Clearance Level: 4
Location: Observation Zone-4B, Wetland Basin Perimeter
Camera: OV-Cam #7 (East Fence Line)
Status: Partially corrupted. Visual anomalies present.
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00:00:03 — Camera activates. Night-vision mode auto-engaged. Visibility low due to fog.
00:00:11 — Unidentified gurgling noise detected. Audio system auto-adjusts gain (+4dB).
00:00:15 — Two Foundation personnel enter frame: Agent ██████ and Research Assistant H. Clarke. Both outfitted with reflective-safe visors.
00:00:28
Clarke: “Thermals say something breached the north perimeter. Could be a raccoon.”
Agent ██████: “Raccoons don’t trip Stage-2 sensors.”
They proceed toward the basin.
■ Visual Anomaly #1
00:01:04 — Fog density spikes. The outline of the water becomes distorted.
Camera Note: ripples appear inverted — moving toward center instead of outward.
00:01:09 — Clarke halts.
Clarke: “Do you smell that? Iron and… something else.”
Agent ██████: “Don’t acknowledge it. Stay focused.”
■ Audio Distortion Begins
00:01:22 — A low whistle is recorded, resembling a human attempting to mimic a two-note melody.
Spectrogram analysis indicates the whistle originates from the water’s surface approximately 0.7m above expected height.
Clarke looks toward the basin despite visor protocol.
Agent ██████: “Eyes forward. Clarke. Clarke—”
■ Visual Anomaly #2
00:01:37 — A humanoid silhouette pulls upward from the basin. Not emerging — extruding. Limbs incorrect.
Arms too long.
Hands taper to points.
Torso bends at an impossible 40-degree angle without rotation.
Camera Feed: mild corruption (artifacting, black flicker across lower frame).
00:01:44
Clarke: “…It looks like me.”
Agent ██████: “Do not speak to it. Do not look at it. Back away now.”
Silhouette tilts its head. Clarke reflexively mirrors the tilt.
■ Audio Redaction Triggered
00:01:52 — Distorted voice detected:
“Cl—aaaarrr—kkk—”
Voice seems to be Clarke’s own vocal signature, slowed to 63% speed.
— Redacted for cognitohazard safety.
■ Incident Escalation
00:02:01 — Clarke steps toward the water.
Agent ██████ reaches for him, but Clarke’s boots slip forward unnaturally, like the mud is pulling him.
00:02:05 — Reflection event occurs. Clarke’s reflection on the water moves independently, raising its arm before he does.
Agent ██████: “Control, we’ve got Stage Four! We need extraction!”
No response.
■ Visual Anomaly #3 — “Leaning Phenomenon”
00:02:17 — The silhouette leans, mimicking Clarke’s exact forward-tilt posture from three seconds before.
Not current posture.
Previously recorded posture.
This confirms SCP-████’s memory-based mimicry.
■ Clarke Is Taken
00:02:21 — Basin surface erupts upward.
A column of liquid wraps Clarke’s torso.
He is dragged toward the water without splashing — as if his body is phasing through a membrane.
Clarke: “It’s learning— it’s learning me— it—”
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■ Agent ██████ Attempts Rescue
00:02:26 — Agent ██████ grabs Clarke’s arm.
Skin contact causes Clarke’s reflection to ripple violently.
Camera Feed: severe corruption.
Portions of the image “mirror” themselves incorrectly.
00:02:29 — Agent ██████ screams. A second reflection — his own — appears beside Clarke’s in the water.
But it smiles.
Agent does not.
■ Clarke Submerges
00:02:33 — Clarke is pulled entirely beneath the surface.
No splash.
No bubbles.
Agent ██████: “Control, it took him! It’s still here— it’s—”
[Transmission cut by auditory spike.]
■ Unknown Entity Approaches Camera
00:02:40 — Silhouette turns toward OV-Cam #7.
Despite distance (approx. 12 meters), the audio captures a wet dragging sound directly behind the microphone.
Camera distortion increases sharply.
Video freezes, then skips forward.
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Recovered Afterframe (Stills)
A single frame survives post-corruption:
A humanoid shape leaning toward the camera, upper torso dripping upward, reflection visible above its head rather than below.
Frame classified under
Cognitohazard File 4B-FRAGMENT-A
and restricted to Level 4+ only.
Foundation Summary:
1 deceased (unrecovered)
1 cognitohazard-exposed, quarantined
Entity activity confirmed across multiple visual planes
Reflection independence verified
Terrestrial crossover risk: elevated