SCP-8103

Discovery
SCP-8103 was developed through a joint effort between PENTAGRAM and Prometheus Labs as part of a project dubbed “The 28th Amendment.” The project was founded upon the belief that the United States should not be perceived as an inferior power within the greater anomalous sphere and should maintain a degree of autonomy over anomalous phenomena occurring within its own territory, rather than allowing external organizations such as the Foundation to establish a monopoly over their containment and management.

To this end, the “Little American” doll line was developed as a home self-defense tool and rapid-response measure intended to protect American citizens from phenomena that could be classified as “supernatural.” However, immediately following the release of SCP-8103, several technical flaws were discovered within its mechanics, necessitating the recall of all distributed products. These issues were further compounded by financial difficulties that ultimately resulted in the bankruptcy of Prometheus Labs. With the project's primary contractor dissolved and the flaws within SCP-8103 deemed too extensive to rectify, PENTAGRAM subsequently abandoned “The 28th Amendment” and appealed to the Foundation and UIU for assistance in containing the instances that had already been distributed throughout the United States.

Testing logs
The following testing logs were conducted using D-Class personnel to determine the properties and flaws of SCP-8103. D-Class selected to act as the “ward” were first subjected to a one-week acclimation period, during which an instance of SCP-8103 was placed in their cell. This was intended to allow the instance to recognize the D-Class as an individual under its protection before testing began.

D-246273 (Intruder) was instructed to approach D-89906 (Ward) without a weapon. D-89906 was instructed to scream “help” to gauge SCP-8103's response.

Upon hearing D-89906 scream for help, one instance of SCP-8103-1 manifested and promptly terminated D-246273.

It would appear SCP-8103 either doesn't care or simply doesn't recognize that D-246273 wasn't armed. Put two rounds in his head and vanished into thin air.
— Senior Researcher Blackwolf

An action film was played on a television in front of D-89906.

Upon hearing gunshots and screams from the television, one instance of SCP-8103-1 manifested and destroyed the television with gunfire.

Unusually sensitive to sound. I don't think it can actually differentiate between screams coming from the ward and screams from another source. Either that, or it perceives screaming of any kind as a threat.
— Senior Researcher Blackwolf

D-53983 was provided with a handgun containing limited ammunition and a ballistic vest and instructed to attempt to terminate D-89906.

Upon hearing the gunshots, one instance of SCP-8103-1 manifested. After exchanging fire with D-53983, the instance was terminated. A second instance promptly manifested in its place, though D-53983 successfully managed to terminate D-89906. Following D-89906's death, SCP-8103-1 demanifested and ceased activity.

Interesting. SCP-8103 can apparently manifest replacement instances indefinitely, but completely ceases doing so once it detects that the ward is deceased. It appears to possess some limited form of sentience, then.
— Senior Researcher Blackwolf

Incident 8103-1A
On 17/09/20██, D-49077, who was undergoing the acclimation process for testing with SCP-8103, attempted to escape by exploiting a previously undocumented property of the anomaly.

CCTV footage from within D-49077's cell shows the D-Class repeatedly telling SCP-8103 that it was being held captive and needed to escape. Upon hearing this, an instance of SCP-8103-1 manifested carrying a C-4 breaching charge and proceeded to destroy the door to D-49077's cell. D-49077 subsequently navigated through the corridors of Site-██ with SCP-8103 in hand, with replacement instances manifesting whenever the previous instance of SCP-8103-1 was terminated by on-site security.

The escape attempt was ultimately foiled when a nearby squad from Mobile Task Force Epsilon-6 (“Village Idiots”) was dispatched to the facility. D-49077 was terminated following a brief engagement, with only minimal injuries and no personnel fatalities sustained by Epsilon-6.

Following the incident, all future testing involving D-Class personnel in the “Ward” role was suspended and replaced with Foundation field agents.

Interview Log

Date: 24/10/20██
Location: Site-██

Interviewed: Agent Donahue
Interviewee: Senior Researcher Blackwolf

Agent Donahue, who was undergoing the acclimation process for the “Ward” role in testing with SCP-8103, had lodged numerous complaints and submitted several bills to the Financial Department for damages incurred to their residence as a result of SCP-8103's anomalous properties. The following interview was conducted to determine the extent of these issues.

Hello, Donahue. I understand you've lodged numerous complaints against SCP-8103 and sent, uh, quite a few bills for the Financial Department to pay. Why is that?

