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SCP-XXXX, Plugged into XXXX-1-A-██'s dorm room wall.

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-XXXX is to be kept plugged into a two pronged electrical socket between the hours of 10PM - 8AM local time. The Object is to be left in the custody of the last foundation personnel to have directly touched it, though it is not to leave Site-XX, and is to be under no circumstances handled by anyone else through direct means. Indirect manipulation of the object however is allowed. Should a person not currently the owner of SCP-XXXX come into contact with the object, they are to be terminated immediately for their own benefit.

Description:
SCP-XXXX was originally found in a suburban household in ██████, ██████, Canada. SCP-XXXX was quickly brought to the attention of foundation personnel when a police investigation was filed for the murders of a family of three who's daughter failed to show up for school and a neighbour reported their family cars had not been moved from their driveway for nearly a week. The Object itself was nearly overlooked until, during an inspection of the daughters room Agent ███████ touched the power switch of SCP-XXXX and while it did not power on, the Agent in question reported feeling "A weird feeling" after touching it, and as such brought the object back with him to Site-XX where it remains.

SCP-XXXX is a small, unassuming nightlight of entirely bland design. Its body is made up of one socket, capable of holding a typical 7-Watt, E12 bulb with two electrical prongs suited for north american styled electrical outlets. It can be activated and deactivated through a small turn-switch on its front side which can be turned with relative ease. SCP-XXXX, when active, provides those around it with a sense of protection, whether they come into physical contact with the object or not, and has proven to cause an increased need for long periods of sleep in those that do come into contact with it. Upon contact with a non-anomalous individual, SCP-XXXX's unfortunate secondary phase will trigger and will not subside until the expiration of the individual.

Individuals who touch SCP-XXXX have reported that they easily grow increasingly exhausted as the day draws to a close, and like clockwork, are often fast asleep by the stroke of 10PM. It is at this time that the entity, hereby labeled as SCP-XXXX-1 begins to manifest and the fatal consequences of touching SCP-XXXX become prevalent. After Incident-A-14, all those who trigger XXXX-1 are to be labeled as XXXX-1-A's.

SCP-XXXX-1 is a shadow enshrouded figure dawning a large ensemble of blocky teeth arranged in a tight toothy smile, cloaked in ethereal sludge that seems to creep and fill the room in which the entity inhabits. Despite its rather physical nature, it leaves no trace upon the Entity's disappearance from its point of origin, nor does it affect any individuals it comes into contact with. XXXX-1, upon manifesting in the darkest corner of the room, usually the farthest from 1-A's, will begin to slowly and shakily approach 1-A's sleeping body. The aforementioned process is painstakingly long, on average taking 9 hours from start to finish, during which all lightsources within the room, save for SCP-XXXX are immediately extinguished. Though seemingly unaffected, it appears that SCP-XXXX slowly loses its own light as XXXX-1 approaches its target and upon being extinguished itself, allows for XXXX-1 to attack its victim, awakening them and ██████ them, leaving behind the individuals corpse and immediately dissipating, returning the room and its light-sources to normal, save for SCP-XXXX's which will remain unpowered until its bulb is replaced.

Though originally thought to be unstoppable, it was found that regularly changing the bulb of SCP-XXXX made it so that XXXX-1's success in the matter dropped drastically. It has been advised however, that after Incident-A-17, that no foundation personnel of significant importance attempt to stop XXXX-1's attack should the XXXX's bulb burn out. No efforts to confine XXXX-1 has proven successful, though after the ███████ of XXXX-1-A's, XXXX-1 seems to enter a "docile" state in which it will re-inhabit the room SCP-XXXX remains inside of if left unlit. Foundation personnel who have pre-existing heart conditions are advised to not monitor the room in which the non-powered SCP-XXXX remains, as XXXX-1 has proven to be sentient and appears to feed off of fear, regardless of if it comes from its victim or not. Though it will not kill anyone who has not contacted SCP-XXXX, it has a tendency to intentionally scare anyone who views it, in some cases causing extreme hallucinations. Such actions are believed to be proof of sentience, which is supported by XXXX-1's seemingly intentionally distressing nature and its behavior while being observed.

On a final note, XXXX-1-A's have all reported experiencing oddly similar dream sequences while asleep, inhabiting the same dream-scape as the last, and have reported a increasingly hostile, dilapidated environment filled multiple entities that have proven both helpful and hostile to the 1-A's that have encountered them. Though directly tied to XXXX-1, all reports and details will be organized in the accompanying Addendum NFNL-21; See below.

Addendum:

Addendum NFNL-21 [UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME]