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Misc. Info
Old outdated semi-essays

WL Label	Related Group	Misc
The Jailors	The Foundation	-
The Bookburners Big Brother	The GOC	-
The Hanged One	The Hanged King	SCP-701
The Merchants	Marshall, Carter & Dark, Ltd	-
The Devout	Church of the Broken God	-
The Neverwere	Oneiroi Collective	???
The Nameless One	Nobody	? (Pretty sure though)
The Remnant	(No guess)	???
The Magpies	(No guess)	???
The Madmen	Chaos Insurgency	-
The Daeva	The Daevites	SCP-140

Task Force Classifications

M Combat Task Force
C Containment Task Force
G Engineering Task Force
E Esoteric Task Force
T Tracking Task Force
U Undercover Task Force

Combat Task Force
Similar to a military company. Any Combat Task Force should be made up of at least one full infantry platoon. This is to ensure adequate numbers for practically carrying out tactical operations. For M-MTFs consisting of multiple platoons, each Platoon Commander reports to MTFC and/or MTF2iC (2nd in command) A full battalion strength Combat Task Force may also include armoured/transport/support divisions.

Non-Combat MTFs
Follow a similar hierarchy (Members report to Team Leaders, Team Leaders report to Branch Heads, Branch Heads report to MTFL) though number of members in each team or branch are variable. A 'team' may be just a pair of, or even a single operative; and a 'branch' may consist of a single team. On the other hand, a team could include a dozen or more operatives if deemed practical. More like a corporate structure, with potential for lateral movement of members between teams or teams between branches.
Although these Task Forces may temporarily recruit extra numbers to meet tactical/logistical needs (colloquially referred to as "Contracted Labourers" or "Temps"), their core members are highly effective specialists in their respective areas of expertise.

Containment Task Force:
Each Containment Task Force tends to have a specific domain, from aerial to marine-based, from biological to bio-hazardous. The common thread is they're experts in their fields, and they know how to capture anomalies.

Engineering Task Force:
G-MTF roles in modern times have largely shifted to computer-based analysis and containment of anomalies by way of programming. Engineering Task Forces often have large branches dedicated specifically to monitoring electronic networks.

Esoteric Task Force:
Esoteric Task Forces contain Foundation members well-versed in religious, occult, and other mythologies. E-MTFs use symbolism, rituals, or other mystic means to contain anomalies. These task forces are also often the ones best suited for countering and containing memetic and otherwise cognitohazardous anomalies.

Tracking Task Force:
Specialists in picking up and staying on the trails of anomalies, and rumors of. Tend to be a combination of data analysts and boots-on-the-ground tracking teams. T-MTFs cover a very wide range of specializations; from standard tracking over any terrain, to following trends in specific populations, to pursuing info through data records.

Undercover Task Force
The teams of these forces are most likely to be isolated cells capable of operating independently, having only occasional direct contact with their Team Leaders. Team Leaders analyze data collected by their teams, passing pertinent information upwards to Branch Heads, and convey the Team's objectives to each member. Branch Heads inform each TL of the Branch's objectives and demand results.
Team members themselves often act as the point-of-contact for The Foundation's network of 'freelance reporters' (members of the general public in position to be aware of anomalous incidents, and incentivized to pass such knowledge to undercover Foundation agents). They then follow-up on these reports independently, with back-up when necessary, and share the results of their investigation with their TLs. Once the presence of an anomaly is confirmed, U-MTFs will call in an appropriate reactionary task force.

Writing-related stuff on this table!

Agent Ben Buggeman

Field Agent, member of U-MTF Delta-88 (basically a bush-league version of Pi-1 "City Slickers" assigned to smaller cities that require Foundation presence)
Cover is as a private investigator in River City. Small independent operation (Seeking Certainty Private Investigations)
Constantly on the look-out for signs of anomalous activity in the area, sometimes using fabricated clients as a cover for his interest in these events.
Heavy drinker; occasional drug user; takes almost nothing seriously, short of immediate life-or-death situations; trying to be like a hard-boiled detective character from pulp noir fiction.
Otherwise a dedicated, fairly talented operative capable of getting positive results from time to time. Not opposed to planning and coordinating team-based operations, though mostly preferring to work alone in the field.

Truncated Summary of Previous Assignments

Field Operative, MTF Gamma-6 "Deep Feeders" (MTF Dept.)
- Small Vessel Operator, Deckhand, Diver.
Asst. Containment Technician - Trainee (Engineering & Technical Services Dept.)
- Short-term assignments to numerous marine Sites.
Security Officer (Security Dept.)
- Alarm Monitor, Guard.
Field Operative, MTF Mu-3 "Highest Bidders" (MTF Dept.)
- Fireteam Member, Thieves branch.
MTF Pi-1 "City Slickers" (MTF Dept.)
- Ejected from squad during probationary training period.
Agent, MTF Delta-88 "Local Legends" (MTF Dept.)
- Undercover Agent, Foundation local presence for River City.

Possible Linking Narrative

Events of 'Blood, Sweat, and Beers' tale spurs River City's chapter of Chaos Insurgency to seek revenge on whoever killed off their members. Misguidedly target MC&D via supposed member Mario Andetti, leading to the events of 'Tale 904'.

Fucking listen to me!! Chapman didn't throw himself in front of that train! And five guys from our chapter didn't all abandon the cause to up and disappear on the same damn night! Someone fucked up our plan, and fucked us up while doing it!! We won't just sit around with our thumbs up our asses until we get orders to pull them out. This is personal. We're going to find who's responsible for this. And when we do, the damage they caused will be like a massage parlour rubdown compared to what we do to them…

Well, there's a contingency plan. So you have a back-up.
But what if the back-up fails?
That's why, for [REDACTED] they always have 'triple-contingency' plans.
Yeah, but what if that back-up fails?
So… If your first stage, which should already be well-maintained in prime condition if you're doing [REDACTED] fails. And your back-up system, which if you do use it should only be used to proceed directly to [REDACTED] and get out, fails within the time it takes to get there. And then your triple-contingency third back-up fails while you still haven't gotten out of there yet? You're saying "what then?"
Yeah.
Well I guess then you fuckin' die! I dunno!
Not good enough! You should use a quadruple-contingency plan.
… Then what if that fails?
You're right!
Oh no….
We need, like, a "Double-Triple-Contingency Back-Up Plans In Case Of Emergency!!(or Addressing other Dangerous Hazards & Risks)" plan!

SCP-1002-J
Formerly: SCP-2x3C-BUP-ICE(oAoDH&R)-J =+=+= "The Redundant SCP of Redundancy in Procedures of Containm"

* A note from Dr. X - "Please eliminate redundant statements from your reports on this subject whenever possible, in an effort to keep this item's log of reports free of unneccessary redundancy. - Dr X. [signed 'Dr. X.']" (Notice notnotice Note Observe that Dr. X's signature appears at the bottom of the note?)
* A follow-up memo from Dr. X. "Re: The previous message (the memo from Dr. X (me), sent immediately prior to this correspondence, regarding the reduction of redundancy in reports on SCP-2x3C-BUP-ICE(oAoDH&R)-J) describing Dr. X's (my) request to all staff that they make an effort towards the reduction of redundancy in any paperwork being filed on SCP-2x3C-BUP-ICE(oAoDH&R)-J. In regards to that memo, and the policy described within it, Dr. X (I) would like to make it clear that this practice of maintaining our efforts to eliminate redundancy from all files regarding this subject will become an on-going part of the subject's containment procedures. Although this policy should adequately suit the conditions of the situation as it presently exists, the mandates will be reviewed bi-weekly (every two weeks) by Researcher Williams and Researcher Lincoln, on alternating weeks so that one of them conducts the review each week. The one of the two that is not responsible for performing the procedural review that week will read and verify the other's report when it is completed. This information can all be found in the Special Containment Procedures of this file (SCP-2x3C-BUP-ICE(oAoDH&R)-J) <link to itself? haha> - Signed, Dr. X. [signed 'Signed Dr. X.']" (Observe that Dr. X's signature appears at the bottom of the page, following the word 'Signed' which also appears to have been hand-written by Dr. X.)
* [XXContinue]

Final note from Sr. Researcher Grimes. "Dr X was determined to have been severely affected by SCP-1002-J (formerly SCP-2x3C-BUP-ICE(oAoDH&R)-J). Amnestic treatment has proven effective in relieving him of the effects, and the item has been contained securely in Safe Item Storage. However, I feel I must restate the basic point of my officially submitted 'Motion to Decommission Anomaly' form; that is, that this item should simply be destroyed. After all, keeping it around just seems so… I can't think of the word for it. - Dr. Grimes"

Item #: SCP-BUP-ICE(oAODH&R)-J

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: The object should be placed in a standard Safe-Object storage locker, and is not to be removed except for testing purposes. All personnel assigned to SCP-BUP-ICE(oAODH&R)-J are advised that these procedures are adequate, and do not need to be reviewed or updated any further.

View Previous Containment Procedures

Description: SCP-BUP-ICE(oAODH&R)-J is a round, sphere-shaped ball. It is red in colour, and has a diameter of 7 cm (70 mm) measured horizontally, vertically, and on any other axis. Its surface is made of an unidentified material.

Addendum-1: A note from Dr. X.

Please eliminate redundant statements from your reports on this object whenever possible, in an effort to keep this item's log of reports free of unnecessary redundancy. - Dr X. [signed 'Dr. X.']

Addendum-2: A note from Dr. X, regarding the previous note from Dr. X.

Re: The previous message (the memo from Dr. X (me), sent immediately prior to this correspondence, regarding the reduction of redundancy in reports on SCP-2x3C-BUP-ICE(oAoDH&R)-J) describing my (Dr. X's) request to all staff that they make an effort towards the reduction of redundancy in any paperwork being filed on SCP-2x3C-BUP-ICE(oAoDH&R)-J.
In regards to that memo, and the policy described within it, I (Dr. X) would like to make it clear that this practice of maintaining our efforts to eliminate redundancy from all files regarding this object, and its containment procedures, will be an on-going part of the protocols when drafting any documents which relate to the object.

