- Dr. Jain gasps. He drops the recorder. He looks at his own hands, then at D-9182. He does not scream. He simply whispers, "Oh."
Proposal: Terminate D-9182 via incineration from outside the acoustic perimeter. I don't care if the "anomaly is anchored to him." We burn him, we burn the whisper. If that doesn't work... Site-76 Prison Anomalies Script
...then every guilty person at Site-76 should probably start writing their goodbyes. As of 2041-03-22, D-9182 remains in his cell. Three more Site-76 personnel have been placed on psychiatric leave for "unexplained paranoia." Captain Ahmed has requested a transfer to Antarctic Site-32. The request is pending. He looks at his own hands, then at D-9182
- Dr. Jain turns and exits the cell. He walks past Captain Ahmed without acknowledgment. I don't care if the "anomaly is anchored to him
- Dr. Jain stands paralyzed. His face, illuminated by infrared, cycles through micro-expressions: confusion, horror, grief, and finally, a slack emptiness. His lips move, forming silent words. Lip-reading analysis later reconstructs the phrase: "The grant. You knew the data was fabricated. Three hundred thousand dollars. Three hundred thousand doses of placebo. How many children died of sepsis because you wanted tenure?"
[Begin Log: 2041-03-14 | 22:43 UTC]
- Dr. Jain approaches the acoustic airlock of SCP-XXXX's cell. He holds a standard Foundation-issue audio recorder, despite written orders. (Note: Vance was in the observation booth, monitoring via IR camera. She did not see the recorder due to a glare on the monitor.)