SolemnHeretic

Item: SCP-xxxx

Class: Safe

Containment Procedures: SCP-xxxx is to be kept inside a 9m x 9m x 6m concrete vault at least 50 meters underground at Site-███. Underground microphones are to be buried in 20 meter intervals around the vault. The entrance to the vault will be at the end of a 15 meter hallway equipped with a dropout floor over a 30 meter pit. Each end of the hallway will be protected by a 2 meter thick steel door with biometric scanners. The first door will be protected by at least 4 armed guards and 1 automated turret at all times. The second door will be equipped with additional security measures set to activate the dropout floor in the event of a forced attempt to access the vault.

Each wall of the vault is to be lined with demolition-grade explosive charges, set to be detonated if vault security is breached.

As of the time of this file's creation, Kymberly Parks is the only person capable of accurately interpreting the information displayed by SCP-xxxx. As Parks is exposed to a constant stream of sensitive information, minor alterations have been made to her hippocampus in lieu of having to frequently administer amnestics. Minor alterations have also been made to her dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex to ensure fidelity.

Description: SCP-xxxx consists of four identical stainless steel posts, each 2.5 meters in height, with a glowing yellow strip that runs their full height. When the posts are set up in a square pattern, with the strips facing inward, they project a single, three-dimensional holographic image. SCP-xxxx must be activated by a spoken password, otherwise no image is displayed. Once activated, SCP-xxxx is controlled by voice commands.

The image projected by SCP-xxxx is a cluster of an estimated 7.7 billion microscopic particles of light. These lights travel on shifting, non-linear trajectories but always stay within the cluster. The lights constantly alter their hue and their brightness, which varies between 6 and 125 lumens. These lights have been shown to be linked together by unknown means, whereas a visible change in one lights' hue, trajectory, or brightness will almost always provoke a change in surrounding lights. It is possible to zoom in the image enough to view a single light.

Lights will also appear and disappear within the cluster. Appearances of new lights have been recorded at an average of 250 per minute, whilst disappearances have been recorded at an average of 105 per minute.

The image projected by SCP-xxxx also includes a time stamp that always remains clearly within a users' field of vision, even when viewed by multiple personnel at the same time. The default setting of the time stamp is always the current time and date. The image may be rewound and played back to any point in time after 11/16/2016, 9:26 a.m. Pacific Standard Time¹.

SCP-xxxx may also be used to simulate possible future events.

SCP-xxxx came to the Foundation's attention during an investigation into the disappearance of a Dr. Anthony Herman. According to a source embedded in Anderson Robotics, Dr. Herman had left the company 2 years prior to pursue freelance work. As Dr. Herman had not been highly regarded at the company, the Foundation had only deemed light surveillance necessary for him. An undetermined GOI approached Dr. Herman during this time to recruit him, which he accepted. Over the next 18 months Dr. Herman became increasingly uneasy with the project, and on 11/20/2016, he stole SCP-xxxx and hid it. Dr. Herman then attempted to go into hiding, but was kidnapped before he could be approached by the Foundation.

Field Agents E███████ and G████ were assigned to locate and, if possible, rescue Dr. Herman. The agents discovered him being interrogated in an abandoned apartment block in ████████,██, 26 hours after his disappearance. Both the interrogator and his guards were neutralized, however Dr. Herman's injuries were too severe for him to recover. Dr. Herman only managed to disclose the location of SCP-xxxx before expiring from blood loss. Agent E then notified superiors of the location and a potential anomalous item. MTF-Lambda-65 "Repo Men" were dispatched to the location, where they procured SCP-xxxx from armed hostiles after a brief engagement.

The following files are being kept as evidence in regards to Incident xxxx-a. No copies are to be made of these documents. Please present Level 4 credentials to continue.

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Incident xxxx-a is the period of approximately 7 months during which Kymberly Parks used SCP-xxxx for her own benefit, obscured the truth about SCP-xxxx's potential security risks, and ultimately stopped Test █████-██, an experiment of which she had no prior knowledge and learned of solely through SCP-xxxx.

Test Log

Command Log for SCP-xxxx, recovered from its databanks. Records recovered correspond with Director Parks confession. Log has been abbreviated to show relevant data.

12/26/16 - 2:07 a.m.

Command: "Show events as they happened on December 19, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. Focus on Richard Shaw²."

1/8/17 - 2:16 a.m.

