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Electrical wave of SCP-XXXX captured by Dr. Wolfgang Steinhoff

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to remain connected to two (2) industrial NiMH-AB² batteries at all times and attached to an isolated recharging generator, to keep it confined to its source and avoid spreading to outside electrical grids or devices. Personnel should never attempt to plug SCP-XXXX into any outlet, under any circumstances and personnel should remove all electronic devices before entering within a thirty (30) meter radius of SCP-XXXX. Violators of the above will be immediately stripped of their current rank and suspended, without pay, for a minimum of thirty (30) days. If SCP-XXXX is taken out of its containment room for any reason, without explicit permission from authorized staff, the violator/s are to be immediately terminated. SCP-XXXX should also be isolated within a heavily insulated, sound proof containment room with infrared-distortion glass installed and surrounded by a Faraday cage. SCP-XXXX is currently being held at site ████, as the site has a self-sustaining power source and is not connected to any major power grids.

In case of battery failure, the emergency barrier between the object and the facility is to be closed and the immediate area evacuated. Once the batteries are replaced, the older batteries are to be contained in a highly insulated container and removed for incineration.

Three (3) Level 3 faculty staff are required to be within five (5) meters of the SCP-XXXX containment area at all times. Personnel working in the area should maintain visual contact with one another at all times to confirm there is another person present, as conscious influence and decision making may be skewed by proximity to the object.

No personnel below Level 3 are permitted within SCP-XXXX's containment room. This requirement may be waived via written authorization from two (2) off-site Level 4 administrators. Command staff issued such a waiver must be escorted by at least four (4) Level 3 Security personnel for the duration of their contact. All personnel working within SCP-XXXX’s containment room (for research purposes or otherwise) are required to wear infrared-distortion eye-wear, sound-proof ear protection and a highly insulated hazmat suit.

Research on SCP-XXXX may only be conducted while two (2) Level four researchers and a Keter containment specialist are present, as well as four (4) Level 3 Security personnel.

Refer to the Steinhoff Magnovox Report [cross-ref:document04.059.609] for details related to research conducted on the object.

A 1986 Magnovox television that the specimen is being contained in

Description: SCP-XXXX resembles a form of electrical current and/or signal (currently held captive within a 1980's television) with unique properties, influencing various electrical devices it’s connected to. SCP-XXXX may move from any and all electrical devices it’s connected to; and may even duplicate itself, influencing multiple devices at once, even after connection is broken. Once multiple devices are infected they appear to act in unison, as if they are part of a hive-mind.

If the device has a visual monitor attached, a video is played. The video displays three humanoid figures (SCP-XXXX.1, SCP-XXXX.2 and SCP-XXXX.3) dressed in black robes and flowing head-dresses, resembling nuns. The figures stand erect with their backs turned to the monitor and perfectly spaced from one another, in a poorly-lit room which resembles a church. Just to the left of the humanoid figures an iron door with a barred window can be seen.

Refer to the Donovan Report [cross-ref:document01.057.428] for details related to object's discovery.

Reference: To date, the entity has been responsible for the disappearances of thirty-two (32) personnel. Since then, certain personnel observers have described hearing familiar voices coming from the iron door in the video. It has also breached containment on three (3) separate occasions, resulting in multiple fatalities and releasing several other SCPs from their containment throughout the facility (it is due to this incident that researchers speculate SCP-XXXX may have sentience, rather than just being a virus).

Tests with a variety of lab animals have failed to provoke a response in SCP-XXXX. Cadavers as well fail to produce any effect. Whatever process the entity uses to transfer organic matter through its monitor is apparently only facilitated by the introduction of living homo-sapiens.

SCP-XXXX also appears to have some mental influence over those within its vicinity, which is greatly strengthened if it’s disconnected from its power supply (researchers believe this to be a kind of survival instinct); influencing victims, possibly by manipulating the electrical impulses in the victim’s brain. To date, it is still not completely clear how the specimen is capable of doing this.

+ view Donovan Report docid:01.057.428 - Donovan Report [Donovan Report [01.057.428] The following is a brief report detailing the discovery of SCP-XXXX SCP-XXXX was discovered in a small town, just southwest of ██████ in the northern part of Central America. The entity first gained the attention of ████ ██████ (a truck driver), who was meant to deliver produce to the town’s grocer, but upon arrival the driver reported to his immediate supervisor that the town seemed completely empty and ██████ was nowhere to be found. This caught the attention of ██████, a field agent who was posted in the area. The Foundation immediately quarantined the area and awaited for further instructions from their director. Sgt. Donovan arrived and ordered the area to be swept by a Level three (3) security and containment team. A squad of twenty (20) security and containment personnel, in five (5) teams of four (4) were sent out to scout the town in five (5) separate sub-quarantined zones. mission team info map of the quarantined zones and containment teams Refer to the Donovan Transcript [cross-ref:document01.057.428A] for details regarding mission transcript. Upon recovering the specimen, only Echo team survived their encounter with it. The being was immediately draped with one of the containment personnel’s heavily insulated hazmat suits and encased inside a small storage container. The entity was then air-lifted to the nearest facility for containment. After the specimen was air-lifted, Sgt. Donovan and the truck driver were terminated on the scene; and the town was later incinerated and labeled a terrorist attack. Echo team was flown back to site ███, where they were interviewed for mission analysis and underwent medical; and psychological evaluation.]

