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Alita POV
In the in-between of sleep and waking moments, you'll sometimes see a bit of the future. Or something like that. In dreams. My dream dumps me in a conference room, guards stationed at every door. It's not that fancy, but very neat and minimalist. I can get behind that.
Thirteen people sit at the table, of all races and genders. Eight men, five women. "Don't you think we have enough for your little SCP task force, with 076 and 105?! We don't need any more! I didn't want this in the first place, now you want to add MORE! We shouldn't even have done anything with SCP-6280, anyway!", a small man says to the group, his voice rather loud.
"SCP-6280 is by far the most well-suited for task force work. It is already accustomed to Foundation work and is perfectly loyal. We hand-raised the thing to step in as a helping hand during one of our hardest times. It paved the way for a new crop of Researchers, Agents, and Guards using children. It can most certainly step in as a part of MTF Omega-7.", a woman replies, her voice pleasant but firm.
"I have to agree with O5-10 here. SCP-105 isn't overtly hostile, but was once a civilian. It does not work for us, and has a reason to breach containment. SCP-076 is hostile and dangerous. SCP-6280, on the other hand, proved itself during the recontainment of SCP-6755. It could have left and we would never have found it. But it did not. I daresay, it would be happy to use its anomalous traits in a different way.", a tall, pale man shares with the silent group.
"But why 6280? Is its anomaly useful for what we need this Task Force to do?", someone else asks.
"Even under the influence of reality anchors, it still has Researcher training, something no other anomaly has. Quick wit and fast reaction time is vital to field work. It is always armed, even with an SRA. Without an SRA, it can teleport instantaneously and silently to any location or person that it has seen. That is useful for stealth missions as well as heavy fighting. SCP-6280 is very versatile, it can be sent to many different scenarios and still be successful.", the same woman from before replies.
"A vote, then. Do we include SCP-6280 in MTF Omega-7 or not?", a woman at one end of the table announces, her voice cold and authoritative. Eleven members vote yes. Two vote no. "O5-3, O5-9, you're outnumbered. Notify Site-17 at your earliest convenience, SCP-105 and SCP-6280 are contained there. They will be brought to Site-19 after all the records are fixed accordingly. This meeting is over.", the same woman adds, looking at the votes.
I wake up, feeling strange, like I've witnessed something important. I'm SCP-6280. What Task Force do they need me for? I shouldn't tell. It could be classified. And what on earth could the O5 Council want with me? I've heard just enough about them to be absolutely terrified of them. At least it's Christmas.
The month has absolutely flown by. In a flurry of paperwork, coffee, and all-nighters, more specifically. I ended up getting Daisy for Secret Santa, and I managed to pay Dr. Bright enough to buy a tie for her collection. Ah, the downside of containment, you can't buy shit for yourself.
I wonder who got me? I pity them, I'm as much an enigma as I am an open book. I am an open book, just written in a language not even I can decipher. And I am more than okay with that.
My door unlocks, and the hallways are packed with people. "Merry Christmas!", someone shouts at me. "You too!", I shout back. There's hot chocolate in the cafeteria, and I want to get some before it's all gone.
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The Anomalous Researcher
Fanfic-IF YOU SEE THIS UNDER THE SAME TITLE ON AO3, DO NOT WORRY. IT'S ME REPOSTING IT THERE- Don't leave a site without authorization. That's the only rule. Well, there were once other rules as well. But those other rules went out the window when she...
