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Item#: XXXX

Level2

Containment Class:

safe

Secondary Class:

none

Disruption Class:

vlam

Risk Class:

caution

link to memo

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Photo of recovered blueprints for building an instance of SCP-XXXX¹.

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX items are to be contained within a Level 2 low-utility reinforced containment unit. To properly house all SCP-XXXX instances, a unit of roughly 12 square meters is needed. Each SCP-XXXX instance has a respective crankshaft, which is to be stored separately from its instance, contained within a safe or locked box. Crankshafts can be re-attached to their SCP-XXXX instances for testing purposes.

Description: Currently forty nine (49) instances of SCP-XXXX have been recovered (designated SCP-XXXX-XX). Each instance of SCP-XXXX resembles an antique classical Bavarian cuckoo clock. The clocks are 25cm x 37cm x 10cm, weighing approximately 6.5kg. SCP-XXXX is gravity powered and requires winding in order to function. For this reason, unwound instances of SCP-XXXX are considered safe to handle. Once wound, SCP-XXXX will keep proper time and only reveal anomalous properties when signaling the change of hour.

The hourly chime produced by SCP-XXXX is unique to each listener. The melody can vary greatly (see Testing and Recovery logs) but will play for 3 - 12 seconds. The chime itself can be heard as any instrument, vocalization, or combination there-of. The chiming mechanism consists of a single brass air chamber which holds air for expulsion from a whistle. SCP-XXXX contains no digital speakers nor any other mechanical method for producing its array of noise. Due to the failure of the mechanical features to account for its behavior, and the variation in observed sound between listeners, this object is considered anomalous. Audio recordings of the chime do not contain this anomalous property. Recordings play back a single note (E) at 85db held for the duration of the chime. Based on this observation it is theorized that SCP-XXX telepathically plays its melody to the listener.

All listeners display intense pleasure in hearing the chime(s). Over time, those within consistent earshot will become enamored with SCP-XXXX, often being compelled to obtain it². This behavior tends to start with benign changes to ones schedule (to be near the clock) and ends with the listener refusing to leave the vicinity of SCP-XXXX. This compulsion has the potential to result in serious harm or even death of a subject, as they will prioritize listening to the chime over basic bodily needs. Individuals with a prior history of aggressive behavior will become violent when attempts are made to separate them from SCP-XXXX after extended contact. Whether this behavior is due to additional anomalous nature of SCP-XXXX, or is rooted in normal addiction behaviors (overuse of reward pathways in brain) is inconclusive.

Most subjects suffering effects from SCP-XXXX will recover after extended time separated from SCP-XXXX, however permanent changes to mood or behavior are common.

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Recovery Event

Information relating to SCP-XXXX was first brought to The Foundation's knowledge on 11MAR1989.

Instances of SCP-XXXX were recovered from a specialty shop within the town of ████ ████ FL, United States. Local local authorities had been alerted to a disturbance at the store (concerning crowd control.) The shop, exclusively selling SCP-XXXX instances, was on the first floor of a 3 story building. Both upper floors belonged to the ██████ county Temporary Foster Care center.

Through in-place channels, response from local authorities simultaneously initiated a response from Foundation Personnel who completed the investigation. MTF Epsilon-6 ("Village Idiots") was dispatched to assist foundation agents who were already on scene (due to the urban local of the event and not the nature of SCP-XXXX.) Two men, Mr. ███ ██████████, a German American (Henceforth referred to as Suspect 1) and his business partner ████ ██████, British National (Henceforth referred to as Suspect 2) had been operating both the shop and the foster care center.

Both suspects had outfitted the care center, originally designated to handle no more than 4 children,³ into a large workshop, exclusively for the the production of SCP-XXXX. Instances of SCP-XXXX were hand-crafted in the workspace for sale in the lower level shop. Further documentation revealed both suspects intended to export SCP-XXXX onto global markets (though the method for SCP-XXXX's creation would unlikely scale to mass production). The following except from an interview with Suspect 1 revealed that:

"It is only through their nimble fingers that we may enjoy such a pretty little chime."

Both suspects were originally arrested under charges of child endangerment and social welfare fraud. Suspects were subsequently transferred to Foundation custody.

