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[[>]] [[module Rate]] [[/>]] + Operation Lamplight **Proposal: Operation Lamplight** [[include component:image-block name=2901-A.png|caption=SCP-2901-A pressed against the window of its containment cell, observing researchers at Site ██████]] Supervising researcher Kieran McKnight Synopsis: Analysis of incident ████████ has led to proposals that the nature of SCP-2901 is dictated by assumptions and expectations of the surrounding population. Such a theory suggests a containment team conditioned with expectations of harmlessness and containability could capture and contain a specimen of SCP-2901 so long as the capture and containment is carried out in a remote area where conditioned staff represent the major memetic influence. Demonstrating containment and mitigation in this manner would provide immense benefit to the Foundation, as SCP-2901 is currently considered uncontainable and a potential source of XK-class events. The attached document describes the proposed plan, equipment and personnel budget and procedures for capture and containment. We are enthusiastic about the value of this proposal for understanding and mitigating instances of 2901. **Containment Log: SCP-2901** [[collapsible hideLocation="both" show="+ Open" hide="- Close"]] This document describes the procedures employed in the containment of SCP-2901-A. The operation proceeded through three stages, which will be described in detail: **STAGE 1:** Conditioning **STAGE 2:** Capture **STAGE 3:** Containment Only ten individuals are permitted to know the content of this document at any time. The leader of this internal team was assigned by the head of the facility, with additional members recruited in secret. This internal team was responsible for the execution of the plan and was given license to deceive other members of the SCP Foundation as necessary for the execution of this operation, and is now responsible for maintaining the success and value of the operation. //STAGE 1: Conditioning// It is known that the form and behavior of SCP-2901 is dependent on approximately 75% of the nearby human populace within 500km having a consistent understanding of it. It was thus proposed to make use of the facility located in █████, ██, due to its remote location and manageable number of personnel. Starting on July 21, 20██, all materials regarding SCP-2901 were replaced with modified versions that described it as "a humanoid moth-like creature with red eyes, appearing at locations where disasters would occur. It watches the proceedings until the end of the disaster, eventually leaving without interfering. In certain conditions, staging a disaster has proved successful in luring it in, and capture has been determined to be possible." Once all documents were replaced, a small number of individuals were tasked with bringing up SCP-2901 in conversation and ensuring the gradual spread of an understanding of SCP-2901 as described in the modified documents to all staff, D-class, and humanoid SCPs. As SCP-2901 was not a well-known entity in the facility prior to this operation, a sufficient collective understanding was determined to have been established within a year. //STAGE 2: Capture// The proposal outlined a plan to stage a disaster to lure in an instance of SCP-2901, operating under an assumption that, so long as the human population of the facility believed in the possibility of capture, doing so would be possible. This operation is described in [code] as a simple plan to capture SCP-2901, unrelated to a larger operation. On May 8, 20██, 100 D-classes were sent to a location 50km from the facility site, where they were instructed to begin the construction of a new building. The blueprint was designed with subtle instabilities such that a collapse would occur halfway through construction, risking the death of all D-classes caught in the rubble. This point was estimated to be reached ten days after beginning construction. On the seventh day, SCP-2901-A appeared. The containment team on site was immediately dispatched, and containment within an enclosed steel chamber was successful. SCP-2901-A was then transported to the main facility, where it was relocated to its own containment. SCP-2901 was docile throughout the relocation process. No fatalities occurred during the operation. //STAGE 3: Containment// Following its capture, SCP-2901-A was to be monitored and the conditioning of the facility was to be maintained. Certain individuals, unknowing of the true nature of the operation, were tasked with maintaining SCP-2901-A as a subject of conversation with some regularity, in addition to reporting on the state of understanding in the facility every month. Three months after the capture of SCP-2901-A, the internal team received reports of a certain shift in the facility's understanding of SCP-2901-A. This new understanding was that SCP-2901-A watched disasters for a reason, and that reason was enjoyment. Particularly, it had an interest in the "angst" and "hurt/comfort" found in disasters, themes common in fanfiction writing communities. The source of this development was determined to be Dr. █████, age 2█, a self-proclaimed "Tumblrian" and "avid writer of fanfiction" in their free time. It was noted that SCP-2901-A would watch any who walked by the window to its chamber with great focus, occasionally appearing at the window in a sudden movement to press its face and hands against the glass, presumably for a better view. However, SCP-2901-A did not exhibit any attempts to leave its containment chamber. The internal team determined that this development was harmless, and potentially beneficial to the operation, as it made SCP-2901-A a more popular subject of conversation. Over the next several months, the facility's understanding of SCP-2901-A continued to evolve. The following major changes were observed: The reason SCP-2901-A likes to watch "angsty" incidents is to write its own "fanfiction." * SCP-2901-A can manifest its own pen and paper, pulled from the setae around its neck. It keeps copies of all its stories within the setae. * SCP-2901-A is excellent at multitasking, having four arms. It can write independently with each arm. * SCP-2901-A desires to share its stories, but laments at its lack of internet access. * These conceptualizations of SCP-2901-A stabilized over two months. All stable conceptualizations were observed in the behavior of SCP-2901-A. At this time, incident 2901-A-BR01 occurred, described in the report below. After the resolution of the incident, the internal team determined that Operation Lamplight was successful. SCP-2901-A was completely docile, contained within the site, and had the potential for utility in aiding the SCP Foundation's operations. Special containment procedures were established to maintain the success of Operation Lamplight and make use of the behaviors of SCP-2901-A. **Special containment procedures** Due to the success of Operation Lamplight, SCP-2901-A is currently classified as Safe. It is to be contained within a standard detention cell at Site ██████. To maintain the docile nature of SCP-2901-A, no information regarding SCP-2901 nor SCP-2901 containment staff may enter Site ██████. SCP-2901-A occasionally leaves the facility apparently for the purpose of observing what supervising researchers describe as "hurt/comfort" events before returning to write a manuscript. These manuscripts have offered valuable intelligence in several Foundation cases; though they frequently contain intense romantic and platonic relationships which are entirely fabricated or considerably embellished. SCP-2901-A periodically requests to “post” its manuscripts on various websites. To date these requests have been denied, but SCP-2901-A has been granted permission to post manuscripts on the bulletin board of the Site ██████ break room, which it does regularly. SCP-2901-A is not to be allowed access to communication devices. [[/collapsible]] **[Incident report: 2901-A-BR01]** [[collapsible hideLocation="both" show="+ Open" hide="- Close"]] Incident 2901-A-BR01 was a containment breach occurring contemporaneously with incident 682-I-192. Retrospective video analysis revealed that SCP 2901 likely manifested within the hydrogen regeneration system of SCP-682’s containment apparatus 5 days prior to 682-I-192 but was not observed due to limited video surveillance within this equipment and because the containment chamber blocked signals from 2901’s locator beacon. It is hypothesized that 2901-A captured audio transmitted through the pipes using highly sensitive hearing receptors in its antennae, resulting in a partially accurate transcript of the interaction with D-602. Following immediate stabilization of 682-I-192, the attached document, apparently handwritten in Bic pen ink, was found attached to a noticeboard in the break room. Its discovery provoked consternation among rapid response team 9 due to the allegation of D-602’s collaboration, as well as because SCP-682 was not known to use writing instruments. ------ **Title:** SCP-682 makes a friend **Warnings:** Major Character Death **Characters:** SCP-682, D-Class (SCP Foundation) **Relationships:** SCP-682 & D-Class (SCP Foundation) **Tags:** Angst, Hurt/Comfort if you squint, SCP-682 has a heart, Blood, Hopeful Ending, maybe Another one of those… things… came in today. Clad in orange, as they always