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**Item #:** SCP-8734
**Object Class:** Euclid
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[cite_start]**Special Containment Procedures:** [cite: 3]
Containment is based on maintaining a cooperative relationship with SCP-8734 and the strict management of information. [cite_start]Physical restraint is not feasible due to the entity’s anomalous nature. [cite: 4, 5]
[cite_start]SCP-8734 is permanently assigned to **Site-██'s general custodial staff.** [cite: 5] [cite_start]It must be provided with a continuous, meticulously planned work schedule to ensure its **Custodial Imperative** remains focused on the facility's interior. [cite: 6]
All personnel are mandated to accept a single, non-anomalous piece of candy (typically a peppermint or caramel, provided by SCP-8734) if offered. [cite_start]Refusal is prohibited as it causes temporary emotional distress and a lapse in Subject's cooperative state. [cite: 7, 8]
* [cite_start]**Verbal Containment Protocol (VCP):** Personnel are forbidden from intentionally or unintentionally exposing SCP-8734 to information that describes external locations as "dirty" or "a mess" [cite: 109, 110] [cite_start]as this triggers its non-volitional teleportation[cite: 102]. [cite_start]Any such exposure must be reported immediately and followed by Class-C Amnestics administered to involved staff[cite: 31].
* [cite_start]**Security Requirement:** All Level 3 and above clearance areas must be equipped with **Scranton Reality Anchors (SRAs)** to create exclusion zones [cite: 132] [cite_start]and prevent unauthorized, non-volitional teleportation events caused by the Custodial Imperative[cite: 19, 133].
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[cite_start]**Description:** [cite: 9]
[cite_start]SCP-8734 is a humanoid entity, appearing as a Caucasian male in their mid 30’s[cite: 10]. [cite_start]SCP-8734 stands 175 cm tall, weighs approximately 77 kg, and has long, shoulder-length brown hair and blue eyes[cite: 11]. [cite_start]The entity possesses standard human DNA, physiology, and respiratory function but requires no sustenance or sleep[cite: 12].
[cite_start]SCP-8734 exhibits multiple anomalous properties, including **Perfect Cleanliness, Object Manifestation, Conceptual Restoration, Spatial Imperative, and Immortality**[cite: 13, 18]:
* [cite_start]**Perfect Cleanliness / Conceptual Restoration:** SCP-8734 can instantly and perfectly clean any surface or object[cite: 13]. [cite_start]This ability operates on a **conceptual level** and extends to information[cite: 14]. [cite_start]When cleaning, the entity restores the object or area to a state of **idealized structural and informational purity**, effectively removing accumulated decay, chemical fatigue, and informational errors (e.g., typographical mistakes)[cite: 16, 47]. [cite_start]This effect is limited by the entity's prior knowledge of the item's correct state[cite: 17, 85].
* [cite_start]**Object Manifestation:** The entity can manifest any cleaning device required instantaneously[cite: 15].
* [cite_start]**Spatial Imperative:** The entity possesses passive, non-volitional teleportation triggered by its **Custodial Imperative**—a constant compulsion to relocate to the most acute "mess" it knows of[cite: 19]. [cite_start]This imperative overrides all emotions and survival instincts[cite: 20, 128].
* [cite_start]**Immortality:** Should SCP-8734 be terminated or incapacitated, it will dematerialize and spontaneously re-manifest within 1-2 hours in the nearest custodial closet containing a mop sink[cite: 18].
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[cite_start]**Date:** [REDACTED] [cite: 22]
[cite_start]**Location:** ██████ Elementary School, █████, ████████, USA [cite: 23]
**Chronology of Events:**
* **04:18 Local Time:** Security footage recorded SCP-8734 mopping the main hall. An armed burglar entered and incapacitated SCP-8734 with a small-caliber firearm. [cite_start]SCP-8734 was presumed deceased[cite: 24, 25].
* **06:05 Local Time:** █PD officers arrived. [cite_start]Officer Daniels observed SCP-8734 re-materializing inside the custodial closet, entirely unharmed[cite: 26].
* [cite_start]**06:07 Local Time:** SCP-8734 proceeded directly to the site of the incident and began to clean its biological residue[cite: 27].
* [cite_start]**06:10 Local Time:** SCP-8734 was arrested by █PD for destruction of evidence[cite: 28]. [cite_start]Officer Daniels then noticed the body on the floor and SCP-8734 shared the same face[cite: 29].
* [cite_start]**Intervention:** A Foundation asset within the unit was able to intervene[cite: 30]. [cite_start]The incident required the deployment of a Masquerade Remediation Team (MTF Mu-4) to administer Class-C amnestics to all involved █PD personnel and civilians[cite: 31].
* [cite_start]**Closing Statement:** The high risk of a localized Masquerade breach stemming from SCP-8734's unpredictable re-manifestation justified the final classification of Euclid[cite: 32]. [cite_start]When questioned on why it re-manifested and cleaned the blood, SCP-8734 simply stated: "That was a nasty mess. Didn't want the children to have to see it"[cite: 32].
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[cite_start]**Foreword:** This addendum details the initial discovery of SCP-8734's ability to clean informational "stains"[cite: 34].
| Date of Incident | Location | Personnel Involved |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| October █, 20██ | Site-██ Custodial Management Office | [cite_start]Researcher ████ | [cite: 35]
**Chronology of Events:**
* [cite_start]**10:15 Local Time:** SCP-8734 was reviewing its daily work log[cite: 37].
* [cite_start]**10:16 Local Time:** Researcher Lars accidentally collided with SCP-8734, causing its pen to drag an indelible ink mark across the entire work log[cite: 38, 39].
* **10:18 Local Time:** SCP-8734 demonstrated its anomalous ability by placing its fingers over the damaged page. [cite_start]The long ink mark immediately disappeared, with no physical residue[cite: 41, 42].
* **10:19 Local Time:** SCP-8734 then pointed out several minor spelling errors present in the printed work log itself. [cite_start]It placed its fingers over these errors, and they were instantly corrected to the proper spelling[cite: 43, 44].
[cite_start]**Post-Incident Analysis:** The event confirmed that SCP-8734's power extends beyond physical grime to encompass informational error[cite: 47]. [cite_start]This discovery led directly to two formal testing procedures[cite: 48].
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[cite_start]**Experiment Log 8734-1: Confirmation of Conceptual Restoration** [cite: 51]
* [cite_start]**Procedure:** A duplicate copy of *The Great Gatsby* (a work known to SCP-8734 [cite: 54][cite_start]) was intentionally soiled with physical damage and informational damage (incorrect plot points and fabricated dialogue)[cite: 55, 56].
* [cite_start]**Observation:** SCP-8734 displayed distress[cite: 59]. [cite_start]It first removed the physical grime[cite: 61]. [cite_start]It then began running its hand over the altered text[cite: 63].
* [cite_start]**Forensic Analysis:** The physical object was restored to a pristine state[cite: 66]. [cite_start]The deliberately fabricated dialogue and incorrect plot points were **completely corrected**, matching the original, canonical text[cite: 67].
* [cite_start]**Conclusion:** SCP-8734's anomaly operates at a conceptual level, capable of restoring information to a state it deems "clean" or "correct"[cite: 69].
[cite_start]**Experiment Log 8734-2: Limiting Conceptual Restoration** [cite: 71]
* **Procedure:** A new work of literature was used. [cite_start]SCP-8734 confirmed the work was **unknown to the entity**[cite: 73]. [cite_start]A duplicate copy was soiled with physical grime and informational errors[cite: 74].
* [cite_start]**Observation:** SCP-8734 displayed only mild annoyance[cite: 77]. [cite_start]It removed the physical grime[cite: 78]. SCP-8734 opened the book, reviewed the altered pages, and then immediately closed the book. [cite_start]**No attempt was made to run its hand over the text to effect informational change**[cite: 79, 80].
* [cite_start]**Forensic Analysis:** Physical Object confirmed restored to pristine state[cite: 82]. The intentionally altered dialogue and plot points **remained completely incorrect and erroneous**. [cite_start]The informational "stain" was not removed[cite: 83, 84].
* [cite_start]**Conclusion:** SCP-8734's Conceptual Restoration ability is limited to information that **SCP-8734 can identify as erroneous based on prior knowledge**[cite: 85]. [cite_start]The entity can only restore information to a state it knows to be "correct" or "clean"[cite: 86].
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[cite_start]**Foreword:** This incident confirmed that SCP-8734's Long-Distance Teleportation anomaly is triggered by the acquisition of external verbal information that describes a location as meeting its criteria for a critical "mess"[cite: 102].
**Chronology of Events:**
* **12:46 Local Time:** In the Site-██ Cafeteria, Researcher █. [cite_start][██████████] was audibly recorded stating, "My apartment is a complete **pigsty** after the storm damage, I can barely walk through the living room"[cite: 92, 93].
