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SCP-9029
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-9029 is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell, and is permitted to request books and other entertainment. Any incidents of unauthorised compulsion will result in the loss of this privilege. SCP-9029 must not be interacted with by anyone except an assigned D-Class and Dr Matthew Ciran. If SCP-9029 has to be moved, it must be muzzled at all times.
SCP-9029-1 is a tape recorder that spontaneously appears whenever a statement is about to be taken. If instances of SCP-9029-1 appear spontaneously, all personnel must leave the area except for the assigned D-Class.
SCP-9029 must be provided with one (1) paper statement a day, and one (1) live statement a week, regarding the subject's personal experiences with one of the Fears.
When spoken to, SCP-9029 will be referred to as 'Jon'. (See addendum to intake interview)
Description: SCP-9029 is a male in its mid thirties, with long greying hair and bright green eyes, approximately five foot seven tall. It is heavily scarred, and missing two lower ribs on the left side, although there is no external sign of removal.
SCP-9029 has the ability to compel answers to any question from its subjects, and to force subjects to give statements of any traumatic event, exclusively those relating to the Fears. SCP-9029 feeds off the fear in these statements, and has claimed that traumatic events not relating to the Fears do not sate its hunger. It will appear in the nightmares of any live statement giver. It is therefore recommended that only D-Class personnel be allowed to give live statements, and they should be terminated soon after. It is not known if administration of amnestics to remove memories of the event after the statement has been given will stop this from occurring. The deliberate withholding of statements results in SCP-9029 suffering from symptoms similar to the common cold, progressing to a particularly severe case of influenza before it compelled a statement. (See experimental log 1)
SCP-9029 also has the ability to gain knowledge of anything, although it has stated the information it receives is mercurial at best. The use of this ability increases SCP-9029's need for a statement.
SCP-9029 is a former employee of The Magnus Institute, and as such may be useful in any SCPs relating to it. It has expressed a desire to help in any way it can, and has been largely compliant with all measures. It has not been informed about the containment of SCP-9074, also a previous employee of the Magnus Institute. SCP-9029 approached the Foundation of its own accord and requested to be taken into custody. (See intake interview transcript)
SCP-9029 was the conduit through which the recent XK-class end-of-the-world scenario was enacted. It has expressed deep and seemingly sincere guilt about the role it played in this event, and was part of the reason it approached the Foundation. As SCP-9029 was also the one who restored the world following this event, no special measures are required at this moment to prevent another such event happening, except for the close examination of every statement.
Intake Interview:
Interviewer: Doctor Matthew Ciran
Interviewee: Jonathan Sims (not yet assigned a number)
INTERVIEW BEGINS
Dr Ciran: Good afternoon Jon.
Sims: Hello.
Ciran: I understand you have voluntarily given yourself in to Foundation custody. Can you tell me why?
Sims: [laughs] Are you asking for a statement?
Ciran: I...suppose. Yes.
Sims: I'm sorry, that was an...unfunny joke.
Ciran: Would you like to clarify?
Sims: [sighs] How much do you know of...I think you call them the Fears?
Ciran: I am aware of them. We've always been warned away from looking into them too much though.
Sims: That does not surprise me. You know each one has avatars, people who serve them and feed them?
Ciran: Yes.
Sims: I am the avatar of the Eye. The Archivist.
Ciran: The Eye?
Sims: Beholding. The Ceaseless Watcher.
Ciran: Ah, Beholding.
Sims: Yes, well. Beholding feeds off of fear. I feed on people's fear. I can compel them to tell me their worst experiences, how they felt, and it sustains me. I can also force people to answer my questions, and I can know...everything. Well. I have that ability, but what Beholding feeds me is rarely useful or even pertinent.
Ciran: I understand. Anything else?
Sims: [hesitates] The...what happened. A few months ago.
Ciran: Yes.
Sims: I caused it. I didn't want to, I didn't mean to, but I was- used. I also ended it. I did mean to do that, I wanted to. I had to.
Ciran: Okay. Anything else, before I take you to your cell?
Sims: Your cat just threw up a mouse on your doormat.
Ciran: [silence] Was that-
Sims: Yes. I'm sorry.
Ciran: I see what you mean about useful or pertinent.
Sims: Hmm, yes. May I make a request?
Ciran: You realise you're not in a position to make requests anymore?
Sims: I do. Just- I came here in an effort to retain whatever is left of my humanity. I know I'll be assigned a number soon enough. Would...would it be possible to still be called Jon?
Ciran: I'll talk to the Board.
Sims: Thank you.
Interview ends.
I must commend Dr Ciran on his conduct during this interview. Few would find it easy to be calm when faced with something that caused an XK-class end-of-world event, but he kept his composure remarkably well. For that reason, I am reassigning him to this case permanently. As for SCP-9029's request, I do not find it too onerous. It will therefore be referred to as 'Jon' in person, and as SCP-9029 in any and all paperwork.
- Site Director.