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===== [[include component:preview text=It requires vulnerability on the part of both parties.]] ===== [[>]] [[module Rate]] [[/>]] [[include component:image-block-peppo |name=openmouth.jpg |caption=SCP-9508 (foreground) and an Open Mouth BBQ employee (background) |width=300px ]] **Item #:** SCP-9508 **Object Class:** Zeno **Special Containment Procedures:** Open Mouth BBQ has been permanently closed to the public. **Description:** SCP-9508 is the pit at Open Mouth BBQ, a barbecue restaurant in Dripping Springs, TX. Prior to containment, Open Mouth BBQ was held in high regard by the local population. Its proprietorship changed on several occasions during its 41-year lifespan; none of the owners appear to have been aware of SCP-9508's anomaly. Anyone who cooks food in SCP-9508 will experience physical sensations when the food is eaten by another person. The nature and intensity of these sensations vary substantially between tests. Consumers will not have any unexpected sensations when eating the food. ---- [[=]] +++ Partial Testing Data [[/=]] ---- **Date:** 06-20-1994 **Cook:** B. Woodward **Consumer(s):** D. Yates **Food:** Pork ribs **Effects:** Woodward was able to discern, even from a closed room apart from where Yates was dining, when exactly Yates took each bite of ribs. Woodward described the sensation of chewing as intense, but not painful or unpleasant, pinching in his chest. Food being swallowed corresponded to a "slimy" feeling in various places on Woodward's torso. After finishing the ribs, Yates licked some leftover barbecue sauce off of a bone; Woodward was able to identify this behavior, but was unwilling to describe the sensation in detail. Woodward requested a break from testing following this, citing emotional disquiet. Yates reported no unusual experiences during the meal and described the food as "good". ---- **Date:** 06-22-1994 **Cook:** G. Smock **Consumer(s):** C. Wynn, E. Lacey **Food:** Beef brisket; chicken **Effects:** Smock reported two sets of sensations corresponding to chewing — one inside the mouth described as "being pecked by small birds", the other in the hands described as "petting a cat that's been laying in the sun". Both were considered pleasant. Smock was not made aware of swallowing, but could tell when Wynn or Lacey licked their lips or wiped their face with a napkin; this sensation was described as "polishing the inside of my eyeballs", and was also considered pleasant. Partway through the test, Wynn and Lacey exchanged small portions of their respective meals; Smock experienced a fit of giggles when this occurred, but could not account for it after regaining composure. Notably, Smock described Wynn and Lacey as "the sisters" during testing, despite having no contact with either prior to the test. While both are women, they are not related. Wynn and Lacey reported greatly enjoying their meals and were unable to shed light on Smock's misconception. ---- **Date:** 08-01-1994 **Cook:** Q. Pope **Consumer(s):** J. Nelson **Food:** Pulled pork sandwich **Effects:** When Nelson bit into the pulled pork itself (rather than the bun or pickle), Pope experienced the sensation of being bitten on a seemingly random part of the body. Swallowing resulted in the feeling of being compressed from all sides, as though being forced headfirst through a narrow lubricated tube. Partway through the meal, Nelson began dipping the sandwich in mustard; whenever this occurred, Pope experienced it as a prolonged, intense pain in the scalp, as though the hair was being pulled back. After the experiment's conclusion, Pope was visibly shaken and asked to meet the person who ate the pulled pork. Pope also proactively volunteered for future experiments. Nelson reported not liking the sandwich, but stated that dipping it in mustard made it tolerable. ---- **Date:** 07-04-1995 **Cook:** Dr. Villarreal **Consumer(s):** Research Team 13[[footnote]]Ten personnel, not including Dr. Villarreal.[[/footnote]] **Food:** Various meats **Effects:** Authorization was granted to use Open Mouth BBQ for the staff's Independence Day celebration; Dr. Villarreal volunteered to prepare the meat for the event, with the stipulation that he be allowed to eat his own meal first to avoid being distracted by SCP-9508's effects. Dr. Villarreal experienced no effects from eating his own food, and so the meat was distributed to the rest of the team. Shortly after staff began eating the food he had prepared, Dr. Villarreal started shaking and laid on the floor of the observation room, where he remained until well after the conclusion of the meal. During this time, Dr. Villarreal vocalized erratically and incoherently, but did not appear distressed. Further details have been withheld for the sake of decorum. Once Dr. Villarreal regained his composure, he described the experience as a comprehensive sensory overload, with a variety of overlapping physical stimuli that he found difficult to classify or distinguish between. This was accompanied with a variety of strong emotions that he was similarly unable to adequately characterize, as well as various insights into his coworkers that may or may not be grounded in reality. While staff greatly appreciated Dr. Villarreal's cooking and his volunteering for the experiment, Dr. Villarreal had to be reassigned following various instances of overly familiar behavior towards his teammates over the next week. He remains in good standing with the organization. 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