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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-1 to 12 are to be kept in an airtight complex fitted with all neccessary facilities to sustain life, research, and provide comfort. Three SCP-500 pills are kept on site in case of medical emergency. Efforts must be made to extend the lifetimes of SCP-XXXX 1 to 11 indefinitely. As soon as SCP-XXXX-12 developes a terminal illness, a new researcher must be brought in and made to read this article.
SCP-XXXX-1 to 12 are to be kept in an airtight complex of dimensions 5m x 5m x 3m. Food is to be dispensed thrice per day and basic recreation is to be provided. Every month, a new D-class is to be directed to read this article, and will be kept in the complex until expiration. Under no circumstances are SCP-XXXX-1 to 12 allowed internet access or be granted any way of communicating with the outside world. Should an unexpected death occur, 12 new D-class must be brought in to read this article. All regulation must be performed by program, and no one in the foundation, other than SCP-XXXX-1 to 12 should know about this facility. In the event of a critical prgram failure, 12 researchers must be directed to read this article and reprogram it.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a quasimeme of mass size 12, meaning that 12 people will be infected by the meme at all times. As soon as one becomes aware of SCP-XXXX, they will be considered infected and will be designated SCP-XXXX-1 to 12, with 1 being the most recent infected, and 12 being the oldest.
Upon a new subject learning about SCP-XXXX, SCP-XXXX-12 will instantly expire, and the new subject would become the new SCP-XXXX-1, and the old SCP-XXXX- 1 to 11 will shift up by one.
Upon the death of one of the infected, a new and seemingly random person will suddenly be aware of SCP-XXXX. That person is then free to spread the quasimeme further, potentially causing a mass death event.
Should amnestics be used on an infected, they will immediatly expire, and another random person would be infected.
| If you are reading this, congratulations, you have been selected to become a Keeper of Knowledge. The information you know is exclusive to only 11 other people, who should be present in the cell with you. Do not attempt to share the knowledge with anyone other then the 12 of you. Your life will be of luxury and comfort. The twelve of you are free to engage in any activity you would like, and indulge in food and drink. You are also now exempt from your monthly termination. You are a true hero to the foundation, and we would be lost without you. |
Addendum: The following events all took place prior to the revised containment methods.
Addendum-XXXX-1: On September ███, 2019, Junior Researcher Billy ███ became the first SCP-XXXX-1 under foundation control as we know. He immediately reported all knowledge of it to Dr. Norman █████, who immediately brought Billy into his residence and drafted the first copy of this containment procedure. Billy expired 3 hours after the completion of the first draft, and Dr. Norman █████ expired shortly after. The draft was eventually found and delivered to higher level personel, who finally built the first containment cell. Researchers were exposed to this until all SCP-XXXX-1 to 12 were present in the cell, and they devised a more permanent containment procedure.
Addendum-XXXX-2: SCP-XXXX-7 at the time expired unexpectedly due to cardiac arrest. The remaining 11 researchers all subsequently expired, most likely the result of the new SCP-XXXX-1 spreading the meme. It was unknown how many more people were lost in this way until the revised containment procedure was developed by Dr. J███.
| It should come without saying the dangers full containment breach, where the programs fail and all twelve Keepers of Knowledge die. If any one of the new SCP-XXXX-1 is a terrorist or an idiot, a billboard detailing SCP-XXXX could result in the death of an entire city. For the sake of keeping the secret, I will live the rest of my lives with these D-class. We have some poker cards and a chess set I took from the staff lounge. It's not my favorite game, but it's all we got. I hope you won't read this, but if you do, it'll be up to you to keep the secret. —Dr. J███ |
