#scp 268

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SCPitt: SCP-268 Cap of Neglect

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Pretty nice hat, it’s a shame no one's gonna acknowledge it

Description

268 is average newsboy cap with small writhing in middle Irish "The Garden is the Serpent's Place."

The 268 itself doesn’t show any anomalous tendencies until worn, the user that have 268 on himself becomes mentally erased from awareness by anyone else, it’s not literal invisibility as they can still see him but more of a ignorance, as whatever user do will be taken as normal and ‘for grated’, when his presence is generally ignored until user do something more markable like speak out loud.

But even this can be negated as strength of effect get’s higher the longer user wears 268 to a point that even direct question, when answered may not be properly register. Effect may linger even after taking 268 out, and possibly cause complete mental erasure of a user from mind of everybody that should remember him, even if they never meet him with 268 present (possibly, not 100% sure about that).

Pros:

Mental Invisibility: 268 allows you to become invisible, actually even better than invisible, with real invisibility item like cloak of invisibility you still have to worry about the sound you make, not to stumble into someone, and not to be generally noticed, as this is still possible even when main trait of your presence disappeared. with 268 you can stand before someone and slap them in the face, depending on how long you had 268, they will ignore it, think it’s normal, and possibly forgot about it immediately. It gives you full social immunity being able to in broad daylight went to a bank and ask for all the money, and they will just give it to you like it’s normal.

Mental suggestion/order: Like I already shown a little in previous point, you can actually ask people to do something, the people will answer your questions truthfully, or possibly even do task that you give them as they will think it’s a ‘normal think to do’ and afterwards they may not even remember that you asked or ordered them something,. They will think that they did it on their own tuition or possibly they will not remember doing this at all. I assume power of control grow with time user wears 268, as at start saying anything actually disables 268 ignorance effect, later it seem user able to ask questions that will be answered truthfully and unaware but possibility outlandish question or tasks like “can you kill someone for me?” could ‘wake up’ person asked/tasked. And presumably even longer possession of 268 can put user at the point where he can ask or give any command and it will be done or at least attempted to be done because it just ‘normal task/thing to do’.

Cons:

Lost of socialization: The strengthening effect of 268 seem irreversible, entry isn’t super clear on how long you should wear cap and if it’s effects are stackable. It does say to not wear it for 20 hours straight, and possibly avoid going above 10. The permanent effects seem more dismissive if you regularly take it of, so in theory having 268 on yourself for 20 hours but taking it off for moment every hour should prevent affecting user permanently but there also seem to be some kind of stickability capabilities as “someone who has not worn the cap before seems to dispel its effects merely by speaking. Those who have worn the artifact on several occasions for extended amounts of time seem to be able to ask observers questions and receive answers with the observer having little to no recollection of the event.”  Meaning that even if the user tries to not wear 268 for cumulative time, the effect of permanent neglect can still linger and grow over time even if not as fast. This can lead to situation where user will be unable to properly interact with other people and possibly be even forgotten by closest ones, which can lead to loneliness and depression.

You are still visible: This point is mostly speculation, and I assume that even if it’s true it is mostly active if user just started using 268 when general power of neglect gets stronger this point may not be as accurate but… you are still visible. People when ask about you will say that they saw human in cap, they don’t seem to recall how s/he looked like other than a cap, but they know there was something there. This creates a question, if someone have verry vague intentions, can they still interact with you? Like drunken angry man that just find out his wife cheated on him, and wants to just punch the first person he sees, and he see user… would he punch him? he doesn't want to punch “user” he just want punch a “person” and even under 268 you are still seen as person, would as vague motivation pass through 268 power? Similar question with bear with a rabies, bear just want to attack someone and no matter how 268 will blur your identity and questionable actions, you are still perceived as ‘someone’ that bear could attack. Like I say I’m unsure if that’s really how it works, and possibly with longer use of 268 you could be ignored even from very vague pool of thoughts.

Others:

Only effects mental detection: 268 only works on humans and presumably (not mentioned in entry but I assumed if it didn’t work it would be mentioned) all living creature with some kind of cognitive identifying and differentiable ability. But 268 doesn’t work, at lest not fully, on machines as things like motion-sensing, weight sensing, heat seeking and similar devices all trigger correctly when encountering user wearing 268. The only type that possibly 268 can affect is visual electronic as user look "grainy and unfocused" but I would say it’s probably effect of 268 working on human that inspect visual materials rather than 268 directly messing up cameras. This aspects have it’s own pluses and minuses as this mean that user of 268 still have to worry about automatic securities systems, but also can still enter and exit shop with motion sensors at the door, or unlocking his own phone with face ID.

Disappearance only from mind: I just want to point out that even if user is at the point where he is forgotten by his closest ones, all of the physical data, like pictures or written records still exit and don’t appear to have any amnestic or dismissive traits. which can be good or bad depending on what are user intentions (but generally I would say it’s good thing).

Conclusion

In the end 268 is good item worth of consideration as it’s kinda make you do anything without social consequences, but with huge risk of eventually becoming completely forgotten and ignored similarly to SCP-1504 or possibly worse, very similar object without the permanent effects is SCP-5000 (before destruction), that I also plan to make SCPitt and versus one day, and if you want SCP that will dismiss you from general social mind, I would consider comparing those two or wait when I do that myself.