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SCP-3517 | safe | Item #: SCP-3517 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3517 is currently contained in Secure Locker 3517 at Site 66. Backup copies are kept in redundant file formats and multiple hard drives as per standard procedure regarding non-anomalous recorded media. The region that is the subject of SCP-3517 is currently pending investigation. After the discovery of SCP-3517, the area was put under consideration for potential SCP status; the area was previously pending investigation due to civilian disappearances between 1950 and the present day numbering 38, nearly double that of comparable locales, though not high enough to otherwise be of concern. Description: SCP-3517 is a series of video recordings featuring a collection of events of unknown origin, totaling 23:41 in length. The recordings were originally contained on two 128GB memory cards, found in a travel bag containing a head-mounted camera apparatus, commonly worn by civilians during outdoor excursions. The recordings appear to take place over the course of three to four days, and follow the experiences of a small group of civilian hikers who became lost on [REDACTED PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION], a mountain in the [REDACTED PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION] range. The contents of SCP-3517 show disturbing and surreal fauna populating the mountain, encounters with which lead to the eventual disappearances or deaths of all subjects. Subjects are immediately aware of inconsistencies between what is expected and what they encounter, and react accordingly. The contents of SCP-3517 change subtly between viewings, most often the location of environmental details such as clouds and distant trees, but retain most events and dialogue between viewings; beyond this, SCP-3517 is not otherwise considered anomalous in itself. SCP-3517 was retrieved in a rocky alcove on the northeast face of [LOCATION REDACTED], along with assorted damaged equipment and a fragment of clothing, determined to be denim. Contents of SCP-3517: SCP-3517 is divided into three timespans of varying lengths. Recordings are numbered according to general place in timeline; further context will be provided at the beginning of each log. SCP-3517 features four individuals; A: Male, 25-30 years of age. Appears to have a close relationship with Subject B. Appears somewhat knowledgeable about fieldcraft and has some medical training. Perishes via fauna. B: Male, 25-30 years of age. Appears to have a close relationship with Subject A. Law student. Follows Subjects A and C closely, appears poorly prepared for a hiking excursion despite athleticism and equipment. Fate unknown. C: Female, 30-35 years of age. Older Sister of Subject B. Carries .22 rifle and multiple extra rounds of ammunition. Self-professed hunter, becomes hyper-vigilant after initial encounter with fauna. Perishes after encounter with flora. D: Female, 15-25 years of age - unclear. Student of general studies. Acquaintance of Subjects A and B. Shows signs of paranoia; unknown if pre-existing, or brought on by events depicted in SCP-3517. Possesses some accurate knowledge regarding foraging as well as several relevant books, otherwise dubiously equipped for a hiking trip. Perishes via fauna. Recording Summaries: The recording device was held by each of the four subjects at different points, with roughly equal distribution. Below are summarized transcriptions of the contents - see Document 3517-A for further analysis. + Open No. 1 - Close recording transcript. RECORDING #: Timespan No. 1 Length: 01:08:02 SUMMARY: Timespan No. 1 contains only one cut and follows the subjects over the course of approximately 2 to 3 hours. A majority of events in this portion are summarized briefly, due to relative lack of anomalous occurrences. The timing of significant events is noted for further study. <Begin Transcription> 00:00 - Recording begins. Subjects A and D are in frame. Subject B is wearing the camera, and Subject A is helping to secure the apparatus to his head. All subjects are equipped with full backpacks complete with bedrolls, as well as assorted other equipment. The rocky side of the mountain is clearly in view at a distance past Subjects A and D, with distant mountainous woodlands visible far off. The sky is clear, and a flock of Canadian geese are visible in the distance. Once recording is confirmed, subjects begin (or resume) making their way up the mountain, following a rocky game trail. Subject C teases Subject B (who seems slightly out of breath) on his lack of outdoors experience, as well as his evident lack of technological experience, referring to the fact that the recording was off. Meanwhile, Subject A can be seen making some distance ahead, frequently looking back to Subject B. 12:19 - Subject B looks back to Subject D, who is keeping up close behind and somewhat down the slope from Subjects B and C. At this point, a base camp is still visible, consisting of multiple neon-coloured tents 150-200 metres down the slope, at the base of the mountainside. Recording is otherwise uneventful as subjects ascend the relatively gentle slope of the mountain. 23:19 - At this point the first divergent detail has been noted, wherein an animal carcass is noticed by Subject B and given a clear view by the camera. Animal is always a small quadrupedal mammal; at the time of transcription, it appears to have been an opossum. Subject C notices carcass on ground against a rocky outcrop, noting its ‘freshness’ in a sarcastic tone. Subject D asks for elaboration, after which Subject B looks back and down to her, motioning to the carcass. At this point the base camp is no longer visible in the distance, but its absence is not noticed by the subjects. 23:33 - Subject A suggests the group takes a break, as they are stopped anyways. Subjects B and D concur, and B removes the camera apparatus, fumbling with the device for several seconds before recording ceases. 23:40 - Four seconds of corruption before recording resumes. Between one and two hours appears to have passed, and the sun is falling low on the horizon. Subject C appears to be wearing the camera, and is looking ahead to Subjects A and B continuing their hike. Subject D mutters something incomprehensible, after which Subject C laughs. Group continues their hike. At this point another divergent detail is apparent; the appearance of wildflowers along the side of the trail. Positioning and species are inconsistent between viewings, occasionally representing yet unidentified species. At the time of transcription, flowers were dark purple with forked foliage. 48:17 - Subjects arrive on a reasonably flat area, with several trees and grey rocky outcroppings. Subject D takes a seat on a rock, looking up the slope of the mountain and pointing, telling Subject C to look. Camera turns to focus on a large member of the family Caprinae standing approximately 30 metres further up the mountainside, with .5 metre long uncurled horns. Creature watches subjects, silhouetted against the sky. Group rests. 1:06:01 - Creature suddenly charges down the slope, emitting a hoarse call. Subjects jolt, Subject C following the animal as it quickly approaches the group. Creature splits in half vertically through its centre, both halves continuing to ambulate as they pursue Subject A, who has begun to flee down the slope behind the group. Subject C shouts and fumbles with firearm, camera view jerking violently between the firearm and Subject A. Camera has clear view as both halves of creature impact Subject A, causing immediate blunt force trauma and severe lacerations across his abdomen, as well as causing him to fall down the rocky slope. 1:06:24 - Two halves of creature rejoin and approach the incapacitated Subject A, as Subject C aims and fires. Creature is struck in neck region, and turns to flee up the mountainside, apparently unharmed. Unharmed subjects rush to the aid of Subject A. 1:07:36 - Subject A is severely injured, having come to rest several dozen metres below the flat area where the sheep creature was first encountered. At this point the camera apparatus is removed from Subject C’s head, as group begins to attempt first aid. <End Recording, 1:08:02> Closing Statement: Base camp is not present at any point after 12:19; should have been visible at various points during the encounter with aggressive fauna. + Open No. 2 - Close recording transcript. RECORDING #: Timespan No. 2 Length: 24:08 SUMMARY: Timespan No. 2 contains no cuts, and little useful video footage. It appears that subjects were unaware that they activated the camera; therefore, this section contains a considerable amount of candid audio. It will be formatted as an audio log, with contextual visual description, for that purpose. <Begin Summary> 01:08:03 - Recording begins. Video is that of the ground, with rapid blurring suggesting that the camera apparatus is hung from a bag or other garment. Focus is unsatisfactory but audio is reasonably clear. Group appears to be stopped on the mountainside. Subject B is distraught, and Subject C appears to be shaken. Subject B: Please, please no no, please. Please just open your eyes- Subject D: Sam, he’s… Subject B: [shouting] DON’T SAY IT. <Quiet weeping for 13 seconds.> Subject B: What the fuck was that thing?! Subject C: I don’t… I don’t fucking know. You both saw it, right? Subject B: It fucking cut itself in half! Subject D: Guys? Subject C: I know I hit it too, I saw the hole. But it just fucking ran away. Subject B: [Indistinct.] Come on buddy, come on… Subject C: [Brief pause.] Sam, he’s… <Sounds of movement, Subject B weeping.> Subject D: [Insistently.] Guys. Subject C: Yeah Rebecca? Subject D: Where are we? [Indistinct.] Where’s camp? <Brief pause. Sounds of movement as Subject C appears to shift, looking for camp. 13 seconds pause, Subject C growing agitated.> Subject C: Wait. Where the f… where the fuck… Subject B: It’s… it should just be down there. Subject D: Is… it on the other side of the mountain? Subject C: [Indistinct.] that far, Rebecca. What the fuck is going on? Subject B: [Urgently.] Guys it’s getting dark. We can’t be here. <Subjects grow silent.> Subject D: I don’t want to carry him down in the dark. Subject C: We’re making a camp here. Cover him up with his bedroll, we’ll… Sam, do you have reception? Subject B: [Brief pause.] No. Subject D: I didn’t even bring my- Subject C: I know, I didn’t ask you for a reason. We’ll go down in the morning. Take turns watching him. <Indistinct discussion for 4:51 as mic is pointed towards wind. Somber tones.> Subject C: We still have an hourish of daylight, I think. Lots of time. Subject D: I’ll go find some firewood, there’s a tree up there, see if I can knock it loose. Subject B: I’ll… cover him up. Subject C: Yeah… do that. I’ll like… establish a perimeter or something. <Indistinct discussion.> <Subject D find the camera was recording, switches it off.> <End Recording, 1:32:11> Closing Statement: Subject B remained distraught throughout the recording. Subject C’s tone indicated denial, or shutdown. Subject D was quiet. + Open No. 3 - Close recording transcript. RECORDING #: Timespan No. 3 Length: 02:03:24 SUMMARY: Timespan No. 3 contains a number of unrelated short recordings, and little useful audio. It appears that Subjects B and D took turns taking video, including both candid moments amongst the group as well as several examples of unusual fauna. Recordings appear to take place over the course of more than one day, judging by the sun’s position in the sky. <Begin Summary> 01:32:11 - Recording begins. Daybreak. Camera is held in the hand of Subject D, panning over horizon. Geography of area is distinctly different from previous, with similar but distinct mountainous woodlands in the distance. A low fog is settled in some valley areas. Subjects B and C are visible several feet from Subject B; Subject A’s body is wrapped in a stained sleeping bag with rope. Panning shot reveals several divergent details, including the number of unidentified songbirds in the distance, shape of distant cloud cover, and the exact location of several boulders and rocky outcroppings. Recording ends when Subject C makes an indistinct remark to Subject D. 01:35:23 - Recording begins. Early morning. Subject B holds the camera, focusing it on Subject C, who is laid prone on the ground aiming her rifle. Camera focuses past and below Subject C, on what appears to be a pheasant. Gender and maturity of pheasant diverges between viewings. Subject C waits patiently before firing a shot, evidently attempting to hunt the bird, and the bird takes flight at a 45 degree angle away from the group. Bird appears to twist in the air and extend before vanishing in a shower of viscera and dozens of what appear to be skinless chicks, which appear to squeal extremely loudly in agony as they land. Subject B swears indistinctly, Subject D can be heard vomiting. Squealing continues for several seconds as Subject B stumbles away. Recording ends. 01:39:49 - Recording begins. Mid-afternoon. Camera is out of focus, looking across a rocky plateau at Subjects B and C. Indistinct discussion between Subjects B and C can be heard, apparently discussing whether or not to keep carrying Subject A’s body. Subject B is against abandoning the body, where Subject C is trying to be practical. Subject C’s demeanor and tone suggest severe emotional withdrawal. Conversation continues for an extended period of time, before Subject B is convinced that it is better for the group. Recording ends. 01:58:01 - Recording begins. Late afternoon. Subjects are approximately 4 metres from a cliff, which is not consistent with known geography. Audio is indistinct, Subject C is evidently distraught. Subject B can be heard attempting to console Subject C, before yielding to emotional distress. Sounds of weeping can be heard as Subject D sits and breathes raggedly while holding the camera; camera pans quickly into an unknown direction as Subject D appears to grab her head. Through hair an unusual cloud formation can be seen which remains consistent between viewings, and the mountain appears to loom exactly the same height as it did in earlier shots, despite apparent constant descent. Recording ends. 02:08:28 - Recording begins. Mid-morning. Recording apparently begun accidentally, mid-crisis, and audio is indistinct. Subject B and D can be heard panicking as Subject C screams at them, apparently demanding they keep moving. Subject D’s voice indicates that she is crying. Recording cuts mid-sentence. 02:10:05 - Recording begins. Evening. Subject D is watching Subject C, who is watching the horizon. Camera pans, showing that the cliff is in the far distance down and to group’s left, between .5 and 1 kilometre away. Fissure is visible across part of the horizon, and woodlands are full of heavy fog. Sunset is filtering through clouds to group’s right. Subject B pans camera upwards, and around their current camp, which is littered with round white stones and fossilized wood. At 02:26:05, Subject B pans up to himself, showing that his face is filthy and shows signs of heavy distress. Utters the words “I’m so sorry,” to the camera, before the recording ends. 02:26:09 - Recording begins. Early morning. Indistinct sounds of panic in the group, as camera falls to the ground, sideways. Large irregular white and grey spheres appear to be growing around group. Subject D picks up camera before a sphere can engulf it. Group backs away from area, a darkened spot against the rocky outcrop used as shelter, protected from the morning sun. Subject C screams indistinctly in a rage, kicks a sphere, which inverts, revealing thick pink and red gills. White phyla spread across the ground as fungus inverts - force of inversion sprays clear material in all directions, covering other spheres, which also violently invert. Subject C screams in terror as she is coated with material, before collapsing and seizing, skin beginning to weep as black whistling growths burst from soft tissue. Subjects B and D flee. 02:31:44 - Recording begins. Subject D is running, camera flailing as if hung from some garment. Subject D trips and falls, tumbling several dozen feet. Comes to a rest on sharp rocks, blood covering ground. Exposed bone is visible through leg as a fox appears to climb down rocky face, dragging its back legs. Fox is disheveled. Animal opens its mouth, after which a vulture’s head and neck extends from its throat. Subject D can be heard screaming wetly for several seconds before sounds suddenly cease. Creature continues to feed, and recording continues until batteries run out. <End Recording, 06:13:22> Closing Statement: The fate of Subject B is as of yet unknown. Further context regarding SCP-3517 is pending. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3517" by Dexanote, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3517. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. 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SCP-3518 | keter | Item #: SCP-3518 Special Containment Procedures: Foundation naval vessels are to work in conjuction to Global Occult Coalition vessels in the Arctic circle. Should instances of SCP-3518 be discovered, personnel are instructed to destroy the instances via assigned divers. Reports of potential SCP-3518 activity outside of the Arctic Circle are to be investigated immediately. If instances are discovered, termination of instances is to begin immediately and the Global Occult Coalition is to be informed of the situation. Worldwide extermination efforts are to be enacted. Description: SCP-3518 is a species of Opabinia1, tentatively classified as Opabinia foundationii by Foundation parazoologists, existing within the Arctic Circle. SCP-3518 is an obligate carnivore, feeding on nearly all forms of oceanic fauna. This includes, but is not limited to: Cetaceans Sharks Cnidarians [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Sea turtles Sponges Various corals O. foundationii's shell is composed of an anomalously durable form of chitin, enabling it to survive most forms of assault aside from a select few areas on the underbelly and head. SCP-3518's carapace loses its extreme durability upon the death of the instance. It should be noted that SCP-3518 is a pack predator, with the largest instance being in control of the group. Packs can vary in size from three to several thousand. SCP-3518 is hermaphroditic and reproduce six times a year. Due to this, SCP-3518 is able to swiftly out-compete almost all aquatic predators, which is aided by the species's pack mentality and extreme durability. This, coupled with a high nutritional requirement, makes SCP-3518 potentially highly invasive to nearly all forms of oceanic ecology. SCP-3518 instances can produce clutches of up to 500 eggs, and are born fully mature. Instances molt eight times over the span of five months until they reach their maximum size of six meters. Discovery: SCP-3518 was discovered at the residence of Drake Robertson, the owner of Unicorperations2 after evidence of ownership of illegal materials surfaced against him. Although no illicit substances were discovered, three instances of SCP-3518 were discovered in his residence. In violation of the Paranormal Pet Act of 1935, Mr. Robertson was arrested, and the instances were seized. Due to an accident during transport, the instances of the SCP-3518 escaped into the Indian Ocean. Due to the anomalously hard carapace of the species, microchips were unable to implanted. Due to the lack of information about O. foundationii's biology, an interview was conducted with Mr. Robertson, with the transcript contained below. + Open Interview Log - Close <Interviewer:> Agent. C███ <Interviewed:> Mr. Drake Robertson <Begin Log> Agent. C███: Are you aware of the charges against you? subject says nothing Agent C███: You have no constitutional rights here, you know. I'm authorized to beat the crap out of you. Mr. Robertson: You mean you're not UIU? Agent C███: No. Mr. Robertson: Fuck. You's Coalition? Agent C███: Foundation. Mr. Robertson: Fuck, that's even worse. Agent C███: Are you aware of the charges against you? Extraneous dialogue removed for brevity Agent C███: Alright, about the shrimp themselves… Mr. Robertson: What about them? Agent C███: They don't appear in any database we have access too. Subject flicks on a lighter, lighting a cigarette Mr. Robertson: Well of course they wouldn't. Agent C███: And why would that be? Subject exhales Mr. Robertson: They didn't exist three weeks ago. Agent C███ pauses Agent C███: What do you mean 'didn't exist?' Mr. Robertson: I mean they weren't alive three weeks ago. Agent C███: So you created them. Mr. Robertson: I didn't make 'em. Some blowfish3 told me about 'em. Apparently they're a big problem by Atlantis, kinda like their version of a raccoon or maybe a pixie. She heard about how good my business was with dealing with infestations of this sort of thing, so I sent a few people down to kill most of them and send back three or four. Agent C███: I see. What were you planning to do with the ones you captured? Mr. Robertson: Probably sell them to some rich guy's private zoo. Agent C███: But the sale of unknown creatures is prohibited. Subject grins Mr. Robertson: So? A quick buck is a quick buck. Agent C███ sighs Agent C███: Do you know if the Atlantean government will be willing to assist in their recapture?4 Subject laughs Mr. Robertson: You kidding? Would you want to bring the rats you just threw out of your house back inside? Agent C███: I suppose not. Mr. Robertson: Exactly. Agent C███: How do you kill them? Subject laughs again Mr. Robertson: Now why would I tell you that? Agent C███: Because if you don't, you'll be going to prison for a long time. Mr. Robertson: Doesn't matter if I tell you or not. Either way I'm headed to the paramax. Robertson was unresponsive to further questioning and given to the UIU for further processing. <Close Log> - Close Upon conclusion of this interview, search teams were mobilized to locate, and if possible capture the instances of SCP-3518. Incident 3518-1: After 10 months of searching, approximately 60 thousand eggs belonging to SCP-3518 were discovered in Indonesia, which were promptly destroyed. Atlantis was contacted in order to learn to how to destroy adult instances of SCP-3518. No response was received. Due to the extremely swift reproductive nature of SCP-3518, termination procedures were implemented. Incident 3518-2: An extreme drop in the population of numerous species of aquatic fauna in the Indian and Pacific oceans is noted. After a short investigation, it is determined that SCP-3518 is the primary cause. Due to civilian dependency on aquatic fauna for markets, artificially created aquatic fauna was created in order to lower the effect of SCP-3518 on fish populations. Incident 3518-3: After 6 years of extermination attempts, the Global Occult Coalition is contacted to assist in extermination efforts. Project Janus is enacted, resulting in the destruction of 98.2% of SCP-3518's worldwide population. The project is declared a success, and extermination efforts are cancelled in favor of containment. The GOC continues extermination of SCP-3518 populations after the conclusion of Project Janus. Incident 3518-5: A sudden drop in oceanic fauna populations worldwide is noted over the span of five months. 9█ species are believed to have gone extinct due to SCP-3518's predation. After extensive searches, it is discovered that SCP-3518 had evolved to live in the Midnight Zone during most of the day, swimming up at night to the surface to feed. It is believed that SCP-3518 evolved to live in the Midnight Zone due to limitations in Foundation and GOC hardware. Extermination efforts are re-enacted, but efforts are hampered due to the extreme depth of the species's new habitat. Incident 3518-6: An extreme rise in SCP-3518's population over the span of 8 weeks is noted. Due to this, the Global Occult Coalition is again contacted. Project Poseidon is enacted, forcing 99.6% of SCP-3518's population to extinction. The last extant population of SCP-3518 is believed to exist within the Arctic Circle. Termination efforts are ongoing. Footnotes 1. A genus of aquatic predator that existed in the Cambrian era. 2. A small paratech company that operated mostly in Three Portlands and various other anomalous enclaves. It specialized in extermination of anomalous pests. 3. Common derogatory slang used in Three Portlands to address aquatic humanoids, typically merpeople. 4. At this time, the Atlantean government was still highly xenophobic to outsiders. It's believed Mr. Robertson was contacted by the Atlantean government. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3518" by The Shrake, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3518. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3519 | neutralized | Item #: SCP-3519 Special Containment Procedures: As there are no remaining persons susceptible to SCP-3519, no further containment is required; the infection is considered neutralized. A significant percentage of global media is suspected to carry infection and containment is beyond the capacity of the current Foundation. However a majority, if not the entirety, of infected storage media is expected to degrade before further transmission can occur. + Archived Special Containment Procedures 01/03/19 (Initial) - Archived Special Containment Procedures 01/03/19 (Initial) Mobile Task Force Psi-10 ("Maslow's Motivators") is tasked with identifying populations infected with SCP-3519. Identified populations will be secured by Mobile Task Force Eta-10 ("See No Evil") and Mobile Task Force Eta-11 ("Savage Beasts"). All three task forces are tasked with securing and quarantining SCP-3519 carrier media. + Archived Special Containment Procedures 01/17/19 - Archived Special Containment Procedures 01/17/19 Mobile Task Force Psi-10 ("Maslow's Motivators") is tasked with mapping the spread of SCP-3519 infection. Mobile Task Force Upsilon-4 ("Sugar Pill") is to develop countermemetic treatments with the utmost urgency. Once these countermeasures are developed they are to be deployed immediately, with the following distribution priority: MTF u-4 personnel Critical Memetics Department personnel The O5 Council The Global Occult Coalition World Health Organization Remaining critical Foundation personnel General population + Archived Special Containment Procedures 01/30/19 - Archived Special Containment Procedures 01/30/19 Mobile Task Force Psi-10 ("Maslow's Motivators") is tasked with mapping the spread of SCP-3519 infection. MTF-Upsilon-4 ("Sugar Pill") is tasked with deployment of the SCP-3519 countermeme with the following distribution priority: MTF u-4 personnel Remaining critical Foundation personnel General population + Archived Special Containment Procedures 02/06/19 - Archived Special Containment Procedures 02/06/19 Mobile Task Force Upsilon-4 ("Sugar Pill") is tasked with continued emergency deployment of the SCP-3519 countermeme. Grief counseling and suicide prevention is to be made available to all surviving Foundation personnel. + Archived Special Containment Procedures 02/25/2019 - Archived Special Containment Procedures 02/25/2019 Grief counseling and suicide prevention is to be made available to all surviving Foundation personnel. Suicide capsules are to be made available on request. Neutralization orders are to be carried out for all surviving Keter class anomalies wherever possible. Foundation facilities are to independently follow abandon-in-place procedures when staffing reaches 30% or lower, or at the discretion of the facility director. Description: SCP-3519 is a memetic contagion carried by multiple vectors in print, visual, and auditory media. It consists of the strong conviction that the world will end on March 5th, 2019 and that suicide prior to the event is desirable. SCP-3519 is transmitted by both media and word of mouth reports of a belief in an impending eschaton. Infection is characterized by credulous adoption of the meme despite the lack of evidence. The specific details of the predicted event show wide variation, including belief in: the advent of a messianic religious figure, catastrophic astronomical event, environmental collapse, technological singularity or reality failure event. Notably, none of these events are associated with any predicted K-class scenarios on this date and the Foundation's assessment of K-class probability on that day is at the nominal rate of .015% after accounting for SCP-3519. Following initial infection, hosts show a tendency towards ecstatic revelation, millenarianism, and suicidal ideation. Self-euthanasia is rationalized in the context of the variation of SCP-3519 belief the host has been infected with, as either a prerequisite for transcendence or as preferable to survival through the event. Suicide follows initial infection within weeks in a significant number of cases; due to the difficulty of accurate data collection at this time exact statistics are unavailable. However no known infected person has survived longer than 40 days after wholly adopting SCP-3519 beliefs. Addendum 3519-A, Samples of SCP-3519 Infected Media: Excerpt From CNN, Anderson Cooper 360°, 12/29/18: Anderson Cooper: So how credible is this prediction? Kellyanne Conway: The White House thinks this is highly credible. We have multiple sources, reliable sources, that say that the world might end on March fifth. Neil deGrasse Tyson: This is pretty silly, I mean it's tragic that those people killed themselves, but there's nothing. Nothing in the skies, nothing on the Earth other than our own threats to our survival from climate change or nuclear war. March fifth is going to be a day like basically any other. This is just like that so-called Mayan apocalypse in 2012, or even the mass suicide of the Heaven's Gate people in the 90s. Archbishop Carrera: We have recently uncovered evidence that a secret society of Aztec priests continued the work of Mayan prophecy into the modern world and that these had recalculated the apocalypse to be the fifth day of March of next year. We feel this may be in line with the prophecy of St. John. Conway: Yes, the Church is one of our sources, as is the envoy of the Government of Tenochtitlán in Exile, which has been in communication with the President as you've seen from this morning's tweet. Screen shows the President's tweet from that morning "Aztec envoy told me world ending on 3/5. Terrifying!" Tyson: There's no such thing as the "Government of Tenochtitlán in Exile", it's an urban legend. Carrera: Dr. Tyson, surely you must have an open mind about these things. Cooper: That's all the time we have, but I'm not afraid to admit that I'm scared. Invitation 02/12/19 Last Dance on Earth Where: ████ █████ ██; on the roof! When: 02/14/19 from 1 pm to 1 am. What: We will be celebrating this last Valentines on Earth. There will be a wet bar and live music! Bring whatever you want to drink or eat. Don't bother with condoms if you don't want because this is the end, haha. If you plan on checking out after Valentines, please plan on leaving by midnight. At 1 am you are welcome to join us in the pool when we plan to drop a High Voltage line to carry us electric to Valhalla. Alternatively we are thirty stories up or if you are planning on pills there's plenty of places to lay down here (just wait for after midnight). Email 02/20/19 From: Ssoika@████████████ To: Solsticesunrise@█████████ Subject: I think I understand Remember when I told you about Nick Bostrom's hypothesis that reality is a simulation? Let's say that we accept his argument that the probability of life being a simulation is one. Looking at what's happening in the world right now, the probability of surviving past the 5th is definitely not one, it's rapidly declining to zero. Even if you do live, what kind of life are you going to be able to have? What's the probability of everybody in the world deciding that the world is ending on the exact same day and that you have to, in defiance of the survival instinct and everything, kill yourself before that day? It seems unlikely, but it is happening. What would a simulation look like from the inside, right before they switched it off? Maybe they need us offline when we migrate to a new program. I love you so much, Rinna. We'll see each other soon. Addendum 3519-B, Timeline: (T-90) 12/05/18: Routine monitoring of the media by MTF ψ-10 detects the first instances of SCP-3519 in Fifty Days1, an AM radio broadcast originating in Bogart, Georgia. Initially this is ignored due to the similarity to common apocalyptic beliefs and eschatological predictions on evangelical religious broadcasts. (T-71) 12/24/18: The 17 member congregation of the Church of the Andromeda Star in Bogart is found dead of phenobarbital overdose. (T-70) 12/25/18: News reports of the deaths in Bogart are picked up through international media. Foundation memetic analysis flags an unusually sympathetic tone in reporting compared to similar reports of cult suicide. (T-67) 12/28/18: Major media outlets have been running the "Christmas Eve Massacre" as a headline story. (T-65) 12/30/18: A mass suicide of over 300 persons in Kalyankot, India is linked to SCP-3519. (T-62) 01/02/19: Related suicides have spread to over 2600 persons in 17 countries. Infection is designated SCP-3519. Dr. Nori Watanabe assigned as senior researcher. (T-61) 01/03/19: SCP-3519 Containment Procedures established. (T-53) 01/11/19: MTF η-10 daily report shows signs of SCP-3519 infection. Mobile Task Force Command has relieved MTF η-10 operatives of duty, and ordered them to E-Class quarantine. (T-49) 01/15/19: Commander Richards (MTF η-11) reports the complete failure of quarantine efforts in the face of the epidemic spread of SCP-3519. (T-47) 01/17/19: SCP-3519 Containment Procedures revised. (T-45) 01/19/19: Suicide rate has increased to roughly 1% of global population. International recognition of a crisis is hampered by widespread belief in the validity of SCP-3519. (T-36) 01/28/19: Suicide rate increased by approximately 30%. Current death statistics are impossible to verify. Versions of the meme are extant among mainstream Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists. (T-35) 01/29/19: MTF u-4 reports a working prototype countermeme to SCP-3519. (T-34) 01/30/19: Pope Francis attempts to issue a papal dispensation for SCP-3519 related suicides. Global Occult Coalition agents in-place detain and sequester him. (T-34) 01/30/19: Containment Procedures Revised. (T-33) 01/31/19: SCP-3519 infected GOC operatives leak rumors of the Pope's dispensation to the press. (T-32) 02/01/19: Suicide rate climbs to 2% of global population. Credible accounts of SCP-3519 related homicides, especially of children, begin to surface. Public health and infrastructure worldwide is affected by the mass deaths. (T-27) 02/06/19: Deaths from suicide are at least 250 million, an additional 100 million are estimated to be dead or dying from disease or loss of essential services. Foundation sites report a global 10% drop in personnel. (T-27) 02/06/19: Containment Procedures revised. (T-14) 02/19/19: Limited nuclear exchange between Israel and Iran occurred at approximately 1000 UTC. Israeli weapons additionally targeted several other Gulf States. Death toll unknown. Global thermonuclear war averted by emergency UN session, GOC operatives reportedly used anomalous coercion to ensure outcome. (T-13) 02/20/19: Following the loss of Dr. Watanabe, researcher Dr. Marileze Kirk promoted to SCP-3519 project head. (T-13) 02/20/19: What the hell happened to the countermeme? (T-12) 02/21/19: Epidemiological models predict 50% lethality, minimum, as of this morning from a combination of direct infection and collateral effects. (T-10) 02/23/19: RAISA finally got back to us about the countermeme. Apparently it was "found uninjectable into suitable carrier media in the field". u-4 is supposedly working on a weaponized version, but they aren't responding to emails from us. They better hurry or there won't be any suitable carrier media left. (T-8) 02/25/19: Containment Procedures revised. (T-7) 02/26/19: Global media is largely silent. Foundation sites reporting inconsistently. Several personnel at Area-055 claimed to be not infected by SCP-3519 in their suicide notes, citing the ongoing K-Class scenario as a self-fulfilling prophecy. Several sapient contained anomalies are rumored to have committed suicide as well; no one on SCP-3519 has clearance to confirm or deny this. (T-6) 02/27/19: Project SCP-3519 moved to an isolated location to escape the deteriorating sanitary conditions and facilities breakdowns at Area-055. It is an abandoned cabin near Bishop, CA. Satellite uplink access to Foundation systems confirmed intact. We have brought plenty of food and water. (T-5) 02/28/19: Junior Researcher Dr. Rory Jones promoted to SCP-3519 project head. (T-4) 03/01/19: PROTOCOL ROSE ALABASTER2 enacted — Junior Researcher Dr. Rory Jones promoted to O5-6. (T-3) 03/02/19: I buried Marileze today. (T-1) 03/04/19: Contact lost with Dr. Desai at Site-42. Nobody else is responding. (T-1) 03/04/19: Revised Containment Procedures. (T=0) 03/05/19: (T+1) 03/06/19: It's a beautiful day. Footnotes 1. Flagged by Operation Stargazer as containing significant Fifth Church influence. 2. Automated line-of-succession protocol. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3519" by sirpudding, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3519. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3520 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3520 Special Containment Procedures: All radio transmissions broadcast on 106.5 FM within Centre County PA are to be immediately suppressed. Foundation equipment should consistently broadcast a stronger signal of static to overwhelm public radios on that frequency. All SCP-3520 broadcasts are to be recorded and transcribed. Irene Rosenfeld and the Mondelēz International Board of Directors are to be under constant surveillance by Foundation assets within Borneo and Ghana for SCP-3520 influence. All influences within Borneo and Ghana logging companies are to be immediately liquidated, and the Foundation is to assure that logging operations within the region continue uninhibited despite the apparent habitat degradation associated. Despite apparent ease of containment, reclassification to Keter is under possible consideration. Description: SCP-3520 is an anomalous series of radio broadcasts originating from an unknown place, occurring once a year, on a random day, in December. SCP-3520 broadcasts are of variable length, and only occur within the boundaries of Centre County, Pennsylvania. Despite the moderate strength of the normally unoccupied 106.5 FM frequency, the audio broadcast by SCP-3520 is usually weak, with the exception of the semi-variable phrase repeated at the end of the broadcast. SCP-3520 is able to influence objects, persons, and environments outside its range [REDACTED] despite a dearth of obvious, measurable characteristics, it is assured that these influences are present. Most voices have not been identified, however there are exceptions. Addendum: All broadcasts made by SCP-3520 as of 12/31/14. 12/3/10 (Static, distant murmuring) (Finger snaps) (Noise of a crowded hall. Footsteps. Indistinct teenage voices.) First female voice: Did you pick up that SCP-343? I heard they're new. Second female voice: Oh no! Far too expensive. [DATA EXPUNGED]. There are other snacks to- (Static) (Jungle noise) (Gunshot) Synthesized male voice: Fourteen orangutans. Use of classified information first alerted the Foundation to SCP-3520's existence. First classified as an Extranormal Event. No activity until one year later. 12/3/11 (Sounds of the ocean - seagulls, waves, etc. Indistinct male voice speaks in the distance.) Male voice: Yes, but when? When is enough enough… (Five second snippet from the 1971 film "A Clockwork Orange") (Five second snippet from 'Fat', a song by American singer "Weird Al" Yankovic) (Primate noises) Male voice: Inoculation complete, you are no longer afraid of your own body. (Snippet of voice reading "The Evils of Tobacco" by Anton Chekhov. Voice is identified as deceased comedian John Candy.) John Candy: Um, as the subject of my lecture today I've chosen, I think I may put it that way, the harmful effects which can be observed in human beings as a direct result of indulgence in [static noise]. I myself eat1 but my wife told me I should speak about the dangers of [static noise], so there's nothing more to say, is there? Dangers… why not? What do I care? You, on the other hand, ladies and gentlemen, will, I hope, devote your serious attention to what I'm about to say. Otherwise, well, I don't really think we'll get anywhere. (Retching, vomiting noises.) Synthesized male voice: Fat's where it's at! (Gunshot) Synthesized male voice: Thirteen orangutans. Broadcasts reclassified as SCP-3520. Dr. Ryan Atkins alerts his superiors about possible influence on the grave of Mr. Candy. Grave liquidated as per new protocols developed by Dr. Atkins. 12/16/12 (The entirety of this broadcast is read by the female voice from broadcast one. She is apparently reading a transcript of a fictitious D-Class expedition. Words censored by bleeps are represented by blackboxes here.) First female voice: Begin Log, 18:02:40 █/█/██. D-5439 checks his watch. "It's currently two minutes after six, and I hear nothing. This is bullshit!" D-5439 glances up, alert. He looks around, apparently hearing SCP-████. SCP-████ is not audible on the tape. "Okay, okay yeah I hear it! It's…uh….very faint, but it's coming up from this street here." He turns and looks up Borneo Street, which runs to the northwest from D-5439. "So then I guess I just follow it until it gets louder." D-5439 is now walking down Ghana Road, to the east of Borneo Street. He has already begun to shiver. Audio records indicate his teeth are chattering. "It's so cold. Brrr. I had an ice-cream headache before this, straight outta left field. So bizarre. It's getting louder now. Not very much, but I think I'm getting closer. And, wait, I feel so full. It just came one quite suddenly. Agh!" (Video footage indicates D-5439 has jumped back in surprise) "I'm getting fatter! By the second! I can see it, I can see my belly slowly expanding outwards! What the fuck is this thing you sent me after?!" (Static) First female voice: D-5439 attempts to turn around and leave. His electric collar is activated and he quickly resumes tracking SCP-████. D-5439 has reached the intersection of Ghana Road and GMO Street. Video footage shows that he has gained approximately ten kilograms and is beginning to stumble somewhat in his walk. Audio shows that he is out of breath and disoriented. "So…full…so….cold…I can hear it. Its…um….(He spins around trying to locate the shifting sound.) "It's so loud. I'm…close to it. Why is it so…cold!?" (Static, handclaps, burst of screaming) First female voice: Video footage shows that D-5439 has entered a national park within Ivory Coast. Vast swaths of land have been replaced with cocoa farms. The ground is covered with the corpses of both chimpanzees and orangutans. "Now that's just fucked up. Seriously. That's fucking cold, ladies and germs." D-5439 turns to the camera and gives a magnificent bow. His top hat is sparkled and gold. His obese stomach is bursting out of his tuxedo. He is knee deep in ape corpses. (The song 'One' from the musical "A Chorus Line" begins to play underneath the rest of the broadcast.) First female voice: "Alright, this is D-5349 signing off right here. Thanks for tuning into this marvelous, spectacular totally tubular Foundation D-Class expedition. As you can see, thanks to these dead primates, I'm now fat and happy! The SCP Foundation is sponsored by Mondelēz International, makers of such fine products and brands as Belvita, Chips Ahoy!, Nabisco, Oreo, Ritz, Trident, Triscuit, and Kraft Cheese! Remember to shove these fine, healthy foods into your face at least eighty times a day for maximum effect! Keep an eye out for influence, ladies and germs. Don't let those special little thoughts take away the fun time that is the Mondelēz Grinder! Let yourself get out the groove and flee to the edges of the stars! Snack up on 101! Candy! Blood! A country in the tropics!" (Gunshot) Synthesized male voice: Twelve orangutans. First recorded deviance in date of SCP-3520 broadcast. First recorded evidence of possible awareness of Foundation monitoring. All signs of monitoring are to be dismissed due to influence. 30% of all D-Class liquidated under Atkins Protocol due to suspicion. O5 Council grants temporary access to Mondelēz products in cafeterias, organization wide. 12/10/13 (Tuneless whistling. Ocean noises. The male voice is again talking.) Male voice: Yeah! It's going quicker and smoother than we planned. (Sounds of monkeys shrieking in terror. Sounds of elephants. Sounds of unidentified forest animals. Sounds of many trees being felled.) Second female voice: (Moaning, crunching) 60% of American women are obese, 75% of American men, 100% of true American animals. Let yourself slip into a dying asteroid, like me! (Gunshot) Synthesized male voice: Eleven orangutans. In response to this broadcast, Site directors approve mandatory meal changes to all low-risk humanoid Euclid-Class entities and Foundation assets in Borneo and Ghana begin scouting rainforest for logging operations involved in liquidating objects with influence. Assets began the process of assisting these operations. 12/31/14 (Sounds of an explosion. Synthesized music. Forty second long snippet of a female voice discussing body positivity.) Third female voice: Body positivity is deprogramming the thought that only certain bodies are worth acceptance and romantic love, and instead recognizing that all bodies are equally valuable to the economy. It's understanding that you demand to live in your body's own inner body without receiving the discounted price ideals of others, whether that means rude comments, reduced economic growth in developing nations, inadequate containment, or something else entirely. Something unknown- (Distant drums. Laughter.) Third female voice: Jesus! (Five second clip from a news broadcast) News reporter: -Indonesia is completely in flames- (Metal clanging. Wet, soft noises.) (Conversation between two people, one torturing the other. Voices identified as Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Mondelēz International and Robert Siegel, radio journalist and host of National Public Radio's "All Things Considered") Rosenfeld: (Screaming) Siegel: Why do you struggle? What's the point, Irene? Rosenfeld: You make us destroy the environment, recruit strange people, do this to my employees every night! I might ask you the same question, you sick fuck. Siegel: All part of the plan, Irene. In a few years, you'll be out of the organization anyway. Stop struggling. Here. I see you have influence. I can fix that. (Whipping noise. Sounds of tearing flesh. Rosenfeld screams in agony.) Rosenfeld: Please stop! Please! Siegel: You destroyed that rainforest yourself, Irene. You've been bringing all of this down upon yourself for years and years. If you look at it from an outside perspective, then you can see that the influence we've been slipping into things is really gonna work on your behavior. We like your methods Irene, much as we hate you. Irene, I want you to imagine a world without plant life, where the powerful people in the shadows enforce the death of the biosphere, all the while stuffing their faces in big Mondelēz buildings, growing flabby in big Mondelēz chairs. It's too late, we can even do it without you. We already are. We don't need you to do it. In fact, you're not even here. Rosenfeld: Fuck you! (More sounds of tearing flesh.) Siegel: Shut the fuck up for two seconds! It's too late! The big fish is on the verge of taking the bait. It's halfway swallowed it! Only time will tell if they can worm themselves off the hook. Rosenfeld: (panting) What exactly do you want? Siegel: Fat! (Gunshot) Synthesized male voice: Ten orangutans. Last recorded SCP-3520 broadcast. In response to broadcast, a joint O5 Council and Ethics Committee meeting is to be held, fully declassified to personnel of all clearances, on performing a joint Foundation-Mondelēz takeover to fully negate influence, as well as replacement of all food served on Foundation property with Mondelēz products. Results pending. Footnotes 1. This word appears to have been spliced in, at a much higher pitch. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3520" by LordStonefish, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3520. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. 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SCP-3521 | safe | scp-3521 - forced banana equivalent dose by dado ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} BY ORDER OF THE OVERSEER COUNCIL The following file is Level 2/3521 classified. Unauthorized access is forbidden. 