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SCP-XXXX-An Emotional Paint Brush
Object class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-XXXX should be contained inside a .25m x .25m x .25m Plexiglas case, with perforations around the out side, to allow airflow. No personnel are to have any liquids at, or above 1 Cp within a 10 meter radius around SCP-XXXX. Any change in colour of SCP-XXXX should be recorded and heavily observed for the next one (1) hour. No personnel are to paint, or handle SCP-XXXX, unless a test has been proposed, and accepted, by the site head of research. All participants who use SCP-XXXX while the color is either red, orange, or black, are to be terminated on sight, and any body who uses the brush while orange should be treated as class A cognito hazards.
Object description:
SCP-XXXX is a 5 inch natural bristle brush, commonly used for painting, with a few notable discerning traits. The handle, though found to be made of cheap balsa wood, is remarkably durable, and can handle intense pressure, and extreme heat, and cold. It also exhibits a unique property, that causes it to grow, or shrink, depending on the users hand size. The bristles are made of blonde human hair, though no genetic match has ever been found. The brushes bristles have a tendency to change colour, and depending on the color, certain anomalis properties will emerge.
The anomalis properties of SCP-XXXX change, depending on the bristles color. The anomalis properties are as follows:
- Red: any person attempting to use SCP-XXXX-Red, will experience an insatiable urge to force others to paint along with them. Subjects have been found to even resort to force, when others refuse to paint with them, and gain an increased level of strength, and stamina, while in contact with SCP-XXXX-Red.
- Orange: any person attempting to use SCP-XXXX-Orange, will become extremely persuasive, and will attempt to persuade people into using SCP-XXXX-Orange. Although they are peaceful, they represent a cognito hazard, and can persuade anybody within earshot if they listen for more than 10 seconds.
- Yellow: SCP-XXXX-Yellow functions as a normal paint brush, with a key exception. While painting with the SCP-XXXX-Yellow, scenes will be painted, regardless of the users intent, and a required knowledge of painting is shown to be unnecessary. Regardless of prior experience with painting, the brush will forcefully create a scene, very similarly to how colour wonder markers work.
- Green: SCP-XXXX-Green is actually unable to be wielded by a subject, and instead, wields itself. Anything it paints in this phase will attempt to paint monsters, which will animate for about one hour. All animated creatures in this phase should be terminated immediately, and represent a serious containment threat.
- Blue: Any person attempting to use SCP-XXXX-Blue, will undergo rapid changes in the body's biochemistry. Persons affected, will begin entering stages of grief within the first 15 seconds of exposure, and will begin to mourn the loss of an unknown entity referred to as "Mr. Imaginary". Young children are unaffected by this, and instead, enter bouts of crippling depression, or bipolar disorder. At 25 seconds, the brush begins to leak blue paint. This liquid has been found to be sentient, and will move towards the nearest person in a 10, meter radius. This liquid is a class A cognito hazard, and should be handled with care, as contact will cause an onset of depression, and will continue in stages similar to that of exposure to SCP-XXXX-Blue. Subjects begin to experience suicidal thoughts approximately 30 seconds into exposure. All subjects attempt suicide at exactly one (1) minute after exposure. Methods include bashing ones skull against a wall, or stabbing through the eye, leading to death in every case. Children exposed to SCP-XXXX-Blue for a 15 second period, and then having SCP-XXXX-Blue removed, will have severe loss of creativity, and will seem more mentally similar to an adult of about 50 years of age.
- Purple: When SCP-XXXX is purple, any fluids in an open container, with a viscosity at or above 1 Cp, will be drawn towards SCP-XXXX-Purple. SCP-XXXX-Purple will procede to try and paint an image of an unknown entity. This entity seems to be similar to the last person who used it. An image has never been finished, but based on the anomalis properties of SCP-XXXX, it is theorized that the image of that person would be animated, and in the instance of that person being dead, reanimation may even be possible.
