The interior of Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 prior to 04/10/20██.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Site-118 is not to be accessed by personnel. Existing security footage of Site-118 is not to be viewed by any personnel until sufficient containment protocol can be devised for SCP-XXXX-A and SCP-XXXX-B. Personnel are not permitted to speculate about the contents of Site-118 or the events of Incident XXXX-1 or Incident XXXX-2, whichever will have occurred upon observation of Site-118, SCP-XXXX-A, or SCP-XXXX-B.
Per the orders of the Ethics Committee, effective 06/10/20██, Interim Site Director Tanaka has established two sets of containment protocols to be implemented for the purpose of rescuing SCP-XXXX-A. Infrastructure must be in place before any observation of Site-118 and affiliated entities. Under no circumstances should the interior of Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 be directly or indirectly observed until both sets of containment procedures can be implemented.
If both sets of containment procedures are unable to be completed before ██/██/20██, Site-118's emergency propulsion systems are to carry it out of Earth's orbit into deep space.
In the event that the events of Incident XXXX-1 have occurred and SCP-XXXX-A is contained within Foundation Spacesuit 118-G, the entity within Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 is to be designated SCP-XXXX. Foundation Orbital Station S-414 "Pit Stop" is to recover SCP-XXXX-A from outside the station and return it to Earth.
All of Site-118's artificial-gravity engines are to be deactivated and jettisoned. All of Site-118's Scranton Reality Anchors are to be deactivated and jettisoned. Site-118's emergency propulsion systems are to carry it out of Earth's orbit into deep space.
SCP-XXXX is not to be contacted.
In the event that the events of Incident XXXX-2 have occurred and SCP-XXXX-A is contained within Containment Chamber 3, the entity within Foundation Spacesuit 118-G is to be designated SCP-XXXX. Foundation Unmanned Satellite P-90946 ("Lightning Bug") and Foundation Unmanned Satellite P-98330 ("Sunscreen") are to dock with Site-118 to provide it with auxiliary power. Foundation Orbital Station S-414 "Pit Stop" is to recover SCP-XXXX-A from inside the station and return it to Earth.
All of Site-118's artificial-gravity engines are to double their output. All of Site-118's Scranton Reality Anchors are to double their output. Site-118's emergency propulsion systems are to carry it out of Earth's orbit into deep space.
SCP-XXXX is not to be contacted.
Description: SCP-XXXX-A and SCP-XXXX-B are the provisional designations for the entities contained either within Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 or Foundation Spacesuit 118-G, currently suspended outside Site-118. Incident XXXX-1 and Incident XXXX-2 are the provisional designations for the event that occurred within Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 on 04/10/20██.
The interior of Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 and Foundation Spacesuit 118-G exist in a state of probabilistic indeterminacy. It is unknown which of two events (Incident XXXX-1 or Incident XXXX-2) took place on 04/10/20██, and therefore which of two anomalous entities are currently contained within each of the components.
It is theorized that direct observation of the interior of Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 or Foundation Spacesuit 118-G would cause a probabilistic collapse, retroactively eliminating one incident and entity from the realm of possibility and actualizing the other. Owing to the relative difficulty of implementing both proposed sets of containment procedures, observation cannot occur until one of the following occurs:
- Incident XXXX-1 can be ensured to have occurred with complete certainty upon observation of Containment Chamber 3.
- Incident XXXX-2 can be ensured to have occurred with complete certainty upon observation of Containment Chamber 3.
- Adequate containment procedures can be devised and implemented for both incidents and their resultant entities.
Foundation Spacesuit 118-G.
It is theorized that SCP-XXXX-A and SCP-XXXX-B are not consiered "observers" in the manner required by the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. It is unknown how this came to be the case. The Foundation's sustained communication with the entity contained within Foundation Spacesuit 118-G is not to be considered contradictory to this theory until the aforementioned entity is observed.
Note: This was the first attempt at contact made with the entity contained within Foundation Spacesuit 118-G after the events of Incident XXXX-1 or Incident XXXX-2. Interim Site Director Erin Tanaka interviewing, O5-4 observing.
