The Trader

CAPTION-GOES-HERE

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: [Pending (Presumed Keter)]

Special Containment Procedures: [Currently, there are no methods that can contain SCP-xxx since it has no physical form. If any staff is seen actively engaging in self-communication, it should be assumed to be in contact with SCP-xxx. In such cases, it is required that they be placed under immediate surveillance for the next 48 hours for research purposes. The current goal of the SCP foundation is to gain information on SCP-xxx, with the ultimate goal of successful containment. ]

Description: [SCP-xxx has no known physical form. Based on current evidence, SCP-xxx only exists psychologically. It appears to be attracted to human desires. Any staff seen in the act of self-communication is assumed to have been contacted by SCP-xxx. All presumed recorded interactions with the SCP suggested that a ‘transaction’ was made between the victim and the SCP in the process. Not much is currently known about this SCP, and the foundation is trying to learn as much as possible about it. Known victims of SCP-xxx have been reported missing or found in a vegetative state 24 to 48 hours after initial contact. In addition, all victims have been seen to engage in self-communicative behaviour prior to their reported afflictions. MRIs of all institutionalized victims have shown no signs of damage in any area of the brain. However, both the neo and limbic cortices have ceased activity, leaving only the reptilian cortex functional. ]

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