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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures:

Description: SCP-XXXX consists of six main components based within a large man-made cavern hidden 500m under ███████, UK. The six components are as follows:

• SCP-XXXX-01: A series of 46 interconnected parallel data processing units of custom design, each containing a terminal with which to interact with SCP-XXXX-01. The units feed data to and from a cylindrical relay station that dominates the center of the cavern, measuring 15.3m in height, and 7.1m in diameter. Surrounding the relay station are 8 sub-stations resembling operating tables, each of which is connected to the relay station by numerous cables, tubes and intravenous devices set in place to supply necessary nutrition and nourishment to those residing on the sub-stations. SCP-XXXX-02 to 05 currently occupy 4 of the sub-stations. The remaining 4 are unoccupied.

• SCP-XXXX-02: A biologically male human, estimated to be ██ years old. Currently resides on the 1st sub-station of SCP-XXXX-01.

• SCP-XXXX-03: A biologically male human, estimated to be ██ years old. Currently resides on the 3rd sub-station of SCP-XXXX-01.

• SCP-XXXX-04: A biologically female human, estimated to be ██ years old. Currently resides on the fourth sub-station of SCP-XXXX-01.

• SCP-XXXX-05: A biologically female human, estimated to be ██ years old. Currently resides on the eighth sub-station of SCP-XXXX-01.

• SCP-XXXX-06: A bulbous metallic mass sitting atop the relay station section of SCP-XXXX-01, measuring 8m in diameter and 4m in height. Printed on its side is the term "BIG-B.A.D." (see SCP-XXXX-01 Retrieved Documents - bigbadintro.txt).

SCP-XXXX-02 through 05 currently reside within a simulation of modern Earth being created by SCP-XXXX-01. The simulation has shown to follow largely similar event cycles present in reality. As events occur in reality, they subsequently occur within the simulation with an average delay of 23 hours.

The main difference between reality and the simulation is the almost complete lack of anomalous entities, including the presence of the SCP Foundation and various other GoIs. While anomalous activity has been seen to occur within the simulation, the hazards created by these events are minimal and mostly go unnoticed, except by the occasional simulated conspiracy theorist.

Extensive analysis of non-simulation data located within SCP-XXXX-01's databanks has lead to an understanding that SCP-XXXX-06 poses a substantial threat to humanity and our reality as we know it, possibly resulting in a CK-Class Reality Restructuring scenario and at worst, a ZK-Class Reality Failure event, should SCP-XXXX-02 through 05 be awoken. As long as at least one of SCP-XXXX-02 through 05 is connected and present within the simulation, SCP-XXXX-06 will remain inactive.

So far, no means to deactivate SCP-XXXX safely have been discovered.

SCP-XXXX-01 Terminal Access: On 11/13/20██, the Foundation Security Penetration team managed to successfully obtain root access to SCP-XXXX-01's Operating System and establish administrator privileges for various Foundation researchers with adequate clearance. Terminal access may be permitted to Level 3 and above personnel only. To apply for an account on the system, please contact the project director, Dr. Harsky.

SCP-XXXX-01 Retrieved Documents: Since establishing access to the SCP-XXXX-01's database via the terminals, the following files have been discovered:

+ Open /public/bigbadintro.txt

> -- The BIG-B.A.D. Project --
>
> Hello, and congratulations on your acceptance to the BIG-B.A.D. project!
> You have been chosen, not only because of your profound expertise in the field of Theoretical Physics, but also due to your undying loyalty to the Better Earth Initiative.
>
> Undoubtedly you're excited to find out just what the BIG-B.A.D. project entails, and that's great to hear, not just because of your enthusiasm to help make our world a better place, but also because it means we are doing a good job keeping this all under wraps.
>
>
> -- What is the BIG-B.A.D. Project? --
> Don't let the name fool you, the BIG-B.A.D. project isn't bad at all! It's simply a convenient acronym used to refer to its full name: Big-Brane Assimilation Device
>
> As you can tell from the name, there's a good reason we need your Theoretical Physics expertise.
>
> The BIG-B.A.D. is an astounding device invented by the late Professor Samuel Briggs, capable of artificially inducing Brane collisions and intersections (for a more detailed explanation, see Professor Samuel Briggs' research in the file [REDACTED]).
>
> Yes, you read that right, after a series of mindboggling breakthroughs, Professor Briggs found a way to interact with the very fabric of existence that our universe resides on!
>
>
> -- What does this mean for us? --
> Quite simply, it means we can birth an entirely new universe.
>
> More accurately, it means we can rebirth our universe.
> _