+ view Donovan Transcript docid:01.057.428A - Donovan Transcript Donovan Transcript[01.057.428A] The following is a brief transcript detailing the discovery mission of SCP-XXXX HQ: “Squad, status report” ALPHA: “This is ALPHA. We’re about fifteen (15) meters away from GEORGIA” BRAVO: “BRAVO, checking in. We’re roughly ten (10) meters away from sub-quarantine zone INDIA. Nothing else to report” ECHO: “ECHO here. We’re quickly approaching SIERRA and will reach the zone as soon as we’re off here” CHARLIE: “This is CHARLIE, checking in. We’re almost inside QUEBEC – about five (5) meters away, but we’re taking our time. There’s a lot of ruble here. It looks like a pipeline exploded” HQ: “Roger that, CHARLIE. Take your time” DELTA: “DELTA, checking in. We’re inside NOVEMBER and approaching the hospital now” HQ: “Roger that, DELTA. Find a tactical point of entry and wait for further orders” DELTA: “Roger that, HQ. Moving now” DELTA: “HQ, we’ve found our point of entry – a set of double doors on the southeast side of the hospital” HQ: “Alright, DELTA. Breach and sweep the ground floor; and maintain radio contact” DELTA: “Roger that, HQ. Breaching now” [sounds of multiple explosions can be heard] DELTA: *whispering* “Entering southeast corridor” *shuffling footsteps* DELTA: *whispering* “Not seeing anything yet” DELTA: *whispering* “Wait, what’s that?” HQ: “What do you see, DELTA?” DELTA: *whispering* “I’m not exactly sure… There’s a weird picture on one of the hospital

monitors. No, it’s on all the monitors…” HQ: “What’s on the monitors?” DELTA: *whispering* “It looks like… it’s a picture of three figures, stationary and facing away” HQ: “Okay, DELTA - that might be it. Isolate one and approach with extreme caution. We don’t know what this thing’s capable of yet” DELTA: *whispering* “Roger that, HQ. We’ve found one isolated in the corner. Approaching it now” DELTA: *whispering* “Alright, men. Approach the specimen in V formation. *shuffling footsteps and crackling floor-tiles* DELTA: *whispering* “Steady now…. Steady…” *buzz and cracking of radio static* DELTA: *whispering* “Alright, now pick it up, gently” DELTA: *whispering* “HQ, we have the specimen” DELTA: (team member speaking in the background) “Uh, Hues? They’re looking at us now” DELTA: “Okay, just don’t make any sudden- Oh, shit! Smith!” *shattering glass* *Shouting in the background* DELTA: (team member yelling in the background) “Fuck! Fuck! Get off of me! *gun fire* HQ: “DELTA! DELTA, respond! What’s happening in there?” DELTA: “It took Smith! It just fucking took him!” HQ: “What do you mean, ‘it took him’?” DELTA: … HQ: “DELTA!” DELTA: *radio static* HQ: “DELTA! Report!” DELTA: … ECHO: “HQ, what the fuck just happened?” HQ: “I don’t know… We know about as much as you do right now. Just hang tight there ECHO and wait for further instructions – preferably in a location with no monitors for now” ECHO: “Obviously” HQ: “Alright, come in ALPHA” ALPHA: …. HQ: “God dammit, ALPHA come in!” ALPHA: *radio crackling* HQ: “BRAVO, CHARLIE! Report!” *radio chirps and bleeps* HQ: “Shit…” ECHO: “HQ? This is ECHO” HQ: “Go ahead, ECHO” ECHO: “Requesting to abandon mission, HQ” HQ: “Request denied” HQ: “Now approach the farm house, ECHO; and maintain radio communication” ECHO: *heavy sigh* “Roger that, HQ. Moving on the farm house” *brushing grass and debris* *boots on wooden floorboards* ECHO: “Alright, we’ve reached the back door” HQ: “Okay, ECHO. Let’s try something new. Cut power to the house” ECHO: *whispering* “Roger. Cutting power now” HQ: “Now breach and sweep the house” ECHO: *whispering* “Roger that. Breach and clear” *creaks and pings of an old doorknob* ECHO: *whispering* “It’s unlocked. Entering now” *creaking wood* ECHO: *whispering* “We’ve spotted it. There’s only one here, thank god” HQ: “Alright, ECHO. Contain and retrieve the specimen” ECHO: *whispering* “HQ? I think it's too heavy to lift” HQ: “Alright, remain with the specimen until air support arrives and we’ll air-lift the it out of there” ECHO: *whispering* “Roger that, HQ” ECHO: *whispering* “███, what are you doing?” *metal slide of a pistol cocking* ECHO: *whispering* “███, stop. What the hell are you doing? ███ !” *gunshots* HQ: “ECHO! What’s happening!? Report! *rustling* *soft thud followed by a guttural exhale* HQ: “ECHO, what’s happening?” ECHO: *heavy breathing* “HQ, we just had to incapacitate ███. He just pulled his pistol and started firing at us” ECHO: *heavy breathing* ECHO: “Then ██████ had the bright idea to take off his suit and wrap the specimen in it. I think that stopped it for now. I don't know what's going on, but I think it may have some sort of subjective influence” HQ: “Roger that. Good job, ECHO. You and your team carry ███ outside with you; and remain there until air support arrives” ECHO: “Roger that, HQ” ::END OF TRANSCRIPT::

