Item Number: SCP-XXXZ
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: A copy of SCP-XXXZ is to be kept on a flash drive in a secure locker at Site ██. SCP-XXXZ is only to be viewed for testing purposes, or with permission from Dr. Michael Enscott.
Description: SCP-XXXZ is an anomolous version of the 1965 commercial for the board game Mystery Date, manufactured by the Milton Bradley Company. SCP-XXXZ is identical to the original commercial, with the exception of four adult males that take the place and perform identically to that of the four young girls that are present in the original.
The appearance and clothing of these four men is assumed to link to that of SCP-XXXZ-1, with each playback yielding different manifestations. Identification of these four men has proven to be inconclusive.
SCP-XXXZ's anomalous nature becomes apparent when any person views the commercial for it's full duration, with the audio of the commercial activated, and audible. Upon SCP-XXXZ finishing it's playthrough, the viewer will be transported to a floating city block in an unknown location, henceforth refered to as SCP-XXXZ-2. The viewer will always manifest in a sitting position, inside a diner in SCP-XXXZ-2, referred to as The Hangout Across from the viewer, an instance of SCP-XXXZ-1 will also manifest. SCP-XXXZ-1 will commonly take the form of a random political leader in history, who has at one time referred to themselves, or been referred to as a dictator.
SCP-XXXZ-1 instances will believe that they are on a romantic date with the viewer, and will often suggest various locations that itself and the viewer man want to visit within SCP-XXXZ-2, which include a movie theatre, a park, an arcade, and an apartment, owned by SCP-XXXZ-1. Upon 45 minutes passing since the viewer has entered SCP-XXXZ-2, SCP-XXXZ-1 will claim that their date has ended, and will escort the viewer to a bus stop within SCP-XXXZ-2. Within a few moments, a standard city bus will materialize at the bus stop, and upon entering it, the viewer will re-materialize in the same position as when they had finished watching SCP-XXXZ.
SCP-XXXZ-2 is inhabited by other entities, all taking the form of normal, non-anomalous people (SCP-XXXZ-3). SCP-XXXZ-3 instances seem to be cognizant of their own situation, and the situation of that of the viewer, but do not seem to be concerned of it. SCP-XXXZ-3 instances have not been observed to deviate much from their point at the start of an SCP-XXXZ date, but this may be circumstantial, and only observed due to the small amount of time viewers are able to spend within SCP-XXXZ-2.
Attempts to bring video or audio recording devices into SCP-XXXZ-2 has subsequently failed, with the devices failing to materilize within SCP-XXXZ-2. Similarly, tracking devices, such as a GPS system, has also been tested, and has also failed.
Details of Recovery: SCP-XXXZ was first posted to the video hosting service YouTube on ██/██/2014. The video was posted by the user "MuseomOfTime8" [sic] under the title "Take a trip down perspective st". This was the user's first video.
SCP-XXXZ received no views for it's first six months, until it was eventually brought to the Foundation's attention, when several viewers of the video reported having "strange dreams", and "out-of-body experiences". SCP-XXXZ was taken off the website, and it has yet to resurface. All individuals who viewed SCP-XXXZ have been given class-C amnestics, and have been returned to their homes without incident.
As of the creation of this document, Foundation agents are still attempting to track down the poster of SCP-XXXZ, with little success reported Foundation agents have successfully tracked down the creator of SCP-XXXZ, Kim Champlain (PoI-881413), to ██████, Nevada, where she was successfully apprehended. Researchers have definitively linked PoI-881413 to the fringe artistic movement "Are We Cool Yet?" (See Addendum-01)
Testing Logs
Test XXXZ-153-A
Viewer: D-076554 (31, Caucasian male)
Instructions: N/A
SCP-XXXZ-1 Instance: Chiang Kai-Shek (Republic of China, 1928-1949)
Notes: Subject reported that he and SCP-XXXZ-1 made friendly conversation, although D-076554 noted that SCP-XXXZ-1 "wasn't very interesting". Both D-076554 and SCP-XXXZ-1 quickly finished their meal, and SCP-XXXZ-1 suggested that they should go watch a movie. D-076554 agreed, and both individuals walked to a movie theatre, located across from The Hangout. D-076554 noted that the theatre only had three screens for viewing films, and seemed relatively small. SCP-XXXZ-1 and D-076554 both viewed a film in the theatre later identified as the 1922 Chinese short film 劳工之爱情 (Laborer's Love). The date ended afterwards, and D-076554 left SCP-XXXZ-2 on the city bus when it manifested. D-076554 later claimed that he was unable to understand the theatre's film, as it was in Mandarin, which D-076554 did not understand. When asked if SCP-XXXZ-1 was also speaking mandarin, D-076554 was unsure.
