I realized then that I could probably only see her in the corner of my eye. Forever doomed to only see glimpses, but never truly see her.

But I was wrong.

For when I happened to look at the mirror, I saw her—in all her glory—looking back at me.

I let out a gasp.

It was one thing to see her in the stillness of a picture, but seeing her standing there, fully animated, was a different thing entirely.

She cocked her head from side to side as she regarded me with those blank, pure-white eyes that nevertheless betrayed an alien kind of intelligence and curiosity. I stared back at her, slack-jawed and completely in awe.

Then, wanting to communicate with her in some way, I held up my hand and waved at her.

She raised her eyelids in a smile and waved back.

— Excerpt from Target Audience, an illustrated SCP novella

**Tale Summary:** Harvard Professor Huey Bertram downloads an app to stave off his crushing loneliness and depression. He ends up with more than he bargained for but is unsure if he's found doom or salvation.

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