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Photograph which allegedly displays the SCP-XXXX-B version of Portland, Maine.
| Assigned Site | Site Director | Research Head | Assigned Task Force |
| Site-49 | Edward Greenwood | Dr. Jonathan Meyer | n/a |
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is presumed to be neutralized and as such no longer requires containment. Quale sensors have been placed within Site-49, as well as all other places of emotional significance to former Jr. Researcher Rafael Cárdenas. Any anomalous Quale readings detected by the aforementioned are to be investigated.1
SCP-XXXX-A is kept in a standard humanoid cell in site-49 which must include a common workstation. Additionally, the cell must include life support equipment which the subject must remain connected to. SCP-XXXX-A remains under the impression that it is employed as a foundation junior researcher. As such, it shall be provided fabricated data to graph and analyze upon request.
In order to maintain the health of SCP-XXXX-A, the following actions are to be taken by Site-49 medical staff:
- Nutrition is to be supplied three times a day via percutaneous gastrostomy.
- Bowel movements are to be managed whenever necessary via urinary and rectal catheters.
- Sedatives are to be applied daily at 10:00PM, the subject shall then be allowed to wake normally at 8:00AM.
- An extensive medical evaluation is to take place every Sunday while the subject is sedated. Following the evaluation, Motor Therapy is to take place to avoid health complications.2
See Medical-XXXX.A for a detailed schedule. Further surgical procedures for ease of management are under consideration.
Description: SCP-XXXX was an incorporeal, intangible and invisible entity which claimed to be the consciousness of former Jr. Researcher Rafael Cárdenas, beneficiary member of REBAI.3 SCP-XXXX had the ability to partially interact with objects around it, and it exuded a Quale level which could be measured like that of any baseline human. It was otherwise undetectable. Due to the nature of the anomaly the identity of SCP-XXXX was unable to be confirmed. However, it displayed memories and personality traits that matched those expected from Jr. Researcher Rafael Cárdenas.
SCP-XXXX-A is the body of former Jr. Researcher Rafael Cárdenas, which continues to operate autonomously. SCP-XXXX-A does not appear to possess any anomalous abilities and remains physiologically identical to baseline humans. Therefore, SCP-XXXX-B has been kept in containment as a precautionary measure however it is considered low priority. Initially after containment, SCP-XXXX-A tended to its own biological needs. However, over the following month it ceased doing so. Since, SCP-XXXX-A has only shown interest in activities it perceives as ‘productive’.
SCP-XXXX-B is an undefined non-physical location which SCP-XXXX claimed to inhabit. According to descriptions provided by SCP-XXXX; SCP-XXXX-B is theorized to be an alternate plane of cognition which intersects with baseline reality. As a result of this intersection, SCP-XXXX-B is described as an altered version of baseline reality.
Characteristics of SCP-XXXX-B include:
- Sounds originating from baseline reality are perceptible in SCP-XXXX-B.
- A blue tint covers the entire environment.
- Visible matter is described as 'blurry' and 'unfocused'. This effect increases when observing objects in motion.
- The effect above extends to living beings. However, these are additionally described as dark featureless silhouettes. This effect is most notorious when observing sentient beings, particularly humans.
- Baroque architecture manifests in ways which partially or fully replace the real architectural style of edifications.4
- A lack of any known stars or any other astronomical objects, including the sun, has been notorious. The one exception is a star-like manifestation which avoids being directly seen. Little information has been gathered on this specific manifestation.
SCP-XXXX-B has only been described and documented by SCP-XXXX, therefore its existence is considered unconfirmed. Manipulation of photographic evidence has not been ruled out.
On 10/14/2020 Dr. Jonathan Meyer reported changes in the behavior of Jr. Researcher Rafael Cárdenas, his assigned subordinate. A psychological evaluation of Rafael by on-site therapist Dr. Samantha Parker followed.
Interview.XXXX.01
Date: 10/14/2020
Interviewer: Dr. Samantha Parker
Interviewee: Jr. Researcher Rafael Cárdenas
[Introduction: Evaluation took place in the office of Dr. Samantha Parker. Rafael sits on a sofa while staring blankly at the wall clock.]
[BEGIN LOG]
Parker: Apologies for being late, this isn't on our usual schedule.
[No response. Parker proceeds to sit down at her desk.]
