K. M. Sandoval

K. M. Sandoval (died 16 November 1966) was an American archaeologist. During recovery efforts in Florence after the 1966 flood of the Arno, Sandoval accidentally uncovered SCP-012 in the depths of the Basilica di Santa Croce. 012 would eventually cause Sandoval's death by exsanguination in an attempt to finish the composition.
==Biography==
===The Flood ===
Sandoval's earlier life is little known, aside from the fact that he became an archaeologist. He later traveled to Florence, Italy to save historical artifacts from the 1966 Arno flood. While there, he was lodged in a Florentine's home alongside two fellow Americans, Roger Anderson and Leon Spitzer. Unbeknownst to Sandoval, the two were SCP Foundation agents, with their goal being to recover a copy of SCP-701 under the cover of the flood. He subconsciously felt the death of Paul McCartney on the night of 9 November, believing that music would always serve the creator.The Journal of K. M. Sandoval
===Discovery===
On 10 November, Sandoval joined in the recovery effort in the Basilica of Santa Croce. He came across the heavily damaged interior and the nearly-destroyed Crucifix of Santa Croce. Sandoval spotted a suspiciously dislodged disk of marble, intriguing him. He eventually went to investigate it that night, discovering a muddy page of vellum and a commission paper that were buried alongside an unknown Renaissance musician.
===Descent into Madness===
He took these two pages to Spitzer on 11 November, who treated the vellum page and let it dry. The title was Sul Golgota, Italian for On Mount Golgotha. Sandoval and Spitzer both started to become obsessed with the pages, hoping to sing praises of the Lord through the notes written upon the pages. Spitzer lit a torch in the treating room and accidentally destroyed a number of artifacts, Sul Gulgota being untouched by the fire.
When Sandoval awoke the next day, on 15 November, he found Spitzer tied to a bed with a bloody gauze bandage around his arm, clearly wrapped by Anderson. Anderson rushed outside, fearful of his partner, who suddenly escaped and forced Sandoval outside his room using hand-to-hand combat, continuing the symphony.
===Death===
The next day, a meteor shower commenced as Sandoval cleaned himself off to not damage the pages further. After hearing Anderson prattle on about “memetic hazards” and “amnestics,” Sandoval thought that Anderson had finally gone insane. The archaeologist then headed towards the unfinished symphony, with a deceased, blood-drained Spitzer lying next to it; Sandoval then proceeded to slash his own wrists and continue writing the symphony. Eventually, Sandoval realized he would never finish Sul Golgota and proceeded to die of exsanguination immediately afterward.
==Personality==
Sandoval was a dedicated archaeologist, which drove him to travel to Florence in an effort to recover as many artifacts as he could. True to his calling, he greatly respected the cultural pieces that he uncovered throughout his final days, especially regarding Sul Golgota. He was highly emotional regarding the destruction of the city, regarding it as “the Athens of the Middle Ages”, lamenting how many artifacts have been lost to the flood. He recorded most of his thoughts and experiences in his journal, which would later be studied by SCP Foundation experts regarding SCP-012. Sandoval had a slight obsession with the stars, noting their light and the way they called to him within his journal.
==Meta==
===Appearances=== 
*Entry Page: 012
*The Journal of K. M. Sandoval
==References==
Category:1966 deaths
Category:Characters
Category:Humans
Category:Americans
Category:Civilians
Category:Archaeologists
Category:American archaeologists
Category:Mud Angels
Category:Deceased