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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is willingly contained in Site 17. If the entity fails to consent to this and force needs to be used, a group D-class is to be sent to capture the creature. Additionally, all staff is to be stationed at least 3km away. The D-class are to be equipped with high-power liquid nitrogen rifles to temporarily immobilize the anomaly before securely placing it into the cryo chamber. It is to be placed in a small cryo chamber at around -160°c. The temperature is not to rise above -100°c. Thankfully SCP-XXXX is docile and as of yet has not tried to hurt anyone at the site and seems eager to help out wherever it can at the foundation.
The anomaly requires the same amount of sustenance as an adult human, however, it also gains a great deal of sustenance and enjoys consuming paraffin wax. SCP-XXXX is permitted to eat in the staff cafeteria. The entity does not appear to gain anything from exercise apart from enjoyment.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a small, bipedal creature of unknown origin, referring to itself as Arther, and consisting only of dripping, light grey acrylic paint and red paint in the shape of a tie, lacking all internal organs and bone structure. It is capable of morphing into different forms of varying shapes and sizes, (of which a limit is currently unknown by the foundation and the anomaly) however, prefers to stay as a small bipedal canid-like creature with big, black, round eyes and pointed ears, standing 1m tall and possessing four arms. It is capable of speech in its unknown language, however, it is still possible to communicate as of its ability to use telepathy. However, to use this telepathy it is required for the entity and the subject to speak to allow the telepathic translation to take place.
The creature is capable of vanishing at any point leaving no traces of its paint. The anomaly can then manifest on the surface of any paint no matter what kind or how much there is, the maximum distance this can be used to travel is 1.6km. This does not affect the paint on the surface it manifests from.
SCP-XXXX’s second anomalous effect starts to take place when treated with a lack of respect, and can only start if the subject is within 3km. Around 2-3 hours after the anomaly has been disrespected the subject, referred to as SCP-XXXX-A, begins to feel regret and dread for a reason they fail to pinpoint. About a week later SCP-XXXX-A began to hear the sound of wet paint dripping around them. Around 3 weeks later, the volume of the dripping sound has reached its maximum, and subjects for the next 2 weeks will begin to see increasingly frequent patches of black acrylic paint on their person and at frequent places they visit. 40-50 days after the encounter with the creature the effect has reached its final stage, subjects report seeing these black patches of paint animate and start roaming about the environment, these are now known as SCP-XXXX-1. These anomalies show signs of aggression for 1-2 weeks before either killing and/or pulling SCP-XXXX-A into the paint. All subjects that have entered this “paint dimension” so far have not returned. SCP-XXXX was questioned on the location of these subjects. See Addendum XXXX-b.
SCP-XXXX is incredibly well mannered and displays a high level of intelligence, similar to that of an adult human, scoring 134 on an IQ test. Due to its docile nature, it can freely walk around the foundation facility. As it walks, it leaves a trail of paint that slowly disappears after a short time leaving no trace of paint ever being on the floor. The entity handed a sample of its paint over to foundation researchers where it was extensively tested to try and reveal more about this creature. Researchers found no differences in SCP-XXXX’s paint to that of normal acrylic paint.
The anomaly was located after there were several people in the ███████ area going missing following a short period of insanity. In some of the cases, people around the SCP-XXXX-A state that they have seen the black paint forming around them, however, no cases of this black paint moving have been reported. SCP-XXXX was in an abandoned bunker in ███████, England. A containment team was dispatched to retrieve the entity that handed itself over into the foundation’s custody and interviewed upon arrival. See Addendum XXXX-a.
SCP-XXXX-1 is a small, legless creature with 2 arms with disproportional strength standing 0.7m in height. The entity is black with a slight purple tinge and 3 red spots on the front of (what is presumed to be) its head representing eyes. These possess the same teleportation effect as SCP-XXXX. Any attempt to communicate with SCP-XXXX-1 has shown that they do not possess the same telepathic speech ability as SCP-XXXX, However, can communicate with SCP-XXXX using their unknown language. SCP-XXXX seems to have authority over SCP-XXXX-1, however, when asked about telling them to stop pursuing a subject, SCP-XXXX responded very swiftly, that it does not have the power to do so. See Addendum XXXX-c.
Addendum XXXX-a:
This is an interview log conducted upon the arrival of SCP-XXXX to the foundation where the creature was questioned on why it accepted its capture so willingly.
Interviewed: SCP-XXXX
Interviewer: Dr █████████
[Begin Log]
Dr █████████: Hello there SCP-XXXX, would you be able to answer some questions for us?
SCP-XXXX: (In its unknown language) SCP-5… who?
Dr █████████: Ah yes, sorry, it is your SCP number here at the foundation.
SCP-XXXX: Oh, ok.
Dr █████████: Do you have a name I can address you by?
SCP-XXXX: Yeah, Arther, and yours?
