In the ensuing silence, Reggie realizes how bored he is. 
Work is his life. When he's not working, he's in his room 
at his mother's house reading about the Foundation on 
the civilian Internet. And now he can't do either of those 
two things. 


He sighs and gives in to the urge to check the news. The 
urge to check the news quickly becomes the urge to 
Google his first and last name, but he tells himself that 
it's the same difference as he hits enter. 


BREAKING: SCP FOUNDATION OFFICER REGINALD 
JACOBSON UNDER FIRE FROM SCPF'S ETHICS 
COMMITTEE 

22-YEAR-OLD SCPF OFFICER ON INTERNAL TRIAL 
FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, POTENTIAL ASSAULT 
AGAINST ANOMALOUS PERSON 

NO SUCH THING AS BAD PUBLICITY? HOW THE SCP 
FOUNDATION TRADED THE CLOAK AND DAGGER 
FOR SEX, DRUGS, AND MONEY 

THE FOUNDATION'S NEW GENERATION OF BLUE- 
COLLAR EMPLOYEES: YOUTH, LACK OF 
GOVERNMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING 
TO BLAME FOR CASES LIKE JACOBSON? 

THE LONG WAY DOWN: TRACKING THE 


FOUNDATION'S STOCK DROPS AFTER JACOBSON 
CASE 


He exhales. He tells himself that the "potential" in one of 
the headlines is something to breathe a sigh of relief 
about, but he doesn't feel it happen. 


He situates himself in his chair and clicks the first link. 


and money. 


Room 35, Euclid-Level Containment Wing B4, Site-42 
May 24th, 2022 


"| don't want to talk to you. | want to talk to him." 


"Okay, well, we've been over this. He's not on-site right 
now and cannot be." 


4427 rolls their eyes. "For fuck's sake, stop beating 
around the bush. You've changed your story twice during 
this conversation." 


"No, we really haven't. Officer Jacobson is on 
suspension because of the exact activity with you that 
we are trying to talk to you about. We just want you to 
cooperate with us and confirm or deny these key aspects 
of the case that will make quite a large difference in the 
outcome. We are the ones talking to you instead of him 
because he is directly involved in the case, and our 
department is tasked with settling all ethically dubious 
cases that occur in the organization. Is this clear now?" 


"I'm surprised you're talking to me at all." 


The man bites his lip. "Okay, well, that's a good thing, 
yes? Will you comply with our questions, then?" 


"Sure. Fine." 


"Alright. To start, we need to know your account of any 


and all instances in which you and Officer Jacobson 
made physical contact that was not an approved part of 
your containment procedures. That includes nonsexual 
activity such as hugging, kissing, and, if applicable, 
sleeping together. Can you name an accurate number of 
times that you and Jacobson engaged in one or more of 
these activities?” 


"Every other day or so for about a month. Or over a 
month. About 45 days, maybe, a month and a half. There 
were a few days where we saw each other every day but 
it was usually three or four nights a week." 


The man writes on his clipboard with a noisy ballpoint. 
He clicks it and drops it. "Excellent, thank you. Now, can 
you please specify your account of sexual activity taking 
place between you and Jacobson during this 45-day 
period?" 


"What do you mean? Just tell you how often we did it?" 


"If you are comfortable discussing such topics with me, 
we would prefer to have detailed accounts of the 
activity." 


They shift in their chair and glare side-to-side. "Um... 
Like, you want details of... how we had sex?" 


"| do not require graphic specifics. The Committee is 
trying to piece together what occurred between you two 
so that the proper outcome of the situation can be 
determined." 


"Words, words, words. Fine," they scoff. "| made a joking 
advance on him a while back. But I'm not very good at 
coming across as joking, | guess." 


"Is this instance what started the relationship?" 


"| suppose so, yeah. | didn't expect it to work. But | don't 
have anything to do in here except read and get lost in 


my thoughts. Which usually leads to also getting horny." 


The interviewer clears his throat with a doubtful glance. 
"Noted. Please elaborate on the interaction you 
mentioned." 


"| slipped on the bathroom floor and hit my head on the 
toilet seat. Reggie was in the hallway and heard the 
thud, and he came in to make sure | was alright. But the 
way | hit my head and throat, | couldn't really make a 
sound. | tried to call out to him to tell him that it wasn't 
that bad, but | couldn't make more than a croak. So he 
didn't hear me answer him, and he assumed | was 
injured or unconscious, so he came right into the 
bathroom." 


"Hang on for a second and let me transcribe this part. So 
the scenario is that you are nude on the floor after falling 
on wet tile and Officer Jacobson has just come in to help 
you." 


"Correct. And then, after I've told him that I'm alright and 
he's helped me back to standing, well, I'm naked, so of 
course | say something stupid. Something that | get you 
guys wouldn't have wanted me to say. | told him that if he 
was going to come rushing in like that every time he 
heard a loud noise, | would make sure to moan extra 
loudly when I'm jacking off during his shift." 


