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SCP-XXXX on its carrying bag

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX and its carrying bag are to be kept in a standard low-value object locker in Site-19. SCP-XXXX is never to be removed from containment unless approved by personnel with Level 2 or above clearance.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a white Canon® PowerShot A720 IS camera. There is nothing unique about the pictures the camera produces. SCP-XXXX’s anomalous properties appear after an individual (now designated as “the subject”) has had their picture taken by SCP-XXXX. Exactly twelve (12) hours following having their picture taken, the subject will be killed. SCP-XXXX will appear facing into the oral cavity of the subject,1 and will not be able to be moved from its location in the subject’s mouth. Due to this, SCP-XXXX events have a 100% mortality rate. After SCP-XXXX appears inside the subject’s mouth, it will make a starting-up beeping noise, then autonomously turn the flash on. The light produced by SCP-XXXX's flash continues to grow in intensity until the subject is deceased. Temperatures from the flash have been recorded as high as ~982° Celsius (~1800° Fahrenheit). Death in subjects occurs from fifth-degree burns that start from the oral cavity and extend downwards and outwards in the subject's body until they are deceased. Once the subject is deceased, the camera reappears in its previous location with a temperature of ~21° (70° Fahreneheit).2


Addendum XXXX.1:
SCP-XXXX was discovered in a house belonging to the █████ family3, in the small town of ██████████, Michigan. After none of the members of the house were seen for a week, local authorities were sent to investigate. The following is a transcript of local police officer J██████'s body cam when he was investigating the house with his partner, Officer B██████.

Video Log Transcript

Date: 12/23/20██

[BEGIN LOG]

Officer J██████ and Officer B██████ approach the house, their car parked in the driveway, and request entrance. After no one replies, the officers try the door and find it to be unlocked. After consulting with dispatch, the officers are clear to enter and walk in.

Officer J██████: ██████████ police, make yourselves known!

There is no reply.

Officer B██████: Doesn’t seem like anybody’s home.

Officer J██████: No guarantees. Come on, let’s do a standard sweep - stick together.

The two officers check the living room and kitchen, finding nothing. Turning from the kitchen, the two face a hallway with two closed doors on each side.

Officer J██████: Left or right?

Officer B██████: Can’t go wrong with right.

The first door is unlocked. Inside is a walk-in closet, with clothes appearing to belong to an adult male and female. There is nothing of significance inside.

Officer J██████: Let’s move to the next one.

This door is locked. Officer J██████ looks at Officer B██████, who nods. Officer J██████ proceeds to kick down the door and enters with his gun drawn. The room the officers have entered appears to be the master bedroom, with a bed, cabinet, and nightstand. On the opposite side of the room is an open door that appears to lead to the bathroom. On the bed is a comforter that covers two body-shaped lumps. Flies are buzzing around the bed. Officer B██████ turns to Officer J██████.

Officer B██████: Do you smell that? Smells like burnt meat.

Officer J██████: Sure do. I think we found our missing people.

Officer J██████ gestures towards the bed.

Officer J██████: Would you like to do the honors?

Officer B██████: No, I’m not good with bodies. Should we send in the coroner?

Officer J██████: Who said they’re dead?

Officer B██████: I mean it’s kind of obvious, but if I must.

Officer B██████ walks over to the bed, hesitates for a moment, then throws back the covers.

Officer B██████: Dear God…

Officer B██████ bends over and retches. Lying in the bed are two charred human bodies. One of the bodies has hair next to its head on the pillow. Both bodies have the bones in their oral cavities exposed, with their throat and chest cavities exposed as well. Flies and maggots are seen crawling around inside the open cavities. The mattress beneath them is very blackened and some spots appear to have been burnt through.

Officer J██████: Well, seems like we found the two parents. Now, where are the kid and grandma?

Officer B██████: Jesus man, don't you have any empathy? This is terrifying, it looks like they ate an incendiary.

Officer J██████: You get used to it after a while. Come on, let’s find the other one.

Officer B██████, still visibly distressed, nods and walks out of the room. The two officers search the first door on the left and see what appears to be another walk-in closet, this one with clothes consistent with an adult female and a young boy. Nothing of significance is found. The officers then check the second door on the left. Inside is another bedroom, painted a light shade of blue. A banner saying “Happy Birthday Marcus!” is hung up on the far wall, with balloons on the ceiling. There is a desk in the far left corner, with gift boxes on it. Toys like figurines and model cars are strewn across the room. There is a bunk-bed in the far right corner, with an empty, clean bed on the bottom portion and a thrown back cover on the top. The top bunk has the remains of a child who appears to have been a young male. The remains have features similar to the other bodies found in the other bedroom.

Officer J██████: Well there’s the kid. Any idea where his grandma would be?

Officer B██████: We never checked the bathroom across from the master bedroom.

The two officers reenter the bedroom on the right and walk across to the open bathroom. Turning on the lights, Officer J██████ looks around. Nothing is unusual, except for a dripping noise coming from the bathtub. Flies are buzzing around the bathroom. Officer J██████ once again pulls out his gun and motions to Officer B██████. Officer B██████ walks over and throws back the curtain, exposing a body in the tub. The body appears to have belonged to an old woman, approximately seventy years old. In contrast to the other dead bodies, there are no signs of burns on the woman like the other bodies. Instead, her head is missing, exposing the organs and sinews of the neck, and there is a sawed-off shotgun lying to her side. Blood and bits of brain are splattered all over the wall. In the woman’s lap is SCP-XXXX powered off, and a note. Officer J██████ reaches over and grabs the note, which had the words “I’m sorry” written on it. He then picks up SCP-XXXX and views the most recent picture. It displays the missing mom, dad, and son smiling in front of a birthday cake, which has the words "Happy 8th Birthday Marcus" written out in icing.

[END LOG]

NOTE: Following knowledge of this investigation, the Foundation was notified and collected SCP-XXXX. Officer J██████ and Officer B██████, and all related police personnel were given Class-A amnestics and released.