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DRAFT

Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe

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Provisional site-322 after deconstruction and containment.

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Special Containment Procedures: To safely contain SCP-XXXX, it is to be kept in an air tight, soundproof, sealed heavy weight containment cell under light levels below 0.15 Lux.
Separate instances of SCP-XXXX should not be stored in a single cell and kept separate. Instances in proximity to each other tend to fuse and cannot be separated again. Fused instances pose a greater risk due to their larger surface area and increased weight making it more difficult to contain and move.

To safely observe SCP-XXXX, personnel should use sound blocking equipment at all times. Visual observation should be handled only through digital cameras.
If no digital method of visual observation is available, at least 2 personal must keep watch on SCP-XXXX at all times, confirming its current appearance with each other through at least 5 descriptive details at regular intervals or whenever one of them perceives a change.

To safely handle SCP-XXXX, it is best to use infrared-based night vision equipment and work at light levels of 0.15 lux or below.
Should light levels be above 0.15 lux, they should be lowered by covering all light sources or, if outside, construct a barrier to block out natural light.
It is important to note that natural moonlight is above 0.23 lux and therefore not sufficiently dark to safely handle SCP-XXXX.
All personnel must be equipped with hazmat suits while handling SCP-XXXX. If no hazmat suit is available in an emergency situation, avoid skin contact, avoid breathing in the air around SCP-XXXX and avoid contact with other personnel or civilians at all costs.
Personnel should use sound dampening devices and communicate only in sign language or writing.
Physical contact should be made via remote-controlled tools constructed out of inorganic materials. Should no remote-controlled equipment be available, SCP-XXXX should be held as far away from the personnel as physically possible with the tools available.
When storing SCP-XXXX for transport, the container used should adhere to the specifications for containment cells.
After handling any instance of SCP-XXXX, any personnel exposed to it must be put in quarantine and under observation for at least 2 weeks. Releasing them from quarantine requires two impartial medical examinations that confirms there are no trace instances of SCP-XXXX anywhere in their system.
All flora and fauna in at least a 50m range of an uncontained SCP-XXXX instance should be incinerated immediately.

Description: SCP-XXXX is an amorphous creature of varying size. It appears as a dark green to black moss growing along surfaces. The smallest instance seen had a surface area of 0.027m³, while the largest one measured 1422m³
At 21.4 g/cm³ it’s weight is disproportionately high for its mass, suggesting extremely high density. It’s chemical composition is primarily made out of a protein-rich fluid with 40% water, 8% sulfur and various traces of plant fiber and chloroplasts.
It is capable of disguising it’s appearance by using a sound transmitted cognitohazard that influences it’s victim's visual perception. It most often appears as objects that can be walked through or stepped on, such as doors, windows, arches, puddles or carpets.
Reports and tests confirm that it behaves much like an ambush predator, confusing and trapping it’s victims. It appears to be sentient, but not sapient.
SCP-XXXX can manifest portals anywhere on it’s surface. These transport anything that comes into contact with them, usually by being tricked via it’s visual camouflage, into another place. The means by which it does so and the true nature of that other place, including it’s dimensions and geography are unknown.
Anything inside is suspected to be slowly dissolved by an unknown corrosive agent.
The size of these portals is limited by the surface area of the SCP-XXXX instance.
After entering a portal, exiting appears to be difficult but possible. However, it does not appear like the entrance and exit portals are the same.
Being partially photosynthetic it seems to shut down and become inactive under low light conditions.
It is capable of autonomously moving it’s surface area around at a speed of at least 0.5 cm per second.
Separate instances of SCP-XXXX have been observed to fuse with each other when in close proximity. It is unclear whether instances are distinct at all or if SCP-XXXX is a singular instance with multiple disconnected surfaces.
SCP-XXXX was initially encountered in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany, where it grew to encompass a basement, trapping several civilians and a police response unit inside before a Foundation MTF team arrived on the scene.

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Addendum:

+ Show Interview Log-12

Interviewed: Private Eugene Sanders - Member of MTF-DeltaVi9 “Rabbit Hole”

Interviewer: Dr. Alex Chambers (Site-██ Doctor of psychology)

Foreword: Mobile task force DeltaVi9 - Rabbit Hole was a team specialized in hunting down reality benders. The team consisted of four members. Its team leader lieutenant Dale Jordan. Specialist sergeant Emilio Sanchez, specialist private Doyle Rogers and private Eugene Sanders. The team was send to investigate an anomaly in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. Private Sanders report was insufficient to understand the situation and a follow up was needed to clarify the details. Since Pvt. Sanders was in shock after the loss of his team, Dr. Alex Chambers, a psychotherapist was called in to help Pvt. Sanders provide further details.

