Holbenilord's Sandbox.
Smile for the camera!
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe/Euclid/Keter (indicate which class)
Special Containment Procedures: [Paragraphs explaining the Procedures]
Description: [Paragraphs explaining the Description]
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With dissatisfying frailty,
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a secure room with dimensions 5 x 5 x 3 m. Should any personnel attempt to enter the room without permission from the Site Director, they are to be apprehended and interrogated. Should any personnel gain access to SCP-XXXX, the area is to be quarantined until such a time as they can be removed from the area. Requests for using SCP-XXXX in testing are to be directed to Site Director ██████.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a sheet of frosted glass, measuring 170 x 100 cm. If viewed head-on, a human shadow can be seen as if a figure was pressed up against the surface. If viewed from the back, no anomalous behaviour can be observed.
Addendum:
Destruction Test XXXX-a
After receiving permission from O5-█, Drs █████ and ██████ began destruction testing on SCP-XXXX.
D-XXXX was asked to use a pneumatic drill to attempt to break SCP-XXXX.
Following the drill contacting the surface of SCP-XXXX, a pulse of light that prevented observation of SCP-XXXX was emitted that lasted approximately 1 second.
Following the pulse, D-XXXX was no longer visible. An unknown female, later revealed to be █████ ███████ of █████, Michigan, was discovered, having been believed dead for ██ years.
It was noted that the shadow in SCP-XXXX had grown 10 cm in height and was observed to have a thicker build than before the test.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe/Euclid/Keter (indicate which class)
Special Containment Procedures: [Paragraphs explaining the Procedures]
Description: SCP-XXXX is a single cog, measuring 34 mm in diameter and with seven (7) teeth. It is composed of a rhenium-tungsten alloy, and the word "MACHINE" is inscribed in capital letters 4.5 mm high on one side. Its mass is 273.5 g.
If SCP-XXXX makes contact with a metal object, it will begin to increase in diameter while retaining its initial mass. Once it reaches 837.2 m across, it is lighter than air. That's not very interesting, though.
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained within an opaque secure chamber. Should any personnel attempt to remove SCP-XXXX from containment, they are to be restrained and submitted for psychiatric analysis.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a typical specimen of Erinaceus europaeus, the common hedgehog. It is 17 cm in length and weighs 300g, anomalously low for an adult. No life signs can be detected upon analysis of SCP-XXXX, though no processes associated with death have been observed.
SCP-XXXX appears to exert a memetic effect on humans within its line of sight. A significant proportion (four of thirty-two) D-class personnel exposed to SCP-XXXX attempted to use it to detangle their hair, despite the pain evidently felt upon using SCP-XXXX for this purpose.
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Sound of the sun
Visible emotional links
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe/Euclid/Keter (indicate which class)
Special Containment Procedures: [Paragraphs explaining the Procedures]
Description: SCP-XXXX is a double-wall cardboard box, with dimensions 230 x 160 x 170 mm. It shows anomalous internal depth, inconsistent with outwards measurement. The box is filled up to 64 mm below its upper edge with conventional beeswax
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe/Euclid/Keter (indicate which class)
Special Containment Procedures: [Paragraphs explaining the Procedures]
Description: SCP-XXXX is a concrete structure, 40 m tall and 110 m wide at its maximum span. The main body of the structure is composed of reinforced concrete, with "arms" extending from each side. On the front of SCP-XXXX is an array of mirrors, placed unevenly in four rows around a central point. The mirrors on the outermost row are 3 m wide and 5 m tall. All mirrors are attached firmly to the concrete structure. Underneath SCP-XXXX is a system of roller paths and gears believed to be designed to rotate the structure. However, SCP-XXXX is secured to the ground and rotation would prove extremely difficult if at all possible. No mechanism capable of providing the force to rotate SCP-XXXX has been found within this system.
A small concrete button is located on the front side of SCP-XXXX, 40 cm above the platform and 90cm from the left-hand corner of the base. It has been disguised under a thin layer of paint by Foundation personnel. If the button is pressed, SCP-XXXX enters an active state. If the button is pressed again, SCP-XXXX will become inactive.
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: [Paragraphs explaining the Procedures]
Description: SCP-XXXX is a collection of items located within a room in the ███████ Hotel, New York. The room is presently believed to be non-anomalous and not associated with contained items.
SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 are double beds, measuring 200 cm long and 140 cm wide. Their decor is the same as that of the room. SCP-XXXX-3 is a writing desk measuring 200 cm wide, 120 cm tall and 720 cm long. It has three drawers and
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid Keter
Special Containment Procedures: [Paragraphs explaining the Procedures]
Description: SCP-XXXX-1 is a pyramidal structure located in the ruined city of ███████████, Mexico. It has six levels, though the uppermost two are extensively damaged and the border is not clear. It is approximately twenty-two (22) metres tall and has a base area of approximately 7600ft2. Rectangular panels with sculptures typical of the civilisation front the structure, and some traces of coloured murals remain. A large number of sculpted serpentine heads are located on each level and flanking the steps. Several mass graves have been uncovered surrounding the site, and one hundred and thirty seven (137) skeletons have been found to date. All have their hands tied behind their backs, and are believed to have been sacrificed during construction.
Below SCP-XXXX-1 is a natural cave structure henceforth known as SCP-XXXX-2. Its only entrance is located six (6) metres from the pyramid's base. The structure is accessible through a vertical shaft approximately five (5) metres deep. At the bottom of this is a corridor of estimated length one hundred (100) metres. A number of large galleries are visible at the end of this corridor. As the entrance was excavated, approximately 60,000 artefacts and pieces of pottery only partially traceable to the local area. Many are inscribed with unusual glyphs that are currently untranslated. It is currently believed that the entrance to SCP-XXXX-2 was filled in deliberately and with intent to disguise its presence. This was done between 200 and 250 CE.
Attempts to study the length of SCP-XXXX-2 have proven inconclusive due to its unusual properties. Though it is possible to observe the far end of SCP-XXXX-2, attempts to approach it are in 95% of cases (from 200 trials) unsuccessful, resulting in the subject beginning to experience severe headaches and to vomit profusely if they are capable of doing so. Ceasing to move along SCP-XXXX-2 causes the departure of symptoms within thirty (30) seconds.
In the remaining 5% of cases, the subject will face no resistance and walk normally along the length of SCP-XXXX-2. They will become unresponsive to vocal and physical stimuli, showing no signs of pain or distress even when shot or otherwise harmed, though they will expire as normal if trauma is sufficient. Should the subject reach the end of SCP-XXXX-2, they will no longer be observable and
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained within secure locker █ of site ██. Any and all testing of the item must be approved by the Site Director. Should any individual become affected by SCP-XXXX and require recovery, personnel are to forcibly remove SCP-XXXX from them and return it to its locker within the case provided. Personnel are to wear gloves during handling, and at no time to touch the hilt of SCP-XXXX.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a longsword with a blade 1.11m long and a cruciform hilt, constructed entirely from granite. It has proven impossible to date SCP-XXXX precisely, though its design indicates an origin in late medieval Switzerland.
A human being given SCP-XXXX to hold will feel compelled to raise it in a posture they deem heroic. They will maintain this position as long as they remain able, without deviating from the posture originally taken at any point. If the wielder becomes too exhausted to hold SCP-XXXX in that posture, if SCP-XXXX is removed from their grasp, or if they are injured severely, they will become able to let go of SCP-XXXX and recover.
Addendum XXXX-1: As per Experiment XXXX-2, D-7861 was given SCP-XXXX. D-7861 adopted a pose and was then accidentally killed by Agent ██████ in an experiment testing the ability of injury to cause SCP-XXXX to be released. D-7861 did not let go of SCP-XXXX and their body mass began to change into granite of a composition identical to that of SCP-XXXX. This encased the body of D-7861 completely. When later broken, it was found to be hollow and no trace of D-7861 remained.
Addendum XXXX-2: Agent ██████, while travelling in the commune of ███████, France, identified a further instance of SCP-XXXX. Upon recovery, it was shown to possess the same properties as SCP-XXXX-1, and has been tentatively designated SCP-XXXX-2. Any further instances of SCP-XXXX recovered are to be transported to site ██ for containment.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe/Euclid/Keter (indicate which class)
Special Containment Procedures: [Paragraphs explaining the Procedures]
Description: SCP-XXXX is a volume of seawater with a mass of approximately three (3) million tonnes. It is located in the hadalopelagic region of the Indian Ocean. Its physical properties are almost all identical to those of standard water. SCP-XXXX is highly deficient in oxygen, and no fish, echinoderms or molluscs are present within it. However, any part of SCP-XXXX seperated from the whole will be attracted back to the main mass of SCP-XXXX with a force of around 10N/kg. SCP-XXXX is not miscible with standard seawater, and the two do not mix even under extreme disturbance.
The lowest layer of SCP-XXXX is saturated with organic material from above, which is left unconsumed due to the lack of organisms there. Some kind of
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: To prevent public discovery of or access to SCP-XXXX, SCP-XXXX-1 has been moved to ███████████, a Norwegian fjord located at ██.████°N █.████°E. Foundation vessels have deposited silt from other fjords over the item to obscure its detectability both by eye and RADAR. To allow access to SCP-XXXX-1 for testing, an access corridor has been built leading into the hull of SCP-XXXX-1 from a secure location near the shore. This location is to be on permanent guard, and all personnel are to minimise contact with any civilians entering the area. If any civilians show particular and long-term interest in examining the fjord, or repeatedly occupy the area, they are to be administered Class-B amnesiacs and a suitable cover story is to be created by on-site staff.
The walls of the room in which SCP-XXXX-2 is located have been plated with three (3) cm of lead. No personnel are to remain within this room for more than twenty (20) minutes, maximum safe time being forty (40) minutes. Organic materials massing over one (1) kg which have been located in this room for over forty (40) minutes are to be disposed of as a nuclear waste product by personnel in class A NBC suits. If organic material massing over eleven (11) kg is left for over forty (40) minutes in this room, all personnel are to evacuate as rapidly as possible and complete destruction of SCP-XXXX-1 using explosives planted along its structure is to be carried out.
Description: SCP-XXXX-1 is the sunk H-class battleship H-39, previously believed to have been scrapped by the Nazi government of Germany after being laid down in November 1941. It was incomplete at the time of launch, lacking all turrets, flak guns, and the majority of the conning tower.
SCP-XXXX-2 is a cylindrical object three (3) metres high and one (1) metre in diameter, massing 2.1 tonnes. Its outer layer is composed primarily of armour-grade steel, approximately four (4) cm thick. Seperated from this by steel supports is a layer of 94% pure hafnium, with the majority of the remainder being zirconium and titanium. The proportions of these metals and knowledge of possible production methods has allowed Foundation metallurgists to trace the site of production to ███████, Norway. However, the steel casing seems to have been produced by the German Steel Trust, notable for supplying the Wehrmacht.
Inside the hafnium layer are two neodymium-iron-boron magnets (previously believed to have been invented in 1982), powered by an unknown source, and holding a four (4) gram pellet of unknown composition in the midpoint between the two. This pellet, tentatively labelled SCP-XXXX-3, is a viscous, metallic liquid, with a density approximately five times that of water. It is a source of ionising beta radiation, of approximately three hundred and twenty (320) GBq. Despite this emission, no chemical change has been detected. A violation of the conservation of mass is suspected.
If an organic material receives over 0.1 sieverts of radiation from SCP-XXXX-3, physical changes not fully understood begin to take place. Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen within the body begin to fuse through a series of steps to produce Plutonium-239. The rate of conversion is determined by surface area exposed to the radiation, but for a human being approximately 5% of body mass becomes plutonium after thirty (30) minutes when three (3) metres from SCP-XXXX-3.
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Instances of those infected by SCP-XXXX derived from members of the public are to be incinerated as soon as possible, while minimising contact between them and personnel. Those kept for research purposes are to be contained within a Level 4 biohazard containment chamber and fed via nasogastric feeding tubes. Constant sedation is recommended if possible.
Those infected by SCP-XXXX but needed for interrogation or debriefing are to be contained within seperate level 4 biohazard containment chambers, and fed via nasogastric feeding tubes as per those kept for research purposes. In case of a containment breach, personnel responding to the breach are to wear class A hazardous materials suits and use flamethrowers or high explosives to neutralise the SCP and prevent infection.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an ester compound with the molecular formula C15H31COOC30H60█, where █ is a particle of relative atomic mass 0.5 and the same valence properties as hydrogen. Its exact nature is unknown, and it can only be studied indirectly at the current time. If the molecule is altered in any way, the instance of █ seems to be lost and cannot be recovered. The molecule melts at 64°C, and begins to discolour at 85°C.