SCP-XXXX Testing

+ view Steinhoff Magnovox Report docid:04.059.609A - Steinhoff Magnovox Report [Steinhoff Magnovox Report [04.059.609A] The following is a brief report of research conducted on SCP-XXXX by Dr. Wolfgang Steinhoff. Date: 07/12/ ████

Intent: Confirmation of behavior: investigation of infection speed and limit of multiple hosts within timeframe.

Summary of test results: Connected multiple electrical devices together using a variety of splitters and extension cables. Objects included: One (1) cellular telephone, two (2) AA batteries, One (1) power drill, One (1) television, Nine (9) MP3 players, eleven (11) graphic calculators, two (2) laptop computers; and one (1) toaster. Once it was confirmed that all objects shared a connection, a wave/frequency reader was attached to each device. Once it was confirmed that each device was reading at its own wavelength, a wave/frequency reader was then connected to SCP-XXXX and the conduit cable was then connected to SCP-XXXX. Within several seconds all devices began to read at the same wavelength and frequency as SCP-XXXX (which is ████ volts and ████ Hz). The same experiment was carried out again with other household devices. Only this time, the devices were only connected to SCP-XXXX for a fraction of a second. However, the outcome showed the same results. Then taking the simplest of devices (toaster) and connecting it to another simple device (digital alarm clock) the outcome remained the same. ::END OF TESTING:: Conclusion: 1. SCP-XXXX appears to infect electrical signals (and possibly electrons themselves) to manipulate electronics, changing their patterns to match its own. 2. Even devices which lack a visual display monitor or complex circuitry can become infected, thus acting as a potential carrier for infecting other devices. 3. When a device is connected to SCP-XXXX for any length of time, the device will gradually become infected over a total of seven (7) seconds. 4. There doesn’t appear to be a limit of objects the subject can infect at any given time, as of yet.]

+ view Steinhoff Magnovox Report docid:04.059.609B - Steinhoff Magnovox Report [Steinhoff Magnovox Report [04.059.609B] The following is a brief report of research conducted on SCP-XXXX by Dr. Wolfgang Steinhoff. Date: 12/19/ ████

Intent: Confirmation of behavior: Observe how SCP-XXXX transmutes organic matter through its currently occupied device and how the specimen determines its preference in choosing a host.

Summary of test results: Fitted a customized hazmat suit with a video recording device, multiple wavelength measuring instruments and a GPS device (S-suit [prototype]). Once the suit was fitted and proper security attendance was fulfilled, one (1) D-class subject was fitted with S-suit and sent into SCP-XXXX's containment room, as well as a single (1) chimpanzee, to acquire adequate data. 06:10 D-class Subject cautiously approaches the specimen, but the robed humanoid figures remain unmoved by subject's presence.

06:12 Subject is ordered to touch the device, yet there is still no change in the specimen's behavior. 06:13 SCP-XXXX is disconnected from its power source. 06:13 The humanoids turn to face the D-class subject and completely ignore chimpanzee. 06:13 Brainwave patterns of D-class subject are changing. 06:14 Brainwave patterns of D-class subject now match that of SCP-XXXX. 06:15 D-class subject begins to sing hymns of what sounds like biblical script of unknown origin - those to do with life lessons and consequences. 06:22 Subject's singing ceases and he walks around the object; and reconnects object to its power source. Subject then stands motionless and stares at adjacent wall. 06:24 Subject seems to be regaining motor control and mental faculties. ::END OF TESTING:: Conclusion: 1. SCP-XXXX seems to have the ability to greatly influence homo-sapiens when its power supply is disconnected ergo its life is threatened. 2. SCP-XXXX seems to ignore the presence of other species, even those of the closest relation to homo-sapiens. (Is this based on the specimen's inability to manipulate any other genotype or is it its preference to choose a host with the highest mental functioning?) 3. Though it is clear the specimen feeds on electrical energy somehow and spreads to other devices for the purpose of survival, it is still unclear if SCP-XXXX has any other motives at this time.