Parker: Anyways, welcome back Rafael. Your supervisor wanted me to talk with you. He says you haven't been acting like yourself lately.
Rafael: I suppose that is true.
[10 seconds of silence. Rafael stares directly into the eyes of Parker.]
Parker: Well, how are you feeling? You seem distant.
Rafael: I beg to differ.
Parker: What do you mean?
Rafael: I feel better than ever.
Parker: Really? How so?
Rafael: I have been working.
[5 seconds of silence. Parker looks down at the report on her desk, taps the wood with her fingers a couple of times, then looks back towards Rafael.]
Parker: I had forgotten how serious you used to be. What's wrong? You know I can't do much unless you tell me.
Rafael: Nothing is wrong, I have been working.
Parker: Come on now. Do I have to begin asking?
[Rafael does not answer.]
Parker: Ok then. Did something happen between you and Marcus?
[Rafael does not answer.]
Parker: You were talking about him last session. You were struggling to ask him out, but you finally felt ready to do so. Did he say no?
[Rafael does not answer. He tilts his head slightly to the left.]
Parker: Or did you not ask him? You know I wont judge you. You can te-
Rafael: I am confused, what would I ask him? We do not share any responsibilities in the psychophysics department, and he is under a different supervisor. If he has not been productive I do not know anything about it.
[Parker straightens her posture and looks at Rafael, she seems disconcerted.]
Rafael: If that is what this is about, I know nothing. May I return to work?
Parker: We- were you exposed to something?
[Rafael does not answer. Parker begins standing up slowly. He continues staring directly at her eyes.
Parker turns her head towards the door as heavy steps are audible approaching. The door breaks open and five on-site MTF agents storm in. Two begin scanning Parker for memetic infection. One begins manipulating the recording devices in the room. The last two point their stun guns at Rafael.
Rafael stares directly at the agents while remaining still on his seat. He tilts his head slightly to the right.
The recording is cut.]
[END LOG]
Dr. Meyer decided to activate an on-site MTF after receiving a concerning Email from the foundation account of Jr. Researcher Rafael Cárdenas. The email was sent from the personal computer of Rafael which at the time was located in his apartment in Brunswick, Maine. A search team found no evidence of a break-in and reported that the residence was notoriously clean and ordered, except for a broken picture frame laying on the floor. Content of the Email follows.
To: tni.pcs|reyem.rd#tni.pcs|reyem.rd
From: tni.pcs|sanedrac.r#tni.pcs|sanedrac.r
Subject: Help
do not trus t him
its not me
im still here
im tra pped and i cañt change anything
no matter how much i try its all stayi ng the same
please help me
Jr. Researcher Rafael Cárdenas was placed on provisional containment. Staff who came in contact with him were placed under remote observation.
Shortly after discovery, Dr. Meyer was allowed to continue communication with the unknown entity through Email. He was placed under quarantine and was scanned for memetic infection after each response was received.
To: tni.pcs|sanedrac.r#tni.pcs|sanedrac.r
From: tni.pcs|reyem.rd#tni.pcs|reyem.rd
Subject: Clarification required
Greetings. This is Dr. Jonathan Meyer. I am contacting you in order to request clarification regarding your previous Email. First and foremost, this Email was sent from a secure foundation account which belongs to researcher Rafael Cárdenas. How are you able to access this account? Please confirm your identity.
I have more questions following your answer.
To: tni.pcs|reyem.rd#tni.pcs|reyem.rd
From: tni.pcs|sanedrac.r#tni.pcs|sanedrac.r
Subject: It's me
I'm sorry for how garbled that was. I'm just getting used to this.
It's me, the real one. Rafael. That thing that’s wearing my body, whatever it is, it's not me.
I can somehow see what it’s doing, thinking. Like brief flashes of consciousness. I see you’ve already placed it in a cell. Good. It doesn't seem aggressive so far, but it’s not human. It does not think like us. Like me.
Now. More about me.
I was trapped in my room, back in Brunswick. This is all hard to explain but I'm pretty sure I'm still here. You just can't see me. The agents you sent earlier didn't. They were silhouettes, shadows, smoke. Moved in bursts like they were on a low frame rate. I knew they were agents though. Their voices were echoey but I could tell what they were talking about.