Should SCP-XXXX come into contact with keratin, cellulose or chitin, it will begin to convert that molecule into further instances of SCP-XXXX, producing more instances of the █ particle by unknown means. Other molecules present will be trapped within the layer of SCP-XXXX. If this is part of a living being, it will replace the surface layers, including hair, scales, feathers, nails or cell walls if present.
If the victim is human, their skin is completely replaced approximately one hour after infection. SCP-XXXX is translucent, meaning that a difference can be seen and the action of the internal organs is visible. If the victim attempts to move, their muscles will break through the layer and their bodily fluids will begin to leak out, causing death. The subject still requires nourishment and water, and will pass out and die if these are not provided.
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Containment of SCP-XXXX relies on disinformation and prevention of public access to SCP-XXXX-1 and two to 6. SCP-XXXX-1 is not to be interacted with, so that its properties cannot be observed by members of the public. In the event that its abilities are observed, all observing civilians are to be administered class A amnesiacs and then placed back in the street.
SCP-XXXX-2 is to be contained by a wall built around its location, and construction signs warning civilians not to enter the area. In the event of a containment breach, personnel are to subdue all civilians observing and administer class B amnesiacs.
Fabricated explanations for SCP-XXXX-3 to 5 have been constructed are to be issued to local residents by means of educational leaflets and tour guides.
SCP-XXXX-6 is to be contained within a locked containment chamber, apart from during testing. At this time, SCP-XXXX-6 is to be placed within a glass case and personnel are to fully protect all skin from contacting the item.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a collection of two (2) six (6) events occurring around ███████ City, Mexico, one (1) two (2) of which pose a significant hazard to the Foundation.
SCP-XXXX-1 is a Mexican woman, 142cm in height, wearing a thick black blouse and a skirt, of Aztec style. Two (2) days after the manifestation of SCP-XXXX-3, she appears in the city centre and runs along ██████████ street, evidently distressed but showing no signs of being aware of any objects nearby. Items placed between SCP-XXXX-1 and her destination do not impede her progress. She runs 50 metres along the road, and then disappears.
SCP-XXXX-2 is a Mexican man, 194cm in height, dressed in a loincloth and sandals. He has two faces, one of which is on the back of the head, and both share the same features. Twenty (20) hours after the appearance of SCP-XXXX-5, SCP-XXXX-2 appears in the street next to the █████ ███ ███████, a notable building in ██████ ████. He does not change location, but remains still for twenty (20) minutes before disappearing. Personnel making contact with SCP-XXXX-2 disappear, and so do bullets and other items, though Incident XXXX-2-a indicated that these objects may later reappear.
Addendum ██/██/199█ — It has come to light that SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2 are connected to a number of other events occurring around Lake ███████, tentatively designated SCP-XXXX-3 to 6, established due to a common
SCP-XXXX-6 is a mirror, 6cm by 3cm, which is attached to the skull of a bird. The skull was discovered in the █████ ███ ██████, having been found ███ years earlier. During the twenty-four (24) hours after the disappearance of SCP-XXXX-2, figures of fighting men are visible in the mirror, appearing to be behind the observer. They wear Aztec battle gear and carry clubs typical of Aztec warriors. If skin contact is made with SCP-XXXX-6, the individual making contact disappears, but can be seen in the mirror. The warrior figures will then club the individual to death and carry him away from the observable area, then return within five (5) minutes, often with bloodstained hands.
Individuals have also been seen appearing by the Aztec warriors when no skin contact has been made. This has occurred six (6) times. In five (5), the individual appearing wore a labcoat with the SCP logo present, though the icon's arrows pointed outwards instead of inwards. On the remaining occasion, the individual wore a labcoat, but also possessed a red armband with a swastika upon it.
Addendum:
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is not containable by conventional means. To control the movement of SCP-XXXX, it is vital that the ash tree and corpses upon which SCP-XXXX currently feeds are replenished. A piped system to channel water, fertiliser and other nutrients to the ash tree is to be installed, and three hundred (300) dead sheep are to be moved into the cavern in which SCP-XXXX resides every six (6) days.
