Athenian Isotopic Indigestion

Item #: SCP-XXXX		Object Class: Elucid
Level 3 Clearance		Threat Level: Yellow ●

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Taken during initial recovery, the photograph shows the partially-submerged hallway found in the subterranean labyrinth that leads to the area where SCP-XXXX was discovered.

Special Containment Procedures:

Physical interaction with SCP-XXXX is prohibited unless approved by personnel of Level-3 clearance assigned to it.

SCP-XXXX is to be contained within Area-███, situated one hundred and twenty meters beneath the mountains of █████████, inside a 12 x 12-meter primary containment cell. The interiors of the primary containment chamber are to be lined with tungsten carbide plating twenty-five centimetres thick backed by a secondary layer of lead eighty-five centimetres thick. The exterior of the primary containment cell is to be made with six meters of rebar-reinforced concrete. Internal temperature is to be maintained at a constant 20 °C via a conglomeration of Bonded Heat Sinks and on-site Cryogenic Coolant Pumps.

The primary containment cell is to be situated in the centre of a larger 48 x 48-meter secondary air-tight containment chamber made of concrete and granite slabs, which is to act as a buffer zone and designed to be flooded and drained on demand by six pneumatic revolving flood valves. All electronics present are to be adequately shielded from radiation or radiation tolerant and waterproof. Due to the radiological nature of SCP-XXXX, personnel entering the primary containment chamber are to wear Class IV environmental protection suits equipped with Foundation-issued self-contained breathing apparatus.

Four guards armed with Liquid-nitrogen projectors are to be assigned to SCP-XXXX at all times and the structural integrity of the primary containment chamber is to receive mandated maintenance on a bi-monthly basis. The interiors of the primary containment chamber are to be under twenty-four-hour surveillance and communication with the subject is to be done via the integrated intercom system. Radiation levels are monitored by Geiger counters installed into the exterior of the primary containment cell.

In the event that SCP-XXXX deviates from its beliefs then Procedure Hazard Gamma is to be initiated.

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Proceedure Hazard Gamma

1. The subject is to be introduced to Class-E amnestics
2. The subject is to be subjected to a thirty-minute consultation with the on-site psychiatrist
3. The subject is to be convinced that it is a human sheltered from a calamity, including but not limited to: being the target of assassins and the persecution of divine power.

Should Procedure Hazard Gamma fail, MTF Beta-7 is to be dispatched immediately and the secondary containment chamber valves are to flood the secondary containment chamber and submerge the primary containment chamber under deionized water supercooled to a temperature of -45 °C.

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Description: SCP-XXXX is a sapient amalgamation of fissionable Uranium-235 in the form of seven gyroscopic discs, each weighs 17 kilograms and radioisotope analysis indicates that it is approximately 5500 years old. It is optically perceived by sapient beings as a bipedal, humanoid woman of Meditteranean complexion clothed in a white Doric chiton¹. Notwithstanding visuals, it does not bear a true physiological or anatomical structure. It inherently elicits an intense fight-or-flight response in all non-anthropoidal lifeforms, which refuse to be within five hundred feet of SCP-XXXX at all times. It insists that Foundation personnel are to refer to it by the self-designated title known as "The ordinary magistrate"². When it is pressed further in regards to its origin and background, SCP-XXXX refuses to provide any useful information outside of personal anecdotes and banter.

SCP-XXXX is observed to have a pathological obsession for amiable interaction with Homo sapiens, automatically pursuing the human being(s) that cross its line of sight (Dubbed henceforth as SCP-XXXX-1) and will attempt to engage in social interaction. This behaviour is broken down into two states: an active state and a dormant state. Its attitude appears to polarize in a fashion similar to that of Bi-polar Disorder, and after failing to acquire an interaction with SCP-XXXX-1 in a period of twenty-four hours, SCP-XXXX enters an indefinite state of dormancy, becoming docile and sedimentary until contact with SCP-XXXX-1 is re-established.

In contradiction to its non-terrestrial, inorganic nature, SCP-XXXX involuntarily mimics organic life functions such as respiration, despite the fact that it lacks an observable respiratory system, and will respond to "dangerous" stimuli in a manner akin to a pusillanimous human being. Despite its psychological tendency to pick flight over fight, an examination has revealed that SCP-XXXX is impervious to deformation inflicted via means of penetration, pressure and abrasion. However, Liquid nitrogen is successful in both stunning SCP-XXXX and temporarily deterring its radioactive emissions. Additional testing has demonstrated that SCP-XXXX is susceptible to the use of amnestics, allowing for the procurement of sufficient counter-measures.

Spectrochemical analysis of SCP-XXXX confirms a chemical composition consisting of seventy to eighty-five per cent Uranium-235 isotopes, fifteen per cent Neodymium isotopes and five per cent Ruthenium isotopes. SCP-XXXX generates large quantities of energy in the form of ionizing radiation through self-catalyzed nuclear fission similar to the process of natural nuclear fission reactors³. It is hypothesized that SCP-XXXX reproduces its own mass through exotic means of matter generation but the exact method through which SCP-XXXX obtains additional mass to supply its internal nuclear reactions, eludes current Foundation knowledge.

Radiation readings estimate that SCP-XXXX radiates ionizing radiation at an excess of 1.8 x 10⁷Sv/hr⁴. Contrary to computed projections, SCP-XXXX's area of effect is localized into an area comprised of two zones:

The Black Zone

The inner-area surrounding SCP-XXXX up to a distance of six meters. Unprotected subjects within the Black Zone will instantly develop symptoms of acute radiation syndrome and expire.

The Red Zone

The outer-area between six to one hundred and fifty-two meters from SCP-XXXX. Unprotected subjects inside the Red Zone will acquire symptoms of chronic radiation syndrome which intensify depending on the relative closeness of the subject to the Black Zone. Subjects within the Red Zone will expire between one to five days from chronic radiation syndrome if left untreated.

SCP-XXXX can manipulate the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation it produces, including the entire spectrum of visible light, ultraviolet and ionizing radiations, and has even been shown to project invisible beams of ionizing radiation. SCP-XXXX has never demonstrated the ability to produce or manipulate low-frequency and ultra-low-frequency EM waves, suggesting that its anomalous effects are limited to high-frequency EM waves.

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Addendum XXXX-A: Recovery Log

[LEVEL-3 CLEARANCE REQUIRED]

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FILE IS LEVEL 03/XXXX CLASSIFIED

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ANY ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THIS FILE WITHOUT LEVEL 03/XXXX AUTHORIZATION WILL BE LOGGED AND WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

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SCP-XXXX was originally retrieved on ██/██/████, following the disappearance of a French-led six-man archaeological expedition to Vous Island. Dubbed "The ████████", they were purported to be excavating the ruins of a previously undiscovered man-made subterranean system.

Seven Foundation agents concurrently stationed at Athens and its surrounding regions assembled at the nearby █████ Observation Post where they were dispatched to launch their investigation into the disappearance.

Upon arriving at Vous Island, Agent Mustafa reported that a spectroscopic survey meter picked up the presence of seventy-five rads of nuclear radiation, and was observed to only intensify as the agents approached the mouth of the subterranean labyrinth.

Abandoned excavation equipment was found around the tunnel entrance. There was a notable absence of human and local wildlife. It had been determined (See Recovered Items Document II) that a massive chamber had been uncovered by the expedition team.

It had appeared that the entirety of the ████████ entered the labyrinth, when [DATA EXPUNGED]. This prompted the team to initiate a thorough search of the structure.

The field agents entered the tunnels, and approximately five minutes into their exploration, radio communication with high command distorted before terminating.

Further attempts at re-establishing contact were met with no success. After a forty-eight hours duration of unbroken radio silence, the field agents were pronounced Missing-In-Action and Mobile Taskforce Beta-7 was mobilized to handle the situation.

