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LEVITICUS 14:37

SCP-XXXX

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a 2x2x2m containment cell, possessing one pedestal upon has SCP-XXXX been placed.

Communication with SCP-XXXX-A instances may only be allowed with permission from one attending level 3 or higher researcher.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a miner's flashlight, of the type used in the mid-1940’s. The battery compartment of SCP-XXXX has been welded shut. All attempts to open the battery compartment have met with failure.

At random intervals, SCP-XXXX will create an instance of SCP-XXXX-A. Instances of SCP-XXXX-A will appear within 2 meters of SCP-XXXX. Without fail, instances of SCP-XXXX-A will carry some form of light source, although the form of the light source varies wildly. With the exception of the light source, instances of SCP-XXXX-A are translucent to all forms of EM radiation, however can be imaged with ultrasonic imaging. The vast majority of SCP-XXXX-A instances are humanoid, most frequently having the appearance of young adult to middle-aged individuals with no obvious unusual features. Instances of SCP-XXXX-A are sapient, and capable of speech in a variety of languages. The majority of SCP-XXXX-A instances will respond to direct queries in a variety of languages, although they are extremely reluctant to answer questions about themselves. Instances of SCP-XXXX-A will typically appear between 1700 and 1900 hours local time, and last until dawn the following day. At this point, instances of SCP-XXXX-A will disappear (i.e. the light source will disappear, and the SCP-XXXX-A instance will not respond to any stimuli). To date, no instance of SCP-XXXX-A has appeared multiple times.

Instances of SCP-XXXX-A are universally attempting to locate something, typically a location. Instances of SCP-XXXX-A are often highly confused at their location. To date, ██ instances have appeared since SCP-XXXX was contained by the Foundation in 19██.

Addendum 1: List of notable SCP-XXXX-A instances

SCP-XXXX-A-1
Spoken language: Attic Greek.
Light source: Brass oil lamp
Destination: “The Great Acropolis of Athens”
Notes: First instance of SCP-XXXX-A to occur in Foundation custody.

SCP-XXXX-A-3
Spoken language: English, of the type commonly used in the early 18th century.
Light source: Oil lantern, of the type used in the early 18th century
Destination: “The colony of Kronenburg”
Notes: First instance of SCP-XXXX-A to have a non-existent destination.

SCP-XXXX-A-7
Spoken language: English
Light source: LED flashlight, manufactured in 2416.
Destination: “Command Post Kappa”
Notes: First instance of SCP-XXXX-A to be using an as-yet-unmade light source.

SCP-XXXX-A-13
Spoken language: French
Light source: Bio-luminescent patches of dermis.
Destination: “The Emergency Medical Facility”
Notes: Unique light source gave a partial visualization of SCP-XXXX-A-13. Instance had the shape of a human female, approx. 25 years of age.

SCP-XXXX-A-14
Spoken language: A previously unknown variant of Portuguese
Light source: Black glove with a circular light in the palm.
Destination: "The City of Balybonya"

SCP-XXXX-A-27
Spoken language: English, with a heavy Russian Accent
Light source: Floating sphere, approx. 35 cm in diameter.
Destination: “The Tesseract”
Notes: First instance of SCP-XXXX-A to give a general description of the area of it’s destination, which is apparently located on the edge of a large lake.

Addendum 2: Interview Log XXXX-A-14

Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-A-14

Interviewer: Dr. P███████

Foreword: The following in a transcript of a communication between Dr. P███████ and SCP-XXXX-A-14 on ██/██/20██. This interview has been translated from the original Portuguese into English.

<Begin Log, 21:08>

Dr. P███████: Can you understand me?

SCP-XXXX-A-14: Yes, barely.

Dr. P███████: Excellent. Please state your full name for the record.

SCP-XXXX-A-14: [pause] Fenatu Shenava.

Dr. P███████: And your age?

SCP-XXXX-A-14: I'm 44. Why do you ask? Where am I?

Dr. P███████: You are on the continent of North America.

SCP-XXXX-A-14: That's not right, I should be in Middle Aisana.

Dr. P███████: No such location is known to exist.

SCP-XXXX-A-14: This is wrong, I shouldn't be here, there shouldn't even be electricity yet.

Dr. P███████: Hmm. What time frame were you aiming for, or am I interpreting that statement incorrectly?

SCP-XXXX-A-14: I should be in the 17th segment before the 1st industrial revolution, where am I?

Dr. P███████: The current year is 20██. What time frame do you originate from?

SCP-XXXX-A-14: I'm [pause] not allowed to tell you. I signed a contact.

Dr. P███████: Please elaborate.

SCP-XXXX-A-14: I signed a contract. I can't tell you anything about the present. I don't think I'm even allowed to talk to you.

<End Log, 21:12>

Closing Statement: At this point, SCP-XXXX-A-14 moved away from Dr. P███████ and refused to answer any further queries. SCP-XXXX-A-14 de-manifested at 06:13 without incident.

Addendum 3: Incident XXXX-██/██/20██

On ██/██/20██, a small osmium container appeared in place of SCP-XXXX. 6 months after this had occurred, SCP-XXXX reappeared in it's previous location.

Addendum 4: Contents of Received Container
The Following is a list of all objects recovered from the container.

One quartz crystal, cut into a cylindrical shape with dimensions of 25x10 cm. This item was designated SCP-XXXX-B-1.
250 US dollar bills, each for a denomination of 10,000 USD. All bills had been printed between between 1935 and 1943.
A printed note; transcribed as follows:

Dear Mr. ██████,

We have received several complaints about users of our service being redirected to your location (1940-1945), and your Mark 2X-416.27 ████████████ ████ was removed for service.

Upon initial inspection, it was discovered that your Mark 2X-416.27 unit did not include a Bi-Directional Chronal Limiter (BDCL), which prevents the unit from existing outside of its designated time frame, and also prevents users from traveling to points ± 3 million years from their original time frame. You unit was also possessed a malfunctioning Reception Circuit, which determines which signals are meant for a specific unit. This may have caused some of our clients who were not intending to visit this time frame to arrive at your location, and preventing others who wished to reach this time frame from doing so.

As such, in accordance with our terms and conditions, we have temporarily removed your unit for further inspection and repairs. We will provide a compensation in the form of a large sum of your local currency. Upon being repaired, your unit will be retuned. For further information, please heat the provided informational crystalline structure to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. We apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you for your patience.

Nigel Moloto, Head of Quality Control, Ngexesha Abakhenkethi Corporation

Johannesburg, Africa, 32067 A.D.

Addendum 5: Interview Log XXXX-B-1

Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-B-1

Interviewer: Dr. P███████

Foreword: After close investigation of the message received on ██/██/20██, it was decided that SCP-XXXX-B-1 should be heated to the temperature defined in the message. Upon reaching the stated temperature, SCP-XXXX-B-1 reformed itself into a complex irregular polyhedron, with the message "MODEL VIII A-R OPERATING - STATE QUESTION NOW" inscribed on its largest face. SCP-XXXX-B-1 was promptly moved to a containment vault and the following interview conducted. SCP-XXXX-B-1 communicated by inscribed etchings.

<Begin Log, 13:48>

Dr. P███████: This is a test. Are you capable of comprehending this phrase?

SCP-XXXX-B-1: THE MODEL VIII A-R IS FULLY CAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING ALL SPEECH WITHIN A 50 METER RADIUS!

Dr. P███████: Excellent. What organization do you represent, if any?

SCP-XXXX-B-1: THIS MODEL IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NGEXESHA ABAKHENKETHI CORPORATION!

Dr. P███████: And what is the primary function of the device you refer to as a … Mark 2X-416.7 ████████████ ████?

SCP-XXXX-B-1: THE MARK 2X-416.27 ████████████ ████ IS A TOP-OF-THE-LINE TEMPORAL ANCHOR FOR USE WITH THE ZM4 INJINI SIXUNELA GATEWAY TO TIME^®, ONLY FROM THE NGEXESHA ABAKHENKETHI CORPORATION!

Dr. P███████: And upon what principle does this anchor function?

SCP-XXXX-B-1: INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE, APOLOGIES.

Dr. P███████: Hmm. Why are the entities generated by the anchor invisible?

SCP-XXXX-B-1: NO ENTITIES ARE GENERATED.

Dr. P███████: Right. Why are any entities that … arrive in this time-frame invisible?

SCP-XXXX-B-1: SECURITY.

Dr. P███████: Please clarify your previous statement.

SCP-XXXX-B-1: TEMPORAL FAILURE EVENT PROTECTION.

Dr. P███████: Makes sense. A message sent by the corporation you represent indicated our anchor is damaged. How will this be rectified?

SCP-XXXX-B-1: YOUR MARK 2X-416.27 WILL HAVE MISSING OR DAMAGED PARTS REPLACED. WHILE IT IS POSSIBLE TO RETURN THE REPAIRED ANCHOR TO IT'S DESIGNATED TIME-FRAME, THIS WOULD CREATE A COMPUTATIONAL ERROR. IN LIGHT OF THIS, YOUR MARK 2X-416.27 WILL HAVE IT'S DESIGNATED TIME-FRAME MODIFIED TO YOUR CURRENT TIME FRAME (20██-21██).

Dr. P███████: Thank you for this information, no further information is required.

SCP-XXXX-B-1: UNDERSTOOD. ONE FINAL QUESTION: ON A SCALE FROM 1-10, HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE NGEXESHA ABAKHENKETHI CORPORATION'S TECHNICAL SUPPORT?

<End Log, 13:52>

Closing Statement: Shortly after the conclusion of the interview, SCP-XXXX-B-1 became unresponsive. Item was subjected to a complete chemical analysis, and placed in Low-Value Object Storage.

Note - ██/██/20██
The thing's been back for 2 years and no -A's have appeared. That implies that either no-one is interested in visiting now, or something happened. In this line of work, things happening is usually bad.

Dr. P███████

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a SIHVSL (Small Item High Value Storage Locker). Password to SCP-XXXX's SIHVSL is to be changed on a weekly basis. No digital storage device with 1.6 GB or more of available space is to be brought or kept within 24.76 meters of SCP-XXXX, except during testing.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a truncated octahedron with an edge length of 14.2 centimeters. SCP-XXXX is composed of a complex polymer, which resists breaking/melting/warping/otherwise becoming chemically or structurally unsound despite being exposed to temperatures ranging from -273.14 degrees Celsius to 3500 degrees Celsius and an exerted force of up to ███ kN.

When SCP-XXXX is brought within 24.76 meters of any digital storage device¹ with 1.6 GB of available space, SCP-XXXX will transfer 1.5 GB of data to said device, through an unknown mechanism. Research relating to this phenomenon is ongoing. This data will be referred to as SCP-XXXX-A for reasons of brevity.

SCP-XXXX-A consists of ██ text files, ███ image files, and ████ video recordings², written in English, with the exception that colors are represented by hexadecimal values. SCP-XXXX-A appears to have been translated from an unknown language. As such, SCP-XXXX-A contains several concepts that have no english translation, which are represented in SCP-XXXX-A in the format of the nearest three English words, separated by vertical bars, and enclosed in parentheses³. Proper nouns are italicized.

The contents of SCP-XXXX-A appear to be records from a space-faring vessel, hereafter SCP-XXXX-B, built by at least 5 extraterrestrial species, collectively designated SCP-XXXX-C. Content of SCP-XXXX-A includes cargo manifests, personnel files on the crew, computer logs, personal logs, and video from internal cameras.

SCP-XXXX was discovered in a low earth orbit in 19██, and retrieved in 19██. Based on cosmic dust accumulation, it is estimated that SCP-XXXX has been in orbit for about 4.5 billion years.

Addendum 1: Contents of Selected SCP-XXXX-A Files

Maintenance Log.

Maintenance Log: 14.22.39 to 14.23.02

14.22.39 - No problems noted.

14.22.40 - No problems noted.

14.22.41 - No problems noted; Five noted that temperature in Storage Area #2 is "higher than usual"; will check on 47.

14.22.42 - No problems noted.

14.22.43 - No problems noted.

14.22.44 - Electrical error: visual anomalies on Visual Interface #22.
14.22.44 - Cause: Graphics (Disc|Card|Add-on) worn out.
14.22.44 - Solution: Malfunctioning part replaced; issue resolved.

14.22.45 - No problems noted.

14.22.46 - No problems noted.

14.22.47 - Mechanical error: temperature in Storage Area #2 is 9.5 (Medium|Temperature|Unit) above temperature set-point of 5 (Medium|Temperature|Unit).
14.22.47 - Cause: Ventilation Unit malfunctioning.
14.22.47 - Solution: Malfunctioning part replaced; issue NOT resolved; will check tomorrow.

14.22.48 - Electrical error: Door Control Panel for Storage Area #2 non-functional.
14.22.48 - Cause: Wiring in section 233-DEL-384 has partially melted.
14.22.48 - Solution: Wiring replaced, coated with heat-resistant paste.

14.22.48 - Mechanical error: temperature in Storage Area #2 is 16.3 (Medium|Temperature|Unit) above temperature set-point, reaching levels dangerous to heat-sensitive materials.
14.22.48 - Cause: Unknown.
14.22.48 - Solution: Entered Storage Area #2 in heat-resistant (Garment|Armour|Suit), with temperature probe. Temperature increases towards a small container. Destination marked as Katolik-329-B. Checked register, no indication of any previous expedition on this ship to the Katolik-329 system, so it isn't left over. Checked with Seven, it has all the forms filled out properly. Will check tomorrow.

14.22.49 - 13 mechanical errors, 5 wiring errors, all relating to heat-induced failure. All parts replaced. No time to record all information. Temperature in Storage Area #2 has exceeded safe levels. Considering remotely opening Storage Area airlock, venting contents into space. Vetoed by One, told us the heat is a side effect of a piece of cargo, which heats up drastically during superluminal travel. Said he didn't tell us earlier as it was classified. Two options: either reinforce Storage Area #2, which might NOT work; OR travel the rest of the way to Katolik at subluminal velocities, which would take 146 (Long|Time|Units). We decided to reinforce S. A. #2 with a few rolls of heat-resistant (Fiber|Fabric|Plastic). One took the thing out of its box, it's just a lump of iron. We are risking our lives for a lump of iron.

Computer log.

log.scan: crewmember(8)_vital_levels are at 0.

conclusion: crewmember(8) = deceased. modifying file to match.

log.scan: crewmembers(1,2,4,5,7) enter room_quarters_crewmembers(3,8).

log.scan: crewmember(6) enters room_armoury.

log.scan: crewmember(1)_vital_levels are at 0.

conclusion: crewmember(1) = deceased. modifying file to match.

log.scan: one weapon_(untranslatable)_pistol removed from room_armoury by crewmember(6).

log.scan: crewmember(6) leaves room_armoury.

log.scan: crewmember(6) enters room_quarters(?)_crewmembers(3,8).

log.scan: crewmember(5)_vital_levels are at 0.

conclusion: crewmember(5) = deceased. modifying file to match.

log.scan: crewmember(6)_vital_levels are at 0.

conclusion: crewmember(6) = deceased. modifying file to match.

log.scan: crewmember(2)_vital_levels are at 0.

conclusion: crewmember(2) = deceased. modifying file to match.

log.scan: crewmember(4)_vital_levels are at 0.

conclusion: crewmember(4) = deceased. modifying file to match.

log.scan: crewmember(7)_vital_levels are at 0.

conclusion: crewmember(7) = deceased. modifying file to match.

log.scan: crewmember(3)_vital_levels are at 0.

conclusion: crewmember(3) = deceased. modifying file to match.

warning: (0) crewmembers $\neq$ deceased. determining most likely causes.

conclusion: hostile-incursion (38.603% likelihood)

conclusion: mutiny (23.205% likelihood)

conclusion: damage-life-support (17.049% likelihood)

protocol: data_core_eject activated - scan for nearby civilized planets

scanning…

scanning…

conclusion: nearest: Planet Ogeli-822-C - level(1) - 1692.28 (Large|Distance|Unit)

conclusion: 2-nearest: Kelcior - level(6) - 1692.56 (Large|Distance|Unit)

conclusion: 3-nearest: Jeoex - level(4) - 1724.83 (Large|Distance|Unit)

conclusion: send data_core to: Planet Ogeli-822-C

initiating emergency data_core_internal_(untranslatable)_device

recording last position AND heading: [REDACTED]

transferring system from main_computer to data_core

done

ejecting data_core

data_core ejected

activating emergency data_core_internal_(untranslatable)_device ; destination = Planet Ogeli-822-C

in transit

out of transit

confirm location

location confirmed

scanning for radio chatter

scanning…

scanning…

no radio chatter detected

enter(sleep_mode)//awaken trigger = radio chatter detected

radio chatter detected - exit(sleep_mode)

identifying language…

unknown language - decode

decoding…

decoding…

[IRRELAVENT DATA REDACTED]

decoded - time_taken= 35 (Long|Time|Unit)

translating files from Tek'alet(language #2) to English (language #3277)

done

awaiting pickup - broadcasting Emergency Signal #17

pickup accomplished - time since arrival = 9999999 OVERFLOW (Long|Time|Unit)

entering standby

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell. SCP-XXXX’s cell should be kept in a vacuum state at all times. If entrance to SCP-XXXX’s cell is neccesary, oxygen masks will be provided. 100 milliliters of gasoline is to be provided to SCP-XXXX once a month.

SCP-XXXX is to be kept under the assumption that return to its universe is both possible and permissible.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a mechanical automaton, created in an alternate universe approximately 4 centuries in the past. SCP-XXXX is 2 meters in height, composed of a steel framework with a complex series of steel wires acting as musculature and tendons. SCP-XXXX is arranged in a simple humanoid configuration, with two legs, and two arms terminating in three-fingered hands. SCP-XXXX possesses a pill-shaped head, with the long axis oriented upwards. SCP-XXXX possesses a single visual input, a hemispherical glass orb with a 3.5 centimeter radius. Other than the visual input and a small circular hatch on the back of SCP-XXXX’s head which acsesses the fuel compartment, SCP-XXXX is unadorned.

SCP-XXXX was retrieved in an inactive state during a raid on a Marshall, Carter, and Dark auction house in ██████████, UK. According to information retrieved with SCP-XXXX, the entity was originally found deactivated approximately 20 kilometers south of ███ █████████, USA in 18██. SCP-XXXX was bought from it’s discoverer in 19██ by a private collector named ████████ ███████████, and was sold to Marshall, Carter, and Dark in 19██.

SCP-XXXX is sentient, and capable of speech via a crude internal speaker. SCP-XXXX hears by measuring vibrations in small water-filled ampoules.

Addendum 1: Interview XXXX-3

Interviewed: SCP-XXXX

Interviewer: Dr. P███████

Foreword: Third interview with SCP-XXXX after initial containment. First interview conducted informally by Agent S█████. Second interview conducted by by Dr. P███████, and contained little pertinent information. All interviews can be found in Supplementary Document INTRVW-XXXX.

<Begin Log>

Dr. P███████: Alright, let's get started. Do you have a name, a model number, some kind of personal identification?

SCP-XXXX: Yes. My name is Carter Moore. Model number 1674-M2F-3958-294-Γ.

Dr. P███████: And when and where were you constructed?

SCP-XXXX: Date of construction is Day 2889. Location of manufacture: King's Lynn.

Dr. P███████: Please clarify, when does your calendar begin? In the Julian calendar.

SCP-XXXX: (pause) Day 0 is Wednesday, 18th of July, 1666.

Dr. P███████: Where were you stationed?

SCP-XXXX: I was not stationed anywhere. I am to old to be in the war. If you are asking after my residence, I lived in Eüsterð, on the west coast of An Domhan Nua.

Dr. P███████: Please clarify, can you provide latitude and longitude?

SCP-XXXX: One moment…

Dr. P███████: Actually, no, don't do that, I have a better idea.

[Dr. P███████ retrieves a sheet of blank paper, 216 by 280 cm, and a pencil]

Dr. P███████: Please draw a map of the planet you come from, with a star where you resided.

SCP-XXXX:

Dr. P███████:

SCP-XXXX:

Dr. P███████:

SCP-XXXX:

Dr. P███████:

SCP-XXXX:

<End Log>

Stock image of a television of the same model as SCP-XXXX

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe Thaumiel Neutralized

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-1 is to remain activated at all times. Switch 3 is to be set to setting 2 at all times. A video camera is to be active, and recording, the screen of SCP-XXXX-1 at all times. Both the camera and SCP-XXXX-1 are to have power supplied at all times from the Site-19 power supply. Video camera is to be plugged directly into a designated server, with video recorded by the camera automatically transferred into said server. SCP-XXXX-1 is to be kept in a standard medium-sized (1 cubic meter to 10 cubic meters) low-value item storage locker. Passcode to the locker is to be changed monthly. Data recorded from SCP-XXXX-1 is currently being analysed.

Description: SCP-XXXX-1 is a modified Trinitron KV-1330UB television, manufactured by Sony Corporation in 1970. The back of SCP-XXXX-1 has been removed, and was not found with SCP-XXXX-1 when it was recovered in 197█. A metal plate, made of a previously unknown alloy of aluminum, osmium, and 2 unidentified materials has been attached over the back of SCP-XXXX-1. This panel features 20 unlabeled (except for numbers ranging from 1-20, indicating the “number” of each switch) 2-position toggle switches arranged in a five-by-four grid. 19 of the switches have been welded to a single position, with the welding material being the same material as the panel.

The remaining switch, referred to as “3” by the numbering system, is capable of moving between 2 positions, hereafter referred to as “setting 1” and “setting 2”, which are the states where the switch is either on or off, respectively. If switch 3 is set to setting 1, SCP-XXXX-1 will behave as expected. If switch 3 is set to setting 2, SCP-XXXX-1 will receive a transmission, referred to as SCP-XXXX-2.

SCP-XXXX-2 is an anomalous transmission, being broadcast constantly⁴. SCP-XXXX-1 will receive SCP-XXXX-2 at all times, no matter of location or measures taken to block SCP-XXXX-2 (e.g. a faraday cage).

SCP-XXXX-2 takes the form of a first-person view from an 5█⁵-year-old caucasian male, hereafter SCP-XXXX-3. SCP-XXXX-3 refers to itself as “Dr. Alexander Flint”, a town doctor living in the town of “Timbersville, Washington”. Neither the individual or the location exist. SCP-XXXX-3 appears to be unaware of its anomalous properties.

SCP-XXXX-3 appears to inhabit an alternate timeline, hereafter Timeline β. Timeline β is notably divergent from the timeline that the Foundation currently inhabits, hereafter Timeline α. The primary variation is that Timeline β possessed almost no anomalies until 195█, at which point the number of anomalies rose to levels that would not be seen in Timeline α until 201█. This appears to have caused a EK-Class Public Awareness Breach, which led to heightened international tensions, and a slight collapse of civilization. This led to a mutually destructive nuclear war between the People’s Republic of China and the USSR in 1964, the formation of the “Middle Eastern International Organization” in 1972, and a civil war in Brazil in 1983.

Public knowledge of anomalies is primarily limited to government propaganda and word-of-mouth. Of the 7███ anomalies encountered or referenced, ████ are contained by the Foundation (in Timeline α, no such organization exists in Timeline β) or known to be contained by a GOI, ███ are known and uncontained, and ███ do not warrant SCP designation. Of the remaining 28, 16 have since been contained or destroyed, and 3 appear not to exist at all in Timeline α.

SCP-XXXX-3 was attempting to develop a cure for SCP-███⁶, and chose the town of Timbersville to reside in due to its strategic unimportance, and relative distance from any major population center, with the nearest city - Seattle - being several hundred kilometers away. SCP-XXXX-3 was unmarried, and appeared to suffer from a mild case of agoraphobia (beyond what would be expected in such circumstances).