In the event that replenishment becomes impeded, MTF Omega-16 ("Dragon Slayers") are to be immediately dispatched and are to assault SCP-XXXX with extreme prejudice. During this period, a mature ash tree is to be taken from the onsite arboretum and placed in the cavern. Personnel are then to lure SCP-XXXX back into the cavern.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a serpentine creature thirty (30) metres long, with thirty-five (35) metre-long wings and a tail making up thirty (30) percent of its total length. It has no eyes, but a saurian head with twenty (20) fangs in the mouth. SCP-XXXX has not been observed to fly, and it is possible that the wings are vestigial. Its hide is composed of an unknown substance with the properties of a perfect black-body, absorbing all incident radiation. SCP-XXXX is not immune to physical damage, though use of heavy weapons is not to be permitted given SCP-XXXX's destructive capabilities and light weapons are insufficiently powerful to cause major damage.
Ash trees appear to be a very effective attractant to SCP-XXXX. When exposed, it will begin to gnaw at the trunk, focussing only on that tree and ignoring even one hundred and twenty (120) decibel sound sources occurring within twenty (20) metres and assault by M16 assault rifles. However, any weapon capable of causing major damage to SCP-XXXX will attract its attention.
If faced with sufficient threat, or if deprived of ash trees, SCP-XXXX will attack any visible living beings or sources of loud noises. It seems to primarily use echolocation to sense its environment, but even one hundred (100) decibel sound sources do not cause it confusion in locating targets. Its presence seems to slow down all chemical reactions within a thirty (30) metre radius, though this effect declines with distance. As a result of its effect on metabolism, humans within ten (10) metres of SCP-XXXX are incapable of moving limbs, and survival is impossible within three (5) metres of SCP-XXXX. This ability also renders explosives and fire ineffective.
Addendum:
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter/Neutralised
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-1 is to be sealed to all access by Foundation personnel, preferably personnel with a history of nervousness and not performing their duty during stressful circumstances. Tourists showing a great interest in accessing SCP-XXXX-1 are to be administered class A amnesiacs and moved to an area more distant from SCP-XXXX-1. If at any time SCP-XXXX-1 is approached, Foundation personnel are to use as much force as necessary to subdue the intruder and forcibly remove them from the area, administering class B amnesiacs.
Should SCP-XXXX-2 be seen to manifest, it is to be assaulted with extreme prejudice and under no circumstances is it to be allowed to move more than fifty (50) metres from the tower base.
Description: SCP-XXXX-1 is the uppermost floor of a 37.19m tall tower located in █████████, India. The tower is constructed from red sandstone and white marble, and was built between 1442 and 1449CE. The outer stones are shaped into images of various Hindu gods, and there are several inscribed slabs.
SCP-XXXX-2 is a tentacle of variable length, approximately seventy (70) cm in diameter and of similiar composition to that of an octopus, though lacking suckers or hooks. It is destructible, but when divided, the removed part rots rapidly, leaving only organic residue, and the base retracts into the ceiling of SCP-XXXX-1. SCP-XXXX-2 appears to draw nourishment from confidence, becoming more active when a particularly determined individual is present nearby.
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Tinderbox
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX
Description: [Paragraphs explaining the Description]
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be detained in a large room, decorated according to the subject's wishes and furnished as a normal child's bedroom. Items requested by SCP-XXXX, if within the Foundation's means and not in violation of standard security protocols, are to be provided, unless they are living beings. Interaction with SCP-XXXX is to be achieved remotely, through the use of video conferencing equipment, and provided items are to be inserted via a trapdoor. Note that this places size limits on the items. Guards are to be equipped with non-lethal weaponry and instructed to subdue SCP-XXXX immediately should a breach occur, without providing explanation or attempting to comfort the subject.
In case entry becomes necessary, such as during the subject's weekly medical examination, personnel are to wear class A Hazardous Materials suits and carry non-lethal weapons at all times.
SCP-XXXX is to be examined weekly for changes in its condition. Medical staff should perform standard checks and take skin samples for analysis. Should any change in SCP-XXXX's retained genome have occurred, SCP-XXXX is to be transferred to a fully-sealed biohazard containment unit and the vacated cell is to be checked for any organisms or breaches before SCP-XXXX can be returned to the area.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a 6-year old male of asian descent. The subject is 102 cm in height, and weighs 18kg. These values are consistent with SCP-XXXX's history of malnutrition, though SCP-XXXX has gained 9cm in height and 2kg in weight in the last eight months, due to the provision of adequate nourishment by the Foundation. The subject has no notable bodily features, though there is approximately 10cm2 of scar tissue located to the left of the subject's spine, indicative of prior maltreatment.
If SCP-XXXX makes contact with a non-human animal, several hundred cells from the animal are unobtrusively absorbed and broken down within SCP-XXXX's skin. The components of the cell are recycled with the exception of the nucleus, which is stored within specialised cells located in all regions of SCP-XXXX's skin except the genitals and scar tissue. They can remain here indefinitely.
However, if SCP-XXXX then makes contact with a human, these cells release the held nuclei and they are transferred into the contacted human, henceforth known as 'the victim'. The held genomes replace those of the victim and begin to replicate, spreading through all cells within four days. The method of transmission between cells is unknown, but cannot penetrate membranes impermeable to large molecules, such as the blood-brain barrier. Effects manifest first within fast-dividing cells such as those in the skin and gut lining, which now produce versions of these belonging to the genome of the animal. The gut lining is completely turned over within 24 hours, and the dermis within 300 hours. The difference is cells causes problems for the victim, due to different secreted materials, inflammation of the area, and altered effects of hormones on these cells. As red blood cells are produced, clots and inflammation occur in the blood as the two types mix.
90% of victims die during this period, though a small proportion are able to survive. Their secondary sexual characteristics begin to change to become more like those of the animal. Personality change will always occur owing to differences in hormones (or undetectability of hormones), and if the organism the genome was derived from had a different body temperature, that of the victim will alter. This will often cause death. If the respiratory system of the organism is different to the victim's, respiratory difficulties will begin to manifest after approximately 40 days. Organs such as the Organ of Corti (a cochlear structure responsible for sound detection) will change, bringing hearing loss if the genome is non-mammalian and possible enhancement if it is. However, the retina and olfactory epithelium remain unchanged.
If the victim survives these events (0.01% of test subjects have survived over 60 days), muscular, hepatic, and kidney changes occur. Metabolic rates are altered, resulting in tiredness or hyperactivity. Eventually, the bone marrow begins to produce immune cells belonging to the organism the genome was derived from, and begin to attack the blood-brain barrier, causing death.
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Game Day phase 2 story
Mr. Sipple held his client in his warm gaze, talking as you would to an old friend and waving his hands as he spoke.
"As I said, it would be no problem. As soon as you can get the cash to us, we can give you the item. Me and my friend have… had some trouble recently, so I'm sure you see where the price has come from. Don't worry about transport costs, but any spreading the word about our product would be greatly appreciated. And, er, if anyone comes to see you, remember what we talked about."
Sipple took something from his briefcase. It was a copper box, with faint sounds of movement coming from within.
"You wanted to know it was true." He opened the box slightly, and placed a finger into the gap. It was only possible now to see that he was already missing two. He wiggled the digit around, and then there was a sudden clunk as something hit the side of the container. Sipple winced in pain and withdrew his hand, blood dripping from where his lure had been.
"It's a predatory creature, preferring the living to the inanimate. You brought the frogs?"
The client got up now, and took a large tank, containing maybe a dozen frogs, from a shelf. Carefully, he placed it on the desk. They leapt around within it, blissfully unaware of any danger.
The salesman now placed his copper box within the larger container, and let the door open up. Slowly, a wooden train began to drive out onto the glass, and it would be easy to think it was searching for something. Its engine carriage turned from side to side, and the carriages behind snaked along with it.
A frog hopped from one side to the other, its throat pumping as it crouched low against the tank's floor. Now, it was a target. There was a sudden acceleration and the train went straight into it, chewing through its skin as it lay there. The other frogs leapt away, suddenly aware that they were being hunted. There was no hope for escape- one by one, they were consumed. Both the client and Mr. Sipple watched in bloodthirsty fascination.
"Do you like it?"
His customer nodded passionately, and then looked back down at the train. It was against the glass, evidently doing something.
Sipple watched it for a few seconds before he noticed the glass was cracking around it. Shocked, he attempted to grab the wooden creature. He grabbed a carriage, which came off in his hand. "Quickly! Put my box in front of the item!"
The train had chewed through the glass, and fell forwards… into the copper.
"Phew. Close." Sipple wiped his brow, then looked at the customer again. "Still up for it?"
If anything, this nod was more enthusiastic than before. The man's sewed-together lips curled in a smile which the salesman now returned.
The reason for Earth's continued existence is unknown.