Ideas

A scheme where D-class prisoners have a way they can get out of Foundation custody. Like a myth or legend.
It must be limited: The opportunity only exists at a certain Site. Only one person can get out at a time. Requires help from someone that will stay behind in custody. Can't let more than one person in on it, too risky.
Hence, a system that involves one D-class, who helped the last guy escape, recruits a new D to teach the scheme to and use their help to escape. In exchange, this Dee gets the knowledge that can help them escape next. So it passes on…
Master can't reveal the last detail of the plan to their apprentice until they are about to escape. Otherwise the apprentice may get greedy, try to escape on their own, ruin everything!
Can the apprentice trust the master? They say it worked for the guy that taught it to them, that its worked every time before that… But what if it's made up? Maybe this guy has a plan to escape, and maybe it does involve help from an accomplice… But it could be a single opportunity that won't come up again. It could be a plan that involves throwing him to the wolves to make good their own escape.
(Fuck! Good tension builder, that trust issues bit… Probably tell story from "apprentice's" POV, to get maximum effect)

—-
Hurdles to address…

The Foundation would *never* be so incompetent as to let this happen, ever, even once, let alone leave this gap continuously open
- Thats why its a major secret! This window of escape exists at only one site (of the Foundation's hundreds) and within that site, only two D-classes would know about it at any one time. There's a decent enough cover-up built into the plan that one D-class isn't immediately missed, and can disappear in a shuffle of paperwork.
- Maybe the gap in security doesn't really exist? The Master is in fact just making up a story to secure The Apprentice's assistance?
Aren't they amnesticized and re-assigned every month? How could any of them even remember this plan and pass it on?
- Tougher to overcome…. Amnestics not effective in 100% of the population? That isn't enough to let this scheme keep passing down from D to D over years.
- This site's location is extremely remote, transferring in new D-classes each month not deemed practical. Though then the site should definitely notice if any go missing…
- Some kind of assignment or testing protocol that would warrant the forgoing of monthly amnestic treatments. Procedures too complex to easily re-teach subjects on a monthly basis, amnestics not applied so as to retain ability/knowledge/experience.
Okay, so just what is the escape plan?
- It's secret! I dunno yet, for sure. It has to make each of those 'challenge conditions' an essential part of it. Shit, this might be the hardest part to come up with, logistically… The lazy solution is probably that the plan never existed, Master lied to Apprentice. Having an actual plan, despite even Master not knowing what happens next (where does the tunnel come out

The Plan & Its Conditions
1
Limit: Opportunity only exists at Site-XX
Why?: Combination of conditions that make the plan possible
How: D-classes are not amnesticized and transferred on a monthly basis at this site. There is a physical means of escape (some kind of no-longer-used, forgotten-about maintenance tunnel or something). Filing system is outdated, susceptible to miscounting D-classes currently held on-site.
2
Limit: Only one person can escape at a time
Why?: Too suspicious if more than one is gone. One must remain behind for cover-up.
How: Obviously if all the D-classes didn't show up at morning role call one day, the site would be locked down and a security force would be mobilized to find and recapture them all. But, if someone knows what to do and is tricky enough, they can fill two spaces on the attendance records. They just have to slightly mess with the guards' record-keeping for just long enough that if the error is ever realized, it can't be pinpointed to either escapee.
3
Limit: Requires a second person, physically
Why?: Like, to boost the escapist up a ledge or something?
How: The Apprentice has to be involved right to the very final step. They need some leverage to ensure The Master holds up their end of the deal. And The Master must need The Apprentice for more than just the cover-up. They have to come with them all the way to the final step of the plan, to learn the final piece themselves (probably, like, the access hatch's location.)
4
Limit: Can't let more than one person in on it.
Why?: Maintaining secrecy. Also, just plain old paranoia.
How: "Three men can keep a secret, if two of them are dead." The Master, as he rightly should be, is very paranoid about the whole thing. If he let two people know of the plan, they might band together and escape without him. Just the process of selecting who his Apprentice will be is a long and carefully thought out decision, lest The Apprentice let out the secret before its done.

The Plan

(Loosely involves) An old maintenance tunnel, for some system that's no longer in use at that Site. The regular access door is sealed shut, but there is an air duct nearby that allows someone small and flexible enough to enter from a vent in a site corridor, and emerge in the abandoned tunnel. Near the far end of the tunnel is… Some kind of broken grate, high on the wall, that can be reached with a boost from another person. Beyond the grate is the area immediately outside the Site building. A small grassy field surrounded by a chain-link fence, with a wooded area beyond. But nobody who went through the grate has ever been seen brought back to the Site, so there's no facts on where the escapist goes from there.

Preparation steps:

Limber up so squeezing through the vent isn't a problem. The Apprentice is chosen not only for qualities like discretion and secrecy, but also their physical size and ability. Squeezing around and under the bunks in the D-class dorms is considered good practice, though this must be done without catching too much attention from guards or other Ds.
If Master or Apprentice need to be out of the dorms at night, only one can go. The other must be present in the dorm to fudge the guards' evening role call and cover up their partner's absence. This way, other Ds needn't be made aware of the pair's plotting.
Acquire some contraband (extra goodies from the Site cafeteria, for example) to explain the Apprentice's absence (See 'Night of…' step 1)
The secret step, where in the week leading up to the Night Of, the Master must be out of the dorms at night. He can't explain why to The Apprentice, but Apprentice must simply trust for now that Master can't escape without him, and every last detail will be explained on the night of.
[…?]

Night of the Escape:

Tonight, Apprentice will enlist/bribe some other D-class to fudge the guards' evening role call to cover their absence. Claim to have a plan to get ahold some other contraband (acquired ahead of time, to explain the absence) as the reason for needing this favour.
Together, the pair sneak to the corridor with the air vent. They have to do something about the camera monitoring that particular hallway…
- A very well-drawn sketch of the hall from the approximate POV of the camera, created by a long-gone user of this same plan and handed down from Master to Apprentice after each escape. Use a paperclip and chewing gum all MacGyver-style to fix it to the front of the security camera.
- Seems silly; but it only needs to look, at a glance, like the empty hallway to the guard watching all the screens in the control room. It should only need to be in place for 10-15 minutes at the most, before The Apprentice re-emerges from the vent and recollects the picture.
The pair pry the vent cover off and squeeze into the tunnel hallway, pulling the cover back over the vent in case a patrol guard passes by in those minutes.
They proceed to the broken grate, The Master explains the Secret Final Step ("I came here each night to put some of this peanut butter here by the grate. See, there are raccoons out there in those woods. And when they smell the peanut butter they want to come and get at it. They'll just dig their way under that fence and come on through! I gotta get to the other side of that fence, and with these little critters giving me a headstart I'll widen that gap enough to squeeze myself through in no time. Clever, huh? … Well, I thought so when the last guy explained it to me.") and reminds Apprentice not to fuck this whole thing up now; they say their final goodbyes, and Master follows a little raccoon to freedom in the darkness of night.

Ideas

Possibly tell two stories, or one story from two POVs (a D-class and a Security Officer) Otherwise, focus on the Sec-Team as the protagonists, Ds as antagonists
A group of D-classes are being transported to a facility for testing purposes. An opportunity arises (maybe related to an actual SCP containment breach) for the Ds to escape.
Ds seize opportunity to escape. Transport Team must regain custody of their prisoners
Setting: either remote wilderness or near civilization

Wilderness - Plays out like an episode of ManTracker. But the security team consists of just average guards, desperate to redeem their fuck-up. And the Ds would have minimal equipment/means to survive, but are desperate for freedom.

Urban - More like a spy thriller. Ds will be prevented from turning to public for help (Foundation to release cover story to local public, possibly about a prison escape) But Sec-Team must also keep their actions low-key to avoid attention from local authorities and the general public.

Rural - Something like a combination of the two. Near the edge of a city or outside a small town. Probably best, logistically. Some risk of public exposure, but within Sec-Team's ability to contain.

Maybe no support from Foundation itself for Sec-Team. Maybe they're operating off-the-books to cover up their mistake before it becomes known. Then maybe they go to extreme measures to bury the situation entirely.
Create operation plan. Decide where and how this plan goes wrong, so that it's an interesting event.
Lay story out through series of documents? Original mission details, after-action reports from different personnel, interview logs, etc.

Operation Details

Objective
Transport 20 D-class subjects, arriving from Containment Facility ████ via ██████ Airfield, to Site-██ for standard testing purposes.
Personnel
<Tac. Sec. Div. (CBR)> Section - Kilo, consisting of:
* Tactical Division Lt. M█████ (Squad Leader)
* Tactical Division Sgt. H██████ (Squad 2iC)
* 12 Tactical Division Guards
Divided into 3 fireteams (4 guards/ea) and 1 command team (SL and SL-2)
Armament and Equipment
All personnel will be armed to MTF (Small Arms) standards. Each fireteam will also contain one member equipped with a battery of less-lethal armaments.
Unit will be granted use of the following vehicles:
* 1 minibus (modified for prisoner transit)
* 3 SUV escort vehicles (EVs)
Assignments and Designations
EV-1 - FireTeam: Kangaroo-1
EV-2 - FireTeam: Kangaroo-2
TV - FireTeam: Kangaroo-3
EV-C - Command Team: Kangaroo-Actual (SL, SL-2, and one member of FT-3)
Operational Procedures
Prior to pick-up: Arrive at ██████ Airfield 30 minutes prior to transit plane's ETA. All Kangaroo teams deploy in a defensive posture around vehicles. Stand by for arrival of transit plane.
Upon pick-up: Airfield security staff will process all cargo off the plane, and transfer custody of designated cargo to Kangaroo. Kangaroo-3 will be responsible for securing all cargo within storage area. Kangaroo-2 will be responsible for documentation (check ID tattoos against manifest, log all cargo) as well as assisting with securing of cargo. Kangaroo-1 will maintain defensive posture.
In transit: Kangaroo-1 (EV-1) will take lead position in convoy, followed by Kangaroo-3 (TV), followed by Kangaroo-Actual (EV-C), followed by Kangaroo-2 (EV-2) at rear of procession. All vehicles to follow designated route, maintaining consistent speed and seperation.
Delivery: All vehicles to enter underground garage at Site-██ and proceed to Parking Bay A. Kangaroo-1 will take responsibility for unloading cargo at destination, with assistance from Site-██ Guard Division. Kangaroo-2 will be on hand to verify documentation. Kangaroo-3 will begin the process of returning EVs to vehicle pool, and regroup with unit for debriefing. Once all cargo has been placed in custody of Site-██ Guard Division and all vehicles are returned to vehicle pool, unit is to gather at Parking Bay A and await dismissal.

