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SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe-Thaumiel
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be installed in a standard Foundation workstation PC, kept on an isolated power grid within a standard 3 x 3 x 3 m Safe-item containment chamber. Experimentation or intelligence tasks involving SCP-XXXX must be cleared by the Site Director, and all data produced by SCP-XXXX must be scanned by a RAISA representative for security breaches or cognitohazards before release.
All instances of SCP-XXXX-A are to be stored in standard commercial DVD containers to protect them from normal wear and tear, unless they contain dangerous cognitohazards or high-level classified information, in which case they are to be released to the jurisdiction of RAISA. All instances are to be made available on request to the Site Director, and stored in the same chamber as SCP-XXXX’s computer.
Object Description: SCP-XXXX is a standard PC DVD-RW drive, manufactured by the ████ corporation circa 2006, with a black fascia and standard SATA II electrical interface. SCP-XXXX’s anomalous properties do not manifest until it is installed in a personal computer, running any operating system capable of controlling a normal DVD-RW drive.
Once these conditions are met, SCP-XXXX will show up as a normal DVD-RW drive within the operating system’s user interface, containing a disk of name “untitled”. This disk will appear regardless of the presence, or lack thereof, of any disks in SCP-XXXX’s tray before powering on - SCP-XXXX will completely wipe any disks it contains upon power-on of the computer, converting them into empty “untitled” disks. If there is no disk present, SCP-XXXX will manifest an unmarked DVD-RW disk inside its closed tray through unknown means.
Instances of disks at this stage, whether manifested by SCP-XXXX or not, are non-anomalous blank DVD-RW discs. However, these disks will gain anomalous properties and are classified as SCP-XXXX-A instances once the user of the PC renames the “untitled” disk to anything other than “untitled”. SCP-XXXX-A instances that are renamed will contain information pertinent to the title given to the instance (for example, an instance labeled “Pictures of █████”, Researcher Smith’s cocker spaniel, was found to contain 27 JPEG images of the specified dog, 16 of which did not match any known photo ever taken of █████). SCP-XXXX cannot directly write data to disks except through these anomalous means, and cannot read any disks. As such, produced instances of SCP-XXXX-A must be read by another DVD-RW drive in order to access results.
Notable Testing Results:
User: Dr. Jeremy Mason
SCP-XXXX-A Instance: 9
Prior Tray Status: Empty
Title Given: “How to tie a tie.”
Contents: Disk contained only a 1 minute 37 MP4 video file, in which an unidentified Caucasian adult male (face not visible in frame) tied a tie onto a button-down formal shirt, giving step-by-step narrated instructions for a standard Windsor knot. Vocal patterns matched no known individuals.
User: Researcher W█████ (Clearance Level 4/████)
SCP-XXXX-A Instance: 16
Prior Tray Status: Empty
Title Given: “How to Effectively and Permanently Contain SCP-████”
Contents: Disk contained two .txt files, one of which labeled “SCP-████ Explained”, a 40 KB description and explanation of the history of the item and the full nature of its anomalous effects. The other, a 57 KB file labeled “How to neutralize the threat of SCP-████ to humanity” listed ███ steps that, once followed to completion, would result in the neutralization of SCP-████.
Notes: I don’t even need to describe the incredible asset this thing could provide to us. Item ████, one our worst Keters, doesn’t even exist anymore, as far as we can tell. Request to upgrade XXXX to Thaumiel class. -Researcher W█████
Request partially granted. Testing has shown XXXX to be, at best, only occasionally knowledgeable at SCP neutralization. Only 2% of attempted requests yielded tenable instructions. -O5-3
User: Dr. Jeremy Mason
SCP-XXXX-A Instance: 18
Prior Tray Status: CD-RW disk previously burnt by Dr. Jeremy Mason, containing only a few songs in .mp3 format.
Title Given: “The Best Computer Game Ever”
Contents: Dr. Jeremy Mason, after being granted permission to install and play the contents of the disk on his personal laptop, was not heard from for over 29 hours. After emerging from his quarters, he passionately described the game, citing masterful writing and character development and novel, polished, and fun mechanics. Analysis revealed no cognitohazardous influence; copies are available on request from the Site Director.
Notes: SCP-XXXX seems to be indifferent to the contents of the disk beforehand, even converting 800 MB CDs to the signature unmarked DVD-RW. -Dr. Jeremy Mason
User: MTF Mu-3 “Highest Bidders”
SCP-XXXX-A Instance: 23
Prior Tray Status: Empty
Title Given: “MC&D Auctions Ledger, Q4 201█”
Contents: Produced disk contained a full ledger of auctions held by GoI Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd. in the fourth fiscal quarter of 201█. Provided information allowed MTF Mu-3 to make █ successful raids on MC&D locations and events, resulting in ██ captured PoIs and █ recovered anomalies.
