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SCP-XXXX in passive form

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SCP-XXXX "The Pathfinder"

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to remain in a air tight container secured in a standard secure locker at Site-19. SCP-XXXX is to remain sealed within a airtight metal container welded to a secured pedestal located at the center of a Bicon 10' x 8'6" Shipping container fitted with a single airtight hatch. The exterior of the container must have 2 redundant electronic locking pair mechanisms, that when defeated will illuminate a exterior light related to the lock's location. The container is to be teamed with a portable 2000 watt generator and 4 portable 100 watt floodlights. The shipping container will remain at Area-179 isolated from high traffic areas to prevent activation. Security at Area-179 will inspect the container daily for energized lighting or smoke in the immediate area.

Containment during Area-179 containment breach scenario: During a containment breach scenario security on site will position portable flood lights around the container to cover most of the exposed surface. If power is lost at Area-179 the floodlights will be energized by the portable generator. Illumination of the floodlights must cover the entire exposed surface of the container to detect escape attempts in the event the locking mechanisms fail. If SCP-XXXX breaches containment personnel are instructed to self administer amnestetics. This will encumber and confuse SCP-XXXX to prevent it from seeking nearby entities.

Description:—SCP-XXXX is a sapient solid or semi-gaseous mass that visibly appears as a cloud of white, grey, or black smoke. Despite the appearance of dangerous smoke SCP-XXXX's gaseous mass was tested and found to be completely free of toxic gases and safe to breathe. When completely solid SCP-XXXX will visibly resemble a fist sized lump of charred coal and is considered passive until activation.

Passive Phase— While SCP-XXXX is in its solid passive state it will remain stationary until a viable activator is present. The process of how SCP-XXXX detects potential activators is unknown but the theorized range is estimated at 80 meters. SCP-XXXX will often talk to itself, attempt to converse with nearby sapient entities, or sing.

Active Phase— When SCP-XXXX is in the active phase it will systematically investigate and expose possible points of egress, as well additional potential activators. SCP-XXXX is activated by any sentient entity currently lost, or attempting to find what the target entity would consider an escape route. When a potential activator is discovered by SCP-XXXX it will then evaporate 90% of its mass by rapid combustion into a gaseous cloud to seek its target. SCP-XXXX observed goal is that of finding the safest and most efficient exit of its escorted target. Once in close proximity of its intended target it will then attempt to get the target to follow its gaseous mass to an exit. It does this by unknown means by what has been observed as a voice in the distance. SCP-XXXX's voice and language changes depending on what type of influence would be the best at achieving its goal. SCP-XXXX upon first encounter will ask the target to follow it, following SCP-XXXX yields no danger to targets, yet they are often apprehensive due to alarming nature associated with smoke. Targets will often assume there is a fire nearby, and attempt to escape away from SCP-XXXX, and the voice produced. If SCP-XXXX's target attempts to flee they will be enveloped in its gaseous mass until SCP-XXXX can get them to follow its voice. Refusal to follow SCP-XXXX will often be met with discomfort, if the target continues to reject SCP-XXXX it will eventually leave the target and begin searching for a new target. Once inside SCP-XXXX's gaseous mass targets have reported feeling anxiety, dread, despair, nausea as well feeling warm, peaceful, covered in a soft material, and unconditionally safe even if they were originally in clear danger when discovered by SCP-XXXX. So far this effect has been impossible to quantify as targets often experience a wide range of effects while inside SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX has the anomalous ability to partially pass through solid objects only being hindered from completely phasing through by its solid core mass. SCP-XXXX has been observed using this ability to disable locks as well identify danger to its core mass while in its active state. Currently electronic locking mechanisms give SCP-XXXX the most difficulty when attempting to defeat them.

Once the target has been successfully lead to the exit, SCP-XXXX will then gradually leave the target, and attempt to identify other nearby targets. If SCP-XXXX cannot it will continue searching all the way back to the original point of contact from the last target. If no targets can be found it will expand its search radius until an unknown point, where it will convert back to its passive state solidifying in the time frame of 1 second per 10 meters.

SCP-XXXX was discovered at ████████, ██ [DATA EXPUNGED] during the initial attempts to subdue the coal seam fire. As workers from █████, ███. began drilling in the northern perimeter of the underground fire, they reported hearing voices deep from underground. As drilling continued workers began to spread rumors of the voice underground. A Foundation survey team was in the area inspecting the cause of the coal seam fire to verify if its origin was anomalous in nature. Once the Foundation survey team began to hear rumors started by the █████, ███. personnel they investigated the dig site and promptly shut down drilling for 5 days over the [DATA EXPUNGED] to investigate.

After the Foundation survey team determined the cause of the voice was anomalous, a recovery team was sent below ground to recover the origin of the voice. After several days of searching a recovery agent was lost in the dense smoke and darkness of the underground tunnels. Later the agent returned to the surface carrying a fist sized lump of charred coal now known as SCP-XXXX. For additional information on recovery see recovery log : RL-09071962-5NP.

Addendum-01
SCP-XXXX was initially contained at Site-19 within a standard secure locker inside an air tight container to prevent it from escaping during its active state. It was later revealed that SCP-XXXX could pass through solid mass, to a limited degree and disable the locking mechanism. Once the locking mechanism was disabled it breached containment while still inside the airtight container to seek out a nearby class Euclid entity. and aided in its containment breach. Only after SCP-XXXX had escorted its target safely outside of the facility was recovery possible for both SCP-XXXX, and its target. During the containment breach penetrating SCP-XXXX's cloud of smoke proved impossible, when SCP-XXXX was located outside the facility searching for a new target, Dr.T█████ self administered an amnestic, and proceeded to lose his bearings using the confusion to successfully draw SCP-XXXX's focus onto him, allowing containment to be reestablished. As a result of this event SCP-XXXX's containment procedures were updated.

Addendum-02
Testing has revealed the range of SCP-XXXX's gaseous form while its core mass is contained. When contained in an airtight container while not assisting a target, SCP-XXXX can reach only about 1-1.8 meters outside of the airtight container. When SCP-XXXX makes contact with its target its gaseous form will explode outwardly to an estimated volume of 4/3×π×803, or a radius of 80 meters. Depending on the target or environment the radius will either grow, or shrink using its total mass to investigate the paths ahead. If SCP-XXXX's core is unrestrained by an airtight container it is unknown how far its effect of influence will travel.


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