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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a standard canine housing unit at Site 73. Simultaneous access for two or more individuals is available to all personnel with Level 2 clearance and above. Individual access is limited to researchers assigned to SCP-XXXX unless granted authorization by project lead Dr. Jenner.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a mixed-breed female dog between 11 and 13 years old. Breed testing has been inconclusive but indicates Laborador retriever and German shorthaired pointer descent. SCP-XXXX has been diagnosed with advanced arthritis and early stage cataracts. Veterinary staff have prescribed carprofen to alleviate symptoms. SCP-XXXX has consistently behaved in a docile and friendly manner with researchers and test subjects, but displays anxiety when exposed to handled cleaning implements such as brooms or mops.
Anomalous properties manifest when a single human interacts with SCP-XXXX in close proximity for a minimum of six minutes. The duration of contact and degree of isolation required for effects to appear is inconsistent, but appears to be dependent on the attention and focus of SCP-XXXX.
Addendum:
SCP-XXXX was recovered with a wooden box containing a worn stuffed rabbit, two collars, one rope leash and an envelope labeled "TO THE FOUNDATION." The attached letter was contained within the envelope.
To whom it may concern,
If you are reading this, I am dead. There's no tragedy here. Old men die and there is no one left to mourn my passing. No one, that is to say, except the reason you are reading this letter: Rosie. I don't know how she became the way she is, but I believe with absolute certainty that she did it for me. Now that I'm gone, there is no one left to look after her. I have no leverage, no valuables or favors to trade. I'm entrusting you with my only friend in the world because I cannot die with the thought that she'll be alone and at the mercy of the first person to recognize just how special a girl she really is. Please honor the last request of a broken man. Keep my smelly old dog safe.
Sincerely,
J. Worthington
Item #: SCP-1848
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Site-1039 has been constructed around SCP-1848. The chamber containing SCP-1848 is protected by 2 metres of reinforced concrete and is accessible only through a single blast door. CCTV cameras have been installed in the containment cell and should be monitored at all times. Interaction with SCP-1848 and/or entry to its containment cell requires Level 4 approval. Any anomalies observed inside the containment cell or within 15 kilometres of Site-1039 should be reported to the site overseer (currently Dr. ███████). As of ██/██/████ no anomalies have been recorded outwith SCP-1848 itself; however, due to its poorly understood nature, these containment procedures are considered a necessary precaution.
Description: SCP-1848 came to the attention of the Foundation on ██/██/████ after investigation of an unexplained spike in the number of missing persons reports filed in ███ ██████ National Park, England.
SCP-1848 externally appears to be a small (approximately 5m2) pond of unidentifiable liquid similar to water. This liquid is present only to a depth of 50cm, beneath which is a vertical tunnel of approximately 130 metres. The process by which this effect is achieved is unknown. Attempts to access SCP-1848 without passing through this liquid have been unsuccessful. The inner walls of SCP-1848 are comprised of various pieces of common foliage yet do not seem to be naturally occurring, appearing to be held in place by an as yet unidentified force. Objects and/or personnel moving more than approximately 30 metres into SCP-1848 appear to trigger the emergence of numerous appendages from its inner walls which block the vertical tunnel at a depth of 15 metres. The time it takes for these appendages to retract appears to be variable (average: 3.2 hours). Ropes/cables used in the descent of SCP-1848 have been severed by these appendages, regardless of material, in 100% of cases. No recovery of lost objects or personnel has been possible.
Addendum 1848-1: Test Logs
Test Log 1848/3 - ████hrs, ██/██/████
Supervisor: Dr. ███████
Subject: D-02490
Test Conditions:
Subject to be provided with a microphone and lowered into SCP-1848 on steel cable while describing observations. SCP-1848 to be observed by external CCTV feeds.Test Procedure:
Transcript
Dr. ███████: Please describe what you see as you descend.
D-02490: The hell? You tryin’ to drown me you motherfuckers?
Dr. ███████: Previous tests have confirmed that your risk of drowning is minimal. Please calm down and prepare to descend.
D-02490: [No response].
[Cable begins descending. D-02490 successfully passes through liquid section. Cable stops.]
D-02490: [Coughing].
Dr. ███████: Please describe what you see.
D-02490: [Further coughing]…there’s…I don’t know… what the hell?
Dr. ███████: It would be helpful if you could be more descriptive in your observations.
D-02490: I don’t know, the walls, they’re all leaves and soil, but…
Dr. ███████: But?
D-02490: They’re not right. Looks stuck to the walls somehow. This is…freaking me out, man. Can I come back out now?
Dr. ███████: Negative. You will be recovered when the test is completed.
[Cable resumes descent. Descent is stopped at 33 metres when D-02490 becomes excessively distressed. External observation feeds indicate several protrusions emerging from inner walls of SCP-1848, approximately 15 metres from ground level.]
Dr. ███████: Please describe what you see.
D-02490: They’re comin’ outta the fucking walls what the hell is fuck shitting fuck fuck fuck you gotta get me outta here please it’s getting dark fuck shi… [Communication with D-02490 is severed].
Dr. ███████: Conclude test.Notes:
- Protrusions appear to retract at ████hrs.
- D-02490 not recovered.
Test Log 1848/7 - ████hrs, ██/██/████
Supervisor: Dr. ███████
Subject: D-94732
Test Conditions:
Subject to be lowered into SCP-1848 on steel cable while wearing a specially reinforced helmet mounted high definition remote camera.Test Procedure:
D-94732 is lowered into SCP-1848 as per established protocol. Video feed corroborates earlier descriptions of interior. Upon reaching a depth of 32 metres, subject appears to become anxious. Numerous branch like appendages are observed when subject looks towards entrance of SCP-1848. D-94732 becomes highly distressed, making observation difficult. Cable is severed and subject falls approximately 100 metres onto what appears to be a metal floor. [DATA EXPUNGED] can be seen before feed is prematurely cut. Test concluded.Notes:
- Protrusions appear to retract at ████hrs.
- No explanation for equipment failure has been ascertained.
- D-94732 not recovered.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe (Class reevaluation scheduled: █/█/████)
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-1 is to be contained in an ISO Class 5 clean room environment. Reservoir 5 is to be kept sealed with a keypad-locked 316 grade steel plug. Trials requiring the removal of this seal must first be approved by two Level 4 Senior Research Personnel and the Site Director.
Description: SCP-XXXX-1 is a hollow cylindrical structure composed of tholeiitic basalt with an exterior radius and height of 2.6 m. There are 6 cylindrical hollows 13 cm in diameter and 40 cm deep located equidistantly along the top edge of the structure. Currently, the hole designated “5” contains approximately █.██ cm3 of coarse sand consistent with Euphrates river sediment. The only entrance to the interior is created by the withdrawal of an L-shaped section of the outer wall into the central space.
Primary abnormal properties manifest when two conditions are simultaneously met: 1) a single sentient, living organism is contained entirely within SCP-XXXX-1 and 2) A volume of sediment is placed in any empty reservoir along the top surface. When these two conditions are met, the L-shaped section of SCP-XXXX-1 will move outwards until it is aligned with the surrounding walls. During this time, the temperature of SCP-XXXX-1 rises by 1°C per 19.51 cm3 of sediment deposited in the reservoir. 4.8 seconds after activation, the temperature of SCP-XXXX drops to the initial ambient temperature and all matter within SCP-XXXX-1 disappears.
After activation, the sediment volume within the corresponding reservoir decreases by 0.0196 mm3 per hour. Addition or removal of sediment during this phase results in immediate equilibration of the volume to its original amount. When the volume within a reservoir is exhausted, structure transformation and temperature changes identical to the initial activation parameters will occur, followed by the reappearance of the subject. Subjects who undergo an activation event appear to be placed in a form of suspended animation. While post-event interviews and dissection indicate that physical and mental degradation from events is minimal, long-term trials are still being conducted.
Secondary anomalous effects manifest when a single sentient, living organism is contained in SCP-XXXX-1 while a volume of liquid greater than 113 mL is added to a currently activated reservoir. Standard structural and temperature changes will occur, followed by all contained matter disappearing and being replaced by the living body of the subject previously contained in SCP-XXXX-1 (hereafter referred to as Hybrid). The mind of a Hybrid entity appears to be a fusion of the consciousnesses of both subjects. Hybrids capable of intelligible speech report a significant degree of disorientation from overlapping memories, experiences and thought patterns. In most Hybrids, one consciousness becomes increasingly dominant over time, with subsumption of one personality generally occurring within 6 months.
Following Incident XXXX-B, the contained subject associated with reservoir 5 was designated SCP-XXXX-2. Information on the nature of SCP-XXXX-2 has been developed through extensive mythological interpretation by Drs. Hamilton and Campbell. By cross-referencing records contained at the SCP-XXXX's discovery site with research on Neolithic lore development in the Fertile Crescent, a theoretical description and chronology has been constructed.
SCP-XXXX-2 is postulated to be a hyperdimensional symbiote created to manifest effects in standard 4-dimensional spacetime. Natufian legends indicate that a being referred to as "The Shaper" contacted hunter-gatherer tribes in 10███ BC and instructed them in the use of SCP-XXXX-1. The being had been exiled to contain a "Slave-Demon" hypothesized to be SCP-XXXX-2. Recontainment procedures were successfully executed under the auspices of religious ritual, with acolytes
. While initially engineered by its parent species to possess no autonomous will, SCP-XXXX-2 began to exhibit aberrant behavior shortly after grafting to its first host. Increasing feral action by the symbiote resulted in accidental transportation to Earth in ██,███ BC. As the host personality's control deteriorated, it constructed SCP-XXXX-1 and trained primitive homo sapiens in its use. The religious sect that evolved around SCP-XXXX-1 successfully executed these procedures under the auspices of ritual until 3███ BC, when the acolyte designated to graft to SCP-XXXX-2 for recontainment instead slaughtered 97% of the order, violently seized the throne of then-Mesopotamia and enacted a system of harsh tribute and [REDACTED] sacrifice that led to a popular uprising. The remaining members of the caretaker order were able to reseal host and SCP-XXXX-2 within SCP-XXXX-1 at the cost of thousands of lives, including their own. As exact records of the recontainment procedure have not been located, archeological research regarding XXXX remains intensive. Current volumetric estimates of reservoir 5 indicate that the activation event will conclude in approximately ██ months.
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Audio Notes Transcript R-XXXX-1-1
Researcher: SCP-XXXX Historical Research Lead Monroe
Log Date: █/██/████ ████Mmm, alright. I think I have this set up correctly. Let’s see…this is Dr. █████ Monroe recording the first audio log for the SCP-XXXX Archeological Findings and Background report. [Sound of shuffling papers] Initial assessment and recovery from the Tell Brak site was completed on June 30, 19██. A cursory look over the artifacts and field reports from the discovery site confirm that it was sealed in the latter part of 3███ BC. This tracks with the end of the Rakesh Dynasty: known for arising suddenly, having a short, brutal reign and ending with the assassination of the entire royal family. The only real work on this era was attempted by ███ ███████ at ██████, but the results were an appalling failure of scholarship. It’s a mystery to me how ███ even got it published, except for the fact that he’s been █████’s darling ever since he worked under him at ████████. [Coughs] In any case, it’s possible that the site was sealed to protect royal artifacts, but if they were there, they were looted or pulverized a long time ago. Speaking of which, [Sound of shuffling papers] nearly every photo I've looked at is filled with the kind of gouges and fractures I associate with heavy demolition. I'm sending some images and lithological info over to Materials Division to get some sense of the forces involved. It is too early to say, but we might be looking at some kind of construction technology far in advance of what we've previously seen for the period. It could be a revolution in the field of Mesopotamian Architecture and I’ll be unable to publish a single word. Waste doesn’t even being to capture the situation. I can accept that we all might die in the dark, but must I toil in groundbreaking obscurity? [Sighs heavily, sound of shuffling papers] Final note, the mural images that aren't shredded seem to show a lot of ritual behavior surrounding SCP-XXXX. I'll be starting my research with the pictograms and glyphs from the western wall of the main chamber, see if I can give Experimental some idea what we're dealing with.
