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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: Previous containment procedure for holding SCP-XXXX in an unmarked metallic umbrella bin proved insufficient. See amended containment procedure.
Special Containment Procedure, SCP-XXXX (AMENDED 2016-09-11)
The object must be kept in a clearly marked umbrella bin. Containment vessel must be clearly marked with the following warning: THIS CONTAINER HOLDS SCP-XXXX. THIS IS NOT AN UMBRELLA, DO NOT TAKE WITHOUT EXPRESS AUTHORIZATION.
Physical Description: SCP-XXXX has the appearance and functionality of an unremarkable umbrella. The canopy has a vertical pattern of alternating black and white fabric, and has a circumference of 173cm when opened. The object has a vertical length of 1.7m with a beige hook shaped wooden handle, and there are no prominent markings or signs of the maker or anything indicating origin of manufacture. The design is that of a classic umbrella dating to at least 19th century.
Properties: SCP-XXXX operates like a typical umbrella, with a push operated latch that allows the user to expand and collapse the canopy. SCP-XXXX deviates from a typical umbrella in its use to shield the user from the rain. When the user attempts to use SCP-XXXX to shield themselves from the rain, liquids pass through the canopy unhindered. Close inspection of the canopy yields no remarkable difference from that of a typical umbrella canopy. Attempts to test the liquid permeability of the canopy under controlled conditions renders the special properties of SCP-XXXX inert, and liquids will not bypass the canopy. Only in standard usage will SCP-XXXX's canopy become completely permeable to liquids.
Procurement: SCP-XXXX's origin and make are unknown. First instance of appearance was on auctioning website, [REDACTED] on 2014-06-23. SCP-XXXX has been listed in similar sales/thrift online outlets since then. Sellers often remarked that the item in question was not actually functional as an umbrella, and that it does not shield the user from rain; instead, it was typically sold as a novelty item. SCP procurement office bought the item from [REDACTED] on 2014-09-15 for a value of $20.
Whereabouts: SCP-XXXX was held in Seattle SCP Site-196, when it was unintentionally displaced. Exact location of SCP-XXXX is unknown, though presumed to be somewhere in one of the SCP sites in Seattle, Washington.
Excerpt, investigation on the displacement of SCP-XXXX:
INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL LETTERMAN CONDUCTED ON 2016-08-26 8:24 AM
INTERVIEWER – Jack Schniepp, Regional Security Officer
INTERVIEWEE – Daniel Letterman, Janitorial StaffJS: Hello Mr. Letterman, thank you for coming in. First, please state your name for the record.
DL: My name is Daniel Letterman, I am a Janitorial Staff, responsible for the janitorial duties in the SCP sites around Seattle on an on-need basis.JS: As you are already aware, this interview will be supplemental to the ongoing investigation of the unauthorized displacement of SCP-XXXX, which has been in secure storage since 2014-02-11. Please describe to me what happened in your words, on 2016-07-25.
DL: I was on duty that day, and my shift had finished as it always does some time around 6PM. It was raining that day, and it just happened that I forgot to bring my umbrella to work that day. I recall seeing an umbrella in room 9T12, and it was always just sitting there, so…JS: So you decided to take SCP-XXXX from a secure holding container without any authorization or guidance.
DL: I… Look, it was sitting in an umbrella bin! How am I suppose to know that it was a secure container, or that an umbrella was an object?!JS: Irrespective of your… ignorance pertaining to the object, you should know that there are serious consequences to taking an object out of the facility without appropriate approval. Not only for you and your career, but also to the safety and security of the world. These objects are held in our custody for a reason, and all of us share the responsibility of being stewards of these objects and making sure that they do not find their way out.
DL: Oh come on! You can hardly call this dangerous! I mean, at worst, someone is going to get a little wet on their way back home! I've been with the SCP for twenty years! For all the years of loyalty, is this the kind of treatment I get for misplacing an umbrella?
JS: An object, Mr. Letterman. And the rules are rules, I'm afraid.JS: Please, continue. You took the object from the site, and what happened?
DL: I took the UMBRELLA, and went on my merry way home. But as soon as I stepped outside, I got wet from rain, and no matter how much I fiddled with it, I just kept getting wet. So I rushed home, and when I came back in for work the next day, which was at Seattle Site-197, I left the umbrella in the lost and found bin.JS: Not only did you take an object without the proper authorization, you couldn't even muster the decency of returning the object to the same location. I must say, Mr Letterman, not only were you in violation of SCP object handling protocols, but you also lacked the decency to at least return it to its proper location.
DL: Fuck off.
JS: We investigated Site-197, and were dismayed to discover that, perhaps owing to the frequent rainy weather of Seattle, personnel freely take and leave umbrellas in the lost and found bin, and with many of the personnel traveling between our numerous sites in the area, we do not have a concrete idea of where it may be now. As a result of your actions, Mr. Letterman, SCP-XXXX is now lost among a sea of umbrellas.JS: That concludes the Interview with Daniel Letterman, as of 8:41AM. Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Letterman.
DL: Yeah, whatever.
