Dr Elegy

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Upon discorvey of an instance of SCP-XXXX, Foundation agents under the guise of Emergency Services are to be dispatched for retrieval of SCP-XXXX-A. All evidence of work on SCP-XXXX-A or any compositions before are to be destroyed. Family, friends, and/or anybody that dwelled in the victims living environment are to be questioned. Class _ amnestics are to be applied after questioning. Immediate testing on SCP-XXXX-A is to be done upon return. More information on this can be found in document Ninth Muse Report.

Description: SCP-XXXX, also known as "The Curse of the Ninth", is an anomalous event that occurs to a person who composes their ninth symphony or symphonic/orchestral piece that is labeled "No.9" which contains a certain unknown melody. After or during the completion of this composition (which is to be designated as SCP-XXXX-A), the composer will undergo an unknown event at any given time that will end in their death. Past cases where this has occurred include but are not limited to: . The cause of this phenomenon is unknown. See document Ninth Muse Report for more information.

Addendum: A recent discovery has found that upon writing SCP-XXXX-A, the subject loses all concept of the piece they are writing and cannot describe anything they have written. However, subjects will express a growing urge to continue their composition even becoming violent if kept from contact of SCP-XXXX-A long enough. See breakthrough Test Logs below for more information.

Test A224 - Date

Subject: SCP-XXXX
Procedure: D-Class personnel with at least basic understanding of music (is to be designated as Subject) is to be assigned to a private office that contains a desk, a desk lamp, a chair, a bed, an MP3 player, a variety of pens and pencils, and a stack of music paper. Food and water will be provided as will a bathroom when necessary. The subject will be given 1 month to write 8 compositions that fulfill the necessities to be called symphonies; with which the subject will title accordingly. Upon completion of the 8 symphonies, the Subject is to start their next symphony, first titling it as "No.9". The Subject is to be given various different types of melodies daily that they will incorporate into their 9th composition. Each time the subject fails to create an instance of SCP-XXXX-A, the composition is to be destroyed by means of shredding. To find out if the Subject has been successful, the subject is to be separated from the composition every 3 hours and questioned by the on-site psychologist. If the subject is experiencing a growing urge to work on the composition, then an instance of SCP-XXXX-A is to be assumed created. The process is to repeat until an instance of SCP-XXXX-A has been proven to be created at which point immediate questioning of the subject and examination of SCP-XXXX-A is to be enforced along the medical examination of the subject and the recording of the time of subject's death when/if it occurs.
Results: Upon the 4th questioning of subject, subject was noticed to have become slightly agitated and impatient with the questioning. The on-site psychiatrist, Dr. Matthew Larson, decided to continue questioning and stall the subject from returning to the office and sent research assistant Dr. William Scott, to capture photos of SCP-XXXX-A. Questioning proceeded for 9 minutes 47.3 seconds until subject became extremely violent choking Dr. Larson against the wall. 4 guards were sent by Dr. Scott to break up the fight and escorted the subject back to the office. 2 guards remained with the subject in the office where they were joined by Dr. Larson approximately 2 minutes later. For the next 4 hours and 12 minutes, the subject continued to work on SCP-XXXX-A while answering Dr. Larson's questions calmly. Dr. Scott entered the room 34 minutes later to report to Dr. Larson that the photos had been corrupted and that he needed to take new photos with an analog camera. Dr. Larson then began to ask and bargain if it was okay for Dr. Scott to take photos or if they can see the composition. This ensued for 36 minutes to no avail. Any attempts to gain peeks or capture photos of SCP-XXXX-A resulted in Subject covering SCP-XXXX-A and becoming extremely defensive. The two guards were then advised to detain Subject while Dr. Scott took a photo of SCP-XXXX-A. When the guards began to approach subject, he began to convulse/seizure over the composition and began vomiting a mixture of corn, beef, stomach acid, blood, and ink. Guards pulled subject from SCP-XXXX-A but the composition had already been immensely stained with the vomit. Medical staff were not able to comprehend subjects situation and were not able to aid him. Subject shortly died through means of suffocation from the constant vomiting. Time of death was recorded to be ___. Restoration of SCP-XXXX-A was unsuccessful as the blood and ink infused into the sheet making it impossible to discern anything written.
Analysis: The melody that caused SCP-XXXX to occur was one of the melodies that had been requested for Test A224, therefore limiting the possibilities down to 64 melodies. In addition, it seems SCP-XXXX may occur as a defense mechanism to protect SCP-XXXX-A from viewing. It is unknown if the subject chooses to allow SCP-XXXX to terminate them to protect SCP-XXXX-A or if it is involuntary. Precautions are to be taken against these factors as well as that of technical difficulties.

Test B12 - Date

Subject: SCP-XXXX
Procedure: D-Class personnel with at least basic understanding of music (is to be designated as Subject) is to be assigned to a private office that contains a desk, a desk lamp, a chair, a bed, an MP3 player, a variety of pens and pencils, a stack of music paper, and hidden security cameras that will constantly record every viewpoint of the room. Food and water will be provided as will a bathroom when necessary. The subject will be given 1 month to write 8 compositions that fulfill the necessities to be called symphonies; with which the subject will title accordingly. Upon completion of the 8 symphonies, the Subject is to start their next symphony, first titling it as "No.9". The Subject is to be given one of the 64 different types of melodies daily that they will incorporate into their 9th composition. Each time the subject fails to create an instance of SCP-XXXX-A, the composition is to be destroyed by means of shredding. To find out if the Subject has been successful, the subject is to be separated from the composition every 3 hours and questioned by the on-site psychologist. If the subject is experiencing a growing urge to work on the composition, then an instance of SCP-XXXX-A is to be assumed created. The process is to repeat until an instance of SCP-XXXX-A has been proven to be created at which point immediate restraint of the subject and examination of SCP-XXXX-A is to be enforced along with the medical examination of the subject and the recording of the time of subject's death when/if it occurs. Emphasis is to be placed upon the recording and examination of SCP-XXXX-A at any means necessary. Hand writing the melody should be avoided however if it is the only way to record said melody, take precautions when doing so.
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