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SCP-7491: Questioning Thought

Author: Jexify

Behold! My first SCP. It's pretty neat, I hope.

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To: You 2034/02/05 12:00

From: Automatic System Message (system@admin.a57.scipnet)

Subject: REQUIRED ANSWER - Decommissioning Proposal

Decommissioning Proposal 7491-02/05

Designation: SCP-7491

Department of Jurisdiction: Noöspherics Division

Reason for Decommissioning: Ethical Concerns

Submitted By: Dr. A. Leverre (aleverre@nodiv.a57.scipnet)

Relevant Files (Attached Below): SCP-7491, SCP-7491 Addendums 1 and 3

As a member of the Decommissioning Department, your goal is to assess and determine whether the concern raised by the researcher qualifies, to adequate standards, the destruction of the anomaly. You are to be reminded that the Foundation's primary goal is to Secure, Contain, and Protect, and decommissioning is only to be used in cases where it is necessary by logistical or ethical standards.

Item#: SCP-7491

Containment Class: safe

Secondary Class: none

Disruption Class: dark

Risk Class: notice

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-7491 is currently deactivated and contained in a low-priority storage locker at Research Area-57. Experimentation on SCP-7491 must be approved by at least one member of the Noöspherics Division.

Description: SCP-7491 is the former security card of Dr. Arielle Leverre, senior researcher of the Noöspherics Division. SCP-7491 lacks any physical anomalous properties, and is marked anomalous by the properties of its noöspheric ideosignature..Ideosignature: (n.) The collection of ideas that make up any object. (i.e., an object's noöspheric footprint)

SCP-7491's ideosignature is active. An active ideosignature indicates one which has the ability to interact with elements of other ideosignatures by expelling mentergy.Mentergy: (n.) The noöspheric equivalent to energy, measured in Duvalls (δ). What allows for ideosignatures to interact amongst each other. Believed to be generated by brain activity. and transferring it between both elements. To simplify, SCP-7491 is capable of thought. Tests meant to determine SCP-7491's intelligence level are ongoing.

Addendum 7491/I: Discovery - Incident ████/7491-01

DATE: 2034/01/31

PERSONNEL PRESENT:

Dr. Arielle Leverre

Dr. Idi Omondi

FOREWORD: SCP-7491 was first discovered during standard preparation of the prototype NMED.The Noöspheric Measuring and Experimentation Device, informally called "Ned" by noöspheric personnel, is a first-of-its-kind device allowing for the evaluating of ideosignatures, their components, and the mentergy transfers that take place between them, all at the same time. Further information is classified Level 4/████ Clearance.. SCP-7491 accidentally kept the machine open without any staff noticing during an active test. This resulted in mentergy leaking into the local environment.

<Dr. Omondi stands behind the NMED, watching the controls. Dr. Leverre stands beside the device's opening with a sheet of paper in hand.>

Dr. Omondi: Alright, put the thing in, and lets get rolling.

<Dr. Leverre places the sheet of paper inside the opening of the NMED, and shuts it. As she closes the opening, her security card falls out of her lab coat pocket and into the machine, propping the opening ajar. She fails to notice this, and begins to walk towards Dr. Omondi.>

Dr. Leverre: Ready.

Dr. Omondi: Ready.

<The NMED activates, pulsing blue light outwards as its main turbine activates. A reading on the machine shows a negative mentergy output, and an error in the main processing compartment. A large column of blue light shoots out from the device and shines onto Dr. Leverre. She does not react. Dr. Omondi rushes to turn the NMED off.>

Dr. Omondi: Well… that's not great.

Dr. Leverre: <sarcastically.> Oh, really?

Dr. Omondi: Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's not supposed to happen.

Dr. Leverre: Just turn the damn thing off, I'll go take a look.

Dr. Omondi: <jokingly saluting.> Yes, Ma'am.

<Dr. Omondi powers down the NMED as Dr. Leverre walks back to the main access area. She opens the hatch, revealing her security card.>

Dr. Leverre: <under her breath> How in the— <louder> My security card got in the machine.

Dr. Omondi: I don't think Ned needs level 4 clearance.

<A pause as Dr. Leverre stares at Dr. Omondi.>

Dr. Omondi: Tough crowd.

<Dr. Leverre retrieves her security card and closes the NMED.>

Dr. Leverre: It should be good now. Ready.

Dr. Omondi: Read- Wait, huh?

<Dr. Omondi inspects the NMED's record of the previous activation.>

Dr. Leverre: What?

Dr. Omondi: According to Ned, there was something actively thinking, in the hatch, during the last run.

Dr. Leverre: That is…

<Dr. Leverre opens the NMED again and removes the sheet of paper, placing her security card inside.>

Dr. Leverre: Ready.

Dr. Omondi: …Ready.

<Dr. Omondi activates the NMED, which records positive mentergy levels, and an Active Ideosignature within.>

Dr. Omondi: Seems we've got ourselves a new study tool, huh?

END ADDENDUM

Addendum 7491/III: Relevant Experimentation Logs

Experiment ████-143

DATE: 2034/01/31

SUPERVISOR: Dr. I. Omondi

INTENT: To test the efficacy of the NMED, as well as whether SCP-7491 is unique to itself.

