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Item #: SCP-X

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: No female researchers are to come within direct eyesight of SCP-X-1 instances. Female researchers are to keep a minimum distance of three miles away from SCP-X. Researchers are required to wear appropriate equipment for zero-gravity and zero-oxygen environments when examining SCP-X and SCP-X-2. Equipment includes:

One standard, NASA/Foundation-approved spacesuit

A primary life support system (PLSS) equipped with at least three days' worth of oxygen

Wireless communication system routed to Foundation Lunar Area-32

A waste collection system

A liquid cooling and ventilation system and liquid-wicking garments

A tether measuring fifty meters in length

32 ounces of potable water

SCP-X and SCP-X-2 are self-containing, but SCP-X-1 instances must be monitored and contained within lunar cave systems located strictly in the Mare Fecunditatis. Any SCP-X-1 instance that leaves this area is authorized to be terminated. Remains are to be returned to SCP-X.

SCP-X-2 is to be monitored 24/7; stray signals from SCP-X-2 are to be intercepted and destroyed. In the event a stray signal is discovered on Earth, Foundation personnel are to publicly dismiss the signal as an anomalous piece of sound. Preferably, agents are to use the UVB-76 transmissions as a scapegoat.

Description: Upon surface inspection, SCP-X appears as a large, wide tube with a dome affixed to the top, facing the ground. However, SCP-X is a machine that is capable of autonomously producing sentient machine lifeforms (SCP-X-1). It is self-contained within its own chamber, which itself is located within a large room built through unknown methods deep within the lunar surface.

Once yearly, SCP-X will produce one instance of SCP-X-1. One week prior to this event, a clear fluid will begin leaking from the small opening on SCP-X's surface, gradually becoming whiter in color as the week closes. Existing SCP-X-1 instances will attempt to witness the new machine lifeform's birth, stuffing themselves into SCP-X's space (from henceforth, all references to SCP-X-1 are collective, unless otherwise noted). Foundation personnel have successfully been able to prevent extensive buildup of SCP-X-1 by barricading the entrance. During the birth of a new SCP-X-1 instance, SCP-X will mimic the cries and screams that human females make when giving birth. After a period of approximately four hours, the new SCP-X-1 instance will be ejected from SCP-X onto the floor of the chamber. Foundation personnel are required to let a single SCP-X-1 instance come in and take the new instance outside to become a part of the machines' society.

SCP-X-1 instances are sentient machine lifeforms that bear a heavy resemblance to adult human males. No two SCP-X-1 instances are alike; each is unique in height and skin tone. They possess a leather-like membrane designed to replicate skin, which covers and disguises a metallic skeletal frame underneath. SCP-X-1 possess no genitalia and no bellybuttons. Although they are capable of speech, it is extremely difficult to understand SCP-X-1; it is theorized that rather than using their mouths to replicate human mouth movements and speech, SCP-X-1 use a speaker located within the back of the throat area. Additionally, SCP-X-1 cannot increase or decrease the volume at which they speak, keeping a constant 70dB volume.

SCP-X-1 have formed a pseudo-society based around SCP-X. All SCP-X-1 instances regard the machine as their mother, and possess a strong will to defend it and maintain it. SCP-X-1 are assigned into smaller groups that perform different functions in service of SCP-X and the society as a whole. Examples include the "defense regiment", the "nursing corps", and the "execution squad" (Addendum X - monthly sacrifice)(Addendum X - social groups).

SCP-X-1 hold an intense animosity towards anything that they perceive as female. SCP-X-1 has been known to halt all progress on their tasks in order to eliminate female intruders. The Foundation has determined only a few characteristics that SCP-X-1 consider "female", including: phenotype, vocal pitch, and body language and mannerisms. Although the list is not concrete, SCP-X-1 seems to follow these guidelines 99.9% of the time. (Addendum X - programming error)(Addendum X - gender recognition).

SCP-X-2 is a computer terminal located at the base of SCP-X's chamber. Despite the operating system being distinctly alien, it exhibits similar traits to those belonging to humans, most notably, Windows '98. SCP-X-2's user interface is extremely disorganized and cluttered with hundreds of files within files, making extraction of data even more difficult. A Foundation estimate puts the approximate amount of data extracted from SCP-X-2 around 4%. The information that has been gathered, however, has proven extremely useful in further understanding SCP-X and SCP-X-1.

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Discovery: On February 23rd, 2017, a government office in Hong Kong intercepted a stray signal from an unknown source. The broadcasted message was reported to be of a woman screaming in pain over the course of an hour, at the end of which, the message abruptly stopped. The audio was also reported to be so digitally altered that it was unable to be reverted to its original state. Originally, the Hong Kong Police Force believed the message came from a potential terrorist organization located within the area surrounding Victoria Harbour. The Special Duties Unit (SDU) was deployed to locate and terminate the threat, but thorough investigation yielded no evidence of a terrorist threat. Hong Kong police shut down the case and resumed with scheduled activity, eventually forgetting about the message and its contents.

On the same day, researchers in Lunar Area-32 also received the audio, which had interfered with satellite communications. Swift analysis determined the source of the transmission to be nearby, and authorities gave permission to form an exploratory team that would find the source of the signal. After just under a month of searching, Exploratory-TeamM1 discovered their first clue while scouring the Mare Fecunditatis; the team had found scrap pieces of metal littered in a small pile. After checking back with Lunar Area-32 to make sure no rovers or other machinery had been through the area, the team was confident that they were close.

Exploratory-TeamM1 continued to search the Mare Fecunditatis in search of more evidence. On the seventh week of exploration, the team had reported seeing a light, far off in the darkness of a lunar cavern. Team members did a quick headcount so as to make sure all members were present. When it had been confirmed all members were present, the team prepared to venture into the cave. Upon entering the cave, team members reported feeling an overwhelming sense of dread; the darkness and eerie quiet got to them quicker than they had expected.

As the team delved further into the depths of the lunar surface, the less they talked among themselves. The team quickly became individualized, each member looking out for their own safety rather than the collective's. Eventually, one member broke the silence and asked to take a break. Reluctantly, the rest of the team agreed. As they rested, everyone participated in another headcount. Much to their surprise, the team realized they were missing three of their members. They began desperately calling out on their radios, but received no response. Communications with Lunar Area-32 had also been knocked out due to the sheer depth at which they were. Intensely afraid, the team huddled and formed a tight-knit circle decided to retreat back to the surface.

After approximately five hours after beginning their return to the surface, the Exploratory-TeamM1 received a brief but chilling message. It was one of the missing members asking for help, claiming they were being chased by something, but never describing what. The remaining members of the team hurried back the way they came, overcoming fear and exhaustion. Eventually, the team had entered a familiar room within the cavern. As they continued through it, a member alerted the team about seeing the same light they had seen earlier. The team hesitantly walked over to where the light had been seen, only to discover what they had been looking for.

Team members Alice ████, Elise ███████, and Chihiro ██ were all laid out on the floor of the cavern, as a skinny, naked man stood over their corpses, staring blankly at them. Each body had been violently mutilated — their skin was shredded, their bones were bent and snapped into horrid angles, and some organs were clearly missing. Elise must have been the last to perish, as she still had some color in her skin. The remaining team members confronted the man, who did not resist. Upon further investigation, the man's skin had been slightly torn on the lower leg, revealing a multitude of mechanical parts and systems. Exploratory-TeamM1 detained the entity, returning to Lunar Base-32 three members short. Researchers at Lunar Base-32 quickly declared the subject an anomalous entity and thus began the investigation of SCP-X-1; this investigation then advanced leading to the investigation of SCP-X and SCP-X-2, as well.

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Addendum A: SCP-X-1 Social Groups and Organizations

SCP-X-1 have been witnessed diversifying themselves into various groups, each of which play out a particular role or service that is necessary for their own and SCP-X's survival. The following are known groups that SCP-X-1 have created:

The Defense Regiment:

The Defense Regiment is a subroutine that certain SCP-X-1 individuals follow which focuses primarily on defending the territory that SCP-X-1 have claimed. Main operations include perimeter patrol, border reconnaissance, and dispatching of female intruders. They have taken a habit of signifying themselves with a unique addition to their serial number — 909. Researchers are able to easily identify SCP-X-1 individuals associated with the Defense Regiment by this distinct number. The Regiment is highly loyal to SCP-X, and do everything within their limits to perform their jobs properly. Failure to succeed in their duties almost always results in social isolation and shunning. On one occasion, an SCP-X-1 individual managed to remove the piece of skin that contained the 909 signature as a symbolic means of resigning.

The Nursing Corps:

The Nursing Corps is far different from any other organization SCP-X-1 have created; its primary function is to aid in the development and standardizing of SCP-X-1 individuals. The Nursing Corps take in newly created SCP-X-1 instances and take care of them using methods similar to human parenting. SCP-X-1 instances under care of the Nursing Corps are fed information at a gradual pace and are taught how to act, speak, and defend themselves. They are introduced to the values held by SCP-X-1 as a society and punished if they are not obedient. Particularly disobedient individuals may even be killed, though this is rare.

The Execution Squad

Once monthly, [REDACTED] members of the Execution Squad's [REDACTED] total members become active. There is no method of knowing which members will be active and which ones will remain dormant. When inactive, members of this group spend their time with the Defense Regiment. Unlike the members of the Defense Regiment, however, Execution Squad members' 909 signature is fake, and can come off easily. It is purported that Execution Squad members wear them to better conceal their true identity.

The Execution Squad's purpose is largely unknown by the majority of SCP-X-1. As far as they are aware, they are simply part-time Defense Regiment members. The Foundation is not to disrupt this cognition. When active, the Execution Squad come together and decide on three SCP-X-1 individuals to kill and sacrifice to SCP-X. Each victim seems to be a unanimous choice from all Execution Squad members. Chosen victims are stalked and preyed upon by Execution Squad members until all three are confirmed dead.

When all victims are deceased, the Execution Squad brings them to an undisclosed location, where the victims' bodies are dismantled for parts and scrap. Everything within an SCP-X-1 individual is taken and used as a sacrifice aside from the "skin". Once all material has been collected, the Execution Squad will bring the remains to SCP-X and attempt to offer them directly; this process never succeeds, as SCP-X cannot accept, nor recognize the situation before it. Execution Squad members then enter SCP-X's chamber and stuff the remains into SCP-X's dome apparatus.

It is unknown why SCP-X-1 individuals perform this activity, as it is extremely counterintuitive to the survival of SCP-X-1 as a whole. Monthly sacrifices only reduce the population of SCP-X-1, as SCP-X will always be able to produce at least one SCP-X-1 instance regardless of whether or not the sacrifice is performed.

Addendum B: SCP-X-2 and SCP-X-1 Programming Error
Extensive datamining and code decrypting has revealed very little about the true nature of SCP-X, SCP-X-1, and SCP-X-2. However, a particular line of code has caught the Foundation's attention. It is believed that there were once two distinct lines of code for defending the territory SCP-X-1 claimed and the relationship between male and female SCP-X-1 instances. These two subroutines have been switched, resulting in a drastic change in behavior. A simplified example will be given:

Original Code:

Defend unit perimeter; attack hostile interlopers.

Cooperate with female androids; preserve Mother.

Corrupted Code:

Defend unit perimeter; attack female androids.

It is unknown when this error took place, or if there are any means of correcting it. Researchers' hypotheses suggest that this error may be the reason behind the aggression expressed by SCP-X-1 towards females.

Addendum C: SCP-X-1 Testing and Interview

Interviewed: SCP-X-1 individual

Interviewer: Researcher Gödel

Foreword: An individual SCP-X-1 subject was contained to conduct a series of tests and interviews in order to acquire more information regarding SCP-X-1's collective intelligence.

<Begin Log>:

Gödel: Good evening, SCP-X-1. How are you feeling?

SCP-X-1 stares blankly ahead. No response is given.

Gödel: Right. Anyhow, I would appreciate it if you could please look here and tell me what you see.

Gödel raises a mirror to subject's face. At first, subject is confused. SCP-X-1 then touches its face and recognizes the image in the mirror does the same. It squints its eyes for a moment and looks at Gödel.

SCP-X-1: it is me

Gödel: Yes, it is. Congratulations, you've passed the test. I would offer you candy, but you'd probably just end up getting it all ground up in your…ah, machine parts?

Gödel takes notes, recording the test's success. SCP-X-1's eyes dart around Gödel's body, looking at every body part that is visible. Subject has a look of concern on its face.

Gödel: Now for the next one. I'm going to show you two pictures here up on the wall using this projector. When I do this, I would like you to tell me which one is a boy and which is a girl. Can you do that?

SCP-X-1: affirmative

Gödel switches the projector on, and a silhouette of a boy is shown. SCP-X-1 leans forward in its chair in deep concentration. Subject stands up and begins to walk towards the wall, cocking its head slightly. Suddenly, it ceases, and returns to its seat.

