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SCP-XXXX: The Chatter (Working Title)
Author: DataEncryption
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Special Containment Procedures: Individuals and equipment affected by SCP-XXXX are contained in the Anechoic Containment Facility in Site-27. Access to the containment facility is only permitted using the ST3S System.1 Only ST3S-compliant audio recording devices are allowed inside the containment facility. If any non-compliant recording device is detected in the containment zone, refrain from making any copies of the recordings, and dispose of the device through incineration.
There is currently no known cure for exposure to SCP-XXXX; therefore, affected individuals are to be contained until further notice. Those who come into contact with instances of SCP-XXXX-B without using ST3S-compliant gear are deemed affected and must be promptly isolated, separate from other SCP-XXXX-B instances.
If an uncontained instance of SCP-XXXX-A is detected, RTF Phi-76 ("Speech Therapists")2 must be deployed. If containment of all affected individuals is unsuccessful following 24h from the initial detection of SCP-XXXX-A, Protocol Ω-Babel shall be activated.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a contagious auditory cognitohazard, manifesting as a severe form of Wernicke's Aphasia. Affected individuals present fluent speech, characterized by typical speech rate, intact syntactic abilities and effortless speech output; however, any and all produced sentences are semantically incoherent. Despite the symptoms' similarity with those of Wernicke's Aphasia, MRI scans of affected subjects do not reveal the expected abnormalities in the Wernicke's area or other brain regions associated with language processing.
SCP-XXXX spreads through exposure to affected individuals' spoken language, both directly and through recorded media. Reading a transcript containing affected speech does not propagate SCP-XXXX, indicating that the effect is exclusively tied to auditory exposure and, therefore, not memetic in nature. After ~7s of exposure, subjects suddenly lose the ability to comprehend and produce coherent speech. Affected individuals are referred to as SCP-XXXX-B.
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The first SCP-XXXX-A event recorded by the Foundation occurred in 1989 …
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From 1989 to 2005:
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In 2005, an SCP-XXXX-A event …
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In the wake of the 2005 SCP-XXXX-A event, the Foundation undertook a comprehensive search of its archives for analogous incidents. The following documents, recovered in ████ from ███ ████████ ███, were the only ones identified as describing possible SCP-XXXX-A events.
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FILE IS LEVEL 5/XXXX/VOSTOK CLASSIFIED
ANY ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THIS FILE WITHOUT LEVEL 5/XXXX/VOSTOK AUTHORIZATION WILL BE LOGGED AND WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
The ███ ███████████████ document describes a probable SCP-XXXX-A event that occurred in ████, producing ~██ instances of SCP-XXXX-B (estimated via MVUE). To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first recorded instance of SCP-XXXX-A, followed by those in 1989 and 2005.
It would be inappropriate to determine whether the frequency of SCP-XXXX-A occurrences is increasing, as the available datapoints are insufficient for such a conclusion, however, there is a worrying trend in the magnitude of the events. The ████ event produced ~██ instances of SCP-XXXX-B, followed by 284 instances for the 1989 event and 1627 for the 2005 event. With each successive SCP-XXXX-A event, the initial location becomes progressively more conducive to the transmission of the cognitohazard.
The █████ document, concerning ███████ ███████, suggests the creation of a ██████████ version of SCP-XXXX, designated as █████████ ████. However, based on the naming conventions employed by the ██████ █████, the ████████ █████████ are likely to be ████████ ██████. While there is a possibility of deliberately misleading nomenclature, we maintain the belief that, in this instance, that is not the case.
In the wake of the 2005 SCP-XXXX-A event, the Foundation undertook a comprehensive search of its archives for analogous incidents. The following documents, recovered in 1992 from GRU Division "P", were the only ones identified as describing possible SCP-XXXX-A events.
OSI "RADIO SILENCE" DIVISION "P" DEPARTMENT III
APPROVED 13.II.1967 PRINTOUT NR: 1
SIGNED .................. S
DEPARTMENT HEAD III-P-9-GRU D.NR: 12-III-1967
RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL: Sokolov Aleksei к.м.н.
DETAIL: OSI "RADIO SILENCE" is a contagious agent.
Proposed uses:
(i) Military Usage (Direct) - REJECTED. Releasing an infected individual in an American city could disrupt verbal communication across the Western bloc. All presently affected individuals are native Russian speakers, making it trivial to trace the attack back to us.