+ Open /public/bigbadandyou.txt

> -- BIG-B.A.D. and You --
>
> So now you know what it's all about, what exactly will you be doing here?
>
> So many things! Your roles will be assigned progressively, as and when they are needed. One day you could be supervising the Candidates, the next you could be tasked with tailoring the simulation itself.
>
> Candidates you ask? Simulation? What on Better Earth are these things? Let's examine these in further detail!
>
>
> -- Who are the Candidates? --
>
> The Candidates are eight incredible people who aspire for a better world, just like us! They were chosen for this project due to their matching views of the Better Earth Initiative in creating a peaceful world where no one need fear another being again.
>
> They share our dream of a world without suffering, without cruelty, without hate or fear of rejection, and without the murky horrors that lurk in the shadows.
>
> Their aspirations for a Better Earth are what help mold the simulation in to a paradise for humanity.
>
>
> -- What is the Simulation? --
>
> The Simulation is an exact replica of our own world, down to the finest details, created through countless Brane collision simulations and time renderings. Within it are the avatars of the Candidates, living out their daily lives. Their very thoughts and actions allow us to tailor the world around them to make an ideal world for them and as result, the rest of humanity too!
>
> But why do all this? Why make a simulation of a perfect world? We want OUR world to be perfect, right?
>
> Of course, and through a combination of the Simulation and the BIG-B.A.D., we can see that dream achieved. You see, the Simulation isn't just simulating a perfect world. Behind it all, a large series of incredibly powerful supercomputers is observing this perfect world, and calculating the exact variables needed for the BIG-B.A.D. to create a collision that will create that very reality.
>
> We are essentially reverse-engineering the universe itself!
>
> When it's finally ready, the BIG-B.A.D. will be able to replace the dark world we reside in, with a world without a flaw!
> _

+ Open /public/bigbadwarning.txt

[ [ MANDATORY READING ] ]
You will be barred access to the Candidates, the Simulation and the BIG-B.A.D. until you have read through this file and taken a test to prove your understanding of the information contained within!!
>
>
> -- The BIG-B.A.D. Warnings --
> Messing with cosmic Branes is of course a risky task. We are involving ourselves with things that may even surpass what ever deity you may or may not believe in! To ensure we don't accidentally destroy the planet, or turn all of reality in to a giant carton of milk, the following guide will walk you through all the safety procedures required when working on the BIG-B.A.D. project.
>
>
> -- Candidate Safety --
>
> YOU MUST NOT WAKE THE CANDIDATES!!
>
> The Candidates will wake up naturally when the Simulation is complete. In the event that all eight of the candidates are awake, the BIG-B.A.D. is designed to interpret this as a final and lasting representation of an ideal reality, and will activate with the variables currently held within it.
>
> Should all of the Candidates wake up prematurely by any means, the BIG-B.A.D. will create a Brane collision with the incorrect setting and what it creates will most likely be an unstable mass of primordial chaotic goop that will crash in on itself the instant it's created.
>
> So whatever you do, do not do anything that might wake the candidates!
>
>
> -- Simulation Safety --
>
> When tailoring the Simulation, you may feel the urge to make the Candidates as happy as possible. Despite how it may seem, this is the exact opposite of what is required!
>
> In the event a Candidate is happy, they will not seek further happiness and will become ignorant to the plight of their fellow human beings. For this reason, the Simulation should always ensure the Candidate is in a state of longing for happiness at least 80% of the time.
>
> While this may seem cruel, we must keep in mind that mental suffering of these eight Candidates is what pushes them to dream and long for a perfect world, a dream from which we can extrapolate the required reality we wish to create!
>
> In the event a Candidate achieves a height of happiness that causes them to long for nothing, we run risking their mind outright rejecting the simulation, which would lead to them waking up. Such a situation is so dangerous that the Simulation actually has a safeguard system in place to ensure this never happens. The Mood Dampener Module will always be pulling the Candidate's mood down, so we can be sure it will never get that bad! Just make sure it doesn't get too low, either.
>
>
> Hopefully now you understand the risks and hazards of working with project BIG-B.A.D.! To ensure this is the case, you will be given a written test on the content of this document, and afterwards a psychological examination to ensure your loyalty still remains with the Better Earth Initiative.
>
> Good luck!
> _

