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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a standard small-animal containment cell. A tracking collar is to be attached to SCP-XXXX. In the event of a containment breach, due to potential difficulties in verbally communicating information about its motion, all communications regarding the behavior and motion of SCP-XXXX should be phrased in strictly numeric terms, with no qualitative reference to actions taken by the entity.
Description: Subject appears to be an American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) of average size, with no obvious distinguishing marks besides a tuft of white fur at the tip of its tail. The organism has a noted propensity to [DATA EXPUNGED], [DATA EXPUNGED], and (rarely, but more concerningly) [DATA EXPUNGED BY ORDER OF DR. JULIA ALETHES]. While the first two of these actions are entirely within the realm of normal behavior for T. hudsonicus, and should be recognized as unusual but not truly anomalous, the third is decidedly not, and is referred to as a SCP-XXXX-A event. Additionally, a separate anomalous property of the organism can be observed when witnesses attempt to describe what activities they saw the it engaging in, as seen in the following transcript:
Dr. Eversmith: So, tell me about the squirrel.
K█████ A█████████: Well, I was just sitting in the park one day, eating my lunch, when I saw a squirrel run up to me, and then it DATA EXPUNGED.
Dr. Eversmith: I'm sorry, what did you say?
K█████ A█████████: The squirrel jumped up on the picnic table, and then DATA EXPUNGED. It was adorable.
Dr. Eversmith: You're saying that the squirrel… expunged some data? Did I hear you right?
K█████ A█████████: No, no, that's not what I'm saying at all. I'm saying that the squirrel DATA EXPUNGED.
Dr. Eversmith: …Right.
K█████ A█████████: Why are we having this interview again? All I saw was a squirrel DATA EXPUNGED. Like, sure, that's not something every squirrel does, but I've seen it happen before.
Dr. Eversmith: Can you elaborate on some of the other times you've seen squirrels doing this?
K█████ A█████████: Well, there was this one time that I was in my backyard and a chipmunk DATA EXPUNGED the bushes behind my house. Which isn't exactly the same, I guess, but it's close enough?
Dr. Eversmith: Yes, definitely close enough for our purposes. Thank you for your time.
This excerpt clearly demonstrates the antimemetic effects that exposure to SCP-XXXX can have. The other organism mentioned by Mr. A█████████ was investigated and found to be not anomalous, and upon further questioning he was able to articulate clearly its behavior, so long as he did not make any analogies between it and the behavior observed in SCP-XXXX. Additionally, it is always the same patterns of behavior that become expunged; anything else that the entity does can be communicated normally.
Further interviews with other individuals who interacted with SCP-XXXX in its native habitat have revealed that its behavior can be successfully described in nonspecific terms: for example, claiming that they have never seen a squirrel perform the activity in question before, or describing their own reaction to it without making reference to the specifics of what they witnessed. Attempts to describe the anomalous behavior in non-literal language has had varying results, most commonly resulting in a partial redaction of the description.
The first known instance of a SCP-XXXX-A event happened on ██-██-201█. Prior to this, the entity had been known to site personnel, but was considered a curiosity at best. When a witness to the event attempted to describe in detail what transpired, the extended involuntary substitution that resulted contained an alarming amount of Foundation terminology and jargon, which may be cause for concern as it relates to SCP-XXXX's origins.
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Eversmith: What all did you see on the night that your house was destroyed?
[person2]: It started with this squirrel that got into my house somehow. Not sure how that happened; maybe I left a window open, or maybe it just DATA EXPUNGED. But anyway, it was running wild through my kitchen, when suddenly it THIS DATA HAS BEEN EXPUNGED BY THE ORDER OF DR. JULIA ALETH-
Dr. Eversmith: Could you please repeat what you just said, more slowly? The last part about what the squirrel did in your kitchen. I want to make sure I heard you right.
[person2] The squirrel got into my kitchen and THIS DATA HAS BEEN EXPUNGED BY THE ORDER OF DR. JULIA ALETHES, ASSOCIATE CHAIR OF ANTIMEMETICS AT SITE ##, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SITE ## SECURITY COUNCIL, and then when it was done every surface in the house was covered in tiny holes. The walls started collapsing under their own weight a few minutes later.
Dr. Eversmith: Do you know anyone by the name of (lastname)?
[person2] The name sounds vaguely familiar, but I can't quite place it.
[END LOG
Further investigation has revealed that a Dr. Firstname Lastname did indeed work for the Foundation in the stated role at one point. She was last seen during a containment breach in Site ## on ██-██-200█ and had been presumed dead. Field agents report first becoming aware of SCP-XXXX approximately three months after this incident. The Site ## Security Council described her as reclusive and reports having had little to no direct communication with her during her tenure.
Due to information security concerns, SCP-XXXX has been reclassified from Safe to Euclid following this event.
