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Special Containment Procedures: Due to SCP-XXXX's nature, containment has been deemed unnecessary. STF Chi-18 ("Idai-na-Aniki") is to monitor the area of Tokyo, as well as compile any information from other areas within the territory of Japan related to or believed to be instances of egress of entities from SCP-XXXX, as well as suspicious activity on its known former access points. To date, no unauthorized access has been detected.
SCP-XXXX-1 must be followed and intercepted on each of its manifestations. SCP-XXXX-1 has been equipped with a tracker and an interdimensional translocating device has been built inside SCP-XXXX, allowing for SCP-XXXX-1's geopositioning regardless of its current dimensional location. The tracker is to be equipped inside SCP-XXXX following every manifestation, with a kit to build it given to the intercepting team's designated engineer. Designated engineer must also perform maintenance work on the translocating device.
Current intercepting team is composed of the following members:
- Graham McIntyre, MTF Rho-12 agent
- Alex Ichiyanagi, MTF Rho-12 agent
- Dr. Zhou Niao, head researcher
- An additional researcher at the request of Dr. Zhou (Optional)
- Ariella Concepción, designated engineer
- Up to two D-class to act as test subjects (Optional)
Any changes to the team must be first approved by Dr. Zhou. No less than 2 MTF agents, 1 researcher and 1 engineer must compose this team. No member of the team must stay inside SCP-XXXX for longer than 7 consecutive days.
SCP-XXXX-2 instances inside SCP-XXXX are to be catalogued. Aggressive instances are to be terminated with extreme prejudice. Due to tensions between foundation personnel and SCP-XXXX-1, non-lethal shots are to be fired against aggressive instances to disperse them. Termination will only occur if deemed necessary. SCP-XXXX-2 instances encountered outside of SCP-XXXX are to be terminated, their remains sent to Site-50 for research.
Personnel that has encountered SCP-XXXX-2 instances or who know of their existence are to record their experiences, then receive N-class amnestic treatment. Amnestic treatment involving the increase of the brain's neurogenesis on specific areas to induce selective amnesia similar to the body's natural mechanism behind forgetting. Developed in 2013 following studies proving repeated traditional amnestic treatment was directly linked with an increase in neurodegenerative disorders amongst foundation personnel. before redeployment or reassignment. To prevent containment breach of SCP-XXXX-2 instances, no more than 15 people must know or believe in their existence at any given time..Currently, only 11 people know of their specific existence: 5 members of intercepting team and 6 members of Project Kakurenbo.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an extradimensional space known as Mamonokai, believed to be coextensive to the total territory of Japan, of which only approximately 1,000 km2 have been explored. The location is an identical copy of Japan, with a few key exceptions:
- The sun is static over the horizon regardless of the time or location, giving the sky a coloration characteristic of sunset.
- All ground and soil is either covered in or replaced by soot. Analysis shows the soot to be the remains of Aquilaria trees, genus not endemic to the Japanese archipelago.
- All bodies of water are dark black.
- All buildings are identical in architectural shape to their counterparts, but are built using materials and techniques from the Muromachi, Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods (1336-1868).
- All electronic devices suffer damage to internal parts, especially on power sources following travel into SCP-XXXX. While previously believed to be because of a high-energy EMP, this was proved to be incorrect, and electronic devices that are separated from power sources suffer no damage. This only affects devices when entering into SCP-XXXX, and causes no damage when egressing.
- Hume levels are lower than those of baseline reality, fluctuating between 0.75 and 0.85 humes.
SCP-XXXX is inhabited by SCP-XXXX-1 and many different species of SCP-XXXX-2, entities known as different legendary creatures from japanese folklore, with SCP-XXXX-1 being the entity previously known as the original SCP-XXXX, coloquially known as "Kuchisake-onna" (口裂け女, "Slit-Mouthed Woman"). SCP-XXXX-2 refers to all other inhabitants of SCP-XXXX.. A list of all SCP-XXXX-2 species is available. To access it, please contact Dr. Zhou.