Dr █████████: Ah yes I'm Dr █████████. Well then Arther, is there a reason for your compliance?
SCP-XXXX: (Pauses) A… change of scenery?
Dr █████████: (Makes notes on the clipboard with a slight grin) How long have you been in the bunker?
SCP-XXXX: If I was to guess I would say… about 3 years. However, that could be wrong.
Dr █████████: You've been there for a long time then…
SCP-XXXX: It's a very homely place, yeah, lots of memories.
Dr █████████: (Flipping over a page on the clipboard) Lots of memories you say, could you give us an example?
SCP-XXXX: It was a joke doctor, why so serious?
Dr █████████: If you wouldn't mind Arther, this is a scientific operation. Could you save the jokes for later?
SCP-XXXX: Sure doc, sorry.
Dr █████████: Thank you, is there any reason that you would need to leave the facility for?
SCP-XXXX: Not really doc, it's a very welcoming place. Not felt as welcomed as this for years.
Dr █████████: Why would that be?
SCP-XXXX: I mean, I've been living in a bunker for the past few years doc. This is luxury. Getting time to speak to people that don’t just run the moment they see me. Actual social interaction… this is great.
Dr █████████: Well then, Thank you for your time, it is greatly appreciated.
SCP-XXXX: Sure, happy to help with your “scientific operation”.
[End Log]
Addendum XXXX-b:
This is an interview log that was conducted to try and find out the location of the subjects that have been under the effect of SCP-XXXX’s anomalous ability.
[Begin Log]
Dr █████████: Good morning Arther.
SCP-XXXX: Mornin’ doc.
Dr █████████: So Arther I’ve been wondering, is there anything through the paint? Like when the SCP-XXXX-1 instances pull subjects through.
SCP-XXXX: (Becoming slightly surprised) I’m very sorry doctor, but I’m afraid that I do not have the facilities to talk about such a thing with you.
Dr █████████: Would there be any reason for that?
SCP-XXXX: (Pauses) It’s because that information is to be kept secret and only disclosed by people higher up than me.
Dr █████████: And who would that be?
SCP-XXXX: (Exhales slightly) Again doctor, I don’t have the ability to disclose that information to you.
Dr █████████: Is there any reason for that?
SCP-XXXX: Well doc, while I don’t know the Royals’ specific reason for keeping this information closed, what I do know is that if it is leaked it’s not a good time for me.
Dr █████████: You mention the name of the Royals, could you elaborate more on them?
SCP-XXXX: (Stops for a second with a slightly shocked expression) Pretend I never said that.
Dr █████████: No promises. Are you sure there is nothing that you can tell us?
SCP-XXXX: (Exhales) I’ve definitely said too much already but I will tell you this. There is another world on the other side of that paint and the people that are taken down there are used to expand the place.
Dr █████████: Ok then thank you for your time.
SCP-XXXX: Sure thing.
[End Log]
Addendum XXXX-c:
This interview was conducted to try and nullify a dangerous part of SCP-XXXX’s anomalous ability and find out more about the SCP-XXXX-1 instances.
[Begin Log]
Dr █████████: Hello again.
SCP-XXXX: Hiya doc.
Dr █████████: So I’m here to talk about the SCP-XXXX-1 instances. What are your relations to them; you seem close?
SCP-XXXX: I mean I have grown up with them my entire life so yeah we are very close.
Dr █████████: How is it that they are constantly with you and that they have ended up serving you?
SCP-XXXX: Well the knights were assigned t-
Dr █████████: Sorry what did you call them?
SCP-XXXX: Knights doc, like Royal Guards. ‘You know what I mean?
Dr █████████: Yeah yeah, continue.
SCP-XXXX: Well… the knights were assigned to me by those higher up once I had matured enough. They are there to protect me, like bodyguards. However, being with someone for such a long time you build friendships, so we have all ended up being very close.
Dr █████████: Do they have names and can you distinguish them from one another?
SCP-XXXX: I mean they do have names but they are in my native tongue… but they are… (Calls their names in its language).
(The two different SCP-XXXX-1 instances proceed to rise from the floor)
SCP-XXXX: (To the SCP-XXXX-1 instances) Thanks, you two can do whatever now.
(The SCP-XXXX-1 instances proceed to disappear into the floor)
SCP-XXXX: Not gonna lie, that felt really cool, 'you know like some sort of comic book character… (Pauses) Oh right, sorry.
Dr █████████: So then Arther, is there any way you can get them to stop taking people down to this other world?
SCP-XXXX: No not really, they are orders given by the ones higher up.
Dr █████████: What do you mean by not really?
SCP-XXXX: Well… unless the higher ones take back their orders or they are given different orders then, no.
Dr █████████: Well that’s all for today Arther, I'll leave you and your knights to your comic book characters, and I shall thank you for your time and leave.
SCP-XXXX: Uh… yeah… later doc.
[End Log]
