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Item #: SCP-XXXX l2.png Object Class: Safe
Level 2 Clearance Threat Level: Green

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SCP-XXXX in its inert state.

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a secure safe. The security code to the containment box must be restricted to researchers who have not been under any memetic influence in the past year.1 Direct physical contact is restricted to controlled testing. All interactions must be overseen by a Level 3 researcher or higher.

All SCP-XXXX-A instances are to be kept under strict surveillance in a Standard Humanoid Containment Unit until authorization for further action.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a 23 cm-long key, made of a nickel aluminum bronze alloy2. The carvings on the knob depict a flourishing, multi-branched plant while the inscription on its grip is written in a transcript similar to the Byblos Syllabary3. As of 20██/██/██, this script is undecipherable. Further research on the letters engraved along the teeth of the key show that it reads 'IANUS', possibly a reference to the Roman deity of time, change, and passages4.

SCP-XXXX appears to have no abnormal features in its inert state. However, upon contacting human skin, the object undergoes several noticeable changes. First, SCP-XXXX’s teeth change distinctly in shape and pattern. These patterns differ from case to case, and appear to have no particular criterion, though there have been a few instances of near-identical shifts recorded. This process takes roughly 1.3 seconds, with a margin of error of 0.04, during which SCP-XXXX cannot be detached from the individual in contact(henceforth referred to as SCP-XXXX-A)'s skin. Directly after this process, SCP-XXXX-A falls unconscious. SCP-XXXX itself is locked into its active state for the duration of SCP-XXXX-A's unconscious state, though termination of SCP-XXXX-A will result in reversion of the shift. Removing SCP-XXXX from SCP-XXXX-A's vicinity during this time has no effect, thought direct skin contact with SCP-XXXX will still affect the individual, inducing a state similar to the first SCP-XXXX-A's. Studies of SCP-XXXX-As in this stage appear to be in an induced coma, which may last anywhere between 2 to 5 hours.

When SCP-XXXX-A wakes from its coma, it appears to have no recollection of SCP-XXXX. Though not always apparent immediately, all observed SCP-XXXX-A instances claim to come from a different universe from ours. There is no pattern to whether such differences are notable or minimal (Interview log XXXX-1). No research has been conclusive as to SCP-XXXX’s origins, or the purpose it was created for. The described worlds from accounts of SCP-XXXX-As seem to fit a number of multiverse theories, including Tegmark’s Level 3 theory and Greene’s Brane multiverse.

Addendum: There have been numerous ‘changes’ caused by SCP-XXXX throughout recent decades. Though it must be noted that not all identified incidents may be a result of SCP-XXXX, it is important to consider that SCP-XXXX has likely remained unnoticed for nearly 4000 years. It is also possible that there are multiple existences of SCP-XXXX, and that their origins may not be from this universe at all.
The alloy making up SCP-XXXX has been identified to be an alloy of mostly nickel, aluminum, and bronze. All attempts to scratch its surface were unsuccessful. Its weight (1.23 kg) is abnormally heavier than a standard, non-anomalous nickel aluminum bronze alloy of the same volume.


Incident Report XXXX-01

Incident Report: XXXX-01
SCP Involved: SCP-XXXX
Location: Georgia, USA; coordinates ██/██/██
Preamble: Two months prior to the event (February ██, ████), cases of multiple instances of unspecified delusional disorders and amnesia, as well as a sharp increase in theories about multiple universes, was reported in ████, Georgia, USA. The nearest I.A. department dispatched a team to investigate and capture the anomaly. However, the encounter with SCP-XXXX resulted in an unaccounted personnel casualty.

11:13 AM: Agents Ban, Abe, and Lewis enter the home of ███ ██████, a victim of SCP-XXXX. ███ ██████ was found dead in her home three days prior, with a note describing a different universe in which she was not a ‘dirt-poor high-school dropout’, but rather an influential archaeologist studying anomalous artifacts in history.

11:19 AM: Agent Lewis discovers a used, locked trunk from under the victim’s bed. He calls for Agent Ban to investigate further. Agent Abe enters the basement to search for further information.

11:22 AM: Agent Abe discovers hastily written journal entries, assumed to be ███ ██████'s, that mention scripts describing a 'traveler's key' and an altar to the Indo-European god Janus, as well as part of a translation of the Byblos Syllabary.

11:27 AM: Agent Lewis attempts to open the sealed box. While cutting the padlock, Lewis accidentally drops the box. SCP-XXXX falls out. Lewis reaches out to pick it up bare-handed. Agent Ban, in an attempt to dissuade him, knocks the key out of his way. Accidental skin contact is made between Agent Ban and SCP-XXXX.

11:29 AM: Upon hearing Lewis's shout of alarm, Agent Abe enters the room. Ban is on the floor, unconscious, with SCP-XXXX lying two feet away from him. Abe contacts I.A. immediately. Taking care not to let SCP-XXXX touch her skin, she secures the SCP with a standard containment unit.

12:01 PM: Backup arrives at the location. Lewis is reprimanded, while Ban is transported to the medical center at Site-██.

This is a real mess. Whoever thought it would be okay to send an untrained agent- no matter how experienced their team members are- on a mission to retrieve a possibly Euclid-class SCP should be demoted. –Dr. Rook

Notice: Civilian ███ ██████'s personal records acquired from the expedition are to be archived under strict security, due to their inclusion of sensitive information.