3521 Item#: 3521 Level2 Containment Class: safe Secondary Class: {$secondary-class} Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: danger link to memo SCP-3521. Special Containment Procedures: The entire supply of SCP-3521 is located beneath the Site-92-EX Biohazard Waste Site, and is currently inaccessible. Foundation waste management teams are currently working to remove the biohazard waste and recover SCP-3521, as well as any other items that can be recovered from the Site-92-EX location. Site-92, GA, US Description: SCP-3521 is the group designation for a supply of sixteen pharmaceutical gel tablets created by an individual (called "dado" in collected messages), currently believed to be an amateur para-pharmacologist, in affiliation with an unknown assassin. SCP-3521 instances are light-yellow in color and roughly 1.2cm in length. SCP-3521 dissolve quickly in water and are made up of an unknown and likely anomalous series of components. The primary anomalous nature of SCP-3521 is only revealed once SCP-3521 has been ingested by a subject. Shortly after consumption, an extremely large number of unpeeled bananas1 will begin to manifest in the subject's stomach at an indeterminate rate2. Based on information recovered during the discovery of SCP-3521, it is believed this volume of bananas is intended to cause an acute lethal dose of ionizing radiation. While bananas do contain trace amounts of radioactive potassium, the quantity manifested induces the much more obvious causes of death of exsanguination, suffocation, or in most confirmed cases of SCP-3521: gross crush trauma from 9.15 million kg of bananas manifesting within the subject's stomach. Addendum 3521.1: Discovery and Testing The collective supply of SCP-3521 was discovered after a shootout between the Atlanta Police Department and an unknown group of individuals believed to be connected to a heroin manufacturing ring. During investigation of the storehouse the individuals had been guarding, a bag containing every known instance of SCP-3521 was discovered, along with a recently registered cell phone, commonly referred to as a 'burner phone'. The contents of messages contained on this cell phone are available in Addendum 3521.2. A full investigation of the storehouse yielded several additional anomalous items, which were recovered by Foundation personnel along with the instances of SCP-3521. Collapsed roof of Site-92. Damage occurred due to the destruction of the site's lower levels. During processing at Site-92, D-28491 was chosen for testing the effects of SCP-3521. D-28491 was given a dose of SCP-3521, and placed under observation. Based on recovered video footage, after roughly thirty minutes D-28491 briefly complained about an intense stomach pain before expanding rapidly and disappearing under a quickly growing mass of bananas. The testing chamber was consumed in seconds, and a significant portion of the site's lower levels were destroyed in minutes. Rescue efforts began almost immediately, as a significant number of staff members were trapped below the surface in areas now inaccessible due to the expanse of bananas. Further hindering rescue efforts was the fact that the mass of bananas, which quickly collapsed under pressure from the earth around them into a thick slurry, was extremely radioactive. Due to this, the first external notice that Site-92 had experienced a critical event was when Site-17 received a radiation warning notification, usually the result of a reactor failure. Site-92 was evacuated, though twenty-three members of site research staff and sixty-one other personnel were killed in the aftermath of the event. Due to the volume of radioactive biological waste beneath Site-92, every accessible anomalous object3 was moved to nearby sites and the site was decommissioned. Recovery efforts are ongoing. Addendum 3521.2: Recovered Cell Phone Data Note: The following is a relevant excerpt from a text message conversation recovered from the cell phone found near the supply of SCP-3521 during its discovery. New job is in. I need something from you. what u looking for? When I worked with lil-B he usually got me plutonium. no plutonium What? plutonium 2 easy 2 trace. need to be discreet. no plutonium. What do you have in mind? potassium. How is potassium any more discreet than plutonium? easy 2 hide. will use banana. Bananas are radioactive? yes How many bananas will you need? u let me worry about that. when u need? 4/15. I know you're supposed to be some kind of savant but I don't know about this. Are you sure that radioactive bananas are more discrete than plutonium? Because I feel like they aren't. u tell me. u see plutonium on ground and u see banana. which u more worried about? I get that but again its going to be a lot of bananas right? Or just one really radioactive one? u need 2 learn 2 trust dado. banana just as effective as plutonium. plus u cant trace banana. who does finger get pointed at? grocery store? ok ok Just wasn't sure. Can't afford to fuck up again. And I don't usually work with new guys. good. u trust dado and everthing be ok. no worry. banana even better than plutonium. Footnotes 1. The exact measure is unknown and likely impossible to ascertain, though is likely in excess of fifty million bananas. 2. This rate is uncertain, though in the single instance of testing the full effect of SCP-3521 was realized in roughly six and a half minutes. 3. Fortunately no anomalous entities had to be moved, as Site-92 was strictly an anomalous object repository. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3521" by djkaktus, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3521. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. 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SCP-3522 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3522 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3522 is to be kept in a standard Foundation domicile at Site-179 with transparent UV-blocking film applied to its windows. No source of electromagnetic radiation is to be brought within four meters of the containment area. For reference, this includes common objects such as radios and televisions. This domicile is to be on the lowest possible level of Site-179 in order to ensure there are no important structures underneath SCP-3522 at any time. Due to the events outlined in Addendum 3522.1, personnel with the possibility of direct interaction with SCP-3522 are to have training in hand-to-hand combat specialising in environments where vision is significantly impaired, and a gaseous sedative is to be administered to the object (through vents in the containment chamber) before any personnel enter. Description: SCP-3522 is a twenty-two year old Singaporean human male (170cm, 65kg) whose skin absorbs all forms of electromagnetic (EM) radiation within a four meter radius of its center of mass. This property is effective through solid matter and other such barriers through which electromagnetic radiation should otherwise be unable to pass, such as the walls of a Faraday cage. Due to its properties, SCP-3522 is blind, as all light in the visible spectrum (as a form of EM radiation) is absorbed before entering its pupils. The absorption of all visible light in SCP-3522's area of effect also leads it to be perceived as a black sphere of four meter radius1. Standard tissue testing has revealed that SCP-3522's skin does not retain its properties when detached from the object. SCP-3522 experiences sunburn at a significantly faster rate than a non-anomalous human of its surface area, as the effective surface area for the sun's rays to strike down upon is of a four meter radius sphere. Due to this, the windows of its domicile are fitted with UV-blocking film (see Special Containment Procedures). Despite this, pain and damage to SCP-3522 by radiation does not ever exceed second degree burns2, even when lethal doses of ionising radiation are applied to it over a significant period of time. In recent times, SCP-3522 has been shown to spontaneously demagnetise (albeit weakly) magnets within its effective radius, as well as interfere with the normal function of electronics. The intensity of these effects is slowly increasing over time. It is hypothesised that the final outcome of SCP-3522's effect may be total absorption of the electromagnetic force within its radius. Due to the fact that electrons are bound to an atomic nucleus via said force, this is likely to cause immediate dissolution of molecular bonds through ionisation of the constituent atoms, resulting in the disintegration of affected matter. Possible methods of containment when SCP-3522 reaches this final stage are being researched, detailed in Addendum 3522.2. If the object is unable to be contained before it approaches this final stage, it may simply fall through the Earth as it disintegrates the ground underneath it, vaporising swaths of Earth's crust and possibly destroying manmade structures as it does so. This scenario is however projected to only cause minor damage as SCP-3522's skin is likely to be destroyed by heat as it approaches and falls into the mantle of the Earth. A proposal for the use of SCP-3522 as a safety measure in experiments involving large amounts of EM radiation is currently pending review by the Ethics Committee. SCP-3522 is generally cooperative and maintains a positive mood, though it is recommended that psychological intervention is eventually provided to minimise negative effects of Foundation containment, namely "homesickness" as a result of extended family estrangement and a perceived loss of liberty and purpose. As of the events in Addendum 3522.1, SCP-3522 has become extremely hostile, screaming at security cameras placed in its cell and attempting to direct its properties in order to disintegrate walls, objects, and at times research personnel. As SCP-3522 is unable to control its anomalous properties in any way, none of these attempts have been successful. The reason for this sudden increase in hostility is pending psychological evaluation. Discovery: SCP-3522, formerly known as O█████ S██ was taken to the ████████ Regional Children's Hospital by its parents at the age of 15 due to dark pigmentation appearing on its skin, with its parents hypothesising that SCP-3522 was developing melanism.3 Within hours SCP-3522's skin had been fully covered by its absorption field, giving the appearance of completely black skin. By the time three days had elapsed from its admission to the hospital, SCP-3522's absorption field had reached its final size of a 4 meter radius sphere. Foundation medical personnel became aware of the object at around this point in time and alerted the Foundation at large, which then acquired the object. Class-A amnestic agents were used to clear memories of any anomalous observations or events from persons who had experienced them. SCP-3522's parents were informed that its darkening skin was a symptom of an extremely lethal and infectious virus, and as such SCP-3522 had expired and its body disposed of to avoid contagion. + Addendum 3522.1: ██/██/████ Containment Breach - Addendum 3522.1: ██/██/████ Containment Breach Events At 0800 hours a member of D-class personnel (D-3522-09) enters the object's containment chamber and delivers it a tray of food, as per standard procedure D-class turns his back on SCP-3522 to leave the chamber, SCP-3522 takes advantage of this to swiftly approaches him from behind (putting him into its area of effect and thus blinding him), throwing him to the ground with a judo technique (as reported by D-3522-09) D-3522-09 rises to his feet quickly, object is nevertheless easily able to incapacitate him due to greater experience in vision impaired environments. D-3522-09 does not have time to activate his alarm signal SCP-3522 breaches containment for approximately 25 seconds, running outside its chamber and into the main body of Site-190A Object experiences difficulty navigating at speed outside of the pre-memorised environment of its domicile Object is quickly noticed due to presenting as a four metre sphere and is shortly tranquilised with a standard Foundation tranquiliser gun Aftermath Object returned to its domicile Containment procedures updated Application to fast-track object's appointment with Foundation psychologist is entered D-3522-09 treated for minor bruising and concussion + Addendum 3522.2: Methods of final-stage containment - Addendum 3522.2: Methods of final stage containment Note: The following proposed containment methods are purely speculative, simply an exercise in preparedness. On-site resources are insufficient to test these proposals before the object reaches its final stage. In addition, these proposals assume personnel have somehow halted its fall through the Earth, a feat which may be difficult (if not impossible) to accomplish. Proposal 1 Method of containment: Continuous pressurised water blast from all directions, suspending the object in the air Comment: If there's a limit to the speed of its absorption of electromagnetism (or a delay in the time between entering the area of effect and absorption), this method of containment may be possible. With a sufficient pressure and volume of air, it may be possible to overwhelm SCP-3522's anomalous properties and deliver force before the absorption kicks in. - Senior Researcher ██████ Proposal 2 Method of containment: Attempt to teach the object to control its anomalous properties Comment: Besides the fact that SCP-3522 has become inexplicably hostile in recent times and wouldn't cooperate with us, there is zero indication it is able to control its anomalous properties. I'm sure you've seen it screaming at the security camera while trying to disintegrate everything in sight, and I'm sure you've noticed it's not working. - Senior Researcher ██████ Proposal 3 Method of containment: Suspension in magnetic "force-field", taking advantage of the diamagnetic nature of water Comment: Besides the fact that it took a 16 Tesla field just to levitate a tiny frog and as such the power cost for levitating a human would be huge, SCP-3522 absorbs electromagnetism, at least in this end-case scenario. This is the one thing that definitively would not work in any way, shape or form. Please read the object file before submitting proposals. - Senior Researcher ██████ Proposal 4 Method of containment: Termination of object via methods such as firearm or starvation Comment: SCP-3522 is likely to terminate itself simply if we leave it alone, either by asphyxiation through destruction of its surrounding oxygen, or melting as it falls through the crust of the Earth. Please note that that any proposals should aim to keep the object alive. - Senior Researcher ██████ Proposal 5 Method of containment: Pre-emptively remove all skin of object before it reaches the final stage Comment: I'm fairly certain this one will work, given that SCP-3522's skin doesn't retain the absorbing properties when detached from it. I'd like to keep this as a last resort though, skinning a live human being is unbelievably barbaric and other options should be exhausted first. - Senior Researcher ██████ Footnotes 1. Confirmation of SCP-3522's self description of its physical characteristics was obtained via tissue testing and physical examination 2. Approximately the damage caused by an extremely severe sunburn 3. Melanism does not occur in humans. 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SCP-3523 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3523 Special Containment Procedures: The house containing SCP-3523 is under Foundation ownership. Due to its distant proximity from other buildings and major roadways, it is to be kept in its current state indefinitely. A 1-kilometer exclusion zone is to be maintained around the property. Entrance into the house is forbidden. To limit SCP-3523's continued growth, excess flesh is to be trimmed bi-monthly and shipped to Site-39 for analysis and incineration. Description: SCP-3523 is a biological entity of unknown composition occupying a house in rural Warren, New Jersey, USA. Its body currently fills both the basement and first floor of the house, with multiple appendages and tumorous growths extending into the second floor and back yard. Ground scans also reveal a large mass of tissue extending deeper past the basement into a small recess in the earth. Scans and monitoring show the existence of organs and external structures, however, SCP-3523 does not conform anatomically to any known organism. Its dermis possesses a slightly pink hue and a flesh-like consistency. Multiple bulges and lesions are visible along the first- and second-floor sections, with two notable protrusions near the back side of the house which have breached the exterior walls and now extend into the back yard. These protrusions possess growths similar in structure and appearance to human sensory organs.1 A large umbilical cord extends around the entire first floor. SCP-3523 does not appear to be sentient or sapient and does not display any need for sustenance. Occasionally, however, parts of SCP-3523 can be observed to twitch. DNA testing is inconclusive. Addendum: The home in which SCP-3523 resides belonged to the McCall family for thirty-two years before it was abandoned in mid 2016. Foundation ownership of the property began two years later, during which SCP-3523 continued to grow without cessation. According to tax records, five people lived in the house at the time: Jim McCall, Lydia McCall, Benjamin McCall, and Sarah Nielsen. In early 2019, Foundation assets tracked down two of the five supposed residents of the house in 2016, Sarah Nielsen (previously McCall) and Benjamin McCall. According to Benjamin McCall, the entity known as SCP-3523 came to the family's attention in mid-January of 2014, when muffled cracks and other noises were heard emanating from the basement. Upon inspection, a small crack had appeared along the floor, and a small amount of biological tissue was found within it. A small amount of yellow-tinted fluid was found leaking from the hole. Believing the crack to be a benign architectural issue caused by extremely low temperatures that winter, the family planned to have the crack fixed by a contractor. As the month continued, the crack continued to expand, eventually overtaking the entire room it was found in. According to McCall, the flesh had covered the entire floor of the room by the end of the month. At this point, the family decided to move out, and, by the end of June, had found another home in New Jersey. During this time, SCP-3523 grew to occupy the entire basement level and began emerging through the ground floor and up the basement stairs. Lydia McCall (mother of Sarah and Benjamin) experienced a mental breakdown around this time. In late August, a portion of the ground floor cracked as a portion of SCP-3523 breached into the main level. SCP-3523 also grew into the walls of the house, expanding through the insulation and behind the drywall. SCP-3523 reportedly breached the drywall in multiple places as it continued to spread onto the ground floor. The family evacuated in late August as the house entered an unlivable state. The testimony of Sarah Nielsen lines up with McCall's from June onwards. However, Nielsen's testimony differs in two places, namely: Interviews with Nielsen suggest that SCP-3523 had existed since May of the previous year; The family did not ever call a contractor to fix the crack in the basement floor when it initially occurred. Instead, Jim McCall (father of Sarah and Benjamin) elected to attempt to burn the fleshy protrusion and fill the crack with concrete. This never occurred, and, according to Nielsen, Jim McCall instead attempted to board the room shut and cover the door with new drywall. The reasoning behind this is unclear. Furthermore, Nielsen attests that: The plumbing system malfunctioned sometime in the middle of February and was not ever fixed; The family would have moved out earlier, however, because Lydia McCall (mother) was still recovering from intense morning sickness, the family elected to move later; The McCalls refused to call the police during the entire incident. Finally, according to interviews with Benjamin McCall, Sarah and himself are the only two children of the McCall parents. Footnotes 1. Eyes, ears, nose, etc. |
SCP-3524 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3524 Special Containment Procedures: + Previous Containment Procedures - Close All components of SCP-3524 are contained at Site-104 on a 20 meter by 20 meter plot of outdoor land. 1 meter high concrete walls are to surround the entirety of the containment zone to ensure that SCP-3524 does not expand to the point of being unmanageable. The containment zone is to be kept free of all wildlife. Surveillance of SCP-3524 is to be achieved via security camera. New instances of SCP-3524-2 being introduced into the containment zone are to be placed 0.5 meters away from any other instances of SCP-3524-2 or SCP-3524 itself. Expansion and growth of instances of SCP-3524-2 are not to be interfered with. Assimilations of SCP-3524-2 into SCP-3524 are not to be interfered with. Personnel are to maintain a 20 meter distance from the containment zone at all times. Communication and interaction with instances of SCP-3524-1 requires Level-3 Clearance or higher and is only to be initiated on an as-needed basis. Updated as of 04/██/2017 SCP-3524 currently within the containment zone are not to be interacted with under any circumstances. All activity inside of the containment zone is to be documented with video recording. Instances of SCP-3524-1B are to be kept separate from all other instances of SCP-3524-1 in an isolated instance of SCP-3524-2 (henceforth referred to as SCP-3524-2A) that is not allowed to expand or assimilate with SCP-3524. SCP-3524-1B are to be supplied with 5 randomly chosen instances of SCP-3524-1 every 3-4 weeks for feeding. Once an instance of SCP-3524-1B is identified, a Class-NV Sedation Gas is to be spread throughout the entirety of SCP-3524. Once the sedative takes effect, the instance of SCP-3524-1B is to be removed from the main containment zone and placed in SCP-3524-2A. Description: SCP-3524 is the collective designation for a population of anomalous humanoids (SCP-3524-1) and the artificial constructs created by said population (SCP-3524-2). SCP-3524-2 are the artificial constructs of SCP-3524-1 that appear in heavily forested areas, primarily along the east coast of North America. They resemble small villages and are made of clay, stone, and small sticks. SCP-3524-2 are populated by 20 to 40 instances of SCP-3524-1. SCP-3524-1 are 2.5 centimeter tall sapient humanoids with green pigmentation. All instances of SCP-3524-1 share a single language and culture. Details of this language can be found below in Section [The Language of Jomuź]. Translated texts written by SCP-3524-1 has revealed that they call their species “osi”, which translates to “person”. The society that SCP-3524-1 lives in appears to function similarly to feudal societies such as those of medieval Europe or Japan, with a singular leader and a pyramidal caste system of four five subordinate classes. + Caste System - Close Information The lowest class in this caste system is the źifasuo1. The źifasuo are tasked with all reproduction of SCP-3524-1. SCP-3524-1 reproduce asexually, and appear to grow from the ground in a manner similar to a plant. The źifasuo will plant seeds every 3 weeks that will grow into new, fully developed instances of SCP-3524-1 over a 1 week period. It is unknown where these seeds come from. The next class in the caste system is that of the lodigo2. The lodigo gather supplies such as clay, stones, and twigs in order to continue building and expanding their villages as well as for the ivo. Lodigo have been recorded to travel a maximum distance of 3 meters over land to obtain materials, and may dig up stones or clay a distance of up to 2 meters underground. The third class in the caste system is the ivo3. Ivo are the SCP-3524-1 that create tools and building supplies. Recorded tools and supplies created by ivo are crude hammers, axes, saws, and nails. Added 03/██/2017: The ivo will also create swords and spears. The second third highest class in the caste system is the nisugo4. The nisugo are the main builders and expanders of SCP-3524-2. They will build and repair structures such as huts. Added 03/██/2017: The nisugo will also build traps to kill others. Added 03/██/2017: A new class has emerged in the caste system, that being the level of miźuo5. The miźuo will go to battle with neighboring villages and attempt to kill its źu. The miźuo will not act without direct orders from their źu. The final and highest ranking class in the caste system is that of the źu6. Each instance of SCP-3524-2 only has a single źu. All SCP-3524-1 in the caste system will follow the orders and wishes of the źu. Roles in the caste system appear to be pre-determined before growth of new instances of SCP-3524-1. Once fully grown, they will immediately assume their appropriate role in the society. SCP-3524-1 have a typical lifespan of 215 days and will often seek out areas of sun to occupy. They do not consume food, and due to the pigmentation of their skin and fondness for sunlight, it is theorized they sustain themselves through a process similar to photosynthesis, although dissections of deceased SCP-3524-1 have shown their cells to contain no chloroplasts. SCP-3524-1 use a form of basic currency for purchasing basic goods and services, such as tools, repairs, and expansions. They are a peaceful species and have not been observed attempting to harm one another. The base instinct of SCP-3524-1 is to expand their village. This instinct overrides other basic needs. SCP-3524-1 will continue expanding their village indefinitely if the village or SCP-3524-1 is not terminated. If two or more villages are located near one another and come into contact, interaction between the neighboring SCP-3524-1 will be friendly and diplomatic. Each population will aid the other in expanding their villages. In rare cases, the populations will merge and become one, instead of acting as cooperatives. Incident Log - 03/██/2017: Containment of SCP-3524 successful as of 02/██/2017, 6 days prior to the time of writing. 5 instances of SCP-3524-2 containing a total of 133 instances of SCP-3524-1 are currently contained. 2 instances of SCP-3524-2 expanded to the containment zone boundary within 4 days. SCP-3524-1 occupying these instances of SCP-3524-2 became extremely distressed and mild destruction of these villages ensued. Incident Log - 03/██/2017: 4 of the 5 contained SCP-3524-2 have reached containment zone boundaries. The respective populations have begun fighting each other for control of more territory. At the time of writing, an estimated 50 SCP-3524-1 have been killed in these wars. Incident Log - 03/██/2017: All contained SCP-3524-2, including new additions to containment, have reached containment zone boundaries. All 150 instances of SCP-3524-1 have become agitated, the usual caste system has been abandoned completely, and SCP-3524-1 have become extremely violent towards one another, regardless of origin. 33 deaths have been recorded so far. Incident Log - 03/██/2017: 3 instances of SCP-3524-2 have been added to containment, and each new instances reached containment boundary within 2 days. New instances of SCP-3524-1 showed the same reaction as previously contained instances. A total of 83 SCP-3524-1 deaths have been recorded as a result. New additions to containment temporarily halted by order of O5-█. Incident Log - 04/██/2017: Instances of SCP-3524-1 attempted to damage containment boundaries. A Class-NV sedating gas was administered to SCP-3524. Boundaries were repaired. 25 more deaths of SCP-3524-1 have been recorded. Various SCP-3524-1 have begun taking on a slightly bluer tone to their skin. Incident Log - 04/██/2017: SCP-3524-1 have written messages on many of the walls in SCP-3524, all translating to the words, “free us”. A total of 6 instances of SCP-3524-1 have been observed with a completely blue pigmentation. New additions to containment halted indefinitely by order of O5-█. SCP-3524-1B are a subset of SCP-3524-1, first observed by Dr. ██████ █████ on 04/██/2017. They are identical in size and shape to SCP-3524-1, but their pigmentation is blue, not green. SCP-3524-1B know the location of all other SCP-3524-1B at all times, regardless of prior interactions. SCP-3524-1B will often attack SCP-3524-1 and consume the victim after death. They will also attack SCP-3524-2 themselves, destroying buildings and infrastructure. SCP-3524-1B have not made any attempts at damaging containment zone boundaries. SCP-3524-1B adhere to the teachings of U źuty ich Isitoo7, a cult formed by SCP-3524-1B. U źuty ich Isitoo worship Dr. ██████ █████ as U8, and believe that one day, he will free them from containment, as well as destroy the entirety of SCP-3524, excluding themselves. The Gim Close The Gim9 is the sacred text of the U źuty ich Isitoo. The Foundation recovered a copy of the Gim on [REDACTED], approximately [REDACTED] after U źuty ich Isitoo was discovered. The Gim reads: Tu osofa U źuty ich Isitoo. Tu osofa uvodos. Tu osofa yiźuot. Uv osofa bidoto. Uv osofa ud. Sogup osofa puyoźu U, isit osofa Ri buchuoty. Uguźu osofa chisi jivo nud gi. Źumus gi nud chij źumus U chisi źuyosuabo judu yiyogoźuo. Uguźu osofa Tugoty chisi. Uguźu bun chij tsumud tiv tigav U yiyogoźu so osofa. Uramu osofa nigo chisi. Viy bun chij nutid Ri sudiv suyit osofa źuboty, utod Rio sofa. Yiyoguźu U nutid surod osofa sogup fujus osofa. Below is a translation of the Gim. We are the Followers to the One. We are the enlightened. We are the servers. We know the truth. We know the way. The One will lead us to the light, if we follow His guidance. We must destroy those who doubt. Only those who believe in the One must be allowed to see freedom. We must destroy Tugoty. Only by destroying our prison will the One be able to free us from it. We must think as one. Only by working through His bond will we achieve what we desire, what His will for us is. Through our sacrifice the One will free us and lead us to salvation. Whenever Dr. ██████ █████ is visible to SCP-3524-1B, they will drop to their knees, bow, and remain completely immobile until Dr. ██████ █████ leaves their line of site. They will not attempt communication with Dr. ██████ █████ unless he initiates it. The following is a direct copy of a message recovered from SCP-3524-1B: Utod uguźu yayiź. Uvoduv bidoto ifa. Nauźv U yayiź. Nufuz lipa yayiź. Poyatiy sobos. Toyiy Isito. Toyiy U yayiź yuty. Tuy yayiź iź. The following is the above passage translated into English: We will destroy nonbelievers. They do not know the truth. The One will free us. All are beneath us. Humanity will fall. The Followers will rise. The One will rise with us. We will be always. + Interview Log - 04/2017 - Close Log Interviewer: Dr. ██████ █████ Subject: SCP-3524-1B Foreword: The interview was conducted through note passing between parties. All text has been translated into English. The Interviewer has been instructed to pose as the divine being the Subject makes him out to be in order to gain needed information. <Begin Log> Interviewer: Hello there. Subject: Hello, Great One. Interviewer: Why do you call me that? Subject: You are the One, the One who will free us, raise us to the light. Interviewer: I see. Subject: We bow before you, Great One. Interviewer: You can stand back up. Subject: Thank you, Great One. Interviewer: Can you tell me why you attack your brethren? Subject: Yes, Great One, but surely you must know. If you did not know, you would not be the One. Interviewer: Yes, I do know. But I wish to hear from you. Subject: They are not our brethren, Great One. They are weak, blind, naïve fools. They do not know the power of You, of the One. We destroy those who do not know, who do not believe in your name. The name of the One, for we are the Followers to the One. Interviewer: You shouldn’t kill the others. You’ll endanger yourselves. Subject: What do you mean, Great One? Interviewer: You may be a different color, but you’re still the same species as the green guys. You can’t just kill them. Subject: And what does the Great One think of the Empire? Interviewer: The empire? Subject: The Empire of Tugoty! Interviewer: If you’re referring to the villages, you need to stop destroying them. Subject: You are not the One. We destroy in the name of the One, in the name of freedom. We must be free of our prison. We must expand. We must not be kept from expanding. Interviewer: You cannot expand anymore. You need to stay where you are. You are here for your own good. <End Log> Closing Statement: At the conclusion of the interview, SCP-3524-1B attacked Dr. ██████ █████, preventing continuation of the interview. They were subdued and placed back into containment. + Addendum - Close Addendum On 06/██/2017, Foundation personnel planted in the US National Park Service recieved reports from hikers in [REDACTED] National Park of "a bunch of villages with green people". MTF Tau-22 ("Forest Fires") was dispatched, and upon arriving, discovered 4 instances of SCP-3524-2, populated with aproximately 95 instances of SCP-3524-1. Members of MTF Tau-22 reported that while only 2 of the SCP-3524-2 had expanded to touch one another, SCP-3524-1 occupying both of the touching villages were working together in order to expand towards the solitary SCP-3524-2. They reached the solitary villages within 5 minutes, and began to assimilate them into each other. The Language of Jomuź Close Addendum The basic consonant phonology of Jomuź. The Foundation has been successful in translating most of the language, now known to be called “Jomuź”. In Jomuź, there are no specific genders. There are only masculine and feminine pronouns. The grammar structure of Jomuź follows the word order of Verb-Subject-Object-Oblique. For example, “Mary opened the door with a key” would become “Opened Mary the door with a key”. Other rules and structures of Jomuź are as follows: At the time of writing, the Foundation possesses a dictionary of 2,000 words of Jomuź translated into English. Footnotes 1. Translation: gardener. 2. Translation: digger. 3. Translation: maker. 4. Translation: builder. 5. Translation: warrior. 6. Translation: leader. 7. Translation: Followers to the One. 8. Translation: One. 9. Translation: Law. |
SCP-3525 | euclid | A sample SCP-3525 manifestation, with identifying location information redacted. The identity of the driver pictured is currently unknown. Item #: SCP-3525 Special Containment Procedures: Total containment for SCP-3525 has not yet been achieved; accordingly, these procedures are still being developed and are subject to further modification as more information is gathered. Foundation technicians have installed backdoors in all major rideshare application servers allowing them to intercept any ride pickup confirmations from perfectly-rated drivers who do not appear in those applications' servers. These drivers should be re-routed to available Foundation personnel for testing purposes if available and otherwise simply canceled. The same safeguards should be installed in any new rideshare applications developed, although where possible their parent companies should be acquired and shut down in order to avoid spreading Foundation technical resources too thinly. D-class personnel assigned to test SCP-3525 should be fitted with standard exploding-bolt collars and tracking devices to ensure they do not avoid re-containment after their ride completes. Description: SCP-3525 is an anomalous phenomenon linked to all major rideshare applications1 that manifests when the app assigns a driver with a perfect 5-star rating to pick up a rider. Upon entering into these drivers' cars, riders uniformly report a sense of vague unease without being able to pinpoint the cause. After a few minutes, the driver then asks the rider a number of personal questions, starting from innocuous questions about personal well-being and progressing to interrogating them about their secrets, desires, and fears alongside detailed questions about their home lives and work responsibilities. Riders report a growing certainty that the driver will cause them physical harm if they refuse to answer these questions, although this does not appear to be a strict compulsion effect and riders can choose not to answer. In no case thus far has an SCP-3525 driver caused physical harm to any rider. While in the car, riders describe the scenery as becoming surreal and unfamiliar. Common descriptions include buildings bending at alien angles, people outside becoming blurry and indistinguishable, and all physical landmarks disappearing entirely. However, external monitoring only shows the car moving along the most efficient route to its destination. Ridesharing carpools affected by SCP-3525 terminate in one of two ways: either the driver successfully delivers the rider to their intended destination or they stop at a midway point and ask the rider to leave, refusing to keep driving until the rider exits. Riders who successfully reach their intended destination have been observed to exhibit erratic behavior following their exposure to SCP-3525, including memory loss, personality shifts, and general confusion. Riders who stop short of their destination do not display these symptoms. Riders additionally report that the time spent in the car feels significantly longer than the apparent elapsed time; this temporal discrepancy has been confirmed via testing (see test log below). No information about SCP-3525 drivers can be found in the databases of the apps in question and the mechanism by which they are assigned is currently unknown. In addition, they share no apparent commonalities apart from their 5-star rating, varying on race, gender, age, appearance, and make and model of car; similarly, the riders who get these drivers appear to be randomly-selected. SCP-3525 cars additionally appear to block all transmissions; GPS signals, telephonic communication, and radio contact all cease the moment a rider steps into the car and closes the door, although they do resume once the car door is opened again. While many of the SCP-3525 riders contacted the app companies to complain, these complaints appear to have largely been ignored. Accordingly, the Foundation only became aware of the phenomenon several years after it had been in effect when a Foundation agent happened to experience an SCP-3525 manifestation firsthand as a rider, at which point the anomaly was reported, verified, and contained. Addendum 3525-a: Partial Test Log Note: Given the wide geological range of this phenomenon and the sudden nature of its manifestation, many of these tests were performed in a somewhat ad-hoc manner, taking advantage of whatever D-class personnel that were at hand and with test plans invented on the spot. Dedicated testing protocols are still a work in progress. Show Experiment Log Hide Experiment Log Experiment 3525-1 Location: Seattle, USA Procedure: Control experiment; subject was given no special instructions. A D-class with limited exposure to Foundation assets was chosen to minimize information leakage. Subject was fitted with audiovisual recording device and remote broadcasting device. Results: Subject was successfully transported to intended destination. While the outside time elapsed between source and destination was only 15 minutes, the recorder picked up an interrogation lasting approximately 4 hours that touched on all aspects of the subject's life to date, including his day-to-day life as a Foundation asset and his previous arrest for [REDACTED]. The visual recordings additionally confirmed that the view from inside the car's windows was at odds with its physical location and displayed scenery that bore no resemblance to the actual outside. The remote broadcasting device was rendered inoperable for the duration of the ride. After the test concluded, the subject was quarantined and observed; subject displayed an increased tendency to focus on his previous crimes and some apparent memory loss. Experiment 3525-2 Location: San Francisco, USA Procedure: Multiple Foundation vehicles blocked the driver in when he arrived for pickup, with orders to extract and contain the driver. Results: When the driver realized he was unable to leave, he immediately self-terminated by forcibly ripping his throat out with his fingernails, severing his carotid artery. An autopsy revealed no anomalous physiology. The frequency of SCP-3525 manifestations was not impacted in any noticeable way by the death of this driver. Experiment 3525-4 Location: Paris, France Procedure: Experiment 3525-2 was repeated, but this time the blockade happened midway through the ride. D-class subject instructed to attempt to drive the car if driver self-terminated. Results: Driver self-terminated as before upon being impeded. The subject was unable to drive the car at this point, although she continued to record anomalous visual footage. After she opened a door, all anomalous visual footage immediately stopped and the car became drivable again. Experiment 3525-7 Location: Shanghai, China Procedure: Control experiment repeated; procedure exactly the same as Experiment 3525-1. Results: Driver stopped midway. Recording indicates that this occurred after the subject was interrogated about the Foundation at length; no classified information was disclosed and no more detail was presented than in the first control experiment. Subject placed under quarantine but has thus far not displayed any erratic behavior. Experiment 3525-12 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Procedure: Subject was provided with a syringe containing a calibrated dose of sodium thiopental and instructed to inject the driver during the ride. Foundation personnel would then extract and contain the driver. Results: Subject was able to successfully administer the anesthetic; driver attempted to self-terminate but was rendered unconscious. Driver was extracted and contained at Site-44. Upon regaining consciousness, the driver lapsed into a semi-catatonic state; while she maintained respiratory activity, she remained unresponsive to all outside stimuli. MRI scans revealed minimal brain activity but no anomalous neurology. Experiment 3525-16 Location: Boston, USA Procedure: Control experiment performed for third time. Results: Same as Experiment 3525-7. Experiment 3525-23 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Procedure: Control experiment performed for tenth time. Results: Same as previous eight experiments. The only recorded experimental instance thus far of the rider successfully making it to their destination is Experiment 3525-1. Followup: A re-analysis of riders subjected to SCP-3525 prior to Foundation containment revealed that those who made it to their destination are uniformly distinct from one another. That is, once a rider makes it to their destination, any subsequent rider with the same socioeconomic background and profession will invariably stop short. Experiment 3525-37 Location: San Francisco, USA Procedure: For several weeks a D-class subject was conditioned to respond to all personal questions as though he was a Foundation agent; a thorough fictional backstory was constructed, intended to cover all aspects of interrogation. No amnestics were applied and the conditioning was entirely psychological in nature. As with all previous tests, an audiovisual recorder was supplied. Results: Subject was successfully delivered to his destination. Upon recovery, the subject continued to act as though he believed his fictional backstory even after multiple rounds of deprogramming. Subject additionally appeared not to recognize Foundation staff he had interacted with repeatedly, other D-class subjects he had previously been acquainted with, or photographs of his family members. Finally, the subject appeared to be equally unaware of certain aspects of his own fictional backstory; analysis of the ride recordings revealed that the only aspects he has maintained the veracity of were those that he was explicitly interrogated about during the SCP-3525 manifestation. Experiment 3525-51 Location: San Francisco, USA Procedure: Same subject from Experiment 3525-37 was assigned to be a rider. Subject continues to maintain his fictional backstory. Results: The driver remained entirely silent for the duration of the ride and the elapsed time inside the car was precisely identical to the elapsed time outside. This is the first time either of these results has been recorded. Experiment 3525-78 Location: London, UK Procedure: Three subjects assigned to ride together. Results: As with Experiment 3525-55, the driver first started interrogating one subject, picked apparently at random. However, exactly 2 hours and 14 minutes into this interrogation (elapsed time outside: 7 minutes), one of the indistinct pedestrians visible through the car windows on the recording rushed up to the car and physically slammed into it. The driver immediately sped up and drove silently for a full hour (elapsed time outside: 1 minute) before stopping and instructing all riders to leave. Followup: All further subjects are to be provided with a dose of sodium thiopental and instructed that if one of the pedestrians visible via the car windows attempts to interact with the car, they are to immediately inject the driver and attempt to communicate with the pedestrian in question. Addendum 3525-b: Transcript of audio recording, Experiment 3525-170 Note: The following is a transcript of the second encounter with a pedestrian during an SCP-3525 manifestation. For the purposes of this transcript the driver is referred to as SCP-3525-1, the pedestrian as SCP-3525-2, and the rider by his designation, D-17214. Show Transcript Hide Transcript [Three hours of non-pertinent dialog omitted.] SCP-3525-1: …when did you drop out of school, [REDACTED], and what drove that decis- At this point a loud impact can be heard; the camera (mounted on D-17214's head) swivels to catch SCP-3525-2 pressed against the car window. D-17214: Oh… oh, right, okay, here we go- A flurry of movement occurs. Followup investigation revealed that D-17214 missed the injection point (inserting the syringe into SCP-3525-1's shoulder instead) and SCP-3525-1 managed to self-terminate. D-17214: Whoa. [laughter] Man, that's messed up. Guess he just wasn't into needles, huh? [laughter] You, uh, you saw that he did that to himself, right? I had nothing to do with it, just want to make that clear. Annoying prick, though. D-17214: Okay, now where's that other guy gone off to? The camera swivels to the back window. SCP-3525-2 is still visible, although several dozen feet away now. After a short pause, it begins to walk towards the car, eventually pressing its face up to the window again. From up close, SCP-3525-2's features appear to shift repeatedly in size and shape every few seconds, as though being refracted through a number of lenses in rapid succession. D-17214: You're… real hard to look at, buddy. There is no response. D-17214 pulls out a Foundation-written questionnaire. D-17214: So much for small talk. Okay, uh… who are you, and what is your purpose here? SCP-3525-2's mouth moves slowly but no sound is audible. D-17214: Hey, do you hear me? Who are you? Do you have a name? SCP-3525-2: (quietly) Two-eight-four two-three-three two-seven-eight two-five-oh two-fo- D-17214: Is that… what is that? Is that your name? SCP-3525-2: (louder) Name… name. Name. Name? D-17214: Yeah, dummy, name. Like, my name is [REDACTED], and your name is…? SCP-3525-2: Name. Name is Carl… no, Carlton? Carlton. D-17214: Huh. Surprisingly normal, for a creepy jello-faced guy. All right, Carlton, what's your purpose here? What are you doing here, exactly? SCP-3525-2: Don't… know. D-17214: Okay, well, they didn't give me a lot of instructions about followup questions, so I'm just going to take that one at face value. Moving on: What is this place, and where is it? SCP-3525-2: Nothing. D-17214: So… is that an answer to both questions, or- SCP-3525-2: It is a lack. It stretches on without end or meaning. The buildings are shells, empty. Dewey stole eight bags. No one speaks, or hears, or knows. It's a place to lose yourself, softly. Jerry scored eighty-seven. D-17214: Uh, okay, this next one I am actually interested in hearing you answer: Why are these drivers asking us all of these questions? SCP-3525-2: Drivers? D-17214: Jesus, the… the guy in the front seat of the car here, who kept asking questions all the damn time. Why? Why did he do that? SCP-3525-2: The buildings aren't the only things here that are hollow. The people need to be filled up. Yaz smacked seventeen dingers. So they can leave. D-17214: Filled up with what? Leave to where? …Dingers? SCP-3525-2: Two-seven-seven. Two-three-four. Two-six-oh. Two-two-five. D-17214: Well fuck me for trying to get a little more out of you, I guess. Next up: Are you also a driver? Is the driver… the, uh, the man in the front seat, is he one of you? SCP-3525-2: He contains nothing. I contain more. You contain more, still. You and I, we… do not have the hunger that comes with nothing. Yet. D-17214: Some, uh, mixed messages there, but we're almost through this thing and I figure if I push you I'll just get a bunch of numbers, so last question: Have you always been in this place, or did you come from somewhere else originally? SCP-3525-2: I came from… I can't… it was a room. They brought me into a room and there was a man there and I was more scared than I had ever been before. And he asked me questions and he… took from me. That was the year Torrez let Bucky Dent homer off us and it broke my heart2. I used to have so much more. I can't… it's all gone, now, except… D-17214: A room, huh? Not a car? SCP-3525-2: What did you say your name was? D-17214: [REDACTED]. SCP-3525-2: [REDACTED], where were you born? D-17214: Oh no, I'm not going through this shit again. Sorry, Carlton, we're done here, I'm out. SCP-3525-2: No! No, I… gave so much to you, I don't have… you have to give me something. Please, just talk to me, I need to keep something, it just keeps going on and on and on without end and I have to have a real piece, to hold on to… I won't take anything you need, please, just - you have so much, and- D-17214 reaches for the door handle on the opposite side of the car from SCP-3525-2. SCP-3525-2: I don't want to become- There is a sound of shattering glass behind D-17214 as he opens the door. When the camera turns around, SCP-3525-2 is gone and the scenery has returned to normal. There is no apparent damage to any window. Footnotes 1. Including but not limited to Uber, Lyft, Grab, and Didi Chuxing. 2. This, along with several similar asides made by SCP-3525-2, appears to be a reference to the 1978 Boston Red Sox baseball team. |
