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Two as One

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained within a Standard Secure Humanoid Containment Cell. The cell must be modified with a speaker with a reinforced casing capable of sustaining 1.3 mPa. Any personnel entering the cell should be accompanied by at least two others. All personnel entering the cell should carry standard suppression equipment.

SCP-XXXX-1 may be granted puzzles and other logically-based challenges as requested. Requests for technology are to be denied and promptly followed with suggestions from the SCP-XXXX Suggestion Log.

SCP-XXXX-2 may be granted music through the speaker or drawing and other art materials as requested. Signs of agitation from SCP-XXXX-2 should be met with soft or soothing music and, if necessary, removal of the source of agitation.

Referring to either SCP-XXXX-1 or -2 as a separate entity from the other should be done as little as possible to prevent SCP-XXXX-2 from entering an agitated state.

Description: SCP-XXXX resembles two humans of Caucasian ethnicity. Specifically, SCP-XXXX-1 resembles a Caucasian male, and SCP-XXXX-2 resembles a Caucasian female. While both show intelligence, only SCP-XXXX-1, per his own testament, is able to speak. All prompts to persuade SCP-XXXX-2 to speak and attempts to recover its voice have failed.

When within 5 meters of each other, they are joined together by a blue, luminescent 'thread' (SCP-XXXX-3). SCP-XXXX-3 anchors into the dorsal surface of SCP-XXXX-1 and -2's necks, at the base of the cranium. SCP-XXXX-3 is non-physical; matter passes through it. While SCP-XXXX-3 is not disrupted by this, both SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 show discomfort at the action. SCP-XXXX-3 is only visible in the Visible Light Spectrum.

Should SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2 move farther than 5 meters from each other, voluntarily or involuntarily, SCP-XXXX-3 will fade over time, until invisible. SCP-XXXX-3 typically takes 5 minutes to fade, but increased distance will increase the fade rate. Upon SCP-XXXX-3's disappearance, both SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 will begin to show discomfort, followed by agitation. Once agitated, SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 will attempt to get closer to each other.

Should SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 be prevented from getting closer to each other, they will use gradually increasing amounts of force and negotiation to attempt to reach each other.

Interview XXXX.001

Foreword: After containment, SCP-XXXX-1 requested to speak with Foundation personnel. Dr. Burnhardt agreed to speak with SCP-XXXX while under the watch of four armed guards.

Dr. Burnhardt, entering the room: It is my understanding you wanted to speak to those in charge. I must confess I may not be who you are looking for, but I'm the best you'll get for now.

SCP-XXXX-1: Understood. I would like to know why I am being held here.

Dr. Burnhardt: You are anomalous. We secure anomalous things to protect the general public.

SCP-XXXX-2 displays confusion.

SCP-XXXX-1: What makes me anomalous?

Dr. Burnhardt: the blue cord between your necks is the most obvious. If you know, do you mind telling me about it, if you can?

SCP-XXXX-1: It is how I communicate with myself.

Dr. Burnhardt: between your two halves?

SCP-XXXX-2 displays agitation.

SCP-XXXX-1, after a moment of hesitation: Yes, if you wish to look at it that way.

Dr. Burnhardt: Is something wrong with her?

SCP-XXXX-1: I don't like being referred to as two separate entities, sir.

Dr. Burnhardt: Call me Doctor, if you would. Is it possible your other half could answer some questions?

SCP-XXXX-2 displays anger, staring at Dr. Burnhardt

SCP-XXXX-1, in an angry tone: I have been answering your questions, Doctor.

Dr. Burnhardt: I think we're done here.

End log

Incident Report XXXX.001

Date: ██/██/████

Only █ days after SCP-XXXX's containment and interview with Dr. Burnhardt, SCP-XXXX-1 broke the camera observing SCP-XXXX in its containment cell. The disrupted camera feed was quickly noticed and a response team scrambled, reaching the containment cell within optimal time.

SCP-XXXX was suppressed and brought under control with no difficulties as it surrendered itself willingly. No further damage to the cell was detected. SCP-XXXX-1 noted to have lacerations on its hand. SCP-XXXX-1 admits to having sustained the injuries when dismounting the camera.

An object was confiscated off of SCP-XXXX-1, resembling a [redacted] controller. Though the method is unclear, it is believed SCP-XXXX-1 constructed this object from the broken camera. It is also unknown how SCP-XXXX-1 managed to construct the object with its bare hands in a matter of minutes. SCP-XXXX-1 had connected the controller back into the camera's mount and it is to be assumed that it was attempting to access the site's camera feeds elsewhere in the building. The controller is currently secured in Lab 13, pending inspection for anomalous properties.

Caution should be taken to not allow SCP-XXXX access to technology of any sort. Revision of Special Containment Procedures to ensure SCP-XXXX-1 cannot attempt another such scenario advised.

Experiment Log XXXX.001

Foreword: Experiment conducted with the purpose of determining SCP-XXXX's capabilities. Materials prepared by Dr. Burnhardt based on requests from and recorded activity of SCP-XXXX.

Log: SCP-XXXX enters into the room, met with a table, upon which a packet of paper and pencil have been placed. Dr. Burnhardt requests they sit at the table. He asks SCP-XXXX to identify what it sees in front of it. It says it is a list of incomplete mathematical equations. Dr. Burnhardt asks SCP-XXXX to complete the equations as fast and accurately as it can.

SCP-XXXX-1 picks up the pencil with its right hand, and begins entering values quickly, with no hesitation. As it flips through the packet, the equations become more complicated. SCP-XXXX-1 begins to slow down upon reaching calculus equations, but spends no longer than a minute on any single equation and never writes more than is required to satisfy the equation in its simplest form.

Upon completion of the packet, Dr. Burnhardt hands an identical packet with changed values to SCP-XXXX-2 and asks it to do the same. It picks up the pencil with its left hand and solves the equations slower than SCP-XXXX-1 at about a pace of one equation every 15 seconds. Dr. Burnhardt notices SCP-XXXX-1 looking at the packet and asks that it not do so. SCP-XXXX-2 slows considerably, taking several minutes on each equation, until progress almost seems to be at a standstill.

After ten minutes with no sign of progress, Dr. Burnhardt removes the packet. He asks SCP-XXXX-2 to put on a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. SCP-XXXX-1 is played two pieces of music, an instrumental and a song. It is asked to identify the music and to try to hum or sing along with it. SCP-XXXX-1 is observed to be tone-deaf but sings every lyric of the song. It is unable to recognize the instrumental.

SCP-XXXX-1 is then handed a piece of blank paper and asked to draw a dog. SCP-XXXX-1 uses his right hand to roughly and slowly draw a circle with two ovals on either side. He adds three filled-in circles in the large circle, giving the large circle the appearance of a crude bowling ball. He sets the pencil down.

SCP-XXXX-1 is asked to take the headphones from SCP-XXXX-2 and wear them. SCP-XXXX-2 is played two different pieces of music in the same genre and asked to identify the music if it can and try to sing or hum along. SCP-XXXX-2 is able to identify the intsrumental, but not the song. It matches every note in both pieces, but struggles to sing along with the song.

SCP-XXXX-2 is handed a blank piece of paper and asked to draw a wolf. After staring at Dr. Burnhardt for 5 seconds, SCP-XXXX-2 draws with its left hand for two hours until handing Dr. Burnhardt a detailed sketch of a wolf in the woods hunting a deer. The drawing is noted to 'shift' as the paper is rotated, as though viewing the same scene from different angles.

Notes: While SCP-XXXX is able to process information between its halves, SCP-XXXX's information processing seems to take much longer if only one half is able to gather the information. Further experimentation into what happens when SCP-XXXX-3 is not present may be prudent.

Experiment Log XXXX.002

Foreword: Experiment conducted by Dr. Burnhardt to determine the importance of SCP-XXXX-3's presence between SCP-XXXX-1 and -2. Dr. Burnhardt hypothesizes separating SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 may be helpful in containing SCP-XXXX.

During the experiment, SCP-XXXX will be split up, with each half in a different, adjoining room. The rooms can be viewed into each other by a bullet-proof window. One room will be the experimentation room, where the present half of SCP-XXXX will be asked to do a task. The other room will be the waiting room, where the other half will wait. Only after the task is complete will the halves be allowed to unite with each other. The process will then repeat, with the other half being required to complete a task.

Time before and after the disappearance of SCP-XXXX-3 is tracked through the duration of this experiment, with 00:00:00 being the moment SCP-XXXX-3 is no longer detectable.

Log:
-00:04:43: SCP-XXXX-2 is taken into the waiting room. SCP-XXXX-3 is observed to extend between SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 through the window. SCP-XXXX-1 is asked by Dr. Burnhardt to begin working on a packet of mathematics. The packet begins with calculus problems and SCP-XXXX-1 begins working through it quickly. SCP-XXXX-2, in the other room, sits quietly under the supervision of two guards armed with standard-issue tasers.

-00:04:37: SCP-XXXX-3 has noticeably begun to fade.

00:00:00: SCP-XXXX-3 fades from sight. SCP-XXXX-1 continues to work, seemingly unaware of the fact. SCP-XXXX-2 does not react.

00:00:48: SCP-XXXX-1 displays discomfort, as though it cannot find a comfortable posture. SCP-XXXX-2 begins to display a similar state of restlessness.

00:01:52: SCP-XXXX-1 stops its work and asks if SCP-XXXX-2 may come back into the room, if only to stand and stare at the wall. Dr. Burnhardt asks it to finish the equations. It goes back to work. SCP-XXXX-2 is observed to be staring at its attendants with disdain.

00:16:27: SCP-XXXX-1 begins to take constant breaks from its work, staring through the glass at SCP-XXXX-2 and fidgeting in its seat. SCP-XXXX-2 attempts to get up and is pushed back into its seat by one of the guards. SCP-XXXX-2 vocalizes anger at the guard, but complies.

00:52:45: SCP-XXXX-1 abandons its work and attempts to walk towards SCP-XXXX-2. SCP-XXXX-2 does the same, attempting to move toward SCP-XXXX-1. Both are stopped by guards. Dr. Burnhardt asks SCP-XXXX-1 to go back to its work. SCP-XXXX-1 asks if it will be able to return to its other half if it does. Dr. Burnhardt tells it yes, and it returns to the table to resume its work. SCP-XXXX-2 fights against the guards restraining it, making sounds of anger and distress, showing no sign of understanding their requests for it to return to its seat.

00:53:13: SCP-XXXX-2 is tased and loses its ability to fight back. Attempts to resist the guards prove futile as they force it back into its seat. SCP-XXXX-1 looks upon the scene in alarm, but continues its work.

1:00:57: SCP-XXXX-2 regains the ability to push against its guards and attempts again to push past them. It kicks one of the guards in [redacted] and is tased. SCP-XXXX-1 attempts the last question: 0/0.

1:05:34: SCP-XXXX-1 writes [redacted] to solve the equation. The door is opened and SCP-XXXX is allowed to reunite. SCP-XXXX-3 appears as it closes the 5 meter distance and reaches full brightness in the space of three seconds. SCP-XXXX is observed to [redacted].

1:06:00/-0:04:40: SCP-XXXX is split again. SCP-XXXX-2 remains in the experiment room, while SCP-XXXX-1 is escorted into the waiting room. SCP-XXXX-1 sits peacefully in the chair. Dr. Burnhardt asks SCP-XXXX-2 to begin work on a packet of paper full of prompts to draw different images. SCP-XXXX-2 is told that it will be reunited with SCP-XXXX-1 once the packet is done. SCP-XXXX-2 looks at Dr. Burnhardt, then stares at SCP-XXXX-1.

-00:04:35: SCP-XXXX-3 noticeably begins to fade.

-00:03:56: SCP-XXXX-2 looks at the packet, reading the first prompt.

-00:03:32: SCP-XXXX-2 flips to the next page, reading the next prompt. This process continues, as SCP-XXXX-2 continues to flip to the next page every twenty to thirty seconds.

00:00:00: SCP-XXXX-3 fades from sight. SCP-XXXX-2 flips back to the first page to draw, otherwise seemingly unaware of the fact. SCP-XXXX-1 tells its guards that SCP-XXXX-2 will not be able to read any more prompts.

00:05:31: SCP-XXXX-2 finishes the first picture and moves on to the next one. Both SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 have begun to display discomfort and restlessness.

00:11:48: SCP-XXXX-2 finishes the second picture and moves on to the third.

00:17:54: SCP-XXXX-2 finishes the third picture and moves on to the fourth.

00:19:38: SCP-XXXX-2 begins to be distracted, looking around the room and at SCP-XXXX-1. Requests from Dr. Burnhardt to continue drawing are ignored. SCP-XXXX-2 returns to drawing on its own whim.

00:28:23: SCP-XXXX-2 finishes the fourth picture, incorrectly responding to the fifth prompt. It moves on to the fifth picture. SCP-XXXX-1 explains that SCP-XXXX-2 is halfway through what it knows to do.

00:43:05: SCP-XXXX-2 finishes the fifth picture, incorrectly responding to the fourth prompt. The detail of SCP-XXXX-2's sketches is observed to have dropped as it appears to be trying to rush through them, despite its distractions.

00:47:54: SCP-XXXX-2 finishes the sixth picture without distraction. The picture is noted to be hastily done with very little detail.

00:50:28: SCP-XXXX-2 finishes the seventh picture in the same fashion as the sixth.

00:52:49: SCP-XXXX-2 finishes the eighth picture in a very agitated manner. It stands after it's done and throws the packet at Dr. Burnhardt, stepping toward SCP-XXXX-1. SCP-XXXX-1 continues to sit, stating that SCP-XXXX-2 can't do any more. Dr. Burnhardt orders SCP-XXXX-2 to wait upon seeing the packet unfinished. The guards restrain SCP-XXXX-2 when it doesn't comply. SCP-XXXX-1 explains that SCP-XXXX-2 cannot understand words anymore and that asking it to do more is irrational. As SCP-XXXX-2's protests become more violent, Dr. Burnhardt orders SCP-XXXX be reunited.

Notes: SCP-XXXX-3 appears an integral part of SCP-XXXX. Dr. Burnhardt's original idea that removing SCP-XXXX-3 entirely might cripple SCP-XXXX has proved wrong. Both SCP-XXXX-1 and -2 are able to act on their own with intelligence. Containment of SCP-XXXX-2 has been proven easier when SCP-XXXX-1 is around to be reasoned with, due to SCP-XXXX-2's inability to understand words or language without it.

Incident Report XXXX.002

Date: ██/██/████

Guard Holsten was scheduled to remove articles from SCP-XXXX's cell. Articles include completed pictures drawn by SCP-XXXX-2, puzzles completed by SCP-XXXX-1, and other similar objects. Incident captured by the cell's security camera. As Guard Holsten enters the cell, SCP-XXXX-1 is working on a puzzle of wooden blocks, and SCP-XXXX-2 is humming to itself in the corner.

Guard Holsten is greeted by SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2 waves at him. Holsten responds brusquely. SCP-XXXX-1 continues its puzzle as Holsten begins to snatch up papers, roughly shoving them into a bag. SCP-XXXX-2 notices the behavior and cries out in agitation, appearing to dislike Holsten's treatment of its drawings. Holsten ignores its protest.

Continued rough treatment of papers results in SCP-XXXX-2 approaching Holsten and attempting to pull him away from the papers. Holsten attempts to remove SCP-XXXX-2 from his arm. SCP-XXXX-2 attempts to pull a paper from Holsten's hand. Holsten orders SCP-XXXX-2 to let go. SCP-XXXX-2 extricates itself and stares at Holsten in anger.

SCP-XXXX-2 begins to emit melodic vocalizations. Holsten stops his activity, turns to SCP-XXXX-2, and apologizes for his conduct. After apologizing, Holsten becomes angry and accuses SCP-XXXX-2 of mind control. Holsten attempts to attack SCP-XXXX-2. SCP-XXXX-1 becomes involved and SCP-XXXX quickly overpowers Holsten, rendering him unconscious. Response team arrives, subdues SCP-XXXX, and removes Holsten.

Later investigation reveals that every attempt before to remove SCP-XXXX's entertainment material was done with a modicum of respect, often asking SCP-XXXX if the work could be taken away, always answered positively by SCP-XXXX. Holsten had recently had a disagreement with a co-worker, which resulted in his mannerisms during the incident. Holsten's actions are currently under disciplinary review.

Revisions to Special Containment Procedures to set a minimum limit on personnel allowed inside SCP-XXXX's containment cell advised. Investigation into methods to placate SCP-XXXX advised. Investigation into SCP-XXXX-2's mind-affecting abilities advised underway.

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