Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: The house containing SCP-XXXX has its windows boarded off with plywood sheets that have steel plating bolted on their backsides. The front door is replaced with a steel door and reinforced framing (finished with wood veneer to fit the standard look of a front door for the area). Backdoor is bricked shut from the inside. The yard around the house is left unkept, with “Condemned, by order of ███████ City Council” signs planted around the premise. Security cameras and motion detectors are installed in the house, and on suitable locations around it, to have full surveillance of any un-authorized entries. In the case of a breach, a security team posing as local law enforcement will apprehend and escort the trespassers out, in a manner fitting to their role. If the trespassers have found SCP-XXXX and identified its function, Class-A amnestics will be applied before releasing the intruders.
Description: SCP-XXXX is the main staircase of 10 steps between the first and second floor in a 1920s house in ███████, Arkansas, that decreases the weight of any living entity ascending the stairs on their own volition by 20%/step through unexplained means. Descending the stairs reverses the effect. If the person affected by SCP-XXXXs tries to ascend/descend again within a week without reversing the effects first (by, in example, using the non-anomalous staircase at the back of the house), the change in weight will not stack. The effect will not fade over time, except by termination of the affected subject. Upon death the subject will immediately revert to its original weight, and all anomalous effects will cease.
Test 1 – 16/7/████
Subject: standard beach ball, inflated, weight 120g
Procedure: beach ball was thrown down the stairs
Results: weight 120g, no effect
Test 2 – 16/7/████
Subject: rattus norvegicus, weight 300g
Procedure: a piece of cheese was used to lure the rat to ascend SCP-XXXX
Results: weight 32g, rat more active than usual, capable of jumping on top of a wall mounted lamp, no other effects noticeable
Test 3 – 16/7/████
Subject: rattus norvegicus from test 2, weight 32g
Procedure: a piece of cheese was used to lure the rat to ascend SCP-XXXX right after the previous test
Results: weight 32g, no effect
Test 4 – 16/7/████
Subject: rattus norvegicus from test 3, weight 32g
Procedure: a piece of cheese was used to lure the rat to descend SCP-XXXX
Results: weight 300g, no other effects noticeable
Test 5 – 26/7/████
Subject: rattus norvegicus from test 4, weight 300g
Procedure: a piece of cheese was used to lure the rat to descend SCP-XXXX
Results: weight 1800g, rats moves labored, no other effects noticeable
Test 6 – 5/8/████
Subject: rattus norvegicus from test 5, weight 1800g
Procedure: a piece of cheese was used to lure the rat to descend SCP-XXXX
Results: rat descended three steps, then refused to move. Cheese was moved to the top of the stairs to get the rat return, but it was unable to climb the steps. Rat picked up by hand from the side of SCP-XXXX using a standard extension ladder. Weight 3,2kg.
Test 7 – 18/8/████
Subject: rattus norvegicus from test 6, weight 3,2kg, D-Class personnel, weight 78kg
Procedure: D-Class subject carried the rat up SCP-XXXX
Results: D-Class subject weighed 8,3kg, reported “dude, I feel like, light and super strong!”, no change on the rats weight. D-Class subject was instructed to descend the stairs, weight returned back to 78kg. Rat labelled SCP-XXXX-1 and placed in containment.
Addendum: SCP-XXXX was found and contained when news about a failed break-in were published in a local newspaper. The burglar (Marcus D, aka “Yolo-Dog”) and home owner (Meredith S.) were found dead at the bottom of SCP-XXXX, cause of death was concluded to be blunt force trauma on both cases. However, the force of impact was disproportionate to the height of fall. Every major bone in the deceased thiefs body was broken, and whilst damage is expected when a body is crushed under 350 pounds, the extent indicated that the burglar had either been crushed by a small sedan, or that they had hurled down SCP-XXXX at 171m/s. The body of Meredith S. showed less damage, presumably because her excessive fat tissue absorbed some of the impact.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Prodedures:Between 1st of November and 31st of January of each year, meteorological conditions are to be observed for the known manifestation areas, and social media and news are to be followed for any signs of SCP-XXXXs emergence. If there are news that match SCP-XXXXs anomalous properties, or the weather conditions become favorable for SCP-XXXX in any given area, Mobile Task Force Epsilon-2 (“Santa’s Lil Helpers”) is to be dispatched to the location. MTF-Epsilon-2 will search the area for evidence of SCP-XXXX or individuals who have been subjected to SCP-XXXXs effects. Survivors influenced by the anomaly are to be treated with class-B amnestics and released. Deceased subjects are to be collected, thawed until their bodies lose the anomalous effect, and released to their respective families, with a backstory of non-anomalous accident.
If SCP-XXXX is sighted in national parks/preservations open to public, they are to be closed until the following February, under the pretense of hazardous weather conditions to prevent any casualties. If highways/trainlines/other heavily trafficked routes intersect with SCP-XXXXs area of manifestation, said routes are to be closed off and traffic rerouted. MTF-Epsilon-2 is to patrol the area in civilian vehicles, never exceeding speed limit of 10mph.
Should SCP-XXXX be sighted by MTF-Epsilon-2, capturing SCP-XXXX without harming it is to become their first priority. See Addendum SCP-XXXX-A
Description:SCP-XXXX is an entity most commonly described as a white bull moose (Alces Alces).
SCP-XXXX-1 is an entity manifesting as a skier dressed in white furs (see Addendum SCP-XXXX-B).
SCP-XXXX can manifest in any wilderness area where moose are indigenous, whenever the temperature drops below -28 Celsius (-18,4 Fahrenheit) between November and January. However, a correlation between the population’s ethnicity and manifestations has been noted; over 80% of known sightings have been in areas where the majority of the population is either Germanic, Scandinavian, or Samoyedic heritage.
On roads SCP-XXXX manifests no more than 10 meters in front of a car, and will not move unless the car comes to a full halt, or crashes into SCP-XXXX. In wilderness SCP-XXXX manifests between 20 to 50 meters from individuals/groups travelling on foot. SCP-XXXX is most commonly seen by groups that carry hunting equipment or anything that can be likened to it (fishing rods, large cameras, and in one case, foam swords and spears of a LARP group). SCP-XXXX proceeds to follow the group while maintaining its distance, until the individuals leave the wilderness, or an action is taken against SCP-XXXX.
When SCP-XXXX is harmed in any way, its anomalous properties take effect; damage done to SCP-XXXX is mirrored on the individual responsible of the injury. All individuals who die from the mirrored damage, are upon death covered in frost, and the corpse’s temperature drops to -28 Celsius regardless of outside conditions. This temperature remains a constant until the body is brought indoors, after which it thaws following normal thermodynamic scale. This happens even if the said indoors are not themselves heated. See Addendum SCP-XXXX-A
Addendum SCP-XXXX-A SCP-XXXX first came to Foundation’s notice in 8/20/19 ██, when local newspaper in █████, Montana reported of a crashed car near a road passing through ██████ National park. On the time of discovery, the body of the driver was frozen solid, despite of the average temperature in August 19██ being 15-18 Celsius. The body was acquired by Foundation, but by that time, it had thawed and presented no anomalous effects. It was however noted that the corpse – which was found inside the car, strapped behind the wheel – showed signs of blunt force trauma similar to being hit by a car. On closer examination, subject’s bruising was perfectly matched to the shape of the bumper and the grille of the vehicle he was found in.
A sweep was conducted around ██████ park by MTF-Epsilon-2. Two more anomalous bodies were found, one in a pickup truck that had fallen into a ravine, and the second leaning against a tree near lake ████. Both bodies were frozen when they were found, yet began to thaw as soon as they were brought inside. The subject from the pickup truck had injuries similar to the first body. The second subject had a puncture wound that penetrated between 3rd and 4th rib bone and through the heart. The wound resembled closely damage caused by .30 caliber rifle rounds, yet no bullet was recovered. The subject was found with a rifle of matching caliber with an empty chamber.
[12/24/20██ Agents ███ Rue and █████ Wilde were trekking through the woods of █████, Wisconsin, after a verified instance of SCP-XXXX was seen by two bird watchers one week prior. Around 10pm, after the agents had camped for the night, an old Caucasian male (later identified as SCP-XXXX-1), wearing white fur coat and trousers, approached the camp on skis. SCP-XXXX-1 clothing was tattered, his skis crude and made out of pale colored wood. It is assumed that Agent ███ Rue became suspicious of SCP-XXXX-1 due to his outdated looks, and turned on her GoPro camera. Following excerpt is from the conversation that took place between agent █████ Wilde and SCP-XXXX-1. SCP-XXXX-1s speaks archaic Finnish, translation is provided in parentheses.
SCP-XXXX-1: Ootteko te pojjaat nähnööt suurta hirvee? Vitivalkee, pahansisuinen kuin hiisi itse? (Have you boys seen a big moose? Stark white, mean as the devil himself?)
Agent Wilde: I’m sorry, what are you saying?
SCP-XXXX-1 doesn’t seem to hear agent Wilde, but leans on his ski poles and hangs his head.
SCP-XXXX-1: M’oon yrittänny saaha sen kiinni niin kauan kuin muistia riittää. Samonnu enemmän korpia kuin kukaan. (I’ve tried to catch it as long as memory goes back. Tracked it through more forests that none other’s seen.)
Agent Wilde: Who are you? What are you doing here? Can you understand me?
SCP-XXXX-1: M’oon miettinny, onko se yhtä uupunut kuin myö oon? Haluuko hirvikin jo haudan lepohon? (I’ve wondered, is it as tired as I am? Does the moose also long to rest in his grave?)
The recording cuts off abruptly after this. Agents ███ Rue and █████ Wilde were found in the morning at the camp site, frozen in poses suggesting that they were reaching for their weapons.
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