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memetic parasitic scp

initial symptoms -> same as advanced infection (anomalously ambiguous words)
infected individuals -> prefer ambiguous nouns and pronouns (i.e. it/they)
advanced infection -> begin speaking anomalous words that have two simultaneous meanings depending on the listener - random (i.e. above/below)
terminal -> completely destroyed view of reality, begin creating fold monsters (don't attack progenitor unless they attack first)

fold monsters come out of the "edges" of things - i.e. where wall and floor intersect - in view of their target
they "fold" into their targets, causing debilitating pain (perhaps to render their targets unable to attack others)
can be destroyed by disrupting the space they inhabit - i.e. destroying the area with explosives, shooting them, etc. - which "shatters" them

perhaps initial symptoms are just signs of the "fold" monster becoming accustomed, or perhaps they are to confuse the targets and direct their attention elsewhere - more edges to exit means more monsters - maybe both

perhaps enough "fold" monsters in one places displaces local space due to their anomalous structure, when they can't find or reach their targets

Foreword

There was a time when the Foundation believed itself to be an impenetrable monolith. There was a time when we believed that the monsters we fought did not cut our skin and rot our soul.

We were wrong.

Sometime during the 90's, the Foundation realized that the monsters it was fighting had infested the flesh and bones of the organization.

It needed to purge the rot from its veins. And so, the IAD was born, with one goal: To protect the Foundation so that they can protect the world.

Secure.
Contain.
Protect.

- IAD-A-1

Organizational Structure

"If you must hire a watchman, hire two." - IAD-I-1

The Internal Anomalies Department (IAD) is the department perhaps most independent from O5 control. This separation is intended to reduce the probability that the IAD itself is affected by anomalies affecting the larger Foundation.

Furthering this point, the IAD itself is broken into Naught and Nil (abbreviated IAD-A and IAD-I, respectively) divisions. Each division oversees entirely separate facilities, generally in different geographical locations, where each division's facilities are subject to a yearly sweep by the other division.

Both divisions are nearly identical in structure and are arranged in similar hierarchical fashion as the Foundation itself. There is minimal contact between the two halves, most of which comes from a yearly meeting between the highest ranking officials of both divisions. Topics commonly discussed are facility assignment and SCP Object discovery, in an effort to minimize redundancy while maximizing coverage.

The primary purpose of the IAD is to report anomalies internally affecting the Foundation. These anomalies are primarily memetic and occasionally physical. The IAD rarely researches the anomalies it discovers, and even more rarely attempts to contain them.

Agent Techniques

Standard Issue Equipment

Portable Compact Scranton Reality Anchor ("SCRAP")

Colloquially known as "SCRAP", the Portable Compact Scranton Reality Anchor aids Agents in finding otherwise hard to detect anomalies. Unlike the traditional Scranton Reality Anchor, which constantly maintains the integrity of nearby reality, the SCRAP "pulses" reality, causing any nearby anomalies to alternate between anomalous and non-anomalous states. On standard settings, each pulse has a radius of 5 meters, lasts 1 second, and occurs every 2 seconds. The SCRAP has settings allowing the user to change the range, frequency, and duration of each pulse.

Usage:

Although the SCRAP is a powerful tool, it is of no value if the wielding Agent does not utilize the HANDEM techniques listed previously. It is only a supplement to an Agent's attentiveness.

Additionally, the SCRAP has a fair number of restrictions on its usage.

The SCRAP consumes a fair amount of power, and should not be continually on.

The SCRAP should generally not be used near SCP containment or testing areas, as it may interfere with the anomalies. Rather, the SCRAP should more frequently be used in areas one would not typically expect an anomaly to be, such as the office section of a Foundation building.

The SCRAP should never be used when approaching a discovered physical anomaly. The sudden change between reality and unreality that occurs may damage the surroundings or nearby personnel. See Section "Modus Operandi" for more.

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA/"PAID")

Colloquially known as "PAID", the PDA has three primary functions:

- Reporting anomalous or potentially anomalous situations
- Requesting containment, either Immediate or Non-Emergency
- GPS tracking

The Janitors

If you are reading this, you have been granted access to SCP-XXXX's file. Please read through the entirety of this entry.

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Requests for additional instances of SCP-XXXX-1 by Foundation personnel and SCP-XXXX-2 are subject to O5 approval. Changes to the Sites where SCP-XXXX-1 instances operate are subject to O5 approval.

Foundation personnel are not to discuss SCP-XXXX unless they have confirmation that all parties are already aware of the existence of SCP-XXXX. All personnel are to use the following call and response phrases before discussing SCP-XXXX:

Call	Response
Do you know about the janitors?	Of course I know about Ron.

Failure to do so will result in reprimands and/or the application of class A amnestics to offending personnel.

Description: SCP-XXXX-1 are humanoid entities dressed in Foundation janitorial apparel. All instances display antimemetic properties that render them nondescript. Observers who have seen instances of SCP-XXXX-1 generally remember encountering a "janitor" but struggle to remember specific features, like their face, voice, or hair color.

Observers that are aware of SCP-XXXX and some or all of its anomalous properties can exert some effort to perceive SCP-XXXX-1 directly. Although SCP-XXXX-1 instances appear as normal Foundation janitors at a distance, they appear as faceless humanoids when they are roughly within arm's reach.

SCP-XXXX-1 instances have varied outwardly appearances, but invariably give identical or similar responses when asked the same questions. For example, when asked "Are you a cat or a dog person?" 100% of interviewed instances responded with some form of "I'm a dog person." albeit with varying levels of enthusiasm.

SCP-XXXX-1 instances perform traditional Foundation janitorial duties. Instances may appear or disappear when out of view (including remote modes of observation) with their custodial equipment. It is unknown where they obtain their cleaning supplies from.

The number of SCP-XXXX-1 seems to be related to the number of people aware of their presence, and vice versa. The exact relationship is uncertain, but generally, the more people that are aware of SCP-XXXX-1, and the deeper each person's awareness of SCP-XXXX is, the more SCP-XXXX-1 instances are generated. For example, personnel that have encountered instances of SCP-XXXX but do not know of their anomalous effects contribute less to the formation of another SCP-XXXX-1 instance than personnel that have read this document.

Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 can be destroyed and will instantly vanish when receiving damage that would kill a normal human. However, when this occurs, an indeterminate number of people that are aware of the existence of SCP-XXXX will instantly forget all information associated with it. This makes total termination of SCP-XXXX-1 instances extremely difficult (See Addendum XXXX-01).

According to SCP-XXXX-2, SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 instances are sentient but not sapient, allowing them to handle (i.e. move, test, etc.) memetic and antimemetic anomalies with relative ease compared to human personnel (See Interview-XXXX-01), but will generally refuse to do so, with some variation on the phrase "It's above my paygrade."

SCP-XXXX-2 is a humanoid entity dressed in a blue or pink dress shirt, a gray or black or blue tie, and brown khakis. SCP-XXXX-2 prefers to be referred to as "Ron".

SCP-XXXX-2 rarely appears at Foundation Sites, and manifests in the same fashion as SCP-XXXX-1 instances. Additionally, while SCP-XXXX-2 exhibits the same antimemetic effects that SCP-XXXX-1 instances do, SCP-XXXX-2 will often actively seek out and interact with personnel, essentially selectively negating its antimemetic properties for specific persons.

SCP-XXXX-1 instances and SCP-XXXX-2 appear to be organized in a roughly hive-like structure, with SCP-XXXX-2 serving as "queen" and SCP-XXXX-1 instances as "workers". The "colony"'s natural method of reproduction is likely passively allowing the number of personnel aware of their presence to grow, allowing them to further spread through the Foundation Sites.

Interview Log XXXX-1:
Before this interview, Dr. Garash and SCP-XXXX-2 previously had a hostile altercation and SCP-XXXX-2 agreed to be interviewed in order to improve Foundation-SCP-XXXX relations.

[BEGIN LOG]
SCP-XXXX-2: Good to see ya again, Dr. Garash.
Dr. Garash: Same to you, Ron. I'd like to apologize for being a little… unwelcoming towards you.
SCP-XXXX-2: Ah, it's no problem. I should've come to you sooner.
Dr. Garash: Alright, great. I have some questions I'd like to ask you regarding you and your… janitors?
SCP-XXXX-2: Shoot.
Dr. Garash: Right. How long have you been operating at Foundation Sites?
pause
SCP-XXXX-2: I couldn't tell ya.
Dr. Garash: You don't know how long you've been here?
SCP-XXXX-2: I've been around for a while, I think. But I couldn't tell ya how long I've been here.
Dr. Garash: Do you think I could get an approximation?
SCP-XXXX-2: Maybe… [pause] Sorry. I couldn't tell ya. Most of my guys are gone, you know, so can't really base it off anything.
Dr. Garash: That's alright. It's my bad anyway. Next question. Where do your workers come from?
SCP-XXXX-2: We don't really come from anywhere.
Dr. Garash: I mean, where do you get more workers?
SCP-XXXX-2: Oh, that. Just… I get more bodies if more people know about us. You saw it firsthand, right?
Dr. Garash: Right. So, the reverse is true? If your men die, people forget?
SCP-XXXX-2: That's how it rolls.
Dr. Garash: Great. Now, you and your men, you're not human, right? So what are you?
SCP-XXXX-2: We're just… janitors. Your janitors.
Dr. Garash: But what are you made of?
[SCP-XXXX-2 pinches its arm.]
SCP-XXXX-2: Meat, I guess.
Dr. Garash: You're made of meat?
SCP-XXXX-2: No.
Dr. Garash: But you just said you're made of meat?
SCP-XXXX-2: I did?
Dr. Garash: Yes.
SCP-XXXX-2: Oh. I guess we're meat, then.
Dr. Garash: So, just to be clear, you're made of meat?
[SCP-XXXX-2 pinches its arm again.]
SCP-XXXX-2: I guess we are.
Dr. Garash: So you are made of meat? Flesh and bone?
SCP-XXXX-2: No.
Dr. Garash: Ron, could you just answer the question?
SCP-XXXX-2: What question?
Dr. Garash: Are you made of meat or not?
SCP-XXXX-2: No.
Dr. Garash: Then what are you made of?
[SCP-XXXX-2 pinches its arm a third time.]
SCP-XXXX-2: Meat, I guess.
Dr. Garash: Ron, are you going to cooperate with the interview?
SCP-XXXX-2: I am cooperating!
Dr. Garash: No you aren't, I've just asked you the same question five goddamn times!
SCP-XXXX-2: What?
Dr. Garash: You-