+ Open /user/rthompson/documents/logs/103.txt

> 16/02/██
> -----------------
> Oh boy, Jessica is even more robotic than usual today. Some weird glitches have been popping up in the simulation and she can't for the life of her figure out the cause! It's pretty funny to watch, just make sure you don't talk to her when she's doing her thing.
>
> Candidate 2 actually noticed some of the glitches, thought she was in a dream when a man started telling her to wake up. Decided to put her mind elsewhere, made her boyfriend break up with her. Not that I have any issue with that, he wasn't good enough for her anyway.
>
> Heh, I really need to stop fawning over her, we're not meant to get attached to the Candidates in case we start being "too nice" to them.
>
> Sometimes I like to slip something nice under the radar though. Figured out how to delete actions from the logs, so I can give them little gifts without getting caught! I see no issue with the occasional little gift though. It's hardly fair to just be mean to them all the time. It's not like they volunteered for this.
> _

+ Open /user/jhall/documents/logs/1553.txt

> 18/08/██
> -----------------
> Weird stuff happened in the simulation again today.
>
> Can't quite figure it out, the glitches have been happening more often. Some of the candidates have started noticing. They know something's wrong.
> Looked through the error logs but there isn't anything there.
>
> Something else happened. A file from our own systems appeared on one of their computers. No idea how it got there. Someone must've done a drag'n'drop to the wrong place.
>
> Forced their system to crash before they could read it all. Candidate got too excited about the possibility of their involvement in a conspiracy. Had to distract them.
>
> Killed their grandmother.
> _

+ Open /user/jhall/documents/logs/1554.txt

> 25/08/██
> -----------------
> Major issue, we think we've been compromised.
>
> I don't know how, our systems have no connection to any external networks. It has to be someone on the inside. A traitor.
>
> They keep slipping messages in to the simulation. Keep trying to wake up the candidate.
>
> They must be insane. They could destroy the universe.
>
> Warren has started trying to crack down on it. Keeps taking people off for questioning. He has become extremely paranoid. Suspects everyone. Going to have to fix this quick.
> _

+ Open /user/jhall/documents/logs/1555.txt

> 02/09/██
> -----------------
> Warren has gone insane. The messages have been getting more intense. Two candidates nearly woke up yesterday, had to kill their loved ones. That's when Warren snapped.
>
> Today he locked down the facility, said he won't let us out until we find who is doing this. Supplies already running low, this place wasn't designed to be a hold out.
>
> Estimate we have three days worth of food and water. We should find the culprit by then.
>
>
> 11/09/██
> -----------------
> Been without food for five days. Water almost gone. Warren still nuts. Thought he found the culprit yesterday, started beating the shit out of Roger.
>
> Messages still continue.
>
>
> 14/09/██
> -----------------
> Roger is dead.
>
> Died of dehydration.
>
> Messages continue.
>
> Warren doesn't even seem sorry.
>
>
> 16/09/██
> -----------------
> Everyone's gone. Just me and Warren.
>
> Messages continue.
>
> Neither of us have witnessed the other tampering with the terminals. Don't know how but message must be coming from outside.
>
> Both of us are too exhausted to counter the attacks. Universe is basically doomed. We'll both be dead soon anyway, so it's not so bad.
> _

+ Open /user/jhall/documents/logs/1556.txt

> 17/09/██
> -----------------
> One of the candidates woke up.
> _

+ Open /sys/sim/logs/emergencylog_2109██.txt

!!!! WARNING !!!!
>
> - 50% OF CANDIDATES DISCONNECTED UNEXPECTEDLY! -
>
> - ACTIVATING AUTOMATIC MOOD DAMPENER -
> - MOOD DAMPENER MODULE INCREASING FACTOR FROM 50% TO 300% -
>
> - ADJUSTING PARAMETERS ACCORDINGLY -
>
> - MOOD DAMPENER MODULE SUCCESSFULLY INCREASED FACTOR FROM 50% TO 300% -
>
> - RESUMING MONITOR MODE -
>
> End of Log
> _

Addendum 01 - 02/02/20██: Since SCP-XXXX's discovery, the simulation present in SCP-XXXX-01 had been maintained by Foundation staff successfully, and the stable psychological boundaries established within the documentation present in SCP-XXXX-01's databanks had been held across SCP-XXXX-02 through 05.

