Mysterious Mercury Cougar

causes obsession and compulsion

Item #:SCP-XXXX
Object Class:Safe

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Special Containment Procedures:SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a sealed bottom level of a foundation facility parking garage. SCP-XXXX's containment is only to be breached by those of level three clearance or higher. SCP-XXXX is a strong cognitohazzard, brief physical contact can start effects almost immediately unless proper precautions are taken.

Description:SCP-XXXX appears to be a normal dull green hardtop 1971 Mercury Cougar XR7 vin#██████████████. The car was originally owned by a Douglas █████ a 66-year-old retire. SCP-XXXX was found in a barn of Douglas █████'s friend where it had been left since the late 70's to early 80's. Douglas █████ repaired and restored the classic american muscle car to road worthiness and show quality. Afterwards the effects of SCP-XXXX began to show on Douglas █████. He began spending more frequent and longer amounts of time with it. Douglas █████ soon began spending so much time with the car that he seemed to forget about his wife of 40 years and had begun neglecting to eat, drink and sleep. During time with the car Douglas █████ would always be trying to make it look and drive as good as possible by constantly buffing and waxing the body, tightening bolts, changing fluids and other mundane car upkeeps. A full year and six months later Douglas █████ was found dead by his wife in the drivers seat. A corners report confirms Douglas █████ died from starvation weighing only 45lbs at the time of death. SCP-XXXX was given to Douglas █████ son in accordance with his will. Douglas █████'s son then sold the car for $75,000 USD not wanting the reminder of his father's death. After being sold the car would change hands three more times before coming into the foundation's possession. Each owner dying of various complications related to SCP-XXXX's effects of of obsession and severe compulsion.

Notes:Multiple tests were preformed on class D personnel to find if absence form SCP-XXXX would lessen effects or would cause them to disappear entirely. Results showed those who had a strong affinity for cars would not have effects disappear or lessen at all. These subjects would often be driven insane with desire to see and be near the car. Some going so far as to commit suicide over the sheer intensity of the desire. Those who did not have such an affinity or were simply indifferent saw effects lessen then disappear after absence from SCP-XXXX after a six week period. Another oddity is that despite in a location where no external radio waves could reach whenever the radio is turned on the 1975 song Sympathy for the Devil by the Rolling Stones plays without interruption unless the radio is turned off again. Tune the radio to a different frequency does not even create the burst of static as one would expect. The song will play at 10 minute intervals if the radio is left on indefinitely yet does not seem to drain the battery.

Addendum:After one of the class D personnel recovered from the effects of SCP-XXXX a previously unknown inscription was described to be etched into the inside of the glove box. The inscription reads as fallows "ALL YOU HAVE IS TO ME". The inscription was not noted before SCP-XXXX came in to the foundation's possession and does not appear to be a cognitohazzard as visual exposure speaking of the phrase does not seem to have any effects.