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SCP-7385 Safe ~ medium confidence
SCP-7385
Expected annual
$400K
One-time setup
$545K
Annual recurring
$366K
Personnel
3
One-time setup costs are moderate (~$545k) driven by legal/cover setup, contingency reserve and amnestic stockpile; recurring annual costs are primarily staffing, legal/PR retainers, amnestic maintenance and monitoring (≈ $366k/yr). Main cost drivers are secrecy/cover, legal/PR retainers, amnestic readiness, and rapid-response capability.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $545K
Contingency Reserve $250K
[#7] Emergency contingency/reserve fund for collateral reality alterations, property claims, relocations (recommend minimum ~$250k; analyst range $100–500k).
Legal Cover Setup $125K
[#1] One-time legal counsel, cover identity preparation, NDA-style documents and single-use payments/retainers for local actors (analyst range $50–200k; midpoint used).
Amnestic Stockpile $100K
[#6] One-time amnestic stockpile preparation and legal clearance (estimate $50–150k; midpoint used).
Rapid Response Vehicle $32K
[#8] Vehicle and communications kit for rapid-response capability (estimate $25–40k).
It Hardening $18K
[#17] Initial IT/cybersecurity hardening for case files and communications (estimate $10–25k; midpoint used).
Equipment $15K
[#3] Surveillance hardware/vehicle sensors and discrete equipment setup (one-time estimate $5–25k; midpoint used).
Secure Digitization $6K
[#5] One-time secure digitization/transfer of archives (estimate $3–8k).
Facilities $0
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Initial Research And Lab Setup $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $366K/yr
Staff Wages $94K/yr
[#2, #4] Covert welfare/check agents: aggregated to ~$70,000/yr (2 agents at ~0.5 FTE combined). OSINT/analyst 0.2 FTE ≈ $24,000/yr. Total staff wages reflect these personnel costs.
Cover Story And Legal $72K/yr
[#9, #10] Ongoing legal liaison/retainer (~$15–30k/yr) plus media/PR rapid-response retainer (~$25–75k/yr); combined recurring legal/PR budget used.
Administrative Overhead $39K/yr
[#15] Administrative overhead/program management estimated at ~12% of direct recurring costs (analyst guidance 10–15%).
Amnestic Maintenance And Medical $35K/yr
[#6] Annual amnestic refresh, training, and medical standby (~$20–50k/yr; midpoint used).
Research And Monitoring $32K/yr
[#3, #17, #18] Recurring subscriptions/data services and monitoring ($2–5k/yr), ongoing cybersecurity monitoring/licensing ($5–12k/yr), and archival/research maintenance/curation (~$10–30k/yr). Midpoint totals used.
Rapid Response Oncall $22K/yr
[#8] Annual on-call stipends and vehicle/kit maintenance (~$15–30k/yr; midpoint used).
Oversight Reviews $15K/yr
[#12] Ethics/hypernarrative and oversight committee meetings (~$10–20k/yr; midpoint used).
Subject Stipend $12K/yr
[#13] Optional voluntary small stipend to subject to reduce attention (~$12k/yr recommended).
Logistics And Transport $10K/yr
[#2] Travel and incidentals for regional covert welfare checks and occasional deployments (~$5–10k/yr; midpoint used).
Secure Archive And Storage $10K/yr
[#5] Recurring secure storage, backups, audits for classified archives (~$5–15k/yr; midpoint used).
Staff Training $10K/yr
[#11] Staff training and SOP refreshers to prevent interaction (~$5–15k/yr; midpoint used).
Periodic Drills $10K/yr
[#16] Annual tabletop exercises, contingency planning drills (~$5–15k/yr; midpoint used).
Family Support $4K/yr
[#14] Voluntary medical/legal counseling provision for spouse/family (~$2–5k/yr; midpoint used).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $366K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal uneventful year with routine monitoring, retainers, and maintenance only.
no exposure events standard monitoring routine training
🚨 Minor Incident $596K/yr
8.0% probability / year +$230K vs baseline
Localized accidental exposure or witness requiring limited amnestic administration, emergency remediation, and short PR/legal response.
limited public exposure small-scale reality alteration affecting third parties targeted amnestic administration
🚨 Political Exposure $1.2M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline
Significant public/political exposure or investigation forcing major PR, legal defense, large-scale remediation, and possible discrete relocation.
major leak or FOIA-driven attention high-profile investigation large-scale remediation or relocation
👥 Personnel 3 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#2] Two low-profile agents assigned regionally (part-time combined FTE ≈ 1.0; wage component included in staff_wages).
Research Analyst / OSINT Analyst 1 [#4] One analyst (≈0.2 FTE) performing continuous OSINT/dark-web monitoring; wage component included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide itemized ranges and clear operational guidance for most categories, allowing mid-range estimates; uncertainty remains in probability of exposure events and exact legal/amnestic pricing, so confidence is medium.
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