Test XXXZ-153-B
Viewer: D-076554 (As Above)
Instructions: If SCP-XXXZ-1 is a non-english speaker, D-076554 was instructed to attempt to discern whether SCP-XXXZ-1 was speaking english, of whether D-076554 was speaking their language.
SCP-XXXZ-1 Instance: Lucius Aurelius Commodus [Moniker; Commodus] (177-192 AD)
Notes: Upon first manifesting inside SCP-XXXZ-2, D-076554 believed that he was alone at his table. D-076554 then noticed SCP-XXXZ-1 urinating onto the floor in a corner of the The Hangout, much to the ire of the collective of SCP-XXXZ-3. SCP-XXXZ-1 then approached D-076554's table, and apologized for abandoning him. SCP-XXXZ-1 continued to act erratic throughout the diner, at one point exclaiming that it wished to kill everyone within The Hangout. D-076554 claimed that the various other SCP-XXXZ-3's within the diner reacted with shock and fear. Upon finishing their meal, SCP-XXXZ-1 challenged D-076554 to a wrestling match, to which D-07554 declined. SCP-XXXZ-1 reacted with dissapointment, and suggested D-07554 and itself take a walk through the park within SCP-XXXZ-2. D-076554 agreed, and upon entering into the park, SCP-XXXZ-1 attacked D-076554, intending to engage him in a friendly wrestling match. D-076554 reacted in surprise, and demanded that SCP-XXXZ-1 release him. SCP-XXXZ-1 released D-076554, and apologized for it's actions. SCP-XXXZ-1 and D-07554 then walked to the bus top in silence, where D-076554 left SCP-XXXZ-2 without incident. D-076554 confirmed to researchers that SCP-XXXZ-1 was indeed speaking English, as was the rest of SCP-XXXZ-3.
Dr. Enscott's Note: So it seems like the rest of the individuals inside SCP-XXXZ-2 are able to comprehend and abide by societal dating norms. There has yet to be a reaction from them about SCP-XXXZ-1 however. I wonder if they're aware of their own anomalous nature?
Test XXXZ-153-C
Viewer: D-076554 (As Above)
Instructions: D-076554 was instructed to refuse to enter onto the bus that manifests next to the bus stop in SCP-XXXZ-2 at the end of the date.
SCP-XXXZ-1 Instance: Muammar Gaddafi (Libyan Arab Republic, 1969-1977/Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, 1977-2011)
Notes: SCP-XXXZ-1 initially expressed disappointment that D-076554 was not female, but informed him that he still wished for the date to go well. D-076554 ordered a hot dog from the menu at The Hangout, while SCP-XXXZ-1 ordered nothing, and instead spent most of the dinner insulting D-076554, and his choice of meal. When the dinner was finished, SCP-XXXZ-1 suggested they take a walk in the park, and D-076554 agreed. Both SCP-XXXZ-1, and D-076554 ventured towards the park, where they both walked around for a short time, and then decided to lay on the grass for the last remaining minutes in the date. SCP-XXXZ-1 "Just rambled about Islam or something" for the majority of the walk. When the bus arrived to escort D-076554 out of SCP-XXXZ-2, D-076554 refused to enter it, prompting annoyance from SCP-XXXZ-1, who claimed that "[D-076554] was no son of mine." D-076554 and SCP-XXXZ-1 stood around for approximately 15 minutes more, before D-076554 manifested back into his chamber, mimicking results as if he had stepped into the bus.
Test XXXZ-157-A
Viewer: D-912834 (46, African-American female.)
Instructions:
SCP-XXXZ-1 Instance: Amir Timur [Moniker; Timur the Lame](Timurid Empire, 1370-1405)
Notes:
Test XXXZ-157-B
Viewer: D-912834 (As above)
Instructions: D-912834
SCP-XXXZ-1 Instance: Vlad Țepeș III [Moniker; Vlad the Impaler](Wallachia, 1456-1462)
Notes:
_Test XXXZ-157-C__
Viewer: D-912834 (As above)
Instructions: D-912834 was instructed to
SCP-XXXZ-1 Instance:
Notes:
Note: For additional testing logs, please see Document XXXZ-16-A
Addendum-01
Interviewed: PoI-881413
Interviewer: Dr. Michael Enscott
<Begin Log>
Dr. Enscott: Please state your name for the record.
PoI-881413: Kim Champlain.
Dr. Enscott: So, Ms. Champlain-
PoI-881413: Oh God, please don't call me that. Jesus man, I'm in my twenties. It's just Kim.
Dr. Enscott: Very well. Can you state your involvement with SCP-XXXZ?
PoI-81413: I'm going to assume you mean the video. Yeah, I made it, posted it, and curated it. I did everything.
Dr. Enscott Curated, it?
<End Log>
Closing Statement: [Small summary and passage on what transpired afterward]