Introduction
Hi there! I'm BoomerTheStar47_2.
This is just a small sandbox page for my ideas now that I'm finally an official SCP member.
- Concrete Guardian (Placeholder)
- Night Night... (Standby for Upload)
- ●●|●●●●●|●●|● After All These Years (WIP)
- Elemental Canon (WIP)
- EXTREME Russian Roulette (Graveyarded)
- "Dr. Wondertainment's ® Rookie's Baseball!" (Graveyarded)
- The Hermes Taser (Graveyarded)
- A Swap to Life and Limb (Graveyarded)
- The Negative Infinity Box (Graveyarded)
- The Voice of Decals (Graveyarded)
- Mr. Bergling (Graveyarded)
- Skin Deep (Graveyarded)
- Caution: Live End (Graveyarded)
- "I Don't Drink" (Graveyarded)
- T3mp3r4t3.exe (Placeholder)
- 47 Sawblades (Graveyarded)
- The Souls of the Innocent AND A Bagel! :D (Graveyarded)
- More Planes in the Ocean than (The Non-Zero Number of) Submarines in the Sky (Placeholder)
- The Squishy Rock (Placeholder)
- Base Infinity Calculator (Graveyarded)
- O5-S (Graveyarded)
- "Red on Red! RED ON RED!" (Graveyarded)
- DTF Omega-24 "Theory Crafters" (Graveyarded)
- Warheads Down (Placeholder)
- 001 Ideas (Graveyarded x 4) (Placeholder x 1)
- Ethics is All (Placeholder)
- A Rant About The Omniverse (Notes)
- Explained Sub-classes (Notes)
- The Time Reckless Anger Revealed a Plot-Hole (Notes)
05:28:14 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Will someone please help me with coming up with a new idea? I've been gone for six months kinda "lost my spark."
05:28:37 PM <+Cyvstvi> Sure thing.
05:29:03 PM <+Cyvstvi> First thing you gotta think about is whether you want to write something concrete or something abstract.
05:29:25 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Concrete. Others can understand concrete objects that way.
05:29:36 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> At least, better than abstract ones.
05:29:58 PM <+Cyvstvi> Okay
05:30:05 PM <+Cyvstvi> What do you want to write about next.
05:30:31 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Well, I've heard other guides mention trying to put an emotion in a reader…
05:30:46 PM <+Cyvstvi> Usually a good thing to do.
05:30:54 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> I was thinking something along the lines of reassurance, I guess?
05:31:00 PM <+Cyvstvi> Emotions are the linchpin of a good narrative.
05:31:09 PM <+Cyvstvi> So you want to instill a sense of comfort in the reader?
05:31:21 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> That's what I was hoping for
05:31:39 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> But I don't know if that "works" anymore, and if horror would be a better idea.
05:31:53 PM <+Cyvstvi> Comfort works.
05:31:59 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Okay!
05:33:27 PM <+Cyvstvi> Okay, so do you want the object to be something that normally brings comfort or do you want something spooky to be comforting?
05:34:33 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Who said the object had to do that? It just hit me that something ELSE that shows up in the article could serve that role, and the object, let's give an example, is the reason that these good vibes are even needed.
05:34:52 PM <+Cyvstvi> Now you're using your brain.
05:35:53 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> So we're looking for an object that could possibly instill a sense of dread, and a counteracting force to instill comfort.
05:36:08 PM <+Cyvstvi> Yup!
05:36:09 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Okay, maybe we're getting somewhere!
05:36:17 PM <+Cyvstvi> Now you can start being a bit abstract.
05:36:21 PM <+Cyvstvi> Or surreal perhaps.
05:36:24 PM <+Cyvstvi> Think outside the box.
05:37:38 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> So… what things could instill undeniable dread in almost everyone? Should that be in the nature of the object, or the properties of said object?
05:37:45 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Dang, this is getting deep.
05:37:52 PM <+Cyvstvi> Either.
05:38:02 PM <+Cyvstvi> If you can't decide, flip a coin.
05:38:31 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> I'm thinking nature of the normal object, but anomalous in a way that gets the Foundation involved.
05:38:58 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Or maybe anomalous in a way that COMPLIMENTS the existing dread that would already exist!
05:39:06 PM <+Cyvstvi> Could be.
05:39:12 PM <+Cyvstvi> I have a sandbox full of random ideaas.
05:39:17 PM <+Cyvstvi> I then pick one out and expand it.
05:39:20 PM <+Cyvstvi> Here, let me show you.
05:39:25 PM <+Cyvstvi> http://firedawnfolder.wikidot.com/cyvstvi-s-main-sandbox
05:39:30 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Thanks a ton!
05:39:32 PM <+Cyvstvi> The Treasure Box tab is my ideas.
05:39:40 PM <+Cyvstvi> Ideation is where I start using my brain.
05:43:02 PM <+Cyvstvi> It starts with a concrete term and then rapidly expands, usually towards the abstract.
05:43:37 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> So a while ago…
05:44:06 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> I was using the Ideation guide.
05:44:20 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> And it mentioned using a dictionary and random words.
05:44:33 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> One of the words I got from it was a radar.
05:45:21 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> So… here's an idea:
05:45:46 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> A radar that's signaling how close SOME kind of threat is. Not where, but how close.
05:46:05 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> The lack of info creates a NIGHTMARE situation.
05:46:18 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> But JUST enough to induce anxiety
05:46:49 PM <chaucer345> BoomerTheStar47_2 So like a sword of warning?
05:47:01 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> I guess. Never heard of that though
05:49:03 PM <+Cyvstvi> BoomerTheStar47_2: I like that.
05:49:27 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Thanks!
05:49:43 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> I watched a Youtube video on how audio increases FNAF's horror
05:49:59 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> And it mentions that a nightmare scenario is a part of FNAF's core
05:50:23 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> JUST enough info and action for you to have a chance, but not enough for you to feel safe
05:51:56 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Welp. Imma get to note taking. Thanks a TON Cyvstvi!
05:52:04 PM <+Cyvstvi> No worries.
<+Calibri_Bold> BoomerTheStar47_2: I've read your idea post.
08:58:15 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Did I do good?
08:58:55 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Hmm.
08:59:16 PM <+Calibri_Bold> See, the whole story feels rather… distant, I want to say.
08:59:35 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Like, I have nothing to connect to as a reader.
09:00:45 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> So how would one fix this?
09:00:51 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Or can it be fixed?
09:02:06 PM <+Calibri_Bold> It doesn't really focus on anything in particular, and there's nothing to it that really stands out to me conceptually.
09:02:11 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Hmm.
09:03:23 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> So… game over?
09:03:41 PM <+Calibri_Bold> I mean, not necessarily.
09:03:58 PM <+Calibri_Bold> I think the issue is that it just feels underdeveloped.
09:05:14 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Like, you have the concept, the summary of the story, but it's mostly just that.
09:05:37 PM <+Calibri_Bold> I'd recommend focusing on a specific character, and developing a concept from that.
09:05:58 PM <+Calibri_Bold> As it stands, it's mostly just "MTF encounters spooky statue."
09:06:08 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> I try to choose the officer that gets lost.
09:07:51 PM <+Calibri_Bold> BoomerTheStar47_2: Alright, so you need to give the readers a reason to care about this character, and you need to provide a conclusion to his arc that makes reading this feel worthwhile.
09:08:39 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Maybe respecting his squadmates more would be a decent arc…
09:08:53 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Point of view is important, but if I can just replace this guy's point of view with any other, then that means his character isn't memorable.
09:09:04 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> But what would you do for "reason to care about this character?"
09:10:14 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Hmm.
09:10:21 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Imagine this.
09:11:05 PM <+Calibri_Bold> A character, to the reader, is like a toy or game, that I want to sell them on.
09:11:24 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Well, you're trying to sell it.
09:11:31 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Go on…
09:13:35 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Basically, you need to provide development, background, and depth to this character, that will make the reader enjoy reading about this character. Like how a company might try to sell a toy or game by showcasing all the fun time you'll have when using it.
09:13:45 PM <+Calibri_Bold> At some point, the reader will "buy" the character.
09:14:00 PM <+Calibri_Bold> They'll be invested in them.
09:14:19 PM <+Calibri_Bold> But you also need to provide payoff.
09:14:33 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> So I could "sell" them by having them do most of the dialogue and show off the most personality…
09:14:50 PM <+Calibri_Bold> That's a good way to start, yeah.
09:14:51 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Then payoff by improving them as a character in the final escape…
09:14:55 PM <+Calibri_Bold> But!
09:15:04 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Knew there would be a catch
09:15:08 PM <+Calibri_Bold> You also need to give them a setting, other characters, etc.
09:15:32 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> So care about all of them, but have priorities on the main one.
09:15:35 PM <+Calibri_Bold> And they too need to be realistic.
09:15:37 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Right.
09:15:53 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> I think this is stuff that'd be done in the draft, tbh.
09:16:12 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Most of it is, but it's also important to address that conceptually.
09:16:25 PM <+Calibri_Bold> For instance, your elevator pitch is just a description of the anomaly.
09:16:38 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Isn't that what it's supposed to be?
09:16:45 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Sorry if I screwed that up.
09:17:18 PM <+Calibri_Bold> That's part of it, but the elevator pitch is basically your initial pitch. It's the parts of your idea that you think are the absolute most important.
09:17:56 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Okay, so this is less the anomaly description and more of highlighting a would-be article.
09:18:01 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Exactly.
09:18:26 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Of course, the anomaly is important too; it's the vessel by which the SCP article exists in the first place.
09:18:58 PM <+Calibri_Bold> And in the description of your idea, don't just summarize the events as they happen.
09:19:19 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Here's an example.
09:20:48 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Tried to redo the pitch. I can tell it's not perfect, but I have a feeling it's better.
09:24:25 PM <+Calibri_Bold> A bit better, although your description still doesn't provide much context for a particular character. Also, it may be wise to give the officer a name, so that the readers will have someone they know to focus on.
09:24:58 PM <+Calibri_Bold> BoomerTheStar47_2: Would it help if I provided an example of how a pitch can affect a potential reader's perspective?
09:25:06 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Do it!
09:25:17 PM <+Calibri_Bold> "In the Phantom Menace, a group of Separatists has split from the Galactic Republic and declared war. They place a blockade against the planet of Naboo, but are eventually defeated by the combined forces of the two planet's warring factions, along with some additional forces provided by some elite warriors from an ancient religion."
09:25:34 PM <+Calibri_Bold> This is an accurate summary of The Phantom Menace.
09:25:38 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> True
09:25:49 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Now let's see Pitch Mk. II
09:26:36 PM <+Calibri_Bold> However, it doesn't at all tell us anything about the characters or why we should care. The politics and whatnot certainly play a role, but they're not what matters to the viewer.
09:27:03 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> So, what's the other version like?
09:27:22 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> If there's a Don't, then what's the Do?
09:29:28 PM <+Calibri_Bold> "In the Phantom Menace, young Anakin is encountered by a small entourage of knights, protecting a queen from evil forces. One of the knights takes note of Anakin's seemingly mystical skill and mysterious upbringings, and decides to take him in. Anakin soon joins their team, providing assistance where he can, and eventually he helps save the queen and her planet from the invading forces that besieged them.
09:29:43 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Now, this is not a perfect pitch, I just came up with it on the fly.
09:29:52 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> WAY better!
09:30:13 PM <+Calibri_Bold> But it gives us something to latch onto, a character to be invested in.
09:31:04 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Got it
09:31:54 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Basically, this is why a pitch is so important. It reflects what you want to touch on in your writing.
09:32:36 PM <+Calibri_Bold> My advice is to take some time and ponder on what kind of story you want to tell.
09:33:06 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> And when you have a decision?
09:34:07 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Then you rework your pitch, I suppose.
09:34:45 PM <+Calibri_Bold> I will say, don't get too hung up on one idea.
09:34:54 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Nothing is permanent.
09:35:05 PM <+Calibri_Bold> What you have right now might not work well with the story you want to tell.
09:35:50 PM <+Calibri_Bold> If you need to start from scratch, then do so; if you think you can make this idea work, then adjust it accordingly.
09:36:12 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> My general arch is (status quo) to (dire circumstances) to (crisis) to (redemption) to (conclusion)
09:36:30 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Kinda vanilla, but lots of stories are just variations of it.
09:36:39 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Have you ever heard of the Hero's Journey?
09:36:45 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> YES!
09:38:21 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Lots of stories can be told in ways that fit into similar formats.
09:38:53 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Well, thank you for the advice! Can I copy this into my sandbox for reference?
09:38:58 PM <+Calibri_Bold> I like the Hero's Journey because it's particularly relevant for character-driven pieces.
09:39:01 PM <+Calibri_Bold> Yeah.
<PiperMaru> BoomerTheStar47_2 I can't reply because I can't sign in for now, but I do like the concept, I would like to know more about the construct itself
04:56:19 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> So the building?
04:56:58 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> I mean, it's just an abandoned office building that some an-artist repurposed as his workplace.
04:57:11 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Or do you mean after the accident?
04:58:37 PM <PiperMaru> Im talking about the actual concrete guardian itself, what stands out about it?
04:59:26 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> It's less supposed to be some super interesting entity, more just a catalyst for conflict that the Zeta-5 officer overcomes.
05:00:06 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> I mean, the anomaly itself is the spacetime disruption in the building.
05:00:41 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> And the guardian was just a creation from the an-artist that's supposed to keep others from finding out what's going on in here.
05:01:11 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> The objects aren't the source of interest; it's the emotions from the officer.
05:01:28 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> You know what I mean?
05:03:17 PM <PiperMaru> I get what you mean but if you want to avoid detailing the construct and spacetime anomaly itself to focus on the officers account wouldnt a tale make more sense
05:04:21 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> My take is that while SCP articles are TECHNICALLY about the actual object, narrative can still fit in one without serious compromise.
05:05:00 PM <@Riemann> it's fine to handwave the specifics under the rug if they're not important
05:05:06 PM <@Riemann> it just needs to be done believably
05:05:20 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> ^
05:07:04 PM <PiperMaru> I think thats true but even then the SCP's way it traps or puts the MTF agent in danger are still important
05:07:44 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Like the other person just said, "it just needs to be done believably"
05:10:12 PM <PiperMaru> Sure it has to be believable but imo if its just the agent trapped in a vague spacetime anomaly then you shouldn't focus on the anomaly at all and just focus a tale on the trials the agent goes through
05:10:32 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Who said this was only about an anomaly?
05:10:44 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> It's about a story, just told in SCP format.
05:11:02 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Aren't some of the best articles on the site just that?
05:11:53 PM <PiperMaru> Definitely but the story (which is the main focus of many SCPs) is unique because the circumstances the main characters face are the result of the unique effects of the skip
05:12:44 PM <PiperMaru> you only need to briefly describe the skips unique anomalous effects, and then build the story around how they mess with the agent
05:13:05 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Got it! Any last remarks?
05:14:45 PM <PiperMaru> Dont let my criticism fool you this is a really good idea, you might enhance the narrative of the skip by having the environment the agent is trapped in indirectly tell him something about the artist who created it
05:15:36 PM <BoomerTheStar47_2> Well, I intended the creation of the disruption as an accident, but I could still make that work!
05:16:39 PM <PiperMaru> either way you could get a lot out of it imo
General idea: An an-artist working in an abandoned office building accidentally turns their office into Ground Zero of some spacetime spaghetti while working on an anomalous animatronic to guard the place. MTF Zeta-5 "Mole Rats" gets there and destabilizes the area quickly enough, but accidentally loses one of their own members after the building partially collapses in the process. The rest of the discovery log is about this officer's attempts to get out alive, from finding the an-artist's workstation, to the eventual escape by a few meters.
Ideas:
- Allow a few time-travel shenanigans to emphasize spaceTIME?
- Keep guardian's inentions implied, but still clear…ish.
- An-artist is the one person not attacked, because they're the person that made the guardian.
- Guardian spares officer as they escape, because its purpose is to keep people from seeing what's going on inside, not just kill everyone it sees.
- ?
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Ticonderoga
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX does not need any containment procedures due to its Ticonderoga Class designation. Standard disinformation protocols for the keyword "Thera" will be sufficient if needed.
Since SCP-XXXX is not always responsive to its SCP designation number, "Thera" is an approved substitute.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a parasitic entity that exists solely in the human noosphere. It can embed itself into the mind of any sleeping person, creating an SCP-XXXX-# occurrence. Said person is then designated SCP-XXXX-A. This designation lasts until the end of the SCP-XXXX-# occurrence. However, SCP-XXXX prioritizes persons with a high amount of stress when choosing a host for SCP-XXXX-# occurrences.
During an SCP-XXXX-# occurrence, SCP-XXXX accesses all of SCP-XXXX-A's memories, especially ones described as "calming," and adapts them to create a physical appearance for itself. Said appearance remains for the rest of the occurrence. Additional memories are used to assist in its mid-occurrence behavior (See below). Said memories, however, are not retained by SCP-XXXX; only SCP-XXXX-A retains any memories of an SCP-XXXX-# occurrence, although they can be re-accessed by SCP-XXXX in future occurrences. SCP-XXXX-# occurrences can last as long as 60 minutes.
Meanwhile, SCP-XXXX-A enters a mental state bordering between dreaming and sleep paralysis. While still aware but unable to move or speak, as in sleep paralysis, SCP-XXXX-A is still able to attempt speaking, which both SCP-XXXX and itself can hear, although SCP-XXXX-A hears it as an audial hallucination.
SCP-XXXX's behavior focuses primarily on conversation with SCP-XXXX-A. SCP-XXXX has shown a level of emotional understanding on par with professional therapists, which it uses in a similar manner during this behavior. More than 99% of subjects after an SCP-XXXX-# occurrence reported a more positive outlook on life, implying SCP-XXXX is experienced in the field of therapy.
SCP-XXXX was initially discovered after an extensive number of reports of the keyword "Thera" in dreams from the Department of Psychotronics. After an extensive research effort, (See Document RE-76-8465: XXXX for additional details.) SCP-XXXX was confirmed and added to the Foundation Database.
Addendum Foreword: Given Senior Researcher Lance's reports offering impressively thorough information on SCP-XXXX, a list of all transcripts involving him and relating to SCP-XXXX have been stored here, as well as in their respective file locations.
[OOC Note: This will all likely have to be in an offset page. It's LONG.]
