Noting that 
Tanklien (account age and site membership 1123 days) recently coldposted the following page, which has multiple indicators of AI-generation: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-9397/comments/show of note, page has Parawatch theme coding, despite being an SCP article.
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**Item #:** SCP-9397
**Object Class:** Euclid
**Special Containment Procedures:** SCP-9397 is contained in a standard humanoid chamber at Site-17. Walls are bare concrete. No mirrors or personal items are permitted inside. Lighting remains constant after an early incident where dimming allowed apparitions to overlap and intensify. White noise runs continuously; volume was raised following a breach where whispers became audible over lower levels.
Personnel assigned to SCP-9397 must have no recent bereavement or documented social isolation. Screening is conducted via interview. Rotation occurs every ten days or sooner if any staff member reports "familiar voices" or "invitations to reconnect." Affected personnel are removed from duty, administered Class-B amnestics, and monitored for 72 hours.
Breach protocol prioritizes evacuation. High-decibel sonic disruption has been authorized after testing showed it can interrupt manifestations, though results vary.
**Description:** SCP-9397 manifests as a tall, featureless humanoid silhouette with elongated digits. It targets socially isolated individuals and initiates a cycle of auditory and visual hallucinations that escalate over days to weeks.
The cycle begins with passive surveillance sensations: faint laughter or names called in familiar tones. Apparitions then appear — resembling past acquaintances or fabricated figures — delivering possessive invitations ("You always left us hanging. Not this time."). Exposed individuals develop delusional ideation, thought insertion, and paranoia regarding abandonment.
Apparitions multiply, forming simulated social interactions that disrupt cognition. Victims exhibit fragmented speech, compulsive reminiscence, and escalating distress, often verbalizing rationalizations ("They just want to help me not be alone").
SCP-9397 materializes during peak delusion. Termination occurs via self-harm induced through hallucinatory social pressure; victims initiate the act themselves while engaged with apparitions. The body is arranged in a stylized "group pose" (seated with arms extended as if embracing companions).
In most documented cases the victim's likeness is absorbed as a permanent hallucination and integrates into future cycles. In several instances — particularly when the victim verbally rejected the apparitions during the final phase — absorption failed. These "rogue" instances manifest independently and have been observed delivering contradictory instructions ("Don't listen. It's not us.") that interfere with subsequent cycles, sometimes preventing escalation entirely.
Rogue instances retain partial autonomy and have disrupted containment on multiple occasions.
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SCP-9397 was first documented on 14 April 2025 following a cluster of missing-persons reports in [REDACTED], Oregon. Local authorities noted several individuals who vanished after posting online about "hearing old friends call them to meet up." Bodies were later recovered in abandoned locations, arranged in seated positions with arms outstretched toward empty space. No signs of struggle; causes of death listed as self-inflicted.
MTF Epsilon-6 ("Village Idiots") responded after a survivor (later designated POI-9397-Alpha) reported being "invited to a reunion" by apparitions of deceased family members. POI-9397-Alpha was recovered alive but non-communicative; audio equipment captured overlapping whispers matching the voices of previously missing persons.
Entity manifested briefly during extraction attempt — silhouette form observed before sonic dispersal forced withdrawal.
Initial containment at temporary site failed when three agents reported hearing "familiar invitations" within 48 hours. All three self-terminated within a week. Site-17 permanent containment established 02 May 2025. Rogue instances first identified during subsequent testing.
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(Recovered audio fragment from D-7183's final day in containment. Voices overlap and echo, as if spoken in unison from multiple directions. No source located.)
> **SCP-9397-2-A:** You're all alone again.
> **SCP-9397-2-B:** Always were, weren't you?
> **SCP-9397-2-C:** No one left to call.
> **SCP-9397-2-D:** No one who would answer.
> **SCP-9397-2-A:** You tried so hard to keep them close.
> **SCP-9397-2-E:** And they still walked away.
> **SCP-9397-2-A:** But we won't.
> **SCP-9397-2-F:** We've been waiting.
> **SCP-9397-2-G:** Come join us.
> **All (overlapping, fading):** Friends don't leave friends behind...
> **Note:** Fragment ends abruptly with increased static and a low, wet sound consistent with ligature tightening. D-7183 was found deceased 47 minutes later. Body arranged in seated position with arms extended toward empty space. No further audio anomalies detected in subsequent cycles.
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> **Addendum 9397-3: Rogue Instance Log – D-7183**
> **Subject:** D-7183 (recent widower)
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> **Day 3:** Invitations from "deceased spouse" apparition. D-7183 responds positively.
