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The Mobile Task Agent weeps in terror as the 
nightmarish cartoon figures surround him,  

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in the middle of the bright pink, whimsical 
town pulled out of your childhood fever dreams.  

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Deformed childhood beasts drink greedily from 
a fountain overflowing with blood. But the  

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agent doesn’t fear them. He fears Mr. Hister, 
the huge, looming figure in the yellow cloak,  

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brimming with tendrils, and that awful face 
beneath the hood, smiling its rotting smile.

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All around them, children stand 
trancelike for the ceremony,  

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ready to receive their final judgment, as 
up above, a door made of mirror floats,  

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surrounded by the suspended, floating 
bodies of the people who weren’t so lucky.

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Mr. Hister leans in. He’s got a question to 
ask, and if the MTF Agent can’t answer it,  

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something horrible beyond imagination 
is going to happen to him.  

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That’s just how it is when 
you’re dealing with SCP-5853.

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SCP-5853 refers to a line of packaged taffy 
candies. Each package contains two candies:  

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one blue, with a raspberry flavor, and one red,  

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with a cherry flavor. The blue candy appears to 
have no anomalous effects, or adverse effects at  

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all aside from getting stuck in one's teeth. 
However, the red candy is a different story.  

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Anyone who consumes the red candy and 
recites a key phrase, will be teleported  

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to an extra-dimensional shape seemingly 
identical to the location of "Ticky Taffy  

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Town" a 90s-era television show that advertised 
the candy, and has been designated SCP-5853-A.

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It was the UIU - a branch of the FBI specialized 
in investigating paranormal occurrences - who  

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first identified the anomaly after they 
noticed a correlation between the airing  

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of SCP-5853-A episodes and the disappearances 
of children. The show and its corresponding  

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candy have been linked to approximately 3500 child 
disappearances between the years of 1994 and 1999.

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As the UIU looked into unexplained disappearances 
during these years, a peculiar pattern began to  

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emerge among several cases: The missing child 
was most recently seen in or entering a kitchen  

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pantry, the only evidence left behind 
was a pile of open Ticky Taffy wrappers,  

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specifically the blue raspberry variety. 
Shortly before their disappearance,  

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the child was watching an episode of the 
show featuring the character Mr. Hister,  

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and the missing child's parent could hear the 
show's theme music just before the child vanished.  

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After a UIU operative's child joined the 
list of missing kids, the case was turned  

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over to the SCP Foundation, along with all 
of the UIU's findings up to that point.

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Though episodes of Ticky Taffy Town can 
no longer be accessed by the public,  

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or by anyone outside of specific 
Foundation-approved testing, there are  

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descriptions of the show's five main characters, 
or "entities", included in the official file.  

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They range from standard children's entertainment 
fare to imagery that is...deeply disturbing.

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First, there is the fatherly, patient Mr. 
Squibbles. A bipedal humanoid with the head  

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of a plush octopus and a wardrobe consisting 
of khaki trousers and a red sweater vest, he is  

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responsible for imparting each episode's lesson. 
Next, there is Mrs. Bobble, a stereotypical clown  

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with blue hair, white makeup, a red nose, and 
oversized, multi-colored clothing. She acts as  

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the questioner of the episode's theme or lesson, 
raising these questions with Mr. Squibbles.

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The source mischief in Ticky Taffy Town is Kizzy 
Wink, a small entity resembling a bipedal feline,  

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with humanoid hands and an oversized 
head. Though the entity is mischievous,  

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it is also benign, and largely childlike 
in its behavior. Kizzy Wink has a companion  

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named Franzipans, a small, round, plushy 
avian with a hammer in place of its beak.  

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Acting as an annoying sidekick to Kizzy 
Wink, the entity will fly around the  

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screen and hit the other entities with its 
hammer beak as a form of slapstick comedy.

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And then, there is the infamous Mr. Hister. 
This entity is not depicted as overtly hostile,  

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but its appearance is the most troubling 
in the show. This humanoid entity stands  

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approximately 2.3 meters tall and wears 
a long, golden-yellow robe with a hood.  