Tac. Sec. Unit Kilo Personnel Listing

A huge underground mega-prison-style facility, where a majority of D-Class activities take place.

Processing incoming D-Class applicants
Maintaining the population of currently unassigned D-Class personnel
Responding to and filling Sites' requisitions for D-Class personnel

Orientation tale for a guard newly assigned to Site-406, a D-Class Central Holding Facility.

The Facility

A sprawling underground complex, with most of it's space dedicated to housing D-Class personnel. On the surface the property is a warehouse facility isolated in the middle of a desert. This cover suits the high volume of transport trucks visiting the site.

The above-ground building consists of a large loading bay area, with rows of shelves stocked with boxes to maintain the appearance of a storage warehouse. The offices of the main building are mostly dedicated to the administrative duties of the site.

The first level of the underground structure is mainly occupied by the Security Dept. and high-level management. This includes the offices of the Site Director and Site Chief of Security, the main control room, and the site's armory. This level also contains the area for processing new D-Class applicants.

The second level of the underground structure is dedicated to housing the D-Class personnel themselves. It is divided into two wings; one for standard D-Class, and one for D-Class recruited under Protocol 12. The standard wing resembles a typical prison facility, while the P-12 wing is more like an enclosed mini-community.

Processing Incoming D-Class Applicants

New applicants to the Foundation's D-Class Program arrive at the facility by bus. They are offloaded and moved the Processing Sector's general waiting room. From here they are individually interviewed to verify details of their background and assess any skills or experience, which will be noted in their file. Their file is assigned a D-# and entered into the database, and the new D-Class is assigned a place in the Housing Sector.

Maintaining the Population of Unassigned D-Class Personnel

Mostly similar to operation of a typical prison. D-Class in the P-12 wing enjoy more liberties than those in the Convict wing, but are still limited to the Housing Sector of the Site.

Requisitions for D-Class Personnel

Foundation Sites must file paperwork to request allotment of D-Class personnel. These requests are generally made by Science Dept. for test subjects, or by Engineering & Technical Services Dept. for laborers to handle high-risk assignments. Some of these requests are for D-Class with specific background or qualifications (e.g: experiments requesting subjects of a specific nationality or heritage, technicians with welding abilities, etc.)

The administrative workers of the Site do their best to fill these requests with the D-Class they have available. They do this by cross-referencing the requested personnel with the files of D-Class currently held on-site.

Transportation of D-Class personnel is often done by semi-trucks with trailers modified for human transportation by installing rows of bench seats similar to coach buses.

«3b filler»

Basic Plot Points

Corrupt Sr Researcher and 1-2 accomplices (a 2nd Researcher, and a guard in Technical Division) selling Foundation data (hidden fact 1)
Has killed at least one person (former accomplice intending to blow the whistle on the scheme) on-site who came close to exposing them (hidden fact 2)
An item arrives on-site to be researched/contained (basic fact)
Testing shows that this item's properties would reveal the cover-up murder (hint at h.f.2)
A second murder (Davis) takes place in covering this up (hidden fact 2.5/hint at hidden facts)
The scip's procedures are altered to indicate being dangerous to users. Testing halted. (hint at h.f.1)

How to tie facts to hints/clues

Corrupt researcher(s)
- One specific researcher listed to receive all permission requests and notifications on item.
- All description/addenda describing this item's hazards are tracable to said researcher.
Murder #1
- Testing of item. Logs must begin to build-up to reveal, but experiments put in hands of Dr.Krupt and halted before murder exposed
- Possibly discovered later, by incidental means
Murder #2
- Researcher transferred onto project during initial testing.
- Researcher is suddenly absent from testing without explanation.
File alteration
- Factual inconsistencies that kinda stick out, but are not too jarring to readers.
- Description of dangerous effects based on fabricated or nonexistent supporting evidence from testing logs (some D-class reported something, but they were transferred to a different assignment and are… dead now or something)
- Corrupted data?

Supporting tales!
- Rudy Barnes and the Book of Davis (rewrite it like a normal story. Or go full play-script/screenplay style?)
- Rudy Follows Up (?)
- Davis' journal itself (?)
- Hoover Taps Davis for Info (?)
- A story about Hoover's Investigation (?)

Experiment logs

Each to include: Date, Researchers present, Data, Comments.

Reveals basic initial effects. Not much more.
A round of testing happens to reveal a trail which leads outside of testing area. Permission requested to test item in locations outside of designated labs (pending)
Permission to test outside of labs approved. D-classes not authorized for these tests, due to concerns of escape attempts. As previous tests have not revealed any harmful effects in users, junior researchers are authorized to use the item in these experiments.
Sr. Researcher Dr.Krupt becomes aware of tests being conducted outside of standard practices. Places himself (and his accomplice in research) as the main handlers on this item. Still must keep a junior on the project, as experienced researchers are still not cleared to handle the item themselves.
Begin injecting the idea that the item has negatively affected past users (factually unconfirmable)
Junior researcher now absent (without explanation) from listed experimenters
(Just as it looked like this line of testing was going to pay off) testing halted by order of Dr.Krupt. Item must be locked away and left alone. The end (of experiment logs)

Experiment Logs

Test XXXX-01
Date: ██-██-20██
Researchers: E. Hill, S. Snyder
Subject: D-41138
Procedure: SCP-XXXX will be placed on a table in the lab. Subject will attempt to use the object. Test intended to evaluate the object's basic properties.
Results: D-41138 picked up SCP-XXXX and used it to examine the table's surface. The object was described as having typical properties of magnification, although anything viewed through the lens appeared 'in black and white'.
Comments: "Not very impressive, really. There must be more to this thing though, or it wouldn't be here. Right?" - Dr. Snyder

Test XXXX-02
Date: ██-██-20██
Researchers: E. Hill, S. Snyder
Subject: D-41138
Procedure: Subject will attempt to use SCP-XXXX to examine samples of print media. Test intended to explore further anomalous properties of the object.
Results: Subject analyzed multiple instances of newspaper, magazines, and literature (fiction and non-fiction). No effects other than those previously described were recorded.
Comments: None.

Test XXXX-05
Date: ██-██-20██
Researchers: E. Hill, S. Snyder, L. Davis (R-Jr.)
Subject: D-54914
Procedure: Subject will attempt to use SCP-XXXX to examine samples of legal documents (screened and approved for testing purposes). Test intended to explore further anomalous properties of the object, if any.
Results: Subject analyzed multiple instances of contracts, waivers, and other legal paperwork. No effects other than those previously described were recorded.
Comments: "As we were storing the object after experimenting D-54914 claimed she saw, through the object's lens, something on the floor in the hallway. She described a series of shoe prints, which were invisible to the naked eye. I have requested permission to look into this further." - Dr. Hill

Test XXXX-06
Date: ██-██-20██
Researchers: E. Hill, S. Snyder, L. Davis (R-Jr.)
Subject: D-54914
Procedure: Subject will use SCP-XXXX to examine the corridor of Testing Labs A-Wing. The researchers and test subject will be accompanied by two security officers for the duration of the experiment. Test is intended to follow up on previous, unofficially recorded observations.
Results: Subject observed the same trail of shoe prints they mentioned at the conclusion of Test XXXX-05. They described the shoe prints (designated XXXX-1) as appearing to be made by an average sized men's dress shoe, with no visible treadmarks.
Following the trail revealed a path that seemed to traverse the halls of the Testing Labs several times. As testing was only approved for A-Wing, the experiment was concluded at this point.
Comments: "I think it's obvious what we're seeing are the footsteps of some Foundation staff member. Whats not so obvious is just who it is, though. Or why them." - Dr. Snyder
"Analyzing the mapped out tracks, I found that there seems to be the same number of trails coming into and out of the Testing Labs! Our mystery path must start (and end) outside those doors." - Jr. Researcher Davis
"Clever kid. Request to take this testing outside of the labs has been submitted." - Dr. Hill

Test XXXX-07
Date: ██-██-20██
Researchers: E. Hill, S. Snyder
Subject: L. Davis (R-Jr.)
Subj. Note: A D-class subject has not been assigned to this experiment, due to risk of escape attempts. As previous experiments have revealed no adverse effects, a Foundation Junior Researcher has been cleared to use the object.
Procedure: Subject will use SCP-XXXX to attempt to discover SCP-XXXX-1's point of origin or termination. This experiment will still be limited to within Site-64
Results: Beyond the doors of the Testing Labs, subject reports eight discernible instances of SCP-XXXX-1 (four sets coming to, four going from). Two of these paired trails were determined to travel to a staff breakroom, and one to the site's cafeteria, before returning to the lab's doors.
The final pair of tracks lead to the Staff Personal Lockers (which specific locker, if any, is indeterminate) before they diverge. The trail coming into the site is a direct route from the front doors of Site-64's entrance lobby. The trail leading off site initially follows the same route, but appears to suddenly change direction and leave the premises via an emergency exit in a stairwell. The experiment was concluded at this point.
Comments: "Now we need to secure permission to use the item off-site. I wonder how far along our project would be without all this paperwork and red tape… Request for next experiment pending." - Dr. Hill
"Sorry, to everyone in the upper levels, for the unscheduled fire drill." - Dr. Snyder

Test XXXX-08
Date: ██-██-20██
Researchers: D. Krupt (R-Sr.), <…>
Subject: L. Davis (R-Jr.)
Procedure: Subject will use SCP-XXXX to further pursue the origin or termination point of SCP-XXXX-1. Sr. Researcher Krupt will be present for executive decision-making.
Results: Subject followed SCP-XXXX-1 from the emergency exit to a pedestrian walkway providing access to the second level of the multi-storey parking garage across the street from Site-64. SCP-XXXX-1 terminates inside the parking garage.
From the front doors of Site-64, subject tracked SCP-XXXX-1 at street-level for approximately two city blocks, before descending into the ████████ subway station. Citing concerns of public curiosity, Dr. Krupt concluded the experiment at this point.
Comments: "'Public curiosity?' On the subway system in this city? Even if we were running around wearing our lab coats and testing SCP-████, 90% of those folks have probably seen and ignored something even weirder that same day." - Jr. Researcher Davis
"Davis, please keep your commentary relevant to the collected data. This is your notice." - Dr. Krupt (R-Sr.)

