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SCP-096

The Shy Guy

A withdrawn humanoid turns seeing a face into a pursuit story. Begin with the original report, then compare the ways games translate its trigger into play.

Original work by Dr Dan. Sources & credits ↓

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01 / Field notes

An image is part of containment

The cell is monitored without ordinary optical surveillance. That detail explains why this is a story about handling information as much as holding a creature behind steel.

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SCP-096 — The Shy Guy ↗

By Dr Dan

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27T23:53:41Z · page revision: 58, last edited: 06 Sep 2025 16:53

Evidence location: Description; Special Containment Procedures; named addenda or test records discussed in this guide; article Licensing / Citation panel.

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02 / Canon Lens

Same subject. Different contexts.

Choose an account, or compare the available portrayals. Each statement stays attached to its source.

Source context

Original article

Dr Dan’s SCP-096 report; source revision in citation.

How to read the claim

The containment report’s observed behavior is a fictional account. It does not specify multiplayer cooldowns or player controls.

Inspect sourcesOriginal sources may reveal story details.1 source ↗
SCP-096 — The Shy Guy ↗

By Dr Dan

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27T23:53:41Z · page revision: 58, last edited: 06 Sep 2025 16:53

Evidence location: Description; Special Containment Procedures; named addenda or test records discussed in this guide; article Licensing / Citation panel.

Agent-checked against the primary article and its licensing citation. Kingy text is a paraphrased reading guide; no article imagery is reproduced.

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Context sourcesOriginal sources may reveal story details.1 source ↗
SCP-096 — The Shy Guy ↗

By Dr Dan

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27T23:53:41Z · page revision: 58, last edited: 06 Sep 2025 16:53

Evidence location: Description; Special Containment Procedures; named addenda or test records discussed in this guide; article Licensing / Citation panel.

Agent-checked against the primary article and its licensing citation. Kingy text is a paraphrased reading guide; no article imagery is reproduced.

03 / Caseboard

Follow a connection.

Every link below explains its relationship and names its context. A connection in one work does not establish a universal fact.

Documented by

The SCP Foundation ↗

SCP-096’s source is a Foundation containment report. Its procedures and research claims belong to that document.

Context: Original SCP-096 article

Why this connection existsOriginal sources may reveal story details.1 source ↗
SCP-096 — The Shy Guy ↗

By Dr Dan

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27T23:53:41Z · page revision: 58, last edited: 06 Sep 2025 16:53

Evidence location: Description; Special Containment Procedures; named addenda or test records discussed in this guide; article Licensing / Citation panel.

Agent-checked against the primary article and its licensing citation. Kingy text is a paraphrased reading guide; no article imagery is reproduced.

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04 / Source record

Read the work behind the guide.

Original works & attributionOriginal sources may reveal story details.1 source ↗
SCP-096 — The Shy Guy ↗

By Dr Dan

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-27T23:53:41Z · page revision: 58, last edited: 06 Sep 2025 16:53

Evidence location: Description; Special Containment Procedures; named addenda or test records discussed in this guide; article Licensing / Citation panel.

Agent-checked against the primary article and its licensing citation. Kingy text is a paraphrased reading guide; no article imagery is reproduced.

Kingy’s text is an adapted explanation, separate from the original work. SCP-derived text is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Source-check dates are retrieval dates, not claims of human editorial review.

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Compare a report in which camera images and direct observation produce different accounts.

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