Agent Brophy

Item#: 5176

Level3

Containment Class:

euclid

Secondary Class:

none

Disruption Class:

vlam

Risk Class:

critical

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Special Containment Procedures:
When an appearance of SCP-5176 is reported, MTF Eta-11 (Savage Beasts) will immediately set up an exclusion zone of 10 kilometres around it and divert any civillians. Any civillians who are found in the zone must be detained and brought to the nearest foundation facility.

If personnel need to take the earmuffs off for the purpose of research, this must be approved by a senior researcher.This must be authorised by personnel with clearance level 4 or higher. Anyone who hears SCP-5176 is immediately designated a class-E personnel and is to be taken to the nearest SCP foundation site, where they will suffer a fatal accident in the next two days¹

Description: SCP-5176 was originally believed to be a legend, dating back to the 16th century, but her reappearance was discovered by foundation personnel on █/█ /20█. Before the foundation could set up containment procedures, approximately ten hikers reported seeing her, with 2 recording her wail. Thankfully, it seems the cognitohazard effect can only be recieved through hearing her wail firsthand. A cover story was disseminated, detailing how it was a prank by online influencers. The hikers family and friends were issued class-A amnestics.

She can be seen crying, and will wail for a period of 10 minutes every 2 hours. Anyone who hears her wails will suffer a fatal accident in the next two days, and if there is no fatal objects in their vicinity, will suffer some medical trauma[see addendum 1]. Because of this, her wails are to be classified as a cognitohazard.

All attempts to capture her result in her disappearing by anomalous means when Foundation Personnel get within 3 metres of her². She was discovered by Agent [DATA EXPUNGED], who heard about her through local rumours of hikers suffering horrific accidents after walking through SCP-5176’s zone of containment³ Agent[DATA EXPUNGED] investigated the forest and saw SCP-5176 for himself. He reported this to the foundation, but unfortunately, had a fatal car accident the next day. This is believed to be a result of hearing SCP-XXXX’s wail.

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Experiment 1:
D-8295 was sent into the SCp-5176’s area of last sighting, where he heard SCP-5176's wail. He left the area and was kept under close observation for the next two days. Exactly 1 day and 11 hours after hearing SCp-5176’s wail, D-8295’s knife slipped while eating his meal, cutting his wrists. He bled an anomalous amount, and died of blood loss before medical personnel could arrive.
Doctors note: “it was like a fucking fire hose, bleeding out should take an hour or two with his injuries, but he died in seconds.”

Experiment 2:
D-8305 was sent into SCP-5176’s area of last sighting, where he heard SCP-5176's wail. Unlike the previous experiment, D-8305 was kept under strict suicide watch, and only fed soft food. Exactly 1 day and 13 hours after hearing SCP-5176’s wail, he choked on his daily meal.
Researcher’ note: “he choked on soup. Fucking soup. I formally recommend liquid nutrition for the next experiment.”

Experiment 3:
D-8326 was sent into SCP-5176’s area of last sighting, where he heard SCP-5176’s wail. He was put into an artificial coma, and fed liquid nutrition. No sharp objects were allowed in the room. Exactly 1 day and 22 hours after hearing SCP-5176’s wail, he suffered a cardiac arrest, and died.
Doctor’s note:”I requested a healthy subject for this town, and i examined him myself. In what world does a 23 year old athlete suffer a heart attack?”

Experiment 4: D-8349 was sent into SCp-5176’s area of last sighting, where he heard SCP-5176’s wail. He was issued a Class-A amnestic and has not suffered any accidents or medical trauma committed suicide after scrawling [DATA EXPUNGED] on the walls of his quarters

Experiment 5: D-8376 was told to listen to a recording of SCP-5176’s wail. He has had no accidents, and there has been no visible effect. It seems that the only way to receive the effect is to actually hear the wail.

Experiment 6
D-8392 was sent into SCP-5176's area of last sighting, and after 1 hour and 14 minutes, he made contact with her. All attempts to conversate with her failed, and she disappeared when he got within 3 metres of her.

Experiment 7
D-8674 was selected for his artistic skills, and was sent into SCP-5176's area of last sighting. he was instructed to sketch her, and then return [NOTE: D-8674 was not expected to survive this encounter. He drew a sketch of SCP-5176 and returned. Using this, we now have a rudimentary idea of what SCP-5176 looks like.
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Footnotes

1. even with foundation intervention, the subjects will die through anomalous means

2. Footage from cameras malfunction upon her entering their field of view

3. Approximately 17 people have died due to hearing her in the last 5 years. With 10 being hikers, 5 being D-class personnel, and 2 being foundation personnel.