SCP-XXXX-1 has proven cooperative with personnel and vital in understanding SCP-XXXX and its history. The entity used to appear across the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area at random intervals and attack people, but has since become docile, allowing for its tracking and interception. SCP-XXXX-1 allows for access into SCP-XXXX by either direct or indirect contact while it demanifests.. 'Indirect contact' referring to direct contact with personnel holding direct contact with SCP-XXXX-1 as it demanifests. This is currently the only working method of accessing SCP-XXXX, although more are known to have existed and are currently unoperable. Research into a way to reactivate these is ongoing.
All entities within SCP-XXXX do not seem to require food to survive, instead subsisting on 'belief', that is, the understanding that these entities are part of or exist within baseline reality. To this end, they traverse into our dimension, appearing before people, often following behavior dictated by folk-beliefs they're part of. They transform this 'belief' into energy, which in turn releases high concentrations of Landa particles. Anomalous particles known to contaminate measurements of Akiva radiation. Research as part of Project Kakurenbo has led to the theory that these are correlated with expressions of folk-belief and/or supersticion. into the area. Currently, most entities within SCP-XXXX are unable to leave this plane. This has led to a sharp population decline, the current one being, according to SCP-XXXX-1, less than 10% of its population 250 years ago. It's worth noting that this belief system doesn't needs to be related to the entities themselves, but rather to folk-beliefs they assimilate into, changing their appearance and mannerisms when outside SCP-XXXX to mirror these. These changes can also impact the appearance and mannerisms of entities inside SCP-XXXX, especially if a folk-belief has been borrowed for a long period of time, as is the case with SCP-XXXX-1.
Discovery: SCP-XXXX was discovered after an incident on 2010/06/25 where a D-class subject approached SCP-XXXX-1 and was taken into the dimension, remaining for over 2 hours before being forcefully removed back into our dimension. A string of incidents following its discovery allowed for Project Kakurenbo, the project funded to contain SCP-XXXX-1 to change its directives to contact the entity again. Protocol Iutoori was carried out, with the next manifestation of the entity set to occur in 191 days. This allowed for the implementation of a plan that involved the interception of SCP-XXXX-1, the entry of 5 agents into SCP-XXXX, and an interview with the entity that resulted in its cooperation and proposal of a tracking system, allowing for Protocol Iutoori to be decommissioned the following year.
SCP-XXXX was discovered after an incident on 2010/06/25, where a D-class subject held contact with SCP-XXXX-1 and was taken into the dimension, remaining for over 2 hours before being forcefully removed by a SCP-XXXX-2 entity. A second incident following its discovery allowed for a second attempt at intercepting SCP-XXXX-1. Protocol Iutoori was carried out, with the next manifestation of the entity set to occur in 191 days. During the manifestation, Dr. Zhou Niao and two others were able to enter SCP-XXXX, allowing for an interview with SCP-XXXX-1 to be conducted. Said interview can be accessed below:
Tanaka Hachiman shrine, location of IJAMEA outpost.
Addendum SCP-XXXX.1: During an expedition into SCP-XXXX made on 2016/08/01 with the purpose of exploring the neighbouring Kanagawa prefecture, an abandoned IJAMEA outpost was discovered in the city of Yamato, located within the Tanaka Hachiman shrine (35°26'28.0"N 139°27'39.9"E). While not the first outpost found, it's the first one encountered that had been used as a portal between dimensions, as well as still containing pertinent documentation regarding its function. Most records had been rendered illegible due to the passage of time, but some files had survived. A partial transcription of these documents can be accessed below. For the full list, contact Dr. Zhou.
Following this discovery, a team was sent to the Tanaka Hachiman shrine to excavate the area, discovery the desiccated corpse of a small entity, believed to be the Zashiki-warashi mentioned in the report.
Utilizing this corpse, and with the help of GoI-921 ("Shūshū-In") who shared their knowledge in rituals with foundation assets, machinery capable of reopening the sealed portals into SCP-XXXX was built. Using Scranton Reality Anchors as base, the system was capable of siphoning and mantaining a constant reality flow between the two dimensions through the use of two machines, each located on top of the portal on their respective dimension. The name, named the Çağlayan Reality Diffusion System (ÇRDS), was tested under controlled conditions, passing all tests. It was determined to be ready to be deployed within the first half of 2018.
