| Item #: SCP-4451 |
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Object Class: Safe |
| Level 2 Clearance |
Threat Level: Green ● |
An engraving of SCP-4451, from the book, 'The Prayer of Saint Andrew, printed in Rosefar during the late 1300s. Note the future date on the bell.
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4451 is to be stored in an anechoic chamber. A commercially produced bell muffler is to be placed into the interior of SCP-4451 when not in testing.
Containment Update: In order to control rust build-up from reaching a critical threshold, SCP-4451 is to be cleaned with a 20% sulphuric acid pickle once per day and re-cleaned after testing. This process is to be performed inside SCP-4451's anechoic chamber.
Description: SCP-4451 is an ornate iron funeral bell, constructed during the late 1300s in Roseafar, Scotland. When SCP-4451 is rung, it produces a clear note in E♭3, creating an illusion (SCP-4451-1) to appear to the ringer for a period of up to ten minutes.
SCP-4451-1 illusions appear to be incorporeal, partially-translucent figures with a physical appearance identical to a deceased individual whom the subject had an interpersonal relationship with. The ringer has been observed engaging with casual conversation with SCP-4451-1.
The following has been observed during interactions between a ringer and an SCP-4451-1 illusion:
- The ringer mantains that the SCP-4551-1 illusion is the 'soul' of a deceased indivdiual.
- Ringers report that the SCP-4551-1 illusions converse about past memories shared between the ringer and SCP-4451-1.
- SCP-4451-1 illusions engage in forms of endearment when emotionally 'close' to the ringer, and engage in negative behavior when 'distant' to the ringer.
An engraving of an SCP-4551-1 illusion, also from The Prayer of St. Anthony.
It has been observed that the time frame in which an SCP-4551-1 illusion persists for, is based upon the decibel rating that was produced. For more information, please see the below table.
Please note, the following decibel ratings are rounded.
| Decibel rating during ringing: |
Length of time that an SCP-4551-1 illusion persisted for: |
| <4b0 dB |
No effect. |
| 40 dB |
4 minutes. |
| 60 dB |
6 minutes. |
| 80 dB |
8 minutes |
| 100 dB |
10 minutes. |
| >100 dB |
No effect. |
Update: Rust has been documented occuring on SCP-4551, with about 3 mm2 of rust occuring daily, generally forming around the base of the bell. As of █/██/████, it has been discovered that when a human subject rings SCP-4551 while the object is rusted, a cognitohazard occurs in which the memory of a deceased indvidual is completely forgotten by the ringer. For more information, please see the third addendum. It is currently unknown what will occur if SCP-4551 is rung while fully rusted.
Addendum No. 1: History and Recovery Information:
SCP-4551 was originally discovered in Roseafar, Scotland, a secluded and autonomous village located near the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.
Originally a dead bell, SCP-4551 was used by citizens in the village, for religious ceremonies and festivals.
According to a senior member of the St. Andrew's church in Roseafar, SCP-4551 was considered to be a holy item, and was used to wish for harvests and to celebrate and revere dead members of the community. A special ceremony known as the 'Gost of God'' was conducted to remove rust from SCP-4551, and to prevent deceased members from being forgotten by the population of the village. This ceremony required a dying member of the community to baptize the bell. A special song was sung during the cerenomy, viewable as a transcript below.
Man com & se how schal alle ded li: wen yolk comes bad & bare, moth have ben ve awaẏ fare: All ẏs wermēs yt ve for care:— bot yt ve do for god ẏs luf ve haue. O' Gost O' God, heav bles haue. Gost, one last memoy.
'Ghost' sightings and reports of paranormal activity were frequent in the area surrounding Roseafar, with the local area using the sightings as a method to bring tourism to the region. These sightings had not been taken seriously until April 9th, 2005. A priest from Roseafar, Fr. Nathan Donald, confessed to removing SCP-4551 and later moving it to Edinburgh, for a ceremony for the death of Catholic Pope, John Paul II. During this ceremony, SCP-4551 was rung, triggering twenty three instances of SCP-4551-1. Following this event, a Foundation agent, Lilly Amarte, confiscated SCP-4551at the ceremony, with Nathan Donald and the ceremony members detained until further notice.
Addendum No. 2: SCP-4551 Testing Log.
