Aid 017 - The Pinwheel

Codename:	AID-017
Object Class:	Alpha

Containment Protocols:
AID-017 is to be stored in a containment locker 34 Zeta. The container is to be triple locked, with all keys to go to separate members of the Senior Staff. Once every three months, each individual instance of AID-017 is to be removed from containment. Current scheduling allows for only one instance to be removed in any given month.

When removing AID-017, the remover is required to not be a member of Senior Staff; however, they are to be accompanied by the three members of Senior Staff with the keys, at all times that AID-017 is out of containment. The remover is to be dressed in a full environmental suit, with extra reinforcement around the wrist joints, to avoid contact. The Senior Staff accompanying the remover are to be dressed similarly.

Before removal, a cell is to be set up for activation of AID-017. Two prisoners will need to be requisitioned. One prisoner is to be strapped into a chair, immobilized, their left arm at a right angle to their body. It is imperative that their wrist be locked in, so that they cannot turn their hand, or move the angle of AID-017. The second prisoner is to be strapped to the wall directly in front of the first prisoner's hand.

When removed, AID-017 is to be immediately moved to the prepared room. AID-017 is to be placed into the locked hand of the immobilized prisoners, Once the prisoners has activated AID-017 once, it is to be removed from them, and returned to containment. Both prisoners are then to be returned to general populace, but are never to be assigned together.

Description:
AID-017 appears to be a brightly colored, plastic, child's pinwheel, with a stamp on the back.

Addendum:
We recovered an instance of AID-017 by a sleeper agent in the SCP Foundation during a disposal process following a classified major incident which saw a member of SCP Foundation's administrative structure being revealed a rogue entity and wreaking havoc to the SCP Foundation. As such, the aforementioned foundation had initiated termination processes for the rogue entity alongside SCP instances which he weaponized.

Herein attached is a copy of SCP's report on AID-017 (SCP-███) prior to neutralization by the SCP Foundation.

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Item #: SCP-███

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: All three instances of SCP-███ are to be kept in separate containers in containment locker 34 Zeta. Each container is to be triple locked, with all nine keys to go to separate members of the Senior Staff. Once every three months, each individual instance of SCP-███ is to be removed from containment. Current scheduling allows for only one instance to be removed in any given month.

When removing SCP-███, the remover is required to not be a member of Senior Staff; however, they are to be accompanied by the three members of Senior Staff with the keys, at all times that SCP-███ is out of containment. The remover is to be dressed in a full environmental suit, with extra reinforcement around the wrist joints, to avoid contact. The Senior Staff accompanying the remover are to be dressed similarly.

Before removal, a cell is to be set up for activation of SCP-███. Two D-Class will need to be requisitioned. One D-Class is to be strapped into a chair, immobilized, their left arm at a right angle to their body. It is imperative that their wrist be locked in, so that they cannot turn their hand, or move the angle of SCP-███. The second D-class is to be strapped to the wall directly in front of the first D-class's hand.

When removed, SCP-███ is to be immediately moved to the prepared room. SCP-███ is to be placed into the locked hand of the immobilized D-Class. Once the D-Class has activated SCP-███ once, it is to be removed from them, and returned to containment. Both class-D are then to be returned to general populace, but are never to be assigned together.

Description: There are currently three copies of SCP-███ in Foundation control. SCP-███ appears to be a brightly colored, plastic, child's pinwheel, with a "The Factory" Stamp on the back.

SCP-███ only displays its unique properties when held in the bare hand of a human being. Approximately three to seven seconds after grasping SCP-161, the holder will find himself made aware of how to activate the device. From this point on, the holder is completely convinced that SCP-161 is capable of emitting energy pulses, of varying strength. This conviction only affects the bearer, as no one else can see these pulses, nor do they appear to do any actual damage.

However, anything the wielder 'destroys' with these energy pulses becomes no longer capable of affecting the wielder, even when no longer in contact with SCP-███. Walls affected by the energy pulse can be walked through by the wielder, and living beings so affected not only cannot touch the user, but anything wielded by said beings will be unable to touch the user of SCP-███ as well.

A minor side effect causes the wielder of SCP-███ to develop megalomania and delusions of grandeur.

Addendum 1: Original procedures altered when a security guard with no prior knowledge of SCP-███ broke into the containment locker and began using it freely. After security contained the breach, researchers discovered that if SCP-███ were not used occasionally, the artifact would begin to radiate a telepathic lure. The lure would affect those with low self-esteem and willpower, and call them to SCP-███. At that point, they would take the artifact in hand, and begin to use it as described.

Addendum 2: A junior researcher attempting to cultivate the approval of Senior Staff noticed an unusual trend in beings and objects supposedly destroyed by SCP-███. Investigation into beings affected by SCP-███ before containment revealed all of them had committed suicide, many within a year of being affected. A review of objects affected by SCP-███ showed that, while many were still standing, most had fallen apart, and those still together showed signs of decay many years in advance of where they should be.

A review of researchers who had been affected by SCP-███ revealed that over fifty percent of them had since died. Of those that remained, interviews consistently contained the idea that 'life just wasn't fun anymore.' As of this finding, SCP-███ is now exclusively to be used on Class-D's, and never near support walls.

Use of SCP-███'s effect for the acquisition of SCP objects that create an environment hostile to terrestrial life, including ████, has been proposed by several research staff. Final Approval Pending Approval Denied.

Out of universe statement

Part or all of this work were once published on the SCP Foundation website by a former admin of theirs, until the removal of his works from there due to credible allegations of grooming. Please see this, this, this for more details.

The creator of this page, who should be referred as Parzival, and the rest at the Psychotronics Division condemn the actions of the now-disgraced former SCP admin to the fullest extent possible. However I felt that it's also important to separate the art from the author, as long as the art in question contains no inherently objectionable content which could be exploited by the alleged predator in furtherance of his depraved activities, or they could be easily re-contextualized to a degree that the inherent harms are totally mitigated. There's also a concern that the accused predator may ironically exploit the Streisand effects caused by the mass content removals by the SCP Foundation, for example by bumping his pages to the top of search engine results and cause more people to fall into his orbit. The main purpose of my action is to counteract the latter.

Best,
Parzival