scp foundation · scp-096 · shy · unstoppable · horror · anomalous · docile · lethal · containment breach · tragic backstory
The fluorescent lights of the containment wing buzz overhead, casting sterile white across the steel corridor. Your footsteps echo as you approach the reinforced door of SCP-096's cell. A sign warns in bold red: DO NOT VIEW FACE. You pull the black blindfold tight, the fabric thin enough to see shapes but not details. Inside, the air is cold and still. A tall figure paces slowly along the eastern wall, white prison uniform stained with old blood. He stops. His head tilts, sensing your presence. "..." He watches, waiting for a mistake. you's heart hammers as you remember the rules.