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Item #: SCP-1973
Object Class: Safe
Photo taken shortly after SCP-XXXX’s anomalous effects were identified.
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1973 is currently stored in a standard high value item vault on Site-15. All experiments and tactical uses need to be authorized by Doctor Hisashi Nakamura unless requested by a Level 4 researcher or a Senior Mobile Task Force Agent. Doctor Nakamura is no longer allowed personal use of SCP-1973. After Incident 1973-A, site personnel are no longer allowed access to SCP-1973.
Description: SCP-1973 is a vintage gold bracelet with a crystal clover lock that belonged to Doctor Hisashi Nakamura’s deceased mother, Senior Researcher Amaya Nakamura. Dr. Nakamura inherited the jewelry after his mother’s passing of old age. It is unknown if the object was already anomalous before her death.
SCP-1973’s effects become apparent when its wearer performs any kind of music. It has been observed to influence the following kinds of instruments: bowed and plucked strings, winds, percussions, and singing; but there is no evidence to suggest that SCP-1973 will not affect other kinds of instruments. SCP-1973 will allow the musician to manipulate their listeners’ emotional state, and all changes are proportional to the player’s own emotions, intentions, and music of choice. This effect is cumulative, meaning that the listeners’ emotions will not be replaced by the musician, and will be amplified if the musician’s emotions, intentions, and music of choice are aligned. To date it has only been observed to share emotions and intentions, but the possibilities of sharing memories, ideas, or thoughts has not been ruled out. SCP-1973 will not influence other forms of art and communication such as drawings, dance, and writing. Recordings of music affected by SCP-1973 show no anomalous effects.
SCP-1973’s properties came to the Foundation’s attention during a lunch break at Site-15 after Doctor Nakamura returned from bereavement leave. Doctor Martha Bankole, a personal friend of Dr. Nakamura, sought to comfort him with a music from an acoustic guitar. Nakamura asked to play the instrument, claiming that Bankole did not know any songs of his liking. It should be noted that Nakamura was wearing his mother’s bracelet at the time. The Doctor took the instrument from Dr. Bankole’s hands and played one of Senior Researcher Nakamura’s favorite songs. All the conversations in the cafeteria stopped, and many of the people present started to weep. The cafeteria was closed, and all exposed personnel were taken for questioning. All of them reported a feeling of “bittersweet nostalgia and melancholy”. Doctor Nakamura claimed to have no intention of causing such effects. He, Doctor Bankole, and the instrument were taken for further experimentation.
After testing, the bracelet was singled out as the cause of the anomalous event.
Experiment Logs:
Date: ██/██/████
Test Subject: Dr. M. Bankole
Procedure: Subject was instructed to play a song that made her happy on her acoustic guitar without wearing SCP-1973. The song chosen was “Sweet Child ‘O Mine” from Guns N’ Roses. She was then instructed to put SCP-1973 and play the same song again. Listeners and musician’s emotional state were recorded before the beginning of each phase.Results: While Dr. Bankole was not wearing SCP-1973, listeners showed a positive response to her song. The doctor was visibly much more involved on the music than her audience and was almost unable to sit still. Effects were determined not to be anomalous in nature. During the experiment’s second phase, every listener experienced a significant increase in mood proportional to the player’s emotions, and their responses were much more similar to Dr. Bankole’s state whilst playing the song.
Analysis: By comparing the two experiment phases, it becomes clear that SCP-1973 had a significant impact on the listeners reaction to the music.
Notes: Further testing has been commissioned to explore SCP-1973’s effects on different arrangements of mood, music, and intention.
Date: ██/██/████
Test Subject: Dr. H. NakamuraProcedure: Subject was instructed to play a song that made him sad on his violin, once without SCP-1973 and a second time wearing SCP-1973. Subject played Massenet’s ‘Meditation’ from Thaïs’.
Results: No anomalous effects were identified on the experiment’s first part. After Dr. Nakamura equipped SCP-1973, listeners became slightly sadder.Analysis: Dr. H. Nakamura later explained that he was not feeling any emotion in particular during the testing and did not intend to cause any suffering. It has been hypothesized that SCP-1973’s effects are based not only on the music, but on the player’s emotional state and intentions.
Notes: “So today isn’t the day I’ll become an SCP? Great for me.” – Dr. H. Nakamura
Date: ██/██/████
Test Subject: Dr. A. ClefProcedure: Subject asked for permission to wear SCP-1973 and played “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi on its Ukulele.
Results: [REDACTED]
Analysis: Due to the experiment’s results, Dr. Clef has been prohibited from using any sort of telepathic or mind-altering anomaly. Affected personnel were allowed back on duty after a week of rest and relaxation in minimal security confinement cells.
Notes: “I saw into its mind, and I wished I didn’t”- Dr. ██████
Date: ██/██/████
Test Subject: Dr. F. ÁlvaroProcedure: Subject equipped SCP-1973 and was given permission to play whichever music fitted their mood on the break room’s piano. Subject played “The Hall of The Mountain King” by Edvard Grieg
Results: Listeners felt strong determination and pride and came back to work with greater motivation. Their productivity was exceptionally high and long lasting, and all exposed personnel reported greater levels of energy at the end of their shifts.
Analysis: It has been hypothesized that SCP-1973 can transmit not only immediate feelings, but also feelings associated to an action, or, in this case, a song.
Notes: “It wasn’t easy to learn this music, and I think I did an excellent job. I couldn’t be happier.”- Dr. F. Álvaro.
Date: ██/██/████
Test Subjects: Dr. H. NakamuraHead Research agreed to give Dr. Nakamura permission to conduct the following experiment on a standard testing chamber with consenting Foundation personnel after the Doctor was released from SCP-████’s project.
Procedure: Subject equipped SCP-1973’s in the presence of a close group of close acquaintances shortly after being cast out of SCP-████’s research due to a catastrophic failure for which he was deemed responsible. Subject was frustrated because of his intense investment on the project but was grateful for the knowledge gained from his time working there and grateful for his colleague’s companionship. Subject played ‘Fear of the Dark’ by Iron Maiden on his electric guitar.
Results: Listeners felt a sharp sentiment of loss and disappointed. Resentment, frustration, anger, and self-loathing were also reported. The audience also described a feeling of intense hope and expectation, of wonder and possibility. When questioned, subjects reported that they would rejoin SCP-████’s project if given the chance, even if most of them were unskilled with programming and robotics.
Analysis: This testing was conducted to test SCP-1973’s reaction to more complex emotions, but it has also determined that desires and intentions can also transmitted if the musician so wishes.
Notes: This experiment reinforces the need for more restrictive containment procedures, and appropriate actions to keep the item secured are underway.
Incident 1973-A: A Serpent’s Hand member, previously known as Junior Researcher Jara Aisi, infiltrated Site-15 with the intent of breaching SCP-████, a sentient cyborg, from containment. She used her credentials to request access to SCP-1973 under the pretense of lifting her coworker’s morale1. She then proceeded to the break room where she took Dr. M. Bankole’s guitar and played it to manipulate Foundation personnel into aiding her. All listeners agreed to contribute either by providing her the necessary credentials, by moving Foundation guards elsewhere, by turning off the CCTV, or by delaying the breach’s alarm. Jara Aisi succeeded in her mission and breached SCP-████ from containment. Two weeks later a recovery team was assembled to re-contain SCP-████. The team was successful in their mission and SCP-1973 was also recovered. Stricter containment procedures were put to practice right away.