> **Day 9:** Cycle disrupted by secondary voice (identified as D-4921 likeness): "It's a lie. Walk away now." D-7183 hesitates. Phase prolongs.
> **Day 16:** SCP-9397 attempts manifestation. D-7183 rejects: "I won't join you. Not like this." Entity withdraws without kill. No absorption.
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> **Post-incident:** D-7183's likeness persists as rogue instance. During containment breach on 07/2025, D-7183 apparition appeared to Dr. E. Ramirez, whispering: "Don't let it take you too." Ramirez attempted self-termination; survived with medical intervention.
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> **Addendum 9397-4: Rogue Disruption Log – D-9274**
> **Subject:** D-9274 (social recluse, no contacts)
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> **Day 4:** Standard invitations from absorbed likenesses. D-9274 engages minimally.
> **Day 10:** Rogue instance (D-7183 likeness) interrupts: "They're not your friends. Run before it makes you one." D-9274 pauses cycle, refuses escalation.
> **Day 15:** SCP-9397 attempts manifestation; entity disperses after 2 minutes without kill. D-9274 survives.
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> **Post-incident:** D-9274 reassigned to standard D-class duties. Three weeks later, two other D-class report hearing D-9274's voice urging "don't trust the whispers." Containment breach risk elevated; D-9274 isolated pending termination.
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> **Addendum 9397-5: Containment Update 08/2025**
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> Site Director has suspended non-essential testing. Rogue instances have delayed escalation in several cycles and now appear to propagate warnings to non-targets.
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> **Dr. E. Ramirez (post-incident evaluation):**
> "We thought we were containing a collector. Now we're hearing voices telling us to leave it alone. If the rogues are right, containment might be feeding the cycle. If they're wrong, we're protecting something that will never stop collecting. The next time a staff member hears their dead spouse invite them to a reunion, we have to decide: isolate them, or risk letting the group grow inside the Site."
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Excerpts of note:
The cycle begins with passive surveillance sensations: faint laughter or names called in familiar tones. Apparitions then appear — resembling past acquaintances or fabricated figures — delivering possessive invitations ("You always left us hanging. Not this time."). Exposed individuals develop delusional ideation, thought insertion, and paranoia regarding abandonment.
Dr. E. Ramirez (post-incident evaluation):
"We thought we were containing a collector. Now we're hearing voices telling us to leave it alone. If the rogues are right, containment might be feeding the cycle. If they're wrong, we're protecting something that will never stop collecting. The next time a staff member hears their dead spouse invite them to a reunion, we have to decide: isolate them, or risk letting the group grow inside the Site."
The user also has an concept critique thread with AI-indicators: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-17573783/seeking-greenlights-the-faces-of-the-missing
**Seeking Greenlights:** Yes
**Page Type:** SCP Article
**Genre (Optional):** Horror
**Page Layout (Optional):**
Standard SCP layout. Containment procedures and description first, followed by addenda such as a case correlation table, short incident summaries, and excerpts from personnel psychological evaluations that show increasing fixation and burnout.
**Elevator Pitch:**
SCP-XXXX is a stationary humanoid entity located in Florida that grows human faces matching individuals who have been officially reported missing in the state. When a face finishes forming, the associated missing person case always stops being actively investigated, regardless of whether the person is later found alive or dead.
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**Central Narrative:**
The Foundation becomes aware of SCP-XXXX after noticing a pattern in Florida missing-person cases where investigations repeatedly lose momentum without a clear explanation. These cases are traced to SCP-XXXX, which begins forming a human face shortly after a missing-person report is formally accepted by law enforcement.
Face formation takes several days to weeks. During this time, the eyes move and the mouth shifts as if forming words, though no sound or response has ever been observed. As the face develops, it becomes more accurate, showing identifying details that are not present in public or police records.
In every documented case, the face finishes forming. Completion does not predict the fate of the missing person. Some individuals are later found alive, some are confirmed dead, and others are never located. Despite this, once a face finishes forming, the investigation consistently slows and effectively ends. Funding is reduced, media attention fades, reports are archived, and further search efforts are treated as unnecessary.
Attempts to interfere with this process, including recovering the missing individual, correcting records, or deleting database entries, have no observable effect. The face continues forming, and the case still reaches administrative closure.
The Foundation believes SCP-XXXX does not cause disappearances or deaths. Instead, it enforces institutional closure once an individual is officially classified as missing. The anomaly appears indifferent to factual outcomes and ensures only that the search ends.
