SCP-4255 - SCP Foundation Lecture Notes

Introduction

• Item #: SCP-4255
• Object Class: Keter
• Secondary Classification: Cracked-Veil Uncontained anomaly

Special Containment Procedures

• Procedure-Yule-02:
  • Implemented annually on November 22nd at 12:00 PM UTC.
  • Memetic agents used in media to implant false memories related to Christmas.
  • Affected individuals believe gifts are from SCP-4255.
  • Unaffected individuals to be manually treated.
  • Military aircrafts track SCP-4255 versions on December 24th.
  • Use of lethal force is prohibited.
  • Social media monitoring post-Christmas for images or theories related to SCP-4255.
  • Class-A Amnestics used in extreme cases to erase information.

Description

• Appearance:
  • Humanoid male in his 60-70s.
  • Approximately 1.4m tall, 150kg.
  • Resembles traditional "Santa Claus."
• SCP-4255-1:
  • Red and gold ornate sleigh.
  • Capable of flight at ~100km/h.
  • Drawn by eight reindeer-like entities without heat signatures.
• Manifestations:
  • Occur at 8:00 PM UTC on December 24th.
  • Appear 1km above Earth's surface.
  • Up to 294 versions appear globally.
  • Follows a pattern: lands near Christmas-celebrating households, delivers gifts.
  • Gifts are non-anomalous with high accuracy to children's preferences.

Abilities

• Temporal Abilities:
  • Can create small-scale temporal anomalies.
  • Uses abilities to enter households and evade capture.

Addendums

• Addendum-4255-1:
  • First contact made via audio transmission before 2018 manifestation.
• Addendum-4255-2:
  • Discovery of controllable time travel led to creation of Foundation Department of Chronology.
  • Stan Clane, matching SCP-4255 description, taken into custody.
  • Clane given tools to perform SCP-4255's functions to avoid paradox scenarios.
  • Large sleigh and AI (BTKAI) created to assist.
  • Clane to complete his duties as SCP-4255 by Christmas of 2021.

Notes

• Footnotes:
  • No connection to Saint Nicholas.
  • Reindeer also known as caribou.

Conclusion

• SCP-4255 involves elements of science fiction and fantasy within the SCP universe.
• Measures are in place to manage its influence and maintain the secrecy of its operations.