Semiazai

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: The Pleasance Falls elder care center in Montana is to be staffed by Foundation personnel. No new residents will be accepted. Staff should be rotated every 3 weeks to prevent any SCP-xxxx from anchoring and advancing past Stage 1. As of xx/xx/xxxx all residents were moved to site xx. Amnestics were administered to any residents who stopped showing symptoms. Residents who continued to show symptoms were terminated.

Social media monitoring team SMT Gamma (Web Trawlers) monitor social media with the aid of algorithms seeking keywords. When typical signs of feeding are found the Web Trawlers respond by removing the prey from the area until the entity has left, administering amnestics, and returning the subject to their home.

Description: SCP-xxxx is an interdimensional entity which feeds on the attention of human prey. The entity begins by establishing a two part foothold in our dimension. The first part is geographical and anchors the entity to a location unless feeding reaches late stage 4. The second part of the foothold is an individual. A single entity can only feed on one individual once a link has been established.
SCP-xxxx came to the Foundation’s attention when Data Specialist Sanders was visiting his mother in an elder care community and noticed an unusual number of residents appearing to interact with people that weren’t really there. Sanders’ mother also complained about unusual noises and “people looking in her windows.” An investigative team was dispatched. After conducting interviews it was concluded an anomalous entity was responsible.
Feeding consists of 5 known stages with sub stages. Note that most characteristics of a stage continue into the following stages.

• Stage 1 lasts from three to eight weeks.
  • Stage 1a: The victim will begin hearing a persistent, common, low sound. This sound is most often described as large bamboo wind chimes. Other common sounds are bass from a stereo, someone practicing drums, using a leaf blower, or mowing a lawn. These sounds are always barely audible and require concentration to hear. They are not real, and therefore others cannot hear them, nor can they be recorded.
  • Stage 1b: Eventually the persistent sound is replaced by knocking, muffled voices outside a bedroom window, someone shouting from a distance, or speaking to the victim from nearby. These sounds are universally disruptive and only occur when the victim is distracted by, or focused on, something else. The most common reported vocalization is “Howdy neighbor.” This phase often includes a serious lack of sleep as loud noises frequently occur just as the victim is drifting off to sleep.
• Stage 2 has been known to be as short as several days, but much like stage 1 can go on for weeks. Stage 2 is often when the victim first becomes aware that something is seriously wrong. They will begin seeing strangers staring at them from a distance when they are outside near their home or when they look out their windows. The stranger is always at a distance and seemingly impossible to reach without losing sight of them. Most victims begin trying to take pictures as evidence, but because of the illusory nature of the sightings they are the only ones who can see anyone in the photos, or the strangers do not appear in the photos even to the photographer; this is split approximately 50/50. NOTE: This is the easiest stage in which to catch an instance of SCP-xxxx as it is the stage during which most victims choose to post, report, or complain.
• Stage 3 lasts from 1 to 4 weeks. Shorter durations are much more dangerous due to the unlikelihood that the subject will seek help before moving to stage 4.
  • In stage 3a the victim begins experiencing itchiness that is most often mistaken for dry skin. Sometimes it is described as having bugs crawling up the victims legs, or across their arms.
  • Stage 3b includes sensations of someone touching the victim. This phase can often lead to accidentally saving the victim from progressing any further as it is not uncommon for the victim to seek, or be put into, the care of professionals. By moving to another location for care the victim unknowingly escapes the geographical limitations of the entity. The sensations most often experienced are of someone running their hands through the victims hair, caressing their shoulders, or attempting to hold their hand.
• Stage 4 has been known to last for up to 20 weeks with a shortest known duration of 3. If the subject progresses far enough into stage 4 there is no known way to prevent advancing to stage 5. At some point during stage 4 (about halfway, but there is no way to know how long Stage 4 will be for a given individual) the entity becomes anchored solely to its prey and is no longer limited geographically. Removing the victim from their home will no longer allow them to escape the effects of the entity. This stage often includes an apparent reduction in predatory behavior, and is characterized by feelings of hope. The reality is that many victims actually spend much of their time interacting with people who aren’t really there, but the illusion is so complete they don’t realize what is happening.
• In stage 5 the victim enters a coma. It is believed that the subject continues to live in an entirely fictitious world until expiring.¹

Addendum:
You can’t just leave my mother, or anyone’s mother for that matter, to be slowly consumed by an inter-dimensional entity! - DS Sanders xx/xx/xxxx

We need to study the entity’s behavior to be sure the containment procedures we have in place will be sufficient. - O5 xx/xx/xxxx

You terminated my mother! - DS Sanders xx/xx/xxxx

Footnotes

1. Victims can be kept alive with life support systems, but it is unclear if this is a mercy or a torture. At this time the Foundation terminates victims who reach stage 5 per O5.