Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Foundation webcrawler I/O-OLDLAND is to monitor web traffic for instances of SCP-XXXX. Sites found to be hosting SCP-XXXX are to be infiltrated and the instance replaced with a non-anomalous version of the "Dance Forever!" program. Investigation is to be carried out into any IP addresses found to have accessed SCP-XXXX for an excess of 10 cumulative hours for instances of SCP-XXXX-01.
If possible, instances of SCP-XXXX-01 are to be surgically treated, amnesticized, and released with an appropriate cover story. Should SCP-XXXX-01 integration prove sufficiently advanced that surgical correction is not possible, they are to be taken into Foundation custody and kept indefinitely in standard humanoid containment facilities. SCP-XXXX-01 are to be given access to euthanasia, should they request it.
A single instance of SCP-XXXX is to be stored in the Digital Anomaly storage drive at Site19, accessible only for testing purposes with Level 4 permission. Investigation is ongoing to identify and apprehend POI-XXXX.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an internet flash game titled "Dance Forever!". The game is primarily in Korean, with English and French translations available. The game was first uploaded to the [REDACTED] internet flash portal on July 2nd, 2002, and was played over 2.3 million times before the anomaly was identified and containment began.
The game begins with a cartoon rendering of the skyline of Seoul, South Korea, with text floating over it which reads, "People spend all their time in front of screens! Help the world get up and move! Dance Forever!" When the user clicks the mouse, a title screen is displayed, with the words "Dance Forever!" at the top and menu options including "Choose Level", "Options", and "Credits".
- Clicking "Choose Level" brings up a menu with all unlocked levels available. Only the first level is unlocked initially.
- Clicking "Options" brings up a menu allowing the player to adjust music and sound effect volume, window size, and apply cosmetic "themes" (alternate color pallets unlocked during play).
- Clicking "Credits" brings up a traditional credits screen, listing all game development roles as having been performed by Minsuh Kim.
Each level of the game begins the same way: a character or characters will be shown to be impassively watching a digital display. The player avatar (a round-bodied humanoid with four noodle-like appendages and a stylized smiling face) will then enter the scene, stepping directly in front of the display and blocking the other character(s) view. The words "Motivate them!" then appear on the screen and gameplay beings.
The game is in the "rhythm" genre, and requires the player (hereby "the subject") to synchronize keyboard inputs to the game's music. As they do so, the player avatar will begin to dance. Successfully entering the instructed inputs with the proper timer results in a higher score, and causes the player avatar to dance in faster and more complex ways. As the game score increases, the other characters on screen will begin to slowly shift in time with the music, eventually standing up and joining the player avatar in the dance if the player scores well enough. Getting all characters dancing before the music finishes is required to successfully complete each level, which then unlocks the next subsequent level in the game.
The game has eight levels total, each one increasing in difficulty. They include:
| Level |
Description |
Number of Non-player Characters |
Song Title |
| 1 |
A child sitting on the floor in front of a television |
1 |
Stand up! |
| 2 |
Teenagers sitting on a couch in front of a television |
2 |
Happy Dance! |
| 3 |
A family in a living room in front of a television |
6 |
Move Your Body! |
| 4 |
An office worker sitting in front of a computer |
1 |
You Need a Break! |
| 5 |
Adults sitting in a conference room watching a presentation on a projector |
12 |
Go Outside! |
| 6 |
An indistinct crowd of people watching a digital billboard in a city |
Approximately 500 |
Don't Forget to Live! |
| 7 |
A stadium full of people watching a "Jumbotron" brand LED display. |
Approximately 10000 |
Please, Take a Break! |
| 8 |
An anthropomorphized planet Earth watching a display attached to a satellite. |
1 |
Please |
The game is described as "addictive" by subjects, and frequently induces a fugue-like state when played for an extended period. Testing has shown this to be non-anomalous, and comparable to similar games of the genre. The later levels of the game are considered extremely difficult, with fewer than 1% of subjects tested able to clear all eight levels after 50 hours of play.
Completing the eighth level results in the phrase "Congratulations, the whole world is dancing! New mode unlocked!" appearing on the screen. After this fades, the player is returned to the menu screen, which displays a new option, titled "Endless Mode".
