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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-A is currently uncontained. Instances of SCP-XXXX-B are to be interrogated, then amnesticized and released into the general population: their anomalous effects have been deemed subtle enough to ensure that sans knowledge about their nature, they will simply be dismissed as mundane phenomena, especially since jukeboxes have become increasingly rare due to shifts in culture.

Instances of SCP-XXXX-C are to be held in Site-[REDACTED], in a recreation of a 50's era drive in diner with several Scranton-Reality Anchors. They are allowed limited interaction with staff deemed to be suitably non-nostalgic, and contact with humans that are depressed or suffering anxiety is completely barred. Further, anyone attempting to interact with them must be subjected to psychological screening beforehand to ensure that they don't cause SCP-XXXX-C to use their anomalous abilities.

Testing has indicated that, contrary to initial thoughts, the diner does not have to resemble Arnolds Drive In, a critical location from the show that SCP-XXXX seems to be inspired by, to keep instances of SCP-XXXX-C docile. As such, limited remodeling for the purpose of security has been approved.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a collection of entities and creatures modeled after Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, most commonly known as The Fonz, a character from the 1974-1984 sitcom known as Happy Days.

The first of these entities, known as SCP-XXXX-A, is an entity of unknown origin that can be summoned via a ritual involving Coca-Cola, a Jukebox, and [REDACTED]. Upon summoning, SCP-XXXX-A will issue a challenge to the summoner, typically commanding them to do some sort of good deed (examples include saving an orphanage from being closed, cleaning up a neighborhood, or helping every animal in a shelter get rescued). The difficulty of these tasks varies: it has been observed that typically SCP-XXXX-A will issue harder challenges to those it deems lacking in the qualities it seeks.

Those who fail these tasks are labelled SCP-XXXX-B, and are subject to three minor anomalous effects. The first is that their hair is always perfectly groomed and will never become disheveled or messy. Those who are bald will find their hair regrowing completely. The hair style of those who have become instances of SCP-XXXX-B will gravitate towards mimicking the Fonz's hairstyle, though gel or hairspray can circumvent this effect.

The second anomalous effect is the ability to summon american quarters on demand, even when no quarters were otherwise on their person. Said quarters typically manifest in SCP-XXXX-B's pockets, wallets, or purses. The exact amount an instance can summon at any time seems to vary wildly, and two dollars and fifty cents seems to be their upper limit. Further, this ability cannot be used consciously: attempts to deliberately summon money when needed always seem to fail. Instead, this summoning seems to require idly checking ones pockets for spare change, wherapon the SCP will "find" however many quarters they require.

The third and final anomalous effect is a general lowering of inhibitions, reduction of anxiety, and increased nostalgia and enjoyment of things related to Happy Days and the 70's-80's period of american history.

Those who succeed at SCP-XXXX-A's tasks are instead transformed into SCP-XXXX-C. SCP-XXXX-C instances exhibit numerous anomalous effects: the first and least severe is total change in personality and demeanor, making them behave in a manner similar to the character of Fonz from Happy Days: instances of SCP-XXXX-C will frequently dress like the Fonz and adopt his wardrobe, although their overall form isn't altered. Further, interviews indicate that this change in personality, while anomalous, is voluntary and part of the process of becoming a SCP-XXXX-C instance.

The second anomalous effect is the ability to rewrite local reality, frequently exercised when coming into contact with those unsatisfied with modern events or worried about the future, wherapon they'll use their abilities to "help" those they come into contact with, frequently causing their life to follow cliches and tropes typical to a sitcom. Without the SCP-XXXX-C's influence, this effect will fade over time, especially if the effected leaves the SCP-XXXX-B's area of influence. Further, its possible for SCP-XXXX-C to disable this effect if it deems it causing more harm than good. The exact size of the area the SCP can effect varies, ranging from over ten miles to under twenty miles.

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