Dr Himeikaidou

Photo of 5106's containment chamber without any filters.

Item #: SCP-5106
Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5106 must be kept in a large chamber with a width and length of at least 55m and a height of 40m. The walls themselves must be at least 50cm thick. No less than two spotlights must be shone at the central "altar" of SCP-5106. It is recommended to also conduct camera surveillance on the object and report any abnormalities, should they occur. Surveillance teams must be rotated every 6 hours to prevent potential cognitohazards from occurring.

Entrance to the chamber should only be done with minimum Level 3 clearance, and only for as long as absolutely necessary. Personnel with a history of moderate to severe mental illness may not be permitted entry regardless of clearance.

Cleaning and maintenance should be done every 24 days to ensure maximum integrity of the containment unit. D-Class subjects may be used for this purpose, but before entry they must be specifically told to not look at the altar no matter what. If vision of the altar occurs regardless, administer amnestics as needed.

Description: SCP-5106 is a pyramid-shaped altar of unknown origin, built from an equally unknown, stone-like material. It was first found in the Antarctic regions after several "UFO Hunters" have discussed an unusual sight resembling a high velocity impact in the snow from a large object on the internet website ████████.com. Posing as fellow "UFO Hunters", the Foundation dispatched a team to investigate the crash site.

Satellite Photography of 5106's impact site

Buried deep within the snow, the team found and recovered SCP-5104. Immediately upon closer observation, several personnel reported a sense of moderate unease and paranoia. One member allegedly saw shadows coming from on top of the cube of the pyramid.

Originally, the object showed no real activity aside from the unease the recovery team reported, which lead to it being originally classified as "Safe". However, following incident 5601-A, where approximately half the assigned research staff either became completely incapable of rational thought, or disappeared entirely, stricter and more extensive containment measures were put in place.

When directly observed, the observer may perceive faint shadows emanating from the top of the pyramid. This triggers a moderate fear reaction in the observer, which after 20 minutes of observation (assuming the observer isn't right in front of the object), becomes far more severe. Observation through a live video feed seems to greatly reduce the effect, allowing for a minimum of 5 hours of observation without any notable side effects.

However, prolonged proximity within 60m of the pyramid's center, (prolonged proximity meaning at least 8 hours of proximity) will lead to much greater effects, such as severe panic attacks, seizures or a strong need to inflict self harm. In some cases, the affected person may even disappear. Where they are brought is as of yet, still unknown, but preparations and approval for exploration of wherever the disappearances are brought, is still pending.

Addendum 5601-1: The shadows cast from whatever is on top of SCP-5601 appears to be a tangible entity but appears to not be directly observable under normal conditions. To counteract this, some of the materials found on 5601's crash site have been recovered and repurposed into what is now designated as SCP-5601-1. A special lens designed to make the full extent of SCP-5601 observable. See experiment logs below for the resulting experimentation done with it.

Experiment Log #5601-01

D-8329 is a male, age 32. Unremarkable build and history. After proper psychological screening, he was entered into 5601's chamber. His only equipment of note was a portable flashlight, a radio headset and SCP-5601-1 inserted into a pair of glasses. He has not yet put the glasses on.

Control: "Subject D-8329, what do you see?"

D-8329: "I don't know, a weird stone altar thing?"

Control: "Understood. No abnormalities so far. Please step forward."

D-8329 takes several steps towards the altar. His pace slows down with closer proximity to SCP-5601.

D-8329: "This thing freaks me out. I don't know why, it just looks so ominous."

Control: "This is normal and an expected feeling of the anomaly. Please continue."

D-8329 utters an expletive and moves further forward. Now standing in front of the cube shaped part of the pyramid, the breathing rate of D-8329 increases rapidly.

D-8329: Are you seeing this? There's these fucking shadows. I can see them, it looks like-

Control: "Please calm down. What do the shadows look like?"

D-8329: "I-I don't know, I can't quite make it out. Sh- I think I hear… singing."

Control: "Do the voices say anything coherent?"

D-8329: "I can't tell, it's too faint. Damn it, that fucking shadow is looking at me, I fucking know it!"

Control: "Subject D-8329, please try to keep your cool and get more information. Try to put the glasses on now."

D-8329: "Fuck that, I want out of here!"

Shortly afterwards, it seems that D-8329 tosses the headset to the ground and runs back to the door, banging on it repeatedly. However, when a team arrives to extract and debrief D-8329, he was nowhere to be found. The only trace of his presence is the headset and SCP-5601-1 on the ground.

This seems to indicate that either SCP-5601's influence is amplifying or that the effect strengthens with proximity to the center of the pyramid. The 20 minute rule may have to be re-evaluated in the future because of this.

Experiment Log #5601-02

D-5820 is a male subject, aged 46 and with a history of aggravated assault. To prevent the subject from fleeing without direct observation at least once, the glasses are now made to attach the lens from Control directly.

D-5820 enters the chamber, seemingly irritated.

D-5820: "So I just go look at that pyramid thingy with these glasses and that's it?"

Control: "Yes. A risk free objective. Please proceed forward, but not too closely to the object."

D-5820 steps closer, about halfway through the chamber and stops.

Control: "Good. Can you hear or see anything out of the ordinary?"

D-5820: "I think I hear some chorus singing. It's really damn faint. Probably just the chamber being creepy."

Control: "Yes, please ignore it for now. We will now activate your lenses.

D-5820: "Yeah yeah, gotcha."

The lenses flip onto the glasses in front of D-5820's eyes. Biological monitoring reveals an almost instantly spiked heart rate and breathing rate.

Control: "What do you see?"

D-5820 pauses and catches his breath.

D-5820: "What the fuck, oh god. It's… I can't… describe it. It's so beautiful but… it makes no sense. The light, it's so inviting."

Control: "Light? What light? I repeat, what do you see?"

D-5820: "You won't understand. We were not meant to understand. But I see it now."

Control: "Please stay coherent, D-5820. What are you talking about, exactly?"

No response from D-5820 follows. Approximately 5 minutes later, audio transmission cuts out, but screaming can be heard directly from the chamber itself. The screaming is presumed to be at around 195dB, far louder than normally capable from a human.

Another recovery team is dispatched into the chamber, only to find D-5820 to be [DATA EXPUNGED]. Cleanup efforts took at least 5 hours and █ more casualties have occurred in the meantime. For a short period of time, progression of the mental hazards posed by SCP-5601 seem to progress much faster than usual.

Following this experiment, the area of effect of SCP-5601's mental effects has notably increased by █ meters. It appears that each death "claimed" by SCP-5601 grows this area by a similar amount.

Experiment Log #5602-03 [ACCESS DENIED]

Addendum 5601-2: After several experiments using SCP-5601-1, it is now known that an "image" rests on the top of the altar, presumably the source of these shadows experienced by observers. Direct observation, be it through camera feed, photograph or direct sight, causes SCP-5601's usual mental effects but at a much higher order of magnitude, progressing in mere seconds rather than minutes or hours.

[O5 APPROVAL REQUIRED] SCP5601.png

MEMETIC AGENT DEPLOYED

PENDING…

DETECTING SUFFICENT MENTAL FORTITUDE. ACCESS GRANTED

Photo taken of SCP-5601 during Experiment #5601-03

Observation through photographic imagery should not be done for longer than 30 seconds. Any filtered footage of the entity of SCP-5601 should not be sent without O5 Approval.

Addendum 5601-3: Further analysis of both the lenses and the experimentation logs, it turns out that the entity is not actually "invisible" in the traditional sense, but rather blocked out by the human brain in an attempt to "protect" the viewer from seeing it. The lenses seem to remove this property, letting the viewer fully perceive this entity.