Interview Log Transcript

Subject: SCP-4912-A6

Interviewer: Agent Harper

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Agent Harper: Hello there. Please take a seat.

SCP-4912-A6: Alright.

Agent Harper: State your name-

SCP-4912-A6: I'm not in trouble am I? I was just helping the old guy out.

Agent Harper: Please state your name for the record.

SCP-4912-A6: Uh, my name is ██████ ███████, but you can call me █████.

Agent Harper: Alright █████, would you like to tell us how you found the costume?

SCP-4912-A6: What, you mean this? (Gestures to himself and pulls at the fabric.) Well, I uh- I found it on my way home from school in an alley. I uh- I found it in a trash can. It had a couple holes in it but it didn't look too out of shape.

Agent Harper: Why did you go to the alley?

SCP-4912-A6: It was a shortcut. I always passed through there; it didn't look dirty or anything.

Agent Harper: So you brought it home. Didn't your mother ask why you'd bring a costume in the house?

SCP-4912-A6: She uh- wasn't really the type of person to keep a close eye on us.

Agent Harper: "Us"?

SCP-4912-A6: Oh sorry, I have like, four half-brothers. Crazy, right?

Agent Harper: Yes, that's certainly insane. (clears throat.) So you took it home and you wore it, correct?

SCP-4912-A6: Well, not immediately- I washed it first and I put it on just like that.

Agent Harper: Could you describe what you felt when you wore the suit?

SCP-4912-A6: It felt pretty comfy; dunno why anyone would throw this awa-

Agent Harper: N- No. I meant if you experienced anything when you wore it the first time.

SCP-4912-A6: Nothing, really. It just felt cool to be Spider-Man.

Agent Harper: Uh-huh. Then why is it that you tried to save that old man from getting mugged? Why in the costume?

SCP-4912-A6: I'm- I'm not insane if that's what you're asking.

Agent Harper: I never said you were, but I don't know why you'd want to save a guy wearing a costume when you could've done it without. Sounds ridiculous, isn't it?

SCP-4912-A6: I- I guess but uh-

Agent Harper: But?

SCP-4912-A6: It felt great to be Spider-Man. It's- I know I don't have any responsibility or obligation to save anyone, but it felt- it felt right, y'know? I don't- I don't feel like anything's changed. I just feel like I had to.

Agent Harper: But why the costume? Why act like a someone who doesn't exist?

SCP-4912-A6: I've always asked myself that question too, actually. Why do I keep doing this? Why? Like- I realize now that there's a reason behind it all. Behind what Spider-Man is. What he means. (Smiles) I mean, I don't expect you to understand. Not sure if I understand it either but- but Spider-Man isn't just a hero that people aspire to be because of the cool powers or the witty remarks… Spider-Man is an idea. The idea that anyone can put up that mantle and be just like him. Personally? Under the mask, Spider-Man is all of us.

Agent Harper: That's… quite the insight. Do you have anything else to say?

SCP-4912-A6: Yeah uh- no.

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