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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedure: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in an airtight glass container within site-24, under the supervision of Dr. Clarke. Personnel with level 3 clearance or higher can access containment for testing purposes only while under supervision of both Dr. Clarke and Site Director ██████. Objects that will be used for testing are to be placed on a 30” x 36” stainless steel table with wheels. After a test has concluded, any object that has come into contact with SCP-XXXX is to be taken to a special decontamination site that uses rain water for cleaning. Researchers must wait approximately 2-4 hours before coming in contact with an object that has been cleansed of SCP-XXXX as a safety precaution.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a bare aluminum 1-gallon bucket of seemingly endless sky blue paint with the words “Happy Paint” and a smiley face written in permanent marker. The paint dries within minutes of applying it to a surface, and can only be removed by naturally occurring rain.
Any person who comes into contact with it will feel unnaturally happy, and have an altered perspective of the world. Seeing anyone who isn't affected as "unhappy". They will want nothing more than to make everyone they see happy, this starts with simple gifts, compliments, etc. However, as they cannot perceive the happiness of others, this will escalate to grandiose celebrations and worship. When this doesn't work, they'll eventually settle for any emotional response. A late stage infectee will be spending every waking moment of their day attempting to elicit any form of emotion out of people. Examples include burning down theatres, flaying a child in front of others, and framing an honest man for rape. As with the paint, this mental effect fades away upon exposure to rain water. The previously infected victim will retain all memories of their actions, but without the mental filter.
Discovery: SCP-XXXX was recovered from the office of HOA president Jerry Coates in ██████,Ohio on August ██, 19██. On June █,19██ all residents with houses owned by the HOA at the time were issued to use cans of SCP-XXXX on their houses to “lighten up the neighborhood”. If homeowners did not obey the rule they would be slapped with a $20,000 fine, leaving homeowners no other choice but to comply with the rules of the HOA. Suspicious activities began less than █ hours after the paint was applied to the houses. Homeowners under the HOA were giving gifts to random strangers, ranging from smaller more normal gifts like CDs, to absurd gifts such as a part of a fence. Resident activity began to escalate from there, such as a middle-aged male who would mow lawns for hours on end until there was nothing but dirt remaining, a young female at the age of ██ would offer sexual favors for “happiness and fulfillment” to any male on sight and those who partook on those advances had their genitals [REDACTED], and an elderly female who would allow youngsters to help her cross the street back and forth to “make their days special”, then shove them into oncoming traffic half-way across.
The Foundation did not get involved until late ████, by then it had been reported that 1 out of 3 arrests made in the state during the summer were residents from ██████. The Foundation observed, and contained the town for approximately █ weeks, before evacuating from a severe Thunderstorm. When observation resumed it was discovered that SCP-XXXX had been washed off from the neighborhood houses, and the residents were back to normal. After interviews with residents of the neighborhood were concluded they were administered Class-B amnestics, and were released with no issue. All known instances of SCP-XXXX have been reclaimed by the foundation and ██████ has been without anomalous incident since.
On August ██, foundation personnel infiltrated the office of HOA president Jerry Coates for questioning. Upon entering it became apparent that the office had long been long abandoned, and further research found that there hadn't been any signs of human life for over ██ years. SCP-XXXX was recovered from a glass case under Coates’ desk, and has been in containment ever since.
Incident Report 1132-C: Dr. Bayes, stationed at site-24, has been scheduled for termination as of September ██, 20██. On ██████ █, 20██ Dr. Baye’s right index finger was compromised with a splinter of wood, approximately 5 cm in length, from a model house painted with SCP-XXXX. Researchers and other personnel close to Dr. Bayes reported that he had been displaying unusual levels of happiness and joy, giving gifts and money to his coworkers every opportunity he had, to the point of driving himself into serious debt. When his coworkers began refusing his offers of gifts he escalated his behavior, attempting to reciprocate any emotion from those around him. Security personnel were called to neutralize him after an attempt to stab a researcher with a makeshift knife made out of human [DATA EXPUNGED]. The Wooden splinter was removed from Dr. Bayes’ waste bin and was properly disposed of.