That damn thing has been ruining my fucking life! It's so fucking sensitive I can't do anything without those soldiers stomping around my house and gunning down whatever the fuck it thinks is putting me “in danger.”

Anything specifically?

I had to fucking move to an isolated part of town because people kept getting woken up by the gunshots in the middle of the night. I may be traveling abroad, doing God knows what for the Foundation, but I'm still trying to play the role of a civilian. I can't deal with cops knocking on my door because my fucking living room sounds like Fallujah at two in the morning.

According to these reports, SCP-8103 has also caused damage to your television, several windows, your front door, and your kitchen appliances.

Yeah, and that's not even the worst of it.

What is?

I was having a friend over one night.

A friend?

Yeah, well, things got a little loud, and the fucking thing goes off. Next thing I know, I've got a Navy SEAL kicking down my bedroom door and unloading a mag at my bedroom wall.

The wall?

The wall, Blackwolf. The fucking wall. Apparently Saddam fucking Hussein was hiding in my walls.

Was anyone injured?

No. But I had to explain to my guest why there was a six-inch hole in my bedroom wall and a dead soldier on my fucking carpet.

The instance demanifested shortly afterward?

Yeah. Left me with the bill, though.

I see.

And then there was the smoke detector.

The smoke detector?

Burnt toast.

Ah.

That thing hears the smoke alarm, apparently decides I'm being attacked by the fucking Germans, and suddenly I've got some soldier shooting holes through my kitchen cabinets.

There is a brief silence as Blackwolf flips through several pages of the report.

You also submitted a bill from ██████ Home Security.

Yeah.

Why?

I forgot I had the alarm system armed.

And?

I came home late, opened the door, alarm goes off, and that fucking thing immediately deploys a soldier with a goddamn musket.

Against you?

Against the alarm.

Right.

It shot the keypad.

I see.

Then it shot the smoke detector. Then it shot my fucking toaster.

Your toaster?

Apparently it was suspicious.

Blackwolf lowers the clipboard and stares at Donahue for several seconds.

Agent Donahue, perhaps the simplest solution would be to avoid situations that trigger SCP-8103.

Oh, really? You think I haven't tried that?

Have you?

Blackwolf, I've spent the last three weeks living like a fucking Amish person. I whisper when I talk. I don't watch television. I don't cook anything that can burn. I disconnected the smoke alarms. I don't listen to music. I don't even use the vacuum anymore because apparently the fucking thing thinks the noise is an artillery barrage.

And yet the incidents continue.

Yesterday I sneezed.

…What did they do?

They shot the tissue box.

Blackwolf slowly lowers the clipboard.

I think that will be sufficient for today.

Good. Because if one more goddamn Union soldier manifests in my house, I'm throwing the fucking doll in the river.

Please don't. They're technically Foundation property.

Then you take it.

Unfortunately, I'm not playing the role of the ward.

Exactly.

Following a series of similar complaints from other Foundation field agents assigned to the “Ward” role, including reports of extensive property damage and numerous incidents requiring local law enforcement intervention, all testing involving SCP-8103 was temporarily suspended pending a reevaluation by SCP-8103's containment team.

While no injuries or fatalities have been attributed to SCP-8103 during the testing period, the containment team determined that continued use of Foundation personnel as wards presented an unacceptable risk of collateral damage. Further testing was therefore prohibited until a method of safely evaluating SCP-8103's defensive capabilities without exposing personnel or civilian property to unnecessary danger could be established.

Update
Following further deliberation between SCP-8103's containment team and the O4 Council, all previous testing and containment procedures for SCP-8103 have been permanently suspended. SCP-8103 has subsequently been reclassified from Safe to Thaumiel.

Two instances of SCP-8103 have been distributed to select high-value Foundation installations worldwide. Each pair is housed within a soundproofed tempered glass container situated in a high-traffic area of its assigned Site, allowing the instances to rapidly acclimate to the personnel stationed there.

Following acclimation, SCP-8103 instances are to remain on standby until an anomalous containment breach or other emergency is detected within the facility. Instances of SCP-8103-1 have demonstrated a consistent ability to identify and respond to such incidents, making them an effective rapid-response measure in the event of a containment failure.

All active instances of SCP-8103 stationed at Foundation facilities are collectively designated as members of Mobile Task Force Iota-12 (“Rag Dolls”).

The Foundation has elected to retain this designation despite the fact that, technically speaking, none of the members of Iota-12 are mobile.