Tanaka: State your name and credentials for the record.
Entity: I cannot.
Tanaka: Why not? And why have you activated your suit's voice scrambler?
Entity: Because your not knowing who I am is what's keeping this thing contained.
Tanaka: Describe the entity under containment.
Entity: It's a probabilistic entity. Semi-alive in the same way a virus is. It could be anywhere, so it can go everywhere. It could do anything, so it can do everything. It was [REDACTED]iverse when we first theorized its existence, with a one-over-infinity chance of being at any given point, and we managed to narrow it down to one. And now it's in two, trapped in here or in there with one of us. And nobody knows which.
Tanaka: Describe the incident that took place.
Entity: Well, there are two incidents that could have taken place. In one, this thing breached containment while Myron was on spacewalk, and Eoin sealed himself in CC-3 to keep it from escaping. And so in that interpretation, I'm Myron, and [DATA EXPUNGED]ving its way with Eoin in there. And in the other, Eoin took this thing out into space, but it breached containment before he could [DATA EXPUNGED]rive, and this is Eoin talking to you from outside the realm of possibility.
Tanaka: Neither of you were cleared to utilize that technology.
Entity: Look, [REDACTED]ed to be nowhere, do you understand? It had a one-over-infinity chance of being at any given point in the universe! That's the same as zero!
Tanaka: That does not excuse your recklessness.
Entity: Well, the good news is, I have about a fifty-percent chance of paying the price, then, don't I?
Tanaka: What do you mean?
Entity: Are you familiar with the Monty Hall problem?
Tanaka: I am.
Entity: Two sequences of events are superimposed on each other up here. In each of them, this weird little probability virus is dismembering and reconstituting Dr. Eoin Mackie, either in this suit or back on the station. It's making the odds of his arm being attached at the shoulder 1 percent, and the odds of his spine tripling in length 99 percent, and maybe fifty-fifty on his blood flowing in the opposite direction.
Tanaka: But you might be him.
Entity: That's correct. Because none of these things have happened until an observer takes a look at one of us. And if you look at the wrong one, if you open that containment chamber and see Myron standing there safe and sound, this thing is going to breach containment for good. The contingencies will condense and it will no longer be bounded by the two possible events that took place.
Tanaka: But aren't you an observer?
Entity: I guess not. I guess an observer has to be in a specific place at a specific time.
Tanaka: So—
Entity: Listen, it's not happy that we bottled it up. And now, it will have plenty of time to do whatever it wants to either me or my esteemed colleague unless you come up here and win that coin toss.
Tanaka: Do you have any recommendations for containment procedures?
Entity: You're going to have to look behind one of these doors, Erin. And if it's the car, then the goat escapes.
Do you understand?
SCP-XXXX-A is Researcher Myron Roman. Apart from their non-observer status and current state of probabilistic suspension, Roman is not believed to be otherwise anomalous.
SCP-XXXX-B is the hypothetical result of an interaction between an undocumented probabilistic entity capable of localized matter manipulation and the body of Dr. Eoin Mackie. It is theorized that SCP-XXXX-B has expanded to fill the entirety of either Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 or Foundation Spacesuit 118-G through repeated probabilistic collapse of the location and condition of various physical components of Dr. Eoin Mackie. It is theorized that the entity will continue to increase in complexity and density at a consistent rate, bounded only by the physical structure of its container, until its existence can be confirmed or denied. It is theorized that the entity is unable to detach itself from Dr. Mackie and is only capable of probabilistic manipulation of the tissues comprising it.
It is theorized that if SCP-XXXX-B is confirmed to exist through direct observation, it will be rendered unable to manipulate probabilistic uncertainty due to the presence of an observer. If SCP-XXXX-B is confirmed to exist through indirect observation (i.e., through direct observation of SCP-XXXX-A), it is theorized that the resulting containment breach would result in massive expansion of SCP-XXXX-B's biomass beyond the boundaries of its current container.
