SCP-1673-JP

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Article: SCP-1673-JP - Moses and the Hot Springs
Author: ©︎Transcend_man
Original: http://scp-jp.wikidot.com/scp-1673-jp
Translator: ©︎Miracle Miki
Year Created: 2021

██ Hot Spring after the SCP-1673-JP event

Item #: SCP-1673-JP

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1673-JP is extremely difficult to contain due to its nature. Information on the Internet related to SCP-1673-JP is to be monitored by the Foundation webcrawlers, and those involved are to be amnestized after being identified. When the area where SCP-1673-JP occured is identified, MTF Yu-11 ("Bath Attendant") is to be dispatched to the area to spread the cover story and search for eyewitnesses.

Description: SCP-1673-JP is a humanoid entity with the appearance of a mature caucasoid that manifests irregularly at open-air baths in Japan, and the anomalous events caused by it.

SCP-1673-JP manifests in the male changing room of the said facility holding a staff. After that, it repeatedly vocalizes in an unknown language¹ and adds the people around it to its line, then proceeds on its way to the nearest open-air bath.

When SCP-1673-JP and the people who joined the line (hereinafter referred to as the subject) reach the open-air bath, SCP-1673-JP raises its staff while screaming. With this action, the surface of the open-air bath splits in two with a rumble of unknown origin, and a path leading to the underground appears in the split. All anomalies disappear when SCP-1673-JP and the subjects go down this path and are no longer recognized by the surrounding humans and recording devices.

It has been suggested that the vocalization of SCP-1673-JP may be mind-affecting to the listeners. This hypothesis is supported by the statistical results that in almost all of the SCP-1673-JP events, more than 80% of the eyewitnesses were unaware of the SCP-1673-JP vocalization.

Please note that the above descriptions are based on eyewitnesses' testimonies, and the research team in charge has not succeeded in direct observation of SCP-1673-JP to date.

Addendum: 1 Interview Log - 1673-JP - Date 2016/11/18

The following is a transcript of an interview conducted with an eyewitness of the event when the Foundation first became aware of the existence of SCP-1673-JP at █████ Public Bath in ██, Gunma Prefecture.

Subject: Kenji Ogikubo (Eyewitness of the SCP-1673-JP event. Hereinafter referred to as Mr. Ogikubo)

Interviewer: Researcher Fusehara (hereinafter referred to as interviewer)

Note: Mr. Ogikubo was informed that this interview is a voluntary questioning by the police. There were other eyewitnesses besides Mr. Ogikubo, but he was selected because he was found to be mildly mind-affected by SCP-1673-JP, and had detailed information about the SCP-1673-JP event.

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<BEGIN LOG>

Interviewer: I will now begin the voluntary questioning. Mr. Ogikubo, it's pleasure to meet you.

Mr. Ogikubo: Yeah, nice to meet you.

Interviewer: Have you calmed down?

Mr. Ogikubo: Not so much after what happened. I'm still a little rattled.

Interviewer: Okay. Please take your time and answer my questions. First of all, please tell me what happened first in that large public bath.

Mr. Ogikubo: [silence for few seconds] I think I was washing my hair at the time. Oh, then I heard someone talk behind me in a language I didn't know, and I turned around to see an old white guy walking with a bunch of other people.

Interviewer: I see.

Mr. Ogikubo: At that time, I thought "What the hell is this guy doing?". The strangest thing was that I couldn't even understand what language the old man was speaking, but I could somehow understand what he was saying.

Interviewer: What do you mean by that?

Mr. Ogikubo: To put it simply, it's as if the meaning of the words resonates in my brain separately from the words I hear. I don't know if you believe me, but that's how it felt.

Interviewer: I believe you. Do you remember what it was about?

Mr. Ogikubo: It's a rough way of saying, but it was kind of like "I'm on my fucking way to the promised land, so just follow me". It sounded strangely comforting, and I almost got taken underground.

Interviewer: But you didn't follow him. Why is that?

Mr. Ogikubo: I actually followed him to the open-air bath out of curiosity. But the cold air outside made me suddenly calm down. Maybe it's because I wasn't dizzy. Those who were soaking in the hot water followed the old man 'til the end.

Interviewer: I will used that as a reference. Is there anything else that happened?

Mr. Ogikubo: [silence for few seconds] Come to think of it, the old man said that the promised land is a place where hot water and sulfur flowed. Putting aside hot water, a place full of sulfur doesn't sound like a good place to be.

[Mr. Ogikubo continued with a detailed description of the situation until SCP-1673-JP and the subjects disappeared]

<END LOG>

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<Special Note> Mr. Ogikubo was released after being amnestized. A geophysical exploration of the entire underground area of ██ conducted after the interview did not reveal the location of the missing SCP-1673-JP and the subjects, nor any evidence of the existence of a large underground space.

Addendum: 2 Case - 1673-JP - Date 2018/12/09

A female announcer Miwako Ishido (29 years old at the time) and a cameraman Koji Kibayashi (44 years old at the time) who were recording a hot spring program for a local TV station ███ went missing while filming at ██ Inn in ██ Hot Spring at ██ city, Shizuoka Prefecture. During the same day, the Foundation webcrawlers pointed out the connection with SCP-1673-JP, and the occurrence of SCP-1673-JP event was confirmed onsite after MTF Yu-11 ("Bath Attendant") was dispatched immediately. The cover story "elopement" was applied to bring the situation under control as soon as possible.

