Aurora's POV

The next day when 049 was not in his cell or office or whatever you want to call it, I took the opportunity to learn about him. I asked one of the scientists on site for a file on him, and he gave it to me, telling me not to tell anyone that he, Dr. Bright, allowed a child to look through an SCP's file, one of the things he was not allowed to do. I looked at him with confusion, and then looked at the medallion he was wearing, which just looked like a big tacky necklace with a smiley face on it. I then found a place to sit down, and opened the file on SCP 049.

What the hell? I thought, after reading the file. Is he human or not? The scientists all seem to refer to him as an "it", like he wasn't human, like he was just this object they have locked up in storage or something. But he did seem to feel remorse for the person he killed, whoever Dr. Hamm was.

And whoever he was he must have done something to piss off 049, otherwise he wouldn't have killed him. The doctor would still be alive. What did 049 even do anyway? It doesn't say what he did, but maybe there's security footage showing what happened. And who knows? Maybe the plague doctor had a reason to do what he did. Maybe he just snapped and took his anger out on the first person he saw? I found something about him online, and what I saw made my blood run cold, then I heard footsteps from behind me, and the sounds of metallic like breathing.

"My dear, what are you doing with that?" The deep and British sounding voice asked, 049 having just returned from doing whatever he was doing while I was just hanging out in his cell. "Umm, don't be mad, but I just wanted to learn more about you. I figured if you're going to become my legal guardian I have the right to know about you," I said, hoping he would not get angry, and I really hoped even more that he was not already angry about something and that I wouldn't be on the receiving end, or get scolded by him since I am still just a kid. I waited for his answer, but he just tilted his head curiously at me.

"Legal guardian? My dear child I'd be honored but what makes you think that I would be angry with you? Of course you have the right to know about me. All you had to do was ask. Not rifle through my files." "I-i just wanted to learn about you. I'm sorry," I said, feeling guilty.

The plague doctor just sighed and patted my head gently, then gave me some books to read that he had requested, and I gladly took them, having felt bored since all I could do was hide in his cell from the guards or other SCPs. I wondered if there was more to him than what they wrote in the file, and wondered again if I could possibly ask him without making him angry.

I looked over to where he was, watching him mix different chemicals together, and thinking they looked like medicine, but I wasn't exactly sure what it was, and he looked to be too busy at the moment for me to ask him, and I sighed.

Oh well, maybe later, I thought, opening the first page of the book I was going to read, and I was surprised when I saw the cover of it, which was part of a series I used to love reading. How did he know? It's almost like he could read my mind or something. Could he? I mean he was extremely smart, according to his biography, so maybe it was possible.

I looked down at the page, beginning to read, and soon I was lost in the book and didn't realize he was watching me until I stretched and yawned, beginning to get sleepy and I jumped slightly. "Sorry dear, I didn't mean to frighten you," he said, chuckling a little. "Oh, um, that's okay. I guess I was just so lost in my book I didn't notice anything till just now. Uh, what time is it anyway?"

He looked over at a clock on the wall. "It is seven o' clock. Are you hungry? I can ask for some food for you if you are," he offered, and I nodded, hearing my stomach growl. "Yes please," I said, and my mind went back to whether or not he could actually read minds. I'll have to ask him about it later, right now I was so hungry I just wanted to focus on eating.