Addendum SCP-XXXX.2 On 2018/04/11, shortly before activating the Çağlayan Reality Diffusion System, a collapse in the portal's stability was noticed, followed by the collapse of the area around Tanaka Hachiman shrine, and the believed structural collapse of SCP-XXXX. This event caused no losses on baseline reality, although 2 members of the intercepting team who were inside SCP-XXXX didn't return upon its collapse. An investigation committee was formed, and information recovered and believed to be relevant compiled below:
Recorded conversation between SCP-XXXX-1 and D-41210 before the incident
(D-41210 approaches SCP-XXXX-1, who seems to be staring at engineer Ariella Concepción working on ÇRDS.)
D-41210: Everything alright? You've been silent this whole time.
SCP-XXXX-1: …
D-41210: … Is it about the portal?
SCP-XXXX-1: I told them this was wrong. They do not listen.
D-41210: Oh, did you? (Stops) Why? Isn't it good, that there's an easy way in and out of this place? You don't need to spend energy anymore, and we don't need to wait months to come here.
SCP-XXXX-1: You're being used by them, you can see that, no?
D-41210: Er, yeah? I mean, it was part of the deal. Not that I signed any waiver but…
SCP-XXXX-1: So you're a slave.
D-41210: I think I prefer the term 'unpaid conscripted laborer'. (Laughs) … But yes, I know I'm being used. What's your point?
SCP-XXXX-1: You must realize I'm being used too.
D-41210: I… Yeah, yeah, I see that. So you didn't realize it until now? Is that the problem?
SCP-XXXX-1: I did know it. I'd be a fool not to. I'd already been used before. That is the problem. The last time this happened, we were decimated.
D-41210: Oh, it's about that… Well, don't worry. These guys know what they're doing. I don't think 'decimating' is part of their foundation's agenda.
SCP-XXXX-1: I was reassured of that by the woman with the white coat (Referring to Dr. Niao) and I believed it for a while, but then her men began killing the creatures here. They aren't as brutal now, but I know they still slaughter them when I'm not around.
D-41210: I… Hmm. Yeah, sorry, I don't know what to say to that. I'm sure things will be different once the portal is open. I mean, they do it because if they get killed they get kicked out of here, no? Portals would solve that problem.
SCP-XXXX-1: You're naïve for a murderer.. A reference to D-41210 being convicted of 5 murders between 2003 and 2007. No records of SCP-XXXX-1 receiving this information have been found.
D-41210: (Sighs) Why can't you be upfront about things? Just tell me what the problem is.
SCP-XXXX-1: The people here were used, then discarded. Once the portal is working, I will have no use. I'll be discarded.
D-41210: Is that your worry? That they'll throw you away?
SCP-XXXX-1: (Closes its eye) We trusted men once, and it was a mistake. I have come to trust them again… I don't want history to repeat.
D-41210: (Moves closer to SCP-XXXX-1) Hey, it's- It's fine. History won't repeat; no one here's trying to expand a totalitarian empire. I know things are scary, and I sure can't assure you that everything will go right, but the people here care about you and this place. We wouldn't have spent so much time here otherwise.
SCP-XXXX-1: (Opens its eye) … You may be right.
D-41210: Right?
SCP-XXXX-1: … Thanks. My fears remain, but they've somewhat soothed.
D-41210: Don't mention it. Just relax, ok? This place works on belief, no? Believe that things will work and they will.
SCP-XXXX-1: That is not how this place works.
D-41210: They're words of reassurement. They don't have to make sense.
(SCP-XXXX-1 closes it eye again, and remains silent for several seconds. D-41210 decides to speak.)
D-41210: Well, hope you feel less anxious. (Pats SCP-XXXX-1's shoulder) I'll be going now. Call me if you need anything.
(D-41210 leaves the area. After a few more seconds, SCP-XXXX-1 opens its eye, looking up at the sky.)
SCP-XXXX-1: Believe…
(SCP-XXXX-1 falls silent again, and does not speak until the incident.)
SCP-XXXX portal collapse timeline from feed in front of Tanaka Hachiman shrine
4:08 AM: Foundation technicians arrive, starting assembly of Çağlayan Reality Diffusion System on top of previous burial site in front of shrine.
