SCP-001: Scarlet King #3

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"This guy seems like a bad guy alright." Achilles said.

And, given enough belief, he could be the Devourer, too. He is a creature of truth.

"How could that thing be a creature of truth?" Mash asked.

'The Scarlet King then must have been the tension between modern and premodern world.' Romani thought.

Dr. Montauk: You mean- he transformed? From one type of deity into another?

PoI-3172: The Scarlet King is not a deity, doctor. The Scarlet King is an idea.

"But didn't he had like a physical form?" Irisviel asked.

Dr. Montauk: Wh- what? But he's real- physical! We've seen-

PoI-3172: I can't tell you any more. Not yet. Did you find anything out about the law of concrete?

Dr. Montauk: …No. Not much. I found out that there seems to be a disturbing correlation between the activities of the King's followers and certain decisions made by the Council.

PoI-3172: I see.

Dr. Montauk: But there wasn't much else at all. The trail led me to some lost documents, but eventually all I found was a dead end. A document about the Foundation's origins, and some insane old Child ranting on about modernity.

PoI-3172: Cartwright, I presume? That makes sense.

Dr. Montauk: You are a maddeningly infuriating person, you know. Why can't you just tell me this stuff properly?

"Yeah, why don't he go straight to the point and tell us?" Mordred crossed her arms.

PoI-3172: I am your prisoner. You did destroy my life's work. Why should I help you?

Dr. Montauk: Because you're bored. Because you think none of this matters. And because you love tormenting me.

PoI-3172: I don't, you know.

Dr. Montauk: The Scarlet King is an idea? What the hell is that meant to mean?

PoI-3172: You're close now, doctor. Close to the truth. I can see it in you. You will understand, and then you'll understand me. Why I did what I did. Why I am- was- a member of the Children. I know you're curious.

Dr. Montauk: You do seem

Date: 22/05/2018.

Interviewer: Dr. Robert Montauk.

Interviewee: PoI-3172

Location: Site 713, Humanoid Containment Chamber 77.

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Dr. Montauk enters the chamber and approaches PoI-3172. PoI-3172 is standing in front of a jagged crack in the far wall. Red light and smoke can be seen emerging from this crack.

"Woah, what happened to that wall?" Ritsuka asked.

Dr. Montauk: Hello there, Dipesh.

PoI-3172: Hello, doctor.

Dr. Montauk: Always formal, even to the last, aren't you? Can I ask you what… this is?

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