Cloudy Perspective


Item#: XXXX
Level1
Containment Class:
euclid
Secondary Class:
{$secondary-class}
Disruption Class:
dark
Risk Class:
warning

Runner

SCP-XXXX at the conclusion of the 2022 Site-53 marathon.


Special Containment Procedures


Site-53 staff are to participate in annual marathons located in the Black Falls Salt Flat. These events are to have no fewer than 5 participants in addition to SCP-XXXX.

All staff participating in these marathons are instructed not to finish the race until SCP-XXXX has done so.

No further containment procedures are necessary.


Description


SCP-XXXX is the semi-corporeal corpse of marathoner Mark Senter. This entity manifests once a human being has entered the Black Falls Salt Flats. The entity does not appear more than once per year. These appearances involve the entity greeting whoever has entered the flats and congratulating them on participating in the forthcoming race. These races are non-anomalous as long as SCP-XXXX is the first to complete it.

In the event that SCP-XXXX is not engaged in a race for over one year, it will materialize in a random location in Site-53 to recruit people who want to race for an unspecified charity. In the event that no one registers for the race, a large storm will form over the Site. This storm was responsible for the destruction of the Site's former observatory in 1998. Subsequent to this, the current SCP-XXXX containment procedures were established.

SCP-XXXX maintains a healthy appearance and has a friendly demeanor often yelling words of encouragement during the race. It appears to derive a great deal of satisfaction from participating in and winning its races.

At the conclusion of a race that it wins, it will address all present and tell them that it is proud of them and what they accomplished.

Should someone finish the race prior to SCP-XXXX, a "Red Runner" event will occur. These events consist of the entity directly admonishing the runner(s) that bested them insinuating that they have done something wrong.

Following the admonishment, SCP-XXXX and those whom he addressed will be teleported to an alternate version of the Black Falls Salt Flats (SCP-XXXX-A). This space is densely crowded with onlookers set along the race's new route through the flats. These onlookers appear humanoid with pale skin, deeply set black eyes, and do not engage with the runners beyond looking at them.

These races will conclude upon SCP-XXXX and whomever it brought to SCP-XXXX-A reaching a pre-defined goal line. At that time, all persons will return to baseline reality where they will be congratulated by the entity who will then dematerialize.


Addendum XXXX.1: Red Runner Events


On 14 MAR 2006, Site-53 staff engaged in their standard annual marathon. Until this point, no one had completed the race prior to SCP-XXXX. The following is a transcript of the events following Junior Researcher Maria Jimenez beating SCP-XXXX.

BEGIN LOG


Maria Jimenez completes the marathon two minutes prior to SCP-XXXX. The following events were then relayed from her communication module.


Jimenez:
SCP-XXXX:
[ .]

Jimenez: I didn't think anyone would ever beat you. Looks like the practice has paid off. I could use some water.

SCP-XXXX: You fucked up. You fucked it all up. You think this was a race?

Jimenez: Wha—

[Both Jimenez and SCP-XXXX are relocated to SCP-XXXX-A.]

Jimenez: Where the fuck are we? Oh God. Who are these people?

[Along the race path, there are hundreds of humanoid entities. They make no movements or vocalizations.]

SCP-XXXX: They are our fans. They want to see life unfold before their eyes. One race. One chance. Or you join them.

Jimenez: Life unfo— are you fucking crazy?

SCP-XXXX: Life is a race and you better start running.

Jimenez: I'm not racing you agai— what the fuc—

[Jimenez notices an entity approximately 100 m behind her and SCP-XXXX. It is a vaguely humanoid figure that is engulfed in black with pale eyes. No other discernible features were noted.]

SCP-XXXX: Shut your mouth and run.

[The black figure begins to run toward Jimenez prompting her to start running.]

Jimenez: Oh God, what the fuck is that?!

SCP-XXXX: You don't want to find out. Now keep moving.

Jimenez:
SCP-XXXX:
[ .]


Addendum XXXX.2: Director Perkins Debrief


Following her return from SCP-XXXX-A, Director Perkins was interview by XX.

BEGIN LOG

Interview in Site-53 Medical Department.

Perkins - Leave the bandages alone for a minute Dr. King, let them breathe.



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