SCP 8888 8B 8 Ball Part 4

We're knee-deep in a heist right now, with things about to turn a corner. Dr. Weddle has

been providing a great distraction for the library in the middle of the Grand Hall, and

Sokolski, Moncier, and Placeholder are closer

than ever to getting the eight ball back. It's not over until it's over, however, and like any

good heist film, there's still some twists and turns left in store for our crew of misfits.

Let's get back into it for the final part of SCP 888.

We pick things up right where we left off, with Dr. Montcier and placeholder McDiottet stepping

into the lighthouse and walking up to the vault door.

The moment they see it, they both gasp, and Sokolski asks if that's a good gasp. Monsier replies that it's a very good gasp, and Sikolsky asks if that's a good gasp.

Monsier replies that it's a very good gasp, as she runs her hand reverently over the massive

array of ornate clockwork.

She says that this is Hero's Engine, but Placeholder says that this isn't, as Hero's Engine is an

old-timey turbine. Montcier just shakes her

head and says that that's the cover story, as the real one was lost, at least until now, and they

wanted to get ahead of the myth. Hero of Alexandria was said to have developed a perfect mechanical

lock powered by beryllium bronze clockwork, which is what this is.

Hero was also associated with the eight ball, where it appears in antiquity, as has the

lighthouse and the library in Alexandria.

Sokolski nods and remarks that history repeats, but Monsier corrects him by saying that historians repeat history cycles.

Placeholder reaches out to manipulate the device's massive hands, as there are eight sets in

color-coded groups of three. They turn easily, and the gears sing in their housings as he does

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