 Item number SCP-747 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures All instances of SCP-747 are to be contained in a room exactly 30 meters by 10 meters, with walls consisting of concrete 15 centimeters thick. All instances of SCP-747 are to be contained together in the same room. To see occurrence, SCP-747 shows interest in any personnel. Procedure SCP-747-B-9 must be performed immediately. Under no circumstances shall any unusual actions of SCP-747 go unreported to personnel level 3 or higher. SCP-747 is allowed a total of 25 dolls, excluding any created under SCP-747's influence. Any personnel that begin to show visible signs of SCP-747's influence are to be contained separately in similar conditions. Should a containment breach occur, Task Force 747-B-8 is to be alerted and proceed with recapture immediately. Only under extreme circumstances are any personnel with clearance level 3 or higher to have any direct contact with SCP-747. Description SCP-747 is a phenomenon involving the appearance of children in any manner of animal masks. All instances of SCP-747 have been successfully identified as deceased children of appearance congruent with the time of death excluding the masks. The commonality of the children, according to research, is that they all owned a doll precious to them at their time of death. Currently in containment there are six instances of SCP-747. SCP-747-01 is a male approximately 7 years of age wearing a zebra mask and a set of blue pajamas. SCP-747-02 is a male approximately 12 years of age wearing a mouse mask and swimming trunks. SCP-747-03 is a female approximately 10 years of age wearing a pig mask and an outfit typical of private schooling. SCP-747-04 is a male approximately 14 years of age wearing a rabbit mask and a winter coat. SCP-747-05 is a female approximately 12 years of age wearing a giraffe mask and a striped seri. SCP-747-06 is a female approximately 5 years of age wearing a goat mask and a bright pink dress typical of a beauty pageant. SCP-747-07 is a male approximately 9 years of age wearing a cat mask and blue overalls. SCP-747-07 was also recovered with a note which has since been separately stored. Footnote 1. Blue crayon written in neat cursive contains a short story involving a mother looking for her son in an unspecified afterlife. It is notable that the mother of the entity holding the note had died in childbirth. Each instance of SCP-747 cannot speak, nor do they seem to be aware of humans unless taking particular interest in specific individuals. Mainly, SCP-747 shows interest in handmade dolls in each other. It is unknown if SCP-747 has sentience, though they appear to be aware of their surroundings and will avoid walking into obstacles. SCP-747 is able to move through obstacles no thicker than 10 cm with ease. SCP-747 is also semi-corporeal. Instances are able to lift and touch objects but only for short periods of time before they tire. SCP-747 has the ability to transform humans and the dolls over the course of approximately 21 days. To do this, instances of SCP-747 surround the human and hold hands before walking around the human for a period of 5 to 7 seconds. Afterwards, SCP-747 disperses and continues normal behavior. It is unknown which humans they choose to transform or why. SCP-747 occasionally shows interest in a person before attempting to transform them. The person is able to interrupt the process by moving away or avoiding SCP-747. However, most people describe a feeling of thoughtlessness or blankness when in contact with SCP-747 thereby making the interruption difficult. After interaction with SCP-747, there are no immediate symptoms. There is currently no cure or treatment for the conversion process. Within 15 minutes, the target will experience numbness of the tips of extremities, similar to that caused by cold. Afterwards, over a period of approximately 21 days, the symptoms will progressively worsen. The process will accelerate under stress or panic to a minimum of 10 days. The conversion has been divided roughly into three stages, beginning from initial influence with the transformation into a doll. If at any point a doll made from SCP-747's influence is destroyed, SCP-747 will begin to show a greater interest in humans until another human is targeted for replacement. Stages of transformation and detail Stage 1 – Loss of minor senses The targeted human loses the senses of smell, hearing, and taste over a period of approximately 7 days. Their mental state appears stable, subject may display worry about condition. Any signs of mental instability at this stage are signs of an accelerated transformation. SCP-747 will ignore the person as if they were normal. The target's skin color and eye color will progressively change in the appearance to that of what they will become as a doll. Any personnel that shows symptoms must be contained according to the containment procedures listed until late Stage 2, in which the personnel are to be moved to SCP-747's containment chamber. Stage 2 – Loss of major senses Subject begins to lose the final two senses over a period of approximately 13 days. Their mental state will begin to destabilize due to the loss of the major senses. First touch and then sight. This degeneration of senses is gradual, and victims have been found initiating in self-harm and attempts to feel something. SCP-747 will begin showing interest in the person, from noticing their entrance into their containment to actively attempting to follow and interact with the subject. Should subject attempt suicide or die in this stage, SCP-747 will mainly seek a replacement with any human. Once the targeted human loses all their senses, SCP-747 will mainly show great interest with the body. The skin will become ragged, similar to textile in both texture and appearance, and the subject's eyes will begin to harden into buttons. Dissections have revealed that during this process the victims' organs will begin to convert into stuffing of various materials, including but not limited to cotton and polyester. Through the use of EEG, it has been noted the target is still conscious throughout this process. Stage 3 – Full transformation Subject transforms fully into a doll within 24 hours. At this point, SCP-747 will treat them as any other doll. It is currently theorized that the subject is no longer conscious or alive in any sense. Seek Document 747-B-4 Dolls produced through SCP-747's influence are to be kept in SCP-747's containment room and removed only for examination or repair.