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**Item #:** SCP-9871
**Object Class:** Keter
**Threat Level:** Black
**Special Containment Procedures:** He is to be contained in a sealed 5m x 5m chamber devoid of all light sources. Illumination has been shown to trigger heightened aggression and anomalous abilities. Monitoring is to be conducted via infrared cameras...
**Description:** SCP-9871, designated "The Hider," is a humanoid entity approximately 1.8 meters tall with a thin frame and human-like. proportions.
The entity wears:
A fitted black dress vest over a light grey dress shirt.
A neatly centered black necktie.
Black dress pants and rounded formal shoes.
A cracked white theatrical mask concealing the face entirely.
Black gloves extending beyond the wrists.
Messy brown hair is visible around the mask's edges. No skin has ever been observed beneath the clothing.
The cracks across the mask subtly shift position between observations. Photographs of SCP-9871 often display additional fractures not visible to the naked eye.
SCP-9871 demonstrates an anomalous relationship with human perception. The entity becomes increasingly difficult to notice when:
viewed indirectly, observed in crowded environments, or mentally deprioritized by witnesses.
Subjects exposed to SCP-9871 for extended periods describe a persistent sensation that "something is hiding nearby."
**Anomalous Properties:** SCP-9871 possesses several documented abilities:
1. Perceptual Suppression
Observers frequently fail to notice SCP-9871 even when standing within direct line of sight. This effect intensifies during stress or distraction.
2. Spatial Intrusion
SCP-9871 can appear inside sealed rooms without evidence of entry. Security footage typically cuts or distorts moments before manifestation.
3. Object Concealment
Items touched by SCP-9871 occasionally vanish for periods ranging from several minutes to multiple years.
Recovered objects often reappear in impossible locations.
4. Auditory Mimicry
The entity can imitate familiar voices from behind walls, doors, or inside ventilation systems.
5. "The Unmasking"
In rare circumstances SCP-9871 attempts to remove its mask.
Survivors of these events suffer severe psychological trauma and consistently refuse to describe what exists beneath it.
Most victims repeatedly state only: "It wasn't a face. It was where faces go to hide."
Behavior
SCP-9871 is generally passive unless
pursued or directly confronted. The entity prefers:
closets, maintenance tunnels, attics, crawlspaces, abandoned offices, and areas ignored by human activity.
It frequently stands motionless in corners. partially obscured from view.
Despite its behavior, SCP-9871 has demonstrated intelligence comparable to
humans and appears capable of understanding speech.
The entity occasionally writes messages on nearby surfaces using an unidentified black substance.
Common phrases include:
"YOU LOOKED AWAY." "I WAS HERE FIRST."
"DON'T OPEN THE MASK." "THEY HIDE TOO." Discovery Log
SCP-9871 was discovered after a series of disappearances in an abandoned apartment complex in Leeds.
Police reports described:
figures standing in rooms not previously occupied, voices calling tenants by name, and furniture appearing in different locations overnight.
Foundation agents located SCP-9871 inside a sealed maintenance closet on the building's 8th floor.
The entity reportedly whispered:
"You finally noticed."
before allowing containment without resistance.
Incident 9871-B
On 14/03/2024, security cameras monitoring SCP-9871 experienced a simultaneous 4-second outage.
When video resumed:
SCP-9871 remained inside containment, however, all personnel within Sector C had vanished.
To date, none have been recovered.
The following sentence appeared on the interior containment wall:
"THEY WERE EASY TO HIDE."
Shockingly,it's IQ sets at 1 million.
**Relation:** SCP-9871 is believed to be related to SCP-035 due to similarities in behavior and thematic properties.
Both entities utilize masks and exhibit effects involving identity distortion and psychological influence. SCP-9871 avoids direct observation and conceals identity, while SCP-035 actively replaces and overrides it through possession.
Recovered writings from SCP-9871 suggest awareness of SCP-035, referring to it as “the one who came before.”
The exact nature of the connection is currently unknown.
Cross-testing is not authorized.
**Addendum:** Audio Recording
Recovered from Site-19 hallway microphone at 03:14 AM.
BEGIN LOG]
Footsteps audible.
Unknown Voice: "Do you see me?"
Researcher Hale: "Who's there?"
Unknown Voice: "Good."
Audio distortion.
Researcher Hale: "Wait- why is the door already open?"
14 seconds of silence.
Single knock.
[END LOG]
Researcher Hale was never located
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"It wasn't a face. It was where faces go to hide."
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