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Item #: SCP-XXXX; SCP-XXXX-1
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: Maintain SCP-XXXX-1 in a soundproofed, standard-build cubic cell with four(4) meter dimensions equipped with knockout gas vents at one(1) and three(3) meters from the cell floor. No attending personnel should enter a three(3) meter radius of the subject no matter how docile it may appear. D-Class personnel assigned to any research projects on the nature of SCP-XXXX are forbidden from spreading knowledge of SCP-XXXX to any other personnel, except lead consulting psychologist Dr [REDACTED] or if the D-Class believes itself to be infected by SCP-XXXX. Direct all question for Dr [REDACTED] through Containment Specialist Baldwin.
Selected Class-D personnel are to be exposed to SCP-XXXX at the termination of SCP-XXXX-1 to prevent SCP-XXXX’s escape from containment. Once the infection has been spread, detain personnel with SCP-XXXX-1’s containment procedures for seventy-two(72) hours until one subject displays symptoms at which time that subject is to be reclassified at SCP-XXX-1. Other non-infected D-Class personnel should be debriefed and monitored for another seventy-two(72) hours before being released to their regular cells.
Personnel are not to interact with SCP-XXXX-1 outside the twice daily feedings or experiments/psychological evaluations cleared by lead researcher Dr [REDACTED] and the site Containment Specialist, Baldwin. Class B Amnestics are to be administered in the event SCP-XXXX-1 becomes hostile. SCP-XXXX-1 is to be terminated immediately upon escape from containment (See Addendum XXXX-A).
Description: SCP-XXXX is a psychological phenomenon that displays mimetic properties allowing it to pass from one host to another (hereto SCP-XXXX-1). Transference of SCP-XXXX occurs only on SCP-XXXX-1’s termination and/or when SCP-XXXX has completed its incubation period. Subjects infected with SCP-XXXX describe it as a Corvus Corax (common raven) of increased size. Note: only SCP-XXXX-1 can perceive or interact with SCP-XXXX. Physical signs of infection consisting of: blackening of the skin around the eyes, rapid hair growth (1.25 cm per day), impairment of motor functions similar to Ataxia (jolty movements, sudden clumsiness/lack of balance, tremors, ect.), and the sudden development of compulsive or agitated behaviors (specifically those that can lead to bodily harm like scratching, biting nails, cracking joints, etc.) appear within the first seventy-two(72) hours after SCP-XXXX-1’s termination in those exposed to detailed knowledge of SCP-XXXX and within a yet undefined distance from the terminated subject.
At any time should personal claim to see a raven outside of a natural environment administer class A Amnestics and detain them for a period of seventy-two (72) hours after which proceed with protocol R72 detailed in incident report XXXX-J.
Information on the initial containment of SCP-XXXX recorded in article SCP-XXXX-CT along with the initial interview from the first anomalous host in Foundation custody.
Addendum: XXXX-Infection
Note: Due to the time between SCP-XXXX attaching to a host and that host’s death, SCP-XXXX has been moved up from Safe to Euclid. Testing with SCP-XXXX to find a more permanent means of containment is underway, however, active testing for transmission distance is banned by order of Cite Director due to the inability to detect SCP-XXXX by normal means. Testing SCP-XXXX-1 with other SCP objects is not recommended.
SCP-XXXX’s infection progresses in four major stages with observable symptoms on the host.
Stage one: initial infection, subject will see a raven some distance off when in natural environments where observing one would not be alarming. The subject will experience dampening of auditory stimuli as functioning in the temporal lobe slows. Subject will also experience minor bouts of insomnia and succumb to stressful stimuli more easily with the exception of loud or sudden sounds. May last for several months with no ill effects in rare cases. Subjects in stage one of infection are to be given any enrichment objects they request such that they be non-toxic or incapable of causing serious harm to the Subject or others. Any materials created by the Subject during stage one must be cataloged by Dr [REDACTED] every twenty-four (24) hours and then destroyed.
Stage two: The raven will appear in places unnatural for the animal and at a substantially closer distance to the subject (approx. 2-5 meters). Visual contact with SCP-XXXX will cause extreme distress. Psychological degradation will occur within five(5) days after stage two commences. Subjects will experience paranoia, hallucinations associated with schizophrenia, worsened insomnia, and violent reactions at the sight of domesticated animals of any kind. At this stage, the subject seeks psychological aid via medications. Brain scans and dissections of terminated SCP-XXXX-1 reveal no physical deformities or chemical imbalances that would cause psychological disorders. Recommended giving the subject placebo medications to placate its more violent mood swings. May last several months.