* [cite_start]**12:46 Local Time:** At the precise moment the word "pigsty" was verbalized, SCP-8734 abruptly ceased its cleaning and **instantaneously dematerialized** from the Cafeteria[cite: 94, 96].
* **13:15 Local Time (Off-Site):** A remote monitoring system recorded the spontaneous re-manifestation of SCP-8734 inside the living room of Researcher █. [cite_start][██████████]’s off-site residence[cite: 98, 99]. [cite_start]SCP-8734 immediately manifested cleaning supplies and began scrubbing the carpet[cite: 100].
[cite_start]**Protocol Update:** The immediate drafting and implementation of the **Verbal Containment Protocol (VCP)** for all personnel is now mandatory[cite: 108].
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[cite_start]**Foreword:** This incident confirmed that the Custodial Imperative overrides all survival instincts and confinement procedures[cite: 128].
**Chronology of Events:**
* [cite_start]**03:12 Local Time:** Security monitors recorded the spontaneous and unauthorized re-manifestation of SCP-8734 inside **SCP−173's containment chamber**[cite: 115]. [cite_start]It is hypothesized that SCP-8734 deemed the accumulated biological waste a critical priority[cite: 116].
* **03:13 Local Time:** SCP-8734 immediately manifested a mop. [cite_start]Subject's focus on the mess resulted in a lapse of attention, causing disruption of visual contact with SCP−173[cite: 117, 118]. [cite_start]SCP−173 initiated a movement event, and **SCP-8734 was incapacitated almost instantaneously**[cite: 119].
* [cite_start]**04:51 Local Time:** While a cleanup team was working under visual lock-down, **SCP-8734 spontaneously re-manifested inside the containment chamber for the second time**[cite: 122].
* [cite_start]**04:52 Local Time:** It proceeded to clean the area, perfectly removing the initial waste and **the remnants of its prior body**[cite: 124].
[cite_start]**Post-Incident Analysis:** This established that SCP-8734 is a **self-terminating operational hazard** that actively creates a larger containment breach when attempting to clean critical areas[cite: 130]. [cite_start]This forced the mandatory deployment of **Scranton Reality Anchors (SRAs)** to inhibit SCP-8734's spontaneous spatial relocation[cite: 132, 133].
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[cite_start]**Interviewed:** SCP-8734 (referred to as "Jeff" [cite: 139])
**Excerpt:** SCP-8734 discusses the Custodial Imperative and its teleportation triggers.
[cite_start]**SCP-8734:** "It's more about the mess. If there's a mess, I'm needed. If I'm needed, I snap back. The body just comes with me"[cite: 151, 152].
[cite_start]**SCP-8734:** "The information in that second book was wrong? Well, I suppose after giving me a book I knew that was the next logical step. As for the volume of messes, I don't know of any other messes outside this place. No one tells me about any. So I stay here..."[cite: 168].
[cite_start]*Excerpt continued, detailing the termination of the interview by a short-range, non-volitional teleportation event triggered by a loud crash and the sound of rushing water in the hallway[cite: 175, 184].*
[cite_start]**Closing Statement:** SCP-8734 teleported into the hall outside the Interview Rooms to clean a mess caused by a janitor tripping over a mop bucket[cite: 189, 190]. [cite_start]When told he can’t just leave an interview like that SCP-8734 responded with “There was a mess. Where there is a mess I go”[cite: 192]. [cite_start]This incident caused the implementation of the SRA’s in key areas to be expedited[cite: 193].
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Item #: SCP-8734
Object Class: Euclid
[cite_start]Special Containment Procedures: [cite: 3]
Containment is based on maintaining a cooperative relationship with SCP-8734 and the strict management of information. [cite_start]Physical restraint is not feasible due to the entity’s anomalous nature. [cite: 4, 5]
[cite_start]SCP-8734 is permanently assigned to Site-██'s general custodial staff. [cite: 5] [cite_start]It must be provided with a continuous, meticulously planned work schedule to ensure its Custodial Imperative remains focused on the facility's interior. [cite: 6]
All personnel are mandated to accept a single, non-anomalous piece of candy (typically a peppermint or caramel, provided by SCP-8734) if offered. [cite_start]Refusal is prohibited as it causes temporary emotional distress and a lapse in Subject's cooperative state. [cite: 7, 8]
- [cite_start]Verbal Containment Protocol (VCP): Personnel are forbidden from intentionally or unintentionally exposing SCP-8734 to information that describes external locations as "dirty" or "a mess" [cite: 109, 110] [cite_start]as this triggers its non-volitional teleportation[cite: 102]. [cite_start]Any such exposure must be reported immediately and followed by Class-C Amnestics administered to involved staff[cite: 31].