The potential consequences of this breach are unknown. Reclassification to Keter effective 08/10/20██.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is technically uncontained. However, SCP-XXXX has not been observed to occur with enough frequency to warrant significant containment response. Foundation webcrawlers DREDGER and iNFOsort are to monitor internet traffic for content related to probabilistic anomalies, especially within computer simulations, and embedded operatives are to respond to information breaches according to standard Foundation protocol.
Requests for testing of SCP-XXXX must be approved by Dr. Heather Bray, Interim Director of Probabilistic and Statistical Anomalies.
Any personnel with knowledge of the whereabouts of Researcher Devyn Caputo are to report to Dr. Bray.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a universal probabilistic phenomenon whereby events with exactly a 5.08534% or 94.91466% chance of occurring will not occur. These exact probabilities rarely occur with any regularity outside of controlled testing conditions, but it is possible to digitally simulate and observe the effects of SCP-XXXX.
SCP-XXXX's secondary anomalous effect occurs when a probabilistic event affected by the anomaly has exactly two mutually exclusive outcomes. Since the probability of one outcome is 5.08534% and the probability of the other is 94.91466%, neither outcome can occur. Events that satisfy these criteria typically become host to an unexplained phenomenon that interrupts the event, preventing any outcome from occurring.
Discovery: SCP-XXXX was discovered
Testing Log: The following tests were conducted on a simple digital outcome generator under the supervision of Dr. Heather Bray, Interim Director of Probabilistic and Statistical Anomalies, and Researcher Devyn Caputo.
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce 500 outcomes (0) or (1) or (2), with P(0)=.0508534, P(1)=.0508534, and P(2)=0.8982932.
Result: Program returned (2) for all 500 outcomes. Experiment repeated for 1000 and 10000 trials with similar results.
Notes: None.
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce 500 outcomes (0) or (1) or (2), with P(0)=.9491466, P(1)=.0.0254267, and P(2)=0.0254267.
Result: Program returned exclusively (1) and (2), with equivalent frequency, for all 500 outcomes. Experiment repeated for 1000 and 10000 trials with similar results.
Notes: None.
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce an outcome (0) or (1), with P(0)=.0508534 and P(1)=.9491466.
Result: Keyboard malfunction rendered operation unable to be completed. Researcher Caputo observed that several grams of █████ brand soda were present in the keyboard.
Notes: None.
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce an outcome (0) or (1), with P(0)=.0508534 and P(1)=.9491466.
Result: Supervising Security Officer Richard Ramirez's Foundation-issued rifle misfired, launching a 37mm rubber bullet into the computer. Security Officer Ramirez noted that the safety of his rifle had been jammed with concentrated sugar syrup. Security Officer Ramirez given informal reprimand by Researcher Caputo. Researcher Caputo given formal reprimand for use of unprofessional language in informal reprimand.
Notes: Scared the shit out of me. - Researcher Caputo
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce 500 outcomes (0) or (1), with P(0)=.0508534 and P(1)=.9491466.
Result: Site-14's Predictive Personnel Database AI underwent severe corruption and spontaneously altered clearance levels for 200 Site-14 staff. Researcher Caputo inadvertently designated Person of Interest; automated containment systems activated in testing chamber. Experiment adjourned. Researcher Caputo sustained superficial injuries. Upon investigation, the cooling fluid of Site-14's Predictive Personnel Database primary server bank was observed to contain █████ brand soda.
Notes: We don't even stock this stuff in the vending machines. - Researcher Caputo
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce 10000 outcomes (0) or (1), with P(0)=.0508534 and P(1)=.9491466.
Result: A minor fire in Site-14's break room activated sprinkler systems across the site, which dispensed approximately ███ gallons of [REDACTED] before being deactivated. Electronics in SCP-XXXX's testing chamber damaged beyond repair.
Notes: Testing of SCP-XXXX suspended until Site-14 undergoes thorough facilities audit. SCP-████ and PoI-███ investigated for possible connection to prevalence of █████ brand soda in experiment results. Supervision of anomaly transferred to Dr. Martin Angwenyi, Senior Researcher, Department of Retrocausality.
