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□ SCP-173 but Dr Trintavon wrote it from memory before writing this article □

▣ SCP-173 but Dr Trintavon wrote it from memory before writing this article ▣

Item #: SCP-173

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Item SCP-173 is to be kept in a locked container. If any personnel are to enter the container no less than 3 personnel may enter. Two personnel must maintain direct line of sight with the statue at all times. After entering the chamber must be relocked behind them.

Description: SCP-173 is a statue made of concrete and rebar with traces of krylon spray paint. SCP-173 is hostile and extremely violent. SCP-173 is capable of movement but only when not in direct line of sight. If vision is severed SCP-173 will move at insane speeds towards the individual and proceed to kill them via snapping of the neck at the base of the skull, or by strangulation.

Sounds of scraping can be heard within SCP-173's chamber when no personnel are present inside.

The brownish red substance that the statue produces is a mixture of blood and feces. Staff are to clean the chamber once every two weeks.

□ SCP-173 but Tstaffor wrote it from memory before writing this article □

▣ SCP-173 but Tstaffor wrote it from memory before writing this article ▣

Item Number: SCP-173

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-173 is contained in a 5x5x5 meter containment chamber. No fewer than 3 D-class are to be sent into the containment chamber for cleaning. At least one D-class must keep their eyes on SCP-173 at all times.

Description: SCP-173 is a statue made from concrete and rebar. When unobserved, it will move at rapid speed killing anyone near it by snapping their neck. It was transferred to Site-19 on 12/17/2008. SCP-173's containment chamber will fill with blood and feces when left unattended.

Addendum 173.1: Loud screaming noises can be heard coming from SCP-173's chamber.

□ SCP-173 but Tstaffor wrote it from memory after writing this article □

▣ SCP-173 but Tstaffor wrote it from memory after writing this article ▣

Item #: SCP-173

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Item SCP-173 is contained in a containment chamber that is to remain locked at all times. When entering SCP-173's containment chamber, no fewer than 3 personnel are to enter at all times and lock the door behind them. At all times, one personnel is to maintain eye contact with SCP-173.

Description: Moved to Site-19 1993. Origin is unknown. SCP-173 is made of concrete and rebar with traces of klenyo brand spray paint. SCP-173 is able to move when not looked at. SCP-173 will attack and is viliontly aggressive. Personnel must maintain direct eye contact with SCP-173. It is able to kill people by snapping their necks at the base of the skull.

Personnel have reported sounds of scraping stone coming from item SCP-173's containment chamber. This is considered normal, and no changes to containment procedures are planned.

Addendum: The substance covering SCP-173's chamber is blood and feces. Origin is as of yet unknown. The chamber is to be cleaned on a Bi-weekly basis.

□ SCP-173 but we put every word through thesaurus.com □

▣ SCP-173 but we put every word through thesaurus.com ▣

Thing #: SCP-173

Item Social Rank: Euclid

Out of the Ordinary Excess Baggage Modus Operandi: Thing SCP-173 is to be clutched in a fastened bag at all tempos. When human resources must probe SCP-173's bag, nay lower than trigonal may butt in at any continuance and the portal is to be resealed in the wake of them. At all life spans, two riffraff must supply head-on peeper-interface with SCP-173 until all riffraff have vacated and resealed the bag.

Blow-By-Blow: Pushed to Wherever-19 1993. parentage is as of yet unsung. It is hammered from monolithic hardware with traces of Krylon brand throw-around stain. SCP-173 is zoetic and violently vitriolic. The thing cannot go while within a in beeline column of field of vision. column of field of vision must not be mutilated at any occasion with SCP-173. Riffraff prescribed to jump in bag are learned to tip off one another in days of yore batting eyelashes. Thing is recounted to lay siege through popping the scruff at the pedastal of the mind, or by shushing. In the celebration of a dirty deed, riffraff are to get a load of social rank 4 hairy out-of-the-ordinary excess baggage.

Riffraff bring word of vibrations of grinding gem birthing from enclosed by the bag when nix riffraff is accounted for within. This is appraised run-of-the-mill, and any metamorphosis in this way of life should be recounted to the surrogate HMCL zookeeper taking care of business.

Extra: The crimson terra-cotta texture on the carpet is a combination of poop and hemoglobin. Author of this paraphernalia is untold. The vault must be unloaded on a bi-every once in a while basis.

□ SCP-173 but written in as few words as possible □

▣ SCP-173 but written in as few words as possible ▣

#: 173

Class: Euclid

SCP: Kept in locked container. personnel enter container, no fewer 3 enter and door relocked behind. Two maintain eye contact with 173 until personnel vacate.

Description: Moved Site. Unknown. Constructed concrete rebar with Krylon paint. Is animate. Cannot move within sight. Sight not broken with 173. Personnel alert blinking. Object snap neck. In attack, personnel observe 4 procedures.

Scraping within container. Normal.

Substance on floor. Unknown. Cleaned bi-weekly.

□ SCP-173 but with no 5th letter of the alphabet □

▣ SCP-173 but with no 5th letter of the alphabet ▣

Thing #: SCP-173

Thing Class: Mild

Significant Constraining Program: Thing SCP-173 is to stay in a shut location on all occasions. If staff must go into SCP-173's room, 3 plus must go in at any occasion and its door has to shut following staff's approach. At all occasions, two folks must maintain continuous pupil contact with SCP-173 until all staff withdrawn from and shut SCP-173's room's door.

Summary of analysis: Moving of SCP-173 to Facility-19 was in 1993. Origin is as of now unknown. It is built from artificial rock and iron staffs with bits of Krylon brand spray paint. SCP-173 is shifting and highly malignant. SCP-173 cannot shift if within a continuous path of sight. Path of sight must not not occur at any occasion with SCP-173. Staff who go into SCP-173's room must notify all in SCP-173's room prior to blinking. SCP-173 is known to attack by snapping a folk's body just at folk's skull's bottom, or by strangulation. If an attack occurs, staff must follow Class 4 hazardous thing constraining programs.

Staff mark that sounds of scraping rock originating from within SCP-173's room occur if no staff can look at SCP-173. This is known as normal, and any switch in this habit should act as a prompt to notify your HMCL boss on duty.

A Brownish-maroon liquid on SCP-173's room's floor is a combination of poop and blood. Origin of this liquid is unknown. Purification of SCP-173's room shall occur on a bi-monthly basis.

□ SCP-173 but it's opposite day □

▣ SCP-173 but it's opposite day ▣

Item #: SCP-096

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-096 is to be contained in its cell, a 5 m x 5 m x 5 m airtight steel cube, at all times. Weekly checks for any cracks or holes are mandatory. There are to be absolutely no video surveillance or optical tools of any kind inside SCP-096's cell. Security personnel will use pre-installed pressure sensors and laser detectors to ensure SCP-096's presence inside the cell.

Any and all photos, video, or recordings of SCP-096's likeness are strictly forbidden without approval from Dr. ███ and O5-█.

Description: SCP-096 is a humanoid creature measuring approximately 2.38 meters in height. Subject shows very little muscle mass, with preliminary analysis of body mass suggesting mild malnutrition. Arms are grossly out of proportion with the rest of the subject's body, with an approximate length of 1.5 meters each. Skin is mostly devoid of pigmentation, with no sign of any body hair.

SCP-096's jaw can open to four (4) times the norm of an average human. Other facial features remain similar to an average human, with the exception of the eyes, which are also devoid of pigmentation. It is not yet known whether SCP-096 is blind or not. It shows no signs of any higher brain functions, and is not considered to be sapient.

SCP-096 is normally extremely docile, with pressure sensors inside its cell indicating it spends most of the day pacing by the eastern wall. However, when someone views SCP-096's face, whether it be directly, via video recording, or even a photograph, it will enter a stage of considerable emotional distress. SCP-096 will cover its face with its hands and begin screaming, crying, and babbling incoherently. Approximately one (1) to two (2) minutes after the first viewing, SCP-096 will begin running to the person who viewed its face (who will from this point on be referred to as SCP-096-1).

Documented speeds have varied from thirty-five (35) km/h to ███ km/h, and seems to depend on distance from SCP-096-1. At this point, no known material or method can impede SCP-096's progress. The actual position of SCP-096-1 does not seem to affect SCP-096's response; it seems to have an innate sense of SCP-096-1's location. Note: This reaction does not occur when viewing artistic depictions (see Document 096-1).

Upon arriving at SCP-096-1's location, SCP-096 will proceed to kill and [DATA EXPUNGED] SCP-096-1. 100% of cases have left no traces of SCP-096-1. SCP-096 will then sit down for several minutes before regaining its composure and becoming docile once again. It will then attempt to make its way back to its natural habitat, [DATA REDACTED]

Due to the possibility of a mass chain reaction, including breach of Foundation secrecy and large civilian loss of life, retrieval of subject should be considered Alpha priority.

Dr. ███ has also petitioned for immediate termination of SCP-096 (see Interview 096-1). Order is awaiting approval. Termination order has been approved, and is to be carried out by Dr. ███ on [DATA REDACTED]. See Incident-096-1-A.

Audio log from Interview 096-1:

Interviewer: Dr. ███

Interviewed: Captain (Ret.) █████████, former commander of retrieval team Zulu 9-A

Retrieval Incident #096-1-A

<Begin Log>

[████████ ████████ Time, Research Area ██]

Capt. █████████: It always sucks ass to get Initial Retrieval duty. You have no idea what the damn thing is capable of besides what jacked up information the field techies can scrape up, and you're lucky if they even tell you the whole story. They told us to "bag and tag." Didn't tell us jackshit about not looking at the damn thing.

Dr. ███: Could you describe the mission, please?

Capt. █████████: Yeah, sorry. We had two choppers, one with my team and one on backup with Zulu 9-B and Dr. ██████. We spotted the target about two clicks north of our patrol path. I'm guessing he wasn't facing our direction, else he would have taken us out then and there.

Dr. ███: Your report says SCP-096 didn't react to the cold? It was -██o C.

Capt. █████████: Actually, it was -██. And yes, it was butt naked and didn't so much as shiver. Anyway, we landed, approached the target, and Corporal ██ got ready to bag it. That's when Dr. ██████ called. I turned to answer it, and that's what saved me. The target must have turned and my whole squad saw it.

Dr. ███: That's when SCP-096 entered an agitated emotional state?

Capt. █████████: Yep. [Interviewed now pauses for a second before continuing] Sorry. Got the willies for a second.

Dr. ███: That's all right.

Capt. █████████: Yeah. Well, I never saw its face. My squad did, and they paid for it up the ass.

Dr. ███: Could you describe it a little more, please?

Capt. █████████: [Pauses] Yeah, yeah. It started screaming at us, and crying. Not animal roaring though, sounded exactly like a person. Really fucking creepy. [Pauses again] We started firing when it picked up Corporal ██ and ripped off his leg. God, he was screaming for our help… fuckin 'A… anyway, we were blowing chunks out of the target, round after round. Didn't do jackshit. I almost lost it when it started [DATA EXPUNGED] him.

Dr. ███: That's when you ordered the use of an [Papers are heard moving] AT-4 HEDT launcher?

Capt. █████████: An anti-tank gun. Started carrying it ever since SCP-███ got loose. I've seen those tear through tanks like tissue paper. Did the same thing to the target.

Dr. ███: There was significant damage to SCP-096?

Capt. █████████: It didn't even fucking flinch. It kept tearing apart my squad, but with half of its torso gone. [He draws a large half-circle across his torso]

Dr. ███: But it was taking damage?

Capt. █████████: If it was, it wasn't showing it. It must have lost all its organs, all its blood, but it didn't acknowledge any of it. Its bone structure wasn't hurt at all, though. It kept tearing my squad apart.

Dr. ███: So no actual structural damage. How many rounds would you say were fired at SCP-096?

Capt. █████████: At the least? A thousand. Our door gunner kept his GAU-19 on it for at least twenty seconds. Twenty fucking seconds. That's six hundred .50 caliber rounds pumped into the thing. Might as well been spitting at it.

Dr. ███: This is when Zulu 9-B arrived?

Capt. █████████: Yeah, and my squad was gone. Zulu 9-B managed to get the bag over its head, and it just sat down. We got it into the chopper and got it here. I don't know how I never saw its face. Maybe God or Buddha or whoever thought I should live. The jackass.

Dr. ███: We have obtained an artist's depiction of SCP-096's face. Would you like to view it?

Capt. █████████: [Pauses] You know, after hearing that thing's screams, and the screams of my men, I don't think I want to put a face to what I heard. No. Just… no.

Dr. ███: All right, I believe we are done here. Thank you, Captain.

[Chairs are heard moving, and footsteps leave the room. Captain (Ret.) █████████ is confirmed to have left Interview Room 22.]

Dr. ███: Let this be on record that I am formally requesting SCP-096 be terminated as soon as possible.

<End log>

□ SCP-173 but it's opposite day (for real this time (we put a lot of work into it this time around (I promise we didn't just copy and paste SCP-096 like last time))) □

▣ SCP-173 but it's opposite day (for real this time (we put a lot of work into it this time around (I promise we didn't just copy and paste SCP-096 like last time))) ▣

The incorrect Item # is: SCP-173

Object Class isn't: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Item SCP-173 should never be kept in a locked container, ever. When personnel must enter the chamber for twice-weekly dirtying of SCP-173's non-existent chamber, there must be no more than 2 persons entering and all must maintain indirect eye contact with SCP-173.

Description: Moved from Site-19 3991. Origin is well documented. It isn't constructed from concrete and rebar and there are no traces of Krylon brand spray paint. SCP-173 is stationary and very polite. The object moves while within a direct line of sight. Line of sight must never occur at any time with SCP-173. Personnel not assigned to enter non-existent container are given no instructions. Object is reported to hug by snapping the neck at the base of the skull. In the event of a hug, personnel are to observe Class -4 love receiving procedures.

Personnel don't report sounds. This is considered anomalous, and any change in this behaviour should be considered normal.

The greenish blue substance on the ceiling is two distinct splotches of paint. Origin of these materials is well documented. The enclosure must be dirtyied twice-weekly.

□ SCP-173 but it's backwards □

▣ SCP-173 but it's backwards ▣

Item #: SCP-371

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: All specimens of SCP-371 are to be contained in ocean-water tanks, filled with at least seven hundred fifty (750) liters of water (approx. 200 gallon) per specimen at between 2 and 5 degrees Celsius. Walls may be constructed of any waterproof metal or plate glass, and at least two inches thick. Once every thirty (30) days, a live animal weighing between 25 and 45 kilograms (preferably oceanic fish, although in emergencies, any terrestrial vertebrate including humans with the head kept suspended above water will suffice) is to be deposited in the containment unit. Following the completion of the lytic cycle after ten days, several SCP-371 specimens may be maintained, and all extra are to be strained out of the excurrent water, dried, and incinerated.

Any personnel entering SCP-371's containment chamber intentionally must be equipped with SCUBA gear, commercially available “shark-proof” diving armor, thick faceplates, and kevlar helmets. If these measures fail or are breached for any reason, the animal supply for that month may be skipped.

There are currently 15 SCP-371 specimens in containment.

Description: SCP-371 is a macroscopic marine virus, similar in appearance to a bacteriophage. SCP-371 specimens range in size from between 20 centimeters to 2.5 meters, are somewhat transparent, and can be mistaken for jellyfish in water.

SCP-371's physiology and behavior appear similar to ordinary microscopic viruses, although with several adaptions that make it a notable marine predator: the contractile tail fibers, shown in Image A, are composed of stiffened proteins and are adapted for locomotion (swimming, grasping, walking on the ocean floor); a sharpened and hardened beak-like base plate, rendering the virus capable of injecting genetic material through the dermal skin of multicellular prey; and presumably unknown sensory organs (SCP-371 cannot see or hear, but appears to hunt by sensing heat, vibrations, and pressure/salinity gradients). Most notable is SCP-371's encoding mechanism, which does not use the direct injection of DNA or RNA, but rather numerous microscopic DNA-encoding packets, which enter host cells and use them to respawn the macroscopic organism inside the host.

Stages of SCP-371 Infection

0 Hours, Infection: SCP-371 pierces host's skin and injects genetic material into the host, usually into the cranial or abdominal cavity, causing significant pain.

8 Hours, Transcription (“Bonding”): SCP-371 genetic “packets” begin normal transcription/translation process, bonding with host RNA.

95 Hours, Synthesis (“Spawning”): As host cells replicate, they begin to encode extracellular proteins in the abdominal cavity, which form new SCP-371 specimens over time (between 10 and 100, depending on host size; specimen size also changes with host size).

240 Hours, Lysis (“Bursting”): Once specimens have reached 20 centimeters in size, they exit the host body in a modified bursting pattern, causing severe trauma to the host and often resulting in serious bleeding, internal injuries, and death. SCP-371 lyses only in water, and for terrestrial prey will postpone this stage until the host enters water again.

For the rest of its life cycle, SCP-371 hunts and apparently filters salts and sediments from ocean water in order to grow up to 2.5 meters in size. The virus' average life cycle is 60 days, although the oldest contained specimen is currently 109 days old.

Addendum 371-A

The initial SCP-371 specimens were found in the ████████████ area of the Caribbean Sea, following the death of ████████ ███████, who was attacked when diving with a partner, who managed to capture film of three SCP-371 specimens clinging onto him (two on the head, one on the chest). The specimens lysed ten days later when Mr. ███████ was taking a bath.

Foundation-prepared explorational vehicles discovered and contained the initial specimens. Recently, a civilian research expedition to the Guayamas Basin trench brought up footage of more specimens, and it is theorized that SCP-371 is native to Hadal areas of the ocean floor, including vent areas, surfacing when prey becomes scarce.

□ SCP-173 but it's SCP-173 □

□ SCP-173 but it's all addendums □

▣ SCP-173 but it's all addendums ▣

Item #: SCP-173

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Item SCP-173 is to be kept in a locked container at all times.

Description: SCP-173 is a statue.

Addendum 173.1: Object was transferred to Site-19.

Addendum 173.2: Investigation of SCP-173's structure has discovered it to be made of concrete and rebar with traces of Krylon brand spray paint.

Addendum 173.3: During inspection of SCP-173, Dr. █████ was terminated by SCP-173 when attempting to leave the container.

Addendum 173.4: When not stared at, SCP-173 has shown the ability to move.

Addendum 173.5: Update to containment procedures must require at least 3 personnel must be watching SCP-173 when any persons are inside its container.

Addendum 173.6: A commonality between all victims of SCP-173 has been found to be the snapping of the neck.

Addendum 173.7: Personnel report sounds of scraping stone originating from within the container when no one is present inside. This is considered normal, and any change in this behaviour should be reported to the acting HMCL supervisor on duty.

Addendum 173.8: The reddish brown substance on the floor is a combination of feces and blood. Origin of these materials is unknown. The enclosure must be cleaned on a bi-weekly basis.

□ SCP-173 but SCP-173 but its a format screw □

▣ SCP-173 but SCP-173 but its a format screw ▣

That's what all of these are already, idiot.

□ SCP-173 but it's a Reader X 173 fanfiction □

▣ SCP-173 but it's a Reader X 173 fanfiction ▣

Taken by the Statue

You hear the sirens blaring. You don't care.

"CONTAINMENT BREACH!!! CONTAINMENT BREACH!!!" Someone yells, running past you down the flickering corridor.

I wonder what that guy must be running from? you think as you walk in the direction he was moving away from.

You round the corner. There he is. Standing, out in the open, naked as the day he was built. His Krylon face as cool as the night is black. His rebar limbs poking from his strong, stony flesh like delectable spears of pineapple.

You rip off your labcoat. Ready for his divine embrace.

"Take me! Lay your metallic hands on my shoulders and lay siege to me!" you cry out, ready for his approach "Release me from this mortal coil, my love!"

You take in every inch of his concrete charm. Savouring every second, burning his majestic image into your mind, one last time. You're ready. You close your eyes.

