Waking Nightmare [Draft]

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be housed in a modified Site 06 Humanoid Containment Cell. Requests for items and/or materials outside the basic amenities made by SCP-XXXX must be reviewed and approved by Project Director, Doctor Porter. Any items or material found to cause anxiety or fear responses must be removed and documented.

A Provided List of Request Items and/or Objects:

• 02-05-2020: A Weighted Blanket - Accepted Without Review
• 04-05-2020: Various Books, Games, and Music - Reviewed Extensively and Accepted on a routine basis, no internet access is to be granted per Foundation Rules.
• 5-25-2020: A Small Birthday Cake from [Redacted] - Reviewed and Accepted
• 5-25-2020: Access to a Therapy Animal - Declined Until Updated Allergy Tests are Conducted
• Allergy Testing Conducted 5-30-2020; Allowed 2 Hours Access to Doctor Sycamore's Labrador Retriever once a Week Doctor Fox’s Birman Cat, Joey, once a week.
• Addendum 6-04-2020; In order to prevent creation of an SCP-XXXX-2 Instance, all canines are to be kept out of SCP-XXXX's line of sight due to extreme cynophobia. For this reason, Doctor Sycamore is no longer permitted to work with SCP-XXXX due to improper handling of a canine with the subject.
• 7-10-2020: A Sketchbook and Pencils - Reviewed and Accepted, Entries made will be examined during the weekly sessions with a therapy animal.

SCP-XXXX must be woken up at regular intervals during its sleep cycle to monitor its vitals by at least one Level 3 Researcher and the assigned Physician, if it refuses to be monitored via various monitoring machines. While specialized equipment is not necessary for interaction with SCP-XXXX, two armed guards are to be stationed outside the containment cell at all times to prevent unauthorized access, as well as to swiftly deal with SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2 instances should they occur.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a teenager, roughly sixteen years of age, female humanoid of Caucasian descent, formally documented on any outside records as “Rosalind” with no last name. Medical examinations of the subject have revealed extensive body scarring from prior, unknown physical trauma. Despite SCP-XXXX’s seemingly quiet and polite demeanor, it has been presented as a Level I Reality Bender, though through various tests and documents has proved to not be in control of such abilities. SCP-XXXX’s abilities are only active in some of its sleep cycles, ones that are affected by nightmares, in which instances of SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2 will emerge into the physical world.

The unintentional summonings of either sub-instances of SCP-XXXX (designated SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2) have been shown to cause significant harm to its body and psyche, which resulted in the initial hospitalization that drew the Foundation’s attention after instances of SCP-XXXX-1 attacked third shift nurses at the County Hospital in [REDACTED], Kentucky. Foundation Agents were immediately dispatched after plants within the local police overheard the report to collect SCP-XXXX for containment.

Before being brought into Foundation custody, SCP-XXXX resided in a children’s home in [REDACTED], Kentucky. Due to SCP-XXXX’s uncontrolled altering of reality, sweeps were conducted for a six month, bi-weekly period for any affected individuals of SCP-XXXX-2 and possible sources for SCP-XXXX’s anomalous affliction.

SCP-XXXX itself is not anomalous, but rather becomes a catalyst during its REM Sleep Cycle for instances of SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2 to come into reality.

• SCP-XXXX-1 appears from SCP-XXXX’s subconscious during nightmare scenarios, resembling a large, shadow-like, canine-appearing creature. SCP-XXXX-1 is noted as agile and hostile to all sentient life forms in the area, including SCP-XXXX, capable of melding into shaded areas. It appears to be an ambush predator, but can easily be dispatched with any silvered weapon. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 may display pack behavior and group tactics should more than one instance be active at a time, making it imperative that all instances be eliminated as soon as they are detected.
• SCP-XXXX-2 is an entity that manifests from a fear response in SCP-XXXX, resembling a large humanoid made of shadows, usually following the creation of an SCP-XXXX-1 instance. However, unlike SCP-XXXX-1 SCP-XXXX-2 is capable of minor psionics abilities that allow it to induce heightened fear responses and paralysis within those who come into contact with it, before moving to terminate affected individuals, nor will it act in hostility towards SCP-XXXX. It can be dispersed via removal of whatever has caused a fear response in SCP-XXXX, but can be dispatched similarly to SCP-XXXX-1.
  • Addendum; Testing reveals that individuals predisposed to anxiety and depressive disorders will undergo an unspecified time frame in which their symptoms will greatly heighten.. Purportedly, affected persons feel as if their illnesses have “expanded exponentially”.
  • Addendum; Immediate hostility will occur if SCP-XXXX-2 is exposed to SCP-XXXX-1, as proved by the few incidents that have occurred while SCP-XXXX has been in Foundation custody.

