Blackout Theropod Claw

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class:

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is contained at Site-111. The personnel assigned to Site-111 containing SCP-XXXX is split up into two groups, Group Gamma and Group Delta, the groups would switch on a bi-monthly basis as to minimize SCP-XXXX-A's effects long term. One group would meet Dr ███████ █████ for psychological evaluations at the end of the bi-monthly cycle.

SCP-XXXX-A is to be housed in a 50cm x 50cm glass casing and monitored by two security personnel with a higher night vision than average. SCP-XXXX-B is self-contained as it is limited by -A's range and does not need further containment procedures.

Research personnel to be supplied with paper, kerosene for oil lamps and other non-electronic objects due to -A's effects. As of currently SCP-XXXX-B has not shown any hostility to Foundation personnel.

As of 21/06/20██, on-site security would be increased due to an incident occurring on 19/06/20██.

Description: SCP-XXXX-A is a 30cm long fossil claw identified to belong to a member of a clade of theropod dinosaurian¹. -A creates an anomalous area of effect with a diameter of 500m that most forms of electricity, excluding bioelectricty² would. Testing on -A's anomalous area of effect with various electronics which resulted in all rendered functionless inside -A's area of effect, when the electronics were removed from -A's area of effect they became operational.

SCP-XXXX-B is a medium sized theropod identified to be a member of the species Megaraptor namunhuaiquii³. -B has been observed to only manifest within -A and personnel from both groups have reported that -B has not shown any form of hostility towards them but the personnel has also reported that -B shows signs of curiosity towards them. The Foundation has received complaints from personnel from Site-111 about -B interfering in their work.

Discovery: SCP-XXXX was discovered on ██/██/20██ when undercover foundation agent received reports from civilians whose drones suddenly fell from the air nearby to an abandoned farmhouse 40km from █████████, Northern Cape, South Africa. Once the location of the anomaly was confirmed, MTF Abaqaphi-3 (Karoo Lurkers) were tasked with investigation and containment. When MTF-Abaqaphi-3 entered -A's range

MTF Abaqaphi-3 recovered a journal written by Olivier Vogel (PoI-42432). The journal was brought to Agent Archibald Rosa⁴.

Entry 1.1

Transcript 1.1:

Date 12 May 1896. There was a, hosted by a business going by Sterling's Para-Artifacts Ltd. I had the highest bid for the largest claw any of us has ever seen, it was almost the length of my forearm,

Footnotes

1. Megaraptora are known for the elongated hand claws, proportionally long arms, slender skulls and heavily pneumatized skeleton which the largest member weighs up to 1000 kg which similar sized theropods are heavier.

2. Bioelectricity is an electrical current generated by and/or occurring within living cells, tissues and organisms.

3. Megaraptor is estimated to reach 8m in length.

4. Former MTF Abaqaphi-3 member, Agent Rosa is the current Site-111 Security Head.