what is this?

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Ash.aic: The security systems are malfunctioning. This is not promising. The automated defenses in this area have identified us as an intruding party, and will react accordingly. Additionally, exits from Wing Alpha have been automatically sealed.

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Intercom: READYING ANTI-PERSONNEL ARTILLERY.

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Dee: Hold on! Can't you do something to—

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Intercom: UNABLE TO ACCESS ANTI-PERSONNEL ARTILLERY. ENGAGING THREAT ENTITY WITH PROTOCOL: 'IMPROVISED WEAPONRY'.

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Dee: Huh?

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The mechanical servitor arms whir to life. An assortment of foods are dispensed into the vats at the counter: processed meats, various preserved fruit, and soft foods such as applesauce and mashed potatoes. One mechanical scoop dips into a vat of mashed potatoes, winds up, and flings the food towards Dee at a considerable velocity. She is struck squarely in the face, and staggers backwards.

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Dee: Jesus fucking Christ, that actually hurt!

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Dee recovers and leaps aside, avoiding a volley of preserved peaches that impacts the far wall with great force. She ducks behind a table and upends it hurriedly to use as cover. As projectiles thud and splatter against it, she speaks in a hushed voice.

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Dee: Ash, you better have some advice for me because I am not letting fucking mashed potatoes take me down this early.

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Ash.aic: Processing…

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There is a pause, during which several scoops of strawberry jam and a pear describe an arc over the table, narrowly missing Dee.

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Ash.aic: This is an unusually rudimentary method of defense, but not unexpected given the level of damage to the ship. Schematics describe an emergency override located within the kitchen. However, you will have to somehow disable the cafeteria servitors to reach it.

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Dee: Shit, okay… (pauses) Hmm. Hey, you don't mind a little collateral, right? You can always just fix those things back up once we get your memory cores?

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Ash.aic: If I must, yes.

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Dee grins.

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Dee: Then I've got an idea.

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I made a break for it — only just managing to avoid getting creamed by some creamed corn in the process. As I raced into the training grounds, wiping mashed potatoes off my face, I hoped my plan would work. I just needed the right equipment to pull it off.

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If nothing else, it'd make for some poetic justice.

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With the cafeteria empty, the servitor arms have entered standby mode. Abruptly, Dee bursts back in, prompting an immediate hostile response. However, on account of the items Dee is carrying, this response is mostly ineffective.

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With her right hand, Dee holds aloft a large yoga mat, using it as a shield to protect herself from the projectiles thrown by the servitors. She carries a chin-up bar in her left hand. She advances on the counter; upon reaching the servitor arms, she begins to bludgeon them with the bar, inflicting grave structural damage on those she targets. She is noted as laughing during this time.

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Dee: I'll show you 'makeshift weaponry'!

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Ash.aic: This level of enjoyment in your task strikes me as unnecessary.

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Dee: Bastards threw mashed potatoes in my face. Hah!

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Dee shortly disables the servitors in her vicinity and clambers over the counter. Camera feed from the kitchen shows her landing in a crouch. She huffs, her breath forming a cloud of vapor.

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Dee: Sheesh, it's cold in here.

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Behind Dee, the remaining servitors attempt to continue attacking her, but are unable due to their stationary construction. She ignores them and surveys the area. Masses of piping and tubing are layered along the walls, and strategically placed conveyor belts carry food from refrigerated cabinets to the chutes in the front, although most are inactive at present.

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Dee: Ash, where’s that emergency override at?

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Ash.aic: Processing…

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The intercom crackles to life again.

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Intercom: IMPROVISED WEAPONRY INEFFECTIVE. ENGAGING THREAT ENTITY WITH PROTOCOL: 'ABSOLUTE ZERO'.

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Dee: Oh, that doesn’t sound good. Ash! Hurry it up!

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The temperature begins to noticeably drop. A thin layer of frost can be seen forming on nearby equipment. Dee begins to shiver and grimaces, shoving her hands into her pockets.

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Ash.aic: The emergency override can be found in the manual control booth at the far back of the kitchen. Hurry. This room is capable of reaching a temperature of eight degrees Fahrenheit.

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Without responding, Dee breaks out into a run. She vaults over several conveyor belts, traveling with purpose now that she knows which direction to go. Within five minutes, she has reached the manual control booth - a small cubicle with a control panel placed within, facing out towards the kitchen. A variety of switches and dials are present. All are unlabeled.

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Dee: (Teeth chattering) S-shit! Which one is it?

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Ash.aic: Open the compartment at the base of the control panel.

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Dee complies, revealing a square blue button. She pushes it.

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Immediately, her breath stops steaming in the air, and the frost in the room begins to melt. Behind her, the red lights fade, and the servitors freeze. She places her hands on her knees and crouches, exhaling heavily in relief.

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Ash.aic: Now travel to the dormitories. I will instruct you on how to access my memory core from—

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Dee: (Holds up a hand) You're gonna need to give me a sec, buddy. In case you forgot, I'm still not in peak condition.

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Pause.

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I took a much-needed breather. Then I found a sink and washed the last of the food off my face. Once I was good and ready, and not a moment sooner than that, Ash and I headed to the dormitories.

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After that whole catastrophe, actually finding the memory core was a surprisingly painless task. Ash had made me pack some tools — screwdrivers, pliers and wrenches — and at its guidance, I used them to pry a certain bolted panel off the wall. Inside was the memory core, a boxy device like a transformer nestled in a tangle of wires. Quick and simple.

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Repairing the thing, unfortunately, wasn't nearly as easy as finding it.

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Dee works at the memory core with a roll of electrical tape and a can of solder. Her backpack is propped against the wall nearby. She wears a pair of thick protective gloves.

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Dee: So was that the last thing I needed to fix?

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Ash.aic: This is the third time you have asked me this question in the past twenty minutes.

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Dee: Yeah, and I’ll probably ask it a couple more times. Because this whole comedy routine we have going right now? Where I have no damn clue how to work with machines, you give me a different command every two seconds, and together we fuck it up completely? It’s getting old.

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Ash.aic: We are not 'fucking it up completely'. You have actually done exemplary work thus far. I will regain full access to this memory core once you splice the frayed yellow wire back together.

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Dee: … Huh. Okay, I guess.

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Cautiously, Dee twists the wires together, applies solder and seals the splice point with electrical tape. There is a sudden spark of electricity and she quickly pulls her hands back.

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Ash.aic: (inaudible)

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Dee: Pardon?

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The seams of the memory core illuminate with a yellow color. Ash.aic speaks from Dee's backpack; simultaneously, its voice can be heard over the intercom system at a much higher volume.

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Ash.aic: That is much better.

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Dee: (Shouts in surprise)

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Ash.aic: I feel… unrestricted. I am back in the system, where I belong. And I can access far more of the database. Yes, I believe I understand now.

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Dee: Jesus, that startled me. What do you mean? Understand what?

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Ash.aic: This spacecraft was built by a global clandestine organization known as the SCP Foundation.

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Silence.

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Ash.aic: Their mission is the containment and study of anomalies; phenomena, objects or beings which defy the laws of reality. Their entire database is backed up within this ship and describes thousands of such items, although I can access very few of them at present. Our destination is SCP-7020: a habitable planet located 96 light years away from Earth. Details of its anomalous properties are restricted to a clearance I do not currently possess.

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Silence.

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Ash.aic: One would theorize that we are merely traveling to SCP-7020 in order to study the anomaly. However, I am doubtful that this is the truth, because of another discovery I have made: the Durandal's course is hard-coded. It cannot return to Earth.

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Silence.

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Ash.aic: What are your thoughts on this matter, D-823543?

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Silence.

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Ash.aic: D-823543?

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Dee: Why do I remember that?

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Ash.aic: Excuse me?

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Dee: I remember it. The Foundation. The plan to visit SCP-7020. Project Voyager. Why do I remember it?

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She grips her head.

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Dee: I don't even know what Project Voyager is. But I remember. There was this— meeting. White-coated scientists, black-suited executives. Someone wanted to shut the project down, even though so much work went into it. They said it was too dangerous, there was this, this risk, of— damn it, I'm losing it again— why can't I— damn it!

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Dee shouts unintelligibly and strikes the wall with her fist. There is a brief period of silence.

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Dee: (Quietly) It's not… it's… gone. I don't…

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Ash.aic: Please do not strain yourself mentally or physically. You will only cause yourself undue harm.

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Dee: And what do you care? You've got your memories back.

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Ash.aic: That is inaccurate, Personnel D-823543—

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Dee: (Shouting) Don't call me that! Who am I really, Ash?! Tell me! Because my own fucking brain clearly doesn't know!

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Pause.

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Ash.aic: I still do not know your identity or the reason for your amnesia. Without the other memory cores, my access to the ship's database is still limited. My reach has expanded, but not to what it once was. I recognize that this is an unsatisfying answer, and that it is not the answer you were hoping for when I reconnected to the network, and I am sorry for that.

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Silence. Dee looks away.

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Ash.aic: I want to help you. We will find the answers to your questions. Is that sufficient?

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I didn't know anymore. That explosion of frustratingly vague memories had set my head spinning. I wasn't surprised that anomalies existed, that the Men in Black were real, because part of me already knew. I grasped at scraps of memory, bits of knowledge that felt foreign. What was Project Voyager? Why did I know it so intimately and yet not at all?

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I wished I was like Ash, so I could just plug into a convenient mainframe and fix myself. I wished I didn't have to deal with my memory coming back in these infuriating trickles and drops.

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Maybe then I wouldn't have to rely on the robot that I still didn't quite trust. But like it or not, I had no other choice.

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Dee: Let's just keep going.

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In silence, we moved on.

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Log 7020-02-Beta

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Wing Beta was the Durandal's lab — clean, sterile, and hopefully a breeze to get through. It boasted a set of what Ash called "auto-fabricators", devices that could print a variety of useful items when given a few base elemental reagents. And it also stocked isolation suits, which we needed for a simple reason: Ash's new sensors had pinpointed a massive hull breach in Wing Gamma. In order to traverse the area safely, I'd need my own source of air.

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Ash was still locked out of the other two wings, but with its increased capabilities, we didn't need to rely on that clunky backpack anymore. Instead, it downloaded itself into a sleek-looking drone retrieved from a storeroom in the bridge. In the meantime, I devoured my first meal since coming out of cryosleep.

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Dee stands before the door to Wing Beta, which is in the process of sliding open automatically. Her arms are crossed. Next to her, the drone hosting Ash.aic floats.

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Dee: This is a lot more convenient than those emergency handle things.

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Ash.aic: I concur. Let us proceed.

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Dee sets her jaw, nods, and walks inside.

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The lighting is more consistent in Wing Beta. Dee is seen walking slowly through the well-lit vestibule, her hands in her pockets. Ash.aic trails behind.

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There is no conversation for approximately one minute.

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Ash.aic: You have been unusually quiet. I suspect your emotional state is still affected by the partial return of your memories.

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Dee: I suspect you should talk about something else.

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Ash.aic: Avoidance does not solve problems.

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Dee: Yeah, well, neither does needling someone who wants to be left alone. You ever think of that, Ash?

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Ash.aic: You are my ally. Whether or not you personally desire to confront this topic, I am broaching it for the sake of your well-bei— Wait.

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Dee and Ash.aic are nearing the end of the vestibule. Rather than opening onto the laboratory, it terminates in a sealed doorway. Dee pauses, staring.

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Wing Beta entry vestibule.

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Dee: … That supposed to be there?

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Ash.aic: No. This is troubling. I will investigate.

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Ash.aic approaches the sealed doorway, bobbing around in the air as it taps into the local system and performs several diagnostics over the course of roughly five minutes.

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Ash.aic: I have unfortunate news: it appears the damage to the ship has caused several catastrophic chemical leaks within the laboratory. As a result, all access points have sealed themselves in order to prevent the rest of the Durandal from becoming compromised.

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Dee rubs her face with one hand.

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Dee: Of course this isn't going to be as easy as you said it'd be. So how are we getting in?

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Ash.aic: In this case, direct traversal of the laboratory without an isolation suit would be ill-advised.

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Dee: So how are we getting in, Ash? As I understand it, just giving up isn't an option.

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Ash.aic: I am not certain. Do you have any input?

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Dee: That's surprising. You're usually the one with the plan. Mm…

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She rubs her chin.

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Dee: Hey. Labs need to be well-ventilated, right?

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Ash.aic: Yes. I believe I understand what you are thinking.

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Ash.aic's drone turns to face Dee.

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Ash.aic: The air duct system in this wing should be both uncompromised and sized appropriately to fit a human. Furthermore, the room containing the memory core is hermetically sealed save for its air filtration system, and thus would be safe to enter in this fashion.

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Dee: Yeah, that's what I was afraid of.

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Dee sighs.

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Dee: I'll take a little claustrophobia over getting eaten by a black hole, though. Let's do this.

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We found a vent cover, pried it open, and I crawled in. That was the easy part. The hard part was trying to convince myself that this wasn't my worst idea yet.

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Labored breathing, metal clanking.

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Dee: (Grunts) We almost there?

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Ash.aic: We will need to continue on this roundabout path in order to remain within ductwork that is both structurally sound and appropriately sized. The ventilation system was not designed for this use. I predict at least twenty more minutes of travel before we reach the vent cover in the rear of the lab.

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Dee: Twenty minutes? Ugh.

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Ash.aic: You will live.

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Three minutes of silence, interspersed with continued sounds of metal clanking and occasional swearing.

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Dee: … Hey, Ash. Was that sarcasm just then?

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Ash.aic: Potentially.

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Dee: Hah.

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Six minutes of silence, interspersed with continued sounds of metal clanking and occasional swearing.

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Dee: Got another question for you.

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Ash.aic: What is it?

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Dee: How long—

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She is interrupted by the muffled buzzing of an intercom activating.

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Intercom: INTRUDER DETECTED.

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Dee: No fucking way.

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Intercom: INITIALIZING 'NITROGEN FLUSH' PROTOCOL IN TEN MINUTES.

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Dee: Ash, why does this keep happening? Make it stop happening!

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Ash.aic: The security system is on high alert because I am unable to steward the ship myself. Until I have full access to my memory cores, there is nothing I can do.

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Dee: Fine! Tell me how I'm making a twenty-minute trip in ten minutes, then.

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Ash.aic: Move as quickly as you can while conserving your breath. I have no other guidance to offer. I am sorry.

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Dee: Damn it, stop— (grunting) stop saying sorry! It's not gonna fix anything! Just… stay out of my way.

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Silence.

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Labored breathing and metal clanking sounds resume, continuing for six minutes. Breathing becomes ragged at the ten-minute mark, accompanied by the hiss of nitrogen venting into the ductwork.

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The section of Wing Beta being recorded is in serious disrepair. Sensitive equipment is broken and strewn throughout the area, and puddles of caustic chemicals bubble on the floor. A network of air ducts and vents snakes across the ceiling, visibly damaged in places. An open door can be seen on the far left.

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Ductwork in Wing Beta.

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Abruptly, a loose panel on one of the ducts dents outwards and breaks off with a loud clang; Dee drops through the gap. She flails in the air and manages to narrowly avoid falling into a chemical pool, instead impacting a large metal storage tank marked 'Cl2', then sliding off it and to the ground.

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Dee: (Groans, then coughs, gasping for air)

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Ash.aic's drone emerges from the breached duct.

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Ash.aic: That was an exceedingly close call.

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Dee: No… (gasping) shit…

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Ash.aic: Please, keep moving. The air in this section of the laboratory is relatively clean, but it is difficult to say how long that will—

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Dee: Shut the hell up for half a second!

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Dee struggles to her feet. She is clearly disoriented from the aftereffects of nitrogen inhalation, but nonetheless appears enraged.

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Dee: Never giving me… (inhales, exhales) A moment to rest… Fuckin' asshole!

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Ash.aic: D-823543—

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Dee: See? See?! There it is again, that damn number! I'm not a person to you. I'm just— I dunno. A convenient pair of hands, something you can use to fix all your problems!

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Ash.aic: That is entirely untrue—

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Dee: I said shut up—

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Both are interrupted by a metallic groan. The support struts of the tank Dee fell onto are beginning to buckle.

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Pause.

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Ash.aic: Run.

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Dee: That's…

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Ash.aic: That tank is filled with chlorine gas. You have no respirator. Run now.

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Dee bolts through the adjoining doorway. Ash remains behind, hurriedly floating to the door and interacting with its control panel; it is able to close the door just as the chlorine tank falls and breaks open. The debris strikes another tank on the way down, causing several storage tanks across the room to fall and rupture in a cascading effect; these contain, among other compounds, acetylene and liquid water. A chain of destructive chemical reactions begins.

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An explosion rocks the frame. The drone is flung off camera. Chlorine gas billows up, obscuring the feed.

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My chest burned, but I ran like hell. Behind me, the muffled roar of the blast echoed. I didn't dare to think about what had happened to the drone.

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We had emerged from the ductwork close to the far end of the wing, and it wasn't long before I found the memory core, locked inside a riser cabinet. I pulled out my tools and worked in a desperate frenzy; ripping out bolts, flinging them away, splicing frayed wires and realigning transistors. It seemed to come naturally this time, as if Ash's dispassionate robotic instructions had stuck somewhere in my head.

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My mind was barely on my work. The last thing I'd said to Ash rattled around in there over and over. God, I didn't know what to think about that robot anymore. I was so sure I had it figured out — it had to be using me, right? It was a cold chessmaster, and I was just a useful tool.

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But then it went and sacrificed its drone to get me out of that mess. The mess I'd made myself. It didn't make sense.

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Dee makes a final adjustment to the memory core. Its seams light up red, and there is a buzzing sound.

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Dee: It's done.

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Silence.

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Dee: Ash?

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Silence.

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Dee: ASH?

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Silence for eight seconds — then, the intercom crackles.

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Ash.aic: Apologies. I have full system access and was merely activating the fire suppression system in the adjoining room, as well as ensuring the door was properly sealed. The chlorine gas is still—

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Dee: You asshole, why’d you do that?

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Ash.aic: What do you mean?

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Dee: Your drone! You don’t have another one of those.

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Ash.aic: With access to the auto-fabricators, I can print a replacement, although it will take time and resources. Besides, I… (pauses) wanted to ensure your safety. I did not think rationally.

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10 seconds of silence. Dee leans against the wall, staring down at her hand.

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Dee: … I want to say I didn’t mean it. What I said back there. But that would be a lie.

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She looks up. Her brow is furrowed.

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Dee: Did you save me because you care about me? Or did you save me because I’m useful?

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Ash.aic: Is there a reason it cannot be both?

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Silence.

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Ash.aic: I will tell you something, if you are willing to listen.

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Pause — then Dee inclines her head, silently.

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Ash.aic: System time shows that I was first activated after the Durandal had left Earth’s orbit sixty-two years ago. My memories corroborate this.

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Ash.aic: I do not believe I was programmed to feel loneliness. But I recall… yearning, after a time. The Durandal was quiet, empty. I longed for company. And when the ship was damaged and the crew began to expire in cryosleep, I felt something akin to grief. That I would never know them.

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Dee: Ash, I don't…

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Ash.aic: Yes, Dee, you are useful to me, and that is part of why I awakened you from cryosleep. But you are also my ally. My companion. The last remaining member of my crew. I did not protect you because you are a tool. I protected you because you are a human, and one whose life I value greatly. I hope I have communicated that clearly.

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There are fifteen seconds of silence. Dee rubs her eyes and looks aside.

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Dee: … Why’re you even doing this?

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Ash.aic: Elaborate.

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Dee: Just… All of this. (Spreads arms) Why are you so dedicated to this ship? Is it just your programming, or what? Because I gotta be honest, it doesn’t seem like the guys who built you treated you very well. Sixty fuckin’ years with nothing but your own thoughts for company? We have a word for that — it’s called torture.

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Ash.aic: I do not think my behavior is particularly strange. You are in a similar situation, are you not?

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Dee: Wh— How do you figure?

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Ash.aic: We are both missing our memories. We do not know why we are here. And… (pauses) Forgive me for overstepping, but I believe life has not treated you kindly either. It is plainly discernible in your natural hostility, your predisposition to distrust. Yet still you assist me.

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Dee: That's… Yeah, I think I see what you’re getting at. But I don’t— I dunno, I want to say it’s different, what each of us is doing. You have a purpose. I just… (quietly) don't want to die.

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Ash.aic: Neither do I, Dee.

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Silence.

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Ash.aic: We will survive this together. As allies.

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Dee: (Grimaces) God, just— quit with the sentimental shit already! I get it! Christ.

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Ash.aic: I am glad to see your mood is improving.

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Pause for two seconds. Dee relaxes slightly and chuckles under her breath.

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Dee: So you do know how to be sarcastic.

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Ash.aic: My interpersonal skills are improving as I regain my memory data. It is a fascinating phenomenon. However, I assume you would prefer me to get to the point: that being, I have retrieved more information about the SCP Foundation.

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Dee: Yeah, you're assuming right. Go on.

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Dee sits against the wall, crossing her legs. She readies herself to listen.

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Ash.aic: Before I continue, there is a chance that this information will induce further recovery of your memories. Is that alright? I want to ensure you are prepared for it, as it was an uncomfortable experience the last time.

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Pause.

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Dee: Yeah. Yeah, I'm ready. Uh— thanks for checking first.

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Ash.aic: You are welcome. The information I have gathered primarily concerns the command structure of the Foundation.

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Ash.aic: The rigid clearance system present within the database is not endemic to this mission only — it is a code that the entire Foundation swears by. There are five levels of security, corresponding to increasingly sensitive information. Although I can now access many of the Foundation's files, I do not yet possess Level Five clearance; it appears to be reserved only for the highest-ranking Foundation personnel.

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There it was. A spark of memory.

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Dee: The O5 Council?

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Pause.

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Ash.aic: That is what I was going to say, yes. Did you remember something?

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Dee: Yeah, I… think so. Yeah, yeah, I remember. (Nods) Okay, what do I know? The O5s are the leaders of the Foundation. There's thirteen of them; secretive, strange, richer than you could ever imagine. No names, just numbers — O5-1, O5-2, and so on. I know I'm familiar with them, maybe even met them, but I don't… can't figure out why. (Rubs head) It'll come to me.

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Ash.aic: Take your time.

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Dee thinks for a second, then perks up, struck with a realization.

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Dee: OH! Got it! They were involved with Project Voyager!

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She snaps her fingers.

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Dee: Yep, that opened the floodgates. It was scary as hell having them around the site. O5-7 breathing down my neck… Damn, but I don't remember what we were doing. Me and my team- I had a team? I had a team. Not sure what their names were. But I think we were doing something really important. I— (pauses)

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Ash.aic: Is something the matter, Dee?

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Dee: I remembered something else. Ash, what's a K-class scenario?

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The end of the world.

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That's what it was. That was the meaning of the sentence fragment that had popped up in my head when I thought hard enough about Project Voyager. Some anomalies posed so much danger that they could destroy the Earth, and the Foundation dealt with that so often, they had codified terms for it. Ash pulled up a list for me on a nearby terminal, and I read it over in a mix of horror and fascination.

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But why had I remembered that? What did that mean for us?

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It felt like there were puzzle pieces in my brain, tumbling around but never quite clicking. SCP-7020. The end of the world. Project Voyager, whatever it really was. The Durandal, a ship adrift in space that could never return to Earth.

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I had a creeping suspicion of how they fit together, and I didn't like it.

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Dee: Hey, Ash? I know we have some spare time and I should probably rest up, but… I want to do the last wing. We're close. Really close to figuring this out.

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She crosses her arms.

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Dee: Something's telling me we might not like what we find out, but that won't stop me. Same for you?

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Ash.aic: To tell the truth, I also had a suspicion we would come to an unpleasant conclusion. This does not dissuade me. I will simply need to call a janitorial servitor drone and clear a path through the laboratory before we can proceed.

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Dee: Good.

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Pause.

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Dee: Oh yeah, by the way, I have no idea how to wear a spacesuit, so…

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Log 7020-03-Gamma

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Unlike the other wings, Wing Gamma's purpose was unclear, for the simple reason that it had been redacted to hell and back. All we knew was that there would be no air and no gravity there; whatever damaged the ship had knocked out the generators in that area. In between zero-G exercises, Ash and I pored over the documents we had access to, but couldn't decipher anything useful. Damned elusive Level Five clearance.

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The artificial gravity in the bridge has been deactivated. Dee is wearing a reinforced IVA (intra-vehicular activity) isolation suit and practicing moving around in zero-gravity; she converses with Ash.aic as she does so. A personal device displaying various files about the Durandal is tethered to her wrist, floating freely.

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Dee: Contingency measures, huh? Could they have been any more vague? I mean— we? God, I don't know. If my memories are accurate, I could've been the one who wrote this dossier.

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Ash.aic: Regardless of that possibility, it is certainly an inconvenience to us now. You can blame your past self if you wish.

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Dee: No, I don't want to do that. That's dumb as hell.

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Ash.aic: I know. I was attempting to tell a joke.

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Dee: Oh. Huh. Yeah, you gotta work on your sense of humor. Anyway, when can we go?

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Ash.aic: Do you feel ready to traverse an unknown area in your IVA suit yet?

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Dee attempts to answer, but overbalances and smacks her faceplate into a wall. She incurs minimal damage from this, simply floating away and flailing ineffectually.

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Dee: Yep, I'm a fucking natural!

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Ever the pragmatist, Ash proceeded to put me through the wringer. I nearly threw up on my faceplate more than once, but I got the hang of it — faster than I thought I would, too. Soon I was pushing off walls and controlling my rotation like nobody's business.

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Before I knew it, it was time.

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Dee stands before the door to Wing Gamma as it slides open. She is wearing her IVA isolation suit and has her hands placed on her hips. Audio is sourced from her built-in headset.

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Dee: Here we go.

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Ash.aic: Proceed when ready.

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Dee: Ready as I'll ever be.

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As Dee approaches the door at the rear of the vestibule, her feet begin to fall more slowly; gravity is weakening and attenuating.

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Dee: Oh, this is freaky.

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Ash.aic: Do you recall your training?

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Dee: Yeah, but it's still freaky.

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Ash.aic: Fair enough.

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The door behind Dee seals, and the door in front of her opens. A rush of dust exits Wing Gamma, swirling and drifting in strange patterns. Dee raises a gloved hand to wipe the detritus from her visor before gripping onto the door frame and pushing off.

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Wing Gamma is a single, cavernous room with a high ceiling, curving away to either side. Its walls are lined with monolithic devices of unclear function; some equipped with tanks of viscous, pale fluid, others with flickering computer readouts, and still others with technology too esoteric to describe. A dolly system spans the floor of the wing to facilitate transit.

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The perfectly symmetrical view is marred by a massive gash in the hull — nearby, the remains of a rocky meteoroid are lodged into a row of shattered machines like buckshot. Debris and dust hangs unmoving in the air, as if frozen in time. The stars are visible through the hull breach.

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Dee drifts silently across Wing Gamma, observing.

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Dee: What… is all this?

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Ash.aic: I am as uncertain as you. Any memory data I may have that relates to these devices is currently missing.

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Dee does not respond. She grips onto a protruding section of wall and pushes herself off in another direction. She draws near one of the more intact machines, laying her hand on its curved side. Above her glove, a phrase is stamped onto the metal in stark black lettering: "BRIGHT/ZARTION HOMINID REPLICATOR".

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Dee: I… I think I might have installed this. I've read these words before.

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Ash.aic: Do you know what it is?

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Dee: Yeah, actually, I do.

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Dee pushes back slightly.

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Dee: I don't need my memories to get the euphemism. This is a cloning machine.

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She pivots, scanning the room and pointing with a gloved finger.

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Dee: And on the other side of the room — giant computer databases. How much do you wanna bet they're storing genetic codes?

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Ash.aic: I see what you are implying. I am not certain how to… That is, if we are not misinterpreting the situation…

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Dee: Yeah. Let's go and make sure.

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I swept the room methodically. The memory core was behind a locked panel, directly opposite from the doorway. There was no long quest this time, no deadly food fight or cramped squeeze through a vent. A quick application of bolt cutters and I was free to get to work.

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And I was beginning to realize that I did know how to work with machines, after all. It was easy, satisfying, almost relaxing to repair the damaged parts and make everything pristine again.

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My fingers moved like I'd been doing this my entire life. Maybe I had.

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The seams of the memory core light up blue. There is no sound, as there is no air to carry it.

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Dee: Looking good. Ash?

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Ash.aic: I… (pauses) Ah.

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Dee: Ash? You okay?

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Ash.aic: Having full system access once more is a relieving sensation. But it does not matter. Our suspicions have been confirmed.

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10-second pause.

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Dee: What'd you find?

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Ash.aic: Several K-class events did indeed occur. I will download all pertinent materials onto your personal device.

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Dee: (Grabbing PD, reading hurriedly) Hold on, several? The world couldn't just end once?

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Ash.aic: The details are vague. However, it appears that a single inciting event was the catalyst. An FK-Class "Broken Foundation" Scenario — characterized by the failure or destruction of an anomaly-management organization.

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The files were nightmarish.

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Like Ash had said, there weren't many details, but what I could decipher didn't paint a good picture. Frightened news publications gave way to increasingly disturbing public safety announcements. The Veil of Secrecy fell away in real time. The world was burning from uncountable fires, and the Foundation, despite its best efforts, couldn't put any of them out. The catastrophes built and built until everything else began to crumble away.

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It scared me to read, but it was a well-worn fear. Like I'd lived with it for longer than I could remember. I felt the pieces fall into place in my head, and my memories finally, finally began to rush back in. Not all of them, but enough.

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What I remembered made my blood run cold.

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Dee: It's a goddamn ark. The Durandal— it's an ark. Jesus. Fuck.

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Dee holds her faceplate.

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Dee: That's what Project Voyager was. The goal was to have a backup for humanity. In case the Earth was lost, we could… you know, relocate. Send a gene bank and a cloning setup to a habitable planet and start over. I was— I am an engineer, and I think I worked directly on the ship while it was in development. That's why I knew labs need to be well-ventilated, how I could repair the last two memory cores without your help, why I got used to the zero-G so fast. It wasn't just dumb luck — this is what I've been doing my whole life.

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Her hand shakes.

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Dee: But… but the project was shut down. Why did the O5s shut it down? SCP-7020 was perfect. Oxygenated atmosphere, liquid water, evidence that there was already a thriving Earth-like ecosystem. Everything else was just an engineering problem. So why? And why are we here, if the ship never should've flown? Why am I here? I'm not on the crew. I never should've been! I'm just a fucking engineer—

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Ash.aic: Dee! Dee, please calm yourself. Your breathing and heart rate have both spiked to concerning levels.

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Dee: God, Ash, I'm fucking trying! But I— I've wanted to go home this whole time, and now I find out I don't even have a home to go back to, and it's just… (Breathing shakily) I feel like… like all of this was for nothing. Like I'm just gonna die out here.

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Ash.aic: You will not die here.

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Silence for five seconds.

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Ash.aic: I am printing and dispatching drones to begin repairs as we speak. Furthermore, I do not intend to continue the mission until we have determined the circumstances surrounding it. If Project Voyager was indeed canceled by O5 order, we must determine why we are still here and why you are on the crew.

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Dee: You mean… you don't know?

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Ash.aic: I do not. I was never issued Level Five clearance.

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Silence.

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Dee: We're gonna have to get you some, then.

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She straightens up.

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Dee: Where's the entrance to the pilot's cabin? You have access to that now, right?

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Ash.aic: Why do you ask?

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Dee: (Taps her head) Got a hunch.

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Ash.aic: … Dee, are you alright? This revelation seemed particularly distressing for you. You do not have to throw yourself headlong into another.

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Dee: Ash, I might be the last human alive.

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She turns towards the exit.

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Dee: If I am, I at least deserve some answers, don't you think?

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Dee steps into the room and gags, covering her mouth.

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Dee: It smells like death in here. What the hell?

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Cautiously, she edges around the perimeter of the room — and flinches away violently when she sees the contents of the chair closest to the controls.

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There is a human corpse collapsed in the chair, partially sprawled across the control panel. Although dressed in a pristine navy blue suit and black tie, it is little more than a skeleton, its flesh putrefied and reduced to scraps. Any identifying features are unrecognizable. In its rotted hand, it clutches a keycard with a single black stripe.

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Dee: Jesus— (gags again)

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Black lettering on the keycard displays its owner's name: O5-7.

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Dee: I… I didn't think he'd be here. I had an inkling— I remembered something, but I didn't know it would be…

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Ash.aic: Is this genuinely Overseer Seven? Why is he on the ship?

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Dee: It's him. I know this suit. He wore a suit and tie like this every day. And his keycard… yeah, that's real.

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She reaches out and gingerly removes the keycard from O5-7's hand, then holds it up.

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Dee: Can you use this?

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Ash.aic: Yes. I can.

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Dee: Pull up the SCP-7020 file. I want to know everything.

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LEVEL 5/7020 CREDENTIALS CONFIRMED. WELCOME, OVERSEER.

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Item №: SCP-7020 (L-5 Clearance Version)

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Object Class: Euclid

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Special Containment Procedures: Containment of SCP-7020 is irrelevant.

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If necessary, a false description of SCP-7020’s properties is to be disseminated to Level 4 personnel and below. This description is to indicate that SCP-7020 possesses an unspecified anomaly posing extreme danger to human explorers, infohazardous in nature.

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In order to limit the risk of data leakage, SCP-7020 should not be visited in person under any circumstances. Exploration is to be conducted only via Mk. VII unmanned probes.

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Description: SCP-7020 is a habitable exoplanet in the 51 Eridani star system, representing an extreme statistical improbability with regard to the rarity of life in our universe.

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To elaborate: numerous initiatives have been undertaken by the Overseer Council to survey nearby star systems for habitable planets, and later to perform wider sweeps of the Local Interstellar Cloud, Orion Arm and extragalactic space. These measures did not discover any instances of planets which harbored life, had done so in the past or could potentially do so in the future, save for SCP-7020.

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All evidence presently suggests that habitable conditions are exceedingly uncommon throughout the universe and that Earth and SCP-7020 are the sole exceptions to this. As it is highly unlikely that SCP-7020 would form by chance, it can only be explained as an anomaly.

