flamingZealot-machine

Item#: xxxx

Level2

Containment Class:

safe

Secondary Class:

none

Disruption Class:

dark

Risk Class:

notice

link to memo

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Assigned Site	Site Director	Research Head	Assigned Task Force
Site-74	Poppy Sulyvahn	Ernest Kissinger	Sigma-16

Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-XXXX is to be placed in a locked standard storage locker in Dir. Sulyvahn's office in Site-74. As testing is currently ongoing, it is to be removed at the discretion of Dr. Lawrence. Applications for recreational staff use are currently indefinitely suspended.

Description:
SCP-XXXX is an anomalous machine, supposedly manufactured by Group of Interest 'Dr. Wondertainment.' The device is composed of a single analogue screen and attached keyboard, bearing signs of frequent use. A large, red button labelled ‘on’ is also present, in replacement of where the ‘tab’ key would normally be on a standard QWERTY keyboard. No external connection ports for wires are present on the device; and ultrasound scans have revealed that it is, in fact, completely hollow; and lacking any internal machinery. Even if unplugged, SCP-XXXX maintains power, and, thus far, has remained in a state of visually appearing ‘on’ ever since its retrieval. As of 3.12.202█, a way to turn the machine off has yet to be found.

When in an inactive state, the machine will display the following:

DR. WONDERTAINMENT PRESENTS: THE PREFIXINATOR^tm!

Please input your chosen BASE OBJECT here!
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Please input your chosen PREFIX here!
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_{DR. WONDERTAINMENT ltd. is not legally culpable for the death, harming, mind-wiping, obliteration, eternal damnation, or calcification of any person/persons using this recreational product.}

If the name of any nearby object is input into the first box, and a valid¹ prefix in the second, the object will temporarily demanifest before reappearing in the same location with the relevant prefix applied to it. At this point, the object is classified as an instance of SCP-XXXX-α.

Under certain circumstances, SCP-XXXX may instead reject the target object, and display one of several error messages. It appears that, for some prefixes, SCP-XXXX requires an ambient 'context' for what affect is intended to be applied. See Experiment log 1.0 for more detail.

Recovery:
SCP-XXXX was recovered from a Marshall, Carter & Dark storehouse along with multiple other anomalous objects in a standard raid conducted on 1.22.201█.

Recovered Documentation:²

SH493/G8RI3/P4TI8
Status	Renting
Demand	High
Value	Dependent on Customer Request
Availability	Unique
Identifier	Prefix Application Machine
Description	Item is an analogue machine capable of applying any theoretical prefix to any given object. When turned on, it will prompt the user to type in the name of their chosen target object, and said prefix. It will then apply the prefix to the target object.
Marshall, Carter and Dark, LLP

Rental Record 01
SH493/G8RI3/P4TI8
Name	Date	Period	Comments
Elias Kachouba	June 7, 2014	N/A	//Initial owner of the item. Sold to an associate, who then relinquished it into MC&D property as a payment for an unrelated debt.
Molly Pelligrins	January 16, 2016	1 Day	Used render an area of space in their home imperceptible to humans.
Andreas Bloor	September 13, 2016	1 Day	Used to make a common meat chicken highly poisonous.
John Gabriel	June 22, 2017	1 Day	Used to give themself a third kidney.
John Gabriel	June 28, 2017	1 Day	Used to give themself a fourth kidney.
George Wigg	July 16, 2017	1 Day	Used to transform one golden buddha statue into four identical smaller buddha statues.
Sidney Swift	December 23rd, 2017	1 Day	Used to make themselves 45cm taller.
John Gabriel	December 25th, 2017	1 Day	Used to give themself a third kidney. It is unclear what happened to the other two that were acquired via the usage of the item.
George Wigg	December 32nd, 2017	2 Days	Used to add one additional day to the calendar year.
Marshall, Carter and Dark, LLP

Memo 028
SH493/G8RI3/P4TI8
Sender	S. Ruttan	Recipient	P. Keybrook
Heya Penny, Just letting you know that the Wondertainment machine has been taken off the shelves temporarily after what that George guy did to last year. The skippers noticed, and they're pissed, I think- at least, that's what the higher-ups said, so we're gonna have to reconsider what exactly we let the clients do with it in future. Sorry about the inconvenience, I know you enjoyed working with this particular product. We can organise where we're storing it later- over lunch, maybe? Thanks, Shayne
Marshall, Carter and Dark, LLP

Experiment Log:

+ Experiment Log 01

As a baseline, all experiments were conducted in a standard testing chamber, by either Dr. Lawrence Bell or one of their research team.
Wherever possible, a billiard ball was used as the target object, or other solid orb-adjacent object, to minimise the possibility that results would be diluted by a given target item’s complicated structure.