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The entity propels itself through the world with 
tentacles that emerge from beneath its cloak.  

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Any attempts to produce an official description 
of the entity's face have proven difficult,  

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due to the notable video distortion effect caused 
when the entity enters the frame. The closest  

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current description of its face describes it as 
resembling a "misshapen, tumorous human skull."

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A standard Mr. Hister episode of SCP-5853-A begins 
like most children's shows: with vivid colors,  

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pleasant lighting, and cheerful music, as 
the main cast teaches standard lessons such  

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as how to tie your shoes, why it's important 
to brush your teeth, and the value of honesty.  

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When Mr. Hister enters the frame, however, 
everything changes. The video quality dulls,  

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the colors become oversaturated to the point of 
becoming almost nausea-inducing, and the contrast  

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decreases dramatically. The visuals aren't the 
only thing that change in Mr. Hister's presence.

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The subject matter also shifts in tone, 
as Mr. Hister torments the rest of the  

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characters with nihilistic and distressing 
lessons such as "Your parents will soon die,  

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and so will you," and "I feel nothing but the 
nothingness," or the particularly evocative,  

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"You may not believe in the slaughter, 
but the slaughter believes in you."

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When Mr. Hister leaves the scene, 
he always recites this phrase:  

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"I shall now be departing to the land of right, 
with the truth of red to be my might." This  

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phrase is thought to be related to the various 
child disappearances attributed to the show.

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On January 4, 2000, lead researcher Frank Monroe 
conducted the first test involving SCP-5853-A.  

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Accompanied by Junior Researchers Tracy Klaus and 
Morgan Eskew, and supervised by Ethics Committee  

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Consultant Jennifer Lam, Monroe began the test 
with D-Class 643980 restrained to a detainment  

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chair in the middle of an observation room, placed 
in front of a television set. D-643980 was also  

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hooked up to standard medical equipment to measure 
his vitals, while the Junior Researchers scanned  

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infrared, ultraviolet, and other frequency 
wavelengths of the television program for any  

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anomalous activity. With this setup in place, Lead 
Researcher Monroe signaled for the test to begin.

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The television was switched on, and began to 
play Ticky Taffy Town Season One, episode three,  

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the first on-screen appearance of Mr. Hister. 
As the episode began, everything proceeded  

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normally aside from a small increase in 
Hume levels. As it progressed, however,  

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the D-Class became increasingly agitated, 
his heart rate and perspiration increasing.  

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He demanded to know why the show was chosen, 
explaining that he had childhood memories of  

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the program. His younger brother used to watch 
the show all the time, until he disappeared.

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Upon hearing this, Ethics Committee Consultant 
Jennifer Lam became visibly distressed, but  

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advised the research team to proceed with the test 
in spite of this unforeseen emotional component.  

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After the episode finished, D-643980 was freed 
from his torso restraints and given a microphone,  

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earpiece, receiver, and shoulder camera mount.  

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He was then given a package of SCP-5853, at which 
point he remarked that he ate them as a child,  

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but only ever ate the raspberry flavor, 
while his brother preferred the cherry.  

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He was instructed to eat the cherry piece, then 
recite the phrase "Flesh is not the truth."

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At this point, the theme song of 
Ticky Taffy Town filled the room,  

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and the D-Class vanished from sight, disappearing 
from the observation room altogether.

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Dr. Monroe was able to maintain communication 
with D-643980 via the microphone and receiver,  

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and the research team monitored his video 
feed. The D-Class began in a dark place  

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with one single stream of light splitting the 
center field of view. After some resistance,  

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he continued into the unknown, stumbling out 
of Mr. Squibbles's Treasure Chest. Upon exiting  

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the chest, the larger landscape could be seen: 
an exact replica of the Ticky Taffy Town set,  

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with a blank white backdrop covering any areas not 
usually seen by the audience. As the members of  

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the main cast, with the exception of Mr. Hister, 
entered the area, the D-Class hid in the chest.

