SCP-XXXX, photographed in the evening.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Senior researchers and Foundation personnel are currently managing investigations into the nature and extent of the anomalous properties exhibited by SCP-XXXX. Until definitive conclusions are reached, SCP-XXXX is to be entirely quarantined. Inhabitants of SCP-XXXX are prohibited from leaving the perimeter of Containment Site XXXX-Kimlat for any reason, or making contact with those outside the perimeter of Containment Site XXXX-Kimlat.
Description:
SCP-XXXX is a small town in northern Minnesota with a population of 9,359. A perimeter, designated Containment Site XXXX-Kimlat, has been erected around it to prevent unwanted entry or exit. At apparently random intervals an 'extermination event' occurs and results in the sudden death of a portion of the inhabitants of SCP-XXXX. These deaths occur simultaneously, though by different means between victims. Some deaths are by apparently natural causes (e.g. heart attack, stroke) while others are apparently accidental (e.g. electrocution, traffic collision). As of the time of writing, seven such events have been documented. Few determinations have been made about the timing of these events or the commonalities between victims, but a few notable conclusions have been reached by researchers.
- The number of deaths have ranged from 12 to 64.
- The events occur at unpredictable times.
- As the interval between events increases so do the number of resulting deaths.
- Victims are clustered among households and social groups, with occasional outliers.
No cause has been determined that triggers extermination events, nor have any methods of predicting or protecting victims. Study of SCP-XXXX remains a high priority for Foundation researchers with the hopes that future human loss may be prevented.
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SCP-XXXX, photographed at Site-19 shortly after recovery from Northern Minnesota.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept unwound in a locked storage container at Site-19. Access to this locker is restricted to personnel with a Level 3 clearance or higher. Under absolutely no condition is SCP-XXXX to be wound. As a preventative measure, the wind key to SCP-XXXX is contained in a lockbox in the custody of the site directors (Request for termination of the apparently non-anomalous wind key is under review). Experimentation with SCP-XXXX is indefinitely suspended.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a silver pocket watch approximately 1.5 inches in diameter with a white face, attached to a 6 inch imitation silver chain and clip. Construction is consistent with the Soviet "Molnija" model dating to 1966. SCP-XXXX was recovered after a series of at least 150 deaths around the Cook County region of Minnesota were found to share SCP-XXXX in common.
SCP-XXXX derives its mechanical energy from a spring coil (a common design feature of mechanical pocket watches) which must be wound daily for continued operation. SCP-XXXX exhibits anomalous properties when neglected and allowed to completely wind down. When this occurs, all those who have made direct skin contact with SCP-XXXX immediately die through various means. Discovery that deaths could be attributed to SCP-XXXX in particular occurred after Foundation researchers found that at least one pawn shop owner or jeweler fell victim to every extermination event recorded within Containment Site XXXX-Kimlat (a statistically unlikely phenomenon were deaths to be distributed in a semi-random fashion, as was previously believed).
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SCP-XXXX, photographed at Site-19 shortly after recovery from Northern Minnesota.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe Pending Reclassification following Event XXXX-A
Special Containment Procedures: Following Event XXXX-A, SCP-XXXX is to be kept locked in a storage locker at Site-19. Access to this locker is restricted to site directors and personnel with Level 3 clearance or higher. SCP-XXXX is to be wound daily by trained staff wearing latex gloves, a lab coat, and closed-toed shoes. This winding is to occur in a room with no other people present. If desired, aforementioned staff can alternatively wear a hazmat suit. This is a stopgap measure to be continued until SCP-XXXX can be wound daily without human intervention with an automated device Foundation robotics teams are informally calling 'The Keymaster' (Device XXXX-Alpha).
Description: SCP-XXXX is a silver pocket watch approximately 1.5 inches in diameter with a white face, attached to a 6 inch imitation silver chain and clip. Construction is consistent with the Soviet "Molnija" model dating to 1966. SCP-XXXX was recovered after a series of at least 150 deaths around the Cook County region of Minnesota were found to share SCP-XXXX in common.
SCP-XXXX derives its mechanical energy from a spring coil (a common design feature of mechanical pocket watches) which must be wound daily for continued operation. SCP-XXXX exhibits anomalous properties when neglected and allowed to completely wind down. When this occurs, all those who have made direct skin contact with SCP-XXXX immediately die through various means. Discovery that deaths could be attributed to SCP-XXXX occurred after Foundation researchers found that at least one pawn shop owner or jeweler fell victim to every extermination event (a statistically unlikely phenomenon were deaths to be distributed in a semi-random fashion, as was previously believed).
Event XXXX-A: At 9:12am local time on 3/18/19, a Foundation proxy in Cheylabinsk, Russia received SCP-XXXX and its key via mail in a fully wound state. This came as a great surprise, as SCP-XXXX was believed to be in Foundation custody at Site-19. Site-19 researchers found that SCP-XXXX and its wind key had completely disappeared from containment. The most recent routine inspection of SCP-XXXX, and therefore the most recent time it was known to be in foundation custody, was 12/1/18. The whereabouts of SCP-XXXX between 12/1/18 and 3/18/19 have yet to be verified.
It is unknown how SCP-XXXX came to leave containment - some researchers (Dr. Kane, Dr. Torres, Dr. Lobachevsky) have hypothesized that this is was performed by SCP-XXXX of its own accord after a length of time without extermination events. As SCP-XXXX was recovered fully wound, and it is not known how many touched SCP-XXXX between containment breach and recovery, revised containment procedures were adapted on 3/18/19 at 7:30pm local time.
Dr. Lobachevsky personally escorted SCP-XXXX back to Site-19 on 3/24/19. After arriving at Site-19, Dr. Lobachevsky noted that the "ticking noise was deafening".
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