4:32 AM: Assembly is finished. Technician Satoshi Kimura contacts Ariella Concepción to coordinate activation. Assembly isn't yet finished inside SCP-XXXX.
4:47 AM: Call confirms Çağlayan Reality Diffusion System has been put together inside SCP-XXXX. Activation of the system is coordinated, both machines being turned on with a delay of 1.2 seconds.
4:48 AM: Twenty seconds after activation, radio signal from SCP-XXXX cuts off. This isn't noticed at the time.
4:49 AM: While preparing to test portal, Kimura notices inconsistent hume readings coming from the machine. He tries to contact Concepción to confirm data, but is unable to do so. He then notices the radio isn't working and restarts it, believing the problem to be on his side.
4:50 AM: After three restarts, Kimura notices the problem isn't on his side, and contacts STF Chi-18 operator Kyoko Ishida to check radio transmission from SCP-XXXX. Ishida confirms all communication has been cut. While Ishida and Kimura are talking, intercepting team member Graham McIntyre manifests a few meters from the machine, and asks about current situation from this side. Two STF Rho-12 agents approach him to check him for injuries, and ask him what happened.
4:51 AM: Agent McIntyre reveals that a reality collapse scenario occurred inside SCP-XXXX, and that SCP-XXXX-1 attacked him, resulting in his expulsion from the space. As they speak, Ariella Concepción manifests next to the radio station, and quickly commands Kimura to turn off the machine. Kimura attempts to ask her what the problem is, at which point Concepción walks over to the machine and manually turns it off. The ground quickly begins trembling as the machine slowly powers down, the portal opened beginning to fracture. Agent McIntyre quickly commands everyone to vacate the area.
4:52 AM: All personnel in the area evacuate as the trembling grows in intensity, tiles from the shrine's roof falling into the ground. The torii gate in front of it sways violently, collapsing over the radio station. The stone lantern next to the temple falls, its fragments slowly being pulled into the portal.
4:53 AM: Most of the shrine has been pulled into the portal, forming a sphere of debris around it as the trembling reaches its peak, believed to be similar in intensity to a magnitude 7 earthquake. An apartment complex near the shrine receives minor structural damage. Intercepting team Alex Ichiyanagi manifests close to the portal, immediately being pulled into it alongside the rest of the shrine, disappearing under the rubble. The machine powers off, and as soon as it does, is pulled into the debris sphere.
4:55 AM: The trembling suddenly subsides, all the debris around the portal collapsing as the pulling force disappears, the portal gone. Agent McIntyre and two others approach the debris to look for agent Ichiyanagi. They pull her out of the debris, heavily bruised. An open fracture on her right leg is seen.
SCP-XXXX portal collapse log from Agent Ichiyanagi's body camera
<04:47:41>
(The group is standing near the ÇRDS portal. Agent McIntyre stands on the opposite side, next to D-41210 and SCP-XXXX-1, the agent talking with the former. Dr. Zhou Niao can be seen checking data next to Ariella Concepción. Concepción is talking on the radio. She raises her hand and snaps her fingers, getting everyone's attention.)
Concepción: Alright people, step aside. This thing's about to start.
(Only Dr. Niao moves away from the machine, everyone else being sufficiently distant from the portal. Concepción communicates over the radio before starting the machine. A gyroscope-like piece begins spinning until it stops on a specific position. The portal next to the machine opens, being of an iridescent hue, similar to an oil spill. Concepción is heard laughing.)
Concepción: Alright, there we go. Voilá.
(Agent McIntyre, D-41210 and Dr. Niao are seen clapping.)
Concepción: I was expecting something less mellow.
Dr. Niao: Well, we knew it would work; it passed all tests back at the-
Concepción: Yeah, yeah, I know. You people aren't fun.
McIntyre: (Laughs) Well, excuse us for not finding this entertaining enough. You gotta set off a couple fireworks before I'm impressed by a portal opening.
Concepción: Oh, shut the- (Stops, realizing the radio is down) What the hell?
Dr. Niao: Something wrong?
Concepción: The radio died. (Picks it up, checking the power source. It's smoking) Well, this is gonna be a pain in the ass. At least now we know the EMP wave thing activates when we turn this on.
