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+ Carnival Mask

^^ SCP-xxx in containment ^^

Item #: SCP-xxx

Object class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-xxx is to be kept within a steel safe with a six-numbered combination lock. Access to the item can only be granted to a Level Two (2) Staff. When not kept within its’ safe, SCP-xxx must be kept in sole custody of the head researcher of the research team, who wish to investigate the mask’s anomalous properties.

Description: SCP-xxx is a Venetian carnival mask which is white in colour with golden patterns decorating it. The item was made in the mid-17th Century and has been redesigned several times since then. The mask came into possession of the Foundation in █/█/80 when reports came from the city of Venice, Italy, that a masked man, later identified as one Mr ████ ██████, was wandering around suburbs of the city, delusional and frightened. At 3:30am (local time) Mr ██████ fell to the ground screaming as his midsection spontaneously opened spilling his internal organs. He died shortly of blood-loss and shock. The Foundation retrieved the item from local police custody 1.5 hours later, and administered Class-B Amnesiacs to all witnesses.

SCP-xxx’s anomalous properties are not apparent to any observer, and the mask itself is not made of any unusual materials. The item’s abnormal characteristics only affect its’ wearer who, upon putting on the mask, will immediately hallucinate that they are at a Venetian Carnival. For a time period lasting anywhere from 10 minutes up to 3 hours the effects of SCP-xxx appear to be benign, with subjects showing general enjoyment of the carnival and its events. During this interval the item can be removed from the subject with no effects. Once this time period passes, the hallucination changes to a much more foreboding and sinister form, with the hallucinated people in the carnival silently staring at the subject. Shortly after this event occurs a group of imagined people, ranging from 3 to 10 people of various genders, approach the subject with drawn knives. The individuals will then proceed to pin down the subject, who at this stage is unable to remove SCP-xxx which appears to be attached to the subject’s flesh, and slice the subject down the midsection while removing the subject’s internal organs. Observation of this interval will show the subject seemingly have their torso cut open spontaneously, with their internal organs bursting out of the cavity. This butchering of the subject usually results in a fatality; yet 4 subjects have survived the experience.