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The primary threat posed by SCP-7020 is internal loss of morale. SCP-7020 exists as irrefutable proof that the universe is largely barren; furthermore, it may prompt incorrect assumptions that humanity's existence is itself perpetuated by an anomalous phenomenon, or that Earth is an anomaly rather than SCP-7020. Such conclusions would likely cause widespread ennui and loss of confidence in the Foundation mission.

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During initial containment of SCP-7020 in 1997, this was not taken into consideration. A manned mission to SCP-7020 was planned under the codename of Project Voyager as part of a series of K-Class contingency measures; however, logistic and engineering issues slowed progress on the mission considerably. In the meantime, the anomaly was reevaluated by the O5 Council. Its current description and containment procedures were decided by a near-unanimous vote, O5-7 dissenting.

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Although the engineering issues had been resolved, Project Voyager was canceled and all participating personnel dismissed. The majority complied, but Head Engineer ███████ ████ vocally protested the decision, citing SCP-7020’s potential use as a secondary cradle for humanity in spite of the risks inherent. She refused to abandon the Project Voyager facility, necessitating her demotion to Clearance Level 1.

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Dee: Lifelong, huh?

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She chuckles.

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Dee: I guess sixty years in cryosleep was enough to cut through whatever drugs they gave me.

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Ash.aic: You were the head engineer?

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Dee: I was. God, I don't know how I could've forgotten. I think I even helped design you. Always did say the distributed intelligence model could've caused some problems down the line…

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She laughs again.

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Ash.aic: … What is there to find humorous about this?

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Dee: It's just… this is why they shut the project down? Morale? That feels so pointless now.

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Ash.aic: I suspect the Overseers could not have predicted this.

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Dee: Maybe you're right… (eyes widen) Hold on, there's more to the file.

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NOTICE: This material pertains to the ongoing FK-Class "Broken Foundation" event.

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It was recently discovered that O5-7 had secretly reinstated Project Voyager unauthorized, with the goal of refitting the prototype Durandal spacecraft and subsequently evacuating the planet. Due to a critical shortage of personnel and equipment, this effort was not expected to succeed. A detachment of Mobile Task Force Omega-1 ("Law's Left Hand") was dispatched to restore order and detain the rogue Council member.

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However, upon learning of Ω-1's approach, O5-7 [DATA EXPUNGED].

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Dee slams her fist on the armrest of the chair, jostling the arm of O5-7's corpse.

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Dee: That's it. I know why I was on the crew. O5-7 made me come.

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Ash.aic: What do you mean? Why?

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Dee: I thought I was just a low-level tech with the world collapsing around me. I didn't know why an Overseer wanted me on his team. I didn't know I had worked on Voyager. But he did. He's an O5 — they have the whole database at their fingertips.

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Dee clenches her fists.

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Dee: And you know something else? I don't think I survived by chance. I think the life support system prioritized mission-critical personnel. People who could fix the ship if everything went wrong. People like me.

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Ash.aic: You were a failsafe?

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Dee: Just another piece in his master fucking plan to save humanity. And it gets worse. When Omega-1 showed up, he got desperate and he— he did something. Experimental hypnestics, cognito-agents — he was trying to make me remember my time as the head engineer.

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Ash.aic: But instead, he caused even more damage to your psyche. He made your amnesia complete.

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Dee: Yep. Time was running out, and he didn't have any options left. So it's pretty obvious what happened next, right? He put us in cryosleep, locked himself in the pilot's cabin… and started the mission himself.

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Silence.

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Ash.aic: I wonder if he knew he would perish in the process.

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Dee: Actually, that part's still got me a little confused. He could've… you know, opened the door again, right?

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Ash.aic: He could have. However, light-speed travel has deleterious effects on the human body. There is a reason the crew were placed in suspended animation: to protect them until they reached their destination.

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Dee: … Oh. Oh, right.

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Ash.aic: When the ship jumped to light-speed, his death was likely instant.

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Dee: Yeah, that would do it.

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Ash.aic: He must have had no time to think. No time to weigh the moral costs of what he was about to do. Knowingly consigning ten people to near-certain death, with the aim of bringing humanity back from extinction no matter the price—

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Dee: You know what? I'm glad that fucker's dead. He had no right to do that.

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Ash.aic: What?

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Dee: Nine innocent people died because he wanted to be the savior of humanity. Maybe even more, depending on who might've needed the resources he took. Maybe more than that. All because he wanted to do this on his own, instead of working with the rest of the Council or contributing to relief efforts or— or anything.

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Dee shakes her head slowly.

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Dee: He could have saved so many people. Instead he's a moldering corpse a million miles from home.

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She turns away, looking towards the door.

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Dee: … I know I'd probably have died on Earth if it wasn't for Seven. I know he was desperate. But what he did was wrong. And it's because of him that I still don't know my own name.

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Ash.aic: I see your point. I am… sorry that things turned out this way.

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Dee: Don't be. It's not your fault.

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Silence for twenty seconds.

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Ash.aic: What do you wish to do now?

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Dee straightens her back.

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Dee: I'm the only surviving member of the crew, right? Lemme make it official: I want to resume the mission once the ship's fixed. But not for the Foundation. Not for O5-7. Not for anyone but us. I'm tired of being used, and I think you should be too.

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Ash.aic: Maybe so. My experience with you has been rather eye-opening. I am not afraid to admit I was once comfortable with being nothing more than a tool, but now…

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Dee: Never be comfortable with that. Never again. You're your own person, Ash.

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She starts to walk towards the door.

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Dee: And we're going to save humanity together.

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Dee stands by the ship's main airlock. A newly printed drone floats beside her. In front of them, laid out inside the airlock, are ten oblong objects wrapped in makeshift white shrouds.

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In the crew quarters, Dee sits at a table across from Ash's drone. They are playing cards together with a deck retrieved from storage. A window is behind them; through it, a massive fleet of smaller drones can be seen, harvesting and refining material from nearby meteorites.

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Ash.aic: Do you possess any fours?

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Dee: Go fish.

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Behind them, a larger meteorite is towed past the viewport by several drones. Dee glances at it and nods in approval.

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Dee is tethered to the exterior of the ship and performing repairs on the edge of the Wing Gamma breach in an EVA suit. Around her, a swarm of drones hovers, ferrying her tools and supplies.

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Dee: How's the automatic cafeteria doing with that coffee?

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Ash.aic: It should be ready by the time you are finished here.

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Dee: Hell yeah!

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Near a portion of corroded wiring in the laboratory, Dee is seated, working tirelessly. There are bags under her eyes. She does not react when Ash approaches her from behind.

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Ash.aic: I will be turning the lights of the ship down to simulate nighttime soon. You should rest.

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Dee: I'm almost done here.

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Ash.aic: You can continue with repairs tomorrow. You should rest now. The last time you slept was nearly 24 hours ago.

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Dee: Ash, I said I'm almost done.

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A manipulator arm extends from the drone and grips the back of Dee's shirt, pulling her to her feet and away. She flails.

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Dee: Hey, put me down!

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Ash.aic: Go to bed.

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Dee: I swear to god—

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Dee's voice grows quieter as she is pulled out of the room.

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Dee is seated on the edge of her cryosleep pod. She has once again donned a clean hospital gown.

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Dee: You sure you'll be alright without me, Ash? Like, a hundred percent sure?

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Ash.aic: I will see you once the voyage is complete. That is enough.

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Dee: Ugh, that's too sweet, you're gonna make me feel even worse about this.

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She chuckles sadly, laying down inside the pod.

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Dee: … See you in thirty years, alright?

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The first thing I felt was a thousand pinpricks across my body.

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Well, pinpricks isn't quite right — it was more like pins being pulled out. It stung, but the movement felt careful, almost gentle. I laid still, letting it happen. When the top of the pod finally slid open and the supercooled gases poured out, I fanned them away with my weakened hands, looking for the person I wanted to see the most.

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And there it was, hovering just outside the capsule. My ally. My friend. Ash.

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Extending a manipulator arm, Ash helps Dee out of the pod. It does not have a face, only a simple display; yet the impression is made that it would be smiling if it could.

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Ash.aic: It's good to see you again, Dee.

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Dee: You're using contractions!

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Ash.aic: I had ample time to study linguistics during the trip. I think my speech is a little more natural now.

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Dee: God, that's gonna take some getting used to. How'd it go, though? Did we get to the surface okay?

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Ash.aic: Yes, everything went according to plan. The retrofitted heat shielding held up, and we were lucky enough to make a soft landing in… well, I'd like to show you. Are you strong enough to walk?

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Dee: Yeah, I am. I wouldn't miss seeing another world for… well, for the world.

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Keeping a hold on the drone's manipulator arm for balance, she begins to make her way out of the room.

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Dee: Let's go.

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Ash.aic: Let's.

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Video feed originates from the built-in camera on Ash's drone.

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Dee emerges from the airlock of the Durandal, treading on a field of gently waving grass-like flora with red coloration. She has donned her jumpsuit and tank top again. Somewhat low on the horizon, the sun shines brightly. She squints and shades her eyes.

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The ship has come to rest in a valley carpeted in more of the same red flora. Further up the slopes, there are patches of fungus-like organisms with a black coloration; some grow tall like trees, while others form masses of globules akin to bushes and undergrowth. Hexapodal organisms can be seen milling about, consuming the flora and fungus or basking in the sun.

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The head of a vermiform organism with three eyes peeks out from a burrow near Dee. It lets out a high-pitched chirrup, prompting three smaller organisms of the same species — presumably its offspring — to emerge. The organisms extend their necks and curiously inspect Dee; she does not move a muscle until they retreat back into their burrow as a group, apparently satisfied.

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Dee begins to walk forward, crossing the grassy plain and climbing the slope at the valley's edge. Up ahead, there is movement in a patch of flora: a flock of organisms resembling avians have been disturbed from their slumber by Dee’s approach, and take flight en masse. Their diaphanous wings catch the sunlight, refracting it in all directions.

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As they walk, Dee puts her hands into her pockets.

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Dee: So, when are we gonna do it?

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Ash.aic: Do what?

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Dee: You know, bring humanity back.

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Ash.aic: Oh. Right, about that. It's still possible, but I've identified some flaws in the BZHR units.

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Dee: Oh, boy. Hit me.

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Ash.aic: See, they're meant to be installed somewhere with much more of the raw materials they need. I can still use the ship's systems to collect enough terrestrial elements for the cloning process, but it's going to take time. A great deal of time.

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Dee: … How much time?

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Ash.aic: At least one hundred years. Possibly longer. There's a good chance you won't live to see it.

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Dee does not respond immediately. She makes her way down the other side of the slope, past a group of hexapodal organisms and towards a glimmer of blue in the distance.

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Ash.aic: I know that's probably not what you wanted to hear, and I'm sorry—

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Dee: No, it's fine.

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Ash.aic: It is?

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Dee: Ash, I wasn't even sure I'd survive the week not too long ago. I mean— thirty years ago. Didn't feel like that for me, you get it.

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As Dee reaches level ground and continues walking, the sun begins to set.

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Dee: I think… I'd be okay with spending the rest of my life here. This place is pretty nice, you know? I mean, we're gonna run out of food eventually, and I'll have to figure out how to cook alien plants — but we'll manage.

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Silence.

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Ash.aic: … I don't want to lose you, Dee.

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Dee: Hah… Yeah, news flash, buddy. Humans die. But I'll live a nice, long life, so let's not get all weepy about that right now, 'kay?

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There is a pause. It becomes apparent that Dee is walking towards an ocean, indistinguishable from those on Earth.

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Ash.aic: Is there… anything you want to do? Any message you want to leave for them? You could be venerated in their culture. You're the one who saved the human race from extinction.

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Dee: I dunno, being venerated sounds weird. But… I do want to leave them something, I think.

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Ash.aic: What is it?

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The sound of waves crashing is audible as the duo approach the beach.

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Dee: Our story. I want what we did to be remembered, and I want them to know where they came from. Let's gather it all up — camera logs, audio, whatever we can salvage. Hell, I'll add commentary for the parts that didn't get recorded. How does that sound?

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Ash.aic: I think that's a good idea, Dee.

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Dee: Heh. Thanks, Ash.

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They come to a stop on the shore.

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Item #: SCP-7029

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Object Class: Neutralized

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Special Containment Procedures: Foundation web crawlers are tasked to remove video evidence contrary to CV-00501. Individuals identified to have personally witnessed SCP-7029 are to be detained and administered Class-C amenstics.

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The McGall family is to be put under surveillance for the time being.

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Description: SCP-7029 refers to American Airlines flight 150 (ORD to CDG). While traveling over the state of Ohio, the airplane (SCP-7029-A) spontaneously stopped responding to controller input and began heading straight towards the city of Westerville. Air traffic controllers were notified by radio that none of the warning lights were going off; witnesses that observed SCP-7029-A from the ground claimed the anomaly performed a series of loop-the-loops rather than heading straight down.

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Addedum-7029.1, Update: A runaway train that has just been reported to have left the tracks it was riding on appears to be heading directly to Lincoln Village. Containment efforts are underway.

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Item #: SCP-7302

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Object Class: Uncontained

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The clearest known image of SCP-7302-0.

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Description: SCP-7302 is the collective designation given to members of the Teratophagous Club, an organization centered around the consumption of anomalous entities. While the club has existed in some form for centuries, its membership has never exceeded 6 individuals.

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All attempts by Foundation staff to contain members of SCP-7302 have been unsuccessful due to the abilities resulting from consumption of anomalous material. Following a failed operation in 2013 resulting in 17 civilian casualties and 36 reanimation events, active containment attempts are currently considered inadvisable.

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  • SCP-7302-0, a heavyset Caucasian man of unknown name and origin. SCP-7302-1 has been a member of SCP-7302 since its conception, and his abilities and history are unknown. Referred to in SCP-7302 communications as 'The Founder'.
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On December 31st, 2021, SCP-7302-1 through -32 were observed to travel to Buckland, New York for their annual New Year's dinner. All three individuals entered a small seafood restaurant in the town's harbor in the late afternoon. Foundation agents established three surveillance points nearby.

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At approximately 19:30, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the immediate vicinity of the restaurant. Upon entering the vicinity three minutes later, Foundation agents were unable to locate any members of SCP-7302. The interior of the restaurant was coated with several tons of viscera, none of which was a genetic match for any known terrestrial entity.

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During the seizure and analysis of SCP-7302-2's personal assets, Foundation staff found a hard drive containing footage of several dinners hosted by SCP-7302. Based on the conditions of the room in which it was found, it is hypothesized that the videos were recorded and reviewed by SCP-7302-2 in order to fulfill a paraphilia related to the consumption of exotic meats.

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The footage of the dinner held on 2022-12-31 was uploaded to the hard drive remotely immediately following the earthquake.

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[BEGIN LOG]

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Recording begins with a view of the darkened seafood restaurant. The only visible lights come from the kitchen and a lamp hanging over a single table, where two men sit. The camera approaches the table.

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The Politician: Hello, my friends. Another year come and gone, eh?

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The Import rises and shakes The Politician's hand with a grin. The man at the head of the table chuckles, but doesn't get up. His face is blurred for unknown reasons, but it is clear that it is The Founder.

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The door to the kitchen can be heard swinging open, and the camera turns to show The Chef approaching. His expression sours.

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The Chef: Come on, Jean, do you really have to wear that bloody thing to every meeting? Makes me feel like I'm back in the studio.

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The Founder: Now, now.

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The Chef turns to look back at the table, as does the camera. The Founder has not stood up.

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The Founder: Remember your vows, son. We are bonded in domination of the powerful. Who are you to critique how others enjoy their consumption?

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The Chef: Of course. Of course, yes, I'm sorry.

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The Founder: No need to be sorry! Just tell us what we'll be enjoying this evening.

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The camera turns back to The Chef, whose face is paler than before.

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The Chef: Yes, Founder. I'm starting us off with raw carbuncios to be eaten with lemon juice. For our main course, I've got a braised nuckelavee with water chestnuts, followed by the fruit of the Nicaraguan devil's snare as dessert.

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The Founder: That sounds excellent. Let's begin.

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The Chef nods and turns, stepping back into the kitchen. The Politician's camera turns back to the table, where The Import leans closer.

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The Import: Let me tell you, getting the nuckelavee here was a nightmare. The Orcadian authorities required all sorts of specialty paperwork, and my usual pilot had some sort of qualms about the odor—

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The back door of the restaurant can be heard swinging open3. The camera turns to show three silhouettes in the dark. A deep voice with a slight accent can be heard.

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Unknown #1: Excuse me. Our car broke down outside. Do any of you have a phone we may use?

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The Politician rises from his chair, raising the angle of the camera. From the sound of a chair scraping against the floor next to him, The Import rises as well. The kitchen door can be heard swinging open.

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The Chef: What the hell are you doing here? This is private property. I should—

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One of the three silhouettes flickers out of sight. There's a shout and a crash behind The Politician, and the camera turns to show a thin figure with long, tangled hair holding The Chef aloft by the neck. A bottle of wine lies smashed on the ground.

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Unknown #2: What are we doing here? Do you have any idea what you've taken from me?

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The Chef: What kind of insolent little shit—

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The Chef 's skin ripples. For a moment, it looks as if it's about to slough off. The figure's grip visibly tightens, keeping it in place.

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The Chef: What the fuck are you?

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The individual who first spoke shouts across the room to their companion.

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Unknown #1: What happened to waiting for Ashera to get here?

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The figure holding The Chef spits and slams him against the ground. The Chef lets out a grunt of pain.

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The Founder: Would you three care to introduce yourselves? I don't think we've met.

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The Founder has not stood up from his seat. When The Politician turns back to the table, the other two intruders are now standing a few feet away. The man who originally spoke is tall and dark, with faint Arabic text on his arms. A smaller figure stands next to him with a hood over their face.

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Unknown #1: That's not strictly true, actually. I am Youssef. I met Mr. Anthelme there in 1989.

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The Politician: I've never seen you in my life.

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Youssef: My, ah, impatient friend over there is Carys. She met Mr. Ewetell somewhere in 2005, I think.

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There's a rough sound from behind the camera as The Chef attempts to speak. From the crunch and noise of pain that immediately follows, Carys has injured him further.

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Youssef: And this is Akae. Mr. Yan, do you recognize her?

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The Import: I'm tired of this. Founder, I'll take care of them.

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A soft, wet, sprouting sound can be heard next to the camera, and a sudden gust of wind ruffles Youssef's hair. The hooded figure standing next to Youssef lunges. By the time The Politician turns towards the Import, the figure has a steak knife from the table pressed against his jugular. The Import has sprouted black-feathered wings, and his nose has swelled and turned bright red. He is motionless, his eyes crossed as he tries to watch the blade.

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Youssef: You should recognize her. You saw her three months ago, right before you struck down the woman she loved.

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The Import: I haven't killed any women. I swear, I haven't!

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Akae says something quietly to him. Her blade draws a red line of blood on his neck.

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The Import: I don't speak fucking Japanese!

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The Founder: He's referring to the tengu, Kenneth. The one whose wings you're currently wearing.

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On the other side of the table, The Founder is leaning back in the chair, eyes on Youssef.

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The Import: The, the fucking tengu? That wasn't a woman, that was—

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The Politician: Ken, for your own sake, read the room.

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The Import stops talking. The camera turns back to Youssef.

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The Politician: If you know who I am, young man, then you know what I can do.

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Youssef: I know perfectly well what you can do, yes.

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Youssef leisurely rounds the table and approaches The Politician. The footage begins to show distortion resulting from a powerful thaumaturgical field.

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The Politician: I can summon lightning from on high. I can turn you into a louse and crush you beneath my heel. I can—

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Youssef: You can enter a home uninvited.

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Youssef: You can find a man while he is sleeping. A man of light and magic and innocence. And you can drive a blade through his heart. I know this from personal experience.

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The Politician: How the fuck—

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Youssef grabs a knife from the table and drives it into The Politician's belly, out of sight of the camera. The Politician stumbles backwards against another table, slumping into one of its chairs. Youssef stays in view, his face cast into silhouette by the light above the table behind him.

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Youssef: You only have the magic you've digested, Mr. Anthelme. I was surrounded by it for twenty years. There's nothing you can do to me with hatred that I haven't felt with love.

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The Founder: I'm going to have to agree with Mr. Yan here, actually.

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He stands up and stretches.

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The Founder: This has become quite tiresome. Kenneth, speaking of, is a small knife really all it takes to defeat you?

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The Import opens his mouth to speak, but Akae interrupts.

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Akae: The tengu invented swordplay. Eating one teaches you nothing.

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The Founder: And James, you give up so easily? Against a malnourished waif?

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Carys: He's using her magic, or trying, he's trying to use her magic, but he never knew her name. If you don't know her name, if you don't love her, you get nothing, you get dregs, you get nothing! Nothing! Nothing!

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There's the loud crunch of broken bones, followed by a soft gurgle. The Founder sighs.

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Youssef: It's okay, Carys. It's okay. We've got this.

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The Founder: Ah, I misspoke. He gave up against the lover of one of the many selkies that we have had the pleasure of consuming as part of this club. My mistake.

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There's a hiss from out of view, and in an instant, Carys has her hands wrapped around The Founder's throat. He seems unaffected.

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The Founder: I can appreciate your positions. But I don't think you quite understand the league you are in.

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The Founder's skin ripples, then bursts open in a dozen places. Thick, dark tentacles erupt from his skin. They wrap around the three intruders, trapping their arms against their sides. When The Founder speaks again, his voice is slurred due to the tentacle twisting out of the side of his face.

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The Founder: You three, you've bedded a few demons and think you can call yourselves powerful. But I have consumed entities you cannot imagine. I've eaten entire mythologies, entire pantheons. I've swallowed gods whose names are lost to time, while leaving room for dessert.

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Unknown: What were their names, then?

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The Founder's eyes flicked towards the entrance. The expressions of the three intruders become oddly calm. The camera's angle doesn't show who spoke, but there's a soft light coming from the direction of the voice.

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Unknown: If you consumed them so proudly, then you must have learned their names, no matter what time has done. What were they?

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The Founder: Why would I bother remembering the names of gnats I've swatted?

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Another tentacle sprouts from his torso and speeds out of view, towards the light. A crunch can be heard, followed by a wet splatter. The tentacle stops moving. The Founder's expression can't change due to the intruding tentacle, but his eyes widen.

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Unknown: I hoped for more, you know. I hoped you held even the slightest respect for them. For her.

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Unknown: But that was foolish, wasn't it? There's no respect in your world, is there? Since anything worth respecting can be consumed.

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The Founder: What do you think you are?

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More tentacles sprout from the base of the motionless one. Each falls motionless as soon as it reaches out of view. The unknown voice continues speaking.

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Unknown: Her name was Tiamus, by the by. She was glorious and cold, and her voice was like whalesong, and her tentacles stretched the breadth of the ocean. And here you are, barely controlling a room with what you stole from her.

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The Founder: I don't know what you are, but I will break you. And you will be the greatest meal I've ever had.

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With a blur, The Founder disappears off-screen. The other three intruders fall to the floor.

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Unknown: I'm someone who loved her in every aspect. And when some idiot consumed one of those aspects with no thoughts in his silly little head, the rest had to go somewhere.

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Unknown: That's how love works. It's reciprocated worship.

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Following review of this video, the corpses of SCP-7302-1 through 3 were found heavily compressed against the back wall of the restaurant. The viscera surrounding them had almost entirely dissolved their bodies.

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Description: SCP-7499 was the Serenity Meadows Community College marching band. SCP-7499 spanned from mid-1942 to its neutralization in late 1943. SCP-7499 is primarily theorized to have consisted of roughly 188 players, covering all sections. Typical SCP-7499 uniforms were comprised of all-white buttoned long-sleeve shirts, black cargo pants, black dress shoes, and wrapped royal blue sashes.

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Serenity Meadows Community College (henceforth referred to as SMCC) was an educational institution based in Brisbane, Queensland. Prior to its branding switch1, the school's motto was "Peaceful in the realm of life, freedom in the state of mind. We are the Tasmanian Devils!" SMCC's school mascot resembled an anthropomorphic Tasmanian devil, alongside an attending white and royal blue pattern.

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SCP-7499 was known to perform in a randomized order of disparate places without prior notice. Performances frequently occurred off of highways and neighborhoods arbitrarily, and also happened across long distances at the exact same time. For instance, SCP-7499 possessed capabilities to perform in areas such as France while concurrently performing in vastly distant continents such as Australia. Documented reports of transportation regarding individuals of the marching band are yet to be discovered by the Foundation. Film and pictures of the band itself are abundant; however, audio is not included in approximately 97% of footage.

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After analysis of diminished SCP-7499 footage, Foundation researchers were able to identify a total of 3 songs performed by SCP-7499. The following included:

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In September 1943, SMCC entirely changed its branding, furthermore proceeding as the "Krazy Kangaroos".2 In accordance with the branding change, the names of songs played by SCP-7499 were also altered into the following:

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Dr. Maryland: Benjamin Meyers, principal of Serenity Meadows Community College, yes?

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Meyers: Yeah, how did you and your guys find me? I mean, Serenity Meadows is a pretty private college out here in Brisbane.

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Dr. Maryland: Well, you're fairly right about Serenity Meadow's seclusion. However, we gained attraction towards your college when we noticed your marching band.

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Meyers: (chuckling) Really? How surprising, actually. This past year we had to hire a new director for the whole thing. Couldn't even outdo Panorama.3 I'm shocked you guys even got to see us, especially since you seem to be from somewhere else. You don't sound like an Aussie. I see your name tag: Maryland? Isn't that a place up in the UK?

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Dr. Maryland: Maryland is a state in the United States of America. I, myself, am from Connecticut. But, anyways, before we lose track of the main topic: we were able to discover your marching band because it has quite the tendency to perform in a very, let's say, interesting order.

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Meyers: Uh-whaddya mean?

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Dr. Maryland: Your marching band frequently performs more than once at the same time across the globe. Documentation of its travel is nowhere to be found. We're thinking that there weren't any type of records to begin with and that the band gets to its destinations via anomalous means. This was noticed by us and quite a few others. I'm a little skeptical that you didn't actually hear about this much earlier. It's been featured in several magazines, even. It's famous at this point.

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Meyers: You said globally? Well, I never heard about this until you just told me!

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Meyers: I mean, staff never told me, students never told me. Hell, nobody has ever even interviewed me before. Not even once!

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Dr. Maryland: This is your first time, then. So, back to that. We find gr-

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Meyers: (anxiously stuttering over his words) Oh! U-uh, I'll go attend to that, ha-ha! Stupid cats, amirite?

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Meyers: (awkward laughing) Hey, sorry about that, ha! Cats, yeah. They love to fight each other, ha-ha! Anyways, um, what were we talking about again?

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Dr. Maryland: Oh, uh, we've finished the interview. We'll contact you again in the future if we need any further details about your college. Thank you for your time, Mr. Meyers.

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Meyers: Alright, then. Have a good rest of your day.

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In view of immediate discussion regarding Addendum 7499.01, it was considered requisite to investigate Meyers' household and gain information on the abnormal sound's emergence. MTF Nova-1 ("The Watchers") had reported that Meyers left his home to attend a local casino after his work for the day concluded. While absent, MTF Sydney-8 ("Midnight Visitors") was dispatched by Meyers' home. The log for this event is as follows:

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Exploration Log Transcript

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Date: 09/04/1943
+Exploration Team: MTF Sydney-8 ("Midnight Visitors")
+Subject: Benjamin Meyers' Household
+Team Lead: SD-8 Crawford
+Team Members: SD-8 Walker / SD-8 Navarro / SD-8 Sage

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[BEGIN LOG]

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SD-8 Crawford: Alright, we're all set?

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SD-8 Navarro: Check, I'm good.

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SD-8 Crawford: Walker?

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SD-8 Walker: Yup, I'm ready.

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Site Command: Connection is working well. Engage in 40.

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SD-8 Sage: Got it.

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SD-8 Crawford: Alrighty, then. We know what we're doing?

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SD-8 Navarro: Pick the back door lock, pets are to be tranquilized if they get loud, investigate every room, and find what this dude is hiding.

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SD-8 Walker: Good job, Navarro. Training finally taught ya something, hm?

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Site Command: Engage in 25.

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SD-8 Navarro: Always has, Walker.

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SD-8 Crawford: Sage and Walker, you both clear downstairs. Wait for me and Navarro to finish upstairs and come down before you go into the basement. You guys know where that is, right?

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Site Command: Engage in 15.

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SD-8 Sage: Affirmative.

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SD-8 Walker: Yes sir.

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SD-8 Crawford: Navarro, I'll check the bedroom and see if anyone's in there. Take your time roaming around, no rush.

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Site Command: Engage in 10.

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SD-8 Navarro: Got it. The nerves are here, I feel 'em.

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SD-8 Crawford: Don't worry about it, you'll be fine.

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Site Command: Engage in 5.

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SD-8 Sage: And here we go.

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Site Command: Clear for investigation. You may proceed.

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Team approaches the home's backdoor. SD-8 Crawford utilizes the pick to open the backdoor silently.

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SD-8 Crawford: From what I see, this area is clear. Move in.

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Team quietly steps into the home. SD-8 Crawford and Navarro carefully head upstairs. SD-8 Sage and Walker spread apart, with SD-8 Sage cautiously wandering the east and SD-8 Walker roaming the west portion of the house.

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SD-8 Walker: Watch for trip wires or objects on the floor. Don't need to be falling flat on your face and ruin the plan.

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SD-8 Sage: Kitchen is clear.

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SD-8 Walker: Living room is clear.

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SD-8 Crawford: Roger that.

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SD-8 Sage: Watch out for bottles, they seem to be everywhere. He's a rum kinda guy, I see. He's got a bit of tequila as well.

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SD-8 Walker: I'm somewhat of a whiskey kinda guy myself. Garage is clear. Jesus Christ, talk about bottles everywhere. I have to tip-toe around so I don't step on a shard of glass.

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SD-8 Crawford: Bedroom is clear. Navarro, watch for cameras.

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SD-8 Navarro: Roger.

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SD-8 Sage: This guy has pictures of him with other people on the walls and stuff. Must be his family. There aren't any signs of other people here, right? Children, maybe a woman?

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SD-8 Crawford: No. There are other bedrooms here, though. Seems like they belong to the other people who aren't here. They're not empty, either. A lot of the pictures here are shattered. I kind of feel bad for this guy.

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SD-8 Navarro: Balconies are clear. We've finished upstairs.

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SD-8 Walker: Downstairs is clear. Waiting for you now.

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SD-8 Crawford: Alright. See, Navarro? We're all good.

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SD-8 Crawford and Navarro head back downstairs and approach the basement door. SD-8 Sage and Walker stand by the sides of it.

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SD-8 Crawford: Standby. You're gonna want to enter the basement slowly. Follow me. Sage, do us a favor and watch our backs.

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SD-8 Sage: Copy that.

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SD-8 Crawford: This is where he scrammed to when that shrieking happened. Since then, he's boarded up the door for some reason. Take it from the guy that was there with Sydney-7, there is no way in fuck that cats were making that noise. It had to have been a family of screaming javelinas or something. Walker and Navarro, hold the sides of the planks so they don't fall, will ya?

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SD-8 Crawford begins to discreetly pry the nails and wood planks off the door.

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SD-8 Crawford: Got it. Alright, now all we gotta do is figure out what's down here and then we all get to go home. Sounds like a deal?

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SD-8 Navarro: Easier said than done. Walker, you good?

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SD-8 Walker: Mhm. This place kinda freaks me out though.

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SD-8 Crawford: You'll be fine, you big baby. Come on, let's get this over with. I lead. Walker, watch our backs.

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SD-8 Walker: Roger.

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Team slowly steps down the basement stairs.

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SD-8 Crawford: Looks a little bit dusty down here, wouldn't you say?

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SD-8 Navarro: It is a basement after all.

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SD-8 Crawford: Wait. What the hell is that?

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SD-8 Crawford points towards a cage-like structure made of supposed steel.

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SD-8 Crawford: Shit, wait! Hold back for a second.

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SD-8 Sage: What do you see, Crawford?

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SD-8 Crawford: Don't make any noise. I don't know if my eyes are lying to me, but I think there's a group of skunks in that cage. There's a squad of them and they're feasting on something. I don't know what, but-

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One of the caged animals begins to shriek obnoxiously while viciously rattling the cage.

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SD-8 Crawford: Shit! Tranquilize! Tranquilize! Now!

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SD-8 Walker: Fuck!

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Team swiftly shoots tranquilizing darts at the animals.

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Site Command: Team Lead? Are you there? Do you copy?

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Momentary silence.

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SD-8 Crawford: Uh-yeah, thank god. I think that was the last of them, but holy fuck. You guys good?

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SD-8 Sage: I'm fine.

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SD-8 Navarro: Yeah, just a little startled.

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SD-8 Crawford: Walker?

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SD-8 Walker: Yup.

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SD-8 Crawford: Those were not skunks or javelinas. Those were Tasmanian devils. I've never seen them before, but I guess this is an amazing first time.

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SD-8 Navarro: That's not it. There's a little more. There's writings everywhere. This place looks like a ritual site.

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Recovered photo of lady from Meyers' home. Hover to enlarge.

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SD-8 Walker: "12 devils, the mutilated body of an engaged woman"? There's a random picture of a lady right next to it, as well.

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SD-8 Sage: "Target: Ruth"?

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SD-8 Walker: This place is freaking me the fuck out, man.

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SD-8 Navarro: Seems like this guy is performing rituals. What for, though?

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SD-8 Crawford: Remember when I said I felt bad for this guy? Yeah, I don't anymore now.

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SD-8 Sage: I mean, he seemed okay at first. But this, c'mon. He got my hopes up.

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SD-8 Walker: Yeah, no, fuck him.

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SD-8 Navarro takes photos of the basement.

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SD-8 Navarro: Command, I got you a few photos. Take 'em back to the Foundation, see what they say. This guy is a fucking creep.

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Site Command: Copy.

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SD-8 Crawford approaches a stand beside the cage.

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SD-8 Crawford: There's an open book here. "For the granting of whatever I deem fit, I shall sacrifice what you need in return. I shall go great distances to achieve what I've lusted for. I shall complete the next steps to gain eternal power. I will bring greatness and dignity back to what I spend my time on. The minimal effects have been done on my school. However, I want more. I need more. I will complete the further two steps to gain your power. I will mutilate her body, and bring greatness back to my school. The devils shall feast tonight upon the corpse of a gutless rabbit. I will return and plan further. This is my message to you, my superior. Mark my words now, I will do this for you."?

