Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be stored in a locked, heat-resistant, lead vault, with access permitted only to level 3 clearance employees and above. All personnel handling SCP-XXXX are to wear 2 cm thick, heat resistant, non-conductive gloves and a standard 1035 grade protective suit. Unauthorized contact with or reading from SCP-XXXX is strictly prohibited. A copy of the table of contents is to be made at the beginning of every experiment and stored in File C of Data Collection Unit 587-42-B. Any changes in the number of pages or in the table of contents are to be immediately reported to Dr. ████. A thermographic camera is to be placed in the vault and any unusual energy readings should also be reported.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a book of exactly 532 pages, bound with a hard cover and with no writing on the cover surfaces. The title page is blank, and the following page gives a table of contents, with each page dedicated to a single person. In an unexplained phenomenon, the book seems to contain any persons that the reader intends to look up, and yet the table of contents has never changed, nor has the number of pages (See addendum A).
SCP-XXXX goes through irregular patterns of radiation, as recorded by thermograph if cameras and other radiation-sensitive devices. No chemical change in the book's or nuclear composition has been noted, even in peak energy release. When gamma rays emitted by SCP-XXXX reach a white surface, red ink begins to appear on the material, though the characters have no known meaning or interpretation. On several occasions, the appearance of the text has corresponded with major world events, potentially those that may be considered historically significant events (there is ongoing debate about the exact definition of this term).
This text also seems to transfix its observers, putting them in a trance-like state until the imminent event has transpired. Fixated subjects often mumble unintelligibly, and many report lightheartedness and nausea after the ordeal.
Every page in SCP-XXXX contains the same format, with a boldface title in all capital letters on the top center of the page. Just below the title is a picture of the captioned person. This person will hereafter be referred to as SCP-XXXX-1. The depiction of SCP-XXXX-1 has thus far been found to be the most recent photographic or artistic (drawn, painted, etc.) image of SCP-XXXX-1 in existence. It is unknown what image would be found should SCP-XXXX-1 have no existing recorded depiction. The picture in the book is automatically updated whenever a new photograph or drawing is conceived, regardless of the location of said photograph or drawing. Underneath the picture is a detailed history outlining the life events of SCP-XXXX-1 in blue. Below this biography is red text in the same font that predicts the future events to occur in SCP-XXXX-1's life, written in past tense, as if they had already occurred, including the times and dates of said occurrences. Of all test subjects to date, SCP-XXXX has never failed in its predictions. The Foundation has performed tests in which attempts were made to falsify SCP-XXXX, but the actions taken by The Foundation eventually became the cause of the events that the attempts were made to prevent.
Upon the occurrence of a described event, the text will turn blue, indicating that it has become a past event rather than a future one.
When the page describing SCP-XXXX-1 is read aloud by any person, regions of SCP-XXXX-1's brain become highly active, particularly the hippocampus and the amygdala. As the page is read, it is common for SCP-XXXX-1 to report headache and extreme [REDACTED]. As the blue text is read aloud, SCP-XXXX-1 displays abnormally acute memory, even if located miles away from the reading. SCP-XXXX-1 is able to recall minute details from various events with high accuracy, including those not generally available for recall by the human mind. This effect is known to last between 1 and █ hours after reading is concluded, if the red text is not read aloud.
If the reader begins reading the red text, SCP-XXXX-1 displays signs of agitation and hostility towards nearby persons. Testosterone levels in SCP-XXXX-1 peak and metabolic processes triple in speed. Physical aging occurs rapidly on SCP-XXXX-1, and memories of the events being read are reported by SCP-XXXX-1 as though they had already occurred. The evidence suggests that reading of the red text accelerates the timeline of SCP-XXXX-1's life. This process has been described as excruciatingly painful. After beginning to read the red text, full body paralysis, aside from the mouth, has been observed in the reader. Upon conclusion of the reading, SCP-XXXX-1 displays all physical signs of the death described on the page depicting SCP-XXXX-1.
