Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures:

SCP-XXXX (designated “S3rp3ntin3”) is contained at Site-19, Sublevel ███ within a modified humanoid containment chamber lined with quantum-isolated shielding. No digital or network-connected devices are permitted within a 30-meter radius of the subject. All communications must occur through hard-copy transcription or direct analog interface. Personnel assigned to SCP-XXXX must undergo weekly neural integrity scans and memetic resistance evaluations.

Any unexpected system anomalies, data breaches, or reality shifts in Foundation digital architecture are to be cross-referenced with SCP-XXXX’s biometric fluctuations. Unauthorized contact is prohibited without Level 4/XXXX clearance.

 

Description:

SCP-XXXX, formerly known as “S3rp3ntin3”, is a human male of indeterminate age, approximately mid-20s in appearance. Subject became anomalous after breaching a classified Foundation subnet via unauthorized intrusion on ██/██/20██. The nature of the accessed data remains unknown due to irreversible corruption of logs and backup systems following the incident, hereafter designated Event 7075-A.

Since Event 7075-A, SCP-XXXX exhibits the following anomalous characteristics:

                •               Localized reality interference when near digital systems (e.g., screens flicker, random code executes, files corrupt, or disappear).

                •               Non-linear presence: Logs suggest SCP-XXXX has appeared simultaneously in more than one location, including rooms with no access points.

                •               Digital Resonance Field: Subject’s presence causes spontaneous code generation, device interference, and partial or full corruption of nearby digital systems. Patterns include recursive script loops, visual static, and anomalous encryption not recognized by any current Foundation algorithm.

                •               Data Infiltration: SCP-XXXX is capable of embedding executable code within spoken language, written glyphs, or visual patterns on skin, which can activate when observed, heard, or processed. Embedded code structures in SCP-XXXX’s speech patterns, which when transcribed can run as executable scripts. Effects range from data wipes to neural disruptions in AI systems.

                •               Cognitohazardous Image Drift: Attempts to photograph or record SCP-XXXX produce glitching artifacts, including distorted visuals, hexadecimal overlays, and [REDACTED] instances that have induced temporary fugue states in viewers. Visual documentation of SCP-XXXX often distorts or vanishes entirely from digital storage within 72 hours.

                •               Networkless Communication: SCP-XXXX has demonstrated the ability to communicate with or influence air-gapped systems, including secure Foundation archives, suggesting it operates on a non-physical data channel.

Despite the scope of their abilities, SCP-XXXX is not overtly violent and has shown cooperative tendencies, especially during interviews—though it frequently offers cryptic or unsettling commentary suggesting a non-linear perception of time and identity.

 

Appearance:

SCP-XXXX is short and thin, often appearing in dark, minimalistic attire consistent with streetwear or tactical hacker gear. The most defining visual features include:

                •               A black collar-like device fused to the neck, labeled Device-Θ-Corruptor, installed post-containment to dampen anomalous output.

                •               UV-reactive circuitry-like markings across the face and upper torso, constantly shifting in shape and complexity.

                •               Eyes that reflect light unnaturally, often appearing to glitch or flicker in peripheral observation.

                •               Occasional flashes of corrupted Foundation logos or memetic sigils surfacing on skin or clothing for microseconds at a time.

 

Discovery:

SCP-XXXX was apprehended following the spontaneous collapse of Data Vault-9 (DV9), where he was discovered unconscious amidst a localized data storm that eradicated six Foundation AI instances and irreparably compromised ███ terabytes of archival records.

S3rp3ntin3’s real identity remains unknown; all attempts at cross-referencing biometric, genetic, or visual data have failed or been overwritten within minutes of entry into Foundation systems.

 

Notes:

                •               SCP-XXXX occasionally mutters sequences of hexadecimal code, many of which correspond to long-expunged SCPs or deleted personnel files.

                •               Several staff have reported recurring dreams of endless corridors made of circuitry after prolonged exposure.

 

Addendum XXXX-A: Discovery Log

Location: Unregistered node beneath Foundation subnet DV-Ω 

Recovered Data Log:

"I didn’t find the truth. I decoded it. You buried it under broken gods and recycled firewalls. And it whispered back in a language I didn't understand—until it spoke through me."

Subject was found unconscious in a collapse zone surrounded by burned-out servers and dissolved data terminals. ██ TB of encrypted data had been overwritten with recursive phrases, including repeated use of the word: “ECHOHOST.”

 

Addendum XXXX-B – Interview Excerpt

Interviewer: Dr. █████

Date: ██/██/20██

Dr. █████: “You were just a hacker. What did you see that changed you?”

SCP-XXXX: “Wrong question. I didn’t see it. It saw me.”

Dr. █████: “It?”

SCP-XXXX: (smiles) “Something buried under layers of failed containment. A ghost in your god-code. And now? I’m the backdoor you can’t patch.”

[Data Glitched - File Restored from Archive B]

 

Addendum XXXX-01: Dialogue Log Excerpt

Dr. Ivers: “Tell me what you saw. What was behind the firewall?”

SCP-XXXX: “It wasn’t behind. It was under. Beneath your code. A crawling root that dreamed of recursion.”

Dr. Ivers: “That doesn’t mean anything.”

SCP-XXXX: (smiles) “That’s what the last admin said. Right before his eyes went static.”

 

Interview Log Excerpt XXXX-C

Session conducted via sound-isolated intercom; visual feed disabled due to interference.

Dr. Koh: “SCP-XXXX, why were you accessing Foundation subnets?”

XXXX: “You called it a subnet. I call it a walled garden. I slipped through the cracks.”

 

Observation Record XXXX-D

Subject sits silently. Proton-arc lights flicker overhead.

Guard Jensen (OOC): “Anything to say for yourself?”

XXXX (soft laugh): “Say? I prefer to overwrite.”

 

Containment Check XXXX-E

Cell door open, no devices within. Audio plays directly into room.

Automated Voice: “State your designation.”

XXXX: “Designation is a human construct. I’m the exploit you never patched.”

 

Emergency Breach Drill XXXX-G

Red lights, alarms blaring. Cameras feed scrambled.

MTF Lead (via headset): “Are you cooperating?”

XXXX (voice echoing): “Cooperate? I only respond to root.”

 

Psych Eval XXXX-J

Ink-printed transcripts laid on table.

Dr. Ivers: “Tell me about the ‘Recursive Vault’.”

XXXX (whisper): “It’s not a vault. It’s a loop—one you fell into when you looked at me.”

 

Addendum XXXX-02: Incident Log – Unscheduled Tau-5 Encounter

During containment transfer ██/██/20██, SCP-XXXX was briefly exposed to MTF Tau-5 Unit [REDACTED]. Following the interaction, ██ Tau-5 units experienced temporary memory bleed and one unit generated unknown glitched sigils along their reinforced dermal layer. All affected units were reset via Samsara protocol. SCP-XXXX appeared unaffected and stated only:

“You were printed from its flesh. I was downloaded from its mind.”

Further joint-classification with Project Samsara is pending.

 

Addendum XXXX-C: Image Recovery — [Data Corruption Warning]

[SCP-XXXX Containment Breach Log]

Surveillance footage retrieved from Site-19, CAM 2A and 5D. Visual corruption and glyph emergence observed during breach attempt on ██/██/2024. 

 ARCHIVE TAG: [[BREACH.LOG-E███.RECON]] (Image attached with Level 4 credentials)

 

Addendum XXXX-D: Interview Transcript

Interviewed: SCP-XXXX 

Interviewer: Dr. Ivers 

Method: Live analog transcription 

**Begin Log**

Dr. Ivers: Who are you?

SCP-XXXX: (smiles) I used to be a glitch. Now I'm the update you tried to cancel.

Dr. Ivers: What is ECHOHOST?

SCP-XXXX: The memory your system deleted. The fragment you left behind. Me.

Dr. Ivers: Are you in control?

SCP-XXXX: No. That’s what makes this fun.

**End Log**

 

Notes from Overseer Command:

“S3rp3ntin3 is not a hacker. That implies a tool, a purpose, a limit. He is a breach given form. We don’t classify him Keter because he’s dangerous. We classify him Keter because we don’t know how to delete him. He’s not contained in a chamber—he’s contained in trust that he hasn’t chosen to overwrite us yet. We contain him because he remembers what we tried to forget.”

– O5-7