Item #: SCP-5340
Object Class: Euclid (formerly safe)
Special Containment Procedures: Note from Lead Researcher Harland: Following Event 5340-01, SCP-5340 has been reclassified to Euclid status, special containment Procedures for SCP-5340 have been updated accordingly. See updated containment procedures below.
Due to the discovery of SCP-5340’s cognitohazardous effects following Event 5340-01, SCP-5340 is to be kept within a 2.5x2.5x2.5 foot electric safe in the center of a 20x20x20 meter room at foundation site 47. The combination to SCP-5340’s safe is to be remotely changed bi-weekly by the on-site lead researcher Harland in order to maintain top security. No personnel are to be permitted within the room containing SCP-5340 and all testing with SCP-5340 has been temporarily halted by lead researcher Harland
3 armed guards are to be stationed outside SCP-5340’s containment room at all times, and are to be switched out on 8 hour intervals. Anyone attempting to enter SCP-5340’s containment room is to be detained immediately, if the individual resists detainment, authorization for immediate termination of the subject is permitted. Detained individuals are to be given a full psychiatric evaluation. If it is found that the individual has been affected by SCP-5340’s cognitohazardous effect, they are to be given class-B amnestics and reassigned to a new site.
Description: SCP-5340 is a seemingly normal doll, approximately 8 inches in height, and made of straw. At the time of its containment, SCP-5340 exhibited anomalous properties only when held by a human subject, however, following Event 5340-01, it now produces a cognitohazard effect on all humans within a 20m radius.
When a human comes within 20m of SCP-5340, they will become more easily aggravated, and begin to dwell on the last person who angered, or otherwise upset them. Leaving SCP-5340’s area of influence after a short time will result in negligible effects on the subject which can be counteracted by amnestics, however, extended exposure to SCP-5340’s influence, approximately 2 hours, will result in the subject becoming blind with hatred toward whoever upset them, and they are to be classified as SCP-5340-01. SCP-5340-01 will then develop an instinctual knowledge of how to use SCP-5340 and attempt to use it to harm the object of their hatred, the mechanics of how SCP-5340-01 instances obtain this knowledge is as of yet unknown.
When SCP-5340-01 picks up SCP-5340, its appearance will change to match that of the person SCP-5340-01 wishes to harm, the person that it takes the appearance of will then be classified as SCP-5340-02. Once SCP-5340 has changed its appearance, anything done to it will also be done to SCP-5340-02. If a subject picks up SCP-5340 before being affected by it, they will immediately succumb to the effect and likewise be classified as SCP-5340-01. SCP-5340-01 will then use a variety of means to damage SCP-5340, and SCP-5340-02 will suffer the same injuries. After SCP-5340-02 has been either killed, or harmed enough to satisfy SCP-5340-01, SCP-5340 will revert to its default appearance, with all damage inflicted upon it being repaired by an unknown mechanism, and its effect over SCP-5340-01 will end. At this point, the subjects are no longer classified as SCP-5340-01 and SCP-5340-02, and the person using SCP-5340 will have no memory of the time spent under its effect.
Addendum: Event 5340-01:
On 03/21/[Redacted], approximately [Redacted] months after SCP-5340 entered foundation custody, Guard [Redacted] (hereafter referred to as SW), who had been assigned to patrol anomalous items vault 16, was detained and interviewed after breaking into SCP-5340’s locker and using it to murder the on-site chief of security, [Redacted]. Prior to this, SW had kept a perfect record with the foundation and had shown no signs of insubordination. It was later discovered that the chief of security had assigned SW to work overtime that night, and he expressed to his co-workers that he was, quote “pissed the fuck off” as he had planned to take his wife out for dinner after work. Attached is a transcript of the interview between lead researcher Harland and SW, following event 5340-01
Interview 5340-01A:
SW: “What’s going on!? Why am I in handcuffs!? I haven’t done anything!”
H: “I will be asking the questions here SW, now quit yelling and answer me. You were just caught using SCP-5340 to murder your commander, what led you to do this?”
SW: “Huh? What do you mean? I don’t even know which one 5340 is, there’s too many of these damned things to remember. I was just patrolling the damn SCiP vault and then everything went black and I ended up here. You’re telling me I killed [Redacted]? Oh god, how?”
H: “So you’re saying you have no memory of what you did?”
SW: “No, I have no idea what you’re talking about! Please, just let me go, my wife is going to be pissed at me.”
H: “I don’t think your wife is your biggest problem right now SW. Now, I heard that you weren’t too happy with [Redacted] giving you overtime, did this cause you to want to kill him?”
SW: “No, for the love of god, no! I liked [redacted], he was way better than the last boss. Yes, I wasn’t happy about the overtime, but do you really think that would be enough to drive me to kill him!? You’re being insane! I didn’t do it.”
H: “well, maybe this will jog your memory.”
“Researcher Harland plays a security tape, showing SW walking towards SCP-5340’s locker and removing the item. The Doll takes on the appearance of Chief of Security [Redacted], and SW proceeds to bash its head against the wall repeatedly before taking out his knife and cutting a large laceration vertically down the doll’s chest. The tape then cuts to another view of a hallway, as Chief of Security [Redacted], and four guards are walking. [Redacted] then suddenly falls to the ground, holding his head and screaming in pain. Then, his shirt begins to turn red with blood, and one guard removes [Redacted]'s shirt to reveal a large laceration extending from his clavicle to his lower stomach. Despite the guards’ attempts to stop the bleeding, a pool of blood forms on the ground below [Redacted] and he stops screaming. He is declared dead.”
SW: crying “oh god, oh god.”
H: Shouting “SW, do you remember doing this!?”
SW: Still crying “No! I swear on everything, I don’t remember! please believe me!”
H: Sighs “Very well, this concludes our interview. We will decide what to do with you once we have properly reviewed this case. Until then, you will be held in detainment cell C-1. Guards, please escort SW to his cell.”
Following this interview, testing revealed that SCP-5340 had somehow developed a cognitohazard effect that wasn’t previously observed. Exactly how and when this effect developed is currently unknown, but is believed to be an adaptation made by SCP-5340 in order to affect people while still in containment, further investigation is required. Additionally, due to SW’s inability to have known of SCP-5340’s new anomalous property, he was deemed innocent, and given Class-B Amnestics before being reassigned to Foundation Site [Redacted]. SCP-5340 has been reclassified as Euclid, and containment procedures are to be revised.
Letter from O5 Council to All SCP Foundation Personnel:
The council has reviewed Event 5340-01, and we have determined that SCP-5340 has, in fact, developed new anomalous properties since entering Foundation custody. This implies that SCPs can, in some way, evolve. In light of this new information, all personnel are to pay the utmost attention to any SCP possibly developing new anomalous properties. Furthermore, we have decided to create a new research division, known as the Emergent Properties Research Division (EPRD), in order to find and study any new anomalous properties emerging in contained SCPs. The implications of this development are frightening, and show us how little we truly know about the objects we study, but we must remain steadfast in our mission, as all of humanity depends on the work we do.
Item #: SCP-5393
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Due to SCP-5393’s transient nature, complete containment of the anomaly is impossible, as such, all resources are to be devoted to tracking manifestations of SCP-5393 and forming a safe zone around the structure. Personnel tasked with locating new manifestations SCP-5393 are to keep track of missing persons cases, and report any concentrated spikes to O5-2. Mobile Task Force Theta-2 (“Milk Carton Kids”) will then be deployed to investigate. If a manifestation of SCP-5393 is confirmed, MTF Theta-2 is to establish a safe zone with a radius of 1km around the structure, and set audio, visual, and thermal sensors throughout the area. All entry to the safe zone is to be prohibited under a cover decided on a case by case basis. Any civilians who gain knowledge of SCP-5393 before containment can be achieved are to be detained and given class-D amnestics before being returned to the population. Additionally, all satellite imaging of the area is to be doctored in order to erase evidence of SCP-5393’s existence
Instances of SCP-5393-1 will periodically emerge from SCP-5393 looking for humans to hunt, but as long as no unauthorized personnel are within the safe zone, they will be unable to complete this task as instances dematerialize upon moving 1km from the structure. MTF agents are to avoid engaging with instances unless ordered to for post-mortem biological analysis, or if attacked. When engaging with an instance of SCP-5393-1, one member of MTF Theta-2 is to act as bait in order to attract a shapeshifted form of the entity. Once contact has been made, Theta-2 will launch a stealth attack on the entity and terminate it before it can revert to its original form.
Description: SCP-5393 refers to a decrepit 2-story, wooden house. The house is extremely old, and its construction seems consistent with homes built in the 1870s, however, attempts to ascertain its origin have so far been unsuccessful. It has visible damage to the exterior, including chipped paint, cracked wood, broken window shutters, and missing roof tiles, as well as signs of vandalism. All attempts to further damage the house have been unsuccessful, and no new signs of degradation have appeared since the foundation gained knowledge of the anomaly. All attempts to see inside SCP-5393 are met with failure, as the windows are seemingly opaque, and opening the door reveals only a black void, all beings that enter this void are never heard from again, and it is believed to lead to another dimension.
The house periodically de-manifests at intervals typically ranging from 3-7 months, and can re-manifest seemingly anywhere, however, it seems to prefer rural areas and typically manifests in woods and abandoned spaces. The furthest recorded distance between SCP-5393 manifestations was approximately 3,000km, disappearing from [redacted], and reappearing in [redacted], but it is likely the anomaly has no inherent limit to how far it can travel. How quickly SCP-5393 re-manifests is also unknown, as foundation agents typically learn of its new location after a number of weeks, due to spikes in missing persons reports in the area, and there have been several occasions in which the foundation could not locate the anomaly until it moved once again, with the largest lapse in containment being 15 months and 23 days.
