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SCP-4657.

Item #: SCP-4657

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4657 is stored in a standard low-value storage vault. Identification of its creator is considered a low priority.

Description: SCP-4657 is a wooden box with dimensions of 15 x 12 x 15 cm with external surfaces showing signs of mild degradation. Opening SCP-4657 will reveal a single pressable button.

Pressing the button will cause scp-4657 to produce a beeping sound for 15 seconds. At the cessation of the beeping sound, SCP-4657 will begin firing fireworks and a disembodied masculine voice will begin relaying a message. This message has been transcribed in Addendum 4657. Scans confirm that SCP-4657's interior does not contain any hidden compartments.

At the conclusion of the message, the fireworks display will increase in size before disappearing once exactly five minutes have passed since its activation. The fireworks will not leave behind any residue or burn marks, nor will they cause any harmful visual or auditory effects. A set of instructions is engraved on one of its external surfaces. The written instructions are as follows:

Step 1: Go outside, like for real, you need to be outside for this. Trust me dude. Also, you need to be alone whe Never mind, it’s fine if there are other people to see it too.
Step 2: Open the box. (duh)
Step 3: Press the button.
Step 4: Enjoy.

Addendum 4657: Below is the transcribed message that will play at the activation of SCP-4657. The identity of the speaker remains unknown.

(Sounds of disembodied cheers and applause is present throughout the message.)
You did it man! You really did it! You had me scared for a while there but I'm glad everything's going to be fine now. I can’t wait to get back on the things we didn’t finish doing. Obviously, you’ll need time to regain your strength but I can wait. I have something to ask of you but I can't tell you that in person. It's a bit embarrassing. I’m really serious about it though and if things don’t go the way I want them to, I hope we can still be friends. I really thought I was gonna lose you. Anyway, you missed our tradition of watching the fireworks so I brought them to you! Enjoy your very own awesome mega fireworks!
(Before the end of the fireworks display, SCP-4567 will eject a single firework that will explode and form the phrase “Will you go out with me?” before deactivating.)


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The fireworks produced by SCP-4657 two minutes after its initial activation.


Discovery: On 03/04/2019, SCP-4657 was discovered in a hospital in Malabuyoc, Cebu. A staff member saw the still gift-wrapped SCP-4657 in the Patient’s Unclaimed Property room and unintentionally activated it. Due to its anomalous properties, there were no damages or injuries.

Interrogation of the family and friends of the late owner of SCP-4657 was inconclusive. A friend of the late owner of SCP-4657 has been discovered to be missing since 03/04/2019. Locating the missing friend has been deemed a low priority. The civilians involved were amnesticized and SCP-4657 was retrieved.

Update 4657/2019: There had been multiple reports of an illegal fireworks display occurring during the month of April on secluded areas and empty fields. Although occurring annually and at different locations, investigation of the sites reveals the same absence of burn marks or gunpowder residues implying a single or the same perpetrator. Capturing the perpetrator has been deemed a low priority.

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The most recent illegal fireworks incident (upper left). Image taken by a Foundation drone en route to the fireworks site.