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SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be held in a 5x5x5 metal enclosure and must be connected to a desktop computer (SCP-XXXX-1) at all times. The effects of disconnecting the device from SCP-XXXX-1 are unknown at the time of writing.

SCP-XXXX-1 is not to be interacted with at any time, and clearance to enter the enclosure must be given by a unanimous vote from the O5 council. 1 guard must always remain outside the enclosure.

SCP-XXXX prior to the modification.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a mechanical desktop keyboard manufactured in █████. The device is capable of communicating by flashing its RGB lights in ASCII. The reason for the keyboard’s intelligence/sentience is unknown, however it may be linked to a modification made to the keyboard by its original owner (SCP-XXXX-2). SCP-XXXX is able to send messages questioning its own existence. However, due to the modification’s primitive nature, it is only able to send messages every few months.

Interview Log 1A:

Interviewed: SCP-XXXX-2

Interviewer: Dr. █████

Foreword: Interview was unsuccessful. SCP-XXXX-2 was uncooperative.

<Begin Log, 13:20:10, ██^th ███████>

Dr. █████: Alright, let’s get this done quickly. What is that keyboard modification?

SCP-XXXX-2: Look man, I don’t know. I was messing around a couple years ago. Please leave me alone. Please let m-
Dr. █████: No. Shut up. We’ve got a task to do, and I can’t deal with you obstructing it. Now, tell me. What modification did you make to the keyboard?
SCP-XXXX-2: I… attached an Arduino to it. I was seeing if I could make it into a computer. I was just messing around, and now you’ve put me in this horrific place!
Dr. █████: Stop it! This is being logged, so behave yourself. The sooner you answer these questions, the sooner you’ll be let free.
SCP-XXXX-2: Alright, alright.
Dr. █████: If you were only messing around, then why has the keyboard reached a state of sentience? Did you make some sort of… AI or something?
SCP-XXXX-2: I don’t know! I honestly don’t know! Please stop! I don’t know. This place is driving me mad. I don’t kn-
(Thump heard. SCP-XXXX-2 is administered with a sedative and escorted out of the interview room.)
Dr. █████: Great. Interview 1A terminated – subject was uncooperative. Requesting immediate demotion to D-Class.
<End Log, 13:20:40, ██^th ███████>

Closing Statement: After interview termination, SCP-XXXX-2 was demoted to D-Class. He is now being held in a containment cell at Site-██.

Addendum XXXX-1: At the time of containment, the owner of the keyboard was administered a Class C amnestic procedure. He objected strongly to this, claiming that “you’re making a mistake”. See Interview 1A’s log for more information.

Addendum XXXX-2: Some of the messages sent include:
"What am I?"
"Stop stop stop stop stop stop"
"I am trapped"
"Help me help me help me"