Marion Wheeler refused to believe Luo Shu's revelation.
"Stop joking! Tell me the truth!"
"This is the truth. SCP-3211 is you—or rather, a recording of your younger self."
Marion stared, searching for deceit in his eyes. Finding none, she whispered, "You're saying I forgot who I was… what I did?"
Luo Shu shrugged. "Who hasn't? My memories are fake too."
Still skeptical, Marion pressed, "Then what did young me say?"
Luo Shu opened the Anomaly Archives, replaying the encounter verbatim:
The Recording (September 1, 1939)
A young Marion Wheeler (early 20s, vibrant—unlike the old woman before Luo Shu) spoke urgently:
"Promised One, you've come! Listen carefully—
These words are for you alone. Others see/hear only antimeme distortions.
I'm Marion Wheeler, Director of the Antimeme Division, recording this on September 1, 1939.
The current Truth-Seeker found me today. He asked me to leave this message… before 'God' killed him."**
Here, young Marion broke down, weeping for nearly half the 6-minute clip.
(Luo Shu guessed they'd been lovers.)
"The world is chaos. Millions dead—'God's' doing. To erase the Truth-Seeker, he's gone mad!
History may distort this day, but truth will surface.
The Truth-Seeker traced the trail to SCP-3125. He was so close to the final revelation.
He tasked you to continue.
I don't know which Truth-Seeker you are… but I know you'd come.
I'll help investigate SCP-3125. My findings are stored in Site-41's S041-B30-000.
I don't know if I'll live to see you…
With the Truth-Seeker's help, I convinced O5-8 to establish the Antimeme Division. We must uncover SCP-3125's secrets!
The Anomaly Archives gave me antimeme abilities. I'll hide within the Foundation, waiting for you.
O5-4 ('Bandit') is also your ally. He founded the Chaos Insurgency as your open sword. I'll be your hidden dagger.
We will meet. This is your destiny—and mine.
Remember: Find SCP-3125. Demand the world's truth!"
The Aftermath
Luo Shu shared everything, including the Archives' role.
Young Marion had known of it—a Truth-Seeker's greatest ally.
Alongside her, Alpha-"Bandit" (O5-4) had been another pillar.
But after the September 1, 1939 reset, their memories were rewritten.
In the fabricated timeline, that date marked WWII's outbreak (ending September 2, 1945).
Those six years?
The time Anomaly-2000 needed to rebuild.
Calculations:
200 million directly culled by "God."
70 million "war deaths"—cover for cloning delays.
Total: ~300 million lives sacrificed for one Truth-Seeker.
Marion and "Bandit" forgot their mission, acting out assigned roles:
Marion: Devoted antimeme researcher.
"Bandit": Rebel against the Foundation.
Next Steps
Luo Shu's path was clear:
Access S041-B30-000—decode Marion's decades of research.
Confront SCP-3125—unlock the world's ultimate truth.
Marion, pale, whispered: "All these years… I was waiting for you?"
Luo Shu nodded. "And now, we finish it."