However, on 01/28/20██, anomalies began to manifest in the simulation that are consistent with those recorded by former Better Earth Initiative employees, shortly before their demise.

Due to this, various technologically proficient Foundation personnel have been assigned to the formation of a Cyber Task Force (CTF). Those working as part of the CTF will actively seek and eliminate any anomalous activity present within the simulation, in order to keep the Candidates unaware of their situation.

Addendum 02 - 07/19/2007: SCP Foundation documentation was discovered to have appeared in the simulation. The files concerning SCP-173 were found posted by an anonymous user on a public imageboard website. The CTF has since removed all trace of the post, however, they have been unable to find the source of the post, neither within the simulation nor within reality.

The CTF has been designated further personnel for the purpose of monitoring web forms within the simulation in case of further SCP information breaches.

Addendum 03 - 01/22/2008: SCP information breaches have increased exponentially since the first, reaching a point that is overwhelming the assigned CTF. On 01/02/2008, SCP-XXXX-██ was exposed to two of these leaked files and has since taken an interest in their content.

Due to the inability of the CTF to safely prevent these data leaks further, a new operation has been put in to effect to minimize the damage caused, known as Operation Ghost Writer.

SCP documentation is to periodically be released on to a Foundation run website, created on 01/19/2008, under the guise of a creative writing community centered around paranormal entities. The website is to be an accurate representation of the Foundation but treated as fiction.

Addendum 04 - 11/08/20██: Operation Ghost Writer has so far proven successful in keeping SCP-XXXX-02 through SCP-XXXX-05 ignorant of the truth, all 4 of which have taken an active interest in the website. SCP-XXXX-██ and SCP-XXXX-██ in particular having jointly contributed ██ articles to the website so far.

As a result of these additional articles, genuine SCP documents will need to be uploaded with an offset to their actual designated value to avoid replacing the articles written by SCP-XXXX-02 through SCP-XXXX-05.

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Causeless Effect

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: No direct action is required in the containment of SCP-XXXX, however, its current location, the now abandoned Site-41-A, is to be kept under watch at all times by assigned Observation Personnel.

+ Observation Personnel Procedures [LEVEL 2 CLEARANCE REQUIRED]

Designated observers and researchers of the phenomenon are to be stationed at Site-41-B, and may only consist of personnel that have not been previously assigned to Site-41-A. In addition, personnel must be restricted to levels B1 through B11 during observation periods.

Under no circumstances may any Site-41-A Observation Personnel access level B12, due to dangerously high radiation leakage following the destruction of the on-site power grid located on that level. Access to level B12 may only be granted to designated Maintenance Personnel.

Extensive quarantine protocols are enforced on level B12 due to the presence of Type-B Corriger Radiation¹. To avoid risking contamination, Observation Personnel are to have no interaction with Maintenance Personnel and must conduct all required research within the allowed observation period (0600 to 2000 hours) in order to avoid unnecessary contact. Any Observation Personnel found within Site-41-A outside of the observation period will be subject to extensive Emergency Level 3 decontamination procedures.

+ Maintenance Personnel Procedures [LEVEL 4 CLEARANCE REQUIRED]

Navigation of Site-41-A is only to be permitted during the maintenance period (2030 to 0530 hours) to avoid creating suspicion among Observation Personnel. When accessing Site-41-A, Maintenance Personnel are to wear their supplied hazmat suits. No Maintenance Personnel may access B12 without first wearing their supplied hazmat suit.

After entry to B12, Maintenance Personnel must first confirm the elevator system has been re-locked to levels B1 through B11, at which point they are permitted to remove their supplied hazmat suit.

Maintenance Personnel are to operate under the pretense that B12 is filled with what shall be referred to as "Corriger Radiation", a fictitious form of radiation designed to deter accidental interaction with Observation Personnel. Any questions regarding "Corriger Radiation" should be answered with a reference to a falsified paper known as "The Nature of Viral Instability and its Effects on Modern Nuclear Physics" written by Thomas Corriger.

