# Shy Guys

<figure><img src="https://131541443-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FyDO2DlKSjpFM2Kg8RJcX%2Fuploads%2F0SS551LvmXSDWV83RlY9%2FShyGuy.png?alt=media&#x26;token=d0583e9f-e30c-4c2a-9cb0-08e492c5fc3b" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Shy Guy, captured on Asset-A19's helmet-mounted camera. Asset A-19 was able to avert their eyes while recording this footage, which was then digitally altered to obscure the face of the entity.</p></figcaption></figure>

<table data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th>&#x3C;IDENTIFIER></th><th>> SHY GUY / SCP-096</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>&#x3C;CLARK'S DANGER LEVEL></td><td>> 90%</td></tr><tr><td>&#x3C;BEHAVIOUR></td><td>> DOCILE / TRIGGERED / HUNTING</td></tr><tr><td>&#x3C;SHOVEL HP></td><td>> INVINCIBLE</td></tr></tbody></table>

> A somewhat rare and usually docile creature, the Shy Guy resembles a tall, pale, humanoid with elongated appendages and an extended jaw. The entity remains in a calm, docile state on most occasions, either wandering or sitting in a location, quietly sobbing at all times. The entity remains in this state until its face is directly observed by an asset, at which point it will begin screaming and clutching its face, contorting as if agonised. At this point, the asset who observed it has an estimated minute before the entity enters an enraged state, relentlessly pursuing its quarry until they have been killed. It will only attack those who have viewed its face in particular, and has been noted to ignore other assets it passes during the chase. Once the target has been eliminated by the entity or other means, the entity will revert back to a docile state until viewed again.

### RECOMMENDATIONS:

* Listen out for quiet sobbing to know if the Shy Guy is nearby.
* If you are forced into an encounter with the Shy Guy, avoid looking at the face at any cost. Close your eyes using \[C] if necessary to avoid triggering it.
* If you happen to trigger the Shy Guy and become the target of its hunt, try and create as much distance as possible to buy yourself time. The creature will actively leave the facility to hunt you, so the only ways of surviving it are to trap it or leave the moon.