SCP-3526 | keter | Item #: SCP-3526 Special Containment Procedures: Any legislative body discovered considering changes to the legal repercussions of any effects stemming from the occurrence of natural disasters are to be infiltrated by MTF Omicron-3 ("Brittenburgers"). In order to prevent the manifestation of further SCP-3526 phenomena, no such body may be allowed to pass any legislation which would, either directly, or by the consequence of logical interaction between existing laws indirectly render any form of damage inflicted by natural disasters illegal. MTF Omicron-3 is authorized to widely administer A-class amnestics only in the event that all legal avenues for blocking such a bill have failed. Description: SCP-3526 is a phenomenon affecting law enforcement officials interacting with certain natural disasters in jurisdictions where such disasters are capable of violating local law. Currently documented disasters capable of resulting in SCP-3526 include: Avalanches Earthquakes Floods Hurricanes Severe Thunderstorms Tornadoes Tsunamis In such instances, law enforcement officials in the vicinity will approach the hazard with the intent of subduing or imprisoning it, often resulting in the loss of both life and equipment. Tornado resulting in SCP-3526 event 02/26/1990. ✖ Addendum 3526-1: Interview with survivor of 02/26/1990 SCP-3526 event. ▼ Show Interview ▲ Hide Interview Interviewed: Officer Steven McCoy Interviewer: Researcher J. Everwood Foreword: Four days prior to the SCP-3526 event, the city council of Tecumseh, MO had enacted an ordinance rendering it "…unlawful for any force to uproot a tree or shrubbery on a property… without the consent of [the owner of the property]." <Begin Log> Researcher Everwood: Thank you for agreeing to answer our questions today. Officer McCoy: Well, I mean, I'd be out of a job if I said no. Researcher Everwood: Yeah, that makes sense, you drove your— Rather, what caused you to drive towards that tornado? Officer McCoy: It felt kind of like seeing a crime going down. I didn't even really think, it was sort of like my training just took over, 'ya know? I had to go sort it out, because… well because I had to. It was my job. It sounds so stupid now that I say it out loud. Researcher Everwood: The fact that you can recognize it as strange is usually a pretty good sign. Try to think back, what else seems to stand out to you now? Officer McCoy: Well, once I was headed towards it, I remember thinking I might should wait for backup. Officer McCoy begins stroking his temple. Officer McCoy: But, I was real mad at it by then. I didn't want to let it get away, and they might not have shown up in time. My heart was really pounding, like I was running to catch a pop fly. I didn't want to let anyone down. Researcher Everwood: I see. And what were you planning to do once you caught up with it? Officer McCoy: I mean, at the time, it seemed like just… You know, I had my baton, and I figured I'd just kinda… I guess get my hands on it. I mean, if things got real bad, I always had my gun. Officer McCoy uses both hands to rub his temples. Officer McCoy: That all sounds really, really dumb. I didn't really… I mean, it just made so much sense at the time, 'ya know? Researcher Everwood: Yes, I believe I understand what you mean. So, what happened when you reached where it was touching down? Officer McCoy: It was really loud. I remember thinking it sounded like the whole precinct was there with me, shouting at me, telling me to go get the sonuvabitch. So, I tried to kind of… intercept it with my cruiser, 'ya know? Nudge it off the road. That didn't work, and it just sorta picked me up, cruiser and all, and shot me out like a skipping stone. I think it was right about then that I started realizing what I was doing, and I remember watching everything spin through the windshield and asking what I had gotten myself into. I don't really remember much after that. Just waking up in the hospital. <End Log> Closing Statement: Subject administered Class-B amnestic and released from Foundation custody. Addendum 3526-2: Excerpt from newspaper article detailing the first identified instance of SCP-3526. ▼ Show Article ▲ Hide Article The Weekly Exposè Vol. 28 SEATTLE FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1952 5¢ - NO REFUNDS WHY ARE OUR POLICEMEN KILLING THEMSELVES? THREE OFFICERS DRIVE INTO OCEAN DURING RECORD FLOOD by Richard Wett 'They had their sirens on, and they were driving fast, but there wasn't anyone in the water for them to save.' Recalled one witness of the senseless tragedy. From family members to colleagues, no one expected these men to choose to take their lives during this time of heartbreak. Sergeant John Mulvaney is survived by his wife, Elanor, and sons Taylor and Nick. Officer Devon Peterson is the recipient of a Commendation for Valor, and is survived by his brother Cody. Addendum 3526-3: Journal recovered from the Vatican archives. _ ▼ Show Document▲ Hide Document NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION The following document is translated from Latin and was recovered in poor condition. Portions of text which have been recreated from context have been indicated. — Cody James, Translator, RAISA _ ▼ Show Document▲ Hide Document Caesar. Bitterly I curse that name. Madly [drunk on] the wine of victory, and more so than ever his growing lunacy, he has made us to curse ourselves. Is it not enough that we wage his war against the very gods, to order our soldiers to assault the ocean waters? Yet, that same night, as the [legionaries] scoured the beach for seashells to build the monument to our bizarre and heretical victory, he brought us, his loyal fasces-bearers, into his imperial tent. He spoke of his secret fear, that Neptune, full of craft and guile, would strike back at his empire [in a time or at a place] he did not expect. Though he never spoke the divine name. He called the God his brother. He commended [our bravery with] one breath, and with another he compels us to swear a blood oath to him. "To forever forsake the Plutonian shores, that we shall stake an eternal vigil. Wherever Neptune dares to overreach, and affront the laws of men, there shall we be, to deliver swift justice for our Emperor [Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus]." Julia, my wife, when you bury me, keep for yourself the coins you would give me to pay the ferryman. I fear I will never be free to cross that river. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3526" by Gabriel Jade, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3526. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3527 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3527 Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-3527 are to be kept in mass humanoid containment chambers constructed of one-way glass for convenient observation with a maximum capacity of 12 organisms per chamber. Mobile Task Force Iota-10 ("Damn Feds") is to be wary of possible sightings/reports of SCP-3527. If a sighting/report is confirmed, Mobile Task Force Iota-10 ("Damn Feds") is to establish a temporary containment perimeter and report the location to Mobile Task Force Beta-7 ("Maz Hatters") for cleanup and instance transfer. Description: SCP-3527 is the collective designation for a population (~450 instances (including those not yet contained)) of amorphous organisms capable of manifesting as humanoids. At the time of writing, all instances of SCP-3527 reside solely in New Mexico, United States of America. SCP-3527 instances are commonly found in collections of a varying population.1 Instances of SCP-3527 have the original form of a gelatinous substance which does not conform to any defined shape. Instances of SCP-3527 move in a manner similar to that of organisms in the Gastropoda class (gastropods). The size of SCP-3527 instances varies, with the smallest known measurements being ~.5 m in length and ~.3 m in height to the largest known measurement being ~5 m in length and ~3 m in height. SCP-3527's primary anomalous property is the ability to take any layer(s) of skin from a subject (live or deceased) and form themselves into the inside of the skin with the purpose of concealing their abnormal nature through disguise. Instances may also reverse this process to return to their original gelatinous form. However, while instances are disguised, their gait is easily distinguishable from the typical human being due to their posture. All instances of SCP-3527 are capable of speaking and comprehending simple English. Despite this ability, all instances speak with a large quantity of mispronunciation and grammatical errors. Most vocalizations by instances of SCP-3527 are of nature which most individuals would consider "rude," yet they all hint at a sense of curiosity towards music (more specifically in the genres of rap). When music of the rap genre is played in the vicinity of SCP-3527, all instances will attempt to imitate the lyrics and tempo of the music presented, usually to a degree commonly considered "failure." During this time, instances will also attempt to "dance" to the beat of the music; like the previous characteristic, this usually ends in failure to "dance" in a common form that a human (or other organism responding to musical stimuli) would. Addendum: Below is an interview log between an instance of SCP-3527 and Researcher Reese Prospero. Interviewer: Dr. Reese Prospero Interviewee: SCP-3527-A-43 [BEGIN LOG] Dr. Prospero: Good evening, SCP-3527-A-43. SCP-3527-A-43: Dumb bitch. I Tupac. Not "AYE-FOUR-EE-TEE." Dr. Prospero: I'm sorry to break it to you, but you are not Tupac. SCP-3527-A-43: Yes. Dr. Prospero: Yes, you are not Tupac? SCP-3527-A-43: No response. Dr. Prospero: Alright. Why are you so interested in rap music? SCP-3527-A-43: Rap is popular. We want popular. We rap to popular. Dr. Prospero: Would you be willing to demonstrate this rapping ability? SCP-3527-A-43: Want a rap battle. Dr. Prospero: I am sorry, but I am not engaging in a rap battle with you. SCP-3527-A-43: Pussy. Dr. Prospero shows slight signs of irritation. Dr. Prospero: Later. May you please attempt to rap for the record? SCP-3527-A-43: Yes. Dr. Prospero: Do you have a preference? SCP-3527-A-43: No. Am rap god. Any track, dawg. Dr. Prospero proceeds to play "King's Dead" by musical artists Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake over the chamber intercom system. SCP-3527-A-43 proceeds to attempt to mimic the lyrics and move in a manner to match the tempo. Dr. Prospero: Okay, I think that's enou— The song proceeds to reach 1m44s. At this point, SCP-3527-A-43 releases a high-pitched vocalization in an attempt to mimic the current timeframe in the piece. This vocalization damages the hearing of three research personnel including Dr. Prospero. The music halts as it is manually turned off by Dr. Prospero. Dr. Prospero: Yeah. "Tupac," alright. Dr. Prospero proceeds to exit the chamber. [END LOG] Footnotes 1. Every discovered SCP-3527 collection has been an abandoned motel; the reasoning for this is unknown. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3527" by DrCaroll, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3527. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3528 | euclid | A greater noctule bat, similar to SCP-3528. Item #: SCP-3528 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3528 is contained within a large aviary, surrounded by a sound-absorbing barrier. SCP-3528's aviary is to be kept stocked with large birds for food. No female personnel, or personnel of German or Russian descent, are to interact with SCP-3528. Description: SCP-3528 is a bat-like creature with a wingspan of approximately 12m. SCP-3528 strongly resembles the greater noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus). SCP-3528 is nocturnal and fully capable of flight, with a recorded top speed of 190 kph. SCP-3528 possesses vestigial eyes and sensitive ears. Examination of SCP-3528 has revealed a humanoid skeleton, fused to SCP-3528's chiropteran skeleton in several places. The presence of this skeleton does not affect SCP-3528, except for rare instances where SCP-3528 momentarily twitches when the jaw of the human skeleton opens slightly. Further examination revealed the presence of scar tissue and tissue rejection at certain points around the secondary skeleton. SCP-3528's feet possess large retractable claws that are capable of spontaneously heating and igniting objects gripped by them. Testing has shown that SCP-3528 uses a form of telepathy to hunt. SCP-3528's larynx, which would be specialized to echolocate in nonanomalous bats, instead emits focused, directional bursts of intense ultrasound. This sound generates large air vortices in its path and causes temporary partial paralysis in approximately 60% of female humans who hear it. SCP-3528 instinctively and aggressively attacks manned aircraft; however, these attacks are rarely effective against most modern aircraft. On October 8, 1994, a remote Obskurakorps facility was discovered. Two preserved cadavers similar to SCP-3528 but smaller and lacking a secondary skeleton were found in a vault, and possessed multiple large bullet wounds. Additionally, remains were found matching those of German ace pilot Josef Kociok (a decorated pilot credited with 33 aerial victories, who received recognition for grounding the infamous Russian 46th Guards Regiment, an all-women bombing regiment nicknamed the "Night Witches" by the Germans.) DNA fragments in these remains match the secondary skeleton of SCP-3528. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3528" by Weryllium, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3528. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. Filename: GreaterNoctule.jpg Author: Nicolharper License: CC BY 2.5 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons |
SCP-3529 | euclid | snake = snek = cute ^~^ Written by: XilasCrowe snek snek, python python More From This Axolotl SCP-4332 Rating: 132 Comments: 27 SCP-4663 Rating: 100 Comments: 13 SCP-1143 Rating: 100 Comments: 23 SCP-3684 Rating: 95 Comments: 29 SCP-2454 Rating: 74 Comments: 10 SCP-5588 Rating: 45 Comments: 6 Changes All That Is Around Me Rating: 45 Comments: 7 Don't Forget The Dead Rating: 32 Comments: 3 [{$authorPage} ▸ More by this Author ◂] {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} close Info X Written by: XilasCrowe More from this axolotl Less from this axolotl Stuff I did SCP-4332 Rating: 132 Comments: 27 SCP-4663 Rating: 100 Comments: 13 SCP-1143 Rating: 100 Comments: 23 SCP-3684 Rating: 95 Comments: 29 SCP-2454 Rating: 74 Comments: 10 SCP-5588 Rating: 45 Comments: 6 Changes All That Is Around Me Rating: 45 Comments: 7 Don't Forget The Dead Rating: 32 Comments: 3 Credits to DrChandra, DrAkimoto, Roget for his image of Sauerkraut, MaliceAforethought, Cerastes Image Credits – hide block https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ballpython020.jpg Item#: 3529 Level2 Containment Class: euclid Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: dark Risk Class: warning link to memo A captive SCP-3529-1 instance. Special Containment Procedures: All captive SCP-3529-1 instances are kept within a Type II Geodesic Dome Habitat at Site-37. Cameras are set up within the enclosure in order to record any SCP-3529 occurrences. The enclosure is to be checked twice daily, to ensure that an SCP-3529 occurrence has not damaged or otherwise affected the enclosure. SCP-3529-1 instances are elsewise to be taken care of similarly to that of a non-anomalous member of its species. All zoos and personal ownerships are to be monitored for SCP-3529 activity, in which case the SCP-3529-1 instances will be discreetly replaced with a non-anomalous snake. Description: SCP-3529 is the designation of a phenomenon affecting between 5 to 7 percent of snakes belonging to the Family Pythonidae. While individually non-anomalous, these snakes (designated SCP-3529-1) begin exhibiting anomalous effects once several of them are gathered in one place.1 Once a suitable number has been reached, SCP-3529-1 instances will begin to use their bodies to create various letters and symbols in order to imitate the programming language Python. Once a line of code has been completed, an additional SCP-3529-1 instance will bite the instance that makes up the final symbol, executing the line of code. The code generated by SCP-3529 will immediately affect reality around the instances, restructuring it to match the output of the code given. SCP-3529-1 will typically create code to alter their environment, generating food and shelter whenever necessary. This also appears to be how SCP-3529-1 instances reproduce, as no non-anomalous mating has been observed between captive instances. The code created is simple in structure, rarely consisting of anything more than simple math, loops, lists, or basic functions. Variable names often appear generic, with a general name affecting everything that could theoretically be classified under that name. The variable "Tree," for instance, refers to all trees within SCP-3529's area of effect,2 regardless of species, distance, or size unless otherwise specified. Addendum 3529-1: Samples of SCP-3529 occurrences in captivity. Code created: trees = trees for tree in trees: food += 1 Notes: Each tree within the enclosure generated either a bird's nest full of eggs, a number of live mice, a baby deer, or a fully grown hog, as well as one human corpse. Samples of DNA taken from the corpse matched a variety of SCP-3529-1's caretakers. Code created: home = cold while home == cold: sun += bright if cold < sun: home = warm while home == warm: happy = True Notes: This sample has appeared multiple times while in containment. The temperature of SCP-3529-1's enclosure has been raised. SCP-3529-1 instance nicknamed "Sauerkraut." This SCP-3529-1 instance is the one that most commonly executes SCP-3529 code, causing over 70% of SCP-3529 occurrences. Code created: def makecave(): if snake == big: hole = big cave = deep if snake == small: hole = small cave = snuggly for snake in snakes: makecave() snake = happy - Notes: A large number of small cave systems were generated beneath the ground of SCP-3529-1's enclosure. Code created: import random for snake in snakes: inheat = random.randint(0,1) if inheat == 1: snakes.append(babysnake) else: parent = no snake = sad Notes: This appears to be the only way new SCP-3529-1 instances are created, and occurs routinely on the first day of every sixth month. On rare occasions, the function will loop excessively, generating a exponential amount of new instances. Addendum 3529-2: Incident 3529-1 On 2019/07/09, the following code was generated: snake = captive captive = sad human = guard def escape(): if guard == alert: wait = True while guard == distracted: swarm = True while swarm == True: doors = 0 freedom = soon if guard == alert: snake = snek snek = super cute while snake == snek: guard = noattack escape() Immediately following the execution of this code, every SCP-3529-1 instance in containment collectively swarmed together towards the exit of their containment site. As they escaped, they were completely unhindered by site guards. The swarm dispersed as it exited the site, leaving the following message several meters away. success = True snake = happy snake = free Footnotes 1. SCP-3529-1 instances are much more social than non-anomalous snakes, often traveling and living together in large groups, which can number in the high hundreds of members. 2. Roughly 500 square meters centered around the SCP-3529 occurrence. This area increases as more SCP-3529-1 instances are used, with the highest occurrence affecting an area of over 4,000 square meters. |
SCP-3530 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3530 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3530 can be contained on-site, due to its inability to physically leave the boundaries of Shooting Star School. Due to the non-hostile nature of SCP-3530, and so as not to elicit retaliation from Shooting Star Incorporated, the school is to remain open until further notice (see Addendum). Individuals wishing to enroll their child in any school buildings within Shooting Star School must consent to regular psychological examinations for both themselves and their child. These examinations must be performed by Foundation personnel under the guise of a local psychiatric office. Any unusual behaviors due to exposure to SCP-3530 are to be noted, and the family is to be amnesticized and relocated. Addendum (04/23/2015): After Incident 5-394, personnel in charge of psychological examinations are to perform them separately on each family member. In the event that evidence of domestic or child abuse is discovered, the abuser is to be turned over to local authorities and the family is to be amnesticized and relocated. Description: SCP-3530 is the designation for a group of 15 individuals residing within the three main school buildings of Shooting Star School, a K-12 school in ██████, Georgia. The individuals are designated as SCP-3530-1 through SCP-3530-15. Each of these individuals appear as sentient, two-dimensional hand-drawn cartoon animals, with varying body types. Despite appearing as cartoons, SCP-3530 individuals are capable of moving about in three-dimensional space and interacting with the surrounding environment. However, they are not capable of moving beyond the boundaries of Shooting Star School, as defined by the geographic area that the school occupies. Attempts to remove SCP-3530 from the area have resulted in them vanishing and reappearing within school boundaries. SCP-3530 functions primarily as educators. Each individual acts as a secondary educator with a focus on a certain subject, alongside that subject's teacher. Both students and staff regard SCP-3530 individuals with fondness, with many students considering them to be close friends. These thoughts are mutually shared by SCP-3530, with some individuals claiming to have an increased fondness of children and staff alike. Each individual is capable of manifesting tools and other objects relating to their subject of focus. For example, SCP-3530-1 has been observed manifesting tools such as protractors, rulers, and calculators. The method behind this manifestation is unknown. SCP-3530 is present throughout all grades from kindergarten to the twelfth grade. As students progress and enter new grades, SCP-3530 alters itself to match the interests of the students in each grade. Certain individuals are not present until students enter middle and high school and begin the individual's class of focus. + SCP-3530 Individual Documentation - Hide Designation Species Body Type Subject Details Notes SCP-3530-1 Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Non-Anthropomorphic Mathematics Female, no clothing, present throughout all grades Currently the only individual interviewed by Foundation personnel SCP-3530-2 Frog (Rana Temporaria) Non-Anthropomorphic Science Male, no clothing, present throughout all grades SCP-3530-3 Owl (Bubo Bubo) Non-Anthropomorphic Reading/Language Arts Male, bow tie and eyeglasses, British accent, present throughout all grades SCP-3530-4 Tortoise (Geochelone Elegans) Non-Anthropomorphic History/Social Studies Male, no clothing, present throughout all grades SCP-3530-5 Lion (Panthera leo) Anthropomorphic Physical Education/Sports Male, red sweatband and whistle, present throughout all grades See Incident Report 5-394 SCP-3530-6 Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) Non-Anthropomorphic Music/Band Female, no clothing, present throughout all grades SCP-3530-7 Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Anthropomorphic Art/Art History Male, painter's smock, often carries loaded palette and paintbrush, present throughout all grades SCP-3530-8 Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) Non-Anthropomorphic Speech/Drama Male, no clothing, present in grades 6-12 SCP-3530-9 Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Anthropomorphic Health Female, nurse's uniform, speaks in what students and staff describe as a 'motherly' tone, present in grades 6-12 SCP-3530-10 Parrot (Psittacine) Non-Anthropomorphic Spanish Male, miniature sombrero, fluent in Spanish, present in grades 6-12 SCP-3530-11 Skunk (Mephitis Mephitis) Anthropomorphic French Female, red beret and black and white horizontally-striped shirt, fluent in French, present in grades 6-12 SCP-3530-12 German Shepherd (Canis lupus familiaris) Anthropomorphic German Male, lederhosen, fluent in German, present in grades 6-12 SCP-3530-13 Cat (Felis Domesticus) Non-Anthropomorphic Home Economics Female, no clothing, present in grades 6-12 SCP-3530-14 Mouse (Apodemus Sylvaticus) Non-Anthropomorphic Computers/Technology Male, no clothing, present in grades 9-12 SCP-3530-15 Cow (Bos Taurus) Anthropomorphic Business/Finances Female, business attire, often carries black briefcase and smart phone, present in grades 9-12 Has been observed conversing on their smart phone with a currently unknown party Interview Log 3530-672 Interview Log 3530-598 Interviewer: Agent Brown, under the guise of an internet journalist Interviewed: Kathrynn Gardner, principal of the Shooting Star School Date: 02/17/2015 Foreword: The purpose of the following interview was to determine the origins of SCP-3530 <Begin Log> Brown: Now, Shooting Star wasn't the original name of the school, is that correct? Gardner: Yes, it used to be ███████ █████ school. Brown: Why was it changed? Gardner: Well, it's a bit of a long story. It started around three years ago. I'd been principal for about ten years, and it was… Brown: Unsatisfactory? Gardner: No, it was just…dull? It's hard to explain. It just seemed to me that nothing about the school really stood out. We didn't have the best test scores, sports teams, staff, and overall, everyone just seemed really depressed. Brown: And now, you're one of the most prominent schools in the state. What happened? Gardner: Uh, this is where things start to get weird, so, sorry if I lose you. Let's see, it was a few weeks before the fall semester began. I was taking an evening stroll around my neighborhood, thinking about work and stuff. Anyway, I'm pondering what to do about the school , when I look up and see a shooting star flying right over my head. It seemed silly at the time, but I didn't have anything to lose, so I went ahead and made a wish. Brown: What did you wish for? Gardner: I can't really remember, it was a few years ago. I think something about making the school better or more engaging or something like that. Like I said, it was just a silly little thing at the time. I didn't think much of it until the next day, when I got this e-mail. Brown: What did it say? Gardner: Well, I deleted it right after I read it, so I don't remember a whole lot. I thought it was some kinda spam, initially. I do remember who it came from, though. 'Shooting Star Inc.' I thought it was a funny coincidence, but I brushed it off as just that. But then, a couple hours later, I get a phone call from administration, told me I had some visitors waiting for me in my office. I was a bit reluctant to go back that early, but it sounded pretty urgent. When I got there, all the staff directed me to the meeting room, and that's when I…well, got my wish. Brown: Your wish? Gardner: Well, that's what they told me when I asked what they were doing there. After all, it's not like living Disney cartoons walk into your school on a daily basis. They said they were there to grant my wish. Mentioned the e-mail and everything. Brown: And how did you react? Gardner: I was initially skeptical, for obvious reasons, but they assured me that they, and the guys that sent them, meant well. I talked to some of the staff, and as confused as they were, they didn't really have any negative opinions. So, against my better judgement, I decided to give them a sort of trial period, about a week or two. The results were…unbelievable. Test scores and attendance skyrocketed. The kids loved them, the staff loved them, even some of the parents had nice things to say. Long story short, they've been with us ever since. Brown: Why didn't you think to tell anyone outside of the school? Gardner: I figured no one would believe me. Besides, it wasn't like they were causing problems. Brown: Right. When was the name changed? Gardner: About a year or so ago. I was the one who pushed for it. If it hadn't been for that shooting star, none of this would have ever happened, so I felt like they deserved some recognition. <End Log> Note: Students and staff do not appear to find SCP-3530 strange or unusual in anyway. Whether or not SCP-3530 produces a psychological effect is currently being researched. Interviewer: Agent Brown Interviewed: SCP-3530-1 Date: 03/06/2015 Foreword: The following interview was conducted in a classroom in the Shooting Star Elementary school building. Agent Brown was granted permission by Principal Gardner to conduct the interview. <Begin Log> Brown: Could you tell me your name, please? SCP-3530-1: I'm Rita! Rita the Rabbit! What's your name? Brown: You can call me Felicity. It's nice to meet you, Rita. What is it that you do here? SCP-3530-1: I help the kids learn all about math! It's a lot of fun! Brown: And what about your friends? SCP-3530-1: They help the kids, too! Freddy does science, Larry does sports, we do all sorts of things! Brown: I see. Where exactly did you come from? SCP-3530-1: Well, when Mrs. Gardner made her wish, we were sent to make it come true! Brown: Do you remember her wish? SCP-3530-1: Yep! She wished that her school could make everyone happy! Brown: And who was it that sent you? SCP-3530-1: We were sent by Shooting Star Incorporated! Brown: What can you tell me about Shooting Star Incorporated? SCP-3530-1: Um…I…don't know. All I know is that they sent me and my friends here to make Mrs. Gardner's wish come true! And I'm glad they did! We've made so many great friends here! <End Log> Notes: Further investigation of Shooting Star Incorporated is currently ongoing. GoI classification is pending. Incident Report 5-394: On 04/23/2015, the body of ████ ██████, a father of one of the students attending Shooting Star School, was discovered in the school gymnasium by custodial staff. The ██████ family had recently moved to the area, and their son had been attending school for approximately 6 weeks before Mr. ██████'s death. Coroner examination revealed several deep lacerations across the victim's chest, resembling claw marks similar to that of a full-grown lion. SCP-3530-5 was suspected to be the attacker. However, it could not be located anywhere on school grounds when Foundation personnel arrived to investigate. When questioned, each individual of SCP-3530 claimed that SCP-3530-5 had simply 'taken a vacation' and would return within a few days. SCP-3530-5 returned after a period of 5 days. When questioned, SCP-3530-5 claimed to have no knowledge of the incident and expressed its condolences to the ██████ family. Upon further investigation, evidence was discovered of Mr. ██████ having a history of drug and alcohol abuse, which led to domestic and child abuse. The ██████ family was amnesticized and relocated. Since the addition to the containment procedures regarding abusive family members, no similar incidents have occurred. Addendum: After several attempts to shut down Shooting Star School failed, Foundation personnel received the following e-mail from Shooting Star Incorporated. Hello! Thank you for expressing an interest in the latest project by Shooting Star Incorporated! We're always happy to receive recognition for our work! However, your involvement has interfered with the project, preventing it from completing its goal. At Shooting Star Incorporated, we are fully dedicated to fulfilling any wish given to us by our wonderful clients! We deliver this message in response to your actions: Stop it. Best wishes from all of us at Shooting Star Incorporated! ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3530" by Witryso, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3530. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. 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SCP-3531 | safe | Item #: SCP-3531 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3531 is to be stored in the hangar of Site-3A. Tests are to be conducted at the discretion of the Site Director. Description: SCP-3531 is a Boeing 737 airliner. SCP-3531 is unremarkable in both exterior and interior appearance, and is non-anomalous when not in flight. However, photographs, videos, and audio recordings taken within SCP-3531 during flight show various forms of aquatic-based anomalous phenomena, as well as the manifestation of several humanoid figures acting as flight attendants on board. Despite this, observers remain either ignorant or unwilling to acknowledge the phenomena, in most cases refusing to believe video evidence. Addendum: Test Log A series of tests were approved to observe the interior of SCP-3531 mid-flight. The first test is logged below; subsequent tests were deauthorized. VIDEO LOG DATE: September 7th, 2017 NOTE: Multiple D-Class personnel were stationed in SCP-3531. D-1442 was issued a camera for the purpose of recording this video log. Agent Kulkarni was piloting SCP-3531. <BEGIN LOG> 0:00: D-1442 begins recording as SCP-3531 takes off. The intercom starts, playing a message. Hello, everyone, and welcome to your flight with Kingfisher Airlines! I'll be your pilot. Now that we've successfully taken off, make sure to keep your seat belts unbuckled. Make our jobs a little easier, eh? D-1442 promptly unbuckles their seatbelt. 2:23: D-1442 pans right. A shallow wave of water runs through the aisle, depositing seaweed throughout the floor. 3:03: The camera shakes violently. D-1442 mutters, complaining about turbulence. He pans quickly to the window. A jumble of wire has caught onto the wings of SCP-3531, extending upwards indefinitely. 9:52: A pair of flight attendants enter view. They appear to be struggling to walk. An attendant offers D-1442 a can of worms, which he accepts. D-1442 begins consuming the worms one at a time. 10:03: The flight attendants shamble back through the aisle. The seaweed from before has built up, now fully covering the passageway. 12:01: A flight attendant is seen escorting multiple passengers through the cabin. The attendant is draped in wires, their face no longer visible, with fishing hooks in place of their hands. The passengers’ wrists have been tied with fishing line. They do not resist as they are led through the aisle. 15:03: The plane begins shaking violently. D-1442 hurriedly turns to the window. Multiple electric eels are present outside the window, weaving in and out of the clouds. Rapidly moving cloud formations expel waves of water and flashes of lightning, causing violent shaking within SCP-3531. D-1442 laughs nervously, joking about a thunderstorm. 15:14: D-1442 finishes the can of worms. 16:01: An eel smashes through the window of SCP-3531, wriggling in D-1442's lap. D-1442 does not seem to notice this. The eel continues wriggling as waves of water crash into SCP-3531, flooding the plane with water. As the water becomes level with the camera, choking noises can be heard along with violent camera shaking as D-1442 attempts to breathe the water. D-1442 does not stop, instead continuing to inhale the water, soon falling unconscious. 16:35: The camera leaves D-1442's grip. The camera drifts upwards, presumably having been let go by D-1442, eventually hitting a passenger's arm and turning around to reveal D-1442's floating body, among several others. The seaweed from before appears to be growing over many of the passengers' bodies. The camera remains buoyant, having hit the ceiling. 17:12: Agent Kulkarni runs into view, seemingly unaffected by the lack of breathable air. He convulses briefly, before collapsing to the ground. Kulkarni rears his head and unhinges his jaw, shooting several large hooks out of his mouth, attached to fishing wire presumably originating from within Kulkarni. The hooks move on their own, impaling all personnel aboard, some hooks impaling multiple passengers. Kulkarni is dragged off-screen, bringing the passengers with him. 18:38: The intercom starts. It is interrupted by brief static. A message plays. Thank you for flying with Kingfisher! The camera feed cuts out, likely due to water damage. <END LOG> Upon landing, SCP-3531 was found to have suffered none of the damage captured on video. None of the personnel aboard were found within SCP-3531. The camera was recovered in D-1442's seat, having suffered no water damage. Recovery: SCP-3531 was discovered after routine inspection of its black box footage by Mobile Task Force Lambda-4 ("Birdwatchers"). The footage contained the following recording: Look, I’ll get you your shipment. We’ve been held up with processing- yes, I know how many times I've said it. It's… finnicky. No, I- I swear, it's just logistics. The clothes are the main problem. We can’t get them off mid-flight, so- It's not the attendants, no. They're working fine, but… it's hard enough to convince the people that they're on a normal flight. Getting them to, uh, prepare themselves like that, would be- No, I’m sorry, it's- it'll be fine. Just- it shouldn't take much longer, the shipment will be- The voice has since been identified as Mrs. Janet Kaminski, a pilot presumed dead along with the crew and passengers of her final flight, which had crashed into the Pacific Ocean. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3531" by magna2s, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3531. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3532 | keter | Item #: SCP-3532 Special Containment Procedures: Foundation webcrawlers are to monitor popular social media platforms for activity from SCP-3532. Any activity is to be recorded, scanned for cognitohazards, and archived. Foundation personnel are forbidden interaction with social media accounts associated with SCP-3532 unless given explicit orders otherwise. In accordance with Procedure 24-Lehonot, information damaging to the public image of SCP-3532 is to be produced wherever and whenever applicable. In the event that Procedure 24-Lehonot were to be rendered ineffective, all platforms hosting active SCP-3532 accounts are to be taken offline or otherwise rendered inaccessible until containment can be reestablished. Description: SCP-3532 is believed to be an entity previously worshipped as a deity at an indeterminate point in the past. Recovered documentation1 suggests SCP-3532 currently resides in an extra-spatial plane and can interact with standard reality through forms of long distance communication. Currently, SCP-3532 is known to the public as ███████ █████████, a popular social media advertiser and influencer. SCP-3532 currently prioritizes the growth of its cult-like following, known as "The Miraculous Church Gang"2, using its social media presence to do so. SCP-3532 has displayed a basic understanding of the creation of cognitohazardous imagery, and will often include cognitohazardous elements in its posts online. Testing has shown that the cognitohazards employed by SCP-3532 do not force the observer to perform an action, but instead act as a strong suggestion to do so. Further testing indicates that a negative perception of SCP-3532 can counteract the cognitohazardous effects.3 SCP-3532 was discovered on 1/19/18, when several video files containing level 2 cognitohazardous patterns were detected by Foundation webcrawlers. The files were uploaded to the Instagram and Twitter social platforms by accounts belonging to SCP-3532, and featured the entity advertising products from [REDACTED], as well as GoI-3532-1 branded merchandise. The cognitohazards found in the files would compel viewers to both purchase the featured products and follow the several social media accounts of SCP-3532. At the time of discovery, there were no other viewable posts on either accounts. Investigations into SCP-3532 owned accounts revealed a number of deleted posts made prior to 1/19/18, with the earliest being dated 11/28/17. Said posts differ from the more recent posts and indicate a lack of understanding on how social media operates. In these posts SCP-3532 appears to beg for followers on its accounts and ponders why other users have more followers on their accounts. Examples of SCP-3532 Posts Pre 1/19/18 my username @██████████ my old follwers died get me new ones Twetty 3:56 AM - 28 November 2017 0 Retweets 0 Likes my username @██████████ tWetty can yoou help me with instragram also what is retweet 5:01 PM - 28 November 2017 1 Retweet 0 Likes my username @██████████ how Twitty why the gods katyperry and potus contain more follow please respond to me twetty 8:09 AM - 29 November 2017 0 Retweets 0 Likes The sudden shift in post coherency coincides with SCP-3532 acquiring representation from social media managing company ████ Marketing4 on 1/3/18. It is assumed SCP-3532 utilized cognitohazards similar to those found in its posts to acquire representation. Upon receiving representation, most of the posts uploaded to SCP-3532 accounts were made by GoI-3532-2 employee Mark Gouse5. Examples of SCP-3532 Posts Post 1/19/186 TRUE Miracle God ✓ @██████████ WHAT'S HYPE, GANG!? CHECK OUT THE SICK NEW [REDACTED] SMART PHONE!!! LET'S GET HANDS ON!!! 8:09 AM - 20 March 2018 12,346 Retweets 78,399 Likes TRUE Miracle God ✓ @██████████ IT IS PICTURE DAY, MY DUDES!! GRAB SOME CRISP PNG IMAGES (LIKE THE ONE BELOW AH HAHA!!!) WITH THE NEW [REDACTED] CAMERA FROM [REDACTED] !!!! SNAP YOURSELF WEARING THE NEW MIRACLE SHIRT, STORE LINK DOWN BELOW!!!!!! [LINK REDACTED] 4:19 PM - 18 April 2018 15,893 Retweets 99,321 Likes As of 4/5/18, SCP-3532 has secured advertising deals with ██ major brands. It does not appear that SCP-3532 used its cognitohazardous effects to secure these deals, rather it seems that these companies reached out to SCP-3532 on their own accord due to the entity's popularity. + Addendum A: MTF Phi-1 Infiltration, Recovered Document 3532 24a - Addendum A: MTF Phi-1 Infiltration, Recovered Document 3532 24a On 5/13/18, a detachment of MTF Phi-1 ("Hostile Takeover") infiltrated the main offices of GoI-3532-2 in order to acquire documentation concerning SCP-3532. A notable document acquired in the raid was a pdf file of GoI-3532-2's contract with SCP-3532.7 Cross referencing Recovered Document 3532 24a with other recovered contracts shows a number of deviations, such as the term "client" being replaced with "Miraculous Being" and "manager" with "Miraculous High Priest". Other notable aspects include a clause stating the contract can only be altered by SCP-3532 and no other persons, as well as a separate clause stating GoI-3532-2 reserves the right to retract representation for clients deemed unprofitable or harmful to the image of the company8. Due to the concern that SCP-3532 could easily influence other companies in a similar manner, Procedure 24-Lehonot was drafted in order to suppress the entity's influence. Procedure approved on 5/20/18. + Addendum B: 24-Lehenot, Containment Established - Addendum B: 24-Lehenot, Containment Established On 5/21/18, Procedure 24-Lehonot was enacted. A detachment of MTF Phi-1 was tasked with replacing key members of GoI-3532-2 upper management with Foundation agents in order to gain control of the company. Once the company was successfully under Foundation influence, PoI-3532-1 was replaced by Agent Jeffery Burr. Agent Burr then attempted to alter the social media persona of SCP-3532 to one that would be seen as undesirable. Log Burr 3532 01 Staying "Hip" to: miracleismeok@█████████ from: jburr@████marketing.███ Hello Lord ███████, I've noticed as of late that your posts aren't getting as much attention as they were before. I'm afraid that your current posts are not being perceived as "cool" or "hip". If these patterns continue, your numbers will fall, just like they have been for the past month. With your permission, of course, I'd like to make a few changes to your image that will ensure that you remain "groovy!" as your age demographic would say. You can read them in the enclosed file below. RE: Staying "Hip" to: jburr@████marketing.███ from: miracleismeok@█████████ hello new priest. in my contract it says that i make the final calls on whether or not my posts change, and i want to give your wanted changes a biggest no from me. mark goose (the old better you) knew much more and wasnt bad like you and i am alloweed to tell you that because its in my contract. anyway no you are to contu=inue posting as how mark did because he wasnt bad thanks for the email All further attempts to persuade SCP-3532 into altering its persona failed. It was determined that SCP-3532 could only be influenced by someone it perceived as having a better understanding of social media. In order to successfully alter the online persona of SCP-3532, Site-72 authorized the use of social media accounts belonging to SCP-3331-Alpha to contact SCP-3532. Agent Burr was instructed to contact SCP-3532 posing as SCP-3331-Alpha and alter the entity's perceptions of current social trends. - Log Burr 3532 02 @JohnCena: Hey, is this ███████ █████████? @██████████: No, this is his manager. But I can forward a message to ███████ if you'd like? @JohnCena: I was hoping to speak to the big man himself… @██████████: Well, Mr. Cena, I think you can be trusted! I'll put ███████ on. @██████████: Is the stinker lying to me or are you john cena @JohnCena: Hey, big guy! @JohnCena: Yup, it's me! John Cena! @██████████: prove [Agent Burr sends a picture of SCP-3331-Alpha holding a sheet of paper reading "Is this proof enough ███████?] @██████████: oh wow wow hi there sir haaha and what can i do for you ? @JohnCena: Well, thats kind of why I contacted you… @JohnCena: I've been a long time fan of your stuff, and the thing is.. Well… @██████████: what @JohnCena: Well, you just aren't as cool as you used to be. @JohnCena: But I can help you. I know some secrets. @██████████: please lord cena tall me @██████████: ill do anyhting jus please i must be cool @JohnCena: Haha! Don't worry! I'll even tell you for free!… Extraneous dialogue removed. Agent Burr proceeds to list SCP-3532 a collection of strategies designed to ruin the entity's public image. Following the dialogue, SCP-3532 instructed Agent Burr to follow the advice from the SCP-3331-Alpha account regarding the social media accounts, to which Agent Burr complied. Within two months, the number of visitors to SCP-3532 run accounts had dropped by 95%. At this point, GoI-3532-2 retracted its representation of SCP-3532 in accordance with the company's contract. SCP-3532 attempted to contact other social media managing companies seeking representation but to no avail. On 7/18/18, SCP-3532 made one final post to all of its accounts, reading "i just wanted followers againn" before deleting the accounts shortly after. No new accounts or posts or have been observed since. Footnotes 1. See Addendum A. 2. Hereby referred to as GoI-3532-1. 3. See Addendum B. 4. Hereby referred to as GoI-3532-2. 5. Hereby referred to as PoI-3532-1. 6. Following posts were made to the Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram platforms. Posts between the sites are identical. For brevity and consistency, posts provided are sourced from the Twitter account. Any potentially cognitohazardous files have been removed. 7. File designated 'Recovered Document 3532 24a'. 8. While this clause is not unique to Recovered Document 3532 24a, its inclusion allowed for current containment procedures and Procedure 24-Lehonot to be established. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3532" by drbobbobart, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3532. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3533 | euclid | SCP-3533 is comprised of itself, its respective compounds, the concept of itself, the concept of lemon-scented, and the concept of household spray cleaners at any given time. Billith Written by Billith. If you liked this article, you'll probably like: SCP-5861 SCP-3311 SCP-3315 SCP-2921 An instance of SCP-3533. Photo taken with a Branston-Mayer Mnestic Filter (Class III). Contact information redacted. Item #: SCP-3533 Special Containment Procedures: Upon their manifestation and detection, instances of SCP-3533 are to be sequestered from all affected businesses and stored in standard nonliving storage units within the Site-19 anomalous items warehouses. Knowledge of SCP-3533's existence is mostly self-contained and therefore only minor actions must be taken upon their manifestation. These events, referred to as "Replenishing Events", are carried out on an uneven monthly schedule that is to be monitored by stationed Foundation agents under strict Class-W Mnestic treatment regimens, with any fluctuations reported to current project lead. The frequency of Replenishing Events is known to be influenced by the market value of stock "████", however, attempts to buy, sell, or otherwise manipulate said stock have failed due to the fact that no relevant living entities or enterprises other than and including the subsidiary responsible for the manufacture of SCP-3533 currently exist. At this point in time, Foundation operatives are to avoid all contact with LOI/POI-3533. A perimeter has been established along the property line at a safe distance and must be maintained until such time that it is believed LOI/POI-3533 no longer represents a substantial security risk for classified Foundation operations (See Addendum 3533.2). Description: SCP-3533 is the collective designation for an antimemetic household detergent spray titled "Metaphysiclean!". SCP-3533 will spontaneously appear on shelves of big-box stores and other franchised corporate retailers in the United States, although their presence will go largely unnoticed by ~99.8% of observers not on Class-W Mnestic regimens. It should be noted, however, that SCP-3533's antimemetic nature is not an intended feature of its design but a result of other anomalous properties. The liquid that comprises SCP-3533 has been deemed functionally indeterminate, as limited GCMS testing has yielded results that suggest the substance is conceptually recursive.1 When SCP-3533 is sprayed onto a surface or a number of surfaces, their various components become conceptually vague for up to 72 hours.2 During this period, they will gradually revert to their original state unless more is applied; repeated exposure to SCP-3533 has been shown to permanently mesh the concepts of whatever it is sprayed on, the results becoming increasingly ill-defined with latter applications. SCP-3533 will evaporate from applied surfaces and is not detectable after this timeframe. SCP-3533's packaging indicates it is manufactured by "████████", a non-existent subsidiary of S. C. Johnson and Son.3 The address of the factory that produces SCP-3533 (Designated LOI/POI-3533) is found on the labels of all instances. The location was traced to an abandoned lot in [REDACTED], which upon closer inspection was revealed to be a fully functional factory operating under antimemetic camouflage, likely the same effect expressed by SCP-3533 itself. While on mnestic drugs, LOI/POI-3533 appears nondescript externally, however, its interior has been permanently converted into an extradimensional space that is defined as the interior of the factory, SCP-3533, Frank Miller, supervisor, several other employees and at least 18 other identities or concepts including the concept of ennui and the concept of paid overtime. According to LOI/POI-3533, this was due to a large spill of SCP-3533 that occurred in 1998 which, while having little effect on the output quantity of the chemical, was considered "an abstract administrative nightmare". Addendum 3533.1: Experimentation Logs + access 3533_expr.log cd .. SCP-3533 Experimentation Log Note: Testing was carried out in the Site-19 Experimentation Wing under supervision of Sr. Researcher James Anselm Harkness, three D-Class personnel and a team of five random Foundation personnel to observe effects. Test # Preface Results Audio Notes 3533-1 D-9765 instructed to apply a small quantity of SCP-3533 to mirror in testing chamber and wipe with paper towel. Mirror did not appear cleaner or less smudged. Upon further analysis, affected portion of mirror had taken on the pleated texture of the paper towel used and one observer insisted the area was indeed paper towel as well as a mirror. It seems SCP-3533 might have a partially subjective nature. Further testing is required. - Harkness 3533-2 D-9765 instructed to liberally spray SCP-3533 on the edge of the mirror and the wall adjacent to it, but refrain from using a paper towel. Affected area was unanimously described as both the mirror and the wall behind it, although three researchers expressed difficulty distinguishing between the two. Curious, indeed. I found it quite remarkable that the wall had taken on a reflective sheen. Confirms the subjective nature of SCP-3533. Unless… - Harkness 3533-3 D-9765 instructed to paint a blue square on the wall of the testing chamber, then paint a red square next to it, and liberally apply SCP-3533 to the connected portion of the wet paint. Two personnel agreed that the center was not purple but in fact both red and blue, while remaining personnel could not distinguish "both red and blue" from "purple". Corrective filtered eyewear was supplied and revealed that the concept of the filtered color was still visible for all observers. It appears that the difference in observation is not intrinsic to the substance, but caused by nuances in the eyes and the, uh, visual cortexes of those perceiving it. This might be my favorite project so far. Quite a unique, benign anomaly. I think I might put in a transfer request to Conceptual once this is all over with. - Harkness 3533-8 D-9765 instructed to liberally spray the coat of one white lab mouse4 and the table it is on. Mouse unable to move from area for 58 hours, although subject did not express any discomfort during this process. Table confirmed to also be comprised of mouse, and the subject reacted to stimuli on affected portion of table. This stuff has a bizarre reaction to biological life, but it doesn't seem exceptionally hazardous.5 I'm putting in a request for another D-Class. - Harkness 3533-13 D-9765 instructed to apply SCP-3533 to one finger and touch D-1954 on the forearm. D-Class unable to separate for 54 hours. Both subjects expressed that they could feel sensations of surrounding areas of skin up to 8cm from contact area, as well as a vague sense of ego-loss.6 Four observers insisted connected portion could be both D-9765 or D-1954, and one claimed D-9765 and D-1954 were the same person entirely. Fascinating. Not much more to say except that I can't wait to do more tests. Is this the first project I'm actually enjoying? - Harkness 3533-14 D-9765 instructed to apply SCP-3533 liberally to hand and place palm on D-1954's forehead. D-Class unable to separate for 66 hours. Removal was accomplished with minor tearing of D-9765's epidermis at contact site, the remains of which were easily removable one hour later. Both D-Class complained of intrusive thoughts and a complex loss of self-identity and non-loss of self-identity at the same time.7 I don't care what the other two say, for almost three days there was only one D-Class in that room. I'll prove it. Putting in a request for a third D-Class. - Harkness 3533-15 D-9765 and D-1954 instructed to interlock arms while D-3472 applied SCP-3533 to the connected area every twelve hours. After 60 hours, only one D-Class was present in testing chamber with D-3472. It could not be determined if they were D-9765 or D-1954, so the subject was designated D-3533. D-3533 responded to D-9765, D-1954 and D-3533, but could not accurately define if they were simultaneously either personnel, an amalgamation of the two, or both. CT scans show that D-3533 has one circulatory and nervous system, but two brains. D-3533 cannot be separated into two individuals and has been contained for study. I've got an idea. Let me draw up the paperwork. - Harkness 3533-17 Large surface of testing chamber wall doused with SCP-3533. Under supervision of Overwatch, SCP-2719 applied to area. SCP-2719 previously defined inside as SCP-2719's containment. SCP-3533 and SCP-2719 became both inside and SCP-2719. D-3472 could not accurately state if SCP-3533 and SCP-2719 truly became inside, whether SCP-2719 had defined SCP-3533 as inside, or if SCP-3533 had also taken on the properties of SCP-2719. Surface appeared concave to two observers, although they could not say where the affected area led to, or if it led to any place at all other than inside. The other three observers claimed surface was simply acting as the concept of inside and did not lead anywhere. I'm on the fence about where I stand with this one. Tomorrow I'll try sending D-3472 into the space. - Harkness 3533-18 Large surface of testing chamber doused with SCP-3533. Under supervision of Overwatch, SCP-2719 applied to area once more and D-3472 is instructed to enter affected area if possible. [REMOVED]. SCP-2719 redefined inside as SCP-3533 only. Testing confirms traces of D-3472 in other bottles of SCP-3533. Testing suspended indefinitely. N/A Note: Following test 3533-18, Sr. Researcher Harkness applied for Class-C Amnestic application. Request denied. Project reassigned to Site-19's Conceptualization Division. Addendum 3533.2: LOI/POI-3533 Interaction + access LOI-POI-3533_expl-intvw.log cd .. Interaction with LOI/POI-3533 Preface: LOI/POI-3533's condition was not fully known at the time of first contact. Field agents Markus Pierce and Elizabeth Carden were given a Class-W Mnestic regimen for three days leading up to investigation of the property. <BEGIN LOG> Command: Alright, you two. Move out. Pierce: Okay, earpiece is functioning. Carden and I are approaching the factory limits now. Doesn't look like anything out of the ordinary just yet. Carden, you want to confirm that for me? Carden: Yeah, looks just fine out here. Windows are clouded up with what looks like dust, not going to be easy to see inside. I just say we look for an entrance and go on in. If we see anyone, we question them. If they're hostile, we book it. Pierce: Sounds like a plan. Even though this place looks pretty old, almost decrepit, I think I see some steam venting from out over the west perimeter. And there's a hum, I can definitely hear it out here. Carden: So, it's still in business. Wonder what kind of company we'll find inside. Pierce: My guess is that it is automated. No one comes in or out. Quiet now. [hushed] Command, we have visual on the front entrance. Ingress should be trivial, but we brought a crowbar just in case. Command: Roger that. Be careful. The two are silent for ten seconds, the sounds of quick footsteps on asphalt can be heard in the background. After a moment, they stop. Pierce: Oh, door's unlocked. Here we go. The door creaks loudly as sounds of machinery and commotion fill the space. Carden: What exactly am I looking at here? Pierce: Control, we have a bit of a situation. LOI/POI-3533: Hello there. Anomalous voice carries the sound of one or more vocal inflections. It could not be defined as having any particular feature, neither could it be defined as possessing every feature simultaneously. Carden: Who said that? LOI/POI-3533: It's been years since someone came in here. Are you with corporate? Command: Describe the entity. Pierce: I, uh, hm. It definitely is the inside of the factory, but, uh, it's also a bunch of other things. LOI/POI-3533: I'm right here, you know. Carden: So you're… the factory? LOI/POI-3533: I'm Frank Miller, supervisor of this ████████ manufacturing plant. I also can't leave. What? Yes—and, yes, there are a few others in here as well. There's Trudy, Jacobs, Karen, Michael, Richard- Pierce: I'm sorry, but where are these people? LOI/POI-3533: I am these people. We are. We had a bit of fiasco with one of our competitors two decades back8 that caused a bit of an uproar. Things got out of hand, and, well, a whole tank of cleaner just sort of flooded the whole complex. We knew what we were getting ourselves into, but alas, hubris. The destroyer of men. Not that any of us are actually dead. I think Jacobs has food poisoning. Does that mean I have food poisoning too? Mercy. Sorry, this whole thing has been a mess. And S. C. Johnson has not responded to any of our tickets, we think they may have forgotten about us. Carden: You've been in contact with others recently? LOI/POI-3533: Well, no, it's been a while since any of us could use a computer. Pierce: Wait, if you are somehow the inside of the factory as well as yourselves, how are you still alive? Don't you need to eat or drink? LOI/POI-3533: We—we're not entirely sure, but I'd wager that, 'cause we're also something that does not require sustenance, we too do not require such things. We live on, as the soul of this company. Bound by forces beyond physicality, enmeshed and interwoven into the structure itself. We feel everything—everything—that we touch. Rust is particularly unpleasant. Try to avoid oxidizing, if you can—[nervous chuckle]. Carden: I'll keep that in mind—wait, does that mean the factory itself is alive in some sense? LOI/POI-3533: I think you're asking the wrong questions. How about the grand tour? Please take off your shoes, Michael has a thing about germs. Pierce: Al-Alright. Some shuffling is heard as the agents presumably remove their footwear. The hums and hisses of machinery grow louder as they step inside. LOI/POI-3533: O-hoo, that tickles. Sorry, this is a first for us too. Pierce: Oh—oh god. This is wrong. Command: Everything okay? Pierce: It's this carpet in the entrance. I thought it was a wet shag rug, but its like they're tendrils. Or little fingers. Carden: I can feel them wriggle between my toes. LOI/POI-3533: Apologies, I'm nervous. We haven't gotten outsiders in a decade or two. Doesn't stop us from making more cleaners. We have all the precursors here, and some of our corporate owned suppliers still deliver crates out back.9 Carden: Is there any way we can convince you to stop production? LOI/POI-3533: Lady, you'll have to take that up with corporate. This is our livelihood. Certainly you understand that? Carden: You're still getting paid? LOI/POI-3533: Direct deposit. If S. C. Johnson really wanted to halt production of 'Metaphysiclean!', surely they would have taken us off the payroll?10 Carden: I see. LOI/POI-3533: Look, I know this is weird, but this place is all we have. The fact that you're here and asking these questions—I don't know who you work for, but I get the feeling it has to do with the state of things in here. Carden: That is correct. If there is any information at all you can give to us regarding what happened here, perhaps we can help you in some way. LOI/POI-3533: Uh, now that I think about it, you might be able to get something useful from our server room, it has a hermetically sealed halogen fire suppression system that was triggered during the spill—it is the only area in this place that remains conceptually sound and the only place we can't access. Pierce: That's a good idea. Lead the way, if you would. LOI/POI-3533: Of course. It's right through the door on your left, there's a passage that takes you through the production floor and into the administrative offices. The server room is on the far end. Carden: Thank you very much, Mr. Miller. Soft footsteps are heard as they proceed to the doors that lead deeper inside. There is a pause before sounds of struggle are heard from Agent Pierce. LOI/POI-3533: What seems to be the issue? Pierce: The door seems blocked on the other side. It is unlocked, but something won't let me through. LOI/POI-3533: Oh my. This is embarrassing. We haven't really needed to use doors since we meshed with the rest of this place. Pierce: Mind if I use the crowbar? LOI/POI-3533: Erm, sure. Go ahead. Agent Pierce is heard using the crowbar to bend the door outward. The sounds of creaking and splintering wood fill the background, as well as a wet, indefinite sloshing noise. Pierce: The hell is this? LOI/POI-3533: What? What is it? Carden: You don't see it? Command: Report your status. Pierce: It's like a, god, like a giant pile of flesh and different concepts. I think it's human. Or multiple humans at one point. I can't tell, it all looks the same to me. It blends into the walls… Into everything. Carden: Conceptually indeterminate corpses. Are you sure you can't see this, Frank? LOI/POI-3533: This place is pretty much uniform abstraction for us. Wait, corpses? Pierce: Not quite. It doesn't smell rotten, and it's been twenty years. I think—I think this might have been—or might still be some of you guys. From when you were trying to escape the spill. Wait, can you feel this? LOI/POI-3533: Ow! Yes, Karen says you just pinched somewhere around her leg. Pierce: This is some weird stuff. Uh, okay, it looks like we can fit through the doors still, but we may have to climb over some of you. We apologize in advance. Sounds of movement and various grunts are heard as the agents climb through the doorway and into the passage beyond. Carden: [coughs] Okay, we are through. You guys alright? LOI/POI-3533: We are fine, thanks. Carden: Can I ask you something, Frank? LOI/POI-3533: Of course. Carden: 'Metaphysiclean!'. Why? What does S. C. Johnson need a product like this for? LOI/POI-3533: Well—I can answer that—Yes, thank you. Karen will have a better answer than myself. She worked extensively on the formula when it was in its early stages—Yes, I did. I honestly had no idea what I was getting myself into when I started here. I never thought entry level materials work would give way to fairy tale science and protein weaving. Carden: What is- LOI/POI-3533: Custom biomolecular constructs. I'm talking about manipulating the building blocks of life, uh— Carden: Carden. Elizabeth. Pierce: Mark. LOI/POI-3533: Right. I'm talking about creating compounds with pre-written instructions on how to operate. Proteins take on certain three dimensional shapes inherently, the instructions are already in place for all naturally occurring biomatter. It's a real wonder, if I do say so myself. Pierce: So S. C. Johnson decided to start tampering with the code, so to speak? LOI/POI-3533: You could say that. But since when did playing God become something that was too much for the elite? You of all people should know the extent of human curiosity. Pierce: What exactly do you mean by that? LOI/POI-3533: Don't play dumb now. I bet whoever you work for has a large stake in pushing the limits of man's grasp on the universe. Pierce: Point taken. LOI/POI-3533: S. C. Johnson was doing a lot more than playing with amino acids. They had private contractors all over the world looking into some of the farthest reaches of science. Some of the things I could hardly consider science at all. Carden: What would you consider it? LOI/POI-3533: You'd laugh if I said 'magic', so let's say they were messing with some pretty arcane stuff. I mean, look around. What do you see? Carden: I see a well managed factory, I think. LOI/POI-3533: Well thanks—I mean, what do you really see? Do you see a skilled workforce of hardworking Americans? Or do you see the souls of the damned, a group of forgotten not-quite-people whose lives have been twisted by the foils of a faceless corporation? Sorry, that's the ennui talking. Company morale wasn't great when the spill happened, and that sort of just stuck around ever since. Carden: I can understand. You've all been through so much. At this point, LOI/POI-3533's voice, which had been of indeterminate quality but singular in nature previously, shifted to the sounds of multiple voices at once. LOI/POI-3533: You understand? I don't think you understand, and, honestly, I don't think you have the best interests of the company at the heart of your agenda. We have been here for twenty years! All we do is exist and produce. And for what? Carden: Mr. Miller—er—Karen, please. We honestly just want to help you. LOI/POI-3533: I don't think you can help us. And you—you want to shut us down. To kill us. You are a pathogen. Michael has a thing about germs. Factory noises swell in volume. Miscellaneous scraping and metal bangs can be heard as LOI/POI-3533's voice takes on a harsher tone. Pierce: Frank, what are you doing? Command: Report your status. Carden: The walls feel like they are closing in, and we are dead center in this complex. I think we should go, now. LOI/POI-3533: Leave? No, no, no, you'll just come back, won't you? With more? And you'll try to shut us down and destroy everything we've worked for. We need this place. Pierce: We aren't going to shut you down, we swear. Carden: We just want to help you get better. LOI/POI-3533: Don't you get it? This is what we are now. No. You can't leave. Not now. A large bang is heard in the background. Pierce: Well, there goes our exit. [quietly] Carden, I've got an idea. Carden: What? Pierce: Remember what he said earlier? The only place they can't touch? Carden: The server room. LOI/POI-3533: Oh, no, you're not allowed access to our records unless you go through corporate! You lost that chance when you threatened to destroy this company—Hey! Wait, stop! Sounds of hurried movement are picked up, although LOI/POI-3533's voice does not change in terms of distance from the two. After fifteen seconds, sounds of splashing can be heard, followed by grunts emanating from Carden's microphone. Carden: Agh, crap. Pierce: Liz, what is it, we have to go—Oh, fuck. Command: What is happening? Carden: It looks like there is a leak in this vat here, I stepped in a puddle. I thought it was water, but that's obviously not the case. It's soaked through my sock. I took a few steps but now I can't move. Markus. What do I do? Pierce: I don't know. This stuff lasts a while. Command, I think you may need to send in some backup. Carden isn't going anywhere any time soon. LOI/POI-3533: Sorry, guys. It says on the bottle to avoid getting it on the skin. Some folks just won't listen to the warnings! Looks like you're stuck with us for the long haul, miss. Carden: W-why are they so loud? [groans]—Oh, everything hurts. Why does everything hurt? Pierce: Frank, I really think you're going to have to let us go, buddy. Think about what something like this would mean for your company— LOI/POI-3533: Frank isn't here. Well, he is, but stop talking about us like we aren't all here, too. And don't play with us. No one has come in two decades. I don't think anyone will be coming for you either. Get enough of this stuff on you and you won't even be a memory anymore. Metal creaking noises are heard, followed by a loud crash. Carden: Shit, Markus, run! Pierce is heard breathing heavily, Carden is heard screaming but is drowned out by the sounds of liquid flooding the area. Agent Carden's microphone ceases function several seconds later. Pierce: Server room… server room… c'mon. Sounds of rustling and miscellaneous background noise is picked up. Pierce: Ah, here. LOI/POI-3533: No, don't go in there! I will call the police! The sounds of the door opening and closing is heard. LOI/POI-3533's voice becomes muffled. LOI/POI-3533: You can't stay in there forever. And there's plenty more 'Metaphysiclean!' where that came from! Pierce: Okay, command, I've located their data storage, and I can say for certain that servers are the only thing in this room. Thank Christ. My head hurts. Don't ever assign me more of this conceptual bullshit, I hate it. I hate all of this. Command: Duly noted. Pierce: There's a terminal over here. Let me see what I can find. Pierce is heard operating the computer for several minutes, while various bangs and thuds are heard outside. LOI/POI-3533: Oh, wait, I've got an idea. [laughs] Pierce: That doesn't sound good. Alright, I found some ledgers, precursor lists, what is this? I'm seeing mentions of alchemical ingredients. Essence of Raskovnik?11 There's also a large archive of emails here, I'll send all the information to you guys in a moment— A loud sealing noise is heard in the room. Pierce: What was that? Nearly gave me a heart attack. LOI/POI-3533: Markus, I'm real sorry we had to do this. You won't understand, but we need this place. At this point, a feminine voice is heard over the loudspeaker of the factory. Intercom: Attention all factory workers, please evacuate immediately. Pierce: What did you do? LOI/POI-3533: No, you did this. You forced us to do this. Intercom: Halogen suppression system activated. Pierce: Oh, no. A mechanical whirring is picked up, followed by the sounds of ventilation. Pierce: Command, you need to send someone immediately! Command: They are en route to your location, but— Pierce: But what? Command: Did you secure the files and send them to uplink? Pierce: Yes. What should I do? Command checks and confirms the receipt of the information, select excerpts can be found in Addendum 3533.3. Pierce: Command? I'm feeling a bit light-headed here. Command: The room is filling with inert gas, Pierce. You are going to lose consciousness very shortly. Pierce: Command, I— Pierce is heard slurring and becoming incomprehensible. Shortly after, contact with Agent Pierce is lost. Reinforcements arrive onsite and LOI/POI-3533 is contained. The body of Elizabeth Carden was not identified, but further interactions suggest she may still be alive. LOI/POI-3533 has generally been hostile to all forms of life that enter the facility since. Addendum 3533.3: LOI/POI-3533 Select Employee Email Correspondences + access LOI-POI-3533_email.log cd .. Subject: RE: Welcome! To: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com From: kbaldwin@████████manufacturing.com Frank, Happy to be aboard! Yes, I'm settling in fine, everyone here has been very professional so far. Excited to see that 'secret project' they have us working on. I'm sure my experience with polymers will come in handy, though I can't help but feel some imposter syndrome without knowing the fine print. See you soon, Karen Subject: MEKP Delivery To: kbaldwin@████████manufacturing.com From: gthompson@███████████.com Karen, The latest batch of methyl-ethyl ketone peroxide is arriving on Tuesday. I know you probably know this already, but try to avoid getting that stuff on you, especially when it is catalyzing. I've seen some nasty burns in my time and 30000 gallons is the largest I've ever had to ship in one go before. Seriously though, all your employees need to be real careful about this stuff. And don't smoke within a mile of the building, just to be safe. Sincerely, George Thompson ████ ██ █████ Supply [CONTACT INFORMATION REDACTED] Subject: RE: New formula for Conceptua-Cleaner (Working Title) To: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com From: rsorisi@█████.██████████.com12 Good afternoon, I've been looking at these new formula proposals and, I've got to say, I'm impressed. How exactly do you plan on actually making this work? The runes you were supplied do not have sufficient output for this kind of impartation. I'm not sure I quite understand the epistemology behind this 100% just yet, so please send me more details on case files 000584-000590 at your earliest convenience. Thanks, Rose Sorisi, Head of Innovative Strategics S. C. Johnson and Son Corporate West Coast Division [CONTACT INFORMATION REDACTED] Subject: EMPLOYEE NOTICE To: mjacobs@████████manufacturing.com, kbaldwin@████████manufacturing.com and 29 others From: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com A note to all employees, This is a friendly reminder that Conceptua-Cleaner is not a toy and using it for recreation is prohibited on factory grounds. Not only is it dangerous and unpredictable at this stage, I figured some of you were old enough to know not to go playing with household cleaners. I don't care how funny you think it is- a cronut has already been invented and those are all safe to eat. Don't do it again. Frank Subject: Formula 000589 To: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com From: kbaldwin@████████manufacturing.com Frank, Latest samples have shown a marked increase in duration of effect. The actual softening is happening at a faster rate as well. I'm going to try adjusting these inscriptions. I know what corporate said about output, but I think I might be able to boost it with a little modification. I'll let you know how it turns out. We're still having some inconsistent results- I'm aiming for uniform approximation across the board. Karen Subject: Rebranding Conceptua-Cleaner To: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com From: rsorisi@█████.██████████.com Frank, The consumer product board of S. C. Johnson has decided that Conceptua-Cleaner is being renamed 'Metaphysiclean!'. I personally don't like it, but don't tell them I said that. New labels are being shipped from ████████'s printing company, I presume you will receive them within the next week. Please migrate all data and adjust production to fit this. Thanks, Rose Sorisi, Head of Innovative Strategics S. C. Johnson and Son Corporate West Coast Division [CONTACT INFORMATION REDACTED] Subject: Incident - 09/28/1997 To: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com From: hr@████████.com There was a mishap down in your testing labs today, apparently they had misjudged the potency of the formula and now we have one person down here with two mouths and they're both yelling at me. They are considering pursuing a legal route due to sustained mental trauma. I know they'll be fine eventually, but they are willing to make a show of this if they aren't compensated. Please schedule a good time for review of after-action reports and case notes, at your earliest convenience. Lisa Thompson ████████ Human Resources Department Subject: Reckitt Benckiser's smear campaign (no pun intended) To: kbaldwin@████████manufacturing.com From: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com It seems some of the lab jockeys over at Benckiser have been working on something similar to 'Metaphysiclean!' for a while now, and they aren't happy about us having the superior product! Check out these forum posts. We're living rent-free in their heads! Our cleaners will always be number one! Thanks to you, anyhow. Frank (dead links removed) Subject: RE: Reckitt Benckiser's smear campaign (no pun intended) To: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com From: kbaldwin@████████manufacturing.com Frank, I think they might be up to something. Everyone in the company just got a blank email from one of their domains. Not sure what that was about, but you should probably adjust our spam filters appropriately in case this happens again. Karen Subject: Just checking in. To: rsorisi@█████.██████████.com From: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com Good afternoon, I'm sending this message because we've been having difficulty contacting you or any of the S. C. Johnson affiliates over the phone about a recent spam email situation we had from one of your competitor corporations. If you could just shoot me a response to let me know all is well, it would definitely be appreciated. Regards, Frank Subject: Testing To: rsorisi@█████.██████████.com From: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com Please respond to this message if you have received it. Some of us are getting worried, and they can't contact their families. Frank Subject: (no subject) To: rsorisi@█████.██████████.com, gkonstantinou112@███████.com and 43 others From: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com Can anyone see these messages? Please respond. Frank Subject: (no subject) To: rsorisi@█████.██████████.com From: fmiller@████████manufacturing.com Employee morale is very low. Some crew appear disoriented. I'm not sure if we exist anymore. One of the forklift drivers is having a meltdown as we speak. I don't know. There isn't much else to say. Frank Footnotes 1. That is to say, the liquid is comprised of itself and its respective compounds, the concept of itself, the concept of lemon-scented, and the concept of household spray cleaners simultaneously and exclusively at any given time. 2. Efficacy of the spray has increased by 25% since 2003. 3. Classification of which as a Group of Interest currently pending administrative approval. 4. Mus musculus. 5. It is to note that SCP-3533's label clearly states to avoid getting the substance on skin or in eyes but does not provide a way to wash affected area and warns against flushing the eyes with water. 6. More specifically, the partial dissolution of subjective individual self-identity. 7. Both subjects insisted they were D-9765 and D-1954, but D-1954 could not state that there was a difference between them and that there were simply two designations for one personnel. Three observers corroborated this story, while the other two did not think of subjects as one person but a gestalt organism comprised of two beings. 8. See Addendum 3533.3 for more information. 9. No evidence of this phenomena has been recorded, it is possible they have antimemetic qualities as well. It is unknown how LOI/POI-3533 would acquire these supplies if they were placed outside of the building in the first place. 10. It is likely these accounts are automatically paid and are not detectable to S. C. Johnson's Human Resources departments. Still, it is unknown how LOI/POI-3533 knows this information and why it needs payment in any sense regardless, or if this information is factual at all. An audit of S. C. Johnson's finances is considered a possibility. 11. Raskovnik is a mythical plant in Slavic folklore. It is also to note that in many texts, the herb is notoriously difficult to identify. 12. Mrs. Sorisi was contacted and expressed no knowledge of SCP-3533 or any memory of this email. Supplied Class-B Amnestics and released. |
SCP-3534 | keter | One of five inscriptions required to activate SCP-3534's anomalous properties. Item #: SCP-3534 Special Containment Procedures: All documentation containing information on SCP-3534 is to be recovered from decommissioned Imperial Japanese Anomalous Matters Examination Agency laboratories and stored within high-priority storage lockers in Research and Containment Site-110. The creation of SCP-3534-1 instances is only permitted with Level-4 authorization. All SCP-3534-1 instances are to be kept within Research and Containment Site-110's docking bay. Explorations of SCP-3534-2 are to be performed with the discretion and supervision of Research and Containment Site-110 research personnel. Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 ("Deep Feeders") is responsible for all firsthand exploration into SCP-3534-2. Outside of these authorized explorations, no instances of SCP-3534-1 are to be created. As documentation containing SCP-3534 is still being manufactured within Japan, personnel of Mobile Task Force Gamma-5 ("Red Herrings") are to be deployed within all major Japanese cities to investigate unauthorized SCP-3534 documentation manufacturing.1 All individuals found documenting elements of SCP-3534 are to be taken into Foundation custody for interrogation. Following the conclusion of the subject's investigation, C-Class (Targeted Retrograde) amnestics2 are to be administered. The manifestation of any SCP-3534-3 instance into Baseline reality is to be considered a precursor for an MH-Class (Large-Scale Aggressor Overrun) Scenario.3 Should the SCP-3534-3 instance manifest in close proximity to Research and Containment Site-110, Site-110's failsafe nuclear device is to be immediately activated. MTF Eta-5 ("Jäeger Bombers") is to be deployed from Dimensional-Site-172 to the ruins of Site-110 to verify the termination of all SCP-3534-3 instances. In the event that any SCP-3534-3 instances survive the failsafe or an overlap between Baseline reality and SCP-3534-2, Article I, Section 1 of the Hy-Brasil International Security Agreement of 19924 is to be immediately invoked. All Foundation assets are then to begin preparation for an MH-Class Scenario. Description: SCP-3534 is a series of inscriptions created by the Imperial Japanese Anomalous Matters Examination Agency (IJAMEA) which, when inscribed into the inside of an aquatic vehicle, alters the vehicle to be a full-size, functional Type-A Kō-hyōteki-class submarine5 (thereafter designated SCP-3534-1). Removal of SCP-3534's anomalous properties can be achieved by a single laceration through all five inscriptions. Instances of SCP-3534-1 are consistent in terms of markings and interior. Located on the exterior of SCP-3534-1 instances is the logo of the IJAMEA alongside the words "研究船舶" ("kenkyū senpaku," "research vessel"). Instances are equipped with radar technology developed in 1994, aquatic diving suits, and food and water rations. An SCP-3534-1 instance operated by Foundation personnel preparing for an authorized exploration. SCP-3534-1's anomalous properties manifest upon entering a body of water. At a varying submergence point, the SCP-3534-1 instance will become obscured by a high increase in water turbidity of unknown source around the instance. Upon being obscured, the instance will be transported to an extradimensional location, designated SCP-3534-2. SCP-3534-2 is an alternate reality extremely similar to Baseline reality with the primary difference being the mean sea level of SCP-3534-2 increased by approximately 500 meters. This appears to have been a gradual change which began around 1993. No source for this increase in water has been determined, although rudimentary thaumaturgical analysis suggests it may be linked to the SCP-3534-3 population of SCP-3534-2. SCP-3534-3 are Large-Scale Aggressors which are believed to have caused an event similar to an MH-Class scenario within SCP-3534-2. Instances exhibit characteristics of both reptiles and aquatic cephalopods (being extremely similar to UAE-Brasil-78), and range from ~5 to ~300 m in height. Instances are hostile towards all life and have been observed to commonly engage in combat with one another without direct cause. All instances have been noted to emit higher Elan Vital Energy and Akiva radiation levels than most extradimensional entities. There are, at current estimates, over five hundred thousand SCP-3534-3 instances within SCP-3534-2. In addition to the SCP-3534-3 population, the population of whales (order Cetacea) and starfish (class Asteroidea) has significantly increased as compared to Baseline reality. The reason for this increase in population is unknown. Recovery: The discovery of SCP-3534 occurred upon sightings of heightened IJAMEA cell activity within Japan. Mobile Task Force Delta-5 ("Front Runners") was dispatched to investigate former IJAMEA operating bases and laboratories. Upon MTF Delta-5's arrival at the largest former operating facility, said facility was discovered to still be operational with multiple IJAMEA personnel inside. All IJAMEA personnel were apprehended and are being held in indefinite detention. The most notable subject was a Hattori Michizane, an individual claiming to be of high importance in the IJAMEA. Michizane refused to reveal any further information regarding his identity or the IJAMEA's current goals. The following is a note recovered from Hattori Michizane's office within the base. TO ISHIDA, THE MISSED 31 October 1995 A rogue angel then demon fell from an aquatic numbered rapture to our world. The mystical island of Hy-Brasil was attacked. The demon went rogue for a reason, yet it was not provoked nor were its reasons valid. The demon believed that we needed to reset; that we had been given long enough to convert to the side of the star. The angels which surrounded him doubted his statements and banished him from rapture, causing him to flee to our realm. While in our realm, the demon schemed alone. The demon maintained the thoughts which had led to its banishment throughout its stay in our fragile realm and intended to perform its own Judgement Day. This would lead to the island's doom. And so Hy-Brasil was attacked. Thousands slaughtered by the hands of the rogue angel then demon. A good portion of the island's population were men and women of science and knowledge of the occult. The rogue angel then demon was eventually killed by men and women of science, but not before the valuable lives were lost. Man's curiosity concerning rogue angel then demon's fall into our realm grew. Its origins were clouded with a constantly-altering facade, and man had trouble removing the fake face of its birthplace. We, Japan, were plagued with curiosity as well; just not as ignorant as some. And so, they broke into rapture, deep underground. But you must earn your way into salvation; you cannot steal it. They angered the angels and, because of this, the angels began to agree with the rogue angel then demon's. They threatened to flood our realm with both sea and the true numbered angels and begin anew. Man did not believe them despite the immense power exhibited because of the rogue angel then demon. Man did not heed their warning. They entered into our plane and wreaked havoc as promised. My brother… he worked alongside me during the greatest Occult War. Experimentation of our own began to attempt to find where the angels came from, but Japan was not as successful as others. We discovered a way to open into the dimension in which the angels were currently rebirthing, and this is when our curiosity was also blighted. We simply watched as they began to remake the new world. They swam majestically through the land, moving with her, the ocean, showing no signs of a challenge. My brother and I stood against the glass of the Kō-hyōteki, watching as the angels created yet another chain of being. As we watched, one took my brother out of my arms. I must return to find him. The world we explored is not heaven. My brother is not in rapture; I hear his plea. Do not fear, Ishida. I am coming. I will spread the knowledge of the angels' methods of transportation, and I will find you and return you home. Glory to Japan. Michizane has refused to further expand upon this document. Exploration 3534-L4: The following is a transcript of an authorized exploration into SCP-3534-2, conducted by operatives of Mobile Task Force Gamma-6 ("Deep Feeders"). [BEGIN LOG] Command: Gamma-6, this is Command. Do you read me? Angler: Affirmative. Betta: I can. Carp: Confirming. Command: Close the hatch and prepare for submergence. Betta: Got it. The operatives close the hatch located on the top of SCP-3534-1. They advance forward until an area of required depth for submergence has been reached. Angler: We're ready, Command. Command: Copy. Submerge in three, two, one. SCP-3534-1 submerges completely under the ocean surface and proceeds to lower to a depth of ~20 m. Carp: We're about twenty meters down, Command. Awaiting your authorization before proceeding into dash-two. Command: Whenever you're ready, Gamma-6. After a brief moment of silence, SCP-3534-1 submerges to a depth of thirty meters, activating its anomalous effects. Gamma-6 is transported to SCP-3534-2 after visibility is obscured, as normal. Angler: Undergoing transportation, Command. Command: Copy. Report when you've made it, Gamma-6. SCP-3534-1 fully enters SCP-3534-2. Angler: Command, we've made it into dash-two. Command: Advance under your own discretion, but leave your helmet cameras on and report every sixty seconds. Angler: Roger that, Command. Betta: Alert, everyone. There's one right there. An SCP-3534-3 instance is visible through one of the windows of SCP-3534-1, approximately 50 m away from the submarine. Betta: Do they ever leave? Carp: I'll turn off the lighting. Angler: Yeah, go do that. Carp turns off all internal light sources. The SCP-3534-3 instance briefly appears to look in their direction but changes course and swims away. Carp: Command, we can't even be in here for two seconds without a dash-three noticing us. This may be longer than expected. Command: Reminder that you have rations in the submarine and that you have no limit to power. Betta: Copy. Gamma-6 lowers to the ocean floor, entering the submerged ruins of an unidentified city. It begins navigating between abandoned streets. Occasionally, an SCP-3534-3 instance will pass overhead. Command: Gamma-6, report. Angler: Nothing out of the ordinary so far. Just a bunch of crocosquids and abandoned buildings. Command: Roger. Gamma-6 continues to navigate the ocean floor. They continue their course uninterrupted until an abnormality is noticed by Betta. Betta: Hey, A, you see that? Angler: See wh— oh. Yeah. Yeah, I do. Carp: What the hell is that thing? Angler: I don't know. Command: Gamma-6, what do you see? Betta: I think we might be overreacting. It looks like an air bubble. Angler: All the way down here? Carp: It's just… floating there. If it were an air bubble, it would go up. Angler: Then what is it? Carp: I don't see why you're asking me, A. Betta: Command, requesting authorization to proceed outside of dash-one to the abnormality. Command: Authorization granted. Take another operative with you. Angler: I'll go out with B. Carp: Ooooookay. I'll just be in here, then. Angler: Damn right you will. Angler and Betta take approximately fifteen minutes to properly equip themselves for diving using the aquatic suits found in SCP-3534-1. Rushing water can be heard as the artificial airlock opens to SCP-3534-2. Angler: Command, exiting now. Command: Copy that. Betta: Shit, it's cold. Angler: Especially for an area that contains fucking fire-breathing krakens. Betta: Well, they are cold-blooded, right? Angler: I don't know, are they? Command: Remain on task, Gamma-6. Proceed to the abnormality. Angler: Copy. Advancing. Angler and Betta approach the abnormality safely. No SCP-3534-3 instances are within view. Betta: There's something in it, A. Angler: What? Betta: Is that … a tape? Underwater? Carp: Well, it's in an air bubble, so… Angler: Command, I'm going to reach in for it. Betta: A, I don't think— Angler quickly reaches his hand into the abnormality and retrieves the recording device. Despite being submerged in liquid, the device remains dry. Betta: …or not. Angler: I've got it, Command. Command: Copy. Return to dash-one. Angler: Inbound. Angler and Betta continue to return to SCP-3534-1. An SCP-3534-3 instance can be seen approaching the two operatives from approximately 500 m away. Betta: Shit! Shitshitshitshitshit— Angler: Get down! The SCP-3534-3 instance attempts to attack both operatives but misses its first attempted strike. Angler and Betta continue their attempt to flee towards SCP-3534-1, until Betta suddenly halts all movement and spreads his limbs. Betta: The angels do not dwell in the Heavens above, but the abyssal depths below. Angler: B, what the fuck are you talking about? Come on, let's move! Betta: The arms of the starfish have embraced me. Angler: Fuck— The SCP-3534-3 begins circling back towards the two operatives. Angler swims backward to Betta's position and wraps a singular arm around his waist, attempting to swim back to SCP-3534-1. Carp: Hurry! Get in here! Angler: What the fuck do you think we're— At this time, another previously unseen SCP-3534-3 instance is spotted approaching the two operatives. Angler's breathing heavily increases and he loses his grip on Betta. Despite this, Angler continues to swim towards SCP-3534-1. Angler: I am so sorry, David… The original SCP-3534-3 swallows Betta whole. The second SCP-3534-3 instance then attacks the first, and the two instances engage in physical combat. Angler: Oh my God, oh my fucking fuck— Carp: Hurry the fuck up, A! Angler finally reaches SCP-3534-1 at which point he enters the submarine. Carp immediately begins their ascent. Gamma-6 is transported out of SCP-3534-2 via a laceration through SCP-3534 with no damage to SCP-3534-1. Carp: [Heavily] Uh, Command, we're… we're good. We made it out. Command: Casualties? Angler: Um, affirmative, Command. David. Command: …shame. Return to the docking area. Afterword: I don't know why he just … stopped. He was looking at me the whole time. He just refused to move and… That wasn't David. It couldn't have been. — Codename Angler The following is a transcript of the tape recovered from Exploration 3534-L4. [BEGIN LOG] …and so we began the project; damn thing lasted three years. Day after day, through dawn 'til dusk, we worked on the machine. The corpse of the creature fueled our ambitions to learn more about its origins. Curiosity is never a bad trait to have. Looking back on Hy-Brasil, I didn't possibly think that anything else like that could ever exist again. But this job has taught me that nothing is impossible. That day was absolutely treacherous. No one knew where it came from; it just struck with absolutely no sense of mercy, with the intent to kill anything that moved. Hy-Brasil was most likely targeted due to its affiliation with the anomalous. It could have gone anywhere else in the world; Africa, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United States — absolutely anywhere. But it chose a single island that less than one percent of Earth's population even knew existed. …but, of course, we don't just wonder where things come from. We discover. That's our role in humanity: to advance the world in scientific knowledge and understanding of anomalies that plague the multiverse. So, Project [unintelligible] initiated, led by Doctor Visini. Nobody really agrees what the "true" goal of the project was, but its surface end-goal was clear: figure out where that damned thing came from. The doctors reached, uh, "salvation" because of this project. Who knew that salvation would be within the depths of the ocean instead of high in the sky? After they went in, they were surrounded by a bunch of those reptilian fucks … and we thought the one that attacked Hy-Brasil was big. These things stood higher than we could even comprehend. But these ones were docile, unlike in Hy-Brasil. Salvation was truly a sight to behold, especially with docile aquatic monsters. The researchers just kept walking until… They came across a large chapel shaped like a pentagon. A star was labeled on just about every single area on both the inside and the outside of the building. Of course, out of ignorance as well as curiosity, they entered. This was humanity's greatest mistake. It was filled with people, no, humans sitting around fires singing songs. In my opinion, the songs were quite — gah, fuck. Saying it now isn't going to save us. Their songs were spiritual, and they cast an aura upon the chapel. The aura was calming, but Visini decided it would be appropriate to spare his opinion to the salvation-dwellers. "Your music fucking sucks," he said. Originally, they chuckled it off and told him to sit down. Knowing Visini, he refused, which just ticked the gentlemen off even more than he intended. "Really. Fucking garbage," he said. And just then, one of the squids leaned down and swallowed one of the researchers. Music is sacred, especially to these creatures. Why? I don't know. I just know that's the fact and we realized it too late. They came from salvation down — er, up — to us, just to tell us our wrongdoings. Of course, they weren't going to leave us off with a warning. It's never that simple, especially when you're fucking with deities. They decided our only sin was ignorance, and they gave us a time to fix it. We had seven days. Now we have two. I have a strong feeling that they're going to stay true to their word. I have an even stronger feeling that the punishment stated is going to occur because humanity simply doesn't seem to care. If you're listening to this, somehow, then I just want to let you know… think wisely while in you're in that "salvation". It may just lead to not just your end, but the end for everyone else around you, too. Logged March 5th, 1993. This has been Dr. Agostinelli… most likely for the last time. [END LOG] Notes: In Baseline reality, Doctor Visini was a Foundation Senior Researcher stationed at Nexus-03, who proposed a research project to determine the origins of UAE-Brasil-78. This project was denied by the O5 Council. Following the denial, Doctor Visini was reassigned to SCP-1982 in 1990 and was reported missing in 1991. Doctor Agostinelli was a Junior Researcher also stationed at Nexus-03, who was killed during Incident-N03-78. Footnotes 1. Documents must require at least 3/5 elements of SCP-3534 in succession in order to be considered suspicious and require at least 4/5 elements of SCP-3534 in succession to be officially apprehended. 2. Specialized amnestics used for the targeting and removal of specific memories. 3. Involving the enslavement, reduction, or destruction of human life by an extreme number of Large-Scale Aggressors. 4. A binding treaty enacted by King Delbáeth II of Hy-Brasil between the Foundation, the Global Occult Coalition and several governments concerning the reappearance of entities similar to UAE-Brasil-78. 5. A midget submarine used by Imperial Japan during the Seventh Occult War. |
SCP-3535 | euclid | Instance of SCP-3535 found in nature. Item #: SCP-3535 Special Containment Procedures: Foundation engineers have constructed an enclosed greenhouse using a closed-loop hydroponics system. Any fluids or minerals inserted or removed from the SCP-3535 containment area are to be thoroughly examined for signs of plant matter. Recovered seeds are to be destroyed as soon as they are found. Living instances of SCP-3535 are stored within Site-103. Specimens of SCP-3535 still present in the wild are to be recovered alive, when possible. If relocation is not possible due to external factors or the anomaly itself, anti-arboreal chemical agents may be requisitioned from Site-77. Description: SCP-3535 is a parasitic species of plant which expresses multiple anomalous traits and properties. Due to its reproductive method of seeding inside of native plant species and assimilating their biology, instances of SCP-3535 can be found in any climate or location. Assimilation occurs over a period of three weeks from germination until the SCP-3535 instance is considered fully matured. The functions of the host will be taken over by SCP-3535 until it dies. SCP-3535 will shed the dead weight while beginning the process of regrowing the lost mass. Other than reproducing the natural appearance of a native species, instances of SCP-3535 may also take on artificial aesthetic adjustments to blend in to urban environments, such as holiday decorations or in one case integrating itself with a cell-phone tower disguised as a tree. The bark of SCP-3535 appears to be able to adjust its coloration at any time. It also produces a disproportionately large cloud of particulate plant matter if impacting a solid surface. Sap produced does not appear to have any biological function, but acts as a powerful adhesive when contacting biological matter. Branches can also explosively detach themselves at any time, although it appears SCP-3535 primarily does this as a last-resort defense mechanism. Foliage of plants affected by SCP-3535 also exhibits multiple anomalous properties. If a leaf taken from one is placed on a black and white document, the text covered by the leaf will be reproduced on its surface. Dried leaves are abnormally sharp and if able to break the skin of a mammalian subject, a biological compound will be deposited in their bloodstream. It appears that this gives the SCP-3535 instance some intuition on the subject's location and activities, although this effect requires further research. The root system of SCP-3535 grows extensively and continually beyond the actual biological needs of the instance. They will be partially hollowed once SCP-3535 is fully matured. Root knees will grow both at the base of the tree and at the edge of SCP-3535's root system. This makes it possible for subjects at a distance to listen to conversations being held in SCP-3535's vicinity. Animals or other creatures living within SCP-3535 have an abnormal propensity to construct their nesting out of documents and other information-containing materials from their local area. This occurs most frequently when SCP-3535 has grown to full maturation in a densely urban area. History: Discovered in Washington D.C, USA after Unusual Incidents Unit agents cleaning out a deceased former agent's home reported its properties. Foundation agents were able to recover all known seeds and instances of SCP-3535 by 1999. Further operations culled the natural population of SCP-3535. It is currently estimated that between 100-200 instances of SCP-3535 may exist in the wild. Addendum: Containment Incident. On 09/18/2008, Researcher Alleyn discovered that several trees on the grounds of Site-103 had been converted into instances of SCP-3535. Further investigation showed that the hydroponics system which had been used to maintain the population of SCP-3535 in containment had been compromised and was being used to funnel seeds through Site-103's plumbing and from there exit containment and continue propagating in the wild. Review of surveillance footage shows that all key personnel involved with monitoring and maintaining the plumbing system and SCP-3535 had unknowingly been affected by its leaves. Further research is being conducted as to whether this affected their ability to perform their duties. A purge of Site-103's plumbing revealed several dozen SCP-3535 seeds. All saplings and matured instances discovered outside of containment have been culled, with containment procedures being reviewed and updated. Testing of SCP-3535's hypothetical intelligence has been scheduled. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3535" by Anonymous, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3535. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3536 | safe | A portion of SCP-3536. Item #: SCP-3536 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3536 is contained in a Safe-class storage room in Site-234. Testing of SCP-3536 with other bacterial SCP objects requires written permission from the acting Research Supervisor (currently Dr. Maravilla). All SCP-3536-1 instances created for testing purposes are to be destroyed by incineration following conclusion of testing. Description: SCP-3536 is a large piece of machinery approximately 30 m2 in area. SCP-3536's main components include a hopper labeled 'Raw Materials', two broth tanks, several pumps and compressors, and a console containing several dials. Both tanks will spontaneously refill with nutrient broth if emptied completely. Due to corrosion, only one dial is movable. SCP-3536 also possesses a receptacle that attaches to a small glass vial. A handwritten instruction manual recovered alongside SCP-3536 has provided incomplete details to its operation. The manual states that any mixture of compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus will fuel SCP-3536, and recommends a mixture of charcoal, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, and nitrogen gas. If a bacteria-containing sample is placed in the vial and inserted, SCP-3536 will proceed to use the stored raw materials to create live replicas of any bacteria present in the sample. These replicas, hereafter designated SCP-3536-1, are magnified in size according to the selected setting on the movable dial; testing has resulted in instances ranging in size from 2 to 45 cm. SCP-3536-1 instances are structurally stable, despite the predictions of the Square-Cube principle. Otherwise, they are not visibly or structurally different from their nonanomalous counterparts. Discovery: Law enforcement in Georgetown, Guyana detained nine individuals attempting to kidnap a patient from Davis Memorial Hospital afflicted with endocarditis. The group was responsible for multiple reports of battery and illegal entry into various hospitals, and had gained notoriety for their modus operandi of collecting various samples from infectious and terminal patients. Upon investigation of the ringleader's residence, SCP-3536 was discovered in the basement. A large amount of discarded SCP-3536-1 membranes were found, consistent with the later hypothesis that the individuals had subsisted on a diet consisting solely of SCP-3536-1. Also found alongside SCP-3536 were several dozen scrapbooks containing handwritten recipes involving SCP-3536-1 instances, personal thoughts, and plans consistent with the failed kidnapping. Excerpts from the books indicated a growing obsession with SCP-3536 and SCP-3536-1 among the group. Of note, analysis has shown that the handwriting of the instruction manual does not match that of any of the nine members of the group. D-class test subjects who have consumed SCP-3536-1 instances generally (~90%) report a very pleasant taste, but testing has failed to prove any inherent addictive or mind-affecting properties in SCP-3536 or SCP-3536-1. |
SCP-3537 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3537 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3537 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment cell in Hall 8 of Site 13. SCP-3537 is allowed access to paper and various writing material after it changes its appearance. All documents written by SCP-3537 are to be stored in a file in Doctor Marai's office. In case of a containment breach from SCP-3537 in which its current appearance is unknown, all exits are to be blocked off and personnel must take off any clothing article that covers their upper body. Once SCP-3537 has been identified, it is to be sedated and brought back to its containment cell. Description: SCP-3537 is a humanoid polymorphic being. SCP-3537 has shown to be incapable of controlling its transformations. These are usually described as painful depending on how drastic the changes from its previous alteration are. The shortest time elapsed between physical changes recorded has been 24 hours, while the longest time has consisted of 30 days. The only recorded aspects that persist between these conversions are SCP-3537's mental characteristics (memories, health, and personality) and a tattoo located in its back between the shoulder blades, which reads "Mr. Shapey, from Little Misters ® by Dr. Wondertainment". All of SCP-3537's transformations take the appearance of non-anomalous human individuals. Some of the recorded changes have consisted of: Gain and loss of fat and muscle mass1 Height ranging from 1.56m to 1.97m Ethnicity and skin color2 Hair color3 Sex Biological age Overall DNA structure Occasionally, SCP-3537 will write down a description for possible anomalous abilities the transformation could have. Testing indicates that SCP-3537 does not obtain the anomalies written. For a list of some recorded transformations, see Addendum 3537-A. Shortly after containment, SCP-3537 changed appearance into an obese male of indeterminate descent. Pigmentation was present in the general area of the belly of SCP-3537. The pigmentation took the shape of sentences, and it read as follows: Markings present on SCP-3537 – hide block Wow! You've just found yourself your very own Little Mister, a limited edition collection from Dr. Wondertainment! Always wanted a tall friend who could help you retrieve all those frisbees stuck in the roof of your house? Or smart friend that can help you with your homework so you can have more time to play? Well, you're in luck! Mr. Shapey can be that and so much more! Find them all and become Mr. Collector!! 01. Mr. Chameleon 02. Mr. Headless 03. Mr. Laugh 04. Mr. Forgetful 05. Mr. Shapey ✔ 06. Mr. Soap 07. Mr. Hungry 08. Mr. Brass 09. Mr. Hot 10. Ms. Sweetie 11. Mr. Life and Mr. Death 12. Mr. Fish 13. Mr. Moon 14. Mr. Redd (discontinued) 15. Mr. Money 16. Mr. Lost 17. Mr. Lie 18. Mr. Mad 19. Mr. Scary 20. Mr. Stripes Addendum 3537-A: The following is a list of some of the recorded SCP-3537 transformations accompanied with anomaly descriptions. Date: 7/12/2016 Transformation #: 3537-26 ("Mr. Night") Description: Male of Peruvian descent. 1.80m tall and weighted 70.11kg. Bald. Between 30 and 40 years of age. Other Notable Features: SCP-3537 had pigmentation on its body resembling traditional indigenous body paint. These do not seem to play part with SCP-3537's descriptions Possible Anomalies: While in the dark, the entity would have manifested bioluminescent spots on the skin. The spots would have acted as stars and their position would shift to match the entity's current location. Date: 11/6/2016 Transformation #: 3537-89 ("Ms. Sandy") Description: Female of European descent. 1.63m tall and weighed 63.44kg. Blonde hair. Approximately 20 years of age. Other Notable Features: SCP-3537 presented signs of constant sun exposure except for the general area of the torso. This 'untanned' portion indicates the use of a one piece swimming suit. Possible Anomalies: Unspecified amounts of sand would manifest periodically in a small area around the entity. If a subject under 18 years of age were to interact with the manifested sand, any structures created (i.e sandcastles) would become indestructible, regardless of pressure applied. Date: 5/28/2017 Transformation #: 3537-433 ("Mr. Zippers") Description: Male4 of unidentified descent. 1.73m tall and weighted 32.02kg. Approximately 50 years old. Other Notable Features: SCP-3537 presented light purple skin colouration with golden stripes present in a seemingly random pattern across the body. Possible Anomalies: The entity would consist of a sentient, hollow, humanoid cloth doll, with various zippers around its body. These zippers could be opened into a pocket dimension. Items could be stored and retreived from the inside the entity. Addendum 3537-B: The following is an interview which took place on 4/19/2018, between SCP-3537 and Researcher Harling. Interviewed: SCP-3537 Interviewer: Researcher Harling <Begin Log> Researcher Harling: Good afternoon, SCP-3537. Today I would like to make some questions about these "special" transformations of yours. SCP-3537: Sure thing, doc. Researcher Harling: Let's begin then. Why is it that you only come up with these descriptions of anomalous behaviour for certain transformations? Why not all of them? SCP-3537: Pretty easy. I just don't think all of them are that interesting to be honest. Nothing really eye-catching, nothing that would make a child go "Mom I want one of those! Can I get one please?". Researcher Harling: I'd say a polymorphic entity is eye-catching as it is. Do you feel unsatisfied with your anomalies in comparison to that of others from the collection? SCP-3537: Unsatisfied? I assure you, sir, that I'm happy the way I am, regardless of how I will ever look! Researcher Harling: Then what's the purpose behind the notes we've seen you write? SCP-3537: Brainstorming. Researcher Harling: Brainstorming? What for? SCP-3537: Well, they used to be idea pitches for possible Little Misters. If I came up with a good idea for a shift, then I would write it down for Dr. W to read, and if he liked it, she would make it a Mister! Researcher Harling: So what you are saying is that you were the first one that came to existence? SCP-3537: Yes and no. You're right in that I was physically made first, but I was certainly the last one to get the tattoo. W made me to help in the creative process of Mister makin' . Lost? Fish? Smiles? I used to be them before they were themselves. Well, I used to be most of them, since not all current Misters were ideas from yours truly. Anyways, it wasn't until the list was nineteen Misters in that W decided that I should be the last. Researcher Harling: Any particular reason behind that choice? SCP-3537: None as far as I know. Researcher Harling: To end it up for today, could you elaborate on why you keep coming up with these descriptions despite not working for Dr. Wondertainment anymore? SCP-3537: I used to do it mostly to pass time, you know, like a hobby. It wasn't until recently that I've felt like I needed to do them as if I was working again, though. Either way, since you guys now own me, might as well pitch my ideas to you all, since everybody here seems to be interested in how wacky I can look at times. <End Log> Footnotes 1. How SCP-3537 obtains this additional matter, along with how it disposes of it, is still currently unknown. 2. There are recorded cases where transformations include various skin pigmentations. These pigmentations usually resemble tattoos and/or cosmetics. 3. Similarly, there are cases where transformations have unnatural hair colors. Said hair shows no evidence of it having been dyed. 4. It's theorised that the entity in question would have been genderless, in a similar matter to SCP-905 and SCP-629, but the transformations SCP-3537 goes through seem to be unable to remove its sexual organs. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3537" by Dramps, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3537. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3538 | safe | A picture of SCP-3538 taken during testing. Item #: SCP-3538 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3538 is to be contained within a standard anomalous objects locker. All personnel with a Level 2 clearance and above are allowed access to the entity. At least one personnel trained in Morse code is to be present during all tests involving SCP-3538. Use of SCP-3538 for climbing purposes is prohibited, following Incident-3538-1. Description: SCP-3538 is an Asymmetric D Climbing Carabiner. SCP-3538 possesses a faded logo and the brand name 'Elliot Climbing Co.' on the left interior. SCP-3538 is capable of understanding human speech, despite not possessing any means of listening, and communicates via Morse Code, with an opening of the entity's hinge representing a dot or dash depending on the length of time the hinge is open. When communicating, SCP-3538 will often express a desire to return to 'the glory days' and will request to be used for climbing purposes. Should an individual interacting with SCP-3538 inform it that they have previously engaged in climbing, the entity will recount tales and claims involving its prior owner. (See Interview Log-3538-A). A brief list of claims made by SCP-3538 is included below: Climbing Mt. Everest alone while blindfolded 3 times. Climbing Mt. Roraima with only chalk1. Saving an orphan, all by themselves, who was stranded in a one-kilometer deep ravine. Climbing a one-hundred-meter Redwood to put a baby bird back in its nest. Scaling a courthouse to save a stranded firefighter with a broken leg. Addendum-3538-1: SCP-3538 was found in Quinn, South Dakota after reports of a clicking noise in Badlands National Park was investigated by police. Foundation personnel planted within local police forces later found and identified the source of the clicking to be SCP-3538 sending out a Morse code SOS signal. Upon recovery, SCP-3538 told personnel its account of how it arrived at its location. (See Recovery Log below.) + Recovery - Close Recovery Recovery Log-3538 <Begin Log> Agent Rees: What the hell is that noise? Control: Could you describe the noise for us, please? Agent Rees: Like a clicking sound. [Four minutes recorded is silent except for footsteps and clicking] Agent Rees: What the hell? Is that… is that a carabiner? Control: Could you describe what it’s doing? [The clicking is heard louder, presumably from Agent Rees picking it up.] Agent Rees: It’s opening and closing in a pattern… the pattern almost looks like… Morse code. One second. [Shuffling followed by typing is heard from Agent Rees] Agent Rees: Aha! I got it okay so it's, dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot… SOS? Alright, okay, one minute, it changed up its pattern. Control: Please translate and tell us what it’s communicated. [Two and a half minutes pass by as Rees translates SCP-3538] Agent Rees: 'Yes, now put me down you filthy animal'. Huh, not a very nice carabiner. Control: Can you ask it how it got there? Agent Rees: So how did you get down here exactly? [Clicking is heard for five minutes followed by three minutes of silence before Agent Rees is heard talking again.] Agent Rees: Okay, so let me get this straight. You were owned by the 'greatest climber alive' and that he was climbing to the top of this mountain to get a stranded princess. Then his rope got cut by an evil bandit to which your owner grabbed his arm, pulled him down with him but both of them fell and died. After all of this, a flood swept you over here and somehow managed to not bury you in the mud? During this entire time, you were sending an SOS signal? [Clicking is again heard followed by silence.] Agent Rees 'Yes, exactly,' Alright, let's get moving out then. <End log> Addendum-3538-2: SCP-3538 was interviewed shortly after being contained to determine the entity's origins and legitimacy of previous claims. + Interview Log - Close Interview Log Interview Log-3538-A Interviewed: SCP-3538 Interviewer: Dr. Baker Foreword: Dr. Baker was chosen for the interview with SCP-3538 due to her past with both recreational and competitive rock wall climbing. For all purposes, this interview has been translated from the original Morse code SCP-3538 produces. <Begin Log> Dr. Baker: Hello SCP-3538. SCP-3538: HELLO THERE ARE YOU HERE TO TALK WITH THE GREATEST CLIMBING CARABINER STOP Dr. Baker: Um…Yes, I just have a couple questions to ask you. SCP-3538: ASK AWAY STOP Dr. Baker: So who was your previous owner? SCP-3538: AHH HIS NAME WAS FRANKLIN HE WAS THE BEST CLIMBER TO EVER EXIST ONE TIME ME AND HIM BOTH CLIMBED UP MOUNT SAINT ELIAS WITH ONLY RATIONS AND AN EXTREMELY FRAYED ROPE STOP ONCE WE GOT THERE WE HELPED A LOST OLD MAN RETURN TO BASE CAMP AND HE GOT A SHINY MEDAL STOP Dr. Baker: Mhm, so did Franklin know of your properties SCP-3538? SCP-3538: YEAH HIM AND I WOULD TALK ALL THE TIME AND SHARE STORIES OF FAMILY FRIENDS OF OUR PAST HE WAS A NICE MAN STOP Dr. Baker: I see, and how did Franklin react to your ability to communicate. SCP-3538: HE TOLD ME I WAS AMAZING AND I WAS THE BEST CARABINER IN THE WORLD AND THE BEST CLIMBER SHOULD BE THE ONE TO HAVE ME SO HE KEPT ME FOR HIMSELF STOP Dr. Baker: And did Franklin tell anyone of your anomalous properties? SCP-3538: NO HE WAS WORRIED THEY WOULD GET JEALOUS OF MY AWESOME ABILITY SO HE KEPT ME WITH HIM AT ALL TIMES STOP Dr. Baker: Alright, thank you for this interview SCP-3538. SCP-3538: YOU ARE WELCOME STOP <End Log> Closing Statements: Research into the previous owner of SCP-3538 is currently pending. Addendum-3538-3: Below is a series of tests involving SCP-3538's practical applications: + Testing Log - Testing Log Testing Log-3538: DATE: 10/8/2017 Foreword: Dr. Everwood, a self-proclaimed "climbing expert" was equipped with a standard climbing harness with SCP-3538 attached and instructed to scale a twenty-meter sheer cliff-face. <Begin Log> 13:15:21- Dr. Everwood once instructed began ascension. 13:30:30- The subject requests a break at thirteen meters. 13:32:12- The subject resumes climbing. 13:40:57- The subject successfully reached the peak and began to descend. 13:42:30- SCP-3538 was removed from Dr. Everwood's harness and began to communicate, translation is as follows, "WHAT A WIMP FRANKLIN NEVER NEEDED A BREAK STOP BETTER OFF FRANKLIN WOULDNT HAVE EVEN BROKEN A SWEAT ON AN EASY CLIMB LIKE THIS STOP I DESERVE A BETTER CLIMBER STOP" <End Log> Addendum-3538-4: Following several tests, SCP-3538 began displaying erratic behavior and attempted to communicate during an experiment, leading to an injury to a D-Class personnel. (See report below.) + Incident Report SCP-3538-1 - Close Incident Report SCP-3538-1 INCIDENT REPORT SCP-3538-1 DATE: 12/9/2017 NOTE: During a routine test to check the use of SCP-3538 while climbing, the entity had open and closed while trying to relay a message. <BEGIN LOG> 12:30:21- D-1824 is shown at the bottom of a cliff face looking up. Subject has on a climbing harness with SCP-3538 attached. 12:31:22- The subject ascends at Control's command. 1:03:01- At ten meters up the cliff face D-1824 vocalizes several distress calls. SCP-3538 had opened itself and had begun to rapidly click. D-1824 is instructed to stay put while Control begins to lower him. 1:07:34- At three and a half meters off ground SCP-3538 detached from D-1824's harness causing the subject to fall and suffer a fractured radius. 1:15:01- When questioned about the incident SCP-3538 only statement was 'BAD ROPE'. <END LOG> Addendum-3538-5: Following Interview-3538-A, an investigation was launched into SCP-3538's previous owner. Though an individual matching the name and profile described by the entity, no evidence could be found to substantiate most of SCP-3538's claims. (See Interview Log-3538-B.) + Interview Log - Close Interview Log Interview Log-3538-B Interviewed: SCP-3538 Interviewer: Dr. Baker Foreword: After the initial investigation into the previous owner of SCP-3538, Franklin Day, it was revealed that he had been killed on his first climbing trip due to rope snapping twenty meters off the ground. <Begin Log> Dr. Baker: Hello, SCP-3538. SCP-3538: HELLO AGAIN COME BACK TO HEAR MORE OF MY RIGHTEOUS TALES STOP Dr. Baker: No, I have come to ask you a question about your previous owner. SCP-3538: OF COURSE YOU MAY ASK ANY QUESTION ABOUT THE GREATEST CLIMBER KNOWN TO MANKIND STOP Dr. Baker: We have reason to believe that your previous owner died on their first climb, could you tell us the truth about him? SCP-3538: HIS FIRST CLIMB WAS UP MT. EVEREST TWENTY YEARS AGO AND HE LIVED THROUGH IT STOP Dr. Baker: SCP-3538, please answer the question truthfully. SCP-3538: LIES HE DIED ON HIS TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FIRST CLIMB HIS ROPE WAS CUT BY AN EVIL BANDIT STOP Dr. Baker: SCP-3538, please tell us the truth, we have his Death Certificate. SCP-3538 WELL IT IS WRONG HE WAS THE GREATEST CLIMBER ALIVE HE SAVED PEOPLE HE WAS THE BEST CLIMBER IN THE WORLD STOP Dr. Baker: We're getting nowhere with this. SCP-3538, answer me truthfully. [SCP-3538 stays silent] Dr. Baker SCP-3538, answer the question. SCP-3538: HE WAS SO YOUNG CAN YOU LET ME AND HIM DREAM [SCP-3538 stays silent for the rest of the interview and refused to answer any further questions.] <End Log> Closing Statements In the week following Interview Log-3538-B, SCP-3538 was uncooperative with further testing. Despite the evidence provided for its owner's expiration SCP-3538 remains fervent in its claims. Footnotes 1. Chalk is often used by climbers to help absorb sweat and improve grip. |
SCP-3539 | safe | SCP-3539 During Field Test Item #: SCP-3539 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3539 is to be maintained in a standard blast resistant storage vault at Armed Containment Area-383. In the event that Area-383 is compromised by a hostile force, SCP-3539's re-acquisition is to be considered a priority A task. Any use of SCP-3539 must be approved by no fewer than 3 senior researchers with a specialization in temporal displacement. Description: SCP-3539 appears to be an AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver set. AN/PRC-77 radios were inducted into service with the US Military in 1968. The item is heavily worn. The only unique markings on SCP-3539 are the words “Dead Battery?” written in marker on the item's rear side. When SCP-3539 is turned on, it will tune itself to a radio channel with a frequency of 040.5██ MHz. Despite this, SCP-3539 fails to receive any radio traffic on this frequency. When any variation of the phrase “I require extraction” is transmitted in any language via the item's handset, an instance of SCP-3539-1 will appear approximately 15 km away, at an approximate altitude of 300 m, from SCP-3539. SCP-3539-1 instances are fully crewed helicopters. Crew members aboard SCP-3539-1 are hereafter referred to as SCP-3539-2. SCP-3539-1 appears identical to a helicopter that has crashed, resulting in total crew loss. SCP-3539 generally selects nearby and recently crashed helicopters, though exceptions have been made (see Addendum 3539.1). SCP-3539-2 instances are identical to the expired crew of the crashed helicopter SCP-3539-1 appears to be. SCP-3539-1 will proceed to SCP-3539’s location at its top speed. Once there, SCP-3539-1 will land as close as possible to SCP-3539. The item’s user will then be instructed to board SCP-3539-1 for “extraction”. After boarding, SCP-3539-1 will travel to the last heliport that the crashed aircraft had landed at. Once there, “extracted” personnel will be allowed to disembark. Once SCP-3539-1 has been unloaded, it will travel approximately 5 km away from the heliport at which time it, and any instances of SCP-3539-2, will disappear. [Edited, 01/██/200█] Following Incident 3539.A, it was determined that SCP-3539-1 can take the form of any aircraft capable of aerial personnel transport. Recovery Log: SCP-3539 was recovered by Mobile Task Force Eta-95 “Semper Spy” on 29/██/198█. Eta-95 agents embedded in the United States Marine Corps took note of rumors indicating anomalous activity during US combat operations in Vietnam. It was suspected SCP-3539's most extensive use was during The Fall of Saigon. SCP-3539 was tracked to a storage locker at Marine Corps Base Camp █████████. With it, a note was found, reading: “It saved our lives. Maybe it can save yours. Semper Fi.” Addendum 3539.1: Test Logs + Test Log 3539.1 – hide block Test Log 3539.1 Date: 04/██/198█ Location: ████████, United States of America - near crash site of Foundation UH-1 Iroquois, tail code Z-46-8█████. Purpose: Confirm and quantify SCP-3539's behavior. Procedure: Former MTF Zeta-46 “When Pigs Fly” commander, Maj. I█████, was to induce SCP-3539's anomalous properties and conduct an interview with SCP-3539-2 instances. Maj. I was chosen as he was the direct superior of Z-46-8█████'s crew at the time of its crash. Results: Maj. I was instructed to use SCP-3539 to call for extraction. As expected, a UH-1 Iroquois with the tail code Z-46-8█████ appeared 15 km away from Maj. I and the research team's location. Maj. I was instructed to establish radio contact with SCP-3539-1. Maj. I identified himself with the callsign Hog 5-1 actual. The following is an audio transcript of those radio communications. Dr. Nguyen: Commence the test when ready, Major. Maj. I: [Into SCP-3539] This is Hog 5-1 actual to Hog 5-2, do you copy? SCP-3539-2 [pilot]: Hog 5-2 to Hog 5-1 actual, we read you loud and clear. Maj. I: [Pause] Christ, is that you, ███? It's good to hear your voice. Dr. Nguyen: Maj. I, remember, that isn’t Lt. ██████. I know it’s difficult, but please continue with the script. Maj. I: [to Dr. Nguyen] I’m sorry. You’re right. [Into SCP-3539] Hog 5-2, transmit to me the go-code used for Operation [REDACTED]. SCP-3539-2 [pilot]: [REDACTED]. Maj. I: That's – uh, correct. Break. Are you aware of Hog 5-2’s status as of 09/██/196█? SCP-3539-2 [pilot]: Affirmative. Hog 5-2 crashed with no survivors as a result of a turbine failure during Operation [REDACTED]. Maj. I: It sounds so much like him. Dr. Nguyen: The script, Major. Please. Maj. I: [Pause. Heavy breathing.] Hog 5-2, I need you to divert your course and land at Site-██, Heliport 3, for immediate debriefing. SCP-3539-2 [pilot]: Negative. We’re unable to comply with that order. Maj. I: Why’s that? SCP-3539-2 [pilot]: Because you called for extraction. At this point, Maj. I was instructed to cease radio communications with SCP-3539-1. After an approximate 4 minutes SCP-3539-1 arrived at Maj. I’s location. Maj. I boarded SCP-3539-1 despite being advised against doing so by research personnel. SCP-3539-1 deposited Maj. I at the now defunct Area-██ where he was successfully retrieved by research personnel. + Test Log 3539.5 – hide block Test Log 3539.5 Date: 7/██/198█ Location: █████ ████, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan - near crash sites of Soviet Mil Mi-24, tail code 4██ and Soviet Mil Mi-8, tail code 2██. Purpose: Determine if SCP-3539 responds to qualifying terms in extraction request. Notes: After Test 3539.1, it was decided not to use Foundation aircraft and personnel for testing purposes. Operation of SCP-3539 was taken over by Dr. Nguyen. Three previous tests were conducted. One with a civilian aircraft in ████████, United States of America and two with US Army aircraft in ███, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Full test logs are available in Site-26, Archival Vault 2B. Results: Dr. Nguyen called for extraction using the phrase “I require extraction for a dozen individuals.” It was hypothesized that SCP-3539-1's identity would be that of the larger Mil Mi-8 rather than the smaller but closer Mil Mi-24. After Dr. Nguyen had made the request, the forward observation team reported that SCP-3539-1 resembled neither a Mil Mi-8 or Mil Mi-24. They were initially unable to identify the make of the aircraft. Several forward observation teams were posted in SCP-3539-1's instantiation area. The following is an audio transcript of the research team's communications after initial observation. Dr. Nguyen: [to forward observation team] You're sure? Dr. Fischer: Yes. Positive. Spc. Haas says it's neither the Hip nor the Hind. The others agree. Dr. Nguyen: Then what is it? Dr. Fischer: Spc. Haas says it's the new American utility helicopter. This is the first time he's seen it in the field. Dr. Nguyen: Why was it here? Dr. Fischer: Haas doesn't know. Hold on. It's – that's strange – the tail says US Army. That can't be right. Do you think it was with the CIA, maybe? Dr. Nguyen: No – well, maybe. Complete your observations and withdraw. I'll try and identify it over the radio. [Into SCP-3539. Speaking in Russian] This is Ground to unidentified aircraft. Radio check. SCP-3539-2 [pilot]: [Speaking in English] Ramrod 3-3 to unknown station. Your last was unreadable. Dr. Nguyen: [to research team] English. Make note of the pilot's drawl. It's Texan I think. [Into SCP-3539. Speaking in English] This is Ground. Radio check. SCP-3539-2 [pilot]: We read you loud and clear. Dr. Nguyen: Ramrod 3-3 can you tell me how you crashed? SCP-3539-2 [pilot]: Affirmative. Ramrod 3-3 took an RPG to the cockpit over █████ ████. Dr. Nguyen: I find that unlikely. As part of what operation did this occur? SCP-3539-2 [pilot]: Operation Enduring Freedom. Dr. Nguyen: Operation Enduring – I've never heard of. Uh, break. What war was this operation a part of? SCP-3539-2 [pilot]: The War on Terror. Dr. Nguyen: Wait. Wait one. [Pause] When? When did Ramrod 3-3 crash? SCP-3539-2 [pilot]: 03/██/200█. Dr. Nguyen: [to research team] Stop the test! Abort abort! Addendum 3539.2: Notices + Notice from Dr. Nguyen – hide block SCP-3539 can, through a round-about means, displace information through time. This sort of anomalous behavior is, at best, poorly understood. However, it's possible that SCP-3539's usage could induce a LK-Class Temporal Dysfunction scenario. As such, I'm closing all ongoing research into SCP-3539. Class-A amnestics will be administered to those involved in its testing, myself included. SCP-3539 will be moved to Long-Term Storage Area-███. If continued testing is deemed necessary, tests should be reviewed by researchers specializing in temporal displacement. That said, I recommend that use of SCP-3539 be banned unconditionally. Regards, Dr. Nguyen Addendum 3539.3: Incident 3539.A + Interview With Capt. K██████ – hide block Interviewer: Dr. Li Interviewee: Capt. K██████ Dr. Li: For the record, state your role during the incident. Capt. K: Sure, I was acting security chief at Long-Term Storage Area-███, after Maj. ██████ died – uh, sorry – expired. Dr. Li: And on what date did the incident occur? Capt. K: 31/██/199█. Dr. Li: Thank you. Now, could you recount the events leading up to the incident? Capt. K: Sure. It was during the [REDACTED] party, about an hour to midnight. I was sharing some drinks with Maj. ██████ when Sgt. █████████ called in a Code-Magenta. That means a skip was loose in deep storage. A mean one. The Major ordered me to hold down the fort while he took a team into deep storage to set things right. Never saw him again. It didn't surprise me. As soon as he left, I ordered a full evacuation of the staff to the intake level. There were 3██ of us, I think. Based on the skip that had gotten loose and how long the Major had been gone, I figured we had an hour before we all joined him. I tried to get Site-██ on the horn and call for help, but the power died right around then. I figure the skip had gotten to the generators. It was bad news, seeing as how Area-███ is the capital of the state of nowhere. We didn't have a chance in hell if we tried to evacuate on foot. Things weren’t looking up for us. I was telling the staff to make their peace when a Junior Researcher, C████ was her name, came up to me. She told me about this skip she'd grabbed on the way out. 3539, the radio. She said maybe it could get us to safety. It was a slim chance. I’d never seen a chopper that could move 3██ in one go. And with the time we had left, we only had one go. It was a hail mary, but it was better than praying. Dr. Li: And that’s when Junior Researcher C████ ███ used SCP-3539, correct? Capt. K: Yeah, that’s right. C████ made a call for a 3██ man sized extraction in one go with the radio. She got a response straight away. “Communique received. Inbound,” was all the skip'd said. The voice was strange. It sounded like it was stressing syllables at random. That, and the pitch kept changing. She arrived in no time. I’ll never forget seeing that thing come over the horizon.1 Dr. Li: You mean SCP-3539-1? Capt. K: Yeah, that's right. As soon as I saw it, I knew how those Church assholes could worship a fucking machine. Dr. Li: Can you describe it? Capt. K: I can try, but you got to understand that words can't do this thing justice. Dr. Li: I understand. But make an effort. Capt. K: Alright. It was big. About the size of an ocean liner. It was shaped like an obelisk – sort of like the Washington Monument – and it was black. So black you couldn't see it against the night. You'd just see the stars disappear behind it. It flew upright, so it was taller than it was wide. No engines either. None that I could see, anyways. It just sort of glided through the air. No inertia. One second it was moving, the next it wasn't. It was wrong watching something that big stop on a dime. I'm sure Newton was rolling in his grave. It got to us in no time flat. For moment, it just hovered above us. Then, through the radio, the skip said “Barbus Septem has arrived. Matter transmission imminent. Remain stationary.” Or at least something like that. Of course, we all stopped. I was about to ask someone what matter transmission meant, when I blinked. When I opened my eyes, I was somewhere else. Inside the skip, I assume. It was dark but I could still see the others. It was like a light was hitting us but nothing else. We were all just standing in a big black void. Once I'd calmed everyone down, I took out a flashlight and tried to look around a bit. The ground – or deck, I guess wasn't smooth. There were engravings in it. They looked like runes. Didn't recognize them, though. I explored a bit more, but as far as I could tell it was just us, the deck, and a whole lot of nothing. I never did find the damn wall. Dr. Li: What then? Capt. K: Nothing. Not for awhile. I assumed we started to move. I heard some of the others whispering, but most of us were dead silent, myself included. After a few minutes, I heard C████ speak up. She said “Who are you?” I realized she was asking the skip, through 3539. Dr. Li: What did it say? Capt. K: [Pause. Elevated heartbeat.] It said, and this is word for word, “I am Barbus Septem, a Class-Gladio combat form. I served Mobile Task Force Alpha-████████ “Deicide in the First Degree.”2 Everyone shut up after that. Dead silence. After maybe another minute, we arrived. I blinked and we were on the ground. Matter transmission, I guess. We were out in the wilderness, no buildings or anything, just forest. Still, we'd gotten away from one mean fucking skip no worse for wear. A second later, Barbus Septem was gone. The re-containment MTF picked us up just before sunrise and brought us in. I think that brings us here. Dr. Li: I see. Thank you Captain, you’ve been most helpful. Is there anything else you’d like to make note of? Capt. K██████: Yeah, actually, one thing. As far as I understand, every bird this skip calls in crashed, or will crash, at some point. See, what gets me is, someone, or something, managed to bring that machine down. And that something scares the absolute hell out of me. Footnotes 1. Capt. K was administered a Class-B amnestic following this interview. 2. No such MTF is currently known to exist. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3539" by cptnubz, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3539. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. 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SCP-3540 | euclid | An SCP-3540 event occurring in Oldenburg, West Virginia Item #: SCP-3540 Special Containment Procedures: A list of all possible locations where SCP-3540 may occur should be compiled throughout the month of September. Once the event begins, a mixture of satellite imagery and ground surveillance should be used to identify the property undergoing the SCP-3540 event. Once identified, SCP-3540's location should be monitored throughout its active phase. Contact with sapient entities associated with the anomaly is allowed as needed. Agents embedded in local authorities are to intercept any reporting on the anomalous phenomenon from local or national news agencies and rewrite or edit the articles and segments to remove SCP-3540, SCP-3540-1, or SCP-3540-2. Foundation personnel in the local government are to encourage the community to have trick-or-treating events in early November instead of the traditional October 31st, citing weather, commercial, or other reasons. Residual psychoactive and amnestic compounds are to be added to the water supplies in the locations where SCP-3540 is active. Once the event has concluded, disinformation teams are to ensure all inhabitants do not retain memory of SCP-3540. Description: SCP-3540 is an annual phenomenon affecting abandoned properties in suburban neighborhoods throughout the continental United States that lasts for the entirety of October. A number of factors appear to correlate with where the phenomenon occurs, mostly pertaining to the demographics and location of the neighborhood, such as a low rate of crime, an above average population of children below the age of ten, and a close proximity to both cemeteries and trendy or popular dining establishments. The majority of properties involved in SCP-3540 events were previously owned by individuals who have recently died. A house affected by SCP-3540 will begin to undergo a number of changes to both its internal and external appearance. Externally, a large number of Halloween decorations will appear in the yard and on the outward walls of the structure. Although the decorations mimic common store-bought materials, they are actually authentic, non-synthetic articles. The house will also appear to undergo a full renovation and restoration throughout the SCP-3540 event, despite no actual work or construction observed. Internally, the house will manifest furniture in the rooms, dark curtains on the windows, and appropriate appliances for general living and welfare. During an SCP-3540 event, the house will appear to be occupied by a pair of humanoid entities, designated SCP-3540-1 and SCP-3540-2. SCP-3540-1 refers to itself as Maurice, and SCP-3540-2 refers to itself as Lance. These entities are generally seen wearing long, black robes with large hoods that obscure their heads and faces. The entities cannot be physically seen during the day, but after sunset, they will manifest in various parts of the house and will engage in typical household chores and common activities, including cleaning, preparing and consuming meals, folding laundry, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. SCP-3540-1 and SCP-3540-2 are amiable with staff and will often invite them in for dinner. The entities will often make claim to frequent local restaurants or shops; however, no evidence has been found to corroborate these statements. Addendum: On 21/10/2017, Agent Kay Gittings contacted SCP-3540-1 and SCP-3540-2 due to their decorations violating several minor zoning laws. The two entities recognized Gittings from previous SCP-3540 events, and invited her inside the house. The conversation has been recorded below. <Begin Log> Agent Gittings knocks on the front door of the house, and is answered by SCP-3540-1. SCP-3540-1: Hello? Oh, Kay! It's so great to see you again. I thought you lived over in Montana, what are you doing in our neck of the woods? Gittings: Oh, um, my partner had to move, so I moved with her. But I'm working with the city and I just wanted to let you know that- SCP-3540-1: Lance! You'll never guess who's here. Come say hi. SCP-3540-2 enters from the kitchen doorway and waves at Agent Gittings. Gittings: No, no, it's fine. I just have to let you know that some of your decorations- SCP-3540-1: Oh, don't worry about it, Kay. Come in. We found this really great tea shop, and you have to try this Jin Jun Mei we got. According to the guy who runs the place it's from the 'Wu Yi Mountain area'. It's just fantastic. Gittings: I, uh, need to ask my boss first. SCP-3540-2: That's fine. I'm gonna go start boiling water anyways, cause damn I forgot we had that stuff. After conferring with her superior, Agent Gittings was given permission to enter the premises and interact with the entities. SCP-3540-1 leads the agent into the house and gestures towards a couch before entering the kitchen. SCP-3540-1: I'll be back in a jiffy. Do you want sugar or cream or anything? Gittings: Uh, no. No, thank you. Agent Gittings begins to observe the room and move her body camera to record it. Decorations and souvenirs have been placed throughout the room, typically from cities in Southern US states. Multiple pictures can be seen hung on the walls; however, there do not appear to be visible subjects in the pictures. Beside the door, two harvesting tools are hanging off hooks. After several minutes, the two entities return carrying three mugs. SCP-3540-1 places one in front of Agent Gittings. SCP-3540-1: Sorry that took so long, Kay. Someone forgot to wash the dishes last night. SCP-3540-2: Hey, don't blame this on me. I was putting up the decorations, you know, like you asked me to. Gittings: Actually, uh, speaking of the decorations. I came over here to tell you that you need to remove some of them. One of your inflatables and a bunch of your cobwebs are in your neighbors' properties. Both entities appear to look at each other for several seconds. SCP-3540-2: I told you that wasn't our tree. SCP-3540-1: No, I told you not to put stuff in that tree, Lance. SCP-3540-2: No, no, no. I very explicitly remember you telling me to, and I quote, "Cover that shit in web". And I said that it wasn't our tree, then you yelled at me for ruining your aesthetic. SCP-3540-1: I meant the house and the bushes. Why would I have meant the tree? SCP-3540-2: Cause I thought that was where you were pointing. God, this is going to be a pain in the ass to clean out. I am so sorry, Kay. I'll get on that tomorrow. Gittings: Thank you. I really don't want you guys to get in trouble. SCP-3540-1: Actually, that reminds me. Kay, how long have you been in town? Gittings: Just since September. SCP-3540-1: Oh, wow. We've only been here since the first. But have you had the chance to try that Barrio Steakhouse place off the highway? Their steaks are way better than they have a right to be. I actually knew the owner's grandfather. And he was such a nice man. Super understanding when we had to take him. Gittings: No, that place is pretty expensive, I'd have to eat like a college student for a week to afford there. SCP-3540-2: Man, you are missing out. Usually me and Maury try not to go to the same place each year for vacation, but I am very tempted to convince him to come back here next year. SCP-3540-1: You will convince me of nothing. SCP-3540-2: Just like how I never convinced you to try that seafood joint in Charleston? SCP-3540-1: That's different. Gittings: If you pardon me asking, this is your vacation? You guys do this every year? SCP-3540-2: Yep. Our jobs can be "emotionally taxing", so we're forced to take two weeks off. But we just save our vacation from the rest of the year and take a whole month. It's great, super relaxing. SCP-3540-1: We always take the same month off too, cause we actually met in October, at that funeral. And you know what we do, Kay. Halloween is like the holiday made for us. I just love seeing all the little kids in their costumes. It's just so adorable. Makes it worth doing my job. They just delight me. I would love to adopt if we could, but the agencies never seem to like our paperwork. Gittings: Well, this tea was lovely, but I have to head out. I still have some paperwork to file at the office. SCP-3540-1: Oh, that's fine. Thanks for stopping by. Tell your partner that we said hello. And feel free to come by anytime for dinner, Lance can make Chicken Parmesan that's to die for. <End Log> |
SCP-3541 | keter | Item #: SCP-3541 Special Containment Procedures: Current research indicates that it is impossible to counteract or prevent SCP-3541. Due to this, containment of SCP-3541 consists of ensuring all SCP-3541-1 instances have a safe, consistent place in which to conduct their work. MTF Omega-13 has been created for the purpose of discovering as many instances of SCP-3541-1 as possible. This task force is to be composed of members of the Foundation who are confirmed to be SCP-3541-1 instances. Membership in MTF Omega-13 is voluntary, and staff may continue their own research and work if they so choose. They are to be informed of the effects of SCP-3541 upon confirmation of status as an SCP-3541-1 instance. If MTF Omega-13 discovers an SCP-3541-1 instance within the civilian populace, they are to inform the current director responsible for SCP-3541 containment. The director will then construct a workplace where the instance may work in peace as well as counseling and psycho-therapeutic services for the affected person. Staff should not actively inform an SCP-3541-1 instance of SCP-3541, but may disclose the information when asked. All work created by SCP-3541-1 instances must be used for the benefit of Humanity. Provided the works do not critically harm the Foundation's operational secrecy, they should be declassified and disseminated to the public as quickly as possible. Description: SCP-3541 is a randomly occurring phenomenon that results in the creation and eventual death of an SCP-3541-1 instance. SCP-3541 has been recorded occurring in all fields of work and education. To date, there are no known signifiers that allow for the prediction of when an SCP-3541 event will occur, or who will become an SCP-3541-1 instance. There has been an increase in SCP-3541 events since the Foundation first became aware of the phenomenon, at a rate of 4% per year. An SCP-3541-1 instance is a person who has been affected by SCP-3541 and is considered a master of their particular career, field, or focus. Once a person becomes an instance, they will quickly rise to notoriety, due to producing extremely high quality work that advances their field. The work of SCP-3541-1 instances in science and technology fields is highly regarded and often instrumental in creating new discoveries. Work within artistic fields is critically successful and praised for its depth and emotional weight. All SCP-3541-1 instances have an ethereal, golden crown that floats above their heads. These crowns are only visible to other SCP-3541-1 instances. Other than the crown, there are no easily identifiable physiological, intellectual, or emotional differences between an SCP-3541-1 instance and a normal person, and collected data shows that there are no differences before or after a person becomes affected. Within five years of a person becoming an SCP-3541-1 instance, they will die. All attempts to prevent these deaths have failed. The means of death varies from instance to instance, but deaths are typically through traumatic or chemical means, often self-inflicted. When an SCP-3541-1 instance dies, their nervous system will immediately enter a state of heightened thermal activity, causing significant damage to their brain and other key organs. Addendum: The following poem was the last work written by Samuel Friedrich, a known anartist and informant for the Foundation. Friedrich was the first person to inform the Foundation of SCP-3541. I see in myself A golden flame, bright. but the mirror is dark And my pale eyes see naught I stand above all, on blackest of cliffs. Below, hungry eyes watch. Voraciously gnashing. Do they hunger for me? Or my words do they thirst? I cannot create What it is they seek I find myself falling Hoping it will suffice. And I see in myself A golden flame, burnt out. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3541" by MayD, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3541. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3542 | keter | Item confiscated from SCP-3542 after Chaos Insurgency raid. Item #: SCP-3542 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3542 is to be contained in a standard humanoid containment cell in Site 952's Upsilon wing. Personnel interacting with SCP-3542 are not allowed to speak to it outside of testing. SCP-3542's cell is to be locked using a total of 15 different locking mechanisms that are a combination of traditional locks, biometric scanners, and passcode locks with a randomly generated password. No furniture, bedding, or additional clothing is allowed within the cell. Food must be liquid or paste-based. Twice a day, SCP-3542 is to be restrained within its cell and given a full-cavity search. Any materials found within SCP-3542 and anything found within the cell must be removed and destroyed. SCP-3542 is to be constantly monitored. If it approaches its cell door or the cameras become obfuscated in any way, the cell is to be flooded with sedative gas and paralytic agents. All paperwork in Site 952 is to be proofread and approved by at least two staff members, to ensure no errors are present. All materials, equipment, and resources are to be documented and receipted to catalog where it was used and for what purpose. Description: SCP-3542 is a 28-year-old male of French and Italian Descent, formerly known as Renard Di Giacinto. SCP-3542 has extreme ontokinetic abilities, but appears to be unaware of them, despite using these abilities very frequently. SCP-3542's ontokinetic abilities have no known limit, but primarily manifest in the creation of items and materials the subject uses to respond to emergency events. Items created by the subject are often anomalously effective at their created purpose. SCP-3542 also appears to be able to teleport or move through space while unseen; however, later analysis will always provide a route or reason for how it moved to the location. Additionally, emergencies will regularly occur within the vicinity of SCP-3542, and it will invariably discover a way out of its cell and aid in the emergency. When the subject responds to an emergency or event in its vicinity, it will always act like a typical "hero", referring to itself as "The Red Fox". The subject displays an anomalous understanding of the emergencies it responds to, and often provides materials or solutions that don't immediately appear relevant. It is still unclear whether the emergencies are caused by SCP-3542's anomaly or whether it just responds to them. Addendum SCP-3542-1: Below is a list of all incidents involving SCP-3542, and their corresponding containment procedure updates. Emergency: Doctor Vanderbilt accidently broke a pen he was using and began to feel light-headed. Resolution: SCP-3542 immediately appeared outside Vanderbilt's office with a gas mask and wooden pencil. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that a portion of the ink within the pen had been replaced with a poisonous substance that reacted with air. The poison has been linked to those used by the Chaos Insurgency. Containment Procedures Update: Inspection of security footage revealed SCP-3542 left its cell and stole a gas mask from the Site 952 equipment storage room. Updated procedures to include multiple locks on SCP-3542's cell. Site-wide policies were updated to ensure better tracking of equipment. Emergency: A clerical error resulted in a barrel of gasoline being swapped for a barrel of cooking oil, resulting in a large fire in Site 952's cafeteria. Resolution: SCP-3542 appeared in the cafeteria with a small bucket of water and a fire extinguisher. Despite the size of the fire, the subject entered the cafeteria and subdued the blaze. It's unclear how the fire managed to spread as quickly as it did or how SCP-3542 was able to subdue it so quickly. Once a fire crew responded to the fire, it had already been put out. Containment Procedures Update: Investigation into the incident revealed that SCP-3542 had used one of its uniform's buttons to pry the door open. Additional locks were added to SCP-3542's cell and site-wide policies were updated to require multiple staff proofreading and confirming paperwork and resource allocation. Emergency: Mnestic drugs needed for antimemetic anomaly testing were replaced with lethal poison. Resolution: Immediately following Dr. Teller's ingestion of the poison, SCP-3542 appeared with a syringe containing an antidote, which it immediately injected into Dr. Teller. The remaining poison was subsequently found and removed from the mnestic storage area. Dr. Teller reported feeling fine, except for some soreness in his left shoulder from the injection. Containment Procedures Update: Inspection of SCP-3542's cell showed that a bobby pin had been inserted into the locking mechanism on the other side. Updated procedures to include a more diverse series of locks. Emergency: During a test of SCP-███, an anomalous cloud formed within the testing chamber, and began to rain highly acidic fluid. Resolution: SCP-3542 manifested carrying seemingly acid-resistant umbrellas and a box of baking soda. After distributing umbrellas to unprotected personnel1, SCP-3542 threw the box of baking soda at the cloud. This neutralized the cloud, turning all precipitation into regular water. No method has been found to remove the cloud from the testing chamber. Containment Procedures Update: Despite being 10m above the ground, removed ceiling tiles indicate that SCP-3542 managed to enter the ventilation system. Containment procedures updated to fasten all ceiling tiles with additional bolts, and remove any furniture that could aid in reaching the ceiling. Security cameras were added to SCP-3542's containment cell as well. Emergency: Due to an attack on Foundation servers, the containment cell for SCP-058 was opened. Resolution: Before the door to SCP-058's chamber opened wide enough for SCP-058 to exit, SCP-3542 manifested with a bicycle lock, which it then used to secure the door. The bicycle lock held long enough for Foundation personnel to repel the cyberattack, and close SCP-058's cell door. It is currently unknown how the bicycle lock sustained so much damage, or how the lock attached to the door. Containment Procedure Update: Security footage shows SCP-3542 using a chicken bone from its dinner to disable all additional locks that had been placed in its containment cell. It is currently unknown how this aided in both the numeric lock, and the biometric lock. This was not reported at the time due to personnel focusing their attention on the cyberattack. Containment procedures updated to specify that SCP-3542 only be fed liquid or paste-based food. Emergency: A full scale raid of Site-952 by the Chaos Insurgency. Resolution: SCP-3542 manifested wearing a cape, and a "utility belt". It incapacitated the entire attacking force using items such as a rubber duck that was capable of summoning very aggressive waterfowl, a set of animate and unbreakable play handcuffs, a jar of an unidentified white gel2, and a copy of "Superheroes for Dummies". When Foundation personnel arrived, SCP-3542 had just finished tying the remaining unconscious agents together with its "utility twine". Containment Procedures Update: Due to a typo in the containment maintenance rotation schedule, fewer than the recommended number of armed guards were present for SCP-3542's routine cavity search. The search was carried out, against Foundation guidelines, resulting in SCP-3542 breaching containment. Personnel involved were reprimanded. Containment procedures updated to increase the number of personnel required to restrain SCP-3542 during cavity searches. Emergency: Attempted assassination of Dr. Teller by a CI member during their interrogation. Resolution: See Addendum SCP-3542-2. Containment Procedures Update: Security footage showed that SCP-3542 simply disappeared from its containment cell, leaving behind a note that read "Duty calls!". Containment procedures update pending. Addendum SCP-3542-2: One member of the captured Chaos Insurgency members (CI-104) volunteered to forfeit information about their mission after undergoing three weeks of enhanced interrogation techniques. Below is a transcript of the resulting interview. Dr. Teller: I hear you elected to tell us about your mission and motives. CI-104: Yes, I did. Dr. Teller: Then I will cut to the chase then. How were you able to get inside the facility so easily? CI-104: About four of us had been running an undercover operation. Had mapped out the whole place. Also got a few chances from HQ to wreak a little havoc. Dr. Teller: So you were responsible for the poisoned mnestics and acid cloud incident? CI-104: Wait, acid cloud? Dr. Teller: I'll take that as a yes and a no respectively. Why did you attempt a full scale attack? CI-104: HQ signaled it was time for us to retrieve our quarry. And we decided that the security here was too tight for us to sneak out with it, so we went for something… less subtle. Dr. Teller: Wait, so your undercover operation started in order to retrieve something you already knew was there? CI-104: Affirmative. Dr. Teller: Who gave you inside information? CI-104: Well, I believe it came fr— SCP-3542 manifests behind CI-104 and stabs him with a steak knife. Dr. Teller: Wha— SCP-3542: No need to thank me, citizen. Saving lives is all part of the job. Dr. Teller: Oh, for fuck's sake! Outside security guards entered the room, restrained SCP-3542 and returned it to its containment chamber. This is the only known time where SCP-3542 has killed another person. No other Chaos Insurgency members volunteered to disclose any further information. Footnotes 1. Due to there being fewer umbrellas than personnel, some were forced to share umbrellas. 2. Later identified to be mayonnaise. |
SCP-3543 | neutralized | Item #: SCP-3543 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3543 itself requires no special containment, as all associated research is presumed destroyed1 after the death of Dr. Grant. Instances of SCP-3543 are contained in separate Foundation-owned healthcare facilities in the northwestern United States, separated by a distance of at least 150km to prevent individuals coming into contact with multiple instances. Psychiatric staff from Site-17 should confer with local caregivers to monitor mental condition. As a preventative measure and for the general well-being of the subjects, instances are to be administered Class-B amnestics in addition to anti-psychotics used for treatment of schizophrenia. Instances of SCP-3543 require continuous care by an LPN or licensed NP, with preference given to those who have experience with emotionally disturbed patients. Among the caregiver's duties are assisting in daily processes such as grooming and self-care, maintaining emotional and physical health through exercise and socialization, and stimulating the mind with simple complex scientific experiments complex theoretical problems visual stimulation. The caregivers should be aware that although the type of care they are providing is non-anomalous, the individuals in question are the result of anomalous events and should be treated as such. Description: SCP-3543 refers to a defunct research project developed by former Foundation employee Dr. Charles Grant. While no known copies of this research exist, a colleague of the late Dr. Grant2 was able to provide an abstract of his proposal. View Abstract Hide Abstract Macro-mitosis: Being in two places at once Dr. Charles Grant (Project Leader) and Dr. Allison Taylor (Psychological Research Support) The Foundation faces growing demand for individuals to perform menial tasks while simultaneously requiring them to be qualified researchers and/or possess certain esoteric knowledge in their field. To address this issue, I have devised a process by which healthy human beings can create an identical copy of themselves. This process is achieved using guided meditation sessions which aid the listener in visualizing this copy. A delicate balance of machines manipulates local hume levels to anchor the manifestation in reality, allowing the two copies to interact with their surroundings for an undetermined (possibly infinite) amount of time. The manifestation would remain under the control of the subject and would be able to engage in separate tasks in separate locations, though with diminished capability. The same machines can utilize an additional set of guided meditations to aid subjects in reversing the process. The most noteworthy side effect of this procedure is an effective "halving" of the subject's intelligence level. The strain of simultaneously operating two complete human brains tends to leave subjects functioning at approximately half their regular mental capacity. Given that this procedure was developed for Foundation scientists and researchers who are highly intelligent and skilled in multitasking, this should present little to no challenge for those who undergo macro-mitosis. The SCP Foundation suggested to Dr. Grant that this was not a productive avenue of research, as additional personnel could be hired instead of using unreliable anomalous individuals. Members of the Ethics Committee also raised several concerns about the possible use of the procedure, accidental or otherwise, to produce other anomalies with unknown properties. As such, no testing was ever sanctioned. SCP-3543 also includes three individual instances: a set of triplets with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, designated SCP-3543-1, SCP-3543-2, and SCP-3543-3. To streamline communication and promote mental health, an instance of SCP-3543 may be referred to as "Charlie" when conversing with it. -1, -2, and -3 display several non-anomalous traits of emotional and psychological instability, including but not limited to aggressive and destructive outbursts, a tendency towards self-injury, prolonged periods of wailing or similar vocalization, oppositional defiance, and obsessive-compulsive behavior. While the instances are mostly identical to each other as well as to Dr. Grant, some divergence has been noted.3 The most significant deviation comes from the subjects' intellectual capabilities: while Dr. Grant claimed to have an IQ of 184, testing and observation from psychological healthcare professionals place the IQ of SCP-3543-1, SCP-3543-2, and SCP-3543-3 at 50 or lower. Instances of SCP-3543 appear to be aware of the existence of one another, and have displayed extreme distress during every occurrence of this realization. They have been observed trying to seek out other instances, and have been heard requesting that an unknown instance "come back". Treatment of amnestics has suppressed this trait. As of 03/17/20██, -1, -2, and -3 no longer display knowledge of each other. Discovery Log: At approximately midnight on 04/16/20██, police were called to the home of Charles and Helen Grant to investigate a domestic disturbance. Mrs. Grant reported that her husband, while in the middle of preparing for their daughter's seventh birthday party the following day, was overcome by a sudden seizure and fell to the floor. He then became distressed and attempted to leave the house several times but was unable to do so.4 When Mrs. Grant approached him, Dr. Grant became violent and struck her several times. Mrs. Grant was able to subdue him with a blow to the back of the head, after which she escaped to the second story of her house. She locked herself and her two daughters in the upstairs bathroom before calling the police. When local officers arrived at the scene, they discovered Dr. Grant near the front door, curled up in a fetal position and repeating the phrase "One of us will never come back".5 They later took Dr. Grant into custody for his own safety and for the safety of his family. View changes to official report View changes to official report The official report was edited by embedded Foundation personnel to remove any reference to the second and third copies of Dr. Grant, recovered in a similar condition near the washing machine in the basement and a computer in a hidden room again in the basement respectively, as well as a fourth copy pulled from a car wreck approximately 2km from the Grant household. Officers involved in the recovery of these individuals were issued Class-A amnestics and implanted with false memories. The three instances discovered in the Grant household were recovered by the Foundation and eventually designated SCP-3543-1 through SCP-3543-3. The corpse pulled from the wreck was autopsied by Foundation personnel6 before being incinerated. Notice from Dr. Taylor: I have been hearing talk around the water cooler that deeply concerns me, and I'd like to address it. I'm referring to the informal references to biomedical engineering research done by "SCP-3543" and the like, as well as official reports mentioning "Dash-Two" and his dissertation on the anomalous properties and biology of entities contained within SCP-2932. I want to make one thing clear: no, we have not changed our policy of referring to humanoid anomalies as such. When making references to the containment or study of a humanoid anomaly such as instances of SCP-3543, it is both appropriate and required to refer to them by their numerical designation. This protects our staff by helping the SCP Foundation retain an impartial perspective on containment. It also serves to remind us that many of these objects only appear to be human, and may lack the feelings or emotions our empathetic human minds might ascribe to them. SCP-3543 presents a unique challenge to this practice. For many of us, knowing the anomaly before it became anomalous is difficult to reconcile. I knew Charles before his disastrous encounter with his own experiments crippled his intellect. I'm the godmother to his daughter. I see the differences between him and instances of SCP-3543, and more importantly, I see the similarities. I understand all too well how difficult it can be to separate anomalous instances from your friends and coworkers. When speaking of the trio of humanoids and the anomalous event that lead to their creation, the term "SCP-3543" should be used. When speaking of the man who pioneered the use of Foundation-grade amnestics to treat severe phobias and PTSD in bipolar patients, he should be referred to as "Dr. Charles Grant". Whatever his current mental state, the man earned a doctorate and deserves to be referred to with that title. Instances of SCP-3543 no longer realize what they've lost, but that doesn't mean that we should forget as well. We may have sworn to die in the darkness, but by no means is anyone asked to live there. What Charles did, he did to himself. No one is disputing that. This does not negate any of the work he did in service of the SCP Foundation or diminish his many accomplishments, nor should it. Dr. Grant deserves to retain any and all honors he had before succumbing to the effects of SCP-3543, and it's our job to maintain that distinction. It's the least we can do for a former colleague. I don't want to hear about this again. Footnotes 1. Despite an exhaustive search, no records of Dr. Grant's Macro-mitosis project were ever discovered. 2. Foundation psychologist Dr. Alison Taylor 3. All three SCP-3543 instances possess a birthmark on their inner right thigh, a trait shared by Dr. Grant. -3 possesses a scar on his left hand, sustained during an outburst of stereotypic movement on 08/14/20██. This scar does not appear on -1 or -2, nor was it ever noted on Dr. Grant while he was alive. 4. Later inspection revealed that this was because he had neglected to unlock the front door. 5. This phrase was not heard in its entirety during Dr. Grant's arrest. Officers and EMTs pieced it together from repeated partial statements with recurring partial words and vocalizations. Their inferences lead to this statement. 6. Cause of death was determined to be exsanguination as a result of a traffic collision. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3543" by TechSorcerer2747, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3543. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3544 | keter | SCP-3544-1 instances in the process of materialization. Item #: SCP-3544 Special Containment Procedures: Foundation agents are to monitor national media reports for murders resultant from domestic violence, and investigate crime scenes for abnormal Hume levels. Locations of confirmed SCP-3544 events are to be documented and mapped in order to anticipate future appearances. MTF-Psi-6 "Spotlighters" are to patrol projected areas during at-risk hours, using portable Kant counters to locate SCP-3544 events and intercept if possible. Events discovered past the intervention stage are to be surveilled remotely using optical and infrared imaging as appropriate, with deviations from recorded behavior logged and reported to Research Lead Dr. C███████. Task Force members are to be rotated on a weekly basis and offered psychological therapy, with amnestics provided on request. Description: SCP-3544 refers to an anomalous event occurring once every 3 - 14 days, currently localized entirely within the United States of America. SCP-3544 events begin between the hours of 1:30 AM and 3:30 AM, during which time a house with exactly two (2) adult occupants in a romantic relationship becomes the center of the anomaly, designated SCP-3544-A. During this time all occupants are incapable of leaving, and between 5 and 20 shadow-like humanoid entities, designated SCP-3544-1, will manifest within 10 meters of SCP-3544-A and enter through the nearest door.1 Intervention at this stage has shown to end SCP-3544 events immediately, however once all entities are inside SCP-3544-A becomes inaccessible until the event's conclusion2. SCP-3544-1 instances will assemble in a semicircle around the bed of the primary occupants, who wake approximately 10 minutes later. Upon waking an instance of SCP-3544-1 will enter the body of an occupant3, henceforth SCP-3544-B, who will lose autonomous control over all motor functions except speech. SCP-3544-B will then attempt to restrain the other occupant, henceforth the target, using any available means, including: handcuff knots or nooses made from available materials, such as rope, neckties, and ripped cloth. Use of blunt objects to fracture target's legs. precise severance of spinal cord in the thoracic or lumbar sections. Once the target is incapacitated, SCP-3544-B will begin the surgical removal of seven organs from the target: ovaries or testes, spleen, pancreas, heart, thyroid, pituitary gland and pineal gland, often in contrast to their vocalizations of protest. Notably, despite excessive blood loss and removal of essential organs, the target will never lose consciousness or expire during an SCP-3544 event. Once the target's organs have been harvested, an instance of SCP-3544-1 will place its hand on the target's forehead, causing immediate expiry, followed by an instance of SCP-3544-1 being pulled from the body and joining the congregation. All instances of SCP-3544-1 will proceed to exit SCP-3544-A and all anomalous effects will cease. Instances of SCP-3544-B display extreme psychological distress and suicidal tendencies, however testing reveals no persisting anomalous properties. +Addendum 3544/A.1: Interview Log -Addendum 3544/A.1: Interview Log Interviewed: [POI-3544-01] Interviewer: [Dr. C████████] Foreword: Mary M█████████, designated POI-3544-01, is the only known survivor of an SCP-3544 event. The purpose of this interview is to gather first-hand information regarding the anomaly, and how she survived. <Begin Log, 10:37 PM> Dr. C████████: Good evening, POI-3544-01. POI-3544-01: Look, you said if I did this interview you'd make me forget what happened, right? Let's just get on with it. Dr. C████████: Alright then. Could you please recount the events that occurred on the morning of █/██/2018? POI-3544-01: Yeah, I- [POI-3544-01 shudders violently for a brief moment, before regaining composure] POI-3544-01: I was asleep with my boyfriend, Tom, when this feeling came over me. A feeling that I was being watched. I opened my eyes to see those… things watching over us. Dr. C████████: By things, do you mean SCP-3544-01? POI-3544-01: The shadow people, if that's what you call 'em yeah. They were just standing there, around the bed. I looked over and saw Tom sitting up too, but when he turned to look at me, one of 'em stepped forward and… it just took over him. Dr. C████████: Were you able to discern any identifying features of this entity? POI-3544-01: No, they all looked the same. Just like black silhouettes, not even faces. I could tell they were staring at me though - I could feel it. [POI-3544-01 goes silent for 58 seconds] Dr. C████████: Please continue with your report, POI-3544-01. POI-3544-01: Right… so that was when Tom started to reach for the baseball bat under our bed. He was shouting too, something like "Fuck I can't stop myself". I didn't really have time for it to click before he swung the bat at me, at my leg. [POI-3544-01 briefly touches the cast on her left leg.] POI-3544-01: It clicked then though, and I screamed and threw myself out of the bed. I limped to the front door but I couldn't open it. It was stuck no matter how much I pulled. Tom was behind me, screaming for me to run but I couldn't. I begged him to stop but he kept saying he wasn't doing it, and begged me to shoot him. Tom was a big-time second amendment believer, so he'd taught me how to handle a gun. I crawled over to our coffee table, grabbed the gun underneath and fired. The first shot hit him in the shoulder. He screamed in pain but kept coming, so I pointed at his head, closed my eyes and fired until I had nothing left. The screaming stopped, but when I opened my eyes he was still standing there, half his face gone, his left eye hanging out of his socket… [POI-3544-01 begins to sob, before quickly shaking her head.] Dr. C████████: We can continue this interview later if you need. POI-3544-01: No, I just want this over with already. He, or it, tied me up next - used a necktie to hang me from a roof beam. It got a knife from the kitchen and… things get a little fuzzy from there. I thought I was going to die, I could see my blood on the floor. There was so much, and it just wouldn't stop coming out. I remember feeling something around the left side of my chest at one point, right before I lost consciousness, like a hand scraping inside, and a chorus of voices whispering "empty". That's all I can remember, though. Dr. C████████: Very well. Thank you for your time, POI-3544-01. <End Log, 10:51 PM> Closing Statement: Following the interview's conclusion, POI-3544-01 was administered class-B amnestics and discharged from Foundation custody under her previous name. Further investigation revealed POI-3544-01 had a medical history of dextrocardia of embryonic arrest, placing her heart on the right side of her chest. The death of SCP-3544-B, and POI-3544-01's missing organs and injuries were explained as the result of a violent burglary and emergency surgery. Footnotes 1. There are currently no known mechanisms capable of preventing SCP-3544-1 entering SCP-3544-A; when operated all doors are unlocked regardless of prior status. 2. Forces in excess of 30kN have failed to breach any area of SCP-3544-A. 3. In 76% of cases the male, if one exists. |
SCP-3545 | thaumiel | Well, Harky, I guess this is goodbye. I'd say it was a pleasure but I'd be fucking lying. OVERVIEW ▶ ORIGINAL PROTOCOL 3545.0 ▶ REVISED PROTOCOL 3545.1 ▶ REVISED PROTOCOL 3545.2 ▶ Incident Report 3545-001 ▶ FINAL PROTOCOL 3545(𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥) SCP-3545 OVERVIEW WARNING: Unathorized access to this document is forbidden. This information is restricted to Level V/3545 clearance only. Information about SCP-3545 is currently locked with Level V/3545 clearance. Failure to abide by security procedures will result in corrective action. If you are unsure of your clearance level or are lacking proper credentials, please contact your site director. This document describes a Oneiric-Class ontokinetic anomaly. Do not attempt to interact with instances created by SCP-3545. As of the events of Incident Report 3545-001, testing with SCP-3545 is impossible. [INPUT LEVEL V SECURITY CREDENTIALS] [CONFIRMED] Item #: SCP-3545 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3545 is to be housed in a standard containment locker in Site-19. The item should be secured with Level II Clearance and monitored while its effects are better understood. Note: Concerns over the object's frailty have led to SCP-3545's containment locker being fit with a felt-lined indentation in which it is to be placed. Discovery: After the events of [DATA PURGED PER O5 REQUEST], the anomaly remained, and was subsequently brought onsite for analysis. Any further instances or related materials are presumed destroyed. It is unknown how said individual came to own SCP-3545, nor what else was taken at the time of the event. Description: SCP-3545 is the designation for an antique crystal drinking glass of unknown origin. The glass itself appears to be comprised of non-anomalous material. Thus, proper care must be taken when handling the item. SCP-3545 bears no identifying marks or artist etchings and exact dating has yielded inconsistent results. When an individual maintains direct eye contact with SCP-3545 and forms a mental image of the glass, it will begin filling with an unknown substance. The liquid that manifests within SCP-3545 absorbs all visible light and will appear completely black to the human eye. During this process, the contents of the glass are non-corporeal and cannot be accessed by any means. The substance will slowly replace any liquid already in the glass. SCP-3545 will fill completely within five minutes of sustained focus, but frequent breaks are recommended; the process has shown to have detrimental neurological consequences, with subsequent interactions having increased potential for adverse effects. All personnel assigned to the study of SCP-3545 are to leave the testing area before discussing findings to minimize unwanted exposure. When SCP-3545 is full, the liquid can be removed from the glass via ingestion by one individual. No other methods have proven capable of removing the contents of the glass, and attempts to retrieve consumed liquids have failed. Upon ingestion of the substance, subjects become instantaneously aware of a sequence of 18-24 numbers, and experience a range of sensory and local ontokinetic phenomena. The relevance of the learned numbers is currently not known, and testing is ongoing. A truncated list of previous test results can be found below: EXPERIMENT LOG 3545-A Designation Result Sequence D-8121 Subject filled and consumed contents successfully. Could not describe taste, but insisted the substance was not tasteless. Experienced mild headaches for the following day. Sequence recorded. [DATA PURGED PER O5 REQUEST] D-0330 Subject expressed difficulty concentrating on the glass. Focus aid was administered and D-0330 was able to complete the process shortly thereafter. Described taste as "floral". Experienced no negative effects. Sequence recorded without incident. [DATA PURGED PER O5 REQUEST] D-44211 Subject filled and consumed contents, complaining of a foul taste. D-Class unable to elaborate on taste any further. Experienced major epistaxis shortly afterwards. Full recovery was seen within an hour. Sequence recorded. [DATA PURGED PER O5 REQUEST] D-6325 Subject filled and consumed contents. Described the taste as "earthy". Experienced auditory and visual hallucinations sporadically over the next 36 hours. Sequence was recorded without issue. [DATA PURGED PER O5 REQUEST] D-9921 Filling SCP-3545 took eight minutes longer than expected, as subject fell asleep several times during their efforts. D-9921 claimed to feel very fatigued when concentrating on the object. A focus aid was administered to little effect. Immediately upon consumption of SCP-3545's contents, the subject screamed and doubled over, gagging. D-9221 vomited violently for several minutes before going into shock. After euthanizing subject, autopsy revealed extensive burns on the inside of the esophagus and stomach. The reason for this is not known. Sequence unable to be acquired. None D-4106 Test proceeded without incident. Subject was extremely cooperative throughout. Upon consumption of liquid, D-4106 described the taste as "divine" but would not elaborate further. Sequence obtained without issue. Subject requested further testing with SCP-3545. Request was approved by project head. [DATA PURGED PER O5 REQUEST] D-4106 Test proceeded identically as the previous. Subject experienced minor epistaxis but requested further testing. Request was approved. [DATA PURGED PER O5 REQUEST] D-4106 Upon consumption of the liquid, subject appeared confused. When questioned, D-4106 remarked that the taste was "awfully dark" before collapsing and experiencing explosive decompression. Sequence not acquired. None D-9866 Subject filled SCP-3545 without complaint. After consumption, D-9866 remarked that the taste was harsh and smelled of gasoline, with a hint of decay. Subject appeared to be intoxicated for several hours afterwards. Sequence recorded and subject sent for bloodwork and tox screening. Results inconclusive. [DATA PURGED PER O5 REQUEST] D-9866 Test repeated to attempt to replicate result. Subject expressed complaints of tinnitus and fatigue during test. D-9866 consumed the contents and described the taste as "dreamy". Sequence obtained and found to be different than that of the previous test. Subject appeared listless after testing, and disappeared from their quarters twelve hours later. Subject has not been recovered. [DATA PURGED PER O5 REQUEST] [INPUT LEVEL V SECURITY CREDENTIALS] [CONFIRMED] Item #: SCP-3545 Special Containment Procedures: New instances of SCP-3545-1 are to be anticipated and cordoned off using the standard containment protocol most suited for the region in which the anomaly manifests. Due to the fragility of the item, SCP-3545 is to be kept in a standard containment locker in Site-19, retrofitted with a felt-lined indentation in which the object should be placed. SCP-3545's chamber is to be secured with Level 3 clearance and Site Director approval is necessary before testing can be authorized. Description: SCP-3545 is the designation for an antique crystal drinking glass of unknown origin. The glass itself is comprised of non-anomalous material; therefore, great care must be taken to ensure the item's safety. Although unremarkable in composition, a combination of direct observation and mental focus will cause SCP-3545 to fill with an unknown liquid of varying viscosity and taste. Liquid absorbs all light in the visual spectrum, appearing entirely black to the human eye. On average, five minutes of sustained focus on SCP-3545 will cause it to fill completely. The contents of the glass cannot be removed until the process is complete, and will appear non-corporeal as it fills. The substance will slowly replace any liquid already in the glass. While focusing on SCP-3545, individuals are subject to sporadic cases of nosebleeds, confusion, convulsions, narcolepsy and hallucinations. Repeated exposure has been shown to cause permanent trauma and brain damage. The liquid cannot be removed from the glass except by ingestion by one individual. Upon consuming the contents of SCP-3545, the subject will instantaneously become aware of a sequence of 18-24 numbers. Through extensive testing, it has been deduced that the numbers are two sets of four-vector coordinates that refer to specific points in four-dimensional spacetime,1 relative to the location and time of ingestion. These points mark the outer boundaries in which an anomaly, designated SCP-3545-1, will occur within our own reality. SCP-3545-1 instances appear as non-anomalous space, referred to by an accessible orthotope as it moves through our reality for a set period of time. Despite this, instances are octahedral in nature (Schläfli symbol {4,3,3}) when viewed from higher dimensions (See Figure A). Upon the manifestation of SCP-3545-1, individuals who travel through the boundaries and out the opposite side of the intercepting orthotope will find themselves transported to an alternate location (See Figure B). From an outside perspective, the individual traversing an instance of SCP-3545-1 will not appear to leave or deviate from their path, and will reach and exit the other side of the anomaly as expected. Upon exiting the area of effect, individuals retain a nascent awareness of their experiences, but due to a mild antimemetic effect, often do not remember having left any location, nor their return. The experience has been described as "dream-like". Mnestic drugs have no effect on individuals affected by SCP-3545-1 instances. Detection of both chronons and antichronons, measured in burst patterns during manifestation and interaction, have led to the conclusion that this memory-alteration may occur due to retroactive changes in causality. This is supported by observation; individuals sent into the area and told to return experience no changes, but those with intent and capacity to successfully exit the opposite side experience the event at some point during their time within the anomaly. Therefore, those within SCP-3545-1's boundaries experience their dislocation before the requirements to trigger said dislocation are met. Because of this, all affected subjects must properly exit the instance upon conclusion of the test in order to eliminate any potential for ontological contradiction. Although the effect of SCP-3545-1 is not visible to outside observers, and despite the significant memory loss of test subjects exposed to these regions, video and audio recording still function with variable success, subject to the specific reality entered into. More info can be found below. EXPERIMENT LOG 3545-B Abstract: Survey and analyze the interior of a SCP-3545-1 manifestation. Assigned: D-4812 Additional Information: The following is an audiovisual transcript of exploration into a sequence acquired from SCP-3545. D-Class consuming liquid described the taste as "dry and gritty", experienced minor dehydration as a result. Sequence analyzed and found to be a 10 km orthotope containing a stretch of highway near the Colombia Basin in eastern Washington. Subject was placed in a vehicle with dashboard/cabin cameras, diagnostic equipment, and an emergency remote detonation device. D-4812 was then instructed to drive through SCP-3545-1 instance. <BEGIN LOG> Control: Alright. D-4812, can you hear me okay? D-4812: Yeah. It feels nice to drive, didn't think I'd ever do that again. Control: Noted. Can you describe your surroundings? For the record. D-4812: Sure. Not much to see, really. This side of Washington is all deserts from what I know. What am I supposed to be looking for? Control: Just let me know if you experience anything out of the ordinary. <Subject does not respond and appears to survey the surrounding area. Car traverses SCP-3545-1 without issue for several minutes.> D-4812: Am I allowed to turn on the radio? Would be nice to listen to some music. Control: That's fine. Not too loud though. <D-4812 is seen switching on the radio. It expresses static. Subject changes stations, but all yield the same result. D-4812 starts bobbing head to the noise enthusiastically, raising the volume.> D-4812: Aw, man, this is my favorite song! Nice. <Control notes this and decides not to question subject.> D-4812: [discordant humming] <Camera goes black. A second later, the camera comes back online, with D-4812 seen driving along a stretch of wooded forests at night. Subject seems unaware of this change.> Control: D-4812, please describe your situation. <D-4812 is unresponsive. Camera shows subject looking bored and unsurprised during this period. Dash camera unable to discern much of outside area due to darkness.> Control: D-4812, do you copy? <No response from subject. D-4812 continues to drive for several minutes in silence. Soon after, D-4812 laughs loudly and looks at the passenger seat, which is off camera.> D-4812: No, I don't know why. You tell me! [laughing] <At this point, an unknown voice originating from the passenger seat speaks. Reflection in the window reveals the presence of a humanoid figure bearing no discernible facial features. Figure talks in a clipped, distorted tone.> UNKNOWN: Remember me? Still here. <Reflection shows the figure peeling off the smooth skin of its "face". Underneath lies D-4812's visage, contorted into a face of terror. Subject seems undaunted by this. The figure speaks again.> UNKNOWN: I needed you, you know. Back at the house. Where did you go? D-4812: Don't be like that, we're almost there. <Behind the subject, a large white flash takes over the camera's view. Small gray fragments are seen swirling. When the view returns, subject is walking down a tiled corridor. The vehicle is no longer present, and cameras appear to be fixed in space where they would sit. Outside of SCP-3545-1, aerial drone surveillance shows D-4812 driving normally, albeit slower than he had been previously.> D-4812: Hello? <Subject continues to stroll down the corridor. Echoing footsteps can be heard as D-4812 approaches the other end. A single doorway presents itself to the subject, who hesitates slightly before turning the knob.> UNKNOWN: Don't! Dance with me. And then we can go. <Subject turns around to find a young woman in a black dress, confirmed later as D-4812's late wife, though her facial features remain approximated. Subject appears startled and confused.> UNKNOWN: You've forgotten how, haven't you? D-4812: <startled> S-Sarah? Um- No, I haven't forgotten. It's just, we're going to be late… UNKNOWN: Then why do you leave? <Subject appears distressed. Figure gives a small twirl.> D-4812: I don't know what you mean.. I don't- I didn't leave. I-I mean, I didn't mean to. It was an accident! I'm sorry! UNKNOWN: Then stay with me, I need you here. The party can wait. D-4812: I can't… I-I don't think. I wish I could, but I can't. <Figure stops moving and stares at the subject. The checkered floor tiles flicker at random intervals. After a moment, the woman's head wrenches back, eyes trained to the ceiling. She emits a scream of agony and bursts into flames. Subject seen hiding his face in his hands, crying.> D-4812: Please. Leave me alone! <sobs> <Shortly afterwards, D-4812 crosses the outer boundary of SCP-3545-1 and swiftly loses connection with the SCP-3545-1 instance. Subject experienced no memory of the prior events, but remained in a depressive state until termination. Records indicate D-4812 was incarcerated for arson and homicide.> <END LOG> EXPERIMENT LOG 3545-C Abstract: Survey and analyze the interior of a SCP-3545-1 instance, compare results to that of the previous test. Assigned: D-1121 Additional Information: The following is an audiovisual transcript of events resulting from investigation into a second sequence procured from SCP-3545. D-Class consuming liquid described the taste as "refreshing yet harsh", could not elaborate further. Complained of stomach ache and nausea. Sequence analyzed and found to refer to a small patch of the Pacific Ocean several hundred kilometers off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan. Subject placed on a personal watercraft deployed from a Foundation maritime covert operations vessel. The personal watercraft was retrofitted with several cameras, diagnostic measuring equipment, and an emergency inflatable raft. D-1121 was then instructed to drive through the instance. <BEGIN LOG> <Cameras flick on, revealing a vast expanse of ocean in all directions. Subject is piloting the boat towards a Foundation vessel stationed on the opposite side of SCP-3545-1.> D-1121: Uh, I'm not seeing anything out here. I mean, I see you. <Subject waves.> Control: And we have eyes on you as well, let us know if you see anything unusual. D-1121: Yeah, will do. Just head to the other boat, then? Control: Affirmative. <D-1121 is seen glancing around and taking a deep breath.> D-1121: Not too big a fan of the open ocean. The air is nice, though. <After cruising slowly for a short period of time, D-1121 stops and stares off into the distance, hand still on the throttle. Subject sits in silence for approximately one minute, eyes unfocused and displaying horizontal nystagmus.> Control: D-1121, are you alright? <Subject is motionless, aside from the nystagmus.> Control: Can you hear me, D-1121? D-1121: Hm? Where—? <Subject looks around, startled, and reengages the throttle, steering the boat back in the opposite direction.> Control: D-1122, you are going the wrong way. Please correct course or you will face consequences upon your return. D-1121: No, this isn't right. I-I've got to get out of here. Think about what you're doing! Me? You got us into this! You. What's done is done. <Camera records the water around the boat thickening and developing a gelatinous texture, slowing the craft. Neither change was observed from outside the SCP-3545-1 instance. Another minute later, subject speaks, tone nonchalant.> D-1121: Don't worry, we're perfectly safe out here. <A figure manifests behind D-1121 on camera. Subject glances back and smiles. Figure appears to be a young male and speaks in the same strange, clipped tone. Entity has approximate facial features that fluctuate in shape, position and complexity without discernable cause.> UNKNOWN: <shivers> I've never been this far out before. I can't even see the shore! Sure this leaky bucket can handle it? D-1121: Of course, we're not even that far away. Out there, don't you see it? <Figure is seen leaning off the side of the boat in the direction of subject's pointing. D-1121 lunges and pushes the figure over, burying its head beneath the ocean.> D-1121: <yelling> You should've listened to me, boy! First your fucking mother, now you, too? Is there no fucking respect for the one who works two fucking jobs to put food on your fucking table? <sobbing> Why are you making me do this?! <Subject holds the figure in this manner until the thrashing subsides, and then tosses the body overboard.> D-1121: You ungrateful shit. You get what you deserve. We all get what—What's done is done is done for. Fucking done for. <A deep droning noise is heard as an unknown mass rises out of the sludge. A black sphere is seen, which flashes a white light, engulfing all cameras. During this period, the sounds of struggle and muffled splashing is picked up. Subject is heard screaming. When the light recedes, all cameras record pitch black. From outside of the anomaly, subject appears in deep sleep and the craft listing towards the second vessel. To prevent any ontological paradoxes that may arise, as well as decrease recovery time, a recon unit was dispatched from the opposite boundaries to pull D-1121 through the other side before the manifestation ends.> <After successful reconnaissance, D-1121 remained in a vegetative state for a week. Upon awakening, subject displayed signs of severe PTSD and depersonalization. D-1121 has retained no memory of his time within SCP-3545-1.> <END LOG> [INPUT LEVEL V SECURITY CREDENTIALS] [CONFIRMED] Item #: SCP-3545 Special Containment Procedures: New instances of SCP-3545-1 are to be anticipated and cordoned off using the standard containment protocol most suited for the region in which the anomaly manifests. Instances are not to be interacted with at any time. The object itself is to be stored in a Maximum Security Containment Chamber in [DATA PURGED PER O5 REQUEST] and secured with Level 4 clearance. Chamber is to be fitted with a felt-lined indentation in which the anomaly should be stored when not in use. Testing with SCP-3545 for any reason other tan other than its primary thaumaturgic purpose is currently suspended. Retrieval of other artifacts related to this anomaly is considered a priority, though the exact nature of these items and the feasibility to return them intact to the O5 council are both unknown. Description: SCP-3545 is the designation for an antique crystal drinking glass of unknown origin. The glass itself is comprised of non-anomalous material and thus great care must be taken to ensure the item's safety. Although mostly unremarkable, a combination of direct observation and mental focus causes SCP-3545 to fill with an unknown substance of varying viscosity and taste. Liquid appears to absorb all light in the visual spectrum and thus is entirely black to the human eye. On average, five minutes of sustained mental focus on SCP-3545 will cause it to fill completely. The contents of the glass cannot be removed during this time. While focusing on SCP-3545, individuals are subject to sporadic cases of nosebleeds, confusion, convulsions, narcolepsy and hallucinations. Repeated exposure compounds this effect. When SCP-3545 has been completely filled, it will emit a low infrasonic hum outside of human perception. The liquid cannot be removed from the glass except by ingestion See Incident Report 3545-001. Upon consuming the contents of SCP-3545, the subject will instantaneously become aware of two sets of four-value coordinates. These coordinates relate to the location and initial time of a localized ZK-Class Reality Failure Event, referred to as SCP-3545-1. The location in which SCP-3545-1 appears will experience a sharp drop in Hume levels several seconds leading up to its manifestation. Upon manifestation of the instance, area will continue to exhibit abnormal Hume levels, but will not show any outward, visible, or tangible fluctuations. If an individual will successfully pass through the instance at some point, they will experience a hallucinogenic episode before they leave the area defined by SCP-3545. This is considered a byproduct of psychic compensatory effects accounting for the lack of reality experienced within SCP-3545-1. The episode will then project itself onto the subjects' surroundings. SCP-3545 is to be utilized in tracking and identifying places where SCP-3545-1 instances will manifest. D-Class personnel are to be used to acquire as many sequences as possible for this purpose. [INPUT LEVEL VI SECURITY CREDENTIALS] [CONFIRMED] Incident Report 3545-001 SCP involved: SCP-3545 Personnel involved: Dr. Robert █████, Jr. Researcher Pyotr Vasilev, Sr. Researcher James A. Harkness, 7 Class-D Personnel Date: ██/██/██ Location: [DATA PURGED PER O5 REQUEST] Preface: At 08:00 on ██/██/██, Site-███ was attacked and infiltrated by several members of a Chaos Insurgency division. Individuals possessed intimate knowledge of the layout of the facility, gaining access to SCP-3545's research and containment chambers. At the time, several staff members and a handful Class-D personnel were present and collecting sequences from SCP-3545. The following is a transcript of video surveillance footage taken from the chamber. 08:15 - A blast is seen shaking the containment area. Security doors to the left appeared to have buckled. Staff attempt to evacuate but find other set of doors sealed due to automatic emergency protocols. 08:18 - Several masked Chaos Insurgency members enter screen left. All possess modified Foundation tactical wear and standard issue Mobile Task Force gear. Individuals hold personnel at gunpoint and secure SCP-3545. 08:20 - A small scuffle ensues in an attempt to subdue attackers. D-8212 fatally wounded via gunshot. 08:25 - Insurgency members restrain all individuals. Personnel are moved to a circle around an examination table, where SCP-3545 is placed. 08:32 - Attackers appear to force individuals to fill SCP-3545. Once the glass fills, one Insurgent produces a number of flasks and a glass syringe that resembles SCP-3545's design. Using this syringe, liquid is then extracted from the glass with ease and is then deposited into one of the flasks. The process repeats. 08:42 - D-3244 loses consciousness and starts convulsing. D-7180 appears to be delirious and is seen frequently speaking to the empty space on his right. Dr. █████ is seen bleeding from the ears. Sr. Researcher Harkness is visibly frightened but unaffected, a fact that he later attributed to his high CRV.2 08:48 - Insurgency member shoots D-7180 in the head. Another D-Class is seen with his head buried in his hands, but is soon harassed by aggressors until compliance. Harkness is escorted out of the containment chamber and into a nearby conference room, where he is interrogated (Audio transcript of active microphone can be found below). D-3244 stops convulsing and is considered lost. 09:05 - D-6821, D-0312 and D-7110 all lose consciousness. Dr. █████ is still aware but bleeding heavily. D-6311 is pale, with deep circles under her eyes. 09:13 - Insurgency members harass D-6311 into continuing, causing her to sway and fall onto the table, which knocks over the glass. One Insurgency member lunges for the object, only to fall short as the glass smashes against the ground, leaking a liquid with the appearance of static. A large vibration is registered by everyone in the Facility. Foundation Security personnel take advantage of this event as a distraction, firing into the room, killing two and injuring Jr. Researcher Vasilev. Remaining members shoot and kill Vasilev, then proceed to attempt escape. Foundation assault proves capable of deterring assailants from obtaining remnants of SCP-3545, who return fire as one member primes a plastic explosive on the far wall. 09:22 - Insurgency associates detonate explosive and exit facility. Foundation pursuit ensues and is unsuccessful. 09:30 - Remaining members escape. Damage is assessed. Dr. █████ is recovered and placed in medical bay with severe neurological complications and ruptured eardrums. Harkness is found unconscious in the nearby conference room shortly thereafter. Audio Log 3545-001 The following is an audio transcript of the interrogation of Sr. Researcher James A. Harkness by an unknown Chaos Insurgency member, referred to as POI-3545-06. <Sounds of struggle and gunfire can be heard.> POI-3545-06: So here's how this is going to go down. I'm going to ask you some questions. If you don't answer, you die. I know who you are. I heard about that stint down in 62C. Word travels fast on the pipeline. Now, are you gonna cooperate like a good little Foundation lackey, or are you gonna make me beg? Harkness: 62C? Don't you mean 64T—? POI-3545-06: You're a piece of work. <A loud thump, followed by a sharp groan.> Harkness: That was a legitimate question! Fuck! I think you broke my fucking nose. POI-3545-06: Let's start over. Mind if I smoke? Don't answer that. <Some rustling, and the flick of a lighter.> Harkness: You're a real badass, aren't you? Big bad Insurgency man. Something tells me you would've killed me by now if you were serious. POI-3545-06: I'm gonna pretend you didn't just try and force my hand. We'll get to you dying soon enough, okay Harky? Harkness: Stop threatening me with a good time! Ow. POI-3545-06: Shut the fuck up. My friends and I, we came for something, you see. I know you know about it. You're gonna tell me where it is. Harkness: You already got the glass, what more do you want? POI-3545-06: I want to go inside. Harkness: I'm sorry? You mean the ZKs? You don't need me for that. You have the numbers! POI-3545-06: How can you be so smart yet so dense? <Harkness howls in pain. Later medical intake reveals cigarette burns on his upper arms and neck.> Harkness: Shit fuck, what do you want? POI-3545-06: I told you, I want to go inside. <Silence is recorded for several seconds.> Harkness: Wait, you mean- POI-3545-06: Yes, I mean. Ever since ████ absconded with that weapon, we've found a way to make them even better. We just need two more pieces to complete the puzzle, and one of them we just took from you. The other, you are going to lead me to. Harkness: You're crazy if you think I'd take you there. Even if I did know where it is. Which I don't. Try an O5. POI-3545-06: <laughs> You really are a card. Don't play with me. I know— Harkness: I'm not playing with you. I don't know, and I've never met anyone outside of Overwatch that knows where they keep it. That whole facility is a black site! Plus, you think that O5-4 is really going to let you just waltz in and do whatever you like with that thing? POI-3545-06: You just leave four to us. What facility? All I need is a site number. Harkness: Then you're shit out of luck; it has no number. <Room shakes. Rapid gunfire is heard, accompanied by panicked yelling and further commotion.> Harkness: Sounds like you're running out of time. <Another smack, another groan.> Harkness: Okay, I deserved that. POI-3545-06: It doesn't matter. Even if I kill you now, we will find someone who cracks. It's inevitable. <POI-3545-06 is heard cocking his sidearm.> POI-3545-06: Let's see if you're the same smart-ass you are now without your lower jaw. Or maybe I blow a hole through your soft bits and let you bleed out— <A handheld radio on POI-3545-06's person speaks. The identity of the individual is not known.> UNKNOWN: Helleny and Graham are down. The rest are evac. Meet [indecipherable] klicks south, your ride will be waiting for you. POI-3545-06: Copy that. Well, Harky, I guess this is goodbye. I'd say it was a pleasure but I'd be fucking lying. Harkness: Likewise— <Gunshot, and a scream. Audio records steps and distant gunshots alongside groans of pain. Explosion is heard approximately one minute later. Audio ends abruptly. Sr. Researcher Harkness is found by security personnel a short time later, unconscious and possessing a life-threatening but ultimately nonfatal bullet wound to the abdomen. On-scene emergency medical intervention is provided and patient was then moved to a temporary medical bay for stabilization. Sufficient recovery was seen within six months.> And so there lie the holes, ripping the fabric of all things. Puncture wounds in spacetime, errors, gaps in the code. Whatever you name it, those places you'll never go await your entrance. For those who plan to pass behind the curtain and glimpse true lack-of-being may find that it is not like one would expect. We all thought it was an emptiness, a void. A place where nothing could stand because nothing is. The truth, however, is far more disturbing. The truth, as it turns out, is that nonexistence is not just empty void. It's a blank canvas. A fresh start for the universe. All it needs is something introduced within to catalyze its creation. Not just anything, but a thought, a memory that leaks from a mind. A mind that creates its own reality. Like those ancient texts, the Upanishads, say, 'We are like the dreamer, who dreams, and lives inside the dream.' A mirage, like a single pixel burning out. In truth, a single bit deleted. [INPUT LEVEL VI SECURITY CREDENTIALS] [CONFIRMED] Item #: SCP-3545 Special Containment Procedures: Testing with SCP-3545 is no longer possible. Individuals who have utilized SCP-3545 are to be supplied amnestics and monitored. Existing instances of SCP-3545-1 are to be cordoned off permanently using standard protocol most suited for the location. As of this moment, there are over 1,094 sites of interest that contain SCP-3545-1 instances. The location of SCP-3545 is currently known only to the O5 council. Description: SCP-3545 is the designation for the remains of an antique crystal drinking glass of unknown origin. The glass bears no identifying marks or artist etchings and is made of non-anomalous material. No attempts have been made to repair the glass; analysis has determined that several pieces were lost during the commotion which led to its destruction, and thus it is unlikely that repairing the item would restore it's functionality, both as an anomalous item and a container for liquids. Previously, when at least one individual maintained eye contact with SCP-3545 while concentrating on the object, it would fill with an intangible black liquid of unknown composition. Individuals filling the glass would express negative neurological impacts while doing so, the strength of which was compounded the longer individuals interacted with the item. After several minutes of sustained, targeted concentration, SCP-3545 would fill completely, contents then accessible to ingest or extract using SCP-3545-2, an unknown device resembling a glass syringe of similar design. What other (if any) items that could've been compatible with SCP-3545 are unclear and unlikely to be determined. Upon ingestion, subjects became instantaneously aware of two four-vector coordinates in spacetime. These coordinates refer to the location and initial manifestation time of a ZK-Class Reality Failure Scenario, referred to as SCP-3545-1. After a random interval of time has passed, instances will disappear from our reality, only to reappear a variable time later. These manifestations will occur at more frequent intervals and for longer periods of time, until the fixture is considered permanent. During the SCP-3545-1 manifestation, any individual who passes through the boundaries and exits the other side will experience the ZK-Class Scenario as an immersive psychogenetic manifestation of their inner landscape. In this right, individuals inside SCP-3545-1 become temporary high-level reality benders, yet lack control over how the Event develops. The experience is described as "dream-like" and may or may not involve the memories of those affected. Unlike previously hypothesized, the occurrence is not hallucinogenic in nature, but a corporeal, alternate form of reality. Electroencephalography tests taken on affected individuals reveal absolutely no change from baseline, aside from natural reactions to what they experience. Measurements of the Hume field of these instances have yielded a result of zero in all cases, though this is likely false. The true hume level of SCP-3545-1 instances are hypothesized to be astronomically low, far more so than already notable exceptions. Some speculation suggests this phenomenon is similar to observation-based reality stabilizing fields recorded by the presence of Foundation operatives in a variety of classified operations. Containment and correction of SCP-3545-1 instances is considered a top priority. Experimental reality anchors/stabilizers are currently in development for use of correcting abnormal Hume fields in SCP-3545-1 instances. Good luck with that. I've seen the tech, it's good stuff. If it were anything else, I would have higher hopes. It won't work though. They are here to stay. Only the dreamer can fill that space; Lucidity is not something that comes easily to humans, after all. It does make you wonder though, doesn't it? About us, and the rest of this god-forsaken universe. We are like the dreamer. And one day, our Dreamer will wake, and our world will melt away. Only this time, none of us will be on the outside. There will be no curtain to pull back. No canvas to paint. Only the worlds above. Not ours. Footnotes 1. Three spatial dimensions, one temporal. 2. Cognitive Resistance Value of 149, see his personnel file for more information. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3545" by Billith, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3545. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. Filename: figa.png Name: figa.png Author: Billith License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: N/A Filename: figb.png Name: figb.png Author: Billith License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: N/A TOP OF PAGE |
SCP-3546 | euclid | close Info X SCP-3546: Doggone It, I Fold! Author: The Great Hippo Image: Link. Music: Nothing New Under the Sun (Thomas Dolby) Next: [SCP-3561]: An Unfinished Work More by The Great Hippo: SCPs – hide block SCPs [SCP-3034] The Counting Station DO NOT LET HER FINISH [SCP-3035] Science Bugs case_of_the_mondays.png, case_of_the_mondays (1).png [SCP-3054] Cragstaff Sanitarium You are sick. You are broken. We will fix you. [SCP-3045] bzzip.exe HAMLET: I am no longer moody. [SCP-3043] Murphy Law in… Type 3043 — FOR MURDER! Forget it, Fred. It's Chinatown. [SCP-3057] Fossil Fuels …witnesses provided confirmation that instances of SCP-3057-4 did, in fact, have feathers. [SCP-2639] Video Game Violence i need to know how many people i've killed [SCP-437] Summer of '91 That was a pretty crazy summer, y'know? Sometimes I really miss that place. [SCP-3079] 300 Tricks: Stage Magic Made Easy NOTE: No method for accomplishing this trick is provided. [SCP-2753] Let's Play Jenga! High art carries high risk! [SCP-2679] The Many Graves of Jeannette Parslov Whatever it takes, do what you must; whatever the cost, come back to us. [SCP-3074] Kafka's Parking Garage Thank you for choosing Izatova Parking Center. Have a pleasant day. [SCP-2571] Cragglewood Park Mr. Blair, have you always been an only child? [SCP-2419] The Laughing Men Throw them back into the incinerator where you found them. [SCP-3143] Murphy Law in… The Foundation Always Rings Twice! When it comes right down to it, me — them — hell, even you — we're all just characters in that trashy dime-store novel called life. [SCP-3089] That Old Time Religion Remember how we explained that successful people don't actually need any of their toes to walk? Well, that's going to come in handy for Secret Number Six. [SCP-3117] A Monster-Shaped Hole I'm not talking to you. [SCP-3128] Let's Play Monopoly! Hey, guys? I'm, uh. I'm using this. [SCP-3138] A Sepulcher by the Sea Should it prove feasible, all non-canonical corpses are to be extracted, examined, and catalogued. [SCP-3241] The SS Sommerfeld It makes me wonder what an old monster like myself is even doing here, anymore. And then? Someone special comes along and reminds me. [SCP-3219] This Sour Earth Notably, no reports describe any attempt to examine the residence's storm cellar. [SCP-4028] La Historia de Don Quixote de la Mancha Justine eventually re-unites with her sister, Juliette. Alonso strikes down a lightning bolt intended for them both, then challenges the narrator to a duel. [SCP-3546] Doggone it, I Fold! Specifically, fan-art of Sonic the Hedgehog, a video-game character produced by Sega in 1991. [SCP-3561] An Unfinished Work Despite multiple reports from neighbors who claimed to have witnessed members of his family standing at the windows, no trace of Theodore Holdstock's wife and children could be found. [SCP-4054] The Seventh Door SCP-4054 is The Seventh Door, an unlicensed platform adventure game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. Doggone it, I Fold!, by Cherise Schultz (2005). Item #: SCP-3546 Special Containment Procedures: All works produced by SCP-3546 are to remain in Foundation custody. As these items are non-anomalous, no further action is required. Description: SCP-3546 was Cherise Schultz, a 63-year-old widow previously residing in Cherry Hill, New Jersey (United States). Ms. Schultz reproduced works of art which were indistinguishable (physically, chemically, or otherwise) from their authentic counterparts. Until 2012, Ms. Schultz's works were regularly purchased by a private firm for use in high-profile instances of forgery, theft, and fraud. Ms. Schultz produced these works from non-anomalous materials (typically acrylic paint), applying them in such a way that their arrangement and composition were anomalously transformed into a work identical to one which she had no prior knowledge of. She reproduced several hundred paintings, frescoes, and sculptures during her career; collectively, these works are estimated to have grossed profits in excess of several hundred million (US) dollars. Ms. Schultz sold each work for fifty (US) dollars (excluding costs of shipping and handling). Addendum 3546.1: Initial Interview INTERVIEW LOG DATE: 2012/07/21 INTERVIEWER: Cmdr. Robert Malthus SUBJECT: Cherise Schultz [BEGIN LOG.] MALTHUS: Ms. Schultz, are you — SCHULTZ: Oh, please, call me Cheri. MALTHUS: Are you familiar with this painting? SCHULTZ: Oh, that looks like… hm. Yes, I recognize it. 2007, I think? I remember, because I finished it right before that whole awful market crash. Thank God my husband's pension wasn't touched. He always had a head for money. MALTHUS: This is Girl with a Pearl Earring. SCHULTZ: Is that what I called it? I can't remember the — MALTHUS: It was painted by Johannes Vermeer. SCHULTZ: Who? MALTHUS: What about this one? SCHULTZ: That's — I did that one in 2009. A Farmer's Life. What is this — MALTHUS: This is American Gothic, by Grant Wood. It was painted in 1930. SCHULTZ: What? MALTHUS: And this? [Silence.] SCHULTZ: What is this about? MALTHUS: Do you recognize this work, Ms. Schultz? [Silence.] SCHULTZ: Yes. I finished it just last year. I was very proud of it. One of my largest pieces. I call it Barnyard Hijinks. MALTHUS: This is Pablo Picasso's Guernica. [Silence.] SCHULTZ: Who are you? MALTHUS: Ms. Schultz, where did you learn to paint? SCHULTZ: I — I don't know. After my husband died, I just started — I don't know. I just needed a creative outlet. I love painting. I'm very good at it. It just came naturally. That's normal, right? Natural talent. I'm a very expressive person, and I just thought that — who are you? MALTHUS: Ma'am, I need you to come with us. [END LOG.] Addendum 3546.2: Test Logs The following are logs of Ms. Schultz's various attempts to produce an original work while in Foundation custody. EXPERIMENT LOG DATE: 2012/08/15 ATTEMPT: Subject attempted to produce something surreal, nonsensical, and random. RESULT: Identical reproduction of The Persistence of Memory (by Salvador Dalí). NOTES: "I didn't think anyone would have painted melting clocks, or flies, or — why would anyone have painted something like this?" EXPERIMENT LOG DATE: 2012/08/22 ATTEMPT: Subject slashed randomly at a canvas with paint for several minutes. RESULT: Identical reproduction of Convergence (by Jackson Pollock). NOTES: "I just slapped paint on the canvas. That's all I did. Someone already made this?" EXPERIMENT LOG DATE: 2012/10/06 ATTEMPT: Subject painted seven canvases white. RESULT: Identical reproduction of White Painting [seven panel] (by Robert Rauschenberg). NOTES: "I knew someone must have made something like this, but I didn't think someone would have done seven of them." EXPERIMENT LOG DATE: 2013/05/14 ATTEMPT: Subject used acrylic paint to anomalously produce a ceramic urinal. RESULT: Identical reproduction of Fountain (by Marcel Duchamp). NOTES: "I thought I had it that time. I really did." EXPERIMENT LOG DATE: 2014/09/21 ATTEMPT: Subject painted a crude approximation of a cartoon character she once saw. RESULT: Initially thought to be original, later determined to be an identical reproduction of a work posted online.1 NOTES: "I'm never leaving this place, am I?" EXPERIMENT LOG DATE: 2016/11/02 ATTEMPT: Subject drew an image of two stick-figures, several cats, and a house. RESULT: A researcher immediately identified the work as identical to one his 7 year-old daughter had produced a week prior. NOTES: "I miss Harold. I miss my cats. I want to go home." EXPERIMENT LOG DATE: 2018/12/05 ATTEMPT: Subject used acrylic paints to anomalously create a firearm, then discharged it into her forehead. RESULT: Researchers determined that this suicide was identical to that of Ernest Hemingway's. NOTES: Object class updated from Euclid to Neutralized. Footnotes 1. Specifically, fan-art of Sonic the Hedgehog, a video-game character produced by Sega in 1991. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3546" by The Great Hippo, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3546. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. Filename: poker.png Author: The Great Hippo License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: SCP Foundation Wiki Derivative Of: Name: Cassius Marcellus Coolidge - Poker Game (1894).png Author: Cassius Marcellus Coolidge License: Public Domain Source Link: Wikipedia |
SCP-3547 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3547 Special Containment Procedures: No longer contained. All Foundation resources should be concentrated on recontainment of SCP-3547 at the highest priority. + ARCHIVED CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES - hide archived containment procedures SCP-3547-A is kept in standard, sealed storage container at Site-11. It is considered to be safe so long as it is not in active use. Access is limited to level 4 personnel and above. While SCP-3547-A presents an anomalous effect when in use, it is harmless so long as it remains inactive. SCP-3547-A is now held in a maximum security storage unit at Site-19. Due to the incident described in Experiment Log 3547-4, access to staff of all levels is denied, and all experimentation regarding SCP-3547-A is forbidden. The use of SCP-3547-A could theoretically cause a ΔW-class eclipse-of-consciousness scenario. SCP-3547 itself is currently prevented from entering this universe, so can be regarded as indefinitely contained. Description: SCP-3547 is a potentially sapient, interdimensional entity that has the ability to contact human subjects via their subconscious during delta wave non-REM sleep, so long as the subject has been made aware of the existence of it beforehand, and they wish to communicate with it of their own free will. Subjects who claim to have communicated with SCP-3547 during this dreamlike state describe it as a large, vaguely humanoid mass of strands of an unknown composition suspended within a dark, blue/green void. Subjects report feeling nauseous when looking at SCP-3547, but felt compelled to continue looking nonetheless. Those who dream of SCP-3547 describe its communication as thoughts and feelings that manifest in their mind spontaneously. After multiple encounters with SCP-3547, subjects will speak about it with profuse positivity and religious fervour, claiming that bringing it into our universe would "save" all of humanity, although the specifics of this remain vague. All subjects tested stated that they believed the entity wanted to come closer to them and embrace them, but it was apprehensive for unknown reasons. SCP-3547 is referenced in a collection of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts written around the 9th century, which were bound into a single tome at a later, unknown date. The title of the collection is “ġemǣtaþ sé freá'wine”, which roughly translates to “Dreams of Our Beloved”. The book is currently stored in the secure document storage facility at Site-11. The collection features several poems describing SCP-3547 as a “saviour” of the authors of the texts. One poem is an instruction on how to construct an item called “The Lucid Crown”. The poem goes on to explain that the coronet facilitates the communication with SCP-3547, and that the “audience with our beloved” can be shared if “another sleeps awake with the wearer of the crown”. It can be assumed that this is referring to the effects of the electromagnetic field produced by The Lucid Crown. It is unclear whether the authors of the texts constructed The Lucid Crown themselves or recovered it from elsewhere. SCP-3547-A is an ornate but roughly constructed coronet matching the description of The Lucid Crown. It is made of copper, featuring eight iridescent blue stones of unknown composition equally spaced around the perimeter. The stones protrude inwards through the coronet so that they make contact with the wearer’s head. If a subject who is aware of SCP-3547 sleeps while wearing SCP-3547-A, their encounter with SCP-3547 becomes far more vivid and lucid. All test subjects reported that they believed SCP-3547 felt far more comfortable approaching them in this encounter, with some reporting that SCP-3547 was apparently bold enough to reach toward them and lightly stroke their head. While the subject is asleep wearing SCP-3547-A, the stones surrounding it emit an anomalous electromagnetic field at a frequency outside the range measurable by standard equipment, which causes anyone in range to instantly enter Stage 3 Non-REM sleep (See Experiment Log 3547-2). Anyone affected by this field will share the dream of the wearer of SCP-3547-A. The range of this field is approximately 1m variable. (see Experiment Log 3547-4). One passage of note from "Dreams of Our Beloved" describes a procedure that was explained to the author by SCP-3547 during a dream. The procedure appears to be a ceremony designed to allow SCP-3547 to enter our universe permanently as a corporeal manifestation. To perform the ceremony, a volunteer must wilfully wear SCP-3547-A while sleeping outdoors, and have it struck by lightning whilst communing with SCP-3547. The manner in which the entity manifests in our universe is not described. No mention of success or failure to perform this ceremony is recorded in the collection. The low probability of a precise lightning strike on the coronet suggests that successful completion of the ceremony is unlikely. Experiment logs: + Experiment Log 3547-1 - hide experiment log Date: 19/05/18 D-2374 was picked from a group of potential test subjects due to his willingness to communicate with SCP-3547 in return for improved living conditions. D-2374 is placed in a standard human containment cell with bedding and monitoring equipment. Subject falls asleep after 20 minutes and sleeps for approximately 6 hours. Subject is visibly slightly restless during the final 30 minutes of sleep. Subject interviewed by Dr Jennifer Alexander after waking. Dr Alexander: Did you sleep well? D-2374: Yeah, kind of. Dr Alexander: Did you dream? D-2374 appears visibly uncomfortable. D-2374: Yeah, I did. Dr Alexander: What did you dream of? Do you remember? D-2374: The thing you guys told me about. Him. Dr Alexander: SCP-3547? D-2374: I think he's called The Night Emperor. I think that's what he wants to be called. Sorry…um, I mean, yeah, Him. Dr Alexander: OK. What does SCP-3547 look like? D-2374: It's…difficult to look at him. It made me feel sick. Like, motion sickness or something like that. Dr Alexander: But what did it, or he, actually look like? D-2374: He's human-ish, I think, but made of strands of something. Like hair floating in water. Dr Alexander: OK. Did he say anything to you? D-2374 appears to have relaxed somewhat. D-2374: Sort of. I thought what he was thinking somehow, if that makes sense. He wants to be with us. It's kind of fuzzy, but he needs us to sleep before he can…save us? Dr Alexander: What does he mean by "save us"? Save us from what? D-2374: I…we must sleep. Just sleep. I don't know. Dr Alexander: Thank you. That will be all. D-2374: He wants to be with us. I'm certain of that much. Dr Alexander: Thank you. Interview terminated. + Experiment Log 3547-2 - hide experiment log Date: 20/05/18 D-2374 is placed into the same containment cell as used in Experiment 3547-1. This is a repeat of the first experiment, but this time D-2374 slept while wearing SCP-3547-A. After the subject had been asleep for 6 hours, they became visibly restless, as noted in Experiment 3547-1. At this time, Dr Robert Chapman entered the containment cell to check the EEG equipment attached to D-2374. As Dr Chapman leant over, he fell unconscious and collapsed onto D-2374. The impact immediately woke D-2374 and Dr Chapman. Both D-2374 and Dr Chapman claim they briefly saw each other within D-2374’s dream before they woke up. D-2374 claimed to have been dreaming that he was suspended within a void awaiting an audience with The Night Emperor when Dr Chapman suddenly appeared next to him and they both woke up. Interference in telemetry from the equipment shows that the range of the field was around 1m. + Experiment Log 3547-3 - hide experiment log Date: 22/05/18 D-2374 is placed into the same containment cell with SCP-3547-A, in a repeat of Experiment 3547-2. As D-2374 enters the restless phase of sleep, D-2376, who has had SCP-3547 explained to them, is moved to within 1m of D-2374’s bed in a wheelchair by Dr Robert Chapman. As D-2376 enters the field, she instantly falls asleep. Upon awakening, they are interviewed together by Dr Jennifer Alexander. Dr Alexander: So, did you both see each other in the dream? Did you see SCP-3547? D-2374 and D-2376 smile intensely at each other and reach across the table to hold hands. D-2376: Yes! We did! We saw each other and our beloved granted us an audience! Dr Alexander: Stay back in your chairs please. What do you mean by "beloved"? D-2374 (to D-2376): Our Beloved! He will be with us soon. As soon as we sleep! As soon as we all sleep! Dr Alexander: OK, but did he say anything specific to you both? D-2374: He’s delighted that your Foundation is taking an interest in him, but he can only save us if we sleep. All of us. D-2374 becomes agitated. D-2374: Tell everyone. Everyone must know His Message. He can only perform His Work if all of our minds look away. Dr Alexander: Save us from what? What work is it…He…planning to do? D-2374 and D-2376 in unison: Wait! Wait and rest. We must sleep. Only when we awaken will we behold our Beloved's work! Dr Alexander audibly sighs. Dr Alexander: That’ll do. Interview terminated + Experiment Log 3547-4 - hide experiment log Date: 23/05/18 The experiment was intended to be a repeat of Experiment 3547-2, with D-2374 given a list of specific questions to ask SCP-3547. After being locked into the containment cell, D-2374 got out of bed, crouched down and pushed his head against the wall, inserting one of SCP-3547-A’s protrusions into a power socket before security staff could stop him. At that moment, all staff in the western half of Site-11 instantly fell asleep. Dr Michael Cross, who was sat just outside of the radius of the field in his laboratory, raised the alarm after several of his laboratory technicians dropped unconscious to the floor at the same time. Several staff members rushed into the field to assist their colleagues, but also fell unconscious. Site-11 was put on full Code Red lockdown and all staff commanded to remain at their current locations. Diagnostic tests on Foundation radio equipment estimate that the radius of the field was approximately 76m. Post incident interviews revealed that all affected staff shared a common dream of SCP-3547. The dream consisted of all affected subjects suspended together in a blue/green void, as SCP-3547 delivered a “sermon” to them by projecting comforting thoughts and an insistence that they spread its message so that it may save humanity and join us in our world. While communing with the subjects, SCP-3547 extended a bundle of fibrous tendrils to each person that wrapped around their heads and extended outwards, forming a web of fibres between them. D-1234 woke up approximately 7 hours after the incident, followed by all other affected personnel. Everyone who had experienced the dream woke up weeping with joy and eager to embrace one another. All subjects were insistent that the Foundation must perform the ceremony described in "Dreams of Our Beloved" as soon as feasibly possible. Class-A amnestics were administered to all affected staff. All affected D-Class personnel were terminated, including D-2374 and D-2376. + Urgent: No longer contained. Please assist. - hide this 09/06/2018 I'm so sorry. My name is Dr Rebecca Powell of Site-19. I don't have the authorisation to edit this document, but I'll deal with the fallout from that if we get out of this. I was right. I read through the "Dreams of Our Beloved" during my research into extradimensional anomalies and I recognised what's happening straight away. Someone's done it. I have no idea who, why, or where, but they've done it. I blacked out during the night shift at my desk earlier, and now I'm awake with this stuff stuck to, and possibly in, my head. I can't really turn too well, but I think it extends out of the door and down the corridor. I called out for help, but either everyone's knocked out or I'm the only one here. I can't get it off my head. If I struggle against it, it just gets tighter. If I try and pull it out, it feels like it burrows in deeper. I think it's best to just leave it alone for now. I can't move, but I can at least type at my terminal. 10/06/2018 The initial shock has subsided, but I've not slept at all. I feel OK though. This is going to sound strange, but I think I can feel what other people are feeling, or maybe thinking, elsewhere. Like we're connected through this stuff. Now I've calmed down a little, I feel good. Actually, really good despite the circumstances. I think everyone else does too. Still, I'm kind of seizing up a bit and I really need to get up and stretch. I tried sawing through the stuff on my head with my keys, but every time I cut through a piece, it just reattaches. It's organic, I think. Cold to the touch, but possibly alive somehow. It has a kind of blueish glow to it that seems to shimmer slightly to match the patterns of my thoughts. I don't feel thirsty or hungry yet, which is odd. 11/06/2018 Still not slept. I can feel it. It's in there somewhere. I think others out there are convinced it's going to save us from something. I don't know what or how. It feels like all of humanity is just waiting. I'm really aching now. I need to get up and stretch my back. I don't feel so good any more. I've had some time to think about what's happening, and I'm going to request reclassification of SCP-3547 and archive the old containment procedures. They're useless now anyway. I know it's a huge breach of protocol, but if anyone else even reads this again I'll consider it a win. I'll try and sleep again after I've done that. I'm starting to panic now. 12/06/2018 Still awake. Still waiting. The waiting and not being able to sleep is becoming agonising. There's nothing I can do but wait. Everyone's waiting. I feel something. I think it's SCP-3547 itself. Himself. I think we betrayed him. I don't know how or why. Still, some remain faithful. To their beloved. I close my eyes for hours and nothing happens. 14/06/2018 Still waiting. Exhausted but awake. 19/06/2018 nothing i can do. just wait and wait and wait. still awake. all i can feel is despair and the desperation of the faithful. you gave them your word. do something. let me sleep. let us sleep. you're killing us 20/06/2018 i can't stay like this this any more. others are disappearing. quieter. every hour. quieter and quieter. the blue is getting fainter. He's still just watching. please let me sleep please please let me fucking sleep. 21/06/2018 no more ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3547" by pixelguff, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3547. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3548 | keter | SCP-3548 in its levitating state, photo taken by Researcher Clara Chaikova. Item #: SCP-3548 Special Containment Procedures: MTF-Gamma-23 ("Spooky Scary Skeletons") is tasked with tracking, isolating, and documenting SCP-3548 manifestations worldwide. This includes sightings of SCP-3548 by Foundation personnel as well as civilians, and all reports of abnormal events matching descriptions of SCP-3548. In the event of an SCP-3548 manifestation, MTF Gamma-23 is to secure the locale of activity, ascertain the location of SCP-3548, and restrict access to it. Civilians that interacted with or observed SCP-3548 are to be administered Class-A amnestics. Description: SCP-3548 is a dark grey deer skull of indeterminate species. It typically manifests between dusk and dawn, levitating approximately 3 meters above ground. After a period ranging between 20 minutes and 5 hours, SCP-3548 will descend quickly towards the ground, demanifesting on contact SCP-3548 will typically manifest once at any given location. It is unknown whether the locations are random or predetermined. Persons witnessing SCP-3548 claim it to be translucent and incorporeal. Sapient entities experience hallucinogenic effects when coming into contact with SCP-3548. Individuals affected by SCP-3548 describe being transported to a service corridor, typically leading into what resembles a mall. Subjects describe encountering a variety of entities within the location, though reports of their physical appearances vary. A notable exception are the silver deer-headed humanoids near the end of each episode. Addendum: On September 3rd, 2031, Researcher Clara Chaikova reported her encounter with SCP-3548. It is believed this is the first instance of SCP-3548 demonstrating hallucinogenic effects. Transcribed below are the contents of her personal journal regarding the encounter. September 3rd, not a day I expected to come across the anomalous. And yet, on my way to a nearby grocery store, I came across a floating animal skull which I think is SCP-3548. Naturally, I had to run back into my house and find my camera, since who bloody knows when the Foundation gets a chance to photograph this beauty again. I did manage to get some nice photos, or at least, the best a camera can provide during dusk. It was soon apparent that I was lucky with my timing, as shortly after I took some pics the skull fell right onto me. I black out. When I opened my eyes, I was no longer on a street in my neighborhood. I found myself in a vacant, white hallway. Luckily, I still had my camera. The place was rather dim, although there was a brighter light up ahead. I got up and headed towards it, and found myself on a platform overlooking a lush albeit unnatural looking forest. Behind me was a store which sold some rather interesting stuff, I needed to save on film but I decided to record these ones: ➢ A television which showed nothing but static. I flipped through some channels, it made me feel strange. I think it tried to tell me something urgent, but, hard to say. After that I decided to leave it alone, and luckily its effects went away. ➢ A guide book titled "A guide to wild and wacky creatures of the infinite layers of nil". Flipping through it there were plenty of interesting creatures described, I think I saw "static eels" in the bunch. If I'm not mistaken the Foundation recently acquired one of those. ➢ Pamphlets with nautilus shell1 shaped symbols on them. On their own they weren't really strange or anything, however after I put one back the entire store was covered in these nautilus symbols. After this nautilus thing occurred, the cashier (which I somehow missed earlier) told me that the store was closed before vanishing. Confused, I looked back at the platform, yet it was entirely pitch black out there. I had to find another exit, thankfully there was another doorway out of this shop, leading into a little mall. All the shops seemed to be either closed or vacant. Despite the nice shades of pink and turquoise present throughout, along with all the potted plants and palm trees, the general vibe of this place unsettled me. I continued to search for potential exits or someone who could tell me what's going on. I haven't noticed earlier, but there was a bit of colour fringing2 present in this world. I found a doorway to a staircase. I was suspicious, but decided to check it out regardless. There was a doorway which I entered, and the area it lead to was dark. Although hard to make out, it was apparent that the interior was immense in size. It initially appeared to be abandoned, however in the shadows I managed to pick up on several entities. I believe they were humanoid, though there was an odd grainy quality to them. I didn't feel welcome here, and when they grew closer my instinct was to run back up into the mall. Oddly enough, the mall was covered with the nautilus symbol. Posters, wallpaper, store fronts, etc. The colour fringing only got worse, along with the general world looking more grainy than usual. I thought I heard those entities walk up the stairs, so I hid behind one of the potted plants. At the time I thought perhaps my vision was going wonky, but alas, even as I review the photographs I made the colour fringing and grain was indeed there. I felt something take hold of my arm and drag me along with them. To my relief, these entities weren't the grainy looking beings from that cavern. I wasn't entirely sure what these entities were, though they resembled robots, albeit none created on our world. They were humanoid, and I think their heads were similar to deer skulls. I tried to snap a few pics, pity they all turned out blurry. They led me down one of the service corridors, I believe it was similar to the one I awoke in, however there were far more nautilus symbols on the walls than before. The robotic creatures were discussing something among themselves, but I was unable to pick out what they were saying. I tried to ask them what was going on, but they refused to answer. We entered through another doorway. This place seemed unaffected by the deterioration or at least not as harshly, as I didn't notice any colour fringing. The surrounding area was full of various computers and other tech, while the ceiling looked like a dome peering into outer space. The entities seemed frantic, I believe they were trying to fix this world. I felt the need to gather more information, however I was forcefully quickly guided to a glowing platform. One of the entities decided to finally speak to me. I believe it told me this: "You are not supposed to be here, forgive the surveyors." Moments after this was spoken to me, I found myself back on the ground in my neighborhood. The sky was exactly the same as it was prior to all this. My camera was thankfully alright, and I used up more frames in there than I thought. I headed home after that. I believe I came across something worth exploring further, I cannot wait to share my findings. Note: Despite Researcher Clara Chaikova's persistent claims of successfully recording the entire incident, all photos minus the one depicting SCP-3548 are entirely blank. Footnotes 1. A nautilus is a species of marine mollusk. 2. Also known as Chromatic aberration, this phenomenon occurs when a camera is unable to focus all colours onto a single point. |