Additional procedures concerning the handling of Project EXPUNGE can be found within your personal P-EXP briefing files.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a phenomenon that manifests as the physically existent actions of a non-existent human, that have occurred exclusively within Site-41-A following a D-Class riot that took place on 02/11/20██ (see Related Riot Incident History).

The entity has no physical presence itself nor does it provide any measurable force on its environment and in addition, it has never been shown to react to any form of stimuli applied to its surroundings or at its apparent location. Due to this, designated Observation and Maintenance Personnel have been able to freely wander throughout Site-41-A without risking unwanted damage to or from SCP-XXXX².

Daily observed effects consist of trivial matters, including but not limited to:

• Showers switching on in the morning, then off after an average of 5 minutes, 12 seconds.
• Toilets flushing at 3-4 hour intervals.
• Food in the Site-41-A cafeteria being cooked without any measurable acting force.
• The subsequent spontaneous disappearance of the aforementioned cooked food.

More drastic events include but are not limited to:

• Windows shattering.
• Damage and/or destruction of on-site equipment.
• Discharge of firearms.
• The deaths of former Site-41-A personnel (see Emergency Action Summary XXXX-1).

All food/equipment/firearms manipulated by SCP-XXXX have exclusively been those that were present on Site-41-A at the time of its original manifestation on 02/11/20██. As part of experimentation procedures, various food substances originating from off-site have been placed in the Site-41-A cafeteria, mixed with food already present, but SCP-XXXX has not been seen to interact with them.
In some test cases, food and equipment originating within Site-41-A have been taken off-site, yet experienced the SCP-XXXX phenomenon as if they were still on-site, indicating SCP-XXXX has some connection to the specific layout of Site-41-A at the time it first appeared on 02/11/20██.

+ Related Riot Incident History

Related Riot Incident History: SCP-XXXX was first seen to manifest following the D-Class riot of 02/11/20██. After a containment breach was initiated by SCP-████, seventy percent of the Site-41-A security personnel suffered fatal casualties. At the same time, SCP-████ managed to break down the facility power grid on level B12, causing a radiation leak that ultimately cut power to the whole of Site-41-A. This resulted in the security system of the D-Class Holding Wing failing to operate, and 113 D-Class personnel broke free of their confinement.

The riot lasted thirteen hours before a backup response team arrived on site and managed to subdue the D-Class personnel and recontain SCP-████.

An anomaly present in the 23 surviving D-Class personnel was made apparent when it was discovered they all believed they were still a part of the recently quelled riot. All 23 were reported to jeer about the success of raids on Site-41-A sectors that never occurred, recurring cries generally along the lines of "you'll never take us alive!", and constant praise towards an unknown D-Class member allegedly leading the riot, a character the surviving D-Class personnel are unable to attribute a name to (whether by choice or lack of knowledge is unknown).

Since this was first observed, 17 of the survivors have lapsed into a severe catatonic stupor, 5 still believe the riot is taking place, and 1 has returned to his pre-riot state (see Interview Log - D-5153/XXXX).

The effects of SCP-XXXX manifested less than 24 hours following the riot, starting with the unexplained destruction of equipment, and then escalating to the violent deaths of several Foundation personnel, which lead to a facility-wide lockdown of Site-41-A. Over the course of three days, the effects became decreasingly fatal, until the situation was deemed stable and the lockdown was lifted, allowing Site-41-A to be evacuated.

+ Emergency Action Summary XXXX-1

Emergency Action Summary XXXX-1: On 02/22/20██, 11 days after the first known manifestation of SCP-XXXX, a fatal incident involving several former Site-41-A personnel took place. Dr. S█████, then stationed temporarily at Site-██, was seen to experience a series of seizures, followed by what nearby personnel described unanimously as a "blood-curdling scream" before he dropped to the ground and passed away less than a minute later.

Following an autopsy, Dr. S█████ was found to have died from a series of gunshot wounds to the abdomen and upper-back, in addition to a similar wound at the back of the knee. Despite this report, no signs of any bullet fragments, nor any shrapnel have been located in the body, or around the area that the attack is believed to have taken place, and all witnesses of the seizure claim to have heard no gunshots during the incident.

Three hours following this report, the time of the incident was cross-referenced and correlated with an incident that took place within Site-41-A in which two observers had witnessed the unprovoked discharge of a firearm hanging in the on-site armory, an event attributed to the SCP-XXXX phenomenon. It was discovered that the time of Dr. S█████'s death and the discharge of the firearm happened simultaneously.

