A containment breach occurs at Site 19 when D-Class prisoner Trevor Hawthorne, tasked with observing SCP-173, a deadly Euclid-class sculpture, closes his eyes due to a migraine, allowing the sculpture to escape. Meanwhile, another breach occurs when Dr. Julia Reed, who is monitoring SCP-689, a Keter-class statue that demands attention, suffers a fatal heart attack, causing the observers to panic and become distracted, allowing SCP-689 to claim more victims.
The chaos and destruction caused by both breaches are eventually brought under control by SCP-131, a pair of Safe-class anomalies that never blink and have a soft spot for humans. They are able to freeze SCP-173 and SCP-689 in place with their constant gaze, allowing mobile task forces to re-contain them.
The story highlights the importance of SCP-131's unique ability and their potential to play a key role in containing more powerful and deadly anomalies.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Trevor Hawthorne, also known as D-4651, was a death row inmate who was chosen for D-class testing by the SCP Foundation.
2. Dr. Julia Reed was a junior researcher at the SCP Foundation with an undiagnosed heart condition.
3. On December 6, 2011, Trevor Hawthorne and another D-class were assigned to clean SCP-173's containment chamber.
4. SCP-173 is a Euclid-class entity that can only move when not being observed, and will snap the neck of anyone nearby if unobserved.
5. Trevor Hawthorne closed his eyes due to a migraine, allowing SCP-173 to escape its containment chamber.
6. SCP-173 killed Trevor Hawthorne, another D-class, and two guards before escaping.
7. Dr. Julia Reed was assigned to monitor SCP-689, a Keter-class entity that requires constant observation to prevent it from killing people.
8. SCP-689 is a statue that can teleport and kill people who have seen it, and requires two D-class observers and a Level 2 or above personnel to monitor it.
9. Dr. Julia Reed experienced a fatal heart attack while monitoring SCP-689, causing the D-class observers to become distracted and SCP-689 to escape.
10. SCP-689 killed the two D-class observers and infected several researchers and guards who saw it.
11. SCP-131, a pair of safe-class anomalies, intervened and prevented SCP-173 and SCP-689 from causing further harm.
12. SCP-131A and SCP-131B are two small, cycloptic anomalies that never blink and have a soft spot for humans.
13. SCP-131A and SCP-131B were able to freeze SCP-173 and SCP-689 in place with their constant gaze, allowing mobile task forces to re-contain them.
14. The SCP Foundation has considered using SCP-131 as permanent wardens for SCP-173 and SCP-689.