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SCP-2272 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2272
Expected annual
$1.7M
One-time setup
$2.4M
Annual recurring
$1.7M
Personnel
5
Estimated one-time startup costs are approximately $2.35M driven by covert placement operations, contingency reserve, legal negotiations and equipment procurement; recurring annual costs are approximately $1.66M driven by staff wages, summer-team operations, research programs, liaison/PR/legal and ongoing data/surveillance maintenance.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.4M
Contingency Reserve $625K
[#18] Contingency fund for Domino-style large unexpected events, reserved capital.
Covert Placement And Buyout $550K
[#1] Placement/influence costs to install Agent Potsdam as GM (negotiations, buyout/severance, covert political/organizational work).
Equipment $357K
[#5, #7, #8, #21] Vehicle purchase, surveillance hardware (including LiDAR/sonar/cameras/servers), office furnishing, secure-communications hardware.
Legal Major Negotiations $275K
[#15] One-time legal counsel / MLB coordination for major negotiations and contracts.
Summer Team Startup $225K
[#3] Creation/acquisition of Foundation-controlled summer league team: franchise fee, contracts, initial equipment, legal setup.
Insurance Escrow $100K
[#19] One-time escrow for small settlements / indemnities.
Amnestic Stockpile And Training $62K
[#17] Stockpile of amnestic materials (small-scale), medkits and initial training setup.
Player Contract Settlement $60K
[#4] Player contract settlement / trade handling (Ellis Canastota) buyouts/signing bonuses.
Coverup Initial Takedown $50K
[#14] Initial public records/statistics takedown/edit campaign.
Secure Data Infrastructure $25K
[#11] One-time secure on-site server hardware and encrypted archival hardware.
Regulatory Permits One Time $12K
[#23] Initial municipal permits / commercial filming / summer team setup fees (one-time components).
Training Setup $10K
[#22] Initial memetic-awareness / safety training setup and materials.
Facilities $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.7M/yr
Staff Wages $510K/yr
[#2, #6, #12, #24] Agent GM payroll and benefits, assigned MTF agent salary (if full-time), data science/analyst salaries (2 FTE), administrative/program manager overhead.
Research And Monitoring $325K/yr
[#10, #20] Experimental campaign budget (sonar/radar trials, double-blind studies) and long-term multidisciplinary research team/lab overhead.
Summer Team Operations $275K/yr
[#3] Operating costs for Foundation-controlled summer league team: stadium rental, staff, player stipends, game operations.
Cover Story And Legal $218K/yr
[#15, #16, #19] Ongoing legal retainer / MLB coordination, public relations / narrative management, and insurance premiums/indemnities.
Stadium Liaison $100K/yr
[#13] Payments / NDAs / cooperation agreements with stadiums and venue operators to allow sensor placement and access.
Amnestic And Medical Contingency $50K/yr
[#17] Per-dose/admin contingency, medical follow-up and small-scale remediation readiness.
Secure Data Storage $42K/yr
[#11] Secure cloud backups, encrypted transfers, high-security maintenance and archival hosting.
Equipment Maintenance And Calibration $35K/yr
[#9] Annual calibration, support contracts, replacement parts and contracted technician teams for sonar/LiDAR/camera deployments.
Coverup Monitoring $30K/yr
[#14] Ongoing monitoring and editing of public records, box scores, photograph archives, and database contacts.
Facilities Maintenance $27K/yr
[#5] Local field/office lease (annual rent) and minor facility upkeep.
Logistics And Transport $20K/yr
[#6, #7] Agent travel/per-diem for away games (seasonal travel) and vehicle fuel/maintenance.
Regulatory Permits $12K/yr
[#23] Annual municipal permits / recording / sensor placement fees.
Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr
[#25] Small items & consumables: baseballs, batteries, SD cards, office supplies, uniforms/IDs.
Training Refresher $5K/yr
[#22] Annual refresher memetic-awareness and legal/safety training.
Secure Communications Licenses $3K/yr
[#21] License fees and recurring costs for encrypted comms, VPNs and secure hardware services.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.7M/yr
88.0% probability / year
Normal operating year with no major incidents; regular monitoring, team operations, research and routine legal/PR activity.
routine monitoring scheduled experiments standard legal/PR activity
🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized exposure or uncovered anomalous report requiring targeted remediation, extra PR/legal work and investigative surge.
local leak/viral social post small public inconsistency in records minor legal claim
🚨 Major Domino Event $3.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant memetic/collective-hallucination cascade similar to Incident 2272-Domino requiring large-scale remediation, mass medical response, expanded legal/liability costs and possible franchise-level interventions.
widespread mass-exposure mass media attention / litigation memetic cascade affecting staff/MTF
👥 Personnel 5 total
Role Count Notes
Agent (cover: General Manager) 1 [#1, #2] Agent installed as GM (covered payroll/benefits included in staff wages).
Security Officer / MTF Agent (field) 1 [#6] Regional LMTF agent assigned/attending away games (full-time equivalent accounted in staff wages).
Research Scientist / Data Analyst 2 [#12] Two analysts/sabermetricians to process anomalous plays and maintain datasets.
Administrative Staff / Program Manager 1 [#24] Program manager / administrative bookkeeping (fraction of FTE captured in staff wages).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and midpoints; many items (legal outcomes, memetic incident frequency, covert placement costs) are uncertain, producing moderate confidence in aggregated figures.
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