Inspirational quote:
Determination becomes obsession and then it becomes all that matters
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX has to be stored closed. A metal ring around SCP-XXXX makes sure it cannot be opened by accident. It is stored in a locked standard containment box on Site-77. Furthermore all known entities of SCP-XXXX-1 are contained at Site-88 in standard containment cells. They are provided with medical care according to their individual health status.
Addition: Due to recent events and until further notice SCP-XXXX is only permitted to be removed from its containment box by senior researchers in the presence of at least one staff member with Level 4 clearence or higher. After it has been examined it has to be put back into containment immediately. Additionally all staff that touched SCP-XXX have to be provided with mandatory class-A amnestics.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an umbrella consisting of a circular canopy of cloth in varying monochrome colors on a folding metal frame supported by a 82 cm long central rod. When opened SCP-XXXX has a span of 92 cm.
While SCP-XXXX is closed it can affect people within a range of up to 4 kilometers. It hasn't been identified yet, which reasons are determinant for the influence of SCP-XXXX in its closed state on some subjects while it exerts no influence on others. Those subjects affected by SCP-XXXX, develop an increasing focus on umbrellas. While this compulsive recognition of umbrellas is limited to the daily life of the affected person at first, they will develop a focus on occuring umbrellas in media and spoken words within a week. At the most obsessive state of this compulsive behaviour the affected subject will also recognize umbrellas in vague and abstract patterns f.e. descriptions and pictures consumed via media. Furthermore similar patterns in business logos like the symbol of the ██████████. Within hours after this stage of affection, the subject will obtain access to SCP-XXXX by all means necessary. In this stage of affection the subject can act extremely hostile. When in reach of SCP-XXXX the subject will open it and will turn into an entity of SCP-XXXX-1.
SCP-XXXX-1 entity in contact with SCP-XXXX
Every human being that came in physical contact with SCP-XXXX throughout their lifetime will always and immediatly react to the opening of SCP-XXXX no matter how far away from its current location the subject is. All subjects affected by the opening of SCP-XXXX are collectively refered to as SCP-XXXX-1. It is not possible to communicate or interact with SCP-XXXX-1 while SCP-XXXX is open. All entities of SCP-XXXX-1 will rise and start to take the direct way towards SCP-XXXX as soon as it opens. When hindered by a concrete obstacle they are not able to leave the direct route towards SCP-XXXX but keep walking into the obstacle. Facing inconcrete obstacles like a void or masses of water will lead to injuries or the death of SCP-XXXX-1, as they are unable to stop walking towards SCP-XXXX while it is open. Upon reaching SCP-XXXX all SCP-XXXX-1 will gather under it in a standing position. Despite the measurements of SCP-XXXX all arriving SCP-XXXX-1 will fit under SCP-XXXX.
When SCP-XXXX is closed all SCP-XXXX-1 entities will fall into a vegetative state until SCP-XXXX is opened again. SCP-XXXX-1 seem to have a normal life expectancy.
Addendum:
Exemplary transcript of attempt to interview an SCP-XXXX-1 entity with the help of fMRI. The results were then interpreted as "yes" or "no" by Doctor Miller.
Interviewed subject: SCP-XXXX-1-23
Interviewer: Researcher Phillips
Interpreter: Assistent Researcher Miller
<Begin Log>
Phillips: Do you understand me?
Subject: …yes
Phillips: Did you try to reach SCP-XXXX?
Subject: …
Phillips: Doctor Miller?
Miller: Nothing. Inconclusive. Again.
Phillips: Do you know what SCP-XXXX means?
Subject: …no
<End Log>
Note: The interpretation of the answers are not necessarily accurate. A bias of assistant researcher Doctor Miller is unlikely but not impossible given the behaviour of Doctor Miller in the last few days.
When shown the image of SCP-XXXX or any another umbrella a sudden epileptic seizure attacked the interviewed subject and made further questions impossible. If the image wasn't shown the subject didn't understand questions regarding SCP-XXXX. All attempts to gain information by interviewing any entity of SCP-XXXX-1 remained ineffective. - Dr. Phillips
The following Message was sent from Researcher Phillips to Dr. Miller through the intranet of the Foundation.
From: Dr. Phillips
To: Dr. Miller
Subject: This has to stop
Dear Ella,
look I appreciate your drive an determination regarding your research work for the Foundation. If you go on to show such a great work ethic you will soon become a researcher of your own. Until then you are an assistent researcher. So please lern to listen! The testing of SCP-XXXX has stopped. Wasn't even my desicion but I get it! I mean, how many D-Class do you want to turn into mush by letting them touch that thing until you see it turns out the same every freaking time? Did I ever tell you about my favorite quote? "Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results." Hell, at least one good thing I learned from NA. Just stop it or you'll get in serious trouble. Don't be foolish kid, you will be going places. There are lots of other SCPs to come. Just leave that one to containment now.
