 Item No. SCP-131 Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures Those special safety procedures are to be taken with SCP-131-A and SCP-131-B. They are free of travel about Site-19, so long as you do not attempt to enter any restricted areas or attempt to leave the facility. Casual contact with the subject is permitted, but it is recommended that such contact be kept to a minimum to prevent the creature from forming an attachment to personnel. Hourly tads are to be kept on subjects at all times. Failure to account for their presence at these times constitute a level 1 lockdown situation. Any report of abuse or mistreatment of the subjects will result in harsh reprimand. Description, SCP-131-A and SCP-131-B affectionately nicknamed the iPods by personnel, are a pair of teardrop-shaped creatures roughly 30 cm or one foot in height, with a single blue eye in the middle of their bodies. SCP-131-A is burnt orange in color while SCP-131-B is mustard yellow. At the base of each creature, the wheel-like protrusion which allows for locomotion, suggesting that the creatures may be biomechanical in origin. The subjects can move surprisingly fast coming over 60 meters or 200 feet in a matter of seconds. The subjects however lack a braking system, which has led to some rather spectacular, if not overly amusing, mishaps involving the creatures. The subjects have also shown the ability to climb sheer surfaces that have gotten lost in the air vents on more than one occasion. The subjects seem to have the intelligence of common house cats and are insatiably curious. Most of the time they simply roll around the facility, observing personnel at work and catching peaks at other safe-class SCPs. The subjects seem to be able to communicate with each other via untranslatable high-pitched babbling. The subjects have never been observed to blink, even in laboratories when the subjects have been videotaped for over 18 consecutive hours. The subjects seem to respond well to any affection given to them or quickly bond to the giver of said affection, much in the same way a puppy bonds with a human being. They will follow anyone or anything they've made a bond with anywhere, even in normally restricted areas. Although curious, the subjects can sense danger in their general vicinity, and if the object or their bond begins to approach something to register a danger, such as Euclid or Keter-class objects, they will swarm around their bonded companion's feet or appropriate extremities, while babbling in a panicked tone as if to warn them. Because of the daily dangers faced by Site-19 staff in dealing with Euclid and Keter-class objects, it is recommended that staff avoid making attempts to bond with the subjects, as it can pose a distraction during delicate operations and experiments and may pose a danger to the subjects themselves, see Addendum 131-1. If the subjects are ignored by their bonded target long enough, they will eventually lose interest and return to their normal activities. It should be noted that the subjects require no real care or maintenance from Site-staff. They do not eat, leave droppings, or even sleep. It would seem that the only sustenance they require is visual stimulation, although this requires further study to verify. Subjects SCP-131-A and SCP-131-B were founded at Cornfield, outside ██ in the year 19██. They were promptly transported to Site-19 via ██, and were then demigrated to safe class and given free reign across the site once it became clear they were not broadcasting what they saw to any hostile foreign powers. Addendum 131-1 During an incident that took place on ██, the subjects followed one of the cleaning staff on a routine cleaning of the container of SCP-173. After their normal attempts to warn the cleaner of the danger were ignored, the creatures rushed into the container in front of him and the other two personnel on duty. Once inside, the staff members observed the subject sitting in front of SCP-173 and watching it intently, as if aware it could only move uninserved. The cleaners ignored the presence of the subjects and continued with the biweekly cleaning as per standard procedures. When the cleaning crew left, the subjects did as well, rolling backwards slowly and never taking their eyes off of SCP-173. Current applications of SCP-131-A and SCP-131-B as wardens for SCP-173, and perhaps other SCPs which require constant observation, such as SCP-689, are being considered.