SCP-XXXX-3 posing for a family photo
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-XXXX, while being held at any Foundation site, are to be kept in a standard 3 x 3 x 3 m humanoid containment cell. If an instance of SCP-XXXX is compromised beyond functionality (see Incident Log INSERT), it is to be stored in a standard secure locker. All other instances of SCP-XXXX are to remain at their respective Pennsylvania State University locales until otherwise approved by any senior staff with Level 3 access or higher. At least one undercover field agent (preferably in the guise of a coach or student advisor) must be stationed at each Penn State campus, regardless of whether a documented instance of SCP-XXXX is located there, to monitor the activity of SCP-XXXX.
If an instance of SCP-XXXX is approved for transfer [to a Foundation site], a MTF will be dispatched to the specified campus[es], preferably during campus quiet hours. The MTF will then handle the detainment and transfer of the SCP, with at least one containment specialist assisting.
If an instance of SCP-XXXX is observed to be initiating a XXXX-BEHREND event, by no means should the instance or its victim be interfered with. Any witnessed event of such should be documented in detail.
Description: The designation of SCP-XXXX pertains to a set of 32 identical costumes of the Nittany Lion; the official mascot of Pennsylvania State University. While the composition of the suits bear no anomalous properties, the suits themselves are all capable of moving independently, without the use of a wearer. The costumes appear empty to all means of observation, save for infrared, which reveals a faint heat signature inside the suit[s] that appears vaguely humanoid.
The suits, when active, behave as a normal school mascot would: showing up during sports events, rallies, student activities, and etc to boost the morale of the student body. When a mascot is not performing the aforementioned tasks, it will locate a nearby equipment storage closet, enter, and proceed to "deflate" into an empty costume1. SCP-XXXX will re-manifest in the costume when its duties as a mascot are required, or when enacting a XXXX-BEHREND event.
SCP-XXXX-3 selecting its target
A XXXX-BEHREND event is triggered when SCP-XXXX selects a "target;" this is most often (but not limited to) a student or faculty member who attends the same campus as the respective XXXX instance. While it is unclear what specific criteria SCP-XXXX requires for its victim, but many reports
have revealed that many of SCP-XXXX's targets exhibited significant awareness of the mascot's presence on the campus, although subjects have been recorded having both positive and negative opinions of the mascot.
After choosing its target, SCP-XXXX will begin to track them over a period of 5-7 days: following them around campus, watching them from afar, and generally focusing all of its attention on the target. During this time, the XXXX instance may disregard its duties as a school mascot, sometimes outright neglecting them in favor of pursuing its prey. Despite this increased activity, SCP-XXXX does appear to attempt to conceal itself from its target; three field agents so far have likened this behavior to that of an ambush predator.
After about a week of stalking, the SCP-XXXX instance will activate itself at some time after sunset and will close in on its target's location. When it reaches its victim, SCP-XXXX will begin to split open at the seams, revealing the suit's empty interior. It will then envelope its target, sealing them inside the costume. While victims have been observed to struggle while inside the suit, none have ever been recorded escaping. The suit will not cease this activity if it is being watched or if its victim is awake, but will make attempts to keep its task unknown to outsiders. After it has fully reformed, SCP-XXXX will flee in the direction of least human habitation.
No MTF or field agent has ever succeeded in capturing SCP-XXXX during a XXXX-BEHREND event, and no person taken by the mascot has ever been recovered. The fleeing suit can be tracked for a short period of time after it captures its prey, though, and can be followed for up to 3 hours after the beginning of the event before the suit inevitably vanishes into Pennsylvania's dense forests. After triangulating the general directions in which each costume was heading when they were last spotted, each path appears to be heading towards the very center of the state. Dr. Jenkins has theorized that they may be heading to Mount Nittany, but a canvas of the area revealed no trace of the mascots or their captives.
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