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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: All staff involved in the containment of SCP-XXXX are to be told that SCP-XXXX is a Fifth Church member who despite possessing no anomalous qualities whatsoever, has been deemed as requiring identical containment standards to low-threat humanoids by the Overseer's Council.

The SCP-XXXX research team is forbidden from viewing SCP-XXXX directly or indirectly. Standard cognitohazardous screening is mandatory for all personnel involved with SCP-XXXX every two weeks. Personnel failing the test, or failing to comply with testing, are to be amensticzed and told they were infected by an infohazardous anomaly.

Description: SCP-XXXX is an Asian-American male by the name of Allen Nguyen, age 34. Prior to containment, SCP-XXXX was a computer programmer living in Berkeley, California.

SCP-XXXX's sole anomalous property is that anyone who views SCP-XXXX will be convinced that it is entirely non-anomalous. This effect is present in photographs, recordings, reflections, and all other forms of technology that give accurate descriptions of SCP-XXXX's body.

Those without knowledge of the anomalous are entirely unaffected by SCP-XXXX. Researchers and other foundation personnel affected will advocate for SCP-XXXX's release, as per standard protocol for Explained humanoid anomalies. All attempts to persuade them otherwise will fail, regardless of knowledge of cognitohazards.

Discovery: SCP-XXXX was found by MTF Mu-3 ("Highest Bidders") in a raid on a warehouse with known links to Marshall, Carter and Dark. The warehouse was believed to be used for storing and processing items before they were shipped out to buyers.

SCP-XXXX's makeshift cell (in a modified shipping container) was noted to have been guarded heavily by security guards, and three members of MU-3 suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries while overcoming the guards.

Mu-13 then became infected by SCP-XXXX, referring it to the cleanup teams for witness amnectization. SCP-XXXX was seconds away from release before a member (who had not been exposed yet) noticed a listing, alerting the foundation. MTF Eta-10 ("See No Evil") was deployed, and all affected staff amnectized.

Interviewed: SCP-XXXX

Interviewer: Dr Handscomb

Foreword: Interview was conducted via a computer placed in SCP-XXXX's cell.

<Begin Log, [optional time info]>

Interviewer: Hello SCP-XXXX. How are you today?

Person: I know you dont care. What do you want?

Handscomb: Alright. I wanted to ask you more about the warehouse we found you in beofre you came here. How exactly did they get the idea to sell you off?
SCP-XXXX: Already told you. They figured that somebody out there would pay some money for something that couldn't be seen as anomalous or whatever.
Handscomb: Sorry, I misspoke. Or typed, I suppose. I meant how did they figure out your properties? It would require some knowledge of the anomaloujs, but anyone who saw you would think you were completely normal.
SCP-XXXX: Yeah, catch-22. I don't think they were gonna sell me off at first. Just used me as a ginuea pig for a while. Stuck me with needles, made me hold statues, force fed me weird candies. One thing made me puke gold for a week.
SCP-XXXX: So obviously, I'm fitting in fine here.
Handscomb: I think I see where this is going. They noticed that nothing had a permanent effect on you, right?
SCP-XXXX: Exactly. Everyone else had a whole cocktail of symptoms, but they couldn't find anything on me. They got suspicious around the fifth or so doctor who confirmed it. Then they did some stuff with robots (scanning or something?), cleaned me up, and stuck me in a box.
Handscomb: Thank you for your time, you';ve been very helpful today.
SCP-XXXX: Not like I had a choice. Was tthat it?
Handscomb: Just wanted to ask you one more thing. Can you recall anything at all in your life that could have resulted in your anomalous properties? Anything strange or unusual that you may have wtinessed or done?
SCP-XXXX: How the hell should I know? I'm just a programmer at some dumb start-up. Worst thing I ever did was lie about subletting.
Handscomb: Alright. I think that's enough for today.

<End Log, [optional time info]>

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