Hanada

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a standard humanoid cell. The door of this containment cell must have no openings or visible gaps, except for a small lockable window for feeding purposes. This window must not be left open after feeding, at the risk of undesirable effects on any personnel passing by SCP-XXXX's cell. All personnel is advised to not interact directly with SCP-XXXX. Interactions via audio or video devices are safe.

SCP-XXXX can change its appearance, but as of yet has not assumed any form other than human.
Changes in SCP-XXXX appearance are to be logged and informed to all personnel. Standard monitoring equipment is to be used 24/7.

The sleep cycle of SCP-XXXX must be logged daily, as it has been confirmed to be a reliable indication of SCP-XXXX’s need to excrete.

According to Dr. ██████'s research, when SCP-XXXX's sleeping pattern surpass a 12 hours a day limit, all sleeping periods combined, a D-Class individual must be provided to spend at least half an hour in SCP-XXXX’s presence. It has been observed that SCP-XXXX does not need to touch or talk to the subject for the success of the excretion process, but this types of interaction are allowed with minimal risk to the D-Class individual. Any verbal interactions must be transcribed in detail and filed for research purposes. Efforts must be made to provide subjects to SCP-XXXX in any circumstances, to the best interest of active research.

D-Class personnel used to maintain SCP-XXXX can be safely used in other experiments, and vice versa. The use of D-Class personnel with mental illnesses is permitted.

Any requests made by SCP-XXXX-1 deemed reasonable can be submitted to Dr. [name] for approval, at the discretion of the researcher in duty [see Addendum 1].

Further specimen recovered may be contained alone or in groups, as relevant for research and according to foundation resources.

Description:
SCP-XXXX consists of one specimen of unknown origin currently in humanoid form. Research to recovery more specimens is currently underway, as their existence has been confirmed in interviews and logged interactions.

Specimens of SCP-XXXX do not harm humans unprovoked. However, the biology of SCP-XXXX requires a being capable of thinking to excrete its melancholy into, “melancholy” being the term used by SCP-XXXX-2 to describe the nature of its effects. If a SCP-XXXX doesn’t excrete, the melancholy will increasingly debilitate the individual, up until a point of no mobility or any observable reaction. If a human subject is not provided immediately at this point, SCP-XXXX will shortly die. In case of such a debilitated state, the subject must touch SCP-XXXX for the effects to occur.

Photo of SCP-XXXX-2 in the immobile state.

Tests for the use of plants, insects and mammals for maintenance of SCP-XXXX have been performed, resulting in negative outcomes.

D-Class personnel affected by SCP-XXXX show common signs of depression, varying according to individual tendencies. If needed, the subject may be treated for this depression with the usual treatment protocols for the disease. However, subjects affected by SCP-XXXX usually require higher doses of medication in comparison with individuals with naturally occurring depression. Cases of suicidal ideation have been reported in 95% of individuals.

In case of a long period without excreting, the individual affected by a debilitated SCP-XXXX will enter a state of despair, and will kill themselves promptly. No treatment or drug has been observed to have any effect in this case so far.

In interviews with SCP-XXXX-2, it has been revealed that an SCP-XXXX can choose when and to whom it excretes its melancholy into, if it is in good health. This capacity allows specimens to excrete a minimum of melancholy in as many human individuals as possible, being the biggest difficulty in current research for more specimens. Please refer to Interaction Log XXXX ██/██/████ for more information about this, and to Dr.[name] for Research Status.

The time between SCP-XXXX's need for excretion may vary according to individual and circumstances. Sleeping patterns reaching the 12 hours a day limit have been observed to cycle as soon as 14 days and as long as 33 days. Should any more specimens of SCP-XXXX be discovered, additional research must be conducted to adjust the sleep monitoring as necessary for proper maintenance of all SCP-XXXX specimens, as well as for providing a better control environment for further research.

Specimens of SCP-XXXX have been observed to have the capacity of change in shape and form, as long as the total mass of their bodies does not change. It is not known if SCP-XXXX can assume any non-humanoid form, nor what is the original appearance of SCP-XXXX.

Once changed, SCP-XXXX can maintain the chosen appearance for an unlimited amount of time. However, the process of changing is energy-draining and painful (according to both observations and interviews with SCP-XXXX-2). A minimum of 70 hours has been observed between changes, given a regular food intake. [See addendum 2]

Attempts to mimic the appearance of foundation staff, as well as other human appearances, have been observed in both specimens [see addendum 2]. It is theorized that this was an attempt to [REDACTED].

The specimens were first brought to the attention of field personnel after a study realized by the Psychology Department of ████████████ ███████████████ University in ████████ noted the relation between increased suicidal ideation on depression patients and the contact with exchange students from ██████.

At the time of recovery, two instances of SCP-XXXX were brought to the foundation, referred to as SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2. Recovery was uneventful and further testing has confirmed that SCP-XXXX does not have any physiological advantage over an average human being.

The current specimen contained by the Foundation is SCP-XXXX-1. Before the incident on ██/██/████ [see Test Log SCP-XXXX ████], both SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2 were contained in the same cell. SCP-XXXX-1 has not been affected by SCP-XXXX-2's absence in any way relevant to its containment.

Due to the nature of both organisms' effects, experiments have been conducted to find a correlation between SCP-XXXX and SCP-3209, to no relevant results.

Addendum 1: Items currently in possession of SCP-XXXX-1:
1 simple blue bullet point pen
1 simple notebook
1 English-███████████ dictionary
1 paperback copy of “Essential Grammar in Use”
1 paperback copy of "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, 19th edition"
1 radio receiver
2 AA batteries, for use in radio receiver [this item may be used as a reward/punishment system for further control of SCP-XXXX-1 behaviour]

Items may be replaced as requested, upon Dr. [name]'s approval.

Addendum 2: Log of Physical changes in SCP-XXXX specimens:

SCP-XXXX-1
██/██/████ Human. Female. White skin. White hair. 60-year-old appearance. 1,50m.
██/██/████ Human. Female. White skin. White hair. 40-year-old appearance. 1,60m.
██/██/████ Human. Non-specific gender. White skin. White hair. 20-year-old appearance. 1,60m. Strong build.
██/██/████ Human. Female. White skin. White hair. 70-year-old appearance. 1,50m. Overweight.

SCP-XXXX-2
██/██/████ Human. Male. Black skin. Brown hair. 30-year-old appearance. 1,75m. Strong build.
██/██/████ Human. Male. White skin. Blonde hair. Middle-age appearance. 1,80m.
██/██/████ Human. Female. White skin. Red hair. 20-year-old appearance. 1,70m.
██/██/████ Human. Female. Brown skin. Black hair. 20-year-old appearance. 1,60m.
██/██/████ Human. Male. White skin. Black hair. 7-year-old appearance. 1,10m.
██/██/████ Human. Female. White skin. Blonde hair. 5-year-old appearance. 1,00m.
██/██/████ Human. Male. Brown skin. Black hair. 20-year-old appearance. 2,10m.
██/██/████ Human. Non-specific gender. White skin. White hair. 20-year-old appearance. 1,60m. Strong build.
██/██/████ Human. Female. White skin. Blonde hair. 9-year-old appearance. 1,30m.
██/██/████ [REDACTED]

This log has been checked and updated by [name surname] on June 28, 2018 at 16:00h.

For further detail on log updates, see [REDACTED].

Test Log SCP-XXXX: [REDACTED]