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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.
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Page Type: SCP Article
Genre (Optional): Horror
Page Layout (Optional): Containment Procedures, Recovery (w/ Transcribed Security Footage), Description, Test Logs
Elevator Pitch: An object which, if there is any ambiguity surrounding its properties in the viewer's mind, will be perceived as having every possible combination of the unknown properties: i.e. if someone perceiving the object is uncertain as to its temperature, it will feel to them like it is at every possible temperature, and they will react accordingly.
Central Narrative: Following an apparent terrorist attack on a tube in the London Underground, first responders found the anomalous object sitting in the destroyed, which due to its properties they perceived as being every possible object one would expect to find in the aftermath of a terrorist incident simultaneously (e.g. a dead body, a piece of ruined personal belongings, twisted metal, etc). When one of the police staff tried to pick it up, they immediately fainted from pain. At this point, Foundation agents embedded in the MET reported a possible SCP and an MTF was tasked with its retrieval. After locking down the area, they approached the SCP. Some of them perceived the SCP as taking the form of various small, inanimate objects which they associated with SCPs given their previous experience with them. However, one member, who had previously been involved in the breakout of a Keter-class SCP, believes that it could potentially be mobile and aggressive, and thus in his perception, it exhibits those traits and attacks him. He reacts by attempting to flee from the object while firing at it, to his teammates' confusion. Eventually, he believes that the object catches and kills him, thus leading to him stopping breathing despite the fact that he is in fact fine. The other members swiftly bring in the object. A test is conducted with a D-class in which the nature of the anomaly is established and containment procedures are created. More tests are done, confirming the constraints of the anomaly. As part of this, it is discovered that if there is any uncertainty as to the location of the object two instances of it can be perceived as existing. This leads the head researcher to put in a note considering the possible existence of more instances of the anomaly, thus leading to these extra instances now existing in his perception (although this is left for the reader to infer).
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 recovery log gives little solid information to the reader without knowing the object's description, as the majority of it is composed of transcribed security camera footage.
Additional Notes: This is my first SCP idea so if I'm doing anything wrong here I'm really sorry. Following feedback from Captain Cold I've rewritten the narrative, however now I'm a bit worried that it's too long and that the ending is underwhelming. Any advice on how I could make it more dramatic and scary would be appreciated.
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Page Type: SCP Article
Genre (Optional): Horror
Page Layout (Optional): Containment Procedures, Recovery, Description, Test Logs
Elevator Pitch:An object
Central Narrative: Following an apparent terrorist attack on a tube in the London Underground, first responders found the anomalous object sitting in the destroyed, which due to its properties they perceived as being every possible object one would expect to find in the aftermath of a terrorist incident simultaneously (e.g. a dead body, twisted metal, etc). When one of the police staff tried to pick it up, they immediately fainted from pain.
At this point, Foundation agents embedded in the MET reported a possible SCP and an MTF was tasked with its retrieval. After locking down the area, they approached the SCP. Some of them perceived the SCP as taking the form of various small, inanimate objects which they associated with SCPs given their previous experience with them. However, one member believes that it could potentially be mobile and aggressive, and thus in his perception, it exhibits those traits and attacks him. He reacts by attempting to flee from the object while firing at it. Eventually, he believes that the object catches and kills him, thus leading to him stopping breathing. The other members swiftly bring in the object. Tests are conducted in which the nature of the anomaly is established. As part of this, it is discovered that if there is any uncertainty as to the location of the object two instances of it can be perceived as existing. This leads the head researcher to put in a note considering the possible existence of more instances of the anomaly, thus leading to these extra instances now existing in his perception (although this is left for the reader to infer).
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 recovery log gives little solid information to the reader without knowing the object's description, as the majority of it is composed of transcribed security camera footage.
Additional Notes: This is my first SCP idea so if I'm doing anything wrong here I'm really sorry. I'd especially like feedback on the narrative.
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Page Type: SCP Article
Genre (Optional): Horror
Page Layout (Optional): Containment Procedures, Recovery (w/ Transcribed Security Footage), Description, Test Logs
Elevator Pitch: If someone observing the box is uncertain as to any of its properties, it will have all of them simultaneously - i.e. if someone doesn't know its temperature, they will perceive it as being at every possible temperature. This can be different for every individual.