- [cite_start]Security Requirement: All Level 3 and above clearance areas must be equipped with Scranton Reality Anchors (SRAs) to create exclusion zones [cite: 132] [cite_start]and prevent unauthorized, non-volitional teleportation events caused by the Custodial Imperative[cite: 19, 133].
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**Item #:** SCP-8734
**Object Class:** Euclid
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**Special Containment Procedures:**
Containment is based on maintaining a cooperative relationship with SCP-8734 and the strict management of information. Physical restraint is not feasible due to the entity’s anomalous nature.
SCP-8734 is permanently assigned to **Site-██'s general custodial staff**. It must be provided with a continuous, meticulously planned work schedule to ensure its **Custodial Imperative** remains focused on the facility's interior.
All personnel are mandated to accept a single, non-anomalous piece of candy (typically a peppermint or caramel, provided by SCP-8734) if offered. Refusal is prohibited as it causes temporary emotional distress and a lapse in Subject's cooperative state.
* **Verbal Containment Protocol (VCP):** Personnel are forbidden from intentionally or unintentionally exposing SCP-8734 to information that describes external locations as "dirty" or "a mess" as this triggers its non-volitional teleportation. Any such exposure must be reported immediately and followed by Class-C Amnestics administered to involved staff.
* **Security Requirement:** All Level 3 and above clearance areas must be equipped with **Scranton Reality Anchors (SRAs)** to create exclusion zones and prevent unauthorized, non-volitional teleportation events caused by the Custodial Imperative.
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**Description**
SCP-8734 is a humanoid entity calling itself Jeff, appearing as a Caucasian male in their mid 30’s. SCP-8734 stands 175 cm tall, weighs approximately 77 kg, and has long, shoulder-length brown hair and blue eyes. The entity possesses standard human DNA, physiology, and respiratory function but requires no sustenance or sleep.
SCP-8734 exhibits multiple anomalous properties, including **Perfect Cleanliness/Conceptual Restoration, Object Manifestation, Spatial Imperative, and Immortality**:
* **Perfect Cleanliness / Conceptual Restoration:** SCP-8734 possesses the ability to instantly and perfectly clean any surface or object. This ability extends beyond chemical and physical grime, operating on a conceptual level and to information. When cleaning, the entity restores the object to a state of idealized structural and informational purity, effectively removing accumulated decay, fatigue, and informational errors. This effect is limited only by SCP-8734's prior knowledge of the item's correct state.
* **Object Manifestation:** The entity does this with cleaning devices it manifests from seemingly nowhere. These devices in the hands of anyone other than SCP-8734 exhibit no anomalous properties.
* **Spatial Imperative:** The entity possesses passive, non-volitional teleportation triggered by its **Custodial Imperative**—a constant compulsion to relocate to the most acute "mess" it knows of. This imperative is so strong it overrides all emotions.
* **Immortality:** Should SCP-8734 be terminated or incapacitated, it will dematerialize and spontaneously re-manifest within 1-2 hours in the nearest custodial closet containing a mop sink.
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**Acquisition Log 8734-Alpha**
**Date:** [REDACTED]
**Location:** ██████ Elementary School, █████, ████████, USA
**Personnel Involved:** None (Security Footage Only)
* **0418 Local Time:** Security footage recorded SCP-8734 mopping the main hall. An armed burglar entered and incapacitated SCP-8734 with a small-caliber firearm. SCP-8734 was presumed deceased.
* **0605 Local Time:** █PD officers arrived. Officer Daniels observed SCP-8734 re-materializing inside the custodial closet, entirely unharmed.
* **0607 Local Time:** SCP-8734 proceeded directly to the site of the incident and began to clean its biological residue.
* **0610 Local Time:** SCP-8734 was arrested by █PD for destruction of evidence. Officer Daniels then noticed the body on the floor and SCP-8734 shared the same face.
* **Closing Statement:** The high risk of a localized Masquerade breach stemming from SCP-8734's unpredictable re-manifestation justified the final classification of Euclid.
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**Addendum 8734-1: Discovery of Conceptual Restoration**
This addendum details the initial discovery of SCP-8734's ability to clean informational "stains".
