SCP-5118

The only drawing of SCP-5118-A, B, C, and D by SCP-5118-1-A.

Item #: SCP-5118

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures:
Due to the nature of SCP-5118, containment is not possible. Mobile Task Force Unit Eta-10 nicknamed "See No Evil" is to be deployed to attempt to contain SCP-5118 through the use of experimental equipment developed by the Scientific Department and manufactured by the Manufacturing Department. If MTF Eta-10 is unable to contain or deal with the manifestation of SCP-5118, MTF Epsilon-6 "Village Idiots" is to be deployed to contain the situation as needed depending on the size and subsequent spread of SCP-5118. Any and all SCP-5118-1 instances are to be blindfolded immediately. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS EYE CONTACT PERMITTED WITH SCP-5118-1 INSTANCES UNLESS APPROVAL IS RECEIVED BY A 2/3 PASSING VOTE OF THE O5-Council.

Manifestation Event Levels
SCP-5118 events have been given classifications based on the number of persons affected:

Light Manifestation
Manifestation contained, little to no further procedure required. 1-100 people affected.

Medium Manifestation
Manifestation has spread to a sizeable amount. Mobile Task Force Unit Epsilon-6 is to be on standby for further assistance. 101-1,000 people affected.

Heavy Manifestation
Manifestation has affected an entire "area". Mobile Task Force Unit Epsilon-6 is to be deployed. 1,001-10,000 people affected. Disinformation program to be deployed. Local Iota-10 operatives are to enact evidence and statement fabrication/altering.

Extreme Manifestation
Manifestation has affected an entire population. 10,001+. Mobile Task Force Unit Epsilon-6 is to be deployed along with Eta-10. Preparations for an "End of Sanity" event are to be put in place. A disinformation campaign is to be put in place that a virus originating from the location is spreading and all persons are to remain quarantined. Local Mobile Task Force Iota-10 operatives are to enact extreme evidence fabrication and statement changing.

Description:

SCP-5118 consists of 4 seemingly raceless, faceless, white "upright blobs". SCP-5118 entities, nicknamed SCP-5118-A, SCP-5118-B, SCP-5118-C, and SCP-5118-D, each wear a black suit & tie, consistent with modern formal fashion. All entities act in unison and are visually distinctive from one another based on height and size. SCP-5118 events occur between the hours of 5 pm GST and 9 pm GST precisely in front of a person(s), who from this point on will be referred to as SCP-5118-1. In all cases but one, those affected by the manifestation event have their memory and emotions completely "wiped", with SCP-5118-1 exhibiting the common symptoms of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Currently, the only way to cure those infected is through regular "therapy sessions" with SCP-999. If any instance of SCP-5118-1 comes into contact with a human that exhibits no sign of PTSD, SCP-5118-1 will begin to stare into the eyes of the human. If SCP-5118 maintains direct eye contact with a human for more than 5 minutes and 25 seconds (precisely), the human will become infected with the same "PTSD" diagnosis and transform into SCP-5118-1. These instances do not follow the same transformation as those who encounter SCP-5118.

An SCP-5118 manifestation event has been split up into 3 parts following timestamp coordination:
5 pm GST: SCP-5118 manifests in front of SCP-5118-1 almost always on a staircase. SCP-5118-1 will then retreat to a room and lock all doors. SCP-5118 entities will then proceed to knock on all surfaces of the room simultaneously for 60 minutes.
6 pm GST: SCP-5118 entities will stop knocking on the surface of the room. SCP-5118-1 will then head back to its residence. If SCP-5118-1 is already at its residence, then it will not leave and continue with normal household activities.
7 pm GST: SCP-5118 instances will manifest on the staircase of the residential building. SCP-5118-1 will then exhibit extreme stress and panic. SCP-5118-1 will retreat to its bedroom and lock the door. SCP-5118 instances will then begin knocking loudly on all surfaces of the room for 118 minutes.
8:58 pm GST: SCP-5118-1 will call local authorities for 2 minutes. Once the call has ended (at precisely 9 pm GST), SCP-5118 entities will seize to knock and disappear. SCP-5118-1 will then immediately show symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and continue to have said symptoms until termination or contact with SCP-999. No amnestic has yet proven to work in forgetting SCP-5118 entities.