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Testing Log: The following tests were conducted on a simple digital outcome generator, outdoors, on an isolated network in the Mojave Desert under the supervision of Dr. Martin Angwenyi, Senior Researcher, Department of Retrocausality, and Researcher Devyn Caputo. All components of the experiment were thoroughly investigated for contaminants and malfunctions before testing.
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce an outcome (0) or (1), with P(0)=.0508534 and P(1)=.9491466.
Result: Typographical error in code led to aborted operation. Typographical error was not noted during pre-experiment review.
Notes: None.
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce 500 outcomes (0) or (1), with P(0)=.0508534 and P(1)=.9491466.
Result: "Enter" key on keyboard became jammed upon activation and continuously executed over ████ trials before crashing. No results observed due to continuous input; data lost upon reboot. Keyboard was observed to contain several grams of dried █████ brand soda.
Notes: I don't even drink soda. - Researcher Caputo
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce 500 outcomes (0) or (1), with P(0)=.0508534 and P(1)=.9491466.
Result: Sand beneath Researcher Caputo underwent spontaneous partial liquification. Subsequent investigation revealed an undiscovered pocket of water below the sand that had apparently been disturbed by the installation of SCP-XXXX's testing equipment. Water had been diluted with trace amounts of █████ brand soda. Researcher Caputo recovered with minor injuries.
Notes: None.
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce 1000 outcomes (0) or (1), with P(0)=.0508534 and P(1)=.9491466.
Result: Researcher Caputo vomited on SCP-XXXX's testing equipment, rendering it inoperable. Vomit was observed to contain trace amounts of █████ brand soda. Presence of soda could not be ruled out as incidental to the results of previous experiment. Researcher Caputo treated for symptoms of heatstroke.
Notes: None.
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce 10000 outcomes (0) or (1), with P(0)=.0508534 and P(1)=.9491466.
Result: ██████ ████████ Flight ████ from Dallas to Los Angeles, passing overhead at time of experiment, underwent structural failure of water storage tanks. ███ gallons of water struck SCP-XXXX's testing equipment before experimentation could occur, rendering it inoperable. Water was observed to contain significant amounts of █████ brand soda.
Notes: None.
Image produced by final recorded experiment. Cognitohazardous portions of image have been excised. Click to enlarge.
Experiment: Computer was asked to produce 50000 outcomes (0) or (1), with P(0)=.0508534 and P(1)=.9491466.
Result: Electronic component of computer display screen shorted out, producing a static image bearing a ██% resemblance to a nonlethal memetic agent utilized by Foundation cybersecurity and a █% resemblance to a 1978 advertisement for █████ brand soda. Researcher Caputo rendered unconscious. Subsequent testing revealed Researcher Caputo's memetic resistance to be within the second percentile for Foundation personnel. Researcher Caputo placed on in-site suspension pending further review.
Notes: Researcher Caputo had no memetic resistance scores on record in her personnel files, despite the MRB being a key component of Foundation training. Recommending suspension of testing until Retrocausality completes further review. - Dr. Angwenyi
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Incident Report XXXX-12/14/20██:
03:11:31: Researcher Caputo enters SCP-XXXX's testing chamber with a notebook, an unknown object resembling a large, irregularly-shaped coin, and a can of █████ brand soda.
03:11:50: Researcher Caputo throws the object onto the floor 620 times, recording each result in her notebook.
03:44:45: Researcher Caputo opens the can of soda and drinks it in its entirety.
03:45:03: Researcher Caputo throws the object onto the floor another 620 times, recording each result in her notebook.
04:15:18: Researcher Caputo leaves SCP-XXXX's testing chamber.
04:15:58: Researcher Caputo drops the object while walking back to her quarters.
04:15:59: Site-14's security camera system experiences a sudden loss of power.
04:16:01: Site-14's security camera feeds reactivate. Researcher Caputo and the object are unable to be located. All digital records of Researcher Caputo's involvement with the Foundation were observed to have undergone severe data corruption. Several of Researcher Caputo's physical files were observed to [REDACTED]
Researcher Caputo is considered KIA pending directorial review on 12/19/20██. Site-14's Predictive Personnel Database AI estimates the probability of her survival at [DATA LOST]
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The OBELISK supercomputer.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Following the successful implementation
Description: SCP-XXXX was the designation for the total breakdown of the Friedman-Srinivasan Model of particle physics (FS-Model) and all associated phenomena. The FS-Model was similar to the Standard Model in its recognition of fundamental universal forces, but diverged from the model now known as the Standard Model in the following ways:
- The FS-Model referred to the strong interaction as the "binding force," the weak interaction as the "decay force," and electromagnetism as "electro-magnetic interaction."
- The FS-Model provided a more complete incorporation of the theory of gravity.
- The FS-Model recognized an additional fundamental force, known as the Dyson coefficient.
Equations involving the Dyson coefficient were capable of ascertaining the position and velocity of any particle in the universe. In conventional physics prior to the events of SCP-XXXX, Dyson coefficients were expressed through numeric sets and represented by the variable ζ. Of note is the fact that it was possible to calculate the position and velocity of particles for a duration of time proportional to the Dyson coefficients of the particles surrounding it. In other words, the FS-Model enabled the prediction of large-scale particle movement over significant timeframes.
From the time of its development to the events of SCP-XXXX, most of the Foundation's computing resources were devoted to analyzing and predicting particle motion through en masse calculation of Dyson coefficients. At its peak, Foundation supercomputers were estimated to have predicted the position and velocity of ██.██% of the particles within 0.█ million km of Earth for timeframes of up to ██ minutes.
Date: ██/██/1955
User: O5-9
Subject: OBELISK
Gentlemen,
As of the time of my writing this, OBELISK is operating at full capacity. It is the strongest computer in the world and perhaps one of the strongest in the universe. Every iota of its processing power is devoted to producing yards upon yards of punch-card readouts. upon which rests the present and future of the entire world.
Within those matrices lies the present and future of every entity on this planet. Our ability to predict the manifestation of anomalies has effectively tripled. Our ability to predict containment breaches has increased a hundredfold. Natural disasters, tectonic shifts, astronomical events: none are beyond our comprehension. Through the power of OBELISK and all its future iterations, we will usher in a new era for the Foundation and all its protectorates.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your service to mankind.
Yours,
O5-9
breakdown of deterministic model of universe
did we see the breakdown coming?
was our old model anomalous?
The interior of Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 prior to 04/10/20██.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: The interior of Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 is not to be accessed by personnel. Existing security footage of Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 is not to be viewed by any personnel until sufficient containment protocol can be devised for SCP-XXXX-A and SCP-XXXX-B. Personnel are not permitted to speculate about the contents of Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 or the events of Incident XXXX-1 or Incident XXXX-2, whichever will have occurred upon observation of the interior of Containment Chamber 3.
Interim Site Director Tanaka and Dr. Eoin Mackie have established two sets of containment protocols to be implemented before the interior of Containment Chamber 3 is observed. Under no circumstances should the interior of Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 be directly or indirectly observed until both sets of containment procedures can be implemented.
In the event that the events of Incident XXXX-1 have occurred and Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 contains SCP-XXXX-A, Site-118 is to enter full security lockdown. All of Site-118's artificial-gravity engines are to be deactivated and jettisoned. All of Site-118's Scranton Reality Anchors are to be deactivated and jettisoned. Site-118's emergency propulsion systems are to carry it out of Earth's orbit and scuttle it in the Asteroid Belt.
Foundation security personnel are to have neutralized Dr. Eoin Mackie and returned his cadaver to Site-118 no later than 48 hours before the interior of Containment Chamber 3 is observed.
In the event that the events of Incident XXXX-2 have occurred and Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 contains SCP-XXXX-B, Foundation Unmanned Satellite P-90946 ("Lightning Bug") and Foundation Unmanned Satellite P-98330 ("Sunscreen") are to dock with Site-118 to provide it with auxiliary power. All of Site-118's artificial-gravity engines are to double their output. All of Site-118's Scranton Reality Anchors are to double their output. Site-118's emergency propulsion systems are to transfer it to Martian orbit.