are. It was terrified, too… as it should be. It flinched with every word I spat, but never stopped in its task of cleaning this accursed tank. It did not speak a single word in the span of time it came and went. Then, it returned. I did not notice or care, at first. Those orange-clad things come and go by the dozen, and good riddance. But perhaps it was the fifth or sixth time that I realized it was the same one. I noticed because it stopped flinching. No, it simply watched me through the glass, its motions slowing every now and then as its gaze lingered. Even as I spat venomous words, it no longer flinched. Instead, it looked… sad. No. It couldn't be. It must be pity, looking down on me from its pitiful pedestal of humanity. Then, it asked me a ridiculous question: "Does it hurt?" I told it, "Jump in and find out." It did not react with fear, only that… strange expression of sadness. Ridiculous. But it kept asking me strange questions, after that. What I liked. (Killing.) What I wanted. (The end of humanity.) What I would do if I were to be set free. (Eviscerate every person I come across, starting with you.) Worse, it kept telling me these… horribly inane stories. About the sun and wind and sky, flowers sprouting from the earth. About the warmth of touch. About how it felt to be understood, and how it felt to lose it all. About living for vengeance and discovering how it all wasn't worth it, in the end. I didn't care. But that thing didn't care about my opinion, it just talked and talked and talked. And then, one day, it came sooner than I expected it to, seemingly nervous. It said that I didn't deserve this treatment, and that it understood. Then, it let me out. I only acted as I always said I would. As soon as I was free, I tore into that thing's flesh, splattering red onto the floor, where it sizzled and bubbled where the acid from the tank had spilled. When I took a look at its face, unmarred by my claws, its face looked peaceful. As if it didn't regret a thing. It was then that I realized—whenever it told me its stories, the pain was… less. I was too busy spitting venom, too busy with the images of those stories in my head. But it didn't matter, not anymore. So I would continue to do as I said I would. ------ Restoration of the backup telemetry and surveillance systems as well as pre-liquidation interviews with members of cohort D60 confirmed the content of the initial conversations with D-602 but did not substantiate the claim that D-602 acted to release SCP-682. The root cause of incident 682-I-1XX was later identified as glass embrittlement due to unexpected effects of test TECTONIC NECTAR. During the acute phase of the incident, 2901-A was observed on video manifesting inside observation room A and following 682 through the facility. While instances of 2901 would typically produce territorial displays and consume injured victims, 2901-A demonstrated none of these behaviors but appeared to only observe the incident. Rapid antenna vibration described as “excited” by surviving observers was observed at several points, most notably during D–681’s attempt to aid Dr. Kosep following a severe injury. 20 minutes after the end of the acute phase, 2901-A was observed on video re-manifesting in its containment chamber, bearing two sheets of A4 paper and two Bic pens in four previously unobserved appendages. 2901-A appeared to rapidly write on the papers for approximately 7 minutes before placing them on the ground, manipulating and altering them for several minutes, and re-manifesting in the cafeteria where it attached the papers to a noticeboard. 2901-A then re-manifested in its containment chamber and retracted the appendages into its fur. **Further incidents:** Following 2901-A-BR01, 2901-A has produced several additional documents. These include: “Stuck With Them”, a fictional account of members of the Korean girl group BLACKPINK surviving in the wilderness following a plane crash. Notably, a plane carrying members of BLACKPINK experienced a single engine failure 2 hours after the discovery of the manuscript, though it was diverted safely. “The Ethics of Affection” a largely veridical account of an affair between Drs. ████ and █████ who held research roles in Project Lamplight between ███ and ███ prior to Dr.████’s termination. ██████████-█████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████ [[/collapsible]] [[include :scp-wiki:component:license-box |author=tgert, Auspicium]] > **Filename:** 2901-A.png > **Author:** [[*user Auspicium]] > **License:** CC BY-SA 3.0 > **Source Link:** [https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/operation-lamplight SCP Foundation Wiki] [[include :scp-wiki:component:license-box-end]]