"...Yes, it is accurate to say that we do not approve of 
those kinds of comments." 


"But what're you gonna do? You've been dealing with me 
for three years. You know I'm just an idiot. An idiot with 
no life." 


"Let's stay on-topic, if you don't mind. So, | take it 
Jacobson took you up on the offer? Or what?" 


"In the long-term, yeah. Not right away. For some reason 
| just kept pushing. Making sexual comments at him 


became the norm. He never really responded much. | 
could tell he was just keeping it in his pants and trying to 
follow your rules. | can tell the guy is young. He's gotta 
be at least several years younger than me. But yeah, 
eventually he just reciprocated one day. One day that | 
said something at him and he snapped right back, kind of 
angry, told me that if | didn't stop haranguing him he was 
going to ask for approval to make me wear a gag. He 
said it as a dark joke. The same type of joke | make. | 
knew it when | heard it. So of course | bit right back. And 
so on and so forth. | got his real personality out from 
under that thinly painted formal exterior, suffice it to say." 


The councilman scribbles for a long time before picking 
his clipboard up and flipping to a later page. "Phew. 
Alright. I'm just going to run all this back by you at the 
end, if that's okay." 


"That's fine. But that's how we started. I'll soare you the 
grisly details, but we talked dirty at each other until we 
were both hard, and so we said fuck it, they won't catch 
us one time. And we fucked, and he left, and then every 
time | saw him we just... kept going. 'Haven't been 
caught yet' was what we excused it with every time." 


"And feasibly, had we not intervened, the two of you 
would still be engaging in the same type of sexual 
contact." 


"Feasibly, yes." 


"Okay. So any of this sexual activity — was it at any 
point, even if only on one occasion, nonconsensual in 
your eyes?" 


"He could have said no at any time." 


"That's correct. He could've. But given the 
circumstances, you on the other hand could not have. 
Thus, it's crucial that we know the full truth of how you 
perceive this relationship from your end. Do you consider 


it consensual?" 
"Yes, then. Absolutely." 


"Alright. Noted. Now, if you don't mind me delving 
deeper, | will. Are you open to our reasoning about why 
this relationship is not allowed?" 


"Not mixing business and pleasure?" 


"Not only that, but the same ethical guidelines that 
prevent prison guards from having sex with inmates and 
hospital staff from having sex with patients. There is a 
power differentiation between yourself and Officer 
Jacobson that is nowhere near equal. He is sometimes 
the only person in the vicinity who is able to lock and 
unlock your door, for instance. He is sometimes the only 
individual authorized to provide you with a meal. He is 
equipped with tools and devices designed to give him 
absolute physical power over you for his own safety in 
the event of an emergency, and if he were to choose to 
abuse access to those tools, he could do serious 
physical and psychological harm to you at his leisure-" 


"Except he didn't, because / want him to abuse access to 
those tools." They laugh, pointy teeth gleaming. "Don't 
you get it? All the ethical shit you have a problem with is 
what | like. | want him to have complete control over me. 
| want him to tell me what to do and when | can or can't 
leave my room. / want all those things." 


"...Sexually?" 


They shrug. "The line blurs. As I'm sure someone in your 
position is aware. | enjoy the Foundation taking care of 
me because | know that | can't take care of myself, and 
maybe my brain confuses that security with love, and 
that love with arousal, or maybe those three are ina 
totally different order that | can't articulate. But truthfully, | 
don't care. If | Know it's happening and | still don't care, 
I'm informed and I'm consenting. That is the informed 


SCP-938 Containment History 


March 6, 1943: In light of the tremendous electrical energy which 
constitutes SCP-938 and the inability of current technology to 
contain it, a different approach to the mitigation of its threat is 
necessary. Efforts should instead focus on understanding and 
predicting SCP-938's behavior to mitigate its threat until containment 
becomes feasible. 


January 13, 1950: SCP-938-A has been located and is in 
Foundation protective custody. 


July 3, 1969: Security operatives responsible for ensuring the safety 
of SCP-938-A and researchers assigned to study SCP-938 have 
been folded into MTF Theta-9, "Bad Moon Rising." MTF Theta-9 will 
assume responsibility for ensuring the safety of SCP-938-A 
candidates and study of SCP-938 as circumstances allow. 


December 19, 1986: SCP-938-A has died of a heart attack. Ten 
minutes prior to SCP-938-A's death, an ambulance arrived at Safe 
House -.No MTF Theta-9 operatives claimed to have requested 
emergency services and SCP-938-A denied responsibility. The 
ambulance was dismissed as a probable prank 911 call. Following 
SCP-938-A's heart attack, an attempt was made to contact 
emergency services. By the time assistance arrived, SCP-938-A had 
expired. Further investigation revealed the local emergency dispatch 
center received no initial call requesting assistance to Safe House - 
. An emergency dispatcher on duty claimed his terminal indicated 
an unanswered request for emergency services at the address. 


