 Item number SCP-283 Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures Due to the strange but armless nature of SCP-283, it is to be kept in a secure box against the east wall of room E-107 at site 137. Aside from that, SCP-283 can be handled by any personnel, as long as they are observed by at least a level 3 member of staff, who is to keep watch over SCP-283 to prevent petty theft. Description For all intents and purposes, SCP-283 is an ordinary rock, slightly modelled and worn from age and collisions, made of dark grey granite. It weighs just over 1 kilogram and is 10 cm in length. However, instead of following the usual route of gravity, SCP-283 is pulled in the direction of exact magnetic east. Close study reveals that SCP-283 is in fact falling around the earth, as well as being affected by its odd gravitational pull. The rock was first found after investigation of poltergeist activity in P***** Australia, reported as the phenomenon known as Minmin lights, which are in fact known to be P*****. According to witnesses, the rock purportedly hurtled across the plains, through the walls of a house and a car, and was eventually stopped by a mobile trailer home, where it remained lodged in the metal wall until the following morning. At first, Agent P***** believed it to be attracted by some magnetic force, although subsequent testing has proved this false. SCP-283 is an ordinary granite cobble, apart from falling in the wrong direction. Said agent accidentally dropped SCP-283 and was forced to chase after it. The retrieval involved a minor head injury, but confirmed suspicions about its nature. Note from Dr. Wood, it has come to the attention of the higher level personnel that someone has been stealing SCP-283 for use as a paperweight. I don't care how zen it looks, any further misdemeanors will be dealt with severely. Item Number – SCP-305 Object Class – Euclid Special Containment Procedures – SCP-305 is presently immobile. Site-305 has been constructed around its present location, a wooded canyon, near R*****, and is staffed by at least seven personnel who have prior experience, with SCP-305, and proved resistant to its effects. The remainder of the station crew should be rotated on a weekly basis. SCP-305's effect grows weaker if human subjects are exposed to it for extended periods of time. Therefore, a resistant subject should be exposed to it for at least three hours daily. SCP-305's effects are greatly magnified in individuals with feelings of guilt, particularly over crimes or mental instability. Therefore, Site-305 is staffed exclusively by non-D-class researchers and agents who were screened for criminal records and mental instability. Any personnel who begin to hear whispered compliments must be transferred out immediately. If symptoms persist after removal, frontal lobotomy data expunged. The actual containment chamber of SCP-305 is constructed of standard materials and offset from the rest of the station by a 5-meter buffer zone to protect normal staff from the worst of SCP-305's effects. Site-305 broadcasts a constant status normal signal to Site-19. If Site-305 becomes compromised during a containment breach, this signal will cease and a heavily armed containment team will immediately be dispatched to the location. Instances of SCP-305-1 are extremely dangerous and should be terminated on site without attempting containment. As of 2000, all attempts to extract samples from SCP-305 for study are forbidden. Description SCP-305 is a rock formation of approximately humanoid size and shape. Remote recordings of SCP-305 show that it remains stationary at all times, even when interacting with human subjects. When viewed by a sentient observer, SCP-305 appears to be a mobile animate humanoid of indeterminate sex. This manifestation is formed of cracked rock, similar to SCP-305's physical form, and while it is faceless, subjects report that the cracks all over SCP-305's surface begin to resemble human lips and ears as it moves. Human subjects who make visual contact with this manifestation hear whispering voices. Although recording equipment in the area picks up nothing, the phenomenon is observed even in subjects who are deaf from birth. SCP-305 will initially ingratiate itself with the subject by whispering compliments. During this phase, the subject experiences feelings of friendliness and trust towards SCP-305. These sensations seem unrelated to the actual content of the compliments, which ranges from off to nonsensical and disturbing. A short list of reported compliments is included. You have beautiful eye sockets. Every one of your fingers. Your neck appears unusually flexible. In the second phase, the subject begins to hear many voices emanating from SCP-305. At this point, the whispers become critical, attempting to insult the subject or undermine the subject's self-esteem, especially by playing on the subject's guilty conscience. Like the compliments, these insults make little sense when recounted, but have a profound psychological effect driving the subject to suicide before the final phase in 20% of cases. If the subject is removed from SCP-305's presence during phase two, the subject will hallucinate that these insults are emanating from mouth-like cracks that appear to form on the ground, walls, and ceiling. In the third and final phase, the voices will abruptly stop. Two to ten hours from the cessation of hallucinations, SCP-305's humanoid manifestation will appear and kill the subject. The causes of death are varied, but include severe cardiac infarct, muscle spasm leading to severing of the spinal column, diaphragm paralysis, and... A subject who dies of any cause after the beginning of the second phase, data expunged, followed by the emergence of an instance of SCP-305-1 from the corpse. SCP-305-1 are humanoids, slightly smaller than SCP-305 itself. Unlike SCP-305, SCP-305-1 seem to be made of a smooth hard white substance, and the lips and mouths on their surfaces are extremely lifelike. SCP-305-1 have the same abilities as SCP-305, and although they are created with a very short range of two meters, this range increases exponentially over time. SCP-305-1 move at 30 km an hour, and seem naturally drawn in a direct line towards the nearest densely populated area, presumably in an attempt to further propagate themselves. SCP-305-1 are highly resistant to bullets and cutting weapons. Elimination teams should be equipped with heavy ballistics and explosives. In subjects who have entered stage 2, manifestation of SCP-305-1 can only be prevented by removal of 80% data expunged. Addendum 305-1 On 2000, Foundation personnel used a remote-controlled