I like you, kid. I once was like you. So I want to give you a fair chance. Someone here gave me a chance when I was down and I just hate to throw people away. You have potential, kid. Don't screw it up! Consider this a friendly advice. And a warning. D-Class don't grow on trees and Gerthart is already nagging that our monthly budget of D-Class is overdrawn. See you tomorrow. Please be punctual.
Best regards
Ed
The following is a transcript of Doctor Millers personal notebook
You now what Ed? You can take your 'friendly advise' and shove it! Fine! I was late one time. But it was raining and I had to walk back to get my umbrella. What am I supposed to do? Come to research soking wet? You don't get it. We can save these people, if we just understood that damn umbrella. This is something big. Been noticing some people with umbrellas sniffing around the facility lately. Oh and have you read that memo regarding "securing" being an 'umbrella term' for saftey and research? Have you ever wondered why we "re-search" and why don't we just "search" instead? I digress but its this stupid Rihanna song that stucks in my head…
Oh and regarding to your little quote: That is not insanity. It is determination. Just to keep going until you arrive. One foot in front of the other. No matter the weather.
I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain. What a glourious feeling I'm happy again.
Where were I? The Umbrella, I think if I could just open it once by myself just to get a hold of it's meaning then I can figure it out. Decision Time: Shall I tell you Ed? Probably not. You would again label me 'to eager' and tell me about how rare human ressouces are. But you know what? I won't use any D-Class anymore. I will do it myself. And you will see. I mean that goddamn umbrella even follows me in my dreams. Hell, it is even in the damn Foundation logo. Just look at it! Nobody pays attention. Nobody opens up. Nobody feels it. I feel it. The urge to keep going. Determination. I am so close to figure it out. I have to know!
Note: SCP-XXXX-1-437 has been brought to Site-88 where it is taken care of. What a shame! The kid had potential. Thought I might could save this one. - Dr. Phillips
E-mail sent via intranet:
From: Dr. Peter Gerthart
To: Wade Quincy
Subject: Urgent
Hello Quincy,
I think we have to reevaluate Dr. Phillips eligibility as Senior Researcher asap. I really hoped he would pull himself together after joining those NA meetings but god damn it.
He does this over and over again. Not reporting things because he thinks he has to 'protect' his asigned assistent researchers. And then they die. Waisting D-Class is one thing but we need all the researchers we can get.
Dr. Peter Gerthart
Asst. Dir. of Research
Dr. Phillips was sipping on a cup of coffee, hoping no one would notice the smell of rum. It wasn't like he was an alcoholic. But he was covered in blood half an hour ago. He goddamn earned this. At least he wasn't popping pills today. Small improvements. He chuckled.
The Newbie, Dr. Miller, rushed in. Also freshly showered after their last test took a wrong turn.
"Dr. Phillips, I am so sorry, I didn't know this would happ…"
" It's ok, " he interrupted her, "happens to the best of us, kid. It's your first week. You'll get used to it. No one can predict for sure what reaction an anomaly will show while tested." Again he sipped on his coffee before he went on: "Tell me newbie, what do you think causes anomalies?"
"I don't know. Quantum Physics I guess? And you can't really define normality without defining anormality, too. If everything was normal you wouldn't have anything to compare it too. "
"Smart." Phillips finished his cup then took a sticky note from his desk and put it on Millers forehead. Then he put it away. Miller instantly rubbed her head. "See, kid I took that sticky note away and it seems like nothing happend. But a little bit of that glue got stuck on you. Not big enough for anybody to see. But you felt it. No big deal, you rubbed it off. But it didn't just put glue on you it took something from you. Tiny little skin particles. You didn't even notice. See, if I did this long and intensivly enough you would be all glue no human. Of course it would be crazy to think that a little sticky note could cause that. But it always starts with something that sticks to ones head. An idea, a temptation, an urge… something. And all people give in sometimes. But some, some can't stop they need more. And everytime they give in something sticks. Until there is no humanity left, just anomaly."
"But… but what makes this of us? We…"
Again he interupted her:"…We are people that just bathed in the blood of several D-Class because we underestimated how strong an anomaly was… Their blood stuck on us but we showered. Just like you rubbed that tiny bit of glue off your head after I took away the sticky note. That's the job, Miller."
"How do you cope with all of this for so many years without going mad?"
Phillips reached into his pocket and took out his aspirins. Just that one pill. Ok just those two. He looked at Miller:
"I just stick around, kid…"
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