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| SCP-XXX, on display, at time of discovery |
Item #: SCP-XXX
**Object Class: **
Special Containment Procedures:
Description:
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| Computer rendering of SCP-XXX-1 |
Item #: SCP-XXX
Object Class: Euclid [reclassification to Keter has been proposed, see Addendum XXX-1]
Special Containment Procedures: All research and experimentation pertaining to SCP-XXX-1 and SCP-XXX-2 is to be restricted to Bio-Containment Site 23. Personnel seeking transfer to Bio-Containment Site 23 should direct their requests to the site supervisor. All remaining SCP-XXX specimens are to be kept in deep freeze at Site ██ until further notice.
Description: SCP-XXX-1 is an endogenous retrovirus of unknown origin. The virus may be transmitted via any bodily fluid, and is extremely infectious due to the high concentrations of said virus present in the bodily fluids of infected subjects. Infection occurs in 100% of cases under normal conditions, although if the subject's immune system is highly active at the time of initial infection (due to recent illness or vaccination), death may occur due to the temporary cessation of immune defenses during the early stages of infection.
When introduced into a human subject, SCP-XXX-1 targets the host's immune system, specifically
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| SCP-XXX, terminal access |
Item #: SCP-XXX
Object Class: Euclid, pending reclassification to Safe reclassification denied, see Addendum XXX-003
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXX is to be kept under video surveillance at all times. Live-feed cameras are to be placed in all three sections of SCP-XXX's housing, and the feeds are to be under observation by at least one Foundation employee at all times. In the event that observation fails for any period of time, on-site reserve personnel are to be activated, and the area is to be placed under lockdown until containment of SCP-XXX and any items produced by the the SCP is reestablished.
Description: SCP-XXX is a conveyor baggage claim, located within Terminal ██ of the [REDACTED] International Airport. According to construction records, SCP-XXX was installed at the same time as all other baggage claims in that terminal, and reviews of maintenance reports has failed to produce any leads regarding the unusual properties exhibited by SCP-XXX. While all sections are kept under observation, SCP-XXX operates indistinguishably from any other baggage claim in the terminal, and the amount of electricity drawn by the machine remains relatively constant.
Should one of the three sections of SCP-XXX (runway access, conveyor system, or terminal access) cease to be observed, the machine's electrical draw begins to fluctuate rapidly, though no correlation has been determined between these fluctuations and the machine's other effects. At this point, various items of luggage will begin to enter the observed portions of the machine, said items having no apparent point of entry. These items are of varying shape and size, and in some cases do not correspond to modern security requirements for luggage taken aboard airplanes. Said items will continue along the conveyor along with the original contents of the conveyor until they are either taken from the line or reenter an unobserved section, at which point they disappear from the line and are no longer to be found.
Items of luggage "produced" by SCP-XXX (hereby collectively designated SCP-XXX-1) appear to exhibit mild inhibitory effects on certain areas of the human brain. This results in a general inability to distinguish SCP-XXX-1 luggage from normal baggage of similar appearance, resulting in SCP-XXX-1 items being mistaken by airline passengers for their own belongings and withdrawn mistakenly. The effect persists upon the luggage being opened, often resulting in accidental injuries to the recipients of SCP-XXX-1 when they attempt to make use of the contents.
SCP-XXX was brought to the Foundation's attention following the events of ██-██-19██, when a piece of SCP-XXX-1 luggage was retrieved by a businessman whose connecting flight was delayed. Upon the luggage being passed through security again before boarding the connecting flight, the presence of [DATA EXPUNGED] and electrical components, as well as high levels of gamma radiation, resulted in the airport being placed into lockdown and the man being detained for questioning. Foundation agents were called to the site following the discovery of the original luggage in the "unclaimed baggage" area, as well as luggage belonging to several other passengers, all of whom, when contacted, were discovered to have also mistakenly acquired SCP-XXX-1 luggage.
Addendum XXX-001: List of notable contents of SCP-XXX-1 luggage
- Assorted scrap metal
- Several sets of clothing, of various styles, composed of an unknown metallic fiber. On being worn, the fiber scrapes against the skin of the wearer, typically causing numerous shallow cuts across the skin and heavy blood loss.
- One (1) United States Army-issue M16 assault rifle, fully disassembled
- One (1) plastic water bottle, containing highly compressed air (est. pressure 400 kPa). Models suggest that any attempt to open the bottle would result in massive injury to the would-be consumer via the resulting pressure release.
- One (1) steel crowbar
- One (1) bottle of shampoo, identified by the label as [REDACTED] brand (said brand ceased production during the late 1990's). The gel contained in the bottle includes a variety of enzymes which are capable of denaturing the proteins in human hair.
- Thirty-seven (37) knives, of assorted make and model
- [REDACTED, SEE ADDENDUM XXX-003]
Addendum XXX-002: Results of test XXX-A
Areas under observation: runway access, terminal access
Test protocols: Researchers attempted to feed a wireless camera, concealed inside an article of SCP-XXX-1, along the runway portion of the conveyor into the unobserved middle section.
Test results: Camera ceased transmitting upon entering the unobserved portion. Pieces of the camera were later found inside an item of SCP-XXX-1 taken from the terminal section of the conveyor, the device having apparently been destroyed via extreme blunt force. No data could be recovered from the camera's internal memory.
Addendum XXX-003: Results of test XXX-B
Areas under observation: conveyor system, terminal access
Test protocols: Researchers fed a camera, connected via 100 meters of high-tensile cable to an on-site display, from the conveyor system through terminal access and back out to the unobserved runway access (the runway having been cleared in advance of the test).
Test results: Camera successfully looped around the terminal section and back into the conveyor area. As it approached the exit to the runway access area, however, the feed from the camera was noted as becoming "fuzzy" and suffering loss of detail. Upon exiting the observed areas, the feed abruptly cut out, but the cord remained intact and continued to unreel. After approximately five minutes, the cable reached its maximum extent, simultaneous with the introduction of an instance of SCP-XXX-1 to the conveyor system. This instance was opened by researchers (survivors reported sounds from inside the case as their reason for forgoing typical precautions) releasing [DATA EXPUNGED], which caused substantial damage to the conveyor system area and the deaths of two on-site personnel. Despite the scale of the event, SCP-XXX itself was undamaged, and the remains of the [DATA EXPUNGED] were unable to be recovered.
Local media outlets reported a tragic mechanical failure as the source of the destruction.
Plans for reclassification to Safe have been scrapped, further investigation is pending - Dr. ███
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| SCP-XXX-7 at its original location, prior to removal and storage at Site ██ |
Item #: SCP-XXX
**Object Class: ** Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: All currently known instances of SCP-XXX are to be maintained in storage at Site ██, with the exception of SCP-XXX-3, which will remain installed in its original location and must be monitored at all times. Instances of SCP-XXX in storage are to be isolated from soil and other organic mediums at all times. Soil and organic media used in testing must be isolated from outside contact until the instance of SCP-XXX undergoing testing is removed from the area.
Description: SCP-XXX is a collective designation for a set of gasoline pumps featuring identical manufacturer's marks and anomalous effects. Instances of SCP-XXX vary in age and design, in all cases appearing identical to other pumps installed in their facilities. The oldest known instance (resembling and installed alongside several Gilbarco Model 66 pumps) was installed in a rural Chilean town from 19██ until its discovery in 20██, while the newest (resembling a Dresser Wayne Century 2200 Series pump) was only one month old at time of discovery and removal by Foundation agents.
All instances currently known possess identical manufacturer's markings on the base of the pump, though all other markings on the visible areas of the pump appear normal for the assumed model and manufacturer. These markings refer to a "Livewater Incorporated", an apparently fictitious corporation, the existence of which has yet to be substantiated. Employees and owners of fueling stations where instances of SCP-XXX have been located report no familiarity with any such corporation, and in all cases, the means of delivery and installation have been identical to common practice for non-anomalous pumps.
When in close proximity to soil, instances of SCP-XXX extend fibrous tendrils from their bases towards the soil. These tendrils are metallic in composition, and are capable of penetrating several inches of concrete or asphalt should such stand between them and a mass of soil. Upon contact with suitably nutrient-rich soil, these tendrils branch out to form a pseudo-root-system of metallic fibers. The material composing the tendrils is an unknown metallic compound, which rapidly destabilizes and breaks down into various metal ions (primarily lead and copper) should the tendrils be disturbed. These fibers are hollow, allowing them to convey organic molecules to the pump, where an as-yet undetermined series of chemical reactions convert them into the component molecules of gasoline fuel. The exact composition of the fuel varies between instances, generally matching that of gasoline produced during the period of the pump's installation, and the process of conversion has no apparent mechanism; the substances extracted from soil appear to spontaneously break down and reassemble into the new molecular structures while passing through the pump. Disassembling and reassembling the pump has no effect on its anomalous properties, and installing any of an instance's components into other pumps of the same model will cause all components of that pump to take on the same anomalous properties.
On initial installation, instances of SCP-XXX draw organic material from soil within a one-meter radius of the point of contact. Once soil resources have been drained to a degree that would render the supply inadequate, the pump’s tendrils extend further, resulting in its effects encompassing wider areas and causing increased depletion of soil resources. As operation of the pump continues, the increasingly widespread depletion of soil organic content begins to cause malnutrition in local flora and ground-based fauna. In cases where pump usage is especially prolonged or frequent, total ecosystem collapse can and will occur as the pump consumes and processes all available organic resources.
Addendum XXX-A: On 4/13/██, a routine check on the fueling station where SCP-XXX-1 was previously installed revealed similar anomalous properties in the new pump purchased as a replacement for the removed instance. The new pump was, according to the owner’s bank statements, purchased from the same corporation that had provided the other two, non-anomalous pumps in use. According to interview transcripts, a corporate representative met with the station owner and offered a heavy discount on the replacement pump to offset the loss of profits caused by the malfunction of the formerly installed pump (pump malfunction was indeed the cover-story used by the task force charged with removing and securing SCP-XXX-1). On contacting and examining the records of the corporation in question, Foundation investigators found that a new pump was indeed shipped, but that no representative was ever sent, nor any discount offered, and that the funds received by the corporation were in accordance with the non-discounted price. The identity of the representative and source of the additional funds are currently under investigation. The pump, designated SCP-XXX-3, is to remain installed at its current location and be kept under surveillance in hopes of establishing further contact with the producers or modifiers of the objects.