There have been 3 events of SCP-5118, reports can be found in Addendum 5118-1-A, Addendum 5118-1-B, Addendum 5118-1-C. SCP-5118 was first discovered in ██████, ███████████████, by a 15-year-old male named █████████ ████████ (SCP-5118-1-A) who has not exhibited any symptoms and lives normally in the employment of the Foundation as an intern (recruitment of the individual has been expunged from record).

Addendum:

Addendum: 5118-1-A.
Manifestation Level: Light.
Person(s) Affected: 1 - one.
Date: 28th of September, 2001.
Location: ██████, ███████████████.

At 8:58 pm GST, a call was made by █████████ ████████ to local authorities about "4 black things" that had not stopped knocking on all surfaces of his room for "118 minutes". Local authorities deemed the call to be nothing major and filed it as a noise complaint, sending 2 police officers, one of which was a Foundation agent, ██████████████. Upon entering the residence of SCP-5118-1-A, the two officers found SCP-5118-1-A sketching on a desk. When they made themselves aware, █████████ ████████ stood up and handed over the sketch, saying: "I knew you wouldn't believe me, so I drew what they looked like. They weren't human. I think I [EXPLETIVE REMOVED] my pants while I was in there officers." Agent ██████████████ considered this to be a new SCP and contacted Foundation command at which point SCP-5118-1-A was taken to a Foundation facility for interrogation. The officer assisting Agent ██████████████ was given amnestics and left in a donut shop. The following is the interrogation log between Agent ██████████████, Dr. Strat, and █████████ ████████. For reading purposes, Agent ██████████████ will be referred to as "Agent", █████████ ████████ referred to as "Alpha" and Dr. Strat as "Dr. Strat".

Interviewed: SCP-5118-1-A █████████ ████████
<Begin Log:/ />
Alpha: You mind telling me exactly where I am? This isn't exactly, uh, how do I say this [Alpha takes a brief pause] normal?
Agent: I can assure you, you're in the safest place for your situation right now.
Alpha: Situation?
Agent: Yes, situation.
Alpha: Uh, I want a lawyer.
[Agent laughs]
Agent: No you don't, and you can't. You're confused and scared right now, so let me break it down for you. You encountered what we call [Agent does air quotes] 'S-C-Ps'. These are unnatural things, monsters, creatures, things. Things that should not exist. What you've just told us fits the description of an SCP. And no, your local neighbour who acts weirdly from time to time is not an SCP. Unfortunately, that's normal.
Alpha: So, I encountered an actual monster, like, for real?
Agent: Yes.
Alpha: So what do you want from me?
Agent: Tell me [Agent raises tone] exactly what happened.
Alpha: Alright, fine. I was at school after school, studying for my bio-engineering exam.
[Alpha is interrupted by Agent]
Agent: Alone or with someone?
Alpha: Alone of course, no one studies bio-engineering in my school.
Agent: Alright, carry on.
Alpha: So after I finished studying, I left the lab on the first floor and headed for the staircase. At that point, I saw those 4 things, those blobs. They were just, standing there. It scared me to [expletive removed] man.
Agent: Alright. What did you do next?
Alpha: I went back to the lab and locked the door. I closed all the windows too and I, I, I just, sat there scared to [expletive removed], for like an hour or something; until they stopped knocking. This may sound weird -
[Alpha is interrupted by Agent]
Agent: Haha, trust me pal. Whatever you're going to say doesn't sound weird all to anyone in this room. Our job [Agent emphasises his voice] is weird things. Our speciality in fact.
[Those present in the room laugh]
Alpha: Good to know then. So, they knocked all around me. Up, down, left, right, behind me, in front of me. Hell, the only thing they didn't knock were my b*lls. After they stopped knocking, I got up and biked home and just watched some TV. Oh! This is important. After I finished, I went to my stairs, and those [expletive removed]s were just standing there! Then I really panicked, and went to my room and locked the door. Then they had the audacity to knock on like everywhere louder than before for like 2 hours! Then I called the police, or, I thought I did and you, whoever you are, came.
Agent: Is that all?
Alpha: Yeah. Is this new to you?
Agent: I can't disclose that. But I can disclose this to you, hell, we'll probably give you amnestics, so why not. We're The Foundation. We're a secret organisation operating worldwide with the approval of every single government in the world. We Secure, Contain, and Protect humanity from the anomalies or creatures that exist in the world. We even have the approval of North Korea.
Alpha: Wait, so there are more of these creatures?
Agent: Oh yes, you have no idea. Almost 5 thousand. Some good, some too horrific to describe, as, well, you'd die.
[Alpha gulps]
[Agent stands]
Agent: Any more questions?
Alpha: Can, can I work for you guys?
[Agent looks in shock and sits down, all present in the room are also in shock]
Agent: Let me make sure I heard this correctly, you want to work for us?
Alpha: Y-yeah.
Agent: And why should we hire you?
Alpha: My parents are deceased, I hate my life and this Foundation thing sounds exciting.
Agent: And what field do you specialise in?
Alpha: Bio-engineering, maybe I can do something with your creatures for limbs? I don't know.
[Agent pauses]
Agent: Uh, I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, Dr. Strat, our on-site medical specialist will see to your health.
[Agent exits the room]
Dr. Strat: Hello, Alpha. My name is Dr. Strat, as you've already been informed.
Alpha: Please to meet you Doc.
Dr. Strat: So tell me, how do you feel today? Any effects or feelings you're picking up on that you didn't have before your encounter with the SCP?
Alpha: Nah, nothin' Doc. Just their faceless faces on my mind.
Dr. Strat: I see, we're going to run some tests on you. MRI scan, blood samples, amongst other things.
Alpha: I consent.
Dr. Strat: [Laughs] I appreciate your consent, but you would have no other choice.
Alpha: Well isn't that fun.
Dr. Strat: Okay, well that's all I have, thank you for your time.
Alpha: Whatever you say Doc.
[Dr. Strat exits the room]
<End Log, [ 10:34 pm GST, no issues reported. ]>

Closing Statement from Agent ██████████████: [The kid's got balls, asking to join the Foundation. I'll speak to command, we could use a man of that determination and resilience. Not every day someone wants to join a Foundation where monstrosity is our speciality.]

Addendum: 5118-1-B.
Manifestation Level: Medium.
Person(s) Affected: 280 - two hundred and eighty.
Date: 10th of August, 2013.
Location: ██████, Germany.

At 8:58 pm GST, 280 calls were made to local authorities about "4 black things" that had not stopped knocking on all surfaces for 118 minutes. Local authorities, due to the large number of calls received at precisely the same time, considered a massive invasion taking place, at which point the Head of State was informed about the rapid militarization of the local army. The Head of State, Chancellor █████, then proceeded to contact the Foundation. Mobile Task Force Eta-10 was deployed to secure the city, at which point a local field hospital was set up to treat the SCP-5118-1 instances. Unfortunately, as a result of not understanding the SCP, all SCP-5118-1 instances who were deemed unnecessary to cure, were terminated. This resulted in the deaths of 124 persons. The remaining 156 persons were taken to Site-19 and given Class-E designation. The instances were then analysed by a site psychologist & therapist. Dr. Strat then recommended testing on SCP-999, which proved a success. As such, all SCP-5118-1 instances were given Class-A amnestics and returned to ██████, ███████. A disinformation program was put in place of a local outbreak of polio, which resulted in the deaths of those who weren't vaccinated.

Addendum: 5118-1-C.
Manifestation Level: Extreme.
Person(s) Affected: 29,727,601 - twenty-nine million, seven hundred and twenty-seven thousand, six hundred and one.
Date: 29th of December, 2019.
Location: Wuhan, China.

At 8:58 pm GST, 180 calls were made to local authorities about "4 black things" that had not stopped knocking on all surfaces for 118 surfaces. Local Chinese authorities deemed the calls to be "prank calls" and destroyed all evidence of the calls being made. Chinese security authorities and GoI "Abnormality Institute" interrogated the SCP-5118-1 instances rather than contacting the Foundation, at which point all those who maintained eye contact with the instances for more than 5 minutes and 25 seconds, became infected, thus spreading the infection. It was only when local doctor Li Wenliang contacted the Foundation through unknown means that he reported the PTSD symptoms. The Foundation implemented a disinformation program of a new strain of the Coronavirus, now commonly known as COVID-19. The Foundation contacted all government leaders across the world providing a brief of the SCP, how to contain it and procedures to enact. All relevant Mobile Task Forces have been activated to deal with the threat. Following Special Containment Procedures, preparations for an "End of Sanity" event are put in place. Local Mobile Task Force Iota-10 operatives are enacting extreme memory fabrication, evidence changing along with statement changing. Unfortunately, all those deemed unworthy or "too far gone" by local doctors are to be terminated on the spot. To present, 939,118 persons have been terminated.