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SCP-XXXX upon arrival.

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be locked in high security storage within Site 20. Permission for use is granted only by personnel with Level 4 clearance or higher, and use is to be monitored and documented aptly. Use of SCP-XXXX is restricted to experimentation and testing unless deemed necessary by personnel with Level 4 clearance or higher. Unauthorized use of SCP-XXXX is to be met with disciplinary measures dependent on individual case.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a black satin eye mask with an elastic strap, designed in appearance to be worn while sleeping. Through textile analysis and inspection of damage it has been presumed that the mask was made at some point in the late 20th century. Stitching and material composition appears custom in nature, and no matching manufacturer has yet been discovered.

SCP-XXXX is an instrument of the psyche, granting the wearer the senses and thoughts of any living person. Upon wearing the mask and focusing on the thought of a human target, the subject is quickly able to view the target's immediate visual perspective in real time. Within approximately 10-12 minutes, the subject begins to receive other prominent senses such as sound and touch. Lastly after approximately 40 minutes, the subject will begin receiving the targets thoughts. Within 1 hour, the object's affects will have reached maximum observable capacity, wherein all known forms of cognitive perception will overlap those of the subject. Targets are incapable of detecting the occurrence independently, and transmission of senses cannot be hindered by range nor any other known signal obstruction techniques.

Limitations pertaining to target and subject use exist in that the target must be a living human within the subject's memory. As the dead are typically unable to perceive, there is no perception to transmit. Sensory broadcasts from targets who are asleep have been noted as minimal, though equivalent to the sensation of sleep (see Test Log for details). In focusing on nonspecific human variables such as race or sex, it is typical for the subconscious to provide a target based on their mental prominence. This follows through to fictional characters, as SCP-XXXX demonstrates that the intended fictional target is an extension of the portrayer, or there is an equivalent that the subject has utilized to visualize them. Targeting non-human organic life has proven unsuccessful, as well as machines with advanced artificial intelligence. Permissions regarding testing on humanoid and human-like anomalies are still pending.

While shifting targets within a single session of use has proven unsuccessful, a unique "mind hopping" method has been suggested whereby a subject may witness a person through an initial target before reusing SCP-XXXX and utilize its accurate estimation properties to enter the freshly acquired target's perspective. Employing this method, a subject would theoretically be capable of "mind hopping" through an indefinite number of targets. It is because of this notion that the use of SCP-XXXX has been restricted as to prevent the disclosure of information detrimental to the safety and security of the foundation.

Details of Events Preceding and Following Acquisition: SCP-XXXX was delivered to Site 20 on 06-23-2019 following the investigation of a series of abnormal harassment complaints in the Northern Cairns region, and a coinciding breach of Foundation intelligence. The previous owner Mr Troughton had worked as a lawyer though was occasionally hired as a psychic. He developed severe dissociation and was known as excessively empathetic. Numerous coworkers claimed he had been stalking them on the grounds that he would often recall memories of events for which he wasn't present and frequently console peers with advice regarding private and personal issues.

The initial investigation was taken over by Agent Lister soon after it was discovered that Mr Troughton had been collecting information regarding the SCP Foundation, its contents, and many of its related operations. The man was found dead in his home, having committed suicide the evening the team were set to arrive. SCP-XXXX had been delivered to Site 20 four days later accompanied by a handwritten letter. Transcript follows:

To the SCP Foundation:

Thank you. I really thought I'd figured it all out. I thought I could rule the world with this thing. But I understand. In this whole ocean of fantastic and terrifying things, I could hardly even hear the waves. I wanted to show my gratitude somehow, and thought there was no better way than to offer you my most prized possession. I found it in an abandoned factory I'd worked in as a younger man. Of course I should never have even tried to use it as a sleeping mask. I don't think I've had a good night's sleep for years.

As I'm sure you'll discover either way, the mask let's you see through other people's eyes. You put it on, think of someone, and there they right within you. The longer you wear it, the more vivid it becomes. You start to feel the clothes on their skin, and taste the drink on their tongues, until finally their thoughts are in your head. It's so relaxing to let them live without you. I remember once I almost starved myself I was so immersed. I don't think it's dangerous, but if where I'm heading is any indication, it most certainly messes with you.

Oh the times I've had with this mask. You can be anyone you could possibly think of. The Prime Minister, the stranger you bumped into on your way home, the singer on the radio, I never even dreamed I could experience so much. I had all the power in the world. I could own whole companies with a single blackmail message. But I didn't. There is so much to the world. And ever since I found out about you, I've been scared stiff. Not by the vicious monsters in your basements or the hellish oozes that seep through the very atoms of your walls, but by The Foundation, who shroud the gods that give us light and cage the demons that blacken it all again.

I have not yet seen through the eyes of the dead. I have not yet heard the thoughts of a ghost, nor felt the dirt that lays on the tombs of history's legends. But I have felt death before. The fleeting moments before the nothing. I therefore have no faith in an afterlife. But should there be something there for me, I only pray that your noble duties echo beyond and quell me of my own demons. I can't bare thinking anymore. I think I don't think I really exist anymore. And with that, thank you.

Sincerely.

- Addendum 06-31-2019: - Following multiple tests and investigations regarding Mr Troughton's accounts and the findings of the Foundation itself, Dr Susan, Agent Lister and Dr Meadows have been placed in charge of SCP-XXXX and related permissions regarding its use. It is also through these investigations that research assistant James Finch has exonerated and employed. Objections and complaints regarding this decision will be directed to SCP-XXXX's research team who will only forward it if necessary.

Below is the complete log under which the aspects of SCP-XXXX's functionality were determined.

FULL TEST LOG
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