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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: A Foundation containment zone consisting of a 2-kilometre radius around the crater containing SCP-XXXX has been established and secured with an electrified chain link fence and disguised checkpoints along all major routes to the crater. The containment zone has been disguised as a civilian site researching planetary geology.

Due to the rift's frequently shifting size, personnel assigned to SCP-XXXX are advised not to enter the crater itself, unless they intend to enter SCP-XXXX-1. Personnel intent on entering SCP-XXXX-1 must make their intentions known to Foundation guard personnel stationed outside the containment zone before their arrival, and check-in with the Foundation outpost placed inside upon entry into SCP-XXXX-1

Manned exploration efforts are only permitted within instances of SCP-XXXX-3 confirmed to be stable. Unstable SCP-XXXX-3 instances and instances with an unconfirmed status are only to be explored via a remote-controlled drone, as there is a high risk of collapse. All personnel leaving the safe zone of SCP-XXXX-1 must be able to swim for long periods of time.

Instances of SCP-XXXX-3 confirmed to be in an animated state must have their loops timed, and only entered at the beginning of a loop. Exploration teams within loop dimensions are to be equipped with time-keeping devices counting down the amount of time they have left before the the SCP-XXXX-3 instance is reset.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a spatial distortion in the State of Massachusetts. SCP-XXXX resides within a crater in ███████ state forest. SCP-XXXX serves as a gateway between Earth and SCP-XXXX-1.

SCP-XXXX-1 is an island in extradimensional space with a flat geometry, surrounded by an ocean that Foundation exploration has revealed to be infinite in size. Although there is no visible light source in SCP-XXXX-1, the entirety of SCP-XXXX-1 is uniformly lit with a brightness of approximately 109,000lux and has a constant temperature of 21°C. SCP-XXXX-1 shifts in size instantaneously and without warning, down to a minimum size of 0.5km2, and with no known maximum. Parts of SCP-XXXX-1 have been deemed safe for long-term human habitation, and a Foundation outpost has been established on the island in order to facilitate long-term exploration.

SCP-XXXX-2 are spatial distortions similar in appearance to SCP-XXXX that exist within SCP-XXXX-1. SCP-XXXX-2 instances vary in size from the diameter of an American penny to the size of a large skyscraper. Once manifested, SCP-XXXX-2 instances retain a constant size until their collapse. The physical size of SCP-XXXX-1 is directly connected to the amount of SCP-XXXX-2 instances in SCP-XXXX-1.

SCP-XXXX-3 are dimensions separate from SCP-XXXX-1, which can only be entered and exited via an instance of SCP-XXXX-2. SCP-XXXX-2 within SCP-XXXX-3 do not mirror the size of their counterpart in SCP-XXXX-1, but rather take on the size of the first object to enter through them into SCP-XXXX-3. The dimensions are "snapshots"[Need a better way to describe this] of important events relating to the planet Earth and its moon. These pocket dimensions contain the local geographic area of the event, as well as any objects, people and weather phenomena in the area, regardless of whether they are directly connected to the event. Events within SCP-XXXX-3 are not limited to the human race, and apply to the entirety of Earth's history, reaching back to immediately after the formation of the primordial planet Earth. Due to this even some stable instances of SCP-XXXX-3 are not safe for exploration without more equipment. Items from within SCP-XXXX-3 can not be removed from their instance of SCP-XXXX-3

SCP-XXXX-3 are known to exist in three states, static, animated, and unstable. The properties of these states of SCP-XXXX-3 are as follows:

Static: Static instances of SCP-XXXX-3 contain a frozen reality, in which there is no activity. Temperatures within SCP-XXXX-3 remain at a constant temperature appropriate to the time of the event, but there is no weather beyond the static weather of the dimension. Objects can be interacted with, but machines will not function. Static SCP-XXXX-3 instances typically contain a local geographic area, bordered by an endless lake. Breathing is possible in static pocket dimensions, and gravity continues to have an effect.

Animated: Animated SCP-XXXX-3 instances contain an active reality, which allow movement of the objects within them. Animated dimensions are stuck in a loop state and will repeat their event infinitely until the dimension collapses. Humans within an animated SCP-XXXX-3 will pay no mind to the presence of external objects, and will only mindlessly interact with them in order to prevent them from obstructing the progress of their event. Humans within SCP-XXXX-3 will become increasingly aggressive, to the point of violence if an outside force repeatedly attempts to interfere with the event. If an event can no longer continue due to external interference, the dimension immediately resets. When an animated SCP-XXXX-3 instance resets, any external objects and people will be erased.

Unstable: Unstable SCP-XXXX-3 instances pose a high risk to Foundation personnel within them. An SCP-XXXX-3 instance is designated unstable when nearing the conclusion of its existence within SCP-XXXX-1. An unstable static SCP-XXXX-3 is characterized by distorted space filling in large portions of the instance, which appear, disappear, and move unpredictably and frequently. Objects that make contact with these distorted regions of space are converted into distorted space and added to the original distortion. An unstable animated SCP-XXXX-3 is prone to random resets, as well as time skips backwards and forwards throughout the event.

Due to the unique challenges of exploring SCP-XXXX-3 instances a dedicated exploration unit has been assembled. For notable records of Foundation exploration within instances of SCP-XXXX-3 please see the exploration logs collected below.

Primary SCP-XXXX Exploration Log Archive

[Author's draft notes]

Finding myself unsure of what to do with the storyline I decided upon this ancient extinction event as a first attempt. If draft reception is poor I may revise the idea or get an entirely new one. I initially intended to mix the anomalous story bits in with more regular pieces but after some deliberation decided to provide only one normal example and then focus entirely on the story.