Test 1
Purpose of Test	Establishing SCP-XXXX’s anomalous qualities.

Base Object:
BALL

Prefix:
MEGA-

NEW Object:
MEGABALL

Result	Object demanifested, and, upon reappearance, had enlarged to three times its previous size.
Notes	This is the first test I’ve been able to supervise, and I am glad to say that I believe in a wealth of potentials this anomaly could offer on both a scientific and productive basis, having read what it has apparently been used for by Mr. Marshall, Mr. Carter, and Mr. Dark. More tests have been sanctioned- I’m glad my team was offered this opportunity. -Dr. Bell

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Test 4
Purpose of Test	To determine SCP-XXXX’s differentiation between similar prefixes.

Base Object:
BALL

Prefix:
GIGA-

NEW Object:
GIGABALL

Result	Similar results to test 1, the primary difference being that the object remanifested at ten times its original size.
Notes	Mega-, Giga-, Micro-, and Macro- have all yielded the expected results. Permission to move onto more exploratory testing? -Dr. Bell Granted. -E. Kissinger

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Test 16
Purpose of Test	Establishing SCP-XXXX's anomalous properties.

Base Object:
BALL

Prefix:
ERYTHRO-³

NEW Object:
ERYTHROBALL

Result	Ball became red.
Notes	Not quite sure what we expected. This does give me an idea, though. -Dr. Bell

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Test 17
Purpose of Test	To determine how SCP-XXXX's anomalous affects function when targeted upon itself.

Base Object:
PREFIXINATOR

At this point, SCP-XXXX switched to a different screen:

Uh-oh! Unfortunately, at this time, DR. WONDERTAINMENT cannot endorse the usage of the PREFIXINATOR^tm on other WONDERTAINMENT products! We are sorry for this inconvenience.

Result	N/A
Notes	Unexpected. -Dr. Bell

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Test 17
Purpose of Test	To determine how SCP-XXXX affects other Wondertainment products.

Base Object:
SCP-████⁴

SCP-XXXX then displayed the same message as in Test 16.

Result	N/A
Notes	It looks like it recognises other anomalies that Wondertainment is responsible for, then. I'm unsure how, though- we input the anomaly's SCP number, not its Wondertainment product name. We will have to look into this further. Requesting permission? Granted. -E. Kissinger

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Test 19
Purpose of Test	Routine test

Base Object:
BALL

Prefix:
UN-

NEW Object:
UNBALL

…

ERROR - 012: CONTEXT REQUIRED.

Result	No change was noted on the ball.
Notes	We repeated the test a few times to ensure that it wasn't simply an isolated incident, and it seems that SCP-XXXX isn't able to interpret certain prefixes. Or, at least, it doesn't understand 'Un-'. I think I might know what it means by context, though. - Dr. Bell

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Test 20
Purpose of Test	To determine why Test 19 did not give a positive result, alongside determining what SCP-XXXX defines as 'context'.

For this test, a hollow cuboid was placed next to the billiard ball.

Base Object:
BALL

Prefix:
UN-

NEW Object:
UNBALL

Result	Ball demanifested and was replaced by a hollow cuboid identical in size and weight to the one placed next to it originally.
Notes	Intriguing, but not unexpected- my theory is that the machine took an 'Unball' to refer to something posessing the opposite characteristics of a ball- a ball is round and smooth, whereas a cuboid is flat and has pointed edges. This, however, presents the issue as to how it will react to a different context. -Dr. Bell

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Test 21
Purpose of Test	To determine how SCP-XXXX reacts to a different context for an item it has already been used on.
Context	The room containing the billiard ball was depressurised; resulting in a vacuum. Testing was conducted via a window in an adjacent room.

Base Object:
BALL

Prefix:
UN-

NEW Object:
UNBALL

Result

Billiard ball demanifested and did not reappear.