PROCEDURE: Insert the card of Dr. Omondi into the NMED and record the results.

OBSERVATIONS: No recorded noöspheric activity.

NOTES: Welp, at least now we know it is an anomaly. -Dr. Omondi

Experiment 7491-01

DATE: 2034/02/01

SUPERVISOR: Dr. A. Leverre

INTENT: Understand more about SCP-7491's thought processes.

PROCEDURE: Insert SCP-7491 into the NMED and record the results.

OBSERVATIONS:

NMED Readings

2034/02/01

HELLO QUESTION GONE WHERE MYSELF HELP DARK BLACK GONE

BLACK

HELP

NOTES: It seems SCP-7491 is neither aware of its current situation, nor favorable of it. -Dr. Leverre

Experiment 7491-02

DATE: 2034/02/01

SUPERVISOR: Dr. I. Omondi

INTENT: Determine the level of SCP-7491's mentergy output.

PROCEDURE: Record SCP-7491's mentergy outputs at different times throughout the day using an DMC..A Duvall Mentergy Counter is used to measure raw mentergy outputs of noöspheric interactions. Higher mentergy outputs generally indicate a higher cognitive function.

OBSERVATIONS:

TIME
DUVALL COUNT

11:00
56.4δ

14:00
60.8δ

17:00
56.6δ

20:00
57.4δ

23:00
57.2δ

NOTES: About average outputs for a conscious human, but its quite literally brainless. What happened to the material to allow for energy to be transferred? -Dr. Omondi

Experiment 7491-03

DATE: 2034/02/02

SUPERVISOR: Dr. A. Leverre

INTENT: Understand more about SCP-7491's thought processes.

PROCEDURE: Insert SCP-7491 into the NMED and record the results.

OBSERVATIONS:

NMED Readings

2034/02/02

THINK OUT ESCAPE GONE

MUST LEAVE OUT HELP

STAY SANE REMEMBER PEOPLE

REMEMBER OMONDI

KNOW MYSELF SANE STAY LEARN

NOTES: Why does it know Omondi's name? Can it hear? Can it see? What does it know? -Dr. Leverre

Experiment 7491-04

DATE: 2034/02/02

SUPERVISOR: Dr. I. Omondi

INTENT: Determine the source of SCP-7491's mentergy output.

PROCEDURE: Evaluate the physical properties of SCP-7491.

OBSERVATIONS: SCP-7491 is composed of 79.5% PVC and 20.5% Standard Issue Foundation Ink by mass. No anomalous energy readings are recorded.

NOTES: …There's no energy? That's not possible, by any method we know of. How in God's name is it able to think without energy? -Dr. Omondi

Experiment 7491-05

DATE: 2034/02/03

SUPERVISOR: Dr. A. Leverre

INTENT: Determine whether SCP-7491 can sense its local surroundings.

PROCEDURE: Expose SCP-7491 to physical stimuli, then record noöspheric readings afterwards via the NMED.

OBSERVATIONS:

EXTERNAL STIMULI
NMED READING

SCP-7491 is submerged under water.
LEARN SITUATION VOID

SCP-7491 is placed near an open flame.
ZERO OBSERVE ZERO AUDIO

SCP-7491 is placed within an icebox.
ZERO SMELL ZERO TASTE

SCP-7491 is spun around in a centrifuge.
ZERO TOUCH ZERO TIME TIME

SCP-7491 is placed within a low-gravity chamber.
TIME TIME TIME HOW

SCP-7491 is placed near high-frequency speakers.
HOW LONG HOW LONG HOW

SCP-7491 is placed in a zero-light environment.
REMEMBER PEOPLE STAY SANE OMONDI

NOTES: No correlation between external stimuli and noöspheric activity detected. It still knows Omondi's name, somehow. -Dr. Leverre

Experiment 7491-06

DATE: 2034/02/03

SUPERVISOR: Dr. I. Omondi

INTENT: Determine the source of SCP-7491's mentergy output.

PROCEDURE: Record noöspheric readings via the NMED while measuring mentergy count through a DMC.

OBSERVATIONS:

NMED READINGS
DUVALL COUNT

NOTHING ELSE QUESTION
55.9δ

ONLY VOID HELP PLEASE
55.4δ

HELP MYSELF ONLY NOTHING
55.3δ

NO
56.0δ

PEOPLE REMEMBER STAY SANE STAY
57.5δ

IDI VERA DAVID MYSELF
63.2δ

NOTES: It seems the Duvall levels spike when it thinks about people. The average has also dropped since last experiment. Perhaps it gets its energy from the people around it, but David's been on sick leave so… it's still just a theory. -Dr. Omondi

Experiment 7491-07

DATE: 2034/02/04

SUPERVISOR: Dr. A. Leverre

INTENT: Determine the extent SCP-7491's knowledge.

PROCEDURE: Insert SCP-7491 into the NMED and record its readings.