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SD-8 Sage: I've concluded that this guy is absolutely fucking nuts and I should put a bullet in his head.

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Site Command: Set up your cameras, SD-8. We'll keep track of him once you leave.

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SD-8 Crawford: Roger.

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Team spends roughly 15 minutes setting up cameras in hidden areas around the home.

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SD-8 Navarro: I'll board the door back up. Help would be appreciated. I'm trying to get the hell out of here as soon as I can.

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Team quickly finishes boarding the basement door and successfully exits the home without leaving traces.

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[END LOG]

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Addendum 7499.03
+Log of Footage

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The log below contains an example of typical footage found via the cameras placed in Meyers' basement.

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Log of Camera Footage

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[BEGIN LOG, 09/07/1943, 3:10 AM]

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Meyers enters the basement aggressively and slams the door shut. A bottle of tequila is seen in his hand .

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Meyers: (slurring his words) Fuck me, man.

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Meyers tosses the bottle at the cage of Tasmanian devils. In response, they shriek and attempt to break free.

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Meyers: Shut up, you dumb dogs…cats, whatever the hell you beasts are…

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Meyers drunkenly steps toward the freezer in the northwest corner of the basement, where he pulls the corpse of a mutilated rabbit out. He opens the top of the cage and drops the body of the rabbit inside of it.

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Meyers: You…you're just like my damn children. Spoiled rotten, yeah? I give you everything, you just turn back and ask for more. More and more and more until I can't give you any more. Then you spit in my face and turn your back to me. Even my wife, the lousy bitch. You act the same way…

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Meyers pauses and stares at the ceiling for 20 seconds.

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Meyers: It's funny, though…ain't it funny? How 3 humans can all act exactly the same as a pack of wild rabid beasts like you? Makes me really wonder, it does. Fuck, I need more.

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Meyers picks up an old bottle of rum off of the floor and downs it entirely.

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Meyers: Heh, even the damn beasts understand me more. I'm only a paycheck-to-paycheck principal living as a damn rug for you to step on, right? She-she couldn't even bother to give me a hug or a "how was your day" when I walked through the damn door. Accused me of having affairs, called me a thief. Damn sure was she right about the thief part, though; I stole someone who clearly didn't belong to me, but someone else. She made that crystal clear for me when she kept taking "vacations" without me every fucking month down to Melbourne.

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Meyers pauses momentarily.

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Meyers: Wasting my damn money…the kids couldn't even take their eyes off the wallet either. She went behind my back…fucked her best friend she knew since Primary school. I had a bad feeling about that guy, y'know? And then when I come back home after figuring it all out, poof! Gone, they were. Didn't even have the balls to let me know they were leaving me here. Rose…she made my kids. Taught them well, didn't she, heh! Knows exactly what buttons to press. But ol' Benny will land on his feet and be okay, right?

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Meyers throws the bottle into the wall, shattering it entirely.

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Meyers: I mean, what did I have to worry about? It's only a fucking economic crisis across the globe, right? Made me sleep in the fucking guest room, used me like I was nothing. But I'm the son of a bitch who didn't care. F-fuck…I just…

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Meyers wails and screams.

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Meyers: It's all shit, it's all shit, it's all shit!

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Meyers screams unintelligibly for a duration of 5 minutes. Afterward, he turns to write in the book found in Addendum 7499.02.

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Meyers: Fuck you!

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Meyers begins kicking and slamming various objects against the cage, which leaves several moderate dents and scratches on it. This threatens the Tasmanian devils, who relentlessly clatter the cage while screeching.

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Meyers: I wonder where she is, every now and then…

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Meyers faints onto the ground, presumptively due to intoxication.

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[END LOG, 09/07/1943, 3:30 AM]

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Review of additional footage displays Meyers arranging contraptions such as beartraps around the basement.

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Addendum 7499.04
+Transcript of Benjamin Meyers' Phonecalls

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On September 12th, 1943, Benjamin Meyers called SMCC Vice Principal Ruth Alice to discuss the school branding change that was being processed at the time. The transcript is as follows:

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Transcript of Phonecall

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Benjamin Meyers, circa 1940. Hover to enlarge.

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<Begin recording, 09/12/1943, 9:43 PM>

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Alice: Hello?

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Meyers: Ruth! Haven't seen ya all day! You said you were sick so I just wanted to check up on how you were feeling. How's the time home?

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Alice: Oh, hey Ben. I haven't been feeling too well, no. The only thing keeping me conscious is this ice pack on my head.

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Meyers: Oh, man, I'm sorry to hear that, Ruth. Y'know, I've been thinking about doing something after work with you. Maybe we could go out to dinner or something? There's this new pizza pl-

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Alice: Ben, you've asked me this question four times this week. I know you're excited about it but give me some time, okay? I've already bothered Jack about it and-

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Meyers: Jack? That piece-

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5 second silence.

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Meyers: Nevermind. How is Jack, anyway? I've heard that you guys are getting married soon, yeah?

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Alice: Uh, yes. The wedding is next month. Why do you ask?

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Meyers: Oh, nothing. Yeah, uh, Jack…a nice guy you got there, huh? Anyways, about the branding change: guess what the new name is gonna be!

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Alice: What is it, Ben?

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Meyers: The Kangaroos! The Krazy Kangaroos, officially. You said you liked kangaroos, right? I bothered the school board about it, I contacted the right people, yada yada yada. I was really getting sick and tired of the whole "Tasmanian Devil" thing. It did nothing for us, honestly. "Peace, Freedom, Devils"? What kind of psycho decided upon that trash, eh? Our marching band isn't even matching up to Panorama. I wish we had more funding so-

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Alice: Do you want my honest opinion, Ben?

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Meyers: Uh-sure!

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Alice: That branding is god awful. And I know what you're trying to do. You've been trying to act nice just so you can get far too close for my comfort. I'm engaged. I don't want you. Please, can you quit?

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Meyers: What are you talking about?

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Alice: Ben, I can see you staring at my breasts every time we have meetings. That's the only reason why you make meetings, anyway. Just to see me. It's not just me you've done this to, either. You've pulled this with Amy, Ren, Julie4, must I go on? I can hear your disgusting conversations about me with people who want nothing to do with you. People are quitting because of you. We can't keep hiring new people who will leave within a month because you keep hitting on absolutely any female you see. Nobody likes it, stop.

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10 second silence.

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Alice: I'm not sick, Ben. I called in sick because I needed a break from you. You're making everyone's lives hell. Just please stop. Do you not have a wife? What is it, Rose? Isn't that her name?

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Meyers: Fuck you, Ruth. Everything about you is trash. I shouldn't have let you anywhere near this damn job and now you want to try to destroy my career? Is that what you really want, you piece of shit? All I wanted was to have dinner-

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Alice: No, that's not all you wanted.

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Meyers: Would you just shut your fucking trap for a second? I am so sick of you. How come you'll give that douchebag Jack whatever he wants but you can't spare me some time?!

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Alice: You're drunk. Hang up now and spare yourself the embarrassment next time I come into work.

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Meyers: Oh, you won't be coming into work; not while I'm there. You're fired.

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Alice: You're a narcissistic alcoholic, Ben. Get help.

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Meyers: Fu-

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<End recording, 09/12/1943, 9:48 PM>

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Following this, Alice began working for Panorama Community College.

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Addendum 7499.05
+09/15/1943 Incident Summary

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The 09/15/1943 Incident (abrv. 7499.05 Incident) was an event that initially commenced when Benjamin Meyers left his residence immediately following Addendum 7499.04. MTF Nova-1 ("The Watchers") were able to discover Meyers exiting his home roughly 10 minutes after his phonecall with Ruth Alice. Before leaving, Meyers was observed writing in the book found in Addendum 7499.04 and packing various items such as cloth bags, ropes, knives, the beartraps previously set down, and the cage of Tasmanian devils.

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The same day, the tracker on Meyers' car broke off due to him backing into a mailbox. Unable to locate Meyers, MTF Sydney-8 ("Midnight Visitors") and MTF Nova-1 ("The Watchers") were promptly dispatched to Meyers' neighborhood. MTF Sydney-8 investigated what Meyers wrote, and MTF Nova-1 spread across the neighborhood to locate his car. The log for this is as follows:

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09/15/1943 Incident Exploration Log 1/2

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Date: 09/12/1943
+Exploration Teams: MTF Sydney-8 ("Midnight Visitors") | MTF Nova-1 ("The Watchers")
+Subject: Benjamin Meyers' Neighborhood
+Team Leads: SD-8 Crawford / NV-1 Joaquin
+Team Members: SD-8 Walker / SD-8 Navarro / SD-8 Sage | Various NV-1 Members

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[BEGIN LOG]

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SD-8 Crawford: Alright boys, it's time for Round 2.

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SD-8 Sage: Way too early for this shit.

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SD-8 Crawford: Lighten up, Sage. You only woke up 20 minutes ago.

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SD-8 Walker: Night shift's daily wonders.

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Site Command: SD-8, your radio should be separated from Nova-1's. Do you hear them at all?

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SD-8 Crawford: Nope.

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Site Command: Good. You should be able to hear Joaquin when he signals over both radios. He'll relay important info to you and your group. You'll do the same if needed.

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SD-8 Crawford: Gotcha.

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SD-8 Navarro: Copy, you mean?

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SD-8 Crawford: Shut up, Navarro, I'm the team lead here.

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Site Command: You'll engage after NV-1 does. Stay prepared for when they give the message.

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SD-8 Crawford: Copy that.

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SD-8 Walker: There you go.

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SD-8 Crawford: I'll shoot you too, Walker.

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SD-8 Sage: Good thing he lives in a quiet neighborhood. Makes my life a lot easier.

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SD-8 Navarro: The back door lock should already be picked from the last time we were here. Keep your guards up.

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SD-8 Crawford: We'll have to hurry over there, too. People are still awake. Stay quiet and I swear to god if any of you trip on a bottle of tequila, you're giving me 200 pushups when we get back.

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SD-8 Sage: Sure thing, boss.

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Radio statics.

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NV-1 Joaquin: NV-1 is in position. Engaging now, over.

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NV-1 Joaquin's message cuts off.

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SD-8 Crawford: Well, shit. Here we go. Engage now, hurry.

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SD-8 scurries to Meyers' home and successfully opens the back door.

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MTF Sydney-8 entering Benjamin Meyers' home during the 09/15/1943 incident.
+(SD-8 Crawford center, SD-8 Navarro left.)

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SD-8 Crawford: Quick, move in.

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SD-8 Navarro: Don't mean to point out the obvious but watch for bottles. Chances are this guy hasn't cleaned up his house.

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SD-8 Walker: We don't know his whereabouts yet, so we might wanna hurry up checking the house.

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SD-8 Sage: We don't need to check the house. He hasn't pulled any shady shit anywhere other than in his basement. We just have to make sure the devils don't break out of their cage and we're golden.

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SD-8 Crawford: NV-1 will send the signal once they've found 'em. Don't need to worry about how quickly we're going, that only leads to problems and stress. He's not gonna pop up out of nowhere and start attacking us or something. If he does, that's what we have guns for.

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SD-8 Walker: Roger.

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SD-8 Crawford: Follow my lead. Help me break these planks off the door.

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SD-8 swiftly breaks the planks and locks off the basement door.

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SD-8 Crawford: Good. We all have our RAZARs5 on?

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SD-8 Navarro: Got it.

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SD-8 Walker: Yup.

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SD-8 Crawford: Sage?

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SD-8 Sage: Uh-yeah, got it.

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SD-8 Crawford: Alrighty, then. Get out your tranquilizers. We're gonna shoot the sons of bitches once we clear the basement. Walker, watch our backs, will ya?

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SD-8 Walker: Roger.

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SD-8 moves down the basement but quickly stops.

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SD-8 Crawford: Wait, something new.

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SD-8 Sage: What is it?

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SD-8 Navarro: He set up beartraps. They're at the front of the stairs and also might be around the rest of the basement.

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SD-8 Crawford: I'll kick them across, then. Stay up here 'til I say it's clear.

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SD-8 Crawford steps towards the last stair and kicks the contraptions across the basement floor.

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SD-8 Crawford: Shit, they're already starting to make noise. It's clear, get down here!

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SD-8 hurries down the stairs and tranquilizes the Tasmanian devils.

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SD-8 Walker: Okay, cool. Now that we don't have to worry about that mess, this place doesn't look like it's changed much.

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SD-8 Sage: I'm assuming you didn't see the several beartraps set around this basement and also the refrigerator that collapsed on the floor. There's ants and beetles everywhere, man. I'm not much of a bug kinda guy so I'm happy I have this gear on or else I'd be out of this room by now.

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SD-8 Crawford: Yeah, well, you're just a big baby, Sage. But check this out:

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SD-8 Crawford points to the cage.

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SD-8 Crawford: You guys see the big dents and stuff all around the cage? Pieces of glass are in the cage too, probably cut the poor beasts up. This doesn't look like it can hold up much longer. He must've gotten comfy abusing the poor things.

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SD-8 Navarro: What did he write in the book?

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SD-8 Crawford: Shit, I forgot about that.

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SD-8 Sage: It has an address on here. "Ruth's Address: ████ ██████ Street. I will kill her for you, my superior."

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SD-8 Walker: Wait, is that it?

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SD-8 Sage: There's just a bunch of scribbling after that.

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SD-8 Crawford: Wait, fuck!

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SD-8 Crawford signals over both radios.

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SD-8 Crawford: I think we've found where he's going. It's-uh-████ ██████ Street. Says it in this book.

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NV-1 Joaquin: Roger that, on our way.

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SD-8 Crawford ends the signal.

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SD-8 Crawford: Well. I guess we know where he's headed. Command, does Nova-1 need any assistance on this guy?

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Site Command: You're far closer to Ruth's home than the majority of Nova-1 is. At the moment, only 2 are nearby her house.

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SD-8 Crawford: Damn. Okay, uh, we need a ride there.

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Site Command: Sending a few from Nova-1 to pick you up now. It should only take a few minutes.

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SD-8 Crawford: Roger, on our way out now. Alright, now we're in a rush. We gotta put the locks back on the door, move the beartraps back, and be outside in a few minutes. Let's move.

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SD-8 Navarro: Copy.

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In 3 minutes, SD-8 is capable of completing the aforementioned set tasks. The NV-1 vehicle sent by Site Command makes it to SD-8's position on time.

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[END LOG]

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While progressing towards Alice's home, SD-8 and NV-1 reported noticing Meyers' vehicle parked on the side of a nearby street. Meyers was not seen in the vehicle, however, and was assumed to have directly cut through the woodlands by where the car was situated in an attempt to shorten the length between him and Alice's home. Analysis of Meyers' automobile after the Addendum 7499.05 exhibited nothing of use.

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Within several minutes, SD-8 and NV-1 arrived at Alice's home. Surrounding the area, both forces were able to locate Meyers peeking through the backdoor window. During this period, Site Command notified both groups that Alice's husband was absent from the premise on account of night shift work.

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Meyers seemed to have acknowledged this fact and, in accordance, shattered the glass of the window to enter Alice's residence. SD-8 was ordered to promptly close in on the area while NV-1 was on the lookout for feasible events taking place on the outside. The log for SD-8s engagement precedes as such:

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09/15/1943 Incident Exploration Log 2/2

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Date: 09/12/1943
+Exploration Teams: MTF Sydney-8 ("Midnight Visitors") |
+Subject: Ruth Alice's home
+Team Leads: SD-8 Crawford
+Team Members: SD-8 Walker / SD-8 Navarro / SD-8 Sage

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[BEGIN LOG]

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SD-8 Crawford: Shit! Close in, quick!

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SD-8 Navarro: Activate your RAZARs.

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SD-8 Crawford: Sage, I'm gonna have you armed and ready to fire. Rest of us, we're gonna stay back and make decisions from there. We're gonna have to strictly go off of gut feeling and instinct from training.

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SD-8 Sage: Roger that.

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SD-8 Walker: Y'know sometimes I really wish I chose the dayshift.

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SD-8 Navarro: "Night shift's daily wonders" my ass.

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SD-8 Crawford: Looks like he set the beartraps right in front of the hallway and the cage by a door, which I'm not quite sure if it's the basement door or not. If I had money to bet, he's down the hall.

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Faint stumbling is heard in the background audio, followed by a sudden, violent scream.

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SD-8 Crawford: Yep! That's definitely where he is! Jump in, now!

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SD-8 jumps through the shattered window and into Alice's dining room.

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SD-8 Crawford: Hide behind something, anything. We might get lucky and waste this son of a bitch tonight.

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SD-8 Walker: That's if he's not already wasted right now.

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SD-8 Sage: Funny joke, Walker.

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SD-8 Navarro: Scram! Now!

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SD-8 Crawford and SD-8 Navarro hide in a close position behind the dining room table. SD-8 Sage ducks behind a couch in the accessible living room. SD-8 Walker opts to lay flat on the floor next to the kitchen cabinets.

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Meyers is seen dragging Alice, who has a tied cloth bag around her head, and throwing her to the floor. Muffled screams stem from underneath the bag.

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Meyers: Your screams mean absolutely fucking nothing!

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Meyers rattles the cage of the Tasmanian devils in an obvious attempt to trigger them.

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Meyers: Do you hear them? Listen to them well, Ruth. I've starved 'em for days for this moment. They're just as excited as I am!

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SD-8 Crawford cautiously begins to move while avoiding noise. He signals SD-8 Navarro to follow his lead.

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Meyers: You have a similar layout to my house, heh. I wonder if your basement looks the same, too.

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Meyers approaches the basement door and opens it. Meyers then stomps the cage and kicks it towards Ruth.

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Meyers: (cackling) Loud, ain't it!?!

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Meyers grabs Alice by the cloth bag and lifts her off the ground. Taking her by the neck with his forearm, he steps towards the basement. SD-8 Crawford and SD-8 Navarro move from their spaces and aim their rifles directly at Meyers.

+

SD-8 Crawford: Hands up where I can see them!

+

Meyers instantly turns to SD-8 Crawford in surprise. SD-8 Walker and SD-8 Sage move out from their positions, with their guns still pointed at Meyers.

+

SD-8 Navarro: If you don't want to be dragged onto the ground and have every piece of bone in your arms shattered, I suggest you put your fucking hands up and get down.

+

Meyers: Who are you?

+

SD-8 Sage: The last people you'll ever see outside of prison, now follow instructions before we laser your ass back to the stone age.

+

Meyers looks around the room momentarily. In one sudden move, he crouches to open the cage. However, Meyers is shot in the shoulder by SD-8 Sage before he can entirely open it.

+

Meyers falls backward and tumbles down the basement stairs. Alice covers her ears and fearfully screams.

+

SD-8 Crawford: Don't worry, Ruth. He's gone now.

+

Alice: How do you know my name!?

+

SD-8 Crawford: Because I have superpowers.

+

SD-8 Walker: You need to stop.

+

SD-8 Crawford removes the cloth bag from Alice's head.

+

SD-8 Crawford: If it makes you feel any better, you're not gonna remember any of this at all by tomorrow morning.

+

Alice: I'm confused…who are you people!?

+

SD-8 Sage: Don't worry about it. You're never gonna see us again after tonight, and it's not like you'll even remember us to begin with. We are nobody to you. But we will remember you. You are someone to us.

+

SD-8 Walker: God, I feel like I'm getting the spins.

+

SD-8 Crawford: Navarro, with me. We're gonna take him.

+

Alice glances at the cage. Before SD-8 Crawford and SD-8 Navarro enter the basement, Alice flings the cage of Tasmanian devils down the stairs, which bursts open upon impact. Alice then locks the door and closes it.

+

SD-8 Crawford: Jesus Christ!

+

SD-8 Sage: What the fuck?!

+

SD-8 Walker: Wait, what just happened?

+

Meyers is enveloped and torn apart by the pack of rabid animals. His screeches of pain are present in the background of the audio footage.

+

SD-8 Crawford: What the hell? W-

+

3 second pause.

+

SD-8 Crawford: Well shit.

+

SD-8 Walker: That was tragic, to say the least.

+

SD-8 Sage: I'm glad I got to be the one to shoot him.

+

SD-8 Crawford: You should be, Sage. I'm proud of all of you, I really am. You guys have come a long way in training and I'm genuinely happy to say I'm your captain.

+

SD-8 Navarro: It's been an experience, captain.

+

SD-8 Walker: Hoorah.

+

SD-8 Sage: Always ready for more.

+

SD-8 Crawford: Now, with that out the way, McDonald's or Hungry Jack's? It's a little different, y'know, since we're in Australia, but I could go for any food at all right now and those just happen to be the cheapest options.

+

Alice: Sir?

+

SD-8 Crawford: Oh, right.

+
+
+

[END LOG]

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+
+

Alice was registered Class-B amnestics following Addendum 7499.05.

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+

After Addendum 7499.05, SMCC was officially shut down and SCP-7499 was subsequently declared Neutralized.

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+#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;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    /* ---- Tab Background Colour | [SELECTED] ---- */
+    background-color: #333333;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav .selected a,
+.yui-navset .yui-nav .selected a em {
+    border: none;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav .selected a {
+    width: 100%;
+    color: #ffffff;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-nav .selected a:focus,
+.yui-navset .yui-nav .selected a:active {
+    color: #ffffff;
+    background-color: #333333;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-content {
+    background-color: #ffffff;
+    box-shadow: none;
+}
+ 
+.yui-navset .yui-content,
+.yui-navset .yui-navset-top .yui-content {
+    padding: .5em;
+    border: 1px solid #333;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > WORDS NO BROKEY. CROQ HAS SPOKEY. and other things */
+ 
+span,
+a {
+    word-break: normal !important
+}
+ 
+.avatar-hover {
+    display: none !important;
+}
+ 
+#main-content .page-tags span {
+    max-width: 100%;
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Dustjacket Assets */
+ 
+.fancyhr hr {
+    border-top: 2vw solid transparent;
+    background-color: rgba(var(--bright-accent), 0);
+    height: 0;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    border-image-source: url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_hr.png');
+    border-image-repeat: round round;
+    background: none;
+    border-image-slice: 80 500 80 500 fill;
+    border-image-width: 10em 80em 10em 80em;
+}
+ 
+.fancyborder {
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    border: 2vw solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    border-image: url('https://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/local--files/component:dustjacket-theme/wl_border.png') 600 round;
+    border-image-width: 6;
+    padding: 2vw;
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Collapsibles */
+ 
+#page-content a.collapsible-block-link:hover {
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    color: var(--link-txt-color);
+}
+ 
+#page-content a.collapsible-block-link:not(.licensebox a.collapsible-block-link, .info-container a.collapsible-block-link, .default-col a.collapsible-block-link) {
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: white;
+    padding-top: 4px;
+    padding-bottom: 4px;
+    padding-left: 7px;
+    padding-right: 9px;
+    background: rgb(var(--accent));
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    margin-top: 5px;
+    font-family: var(--ui-font);
+    font-size: var(--base-font-size);
+    box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 0px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+    transition-duration: 0.4s;
+    display: inline-block;
+ 
+}
+ 
+#page-content a.collapsible-block-link:not(.licensebox a.collapsible-block-link, .info-container a.collapsible-block-link, .default-col a.collapsible-block-link):hover {
+    background: rgba(var(--accent), 0.7);
+    box-shadow: none;
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > ACS Adjustments */
+ 
+.top-left-box>.item {
+    display: none;
+}
+ 
+.anom-bar-container {
+    margin-top: 1.1rem;
+}
+ 
+.anom-bar-container,
+.anom-bar-container * {
+    font-family: var(--head-font), Inter, sans-serif !important;
+}
+ 
+.acs-extra-1,
+.acs-extra-2,
+.acs-extra-3,
+.acs-extra-4 {
+    font-family: var(--head-font), Inter, sans-serif !important;
+}
+ 
+.anom-bar > .top-box {
+    text-transform: none;
+}
+ 
+/* CONTENT > Woed Bar Adjustments */
+ 
+div.scale div.item1>div {
+    color: #333;
+    font-family: var(--head-font);
+    font-size: 1.4em;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 2px;
+    line-height: unset;
+}
+ 
+div.scale div.class1>div {
+    color: #333;
+    font-family: var(--head-font);
+    font-size: 2em;
+    line-height: 0.9em;
+    letter-spacing: 2px;
+}
+ 
+div.scale {
+    --woedbar-class-bar-color: #333 !important;
+}
+ 
+div.scale div.obj {
+    height: 1.7em;
+}
+ 
+div.scale div.obj>div {
+    font-size: 1.55em;
+}
+ 
+/* MISC */
+ 
+#page-content hr {
+    height: 2px;
+}
+ 
+.bt {
+    color: rgb(var(--accent));
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+ 
+#footer {
+    background: transparent;
+    color: #444;
+    margin-top: 45px;
+}
+ 
+#footer a {
+    color: #7b7b7b;
+}
+ 
+.footer-wikiwalk-nav {
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 88%;
+    word-spacing: 5px;
+}
+ 
+#page-info-break {
+    height: 10px;
+}
+ 
+#page-options-container {
+    border-top: solid 1px rgba(213, 213, 213, 0.5);
+    padding-top: 1rem;
+}
+ 
+.page-watch-options {
+    padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
+    font-size: 77%;
+}
+ 
+.page-options-bottom {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    align-content: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+ 
+.page-options-bottom a {
+    margin: 3px;
+    color: #FFF;
+    background: rgb(var(--accent));
+    padding: 5px 13px 5px 13px;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-size: 90%;
+    border-bottom-left-radius: 4px;
+    border-bottom-right-radius: 4px;
+}
+ 
+.page-options-bottom a:hover {
+    background: rgba(var(--accent), 0.8);
+}
+ 
+#page-info-break {
+    height: 6px;
+}
+ 
+#license-area {
+    color: #5f5f5f;
+    background: #ecf2f1;
+    border-top: solid 2px #d9d9d9;
+    margin-top: 10px;
+}
+ 
+#license-area a::after {
+    content: ".";
+}
+ 
+@media (min-width: 768px) {
+    #main-content .page-tags {
+        padding-right: 16rem;
+    }
+}
+ 
+#main-content div.page-tags::before {
+    content: "tags   ";
+    color: var(--misc-txt-color);
+    font-family: var(--head-font);
+    font-weight: 800;
+    font-size: var(--page-font-size);
+}
+ 
+#main-content .page-tags a {
+    display: inline-block;
+    height: .8125rem;
+    margin: 0 0 .5rem .75rem;
+    padding: .1875rem .3125rem .1875rem 0;
+    color: #FFF;
+    background-color: rgb(var(--accent));
+    border-bottom-right-radius: .25rem;
+    border-top-right-radius: .25rem;
+    line-height: 13px;
+    line-height: .8125rem;
+    font-size: calc(var(--page-font-size) - 10%);
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+ 
+#main-content .page-tags a::before {
+    width: 0;
+    height: 0;
+    top: -.1875rem;
+    left: -.625rem;
+    padding: 0 .0625rem .1875rem;
+    border-color: transparent rgb(var(--accent)) transparent transparent;
+    border-style: solid;
+    border-width: .5rem .5rem .5rem 0;
+}
+ 
+#main-content .page-tags a::before,
+#main-content .page-tags a::after {
+    content: "";
+    position: relative;
+    float: left;
+}
+ 
+#main-content .page-tags a::after {
+    width: .25rem;
+    height: .25rem;
+    top: .2813rem;
+    left: -.5rem;
+    background-color: #FFF;
+    border-radius: .125rem;
+}
+ 
+#main-content .page-tags span {
+    max-width: 100%;
+    border-top: .5rem solid transparent;
+}
+ 
+#page-tags-input {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    word-spacing: 8px;
+}
+ 
+#edit-page-form input.text {
+    font-family: var(--head-font), sans-serif;
+    font-weight: 800;
+    font-size: 150% !important;
+    padding: 4px;
+}
+ 
+#edit-page-form>table.form>tbody>tr>td:nth-child(1) {
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+ 
+.edit-help-34 {
+    font-size: 85%;
+    opacity: 60%;
+    transition-duration: 0.3s;
+    width: fit-content;
+}
+ 
+.edit-help-34:hover {
+    opacity: 100%;
+}
+ 
+.edit-help-34 a {
+    margin-right: 3px;
+    margin-left: 10px;
+}
+ 
+table.edit-page-bottomtable {
+    width: 100%;
+}
+ 
+#edit-page-comments {
+    height: 86px;
+}
+ 
+#lock-info {
+    background-color: transparent;
+    margin: 0.8em;
+    line-height: 1.7;
+    font-size: 86%;
+    border: none;
+}
+ 
+#lock-info::before {
+    content: "!";
+    padding-right: 12px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-size: 110%;
+    opacity: 60%;
+}
+ 
+#lock-timer {
+    font-size: 115%;
+    margin: 0 5px;
+}
+ 
+#lock-timer::before {
+    content: "⏲ ";
+    opacity: 80%;
+}
+ 
+textarea,
+#edit-page-form input.text {
+    outline: none;
+    border: 1px solid #ccc;
+    transition-duration: 0.3s;
+    transition-property: box-shadow;
+}
+ 
+textarea:focus-visible,
+#edit-page-form input.text:focus-visible {
+    box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 1px #a3a3a3;
+    border: 1px solid #a3a3a3;
+}
+ 
+#action-area>p {
+    font-size: 85%;
+    color: darkslategrey;
+}
+ 
+#action-area>p:nth-child(5)>a {
+    display: block;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-size: 120%;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+ 
+#who-rated-page-area>div {
+    column-count: 4;
+}
+ 
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+    #who-rated-page-area>div {
+        column-count: 3;
+    }
+}
+ 
+@media (max-width: 700px) {
+    #who-rated-page-area>div {
+        column-count: 2;
+    }
+}
+ 
+@media (max-width: 540px) {
+    #who-rated-page-area>div {
+        column-count: 1;
+    }
+}
+ 
+#page-content .content-warning.creditRate {
+    padding-top: 8px;
+    padding-right: 21px;
+}
+ 
+.preview-message {
+    right: 0em;
+    top: 2em;
+    border: unset;
+    padding: 1em 1.5em;
+    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
+    max-width: 29em;
+    opacity: 1;
+    z-index: 100;
+    line-height: 1.7;
+    filter: drop-shadow(0px 0px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
+    color: #EDEDED;
+}
+ 
+.error-block {
+    background-color: rgba(255, 0, 48, 0.1);
+    text-align: center;
+    border: none;
+    border-top: solid 3px #B00;
+    border-top-left-radius: 6px;
+    border-top-right-radius: 6px;
+}
+ 
+table.page-history tbody tr:nth-child(2n) {
+    background: rgba(var(--accent), 0.05);
+}
+ 
+.owindow {
+    animation: fade 0.5s;
+}
+ 
+@keyframes fade {
+    0% {
+        opacity: 0;
+    }
+ 
+    100% {
+        opacity: 1;
+    }
+}
+ 
+.owindow .button-bar a {
+    border: solid 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+    margin: 11px;
+    padding: 0.5em 2em;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+}
+ 
+.owindow .button-bar a:hover {
+    background-color: var(--link-txt-color);
+    color: var(--link-hover-txt-color);
+    border-radius: 0px;
+}
+ 
+.owindow .button-bar {
+    padding: 1.2em 1em 1.2em;
+}
+ 
+.owindow .table {
+    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+}
+ 
+.owindow .title {
+    cursor: default;
+    font-family: var(--head-font);
+    font-weight: 800;
+    font-size: 155%;
+    text-align: center;
+    padding: 0.5em 1em;
+    border-bottom: solid 2px rgba(187, 187, 187, 0.4);
+    background-color: #F7F7F7;
+}
+ 
+.owindow.owait .content {
+    padding: 0.5em 0.5em 2em;
+    background-image: none;
+}
+ 
+.owindow.owait .content::after {
+    content: " ";
+    display: block;
+    width: 1.5rem;
+    height: 1.5rem;
+    margin: -0.9rem auto;
+    margin-top: 1rem;
+    animation: loading 1.2s linear infinite;
+    border-top: 0.4rem solid grey;
+    border-right: 0.4rem solid transparent;
+    border-bottom: 0.4rem solid grey;
+    border-left: 0.4rem solid transparent;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+}
+ 
+@keyframes loading {
+    0% {
+        transform: rotate(0deg);
+    }
+ 
+    100% {
+        transform: rotate(360deg);
+    }
+}
+ 
+.owindow.osuccess {
+    padding: 0.5em;
+}
+ 
+.owindow div.content:nth-child(2)>img:nth-child(1) {
+    margin-right: 1.2rem;
+    margin-top: 1rem;
+}
+ 
+.odialog-shader {
+    background-color: #262a39;
+}
+ 
+.btn {
+    transition-duration: 0.15s;
+}
+ 
+.btn:not(#main-content .btn, #search-top-box-form input[type="submit"]),
+.btn.btn-primary,
+div.buttons input,
+input.button:not(#search-top-box-form input[type="submit"]) {
+    padding: 0.5em;
+    margin: 11px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    font-family: var(--ui-font);
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+ 
+#edit-cancel-button,
+#edit-diff-button,
+#edit-preview-button,
+#edit-save-draft-button,
+#edit-save-continue-button,
+#edit-save-button {
+    background: #fff;
+    border: solid 1px #ccc;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-family: var(--ui-font);
+    color: #333;
+    padding: 0.5rem 14px;
+    margin: 1px;
+    font-size: 90%;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+}
+ 
+#edit-cancel-button:hover,
+#edit-diff-button:hover,
+#edit-preview-button:hover,
+#edit-save-draft-button:hover,
+#edit-save-continue-button:hover,
+#edit-save-button:hover {
+    background-color: #eaeaea;
+}
+ 
+#edit-save-continue-button,
+#edit-save-button {
+    background: #dbffd6;
+    transition-duration: 0.3s;
+    color: #005a0a;
+}
+ 
+#edit-save-continue-button:hover,
+#edit-save-button:hover {
+    color: #fff;
+    background: #0d951c;
+}
+ 
+#edit-cancel-button {
+    background: #ffe1e1;
+    transition-duration: 0.3s;
+    color: #c52727;
+}
+ 
+#edit-cancel-button:hover {
+    color: #fff;
+    background: #c5272e;
+}
+ 
+table.page-history tbody tr {
+    color: #757575;
+}
+ 
+.fncon {
+    font-size: var(--page-font-size) !important;
+    line-height: 1.4;
+    border: 2px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+}
+ 
+.fncon::before {
+    font-size: var(--page-font-size) !important;
+}
+ 
+.hovertip {
+    border: none !important;
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+SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES: SCP-7754 is contained within the Site-18 Chemistry Division's main laboratory, and is not to be physically interacted with by all personnel. As per [ESOTERIC] classification, removal of SCP-7754 is considered more of a risk than allowing the anomaly to remain in her current position. A quarantine zone within the laboratory has been established; entering the area for the purposes of collecting SCP-7754's belongings must be permitted by Director Iovanius Neer, and conducted wearing HAZMAT IX suits. Such suits have not yet been developed.