Test XXXX-09
Date: ██-██-20██
Researchers: D. Krupt, <…>
Subject: D-50010
Procedure: <…>
Results: <…>
Comments: <…>

Test XXXX-12
Date: ██-██-20██
Researchers: <…><…>
Subject: popo
Procedure: <…>
Results: <…>
Comments: <…>

Scene - Staff Personal Locker Room at Site-XX. Security Officer Barnes is standing in front of his open locker, preparing to head home after his shift. Researcher Prado enters and walks down the row of lockers, reading the name plates affixed over each. His pace slows as he approaches the end of the row, passing Barnes then pausing and turning to address him.

Prado: Hey, Barnesey. You seen Davis around lately?
Barnes: Eh?
P: Junior Researcher Davis. Just got to the site a couple months back? I thought his locker was over around here…
B: Ah. Hmm… I haven't really seen anyone using those lockers lately, I don't think.
P: Oh? Huh. Weird…
B: … Well, what's up?
P: Right, yeah I found this <holds up a notebook> sitting in one of the break rooms. I think it's, like, Davis' journal or something? Was just gonna leave it at his locker for him, but…
B: But you can't find it. Right. Well here, I can drop it at the front security office on my way out. Jerry can page this Davis kid to come collect it there.
P: <Handing the book over> Fine by me. I've got a major backlog of work to dig into anyway. See ya 'round.
<Prado turns and leaves. Barnes sets the book next on top of his personal bag and turns back to his locker.>

Scene - Street-level lobby of Site-XX. Barnes emerges from the elevator and crosses over to the security station where Security Officer Santiago is behind the counter.

Barnes: Luis! What are you doing back there still?
Santiago: Don't even start. Jerry's running late, and I'm stuck covering for him.
B: Jeez… And he ain't caught shit for all these lates yet?
S: <shrugs> Eh, what am I gonna do? Guy's on the Director's 'Nice List', isn't he? But I'll tell you something else; I don't care if he walks through those doors right fuckin' now, I'm logging that I was here until 9.
B: Haha! I'll keep that between you and me, Lou. <begins to walk away> Oh, hey! Before I forget… <returns to place Davis' notebook on the counter> This, apparently, belongs to a researcher named… Davis, yeah. Maybe get him come pick it up here, kay?
S: Right! Because it's not like I'm already doing someone else's work while they're off doing whatever they fuckin' like-
B: <interrupting> Yeah, yeah yeah! I just figured that since you'll be here till 9 o'clock anyways… <grinning>
<The phone behind the desk starts ringing>
S: Ha ha! Fuuuck yooouu Barnes!! <laughs and waves goodbye with one finger as Barnes exits the lobby onto the street. Santiago then turns his attention to the ringing phone.>

Scene: Street-level lobby of Site-XX, the next morning. Barnes, returning for the day's shift, enters the front doors and makes his way to the security station. Security Officer Terrence is seated behind the counter, reading a newspaper.

Barnes: Jerry-Terry!! How goes it this morning for ya?
Terrence: Oh, can't complain. How's by you?
B: Eh, another day an- <notices Davis' notebook sitting behind the counter on the work surface> Hey. Davis didn't come get his thing?
T: What?
B: <pointing at the notebook> That book there. It belongs to a Researcher Davis, apparently. Luis didn't say anything about it when you came on last night?
T: Well he was in a bit of a rush to take off last night, I think.
B: Yeah well you need to set your watch forward a bit, I think.
T: Ahh, come on…
B: How about just do some work right now, huh? Page Davis to come to the front and pick up his journal. <Barnes walks toward the elevator>
T: Yeah, thats no problem.
<The elevator doors close behind Barnes. Terrence scrawls 'DAVIS' on a slip of paper and tapes it onto the notebook, then picks up the phone and dials an extension.>

Scene: Street-level lobby of Site-XX. A couple hours after SO Barnes has begun his shift, his rounds bring him back past lobby security station. SO Santiago is behind the counter, transferring data from a clipboard on the work surface to a spreadsheet on the computer screen.

Barnes: <Sees Davis' notebook, with 'DAVIS' note attached, still in the same place behind the counter> <sighs> … fuckin' kidding me?
Santiago: <looking up from the clipboard> Hm? Oh, hey Barnes-
B: <more to himself than Santiago> I told him hours ago "Have Davis come get his fuckin' book already" and I come back to see-
S: Huh? No nah, Rudy, look man. Jer left a note here: said he paged it out, Davis never showed up to collect. <flipping through pages of handwritten notes on another clipboard sitting behind the counter> I think some other researcher was gonna come around for it…?
B: <Not really listening to Santiago> <sigh> Want something to get done around this site… <snatches the book from the counter and marches toward the nearest stairwell> Gotta do it your fuckin' self!
S: <calling after Barnes> Hey, wait up a sec!
<Barnes ignores Santiago and storms off down the stairs>

Scene: A security office in another wing of the facility. Barnes is seated at a computer terminal, accessing the Site's personnel database. The basic profile of one 'Junior Researcher Davis' is open on the screen. He writes a few things in his SO's notepad, before logging off.

Scene: Site-XX Staff Personal Locker Room. SO Barnes and SO Santiago are each at their respective lockers, preparing to leave at the end of their shifts. Barnes is currently explaining where he's at with this personal quest to find Davis.

Barnes: … says he's transferred back out already.
Santiago: To another site? Huh, didn't stick around for long.
B: Yeah, no kidding right? But somebody must have screwed up on the paperwork somewhere, entered this Site number under his Forwarding Site. So I can't just put it in the system or it'll re-route back to here.
S: Huh…
B: I did dig a bit deeper though, <Barnes' hand instinctively reaches toward his breast pocket, but his notepad is in his uniform shirt> Tsk.. His last supervisor was a Researcher… Something with a C? Or an S..? Anyway, he's senior staff so I can't just waltz down into the labs with my Level-2 clearance like 'Oh hi there! I'm just running some trivial bullshit errand for your dummy FNG who can't even fill out a Site-Transfer Form properly.'
S: Heheh, I guess not, eh? Well, give it to Sgt. Clark. He might cross paths with this nerd in the basement, y'know?
B: Are you fuckin' kidding me!? Do you know what the brass in our branch is dealing with right now?
S: <blank look> Ehh…?
B: Well, I guess we haven't been filled in, specifically… But look at the memos that have been going around. I think they're suspecting a data leak somewhere in this site, man. Something bad, for sure.
S: <low whistle> Fuck..
B: Fuck. Right. So no, I'm not going to bring this to Clark either. … <sigh>
S: Well shit man!! Whats in the damn thing that's so important to Davis anyway?
<Barnes is silent for a beat. Santiago looks over to Barnes for the answer. Barnes' face shows he doesn't have one.>
S: You didn't even READ it!?!? <laughing>
B: Well, … it might be a personal journal or something. Didn't seem right, I guess?
S: <still laughing> Shit man!! I thought you used to be a detective before workin' here? Hahaha!
<Barnes is now pensive, staring at the journal as it sits on the bench beside his personal bag>
S: Hey, enough of a detective to recognize Internal I is probably coming to play 'whack-a-mole' here at our site, right? Even if we're being fuckin' kept in the dark about it…
<Santiago closes up his locker and picks up his personal things>
S: Anyway… I'll see you at 'Social', huh? <laughing as he heads to the exit>
B: .. Yeah… <finally tunes back in> Yeah, yeah! First round's on me, bud.
<Barnes is now alone in the locker room. He glances around, then stuffs the notebook into a pocket of personal bag and takes it with him>

Footnote: The reference to 'Social' is a running inside joke between Barnes and Santiago, that they meet at a bar called 'Social Cocktail Pub'. This is in light of a site-specific policy that personnel not fraternize with each other outside of work.

Scene: Barnes clears some clutter from a table in his apartment. He sets the book on the table, next to a short glass with ice cubes, a can of lemon-lime soda, and a 750ml bottle of vodka (filled to approx. half)

<Barnes sits in a chair, pours the vodka over the ice, and opens the journal to the front page>
Barnes: <Upon seeing the first entry dated over a year ago, and the following entry dated nearly a month after that> Not very prolific, are we Davis? <Barnes takes a sip from his glass and chases it with a sip from the can, then flips forward to the last of the entries. These are dated to a few months ago and are, mostly, written just days apart.> Mmm, that's more like it…
<Barnes turns back a few pages and starts to read the relevant journal entries> (This could link to the journal, even. If that gets written…)
<Hours later. The table now holds: a 750ml bottle of vodka (near empty), a glass with a layer of melted ice and vodka sitting in the bottom, several empty popcans, and a pad of paper with its front page full of handwritten notes by Barnes. He closes Davis' notebook and glances at his own compiled notes, then simply stares at the wall across from him>
B: .. ffuuuuck…
<Barnes, without taking his eyes off the spot on the wall, goes to drink from the glass. Finding it empty, he turns his attention to the near-empty bottle. He glances at the clock, to see if there's time yet to go pick up another before the store is closed.>
B: Fuck!
<There isn't.>

Ideas

What did the journal actually reveal to Barnes?
- Davis' personal thoughts on his time at Site-64
- Davis' description of Krupt basically sabotaging the research
- Davis' interactions with Hoover
- Last entry: Davis was nervous he'd be receiving disciplinary action, but his scheduled meeting with Dr. Krupt was actually a positive performance review. Krupt say something like 'Sorry if we got off on the wrong foot. How about I buy you lunch/dinner?' Davis indicates he will be going to this meeting shortly. End of journal.
What will he do with this information now?
- Gotta follow up on this info, but cautiously.
- Goes about speaking to Davis' supervising researchers, Hill and Snyder.
  - Hill and Snyder both a little confused by their sudden re-assignment from SCP-XXXX, but these things do happen.
  - Both describe Davis as a smart researcher and all-around good guy. No, neither have worked with him at all since those experiments.
- Speaks to Hoover (if possible, depends on timeline)
  - Hoover has been amnesticized. Doesn't remember Davis at all.
- Must have Krupt pegged as suspicious by now.

