#scp-715

However, approximately five minutes after being used by any individual (or two, or three) a clone/copy of said individual emerges from the booth. It is unknown how this occurs, as all recording devices placed in the booth suffer a temporary malfunction, and the clone does not appear so long as the curtain is drawn aside to reveal the interior of the cloning booth. Said clone is, physically, a perfect replica of the person, down to their clothes and any items they had on their person during the cloning process.

The notable difference from the original person is the clone's hyper-exaggerated emotions, and often times a lack of self-control. Clones tend to display strong personality traits that the original often is attempting to suppress. This has led to a wide variety of emotional responses and multiple clones of the same person do not all exhibit the same personalities, as well. [See Addendum]

Clones, however, have a set lifespan of fifteen minutes from their materialization onwards. At the end of this fifteen-minute cycle, clones are often overcome with extreme fatigue and many reportedly experience a very peaceful, relaxing sensation. Quickly afterward, the clones, and all other cloned objects with them, dissolve into a fine gray powder, identified as a previously unknown mix of several proteins and polymer chains. Not all clones go so peacefully, though, as some will struggle against falling unconscious before dissolving and will remain struggling until almost fully dissolved, and others have been observed to commit suicide or invoke situations that involved immediate termination. Once dead, even if fifteen minutes are not over, the clone dissolves quickly..