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The four chattered excitedly about an upcoming 
town meeting, before Mr. Squibbles opened the  

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chest and discovered the D-Class hiding 
inside. He was instructed to engage  

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with the entities until the Foundation could 
come up with an appropriate extraction plan.

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The D-class became distressed and swore, 
prompting Mrs. Bobble to turn a glowing  

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red until Mr. Squibbles calmed her down. 
Kizzy Wink asked the D-Class his name,  

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and he answered that it was Davey. At 
this point, the entities instructed  

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Davey to follow them to the town meeting, 
where he would be their "esteemed guest."

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Together, they left the house, entering an area 
made up of the miniature town from the show's  

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opening sequence, only grown to full scale. In the 
background, was the same vacant white backdrop,  

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as well as seemingly infinite copies of the same 
town landscape. Davey and the group followed a  

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long road toward a cobblestone town square. 
As the research team watched the video feed,  

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they could see that other pathways in 
the background were occupied by their  

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own versions of the main cast of characters, all 
walking toward the same central location. These  

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groups were accompanied, much to the horror 
of the research team, by small children.

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Each of the houses along the path was printed 
with a number, corresponding to an episode  

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of Ticky Taffy Town that featured Mr. Hister. 
According to the research team's calculations,  

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this amounted to thirty-one episodes of 
the show that were actively able to steal  

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children. Dr. Monroe suggested 
sending in a Mobile Task Force,  

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but Jennifer Lam refused to sign off on 
the request, concerned about the unknown  

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nature of the location, and the potential 
ramifications of sending MTF members inside.

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While the research team was 
debating about the next steps,  

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Davey and his new "friends" reached the town 
square. There were over one hundred entities,  

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and two hundred children gathered together there. 
Some children were weeping, others stood silently,  

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eyes ringed with dark circles from lack of sleep. 
Every single one of them looked utterly terrified.  

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The entities began to chant together: "I now 
arrive to the sea of sin, with the red of my  

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flesh to offer him!" A mirror-like rectangle 
appeared above the town square's fountain,  

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spinning until it blurred into a black void. 
Then, Mister Hister emerged from the darkness.

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Mister Hister addressed the crowd, calling out:  

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"My children, it is time to tell Mister 
Hister what lesson you learned today!"  

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He selected a young girl from the crowd, and 
asked her to recite the lesson she learned. She  

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answered, repeated a lesson from Mr. Squibbles 
concerning the importance of tying one's shoes.

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Mister Hister replied: "Your prize is to pass 
through the mirror, and into the Dreamlands!"

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He lifted the girl into the air, and tossed 
her into the mirror behind him. She screamed,  

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and disappeared. He proceeded to call up child 
after child, asking them to repeat the lesson that  

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they learned. When they answered, they were tossed 
into the mirror. If the child couldn't remember  

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their lesson, however… Well, the less that is said 
about that, the better. Before long, the fountain  

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was filled with deep red water, which the other 
Ticky Taffy Town entities greedily slurped up.

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Eventually, Mr. Hister turned to Dave, asking him 
what lesson he learned. Dave struggled to answer,  

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guessing using a phrase that Mr. Squibbles 
said: "Don't make Mrs. Bobble upset,  

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lest you fail his hideous test." This was the 
wrong answer. Mr. Hister lifted Dave into the sky,  

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where he was suspended upside-down alongside other 
humanoid figures, one of whom he recognized as  

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his long-lost younger brother, Jeremy. At this 
point, Dave stopped responding to Dr. Monroe and  

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his research team. The camera feed remained 
active for three days, suspended upside-down  

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next to Dave's body. Onscreen, a continuous 
stream of red liquid, presumed to be blood,  

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could be seen flowing over the lens. The feed 
was cut short, and Dave was presumed lost.

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As harrowing as it was, this initial 
test provided the SCP Foundation with  

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some vital information on the 
inner workings of SCP-5853-A.  

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They were able to determine that, depending on the 
answer a stolen victim gives, they will be able to  

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affect their own fate. If the victim answers Mr. 
Hister's question, "What did you learn today?",  

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with the intended lesson imparted in the episode, 
they will be passed through the Mirror. What  

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awaits them beyond it, no one but Mr. Hister 
knows, but it is unlikely to be anything good.

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If the victim answers with a lesson they learned 
while inside of the extra-dimensional space,  

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they will be left to hang upside down with Dave 
and the rest of those suspended in the air. If  

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they don't remember, or lie about forgetting their 
lesson, they will be consumed by the entities.  

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But there is one way out. If the victim answers 
by repeating or summarizing Mr. Hister's darker  

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"lesson" from the episode, the victim will 
be released from the extradimensional space,  

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and transported back to the place they vanished 
from. For example, UIU Agent Mathis's son, Thomas,  

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reappeared in the kitchen pantry of his home 
on January 8, 2000, after he did just that.

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Following the D-Class exploration of Ticky Taffy 
Town, Dr. Monroe reached out to Jennifer Lam,  

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requesting that she reconsider her decision 
to decline MTF operations in the area.  

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She refused to change her mind, telling 
him to scan media spaces, recall the candy,  

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and "call it a day." With the Ethics Committee 
refusing to approve MTF action, Dr. Monroe  

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instead reached out to his friend, Terrence 
Bazarian, who occupied an MTF Alpha position.  

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He managed, via appealing to 
Terrence's role as a parent,  

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to convince him to agree to an off-books three-man 
mission into the spatial anomaly of SCP-5853-A.

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The small, unofficial Mobile Task Force 
began its operation on January 20, 2000.  

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Frank Monroe served as Commanding Officer, 
Terrence Bazarian acted as Team Lead, Alpha,  

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Robert Faulk as Right Flank, Charlie, 
and Mohammed Al Abi as Left Flank, Delta.  

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Each member of the team was instructed to 
consume a piece of cherry-flavored Ticky Taffy,  

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and recite the phrase "You may not believe in the 
slaughter, but the slaughter believes in you."

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Soon after, all three men were transported into 
the world of SCP-5853-A. They climbed out of  

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the toy chest to find the cartoonish kitchen, 
the busily decorated living room, and the door  

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to the outside area. The MTF team got to work 
investigating the area immediately, making note  

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of the fact that all of the items in the house 
were fake, simply props for a children's show.

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The door to the set began to open, and the 
three MTF members hid out of sight. Monroe  

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warned them to not, under any circumstances, 
engage with the entities in any way. The cast,  

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with the exception of Mister Hister, 
entered the room and began checking the  

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area for signs of new children transported 
to the world. Alpha was discovered first,  

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and opened fire on Mr. Squibbles, who stumbled 
backward, leaking brown fluid until it collapsed.

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The remaining entities began to scream, 
as the area dimmed to black. Suddenly,  

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everything was dark and silent. The MTF feeds 
switched to night vision, as Delta, Charlie, and  

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Alpha began to explore the area. Monroe ordered 
them to get to the Town Center as fast as possible  

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and tell Mr. Hister the key phrase, so that they 
could be transported back to the SCP Foundation  

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site. As he delivered the instructions, his audio 
feed began to degrade until the MTF officers  

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could no longer hear him. Left alone in Ticky 
Taffy Town, they had to proceed on their own.

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As the officers resumed motion, Franzipans flew 
at Charlie's head at top speed, its hammer beak  

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colliding with the man's head and sending him 
careening into a nearby wall. The impact was  

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fatal, and Agent Charlie collapsed to the ground, 
dead. Agents Alpha and Delta continued firing on  

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Franzipans, and Alpha ordered Delta to head toward 
the door and make his way out. When he reached the  

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door, however, Mr. Squibbles was waiting on 
the other side. It grabbed Agent Delta, as an  

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instance of Kizzy Wink used its claws to kill 
him. In a heroic dying act, Agent Delta pulled  

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the pin from one of his incendiary grenades and 
charged at Mr. Squiggles, blowing them both up.

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Agent Alpha was the only one left standing, alone 
with Mrs. Bobble the clown. She charged at Alpha,  

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as he fired a grenade round that subdued her. 
Taking his moment, Alpha escaped the building,  

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navigating his way through the pitch-black 
landscape. Alpha used his night vision view  

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to navigate a narrow path toward a single light 
in the distance. He walked for approximately  

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182 minutes, at which point he remarked on the 
sensation of the path deepening, lengthening,  

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and pulling him down. He began to approach the 
town square, before everything faded to static.

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When Alpha's video feed returned, he was 
standing in front of a white wooden door.  

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He reached out to open it, and spotted a woman 
that appeared to be Jesse Bazarian, his wife,  

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sitting in a rocking chair and humming 
a lullaby to the infant in her arms.  

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He attempted to speak to her, but she 
addressed him in the manner of Mr. Hister,  

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saying, "See the Mirror. Through the Mirror. The 
Mirror is the only Salvation. Salvation achieved  

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by sacrifice to He Who Is Divine Among the 
Dreamlands. Release yourself through the Mirror.  

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Ascend through the Mirror. Transcend through the 
Mirror…" Alpha screamed, collapsing to the ground.

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When he regained consciousness, he 
was face to face with Mr. Hister  

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himself. The entity smugly asked, 
"Terrence, what did you learn today?"  

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Rather than reciting the key phrase and 
attempting to return home, Alpha pulled  

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the pin from his remaining grenade, and let 
it fall to the ground. The video feed cut out,  

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and the entire Mobile Task Force that entered 
Ticky Taffy Town that day was presumed dead.

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Two days later, Dr. Frank Monroe 
sent out the following email:

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"To Whom it May Concern & C. Miles,

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I regret to inform you that I 
am no longer able to fulfill my  

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duties as Researcher. I have come to the 
realization that Lam was right. Although,  

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I don’t agree with her. I can’t keep trying to 
save the world from the things we study. It’s  

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not about how far I can probe. It’s for our own 
protection. I need to know when to call it quits.

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I could spend ‘X’ number of dollars and ‘X’ number 
lives, sacrificing to whatever… to wherever I  

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think, or wherever I think the ‘Mirror’ may bring 
us, who ‘Mr. Hister’ might be, or the implications  

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of a clown entity called ‘Bobble.’ I could try to 
chase these down to their penultimate conclusion,  

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sacrificing MTF, D-class and innocents alike. 
Lam, she was right. God I’m sorry, Terrence. All  

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SCP-5853 needs is to be hidden. In the dark. I’m 
sorry, I’m just not made for this. Not anymore.  

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I can no longer do this. Let me forget. Let 
me go back. Consider this my resignation.

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Respectfully, Dr. Frank Monroe."

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After a review by the O5 council, Dr. 
Monroe's resignation request was denied.

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All SCP-5853 products have been publicly 
recalled. Any instances of SCP-5853 are  

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to be kept in a standard containment unit in 
Secure Facility 64, Wing-F. If any instances  

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of SCP-5853 are discovered being sold, the sale 
must be intercepted immediately. Every episode  

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of SCP-5853-A has been removed from the air, and 
television broadcasts and online video sites must  

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be scanned regularly in order to prevent further 
spread of the materials. No Foundation personnel,  

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including D-Class, that have or are considering 
having children may be assigned to SCP-5853.

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The SCP Foundation has attempted to uncover the 
identities of production staff and actors from the  

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show, but so far, the investigation has turned 
up nothing but dead leads. A close analysis of  

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the show's credits showed that, rather than 
a list of staff that worked on the episode,  

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they consist of a constantly-growing list of 
names. These names include those of children  

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reported missing, as well as individuals 
yet to be identified. On January 23, 2000,  

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the names Robert Faulk, Mohammed Al Abi, 
Terrence Bazarian, and Frank Monroe were  

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added. Frank Monroe was pronounced Missing in 
Action, and to this day, has never been found.

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