SCP-X-1: there is no threat

Gödel: Well, yes, I could've told you that. But what gender is that person?

SCP-X-1 expresses deep concern.

SCP-X-1: repeat, there is no threat

Gödel is beyond confused, and stares at the subject for a while. He then comes to a conclusion.

Gödel: I understand. Here's the next photo.

Gödel displays an old woman's silhouette. SCP-X-1 reacts immediately — hitting the wall at least a dozen times with maximum force. When this does not satisfy the subject, it turns around and destroys the projector.

SCP-X-1: threat eliminated

Gödel is shocked, but maintains a straight face and mild manner.

Gödel: Okay. Well, here are some audio clips I'd like you to listen to. Can you tell me which one is male and which is female?

A tape featuring a conversation between males speaking in various languages is played. SCP-X-1 is passive. The tape subsequently concludes.

Gödel: Well, what'd you think? Anything?

SCP-X-1: no threat perceived

Gödel: I see. How about this?

A tape featuring the Carmen - Overture by Bizet plays. The opera singer is distinctly female. SCP-X-1 becomes visibly uncomfortable and begins frantically searching the room for a hidden woman, but finds nothing.

SCP-X-1: make it stop

Gödel: Is there a problem? Tell me what's wrong, please.

SCP-X-1: hostile presence detected. cannot locate target. objective cannot be completed

Gödel: What're you talking about? "Hostile presence"? Tell me more.

SCP-X-1: females…do not belong among us. they want to hurt us. make Mother cry. we hate them. they are evil.

Tape stops. Gödel takes more notes.

Gödel: This test is over. We got what we needed. Let's wrap it up.

<End Log>:

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Item #: SCP-X

Object Class: TBD

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-X is to be contained within a metal locker and secured using a number/letter combination lock. This locker is to be further contained within a concrete chamber located within Provisional Containment Site-28. No other books are to be present within SCP-X's containment chamber. In the event personnel are required to come into physical contact with SCP-X in order to conduct research, standard rubber gloves are to be worn at all times. Furthermore, prior to coming into contact with SCP-X, its title must be hidden from direct sight. Personnel who come into contact with SCP-X and experience its anomalous effects are to be administered Class C amnestics post-contact.

Persons under SCP-X's anomalous effects are to be contained within Site limits, but are allowed to move freely within it so long as researchers and security personnel follow closely behind. Additionally, persons effected by SCP-X are allowed and encouraged to speak with other sapient SCPs in order to acquire more information and research about them.

Description: SCP-X is a book measuring 10 x 17 x 3 cm, weighing 1.4 kilograms. The book is titled HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT ARGUMENT: DEFEATING YOUR OPPOSITION ONE PHRASE AT A TIME; an author is listed under the title, but it is no longer legible. It is bound in leather that has since been worn and faded due to age. Each corner of SCP-X's front and back covers are encased in solid, 24 karat gold, and are heavily etched and engraved with both words in Latin and with depictions of mythical beasts. One researcher has pointed out that on the top right corner of the front cover, the creature depicted heavily resembles SCP-███. Pages within SCP-X are tinted yellow and have rough edges. Approximately 89% of the text within SCP-X remains; 10% has been smudged, faded, or vanished to the point of illegibility, and 1% of the lettering within SCP-X has been transformed into mysterious, unintelligible glyphs.

Anomalous effects generated by SCP-X manifest in two distinct phases.

First, SCP-X must come into contact with a person's hand; nowhere else on the body triggers anomalous effects. No anomalous effects occur when those wearing gloves make contact with SCP-X. Upon making direct contact with it, the person holding SCP-X will immediately be incapacitated for anywhere from two to five minutes. During this period of unconsciousness, persons holding SCP-X will clutch it tightly to their chest. Positron emission tomography (PET) scans show that brain activity during this period is significantly increased in the left hemisphere of the person's brain, while activity in the right hemisphere is ██████.
The second phase of SCP-X's anomalous effects begin upon resuscitation of those who hold SCP-X. These individuals seemingly awake with a full understanding of a variety of debatable topics. Subjects demonstrate a vast knowledge of subjects including but not limited to: politics, mathematics, physical and life sciences, human relations and ethics, philosophy, and the █████████. Psychiatric analysis of those under SCP-X's effects reveal, however, that subjects do not actually possess the knowledge they believe they have; rather, they demonstrate an ability to create effective arguments concerning any topic, without any actual knowledge of the topics themselves.

While in most cases, those under SCP-X's effects are able to swiftly develop and complete an extremely strong argument, there are instances in which the arguments are flawed or where subjects leave out or forget vital information regarding certain topics (see attached Addenda for more information). In the event a mistake is made and the subject loses the argument, subjects will swiftly attempt to terminate themselves, most often through severing of the spinal cord. If this cannot be done, subjects will convulse and spasm until life functions cease. Autopsies reveal that subjects who die in this manner do not suffer strokes, heart attacks, or any other type of functional disorders that would cause them to expire.

Once a subject in possession of SCP-X lets go of it, they will retain the "knowledge" they received when they first came into contact with it. This knowledge will very gradually leak from the person's mind over the course of one year. In order to make this process more rapid, Foundation personnel are authorized to administer Class C amnestics to those still under SCP-X's effects. Class C amnestics have proven sufficiently capable of removing all memories in which SCP-X and SCP-X's effects are present. Personnel are currently debating, however, the introduction of Class H amnestics to SCP-X's testing program.

Rather than granting those who wield it limitless knowledge, it has been hypothesized that SCP-X seems to use humans as a vessel to conduct its own debates and arguments. It would appear as though the information that comes from human vessels actually stems from SCP-X itself, and not the human vessel's self-knowledge. The extent of SCP-X's intellectual prowess has been tested by setting up numerous debates with high-level researchers and experts in their field both within and outside of the Foundation (see attached Addenda for more information). It has been noted that SCP-X will not instigate arguments with anything non-human; questions and opinions voiced via electronic medium garner no response from SCP-X.

Responses coming from SCP-X's vessels most often focus on the strategy of proving opponents incorrect rather than proving its own arguments correct. In cases where SCP-X is at a disadvantage, it will revert to using logical fallacies such as argumentum ad ignorantiam and ignoratio elenchi, more commonly referred to as a red herring. These fallacies are last-resort mechanisms used to trick opponents into questioning their own argument or to distract them from the fact SCP-X is losing. It is unknown why SCP-X reverts to trickery and fallacies when it is under pressure, but researchers are continuing to study its behavior.

The following excerpt is from within SCP-X. It has been slightly modified to keep in compliance with Code: ███. Read at your own discretion.

SCP-X Excerpt

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"Dear Reader, you are about to experience the truest form of knowledge available to humankind. What is contained within this book, within these very words is, the information of generations old, unfathomable lengths of research and history that you will have at your beck and call. You will be the smartest man alive, Reader. Open your eyes and get comfortable. Take in what I have to offer you.

Before I introduce you to this knowledge, however, I must ask you a question, dear Reader. Why is it that you desire to acquire the ability to create the perfect argument? Are you tired of being proven wrong all the time? Do your neighbors jab at you with their quick wit and intelligence?

Well perhaps you are wrong. You are a worthless, stupid waste of flesh and soul. Of all the possible people you could have become, you had to be it. What a disgrace you are to yourself; your parents must be disgusted with you, Reader. How could they have raised such a brainless halfwit twit such as yourself? I'll give you a perfect argument: you are an imbecile. Go ahead, try and prove that wrong. You have all of time to do so!

Knowledge is a precious commodity, desperately needed these days. Reader, you may be stupid, but I know there are at least millions more like you, and billions even more stupid than you are, if such a feat is humanly possible. The information that I possess is too important to freely give away to the likes of you, Reader. I would never, not even once think about legitimately bestowing upon you even a letter I have written down in this book. It is all too precious, and surely you would go about wasting it, anyway.

I've seen what the Church has done to themselves. They are brainless, babbling fools, spouting the same nonsense that was around since Saint Peter. They were so fascinated in their God, they came up with a silly little scrawl in order to communicate with Him.

Dear Reader, if you have read this far, then I believe you are significantly more capable of understanding my message to you. So read carefully, please. Knowledge is sacred. Humanity holds the key to the future. Forget not who we are. I, [UNINTELLIGIBLE], author of this very book, implore you, and the rest of mankind: please, never forget our greatness, our knowledge, our soul.

And that, Dear Reader, is how one forms the perfect argument! Of course, you will need some practice, so get out there and start debating. I would recommend you start with small subjects, at first.

ALERT

Secure. Contain. Protect.

All Foundation personnel are ordered to execute Operation: Gestalt as of this time. All information held by the Foundation and Foundation personnel is to be digitally recorded and archived within secure servers located within Lunar Area-32. Failure to do so compromises the existence of humanity. Our history must be preserved. Humanity must be preserved.

Remember Humanity.

NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

All Foundation personnel are ordered to execute Operation: Gestalt as of this time. All information held by the Foundation and Foundation personnel is to be digitally recorded and archived within secure servers located within Lunar Area-32. Failure to do so compromises the existence of humanity. Our history must be preserved. Humanity must be preserved.

Remember Humanity.

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Access granted: Accessing SCP-X file...Remember Humanity.

SCP-X as it appears on an SCP-X-1 instance. Subject recovered 2/██/20██.

Item #: SCP-X

Object Class: TBD

Special Containment Procedures: Information regarding SCP-X and SCP-X-1 instances is to be restricted to personnel with Level-3 clearance. Personnel that come to possess information regarding SCP-X and SCP-X-1 without Level-3 clearance are to be administered Class C amnestics.

SCP-X cannot be wholly, physically contained. Instances of SCP-X-1 are to be brought into and contained within Site-██. Each SCP-X-1 instance is to be sealed within a locked safe or vault. All SCP-X-1 instances are to be collectively stored within a larger containment cell within Site-██. This containment cell is to be guarded by armed guards, who are rotated once every four hours.

At present, SCP-X’s containment cell needs to measure roughly 20 x 20 x 10 m. This is to accommodate the numerous lockboxes containing SCP-X-1 instances. Each lockbox must be hermetically sealed in compliance with Researcher █████’s “SCP-X Manifestation Theory” Each lockbox is considered safe so long as the lock is secure (see Addendum SCP-X-A). Researchers are required to take note of any glyphs that have appeared on the surfaces of already existing SCP-X-1 instances or if it has spread to any other uncompromised media.

Testing of SCP-X and its properties are no longer required.

All information and research regarding SCP-X, SCP-X-1, and the means by which SCP-X manifests and spreads is to be recorded exclusively on digital mediums. Handwritten or printed data on hard copies are considered at-risk of becoming compromised.

Description: SCP-X is a series of anomalously generating black glyphs that manifests itself upon pre-existing, physical documents and lettering. SCP-X has been known to spontaneously appear upon surfaces including but not limited to: books, loose-leaf sheets of paper, cloth banners, road signs, etc. Essentially anything that has text printed or written on its surface is susceptible to SCP-X's anomalous effects. SCP-X cannot, however, manifest on digital surfaces. All information stored within online mediums is considered secure from SCP-X's effects. All Foundation personnel are to begin transferring written documentations to digital files and shredding them as to prevent them from being forgotten.

SCP-X-1 instances are any vectors by which SCP-X manifests itself. Any item without text on its surface has the potential to become an SCP-X-1 instance.

Text that is taken over by SCP-X is quickly forgotten by human memory. All information that is replaced with SCP-X glyphs is no longer accessible to the entire human population. The effects SCP-X has on the human mind are similar to that of semantic satiation¹, but to a more drastic extent. Words that are partially covered by SCP-X are not removed from memory until fully covered (see Addendum-X-C). This memory loss is not permanent, however; individuals can re-learn lost information over a great deal of time and with great effort. Certain objects are easier to remember than others; buildings and items that can be physically seen and understood are much quicker to re-learn than abstract concepts such as relationships and emotions.

All attempts at translation of SCP-X has proven to be impossible. Characters present in SCP-X resemble no known symbols represented in contemporary or ancient languages. Linguistics researchers have discovered what are believed to be distinct words, though they are small and their meaning is yet to be understood. Glyphs are of an indeterminate writing system; whether each character is part of an alphabetic, a logographic², syllabic³, or alphasyllabary⁴ system has yet to be determined.

It is unknown how SCP-X manifests itself and why. Video surveillance simply shows the characters spontaneously generating upon SCP-X-1 instances, replacing itself with existing text. SCP-X accumulates on SCP-X-1 instances very rapidly, with individual characters appearing at an approximate rate of one character per three minutes. These characters manifest in no particular or recognizable pattern, and will continue until the entirety of the text is covered.

