SCP-2864 — Di Molte Voci

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SCP-2864 Di ~ medium confidence

Di Molte Voci

Expected annual

$2.6M

One-time setup

$3.0M

Annual recurring

$2.6M

Personnel

Initial stand-up (capital + remediation) is approximately $2.86M one-time; main recurring drivers are staff salaries, ongoing research/monitoring, legal/cover operations, and a multi-year research continuity fund totaling about $2.61M/yr.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.0M

Initial Research And Lab Setup $825K

[#8, #11] Research & development: cryptographic/versioning system development (#8 one-time dev) and initial research program/lab experiments and setup (#11 initial budget).

Facilities $800K

[#1] Containment vault construction: retrofit/build of 310 m controlled-radius cell, sound/light baffling, sightline controls, antechambers and hardened bench/airlock.

Equipment $360K

[#2, #3, #7, #14, #15, #21] Includes museum-grade containment canister (#2), HVAC/environmental setup (#3 one-time portion), IT backup hardware and initial data migration (#7 one-time), cybersecurity deployment (#14 one-time), specialized transfer crate (#15 one-time), and inventory/labeling redesign development (#21 one-time).

Replacement Reserve $250K

[#20] Upfront contingency/reserve fund for replacement of corrupted assets and one-off remediation.

Forensic Restoration $150K

[#9] Labor and reconstruction of 314 containment docs + 271 internal assets; one-time remediation labor.

External Remediation Initial $150K

[#10] Initial external remediation/outreach/legal effort for ~450 outside affected pieces.

Background Vetting One Time $150K

[#16] Deep background checks for ~15 staff (one-time initial vetting assumed in notes).

Cybersecurity Deployment $100K

[#14] One-time cybersecurity deployment/hardening costs (hardware & setup).

Archivist Initial Forensic Effort $75K

[#6] One-time forensic effort for archivists to audit/rebuild/restore affected records.

Inventory Redesign One Time $60K

[#21] One-time development for database/schema/labeling redesign to avoid authoritative triggers.

Training Development One Time $50K

[#17] One-time development of SOPs and specialized training materials specific to Di Molte Voci.

Breach Response Gear $25K

[#12] One-time purchase of rapid response team gear and equipment.

Legal Initial Campaign $25K

[#13] Initial covert/PR/legal campaign startup costs for cover story and takedowns.

Secure Transport Crate $20K

[#15] Specialized transfer crate / one-time secure transport hardware.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.6M/yr

Staff Wages $1.1M/yr

[#4, #5, #6] Security staff (4 guards + supervisor = $250k/yr) (#4), specialized containment personnel (senior, mid-level researchers, containment technicians = ~$740k/yr) (#5), archivists/records specialists (2 × $75k = $150k/yr) (#6).

Research And Monitoring $695K/yr

[#7, #8, #11, #21, #22, #25, #26] Ongoing IT/media rotation/offsite storage (#7 $25k/yr), hashing/versioning maintenance (#8 $50k/yr), research follow-on budget (#11 $200k/yr), inventory/schema maintenance (#21 $10k/yr), social-media scraping/monitoring tooling & analysts (#22 $60k/yr), long-term research continuity fund budgeted as recurring support (#25 $300k/yr), and decontamination/remediation event baseline ($50k/yr) (#26).

Cover Story And Legal $425K/yr

[#10, #13, #24] External remediation monitoring/ongoing outreach ($75k/yr) (#10), ongoing legal/cover/PR retainer & takedown operations ($250k/yr) (#13), and insurance/legal hedging/escrow ($100k/yr) (#24).

Breach Response And Training $75K/yr

[#12] Annual drills, training, and readiness for containment breach response (~$75k/yr).

Administration And Overhead $75K/yr

[#27] Misc admin, procurement, accounting, travel, and internal reporting (~$75k/yr).

Cybersecurity And Network Maintenance $50K/yr

[#14] Ongoing cybersecurity/network isolation maintenance and monitoring (~$50k/yr).

Psychological Support $50K/yr

[#18] Ongoing counseling and occupational health monitoring (~$50k/yr).

Logistics And Transport $30K/yr

[#15] Secure transportation contingency for occasional moves (~$30k/yr).

Background Vetting $20K/yr

[#16] Periodic renewals and ongoing clearance checks (~$20k/yr).

Training And Sop Refresh $20K/yr

[#17] Annual refresher courses and SOP updates (~$20k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $17K/yr

[#3, #23] Environmental control ongoing maintenance/power ($5k/yr) (#3) and energy/utilities for containment ($12k/yr) (#23).

Supplies And Consumables $10K/yr

[#19] Consumables & PPE (archival sleeves, gloves, solvents, cleaning agents).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.6M/yr

85.0% probability / year

Normal, uneventful year with standard monitoring, research follow-up, and routine remediation/operations.

no significant spread routine monitoring and maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Localized contamination event requiring extra remediation of external/public assets and increased forensic effort.

small external spread targeted public remediation

🚨 Major Breach $3.6M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline

Significant spread to multiple third-party systems/public records requiring large-scale remediation, emergency hires, and extended legal/PR operations.

widespread external contamination public/legal exposure

👥 Personnel 13 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / Guard	5	[#4] Four 12-hour-shift guards plus one on-site supervisor (salaries included in staff_wages).
Senior Research Scientist	1	[#5] Senior infohazard researcher (salary included in staff_wages).
Research Scientist	3	[#5] Mid-level researchers for controlled experiments and documentation handling (salaries included in staff_wages).
Containment Technician	2	[#5] Containment technicians for handling and operational procedures (salaries included in staff_wages).
Archivist / Records Specialist	2	[#6] Archivists to maintain non-vulnerable copies and perform forensic restoration (salaries included in staff_wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item estimates and preferred budget figures; uncertainty remains from the anomaly's infohazard unpredictability, ranges in several line items, and the potential for scaling if spread occurs.

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