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Item #: SCP-X

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-X is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment cell. The subject is to be given food and water three times a day. It's movements must be monitored through the use of pressure sensors and two cameras.

Junior Researcher Green is to enter the subject's cell for questioning every few days for up to two hours at a time, this is to understand more about it and keep it's mental health in check.

Description: SCP-X is believed to be Dawson Cooper, a young man who died on June 28th 2016. At the time of his death Cooper was 22 years old and 6'13'' in height. In life Cooper had brown eyes and black hair, it is unknown whether or not the subject still displays those features.

SCP-X displays strong antimemetic properties, being completely undetectable through all five senses, animals however have been shown to react to it, though only slightly. Any item it considers a piece of clothing will gain its antimemetic properties within 30 seconds, objects it does not consider clothing will be seen floating when it interacts with them.

Thanks to the intuition and efforts of Junior Researcher Green and Dr. ██████ we are now able to communicate with SCP-X verbally through the use of the "UVP", a small set of speakers connected to a tiny microphone SCP-X can wear similarly to a necklace.

SCP-X is generally very polite and willing to be interviewed. SCP-X shows signs of depression and PTSD, likely caused by the violent nature of its death and years of solitude.

SCP-X can remember bits of its past life, it was able to recall locations, people and events that fit with Dawson Cooper's known past. While it enjoys to talk to others it feels uncomfortable to share details about his death.

Humans seem to have the same antimemetic properties SCP-X shows in its perspective, it is however able to see and hear them in movies, he can also see and touch objects people interact with, he has often noted how crossing the road is "a pain in the ass".

Discovery Log: The following log is the transcript of a phone call made to the police department of El Dorado, Kansas on November 3rd 2019. The call came from Toni Sharp, a woman residing in a home located in 925 Saint Arthur Street, the woman bought the property only four days prior the event. For simplicity the woman and the operator have been named W and O respectively.

<Begin Log>

O: 911 how may I help you.

W: Hello, uh…I live in 925 Saint Arthur Street.

O: Good evening ma'am, tell me what's wrong.

W: It's…I don't fucking know…

There's a pause lasting several seconds

O: Ma'am are you alright?

W: Yes…I'm sorry…

O: It's ok ma'am, are you in danger?

W: I don't know…there's something here

O: Do you know what it is? Is it a man?

W: I have no fucking idea! It's a ghost or something…

Again there's a long pause

W: Oh God it has a knife.

<End Log>

Two officers were sent to check on the woman's well being. When the officers arrived they found the woman crying in the living room, they first got close to help her but then heard a noise from the kitchen, entering the room they saw a knife floating in mid air slowly cutting some onions. Soon the Foundation was notified, the target didn't seem to react to attempts of verbal communication eventually the agents managed to contact the being through written messages. When SCP-X was secured the agents administered the woman Class B Amnestics.

Addendum X-1: The SCP-X case was assigned to Dr. ██████, who for personal reasons has requested to be publicly known as the Professor, assisted by Junior Researcher Green.

Interview Log X-1: This interview was conducted two days after containment, in that period of time SCP-X requested water and food every few hours. The interview was performed through two laptops opened on a shared document.

Interviewer: Junior Researcher Green
Interviewee: SCP-X

<Begin Log>

R. Green: Hello SCP-X, my name is Emily Green. Are you feeling well?

SCP-X: Better than I've felt in the past three years.

R. Green: That's good to hear. Do you have a name?

SCP-X: I know I do, or I did at least. I was called Dawson, if I recall correctly.

R. Green: You don't remember your name?

SCP-X: I remember only bits of my past life.

R. Green: Your past life? What do you mean by that?

SCP-X: I died.

R. Green: You died? So you are a ghost of some kind?

SCP-X: I honestly don't know. I just know I'm alone.

R. Green: Alone?

SCP-X: I can't see you Emily. I can't see anyone. It's like I'm the last man on earth.

<End Log>

This conversation continued for a couple of hours.

Notes: "During the interview Emily seemed to succeed in gaining the subject's trust, judging from the terms it uses and how he describes movies I believe the two are similar in age, it will be easier for Emily to make it talk, I'm way too old for it. Yes, Emily discovered that SCP-X enjoys listening to music and watching TV. She came up with an interesting idea, if SCP-X is capable of seeing and hearing people on TV it means that maybe there is a way to communicate with it verbally. Later today I'll try to build something" - The Professor

Experiment Log X-1: Junior Researcher Green was given permission to test Dr. ██████'s Umbra Vox Project (UVP) prototype.