**Date of Incident:** October █, 20██
**Location:** Site-██ Custodial Management Office
**Personnel Involved:** Researcher ████
* **1016 Local Time:** Researcher ████, while passing the desk, accidentally collided with SCP-8734, causing its pen to drag a long, indelible ink mark across the entire page of the work log.
* **1018 Local Time:** SCP-8734 demonstrated its anomalous ability by placing its fingers over the damaged page. The long ink mark immediately disappeared, with no physical residue or sign of erasure remaining.
* **1019 Local Time:** SCP-8734 then pointed out several minor spelling errors present in the printed work log itself. It placed its fingers over these errors, and they were instantly corrected to the proper spelling.
**Post-Incident Analysis:** The event confirmed that SCP-8734's power extends beyond physical grime to encompass informational error.
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**Experiment Logs: Conceptual Restoration**
**Experiment Log 8734-1: Confirmation of Conceptual Restoration**
**Date:** September 3rd 20██
**Subject:** SCP-8734
**Supervisor:** Dr. █. █████
* **Procedure:** SCP-8734 was presented with a duplicate copy of *The Great Gatsby* (a work known to the entity) that had been intentionally soiled with physical damage and informational damage (incorrect plot points and fabricated dialogue).
* **Forensic Analysis:** The deliberate informational impurities were **completely corrected**, matching the original, canonical text.
* **Conclusion:** SCP-8734's anomaly operates at a conceptual level, capable of restoring information to a state it deems "clean" or "correct".
**Experiment Log 8734-2: Limiting Conceptual Restoration**
**Date:** September 4th, 20██
**Subject:** SCP-8734
**Supervisor:** Dr. █. █████
* **Procedure:** A new work of literature was used, which SCP-8734 confirmed was **unknown to the entity**. It was intentionally soiled with both physical grime and informational errors.
* **Conclusion:** SCP-8734's Conceptual Restoration ability is limited to information that **SCP-8734 can identify as erroneous based on prior knowledge**.
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**Incident Report: 8734-7 - Unauthorized SCP-173 Chamber Access**
**Foreword:** This incident confirmed that the Custodial Imperative overrides all survival instincts and all confinement procedures.
* **1512 Local Time:** Security monitors recorded the spontaneous and unauthorized re-manifestation of SCP-8734 inside **SCP−173's containment chamber**.
* **1513 Local Time:** SCP-8734 immediately manifested a mop. Subject's focus on the mess resulted in a lapse of attention, causing disruption of visual contact with SCP−173. SCP−173 initiated a movement event, and **SCP-8734 was incapacitated almost instantaneously**.
* **1613 Local Time:** While a three-person D-Class cleanup team was working under visual lock-down, **SCP-8734 spontaneously re-manifested** inside the containment chamber for the second time.
* **1615 Local Time:** It proceeded to clean the area, perfectly removing the initial waste and **the remnants of its prior body**.
**Protocol Update:** This incident established that SCP-8734 is a **self-terminating operational hazard**. The immediate and mandatory deployment of **Scranton Reality Anchors (SRAs)** to inhibit SCP-8734's spontaneous spatial relocation was approved.
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**Interview Log 8734-A**
**Interviewed:** SCP-8734 (referred to as "Jeff")
**Interviewer:** Dr. █. █████
**<BEGIN LOG>**
**Dr. █████:**: Good afternoon, Jeff. Thank you for taking the time to speak with us. Your willingness to cooperate is noted and appreciated.
**SCP-8734:** It's no trouble, Doctor. Just needed to wipe down this table first. It had a stain. It's clean now.
**Dr. █████:** Yes, it is. We appreciate the diligence. We have some questions regarding your unique abilities. We've established that you instantly re-manifest following termination. Can you describe that process? What does it feel like to be... reset?
**SCP-8734:** "It feels like...snapping back to reality. You ever just focus so hard on something everything else around just seems to not even exist? And once the task is done you just kinda realize everything around you. It's like that."
**Dr.█████:**That's a fascinating description. So, the process of returning from termination—of re-manifesting—is tied to your focus on the environment rather than a feeling of physical regeneration?
**SCP-8734:** " It's more about the mess. If there's a mess, I'm needed. If I'm needed, I snap back."
**Dr. █████:** "Understood. We’ve also observed that your compulsion to clean is very strong. We noted during your brief, unauthorized entry into SCP-173’s containment chamber that your fear response was subordinate to your need to clean. Jeff, can you describe the internal motivation? Why must you clean?