- Black: while black, SCP-XXXX's anomalis properties cannot be talked about, read, or referenced in any media. There is no recorded instance of somebody wielding SCP-XXXX-Black
These are the only recorded colours, and new colours are to be reported to the site head of research.
The following are a series of Interview logs, and tests of SCP-XXXX
Test-alpha_5/██/19██
Subject: D-3966
Procedure:
While SCP-XXXX was red, Subject D-3966 was instructed to take a hold of SCP-XXXX-Red, and describe what they felt. The following is an interview log with Subject D-3966 [Olive] conducted by Dr. Northwood
{Begin}
Dr.Northwood: D-3966, please, describe to us how you feel? What emotions do you have?
Olive: I…(subject pauses for several minutes)
Dr. Northwood: D-3966, I will not ask again, how do you feel?
Olive: I… Want you…to…paint w-with me. I want you to paint with me. I want you to paint with me please. It will be so much fun. We can paint a mountain, or a sea lion, or clam shells and mermaids.
Dr. Northwood: I'm sorry, I can't paint with you, I asked how you felt. Do you feel good?
Olive: (Subject becomes visibly angered, and begins shouting) I SAID PAINT WITH ME GOD DAMNIT! I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU!
Dr. Northwood: D-3966 Please calm down, or I will have no choice but to terminate you.
(Subject D-3966 jumped 15 feet to the testing observation window, and shattered the reinforced glass with her bare hands. Subject D-3966 was terminated immediately.)
{Log End}
Analysis: It seems that affected persons gain heightened athletic abilities, not just heightened strength as previously thought, and also develop extreme anger management issues.
Test-beta_7/██/19██
Subject: D-2441
Procedure:
Subject D-2441 [Arthur] was asked to take a hold of SCP-XXXX while the colour was red. The Joy Of Paintingwas played while Arthur had a hold of SCP-XXXX-Red. He was supplied only a canvas.
The following is an interview log between Arthur and Dr. Northwood.
{Begin}
Dr. Northwood: D-2441, Please take a hold of SCP-XXXX.
(Arthur obeys, and suddenly stares off into space. The Joy Of Paintingbegins playing.)
TV: Hi, and welcome to The Joy Of Painting. I'm Bob Ross, and We will be Painting a beautiful forest full of happy little trees today. If you want to paint along, i'll run the colours we will be using across the bottom of the screen. Now lets get started.
Arthur: (Mumbles) Yes, lets paint (Subject is visibly mesmerized, and begins painting the canvas. Despite not being supplied any paints, the colours Bob use are applied to the canvas, without ever having to dip for paint. Anything done with a palette knife, is applied with the brush, perfectly)
[Program ends]
Dr. Northwood: D-2441, please put down SCP-XXXX. (Subject becomes highly alert)
Arthur: (Visibly agitated) PAINT WITH ME BOB, PAINT WITH ME YOU SON OF A BITCH!
[Subject destroys TV]
[D-2441 is immediately terminated, with 36 rounds lodged into his chest.]
{Log End}
Analysis: Not only is a subjects anger suppressed by another person painting along, but they also seem to have a dulled sense of reality. D-2441 had no understanding that a TV program is not a real person, and subsequently "Killed" the TV. Male subjects also appear to be more resilient to damage taken, and take longer to die.
Test-gamma_4/██/20██
Subjects: D-2292[Allen], D-5654[Austin], D-9141[Mallory]
Procedure: While the SCP-XXXX was black, D-2292[Allen] was instructed to take a hold of SCP-XXXX-Black.
The following Log entails what ensued.
{Begin}
Dr. Northwood: D-2292, please take a hold of SCP-XXXX-Black.
Allen: No… I can't. I'm sorry sir, I'm just ████
Austin: I'm not sure why, but it ████ ████████
Allen: I… I can't.
(Mallory begins ███████)
Dr. Northwood: D-2292, if you refuse, I will have no choice but to terminate you.
(Allen refuses to move)
Dr. Northwood: D-2292, I repeat. This is your last opportunity to comply. If you refuse to follow instructions, you will be terminated. Do you understand?
(Allen slowly creeps forward)
Allen: I…I…I ███ ██████.
(Allen ███████ onto the floor.)
Dr. Northwood: D-5654, now that 2292 is ███████, Protocol states that you are to take a hold of SCP-XXXX.
Austin: Ok… FINE! I'LL FUCKING DO IT!
(Austin grabs a hold of SCP-XXXX-Black.)
Dr.Northwood: D-5646? How do you feel?
(Austin flings black paint every where which █████████ and ███████████)
Dr. Northwood: D-5646, stop or you will be terminated! Do you understand!? D-5646! ANSWER ME!
(Dr. Northwood begins to █████████)
Mallory: NO! BACK THE FUCK AWAY! STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME! I CAN'T! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
(Mallory begins ██████████, Dr. Northwood ██████████ )
Dr. Northwood: STOP IT! GAURDS, TERMINATE ██! WHAT THE FUCK ARE █████████!
(the log ends abruptly.)
Dr. Northwood, as well as D-2292, D-5646, and D-9141, and all on site gaurds involved in the incident have been filed as missing. No remains have been found as of yet. SCP-XXXX was in its' containment cell when on site staff came to investigate, after Dr. Northwood failed to show up at lunch.
Tests involving SCP-XXXX-Black is no longer permitted due to the loss of Dr. Northwood,and the team. All mentions of SCP-XXXX are expunged from the document, and any information concerning SCP-XXXX-Black, is to be expunged from all documentation involving SCP-XXXX. All information pertaining to the emotional effects of SCP-XXXX-Black have been expunged to avoid any further issues involving SCP-XXXX-Black.
SCP-XXXX-The Creature From The Horror
Object class: Keter
Special containment procedures:
SCP-XXXX is to be contained inside a 10 m x 10 m x 10 m Reinforced concrete cube, with toggle-able cameras placed inside. SCP-XXXX is to be covered by an opaque, 5 m x 5 m, black bed sheet at all times, unless a proper proposal has gone through to the O5-Council. The bed sheet should be secured over SCP-XXXX, by using .15 m stakes placed into the corners of the sheet, and secured into the ground. All cleaning staff entering SCP-XXXXs chamber, should not attempt to view SCP-XXXX, and should follow the steps for cleaning, outlined in cleaning protocol "Reapers Hand", located in a folder by the entrance to the cell.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a bipedal is a quadrupedal is a one legged is. SCP-XXXX has no known appearance, and consistently changes to become any viewers worst fear. For SCP-XXXX to activate its anomalous effects, the person must view SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX will become that persons worst fear, and for this reason, foundation staff tend to be the biggest factor in SCP-XXXX's danger. [See addendum XXXX-Alpha] SCP-XXXX's ability to become a persons worst fear, makes it incredibly difficult to contain, and can potentially make it an extremely high level security threat. SCP-XXXX will take on the properties, and abilities of that persons worst fear, and until that person is dead, SCP-XXXX will retain those properties. [See addendum XXXX-Beta] After SCP-XXXX has killed its viewer, the closest person viewing it, will be affected next. After all persons viewing SCP-XXXX have been killed, and no person is currently viewing it, SCP-XXXX will go dormant [See addendum XXXX-Gamma-1 and XXXX-Gamma-2]. While dormant, SCP-XXXX secretes a strange black fluid, chemically identical to the composition of water. This fluid has no anomalous properties, and is believed to be an attempt by SCP-XXXX, to force others to view it. SCP-XXXX was found by the foundation, inside of █████████, Russia, after a number of exploration teams went missing in 19██.
[Addendum XXXX-Alpha]
The following is an interview between Dr.██████ and █████████, which details █████████'s encounter with SCP-XXXX during a containment breach of SCP-XXXX, in which SCP-XXXX breached foundation security, and proceeded to kill 53 other foundation staff members, after a ██████ viewed SCP-XXXX while █████ and caused an escape, due to his intense fear of SCP-XXXX escaping containment. The interview was conducted by Dr.██████ in which he asked ███████ , who was involved in the event, to recount what happened.
