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Document 211-02
Subsequent to Incident Zero, testing was taken to determine the responsiveness of SCP-211. D-Class Personnel were issued a video camera and ordered to interact with SCP-211 in various ways.
Video Log 1
Subject: D-19905 ordered to approach and explore SCP-211.
Result: No response. D-19905 interacted with SCP-211-1 without threat. Building map of first floor made with camera footage.
Video Log 2
Subject: D-19905 ordered to approach and extract a sheet of SCP-211-1.
Result: No response. Page appears to be [REDACTED].
Video Log 3
Subject: D-19905 ordered to approach and extract a pile of SCP-211-1 near SCP-211's entrance.
Result: Before extracting the target, D-19905 hesitates and examines a large poster on the wall near it. When questioned, D-19905 remarks that it's a painting that he made while incarcerated at [REDACTED], and proceeds to pick it up without incident.
When D-19905 picks up the target, a pile of SCP-211-1 falls over, landing on him. D-19905 emerges, suffering lacerations to arms, legs, and face, but manages to extract the collection from SCP-211.
Video Log 4
Subject: D-19905 ordered to approach SCP-211 and explore second floor.
Result: D-19905 enters building via Incident Zero hole without incident. Upon entering contaminated area, D-19905 steps on a weakened part of the floor, which collapses. D-19905 exits building with a broken leg, [REDACTED].
Well, at least we know we can destroy it if we need to. - Dr. Spinoza
Video Log 5
Subject: D- 21938 issued a pack of matches and ordered to light a sheet of SCP-211-1 within SCP-211 on fire.
Result: [DATA EXPUNGED]. Remains removed from door, but main entrance to SCP-211 is now blocked, leaving the Incident Zero hole as the only entrance.
Let's not try that one again, all right? I mean, eurgh. -Dr. Spinoza
Addendum 211-01
Since collection of SCP-211-1 has begun, several specific books have become identified as their origin. Examples of these are as follows:
A 19β–ˆβ–ˆ copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf, found in β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ Public Library.
A Java Data Structures Book, printed in 19β–ˆβ–ˆ, discovered in a used book store near Site-17.
[REDACTED], currently stored in the United States Library of Congress.
Three printouts of Japanese broadcasts decoded during the MAGIC Cryptanalysis Project in World War II.
The drawing in Document-211-02.
etc.
No documents re: the Foundation have been discovered as of yet; however, security has been increased as a mild informational security threat.
Addendum 211-02
Recent unexplained phenomena regarding SCP-211 have provoked further study. On 28 March β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ, three individual sheets of SCP-211-1 were found in SCP-211's β€œentrance.” Examination of these sheets proved to be Foundation Protocol memoranda addressed to Dr. Spinoza, the interviewer of the previously mentioned Eβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ Rβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ. Upon questioning, Spinoza (who had been at Site-17 re: another project) noted that the notices had disappeared soon after he received them, adding that [DATA EXPUNGED].
Since this date, there have been β–ˆ other data security breaches involving SCP-211-1, several of which involve SCP-211 as subject material. Upgrade to Euclid status pending.
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[ Title: SCP-215 is a pair of prescription glasses designed to correct myopic vision.; Genre: Scientific; Tags: 3rdperson; Style: Dark ]
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Item #: SCP-215
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-215 presents no threat unless worn, and so shall be kept in Dr. Naamdi's office until studies are concluded. SCP-215 is to be kept in its case when not in use, so as to prevent scratches to the lenses.
Description: SCP-215 is a pair of prescription glasses designed to correct myopic vision. When worn, SCP-215 induces a belief in the wearer that inanimate objects are sentient and capable of communication with the wearer. The severity of this delusion varies from wearer to wearer, but generally strengthens over time if SCP-215 is worn regularly, and in the worst cases manifests as a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder, culminating in an irrational fear of all machines.
There is no definite "safe" amount of time to wear SCP-215; while the onset of delusions generally takes at least twenty-four (24) hours, a great deal depends on the psychological disposition of the wearer before SCP-215 is put on, and persons who already have some varieties of obsessive-compulsive, synesthesiac, or technophiliac disorders have been known to begin suffering SCP-215's effects less than an hour after donning it.
Removing SCP-215 does not remove the delusion, although normal methods of therapy have proven to be effective in less severe cases so long as SCP-215 is not put on again; a full recovery can turn to a full relapse in less than a day by the return of SCP-215. By the end of the second week, wearers tend to violently resist any attempt to separate them from SCP-215.
Case Study 215-99983-D
99983-D displayed a typical progression of SCP-215-related symptoms. The subject had no record of mental illness before the commencement of the test.
Week 1, Day 1: 99983-D is given a temporary position as a research assistant to Dr. Naamdi and is issued SCP-215 to replace a pair of his own spectacles that were destroyed by Foundation personnel. Subject complained that SCP-215 didn't match his old prescription, and stated that he was suffering from blurry vision and headaches by the end of the day.
Week 1, Day 3: Subject stopped complaining of blurred vision and began referring to SCP-215 as "Steve." Subject stated that "Steve and I get along alright; it's not exactly a match made in heaven, but we get by." Subject did not assign names or personalities to any object besides SCP-215.
Week 1, Day 6: Subject began to assign personalities to complex electrical and mechanical devices that he regularly interacted with, including the computer that he logged data entries in, the breakroom coffee machine, refrigerator, microwave, and a PDA he was issued by Dr. Naamdi. Most interactions involved complaining about the general uncooperative behavior of these devices.
Week 2, Day 1: Subject began having prolonged conversations with the aforementioned mechanical and electrical devices, giving all of them names and sometimes speaking of them in personal terms with other Foundation personnel, almost always to the effect that the devices were somehow antagonistic. Subject reported that while he could not "hear" the machines speaking, their "body language" was very clear.
Week 2, Day 5: Subject began assigning personal qualities to less complex objects in his work environment, starting with his office supplies.
Week 2, Day 7: Subject began minimizing interactions with living people and talked almost constantly to his inanimate "companions." Discussions with staff psychologists indicated a sophisticated web of relationships between 99983-D and the objects.
Week 3, Day 3: Subject had a violent altercation with the breakroom microwave after a burrito came out of it underdone. Subject reportedly cursed and shouted at the machine before attempting to destroy it with a breakroom chair. Subject was restrained and subdued, and later apologized for his behavior to the microwave and the chair.
Week 3, Day 6: Subject began personifying set-pieces in his environment, referring to floor tiles and ceiling lights as people. Subject would stop to thank each inanimate object he interacted with (including each individual floor tile) for permitting him to use it.
Week 4, Day 2: Subject began displaying signs of stress when asked to interact with any complex electrical or mechanical appliance, claiming that the machines had become hostile and threatening. Mechanical failures or faulty performances by any machines in 99983-D's presence were interpreted as signs of impending rebellion.
Week 4, Day 3: Subject refused to come to work. His PDA had been smashed; 99983-D claimed it was an act of self-defense. After being coerced into coming into the office, the subject began screaming and showing other signs of acute stress at the sight of his computer, which was turned off at the time. He attempted to force his way past the security guards at the door and had to be sedated.
Week 4, Day 5: Subject destroyed his table lamp, alarm clock, watch, and ceiling fan. Afterwards, he refused to come out of his room. When Foundation personnel forced their way into his cell, they found him dead, with severe burns on his hands and arms. He is presumed to have been fatally electrocuted while attempting to disable an electrical outlet in the room.
Addendum: I have been asked many times now if SCP-215 enables the wearer to actually interact with machines in any meaningful way differently from how normal people do it, and I'm pretty confident the answer is "no." I've done every test I can think of, and all the evidence I've seen suggests that the "living" machines only exist in the wearer's head. There are things in this Foundation that can make what you believe real, but this isn't one of them. -Dr. Naamdi
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[ Title: SCP-216 is a 35.; Genre: Scientific; Tags: 3rdperson; Style: Dark ]
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Item #: SCP-216
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-216 currently resides in Laboratory 5. Access requires Level 2 clearance. Insertion of recording devices into SCP-216 is prohibited without O5 approval.
Description: SCP-216 is a 35.6Β cm (14 in) high iron safe with a multiple-dial combination lock. The lock has 7 dials each with numbers ranging from 0 to 9. The combination cannot be changed while the door is open. The weight of the device appears to fluctuate in an obtuse manner (see document 88-B).
The door of SCP-216 can always be opened, but the accessible interior space appears to change depending on the currently entered combination. Objects placed inside SCP-216 may be accessed by re-entering the combination that was configured when the object was inserted. Objects retrieved from SCP-216 appear to be undamaged by the device.
It is speculated that every possible lock combination results in a different interior, and that there are approximately 4 million available compartments. It is unknown how many objects currently reside inside SCP-216.
An engraving found on the bottom of the safe reads "3/4". It has been hypothesized that the compartments of SCP-216 are shared with three other devices of a similar nature. This hypothesis is consistent with the findings reported in document 88-B.
Document # 88-A: Dr. β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ Initial test log
- Combination lock set to 6692724 and door opened. Compartment appears empty.
- 1 notebook and pencil placed inside and door closed.
- Combination lock set to 6692725 and door opened. Compartment appears empty.
- Combination lock re-set to 6692724 and door opened. Notebook and pencil retrieved from compartment.
Note: "SCP-216 appears to be a very efficient storage solution." - Dr β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
Document # 88-B: Dr. β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ Test log
Testing the effect of inserted items on the SCP's total mass.
- Total mass of unit before inserting item: 935.877Β kg
- Notebook and pencil (total mass 350Β g) inserted into SCP-216 and door closed.
- Total mass of unit after inserting item: 935.965Β kg
Expected mass: 936.227Β kg
Actual mass: 935.965Β kg
Difference: 262Β g
Testing shows that SCP-216 takes on approximately 25% of the mass of its contents, suggesting the mass is distributed evenly between SCP-216 and the three other hypothesized devices.
Document # 122-A: Dr. β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ Test log
Compartments 0000000-0000206 checked for contents. Compartment 0000000 found to contain traces of sawdust. Compartments 0000001-0000206 found to be empty.
Further testing arranged.
Document # 152-D: Dr. β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ Test log
Compartments 0000332 - 0000398: Each compartment had a body part from β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ, a 28-year-old female who had been reported missing on β–ˆβ–ˆ/β–ˆβ–ˆ/20β–ˆβ–ˆ. Contents removed for identification and then incinerated. Liver, spleen, and lungs not recovered.