I Knew You Once. -An SCP Foundation Story-

Chapter 2: Dr. Adrian

I can only see the woman cleaning when she is close to the playdough doll, otherwise I just pray for her to be fast. "You are doing a great job, keep up the good work, but please try to be fast." I say in a soothing tone to the woman, trying to make her feel slightly less tense. Maybe the compliment will work.

***

After some minutes, she is finally done and heads towards us while staring at the creature. I finally smile when I see her walk towards us. We are still alive.

I finally hear the alarm that goes off when the door opens and we get out while still staring at the thing. Then, when the door fully closes I let out a relieved sigh and go to the 2 other CDs and hug them.

"Oh my God, we did it! You guys were awesome!" My words hint pride and relief. We break the hug and look at eachother. There is a small smile on our faces.

"What's your name ?" The woman asks both of us. "I am David. Nice to meet both of you" He says "I am Anna" The woman says then they both look at me as if waiting. "What's your name ?" David is the one to ask now. How do they remember their names and I don't?

"I don't know." I admit and look down. The researcher who came with me comes down towards us next to another researcher, unknowingly breaking this embarrassing conversation. "You had successfully cleaned the room of 173. I am not gonna lie, the teamwork was amazing and rare to see. Most people die here because they can't do anything right under pressure, but you just made it swiftly. We like to see it." Dr. Adrian says to the 3 of us and glances at me at the 'work great under pressure.' part which earns him a soft smile from me and I nod as David and Anna does too.

"You will now be taken back to your cells. You deserve a rest." Dr. Adrian adds, and then we follow the guards. I guess we were great. I just don't want to think about how many people have died there. I follow the guard silently, as I look around the halls again. I notice a more intimidating guard like team who have a full black set, their weapons look more lethal, and their helmets, vests and other safety clothing look stronger. There is the logo of this Foundation on their bulletproof vest and also a potential abbreviation: 'MTF'. I wonder what that means.

***

As we are walking down the long halls my eyes start to vibrate. I start to see SCP-173 again, but from a different perspective. Its not me who is inside it's container, there are 3 people inside there who I don't know. And I am viewing it from- no. It can't be.

I get attached back to the reality and the next thing I see is that I am laying on the floor. My body is trembling slightly. I see the guard looking down at me, his head tilted to the side. I try to sit up straight but I fail. My body is still trembling slightly, and I feel weak. Maybe this happened thanks to me being dissociated, having flashbacks, and as I got disconnected from reality my body gave up on me. Or maybe because of the so-called 'amnestics treatment'

"You alright ?" The guard asks, more surprised then pitiful. I try to sit up again and finally do so slowly but surely. "Yes." I say and then get close to the wall and stand up with it. The world spins around me for a second but then I get slightly better and then I start to walk behind him slightly slower this time. This flashbacks...are this my...memories ? If they are...Then I had to do something with the Foundation.

***

I got into my cell and I got back into my bed. I don't know what time it is, I have no sense of time.

"Lunch time D-Class!" A guard shouts and then my cell door opens by his card. I stand up from the bed and follow him towards the cafeteria. I take a mental note that not every D-Class comes with us. Maybe this is a security precaution so it is easier to contain us. Maybe there are meal time shifts. 

We get inside the cafeteria. This is probably the most secured and watched place. There is a team of security guards walking around the tables. There are also guards next to the walls who are not walking. I finally get my food from the canteen. Just staring at it makes me almost vomit on it but I try to not think about it and just walk to a table. I look around, most of the people don't look friendly. Finally I find David, but I do not see Anna.

I walk towards his table. I see that he knows the others. I look at David. "Can I sit here ?" "Sure" He responds and then I sit next to him and start to eat. "She is the one who I was talking about. She was a badass. I bet you had a lot of tests already." He says to his friends and then looks at me. I stop eating. "Uhm...No. It was my first test." 

He looks up and down at me and then looks at my face like he is looking for a hint of sarcasm on my face but I guess he does not find any. "You are joking" He says, his words are unsure "I am serious." I say and tilt my head to the side and then start to eat again this questionable canteen food. "Well then, welcome to the team I guess" One of the other man says, he looks the most innocent of them all.

 "Thank you. How long have you been here ?" I dare ask "10 days" "9" "3" "20" They all say and then I look at David. "29. If tomorrow is over I will be free!" He says with undeniable happiness in his words. I am sure he had been through a lot of trauma if I already saw that questionable doll.. "I am so proud of you. Who knows, maybe we will find each other outside this place and be great friends." I say with a smirk on my face.

I grab my water and extend it up to the middle of the table.
"For successful tests" I say and then we were clicking our glasses. Well it was plastic so it did not click that greatly, but still. "CHEERS!" We all shout which earns some stares both from Class-Ds and guards but we couldn't care less. My first ever day here. Maybe friends will make it better to live here for 30 days.