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Item #: SCP-4563

Object Class: Euclid

Special containment procedures: Any shipments or deliveries from “Comeback Kid Sporting Goods”, “CK Sporting Goods”, or “CKSG” are to be intercepted before reaching their destination, and the contents returned to site 19for testing.

In the case of an SCP 4563 event, instances of SCP-4563-2 are to be monitored for signs of severe depression or suicidal tendencies, with appropriate interventions being taken to prevent them from harming themselves or others.

Description: SCP-5050 is a phenomenon associated with a line of athletic equipment produced by a company known as “Comeback Kid Sporting Goods”. This equipment, designated SCP-4563-1, consists of playing gear and uniforms for American Football. An SCP-4563 event begins when an set of SCP-4563-1 is delivered to and received by an individual, designated SCP-4563-2. SCP-4563-2 are always adult males ages 30-50, located within towns with populations of less than 15,000. SCP-4563-2 will initially seem surprised to have received SCP-4563-1, but nonetheless will try the equipment on, finding that it fits perfectly. SCP-4563-2 will then move quickly out of their homes, making their way towards a nearby ongoing high school-level American Football game. The exact parameters of the game will vary, but there are several overlapping consistencies:

  1. The game will be in its final quarter.
  2. The home team will be losing, though only by margin of 6 points or less.
  3. The game will be of some greater than typical significance, if only to the teams and fans involved. Examples include local championship games, homecoming games, games between rival teams, or games where the home team is heavily favored to lose.

SCP-4563-2 will make their way onto the home team’s sideline and begin pleading with the home team’s coach to be let into the game. The coach will seem hesitant, but will not seem confused by the presence of the new “player”. After deliberating, the coach will decide to insert SCP-4563-2 into the game, always at the quarterback position. SCP-4563-2 will then lead their new team onto a comeback victory, scoring the decisive points at the last possible moment in a seemingly miraculous fashion. This occurs regardless of SCP-4563-2’s current or previous level of athletic skill, with instances of SCP-4563-2 frequently demonstrating physical prowess that should not reasonably be available to them (though only for the duration of the game).

At the conclusion of the game, the other home team players, along with the home team’s coaches and fans, will rush the field, lifting SCP-4563-2 onto their shoulders and chanting SCP-4563-2’s name. This behavior lasts for a few minutes, after which the cheering abruptly stops, and all individuals except SCP-4563-2 leave the venue and begin heading home. SCP-4563-2 will remain at the venue for anywhere from 30 min to 3 hours, during which they will stand in the center of the field and stare intently at the venue’s scoreboard. After this they will begin walking back home. Upon arriving home, usually well after nightfall, they will slowly remove SCP-4563-1, shower, and go to bed. SCP-4563-1 will disappear during the night, leaving no physical trace of its existence.

The next day SCP-4563-2 will resume their prior schedule, and appear to have no recollection of the previous day’s events. SCP-4563-2 will, however, begin to exhibit signs of listlessness and depression, regardless of their previous mental health history. They will begin expressing to friends and family a desire to return to their “glory days”, growing increasingly nostalgic for this time, and discontent with their current circumstances. When pressed by others to articulate the exact nature of these “glory days”, SCP-4563-2 will struggle to provide specifics, instead devolving into semi-cohorent ramblings about “winning the big one”, “taking state”, “bringing home the trophy”, or a similar nebulous reference to athletic achievement. This behavior will persist and worsen, frequently ending with SCP-4563-2 succumbing to substance abuse, self-harm, or suicide. To date, no instances of SCP-4563-2 have demonstrated recovery from the depression brought on after an SCP-4563 event.