Five tests were conducted with SCP-4511, viewable below.
| Subject: |
Identity of SCP-4551-1 |
Duration of manifestation (Minutes) . |
First words or activity performed by an SCP-4511-1 illusion. |
Last words spoken or activity performed by an SCP-4551-1 illusion. |
Summary of Interaction. |
| Dr. ███ Welling. |
█████ Welling. (Grandfather.) |
Ten Minutes. |
'My, you've grown! How is school going?' |
'Well, it seems I got to head back to the old-homestead. I love you, ███. Until we meet again!' |
Dr. Welling and her Grandfather conversed for ten minutes, with her grandfather asking questions about school and how her day to day life has been so far. |
| Dr. ███ Bellclaire. |
Honey, (Childhood Dog). |
Six Minutes. |
Friendly bark. |
Sad whimper. |
Subject and Dr. Bellclaire played catch with a tennis ball in lab A51, then spent the later time on a short walk. |
| Dr. ███ Lee. |
████ Long. (Ex-girlfriend.) |
Two Minutes. |
'I told you, I didn't want to see you again.' |
I told you, I told you. I didn't love you as much as you loved me, or as much as you thought I did. I never did, and you need to accept that. It isn't healthy to dwell on one person again and again. You did the same thing when we dated. You need to move on. |
Subject apologized for flaws in the relationship, and stated that he had always loved her. SCP-4551-1 illusion vanished shortly after. |
| D-5192 |
███ Rouse. (Murder Victim) |
Eight Minutes. |
I told you to leave! |
I… I know you are sorry, but, I can't forgive you. You have to live with this. You have to live what you did to me, how can I forgive you, for what you did? I can't, I can't. |
D-5192 confessed guilt to his victim for the murder charge, but she refused to forgive him. |
| D-102 |
████ Piero, (Father). |
10 Minutes. |
Hey, kid. |
I know. You're right, you always were. Ten minutes isn't enough to make up for everything, but I wanted to tell you that no matter what I did and before, I still do love you, and I still loved you then. Take care of mom and the kids for me, please, tell them I'm sorry too. I promise that… |
D-1072 and her father discussed her childhood, and apologized for his lack of involvement with the family. D-1072's Father apologizes, with D-102 accepting, as both reconcile. |
Addendum No. 3: Rust Test:
As SCP-4551 produces a cognitohazardous effect when rung, testing has been been put forth to judge if SCP-4451 when rusted can act as a rudimentary amnestic. The following tests was conducted by Dr. Amie Amarte and Dr. Lucy Parsy, tested on D-4515.
UPDATE: SCP-4551 behaves as a rudimentary amnestic, able to produce an effect in which the ringee will completely forget the memory of the individual summoned uring a rusted ringing of SCP-4551. Family members and those related are not affected. Currently, the only long term side effect is clinical depression.
SCP-4451- Rust Test Video Log Transcript
Date: 6/6/20██.
Experiment Lead: Dr. Amie Amarte, Dr. Lucy Daniels.
Subject: SCP-4551 (Rusted.) D-4515.
[BEGIN LOG]
700 Hours: D-4515 is brought into SCP-4551's containment chamber, and is instructed to ring SCP-4551, which at this point is heavily rusted.
Dr. Daniels: D-4515, before you ring SCP-4511, I have a few questions to ask you.
D-4515: Um, okay, Doc.
Dr. Daniels: M'amn, or Doctor, D-4515. I am not going to remindg you again. Do you have a family member, friend, or even pet that has died and you miss? Who is it?
D-4515: My Momma- My mother, Doc-, M'amn. My mother.
Dr. Daniels: I see, and she is dead, right? And her name?
D-4515: Yeah… Beatrice.
Dr. Daniels: (To Dr. Amarte) We have her on file?
Dr. Amarte: Yeah, we do.
Dr. Amarte: Ring SCP-4551 for me, D-4515. Thank you.
703 Hours: D-4515 rings SCP-4551 which produces an uknown note. Nothing appears during the duration of the ringing.
704 Hours: D-4515 is silent.
Dr. Daniels: D-4515, who is your father?
D-4515: Floyd.
Dr. Daniels: And who is your mother?
D-4515: I don't have a mother, M'amn.
710 Hours: Dr. Amarte holds a picture of Beatrice ████, D-4515's mother.
Dr. Amarte: Who is this to you?
D-4515: A lady. I don't know her.
Dr. Amarte: Do you renember seeing this photo or face at all?
D-4515: I told you, no.
Dr. Amarte: I see. That is all, D-4515.
[END LOG]
D-4515 Follow-Up Interview.
Date: 1/28/20██
Experiment Lead: Dr. Amie Amarte, Dr. Lucy Daniels.
Subject: D-4515
[BEGIN LOG]
1200 Hours D-4515 is brought into interview room 361, meeting with Dr. Parsy, and Dr. Amarte.
Dr. Daniels: Please be seated. D-4515, we have a few questions to ask you.
1201 Hours: Yes.
Dr. Amarte: Good. Firstly, what do you see here? (She holds up a photo of SCP-4551.)
D-4515: A bell. Its rusty, made of metal.
Dr. Amarte: Do you renember seeing this object before at all?
D-4515: No.
Dr. Parsy: Do you renember this picture? (She holds up a picture of SCP-4551's Containment Chamber.)
D-4515: No.
Dr. Amarte: Alright then, next question. Is your mother named Beatrice?
D-4515: No. I don't have a mother.
Dr. Amarte: Do you have a father?
D-4515: Floyd.
Dr. Daniels: Last question, who is this, to you? (She holds up a picture of D-4515's mother.))
