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SCP-####-1 |
Item #: SCP-####
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-####-1 is to be kept in a safe at Site-58. This safe should not be opened under any circumstances, except for testing purposes. X-ray imaging or another method that does not require opening the safe must be used to confirm its continued presence if it is suspected that SCP-####-1 has exited the safe of its own accord or been removed. The safe has been placed under 24 hour surveillance to ensure it is not opened from the outside or inside. SCP-####-1 may not be brought within 20 kilometers of any Keter-class object that may be sentient for any reason.
If SCP-####-1 is missing, surveillance cameras or other indirect means must be used to locate SCP-####-1 and blindfolded personnel must retrieve it and return it to its safe. Personnel returning SCP-####-1 to containment must be monitored by surveillance cameras and transmitted instructions through headphones to guide them to SCP-####-1 and back to its safe. All on-site personnel not involved with retrieval must be restrained from contact with SCP-####-1 to avoid accidental eye contact with it.
Testing with SCP-#### has been approved but only if no fewer than 2 blindfolded guards are present to retrieve SCP-####-A after it reappears. At least 25 separately caged vertebrate animals of any kind must be within 50 meters of SCP-####-1's expected spot of disappearance, as SCP-#### seems to prefer targets that are near, but this is by no means a rule. Only one unblindfolded test subject may be in the vicinity of SCP-####-1 at a time, and at least two separately wired surveillance cameras must monitor all tests. By order of O5-█ following tests ####-3 and ####-4, no explosives may be used while testing SCP-####, and its reappearance may not be obstructed. All personnel not performing any role in testing must be 200 meters away from the testing area.
Description: SCP-####-1 is a humanoid-shaped statue approximately 1.2 meters in height, made of stone of unknown origin. The object has been observed moving on its own in ways such as rotating its head or walking, but it cannot move very quickly, and is easily physically restrained. To date it has not been observed walking faster than 0.3 kilometers per hour or completing a 180-degree rotation of its head in less than 9 seconds. The object seems to attempt to move in a way that would cause it to make eye contact with any person in its vicinity.
SCP-####-1 is activated when eye contact is made between SCP-####-1 and a human. When this happens, both SCP-####-1 and whoever made eye contact with it will instantly vanish, then reappear in the same spot between 25 and ███ seconds later. See Document ####-2 for a log of known locations of SCP-#### between disappearance and reappearance. The person who activated the object (hereafter SCP-####-2) will proceed to attempt to release a nearby captive person, animal, or intelligent SCP. Instances of SCP-####-2 will appear to be in a trance until they have successfully freed their target, after which they have no memory of what they did or where they were taken when they initially vanished. 100% of recorded attempts have been successful, though not all instances of SCP-####-2 have survived the aftermath of their respective incidents, and not all released targets remained free for a meaningful length of time. A notable example of the former is Incident ####-█, in which Agent ███████ was mauled to death by three rottweilers shortly after simultaneously freeing them by opening the back door of a parked pickup truck.
When freeing animals or other lightly secured targets, instances of SCP ####-2 usually simply walk up to the target's cage or gate and open it. However, when the target is more heavily secured, instances of SCP ####-2 have used tactics that would require and extremely detailed knowledge of the area from which they are freeing their target and/or precognition, such as choosing routes where there were momentary lapses in security and using any available objects as weapons against guards or as battering rams to break through areas of walls where they would be the weakest.
Controlled tests were performed to determine where instances of SCP-####-2 go when they disappear and if they can be stopped from freeing a target. Personnel with Level 4 Clearance may view Document ####-2 for a log of these tests.
Addendum ####-1: The Foundation learned of SCP-####-1 when a prison in [REDACTED] reported a ███% higher rate of prisoner escapes when compared to prisons with similar security procedures and construction. Foundation personnel investigated the prison, where SCP-####-1 was found in a basement. During the initial discovery and subsequent transportation to Site-58, the object was inadvertently activated ██ times due to the lack of understanding of its nature, resulting in the release of █ inmates from various prisons, 14 captive animals of various species, and a kidnapped child who was previously assumed to be dead. The object also caused a security breach at Site-██ by releasing SCP-████, resulting in the deaths of ██ on-site personnel before it could be returned to containment. A Class-B amnesiac has been administered to anyone at the prison where the object was found who had knowledge of its existence. A log of accidental activations can be found in document ####-1.
Addendum ####-2: One week after containment, the door of the safe containing SCP-#### was visibly bulging in one corner. There is no immediate threat of a containment breach, but a request has been made for a stronger safe to be made readily available in case the first is compromised.
Addendum ####-3: The Foundation has received requests to use SCP-#### to free high-priority hostages and kidnapped persons. All requests of this nature are to be denied due to the random nature of SCP-####’s choice of targets and the difficulty of ensuring that there are no additional unintended activations of SCP-####-1.
Experiment log for SCP-####
Head Researchers: Dr. ████████ and Dr. █████
For all tests, 25 assorted dogs and cats were fitted with remote-activated noise emitting collars for ease of recovery by on-site personnel and put in separate cages. Three blindfolded guards were on-site for restraining SCP-#### and retrieving animals. Dr. ████████ and Dr. █████ observed all events from a separate room through surveillance footage and instructed the guards.
Test ####-1
Date: 01/19/████
Subject: D-6164 is a caucasian female of average build. Subject issued a camcorder which was strapped securely to subject's shoulder. GPS chip attached to subject. Before testing, subject's arms and legs were deliberately broken and a numbing agent was administered to affected areas.
