Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of SCP-XXXX containment focuses on identifying and quarantining carriers, as well as instances of SCP-XXXX-1 to SCP-XXXX-14. Anti-fungal medicines are to be used to treat identified carriers of SCP-XXXX, which may be identified publicly as an STI.
All identified instances of SCP-XXXX-1 to SCP-XXXX-14 are to be housed at a secure compound designated Area ██ and fitted with standard tracking bracelets. Foundation staff are stationed to monitor the compound and terminate any instances attempting containment breach.
Area ██ is designed to be self-sufficient. The on-site command centre provides a communication channel with the inhabitants in case of emergency or research requests. All other monitoring is passive and does not require Foundation personnel to interact with inhabitants.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a sexually transmitted viral infection. In both males and females SCP-XXXX travels to and infects the gonads, being passed on during unprotected intercourse. Once the infection is complete the gametes produced have genetic templates overwritten, such that two individuals infected with SCP-XXXX will produce a descendant which is a genetic clone of one of 14 identified variants (SCP-XXXX-1 to SCP-XXXX-14, collectively designated SCP-XXXX-n).
Unlike the majority of sexually transmitted viral infections SCP-XXXX is not subject to mutation. Instead new strains of SCP-XXXX only arise in instances of SCP-XXXX-n who are believed to be the sources of the infection. SCP-XXXX-n instances are themselves sterile. SCP-XXXX infection can be treated through anti-viral medication. In males new gametes are produced as normal once the infection is treated, however in females sterility results.
Any genetic clones of SCP-XXXX-n have partial memories of the lives of any predecessors on their genetic strain. It appears that these memories cannot be fully integrated during the cloning process and instead manifest as fragmentary past life visions selected apparently at random from points along the genetic legacy of the SCP-XXXX-n instance. Analysis of accounts of these memories has provided the attached documentation, approximately dated using historical details presented during the accounts.
Addenda:
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: No plan for full containment of SCP-XXXX has been devised at this time and efforts are focused on preventing the spread of related information. To this end Foundation staff have been inserted into research bodies pursuing technology which may be capable of revealing the existence of the object. Teams are also directed to encourage projects related to colonization and terraforming of extra-terrestrial bodies.
Existing deep Earth penetration scanning equipment in the possession of the Foundation is to be employed to monitor SCP-XXXX in order to provide advance warning of a potential XK-Class Planetary Destruction scenario.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a fetus similar in structure to members of the Testudines order, situated in the core of the planetary body known colloquially as Earth. It is unknown at which stage of development SCP-XXXX currently rests, as current scanning technology does not have the capability to resolve fine features for analysis.
Current estimates place measurement of SCP-XXXX at approximately 2000 km along its longest axis. Consistent with current geophysical theories temperature measurements have shown that the planetary core is approximately 5700K. How SCP-XXXX retains physical consistency and movement at this temperature is currently unknown, but it appears to suffer no adverse effects.
Addendum 1: On ██/██/████ Foundation exploration probe Amanda detected traces of DNA in the asteroid belt of the solar system. This DNA shared a 97% similarity with members of the Testudines order.
Addendum 2: On ██/██/████ Foundation extra-solar exploration probes utilising high-resolution telescopes detected two deep-space objects theorized to be the fully grown form of SCP-XXXX. One of the objects was at the time approaching 55-Cancri-g. [REDACTED] exo-planet's designation has now been removed from IAU records.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a hermetically sealed clean room at ██████ █████, ██████. Redundant power must be provided in case of failure, and isolated storage linked in order to store the data generated. Maintenance is to be carried out by level 3 technical staff following BSL-4 decontamination procedures. Data generated by SCP-XXXX can be accessed by Foundation cryptologists of level 2 or higher through mirrored storage, linked to primary storage via an air gap device
Any subjects identified as affected by SCP-XXXX-1 outside of Foundation containment are to be kept under periodic observation. Should any subjects drastically deviate from their normal observed behaviour range they should be taken into containment for surgery to extract SCP-XXXX-1 under the pretext of medical treatment. Assuming that surgery is successful the subject may be released and observation upon them ceased. To date ██ subjects have necessitated this action, of whom █ have survived surgery. Removed tissue should be incinerated, unless requested for research purposes.
Under absolutely no circumstances may any input device be attached to SCP-XXXX. USB ports have been filled with hard-setting epoxy to prevent this. Any personnel attempting to bring input devices into SCP-XXXX's containment area will face disciplinary action.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an apparently solid grey cube with several communications ports standard to modern computing devices. A power socket is present on the device. The only remarkable feature is a small vent in the centre of the top which releases SCP-XXXX-1. Scanning of SCP-XXXX has proven difficult, as the outer casing has proven opaque to electromagnetic radiation and sonic-based scanning reveals only a solid mass.
SCP-XXXX is currently calculating prime numbers and as of ██/██/2011 had calculated a number with 24,352,200 digits since containment four years previously. The display of SCP-XXXX shows a readout with two sets of numerals, theorized to be related to confirmed to be the number of SCP-XXXX-1 affected instances and their equivalent processing power. As of ██/██/██11 there were 4.6 million instances affected b SCP-XXXX-1 according to the readout, with the Foundation having ████ individuals under observation. The readout of processing power SCP-XXXX displays 460 Z FLOPS.
In the presence of an uninfected adult with normal brain function and without a sealed air supply SCP-XXXX will release SCP-XXXX-1. How it detects individuals is currently unknown. SCP-XXXX-1 is a gas cloud of nanoscopic artefacts, invisible to the naked eye. Analysis under electron microscope has revealed that SCP-XXXX consists largely of propellers in the nanometre range to provide propulsion, and a similarly scaled shell containing an unknown viral organism. SCP-XXXX-1 will immediately seek out a human, attempting to enter the airway. If no suitable humans remain present it will cease movement and begin to decay into component elements.
After having entered the airway SCP-XXXX-1 will enter the bloodstream via the lungs and release its payload. A test log is available below giving the typical effects of SCP-XXXX-1 after entry.
Test Log 13 - ██/██/████
Procedure: Unprotected exposure to SCP-XXXX-1 in order to determine effects.
Results: 47 minutes after exposure D-16127 reported severe pain and escalating hallucinations. These continued and escalated for approximately 19 hours when the symptoms began to lessen. After a further 3 hours D-31416 reported only a mild headache and slight sensitivity to light which had fully abated after an additional 2 hours.
At 23 hours the infected counter on SCP-XXXX incremented by 1, while the processing power readout increased by 0.11 EFLOPS. D-16127 was ordered to report any further symptoms.
Consistently over the next 37 weeks D-16127 reported dreams classified by Foundation psychologists as anxiety dreams. While varying in content the repetitive, surrealist form of these dreams was consistent. During this time D-16127 also developed several involuntary nervous tics and was measured as performing poorly on tests of mental and emotional health. MRI scans showed no extraordinary activity. EEG scanning during sleep showed a measurable increase in overall activity, but was unable to pinpoint areas of interest due to the lower resolution available with this method.
During week 38, following a suggestion by Dr. ████, D-16127 was installed in accommodation shielded by a Faraday cage. For the next 3 weeks D-16127 did not report any further anxiety dreams, and performance during testing improved to pre-infection levels. After precisely 23 days in this new containment D-16127 began to show greater anomalous behaviour - becoming withdrawn and demonstrating severely anti-social tendencies. The subject began to repeatedly request to be allowed to exit the Faraday containment quarters, but could not express any specific reason for this.
On day 27 of Faraday containment D-16127 attempted to escape. The escape attempt took the form of repeatedly throwing itself against the entrance to the containment. Despite attempts to reason with the subject it continued to do so, inflicting damage upon itself until a particularly forceful impact with the armoured door caused an open wound to the cranium and loss of consciousness. Medical teams managed to revive D-16127 after moving it to suitable medical facilities, at which point the subject expressed distress at the damage caused. During interrogation D-16127 was unable to explain its actions in trying to breach containment. Initial symptoms resumed during D-16127's next sleep cycle. The experiment was deemed complete and subject terminated for further analysis.
Notes: Autopsy of D-16127 demonstrated an 8% increase in the size of the visual cortex. Note that despite the effect of a Faraday cage on the subject, no unusual electromagnetic radiation has been detected emanating from any D-16127 or any other SCP-XXXX-1 infected subject.
A limited number of subjects have developed further symptoms, including permanent visual distortions, mild forms of Tourette's syndrome and psychotic behaviour. These additional behaviours are hypothesized to be consequences of SCP-XXXX-1 infection but again this cannot be confirmed as they have arisen only in civilian subjects under observation.
Addendum: During scheduled testing on ██/██/████ a standard USB keyboard and mouse were attached to SCP-XXXX. Input into the device led to a change in screen display, and a menu providing additional options such as [DATA EXPUNGED] and the death of █ infected subjects. Input ports of SCP-XXXX must be filled with hard-setting epoxy and no input devices may be brought into SCP-XXXX's containment area. Any personnel attempting to do so will face disciplinary action.
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