(ii) Military Usage (Indirect) - APPROVED. Complete and irreversible breakdown of language comprehension; could help to disrupt NATO personnel during the initial stages of Operation Rhine. Research on P-Series agents starting by 01. I. 1968.INCIDENT SUMMARY DIVISION "P" DEPARTMENT II
06.IX.1969 D.NR:97-II-1969
ATTACHED TO DOCUMENT 12-III-1967
On 06.IX.1969, Prisoner 05 (P-05) deceased due to myocardial infarction, and an autopsy was performed. No intracranial lesions were noted, confirming our hypothesis that the effect of OSI “RADIO SILENCE” is not caused by damage to the language areas of the brain.INCIDENT SUMMARY DIVISION "P" DEPARTMENT II
23.VI.1971 D.NR:52-II-1971
ATTACHED TO DOCUMENT 12-III-1967
On 22.VI.1971, junior technician Artem Mikhailov was sent to repair the ventilation unit in Cell 08 (C-08). Despite Mikhailov being instructed to wear noise-cancelling headphones for the duration of the repairs, the precise reason why they were necessary was not disclosed due to security protocols.During the course of the repairs, Prisoner 08 (P-08) attempted to speak to Mikhailov, who remained unaware of such attempts, as can be observed from the security footage. After the repairs had been concluded, Mikhailov signalled to the camera that his work was completed, prompting the assigned security guard to walk towards C-08 to let Mikhailov out.
At this point, Mikhailov became aware of P-08's attempts at conversation, to which he slightly lifted his noise-cancelling headphones to hear what was being said, becoming infected shortly thereafter. As the guard was walking towards the cell, he was not attending to the security cameras and thus remained unaware of Mikhailov's condition. The infection rapidly spread to the security guard, Boris Kovalev, then followed by the entire laboratory staff, increasing the total count of infected individuals to 18.
All infected individuals have now been secured, although the loss of our colleagues is regrettable. Security protocols have been updated following this incident.
PROJECT "APHASIA" DIVISION "P" DEPARTMENT III
APPROVED 21.IX.1973 PRINTOUT NR: 1
SIGNED .................. CS
DEPARTMENT HEAD III-P-9-GRU D.NR: 257-III-1973
PROJECT TARGET: To develop and test an incapacitating agent based on OSI "RADIO SILENCE", for military use in Operation Rhine.
PROJECT HEAD: Kirpichev Pyotr к.х.н.
30.IV.1972 SUCCESSFUL
DETAIL:
Following the successful testing of Substance P412 and the unfortunate events detailed in document 52-II-1971, the further utility of OSI "RADIO SILENCE" subjects for the Soviet Union is under serious debate. To reduce our operational expenses and minimise risk to GRU-P personnel, the remaining infected individuals are scheduled for liquidation.The OSI "RADIO SILENCE" document describes a probable SCP-XXXX-A event that occurred in 1967, producing ~11 instances of SCP-XXXX-B (estimated via MVUE). To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first recorded instance of SCP-XXXX-A, followed by those in 1989 and 2005.
It would be inappropriate to determine whether the frequency of SCP-XXXX-A occurrences is increasing, as the available datapoints are insufficient for such a conclusion, however, there is a worrying trend in the magnitude of the events. The 1967 event produced ~10 instances of SCP-XXXX-B, followed by 284 instances for the 1989 event and 1627 for the 2005 event. With each successive SCP-XXXX-A event, the initial location becomes progressively more conducive to the transmission of the cognitohazard.
The final document, concerning Project Aphasia, suggests the creation of a weaponized version of SCP-XXXX, designated as Substance P412. However, based on the naming conventions employed by the Soviet Union, the P-Series compounds are likely to be chemical agents. While there is a possibility of deliberately misleading nomenclature, we maintain the belief that, in this instance, that is not the case.
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T-00:00 SCP-XXXX-A identified in LOCATION, STATE/COUNTRY
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid Keter
Special Containment Procedures:
Any variation in the current pattern of SCP-XXXX-1's instances must be reported to the astronomical tracking unit at Site-195.
In the event of a collision between artificial satellites or fragments of the aforementioned satellites, the collision is to be reported to space agencies as a redundant security measure.
Following Incident XXXX-A, funds are to be allocated to the removal of space debris.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a phenomenon that warps space producing gravity wells that will be referred to as SCP-XXXX-1 henceforth. nstances of SCP-XXXX-1 appear between an approximate altitude of 200 Km and 1800 Km around the Earth. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 disappear between 1.4 s and 11.9 s of their appearance.
These short-lasting gravity wells can modify the orbit of satellites and debris, causing collisions, that create debris which in turn generate more collisions, producing an ablation cascade leading to a SK-Class event.
Addendum XXXX-A:
Incident Report XXXX-A
Date & time: 19/02/2009 16:56 UTC
Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251, artificial satellites orbiting Earth, collided at a speed of 42120 Km/h, at an altitude of 789 Km over the Taymyr peninsula, in Siberia.
The collision produced approximately 1900 fragments measuring around 10 cm and many thousands of smaller ones.
The two satellites were supposed to pass near each other at a distance of 584 m.
Addendum XXXX-C:
Excerpt from a lecture on the possible consequences of SCP-XXXX
Dr. █████: So, as we precedently discussed, SCP-XXXX bends space. So, I’d like to pose you a question: what happens if you continuously bend something?
Researcher ████████: Uhm, it breaks?
Dr. █████: Yes, it breaks.
Short Pause
Dr. █████: So, what happens if space “breaks” or “tears”?
Well, we have several hypotheses.One of the things that could happen is the creation of a singularity. And I don’t have to explain why a point of infinite density that close to Earth isn’t a good thing.
Another hypothesis is that, as previously seen with [DATA EXPUNGED], the “tear” in space would open to another universe or dimension, as those from which [DATA EXPUNGED] and [DATA EXPUNGED] came from. This would probably mean more anomalies to contain, so it isn’t a good scenario anyway.
The last hypothesis, and the one I find more terrifying, is that space would simply break. The border between reality and everything else would just dissolve.
The best thing that could happen is that the universe repairs itself, freezing the zone in space and time, making it only exist at the moment of its creation or “sewing” the tear by folding and stretching space around it, closing it but creating a pretty weird effect around it, making objects accelerate in random directions and dilating time.
Otherwise the tear could create a zone where no matter can exist and where the rules of physics don’t apply, making it for all intents and purposes a hole in our universe.
Assistant Researcher ████████: Sorry, this may be a stupid question, but what causes SCP-XXXX?
Dr. █████: For all we know, it could be caused by a sentient toaster. The Foundation’s knowledge is limited and, in a world where knowledge is power, the concept of not knowing is terrifying.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is surrounded by a chain-link fence patrolled by guards posing as agents of the Italian National Forest Service (Comando unità per la tutela forestale, ambientale e agroalimentare) to keep a low profile.
The official cover-up narrative is that the area is fenced to restrict access to an illegal chemical dump which is being cleared.
Monitoring equipment is placed on the perimeter of SCP-XXX to track any eventual expansion.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an irregularly shaped anomalous zone that has an area of 24███ m² inside the Italian National Park “Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini”.
Inside this area sound waves do not propagate and electromagnetic radiation attenuates 40,7% every 1m.
Despite this, from outside SCP-XXXX no difference can be perceived between the anomaly and the surrounding forest.
SCP-XXXX was discovered following the disappearance of 3 hikers and the search party trying to find them in 19██. Following the event, Foundation agent ███████ ████ was sent to investigate, carrying a GPS tracker, after his tracker stopped transmitting a perimeter was established and Foundation researchers discovered the anomalous properties of the zone. Agent ███████ ████ has been commended for his actions.
Exploration Log XXXX-1:
Agent ███████ ████: I’m in the area where the search party’s beacon turned off. There are some tracks in the mud.
Base: Ok, follow the tracks and report back if there’s anything new.
Agent ███████ ████: Roger.
5 Minutes later
Base: We’re losing your tracker, what’s your status?
Agent ███████ ████: [intelligible]
Base: Agent ████, do you copy?
[SIGNAL LOST]
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Page Type: SCP Article
Genre: Horror
Elevator Pitch: A contagious auditory cognitohazard originates from audio devices playing nonsensical sentences. After a second event, affecting a significantly greater number of people, the Foundation recognizes it as an active threat. The unsuccessful containment of the most recent incident, which occurred yesterday, triggered more extreme containment measures just a few minutes ago.
Elevator Pitch (Alternative): A contagious auditory cognitohazard originates from audio devices playing nonsensical sentences, spreading to those who listen. Containing it means deleting all audio devices , mitigating it means … The unsuccessful containment of the most recent incident, which occurred yesterday, triggered more extreme containment measures just a few minutes ago.
Central Narrative: In 1989, a chain disappearance event prompted the Foundation to investigate a small town. A contagious auditory cognitohazard was discovered, where affected individuals uncontrollably utter nonsense sentences3 and it spreads to those who listen. After the affected individuals and the source4 of the phenomenon were contained, the situation appeared under control.
Then, in 2005, it happened again. This time during at a movie theatre in a large town, where the speakers suddenly started "broadcasting" nonsense sentences. As a result, the Foundation realised it wasn't a one-off event and they began to view this anomaly as an active threat. In a world that has become ever more interconnected, such a contagious breakdown of communication could spread like wildfire. To address this possibility, the Foundation devised a last-resort containment procedure: Protocol Ω-Babel5.
The 2005 event also prompted the Foundation to sift through their archives searching for past occurrences, where they found a report from GRU-P, dated 1967, describing a similar phenomenon in a rural village. This leads to an alarming conclusion: with each occurrence, the events grow in magnitude, as the initial location becomes progressively more favourable for the rapid transmission of the cognitohazard.
The last addendum describes the most recent incident, which occurred yesterday, where the PA system at Tokyo International Airport was affected. 24 hours later, it is still uncontained, having spread internationally. A warning flashes on screen:
Additional Notes: Is the warning at the end, displaying the reader's time and date, a bit too cheesy?
ST3S (Speech-to-Text-to-Speech) isolates the user from non-memetic auditory cognitohazards while permitting verbal communication. It is comprised of noise-cancelling headphones, a microphone, and a microcontroller. ST3S converts external audio to text, which is then converted back into (somewhat) natural-sounding speech.
Nothing of importance slips on a banana peel. The body of mind brings both pleasure and pain.
Behind the cover, paragraph after paragraph, the ice-cream awaits. The eloquent silence melts.
Tale Drafts
Good afternoon, Doctor. In a sense, you're being promoted, but don't get excited yet. inYou'll no longer be participating in active research. You'll no longer get to see your colleagues, or your friends. Well, it's not like they'll remember you, we've made sure of that. You don't have a family, we've checked, otherwise you wouldn't be in this room. Congratulations, you've been promoted to Administrator.
Yes, you've heard it right. You're the Foundation's next Administrator. Oh, of course not, you're not in charge of the Foundation.
Did you actually think that?
You may believe that, as the Administrator, you're at the top of the pyramid. Well, actually, it's shaped a bit more like an hourglass. I suppose “The Liason” just isn't as catchy of a name. But that is what your role is, for the foreseeable future.
It is sometimes useful to have a personal touch, especially when talking to heads of state. They'd feel outnumbered in a room with thirteen other people. It's also a bit of a security risk having all the Overseers in one room, but that's beside the point. Your role is to be the figurehead for the Foundation, representing the Overseers for the outside world.
I suppose you've heard the stories. They exist for a reason. You need to appear powerful, influential, and authoritative, despite having no authority, influence, nor power.
Archived Drafts
Special Containment Procedures: Due to its inert nature SCP-XXXX is currently contained at Area-██ in a standard storage locker.
A copy of this document is stored inside SCP-XXXX's locker.
Testing has been discontinued until further notice for ethical reasons (See Addendum-XXXX-ECR).
Description: SCP-XXXX is currently comprised of 43 steel cans (originally 50, divided in crates containing 10 cans each) containing ~283.4g (stated as 10 oz on the can) of antimatter.
On a paper wrapper around each can it is stated that the can contains antimatter and that it is produced by "Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co".
Affiliations of the aforementioned producer to known Groups of Interest has not been confirmed and is considered unlikely.
The cans, denominated as SCP-XXXX-1, are made of non-anomalous carbon steel. They do not react with their content until opened or perforated.
If the can is opened its content reacts with the can itself, releasing approximately 50.2 PJ of energy, mostly as Gamma rays (see Addendum-XXXX-a).
Addendum XXXX.1: Analysis
Addendum XXXX.2: Test Log
Note: The following test log contains remarks and annotations from the researchers assigned to SCP-XXXX, in chronological order.
Test Log XXXX-01 - ██/██/19██
1 instance of SCP-XXXX-1 has been placed on the designated spot in the ███████ Test Site, ███ ██████.