Reevaluation of feasibility of containment is underway. 


June 2, 1989: Containment of SCP-938, while likely to require a 
substantial expenditure of resources, is believed to be potentially 
feasible. Additionally, a likely SCP-938-A candidate has been 
located. Upon construction of the necessary containment facilities, 
SCP-938-A will be used to lure SCP-938 into containment. 


consent you claim | am not capable of feeling or 
expressing. But the bottom line is that yes, everything 
that he and | have done with each other is consensual." 


"It is integral that you understand anything you see as 
consensual is, legally and ethically, not. You are notina 
state of mind or a place of being that allows you to give 
informed consent-" 


"Yes | am. Fucking listen to all of that that | just told you. 
| am my own person. | may be here against my will on 
paper, but | cooperate and | haven't had a bad flareup in 
months and I-" 


"This is not about your effects or your status as a sapient 
human. This case would not be much different had 
Officer Jacobson engaged with a D-class instead." 


They raise an eyebrow. "Is that so? Well, I've had this 
talk with you people before, and it's not an argument | 
want to revisit. Don't tell me | don't have a right to what 
little personal autonomy | have left. What | do can break 
your rules all it needs to. Doesn't make me a victim just 
because | live in a box and my partner holds the key to it. 
I'm still consenting to what's going on." 


"By definition, the exact allegory you just used is a 
textbook example of how Stockholm Syndrome is 
developed." 


"| don't care what you call it. My own self-aware brain 
thinks it's hot, and I'm going to act on that how | want, 
and it will be consensual because / actively want it. Fuck 
whatever your argument is, because it's absurd and 
dehumanizing." 


"You- Okay, you know what, we are going to just stay on 
the original topic, yes. These concepts can be discussed 
further with your counselor if you wish. In conclusion, is 
your official statement for the record of this case that any 
and all sexual activity between yourself and Officer 


Jacobson is — in your view — consensual?" 
"Yes. Fully. Christ." 


"Alright. That concludes this interview, then." He stands, 
chair scraping on the concrete floor. 


"Wait," 4427 says. "Look, | Know | won't see him again. 
And I'm going to try really hard to not be angry as hell 
about that, because | did know what | was getting into, 
and so did he. But can | talk to him? Ever? Even just in 
correspondence for your official records or something?" 


"You will see him if his case proceeds to a stage where 
you will be asked to testify.” 


They clench their teeth. "I don't like that answer." 


The councilman scoffs. "Well, | appreciate your honesty. 
Is there anything else we can do for you?" 


"You can stop phrasing everything as if you've done me 
a favor, sure." 


"...Very well." He nods and shuts the door. When 4427 
hears the lock slide into place, they slam their first down 
on the table with a force that loosens the bolts on the 
legs. 


Site-42, Seabreeze, North Carolina 
May 24th, 2022 


Date: May 24, 2022 13:20 


From: Dr. John Blanchard (of.pcs.ce| 
hcnalbj#of.pcs.ce|hcnalbj) 


To: Elaine Starck (of.pcs.ce|kcrats#of.pcs.ce| 
kcrats) 


Message Subject: SCP-4427 


Attachments: (1) scp4427case.pdf 
Message Body: 
Starck, 


4427 was cooperative in the interview, though 
that does seem to be the behavioral norm for 
them at this point (not that I'm complaining). | 
attached a scan of my notes. | did manage to 
ask about the situation in detail without 4427 
making any guesses that we're recording their 
room. 


The gist of it is that both the skip and the guard 
claim all that happened was consensual. 
Jacobson defended the videos as depicting 
mutually agreed-upon BDSM scenes and as 
untrustworthy as that sounded at the time, 
4427's account supports the claim. | know 
there's a lot of media outrage right now, but 
we're going to have to treat this as just another 
run-of-the-mill inappropriate contact case. 


Obviously the media has already done a 
significant amount of damage, so if the 
communications department approves it, I'm 
just going to suggest they allow a televised 
statement on the case. I'm willing to be the 
speaker if needed, but comms may want a 
friendlier, younger face up there. Or they'll 
want my old one because young employees 
are the new most hated demographic... | really 
can't figure out which direction the public is 
leaning anymore, because all of this has been 
and is happening too fast. It never stops. 


Let me know if you need anything. I'd like to 
arrange a formal EC-only vote on the case 
tonight, if that can be done. 


Regards, 
Blanchard 


Date: May 24, 2022 14:02 


From: Elaine Starck (of.pcs.ce| 
kcrats#of.pcs.ce|kcrats) 


To: Dr. John Blanchard (of.pcs.ce| 
hcnalbj#of.pcs.ce|hcnalbj) 


Message Subject: Re: SCP-4427 
Attachments: none 
Message Body: