Middleton(2001 part 2: The Last Researcher)

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures:
The cell of SCP-XXXX contains 80 centimeter thick cement walls with single access through a 8 cm thick lead door. No audio system is to be installed within or around cell. Noise frequencies are to be recorded and monitored. Personnel must report measurements every 5 minutes to the site director and surrounding sites. If no report is received the nearest site will send a task force. No personnel may enter nor come near the artifact's cell.

Description:
SCP-XXXX is black cube with an estimated side length of .6m by .6m by .6m. The artifact has a smooth and perfectly flat surface. Minimal efforts have been taken to understand material constituting the artifact.

The artifact was discovered in the ███████ region of Antarctica on ██/██/████ surrounded in a snow. Location was determined after ██ people went missing in the surrounding area. Origin of SCP-XXXX is currently unknown and under continuous investigation.

SCP-XXXX at site of recovery[optimized]

Origin of the artifact is currently unknown and under continuous investigation.

SCP-XXXX interfere with technology in a [REDACTED] radius. Interferences have included disrupting image processors, camera sensors, GPS locators, electric auditory outputs, auditory processors, and computer data; following Incident IXXXX-B, SCP-XXXX has demonstrated ability to disrupt cognitive function.

+ Live Footage of SCP-XXXX

Live Footage of SCP-XXXX

+ Test Record TXXXX-A

TXXXX-A - █/██/████

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Subject: SCP-XXXX

Procedure: Auditory disturbances recorded from SCP-XXXX will be replayed to SCP-XXXX.

Hypothesis: SCP-XXXX will have no change.

Results: SCP-XXXX reduced static by 23% for 20 seconds before increasing to 160%(of original amount); site personnel experienced migraines during the procedure

Analysis: Indeterminate conclusions. Further testing required.

+ Incident Report IXXXX-A

IXXXX-A - Site-85 - ██/██/████

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On ██/██/████, a power outage occurred in the west wing of site-85. Auditory equipment and 5 computers surrounding SCP-XXXX's cell were damage. The personnel all experienced migraines; no evidence of severe or permanent brain injury.

+ Request

Request: Dr. W██████ S███████¹ has requested 5 computers to replace the ones damaged during IXXXX-A
Reason: The computers will improve movement of information and on site research
Response: Approved, █ computers will be sent

+ Test Record TXXXX-B

TXXXX-B - Site-85 - █/██/████

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Subject: 1 D-Class personnel

Procedure: D-Class personnel is kept in cell containing SCP-XXXX for 4 hours

Results: D-Class personnel experienced no abnormal behavior and test found no changes in brain activity.

Analysis: SCP-XXXX's behavor is unpredictable and requires more tests.

+ Incident Report IXXXX-B

IXXXX-B - Site-85 - ██/██/████

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Preceding IXXXX-B, SCP-XXXX's cell has exhibited numerous technical failures. Failures have been left undocumented as they had "become routine to the site personnel and were deemed unworthy of attention" according to personnel of Site-85.

IXXXX-B was instigated with an audible high pitch sound released by all on site auditory speaker systems. From ██:██, ██/██/████ to █:██, ██/██/████ no contact was made with Site-85. Site-233 dispatched a task force to report on Site-85. Personnel of Site-85 was found unconscious. ██ personnel found near SCP-XXXX remain in a catatonic state as of ██/██/████.

Electric systems within Site-85 were inactive for 2 hours with the exception of a recording found on Site-85's blackbox. Following the start of the incident, all static created by SCP-XXXX ceased.

███ work computers had their operating systems fail upon startup. Extent of damage dealt to electrical gear is unknown.

To avoid further incidents, Dr. W██████ S███████ has punished personnel accordingly for negligence and reorganized movement of information. Director █████ has inspected and approved of changes to Site-85 as of ██/██/████.

+ Request

Request: Dr. W██████ S███████ has requested for ██ therapists and █ psychoanalysts.
Reason: Proper mental health conditions may improve judgement of personnel and reduce further incidents.
Response: Approved, █ therapists will be sent.

+ Request

Request: ██ D-class personnel
Reason: Would be a valuable resource for experiments on [REDACTED]
Response: Denied; deemed unnecessary.

+ Addendum

To: Logistics Department
From: Dr. W██████ S███████
Subject: SCP-XXXX research

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Dear Logistics Department,
It seems you have chosen to ignore my request. I want you to understand that my will lies in that of the foundation and ignoring me would be ignoring it. I hope you change your mind for following requests.
Faithful departings,
Dr. WS

+ Addendum

To: Dr. W██████ S███████
From: Logistics Department
Subject: re-SCP-XXXX research

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Dear Dr. W██████ S███████:
We have found your requests to be unnecessary to the Foundations. SCP-XXXX is safe class, but since you have been assigned the costs for Site-85 have increased drastically. Need I remind you that you are just one researcher out of thousands. While your work may help protect mankind, you are still replaceable. We will give you another chance to stay in line, but you will receive a budget cut as punishment for a lack of effort.

The Logistics Department

+ Request

Request: A budget increase
Reason: For research
Response: no

+ Request

Request: Access to r/SCPorn
Reason: [DATA EXPUNGED]
Response: The logistics department has found Dr. WS's behavior to be punishable; research budget will be withheld until suitable replacement researcher is found and transferred to Site-85.

+ Test Record TXXXX-C

TXXXX-C - █/██/████

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THIS TEST WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE ETHICS COMMITTEE

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Subject: Logistics department

Procedure: All on site staff was asked to send memes making fun of the logistics department

Hypothesis: "I'm already getting fired, who gives a shit"

Results: "They're pissed"

Analysis: "Ight imma head out"

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THIS TEST WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE ETHICS COMMITTEE

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+ Incident Report IXXXX-C

IXXXX-C - Site-85 - ██/█/████

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On ██/█/████, information from Site-85 temporarily discontinued. Task force was sent from Site-233 to report on Site-85 and apprehend Dr. WS.

Task force found that all personnel were unconscious and seem to have held a celebration for Dr. WS's retirement before arrival.

Computers, auditory equipment, and lights were inoperable.

+ Report

As of ██/█/████ site-85 has been repurposed into a minor facility to store SCP-XXXX. All other SCPs have been relocated to avoid possible containment breach.

Dr. WS has been forcefully retired, and Dr. ██████ is the leading researcher of SCP-XXXX.

Footnotes

1. Dr. W██████ S███████ was the leading researcher of SCP-XXXX more commonly referred to as "Dr. WS"