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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is considerably a non-lethal device and is no more dangerous than a normal pillow from its established manufacturer. However, due to its diverging properties, it is to be held within Storage Locker 6-B when not in use. At this time, only the research time assigned to SCP-XXXX has clearance to access it.

Description: SCP-XXXX, upon first glance, appears to be a standard decorative pillow. Tests have revealed that when the object comes in direct contact with living organisms, the subject is rendered into a state of immobility. The effects have been shown to last for approximately 8 hours, after which the subject will awake and sustain full movement once again.

SCP-XXXX's case has been identified as a blend of Egyptian cotton and an unknown microfiber. The opening to the softly-textured case has been stitched closed, and thus far have shown resilience towards any attempt in their removal.

The effects of SCP-XXXX on its subject shows many similarities to the unique phase of mammalian sleep referred to as REM sleep. The muscle tone is lowered throughout the body, low-voltage desynchronized brain waves are observed, and random movement is shown in both eyes. However, the state brought upon by contact with SCP-XXXX differs in one key alternation. Subjects, after waking from their apparent slumber, report being conscious during the entirety of their immobility. Unable to control any muscle movement in their body, their thought process is lowered to a child-like resting state.