Doctor Chancellor
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SCP-XXXX-1, prior to recovery

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-1 should be kept in a standard concrete holding cell. Interaction with the object for the purpose of testing is not permitted. Any other interaction should only be performed by personnel that have slept in the past 16 hours.

Note: The containment procedures for SCP-XXXX-1 have since been revised due to new information regarding the object being collected following the events of Incident-####X (see Addendum XXXX-03-X)

SCP-XXXX-1 should be kept in the exact center of a 16 x 16 x 16 meter concrete holding cell fitted with advanced sound absorption equipment. The door of SCP-XXXX-1 is to be welded closed and padlocked with titanium chains at all times. This room is not to be entered by any human unless this action is required. Any personnel that interact with SCP-XXXX-1 or enter its storage container must be well rested and equipped with noise-cancelling equipment. In the event of an SCP-XXXX-2 instance being perceived, the affected individual(s) should be terminated immediately.

If the door of SCP-XXXX-1 becomes unsecured, qualified personnel with appropriate equipment are to enter the cell and restore the object's reinforcements. As new information is gathered about the nature of SCP-XXXX-1, these reinforcements and procedures are subject to change.

Description: SCP-XXXX refers to the combined anomaly involving a refrigerator (SCP-XXXX-1) and the cognitohazardous auditory hallucination it produces (SCP-XXXX-2).

SCP-XXXX-1 is the classification given to a generic ██████ brand refrigerator likely manufactured in 19██ and composed of typical materials. The object displays no physical anomalies, with slight rust and residue being the only imperfections visible on the object's surface. Due to the nature of the object, disassembly and observation of the inside is not feasible, though the machinations of the appliance do not likely differ from those of non-anomalous refrigerators.

While inactive, the refrigerator does not seem to have any anomalous properties. It reveals such properties when a human that has not slept in at least 18 hours opens the door of the object. Open performing this action, the person will perceive an auditory hallucination, hereafter referred to as SCP-XXXX-2. This sound is the primary cause and trigger of all anomalous activity involved with SCP-XXXX.

Due to SCP-XXXX-2’s hallucinatory and memory-affecting nature, a recording or clear description of the sound does not exist. However, it has been described by some affected individuals as “very loud, horn-like, and significantly unsettling,” and it is assumed the sound does not differ among cases.

Immediately after perceiving SCP-XXXX-2, the subject enters a quasi-aware state and begins displaying signs of exhaustion, severe distress, and panic. The subject has a strong compulsion to go to sleep, but is shown to be extremely opposed to and fearful of doing this. The subject has very little response to external stimuli and provocation during this state, and the only response to researchers is often resistance to being made to sleep. If they remain awake for approximately 18 hours, they will perish by means similar to those linked to extreme sleep deprivation.

If the subject does fall asleep at any point after being affected, they will go through a standard sleep cycle that ends after about 8 hours; it is not possible to wake up the subject before this time. During this time, the subject does not appear to exhibit any observable abnormal behavior. This includes movement (aside from rapid eye movement and typical breathing), vocalizations, and any other unusual activity. Abnormalities can only be observed in the subject’s brain activity. After approximately 2 hours of sleep, the subject begins dreaming (see Interview Logs for details). The content of these dreams varies somewhat among subjects, but the general themes and patterns of the dreams do not tend to differ greatly.

About 3 minutes after beginning dreaming, every nerve ending in the subject’s peripheral nervous system, including those of nociceptors, is stimulated simultaneously by unknown means. This period of activity lasts for exactly 1.3 seconds, consistent with the estimated duration of SCP-XXXX-2. While the subject does not exhibit any physical reaction during or after this stimulation, signs of extreme distress and panic in the brain activity indicate that the subject is both aware and perceptive of this phenomenon. This sudden stimulation occurs twice more during the subject's sleep, each occurring approximately 2 hours after the previous. The subject experiences heightened panic leading up to each occurrence, and their level of distress increases following each.

+ Open Interview Log XXXX-I7830
+ Open Exploration Log XXXX-E90844
+ Open Recovery Log XXXXR