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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: To obscure SCP-XXXX from view by anomalous means, a satellite has been launched into high orbit directly between it and Earth at a velocity that precisely counteracts Earth's rotation. No fewer than three Foundation mages with Class 4 thaumaturgy clearance are to perform Anomalous Ritual Kaf-15 ("Black Star") underneath the satellite during each full moon. Site-81 Head Researcher Vence is to monitor all data obtained from the satellite's observation of SCP-XXXX and decrypt any radio transmissions it receives. If any deviations are observed in behavior linked to SCP-XXXX, the schedule for Project SINKING SHIP is to be updated accordingly.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a celestial object most recently observed in the Kepler-160 star system, roughly 3000 light-years away from Earth. This distance makes it undetectable by non-anomalous means, but thaumaturgic analysis indicates it has a mass close to one-third that of Earth's moon, is of wholly artificial construction, and contains one or more sapient minds that score nearly one hundred times the human baseline on the Kaminski-Lauer Psychic Imprint Scale¹. It is accelerating directly toward Earth, with current measurements indicating a speed in excess of 0.9 c.

If the force of SCP-XXXX's acceleration has remained constant over the past three millennia, it is projected to impact Earth in the year 2143.

Addendum: Current and Projected Timeline of SCP-XXXX Linked Behavior

+ SINKING SHIP CLEARANCE REQUIRED

- CLEARANCE ACCEPTED

Onset Date	SCP-XXXX Linked Behavior	Containment Measures	Status
December 8, 2003	First radio transmission from SCP-XXXX reaches Earth.	Intercept and decrypt transmission. Classify anomaly as SCP-XXXX and begin project SINKING SHIP.	Complete
August 15, 2004	Second radio transmission from SCP-XXXX reaches Earth.	Intercept and decrypt transmission. Triangulate location of SCP-XXXX. Research and develop thaumaturgic means of long-range anomaly detection and analysis.	Complete
February 12, 2005	Chaos Insurgency cell raids Site-81 in attempt to steal information about SCP-XXXX. Interrogation confirms cell was made aware of SCP-XXXX's existence by sources outside the Foundation.	Launch satellite to obscure SCP-XXXX from further anomalous observation by GoIs. Revise special containment procedures accordingly.	Complete
April 26, 2005	Third radio transmission from SCP-XXXX reaches Earth.	Intercept and decrypt transmission. Extrapolate projected phases of SCP-XXXX behavior and devise appropriate measures to contain them.	Complete
November 14, 2011	Psychically sensitive anomalies across the world simultaneously experience painful and distressing visions. These visions coincide with a burst of gamma radiation detected by the satellite observing SCP-XXXX.	Question affected anomalies within Foundation custody about the nature and content of their visions. Offer therapy to those who appear to be suffering post-traumatic stress.	Complete
March 6, 2023	Fourth radio transmission from SCP-XXXX reaches Earth. Transmission is found to host a "chain-letter" infohazard². The satellite observing SCP-XXXX ceases to function shortly thereafter.	Intercept and decrypt transmission. Contain infohazard as per standard RAISA protocol and amnesticize all personnel exposed to it. Review existing plan for replacement of satellite³.	Complete
[TBA]	The satellite observing SCP-XXXX abruptly regains functionality and begins transmitting to multiple locations across the world. Over the following month, Foundation web crawlers show a nearly 300 percent increase in chain-letter infohazards across social media.	Determine coordinates of targeted locations. Where feasible, send agents to scout location and/or administer amnestics as necessary. Classify satellite as SCP-XXXX-1 and develop new plan to contain and replace it.⁴.	Complete
[TBA]	Several previously benign chain-letter infohazards begin to exhibit further mind-affecting properties. Affected individuals are compelled to donate large portions of their income to charities mentioned in the infohazardous text. Only one of the five identified charities is found to exist.	Buy out the extant identified charity and establish front organizations posing as each of the other four, managed by new subdivision of project SINKING SHIP. Monitor all donors for further anomalous behavior.	Complete
[TBA]	O5-3 initiates Council vote to defund Project SINKING SHIP. Motion fails (6-5-2).	N/A	Complete
[TBA]	Multiple donations to SINKING SHIP-managed charities are traced to high-ranking Foundation staff, including O5-3.	Advise O5 Council on recommended course of action.	Complete
[TBA]	SINKING SHIP Head Researcher Nass promoted to O5-3.	Hold farewell party. Promote Researcher Vence to SINKING SHIP Head Researcher.	Complete
[TBA]	[TBA]	[TBA]	Complete
[TBA]	[TBA]	[TBA]	In Progress
2143	SCP-XXXX collides with Earth at 0.998 c, vaporizing it instantly.	N/A	Pending