Karakaigara's interview (BM23 Remix)

Foreword: A containment breach involving SCP-XXXX took place at Site-64. The object was removed from its storage locker by Security Officer Hoover without authorization. SO Hoover was apprehended by security personnel while attempting to leaving the Site. The transcript of his subsequent interrogation, as carried out by Dr. █████, is displayed below.

Hoover: This is bullshit! I'm onto something serious, and you're wasting time interrogating me!?
Dr. █████: Settle down, please. You know that what you did is a violation of our most basic principles. You must be aware that this interview is essential to-
H: Interview? Don't try and play friendly with me, we both know what this is…
█: Alright then. … Officer Hoover, please explain your actions as they relate to the incident in question.
H: I had to get th-!
<SO Hoover suddenly becomes more withdrawn>
H: Look… There's something going on here, ok? Its bad.
█: Mm-hmm..
<An audible 'click' sound from near the microphone>
█: Alright, James. Tape's off. Just you and me. … What are you seeing?
H: <deep breath> Ok… Since I first got here I've smelt something fishy. There wasn't any one thing I could put my finger on, at first… Hell, maybe there still isn't… But what's happened these past few days hasn't done anything to put me at ease.
█: Well, perhaps you should start from the beginning.
H: I-… I can't say how. All I can say is I know someone here has been breaking the rules. But now I think it's something even worse. They aren't just hurting The Foundation, they're hurting people here on site!
█: Now, I'd really expect you to-
H: Not D-classes! I'm not talking about tests, damnit!! Someone here is preying on the staff. As soon as I walk out these doors, I could be next.
█: Officer Hoover. These are very serious accusations to be levelling at your co-workers. I certainly hope you have evidence to support these claims.
H: That's just it! That's why I needed the glass!!
█: What is the connection with SCP-XXXX?
H: It was Davis who told me about his work with the object. One week they're making good progress, the next all the work gets re-assigned and comes to a standstill. And then suddenly Davis himself stops showing up?
█: Testing hits dead ends, researchers get transferred… These are common occurrences in our field. … Having seen quite a few Site transfers yourself, I'd expect you to be familiar with the routine.
H: I am. And unless it's for some kind of urgent situation, there's advance notice given. Davis didn't say a word about a transfer, just here one day and gone the next…
█: <sigh> Davis was transferred for disciplinary reasons. Perhaps that explains why he didn't share that information with you. Now, if you would explain how SCP-XXXX relates to this incident..?
H: It's those footprints! They've got to be the key to figuring out what's happening here. Did you know there are two sets now? Not just one. And nobody here is even trying to find the answers to-
█: Shut up! Just shut your mouth. You don't know a damn thing about how the Science Department operates. You know nothing about the challenges us researchers face… You're just a security officer! Just a- a frickin' goon!
H: … You son of a-

<Dr. █████ terminated the interview at this point, claiming Hoover was becoming aggressive and threatening. Security personnel, on orders from Dr. █████, subdued SO Hoover and placed him in Site-64's E-Class holding cells.>

Following this interview Dr. █████ consulted with Dr. Krupt. It was determined that SCP-XXXX may have a mental effect on those who have used the object, causing delusional paranoia. SO Hoover was prescribed amnestic treatment in Site-64's medical clinic, which appeared to be effective in treating his condition.

Notes

Davis and Hoover

Davis mentions to Hoover a weird thing thats been going on with his current project. Things seemed to be going really well, then suddenly his original supervising researchers were pulled off the project, replaced with Sr. Researcher Krupt himself. Davis would have been pulled too, but the experiments at this point required a Jr. to complete. Davis still felt like Krupt didn't even want him there. And then during the experiments, Krupt refused to pursue what seemed like obvious opportunities to learn something, and abruptly ended the experiment while dismissing the results as inconclusive.
Hoover is actually an agent in the Internal Investigations Dept, sent undercover to Site-64 because there are, in fact, already suspicions of a data leak. Any evidence is extremely circumstantial, so Hoover is inserted into the Site's guard division simply to observe firsthand if any suspicious activity is occurring. Despite a strong hunch he's had since his arrival, this story from Davis is the closest thing to a real lead he's been able to dig up in his time there.
Hoover, over time, elicits the details of the previous experiments from Davis. Hoover is attempting to determine who the trail belongs to, on a hunch that it may be relevant to his own investigation.
Suddenly, Davis stops turning up at work. Hoover is now alarmed, thinking Davis' disappearance may be partly his fault, and that by asking about it his own cover could be compromised (if it isn't already). Not willing to quietly withdraw from the mission, or waste valuable time when things are this serious, he decides he must get ahold of SCP-XXXX and see what he can learn from it himself.
Hoover gets the object out of storage and looks around the locker room, trying to determine if these footprints can be tied to one specific locker, and if so whose. While here he notices there's a second trail of footprints, which are now alongside the original set leading out to the stairwell emergency exit. In his haste to follow this new trail he goes out the emergency exit, triggering the alarm. This would be the point at which he is detained.

Currently: Mu-3 Revival

MTF Mu-3, after the events of Operation: Free Market, was not disbanded; but officially instated at reduced scale. Given a fraction of the funding originally requested and a mandate to produce results, they struggle to fulfill their original purpose of infiltrating and monitoring MC&D.

Given the conceptual focus of independently executing operations, Mu-3's Commander Roger Dunn has authority to act with minimal oversight from the Director of MTF Division.

After the events of Operation: Free Market, specifically the death of undercover Agent Voss, other Foundation handlers refused to transfer their own UC operatives to Mu-3's Probes branch, and even became reluctant to share any details of their assets' dossiers.

In lieu of funding as provided by the Foundation, operatives are unofficially encouraged to procure monetary assets in the field.

Potential Ideas

SCP-1738
Tale of object recovery?

Some kind of standard-fare thriller with spies, double agents, and crafty intrigue..

Include/explore the logistics of how MC&D handles their human assets.

Explore the team dynamics within MTF Mu-3. Operatives transferring between branches, or the parts of the job where they overlap.

Profilers: All-knowing orchestrators of action; or just lazy desk-jockeys hiding out in offices.
Probes: Risking their lives in deep cover situations; or just posing as rich partying aristocrats.
Thieves: The active element that gets things done; or just sneaky crooks.

[Throw-away Idea: Create a "What People Think I Do / What I Actually Do" meme for each branch?]

Misc. Notes

Given the conceptual focus of independently executing operations, Mu-3's Commander Roger Dunn has authority to act with minimal oversight from the Director of MTF Division.
In lieu of funding as provided by the Foundation, operatives are unofficially encouraged to procure monetary assets in the field.
Members of Mu-3 are given pins with the MTF logo (a bidding paddle / hand reaching upward). Members of the Thieves branch traditionally wear these upside-down, as the imagery of reaching in and taking things is more in line with their style.

XXX

Ideas from SCP Random Idea Generator?

From SCP-RIG: An article about a football game that's anomalously obnoxious. The article should explore fascination.

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: [Typical measures to monitor warning signs of SCP-XXXX event occurring, and reduce public exposure.]

Description: SCP-XXXX is phenomenon which occurs at ████ ████ Park's public football field. During SCP-XXXX events, approximately 50 humanoids spontaneously emerge from the restroom facilities located next to the field, making up players and coaching staff for two amateur American football teams, and three referees. The two teams proceed to compete in a game of football, before returning to the restroom building and apparently de-manifesting.

Approximately 30 to 60 minutes before an occurrence of SCP-XXXX, the doors to each of the restrooms are sealed shut and entry becomes impossible. Audio recordings and personal observation indicate muffled sounds typical of an athletic locker room pre-game atmosphere, culminating in what is presumably a speech from the head coach and a team chant.

A SCP-XXXX event begins with the restroom doors opening and all humanoids manifested for the event (designated SCP-XXXX-A for all entities associated with "The Red Team", and SCP-XXXX-B for those associated with "The Blue Team". Referees designated SCP-XXXX-C) emerging from within. The space inside is not large enough to accommodate all instances, and it is unknown how they do it.

Of particular note is that many of the plays occurring during SCP-XXXX events employ highly unorthodox tactics, or are 'trick plays'. On offense these include reversal, or double-reversal running plays, long and complex receiver routes on passing plays, and 'psyche-out' plays (including false snaps and fake punt/field goal setups). On defense these may include stacked blitzes or unusual pass-coverage assignments.

Furthermore, celebrations after scoring or other key plays involve long and seemingly choreographed dance routines, or other celebratory acts.

At the conclusion of a SCP-XXXX event, all manifested entities return to their point of origin and vanish.

Addendum: It has been observed in more recent occurrences of SCP-XXXX that the 'trick plays' are becoming more complex and outlandish than originally observed, in some instances becoming impossibly absurd. From players displaying super-human abilities, to cartoonish antics (in one instance, a lead blocker was literally driving a truck through midfield).

Also of note is that a greater number of humanoid entities are appearing with each SCP-XXXX event that occurs, filling roles such as mascots and cheerleaders. These entities have also been observed to engage in acts ranging from typical to anomalous.

Addendum-2: Attempts to communicate with instances of SCP-XXXX-A and SCP-XXXX-B have been marginally successful, notably only for 'pre-game' and 'post-game' interviews. Instances of SCP-XXXX-C refuse to communicate with Foundation personnel.

800 Table

XXX = XXX

Copies of tales, in case they're get deleted.

Hidden

Shown

Blood, Sweat, and Beers

12. STEP 14/3
One Beta will collect the rings from each of the Alphas. All five rings are to be brought to the River City train station, and placed in locker #212.

The man stepped back and let me into the apartment. I followed him through to the living room; the TV silently looped the DVD menu of a movie I didn't recognize. A standing lamp dimly lit the low table in the centre of the room, which held several empty beer cans, an ashtray overflowing with cigarette butts, and a dinner plate with a small mound of white powder sitting on it. Next to the table was a worn-out couch, which held a skinny young girl until our host tersely ordered her to go for a walk (he'd text her when she should come back).

She must have been used to this, I figured, because she stood to leave without a word. Scratching a non-existent itch on my head, I pushed my knit cap further down over my brow before she passed me on her way out. As the man returned from locking the front door behind her, I pulled up a chair from the adjoining kitchenette. He retrieved two fresh beers from the fridge, handing one to me before sitting back on the couch. One wordless toast and two big swigs later, I decided to get on with the business at hand.

