SCP-XXXX: Me Too! (Dr. Hagemeister)

Item #: SCP-XXXX

The logo used by SCP-XXXX, 'Me2!' No higher resolution is available.

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is currently running on a standard Foundation Desktop Personal Computer, modified to remove all wireless communication components. Several backup copies of the program and all of it’s related files kept on separate, air-gapped hard drives. The equipment listed above is stored in a dedicated office in Research Sector 8, Site 42. When in use for testing, at least two low-level Security Officers are to guard the entrance. When the equipment is not in use, it is to be moved into the attached high-value storage locker.

SCP-XXXX potentially presents a significant security threat, and requires Level 3 security clearance to interact with. Contact is to be made with Dr. Hagemeister's supervisor, Dr. Stuart, for inquiries relating to the use, by other personnel, of SCP-XXXX. Any unauthorised use or contact with SCP-XXXX will be dealt with severely.

SCP-XXXX was discovered and subsequently contained by MTF Mu-4 (“Debuggers”). The installer for the program first came to the attention of The Foundation in 2001, when it was found circulating on various file sharing sites . These sites, along with forum posts discussing the program, were erased, and their disappearances were blamed on server problems. To make this illusion more convincing, several other popular forum posts were deleted at the same time.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a computer program titled ‘Me2!’ (pron. “Me too”). When fully installed, the program takes up 5.3GB, although this can quickly expand to terabytes of data, depending on how the program is used. The installer on it’s own is 43.9MB in size.

(Note: the following section is no longer accurate- see footnotes) Upon running the installer, assuming the computer’s storage drive is at least 10GB, and no matter the machine’s operating system, make or model, the following message will appear:

Thank you for choosing to install Me2! On your computer! Press 1 to continue with the installation, or 2 to abort. Remember to back up your files first!

The program can be terminated at this point with no ill effects. Proceeding with the installation causes the following message to appear:

Please connect your computer to the internet- the installer needs to download some additional files.

As soon as an internet connection is established, the computer will begin downloading program files from the internet. Attempts to find the server hosting this data were unsuccessful, but the installer ceased functioning at some point in the May of 2007, returning a generic error message upon running ever since. It is presumed that the server hosting the data was disconnected at this time.

The program will then take at least twenty minutes to install, although this time increases substantially on older computers. The program creates a boot partition on the disk, and installs itself within that partition. The main operating system of the computer has a moderate chance of being damaged in this process, as the installer may delete, add, or make alterations to files critical to the operating system's normal function. While this is seemingly random, examination of read/write activity of the computer while the Me2! program is running shows that both partitions of the storage disk are in use, indicating that the alterations made to the main operating system are meaningful. Further evidence is provided by Me2!’s failure to function correctly when, on one test computer, the original operating system was manually erased. Needless to say, the original operating system may permanently lose all function after the installation, and personal files may be corrupted or missing.

Following the installation, SCP-XXXX will launch into a Command Line Interface, and will display the following message.

Welcome to Me2! Currently, your Template is empty. To start filling out your Template, press 1. To quit the program, press 2. Have Fun!

If the program is quit, the computer will crash, and will not function following this. If the program is allowed to run, it will display a second message:

Please continue to use your computer as normal until prompted to continue.

After a pause of ten seconds, the computer will boot into a semblance of the original operating system. As mentioned above, the system is often damaged in some way; programs and functions may be prone to crashing, and graphical errors are common. Noticeably, a small window with no controls or buttons will appear in the upper right hand corner of the computer's desktop. This window displays 46 numbers, many of which have been determined to represent various biological and psychological variables of the user, although several are still unknown. Variables include heart rate, IQ, hormone balance, age, blood sugar levels, body temperature, and intensity of different emotions . The means through which the computer is able to monitor these variables is unknown, but the user must remain within a metre of the computer for measurements to be picked up. After roughly a month of running, assuming almost daily use of the computer by the same user, SCP-XXXX's window will turn bright green, and the following popup message will be displayed:

The Template has been filled. Would you like to render now or later?

If the 'later' option is chosen, the popup will reappear the following day. If the 'now' option is chosen, the program will ask for a Render name to be entered, and will prompt the user to select the Render quality. Options, from lowest to highest quality, are as follows:

Quality Level In-program Description Size of Render (Approx.) Rough Knowledge of life and related people will be present. Basic textual feedback. 7GB Passable As above, with additional emotions: positive, negative, pensive, tired. Full textual feedback. 40GB Good As above, with additional emotions: fear, bravery, anger, calm, lust, hate, greed, humbleness, excitement, boredom, joy, despair, hope, depression. Full textual, basic pictorial feedback. 160GB Very Good As above, with all additional emotions, and full textual, full pictorial, basic vocal, feedback. 600GB Excellent (Lifelike) As above, with full feedback, including video, audio, vocal, textual, and pictorial feedback. 2TB

Once the user has prompted the computer to begin rendering, it will seemingly shut down, and may not be rebooted for the next ten days.

It has been discovered that these ‘Renders' are in fact computerised copies of the user's mind, using data gathered during the initial month of computer use. The Renders possess varying levels of resemblance to humanity, dependant on the render quality selected.

After the rendering period has elapsed, the computer will automatically reboot into a Command Line Interface. Upon startup, SCP-XXXX's logo will appear on the screen, along with several options:

What would you like to do?

1. Start filling a new Template

2. Select a Render to play

3. Select a Render to delete

4. Select a Render to modify

5. Select a Render to upload

0. Quit

Upon choosing options 2, 3, or 4, the user is presented with a series of names, times, and information about the user encoded within each Render.

When a Render is played, a remarkably lifelike copy of the user encoded within will be reproduced within the computer, initially acting (through feedback onscreen) as if they have have just woken from deep sleep. Renders of lower qualities will output text in place of speech, while higher quality Renders can provide audio mimicry of the copied person's voice. Render levels from ‘Good’ to ‘Excellent’ include video feedback in the form of basic 3D models of the person's face, responding with facial expressions and movement in sync with audio. Most Renders are unaware that they are computerised replicas of real people, and often experience intense emotional stress upon the realisation, although some have recovered from this state, given time .

When a Render is deleted, an extremely lifelike scream resembling that of the deleted Render is heard. Digital, pixelated representations of blood splatter will immediately appear as an overlay on the screen, persisting even when the machine is turned off. Analysis of the splatter patterns indicates that they seem to originate from a single point in the centre of the screen, recessed a metre deep into the monitor. Over the course of roughly a week, these stains fade away.

When a Render is selected to be modified, the user will be presented with a text editor similar to GNU nano, displaying a file containing 46 comma-separated numbers, each ranging from 0 to 256. These numbers correspond directly to those presented in the popup window that Me2! initially presents during the ‘Template-filling’ stage of the program. Each value can be edited, although only integers within the aforementioned range can be entered. Making changes and saving them imparts modifications to the edited Render’s personality.

Selecting the sixth option will 'upload' the chosen Render into the mind of the human nearest to the computer, completely and almost irreversibly overwriting the original consciousness of that human . The level of humanity displayed by subjects affected by this process is entirely dependant on the quality of the the render uploaded; ‘Rough’ Renders may act without emotion, or become prone to unpredictable bursts of emotional extremes, not dissimilar to a variety of mental health conditions. ‘Excellent’ Renders are impossible to tell apart from normal humans, although subjects may experience some initial disorientation when newly’ downloaded’ into an unfamiliar body. Under heavy hypnotism, subjects have been shown to recall minor details of their original consciousness, though these seem to fade over time. As of ██/██/████, it has been forbidden to use SCP-XXXX to create alternate, lenient versions of prisoners for ease of interrogation.