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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be within the mouth of a Human for the entirety of the day (Recognized by SCP-XXXX as sunrise to sunset). Experimentation is unable to be conducted during the aforementioned time period, which varies due to seasonal change. Previous experimentation has concluded that SCP-XXXX remains dangerous when artificial darkness is applied.

The foundation personnel participating in the containment of SCP-XXXX via salivation are to be rotated monthly, with day shifts starting five minutes before sunrise and ending five minutes after sunset. Before rotation they are to be put through rigorous psychological therapy (Operation [REDACTED]). Day shifts begin five minutes before sunrise and end five minutes after sunset. The participant is to sleep in an allocated barracks positioned directly beside the facility. No other personnel are allowed to be in the containment room at this time.

At night, SCP-XXXX is to be positioned on a wooden table in the standard sized containment facility. It is not to come into contact with any plastic, including micro-plastic particles. To lower the chances of micro-plastic particles coming into contact with SCP-XXXX, an air filter has been put in place, along with an airlock adjacent to the facility and the participants room. The participant is not to wear clothes that contain any plastic.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a cylindrical, sugar-coated peppermint with a red and white pattern on it's surface. At the time that it was located, SCP-XXXX was approximately 1.25 Centimeters in diameter, and .5 Centimeters tall, weighing 5 grams. It has since doubled in diameter, height, and weight.

SCP-XXXX was first found by civilian [REDACTED]. After hallucinating due to the effects of SCP-XXXX, he committed suicide on ██/4/200█, leaving behind a note in his apartment. An anonymous police officer who had found [REDACTED] also found his note, shown below.

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The police officer then tipped the foundation after a mental urge caused him to take the mint out of [REDACTED]'s mouth and place it into his own. He later stated "… The mint ██████ me. I needed to ████ it, because my mouth was ██ █████. It was only a matter of time before I saw the hallucinations".

After heavy experimentation, several notes were made about the mint.

  • People around SCP-XXXX feel their mouth begin to taste acidic, drawing them to it.
  • During the day, if the SCP-XXXX is not being contained within a participants mouth, it will grow in size. The expansion was noted as completely linear and non-exponential, growing approximately 1 Centimeter every hour.
  • During the night, SCP-XXXX does not need to be contained within the mouth of a participant. This is a perfect time period for experimentation to take place.
  • During experimentation, SCP-XXXX was found to be almost completely indestructible. Only once a small crack was exposed on the surface of the mint by Doctor [DATA EXPUNGED]. He was recorded using a high powered diamond drill. The crack oozed liquid █████ which quickly covered the surface of SCP-XXXX and solidified, healing the wound and in the process increasing SCP-XXXX's size by █ Centimeters.
  • When coming into contact with any plastic particles, it was found that SCP-XXXX began to grow, regardless of the time.
  • The participant who is helping contain SCP-XXXX will have hallucinations of a generic 90's style breakfast cafe, complete with tables and decor, and at some times, people. Several personnel including [REDACTED] and Doctor [DATA EXPUNGED] committed suicide after containing the mint for over a month. Operation [REDACTED] was put into place to screen personnel after one month of containment.

Addendum: Special Containment Procedures must be followed at all times or SCP-XXXX will go beyond terminal mass (the point at which it cannot be contained within a participants mouth). Since it's expansion is non-exponential, SCP-XXXX will grow slowly when passing terminal mass. Due to it's nearly indestructible outer layer, it is unknown what will occur after the mint can no longer be contained. Foundation scientists estimate an WK end-of-world scenario for SCP-XXXX passing terminal mass. Further experimentation is being conducted to prevent such a catastrophe.

No other known instances of SCP-XXXX exist, and it is unknown where it was first located by [REDACTED].

Although not specified in Special Containment Procedures, SCP-XXXX may only be contained by Class D participants. There is no need to potentially hinder the work of our higher executives by mental scarring.

Operation [REDACTED] has a 95% success rate. The few Class D personnel who have failed screening will have their memories wiped and will be terminated immediately.