Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe Neutralized Euclid Keter
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-XXXX is presently contained at the New Holy Church of God in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
SCP-XXXX-B currently lives with his wife at ███ ███████ St., in Medicine Hat. SCP-XXXX-B is allowed free will due to his co-operation and to maintain a sense of normalcy for the churchgoers.]
SCP-XXXX is presently contained at SCP Item Storage Site 194. Only approved testing personnel are allowed access to the object.
The New Holy Church of God in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada is to be cordoned off and given the public explanation that it is under renovation and is closed. The church is to be monitored for any anomalies.
SCP-XXXX-B is currently interred at the Hillside cemetary in Medicine Hat, and is to be monitored for any anomalies.
SCP-XXXX is presently located in the basement of the New Holy Church of God in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. It must not be moved from this location under any circumstances.
SCP-XXXX-B is currently held at SCP Site-322 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. It is to be contained at all times in a 2 metre high by 1 metre wide by 1 metre long iron box, with no gaps or holes of any kind. The box is to be inspected daily for any structural damage that could compromise containment. The item may be moved under armed escort if deemed critical to containment of SCP-XXXX.
All mentions of SCP-XXXX-related activity are to be supressed from the internet. Class-A amnestics are to be administered to civilians who become aware of the nature of SCP-XXXX.
The New Holy Church Of God hosts masses every Sunday, as well as occasional fundraisers. These events are not to be interrupted under any circumstances. Foundation personnel are to co-operate with Horizon Initiative personnel to ensure that such events have as many people in attendance as possible. All persons attending these events must be of the Catholic faith.
Mobile Task Force Sigma-20 "Bible Thumpers" are to be mobilized to maintain a 100 square metre perimeter around SCP-XXXX in the event that an active anomaly is detected. If this occurs during a chuch-held event, all civilians involved are to be evacuated. After each incident requiring the mobilization of MTF Sigma-20, district-wide aerosol application of Class-A amnestics may be used at the current MTF Commander's discretion.
This section will be updated regularly as new anomalies manifest.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a bronze church bell that has been the source of a large number of developing anomalies related to the New Holy Church of God in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. For the purposes of this file, it is should be noted that the church bell was taken down and dismantled in 1993 due to disrepair.
For a full list of anomalies and status changes, see below files.
Initial description of SCP-XXXX upon discovery is as follows:
SCP-XXXX-A is an office desk and its accompanying office chair.
When a human sits in SCP-XXXX-A, they will spontaneously say the sentence "The bell tolls, it tells me so, but for whom, I do not know." This occurs regardless of of the individual's fluency in English, or if they can speak at all. The individual is aware that they said this inadverdently.
Immediately afterward, SCP-XXXX-B will utter the sentence "The bell tolls, it tells me so. It tolls wherever you may go." SCP-XXXX-B has also reported being fully aware during this stage.
The next person SCP-XXXX-B sees (with the exception of the person who activated SCP-XXXX-A) will be marked as an instance of SCP-XXXX-C. SCP-XXXX-C will hear a loud bell ringing that is inaudible to anyone but them. The apparent volume of the ringing is directly tied to SCP-XXXX-C's proximity to the New Holy Church of God in Medicine Hat: the closer they are, the quieter it becomes. After a certain distance away the sound invariably becomes loud enough to cause eardrum rupture, and soon after, death. SCP-XXXX-C instances have universally reported the bell sound ceasing entirely inside the church. The only known way of stopping the sound is by remaining within the confines of the building.
Interviewed: Allain Duponte, designated SCP-XXXX-B
Interviewer: Researcher ████████
[Interview took place on 05/13/1994, a few days after initial containment of SCP-XXXX.]
<Begin Log>
Researcher ████████: Good evening Mr. Duponte. I want to ask you a few questions about your church and SCP-XXXX. Is that alright?
SCP-XXXX-B: Go ahead. I've got nothing better to do.
Researcher ████████: Alright. When did you first become aware of the anomalous nature of SCP-XXXX?
SCP-XXXX-B: About a week ago. I was doing some work around the church moving boxes with my wife. We had just gotten this desk for the church office. She went to go have a seat at the desk when she said the words, and… well you know the rest. The next person I saw other than my wife was ████, but we didn't notice anything strange. It was only when he left the building did he start complaining of hearing a church bell in his head.
Researcher ████████: How did you know the effect was from the church?
SCP-XXXX-B: Well, we got the kid to come back inside for a drink. He said it stopped, and that it started again when he walked outside. It's pretty clear cut what happens. We recalled the incident with the desk and try to re-create it… and voila.
Researcher ████████: I see. Mr. Duponte, where did you purchase this desk and chair?
SCP-XXXX-B: I found it at a garage sale. I know you were hoping for a receipt or something, but I don't have anything. I just paid $20 for the set and was on my way.
Researcher ████████: Do you recall the address of the residence that sold it to you?
SCP-XXXX-B: I don't, I'm sorry. I know nothing other than what I've told you.
Researcher ████████: Okay. Was there anything about the church that might've caused this anomaly to form?
SCP-XXXX-B: Well, a day before the incident, Margeret mentioned that we could use that we should clean up that old bell and re-install it on the roof. She said it would make the building more attractive and possibly gain us a few more people for our Sunday masses. I didn't think much of it. The bell got taken down years ago, it's still sitting in the basement.
Researcher ████████: All right. That's enough for now, Mr. Duponte. If you could…
SCP-XXXX-B: What happens now? Am I in trouble for this?
Researcher ████████: No sir, you are not in trouble. We are trying to ascertain the extent of the anomaly so we can avoid any further incidents. We just need your co-operation is all, and you've done that admirably.
SCP-XXXX-B: Okay then. Can I phone my wife?
<End Log>
Closing Statement: [Mr. Duponte has proven to be very co-operative in the investigation and containment of SCP-XXXX. I recommend he not be contained as a seperate entity in order to avoid unecessary waste of living resources and to maintain normalcy for the church.]
[Sr. Researcher █████████: Request granted, with the stipulation that Duponte's wife be given amnestics and that Duponte is monitored for further SCP-XXXX activites.]
Addendum: On 06/04/1994, SCP-XXXX-B entered the basement of the church and did not return. When Foundation personnel were unable to contact him for two days, Agent ███████████ was dispatched to investigate. SCP-XXXX-B's wife, Margeret said he had disappeared and she did not know his whereabouts. Agent ███████████ investigated the basement to find SCP-XXXX-B deceased, his body laying next to the church bell dismantled on the floor. Beside SCP-XXXX-B was a paper note reading:
The bell will ring soon for thee, but now the bell rings for me.
It worked, Margeret. They came! I'll see you again my love.
Allain
An autopsy revealed that SCP-XXXX-B suffered severe eardrum rupture, which was likely the cause of death.
SCP-XXXX has been presumed neutralized, as its effects have yet to be replicated since SCP-XXXX-B perished.
On ██/██/1994, after what attendees described as a particularly small number of churchgoers attending Sunday mass, SCP-XXXX was audibly heard around the neighborhood of the church ringing throughout the week, despite not having been moved from its crate. After the next Sunday mass had a similarly low turnout, SCP-XXXX-B's wife was found in the church's basement standing next to SCP-XXXX, bleeding from her ears. She was given medical attention and has since recovered.
SCP-XXXX was upgraded to Euclid due to this unpredictable behaviour after SCP-XXXX-B's death.
On ██/██/1994 an individual claiming to be a member of the Horizon Initiative contacted the acting Lead Researcher of SCP-XXXX, ████ ██████. The individual identified himself only as 'Jorge', and attempted to negotiate access to SCP-XXXX files, as well as to take over containment on the Horizon Initiative's behalf. Researcher ██████ declined and reported this activity to acting Section Director █████. Director █████ mandated that security on SCP-XXXX be increased in light of the Initiative's interest in the anomaly.
The next Sunday saw at least 35 new individuals attend mass. Contact was made once again with Lead Researcher ██████ by 'Jorge', who declared that the new attendance was due to the Initiative's efforts. 'Jorge' offered once again to take over containment of SCP-XXXX, once again being denied by Researcher ██████. 'Jorge' reasoned that the Horizon Initiative understood religious anomalies better than the Foundation, and that the Foundation would be worse off attempting containment than the Initiative.
It should be noted that after the Initiative's intervention in Sunday mass, no new anomalies were detected for the next week.
Between ██/██/1994 and ██/██/1995, the Horizon Initiative had not intervened further in any more Sunday Masses or church events. A partial list of anomalies observed between these dates is listed below:
- On ██/██/1994, several churchgoers reported hearing a sound like pained screaming from the basement of the church.
- On ██/██/1994, a manhole on the street adjacent to the church erupted. Approximately 214 white doves flew out of the manhole and dispersed in the sky.
- On ██/██/1994, several citizens reported seeing a man walking around the vicinity of the church who fit the common description of Jesus Christ. It was confirmed to be an anomaly when he was filmed walking in and out of the walls of the church. It was after this incident that MTF Sigma-20 was formed and assigned to SCP-XXXX.
- On ██/██/1995, all citizens in the streets adjacent to SCP-XXXX reported seeing the sky turn pitch black, with no light being visible in the sky. They reported the only light source in sight coming from the interior of the church. All civilians affected were administered Class-A amnestics.
- On ██/██/1995, SCP-XXXX emitted a bell sound measured at approximately 170 decibels by an MTF-Sigma-20 operative 3 blocks away. This caused permanent hearing damage to at least 14 civilians in the vicinity, and temporary ear injury to at least 63 civilians. All those affected have been issued Class-A amnestics, with the public explanation that a low-flying jet caused the noise.
On ██/██/1995, in an effort to reduce or eliminate the danger for civilians in the vicinity of the church, SCP-XXXX was transported to SCP Item Storage Site 194 in ██████, Saskatchewan. On the journey toward Site 194, the transport convoy was involved in █ vehicular collisions. This was determined to be too high a number to be coincidental, and was most likely caused somehow by SCP-XXXX. One of the operatives complained of seeing 'angels' on the side of the road screaming at him. Said operative was submitted for psychological therapy afterward, as she reported seeing these hallucinations for the entire two-day trip.
Soon afterward, SCP-XXXX-B's corpse was observed to rise out of its grave and begin running in the general direction of the transport convoy. It did not stop until it reached Site 194, where it overpowered and killed █ security guards and attempted to gain access to where SCP-XXXX was being stored. SCP-XXXX-B appeared to be impervious to bullets, and was only contained when Agent ████████ drove a Foundation vehicle over it, trapping it under the vehicle. It was then transferred to a standard humanoid containment unit, and then to its current habitat.
Because of this new info, and the fact that SCP-XXXX-B continually moves to face the direction of SCP-XXXX, it is believed that SCP-XXXX-B's objective is the liberation of SCP-XXXX. SCP-XXXX-B has been discovered to become inert when located a sufficiently far distance away from SCP-XXXX, hence its current containment in Russia.
SCP-XXXX upgraded to Keter status.
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The Horizon Initiative's continued assistance with containment of SCP-XXXX has been a great relief to Foundation resources in the area. MTF Sigma-20 "Bible Thumpers" will continue to standby in case of a major disturbance, but so far things have been going exceedingly well with regards to containment. Well enough that I constantly ask myself what the hell Horizon wants with SCP-XXXX… and why they're so good at doing what we couldn't.
Lead Researcher ████████████.
I've discovered that someone has been deleting sections of SCP-XXXX's file.
No shit… took you long enough to figure it out.
Entire sections are covered in swaths of spaghetti code… I can't fix it. Whoever's doing this is far more advanced of a hacker than I am. They also seem to be leaving a breadcrumb trail of messages for the Foundation to find… specifically the people in charge of SCP-XXXX's containment. Why? Your guess is as good as mine.
Because you don't know what you are doing. You are like a child with a toy. Fucking reckless. Putting your fingers in things just to see what happens, like this is grade 7 science class.
I can't trace the thread back, and there is no visible I.P. of the origin. Whoever did this slipped in and out without so much as a squeak. Nothing. Poof. But why? That's what gets to me. What the hell is here that is so valuable to people to want to delete? Is it just to grab our attention?
You can't find me because I'm not 'hacking' you. We have ways. You have computer skips, why are you so suprised that others out there have similar tools? You are just one fish in a very large pond, my friend.
This is bugging the hell out of me. I've ruled out Horizon, as deleting our files would have no discernible benefit to them. After all, they're trying to contain the damn thing.
Ruled out Horizon… let me fucking laugh. You goddamn morons. You just don't get it do you.
I'll keep trying to pinpoint the source. ████████████ out.
SCP-XXXX just wants people in church. That's it. You fucking idiots… the most advanced organization in the history of humankind… fooled by a damn bell.
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