Aid 020 - Steel Cylinders

Codename:	AID-020
Object Class:	Alpha

Containment Protocols:
Instances of AID-020 are to be contained in one of three designated lockers at Site 19's low-priority item storage facility, depending on whether they are classified as AID-020-1, -2, or -3. Each instance must be sealed in a plastic bag with a label that clearly identifies their designation.

Upon recovery, all instances of AID-020 are to be subject to testing with prisoners to determine whether they are instances of AID-020-1, -2, or -3, provided this information is not available from other sources. They are then to be contained according to the procedures outlined in this document.

At time of writing, all six contained instances of AID-020-1 are planned to used to monitor and aid in the containment of other anomalous. Contact Site Director for further information.

Description:
Each instance of AID-020 is a steel cylinder painted black measuring 7 cm in diameter and 2 cm in height. One side is covered by a steel mesh, and the other by a weak magnet labeled with "The Factory". Testing does not indicate that the material itself has any anomalous properties.

Instances of AID-020 can be further categorized as AID-020-1, AID-020-2, or AID-020-3 depending on their effects. At time of writing, the Foundation possesses six instances of AID-020-1, eight instances of AID-020-2, and two instances of AID-020-3. There is no known means of distinguishing between instances of AID-020 apart from activating its anomalous properties by placing at least 0.2 mL of blood from a sapient organism on the mesh side. Said organism is referred to as the subject.

Upon activation of AID-020-1, all conscious thoughts of the subject will become audible to those within a sixty-meter radius as a whispering in the listener's ear. Additionally, the thoughts of all persons within this range will be audible to the subject in the form of whispers emanating from AID-020-1. While the thoughts of most subjects are too disorganized and incoherent for others to interpret properly, with practice, subjects have shown the ability to use AID-020 to transmit coherent thoughts to those within its active range.

Upon activation of AID-020-2 and the placement of the object on some form of blank medium (i.e. paper, audio tape, video tape, or computer with a blank text file open1), the subject will gain complete mental control over the content of the media in question, and will be capable of transferring any data they can imagine to the media in question.

Addendum:
We recovered instances of AID-020 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-020 (SCP-███) prior to neutralization by the SCP Foundation.

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Item #: SCP-███

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-███ are to be contained in one of three designated lockers at Site 19's low-priority item storage facility, depending on whether they are classified as SCP-███-1, -2, or -3. Each instance must be sealed in a plastic bag with a label that clearly identifies their designation.

Upon recovery, all instances of SCP-███ are to be subject to testing with Class D personnel to determine whether they are instances of SCP-███-1, -2, or -3, provided this information is not available from other sources. They are then to be contained according to the procedures outlined in this document.

At time of writing, all six contained instances of SCP-███-1 are used to monitor and aid in the containment of sapient Keter-class SCP items. Any further instances of SCP-███-1 that are contained may be assigned to similar projects at the discretion of O5-8. Contact Site Director Cassidy for further information.

Testing of SCP-███-2 requires permission from Dr. ██████.

The use of SCP-███-3 to terminate any person requires approval from no less than three personnel with relevant Level 4 clearance or higher. Any subject known to have activated an instance of SCP-███-3 is to be euthanized if possible, then disposed of in the nearest suitable furnace.

Description: Each instance of SCP-███ is a steel cylinder painted black measuring 7 cm in diameter and 2 cm in height. One side is covered by a steel mesh, and the other by a weak magnet labeled with "The Factory". Testing does not indicate that the material itself has any anomalous properties.

Instances of SCP-███ can be further categorized as SCP-███-1, SCP-███-2, or SCP-███-3 depending on their effects. At time of writing, the Foundation controls six instances of SCP-███-1, eight instances of SCP-███-2, and two instances of SCP-███-3. There is no known means of distinguishing between instances of SCP-███ apart from activating its anomalous properties by placing at least 0.2 mL of blood from a sapient organism on the mesh side. Said organism is referred to as the subject.

Upon activation of SCP-███-1, all conscious thoughts of the subject will become audible to those within a sixty-meter radius as a whispering in the listener's ear. Additionally, the thoughts of all persons within this range will be audible to the subject in the form of whispers emanating from SCP-███-1. While the thoughts of most subjects are too disorganized and incoherent for others to interpret properly, with practice, subjects have shown the ability to use SCP-███ to transmit coherent thoughts to those within its active range.

Upon activation of SCP-███-2 and the placement of the object on some form of blank medium (i.e. paper, audio tape, video tape, or computer with a blank text file open¹), the subject will gain complete mental control over the content of the media in question, and will be capable of transferring any data they can imagine to the media in question.

Excerpts from Test Log ███-2-4

Medium: Blank White Paper
Summary of results: Subject was able to transfer both words and pictures onto the blank paper. The written text showed up in the subject's own handwriting, although it was proven he could change this at will. The text appeared as if written in pencil. The pictures were of a complexity the subject has proven incapable of duplicating without the use of SCP-███-2. This test took place over the course of thirty-five minutes.
Medium: Blank Audio Tape
Summary of results: Subject was capable of transferring multiple monologues onto the tape, in what he perceived to be his own voice, without speaking aloud. After being prompted to do so, subject was able to insert a dialogue he was witness to, in the voices of the researchers. After extensive practice, subject produced what amounted to his own five man play, with multiple voices and sound effects, all indistinguishable from their real-life counterparts. This test took place over two hours.
Medium: Blank DVD
Summary of results: Subject was, with practice, capable of creating video files of high complexity. Beginning with a relatively simple animation, the subject was able to expand upon this until proving capable of producing a full ninety minute live-action movie with special effects included. This test took place over the course of six hours.

Upon activation of SCP-███-3, the subject's body temperature will increase approximately 0.3°C per minute; the exact rate fluctuates. While this increase in body temperature would be fatal in and of itself under normal circumstances, subjects retain full mobility and consciousness during this time, and suffers no visible effects of the temperature increase; further, they report that this process is extremely painful.

Once the subject's body temperature is 100°C, the subject will begin to emit smoke from all orifices; analysis of the smoke indicates that it is consistent with the combustion of the organic components of the subject's blood. This coincides with the loss of the subject's voluntary motor control, although the subject remains conscious during this time. After between fifteen and thirty minutes², the subject will expire. Testing indicates that, at this point, the subject's blood will be composed entirely of water that, if allowed to escape from the body, will boil away entirely.

Footnotes

1. SCP-███-2 has been shown to function on open-ended media as well, such as radios and televisions.

2. The time spent is roughly proportional to the subject's blood volume.

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