SCP Sandbox

Item #: SCP-XXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXX-1 (currently SCP-XXX-1/18) is to be contained in standard-sized humanoid living quarters at Bio-Research Area-12, fitted with grow lamps that cover a sun-equivalent light spectrum in addition to normal lighting fixtures. There are to be no windows in its living space, and, should a situation arise where SCP-XXX-1 must be moved through or into any space with windows, those windows must be completely blacked out by any means available. Under no circumstances is SCP-XXX-1 to be exposed to direct moonlight, as defined as a direct line of sight between any part of SCP-XXX-1's body and an illuminated portion of the moon.

Under normal circumstances, SCP-XXX-1 is to be kept on a vegetarian diet, given three meals per day, and may request one snack between meals. Following an SCP-XXX-2 spawn event, SCP-XXX-1 is to be fed Formula XXX-A by nasogastric feeding tube and exposed to a sunlight-equivalent light spectrum for 15 minutes out of every hour until it has fully regenerated all four limbs and is capable of self-locomotion. There is to be at least one nurse on call at all times, to help SCP-XXX-1 relocate its shoulders and/or hips should they become dislocated outside of an SCP-XXX-2 spawning event.

SCP-XXX-1 is to be kept on hormonal treatments to delay the onset of puberty as long as possible, and tranquilisers to reduce the likelihood of an SCP-XXX-2 spawn event. A psychological evaluation is to be performed biweekly.

Any media SCP-XXX-1/18 is exposed to must be pre-screened, to ensure that it does not contain any objects, animals, or depictions thereof found listed on Documents XXX-06-A or -B/18.

Should SCP-XXX-1 expire for any reason, Protocol XXX-Alpha is to be executed immediately to identify the new SCP-XXX-1 and pull it from the general population.

Description:

NOTE: Unless otherwise specified by use of the secondary sub-designation SCP-XXX-1/x, information on SCP-XXX-1 is universal between instances.

SCP-XXX-1/18 is a human female of Indian descent, ██ years old as of ██/██/████. Evidence very strongly suggests, but cannot absolutely confirm, that that there is only ever one instance of SCP-XXX-1 at a time.

SCP-XXX-1 has smaller than normal ball heads in its hip and shoulder joints, allowing them to luxate easily, but a positive identification requires confirmation of sphincters in the surrounding blood vessels, or direct observation of an SCP-XXX-2 spawn event.

SCP-XXX-1 does not, and possibly cannot, respond to either its designation or its birth name, but will answer to any fair approximation of "Moon's Bride" in apparently any language, even if it has no knowledge the language in question.¹ SCP-XXX-1/18 invariably introduces itself as "C██████i", contrary to its birth certificate, which indicates its given name is "R██████a".

At sundown local time during a full moon, when SCP-XXX-1 is under high stress, or when SCP-XXX-1 is exposed to direct moonlight (see above), one or more of its limbs will dislocate out of its ball joint, and sphincters in the surrounding blood vessels will close. Apoptosis rapidly onsets immediately distal to the closed sphincters, causing the affected limb to fall away. Over the course of approximately five seconds, a new SCP-XXX-2 instance will assemble itself from each shed limb.

Instances of SCP-XXX-2 are carnivorous, quadrupedal masses of flesh with rudimentary mouths. When viewed directly, instances of SCP-XXX-2 give the visual illusion of being domesticated rabbits, but indirect viewing (such as in a mirror or via video feed) or tactile examination reveals that they are in fact hairless and mostly skinless, as well as lacking a distinct head or tail. SCP-XXX-2 instances will invariably attack and attempt to consume any living being other than SCP-XXX-1 that it has an unobstructed line of sight to.

{limbs fall off during the full moon, under high stress, and when in direct moonlight, then transform into twisted, vaguely quadrupedal flesh beasts (SCP-XXX-2) that appear to be rabbits when looked at directly (but not when observed indirectly, such as in a mirror or via video feed) and have a mindless hunger for the flesh of anything that's not SCP-XXX-1 or each other. They directly incorporate what they eat into themselves, growing until they split into two smaller ones, and will occasionally feed parts of themselves to SCP-XXX-1, who can slowly regenerate limbs if provided with sunlight or moonlight and the biomass for it, sunlight working more quickly. Gotta work in some reference to it being a "feast" held in SCP-XXX-1's honor.}

{When SCP-XXX-1's first period starts, she will continue to bleed out until she has lost her entire blood volume, and a new SCP-XXX-1 will be selected on her death via an unknown method, meaning that the Foundation has to track down the new one to bring it into containment. Containment thus hinges on keeping SCP-XXX-1 alive and prepubescent for as long as possible.}

SCP-XXX-1/18 suffers from severe Depersonalisation Disorder, ultimately forming a personal narrative in which unpleasant events and stimuli are derealised entirely. Although this disturbance is not standard amongst SCP-XXX-1 instances and is not considered anomalous, staff interacting with SCP-XXX-1 are to be discouraged from challenging this narrative.

{Insert interview logs with previous SCP-XXX-1 instances making reference to an entity they'll only refer to as "my king", describing SCP-XXX-2 as their king's subjects that have been ordered to hold a feast in their honor, and at least one being distressed that the Foundation and their medicine is forcibly delaying the consummation of her marriage to her king, by which she means the bleeding of her first period. When it's pointed out that the bleeding will kill her, she replies with "The blood is already his to take."}

{The implication by the end of it should be that the "king" in question is actually literally the Moon, but I'm not sure how thick to slather that on.}

Item #: SCP-YYY

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: Any string of wild animal attacks or "mysterious disappearances" taking place in or around wooded areas suitable for SCP-YYY habitation must be investigated for possible SCP-YYY involvement. If SCP-YYY involvement is confirmed, the affected area must be cordoned off under the guise of a police investigation to avoid civilian interference during neutralisation procedures. Once an SCP-YYY instance has been identified, one D-class personnel already slated for termination is to be fitted with a GPS tracker and wireless camera, and sent into the affected area with instructions to follow any object, animal, or phenomenon that seems to be trying to guide them somewhere. Once SCP-YYY has fed and its source location identified, a neutralisation team including one spiritual or religious leader recruited from the local populace may safely approach its source location and exorcise it with the methods detailed in document YYY-N1. Once the SCP-YYY instance has been neutralised, the local spiritual leader that assisted in the procedure is to be administered a Class B amnesiac and told a context-appropriate cover story.

Work is ongoing to reduce the number of suitable areas for SCP-YYY instances to inhabit, by promoting deforestation, setting brush fires in the summer, and encouraging a more urban, sedentary lifestyle in the general populace.

Description: SCP-YYY are entities or phenomenons of variable appearance that spontaneously generate in moderately secluded wooded areas with footpaths that humans travel at night on at least occasionally. When a lone human on foot gets within 10 metres of an SCP-YYY instance, there is a 85% chance that it will take on a form intended to entice the human into following it. A list of known SCP-YYY "enticement" forms follows.

• Abnormally-rustling branches
• Cats
• Children
• Hovering "lamps" or balls of flame (especially common in swampy areas)
• Moving shadows

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• Screams for help

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If it can get a human to follow it back to the place where it first appeared, the SCP-YYY instance will change into a more overtly dangerous form (often a large predator, but transformations into grasping tree roots or sinkholes with a strong downward pull have also been recorded) and attempt to kill them. If successful, the SCP-YYY instance will enter a dormant state for 3-7 days before becoming active again.

There is no evidence that SCP-YYY is capable of using any kind of compulsion, psychic or otherwise, to lure victims towards it; it relies purely on human psychology to obtain victims.

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