Central Narrative: An MTF is dispatched to Bristol University after 3 students and a teacher were found dead of unknown causes in the quantum physics lab, surrounding a box described as 'resembling every object you'd find in a physics lab, all at the same time'. They retrieve the object and bring it back to the foundation with minimal difficulty as for most of the trip none of them directly observe the box. Tests quickly confirm the box's properties and a final test is performed to see if its actual properties can be measured using IR thermometers, etc - this fails. A final note is attached from the head researcher, raising the concern that this means that the box's true properties can never be known, and therefore it is now impossible to determine whether the perceived reality of everyone who has ever seen the box is true.
Hook/Attention-Grabber: Containment Procedures state that they and the box's description should only be shown as necessary, but that all other personnel working with the box (higher than D-class) must be briefed of the box's exact properties, including that it is harmless and will never escape from its room without outside help.
Additional Notes: This is my first SCP idea so if I'm doing anything wrong here I'm really sorry. I'd especially like feedback on the narrative.
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Page Type: SCP Article
Genre (Optional): Horror
Page Layout (Optional): Containment Procedures, Recovery (w/ Transcribed Bodycam Footage), Description, Researcher's Note
Elevator Pitch: If someone observing the box is uncertain as to any of its properties, it will have all of them simultaneously - i.e. if someone doesn't know its temperature, it will be at every possible temperature to them.
Central Narrative: Foundation agents embedded in the British Military alert the foundation that an RAF base issued a distress signal and then went off-grid. An MTF is deployed to the site, upon entering which they find a foundation agent (once embedded in the base) in a state of distress, who explains what the box can do and that since the British military didn't know if it could be contained or if it was dangerous, it became both and escaped.
At this point, the agent grows paranoid and mistakes a member of the task force keeping watch over a shadowy corridor as the box, crying out that it was behind the MTF as a result. However, since the MTF knows their teammate is not the box, they see it appear at the end of the corridor instead, and the box is able to kill the agent without them noticing. As such it is unknown how the British came to possess the box. They proceed to retreat, losing several members to the box due to their lack of knowledge of its powers in the process. A set of D-classes, informed that the box is harmless and easily contained, are sent in to retrieve the box. Amnestics are issued and the information is classified, with new foundation personnel involved in the box told that it is a relatively harmless safe class SCP. However, one researcher begins to question the level of security and classification required for such a simple object, documented in a note placed on the SCP, which, the reader is lead to infer, could lead to it escaping.
Hook/Attention-Grabber: Containment Procedures state that researchers assigned to the box should be briefed very specifically on the box's properties, classified retrieval/description.
Additional Notes: This is my first SCP idea so if I'm doing anything wrong here I'm really sorry. I'd especially like feedback on the narrative.
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Page Type: SCP Article
Genre (Optional): Horror
Page Layout (Optional): Containment Procedures, Discovery, Testing Logs (Partly Classified), Correspondence Between Lead Researcher and O5-3.
Elevator Pitch: If someone observing the box is uncertain as to any of its properties, it will have all of them simultaneously - i.e. if someone doesn't know its temperature, it will be at every possible temperature to them.
Central Narrative: Foundation agents embedded in the British Military alert the foundation that an RAF base issued a distress signal and then went off-grid. An MTF is deployed to the site, upon entering which they find a distressed soldier who claims that a creature of some form killed everyone on the site and now it is coming for him. When an MTF member obstructs his view of a doorway he becomes more distressed and then screams that it is attacking him, before dying of no apparent cause (because he couldn't be certain that the creature wasn't beyond the doorway, and so it was and attacked him). The MTF proceeds and locates the box, but suffers the same fate when a researcher suggests it could be the cause of what happened. A temporary site is constructed around the base and the area is sealed off before testing begins. Various tests are performed, checking if the cause of death is airborne, memetic, etc, all of which have strange results - i.e. for the airborne one, a hazmat suit is used, which works until the D-class finds a set of dead RAF researchers who were wearing similar hazmat suits to try to contain it themselves, raising the possibility that they weren't effective and thus leading to that being the case. As such the O5-3 realises what is going on and makes the testing logs classified, leaving a vague description of the building causing those who enter to die in its place and amnesticising those involved in testing. However, the head researcher complains about this, saying he can't contain it if he doesn't know how it works, and raising the possibility that it might be able to spread its effects - making it possible for that to occur.
Hook/Attention-Grabber: Containment Procedures state that researchers assigned to the box should be briefed very specifically on the box's properties, classified testing log.
Additional Notes: This is my first SCP idea so if I'm doing anything wrong here I'm really sorry. I'd especially like feedback on the narrative. Please note that I'm struggling a bit to fit this all into 400 words so there may be some details missing.