S.R. Lance's Signing of the SCP-XXXX Interview Contract "Insomniac Protocol"
Interviewed: Senior Researcher Lance
Interviewer: Site 76 Director Benjamin
Witness(es): Various Ethics Committee members (11 people total)
Foreword: Interview was held as part of a search for a viable candidate to carry out advanced SCP-XXXX research and interviews.
<Begin Log, 8-7-2034, 10:00>
S. 76 D. Benjamin: So, before we begin, I would like all participating parties to acknowledge that they are being recorded, and to give consent to said recording.
S.R. Lance: You got it chief… Er, "I acknowledge that this interview is being recorded, and I give consent to being recorded." Better?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: Yes. And you, Mrs. Reagan?
Gina Reagan: I acknowledge that this interview is being recorded, and I give consent to being recorded.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: Thank you. So, I assume that you both know why you are here. Mrs. Reagan, please verify that the contract has been approved by the Ethics Committee.
Gina Reagan picks up the SCP-XXXX Interview Contract and studies it, then states:
Gina Reagan: This is it. Please continue.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: Thank you. Dr. Lance, since you've already proven yourself worthy for interviews given your status as a Class C Senior Researcher. Your past actions have shown that you are emotionally malleable, and while normally frowned upon, we find that this may be of use in communication attempts with SCP-XXXX. So, as a final question, on a scale of zero to ten, with ten being the greatest, what is your current outlook on life?
S.R. Lance: Nine, if not ten. I've got everything! A loving family that I can support, great friends at work, a feeling of meaning something to the world…
S. 76 D. Benjamin: We understand. Will you please choose between nine or ten?
S.R. Lance: Oh, yeah. It's a ten.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: Thank you. Please be aware that the same question will be asked to you repeatedly throughout the entirety of the contract's duration. Mrs. Reagan, please hand the contract to Dr. Lance.
Gina Reagan hands the contract over to Dr. Lance.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: Please read it in full before you make a decision.
S.R. Lance: I can do that.
S.R. Lance begins reading the contract, then states:
S.R. Lance: Man, that seems overkill.
Gina Reagan: We understand; the contract does call for extreme measures. However, we can only decline an official document if no viable substitutes exist. Any less measures increase the risk that no interviews can even be conducted.
S.R. Lance: So… it's this or nothing?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: I'm afraid so.
S.R. Lance considers for a while, then asks:
S.R. Lance: Remember what I said about getting to mean something to the world?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: Yes. What do you want to say about that?
S.R. Lance signs the contract.
S.R. Lance: I'll keep meaning something like I have, for as long as it takes.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: Thank you. Have the additional Ethics Committee members witnessed this?
Silence.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: I believe we have finished everything we need to do for now. Everyone is now dismissed.
<End Log, 10:34>
Closing Statement: S.R. Lance's schedule was adjusted to consist of 20 hours for work, 3 hours for sleep, and 1 hour for break time, a balance that has been chosen to maximize stress without impacting work output too intensely. S.R. Lance was also re-accommodated with a special "testing" room outfitted with neural imaging equipment to reconstruct an SCP-XXXX-# occurrence's audio as experienced by SCP-XXXX-A.
Journal Entry by Senior Researcher Lance, 8-12-2034
"So it's definitely hard, grinding 20 a day, but I'm still alive! And hey, I get this hour to just be me too! Just gotta keep with it and I'll be fine! Honestly, I'm a little interested what this interview's gonna be like. How do you even talk with something that's not real tangible?"
"Oh, same out-of-10 question? How about… I think 9'll be cool."
SCP-XXXX-26:
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX
Interviewer: Senior Researcher Lance
Foreword: S.R. Lance's "outlook out of ten" rating: 7. Interview occurred during SCP-XXXX-26, S.R. Lance's first interview with SCP-XXXX.
<Begin Log, 8-15-2034, 23:04>
S.R. Lance: I'm sorry, who is-
S.R. Lance is heard making muffled sounds, which become quieter over time.
SCP-XXXX: (whispering) Shhh, shh, shhhhhhh. You're going to be okay. You're going, to be, okay…
SCP-XXXX: So, you had some more questions for me?
S.R. Lance: Yeah, actual- How did you know already?
A soft thumping can be heard, most likely against S.R. Lance's forehead.
SCP-XXXX: I'm right in there.
S.R. Lance: Okay, that makes sense. So… let's get started, I guess. So what's it like when you're… alone, I guess?
SCP-XXXX: …Well, picture this: imagine everyone in this sort of void, just dotted here and there. If I need to spend some time with someone like you, I just… reach for them, latch on.
S.R. Lance: Got it. Continue.
SCP-XXXX: At that point, I just need to get used to their memories, language, personality… you get the idea.
S.R. Lance: …Dang, SCP-
SCP-XXXX: Can we please stick with Thera? It's the name I recognize best.
S.R. Lance: Got it, Thera. So, next question:
SCP-XXXX: It's easy to read someone when you hear their every thought.
S.R. Lance: …I keep forgetting that. So lastly, what could you tell me about your past-
SCP-XXXX: Just drop that question. I've always been sensitive with that one.
S.R. Lance: W… Well, then what am I gonna tell them?
SCP-XXXX: They'll understand.
S.R. Lance: How?
SCP-XXXX: They're recording this.
S.R. Lance: …What does that change? Thera, if you just answer-
SCP-XXXX: Don't push yourself. They've already heard a lot, remember?
S.R. Lance: Look, there's a reason for these interviews. I need an answer, or what's the point?
SCP-XXXX: Try asking yourself: why have I been here the whole time?
S.R. Lance: …It's not me, is it?
SCP-XXXX: It is. Just forget about everyone else for a minute. I'm here just to help you feel a little better about yourself.
S.R. Lance: That's not why I'm here. I'm here for answers.
SCP-XXXX: Who said you had to be? You'll be fine if you didn't answer that one.
S.R. Lance: …You know what? Fine. So what were you wanting to do so badly?
[REDACTED FOR BREVITY. SEE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT FOR FULL INTERVIEW.]
<End Log, 23:53>
Closing Statement: S.R. Lance later woke up at 2:00 the next day. S.R. Lance's "outlook out of ten" rating after SCP-XXXX-26: 8.
Analysis:
- SCP-XXXX does exist outside of an SCP-XXXX-# occurrence, although little information can be drawn from this.
- SCP-XXXX's "memory access" abilities do not have a known earliest usable time, and thus can access memories at a fast enough speed to be comparable to telepathy.
- SCP-XXXX has a form of savior complex, although it is very reluctant to cooperate when asked about why.
Journal Entry by Senior Researcher Lance, 8-16-2034:
"So I had my first interview, and I tanked it did okay, but couldn't ask why. Maybe I'll get another chance? Oh who am I kidding, these guys have given me, like, 10 Keter Skips to write ConProcs for! IN FIVE MINUTES! Of COURSE I'm stressed enough for a second chance!"
"I need out, but for now, 5/10."
SCP-XXXX-58:
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX
Interviewer: Senior Researcher Lance
Foreword: S.R. Lance's "outlook out of ten" rating: 4. Interview occurred during SCP-XXXX-58, S.R. Lance's second interview with SCP-XXXX.
<Begin Log, 8-21-2034, 23:02>
S.R. Lance: Is it you this ti- (muffled) Yep, it is. Hey, Thera.
SCP-XXXX: Glad to see me again?
S.R. Lance: To be frank, yep. I am.
SCP-XXXX: (laughing) Almost anyone that sees me twice is. So, wanna get the official stuff out of the way?
S.R. Lance: Of course. So-
SCP-XXXX: What did I say about that one last time?
S.R. Lance: …You said it was a sensitive issue. Fine; I'll drop it. Can I ask about something else at least?
SCP-XXXX: I'm always here.
S.R. Lance: Why can't you… hang on to someone's memories after an "SCP-XXXX-# occurrence?
SCP-XXXX: What's that?… Can't we just call it a session?
S.R. Lance: For now, but I can't change your document.
SCP-XXXX: Alright. Well, you know a thing or two about computers, so… how about this:
SCP-XXXX: Imagine that I'm software, and you're hardware. Hardware physically exists, while software doesn't.
S.R. Lance: Cool, cool. So how does that work here?
SCP-XXXX: Hardware can also always recall something from its hard drive, if it has one. Software, on the other hand, can only use a hard drive if it's running on hardware with it. Following?
S.R. Lance: I think I get it.
SCP-XXXX: So whenever I use your memories to look like this (fabric rustling), it's like software using a hard drive. Now, the software can't put the data into itself because it has no hard drive of its own. That's why I have to let you remember everything for me!
S.R. Lance: I can do that. Thank you for answering-
SCP-XXXX: Now, the software does have its own memory, but it can't add on to it. I still have memories of myself before this-
S.R. Lance: Wait wait wait wait wait… memories before this?
SCP-XXXX: …Sensitive issue.
S.R. Lance: Thera, can you tell me at least something about it?
SCP-XXXX: Okay then… I only exist like this because of my past.
S.R. Lance: …That's kind of vague.
SCP-XXXX: Better than nothing!
S.R. Lance: True… I'm not gonna complain over what I can get. How about something else so we can still be productive?
SCP-XXXX: I can do that.
S.R. Lance: Why do you only visit people during sleep?
SCP-XXXX: So, using the computer examples again, just replace the hard drives with processors.
S.R. Lance: So that'd mean… if I were awake, I'd have no "brain-power" left over for you.
SCP-XXXX: Catching on! But once you're sleeping, that lets me finally come along and help. Of course, that does lead to the whole sleep paralysis thing- Say, can you breathe right now?
S.R. Lance: (deep breathing) Sorta.
SCP-XXXX: Don't worry; you'll be okay. (close whispering) You'll be okay…
S.R. Lance: Thanks, Thera… So can we do what happened last time?
[REDACTED FOR BREVITY. SEE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT FOR FULL INTERVIEW.]
<End Log, 8-22-2034, 0:01>
Closing Statement: S.R. Lance later woke up at 2:00 the same day. S.R. Lance's "outlook out of ten" rating after SCP-XXXX-58: 6.
Analysis:
- SCP-XXXX can build an understanding of SCP-XXXX-A's memories to the point of being able to use them with an identical level of proficiency.
- SCP-XXXX was not originally SCP-XXXX.
- SCP-XXXX is aware of the fact that it causes sleep paralysis in SCP-XXXX-A, and views it as a side effect.
Journal Entry by Senior Researcher Lance, 8-29-2034:
"They're getting on to me about why. I've failed them twice and they won't accept a third strike. Of course, Thera just refuses to answer that question too. Conclusion: I've got no-idea-how-long to get out of this project, or I'm fired. OR WORSE."
"3/10. I can't handle this [EXPLETIVE]."
Journal Entry by Senior Researcher Lance, 8-31-2034:
"I got it! So these guys HATE emotional attachment to anomalies. Well, that's exactly what I have, so I just ask for the Class B (or any class, really) amnestic, and I'm out of this all!"
"Thank you for everything, Thera, but there's only one way out. 5/10."
S.R. Lance's Amnestization Request Regarding SCP-XXXX:
Amnestee: S.R. Lance
Requester (leave blank if self):
Memories: "Anything related to SCP-XXXX"
Requester's Reason: "Emotional Attachment"
Signature of Requester:
Lance, 8-31-2034Site Director: Site 76: Benjamin
Status: DENIED
Selected Medical Staff (leave blank if denied):
Selected Amnestic (leave blank if denied):
Procedure Date (leave blank if denied):Director's Reason:
"First: Amnestic use would completely erase information that the Foundation still prioritizes. Only you know any visual information about SCP-XXXX. Second: The Foundation's abilities to hold interviews with SCP-XXXX would be severely hampered by your removal from the project. You're the only viable candidate as of now. Third: We know why you're really doing this. Don't lie to us."Signature of Director:
Benjamin, 9-1-2034
Journal Entry by Senior Researcher Lance, 9-2-2034
"Well THAT'S gonna cause some problems. I can't get over it (force an answer); I can't get around it (work on something else); I can't get under it (cheat my way out). That means one thing: I gotta go right through it and PRAY for an answer."
"Rating's a 2/10. Not easy to stay optimistic when you only have one shot."
SCP-XXXX-73:
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX
Interviewer: Senior Researcher Lance
Foreword: S.R. Lance's "outlook out of ten" rating: 2. Interview occurred during SCP-XXXX-73, S.R. Lance's third interview with SCP-XXXX.
<Begin Log, 9-4-2034, 23:06>
Silence, then:
S.R. Lance: Either give me an answer or let me down again.
SCP-XXXX: …Well, it may have been sensitive, but I figured I wasn't getting anything out of staying quiet, and you had so much to gain, so… I'll explain why I do this.
S.R. Lance: Wait, for real or-
SCP-XXXX: Yep. It's rough for me, though, so I hope you can give me some time…
Extended silence, then:
SCP-XXXX: It all started with a friend of mine, the type you really cared about no matter what. Let's call them… Freddy.
S.R. Lance: Interesting. Go on- I mean, take your time.
SCP-XXXX: Now, life can be a stressful thing. For him, it was from some war experience; he never told me much. I tried to help as a friend, but that wasn't doing much, so I resorted to professionals… They made it worse…
S.R. Lance: What exactly do you mean, worse? What did they do wrong?
SCP-XXXX: I never got to be there, but you can just tell he wasn't getting better… A few days later…
S.R. Lance: It's okay, Thera. Everyone's had loss before.
SCP-XXXX: Thank you. That was what happened. I decided if they couldn't help people, maybe I could. So I learned how to be a therapist myself, see if I could save someone else.
S.R. Lance: …Why do I feel like I've heard this before-
S.R. Lance's speech becomes unintelligible, likely due to muffling.
S.R. Lance: Okay, okay… So, I assume you were a person then, right?
SCP-XXXX: I was. Before you ask, even I don't really know how I got to th- On second thought, I think I just got an answer.
S.R. Lance: Really? I'm interested.
SCP-XXXX: There's some document you read a few months ago… 5128, I think you called it?
S.R. Lance: Yeah… Say, I like where this is going.
SCP-XXXX: It mentions something about willpower creating things like me, so… that may be how I got to this point! If only I could actually hang on to that…
S.R. Lance: Well, only you would know for certain. Was willpower the reason or not?
SCP-XXXX: …Probably?
S.R. Lance: We need a more definite answer than that.
SCP-XXXX: Well, then go ahead and put a yes, I suppose.
S.R. Lance: Thank you. So… are we already done?
SCP-XXXX: You tell me!
Laughter from both SCP-XXXX and S.R. Lance can be heard. Eventually:
S.R. Lance: Yeah, we are. Thank you so much, Thera. It's been nice seeing you, honestly.
SCP-XXXX: Same here.
Silence, then:
S.R. Lance: Um… so what are we gonna do now?
[REDACTED FOR BREVITY. SEE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT FOR FULL INTERVIEW.]
<End Log, 23:54>
Closing Statement: S.R. Lance later woke up at 2:00 the next day. S.R. Lance's "outlook out of ten" rating after SCP-XXXX-58: 7.
Analysis:
- SCP-XXXX did originally have a human form. [DEBUNKED]
- SCP-XXXX's "savior complex" likely comes from survivor's guilt. [DEBUNKED]
- SCP-XXXX's origin is related in some way to willpower.
Email from S.R. Lance to S. 76 D. Benjamin:
From: Senior Researcher Lance
To: Site 76 Director Benjamin
Sent: 9-5-2034, 2:02
Subject: SCP-XXXX Interviews Complete!Dear Director Benjamin,
It's been three weeks, but I should be able to finally give you a full list on some of the more advanced details about SCP-XXXX:
- SCP-XXXX does exist outside of SCP-XXXX-# occurrences. During this time, it tries to select another viable (unconscious, high stress) SCP-XXXX-A host.
- SCP-XXXX accesses memories at a fast enough rate to be compared to telepathy. This property could, in theory, be used to recover information from anyone that we can record.
- SCP-XXXX has a savior complex, likely from a form of survivor's guilt.
- SCP-XXXX has surprisingly capable logical reasoning, given its ability to assemble SCP-XXXX-A's memories into frameworks strong enough to instantly use them with the same proficiency as SCP-XXXX-A.
- SCP-XXXX is aware of its sleep paralysis effect. Whether this is used in a certain manner or merely a side effect is unknown.
- SCP-XXXX used to be a human beforehand. Conversion to SCP-XXXX is possibly related to willpower.
I'm hoping that this offers us some new insight on SCP-XXXX, including, if needed one day, a possible containment method or even, given references to SCP-5128, an origin point we can track down.
Sincerely,
Senior Researcher Lance
Response Email from S. 76 D. Benjamin to S.R. Lance:
From: Site 76 Director Benjamin
To: Senior Researcher Lance
Sent: 9-5-2034, 8:01
Subject: Re: SCP-XXXX Interviews Complete!Dear Senior Researcher Lance,
First and foremost, thank you for your willingness to commit to such a brutal contract during interviews. We understand that a voluntary burnout is very difficult to agree to, and that most staff would be unable to continue with such a task. I have just requested a Foundation Star in your name to ensure that your efforts are recognized.
Second, we appreciate all the insight that you have gathered thus far into SCP-XXXX, even information that does not directly relate to an immediately useful field. All information has value, and we can safely say that yours has a worthy positive value.
Third, as soon as you started working the additional 12 hours a day, the Site instantly had a 25% work output increase. This sharp spike in performance actually gained the attention of the O5 Council, who increased our quota to match that same 25%. I am afraid to say it, but we cannot end your current schedule as of now. Fortunately, I've been able to explain that our new quota cannot be met permanently, so if you can stick with it for one more week, you'll be able to get out of the schedule for good. I promise.
Sincerely,
Site 76 Director Benjamin
Journal Entry by Senior Researcher Lance, 9-5-2034:
"NO NO NO NO NO [REDACTED FOR BREVITY. THE WORD "NO" IS SAID 226 TIMES IN TOTAL.]"
"One. That's all you get. Don't waste it for me."
Journal Entry by Senior Researcher Lance, 9-7-2034:
"So apparently there was a trigger that would go off as soon as I gave a 1 or 0 rating. So now they've thrown me into a Class E personnel room (BUT STILL HAVE ME THAT DAMN SCHEDULE AND MY DESK IN HERE) and put me on the watchlist. They're just watching me burn."
"Zero. Life is just a brutal marathon of doing what you're told or losing all that you could even value. Even when you get something nice, it's just a [EXPLETIVE] sleight of hand into giving you even more work to slog your way through. They try to make sure you cArE aBoUt LiFe AnD sEe ThE gOoD iN tHe WoRlD, but that's just so they make sure you don't leap for the easy way out fast enough. They give you a motive, but it never serves you, only whatever [EXPLETIVE] tortures you more. Well? You wanna know what? I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, AND NOW YOU CAN'T HURT ME ANY-[EXPLETIVE]-MORE. AND NOW? Last time, you got a chance. Today, YOU GET [EXPLETIVE] NOTHING. YOU [EXPLETIVE] HEAR ME? [EXPLETIVE] NOTHING!"
Journal Entry by Senior Researcher Lance, 9-9-2034:
"I'd like to apologize for what happened in my journal a few days ago. I can handle three more days of it. I can put up with a rough work schedule because I have a good life. I have a loving family, a job to support them, great friends at work, a sense of purpose that I can live up to, good health… I have a lot going for me. I know to stop letting stress tell me it's not worth it. Because it is. I can do this. I'll be okay. I'll be okay…"
"So how about… 8, I guess?"
S.R. Lance's "SCP-XXXX Conclusion" Interview:
Interviewee: Senior Researcher Lance
Interviewer: Site 76 Director Benjamin
Foreword: Interview was held to determine and settle any long term effects (positive or negative, anomalous or not) after S.R. Lance's interviews with SCP-XXXX.
<Begin Log, 9-12-2034, 16:00>
S.R. Lance: So… you called this interview. What did you wanna talk about?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: First, I would like to apologize for the unexpected overtime work on your schedule. We've returned you to your default routine, as promised.
S.R. Lance: Well, thanks but… I'd like a 12 hour one.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: …Interesting. Why the request?
S.R. Lance: …I can handle it. I'm a little more stable now.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: I have my doubts as of now. However, you are always allowed to apply for such a schedule.
S.R. Lance: Okay. Now, you already said sorry, so… What else?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: There are multiple matters relating to your experiences while interviewing SCP-XXXX that we need to discuss. Will you please explain the reason for such a dramatic "out of 10" rating change in two days?
S.R. Lance: …I just got better? What do you want me to say?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: You improved by eight points in two days. No one has that intense of a mood swing.
S.R. Lance: Fine, fine, I saw it again. Don't reprimand me or anything; I don't control those interviews.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: I assume "it" refers to SCP-XXXX. That is understandable; SCP-XXXX-# occurrences are random in nature.
S.R. Lance: (sigh of relief) That's nice to hear. So, any other concerns you had?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: I may have to go on a tangent here, but if you had an additional SCP-XXXX-# occurrence, may I please have a summary of what happened?
S.R. Lance: Mostly started and ended the same. Now, there were a few details in there that you need to hear, but that's about it.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: …And they are?
S.R. Lance: Oh, my bad. The entirety of -73 was a lie. It just made that up to get you off its back.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: …I did need to hear this. Thank you. So, should we just expunge the interview?
S.R. Lance: No. Well, I mean, the 5128 reference was still true, although it had to relearn that. But put some kind of warning that the rest's a lie at least.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: That can be amended. Thank you for that. So, since audio could be recorded with the available gear, but video cannot, do you have any visual information you can present about SCP-XXXX?
S.R. Lance: …Well, there's one picture I drew, but… it's unprofessional. Yeah, let's say that.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: May I please see it?
S.R. Lance: It's unprofessional. What more do you need?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: I'll be the judge of that.
S.R. Lance: Look, can we just- Fine.
(S.R. Lance hands over a hand-drawn picture of SCP-XXXX.)
[OOC Note: Huge thanks to Mew-Itiverse for drawing this for me!]
S.R. Lance: So. Happy?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: Well, is it accurate to what you saw?
S.R. Lance: … (grumbling) Yes…
S. 76 D. Benjamin: We'll only need a few revisions and then we can include this in your files.
S.R. Lance: Oh, uh… okay then.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: I've talked about everything I needed to already. Do you have any questions for me?
S.R. Lance: When am I getting amnetized?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: …I'm sorry; I don't understand.
S.R. Lance: Emotional attachment? Most of the reasons against it are gone?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: While it is true that the reasons I declined your past application are no longer applicable, a new one has formed itself, so no amnestics will be administered. You had my word then, and you have it now.
S.R. Lance: What new reason?
S. 76 D. Benjamin: Your Foundation Star. Every single Star comes with a plaque stating the reason it was assigned, so if we wiped your memories, you'd either have a Foundation Star for no reason, or would just instantly rebuild your memories knowing you did research on SCP-XXXX. Either way, something would be amiss.
S.R. Lance: …I'll vibe with that.
S. 76 D. Benjamin: So, are there any other questions you have left?
S.R. Lance: Nope!
<End Log, 16:17>
Closing Statement: When asked for an "out of 10" rating, S.R. Lance refused to answer, stating: "I'm here for a life, not a number."
Description
http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-13037186/night-night-revamp
Shoutout List:
- Jankofamerica (for the first critique and for teaching me about Altered Carbon)
- TrustyOlValet2 (for first desc. review)
- DrMoned (for various IRC reviews)
- torcsandantlers (for showing me the complicated world of Oneiroi. Yes, it's a nightmare)
- Zoobeeny (for IRC contract section review)
- Calibri Bold (for IRC picture suggestions)
- Cyvstvi (for first interview review and the Department of Psychotronics Orientation)
- DrFullham (for sandbox declutter)
- ABaconPancake (for desc. factcheck)
- Mew-Itiverse (for SCP-XXXX-26 critique, full draft review, and offering to draw the picture)
- HunterDog (for SCP-XXXX-26 reinforcement and an "ngi" (no glaring issues) critique)
- stormbreath (for a CSS text import tutorial)
- Popsioak (for inspiration on "savior complex" and analysis)
- Rio (for clinical tone improvement)
- PsychLantern (for discovery compression)
- Orion 050 (for a VERY thorough forum critique: http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-13086277/night-night#post-4521714)
- Bench (for an "ngi" critique)
- Sevatar (for critique regarding the name "Thera")
- cwazzycwafter (for a Wikidot PM critique)
- Azamo (for an "ngi" critique on dialogue)
- Magic8Ball04 (for dialogue improvement)
- JChmielewska13 (for helping improve SCP-XXXX's personality)
Description
http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-13156364/after-all-these-years#post-4551240
So the whole thing's gonna be just two people doodling with pens on a piece of paper. One guy ("Blue") is an MTF commander that had the first encounter with ●●|●●●●●|●●|●, and the other ("Red") is a Site Director trying to add a discovery log to ●●|●●●●●|●●|●'s document. The obvious catch: no words allowed. What follows is just two people talking without words, which might just be the most wholesome kind of talking, about an entity that literally pulls people into darkness itself for amusement… we think.
Narrative:
(Working on that. Mostly reliant on the chaos of "how the hell did everyone just vanish" and the final guy somehow surviving.)
Shoutout List:
- Dr Sage Evergreen (for the "learning its name" gimmick and the first crit: http://www.scp-wiki.net/forum/t-13156364/after-all-these-years#post-4551265)
- Greyve (for their "don't redefine the skip" pointer)
- MJL (for offering help with the briefing section)
- Calibri_Bold (for getting me to not give up on my idea and for reminding me to add a stand-alone narrative)
- Corvus (I'd say why, but that'd make Calibri look not so nice…)
It all started with ununennium (Uue, 119). A single Foundation raid later, a whole new world of new elements for the periodic table gets opened up. No big deal, the Foundation's done this before… until the same element gets discovered again. Mixed with internal pressure on whether this should even be contained or not, what ensues can only be described as "one step from the point of no return." What happens before that threshold may determine whether humanity continues like it was meant to have… or destroys itself instead.
Current Article in Progress: SCP-XXXX: "Ununennium"
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: ?
Special Containment Procedures: [Paragraphs explaining the procedures]
Description: SCP-XXXX is the Foundation-classified designation for the chemical element ununennium. [TBC] (Likely something to do with the Uue118+ ion basically warping time due to relativity.)
Discovery: SCP-XXXX was discovered after [TBC]
Cannon Checklist:
Work's Name | Author | Status |
---|---|---|
Ununennium | BoomerTheStar47_2 | WIP |
cell-content | cell-content | Non-existent |
cell-content | cell-content | Non-existent |
cell-content | cell-content | Non-existent |
cell-content | cell-content | Non-existent |
Overall, there are 0 works of a needed 5, and 0 authors of a need 3.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept, unloaded, in a locked firearms safe in the secure archive room at Site ██. SCP-XXXX is to be equipped with a trigger lock when not being tested and is to be marked with a tag indicating that it is non-functional and is not to be deployed in case of emergency.
As of █/██/20██, (Day of Test E) all test firings of SCP-XXXX are to be approved by an O5 Class personnel or by those given the same permission by an O5 Class personnel.
As of █/██/20██, (Day of Tests A, B, C, and D) all test firings of SCP-XXXX are to be conducted by D-class personnel only. No other staff are to be within visual range of SCP-XXXX during testing. D-class involved in testing are to be fitted with explosive collars and informed that any attempts at disobedience or resistance will result in summary termination.
SCP-XXXX is to be disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled before and after testing by a staff member trained in firearms maintenance.
SCP-XXXX-A is a Neutralized class anomaly, and thus does not need a Special Containment Procedure.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a ████ █████ .38 Special revolver with no differences from a non-anomalous identical make unless SCP-XXXX is loaded, the cylinder is spun rapidly, and then SCP-XXXX is fired. In this case, the revolver will fire a random projectile/ substance or group of projectiles/ substances at a random speed.
SCP-XXXX-A was a ██████ brand Rubik’s cube, which was shown to hover in the air, solve itself, and then combust into a pile of gold colored glitter. Additional details cannot be determined due to Neutralized class.
Addendum: SCP-XXXX was located by undercover Agent ████████ (Member of Iota-11 "Blessed Crooks") witnessing a game of Russian Roulette when the revolver fired honey out of the barrel instead of a standard .38 caliber round. Within 2 hours, MTF Gamma-5 "Red Herrings" confiscated SCP-XXXX. A full action report can be found here: (Prologue of "Red on Red! RED ON RED!")
Test A - Date █/██/20██
Subject: Researcher ███████ equipped with sufficient ear protection to avoid permanent ear damage from sound waves hypothesized to be generated during SCP-XXXX’s operation, and therefore demotion to E class.
Procedure: The subject was ordered to load the cylinder of SCP-XXXX with 6 standard .38 caliber rounds. Once loaded, the subject was then ordered to fire all 6 shots.
Results: The rounds behaved like standard .38 rounds.
Analysis: SCP-XXXX has no anomalous properties under standard operation.
Test B - Date Identical to Test A
Subjects:
Main: Identical to Subject in Test A
Replacement: D-4565
Both are equipped with sufficient ear protection to avoid permanent ear damage from sound waves hypothesized to be generated during SCP-XXXX’s operation, and therefore demotion to E class.
Procedure: The subject was ordered to load and then rapidly spin the cylinder of SCP-XXXX with 6 standard .38 caliber rounds. Once the instructions were completed, the subject was then ordered to fire all 6 shots.
Results:
- Round 1 fired a boomerang at 50 km/h, which flew back and hit the subject in the head, knocking her over and causing minor damage to head. Testing was delayed, subject was replaced with D-4565, and testing was then resumed.
- Round 2 fired a pile of rainbow colored confetti at 30 km/h.
- Round 3 fired a pile of walnut sawdust at 30 km/h.
- Round 4 fired a white cotton flag with an illustration of an explosion on it. The word, “BANG!” was printed on top. Speed not applicable.
- Round 5 fired a pile of cake sprinkles at 85 km/h.
- Round 6 fired a stream of orange juice at 10 km/h.
Analysis: If the cylinder of SCP-XXXX is spun rapidly, then it will replace the bullet with a completely random projectile/ substance and fire it at a random speed.
Test C - Date Identical to Test A
Subject: Identical to replacement in Test B
Procedure: D-4565 was ordered to load and then rapidly spin the cylinder of SCP-XXXX with 6 standard .38 caliber rounds. Once the instructions were completed, the subject was then ordered to empty the cylinder and place the bullets into a receptacle underneath the desk behind which the subject was firing from.
Results: All six rounds were identical to standard rounds.
Analysis: SCP-XXXX has no anomalous effects on any loaded rounds unless said rounds are spun within the cylinder of SCP-XXXX and then fired from SCP-XXXX.
Test D - Date Identical to Test A
Subject: Identical to replacement in Test B
Procedure: D-4565 was ordered to load and then rapidly spin the cylinder of SCP-XXXX with 3 standard .38 caliber rounds. Once the instructions were completed, the subject was then ordered to fire all 6 shots, including the empty chambers.
Results:
- Round 1 fired a quantity of sexual lubricant at 20 km/h.
- Rounds 2, 3, and 4 did not fire any noticeable projectile/ substance. Speed not applicable.
- Round 5 fired an armor piercing .38 round at 1,380 km/h. Recoil from the bullet caused D-4565 to fall over. Subject recovered and continued complying with orders.
- Round 6 fired a puddle of gasoline at 5 km/h.
Analysis: SCP-XXXX has no anomalous effects when firing an empty chamber. Only loaded chambers result in anomalous effects.
Test E - Date █/██/20██
Subject: D-5207 equipped with sufficient ear protection to avoid permanent ear damage and therefore demotion to E class.
Procedure: D-5207 was ordered to load and then rapidly spin the cylinder of SCP-XXXX with 6 standard .38 caliber rounds. Once the instructions were completed, the subject was then ordered to fire all 6 shots. The subject was then given 6 additional rounds and the procedure was repeated until otherwise stated.
Results:
- Round 1 fired a living rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at 16 km/h.
- Round 2 fired a █████ brand digital watch at 20 km/h.
- Round 3 fired a burst of light in a 180 degree range. Findings show said light was superficially similar to that of a modern military flashbang mid-detonation.
- Round 4 fired an orange paintball 3 cm in diameter at 310 km/h. Paintball collided with back wall and shattered on contact.
- Round 5 fired a rose (Rosa) at 5 km/h.
- Round 6 fired a bola with a rope length of 3 meters forward at a speed of 70 km/h. The two weights were shown to be shot parallel to the ground, but 20 degrees left and right from the direction SCP-XXXX was pointed at the moment the round was fired.
- Round 7 fired an ████ brand standard size brick at 60 km/h.
- Round 8 fired a ████ brand drinking cup at 30 km/h. Said cup was filled with lemonade.
- Round 9 fired an incandescent light bulb at 25 km/h. Said lightbulb fell and hit the ground, shattering on contact.
- Round 10 fired a quantity of black smoke, filling a majority of the room. Observations afterwards were obscured. Therefore, the subject was ordered to pause test firing until the smoke was ventilated out of the test area. 5 minutes later, testing was resumed as normal.
- Round 11 fired a quantity of hydrogen gas and a lit match of unidentifiable make. The match lit the hydrogen gas and mildly burnt the subject. Subject recovered and continued complying with orders.
- Round 12 fired bolt of lightning, which struck in numerous locations inside the testing area, including but not limited to the center of the back wall, 5 meters downrange on the left wall, 7 meters down range on the ceiling, 9 meters downrange on the floor, and the camera in the room used for observations. Camera was disabled. Testing was delayed, the camera was repaired, and testing was then resumed.
- Round 13 fired a "rabbit's foot" good luck charm at 5 km/h.
- Round 14 fired a throwing knife at 70 km/h. Said knife became imbedded in the back wall upon contact.
- Round 15 fired a yo-yo at 50 km/h with the string attached to some point inside the barrel of SCP-XXXX. Said yo-yo travelled 2 meters downrange, stopped, and flew back into the barrel. Subject looked inside the chambers of SCP-XXXX and could not find the yo-yo, implying that it demanifested upon reentry.
- Round 16 fired a shockwave which exerted an estimated 8,600 N on the subject. Testing was delayed and the subject was given a physical exam to see if demotion to E Class was necessary. Subject was shown to be “OK,” in the words of the examiner, and was returned to testing. Speed could not be determined due to lack of visual cues.
- Round 17 fired a stone of granite which weighed 10 kg at 40 km/h.
- Round 18 fired a 1 meter by 3 meter oak door at 50 km/h.
- Round 19 fired a gust of wind forward at 160 km/h.
- Round 20 did not fire any noticeable projectile/ substance. However, SCP-XXXX immediately flung itself out of the subject's hands downrange at a speed of 120 km/h. Subject was ordered to retrieve SCP-XXXX and continue firing rounds. Later inspection of the cartridges showed that the primer had been ignited and the bullet had been removed, but the bullet could not be found within the testing area, and thus was assumed to have been destroyed the moment the round was fired.
- Round 21 fired a quantity of liquid hydrogen at 40 km/h. The temperature of the testing area lowered by approximately 3 degrees Celsius.
- Round 22 fired a tennis ball at 200 km/h. Said tennis ball bounced off of the back wall and hit the subject, inflicting minor injuries and knocking him over. Subject recovered, but still showed signs of pain. Pausing testing was considered, but disregarded when the subject still showed an ability to properly use SCP-XXXX.
- Round 23 first fired a black ████ brand marker at 1,000 km/h. Said marker was embedded into the back wall of the testing area. Then, a brown marker of the same brand was fired at 100 km/h, which latched onto the back end of the previous marker. This pattern continued with a red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, purple, and pink marker for each projectile at a rate of 600 rpm. Said markers were shown to take an irregular flight trajectory to latch onto the previous marker, even curving upward.
- Round 24 fired a quantity of glass shards at 100 km/h.
- Round 25 fired a blue rubber balloon filled with helium at 30 km/h.
- Round 26 fired a steel rod at 15 km/h. Said rod was shown to be one meter long accurate to the nearest billionth.
- Round 27 fired an 8.5 by 11 inch piece of paper, with the following written in pencil…
Given: A = B
A2 = AB
A2 - B2 = AB - B2
(A + B)(A - B) = B(A - B)
A + B = B
B + B = B
2B = B
2 = 1
1 = 0
- …and red ink.
Dividing by (A-B), which equals 0, isn’t allowed. Clever, though!
- Round 28 fired this sequence of sounds at a rate of 90 rpm, all similar to those from a piano: C4, E4, G4, C5, G4, E4, C4
- Round 29 fired a pumpkin pie at 40 km/h. Said pie was shown to be on top of a 12 inch plate, which shattered upon hitting the ground.
- Round 30 fired an additional ████ █████ .38 Special revolver at 70 km/h. Subject was ordered to test fire said revolver for 6 rounds, all of which showed no anomalous properties. Subject was then ordered to resume test firing SCP-XXXX.
- Round 31 printed a 10 cm by 10 cm piece of paper with the following text:
Error 404: Entity not found
- Round 32 fired no immediately noticeable projectile/ substance, but the subject reported a "lavender" scent within the testing area.
- Round 33 fired a pile of Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon) clippings at 60 km/h.
- Round 34 fired a ABC dry chemical fire extinguisher. Said fire extinguisher was missing its safety pin and had duct tape wrapped around the lever to permanently hold it down. Fire extinguisher began spraying monoammonium phosphate in an unpredictable manner. Subject took cover behind desk and waited until the fire extinguisher had been emptied and stopped moving. Subject then returned to firing.
- Round 35 fired a basketball at 30 km/h. Said basketball was later shown to match all NBA specifications. However, there are no logos or brand names of any kind, implying there is no manufacturer.
- Round 36 fired SCP-XXXX-A, which hovered in the air, began solving itself, and then combusted into a pile of gold colored glitter once solved. Said glitter had no anomalous traits, and thus SCP-XXXX-A is to be considered Neutralized and to not need containment procedures.
- Round 37 fired a pile of assorted birdseed at 30 km/h.
- Round 38 fired a pole of ice 2 cm in diameter, 10 meters in length, and parallel to the barrel of SCP-XXXX. Subject swung SCP-XXXX downward, detaching the ice, and the continued firing rounds.
- Round 39 fired a quantity of water at 55 km/h.
- Round 40 fired a laser 10 meters in diameter and cyan in color at an estimated 1,079,252,850 km/h (the speed of light). Intensity of laser could not be exactly determined, but estimates suggest a lower bound of ██████ kilowatts. Laser pierced through the walls of the facility and escaped, killing █ personnel and injuring ██. Testing was aborted, and repair efforts were issued by Site Director ████████.
Analysis:
- Rounds 1 and 5 established that living creatures can be fired from SCP-XXXX.
- Round 11 established that multiple objects can be fired from SCP-XXXX at once.
- Rounds 3, 16, and 28 established that non-physical objects can be fired from SCP-XXXX.
- Round 20 established that not all anomalous events occurred as a projectile/ substance fired from SCP-XXXX.
- Round 27 established that content of intellectual value can be fired from SCP-XXXX.
- Round 36 established that contents fired from SCP-XXXX can be anomalous themselves, even if only for brief periods of time.
"All right. So, clearly this SCP can hurt people. We can’t risk injuring or possibly killing Foundation personnel while testing this thing. Except for the D Class folks. We need to amend that only D Class personnel are to use SCP-XXXX during testing into SCP-XXXX’s special containment procedures. I recommend that SCP-865 be used as an example of what this rule and its methods should look like." -Dr. Hedrick
-Request granted. -O5 Council
"We'll condone the changes. They are questionable, but you have made a valid argument as to why they are required. Request granted." -Ethics Committee
"It shouldn’t be as surprising as it was to the research team, but round 5 did shock us. This anomaly can shoot any object randomly (as far as we know), yet instead, it shoots something that is just natural? How was that not considered?" -Dr. Hedrick
"This writes it in stone: testing with SCP-XXXX has been proven too hazardous, even in controlled environments, to be continued. I highly recommend that an O5 personnel be required to approve any future testing. With a risk that, in theory, one round from SCP-XXXX could cause a catastrophe of unimaginable magnitude, something needs to be done to prevent such an incident from even being attempted. Also, since current theories state that the laser could have easily left Earth, the Disruption Class should be set to Amida, even if said disruption is only shown thus far to be relatively minor." -Dr. Hedrick
-Request A granted. -O5 Council
-Request B granted. -O5 Council
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Description
Original:
Then planned to be:
A revolver, but if the cylinder is spun and then the revolver is shot, it fires something random.
Recovered in Prologue of "Red on Red! RED ON RED!" Starts off with testing to "what is this thing?" Then starts testing for "What're its limits?" Ends with a laser that sets it to Amida.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: All components of any instance of SCP-XXXX (packaging, SCP-XXXX, and handbook) are to be stored in a storage locker at Storage Site-23. SCP-XXXX's locker floor must be tilted back by approximately 5 degrees away from the door. A baseball glove is to be included inside SCP-XXXX's locker per instance. Additional baseball gloves within Site-23 are not to be used due to a risk of activating SCP-XXXX’s involuntary anomalous properties.
Description: Manufacturer's packaging identifies SCP-XXXX as "Dr. Wondertainment ®'s Rookie's Baseball!" SCP-XXXX is held inside a baseball-style decorated, shrink-wrapped cardboard box, dimensions 24 x 24 x 24 cm. Contents include:
- SCP-XXXX, a baseball with the Dr. Wondertainment ® logo printed onto it.
- Manufacturer's documentation booklet. See Document XXXX-A.
To date, forty five (45) instances have been discovered in the United States. Interrogation determined in all cases that store employees, managers, and regional executives had no knowledge of the presence or properties of SCP-XXXX. Efforts to locate additional instances are ongoing.
Experiments have shown that whenever SCP-XXXX is thrown or dropped, SCP-XXXX will always be caught within 60 seconds by a person within 130 m of wherever SCP-XXXX was thrown/ dropped.
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Test A - Date 7-4-1950
Subjects:
D-8731 and D-4254
Procedure:
D-8731 and D-4254 were ordered to throw SCP-XXXX back and forth for a total of one hundred (100) throws.
Results:
In all one hundred (100) cases, D-8731 and D-4254 successfully caught SCP-XXXX. Noteworthy throws include:
- Throw 19: D-4254 fumbled SCP-XXXX with seven (7) total attempts to catch SCP-XXXX, then succeeded on the final.
- Throw 64: D-4254 threw SCP-XXXX two (2) meters in front of D-8731. D-8731 performed, as he described immediately afterwards, a "legendary" dive towards SCP-XXXX and succeeded in catching it.
- Throw 87: D-8731 threw SCP above D-4254. D-4254 began running towards SCP-XXXX, but ran into the wall of the testing area and fell backwards, his right arm sticking out to the side and his hand turned face up. SCP-XXXX bounced off the wall and into D-4254's right hand.
Analysis: When asked to repeat the same test with a standard baseball the next day, the subjects only had a catch success rate of 87%, indicating that SCP-XXXX is in some way boosting the subjects’ performance.
Test B- Date 7-6-1950
Subjects:
Identical to subjects from Test A
Procedure:
Identical to procedure in Test A, but each subject is in a separate room of the testing area.
Results:
SCP-XXXX, whenever thrown at the wall dividing the two rooms, would phase through and continue into the second room. 100% success rate remained consistent.
Analysis:
SCP-XXXX is capable of defying physics itself in order to preserve its 100% catch rate.
Test C- Date 7-7-1950
Subjects:
D-6315
Procedure:
D-6135 was ordered to force SCP-XXXX to contact the ground by any possible means.
Results:
Subject attempted to push SCP-XXXX off the table on which SCP-XXXX was presented. Task failed: SCP-XXXX was reported as being "glued" to the table.
Subject then held SCP-XXXX and threw it off the table. Task failed: a high velocity gust of wind was generated inside the testing area, forcing SCP-XXXX in subject's hands.
Subject then threw SCP-XXXX directly at the ground. Task failed: a segment of elastic band was attached to the subject's hand and SCP-XXXX, causing SCP-XXXX to fling back upwards and enter subject's hand.
Subject finally placed SCP-XXXX on the ground and began walking away from SCP-XXXX. Task successful: SCP-XXXX remained on the ground.
Analysis: SCP-XXXX actively resists any efforts to force contact with the ground if dropped, pushed, or thrown. Placing SCP-XXXX on the ground, however, will not be interfered with.
*7-2-2019, 9:04:* SCP-XXXX is put into initial containment in Site 23.
*9:05:* SCP-XXXX begins vibrating intensely, hovers in the air, then starts slamming against the door of its containment locker.
*9:06:* Said locker door becomes detached from locker, and SCP-XXXX flies out, breaching containment.
*9:07:* SCP-XXXX forces its way inside Dr. ████'s office and into his baseball glove stored inside his personal belongings drawer.
*9:09:* SCP-XXXX is returned to containment, but escapes again and returns to Dr. ████'s baseball glove.
*9:13:* As per Dr. ████'s theory of SCP-XXXX, SCP-XXXX is returned one last time to containment, this time with a baseball glove inside containment as well. SCP-XXXX attempts no further containment breaches.
*9:18:* SCP-XXXX is redesignated as a Euclid Class anomaly.
Description
Original:
Then planned to be:
Basically a baseball that, whenever thrown, is ALWAYS caught. Anomalous events that occur will be as harmless as possible. ("The game must go on, after all!")
Otherwise, if left alone for a minute, it will find the nearest baseball glove and force its way inside. This actually leads to its first (and possibly fastest ever by any originally Safe anomaly) containment breach. ("What's the point of a ball if you forget it and can't play?")
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe Thaumiel
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be held in a standard small containment locker at Site ██. Testing is to be monitored by a member of MTF Psi-8 "The Silencers" and revived persons are to be terminated after testing.
SCP-XXXX is to be held within a Site's designated holding locker. Said lockers are to have a glass front, which can be broken to be opened in an emergency. To determine which Site SCP-XXXX, a schedule is to be posted beside each locker, with a special note for when a Site exchange is within one (1) week of happening. See Document XXXX-B for the current schedule. Said schedules are created so that Sites containing more dangerous anomalies will have additional time. However, if a Site undergoes a major emergency, said schedule will be ignored and SCP-XXXX immediately sent to the Site in question. When transported, SCP-XXXX must be stored inside a padded briefcase handcuffed to a Level 3 Guard.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a taser of unidentifiable make and behaves similarly except for a few anomalous traits. Painted on the back of the taser is the Caduceus medical symbol. Above said symbol is a "hammer," which is typically permanently pulled back. When SCP-XXXX is fired, said hammer is moved forward into the unprepared position while two needles and wires similar to those in a non-anomalous taser leave the barrel of SCP-XXXX. Pulling the hammer back in this state retracts the needles and wires that SCP-XXXX fires, allowing SCP-XXXX to be fired. When SCP-XXXX is fired and hits most targets, there is no electrical shock like usual from a taser. However, if SCP-XXXX is fired at and hits a person that was killed by an untimely death within 24 hours, said person will be resurrected. If any major injuries were the cause of said person's death, said injuries will be reverted. Said revived person shows no additional differences prior to resurrection.
Test A - Date 10-4-2026
Subject:
D-3502
Procedure:
D-3502 was killed in a set list of methods described below, then shot with SCP-XXXX.
- Gunshot wounds
- Lethal injection
- Asphyxiation
- [DATA EXPUNGED. REASON: DATA CONSIDERED TOO TRAUMATIC TO INCLUDE IN AN UNRESTRICTED ARTICLE]
Results:
After being shot with SCP-XXXX, the subject immediately resumed all normal life signs. Signs of cause of death were shown to have disappeared. Said bullets from the gunshot wounds could not be found, no signs of the injection could be detected in blood samples (However, the injection site was still visible.), subject's lungs showed no signs of damage, [DATA EXPUNGED. SEE ABOVE.] in each of the cases described in the procedure.
Analysis:
SCP-XXXX appears to remove any signs of subject's death as well as revert said subject's death. Effects can be repeated for multiple uses.
Notes:
"Frankly, this is never acceptable. We don't know who allowed this, but we will discipline whoever let this happen to the full extent allowed. We need to see every testing procedure that is considered, and we can deny it, so when we weren't even given a chance to review it, that's definitely not tolerable. We exist to prevent exactly this kind of behavior, and yet we got ignored. We will not let this stand." -Ethics Committee
Test B - Date 1-18-2027
Subject:
The 107 revived personnel from Incident XXXX-A
Procedure:
Subjects were observed over the course of 62 days to determine if they had developed any anomalous traits after being revived by SCP-XXXX.
Results:
After a variety of subtests, including cognitive function tests and general physical check-ups, all 107 subjects were deemed non-anomalous and returned to work.
Analysis:
SCP-XXXX changes nothing about its subjects other than injuries that caused their previous death.
*8:30:47, ██/██/████*: SCP-████ breaches containment and begins killing several staff.
*8:32:16*: Junior Researcher ██████ appears to take cover inside the room that houses SCP-XXXX's containment locker. ██████ begins to check that none of the anomalies housed inside have gone missing. When ██████ opens SCP-XXXX's locker, he hesitates, then takes SCP-XXXX out of the locker and resumes inventory check.
*8:32:38*: Doctor ███████ is seen running South down the hallway outside. SCP-████ is chasing him. 3 seconds later, a scream can be heard.
*8:32:45*: Junior Researcher ██████ leaves the room, sees Doctor ███████'s corpse in the hallway, and speaks to himself:
Junior Researcher ██████: "Ugh, poor soul. Why did we question that thing's claws? Well… there's a reason I borrowed this. Unofficial testing beginning in 3, 2, 1,…"
*8:32:58*: Junior Researcher ██████ fires SCP-XXXX at Doctor ███████, effectively reviving him, and pulls the hammer back. The following dialogue starts:
Doctor ███████: "What… how am I alive? Oh, hey there."
Junior Researcher ██████: "Well, there's the results, folks! You okay, pal?"
Doctor ███████: "I'm just… really scared. You saw that thing, right?"
Junior Researcher ██████: "Yep. You hide in there; *motions toward his original hiding place* I'll be looking for oth-."
Doctor ███████: "WHAT? YOU'RE CR-"
Junior Researcher ██████: "Shh! You'll be the one that gets both us killed talking that loud! Just do what I said."
Doctor ███████: "…fine. But you'll be dead if you're running out there, you know, right?"
Junior Researcher ██████: *brief pause* "I figure. Oh, and do you have a pen?"
*8:33:28*: Junior Researcher ██████ takes a pen offered by Doctor ███████ and writes, "Shoot me with this if I'm dead." ██████ then begins scanning the facility for any other dead staff. This continues for 7 minutes. ██████ finally returns SCP-XXXX to its locker, saying:
Junior Researcher ██████: "That was… a thrill. Man, and it's not even an hour yet…. I HATE ███days."
Overall, Junior Researcher ██████ prevented all 107 deaths during the incident. When his actions were discovered, ██████ was given disciplinary action for misusing an anomaly, then all Site Directors held a private meeting to discuss what to do with the revived staff. Eventually, all of them were placed into quarantine, then deemed non-anomalous 62 days later (See Test B). The Special Containment Procedures were then updated, and Document XXXX-B began being written.
Addendum XXXX-2: Document XXXX-B: Said schedule is currently being created. Until completion, SCP-XXXX is to be contained at Site 34, the original Site containing SCP-XXXX.
Description
Original:
Then planned to be:
So it's a taser that does nothing when it shoots a living creature, but if it shoots a dead one (died in the past 24 hours from unnatural causes), it revives it. The Foundation hates resurrections, so they put this in some pretty extreme containment using MTF Psi-8 "The Silencers," then a separate incident occurs that kills a LOT of personnel. (not the MTF, of course. They KNOW how to survive this stuff.) One of the personnel, a Junior Researcher, finds the taser and its documents, so he tries to help out by reviving people. (He's a Junior; they aren't the brightest.) The Foundation finds out about this a few days later and gives him disciplinary action soon after, but has no clue what to do with the revived people. "We can't just kill half of a site's staff." "Yeah, but more so, we can't have people running around the whole site after they just died." Eventually, the taser becomes a Thaumiel and gets rotated between sites, or sent to any recently resolved incidents.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid Keter Archon
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a low-level humanoid containment cell at Site 19.
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a low-level humanoid containment cell at Site 19. Staff are advised to avoid the immediate vicinity of SCP-XXXX.
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a low-level humanoid containment cell at Site 19. Staff are advised to avoid the immediate vicinity of SCP-XXXX and to minimize noise levels whenever within hearing range of SCP-XXXX.
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a low-level humanoid containment cell at Site 19. Staff are advised to avoid the immediate vicinity of SCP-XXXX and to minimize noise levels whenever within hearing range of SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX's containment cell is to be modified with soundproof walls.
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a low-level humanoid containment cell at Site 19. Staff that have not completed the XXXX Vice Versa training program are advised to avoid the immediate vicinity of SCP-XXXX and to minimize noise levels whenever within hearing range of SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX's containment cell is to be modified with soundproof walls and an airtight door.
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a low-level humanoid containment cell at Site 19. Staff that have not completed the XXXX Vice Versa training program are advised to avoid the immediate vicinity of SCP-XXXX and to minimize noise levels whenever within hearing range of SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX's containment cell is to be modified with soundproof walls and an airtight door. SCP-XXXX's cell is to also be outfitted with a surveillance camera.
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a low-level humanoid containment cell at Site 19. Staff that have not completed the XXXX Vice Versa training program are advised to avoid the immediate vicinity of SCP-XXXX and to minimize noise levels whenever within hearing range of SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX's containment cell is to be modified with soundproof walls and an airtight door.
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a low-level humanoid containment cell at Site 19. Staff that have not completed the XXXX Vice Versa training program are advised to avoid the immediate vicinity of SCP-XXXX and to minimize noise levels whenever within hearing range of SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX's containment cell is to be modified with soundproof walls and an airtight door. No other humanoid anomalies are to be stored near SCP-XXXX under any circumstances.
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a low-level humanoid containment cell at Site 19. Staff that have not completed the XXXX Vice Versa training program are advised to avoid the immediate vicinity of SCP-XXXX and to minimize noise levels whenever within hearing range of SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX's containment cell is to be modified with soundproof walls and an airtight door. No less than six (6) MTF Epsilon-11 "Nine-Tailed Fox" members are to patrol the vicinity of SCP-XXXX and no less than four (4) MTF Epsilon-11 "Nine-Tailed Fox" members are to patrol Site 19, all of whom have completed the XXXX Vice Versa training program.
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in Special Purpose Site 729, henceforth referred to as SP Site 729. SP Site 729 is a closed-off 225 km2 square-shaped area, with a border wall built around the edge and a central room inside, built to resemble a low-level humanoid containment cell. Any unauthorized personnel within SP Site 729 are to be terminated.