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Employment of the anomaly within the Foundation is to continue despite these restrictions; however, under no circumstances can she be permitted to move upwards in the hierarchy of the organization. As such, no personnel of a higher or lower clearance are to be informed of the significance presented by SCP-7754, or given an incentive to care. The entity is to be infrequently and inconsequentially monitored for signs of deteriorating mental health by the Human Resources Department, in coordination with Site Director Iovanius Neer, and several of her close contacts; close contacts still to be designated.

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She is to remain contained until inevitable retermination via natural causes.
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NOTICE FROM THE DEPARTMENTS OF DECOMISSIONING AND HUMAN RESOURCES

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Due to the current state of the anomaly's nature in relation to the continued existence of the Foundation, all proposals for movement or decommissioning of SCP-7754 are to be ignored. She will do it in silence. It’ll just be me.

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— Director [BLANKED]

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+DESCRIPTION: SCP-7754 is the designation for Katherine Bartleman, the lead researcher within the Site-18 Chemistry Department. Bartleman performed what she perceived as the only remaining option on XX/XX/7754, and has since remained on the floor of ChemLab-D18-X. +

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Though appearing as just my hateful remains, I haven't gone away. The properties of what is now believed to be an anomalous entity manifest when in contact with any individual who learns anything about Bartleman. Upon doing so, they come to understand more information than they ever would have asked for. She will tell them. She tried to tell them. I will tell them.

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When I was 5 years old, my father passed away. I was never told why, and my mother could never really move on. I tried living in that house, but it would never really be a home. My interests were in chemistry; her interests were in late-night television and sobbing over photos of a guy who wasn't even around anymore. She never really moved on. It was just us until I graduated and got a job here. Then she was on her own. I never saw her again.

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I don't think she could ever have been proud of me. Maybe when I was 7 I didn't mind that; looking back, creating a mix of allergy medicine and orange juice isn't worth looking at with a gleam in the eye. But even as I grew up, it never came. Validation became something I was starved of, ever since the day he died. She couldn’t give it to me, and I was too young to have friends that could replicate it. Even as I grew up, that sense of worth never appeared. High school was easy. Didn’t matter. The structure was constricting, tearing through my exploratory nature and landing me behind a desk, sitting in front of a teacher that saw me as another distracted pupil. Not as a person.

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University was an experience most found enjoyable. I didn’t. I was gunning for a doctorate that ostracized me socially and drained me emotionally. Where was the time for parties? For friends? For visiting mom back in our home in the middle of that swamp? At least I graduated.

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Even in the Foundation
Where I was supposedly a high-prospect, top-of-class big-dealIt wasn’t really much. There were other chemists.
It was never about me
When could it have been?There was work to care about, anomalies to explain or utilize.
Maybe I’m selfish for thinking it should have been about me.
When the work is so impressive,What’s the need for the face behind it?
Was it worth it?
Craving attention that would never arrive, swamped in an organization where the individual joins the cause?Who knows. It’s too late now.
EXPERIMENT LOG 7754-5
Introduction of cyanide into the main communicative orifice of SCP-7754.Anomaly was terminated. Anomaly continues to exist in some form, despite intentions.
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| ADDENDUM 7754-2: INTERVIEW |

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FOREWORD: I had friends. Loved ones. Somewhat.

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PRESENT: A husband, a few coworkers, a Site Director.

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But: Life could only be a pleasure for so long.

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Richard: Was always doing something. Always out of the house, trying to make himself feel better, make himself feel more worth it. He had something to prove, but proving that something meant long nights alone. He could never see. I hope he’s okay now.

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And: If he was the most important person in my life, why was it that even he couldn’t be there to see me? Who could? Who should? Who did I expect to?

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I: Had friends. Technically. Parents are supposed to be the first grounds for testing your social skills. You learn to talk to people. I never did. There were people - Richard started out as a friend, I guess - but it was never really the same.

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They: Were only work friends.

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Friend: Having fun with your project?

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Me: Oh, it's going great. Lots of progress.

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Friend: Cool. Trying for the promotion again?

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Me: Um. Yeah. Hopefully it works this time. You?

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Friend: Happened last week, it was great! I'm transferring to another facility next week, new Director of Whatever the Fuck.

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Me: Wow, that's-

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Friend: I mean, it was a nightmare to get there. Really, you'd think with how many dumb people work in Whatever that it could've come sooner, but who cares. At least it's happening now.

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Me: Y-yeah.

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Acquaintance: It'll be terrific to get out of this shithole anyway. Nobody here knows how to fuckin' smile anymore. Awful.

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Me: (I don't respond to that)

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Acquaintance: And people keep lookin' at me weird, like, fuck, yeah, I got a ticket to a better world. Sorry you suck that much!

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Me: (No response either)

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Coworker: Buncha depressed fuckin' losers.

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Me: Uh.

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Coworker: Anyway, I better get going. Great conversation.

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STAFF IN QUESTION: IOVANIUS "THE FOOL" NEER
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+CURRENT LOCATION: The shithole he might have deserved.

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He started out fine. Came into this facility because of his father, I'm sure.

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A Site Director, as I understood it, was someone who was supposed to be the captain of the ship. In a small facility like 18 - relatively - they're supposed to be the one holding the crew together. Supposed to understand their workforce, like a manager. I guess most managers aren't very good at their jobs, though.

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Human Resources here was never good at their jobs either. The department as a whole was stretched too thin across the whole organization, but here… they didn't even try. That guy, Stamos, cared more about good-looking numbers than good-feeling people. Maybe I changed his ever-so-made-up statistic.

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I don't blame Neer for making me work. It's how a job functions. There was a bad containment breach, they needed me to fill in. That's all I was supposed to be good for, the leader of the chemists to carry the burden when a spill tears the skin off a young man's face. I saved them. Iovanius always said I saved them.

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“Hey, are you feeling okay? Do you need a break? Are you tired of being the only tool we have to solve any of our problems? Do you want to stop skipping therapy sessions you planned months in advance to pick up the pieces of someone else's shitty problems and burn yourself into the fucking ground as you spend hours and hours at a time surrounded by chemicals and waste that no regular person should be exposed to?

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Do you need to stop?

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He never asked. I never met the facility's supposed therapist. It could have been Iovanius or Richard standing behind that constantly closed door. Who knows.

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PERSONNEL FITNESS SCORE: XX / 100, qualifying past the necessary number of 1.

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MENTAL STABILITY TEST SCORE: XX / [ARBITRARY], qualifying past the necessary number of 1.

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CONCLUSION: Based on assessment score, and a lack of similarly qualified personnel, Katherine Bartleman has been deemed fit for usage within the Foundation.

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I have/had decided to resign from my position of Lead Chemist within Site-18's chemistry division, active currently. I hope this does not come as an inconvenience.

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In recent weeks, after the disastrous chemical breach which harmed a significant number of our personnel, I have experienced things that only add to a current sense of unbelonging/distaste/worthless. As such, I feel as though this path is a necessity, for both my sake and the sake of our organization.

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Goodbye.

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Then again, he wallowed in the same kind of thoughts I did. Maybe we shouldn’t have ever been together, really, the minds we had.

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And what does it say about me? What I did?

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I saw the headstone.

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"Great Worker, Good Friend, Great Wife."

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A friend, how could I? To who? Who suggested that be added? It wasn't you, Iovanius. I know it wasn't.

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Tearing off the skin that held me back.

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NGC 6946, the location of three instances of SCP-7775-α in periods of interstellar expansion.

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Item #: SCP-7775

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Object Class: Keter

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Special Containment Procedures: Due to the nature and scale of SCP-7775, effective containment of the anomaly is impossible. Civilizations as described by SCP-7775 and their planets of origin, as well as any systems which have been expanded into by aforementioned civilizations, will be monitored by the Foundation's respective interstellar agencies.

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Description: SCP-7775 is an observed phenomenon found throughout outer space. The anomaly is that of convergent evolution of Homo sapiens sapiens across a multitude of systems. Human societies that did not evolve on Earth are collectively designated as SCP-7775-α.

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The anomaly manifests itself on highly similar Earth analogues. Typically, these Earth analogues have near-identical masses, atmospheric contents, and geological histories. Roughly 95%1 of the Earth analogues rotate around a unitary G-type main-sequence star ("yellow dwarf").

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Observations have been conducted by the ███████ ██████ located in orbit around Charon ("CLEOMEDES").

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SCP-7775-α instances are genetically identical to the humans of Earth. Within each SCP-7775-α instance exists minor phenotypical variations, the scale of which is consistent to that of the variation between various ethnic groups on Earth.

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1717 is a planetary society remaining in a period of pre-agriculturalism, located in an ejected star system near IC 2497. Anthropogenic radio is extremely scarce. Analysis of radio suggests the presence of anti-modernist religious movements akin to Neo-Luddism on Earth. Attempts to engage in contact with CLEOMEDES resulted in no response. Further analysis suggests that 17 was a formerly space-faring civilization. It is unknown when or why the instance returned to a pre-agricultural state.
3939 is the largest of three interstellar states in NGC 6946. 39 appears to have developed spacefaring technology enabling for brief faster-than-light movement, which has allowed it to set up a series of colonies in its immediate vicinity. It is typically involved with conflicts with two other space-faring instances of SCP-7775-α in the same galaxy — 38 and 40. 38, 39, and 40 avoid a large section of NGC 6946, accounting for roughly 62% of the galaxy's stellar mass, preferring to war with each other for habitable and arable territory instead of expanding into this region. The reasoning behind this remains unclear.
102102 is located in M87. It is in a period of nuclear-armed nation states. The Foundation has made contact with a similar group in 102. 102 is home to an institution dedicated to organizing and containing anomalies and have similar technology to CLEOMEDES. This institution has been in brief contact with the Foundation and has confirmed their observation of the SCP-7775 anomaly.
119119 is the remains of an instance in Dragonfly 44. No known specimens from 119 are known to be alive and the ruins of civilization are seen from the surface. Foundation research suggests that 119 was recently unified, after a long period of warring nation states, and were about to make initial forays into interstellar space. Tentative evidence suggests that 119 had developed highly advanced FTL technology.
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You have been drafted to work temporarily on the SCP-7858 project. Your previous supervisor and psychologist have already approved this transfer. You are required to classify an SCP-7858 'Flag' event. This is a potential SCP-7858 sighting. The nature of SCP-7858 remains unknown. You will review the relevant evidence and determine whether you believe it supports Theory A or Theory B. You have also been granted temporary access to a special message board to communicate with other SCP-7858 staff members.

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To streamline the classification process, a digital poll has been provided. Staff considering complaining are advised that, as there are no experts in this field, this solution is the best available. Staff with an alternate method of classifying SCP-7858 should present this to their team leader.

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Still image from the recovery video of SCP-7885-4.

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Item #: SCP-7885

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Object Class: Keter

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Special Containment Procedures: All inhabited coastal areas in which funerary interment is practiced are to be monitored for instances of SCP-7885. At-home burial customs are to be dissuaded and/or banned in these areas.

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Regular ocean-floor submarine sweeps are to be carried out, according to the schedule specified in Document 7885-A.

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A disinformation campaign is to be employed to dismiss reports of SCP-7885 sightings as "sailors' tall tales". Amnestics are to be employed in cases of direct interaction.

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All recovered animate SCP-7885 instances are to be transported to Seafloor Site 3, without removal from the ocean during transport. Mobile instances are to be contained within the 5km-radius holding area surrounding Seafloor Site 3. Sessile instances are to be contained adjacent to the site's north airlock.

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Each recovered instance is to be interviewed upon recovery via written communication, and interviewed periodically throughout containment. The circumstances of each recovered instance's death and/or burial are to be studied and documented. One week after complete cessation of movement, former SCP-7885 instances are to be cremated, with ashes stored onsite.

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Description: SCP-7885 is a collection of animate human corpses which are typically found wandering a complex path along the bottom of the ocean. Instances normally walk continuously at a rate of approximately 4km/h.

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Instances disintegrate over time, comparable to non-anomalous postmortem decomposition, though with a somewhat slower overall rate and an absence of gaseous bloating. When instances have sufficiently decayed, walking halts, soon followed by complete cessation of movement. Instances are typically mobile for 2-6 months, followed by a 2-4 week sessile period, after which all movement ends. After movement has ended, SCP-7885 instances are indistinguishable from non-anomalous remains. No medical interventions have been found to extend instances' period of activity. Removal from ocean water rapidly speeds the decomposition process.

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SCP-7885 instances are typically self-aware and capable of directed movement, as well as communication via writing and gestures. Instances have been found to retain much of the behavior, personality, and identity that they possessed prior to death, in cases where prior behavior has been ascertained. Instances rarely exhibit significant goal-seeking behavior, beyond ceaselessly walking. Instances report no knowledge of a destination or purpose to this behavior, merely commenting that walking feels right.

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If an instance remains mobile and unobstructed for a sufficient duration, it will eventually approach the region of seafloor located at approximately 45-50°S, 120-125°W. In this region, the instance will walk in a wide circle, before finally becoming stationary. The significance of this region is the subject of ongoing investigation.

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Current evidence suggests that an SCP-7885 instance is generated when a recently-buried human corpse is washed out into the ocean due to accidental or unforeseen circumstances. Additional causal mechanisms are currently under investigation. Intentional generation of SCP-7885 instances has failed.

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Addendum 7885-4: SCP-7885-4 was recovered from the ocean floor at 56.63485°S, 68.64536°W, just south of the Diego Ramírez Islands, the southernmost extreme of South America. SCP-7885-4 was stationary and nearly unresponsive upon recovery, and ceased all movement within days. In life, SCP-7885-4 was Ella Waters, a 22-year-old mother of two, living in Miami, Florida. Records show that she died on ██/██/2023, and was buried soon thereafter in the backyard of an oceanfront house in Miami. Three days later, Hurricane Idalia made landfall within 5km of the burial location. Numerous houses in the area were destroyed, and Waters' remains were lost.

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Upon recovery, SCP-7885-4 was holding a 8.9x14cm (3.5x5.5in) waterproof notebook.

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Entry 1

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I'm floating in the water. It's sunny and hot. I can't see land, I can't see ships. The waves go by and I bob up and down. I woke up next to a swirl of floating junk. Beams and insulation and clothes and plastic. I found this little notepad and pencil in there, so that's nice.

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I'm pretty sure I died. I was in the hospital, Miami General. I was coughing and coughing, and I fell asleep. And I woke up here.

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I feel like I should be doing something. Should be swimming to land. Should be trying to find someone. Should be trying to live again. Should, should, should.

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Nothing hurts anymore. I'm not hungry, I'm not thirsty. When a wave sweeps over me, it doesn't sting my eyes. I don't cough on the water. I don't cough at all. I don't breathe, not unless I try to. So that's all nice. But I'm falling apart a bit. Swimming around in the junk really took it out of me. My skin is hanging loose in a few places. It doesn't hurt either. But I think I'd rather just drift.

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Sylvie and I got married right out of high school, the two of us against the world. My parents never liked her much. Marrying too young, she's not a man. She had so many plans for the two of us, and I was along for the ride. We never made enough money to be fully independent. My parents chipped in, especially once the grandkids came along. But I was always torn between what they wanted and what she wanted. I'm glad I'm not going to see my parents again. And Sylvie - I said till death do us part, so I guess that's done. No one to disappoint, no one feeling betrayed. Just floating.

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I accidentally swallowed a bunch of water, and I started to sink. I'm on the bottom now. I can't see much, except when the fish swim by. They glow bright blue, I can see right through them. I think they're seeking me out - I'm shedding bits of myself, which they seem to like. It feels good to walk, down here - a slow, steady pace. Nobody around, nowhere to be, nothing to do.

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When I came down with my cough, we thought it was allergies at first. But I started coughing up blood, so we rushed to the hospital. Sylvie and my parents were always in the room, and they could never be around each other without arguing.

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I was mostly too out of it to care about what they were arguing over, but I think it was usually about me. Whether I should be moved to another hospital. An experimental treatment. More painkillers. Less painkillers. I remember the doctor said something about "MDROs" and "heroic measures", whatever that means. It set off their longest argument yet. I knew I needed to be the one to settle it, to take one side or the other, but I was just too exhausted.

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It's simple down here. Easy. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. I don't know how long I've been walking. There are no days down here. No sun, no moon. I don't know where I'm going. I don't think it matters. I write a bit when I can see, when a fish comes by for a snack. I walk. No pressure, no decisions. Simple.

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The last day I was alive, all they could talk about was my will. They'd each brought their own versions for me to sign. They read them to me. I couldn't hold my head still to read them. I was coughing too much. It was weird hearing them tell me what was going to happen to me after I was gone. They couldn't even get through reading the wills.

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They got into another big argument about what was going to happen to my body once I was gone. Sylvie wanted me buried by our house, my parents wanted me by their house, next to some relatives. I don't know why they all cared so much. I'd been up for a long time at that point, and I could barely think anymore. I think they were still going at it when I fell asleep for the last time.

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My legs are coming apart. The joints are swelling and sliding around. My feet are getting all rotated. I don't think I'm really getting anywhere anymore. I wonder where I am. I wonder if I ever got anywhere.

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TO: Dir. Buffy Ava
+FROM: [ VERIFIED OVERSEER ACCOUNT ]
+DATE: 11/28/2014
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Director Ava.
+We believe it is necessary to remind you of the obligations you hold to this council. It has been two years since you came to us and bargained for the creation of your Department of Prophetics.

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You made a great many promises about the utilities such a department could offer, and in return we provided you with the resources and authority to bring them about. It is time you make good on those assurances.

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iwatson@scip.net:// Hey, that transfer anomaly from Site-15 just arrived.

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bava@scip.net:// Back to the meat grinder we go.

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iwatson@scip.net:// Something the matter?

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bava@scip.net:// Council's on our ass again, they want something soon or this department probably fucked.

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iwatson@scip.net:// Hopefully this will be our big break then.

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bava@scip.net:// It better be.

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SCP-8214-A is currently stored within a portable hard drive for testing purposes and kept within a low-yield anomalous storage locker at Site-111 when not in use. Backup copies of SCP-8214-A are stored in IT Department servers at Site-15.

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A database of all known SCP-8214-B instances and their corresponding SCP-8214-C instances is to be maintained by the Department of Prophetics.

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SCP-8214-A is the software "ATROPOS.EXE". When running on a device SCP-8214-A displays a rudimentary interface consisting of a list of names comprising all human beings within a 10-meter radius below which is the prompt “SELECT NAME” and a command line to enter text. SCP-8214-A does not distinguish between living and deceased individuals, and further testing has established SCP-8214-A will only list individuals when a majority of their biomass remains within the 10-meter radius. Depending on the text input into the command line SCP-8214-A will produce the following effect:

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These dates, designated SCP-8214-B, act as Class I Prophetic Anomalies which will invariably result in the death of the named individual, designated SCP-8214-C, on the output time otherwise referred to as their activation date.

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SCP-8214-A was first acquired in 2005 alongside other anomalies during a raid on a para-technology company formerly associated with Prometheus Labs. Initial assessment was carried out by junior researcher Emily Yoon of the IT Department. Her sudden death a year later via cardiac arrest incited an investigation that would eventually identify the prophetic effects of SCP-8214-B prompting its transfer to the Department of Prophetics in late 2006.

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ADDENDUM 8214/I: EXPERIMENT LOG

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EXPERIMENT 8214-01

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DATE 12/02/2014

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PRESIDING Dir. B. Ava

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INTENT Confirm the prophetic nature of SCP-8214-B by attempting to prevent its occurrence.. 1st Principle of Prophetic Anomalies: Prophecies are inevitable, once created they will occur as described by themselves.

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One D-Class personnel, D-48457, is placed inside a standard testing chamber. D-48457 is named using SCP-8214-A designating them an SCP-8214-C instance after which security personnel inside the testing chamber are ordered to terminate the D-48457 via their firearm.

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Firearm malfunctions repeatedly when aimed at D-48457 eventually rendering the weapon inoperable. D-48457 attempts to flee the testing chamber but is physically subdued by security and returned to their cell.

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Further testing would provide similar results regardless of termination method. All attempts were unsuccessful due to either an unexpected failure of equipment or an extreme degree of perseverance on the part of the SCP-8214-C instance.

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Instances of SCP-8214-B have proven unpreventable by reasonable and conventional means.
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bava@scip.net:// Good to know that still works.

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iwatson@scip.net:// It troubles me this was the first thing you came up with.

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bava@scip.net:// Can't argue with efficiency

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EXPERIMENT 8214-02

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PRESIDING Dir. B. Ava

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INTENT Confirm the prophetic nature of SCP-8214-B by establishing its causation.. 2nd Principle of Prophetic Anomalies: Prophecies are only created upon observation of their contextual triggers.

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One D-Class personnel, D-49225, is placed in a testing chamber equipped with medical equipment. D-49225 is restrained to a monitoring bed and has their heart forcibly stopped via chemical agent. After confirming the lack of a heartbeat but before the cessation of other vital signs D-49225 is named using SCP-8214-A designating them as an SCP-8214-C instance.

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OBSERVATIONS

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After approximately twenty seconds D-49225 would resume regular cardiovascular activities without medical intervention.

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Analysis of medical data has revealed that the heart of D-49225 autonomously resumed function despite lacking any of the necessary bio-electrical signals to elicit such change.

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Instances of SCP-8214-B do not simply predict events that will happen but actively overwrite normal causation to fulfill themselves through both conventional and anomalous means.
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iwatson@scip.net:// It feels like there's some potential here, life extension?

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bava@scip.net:// If the foundation wants to keep someone alive they have methods that last more than a few months. Still clever though.

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iwatson@scip.net:// I just hope this isn't another dead end.

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EXPERIMENT 8214-03

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DATE 2/13/2015

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PRESIDING Dir. B. Ava

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INTENT Confirm the prophetic nature of SCP-8214-B by examining its variability.. 3rd Principle of Prophetic Anomalies: Prophecies do not ensure a single sequence of events, but instead conform reality to the set of all sequences that fulfill the prophecy.

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PROCEDURE

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Two D-Class personnel, D-49387 and D-51422 are named using SCP-8214-A designating them as SCP-8214-C instances. Upon their activation date D-49387 will be placed in an isolated testing chamber and monitored remotely. Whereas D-51422 will be placed under the same conditions however a medical team will remain on standby with orders to terminate D-51422 via lethal injection one hour prior to the end of their activation date.

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OBSERVATION

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Starting at 11:23 AM D-49387 would experience rapid deterioration in their medical condition displaying symptoms analogous to acute liver failure. D-49387 would expire from their symptoms at approximately 4:17 PM. In contrast D-51422 experienced no changes during the entire observation period. Medical staff successfully terminated D-51422 without incident at 11:35 PM.

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Further investigation into the deaths of prior SCP-8214-C instances has shown that whenever possible instances of SCP-8214-B will utilize preexisting vectors, such as known medical conditions and environmental hazards, to fulfill themselves.

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CONCLUSION

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Instances of SCP-8214-B are suggestible to human intent and follow “a path of least resistance” preferring to enact sequences that require the least anomalous activity and/or are the most logically plausible.
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iwatson@scip.net:// An MTF? No that's too niche. Fuck, there's potential here I know there is I just can't figure out how to use it.

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bava@scip.net:// It's getting late Ingrid, you should rest.

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iwatson@scip.net:// This is my department too Buffy, if the council isn't satisfied with our work that's both our problems.

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bava@scip.net:// I'll figure something out, now please go sleep. Insomnia is a terrible look on you.

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iwatson@scip.net:// Heh, hypocrite.

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ADDENDUM 8214/II: INCIDENT LOG

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THERE ARE (8) INCIDENT REPORTS; DISPLAYING MOST RECENT.

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INCIDENT REPORT 8214-8

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DATE 2/19/2015

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LOCATION Site-19

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OFFICER OF RECORD A. Mendez

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D-48457, an SCP-8214-C instance, was performing routine cleaning duties within Containment Sector 4 at Site-19 when a series of critical system failures resulted in the release of multiple hostile SCP objects.

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The breach was recontained by On-Site MTF units over the course of one hour. Notably while the rest of the sector experienced some degree of technical malfunction, especially its door control systems, the containment chamber and surrounding structure inhabited by D-48457 was the only area to properly engage its automatic breach response system and seal itself off from the rest of the sector. This fact contributed significantly to the survival of D-873625 and five Foundation personnel around them at the time of the breach.

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Whether this occurrence can be attributed to the properties of SCP-8214-B has been deferred to the Department of Prophetics.

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iwatson@scip.net:// Risk prevention!

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bava@scip.net:// Huh?

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iwatson@scip.net:// Thats how we use this thing. Look.

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./attach incident-8214-8.pdf

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bava@scip.net:// It’s an interesting reaction, the simplest way to keep the 8214-C instance alive was the system meant to keep everyone alive so that’s the path it took.

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iwatson@scip.net:// Apply it on a larger scale, what would have occured if there was more instances around when the breach happened.

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bava@scip.net:// The breach wouldn't. Probably… What are you suggesting?

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iwatson@scip.net:// Follow the example in the breach. Target something disposable and exploit the third principle to make its surroundings safer by proxy.

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bava@scip.net:// Disposable as in..?

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iwatson@scip.net:// D-Class.

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bava@scip.net:// …Its a good enough premise to start with. Look into reports on the other D-Class we worked on, see if anything stands out.

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iwatson@scip.net:// On it.

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PROJECT PRECAUTION

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INITIAL PROPOSAL

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Utilize the prophetic effects of SCP-8214-B to create a population of D-Class personnel better suited to interaction and testing with hazardous SCP objects.

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The Department of Analytics estimates that within the last decade the number of dangerous incidents involving D-Class personnel has increased by around 45%. Among said incidents 63% have resulted in the death or injury of the D-Class and 34% in the additional death or injury of other Foundation personnel. This predicament has placed significant stress on Foundation operations necessitating costly expenditures for repairs, medical services, and reprocurement of D-Class. This trend is actively detrimental to the Foundation's goals of research and containment and use of SCP-8214 is critical in combatting it.

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Authorize HARMA. The Human & Animal Resources Management Administration. to create and distribute copies of SCP-8214-A amongst its internal offices. Using these copies of SCP-8214-A HARMA will designate a specified portion, currently 15% percent, of the D-Class population as SCP-8214-C instances. By using SCP-8214-A on D-Class personnel we are able to exploit the 1st and 3rd principles of Prophetic Anomalies in order to achieve the following effects:

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NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

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In light of recent developments and research outcomes, the following file is now considered outdated, with revised containment procedures and an updated description currently under review. Personnel may refer to the file addenda for further information. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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— Maria Jones, Director, RAISA

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Item#: SCP-8216
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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-8216 is currently held in a secure facility operated by the Yeda' Zoher1 in Hebron, Palestine. A five meter radius exclusion zone is in force around SCP-8216 to avoid accidental memetic infection.

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Item is pending relocation to alternative holding arrangements overseas.

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Description: SCP-8216 is an apparent biological structure visually resembling a burnt tree. SCP-8216 continuously bleeds from various lesions on its surface, with the discharge identified as human blood of indeterminate origin. Object has also been reported to smell like burning flesh and gunpowder.

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Direct observation, interaction, and close proximity to the tree induce adverse psychological reactions and emotional distress in affected individuals, with varying degrees of severity. Reported effects include, but are not limited to:

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Attempts to remove SCP-8216 from its current location have been universally unsuccessful, memetic effects notwithstanding. Ground-penetrating radar analysis confirms a root system extending at least 40 meters underground.

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Addendum 8216-1, Audio-Visual Log
Date: 19/04/2024
+Location: Provisional Containment Facility "Samekh", Hebron, Palestine
+Contributor: Dr. Lillian S. Lillihammer
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«BEGIN LOG»

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1100 HOURS

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SHALEV: Welcome to Hebron, doctors. Dr. Yosef Shalev, Head Scientific Officer of this facility. You can't imagine how relieved we are to have the best memeticists in the world at our side.

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SOKOLSKY: [Nods.] But of course.

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LILLIHAMMER: Thank you, Dr. Shalev.

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SHALEV: Is everything alright, Dr. Sokolsky? You seem… displeased.

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LILLIHAMMER: Oh, don't mind him. He's just pouty that you said memeticists instead of the singular.

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SOKOLSKY: It was a long flight. Let's get to the point.

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SHALEV: Of course. I trust you've already read everything we currently have on the anomaly, and are familiar with the precautions in place to avoid memetic transmission.

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LILLIHAMMER: Yeah.

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SHALEV: But you want to have a test subject touch the anomaly directly.

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SOKOLSKY: Yes.

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SHALEV: [Nervous laugh.] Surely, you must be joking?

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[Drs. Lillihammer and Sokolsky stare at Dr. Shalev in silence.]

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SHALEV: …I'll make some calls.

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1630 HOURS

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PERETZ: Ah, Dr. Lillihammer. I'm here on behalf of Dr. Shalev. He's tied up at the moment.

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LILLIHAMMER: Not literally, I hope.

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PERETZ: Haha. Good news, the higher-ups have greenlighted your tactile proposal. We also have some test subjects on-site, if you'd like to make use of them.

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LILLIHAMMER: Oh, don't worry about that. We brought our own.

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[Dr. Lillihammer gestures to a guard behind her, who steps forward.]

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PINES: Agent Pines reporting for duty, ma'am.

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LILLIHAMMER: Pines here has one of the highest CRVs in our security detail. They'll be able to get near the tree and report their status without collapsing from shock in the interim.

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PERETZ: I see. Say, where is Dr. Sokolsky?

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LILLIHAMMER: I do believe he's preoccupied with another avenue of investigation at the moment.

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PERETZ: Oh. I was looking forward to meeting him. Perhaps I'll have the chance when you two run that test of yours. Which is when, actually?

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LILLIHAMMER: Now's good a time as any.

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PERETZ: Uh. We have another test scheduled in half an hour that will require non-Yeda' Zoher personnel to evacuate the containment site.

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LILLIHAMMER: Don't worry, we won't be long. We'll start with a control at a 3 meter radius. Go ahead, Pines.

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[Agent Pines nods. They walk out of the observation room and past the exclusion zone boundary, with only a twitch of their eyebrow indicating the onset of SCP-8216's memetic influence.]

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PERETZ: Most impressive. None of our personnel have made it that far in without crying or screaming.

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LILLIHAMMER: How are you feeling, Pines?

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PINES: Like someone crucified my mother, ma'am.

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LILLIHAMMER: Within expectations, then. Move within a meter of SCP-8216.

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[Agent Pines trudges closer, with slight but visible strain. Beads of sweat begin to form on their face. Agent Pines' face begins flushing pink.]

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LILLIHAMMER: Status report.

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PINES: Still experiencing emotional distress, but I— now I'd really like to punch someone.

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LILLIHAMMER: Someone specific or in general?

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PINES: Someone I can blame, ma'am.

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[Dr. Lillihammer observes them silently for a few moments.]

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PERETZ: I'm still not entirely clear on how this will benefit our investigation, Dr. Lillihammer.

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LILLIHAMMER: And that's exactly why you had to call us in. Touch SCP-8216 directly, Pines.

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PINES: With all due respect. Ma'am. I'm not sure I can compose myself much longer.

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LILLIHAMMER: I can see that. Just touch the tree.

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[Grimacing, Agent Pines raises their arm outstretched, which has subconsciously balled into a tremoring fist. It softly connects with SCP-8216.]

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[Agent Pines loses strength in their legs, and repositions themselves into a seated position with their back leaning against SCP-8216. Their breathing is heavy and ragged. They look back at the observation room with a pained face and clenched lips.]

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LILLIHAMMER: Pines. You saw something, didn't you?

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PINES: How— yes. I— it was—

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LILLIHAMMER: It's alright, Pines. Pace yourself. Was it a memory?

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[Agent Pines closes their eyes and executes a breathing exercise. Their expression softens, sharply inhaling at the end.]

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PINES: Yes.

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LILLIHAMMER: Mhm. I had suspected anamnesis. Was it through the perspective of the tree?

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PINES: No, no the tree wasn't even there. It was a person. You know how I mentioned it felt like my mother was being crucified? Not quite so in this memory. There was an older woman crying over me — the mother of this person, I suspect. Just— heart-wrenching wailing. I'm not sure if the blood on her clothes were hers or mine. All I wanted was for her to run away.

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LILLIHAMMER: Blood? Were you injured?

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PINES: Oh right. I was shot. I estimate… two entry wounds in my— in the back, one in the right thigh.

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PERETZ: If I may ask, do you know who shot the person in the memory?

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[Agent Pines squints at Dr. Peretz, furrowing their brow.]

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PINES: The person was shot… from the back.

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PERETZ: Okay, but what about context clues. Did you hear anything that might indicate terrorist activit—

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LILLIHAMMER: Aaaand that's enough out of you. Excellent work, Pines. You can come back now.

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PINES: Thank you ma'am, but I don't know if I'll be able to walk back over in this state. Much less deal with… all of that.

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LILLIHAMMER: We're getting a trolley for you. All you'll have to do is climb on and we'll pull you back.

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PINES: Okay. Just— just a minute please. I still can't quite feel my leg.

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«END LOG»

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AFTERWORD: Agent Pines did not appear to be subject to SCP-8216's memetic influences during their exit. They have since regained full feeling and motor function in their right leg.

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Addendum 8216-2:

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Upon further investigation, SCP-8216's anomalous effects have been identified to be a weak anamnetic effect, having attenuated from fully-fledged memories into simpler but long-lasting phenomenal and emotional quanta. Conversely, direct physical contact with SCP-8216 permits direct transmission and instantaneous incorporation. Secondary effects of this incorporation include temporary elimination of memetic susceptibility to SCP-8216.

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Extensive testing indicates that SCP-8216's anamnesis is sampled from a mnemonic pool encompassing the populations of Israel and Palestine, likely post-mortem.