A further 17 hours later, three more former Site-41-A personnel were found dead in their own sleeping quarters, having suffered similar bullet wound symptoms, all within a minute of one another. It has since been noted that all three were known to work in Sector L of the Biology Department, alongside Dr. S█████.

Due to these events, an Emergency Action protocol has been enacted and all 38 of the remaining Site-41-A personnel are to be monitored at all times since it is likely that SCP-XXXX still has some influence over them. In addition, all firearms located at Site-41-A at the time of the D-Class riot (both side-arms and armory stocks) are to be dismantled and destroyed as part of the Disarm Protocol, in an attempt to nullify any connections between them and those they would have affected³.

+ Emergency Action Summary XXXX-2

Emergency Action Summary XXXX-2: As of 06/10/20██, 18 further personnel have been observed to die in similar circumstances to those mentioned in Emergency Action Summary XXXX-1, each correlating with an event occurring at Site-41-A. These include (in chronological order):

• A sudden temperature increase detected among the fragmented remains of a former on-site firearm (destroyed following the Disarm Protocol), leading to the deaths of the former Foundation staff assigned to Sectors H and J. This has indicated that the current status of objects SCP-XXXX interacts with have no effect on the final outcome.

• A series of knife wounds in the body of a security guard that correlate with the appearance of a knife in the hall between Sector G and H where said security guard once acted on patrol.

• The discharging of the personal side-arm of the aforementioned security guard, an item that was off-site at the time of the incident (weapon failed to be handed in as part of Disarm Protocol), leading to the deaths of two former Sector F personnel.

• The deaths of all Sector E personnel by a combination of bludgeon attacks and strangulation, the best correlation of which can be tied to the shattering of various viewing rooms that occurred in Sector E during the time period in which the former Sector E personnel died.

• A former Sector K guard who previously confessed to having gone to Sector E during the time the D-Class riot began, to meet the now deceased Dr. V███, whom he had been having an affair with. This further supports the theory that the order of deaths is not tied to the assigned location within Site-41-A, but to actual location at the time of SCP-XXXX's manifestation.

Remaining Site-41-A personnel have made it clear that the events are taking place at increasingly deeper levels of Site-41-A, leading to the conclusion that SCP-XXXX is heading towards level B12 for some unknown reason. Under no circumstances can SCP-XXXX be allowed to reach level B12.

+ Interview Log - D-5153/XXXX

Interview Log - D-5153/XXXX

Interviewed: D-5153

Interviewer: Dr. F█████

Foreword: D-5153 was a former D-Class at Site-41-A known to have displayed various forms of erratic behavior, even before the D-Class riot. This mentality manifested 4 days after his arrival at Site-41-A, whereupon a sudden change in his psychological profile was brought on by some unknown event. Under suspicion that this abrupt change may be related to SCP-XXXX, an interview was conducted.

<Begin Log>

Dr. F█████: Hello D-5153, how are you feeling today?

D-5153: What do you fucking think?

Dr. F█████: Very well, we shall get right to it. What can you tell me about your time on Site-41-A?

D-5153: Time of my life, doc. A real party, never a dull moment. Friends dropping out left and right, what more could a guy ask for?

Dr. F█████: Right. What do you mean by, "friends dropping out left and right"? I hear you have said similar things before. Would you care to elaborate?

D-5153: Just messin' with you, doc. I ain't that crazy.

Dr. F█████: That's strange, we have here in your file, that you've previously said, and I quote: "They're disappearing! They're all disappearing!", "Where have they gone? Tell me what you did with them!" and my personal favorite: "Remember me! Remember me, please! Don't forget me like you did all the others!".

D-5153: Jeez, you really did your homework, huh?

Dr. F█████: Would you care to elaborate on those instead?

D-5153: It doesn't matter. You won't get it. None of you ever do. They didn't get it back at the site, and there's no way you'll get it out here.

Dr. F█████: For the record, I need you to tell me anyway.

9 seconds of silence, D-5153 is visibly agitated.

D-5153: You didn't work on that site, did you?

Dr. F█████: No, I'm from elsewhere.

D-5153: So I guess you don't know shit about B12?

Dr. F█████: The floor with the radiation leak?

D-5153 laughs briefly.

D-5153: Radiation leak?! Is that what those bozos are sayin' to ya? That is rich! Ain't you ever done one of these stupid interviews with one of your chums from that shithole?

Dr. F█████: No, not yet, it's currently restri- no, this is getting off-topic.

D-5153: That figures.

Dr. F█████: So what do you think is on level B12?

D-5153: Hell if I know. Even guys like you didn't know. F'r example, I got chummy with one of the scientists there, I forget his name, used to sneak in stuff for me and the other guys there, everyone loved that old geezer. I asked him about B12 one time and he said he didn't know either, he said we wasn't supposed to know so I should just keep my mouth shut.

Dr. F█████: How did you know about B12, to begin with?
D-5153: Well, every couple of months, you guys would come take one of us down there. I'd hear it through my cell door, "take this guy down to B12" and we'd never see the guy again.

Dr. F█████: It sounds like a routine test. Although…

Dr. F█████ pauses to examine on-hand documentation.

Dr. F█████: It does indeed seem strange that we have no logs of any such activity in regards to that floor.

D-5153: Of course there ain't no logs, 'cause there ain't no one to remember to make any logs.

Dr. F█████: Elaborate.

D-5153: Y'see, this is the thing. When those people got taken down to B12, they didn't just not come back, it was like they never even existed.

Dr. F█████: Records are usually deleted afterward, it just sounds like-

D-5153: Come on doc, use your head, I ain't got access to no records like you, how could I be talking about your damn records? What I mean is, no one remembered 'em at all! One by one they'd drop, but ain't no one even remembered they were ever there, let alone their name! All trace of 'em, gone! Just like that!

Dr. F█████: The researcher you mentioned before, the one you claim would procure items for you and the other Class D personnel, could you identify him for us?

D-5153: I doubt it, doc.

Dr. F█████: Surely you haven't forgotten the face of someone you held in such high regard.

D-5153 is silent for 12 seconds and becomes visibly agitated again.

D-5153: One day that scientist guy looked all sad like… said he wouldn't be around much longer, but when I asked why, he wouldn't say. Few days later… no one remembered him either.

D-5153 is silent for a further 6 seconds.

D-5153: I'm tellin' you man, everyone knew that guy in the D-Wing, we was all good friends and then it was like, poof! No one had ever met him! Even the other science guys didn't know who I was talkin' about!

Dr. F█████: And of course, you have no way to prove any of this.

D-5153: Damn it doc, how the hell can I prove somethin' happened if there ain't no trace of their existin' left?

Dr. F█████: Then there isn't much for me to go on, even if I did believe you.

D-5153: Shit, I don't know. I told you man, you guys never believe me. Okay, how about this, there was only about a hundred or so of us in that place, right?

Dr. F█████: Roughly, yes.

D-5153: Then why was there enough cells to hold at least four hundred of us! That place was completely empty when that riot went down, it was a damn ghost town!

Dr. F█████: I doubt whatever was happening there would warrant the loss of nearly three hundred personnel. How do you think they could justify the loss of so many people?

D-5153: That's just it! You guys, the ones doin' it! You don't remember them people either! You drop one of us, you forget they existed, you forget it ever happened, so you go do it again!

Dr. F█████: I am not here to debate absurd conspiracy theories with you. Let's just wrap this up, I'll humor you. Why are you the only one that remembers these people?

D-5153: I'm not. Well… I wasn't.

Dr. F█████: There is another?

D-5153: Was. Yeah. I forget his name, just like all the others that went to B12. Only reason I knew I wasn't crazy, was because he remembered them people too.

Dr. F█████: Describe him.

D-5153: Resourceful guy, pretty dangerous really, not someone you wanted as an enemy. The guy was a natural leader, always had people rallyin' around him. Always talkin' about how he was gonna stick it to you guys one day and get us outta there.

Dr. F█████: What did he think of B12?

D-5153: Wouldn't shut up about it, sounded crazier than I do. Said he was gonna make you guys pay for what you were doin' down there, whatever it was. Said he was gonna find a way down there and make it his own, use it against you all. That guy was mad with revenge.

Dr. F█████: I see. He sounds very optimistic, considering his situation.

D-5153: Y'think? I dunno. I think if you knew him, you wouldn't say that.