Test Logs: Summary

Date SUBJECT Effects Notes
February ██, 20██

Agent Ban

Subject expressed confusion. Was admitted to Medical, where he was cleared of any physical issues. Claimed to be part of the Foundation, albeit as [REDACTED]. This was an isolated accident. Please note that such incidents regarding SCP-XXXX will be dealt with accordingly.-Dr. James
March ██, 20██

D-████-██

Subject displayed confusion and distress, then fell into a coma. Terminated. See Interview Log XXXX-1. none.- Dr. Rook
March ██, 20██

D-████-██

Subject claimed to come from 'the future', where humanity was no longer the top predators of Earth. Lie detectors indicate unreliability. D-████-██ has a long record of being a conspiracy theorist. We can't be sure if his 'world' was actually how he described it. -Dr. Rook
March ██, 20██

D-████-██

Took on a jovial, talkative personality. Claimed to be a circus performer. When asked, performed a complicated juggling routine using 'Devil Sticks'. D-████-██'s records show that he grew up in a circus. Apparently, he'd run away during his adolescence, and had worked as an animal trainer, not a juggler. -Dr. Rook
March ██, 20██

D-████-██, Researcher Jackson

During D-████-██‘s unconscious stage, Researcher Jackson accidentally touched SCP-XXXX. She immediately fell unconscious as well, and woke at the exact same time D-████-██ did. Both claimed to be from a world in which American President [REDACTED] was never assassinated. It appears that if a subject makes contact with SCP-XXXX during SCP-XXXX-A’s unconscious stage, he/she will fall into the same state. It is also highly possible that these SCP-XXXX-As ‘come’ from the same alternate reality. Further testing is needed to prove this hypothesis. –Dr. Rook
Notice: Testing of SCP-XXXX put on hold in favor more imminent issues with SCP-████.
March ██, 20██

D-████-██


Upon waking, D-████-██ claimed to be a Foundation researcher (Lvl. 4 Clearance), Dr. R██████ G██████-Thorn. Though there were no records of any such Foundation member, D-████-██‘s real name was R██████ Thorn. After some inquiry, D-████-██ acknowledged that he was indeed born as R██████ Thorn. Questioning led to (…) (Refer to Incident Report XXXX-03 for further information.)
Notice: Further testing of SCP-XXXX postponed indefinitely.
This is exactly why we do not trust that an SCP will do what it appears to do. Let this serve as a warning to all of you. Thank the heavens only Euclid-levels were on-site, or we would all be dead by now. – Dr. James

Interview Log XXXX-1

Interviewed: D-████-██

Interviewer: Dr. Rook

Foreword: First instance of [DATA EXPUNGED]. Extreme deviation in personality due to SCP-XXXX. Prior to the test, D-████-06 was reported to be an extremely violent, volatile person. At approximately 11:20 D-████-06 was told to touch SCP-XXXX with his bare hands. Roughly forty minutes later, D-████-06 woke up and was immediately questioned.

<Begin Video Log, [12:00]>

Dr. Rook: Hello, D-████-06. You're here because there was a security issue. Top secret stuff, I'm afraid. Are you alright? What do you remember?

D-████-06:

Dr. Rook: Let's go back a little. Is your name Matthew Lewis?

D-████-06: Indecipherable words, presumably in an unknown language ensue

Dr. Rook: Excuse me?

D-████-06:

Dr. Rook: D-████-06? Mr. Lewis? Please, we only want to help y-
D-████-06: Where am I?

Dr. Rook: (pause) You are currently in a secure, non-threatening location. Again, are you Matthew Lewis?

D-████-06: Another three, short-cut phrases in an unknown dialect.

Dr. Rook: Do you not know who you are, D-████-06!

D-████-06:
D-████-06: Subject TCoS-9007. Sentenced to termination in -0.2 hours.
D-████-06:
D-████-06: Why am I still alive?

Dr. Rook: 06? Are you alright?

D-████-06:

Dr. Rook: I'm sorry, it must be confusing for y-

D-████-06 begins convulsing violently. Dr. Rook jumps in surprise. D-████-06 reaches for Dr. Rook before collapsing.

Dr. Rook: Security! Security, extract the subject immediately. He seems to be going into a- (indecipherable sound.)

<End Log, [12:08]>

Closing Statement: Subject D-████-06 unresponsive after 12:08. Terminated.

D-████-06 seems to have entered some kind of self-induced trance. He won't respond to any external stimulus, including our attempts to [DATA EXPUNGED]. It seems as if he is completely devoid of any sentience… or sense. -Dr. Rook


Notes:

Agent Ban, formerly of the Intelligence Agency, is currently undergoing examination due to his contact with SCP-XXXX. Though it doesn't seem as if he's been affected in any significant way, the investigation is still pending. –Dr. ███████.

The geometric shapes of the activated SCP's teeth seem to appear physically impossible at times. We currently have a theory on how these shapes indicate some kind of relation with the reality the key is trying to connect to… –Dr. Rook


NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

The following information requires Level 3 Clearance and is open for access on a Need-To-Know basis. In the case that you require the following records for research purposes, and you are either assigned to PROJECT JANUS or SCP-XXXX, please notify the Records and Information Security Administration for authorization.

Thank you.

— Maria Jones, Director, RAISA

The following is a copy of records found during initial recovery of SCP-XXXX, as well as information relevant to Project JANUS. Some of the information is yet to be verified and approved for review. If authorized, please log in to view additional information.



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