SCP-620 - Time Keeps on Slipping

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Speaker 1 (00:05):
This is data Specialist standers of the Data Redundancy Project.
SCP six twenty object classes safe special containment procedures. SEP
six twenty is not considered a direct hazard. As such,
its containment procedures exist to create an environment where researchers
can study its effects without being exposed to them. SCP

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six twenty is to be mounted to a large two
way mirror separating an observation area from the testing area.
It is to be attached to the mirror by section
cup mounts. In the event of section cup failure, the
testing area must be evacuated until SCP six twenty can
be remounted. Research personnel may remount the object as brief
exposure is not considered dangerous. SCP six twenty is currently

(00:48):
connected directly to the site's power supply. Following incident SCP
six twenty redacted. Any signs of wires needing repair must
be reported to site maintenance staff immediately. Description SEP six
twenty is an analog clock of unknown make and model.
It bears no markings indicating a manufacturer or place of origin.

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Its face is styled after the yellow Smiley face design.
When SEP six twenty is powered all subjects observing its
face experience perceived time acceleration. Constant observation is not required.
Occasional glances will induce the perceived acceleration as quickly as
constant observation. Upon the conclusion of a testing session, test

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subjects were asked to gauge how much time they thought
they had spent testing all under reported time spent, testing
by a factor proportional to time spent exposed to SEP.
Six twenty. Subjects exposed to SEP. Six twenty four under
five minutes were no less accurate in measuring time than
a control group. However, as exposure length increases, in accuracy

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rises proportionally. Most subjects experience its effects to be pleasurable.
As of incident SCP six twenty redacted, indiscriminate exposure to
the object is no longer permitted, and the object has
thus been relocated to a specialized research area. The perceived
time acceleration only persists as long as the object remains functional.

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If SEP. Six twenty loses power or its hands cease
movement for any reason, all subjects exposed to it will
experience time dilation in equal proportion to the time acceleration.
Perceived when it is functional. All subjects, especially those previously
perceiving time acceleration, find the time dilation uncomfortable, and after
prolonged exposure, it becomes unbearable for most test subjects. Sep.

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Six twenty consumes battery charge at varying and unpredictable levels,
causing it to lose power with little warning. As such, Sep.
Six twenty currently draws power directly from the site's power supply.
Prolonged exposure to the object in either state is unsafe
after twenty four continuous hours of exposure. Subjects have in
the past begun to reject food regardless of hunger, frequently

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stating that they just ate regardless of how much actual time
has passed since the subject has eaten. Subjects become overconfident
in their recollection, claiming to remember things as if they
were yesterday, but with no measurable increase in recall. Subjects
who become aware of how quickly they perceive time to
be passing have become chronically depressed, believing their death to

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be imminent. Subjects exposed to a stopped face for prolonged
periods quickly become extremely bored, often pleading with researchers through
the mirror for the test to end. It is important
to remember that SCP six twenty has no effect whatsoever
on the actual flow of time as far as foundation
equipment can detect. The acceleration and dilation are completely psychosomatic.

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Subjects who do not know what an analog clock is
or how to read one are unaffected by SAP six twenty.
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