The reader of SCP-XXXX frequently describes it as a pleasant feeling, even reading the gruesome details of SCP-XXXX-1's death. When asked about the occurrence of SCP-XXXX-1's events and death, readers commonly report satisfaction, pride, and responsibility for the events, explaining their enjoyment in being involved with the process. Previous readers have been noted to become slightly aggravated and severely depressed when the book is read by someone else, even if the previous reader has no knowledge of the ongoing readings. They have been found to complain and express jealousy for the experience of reading again. Aside from these times, previous readers display no evidence of abnormalities physically or psychologically due to effects of SCP-XXXX.
Physical contact with the book results in a severe burning sensation that travels from the point of contact and causes [REDACTED]. Thermographic analysis has revealed high levels of ultraviolet and gamma radiation as this occurs, similar to fluctuations in electromagnetic radiation emitted by SCP-XXXX during notable world events (though less intense and for a shorter duration).
Once this burning process begins, surgeons from Specialized Medical Wing 884-B are required to immediately amputate the affected appendages using the [REDACTED] procedure as described on page ██ of the Diagnostic and Surgical Manual issued by The Foundation.
Addendum A: To date, the number of pages in SCP-XXXX has remained a constant 532 pages. In addition, counting the names on the table of contents yields exactly 532 persons, which are always located at the same index. However, over 3000 persons have been identified in SCP-XXXX, and all have been found with an unchanging, associated page number, none of which are shared with any other name listed. Though the mechanism of this effect is unknown, it has been proposed that SCP-XXXX uses a non-standard mathematical counting method to number the pages, rendering the seemingly finite number of pages innumerable.
Addendum B: An experiment was performed to test whether a subject could read his own page. Subject D-7099's speech began to slur and slow significantly while reading, progressively worsening as he approached the description of his present state. He eventually began to stutter before he could complete the blue test. He then experienced a severe seizure and [DATA EXPUNGED]. After 45 hours of screaming, and extreme internal bleeding, D-7099 was administered a euthanizing injection. Further testing on a subject self-reading is suspended for the time being.
Addendum C: Page 455 was torn from SCP-XXXX in an experiment done on April 24, ████. The text on the page then faded, leaving the paper blank within 2 hours. Examination of SCP-XXXX revealed that a new page had replaced the torn page, containing the same content as the page that had previously been there. Subject D-5462, who had been assigned to tear out the page, had developed strange markings on the arm that had damaged the book and had fallen into a coma by the time the ink on the torn page had faded. Though brain activity was at a minimum in this state, D-5462 occassionally cried out obscene phrases and pled for [DATA REDACTED]. Testing in this area is recommended.
Test XXXX-1:
Test subject D-2213, a healthy 46 year old male, was selected for testing. Dr. ████ volunteered to handle and read from page ████, which described D-2213. D-2213 was placed in a room with Dr.████. This room was located in a secondary building located in ████, exactly 52 miles from SCP-XXXX.
Dr. ████: For the first part of this interview, I would like to talk to you about your childhood.
D-2213: Why? What is this test about?
Dr. ████: For scientific purposes, I am afraid I cannot tell you without risking alteration of the outcome. To start with, tell me a little bit about your parents when you were age 4.
D-2213: Jeez, that's a long time ago. My parents have both been dead for quite a few years…um…well, my dad was at work a lot…he had 2 jobs, I think. Our money was really tight. I remember him and mom fighting a lot, but I couldn't tell you why. My mom was really old fashioned, she cooked a lot of homemade foods. My dad had a goatee for a while, I think my mom liked it. Um…that's all I can think of off the top of my head.
Dr. ████: Thank you. Describe to me your school in detail, please.
D-2213: I remember that my junior high was a brick building, it was really old when I went there, I am sure it is long gone by now. My high school was a nice school, it was only 7 or 8 years old. I remember that I hated my English class. I was never any good at English, and my teacher….oh, I can't remember her name…was absolutely dreadful. I was really close friends with this kid named Jeremy for a while, I don't even remember the last time I talked to him…
At this point, Dr. ████ hears confirmation in his earpiece that reading has begun of D-2213's associated page.
Dr. ████: So you don't remember many specifics about Jeremy or your English class?
D-2213: No, not really. It's been far too long…hey doc, can I be excused? My head is starting to hurt a lot.
