RubyJX - SCP Sandbox III

RubyJX

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures:
Basic and intermediate containment procedures for subject have proved ineffective. Tests are currently underway as to whether subject can be contained by a projected temporospatial recursion, but due to the difficulty of construction, this solution will almost certainly be unavailable to most agents.

More important is the list of failed attempts at containment. Simple enclosure is useless, as is any form of stimulation or alteration to subject. Thaumaturgic containment has proven equally ineffective, up to and including dimensional realignment. Subject passively resists all forms of physical containment, prompting the recent attempts at temporal misdirection. However, the nature of subject suggests that said attempts are likely futile, and motivated more by curiosity than necessity.

Description:
SCP-XXXX appears to the naked eye as a vague, humanoid figure. It moves autonomously and appears unrestricted by physical means, passing through any materials and occasionally rising or descending in a manner unaffected by gravity. As unclear as this description is, it is the only known description of subject. Subject can perhaps be better described through previous attempts to describe it.
SCP-XXXX was first discovered by D-9024 in his containment cell. D-9024 called several operatives to the location of SCP-XXXX and described it as above: a vague humanoid figure, moving slowly and autonomously. Some operatives, but not all, claimed equally capable of seeing SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX left the room at an unknown time and in an unknown manner, and has since been sighted throughout the facility by various personnel.

Other detection methods were attempted and discarded. SCP-XXXX had no tangible form, and no wavelengths of light could detect its presence. Thaumaturgic bombardment and saturation made no noticeable changes in the appearance of SCP-XXXX or in its behavior. Thus far, despite a massive number of detection methods used, no viable way to detect SCP-XXXX has been found other than visual.

Altogether, attempted interaction, recording, or simple description of SCP-XXXX has proven frustrating and fruitless. SCP-XXXX has yet to show any hostile tendencies, or any tendencies whatsoever. While observation has been inconsistent, this inconsistency seems to stem from the inability of observers to express their observations, rather than any changes in the nature of SCP-XXXX.

Failed descriptions are endless, but share a common thread. Whenever observers are asked to elaborate on any individual characteristic, they find themselves not only unable to elaborate, but also second-guessing their initial descriptions. After a brief interlude, their perceptions seem to return to normal.

Containment of subject appears impossible and is likely pointless. The origin of subject is unknown, and the room in which it was found is unlisted in any records, which appears to simply be due to unimportance. Its autonomy suggests sentience, but this is unverifiable, since it displays identical obliviousness to anything researchers define as stimuli. The room and facility display no anomalous characteristics.

Interviewed: D-9024

Interviewer: Dr. Bell

Foreword: D-9024 was the first, but not the only, individual to visually determine the presence of subject. Dr. Bell was unable to do the same. It is important to note that throughout the entirety of interview, D-9024 was fully able to see subject and move around freely.

<Begin Log>
Dr. Bell: Describe what you see. Give me a brief overview.
D-9024: Uh, okay. It's human-shaped, I guess. It's… moving around. But not much.
Dr. Bell: (Pause.) Okay, you can, uh, describe it in more detail than that. Does it look male? Female?
D-9024: I, uh… no. It doesn't look… I can't see it that clearly. It doesn't look like either, I guess.
Dr. Bell: Okay. Androgynous, then.
D-9024: I guess. I'm not sure. It's vague. Kind of a silhouette, you know? Not really detailed.
Dr. Bell: So it's black? Shadowy?
D-9024: No, it's not… no. It isn't, uh, it doesn't have a color. I think.
Dr. Bell: So it's transparent?
D-9024: No, I can't see through it. It's not black, or white, I don't think. It's just… I don't know. It's hard to describe how it looks.
Dr. Bell: (Brief pause.) Well, okay. We'll… come back to that later. You say it's moving around. Describe its movements.
D-9024: Uh, it's kind of just walking around. Like a person would, I guess. (Rubs eyes.) Yeah, walking.
Dr. Bell: Moving its arms and legs? Moving around the room?
D-9024: I guess so. Sure.
Dr. Bell: Okay. so it's proportional to a person? Arms and legs around normal length?
D-9024: Maybe. That's hard to see. (Rubs eyes.)
Dr. Bell: Where is it? In the room, I mean. Point to it.
D-9024: It's, uh, about… I don't know. It keeps… it's not… it's just hard to get a handle on it. Visually. I can see it's there, and it looks… human-shaped… but it's not…
Dr. Bell: (Obviously frustrated.) Okay, my questions clearly aren't helping. You describe it, then. What is it you're seeing?
D-9024: I don't think I can describe it any more than I have. It's just… it's hazy. Not like physically hazy. It looks… solid. But when I try to focus on it, look at part of it, I can't.
Pause.
D-9024: Oh, uh, one thing. I can see it if my eyes are closed. Even if I turn my head away from it, I can see it behind me. Not like it moves in front of me, it's just… I can still see it. Behind me.
Dr. Bell: Okay, I think that's enough for now.
<End Log>

Closing Statement: D-5446 showed obvious signs of distress throughout the interview and was carefully monitored for several days. He showed no further symptoms and appeared untroubled by later questions. However, despite several subsequent interviews with him and others, no useful information was determined.
That being said, there is one interesting possibility, although this is more speculation than observation. Personnel who have observed SCP-XXXX moving around the facility have reported that it seems to be building something, although further questions about what it is building, where it is being built, and what reason they have to suspect this have met with a frustrating lack of insight.

Addendum:
SCP-XXXX appears to have none of the characteristics of matter. It has no mass, location, volume, or color. As of yet, not a single method of detection has yielded any new information whatsoever.
Despite years of research and thousands of experiments, including exposure to a number of Thaumiel-class SCPs, the only working definition of SCP-XXXX remains the same: a vague, humanoid figure, moving autonomously.

SCP-XXXX has been suggested as a designation for the following anomaly.

The Object Class of the relevant anomaly could be considered to be Keter.

Procedures for the containment of the following anomaly are considered by many to primarily include limiting discussion. It is recommended that avoidance of metadiscussion of SCP-XXXX may be prudent, as some have described removal of information concerning SCP-XXX as difficult. Further elaboration may or may not result in events describable as containment breach or, alternatively, as nonending instances resulting in or requiring termination of individuals which could be deemed affected. It could be considered extremely important that discussion of SCP-XXXX be kept to a minimum as pertaining to any specific individual or entity. Thus, a common example of a potential containment procedure might be to simply limit the time in which each contributor discusses or writes about SCP-XXXX. One method by which this may be achieved could be to continually or systemically 'switch out' or rotate the current individual describing SCP-XXXX. This procedure may have been employed for the purposes of certain relevant documents, possibly including this one, although no direct evidence can confirm the functionality of this method.

SCP-XXXX could be described as a phenomenon or effect by which certain objects cannot be referred to with a direct factual statement. Researchers have suggested that this effect extends to written text, verbal speech, and possibly other forms of communication. Some reports show that this effect may be found to extend to descriptions of the effect itself.

SCP-XXXX may be observed in a range of objects. Affected objects have been observed to include primarily common household items, although conceptually no known mechanism necessarily excludes any object or set of objects from the alleged effect. It has been stated that instances of SCP-XXXX may have been originally located near a palace referred to as Hampton Court, but a clear reason for this point of origin has not necessarily become apparent. SCP-XXXX has been observed to progress at separate intervals which could be considered 'progressions' or 'stages.' These have primarily been posited to be chronological or conceptual, and may have been found to be unique to individuals within limited time frames.

One of these alleged stages has been referred to as 'stage one.' During this process, written or verbal communication concerning SCP-XXXX may sometimes be marked by an impossibility in creating direct factual statements about said alleged anomaly. Creation of non-statement references to SCP-XXXX, such as inclusion in lists, questions, or statistics, may potentially also result in a technically correct but not directly informational statement. This stage may also be progressed primarily by the creator of said communication considering the effect itself or the precise mechanics of what constitutes a statement that could be considered 'direct' or 'factual.'

'Stage two' may or may not be considered a progression of 'stage one.' During the course of the alleged process referred to as 'stage two,' statements concerning SCP-XXXX may be further altered, in that definitive statements even concerning concepts reasonably considered peripheral such as 'stages' or 'peripheral' may also become or trend towards a state of difficulty or impossibility.

'Stage three' has not technically been defined as a process that could be considered fully separate. During this stage, it has not yet been confirmed that statements not considered negative can entirely exist concerning SCP-XXXX, its effects, or concepts not considered directly connected to either or both. Self-refuting statements are not observed by reputable sources to be conceivably avoidable during the course of the process not referred to as anything other than 'stage three.'

During 'stage four,' stages one through three, referred to above, become irrelevant, replaced with an excessive need for clarification and rationalization. Irrelevance here refers to nonexistence or unimportance, characterized by the cessation of observable effects pertaining to stages one through three in the immediate vicinity or in future media produced by any individual who has progressed to stage four. Said clarification generally manifests as redefinition of terms or self-refuting qualification of asserted statements. It should be noted that the regression is not necessarily infinite - under controlled circumstances, physical force can be utilized to halt the progression of stage four, although alternative methods may potentially exist. These methods may or may not be required, considering 'required' to mean 'imperative to continued existence,' as progression to stage five may cease this effect.

A process chronologically occurring fifth in the progression of the effect of SCP-XXXX is referred to by some as 'stage five,' although this division is arbitrary and based only on subjective perception, especially considering the unjustified (but not necessarily without justification) choice to numerically consider stages by modern English figures representing Arabic numerals rather than alternative references such as 5, V, 五, and so forth; this choice could potentially be rationalized by the prevalence of English-speaking personnel within organizations to which knowledge of SCP-XXXX could be considered relevant, but only if statistical evidence supports a significant majority - and only if said statistical evidence is verifiable and strongly supported by objective analysis; by definition, however, surveys concerning language barriers and difficulty in communication would be difficult to undergo without significant effort, and restricting a statistical analysis to 'relevant' personnel likely to view any particular document would be in and of itself a non-objective [REDACTED FOR BREVITY].

Experiment Log A claims to have tested the effect of SCP-XXXX on various phrases and forms of media.

Test	Resulting phrase	S/F
Effect of expunging data	"The effect of [DATA EXPUNGED] may potentially extend to statements in which the anomalous phrase has been expunged."	Fail
Effect of questions	"Some might ask whether the effects of SCP-XXXX allow for questions."	Fail
Effect of describing effects of effects of anomaly	"The effects of SCP-XXXX be described directly."	Success

Log B has sometimes been attributed to two class-C personnel, who may or may not have preemptively recorded their investigation into the anomaly on-site in anticipation of potential importance.

Begin Log

XXXX: "They said it might be over here. It could be described as a red telephone."
YYYY: "Why are you talking like that?"
XXXX: "Like what?"
YYYY: "Never mind. Some have questioned what exactly it looks like."
XXXX: "'Some?' What do you mean, 'some?'"
YYYY: "Me. I… oh, I may or may not see it. It's reasonable to assume we've found it."
XXXX: "Many find this strange, even for a skip. We might consider trying to find if there are any more."
YYYY: (Pointing) "That's a table. Guess it's not one. Okay, that's a window… that's a chair… that carries some characteristics of a chair… We may have another one. Investigators question just how many of these things there are around here."
XXXX: "There must be a faster way to do this. Oh hey, there's no evidence showing it affected me that time. We can figure this out. How about, uh… 'This effect, formally referred to as an 'anomaly,' may or may not extend to discussion or dissemination of information concerning the effect itself.'"
YYYY: "I would describe it as worse that time. It may be prudent for us to shut up and haul these back to base, let the researchers figure out the details. This is their job, not ours."
End Log

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