Item #: SCP-025
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-025 is only to be opened during testing, as is the
room in which SCP-025 is stored. Entry codes are to be given only to authorized research
and security personnel. No other containment protocols required.
Description: SCP-025 is a wooden wardrobe measuring 0.97 m x 0.62 m x 1.95 m, full of
clothing dating from a number of time periods. Articles contained within the chest, collectively
named SCP-025-1, match with styles of decades from the 1920s to the present. The apparel
from each time frame varies with regard to style; for example, a polyester striped shirt
and pair of charcoal suit pants both correspond with general styles of the 1970s. The only
unifying aspect of every article contained in SCP-025 is that each one is in poor condition;
moths have eaten at much of the collection, and tears and runs are not uncommon.
When any item from SCP-025 is put on, the wearer is observed either to die or suffer
an injury within 24 hours. The cause of death or injury in these instances is invariably
linked to the aforementioned flaws in the clothing, but only ever appears to be an unrelated
incident. Wearing a glove with a fingertip cut off may result in the loss of the fingertip
through a simple kitchen accident like chopping onions; similarly, a subject wearing a poncho
with a sleeve missing will somehow cause the loss of the uncovered arm, be it an attack
by a wild animal or a vehicular accident that necessitates the amputation of the limb. If
placed in a sealed, unfurnished enclosure while wearing an item from the chest, the
wearer will either seemingly spontaneously contract a flesh-eating disease that begins
in the areas not covered by the clothing, or suffer the failure of an organ located
beneath an imperfection in the article. Diseases arising from such incidents may or may not
be contagious; no study has been successfully undertaken due to the speed at which the strains
observed run their course. Recommended that, if possible, samples of the disease be taken
to lab for possible weaponization.
Following is an abridged testing log of SCP-025; more thorough testing will accompany the declassification
of the document in its entirety.
TEST LOG SCP-025, SECTION 1
SUBJECT: D-778, a 42-year-old white male ARTICLE: 1940s-era white tuxedo
IMPERFECTION(S): Torn seam in left shoulder TEST RESULTS: Subject was allowed free roam
of the halls, under Agent ███████'s supervision. For approximately 45 minutes,
nothing eventful occurred; however, at ██:██:██, security tapes and eyewitnesses indicate that D-778
appeared to make an attempt at attacking Agent ███████. He in turn overcame
the subject with a knife, causing an inch-deep gash in D-778's left shoulder precisely at
the point where the tuxedo's seam was ripped. Test halted; subject later terminated.
SUBJECT: D-690, a 26-year-old white male ARTICLE: 2004 Boston Red Sox baseball cap
IMPERFECTION(S): Missing size adjuster in back of cap; logo in front partially removed
TEST RESULTS: Placed in a sealed room with the subject was a table on which were a loaded
Jericho "Baby Eagle" 9mm handgun, a grill lighter, and a hatchet. D-690 chose to wear
the cap backward for the test; potential effects of this decision on the outcome of the test
are unknown. Subject expressed reluctance to touch any of the objects on the table for
several hours; food and water were provided as necessary. After four (4) hours of general
inactivity, subject picked up the handgun and examined it; while holding it at roughly
eye level, the weapon discharged into D-690's forehead, where the size adjustment band would
have been. The round exited the subject near the part of the hat with the missing part
of the logo.
SUBJECTS: D-736, a 22-year-old white male; D-771, a 23-year-old white male
ARTICLE: Burgundy striped sweater vest, dating from 1973
IMPERFECTION(S): Article seemed to have been partially eaten by moths; several large holes
in the front of the sweater TEST RESULTS: D-736 was asked by researching
staff to wear the sweater vest, which he did under duress. D-771 was given a loaded handgun
out of sight of the other test participant and instructed to, on a given signal, fire
all six (6) shots in the direction of D-736. After doing so, it was noted that every shot
fired passed through one of the holes in the sweater vest, leaving the clothing intact
and killing D-736. Firearm retrieved; surviving subject transported back to quarters.
SUBJECT: D-771, a 23-year-old white male ARTICLE: Sweater vest from above trial
IMPERFECTION(S): Same as mentioned TEST RESULTS: D-771 was this time placed in
an empty room, dimensions 15 m x 15 m x 15 m; only objects in the enclosure were lights
overhead. Subject initially complained of boredom, then lay on his back and went to
sleep. After 2 hours and 14 minutes, two (2) of the fluorescent light tubes in the ceiling
suddenly dislodged and fell. Both landed squarely on holes in the sweater, shattering upon impact;
one (1) of the tubes broke into jagged pieces that impaled D-771 in several areas, but only
again through gaps already present in the sweater vest. Subject's vitals persisted for
another six (6) minutes, then ceased. Further testing locations will be selected to minimize
possible damage to the surrounding area.
SUBJECT: Dr. ██████ [Unplanned experiment; an unidentified individual left
an article from SCP-025 on Dr. ██████'s desk that looked similar to an item of his
own clothing. Any information about this incident and/or the perpetrator of same should be reported
immediately to senior staff.] ARTICLE: Lightweight scarf, dyed a number
of colors IMPERFECTION(S): Heavily pulled seam caused
scarf to be considerably shorter and tighter in the middle.
TEST RESULTS: According to his itinerary, Dr. ██████, wearing the item from
SCP-025, was en route to the enclosure of SCP-███ on ██/██/████ for
routine testing. However, he diverged from his intended path and began in a direction
towards an entirely separate wing of the facility. Subject then entered the enclosure of SCP-173
without gathering accompaniment or following safety procedures, and, upon hearing the door
closing, blinked. Cause of death listed as strangulation resulting from a crushed windpipe.
SUBJECT: D-802, a 30-year-old Hispanic female ARTICLE: 1980s Flashdance-style white shirt
IMPERFECTION(S): Right shoulder removed, left sleeve completely cut off, entire bottom hem
shredded TEST RESULTS: [DATA EXPUNGED]. All present
were presumed infected, then quarantined and [DATA EXPUNGED].
All further tests involving 1980s-era fashion have been postponed indefinitely due to the
expenditures and safety hazards presented by the aforementioned experiment. Full cleanup
estimated to take an additional ██ weeks.
Further testing authorized; results now awaiting declassification.