SCP-2536 "Clem"

Item #: SCP-xxxx

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-xxxx is to be confined in standard living quarters within a completely soundproofed outer containment unit. Closed-circuit surveillance of both housing and containment modules is to be video-only. Personnel who may come into contact with SCP-xxxx are required to wear both foam earplugs and acoustic earmuffs equipped with active filters designed to cancel human speech.

SCP-xxxx is allowed access to entertainment: local television, radio (prefers country stations), and magazines. SCP-xxxx is permitted to tinker with hand tools and common mechanical devices by request, subject to administrative approval. SCP-xxxx is permitted two cans of smokeless tobacco each week.

Experiments and interviews may be conducted with SCP-xxxx. Video logs must be silent, and computer-transcribed voice recognition software must be used to record spoken interactions with SCP-xxxx.

In the event of containment breach, all personnel are to don protective gear as described above, and escort SCP-xxxx back to containment. Instances of SCP-xxxx-1 are to be tranquilized and isolated in soundproofed quarantine cells until cleared.

Description: SCP-xxxx is a Caucasian male, apparently mid 20s to early 30s, identifies himself only as “Clem,” and insistently refers to all other individuals as “Clem.” In accounts, SCP-xxxx is characterized as obnoxious, loud, intrusive, and unsophisticated. SCP-xxxx has never displayed violent behavior or tendencies, and, while prone to aimlessly wander about, has shown no deliberate effort to escape containment.

SCP-xxxx is semi-literate, and tests poorly on intelligence assays, routinely scoring one standard deviation or more below mean in nearly all categories, with the exception of tasks relating to spatial reasoning and mechanical devices, with which SCP-xxxx shows moderate aptitude.

Individuals within auditory range of SCP-xxxx tend to initially react with discomfort or irritation with SCP-xxxx's presence. After a short period of exposure (usually from 1-10 minutes), listeners begin to mimic SCP-xxxx's mannerisms and speech patterns, and to refer to themselves and all others as “Clem”. Such affected individuals are designated as instances of SCP-xxxx-1. The vocalizations of SCP-xxxx-1 can generate further instances of SCP-xxxx-1. This effect can be transmitted through recordings and audio equipment, but greater exposure time is required to generate SCP-xxxx-1.

This condition persists so long as the individual is within earshot of SCP-xxxx, or another instance of SCP-xxxx-1, and for some time after cessation of exposure, usually from 1 to ██ hours. After recovery, these individuals retain few, if any memories of their time spent in the “Clem” persona, and resume their prior personalities and mental capabilities, with no apparent long-term deleterious effects. Upon subsequent exposure to SCP-xxxx, previously influenced individuals may revert to SCP-xxxx-1 status, with the change occurring much more rapidly than in persons with no prior contact with SCP-xxxx or SCP-xxxx-1 (generally 30 seconds or less).

SCP-xxxx does not present any exceptional physical properties. Its durability, resistance to physical harm, and pain threshold, while on the high side, are all within the upper range of normal human performance. Interestingly, while SCP-xxxx is easily suggestible in conversation, it appears to be immune to mental influence that would compromise its identity or personality. This phenomenon was first observed via accidental exposure to SCP-[REDACTED], and has held through all subsequent testing to date.
Instances of SCP-xxxx-1 do not demonstrate this complete immunity, although they appear to have some level of resistance to many such cognitohazards, often experiencing lesser effects than do typical human subjects.

SCP-xxxx was collected on █/██/20██ in the small town of ████████, Alabama, following a communications blackout with the town, and several missing persons reports in the surrounding area. See Incident Report xxxx-A

Addendum:

Experimental Transcript 2536-13

<D-1107 enters exposure chamber>

SCP-2536: Hey Clem!
D-1107: What?
S: What are we doin' here Clem?
D: My name isn't Clem, it's [REDACTED]
S: They treatin' you okay in here Clem?
D: I'm not goddamn Clem, okay? Who the hell are you?
S: I'm Clem! Nice t' meet ya, Clem!
D: Oh, Jesus Christ.
S: You got any dip on ya, Clem?
D: What? No. <turns and shouts at door> Is this guy retarded?
S: Shoot, Clem, you're a kidder! Let's go get a couple a' moonpies! I ain't had a moonpie since Clem locked me up in here. That'd shore hit the spot right about now.
D: Stop calling me Clem. I told you already, I'm not Clem.
S: Aww, quit joshin' me, Clem!
D: Shut the fuck up, you idiot!
S: That ain't nice to say, Clem!
D: I'd choke you if there wasn't this glass between us.
S: Shoot, Clem, you're bein' meaner than a 'possum with a hangover.
D: <glares silently at xxxx>
S:Aww, c'mon Clem, let's not be like that! Let's get some beer and go skeet shootin', Clem! We'll have a good ol' time!
D: Skeet… shooting?
S: Yeah!
D: Yeah, skeet… and… beer…. Clem.
S: Yeah, Clem!
D: Yeah… yeah. Hell yeah, Clem! And then we can go huntin' critters on Clem's four-wheeler!
S: Now yer talkin', Clem!
D: Right on, Clem!
S: An' kick down ol' man Clem's outhouse!
D: Goddammit Clem, that ain't nice!
S: You right, Clem! Ain't no call fer that.
D: They's gonna be tractor pull downtown later, I hear, Clem.
S: Let's go! I bet we'll see Clem there!
D: Hell yeah, Clem!

<Note: total time of onset: 1 minute, 21 seconds - Dr. █████>