Dr. ████: Not quite yet. I will only take a few more minutes, then you will be provided with proper medication to treat your headache.
D-2213: You know, now that you mention it, I do recall my English class. It had 32 students in it, and 13 of them at one point told me their distaste for the teacher, Mrs. ████. She was 47 and divorced, and took her anger out on the class. She gave us a lecture in which she stated, "Teenage minds are the waste of society. They are unable to absorb useful information or contribute productively to society…" //(D-2213 recited the next 20 minutes of the lecture, presumably correctly)
Dr. ████: I showed you a document relating to an object contained in this facility about 4 hours ago. Please write what you saw on this paper.
At this point, D-2213 proceeds to write the entire document that was shown to him earlier, though no objects that the document referred to existed. In its entirety, the document was 24 pages long, and was unerringly copied from memory by D-2213, who had seen the document for only 5 minutes earlier that day. Upon conclusion of copying the document, Dr. ████ taps his earpiece, sending a signal to Dr. ████ to begin reading the red text. Immediately, D-2213 begins to scream and moan, collapsing to his knees. A beard begins to grow at a rate of 1 cm per second. Wrinkles begin forming on D-2213's face, and he becomes very pale. D-2213 makes a run at Dr. ███,grabbing the doctor by the arms and pressing him against the wall. He then begins screaming and shaking the doctor as he rambles several events. Near the end of D-2213's rant, he sets the doctor down and cries heavily as he continues to lament.
D-2213: My wife died last night, Doctor. She lived a long life, but 63 still seems so young to me. I can't live alone like this. (D-2213 twitches, as if interrupted) It has been exactly 4 years since my wife's death, and my luck has it that I lose my job on this tragic anniversary. I don't know how to support - (D-2213 again twitches. His hair falls out) The Doctor says I have 6 months to live, the cancer has progressed to my lungs and I am unresponsive to chemotherapy. The pain is impossible to bear… (Without warning, a bullet hole appears under the jaw of D-2213. Blood begins to flow from the wound and D-2213 goes completely limp. Later examination shows that the page in SCP-XXXX describing D-2213 now has entirely blue ink, and concludes with the words, "stress and anxiety from his wife's death, his bankruptcy, and 6 month prognosis led him to commit suicide by gunshot.")
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Not sure yet - any opinions?
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is a freefloating, microscopic object to be held in a containment chamber of 1 meter thick lead walls. The door entrance to this containment chamber is to be closed off by a small, similarly lead-lined wall room, referred to as the disinfectant room. Above this room will be a single pipe leading to 2 large tanks holding pure alcohol and ██ M (molar) ██████ acid. This room will have another door leading to the main facility. The two doors are never to be open simultaneously, and whenever one of the two doors is closed, the following disinfectant procedure will be executed: First, the disinfectant room will be flooded with alcohol, and the alcohol then ignited. When there is no alcohol remaining, the room will then be flooded with ██████ acid. The acid will then be similarly burned away. All persons contaminated with SCP-XXXX are to be held in SCP-XXXX's containment chamber and, at the conclusion of testing, asked to step into the disinfectant unit where the disinfectant procedure will terminate the host of SCP-XXXX. In the event of a breach, all personnel are to be evacuated, but not permitted to leave the facility until a blood test has been done to test for the presence of SCP-XXXX. Appropriate action must be taken to disinfect the entire facility.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a retrograde virus that targets humans and affects the brain and central nervous system. It causes the development of severe cases if psychotic, neurotic, and dissociative disorders which increase in intensity and always result in suicide.
SCP-XXXX was discovered in ██████ Addiction Recovery Center in ██████, ██, United States of America. Reports from facility owners were sent to the federal government of tendencies of hostility and rapidly increasing rates of psychological disorders among both recovering addicts and psychiatric employees. In addition, the addicts' progress in overcoming their various addictions was suddenly halted and reversed, leading to a worse addiction in all patients than was previously present. The victims were recovered and placed in the containment cell described above, and within 1 hour, all had committed suicide. The addiction center was then disinfected using the prescribed procedures.
