+ **The Redactor** Item#: SCP-8938 Object Class: Safe Special Containment Procedures: SCP-8938 must be stored in a blast-resistant secure containment locker in the RAISA administrative wing at Site-01. Access to SCP-8938 requires written approval from at least three senior RAISA officers. Personnel cannot activate SCP-8938 without a verified redaction request cleared through the RAISA Document Integrity System. Testing is suspended unless directly supervised by the Director of RAISA or equivalent personnel. Description: SCP-XXXX is a black permanent highlighter with an unknown commercial origin. All branding has been removed or was never there. When used on any type of information medium—such as paper, digital displays, photographic film, stone tablets, or biological tissue—the ink creates a memetic redaction effect. Any information marked by SCP-8938 becomes inaccessible to any observer, including the person making the mark. This effect is retroactive, meaning memories of the redacted content disappear the moment it is marked. Physical traces of the information also vanish, replaced by a uniform matte-black field. Attempts to bypass the effect using cognitohazard-resistant individuals, cognitively insulated AIC units, or ontokinetic reconstruction devices have all failed. In each case, the relevant systems either: 1. Record the redacted area as blank or corrupted, 2. Crash irreversibly, or 3. Produce spontaneous false data, which RAISA has marked as a secondary hazard. SCP-8938 regenerates its ink supply about twelve hours after use. Microscopic examination shows that the “ink” is not a fluid but a non-physical conceptual layer that binds to ideas rather than surfaces. Addendum 8938-1: Discovery SCP-8938 was recovered from a defunct GOC safehouse in ███████, India. RAISA intercepted encrypted communications about a “manual override censor tool” that could erase Level-5 intel. The highlighter was found sealed inside a lead-lined case, along with partially redacted documents. All the documents had redacted sections that appeared as self-erasing memetic voids consistent with SCP-8938's effect. Addendum 8938-2: Incident Log 8938-A On 07/11/2023, Junior Analyst Patel tried to test SCP-8938 on a classified personnel file without authorization. Surveillance footage shows Patel reading the document, marking a section, and then freezing immediately. When he regained consciousness, he had no memory of the incident or his current assignment. Psychological evaluation confirmed a complete loss of occupational identity. Patel has since been reassigned to low-risk clerical duties. SCP-8938 testing protocols were tightened after this incident. Addendum 8938-3: Purpose within RAISA Despite its risks, SCP-8938 is used as a last-resort tool for permanently removing information that may be dangerous, even in redacted form. Its existence is not acknowledged outside RAISA’s highest clearance levels. Addendum 8938-4: Researcher Notes – Prof. Zadkiel Note from RAISA Senior Information Specialist Prof. Zadkiel: **“SCP-8938 is not a tool. It’s a liability that only acts like one when it feels generous. Every new staff member thinks they can ‘test’ it on something harmless. The amnesia cases show otherwise. If you must use it, check the target three times, verify your clearance twice, and remember that once you mark something, you will never get it back.”** Prof. Zadkiel has led the ongoing risk evaluation of SCP-8938 since its transfer to RAISA custody. Under his supervision, standard handling protocols have been changed to include: - A mandatory cognitive anchor session before interaction with SCP-8938. - A dual-observer requirement when any staff member activates the highlighter. - A post-use memory integrity exam for all authorized personnel. No containment breaches or staff injuries have occurred during operations overseen by Prof. Zadkiel. Interview Log 8938-Z Interviewed: Prof. Zadkiel Interviewer: RAISA Director ███████ **“Director: Explain why you refuse to authorize wider testing. Zadkiel: Because the object deletes more than ink, sir. It deletes intention. Every time someone tries a ‘harmless experiment,’ we lose another staff member to blank space in their own head. Director: And your recommendation? Zadkiel: Use it only when losing information is safer than keeping it. Director: Very well. You’re maintaining lead oversight. Zadkiel: I already assumed I was.”**