SCP Foundation

My new SCP is an apple. When someone else has it, and you know about it, you have to have it. All other concerns become secondary at best, and you devote all resources at your disposal to getting it. But when you have it, you realize that it doesn't do anything and is essentially worthless. Worse, it's actually harmful, because everyone else who knows about it wants it and will stop at nothing to get it. So now you have a piece of crap that does nothing but act as a beacon to countless groups of morons who want nothing more than to have this object. And if someone takes it from you, you are affected by the object once again.

Proofread, criticize, suggest groups to add to the roster of former owners, etc. Thanks!
http://sandbox.scp-wiki.net/kamelov

Skimmed it through, I'm surprised I didn't notice any Illuminatus references.
Gonna give this a proper read later.

EDIT: Okay, read it. I like it, though I can't really shake off all the Illuminatus recollections this gives me.
It's well and interestingly written. I'm not a proofreader enough to spot any mistakes.

This could potentially be Keter anyhow. While reading this, I just kept thinking about how the Foundation might lose control over other SCPs, when all of their attention is concentrated on the apple. Chilling thought, really. Letting actual threats loose and run amok, while pursuing something worthless, now that's creepy.

I don't know what advice to give you, but this is good in my book.

I don't know how there isn't some incredibly damaging shadow war going on between all the involved groups, since there doesn't seem to be any way to permanently break the allure outside of death. Even if you temporarily possess it you're going to be re-affected once someone else takes it from you, and vice versa. The casualties would have to be in the thousands, or higher, for true containment to be possible.

I think possession of the SCP should permanently break the enchantment, even after someone takes it from you.

One problem you could address.
If acquiring the object breaks its enchantment, and the holder now realises that someone will come for the object, why wouldn't he just give it away to someone else, or discard it somehow?
Maybe add a secondary curse where the current owner is physically incapable of parting with it, and must always keep it on, or close to, their person, despite being aware of its true nature.

I would think that the foundation would be trying to develop some sort of contingency for if the apple ever got stolen from them, since in that case the O5 council would throw all of the Foundation's resources away into trying to regain it. In fact, since this thing can affect (and has affected) the O5 council, I'd think that they'd just want to destroy it in order to protect the integrity of the council.

And about the groups which have been affected:

1) Wouldn't the GOC, CI and Guardians be effectively neutralized, since they'd be diverting all of their resources into obtaining just that one SCP?

2) How in the world did organizations like the Bright Earth Health Food Co-Op ever get their hands on it?

I might have a good image for you to use for this SCP:

Image removed because no images in the forums- Scantron

Let me know if you want another angle or something…I realize the 2 second setup on my desk is probably not ideal.