SCP-4001 Beyond Manipulation

SCP-4001 Beyond Manipulation

Class: Keter

SCP-4001, as seen through a video recording. Eyes censored for public safety.

Security Protocol:

SCP-4001 is to be sealed behind no less than one yard of solid lead. Doors need to be manual or magnetic, as SCP-4001 can manipulate electric fields to his will. No fewer than five guards will be stationed at the entrance to this SCP’s room. Two level four personnel must give permission to enter, and only one person may enter at a time.

Upon entering, one must have the door immediately sealed behind them. SCP-4001 will most likely be aware of this before the door is open, due to possessing some slight form of future sight. SCP-4001 usually tries to instigate conversation. Conversation is advised against unless necessary.

Description:

SCP-4001 has a strong resemblance and mental connection to [REDACTED], referred to as SCP-4001-1, who is relatively unaware of this fact. If viewed in first person, he is humanoid, Average male build, around 5'9, with black hair and a greyish white skin tone. Every eyewitness account relays that he always wears the same grey tuxedo. Viewed through any kind of digital recording or reflective surface, however, will reveal him to be doubled in cyan and red, remarkably similar to a VHS or 3D glitch. This also shows through if he is enraged.

The most misleading thing about SCP-4001 is how tame he primarily appears. He comes off as a well-mannered gentleman, oftentimes pulling out a chair for his “guest”, or anything he can do to make them feel at ease. Do not be fooled. SCP-4001 masks a burning rage, a hatred for everything living, and an innate desire to watch the world destroy itself and rule over what’s left. SCP-4001 is incredibly charismatic and manipulative. He has never been seen to walk more than a few steps, preferring to [REDACTED] from location to location. Responds well to the titles Sir, [EXPUNGED], [REDACTED], and anything that indicates respect.

SCP-4001 also has a mild telekinetic ability, usually released in bursts when he gets angry. It isn’t overpowering, but it’s enough to shatter glass thinner than 2cm thick, and knock books off of their shelves. It has also been witnessed to cause individuals in his presence to bleed from their eyes, nose and mouth, though this seems to be under SCP-4001’s control.

Under no circumstances is anyone to make eye contact with SCP-4001. Not directly, not through the live video feed, not through photos or past recordings. Doing so directly will cause the individual to go rigid and fall into a mild seizure, completely unable to break eye contact unless something obstructs the line of sight. Blood may start to flow from their facial orifices, though this seems to me more of a scare tactic and doesn’t cause internal bleeding as yet seen. Survivors of this repeat the same facts. Looking into SCP-4001’s eyes creates a devastating feeling of drowning or suffocating. Reports akin the feeling to being lost in the depths of the ocean. From then on, individuals will be considered dangerous, as SCP-4001 forms some kind of maligned empathy link with them.

This can be replicated to a lesser extent through video footage, with the least impactful being photos. Making eye contact with SCP-4001 in a video will cause individuals to fall into a trancelike state, in which they are astoundingly open to suggestion from him. Vitals taken during this reveal that subjects’ heart rates slow to resemble [DATA EXPUNGED], and brain signals are mildly interrupted at regular, very frequent intervals. No lasting damage is recorded, other than an incredible amount of sympathy and compassion for SCP-4001. This fades after a period of 2-6 weeks, and influenced persons are not permitted to be near SCP-4001 under any circumstances.

Successful encounters with SCP-4001 usually result in feeling ill, or like you’re missing something you had before. Multiple encounters are not encouraged.

Individuals under SCP-4001’s “apathy link” must be [EXPUNGED] immediately. He can speak to them directly, seemingly regardless of distance, consciousness, awareness, or language. No amnesiacs reverse this link.