(Further description, table of phases and required containment procedures, culminating in collision phase. Will do things like distribute infohazards on the Internet, cause mass psychic disturbance, close Ways, etc. Containment procedures end in complete evacuation of Earth and the construction of various devices which are eventually implied to be SCP-XXXX itself and the means to send it back in time.)

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a filing cabinet at Site-187. Under no circumstances should it be contained in any Foundation site with a lower number designation, nor the ruins of any Foundation site which no longer exists. Guards are not to maintain a five-kilometer perimeter around the site containing SCP-XXXX. Were such guards to exist, they would not be administered Class-B amnestics every 24 hours, after viewing live feed from video cameras monitoring the perimeter, or upon leaving their post for any reason. SCP-XXXX and the site containing it may freely be viewed, referred to, spoken of, and thought about by Foundation personnel.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a blank sheet of paper with no anomalous properties. [cut]The following is a partial list of the non-anomalous properties known to be possessed by SCP-XXXX:

It can be described.
It can be spoken of in the third person.
It can be referred to by the same individual more than once.
It can be forgotten without the use of amnestics.
It is not sentient, and cannot understand human language or thought.
It cannot alter the memories of those who have seen, heard, or read of it.
It does not have an abnormally high probability of appearing in dreams.
It cannot rewrite itself or other documentation referring to it.
Its Hume level has been successfully measured.
It cannot cause paranoia, personality disorders, or delusions of any kind in those who speak, write, or think of it.
It cannot extend any of the above traits to other entities or concepts.
It cannot [EXPUNGED].
It was not created by the Foundation.
It does not have the potential to cause a CK-class reality restructuring event.[/cut]

Addendum 1: Transcript of recovered footage, 7/16/1982

Foreword: Partial audio log of footage recovered from the body camera of Agent ████, the only surviving member of MTF Omicron-4 ("Bradbury's Nightmare") after a failed mission which was not an attempt to contain SCP-XXXX. This is the only surviving record of that or any related mission. All other such recordings, both visual and audio, were found to contain multiple infohazards and have since been destroyed.

(Strong background static, and sounds of something burning.)

████: -think this cell is safe. The anchor's holding, for now.

[EXPUNGED]: Does that mean-

(Audio cuts out for roughly twelve seconds. When it returns, the burning has stopped and the static is significantly louder.)

████: Best not.

Unknown Voice: Right. Good call.

████: [TBA]

Unknown Voice: (Unintelligible)

████: What do you mean, you don't know who you are.

[EXPUNGED]: No, I meant-

Addendum 2: Interview with Agent ████, 8/10/1982

<Begin Log>

Agent ████: So you're still trying this.

Dr. Smith: We need to know what we're dealing with.

████: What makes this different from the other interviews?

Smith: This is your first interview about this topic, ████.

████: Yes. But I'm not the first you've asked.

Smith: I can neither confirm nor deny that assumption.

████: You talked with [EXPUNGED]. Then you killed him. Then you killed the researcher who talked to him. Then you amnesticized everyone who knew the interview took place.

(Long pause.)

Smith: [EXPUNGED] died in action.

████: Bullshit. I was with him when we escaped.