Dr. Niao: It's not an EMP, it's-
Concepción: Yeah, yeah, it's not an EMP, it's an anomalous EMP, very different! Save the smart talk for someone who cares ab-
(SCP-XXXX-1 is seen approaching Niao and Concepción, making the two turns around.)
Dr. Niao: Um, is-
SCP-XXXX-1: What did you do.
Dr. Niao: SCP-XXXX-1? Are you ok?
SCP-XXXX-1: No, I'm not. No one is. What did you just do?!
(SCP-XXXX-1 raises its voice, at which point agent Ichiyanagi aims her weapon at the entity.)
Ichiyanagi: Hey, calm now, yeah? I don't know what ruffled your feathers, but-
SCP-XXXX-1: (Seems shocked by the weapon being pointed its way, freezing) There… There's something wrong. That machine is doing something… Can't you feel it? You surely must.
(SCP-XXXX-1 moves towards agent Ichiyanagi. Agent puts her finger over the trigger.)
Ichiyanagi: Don't take another step.
McIntyre: Hey, hey, calm down, the both of you. Ariella, can you check and see if anything's gone wrong?
(Concepción doesn't seem to be paying to what's happening, fixated on the machine.)
McIntyre: Ariella?
(The engineer quickly turns off the machine, before turning off its power source, unplugging it, and taking apart the gyroscope mechanism.)
Dr. Niao: Wha- What are you doing?! We can't turn this machine off without informing the other-
Concepción: (Turns around, ignoring Dr. Niao) D-boy, can you run through the portal real quick, tell everyone to turn off everything?
D-41210: Uh, isn't the other side supposed to test-
Concepción: Alright, look, this whole place is gonna collapse if we don't turn off the other machine, so please go now.
(Ichiyanagi and SCP-XXXX-1 exclaim in shock. D-41210 quickly sprints towards the portal, immediately bouncing back as they crash against the singularity, which appears to be completely solid. A small tremor is recorded by the camera, but no one else seems to notice it. As D-41210 remains on the ground, both hands on their face in apparent pain, Concepción approaches the portal, hitting it with her knuckles.)
Concepción: Alright, well, that's not good.
Dr. Niao: Can you tell us what's happening?
Concepción: (Stares at Dr. Niao) Uhhh, we fucked up? Look, I… I need to run some numbers.
(Concepción runs over to the ÇRDS machine and begins turning it on again. SCP-XXXX-1 is seen grasping its chest, breathing heavily.)
SCP-XXXX-1: You… You knew this would happen…
Dr. Niao: (Approaches SCP-XXXX-1) This isn't planned, SCP-XXXX-1. We couldn't know this would-
SCP-XXXX-1: You said you'd run tests. That everything would work. That there was no fear to be had… And now my world collapses. Just like before…
Dr. Niao: SCP-XXXX-1, look, we tested this, and-
(SCP-XXXX-1 hisses at Dr. Niao, agent Ichiyanagi pointing at the entity again. In the sky, hundreds of Itsumade. Designated name of SCP-XXXX-2 entities with the appearance of skeletal remains of vultures. Instead of adapting to lore, they attack other SCP-XXXX-2 entities to consume their energy. entities can be seen circling the area, two Bakekujiras. Designated name of SCP-XXXX-2 entities with the appearance of skeletal remains of whales. They levitate high up in the sky, its movement resembling swimming. Belief that allows their manifestation is currently not known. manifest, swimming in the sea of birds.)
Ichiyanagi: Don't you even think about it.
Concepción: Can you people shut up while I fix this crap?
McIntyre: (Looks up at the sky, which has beginning to turn purple. He later confirmed seeing an extra sun directly over the usual one.) Alright, I have a plan. XXXX-1, kill me. I'll tell the others.
Ichiyanagi: Uhhh, is that even-
SCP-XXXX-1: Very well.
(SCP-XXXX-1 attacks agent McIntyre, cutting him in half. He demanifests.)
Ichiyanagi: Hey, what did I tell you about doing shit?
SCP-XXXX-1: He asked to be attacked, to help save us. If you wish to kill me for it, then do it.