Several interviews conducted with SCP-XXXX have concluded very little information on its anomalous capabilities, how and when they developed, or where both sub-instances originate from. Included below is the only interview that provided new insight on the origins of SCP-XXXX’s anomalous affliction.

Interviewed: SCP-XXXX
Interviewer: Dr. A. Porter
Foreword: As usual, Dr. Porter conducted interviews with SCP-XXXX in hopes to achieve new information about what little memories the subject has of its past.

Audio and Video Log; 1-12-21

<Begin Log, 12:21 PM >
Dr. Porter: Good morning, SCP-XXXX.
SCP-XXXX: Is it morning? I wouldn’t know- The lack of windows makes it hard to tell if it’s actually day.
Dr. Porter: You seem agitated, is there something on your mind?
SCP-XXXX: I didn’t mean to come across as such, my apologies.
Dr. Porter: Is there something on your mind?
SCP-XXXX: … I guess you could say that, more so just something that’s on my mind.
Dr. Porter: Do you mind elaborating?
SCP-XXXX: I have this weird little nugget of a memory, ya know? It’s from before the Home, before here- It’s not really clear, I was so young when I was placed in the Home… But I remember a man.
Dr. Porter: A man? Do you recall what he looks like?
SCP-XXXX: Same size as that… shadow thing y’all call the- What was it you all call it? It’s not happened in ages, I barely even think of it anymore…
Dr. Porter: SCP-XXXX-2.
SCP-XXXX: Yeah, that- He’s kinda that size, with… this face that’s real kindly, it makes me feel at ease when I remember it, but- sometimes it flickers to something a little…
The subject begins to show discomfort as the discussion goes further.
SCP-XXXX: A little weird. Uncanny, like his face ain’t his, or something, and there’s these… markings, all across his forehead and cheeks, red, like blood…
The subject begins to display higher levels of distress as it appears she is beginning to shake, struggling to hold back tears.
Dr. Porter: I think that’s enough for today, would you like me to ask Dr. Fox to bring in Joey?
SCP-XXXX: Would you… please? I don’t feel so good anymore…
Dr. Porter is seen sending a Research Assistant to go retrieve Joey as she moves to take SCP-XXXX’s vitals.
<End Log, 12:28 PM>

Closing Statement: Vitals taken after this interview showed a spike in heart rate and adrenaline levels, indicating SCP-XXXX was in the early stages of a panic attack.

Addendum: After Foundation Agents were implemented into the County Police Department in [REDACTED], Kentucky, regular sweeps were made of abandoned properties. One such sweep yielded evidence linking SCP-XXXX , or at least sub-instances SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2 , to the property. Occult paraphernalia and symbols were found, located within the house’s second floor bedroom.

Additionally, a broken and weathered flip phone was found in the barn on the west side of the property. The number matched to a 911 Call made in December of 20XX that was never looked into due to lack of address and call-tracing at the time.

+ Recovered 911 Log from December of 20XX

Responder: 911, What’s your emergency?
There are several gunshots fired in the background with what sounds like a young child crying in the background.
Unidentified Man: There is a big fuckin’ dog-
Responder: Sir, do you need me to call animal control?
Unidentified Man: No, ain’t nothin’ animal control can do for this fucking thing- Shit, it’s got my girl-!
There are several more gunshots fired as a sound similar to a phone being dropped in gravel is overshadowed by the sound of a dog baying and people screaming.
Unidentified Man: GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER, SHE AIN’T YOUR’S FOR THE TAKING-!
Responder: Sir, I need you to tell me your address so I can dispatch the Police-
Unidentified Voice: Blood is Blood.
The screaming only continues before the call goes dead under the crunch of a boot.

Closing Statement: All attempts to locate SCP-XXXX biological parents for more information have been unsuccessful and they have been presumed deceased.