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Item #: SCP-4325

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Foundation web crawlers are to monitor popular internet message boards and social media sites for posts describing conditions similar to SCP-4325. If an individual is believed to be affected by SCP-4325, they are to be located and taken to the nearest Foundation medical facility for quarantine and study. If they are not found to be affected by SCP-4325, they are to be administered amnestics and returned to their home.

Description: SCP-4325 is a phenomenon affecting approximately 5% of individuals with visual snow syndrome¹, in which their condition progressively worsens over a period of three hours until their vision is completely obscured. Individuals affected by SCP-4325 who also suffer from tinnitus have reported hearing a noise similar to radio static an hour after their vision has completely obscured. During physical examinations, symptoms of SCP-4325 have been noted in the retina of each subject's eye.

Addendum: Interview Logs

+ Show INTERVIEW SCP-4325-A

Interviewed: D-98523

Interviewer: Dr. Ellis Darling

Foreword: On 22/05/2018, D-98523 complained that his visual snow syndrome was worse than usual during breakfast. Approximately three hours later, D-98523 began banging on the door of his living quarters with his fists and calling for Foundation personnel, claiming that his vision had been completely obscured by visual snow.

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<Begin Log>

Dr. Ellis: We'll start with this morning. D-98523, when exactly did you notice that your condition seemed worse than usual?

D-98523: I first noticed that there was a little more snow than usual while I was eating breakfast. A little while after that, I got into a spat with Frank over something I don't remember. While we were trading insults, he called my eyes "static". At first, I thought he was just making fun of my dull eyes, but then he started pointing at my eyes with this scared expression. I asked him why, but he didn't say anything, and I moved seats after a couple minutes because I was getting creeped out.

Dr. Ellis: And you didn't notice anything unusual after that?

D-98523: Not at first. After waiting around in my room for a few hours, the snow got a little worse again, but it was nothing I couldn't handle. A couple minutes after that, though, it suddenly got really bad really quickly, until I couldn't see anything but static, like my eyes were broken TVs or something. I called for you guys, and here we are.

Dr. Ellis: I see.

Dr. Ellis pauses to take notes, and then looks up at D-98523.

Dr. Ellis: Is there anything else you want to mention?

D-98523: Yeah, actually. There's this hissing noise in my ears, and it’s been getting louder since this morning. You got anything for that?

<End Log>

Closing Statement: Following this interview, D-98523 was escorted to the on-site medical wing. Research into the nature of his condition is ongoing.

+ Show INTERVIEW SCP-4325-B

Interviewed: Researcher Miles Dean

Interviewer: Dr. Ellis Darling

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Dr. Ellis: You asked to see me. What happened?

Researcher Miles: I'm not sure, to be honest. Someone left the break room TV on, so I went to shut it off, and my vision just…changed.

Dr. Ellis: Changed how, exactly?

Researcher Miles: It's difficult to describe.

Dr. Ellis: It's okay, take your time.

Researcher Miles: It's fine, I just needed the words. Honest it feels like I can see more colors than it should be possible.

Dr. Ellis: More colours? Like those outside the visible spectrum?

Researcher Miles: I'm not really sure. It's like certain objects just changed without warning. Like when I shut the TV off, I could see a colour on the power switch. It was bright, and stood out from the rest.

Dr. Ellis: Of course.

// Dr Ellis observes the TV stationed behind Researcher Miles.//

Dr Ellis I think I know what you're on about. But we need to have some tests to determine the variation of this anomaly.

Researcher Miles: Anomaly?

Dr Ellis: Yeah, I'll explain it to you off record. In the meantime, I need to write up a report and request a few things. Can you head to the medical wing?

Researcher Miles: Yeah, sure.

Closing Statement: Unique variation of SCP-4325 designated SCP-4325-RW. Further testing indicated SCP-4325 anomalously reversed a previously undiagnosed case of Red-Green Colourblindess. Request for further research on SCP-4325 and it's variants pending.

+ Show INTERVIEW SCP-4325-C

Interviewed: Romeo Richards

Interviewer: Dr. Ellis Darling

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Dr. Ellis: You've made quite a number of posts on [REDACTED] about your…"condition". Would you mind describing it to me?

Romeo: Uh, sure, if you want.

Romeo takes a moment to compose himself.

Dr. Ellis: Just so you know, I would prefer if you went back to when it started, for the records.

Romeo: Alright, I’ll try to go back, I guess. Uh, I had just woken up that morning and I went down to get some breakfast. You know, normal stuff, and then I stopped…

Dr. Ellis begins to write down notes, then pauses.

Dr. Ellis: Why did you stop?

Romeo: I-I didn’t know at the time, but I felt like someone was watching me, you know? When I turned around I saw someone…

Romeo stays silent for several minutes. Dr. Ellis leans over and places a hand on Romeo’s shoulder.

Dr. Ellis: Come on, Romeo. I know you can do this, just let it out.

Romeo: Right, o-okay, yeah. When I turned to, uh, yell, I saw its..face. It was my wife. I was relieved at that, but I then saw her…eyes. I saw her…

Dr. Ellis: Her eyes? What was wrong with her eyes?