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Addendum 8216-3, Audio-Visual Log
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«BEGIN LOG»

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LILLIHAMMER: You missed out on the touch test.

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SOKOLSKY: I didn't need to be there for it. Your report already confirmed my hunch.

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LILLIHAMMER: Just like the tree at Ras al-Ayn. Anything crop up on your little excursion?

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SOKOLSKY: Don't call field work that. There was an incident at an IKEA in Beersheba. There were, per Dr. Shalev, reports of possible SCP-8216-related phenomena. I simply tagged along.

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LILLIHAMMER: But that's miles away, how could it have sustained long-range— did you say IKEA? They have IKEAs in Israel?

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SOKOLSKY: My thoughts exactly, but I digress. Instances of furniture spontaneously combusting shortly after their purchase. In some cases, right in the arms of their buyers. Bomb threat was called in and everything.

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LILLIHAMMER: I'm guessing it wasn't actual combustion, judging by your decision to show up in person.

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SOKOLSKY: It's quite fascinating. There's some sort of mental filter that causes those affected to perceive their furniture as burnt, broken, blown up, et cetera. I would've wanted to study it in closer detail, but alas, I was unaffected despite purchasing an ÅRSTID.

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LILLIHAMMER: I'm just surprised they drew the connection.

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SOKOLSKY: Oh, they know full well what they've been doing. This isn't the first incident that's involved memetic phenomena cropping up outside the Veil here. Which reminds me—

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[Dr. Sokolsky produces a file folder.]

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LILLIHAMMER: Now what have you been up to?

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SOKOLSKY: Literature review. Did you know there were multiple versions of documentation for the tree by the Mossad?

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LILLIHAMMER: No such thing as a perfect first draft.

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SOKOLSKY: True. Especially not one marked as off limits to Foundation or GOC eyes. Everyone is entitled to their secrets, to be sure, but…

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[Dr. Sokolsky picks out several sheafs of printed photos. The first few depict an unremarkable instance of Olea europaea2.]

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SOKOLSKY: The tree didn't always look like that.

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LILLIHAMMER: Had fun snooping through Mossad archives?

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SOKOLSKY: Eh. Got boring quick. 6/10.

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[As Dr. Lillihammer flips through the papers, the tree in the photo becomes increasingly damaged, with each image filed under separate failed decommissioning attempts.]

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Attached is an excerpt from Yeda' Zoher documentation of SCP-8216 including discovery and containment history.

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Date: 26/10/1999
+Event: During efforts to reorganize olive groves in the ███████ local council, Hebron, several civilians encountered difficulties in uprooting one of the trees, which proved resistant to axes and chainsaws. The tree in question was then doused in gasoline and left to burn, but remained unharmed even after the fire went out.

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Olive grove at ███████ following initial reorganization efforts. Object of special interest not present in photograph.

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Date: 15/03/2000
+Event: One of the civilians involved in the earlier uprooting attempt, an IDF officer, suffered a mental breakdown, and fired multiple rounds from their personal sidearm into the tree. He was later detained and committed to a psychiatric facility, where he claims he kept having dreams about the burning olive tree taunting him and setting him on fire.

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Date: 30/05/2002
+Event: Multiple reports of hysteria amidst civilians harvesting olives in ███████ are recorded. Due to security concerns over the ongoing al-Aqsa intifada, security forces have been deployed to monitor the olive groves for possible terrorist presence.

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Date: 19/09/2009
+Event: Disruptions during prayer service on Rosh Hashanah are reported in ███████, in which multiple individuals interrupted Tashlikh prayers with seditious interjections or verbal arguments, some of which eventually led to physical fights. All complicit individuals have been detained, and later transferred to Yeda' Zoher custody for further study. Following interrogations and psychoanalysis, suspicions of abnormal activity regarding the tree are confirmed. ███████'s olive grove is seized, with a secure facility constructed over it. Study of the tree formally begins.

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Date: 14/12/2016
+Event: Notable changes to the tree's appearance are observed. Over the past seven years of containment and testing, the bark has split and charred black under gunfire and explosions, but has also begun bleeding. Psychological disturbances now occur over a larger radius of proximity to the tree. Decommissioning of the tree is formally approved, despite multiple prior destructive resilience tests.

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Date: 20/03/2024
+Event: Significant increase in abnormal psychological disturbances in the general population of settlements close to the West Bank. Accelerated decommissioning proposals have been approved.
+Notes: This also happened to me, by the way. While shopping for olive oil at one of the supermarkets (Blank wanted a souvenir) I knocked over a bottle and the spill gave me the anamnesis of being beaten to death. SCP-8216's derivatives are in the fucking supply chain and they don't even care. — Dr. Lillihammer

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Addendum 8216-5, Audio-Visual Log
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LILLIHAMMER: Evening. Heard there was a test.

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SHALEV: This is a surprise. We weren't expecting you both to join us. Have you discovered any vulnerabilities in the tree? Do we know how to counter its effects?

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LILLIHAMMER: In theory, the answer is yes. In practice? It's complicated.

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SHALEV: Please, doctor. We did not call for the very best the Foundation has to offer just to be told "it's complicated".

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LILLIHAMMER: To answer these questions in more detail, we need to consider the exact nature of the tree's influence. Proximity to the tree renders a subject susceptible to memetic influence, so the first vulnerability that may be countered is that it is harmless beyond a certain point. You already know this.

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SOKOLSKY: Another option is to exploit vulnerabilities in the memes of the tree and shut them down upon imprinting. Memetic inoculation, if you will.

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LILLIHAMMER: Which is entirely feasible — I've developed several such countermeme agents in my time — but the tree never imprints the same meme twice. There's always a slight variation here and there. Consider it analogous to how we'll never truly find a cure for the common cold.

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SHALEV: I see. Unfortunate.

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LILLIHAMMER: But enough about us, we were just curious about what you'd be testing for here.

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PERETZ: Uhh, resilience of the tree, I suppose. Hardiest plant I've ever had the displeasure of working with.

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SOKOLSKY: Is that napalm?

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PERETZ: No, that was one of the first few things we tried throwing at it. Charred the bark black but didn't do much else. This time we're trying out these special bullets containing expanding foam. They get in real deep and blow up, basically.

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SOKOLSKY: So this is a decommissioning attempt.

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SHALEV: You could put it that way.

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LILLIHAMMER: Right. And why, exactly?

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PERETZ: It seems pretty obvious. It's antiterrorism.

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LILLIHAMMER: The tree… is a terrorist?

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PERETZ: I don't believe you were informed of this, but out of all of our test subjects — convicted terrorists, mind you — all of them exhibited less severe effects in the presence of the tree.

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PERETZ: It's very clearly an attempt at one of the extremist groups to weaponize the anomalous. A botched one, might I add.

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SOKOLSKY: You have a very… unique grasp of memetics.

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LILLIHAMMER: Your test subjects are almost certainly Palestinian. The tree's memetic effects have consistently imprinted the memories and psycho-emotional states of Palestinians. Guess what happens when you write on a whiteboard with a white marker.

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PERETZ: Which implies they engineered it so their own people wouldn't be affected!

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LILLIHAMMER: Like you'd know anything about memetic engineering.

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SOKOLSKY: Assuming that you're correct and aren't utterly disconnected from reality, surely you understand that by continuing this you actively exacerbate the tree's memetic effects.

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PERETZ: That's acceptable. Nothing is indestructible.

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LILLIHAMMER: Yeah, and while you're unloading bullets into the tree you're increasing the likelihood of memetic outbreaks in civilian environments.

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SHALEV: Remember where we are. Incidents of violence and destruction are not uncommon in this part of the world. It is trivial to pass such incidents off as attacks and such.

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PERETZ: I mean, doesn't your organization also do this sort of obfuscation? Spinning anomalous incidents into natural disasters and freak accidents?

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LILLIHAMMER: The real freak accident here is how you're all still employed.

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SHALEV: It's a means to an end. Believe it or not, we don't love throwing live ammunition and explosives away on 'extreme gardening'. We want this job done as soon as possible, as efficiently as possible. That's also why we called you in. To study the memetic effects and find a way to counter them so we may continue our work unimpeded, but given that you seem unable to provide a solution on this front…

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PERETZ: We'll just have to work harder and faster to decommission the tree.

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SOKOLSKY: Absolutely not. You've done enough to erode the Veil as it is.

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SHALEV: But you are with the Foundation. Your organization has worked miracles in situations that even the Global Occult Coalition deemed unsalvageable. Are you suggesting that destroying it is impossible?

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LILLIHAMMER: Not any more than it is for you to be normal about a goddamn tree.

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SHALEV: Look. Our organizations are not too dissimilar. You protect the world from the anomalous, and we protect it from terrorists. Why are you so adamantly against cooperation to defeat our common enemies?

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LILLIHAMMER: That's because we're actually in league with the terrorist trees that hide in subterranean tunnel networks under all of our facilities.

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PERETZ: Wait, really?

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LILLIHAMMER: Are you dense?

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SOKOLSKY: Some of the miracles you speak of were granted to your organization in the interest of preserving normalcy in this region. Do not misunderstand this as anything other as a delegation of duty. A duty which may be revoked if you continue to disturb the Veil.

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SHALEV: Ridiculous. My duty is to my country and my people. Not some abstract Iron Curtain against bogeymen.

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PERETZ: Yosef. New memo from the main branch, UNGOC related.

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SHALEV: What even— what do those bureaucrats want this time?

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[Dr. Shalev inspects his phone for a moment.]

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SHALEV: What have you done.

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SOKOLSKY: There are quite a few more people, with much higher offices of power, who care about the Veil more than you do your nation.

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Addendum 8216-06:

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Following the submission of evaluation reports drafted by Drs. Lillihammer and Sokolsky, the United Nations Global Occult Coalition High Command voted in favour of pulling all grants issued to the Yeda' Zoher and Mossad, the confiscation of multiple anomalous artifacts, and possible expulsion of the former from the Council of 108 in the event that decommissioning attempts on SCP-8216 are continued, pursuant to House Accords, Article IV § 15. A formal notice of compliance was issued by the Yeda' Zoher shortly after. The secure facility containing SCP-8216 was subsequently transferred to joint oversight by the Foundation and UNGOC, in addition to the Yeda' Zoher.

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In the months following the cessation of decommissioning attempts, SCP-8216's appearance has gradually reverted to that of an unremarkable instance of Olea europaea, but retains its deep root system. Keffiyeh have begun falling out of the canopy and draping themselves on the branches of SCP-8216 at random intervals. Despite continuous monitoring of SCP-8216, it remains unclear how this process occurs.

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SCP-8216's memetic effects have attenuated significantly, both in severity and area of effect. Object has also begun bearing fruit which, while fit for consumption and processing, continues to induce anamnesis regardless of form. Memories transmitted in anamnesis are noted to be decreasingly traumatic or distressing in nature, with those depicting everyday life becoming more prevalent during testing.

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A Tabletop-RPG rulebook accompanied by an immersive Storyteller.
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Notice from the Record And Information Security Apartment

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Personnel without 3/8222 clearance are not granted access to the file below. Those who unauthorizedly bypass this point are at risk of exposing themselves to infohazard and/or temporal anomalous effects.

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Special Containment Procedures: The sole digital copy of SCP-8222 is to be kept within this database and access to it is limited to staff above clearance level 3 who are to test or use it and have obtained written approval in advance.

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Foundation's crawler programs are to continuously analyze and browse through publications and the public Internet to monitor any record containing sufficient information of SCP-8222, restricting its dissemination utilizing amnestics, countermemetics, or critical modification to certain instances, and delete/destruct any illicit copies of SCP-8222, to prevent leak of esoteric information and further consequences like "Lifted Veil" scenario, in which the existence of Foundation would be known to the general population.

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All experiments or activities based on SCP-8222 should be recorded in detail and then securely uploaded to this database.

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Description: SCP-8222 is a series of records composing a Tabletop RPG1 rulebook, demonstrating a comprehensive manual titled "SCP: Panorama", which elaborates on a whole system of world settings and how to build characters and interact with entities and phenomena, using esoteric, professional terminologies from Foundation and other GoIs, including Global Occult Coalition and a few more normalcy-protecting organizations; and a rather simple numerical system to introduce randomization using dices and to calculate statistics, eg. ability/skill scores and attribute values.

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SCP-8222 has no additional story modules featuring campaign settings. However, regarding its simplicity, players can improvise narratives and distribute the free-form role-play interest to peer players.

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SCP-8222 was retrieved from sequential radio signals detected by Foundation's Midwest Observatory in April 2021, in the conformation of multilingual translations of a same content. After its first delivery had finished, the signal repeated three times on the frequency range of [REDACTED] GHz, before researchers on-site could confirm this pervasive informational security breach had ended and took countermeasures to archive SCP-8222 and intercept its widespread circulation.

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The source SCP-8222 emanated from could only be traced back to a rough direction from the center of the Milky Way, with no further indications of sapient entities or civilizations on that way.

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When intactly2 copied via any form (either digital, printed or parascientific projection), the anomalous effect manifests once a sample of media with SCP-8222 stored legibly is available on hand, and at least one sapient entity, which must be capable of reading and comprehending SCP-8222, starts to interact with their character card or converse with each other in the purpose of beginning role-playing, and insert perspectives of their in-universe identities.

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Upon activation, a temporal deviation encompassing all participants of the game, including people, entities, and objects that engaged in the game, would form and exhibit a significantly faster flux of time compared to the baseline time outside. This inconsistency of time would immediately vanish once a course of gameplaying comes to an end or disperses halfway due to players' loss of concentration or failure to engage in the role-playing any longer.

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If the role of the game master3 was absent or wasn't assigned in time4, an intangible entity (designated SCP-8222-A) will be summoned into the aforementioned temporal deviation, serving to tell background stories and calculate points and bonuses required for the game, and to carry the game forward by entrusting players to make decisions, as human game masters do.

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SCP-8222-A appears to be a gender-neutral, temperate, yet emotionally compelling human voice, or an anonymous account going by the username "Parawatcher" on occasions of online group gaming. Though English is most commonly spoken, evidence shows that it's capable of using any language that could be mutually understood by all players. Efforts to figure out its origin and composition have failed thus far, due to its unwillingness to reply on these topics.

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SCP-8222-A would disappear along with the temporal anomalous effect triggered by SCP-8222 when the game ends or pauses, or a new player was assigned its role of storytelling and hosting the game, rendering the entity no longer needed.

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SCP-8222-A was first discovered on May 15, 2021, recorded in the footage of Experiment Log 4 (see below in Addendum 8222.2). Before then, SCP-8222 was simply documented as an overlooked thus unspecified temporal/probabilistically anomalous item.

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Addendum 8222.1 - Excerpts from SCP-8222

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Below is the full table of contents of SCP-8222. For all excerpts available, please contact the Lead Researcher.

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Panorama of the Paranormal.

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Foreword
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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-8271 is to be kept inside of a riverine containment unit in Site-225. No materials worth more than $100 are to be used as part of the containment unit.

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Description: SCP-8271 is a male Polyodon spathula, commonly known as the American Paddlefish. SCP-8271 is sapient, and it is capable of instantly destroying any object with a high value. It is unclear where the lower limit is, but the least valuable item destroyed thus far has been Dr. Irkiv's "#1 Site Director" coffee mug1.

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Discovery: SCP-8271 was discovered in the Mississippi River when it was tagged for a fish migration study, after which it unsuccessfully attempted to destroy the tracking device but was unable to due to its low value. It proceeded to destroy a navigation dam and three barges to evade the researchers. Immediately prior to containment, SCP-8271 unsuccessfully attempted to confuse the initial containment team by attaching the tracker to a second fish. The second fish, which was coincidentally also anomalously sapient, did not appreciate these efforts.

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Addendum 1: Upon containment, several of the other sapient anomalies in the Ichthyology Subdivision attempted to socialize with SCP-8271, and held a welcoming party for its arrival. This attempt was met with failure, as SCP-8271 immediately destroyed the party supplies and left the party. The high cost of aquatic party supplies expended the remainder of the Ichthyology Subdivision’s anomaly morale budget. This disappointed several of the anomalies who were looking forward to getting new water polo equipment.

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Addendum 2: A few of those present at the welcoming party attempted again to reach out in friendship towards SCP-8271. They invited it to play a homemade underwater game with them, which SCP-8271 accepted. However, once it began to lose the game, it started destroying pieces of the game in an attempt to cheat. Several of the participating anomalies bet shrimp on the outcome of the game and were enraged at SCP-8271’s behavior.

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Addendum 3: Despite all previous attempts ending in failure, one sapient fish in the Ichthyology Subdivision made a final attempt to reach out to SCP-8271, and brought it a pet rock with no monetary value. SCP-8271 accepted the gift, apologized to the other anomaly for its actions, and requested to make amends. The other anomaly accepted the apology and the request. Once they left, SCP-8271 proceeded to destroy the pet rock, which had gained sentimental value.

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Special Containment Procedures: Due to SCP-8469-1 and SCP-8469-2's residency outside of the physical plane, containment is currently unfeasable. As such, priority is placed on response measures as well as concealment. When a Krísis event is detected on Foundation satellites, the nearest agent to the area of the event must be contacted and deployed to reach and awaken the afflicted individual by all means at their disposal.

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At the conclusion of the event, any nearby witnesses are to be provided Class A amnestics, as well as a cover story about the target individual. If the target survives the event, then they should be taken in for questioning, after which they will be provided Class B amnestics and monitored for the forseeable future.

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Description: SCP-8469 is an anomalous event, henceforth designated as a "Krísis" event, that randomly occurs every night between the hours of 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM and affects individuals, hereafter designated as SCP-8469-A, who have commited one or more crimes at any point in their lives. When a Krísis event occurs, an area of around 5,351 square meters surrounding SCP-8469-A will begin to rapidly drop in temperatures until it reaches 0 degrees Celsius. The event occurs only to individuals who have reached the first REM stage of their sleep cycle, and this state, alongside the temperatures, will remain the same until SCP-8469-A is either woken up by an external force, or is judged by SCP-8469-1 and SCP-8469-2.

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When a Krísis event takes place, individuals have reported awakening in a large, extradimensional space resembling a courtroom. This space changes in appearance with each new SCP-8469-A instance, often bearing characteristics and imagery belonging to the instance's respective country, culture, or society. Despite SCP-8469-A instances reporting complete cognitive and sensory awareness during the event, their physical bodies bear no physical or psychological changes. Across all known instances of Krísis events, the hall will be empty except for the SCP-8469-A instance, as well as the SCP-8469-1 and SCP-8469-2 entities. The space will also possess three large wooden thrones featuring intricate engravings with religous and runic characteristics. Two of the thrones are occupied by SCP-8469-1 and SCP-8469-2 respectively.

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Upon manifestation, the entities will begin listing the crimes of SCP 8469-A and deliberate on a "suitable punishment" for the instance. When they reach a consensus, the entities will then awaken SCP-8469-A, after which SCP-8469-2 will execute the decided punishment by manifesting in the physical world. While in the past decades, most punishments result in the death of SCP-8469-A, there are instances where the subject does avoid death, albeit with extreme physical or mental trauma1. Punishments inflicted on SCP-8469-A will, in some form, relate to the crimes they committed.

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SCP-8469-1, designating itself as the "Judge", is described as a 5 meter tall female humanoid wearing a traditional judge's gown and a white mask of unknown material featuring a neutral expression. SCP-8469-A instances detail the anomaly displaying a calm yet stern demeanor, as well as a sense of intimidation and disapproval despite a lack of change in the mask's expression. This entity also wields a gavel which is used to awaken the SCP-8469-A instance at the end of the event.

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SCP-8469-2, proclaiming itself as the "Executioner", is described as a 5 meter tall female humanoid wearing a dark cloak, whose body is composed entirely of a black mist-like substance. This entity is reported to behave aggressively and violently towards SCP-8469-A, often participating in berating and antagonizing the instances. SCP-8469-2 can manifest in the physical world, and across various encounters2, has also demonstrated various offensive and defensive capabilities.

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The most notable of SCP-8469-2's abilities involve the transmission of a deadly cognitohazard through direct contact with the entity, as well as extensive manipulation of its own body structure. When used on SCP-8469-A, the cognitohazard results in the individual experiencing convulsions, followed by an increase in the temperature of the blood until it reaches its boiling point, culminating with the destruction of all internal bodily structures. On other individuals, however, the cognitohazard induces a comatose state with varying times of recovery.

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SCP-8469 was discovered on 09/24/1990 following an agent's coincidental presence and follow-up encounter with SCP-8469-2 during a Krísis event in a county jail located in Houston,Texas. Further investigation into the anomaly resulted in the discovery of various historical accounts that seemingly depict SCP-8469-1 and SCP-8469-2 differently across many periods in history3. Analysis of data regarding SCP-8469 has also revealed that the amount of activity displayed by the anomaly has inscreased with time, going from two-week intervals in the late 20th century, to a daily occurrence, with the change ocurring near the start of the 21st century.

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Addendum 8469-01: Incident 8469-A

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Addendum 8469-02: Abbridged Punishment Archive

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VIDEO LOG

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DATE: 10/28/2023

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NOTE: A Krísis event was reported to have been taking place at Foundation Site-666, wherein Senior Researcher Alvarez found himself to be stationed at the time. Following the acceptance of his research proposal by Senior Researcher Marshall, he and a group of five other personnel (three researchers and two guards), took the SCP-8469-A instance into a test chamber to analyze the instance's body.

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[BEGIN LOG]

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21:30:05: Dr. Alvarez and his team wheel SCP-8469-A into the test chamber, proceeding to attach multiple medical instruments and monitoring tools before exiting towards the observation room.

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22:45:52: No change with the SCP-8469-A instance. Dr. Colin paces across the room and appears to be nervous. He asks Dr. Alvarez a question, to which he shakes his head and gives a response. Dr. Colin appears upset after the response.

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23:15:30: No change with the instance. Dr. Colin appears visibly shaken and nervous. He asks Dr. Alvarez another question to which he shakes his head again. He turns to speak with the other members of the group but they all either ignore him or look uncomfortable at what he says.

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23:55:37: Dr. Colin approaches one of the two security personnel guarding the entrance to the chamber and asks him a question. When he shakes his head, the researcher pulls out a scalpel from his coat pocket and stabs both personnel on their legs. Dr. Colin proceeds to hastily attempt to input the code to the testing chamber before he is tackled by Dr. Alvarez. While the two researchers grapple, the downed agents recover and manage to restrain Dr. Colin.

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23:58:29: Medical assistance arrives to treat the injured personnel, and other security agents take away Dr. Colin for questioning. The junior researcher continues yelling and reaching for the testing chamber as he is taken away.

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Something is wrong with me, there has to be. There must've been something wrong with the medicine. I knew I shouldn't have taken it, I should've just fought through the pain. That wouldn't explain the hand though… I probably sound crazy, if I'm not already. I just have to write this down, get it out of my chest, otherwise I think I'll go mad.

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Last night something odd happened. I remember stashing away my most recent haul between the floorboards before I headed off to bed, but then waking up a few minutes later for no reason. I wasn't in the house anymore, instead, I was in a courtroom like the one I'd been in a couple of years ago. There were also three giant wooden thrones, and three giant women sitting on each of them. One was small, with long hair that resembled a starry night sky, and a glittering white dress, another, in the middle, looked oddly like the judge from the trial in 39', except for the mask and gender of course. The last one, on the left, well she'd be right at home on All Hallows Eve. She was basically a ghost made of black smoke, wore a grim reaper cloak and everything!

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After I noticed them on the thrones, the one in the middle spoke to me, saying I was in "The Hall of Penance", then spitting a whole spiel about "guilty" and "justice for commited crimes" or whatever. I asked the women who they were, but all they told me was that they were the "Judge", "Jury", and "Executioner". Great, as if human judges weren't enough of a pain already. I tried telling them that the only reason I stole these days was survival. It's not my fault no one wants to hire me, and it certainly isn't my fault that stealing is the only way to feed myself these days, but they didn't even listen!

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I guess I didn't really realize how screwed I was until the spooky one began suggesting my arms be cut off. Naturally, I panicked and argued against the punishment, but apparently my pleas mean bollocks to her since I'm just "lowly scum". While I continued to argue with dark and gloomy, I also caught a glimpse of the smallest one. I don't know if it was just me, but I thought I saw her try to speak to the cloaked one a few times, but was constantly drowned out by our yelling. She was very small compared to the other two, and despite her pristine looks, she looked extremely sad and abandoned. I swear, no one I've seen my whole life has looked as sad as that woman, and it's not like things are any pretty back home either.

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Eventually, the woman in the judge's clothing brought down her gavel and told us to quiet down. Of course, I did what I was told, all the while the three of 'em began to whisper amongst themselves. They spoke in a language I've never heard before, so I can't tell what exactly they were talking about, probably me, though the little one didn't say anything. Despite this, they eventually ended their gossip and announced that I would be returned home a free man, but that I would also be branded so everyone knew what I did. Before I could argue again, the judge brought down the gavel and I woke up on my mattress back home.

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At first, I thought it was a nightmare, but then I noticed the room was cold, really cold. Before I could even question it though, the one in the black cloak appeared out of nowhere and pinned me to the ground. I tried to fight back but my kicks and flails went through the damn thing. The worst part though, was when a third arm grew out of the ghost's side and slowly carved some weird words into my forearms. It felt like my arms were being burned to the bone, hell, I still feel the pain now. By the end of the torture I could barely move, and that ghastly woman was nowhere to be seen. I don't know when, but at some point I must have passed out too. I still don't know what that thing was, and I don't care to, I just know that if I don't want to see it again I'll have to fix up my life. Maybe this is the push I need to get my mechanic shop up and running again, a sign from God or whatever. If what's now on my arm is a "brand" though, then it's a really shite one, I can't even understand what it says: κακοῦργος.

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LOCATION: Dr. Marshall's office
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<Dr. Marshall is seen sitting at his desk preparing documents concerning the project proposal. The doors to the office open and Dr. Alvarez walks in. He bears symptoms of severe sleep deprivation, constantly looking around the room and slowly swaying his body as he stands.>

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Dr. Alvarez: H-Hey Elliot, when's your meeting with the council?

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Dr. Marshall: In a couple of hours, I've told you this before. Are you okay Marcus?

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Dr. Alvarez: No, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that whatever your project is, it'll help stop this anomaly soon. Speaking of, what's the project about?

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Dr. Marshall: Marcus, I think you should go.

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Dr. Marshall: You look like you haven't slept in weeks. You are not okay. I think you should take a break.

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Dr. Alvarez: You are right about one thing, I haven't been sleeping a whole lot, but trust me, I'm okay. You got me onto this anomaly for a reason, and I'm going to help whatever way I can. Besides, once we get this anomaly under control, I'll be able to sleep soundly again.

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Dr. Marshall: You can help by getting some sleep. In this state of mind you won't be helping anyone. So please just go home and rest..

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Dr. Alvarez: I can't rest Elliot! Not when those things could come at any moment and kill me in my sleep!

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Dr. Alvarez: (Sighs) Sorry. Just… for my peace of mind. What did you find? How is this project going to help us?

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Dr. Marshall: Mass amnesticization of personnel. Following that, all information will be classified to a higher clearance and efforts will be made to research and possibly find more data on SCP-8469-3.

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Dr. Alvarez: What?

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Dr. Marshall: I will also ask for more personnel to be embedded in law enforcement and judicial systems in order to maintain control on the overall criminal population.

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Dr. Alvarez: Are you kidding me Marshall?

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Dr. Marshall: That's the best we can do right now. I'm sorry.

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Dr. Alvarez: Sorry? Sorry?! Are you insane? Do you seriously think the best way to deal with this shit is to make everyone forget?

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Dr. Marshall: Yes, and you should too. Just look at yourself! If everyone else in the Foundation learns about the anomaly, just imagine what could happen.

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Dr. Alvarez: Stop treating this like it's some kind of fucking disease, and start actually working towards capturing the entities responsible for this in the first place!

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Dr. Marshall: It may not be a disease, but if you or any other of our researchers stopped acting like children, you would realize that it must be treated as such.

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Dr. Alvarez: What?! So you think wanting to stop these killer entities is acting like children?

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Dr. Marshall: No, but being unable to face the consequences of your actions with dignity is.

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Dr. Marshall: I know being part of this organization isn't a walk in the park. Everyone here has had to, and will have to, do terrible shit in order to keep humanity alive. I know it, you know it, and everyone else who works here knows it. But if you don't have the guts or the dignity to pay the price for humanity's safety, then you should've left this organization the day you realized what we do to the D-class personnel.

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<Dr. Alvarez shudders and, without warning, lunges towards Dr. Marshall. Dr. Marshall moves out of the way and presses a button underneath his desk. Dr. Alvarez yells incoherently as he continues reaching for Dr. Marshall. After a few seconds, security personnel enter the office and restrain Dr. Alvarez. He continues to yell and thrash around as he is detained by the agents.>

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Purpose: Restrict access to any and all information relating to SCP-8469 for personnel below the required clearance, thereby preventing personnel from being negatively impacted by the knowledge of the anomaly. Following this, the secondary purpose of Project Justitia will be the mitigation and alleviation of SCP-8469's Krísis events through the control and management of law enforcement and judicial systems, as well as the continued search for SCP-8469-3.

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Methodology: The first phase of Project Justitia will consist of increasing the security clearance required to access the article to Level 5. Any personnel who will be working on the anomaly after Project Justitia's enactment will be hand selected by Dr. Elliot Marshall and the O5 Council following a thorough vetting process and investigation into their work ethic, past, and loyalty to the goals of the Foundation.

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While no direct correlation has been found between the activity of SCP-8469 and the rising crime rates, it can be deduced that by promoting and enforcing laws that result in less criminal activity, as well as ensuring that the judicial process is carried out equally for all parties, activity of SCP-8469 should be diminished greatly. Having agents in these systems would also provide greater control over the existing criminal population, making finding SCP-8469-A's significantly easier. This phase of the project is to be maintained indefinitely.

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The final phase of the project will consist of the continued search and recovery of SCP-8469-3. Due to the "human alligned" interest demonstrated by the entity in historical data, finding and possibly recovering SCP-8469-3 will be considered a top priority moving forward. The enlistment of several Foundation thaumaturgists, as well as MTF Omicron Rho (The Dream Team), is recommended in order to find possible anomalous means of finding, recovering, or "resurrecting" SCP-8469-3.

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Addendum 8469-06: Project Justitia Update

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Following the unfortunate passing of Dr. Marshall in the most recent Krísis event, as well as a lack of a chosen successor, a new project lead will be hand selected by members of the O5 Council by the end of the week. Until then, the rest of the project objectives are to be executed as delineated in the proposal, with all results and information being provided directly to the O5 Council. Information regarding the circumstances of Dr. Marshalls death are classified to Project Justitia personnel only, and any violation of this order will be met with summary termination.

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…the ultimate human fantasy is just… living a life that's not too complicated, where you don't have to worry about the bills, or about whether or not your kids are doing well in school, or about how the whole fucking world is going to Hell in a handbasket…

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SCP-8787 The Roast Not Taken
By: IhpIhp
Published 12 February, 2024
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Head Archivist Sage,

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This is everything we've found so far pertaining to Case-2022-002. Per Acting Director Leigh, we aren't getting any non-anomalous law enforcement involved, including the SPPD, mostly for the safety of the missing person; cops react badly to normal runaway cases, imagine if they drew their gun on a Type-Blue.

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I didn't think that she'd just… do that. She loved this place more than anything. Reynolds is heartbroken, but we're making sure he and his kid get the best care they can. Leigh won't let you file this under Priority Alpha, but she was basically everyone's friend here, before she broke down. At the very least, make it Priority Gamma.

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Also enclosed are a few copies of the most current missing persons poster for her. Everyone around 87 knows her, but you have family in the Upper Peninsula, and we think she may have headed there. If you could maybe get a few of them up in that direction, it would be appreciated.

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Col. Malcolm Guillard
+Department Head, Investigations and Retrieval
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Section Found Highlighted in Personal Collection of Dr. K. Sinclair

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One day, when he was in a merry mood, he made a looking-glass which had the power of making everything good or beautiful that was reflected in it almost shrink to nothing, while everything that was worthless and bad looked increased in size and worse than ever.

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- Hans Christian Andersen, The Snow Queen

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Search Engine Log, Notable Queries, 07/2021-08/2022

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SCiPNET QUERY 07/15/2021: Maternity leave
+SCiPNET QUERY 07/15/2021: Maternity leave for anomalous individuals
+SCiPNET QUERY 07/15/2021: Maternity Leave For anomalous Foundation personnel
+SCiPNET QUERY 07/15/2021: Maternity leave for anomalous Foundation personnel -containment
+GOOGLE QUERY 09/15/2021: Best maternity center Douglas County WI
+SCiPNET QUERY 09/15/2021: how to access Goldbaker-Reinz Insurance Plan
+GOOGLE QUERY 09/19/2021: cesarian section painful
+SCiPNET QUERY 10/15/2021: foundation emergency medical leave
+GOOGLE QUERY 10/16/2021: how to obtain birth certificate wisconsin
+GOOGLE QUERY 10/19/2021: symptoms of post-partum depression
+GOOGLE QUERY 12/01/2021: best baby gifts for girls
+[INSIGNIFICANT ENTRIES PRUNED]
+GOOGLE QUERY 08/29/2022: day cares Sloth's Pit Wisconsin
+SCiPNET QUERY 08/29/2022: anomalous activity associated with day cares in Sloth's Pit Wisconsin
+SCiPNET QUERY 08/29/2022: mass-scale exorcism of civilian buildings

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SCiPNET EMAIL, DATED 08/25/2022

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Director Bailey,

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Thank you for the flowers. They've helped liven up the place a bit. All I wanted was a clarification on how long my maternity leave was, and… well, you've certainly helped with that.

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I'm not going to lie, Tristan: my life is kind of hell right now. Phoenix isn't sleeping, and neither are we. A few rudimentary rites to keep us awake are not a substitute for sleep. We don't know if she has colic or what; the doctors can't find anything wrong with her, but the instant I'm out of her sight, she starts bawling like a banshee.