"Let's get this going. Time's a factor, eh." I said to him. He set his beer on the table and narrowed his eyes at me, but didn't say anything. "Show me the ring?" I pressed on, my tone about one quarter pleasant if you'd be so kind, sir and three quarters impatient I don't have all night for your bullshit, bud.

"Let me show you the thing," he said. Whether that was some kind of attempt to be in control of the conversation, or if he was actually oblivious to what I'd just said, I wasn't sure. But he leaned down and took a shoebox from the floor beside the couch, putting it in his lap and opening it. From inside he produced a plain-looking silver ring and placed it on the table, halfway between us.

I didn't move right away. I took a long pull off my beer and eyed the ring suspiciously, then turned my gaze to him. A few more silent moments passed before I said plainly "Show me."

"What?" He rolled his shoulders and stared a hole through me. I did my best to suppress a shiver, but expect he still copped to the nerves. Whatever, let him feel like a tough guy. I'm not here for a fight.

"You're going to use it, no?" I said, trying to keep my voice calm and level. "Show me that it is what it's meant to be?" I killed the last of my beer and set the empty can on the table.

He shook his head at me. "Not how this works, son. You just take it. You know what to do with it."

I played confused. "The instructions I got," I leaned forward and took the paper from my back pocket, "said you'd show me…" I put the sheet on the table, leaning further forward to slide it towards him.

He leaned forward to get a look at the letter, and I put a hole in his head. He slumped back into the couch, blood running through his greasy hair; I tucked my pistol into the back of my pants and pulled my sweater down over it. He was dead, and I needed another beer.

Pretty cold, I know, to shoot a man dirty like that. But I hate these Chaos Insurgency fuckers. I know they've done worse. I've seen it. Hell, if the roles were reversed he'd have done the same to me. And gotten a kick out of doing it, too; no remorse. I did it because I had to. My first housecall tonight nearly ended with a knife in my gut, and I wasn't going to chance it happening again. Call it doing what's needed to complete the mission. Call it payback for all our agents that the CI has done for. Call it righteously purging the world of a vile blight, one piece of human scum at a time. It's damn near heroic when I do it. Though heroes probably don't need clumsy poetic sentiments to justify their actions to themselves…

I scratched another address off the list and scooped up the ring. I dropped it into my pocket, where it clinked against the three similar rings I'd collected tonight. I put in a call to the Site dispatcher, requesting another clean-up crew at yet another location; he started whining an objection, but I hung up on him before he finished.

I stood there a minute, sipping a fresh beer and gazing out the window at the starless night. I thought of the thug I'd found the original scrap of paper on, and how he'd got himself killed rather than taken in by us. I thought of the four creeps I'd put down so far tonight, how all of them had unwaveringly refused to do what wasn't ordered in their own instructions. Then I thought of how it was getting pretty late now.

I glanced around the room, even though I knew I was alone; just an instinctive thing. I dabbed a finger into the white powder on the table and gingerly tasted it. I smirked at my recently deceased host while helping myself to a line of his fine cocaine. After all, there's one more ring to collect tonight; I can't run out of juice just yet.

A shrill, chirping sound harshly interrupted my much-needed sleep. My hand blindly searched the bedside table for my phone, while my head cursed at the damned alarm it shouldn't have even left set to go off this morning. By the time the phone was in my hand my mind recognized it as not the alarm tone, but the ringtone for calls from Site. With a long and aggravated sigh I brought the phone to my ear and grunted some tired approximation of a greeting.

I was notified of a previously unscheduled consultation with my MTF Team Leader this morning. I pulled the phone away to look at what time it was, and then grumbled that I'd be at my office in a couple hours and would call in from there. "I'm afraid not," came the reply. "I've been advised that you're to come down in person for this meeting. As soon as possible." My head uttered a string of profanities, while my mouth said I'd be on my way shortly. My hand was three quarters of the way through hurling the phone against a wall, but instead placed it back on the table. I dragged myself out of bed and set to making myself presentable.

The cool air on the drive out of town helped reduce the sharp pain in my head to a dull ache, and I didn't feel nauseous at all. In short, this hangover ranked as 'pretty bearable'. Which was good, because trying to dig myself out of a hole in the presence of Russell Wallace was bad enough on its own. Russell Wallace essentially acts as handler for me and a handful of other agents on U-MTF Delta-88 that operate in the region. He was a big man with a short fuse; and I'd be walking right into the blast zone. … Again.

I shuffled past the security checkpoints and into the administrative wing of the site. I made my way through the halls until I reached a slate on the wall which read 'MTF Delta-88, TL - R. Wallace'. I knocked on the adjacent door and entered the office. Wallace sat behind his desk with a single file folder closed in front of him. He fixed his steely gaze on me, but didn't say anything until I was seated across from him. Another agent might have taken this to mean things weren't so bad after all. I recognized it as the calm before a storm.

A few more moments of silence passed, then "You worked last night." Wallace had a way of asking questions that sounded more like statements of fact. Which they generally were, but I was meant to answer anyway.

"Yes sir. I was assisting Gamma-19 with picking up a POI for questio-"

"I'm aware of that." He interrupted. "You haven't filed your after-action report on that assignment."

"It was going to be turned in this morning, sir. I was working late on a follow-up to that incident…" I trailed off as his stare intensified. "You're aware of that as well, I'm guessing." A barely perceptible nod confirmed that he was. "Well," I attempted to slip the noose, "I'll get that paperwork to you right away, an-"

"Do you know how I'm aware of that fact, Buggeman?" I wasn't getting away that easily. I turned over the possible answers in my head. An operative from Gamma-19 ratting me out for pocketing the lead and following it up alone? No, I was sure I hadn't been followed to any of the locations. Site dispatch logged the clean-up requests? I told them to keep it off the books, and they'd said they would since they owed me a favour. Or I ended up owing them a favour after the fifth one. Wait, that was after the third. Or was it th-?

I became suddenly aware of the tense silence filling the room. My lack of a response served as admission that I didn't know how he knew. I was legitimately anxious to hear the answer. He opened the folder on his desk and showed me the contents. Sure enough, there was a summary of all five of my after-action support requests. I stared at it for a long while. Longer than necessary, for someone who already knew what it said. Longer than necessary for someone reading it for the first time. When I finally forced myself to look back up and meet Russell Wallace's stern face he asked if I had any explanation to offer.

I cleared my throat nervously. "My after-action report will address the support requests." I'd barely finished before he launched back.

"Will your after-action report address why you consistently act without oversight from your superiors?" he spit viciously. Here comes the rage. "Will your after-action report address why you insist on operating without calling in appropriate backup beforehand?" By now he was red in the face and nearly out of his chair hollering at me. "Will your after-action report address why you seem to think that Foundation resources exist solely to satisfy your deluded fantasy of being some kind of hardboiled detective-story character!?"

To tell the truth, I hadn't considered including any of those points in the paperwork. I wisely chose not to give voice to that truth, making due with uneasily chewing my thumb behind the hand I held to my face. He'd done a thorough job of cowing me down, and we both knew it. I played the card that would hopefully be my deliverance, and placed the bag from my jacket pocket on the desk. Inside that bag were the seperately bagged and labelled silver rings, as well as the scrap of paper detailing one small step in a larger Insurgency scheme. I'd gotten results, at least; but I let that go without saying as well.

Wallace briefly examined the items laid before him, his expression seemed to acknowledge that I did indeed have something to show for my work. If I didn't have the rings, bagged up and ready to turn over right there, Wallace would likely have moved to terminate me. Right there in his office, with his bare hands. "Go home and clean yourself up, Ben," he muttered at me. "Be in your office Monday morning."

As it stood, I was relegated to administrative duties for the foreseeable future. And unless Research Dept. found those rings to be something major, I wouldn't get back in the field for a damned long time. Maybe never…

Hours later I was still thinking about it all. Did I need to completely re-assess my principles? Maybe I was taking my job as an MTF agent for granted, ignoring the seriousness of the position. Though, I could think of clean and sober operatives who couldn't pull off half of what I was capable of doing. Or was I making excuses for choosing personal indulgences over striving to reach my full potential? Shit, I was starting to sound like one of those Medical Dept. psych-doctors. I actually found that amusing. I could be here a long while debating myself like this; I waved over the server from down the bar for another pint.

Notes

Make more exciting/interesting. Try to build more tension? How can make reader care?
Highlight more the contrast from waxing self-righteous to drinking beer nd snorting blow while on a mission?
(To bring in line w/ tentative title: Describe more graphically the blood from the kill? Indicate more the narrator sweating it out/being nervous in the lead-up? _{Plenty of beer already})
Chaos Insurgency connection = effective? Possibly use another GOI, or just unaffiliated thugs..
Paragraph between line breaks disrupting the flow?
Cut the hard drug use completely? Just alcoholism may be more palatable to the reader…
Include effort on the Agent's part to cover their own tracks (Call clean-up crew, give location, claim he can't stick around to meet them, no time to explain, *hang-up*)

Dial back overt exposition in 'inner thoughts' paragraph, and the waxing poetic on 'cleansing the world' line
Character is more playing at hard-boiled detective than he actually is one. Make this clearer, add something at 'inner thoughts' paragraph that does so.

Notes for 2nd Half

Address allegations of agent operating like a loose cannon. "Taking the initiative" by keeping the recovered partial-document to themselves and acting alone to intercept the items.
Tie up, or at least account for, loose ends from Part 1 (i.e. bodies from a series of murders, that girl and any other potential witnesses)
How did Wallace find out about the follow-up exercise'?
- Possibly another operative cleaned up after Agent? How many of the Agent's other "indiscretions" would come to light in this case (another operative following a few steps behind, calling clean-up team, amnesticising any witnesses)?
- From five call-outs for a 'clean-up crew', at five different locations, in one night? No matter if the dispatcher is a friend, if they owe a favour, whatever. They can't bury five call-outs like that without filing paperwork on them.
- See Part 1 re: more effort on the agent's part to cover their own tracks.
'Explain the rings' vs. 'Let them serve as nothing more than MacGuffins in the story' (???)
Ultimately: How much trouble does the agent get in? Disobeying protocols, potentially compromising safety and cover, being under the influence while on a mission (if they get busted for that too) vs. the value of the objects recovered and the CI plot disrupted.
Delve more into addressing each of these issues vs. Leave tale at current length (???)