<Begin Audio Log>
Dr.██████: Please, recount what you saw for me. I know it must be difficult, so please, take your time.
████████: No, No, it's fine… we were working on a lab sample, recovered from ███████, when all of a sudden, we heard crashing. It…it was SCP-XXXX. At the time,we thought it was 173…You know…that weird statue thing…and we panicked. All of us were starring at it, and of course it remained immobile, but one of the researchers was pinned in. It had him pushed up against the wall, and he had no means of escape. He couldn't even move. I…I remember him crying. He said " I don't wanna die, please. I don't wanna die"… I… I can't even express how scared I was. We tried to save him. We took turns blinking, hoping somebody would come to our rescue, but nobody came. Then, the lights went, out…I won't forget that crunch. When the lights came back on, it wasn't 173 anymore. ██████ began screaming, and crying. It was on the wall, I think it was that predatory street art…
Dr.██████: if you must take a break, by all means-
████████: NO! I…I mean no. I'm sorry…I'm just stressed. I…I need a break.
Dr.██████: It's ok. Whenever you're ready, let me know.
████████: Ok.
(a short, 20 minute recess was taken before the interview continued.)
Dr.██████: would you like to continue?
████████: yeah…yeah. Umm…Right. So, It was, like, that predatory street art thing, which confused me. In the moment, if I had thought about it, I would have pulled everybody out of that room, and waited for back up…but I didn't. ██████ turned and ran, but it followed…No…It hunted her. I remember hearing her scream. It was horrifying. Those corridors are maybe 5 feet apart. It must have jumped to the wall closest to her, and nobody was out there to see it. She was gone when we came out. We heard a hissing sound from around the corner, and we booked it. At some point, me and the other researcher found a janitors closet to hide in. We waited for an hour. The other researcher opened the door, and screamed. I could hear wheezing. I think it was that ████████ thing. He wouldn't stop screaming. At some point, the wheezing stopped, and some foundation guards opened the door. I was balled up in the corner. I… I haven't forgotten the looks on their faces. They looked broken… Like they had seen all their friends die. We could hear the smoke alarm. Apparently, one of the guards had an intense phobia of the tickle monster. They were only able to contain it because of that.
Dr.██████:It's true. One of the guards had an intense fear of slime like creatures. Luckily, XXXX interpreted that as the tickle monster. That could have been it for the foundation. We're lucky it didn't become a world ending SCP…
████████: I know…I was terrified it would transform into my biggest fear…
Dr.██████: Why? What's your biggest fear?
████████: My biggest fear? My biggest fear is being alone…What would we do then? What would happen to everybody? What would happen to it? How would we ever contain it then?
<End Audio Log>
████████ was given an immediate psychiatric evaluation, and was given class A amnesics. SCP-XXXX was returned to it's containment cell. All surviving personnel were also given class A amnesics
[Addendum XXXX-Beta]
The following is an audio log of an interview, between Dr.██████ and 3 gaurds (given the pseudonyms A, B, and C, for simplicity) who experienced the containment breach of SCP-XXXX.
These 3 guards viewed SCP-XXXX killing 22 other guards, before it moved deeper into the facility.
Dr.██████: If you would, please state your names for the record
A: I'm ███████
B: My names ███████ but you can call me B for short.
C: Just call me C
Dr.██████: Right…Very well then. Would you please recount what you witnessed?
A: Well we were playing cards downstairs. It was black jack actually, and I had the perfect hand when-
Dr.██████: Please, the encounter.
A: Right…Well, we had just started a new hand when the facility announced a containment breach. We were told to go to floor ███ to help deal with the containment breach.
B: Yeah…We didn't know what was up. We got to XXXX's containment cell, and it looked like a massacre.
C: It…It was horrible. There were reanimated corpses just walking around, and dead guards too. We…just started shooting. At some point it changed. I don't remember seeing the guy die, but I was really focused on killing all those…Zombies?