It starts in a flash. His wonderfully cold and strong appendages are lain across your pulsating flesh, seizing your neck like the apple unto Eden. There is a moment. It lasts for a lifetime.

"Take me, you whisper one last time," you whisper one last time.1

Then, you feel it. Your spine, coming apart, inducing the purest euphoria you've ever known. The tendons, snapping, one by one, is an orgasmic release of all the pent up love you've felt looking over 173's chamber for all those years.

Finally, you have been released. You are free.2

□ SCP-173 but it's an entry in the Log of Anomalous Items □

▣ SCP-173 but it's an entry in the Log of Anomalous Items ▣

Item Description: A statue that moves when not directly looked at.

Date of Recovery: ██-██-████

Location of Recovery: An anartist's warehouse in L.A. California

Current Status: Moved to Site-19.

Notes: Shouldn't this be reclassified as a full SCP file? The 173 slot is the earliest slot available, it could be redesignated to that slot.

□ SCP-173 but it's DDD-173 □

▣ SCP-173 but it's DDD-173 ▣

Item Number: DDD-173

Destruction Class: Destroyed

Destruction Damage Details: DDD-173 was hit with a sledgehammer a lot. It cannot move anymore and has been reclassified as destroyed.

Description Description Description: Thrown into the ocean in 1993. It used to be a statue that moved. Now it is a pile of rubble at the bottom of the sea.

□ SCP-173 but you can only read it if you look in the page source □

▣ SCP-173 but you can only read it if you look in the page source ▣

□ SCP-173 but it's a poem □

▣ SCP-173 but it's a poem ▣

173 is what to call this mass,

With Euclid being known as its class.

Containment of this item is to keep it locked,

enter with less than three, and you shall be blocked.

Laying eyes on this creature is your only hope,

embracing darkness is a big ol' nope.

Description starts in a bloodstained room,

with a concrete creature of foreboding doom.

With speed and strength and unwavering might,

your only savior is line of sight.

Origin's knowledge hath been lost,

moved to Site-19 at a hearty cost.

While cleaning the room be sure to take care,

might something go wrong follow procedure.

Sounds of scraping can pierce the ear,

when no one's inside but someone is near.

The reddish-brown substance spread wall-to-wall,

is feces and blood, a disgusting meatball.

□ SCP-173 but described by Dr Trintavon's younger brother □

▣ SCP-173 but described by Dr Trintavon's younger brother ▣

All that is known about SCP-173:

It is tall

It can move around 6 feet per blink

It snaps your neck and it produces red liquid when people are not in the chamber

It moves every time someone blinks (kind of like what I said)

If you are not looking at it it moves as well

It has lore

It kills people.

It's a peanut.

It's also an SCP (an edible SCP).

It was made by a guy on meth.

Addendum 173.1: That dude on meth, forgot what meth was so he sniffled spray paint and the spray paint got in him and it turned him into a concrete dude, and he's SCP-173 2.0. now.

□ SCP-173 but we translated it way too many times □

▣ SCP-173 but we translated it way too many times ▣

'Kimo No.': SCP-173

Contents: Euclid

Special Note: SCP-173 is to be kept in a secure container at all times. When an employee enters the box SCP-173, more than three people can enter at a time, with the door closing behind them. At this point, both workers are to maintain eye contact with SCP-173 until the container is discarded.

Description: Postponed to January 19, 1993. Case unknown. The Krylon brand is a product of Al-Muttaat and Hadid. SCP-173's activity on anger and rabies. Objects cannot move in a straight line from all directions. No more than one SCP-173 data cable at any other time. Some designated staff must enter the plaza with some warnings before touching the plaza. Cuts and cross sections of columns can be distinguished. In the stable case, the party cites the disclosure of level 4 losses and the effort to cut the outer rock volume from the reservoir, which is different from the interior. This order is taken for granted and must be communicated to the HMCL responsible for these changes.

Additional: The existing red material on the ground is a mixture of brass and blood. The reason for this is unclear. The water needs to be washed daily.

