The Ways

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Item#: ####

Level4

Containment Class:

esoteric

Secondary Class:

archon

Disruption Class:

amida

Risk Class:

critical

link to memo

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Assigned Site	Site Director	HMCL Supervisor	Research Head	Assigned Task Force
USNEOM-Site-19	Tilda Moose	Dr. Justine Everwood	Dr. William Xavier Moto	MTF-Ω-1 ("Law's Left Hand") MTF-Σ-3 ("Bibliographers") MTF-ℵ-0 ("Ouroboros")

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Special Containment Procedures

Due to the potential for CK-Class "reality restructuring", EK-Class "End of Consciousness", VK-Class "axiomatic fragmentation" or TK-Class "temporal decoherence" events by attempting to disrupt the use of SCP-#### and the potential diplomatic backlash that could be caused by Foundation regulation needed to make it enough of an asset to be considered Thaumiel, SCP-#### is to be classified and treated as Archon¹.

Any operations carried out by Foundation personnel that could theoretically alter the metaphysical structure of SCP-#### are a violation of Article 2 Section 3 of Foundation Tribunal law ("§ 2.3 Gross special containment procedure misconduct leading to irreversible alterations to reality"). Disruption for the containment of a separate SCP will not be excused. MTF-Sigma-3 ("Bibliographers") is to monitor potential SCP-#### disruptors. If violating operations are detected, all available task forces near the offenders are to apprehend and detain them. If multiple violations are attributed to the personnel of a single site, MTF-Omega-1 ("Laws Left Hand") is to infiltrate the site and detain its administration. All apprehended violators are to be held in detention cells of the nearest available sites until they are sent to a Tribunal hearing.

Description

SCP-#### is a set of metaphysical abstract conceptual pointers known as "The Ways"². SCP-#### can become portals or apertures which can allow an individual to travel between timelines, realities, and time periods. Instances of SCP-#### typically have a set of activation conditions, referred to as "Keys" or "Knocks" by patrons of The Wanderers Library. SCP-#### can manifest in any context involving what would be considered a "liminal space" or transition point, whether it be a physical passage or gate, or a more abstract form of transition or transformation.

When an instance is active, physical and metaphysical aspects of one side, manifest on the other in the form of a loose duplicate of the destination point, which overlaps with the environment of the starting point. These manifestations are commonly called "shadows".

SCP-####-Ω sentient, ontologically parasitic entities that manifest in SCP-####, known to patrons of the Wanderers Library as The Neverwere. SCP-####-Ω vary in form and attributes greatly, but they often have a great deal of power over reality, manifesting in certain ways, such as an infophagic presence or the ability to freely move to any point in time. The nature of their manifestation shifts based on what concept they exist in relation to, such as ways, individuals and narratives.

Addendum-####-2: Affected SCP list

Due to the vast scope of SCP-####'s effect, many other SCP's are influenced by this phenomenon. Below is a list of distinct interactions that reflect the deeper nature of SCP-####.

ASCP	Demonstrated Effects
SCP-0001-PHMD	See bellow
SCP-3396	SCP-3396-01 demonstrate the ability to activate ways automatically.
SCP-3460	SCP-3460 demonstrated the ability to reroute the ways when it teleported PoI-10205 (Dana Stamos) in front of Agent Foster in Site-64, whilst PoI-10205 was attempting to cross a way connecting Nexus FP-02 (Backdoor Soho) to The Wanderers Library
SCP-3488	SCP-3488-V connects to the Wanderers Library via ways
SCP-3875	Instances are capable of generating ways using their ontokinetic abilities.
SCP-4001	The Watcher is capable of detecting and opening any way connecting to The Wanderers Library
SCP-4006	The accessibility of ways is reduced within SCP-4006.
SCP-4179	Verbal fluency in SCP-4179 allows subjects to more easily access the ways.
SCP-4343	SCP-4343 is believed to be trapped in a distorted way.
SCP-4840	Ways connecting to SCP-4840 actualize the beliefs of the traveler. This is one of many instances in which ways give physical form to abstract concepts.
SCP-4971	According to analysis done by the Office of Tactical Theology, SCP-4971-▽ is the patron deity of individuals who travel the ways, leading to it's association with rituals.
SCP-5235	Ways can transfer the ontological substantiality of one reality into another. This often contributes to the formation of metaphysical shadows
SCP-5500	The ways are personifications of narrative progression, enabling the wanderers library to exert a pataphysical influence on realities it interacts with.
SCP-5647	SCP-#### are not affected by SCP-5647, leading to the manifestation of anomalous materials (see below)
SCP-5917	Way's often don't have specific physical locality, and can be accessed purely through conceptualization alone. This is believed to be the basis for SCP-5917's design
SCP-6000	The Wanderers Library amplifies the transportation capabilities and longevity of ways that are connected to it.
SCP-6125	Ways tend to manifest at points with major Hume gradients, initiating connection between the realms. This phenomenon can be most clearly seen in the Docks District of Three Portlands.
SCP-6129	—
SCP-6200	NICE
SCP-6500	Way's rearrange themselves to ensure their own continued existence.
SCP-6525	—
SCP-6600	The arrival of SCP-6600 in our universe was motivated by an ontological breakdown initiated by the disruption of the ways.
SCP-6776	SCP-6776, by creating manifestations of the concept of nature.
SCP-6789	—
SCP-6883	—
SCP-6901	Physical reality and psychospace can be connected via ways, enabling analysis of SCP-6901
SCP-6942	Entities

SCP-6998
SCP-6006
SCP-6997

Footnotes

1. Archon is a class for SCP's that can theoretically be contained, but said containment would only amplify the disruption to normalcy caused by the anomaly.

2. Other terms include Thaumic Gateway's, Rosen-Fortune Bridges, or simply "gateways"