Characterization breaks down.. Too much expository aftermath that doesn't pay off.
Nothing unexpected happens in the second half of the story. Try to create a second hook for the reader

Feedback Gotten After Posting

Too much unnecessary description
Overly self-aware (considered as positive and negative by different readers)
Room for improvement re: wording in certain places
Character couldn't/shouldn't get away as they do with behaving this badly (dial back how much they break the rules, or increase the severity of the repercussions)

To:	Capt. Reilly, MTF Rho-36 ("Breacher's Pets")
From:	Site-38 Security Dept.
Subject:	SCP-████ Containment Breach
At 23:18 Site-38 researchers confirmed that between █ and █ instances of SCP-████ have breached containment. On-site security forces have been unable to locate the instances in Site-38's immediate vicinity. Direction of travel has been determined, and viable habitat in that area mapped out (co-ordinates to follow). Description of SCP-████ SCP-████ is a [REDACTED]. SCP-████'s ██████ contains [REDACTED]. The ████████ is inert by itself; however, [REDACTED]. This results in [REDACTED] designated as SCP-████-1. SCP-████-1 will be [REDACTED]. ███████ coming into contact with SCP-████-1 become increasingly [REDACTED]. As time passes, the [REDACTED]. High concentrations of SCP-████-1 will [REDACTED]. Experimentation suggests that it is effectively impossible to [REDACTED]. Once the ███████ is ████, all █████████ will [REDACTED]; this suggests that [REDACTED].

Bert Nash looked at the watch on his wrist, then at the clock in the dashboard of the truck, then back to his watch. It felt like he'd been waiting forever, but it was only 03:20; barely an hour since the MTF had arrived on scene. He was usually fine with the waiting game. But tonight, for some reason, he just wanted things to get going. And, last he'd seen the rest of the guys, they seemed even more restless.

Someone on Site-38's security staff had been overzealous with their informational security practices. The initial briefing was more black marker than text. What little information that wasn't redacted before being handed down didn't make it clear just what they were out there for. But something in this patch of woods warranted their immediate deployment. Right now Captain Reilly, the MTF's commanding officer, would be tearing a strip off the Site staff and getting the declassified information needed to tackle the mission without fumbling blindly in the dark. In the meantime rapid response was called for, and Bert's squad had the honour of deploying first.

The perimeter was in place, and they were awaiting the arrival of Squads -2 and -3 before moving in. Nash sat alone in the vehicle, parked near the beginning of the unpaved road that wound its way uphill into the forest. Sergeant Braun, the Squad Leader, had stayed with the fireteams at the staging area, while Nash drove back to "cover" the only viable access route. It seemed unnecessary to him; the odds of any civilians wandering up here for him to turn away were next-to-none, and the backup wouldn't really need directions to find their way to the rest of the guys. But there he was, alone on radio control duty.

While Bert was beginning to feel a bit restless, Sgt. Braun was already well beyond that point. The radio in the truck crackled to life as the squad leader hailed him. Nash took the mic from the dash and answered.

"Is the rest of the force on scene?" the sergeant barked impatiently.

"Negative, sir. No sign of them yet." Bert replied. And asking me every ten minutes isn't going to hurry them up any.

"We're forming up to move in. If they aren't here in ten, we're going without them."

That doesn't sound good. "I'm sure they're en route, sir. I don't think we should act before they arrive…" Braun didn't respond to that, but Bert figured he probably couldn't have steered him off the idea anyway.

For the next ten minutes, Nash sat and hoped he'd see the rest of the force coming up the road, but they never did. At 03:31, each of the fireteams sounded off for final comms checks before embarking. Despite his aversion to this course of action, Bert dutifully confirmed that everyone was reading loud and clear. This was how things were going to go down, and he wasn't in a position to stop it.

Now, with the squad acting unauthorized, the dynamic had shifted. Instead of looking forward to headlights bouncing up the dirt road, he was nervous about their arrival. Like a kid with their hand in the cookie jar, and he'd be the one facing up to the parents when they inevitably walked into the kitchen. It wasn't my call to move in without orders. I didn't have a say in the matter. But he knew that being responsible for actions taken and being accountable for the results were not the same thing.

There were a dozen other guys up there. Didn't any of them have objections to this plan? Was everybody just that eager to disobey their orders and storm the woods, guns blazing? Without even knowing what they were looking for? The more he thought about it, the worse the idea seemed.

He got out of the truck to stretch his legs. He paced back and forth, taking deep breaths to try and calm his nerves. This had to happen this way. We couldn't just keep sitting and waiting, Nash reasoned to himself. Maybe it was working, because he began to relate with the sense of urgency that Braun must have felt when he made the decision.

Bert got back in the truck and tried to focus on the radio chatter. It hadn't taken long for the squad to zone in on their target. Fireteam-3 sounded excited. They were closing in on the objective, and Fireteam-2 was flanking. Maybe we're going to complete recontainment on our own, Nash was hopeful now. Maybe the other squads will show up, and we'll tell them it's been taken care of. Maybe we'll look-

The crack of gunshots in the distance interrupted that train of thought. "What the hell?!" he blurted out loud. Each fireteam is equipped with non-lethals. We're a Containment force, not an Armed! The guns aren't meant to be a first resort… The radio was buzzing with all three fireteams co-ordinating their attack. Nash was trying to discern why they'd immediately gone to live fire. Are they getting killed out there? He tried to get a word in, but was either getting talked over, or just ignored. He punched the dashboard of the truck in frustration. "For fuck's sake guys..!" What was happening?

That was when the rest of the MTF arrived on scene. Nash wasn't sure what he felt most: anxious, relieved, agitated… When the lead vehicle in the convoy stopped alongside his and the passenger in the front seat stepped out and crossed toward him, a new feeling pushed into the picture: confusion.

He recognized Captain Reilly, even behind the SCBA unit covering his face. "Situation, Nash." the commander demanded. Bert sat in stunned silence. He was trying to piece together what he was seeing. The rest of the squad in the lead vehicle were kitted up with breathing masks as well. "Nash," Reilly pressed him, "where is the rest of your squad?"

Bert opened and closed his mouth wordlessly, only managing a vague nod in the direction of the road behind him. He saw Reilly's eyes narrow, assessing the situation at hand. Not one to waste time, the captain hustled back to his own truck and climbed in, turning to address one of the team members in the back seat. The rear door behind the driver opened and the passenger got out, closing the door behind him. The captain gestured for his driver to continue up the road, and the convoy of reinforcements drove on.

The man now approaching Bert Nash's window was Reilly's second-in-command, Staff Sgt. Barnes. He leaned in to address Nash. "New security staff," Barnes said ruefully. "Didn't understand who infosec does and doesn't apply to. If they'd have just delivered the full details right away we could have all come out at once, properly equipped." He shook his head at the rookie mistake wrapped in red tape that obstructed them in duty. Bert Nash still didn't understand what was happening.

Barnes finally recognized Nash's concern. "Don't worry, you guys haven't been inhaling anything toxic out here," Barnes assured. He brought his hand up and Bert noticed for the first time the dossier he was carrying. "We should have kept all you guys further back from the area. Minimal threat to your safety, mind you. I just hope they haven't been-"

Bert had dialed down the volume on the radio when he'd seen the other trucks approaching, but someone out there was screaming into their handheld. The words came through loud and clear, interrupting the staff sergeant.

"Yyyeaah!! Nailed the sonofabitch!"

Dan Potter pulled off the dirt road into the clearing and nosed his SUV in behind the other with matching park ranger markings. He parked it and stepped out into the hot mid-day sun. Wilson Boyle walked over and met him next to the vehicle.

Potter and Boyle were members of a Containment MTF as well, but one specializing in a different sort of containment.

Potter glanced over at the tents set up next to the civilian vehicle in the makeshift campsite. Boyle's partner was addressing three young men and taking notes in his notepad. "Dan," Boyle greeted Potter as he approached.

"Wil," Potter responded with a nod. They conversed in hushed tones at the front of the truck. "So, what's the situation here?"

"These kids say they got out here Thursday night. Been camping, 'partying'…" Potter took the implication and nodded for Boyle to continue. "There was four of them come out for the weekend. Seems they thought their buddy retired to his tent early last night, but this morning there's no sign of him. Possible he wandered off in the night, got lost or something."

"Mm-hmm," Potter nodded. "Let's have the specifics," he said, gesturing to the notepad Boyle held in his hand. Boyle opened the pad to the relevant page and placed it on the hood for his Team Leader to copy to his own notes.

As Dan Potter jotted down the information he pieced it together with the reports on last night's incident. "Alright. I'll have someone at Site look into this, determine how to bury it." he said while flipping his notepad closed and sliding it into his shirt pocket. "You two just hang about near here for now, but have the amnestics ready."

Boyle tipped his ranger hat to Potter. "Sir."

Assigned Personnel
Light Transport Vessel 04

Pilot: Brad Cannon

Deckhand(s): George Montgomery

Rudy Lynch

Timothy Holland

Boarding Party

Security Officer(s): Ken Jones

Peter Alves

Researcher(s): Gene Perry

Dorothy Hansen

D-Class: D-3487

D-6533

D-2995

D-3855

Brad Cannon heard Peter Alves coming before he entered. He was humming some tune from some opera that Brad didn't know the name of. Peter didn't know the name either; he simply identified it as 'that song where the dude's just stoked about the elephants'.

"So," Peter slid into a seat across from Brad in the mess hall. "Your crew got picked to take us on our little trip tomorrow, huh?"

Brad swallowed the last of his lunch. "Heh, I volunteered us."

"Oh. Really?"

"Yeah, it's something to do. Beats just cruising around the perimeter all day, at least."

"I hear ya, man." Peter replied as he dug into his own meal. "Three months of seatox, and then the post is boring as sh-"

"Seatox?" Brad interrupted.

"Oh. Yeah, y'know. Like detox, but out at sea." Peter explained, adding with a grin "I am gonna party so hard once I'm back ashore."

"Sure kiddo," Brad smiled back. Then he stood and took his mealtray. "Speaking of boring, I've got to get ready for a patrol-shift right now. See you at the briefing tomorrow morning."

Alves gave a small wave goodbye as Cannon walked away.