Following the removal of the lid through a remote manipulator, an explosion equivalent to 12.2 Megatons is observed.
Measurements reveal a spike in 0.511 MeV gamma rays, indicating that the energy released is mainly due to electron-positron annihilation.
Senior Researcher ███ █████████:
Due to the relatively small size of the current test site I have filed a request for the use of another test location.
Test Log XXXX-02 - ██/██/19██
1 instance of SCP-XXXX-1 has been placed on the designated spot in the ██████ Test Range, █████████.
An M112 demolition charge is attached to the side of the can. Following its detonation, effects similar to those recorded in Test-XXXX-01 are observed.
Based on the test results it can be concluded that instances of SCP-XXXX-1 can be opened in ways other than removing the lid while still achieving annihilation.
Test Log XXXX-03 - ██/██/████
1 instance of SCP-XXXX-1 have been placed on the designated spot in the ██████ Test Range, █████████.
A high-speed camera, recording at 25000 FPS, has been placed near the instances of SCP-XXXX-1
A penetration testing rig, firing 1 6mm steel ball, has been placed facing the instance of SCP-XXX-1.
Immediately following the impact of the projectile, which has been observed to severely damage SCP-XXXX-1's structure, the expected effect has been observed.
Based on the test results it can be concluded that the outer structure of the instances of SCP-XXXX-1 is in the standard tensile strength range of a steel can.
Test Log XXXX-04 - ██/██/████
Research Assistant ██████ ████:
Why?
Test Log XXXX-05 - ██/██/████
Addendum XXXX.ECR: Ethics Committee Report
Security Guard ████████████ ███'s File
Verdict:
3 (three) counts of Murder in the Second Degree NOT GUILTY 4 (two) counts of Reckless Endangerment NUREMBERG DEFENCE
Research Assistant █████████ ██████'s File
Nuremberg Defence
Verdict:
1 (one) count of Murder in the Second Degree NUREMBERG DEFENCE 3 (three) counts of Unethical Experimentation NUREMBERG DEFENCE 2 (two) count of Reckless Endangerment NUREMBERG DEFENCE
Research Assistant ██████ ████'s File
Nuremberg Defence
Verdict:
2 (two) counts of Murder in the Second Degree NUREMBERG DEFENCE 4 (four) counts of Unethical Experimentation NUREMBERG DEFENCE 2 (two) count of Reckless Endangerment NUREMBERG DEFENCE
Senior Researcher ███ █████████'s File
Verdict:
2 (two) counts of Murder in the First Degree NUREMBERG DEFENCE 5 (five) counts of Unethical Experimentation NUREMBERG DEFENCE 4 (four) count of Reckless Endangerment GUILTY ██/██/████: Following Ethics Committee hearing n.12551/19 Dr. ███ █████████'s pay has been reduced for ██ months.
Lead Researcher █████████ ██████'s File
ETHICS COMMITTEE REPORT ON E-27327
█████████ ██████, which from now on will be referred to as E-27327, is to be examined following Incident-XXXX-21A and Incident-XXXX-21B
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Following the Committee's review of the evidence and of E-27327's prior colleagues' testimony the Committee has established E-27327 as guilty of all charges; the Committee will declare E-27327's sentence in accordance to the Committee's previous rulings, in particular EC-8234/8 and EC-8234/9.
Ethics Committee Closing Statement:
The Foundation's statement of purpose is "Secure. Contain. Protect."
You may think "Protect" means protecting the outside world, normality, from anomalies.
You are not mistaken but it doesn't mean only that. The Foundation also need to protect the world from itself.
How can We ever serve such a purpose when, in our midst, we shelter and protect subjects such as E-27327. Its unnecessary, sadistic, morally repugnant actions are an example of what not to be.
The Foundation is cold, not cruel. The Foundation isn't evil nor good. It is the threshold between normalcy and anomaly, between humanity and vileness. It shall remain this way, as a necessary protection for our reality, even if it is unwanted, even if it is unwelcome.
The Foundation shall Secure.
The Foundation shall Contain.
The Foundation shall Protect.
1 (one) count of Crimes against Humanity | GUILTY |
3 (three) counts of Murder in the First Degree | GUILTY |
7 (seven) counts of Unethical Experimentation | GUILTY |
4 (four) counts of Reckless Endangerment | GUILTY |
██/██/████: Following Ethics Committee hearing n.12549/19 Dr. █████████ M█████ has been terminated.