Romeo: They were… covered by something. Covered by, uh, a bar, a black one. It had something written on, and it said…

Romeo's hands begin shaking, Dr. Ellis closes her notebook and holds Romeo's hands.

Dr. Ellis: What did it say?

Romeo: "No signal."

Closing Statement: Shortly after the interview, Romeo told Foundation personnel that he had begun to see color bars used to test North American analogue televisions. Unique variation of SCP-4325 designated SCP-4325-NW.

+ Show INTERVIEW SCP-4325-D

Interviewed: Kim Murray

Interviewer: Dr. Ellis Darling

Foreword: Kim was detained shortly after an altercation at the ██████ Casino, shouting about the "Black and White Indian Curse"

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Dr. Ellis enters the interview room. Kim sits on the opposite side of a table, handcuffed.

Dr. Ellis: Hello Kim, I’m Dr. Ellis. I’m here to get a few statements for the court.

Kim: Go ahead.

Dr. Ellis: First question: Why did you start a fight at the ██████ Casino?

Kim: Because I got cursed by one of those Indian gurus.

Dr. Ellis: Cursed?

Kim: Yeah, cursed. When I walked past them, one of them looked at me and laughed. I didn’t think much of it, but after I left, a giant Indian head appeared in front of me, out of nowhere.

Dr. Ellis: Go on.

Kim: And at first I thought I walked into weed smoke or something, but then the head just kept staring at me even after I turned around. I-I couldn’t get away from it, the black and white and grey and black and bloody white.

Kim closes her eyes, breathes, and looks back at Dr. Ellis.

Kim: And you know the rest, guy went down after I swung.

Dr. Ellis sits in thought for a moment.

Dr. Ellis: I have something I want to show you. Hold on.

Dr. Ellis pulls out a series of cards and begins to look through them. After a few moments, she presents one of the cards to Kim.

Dr. Ellis: Would this happen to be the head that you saw at the casino?

Kim: Woah, what the hell? Yeah, that’s it! If I can just overlap it with…

Kim covers one eye and leans closer to the image. After a few seconds, she stops.

Kim: Yep, that’s the same head, color and everything.

Variation SCP-4325-BW.

Dr. Ellis places the card down beside her.

Dr. Ellis: Interesting. Is there anything else you would like to add?

Kim: Nope, that's it.

Dr. Ellis: Alright, thank you for your cooperation.

Dr. Ellis stands up and begins to exit the room.

Dr. Ellis: Your court trial will be on the 21st, we’ll have someone escort you out.

Closing Statement: The image that Kim saw was the "Indian-head test pattern", used by the RCA until the introduction of Digital Television in 2009. Unique variation of SCP-4325 designated SCP-4325-BW.

+ Show INTERVIEW SCP-4325-E

Interviewed: Steve Jackson

Interviewer: Dr. Ellis Darling

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Dr. Ellis: Hello Mr. Jackson, I'm Dr. Ellis.

Steve: Hello, Miss! How are ya on this fine day?

Dr. Ellis: I'm fine, thank you. I'm just here to ask you a few questions about your "problem", as much as I would like to stay. Are you able to do that?

Steve: I would love to! Thanks for hearing me out on this.

Dr. Ellis: No problem, Mr. Jackson.

Steve adjusts himself in his recliner, multiple joints audibly crack.

Steve: If I can remember correctly, it started shortly after my 95th birthday. At first I thought my medication had broken, but then my wife didn't have the same reaction.

Dr. Ellis: What happened, Mr. Jackson?

Steve: I kept seeing that picture of a little girl.

Dr. Ellis: A little girl?

Steve: Yeah, I remember her whenever I sat down in front of the tellie . That smile, the clown next to the chalkboard. Brings back memories of my youth.

Dr. Ellis: I believe I'm familiar with this. Did this girl appear when your tv wouldn't get reception?

Steve suddenly jolts in his recliner, and snaps his fingers

Steve: That's the one! I remember when the summer storms would knock the antenna off the roof, and that little girl would appear, with a message…

Steve becomes unresponsive to touch, sight, and sound for approximately 45 seconds. Steve then jolts in his seat, his mouth inaudibly forming the shape of words. Lips readers have deciphered the forms as follows: "We apologize for the broadcast interruption. We will have the service up and running as soon as possible. The BBC thanks you for your patience."

Closing Statement: Steve Jackson was admitted to the ████ ██ ████ hospital shortly after the conclusion of this interview. Unique variation of SCP-4325 designated SCP-4325-TW.

Addendum: During a routine physical examination of a user infected with SCP-4325 on 25/07/2018, a variation of SCP-4325-TW was found. Along with the subject's retina displaying SCP-4325-TW, the words "COME ON" flashed numerous times. The subject then reported hearing multiple objects shattering and an individual sobbing.

Efforts to identify and contain the source of SCP-4325-TW are ongoing.

Footnotes

1. A condition that causes individuals to see black and white dots in their visual fields.