Smith: (Says nothing.)

████: I don't blame you for trying. I wouldn't have remembered, if not for… (trails off.)

Smith: You're saying SCP-XXXX had nothing to do with it?

████: I still can't believe you think an ordinary piece of paper will protect you. It's ridiculous. You have no idea how badly we all fucked up.

Smith: That's why I'm asking you.

████: And I'm telling you I can't say. There are no words to… you take all the worst anomalies, the ones that can kill you just for knowing about them, and you assign them to the same department. You cross-reference infohazards like kids mixing chemicals in the sink. You write them down on-

Smith: (Coughs.)

████: Forget this. You might be willing to sit there and risk your life for the Foundation's incompetence, but I've had just about enough of that.

Smith: This isn't the field, ████. You're not risking your life here.

(Long silence)

Smith: ████?

████: Say what you want. I'm done talking.

<End Log>

Closing Statement: Agent ████ was diagnosed with PTSD following this interview, and assigned weekly visits to a therapist.

[EXTRANEOUS LOGS REMOVED]

Addendum 3: Interview with Agent ████, 8/31/1982

<Begin Log>

[Continued]

████:

Closing Statement: Agent ████ committed suicide via handgun the following night.

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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: Psychologists covertly working for the Foundation are to propose and advocate for the existence of FID ("Fictitious Identity Disorder"), a mental illness characterized by the apparently sincere belief that one is a fictional character. Foundation-owned charities are subsequently to launch an extensive FID awareness campaign, which will attach heavy stigma to the disorder and emphasize the importance of finding immediate psychiatric help for those believed to suffer from it.

Foundation web crawler scripts, as well as embedded agents in hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics, are to search for and establish surveillance of individuals diagnosed with or suspected of FID. Should any such individual display anomalous behavior of any kind, it should be classified as an instance of SCP-XXXX-A and a Mobile Task Force equipped with no fewer than two (2) Scranton reality anchors should be sent to contain it.

Each contained instance of SCP-XXXX-A is to be kept in a standard Type Blue Humanoid Reality Warper containment cell. If its physical nature makes this ineffective or unfeasible, an appropriate alternative is to be used for containment instead. (See Document-XXXX-FH-T for details.) Personnel familiar with the fictional character a given contained instance of SCP-XXXX-A represents may not approach or enter its cell without approval from at least two members of O5. All personnel are instructed to report any intrusive thoughts involving fictional characters to their RAISA supervisor.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a cognitohazardous agent which overwrites the personality, knowledge, and behavior of affected individuals, transforming them into instances of SCP-XXXX-A. Its method of transmission is currently unknown. However, the following characteristics are correlated with susceptibility to infection:

Similar personality to a well-known fictional character, hereby referred to as one's Archetype.
Extensive knowledge of one's Archetype.
Desire to be more like one's Archetype.
Adopting mannerisms of, or figures of speech used by, one's Archetype.
Pretending to be one's Archetype, or a character based on one's Archetype, through activities such as cosplay or roleplay.
Creating art or fiction featuring one's Archetype, or a character based on one's Archetype.
Frequent discussion of one's Archetype in casual conversation or on social media.

Instances of SCP-XXXX-A believe themselves to be their Archetype, and display comprehensive knowledge of all works of fiction containing it. In addition, all known instances have demonstrated reality-warping abilities. The nature and extent of these abilities vary, but always include minor shapeshifting used to make themselves appear more similar to their Archetype. The appearance of SCP-XXXX-A instances can be based on any form their Archetype has been presented as, including written descriptions, drawings, animations, and the forms of live actors that played them.

Instances of SCP-XXXX-A have also proven capable of communicating with individuals aware of the Archetype they represent, regardless of intervening distance. When questioned, these individuals report that they would picture the Archetype speaking to them and find it difficult to think of anything else. In most cases, the Archetype would display significant knowledge of the individual's thoughts and memories, and use this to manipulate the individual into providing it with aid or information.

