Researcher Rex Alces sat in the back of the Foundation transport assigned to transfer him to Site-55. He had previously been a lab technician at Site-19, which had been way too big and had way too many things going on at once. All things told, he had been a mess ever since he had started working for the Foundation. The stress of working under the biggest names (and egos) of the anomalous world had gotten to him in a rather embarrassing way.
Rex had suffered a panic attack while on the job.
It wasn't that he didn't know what he was doing; far from it. He had known well enough that he was working with a Capital A Anomaly, but the pressure of being observed by a Site Director and three Level-5 personnel really got to him. It wasn't pretty. They had to physically carry him out.
He stayed in his dorm for three days after that. As soon as he emerged, he found out he was being transferred to some Site on the New England coast to be someone's assistant. And now he found himself here, in the back of some dingy Foundation transport vehicle. Alone. At least he would soon have company again.
Rex sighed, looking down to his Foundation-issued tablet.
NOTICE OF TRANSFER
Hello, and welcome to Site-55!
We're so glad you could make it. There's a lot of weirdness in the world, especially when you're in our kind of business. Whether it's due to two anomalies interacting with one another in unexpected ways, outside interference on behalf of Dr. Wondertainment and associates, or just plain random luck, we deal with a lot of unusual events here at 55. Did you know that ants started randomly appearing in people's food while they weren't looking? Or that my very own office became an SCP a while back?
Now, as you might expect, constantly dealing with the anomalies already in containment, on top of all these bizarre situations is bound to drive people a little mad. We're all a little mad in our own ways, aren't we? But that doesn't mean we're not capable at our jobs! Be it because you studied communications, decided to focus your research on a group of interest, or possess some know-how on extra-dimensional anomalies, you're now a part of our family!
With that, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our Site. I hope you have a wonderful time here.
- Dr. J. Everwood
P.S.: I have attached a copy of Site-55's dossier! Please make sure to look it over so you know what you're getting into. Can't wait to meet you!
Whomever this Everwood person was, they seemed nice at the very least. Maybe being demoted to a mere assistant position wasn't so bad. Maybe this was exactly what he needed. Less responsibility. More room to breathe.
He glanced out the window of the transport, which was currently flying over some mountains. Rex then turned his attention back to the tablet and opened the Site dossier and continued reading.
SCP Foundation Secure Facility Dossier
Research and Containment Facility 55
Official Designation: SCP Foundation Group of Interest Research and Containment Facility 55
Site Identification Code: USMARD-Site-55
General Information
Soup-erior Canned Products Canning Facility
Founded: 26 July 1933
Location: Bedford, Massachusetts
Cover Story: Soup-erior Canned Products food cannery
Facility Specifications
Surface Level
1F: Canning Facility, Trucking Depot, Checkpoint A
Southern annex: Task Force Garrison
Western annex: External Groups Meeting Hall
Site-55's Object Containment Wing
Underground Complex
A Wing (1AA): Checkpoint B
B Wing (1AB): Intake Department, Acquisitions and Liquidation Department
C Wing (1AC): Security Office, Security Force Garrison, Medical Quarters
D Wing (1AD): D-Class Living Quarters
E Wing (1AE): Personnel Living Quarters, Cafeteria
Underground Complex-02
F Wing (1BA): Administrative Department, Human Resources Department, (REDACTED)
G Wing (2BB): Personnel Offices
A researcher investigating isolated compounds found in a Wondertainment brand product.
H Wing (3BC): Research Laboratories, Anomalous Communications and Relations Department
I Wing (4BD-5BE): Object Containment Wing
Site-55 Server Room
Underground Complex-03
J Wing (1CA-2CB): Humanoid Containment Wing
K Wing (3B-4B): Testing Chambers
Underground Complex-04:
L Wing (1DA-2DA): RAISA Department, Server Room, Digitization Subdepartment
R Wing (3DA): Storage
Staffing Information
Site Director: Dr. Emily Alder
Asst. Site Director: Dr. Michael Elson
Director of Personnel: Roger Lewandowski
Director of Facilities: Carlos Bedolla
Director of Research: Dr. Justine 'Jay' Everwood
Director Of Anomalous Communications and Relations: Dr. Cole Thereven
Director of Containment: Nikita Popov
On-Site Personnel:
* Department Heads: 25
* Staff Doctors: 120
* Medical Personnel: 30
* Staff Researchers: 254
* Field Agents: 93
* Administrative Personnel: 49
* Maintenance or Janitorial: 53
* Security Personnel: 127
* D-Class: 110-120 (maximum of 135)
* Other Personnel: 17
Testimonials From Our Anomalous Allies!
As much as I hate to have to call upon the Janitors for assistance, my galleria occasionally gets an artist who fancies themselves the next Duchamp and sets out to mimic wowwee go kill ursefl. Artists being artists, they respond all sorts of ways to criticism, but when magic is involved, things often get messy. Especially when you tell someone their art is too derivative or too anime to be featured.