Command: "Show events as they happened on January 4, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. Focus on Richard Shaw."

1/12/17 - 1:54 a.m.

Command: "Simulate showing evidence of Richard Shaw's embezzlement to the Ethics Committee."

1/12/17 - 2:12 a.m.

Command: "Simulate using evidence of Richard Shaw's embezzlement to blackmail him."

1/12/17 - 2:20 a.m.

Command: "Simulate using evidence to force Richard Shaw to retire, and nominate me as new Director."

2/24/17 - 2:03 a.m.

Command: "Simulate transferring Mark Anderson³ to another Site."

2/24/17 - 2:10 a.m.

Command: "Simulate intimidating Mark Anderson to force his silence."

2/24/17 - 2:20 a.m.

Command: "Simulate slipping Mark Anderson Class B amnestics during lunch tomorrow."

6/30/17 - 2:12 a.m.

Command: "Simulate altering containment procedures for SCP-████ to Lead Researcher Minke's proposal."

6/30/17 - 2:20 a.m.

Command: "Replay last simulation. Focus on Dr. ███████████."

6/30/17 - 2:28 a.m.

Command: "Freeze image. Highlight decision made by Dr. ███████████."

6/30/17 - 2:34 a.m.

Command: "Simulate results of Test █████-██ if allowed to progress unhindered."

6/30/17 - 2:48 a.m.

Command: "Simulate raising concerns to stop Test █████-██."

6/30/17 - 2:51 a.m.

Command: "Simulate sending formal protest to stop Test █████-██."

6/30/17 - 2:56 a.m.

Command: "Simulate denying resources to stop Test █████-██."

6/30/17 - 3:14 a.m.

Command: "Simulate deliberately sabotaging Test █████-██."

7/1/17 - 2:30 a.m.

Command: "Simulate killing Dr. ███████████ to stop Test █████-██."

7/1/17 - 2:39 a.m.

Command: "Simulate killing Dr. ██████ to stop Test █████-██."

7/1/17 - 2:43 a.m.

Command: "Simulate killing Dr. ███████████ and Dr. ██████ to stop Test █████-██."

7/1/17 - 3:12 a.m.

Command: "Simulate confessing everything I have done with this object to stop Test █████-██."

E-mails

From: 211etis-pcs.teneruces|skrapk#211etis-pcs.teneruces|skrapk

To: reesrevo-pcs.teneruces|1-5O#reesrevo-pcs.teneruces|1-5O, reesrevo-pcs.teneruces|2-5O#reesrevo-pcs.teneruces|2-5O, O5-3@…

Subject: Test █████-██

Date:7/1/17, 9:57 a.m.

Esteemed Council,

I am writing to you on a matter of gravest concern. As you well know, in the past I was responsible for the studying and experimentation of SCP-xxxx. I will get straight to the point. Not only have I learned of classified events I would not have known of otherwise, I have also used it for my own benefit. I used it to force Richard Shaw's retirement and pave the way for my promotion to Director. I have used it to spy and to obtain information I should not know. I lied to everyone about how dangerous this SCP is.

There is no way to keep secrets with it. It shows exactly what everyone is doing and how what they do affects others. It does not discriminate what it shows. Whether it shows our friends actions, our enemies actions, our rivals actions, or our own actions, it presents nothing but the truth of the matter.

This is why I write to you so urgently. It has shown me that in █ days, you will be personally overseeing a Test █████-██. It must be stopped. If not, it will result in ZK-Class event. Punish me all you want for creating a security breach, but this is too important to ignore.

-Director Parks

From: reesrevo-pcs.teneruces|5-5O#reesrevo-pcs.teneruces|5-5O

To: 211etis-pcs.teneruces|skrapk#211etis-pcs.teneruces|skrapk

Subject: Re: Test █████-██

Date: 7/1/17, 10:11 a.m.

This is a direct order from the Council. You are to remain at your work station until security forces arrive to administer amnestics. Your colleagues have already been notified of your resignation. While you have clearly demonstrated the massive security risk SCP-xxxx poses, no action will be taken on your warnings.

Did it not occur to you that we already have several SCP's that can predict the future? If this event is so critical, why haven't we been warned by one of them? Such an oversight is completely unbecoming of someone of your intellect. You should have known better than this.

Finally, your actions have been reckless and impetuous to the extreme. You are an utter disgrace to this Foundation. Consider yourself lucky that you aren't being terminated.