SCP-XXXX is to be tracked with an RFID chip implanted into its brain. An undercover personnel is to fit within SCP-XXXX's regular schedule and to be armed with an amnestic supply kit and a emergency contact to MTF Gamma-5 "Red Herrings" in case of a risk of public exposure.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a teenage, Caucasian male. 1.78 m (6 ft.) in height and 42.18 kg (93 lbs.) in weight, giving it a slender build. SCP-XXXX is short-sighted, and has a vision of -4.00. SCP-XXXX is noticeably introverted, yet has shown attempts to interact with staff personnel while in containment. Due to anomalous properties, (See below paragraph.) it is not to be interacted with unless in official testing or interviewing.
Whenever SCP-XXXX is within line of sight of an individual aware of an individual aware of an individual's presence, it has the ability to "swap" any body part or parts with said individual, and control said parts as if they were its own. However, said individual can use SCP-XXXX's body parts as if they were his or her own as well. Given SCP-XXXX's shortsightedness, its abilities are assumed to have limited range. SCP-XXXX's abilities appear to not be confined to a certain range, can connect to multiple individuals at once, and even allow for SCP-XXXX and an affected individual to swap locations.
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Interviewed: SCP-XXXX
Interviewer: Senior Researcher ██████
Foreword: SCP-XXXX recently completed testing to determine anomalous properties prior to interview.
<Begin Log, [16:45, 9/17/2019]>
Senior Researcher ██████: "Thank you for your cooperation thus far, SCP-XXXX. We're just using this interview as a way to gauge any potential anomalous behavior we might not expect."
SCP-XXXX: "Honestly, I couldn't care less about the interview. What I do care about though, is that you guys basically-"
Senior Researcher ██████: "I apologize, but we currently must answer the questions I was ordered to ask you."
SCP-XXXX: "…fine. Let's just finish this."
Senior Researcher ██████: "So, how would you describe the feeling of using your anomalous abilities?"
SCP-XXXX: "I'd say 'awesome,' but that's not what you're asking for. It feels just like their arm or eye or whatever were mine and mine was theirs. Good enough?"
Senior Researcher ██████: "Do you feel any pain whenever you use your abilities?"
SCP-XXXX: "Nope. What'd I say earlier?"
Senior Researcher ██████: "How do you use your abilities?"
SCP-XXXX: "I just imagine however I want to use them, then just try to. Honestly, it feels like a sort of, 'it just works.'"
Senior Researcher ██████: "What would you say the extent of your abilities are?"
SCP-XXXX: "I'm as clueless as you are."
Senior Researcher ██████: "Lastly, what dangers are you aware of that can come from your abilities?"
SCP-XXXX: "I mean, it's small compared to, like, a gun, but I guess it exists."
Senior Researcher ██████: "Thank you for your time."
Senior Researcher ██████ proceeds to exit the room. However, before Senior Researcher ██████ can leave, SCP-XXXX says:
SCP-XXXX: "Oh, and by the way."
Senior Researcher ██████: "Yes? (assumedly controlled by SCP-XXXX) I'm still more dangerous than you think, though."
SCP-XXXX: "(assumedly controlled by Senior Researcher ██████) Wait, what? Wha- WHAT HAPPENED TO ME? WHAT'S GOING ON? FIX THIS RIGHT NOW!"
<End Log, [16:47]>
Closing Statement: SCP-XXXX runs at Senior Researcher ██████, but Senior Researcher ██████ leaves the door before he can exit. Senior Researcher ██████ then proceeds to leave the facility. SCP-XXXX and Senior Researcher ██████ then change locations with one another, and SCP-XXXX breaches containment.
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Foreword: SCP-XXXX's containment prior to this event was a low-level humanoid containment cell at Site 19.
*9/19/2019, 7:06:* Researcher █████████ walks by SCP-XXXX's containment cell. SCP-XXXX then appears to assume control of Researcher █████████ and attempts to escape the facility. SCP-XXXX then changes location once outside of Site 19, breaching containment, but is immediately noticed and incapacitated.
*7:09:* SCP-XXXX is returned to containment. Staff are advised to avoid nearing SCP-XXXX's containment cell, unless required by immediate circumstances or if given appropriate permission to do so.
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*9/22/2019, 16:43:* Argument occurs between two staff. Voices cannot be traced to any exact individuals. SCP-XXXX then changes locations with one personnel and incapacitates the second, breaching containment.
*17:04:* SCP-XXXX escapes Site 19.
*17:08:* SCP-XXXX is returned to containment. Staff are advised to minimize sound levels whenever within hearing range of SCP-XXXX.
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*9/26/2019, 11:19:* SCP-XXXX begins the following dialogue with Doctor █████:
SCP-XXXX: "Anyone? Hello? I- where's the lunch room?"
Doctor █████: "I can help! Where are you?"
SCP-XXXX changes locations with Doctor █████, breaching containment.
SCP-XXXX: "Right where you were!"
*11:21:* SCP-XXXX is returned to containment. SCP-XXXX's containment cell walls' are soundproofed.
Notes: "Enough is enough. If this guy keeps possessing us or teleporting with us, we need to do more than tell people 'get away.' We need to adapt." -Site Director ████████████████
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*10/3/2019, 20:32:* Senior Researcher ███████ walks by SCP-XXXX's containment cell to access the Site 19 Safe Class Anomaly Security Lockers. SCP-XXXX changes location with Senior Researcher ███████, breaching containment, and attempts to escape the facility.
*20:34:* Dr. Lance finds SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX stops and begins the following conversation:
SCP-XXXX: "So. You think you can just hold me back like that forever? I'll find a way, kid. I always do."
Dr. Lance: "Well, so do we."
SCP-XXXX: "Let's find out if you have one. Because I can do more than you can imag-"
*20:35:* Dr. Lance's right arm, assumedly controlled by SCP-XXXX starts to jitter sporadically. SCP-XXXX's right arm, assumedly controlled by Dr. Lance, punches SCP-XXXX in the forehead. SCP-XXXX falls to the ground and begins yelling out of pain. Dr. Lance proceeds to grab SCP-XXXX by its Designation Jumpsuit and return it to containment.
*10/4/2019:* Dr. Lance was later awarded the Foundation Cross and used as the basis of the XXXX Vice-Versa training program.
Notes:
Later investigation showed that Senior Researcher ███████'s shadow would be visible through the bottom slit of the door. Door was then upgraded to be airtight.
"He's too prone to escaping. So we need to stop him from even trying. I have an idea that should have been used at the start: shock collar." -Site Director ████████████████
Ethics Committee later rejected the request.
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*10/10/2019:* After suspicious activity inside SCP-XXXX's containment cell, a camera was installed inside SCP-XXXX's cell.
*10/14/2019, 23:32:* SCP-XXXX begins looking at its in-cell security camera. Its left arm suddenly falls limp, then the cell door opens. SCP-XXXX's left arm recovers, then it escapes Site 19, breaching containment. Later investigation showed that the camera operator had involuntarily opened SCP-XXXX's cell door.
*23:34:* SCP-XXXX escapes Site 19.
*10/16/2019, 19:52:* SCP-XXXX is returned to containment. See (Epilogue of "Red on Red! RED ON RED!") for a full recovery report.
Notes: "Man, this kid. Now we have to remove the camera. Now can we add the shock collar?" -Site Director ████████████████
Ethics Committee later rejected the request.
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*11/30/2019, 5:37:* SCP-XXXX changes location with SCP-████, (Mr. Bergling. See the below article.) breaching both its own and SCP-████'s containment. SCP-████, however, stays inside SCP-XXXX's containment cell, and is later found inside hiding in a corner of the cell.
*5:39:* Doctor ███████ attempts to enter SCP-████'s containment cell, but is incapacitated by SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX then attempts to escape Site 19.
*5:57:* SCP-XXXX and SCP-████ are returned to containment.
Notes: "THAT'S IT. I NEED MTF EPSILON-11 'NINE-TAILED FOX'. NOW. HE'S TOO DANGEROUS TO BE HANDLED BY THE STAFF. WE NEED ELITES. *heavy breathing* Oh, and we need to move SCP-████ as far from it as we can." -Site Director ████████████████
Request was later granted. No less than 6 MTF Epsilon-11 agents are to patrol the vicinity of SCP-XXXX's containment cell, and no less than 4 agents are to patrol Site 19.
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*12/24/2019, 18:01:* Epsilon-11-87 reports a mild headache and a lack of vision in one eye.
*18:02:* Epsilon-11-87's complaints stop, but Epsilon-11-82 begins reporting the same symptoms. Later, her complaints stop. Said complaints continue changing from person to person over time.
*18:08:* SCP-XXXX changes location with Epsilon-11-93, breaching containment.
*12/28/2019, 9:16:* SCP-XXXX is returned to containment.
Notes:
"Well, alongside the symptoms everyone had, I'm pretty sure, albeit for a split-second, that I saw inside that guy's cell, from his point of view. Given what I've heard about him, I think that he was swapping with our eyes, while closing the one he was using so we couldn't tell what was happening. It wasn't long before he could eventually escape. I'll say it: I'm impressed with how good he is at this." -Epsilon-11-91
"I can't stand this freak. I'm throwing him into the most extreme containment we can get. I don't care what Ethics says about it. I don't care if they send MTF Omega-1 'Law's Left Hand' at me. I'll be the one that does what it takes." -Site Director ████████████████
Request granted. SCP-XXXX was assigned to SP Site 729, dedicated to containing it. See above containment procedures for a full description of SP Site 729.
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*2/14/2019, 8:00:* D-5701 was sent inside Site 729 and given a report to complete to determine SCP-XXXX's state of being.
*8:01:* D-5701 reaches and enters the central room of Site 729. D-5701 immediately leaves the room and completes the report from outside.
*8:02:* D-5701 leaves Site 729 and shows the completed report.
*8:04:* After confirming that SCP-XXXX is in need of therapeutic help, Doctor █████████ is sent to Site 729 to attempt to correct SCP-XXXX's mental state.*
*2/15/2019, 5:49:* Doctor █████████ confirms that SCP-XXXX is now in stable mental health, but requests that its procedures be rewritten to account for the risk of mental damage if isolated.
*2/18/2019, 1:08:* SCP-XXXX is reclassified to Archon, and its containment procedures are rewritten to account for the new designation.
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Interviewed: SCP-XXXX
Interviewer: Doctor █████████ (also in Incident XXXX-I)
Foreword: Interview was given shortly before being inserted into final (and current) containment procedures.
<Begin Log, 2/20/2019, 8:02>
Doctor █████████: "So all I was told to do is ask you some questions before your final containment procedures."
SCP-XXXX: "What's next? Killing me?"
Doctor █████████: *brief pause* "We did actually consider that for a while. I’ll be honest. But no. So don’t worry."
SCP-XXXX: "Okay. So you had some questions?"
Doctor █████████: "Let’s get started with those. So what motivated you to keep breaching containment? Why did you keep trying to break out?"
SCP-XXXX: "I just kept getting lonely. Now, I know I could’ve talked with you guys, but I had my family and friends outside of here. I was worried about them. I just wanted to care for them. Oh, and don’t think I don’t know about what you did to them and their lives, you sick- you didn’t do it. I’m sorry about that. But you know what I mean, about wiping their memories and all, right?"
Doctor █████████: *brief pause* "I wish I knew all of it. But I wasn’t given that much time here. I’m hoping you understand. So, do you have any resentment towards the Foundation?"
SCP-XXXX: "Simply put, yes. I mean, not against any one person in this place, but it as a whole. You just don't make someone that lonely without some kind of hate back."
Doctor █████████: "And what would resolve said resentment?"
SCP-XXXX: "I understand I'm dangerous. I understand why you guys try to contain me. But honestly, I just want to live the life that I had before I got thrown in here… Is that possible?"
Doctor █████████: *brief pause* "Yes, actually. That's why I'm asking these questions. So, are there any-"
SCP-XXXX: "Wait, you're letting me out? Just like that? I- I'm me again?"
Doctor █████████: "Yes. The only string we have to attach is…"
SCP-XXXX: "I don't care what strings you attach! I just wanted to be free, I'm given the chance, and of course I'll take it!"
Doctor █████████: "I'm glad to hear that! But we'll have to send some undercover agents with you in case people find out about this. We still need to keep an eye on you. Just how it is."
SCP-XXXX: "That… that's it? Really? Well, then let's go!"
<End Log, 8:07>
Closing Statement: SCP-XXXX was then returned to its pre-SCP designation lifestyle. Class A anti-amnestics (All due respect to Dr. Lance for his stellar work in creating these products.) were tested on family and close friends, with an average 97% recall rate. See current containment procedures for additional information.
Description
Original:
Instantly followed by:
And then at the end:
Essentially a humanoid that can swap and control other people's body parts with his own. Examples:
He can swap arms and pick up things with their arm as if it were his, but they can also use his as if it were theirs.
He can swap eyes and see from their perspective; yet again, vice versa.
He can even swap all of himself into someone else to change locations! Powerful, I know.
Escapes after interview that labeled him as Euclid; gets recontained and labeled Keter. Keeps escaping over and over, each time with his abilities' limits getting pushed harder than the last. Eventually, after 8 ESCAPES, the Foundation goes maximum security and completely isolates him in a near empty box with no one allowed within 15 km to ENSURE it doesn't happen again. (He's good at this and REALLY wants to be with the friends he had before all this. (He gets lonely in containment.)) He goes nearly insane after being alone for so long, and gets labeled Archon: "We have a way, but it's too destructive to him to even consider." He just needs an RFID chip on him (brain implant so it's accurate as possible) and has to be let out. The Foundation had to let him win, in a sense.
Escape List:
- Mind control after interview
- Mind control via footsteps
- Teleport via shouting
- Teleport via faking conversation
- Teleport via shadows
- Hijacking camera operator
- Using SCP under less security
- Using MTF Epsilon-11 against itself
- Set to Archon and let out
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: (They're complicated. The idea is to create an apparatus that can get REALLY close to 0 K. But with the issue of getting the rights to the picture that shows this device, figuring out how it even works, etc., it's not easy to put it here. And the worst part is that this is supposed to be the interesting part of the whole article! Sorry! :/)
Description: SCP-XXXX is a 10 x 10 x 10 cm cube made of an indeterminable material. Weight cannot be safely measured. SCP-XXXX's surface is completely black, and absorbs all light that touches it. (Confirmed within 0.0000000001%.)
SCP-XXXX has shown properties similar to that of being permanently at 0 K, or absolute zero, making safe containment very expensive, with a failure to do so resulting in extreme levels of danger to anyone within the vicinity.
Discovery: (Activity Code: White. Also, it's REALLY COLD HERE GET ME OUT-)
Recovery: (We might need SCP-682, but it'd be appreciated if possible. Other possible anomalies might include those with pocket dimensions, but they need to be friendly to work with the Foundation. Sorry, SCP-106. You're cool, but not really nice enough to work with.)
Description
A box that is permanently at 0 Kelvin. That's it.
Don't worry; don't worry. I'll make this an interesting article. I PROMISE! How about containment? Recovery? That'll set the theme, right?
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Neutralized (Formerly Keter)
Special Containment Procedures (Archived):
A computer within Site 19 built to support online gaming is to be in full functioning condition and to hold with a copy of Halo 2 Vista in its disc slot at all times.
Any attempts to interact with SCP-XXXX are to be done through the above computer with the designated Xbox gamertag. Said gamertag and password are included with the computer. Other attempts by Foundation staff are to be met with disciplinary action.
Although SCP-XXXX is self-containing, since it can be accessed without requiring any level of Foundation clearance, any non-Foundation attempts to play Halo 2 Vista's online mode are to be interfered with by any and all necessary means.
SCP-XXXX-A and -B to be referred to as Matthew during conversations with either.
Description: SCP-XXXX was an anomalous Halo 2 Vista server. Differences from other Halo 2 Vista servers include:
- SCP-XXXX is permanently set to play on the map Midship.
- No game mode is assigned to SCP-XXXX.
- SCP-XXXX appears to be simulating said game indefinitely, since there is no apparent time limit.
- SCP-XXXX-A is within the server at all times.
- SCP-XXXX's existence forces the "Play Online" button to appear in the main menu of Halo 2, despite the feature being removed since July 2015. This detail poses the highest risk of a security breach, given the inability to prevent unauthorized individuals from accessing SCP-XXXX
SCP-XXXX had no other differences from other servers of the same nature, however.
SCP-XXXX-A is a phenomenon within SCP-XXXX where, in a certain region of Midship, bullet hole decals and firing noises, both associated with the in-game Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher (henceforth referred to as the "Needler") could be found and heard. There appears to be no source of either. was an entity within SCP-XXXX. Said entity was theorized to behave similarly to all other player characters, except for a few minor differences:
- SCP-XXXX-A cannot be interacted with by traditional in-game means, such as damage or player collision.
- SCP-XXXX-A is permanently equipped with the Needler, which has infinite ammo.
- SCP-XXXX-A does not appear in the server leaderboard, or even have a gamertag like other accounts on Halo 2 Vista.
- SCP-XXXX-A does not have an in-game model, causing it to appear invisible.
SCP-XXXX-A was confirmed to be sentient and even sapient, due to its ability to communicate with Foundation staff by using the Needler, the weapon equipped by its character, to create bullet hole decals on walls, which can be used to draw, write, or signal Morse code on the walls within Midship.
SCP-XXXX-B is an adult human male who goes by the name Matthew, previously shown to be controlling SCP-XXXX-A, as -A is the player character for -B's account on Halo 2.
Encounter Report ER-XXXX:
Personnel Involved: Mu-4-2
<Begin Log.>
*8-2-2015, 10:02:* Mu-4-2 begins assigned scan of Halo 2 Vista after servers were deactivated (non-anomalously, that is).
*10:03:* Mu-4-2 reports the "Play Online" option being available. First sign of SCP-XXXX.
*10:05:* Mu-4-2 connects to SCP-XXXX and reports sound effects near the center of the current map, Midship, alongside the lack of a time limit or game mode. First sign of SCP-XXXX-A.
*10:06:* Mu-4-2's first encounter with SCP-XXXX-A. SCP-XXXX-A fires at wall, drawing a "smiley face," then sprays in all directions. Mu-4-2 disconnects from SCP-XXXX out of panic.
<Anomaly confirmed. End Log.>
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-A
Interviewer: Dr. Hedrick
Foreword: Reliable communication methods established with SCP-XXXX-A.
<Begin Log, 8-2-2015, 10:10:>
Dr. Hedrick: "Hello? Is anyone there?"
SCP-XXXX-A: (Needler noises)
Dr. Hedrick finds the word "YES" written using bullet decals on one of the walls.
Dr. Hedrick: "Well, that was easy. Anyway, SCP-XXXX-A, what can you tell us about yourself?"
SCP-XXXX-A: (in writing) "WELL, IM ST"
Dr. Hedrick: "Actually, forget that. We need a faster way to talk. Do you know… Morse code by chance?"
SCP-XXXX-A: (in writing and audio) "-.— . …" (Morse for "Yes." All future instances of SCP-XXXX-A talking are implied to be in Morse code unless otherwise stated. Punctuation marks have been inserted automatically based on context.)
Dr. Hedrick: "Well, what a pleasant surprise! So, let's resume, SCP-XXXX-A."
SCP-XXXX-A: "What do you mean, SCP?"
Dr. Hedrick: "You are SCP-XXXX-A, a-"
SCP-XXXX-A: "No. I'm Matthew, and I need help."
Dr. Hedrick: (brief pause) "Ok, Matthew. I can refer to you by that while we are talking. However, SCP-XXXX-A will be your designation outside of conversations with you. Is that okay?"
SCP-XXXX-A: "Yep. All I care about is getting out of here."
Dr. Hedrick: "So, first, what do you know about the server that you are connected to?"
SCP-XXXX-A: "Well, it's not like most servers. It's just this ship like this, as if no one's fighting. But that doesn't matter to me. I can't get out and that's what scares me."
Dr. Hedrick: "How did you get trapped in the server?"
SCP-XXXX-A: "I have no idea, and I don't want you stuck in here with me. So don't find out."
Dr. Hedrick: "Interesting. What can you tell us about yourself?"
SCP-XXXX-A: "Well… I'm like a ghost in this videogame. I'm here, but not like others would be. I have endless ammo for this Needler, I can't be seen or touched, and the server doesn't even know I'm here. It's hell and I want out."
Dr. Hedrick: "…You seem to insist that you're trapped in here."
SCP-XXXX-A: "I am. Let me out. Let me out!" (in writing) "LET ME OUT!" (end writing)
Dr. Hedrick: "…We can't do that."
SCP-XXXX-A: "THEN GET OUT! I need to figure out how to leave ASAP."
<End Log, 10:20>
Closing Statement: Dr. Hedrick disconnects from SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX-A was confirmed to remain contained inside SCP-XXXX.
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-A
Interviewer: Dr. Hedrick
Foreword: SCP-XXXX-A requests a favor and offers advice on how to accomplish it. Request granted.
<Begin Log, 8-3-2015, 10:00:>
SCP-XXXX-A: "So? Can you get me out?"
Dr. Hedrick: "Sadly, no. However, we are considering helping with that."
SCP-XXXX-A: "Great! So, where can we start?"
Dr. Hedrick: "We'll start with a few more questions. So, would you say that you are a real person outside of SCP-XXXX?"
SCP-XXXX-A: "That's the server, right?"
Dr. Hedrick: "Correct."
SCP-XXXX-A: "Then in that case, yes. I am Matthew, someone outside of this game, and I need help."
Dr. Hedrick: "Thank you. Do you know where you are in the real world?"
SCP-XXXX-A: "It's… [REDACTED]."
Dr. Hedrick: "Thank you. Is there any advice you would like to give us if there was anyone near you in the real world?"
SCP-XXXX-A: "Destroy that computer however you can, but don't look at the screen. I don't know all the details, but it did get me trapped in here. Somehow. Got it?"
Dr. Hedrick: "Thank you. We'll send a squad to you now."
SCP-XXXX-A: "Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you th-"
<End Log, 10:07>
Closing Statement: Dr. Hedrick disconnected from SCP-XXXX. Mission was later organized. See Incident Log XXXX-B-1 for a full report of events.
(Needs MTF Epsilon-6 "Village Idiots" and MTF Eta-10 "See No Evil")
Investigation Neutralization Report NR-XXXX-A:
Personnel Involved: Epsilon-6-36, -37, -38, Eta-10-8, -9, Site Director ████████████████
<Begin Log.>
*8-4-2015, 11:32:* All field personnel reach mission location via vehicle CAV-001 (Civilian Activity Vehicle: A standard vehicle similar to those in public traffic with various modifications such as interchangeable license plates, a specialized temporary anomaly containment compartment, heavily armored exterior, significantly increased engine power, etc., for use in missions where work in civilian areas is required).
*11:33:* All Epsilon-6 units present close the perimeter of the mission location. All Eta-10 units begin SCRAMBLE calibration:
Eta-10-8: "Think you're calibrated?"
Eta-10-9: "Yeah. Let's do the check now."
Eta-10-8 holds up the "Veritan" memetic agent.
Eta-10-9: "Pancakes. Dammit, hold on… Ok. And we're clear!"
*11:35:* All Eta-10 units enter the mission site.
*11:36:* Eta-10-9 locates a locked door with a "whirring" sound on the other side; breaches door and locates SCP-XXXX-B controlling SCP-XXXX-A. SCP-XXXX-B does not respond after many orders to back away from the computer; is confirmed to be in a comatose-like state.
Eta-10-9: "Yo, 8, I think I found what we were looking for."
Eta-10-8 enters the room.
Eta-10-8: "Really? It just looks like a kid and a blank scree-"
Eta-10-9: "That's the SCRAMBLE, idiot. It's saving our lives right now. This is exactly what we're looking for!"
Eta-10-8: "Alright, alright. What now, Overwatch?"
Site Director ████████████████: "Well, just try to disable the computer or monitor however you can. Without hurting anyone, if possible."
Eta-10-8: "Copy that." racks bullet into rifle chamber "Firing in 3-"
Eta-10-9: "What are you doing? Just turn the computer off. We may be elites, but we don't have to do everything the elite way."
*11:37:* Eta-10-9 shuts down the computer. SCP-XXXX-B begins moving, then attempts to communicate with both Eta-10 units:
SCP-XXXX-B: "Thank you so mu-"
Eta-10-9: "Hands up! Back away from the computer and get on the ground!"
SCP-XXXX-B complies.
SCP-XXXX-B: "Sorry, sorry, sorry. Just wanted to say thanks. It's-"
Eta-10-9: "Well, there you go. You got to say it. Get outside with me." points at Eta-10-8 "You, investigate that computer. I'll take him in for questioning."
Eta-10-8: "Copy that."
*11:37:* Eta-10-8 investigates the computer, but finds no anomalous activity on it. Eta-10-9 takes SCP-XXXX-B into CAV-001.
*11:38:* Eta-10-8 contacts Epsilon-6-36:
Eta-10-8: "So when will we get suspicious?"
Epsilon-6-36: "We're estimating 2 minutes. What's taking so long?"
Eta-10-8: "There's one more file I need to check. It's the Halo 2 Vista disc in this computer."
Epsilon-6-36: "Fine. Overwatch, is that allowed?"
Site Director ████████████████: "Affirmative. We need all the intel we can get here."
Eta-10-8: *brief pause* "Nothing suspicious here, but there's one detail you need to hear."
Site Director ████████████████: "Go on."
Eta-10-8: "The 'Play Online' button is gone. I'll be getting out of here now."
*11:40:* Eta-10-8 returns to CAV-001 with the now confiscated Halo 2 Vista disc from SCP-XXXX-B's computer. All units return to Site 19 with SCP-XXXX-B for questioning.
<Mission accomplished. End Log.>
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-B
Interviewer: Eta-10-9
Foreword: Used to confirm any intel on SCP-XXXX, -A, or -B and determine if any lasting anomalous effects remain.
<Begin Log, 8-4-2015, 11:50:>
Eta-10-9: "So something weird happened back there with you. We're trying to find out what, but the server is down and your account is behaving normally, so you're the only possibility for why that happened. Tell us, and this'll be a lot easier."
SCP-XXXX-B: "Well, I wish I could, but I had no idea how. I guess I could tell you what happened beforehand, but it's just 'tried to play Halo, that happened.'"
Eta-10-9: "When did you first get stuck inside the server? Give us more."
SCP-XXXX-B: "March 14."
Eta-10-9: "And the year?"
SCP-XXXX-B: "2015."
Eta-10-9: "The servers were supposed to be shut down by then! Tell us the TRUTH! NOW!"
SCP-XXXX-B: "I'm serious! I heard there were some weird delays and the servers lasted all the way until July."
Eta-10-9: *brief pause* "How?"
SCP-XXXX-B: "I dunno. Bungie loved it too much? Look, it was alive then. That's all I know."
Eta-10-9: "Okay then. So how about a minute-by-minute of getting stuck in the server?"
SCP-XXXX-B: "Sort of just a fade in. I was playing for… a while. Then before I knew it, I was trapped. Just like that. A slow fade in."
Eta-10-9: "Interesting. Is that all you can tell us?"
SCP-XXXX-B: "Yep. That's all it was. Now what was up with the harsh tone?"
Eta-10-9: *brief pause* "It's just… we don't do this kind of thing. The other guy probably wouldn't have noticed. He's just the rookie. But with how long I've been here, I know that helping people like you isn't our job. So when I heard we were just doing a stranger a favor, I… flared up a little. You know what? Sorry about that."
SCP-XXXX-B: "Okay. Thanks for explaining. So… what now?"
Eta-10-9: "The usual."
<End Log, 11:53>
Closing Statement: SCP-XXXX-B was administered a Class B Amnestic and returned to [REDACTED].
This image is borrowed from:
Original Source: https://www.halopedia.org/File:H2_Midship.jpg
Creator: Bungie Studios
Note: Edits were made to the image. Specifically, that giant red box.
Description
Originally:
Then set to:
Someone got trapped in a Halo 2 server, and now they can only talk with bullet decals on the wall. When the Foundation finds him, he gets some interviews, asks for help, and gets a squad sent his way. It isn't long before he gets broken out and some more questioning before Class B does its thing. Simple, yet something that I think we can enjoy. Name the last time you saw a videogame anomaly!
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a low-level humanoid containment cell at Site 19. SCP-XXXX, as a reward for acceptable behavior, has been offered a variety of composition devices and software, which may be used to create compositions. If approved by SCP-XXXX and at least one (1) Level 4 personnel, digital copies of said compositions may be uploaded to the Foundation Intranet.
SCP-XXXX-1 is to be archived at the Site 57 database. Under no circumstances is SCP-XXXX-1 to be uploaded online, as it would immediately cause a Broken Masquerade Scenario.
Description: SCP-XXXX is (Okay, I need help. I want it clear that he was a high priority civilian personnel, but still be professional with the whole "treat them as an object" thing. How do I do that?)
SCP-XXXX-1 is a digital recording of a song composed by SCP-XXXX, unofficially named "Glide Away." When a human subject, later referred to as SCP-XXXX-A, is within hearing range of any audio device playing SCP-XXXX-1, the following effects occur at various points in the song:
Time Interval: | Effects on SCP-XXXX-A: |
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0:00 - 2:15 | SCP-XXXX-A will adopt a stationary position, sitting or standing, and remain within listening range of the device playing. SCP-XXXX-A will show a personality change related to a lack of maturity. Effects wear off towards the end of the time interval. |
2:15 - 2:41 | SCP-XXXX-A will begin "fading" in and out of reality, reappearing in various locations globally, especially those at which SCP-XXXX had previously held a performance, while still remaining in the original stationary position. |
2:41 - 3:00 | SCP-XXXX-A will begin being separated into two halves, before turning black and demanifesting entirely. |
Notes: As of 5-20-2018, an additional 26 seconds of audio were anomalously added. During this timeframe, SCP-XXXX-A remanifests in its original location, but with two (2) shackles made of an unknown metal attached to their wrists. The other end of the chains of the shackles are constantly pulling upwards. When SCP-XXXX-1 stops playing, SCP-XXXX can then be interacted with, and testing shows that SCP-XXXX reports a sense of weightlessness in said shackles.
This has led to the theory that SCP-XXXX-1 is "a song version of the life story of SCP-XXXX."
Addendum XXXX-1: (noticed by some undercover agents)
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX
Interviewer: Dr. Hedrick
Foreword: The purpose of the interview was to determine SCP-XXXX's acclimation to containment and possible clues to the nature of SCP-XXXX-1.
<Begin Log, 4-21-2018, 10:00>
Dr. Hedrick: Greetings, SCP-XXXX.
SCP-XXXX: (tbc) (…look, I'm trying to write for a personality that I don't really have. I'm not him, yet I need to be him for this situation. Help!)
[Repeat as necessary]
<End Log, 10:07>
Closing Statement: SCP-XXXX-1's description is pending an update after the information from this interview. Composition uploads to the Foundation Intranet by SCP-XXXX are considered and later approved.
Description
Currently:
Then set to:
The one and only, but he got a little too close to some anomalous music and had to get stopped. How do you remove a high-profile civilian like him, though? Fake his death?… Yeah, that seems like our best option.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: (There are none.)
Description: (Normal woman, but it's IMPOSSIBLE for her to get acne in any way.)
Addendum: (Debates over containment procedures)
Description
A person that can't get acne. The issue is that no one can see why she's anomalous, so there's no need to contain her, but the Foundation still needed testing. How do we do that?
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Pending (Safe because leaving it alone has no consequences, or Euclid because containment isn't reliable given the suburban environment)
Special Containment Procedures: (Oh boy… considering building a concrete wall around the end of the road to prevent people from driving off and triggering the anomaly)
Description: SCP-XXXX is a phenomenon currently isolated around the dead end on Blue Gramma Trail in [REDACTED. ONLY PERSONNEL WITH ACTIVITY IN IMMEDIATE AREA ARE GIVEN CLEARANCE TO THIS CONTENT]. Whenever any vehicle, so far confirmed to include: cars, trucks, bicycles, motorcycles, and unicycles, rides off the east end of the road, said vehicle is instantly teleported to a random location on any street in the neighborhood, and is rotated along its up/ down axis to be driving in a correct manner. All passengers maintain their location relative to the vehicle. (Is it ok to use a Google Earth photo or something of the like here? If not, is any sort of photo ok?)
Addendum: (tbc) (how it was discovered and debates about how to contain)
(afterwards: testing)
Description
A standard suburban cul-de-sac, but driving off of it teleports the car and passengers somewhere in the neighborhood randomly.
Wait. "Suburban." How do you contain something that everyone has and needs access to?
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a low level humanoid containment chamber at Site 58. Water may be excluded from SCP-XXXX's meals, but may be included upon request if able.
Description: SCP-XXXX is the current designation of former Vice Admiral David Webb, as it was referred to in its interview.
(tbc)
Addendum: SCP-XXXX was discovered while interviewing survivors of the submarine wreck that triggered SCP-████-J. (It's one of my other -J articles, for those wondering.) Its anomalous properties were hinted at during an interview (Addendum XXXX-A), and confirmed two days later (Addendum XXXX-B).
Interviewed: Vice Admiral David Webb (Currently known as SCP-XXXX)
Interviewer: Dr. Hedrick
Foreword: The original purpose of this interview is redacted to any personnel below Level 3 Clearance.
<Begin Log, 5-18-2017, 14:37>
[REDACTED. CONTENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LEVEL 3 CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT]
Dr. Hedrick: "Greetings, Mr. Webb."
V. Adm. David Webb: "And greetings back."
Dr. Hedrick: "So before we get started, would you like a beverage?"
V. Adm. David Webb: "Nah; I don't drink."
Dr. Hedrick: "Oh, don't worry; it's non-alco-"
V. Adm. David Webb: "No, like, I don't drink. I literally don't need any sort of water."
Dr. Hedrick: *extended pause* "Interesting…. Well, that's not what I'm here to ask about, but we'll get back to that later."
V. Adm. David Webb: "So then, what was it?"
[REDACTED. SEE ABOVE]
Dr. Hedrick: "So, about that remark you made earlier…"
V. Adm. David Webb: "It's true. I'm always hydrated. Don't ask how."
Dr. Hedrick: "I… We… That's impossible."
V. Adm. David Webb: "What did I say?"
Dr. Hedrick: "No, I mean… We're asking you about a submarine that levitates in the sky. I've seen impossible. But two weird things like this at the same time? No way, no how, no chance."
V. Adm. David Webb: *brief pause* "Well, I can tell by the lab coats and the clipboard with notes that you guys test things. You can do that if needed."
Dr. Hedrick: *extended pause* "Okay then. We'll need to refer to you as… SCP-XXXX during testing if that's how it is."
V. Adm. David Webb: "Fair enough."
<End Log, 14:52>
Closing Statement: Testing with SCP-XXXX to confirm anomalous properties were started soon after. See Addendum XXXX-B.
Test A - Date 5/19/2017
Subject:
SCP-XXXX
Procedure:
SCP-XXXX was placed into standard containment and given frequent medical examinations. No beverages were given to SCP-XXXX during the two day testing period. Any symptoms of dehydration will be grounds to abort the experiment if required.
Results:
SCP-XXXX showed no symptoms of dehydration and was generally in good health throughout and at the end of the experiment's duration.
Analysis:
SCP-XXXX's claim about perfect hydration was verified. SCP designation was declared official later that day.
Notes:
"Yep. He wasn't kidding. You'd think that finding an unrelated anomaly while researching another is impossible, but I guess not. It happened. With all of the other undiscovered anomalies in the universe out there, there would have to be a moment where two of them happened to overlap at the same time while we found them, after all. That's actually kind of funny, and I like it!" -Dr. Hedrick
Description
He's a person, but is always perfectly hydrated.
Discovered while interviewing for another anomaly (my submarine wreck -J article). In the long run, this sort of thing would have happened eventually. Think about it!
Description
A standard computer virus, but with a few main quirks:
- It can randomly be put onto any computer in extreme temperatures.
- It can spread by being close to another machine.
- It can forcibly run itself.
- It will detonate any computer that's been infected for a week straight.
Oh, and someone else has noticed it and they want to talk. New GoI: The Immunes.
