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SCP-268 "Cap of Neglect" is a object Euclid's Class.
| "Cap of Neglect" |
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| Object Number: SCP-268 |
| Object Class: Euclid |
| Status: Item |
| Spawn: Command Meeting Room |
¶ Description
SCP-268 is a tweed-wool newsboy cap. The design and make seem to be of Irish origin. Due to the style and fabric, it is estimated to have been created in the late 1800's to early 1900's, though fiber analysis is inconclusive. The only markings on the cap are a small label with writing in Middle Irish, reading "The Garden is the Serpent's Place." However, there are various indications that this label was sewn onto the cap in recent times.
Due to the nature of the artifact, testing has been extremely difficult. SCP-268 seems to be a normal hat until it is worn. Anyone wearing the hat, however, becomes suddenly and instantly unnoticeable. Subjects become unmemorable, thoroughly ignorable, or "taken for granted" by all observers. Observers, with specific prompting, are able to later recall physically seeing the subject, but can give no specific details other than "seeing a man with a hat". Observers seem to have the overwhelming feeling that the wearer is someone that was "supposed to be there", and thus did not merit thought or notice.
¶ In-Game
SCP-268 appears in the command meeting room, lying on a round table. Access to the command meeting room is by means of a note from a guard falling from the railing in the holding cell SCP-895. Alternatively, you can simply use SCP-005 to open the door. The door itself will be locked with a combination lock.
SCP-268 forms an invisibility effect on the host. In-game, SCP-268 will provide invisibility for approximately 10 seconds, and no one will notice the player. Over time, the cap will restore its invisibility effect after 10 seconds of wearing if the player removes it from his head.
SCP-268 can be recycled into SCP-914, receiving two varieties:
- Newsboys cap: it is an ordinary cap that does not give any effects;
- Mystical cap: This is an upgraded cap, extending the invisibility effect to 20+ seconds and reducing the cooldown time of the effect.
Interestingly, SCP-268 was abducted by the Serpent's Hand organization, but the object was returned in the game.