Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-002-CF is to be contained within a standard reinforced steel containment chamber at Site-██. Access to SCP-002-CF is restricted to Level 3 personnel or higher.
Any manifestation of SCP-002-CF must be reported immediately to the Site Director. Research involving SCP-002-CF is suspended indefinitely due to Incident CF-███ (see Incident Report CF-███).
Description:
SCP-002-CF appears to be a phenomenon characterized by the sudden appearance of large numbers of rats within a designated area, typically urban environments. The onset of SCP-002-CF events is often accompanied by reports of scratching noises, followed by the rapid appearance of rats numbering in the thousands.
Efforts to track the origin or cause of SCP-002-CF have been inconclusive. Research into potential anomalous sources or triggers is ongoing, albeit with extreme caution following Incident CF-███.
Incident Report CF-███:
On ██/██/20██, during a routine observation of SCP-002-CF, Dr. ██████, the lead researcher, exhibited increasingly erratic behavior. His notes indicated a growing fascination with the rats, describing them as "agents of cleansing" and "bringers of truth."
Shortly thereafter, Dr. ██████ breached containment, releasing SCP-002-CF into the nearby city streets. Witnesses reported that Dr. ██████ was heard chanting and encouraging the rats to "purge the impurities."
Foundation personnel intervened, resulting in the termination of Dr. ██████ and the successful recontainment of SCP-002-CF. The incident highlighted the potential memetic hazards associated with SCP-002-CF manifestations.
Addendum CF-███:
Due to the unpredictable nature of SCP-002-CF and the potential for memetic contamination, all personnel assigned to SCP-002-CF research are required to undergo regular psychological evaluations. Any signs of unusual behavior or fixation on vermin are to be reported immediately.
Research efforts are focused on developing effective containment protocols and understanding the underlying cause of SCP-002-CF manifestations.
Deep within the archives of Site-██, amidst the sterile hum of containment cells and the hushed whispers of forbidden knowledge, there lies a tale untold by official records.
It is said that on the night of Incident CF-███, as rats swarmed through the moonlit streets, a shadow stirred in the heart of darkness. Dr. ██████, consumed by visions of vermin as agents of revelation, uttered words that echoed through the sewers like a cursed hymn.
Witnesses speak of his eyes gleaming with a feverish fervor, his voice a siren call to the creatures that scurried in the shadows, drawn to his madness like moths to a flame. "Embrace the truth," he proclaimed, "for it shall set us free."
And so, amidst the chaos, the rats surged forth, heralds of a sinister enlightenment that whispered secrets only the damned could comprehend.
What drives the rats? What dark truths do they carry upon their gnarled backs? The answers, buried within the recesses of SCP-002-CF, await those brave or foolish enough to seek them.