Stage 3: SCP-XXXX will appear in the subject’s field of vision at all times, now within a meter distance. Any attempts to communicate with the subject about SCP-XXXX are met with open hostility and even violence. SCP-XXXX-1 will further experience psychosis, long lapses in memory, cessation of sleep/rest cycles, and in some cases develop multiple personalities. The subject is openly hostile to all animals (humans included) and shows a decrease in the brain’s ability to register pain. Momentary body paralysis and epidermal lesions have also been observed. Time in stage three is inconsistent but predictable, depending on the bodily health of SCP-XXXX-1 prior to infection.
Stage four: The subject begins shedding external layers of skin in a process it describes as “Molting”. Most higher order brain functioning ceases as does all reaction to visual or auditory stimuli. SCP-XXXX-1 may begin harming itself as well. Sleep deprivation and heightened activity of the sympathetic nervous system persist until the subject dies of exhaustion or is terminated.
Once stage four is complete, SCP-XXXX will detach from its host and move onto another by information exposure and physical proximity, seeming to prefer targets nearer the previous host. All high-level personnel working with SCP-XXXX are to evacuate the facility when possible or receive class C amnestics as a precaution.
Addendum: To avoid SCP-XXXX from multiplying in containment, SCP-XXXX-1 is to be terminated before the conclusion of stage four. Dr [REDACTED] is no longer available for on cite duty due to injuries caused by an infected security agent (See SCP-XXXX-K) after an instance of SCP-XXXX-1 expired from natural causes during a breach of containment incident at site 00. The natural death created two concurrent instances of SCP-XXXX infecting a D-Class and the S.O. mentioned above. Due to this corroboration from data in Max’s Journal (See Article SCP-XXXX-CT Items Review Log), it is unknown how many instances of SCP-XXXX exist outside of containment, however, the death of SCP-XXXX-1 by natural causes is confirmed to create of another instance of SCP-XXXX. The infected team member, heretofore SCP-XXXX-2 has been moved to cite __ where new staff shall be briefed. All future instances of individuals infected by SCP-XXXX must be contained with the above special containment procedures. No exceptions.
Article SCP-XXXX-CT: Contents- Initial containment report and unaltered text surrounding discovery of SCP-XXXX taken from [REDACTED], a local newspaper distributary circa 1992. Paper still in operation with Security Operative “Michel” undercover in an archivist position. Interview conducted with an infected individual. Recovered object, type: Journal. Serial code #87650-A
Interviewer- S.O. [REDACTED] Current status: RETIRED
SCP-XXXX-1- [REDACTED], Emily. Aged 19 at time of interview. 5’3”. Brunette. Brown Eyes. (Deceased: March 12th, 2004) Current status: Preserved for study in Cite 66 Biological research center.
AUDIO TRANSCRIPT
Interviewer: What caused you to contact the police?
Emily: I was Mark’s neighbor, that boy who went crazy and killed all those people. We sat together in Algebra during High School. When he stopped coming and I got really worried and went over to his house. It didn’t seem like anyone was home, so I slipped a letter into the mail slot for him; we were friends in elementary school and I wanted to stay in touch with him. It had my college address on it so he could still be my pen pal.
[Subject beings to cry. Interviewer offers water]
Interviewer: Take your time, Miss [REDACTED].
Emily: He started sending me all kinds of weird things halfway into my first year. Poem and letters and fingerpainting. A couple described him killing his dog and a stray cat that lived around his house. Max kept raving about this big black bird following him everywhere, getting closer. I wrote him back, told him to get help… A couple weeks later my Mom called me and told me about people going missing. Little kids, manhunts, all that.
[Silence for 1:32. Interviewer’s note: Subject appears to be staring through the observation glass in a state of distress.]
Interviewer: Miss Emily?
Emily: Yes, sorry. I just thought— nevermind. I told my mom about the things Max was sending me. I didn’t really think much of it aside from asking her to make sure he got help. Then— Then I got a lock of her hair in a letter with some of her scalp still attached. That’s when I called the police the first time.
Interviewer: Was there anything about Max during the trial that you noticed? His behavior, appearance?
Emily: His skin was peeling off around his eyes. It looked like he had cataracts or something, he couldn’t see. The Judge and lawyers had to yell right in his ear for him to react at all. After he tried biting the prosecutor his guilty by insanity case went through without a problem. They had to put him in a straitjacket to finish the trial… I honestly couldn’t believe he was Max.
Interviewer: Why did you ask the police to detain you after the trial date?
[Subject is visibly uncomfortable]
Emily: I got one last letter from Max, in cursive. He couldn’t write cursive for his life… And it was lucid, he didn’t sound crazy at all, told me to go into his room and find his journal, in a shoebox under his bed. Said that I was going to end up like him if I didn’t do something. Said that he was sorry. I got his journal, but I couldn’t read it past the first couple of pages. Then I started seeing— Seeing it. Following me.
Interviewer: What was following you?
Emily: I don’t— It doesn’t want me to talk about it.
Interviewer: Could you draw it for me?
[Subject give pencil and paper. Subject repeatedly glances towards the observation window while drawing. Image appears to be of a common raven sitting on Interviewer’s shoulder.]
Interviewer: Is it on me right now? [gestured to shoulder]
Emily: No, only the reflection. Everything here is too close; he’s not ready for it yet. Please, help me.
Interviewer: Alright. Thank you for your cooperation, you may return to your cell.
END LOG
Recommended containment cell upgrade following review investigation of the Max v. the state of [REDACTED] murder trial as well as monitoring of potentially infected individuals. Items for processing: Max’s Journal (Omitted from document archive by request of Researcher Miller after incident XXXX-K) Due to potential Cognitohazard and risk of SCP-XXXX breaking containment, Item is not to be digitized and kept in a standard cognitohazard containment crate in site 00’s archives.
Incident Report XXXX-A: On [REDACTED DATE], at 13:49 hours SCP-XXXX-1 broke containment when security officer __ came within two(2) meters of SCP-XXXX-1 during a transition into Stage Three. The s.o. was sent to the hospital with severe lacerations and put under house arrest during recovery. SCP-XXXX-1 was terminated during the attack by on duty security personnel. All D-Class with exposure to SCP-XXXX were detained using special containment procedures in case of infection. Supervising Researcher Marshall reported symptoms of SCP-XXXX infection following a three day period and was voluntarily placed in confinement. All D-Class were cleared after a psychological evaluation by designated staff. S.R. Marshall redesignated SCP-XXXX-1. Site Director and Site Coordinator assigned Dr [REDACTED] to an advisory role until a replacement for Marshall could transfer in from another site. Marshall’s last act in researching roll was to draft the following article, Incident Report XXXX-J detailing Protocol R72.
Incident Report XXXX-J: Protocol R72
In case of emergencies in which the transference of SCP-XXXX cannot be properly controlled, the following steps must occur within the first seventy-two(72) hours.
1: All D-Class personnel with exposure to SCP-XXXX, regardless of current assigned projects, must be detained according to SCP-XXXX-1’s special containment procedures.
2: All security, research, and psychological staff with knowledge of SCP-XXXX’s nature must report to a cognitohazard suite located off-site and kept in separate interview rooms while preselected replacement staff are briefed. (The Dr Bright instanced in SCP-963-1 is forbidden from working on this project as the effects of SCP-963 make contamination by SCP-XXXX possible and the long-lasting effects of infection for SCP-963-1 is unknown, however, other separate instances of Dr. Bright are permitted to work with SCP-XXXX.) Dr [REDACTED] and/or the Site’s Psychological Office Chair must interview each member of detained staff and administer appropriate amnestics before placing them under observation.
2.1: In the event that no staff members display signs of infection, they are to be released to regular duty and required to check in with Dr [REDACTED] and/or Site’s P.O.C. Administrator regularly for the following week.
2.2: In the case that one or more members of detained staff show symptoms of infection, they are to be transferred back to the site and detained via SCP-XXXX-1’s special containment procedures until a new containment cell and coordinating research staff are briefed in another medium-security site for transfer.
2.2.1: On request of infected staff, and with the permission of P.O.C. Admin, infected staff may self terminate in the same process as standard transfer of SCP-XXXX to D-Class personnel. This option is to be available to them through all of Stage One, and by specialized cases during Stage Two. This is not recommended for most staff, please observe a case by case basis on the threat level of information known to the infected staff member.
3: Special attention must be paid to multiple instances of SCP-XXXX within in the same containment area/site as interactions between multiple instances of SCP-XXXX have been observed accelerating the progress of infection in all hosts by proximity to each other.
Incident Report XXXX-K:
