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The Ambiguous Box

(Title may be changed)

Idea Drafts

Seeking Greenlights: Yes

Page Type: SCP Article

Genre (Optional): Horror

Page Layout (Optional): Containment Procedures (w/ Addendum), Description, Test Logs, Incident Log

Elevator Pitch: A cube whose properties (size, colour, etc) are determined by what the viewer thinks they should be.

Central Narrative: Tests are done over the constraints of the cube's powers, ending with a test to see if the cube could duplicate if the viewer believed two existed. At the end of this test, one of the D-class mentions seeing a crack on the cube. The head researcher puts a note expressing panic that the cube's contents were never specified to those who viewed it, and they immediately have amnestics issued. However, they are found dead in their house the next day, ripped to pieces, as they became certain that the cube could contain something horrible and therefore it did.

Hook/Attention-Grabber: Containment Procedures involve all personnel higher than D-class going through a briefing of the cube which describes it as non-anomalous, to prevent it from having any other properties. The addendum to the containment procedures states that the object has been upgraded to Keter and all personnel, regardless of class, must be told that the cube is entirely harmless repeatedly unless an exception for D-class personnel is made by the site director.

Additional Notes: This is my first SCP idea so if I'm doing anything wrong here I'm really sorry. I'm particularly looking for ways to improve the ending to the story as I'm not sure if it's underwhelming and worried it may be unclear why it happened.

SCP Concepts
Random brainstorming.

A jellyfish capable of controlling the electricity it generates through anomalous means. It uses this ability to shock away predators or control electronics to allow it to escape. It also has a tendency to wipe information about itself, which it uses to hide that it can control electronics so that people won't try to stop it from doing so and it can escape.