<Begin Log, 19:30>

Dr. Chambers: Good evening Private Sanders. My name is Alex Chambers - but please, call me Alex. Can you please state your name and rank for the record?

Pvt. Sanders: Yes sir! I mean, yes, My name is Eugene Sanders - call sign Scratch. I’ve been with the foundation for seven years and am part of mobile task force DeltaVi9 Rabbit Hole.

Dr. Chambers: Thank you Eugene. I understand that this began when you were on the flight back from your last mission. You were informed by your team leader, Mr. Dale Jordan, that your team was called to handle an emergency nearby. Is this correct ?

Pvt. Sanders: Yes, Dale told us that we needed to suit up and prepare to be briefed on the way.

Dr. Chambers: According to the reports, your earlier mission was fairly rough. How did you feel about going into another one right after that?

Pvt. Sanders: It was just business as usual. Sure, I was looking forward to some downtime. But you never know when you’re called to investigate something or to help contain a breach. I mean, breaches are rare but we’ve handled a couple of them before.

Dr. Chambers: Do you think that previous mission had an impact on your team? Were you perhaps exhausted? Tired?

Pvt. Sanders: We weren’t happy to be called in again. But we’re MTF, we’re used to it. Nobody on the team was anything less than fully prepared.

[Sanders seemed slightly angered by my suggestion. But after the initial flare of anger he went quiet and stayed silent for several minutes.]

Dr. Chambers: Your report states that after the area was quarantined, your team entered the building. You secured the upper floors and proceeded to the basement. Please describe to me exactly what happened next.

Pvt. Sanders: As we moved past the basement entrance we lost Sanchez…

[At this point he stopped talking. His body language became avoidant and he broke eye contact. He didn’t want to go on]

Dr. Chambers: Eugene? Please, We need to know exactly what you experienced as you went in. its important that you describe, in detail, what you saw and felt. Help us understand what happened to you.

Pvt. Sanders: Yes… I’m sorry. We entered the basement. Dale and I took point with Sanchez as the rear guard. We were about to secure the first room as Sanchez asked about some puddle.

[He broke off again and stayed silent for a long moment. I was about to nudge him to continue as he started speaking again]

Pvt. Sanders: We turned around and he was gone. Just gone.

Dr. Chambers: Can you explain? What happened to him?

Pvt. Sanders: I don’t know! He just disappeared! He was radio silent.
We checked the corridor we came in from but there was nothing. And when we called command, they told us that he hadn’t come out the building either.
So we figured he must’ve gone into a side room. We didn’t think he would, because that’s the kind of amateur mistake we just don’t make. But where else could he be?
So we started to search the area.

Dr. Chambers: What was with the puddle he mentioned?

Pvt. Sanders: There was no god damn puddle! And no Sanchez either. This was when Rogers mentioned seeing something move in the next room.

[Sanders went silent again and started absentmindedly digging his fingers into his arm]

Dr. Chambers: What happened then?

Pvt. Sanders: I turned around to see what Rogers meant and he walked into the wall.

Dr. Chambers: Walked into the wall ? Please clarify? Was there an opening?

Pvt. Sanders: No, he- he just walked straight into the wall and disappeared. I called out to him, but he didn’t respond. Dale lost his cool, called command and asked for an immediate retreat.

[Sanders breathing became erratic as he started to hyperventilate. He started scratching at his arms to the point of drawing blood. Due to this, I paused the interview and offered him a cup of tea. While the tea was brewing I bandaged his arm. We resumed the interview roughly 10 minutes later after he had calmed down again]

Dr. Chambers: Command authorized your retreat, why didn’t you withdraw then and there?

Pvt. Sanders: We tried. But when we attempted to trace back our route out, it was like the layout had changed. Walls where doors were and vice versa. That’s when we started thinking that it had to be a spatial anomaly. We were discussing how to proceed and get out, and that’s when we heard Rogers voice coming from around the corner.

Dr. Chambers: Are you sure that this was Rogers?

Pvt. Sanders: Yes, definitely. I mean, his voice was a bit distorted. It almost sounded as if he was speaking through containment glass. But I’ve known him for years. We’re friends, I’m sure it was him.

Dr. Chambers: I understand. What did he say to you?

