The SCP Foundation investigated a mysterious staircase, SCP-087, on a university campus where numerous students had gone missing. The staircase, also known as "The Endless Staircase," was found to have anomalous properties, including the ability to manipulate light and cause extreme anxiety and terror in those who descended it.
Three D-Class prisoners were sent to explore the staircase, each experiencing terrifying events, including hearing the cries of a child and encountering a face-like entity without a mouth, nostrils, or pupils (designated SCP-087-1). The first two prisoners escaped, but the third, D-9884, was never seen again after descending deep into the staircase.
The SCP Foundation classified SCP-087 as Euclid, a potentially dangerous anomaly that is easy to contain. The staircase was sealed off with a reinforced steel door, and measures were taken to prevent further incidents. The fates of those lost within the staircase remain unknown.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Multiple unexplained disappearances occurred on a university campus.
2. The disappearances were linked to an administrative building on the campus.
3. The disappearances only happened when the elevator in the building was out of order.
4. The Foundation investigated the incidents and secured a perimeter around the building.
5. A lead scientist was flown in to consult on the investigation.
6. The scientist conducted interviews with university staff who reported strange noises and a sense of unease near a door leading to a disused stairway.
7. The door was located in Hallway 3B of the administrative building.
8. The Foundation used D-Class personnel to test the staircase.
9. D-8432, a 43-year-old male, was the first test subject.
10. D-8432 was given a 75-watt flood lamp, an audio headset, and a handheld camcorder.
11. He was instructed to descend the staircase and gather data.
12. The staircase was described as an "unlit platform staircase" with a 38-degree angle and 13 steps between each platform.
13. D-8432 reported hearing a child's cry, which seemed to come from far down the stairs.
14. D-8432 was instructed to continue descending the stairs despite the eerie atmosphere.
15. He encountered a face, designated SCP-087-1, which was described as vaguely human but with greyish skin and no mouth, nostrils, or pupils.
16. D-8432 fled the staircase in terror.
17. A second test subject, D-9035, was given a more powerful bulb and LED lights to illuminate the staircase.
18. D-9035 also heard the child's cry and encountered SCP-087-1.
19. A third test subject, D-9884, was given additional supplies and instructed to descend the staircase.
20. D-9884's video feed cut out, and she was never seen again.
21. The SCP was classified as Euclid, and the door to Hallway 3B was replaced with a reinforced steel door with an electro-release lock mechanism.
22. The door was disguised as a janitorial closet, and staff no longer reported hearing strange noises.