Selecting "Endless Mode" results in a screen transition, with the player avatar appearing on a black background facing directly out of the screen. The Korean words "Show what you've learned! Get up and move!" appear on the screen as the music starts and the game begins. At this point, the SCP-XXXX anomaly manifests and the subject is given the designation SCP-XXXX-01.
The game proceeds as normal, with the player avatar dancing in sync with the music and player inputs. While previous levels conclude once the song ends, in Endless Mode the song loops, and play only ends when the subject quits out or misses too many inputs in a row.
As the game progresses, pressure sores will begin opening at points on the subject's body where it is in contact with the chair, bed, or floor. These sores will rapidly form and then heal, fusing the subject's body to their clothes and the furniture on which they're resting. It continues cyclically, resulting in more thorough integration the longer subject plays, with the body frequently warping into atypical anatomies depending on posture and furniture material.
The anomaly appears to have an anesthetic effect, as subjects are initially unaware of the transformation. Upon losing, either due to misplay or exhaustion, the anesthetic effect ceases, causing extreme pain as nerve function resumes.
SCP-XXXX-01 may be treated by surgically separating integrated tissue from the body, so long as the tissues are non-vital. Should vital organs become integrated, full separation cannot be accomplished without killing the subject.
Concept: A bacterial infection common to rabbits and similar animals around the world. When it infects a human who interacts with young children, it causes anxiety and, if left untreated, typically leads to fillicidal/infanticidal behavior and, rarely, cannibalism.
Containment: Because the disease is ubiquitous in wild animals globally, elimination is not feasible. Instead, a vaccine has been developed which the Foundation sneaks into other vaccines - MMR, Flu, etc. Communities with limited vaccine access have special delivery vectors developed for them.
The Hook: After the description will be a collapsible for the old, obsolete containment procedures which predate the invention of the vaccine. In these procedures, while the Foundation did its best to proactively elminate infected rabbit populations, much of containment was limited to containing outbreaks as they occured. This was done by issuing antibiotics to everyone in the affected area and killing all carrier species. In cases where a homicide goes public before the Foundation arrived, they falsify evidence suggesting the infected was always deranged - taking someone who, under the influence of the SCP, was induced to murder their children, and framing them
Where I'm Stuck:
- Is the concept good enough to warrant the sensitive subject matter? I'm going to handle that aspect as obliquely as possible - one or two very clinical sentences - but am worried that even still it's just too needlessly unpleasant.
- I think the modern containment procedures need to at least mention what to do in the event of an outbreak (some people are bound to be missed with the vaccine), but that ruins the hook which really needs to come after the description.
- I'm not sure if the hook has the emotional impact I think it does. To me it's an absolute tragedy; immediately after being compelled to commit pretty much the worst possible crime you can think of, the Foundation comes along and deliberately turns public opinion against you. I'm not sure how to make that come through in containment procedures, though.
Any and all feedback is appreciated!
Reviewers: *TRutherford*, AlcesAlces, not_a_seagull
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Compound XXXX-ε is produced at Site-66, with redundant production facilities kept on standby at Sites ██ and ██. Applied Task Force Chi-21 ("Vaxxers") is responsible for overseeing the inoculation of the global population against SCP-XXXX. Through agents placed within large pharmaceutical manufacturers, Compound XXXX-ε is to be is to be covertly added to the formulation of common or compulsory vaccines, including but not limited to vaccines for:
- Flu
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)
- Hepatitis B
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap)
- Varicella
- Polio
In societies or communities where vaccination is inaccessible or avoided, other delivery vectors may be employed on a case-by-case basis. See Document Chi-21-A for full inoculation protocols and contingencies.
Task Force Chi-21 is further responsible for investigating all reported cases of Tularemia, as well as cases of infanticide/fillicide, for signs of SCP-XXXX outbreak. Should an outbreak occur, MTF Beta-7 ("Maz Hatters") is responsible for containment (see Document Beta-7-XXXX for outbreak protocol).
A colony of SCP-XXXX-infected Oryctolagus cuniculus numbering between 20 and 150 individuals is to be kept at Site-66 for study. In addition to standard caretaking and handling procedures for infected animals, the colony habitat must be kept free of biting insects at all times. No personnel who are pregnant or have children under the age of 11 are to be assigned to this project.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an anomalous strain of the Francisella tularensis bacterium, the causative agent of Tularemia. While the non-anomalous strains of Francisella tularensis are found in a variety of mammals and birds, the natural reservoir of SCP-XXXX appears limited to lagomorphs. It has been found in populations of wild lagomorphs on all inhabited continents except Antarctica, but is most common in the Northern Hemisphere. It is asymptomatic in animals, but can be transmitted to humans by direct contact with infected animals or via insect bite. No cases of natural human-to-human transmission have been observed, though it has been accomplished in a laboratory setting via infected blood transfusion.
