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= SCP-10996 =
[[class Keter]]
== Special Containment Procedures ==
SCP-10996 is contained in a **custom-designed vacuum-sealed chamber** located on **Sub-Level 5 of Site-17**, three doors down from SCP-105’s cell. The chamber is reinforced with **ferrogel plating**, **sound-nullifying dampeners**, and **occult glyphs** of unknown origin sourced from the Black Nest archives.
All entryways are lined with **multi-stage magnetic locks**, **remote sedation turrets**, and **neural disruptor arrays** calibrated to SCP-10996’s psychic frequency. Interaction requires written approval from two Level 4 personnel and one O5 Council member.
No visual, photographic, or auditory recordings of SCP-10996 are permitted within 50 meters of its containment cell. Feeding is performed bi-weekly using a remote bone slurry injector.
== Description ==
SCP-10996 is a humanoid, cryptid-class anomaly approximately 4.2 meters in height. Its limbs are composed of **exposed flesh, bone, and stretched veins**, with four legs supporting a semi-hunched posture.
Instead of a head, SCP-10996 possesses a **rusted metal bucket** fused to its upper spine. Attempts to remove or breach the bucket have resulted in violent magnetic distortions, acid-like corrosion of tools, and the deaths of no fewer than 12 personnel.
Its **mouth** is an elongated, jawless cavity that closely resembles SCP-096’s, lined with **concentric rings of human and animal teeth**. The entity emits a high-pitched shriek capable of rupturing **eardrums, blood vessels, and reinforced glass** within a 300-meter radius. Victims typically experience:
* Immediate deafness
* Cerebral hemorrhaging
* Total muscular paralysis
* Auditory hallucinations of "laughter behind the eyes"
Its **left hand** is a **rotating blade-like structure**, composed of overlapping bone shards. This limb activates during pursuit or when SCP-10996 enters a high-threat state. It is capable of slicing through reinforced titanium in under 5 seconds.
== Discovery ==
SCP-10996 was discovered on ██/██/2007 after mass disappearances near a collapsed mining town in ███████, West Virginia. Survivors described “a screaming metal-headed giant” dragging bodies into a well. Mobile Task Force Beta-7 was dispatched.
Three agents were killed during the first encounter. One survivor, Agent Clye, was later found curled in a gas station freezer, deaf and muttering the word “**bucket**” repeatedly. SCP-10996 was designated Keter and marked as **uncontainable** for over 30 years.
== Addendum 10996.1 – Origin Hypothesis ==
A scorched journal recovered from a ritual site in ███████, Kentucky refers to **Project: Vessel Howler**, a failed occult experiment by a splinter group of the Church of the Broken God known as **The Black Nest**.
> "We carve the number 10996 into the rusted crown. We offer the breath of five. We whisper the screams of the blind child. The vessel shall howl until all forget their names."
It is believed SCP-10996 was artificially created by fusing **multiple corpses** with a bound soul, and the bucket serves as both a crown and psychic limiter.
== Addendum 10996.2 – Containment Achieved (2037) ==
After nearly three decades of failed attempts, SCP-10996 was successfully contained using **Project MUTEBOX**, which combined **sound-nullifying architecture**, **ritual containment sigils**, and **magnetic blade-locks**.
It now remains silent and restrained, though researchers have observed it **scratching unknown sequences** into its cell walls, beginning with:
> 10997.
> 10998.
> 10999.
== Note from Dr. Yurek ==
> "It wasn’t just the first five-digit SCP. It was the first that *escaped the ritual alive.* The number wasn’t assigned. It was born with it. Whatever the Black Nest summoned…
>
> …They were mass-producing."
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SCP-10996 =
[[class Keter]]
== Special Containment Procedures ==
SCP-10996 is contained in a custom-designed vacuum-sealed chamber located on Sub-Level 5 of Site-17, three doors down from SCP-105’s cell. The chamber is reinforced with ferrogel plating, sound-nullifying dampeners, and occult glyphs of unknown origin sourced from the Black Nest archives.
All entryways are lined with multi-stage magnetic locks, remote sedation turrets, and neural disruptor arrays calibrated to SCP-10996’s psychic frequency. Interaction requires written approval from two Level 4 personnel and one O5 Council member.
== Note from Dr. Yurek ==
"It wasn’t just the first five-digit SCP. It was the first that *escaped the ritual alive.* The number wasn’t assigned. It was born with it. Whatever the Black Nest summoned…
…They were mass-producing."
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Item #: SCP-PLACEHOLDER
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-PLACEHOLDER is to be contained within a standard anomalous object containment locker at Site-19 when not undergoing approved testing. Access is restricted to personnel with Level 3 clearance or higher.
Under no circumstances is SCP-PLACEHOLDER to be operated outside of a sealed testing chamber equipped with redundant physical lockdown systems and electromagnetic dampening fields.
All photographic outputs produced by SCP-PLACEHOLDER are to be collected immediately following development and transferred to a reinforced archival storage vault located within the same facility. Direct observation of undeveloped film is prohibited outside controlled experimentation environments.
In the event of unauthorized activation or containment breach, recovery efforts are to prioritize retrieval of all developed photographs before stabilization of affected zones.
Personnel exposed to SCP-PLACEHOLDER effects are to undergo cognitive and biological integrity scans every 12 hours for a minimum of 72 hours post-exposure.
Description:
SCP-PLACEHOLDER is an instant Polaroid-style camera resembling consumer models manufactured in the late 1970s. Despite outward appearance, no manufacturer markings, serial numbers, or identifiable production records exist.
The device contains a rotary mode selector on its left side labeled:
DELETE
PRINT
COPY
The labels are engraved into the casing material and cannot be altered, removed, or damaged by conventional means.
SCP-PLACEHOLDER exhibits three distinct anomalous properties depending on selected mode:
DELETE Mode
When SCP-PLACEHOLDER is set to DELETE and a photograph is taken of a subject, that subject is removed from baseline reality upon full chemical development of the film.
This effect applies indiscriminately to both animate and inanimate matter. The removal is absolute; no physical residue, radiation signature, or spatial distortion remains in the subject’s prior location.
Objects partially within frame are removed in their entirety without regard for occlusion or boundary conditions.
PRINT Mode
When a developed photograph is inserted into SCP-PLACEHOLDER while set to PRINT mode and the shutter mechanism is activated, the subject depicted within the photograph is reconstructed into physical space within a radius of approximately 3 meters from the device.
Reconstructed inorganic objects retain full structural integrity. Organic subjects are recreated in a biologically stable but cognitively dormant state lasting between 6–12 minutes post-manifestation.
Subjects exceeding an estimated mass of 100 kg cannot be successfully reconstructed, resulting in incomplete or aborted materialization.
Repeated reconstruction of the same object yields identical results without observable degradation in fidelity.
COPY Mode
When SCP-PLACEHOLDER is set to COPY mode and a human subject is photographed, an identical biological duplicate of the subject is generated at a point adjacent to the original target.
Duplicated individuals possess full physiological functionality and independent consciousness. However, psychological evaluation consistently shows divergence in autobiographical memory between original and duplicated instances.
No reliable method has been identified to distinguish original subjects from duplicates based solely on physical or cognitive testing.
Successive duplication of the same individual has resulted in increased aggression, identity confusion, and in multiple cases, hostility between instances.
Addendum SCP-PLACEHOLDER-1: Recovery Notes
SCP-PLACEHOLDER was recovered following reports of multiple simultaneous disappearances within a residential estate in ████████ County. The device was found in the possession of an unidentified deceased individual seated in a photography studio.
A partially developed film roll was recovered alongside the device. Analysis of recovered images revealed inconsistencies in spatial depth, with certain deleted subjects appearing faintly within reflective surfaces and shadowed regions of the photograph.
Further anomalous activity has been observed in long-term storage photographs, including intermittent motion within static images.
Addendum SCP-PLACEHOLDER-2: Testing Summary Excerpt
Test 12: DELETE Mode applied to Class-D personnel.
Subject disappeared instantly upon full film development.
Test 12-A: Same photograph placed in PRINT mode.
Subject reappeared at 3.2 meters from SCP-PLACEHOLDER.
Subject exhibited no immediate awareness of prior deletion event.
Test 18: COPY Mode applied to Level 2 researcher.
Duplicate emerged and immediately insisted it was the original instance.
Containment team intervention required.
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Excerpts of note:
Personnel exposed to SCP-PLACEHOLDER effects are to undergo cognitive and biological integrity scans every 12 hours for a minimum of 72 hours post-exposure.
Description:
SCP-PLACEHOLDER is an instant Polaroid-style camera resembling consumer models manufactured in the late 1970s. Despite outward appearance, no manufacturer markings, serial numbers, or identifiable production records exist.
SCP-PLACEHOLDER exhibits three distinct anomalous properties depending on selected mode:
DELETE Mode
When SCP-PLACEHOLDER is set to DELETE and a photograph is taken of a subject, that subject is removed from baseline reality upon full chemical development of the film.
This effect applies indiscriminately to both animate and inanimate matter. The removal is absolute; no physical residue, radiation signature, or spatial distortion remains in the subject’s prior location.
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