B: Yeah…I was shooting one of the fuckers, when all of a sudden, the damned thing vanished. I could hear a guy screamin' behind me, right? I turn around, and his fuckin' head is gone. Like, It splattered everywhere. Couple other guys start screamin' too, and their fuckin' heads explode too.
A:yeah…It…It was hard to watch.
C: It was hard for all of us.
B: that's not the end, there's more…If you need to know…
Dr.██████: If you can, please continue.
C: Yeah… Well, I remember that one of them was afraid of the ocean. That fuckin' leviathan appeared. It crushed…Like…7 guys. I don't know where it came from…but it was there all of a sudden. Kinda like if it had fallen out of the sky. The roof was fucked…but that's about it. I don't know how it managed not to destroy the lower floors. I guess it can form itself in any direction? I don't know. It was there, and then it wasn't.
A: Then, there was wind blowing through the hall way, and I was knocked off my feet.
B: I saw the thing. I think it was ███████ but it was turning into cryptids…I think it turned into Nessie? Like, the loch ness monster. It was changing quickly. I started moving down the hall. We lost sight of it after that. At one point, it attacked some lady. I think it was a researcher? I don't know, but we weren't done with it yet. It Turned into that ████████ reptile. It was fuckin' hissing. It took out 4 other guys I think? I had lunch with two of 'em yesterday. It's weird…I wonder how those researchers feel. They must have seen some fucked up shit, you know?
A: Yeah…We found them huddled up in a supply closet. They were broken. One of them asked about her…We don't even know where her body is…It's just gone…
Dr.██████: What about XXXX? How were you able to contain it?
B: I had an unrealized fear of slimes. XXXX just interpreted that as the tickle monster…
A: It's funny. You never even realized you were afraid of slimes until today.
B:Yeah, I never had to work with them…at the same time though, it's scary.
Dr.██████: Why would that be?
B: Really? You're the smartest person here…I thought you would have figured this out.
Dr.██████: I don't understand…Please don't toe around the issue. I'd appreciate it if you just told me what you find scary.
B: If I didn't realize I was afraid of slimes until today. Until it transformed into that…Thing…Whats stopping someone else from realizing they're most afraid of the end of the world? Whats stopping someone working with it from realizing they're most afraid of world ending disasters? Imagine if instead of slimes, I was afraid of being totally alone, or the earth exploding? Whats stopping it from killing the entire population of the universe?
Dr.██████:…
B: Doctor…What do you say to that?
Dr.██████: I don't know…I never thought about that…This foundation was founded upon the idea that we would contain these anomalies, so nobody else had to die…The moto goes "We shall exist in the dark, so that others may live in the light"…But what if the knowledge we possess of every other SCP is our downfall, because of our fear of them? What if our death comes at the price of knowledge?
<End Audio Log>
[Addendum XXXX-Gamma-1]
The dormancy of SCP-XXXX has been recorded in the following staff observations after SCP-XXXX's containment breach.
Findings:
I had a portable heat sensor placed within the room to monitor SCP-XXXX's heat after the breach. The room itself was 25° Celsius (77° Fahrenheit), but SCP-XXXX measures to be 200° Celsius (392° Fahrenheit). The bed sheet should be burning up under this intense heat, but it appears it is not. Strangely, it appears that thermodynamics may not apply to SCP-XXXX.
[Addendum XXXX-Gamma-2]
The dormancy of SCP-XXXX has been recorded in the following staff observations after SCP-XXXX's containment breach.
Findings:
The cameras were toggled off, and a team of 4 people replaced the sheet covering SCP-XXXX with an opaque plastic dome. Once this process was complete, the cameras were toggled back on. SCP-XXXX's temperature continued to be monitored. Although SCP-XXXX remained similar in temperature, with a notable drop 13 minutes in to 175° Celsius (347° Fahrenheit) The plastic did not melt, nor did it heat up in any way
Conclusions:
Based on the data I have gained from the previous experiments, I believe we can theorize that the laws of thermodynamics as we know them, do not apply to SCP-XXXX.