D-4515: I don't know who that is. I've never seen her.
Dr. Amarte: I see. That is all, D-4515. We will return you back to your cell.
[END LOG]
Dr. Amarte's Note: //It was about a year or so since we conducted the test involving SCP-4551 and D-4515. Subject seems to have completely forgotten the memory of their own mother, not even able to recognize her from a photo. Subject seems to have developed severe depression, or perhaps decreased cognitive abilities after he had interacted with SCP-4551. We might be able to use SCP-4551 as an emergency amnestic, but the overall scope is going to be pretty limited. I don't think it occurs with a location or memory, just a person. And besides that, the after-effects may be too severe. Still, anything that can provide an amnestic effect thatt doesn't come from that thing is better. But… I feel a tinge guilty, erasing a man's memory from him. Imagine if the same had happened to me, myself forgetting her, like the man's mother? I'll put those feelings aside, for a moment. I have to talk to Daniels.
Family Memory Test.
Date: 5/19/20██.
Subject: Laura █████. (D-4515's sister.)
Team Members: Dr. Amie Amarte, Dr. Lucy Parsy.
[BEGIN LOG]
1300 Hours: (Laura █████ is brought into Interview room 171.)
Dr. Amarte: Hello, Laura. We have a few questions we would like to ask you. Firstly, we want to stress that you are not in trouble. Now, have you seen either of this images? (Dr. Parsy holds up a photo of SCP-4551, and SCP-4551's containment chamber.)
Laura: The bell? Nope, never say it before. Its pretty, but this is the first time I've seen it. Same with that room.
Dr. Amarte: I see. Do you have a mother?
Laura: Yeah, well, I did. She died a handfull of years back, rectal cancer. Lovely woman, lovely woman. Her name was Beatrice, she was a postal clerk, and-
Dr. Amarte: So, you do have a mother? Is this her? (Dr. Parsy holds up a photo of Laura ████'s mother.)
Laura: Oh, yeah, that's her at right.
Dr. Amarte: Good. Last question, do you have a brother?
Laura: Yeah, yeah, I do. I haven't seen him in ages since well, the shooting but yeah, I have one.
Dr. Amarte: Interesting. That is all. Thank you for your time.
[END LOG]
Addendum No. 3: Aftermath and Funeral.
Note: The following information and messages are out-of-date, and are saved only for purely archival reasons, regarding SCP-4451.
Daniels, I'll cut the pleasantaries. I want to see her again. I can't go on with my work, I keep thinking of her. You know, me and her, we've been married for almost 35 years. I'm old, Daniels, I'm old. We both know my time here is short. But before I leave, I want to say goodbye to her. I'm asking for permission to use SCP-4551. Just for a moment, please. I want to say goodbye for her. I never got rhe chance too, and quite frankly, neither did you. You know, she was from Rosefar, she found the damned thing. Its only appropiate, Daniels. Let this be the last thing I do here. Let my last moment be a happy one, please.
I'll cut the pleasantaries too, Amie. You've been a damn fine doctor here, and Lilly was a damn fine agent too. Both of you have been. Okay, okay, Amie, I'll do it with you. I can weasel my way out of this, don't worry. You're right, she deserves this as much as you do. Meet me at the lab tomorrow, before noon. I'll let Albert know. He was a priest, Amie.
800 Hours: Dr. Amarte, Dr. Lucy Daniels and Foundation Father George Albert enter SCP-4515's containment chamber.
Dr. Amarte, Dr. Daniels, Fr. Albert:
Man com & se how schal alle ded li: wen yolk comes bad & bare, moth have ben ve awaẏ fare: All ẏs wermēs yt ve for care:— bot yt ve do for god ẏs luf ve haue. O' Gost O' God, heav bles haue. Gost, one last memoy.
Dr. Amarte: Lilly.
Fr. Albert: Oh, lilly, daateer of oure father, child of roseafar, may yow heer oure voicees. We shal renember yow, from today until eternity, untiel we are reninited at last. Oure holy gost, oure byll rynger. Blessed be.
Dr. Amarte: Lilly, my love. I am able to say goodbye to you, without the doctors and bandages. It feels so wonderful to see you again, and yes, this will be for the last time, but, seeing you again, saying that I love you… It means a lot to me. I'm sorry, I sound so corny…
Agent Lilly: You do, Amie. You do. I wouldn't have it any other way, though. I love you too, more then anything. Thank you, Amie. Lucy. Father. You don't know how long it has been, and how long I've been alone. But seeung you all again, knowing that I'm renembered, not forgotten… I thank you.
Fr. Albert: Ah, 'ark to glory, my Father. Bles us, bles us all for enternity, for iur child ha's been renembered at last.
810: Dr. Amarte, Dr. Daniels, and Father Albert leave SCP-4515's containment chamber, parting ways.
Later, at █████, Drs. Amarte, Daniels and Father Albert were intercepted by Foundation operratives. Outcome pending.
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