Subject: SCP-X.
Item: UVP prototype.

<Begin Log>

Researcher Green wears one of the prototypes and hands the other to SCP-X

R. Green: Ok. This should work.

Researcher Green turns the switch on, making sure SCP-X sees it

SCP-X seems to notice and does the same

R. Green: Test. Test. Dawson, can you hear me?

Silence

R. Green: Damn it. Was it all a waste of time?

SCP-X: No…Emily.

Researcher Green looks towards SCP-X in surprise

R. Green: Dawson! You can hear me?!

SCP-X: I can…and so…can you?

R. Green: I can Dawson. I hear you.

SCP-X stays silent

R. Green: Dawson? Are you ok?

SCP-X is heard sobbing through the small speakers

SCP-X: I'm sorry…I…thank you.

<End Log>

Notes: "The prototype was a success as I expected, all I have to do now is polish it a bit, maybe add a longer lasting battery. I'm glad to see SCP-X is finally able to communicate verbally, this is going to help its mental health a lot. So far this subject seems to be harmless, he definitely will have a lot to tell us about his three years of solitude. In the mean time I did some research. I found a death certificate regarding the passing of a 22 years old boy called Dawson Cooper, that confirms my theory of him being similar in age to Emily, there is surprisingly little information about the two months prior to his death, I'm assuming something was going on, maybe messed with the wrong people. I'll prepare a list of questions for Emily to ask him, I hope he gives us some answers" - The Professor

Interview Log X-2: The following interview was conducted by Junior Researcher Green using a finished version of the UVP.

Interviewer: Junior Researcher Emily Green
Interviewee: SCP-X

<Begin Log>

R. Green: Dawson, have you been doing well?

SCP-X: I did, thanks to this device, thanks to you.

R. Green: You should thank my teacher, he is a great inventor, though to be fair this is a simple device.

SCP-X: Your teacher? What did he teach you?

R. Green: All I needed to know and more about my job. But we are getting carried away, the Professor gave me a few questions to ask you.

SCP-X: Oh, sure.

R. Green: Very well. First off. Do you remember your death?

SCP-X: I…I'd rather not talk about it.

R. Green: Why? Is it a painful memory?

SCP-X: Well, I can tell you it was painful, physically. The fall, it was scary. Someone chased me, someone wanted something I had…I don't want to talk about it…please.

R. Green: It's ok. I won't insist.

SCP-X: Thank you.

R. Green: Did you age during these three years?

SCP-X: I don't know actually, my reflection is all foggy for some reason. But my hair did grow, I decided to shave my head every once in a while, it's not like people would judge me.

R. Green: Do you believe to be alive? Like, we know you died once, but it isn't unheard of life after death for us.

SCP-X: I am sure to be alive.

R. Green: How so?

SCP-X: I still feel, I still get hungry, I still bleed. I'm just…in a different plane of existence I think. Well, I don't really know how this works.

R. Green: If so how did you survive for so long?

SCP-X: I shoplifted mostly, my backpack came in handy.

R. Green: Your backpack?

SCP-X: Oh right. I forgot to mention it. I have a backpack with me, well, it's in my room now.

R. Green: How long have you had it?

SCP-X: I got it shortly after my death, I was getting tired of grabbing one or two snacks. Then a dog stole it and I had to chase it.

R. Green: You can interact with animals?

SCP-X: Yeah. But they behave strangely with me, at least compared to when I was alive.

R. Green: Would you like to elaborate?

SCP-X: Well, many ignore me, the predators mostly, the prey animals instead kind of just look at me for a few seconds, then they begin ignoring me like the predators. Cats however, those are nasty.

R. Green: I think they're cute.

SCP-X: From afar, yes.

<End Log>

The interview ended up becoming a casual conversation. Interview interrupted.

Notes: "I am pleased with how things are going. Emily has improved greatly in the past few weeks. I did some indirect experiments by monitoring SCP-X through cameras located inside its room. Each piece of clothing we gave it disappeared within 30 seconds, things like socks disappeared in less than 10 seconds. I feel confindent in the containment procedures I came up with, I am sure Researcher Green will be able to handle this one alone, I have nothing left to teach her. If she keeps going like this we might learn how it actually became like this" - The Professor.

Addendum X-2: "Dr. ██████ requested for Junior Researcher Green to be put in charge of SCP-X's containment and research. This would not be allowed under normal circumstances, and Junior Researcher Green is too young to be put in charge of anything yet, but I trust in the Professor's judgement, the request has been taken into consideration" - O5-6