Item #: SCP-XXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Specimens of SCP-XXX undergoing study are to be held in a darkened chamber 3mx3mx3m and fed once a day on debris removed from the site's showers. In case of any injury or trauma, a replica bedroom is to be kept on hand for recovery, complete with D-class personnel, preferably those with a scalp condition.
Other specimens are relatively harmless and useful to their hosts, so are not to be contained.
Description: Instances of SCP-XXX are small, almost flat creatures 9-15cm long. They have grappling claws along their sides and a thick, muscled trunk, as well as a single metallic eye. Specimens take up residence on the undersides of beds, holding on to the wooden planks or hiding in drawers. When the owner leaves the room, they climb up onto the bed and pillow and beginning to suck up dead skin cells through the trunk. They also consume any mites which are present, providing them with supplementary nutrients.
The organism's trunk has wide central canal, and is able to create a strong pressure differential in order to suck the material along it, into the digestive stomachs.
Humans with particularly large quantities of dandruff or other skin disorders drive them into a 'feeding frenzy', where they may attempt to consume cells from the scalp. This causes irritation and inflammation, often causing yet more dead cells to be released.
They reproduce sexually, leaving their place of residence and moving around outside once a year. They often fall prey to cats at this time, though their bodies dissolve away shortly after their death, leaving material resembling common household dust and fluff. Young SCP-XXX are playful and travel around their habitat when it is unoccupied, eating the dust available on shelves or in clothes. Maturation takes approximately 20 days, and a given instance can be expected to live for ten years.
Item #: SCP-XXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXX is to be fenced off, with the perimeter to be disguised as a construction site. Twenty personnel, in security guard clothing, are to be positioned around the perimeter with a rotation every six hours.
Description: SCP-XXX is a cliff 15m (148ft) high, located in █████████ National Forest, Mississippi. It is formed from an extensive deposit of calcified material covered by a thin layer of soil.
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Item #: SCP-CCC
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: The remaining instances of SCP-CCC are to be kept in an airtight box, 6cm high, 20cm wide, and 10cm long. This is in turn to be kept submerged in water, contained within a dark room of the Secure Storage area of Site 20. Personnel without at least Level 3 Clearance are not to enter the containment area.
Description: When unused or while burning, SCP-CCC instances are unremarkable tallow-based candles. It is possible to destroy them, though destroying an active sample causes the same effects as letting it go out naturally. In a laboratory environment, combustion lasts 109 minutes, 28 seconds. Chemical analysis has provided no anomalous results, though use of tallow has declined in favour of paraffin or stearin, indicating that they are from before the ninteenth century (Paraffin first having been distilled in 1830).
If one is allowed to burn out, it will do so rapidly. Following this, all light in the previously illuminated area will cease to exist, regardless of whether it was the prevalent light source. Lights disabled are no longer usable, damaged physically to prevent illumination.
Addendum:
Testing Log CCC-01a
Setup: Three 10,000,000 candle-power incandescent flashlights pointed at SCP-CCC.
Result: As SCP-CCC extinguished, all illumination failed. Examination revealed their filaments to have degraded and fallen apart.
Testing Log CCC-01b
Setup: Four LED televisions surrounding SCP-CCC
Result: All televisions failed. Examination revealed their circuitry to have burnt out.
Testing Log CCC-01c
Setup: 80 specimens of Lampyris Noctiluca, the common European glowworm, placed around SCP-CCC.
Result: All glowworms stopped emitting light at the same time. Examination revealed them all to have died, their abdomens rupturing.
Testing Log CCC-02
Setup: A flashlight was set to begin illumination 0.1 seconds after SCP-CCC extinguished.
Result: Flashlight turned on as normal.
Testing Log CCC-05
Setup: An instance of SCP-CCC allowed to burn in the open, during the daytime.
Result: Apparent eclipse lasting 145 seconds, which then passed. Stars were still observable during this event.
Note: Who the [EXPLETIVE] allowed this? Bring him to my office. Now. -Dr. ██████
Note: Made redundant, Magnus made a better version of this.
Item #: SCP-NCL
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-NCL is to be kept within an airtight container. Authorisation will be required for access, and no personnel are to enter without Level A HAZMAT gear. It is to be located in the Secure Storage area of Site 19.
Researchers intending to use SCP-NCL for experiments are to petition Dr. █████, who shall be in charge of the material.
