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SCP-XXXX-1 as it was found in its storeroom (SCP-XXXX-2 not pictured).
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-1, and SCP-XXXX-2 are to be held inside a standard containment cell and left unattached to any source of power. If testing is to be done with SCP-XXXX, it may be taken to any electronics testing lab, but all unconsumed instances of SCP-XXXX-2c must be immediately disposed of via incineration or other holistically destructive methods. Researchers may create and test instances of SCP-XXXX-3, but any further consumption must be delegated to Class-D perssonel (see Test Log XXXX-A-(todo)). Due to the fragile nature of personal computers of its era, further examination of the hardware of SCP-XXXX-1 has been prohibited.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a collection of anomalous computer hardware and software, consisting of two main units, SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2, as described below.
SCP-XXXX-1 is a ███████ brand personal computer dated sometime in the mid-90's. It is of unique design to all other known electronics of the same brand. An unknown kind of serial port connects from SCP-XXXX-1 to SCP-XXXX-2. A library (referred to as SCP-XXXX-1a) written in the ████ programming language is located on its main storage, which defines methods of altering brain function in various ways, capable of facilitating the acquisition of new skills, the curing of phobias, and the altering of unconscious brain functions, such as visual processing or heart rate.
Attempts to copy SCP-XXXX-1a and run it on other computers has been unsuccessful. When a program is ran on any computer other than SCP-XXXX-1, the computer will shut down, or various other non-anomalous (however erroneous) behaviors will occur, such as system freezes, memory corruption, and ██████ █████. No other computer can be connected to SCP-XXXX-2 due to the unique communication interface. All attempts to design an adapter from the unknown serial port to more common interfaces (such as USB) have failed. However, using different display hardware on SCP-XXXX-1 has proven successful.
SCP-XXXX-2 is a completely smooth device with an off-white plastic exterior. It is made of two parts, attached by a flexible tube:
- A small, egg-shaped pill-dispensing module.
- A bowl with a hinged lid and a mesh-covered hole leading into the tube, referred to as the input module.
Located on SCP-XXXX-2's dispensing module is a 1cm wide hatch that opens to release newly-made pills (any of which are hereby referred to as SCP-XXXX-3) and a flexible plastic tube connecting it to the bowl. There does not seem to be any way of disassembling the dispensing module without risking damage to it, as its exterior is entirely smooth aside from the hatch, which does not open except for when SCP-XXXX-3 instances are made.
In order to generate instances of SCP-XXXX-3, certain materials must be placed inside the input module and the lid must be closed. It is not clear exactly what substances the input module accepts, nor how the chemical makeup of these substances may alter the effects of instances of SCP-XXXX-3. Generally, materials that can be crumbled, torn apart, or otherwise broken by hand can be processed by the input module, but there are some exceptions, including [REDACTED]. In contrast, the amount of material used appears to correlate directly with the strength of dispensed SCP-XXXX-3 instances.
SCP-XXXX-3 refers to any pills dispensed by SCP-XXXX-2's dispensing module. Each instance is a tablet with a unique color and an identifier imprinted on it. The imprint is usually a collection of numbers and letters, resembling those seen on normal generic pharmaceuticals, but any resemblance to the imprint of a mass-produced drug seems to be coincidental. Cryptographic research has analyzed imprints for further information on the origin behind SCP-XXXX with inconclusive results.
After running a program written using SCP-XXXX-1a and ingesting SCP-XXXX-3, the subject will undergo all changes in neurology described in said program's source code. This process will take between 30 minutes to four hours to complete, and the effects are permanent.
Extended use of SCP-XXXX-3 appears to degrade the neurology of the subject in ways not defined by the program. Negative effects have been observed in subjects who have taken as few as █ doses. Ingesting instances of SCP-XXXX-3 that originate from the same program multiple times seems to exacerbate the degradation. Programs written with syntactic differences but identical effects do not seem to curb this acceleration. Notably, for every unique program written with SCP-XXXX-1a, it seems that the baseline neurodegenerative effect decreases for all subsequent programs, even those re-used from old source code.
SCP-XXXX was found at the university of in 1996 after an unusual number of psychiatric emergencies were reported from students studying in the computer science program. Such emergencies coincided with a significant number of discoveries and advancements in the field by the same students, such as the █████████ algorithm, commonly atrributed to computer scientists ████ █████ and ███████ ███. Foundation personnel were alerted and located the object by posing as students themselves, finding that many had been using the device as a form of nootropic.
Currently, SCP-XXXX remains dormant in its containment cell. Further testing has not been authorized since the first round.
Addendum XXXX-A: Multiple tests have been conducted with SCP-XXXX to determine the extent of its capabilities and effects on the brain over time.