□ SCP-173 but it's SCP-173 But... □

□ SCP-173 but there are way too many footnotes □

▣ SCP-173 but there are way too many footnotes ▣

Item #:3 SCP-1734

Object Class:5 Euclid6

Special Containment Procedures:7 Item SCP-1738 is to be kept in a locked container at all times9. When personnel must enter SCP-17310's container11, no fewer than 312 may enter at any time and the door is to be relocked behind them13. At all times, two persons14 must maintain direct eye contact with SCP-17315 until all personnel have vacated and relocked the container16.

Description:17 Moved to Site-19 199318. Origin is as of yet unknown19. It is constructed from concrete and rebar with traces of Krylon brand spray paint20. SCP-17321 is animate and extremely hostile22. The object cannot move while within a direct line of sight23. Line of sight must not be broken at any time with SCP-17324. Personnel assigned to enter container25 are instructed to alert one another before blinking26. Object is reported to attack by snapping the neck at the base of the skull, or by strangulation27. In the event of an attack, personnel are to observe Class 4 hazardous object containment procedures28.

Personnel report sounds of scraping stone originating from within the container when no one is present inside29. This is considered normal, and any change in this behaviour should be reported to the acting HMCL supervisor on duty30.

The reddish brown substance on the floor is a combination of feces and blood31. Origin of these materials is unknown32. The enclosure must be cleaned on a bi-weekly basis33.

□ SCP-173 but SCP-173 but it's only a footnote □

▣ SCP-173 but it's only a footnote ▣

34

□ SCP-173 but it's an interview log □

▣ SCP-173 but it's an interview log ▣

<Begin Log>

Dr. Wunderstien: Good afternoon, D-23545. How was your experience with SCP-173?

D-23545: It's Trevor doc. Get it right next time! And I'm doing terrible by the way, thanks for asking. No thanks to your [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] attitude either! I walked in there, only to find blood and [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] everywhere, I mean everywhere. It was on the floors, the walls, the ceiling for some reason, I mean is this thing a poop artillery or something!? And of course, Jeremy the little [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] is vomiting in the corner not even trying stare at the godforsaken thing! So I'm here alone- besides Susan but who cares about her anyway, she's useless, she's only got one eye after all. Again, no thanks to you and your [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] Foundation or whatever! -digging through this mound of [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] that this pile of stone is acting all high and mighty on like he's the king of the [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] hill!

Dr. Wunderstien: And ho-

D-23545: I ain't done yet! See this is what I'm talking about. You can't even let me finish. God! Anyways, as I was saying, Jermy's in the corner, vomiting, Susan's next to me, half-looking and I'm the only one bothering to do the god[EXPLETIVE REDACTED] job! Just covered in blood and [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] trying not to slip so I fall face-first into the god[EXPLETIVE REDACTED] [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] and what do ya know!? I cough once, once- and it was more of a half-cough if you ask me- so I cough, right? I hear a cracking sound and I'm like [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] it got Jermy, but noooo, turn around, it got Susan- guess I lost the bet on that one -so of course Jermy starts screaming like the little [EXPLETIVE REDACTED] he is, and the statue's just staring at us like, 'who's it gonna be?' me, Jermy? me, Jermy? Personally, I was hoping for Jermy.

Dr. Wunderstien: And how did that make you feel?

Germie: How does it make him feel!?

<End Log>

□ SCP-173 but posted to the /x/ board of 4chan □

▣ SCP-173 but posted to the /x/ board of 4chan ▣

Item#: SCP-173

Special Containment Procedures: Item SPC-173 is to be kept in a locked container at all times. When personnel must enter SCP-173's container, no fewer than 3 may enter at any time and the door is to be relocked behind them. At all times, two persons must be looking at SCP-173 until all personnel have vacated and relocked the container.

Description: Moved to Site19 1993, little is known about item number SCM-173's origins. It is constructed from concrete and rebar and was once painted with Crylon brand spraypaint.

SCP-173 is animate and malevolent, if given the chance it will kill anyone within it's line of site. It's weakness however is that it does not move while being watched. Despite this paralysis it is still highly dangerous; able to cover at least 2 meters in the literal blink of an eye. It typicaly kills by either snapping the victim's neck from behind, or grabbing the victim's throat and strangling him. Whatever animates SCP-173 does not give it much force with which to break things, as seen above a large room with unbarred windows is fully capable of containing it. It's grip however is unbreakable, as when it is not moving the statue is as hard and strong as concrete.