Specialized Tools/Equipment

Noise-cancelling Ear Defenders (x12)

Disposable Camera (x6)

Set of Semaphore Signal Flags (x2)

Retractable Personnel Tether (x4)

Analog Stopwatch (x2)

Ken Jones held one stopwatch in each hand. After watching them count off 60 seconds in sync, he reset them and placed them back on the workbench with the rest of the items. Satisfied that everything was in working order, Jones turned around to find Brad Cannon approaching him.

"Hey," Ken greeted him "how was patrol?"

"Meh, same old same old." Brad replied with a shrug. "Weather's a bit nasty out there."

"Hm… That going to affect the mission?"

"Nah, shouldn't be anything we can't handle." Brad reassured him. He then turned to Rudy Lynch, who had just now followed him in. "Everything squared away down there?" Brad asked, referring to their patrol boat.

"Pretty much, sir. Tim and George are just topping up the fuel. Wanted to let you know we tuned into the forecast; it might blow a bit more tonight, but should die down by late tomorrow morning."

"Ah, good news." Brad said, as much to Ken as Rudy. "Make sure they don't need any more help, then all three of you can turn in until tomorrow's briefing."

"Oh hey!" Ken interrupted as he slotted the four mini-flags into the box holding the ear defenders. "I'm gonna come with, put these on the boat so they're there in the morning."

"Nah, Rudy can take care of that for you." Brad took the box from Ken and passed it along. "Right Rudy?"

"Sir!" Lynch gave an informal salute before he turned and left with the box tucked under one arm.

"Oh, the rest of that..?" Brad gestured toward the remaining gear.

"I'll hang onto it 'til tomorrow." Ken said.

After bidding each other farewell, Cannon left. Jones, once more, examined and tested each piece of equipment; then he tucked everything into his gearbag and retired to his quarters.

Objective

To board SCP-2454 for the purpose of gathering data and recording observations

"It doesn't mean 'get ready to make your way back soon'; it doesn't mean 'just finish your roll of film quick', okay? You get three pulls, you get your asses out!"

Ken Jones, giving the D-Class personnel their directions for the operation, could not seem to emphasize this enough. "Because there are no extra minutes. If you aren't back on this boat when the timer's up, I cut your cord and it's nobody's problem but your own."

The four D's tasked with entering the ship to take photos nodded broodingly. Jones, apparently satisfied, turned and faced the front window. He saw the cloudy gray sky as the small cabin cruiser's bow rose up over the crest of a wave, then the cold gray sea as it dipped back into a trough. Briefly in between, the massive cruise ship on the horizon.

Brad Cannon leaned over from his captain's seat. "Support Vessel's reporting about 11 minutes between pings," he mentioned to Jones. "Could be you will have an extra minute…"

Jones turned to him now. "Is that coming from the guy who woke up ten minutes before his alarm this morning, treated it like an extra hour, and still was late to briefing?" Cannon smirked at that slight exaggeration, but kept his eyes ahead as he negotiated the ocean swells. "If I'm lucky enough to get a bit of breathing room," Jones continued, "I want it there when I need room to breathe."

Planned Procedure

Light Transport Vessel 04 (operated by Brad Cannon and crew) will transport all personnel from Support Vessel 01 to area of operations

Boarding Party will enter SCP-2454 with cameras and evidence bags, taking photographs and collecting articles for study

Light Transport Vessel 04 will extract personnel from area of operations and return to Support Vessel 01 for debriefing

"Of course he won't want to leave anyone behind," Dorothy Hansen spoke in a hushed tone. "But if it comes to jeapordizing the entire team, and the objective, for the sake of trying to save one -" She halted mid-sentence and stared gravely at the back of the seat inches in front of her face.

"Relax," said Gene, soothingly. "Breathe… Try to focus on the horizon." Gene Perry and Dorothy Hansen were the two official researchers on this assignment. They shared a bench seat, and for the most part had been chatting between themselves.

The pair of them had been slated to board SCP-2454 together; recording observations while remaining on the deck of the ship, in sight of Jones and Alves at all times. But Dorothy started feeling nauseous shortly after the transport boat got under way, and Jones made an executive decision that she would not be boarding the cruise ship in that condition.

Gene, however, had insisted that he still get to investigate the anomaly himself. And Dorothy had been trying to convince him it was too dangerous to go alone; without a tether, without a second pair of eyes to keep contact with the guards. If he was, at the wrong moment, wrapped up in taking notes instead of watching for the signal to evacuate…

Gene argued that this opportunity was too good to pass up. If it's taken ten years to even attempt a first exploration, how long would it take to mount a second? This was a chance to make a breakthrough, to earn some recognition. He wouldn't get another chance like this one.

Dorothy raised a finger. She wanted to interject, after taking a second to brace against the seasickness. "You said 'ten years'?"

"It's a fairly short assignment, you know," Gene reasoned. "This posting, I mean. I guess enough people are happy to just put in their three months and transfer out." He sighed and added derisively "Without contributing to our overall understanding of the thing."

Hansen understood Perry's point. But this conversation only made her more anxious about the plan, though she couldn't articulate why.

"And we finally got a project head that's pushing this stuff through," Perry prattled on. "Not just thermal imaging and satellites, but real hands-on observations. I can't let this chance slip away."

Hansen had tuned out, instead committing her focus to not throwing up.

Hazard Assessment

Constant vocalizations by SCP-2454-1

Noise-cancelling ear protection will be worn by all personnel within the area of operation

Bursts of radiation occurring at approximate ten minute intervals

Total time in area of operation will be limited to seven minutes

All electronics brought on board rendered immediately inoperable

Non-electronic means of communication and data collection will be established and used while within area of operation

Deckhand George Montgomery held one hand up near his face, and the other pointed out to the side, extended index fingers representing the signal-flags he was rehearsing to use. "So, this is..?" he prompted Security Officer Peter Alves.

"One-minute signal," replied Alves, with mock indignation at being given the simplest of options.

"And you…" Montgomery pressed on.

"Return the same signal to acknowledge." Alves answered, his indignant feelings now a little bit genuine. He mirrored George's hand placement, with his elbows tucked in to his sides.

"Good," Montgomery replied. "Now, if you need immediate evac?" Alves pointed both fingers upward, then outward, then up again. "Right," Montgomery affirmed, "and if I give you that signal?"

"Then you're coming to pick us up, ready or not." Peter was confident he had memorized the pertinent signals they'd be using. "Hey," he looked to George with one finger pointed upwards tracing circles, and the other hand in a fist rocking back and forth. "How about this signal?"

"Oh," replied George thoughtfully. "That's… you signalling that giving some handjobs ain't no big deal."

"Hey," Peter looked sternly at him, "it's only gay if you cuddle after." The two of them stared at each other for a beat before Alves' expression cracked a little, and they had to turn away from each other to avoid bursting into laughter.

Contingency Plan

In the event of any unanticipated problems or emergency situation, all personnel must immediately evacuate SCP-2454

No recovery efforts can be made beyond the original allotted timeframe.

"Roger that." Cannon slotted the radio handset back into place. "Care to make the announcement?" he asked Jones. Jones nodded, and turned to address everyone in the cabin.

"Alright, listen up!" Jones waited until everyone gave their attention. "Support vessel's just reported a hit, and the next window is ours. That's action in ten minutes time, everyone be ready!" He concluded on that note, and everyone seemed to withdraw into their personal thoughts.

Ken Jones opened his gearbag and re-examined his equipment. He'd given one of the stopwatches to George already; the other he took out now and hung around his neck, tucking it under his sweater. The 'Personnel Tethers' for the D-Classes (actually not much more than retractable dog leashes) he left in.

Two of the Ds turned over in their hands the disposable cameras they had been issued, the other two just gazed out at the rolling waves. Deckhands Rudy Lynch and Tim Holland, who had been sitting quietly near the cabin doors, stood and shrugged into their cold-weather coats.

Hansen looked to Perry once more. The expression on her face was a plea not to go, yet acknowledged that said plea was futile. Perry tried a reassuring smile; it faded to stoic determination after he turned away.

The support ship radioed in their latest reading. Everyone donned their ear defenders. The boat made its way toward the objective.

After Action Report

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Mission was a complete success. Although no physical items could be retrieved from SCP-2454, (sample collection bags containing various items were all found to be empty after disembarking) photographic evidence gathered has been very useful.

I believe that this has provided an excellent baseline for how more information on SCP-2454 can be gathered moving forward. For reference, I've attached a copy of the original mission outline to this file. My recommendation, however, is that future undertakings might increase the number of participating personnel. With multiple photographers we could collect more data in a single exploit.

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Operation Plan

Objective

To board SCP-2454 for the purpose of gathering data and recording observations

Assigned Personnel
Light Transport Vessel 04

Pilot: Brad Cannon

Deckhand(s): George Montgomery

Rudy Lynch

Tim Holland

Boarding Party

Security Officer(s): Ken Jones

Peter Alves

Researcher(s): Dorothy Hansen

D-Class: D-3855

Planned Procedure

Light Transport Vessel 04 (operated by Brad Cannon and crew) will transport all personnel from Support Vessel 01 to area of operations

Boarding Party will enter SCP-2454 with cameras and evidence bags, taking photographs and collecting articles for study

Light Transport Vessel 04 will extract personnel from area of operations and return to Support Vessel 01 for debriefing

Specialized Tools/Equipment

Noise-cancelling Ear Defenders (x8)

Disposable Camera (x2)

Set of Semaphore Signal Flags (x2)

Retractable Personnel Tether (x1)

Analog Stopwatch (x2)

Hazard Assessment

Constant vocalizations by SCP-2454-1

Noise-cancelling ear protection will be worn by all personnel within the area of operation

Bursts of radiation occurring at approximate ten minute intervals

Total time in area of operation will be limited to seven minutes

All electronics brought on board rendered immediately inoperable

Non-electronic means of communication and data collection will be established and used while within area of operation

Contingency Plan

In the event of any unanticipated problems or emergency situation, all personnel must immediately evacuate SCP-2454

No recovery efforts can be made beyond the original allotted timeframe

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Pilot:	Brad Cannon
Deckhand(s):	George Montgomery
	Rudy Lynch
	Timothy Holland

Security Officer(s):	Ken Jones
	Peter Alves
Researcher(s):	Gene Perry
	Dorothy Hansen
D-Class:	D-3487
	D-6533
	D-2995
	D-3855