SCP-5393-1 collectively refers to the beings which inhabit the void within SCP-5393. These beings appear as bipedal draconic entities, standing between 1.8 and 2.1m tall, with a long tail, tapered at the end in the shape of a butcher’s knife. The entity’s claws and teeth are capable of tearing through solid steel, and its tail has been used on several occasions to completely impale MTF agents wearing high grade ballistic vests. SCP-5393-1 instances also have the ability to shapeshift into any form, though they typically choose to imitate human children when hunting. The true number of SCP-5393-1 entities within SCP-5393 is unknown, but only two have ever been known to leave the structure at once while hunting.
Typical SCP-5393-1 hunting behavior involves shapeshifting into a human child and looking for victims in the woods to lure back to SCP-5393. Instances will usually tell victims that they are lost and need to find their parents, then guide the victim towards SCP-5393. Once they have brought the victim close enough to the structure, they will often reveal their true forms and forcibly take the victim inside. What they do with their victims is, as of yet, unclear. It should also be noted that SCP-5393-1 likely has no control over the movement of SCP-5393, as even when containment of the anomaly has been achieved, the structure does not de-manifest at a faster rate.
Attempts to terminate SCP-5393-1 instances in their natural form has proven exceedingly difficult, most small arms are unable to puncture their scales, and higher caliber weapons run the risk of blowing foundation cover. However, it has been found that when taking the shape of a human, SCP-5393-1 no longer maintains this heightened durability. For this reason, personnel are advised to only engage SCP-5393-1 in stealth attacks, once they have changed form. Additionally, it has been found that instances can not travel further than 1km from SCP-5393, doing so results in the entity de-manifesting, it is currently unknown whether this destroys the entity or simply transports them back to SCP-5393. Because of this, no instance of SCP-5393-1 has ever been taken into Foundation custody, see recovery attempt log 5393-01 for more details. This information, along with the fact that the entities do not appear to control SCP-5393’s movement, has led to the theory that SCP-5393 may have been created by an outside force in order to contain the entities inside, further investigation is required.
Addendum: Recovery Attempt Log 5393-01:
On [date redacted], MTF Theta-2 (“Milk Carton Kids”) was ordered by O5-2 to capture and transport an instance of SCP-5393-1 to foundation site-34 for testing. Agent Theta-5 was chosen as bait and Agents Theta-1 -4 and -6 lied in wait to ambush the entity once the opportunity arose, while the rest of MTF Theta-2 remained on scheduled patrol. An instance of SCP-5393-1, in the form of a caucasian male, prepubescent child, approached Theta-5 and asked “can you help me find my mommy? I got lost in the woods and I can’t find her. I’m really scared.” Theta-5 agreed to help the entity, and the two began walking in the direction of SCP-5393. After a short while, Theta-5 whispers over his comms, directing Theta-1 -4 and -6 to move in. Theta-1 deploys a stun grenade to blind the entity, while Theta-5 dives to the ground to avoid the flash. Theta-6 moves in from the left, shooting the entity’s legs to immobilize it, while Theta-4 moves in from the right, holding a shock net. Theta-4 captures the entity using the shock net, and Theta-1 moves in with reinforced steel restraints to keep the entity immobilized after reverting to its original form. Once captured, the entity was carried to a secure transport vehicle and prepared for relocation to Site-34. However, upon leaving the area, SCP-5393-1 suddenly de-manifested, the following is a transcript of MTF Theta-2 team comms during this event.
Theta-1: “Theta-Actual, this is Theta-1, we have successfully captured the target, now beginning transport. Acknowledge?”
Theta-Actual: “Affirmative Theta-1, keep me posted. And remember, we’re working for O5, so no screw ups.”
Theta-1: “Acknowledged.”
Theta-5: “I don’t know why those labbies at the site want to study this thing, we should just kill the fucker. All they do is abduct people, what more is there to know? And I can’t believe you guys really used me as bait!”
Theta-1: “Well it had to be one of us.”
Theta-5: “You just don’t want me to get in on the action.”
Theta-Actual: “Cut the chatter, and Theta-5, I really hope that wasn’t insubordination I just heard, you know these comms are—-”
Theta-1: “shit, shit!”
Theta-Actual: “Theta-1? What’s wrong?”
Theta-1: “It’s gone, the bastard is gone, just disappeared right in front of me!”
Theta-Actual: “God damn it! Okay, we’ll commence a search of the perimeter, just make sure that thing isn’t in the town.”
Theta-1: “Acknowledged, searching now.”
Theta-5: “So much for no screw ups.”
The instance of SCP-5393-1 was never found, and all future attempts to extract an instance met with the same result. Further investigation of this phenomenon has been inconclusive, entities are either being destroyed by some mechanism after leaving the vicinity of SCP-5393, or are being transported back inside the structure.
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