Audio Notes Transcript R-XXXX-1-6
Researcher: SCP-XXXX Historical Research Lead Monroe
Log Date: █/██/████ ████Success! Today the lab informed me of their results and as I suggested, sand was the critical component. From what I was told, the cat came out completely bonkers, but I’m relieved to have finally gotten the chamber working. After the test, ████ suggested that XXXX is some long-lost torture device despite all the evidence pointing to the contrary. None of the glyphs from the main chamber or corridor ██ show any indication of punishment! All the imagery indicate reverence, and I've found the characters for "soul," "strength," and “Ki” repeated on each. I spent twenty minutes explaining to him the obvious ritual aspects but it was a complete waste of time. No matter how many ways I laid it out for him, he just repeated that I hadn’t “seen the cat” while wearing his usual, smug smirk. [Unintelligible speech, followed by the sound of shuffling papers] Until I get through the antechamber translations, I can’t be sure that the worship behavior isn’t somehow compulsion-based. As a precaution, I told the Experimental team to keep an eye out for cognitohazard effects on those in proximity. One final note, this means I've finally solved the mystery of why holes 4 and 5 have those bits of sand that resisted all attempts at removal.
Audio Notes Transcript R-XXXX-1-19
Researcher: SCP-XXXX Historical Research Lead Monroe
Log Date: █/██/████ ████I put in a request for additional staff and after three weeks without any response I came in on Monday to find Dr. Higgins standing in my office. I couldn't be more disappointed. Here I am, stymied by Sumerian characters not seen anywhere else in the historical record, and who do they send to help me? A transfer from the East Asian Division! I asked her about her post doc research and she said it was on the economics of the 14th century Singapore Silk Trade! I almost choked on my coffee when I heard it. I can't believe ██████ in Administration would assign someone so useless for the task at hand. [Takes a deep breath] Since I have no choice but to keep her until I can get some qualified staff, I put her to work drafting a travel requisition to the XXXX discovery site. After this Higgins debacle I'm not expecting to get the support this project warrants, but as it’s become clear how sloppy the initial field work was, this is my best avenue for moving forward.
Audio Notes Transcript R-XXXX-1-20
Researcher: SCP-XXXX Historical Research Lead Monroe
Log Date: █/██/████ ████Higgins managed to secure the funding. Whether she will prove any use in the field remains to be seen.
Field Assessment A-XXXX-13
Researcher: SCP-XXXX Historical Research Lead Monroe
Encryption: Montana-301
Filed: █/██/████ ████>The discovery and excavation of a collapsed antechamber has allowed access to an undamaged section of the ████ ████ site. Findings from the site are very significant and highlight the deficiencies of earlier field assessments.
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>Notable Data Additions:
>Damage to murals outside the antechamber appears to have been directed. Near-identical murals within the undamaged portions of the complex show a repeated pictogram that was previously unidentified due to it having been broken/mutilated in all previously seen examples. The image appears to be a black, sharp-toothed mouth with accompanying glyphs Night-Soul-Child-Mind (Etutu-shi-damu-mudutu), hereafter referred to as ESDM.
>The complete murals show rituals conducted using water. Unlike the ritual methods already isolated, these secondary rituals all appear to be associated with the ESDM figure. The final murals of this series are as follows: M9) A figure enters SCP-XXXX as water is poured into it. M10) The figure exits while overlain with ESDM. M11) Figure re-enters SCP-XXXX while surrounding figures are seen in prayer poses.
>Residues taken from throughout the temple complex have been confirmed as being blood stains with carbon dates consistent with previous estimates of the temple’s abandonment.