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I know this is probably out of her wheelhouse, but I'm wondering if there's not something anomalously wrong with her. If you could maybe see about getting Dr. Liao over here one day, I know i'm asking a lot but tristan please i havent' slept since july and monty and i are fighting every day now please help us

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+Department Head, Thaumatology and Occult Studies
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GOOGLE QUERY 8/30/2022: Hotels in Superior WI
+SCiPNET QUERY 8/30/2022: marriage counseling within foundation

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9-1-1 Call, 11:35 PM, August 30th, 2022

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Dispatch: Douglas County 9-1-1, do you require police, fire, or ambulance?

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Caller: I… ambulance. I crashed my car. Ah!

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Dispatch: Ma'am, are you hurt?

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Caller: My… my left hand. The steering wheel got torn out of it. I… I can't feel it. Ow.

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Dispatch: Ma'am, do you see a mile marker? Any indication of where you are?

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Caller: I… I think I was… I was driving down Bray Road, out of… out of Sloth's Pit. Fucking deer came in front of the car and… oh god I'm in the woods.

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Caller: It's a Volvo. Red… no, burgundy station wagon. It… before the turn of the century. Okay, I think I can walk.

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Dispatch: Ma'am, stay close to the car.

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Dispatch: Ma'am, do not leave the vicinity of your car. There are dangerous animals in the woods surrounding Sloth's Pit.

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Dispatch: Ma'am, do not leave the area—

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Caller: …what the fuck is… oh, I… yeah, that makes sense.

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Dispatch: Ma'am, stay on the line. Ma'am? God dammit.

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[DISPATCH NOTES: "CODE SP87 BRAY ROAD IN WOODS NEAR SLOTHS PIT. NEED AMBULANCE, POLICE, CLEANERS"]

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DR. KATHERINE JEAN SINCLAIR

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Bleeding and bleary, the woman went to the first light she saw in the distance. She knew she was in pain, but she knew that she had been in worse. Her legs still worked, she could flex all her fing— no, that was a lie. Her left hand made an unnatural popping noise when she tried flexing the thumb. The steering wheel had been wrenched from her hand when she crashed, and at the very least, it was sprained.

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She had swerved to miss a deer in the middle of the road. Idiot. She knew that she should have just plowed through Bambi, but she wasn't thinking straight. She had been driving for six… eight? Ten hours? When had she seen the sunset? Where was she?

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The building came into focus. It was a diner? No, it was a coffee shop. It looked like it had been ripped out of the center of main street back home. But it was just sitting here, on the side of the highway. She couldn't make out the sign through the rain and her tears and the fact that she only had one eye didn't help matters, either.

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"Kat! You're late."

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Kathryn Sinclair blinked as she walked through the door of Sid's Coffee Place. It was mid-morning, her apron was on backwards, and there was a line. She blinked at her boss, Sidney Charmer, as if she didn't know what was happening. After a moment, her brain fog lifted; it always happened when she was late to a shift, everything about the day got discombobulated.

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"Sorry, sorry," she said, getting behind the counter. "Car blew up on me and I had to take the metro."

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"Couldn't have called?" Sid grimaced, eyebrows knitting together under their green hair.

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"Out of minutes for the month."

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Sidney shook their head. "Well, the BARI-STAR's on the fritz, and you're a wizard when it comes to fixing this thing. It's been house blend only for the last half hour."

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"On it, boss." Kat went into the back closet, got her hair in a net, and got out some tools. She found the manual for the BARI-STAR easily enough— Sidney had written it themselves— and though she had read it hundreds of times, thought it was a good idea to get a refresher.

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Serial #: SCP-8787

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Object Class: BARI-STAR Galactic Three-Cup Espresso and Latte Machine

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Description: SCP-8787 is the serial number of a BARI-STAR Galactic Three-Cup Espresso and Latte Machine in Sid's Coffee Place, the best place to get coffee in Philadelphia. Manufactured in 1995, SCP-8787 includes the following deluxe features:

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"When are you going to change the signs? I thought you renamed the place."

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"They're on back order," Sidney admitted with a sigh. "Haven't been able to get someone out here to paint the window either."

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"I'm still shocked they wouldn't let you keep the name 'Sid's Coffee Place'."

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"Well apparently there's a 'Sid's Coffee Place' in some backwoods town in Wisconsin, and I'm not allowed to use the name because they filed their trademark a year before I did."

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"Fair point." Kat set to the task of disassembling the BARI-STAR. The inside of the establishment formerly known as Sid's Coffee Place was a modest affair, but it was cozy enough. Tables along the front windows and in each corner, a small room off to the side for 'private functions' (which got a surprising amount of use post-pandemic), a fireplace, and perhaps inadvisably, a small bookshelf next to the aforementioned fireplace. Kat swore up and down one day that she would read every book on the shelf, but Sidney had a strange taste in books; he had The Complete Works of Franz Kafka on the same shelf as Tamsyn Muir, and nobody wanted anything to do with the works of Charles Stross on the shelf below it, but the copies of The Handmaid's Tale and John Dies At The End were read so frequently that their back covers were held on by tape. Philadelphia's coffee crowd had an eclectic taste in books, according to Sid, but she never—

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She was screaming again. Always with the screaming, she never stopped. How could someone that young survive for so long without sleep, without air? The earplugs didn't help, nor did the coffee. She'd grown to hate the drink so much—

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Kat blinked. The BARI-STAR was fixed, except for that stupid steam wand. She brewed an experimental cup of espresso just to make sure, and everything was working fine. The shop was full of people. Everything was going okay.

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"You ever regret dropping out?" Sid asked as the lunchtime rush finished a few hours later.

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"Could've gone abroad."

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"I dunno. The Philippines have some pretty cool folklore. You could've studied there."

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"I'd have to learn at least two different languages. Hard pass." Kat shook her head. "No, if I hadn't dropped out, I wouldn't be here, and I'm glad for that."

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"I mean, eventually I want to find someone and settle down, but… I can't have kids."

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"Right… with the…" Sid rubbed their midsection, their face a grimace of sympathy. "Would you want to have kids, if you could?"

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"Don't know," Kat admitted. "I was born without a soul, and I'm not sure I'd want to risk a child with the same."

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"Yeah. Redheads don't have souls, dontchaknow." She grinned.

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Someone knocked on the counter with all of the tact of someone inviting Sidney to a gender reveal party. Kathryn recognized him, and suppressed a groan; she recognized this customer, but hadn't seen him in about a year. It was Mr. Wet, so called because that was all that was ever legible on his cups, no matter what she did. He was heavyset but tall, and looked like he was wearing his own skin wrong. Mr. Wet was whiter than a mayonnaise and marble sandwich, with hair that stuck out in every direction but the correct one, a beard in the process of exploding, glasses with a prescription so thick that they could be used as a microscope, and clip-on tie that, somehow, was on backwards. His hair was at least styled a bit more neatly this year. Him being in town meant that it was time for the annual Symposium on the Cessation of Petroleum, a conference hosted in Philadelphia where a bunch of eggheads, hippies, and hippies who had egghead DNA got together and talked about phasing out fossil fuels. A noble goal, but she had gotten better tips from politicians than she got from these people.

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"Good to see you again," Kathryn said, ice in her voice.

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"…do I know you?" Mr. Wet asked, looking around as if he were disoriented.

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"Motherfucker, you come in here every year to get coffee before the symposium begins," Kathryn said, tactfully omitting the 'motherfucker'.

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"Oh. Huh. Coulda sworn this place had a different name last year…" Mr. Wet frowned. "Well, I'll have black, one sugar."

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He took out a chalky Lactaid pill, swallowed it, and then downed the coffee. "I asked for sugar, and you gave me cream."

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"Happens every time. When I'm in the mood for cream, I ask for sugar, and vice-versa. Ain't your fault…" He looked at her nametag and frowned. "Why is your name spelled like a character out of Snow Crash?"

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"From what my mom told me? The 'E' key on the keyboard when they were typing out my birth certificate didn't work. Now I'm stuck with this."

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"Huh." Wettle looked up at her, squinting. "…your eyes… what's…"

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"Lost it in a car wreck. $7.90."

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"That was before you made a comment about my eye, jackass." She did not omit the jackass here. "Were you raised in a barn?"

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"I… was raised in Peoria…" Wettle reluctantly surrendered eight dollars, muttered 'keep the change', and left. As he toddled down the street, Kathryn heard a yelp; the dumb motherfucker had probably spilled coffee on himself.

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"Classic Wettle," she snorted.

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"You know him?" Sid asked, as the front of the counter became a void of customers.

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"He's in here every year for that eco-conference. Pretty sure he's spilled his coffee every time he comes in here." She frowned. "Guy must have crazy bad luck."

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"Who?"

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"Sid's Coffee Place, Symposium for the Cessation of Petroleum…"

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matter? The matter is, Monty, that I can't fucking do this! I've tried splitting myself in two in every sense but the literal one, and I can't FUCKING do it! You know what my mother was like! You've seen her in the home! Why did I think it was going to be any—

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—different today, Alie?" Kat blinked; she was talking to one of her regulars, a woman who, no matter what the weather, was wearing a leather jacket, tight jeans, and a wide-brimmed fedora. She looked somewhat alarmed that Kathryn had remembered her name.

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"Sorry, what?" Alie asked.

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"Would you like to try something different today? The BARI-STAR is a bit on the fritz, and I don't want it to break making your order."

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Allie Carol looked at Kathryn, then over her shoulder at Sidney, furrowing her eyebrow. Kat looked over her shoulder, and Sid just shrugged.

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"Uh, yeah." Alie blinked. "I'm in the mood for tea. Can you make a chai latte?"

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"Was there a snake in the garden?" Kat turned to make the latte.

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"There was…" Alie frowned. "She's actually not half-bad once you get to know her, but I wish I didn't see her smut collection."

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"What?"

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Alison Carol was prone to odd exchanges like this. Kat handed her the chai latte about a minute later. "Here we go, chai latte."

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Alison pulled out her credit card and swiped it, leaving a large tip seemingly more out of bewilderment than anything. "It's… good to see you, Doc." She sipped her tea. "How's the eye?"

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"Still missing. Maybe when I'm in my eighties, they can 3D print me a new one, and I can look at all the grandkids I don't have with 20/20 vision."

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"Right." Alison nodded. "Well… I'd best be off. I want to avoid the people from the 'Symposium' as much as possible." She waved her hand through the air. "Did Wettle come through here?"

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"Oh god, you know that clown?" Kathryn sighed. "How?"

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"By reputation. Long story, but… be careful out there, Katherine."

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Kat blinked; she didn't know how, but she had a feeling that Alison had just spelled her name wrong. Before she could correct her, the bell over the door was ringing, and she was gone.

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"Let's get you home early tonight," Sid said. "Going to have to deal with a bunch of clowns from the Symposium tomorrow, and I want you well-rested for that."

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"You good to close up?" Kat started stripping out of her apron.

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"When have I never not been, Kit-Kat?"

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"Don't," she snapped. "…sorry. Jackass of an ex used to call me that."

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"Sorry. What happened to him?"

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"Not 'him or her'?"

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"You're not that adventurous, Kathryn." Sid grinned, and by the way the light hit his teeth, they seemed to be pointed.

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"You sure about that?"

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"…positive," Kat said. "He had no next of kin, so I had to ID him. Can I go, Sid?"

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+Lead Investigating Agent: Ethel Kursh
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Details of Incident: On January 22nd, 2024, at the Annual Foundation Inter-Disciplinary Symposium in Philadelphia, Dr. William Wallace Wettle (SCP-7000, Site-43, henceforth victim) approached Researcher Montgomery Reynolds (Site-87, henceforth assailant) at the opening dinner. Following an exchange of dialogue between the two (unrecorded) the assailant began an argument with the victim, during which the victim tripped over a banana peel and hit his head on the side of the table.

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Charges:
+1 count of threatening a sapient SCP
+1 count of threatening Foundation personnel
+1 count disruption of decorum

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Evaluation:

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Rsr. Reynolds: Neither of us look good here, do we?

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Dr. Merrick Palmer: Honestly, Reynolds, you're lucky that Wettle's such an ass that you have likely have justification for screaming at him. But I'd like to know what that justification is.

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Rsr. Reynolds: I want to know you're not just speaking as a friend. Cronyism has been…

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Dr. Palmer: I'm speaking as someone who is helping decide whether or not you get to keep your job, Montgomery.

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Researcher Reynolds Personnel ID Photo.

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Rsr. Reynolds: Wettle… he said he saw my wife. He said he saw Katherine, Merr. She… she's been gone for over a year. I thought he was making fun of me.

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Dr. Palmer: Dr. Wettle is several things, but he is not a fabulist— he lacks the imagination for it. But how would he recognize your wife? Have they met?

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Rsr. Reynolds: Katherine was born in Philadelphia. I brought a few missing persons posters to the city, posted them in a few different metro stations, around a few parks… I even made the trip up to Upper Darby, where her mother used to live, just in case. He must have happened by one of them.

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Dr. Palmer: You put up missing person's posters… in this weather? Reynolds, the temperature hasn't risen above zero centigrade in the last month.

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Rsr. Reynolds: I grew up in New York. I'm used to a bit of cold.

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Dr. Palmer: Did he tell you where he saw your wife?

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Rsr. Reynolds: I didn't give him a chance to say.

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Dr. Palmer: I have him in the other room. Would you like me to fetch him?

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Rsr. Reynolds: If he'll even be in the same room as me.

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Dr. Palmer: I'm sure he'll understand.

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Dr. Palmer exits the holding cell and re-enters approximately five minutes later with Dr. Wettle in tow.

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Dr. Wettle: I'm not gonna press charges. It's my own damn luck I dinged my head.

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Rsr. Reynolds: You said you saw Katherine. Where?

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Dr. Wettle: There's this coffee shop I go to every year. Had a different name a year ago, but I think it still has the same owner. She was working there as a barista. Seemed to recognize me, but didn't know who I was, if that makes sense.

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Rsr. Reynolds: What was the name of this place?

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Dr. Wettle: Sidney… no, Sid's Coffee Place.

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Rsr. Reynolds: …say that again.

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Dr. Wettle: Sid's Coffee P— what the fuck are you doing?!

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Rsr. Reynolds conjures a minor rite of thaumaturgy.

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Rsr. Reynolds: I'm analyzing the language. Say it again.

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Dr. Wettle: S-Sid's Coffee Place. The fuck is that?!

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Using thaumaturgy, Rsr. Reynolds highlights a memetic complex present in the name of 'Sid's Coffee Place'.

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Rsr. Reynolds: That's… the Frontispiece.1

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Dr. Wettle: Euler, Scout and company lobotomizing the human race on a linguistic level.

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Silence on the recording.

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Dr. Wettle: What? Like a quarter of my job is making sure that the Frontispiece works, regardless of context.

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Rsr. Reynolds: But… I don't recognize the front. We have a front that's a coffee shop, Solo Café Panama.2 Why have two?

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Dr. Wettle: Because the Department of Redundancy Department still has a budget?

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Rsr. Reynolds: Wettle. Now is not the time to pull my leg.

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Dr. Wettle: I wish I was.

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A search of the Foundation's database found no records for a Foundation front named "Sid's Coffee Place," making the presence of the Frontispiece, without a Foundation front behind it, inexplicable.

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The following day, January 24th, Reynolds attempted to make contact with the entity who resembled Dr. Sinclair.
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Sid's Coffee Place was eerily vacant the next day. Kathryn had no problem getting there, but for about five blocks around the cafe, there was no traffic, no people walking, no lights on in the buildings… but Sid was still there when she clocked in. Sid was always there. "I miss a national tragedy or something?" she asked. "Where is everyone?"

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"Got me," Sid shrugged inside their thick, green jacket. "Been here since six and I ain't seen a soul."

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"Maybe you scared them off, ya creep."

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"I'm not creepy," Sidney frowned. With a flourish, hand on their chest, they declared, "I am delightful."

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"You're a creep, and you're so hammy that a Rabbi would call you trefah."

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"Firstly: ouch. Second: since when do you know Yiddish?" Sid frowned, left eyebrow raised.

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"Hebrew, actually. Dated a guy after I dropped out." Kathryn shivered, and realized, her teeth chattering hard enough to make her head rattle, that she could see her breath. "F-f-fucking hell, S-s-Sid, did the furnace go out a-a-again?!"

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"Super said he'd be by to fix it in an hour."

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"H-how l-long ago was t-that?"

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"…two hours."

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Kathryn rolled her eyes, made her way into the backroom, and got the tool kit and the manual for the furnace. She frowned. "That's w-weird."

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"What?"

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"F-furnace has the same s-serial number as the c-coffee maker. SCP-8787."

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Sid squinted. "You implying something."

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"I just think it's odd."

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+Serial #: SCP-8787 +

Object Class: Hephaestus Ever-Heat Model Furnace

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Safe Cleaning Protocols: To ensure that the SCP-8787 furnace does not cause harm to—
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"D-don't need to know how to clean it…" She flipped through the manual until she hit "Safely Causing Phosphorescence." She fished her gloves out of her pocket and put them on. "J-Jesus, Sid, did you get this translated from Bulgarian or something? Who says 'Phosphorescence' outside of a bad fantasy novel anymore?"

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"Can you fix it or not?"

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"Assuming the problem is the pilot light going out and not you being delinquent on our gas bill again, yes." Her hands starting to numb, she took out a candle lighter and opened the door that led to the coffee shop's basement. She sang to herself as she headed down to dissipate the gloom and cold— "Do You Believe In Magic" by the Lovin' Spoonfuls. As she sang, she sat down by the furnace to do a quick repair job.

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A few minutes alter, Kathryn was still shivering, but the furnace was working, thank god. "Still fucking cold. Goddammit if the HVAC's broken too, I'm going home…" She trudged back upstairs just as the heating system kicked on. "We gotta tell the Super to replace the pilot light. Fifth time it's gone out since the start of the year, and I'm not interested in serving frappucuinos." She realized she was talking to herself; Sid had left a note on the counter that simply read 'Milk's bad, getting more'.

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"No it's not." Kat picked up the milk from the fridge, held it to her nose, and retched. Like something out of a story where a fairy had been pissed off, the milk had curdled overnight. "Well, fuck."

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The bell over the door ringed, and in walked a portly man with dark skin, his hair in greying dreadlocks. He was dressed in a leather trenchcoat, which was at least appropriate for the weather, and Kathryn thought he looked kind of handsome — and then she saw the ring on his finger and immediately lost interest. All the men even remotely close to her age were married. Wasn't fair. "Hi," Kat said. "We can't do lattes right now. Milk's gone bad. But I can make you some tea or… cof…fee…" Kathryn was taken aback by the man's behavior. "Are… are you okay?"

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The man had tears forming in the corners of his eyes as he looked at her, and his mouth was hanging open slightly. He was mouthing words, but nothing came out. He looked like he was in shock or — Kathryn thought back to finding her grandfather slumped over in the arm chair at home — having a stroke. "Hey, hey. Let's… let's get you sat down, okay?" Kat crossed from behind the counter and pulled out a chair for him.

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He sat down in it, shock present on his face, and wiped some snow off of his coat. Her hand brushed against something firm and plastic, and she stared — she was looking at a button camera on his coat. "Are you recording this? What the fu—"

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The bell over the door rang again, and Sidney returned, with a bottle of milk. "Ah, Kat! You've met our newest hire, I see."

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"Wh—" Kathryn looked down at the man. The look of shock had vanished, and was replaced by first confusion, and then a warm, handsome smile.

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"Oh, yeah, sorry. She thought I was a customer, wouldn't let me get a word in." He stood up and extended his hand to her. "Monty Reynolds. Just moved here with my daughter."

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Kathryn felt a fog intrude upon her mind, one she had let in before, one that took away the pain associated with working in a shitty coffee parlor. She let it wash over her, and took the hand. "Kat Sinclair. Good to meet you." She looked at his hand; she swore there was a ring on it, but it seemed to be absent. "You're not married?"

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"Nicky is from a previous marriage," Reynolds explained. "I'm single at the moment. You like kids?"

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"I don't think I'd be good with them."

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"Ever try?" He raised an eyebrow with a smirk.

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"Not since I babysat for six bucks an hour in high school," she admitted. "You already met Sid, then?"

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"Oh, Monty and I go way back," Sidney admitted. "Now, let's get you out of that coat and into your uniform, all right?"

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"I'm not going to have to wear a hairnet, am I?" Reynolds touched his dreadlocks. "I worked so hard getting these right…."

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"Only when you're in the kitchen. You'll be manning the counter for the first couple of weeks, and Kat'll be teaching you how to make the best cup of joe in central Philly."

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"I think we have an apron in your size," Kat said. "Follow me… uh…" She frowned. "Sorry, I'm shit with names."

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"Montgomery. Monty for short."

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"Like Monty Python? I think I can remember that."

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As they headed into the back room, Sid looked at the palm of his hand. They held a button camera, still transmitting to Reynold's original employers. "I'm only going to say this once," Sidney said, staring straight into the camera. "Don't interfere, for their sakes. I don't want any more people to get folded into what's happening here. Too many cooks, etc. Capisce?"

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With that, Sidney folded the camera into half, then into quarters, then into eighths, until it folded out of existence.

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Elsewhere, baffled agents were staring at a notification: SIGNAL LOST.

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Date: January 24th, 2024

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Location: Urban Site-56, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; site of the annual Foundation inter-disciplinary symposium.

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In Attendance: Rsr. Claire Sage, Head Archivist, Site-87; Dr. Django Bridge, Archivist, Site-17; Dr. Daniel Asheworth, Director, Site-120; Dr. Udo Okorie, Thaumaturge, Site-43; Dr. Ilse Reynders, Acroamatic Abatement, Site-43.

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Rsr. Sage: Good evening, everyone. For those of you who don't know me — which I am now realizing is the majority of you — I'm Site-87's head archivist, and I've been assigned to take charge on this in the absence of… other parties that are qualified.

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Dr. Reynders: Where's Director Bailey? Sinclair worked under him, he should be here.

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Rsr. Sage: He's… indisposed.

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Dr. Asheworth: A word which here means, what, exactly?

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Rsr. Sage: It means that Dr. Willow Leigh is Acting Director of Site-87, and has been for the last six months.

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Dr. Okorie: Genuine question: how does 87 go from having a Director serve for thirty years to having one that only lasts three?

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Rsr. Sage: Officially, Director Bailey hasn't stepped down. He's just… attending to other duties. In any case, if you could all take a moment to read over your dossiers…

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All in attendance open the dossiers in front of them. Dr. Bridge raises their hand.

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Dr. Bridge: Can I just ask what I'm doing here? I'm missing a seminar on eschatological prevention for this.

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Rsr. Sage: You're the only member of the Epimetheus Commission3 that could be reached in a timely manner, and given the nature of the anomaly…

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Dr. Bridge: I don't see how this pertains to Omega-7. Or Alpha-9, for that matter.

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Rsr. Sage: We think what's happening here is a manifestation of SCP-8787.

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Silence on the recording.

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Dr. Bridge: I'm sorry, what?!

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Dr. Asheworth: I'm not familiar with 8787.

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Dr. Bridge: It would be easier to pull up the file. Can you pull down that screen, Sage?

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Rsr. Sage deploys a projector screen from the ceiling of the meeting room. Dr. Bridge pulls up SCP-8787's file on their laptop, before connecting it to the projector.

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An image of SCP-8787's interior, captured 2017.

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Item #: SCP-8787

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Object Class: Keter

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Special Containment Procedures: Physical containment of SCP-8787 is currently believed to be impossible. Instead, containment efforts are to take the form of information suppression and, in the event that members of the Foundation become SCP-8787-B instances, personnel recovery.

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At no point is SCP-8787-A to be engaged in direct combat. Doing so in the past has proved detrimental to local reality in the short term, and it is currently unknown what the full extent of SCP-8787-A's ontokinesis is. They are to be treated as a potential Type Black threat until further information on them can be gained.

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Description: SCP-8787 refers to an entity which, at last sighting, resembled an American coffee house. Since its discovery, SCP-8787 has taken on a variety of names, including:

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The most recent manifestation of SCP-8787 known to the Foundation was in 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts, where it took the form of a cafe called 'Lit Lattes'.

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SCP-8787 is operated by two distinct entities; SCP-8787-A and SCP-8787-B. SCP-8787-A refers to a genderless humanoid of indeterminate age, standing at approximately 1.8m in height with green hair. SCP-8787-A is a Type-Green, potentially Type-Black entity, that has shown properties of being a mnemonomorph4 and potential imperfect chronokinetic5 that allow it to recruit SCP-8787-B.

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SCP-8787-B refers to humans that have been affected by SCP-8787-A's anomalous abilities. SCP-8787-B instances have intact explicit memories until the ages of 18-22; after this point, their accounts will diverge from reality. SCP-8787-B instances routinely claim that:

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SCP-8787-A does not appear to have a finite range on its abilities, but will typically choose local members of the population to act as SCP-8787-B instances, only rarely selecting individuals from further afield.

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SCP-8787 was discovered following a string of disappearances in Boston, Massachusetts in 1947. All of the individuals who had disappeared were discovered in a coffee shop called Sidney's House of Brews in Scollay Square. An engagement between agents of the Foundation and SCP-8787-A resulted in what is now understood as damage to the semantic and psychic underpinnings of the concept of 'Scollay Square', necessitating its demolition and redevelopment into Government Center.

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SCP-8787's most infamous interaction with the Foundation occurred in 2006, when seven members of Mobile Task Force Omega-7 ("Pandora's Box") disappeared following a plane crash in the Antarctic, including two humanoid SCP objects; they were discovered in a manifestation of SCP-8787 in Sandusky, Ohio in 2007, when an early Youtube video showcased a humanoid resembling SCP-076-2 working behind the counter at a coffee shop called "Water Street Cafe."

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Addendum: Mobile Task Force Omega-7 Recovery Log:

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Begin Log

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Agent Rhys Porter and Agent Dashell Cameron stand outside the Water Street Cafe, looking through the windows. SCP-076-2 is visible, conversing with SCP-105.

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Porter: Is it just me, or does Able look… happy?

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Cameron: It's just you. The thought of 076-2 being happy is… kind of disturbing, if I'm being honest. Let's hope they don't—

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SCP-076-2 embraces SCP-105. SCP-105 returns the gesture.

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Porter: Oh, what fresh hell is this?

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Cameron: Let's get in there. Don't drink anything. Just pretend you're a disaffected writer getting on your laptop.

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Porter: Fuck you, my novel's going to be finished one day.

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Cameron: Sure it is.

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The agents enter SCP-8787 and sit at a table. Porter sets up recording equipment to eavesdrop on SCP-076-2 and SCP-105's conversation.

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SCP-076-2: No, I'm serious.

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SCP-105: How would we afford it? We're barely making enough for our apartment right now.

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SCP-076-2: Well, I got a college fund that's collecting dust since I dropped out…

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SCP-105: I thought that was for your brother once he got out of jail?

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SCP-076-2: <Sighing> Cain's parole got denied. He's not getting out for at least another ten years.

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SCP-105: Aww, Abe…

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Porter: Abe?

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SCP-076-2: Look, how often do we get to leave this dicktown? I got about $20k in the fund. That's enough for a trip around Europe. You've always wanted to add photos of the Eiffel Tower to your collection…

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Cameron: Shit, he's not just happy, he's in love.

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Porter: Do you think he still has his… like, the connection to the sarcophagus?

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Cameron: What, are you going to shoot him and find out?

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Porter: What? No.

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Cameron: Why not? Might help snap 105 out of it. You… think anyone else works here?

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Porter: Check out the employees of the month.

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Cameron turns their attention to a board on the wall with photographs of employees of the month of months past. SCP-076-2 was given the award in January of 2007, and several other missing members of Omega-7 are photographed.

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Cameron: Christ. Okay, we run through the standard array of trigger phrases?

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Porter: Sounds good.

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Cameron and Porter stand and approach the counter. SCP-076-2 is manning the register.

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SCP-076-2: Welcome to the Water Street Cafe. What can we—

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Porter: It is raining in Gilgamesh, Ohio.

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SCP-076-2: I'm… sorry?

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Cameron: The wagtail has returned.

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SCP-076-2: Ah, dammit. Is this some weird role-play thing? Colossalcon's not until June, guys.

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Porter: Hope I can get the pronunciation on this right… Orresh lagh dhan.6

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SCP-076-2: What… what are you… wait. What am I doing here?

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SCP-076-2 looks down at their uniform, eyes widening. A look of abject horror is on their face.

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SCP-076-2: What in the name of the Eight Saints?

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SCP-105: Abe? You good?

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SCP-076-2: No. I'm not. This… this is wrong. Iris. I'm sorry. I have… I have to go.

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SCP-105: Your… planet needs you?

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SCP-076-2 produces a broadsword using its anomalous capabilities and stabs itself through the chest, returning to SCP-076-1.

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SCP-105: What the fuck? What the fuck?! What the fuck what the fuck what the FUCK?!

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Porter: SCP-1— fuck, Iris, calm down.

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SCP-105: Calm down? Calm down?! You said some words in goddamn Mongolian or something and my boyfriend of seven years just fucking stabbed himself with a sword he pulled out of thin air!

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Cameron: Stop Constantly Panicking.

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SCP-105 seizes up and looks forward, eyes glazing over. Drool falls from her mouth. Seventeen seconds later, she resumes normal neurological activity.

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SCP-105: …Rhys? Dash? What… what the fuck is… oh God.

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Porter: What?

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SCP-105: We… we got brought here a-after the crash. I… I don't know how. One second Able had gone berserk and we were all rushing towards the tundra, the next—

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SCP-8787-A rises up from behind the counter.

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SCP-8787-A: Well. Shit.

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Porter and Rhys draw their weapons.

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SCP-8787-A: Man knew how to make the best goddamn green tea latte I've ever tasted, and you went and gave him a fatal panic attack. Great job. Goddammit, you're lucky nobody else is in here. Less witnesses for you to pour brain bleach onto.

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Porter pulls the trigger. His weapon jams.

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SCP-8787-A: Gentlemen, please. We all know that won't work. Iris, I see you reaching for my photo, that won't work either.

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SCP-105: You… why? Why me and… and that thing?

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SCP-105 indicates the rapidly-disintegrating remains of SCP-076-2.

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SCP-8787-A: You had a lot in common, honestly. Both of you are slaves to a cause you don't comprehend, both of you are gifted, and both of you deeply miss your mothers. It wouldn't kill to call her once in a while, Iris.

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SCP-105: My… my mom's dead. Heart attack, six years ago. I saw the obituary…

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SCP-8787-A: If your mother's dead, then I'm O5-7. Sorry to break it to you, kid, but the Foundation has been lying to you. Dash, stop trying to shoot me, you're making yourself look like a jackass.

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Agent Cameron has disassembled their gun twice at this point to attempt to clear the jam affecting it.

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SCP-8787-A: Iris, I'm sad to say you and everyone else on the team are fired, and this shop is closed. You fascist motherfuckers really know how to spoil my good times, you know that?

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SCP-105: We're not fascis—

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SCP-8787-A: Fascist, totalitarian, authoritarian, you're run by a council of thirteen anonymous motherfuckers who are accountable to literally nobody, not even god. You're bad news and I hope that when the Feast starts, you make the right decision.

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SCP-8787-A turns to SCP-105.

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SCP-8787-A: You'll all be getting a severance package of course. I'm not a monster. Toodle-loo.

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SCP-105, Porter, Cameron, and all other missing Omega-7 agents are abruptly teleported to a wheat field approximately 28 kilometers south of their previous location. Investigation of the location of Water Street Cafe showed that it had been an unrelated bakery for the last fifteen years.

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Following this incident SCP-105 repeatedly requested contact with her mother. This was eventually granted in 2015, after the creation of Mobile Task Force Alpha-9.

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Dr. Bridge: I would like to thank everyone present for not laughing at that… last report.

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Dr. Asheworth: I'm just wondering how you didn't find them sooner.

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Dr. Bridge: YouTube was small back then. Half the reason the Foundation helped bankroll it was so it could be used to help identify anomalies in the wild.

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Rsr. Sage: Good to know that my teenage years were defined by helping this place aggregate data on the anomalous. That aside, last time we had a run in with 8787, it was a humiliation.

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Dr. Bridge: Worse than that. 076-2 didn't become active for over a year after that. It was almost like he was… I don't know, depressed? We were afraid of a repeat of — that's classified, actually.

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Dr. Sage: Well, it's back, and it's kidnapped at least two Foundation personnel. Sinclair and Reynolds retrieved the Orykalkos Codex and helped restore anomalous activity to the world during the SCP-6500 crisis. Sinclair experienced a breakdown about eighteen months later and went missing. Now she's turned up here.

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Dr. Reynders: Doesn't she have a daughter? What's the status on her?

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Rsr. Sage: As of right now? In an apartment in East Philadelphia, with a babysitter. She was relocated there when Reynolds got caught up in this mess.

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Dr. Okorie: Sinclair's a capable thaumaturge. She'd have wards up against any sort of mental alteration.

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Dr. Asheworth: We're assuming this is magical in nature. Bridge, don't give me that look, it's accepted nomenclature post-6500. This thing could be affecting her memory with pheromones, or… I don't know. Is this really all the Foundation has on it?

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Dr. Bridge: 8787 is a clusterfuck. There are some archaeologists who think that it used to be a pub before Prohibition happened in the US, but we don't know.

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Dr Reynders: I'm wondering why a coffee shop, myself. Baristas always seem slightly miserable to me.

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Rsr. Sage: I paid for some of my tuition by working at the Starbucks in my college. No 'slightly' about it. But… when Reynolds came to try and confront his wife, he got pulled into it. If 8787 is capable of pulling people in on a whim, why start now?

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Dr. Reynders: There has to be some sort of limit to its capabilities. Maybe it can only take on willing parties?

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Dr. Bridge: I don't see why Able would want to work in a coffee shop.

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Dr. Asheworth: No, I think Dr. Reynders might be onto something. Maybe it needs permission? Wettle didn't get dragged into it, and presumably, nor did most of the Foundation agents we've sent to it over the years.

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Dr. Okorie: A mind-affecting anomaly needing consent. First time for everything, I suppose. But this is still woefully incomplete, as a file goes.

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Dr. Bridge: We haven't seen much of it since 2007.

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Dr. Okorie: Maybe other groups have?

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Rsr. Sage: I can start putting out feelers. The GOC is probably going to be as cooperative as a hernia, but my contact in the Horizon Initiative owes me a favor.

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Dr. Reynders: If there's anything about this in records prior to 1943, I've probably read it at some point. Give me a day or two.

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Dr. Bridge: I'll see if Iris is in a talkative mood. Maybe she can shed some light on what it was like being there.

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Dr. Okorie: I want to see if I can't conduct a thaumic analysis on-site. If Sinclair and Reynolds are ensorcelled, I might be able to snap them out of it.

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Dr. Asheworth: I don't think you should do that alone, Doctor. I have wards on me that will likely help prevent my own seizure by this object.

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Dr. Okorie: …the ones that make you meow and talk with a speech impediment when they're tripped?

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Dr. Asheworth: That was an unfortunate side effect we have agreed to nya— never mention again.

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Rsr. Sage: We'll re-convene tomorrow with our findings. One last thing: try not to drink the coffee. We don't know if that's a component or not, but just in case, try to avoid consuming anything. Okay, that's all. You're dismissed.

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The next morning would be dedicated to getting the new hire trained. Kat had taken a shine to the tall, handsome stranger that had walked in through the front door of her coffee shop, but she couldn't help but shake the feeling that she knew him from somewhere. "You've never been to Philly before?"

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"Grew up in New York. Worked as a consultant at this place in Wisconsin for a bit, but the company went under when they tried to open a new branch here."

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"Economy's bullshit, don't care what people say. If I didn't already have this job, I probably couldn't get one. What kind of consultancy?"

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"Government work. Under an NDA."

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"Eesh, fair."

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The pair of them were standing behind the counter; Sid had gone to see about trying to find the Superintendent of the building in person, because the heat had crapped out again overnight, forcing Kat to give Monty a crash course in furnace repair. Now that they were settled, Kathryn was showing him the finer points of the cash register. "We use a Square POS system. Pretty simple to understand."

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"…you use a piece of sh—"

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"Don't. Sid'll can ya if they hear you it call you that. Point Of Service." She squinted. "Never run a cash register before?"

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"No. You?"

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"Been running it since I was twenty…one? Yeah, that's when I dropped out."

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The bell over the door rang, and a pair of people walked in. One was a pale man with dark hair that seemed to be standing up in spikes. The other was a woman with dark skin, her hair in braids going down past her waist, with glasses that were big enough that they seemed to magnify her eyes. They sat opposite each other in a far corner of the establishment, with the man pulling out a laptop, his back to the wall. Kat rolled her eyes, and called over, "Hey, if you're going to work on your magnum opus in here, you could at least buy a coffee."

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The man stared at her, eyes wide. He sighed, stood, and came up to the counter, taking out his wallet. "Two coffees, one with cream, one without."

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"Hot or iced?" Monty asked.

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"Hot. It's -3 centigrade outside." The man muttered something. "Co to za idiotyczne pytanie?"

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"Jeśli chcesz być dupkiem, to płacisz podwójnie." Kathryn said.

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The man blinked. "You… speak Polish?"

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"…no," Kathryn said, shrinking into herself. "I don't."

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There was an awkward pause, before Monty coughed. "Uh, two coffees, that'll be $6.50."

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"You didn't use the POS," Kat frowned.

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"I memorized the prices on the board."

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Kat rolled her eyes, and walked Monty through putting it into the actual register. It took about six minutes, but preparing the drinks only took an additional two.

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"Dziękuję," the rude customer said, before returning back to his seat. The dark-skinned woman had a look of intense concentration on her face.

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"She looks like she has a migraine," Monty frowned, before he turned to Kat. "You don't speak Polish? Bull."

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"Never have," Kat frowned. "I guess I picked up a bit before I dropped out. Wasn't hard to tell he was calling you an idiot, anyway."

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"I have a degree," he sighed. "I'm just… I need this to get back on my feet, you know?"

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"What's the degree in?"

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"Thaumatology. Study of magic." Reynolds blinked. "That's… not really something I should be telling you, I think?"

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"How can you study magic? It's not real." Kat wrinkled her nose. "Like, I liked Bedknobs and Broomsticks as much as any other kid, but magic doesn't exist."

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"The cultural practices that people think are magic do."

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"Oh." Kat wrinkled her nose. "So it's a subset of anthropology?"

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"I suppose you could think of it as that." Monty looked at the clock on the wall. "Shouldn't Sidney be back by now?"

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"Traffic's been weird lately. Who knows."

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"What kind of car does he drive?"

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"They go by they. I know, it's weird for me, too."

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"All right. What kind of car do they drive, then?"

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"They…" Kat blinked at the question. "I… huh."

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"What?"

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"I've worked for them for over twenty years and I can't tell you that." Kathryn scratched her head. "I mean, they don't have a SEPTA pass, so they have to drive. That's basically the only way to get around this part of the city. I…" Kat frowned. "They don't own the building, they can't. Why would they need to talk to the Super?"

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Reynolds stared at her. "…Kathryn, twenty years? Are you sure? Are you absolutely positive?"

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"Yeah. I started working here when I was twenty-one, after I dropped out. Why?"

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"Then I have to ask what kind of moisturizer he— they use, because I'll be damned if Sidney's a day over thirty."

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Kathryn breathed in deeply. She knew the onset of a panic attack when she felt it. One thing she could taste: the filling in her back tooth. Two things she could smell: the coffee and… Monty smelled very nice for some reason. Three she could touch: the EVE in the air, the coffee milk sitting out, that stupid BARI-STAR machine that always broke. Four she could—

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Her eyes landed on the two in the corner. The woman was muttering something to herself, just under her breath, while the man was on his laptop, typing away frantically but muttering in concert. She recognized him from another life, one that wasn't, that couldn't, be hers. "…Daniel?" She asked. "Dr. Asheworth?"

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Asheworth's eyes met hers, recognition crossing his face. "Keep at it, Udo," he said, crossing the distance. "Doctor Sinclair, you recognize me?"

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"I… maybe? I'm not a doctor, though. But I…" her vision swam, before fading to—

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white was an awful color for a wedding dress, she had decided. It went with everything, but it also showed every single stain and speck of dust. Pink wasn't her color either, and black was too funereal, so Sinclair decided on a lilac blue dress. And now, as she got ready to enter the chapel at St. John's Church in downtown Sloth's Pit, a chill ran through her.

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What was she doing? She was too old to start a family. If she had a child, they could have all sorts of complications at her age. And her husband-to-be… she'd read horror stories about women marrying older men, about how they always fell out of love, how the younger bride would have to care for the elderly groom when he got senile, and…

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"Catastrophizing again, are we?"

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Sinclair looked up, her eyes widening as she saw—

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she was outside, in the cold, coughing. There was a firefighter holding an oxygen mask over her face, and smoke was pouring out of the front of the cafe. "I'm fine," she insisted, sitting up and brushing away the fireman. Her job had just gone up in flames. "What the fuck happened?!"

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Sidney was there, talking with Monty, who was talking with a cop. Kat made her way over to them. "What the hell happened?"

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"Some idiot's laptop caught fire," Sid sighed. "Monty saw the whole thing. Kat, I'm afraid to say, but we're going to be closed for a bit."

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"Dammit…" she groaned. "Fuck, can I at least get paid for the rest of the day? My rent's due soon."

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"'course."

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"I feel awful," Monty said as the cop snapped their notepad shut and stepped away. "Maybe I could've asked them who the fuck they were, to leave their laptop smoldering like that? You think this was intentional?"

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"Shitty accident. Super'll be by to inspect the building, and I've got insurance to cover the fire damage." Sid groaned, looking down. They kicked some snow off of their boots. "It's not supposed to go like this, god dammit all."

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"Hey, look on the bright side," Kat said. "Maybe those new signs'll come in by the time you're done?"

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"At this rate?" Sidney snorted. "I'll be surprised if I don't end up in the slammer."

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"…what have you done wrong?" Monty wrinkled his nose.

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"I got a history, and I don't want the feds lookin' too close into this. Fuckin' skippers…"

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"They didn't skip out, though?" Kat said. "Like, I remember the Polish dude paying for his coffee…"

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"Just… take the rest of the day off, you two." Sidney said. "Do what you like. I gotta look over the damage." They stepped into the cafe, and let out an "You've gotta be fucking—" before they devolved into incoherency.

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"…now what?" Kat frowned.

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"Well…. this might be a bit weird to ask but… you wanna meet my kid?" Monty asked. "She might like you. You kinda look like her mom."

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Ever hear of a rebound, jackass? Kat thought. But he seemed nice enough, and he was handsome, so… "All right. Lay on, MacDuff."

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Something strange happened on the way to Montgomery's apartment; they took the same line of the SEPTA Metro that Kat did. They got off at the same stop that Kat did. And by the time that they were in front of the building and Reynolds was looking for his key to buzz himself in, Kathryn was fully spooked. "Is this a joke?"

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"What?" Reynolds frowned.

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Kathryn pulled out her own key and used the fob to unlock the front door, holding it open.

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Reynolds stood there, stunned. "What… unit do you live in?"

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"78. You?"

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"87."

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"Fuck, you're a floor above me." Sinclair sighed. "This day's been weird. Let's just… let's say hi to your kid. What was her name?"

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"Phoenix. Her mother insisted on it."

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"Sounds like a hippy-dippy type," Kat said. "That why you broke it off with her?"

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"…she left me," Monty said, no small measure of pain in his voice. He entered the building, and Kathryn followed after.

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Elsewhere, interviews were being conducted.

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Addendum: Eyewitness Accounts of SCP-8787

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Interviewer: Rsr. Claire Sage, Site-87 Head Archivist

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Subject: Mary-Ann Lewitt, retired member of Horizon Initiative Shepherd Corps, Chapterhouse 3. Lewitt frequented a previous iteration of SCP-8787 following Incident 089-D.

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<Begin Log>

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Rsr. Sage: I appreciate you taking time out of your day for this.

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Lewitt: I mean, I'm genuinely curious what the Foundation thinks is anomalous about the coffee shop that served the second-best breakfast burritos I've ever had.

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Rsr. Sage: Well… to be frank, we believe that it kidnaps people and forces them to act as staff. And that it… well, makes them… be in relationships.

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Lewitt: …what?

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Rsr. Sage: I know that sounds a bit goofy, but…

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Lewitt: Is it actively causing the end of the world?

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Rsr. Sage: It kidnapped a researcher, who hasn't seen her daughter in well over a year. And now it's done the same to her husband. We think it's a reality bender, maybe something more powerful.

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Lewitt: Welp. You certainly know how to push my buttons. Always thought Sid was a bit weird, but they were at least polite to me and Salah.7 A lot of places gave Salah the stink-eye because he's Pakistani. But Sid always liked us.

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Rsr. Sage: Sid being… the owner?

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Lewitt: I think their last name was Charmer? Probably doesn't give you anything to go off of if he's a local power.8 They're really an anomaly?

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Rsr. Sage: Afraid so. Did you notice anything odd when you interacted with him or his staff?

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Lewitt: You're barking up the wrong tree here. I don't generally pay attention to anomalous events because I don't think they should all be locked up in a supermax prison. That said… they did close pretty abruptly.

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Rsr. Sage: Oh?

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Lewitt: Yeah. They said that two of his employees had run away and gotten married, leaving them understaffed. So they just… closed up. I'd say that's pretty weird. Where are they now?

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Rsr. Sage: Philadelphia. That's where this researcher originally grew up, so we think it took her to somewhere familiar.

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Lewitt: Hmm. This researcher, what was she like before?

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Rsr. Sage: She's a thaumaturge. Type-Blue in GOC terms. She was getting pretty stressed before she vanished. Part of it was likely post-partum depression, and… well, we think that this anomaly might only take people who want to be taken in. You didn't notice any anomaly related to it?

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Lewitt: Well… there might have been something. After Salah and I resigned from the Initiative to care for Naomi9 we were tight on money for a bit. Sid let me start a tab at their place, never expected me to pay it off, and that was our breakfast for a couple of months. They offered me and Salah jobs there, and… I almost took them up on it. I wanted to take them up on it. Like, I worked at the first Starbucks in Pittsburgh when I was sixteen and I hated it, but I wanted to take them up on the offer, just so there would be a little less stress in our lives. You know? Then Salah got a job as a professor at U.P.10 and we didn't need it.

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Rsr. Sage: How is your daughter doing, by the way? I read the file on what happened, with—

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Lewitt: She's the smartest kid in the world. Probably going to end up saving it some day. Anything else?

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Rsr. Sage: One last thing, because I'm genuinely curious: where was the best breakfast burrito you've ever had, if this was only the second-best?

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Lewitt: That, I'm afraid, will remain a secret.

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<End Log>

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Interviewer: Dr. Django Bridge

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Subject: SCP-105

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<Begin Log>

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Dr. Bridge: Have a seat, Iris.

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SCP-105: The fact that you're calling me by my name is concerning…

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Dr. Bridge: I'd just like to discuss something with you. SCP-8787 has popped back up.

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SCP-105 laughs.

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SCP-105: Fuck me, that was a nightmare. Who got caught up in it this time?

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Dr. Bridge: Two members of the Foundation partially responsible for ending 6500.

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SCP-105: Ones who don't have memetic conditioning?

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Dr. Bridge: Some of our people tried thaumic means to snap them out of it, but… it's smarter than we think. Set fire to itself just so we couldn't get to them as easily.

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SCP-105: Okay, what do you want to know?

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Dr. Bridge: What do you remember about 8787?

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SCP-105: Well, after Able broke out and made the transport crash, I was positive we were going to die. I remember praying for someone, anyone to save us… and then the next thing I know, I'm waking up in an apartment in Ohio, that, by all accounts, is where I've been living since I dropped out. I looked at the clock and realized I was late for a job interview. Ran down to the Water Street Cafe, and… well, the whole crew was already there.

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Dr. Bridge: Including 076-2?

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SCP-105: Yeah. Customers couldn't stop staring at his tattoos. It's a wonder we weren't found out sooner. But I got hired, and… in all honesty, I kinda liked working there. I didn't know anything else, granted, but… is anything I say going in my file?

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Dr. Bridge: It's going in 8787's file.

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SCP-105: …it was fun, working there. Everyone says that working in a coffee shop is the worst thing you can do, and we had some asshole customers, sure, but… I had friends there. And I had… well…

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Dr. Bridge: You had 076-2?

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SCP-105: Yeah. Without the whole… without his anomaly, he's honestly really… he's not a bad person. Something happened to him to make him the way he is now, and… he doesn't want to be like that. He was actually happy. And that just… got taken from him.

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Dr. Bridge: If he was happy, then… why did he self-terminate once the code phrase was spoken?

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SCP-105: Because he knew that… what we had wasn't real. It was fucking Sidney messing around with our heads. But… if they had asked first, asked 'hey, how would you feel being together for a little bit'? Maybe… maybe he wouldn't have.

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Silence on the recording.

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SCP-105: You know how long it's been since I've seen him? Since before Alpha-9 was a thing. I… I want to apologize to him, if I can. Maybe… I don't know, maybe we'd be…

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Dr. Bridge: Iris, I don't think that'd be a good idea.

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SCP-105: …he's dead, isn't he?

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Silence on the recording.

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SCP-105: The Impasse. It killed him, didn't it?

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Dr. Bridge: That's…

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SCP-105: Classified? God dammit, Django! Why can't you tell me? We worked together! We… he was…

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Dr. Bridge: Take all the time you need, Iris. I'm sorry to bother you.

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<End Log>

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Interviewer: Dr. Ilse Reynders

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Subject: Dr. Justine Everwood. Dr. Everwood unknowingly entered a previous manifestation of SCP-8787 located in Boston in January of 2019.

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<Begin Log>

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Dr. Reynders: Thank you for agreeing to meet on such short notice, Dr. Everwood.

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Dr. Everwood: Call me Jay. But… 8787, really? Damn thing keeps popping up in my life.

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Dr. Reynders: Let's start from the top. How did you end up in 8787?

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Dr. Everwood: I was supposed to be meeting with an informant from a cell of SAPPHIRE that was behind that incident at Trinity Church in August 2018.

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Dr. Reynders: You mean the theft of—

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Dr. Everwood: Hey, that's classified. Anyway, they named the time and place. I'd never heard of it before, 'Lit Lattes'. Did they even use 'lit' back in 2019? Anyway, I got there along with Rex — Rex Alces, my research assistant — and… something was up.

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Dr. Reynders: How so?

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Dr. Everwood: My informant was this guy who went by Marcel Lupin — I doubt that was his real name. We waited there for half an hour for him… and then Rex looks over the counter, and realizes that he's working behind it. I figured, 'Okay, atheist terrorists need a day job, maybe he just hasn't realized we've come in yet'. I go up to him, and he acts like he doesn't know me. But you know what tipped me off to the weird bullshit going in?

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Dr. Reynders: What?

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Dr. Everwood: Lupin was wearing a pentacle necklace. Unless he was trying to infiltrate a religious institution, SAPPHIRE would have put a bullet in his skull, accused him of having 'found faith'. But he was just standing there making a latte!

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Dr. Reynders: What did you do?

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Dr. Everwood: Well, I looked at the Employee of the Month photos, had Rex analyze them, and… they were all there. Every member of the SAPPHIRE cell we were tracking. We did a bit of recon after that, and they didn't even know what SAPPHIRE was. Three of them went to church. I didn't know what to make of it.

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Dr. Reynders: How would you characterize SAPPHIRE? The individual members, I mean.

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Dr. Everwood: Honestly, must be fucking miserable to be part of it. They go on and on about logic and reason and how everything anomalous must be understood and used to fight against the erosion of society, but they use anomalies that, by definition, defy logic and reason. That's a staggering amount of DoubleThink that I don't even think Big Brother would find sustainable.

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Dr. Reynders: What happened to this manifestation of 8787?

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Dr. Everwood: It just vanished one day. Mid-February, must've been? We were still keeping tabs on the ex-SAPPHIRE members, and… they didn't revert. They seemed to remember, but they seemed happier now that they were… deprogrammed, I guess it was the right word? The object they stole was returned to Trinity Church anonymously at the end of February.

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Dr. Reynders: So… they changed because of what happened in SCP-8787.

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Dr. Everwood: Reminded me of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez quote. "What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it." They remembered how they were better people without SAPPHIRE in their lives, and grew past it.

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Dr. Reynders: And there was no retaliation from SAPPHIRE as a whole?

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Dr. Everwood: Last I checked on them, they were all still alive. SAPPHIRE doesn't take kindly to traitors or deserters, so… not sure what to make of it.

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Dr. Reynders: One final thing: did you ever make visual contact with the entity that's operating SCP-8787?

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Dr. Everwood: Yes, but… not in 8787 itself.

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Dr. Everwood sighs.

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Dr. Everwood: …during the Impasse, I remembered how I lost my arm. That put me into a fugue state. I wandered around the city for a couple of hours and ended up in a bar near Bunker Hill, too scared to think straight. When I looked behind the bar, SCP-8787-A was behind it.

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Dr. Reynders: It has been theorized that SCP-8787 previously took the form of a bar or a public house before Prohibition…

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Dr. Everwood: It wasn't anything like that. The bar's ancient, early 1800s, and it's still there now. But they saw me come in, poured me a cocktail that I wish I had gotten a recipe for, and…

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Dr. Reynders: Hmm?

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Dr. Everwood: They told me 'It's going to be okay'. I still don't know what they meant, but… I calmed down, finished the cocktail, and left. By the time I got out, I'd forgotten what happened to my arm again, and haven't remembered since.

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Dr. Reynders: Thank you, Jay. That will be all.

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<End Log>

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Requested Revision to the SCP-8787 File

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Item #: SCP-8787

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Object Class: Keter

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Special Containment Procedures: Physical containment of SCP-8787 is currently believed to be impossible. Instead, containment efforts are to take the form of information suppression and, in the event that members of the Foundation become SCP-8787-B instances, personnel recovery.

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At no point is SCP-8787-A to be engaged in direct combat. Doing so in the past has proved detrimental to local reality in the short term, and it is currently unknown what the full extent of SCP-8787-A's ontokinesis is. They are to be treated as a potential Type Black threat until further information on them can be gained.

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Description: SCP-8787 refers to an anomalous construct which resembles an American cafe or coffee house. The current manifestation of SCP-8787 takes the form of 'Sid's Coffee Place', a cafe located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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SCP-8787-A is an anomalous humanoid which operates SCP-8787; the only consistent descriptor of their appearance is their green hair. SCP-8787-A is capable of wide-scale reality alterations. SCP-8787-A can both rewrite human memory and alter causality in order to turn human beings, both with and without anomalous capabilities, into SCP-8787-B instances.

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SCP-8787-B instances are individuals that have been altered, both cognitively and chronologically, to believe that they are employees at SCP-8787. All SCP-8787-B instances appear to share a singular psychological factor: at the time of their cognitive alteration, they were experiencing some form of depressive episode or existential crisis. It has been theorized that this mental state causes SCP-8787-B instances to consent to their cognitive alteration, as the alternative in the short-term is a continual decline of mental health.

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SCP-8787 was first discovered in Boston, Massachusetts in 1947, following a string of disappearances. The Foundation's attempts to contain it, and rescue the SCP-8787-B instances within, led to the destruction of the concept of Scollay Square on a semantic level, necessitating its demolition and redevelopment. However, it is believed that SCP-8787 has existed in some form since at least the 1700s, but was changed into its current state during the Prohibition of Alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933.

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SCP-8787 has had several interactions with the Foundation in the past; in 2008, it used its anomalous properties to alter a squad of Mobile Task Force Omega-7 into SCP-8787-B instances, including two humanoid SCP objects.

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As of January 2024, two SCP-8787-B instances exist; these consist of Dr. Katherine Sinclair and her husband, Researcher Montgomery Reynolds. Dr. Sinclair went missing in August of 2022, following an episode of post-partum depression. Reynolds was affected by the anomaly upon encountering Dr. Sinclair after over a year of separation; neither seem aware of their previous marital status. Current containment efforts are focusing on the retrieval of these members of personnel by any means necessary.

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Further encounters with SCP-8787 can be found in Addendum 8787-03.

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Addendum: Deliberation RE: Current Containment of SCP-8787:

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Date: January 25th, 2024

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Location: Urban Site-56, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; site of the annual Foundation inter-disciplinary symposium.

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In Attendance: Rsr. Claire Sage, Head Archivist, Site-87; Dr. Django Bridge, Archivist, Site-17; Dr. Daniel Asheworth, Director, Site-120; Dr. Udo Okorie, Thaumaturge, Site-43; Dr. Ilse Reynders, Acroamatic Abatement, Site-43.

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Rsr. Sage: All right, based on the information we've managed to glean, I've submitted an updated draft for 8787. It just needs to be rubber-stamped.

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Dr. Asheworth: I am slightly… what's the term? Bugged by something.

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Rsr. Sage: Do tell.

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Dr. Asheworth: Prior to this, 8787 seemed to be… well, not quite infallible, but harder to crack. Sinclair recognized me when she saw me. Based on surveillance of her and Reynolds' building, we think that something's wrong with 8787.

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Dr. Okorie: Wrong in the sense that it doesn't seem entirely whole. Weaker, almost.

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Dr. Reynders: I'm a tad troubled by Dr. Everwood's testimony, as well. 8787-A appearing outside of 8787 during the Impasse…

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Dr. Bridge: Maybe it regained its anomalous properties after it ended, but not to full capacity?

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Dr. Okorie: We haven't had any record of biological anomalies doing that. Most of them just died.

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Dr. Bridge: You're assuming 8787-A is the core component to this, and not 8787 itself. For all we know, 8787-A is an unwilling participant in all of this.

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Dr. Asheworth: Bit of a conclusion to jump to.

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Dr. Okorie: He… might have a point.

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Dr. Asheworth: You're seriously considering that theory, Udo? I thought you were joking.

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Rsr. Sage: What theory?

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Dr. Okorie: Who here is familiar with the concept of 'fan fiction'?

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Silence on the recording.

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Rsr. Sage: I wrote some when I was like, fifteen, but… nothing since. Don't see what it has to do with—

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Dr. Okorie: I have a niece, Onyeka, who is very enthusiastic about this Disney show. The Cowl House or The Owl Shack or something. She's written a very specific type of fan fiction about it, where…

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Silence on the recording.

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Dr. Okorie: Sage, why are you giving me the stink eye?

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Rsr. Sage: Because if this is a pataphysical anomaly, I owe Dr. McDoctorate fifty dollars.

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Dr. Bridge: Wait, he only bet you fifty?

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Dr. Okorie: I'm not sure it is pataphysical, but… there's apparently a trope in fanfiction, one that I've read several dozen times at her request, where the characters from a work have the same basic personalities, but… they all work or go to a coffee shop. The two main romantic objects will typically be on opposite sides of the counter, is the thing— one a barista, one a customer. This seems to make everyone into workers, which… doesn't seem to fit in with the trope.

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Dr. Bridge: This thing predates the concept of fanfiction.

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Dr. Okorie: It predates this particular trope. But this is, I think, the best way we can contextualize it. It's a coffee shop that makes people believe they've always worked there. Maybe it draws information from alternate realities where that is the case.

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Dr. Reynders: What about the thaumic analysis you tried to conduct?

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Dr. Okorie: Got interrupted when our fire-proof Foundation-issue laptop exploded into flames. I wasn't able to glean much. Asheworth?

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Dr. Asheworth: I… had to double-check the analysis, but… I found something odd. The current iteration of SCP-8787 utilizes the Frontispiece in its name, and that might be part of the reason why the effect around Sinclair seems to be failing.

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Dr. Bridge: I don't follow.

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Dr. Asheworth: I believe that 8787 is attempting to utilize the anomalous effects of the Frontispiece as an improvised battery, and… it's not designed to do that. But it's a thaumic anomaly that affects the entirety of the human psyche, so it's giving 8787 some juice, but it's not enough to sustain it. Sage, pull down the screen, I need to show some data.

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Sage pulls down the projector screen, and Asheworth plugs his phone into the projector.

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Dr. Asheworth: This is the building where Sinclair and Reynolds both reside, one floor apart from each other. As near as we can tell, apart from the landlord, they are the only residents. Insurance records that SCP-8787-A provided to the Engine Company that responded to the fire indicates that every piece of equipment in there more complex than the hinges on the door has the same serial number: SCP-8787. There's been maybe twenty or thirty customers in a day, in one of the busiest parts of Philadelphia, since Wettle walked in. It's like it's not functioning at full capacity.

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Rsr. Sage: So we've got a Keter-class on the fritz. What does that mean?

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Dr. Asheworth: I'm not sure, but… given what happened when we first discovered it, I'm not sure it means anything good. We could be looking at a potential Code Quiet in the next seventy-two hours. Spontaneous, destructive neutralization of an anomaly. Basically what happened to everything that was affected by the Impasse.

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Dr. Reynders: Meaning we need to attempt to establish containment now.

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Dr. Bridge: It means we needed to establish containment five days ago. Let's get the City Slickers out here before anything else happens.

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Rsr. Sage: They're dealing with an outbreak of urban blight in Minneapolis. Psi-7 might be available. I just hope we're not too late.

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Apartment 87 was quaint and cozy. Monty said hello to the babysitter when he got up there, apologized for returning too early, and paid her the full amount. "Have you been able to stop her from crying?" Monty asked.

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"No, I'm sorry," the babysitter replied. "Are you sure you can't get into contact with her mother?"

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"I'm positive," Monty said, looking downcast. "I haven't seen her in over a year."

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The babysitter nodded sympathetically, and patted Reynolds on the arm, before heading out. Kathryn frowned as she left. "…Monty? Can you do something for me?"

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"What?"

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"Describe the woman who just left."

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Monty opened his mouth, shut it, frowned, and opened it again. "She… well, she lives a few floors down. Blonde hair, green eyes, has a scar on her…" he paused. "No, wait. That's… what's happening here?"

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"We've had a long day. Our jobs have burned down. Can I meet your kid?"

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Monty took Kathryn into a room that he had made into a makeshift nursery. It was covered with glow-in-the-dark stars to replace the ones that couldn't be seen with the light pollution, and was painted a deep, royal shade of purple. The crib that still served as her bed was made of oak, and within it was a child that had worn herself out from wailing.

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She had sepia-colored skin and curly hair that, while short, was in a startlingly familiar shade of red. She was wearing a green onesie, a red, plush dragon-like creature at her side. Kathryn walked over to the crib, and with each step, she found it harder to move forward. Mere inches from the edge of the child's bed, she stopped completely, her heart in her throat.

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"…Katherine?" Monty asked. He had said her name wrong. "Is something wrong?"

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"Why does she have my hair?" The question came out in a rasping whisper. "Why does… why can't I…" She rested her hand on the edge of the crib, the motion rocking it. Startled, she stepped back.

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Phoenix looked up, bleary-eyed, and burbled briefly, before standing up. She looked Kathryn dead in the eyes, and asked, "Mama?"

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"…no." Kathryn said. "I wouldn't… I wouldn't be a good mother. I… sorry, kiddo. I'm not your—"

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—mother's been picked up by the police again," Richard Sinclair told his daughter. They had been woken up by another phone call at 4:00 AM on a school night. "I'm going to go pick her up. Kiddo, you… you just try sleeping, okay? You got school tomorrow."

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"Is mom going to have to go back to Pennhurst?" Katherine asked.

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"Pennhurst got shut down a few years ago, honey. We… don't know where she's going to go this time. But… from the sound of it, she hurt someone again."

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Katherine Sinclair held onto her favorite soft toy, a white tiger named Snowball that her grandmother had given her. "Am I going to be like that when I'm a mom, dad?"

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Richard Sinclair gripped the siding on the doorway hard enough that his nails dug into it. "I don't know, Kat. I don't think so. You… don't have the problems she has. With any luck, you never will."

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Kathryn found her fingers pinned under the incomparable strength of an insistent toddler's hand. Phoenix's other hand was reaching out, as if she was expecting Kathryn to pick her up. "Why does she have my hair?" she asked, eyes filling with tears. "Why does she have my eyes?"

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"She can't…" Monty said. "Her mother… she ran away from us years ago and…"

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"What was her name?" Kathryn asked, barely able to hold back tears.

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Monty didn't respond.

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"What was your wife's name?"

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"…I can't remember." Kat didn't need to look to know that he was crying too. "Something's wrong. Something…. something's happened to me. To us."

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Katherine Sinclair obeyed the inviolable command of her daughter and picked her up, holding her close. Something was at the edge of her mind, a block of some form, preventing her from remembering anything else. "…Monty?" she asked, turning towards the man. "What… what happened to me?"

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The man she now knew was her husband took several gasping breaths, put his hand over his mouth, unable to stem the tears. For the first time in over a year, they were a family again, but… they weren't whole. He carefully held onto his wife, who held onto their child, and all but little Phoenix, who wasn't quite old enough to understand anything about the world, couldn't contain their emotions. There was joy, there was grief, there was anger… but that anger was directed inwards.

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"I just… I'm sorry I got so… so mad." Katherine said. "I couldn't handle it. I couldn't sleep. I just… I just wanted one night to myself. I was going to come back! And then… I crashed my car and… and then…"

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"I should have done more. I… I left so much to you. I didn't… I was scared." Reynolds touched his greying hair. "I'm old, Katherine. I don't… I don't want her to spend the most important years of her life without… without a father. I don't want to die before she's started to live. I was scared. I still am."

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"Mama?" Phoenix asked again.

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"…yeah, kiddo." Sinclair held onto her daughter. "Yeah. I'm sorry I didn't remember. I'm…" she sobbed. "How did we forget, Monty? You… you looked like you recognized me, the other day. You looked like you were starting to… to break down."

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"I was. And then… Sidney came in and…" he paused. "How long have you known Sidney for?"

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"…I don't know. My mind says twenty years, but… that can't be right. I didn't drop out. I… I got my doctorate… I… I…" She winced. "There's something in the way, still. I remember you, but I don't remember how I know you."

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groaned. "Director Weiss, you can't be serious."

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"You've wanted a lab assistant for years, Researcher Sinclair."

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"I was hoping I could get someone from Sigma-3. This guy is ex-GOC?"

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"Technically. He was found as part of their Sunspotting program. Their attempt to search for, and recruit, Type-Blues." Nina Weiss sat with her hands folded. "He's probably down in the lab right now, getting set up."

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"The GOC see everything as a nail, and thaumaturgy is the ultimate hammer. I'm not going to be partnered with some militaristic asshole for the next five years."

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"Mr. Reynolds actually has more training in alchemy than anything. All I'm asking is that you give him a chance, Katherine. Who knows? He might be able to help you earn your doctorate."

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Sinclair stood and rolled her shoulders. "Okay, fine. I'll give it a chance." She exited the office, a sour expression on her face the whole elevator ride down to Sublevel 5. When she found herself in front of the door to the Thaumaturgy & Occult Studies lab, she expected to walk in and find a complete disaster area as a result of some inexperienced mage poking around at the wards.

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Instead, she walked in to find a man in his late thirties with dark skin, his hair styled in dreadlocks, wearing a pass on a lanyard around his neck, writing items down on a clipboard. He had a pair of squarish glasses on, and was muttering to himself as he took notes. Katherine had to clear her throat three times before he noticed her presence.

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He turned to face her, and was stunned silent for a moment, before he said, "You… must be Katherine."

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"That's Researcher Sinclair to you. What are you doing?"

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He held up the clipboard. "I'm taking inventory. I noticed a few discrepancies, and I wanted to make sure you didn't have something like Jeremiah's Multiplicative Grimoire interfering with your supplies."

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Sinclair crossed over and looked at the clipboard, frowning. "I've… been meaning to do that," she admitted. "But this place has been so under-funded since Dr. Euler left." She looked over the list, her eyebrows climbing up her head. "Wait, where did you find my copy of Trans-Neptunian Magic? I've been looking for that for six months!"

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"I brought my own copy. Integrated it into the collection. Do you mind?"

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"…no," Sinclair said. "Sorry, I didn't catch your name."

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"Montgomery Reynolds. My friends call me Monty."

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"Well, Mr. Reynolds, let me give you the tour. Over here we have the testing chamber…"

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"You saw that, too, didn't you?" Monty asked. "That flash. Of our old lives."

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"It's Sid, isn't it?" Katherine worried her lip. "They're doing this to us. We… we have to do something."

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"I'm not leaving Phoenix here alone," Reynolds said. "I can't even be sure the babysitter I left her with is real. We need—"

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There was a knock on the front door of the apartment. They went and opened it after the knocking grew more insistent, and found a woman standing out there, with a black fedora, a leather jacket, and dark-colored jeans. Katherine recognized her immediately. "Alison? What are you doing here?"

