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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: A single copy of SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a locked archive within anomalous object storage site-xx. Access to SCP-XXXX is restricted to testing only and requires authorization from the Site Director. Testing of SCP-XXXX requires the test subject’s temporary ownership of the object. Testing must be conducted by a single class-D personnel member in an empty room no smaller than 5m2. All instances of SCP-XXXX-1 may be safely cremated after testing concludes.
Foundation webcrawlers are to search for any news stories or web content concerning:
- The sudden appearance or discovery of deceased burn victims.
- Reports or alleged discovery of evidence as to the deaths of actors Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry or Lisa Kudrow
- Rumors concerning “haunted” digital media related to the American 1994 sitcom “Friends”
Likewise, forums, and social media groups related to the NBC sitcom are to be monitored for the potential presence of an uncontained copy of SCP-XXXX. Periodic product inspections are to be carried out by foundation agents embedded within major retailers worldwide. Additional discovered copies of SCP-XXXX should be destroyed.
Description: The SCP-XXXX designation refers to an as-of-yet unknown number of copies of “Friends: The complete collection” in a Blu-Ray or DVD box set. Copies of SCP-XXXX are in all respects identical to non-anomalous box sets, both physically and content-wise, save for an additional promotional flyer found within the box [SEE ADDENDUM A]. SCP-XXXX’s anomalous properties only manifest when viewed by the box set’s current owner1. Digital copies of SCP-XXXX produced by any known conventional means display no anomalous effects.
Approximately 1 minute after beginning playback of any episode, 6 human corpses, all of them severely charred (collectively designated as SCP-XXXX-1) will materialize within a radius of approximately 5m of the affected viewer, prioritizing areas outside of visual contact. This phenomenon will repeat itself within every 12 hours, and will continue indefinitely regardless of subsequent viewings or lack thereof, until the copy of SCP-XXXX changes ownership, or the owner expires. Notably, destruction of a copy of SCP-XXXX will have no consequence on already ongoing anomalous effects.
Existing instances of SCP-XXXX-1 will not de-manifest and present all of the associated health hazards expected of a dead human body.
Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 all register an internal temperature of around 700 C upon their initial appearance and display no other anomalous properties of their own. Forensic examination of these instances has revealed a perfect genetic match between every instance and each of the six main actors in the cast of Friends. In all examined cases, the cause of death has been determined as nervous shock due to fatal full-body burns suffered within a short time. Subsequent “sets” of these entities have all been identical. Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 pose no direct physical threat other than the immediate results of their appearance.
Foundation assets assigned to monitoring the actors’ activities have found manifestation of SCP-XXXX-1 instances to have no effect on their living counterparts before, during or after an SCP-XXXX event.
Discovery: SCP-XXXX was brought to the Foundation’s attention in ██ ██ 2009 when █████ ██████, an architect in ███████████ was arrested by the local police following the discovery of 18 instances of SCP-XXXX-1 within his property, upon his detention, they continued to manifest within 5 meters of his holding cell for the next day until he was taken into Foundation custody, with all witnesses amnesticized and all media coverage expunged. Initially, SCP-XXXX’s anomalous properties were linked to Mr. ██████ himself, resulting in [DATA EXPUNGED]. However, upon linkage of SCP-XXXX-1’s autopsy results with his purchase history, the foundation came in possession of the first known copy of SCP-XXXX and was able to confirm its nature through testing.
Within 3 months, the existence of other copies was confirmed when a similar incident occurred in ██████ ████, where instances of SCP-XXXX-1 indirectly caused a roof collapse, severely injuring a family of 3 and a further recurrence causing 2nd degree burns to an attending nurse several hours later.
To date, ███ other copies have been found at random inspections within stores worldwide and ██ have been tracked to private owners. Success ratio for pre-activation neutralization has been maintained at a steady 72%. Investigation of publishers and production companies involved in releasing TV show box sets to retailers has yielded no conclusive information as to the origin of SCP-XXXX.
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