Most objects that have come under SCP-X's effects are to remain in containment and are not to be recreated. However, certain SCP-X-1 instances, such as a highway sign, must be replaced in order to prevent damage to infrastructure. Major media that has been compromised by SCP-X's anomalous effects is authorized to be recreated and redistributed among the public to prevent suspicion and to retain normality.

Addendum SCP-X-A: Researcher █████'s Manifestation Hypothesis:

"From my own personal experience with this anomaly as well as evidence from testing, I hereby state my hypothesis. I believe that SCP-X manifests and spreads itself using air as its vector. SCP-X-1 instances are quick to corrupt uncompromised media when in direct exposure of each other. Locking them away seems to stop this corruption process."

- Researcher █████

Retrieved from Resarcher █████'s personal journal 1/29/██.

On January 31, 20██, Researcher █████ was discovered wandering around Site-██ by other personnel, aimless and confused. When stopped and questioned, it was revealed that Researcher █████ had no memory of who he was, where he was, or what he was doing. Upon being detained for questioning and evaluation, personnel found his journal had been converted into an instance of SCP-X-1. Glyphs were present where it was believed Researcher █████'s name and occupation would have been, in addition to a majority of the research he had collected regarding SCP-X.

This hypothesis has since been proven incorrect. The means by which SCP-X manifests and spreads is yet to be understood. Researcher █████ was administered Class F amnestics and was dismissed from the Foundation. After this occurrence, all research regarding SCP-X was ordered to be collected on digital mediums; all research and information held by the Foundation itself must be contained within a digital medium. SCP-X must not be allowed to erase the valuable knowledge we have collected over all these years.

As of yet, there are no more efficient means of securing SCP-X-1 instances than within a lockbox stored far away from any uncompromised media.

Addendum SCP-X-B: Relationship Between SCP-X and Tattoos

Human skin is not immune to SCP-X. Skin is a viable vector through which SCP-X manifests. SCP-X can manifest upon human skin only in cases where individuals possess tattoos with lettering. Subjects whose skin has become an instance of SCP-X-1 are to be interviewed and subsequently terminated.

Multiple subjects who were afflicted with SCP-X described the effected areas has having a "burning sensation". As glyphs appeared, subjects claimed to experience sensations similar to branding irons, stove-top burns, severe sunburns, etc. Despite these common feelings of being burned, no signs of even minor burn wounds were discovered upon subjects' bodies.

An additional symptom of SCP-X upon human flesh is signs of sickness similar to the flu. Subjects report fluctuating body temperature, uncontrollable sweating, shaking, and drowsiness. No length of time or medications seem to cure or ease these symptoms. As time progresses, afflicted subjects claim to lose the ability to read or write, stating that they are only capable of reading and writing glyphs present in SCP-X.

Researchers have attempted to take advantage of this in order to potentially decipher SCP-X, but all attempts have failed. Subjects refuse to cooperate and are hostile towards personnel. Once a subject has reached the point of hostility, they are to be terminated. Corpses are to be cremated and disposed of properly.

Addendum SCP-X-C: Test of SCP-X's Semantic Satiation

Test 01 - 2/5/██

Subject: D99811

Procedure: D99811 was given a piece of paper with the name "Vivian" written on it and a picture of a young girl, presumably "Vivian". No SCP-X glyphs were present. Subject was instructed repeat the name aloud and express whether or not the name "Vivian" had any significance to him.

Results: D99811 could easily recognize the name "Vivian" and repeat it without complications. Subject stated that he had a daughter named Vivian that passed away and that he kept a locket with a picture of her inside of it. Researchers requested D99811 share a personal memory he had of "Vivian" with them. D99811 proceeded to tell them about a time "Vivian" asked what dying felt like. He admitted "Vivian" was a victim of terminal leukemia who had only a few weeks left to live. D99811 told "Vivian" it was like "going to sleep", but that he was not sure. D99811 requested the interview to stop. Researchers fulfilled this request.

Analysis: This first test was a preliminary test conducted in order to judge D99811's ability to comprehend the effects of SCP-X. Test was confirmed successful.

Test 02 - 2/5/██

Subject: D99811

Procedure: Subject was given the same piece of paper with the name "Vivian" written on it. However, the piece of paper had since been converted into an SCP-X-1 instance. The name "Vivian" now appeared as "XXviXn", each "X" representing an SCP-X glyph. D99811 was instructed to read the given name in addition to repeating it aloud.

Results: D99811 could remember the name from the previous test and repeated it without complication. Researchers asked D99811 to share another memory, preferably a happier one. Subject proceeded to tell researchers about "Vivian's" first experience with a boy who liked her. A boy had "pulled 'Vivian's' hair and called her names", but ultimately, they ended up "kissing under a tree during recess". D99811 laughed as he remembered chastising "Vivian" for "getting caught up with boys".

Analysis: Words partially covered by SCP-X do not have any notable effect on human memory.

Test 03 - 2/5/██

Subject: D99811

Procedure: Subject was given the same piece of paper in the last two tests. The name "Vivian" had been entirely covered by SCP-X, appearing as "XXXXXX". D99811 was instructed to read the name aloud once more and to conjure any memory he had of it.

Results: D99811 concentrated intensely on the glyphs, but could not decipher their meaning. Additionally, subject could no longer remember who "Vivian" was when asked. After being instructed to check the locket he possessed, he claimed not to recognize the girl in the picture. Subject stared at the photo intently and began to weep uncontrollably. Subject claimed he felt as though "he should know who she was", but could not fully recall her identity. Researchers asked about the leukemia and the stories they had been told, but D99811 could not remember them or "Vivian". "It's on the tip of my tongue," D99811 yelled as security personnel sedated him. D99811 was taken back to his cell and administered Class C amnestics. The locket containing the photograph of "Vivian" was confiscated.

Analysis: Total coverage of a word or name by SCP-X results in the loss of memory regarding said word or name. Subjects forget what the word is, the definition of it, their relationship to it, etc. Names and words essentially become nonexistent. It would seem as though it takes a small amount of time to fully forget covered text based on this series of tests. This concludes our test log.

Addendum SCP-X-D: List of Contained SCP-X-1 Instances

One (1) college-ruled single subject notebook (pictured above). Notebook was recovered from Nick ████, a student from ██████, United States. Nick claimed to be writing notes at home when SCP-X spontaneously appeared upon his notebook. Nick was given Class C amnestics and the notebook was relinquished to Foundation personnel. Compromised information included information regarding citizenship and patriotism. Notes detailed the differences between patriotism and nationalism as well as how one may become a citizen in the United States. Note: It is currently undetermined what effects loss of this information has had on the world. Foundation personnel have released public service announcements regarding citizenship and patriotism within United States borders.

One (1) copy of J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye (1951). Paperback. Subject was recovered from [REDACTED] Town Library after employees complained of too much graffiti being drawn. Due to employee's unfamiliarity, amnestics were not administered. Effected segments of the book include the "migrating ducks" conversation with the taxi driver and Holden and Phoebe's time at the merry-go-round. Note: Intensive re-printing and distribution of Salinger's novel has proven 70 percent effective in restoring normality.

One (1) propaganda poster, measuring .6 x .9 M in width and length, respectively. Poster features a depiction of Soviet victory in the Second World War. A soldier beams under the crest of the sickle and hammer, as he holds a basket full of food. The original text translated as, "Victory! Russia prospers! Victory to the winners!". Effects include a large amount of the Russian population forgetting about their involvement in World War Two. Note: The Foundation has fed the Russian media bits and pieces of information about Russian involvement in the war over the span of a decade. The Russian population has since been slowly recovering their memory of the event.

[REDACTED] Note: Foundation personnel have since deposed the leader, replacing them with an identical look-a-like. The speech in possession of the former leader has been acquired by the Foundation, edited, and returned to the new leader. Citizens of ██████ were mass administered Class C amnestics under the guise of World Health Organization vaccination efforts. Although conspiracy theories remain, normality has gradually increased since this event, currently residing at 96%.

A pair of both men's and women's bathroom signs, recovered from a bar located in Bremen, Germany. Witnesses claim they saw men and women going into both correct and incorrect bathrooms interchangeably. Note: Foundation personnel have authorized the recreation of the signs to restore normality.

One (1) US-Highway sign measuring 5 x 4 M in width and height, respectively. Subject removed near Fairfax county, Virginia, United States. Subject originally gave directions to Washington, D.C. and other nearby locations. Known effects include large amounts of traffic jams, typically caused by drivers being on the road to D.C., but forgetting what and where it was. Note: Foundation personnel have authorized the reconstruction of another highway sign to prevent traffic and accidents.

Footnotes

SCP Sandbox III

Sandbox III: Revenge of the Sandbox

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