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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a standard containment cell and is to remain resting on a steel desk one meter in height. If the shavings container becomes 75% full, as indicated by the red line on the outside of the container, then the container is to be removed and the contents are to be incinerated. Testing on this object is restricted to L-2 researchers and testing with live subjects requires approval from the Ethics Committee.

Description: SCP-XXXX appears to be an electric pencil sharpener. It possesses one power cord, however, this object does not need to be plugged into an electrical source in order to function.

SCP-XXXX was found on ██/██/██19 in ███████, Florida, following a police investigation into the disappearances of multiple elementary school children. The Foundation then became involved and discovered SCP-XXXX in a first-grade classroom. The company that constructed and sold SCP-XXXX was identified as ██████████ Inc. After investigation, the creator of SCP-XXXX was found, detained, and was interviewed (transcript available below). SCP-XXXX was transported to Site-19, where it is currently contained.

If a subject attempts to use SCP-XXXX to sharpen a pencil, the subject will slowly begin to "shred" similar to how the pencil is being shaved with the sharpener. The shredding begins at the peak of the head, each new slice moving horizontally down the body until the user is completely shredded. The remains will slowly begin to disappear.

Experiments with D-Class have shown that the remains can reappear in a random location within 1 kilometer of SCP-XXXX (see experiment XXXX-1). The pencil that was originally being sharpened will continue to sharpen until the entire pencil has been shredded (including lead, metal, and eraser), even if the user is no longer holding the pencil. Additionally, the user will continue to suffer the effects of SCP-XXXX even if they have released the pencil. If SCP-XXXX's shavings container becomes full, the object will become inert for roughly five minutes as the shavings will begin to disappear and reappear in a new location.

Experiment XXXX-1:

Subject: One D-Class (D-4221) and an unsharpened pencil.
Procedure: Subject began to sharpen pencil and after three minutes, the D-Class was completely turned into shavings and the pencil had disappeared.
Outcome: After one minute of observation, the shavings of the D-Class had disappeared. About two minutes later, the shavings were reported to have appeared randomly in the hallway outside of SCP-XXXX's containment chamber. The pencil shavings did not disappear.

Experiment XXXX-2:

Subject: One D-Class (D-4123) and a standard, black pen.
Procedure: Subject attempted to sharpen the pen within SCP-XXXX.
Outcome: The pen exploded upon entry, causing D-4123 to be covered in black ink. They suffered no physical damage and the test concluded. SCP-XXXX was seemingly untouched by the ink explosion.

Experiment XXXX-3:

Subject: One robotic arm and an unsharpened pencil.
Procedure: The robotic arm was remotely controlled by research staff. Using the arm, they inserted a pencil into SCP-XXXX. The object operated as normal.
Outcome: The pencil was completely shredded, as usual, but neither the robotic arm or the researcher operating it was damaged. The pencil shavings disappeared and reappeared in an empty containment chamber adjacent to SCP-XXXX's current containment unit.
Note: Dr. ██████, who was operating the robotic arm, reported feeling tingling sensations during the experiment- none of which caused him any physical distress or harm.

Experiment XXXX-4:

Subject: One D-Class (D-2334) and one mechanical pencil.
Procedure: D-2334 inserted the mechanical pencil into SCP-XXXX.
Outcome: The object shredded the mechanical pencil as if it were made of wood. D-2334 was shredded similarly to the first D-Class that tested on SCP-XXXX. The mechanical pencil shavings remained inside of the shavings container with SCP-XXXX. D-2334's remains disappeared and were never located.
Note: Dr. ██████, the researcher in charge of this experiment, reported feeling as if they had eaten a substantial amount of food after the experiment- even though they had not eaten in 8 hours. Dr. ██████ was seen by medical staff who reported that Dr. ██████'s stomach contained stomach acid, a partially digested hamburger, and an excessive amount of ████████████. After one bowel movement, Dr. ██████ no longer felt full.

Below is the interview with SCP-XXXX's supposed creator.

Interviewed: Mr. █████████ (for the sake of this interview, subject will be named A-1)

Interviewer: Dr. ██████

<Begin Log, 12:02 PM>

A-1 sits across from Dr. ██████. He is slouching in his chair.
Dr. ██████: Mr. █████████, I am delighted to make your acquaintance.

A-1: Fuck off.
Dr. ██████: Now, now, that isn't very nice. I am being polite, am I not?
A-1: Did you not hear what I said? Fuck. Off.
Dr. ██████: Sir, I have a few questions to ask about your prototype.
A-1: Prototype, yeah, sure.
Dr. ██████: I'm sorry? Is it not a prototype?

A-1: It's not like you would care either way. One made it out, that's all that matters.
Dr. ██████: Perhaps you could tell me about the sharpener. How does it work? Why create it?
A-1: There ain't nothing in this world that's scarier than hiding in plain sight, you know that doctor? You don't know death until it's got you in it's cold, lifeless hands. It poses as something you trust to lure you in. The fragility of man, doctor, that's why I made it.
Dr. ██████: Are you trying to teach someone- or something -a lesson?
A-1: It's natural selection, doctor. If you see someone die using my machine and you use it to, you ought to die. That's just how it is. It's nature. Ain't no one stopping nature.
Dr. ██████: How does the sharpener work, Mr. █████████?
A-1: You wouldn't understand. No PhD is gonna get you as far as I got. Give me the amnestics, and let me go home.
A-1 ceases speaking and crosses his arms.
Dr. ██████: Are we done here?
No response from A-1.
<End Log, 12:15 PM>

A Note from Dr. ██████: This man knew exactly what he was doing when he made that…thing. The Foundation calls it safe but it isn't safe. I know what was inside of my ███████! Children were killed because of this damn machine! He ought to be locked up forever. I am formally requesting SCP-XXXX be upgraded to Euclid status, effective immediately.

Addendum: Dr. ██████'s request for SCP-XXXX's upgrade to Euclid was denied.