Class B amnesiacs were administered to civilians found to have knowledge of SCP-XXXX. Instances of SCP-XXXX were confiscated. During confiscation an additional 15 instances of SCP-XXXX were damaged in a manner that eliminated their anomalous properties. NOTE: Despite attempts to repair some of these instances, none regained anomalous properties.⁴ All children associated with the construction of SCP-XXXX were interviewed, given class C amnesiacs, and placed into custody of the Florida Department of Child Services. Associated children were surveilled for a period of two years following this event, however no further intervention by The Foundation was deemed necessary.

After an extensive investigation, The Foundation determined neither suspect had anomalous properties, nor the ability to create more instances of SCP-XXXX. ███ ██████████ and ████ ██████ were transferred to Federal authorities for legal trial.

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Recovery Log

The following table contains descriptions of SCP-XXXX's melodies from personnel engaged in the recovery of SCP-XXXX.

Subject	Perceived Melody	Notes
Field Agent ████████	Listener described chime as: “A chime purer than I could ever imagine. It covers every octave; I can feel it inside me when it plays.”	N/A
Field Agent ███	Listener described chime as a portion of "Komm, süßer Tod"	Field Agent ███'s regular psychological health screening moved to following week.
Agent ████ (███)	Listener described chime as: "…pretty sure that's from the site karaoke night. Without a doubt the best work event we ever did…"	Listener stated he was intoxicated during karaoke night and did not remember this specific song. Event was held off-site.
Agent █████████	Listener described chime as: portion of "Ain't no mountain High enough" by Martin Gaye.	N/A
██████ County Sherriff, ██████ ███████	Listener described chime as a segment from his daughter's recorder recital two weeks prior.	Class A Amnesiacs administered.

Testing Log 1

The following table contains a series of tests conducted in a controlled environment to ascertain the extent, effect, and range of abilities for SCP-XXXX.

Subject	Perceived Melody	Notes
Recording Device - Digital (Standard Foundation Issue for handling anomalous audio)	Upon playback all listeners confirmed hearing a single note for 7 seconds.	SCP-XXXX chimed for 7am. Data on digital recording file is consistent with audio.
Recording Device - Analog Tape (Standard Foundation Issue for handling anomalous audio)	Upon playback all listeners confirmed hearing a single note for 11 seconds.	SCP-XXXX chimed for 11am. Analysis of recorded tape confirms it is consistent with audio.
D-11943	Listener described chime as the crescendo from the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s cover of Mozart’s 9th symphony.	Listener attended this performance in 1976.
Researcher ███████	Listener described chime as: “The song played for my husband and I’s first wedding dance, exactly as the cover band played it.”	Portion of Frank Sinatra's "The Way You Look Tonight"
Research Assistant ████	Listener described chime as: “A lullaby my mother used to sing to me when I was little. I didn’t even realize I had forgotten it…”	Assistant ████'s mother is deceased.
Dr. Sehota	Listener described chime as: "Wow, that's the all-clear alert from Site-██. I was there during the [REDACTED]"	[REDACTED]
SCP-527	Listener described chime as a portion of Toto's "Africa"	N/A
D-11945	Listener described chime as: "The heart monitor from when my [EXPLETIVE] uncle finally bit it. Sweetest noise I ever heard."	N/A
D-11952	Listener described chime as the climax of Jennifer Saunder's "Holding Out for a Hero"	Soundtrack for Shrek 2
Research Assistant ████████	Listener described chime as: "Its the missing ending of the song my band has been working on for months. I can hear myself singing the vocals…”	[REDACTED] Class A amnesiacs administered.

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Below is an audio recording of SCP-XXXX's chime. Said audio has been screened for safety by the Memetics Department. All recordings of SCP-XXXX are identical in sound to this one, and only vary in length. This recording was made of SCP-XXXX chiming for '4:00AM'.

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Footnotes

1. Scans of recovered documents can be found in SCP-XXXX-SC01

2. When instances of SCP-XXXX were recovered they were being sold to the general public for a significant fee.

3. Despite only 9% of foster children within the Florida Child Services system being orphans, all 12 children at the center were orphaned (of various circumstances).

4. During confiscation of SCP-XXXX Foundation personnel discovered the shop was issuing already expired warranties.

Image License

Filename: workbench-cuckoo
Author: Dr_Sehota
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Source Link: SCP Wiki
Additional Notes: Staged and created specifically for this entry.