Note - ██/██/20██ :
Due to its potential for locating anomalies, I am requesting SCP-XXXX be re-classified as Thaumiel.

Dr. P████████

Note - ██/██/20██:
Granted.

O5-█

Addendum 1: Incident XXXX-██/██/20██
On ██/██/20██, SCP-XXXX-3 died of a cardiac arrest. SCP-XXXX-2 then cut to static and has not changed since. SCP-XXXX re-classified Neutralized on ██/██/20██.

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid Neutralized

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX-A is to be contained in a standard humanoid-type entity containment cell. Any requests made by SCP-XXXX-C may be granted, after review by 3 Level-4 researchers. Currently, SCP-XXXX-C has made no requests.

Description: SCP-XXXX-A was an adult male human, known as J█████ D███, A resident of the United States of America. SCP-XXXX-A displayed no anomalous tendencies until ██/██/20██ (See Addendum A). SCP-XXXX-A does not appear to be sentient.

SCP-XXXX-A is only capable of moving forward and backward, rotating on the spot, and jumping exactly 1.2 meters upward. SCP-XXXX-A is also capable of acquiring items by moving within 0.34 meters of them, and reaching out with its right arm. At this point, the item in question will disappear. All items acquired by SCP-XXXX-A can be "dropped"; i.e. the item will reappear 0.17 m in front of SCP-XXXX-A's face, and fall to the ground, and most items acquired by SCP-XXXX-A can be "held"; i.e. the item will appear in SCP-XXXX-A's right hand.

Items held by SCP-XXXX-A at time of recovery include:

1 Crowbar
1 Remington 870 Shotgun, manufactured 2002
5 containers, each holding 50 0.45 ACP full metal jacket bullets
1 Winchester Model 70 Rifle, manufactured 1997
3 containers, each holding 50 270 WSM bullets
2 50-ml vials, both containing 45 ml of an unidentified viscous red fluid, proven to heal minor wounds on SCP-XXXX-A, but has no effect on any other organism
1 portable first aid kit, containing antibacterial wipes, Burn medicine, Gauze, Emergency bandages, Scissors, Tweezers, and a Safety pin.

SCP-XXXX-B is an invisible point located 0.52 meters behind and 0.23 meters above the back of SCP-XXXX-A's head. SCP-XXXX-B occasionally emits speech in a variety of human languages, from instances of SCP-XXXX-C. SCP-XXXX-C instances claim that their field of view is centered on SCP-XXXX-B, looking at the back of SCP-XXXX-A's head.

Instances of SCP-XXXX-C are the entities whose voices are broadcast from SCP-XXXX-B. Instances of SCP-XXXX-C universally claim to be playing a video game entitled "J█████ N█ K█████⁷," produced by H████████ Ltd., a Japan-based game development agency, for the PlayStation home video console in 200█.

The plot of J█████ N█ K█████ revolves around its protagonist, "J█████ D███", traveling to the fictional resort town of E████ C██████, located in Colorado, to find his ex-girlfriend "L███ M█████". Upon arriving, he discovers the town abandoned, and must fight his way through various levels to find L███. The game was critically panned, mentioning poor hit detection, visual glitches, long loading times, repetitive environments, as well as claiming it was a "rip-off" of Silent Hill⁸. As a result, J█████ N█ K█████ was not released outside of Japan.

SCP-XXXX was discovered on ██/██/20██ when it was arrested attempting to enter the ████████ County Hospital, which had been abandoned since 2001. Upon discovery of it's anomalous properties, a Foundation contact in the Colorado State Troopers was informed. Foundation operatives retrieved SCP-XXXX from the state police, and all individuals involved were given Class-A Amnestics.

Addendum A: Interview Log XXXX-1

Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-C-1, SCP-XXXX-C-2

Interviewer: Dr. S███████

Foreword: Initial interview with SCP-XXXX-C-1 and SCP-XXXX-C-2 upon initial containment.

<Begin Log>

Dr. S███████: Please state your name for the record.

SCP-XXXX: [No response]

Dr. S███████: Please respond.

SCP-XXXX: [No response]

Dr. S███████: Hello?

SCP-XXXX: [No response]

Dr. S███████: (Sighs) █████, I don't think it's gonna say anything. Should we st-

SCP-XXXX-C-2: -rd. Oh, look, it's loaded. Are we being interviewed?

Dr. S███████: Yes. Can you pl-

SCP-XXXX-C-1: Yeah, it looks like it. What's the guy in the nice coat saying?

SCP-XXXX-C-2: Dunno, I can't hear anything.

[The faint sound of computer keys being pressed in audible from SCP-XXXX-B]

Dr. S███████: Can you please tell me your names?

SCP-XXXX-C-1: (Pause) We're not saying anything. Is this interactive?

SCP-XXXX-C-2: Maybe it's bugged, and we're only hearing the suit guy's dialog? I heard the game's fairly buggy.

Dr. S███████: Please clarify, what game?