**SCP-8734:** ""I must clean because there is a mess. As that guy on the TV, Mike Rowe says. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do. That someone is me."
**Dr. █████:** "That's very direct, Jeff. The compulsion is simply born of necessity. However, when you re-manifested after the incident in 173's containment cell, you were noted to have been momentarily delayed by the presence of your own remains. Is the cleaning of your own biological residue part of the compulsion, or is it a separate act of necessity?
**SCP-8734:** ""My previous body just becomes another part of the mess. I don't even really see it as myself."
**Dr. █████:** "That clarifies the extreme nature of your Custodial Imperative. It seems your identity is functionally overwritten by the task at hand, even to the point of viewing your own terminated biomass as simply biological contamination."
**SCP-8734:** "It's just debris. A job to be finished."
**Dr. █████:** "Let's discuss the knowledge transfer. We noted that your conceptual cleaning ability, as demonstrated in the Experiment Logs, is limited by prior knowledge. For example, correcting the plot of a book you hadn't read was impossible. Does this limitation extend to the environments you perceive? Does the sheer volume of "mess" within Site-██ override any desire to go to a much larger, global mess you may have known about previously?
**SCP-8734:** "The information in that second book was wrong? Well, I suppose after giving me a book I knew that was the next logical step. As for the volume of messes, I don't know of any other messes outside this place. No one tells me about any. So I stay here. There always seems to be something to clean. It's been a lot of blood lately. But what you guys are doing, why all the blood. It's not my business."
**Dr. █████:** "That is highly valuable information, Jeff. You've essentially confirmed that external knowledge is the key to your long-distance travel, and lacking that input, your "Dirty Sense" defaults to the localized, acute messes—like the blood—here at Site-19. That greatly informs our containment strategy."
**Dr. █████:** Now, I’d like to pivot to your personal history, if you don't mind. When our records indicate you were first brought to our attention, you were employed as a janitor at an elementary school. Did your compulsion to clean predate your employment there? Can you tell us anything about your life and work before you arrived at the school?
**SCP-8734:** "Before the school? I don't think there was a before the school. My memory of anything prior to that is well...not there. I don't remember childhood, the names of any family members. Nothing. I just remember being at the school, and it needing to be cleaned. Your doctors have said I've got all the human parts so I imagine there has to be something. I just-"
A loud crash and the sound of rushing water is heard from the hallway
**SCP-8734:** "Sorry, but it sounds like I'm needed out there".
**Dr. █████:** Is the compulsion overriding your desire to cooperate with us right now?
**SCP-8734:** It's a **mess**, Doctor. A bad one. The water will ruin the sealant on the floor.
SCP-8734 rises from the seat, ignoring instructions, and dematerializes completely from the chair.
**<END LOG>**
**Closing Statement:** SCP-8734 teleported into the hall outside the Interview Rooms in front of a mess caused by one of the regular Janitorial staff tripping over their own mop bucket. When told he can’t just leave an interview like that SCP-8734 responded with “There was a mess. Where there is a mess I go.”Excerpts of note:
SCP-8734 exhibits multiple anomalous properties, including Perfect Cleanliness/Conceptual Restoration, Object Manifestation, Spatial Imperative, and Immortality:
- Perfect Cleanliness / Conceptual Restoration: SCP-8734 possesses the ability to instantly and perfectly clean any surface or object. This ability extends beyond chemical and physical grime, operating on a conceptual level and to information. When cleaning, the entity restores the object to a state of idealized structural and informational purity, effectively removing accumulated decay, fatigue, and informational errors. This effect is limited only by SCP-8734's prior knowledge of the item's correct state.
- Object Manifestation: The entity does this with cleaning devices it manifests from seemingly nowhere. These devices in the hands of anyone other than SCP-8734 exhibit no anomalous properties.
- Spatial Imperative: The entity possesses passive, non-volitional teleportation triggered by its Custodial Imperative—a constant compulsion to relocate to the most acute "mess" it knows of. This imperative is so strong it overrides all emotions.
- Immortality: Should SCP-8734 be terminated or incapacitated, it will dematerialize and spontaneously re-manifest within 1-2 hours in the nearest custodial closet containing a mop sink.
<END LOG>
Closing Statement: SCP-8734 teleported into the hall outside the Interview Rooms in front of a mess caused by one of the regular Janitorial staff tripping over their own mop bucket. When told he can’t just leave an interview like that SCP-8734 responded with “There was a mess. Where there is a mess I go.”
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