Description: SCP-NCL resembles a sample of ordinary, refined table salt in most circumstances. Analysis has shown similiar proportions of sodium chloride and anti-caking compounds as ██████-brand table salt.
However, if the salt is scattered or thrown, it shows anomalous properties. It becomes suspended in the air, diffusing into a cloud around the scatterer. No harm is done to this individual, though any others entering this area are affected detrimentally. The salt enters their mucous membranes, causing lacerations and hyponatremia (if the victim manages to move from the area within a few seconds).
It appears SCP-NCL selectively targets the wet membranes of targets (see Addendum NCL-B), and pays no attention to dry objects, regardless of lifesigns or appearance. After approximately ten minutes in suspension, the substance begins to form deposits on nearby surfaces. If this residue is tested, it shows no anomalous properties.
Addendum: In ██/██/20██, another sample of SCP-NCL was found in ██████, Virginia. Investigation is pending into the source of the material, and a search for any other samples is ongoing.
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| SCP-XXX's spine, just prior to recovery |
Item #: SCP-XXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXX's spine is to be stored in a tube of armour-grade steel 8cm in diameter, which is to be immersed in ice water and stored underground in Containment Area XXX. Sensors within the ice water will detect any disturbances, and Mobile Task Force Delta-31, 'The Smashers' (to be kept permanently on site) is to be dispatched in the case of any breach.
Description: SCP-XXX is an organism made entirely of a matrix of a titanium disulfide, collagen, and organic glues, which makes up all the organism's organs and systems. The creature feeds by consuming any organic material (through surface contact or ingestion), then using this to produce its structural materials and energy. Its spine (which acts as the brain and digestive system, and the anchor for the body that develops around it) seems to be entirely indestructible, as well as opaque to all scanning methods, so is impossible to analyse. In its fully developed state, SCP-XXX is serpentine in shape, and creamy-white in colour. Its extended length is 5.8m, and its typical mass when undamaged is 100kg. It is capable of rapid motion, reaching up to 70km/h with the usage of many setae along its underside, and of leaping up to 20m.
The creature is of medium intelligence, and easily distressed. If attacked, it will head directly to the object responsible and seek to neutralise it. It does this by biting, and its teeth are capable of piercing armour or causing extensive damage to flesh. It has shown some ability to strategise, selecting the most dangerous targets first. If more than 50% of the creature's mass is lost, it will seek to escape the situation, heading as fast as possible to a known safe position.
However, the creature is also affectionate to those who feed it or provide it with company. It seems to actively seek out people to be with, and try to get their attention. It enjoys playing games, such as catching balls and navigating mazes, and has a degree of empathy with humans, seeking to console those displaying sadness. It can become very attached to a single individual, and even risk grievous harm to protect them.
SCP-XXX was recovered from a glacier on █████ ████ Island, Antarctica, on 12/12/20██. It was kept by Doctor ███ for a year following the discovery, and was described as 'an affectionate pet'. Following his death by drowning on ██/██/20██, the specimen was taken back to site 31. It showed aggressiveness to researchers, and following an assault by Researcher ████ █████, caused the death of 9 personnel. After this, the area was quarantined and systematically cleared by airstrike. The spine of SCP-XXX was recovered from the site, and put in its current containment unit at that time.
Addendum: SCP-XXX has breached containment on █ different occasions, causing a total of 130 Foundation and 8 civilian casualties. Containment Procedures pending revision.
Notes
SCP-XXXX-3 is an anomalous storm cloud that comes into existence every three (3) months over the lake. It then proceeds to rain and fade, but the rain does not appear to interact with solid objects. The storm cloud itself remains stationary, so no wind can be acting upon it, and the cloud does not show up when subjected to radar scanning.
SCP-XXXX-4 is an anomalous area of fire approximately ten (10) metres across which appears in random locations in Lake █████████, Mexico, two hours after the appearance of SCP-XXXX-3, and lasts for three (3) days. It does not appear to use oxygen or fuel, and emits no heat. It is observed to move at approximately 1.4 metres per second.
SCP-XXXX-5 is a bubbling in Lake █████████, Mexico, though no known geological or living process capable is causing this is present within the lake. No noise accompanies this phenomenon, and the bubbles do not seem to interact with solid objects. This occurs two (2) days after every incidence of SCP-XXXX-3.