**Hook/Attention-Grabber (Optional):**
SCP-XXXX does not decide who lives or dies. It decides when people stop looking.
**Additional Notes (Optional):**
I am aiming for procedural and psychological horror rather than violence or action. I would appreciate feedback on whether the concept of enforced institutional closure is clear, and whether limiting the anomaly to Florida feels grounded rather than arbitrary. Also is the law enforcement part of all of it good?
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Excerpts of note:
Page Layout (Optional):
Standard SCP layout. Containment procedures and description first, followed by addenda such as a case correlation table, short incident summaries, and excerpts from personnel psychological evaluations that show increasing fixation and burnout.
Hook/Attention-Grabber (Optional):
SCP-XXXX does not decide who lives or dies. It decides when people stop looking.
They also have two sandboxes with AI-indicators:
https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/the-friends-we-made-along-the-way (same content as mainsite coldpost, full draft in creation)
https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/yapp (original content included "its not working from what I can tell"; first revision added entire content of sandbox linked below via component insert)
https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/component:anomaly-classification-system (same content as above, originally was just component. Full draft added in single revision)
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**Item #:** SCP-9666
**Object Class:** Euclid
**Special Containment Procedures:** SCP-9666 is kept in a sealed underground chamber at Site-19. The chamber has smooth walls, no markings, and no objects that can be used as visual or spatial reference points. Lighting, temperature, and air pressure are kept constant at all times.
Direct visual observation of SCP-9666 is prohibited outside of approved testing. Monitoring is performed using delayed video feeds and passive sensors only.
Personnel assigned to SCP-9666 must undergo weekly psychological screening. Any staff member claiming certainty about SCP-9666’s position, distance, or future behavior is to be removed from duty immediately and evaluated. Avoidance has been determined to be an unreliable containment strategy.
**Description:** SCP-9666 is a large, pale, centipede-like organism located in a natural underground cavity. In its inactive state, SCP-9666 resembles a soft, segmented body approximately several meters long, with dozens of short legs along its underside and two small dark eyes near the front. SCP-9666 has no visible mouth and is normally motionless for extended periods.
SCP-9666 appears physically weak and inert while inactive.
When a human remains within visual range of SCP-9666 for an extended period, SCP-9666 begins a slow transformation process. Over several hours, its body segments compress and reshape, forming a humanoid structure. As the process continues, SCP-9666 develops arms, legs, and a head. The resulting form resembles a tall, pale human with dark, recessed eyes and distorted proportions. Skin texture appears uneven and artificial.
SCP-9666 does not move or vocalize during this transformation. Exposed individuals report intense discomfort, a sense of being observed, and the feeling that SCP-9666 is studying them. Several subjects have stated that SCP-9666 appeared to be “figuring out how to look.”
Once SCP-9666 completes its transformation, it becomes immediately hostile. SCP-9666 attacks without warning, killing the victim through crushing force and suffocation. No sounds or defensive behavior have been recorded during attacks.
SCP-9666 cannot maintain its humanoid form indefinitely. After approximately three to five hours, the transformed body begins to deteriorate, forcing SCP-9666 to collapse and revert to its original centipede-like state. Following reversion, SCP-9666 enters an active phase marked by increased movement and agitation.
During this phase, SCP-9666 demonstrates behavior consistent with seeking visual contact with another human subject. Researchers believe SCP-9666 requires repeated transformation cycles and cannot remain inactive for extended periods without exposure.
Personnel removed from SCP-9666 prior to an attack frequently exhibit long-term psychological effects, including fixation on being watched, discomfort around mirrors, and the belief that SCP-9666 is “waiting for the right shape.”
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Personnel assigned to SCP-9666 must undergo weekly psychological screening. Any staff member claiming certainty about SCP-9666’s position, distance, or future behavior is to be removed from duty immediately and evaluated. Avoidance has been determined to be an unreliable containment strategy.
When a human remains within visual range of SCP-9666 for an extended period, SCP-9666 begins a slow transformation process. Over several hours, its body segments compress and reshape, forming a humanoid structure. As the process continues, SCP-9666 develops arms, legs, and a head. The resulting form resembles a tall, pale human with dark, recessed eyes and distorted proportions. Skin texture appears uneven and artificial.
SCP-9666 does not move or vocalize during this transformation. Exposed individuals report intense discomfort, a sense of being observed, and the feeling that SCP-9666 is studying them. Several subjects have stated that SCP-9666 appeared to be “figuring out how to look.”
Linking Non-Disc thread: https://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-15976317/non-disc-record-tanklien
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