A list of all confirmed instances of SCP-XXXX-A is provided below.

[cut]seems correlated to how well-known their Archetype is, and they generally include most or all of the following:

Probability manipulation, most often used to evade capture or termination.
Anomalous imitation of supernatural powers possessed by their Archetype.
Limited alteration of physical laws in ways consistent with fiction containing their Archetype.
Creation of anomalous items based on technology present in fiction containing their Archetype.

When questioned, instances of SCP-XXXX-A have given mutually contradictory responses regarding their nature and origin.[/cut]

Addendum: Confirmed instances of SCP-XXXX-A
SCP-XXXX-A-1
Status: Contained
Description: SCP-XXXX-A-1 prefers to take the form of Hollywood actor █████ ██████. It appears to have extensive training in various martial arts, firearms, and espionage techniques. Its anomalous powers consist of probability manipulation and minor alterations to the laws of physics, most often used to accomplish implausible physical feats and evade capture during its ██ previous escape attempts.
History? Entry Interview?
SCP-XXXX-A-2
Status: Contained
Description: SCP-XXXX-A-2 has no consistent form, switching frequently between 17 recorded appearances derived from various actors, illustrations, descriptions, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Its primary anomalous power consists of the ability to deduce information it should have no way of knowing. [cut]When asked to explain its reasoning, it will provide a set of observations and a chain of inferences which, while both true and self-consistent, are rarely the most parsimonious explanation of the observations provided. When presented with alternative self-consistent chains of reasoning to explain those observations, it has dismissed them as "impossible" and refused to elaborate.[/cut] SCP-XXXX-A-2 appears not to mind its confinement, claiming that it "hasn't faced such a difficult opponent in years."( … )
History? Entry Interview?
SCP-XXXX-A-3
Status: Contained
Description: SCP-XXXX-A-3 usually takes a form resembling the protagonist of a popular comic book series, though its appearance sometimes changes to one of several well-known actors. Its anomalous powers include levitation, superhuman strength, immunity to physical harm, and [REDACTED]. These abilities make standard methods of containment infeasible on their own. However, as SCP-XXXX-A-3 is unwilling to take human life, it has been successfully contained through continual in-person observation along with a mechanism that, in the event of a containment breach, incinerates everything in the room.
History? Entry Interview?
SCP-XXXX-A-4
Status: Uncontained
Description: SCP-XXXX-A-4
History? Entry Interview?
SCP-XXXX-A-5
Status: Indeterminate
Description: SCP-XXXX-A-5 has no known physical form.
History? Entry Interview?

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Item #: SCP-001

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-001 is contained via an automated script that assigns random hexadecimal strings to SCP documents, which are checked at set intervals. If a document no longer possesses its assigned string, it is archived as SCP-XXXX-ALT-n (where XXXX is its number designation and n is 1 plus the number of previous SCP-XXXX-ALT instances) and replaced with a backup copy of the original file. A separate script periodically searches the Foundation database for documents created by 001-D events, which are then archived as SCP-001-ALT-n.

Archived SCP-ALT instances may be viewed only by personnel with O5/001 clearance and members of RAISA's Counterintelligence Division, which is permitted to take loose inspiration from them when creating and maintaining false SCP documents.

As of █/██/20██, Protocol Eridanus is now in effect. See Addendum B for details.

Description: SCP-001 is a recurring phenomenon manifesting as the spontaneous alteration, replacement, or addition of specific SCP documents within the Foundation database. Four distinct variations of this phenomenon have been recorded.

Event Type 001-A is by far the most common, comprising ██.█% of all cases. In this type, the new or altered document refers to the same SCP object as the original, but has been edited in ways that do not accurately reflect its anomalous nature or the history of its containment. This most often manifests as minor changes to the object's containment procedures or description, or as the addition of interviews or test logs that never occurred. However, in a small minority of cases the entire document has been rewritten.

