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SCP-5698 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5698
Expected annual
$3.8M
One-time setup
$3.9M
Annual recurring
$3.5M
Personnel
20
Initial setup is approximately $3.46M one-time, driven primarily by Metatron development, laboratory buildout, amnestic R&D and vehicles; annual operations are approximately $3.88M driven by staff wages (research + field teams), legal/PR/forensic cover-up, Metatron operations, and facility/safehouse leases.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $3.9M
Metatron Development $2.2M
[#1] Development, tuning and initial validation of Metatron.aic (AI/ML pipeline, UI, data engineering).
Facilities $425K
[#5] Initial dedicated research lab setup fitout (GC/MS, BSL bench, cold storage).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $425K
[#5]
Amnestic Rd Procurement $275K
[#11] One-time R&D and initial procurement/stockpiling of approved amnestic compounds and delivery systems.
Vehicles And Mobility $235K
[#8] Purchase of 3–5 equipped response vehicles, drones and mobility kits.
Safehouse Fitout $75K
[#25] One-time fitout for 2–4 regional safehouses (estimated 3 locations at midpoint).
Comms Hardware $50K
[#28] Satellite phones, encrypted radios and RDT/mesh hardware purchase.
Cybersecurity Hardening $40K
[#4] One-time hardening, pentest and initial security engagement for Metatron and containment IT.
Training Initial $40K
[#12] Initial certification and simulation drills for amnestic administration teams.
Evidence Storage Fitout $40K
[#22] Secure evidence/sample vault fitout (climate control, cataloguing, security).
Containment Equipment Purchase $25K
[#15] One-time purchase of hazmat suits, evidence seals, padlocks, bodycams and initial PPE stock.
Equipment $0
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Program Summary $0
[#32] Budgetary summary / order-of-magnitude note (no additional one-time cost entered here).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.4M/yr
[#6, #7] Salaries and benefits for research staff (2–4 researchers) and 2–4 regional rapid-response teams (agents, med techs, memetics specialist).
Cover Story And Legal $650K/yr
[#16, #18, #21, #29] Annual retainer for forensic/accounting/legal teams, baseline PR/media manipulation monitoring, litigation contingency reserve and associated cover-story operations.
Annual Program Overhead $250K/yr
[#30] Administrative overhead (HR, procurement, audit) estimated as a program-level charge.
Facilities Maintenance $249K/yr
[#22, #25] Regional safehouse leases and ongoing evidence/sample storage and basic facility maintenance.
Research And Monitoring $214K/yr
[#5, #12, #20, #23, #26, #29] Ongoing product/branding analysis, psychological follow-ups and monitoring programs, training exercises, archive and documentation overhead, refresher training.
Local Partnership $175K/yr
[#24] Embedded agent / liaison stipends and local partnership program baseline.
Forensic Per Event Costs $150K/yr
[#16] Per-event complex forensic/accounting cover-up costs (assumed ~1 complex event/yr at midpoint between provided ranges).
Supplies And Consumables $136K/yr
[#5, #11, #14, #15, #19, #31] Lab consumables, per-event amnestic consumables, per-person administration costs, PPE resupply, witness contingency pools, misc consumables.
Medical Reserve $125K/yr
[#13] On-site medical backup, emergency transfers, pooled reserve for adverse reactions and short-term care indemnities.
Mass Encoding Contingency $100K/yr
[#27] Reserve for large mass-encoding events (mass amnestic kits, staging, buses, temporary sedation tents).
Logistics And Transport $72K/yr
[#8, #9, #10, #28] Vehicle upkeep/fuel, average per-incident deployment travel costs (assumed few events/yr), and encrypted comms service.
Municipal Cover Payments $30K/yr
[#17] Annualized municipal reimbursements / temporary relocation funding for occasional municipal-level incidents.
Archive And Documentation $0/yr
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Program Summary $0/yr
[#32] Budgetary summary / order-of-magnitude note (no additional recurring cost entered here).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.5M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Typical year with expected 'few events' and routine operations; no major municipal or large-scale incidents.
routine_manifestations scheduled_retraining normal_cover-up_activity
🚨 Minor Incident $4.3M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
One elevated event (e.g., a municipal-adjacent manifestation) requiring increased forensic/PR/legal costs, larger amnestic operation and one-off litigation response.
municipal_building_overwrite heightened_media_attention single complex legal claim
🚨 Major Breach $5.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.9M vs baseline
High-impact event (courthouse/city-hall overwritten or mass-encoding) requiring large-scale amnestic operations, major litigation reserve draw, substantial municipal reimbursements and extensive PR/legal mobilization.
mass_encoding_event high-profile_civil_institution_overwrite major_litigation_or_public_exposure
👥 Personnel 20 total
Role Count Notes
Research Scientist 3 [#6] Research staff (pattern analysis, anomaly theory) — 2–4 researchers estimated; 3 used for budgeting.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#7] Field rapid-response teams: maintain 2–4 regional teams; modeled as 3 teams with 4 field agents each for coverage.
Medical Officer / Med Tech 3 [#7, #12] Med techs embedded in response teams for amnestic administration and emergency care; recurring training included.
Memetics Specialist 1 [#7] One or more memetics specialists attached to response teams (modeled as a single specialist per program).
Administrative Staff 1 [#30, #16] Program-level administrative/procurement support (HR, purchasing, audits); core admin FTE to manage program.
📋 Confidence Notes
Many cost elements are given as wide ranges and depend heavily on event frequency and severity (per-event legal/PR/forensic costs are the largest wildcards). Core recurring staff and Metatron operation costs are better constrained, but cover-up/liability scenarios lower confidence.
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