(Ichiyanagi lowers her weapon after some hesitation. Things calm down, SCP-XXXX-1 checking on D-41210 as Dr. Niao and Concepción begin checking data the ÇRDS machine is producing. The sky begins to turn black as the soot in the ground begins floating up, slowly moving away from the portal. Agent ichiyanagi looks up, noticing a white sphere, the sky having a total of four suns now.)
Ichiyanagi: (Turns back to Concepción and Niao) … So how are things looking?
Concepción: Horrible. We need the other machine off like, now. (Looks around) What the hell is taking Graham this long?
(The group waits about a minute before Concepción sighs in exasperation.)
Concepción: Alright, smiley. Nickname Ariella Concepción had given SCP-XXXX-1. Member had been repeatedly warned against using said name. , come here and slay me. I need to fix this mess.
SCP-XXXX-1: (Approaches engineer before stopping) How do I know you will not abandon this place and leave us to die?
Concepción: Really? (Sighs) You don't, but it's either you believe in me or you die, so pick your poison.
(SCP-XXXX-1 seems to consider the idea before walking over Concepción, killing her. She demanifests. The group waits for a couple more minutes. The sky has five suns now. The ground has begun to shake, parts of it disappearing, revealing void behind.)
Ichiyanagi: (Turns to Dr. Niao) Um, can you speed up, whatever you're doing? The place is literally tearing itself apart.
Dr. Niao: I'm not doing anything, I'm just sending information back to the other side. Ariella's the one who has to do everything.
Ichiyanagi: Shouldn't she be done by now?
Dr. Niao: I- Yes, yes she should. I don't… I don't know what's happening. Maybe a time dilation? If the other side is pulling this one in… It could be possible.
D-41210: Isn't that bad for us?
Ichiyanagi: The time dilation?
D-41210: It means that if the machine took a minute to be turned off, it could take a lot longer over here.
Ichiyanagi: Which means that we may be fucked regardless?
D-41210: Uh, yeah, that's… That's a possibility. Now, of course, That could be very wrong, so let's not jump to conclusions.
Dr. Niao: Yeah, let's just wait. I mean, it's… We're gonna be fine. Even if there's a time dilation, it can't be that big.
(A couple more minutes pass in silence, the only sound being the collapse of the ground around them, pieces of nearby houses beginning to float towards the sky, which now has six suns. SCP-XXXX-1, holding its chest in apparent pain. Agent Ichiyanagi sighs, approaching SCP-XXXX-1)
Ichiyanagi: Hey.
SCP-XXXX-1: I'm not killing you.
Ichiyanagi: You have to get us out of here.
SCP-XXXX-1: (Growls) You've destroyed my world, and now you want to escape while (Coughs) while I stay here and die?
Dr. Niao: Hey, it's fine, no one's gonna die.
SCP-XXXX-1: That is what you said, and yet here we are… Mamonokai crumbles, and I can't feel nothing other than disappointment, because I trusted you. I didn't want to blame you for the sins of your ancestors, but it seems I should have. History repeats… (Sighs before glaring at Dr. Niao) The story is passed down to the next generation. Congratulations.
Dr. Niao: (Puts a hand on SCP-XXXX-1's right shoulder.) Hey, we're gonna-
(Pushes Dr. Niao away)
SCP-XXXX-1: (Growls again) I don't want your compassion. (Notices agent Ichiyanagi pointing her gun at it again) Do it. Kill me so I'm not amongst the ones who'll watch this world die. Kill me, and drown alongside the ship you've sunk.
(Suddenly, the entire dimension trembles violently and everyone falls to the ground.)
Dr. Niao: W-what did you do?!
(Dr. Niao is yelling at D-41210, who had picked a rock and had smashed it against the portal, causing the trembling. The portal had cracked, revealing light behind some of the cracks.)
D-41210: Well, I'm thinking that, if people are fighting, I better do something because the two conflict solvers kinda left this place. And uh, if the portal is solid, maybe we can break it?
Dr. Niao: Have you any idea what that could do?! You could tear reality apart!
D-41210: (Looks around) And reality isn't tearing itself apart already?