Notes

As theorised, this context allows SCP-XXXX to interpret an 'unball' as something more radical than the opposite of the sum of its parts- I think, here, it is being interpreted that an 'unball' is the lack of a ball. -Dr. Bell This seems a little dangerous- I'd prefer you no longer use the 'un-' prefix in future. -E. Kissinger A valid point. However, I'd like to at least propose that we attempt to retrieve the item before such a restriction is imposed. -Dr. Bell Approved, but I'd like a report on it ASAP. You've been doing quite a lot of these tests- are you sure all of them are strictly necessary? -E. Kissinger Not strictly, no. I see a lot of potential in this machine, though- it's easily controllable, and we know exactly what its effects will be upon activation because we define them. That’s what is special about it- that’s what makes it more than just any other beneficial anomalous object. The logs from MC&D- you've seen them, right? Think about it- there used to only be 365 days in a year, as of only a few years ago, and this machine changed that, both retroactively and into the future. Can you imagine what other things it could do? -Dr. Bell We Secure, Contain, and Protect, and at no point in that slogan does the word 'research' come up. Yes, I see the potential here, and I’d be lying if I said that it doesn’t intrigue me. But the risk of harm is also very evident. You've always been curious, Lawrence, I know that, but we're not in university anymore. All I'm asking of you is that you be careful. -E. Kissinger Of course, Ernest. I'm always careful. -Dr. Bell

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Test 22
Purpose of Test	Attempted recovery of the 'unball' from the previous test.
Context	Room was repressurised. An identical ball was placed next to the approximate location where the previous 'unball' demanifested.

Base Object:
UNBALL

Prefix:
RE-

NEW Object:
REBALL

Result

Ball remanifested as expected.

Notes

See? I told you I'd be careful about it, and it worked.-Dr. Bell Well, I suppose you proved me wrong. I still don't see why all of these tests are necessary, but I do understand that you've the capability to use this anomaly without accidentally deleting yourself. So, mark this as your permission to carry on testing. At least, for now. -E. Kissinger My thanks. I'll be sure not to dissapoint, Ernie! -Dr. Bell

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Test 28
Purpose of Test	To determine the anomaly's affect on living beings.

Base Object:
RAT

Prefix:
ERYTHRO-⁵

NEW Object:
ERYTHRORAT

Result	Rat demanifested for approximately eight minutes. It then remanifested, with all of its fur, tissue, internal organs, and bones coloured various different shades of red. Otherwise, the subject was healthy; albeit now colourblind and only able to see the colour red.
Notes	I'm not sure why it demanifested for so long. It might just be that a rat is more complex than an orb, but this warrants further testing. -Dr. Bell

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Test 31
Purpose of Test	Determining SCP-XXXX's affect on humans.

Base Object:
D-64992

Prefix:
ERTHRYO-

NEW Object:
ERTHRYOJAMES⁶

Result

D-64992 demanifested, along with all of their clothes and the recording equipment they were told to use, and reappeared twenty-two minutes later with similar properties to the rat in the previous test. When queried as to what happened in the 22-minute span of time they were gone, D-64992 expressed confusion, and claimed that there had been no such gap; and that they were simply normal one second and red the next. The recording device confirmed this- it recorded nothing of the 22 minutes D-64992 was missing, simply ceasing recording for approximately 0.005 seconds as D-64992 demanifested. Of note is that only D-64992 exhibited the anomalous colour change; their accompanying objects remained unchanged.

Notes

Results were as expected, exclusive of the time taken for the affects to take place. SCP-XXXX's working time is clearly affected by the complexity of the object that it is used on. I'm glad to see that D-64992 was unharmed- apart from the colourblindness, of course; but sacrifices must be made in the name of science. I'll be looking into this phenomenon further- specifically, the 'lost time' in between the objects demanifesting and remanifesting.-Dr. Bell

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Footnotes

1. What SCP-XXXX interprets as a ‘prefix’ is variable.

2. This document was found, among others, during the same raid, and was confiscated alongside the other anomalies. It was later found to match the description of SCP-XXXX, and has thusly been included in this document for posterity.

3. Meaning 'red'.

4. Another Wondertainment-manufactured anomaly recovered in the same raid.

5. "Erythro-“ was determined to be a reasonably undamaging prefix which could be reliably appended to objects without changing their structure too radically. It was thusly chosen to be used on the initial living tissue tests, so as not to risk harm to foundation employees or property.

6. D-64992's first name.