An image of SCP-XXXX in containment, during its non-memetic phase.
Item #: SCP-XXXX
Containment Class: Euclid
Disruption Class: Vlam
Risk Class: Critical
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-XXXX is kept at Site-41 in an opaque containment chamber with insulated aluminum walls. At least 3 meters of clearance between each wall and the sides of SCP-XXXX should be maintained. SCP-XXXX must be laid on top of its standard bed foundation and bed frame at all times, with a [DATA_EXPUNGED] sheet set neatly tucked into it. These pieces, while non-anomalous, are herein referred to as SCP-XXXX-1 through 3, respectively.
Note: SCP-XXXX-1 through 3 may seem superfluous to SCP-XXXX's containment, and researchers may be tempted to raise it 3m off the ground to prevent it from influencing the floor below. However, SCP-XXXX has been proven unable to influence subjects on other floors while they are not observing it, and it cannot be left without its foundation, frame, and sheets. It cannot touch the floor, either. It cannot be allowed to touch the floor. If it touches the floor it needs to never tough the floor it can't touch the floor. It's wrong if it doesn't have its sheets it's wrong if it touches the floor no stuff on top of it needs to be nice it needs to stay clean it must be washed and disinfected once an hour it needs to be safe do not touch it after touching the walls or the floor failure will result in immediate termination do not
SCP-XXXX is capable of physically influencing individuals within its range of 3m via an unknown combination of electromagnetic and thermal means, potentially among others. Additionally, SCP-XXXX can influence any person who observes it visually, even outside this range. While little is understood about its method of influence, standard memetic containment procedures and the maintenance of an insulated Faraday cage around SCP-XXXX appear sufficient to neutralize it.
Guards should be positioned outside SCP-XXXX’s cell per standard protocol to prevent unauthorized entry. Any entrants into SCP-XXXX's cell must wear insulated aluminum helmets, and should be exposed for no more than 10 minutes. Only researchers with level 2 clearance or above may be assigned to SCP-XXXX, and they must attend therapy and undergo psychological evaluation weekly or be removed from study of SCP-XXXX.
Addendum 1a:
SCP-XXXX's 3m range contains 99% of its power for direct influence. The remaining 1%, while negligible, does exist, much like the negligible components of an electromagnetic field or thermal boundary layer. Guards should not be posted outside SCP-XXXX's cell (See incident report XXXX-1a for details). Personnel should not remain near SCP-XXXX’s containment cell for more than an hour for the sake of avoiding undue risk. Level 3 staff and above assigned to SCP-XXXX will be given keys for accessing it, which must be returned upon reassignment.
Addendum 2a:
Due to abuse of the key access system, staff members may loan keys only a per-shift basis, and only during scheduled shifts. See incident report XXXX-2a for details.
Description:
SCP-XXXX is a mattress of unknown origins and composition. It does not appear to have any differences to an ordinary mattress, though internal examination has been limited because its sheets must stay on and if you cut it why would you cut it you would ruin everything it would be bad forever you would be bad forever
Anyone who visually observes SCP-XXXX, directly or otherwise, will become increasingly exhausted and unsatisfied with their current level of physical comfort. A desire to sleep on SCP-XXXX will develop, eventually eclipsing all other desires over long enough periods of visual exposure. Subjects who move within about 3 m of SCP-XXXX describe feeling a magnetic pull towards it, regardless of their level of previous exposure to its memetic properties.
Subjects who lay down on SCP-XXXX and draw SCP-XXXX-3 over themselves become extremely exhausted and lose any desire to leave SCP-XXXX. Attempts to forcibly remove subjects from SCP-XXXX at this point have been met with extreme hostility if successful and vague annoyance if not. No human subject has ever been permanently removed from SCP-XXXX after laying down.
After becoming comfortable on SCP-XXXX, subjects begin to fall asleep. It is possible to maintain a subject’s consciousness during this process via ordinary means such as loud noises, blue light, and █████████, but in tests these methods have quickly decreased in effectiveness over time, with no subjects remaining awake for longer than 30 minutes.
Should a subject fall asleep on SCP-XXXX, they will wake up after exactly 8 hours' rest with vital signs indicating a healthy sleep. However, they will still be unable to get up, and they will begin to develop extreme depression symptoms, regardless of prior mental health. These include, but are not limited to:
- Obsessive self-hatred
- Total lack of positive emotion
- A feeling of emptiness and aimlessness
- The expectation that leaving SCP-XXXX would only result in a horrible death by some other means
- A crushing fear of the world outside SCP-XXXX
- A feeling of being fundamentally “broken” and unfit for life
- Constant suicidal ideation
In all tests, subjects have attempted to self-terminate by any available means within a few hours of waking. These attempts become more frenzied as time goes on, with most subjects eventually [SENSITIVE CONTENT EXPUNGED] when left without any other weapons. Traditional psychotherapy and grounding techniques have proven ineffective on subjects at this stage, and all subjects have self-terminated (either directly or by request) within 5 hours. Subject termination seems to temporarily neutralize the memetic visual effects of SCP-XXXX; the reason for this is unknown.
Subject corpses dematerialize around 24 hours after the subject’s initial waking, after which SCP-XXXX’s memetic properties reemerge. Though SCP-XXXX can be freely observed during this period, a dematerializing corpse has never been observed - it is likely that corpses can only vanish when unobserved (see Experiment Log XXXX-1a). It is not known if a living subject would still dematerialize . Following subject dematerialization, SCP-XXXX must be cleaned and its sheets must be tucked in again and you can do the cleaning part remotely and the sheets aren't that hard and it'd be nice to actually fucking make your bed for once, right? Just get over yourself and do it you lazy shit just be a person and care for the bed and make sure it stays nice and neat and keep it safe and stop letting it take you
Incident Reports:
Newly recruited guards Judy and ███████████ were positioned outside SCP-XXXX’s containment cell at 21:00 on April 21, 2017 for their first shift. The conversation below was recorded on Guard ███████████'s handheld recorder.
<Begin Log, 01:12>
Judy: God this job blows.
███████████: Eh, I dunno. I kind of like boring jobs like this.
Judy: I don’t. I mean, weren’t we supposed to be doing all sorts of dangerous and exciting shit? Running away from flesh monsters and trying not to forget our own names or whatever?
███████████: You want to be in mortal peril?
Judy: I guess not … but like, come on. They have us guarding a bed.
███████████: It’s a pretty scary bed.
Judy: I guess? It’s just ironic, is all.
███████████: Why’s that?
Judy: I’m not usually up this late. If I’m gonna be tired I wanna at least be running around and shit.
███████████: I guess I’m a little tired, but this is nothing new for me. Guarding is exhausting work.
Judy: You're exhausting work.
[approximately 34 minutes was cut from this conversation for brevity]
Judy: … Yeah, I’m just sick of standing here. You know …
███████████: Don’t say it.
Judy: Say what?
███████████: You want to sleep on the damn bed, don’t you?
Judy: … what would be so wrong with that?
███████████: Judy. It will literally kill you.
Judy: Ah c’mon, you really believe that stuff? Everyone knows these guys lie all the time.
███████████: Why would they lie about that?
Judy: I dunno, maybe it’s actually super comfortable and they want it all to themselves.
███████████: That is the most pointlessly convoluted plan I’ve ever heard.
Judy: Look, how’s about I just try it out, and if it’s really so bad, I’ll just -
███████████: Stop right there.
Judy: Oh, come on, are we really doing this?
███████████: I don’t want to shoot you, but I will if that’s what it takes to stop you.
Judy: I don’t think you will.
[dialogue ceased at this point after a series of incoherent sounds]
Guard Judy was found sleeping in SCP-XXXX the following morning, and she self-terminated at 13:02 that day. When questioned about the incident, Guard ███████████ reported that their trigger finger simply refused to move when they tried to stop her. As it appears likely that this was a result of SCP-XXXX’s near-field effects, ███████████ has been anonymized in this report and transferred to Site-11. Guards should no longer be posted outside SCP-XXXX’s containment cell, and access should instead be restricted via key distribution.
During an experiment on January 15th, 2018, Researcher ██████ observed SCP-XXXX and seemed unaffected by its memetic properties, only asking for permission to enter SCP-XXXX's chamber to "get off all that damn bedding so it stops looking so comfy"[sic]. The request was not granted, and Researcher ██████ was put on notice for unprofessional conduct. Upon receipt of a formal apology and administration of Class-A amnestics, he was allowed to continue study of SCP-XXXX.
On February 24th, 2017, Researcher ██████ entered SCP-XXXX's cell at 08:01, several hours before his scheduled shift for the day. He was later found dead by a colleague who had arrived on time; his corpse was laying on SCP-XXXX with head wounds indicating blunt force trauma. Security footage from inside the cell could not be recovered for the period between his entrance and the discovery of his corpse.
Subject D-2368 self-terminated due to SCP-XXXX during a routine test on October 22nd, 2018. When foundation personnel delivered this news to D-4983, who had been close with D-2368, it requested access to the containment chamber for the sake of acquiring and properly burying D-2368‘s corpse. The request was honored, on the condition that D-4983 be remotely observed by researchers during the process and turn over the corpse to staff for burial upon leaving SCP-XXXX’s chamber.
Cell security cameras experienced unexplained electrical interference during observation. All physically present researchers left individually to use the restroom as D-4983 approached SCP-XXXX; they later reported having experienced an overwhelming urge to leave the room by any possible means. When staff were dispatched to investigate, D-2368 was nowhere to be found. D-4983 was found dead in the same position as D-2368, but its wounds matched the blunt force trauma experienced by Researcher ██████ during Incident XXXX-2a rather than the wounds inflicted on D-2368 during self-termination via [SENSITIVE CONTENT EXPUNGED].
Experiment Logs:
In order to clear ambiguity on whether it is possible to observe subject corpses when they dematerialize, Researchers Sharon, ██████, and Gregory (who are all normally assigned to SCP-173) were temporarily transferred from Site-19 to Site-41. On August 7, 2017, they were asked to maintain constant observation of SCP-XXXX while it held the corpse of subject D-1548. A segment of their conversation is recorded below.
<Begin Log, 14:52>
Sharon: So what do you guys make of this thing?
██████: I guess it’s a bit disturbing looking at a dead body for so long but like … I’ve seen worse.
Sharon: Yeah, it kind of feels- blinking -like this is just a bunch of empty hype.
Gregory: I don’t know, they really seemed scared of this-
██████: blinking
Gregory: -thing, we should probably take that seriously. blinking
Sharon: I guess, but like, is it even-
Gregory: blinking again, sorry
██████: No worries, I’ll go ahead and blink now too.
Sharon: But yeah, it doesn’t even seem to do anything. Blinking. Isn't it electromagnetic or something? Shouldn't it be able to just black out our camera feed?
Gregory: Maybe it can, or maybe that isn't how it works. Maybe it just doesn’t want to.
██████: Honestly it seems to me that maybe people would stop falling for it if O5's didn’t go out of their way to keep it looking so nice.
Sharon: blinking
██████: Like, no one fucks around with that freaky little statue, because it’s actually just covered in shit all the time, right? Blinking
Gregory: Blinking
Sharon: Yeah, I bet 173 would have an easier time killing people if you washed it off and put it in a dress.
Gregory: Blinking
██████: Or maybe a fursuit?
Sharon: [lauging] yeah, it’d be unstoppable then, wouldn’t it? Blinking
Gregory: I don’t like openly making fun of the O5’s, they’re usually right about this stuff. XXXX clearly needs the sheets.
██████: blinking. Yeah, I mean, sure, of course. There's probably some kind of actual reason we're not allowed to know about, right?
Sharon: We know the reason, though. It needs the sheets. It needs to be in its frame.
██████: I guess that is how things usually work here? Sure, why not.
Sharon: Yeah, a lot of scoops just have procedures that hardly need explanation. 173 goes in a really sturdy box, this thing stays in its frame and foundation and sheets.
Gregory: Obviously- blinking -obviously. Imagine if it touched the floor?
Sharon: We’d all be fucking dead.
Conversation continued in this manner until 20:00, when the participants were asked to stop observing SCP-XXXX. D-1548 dematerialized immediately.
Antimemetics Researcher Douglas, who is normally assigned to SCP-XXXX, submitted the following research proposal on January 10th, 2019, two weeks after he contracted SCP-5401.
Mr. Observer, government, whoever the fuck,
This is Douglas. I can’t stand these dreams anymore. I want access to SCP-XXXX so we can see if it’ll do anything about 5401. I don’t even care if it kills me, I want out. And I know you’ll be all like ‘oh that’s just the memetics talking’ like I don’t know what fucking memetics do but I don’t care if it’s memetic or not I just want the dreams to stop and you’ll probably like it too right I mean 5401 is fucking with everyone right now isn’t it?
C’mon please
Researcher Douglas’s request was granted, under the condition that he would be fired for unprofessionalism should he survive SCP-XXXX. Subject introduction proceeded normally, and Douglas fell asleep 13 minutes after exposure. Upon waking, he was able to leave SCP-XXXX, and showed no immediate signs of influence. Additionally, he reported a total lack of nightmares during his use of SCP-XXXX, seemingly indicating neutralization of SCP-5401 by SCP-XXXX.
Note: Researcher Douglas died in his sleep the evening following Experiment XXXX-2a. It is unknown whether this was due to unrelated health problems, bad luck, or the anomalous effects of SCP-XXXX. Testing of SCP-XXXX’s effects on other anomalous entities may yield more firmly positive results.
SCP-682 was introduced to SCP-XXXX’s containment cell on January 27th, 2019. Observation cameras ceased functioning after SCP-682 approached SCP-XXXX, but SCP-682 made no attempts at hostility or escape during its stay, emerging peaceably from the containment cell after 4 hours.
While SCP-XXXX-2 showed signs of [EXPUNGED], SCP-XXXX-3 was neatly made upon SCP-682's departure. When asked, SCP-682 reported that the experience was "the best sleep I've had in years." Whether this is due to the anomalous properties of SCP-XXXX or the harsh conditions of SCP-682's containment is not known. SCP-682's typical disposition rapidly returned during travel, and it currently shows no signs of any permanent change in tendencies. However, its temporary amicability confirms that SCP-XXXX may have useful properties for the foundation.
On August 24th, 2019, subject D-5981 was exposed to an instance of SCP-5414 depicting cognitohazardous clouds near Denver, Colorado, USA. It was then transferred to a holding cell within Site-41, where it was placed under constant watch and fitted with identical implants and equipment to those used for testing RED-SKY effects on D-4982.
31 days after exposure, D-5981 began emitting brainwaves indicative of a RED-SKY event, and its sleeping body was rapidly escorted to and placed on SCP-XXXX by researchers. After 2 hours, D-5981 began to toss and turn in its sleep, and its brainwaves became chaotic, with various lobes appearing to die and immediately revive at random intervals. This continued for nearly 25 minutes, after which D-5981 dematerialized.
The geolocator implanted inside D-5981 indicated that it had rematerialized 100 meters off the ground in a location approximately 2 km north of Site-41, instead of at the expected location. Guards and medical personnel were dispatched and found D-5981, who had suffered two broken legs but was otherwise unharmed. Following these events, D-5981 was interviewed by Dr. Harrison; a transcript is included below.
<Begin Log, 15:78>
Dr. Harrison: How are you feeling? Are your legs setting ok?
D-5981: I … guess so.
Dr. Harrison: Would you mind telling me about the experience you just had?
D-5981: Whatever.
Dr. Harrison: Great. So, what was it like? Did you have any dreams?
D-5981: Yeah, I guess. It's pretty fuzzy. It felt kind of like flying, but … I was stuck.
Dr. Harrison: What do you mean?
D-5981: I was on the outside. I was free, I could go as high as I wanted, but the higher I went, the higher I couldn't go, I guess you could say. There was something pulling on me, reminding me it wasn't real, that it couldn't be real and it couldn't mean what it felt like it meant. Some kind of tendril or chain pulling me down.
Dr. Harrison: You certainly have a way with words.
D-5981: I went to Juliard.
Dr. Harrison: That's nice. Did this feel like a normal kind of dream? The symbolism is certainly there.
D-5981: It felt kind of like a bad trip, to be honest. I was totally crushed by perspective, way harder than any regular dream could do.
Dr. Harrison: Right. So, how was it after you woke up?
D-5981: I didn't get a lot of time to react. It still didn't feel real even after my legs broke. I'm not entirely sure whether the dream ended at all.
Dr. Harrison: Do you recall how you felt while you were laying on the ground?
D-5981: I felt … lost. I felt like I had gone for a Hail Mary and failed miserably. I could feel a presence, something important to me that I can't quite place, but … I couldn't reach it.
Dr. Harrison: That's a normal effect of the videotape you watched, though most subjects don't survive the experience.
D-5981: Yeah, I'm kind of feeling like it would've been better if I hadn't.
Dr. Harrison: Interesting.
D-5981: I mean, why should I even bother staying alive? So I can suffer more? Whatever I felt there … I'm never going to get it back. I can't even remember what it was. It felt like coming home …
Dr. Harrison: D-5981?
[At this point, D-5981 began audibly sobbing.]
Dr. Harrison: Oh. Wow. Are you … okay?
D-5981: Obviously fucking not! I'm never gonna feel like that again! I had one chance and I fucked it up, and now he'll never …
Dr. Harrison: He?
D-5981: Get Out. Now.
Dr. Harrison: …Understood.
Following these events, D-5981 continued to experience symptoms of depression. However, these symptoms appear to be largely non-anomalous, as D-5981 has responded positively to conventional psychotherapy and it shows no undue resistance to exiting its hospital bed when ordered to.
Further research should be performed on the potential neutralizing effects of SCP-XXXX. Should this research show promise, Thaumiel classification may be warranted.
Addendum, April 21st, 2020:
No further research on the neutralizing effects of SCP-XXXX should be performed under any circumstances by order of the O5 council, who released the following statement:
Seriously guys, stop throwing this thing at random scoops just to see what happens. 3547? Really? Whose idea was that? Now all of Site-41 is compromised, as if they didn't already have enough to deal with. All this aimless experimentation is not worth it. I’ll mark it up to Apollyon if that’s what it takes to get you to stop fucking with it.
SCP-XXXX is scheduled to be transferred to Site 19 on ██/██/2020 under heavily armed supervision. Upon arrival, it will be considered for Keter classification and kept safe and clean and you will stop ruining it and everything will finally be ok.
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