(Dr. Niao does not respond. SCP-XXXX-1 quickly moves towards the portal and slashes at it with its claws. A bigger tremor is recorded, parts of the sky starting to collapse as if made of solid materials. Agent Ichiyanagi gets up, approaching the portal.)
Ichiyanagi: What the fuck are you people doing?!
D-41210: Either this does something, or we die. What do we have to lose?
SCP-XXXX-1: It's doing something. (Hits the portal again, parts falling. Big chunks of the sky collapse, crushing nearby buildings.) It's freeing energy. It's saving this world.
D-41210: Oh hey, it is working then! (Grabs another piece of rubble and smashes it against the portal)
Ichiyanagi: (Stops as the two hit the portal, then proceeds to help using her weapon's stock) This better work…
Dr. Niao: Hey, this-
(A loud bang is heard cutting Dr. Niao's words; the portal crumbles after repeated beating, exploding inwards, and sending all four members down onto the ground. The trembling grows louder, blocking all other sounds. Big chunks of the sky can be seen collapsing into the ground. A seventh sun can be seen in the sky. Agent Ichiyanagi slowly gets up, noticing some injuries on hands and limbs. She looks around, noticing D-41210 helping Dr. Niao as SCP-XXXX-1 stares at the portal.)
SCP-XXXX-1: This is not right.
Ichiyanagi: (Stops moving towards D-41210 and Dr. Niao) What's… What do you mean?
SCP-XXXX-1: (Turns towards Agent Ichiyanagi) The energy. It's more than- (Looks up) Move.
Ichiyanagi: Huh?
(Agent seems to be about to say something else, but a shadow is cast right over her. She looks up, moment in which a piece of the sky crushes her. The feed goes black, then goes completely white. A few seconds later, the feed clears up, the agent standing right next to the collapsing portal inside Tanaka Hachiman shrine.)
Ichiyanagi: (Seems to open her eyes, having braced for impact) … Wh-
McIntyre: (Is heard yelling in the background) ALEX, RUN THIS WAY!
(Before the agent can react, she seems to be pulled by a strong force, pinning her into the portal. The same force is seen piling up debris around and on top of the agent, who's trying to remove herself from the structure. A sizable chunk of a stone lantern is hurled towards agent Ichiyanagi's leg, a crunch being heard upon impact. A loud howl can be heard coming from her, which slowly subsides as soil and the stone tiles that compose the shrine's floor begin pelting her, slowly burying the agent. The camera is covered in debris, muffling the sound considerably. After a few minutes pass, foundation agents are seen pulling the agent out of the rubble.)
Interview log/Ariella Concepción
Operation Debrief Interview
Date: 2018/04/11
Interviewee: Ariella Concepción, Site-50 containment engineer
Interviewer: Amaya Varadkar, Site-50 Health and Safety officer
[BEGIN LOG]
Varadkar: This is officer Amaya Varadkar, health and safety department, commencing the interview. Your name and position please.
Concepción: Ariella Concepción, Containment engineer for Site-50 and designated repairwoman inside SCP-XXXX.
Varadkar: Thank you. Now, as you mentioned, you were the designated repairperson of all the equipment inside SCP-XXXX. Can you tell us what happened that caused the incident?
Concepción: I wish I could give you an answer that'd satisfy you, but I honestly don't know. We followed the instructions, and it all worked when we tested it before. I can tell you what failed, but I can't tell you why.
Varadkar: What failed then?
Concepción: Do you know how the diffusion reality system works?
Varadkar: Somewhat. I'd appreciate an explanation though.
Concepción: Basically, they create a simple extraplanar space by siphoning reality in and out of the dimensions they're attached to. This creates a new dimension that has a stable reality by flowing it in between the two places. This was made to fix a problem in which one dimension would begin constricting the other's local reality. So… yeah, that's basically it. It creates this third plane to act as a passageway between the first two without messing with reality. You got all that?
Varadkar: Yes, I did. So did the constriction occur, then? Is that what failed?
Concepción: I assume so. Thing is, information coming from inside SCP-XXXX never got out cuz both the radio and the machine crapped out. All I know is hume levels began lowering fast inside the place, and that's not good cuz if reality gets closer to zero, things stop existing.
Varadkar: Right, so that would be because the siphon began taking local reality into the portal passageway, no?
