Item #: SCP-XXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-XXX is to be contained in a standard safety drawer, research staff are advised to follow standard procedure when logging out SCP-XXX and are required to return the badge before ninety days.
SCP-XXX
Description:
SCP-XXX is an aged SCP Foundation Identity badge, the laminate has peeled away at the corners and several patches are burnt or discoloured. Enough information is visible to determine the date of issue at 01/05/19██ (correlating with the badge design.) and the identity of the original badge owner: Dr. ███████ ███████ (listed as ███████ as of 06/16/19██ [DATA EXPUNGED] local law officials have been informed.)
The anomalous effects of SCP-XXX are made apparent when it is in some way attached to the subject. Others will begin to believe the subject has a higher level of authority, this has been seen to be limited when dealing with figures in leadership positions.
After a brief period of time in possession of SCP-XXX (averaging ████ days ███████ hours) the subject begins to develop a nervousness and anxiety in common with many post-traumatic ailments. When the subject believes to be unobserved they will begin to show open regret over a perceived transgression.
Further exposure to the anomalous effects of SCP-XXX have caused the subject to begin hastily destroying or hiding innocuous items believing them to be evidence in an unknown crime (these have ranged from burying a box of ████ to shredding █████████████.)
SCP-XXX can be removed at any point, the effects dissipating over time. Recovered subjects have reported mild anxiety as a result of their exposure, though these are believed to be unconnected to the anomalous effects.
Addendum XXX-1 shows that after a lengthy period of distress (during which multiple studies into the behaviour of the cards effects were done) D-XXX-6 was murdered in his cell at the conclusion of the items experience, multiple cases of an uncomfortable presence were reported prior to termination of the experiment and following a message appeared on the back of the card, remaining for approximately three hours: "I finally got you basterd" [sic].
Addendum:
Addendum XXX-1
Observation Log
SCP involved: SCP-XXX
Personnel involved: Dr ██████, D-XXX-6, Dr. ████
Date: 18/09/2001-23/02/2002
Location: Site ███
Description: Studying long term effects of contact with SCP-XXX, subject is to be confined with as little as possible contact with figures who may be affected, subject is not to be presented with items which may result in their destruction or hiding.
18/09/2001
Badge has been fitted to a standard badge clip, applied to the lapel area of D-XXX-6 as in the case of all previous experiments, D-XXX-6 has not been told the anomalous effects of SCP-XXX under the belief such knowledge may tamper with the results.
D-XXX-6 is to be kept in a locked cell under constant observation, no subjects are allowed possession of the cell keys whilst in the presence of D-XXX-6 and the cell has been soundproofed to prevent the anomalous effects from controlling security.
03/10/2001
D-XXX-6 is not eating all of his meals, approximately half he is attempting to otherwise dispose of, the toilets have been clogged six times in the past week and a missing food tray was discovered beneath the shower cubicle behind a loose panel.
04/10/2001
Dr. ████ has been summoned to offer her skills as a criminal psychologist, hopefully we can determine the nature of SCP-XXX’s perceived crime a little better.
Failure, what clear answers were determined related better to D-XXX-6’s own past, those which did not; appeared to be random assertions unrelated to each other, the more contradictions raised in D-XXX-6’s story the more elaborate it became.
25/12/2001
D-XXX-6 has been moved into a padded cell to prevent future suicide attempts. It is unclear whether this is the result of the cards anomalous effects or a result of the direct stress applied to the subject, alternatively, it could be that a lack of items to hide or destroy may have caused the item to remove whatever was plainly available at the time. Subject has began tearing away at hairs and swallowing them, he has lost all of his nails and attempted to flush them away, lending credence to this theory.
23/02/2002
Medical emergency alarms were activated at 2101 hours, D-XXX-6 was found dead on the scene from multiple stabbing wounds, no intruders were reported by door security, footage shows no entries before 2000 hours and testimony has cleared all research staff allocated to this investigation. SCP-XXX was recovered and sanitized whereupon the message "I finally got you basterd" [sic] written in pen on the back of the card was discovered, additional records were made of this change before it faded at 0010 hours.
Staff afterwards reported an uncomfortable, warm feeling around the corridors outside of the cell prior to the intrusion.
