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SCP-9777 Unknown ? low confidence
SCP-9777
Expected annual
$5.0M
One-time setup
$7.8M
Annual recurring
$4.9M
Personnel
32
Initial capital and platform costs are substantial (one-time ~$7.75M) driven mostly by contingency/reserve planning and equipment/IT; annual operations are driven by staffing, security, and long-term housing (~$4.95M/yr). Main drivers are specialized memetics personnel, security staffing, secure housing for multi-encounter subjects, and digital monitoring/inoculation infrastructure.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7.8M
Scaling Contingency Reserve $5.0M
[#25] Long-term scaling reserve to stand up multiple additional sites and operations in case of large-scale prevalence; planning minimum per analyst guidance.
Equipment $925K
[#3, #9, #13, #15, #23] EEG/sleep rigs, armored vehicle purchase+outfitting, initial monitoring software integration, secure lab IT hardware, and initial content/inoculation delivery platform.
Facilities $500K
[#1] Retrofit/retrofit of two medium-security secure containment suites (windowless, soundproofing, HVAC/controls, lockable furnishings).
Emergency Response Reserve One Time $500K
[#22] Initial emergency reserve for rapid containment expansion and ad-hoc incident response staging.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $450K
[#6] Counter-meme R&D and secure memetics research lab buildout (clinical trial setup, failure-mode analysis).
High Security Vault One Time $200K
[#2] Hardened secure-media vault initial construction, fire suppression/inerting options, cataloging hardware.
Identity Protection Setup $100K
[#12] One-time relocation/identity protection setup for Agent Miou (secure lodging, relocation logistics, initial counter-surveillance).
Legal And Policy Setup $75K
[#17] One-time setup for legal/compliance/ethics policies, IRB-style frameworks and cover-story documentation.
Mri Purchase Option $0
[#4] MRI/fMRI purchase not assumed; outsourcing chosen for baseline so purchase set to 0.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.9M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#5] Dedicated memetics research team payroll (1 senior memeticist, 2–3 memetics researchers, clinical psychologists, lab techs, cultural liaison, admin).
Security Staffing $600K/yr
[#11] Site security payroll for staffed facility (approx. 8–12 guards + supervisors and memetic-safety training overtime).
Long Term Secure Housing $450K/yr
[#10] Long-term secure housing for multi-encounter subjects; baseline assumption: ~3 housed subjects at ~$150k/yr each.
Digital Monitoring Team $350K/yr
[#13] Team of analysts and takedown/legal fees for digital content monitoring and takedown operations.
Cover Story And Legal $300K/yr
[#17, #21] Retained counsel, compliance staff, cover-story maintenance, crisis PR retainer and contingency communications.
Protective Detail Miou $300K/yr
[#12] Dedicated close protection and monitoring for Agent Miou (2–4 person detail operational costs).
Misc Overheads $220K/yr
[#30] Utilities, site management, janitorial, HR, accounting and general overhead (~20% of payroll).
Profiling Capacity $200K/yr
[#24] Forensic-psych profiling team and software licenses to score risk and prioritize prophylactic inoculations.
Insurance And Liability Reserve $200K/yr
[#26] Annual insurance/liability reserve to cover litigation, settlements, and worker psychological injury costs.
Facilities Maintenance $150K/yr
[#1, #15] Ongoing maintenance of secure suites, HVAC, shielding, light-diffusing fixtures; general facility upkeep and contracted maintenance for containment-specific systems.
Cultural Liaison Outreach $150K/yr
[#14] Funding for community liaisons, outreach, creator engagement and mitigation efforts.
It Operations And Cloud Backups $100K/yr
[#15] Operations/maintenance for air-gapped networks, backups, encrypted storage and intrusion detection; cloud backup budget.
Training And Drills $100K/yr
[#20] Annual memetic-safety training, drills, and cross-training for security, medics, and researchers.
International Outreach $100K/yr
[#28] Liaison and coordination with allied agencies, platforms, and international partners.
Monitoring Software Licenses $100K/yr
[#29] Image/audio recognition, memetic-filtering, and automated redaction tool licenses.
Mri Outsourced Scanning $100K/yr
[#4] Budget for outsourced research-grade fMRI scanning by the hour (outsourced ~ $500–1,500/hr; baseline assumed limited hours/year).
Therapy And Rehab $75K/yr
[#18] Ongoing clinical therapy and rehabilitation for affected subjects not housed long-term (baseline caseload).
Supplies And Consumables $60K/yr
[#3, #19] Medical/lab consumables (EEG gel, sedatives, PPE) and ongoing consumable supplies per site.
Research And Monitoring $50K/yr
[#6, #8, #24] Ongoing research monitoring budget (analysis, subject follow-ups, profiling tooling maintenance) excluding outsourced fMRI hours which are listed separately.
Engi Production And Administration $50K/yr
[#6, #23] Per-treatment production and administration costs for the ENGI counter-meme, plus device amortization and secure delivery amortization.
Media Decontamination And Destruction $50K/yr
[#27] Secure destruction and forensics workflow costs for confiscated media and devices.
Logistics And Transport $30K/yr
[#9, #22] Per-transfer operational costs (vehicle operation, staff time, fuel) and periodic logistics for incident response.
Monitoring Released Subjects $30K/yr
[#8] Short-term (3-month) monitoring program costs for released subjects (remote check-ins, psych evaluations, telemetry).
Data Archival Storage $30K/yr
[#16] Long-term secure archival storage for EEG/video/test stimuli and subject records.
Vault Operations $20K/yr
[#2] Vault inventory staff, maintenance, and secure access logging operations.
Class C Amnestics $20K/yr
[#7] Pharmaceuticals and clinician time for Class C amnestic administrations (assumes low-frequency baseline administration cadence).
Eeg Calibration And Consumables $12K/yr
[#3] Calibration, disposables, and consumables per EEG/sleep monitoring rig.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.9M/yr
90.9% probability / year
Normal year with planned operations, low prevalence (single-digit active/monitored subjects); no major incidents or breaches.
routine monitoring scheduled research no containment incidents
🚨 Minor Incident $5.0M/yr
8.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized containment incident: one multi-encounter subject destabilizes requiring overtime, emergency transport, short-term expansion of housing and legal response.
subject relapse/deterioration small cluster of repeat encounters
🚨 Major Breach $6.9M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Significant breach or coordinated malicious dissemination of SCP-9777 media requiring mass response, additional secure housing, litigation and expanded inoculation campaigns.
coordinated leak multiple-site simultaneous incidents
🚨 Catastrophic Breach $54.9M/yr
0.1% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Wide-scale cultural propagation or failure of ENGI leading to hundreds/thousands affected; triggers large-scale inoculation campaigns, multiple new sites and major legal/PR mobilization.
mass online propagation counter-meme failure
👥 Personnel 32 total
Role Count Notes
Senior Memeticist / Research Lead 1 [#5] Senior memeticist leading ENGI design and research operations.
Research Scientist / Memetics Researcher 3 [#5] Memetics researchers conducting experiments and stimulus-response analysis.
Clinical Psychologist / Therapist 2 [#5, #18] Clinical psychologists providing therapy, monitoring and clinical oversight.
Lab Technician 2 [#3, #15] EEG and lab support, equipment calibration and data collection.
Cultural Liaison / Animator 1 [#5, #14] Liaison to anime/manga communities and cultural expertise for trigger identification.
Administrative Staff / Program Admin 1 [#5, #30] Program administration, records, HR and accounting support.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 10 [#11] Site security staff for 24/7 coverage of secure housing and containment suites.
Security Supervisor 1 [#11] Security supervisory role and shift coordination for site guards.
Digital Content Analyst 4 [#13, #29] Analysts operating monitoring software and coordinating takedowns.
Protective Detail / Close Protection Officer 3 [#12] Dedicated protective detail for Agent Miou (2–4 person detail assumed).
Engineer / IT Support 1 [#15] IT operations, air-gapped network maintenance and backups.
Logistics / Transport Technician 1 [#9] Driver/technician for secure transport and armored vehicle operations.
Medical Officer 1 [#7, #18] Medical oversight for amnestic administration, emergency care and therapy coordination.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [#30] Senior program/site management and executive coordination.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are order-of-magnitude based on analyst ranges; major uncertainties include prevalence, effectiveness of ENGI, legal constraints on amnestic use, and whether fMRI purchase is required. The anomaly's memetic/propagative nature makes long-term costs highly sensitive to prevalence, so confidence is low.
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