Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe Destroyed, see Destruction Notes
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in its glass display case at Storage Site-23 at all times. The glass case is to remain locked and the room monitored by CCTV 24/7.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a golden crown blah blah blah description here. When SCP-XXXX is placed on the head of a human, the afflicted human (Now referred to as SCP-XXXX-1) will immediately be overcome with delusions of grandeur. SCP-XXXX-1 will complain about the environment not being fit for a king of his/her status. SCP-XXXX-1 will refer to other humans as "loyal subjects" or "peasants", ordering them to do his/her bidding. Other than the wearer, SCP-XXXX has no effect on observers, and people receiving commands from SCP-XXXX-1 can ignore them without consequence. SCP-XXXX-1 will continue to complain and give orders until SCP-XXXX is removed from his/her head. Upon removal, the previous wearer will have no recollection of events that occurred during the time he/she was wearing the crown.
Destruction Notes: Because SCP-XXXX lacks any importance to research and is, at most, annoying, it was crushed and smelted on XX/XX/XXXX. The slag has no special properties
SCRAPPED!
At its core, just a mailbox that makes you kill yourself - Nusquam
Big Issues:
All american units to metric system
less (see=no) adjectives, especially in test log
I'd just say affected subjects become increasingly agitated if prevented from checking their mail. That brings across the idea just as well.
"The affected subject's compulsion to "check the mail" grows stronger in proportion to increased proximity to SCP-XXXX"
"Walls and door of this chamber are to be lined with lead, no thinner than 10 cm in thickness."
Yeah, clinical detachment is required for an executive summary.
Why is that room so big?
No memetics!
CAPITALS!
"SCP-XXXX emits a "pulse" of unknown electromagnetic radiation that interferes with the human brain. Attempts to measure the frequency and wavelength of the pulse have been unsuccessful, but lead is known to successfully block it, anti-memetic wear being a waste of resources." This bit right here is a travesty against science.
Think of better way than radiation
If you want to be more specifically neurosciencey about it, you could have brain dissections reveal deformities in the hippocampus
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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to remain sealed in a 10m x 10m x 10m room at Site XX at all times. The walls of the room are to have no less than 4 inches of lead plating within. The door must similarly have this layer of lead. Two (2) guards are to stand guard over the door to SCP-XXXX's chamber from a distance no less than 20m. Anyone attempting access to SCP-XXXX should be restrained and administered Class-C amnesiacs if needed.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a standard apartment mailbox system, with sixteen (16) individual boxes. It was recovered in 19██ in ███████████. Foundation agents were immediately dispatched after hearing the news of a mass-suicide in an apartment lobby. The agents failed to discover the cause of the suicides, the only thing of note being blank letters scattered around torn envelopes. Agent ████ starting walking towards the mailroom when Field Researcher ██████ pulled him away. Further inspection of the mailroom by a team of █ agents wearing prototype anti-memetic headgear revealed SCP-XXXX to be the source.
SCP-XXXX emits a "pulse" of unknown electromagnetic radiation that interferes with the human brain. Attempts to measure the frequency and wavelength of the pulse have been unsuccessful, but lead is known to successfully block it, anti-memetic wear being a waste of resources. Exposure to this pulse causes any human within a 10m radius to feel as though they have forgotten something, more specifically, checking the mail. This human will be referred to as SCP-XXXX-A. If exposure is short, SCP-XXXX-A will lose the feeling and carry on with their daily cycle. If SCP-XXXX-A approaches SCP-XXXX unhindered, the urge to "check the mail" will rise exponentially, the subject ignoring all external stimuli (see Test Log-XXXX-1a). Upon reaching SCP-XXXX, they will pull a key out from their pocket and insert it into a random mailbox. X-ray imaging shows this key appearing the second they reach into their pocket. Inside the opened mailbox will be an instance of SCP-XXXX-1, a letter of varying shapes and sizes. The contents of the letter are always personal to SCP-XXXX-A, causing them to immediately drop SCP-XXXX-1 to the ground, break out into sobbing, and then commit suicide in whatever means possible (see Test Log-XXXX-1a). The method of suicide varies, but personnel that attempt to prevent it only cause SCP-XXXX-A to do it in a faster and more brutal manner. Inspection of the dropped SCP-XXXX-1 reveal nothing, as the letter appears blank to all observers. The only hints to the nature of the messages are the cries (and sometimes notes) of SCP-XXXX-A. All attempts at destruction have failed, and if no subjects have come within 20m of it for an extended period of time SCP-XXXX-1 will begin to randomly appear in other mailboxes.
Testing Log-XXXX-1A:
Test 1
Subject: One (1) D-class personnel (D-XXXX)
Special Procedures: None
Result: Subject approached SCP-XXXX, starts to mutter unintelligible speech, save for the words mail. Calmly pulls out a key, opens slot 343, pulls out a letter. Subject immediately becomes distraught over the contents of the letter, walks in circles around the chamber, sobbing, before choking himself to death on his clothing
Test 2
Subject: One (1) D-class personnel (D-XXXX)
Special Procedures: D-class personnel permitted to walk up to 15m of SCP-XXXX, then asked to return
Result: Subject approached SCP-XXXX as usual, again muttering to himself about checking the mail. Upon being asked to return, the subject replied "I have to check my mail first", then ignoring all further requests. Committed suicide by slitting throat with key.
Test 3
Subject: One (1) D-class personnel (D-XXXX), known to be more intelligent than usual, IQ of 110.
Special Procedures: D-class personnel permitted to walk up to 15m of SCP-XXXX, then asked to return with a 100 Db speaker
Result: Subject approached SCP-XXXX, humming cheerfully while doing so. The speaker had no effect, and the subject committed suicide by banging his head into the wall with extreme force.
Test 4
Subject: One (1) D-class personnel (D-XXXX)
Special Procedures: Threatened to be shot if within 10m of SCP-XXXX
Result: Same as previous tests. When shot (once in the leg), the subject kept moving towards SCP-XXXX. Committed suicide by swallowing his fist and suffocating.
Test 5
Subject: One (1) D-class personnel (D-XXXX)
Special Procedures: Three (3) other D-class personnel, wearing lead-lined helmets, are asked to prevent subject from reaching SCP-XXXX
Result: Was effective at removing the subject from SCP-XXXX, subject placed in medical care. All desires to approach SCP-XXXX ceased after day 4 of care.
Test 6
Subject: One (1) D-class personnel (D-XXXX)
Special Procedures: Four (4) other D-class personnel, wearing lead-lined helmets, told to restrain subject after subject finishes reading letter
Result: Completely ineffective, when approached by the "intervention" team, subject cried out to them "I can't live without her! You can't keep me from her" before brutally disemboweling himself with his hands
Of Note: Records show that prior to imprisonment, D-XXXX was engaged.
While further testing is needed, I think this proves that SCP-XXXX is partially memetic, personalizing SCP-XXXX-1 for each subject. Again, further testing is needed. Now someone please clean test room-4, D-XXXX's innards combined with the vomit from D-XXXX,XXXX, and XXXX do not make a nice smell.
-Dr. ███████