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Warning. The Foundation database is classified. Unauthorized access will result in detainment. Within this archive you'll find the procedures, descriptions, and accounts of the most notorious anomalies we've encountered to date. Secure. Contain Protect SCP-3553. Object Class. Keter. Special Containment Procedures. All discovered instances of SCP-3553 and SCP-3553-A are to be seized by the Foundation. Instances of SCP-3553-A are to be kept in standard humanoid containment chambers.
Description. SCP-3553 is a recurring phenomenon affecting cardboard milk containers distributed in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. A total of nine SCP-3553 instances have been discovered so far. SCP-3553 manifests as a written message, usually accompanied by a photograph, concerning the disappearance of a child under the age of 16.
It provides details about the child such as their name, age, appearance, last known location, and date of disappearance. The date of disappearance is always several years into the future. The style of writing and presentation is reminiscent of the milk carton appeal in the 1980s and 1990s, but with some deviations, notably the absence of a phone number.
The disappearances thus far have all occurred within the United Kingdom and the United States, countries in which the milk carton appeal and similar initiatives took place. All of the children mentioned are real. They are henceforth referred to as instances of SCP-3553-A. Disappearances occur on the specified date without fail. They are referred to as SCP-3553 events.
Attempting to observe an SCP-3553 event has proved impossible. All attempts to do so have resulted in some impediment to the Observer's Field Division. Although Foundation personnel have only been present at three such events as of July 18, 2017. SCP-3553-8 instances have occasionally signaled some foreknowledge of what's about to happen to them in the moments immediately preceding their disappearance. SCP-3553 was first discovered on September 5th, 1991.
when a Foundation researcher discovered an SCP-3553 instance while shopping in her local supermarket in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Due to this, and the fact that at least one SCP-3553-8 instance is a child of a Foundation researcher, It is believed that the creators of SCP-3553 instances are aware of the Foundation's existence. The oldest SCP-3553 instance found seems to date from the mid-1970s, well before the milk carton appeal began.
Attempts to protect instances of SCP-3553-8 disappearing have met with no success. These attempts have centered around ensuring constant observation physical contact with SCP-3553-8 instances during the indicated time frame. Researchers are currently investigating more advanced methods of preventing SCP-3553 events, such as the use of Scranton reality anchors. Below is a list of all known SCP-3553 instances and details concerning them.
The list is ordered chronologically by presumed appearance of each instance. SCP-3553-A instance. Jonathan Brown. Born May 19, 1965. Date of SCP-3553 appearance, early to mid-1970s. Discovered December 11th, 1992. SCP-3553 text. Jonathan Brown has been missing since April 4th, 1978. He is 12 years old, 5'4", with brown hair and blue eyes. Jonathan is last seen entering the forest in Washington State. If you have any information, please contact us.
Details of SCP-3553 event. On April 4th, 1978, Jonathan Brown left his home to take a short recreational walk. He was last seen five minutes later by a neighbor, Hillary Cox, as he entered the... Forrest. In 1999, a jumper worn by Brown was discovered. No other remains had been recovered. SCP-3553-8 Instance. Sally Cartwright. Born January 29, 1979. Date of SCP-3553 appearance. Circa 1980. Discovered January 8, 1994. SCP-3553 text.
Sally Cartwright has blue eyes, blonde hair, is six years old, and is missing. She disappeared from Castle Morton Common in Worcestershire seven days ago. She likes to draw. Please contact us now with any information. Details of SCP-3553 event. On January 8, 1985, Ms. Cartwright and her parents were walking across Castle Morton Common. Ms. Cartwright became suddenly agitated and ran ahead of them.
Her parents reported her writing in a notebook she often used for drawing while she was running. Sally momentarily left her parents' field of vision, having run down a small slope. When her parents caught up, she could not be located. Only her clothes, her notebook. and a pencil were left behind. On the final page of the notebook were written the words, They're all dreaming down there. SCP-3553-A instance, Joanna Smith, born December 8th, 1986.
Date of SCP-3553 appearance. Circa September 5, 1991. The date of discovery. SCP-3553 text. Appeal to all who have information. Joanna Smith went missing in Standard Humanoid Containment Cell 18 of Site 109 on December 12, 1996. She is 10 years old, 4'1", with brown hair and green eyes. She likes to write poems and enjoys sunny days. Details of SCP-3553 event. Joanna Smith was immediately taken into Foundation custody. She was interrogated and found to know nothing about SCP-3553.
She was kept in standard humanoid containment cell 18 of Site 109. At the time of her disappearance, she was being observed by two Foundation agents. A power failure caused the lights and camera feed to go out, breaking the guard's vision of Ms. Smith. After five seconds, the power was restored. The SCP-3553 event had taken place. One of the guards, Agent Mullins, later reported hearing Ms. Smith say, I don't like the dark.
Shortly before the power outage. SCP-3553-A instance. Ali Khan. Subject could not be located or identified. SCP-3553 appearance. Circa June 15th, 1994. SCP-3553 text. Missing. Please call us urgently. Ali Khan was taken from her mother's womb on August 7th, 1999. Information desperately wanted. If you know anything, contact us. Details of SCP-3553 event. Unknown. SCP-3553-A instance. Mike Kaczynski.
Born October 20th, 1993. Date of SCP-3553 appearance, circa 2000. Discovered January 20th, 2006. SCP-3553 text. Please help urgently. Mike Kaczynski was last seen leaving Wilson's Candy Store on 5th Avenue, New York City, on May 17th, 2004. He's 4'4", with blonde hair and gray eyes, and is scared and alone. It is dark where he is. Contact us, please. Details of SCP-3553 event. Mr. Kaczynski was last seen by one James Wilson as he left Wilson's shop, Wilson's Candy Store.
Neither he nor his effects have been seen since. SCP-3553-A instance. Jacob Montauk. Born June 17, 1994. Date of SCP-3553 appearance. Circle March 1st, 2003. Discovered January 24th, 2016. SCP-3553 text. Bring him back safe. Jacob Montauk is missed by his aunt. He disappeared on May 25, 2008. He is 14 years old, 5'6", with light brown hair and green-gray eyes. He is an overly verbose writer and wants to come home dearly. It is so cold.
Please get him out. Get him out. Hi guys, Daisy here with your ad break. Okay, back to the show. Details of SCP-3553 event. On May 25, 2005, Jacob Montauk did not return home from school. His clothes and effects were later found undisturbed on the same day, beneath an oak tree. Montauk was noted to have been looking around him nervously on security camera footage taken 50 meters away. SCP-3553-A instance.
Jane Farmer, born July 9th, 2010. Date of SCP-3553 appearance, circa August 7th, 2007. SCP-3553 text. Baby Jane just wants to come home. Jane Farmer disappeared from foundation custody on 3pm on August 21st, 2012. Her mother and father miss her dearly. Please help. She has brown hair and green eyes and an unabiding fear of the dark. Please make the dreams stop. Details of SCP-3553 event.
Jane Farmer and her immediate family were taken into Foundation custody shortly after her birth. On August 21, 2012, Ms. Farmer was taken to Outdoor Testing Facility 9 at Site 44, with 10 agents and a camera feed observing her. At 15.04 hours, the camera feed went dead, and all the agents present were momentarily blinded by a sudden flash of intense light in the nearby window of testing facility D.
This was caused by experimentation on SCP. During this momentary absence of observation, the SCP-3553 event took place. A large number of recording and tracking devices had been surgically implanted into Ms. Farmer. These were left behind when Miss Farmer disappeared. SCP-3553-A Instance Robert Fenchurch Born February 26, 2006 Date of SCP-3553 appearance. Circa August 18, 2001. Discovered April 9, 2015. SCP-3553 text. Have you seen our son?
Robert Fanchurch was last seen at 2.04 a.m. at Site 1010 on July 8, 2017. He has brown eyes. His mother, Dr. Fanchurch of Site 1010, sorely misses him. Robert is a sweet child who just wants to let his mother know he's alright. He's alive. He's scared. But he's fine. Please drag him back. Details of SCP-3553 event. This event has not yet occurred. The date is in the future. Mr. Fenchurch has been taken into Foundation custody. Please see addendum 1 below for more details.
SCP-3553-A instance, Anna Singer, born September 1st, 2003. Date of SCP-3553 appearance, circa June 5th, 2013. SCP-3553 text. Bring her back from the dark. Anna Singer is 5'3 with brown eyes and blue hair. She loves to ride horses and is so cold in the dark. She wants her parents back. Where are they? She disappeared during the great containment breach on September 8th, 2018. Now she dreams in the dark. If you have any information about her whereabouts.
Please help bring me back for God's sake. Details of SCP-3553 event. Not yet occurred. Date is in the future. Ms. Singer has been taken into Foundation custody. There are no longer any containment procedures in place to prevent the impending SCP-3553 event. Research is ongoing. Addendum 1 Experiment 3553-3. Subject, Robert Fenchurch, also known as SCP-3553-A-8. Time and date, 2.03 a.m., July 8, 2017.
The time of SCP-3553-A-8's scheduled disappearance according to the corresponding SCP-3553 instance. Set up. SCP-3553-A-8 was placed in the secure testing facility of Site-1010. Twelve floodlights were aimed directly at SCP-3553-A-8, each connected to an independent power source. Fifteen Foundation personnel were observing SCP-3553-A-8. Dr. Fenchurch and Dr. Jones were holding SCP-3553-A-8's arms and hands.
Several candles and mirrors were placed around SCP-3553-A-8. In order to ease the mental stress on SCP-3553-A-8, he was informed that this was a religious ritual which would drive away demons. Several active Scranton reality anchors were placed around SCP-3553-A-8. Dr. Fonseca was the presiding researcher, viewing the events through 10 camera feeds. SCP-3553-A-8's mother, Dr. Fenchurch, requested access to SCP-3553-A-8 during the experiment. The request was approved by Dr. Fonseca.
Based on the results of prior experiments, this attempt was considered to have a low chance of success. Begin log. will be maintained by your mother and Dr. Jones. Are you feeling all right? Yes. Thank you, ma'am. Please, call me Maria. Okay. T-minus two minutes. Hang in there, Robert. One minute passes with no communication. Um... Mom? Yes, Robert? Do you... Do you think I will be okay? It's just... I feel like...
Something's coming. Dr. Fenchurch visibly tenses. You're going to be absolutely fine, Robert. Nothing could hurt you here. Everyone here is a friend. It's just that... I, um... I heard someone say... Nothing is going to happen to you, Robert. There's no way that it can. We've made sure of it. So hang in tight, okay? I'm scared. It's okay. Look around you. There's no way the demons can get you. There are lights shining all about us. Nothing can get near you.
Minus 30 seconds, Dr. Fonseca. Thanks. Maria? Yes, Robert? just trying to warn us? Robert, stop it. How do you know about that? Dreaming of home? What does that mean? Robert, are you all right? At this point, a power failure occurred, cutting off all video and audio links, as well as the floodlights. Upon restoration of power 10 seconds later, SCP-3553-A-8 was gone.
and the personnel on site were in a state of considerable distress. All of the candles were extinguished. The Scranton reality anchors were found to have completely burnt out. In the confusion, Nobody was able to observe the disappearance of SCP-3553-A-8. Dr. Jones let go of SCP-3553-A-8 at the moment of the power cut, apparently momentarily startled. Dr. Fenchurch, however, did not and reported feeling SCP-3553-A-8 being dragged downwards over the course of two to three seconds. End log.
Following this incident, Drs. Fonseca and Fenchurch requested to be transferred to different projects. Their requests have been granted. This episode was made possible thanks to our patrons. Today, I'd like to thank Thank you all. SCP Archives was created by Pacific S. Obadiah and John Grylls. SCP-3553 was written by Tufto. Our script was by Kevin Whitlock. Our narrator was John Grylls. Dr. Finesca was Nicole Goodnight.
Tal Manier was Robert Fenchurch. Rissa Montañez was Dr. Fenchurch. Rhys Terrado was Dr. Jones. Art was by Eduardo Valdez-Hevia. Our video was produced by Dakota Miller. Our theme song was by Matt Royberger. Our sound designer was Dustin Parsons. I'm your showrunner and editor, Daisy McNamara. Our creative director is Pacific Esso Padaya. And our executive producers are Tom Owen and Brad Miska. A Bloody FM production.