At this point, Dr. Garash exited to interview to calm down. Approximately (20) minutes elapsed during this time.

SCP-XXXX-2: Good to see ya again, Dr. Garash. You alright?
Dr. Garash: I'm fine. Shall we continue?
SCP-XXXX-2: Shoot.
Dr. Garash: Right. What are you made of?
[SCP-XXXX-2 pinches its arm.]
SCP-XXXX-2: Meat, I guess.
Dr. Garash: So you're made of meat?
SCP-XXXX-2: Nope.
Dr. Garash: Then what are you made of?
SCP-XXXX-2: I couldn't tell you.
Dr. Garash: You don't know what you're made of?
[SCP-XXXX-2 pinches its arm again.]
SCP-XXXX-2: Meat, I guess.
Dr. Garash: So you're made of meat?
SCP-XXXX-2: Nope.
Dr. Garash: Then what are you made of?
SCP-XXXX-2: I couldn't tell you.
Dr. Garash: Alright.
[Dr. Garash writes something down for approximately (15) seconds.]
SCP-XXXX-2: Doc?
Dr. Garash: Sorry, sorry, I was just taking note of something.

Antimemetics LINK: Most successful antimemetic organism —> how do you prevent contamination? Have janitors that don't think, of course.

How do you fight an enemy that you forget when it dies?

You don't.

My Mind Is a Steel Trap

Item #: XXXX

Object Class: Thaumiel

Special Containment Procedures: High-ranking Ethics Committee members may petition O5 Command to undergo SCP-XXXX. Only members with unwavering loyalty to the Foundation and a score of 100 on the Teagen Mental Stability Test can be considered as candidates.

All SCP-XXXX-1 instances must be fitted with an internal locator and detonator. Rogue SCP-XXXX-1 instances are to be terminated immediately upon discovery of their elopement.

allows handling of dangerous memetic and antimemetic scps

2 parts: 1 to prevent entry (memetic)
1 to prevent exit (antimemetic)

anti anomalous internal corruption committee (AICC)
anti anomalous internal security organization (AISO)

Scranton

like a pressure cooker, like a gas, the longer you keep it there the more the pressure builds up

ThrEsher

Site-15

Description:

SCP-XXXX is a large machine emblazoned with the Foundation logo, roughly resembling an office copier. It does not require an external power source to function.

SCP-XXXX has a digital interface and keyboard, allowing the user to input a "target". This target must correspond to some object SCP-XXXX is located within (e.g. locker, room, building, etc.) for SCP-XXXX to function. How SCP-XXXX is able to distinguish valid and invalid targets is currently unknown. SCP-XXXX requires Foundation identification demonstrating Level 4 Security Clearance or above to change targets or activate.

When activated with a valid target, hereafter referred to as SCP-XXXX-1, SCP-XXXX will exponentially expand the space within SCP-XXXX-1 approximately every half-second without changing the external appearance of SCP-XXXX-1. The following operations have been observed:

• Rescaling the internal dimensions of SCP-XXXX-1 by a factor of approximately 25.
• Surrounding the inside of SCP-XXXX-1 with approximately 26 copies of itself, in a cube-like pattern. Non-euclidean connections are frequently formed between interiors.
• Overlapping the inside of SCP-XXXX-1 with approximately 25 copies of itself, at random rotations and translations to the original copy. Non-euclidean connections are frequently formed between interiors. This appears to never embed SCP-XXXX within a solid surface.

Deactivating SCP-XXXX will stop this process.

Discovery Log:

On XX/XX/XXXX, SCP-XXXX and part of what appeared to be a floor and walls made of Calcium spontaneously manifested within one of the offices of Site-17.

SCP-XXXX was powered off on recovery, due to an unknown error. Rebooting revealed that its target was Site-21.

Initial excavation revealed that the Calcium contained a corpse locked in a writing motion, holding a pen and notepad in its hands.

The corpse wore standard Foundation apparel and possessed a Foundation-issue ID, identifying it as Dr. XXXX XXXXXX. Dr. XXXXXX has denied any involvement in such a project.

Addendum: Document

The open page of the notepad contained scribbled writing:

XK
↑ space expon.
all to wife

Then, in much neater handwriting:

No going bac[sic]