Foundation security personnel are to have ensured the continued survival of Dr. Eoin Mackie.
A Note from Site Director Tanaka
Dear Containment Specialist,
At this point, I assume you are scratching your head wondering where you went wrong. Perhaps you are wondering if this is some sort of Sisyphean punishment for a job poorly done. Perhaps you are worried that you have died and wound up in a special ring of Hell reserved exclusively for Foundation containment specialists.
First, let me assure you that you are in the correct line of work, and that you will have the full support of myself and my team in accomplishing the task set out for you. Retrofitting a space station with two hundred component ejectors is a complicated endeavor, but it is not outwith the scope of the Foundation.
Keeping a man both alive and dead is another story.
The document below will outline the basics of the situation in which you find yourself. Within the next few days, you and I will meet, and I will fill in all the details too sensitive for this file.
All the best,
Dr. Erin Tanaka
Interim Site Director, Site-118
Description: SCP-XXXX is the provisional designation for the entity contained either within Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 or Site-118 at large. Incident XXXX is the provisional designation for the event that occurred within Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 on 04/10/20███.
The interior of Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 exists in a state of probabilistic indeterminacy. It is unknown which of two events (Incident XXXX-1 or Incident XXXX-2) took place on 04/10/20███, and therefore which of two anomalous entities (SCP-XXXX-A or SCP-XXXX-B) currently resides within Site-118. It is currently believed that, given empirical assessment of the events that have occurred following 04/10/20███, Incident XXXX-2 is more likely to have taken place. Owing to the relative ease of containment of SCP-XXXX-2, current containment priority is the maintenance of protocol consistent with the theoretical existence of SCP-XXXX-2 as opposed to SCP-XXXX-1.
It is theorized that direct observation of the interior of Site-118 Containment Chamber 3 would cause a probabilistic collapse, retroactively eliminating one Incident and entity from the realm of possibility and actualizing the other. As all known containment procedures for both SCP-XXXX-A and SCP-XXXX-B are mutually exclusive, and as the possibility of Incident XXXX-1's occurrence cannot be ruled out in the event of probabilistic collapse, observation cannot occur until one of the following occurs:
- Incident XXXX-1 can be ensured to have occurred, and SCP-XXXX-A can be ensured to exist, with complete certainty upon observation of Containment Chamber 3.
- Incident XXXX-2 can be ensured to have occurred, and SCP-XXXX-B can be ensured to exist, with complete certainty upon observation of Containment Chamber 3.
- Adequate containment procedures can be devised and implemented for both Incidents and their resultant entities.
As of the rejections of Operation NONAME and Operation ACES, Option (3) has been deemed the most viable for containment of SCP-XXXX.
Incident Report
Note: The following document describes the events immediately prior to the events of either Incident XXXX-1 or Incident XXXX-2. The specific details of either event cannot be ascertained without observation.
03:45:57 GMT: The interior of Site-118. Dr. Eoin Mackie is seated at a desk outside Containment Chamber 3. Researcher Myron Roman enters into frame, holding an opaque cylindrical canister.
03:46:00: Researcher Roman and Dr. Mackie converse.
03:49:49: Researcher Roman enters Containment Chamber 3. They are visible through the chamber's observation windows.
03:49:55: Researcher Roman gives a "thumbs up" gesture to Dr. Mackie.
03:50:06: Dr. Mackie remotely deactivates the artificial-gravity engine within Containment Chamber 3. Researcher Roman rises off of the floor of the containment chamber.
03:50:13 Researcher Roman opens the canister.
03:50:15: Researcher Roman gives a "thumbs up" gesture to Dr. Mackie.
03:50:17: Dr. Mackie reaches into his coat and adjusts an unknown object. All camera feeds within Containment Chamber 3 cease to function.
03:50:27: Researcher Roman appears distressed.
03:50:31: Researcher Roman's left arm spontaneously displaces 2 meters to the right, severing it at the shoulder. Their physical gestures indicate significant pain.