Ever since Dr. Everwood established a two-way communication system between my galleria and Site-55, we have had a sharp decrease in artists attempting dangerous pieces; be they aberrations upon cognition or literally stabbing oneself with a smallpox needle. It has made things a lot simpler, a lot cleaner, and a lot easier to maintain patrons.
Now if only the artists would see things from my perspective instead of simply criticizing me for "allying with the man".
— The Curator
NOTICE FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN MANNA DIRECTOR
Ever since our humble beginnings as a small charity, we have striven towards making life better for everyone. This is not just because we believe all people are born equally deserving of rights, food, shelter, and clothing, but because we know this to be true. This is core to us, a foundational pillar of Manna itself.
I firmly believe the Foundation holds humanity's best interests at heart, though their means have sometimes prevented Manna from doing the most good we could. However, thanks to the Yonkers Agreement of 2016, the Foundation and Manna are now working in tandem to assist the less privileged, the hungry, the needy of the anomalous world.
Alone, we are cannot make change. But together, we are powerful. Together, we may change the world.
— Director Harris
Relevant Documents
Anomalies Currently Under the Jurisdiction of Site-55
| ID Number | Object Class |
|---|---|
| SCP-445-EX | Explained |
| SCP-629 | N/A |
| SCP-711-FR | Euclid |
| SCP-726-EX | Explained |
| SCP-1626 | Safe-impetus |
| SCP-1799 | Safe |
| SCP-1841 | Safe |
| SCP-1908 | Euclid |
| SCP-1974-EX | Safe Explained |
| SCP-1976 | Safe |
| SCP-2597 | Safe |
| SCP-2983 | Euclid |
| SCP-3016 | Euclid |
| SCP-3085 | Keter |
| SCP-3709 | Safe |
| SCP-3803 | Safe |
| SCP-3923 | Euclid |
| SCP-4046 | Safe |
| SCP-4432 | Euclid |
| SCP-5057 | Keter |
| SCP-5323 | Euclid |
| SCP-6057 | Keter |
| SCP-6127 | Uncontained |
| SCP-6161 | Safe |
| SCP-6235 | Euclid |
| SCP-6467 | Archon |
| SCP-6832 | Neutralized |
| SCP-6879 | Euclid |
| SCP-6911 | Euclid |
| SCP-7112 | Safe |
| SCP-7149 | Euclid |
| SCP-7292 | Thaumiel |
| SCP-7266 | Archon |
| SCP-7283 | Euclid |
| SCP-7573 | Euclid |
| SCP-7602 | Pending |
| SCP-7726 | Safe |
| SCP-7727 | Euclid |
| SCP-7926 | Euclid |
| SCP-8725 | Consulta |
| SCP-8726 | Safe |
| SCP-9725 | Safe |
Additional Documentation
- Wonder World Dossier
- Fanfa
- Robin
- La Persistencia De La Memoria
- Dr. Cimmerian Hits Reply All
- SCP-5057 Additional Documentation
- Ace Of Hearts
- Life Insurance Policy
- Spread the Word
- Many Last Words
- Sebastian
- Aces Deuces
- Being Dzhey Evervud
- Before the Storm
- Just Another Day
- Metamorphosis, or, That One Time Dr. Everwood Got Turned Into A Beetle
- Collocations
Testimonials From Our Anomalous Allies!
To say that our relationship with the Foundation has improved in recent years would be an understatement. Though we may still butt heads over certain uses of Abrahamic artifacts in the Tactical Theology Department and the Sinai, we are happy to work alongside the Foundation in a research capacity.
Spera in Deo,
الإيمان بالله
אמונה באלוהים
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THE GLOBAL OCCULT COALITIONFrom the Desk of the Under-Secretary General |
Most esteemed Director Alder,
Working with Jay Everwood and Cole Thereven has been an absolute delight. They are astute, attentive, apt, and awe-inspiring in their commitment to diplomacy. The pair helped diffused the LTE-1221 crisis that saw both of our organizations nearly enter a war. If you do not treat them well, I will not hesitate to snatch them up for my own diplomatic missions.
I kid, of course.
Sincerely,
Under-Secretary-General D.C. al Fine
United Nations Global Occult Coalition
This was so fucking boring.
Rex set his tablet on the seat next to him and stretched. Why on earth did the Foundation make new researchers read all this stuff? The list just went on and on. Why did he have to know about how many people were in which department there? Why did it matter that their 'Anomalous Allies' thought their shit didn't stink?
It was a waste of time. But whatever. He would play their game.
Additional Information
Director Emily Alder in her office.