Dr. F█████: How so?

D-5153: Let's just say it's damn ironic that that riot took place a few hours after you took him down to B12. With him in charge, hell, we probably could've actually stuck it to you guys.

Dr. F█████: Very well, we've used up enough time. Thank you for your cooperation.

<End Log>

Closing Statement: D-5153 has since been terminated and Dr. F█████ has been reassigned to external field duties following administration of a Class A amnestic. Further research into level B12 is to be suspended.

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Site-41-A Anomaly XXXX-3 [O5 OR SPECIALISED PERSONNEL ACCESS REQUIRED]

The following note was found by Research Assistant C█████ inside a small Scranton-Faraday Cage⁴, within an empty, unused office at Site-41-A:

P-EXP

[ILLEGIBLE]

[ILLEGIBLE] -tually gonna miss those D-Class guys. Some of them weren't so bad. It's funny, I actually tried to help a few of them have a more pleasant stay, despite regulations. Maybe they were taking advantage of me, I don't know, I can be pretty naive sometimes. It doesn't really matter anymore.

Now they know I know, I'm most certainly going to be on the receiving end of that thing down there. It hurts to think I won't even be mourned by my fa- [ILLEGIBLE]

I will divulge what I can on the information I gathered, but I can't promise it will be of any use.

[ILLEGIBLE] -t and when the elevator overshot my floor, I ended up on B12 somehow. They always told us to stay away from that floor, so we wouldn't bother the maintenance personnel, but fate had placed me here and my curiosity got the better of me.

I didn't venture very far, I'm way too much of a coward for that, but what I did- [ILLEGIBLE] [[span class="pexpbody"]]Thankfully he didn't see me. When I got back to my office, I decided to check out the P-EXP file I found. The papers are riddled with kill hazards I would rather not risk exposing you to, in case you lack the necessary training, so I'll try to summarise the contents here.

P-EXP, also known as "Project EXPUNGE" is a device capab- [ILLEGIBLE]

[[span class="pexpbody"]]I find it horrifying to imagine. The idea that more than just my current existence could be erased. It's more than just dying, it's removing something from time and space itself. No past, no future, no ANYTHING. The thought that all of the experiences I have had, good and bad, could simply have not happened thanks to this machine. Reduced to less than even a memory.

[ILLEGIBLE]

[ILLEGIBLE] [[span class="pexpbody"]]and so using what I know of Scranton-Faraday reality defense technology, I think I have constructed a fancy offshoot of the typical cage that will hopefully shield from most of the effects detailed in the paper. I pray that as much of the message as possible will rema- [ILLEGIBLE]

[[span class="pexpbody"]]The files end with an addendum that covers an interesting flaw in the machine. They have theorized some sort of metaphysical disconnect between "cause" and "effect". I don't really understand it, the logic involved is somewhat esoteric, but it seems they can't fully remove both yet. In other words, although the subject may be gone, the effects they would have created if they had continued to exist will still manifest. They have appropriately named this a "Causeless Effect" and they appear somewhat worried about it.

To avoid this, they pre-plan the execution of subjects as if they would somehow survive the ordeal, to create a set of inevitable events that force the Causeless Effect to follow a path where the subject would have been executed and is, therefore, unable to commit any further effects. Rather ingenious, really.

But still not safe enough to stop them from worrying. God only knows what would happen if something were to happen to interrupt one of those planned executions.

[ILLEGIBLE]

Research Assistant C█████ has since been administered a Class A amnestic and reassigned to external duties.

Footnotes

1. Corriger Radiation is an intense form of Gamma Radiation with a spreading effect that will "mutate" neighboring particles, enabling them to emit Corriger Radiation too.
For further information, consult Thomas Corriger's paper, "The Nature of Viral Instability and its Effects on Modern Nuclear Physics".

2. With the exception of Observation Incident XXXX-02 in which an observer received two leg wounds after SCP-XXXX discharged an on-site weapon, however, this has been deemed an accident as SCP-XXXX appears unaware that any observers are present at Site-41-A.

3. This has since been proven ineffective, see Emergency Action Summary XXXX-2.

4. The cage had been modified with a [REDACTED] integrated within its Scranton Matrix. See information regarding ongoing research in the external document titled "Scranton-Faraday Iron-IX Modification 2.30".