In several experiments (See Addendum SCP-XXXX-1), it was noted that SCP-XXXX had a 100% transmission rate, and a 100% fatality rate, though the amount of time before fatality varied among subjects. In addition, SCP-XXXX has demonstrated its ability to permeate almost all substances, aside from extremely heavy metals that are no less than 1 m thick. This includes membranes that should not be permeable to molecules larger than hydrogen gas.
Over 50 unique subjects have been exposed to SCP-XXXX in an effort to produce a reliable method of predicting which psychological disorder(s) a victim will develop, to little success (some of the experiments of this nature are seen here, in Addenda XXXX-2). There appears to be no relationship between age, weight, height, gender, psychological history, family type, sexual orientation, previous medical conditions, nature of crimes committed, time of day, or mood upon infection and the psychological impairment(s) developed.
However, one consistency is the amplified intensity of preexisting psychological problems.
Furthermore, no effective treatments are known to treat pathological disturbances onset by SCP-XXXX, and many commonly effective treatments (either therapy or psychoactive drugs) seem to aggravate the symptoms.
Addendum XXXX-1: 45 Class-D personnel were placed in a temporary room for exposure. One Class-D personnel entered the containment chamber of SCP-XXXX and began, within 2 hours, expressing symptoms of catatonic schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He was then asked to step into the temporary room for 5 minutes and then into the disinfectant chamber where the proper protocol was executed. Each of the 45 participants was then required to enter an airtight, lead chamber, and was interviewed after 2 hours. All 45 personnel had developed at least one psychological illness, and 20 of the subjects were incapable of communicating coherently). This experiment was repeated 3 other times with varying numbers of participants. All personnel were affected, and the proportion who became incoherent relative to the group size was similar among all experiments.
Addendum XXXX-2-A: A healthy 45 year old male with major depressive disorder was exposed to SCP-XXXX. 1 hour later, he exhibited signs of antisocial personality disorder and increased despair over his depression. He proceeded to smash his head against the lead wall until he went unconscious and died.
Addendum XXXX-2-B: A 28 year old, female paranoid schizophrenic was exposed to SCP-XXXX. After 3 hours, she began laughing hysterically. She began to exhibit symptoms of undifferentiated schizophrenia. Treatment with several different antipsychotic drugs intensified the symptoms and caused hostility in the woman. She began having panic attacks and eventually pried a piece of metal from the doorway and stabbed herself 47 times with it before dying from blood loss.
Addendum XXXX-2-C: A 56 year old man with no history of psychological disease was exposed to SCP-XXXX. After 2 hours, he began to develop extreme depression, antisocial personality disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He began needlessly scratching at his face repeatedly and after 7 hours, began heavily bleeding. He continued and eventually died from blood loss.
Addendum XXXX-2-D: A 24 year old woman with undifferentiated schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, and generalized anxiety was exposed to SCP-XXXX. After 5 hours, she began [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. Blood loss was low, but aggression and energy loss were very high. Dents in the doors caused by the woman's [REDACTED] created concern about a potential containment breach of SCP-XXXX. The woman was consequently bombarded by high frequency, high intensity radiation for a period of 35 minutes. Another Class-D personnel was then assigned to pull her body into he disinfectant room, where both were terminated by disinfectant procedures. Later testing concluded that the radiation had neither mutated nor inactivated the virus, and infection potential remained as potent as before.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is held in a cubic metal safe, with side lengths of 1 m. Any personnel interacting with SCP-XXXX are to be accompanied by two guards and are not to wrap the object around any part of the body unless instructed to do so by a researcher. No sharp objects are to be stored within a 10 m radius of SCP-XXXX, and no personnel are to bring any such items near the safe unless instructed to do so by a researcher under any circumstances.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a patterned necktie of unknown manufacture. It's width and length vary to fit the wearer's accustomed dimensions. Owners of the tie were noted to wear it more frequently than any other neckwear. It is not currently determined whether the gravitation of the owner's preference towards SCP-XXXX is an effect of the object itself or a natural tendency to associate its qualities with success, thereby making it a "lucky tie".
When worn, SCP-XXXX creates in its wearer the ability of incredible oration, capable of persuading hundreds of people to agree with the wearer's viewpoint. This capability has allowed several famous businessmen, including (block) and (block) to success in their corporation. However, SCP-XXXX has always been observed to strangle its user at the climax of his or her success, often in front of large audiences. The item determines when the climax is, relative to the wearer's level of previous and potential future success. For instance, a businessman would likely be found suffocating during a career-altering sales pitch, or while making an important announcement in a national press conference, while an office employee may be strangled while being offered a promotion. Should a user of SCP-XXXX ever be found that was not killed by SCP-XXXX, such user should be immediately taken by the Foundation for interview and testing with the object. The object appears to strategically strangulate its users, procrastinating its hostility until the most opportune moment.
Addendum: Further testing of severing SCP-XXXX is to be discontinued after attempts to cut it with fabric shears resulted in [REDACTED] and the death of four Class D personnel.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a standard containment locker in a small room resembling a child's playroom (See addendum a). The walls must be painted with no less than 3 unique and distinct colors. A locked steel door is to close the room, and 4-inch thick, bulletproof glass windows are to be installed on each wall. One guard will be stationed outside the cell who may patrol more than one containment cell, so long as the door to SCP-XXXX is kept within full view of the guard. Unauthorized personnel will be issued a warning for breaching the containment chamber. Second offenses will lead to probationary period to be determined on a case by case basis. Entrance to the containment cell of SCP-XXXX is limited to those with a security clearance of level 2 or above. All subjects exposed to SCP-XXXX-1 are to be detained for examination or terminated at the conclusion of exposure.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a small set of toys, varying in number and form according to the observer of the toys. Research has indicated that SCP-XXXX takes the form of the observer's most fond childhood toys, and this form may not be consistent among views even when multiple observers are present at the same time. When within five (5) meters of SCP-XXXX, the subject (hereafter referred to as SCP-XXXX-1) will revert to juvenile behaviors. The estimated age of regression in each particular SCP-XXXX-1 varies for the subject involved. No reliable method of prediction for the age of regression has yet been estavlished, though all observed instances SCP-XXXX-1 seem to regress to a state between the ages of 2 and 9. Some instances of SCP-XXXX-1 revert to a state of emotional disturbance and describe, in language typical of a small child, striking childhood traumas, such as parental divorce, neglect, abuse, or bullying. The behaviors of SCP-XXXX-1 appear to be irreversible. No therapy, space of time, or medical treatment has successfully stopped the exhibition of juvenile tendencies. After exposure to SCP-XXXX, SCP-XXXX-1 will develop severe amnesia, and brain size and functionality reduce significantly, according to MRI scans done of subjects' brains. This leads to a lack of fluid intelligence and the inability of SCP-XXXX-1 to perform abstract problem-solving. In addition, language is reduced to childlike communication and never appears to mature.
When SCP-XXXX-1 is placed at a distance from SCP-XXXX significant enough to prevent physical interaction with the object, SCP-XXXX-1 will quickly become aggressive. It will begin complaining about its inability to "play with the toy", and display signs of agitation and emotional disturbance. If separation from the toy is prolonged, SCP-XXXX-1, still in its adult body, will act violently towards nearby object, living or inanimate. The extreme frustration appears to blind and dangerous. In an experiment done with 4 class D personnel, 3 of them were killed within ██ seconds of the beginning of SCP-XXXX-1's display of hostility, with the use of only SCP-XXXX-1's fingernails and teeth. The other class D was severely injured and was euthanised in the wing 6-B treatment center. Strength and stamina exhibited by the upset SCP-XXXX-1 have been measured at over 300% the force and duration of said human attributes.
Addendum A: After 4 hours in containment locker ██, SCP-XXXX was observed to be missing by the patrolling guard of the locker room hallway. The components of SCP-XXXX were found in several employee offices, next to family photographs. Within an hour after the disappearance of the objects, ██ personnel had been affected by SCP-XXXX's psychological effects. These personnel have been detained and determination of the future of these accidental subjects is to be determined. Further testing has revealed that SCP-XXXX will stabilize its position only near childlike objects. Containment procedures have been adjusted to accommodate this new information.