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An effected artist's depiction of SCP#
Item #: SCP# (The Illusionist)
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: There is no known method of secure containment for SCP#, given that it is an abstract entity with no physical presence or origin. If a victim if discovered to be experiencing SCP#'s effects, they should never be mediated from their dream state without permission from supervising personnel, regardless of outwardly discomfort and distress.
SCP#-[B] (an affected patient) must be contained with electric-grid barriers, surrounded by a 4m-thick perimeter. Electromagnetic apertures to the cell should exert 1100N of force. No objects under 200cm3 should be available to SCP#-[B], as this may potentially allow them to breach containment, or inflict a yet-unknown result. Currently, there has only been 1 recorded case of hostility from an effected patient, though this is likely due to their inherit natural behaviour. Despite this, there has been no need to terminate any SCP#-[B], as they themselves are often docile.
Description: SCP# is an abstract entity that occupies an individual's dreams during the most active periods of REM sleep, and interrupts the current dream experienced by the patient. Regardless of the lucidity of their dream, SCP# will override the scenario to perform a proclaimed "magic show". According to It is a matured male, of approximately 1.6m in height, donning traditional magician attire, though quite worn. Upon complete infiltration of the dream, the patient gains apparent lucidity, and SCP# will immediately enquire the assistance of the individual, insisting that they help it with its "latest trick". Following this, they will be seated with SCP#, at which point it will begin with simple card tricks, with the majority of cases being at a magnitude of insignificance that the patient cannot recall any memorable aspect of the tricks performed, however one patient noted that SCP# was not actually performing any known trick at all, but instead just shuffling its deck of cards in its hands.
These "tricks" are implied to indefinitely repeat without any indication of improvement, but in the event that the patient expresses contentment with SCP#'s tricks, or congratulate its performance regardless of sincerity, it will exhibit pride with itself, and has reportedly gushed and "had to excuse itself to regain its composure". Upon receiving the compliments, SCP# offers to teach the patient how to perform a trick that it had "developed over the years". If the patient accepts the SCP's proposal, it will depart abruptly and the patient will continue the dream from the point of SCP#'s arrival, but will lose all gained lucidity.
Upon awakening from their sleep, the patient shall be referred to as SCP#-[B], and have knowledge of the trick(s) taught by SCP#; all of which have yet to be understood and solved by leading experts of the illusionist craft. Examples of the illogical tricks include (but are not limited to):
- The ability to completely remove and reattach SCP#-[B]'s limbs without injury or complication, allowing for extreme flexibility and contorting of the body.
- Accurate clairvoyance and extrasensory perception up to a maximum of 5 minutes into the future regarding entities available within SCP#-[B]'s vision.
- Psychokinesis upon objects of a mass up to 80kg, though the maximum capacity can be further increased through endurance training.
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- The ability to permeate solid barriers of up to 1-2 meters, however it causes a significant stamina loss to SCP#-[B].
- Manifestation of objects, namely vintage playing-cards and dice, but most rarely: traditional magic wands. Exact properties of the wands have yet to be examined, as the first instance has manifested 3 days prior to this documentation.
The majority of patients do not choose to compliment SCP#, as they "thought it was awfully boring and just wanted to leave". In the event that the patient express a lack of interest, whether physically or verbally, SCP# will begin to act in a manner suggesting offence, due to its then-vulgar vocabulary and stiff composure. Patients claim that SCP# would in-return insult them for their shortcomings, particularly their lack of social peers and █████████.
It is at this point that SCP# is considered "hazardous", as the patient starts to express real-world physical responses, such as excessive perspiration and high body temperatures, exceeding 38 degrees Celsius, with a peak of 44 degrees Celsius. In additional to the feverish symptoms, the victim will mildly convulse, but never enough to break their own drowse. The consciousness inside of the dream will remain unaware of these actual effects upon their bodies, and continued aggravation of SCP# results only in accentuated symptoms of the victim, as well as the aggressive attitude of SCP# towards them.
Beyond an arbitrary limit of SCP#'s own tolerance, the session abruptly halts, and the patient continues their prior dream. Anomalous effects only become apparent once the patient has woken up. The affected patient, hereinafter referred to as SCP#-[C], has qualities indicating poor luck and significant misfortune. The majority of luck-based tasks undergone by SCP#-[C] have a critically-low success rate, with nearly every subject not succeeding at all. Recorded "luck-based" experiments were conducted upon the two D-Class personnel that had claimed to encounter SCP# and offended it, as well as other miscellaneous patients.
