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SCP-4255 Overview and Containment Procedures

Nov 19, 2024

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.