SCP-4468

NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION The following anomaly last manifested on 8/19/1998. Though the anomaly is considered neither neutralized nor explained, it has been deemed inactive after a 16-year hiatus. This will soon be filed under SCP-4468-ARC, where it will be kept available for the GoI-386 research team. — Alexis Rose, Digitization Department Lead

SCP-4468-A-104 with an associated SCP-4468 instance.

Item #: SCP-4468

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: Due to the harmless, difficult to detect, and self-neutralizing nature of SCP-4468 and SCP-4468-A, no containment procedures are in place.

Per Ethics Committee Mandate MW4468, the Foundation is not to interfere with the spread of nor attempt to contain SCP-4468 in its current state. Any collected instances of SCP-4468 are to be distributed to members of its research team at the discretion of the project lead.

Description: SCP-4468 are stuffed animals of varying designs and size which are somatically linked to individual, terminally ill children (SCP-4468-A) that have been visited by the Make-A-Wish Foundation . When SCP-4468 are hugged or otherwise handled in a gentle and loving manner, the associated SCP-4468-A instance will report the sensation of being hugged and/or comforted.

SCP-4468 manifestations have never been observed, but SCP-4468 can be found within the SCP-4468-A instance's family residence within 48 hours after SCP-4468-A has been visited by the Make-a-Wish Foundation. They most commonly appear within SCP-4468-A's toy collection when applicable, and otherwise tend to appear on their beds. SCP-4468 are identifiable for having tags that read "Make-a-Wish", and underneath, "HUG ME". SCP-4468 instances exhibit no memetic properties.

Notably, all SCP-4468-A instances have expired within three weeks of SCP-4468 manifestation. It is theorized that SCP-4468 is predictive, and only manifests on children with no chance of recovery. All SCP-4468 instances to date have ceased anomalous activity upon the death of their associated SCP-4468-A instance.

Addendum 5/12/1988 | Interview w/ SCP-4468-A-032

SCP-4468-A-032 was one of the first SCP-4468-A instances discovered by the SCP Foundation prior to death. Under instruction, Agent Damascus disguised herself as a nurse working at the hospital, and attempted to gain more information on the Make-a-Wish Foundation's visit with SCP-4468-A-032. She carried an audio recorder in her pocket, and filled in details such as subjects nodding when writing her report.

Interviewer: Agent Damascus

Interviewee(s): SCP-4468-A-032, Macintosh Iversen, and the subject's mother, Aileen Iversen Damascus: Good morning Mac, Missus Iversen. How are you feeling today, Mac? A-032: … Iversen: Sorry, he's a little shy around new nurses. He told me he told Dr. Greene he wasn't feeling so good a few hours ago. Damascus: Ah, that's okay. You don't need to be afraid of me, buddy. I'm just here to check up on you, okay? A-032: Okay. Agent Damascus moves towards A-032's medical equipment and examines the IV, then faces the subject. Damascus: I like your bear. It looks like one I used to have when I was a little kid. A-032: …Really? Damascus: Yup! His name was Reginald Scoops the Third, Esquire. A-032 laughs slightly and coughs. Damascus: Everybody laughs when I tell them that, can you believe it? Poor guy. A-032: It's silly. Damascus: I know. I named him myself. Agent Damascus gestures to SCP-4468. Damascus: Did your mom give it to you? Iversen: Oh, no. I thought one of the doctors brought it for him. I was at work until about half an hour ago. I just got here. A-032: Mr. Bear from the wish people gave it to me. Iversen: Brian? A-032: No, Bear. He was really nice and he did some tricks for me before giving me my teddy. Damascus: Had you ever seen him before? A-032: No… Iversen: It's okay, Mac. The Make-A-Wish people are your friends. Damascus: What a smart boy. It's good you know not to take things from strangers, but your mom was right about Mr. Bear. I can thank him for you if I see him around again. Do you remember what he looked like? A-032: Well… his hair was black and he was really really really tall. He also had a white and blue suit… and his face was painted like this. A-032 holds up teddy bear. Damascus: I'll keep an eye out for him. So how's that bear been treating you? A-032: He's always with me. He's my favorite friend. Damascus: That's super sweet. Iversen's phone begins ringing. Iversen: Ugh. Hold on, sweetie. I need to be right back. I'm so sorry. Iversen leaves the room to answer her phone. Damascus: Your mom sure is busy, huh? A-032: She can't come a lot. Damascus: That's… rough. I'm sorry. Listen, I wanted to ask you some questions, is that okay? A-032 nods. Damascus: Can you tell me a little more about Mr. Bear? A-032: He was funny! He made balloons come out of his ears. Damascus: But did he do anything weird? A-032: Umm… he came in with a lot of other wish people but they fell asleep standing when he snapped his fingers. Damascus: Did Mr. Bear do anything else? A-032: He told me he could make me feel better. Damascus: Yeah? How was he going to do that? A-032: He told me to close my eyes and hold out my hand. But, he told me not to tell anyone. Damascus: A secret? A-032 nods. Damascus: Well I'm your nurse, which means I'm your friend. I promise I can keep a secret if you tell me one — no one will hear about it. A-032: Promise? Damascus: I promise. A-032 scooted closer, and dropped to a whisper. A-032: I heard him say "ouch", and then he grabbed my hand and his hands were wet. Then I felt weird. Damascus: Weird? What kind of weird? A-032: I couldn't let go. Then I got really tired… Damascus: That's a weird trick. What happened after that? A-032: His hands glowed a little and then he put on a band-aid. Damascus: Was he hurt? A-032: Yeah but only a little. Can you get Mr. Bear to come back? I want to see more tricks and I was too tired to see them all when he came. Damascus: I'll tell you what. If I find him, I'll tell him you want to see more tricks. How does that sound? A-032 nods weakly. Damascus: One more question, okay? A-032 coughs briefly before nodding again. Damascus: Did he… make you feel better? A-032: He made me feel tired… but the teddy is good. He makes me happy. Damascus: Atta boy, Mac. You're a good kid. A-032: Can I ask you a question? Damascus: Sure. A-032: Can I name my teddy Reggie? Damascus: I think that's a cool name for a teddy. <END LOG> Note: A-032 expired on 5/26/1988. Agent Damascus noted the subject's medical chart projected their date of expiration to be in January the following year.

Addendum 2/27/1999 | Letter Received by Dr. Justine Everwood

Dr. Everwood discovered an out-of-place letter in the GoI-386 Research Team collective mailbox, used for internal SCP Foundation deliveries. The envelope was pale yellow, with a large purple wax "W" seal. Having never interacted with SCP-4468, the GoI-386 Research Team expressed confusion, until further investigation revealed the likely connection. The letter was found to read: