SCP-1538

Item #: SCP-1538

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-1538 are to be stored together in a standard storage area. SCP-1538 instances are to be categorised according to their sub-designations. Instances of SCP-1538-30, -37, -41 and -45 are not to be tested under any circumstances. All instances of SCP-1538 outside of containment are to be obtained under pretence of a stock recall.

Broadcasts of SCP-1538-B are to be blocked from public viewing and recorded for future reference. SCP-1538-B transmissions are to be treated as lethal auditory/visual cognitohazards until determined otherwise.

Description: SCP-1538 is a brand of bottled body wash soap marketed as “FACTORY BRAND ODOR REPLACING BODY WASH”. All individual instances of SCP-1538 are uniformly orange in colour and display the brand name, instance title and ingredient list, appearing to have these details stencilled onto the bottles post-manufacture. These bottles do not display any anomalous properties. SCP-1538 instances will always be encountered on appropriate shelving in various convenience stores; store records will not list any shipments of SCP-1538 being expected or received.

When an individual uses the contents of an SCP-1538 instance to bathe, the individual’s scent will change for a period of 24 hours to a predetermined scent dependent upon the title listed upon the SCP-1538 instance. The scent induced by an SCP-1538 instance can only be hindered or masked by the application of a different SCP-1538 instance’s contents – until the conclusion of the 24 hour period, the induced scent will be predominant over all other applied scents. The majority of SCP-1538 instances cause additional anomalous effects that persist as long as the predefined scent of the respective SCP-1538 instance does, after which all changes induced are typically reverted.

+ List of several recorded SCP-1538 instances.

SCP-1538 designation	SCP-1538 title	Description of scent	Additional effects
SCP-1538-01	BANANA	Similar to ripe Musa acuminate.	None.
SCP-1538-04	CHLOROPHYLL	Similar to scents expected to be found in a rainforest.	Individuals are temporarily capable of performing photosynthesis.
SCP-1538-16	STRAWBERRY	Similar to straw produced from an Avena sativa plant.	Individuals experience reduced production from their sebaceous glands, causing increased absorption of water through the skin.
SCP-1538-23	HAPPINESS	Varies between individuals. Recorded scents include chocolate, fresh laundry, bacon, roses, and Play-Doh™.	None.
SCP-1538-24	POWER	Identical to ███ █████ brand █████████ deodorant.	Individuals experience temporary balding and an increase in muscle development.
SCP-1538-30	APOCALYPSE X	Unknown – testing is currently prohibited.	Unknown.
SCP-1538-32	BLOOD OF K'THON	Strong scent of human blood, isopropyl alcohol, decaying plant matter and gunpowder.	Individuals are progressively mutilated by an unknown source, but do not die regardless of the injuries incurred. Injuries incurred do not revert upon the cessation of SCP-1538-32’s effects.
SCP-1538-35	LAVENDER ROSES	Scentless.	Individuals will be viewed and treated negatively by all observers.
SCP-1538-36	Unknown.	Unknown.	Name and scent of instance are cognitohazardous and induce rapid mental degradation.
SCP-1538-39	NO	Unknown.	Unknown. Several tests to determine the aspects of these instances were scheduled, but all D-Class subjects listed for testing were found to not exist.
SCP-1538-46	NORMALCY	Scentless.	None.

SCP-1538-B are a series of televised transmissions serving as advertisements for SCP-1538 instances. SCP-1538-B transmissions frequently occur during periods of time when a larger audience will be exposed to them and universally occur in countries where SCP-1538 instances can be encountered. The majority of SCP-1538-B transmissions display anomalous content and several broadcasts recorded are cognitohazaradous.

+ List of several SCP-1538-B transmissions.

SCP-1538-B Broadcast date	Duration	Description
██/05/2010	30 seconds	Entirety of the advertisement consists of an African-American male performing various impossible tasks while addressing viewers upon the existence of the SCP-1538 brand and several effects of their use. Advertisement concludes with the individual passing through a wall promptly before it explodes.
██/07/2010	30 seconds	Advertisement begins with the same adult male directly addressing the audience and promoting the use of an SCP-1538 instance. After five seconds an identical individual steps into view, stating that a different SCP-1538 instance is superior. This repeats for the remainder of the advertisement, with each new individual promoting a different SCP-1538 instance. After 27 seconds all instances present become violent and fight for the remainder of the advertisement.
██/09/2010	15 seconds	Advertisement is visually cognitohazardous - viewing the contents results in a rapid absence of conscious thought for 15 hours. Audio of the advertisement consists of dialogue between an unnamed interviewer, and an entity referred to as ‘Tolshimek-K’pactliq.’ The interview regards the incurred benefits of using an untitled SCP-1538 instance, concluding with the interviewee individual stating ‘I will enslave you for making this. Its beauty tortures me.’
██/12/2011	15 seconds	Advertisement begins with a scene of a human male performing a stereotypical depiction of prayer. Individual repeatedly pleads the deity Deus1 to forestall an imminent apocalypse. This individual is interrupted by another who encourages him to celebrate the apocalypse using a newly-released SCP-1538 instance, before handing him an instance of SCP-1538-302. Advertisement concludes when the SCP-1538 instance is used, and the depicted environment undergoes a rapid collapse of reality.
██/02/2013	5 seconds	Advertisement consist entirely of the African-American male from the initial broadcasts displaying an instance of SCP-1538-35 to viewers, stating ‘For you who like lavender.’

Addendum 1: As of ██/██/████, the majority of SCP-1538-B transmissions have become focused on promoting instances of SCP-1538-30 and SCP-1538-32³, with the content of such transmissions frequently suggesting a rivalry between the two.

Addendum 2: On ██/██/████ a previously unseen SCP-1538-B broadcast was unsuccessfully intercepted. The SCP-1538-B transmission persisted for fifteen seconds and consisted of a human male promoting several new SCP-1538 instances. To date, none of the listed instances have been encountered.

Footnotes

1. Latin for ‘God’

2. “APOCALYPSE X”

3. “APOCALYPSE X” and “BLOOD OF K'THON”, respectively.