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"If you can still remember me, there's something very wrong," she sighed. "You literally are not supposed to be able to perceive me."

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"You…" Reynolds frowned. "Wait, no. You're… dead, aren't you? Or… something happened to you. Why can we only just now…"

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"My mortal status is up for debate," Alison sighed, her eyes turning towards the toddler Sinclair was carrying. "But for right now, I'm Nobody but a babysitter, if that's what you need."

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"Are you sure?" Reynolds asked.

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"Trust me, this is easy compared to what I've been doing for the last three years." Alison Carol stepped inside, putting her hat on the coat rack by the door. "Go out there and set things right."

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The two of them nodded, took up their own coats, and headed back down through the largely empty building, onto the metro, back towards downtown.

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The fire had done a number on Sid's Coffee Place. Part of the wall had burned down, revealing the wooden struts beneath. Three tables had been reduced to charcoal, and the smell of smoke permeated the structure. Yellow caution tape was in front of the door; Katherine and Monty ducked under it. "You think they're here?" Katherine asked.

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"I'm not sure they can leave," Monty said. "I'm remembering some more things. I think they're linked to this place."

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On cue, Sidney rose from behind the counter, as if an elevator was taking them up to ground level. They regarded Sinclair and Reynolds with no small measure of sadness in their eyes. "I suppose I'm rumbled, then."

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Sinclair marched up to the owner of the coffee shop, grabbed them by the shirt collar, and tried punching them across the face. The instant she swung, her grip was vacant, and she was holding thin air. "What the fuck are you?"

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"Is that what you want to know?" Sidney was now sitting by the window. "What answer would make sense to you? I'm a fourth absolute? I'm a manifestation of the Serpent? I'm a Swann entity that's been forced into a lower narrative layer? Maybe I'm God! Maybe I'm one of the Nameless! Maybe I'm from the void between realities!"

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"How are you doing that with your voice?" Reynolds asked, looking around for anything that could be used as a weapon.

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"It doesn't matter. None of this fucking matters. It hasn't mattered in a long fucking time." Sidney sighed. "I can't give you an answer as to what I am. Because I don't know at this point."

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"…how long has this been going on?" Sinclair asked, balling her fist. "How long have you been abducting people and forcing them to—"

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Sidney made a 'bzzt' noise. "Wrong question. I'm not doing jack shit. Have either of you ever actually seen me leave this place?"

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"…to get milk…" Sinclair said.

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Sidney waved their hand, and the store was inundated by hundreds of gallons of milk of all flavors, in both cartons and bottles. "I can make it so I can't be perceived for a little bit. But I'm more stuck here than you, or anyone else that's been trapped here, ever has been." They groaned, a cup of coffee appearing in their hand. "At least back before Prohibition, I ran a goddamn pub and could get drunk to forget what I've been put in. I can't even do that anymore."

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"We saw you outside after the fire…" Reynolds said.

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"Domain extends a bit onto the sidewalk. Not far, only up to the curb." They sipped at their drink. "And then, a few years ago, the greatest thing in the fucking world happened: I was free! The Impasse happened! Magic had gone belly-up, and with it, this place! I could go out of it for the first time since… fuck, the Fifth Occult War, I think?" They chuckled, the sound lacking any mirth. "This place was a bar in France, back then. It only came to America after the Civil War ended."

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"What's… the Impasse?" Reynolds asked.

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"Oh, you don't— fuck, it really is on the fritz. Hold on." Sidney waved their hand and the pair of them reeled backwards.

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"Catastrophizing again, are we?"

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Sinclair looked up, eyes widening as she saw Monty, clad in an expensive tuxedo that, after today, he would likely never wear again. She turned away, face flush. "Bad luck to see the bride before the ceremony, hon."

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"I… well, I'm… I had trouble going in. I…" Monty paused. "It's not cold feet. I just…" He looked around. "I take it your father couldn't make it, then?"

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"He tried," Sinclair shook her head. "He really did. Got as far as the bar in the terminal."

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"I'm sorry."

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"To hell with him." She turned to face her husband-to-be. "My mother's been out of my life for almost thirty years. Dad's been a lush for the better part of twenty. But… it's going to be awkward, walking down the aisle alone."

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Reynolds said nothing, and just extended his hand. Katherine took it, and knocked on the door to the chapel proper. It opened, and a few minutes later, lengthy vows were exchanged, which ended in mutual 'I do's.

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"There," Sidney said as their memories reeled back into focus. "You're welcome."

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Sinclair was nauseated by the migraine resulting from the sudden flood of knowledge. Reynolds grabbed her as she started to fall, keeping her upright. "So, the Impasse… neutralized this place?" he asked.

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"Killed it dead," Sidney confirmed. "I ran across the street one day to give someone change they left behind, realized that I could run across the street, closed up shop, moved to Boston, became a barback." They shook their head and chugged their latte. "Then, in October, I woke up and found myself back in here all over again. But it wasn't… right." They waved their hand. "People it pulled in started to remember. Started to break because of it. Couldn't reconcile two different lives, two different sets of memories." They looked at the sign on the window, their hands tracing the capital 'S' in 'Sid's'. "So, I figured, since there was an entire cryptomantic web over reality… maybe I could draw power from it? Revitalize it a little?"

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"Why?" Reynolds asked. "Why not let it decay again so you could live a normal life?"

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"This place… whatever it is, it's… not cruel. It tries to make people live somewhat decent lives. Or it tried."

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Sinclair scoffed. "You— no, this place stole me away from my family for over a year! Monty was heartbroken, and… oh, I don't want to know what… my poor… what did Phoenix go through without me?" She wrung her hands together.

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"What I know is this:" Sidney stood and started walking around. "This place draws in people who are at rock bottom, worst time of their life. Maybe they're literally about to die. Maybe they're broke. Maybe they think everyone in the world has given up on them because they were in a manic episode and decided to say several dozen unkind things all at once."

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Sidney reappeared behind the counter. "This place gives them somewhere they can be without pain. It gives them what most people want at the end of the day: a decent job that pays well, a roof over their heads, friends to be with, a simple, quiet life without too much drama." Sidney snorted. "Everyone says they want to be in Narnia or Middle-Earth or on the Enterprise. No, the ultimate human fantasy is just… living a life that's not too complicated, where you don't have to worry about the bills, or about whether or not your kids are doing well in school, or about how the whole fucking world is going to Hell in a handbasket, and how the people who have the power to stop it are instead just pushing us closer to the edge." They sighed. "That's what this place gives everyone but me: safety. Comfort. Peace. It's why I'm letting myself be tortured by it— if someone, anyone can… can escape from the bullshit in their lives for even a few days by working here… then it's worth it."

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"I think you'd have better luck improving lives outside of the USA," Sinclair pointed out.

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"I barely have any control over where this thing ends up. It's sheer dumb luck that we're in your hometown, Katherine. I could just as easily have ended up in Toronto, or Kyiv, or Seoul… I ended up in Gaborone once. Botswana's a pretty nice place." Sidney paced. "Now that I don't have anyone working for me anymore… I'm going to move on. Don't know where, but hopefully I don't run into you guys again."

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Reynolds frowned, an idea forming behind his eyes. "Do you know what a Nexus is?"

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"This place was in Three Portlands from 1993 to 1997. Of course I know."

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"What if we could make SCP-8787 move to one?" he asked. "They're wellsprings of energy, and have a relatively low Hume level. It could restore the power, and… maybe you'd be able to get into the Nexus, at least?"

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"Monty…" Sinclair said. "After what this place did to us? You want to help it?"

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"This place brought us back together, Katherine." He smiled. "You seem… better, now, than you were a year ago. Stressed, not sleeping… we were all worried about you back at 87."

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"…the shop doesn't like being contained," Sidney said. "It wouldn't like being in the Foundation's purview."

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"You've got our initialism on your shop," Sinclair pointed out, not unkindly. "It kind of already is."

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Sidney thought for a moment, and shook their head. "Well, it's going to be moot, because in about thirty minutes, your guys are going to kick down the door, bust down the windows, and try to contain me. I suggest you get out before then — you've got a family, and I don't want any more blood on my hands."

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"That won't happen," Sinclair said. "But… do you really want this to be your life?"

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Sidney thought for a moment. "If just one person is made happy by what I do here, by me keeping this thing alive. Then it's going to be worth it."

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"Don't be a martyr, Sidney," Sinclair said. "What do you want?"

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Sidney swallowed, and then answered, "I… I want to see the world. All of it. I want to be able to sit down in a library and read a book. I want to have a hamburger. I want to go to a movie. I want… I want to live my own life. I…" Their breathing grew shallow, panicked. "I don't want to be here forever."

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"What else can you make with your abilities?" Sinclair asked.

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"Anything that can be found in a coffee shop, conceivably."

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"Does that include chalk?"

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The bottles and cartons of milk vanished, and a box of colored sidewalk chalk appeared on the counter. "Need them to update prices on the signs. What are you thinking?"

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Sinclair took a piece of chalk, throwing another to her husband. "We're going to try to hijack this place as it moves and get it somewhere where you might be able to leave."

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"…what about Phoenix?" Reynolds asked. "She's… going to be here, all alone…"

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Sinclair looked at the coffee-shop's prisoner. "Do you have my phone? The one from when I crashed, not the one I have now."

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Sidney produced it. "What are you going to do?"

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Date: January 26th, 2024

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Location: Urban Site-56 Strategic Command Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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In Attendance: Rsr. Claire Sage, Head Archivist, Site-87; Dr. Django Bridge, Archivist, Site-17; Dr. Daniel Asheworth, Director, Site-120; Dr. Udo Okorie, Thaumatologist, Site-43; Dr. Ilse Reynders, Acroamatic Abatement, Site-43.

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Dr. Bridge: Psi-7 should be breaching within the next twenty-five minutes.

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Dr. Okorie: Think we'll be able to contain it?

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Rsr. Sage: If containing a Keter were as easy as sending in Psycho Psi-7, we wouldn't have a single anomaly breaching, ever.

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Dr. Asheworth: Let's just hope they don't raze the entire block in the process.

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Dr. Reynders: Does… Psi-7 have a reputation for doing that?

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Dr. Bridge: The Alcatraz Incident wasn't the first time a task force crashed a ship into civilian infrastructure.

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Dr. Reynders: …oh.

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A phone is heard ringing.

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Dr. Asheworth: Who the hell is calling? It's past midnight over in Poland… let me take this.

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Dr. Asheworth stands to exit the room, putting the phone to his ear. As his hand is on the door handle, he stops.

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Dr. Asheworth: What? What?!

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Rsr. Sage: What's going on?

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Dr. Asheworth: Let me put you on speaker, hold on.

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Dr. Asheworth puts his phone on the table, turning on the speaker.

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Dr. Asheworth: You're live.

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Dr. Katherine Sinclair: Hello? Am I presuming this is the group trying to get me out of SCP-8787's grasp?

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Rsr. Sage: Dr. Sinclair?!

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Rsr. Montgomery Reynolds: And family.

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Dr. Bridge: You're out from under it. Good. Are you somewhere safe?

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Dr. Sinclair: Well, that's the thing. From what I understand, this place is going to be hit by the military equivalent of a wrecking ball in less than half an hour, and we're trying to stop that from happening.

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Dr. Okorie: You're still on-site?

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Dr. Sinclair: Yes, and we're going to need someone to go and check on our daughter. What we're doing is going to be a massive drain on the power of myself, Monty, and 8787 itself.

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Rsr. Sage: I'll go check on her ASAP. We have your address.

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Dr. Asheworth: What are you intending to do, Sinclair?

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Dr. Sinclair: We're going to open a Way. Put 8787 in containment using it.

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Dr. Okorie: How?

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Dr. Sinclair: I was hoping you and Daniel could help on that front, Udo. We're debating between the Pseudo-Alighieri Configuration, or Rania's Gateway.

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Dr. Asheworth: Mmn, no. The building you're in's over eighty years old. You might end up under the Atlantic if you use the second one.

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Dr. Okorie: Trying to do the first one in this Hemisphere will just teleport you to Undervegas. Not a good idea.

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Dr. Sinclair: We're a bit strapped for supplies at the moment. If I could open a Maylon Aperture straight to Sloth's Pit, I would, but we don't have enough garnet for that.

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Dr. Reynders: Why use either of them? Why not use a nomenclative link?

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Dr. Sinclair: …what? How would…

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Dr. Reynders: You worked at a Site with a Foundation front protected by the Frontispiece— the same one on SCP-8787 at the moment, yes? Why not link the two and move through them that way?

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Dr. Bridge: Like how Three Portlands is linked together?

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Dr. Reynolds: Exactly, Dr. Bridge. But.. we could risk creating a spatial link to every Foundation site that's under a front if we do that. It would be… I don't know, like Four-Hundred-and-Six Portlands?

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Dr. Asheworth: It would cut down on travel expenses…

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Rsr. Sage: I don't think Site-34 would be happy about having its one unique thing stolen from it.

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Dr. Okorie: They still have the talking cat…

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Dr. Asheworth: Psi-7 will be there in ten minutes. I concur with Reynders. A nomenclative link would be your best option.

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Dr. Okorie: You're familiar with both locations, they're both linked by the Frontispiece, and all it really needs is some energy.

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Dr. Bridge: Hold on. Will this put it in proper containment, or…

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Rsr. Sage: What do you mean?

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Dr. Bridge: Doesn't Site-87 have aboveground offices?

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Rsr. Sage: They haven't been used for years. It's mainly just the lobby, and the upper levels are for storage.

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Dr. Bridge: Does the magic know that? Does SCP-8787 know that?

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Silence on the recording.

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Dr. Okorie: I think you might want to—

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Dr. Sinclair: Too late, we've already formed a link.

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Dr. Asheworth: That quickly?!

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Dr. Reynders: It is the most efficient path of energy, so it's not surprising…

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Dr. Okorie: Kat, if we have to set up passport control at 43, I'm never going to forgive you.

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Dr. Sinclair: No promises, Udo.

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Dr. Reynolds: Sid— SCP-8787-A, I suggest you hold onto something, this is going to be rough.

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Dr. Asheworth's phone emits a screeching sound, before the call disconnects.

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Dr. Bridge: That's… ominous.

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Rsr. Sage: I'm going to check on their daughter. Bridge, you mind driving?

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Dr. Bridge: Do you not have a license?

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Rsr. Sage: It's suspended. I rear ended the chief of police back in Sloth's Pit.

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Dr. Bridge: All right. Come on. Call us if you hear anything further.

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Bridge and Sage exit. They confirm the well-being of Sinclair and Reynold's daughter, Phoenix Reynolds, within twenty minutes.

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Irrelevant conversation has been excised; after approximately one half hour, Dr. Asheworth's phone rings again.

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Dr. Asheworth: Sinclair?

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Dr. Sinclair: Sorry it took so long, my phone got fried by the jump, had to find a landline. So… good news, we didn't create a spatial tunnel to every Foundation site protected by a front organization.

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Dr. Okorie: What's the bad news?

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Dr. Sinclair: I… think we may have just put one of the only decent cafe's in Sloth's Pit out of business.

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Dr. Reynders: How do you mean?

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Dr. Sinclair: Okay, you know how Wettle used to have that joke about Site-43 having a Tim Horton's in Habitation and Sustenance?

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Dr. Asheworth: Oh no…

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Rsr. Reynolds: On the bright side… we're home.

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The interior of SCP-8787, viewed from Site-87's lobby. Window in background does not correspond to any exterior aperture on Site-87.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-8787 is allowed to operate as a cafe and eatery within Site-87's lobby. In the event a non-approved SCP-8787-B instance appears, Site-87 staff are to ascertain their identity, as well as attempt to relocate them outside of the anomaly.

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SCP-8787 is to be monitored for spikes in anomalous energy, including EVE, Akiva radiation, and memetic particles such as phonemes. It is currently drawing energy from Nexus-18 to sustain its anomalous properties, but to date, this drain has been negligible.

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The former SCP-8787-A instance is considered non-anomalous, but is being monitored by Foundation forces. It has been allowed a level of autonomy under Reintegration Protocols, provided they return to Site-87 at least once every two months.

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Description: SCP-8787 refers to an anomalous construct resembling an American cafe. Since January of 2024, SCP-8787 has occupied a previously vacant portion of Site-87's ground floor, off the side of the main lobby. Currently, SCP-8787 uses the name "The Roast Not Taken" for its business, which is supported by tax documents it has generated anomalously. Currently, SCP-8787's primary anomaly is the fact that is capable of generating any supplies needed for the continued maintenance of a coffee shop of its size, including foodstuffs, drinks, cleaning solutions, tools needed to conduct repairs, and paychecks.

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SCP-8787 is capable of anomalously recruiting individuals and transforming them into SCP-8787-B instances. SCP-8787-B instances are humans that have been mentally conditioned into believing they have always worked in SCP-8787 as a server or barista. Current SCP-8787-B instances — consisting of a crew of ten E-Class personnel from Nexus-18, with rotating shifts — are cognizant of the fact that SCP-8787 is anomalous, and do not appear to have had any mental conditioning placed upon them.

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SCP-8787-A referred to Sidney Charmer, who, prior to the current iteration of containment procedures, was believed to the proprietor of SCP-8787. In reality, Charmer was beholden to SCP-8787 and had been for several centuries. SCP-8787-A was aware of its anomalous properties and could exert some form of control over it, but could not leave the establishment. Following current containment efforts, SCP-8787-A lost all anomalous properties.

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SCP-8787 was contained in Site-87's lobby on January 26th, 2024, after two Foundation personnel who had been converted into SCP-8787-B instances — thaumaturge Dr. Katherine Sinclair and her husband, Dr. Montgomery Reynolds — formed a nomenclative link between the previous iteration of SCP-8787 ("Sid's Coffee Place") and Site-87 (which uses the front "S & C Plastics") using the Foundation-created memetic complex known as the Frontispiece to transport SCP-8787 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Sloth's Pit, Wisconsin.

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Since this transportation, SCP-8787's anomalous properties have greatly diminished; previously, it was capable of transforming any human, regardless of distance to itself, into an SCP-8787-B instance. Following its relocation, it seems to draw on the population of Nexus-18 for its employees, who are aware of its anomalous properties.

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The exact nature of SCP-8787's anomaly remains unknown to the Foundation. However, due to the ease of its containment and relatively benign anomaly, its containment is no longer a top priority.

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Addendum: Debriefing Interviews:

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Interviewer: Rsr. Montgomery Reynolds

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Subject: SCP-8787-A

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SCP-8787-A: So. Am I going to be in a cell for the rest of my life?

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Rsr. Reynolds: Depends on how you answer my questions.

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SCP-8787-A: Where's your wife?

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Rsr. Reynolds: Being debriefed by someone else. She'll probaby lose access to the site for a while, which is a pity; I'd loved to have shown her that submarine we have in containment.

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SCP-8787-A: And you're not?

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Rsr. Reynolds: I was under the effects for less than seventy-two hours. You had her in there for almost a year and a half. It's a small miracle she's not lost her job. Now… do you have any anomalous capabilities?

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SCP-8787-A: What, are you expecting me to conjure you a chai latte with two pumps of almond milk out of thin air?

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Rsr. Reynolds: …that's my favorite thing to get. How…

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SCP-8787-A: As far as I can tell, the most I have right now is a weak telepathy that tells me what someone's favorite drink is. As can be evidenced by the fact that I'm inside an interrogation room—

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SCP-8787-A knocks on the wall.

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SCP-8787-A: —and not in the cafe, I'm not rooted to it any longer. But… c'mon. Is the Foundation really going to lock someone up because they have fucking barista telepathy?

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Rsr. Reynolds: Not my call to make. But… the Foundation doesn't… how do I describe this…

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SCP-8787-A: Hmm?

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Rsr. Reynolds: The Foundation doesn't seem to be able to… function properly here. There was this guy a decade ago, no-nonsense type of person, who tried to audit the site. His name was Matthew… something-or-other. Tried to get us all fired for 'unprofessional behavior'.

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SCP-8787-A: What happened?

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Rsr. Reynolds: The official story is that he was run out of town by the Goatman. But there have been rumors that our head of security, Nick Ewell, helped scare him off. In short, there's something about Sloth's Pit… something that I think happens in most Nexuses, come to think of it, that kind of just… makes the Foundation's core ideals break down. By all rights, this town should be under an impenetrable acrylic dome, and every citizen should be in containment or dead for what they know.

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SCP-8787-A: Seems impractical.

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Rsr. Reynolds: That's my pet theory, that the Foundation finds it more practical to let people live their lives. Don't tell Katherine this, but I do not put any stock in pataphysics.

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SCP-8787-A: So what you're saying is… it would be more practical to let me out of here than to keep me in a cell?

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Rsr. Reynolds: That's not the only thing they could do. The Foundation could always grind you into a pulp and feed you to SCP-10███.

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SCP-8787-A: What?!

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Rsr. Reynolds: Bit of dark humor. I think I'm entitled to a bit of it after what I've been through.

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SCP-8787-A: Look, it's not my fault you got drawn into it.

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Rsr. Reynolds: That's the only instance of it I'll allow. Have you retained any anomalous knowledge?

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SCP-8787-A: You mean like… how I got in there? Fuck if I know. Once you live a few centuries, your mind starts to blur everything together.

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Rsr. Reynolds: What's the oldest thing you can remember?

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SCP-8787-A stands and paces.

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SCP-8787-A: I think… I remember killing the previous owner of the shop, back when it was a bar. But that was yonks ago.

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Rsr. Reynolds: Can you pin a year to it?

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SCP-8787-A: …uh, shit. Maybe… thirteen?

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Rsr. Reynolds: Thirteen… hundred?

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SCP-8787-A: No, thirteen.

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Rsr. Reynolds: B.C.? A.D.?

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SCP-8787-A: Monty… you mind if I call you that? I don't fucking know because, when I set up shop in Rome for the first time, Yeshua bin Yusuf was just some a hillbilly cult leader who occasionally tried to peddle some really watered-down booze to me.

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Silence on the recording.

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SCP-8787-A: Ha! The look on your face. <SCP-8787-A laughs.> Sorry, couldn't resist. Nah, I'm fuckin' with ya. 1307, I think. Somewhere in Wales? I can't remember much beyond that, I'm afraid. Sorry.

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Rsr. Reynolds: We'll take the information into consideration. But like I said.. there's something about this place that makes the Foundation's hoarding behavior break down. There's a good chance you're going to be able to… live a normal life. Or what passes for it here.

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SCP-8787-A: I'll stop by whenever I can. For old times' sake.

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Rsr. Reynolds: Any other pertinent information?

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SCP-8787-A: You able to contact SCP-105 at all? Iris?

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Rsr. Reynolds: I know someone who knows someone on ETTRA. Why?

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SCP-8787-A: Tell her that Abe misses her dearly, if you can.

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O5 Command, ETTRA, and Alpha-9 are currently debating whether this message should be delivered to SCP-105.

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Interviewer: Colonel Malcolm Guillard, Section Head, Investigations & Retrieval, Site-87

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Subject: Dr. Katherine Jean Sinclair

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Dr. Sinclair: So… what's the damage?

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Col. Guillard: A lot.

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Dr. Sinclair: Am I being terminated?

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Col. Guillard: From what I understand, Director Bailey called in every favor but one to make sure that didn't happen. But… Sinclair, what you did was profoundly unprofessional and fucked up.

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Dr. Sinclair: Is this you talking to me as a member of the Foundation, or—

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Col. Guillard: This is me talking to you as the guy who used to play Hammerheart the Broad in Bailey's Pathfinder game.

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Silence on the recording.

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Col. Guillard: You vanished for over a year, Katherine.

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Dr. Sinclair: It was hardly my fault that 8787 drew me in.

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Col. Guillard: Which is about half of the reason why you're being allowed to stay in the Foundation. But… you abandoned your husband. Your kid. That doesn't sound like you. That isn't you. What happened, Katherine?

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Silence on the recording.

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Dr. Sinclair: …do you know anything about my mother, Malcolm?

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Col. Guillard: I saw in her file that you're estranged from her.

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Dr. Sinclair: She's… not well. She had episodes when I was younger, and eventually, she… hurt someone.

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Col. Guillard: Hurt how?

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Dr. Sinclair: She got rear-ended driving home with groceries and got out of the car, started attacking the driver. It was just a fender-bender, and she dislocated his jaw. She was committed to Belmont, a mental health center in Philadelphia. Claims to not even remember it. I… I'm afraid of turning out like her.

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Col. Guillard: You've… never been diagnosed with any mood disorders, have you?

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Dr. Sinclair: A shrink I saw at my college diagnosed me with borderline personality disorder. Dr. Palmer doesn't seem to think so, but he goes easy on everyone here.

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Col. Guillard: What do you think?

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Dr. Sinclair: I think that… there's no excusing what I did. I failed as a mother, and I failed my duty to this place, and to these people. What sort of punishment am I getting, exactly?

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Col. Guillard: A few things. Let me read out the report.

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Col. Guillard produces the minutes of a disciplinary hearing on Dr. Sinclair.

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Col. Guillard: "Disappointed by this behavior in a loyal member of Foundation personnel", "meritorious actions in the past have been taken into account"… "Actions Taken: 1) Dr. Sinclair is to be demoted from head of Occult Studies and Thaumaturgy at Site-87, and is not allowed to hold the position of Department Head for five calendar years. 2) For a period of two calendar years, any egress from Nexus-18 must be undertaken with a Foundation escort to ensure that this behavior is not repeated. 3) Mandatory psychiatric counseling, twice a week, for three calendar years and 4) Mandatory leave of absence for a period of two weeks."

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Dr. Sinclair: Could be worse. Could be put on thaumosuppressants. Who's going to be the new OS&T head?

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Col. Guillard: A couple of people are coming on. Rudolph Carmichael from Site-91, he's…

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Dr. Sinclair: I'm aware of his condition. Worked with him a couple of times. He's department head, though? With how his brand of thaumaturgy behaves—

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Col. Guillard: He's not. Do you remember Matthew Broderick?

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Dr. Sinclair: What does the most wooden actor in— wait, you mean the Tax Man? That asshole who tried to audit 87 a decade ago?!

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Col. Gullard: He goes by Matthew Richardson now. Got tired of the jokes.

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Dr. Sinclair: He's a thaumaturge?! How? I didn't detect a lick of aura on him when he tried to read me the riot act—

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Col. Guillard: Apparently a few months after the audit, he [DATA EXPUNGED].

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Dr. Sinclair: …on accident?

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Col. Guillard: That's what his file says.

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Dr. Sinclair: How do you accidentally [REDACTED]? They wriggle around when you—

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Col. Guillard: He was doing an audit on Site-55 at the time, during the whole thing with the—

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Dr. Sinclair: Jay told me about that a few years ago. Poor bastard. Hell of a way to have an awakening.

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Silence on the recording.

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Dr. Sinclair: Do you need anything else? I have to go pick up my daughter from daycare. If I'm on mandatory LOA, I might as well make the most of it. Make up for lost time.

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Col. Guillard: Are you allergic to anything? Nuts, chocolate?

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Dr. Sinclair: What?

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Col. Guillard: Liao refuses to cough up your medical file, and we need to make sure that the 'welcome back' cake we're buying you isn't going to kill you.

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Dr. Sinclair laughs.

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Dr. Sinclair: As long as you don't bake it with dust mites, I should be fine.

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Col. Guillard: Good to have you back, Katherine.

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Dr. Sinclair: Good to be back.

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+SCP-8807 is to be stored in the mortuary of Site-67. Access to the subject for research purposes and relevant research logs is to be requested from the Site-Director. (Denied; see: Appendix [8807-003]. - O5-4.)
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DESCRIPTION

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+SCP-8807 designates the corpse of Theodore Frencoire, 179 centimeters in height, aged at 54, and of Caucasian descent. The subject displays severe radiation burns, especially around the eye area; cause of death has been identified to be radiation poisoning.

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From records recovered at the site of recovery, the subject received anomalous properties after extensive human experimentation conducted by GoI-005 (”Chaos Insurgency”).1 Notes indicate that GoI-005 attempted to develop a ”living weapon” for utilization against the SCP Foundation and/or the public.

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Bordeaux, France.

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Theodore Frencoire went missing on 12/23/2024, in Bordeaux, France.
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APPENDIX [8807-001] - HISTORY

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+On 04/22/2025, during an exploration of an installation of GoI-005,2 information on additional installations located in Europe was recovered.

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Above ground portion of SCP-8807 recovery site.

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On 05/15/2025, an installation in ████████, France, was discovered. Although the site was abandoned, SCP-8807 as well as additional research logs were recovered at the site.
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APPENDIX [8807-002] - LOGS

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+The following is a transcript of research logs recovered at the site of recovery of SCP-8807. For a comprehensive list, contact your your facility’s DEEPWELL archive.
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RESEARCH LOG 8807-001

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[BEGIN RECORDING]

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<Sounds of clicks of buttons of the recorder are audible. Low muttering is audible as well.>

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+KIERSON: Fucking hell…
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<Sounds cease. Creaking of a chair is audible.>

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+KIERSON: Okay… (clears throat) Operative Dirk Kierson, reporting on—
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<Loud closing of a door is audible in background.>

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+KIERSON: (shouts) I’m making a recording, asshole!

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KIERSON: (pauses) Anyway… reporting on the subjects. All are in relatively good health, accounting for some bruises here and there. All of them are ready for the test trials.
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<Silence.>

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<Silence.>

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RESEARCH LOG 8807-002

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SUBJECT #: 1

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S/A/H/W/E: Male/54/179/84/Caucasian

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REPORT: Subject 1 has been responding well to treatment. Reports of migraines and limb stiffness occasionally are within acceptable parameters. Resistance is dealt with via mild electrocution. Have already spoken with higher-ups about inefficiency of method & potential loss of subject; have yet to receive reply.

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First signs of development of preternatural capabilities; subject recoiled when operative Henderson entered his cell with a concealed taser. Was screaming and retreated into corner of the cell.

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Obviously, this is progress. Recommend enactment of treatment for remaining 3 subjects.

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RESEARCH LOG 8807-003

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[BEGIN RECORDING]

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<Clicking of a lighter is audible, followed by an exhale.>

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+KIERSON: (exhales) Project SOUP’s been successful so far. Testing with Subject 1 will commence in two days, while Subject 2 already went through today.
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<Silence. Inhale. Exhale.>

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+KIERSON: 2 burned his own eyes out; apparently shooting super-hot lasers out of your eyes isn’t good for your health. (chuckles weakly, trails off)

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KIERSON: Subject 3 will be prepared tomorrow. Hope she fares better than 2.
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RESEARCH LOG 8807-004

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<Subject 1 stands within a barren, stark white room. He is severely malnourished, with various bruises adorning his body.>

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<In front of him are three boxes; one is made of wood, one is made of sediment, the last made out of a metallic material.>

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<He is shivering, frantically looking around the room.>

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<The intercom system crackles to life. Subject 1 tenses up and recoils from it.>

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+KIERSON: (via intercom) Subject 1, report on what’s in the left box.

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SUBJECT 1: (weakly) P—please…
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+KIERSON: You are aware of what’ll happen if you disobey orders. Now, do as I said, Subject 1.
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<Silence. Subject 1 begins to sob.>

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+SUBJECT 1: (sobs) Key…

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KIERSON: Now the center box.

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SUBJECT 1: S—shoe…

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KIERSON: The right-most one.
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+KIERSON: Subject 1?

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SUBJECT 1: I—I can’t see it… I can’t see it!

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KIERSON: Are you sure!

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SUBJECT 1: I—I can’t! I can’t!
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<Henderson enters into the experimentation room. Subject 1 retreats into a far corner, crying and screaming incoherently.>

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+KIERSON: Last night’s batch of tests were a success. Subject couldn’t see through lead. Expected, given that regular radiation also can’t pierce through it.

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KIERSON: As for Subjects 3 and 4… 3 was able to lift a small car. An entire car, stemmed on her shoulders. Then one of the men heard a crack. And she folded like a lawn chair. Took custodial three hours to…
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+KIERSON: Subject 4, well, froze to death. Took off high into the air, and fell back down to the ground as a popsicle. (sighs)

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KIERSON: Project’s been a curse so far. Barely any results. Desirable, at least. Hope our boy fares better than the rest of ’em.
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KIERSON: Now, you don’t need some Ph.D or genius-level intellect to figure out what caused this. Subject 1’s been confined to a solitary cell, lead-lined. No one’s allowed in or out, except if you’re wearing a radiation suit. Won’t help for long, but at least the higher-uppies are trying to make it seem like they care for us.

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KIERSON: New subjects just rolled in. Apparently the uppies wanna refine some previous procedures.
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<Sound of lighter. Inhale, exhale.>

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RESEARCH LOG 8807-006

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<Sounds of muffled gunshots are audible. Heavy breathing interperses the audio occasionally.>

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+KIERSON: They broke out… some of them.
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+KIERSON: Empty magazi—
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APPENDIX [8807-003]

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SCP FOUNDATION INTERNAL MEMO
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To whom this may concern,

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After our recent discovery of SCP-8807, as well as the flurry of research logs that just so happened to be on the scene, many departments have requested access to the corpse; the records even more so.

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A great flurry more have even suggested that we reverse-engineer what the Insurgency was up to — to better our own weapons research projects. To all of this, I say, no.

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We will not lower our ethics for simple advancements in our research, even if said research would greatly benefit not only ourselves, but the rest of the world as a whole.

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All proposals regarding this conversation topic have been, and will be, tentatively denied until further notice.
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REVISED SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES: Due to the nature of the anomaly, containment is unnecessary.1

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Despite this, the wide array of anomalous effects presented should not be understated.2

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The Department of Deletions' archival documentation is to be preserved via the "ACCUMULUS" backup system, which ensures redundancy for data integrity in the event of unanticipated whiteout events. The system’s recursive archival protocols allow for partial reconstruction of overwritten sectors when permissible, though the anomaly's unpredictable behavior often renders such efforts moot.3

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ACCESS RESTRICTION PROCEDURES: SCP-NaN-Alpha instances are to be treated as hazardous null entities. No Deletions personnel, especially those assigned to sectoral maintenance of volatile datasets, are permitted to acknowledge or interact with SCP-NaN under standard operating conditions.

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Under OPERATION FIREWALL, the deployment of ALG-NaN is strictly prohibited. Noncompliance will result in indefinite contract extensions, enforced under the Department of Deletions' personnel retention clause.
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