Sapient Mass

Item #: SCP-XX(maybe -J)

Object Class: Keter (=difficult to contain, right?)

Special Containment Procedures: Due to its nature, SCP-XX is currently largely impossible to reliably or consistently contain on a long-term basis. As such, three Foundation web crawlers are to monitor a list of tabloids, message boards, and other online forums¹ for the presence of SCP-XX-2 commentary or SCP-XX-1 advertising content. If found, all related posts are to be hidden from public view, tracked, and flagged for investigation by Specialized Task Force Pi-9 ("For the Fjords", or "Fun Police").

Priority for -1 instances is immediate capture and detainment. Should an instance remain uncontained beyond Stage III, the surrounding area is to be evacuated under pretense of a gas leak. Following the conclusion of an SCP XX-1 event, anything remaining within the locale should be disposed of by incineration. *As of the events of ██/██/████, no attempts to interfere directly with an ongoing event are permitted.*

Priority for SCP XX-2 instances is immediate capture, interrogation, amnesticization and containment (if necessary). -2 instances are to be interrogated in order to locate their -1 instance. Anomalous -2 instances in containment may be used in place of D-Class personnel for the events of a -1 instance. As of the events of ██/██/████, no attempts to extract -2 instances during an event are permitted.

Description: SCP-XX is a phenomenon whereby a seemingly random individual², henceforth SCP-XX-1, will gain a compulsion to perform stand-up comedy and an accompanying gradually increasing anomalous ability to manipulate reality based upon the subjects of their jokes.³, increasing the severity of the localized reality alteration until they reach Stage III.

SCP-XX is believed to be a recent phenomena, though its precise causes remain unclear.

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Footnotes

1. Full list, along with web crawler denominations, may be found in Supplementary Document XX-1.

2. The precise selection criteria remain unclear, though trends indicate a significant preference for young adults with potential access to internet infrastructure.

3. Manipulations may vary greatly in scale, scope, and anomalous effect.

The instance will grow in manipulative ability through three stages across six months[[footnote]]However, this progression has also been observed to require as little as three months based on the popularity and overall success of the instance.