SCP-XXXX inactive and folded into quarters
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be stored in a sealed plastic tub to prevent potential accidental soiling and then stored away in a standard containment locker. Since its anomalous effects are only activated when in use further procedures are unnecessary and considered excessive.
If testing is planned, SCP-XXXX may be run through a non-anomalous laundry dryer to warm and fluff it in order to make it more comforting to young test subjects as long as it is treated as a delicate. Otherwise, SCP-XXXX is to be washed after testing using a gentle detergent as stronger soaps risk negating the anomalous effects. Hand washing in warm water is preferable as it is gentler on the old and fraying fabric, however machine washing does not appear to harm or alter SCP-XXXX significantly. If SCP-XXXX is damaged, it is to be repaired before being washed to prevent the damage from being exacerbated.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a crochet waffle stitch blanket with fabric edging measuring approximately 91.44cm by 121.92cm. It is completely white with the exception of pale pink embroidered calligraphic style lettering in one of the corners. The blanket appears aged with signs of having been repaired a number of times, though there are still a number of small holes in it and the edging is falling apart and with one edge freely hanging. Upon testing of loose strands of string that were trimmed from SCP-XXXX, it was proven to be made of non-anomalous materials, mainly cotton.
Under most circumstances SCP-XXXX acts as if any non-anomalous blanket, however when a child under the age of 12 enters REM sleep with SCP-XXXX it gains a form of sentience. Without waking the child, it will slide out from their embrace and stand up on one of its short edges as if human, using its corners as hands and feet in an almost humanoid type manor. The edge it uses as the top and bottom or which side is used as the front and back vary and it has even been observed to switch between them.
Once conscious, SCP-XXXX stands guard over the subject, but if it perceives a threat it will become hostile. It appears to be able to use martial arts as well as making use of items within the room as makeshift weapons. Despite being made of a soft and light material, a strike from one of its corners can cause as much damage as a blunt force weapon and is fully capable of not only causing bruising but broken bones and even internal bleeding. It is relentless, defending the child that fell asleep with it to the death, though it prefers to simply deter attackers rather than harm them as it won’t pursue attackers who flee. Still, persistent enough threats can lead SCP-XXXX to seriously injure or kill the attacker. Its level of intelligence is unknown as it has a very one track mind, however it is creative and adaptive in its defences. It is also highly suspicious of all adults, always keeping the side it is using as its front facing adults as if staring them down.
It appears that it can perceive the world around it quite accurately both visually and auditorily, however exactly how it does so is unknown. Even more bizarrely it returns to the exact position it was held in before gaining consciousness moments before the child awakens from REM sleep cycle stage, suggesting a psychological link between the child and SCP-XXXX for the duration of the night. In addition to knowing when the child is about to begin waking up, nothing SCP-XXXX ever does disrupts the child’s sleep and those used for testing reported sleeping more soundly with SCP-XXXX than without, even if SCP-XXXX aggressively fought off an attacker in a loud confrontation. This further suggests that SCP-XXXX established a psychological link with those it protects in order to keep them at ease and allow its consciousness to be unknown to the child it protects.
When damage is done to SCP-XXXX during combat, SCP-XXXX responds similarly to a human being injured. It will clutch tears as if in pain from an open wound. While damaging SCP-XXXX is possible, it has been shown to be far more durable than a non-anomalous blanket of the same material makeup and stitching pattern despite its apparent age. It has been observed to deflect bullets and only incredibly sharp serrated knives can cut its body. Despite this SCP-XXXX showed signs of severe damage before it was brought into containment. It is unknown how it sustained this damage as no tests could do more than a small fabric tear, but it’s been hypothesized that SCP-XXXX was created in response to an anomalous force not yet documented that threatened a child specifically and sustained this damage in keeping it at bay. Most of the damage has since been repaired and poor stitching jobs from past repairs have mostly been fixed, however the blanket still has some “scarring” as well as a few holes and other damage associated with age.
The exact origin of SCP-XXXX is as of yet unknown. It was taken into SCP Foundation custody when a field agent overheard a thrift store proprietor tell stories about the blanket’s activities. While it could have been superstition or a tactic in order to sell the blanket to a nervous parent, the agent decided it was worth investigation. The blanket was purchased and designated SCP-XXXX after its anomalous nature was confirmed and the store proprietor was administered class C amnestics after being interviewed by SCP Foundation personnel. How and by whom SCP-XXXX was created remains a mystery as the proprietor of the thrift store SCP-XXXX was purchased from could not provide any details about the individual who sold it to him, only what they told him. The only clue as to the identity of anyone involved with it being the initials “AAR” embroidered into the corner. Investigation into possible links between the initials and any persons or groups of interest is ongoing.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in its case and stored inside Dr. Bard’s office. It is only to be handled under controlled circumstances and after violin playing proficiency has been analyzed using a non-anomalous instrument in order to use the player’s skill level to contextualize its effects. Since SCP-XXXX’s anomalous nature only manifests when played, it is considered safe to handle as long as it is not being played, however there is no reason for it to be taken out of its case regularly and it is recommended that SCP-XXXX be kept in its case when not in use in order to make sure it is kept in good condition. Otherwise, SCP-XXXX should be cared for just as any non-anomalous violin such as loosening the bow hairs before putting it back in its case and wiping rosin dust off of its wooden body with the microfiber cloth included in SCP-XXXX’s case. SCP-XXXX may appear to be durable, but it is unknown what anomalous effects the instrument's neglect or mistreatment may bring about and therefore must be treated with respect.
The researcher in charge of SCP-XXXX is SCP Foundation resident acoustics expert Dr. Daniel Bard due to his ability to play SCP-XXXX well enough to not be harmed. This is because Dr. Bard played violin professionally as a side career during his college years, which ended up paying for his education up to his PhD degree in physics. He is the authority regarding the use of SCP-XXXX and is the only staff member permitted to use SCP-XXXX freely. All other requests to interact or even see SCP-XXXX must be approved and supervised by Dr. Bard.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a wooden full sized acoustic violin. The body is made of oak and the top half resembles a human skull in shape and has been spray painted gold with a polished finish over it. The unusual body shape of SCP-XXXX makes it appear as though it should be an electric violin, however it plays just as well as any acoustic violin and lacks a power jack required to connect any electronic amplifiers. The neck, fingerboard, chin rest, and pegs are all black while the strings are golden in color. The bow is also entirely black, including the bow hair. It comes in a black violin case lined with red velvet on the inside. On the outside of the case there appears to be a relatively large pentagram painted on the top in red. When chemically analyzed, the paint was proven to be a mixture between common acrylic paint and human blood. Included in the case are a black microfiber cloth, a block of rosin, and an infinitely replenishing supply of gold spare strings. The rosin, which is dark red and set in black dyed wood, is kept in black packaging made of thin cardboard with a red pentagram printed on it resembling the one painted on the case itself. The rosin can be scratched for use preparing the bow to play, however returns to pristine condition upon being returned to its box, making the supply infinite.
When played by someone with professional level skill, SCP-XXXX’s anomalous nature does not manifest and plays music just as well as any other violin. When played by an amature, however, SCP-XXXX causes severe bodily harm to the player in the form of burns. It unknown how it causes these burns, but thermal scans show that only the surface of the skin in contact with the violin as well as any clothing between the two heats up to dangerous levels capable of reaching over 100 degrees celsius if poor playing continues, causing severe 3rd or 4th degree burns and setting fire to clothing, however the instrument itself remains a static temperature. Upon more detailed testing, it was found that SCP-XXXX responds to the sound of it being played, briefly burning the player with increasing intensity for every mistake made. It is unknown how it identifies these mistakes, but wrong notes, improper bow handling, poor wrist position, improper posture, playing out of tune, and even simply hesitation all cause SCP-XXXX to react negatively, however it does not seem to mind musical embellishment or improvisation as long as it stays on key and flows naturally. SCP-XXXX also does not seem to mind the use of foreign non-anomalous accessories such as shoulder rests and finger tape and does not damage them when burning the subject. SCP-XXXX also appears to be aware of when it is being tuned and does not burn when being tuned, however will always burn the player if it has not been tuned or has been tuned incorrectly. This suggests that SCP-XXXX’s anomalous nature may be a harsh form of negative reinforcement as an incentive to learn to play the instrument faster than with a non-anomalous instrument.
SCP-XXXX’s origins are currently unknown. It was found in an underground chamber beneath an abandoned Catholic church outside Ottawa, Canada. The church had long been abandoned, but symbols painted on the walls suggests it was taken over by a satanic or otherwise dark cult before being abandoned a second time. The nature of where it was found and the symbolism on both the case and rosin package suggest a close link between SCP-XXXX and this unknown cult. Research has yet to uncover any further information, however is still under way, though it is unknown if the group that created SCP-XXXX still exists and SCP-XXXX’s age is unknown.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell. It is allowed an animation desk with a light table as well as various graphite pencils, red pencil, blue pencil, charcoal, a large package of acme hole punched paper, and other basic art supplies. SCP-XXXX is also allowed one fresh sketchbook every two months. It has no need or means of consuming food or water and therefore these do not need to be provided. SCP-XXXX is to be interviewed regularly, however is to have the interviewer sit next to rather than across from SCP-XXXX in order to observe its projected thoughts. SCP-XXXX is also to be provided a pen and notepad during interviews in order to answer specific or detailed questions it cannot express using cartoon snippets.
Personnel not otherwise predisposed are allowed to freely interact with SCP-XXXX and even request drawings for both research and personal purposes, however all drawings done by SCP-XXXX are to be checked for instances of SCP-XXXX-X, though SCP-XXXX will often bring them to personnel’s attention willingly. If the instance of SCP-XXXX-X does not possess abilities that soil or otherwise destroy the paper it inhabits, it is to be contained on a blank sheet of 21.59cm by 27.94cm sheet of common printer paper and placed inside a plastic sleeve and then a plastic envelope and stored in a standard containment locker. Otherwise, instances are to be run through a paper shredder and then incinerated.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a caucasian human male measuring 1.85m in height and weighing roughly 78.9kg. Its age is unknown, but has been approximated as being somewhere between its mid 40s to early 50s. SCP-XXXX’s wardrobe varies, but is consistently in a 1940s semi-casual style, often wearing suspenders, sport coat with matching pants, handkerchief folded into a pocket square, dress shirt, vest, black and white two-tone dress shoes, and a tie done in a full windsor knot. Its facial features are unknown as SCP-XXXX had been decapitated at the base of the skull and its head has been replaced by a black and silver vintage style cinema projector. Despite lacking a head, SCP-XXXX is alive and has no signs of any health problems or neural impairment. Scans have shown that the inside of the projector substituting its head had been taken over by neural tissue, allowing it full control of the projector despite the lack of the device’s usual internal components. SCP-XXXX is even capable of displaying animated footage without the presence of any film on its spools and play the corresponding audio despite the lack of any of the proper sound producing equipment. It also seems to be both visually and audibly aware of its surroundings despite the absence of eyes and ears, using the lens of its projector as an eye in many situations. Due to injuries at the top of its neck it can be inferred that its state of being is not a natural occurrence, but rather a form of bodily mutilation. It is unknown if these injuries were self-inflicted or consentual, but SCP-XXXX’s apparent lack of memory regarding how it got to this state suggests that the modifications were done against its will.
SCP-XXXX has full sentient brain functionality, however due to its head having been replaced it is unable to speak verbally. Instead, SCP-XXXX communicates using projected cartoon snippets to express its thoughts and feelings. These cartoons vary in age, however tend to be older with the earliest observed being from 1928 and the latest being from 1957. While these cartoons do not fully replace speech, they express SCP-XXXX’s state of mind enough as to forge an understanding. When these cartoons aren't enough, SCP-XXXX is more than capable of legibly writing notes to foundation staff in order to say what it feels it needs to or answer open-ended questions.
SCP-XXXX itself is a skilled cartoonist and animator in addition to being able to play already made cartoons. During interview attempts it has been seen doodling characters on the notepad it was given to help it communicate and even made a small flip book out of the corner of the notepad. When given full resources such as an animation desk and professional tools, SCP-XXXX can make professional level drawings and rough animations. While most of these drawings are harmless, SCP-XXXX is capable of drawing animate cartoon character drawings. These anomalous drawings (designated SCP-XXXX-X) resemble rendered pencil animations, however exist on a flat, single sheet of paper. Their intelligence varies depending on the nature of the character being depicted and, while unable to audibly speak, sentient instances able to speak via handwriting that appears beside their head. SCP-XXXX-X instances are restricted to the sheet of paper it was drawn on unless another sheet of paper makes direct contact with it. If an instance of SCP-XXXX-X gets onto a paper with content printed on it the character will almost always alter, erase, or otherwise vandalize said content in a manner relative to the drawing’s identity. In some cases, instances of SCP-XXXX-X might even be able to physically affect the paper itself in ways such as setting the paper on fire (SCP-XXXX-5). SCP-XXXX appears apathetic towards instances of SCP-XXXX-X, having some appreciation for them and an attachment to them as their creator, though never protested and showed little to no emotional response to their destruction. In an interview it expressed that while it does love them it realizes that they’re just drawings and it would be a waste of energy making a fuss if they’re criticized or destroyed. SCP-XXXX-X instances however are aware of the physical world and are cognitive enough to silently attempt to protest their “death” and will react fearfully in the event of their destruction.
For some time SCP-XXXX was affectionately referred to as “Walt” by personnel after animation icon Walt Disney since its lack of an identifiable face meant its identity could not be confirmed, however once a solid system of communication between foundation personnel and SCP-XXXX and it had gotten comfortable in containment it revealed its name to have formerly been Oscar Davis. Upon tracing the name his likely identity was found. Oscar Davis was an animator born in 1897 who began working for Fleischer Studios in Manhattan, New York in 1929 at the age of 32. He worked on a variety of cartoons including those featuring Bosco, Betty Boop, and Popeye, but Oscar disappeared under mysterious circumstances after working with the studio for 13 years. He was last seen on 01/02/1942 before being discovered wandering the streets of Burbank, California as SCP-XXXX late at night and coming into containment willingly. Due to the stage of aging of his hands, it appears he has not aged since 1945, three years after his disappearance. When asked, SCP-XXXX seems to have full memory of its previous life, but has no recollection of what had happened to him between his disappearance and his discovery despite a general knowledge of world events during that time. Since he had been missing for over 70 years and was declared dead in 1949, only recent sightings require disinformation and the use of ambestics. As far as his remaining family members are concerned Oscar Davis is long dead.
SCP-XXXX is friendly and cooperative with foundation staff and can even be considered helpful on some minor occasions. It has a calm and quiet demeanor who spends much of its time drawing without actively seeking engagement, but has yet to protest being held in containment or any interaction initiated by foundation personnel. While cooperative, SCP-XXXX has expressed that it does not enjoy containment and misses its former life, but is understanding of the foundation's reasons for keeping it contained. Even so SCP-XXXX shows signs of mild depression, though communication barriers make oficial diagnosis and psychotherapeutic treatment difficult. Even so, he is a fairly sophisticated individual who has been noted as cautiously adjusting researcher’s ties and lab coats in an attempt to help them look clean and professional, though will back off if the act is openly received negatively. Something interesting that was also noted about SCP-XXXX is that despite being from a pre-civil rights era he lacks many of the extreme prejudices commonly held by its demographic, though it is unknown id this is due to its gentle personality causing it to never fully hold these prejudices or it it is an acceptance of the changing culture it can still recall despite having no memory of its own whereabouts during that time.
Addendum: SCP-XXXX previously only used animated clips to convey its emotional state, however recently it began splicing clips together in order to form original sentences. In some cases it has even spliced sounds in order to form new words that it did not have available in the films available to it. This is a breakthrough in communication between personnel and SCP-XXXX, but also shows a level of adaptability that should be looked into. It may be the case that Mr. Davis had anomalous traits prior to being turned into SCP-XXXX. In the meantime, a note pad is no longer required for communication, however should be provided during interviews if requested by SCP-XXXX.
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