- Flipping a coin 100 times to achieve "heads". The coin landed on "tails" 93 times.
- Choosing a number between 1-500 that wasn't the pre-determined number. After 100 trials, SCP#-[C] managed to choose the pre-determined 95 times.
- Playing several standard game of Monopoly™. SCP#-[C] ended up in "jail" and skipped "GO" at every available opportunity.
- Eating an assortment of confectionery. SCP#-[C] bit their tongue every few chews, making eating good painful and incontinent
- Holding objects. SCP#-[C] will oftentimes lose grip of an object in their grasp for no discernible reason. SCP#-[C] can also not explain their recent ineptitude.
As of this documentation, the consequences of refusing SCP#'s offer are unknown - if it is even a possible outcome - though it has been theorised and mutually-accepted that it would elicit a similar response as "offending" SCP# would, which would result in more afflicted patients. It is not priority to test this hypothesis, however, it is an preferred endeavour expressed by Dr. ████ to further understand the nature of SCP# and its effects.
Discovery: SCP# was made known to the foundation after a large influx of reports depicting the symptoms of SCP# were made to hospitals throughout the majority of Hungary. Every patient described the very similar events and results as each other, and all of them included SCP#. It was only truly taken into consideration when three D-Class personnel had suffered similar physical reactions, and also proclaimed encountering SCP#.
Since its suggested origin within the year 19██, it has affected an estimated total of 1800 people in Europe, and an estimated total of 400 in the remaining continents. It is currently unknown why SCP# appears to affect European regions over others, but it should be noted that the rate of reported incidents in North American has surged since 1950, and a concerning increase has began to emerge since 2014.
Addendum: Dr. ████'s Interview with D-4373
[BEGIN RECORDING]
Dr. ████: Good morning, D-4373.
D-4373: Morning, Doctor. I don't mean to be rude, but was pulling me out of my cell so early really necessary?
Dr.████: Yes. I apologise, but unfortunately today is my only spare time to conduct this interview with you. I was told that you had encountered SCP# - the "magician" - whilst you were sleeping?
D-4373: That's true. It was so bizarre, too. It really felt like he was there, gave me a sense of lucidity, though I couldn't leave it.
Dr. ████: It is imperative that you describe SCP# to the best of your ability to me, D-4373.
D-4373: Sure thing. At first, I was just in the middle of a regular dream - nothing special -
Dr. ████: - Please go into detail about your dream.
D-4373: I'd… rather not.
Dr. ████: Is it so private as to not recount it to us?
D-4373: It is.
Dr. ████: Fine then. We'll revisit that later. Please continue.
D-4373: It was a man, dressed like a normal magician would - minus the top hat and rabbit. He kept trying to show me some sort of magic trick.
Dr. ████: Can you describe the magic trick?
D-4373: No… I didn't pay attention to his hands that much but I think he just acting like he knew what he was doing. I swear at one point he was just shuffling his deck of cards over and over again. Eventually I just told him to stop and that I wanted to leave. He looked visibly upset, kind of felt bad for the guy. Probably should've practised his act before he showed himself up though.
Dr. ████: Did you have any prior conversation with the man, say, concerning his reason for performing or such?
D-4373: Not at all. He just sat himself down and just went at it. Like I said, it was boring and I wanted to leave.
Dr. ████: I see. What happened when you tried to leave? After he became "upset"?
D-4373: I don't remember much even happening after that. I just remember finishing my other dream and waking up in a cold sweat.
Dr. ████: Have you experienced any abnormal behaviours since you had woken up that night?
D-4373: Not really. I mean, I somehow bit my tongue 6 times when eating my meal. Ended up having to keep my mouth partly open to stop myself. Probably shouldn't have done that either; I choked on my food as well. I haven't been having a good time since that dream now that I think about it.
Dr. ████: Thank you for your time, D-4373. We will need you later for supplementary experiments to determine the effects of SCP# upon you. Your cooperation for the tests will be appreciated.
[END RECORDING]
