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Item #: SCP-2495

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2495 is to be kept in a Type-B Humanoid Cell at Site-43, with a standard 52-card deck of playing cards kept inside the room at all times to minimise damage caused by its anomalous properties. For the sake of its mental health and maintaining co-operation with the Foundation, in addition to standard amenities provided to humanoid anomalies, SCP-2495 has been granted a blindfold and reading material written in Braille. In addition to this, SCP-2495 is required to attend weekly appointments with the on-site psychologist (currently Humanoid Anomaly Specialist Dr. Adileh Khayyam).

Situations predicted by SCP-2495 should be facilitated by the Foundation to the greatest extent possible, preferably in a controlled fashion. To this end, SCP-2495 should only come into contact with a selected team of personnel so as to limit the possible people whom SCP-2495 will make predictions about.

Description: SCP-2495 is a 27-year old human female of Irish descent, weighing 81kg and standing 1.5 meters tall. For most purposes, SCP-2495 is functionally blind due to what it claims is sensory overstimulation caused whenever its eyes are exposed to more than an extremely low amount of light. It claims this is a direct result of its anomalous abilities, with this claim being corroborrated by the absence of mundane factors that would cause a similar condition. In addition, it is currently being treated for clinical anxiety presumably also caused by these abilities.

A persistent, localised weather phenomenon designated SCP-2495-A is centered on SCP-2495's physical location at all times and is primarily responsible for the anomalous events surrounding it. Typically, this manifests in the form of a small cumulus humilis cloud hovering at an average altitude of 1.1km above sea level — however, its form will occasionally change depending on the weather around SCP-2495's location, such that it looks as inconspicuous as possible given its surrounds.

SCP-2495 will involuntarily enter an active state at irregular intervals: these states tend to become more frequent after prolonged social interaction and dissociative episodes. During an active state, SCP-2495-A's current form will appear to dissipate, before a number of coincidental weather events occur so as to culminate in a number of standard playing cards being deposited nearby SCP-2495's current location. After this occurs, SCP-2495-A will reappear a short time afterwards.

The events that occur to deliver these cards follow the general principle of "least resistance". For example, if SCP-2495 were situated in a room with a deck of cards nearby, a breeze would form inside the room such as to blow a number of these cards towards SCP-2495: if SCP-2495 were instead located in a underground facility, a tornado might spontaneously form so as to remove the earth above SCP-2495, before depositing a large amount of debris nearby that contained a number of playing cards1.

SCP-2495 uses these playing cards (designated SCP-2495-B) to make predictions in a fashion similar to that of tarot readings. Despite its aforementioned disability, SCP-2495 is able to both recognise the design of SCP-2495-B instances, as well as their spatial location — this does not apply to non-anomalous playing cards. Predictions tend to relate to people SCP-2495 came into contact with prior to the active state that produced the SCP-2495-B instances used, although it has been known to occasionally make predictions on its own status following periods of extended isolation.

Predictions made using SCP-2495-B are both highly specific (limiting their usefulness) and appear to always be accurate, regardless of attempts made to intervene.

Addendum SCP-2495-A: Post-Incident Interview

Interviewer: Dr. Adileh Khayyam

Interviewee: SCP-2495

Foreword:


[BEGIN LOG]

(On hearing Dr. Khayyam's entrance into the room, SCP-2495 lifts its blindfold slightly and looks in the direction of Dr. Khayyam.)

SCP-2495: Cute play, Doctor. It's kind of you to be a literal card-carrier, but my hearing's still good enough I can still hear where you are. Your flats aren't that quiet.