Southern Hospitality

Item #: SCP-2498

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP 2498 is to be kept in a standard containment cell in site-19. SCP 2498 is to be guarded by two security team members of (complete) non-European descent, and shifts to be changed during sunlight and sundown.

Description: SCP 2498 is a standard Winchester double barreled Shotgun created in (date redacted), with small markings and insignia carved into the handle and butt resembling that of swastikas, iron crosses and many other carvings resembling Nazi and Fascist beliefs. The item was brought into Foundation notice when (data redacted) had reported it to the local police force. Nearby agents responded to the threat immediately. with the death of at least 16 civilians and two personnel.

After testing, it was shown that users of the SCP who contain heritage from Nordic, Slavic and southern European descent, as long as the descent makes up at least 50 percent of their genetics, begin to experience the mimetic properties of the SCP, and are hereby referred to as SCP 2498-1. When possessing SCP 2498 for an extended amount of time, SCP 2498-1 begins to experience change in memories, claiming to see a future where "the white man is victorious", "the south will rise again" and many other visions. While these visions vary in both scale of "white power" and actual content, the user results in the same outcome. Approximately 30 hours variably with possession of SCP 2498 (possession does not need contact, can be simply spoken possession, legal possession [through deed] or any other recognizable form of possession), SCP 2498-1 claims to be William Joseph Simmons, Grand-Wizard of Southern white nationalist movement Ku-Klux-Klan, and begins to claim remembrance leadership of the "white race".

Approximately 50 hours with possession of SCP 2498, SCP 2498-1 will attempt to use SCP 2498 against members of races not susceptible to SCP 2498's mimetic properties. SCP 2498-1 seems to have preferences, starting out with men of African descent, followed by women, then targeting those of Latino, then Persian, than any other non-Caucasian ethnic backgrounds, targeting men over women, suggested targets are an equal amount of difficulty to kill away. In some situations, SCP 2498-1 will attempt to kill other whites, but there is no explanation as of yet.

REDACTED: Manifestations of SCP 2498-1 seem to target Caucasians only in situations where the target in question has, or is currently been in a relationship with a human of the same gender, of mixed racial backgrounds, or in a physical or romantic relationship with people not susceptible to SCP 2498's properties.

Addendum 2498-3: SCP 2498 was found after local resident tried as a serial killer (data redacted) claimed to be the recently deceased William Joseph Simmons. (Data redacted) was removed from local asylum and placed in D-Class following authorization from 05 council to investigate local possibility of an anomaly. Multiple agents were lost, agent Carter and agent Lavalais among them, until Chinese agents (data redacted) and (data redacted) moved in to extract the object from Agent Roe, who up to the point had had possession of 2498, and succumbed to its properties. Upon removal of SCP 2498 from his possession, Roe lost the persona of William Joseph Simmons, but carried the violent white nationalist sentiments. Agent Roe has been reassigned to D Class.