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Item #: SSCP-YN-131-J
Object Class: Safe
Special containment procedures: SCP-YN-1314-J is contained within a Standard Secure Humanoid Containment Cell in Research Sector-02 at Site-19. SCP-YN-1314-J is to be fed 3 meals per day and is permitted to have its meals in the on-site cafeteria if it is accompanied by a researcher. Everyday at 9PM, SCP-YN-1314-J is to be given one (1) 150 MG capsule of Venlafaxine and a glass of water.
Description: SCP-YN-1314-J is a mostly humanoid entity, measuring at 5' tall. SCP-YN-1314-J is roughly 20 years of age and appears to be ■■■■. SCP-YN-1314 is capable of speech in American English. No hostility toward any personnel has been observed. In place of normal facial features, SCP-YN-1314-J has what appears to be the letter "Y" and the letter "N" where its right and left eyes (respectively) would normally be. This does not appear to impact its vision in any major way, although it does seem considerably more accident-prone than a typical human would be. SCP-YN-1314-J's skin is a gray color. SCP-YN-1314-J lacks hair of any kind on its head, save for its eyebrows. Authorization of a CT scan is pending at this time.
SCP-YN-1314-J possesses a few anomalous traits, most notable of which being its ability to reappear after having been killed. Methods of killing which have so far been tested on SCP-YN-1314-J include firing squad, lethal injection, hanging, stabbing with a knife to the chest, and being crushed by 13,000 lbs worth of bricks. SCP-YN-1314-J appears to feel pain, and its previous bodies remain after having died, but an exact copy of them appears roughly 24 hours later in the last place it slept. During the first few months of testing, it wouldn't retain much (if any) memory of its deaths, but as of late it's begun to have panic attacks as a result of testing. The Ethics Committee have put what will likely become an indefinite pause on testing with regard to killing SCP-YN-1314-J. Please see Doctor Tran for more information, as she is the head researcher on SCP-YN-1314-J.
[Interview 1314.J.24]
Interviewer: Dr. Sen Tran, Site-17
Interviewee: SCP-YN-1314-J
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Tran: I apologize for having to cut our last interview short. Do you recall our discussion?
SCP-YN-1314-J: Um... sort of. We talked about a lot, so...
SCP-YN-1314-J trails off. There is a brief moment of silence, followed by the sound of Dr. Tran looking through her notes.
Dr. Tran: You mentioned something about "previous selves," and "being many people at once." We'd like it if you could elaborate on that.
SCP-YN-1314-J: Well, if you don't understand it, then I think we're kinda fucked. (Chuckles nervously) I mean, you're definitely smarter than me, so I'm not sure I'll be much help.
Dr. Tran: Please try.
SCP-YN-1314-J: Well... I'm not really sure how to describe it, but the best analogy I can think of is like... you know when you point two mirrors at each other, and they reflect infinitely? And it kinda makes what looks like a creepy green hallway?
Dr. Tran: I'm aware, yes.
SCP-YN-1314-J: That's sort of how it feels. I've got that weird, green abyss-hallway inside me. I'm a reflection of a reflection, but me and the other reflection are both people... if that makes sense.
Dr. Tran can be heard taking notes.
Dr. Tran: I think I can somewhat understand what you're getting at. Could you please tell me more?
SCP-YN-1314-J: There's... There are definitely a lot of me. And I don't mean like, the versions of me that die before I come back... except I kind of do? I don't know, it's really hard to explain. (Sighs) Like. Okay. I know you told me last time that the whole multiverse thing is actually real, so I know there are other versions of me in other realities, but that's not what I mean.
Dr. Tran: What do you mean, then?
SCP-YN-1314-J: I mean... Ugh, okay, I think I have to use another analogy. So, these other versions of me, the ones that aren't just me from separate realities? They're like. I dunno. Batteries. And I'm like, a flashlight or something. When my battery dies, I die, but I come back when another battery shows up. Except the batteries are people. And I don't know how I know that, I just... do.
Dr. Tran: Okay. So, what can you tell me about your "batteries?"
SCP-YN-1314-J: Not much. I sorta... They sorta influence who I am, I guess. My hobbies, my interests, my relationships... All of that stuff is uh... not dictated by them, but influenced.
Dr. Tran: Can you give an example?
SCP-YN-1314-J: Well... I dunno, it's just gonna sound like I'm making things up. I mean, compared to all the other shit you've probably seen, it's all... really trivial. Definitely not as exciting as whatever cthulu monster you've got living next door to me.
Dr. Tran: Maybe not, but it's my job to ask nonetheless.
SCP-YN-1314-J: (Sighs again) Well, when a new one comes along, I have a weird urge to get involved in whatever stuff they like. And I know that it's not coming from me, because it's sometimes stuff I've literally never heard of before. Like, I didn't know what the fuck "underwater basket weaving" even was, I just knew that I had to start doing it.
Dr. Tran: Interesting. Does it bother you at all, suddenly being overcome with a new interest like that?
SCP-YN-1314-J: Sometimes, yeah. Other times, though, I do end up actually finding something I like.
Dr. Tran: I'm glad to hear it doesn't distress you.
SCP-YN-1314-J: I mean, this is just how it's always been for me. And it's not like I can escape it, you know? Even when I die, I just come back. My only choice is to accept that parts of me are always going to be constantly changing.
Dr. Tran: If it's any consolation, I would say that's a fairly typical human experience, minus the dying and returning.
SCP-YN-1314-J: I know, it's just... The feeling is...
Dr. Tran: Invasive?
SCP-YN-1314-J: Yeah. Like, I'm never going to fully... belong to myself. Someone else is always going to own a piece of me, and sometimes I won't even notice when it's happening.
Dr. Tran: Let's discuss that more the next time we meet.
SCP-YN-1314-J: 'Kay...
[END LOG]
Interviewer's notes: Is SCP-YN-1314-J still taking their Venlafaxine? I'd like it if someone would check, please. I neglected to ask during our interview, it slipped my mind.
- Dr. Tran