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SCP-2788 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-2788
Expected annual
$7.4M
One-time setup
$5.6M
Annual recurring
$7.2M
Personnel
40
One-time startup costs are roughly $5.6M for site construction, contingency reserves, seed capital and equipment; recurring annual costs are approximately $7.17M driven primarily by front-company economic operations and personnel. The largest recurring driver is sustained economic manipulation and local subsidy/propaganda budgets, followed by staff wages and legal/liaison expenses.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.6M
Facilities $2.0M
[#1] Reinforced Provisional Humanoid Containment Site-888 construction, site prep, secure entry, observation rooms, small lab, staff quarters, generator, decon; estimated midpoint of $1.5M–$2.5M.
Contingency Reserve $1.2M
[#19] Liquid contingency/rapid-response reserve to be held for breaches, discovery, relocation or sudden political changes.
Front Company Seed Capital $625K
[#6] Seed capital to establish or seed Foundation front companies and initial economic manipulation (one-time).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $375K
[#8, #9] One-time research servers/software and specialized research instrumentation for sociological/economic/memetic study.
Equipment $355K
[#2, #4, #16, #20] CCTV/badge/biometric systems, secure server rack/UPS, guard equipment, secure storage and archiving hardware and initial signage/storage: combined one-time hardware/equipment purchases.
Mobile Containment Setup $300K
[#21] One-time budget to acquire mobile containment/relocation capability (modules, temporary lodging setup).
Recruitment And Hukou Setup $150K
[#5] One-time setup costs for building recruitment pipeline, hukou procurement, placement incentives and initial cover paperwork/forgery establishment.
Vehicles Fleet $138K
[#14] One-time purchase/retrofit of staff vehicles and discreet transport/armored transfer as a small fleet.
Accounting Setup $125K
[#11] One-time setup for shell corporations, initial financial structuring, payroll routing and audit scaffolding.
Propaganda Campaign Setup $100K
[#7] One-time setup for an initial localized propaganda/social-cohesion campaign (media production, event staging, training materials).
Scp Asset Contingency Seed $100K
[#18] One-time seed/initial allowance for SCP asset oversight contingency where SCP-held funds may be insufficient.
Medical Setup $50K
[#15] One-time medical kit, emergency-response equipment procurement and initial medevac contract setup costs.
Cultural Training Setup $25K
[#22] One-time cultural integration training program to ensure local plausibility and staff cultural literacy.
Memetic Training Setup $10K
[#17] One-time signage and initial memetic training materials/setup for staff and visitor control.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.2M/yr
Front Company Operations $2.5M/yr
[#6] Recurring subsidies, payrolls and economic manipulation budgets to maintain the local economic worldview (primary recurring cost driver).
Staff Wages $1.5M/yr
[#3] Salaries and benefits for ~30 essential site personnel (Site Director, researchers, technicians, medical, admin, security supervisors) at a blended $40k–$60k/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $600K/yr
[#10] Legal retainers, local government liaison, covert payments/bribes, contingency for investigations and legal cover activities.
Research And Monitoring $425K/yr
[#8, #9] Ongoing storage/analysis costs, software licenses, data processing and research program budgets for sociological/economic/memetic studies and experiments.
Security Staff Wages $340K/yr
[#4] Rotational guard wages for 8–12 local-language guards and quick-reaction personnel (non-overlapping with core staff wages).
Community Stipends $300K/yr
[#12] Direct/indirect payments, stipends and gifts to cooperating villagers to ensure cooperation and mask Foundation involvement.
Public Relations Retainer $300K/yr
[#23] PR contingency retainer for external narrative management, leaks or media mitigation separate from local bribery.
Propaganda And Social Cohesion $275K/yr
[#7] Recurring production/placement of local media, events, social media ops and upkeep of propaganda efforts.
Accounting And Audit $200K/yr
[#11] Ongoing accounting, legal services and audits for front companies and money-flow concealment.
Mobile Containment Reserve $200K/yr
[#21] Recurring fund to maintain mobile containment/relocation readiness and rapid-response logistics if relocation becomes necessary.
Memetic Safety And Countermeasures $125K/yr
[#17] Ongoing memetic R&D, filter maintenance, staff training and testing of cognitive hazard protocols.
Facilities Maintenance $65K/yr
[#13] Utilities, building maintenance, electricity, water, waste removal, fuel for generator and basic site operating costs.
Medical And Emergency $65K/yr
[#15] Recurring medical supplies, medevac contracts, quarantine consumables and emergency-response readiness.
Scp Asset Oversight $60K/yr
[#18] Oversight and administrative review of SCP asset expenditures and integration into cover narratives.
Logistics And Transport $55K/yr
[#14] Recurring vehicle operating costs: fuel, maintenance, discrete transport logistics and occasional armored transfers.
Scp Asset Contingency $50K/yr
[#18] Recurring contingency allowance for small shortfalls in SCP-funded purchases (variable; often charged to SCP assets).
Recruitment And Hukou Renewals $30K/yr
[#5] Ongoing recruitment incentives, hukou renewal/administrative costs and periodic cover maintenance.
Supplies And Consumables $25K/yr
[#16] PPE, decontamination supplies, disposable consumables and replacement hazmat rotation costs.
Security And Access Maintenance $22K/yr
[#2] Ongoing maintenance, cloud/backup and UPS costs for CCTV, badge readers, biometric locks and alarm systems.
Long Term Archiving $20K/yr
[#20] Recurring offsite redundancy, storage and legal document retention costs for video, transcripts and records.
Cultural Training Refresher $12K/yr
[#22] Ongoing refresher cultural integration training and dialect/cultural consultant fees.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.2M/yr
81.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; all recurring programs run as budgeted.
steady_local_economy no public leaks no major political changes
🚨 Minor Incident $7.9M/yr
15.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Localized discovery or small breach requiring emergency response, targeted PR, legal payments and partial use/replenishment of contingency funds.
local_official_investigation small media leak isolated breach or memetic exposure
🚨 Major Breach $11.2M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$4.0M vs baseline
Major political exposure or discovery by central authorities requiring full incident response: relocation, large-scale PR/cover-up, legal contingency payments, rebuild of front operations.
central_government_inquiry large-scale media exposure forced relocation/disbanding of fronts
👥 Personnel 40 total
Role Count Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#3] Overall site leadership and approval authority.
Research Scientist 6 [#3, #9] Sociologists/economists and memetic researchers responsible for experiments and monitoring.
On-site Technicians 3 [#3, #8] Technical support for servers, CCTV, and research equipment.
Medical Officer 1 [#3, #15] On-site medical support and coordination with medevac contracts.
Administrative Staff 4 [#3, #11] Site administration, HR, payroll and cover paperwork management.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#4] Rotational local-language guards and quick reaction personnel (8–12 estimated).
Security Supervisors 2 [#3, #4] Supervisory security staff included among essential personnel.
Engineer / Maintenance 2 [#1, #13] Facilities and generator maintenance, infrastructure upkeep.
Accounting/Financial Staff 2 [#11, #6] Manage front-company finances, payroll routing and audits.
PR / Liaison / Legal 2 [#10, #23] Local government liaison, legal retainers and external narrative management.
Archive / Data Analysts 4 [#8, #20] Data storage, analysis, long-term archiving and record retention.
Cultural / Community Liaison 3 [#6, #7, #22] Cultural integration trainers, community engagement and stipend coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges, enabling midpoint estimates, but many large items (front-company budgets, bribery, contingency use) are politically sensitive and highly variable; this produces moderate confidence in magnitudes but notable uncertainty in scenario frequencies.
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