03:50:36: Researcher Roman's right eye undergoes spontaneous liquefaction.
03:50:39: Researcher Roman spontaneously accelerates towards the rear wall of Containment Chamber 3 and impacts it at significant speed. Dr. Mackie unsuccessfully attempts to reactivate the chamber's artificial-gravity engines.
03:50:41: Researcher Roman mouths a string of unidentified words at Dr. Mackie. Dr. Mackie nods.
03:50:43: Dr. Mackie seals the chamber's observation windows and produces an opaque cylindrical canister identical to the one used by Researcher Roman.
03:50:48: Dr. Mackie takes a pen from the desk and appears to mutter something under his breath.
03:50:50: Dr. Mackie gouges out his eyes with the pen.
03:51:35: Dr. Mackie opens the canister.
Note: Dr. Mackie returned to Site-14 after the evacuation of Site-118 and was placed under Foundation custody. Dr. Mackie was interviewed by Interim Site Director Erin Tanaka upon arrival.
Tanaka: Sit.
Mackie: Erin, I—
Tanaka: Eoin, sit down. Recount the incident in as much detail as possible.
[EXTRANEOUS DATA REDACTED FOR BREVITY]
Tanaka: Right. We have all of that on tape. What we don't have is tapes from within the containment chamber.
Mackie: I know.
Tanaka: You know what I'm going to ask you.
Mackie: And you know that I can't answer because of what was in those containers.
Tanaka: What were you thinking, Eoin?
Mackie: We had it, Erin. We had it bottled up. I had spent my entire life trying to [DATA EXPUNGED]rrowed down to two locations! From the infinite, improbable depths of the universe down to two thermos-sized containers. The things we could have done with it!
Tanaka: So what happened?
Mackie: I— I didn't want to lose it. So I built a failsafe.
Tanaka: The containment chamber.
Mackie: I retrofitted it with opaque window shields so that [DATA EXPUNGED]st-case scenario, we could keep it contained by ensuring nobody was there to observe it. Sure, the chamber was bigger than the thermos, but as long as nobody looked inside, we could pack up and try again! How often can we say that about our experiments?
Tanaka: Dr. Mackie, you are and always have been bound by a code of professional ethics that you are not permitted to violate without approval.
Mackie: Myron was in on it. We had a professional agreement. They knew the costs just as well as I did.
Listen, [REDACTED]ed to be nowhere, do you understand? It had a one-over-infinity chance of being at any given point in the universe, and we got it down to one in two! And I am sorry for what might be happening to Myron at this point in time, but it's just as likely to happen to me once everything gets sorted.
Tanaka: What do you mean?
Mackie: Two sequences of events are superimposed on each other. In one, that thing wasn't in Myron's container, but it wanted to be. And when I opened my container, the probabilities collapsed in our favor and it killed me and[DATA EXPUNGED]ver and over again. And in the other, that happened to Myron.
Tanaka: But you're alive and here on Earth.
Mackie: And so is Myron. And I am dead, up there on the space station, and so is Myron. And it seems more likely that I am alive, given that I appear to be here instead of Myron, but the fact is that my presence here only represents the fact that I am most likely here. And the longer we keep this thing trapped in a state of quantum superposition, endlessly enacting hypothetical violence on each of us until some observer reveals the truth, the angrier it's going to get. And if it all turns out that it was with me all along, then it'll collapse in on me, wherever I am. If someone were to look into that chamber right now, I might suddenly be distended across the Pacific Ocean. I might suddenly have my organs compacted to the size of hydrogen atoms. I might triple in density over and over again until I rip the Earth's crust from its mantle.
Tanaka: So—
Mackie: It's not happy that we bottled it up. And now, it will have plenty of time to wreak bloody vengeance on either me or my esteemed colleague. It's either on the ship with Myron or here on Earth with me, and there's no way to be sure.
Tanaka: Do you have any recommendations for containment procedures?
Mackie: An event with a probability of zero cannot happen.