[Sanders is quiet again for a moment, seemingly to gather his thoughts and recollect what he heard]

Pvt. Sanders: He said something about being in a dark place. That he had found an object coming out of the floor and that he could use to open a passage. It was hard to follow him since his voice broke off mid sentence several times. The last thing we heard was about the opening closing again. Dale ordered us to start moving towards the voice, but to do so very cautiously to avoid getting caught in another spatial anomaly.

[At this point he began to scratch at his bandages, clearly getting more agitated as we went on. At the same time, he seemed to finally open up more and kept talking through the events without further prompting]

Pvt. Sanders: Since his voice cut off, we couldn’t find him. But while we were searching where we thought it had come from, we heard another voice.
There was someone still alive down there. A janitor. We found him in the laundry room.
He had heard us and called for help. Apparently he had been holed up in there for a while. Too scared to leave after seeing his colleagues disappear into walls or falling into the floor.
He was so relieved to see us.
Dale interviewed him for a while, asking for details about the disappearances and about the basement layout.

Pvt. Sanders: Then Dale told him to lead us to the exit, but he refused to leave the room unless we could guarantee it was safe. While arguing and trying to convince him to follow us, a door suddenly appeared on the back wall.
We thought it was just another trick at first, but the Janitor confirmed that the door was supposed to be there.
Not knowing what else to do we decided to gather more information and investigate the door from this side, without going through of course. But as we approached it, we suddenly fell.

[From here on out he was beginning to stammer and grasp at words. It became increasingly difficult for him to communicate what he experienced. He would often state that words he used were only approximate, but never truly accurate reflections of what he saw and felt]

Pvt. Sanders: I just don’t know what happened. It was like all of a sudden, there was a hole beneath us. The laundry room wasn’t exactly brightly lit, but in an instant, it became unbelievably dark. And then we hit the floor. Only, this floor was, wrong. It was sticky, moist, and almost felt like it was moving.
The only light source was our helmet flashlights and the fluorescent SCP insignia’s of our uniform. Even with that, we could barely see each other, let alone our surroundings.

[Sanders kept muttering under his breath, repeating the same incoherent half-words over and over. His breathing once again became irregular and I offered him a light sedative to help him relax. He refused the sedative, but we took another break of perhaps 15 minutes while he collected himself]

Pvt. Sanders: We tried to find the opening we fell into, but there was nothing above us that we could make out. It was like a thick fog was hanging in the air all around us, making it difficult to breathe and see.
Next we tried our radios, but we couldn’t get any signal. We were able to reach each others radio, but since we practically had to scream at each other to be heard, it didn't help us much. There was this noise, all around us. Like a hissing static. Quiet, but piercing and persistent somehow. Even though it didn’t feel that loud. we could barely hear each other.
Eventually we started moving, trying to find, something. Anything. We tied a rope to one another, and I kept my hand on his shoulder just in case. I don’t know how long it took, but after what felt like forever, Dale stopped moving.
When I looked over his shoulder, there was something rising up from the floor. I thought back on what we heard from Rogers voice. Dale used hand signals to tell me to wait and watch out as he started to carefully investigate the thing.
After some time, I saw an opening beginning to form somewhere in front of us. I couldn’t really judge the distance. Dale once again signaled me and motioned me to go towards it.
I don't know how far or how long I walked, but it felt like a couple minutes. As I got close to the opening, it began to close, then stopped and opened again. Dale told me over the radio that he thought it would only stay open so long as he remained where he was.
He instructed me to get out so I could try to hold it open from the other side. So I walked toward and through it.
And as I exited the opening, I nearly broke my legs.
I had come out of the ceiling above the staircase and fell down some meters and a couple stairs before I caught myself.
But I knew where I was again. This was the staircase next to the basement entrance.
Then I heard Dale’s voice, distorted like Rogers was before. He shouted to hold the door open and that he was going to make a run for it.
I looked up and saw it. High above me, a slimy, wet and moldy growth on the ceiling, with a glowing, pulsating kind of portal in it’s center. Slowly closing before my eyes.
I tried to call out to Dale, telling him to wait, but all I could do was watch the portal close.
Then the rope we had tied to each other was cut and my end of it fell down next to me.
Some time later I finally noticed command shouting from my radio, asking my status and telling me to respond.
I checked in and began to crawl up the stairs to the outside.

[Our session ended here. The site containment teams report states that they found Pvt. Sanders exiting the building on a sprained ankle.]

<End Log, [21:00]>

Closing Statement: I agree with and recommend to approve Pvt. Sanders request to receive a class C amnesic agent as well as his request to be reassigned to site-76 security.

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FILES ARE LEVEL 4/XXXX CLASSIFIED

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ANY ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THE FILES WITHOUT LEVEL 4/XXXX AUTHORIZATION WILL BE LOGGED AND WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

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+ Enter Credentials for Classified Documents ?

AFTER ACTION REPORT

Author Dr. Richard Arwell.

Foreword: This report details the events of the 36 hours following the Interview - During that time our containment attempts on site where in full effect.

<Begin Report:>

Following the interview, Pvt. Sanders was put under observation and quarantine on site-80. Dr. Chambers returned to handle a number of other Tasks on Site-72. MTF-Pi9 - “Waymakers” was tasked with surveillance and security duty on the incident site for the duration of containment operations. MTF-DeltaVi9 Rabbit Hole was officially disbanded.

The Foundation purchased the compound through a shell corporation and established a fenced perimeter. The location was designated as provisional site-322.

In order to ensure safety, MTF-Pi9 started a review of all known data and current containment procedures of the incident.

During routine checks on Pvt. Sanders, he was found dead in his cell. Medical staff on site performed an autopsy to determine cause of death. The results showed foreign objects coating the inside of his lungs. While cause of death was asphyxiation, the nature of the foreign objects indicated a connection to SCP-XXXX. As a result the entire medical an observation staff was put into single quarantine as well.
Site-72 security was dispatched to collect and contain Dr. Chambers immediately as well.

Dr. Chambers body could not be located, as his office had been overgrown with SCP-XXXX. Two members of Site-72 security were lost as well.
The remaining members as well as all staff in the vicinity were put into quarantine.
The Site-72 compound was sealed and prepared for deconstruction and containment.
Directorial responsibilities for Site-72 were temporarily granted to the director of site-80.

Site-80 had to rig several containment cells for human quarantine use to accommodate everyone from Site-72.

The site of the initial interview was also declared as a containment zone and all guest and staff moved to quarantine cells in site-80.

Initial medical exams performed on the quarantined staff detected that only some of them showed signs of the foreign substance in their lungs. The substance was classified as a instance of SCP-XXXX. No other anomalies in their system were detected.
All subjects were put into further observation for at least another week while tests continued.

MTF-Pi9 proposed their containment plan to systematically deconstruct the entire building piece by piece using remote controlled construction equipment.
Using this method they would isolate all instances of SCP-XXXX by removing all surrounding material before moving the SCP-XXXX instances into sealed transport cells. The primary instance, due to its weight, would be transported in a cell custom build to withstand its weight.
The surrounding area was to be tested for airborne pollutants or traces of SCP-XXXX and incinerated regardless of findings.
For the time being, all instances of SCP-XXXX were to be moved to site-80.
The plan was approved by the site director and put into action on both provisional site-322 and Site-72

All quarantined subjects that showed traces of the SCP-XXXX instance in their lungs died in their cells in a similar manner to Pvt. Sanders. Observation showed that a body left in it’s cell would eventually be consumed from the inside and begin to grow a new instance of SCP-XXXX

Experimentation by MTF-Pi9 revealed that SCP-XXXX could be contained and handled with relative safety. Detailed findings can be found in the containment procedures and test protocols.

To provide a cover story for the initial civilian casualties, evidence of a chemical explosion at provisional site-322 was planted and corroborated with local news outlets.

All further research on SCP-XXXX was terminated.
SCP-XXXX was reclassified from Euclid to Safe.

<End of Report>

NOTES

Note from Foundation examination division

Examination of Pvt. Sanders equipment showed signs of chemical burns.
Attempts to identify the specific compound that caused the damage proved difficult since no traces of any sufficiently corrosive substance remained on the equipment. Comparative analysis of the burn patterns suggest an acidic compound, but without further research or information there is no way to confirm this or narrow down the list of candidates.
The existence of a corrosive agent however leads us to believe that survival on the other side of a SCP-XXXX portal is impossible past a certain duration.
The damages to Pvt. Sanders equipment were sufficient to breach the seal of the hazmat suit, rendering it ineffective.

— Sebastian Bauer, investigator, Site-80

Note on civilian casualties

While not a priority, attempts to locate and identify the civilian and police casualties of the initial incident were made.
During deconstruction work on provisional site-322, only one body was recovered.
The body was identified as Jan Ismer-Torweiler, the resident janitor. Autopsy result show that despite trace residue of SCP-XXXX in his lungs, the cause of death was ingestion of Sodium Hypochlorite. His death was declared a suicide.
All other missing persons from the incident have been legally declared dead in absentia.

— Jörg Wahnheim, Counterintelligence Division Site-80

Research note - Cognitohazard testing

Tests performed on contained instances of SCP-XXXX revealed that it’s utilizing sound to deploy it’s cognitohazard.
While sealed in a soundproof, airtight container the instance was unable to affect personnel handling it. To investigate, SCP-XXXX was observed using digital monitoring equipment.
The sealed container was tested for emission of olfactory compounds and subjected to a full spectrum analysis.
No olfactory compounds were found and neither light, electromagnetic nor vibration wavelengths were out of the ordinary.
On the audio wavelength analysis, tests showed a frequency in the 32 Khz range, well out of human hearing range.
Further testing confirmed that blocking out audio wavelengths made it possible to prevent the cognitohazard for personnel handling any SCP-XXXX instance.

— Dr. Richard Arwell, Lead-Researcher Site-80

Note on containment efforts - 005

During deconstruction of provisional site-322 we found 4 instances of SCP-XXXX that appeared completely inert. These instances neither moved nor reacted to any outside stimulus we tested for.
We put them into the same sealed transport containment cells as any other SCP-XXXX instance and send them to the lab for further study

— MTF-Pi9 “Waymakers”, Staff Sergeant T.Weller

Note on containment efforts - 012

Out attempts to cut or otherwise separate most instances of SCP-XXXX failed, the inert instances being the exception.
Neither surgical nor construction equipment was capable of dividing SCP-XXXX into smaller pieces.
As a result we were forced to remove most of the building SCP-XXXX was attached to along with it. Most of the building material was broken off or dissolved after testing made sure the dissolving agent had no effect on SCP-XXXX
After out initial attempts to store SCP-XXXX in a few large containers, we decided to instead store all instances in individual containers instead, since once put together, two fused instances could not be separated again.

— MTF-Pi9 “Waymakers”, Staff Sergeant T.Weller

Note from containment Team - 006

Weighing contained instances of SCP-XXXX revealed that at 21.4 g/cm³ it has much more density than its appearance suggests.
It’s sheer weight complicates containment as larger instances can weigh several tons, placing severe stress on the containment cell.
Containment protocols have been adjusted to account for this.

— Dr. Nicholas Edwin, Containment Specialist Site-80

Research note on chemical composition

Initial attempts to identify the chemical composition of SCP-XXXX proved difficult since none of our instruments were able to deconstruct its material. However, the inert instances found by MTF-Pi9 showed no resistance to our tools and we were able to run a full analysis on them.
While we’re not certain that the inert and active instances share the same chemical composition, this is the best we have.
SCP-XXXX is primarily made up of protein rich fluids. It is 40% water based.
Another 8% are sulfur, followed by various trace minerals, details of which are in our full report.
The most interesting thing we found were a significant amount of chloroplasts, suggesting a photosynthetic nature.
The complex structure of it’s protein base would place it somewhere between terrestrial plant and insect life.

— Dr. Richard Arwell, Lead-Researcher Site-80

Research Note - Photosynthesis testing

We were able to confirm that SCP-XXXX is unable to move, create portals or deploy it’s cognitohazard under light levels below 0,2 Lux.
While SCP-XXXX seems completely inert under these light conditions, we were not able to cut or analyse it in this state, which means the inert state is different from the inert samples found by MTF-Pi9.
Overexposure to very high light levels did not seem to have any effect on SCP-XXXX.
It is important to note that unlike real photosynthesis, SCP-XXXX seems to only react to the light levels as measured in Lux, not the actual wavelength of the light.
Containment protocols have been adjusted to account for these findings.

— Dr. Richard Arwell, Lead-Researcher Site-80

Research Note - Inconsistent behavior during air contaminant testing

SCP-XXXX displayed behavior patterns during our air contamination test that appear inconsistent with previously observed and documented parameters.
We applied for permission to conduct further tests of this to analyse its behavior in captivity.
We especially would like to explore the extent of it’s awareness and intend, since this test suggests it might employ more active thought than previously assumed.

— Dr. Richard Arwell, Lead-Researcher Site-80

Final Note

All further research into SCP-XXXX has been suspended indefinitely.
While I understand the reasoning behind the decision I urge the board to reconsider.
Even though we have a sufficient grasp on it to safely contain SCP-XXXX, too many questions about it’s behavior, composition, origin and the nature of the other side of the portal remain unanswered.

— Dr. Richard Arwell, Lead-Researcher Site-80

TESTLOGS

Test XXXX-02A Control Group

Subject: SCP-XXXX Instance and a rattus norvegicus domesticus.
Procedure: Instance was put into a research containment cell. The cell was put into a soundproofed room, allowing observers to be affected the cognitohazard of SCP-XXXX only within the observation room.
Dr. Richard Arwell and Dr. Simon Collins observed under the effect of the cognitohazard from within the room. Dr. Helmut Oppener observed from outside, unaffected by the cognitohazard.
Light levels inside the cell and observation room were set to 1000 Lux
A lab rat was introduced into the research cell.
Results: After introduction of the rat into the cell, SCP-XXXX began to change it’s appearance to a flat surface in a corner of the cell. Dr. Arwell reported seeing a patch of grass. Dr Collins reported seeing hay. Dr. Oppener reported seeing SCP-XXXX remain unchanged in appearance.
After 3 minutes, the rat moved towards SCP-XXXX. Upon making contact with it’s surface, it fell through it’s surface. Recordings and Dr Oppeners observation saw a portal opening beneath the rat as it stepped on SCP-XXXX. The portal appeared as a pitch black hole with a soft green glow on it’s outer edge. It’s size was about the same as the rat, but varied slightly over time as it’s edges moved in a slow pulsating motion.
Dr Arwell and Dr Collins did not see the portal.
Analysis: As predicted, SCP-XXXX consumes organic matter by using portals to transport them.
An unexpected finding of the test was that different people seem to be affected slightly differently by the active cognitohazard. Both affected observers reported seeing something similar, but not quite the same. This suggests that SCP-XXXX does not directly control what victims see, but merely suggests an appearance.

Test XXXX-02B Labrat with Low Light Levels

Subject: SCP-XXXX Instance and a Rattus norvegicus domesticus.
Procedure: Instance was put into a research containment cell. The cell was put into a soundproofed room, allowing observers to be affected the cognitohazard of SCP-XXXX only within the observation room.
Dr. Richard Arwell and Dr. Simon Collins observed under the effect of the cognitohazard from within the room. Dr. Helmut Oppener observed from outside, unaffected by the cognitohazard.
Light levels inside the cell and observation room were set to 0.15 Lux
A lab rat was introduced into the research cell.
The behavior of both the instance, the rat and their interaction were observed.
Results: SCP-XXXX ceased to move or emit sounds. Neither Dr. Arwell or Dr. Collins perceived any change in its appearance. The rat moved freely around the cell and frequently came into contact with SCP-XXXX without incident.
Observation continued for 24 hours, after which the rat was removed and autopsied.
No traces of SCP-XXXX were found anywhere on the rat.
Analysis: It is reasonably safe to assume that SCP-XXXX can be safely handled under low light levels.

Test XXXX-03 Air contagion

Subject: SCP-XXXX Instance, a Rattus norvegicus domesticus and a primate chlorocebus sabaeus.
Procedure: Instance and test subjects were put into a research containment cell. Inside the cell, a wall separates the Instance from the test subjects and the test subjects from each other. The walls between the Instance and the test subjects had 120, 15mm holes in them to let air travel through. A membrane was installed to only let air travel from the Instance to the test subjects and collect samples in 15 minute intervals.
The air tight cell was supplied with enough Oxygen for the test subjects to survive for 48 hours. The air would enter on the Instances side of the cell and move through the membrane to the test subjects.
The test subjects were provided with enough food and water for the duration.
After 48 hours both animals were autopsied.
Results: SCP-XXXX did not move for the first 36 hours and no contaminants were discovered in the airflow.
After 36 hours, SCP-XXXX began to move towards the air vent and blocked the airflow to the containment cell. Both test subjects suffocated shortly after.
SCP-XXXX remained in this position for another 3 hours before moving back to its initial position, where it remained for the remaining duration of the test.
Analysis: Since all air samples returned negative for air contaminants, we conclude that further research is needed into how exactly a person becomes infected. There is the possibility that anyone entering a portal becomes a carrier, infecting others if they make it out alive, but this is purely conjecture at this point in time.

NOTICE FROM THE DIRECTOR TO ALL RESEARCHERS FOR SCP-XXXX

All further testing is put on hold until further notice. All instances currently used for testing are to be returned into containment effective immediately. Pending updates to containment protocols are to be reviewed and committed.
Our current understanding of SCP-XXXX was deemed sufficient to safely contain and handle it in the future.

— Dr. Horst Mittermayer, Director, Site-80

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