>Dr. Higgins continues to demonstrate surprising competence at identification and reconstruction of ceramic artifact fragments. Her efforts in the main chamber have yielded partial restorations of two distinct tablets, each containing examples of XXXX-associated lexicon.<End Transmission>
Audio Notes Transcript R-XXXX-1-31
Researcher: SCP-XXXX Historical Research Lead Monroe
Log Date: █/██/████ ████The situation is becoming increasingly dire. Despite my desperate efforts to inform Experimental of the threat contained within XXXX, they continue to produce hybrids using the secondary ritual I uncovered. As soon as that idiot ████ found out he could use the chamber to meld the mind of one contained organism with another he began grinding through every lab animal and D-class he could requisition. I’ve submitted to Research Administration time and again, but they’re so focused on the interrogation potential of XXXX that they refuse to listen to reason. I even sent a report directly to O5 in the hopes that someone will see what’s about to be released. The chamber tablets are clear: XXXX has one purpose, and that is the containment of [REDACTED]. The order failed once at imprisoning it and they paid with their lives. Rakesh took his throne using its power, and it drove him to slaughter his subjects and enemies alike. Hundreds sacrificed themselves to force it back out of the world. There is only one choice left. The tablet states that a survivor entered the chamber after [REDACTED] was caged. I can’t imagine what his mind has become after so long in the dark. For all our sakes, I can only hope I survive him.
Recovered Audio File M-XXXX-1
This file was found on a portable audio recorder in the containment cell of SCP-XXXX following Incident XXXX-B. Portions have been translated from the original Sumerian.<Begin Log, █/██/████ ████>
He comes. Sleeping now <Child-Mind-Stirs> [Labored Breathing] I can barely…no…I <Sacrifice> have to warn them. The creature, it needs a will. It binds itself, but it <Devouring> rrrggghhh…dammit…dammit! It tears the host’s mind apart, drives it to destroy and maim and consume everything in its path. <Lost-Within> The <Brothers> held it for millenia [Labored Breathing]. Acolytes trained themselves <Strength> inside <Gift-Of-Ki>. Rakesh was the last. <Sanctum-Weep> Instead of imprisoning <Night-Soul>, he <Murder-Slaughter> the brotherhood. It used him <Smoke-Darkness-Grasp> to kill thousands! I saw them…bodies torn open on the <Sand>. It <Hunger> will never stop if it gets free. Someone has <Soul> to take it back int-[Background Shouting] No! You <Shadows-Accuser> must lis-[Gunfire].
<End Log>
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Submitted █/██/████ ████
After reviewing the after-action report for Incident XXXX-A as well as the research documentation that led up to it, I believe it is important to clarify and reiterate certain aspects before moving forward.
1) Dr. Monroe acted alone. His intellectual fastidiousness and personal isolation were driving factors in his choice to go rogue and activate SCP-XXXX without authorization.
2) The security team followed protocol to the letter. Given the standing cognitohazard warning for XXXX, personnel correctly identified erratic behavior on the part of Dr. Monroe and used lethal force to eliminate a possible memetic vector. The fact that he was not actually a memetic threat will not be used as the basis for assessing their actions.
3) Any research regarding SCP-XXXX that is not containment-related is postponed indefinitely. Hybrids XXXX-H-11 through XXXX-H-47 will be transferred to Site-104 for final assessment and termination.
4) Dr. Higgins has been promoted to Senior Researcher overseeing XXXX. Given her experience with Dr. Monroe prior to the incident, she is both the most-motivated and best-situated candidate to continue his work.
5) The artifact currently in containment is now designated SCP-XXXX-1 while the entity contained within is designated SCP-XXXX-2.
6) I will be monitoring developments on this project personally. Based on the volume estimates for reservoir 5, we have █ years left to prepare. -O5-4
Initial inspiration from here: SCP-2162 Concept reddit post
SCRAP THIS, BEEN DONE ALREADY
- Teaches subject but erases corresponding amount of information/skill from the reader's mind
- Conversion rate is dependent on how much time it would take to learn each subject
- Learning rate accelerates the longer used
- Learning something that would be difficult wipes out more (very dangerous if used to teach quantum physics to morons)
- Consumes literacy, language, eventually autonomous function