Item #: SCP-764
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-764 is to be kept in Hazard Vault MT-███, with
unlocking mechanisms only operable by two Class 1 Researchers or higher working in tandem.
No personnel are to enter without proper safety precautions, and no personnel are to be in
Hazard Vault MT-███ unless under the direct orders of Level 4 personnel or as part
of an approved destruction attempt.
Personnel entering Hazard Vault MT-███ are to wear the locking gauntlets in Containment
Supply 313, size 14, and the key is not to be brought into the vault.
The gauntlets physically prevent attempts to don SCP-764 due to their size, and therefore
permit SCP-764 to be handled with a modicum of safety.
Description: SCP-764 is a pair of Punch and Judy puppets that display no exceptional characteristics
upon visual inspection.
When observed by individuals with no barrier between them and SCP-764-1 or SCP-764-2, a
compulsion comes over a single person to 'put on a show' utilizing the puppets, even if
none present have any skill, talent, or training regarding puppeteering.
All others feel an overwhelming urge to watch the show, regarding all events taking place
as the height of entertainment until the show is over.
As the subject dons SCP-764-1 and SCP-764-2 (in no circumstances have SCP-764-1 and SCP-764-2
been seen placed on separate performers), any individuals without physical barriers
between themselves and SCP-764 will find themselves compelled to sit and watch the show.
The show begins as a normal Punch and Judy show, with light slapstick comedy and violence
occurring between the puppets.
After a period of three to five minutes, an individual will be chosen from the audience
and brought forward, participating in a part of the show (typically playing as a police
officer or constable, but in Incident 764-34d, the subject played as E-class Agent Jonathan
█████████, an individual who was part of the team responsible for recovering
SCP-764).
A lighthearted exchange will occur between the 'volunteer' and the puppets before the
violent slapstick resumes, but after this exchange, both puppets will brandish appropriately
sized weapons and begin to viciously attack the 'volunteer'.
The remaining audience will find this even more amusing than the previous antics of the
puppets, and even the 'volunteer' will laugh until SCP-764-1 inflicts the final and invariably
fatal wound, quipping, "That's the way to do it!"
Another short delay will ensue as the puppets banter, until another 'volunteer' is brought
forward and the process repeated, with the roles assumed by those coming forward becoming
more and more bizarre as the show progresses.
The show will conclude with the puppeteer's death, or after four to eleven individuals
are killed, at which point the puppeteer will begin removing the puppets and ask, "Did you
enjoy the show?" and receive as a response from all surviving audience members, "Yes,
Professor."
A show concluded in this manner will negate SCP-764's ability to mentally influence individuals
for anywhere from eleven to twenty-six minutes.
Addendum:
Incident Log 764-23b - This containment breach occurred when a D-class personnel in the process
of moving SCP-764, opened the crate containing SCP-764.
The door to Hazard Vault MT-███ was immediately sealed and locked.
A recording device was brought in after approximately two and a half minutes to record the remainder
of the incident.
D-88778 laughs.
D-88778: That's ridiculous, you're so -
D-88778 begins coughing.
SCP-764-1: Oh no, he's sick!
We'll have to operate!
SCP-764-2: But, Punch, you're not a doctor!
SCP-764-1: Has that stopped me before?
D-88778 laughs again, then resumes coughing.
SCP-764-1 brandishes a scalpel about half its length.
SCP-764-1 begins humming to itself as it cuts into D-88778's throat, who seems to be stifling
a laugh.
SCP-764-1 reaches into the incision and fumbles around before grabbing onto something and
tugging.
SCP-764-1: I think I've got it, there's something in his throat!
We'll save you yet!
SCP-764-2 shakes its head.
SCP-764-1 pulls out the hyoid bone and shakes it in the air triumphantly.
SCP-764-1: Toldja I could do it!
SCP-764-2: He needs that, y'idiot!
SCP-764-2 begins hitting SCP-764-1 with a tiny rolling pin.
D-88778 makes a noise that may be laughter.
SCP-764-1: Ow!
Stop it!
I'll fix 'im, you'll see, woman!
SCP-764-1 puts the scalpel back into the incision and begins sawing the blade.
After a moment, SCP-764-1 reaches in and begins pulling, as blood begins to spray.
Approximately four inches of the carotid artery are pulled out of the wound.
SCP-764-1: That's the way to do it!
Both puppets slump to the ground as D-88778 collapses.