Result: Subject disappeared as expected. GPS indicated subject was at the border between the US States of Pennsylvania and Maryland. Subject reappeared after 36 seconds, with both the GPS chip and camera intact. D-6164 proceeded to address Agent ██████, one of the guards, offering sexual acts in return for opening a specific cage. Agent ██████ quickly opened the specified cage, after which D-6164 claimed to have no memory of the aforementioned agreement and refused to complete her end of it. Subject terminated. Agent ██████ reassigned.
Video footage intact, shows the subject appearing in an underground tunnel with SCP-####-1 and two apparently holographic human figures. The holograms were quite translucent, making the surrounding area easily visible. SCP-####-1 and the holograms appeared to be in a partial circular formation around D-6164. Immediately after arriving, SCP-####-1's eyes flashed blue for one full second, which seemed to initiate the trance-like state exhibited by instances of SCP-####-2. Immediately following this, five voices began speaking, apparently consisting of the two visible holograms, and three others not seen on the camera. Analysis of the transcript seemed to indicate that they were giving incredibly specific instructions to D-6164 in different aspects of the plan to free one of the caged animals. Transcribing what was spoken was difficult because all five gave different instructions simultaneously. 17 seconds after arriving, several persons walked past D-6164's location, some partially passing through D-6164. They appeared scared but did not seem to notice D-6164, SCP-####-1, or the five holograms. Some appeared to be speaking, but this seemed to be inaudible to the camera. After 36 seconds, D-6164 and SCP-####-1 reappeared at site of testing, with the remaining footage showing the events occurring after reappearance.
Test ####-2
Date: ██/██/████
Subject: D-6702 is a male of African descent of above average build. Subject was fitted with an explosive collar preset to detonate twenty seconds after losing contact. Two camcorders facing opposite directions were strapped to subject's body in places that would not be in range of the explosive collar. A GPS chip was attached to the subject.
Result: Subject disappeared as expected. GPS indicated subject's location was [REDACTED]. 20 seconds after disappearance, Dr. █████ was killed by an explosion consistent with that of an explosive collar. Subject reappeared 92 seconds after disappearance, broke open the door of the testing room and escaped. Subject's movements were tracked, but not interfered with. Subject traveled 15 kilometers on foot and distracted guards at site-██ long enough to allow SCP-████ to breach containment. Subject terminated by guards at site-██. SCP-████ was quickly re-contained. Camcorders and GPS chip recovered. Subject's explosive collar seemed to have been removed before reappearance.
Video footage shows subject in front of █████████ Laboratory, a privately owned facility known for testing pharmaceuticals on animals. Subject put in a trance and instructed in a way similar to test ####-2. Approximately 40 holograms were confirmed in this test, all apparently in a circular formation around D-6702 at distances between 2 and 5 meters. Attempts were made to transcribe the instructions given to D-6702, but only about █% could be isolated from the sound alone. An additional ██% was transcribed based on mouth movements of the holograms. The holograms include D-6164, personnel involved in transporting SCP-####-1 from its point of discovery to site-58, and several persons apparently in prisoner or prison guard uniforms. Footage shows SCP-####-1's eyes flashed orange approximately when the collar was set to detonate. Also seen were five college-age persons forcibly entering █████████ Laboratory. After an additional 17 seconds, approximately 30 chimpanzees exited the building.
Police records confirm that █████████ Laboratory has never experienced a break-in similar to what was seen in the video taken during this test.
Addendum 3 weeks after this test was performed, a break-in similar to what was seen in the video taken during this test occurred at █████████ Laboratory.
Test ####-3
Date: **██/██/████
Subject: **D-6892 is a Caucasian male of below-average build. Two camcorders facing opposite directions were strapped to subject's shoulders. A GPS chip was attached to the subject.
Result: Subject disappeared as expected. GPS indicated subject's location was [DATA EXPUNGED] After subject's disappearance, two large blocks of solid concrete were moved to the expected locations of D-6892's and SCP-####-1's reappearance. 224 seconds after disappearance, the concrete blocks were shattered, apparently by an internal explosion. D-6892 and SCP-####-1 reappeared immediately after the explosion, both undamaged. Subject removed the GPS chip and cameras, then escaped the test site and proceeded to travel ████ kilometers to ████████ Prison in ████████, ██████ where the subject apparently freed a top-security prisoner. Interviews of guards at ████████ Prison by local authorities indicate that D-6892 said did not know where he was or why he was there after he freed the prisoner, and that he was shot and killed by guards before he could leave the prison.
Video footage shows subject in front of a large building. Signage indicated that the building was "site-███", which does not yet exist. Subject put in a trance and instructed by over 200 holograms in a manner similar to previous tests. Despite the number of holograms, the surrounding area is partially visible, as the holograms were rather translucent. No attempt was made to transcribe the instructions due to triviality. Footage also shows numerous persons leaving "site-███" in visible states of panic. A few could be seen mouthing words, but no sound from them could be heard. Analysis of their mouth movements was successful in transcribing several statements, which seem to indicate a containment breach by [DATA EXPUNGED]. 145 seconds after people began exiting "site-███", a large [DATA EXPUNGED] appeared in the doorway. 6 seconds later, footage of "site-███" ended as the subject had returned to the testing site.
No further tests involving SCP-#### are planned.