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Item#: XXXX
Level3
Containment Class:
safe
Secondary Class:
{$secondary-class}
Disruption Class:
vlam
Risk Class:
notice
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Assigned Site

Site-25

Site Director

Dr. To██ ███

Research Head

Dr. Marriot

Assigned MTF

Theta-7 "Weed Whackers"

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Photo taken upon discovery of SCP-XXXX: 6/2/20██

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is contained within a large containment warehouse within Site-25. A research station has been set up to monitor the anomaly. A ceiling tall glass containment window is in place all the way around SCP-XXXX to isolate it from personnel. The entrance to SCP-XXXX is restricted entry to any personnel with below level XXXX/4 clearance.
SCP-XXXX's containment area has a security system in place to track the movement of SCP-XXXX and possibly other entities within the anomaly. Expeditions into SCP-XXXX are only to be conducted with permission from site head, Dr. To██ ███.

Description: SCP-XXXX has the look of a late 20th-century house in slight disrepair. The building is made of wooden planks coated in peeling white paint, with the roof being made of cracked green plating with thin wooden pillars holding up the house's veranda. The veranda above the entrance into the house is in the process of falling apart, with the wood rotting away and tiles missing. SCP-XXXX was not connected to any sewage or water system and had no roads leading to the property, this was due to the fact that SCP-XXXX has a form of navigation, the full extent of this movement is yet to be determined.

The number of rooms seen inside SCP-XXXX shows a far greater size and scale than the outside building has the capability of housing, so it is believed that a pocket dimension, referred to as SCP-XXXX-A is being kept inside the building, and has the ability to relocate SCP-XXXX by unknown means. The walls of SCP-XXXX-A are made of an unrecognizable wooden substance, not matching any known earth-based material, this is in direct contrast to the outside house, which is made of simple hardwood oat.

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"Relativity"

When a person enters SCP-XXXX the dimensions of the inside structure begin to change drastically, with the rooms even changing in elevation and rotation while still having consistent gravity. The anomaly has similar properties to the art piece "Relativity" (M. C. Escher). there is no possible way to come across a room more than once after leaving the confines of the entity, as hallways will turn into different rooms, and vise versa. The only consistency in the layout of SCP-XXXX-A is when you turn to retrace your steps, a single turn of a corner will bring you straight back to SCP-XXXX's entrance, no matter how far you travel inside.

The rooms and hallways found inside of SCP-XXXX-A are cluttered with random objects, balls, toys, things that would typically be found lost in a public park, It is unknown whether these items are here from people wandering into SCP-XXXX or if they were recovered by unknown means. No inhabitants have been found inside the anomaly human or otherwise. Personnel does report occasionally hearing closing of doors or running water from inside SCP-XXXX.

Over the ██ years SCP-XXXX has been in foundation containment, the entity has been shown to have the ability to move the entire house slightly, no first-hand eyewitnesses have reported the movement directly, but measurements taken have concluded it changes position every so often. The outside of SCP-XXXX has also slowly decayed even more after being first discovered, with SCP-XXXX-A still being in the same condition as previous.
Additional discoveries have been made within SCP-XXXX, this has not been included, as no visual evidence was given.

Additional Notes: SCP-XXXX was first discovered by the foundation on 6/2/20██ when local police reports near the small town ██████, in the middle west of the United States were stating a house had been spotted appearing on random peoples properties, with the house always disappearing before law enforcement could arrive, and people who reported being near the house as it disappeared, reported never seeing the house move at all until it was already gone, all attempts to get inside the house were met by a locked front door. These reports were intercepted by the foundation who was able to locate SCP-XXXX and set up a temporary holding site before getting the go-ahead by local Site Director Dr. To██ ███ to move the anomaly to Provisional Containment Site-25.

Addendum-1 SCP-XXXX Expeditions:
All proceeding expeditions into SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-A were approved by site director Dr. To██ ███.
Expedition reason, research purposes, item recovery, and attempted mapping interior of SCP-XXXX-A.

Open SCP-XXXX Expedition 1
Open SCP-XXXX Expedition 2
Open SCP-XXXX Expedition 3

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Seeking Greenlights: Yes

Page Type: SCP Article

Genre (Optional): Horror, Mystery

Elevator Pitch: A strange house with the ability to somehow move and navigate the world around it, but once contained shows an almost labyrinth of a pocket dimension within the house that doesn't abide by the laws of physics outside the anomaly. You will find answers for many things about this strange residence, but not everything will be revealed, finding your way through this house may leave you wanting out.

Central Narrative: The foundation picked up local reports of a house showing up on people's properties with it almost disappearing in a way once law enforcement or any kind of large gatherings showed up. Hearing of this, the Foundation were able to contain and transport the structure without much resistance, after discovering more of the house's anomalous properties expeditions into this anomaly were conducted because of the interior being far larger than the outside would realistically be able to fit. The inside of the house being dubbed its own pocket dimension has a layout as consistently inconsistent as the art piece "Relativity" by M. C. Escher.
but once the personnel on these expeditions begin traveling deeper into the anomaly, the more alive it begins to feel.

Hook/Attention-Grabber: what exactly is the pocket dimension, is it it's own being entirely? is it like a vehicle, is it being controlled? why was it found inside a simple house, does it use it almost in the same way a hermit crab would use a shell, or is that where it originated from?

Additional Notes: I recently rewrote this draft because I wasn't happy with the original idea, I didn't seek a greenlight for the previous one, but I can provide ideas from the original if it relates to any critiques I get on my draft.
I also have a complete sandbox draft that I can provide if requested.