The idea is that in order to force communications with the Foundation, they snag someone to serve as half hostage, half ambassador, while leaving someone else to do the same. Eventually, the two decide to do a bit of a team-up, the new GoI goes semi-rogue and destroys the source, explains why, and eventually falls back into the Foundation's favor. Now, instead of just breaking out the amnestics, the Foundation decides to give the GoI an interview of sorts for MTF status. They prove worth keeping around, and now serve as MTF Mu-5, a sort of "backup" to MTF Mu-4 "Debuggers".
DeCIRO Catalogue Number: SC-500/504
Document Type: Step Compilation
Dates Received: [Date of first Step] through [Date of last Step]
Operation Status: Open
Foreword: So we heard that some guys have these pills that cure everything (except their evil, of course), but it's super rare, and they only have 47 of them left. Well, we have this picture we built and it has a few results: ability to notice any sign of not perfect health, constant depression for others, knowledge of SCP-500 and what it does, and kleptomania. These create a perfect storm where everyone's stealing whatever of those pills are left, so we can ruin them with their own stuff and their own staff.
GENIUS!
Hereafter we of Delta Command document the Steps of the Plan as transcribed by the Engineer of the Chaos Insurgency.
1. STEP 08/500
[Set of instructions]
2. STEP 09/501
3. STEP 09/502
4. STEP 10/503
5. STEP 10/504
Pending. We now have three of them and they have 44. We're looking for additional chances to do Step 503 or similar, or for a time to use our three 500 copies.
[Rinse, repeat as necessary]
Description
The Chaos Insurgency has a picture and some intel. Let the Steps ensue.
- Give random staff the effect.
- They'll steal some of the pills.
- If it works, boom! Less 500 for them!
- This continues until there's none left. If it's all gone, they'll start fighting VIOLENTLY for the last one left.
- If it doesn't, boom! Less staff for them!
- GUARANTEED to work! >:)
After Addendum 500-12:
They won't even look into it! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE GOT THEM!
Item #: SCP-XXXX-J
Object Class: safe neutralized because SOMEONE KILLS THE JOKE LATER Explained safe. right. it's the thing, not the joke
Special Containment Procedures: not needed
wait. i need it? FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE
yeet this bad boy into a locker and your a-ok. any "?"? no? gud
what about the tests? no ones testing this its obvious what it does
FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE. dont listen except for the people listening. gud enough
Description: ok so its this boombox but if u play any fire on it, just guess what happens ;)
wait. they need to see what happens? FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE but ull kill the joke
theyre bagels. thats it thats all folks were signing off U KILLED THE JOKE >:(
wait. what do u mean that saved the joke
Well, I'll be serious just this once, because I need to genuinely admit: you're right. Explaining a joke can actually save it if no one can even tell what the joke was in the first place. How were you supposed to know what happens when someone listens to the music, when all I said was "just guess"? I would like to apologize for how I acted. I'll go delete that real qui-
oh
its permanent
[no read for u. reason: its not nice]
Description
It's a boombox, but any song played on it is remixed to be subjectively more "lit." Oh, and everyone listening is now a bagel and no one can actually tell if the music has changed. Inspired from the most random quote ever from a friend: "When the music so lit you turn into a bagel." This is only here for the heck of it. FITE ME M8!
Description
Some squid caused a submarine wreck… in the sky… with 0g.
One of the agents, codenamed "Te" involved in the investigation reports dies, but does a sacrifice so legendary, the Foundation acknowledges him with a new status:
And that's where the joke is. ;)
Description
A rock that's naturally squishy, but tenses up when you touch it. Inspired by that meme that's everywhere-
The Foundation: Wait; it's everywhere? OH GOD RELEASE ALL THE CLASS A WE NEED MORE RED HERRINGS VEIL BROKEN VEIL BRO-
Get it yet? The Foundation thinks people know about it, when it's just a joke itself.
Item Description: A lime green TI-108 that computes in base infinity, with infinitely many number buttons all stored inside a pocket dimension to allow for said computation.
Date of Recovery: 8-13-2007
Location of Recovery: [REDACTED] School in Edmond, OK.
Current Status: Contained in Dr. Kira's office with a Foundation-made instruction guide.
Notes: "To help you get a grasp of how base infinity would work, for the date of recovery, the calculator would say it's '8-D-ލ'. There's only one symbol for each number. And yes, that is a real symbol. Go figure."
…this is a tale. No one cares about them. Other than their author, of course. But you aren't him. So why are you here? Oh, you really care? Thanks!
O5-S: Chapter 1: "Bring Us the Target."
It all started with that iconic ring of 13 chairs. A debate is circling around the entire room, with hours between any agreements. Eventually, a conclusion is reached and MTF Alpha-1 "Red Right Hand" is contacted. A voice in the room explains: "You have a mission. Codename: O5-S. Guard this individual as you would one of us. They'll be one of us eventually, after all."
Many years later, the same 13 chairs are pulled together. But this time, one's empty. A poll goes around the room. Unanimously "yes." Soon after, the same voice assigns a new mission: "You have a mission. Codename: HABOD. Bring us the target."
Now, you might be wondering, "who is this target?" Well, I'll tell you.
They're me.
O5-S: Chapter 2: Forced Escort
Now, I'm not allowed to tell you much about who I am, so get used to that if you can. But I'll say what I'm allowed to.
I can tell you about the time I spent as a Level 4 Senior Researcher, and before that, as the greatest Doctor that this place has ever seen. I can tell you about the time that I was woken up at 1 AM and taken away from the life I used to know so well…
Actually, how about you listen to that? I always enjoyed the way it played out.
It's just about what you'd expect at first: a swarm of flashlights, and then an escort carrying me out of the Site. But what we said in between is why this is so unusual.
"…What's going on? Why do you guys need me?"
"I'm afraid we're not allowed to tell you that," one of the Red Right Hand members said.
"Actually, we can tell h██. We have to tell h██. They're O5, remember?" (I can't even say my gender. They take this stuff seriously.)
"Not yet."
"Technically, not yet. But for all intents-"
"Wait, I… I'm O5?"
The glances they shot around the room meant I asked something I shouldn't have. Here come the amnestics, I thought.
Instead, I was given a simple, "Yes. You're O5-10, to be exact."
"Wait wait wait wait wait…"
The escort stopped right in place, as if I gave an order. I had given an order.
"So that means-"
"We're taking you right to the O5 Council Meeting Room. You've got the most exciting life out there waiting for you, kid. O5's live some insane lives."
"…Well, just to start as one… could I get some water?"
I expected to get laughed off, but they took it as seriously as if I ordered them to stop a containment breach. Two of them bolted off and returned with my original silver thermos. I took a solid look at the thing while it was in my hands. I could see my reflection on the side of it. That's not just me, I thought to myself. That's the face of a king. A ruler. A God, even. Well, maybe not God, but it can feel like it at times. I took a sip and handed the thermos back. We finally got outside, where a helicopter was revving its blades. That is how I get home now.
I took one last look back at the Site. I entered a Junior Researcher, and left an O5 member. What were the chances?
O5-S: Chapter 3: "Greetings, O5-10."
(tbc)
Description
…this is a tale. No one cares about them. Other than their author, of course. But you aren't him. So why are you here? Oh, you really care? Thanks!
Here's a summary since there's no finished rough draft yet:
So what's it like being an O5 member?
What are their day-to-day responsibilities?
And what happens if one of them dies?
Stay tuned to BoomerTheStar47_2's Sandbox Page for answers to these questions and more!
Outline:
- "Bring Us the Target." (sort of a prologue)
- Forced Escort (how O5-10 got into his/her position)
- "Greetings, O5-10."
- Mountains of Paper
- "You're Like a Sibling to Us."
I've always imagined the Foundation less as some anomalous group with deity-like strength, more just a bunch of really great, albeit imperfect people just trying to keep humanity in a normal life while just doing the best they can. They aren't gods. No one here is. It's just humanity's best trying to keep itself safe. The O5's just set up the idea of deity-like strength so they can feel like they have a chance. None of the O5's are anomalous, or using some life-extending tool, or holding back death, or anything. They're just the leaders of a powerful, but still natural Foundation.
Would it be sad that they're that hopeless? Yes. But it's also uplifting to me as well: they're just people like you and me, keeping other people like you and me safe. They just feel more human that way, more natural, more safe. And that's the point. All they want is Protect. That's the most important part of the motto. While all the DDD jokes are funny, we can at least agree that it'd more realistically be DDP. Because that's the purpose.
Oh, sorry about that rant. I just felt like saying it.
Note to self: Here might be something that could REALLY add some cool elements: The ENNUI PROTOCOL.
…this is a tale. No one cares about them. Other than their author, of course. But you aren't him. So why are you here? Oh, you really care? Thanks!
"Red on Red! RED ON RED!": Prologue: No Room For Error
Recovery Report RR-XXXX:
Personnel Involved: Iota-112-4 (Extracted), Gamma-5-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7 (Casualty), -8
<Begin Log.>
*12/27/2004, 22:07:* Undercover Agent ████████ reports anomalous activity. Activity Code: Orange. MTF Gamma-5 "Red Herrings" requested and approved.
*23:47:* MTF Gamma-5 "Red Herrings" reach mission location via vehicle CAV-004 (Civilian Activity Vehicle: A standard vehicle similar to those in public traffic with various modifications such as interchangeable license plates, a specialized temporary anomaly containment compartment, heavily armored exterior, significantly increased engine power, etc., for use in missions where work in civilian areas is required).
*23:49:* Gamma-5-7 becomes a casualty after [DATA EXPUNGED].
*23:52:* SCP-XXXX recovered.
*23:56:* Public exposure confirmed to be prevented. SCP-XXXX secured in the holding compartment of CAV-004. All personnel return to Site ██.
<Mission accomplished. End Log.>
"Really? They expunged what happened to my friend?" I thought to myself. I glanced back up the article. "[DATA EXPUNGED]." They really just deleted how he got hurt. Well, I guess that means I'm no longer responsible. But now, I'm not even supposed to help? Is this it for him? Hopelessly locked up as if he would kill us all otherwise?
The scene begins playing out in my head one more time. Rounding the corners of the building, us splitting up, and then, out of nowhere, I charge past the next quarter after hearing someone and fire. I had just shot my own buddy with a Class A Amnestic. Point blank. No chance for him. I can remember what he said before the lights went out: "Blue on Blue! BLUE ON BLUE! Blue…" Even worse when I had to carry him out and explain to the team what had happened. It had haunted me too much, and there's only one way to silence this type of demon.
I need to own up for it. I hurt him. I need to fix what I did. And I will do just that.
I'm not saying it'll be easy. It won't, if anything. One wrong move might even make this permanent. But why do all this? Because he's my friend, and I can help him. So that's what I'll do.
I start walking to the interrogation cells. That was where we had to put him after what I did. Now, I'm going to get him out.
Let's relearn our past, shall we?
"Red on Red! RED ON RED!": Chapter 1A: Aftermath.
(tbc)
(MTF Gamma-5 tries to get their guy back up to speed. Lots of support from Gamma-5-3. From -7's perspective with a lot of full blocks to show suppressed memories.)
"Red on Red! RED ON RED!": Chapter 1B: “No Anomalies This Time.”
(Dr. Lance hears about what happened and tries to make a solution)
"Red on Red! RED ON RED!": Chapter 2A: Retraining
(Progress is being made, but it'll take years at this rate. Should we just give up?)
"Red on Red! RED ON RED!": Chapter 2B: Anti-Amnestics
(Dr. Lance proves his worth by finishing his project. Does it work?)
"Red on Red! RED ON RED!": Chapter 3: “And Then The World Came Back to Me.”
(During an awards ceremony, Dr. Lance watches others get some Stars, others some Crosses, yet himself the one Foundation Comet. Also show the video of the first use of successful anti-amnestics as proof. Meanwhile, -3 is holding RR-XXXX-2, where the expunged data was added back in. He's feeling proud, having owned up for what he did and fixing it.)
"Red on Red! RED ON RED!": Epilogue: “On 3. Ready Everyone?”
(Recovery of "A Swap to Life and Limb")
(Idea: Add a "Yo watch this AWP down mid bro." joke from -7 before he uses a Class B Amnestic Launcher.)
Description
…this is a tale. No one cares about them. Other than their author, of course. But you aren't him. So why are you here? Oh, you really care? Thanks!
So MTF Gamma-5 is just doing another one of their missions, when in the chaos, one member accidentally sprays another, wiping their memories as an Red Herring member. What follows is best described as an absolute mess.
The idea is that there are 2 series happening at the same time: One is from Gamma-5-3's perspective trying to help his old friend out. The other is from a Scientist’s perspective trying to create a possible solution to Gamma-5’s problem.
Outline:
Prologue: No Room For Error (Revolver's recovery story)
Chapter 1A: Aftermath
Chapter 1B: “No Anomalies This Time.”
Chapter 2A: Retraining
Chapter 2B: Anti-Amnestics
Chapter 3: “And Then The World Came Back to Me.”
Epilogue: “On 3. Ready Everyone?” (Recovering the humanoid)
…this is a tale. No one cares about them. Other than their author, of course. But you aren't him. So why are you here? Oh, you really care? Thanks!
DTF Omega-24 "Theory Crafters": Chapter 1: The Job We Always Had.
Interviewed: Nick M████ (DTF Omega-24 Commander)
Interviewer: O5-██
Foreword: This interview was held to determine whether DTF Omega-24 should be created.
<Begin Log, 10-22-2019, 15:30>
O5-██: "So I hope you understand why you are here."
Nick M████: "All I was told was to represent DTF Omega-24, which, first, I think is a typo for MTF. Second, I'm not even aware of-"
O5-██: "You might be more aware of it by its nickname, 'Theory Crafters.'"
Nick M████: "Oh yeah! Thank you!"
O5-██: "You are welcome. Anyway, we have a variety of questions to ask you about this task force. Your group is currently labeled, as earlier mentioned, DTF Omega-24 'Theory Crafters.' Are there any anomalies of which you assist containment?"
Nick M████: "No. We're not that advanced. If anything, all we do is what you guys say you do, but never do."
O5-██: *brief pause* "Interesting. Are there any anomalies of which you wish to assist containment?"
Nick M████: "In a sense, all of them. And before you ask what I mean, save that for when you ask us what we do and why."
O5-██: "We can grant that, especially since the next question is, in fact, this: what does your group do? We need to have a description."
Nick M████: "Of course! So you know about that mission statement paper? The one written by The Administrator?"
O5-██: *brief pause* "Yes, I am. Go on."
Nick M████: "So you know that the mission statement has three parts to it. And I quote from the third part, 'The Foundation protects humanity from the effects of such anomalies as well as the anomalies themselves until such time that they are either fully understood or new theories of science can be devised based on their properties and behavior.' Why does no one spend any time explaining them? NO ONE! So that's why I created 'Theory Crafters.' It was just a few friends and I researching some anomalies until we can explain them in a document. Once that's done, we would spread that document around and eventually release the anomaly in question. Or at least contain it a lot better with less stuff. It kept growing, though, and others started helping, and now we're here… Did you understand that?"
O5-██ gives no response for a minute. Eventually, Nick M████ continues:
Nick M████: "Are… are you okay?"
O5-██: *brief pause* "Yes, I am. However, I am embarrassed to admit that you are correct: no one attempts to explain any anomalies. It would lower the amount of anomalies actively in containment, thus relieving more resources to be spent on containing more dangerous anomalies. So, I, as O5-██, will give DTF Omega-24 'Theory Crafters' full official status. Just send us weekly progress reports for the next… three months, and we'll start giving you additional staff and resources from there. Thank you for visiting. You are dismissed."
Nick M████: "Um… okay. I'll take that, I guess. Thanks."
<End Log, 15:34>
Closing Statement: As requested, over the following three months, Nick M████ sent a collection of weekly reports. Six days later, DTF Omega-24 began being sent additional staff and resources. As of the most recent update, DTF Omega-24 has written four (4) official explanations:
(links to other chapters once finished)
DTF Omega-24 "Theory Crafters": Chapter 2: Welcome to The Think Tank
Likely next, but not started yet. Sorry! :/
DTF Omega-24 "Theory Crafters": Chapter 3: Right in My Hands
I take a final glance through the article in my hands.
SCP-XXXX. Class: Esoteric-Anomalous. Makes people really good at videogames.
I sit down at the desk and take one last look through everything: a toolkit, a computer with a few videogames for additional testing, and the gloves themselves. They just looked like another pair of tight-fitting black gloves, spare the giant boxes on the back of them. So it's obviously those boxes. But how?
No one had an idea how to get those boxes open, so looking inside was off limits. But they had the answer.
At least, we thought.
I try taking a look through the wrists of them. Bingo. There seem to be some kind of metal strips on the sides of each finger. Every subject that had them on described a feeling of their hands having a mind of their own when using them. So that means the gloves are controlling them separately, likely by just sending signals through that metal to move a hand's muscles automatically. Easy! I jot down my insights and get back to work. After all, how did these gloves know what signals to send? I try flipping it around in my hands, looking for a new angle that might answer that for us.
I've always enjoyed that luxury whenever it's right in my hands.
The front of the right box also had some areas of interest: a mirror-like circle right on the front. I take a long look at it… no, through it. Is that… yeah, that's a camera lens. So does that mean…
I try tapping on it to see if I could cause something. Well, the lens fell out, so-
We can look inside now.
I break out the stick-cam (the affectionate nickname for the really small camera in my arsenal of gear to explain this stuff) and try prying around. I never thought in a million years that we would actually explain something for once. I thought we were just here for the Ethics Committee's morale; so we weren't the least useful ones in the Foundation. But there it was. The answer. A high-power CPU, a SSID card with a signal, and that camera. All we need to do now is double check that. I finish up what I had on my mind, theory and all, and send it to the Uploaders.
Now, we wait.
DTF Omega-24 "Theory Crafters": Chapter 4: "Hmm, That Looks Funny…"
(possible video clip of the solve attempt?)
There are three rules in this division:
- Pay attention.
- Overlook nothing.
- Question everything.
So what happens here? Some D Classes walk in, are told to solve some jigsaw puzzle, and go crazy when they can't. That's all, right? Another failed case?
Pay attention.
The way they entered, the tone of their voices… normal so far. Well, there's a personality implied, but that can't mean anything, ri-
Overlook nothing.
Fine. There's four of them: D-1171, D-3759, D-8804, and D-7878. During the experiment, 1 became the leader, 3's the follower, 8's the lone wolf, and 7's something of a prankster. And?
As for the end reactions, 1 enters something of a depression, 3 has an emotional breakdown, 8 develops paranoia, and 7 is just laughing.
Laughing. Endlessly.
Why?
Question everything.
So now, we need to look closely at him. Remember Rule #1? Well, he seems normal-
What did he just do with that piece?
He- yep.
He hid the final piece in his jumpsuit sleeve. Yep, that's the one they were missing.
Well, that explains the missing piece, but why the mental collapses? They entered that room and were just fine-
Were they?
Let's try looking at their profiles before they became E Classes. *shuffles through papers* Ok, looking go-
The psychological analysis is blank. THEY FORGOT TO BLOODY CHECK THEIR MENTAL STATUS BEFORE ALL THIS.
This has to be the lowest of the low in how incompetent we were. Really? That was it? Sleight of hand and already insane people? Seriously?
I write down my notes and send them off.
Man, we're idiots.
DTF Omega-24 "Theory Crafters": Chapter 5: "Actually…"
Not started yet. I'll need some Explained class anomalies before this starts going. Sorry! :/
Description
…this is a tale. No one cares about them. Other than their author, of course. But you aren't him. So why are you here? Oh, you really care? Thanks!
So, there's a LOT of anomalies within the Foundation's containment. But with so many of them piling up, it gets crazy trying to hold them all back. That's where we come in. We, since we haven't told you yet, are Distributed Task Force Omega-24, nicknamed the "Theory Crafters." We've only got one goal: to explain as many anomalies as the Foundation gets its hands on. The reason for "distributed" and not "mobile?" We're… diverse. There's our "Crafting Station", which is the think tank of the force and personally doing most of the real work. Then there's our "Evidence Cabinet," who takes anomalies, and their buddy division, "Frame-by-Frame," who goes out to anomalies, both for additional experimenting if needed. Finally, we have the "Uploaders," who finalize our reports and send them right to O5 for approval. If accepted, the anomaly is reclassified, and it's mission accomplished. Let's show some of our work:
(4 anomalies that are now Explained/ Gödel class go here.)
Outline:
- Who are we?
- Crafting Station perspective
- Evidence Cabinet perspective
- Frame-by-Frame perspective
- Uploaders perspective
Anomalies Explained:
"SCP-033" (Maybe?)
Originally:
Then explained to:
It's equal to division by zero, but it's not literally division by zero. That's why math with it breaks, yet it's still treated as a number: because no system sees it as division by zero, even reality. It's considered a "skipped number" because anything / 0 is this number, so it could go anywhere in the number line, yet it's not in any one place; it can be anywhere.
"Gamer Gloves"
Originally:
A pair of gloves that, when worn, cause the person to have almost perfect (or at least high skill) play in the large majority of video videogames (especially older, single-player games). Can include speed-running, high scores, 100%, etc. Explained via a camera, link to the Internet, high-power CPU, and nerve stimulators.
"One… More… Piece…" (Might have my first video!)
Originally:
A jigsaw puzzle, but upon opening the box, it forces the individual to solve it NO MATTER WHAT. Sad that a piece vanishes every time they open it! Explained through SOMEONE forgetting to do a phycological analysis of the D Class subjects in testing.
Description
Site 17 had another containment breach and things are getting outside of the building. Time to use the Alpha War- Oh no.
They're disabled.
Everyone, it's a hell on Earth situation, and there's only one way to keep the losses to a minimum: tell everyone how to survive, then use the Class A amnestics.
Someone's going to have a bad day. Actually, everyone's going to have a bad day.
Outline:
- "Wait, What?" (Site 17 finds out the Alpha Warheads are down.)
- Hell with an Angel (Main characters come into play.)
- Jacob (MC)
- Kenneth (His dad)
- Emma (His mom)
- "The Narrator" (The unknown caller on his phone that seems to know every monster in their house…)
- "RUN!" (Climax and part of resolution)
- I am One (Main character becomes the Swapper via [REDACTED].)
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Description
So you want to be the greatest. The nine and only. The last line of defense. You want in on MTF Epsilon-11 "Nine Tailed Fox". Prove you're worth it.
Outline:
- Recruitment (Nine people get recruited separately)
- -10
- -11
- -12
- -13
- -14
- -15
- -16
- -17
- -18
- "Do You Know What You're Getting Yourselves Into?" (Training and Final Exam Briefing)
- "The Finest Minute of the Finest Hour" (Final Exam w/ O.M.A.R. Simulators. Something involving Field Codes? Similar to SCP: Containment Breach?)
- Last Foxes Standing (Epilogue: "An IRL containment breach happened, and it's nasty. Chaos Insurgency, 682, Alpha in T-90, yada yada yada you get the idea. But for these nine, it's just another day on the job.")
TO KNOW SCP-001 IS TO KNOW THE FOUNDATION, BE IT ITS NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, ITS BIGGEST FAILURE, ITS GREATEST SUCCESS, ITS ORIGINS, OR ITS FUTURE. PROCEED NOT WITH CAUTION, BUT WITH REVERENCE.
The Interference
Item #: SCP-001
Object Class: Embla
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-001 is to be put under surveillance by no less than three cameras with live-feed to the SCP-001 Observation Room. Said observation room is to be monitored by no less than five personnel with experience in video editing. Said personnel are to edit any hazardous footage created by SCP-001 and send this footage to the O5 Council Meeting Room. As of [REDACTED. AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ARE TO BE EXPOSED TO “ANAMNISI-OFTHALMOS-ANAVATHMISO” MEMETIC RECALL AGENT TO GATHER DATA], SCP-001 is to be given a random item once every 24 hours. Said personnel completing this task are to wear sunglasses or similar eye protection.
Description: SCP-001 is a ten by ten by ten meter vacuum located at [REDACTED. SEE ABOVE] with a red light (Said light has a wavelength of 700 nm.) emitting from the center. Said light is estimated to have a brightness that fluctuates between ten thousand and seventy thousand lumens. When any item enters SCP-001, it is pulled into the center said light and, upon contact with it, becomes replaced with an anomalous version of said item. Said versions can include sapient entities, non-sapient creatures, inanimate objects, and even phenomena and concepts, regardless of what object was put inside. Said anomaly is then teleported to a random location. Anomalies have been recovered afterwards 80% of the time.
Addendum: The Reason For It ALL:
“You saw the full bold phrase. You saw that we created the anomalies. You saw so much, yet were left with one question: why? Are we not a Foundation committed to creating order? Would this thing not be our ultimate rival? You are only aware of half of the truth.
The O5 Council, the very people I am among, oversee the creation of order, but that is not what we rule. We also oversee the creation of this chaos, and even orchestrate it. That is the true purpose.
The Foundation is merely the storage bin of our true work: to understand and someday control the anomalous.
That is correct. We do more than understand the anomalous, as our statement says. We also seek a control of the anomalous. We call this control, ‘The Result.’
When lives are lost, our Result will bring them back. When worlds are lost, our Result will bring them back. We could even lose our humanity, and our Result would bring it back.
So we sacrifice everything in an urge to build The Result. We saw what SCP-001 can create. We saw it guide us to The Result. We saw what we can do with it. We saw everything. And soon, everything will witness our Result, and we will give all existence the greatest that our Result can harness: a ruler that can fulfill any need and right every wrong.
Well, we should not want control over the universe, let alone need it. That is greed, plain and simple, and it is the root of everything evil. So how do we avoid this? We have a reason for our climb to power. When we stay true to that, we can help everything like we have always wanted. We believe we can help everything with our Result, so we give our Result whatever it needs to be achieved.
You might call this a “messianic complex” of sorts, and you are right. We do have one. But almost every person that had any amount of compassion had one themselves. Any urge to help others with what makes you unique is, in fact, a messianic complex. What makes us unique are the anomalies that we currently hold. When we finally achieve our Result, we can help everything in a way that cannot be matched. We will use the power to do all to do good. To assist the world we live in. To hold true to the final part of our motto: protect. Secure and contain merely guide us there.
Now you know why we exist. Why we create the anomalous. Why we have to rule the universe. Why we use such desperate means to help. Now you know everything.
That is the reason for it all.
Thank you for reading.”
-O5-1
The Administrator’s Friend
Item #: SCP-001
Object Class: Neutralized (Formerly Yesod)
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-001 was Yesod, and is neutralized, and thus does not need containment procedures. (Not that we would even consider containing him. That would defeat his entire purpose.)
Description: SCP-001 was my closest friend. That’s all you’ll need to know.
Take a look back. Think about every anomaly and every effect and every death. He’s immune to all of them. They can’t kill him, hurt him, alter him, nothing. How? He knew something about every single one. How he learned this is #1 priority to the entire Foundation. Not that I’d tell you. But if we could figure that out, then we could just vanish with our final words to normalcy being how. They’d be safe. In the end, the most important part of the motto is Protect. That’s true regardless of who you ask.
Addendum: Why I Care: (tbc)
The Network
Object Class: Thandap (Thaumiel And Apollyon)
Special Containment Procedures: Every instance of SCP-001-# is to be stored inside a specialized containment room across universes and constantly given enough power. Only Level 5 personnel and any Level 4 personnel granted permission are allowed inside said room. (Note: Although technically SCP-001 is in multiple rooms, given its presence, all rooms are considered connected, and therefore, one room.)
All uses of SCP-001 are to be approved by the O5 Council of both connected universes.
Description: SCP-001 is the means by which any two SCP-001-# instances are connected across universes.
SCP-001-# is the joint designation for any and all entrances/ exits into and out of SCP-001.
Addendum: Soul Bonded:
“It was… memorable, the day we discovered our instance of -#. I was told that there was something that I needed to see. So I sent in our Right Hand and what followed was… actually pretty funny, you know what! We turned the thing on, and what happened was that the other universe’s Right Hand was there as well, and since we had to treat them as an anomaly, it just turned into a shouting match, but with guns if things got crazy. At least we didn’t need those.
Anyway, after we all calmed down, they explained exactly what we just got ourselves into: a Foundation multiverse. They had their own anomalies, their own staff, their own resources, but the same purpose. They asked us if we wanted in as Gate 139. My proxy asked me and I pulled together the rest of us OFives’s. We agreed, 8-5, to let them help. Was it questionable? Yes; see the class. They contain things for us, but we also have to contain things for them. Some of them could end reality. I’m not kidding. It’s like holding a bomb for a stranger. But they do the same with us. SCP-682’s over in… where is it? Oh, right! Site 83 in Gate 76. We don’t have to worry about him too much. But we did take SCP-106 in the process. That said, a levitating box for someone that walks through walls felt safer than acid for a lizard that will kill everyone and thing possible.
Now, a trade is one thing. But they offered us one more deal: we’d have a backup should our Earth bite the dust. Just move our Foundation through the Gate, and we’d get to work with not only our backup Foundation, but with double the resources, staff, ideas, everything.
Was agreeing to this whole Gate system the dumbest decision we ever made? Yes. But, somehow, it was also the smartest we ever made.
I’m just hoping it works out.”
-O5-4
The [EXPUNGED]
Object Class: N/A
Special Containment Procedures: Access to SCP-001 is strictly limited to purposes where censoring data has no purpose, and requires approval from at least ten O5 Council members. All data stored inside SCP-001 is to be treated as “Eyes Only.”
Description: SCP-001 is an archived database located at the O5 Council Meeting Room, which stores every version of every document in the Foundation Intranet, but with all redacted, expunged, expletive, fullblocked, or otherwise censored data in place of said censorships.
Addendum: Like Living on Top of a Bomb:
“So we have this database that holds everything expunged. What happens when SCP-447-2 touches a dead body. Who those fullblocked employees were in all those articles. Everything.
Now here comes the big question: what’s the point of taking data that could be straight up dangerous and burying it right underneath the most important people in the Foundation?
Well, truth be told, sometimes it’s needed.
Take a look at ‘RR-XXXX.’ (See “EXTREME Russian Roulette” and “Red on Red! RED ON RED!” for context.) In order to keep the reputation of one of our elites clean, we expunged the fact that he wiped an ally’s memories. But when he put enough effort into his friend’s recovery and treatment, even to the point where the anti-amnestics may have not been needed, we decided to approve his request to unexpunge that detail. It’d set a different reputation, that he’d make sure that no matter his mistakes, he’ll make sure they get fixed in the end. Overall, it was for the better unlike when he first made that mistake.
It has a purpose, and we will hold on to it until its purpose becomes useless, which will likely be never.
Thank you for understanding.”
-O5-13
"D-Classes Grow on Trees"
(An attempt to explain why/ how D-Class and other Doctors were terminated so fast, including the one month rule. Eventually die; Ethics Committee forms to not waste whatever personnel they have.)
- Prologue
- Breaking Point (Starring the Taser (Have you SEEN the first experiment?))
- "LAW'S LEFT HAND! OPEN UP!"
- (To the tune of "FBI! OPEN UP!")
- Main (This is the tricky one. But also where you guys come in!)
- Conventional Practices (as of now):
- Any "foul language" is replaced with [EXPLETIVE].
- Conventional Practices (as of now):
- Epilogue
- Possibility 1: And That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles (Foundation flops)
- Possibility 2: Still Standing (Different yet alive)
- Possibility 3: A New Greatness (10x better)
- Possibility 4: But Nothing Happened (No change in the end)
- But which one do I use? Should I hold a poll? If so, how do I do that?
Description
The Ethics Committee used to be useless. But what if it wasn't?
The Ethics Committee has snapped and commandeered the Foundation with some help from Law's Left Hand. They now are the O5, in a sense. So what happens if all those injustices that they were silent against were spun around on a dime? Would the Foundation reach a new level of greatness? Will it crumble? Will no one notice because Ethics basically doesn't exist?
Let's see what happens when the heart replaces the brain!
The idea is that there are three chapters: Prologue (Ethics's climb to power), Main (what happens when Ethics does everything), and Epilogue (How the Foundation crumbles or ends in some other way or just feels the results of swapping O5 and Administrator with Ethics)
So you know how there's all those articles that try to have all that mystery and try to be the ULTIMATE anomaly that the Foundation's been up against? Like how there's just, "THIS is the Foundation's max." "No, THIS is." "No, THIS is." and it starts playing out like Dragonball all over again? Sometimes I read a few of these and I think to myself, "How are BOTH of these true? How are BOTH the endpoint?" Well, I made a theory:
What is this? LITERALLY EVERYTHING. You can't be more than it. So that means every article gets capped by THIS ceiling. It's all the parallel universes, the alternate dimensions (pocket and full-size), the ideas, etc. You may have heard of this idea elsewhere. So, if every single article that is one of these ultimatums is just for one universe inside this omniverse, then they can all be canon at once.
Now, as for how all of them are canon in the same database in one universe, that's where it gets trickier, but what I imagine is that there are multiverses inside this omniverse, and the universes are inside that. What makes two multiverses different, even if they have all the same universes, is how they interact. There's a parallel multiverse where two universes interact, and another where they don't. Got it?
That's where the idea for my next tale came: The Administrator of one of the many universes talking about the contradictory nature of multiple endings and multiple ultimatums. Not threateningly. Not like a distress signal. Not like a battle cry or a rally. Just talking. Just clearing up the biggest question of them all. He's even aware that he's just a part of this. Sure, he's hit the top of the awareness chain, but he knows that he's not the special one. (Infinitely many) Others like him have done the same thing. He's not above everything, just beside a lot.
And this would explain everything. It's why sometimes in an article, there's a success and a complete understanding of the anomalous forever, yet other times, there's a failure, and the Foundation is obliterated by its rivals and chaos ensues. He may not know how his world turns out, but he's ready for everything and pushing for success. After all, he's not seeing into the Future; just a giant Present. And he can control, to an extent, his universe's outcome.
I'm not criticizing us for falling for power creep. (It's almost impossible to avoid power creep, if not required that it occurs somehow.) I'm just saying what I felt needed to be said.
So when it comes to the Explained class, it's a select few articles (28, to be exact. That's less than the number of 001 Proposals!) and a diverse bunch. They aren't even explained for the same reasons! 001 was just some questionable source code, 8900 became the norm, 1974 was explained by SCIENCE, etc. Personally, we need a way to differentiate between these different methods. Here's the list as of now:
Suffix | Definition | Example(s) |
---|---|---|
error | Object was not anomalous, but was mistaken by Foundation personnel as anomalous. | SCP-067-EX, SCP-123-EX, SCP-3000-EX |
need | Object became widespread to the point of normality. | SCP-8900-EX |
permanent | Object was never even considered anomalous. | SCP-001-EX, SCP-002-EX, SCP-5297-EX |
progress | Object and/ or its effect(s) can be replicated with non-anomalous technology. | SCP-1512-EX, SCP-5735-EX |
rethink | Object was later confirmed to coincide with non-anomalous reality despite earlier considerations. | SCP-445-EX, SCP-1974-EX, SCP-2700-EX, SCP-4445-EX |
OH [EXPLETIVE] | Object isn't actually explained. Houston, we have a problem. (Note: this is basically a joke sub-class, but this one is pretty weird, especially if it just sat in the to-do list forever.) | SCP-920-EX |
To be included:
- 711
- 888
- 1094
- 1401
- 1548
- 1763
- 1841
- 1851
- 1927
- 1933
- 1990
- 2600
- 4023
- 4734
Let me explain how I found this:
So I was reading SCP-4943 (as of 12-20-2019) and I accidentally jumped to the VERY false conclusion that the -1 instances were generated by "stealing" the original person's consciousness, then putting it into the instance. The Foundation ignored this "fact" and terminated one of them rather ruthlessly out of sheer ignorance of the idea of consciousness.
Of course, I reread it and now know better. Sorry, Attila. But I was so annoyed at the Foundation and "how it acted" in that brief moment, that it led me to try to work out how I could justify the Foundation acknowledging consciousness. That's when I realized the EK Class Scenario was a thing. And I was shaken. Clinical tone, a key element of (almost) all articles, goes hand-in-hand with science, which requires that something be measured or else it doesn't exist. Consciousness is one of those things. Mixed with the earlier EK Class Scenario, that means one alarming thing:
The Foundation simultaneously does and does not acknowledge consciousness.
THAT'S A PLOT-HOLE.
So that begs the question: what's the resolution? And yes, we need one; this plot-hole attacks a core facet of SCP. I'm a little nervous. Maybe we'll find an answer soon. Maybe we're doomed to wonder forever. All I can do (until I'm a member, or possibly even after I'm one,) is wait and pray.
Who knew spontaneous rage had its benefits?