-5

Note: At 10:14 a.m., Lead Researcher Parks managed to barricade herself in the containment cell of SCP-xxxx, ignoring repeated commands to open the security door. The methods she used to barricade the door kept security forces at bay long enough for her to send the following E-mail on her phone.

From: 211etis-pcs.teneruces|skrapk#211etis-pcs.teneruces|skrapk

To: reesrevo-pcs.teneruces|5-5O#reesrevo-pcs.teneruces|5-5O

Subject: please listen to me

Date: 7/1/17, 10:20 a.m.

i have not made any oversights. scpxxxx does not predict the future the way other scps do. instead of using typical unknown means it uses logic algorithms based on a specific input. the input i used was the one in which nothing was done to stop the test. this is why none of the other scps have warned you. they must already know that somehow, some way, i will convince you of what is going to happen. so for the sake of everything the foundation stands for, put a stop to this, because I am your only warning.

Note: Security forced their way into the containment chamber and arrested Lead Researcher Parks shortly after this e-mail was sent. Orders to give her amnestics were rescinded and she was placed in temporary lockup.

Final Interview of former Director Parks

Interview with Kymberly Parks, conducted by 05-5. 7/6/17, 11:28 a.m.

05-5: You'll be happy to know we called off the test.

(Parks sighs with relief.)

Parks: Good, good. So… where does that leave us?

05-5: Us? There is no us.

Parks: Fine. Where does that leave me?

05-5: It leaves you with some explaining to do.

(Parks begins to laugh.)

05-5: You think this is funny?

Parks: How could I not? Five days you've been keeping me here. The only thing that's kept me sane for every one of those days is knowing that you and so many others have been fruitlessly beating your heads against this.

05-5: You should give us more credit than that. We know what the lights stand for, we figured out what their colors changing and their brightness and their trajectories mean, but what's got us scratching our heads is how you're able to get such specific information. What do you know about this SCP that we don't?

Parks: Nothing. You know everything that I do.

05-5: (sighs) I swear, if this one of those asinine 'you need to look inside yourself' things, I'm going to vomit.

Parks: No nothing, like that, but there is a trick to it. It's just not a trick that I can teach.

05-5: Don't lie to me.

Parks: You can't teach something you can't explain… it's like trying to describe a new color, or a new sense, or a new emotion… it's just not something you can put into words.

05-5: Then how did you even figure it out in the first place?

Parks: I don't know… partially by intuition, partially by accident. It was… I don't know. I remember some stray thought passing through my mind, while I was looking at it. I remember trying to ignore it at first, but something inside me… instinct, a flash of brilliance, divine guidance, I'm not sure what, something made me embrace that stray thought. I couldn't even tell you what the thought was, because the moment that came after erased it from my mind.

05-5: And what was that?

Parks: I suddenly could just… see. Beauty and horror, hope and despair, action and reaction, the whole, vast picture was all right there in front of me. It was… I felt…it's impossible to describe.

05-5: Could you at least try?

Parks: It's like… it's like feeling like an insect and a god at the same time… no, that's not really right, there are no words that are right. None of them fit.

05-5: All that from a bunch of floating lights.

Parks: Yes.

05-5: Well, that's all well and good, but it still leaves us with the problem that you're the only one who can read it and we can't fully trust you.

Parks: Even after…

05-5: Yes, even after saving the world. Doing that doesn't change what you did beforehand.

Parks: No, I suppose it doesn't.

(The conversation pauses for twelve seconds.)

05-5: Tell you what. I'll make you a deal. A; you can can leave the Foundation, scot-free, after a good memory wipe. Or B; we put certain… failsafes… in place, and we can trust that you are telling us nothing but the truth of what you see.

Parks: I'll take B.

05-5: (pauses)That was quick. That was too quick. Wait, you've seen this conversation already, haven't you?

Parks: (laughs)Yes. I looked at about twenty different ways this could have gone and this was the one I thought was the best.

05-5: You are such a…

Parks: … smartass bitch? Yeah, I get that a lot.

[END RECORDING]

Footnotes

1. Confirmed to be the date SCP-xxxx was created.

2. The former Director of Site-112.

3. The only other researcher assigned to SCP-xxxx, under then Lead Researcher Parks. Reassigned to other projects when Parks was promoted to Director.