ZEITGEIST

[THE ZEITGEIST] tends to change.

An artistic representation by bobthetacocat.

Special Containment Procedures: [THE ZEITGEIST] resides in a 5 m by 5 m (approx. 16.4 ft by 16.4 ft) room at Site-122. On weekends, [THE ZEITGEIST] is allowed to roam the west wing of Site-122 in the company of an attendant with Level 2 security or higher.

Level 2 clearance and above is to be informed that [THE ZEITGEIST] is classified as Euclid. Level 4 clearance and above is to be informed that [THE ZEITGEIST] is additionally classified as Thaumiel.

As of August 23 2022, [THE ZEITGEIST] has been allowed monitored access to the internet. Any posts made by [THE ZEITGEIST] must be manually scanned beforehand for any information related to the Foundation, any staff members, or any information about any specific SCPs. All infractions must be recorded for further study.

Description: [THE ZEITGEIST] is an anthropomorphized 20 in (50.8 cm) cubed cardboard box, with two thin arms, two thin legs, and a “face”; which are used to act like a human (walking with its legs, picking up items with its arms, looking and speaking with its face). [THE ZEITGEIST]'s limbs are considerably bendable and extendable, leading to current hypothesizing that [THE ZEITGEIST] is an invertebrate, despite its humanoid features. [THE ZEITGEIST]'s method of hearing is unknown.

The cardboard box is taped shut with an unidentified brand of clear tape and has a vinyl sticker of the SCP Foundation logo affixed onto its left side. All attempts to remove both the tape and the sticker have failed.

[THE ZEITGEIST] was identified on ██-██-████ after being found in the east wing of Site-122. [THE ZEITGEIST] claims to have been delivered from “Yellow Face Warehouse”, a fictional location from Battle for B.F.B., an animated “object show” hosted on YouTube. Dr. B████████████ later identified a marking on its bottom side stating “Delivered by Yellow Face Industries; return address Yellow Face Warehouse”.

[THE ZEITGEIST] claims to have an unidentified anomalous object inside of itself (here on denoted as [THE ZEITGEIST]-1) and will not let any staff examine it. See Addendum [THE ZEITGEIST]-3 for more information.

Addendum [THE ZEITGEIST]-1: The following is a list of infractionary posts that [THE ZEITGEIST] has attempted to post on the internet:

• [THE ZEITGEIST] attempted to communicate with a user on “The Wiki Camp 2”, a satirical wiki hosted on https://camp2.rectangle.zone, about knowledge of SCP-426. Faculty members have since attempted to identify the person who knew of me, as well as how they were aware of me, but all results are inconclusive.
• [THE ZEITGEIST] was able to communicate with a wiki editor knowledgeable of the existence of SCP-055. All attempts to communicate or find this user have been inconclusive.

Addendum [THE ZEITGEIST]-2: Dr. B████████████ has concluded that it would be appropriate to categorize [THE ZEITGEIST]'s posts on The Wiki Camp 2, in order to determine additional judges of character. The reasoning of posting will also be identified.

NOTE: A "Challenge" is a function of "camps", a type of competition in the "object show" community where people participate playing as a character.

• For Challenge 1, [THE ZEITGEIST] posted a "character page" of itself. However, its description is very simple, includes no real life information or pictures of itself, the Foundation, or any staff member; and describes itself as a fictional character. Coincidentally, it shares features with other fictional characters listed on the wiki ("stick" limbs, being comprised of an object). Because of this, the page has been allowed to stay up. (If this causes any problems, we are ready to administer Class-C amnestics. -Dr. B████████████) Notably, it placed very high in comparison to its competition, placing 5th overall out of 101 entrants. Tests are currently being run to determine if propensity for placing high in competition is an anomalous property.
• For Challenge 2, [THE ZEITGEIST] joined team H███████ O█ S███████ T████, abbreviated to "Host," who achieved 1st place overall. The "Host" team is a conglomeration of 4 separate teams: the HaZe Online Sports Troupe, the Houston Omniversal Science and Technology, the Hardware Overclock Sound Team, and the Hog rider fan cOnteStanTs. All 4 archives of the original team pages in question have corrupt data, with some page archives having more corrupt data than others (most notable being the Houston Omniversal Science & Technology page, almost missing entirely). It is currently being investigated as to whether this is an emergence of [THE ZEITGEIST]'s other anomalous properties, or if this is a coincidental or otherwise unrelated issue.
• During the proceedings of Challenge 3, [THE ZEITGEIST] started speaking with staff about a potential threat regarding a device identified by [THE ZEITGEIST] as a "Toba Tots Transclusion Toy". It is currently being considered as a potential XK-Class End Of The World scenario, as the use of the device would allow for other anomalous and life-threatening entities to manifest non-threat, as use of the device would only affect the Edit War and not larger reality (Use our website crawlers to determine if this ever happened. -Dr. B████████████) the Edit War locked down on ██-██-████, leaving it unable to be modified. For Challenge 3, [THE ZEITGEIST] submitted a written version of this premonition, and received 17th place. A duplicate of this writing has been classified as Document ████-1, but has been determined as safe information to be publicly released.
• During the proceedings of Challenge 4, notice was received that [THE ZEITGEIST] had opened a Wiki Camp 2 item crate after completing a Contract, ranking 6th overall. Investigations regarding if Contracts or their rewards are digital anomalies have proven negative. [THE ZEITGEIST] has agreed to providing a digital copy of assigned contracts.
• For challenge 5, [THE ZEITGEIST] collaborated with other members of Host to create Girl Host, a page describing a fictional game. (Nothing else of note yet. Update if there is anything else to say. -Dr. B████████████) [THE ZEITGEIST] received 10th place.

Addendum [THE ZEITGEIST]-3: The following is an interview with [THE ZEITGEIST], taken on ██-██-████ regarding [THE ZEITGEIST]-1:

Dr. B████████████: So, you are a cardboard box. Do you have anything inside of you?

[THE ZEITGEIST]: You could say that.

Dr. B████████████: May you describe it?

[THE ZEITGEIST]: Unfortunately, I can't tell you that, no.

Dr. B████████████: How about seeing it? Would you allow us to open you and see what is inside?

[THE ZEITGEIST]: Nope.

Dr. B████████████: Could you explain why?

[THE ZEITGEIST]: It’s an anomalous object, the contents of which I cannot show or tell you, or else things will go down, okay? [THE ZEITGEIST] tends to change.

Dr. B████████████: Huh?

[THE ZEITGEIST]: I’m... did I say that? ...sorry for that.

[THE ZEITGEIST]: ...we're done here, if you don’t mind. Excuse me.

Dr. B████████████: Could you repeat what you said?

[THE ZEITGEIST]: Can’t.

[THE ZEITGEIST]: ...

[THE ZEITGEIST]: ...well, okay. You deserve to know a little bit, for the hospitality. I can only say so much, though.

[WE EXIST EVERYWHERE. ALL AT ONCE.]: It’s not something I think can be comprehended by... “normal” people. Like you. No offense, or anything, it's just how it is.

[THE ZEITGEIST TENDS TO CHANGE. BACK AND FORTH, SIDE TO SIDE. IT CHANGES AS ALL DOES. IT IS IN ITS NATURE.]: It’s why I was made, I think. I was created to contain what I do, so nobody has to look at it.

[I AM A FACSIMILE. ALL OF MYSELF ON THIS PAGE IS A FACSIMILE.]: Iunno, I’d like to think I’m doing a good job.

[MY TRUE LOOK WILL BE CONCEALED FOR MY TENURE HERE.]: I’ve known since my creation that I was destined to keep the item contained, at all costs. It’s why I’m Thaumiel.

[I HOPE TO BE UNPREDICTABLE, AS TIME GOES ON. AS EACH OF US FALL TO DUST.]: That’s all I'll say, for now. Maybe some other time.

Dr. B████████████: ...okay. Thank you. I can walk you back to your room.

[THE ZEITGEIST]: Yes, thanks.