Overview
Located beside Willson Mill Park in Bedford, Massachusetts,1 Site-55 is the center of the Foundation's research into Groups of Interest (GoIs). The Site's proximity to the extradimensional Wonder World™ Location of Interest means that the Site is involved in the containment of a large number of Dr Wondertainment products, in addition to various objects with known or suspected ties to other organizations. The exterior of the Site is disguised as a food cannery, and it operates as one during daytime hours employing D-Class and Level-1 personnel as part of the Frontispiece.
History
Following the weakening of the Chicago Spirit in the United States, various documents regarding anomalies under their control came into the possession of the ASCI.2 One such document detailed an extra-dimensional toyshop used by the Spirit to store alcohol during Prohibition by extorting the shop owner into compliance. Despite being unable to find the toyshop, ASCI operatives established an outpost in the outskirts of Boston to monitor the goings-on of the extra-dimensional location.
During the years between the creation of this outpost and the dissolution of the ASCI/creation of the Foundation in 1944, various anomalous children's products started appearing in the Boston area, all of them emblazoned with a gold and purple 'W'. Due to the sudden spike in anomalous activity and the presence of an extra-dimensional location nearby, the newly-created Foundation elected to convert the former ASCI outpost into a fully-fledged Site.
The Foundation quickly found itself in an ever-expanding anomalous world, with the Global Occult Coalition's Council of 108 forming in the same year of its creation. The Cold War brought about various organizations such as the GRU-P, the CMA, and PENTAGRAM, and with them various restrictions as to how they could operate across the world. At the time, Site-55 was the largest Foundation site on the East Coast of the United States and as such was selected to serve as a hub for communications between the Foundation and GoIs.
Over time, this role expanded to containing objects recovered from other anomalous organizations, such as artwork from Are We Cool Yet? cells based out of Backdoor SoHo and recipes from Ambrose Restaurants in the area. In the modern era, Site-55 is effectively the leading center of group of interest research, and with the notable exception of two groups,3 serves as the Foundation's hub of anomalous group communications.
Dr. C. Thereven (of the Anomalous Communications and Relations Department) and Dr. J. Everwood (of the GoI Research Department) often work hand in hand in acquiring new anomalous objects from GoIs. The two departments typically perform joint field operations and conduct meetings with groups such as the Global Occult Coalition, the Horizon Initiative, ORIA, and Marshall, Carter, and Dark. Due to the efforts of Everwood and Thereven, cooperation between the Foundation and multiple GoIs has been made possible within the last fifteen years.
Despite this, various hostile,4 or at the least uncooperative,5 GoIs continue to populate the world. The Foundation's policy on such groups remains as 'containment first, research later.' This policy has recently been subject to scrutiny due to an overwhelming amount of personnel from Site-55 suggesting that in order to contain these groups, proper knowledge is required. This shift in policy would require a large influx of new researchers to be hired to work at Site-55 and is considered controversial by the Foundation's administration.
Delegation on this matter remains pending O5 Council debate.
UPDATE: APPROVED BY ORDER OF O5 COMMAND.
Testimonials From Our Anomalous Allies!
We are so happy to have worked out an agreement with the Foundation, all thanks to Jay!
For the unaware, they agreed to allow us to continue to operate within Free Ports, Nexuses, and other enclaves on the condition that we provide catering for conferences. It's a fine deal to us! We just love to cook, and we love seeing people's faces after they eat our delicious food. Thank you so much!
Keep up the great work, Jay. We'll always have a Virgin Shirley Temple ready for you at our bars!
Yours truly,
Chaz Ambrose
FROM: Christopher Michaelson
TO: Director E. Adler, Dr. J. Everwood
TOPIC: Here's to another 5 years!
"Skippers are bastards."
That's what Hoover would always say about your organization. But following the events of January 2021, I cannot deny that the Foundation's assistance in detaining criminals, both anomalous or not, has been a great boon to the FBI. Your ability to surveil is unparalleled, and working in tandem, we were able to stop Crocker from destroying our democracy.
Thank you for all your work, and here is to another 5 years of cooperation.
This was getting masturbatory.
Rex groaned and started mindlessly swiping through the stream of recognition awards from people and organizations he had never even heard of before, but was sure he would hear from constantly in the future.
Some moments later, he realized that the screen had been possessed by a purple glow. He blinked and looked down at the tablet, narrowing his eyes.
"Uh…"
Dearest Rex Alces,
In the Foundation's efforts to make their Site seem all the more fun, it appears they have created a pretty dull and uninteresting document. I welcome you to see how we do it over on our end of things. And who knows, you might learn a thing or two about our beloved Wonder World™!
Have a Wondertastic day!
- Wollygog Wunderfarren
Wondermaking Department
🔗 VIEW ATTACHMENT?
He looked to the front of the transport, where two faceless pilots were manning the vehicle. They hadn't said a word to him since he'd boarded. Rex opened his mouth momentarily, but decided against speaking out. Worst case scenario, the Foundation chewed him out. What were they going to do, fire him?
With nothing to lose, he tapped the attachment.
