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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe Euclid Keter

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept within the medical wing on Site ██. It is to be kept under patient care in a room outfitted with standard medical equipment for dealing with brain-dead patients. It must be restrained to the bed whenever it is in its inactive state to avoid any possible danger it might pose to itself or staff. Staff are not allowed to bring any written documents, books, files or any other form of written media into the room without prior authorization by Dr. ██████ ████████. SCP-XXXX is to be activated at breakfast time and kept as a standard psychiatric patient under the pretense of having long term memory loss and then deactivated through the removal of SCP-XXXX-1 on retirement.

Following the events of Experiment XXXX-41 SCP-XXXX is to be kept in an underground reinforced humanoid containment cell with a three phase secure entry procedure on Site ██. Any and all media or written word is forbidden from entering the containment cell. It is to be kept in its inactive state and cared for under medical guidelines surrounding comatose and braindead patients. Nursing staff are to be screened for religious or fandom affliation, with anyone attempting to introduce written media to be excuted immediately by on-site guards who must be armed with, at the minimum, a 5mm firearm at all times. An incendiary bomb connected to an emergency panel in the security room is to be kept armed at all times, to be activated at the occurence of an unauthorised super-human active state. Only researchers with clearance level 4 or above are allowed to consult Dr. ██████ ████████ to request access.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a Caucasian male of unknown origin covered in micro-script tattoos containing the entirety of the Oxford English Dictionary as of ████. The true age, identity and history is unknown, although according to SCP-XXXX-1 its name is ███████ ████ of ██████ ████, placing its age at ██. Due to the nature of SCP-XXXX this information is unreliable, but descriptions of the person in question does match SCP-XXXX. According to public record ███████ ████ went missing on ██ █████ ████, which is roughly █ years and █ months after the first entry in SCP-XXXX-1.

While inactive, SCP-XXXX shows all typical characteristics of a medically brain-dead patient and does not exhibit any anomalous properties. Once it is exposed to a piece of written work containing at least one humanoid character, it will take on the characteristics of that character and as such enter its active state. If the writing has more than one character, it will take on a character according to the following guidelines:

Once an identity has been assumed, SCP-XXXX will not assume the identity of any other characters in pieces of written work it exposed to. However, upon making contact with a piece of written work, it will immediately have full knowledge of all information within until it resumes an inactive state. This includes writing, pictures, graphs, numerical values and any other meta-data present.

After exactly 60 minutes of separation with the host book of the currently assumed identity, SCP-XXXX will enter its inactive state. This state is similar to a person that has become brain-dead, with ECG monitoring equipment confirming the absence of brain activity. The entry into this state is instantaneous and can result in injury to SCP-XXXX if it is entered at an inopportune time. It is recommended that staff insure that SCP-XXXX is either lying down or seated if an inactive state is expected.

SCP-XXXX-1 is the diary of ███████ ████. It contains a biographical history and a day to day account of activity and thought. It is bound in hard leather and was manufactured by the ████████ company in ████. On the cover is a sticker with the words "Knowledge is power" printed on it. Other than this, the diary is unassuming in appearance. This is the standard identity of SCP-XXXX and as such is to be the primary identity that it assumes at all times outside of specific testing scenarios. The diary seems to contain roughly fifty-five thousand entries, despite page and binder thickness only allowing roughly 365 days worth of entries, as per a standard calendar dairy. Any information written within the diary by anyone or anything outside of SCP-XXXX will not be integrated into SCP-XXXX's core personality, and will instead be recognised as additional information.

Apprehension: SCP-XXXX was first discovered when reports came out of Oxford University of a middle aged man wondering the grounds offering tutorship in exchange for food and money. Those who accepted reported the man to have expert levels of knowledge in any field that was requested, granted that the student brought their textbook. Task force MTF Rho-1 (The Proffesors) were dispatched to investigate and found SCP-XXXX with little difficulty. Posing as a student intrested in tutorship in "Electro-psycho-botany", Agent █████ approached SCP-XXXX with a blank textbook. Upon handing SCP-XXXX the textbook, it became annoyed and requested he return with a proper manual, despite never having opened it. Agent █████ then apprehended SCP-XXXX under suspicion of anomalous activity.

The following Experiment Log has been sealed using memetic kill agent Jester's Green. Researchers level 4 and above may request inoculation from Dr. ██████ ████████.

Adendum-1: If the identity imprinted is of a fantastical nature, SCP-XXXX has been known to take on anomalous powers, abilities and characteristics in accordance with the capabilities of the identity assumed. If the physical description of the character does not roughly match that of SCP-XXXX there is a chance that SCP-XXXX will suffer distress upon taking note of these differences. If the physical differences are of an extreme nature, such as difference in species, gender or age, SCP-XXXX might react violently and suffer a mental break.

Adendum-2: Following Experiment XXXX-28 and Experiment XXXX-37 all testing on the imprinting of personalities has been suspended, with exceptions made only with the consent of Dr. ██████ ████████.

Adendum-3: During standard testing, SCP-XXXX is to be provided with document SCP-XXXX-A, which contains all required knowledge of the Foundation which SCP-XXXX deemed necessary for his participation in standard experiments. All testing is now to be done with the consent of SCP-XXXX. This document is contained within the vault in Dr. ██████ ████████'s office. It appears as a completely solid metal box with hinges on the one side. As it contains a lot of pontentially dangerous information regarding the Foundation, it has been permanently sealed through the process of welding the normally open side shut. Therefore, the contents of this document can only be accessed by SCP-XXXX.

Adendum-4: Following Experiment XXXX-41, SCP-XXXX has been upgraded to Keter class. All experiments involving the use of written characters, SCP or otherwise, with abilities that contain the potential for destruction greater than 4kg of dynamite, protection able to withstand an attack greater than that of a 5mm firearm, any and all reality bending, any and all psychic ability, any and all teleportation, any and all shapeshifting, or any and all magical ability must be approved by the 05 Council. Upgraded containment measures have been implemented.