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SCP-6995 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-6995
Expected annual
$7.9M
One-time setup
$5.2M
Annual recurring
$7.8M
Personnel
25
One-time setup (local facility, lab instrumentation, front org and initial ballot efforts) ~ $5.24M; ongoing annual operations driven by policy/campaign funding, embedded agents and legal/cover operations ~ $7.80M/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $5.2M
Ballot Initiatives Total $3.0M
[#2] One-time signature-gathering and ballot initiative costs estimated for several key border states (aggregate for program-level initiatives).
Initial Insurance Reserve $1.0M
[#25] Initial contingency / legal settlements reserve funded at program startup.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $560K
[#11] Forensic lab instrumentation purchase (GC-MS/HPLC/etc) and associated lab buildout.
Equipment $255K
[#9, #10, #12, #22] Vehicles and outfitting, surveillance hardware purchase, sample storage hardware and IT/hardware setup (one-time purchases).
Facilities $150K
[#7, #30] Secure office / safehouse fit-out in Ontario, OR and program startup capital summary.
Front Org Setup $150K
[#3] Registration, initial staffing/boards and PR/branding for multiple front organisations / shell companies (one-time setup).
Covert Funding Setup $125K
[#4] Setup and auditing for covert funding channels, initial legal/forensic accounting setup (one-time).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $7.8M/yr
Staff Wages $2.8M/yr
[#5, #6, #20] Ongoing salaries, benefits, overhead for embedded agents, semi-permanent Ontario containment team, memetic-capable specialists and associated staff.
Policy Campaign Funding $2.0M/yr
[#1, #18, #31] Ongoing covert funding of legalization campaigns, ad buys, influencer outreach and ballot/grassroots pressure to eliminate illegal jurisdictions (primary operational driver).
International Contingency $1.0M/yr
[#26] Contingency to replicate influence/containment programs if manifestations occur outside U.S. (per-region contingency budgeting).
Insurance And Reserve $500K/yr
[#25] Annual reserve/insurance/legal settlements fund to cover leaks, fines, settlements or discreet payments.
Cover Story And Legal $480K/yr
[#3, #4, #17, #31] Recurring front-organization compliance and maintenance, legal retainers/defense and cover operations; ties to program operational summary.
Research And Monitoring $390K/yr
[#11, #10, #12, #15, #19, #22] Recurring forensic testing/outsourced lab contracts, surveillance data storage and operators, chain-of-custody audits, intelligence/data purchases and IT hosting/maintenance.
Investigative Contingency $200K/yr
[#16] Ongoing contingency budget for PIs, covert reconnaissance and occasional targeted field operations.
Logistics And Transport $135K/yr
[#9, #13, #29] Fuel/maintenance/insurance for operational vehicles, per-incident confiscation costs and domestic travel/per diem/courier logistics.
Medical Care Agents $100K/yr
[#21] Regular drug testing, medical checkups, counseling and health support for embedded/affected personnel.
Internal Audit $75K/yr
[#28] Annual program audits, oversight, and internal reporting to ensure compartmentalization and deniability.
Compensation Reimbursements $50K/yr
[#14] Reimbursements to dispensaries/employees to avoid tipping off retailers and to cover lost product / quieting payments.
Facilities Maintenance $39K/yr
[#8, #27] Lease, utilities and energy costs for local office/safehouse and instrument/server power.
Secure Destruction $20K/yr
[#24] Annual budget for controlled incineration or hazardous destruction of retained instances.
Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr
[#23] Gloves, evidence bags, seals, sample vials and other consumables.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $7.8M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with planned policy campaigns, embedded monitoring and routine containment; no major incidents or exposures.
routine monitoring ongoing campaign funding no major legal/PR incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $8.0M/yr
10.0% probability / year +$150K vs baseline
Localized exposure or frequent recurrences requiring additional confiscation operations, short-term legal interventions and modest PR spending.
localized leak or litigation temporary spike in recurrences
🚨 Major Breach $9.3M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline
Significant public exposure, litigation and multi-jurisdictional investigation requiring emergency legal defense, large settlements, expanded investigation and major PR expenditure.
public disclosure / major lawsuit extensive FOIA/oversight investigations
🚨 International Manifestation $9.8M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
SCP-6995 begins manifesting outside the U.S., requiring rapid deployment of international contingency programs and replication of influence campaigns.
manifestation outside U.S. need to run foreign legalization/containment campaigns
👥 Personnel 25 total
Role Count Notes
Embedded Agents / Operatives 10 [#5] Industry-embedded agents monitoring dispensaries and conducting interceptions; wages and overhead included in staff_wages.
Field / Containment Team (Ontario, OR) 8 [#6] Semi-permanent local team (field agents, handlers, lab techs, guards) stationed in Ontario for on-site interception and evidence handling.
Memetic Specialists 3 [#20] Specialized personnel trained to perceive/handle antimemetic properties and lead memetic protocols and training.
Laboratory Technicians 3 [#11] Lab technicians supporting in-house forensic testing and sample processing.
Administrative / Support Staff 1 [#3, #17] Program admin, compliance and liaison duties supporting front orgs and legal coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are medium-confidence: operational line items (salaries, rent, equipment) are relatively well-bounded, but political campaign and covert funding costs have wide ranges and scale nonlinearly with ambition, producing substantial uncertainty.
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