Mobile Taskforce Beta-7 reached Vous island and found no signs of the previous expedition team. An immediate reconnaissance mission into the tunnels was carried out via a biomorphic snake-camera (BSC). The first fifty meters showed a narrow, empty hallway with murals⁵transcribed to the rock.

They portrayed a group of over a dozen Aegean men in the fetal position, appearing to belch while the six remaining men were shown in varying stages of decay. All of which were surrounding a central figure.

The BSC encountered a slight elevation change and the remainder of the hallway was partially flooded in brackish water.

The BSC continued to venture an additional thirty meters down the hallway before the live-feed with the snake-cam was spontaneously terminated⁶.

Another attempt at reconnaissance via a mini quad-rotor drone proved to be as equally unsuccessful, this eliminated the suspicion of malfunction. MTF Beta-7 proceeded to enter the tunnels. The top priority of their investigation was recovering the anomaly.

Ninety meters into the flooded tunnel, members of MTF Beta-7 observed the conspicuous increase in ambient temperature as they infiltrated the foretold chamber.

The chamber was carved into the igneous rock with a diameter of twenty meters, the wall was with a smoothness determined impossible for the tools of the time.

It showed little to no signs of deterioration, with the exception of particular indentations in the form of shallow, hand-dug crevices. Additionally, it contained a stone podium located four feet from the entrance, vertically protruding from the water, bearing the abrasions presumed to be caused by a chemical explosion.

It bore engravings on a half-melted golden plate, translated into English as a message says: "Sickness for the cursed, they that free the false Athena, from the eternal tomb." MTF Beta-7 ignored the cryptic warning and proceeded deeper into the chamber.

The deceased bodies of seven foundation field agents and five French archaeologists were identified, including that of Field Agent Mustafa, bobbing in the water. Their bodies were intact but displayed various onsets of acute radiation syndrome.

Missing from the bodies was the Greek translator of the French expeditionary team, whose [DATA EXPUNGED].

Contact with SCP-XXXX was established, a member of MTF Beta-7 encountered the anomaly emerging from an unseen crevice in the chamber walls. The subject took the opportunity to capture a member of Mobile Taskforce Beta-7 in an affectionate embrace. MTF Beta-7 quickly responded with small-arms fire, which proved sufficient in stunning SCP-XXXX.

It was at that point it released the captured member, who was retrieved. The Taskforce commander signalled a tactical retreat, during which cryogenic grenades were detonated.

Subsequently, frequent use discovered the effectivity of Liquid nitrogen in subduing it. SCP-XXXX was tricked into entering a narrow choke-point.

A coordinated blast of six cryogenic grenades neutralized SCP-XXXX's radiation emissions - rendering the subject harmless.

The retrieval helicopter arrived at the designated landing zone. Both MTF Beta-7 and SCP-XXXX were retrieved with no further incident. The remains of the deceased were incinerated. Four days after the recovery of SCP-XXXX, demolition teams returned to the island and conducted a controlled demolition of the subterranean labyrinth.

With cooperation from the Hellenic Republic, Vous Island had been deemed the site of illegal toxic waste dumping.

Access to the island is now forbidden.

- Dr Delphi, Senior Researcher of Area-███

Footnotes

1. A common garment worn by both men and women in Greece during the sixth and early fifth centuries BC. Attempts to remove it have been met with failure.

2. Extensive Foundation and separate civilian archaeological research conclude that no known woman has ever been elected into the position of Magistrate during the classical period of ancient Greece.

3. A natural nuclear fission reactor is a deposit of uranium where self-sustaining nuclear chain reactions have occurred.

4. 5,000,000 rads per second

5. Photographed by the BSC. Researchers have determined that they correspond to the Hellenistic civilization (323 BC - 31 BC).

6. Thought to be caused by Gamma-rays produced by SCP-XXXX, which induced strap currents in the unshielded circuitry, triggering effects similar to that of an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP).