SCP-8248

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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.

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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 (Archived): 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 advancement¹, 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 affirmations" 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 an adult human male, located in Sloth's Pit, Wisconsin. SCP-8248 possesses infinite potential²³⁴ and limitless energy⁵. 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 (Back office of Culver's restaurant local to SCP-8248):
Note: Agent Wilkins is currently undercover as local Culver's Manager, Fred Wontkins.

[BEGIN LOG - 05/06/2024 14:17 CST]
Agent Wilkins: Because you're on the clock. Can we discuss this after close?
SCP-8248: No, you- just listen to me!
Agent Wilkins: (hushed, angry) You're speaking nonsense, Pat. 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. Say there's something I can't do. Anything!
Agent Wilkins: Come on, Pat. That isn't fair to-
SCP-8248: Fine! I quit! (shouting) I can't DO this anymore!
SCP-8248 exits the office.
Agent Wilkins: You can't just-!
Agent Wilkins follows quickly behind SCP-8248.
[END LOG]

Addendum 2: - POST-OP DEBRIEF (9/14/2024 1158 CST):

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 (T+26y:136d:03h:23m:34s): Subject has since sought therapy unprompted. Increase positive feedback.

Addendum 3: - NANOSECURITY FOOTAGE EXCERPT: (Office of Dr. Adria Huxon LCSW, PhD):
[REDACTED]⁶

[BEGIN LOG - 10/18/2024 16:55 CST]
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 really good kid, Patrick, and I think your father would be proud of you coming this far. (Brief pause) I don't mean to presume-
SCP-8248: No, it's- don't worry about it.
(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 to 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, I'd like us to ease into these sessions 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… I think you're capable of damn near anything you set your mind to.
SCP-8248 stands abruptly.
[END LOG]

Addendum 4 (T+26y:165d:16h:33m:00s): ████████████████████ ███████████████████████████████████████. ██████████████ 10/19/24, 0133 CST. SCP-8248 will be 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: SELF-INFLICTED, HOSPITAL, SUICIDE? Y/N

> y

DOES THE BLACK MOON HOWL?

> born of terrific impact, how else could it weep

SAVING… … … … … … DONE.

Footnotes

1. SCP-8248 is 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).

2. Leiter-R; Roid & Miller, 1997 (conducted T+2y:00d:02h:00m:00s)

3. See genetic analyses (T-180d:00h:00m:00s, T-90d:00h:00m:00s)

4. See Administrator note (T-0)

5. See Administrator note (T+31d:00h:11m:17s)

6. Administrator note (ERR:TIMER_NOT_ACTIVE): I don't want to know if she was ours.