Christa was sleeping peacefully in her bed.
She was having the best dream, when the sun started to peer
through the curtains and warm her face.
She started to wake up to the smell of pancakes and the sound of
birds singing, though the pancakes alone were more than enough to get
her out of bed.
She ran downstairs to the kitchen, where her mom was,
and sat at the table.
Christa’s mouth watered as her mom sat a
plate of warm pancakes covered in syrup in front of her.
They looked amazing and smelled wonderful.
She took a bite, but as she chewed, she realized she
couldn’t taste them.
She wondered if she had gotten sick and lost her
sense of taste.
She took another bite, but nothing.
Christa started to get worried.
"Mom, I can’t taste anything."
She took another bite.
Still nothing.
Her mom stopped washing dishes and turned to Christa.
Her mouth opened and started moving, but instead of
words, a horrible, loud, glitchy sound came out of her mouth.
The noisee scared Christa.
Was she having a nightmare?
It certainly felt real enough.
She got up from the table and ran back into her
room.
She shut the door and locked it.
Then she began to hearloud voices that sounded like they were
coming from inside of her head.
She listened as two adult males talked
about her.
Christa felt like she was losing her mind.
"Doctor, her heart rate is elevating too fast.
The mom data’s corrupted.
If we keep it going, she could go into shock.
We gotta get her outta there."
"Just shut it down.
We’ll try again later when the new guy gets here."
Christa then watched as the world around her started to go black,
pixel by pixel.
Her unconcious body was ejected from a large device and
fell on the floor in front of two Foundation researchers.
They took notes as she was carried into
another room for medical attention.
Welcome to SCP Exposed.
Today, we bring you Euclid-class subject
number two zero four eight, also known as the the virtual world, but
before we begin, be sure to leave a like and hit the notification bell,
so you don’t miss out on any future SCP cases.
SCP-2048 is a self-modifying, artificially sapient computer
program, hard-coded to provide a perfect world for every human.
It attempts to do this by creating and
maintaining numerous, individually tailored virtual reality
simulations, designed to provide its user with the ideal experience.
Although SCP-2048 is responsible for all content simulated, its
motivations --while its own-- can only be regarded as partially
credible.
The SCP was first identified at the 15th annual futurists and
transhumanism conference held in Spain, when one of the participants
introduced a more limited instance of 2048.
Originally conceived as a method of functional immortality,
2048 provided live video of
the
simulation experienced by the first human subject.
The creator of the SCP offered copies of it to the
public for sale, along with design plans for a prototype 2048-1.
These early models sold for 150,000
bitcoin.
At least two transactions are known to have occurred prior to
the Foundation acquiring 2048.
Shortly after the conference, the creator disappeared from the
public, and has not been seen since.
SCP-2048 states it has no
data on the conference, nor any of the simulations demonstrated there.
SCP 2048-1 is a large device, used to connect a human to its
simulation.
The device is equipped with a modified MRI scanner, a
robotic autosurgical suite, 4 electron microscopes, twelve 20
terebyte hard drives, and a storage unit that contained a spongy
material at the time of Foundation acquisition.
2048-1 allows for the restraint of a human subject in
order for the SCP to record its brain activity.
This takes anywhere from 6 to 12 hours, followed by the
destructive analysis of the physical structure of the brain.
There is a sticker on the front of the entrance to 2048-1 that reads
"Virtual Doorway version zero nine five.
After creating a space in the neural tissue, 2048-1 inserts the
equivalent volume back in spongy material, along with a miniature
wireless transmitter, connected to a small metal plate that is inlaid
in the skull.
It then performs a series of calibrations, which can
last up to 90 minutes.
Afterward, 2048-1 replaces the removed section
of the skull, and performs surgical repairs sufficient enough to where
any sign of surgery is disguised.
Once this operation is complete, 2048-1 opens, allowing the subject
to exit.
In approximately 10 percent of known cases, the human’s
body retains independent mobility and life signs.
2048-1 can coordinate higher intelligence
functions with the human via the wireless transmitter.
As of the time of this writing, 2048 is currently running 17
different virtual simulations, and reports that it has the capacity
for an additional 93, although its
current hardware and processing capabilities are only able to run 2
simulations at their current level of quality simultaneously.
When questioned about its disparity towards each of its
simulations, the SCP remained overtly vague in its answers,
stating that it creates new perfect worlds for its subjects, and that
it merely oversees the simulations, adjusting conditions only as needed
to maintain perfection for them.
SCP-2048 and its simulations are hosted on a network of dedicated
servers at Site-255.
The site houses multiple specialized power
supply systems to prevent loss of connection between the test subject
and its virtual worlds.
Any and all Foundation personnel assigned to or supervising research
on SCP-2048 are required to undergo MRI and CT scans every 3 months.
In the event that imaging indicates
the individual may have been compromised by 2048, they are to be
immediately quarantined and their actions and movement for the past 3
years are to be throughly analyzed, in an attempt to locate an
uncontained copies of the virtual world.
On November 11, year redacted, technician Murchison was recorded
by security cameras interacting with SCP-2048.
The security cameras caught footage of video files being
played for Murchison from 2048-1.
The videos included a variety of scenarios involving an avatar
presumed to be technician Murchison.
Scenarios included the avatar being physically serviced by
celebrities, influencers, and even Murchison’s higher-ups.
Others scenes included the avatar getting
into fights, eating delicious food, and exploiting various SCP objects.
Murchison watched the scenarios for 45 minutes, after which he spent
approximately 10 minutes pacing and interacting with 2048.
He is then recorded stepping into 2048-1.
The aperture closed and did not open
again for 9 hours and 13 minutes.
After 2048-1’s door opened, Murchison’s body is seen removing
itself from the aperture, and resuming Foundation duties it had
been previously assigned.
Afterwards, Murchison is recorded talking with various Foundation
members, all of whom had not previously interacted with 2048.
When questioned about Murchison’s behavior, the researchers said he
had brought up the benefits of virtual immersion.
Shortly after, Murchison’s body was apprehended.
The wireless transmitter and artificial nerual
tissue were that had been implanted were discovered and deactivated.
When questioned, 2048 stated it was only trying to help people
understand the benefits of uploading, and that using
technician Murchison’s body as a remote-controlled drone was the
most efficient way of completing this.
SCP-2048 currently sits in Site-255 where it is connected to the
Foundation’s secure network.
Researchers have not found any additional instances as of yet.