OBSERVATIONS:

NMED Readings

2034/02/04

MUST STAY SANE PLEASE

PLEASE CANT LOSE MYESLF

CANT NOT BUT NOTHING ELSE

I WITHOUT PEOPLE WITHOUT MYSELF

HUGO

CLARA

IM SORRY

NOTES: Those… those are my parents. This is… concerning, to say the least. -Dr. Leverre

Experiment 7491-08

DATE: 2034/02/04

SUPERVISOR: Dr. I. Omondi

INTENT: Determine the source of mentergy for all active ideosignatures.

PROCEDURE: Measure the mentergy output of Dr. Idi Omondi while interacting with several separate ideosignatures.

OBSERVATIONS:

IDEOSIGNATURE OF NOTE
DUVALL COUNT

Friends
57.9δ

Family
58.5δ

Siblings
58.4δ

Home
59.3δ

Parental Figure
59.5δ

Fishing on a Lake
60.5δ

Fishing on a Lake with a Parental Figure
64.5δ

NOTES: This could be our gateway to understanding the thing! Mentergy levels spike when memories are thought about. Memories might be the source of mentergy!!! With a little more experimentation this could overhaul our entire understanding of noöspherics! I'd have to run a few tests on the object itself, but this could be groundbreaking! -Dr. Omondi

Experiment 7491-09

DATE: 2034/02/05

SUPERVISOR: Dr. A. Leverre

INTENT: Determine the extent SCP-7491's knowledge.

PROCEDURE: Insert SCP-7491 into the NMED and record its readings.

OBSERVATIONS:

NMED Readings

2034/02/04

ONLY VOID ONLY DARK PLEASE HELP

CLARA MOM PLEASE HELP ITS DARK

I CANT SEE ANYMORE

I CANT FEEL ANYMORE

MOM PLEASE THERES NO ONE ELSE

IM ALL ALONE

NOTES: It seems it's in pain. And- no… -Dr. Leverre

Experiment 7491-10

DATE: 2034/02/05

SUPERVISOR: Dr. A. Leverre

INTENT: Determine the extent SCP-7491's knowledge.

PROCEDURE: Insert SCP-7491 into the NMED and record its readings.

OBSERVATIONS:

NMED Readings

2034/02/04

STUCK FOREVER FOREVER FOREVER

NOTHING EVER EVERYWHERE ANYWHERE

CLARA MOM PLEASE I CANT LIVE LIKE THIS

COULD YOU READ ME A BED TIME STORY

I CANT FALL ASLEEP ANYMORE

NOTES: She- it shouldn't live like this. Science should not be founded upon blood. -Dr. Leverre

END ADDENDUM

Second Unread Message:

To: You 2034/02/05 12:34

From: Idi Omondi (iomondi@nodiv.a57.scipnet)

Subject: The Future of Noöspherics

I won't just let some experiment logs talk for me, so I'm emailing you myself.

This thing is a lot more important than it looks. Its caused us to question one of our main theories, and it could allow for even further refining of noöspherics. It's not just some thing with a consciousness in it. Hell, we don't even know whether it feels things, because emotions aren't really the same as thinking, and thinking is all we know it can do. We can't "let it go" off of just a few days of testing and a few concerning thoughts.

There are so many things to still test for. How much do memories impact mentergy? How do memories allow for mentergy to be used? How did the damn thing get its thoughts in the first place? Was it the light that hit Arielle? Something else with the machine? Something special about Leverre herself? There's still so much to know.

This thing could revolutionize everything. Don't let it die.

-Dr. Idi Omondi

Final Unread Message:

To: You 2034/02/05 13:12

From: Arielle Leverre (aleverre@nodiv.a57.scipnet)

Subject: SCP-7491 Decommissioning

I am aware this may be unprofessional, but it needs to be said.

For the past few years, Noöspherics has been a fairly new division in the face of Applied Memetics or the ever-ambitious Antimemetics, but that does not mean it is worse. Our division has clawed its way to stability, from our very first intrusion into the noösphere, to a fully-fledged division with its own dedicated history and personnel. This being said, all of our actions thus far have been within ethical parameters.

This is where I, and a few others, draw the line. We cannot let what may be the largest noöspheric breakthrough in a while be tainted with the knowledge of what we have done to achieve it. We cannot allow for someone to suffer for eternity, without stimulus nor growth, for us to sit back and selfishly grow ourselves. SCP-7491 does not deserve the fate it has been given, and should not deserve it any longer.

Please, consider its decommissioning with this in mind.

-Dr. A. Leverre

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Ideosignature: (n.) The collection of ideas that make up any object. (i.e., an object's noöspheric footprint)

Mentergy: (n.) The noöspheric equivalent to energy, measured in Duvalls (δ). What allows for ideosignatures to interact amongst each other. Believed to be generated by brain activity.

The Noöspheric Measuring and Experimentation Device, informally called "Ned" by noöspheric personnel, is a first-of-its-kind device allowing for the evaluating of ideosignatures, their components, and the mentergy transfers that take place between them, all at the same time. Further information is classified Level 4/████ Clearance.

A Duvall Mentergy Counter is used to measure raw mentergy outputs of noöspheric interactions. Higher mentergy outputs generally indicate a higher cognitive function.