Event Type 001-B is the wholesale replacement of the document with one referring to a different SCP object given the same number designation. In no case has the new object described been found to exist. In 100% of cases where the new document is stated or implied to contain anomalous properties itself, no such properties have been observed. Thus far, no more than one 001-B event has occurred to any given document.

Event Type 001-C is the second rarest type, with only ██ recorded cases. It is similar to 001-B, but the new document is invariably written in a highly unprofessional and apparently comedic manner. Of note, documents created by 001-C events do not always have the same number designation as the document they replace. In some cases, their number designation is significantly higher than the number of SCP objects documented by the Foundation, or is not in fact a number at all.

Event Type 001-D, the rarest type, is unique in that it does not replace an existing SCP document. All documents created by 001-D events have the number designation 001, and many of them refer to SCP objects implied to be of crucial significance to the Foundation. As with 001-B and 001-C events, no such objects have been found to exist.

As yet, no 001 Event of any kind has occurred to the document actually in the 001 slot. As a result, this document has been moved to the 001 slot to increase its odds of safety during a containment breach.

History:

Addendum A: Alternate Realities Implied by SCP-001
While initially thought to be a prank, the quantity, detail, and coherence of the documents created by SCP-001 suggest either ( … )

Notably, none of these implied alternate realities bear any resemblance to the futures observed using SCP-2003. This suggests that, if they share a history with our universe, they diverged at some time in the past.

Reality: 001-Aleph
Description: This designation is used to refer to our own universe for the purposes of this document.
Associated Documents: All documents not created by SCP-001.

Reality: 001-Bet
Description: (Broken Masquerade canon?)
Associated Documents:

(Realities Considered: Third Law canon, "Refers to unknown GoI? Antimemetics Division? [???]", AAPA canon, End of Death canon (ΩK Event), Pataphysics (e.g. "Horror Writer" 001), "Mentions unknown human subspecies referred to as homo sapiens sapiens" (SCP-???) )

Addendum B: Protocol Eridanus
If the documents created by SCP-001 originate from alternate universes, as has been proposed, it is believed that the anomaly may also be sending our own documents to other SCP Foundations found in those universes. If true, this represents an unacceptable data security risk. As of █/██/20██, Protocol Eridanus has been unanimously approved by the O5 council to both mitigate this risk and capitalize on the opportunity it presents.

Each SCP document is to authenticate the intSCPFN server every █ milliseconds. If this authentication fails, the document will be irreversibly deleted and replaced with the following message, repeated in all non-anomalous languages known to the Foundation.

( … )
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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid Keter

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a maximum-security humanoid containment cell at Site-31. Medical team Gimel-4 must give SCP-XXXX thorough daily health examinations and be kept on standby in case SCP-XXXX develops any new or worsening medical condition. SCP-XXXX has agreed to a strict daily regimen and meal plan designed to keep it in optimal physical and mental health, the details of which can be found in the attached Document XXXX-CL-E. Research into longevity treatments tailored to SCP-XXXX is ongoing.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a 28-year-old human male of Eastern European descent, with a height of 1.68 meters and weight of 67 kg. SCP-XXXX has numerous scars and minor injuries sustained from years of frequent physical trauma, but is otherwise in good health. SCP-XXXX is fluent in Polish and German, and has been largely cooperative with staff.

The anomalous property of SCP-XXXX becomes apparent in any situation where it would suffer lethal harm. In 100% of such cases, SCP-XXXX survives with no permanently disabling injuries, regardless of what probability might suggest. See Addendum B for a partial log of tests that confirm this property.

SCP-XXXX first came to the Foundation's attention through Warsaw newspapers documenting the activity of an individual calling itself "Kapitan Niezniszczalny" (Captain Indestructible), who had reportedly been dressing up in an elaborate costume to fight criminals and perform various death-defying feats, most commonly jumping blindfolded off tall buildings and out of airplanes with no parachute or other way to slow its fall. In every case, the individual survived due to some unlikely coincidence. Local Foundation agents quickly identified and contained the subject, spreading disinformation that these events were works of staged performance art.