SCP-XXXX infection presents as a disease identical in symptoms and progression to Tularemia, with victims experiencing fever, lethargy, loss of appetite, sepsis, and possibly death.
The anomalous nature of SCP-XXXX is only observed in humans with regular contact with young children (approximately ten years of age and younger). In these cases, the disease does not present its normal symptoms. Instead, one to three days following inital exposure, the infected individual (hereby SCP-XXXX-I) begin reporting a growing anxiety with regards to their capacity as a caretaker; they express fears of being unable to appropriately provide for and nurture children in their care. This anxiety grows over time as the infection progresses, in most cases causing SCP-XXXX-I to enter a hypervigilant manic state in which they resist any attempts to separate them from children under their care. Five to seven days following infection, the disease enters its terminal stage, triggering infanticidal/fillicidal impluses and behaviors in SCP-XXXX-I. Of cases that reach terminal stage, 8% have involved a subsequent incident of cannibalism following the homicide(s).
Untreated, the infection subsides and is naturally eliminated following the terminal stage of infection. Streptomycin or gentamicin can be administered at any point during infection to halt its progression prior to reaching the terminal stage. In either case, the SCP-XXXX-I designation is removed following cessation of symptoms, as anomalous behavior ceases. Memory of the SCP-XXXX-induced mental state may leave lasting psychological harm, however, especially in where the terminal stage is reached.
The mechanism of action for SCP-XXXX's anomalous effects are unknown; autopsy of infected individuals shows no presence of the bacterium or other abnormal substances or chemicals in the brain.
Compound XXXX-ε is a vaccine developed to inoculate humans against SCP-XXXX. It has a 99.97% lifetime effectiveness rate, and consists of killed whole-cell SCP-XXXX bacteria suspended with a [REDACTED] carrier. This carrier renders the SCP-XXXX bacterium invisible under light microscopy and undetectable by conventional contaminant testing methods.
Research is ongoing to develop a comprehensive solution to eliminate SCP-XXXX from Earth's biosphere without requiring mass extinction of reservoir species.
"Due to the success of Compound XXXX-ε and subsequent dramatic decline in SCP-XXXX outbreaks, MTF Chi-15 is hereby decommissioned with accolades. MTF Beta-7 now assumes responsibility for containment of all future SCP-XXXX outbreaks." ~O5-6, March 19th, 1971
Special Containment Procedures: All cases of Tularemia, as well as reports of infanticide or fillicide, are to be investigated for the possibility of SCP-XXXX infection. If any SCP-XXXX-I instances are identified, MTF Chi-15 ("Sad Sons") is to be deployed immediately to the area for containment. MTF Chi-15 is to screen all adults in the affected area who have regular contact with young children for infection (including but not limited to new parents, teachers, and medical professionals). SCP-XXXX-I instances identified prior to the ultimate stage of infection are to be quarantined and administered antibiotics until symptoms subside, after which they may be amnesticised and released.
All lagomorphs within a 15 km radius of the infection site are to be euthanized. This includes both wild animals and household pets. Euthanized animals are to be tested for SCP-XXXX infection; any found positive are to be delivered to Site-66 to aid in ongoing vaccine development efforts.
Should an SCP-XXXX-I instance reach the ultimate stage prior to MTF Chi-15 intervention, an assessment is to be made whether any ensuing deaths can be presented as an accident. If possible, the incident should be framed as such, with the SCP-XXXX-I instance issued amnestics to remove all memory of the period of infection.
If the involvement of an SCP-XXXX-I instance in child death(s) cannot be reasonably kept from public knowledge, a disinformation campaign is to be undertaken to hide SCP-XXXX's involvement and present the SCP-XXXX-I instance as conventionally deranged. Records and evidence may be forged indicating a deteriorating mental state dating back months or years prior to infection. Medical records are to be expunged of any mention of Tularemia or related diseases. Foundation personnel are not to interfere with any subsequent legal action taken against the infected individual that follows as a result of these procedures.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Compound XXXX-ε is produced at Site-66, with redundant production facilities kept on standby at Sites ██ and ██. Applied Task Force Chi-21 ("Vaxxers") is responsible for overseeing the ongoing inoculation of newborns to maintain >99.7% inoculation rate in primary regions and <96% in secondary regions. Should inoculation rates trend downward, refer to XXXX-01k for expanded inoculation initiative procedures.
Foundation webcrawlers are to monitor news sites and scientific/medical journals for reports connecting homicides to cases of Tularemia, with any such reports being suppressed via standard channels.
ATA Chi-21 is to monitor for potential SCP-XXXX outbreaks to ensure Compound XXXX-ε effectiveness is maintained. No direct outbreak containment is warranted so long as identifiable cases remain under 10/year.
Description: SCP-XXXX is an anomalous strain of the Francisella tularensis bacterium. It has been found naturally occurring in populations of wild lagomorphs on all continents except Antarctica, but is most common in the Northern Hemisphere (see XXXX-12R for listing of primary regions). It is asymptomatic in animals, but can be transmitted to humans by direct contact with infected animals or via insect bite.
The anomalous properties of SCP-XXXX manifest when it infects an adult human with frequent contact with young humans (age <10 years). Infected individuals display increasing anxiety and erratic behavior over the course of infection, potentially progressing to violent/homicidal tendencies if left untreated for <5 days. Antibiotics such as streptomycin or gentamicin can halt progression and a cessation of symptoms. Left untreated, SCP-XXXX infection runs its course in approximately 12 days, varying based on subject health and external factors. Infected individuals suffer no further anomalous effects or changes, and can make a full recovery (excepting psychological damage done by thought patterns and behaviors during infection period).
The mechanism of action of SCP-XXXX is unknown, as it does not appear to directly interact with the brain or nervous system of infected individuals.
Compound XXXX-ε is a vaccine developed to inoculate humans against SCP-XXXX. It has a 99.97% lifetime effectiveness rate, and consists of killed whole-cell SCP-XXXX bacteria suspended with a [REDACTED] carrier. This carrier renders the SCP-XXXX bacterium invisible under light microscopy and undetectable by conventional contaminant testing methods.
Research is ongoing to develop a comprehensive solution to eliminate SCP-XXXX from Earth's biosphere without requiring mass extinction of reservoir species.
"Due to the success of Compound XXXX-ε and subsequent dramatic decline in SCP-XXXX outbreaks, MTF Chi-15 is hereby decommissioned with accolades. MTF Beta-7 now assumes responsibility for containment of all future SCP-XXXX outbreaks." ~O5-6, March 19th, 1971
Special Containment Procedures: All cases of Tularemia, as well as reports of infanticide or fillicide, are to be investigated for the possibility of SCP-XXXX infection. If any SCP-XXXX-I instances are identified, MTF Chi-15 ("Sad Sons") is to be deployed immediately to the area for containment. MTF Chi-15 is to screen all adults in the affected area who have regular contact with young children for infection (including but not limited to new parents, teachers, and medical professionals). SCP-XXXX-I instances identified prior to the ultimate stage of infection are to be quarantined and administered antibiotics until symptoms subside, after which they may be amnesticised and released.
All lagomorphs within a 15 km radius of the infection site are to be euthanized. This includes both wild animals and household pets. Euthanized animals are to be tested for SCP-XXXX infection; any found positive are to be delivered to Site-66 to aid in ongoing vaccine development efforts.
Should an SCP-XXXX-I instance reach the ultimate stage prior to MTF Chi-15 intervention, an assessment is to be made whether any ensuing deaths can be presented as an accident. If possible, the incident should be framed as such, with the SCP-XXXX-I instance issued amnestics to remove all memory of the period of infection.
If the involvement of an SCP-XXXX-I instance in child death(s) cannot be reasonably kept from public knowledge, a disinformation campaign is to be undertaken to hide SCP-XXXX's involvement and present the SCP-XXXX-I instance as conventionally deranged. Records and evidence may be forged indicating a deteriorating mental state dating back months or years prior to infection. Medical records are to be expunged of any mention of Tularemia or related diseases. Foundation personnel are not to interfere with any subsequent legal action taken against the infected individual that follows as a result of these procedures.
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