Concepción: That's what I believe, yeah. Something went wrong, and the passageway became a singularity.
Varadkar: A singularity?
Concepción: You know how black holes suck anything in, and it can't get out? Singularity is the center. Theory is, information didn't pass through properly, which caused reality to be accumulated in the center. Something told the system that there needed to be more reality to fix the problem so the reality began being pulled from both sides. Now, on this side, that's normal; no one would have questioned reality being pulled from the dimension with the highest reality, but inside XXXX, that made no sense. Since it was causing problems, I turned off the machine, but that caused another problem.
Varadkar: That being?
Concepción: It only clicked after I turned the thing off, but I can't actually turn them off. Both need to be turned off to shut down. They rely on each other.
Varadkar: But there was no signal, no?
Concepción: No, no, there still was. Even if turned off, it keeps transmitting, and even if a black hole is in the middle of the two, it won't stop, because they're made to keep working and just shrug off any spatial issue. We've tested them for that; the signal's transmitted through relativistic pulses. They go around a black hole region. The signal would have been stretched out by the black hole, but it would have arrived regardless.
Varadkar: I see. So why was relaying on each other an issue?
Concepción: If you turn off one machine and not the other, the machine still going assumes the other reality has hit hume level of or close to 0. Unreality. And what does unreality need to exist?
Varadkar: Reality?
Concepción: Correctamundo. Now, that's fine, but remember; the portal on our side was sealed because… Well, that I cannot explain. I wish I could say 'oh that's just a white hole effect' but we've never proved that white holes exist. If that was a white hole, it was the first one we've ever seen. So for now, let's just say it's closed. Portal closed, reality is 0. Other side of the portal is open, reality over 0. Reality from the other side is drained into passageway, and just stays there. Gravity keeps rising so it also pulls reality from SCP-XXXX, making both sides start to collapse. Since our side is way more real, that only translated as a localized quake, but for SCP-XXXX, it was judgement's day.
(Concepción stops)
Concepción: And… And that's basically it. We stopped the machine, which stopped feeding the passageway, so the thing collapsed under its own gravity and broke the link between us and SCP-XXXX. Now we can't access it, and they can't access our world.
Varadkar: You don't believe SCP-XXXX has been destroyed?
Concepción: I mean, it could have been destroyed. I'm not gonna deny that. But it also couldn't. If the link was just separated, then it just means that; it's been severed. Now, what I do know is that we needed the help of Smiley to get in in the first place, and she's not here anymore.
Varadkar: Smiley? You mean SCP-XXXX-1?
Concepción: Yeah, her. We wouldn't have even discovered that place existed if she wasn't around, and now she isn't.
Varadkar: Do you think SCP-XXXX-1's disappearance will be detrimental to any further attempt to reach SCP-XXXX?
Concepción: Maybe Letty will eventually figure something out, but as far as I'm aware, all our plans depended on us already being inside Mamonokai so… Yeah, it'll definitely be a problem.
Varadkar: Thanks for your cooperation. That will be all.
[END LOG]
Following the investigation, the incident was ruled out as an equipment failure of the Çağlayan Reality Diffusion System. The Project's Administrative Committee decided to focus Project Kakurenbo's efforts into creating a portal to access SCP-XXXX. On 2019/05/26, Project Kakurenbo was dissolved, following no activity reported that could be attributed to SCP-XXXX, SCP-XXXX-1, SCP-XXXX-2, or the two missing members of the intercepting team.
On 2020/07/23, two Bakekujira entities were seen floating above the Tanaka Hachiman shrine for a few seconds before demanifesting. The next day, five members of Project Kakurenbo, including two members of its Administrative Committee were found dead, with injuries similar in shape to SCP-XXXX-1 attacks. No cameras were able to record the incident, and while small changes in local reality were reported, no presence of Landa particles was detected. An investigation was carried out but no conclusive evidence could be gathered.
After the incident, STF Chi-18 was tasked with monitoring the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area for activity indicative of SCP-XXXX-1 and/or the reapperance of Dr. Zhou Niao and D-41210 as Project Kakurenbo's research team was restored to attempt opening a portal into SCP-XXXX. So far, neither operation has yielded any results.