Late in the evening of the same day, the source pump of ██ Inn malfunctioned. As a result of MTF Yu-11 ("Bath Attendant") disguised as a worker of the management company investigating the cause of the problem, a P2 card wrapped in a 0.2 m diameter sphere of geyserite² was found inside the source pump. It is noteworthy that no corrosion or damage had occurred in spite of contact with the geyserite and exposure to high temperature water.

The following is an excerpt from the video recording on the P2 card. The study of the video recording is now considered essential to establishing a safe Containment Procedures for SCP-1673-JP and elucidate the full extent of the anomaly, and has been given the highest priority.

+View Video Log - 1673-JP

Video Log - 1673-JP

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Date: 2018/12/13~2018/12/17³

Note: There is no audio data in this video recording due to unknown factors. The research team pointed out the possibility that the loss of the camera's sound collection function was caused by a white substance resembling processed geyserite (hereinafter referred to as geyserite temporarily) falling on the area in the video.

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<BEGIN EXCERPT>

<00:02> The camera shows the videographer's feet covered with geyserite. A female entity in a bath towel is crouching in the upper right corner, collecting the geyserite piled up on the ground with both hands and bringing it to her mouth. This female entity has been identified as the missing Ms. Ishido.

<00:27> The videographer throws away the battery, which is probably out of charge. The camera tilts up to show the surroundings. The sky is covered with black clouds and the ground is covered with geyserite, making it look like a wilderness. SCP-1673-JP walking in the lead can be seen in the video as well.

<10:54> SCP-1673-JP stops walking, turns around, and appears to be shouting at the videographer. The video shakes slightly. It is assumed that the videographer's comment led to an argument. Ms. Ishido does not seem to pay any attention to this, and is absent-mindedly gathering up geyserite.

[The video continues with the three of them walking through the wilderness]

<59:58> The videographer stops, and zooms the camera to the mountain rising in the distance. A large building and a faint light can be seen at the top of the mountain. The videographer points to it 3 times, and then the video recording is temporarily interrupted⁴.

[No footage was recorded for the next 4 days]

<01:01:43> The video recording resumes. The three of them are climbing up the mountain path where the geyserite is cascading down, and the surrounding scenery indicates that the group will soon reach the top of the mountain. The building that had been visible at the top in the previous video recording is now within the range where they can see with the naked eye. It is a group of devices like incubation tanks, filled with a boiling colorless liquid. The brushwood burning violently can be seen inside the incubation tank.

<01:07:09> They arrive at the top. A black-clad humanoid entity is standing near the incubation tank, waving repeatedly with exaggerated movements when it notices SCP-1673-JP. SCP-1673-JP responds and approaches with body language that shows its affection.

<01:07:34> The videographer approaches the incubation tank and shows the whole picture. 4 huge pipes leading underground are connected to the base of the incubation tank, and a large amount of geyserite is attached to the joints. Ms. Ishido crouches down, scoops up the geyserite attached to one of of the pipes and licks it.

<01:08:02> SCP-1673-JP and the humanoid entity seem to be having a friendly chat. The humanoid entity takes out a paper bag slowly and urges it to take it. SCP-1673-JP takes it with a smile and examines what's inside. A bundle of 10,000 yen bills is inside.

<01:10:02> Suddenly, SCP-1673-JP points its staff at Ms. Ishido. Ms. Ishido is lifted up by an unknown action, and falls into the liquid after being moved to the top of the incubation tank. There was no sign of resistance to Ms. Ishido's movements up to this point. Ms. Ishido's body bubbles violently and dissolves after landing on the water.

<01:10:23> The liquid in the incubation tank turns cloudy temporarily. A humanoid entity pulls out what looks like a tablet and checks something while alternately comparing the screen with the incubation tank. The video is shaking little by little.

<01:10:43> The shaking of the video stops. When the videographer turns around, SCP-1673-JP smiles and talks to the videographer about something.

<01:11:11> SCP-1673-JP points his staff at the videographer. The videographer's body does not float. Immediately after, the videographer's body suddenly begins to glow. SCP-1673-JP and the humanoid entity are clearly confused.

<01:11:36> The videographer notices something and the camera moves hurriedly, then stops when it shows the burning brushwood inside the incubation tank.

<01:12:29> The video tilts as if nodding repeatedly.

<01:12:40> The videographer throws the camera over the top of the incubation tank with an anomalous amount of physical strength, causing the video to be significantly disrupted.

<01:12:46> The camera lands on the incubation tank and gradually sinks to the bottom. On the way, the outside is projected through the glass. Half-naked male entity shining gold can be seen beating on SCP-1673-JP. His physique and hair color does not match that of the missing Mr. Kibayashi.

<01:13:12> Suddenly, the camera is grasped by an unknown entity and the video stabilizes. SCP-1673-JP turning back the way it came and running away can be seen. The male entity chases after it. The remaining humanoid entity slumps to the floor and is in awe. Noise begins to run through the video. The camera begins to shake.

[The video stops]

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<END EXCERPT>

Since this incident, no new SCP-1673-JP events have been confirmed.
The whereabouts of SCP-1673-JP and Mr. Kibayashi are still unknown. The search by MTF Yu-11 ("Bath Attendant") continues including the location of the area in the video.

Footnotes

1. Eyewitnesses' accounts point to the possibility that it's Hebrew

2. Insoluble precipitates separated from the components contained in the source water

3. This is the date that was displayed when the video was played, and the region in the video is likely to have a different time flow from the base dimension

4. The research team in charge theorized that this action is taken to conserve spare batteries and P2 card capacity