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SCP-XXXX in it's testing room

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX can be safely kept in any container that prevents its emitted light from escaping. Staff are highly discouraged from interacting with SCP-XXXX by themselves, and not for more than 30 minutes every 24 hours. In the case that the bulb has been removed, extract the victims one by one, without looking at the lamp, then search for the bulb and replace it carefully. Do not look at the lamp until after you have successfully located the socket and screwed in the bulb. In the case that there are too many victims to reasonably extract, the room is to be locked for 2 weeks, then proceed with the replacing of the bulb.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a standard floor lamp measuring 1.58 meters in height with an aluminum body and a 40W fluorescent bulb with a conical type shade. The bulb emits light at 5000K at a brightness of 600 lumens. The bulb cannot be turned off, and the lamp seems to be powered indefinitely, regardless of it being plugged in or not. The bulb is not to be removed, as everyone who sees SCP-XXXX without its bulb will instantly receive its full effects. The bulb is not to be replaced with a different one, as it will start to lure anyone within a 5km radius towards itself, regardless of them being previously exposed or not.

Those directly in the light of SCP-XXXX will start to find themselves under its effect. After around 20 minutes, the subject will be noticeably lightheaded. As time goes on, the subject will become drawn to SCP-XXXX and its light, often wandering back into the room where it is located in without realizing. After 1 hour, the subject will start to feel sudden sharp pains in their temples, akin to "ice pick" headaches, and will no longer willfully leave the room. Leading up to the 2nd hour, the subject will gradually become slower in reaction speed and in movement, becoming almost fully paralyzed after 2 hours of exposure. At this point, the victim will remain paralyzed until they starve to death. Subjects under the influence of SCP-XXXX will also complain that the bulb is getting dimmer, although supervisors claim that the bulb retains its brightness throughout the test.

After full exposure, the subject seems to be unresponsive to any stimuli, but will show aggression if anything blocks their view of the anomaly. Any attempt to blindfold or drag the subject away from SCP-XXXX will be responded to with violence. If someone has been exposed to SCP-XXXX for more than 2 hours, they will need to be forcibly removed from the room and taken at least 500 meters away to be kept under strict supervision for 24 hours to allow recovery. Victims will have no memory of the exposure, and may experience more "ice pick" headaches for up to a week. Some victims that have been exposed for over 24 hours have had long term effects, including auditory hallucinations, paranoia and degraded vision.