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SCP-8248: Words of the Father
Author:DewOnTheGrass
⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: ⚠️ Suicide, Self-harm
Thanks to everyone who helped me along the way.
seventh birthday candles. your mother made my favorite cake. you loved it more than i.
SCP-8248, 5/6/2005. Mother behind camera.
Item #: SCP-8248
Object Class: Euclid Explained
Special Containment Procedures: 14 members of Foundation personnel are assigned to the care of SCP-8248. These personnel are tasked with incentivizing SCP-8248 to take social risks that encourage career advancement, development of personal and romantic friendships, and its hobbies. SCP-8248 is not to be made aware of this fact, and personnel may be replaced as needed to properly integrate into SCP-8248's environment. Preventative phrases of encouragement are to be used regularly both toward and nearby SCP-8248. These "positive reinforcements" are useful in mitigating and, in some cases, wholly preventing its destructive tendencies. Below is a list of phrases proven effective at maintaining normalcy.
- "I knew you'd give it your all!"
- "You can accomplish anything you set your mind to."
- "That's the spirit, champ."
- "You can do anything."
Description: SCP-8248 is a human male, born 5/6/98, currently employed by their own lemonade stand the student store at Kirkland Middle School Wisconsin State University as their youngest Adjunct Professor NASA Culver's Culver's (as of 6/1/24). SCP-8248 possesses infinite potential123 and limitless energy.4
SCP-8248 demonstrates severely destructive behavior without adequate Foundation support on standby. Notable incidents have included:
- 14 15 [DATA EXPUNGED]
- 112 severe lacerations, resulting [DATA EXPUNGED]
- Two full teams of [DATA EXPUNGED]
Addendum 1: - SECURITY FOOTAGE EXCERPT (5/6/24, back office of Culver's):
Note: Agent Wilkins is currently undercover as local Culver's Manager, Fred Wontkins.
[BEGIN LOG]
Agent Wilkins: Because you're on the clock. Can we discuss this after close?
SCP-8248: No, you- you're not listening to me!
Agent Wilkins: (hushed, angry) You're speaking nonsense, Pat. I know you've gone through a hell of a lot more'n I ever could, but I'm not putting up with this.
SCP-8248: Say it, then! Call me a failure. Tell me there's something I can't do. Anything!
Agent Wilkins: Now, come on, we both know that isn't fair to-
SCP-8248: Fine! I quit! I can't… (shouting) I can't do this anymore!
SCP-8248 exits the office.
Agent Wilkins: Pat, you can't just-!
Agent Wilkins follows behind SCP-8248.
[END LOG]
Addendum 2: - POST-OP DEBRIEF (9/18/24):
Encouragement of SCP-8248 has proven increasingly difficult of late. Subject has evaded the majority of personnel over the past 5 months, and today's attempt at connection resulted in an incident with 0 casualties and 112 injuries. Please advise.
Administrator Note (timestamp 231195:23:36): Subject has since sought therapy unprompted. Increase positive feedback for this brave step.
Addendum 3: - NANOSECURITY FOOTAGE EXCERPT: (10/18/24, office of Dr. Adria Huxon LCSW, PhD, [REDACTED]5)
[BEGIN LOG]
SCP-8248: And if I fail… again… what does that mean to my manager? Why do they all even bother if I'm not going to put in the effort?
Dr. Huxon: You aren't bothering me.
SCP-8248: You'll get there.
Dr. Huxon: I won't.
(Fifteen seconds of silence.)
Dr. Huxon: That's all the time we have for today. You're a good kid, Patrick, and I think your father would be proud of you coming this far. (Brief pause) I'm sorry, I don't mean to presume-
SCP-8248: No, it's- it's fine. I hope he's proud up there, or wherever he is.
(Brief pause)
SCP-8248: I think I'm being foll-
Dr. Huxon: (overlapping): I'd like to ease into-
Both: What? Sorry, you go first.
SCP-8248: Never mind, it's nothing.
Dr. Huxon: It's okay if you want to take some time and gather your thoughts.
SCP-8248: That's alright.
(SCP-8248 sharply inhales, as if to speak. Three seconds of silence. SCP-8248 exhales and makes a negative gesture with one hand.)
SCP-8248: No, really. It's nothing.
(Brief pause.)
Dr. Huxon: Well, l'd like us to ease into this by meeting once a week starting Tuesday, if that fits into your work schedule. It's going to be an uphill climb for you to get to where you wanna be, but - (Dr. Huxon leans slightly toward SCP-8248 with a faux-conspiratorial nod) just between you and me… you're capable of anything you set your mind to.
SCP-8248 stands abruptly.
[END LOG]
Addendum 4 (10/19/24, 231905:33:18): ████████████████████ ███████████████████████████████████████. ██████████████ 10/19/24, 0133 CST, 231905:03:00. SCP-8248 is interred at Site-87, Sloth's Pit, Wisconsin.
> amnemosyne redact confirm 8248 scp.admin-000
ARE YOU SURE YOU WISH TO CLASSIFY ENTRY 8248 VIA KEYWORDS: SUICIDE, HOSPITAL? Y/N
> y
DOES THE BLACK MOON HOWL?
> borne of terrific impact, how else could it weep
SAVING… … … … … … DONE.