device to extract a sample of SCP-305's rock structure. SCP-305 began to emit loud grinding noises, and a low growling sound. Existing cracks in the rock formation deepened, and several new ones formed in the vicinity of the removed rock sample. SCP-305 then moved its arms upwards slightly, and slid one foot, about 10 cm, across the ground as if taking a step, shedding rock fragments as it moved before returning to its stationary state. Following this event, the range of SCP-305's psychic influence tripled, resulting in several data expunged. Sample proved to be ordinary sedimentary rock, consistent with the surrounding area. Follow-up x-ray scans of the formation itself revealed the presence of rock, suggesting that the rock formation may actually be an imprisoned instance of data expunged. Item number, SCP-260 Object Class, Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-260's current location and target are to be tracked by Foundation personnel. The current target is to be relocated between r- and r- due to the nature of the intervening terrain whenever SCP-260 approaches its vicinity. Description SCP-260 appears to be a small, plastic rock whose exact composition is unknown. It possesses phenocryst-like formations that identify it as a form of igneous breccia. On one of the larger and smoother portions of the surface is inscribed the name of a human, transliterated into Cyrillic, which changes over time at well-defined intervals. SCP-260 maintains continuous motion along a geodesic across all objects that stand between it and the individual currently named on the stone, hereafter, the target. Its speed in a vacuum across a frictionless surface has been estimated at approximately 1.22 cm per second, but it usually moves much slower than this due to atmospheric and surface friction. An accurate estimate is impossible, as SCP-260 is known to stick to the surface of whatever object it is currently located on, preventing its deposition in pure vacuum. SCP-260 does not experience noticeable effects from erosion by the objects that it moves across. Tests have demonstrated that the stone possesses extremely high compressive and elastic strength, surpassing pressures exerted upon it by gunfire and tension presses. Due to the stone's continuous motion, serious experimentation for thermal or chemical sensitivity have not been conducted. However, it is doubtful that such experimentation would be successful, as the stone's composition suggests that it has already experienced high temperature conditions. Upon surface contact with the target, all attempts to remove or relocate either the target or the SCP become futile. SCP-260 begins to burrow into the target's body, in the direction of the chest, at a speed of approximately 0.5 cm per second. All organs along the SCP's path are pulverized. As soon as the target's vital signs cease, the stone immediately exits the body via the shortest route, whereupon the name of a new target appears on the same space as the previous name, and recommences motion. Specifically, the new target is the person closest to the stone at the time at which it exits the body, but some variations have occurred. Consult the addendum for further information. Addendum. Test Log. The following scenarios were constructed as potential preventative measures to contain SCP-260. Scenario 1. SCP-260 was lured into a cubic concrete cell and locked inside. Upon reaching the edge of the floor and climbing halfway up the wall, SCP-260 ceased motion. Observers described it as flickering for several seconds between its natural coloration and a photographic negative, after which it vanished. The current target expired shortly thereafter. An autopsy revealed the stone's presence in the target's chest, having punctured the aorta and the pulmonary artery. Several seconds after discovery, the name of Dr. R... who performed the autopsy appeared on the stone, and he was immediately evacuated to a more secure location. Scenario 2. SCP-260 was lured into a hollow open-ended rotational cylinder mounted on a fixed stand, hereafter referred to as a gerbil wheel, with its current target placed outside the cylinder, with the aim of allowing the SCP to continue its motion while simultaneously retarding it with minimal effort. Result. After 57 hours and 22 minutes, SCP-260 ceased motion. Events that followed matched very closely to the results of Scenario 1. An autopsy was not performed. An observation of the corpse was ordered for the following 72 hours. Complaints about the deceased ensued. Nine hours into the observation, perforations were first observed in the corpse's chest, followed by the full emergence of SCP-260 over the following hour. After remaining still for 47 minutes, the SCP began moving towards one of the observers, who has moved to another room for continued study. Note 1. This appears to be normal behavior for the stone when it is not removed from target following death. Other experiments confirmed that penetration of a wood coffin in 1.8 meters or 6 feet of soil requires a little more than 72 hours. Note 2. Due to the failure of this method of containment, it is not recommended that SCP-260 be utilized as a power source. Scenario 3. SCP-260 was lured into a hollow transparent smooth plastic sphere. Hereafter, hamster ball. Result. While SCP-260 was prevented from climbing walls and deterred from teleportation, target motion allowed the SCP to negotiate around various obstacles and did not prevent it from beginning penetration once the hamster ball achieved physical contact with the target. At this point, target panicked and attempted to leave the premises and was detained and terminated by foundation agents. SCP-260 flickered as before, but immediately targeted agent who had first shot the target and changed motion accordingly. Said agent was removed from the vicinity and the hamster ball was destroyed by gunfire. SCP-260 was unharmed. Note. Prior to the target's termination, the hamster ball containing SCP-260 fell over the edge of an embankment during its pursuit. Observers noted that the ball fell normally rather than gripping the wall and maintaining its speed as SCP-260 usually does and retained its momentum at the bottom, causing SCP-260 to follow the target at much higher speeds. Agent has been relieved of his duties and is currently subject to transportation between sites off the coast of Asia and North America in order to keep SCP-260 on a geodesic on the floor of the Pacific Ocean that runs through Challenger Deep. To continue with your orientation training, subscribe to SCP Orientation right now and make sure you don't miss any of our upcoming videos.