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Gloppppp (account age 23 days, site membership 21 days) recently coldposted the following page, which has multiple indicators of AI-generation: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8196/comments/show
**Item #:** SCP-8196
**Object Class:** Euclid
**Special Containment Procedures:**
SCP-8196 is to be contained in a 5m x 5m lead-lined chamber at Site-73, accessible only to personnel with Level 3 clearance or higher. The chamber must remain under constant video surveillance, with footage reviewed in 6-hour shifts by D-class personnel only. Under no circumstances are research staff to observe SCP-8196 footage directly. All written descriptions and transcripts must be redacted before archival.
Personnel assigned to SCP-8196 are to undergo weekly psychological evaluations. Any signs of obsession, identity dissociation, or recursive speech patterns are to be reported and treated immediately.
**Description:**
SCP-8196 is a standard VHS cassette tape with a handwritten label reading, "Play Me (Do Not Rewind)". When played on any standard VHS-compatible device, SCP-8196 displays a 23-minute black-and-white film featuring a fixed shot of an empty, dimly lit interrogation room.
Roughly 3 minutes into the recording, an individual—designated SCP-8196-1—enters the room and begins speaking directly to the camera. The identity of SCP-8196-1 varies with each viewing, but is consistently described by observers as “eerily familiar,” with many claiming it resembles either themselves or a deceased loved one. All vocalizations are directed at the viewer, and the dialogue shifts over time to reflect personal information known only to the observer.
The anomalous effects of SCP-8196 manifest after prolonged exposure:
**Stage I** (0–10 minutes): Viewer expresses unease but is unable to look away. Heart rate increases.
**Stage II** (10–20 minutes): Viewer begins speaking back to the screen, responding to SCP-8196-1. Often unaware they are doing so.
**Stage III** (Post-viewing): Subject begins to identify as SCP-8196-1, mimicking mannerisms, vocal cadence, and personal history. This behavior intensifies over 72 hours.
**Stage IV** (After 72 hours): Subject undergoes a complete identity replacement event. Original personality and memories appear to be overwritten. Resulting individual claims to have been "trapped in the tape" until "finally let out."
Subjects in Stage IV have demonstrated extensive knowledge of SCP Foundation security protocols, staff rosters, and confidential data they should not be privy to. Whether this is evidence of a shared consciousness or a memetic breach is under investigation.
**Addendum 8196-A:**
Incident 8196-Delta: On ██/██/2023, SCP-8196 was mistakenly broadcast on internal Site-73 surveillance monitors during routine system maintenance. Six personnel were affected before the feed was terminated. Following the incident, containment protocols were revised and all copies of SCP-8196 footage were transferred to analog-only storage under triple-lock security.
Note from Dr. Klemens:
“This tape doesn't show you someone else. It shows you who you might become. Or already are. The distinction stops mattering after a while.”
Excerpts of note:
Personnel assigned to SCP-8196 are to undergo weekly psychological evaluations. Any signs of obsession, identity dissociation, or recursive speech patterns are to be reported and treated immediately.
Roughly 3 minutes into the recording, an individual—designated SCP-8196-1—enters the room and begins speaking directly to the camera. The identity of SCP-8196-1 varies with each viewing, but is consistently described by observers as “eerily familiar,” with many claiming it resembles either themselves or a deceased loved one.
Note from Dr. Klemens:
“This tape doesn't show you someone else. It shows you who you might become. Or already are. The distinction stops mattering after a while.”
For comparison, the user has two sandbox pages with human-reading text:
https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/one-book-you-wouldnt-want-to-read
Description: SCP-8196 is a blue, 187 page book that is thousands of years old. There is nothing on every page except pages 129 and 130, which have strange symbols. The symbol on page 129 is an eye, with 2 swirls protruding from its sides and the marking on page 130 is a heart, with a line going through it. PS: the symbols are hypnotic so the picture has been removed from this document to provide safety towards Foundation personnel.
https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/the-cooking-book
If reading a recipe, you will notice none if these materials are on hand. The anomolous property of SCP-8196 is that when the recipe name is said, the recipe’s result will appear about 1-2 feet away from the user’s position.
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