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Item #: SCP-xxxx

Object Class: Euclid (Thaumiel?)

Special Containment Procedures: Except for testing and/or (pending 05 approval) training purposes, SCP-xxxx is to be kept in a standard containment locker at Site XX.

Due to the nature of SCP-xxxx's anomalous properties, and the risk of escape, no D-Class personnel are to be involved in the testing of SCP-xxxx. Test subjects may only be drawn from a pool of Foundation personnel of Level 4 clearance or higher, or a senior member of an MTF. In either case, said subject should have been with the Foundation a minimum of 5 years and a history of proven loyalty to the Foundation and it's mission.

At no time is SCP-xxxx to be brought into contact or within sight/sound of SCP-xxxx-1. SCP-xxxx-1 is currently, by his own request, incarcerated in a standard humanoid containment cell. Special allowance has been made to furnish the cell comfortably, and staff has done so to the best of their abilities, given the trial and error method by which his preferences must be established. If SCP-xxxx-1 makes any attempt to make contact with SCP-xxxx or violate any other stipulation of his residence at site XX, he is to be administered class 4 amnestics and removed to the general population. He is to be provided with enough funds to reintegrate into society, and a cover story to explain his absence (long stay in rehab for addiction problems). At least monthly surveillance is to be conducted to ensure that his cover story is holding and there are no actual lingering effects from his long-term connection to SCP-xxxx.

Description: SCP-xxxx is a tablet GPS unit measuring 16cm by 11cm (14cmX8cm viewable area) and approximately 1cm thick. There is no brand name or other identifying information on the surface of the unit, and internal scans reveal no anomalous components. It does not require an external power source to function, and the on-screen battery meter reads at a constant 100%. There is a single button on the side which can be used to put the unit into a blank-screen sleep mode or activate it from said mode.

SCP-xxxx's anomalous properties gradually reveal themselves to a new user in direct proportion to the frequency with which they use the unit for navigation. The nature and intensity of the effects correspond to the consistency with which the user follows or ignores SCP-xxxx's instructions.

A new user may interact with the unit through an onscreen keyboard, or through spoken instructions after pressing a microphone icon located on said keyboard. Once a user has shown a consistent pattern of following the instructions given by SCP-xxxx, it will begin to accept all spoken requests regardless of whether the icon has been pressed (even if the unit is in sleep mode), and will also respond to any request made by the user in writing of any form. Preliminary tests have revealed that the unit will respond to these requests immediately regardless of distance or barriers (including sound-proof material) between the unit and the user.

Once directions have been given, the user must follow them exactly in order to avoid anomalous interference in arriving at one's destination. Unfortunate traffic light patterns, heavy traffic, and road-blocking accidents are among the most common obstacles in the early stages of refusal to follow instructions. If the user persists in ignoring the instructions given by SCP-xxxx, more intense and surreal effects will manifest. In time, this will include the actual distances traveled becoming longer. This will occur most often when the subject is alone on a road, but has at times drawn other motorists or bystanders into the effects. It has been hypothesized that these "extra spaces" have been borrowed from other realities, as sometimes "creatures" of unrecognizable form have been observed while travelling through them. Currently, it is not known what may happen if instructions are consistently not followed past this point.

If, on the other hand, the user chooses to follow SCP-xxxx's instructions faithfully, an opposite effect will be triggered. A trip made with it's instructions is relatively free of complications and delays, and the effects will increase with more consistent cooperation. With repeated obedient use, the "extra space" phenomenon associated with ignoring the directions will be reversed, with distances to the destination shrinking.

Once a user has begun to be aware of the anomalous effects caused by SCP-xxxx, but continues to follow it's instructions, the unit will begin giving instructions which do not appear to make sense, but continue to take one to the desired destination in less time and effort than should be possible. If the user consistently follows these, SCP-xxxx will switch to a new mode where the instructions are no longer for driving, instead switching to a walking-based format. Instructions will consist of specific steps to take with one's feet and gestures to perform with hands and other body parts. Following these instructions allows the user to essentially teleport to their desired location, instantly relocating to the desired destination with the placement of the foot in the last step of instructions.

A dedicated user will soon discover that this form of travel has essentially no limits, and the destination can be anywhere in the world, another planet, an alternate universe, or even fictional settings.

A request has been made to the O5 Council to make use of SCP-xxxx for purposes of training Foundation personnel (ideally the leader of an MTF team which is likely to deal with extra-reality threats). Meanwhile, testing has proceeded trying to determine the parameters of it's affect.

SCP-xxxx was given to the Foundation by it's most recent civilian user, SCP-xxxx-1. On August 29, 2013, at 20:42, SCP-xxxx-1 suddenly appeared in the cafeteria of Site XX, where two level 3 researchers and several off-duty MTF members were taking a break. He appeared frightened and frantic, and his first action was to hurl SCP-xxxx into a corner and throw himself under a table, screaming "Take it! Take it! Take it! Put me in a cell and contain that damn thing."

In his intial intake interview a few hours later, a much calmer SCP-xxxx-1 explained that the device had continued to icrease it's influence and control over him, with misfortune striking with increased ferocity if he deviated from instructions just slightly. And the instructions had evolved to tell him what to do in every aspect of his life. If he expressed a desire for anything, the unit would immediately give instructions on how to get it, and respond with supernatural chaos if not obeyed. He replied, when asked how he knew about the Foundation and thought we could help him "Man, I've been everywhere. Everywhere! I've gotten drunk at The Green Dragon Inn in Bywater, and even been to places where Donald Trump is president. And I've also been places your little masquerade has been blown and everyone knows all about you. I know you'll keep it away from me, and I know what "thaumiel" means. You'll use it. Or at least try to. And once you do, it's not my problem anymore. It will leave me alone….I think."