SCP-XXXX-A is the hypothetical result of an interaction between the entity responsible for Incident XXXX-1 and the body of Dr. Eoin Mackie. It is theorized that SCP-XXXX-A has expanded to fill the entirety of Site-118 through repeated probabilistic collapse of the location and condition of various physical components of Dr. Eoin Mackie. It is theorized that the entity will continue to increase in complexity and density at a consistent rate, bounded only by the physical structure of of Site-118, until its existence can be confirmed or denied. If SCP-XXXX-A is confirmed to exist, it is theorized that it will superimpose itself with Dr. Mackie's current observed location and continue to engage in probabilistic manipulation of his biomass on a greatly amplified scale.
Owing to the extraordinary difficulty of containing this entity on Earth, it is recommended that Dr. Mackie be terminated and returned to Site-118 and that Site-118 be scuttled a sufficient distance from Earth before confirmation of the existence of SCP-XXXX-A.
SCP-XXXX-B is the hypothetical result of an interaction between the entity responsible for Incident XXXX-2 and the body of Researcher Myron Roman. SCP-XXXX-B is theorized to possess identical properties to SCP-XXXX-B, with the exception of its containment within Containment Chamber 3 as opposed to the entirety of Site-118. The features of Containment Chamber 3 render it suitable for long-term unsupervised containment of Keter-class anomalies.
Owing to Dr. Mackie's apparent existence on Earth despite the probabilistic confluence of SCP-XXXX-A and SCP-XXXX-B, it is recommended that the requisite conditions for the existence of SCP-XXXX-B (i.e., Dr. Mackie's survival and the entity's continued interaction with Researcher Myron Roman) be maintained for as long as possible.
This SCP’s classification
is Safe, which is cause for elation.
If it were much stranger,
it could provoke danger-
ous errors in communication.
To keep it contained, Site-16
has hidden it somewhere unseen.
It takes Level-3 clearance
to know its appearance,
But Level-1s keep the thing clean.
Site Director Hieronymous Walker
is permitted to access its locker.
He’s a wordsmith acute,
but he’s functionally mute,
so he isn’t too much of a talker.
The info within this description
requires hermeneutic decryption.
all relevant data
turns to verse in its state—
a peculiar poetic prescription.
INFOHAZARD WARNING
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FILE CONTAINS AN ALBRIGHT-NGUYEN-CLASS INFOHAZARD. ACCESS TO THIS FILE IS RESTRICTED.
Item #:
Object Class:
Special Containment Procedures: Information pertaining to former Mobile Task Force Gamma-9 "Finding Mnemos" has been expunged from all records. Individuals with knowledge of MTF Γ-9 have been located and amnesticized. Only personnel with counterinfohazardous training are to be granted access to the SCP-XXXX file.
Individuals aware of the existence of POI-XXXX are not to be briefed on her involvement with MTF Γ-9.
Description: SCP-XXXX is the current designation for information pertaining to former Mobile Task Force Gamma-9 "Finding Mnemos". MTF Γ-9 was a task force
The members of MTF Γ-9 at the time of its classification were:
- Emily Brand, Captain (Deceased)
- Jongho Kim, Lieutenant (Deceased)
- Kyle Voorhees (Comatose)
- Alexandra Goldberg (Deceased)
- ████████ ██████████, currently designated POI-XXXX
Item #: SCP-5000
Object Class:
Special Containment Procedures: A perimeter has been established around the Diamond Bay Casino under the guise of an architectural survey. Non-Foundation personnel attempting to enter the property are to be detained and questioned before release.
Information pertaining to Mobile Task Force Gamma-9 "Finding Mnemos" has been expunged from Foundation databases.
Description: SCP-5000 was an unknown event that occurred within the Diamond Bay Casino, Monaco, on June 19, 1989. At the time of the event, MTF Γ-9 was on site investigating claims of anomalous behavior in casino patrons. At the time, it was suspected that casino owner Giuseppe Stefanucci (POI-5000) was engaging in anomalous ritualistic behavior with casino patrons. As Stefanucci had ties to GOI-████ and PoI-████, MTF Γ-9 was deployed to investigate.
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