SCP Draft "New Neurons"

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: Foundation personnel stationed at Psionic Monitoring Outposts are to review data gathered by saiometers from population centers of more than 100,000 all across the world and some known ██████ dimensions. The researchers are to note spikes in gamma wave activity present in these areas as this may indicate influx of infected individuals to the population. Upon discovery of an outbreak MTF Beta 3 ("Hive Busters") are to be mobilized to contain any infected individuals, hereafter referred to as SCP-XXXX-A

Any discovered host of SCP-XXXX is to be muzzled, restrained in a standard polyweave foundation straitjacket, and confined to a specialized containment cell at site 34 . These cells consist of two rooms: A residential area and an observation room disguised as a wall length painting. These rooms measure 8mx6mx3m and are to be completely soundproofed. Any communication with SCP-XXXX-A instances by foundation staff is to take place in a standard interview chamber. All personnel involved in the interview process are to wear air tight noise cancelling headphones with an integrated microphone to filter all outside sound.

For the duration of the interview the interviewer will be accompanied by at least two (2) foundation agents wearing ██████████ advanced reactive armor and each wielding one (1) anti-material assault rifle with six (6) reserve magazines and [REDACTED]. Subjects are often unnaturally calm and even attempt humor in order to █████████████. These attempts will be met with warnings and if they are continued will result in a week long confinement in the Site 34 ████████ which blocks any signals, psionic or otherwise. Subjects emerging from the ████████ share symptoms of a common lobotomy and will be catatonic for up to a month afterwards. The subjects that recover from this will cooperate completely.

Complete containment of SCP-XXXX itself or the resulting phenomena is not possible at this time. (See "Project Zephyr" for more information)

Description: SCP-XXXX are instances of Tuckerella that are anomolously small, resilient, and parasiticly symbiotic .

Transmission occurs memetically when an instance of SCP-XXXX-1 directly excites the inferior frontal gryrus of an uninfected individual's brain, usually through being humorous or comical. It is possible to neutralize the memetic effects of SCP-XXXX by blocking oneself from all acoustic sound originating from an instance of SCP-XXXX-A and perceiving their vocalizations only through a digital relay.

SCP-XXXX colonisation and assimilation progresses as soon as transmission is successful. The stages of infection are listed below.

+ Stage One - Stage One A cluster of SCP-XXXX appear nestled in the muscle tissue near the top of the spine and base of the neck. They quickly start multiplying by way of anomalously fast mitosis.

+ Stage Two - Stage Two The new colony of millions of SCP-XXXX enter the spinal column. Over the course of the next twelve hours the colony of SCP-XXXX will restructure the interior of the spinal column into something similar to a biological relay tower while still retaining all other necessary bodily functions. This is achieved through complex and rigorous ████████████ that is more advanced than any currently known. Upon completion of this stage the host will naturally tap into what SCP-XXXX-A instances refer to as "The Collective", a large hive-mind made up from infected individuals.

+ Stage Three - Stage Three The colony will ascend the spinal column and enter the brain. Here SCP-XXXX instances will begin the slow process of removing neurons and tissue in the host brain while replacing them with themselves. They do this by joining together in chains by their setae and mimicing the extracted matter. This stage continues until all outer areas of the brain are assimilated by SCP-XXXX and usually lasts four to six weeks. Individuals may complain about chronic head pains during his time.

+ Stage Four - Stage Four The colony begins to delve deeper into the host brain, making even more careful changes here. This neural rework increases intelligence, reaction time, and linguistic skills immensely. This stage persists for up to two months until nearly fifty percent of the host brain is assimilated.

+ Stage Five - Stage Five Progression is increased dramatically at this stage, assimilation of host's entire brain occurs two to four weeks after the completion of stage four. At this extreme stage of infestation the instance of SCP-XXXX-A will be able to compute information faster than a supercomputer and endure up to sixteen G's of force before being rendered unconscious.

+ Stage Six - Stage Six Any newly created instances of SCP-XXXX will leave the cranium and begin assimilation of all vital organs . After six to eight months all internal organs and bone structure will be replaced with SCP-XXXX.

+ Stage Seven - Stage Seven Any subjects that reach this point of infestation are seen to develop massive cognitive potential, the most advanced subjects capable of invading one's mind for a short time and manipulating what the victim perceives.

Due to recent influx of SCP-XXXX-1 instances, the Foundation has erected Provisional Site 274 until construction on Site XXXX is complete .