Anyways, back to the beginning I suppose. Last Saturday when I woke up I was floating and everything was so fucking blue. The walls, the floor, the bed, all different shades of blue. Some greyish, some brighter, all blue. Then, on top of the blue bed I saw it. My body.
It laid motionless while staring blankly at the darkness. It’s not smokey like the agents, nor blue. It's grey. So fucking grey. Without any life inside. Empty. Hollow.
As I stared incredulously, my alarm went off. My body turned it off immediately. Like it was waiting, prepared. Then it stood up, got ready and went to work. I somehow knew it went to work, on a fucking Saturday.
And I just… waited. For something. Anything. I don’t know how many hours passed until I convinced myself to move.
It didn't matter. My hands just phazed through the door knob. My fingers couldn't touch the light switch. I tried to lay in bed but I felt nothing. It was solid but it wasn't uncomfortable either. Nothing.
Everything felt like steam except for the walls.
And so, trapped, I waited. I figured you guys would notice something and fix it.
Three days. It came home, ate, cleaned, slept. And once it was done, it went back to work. No spark, no joy. Just routine.
Until today. I saw another flash. Parker, my body, the therapy room. But still, it was the same as before. Nothing.
My life…
Nothing.
It was too much. I cried, I wanted to. I tried to. Nothing. I banged my fists on the wall at the realization. For the first time I heard a reply. A single portrait -me and my family- shattered on the floor. I tried to pick up the shards. Could hold them for a moment before they sank through my fingers like sand.
So, I realized the angier I was, the easier it was to touch things. Once it dawned on me I let it all out. I think I may have fucked my computer up. Doesn't matter.
Now I can open the door and walk outside but it's all the same. The world is in blurry monochrome. Static envelopes my perception, or maybe my cognition, I'm not sure. Either way it's the same. The people just walk by me, ignorant clouds of cigar smoke.
It won’t even let me see the stars. There is just one, but it's unfamiliar. Always on my periphery. I can't look at it and I don't think I want to. It hurts.
I'm back at my apartment now. I feel safer here. Please help me.
To: tni.pcs|sanedrac.r#tni.pcs|sanedrac.r
From: tni.pcs|reyem.rd#tni.pcs|reyem.rd
Subject: Rafa
Well, that was thorough. What I’d expect from Rafael. That being said, I still need more confirmation that you are who you say you are. You understand.
Tell me, how did we meet?
To: tni.pcs|reyem.rd#tni.pcs|reyem.rd
From: tni.pcs|sanedrac.r#tni.pcs|sanedrac.r
Subject: It was you
Well, you found me. I have no idea how but you found me. And you saved me.
I had just published a paper for college, ‘the theorized properties of thought-forms’. I put so much effort into it, at the cost of my other classes. Not that that would’ve changed much. I was lost.
Naturally my paper was buried by your people. But you saw it.
A month or so later I was sitting, alone, on a bench at the park on campus. There was some work fair going on but I didn't bother to go. You approached me, asked me why I was alone. I was very confused until you mentioned my paper, you were expecting me at the fair. I was shocked.
We talked, then we talked some more. The things you told me, they were fascinating. You said I could learn more -do more- if I accepted your offer. There was a place for people like me. And you were in charge of looking for promising minds to join. You saw potential in me. Passion which I had forgotten I had.
I was interested.
You were glad, and joked about not needing to amnestize me. I laughed awkwardly, had no idea what that meant back then. Then you said you could get me help. I could live up to my potential, but I also could be happier. You put a lot of emphasis on that second point.
For the first time in years I felt seen. I still don't know what you saw in me though.
To: tni.pcs|sanedrac.r#tni.pcs|sanedrac.r
From: tni.pcs|reyem.rd#tni.pcs|reyem.rd
Subject: Help
There is an entire division in REBAI dedicated to finding the most promising people on this planet. You have seen how under budget it is, how many are considered but then dropped. And I choose you.
Come to site-49 by 4:00. I convinced them to trust that you. Your cell is 304, you know where it is. They are putting me in charge. I will help you.
You have made so much progress so far. You can still make so much more.
Extensive experimentation took place for two weeks following containment. The main goal of was to determine the limits of interaction that SCP-XXXX was capable of having with baseline reality. Experiments for other theorized properties of SCP-XXXX were also conducted.
Example log follows. See document Experiments.XXXX for the full record.
Experiment Log 04
Test 1: SCP-XXXX was asked to lift several office supplies.
Result: The subject was only able to interact with the objects for a limited time before they dropped. The object that SCP-XXXX could interact with for the longest time was an orange marker. SCP-XXXX later confirmed that orange was it’s favourite color.
Test 2: SCP-XXXX was asked to interact with various recording devices including a radio and a video recorder.
Result: The subject was able to interact with all the objects. However, the recordings were heavily distorted and unclear. The subject was also unable to interact with the objects for a substantial time.
Test 3: SCP-XXXX was asked to lift several objects retrieved from his apartment. Objects included a rosary, a Polaroid Camera and a knitted sweater.
Result: The subject was able to interact with all the objects for an indefinite time. Asked to elaborate on his connection to the objects, the subject noted they were all gifts from his family. He denied a spiritual connection with the rosary and noted 'To me, that is home'.
Test 4: SCP-XXXX was asked to take a picture with the camera used in the previous test.
Result: The subject was able to take several pictures. These depicted reality as perceived by SCP-XXXX.5
Following twelve different experiments, several qualities of SCP-XXXX had been defined:
- SCP-XXXX exuded a detectable Quale level that matched baseline humans. Therefore, the entity could be tracked with Quale sensors.
- SCP-XXXX had no memetic effects and its effects were deemed not infectious. Staff protocols regarding SCP-XXXX were relaxed.
- SCP-XXXX was not able to directly interact with any life forms, including humans. Tests were performed with individuals that SCP-XXXX had close relations to,6 but no effects were observed.
- SCP-XXXX had become significantly less cooperative with experimentation at this point. It started refusing tests and became unfocused during debriefings. Example follows.
Debriefing Log, Experiment 011
[Begin Log]
Meyer: So your perception is getting blurrier? Since when?
Meyer: Are you still there?
Rafael: Can I ask you something?
Meyer: You know this is a post experiment statement.
Rafael: What is it doing?
Meyer: Who?
Rafael: You know who.
Rafael: Doc?
Meyer: He's just working. You know that.
Rafael: It
Rafael: And no, actually I don't. It's getting harder to tell. There’s less flashes.
Rafael: But yeah, of course he is.
Meyer: How are you doing? Are you still doing your exercises, from therapy?
Rafael: Sure, whatever.
Meyer: I see
Meyer: Well, I was gonna wait until we were done but might as well do it now. I have some good news, to cheer you up.
Meyer: We’ve confirmed there is no memetic threat. If you request again maybe they’ll allow you to see Parker again. She’s also worried about you. So is Marcus. And everyone else.
Rafael: Oh, they’re taking the risk to trust me now? So brave.
Meyer: You know the protocols.
Rafael: Oh yeah, I sure do.
Rafael: It was never about the memetic danger. I no longer have the potential to be useful, so why bother? That’s the protocol.
Meyer: You know it's not that simple.
Rafael: But it’s true.
Meyer: Listen, I just think if you give it a chance, Parker will be happy to get you back to normal.
Meyer: I mean, emotionally. At least.
Rafael: Huh, normal?
Rafael: Im not even sure what that means anymore. This used to be normal. Maybe those months in REBAI were the fluke.
Rafael: I feel normal now.
Meyer: Ok.
Meyer: I shouldn’t be telling you this yet. But we have something in the works. We’ve figured out how to track you, how to hear you. Soon we’re moving on to the next step. So we can, you know, fix this.
Rafael: Hurrah.
Meyer: They had to take some stuff from your cell for it, I'm sorry about that. They also placed some sensors. I had to. I'm sorry.
Rafael: So I was right.
Meyer: It's for the better. We're gonna get you out. We’re working on it. I promise.
Rafael: Thank god for science.
[Rafael logs off]
Meyer: Now, we still need to go back to the debrifi-
Meyer: …
[End Log]
Following the culmination of the experimentation period, it was confirmed that the Quale readings exuded by SCP-XXXX were in steady decline. Its ability to interact with its surroundings began declining and the entity reported feeling exhausted more often. Therefore, it was believed that SCP-XXXX was going to become neutralized within a week.
Dr. Meyer was urged to discover as much information on SCP-XXXX-B as possible before the neutralization of SCP-XXXX.





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