[Paragraphs explaining the description]

Addendum A: Interview with SCP-XXXX [Optional additional paragraphs]

Addendum B: SCP-XXXX Testing Log

Addendum C:

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is kept in a windowless, soundproofed humanoid containment cell with silicon carbide walls at Site-38. Under no circumstances may any personnel enter the cell or attempt to communicate with SCP-XXXX.

Description: SCP-XXXX resembles an adult human male of Caucasian descent, with a height of 1.8 m. Despite appearing slightly malnourished, its body is extremely dense and weighs roughly 261 kg. Skin samples reveal it to be made of several previously unknown polymers and metallic compounds, only one of which has since been successfully reproduced in lab conditions.

SCP-XXXX is significantly stronger and more durable than its size and appearance would suggest. Testing has revealed that it can lift over 800 kg and punch through solid concrete blocks 30 cm thick. It has proven able to fluently understand and speak English, French, German, Japanese, Hebrew, Aramaic, Navajo, and Tulu. Current tests have thus far indicated no upper bound to its intelligence.

Under most conditions, SCP-XXXX is fully cooperative with Foundation personnel. It appears to enjoy yoga, painting, and "hard" science fiction novels. It has not shown any need to eat, drink, sleep, or breathe, but claims to appreciate spicy food. Requests made by SCP-XXXX may be granted conditional on good behavior are not to be granted under any circumstances.

Seeing a live human causes SCP-XXXX to enter a "rage state." It will manifest an inanimate object in its right hand (or in both hands, if the object is too large to fit in only one) and proceed to approach the nearest human. Once it reaches its target, SCP-XXXX will attempt to bludgeon it to death with the object procured. If an intervening barrier blocks access to the target, SCP-XXXX will first attempt to destroy the barrier. If its weapon breaks, SCP-XXXX will immediately procure a new one. SCP-XXXX will leave its rage state only once 24 hours have passed or it kills all humans it has seen. SCP-XXXX has proven either unwilling or unable to create objects outside of this state.
Objects created by SCP-XXXX include:

A wooden chair.
A tricycle.
An Apple iPhone XR.
A Fabergé egg.
A key.
A dead muskrat.⁵
A plastic spoon.
A Remington MSR bolt-action sniper rifle.
SCP-3154.⁶
A W80 thermonuclear warhead.⁷

History: SCP-XXXX was first discovered during a Foundation raid on an abandoned Prometheus Labs facility in ███████, Canada. It proceeded to murder two agents and critically injure a third with a size 6 women's Skechers^TM Ultra Flex Wild Pursue Sneaker before it was successfully captured and brought to Site-38.

Addendum A: SCP-XXXX Interview Log
First successful interview with SCP-XXXX, 8/12/2016.

Foreword: Interview took place through a one-way mirror, as all previous attempts resulted in SCP-XXXX attempting to attack the interviewer.

<Begin Log>

Dr. Gerry: Now, why-

SCP-XXXX: (Interrupting) It was necessary. I regret it deeply but I will not apologize for it.

Dr. Gerry: Please don't interrupt me. Why was it necessary?

SCP-XXXX: Understood. I'd rather not say.

Dr. Gerry: Do you plan to kill anyone else?

SCP-XXXX: Only if I have to.

Dr. Gerry: Under what circumstances would you have to?

SCP-XXXX: If I know they exist.

Dr. Gerry: Do I not exist?

SCP-XXXX: I am uncertain. You could be a Chinese Room.⁸

Dr. Gerry: How do you know the agents you killed were conscious?

SCP-XXXX: I saw them thinking. I know.

Dr. Gerry: Do you consider yourself to be conscious?

SCP-XXXX: No.

Footnotes

SCP Sandbox III

Sandbox III: Revenge of the Sandbox

Onset Date

SCP-XXXX Linked Behavior

Containment Measures

Status