While left alone in it's room, one can hear a stone-on-stone scraping from within that is believed to be the sound of the SCP-173 moving about.

The reddish brown substance on the floor is a combination of feces and blood. We don't know (nor wish to find out) where it comes from or how it arrives but SCP-173's container will slowly fill with these substances. In order to ensure that bacterial growth within does not begin to damage the building it is contained in, and to maintain some level of sanitation, the enclosure must be cleaned on a bi-weekly basis.

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Footnotes

1. you whisper one last time.

2. Dr. Trintavon says he's really sorry for this bit. (I'm not though)

3. Used to denote what series the SCP falls into and for categorizing purposes.

4. The SCP in question's designation. This being the one hundred and seventy-third SCP (not including the 001 slot which contains multiple different articles).

5. Ways to denote the difficulty to contain the anomalous item/entity.

6. Euclid is regarded as having a mediocre difficulty in containment.

7. This is where we get to the good stuff folks. In the Special Containment Procedures, you will find all the information on how to keep the object locked away.

8. The SCP in question's designation. This being the one hundred and seventy-third SCP (not including the 001 slot which contains multiple different articles).

9. A very basic style of containment. Basically, just stick it in a room and don't let it out.

10. The SCP in question's designation. This being the one hundred and seventy-third SCP (not including the 001 slot which contains multiple different articles).

11. The aforementioned locked container.

12. This is due to- well, I'll let you see in a couple of sentences…

13. Because as we all know, SCP-173 need to be in a locked container.

14. Meaning two thirds of the total personnel in the chamber.

15. The SCP in question's designation. This being the one hundred and seventy-third SCP (not including the 001 slot which contains multiple different articles).

16. Again, referring to that locked container from earlier

17. We're getting into the meat of the article now!

18. This is the stupidest sentence ever written.

19. Most likely due to negligence on the researcher's part.

20. I looked it up, Krylon is a real spray paint!

21. The SCP in question's designation. This being the one hundred and seventy-third SCP (not including the 001 slot which contains multiple different articles).

22. The reason why it's considered hostile is because it will attack by snapping the neck at the base of the skull, or by strangulation.

23. Meaning you gotta stare at this thing or it will come up to you and kill ya!

24. The SCP in question's designation. This being the one hundred and seventy-third SCP (not including the 001 slot which contains multiple different articles).

25. Again, referring to that locked container from earlier

26. This is due to the fact that they would all be killed if they blinked at the same time.

27. See? I told you it does that!

28. No idea what those are. To my knowledge, they've never actually been described anywhere.

29. Me thinks it's SCP-173 making this sound since it only happens when no one is there (aka when SCP-173 could move.

30. Notifying ones superior is always a good practice, not only in fictional stories but also in real life too!

31. Presumably being expelled by SCP-173.

32. Most likely due to negligence on the researcher's part.

33. Meaning every other week, not twice a week.

34. Item #: SCP-173

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Item SCP-173 is to be kept in a locked container at all times. When personnel must enter SCP-173's container, no fewer than 3 may enter at any time and the door is to be relocked behind them. At all times, two persons must maintain direct eye contact with SCP-173 until all personnel have vacated and relocked the container.

Description: Moved to Site-19 1993. Origin is as of yet unknown. It is constructed from concrete and rebar with traces of Krylon brand spray paint. SCP-173 is animate and extremely hostile. The object cannot move while within a direct line of sight. Line of sight must not be broken at any time with SCP-173. Personnel assigned to enter container are instructed to alert one another before blinking. Object is reported to attack by snapping the neck at the base of the skull, or by strangulation. In the event of an attack, personnel are to observe Class 4 hazardous object containment procedures.

Personnel report sounds of scraping stone originating from within the container when no one is present inside. This is considered normal, and any change in this behaviour should be reported to the acting HMCL supervisor on duty.

The reddish brown substance on the floor is a combination of feces and blood. Origin of these materials is unknown. The enclosure must be cleaned on a bi-weekly basis.