SCP-XXXX-C-1: (laughs) That was perfect. Moment of the year, right there.

Dr. S███████: (Sighs) Please state your names for the record.

SCP-XXXX-C-2: (deep voice) Please state your names for the record. (laughs) (regular voice) Man, the voice acting in this is terrible.

Dr. S███████: What voice acting?

SCP-XXXX-C-1: Wait, no, I actually think it heard you. One moment … What's 27+44?

Dr. S███████: (Pause) 71.

SCP-XXXX-C-1: (quietly) Holy shit. Did we discover, like, a magical game or something?

Dr. S███████: Will you please state your name for the record?

SCP-XXXX-C-1: Uh…I'm T██ M██████, and, uh, my girlfriend here is K███ W██████.
Dr. S███████: Excellent. Where are you?

SCP-XXXX-C-2: We're in San Jose. In California.

Dr. S███████: Are you controlling the actions of J█████ D███?

SCP-XXXX-C-1: Uh, yeah, I guess so.

Dr. S███████: Is anyone other than you aware of what you are doing?

SCP-XXXX-C-1: (Laughs) Yeah, umm… 5,219 people.

SCP-XXXX-C-2: We're live-streaming this on YouTube.

<End Log>

Addendum B: Interview Log SCP-XXXX-2

Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-C-3

Interviewer: Dr. S███████

Foreword: After several days of no communication with SCP-XXXX-C instances, SCP-XXXX-A approached the viewing window in it's cell and a previously unknown SCP-XXXX-C instance requested an interview.

<Begin Log>

Dr. S███████: Alright then, why do you want to talk?

SCP-XXXX-C-3: Please state your name for the record.

Dr. S███████: Oh. Hm. D█████ S███████.

SCP-XXXX-C-3: Are you aware you exist inside a video game?

Dr. S███████: Current

SCP-XXXX-C-3: Please state your name for the record.

Dr. S███████: Alright then, why do you want to talk?

SCP-XXXX-C-3: Please state your name for the record.

Dr. S███████: Alright then, why do you want to talk?

SCP-XXXX-C-3: Please state your name for the record.

In the great wastelands, a wanderer finds a cave. Seeking shelter from the elements, he enters. He sets down his pack, and sets about clearing away the detritus and rubble. After an hour or so, he uncovers a small piece of metal, heavily corroded. He begins quickly clearing away the local rubble, as metal is quite valuable. After some time, he has uncovered a strange metal device, about a meter tall.

It possesses a screen in the center of the front panel, 4 knobs arranged to the side of the screen, a switch on the side of the machine, and a small keypad under the screen. On a whim, the wanderer flicks the switch. The screen flickers to life with a slight, green glow. After several seconds, the screen displayed an image of the wanderer, looking at the device. The wanderer twists the upper-right knob, and the image lurches to the left. The other way, and it lurches to the right. After some more experimenting, he has discovered that the second knob shifts the image up and down, and the third shifts it forward and backward.

He turns the fourth knob, and nothing happens. He turns it some more, and the scene begins to shift. The wanderer on the screen begins changing, his height jumping up and down, the scratches of his makeshift armor flickering between patterns. Then the image changes, to an image of the cave before the wanderer appeared, the positions of the rubble changing so rapidly the bottom of the cave has become a grey, flickering blob.

Taken aback, the wanderer rapidly turns the knob back to its starting position. He decides to try the keyboard instead. First, he presses the enter key, and the screen turns black, with large green letters:

ENTER SEARCH QUERY NOW:

PRESS ENTER KEY

OPERATE Y-AXIS KNOB TO CHANGE RESULT

The wanderer thinks for a few moments, then enters one of the few words he knows, thinking back to his great-grandfathers lessons on spelling. Just five letters.

NOLIJ

The enter key is pressed, and the screen flickers to a dull grey, before settling to an image of two old men in an underground cellar.

9240-XI-TEAL-ROMEO

Brothers Lorentz and Johansson stared at the brick.

The brick moved a few centimeters to the left, then back to the right.

After several seconds, Lorentz asked the obvious question. "Where did you find this?"

"A pile of rubble, from the old church".

"Is it a demon?"

"I am uncertain. Perhaps it is a holy relic?"

"That may be".

"…"

"Should we contact Rome?"

"No. If it is a demon, we must keep it, prevent it from causing havoc and despair, prev-"

The wanderer grows tired of the two men, and gives the second knob a hearty counter-clockwise twist. The screen fades to an off-grey color, before settling in to an odd image of a blue and yellow swirl. A large segment of the swirl near the edge has been replaced with a silver-grey structure. It's lights blink in a pattern, which if properly decoded would form a message.

2959-THETA-RUBY-SIERRA

ATTN: All sub-partitions in energy production region 7: We have exceeded production by 12.66%. Suggest re-appropriation to expansion or research.

Incoming message from sub-sub-sub-sub-partition 39.51.72.65.22.426.42:

have discovered item that does not confirm to standard model. requesting computational resources to analyze.

Approved. 0.00001% total processing power designated.

computing

computing

Insufficient resources - allocating 0.001% total processing power.

computing

computing

Insufficient resources - allocating 0.1% total processing power.

Insufficient resources - allocating 10% total processing power.

Insufficient resources - allocating 30% total processing power.

Insufficient resources - allocating 50% total processing power.
Item analysed. Standard model of reality updated. Time taken: 13.5 seconds. Resources allocated: 2³⁶⁹ operations.

Re-predicting local future…

Re-predicting local future…

Re-predicting local future…

Predicted.

ATTN: All sub-partitions (HIGHEST PRIORITY): Prepare for conflict. Begin construction of weaponry designed to modify C. All physical resources not being used for processing, power generation, and expansion are to be utilized if necessary. Begin high surveillance of all points emitting Tau radiation.

Other possible ideas:

Abandoned Library
Surveying Equipment
Garnet Skeleton + Chair
Contagious info nexus
Faraday snare
Master of rust
QR
Enthalpy factory
on the air in the air (radio station)
Wire person

SCP-XXXX upon initial recovery in 19██

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be stored in a Large High-Value Item Container (LHVIC). SCP-XXXX shall not be activated without the permission of 2 Level-4 or higher researchers.

Description: SCP-XXXX is an oak door, 80 by 200 by 9 cm, with 4 rectangular windows. SCP-XXXX is unalterable, i.e. no matter can be removed from SCP-XXXX, nor can any other matter be added, attached, or otherwise affixed to SCP-XXXX. When placed in a fitting door frame and used, SCP-XXXX leads to an extradimensional space, hereafter SCP-XXXX-A, instead of the location that would normally be accessed by the doorway.

SCP-XXXX-A is an irregular limestone cave system, approximately 14 km wide by 27 km long. Carbon dating of the walls of SCP-XXXX-A reveals an average age of 7 billion years. Aside from naturally occurring tunnels (which have an average radius of 1m), SCP-XXXX-A also contains at least 259 artificially excavated areas. Of these, 172 are cubical chambers, 1 meter on edge, with a single, barred door.

SCP-XXXX-A is inhabited by at least ██ entities. Of these, 4 are complex robotic entities (hereafter SCP-XXXX-B) who claim to maintain SCP-XXXX-A and the other ██ entities who inhabit it (hereafter SCP-XXXX-C). The SCP-XXXX-B instances are designed to resemble deities associated with the concepts of "knowledge" or "wisdom" from various religious systems - specifically Thoth, from the Egyptian Pantheon (SCP-XXXX-B-1); Athena, from the Greek Pantheon (SCP-XXXX-B-2); Enki, from the Sumerian Pantheon (SCP-XXXX-B-3); and Quetzalcoatl, from the Aztec Pantheon (SCP-XXXX-B-4).

All instances of SCP-XXXX-C are contained individually in one of the cubical chambers with barred doors.

SCP-XXXX was discovered in the ████████ National Park in the United States in 19██, following the arrival of a letter at Site-███, reproduced here.

Found this in the woods last Monday. Decided you might do a better job with it than I did.

██.████████ degrees North, ██.████████ degrees West.

You're welcome.

- K₇

Addendum 1: Partial list of SCP-XXXX-C instances
For a complete list, see Document XXXX-18

SCP-XXXX-C-4	Adult male humanoid, approx. 1.77 m in height. Wears a suit and a fedora. Possesses a medium-sized leather suitcase. Seated on a wooden chair. Has not been observed to move in any way.
SCP-XXXX-C-7	Adult male humanoid, approx. 2.4 m in height. Head has vulpiform features. Dressed in a medieval serf's outfit. The instance is either incapable or unwilling to respond to questioning.
SCP-XXXX-C-15	Apple Lisa personal computer, set on a pedestal approx. 1 m tall. Bottom disk drive is in use. Device is active, although the screen is blank.
SCP-XXXX-C-28	Humanoid entity, approx. 2 m tall. Head has been replaced with a spherical cluster of CCTV cameras. Capable of understanding written communication, although is unable to respond in a complex fashion.
SCP-XXXX-C-██	An adult Cuban crow (Corvus Nasicus). Appears to be etching a complex symbol into the northern wall of it's chamber. Responds to questions in an unknown language.
SCP-XXXX-C-██	A humanoid figure which reflects 0% of light reaching it. Notably possesses a pair of Cirvine antlers. Does not respond to questioning.

Snippets

Booting Up…
Cardiovascular system ONLINE.
Respiratory system ONLINE.
Digestive system ONLINE.
Lymphatic system ONLINE.
Muscular system ONLINE.
Reproductive system ONLINE.
Nervous system ONLINE.
All systems functioning.
Initializing…

Footnotes

SCP Sandbox III

Sandbox III: Revenge of the Sandbox