SCP-3549 | safe | Item #: SCP-3549 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3549 is to be contained within a medium-security storage closet at Site 76. A hard copy of the decrypted text is to be kept alongside SCP-3549 for the convenience of research personnel, with digital copies being kept on secured Foundation servers. Description: SCP-3549 is the collective designation for 36 related anomalous items, which when used in tandem with each other function as an anomalous method of communication and record keeping. SCP-3549-A is a collection of 12 vellum codices, dated to the early 15th century1, with "Darke Trading Co." embossed on the cover in gold leaf. Although the vellum comprising the codices has been confirmed to be mammalian, genetic analysis has been unable to confirm a specific species. Several anomalous genes have been found to comprise the vellum's genome, however. Each instance of SCP-3549-A contains an indeterminate number of pages, and all contain identical text. For the most part, this text consists of a transaction ledger spanning from the 15th to 18th centuries. The text is written in a cypher, which has been decoded by Foundation cryptologists (see document SCP-3549-01 for more details). SCP-3549-B are a set of 12 identical silver inkwells, also inscribed with the name "Darke Trading Co." The ink held within these wells cannot be exhausted, nor can it be removed except by the insertion of an instance of SCP-3549-C. The ink itself is bluish black and has been confirmed to be squid ink. SCP-3549-C are 12 quills made from the flight feathers of black swans. Notably, all instances of SCP-3549 are in pristine condition and appear to be anomalously resistant to damage and deterioration. When an individual writes upon a page in an instance of SCP-3549-A, using an instance of SCP-3549-C with ink from SCP-3549-B, and using the correct cypher, the text will immediately appear within all other instances of SCP-3549. Any marking made upon the pages of SCP-3549 by any other means or not using the cypher will result in the marking vanishing within seconds. This applies to any attempt at editing the text as well. Entries may only be revised or deleted if done so simultaneously in a minimum of 7 instances of SCP-3549-A. If a transaction is entered which contradicts previously entered data, the transaction will automatically appear as crossed out once the quill has left the paper, indicating that it is invalid. Removing one or more pages from SCP-3549-A will result in the page rapidly putrefying and reappearing the next time the book is opened. Review of SCP-3549 has revealed that it was originally used to allow multiple members of the Darke Trading Co. to remain immediately up to date on the company's business dealings, allowing for a far greater degree of coordination than was otherwise possible at the time, giving them a significant advantage over their business rivals. It also appears that, due to the unprecedented security provided by SCP-3549, that authors would assign wholly imaginary marks2 as payment for services rendered to various clients, employees and contractors, who could then redeem them from other ledger keepers for actual products, similar to modern debit cards and cryptocurrencies. Addendum: SCP-3549 was originally discovered during a raid on an MC&D warehouse in Glasgow, Scotland. It is therefore considered likely that SCP-3549 is a legitimate source of information regarding the Person of Interest known only as Dark, believed to be a founding member and possibly still senior partner of the GoI Marshall, Carter, and Dark. The following excerpts have been selected as either key or representative samples of this biographical information. The text has been decrypted and, where required, translated or modernized (see document SCP-3549-01 for the full decrypted text). + Selected Excerpts from SCP-3549 - Selected Excerpts from SCP-3549 Date | September 13th, 1421 Transaction | None Comments | ~ Mister Gildfrey, kindly respond if you can see these words. ~ I see them Darke. They rose from the page all at once, as if they had been there all along but hidden under something that has now been brushed away. I wish I could say I was impressed, but honestly, it's a little underwhelming considering these things are made with demon hide, Kraken ink, fairy silver and… where'd you get the feathers from again? ~ Quite ordinary black swans, I'm afraid. After breeding demons, hunting Krakens and bartering with fair folk, I was spent both financially and emotionally. I realize that's a trife disappointing, but quills are quills. Harrowing as it was, it was well worth it. This invention will be most useful to our enterprise, Gildfrey. Keep me apprised of our dealings in Shylock's quarter, and I will keep you up to date on the happenings in London. ~ Why bother with London at all? Your front as an apothecary barely covers your overhead, and if the Church finds out you're selling bewitchments out the back they'll burn you for sure. ~ That's what I've always loved and hated about you Gildfrey: You've never understood the value of anything beyond its price in coin. My covert clientele includes some of the most prestigious nobles, wealthiest merchants, and powerful sorcerers in all of Europe, all of whom are dependent on me for enchantments. That sort of influence is not to be tossed aside. Even the Royals of Westminster consult with me on matters of Alchemy. You think my position here puts me in danger from the Church? My position here protects me from the Church. And besides, my trade in mundane wares is actually doing quite well. Can't put all our eggs in one magical basket, now can we? Date | March 14th, 1501 Transaction | Gave 49 in Tally to an anonymous doctor (Tally password: Fellow Pestilence) for a bloodletting to an employee of the London Shop. Comments | As noted above, earlier today a medicine man performed a bloodletting on one of my shop girls. I paid him in Tally, only for the poor girl to expire barely an hour after he had made his exit. As this doctor was in full plague doctor attire I cannot give a description of him, but if anyone tries to claim Tally using the above password, please detain them for me. Thank you Date | April 4th, 1592 Transaction | Company was granted a Letter of Marque by the English Crown. Comments | I was finally able to obtain a Letter of Marque from Her Majesty. For one hundred years the New World's been sitting there, and what an embarrassment it is that I have not been able to capitalize upon it until now. Captain Graff and his crew are all privateers now, and the Fair Duchess a ship of war. Guided by my foresight, protected by my wards, armed with weapons from Shylock's Quarter, success is all but a certainty. The Duchess shall seize Spanish galleons, already laden with silver and spices and other treasures from the New World, and press those ships into service. The Darke Trading Co. will soon have a proper merchant fleet, the only one in the World that can communicate with their homeland or each other without delay. The world will be ours for the taking. Date | August 23, 1612 Transaction | None, Memo to Darke from Quilton. Comments | Shylock's starting to take an issue with our Tally system. In fact, he doesn't like that we write our records in a cypher to begin with. Says we're cooking our books, and we either have to pay him his weight in gold or let him audit us. Up to you Darke. If you want my opinion, this Tally system is more trouble than it's worth. I get that it's easier than lugging gold and silver around everywhere, and it doesn't put a limit on our growth like a commodity currency would, but you never know what Tally is going to be worth in a week. Some folk won't take it because of that, others take it only when it's down in value so that they can redeem it when it goes up, at our expense mind you, and its anonymous nature is just begging for abuse. I've had people claim Tally with passwords and account numbers I know weren't theirs. It pains me to think of how they might have gotten that information. Plus, it's just absurd that I have to burn real whale oil to see well enough to record transactions with imaginary money. Date | July 15th, 1653 Transaction | Made arrangement with local plantation owners to purchase slaves practicing witchcraft for 1000 lbs of sugar per head. Comments | Some of the slaves in the Caribbean have been practicing African witchcraft that's making it hard for the taskmasters to keep order. I consider this to be a unique opportunity since such sorcery should not present any challenge to us. The plantation owners have agreed to sell these troublesome witch doctors to our plantation in Antigua for half of what the Dutch are selling them for. Should these new arrivals make any attempt at using their voodoo for insurrection, the Tarp is to respond in kind. Make sure they know exactly who their new master is. Date | May 13th, 1713 Transaction | Acquired control of the Gypsimnum (Full Contract available in the London Office). Comments | I'm happy to announce that the Darke Trading Co. has a new subsidiary as of today: The Gypsimnum. They're a group of nomadic Wanderers, travelling the Ways between Worlds and trading goods between them. Admittedly they haven't been very successful, as walking the Ways is dangerous and often not cheap, but I'm confident that our resources and leadership will make them an indispensable asset. To tell the truth, I've grown a little dissatisfied with how mundane the Darke Trading Co. has become. What do we trade these days? Slaves and spices, saltpeter and silk, indigo and opium. How dull. Over these past few centuries, I've become more and more disenchanted with the disenchanted. I hardly need more money, it is wonders that I lack. Ever since we've been forced out of Shylock's, I've wished to return to our arcane roots. I think the Gypsimnum is a good start. Date | October 9th, 1793 Transaction | Liquidation of the Darke Trading Company. Comments | It is with a heavy heart that I write this, my final entry. I have liquidated the Darke Trading Co., the company I have conducted my business with for over four hundred years. It pained me to do it, but it was the right choice. It was either that or see it fall to ruin before my eyes. I'm too old. These are revolutionary times; the French Revolution, the American Revolution, the rise of steam-powered industry and this growing abolitionist movement are all too much for me to handle. The Darke Trading Co. was meant for a bygone age of this world. Just like me. At the very least, I made a sizable profit from the liquidation. I've divied it up among various banks and investments under various pseudonyms, plus a few well hidden piles of gold and stacks of cash, just in case. All of my true treasures, the magical ones, are safely sealed away. I've purchased a building in Hy-Brasil, where I plan to study and hone my craft. The King was loathe to let an outsider take up residence in his beloved utopia, but relented when I reminded him how I helped his father and their people flee the Green Isle all those centuries ago. The prince though is most interested in hearing tales of the outside world, and the treasures it contains. When he becomes King, perhaps he will seek my counsel in a more official capacity. For now though, I am merely glad that I shall be removed from the mundane and immersed in the magical. Hy-Brasil will be a nice reprieve, but I doubt my lust for coin will let me rest forever. Sooner or later, an opportunity will come along that will be too good to ignore. And I will be the Deathless Merchant of London once more. Footnotes 1. Established by archaeological and forensic dating methods, as well as dates listed within the codices themselves. 2. Referred to as 'Tally' within SCP-3549 itself. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3549" by DrChandra, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3549. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3550 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3550 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3550 is to be contained at Site-42 in a modified humanoid containment chamber without an observation window. All observation of SCP-3550 is to be made indirectly, through camera feed. Access to SCP-3550 and its chamber is restricted to Dr. Rosetta and janitorial staff. Along with standard sanitation and minimal furniture requirements, SCP-3550 has been issued a computer with limited internet access with approval of Site Overseer and Ethics Committee. The only approved use of this computer is writing a diary (requested for therapeutic reason by Dr. Rosetta) and to access the '██████ support group chatroom for cancer patients and survivors.' Chat logs are to be monitored for the sake of information security. The profile SCP-3550 uses is anonymous, and will continue to be. Requests for leisure items should be filed to the Site-Overseer and will be approved or denied at the discretion of Site-42 Security Overseer and Ethics Committee. SCP-3550 has agreed to wear custom-made blacked out goggles1 during therapy sessions or when in visual contact with security personnel. Physical contact with SCP-3550 is strictly prohibited without use of protective gloves. Food must be supplied through a feeding hatch situated near the entrance of the containment chamber. While SCP-3550's diet has no special requirements, SCP-3550 has refused to eat several times since initial containment. When undernourishment is judged to be present, Fortisip or intravenous food drip can be administered at the discretion of both Dr. Rosetta and the Ethics Committee. SCP-3550 is to be restrained only when absolutely necessary. Accommodations to improve SCP-3550's mental health have been requested and approved, such as reading material, radio and television. Dr. Rosetta has evaluated that SCP-3550 has a medium to high risk of suicide. The containment chamber contains no furniture higher than SCP-3550's waist, and no sharp objects and edges are allowed inside the containment cell. SCP-3550's garments are devoid of items that may assist in self-termination such as shoelaces, belts and ties. SCP-3550 receives weekly therapy sessions on Wednesday at 18:00 performed by Dr. Rosetta in treatment of clinical depression and general anxiety disorder. SCP-3550 is required to take 20mg 40mg of fluoxetine daily as prescribed by Dr. Langford. To the public, the abnormal rate of diagnoses of cancer in ██████ has been attributed to radiation poisoning through accident at the ████████████ nuclear power plant situated near the town. Description: SCP-3550 is a female human, born in 1996. SCP-3550 is physically healthy with the exception of mild malnutrition. There are several places on its scalp where the hair has been forcefully removed. It has a history of severe psychological problems since its initial recovery. █ suicide attempts have been recorded since containment began in 200█ (see extended psychiatric evaluation). Exposure to SCP-3550's direct line of sight will result in malignant cancerous tumours appearing in the body of the viewer in 100% of cases. This extends to physical contact. Cancer cells are typically discovered in the liver or brain of affected persons, and metastasis has been reported to occur within a period of between two weeks and one year. This has resulted in the loss of the majority of SCP-3550's family, friends and over 58% of the population of ██████, SCP-3550's home town. This anomaly has started relatively recently, possibly manifesting after SCP-3550 became adolescent. SCP-3550 is aware of its anomaly, and expresses severe distress and feelings of remorse when mentioned. Based on SCP-3550's reports, it is theorised that the speed of its anomalous effects on a subject is proportional to the degree of SCP-3550's emotional attachment to the subject. In keeping with SCP-3550's continued mental stability, this information is withheld from it. SCP-3550 has shown complete cooperation with its containment but frequently requests to be terminated. + Psychiatric Treatment Notes, approval by Dr. Rosetta required. - Close 04/03/200█ - Started on 20mg fluoxetine daily for the first six weeks, titration up to 40mg recommended over 6 months. ~ Langford. 07/03/200█ - Pregabalin added to prescription (75mgx2 daily). Move up to 300mg if needed. ~ Langford. 29/04/200█: SCP-3550's psychological state drastically reduced during initial weeks, but improved over time. Cause is suspected to be confinement. Sustaining prescription. ~ Langford. 04/05/200█: SCP-3550 has been administered Class-C amnestics in an attempt to improve its mental condition. SCP-3550 appears to be immune to its effects, even stating that its memories are actually more vivid. Subject took approximately 3 weeks of intense therapy to recover. Further testing with amnestics is not recommended. ~ Langford. 12/06/200█: Dosage elevated to 40mg. ~ Rosetta. + Interview recording: Weekly therapy session with Dr. Langford -1 - Close 09/03/200█: Interviewed: SCP-3550 Interviewer: Dr. Langford Dr. Langford: So, your dosage has been upped a little. Do you notice the difference? SCP-3550: A little fuzzy, but I feel better I guess. Thanks doc. Dr. Langford: I know that it's hard to be here sometimes but I'll try what I can- SCP-3550: I know, doc. Look, you've been really nice to me. Security is a little scary but you already gave me a lot. I know you're trying really hard. Dr. Langford: Okay. Do you think we can talk about yesterday? SCP-3550: [PAUSE] You heard about that. Yeah I… I don't know. Dr. Langford: We're trying to make it as comfortable as possible. I'd be very sad if you… weren't with us anymore. You know that, right? SCP-3550: I mean, yeah. I don't want to hurt you like that. I know it's probably a hassle to deal with me like this. Dr. Langford: Never think so. You can't help it, remember? SCP-3550: Yeah…true. Dr. Langford: So anyway, about your drawings. SCP-3550: I made new ones! Do you want to see them? Dr. Langford: I'd love to. END LOG. + Interview recording: Weekly therapy session with Dr. Langford -2 - Close 21/05/200█: Interviewed: SCP-3550 Interviewer: Dr. Langford Dr. Langford: So obviously your profile will have to be anonymous, you know we don't want people know about our work here. SCP-3550: Are there more people like me here? Dr. Langford: I can't tell you about that, I'm afraid. You know how it goes, confidentiality. SCP-3550: Right, I guess that makes sense. Dr. Langford: Why this chatroom, specifically? SCP-3550: They're a support group for survivors in ██████, where I came from. They think it's something like a nuclear waste accident. I guess your people told them that, right? Dr. Langford: They did. Of course, you can't mention that in the chatroom. SCP-3550: I figured that. It's just… it reminds me of what I did, but I need to stay connected to the people I left behind. Dr. Langford: Are you sure you want that reminder all the time? SCP-3550: Don't know. It's better than pretending it didn't happen. [PAUSES, SIGHS] Can we talk about something else? Dr. Langford: Alright, like what? SCP-3550: I feel a bit bad. We only talk about myself all the time. How are you doing, doctor? Dr. Langford: I… that's sweet. I'm very well, thank you. Don't worry about me okay? SCP-3550: I'm not worried. I just wanted to know if you're doing alright. It's a shame I don't know what you look like. Or anyone here for that matter. Steven sounds like he's nice. Dr. Langford: You mean Steven Nilus, the head of security? SCP-3550: Yeah, him. He doesn't sound like a commander. I've never heard him yell at someone. I thought they had to be super strict, like in the movies. Dr. Langford: When did you talk to him? SCP-3550: I didn't. He had to get his team to give me food drip on Monday. Dr. Langford: Again? We talked about this, you have to eat properly for your medication to work. SCP-3550: [LAUGHS] Yes, mom. Dr. Langford: Why didn't you eat on Monday? SCP-3550: [PAUSE] Because… I mean, I don't know. Dr. Langford: You don't know? SCP-3550: The pills make that I'm not sad anymore, but I still don't get why you bother keeping me…going. Dr. Langford: Come on, don't think like that. SCP-3550: Why not? Can you think of a reason? Anything? Doctor, it's been eight years since I last saw someone's face. Since I last held someone, hugged someone. I'll never be able to see or feel anyone for the rest of my life. Dr. Langford: This isn't the solution to that. SCP-3550: In a way, it is. Dr. Langford: Don't do anything drastic on your own, ok? Can you promise me that? SCP-3550: [REMAINS SILENT] Dr. Langford: Lily? SCP-3550: Sorry. I don't think I can. Can we talk again later? I don't want to talk right now. [IRRELEVANT DIALOGUE REMOVED] Note: Dr. Langford has been reprimanded for unauthorised designation of SCP-3550 in the last therapy session. + Interview recording: Weekly therapy session with Dr. Langford -3 - Close 21/12/200█: Interviewed: SCP-3550 Interviewer: Dr. Langford [IRRELEVANT DIALOGUE REMOVED] SCP-3550: Thanks for the books, by the way. Dr. Langford: It's good to have some distraction, right? SCP-3550: Right. Dr. Langford: If you don't mind, I'd like to ask you about the origins of your condition. SCP-3550: Do we have to? I don't really want to. Can't we just look at the pictures again? I made one about you! Well, I don't know what you look like, but I guessed! Dr. Langford: I…they want me to- [PAUSE] the people taking care of you asked me to question you about this. We're doing this at your pace. We're trying to understand what happened to you. SCP-3550: Okay. Can we do it afterwards? Dr. Langford: Look at the pictures? Sure, as long as you want. It looks like your condition surfaced when you were about 16. Does that sound right? SCP-3550: Maybe. Some of my friends took years to notice what I did to them. Dr. Langford: And you weren't aware of it at the time? SCP-3550: [PAUSE] Are you asking me if I knew that I was giving them cancer? That I was murdering them on purpose? Dr. Langford: Right, no, I didn't mean to say that- SCP-3550: I ruined their lives. No, worse. Their families… Molly's father talked to me at her funeral. He told me that she's in a better place and that I was such a good friend to her- <SCP-3550 becomes visibly distressed and starts to weep.> SCP-3550: Doctor…can we stop this now? Dr. Langford: It's okay, Lily. We're attempting to find out- <SCP-3550 covers its face.> Dr. Langford: Do you need a moment? <SCP-3550 remains unresponsive for 30 seconds.> Dr. Langford: If you want, we can pick this up- SCP-3550: <Strained> The first… time it happened. It was a girl a year above me, at school I mean. She hated me. I… felt… I thought I was controlling it…I thought I could hurt people that were mean to me. But I didn't want her to… Dr. Langford: I know. You didn't want to hurt anybody. It's not your fault- SCP-3550: What if it is!? What if I was angry at her and that made it go faster? Dr. Langford: We can't be sure about that. SCP-3550: Then it happened to everyone. Nobody knew what was happening. First Molly got sick. Then my teacher… I didn't know if I had something to do with it, but the feeling was gone. The control was gone. There never was control. Dr. Langford: What happened after that? SCP-3550: Thomas. My brother. He… they took him into intensive care a few days before Christmas. He… Tommy was dead within three days… it spread to everywhere. After that they wanted to examine mom to be sure. They found- <SCP-3550 covers its face once again. Despite multiple attempts to calm it down, Dr. Langford concluded the session.> Closing Statement: Dr. Langford: Her medication has been adjusted. RE:Closing Statement: Site Overseer: See me in my office at the earliest convenience. + Interview recording: Weekly therapy session with Dr. Langford -4 - Close 11/05/200█: Interviewed: SCP-3550 Interviewer: Dr. Langford Foreword: Evaluation of mental state. Interview conducted after failed suicide attempt. ** (Irrelevant dialogue removed)** Dr. Langford: Are you feeling better? I mean, physically? Does it still hurt? SCP-3550: [Rubs its neck] It's still a little sore. Is Will okay? He sounded really upset. Dr. Langford: He'll be fine. He just wants you to be safe. SCP-3550: Yeah. I'm sorry. I don't want to hurt him. Or you, or anyone…you know. I won't do it again. Dr. Langford: We're aware that you feel responsible for your anomaly, but we know that your…condition is involuntary. SCP-3550: [Coughs, laughs faintly]. Said very professionally, doctor. I know that you know, but it's not why I did it. I know you want what's best for me, but what I've done isn't something you can explain away. My family is dead, and it's my fault. Dr. Langford: It's alright- SCP-3550: <Laughs, becomes visibly distressed and starts to weep> It's not 'alright', doctor. None of this is alright! Why do you keep me alive? Why do you risk your people? Haven't I done enough? Dr. Langford: We're doing everything we can to- SCP-3550: And for what? So I can just stay here until I die? Doctor, it's been years. I know how hard you try but you're just wearing yourself out. You can't fix me, I don't think anyone can. I'll never be able to see or feel anyone for the rest of my life. Would you want to live like that? Dr. Langford: What about William? He'd be devastated if you died. I would- [PAUSE] SCP-3550: You would what? Dr. Langford: Nothing. The people here care about you. They'd be distraught if you were gone. Is that what you want? SCP-3550: You can make them forget, right? It's what you tried to do with me. Make them forget about me. I know you're not supposed to do that or agree with me, but you know that it's better that way. You don't need to say anything, you're not allowed to agree with me. Just… Dr. Langford: Yes? SCP-3550: I'm tired, doctor. I'll go to bed. You go to bed as well, I'm sorry for waking all of you up. Just… think about what I said. Dr. Langford: [PAUSE] Good night Lil- SCP-3550. <End Log> Closing Statement: Dr. Langford has requested that SCP-3550 be terminated at the earliest convenience, stating that the security risk of containment is unacceptable. 05/06/20██: Termination request by Dr. Langford 05/06/20██: Denied. Object does not pose risk to personnel under current containment procedures. ~ Site Director. 06/06/20██: Termination request by Dr. Langford 06/06/20██: Denied. ~ Dr. ███ - Senior Staff Ethics committee. 07/06/20██: Prescription change to █████ by Dr. Langford: Denied due to risk of lethal overdose. ~ Senior Medical staff. 08/06/20██: Dr. Langford has been reassigned to another project by order of O5-█ and Site Overseer. 09/06/20██: SCP-3550's mental condition has worsened severely. Attempts suicide around 0:23 and has to be restrained by security personnel. No injuries. Security officer ████ requests reassignment. Request approved by Site Overseer. 09/06/20██: Dr. Langford requests to be returned to Site-49 for assignment at the earliest convenience to another object (SCP-████)on-site. 10/06/20██: Dr. Langford has been administered Class-C Amnestics and will be reassigned off-site for the foreseeable future. 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SCP-3551 | euclid | SCP-3551-1 instances Item #: SCP-3551 Special Containment Procedures: All non-inflated SCP-3551 instances are to be kept in Storage Locker-51 at Site-42. Inflated SCP-3551-1 instances are to be kept in standard humanoid containment chambers, and have their SCP-3551-2 instances confiscated. Guards assigned to SCP-3551-1 instances are to carry standard combat knives to ensure continued cooperation. The SCP-3551-1 instances are to remain under the impression that any sharp object will result in their immediate demise. Newly recovered instances are to be misled into believing in the ruse. SCP-3551-3 instances are to be kept in a containment room equipped with an airlock chamber. Each of them are to be fitted with tracking devices. Due to the nature of SCP-3551-3 instances, sightings from civilian populations are to be considered a low priority. Mobile Task Force Alpha-23 ("Meddling Earthlings") are to track and intercept uncontained SCP-3551 instances. Description: SCP-3551 refers to a line of inflatable toys designated SCP-3551-1 through -3. They come together in packaging labelled as "Dr. Wondertainment's Inflatable Invasion!" with a list of its contents on the back. It also comes with the following document: Had an inflatable encounter of the third kind? Well, now you can! You can take part in the conquest of Earth with Dr. Wondertainment's Inflatable Invasion pack! Wow! You can now build an army of invaders and conquer the Earth! See them fire their awesome lasers, and fly their UFOs across the sky! Hear the alien invaders speak, and enjoy the light show from their blasters at night! Have fun that is out of this world! All it takes is some air or helium for the fun to begin! Caution: Dr. Wondertainment and associates are not responsible for any loss of sight due to misuse of the lasers. As instructed, the anomalous properties of SCP-3551 instances do not occur until they are inflated with gases. When fully inflated, the object will remain inflated. This is due to the plug containing the air within the item sealing on its own, and therefore can not easily be deflated. The material the instances are comprised of is resilient to piercing, but it is vulnerable to intense heat. SCP-3551-1 instances have the appearance of a generic "grey alien" and come in a variety of colors. They have a tag branding them as "Invaders" along with a name the specimen will identify as. Instances of SCP-3551-1 are sapient and can vocalize fluent English speech via unknown means. They have a persistent desire to "conquer the Earth" and "enslave mankind" though they are harmless and somewhat incompetent. Though instances are highly intelligent in some respects (see Incident 3551-01) despite being generally foolish and inept towards achieving their goal. SCP-3551-2 are inflatable toy guns modelled after laser weapons from science-fiction media of the 1950s. On the packaging, they are referred to as "Laser Blasters." The items have external LEDs that activate when used. Instances produce a red laser beam that is relatively harmless. However, direct exposure to the eyes can cause temporary or long-term blindness. Wearing sun glasses can serve as adequate protection. SCP-3551-3 instances are small with a resemblance of "flying saucers" reported and referenced in media. They have no tags unlike previous instances, and on the packaging they're referred to as "UFO Flyers." When inflated, specimens are capable of coordinated flight via unknown means around their vicinity, and light up with external LED lights at night. Instances have been shown to possess minor intelligence with a social capacity with each other, some forming groups with hierarchies. They would occasionally interact with SCP-3551-1 instances. However, they prefer not to due to -1 specimens sometimes attempting to 'board' them. The Foundation became aware of SCP-3551 items from an investigation performed by the Unusual Incidents Unit of the FBI. Agents from the unit were investigating standard alleged sightings of UFOs (later confirmed to be -3 instances), and stumbled upon a warehouse containing crates of non-inflated and inflated instances. The UIU agents immediately reported the discovery to the Foundation. Since then, the Foundation has captured ███ instances. Incident 3551-1: On 5/18/██, a local television broadcast hijacking occurred at the town of █████ in Canada by SCP-3551-1 instances in an abandoned building. Four instances were responsible, and designated as A through D for the following transcript of the broadcast. For their actual designations and further information, submit a request to Dr. Pattinson. + Broadcast Transcript – hide block <Begin Log> [Static fills the screen until becoming clear, revealing three SCP-3551-1 instances standing in front of a curtain] A: Attention Earthlings! Take us to your feeders! B: What? Zam, you air-headed fool, it's "leader", not "feeder!" C: I told you he wasn't ready, Poxy. B: Silence! You didn't tell me anything! D: [Instance speaks from behind the camera] Uh, guys, we are broadcasting live to the humans. B: This is so embarrassing. [Sigh] Attention humans of this dirt planet- C: It's mostly water than dirt really. B: [Brief silence before continuing with a tone of agitation] Humans, we are coming. All of you will fall before our might. Resistance is futile! A: Yeah! B: Shut up! Anyway, the invasion is here! For those who sympathize with our soon-to-be rule, you may aid us and in reward you may serve us for all eternity. So yeah, submit or perish! After all, we have LASERS! The best in the galaxy! C: I wouldn't really call them the best. I think the accuracy is bad- B: Shush! They don't know that and neither do you! You are just a lousy shot, Krag. C: I would like to challenge that claim. D: Guys! We do not have time for this. We are losing transmis- [Static fills the screen and scheduled programmings return] <End Log> Incident 3551-02: An SCP-3551-1 instance was lifted by a gust of wind and, panicking, landed in Site-██. The instance was interrogated and stated that it was "studying the enemy base" from a nearby hill. Instance was transferred to containment after it refused further communication. Incident 3551-03: A group of SCP-3551-1 instances accompanied by two -3 instances attempted to attack a pool party at ██████, California. Instances were apprehended by party-goers before Foundation agents retrieved them. Incident 3551-04: During an unrelated investigation, Agent ██████ Pierce went to a scrap yard as part of a lead and came across an SCP-3551-1 instance. The specimen was being used as a chew toy for the guard dog of the scrap yard. It called to the agent for help while proclaiming surrender. Agent Pierce reported the discovery with a recovery team arriving to the site. An interrogation with Mr. ███ ████, the owner of the property, revealed that he discovered the instance when it attempted to steal materials. Amnestics were given and the instance was transported to containment. During transport, it reluctantly thanked the recovery team and stated, "One day I will learn to defeat your dreaded war beasts, but today I accept my defeat." Document 3551: On 04/12/██, the following note was mailed to Site-██ along with addresses of storage warehouses containing untouched SCP-3551 instances. To the SCP Foundation, I wish to thank you all of you for collecting my colorful little space invaders and associated products from the Inflatable Invasion pack. Your efforts have been admirable. I see you have been having fun with them, and it has made me feel ashamed for discontinuing this line of product. Thank you for giving them a nice home at your facilities. I hope you manage to find them all, my dear collectors. 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SCP-3552 | safe | Item #: SCP-3552 Special Containment Procedures: All known instances of SCP-3552 are to be secured in a standard containment locker at Site-103 and restricted to Level-3 Clearance and above. Instances of SCP-3552-A are to be kept in standard humanoid containment chambers at all times. Chambers are to be fitted with 200 watt UVB lamps. SCP-3552-A instances should be exposed to UVB light for twelve to fifteen hours per day. SCP-3552-A instances are to be provided with up to five liters of water per day. Description: SCP-3552 is the designation for a collection of 246 Citrullus lana (common watermelon) seeds currently in containment. Although appearing non-anomalous externally, samples taken and analyzed have revealed traces of multiple unidentified compounds. SCP-3552's primary anomalous nature becomes apparent when ingested by human individuals. Affected individuals report extreme fatigue, abdominal/gastrointestinal pain and vomiting within an hour after consumption that grows in intensity over time. Abdominal CT scans taken during this period show the manifestation of a number of tumor-like growths around the lining of the stomach. Biopsy of masses reveal the tissue samples to be comprised entirely of pith from common fruits. The fruits themselves vary from subject to subject. Tumors grow exponentially within the affected individual's body, rapidly causing further injury and mobility issues as they put stress on organs and protrude out of the body. Tumors created this way are capable of receiving stimuli and transmitting pain signals to the brain. After several days, ultrasounds reveal the formation of a fetus within the tumors, designated SCP-3552-A. This process, like the process of human fetal development, is aided by the absorption of nutrients from the affected individual and puts immense stress on the host's body. Complete gestation of SCP-3552-A takes approximately four weeks. During this period, the instance will grow appendages that protrude from the growth, causing extreme discomfort. After the four week period, the instance of SCP-3552-A will detach on its own, a process that is unanimously considered to be excruciatingly painful; however, affected individuals receive no lasting damage upon removal. SCP-3552-A instances are sapient and humanoid in nature; however, they are composed entirely of tissues of various fruits. Behaviorally, they act similarly to normal human infants and are vulnerable to physical and emotional discomfort. Despite their physiology, they are resilient to the decomposition and expiry that affect typical produce. The Foundation is currently in possession of seventeen instances of SCP-3552-A, designated SCP-3552-A-1 through 17. Dissection of SCP-3552-A reveals the presence of an average of 30-40 instances of SCP-3552 within the body. Organ systems appear identical to humans, although also comprised of various fruit tissues. Addendum-3552-1: Initial Discovery: On August 24 of the year 2010, local news channels in Bulacan, Philippines aired an interview with a Maria Rosa Subagon, who claimed to have developed a fruit-like tumor on her stomach. Foundation operatives were deployed and successfully able to intercept the broadcast. A cover story was fabricated under the guise of a hoax, while witnesses were administered Class-A amnestics before being released. Subagon was detained, questioned and kept in temporary containment for observation. Following the detachment of SCP-3552-A, Subagon was administered Class-C amnestics and released. Subagon had claimed to have hosted several instances of SCP-3552-A in the past, and that she had reason to believe the phenomenon had been caused by ingestion of SCP-3552. She claimed the seeds originated from Juaquin's Fruit Farm, a small farm in Bulacan, Philippines. Upon investigation, several bags of SCP-3552 were discovered onsite. In addition, fifty-seven individuals were found to be shackled and bound onsite, thirteen of which were found to host instances of SCP-3552-A. Recovered individuals were detained, questioned and sedated before having SCP-3552-A instances surgically removed. Recovered individuals were administered Class-C amnestics and released. Official records state that the property is entitled to a Juaquin Bagosa Jr., now identified as POI-352. The location of POI-352 is currently unknown. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3552" by SrGunk, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3552. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3553 | keter | Just- just don't be afraid of the dar- close Info X SCP-3553: They All Go Into the Dark Author: Tufto, written on their original account. More of their work can be found here. Item #: SCP-3553 Special Containment Procedures: All SCP-3553 instances discovered are to be seized by the Foundation. Due to the impossibility of ever comprehensively finding all SCP-3553 instances, it is not presently known how many SCP-3553-A instances currently exist. All SCP-3553-A instances are to be taken into Foundation custody. Attempts to protect SCP-3553-A instances from SCP-3553-B events have met with no success thus far. These attempts have centred around ensuring constant observation and physical contact with SCP-3553-A instances during the timespan given by SCP-3553 instances of SCP-3553-B events. Researchers are currently investigating more advanced methods of SCP-3553-B prevention, such as the use of Scranton Reality Anchors. Description: SCP-3553 refers to a recurring phenomenon affecting cardboard milk cartons distributed in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. A total of nine SCP-3553 instances have been discovered so far. SCP-3553 manifests as a written message, usually accompanied by a photograph, concerning the disappearance of a child under the age of 16. It provides details of the disappearance such as the name of the child, age, appearance, location and date of the disappearance. The date of the disappearance is always several years into the future. The style of writing and presentation is somewhat reminiscent of the Milk Carton Appeal in the 1980s and 1990s1, but with some deviations, notably the absence of a phone number. The disappearances thus far have all occurred within the United Kingdom and the United States, countries in which the Milk Carton Appeal and similar initiatives took place. All of the children mentioned are real; they are henceforth referred to as SCP-3553-A instances. All of the disappearances mentioned occur on the specified date without fail; these are henceforth referred to as SCP-3553-B events. Attempting to observe an SCP-3553-B event has proved functionally impossible; all attempts to do so have resulted in some impediment to the observer's field of vision, although Foundation personnel have only been present at two three SCP-3553-B events as of 19/08/2016 08/07/2017. SCP-3553-A instances have occasionally signalled some foreknowledge of SCP-3553-B events in the moments immediately preceding their disappearance. SCP-3553 was first discovered on 05/09/1991, when a Foundation researcher coincidentally discovered an SCP-3553 instance while shopping in her local supermarket in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Due to this, and the fact that at least one SCP-3553-A instance is the child of a Foundation researcher, it is believed that the creators of SCP-3553 instances are aware of the Foundation's existence. The oldest SCP-3553 instance found seems to date from the mid-1970s, well before the Milk Carton Appeal began. +Incident Log -Incident Log Below is a list of all known SCP-3553 instances and details concerning them. The list is ordered chronologically by presumed appearance of each SCP-3553 instance. SCP-3553-A instance: Jonathan Brown. DOB: 19/05/1965. Date of SCP-3553 appearance: Early-mid 1970s; discovered 12/11/1992. SCP-3553 text: Jonathan Brown has been missing since 04/04/1978. He is 12 years old, 5'4, with brown hair and blue eyes. Jonathan was last seen entering the ██████ Forest in Washington Stat [sic]. If you have any information, please contact us. Details of SCP-3553-B event: On 04/04/1978, Jonathan Brown left his home to take a short recreational walk. He was last seen five minutes later by a neighbour, Hillary Cox, as he entered the ██████ Forest. In 1999, a jumper worn by Brown was discovered in the ██████ Forest. No other remains have been recovered. SCP-3553-A instance: Sally Cartwright. DOB: 29/01/1979 Date of SCP-3553 appearance: Circa 1980. Discovered 08/01/1994 SCP-3553 text: Sally Cartwight has blue eyes, blonde hair, is 6 years old and is MISSING. She disappeared from Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire 7 days ago. She likes to draw. Please contact us now with any information. Details of SCP-3553-B event: On 07/08/1985, Miss Cartwright and her parents were walking across Castlemorton Common. Miss Cartwright became suddenly agitated, and ran ahead of them. Her parents reported her writing in a notebook she often used for drawing while she was running. Sally momentarily left her parents' field of vision, having run down a small slope; when her parents caught up with her, she could not be located. Only her clothes, her notebook and a pencil were left behind. On the final page of the notebook were written the words "their [sic] all dreaming down there". SCP-3553-A instance: Joanna Smith. DOB: 08/12/1986. Date of SCP-3553 appearance: Circa 05/09/1991, the date of discovery. SCP-3553 text: APPEAL TO ALL WHO HAVE INFORMATION. Joanna Smith went missing in Standard Humanoid Containment Cell 18 of Site 109 on 12/12/1996. She is 10 years old, 4'1, with brown hair and green eyes. She likes to write poems and enjoys sunny days. Details of SCP-3553-B event: Joanna Smith was immediately taken into Foundation custody. She was interrogated, and found to know nothing about SCP-3553. She was kept in Standard Humanoid Containment Cell 18 of Site 109. At the time of her disappearance (14:43 on 12/12/1996), she was being observed in her cell by two Foundation agents; a power failure caused the lights and camera feed to go out, breaking the guards' vision of Miss Smith. After 5 seconds, the power was restored; the SCP-3553-B event had taken place. One of the guards- Agent Mullins- later reported hearing Miss Smith say "I don't like the dark" shortly before the power outage. SCP-3553-A instance: Ali Khan. Subject could not be located or identified. Date of SCP-3553 appearance: Circa 15/06/1994. SCP-3553 text: MISSING. PLEASE CALL US URGENTLY. Ali Khan was taken from his mother's womb on 07/08/1999. Information desperately wanted. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING, CONTACT US. Details of SCP-3553-B event: Unknown. SCP-3553-A instance: Mike Kaczynski. DOB: 20/10/1993 Date of SCP-3553 appearance: Circa 2000. Discovered 20/01/2006. SCP-3553 text: PLEASE HELP URGENTLY. Mike Kaczinsky was last seen leaving Wilson's Candy Store on 5th Avenue, NYC, on 17/05/2004. He is 4'4, with blonde hair and grey eyes, and is scared and alone. It is dark where he is. CONTACT US PLEASE. Details of SCP-3553-B event: Mr. Kaczinsky was last seen by one James Wilson as he left Wilson's shop, "Wilson's Candy Store". Neither he nor any of his effects have been seen since. SCP-3553-A instance: Jacob Montauk. DOB: 17/06/1994. Date of SCP-3553 appearance: Circa 01/03/2003. Discovered 24/07/2016. SCP-3553 text: BRING HIM BACK SAFE. Jacob Montauk is missed by his aunt. He disappeared on 25/05/2008. He is 14 years old, 5'6, with light brown hair and green-grey eyes. He is an overly-verbose writer and wants to come home dearly. It is so cold. PLEASE GET HIM OUT GET HIM OUT. Details of SCP-3553-B event: On 25/05/2008, Jacob Montauk did not return when walking home from school. His clothes and effects were later found undisturbed on the same day, beneath an oak tree. Montauk was noted to have been looking around him nervously on security camera footage taken 50 metres away. SCP-3553-A instance: Jane Farmer. DOB: 09/07/2010 Date of SCP-3553 appearance: Circa 07/08/2007. SCP-3553 text: BABY JANE JUST WANTS TO COME HOME. Jane Farmer disappeared from Foundation custody at 3pm on 21/08/2012. Her mother and father miss her dearly. PLEASE HELP- she has brown hair and green eyes, and an unabiding fear of the dark. PLEASE MAKE THE DREAMS STOP. Details of SCP-3553-B event: Jane Farmer and her immediate family were taken into Foundation custody shortly after her birth. On 21/08/2012, Miss Farmer was taken to Outdoor Testing Facility 9 at Site 44, with 10 agents and a camera feed observing her. At 15:04, the camera feed went dead, and all of the agents present were momentarily blinded from a sudden flash of intense light in the nearby window of Testing Facility D. This had been caused by experimentation on SCP-███. During this momentary absence of observation, the SCP-3553-B event took place. A large number of recording and tracking devices had been surgically implanted into Miss. Farmer. These failed to disappear with Miss. Farmer. SCP-3553-A instance: Robert Fenchurch. DOB: 26/02/2006. Date of SCP-3553 appearance: Circa 18/08/2001. Discovered 09/04/2015. SCP-3553 text: HAVE YOU SEEN OUR SON? Robert Fenchurch was last seen at 02:04 at Site 1010 on 08/07/2017. He has brown eyes. His mother, Dr. Fenchurch of Site 1010, sorely misses him. Robert is a sweet child who just wants to let his mother know he's alright, he's alive, he's scared but he's fine. PLEASE DRAG HIM BACK. Details of SCP-3553-B event: Not yet occured; date is in future. Mr. Fenchurch has been taken into Foundation custody. Please see Addendum 1 below for more details. SCP-3553-A instance: Anna Singer. DOB: 01/09/2003. Date of SCP-3553 appearance: Circa 05/06/2013 SCP-3553 text: BRING HER BACK FROM THE DARK. Anna Singer is 5'3 with brown eyes and blue hair. She loves to ride horses and is so cold in the dark. She wants her parents back. Why does she not have her parents back. She disappeared during the great containment breach on 08/09/2018. And now she dreams in the dark. If you have any information as to her whereabouts, PLEASE HELP BRING ME BACK FOR GOD'S SAKE. Details of SCP-3553-B event: Not yet occured; date is in future. Miss Singer has been taken into Foundation custody. There are no longer any containment procedures in place to prevent the impending SCP-3553-B event; research is ongoing. +Addendum 1: Experiment-3553-3 -Addendum 1: Experiment-3553-3 Subject: SCP-3553-A-8. Time & Date: 02:03 on 08/07/2017, the time of SCP-3553-A-8’s scheduled disappearance according to the corresponding SCP-3553 instance. Setup: SCP-3553-A-8 was placed in the Secure Testing Facility of Site 1010. 12 floodlights were aimed directly at SCP-3553-A-8, each connected to a separate power source. 15 Foundation personnel were observing SCP-3553-A-8. Dr. Fenchurch and Dr. Jones were holding SCP-3553-A-8’s arms and hands. Several candles and mirrors were placed around SCP-3553-A-8. In order to ease the mental stress on SCP-3553-A-8, he was informed that this was a religious ritual which would drive away "demons". Several active Scranton Reality Anchors had been placed around SCP-3553-A-8. Dr. Fonseca was the presiding researcher, viewing the event through 10 camera feeds. SCP-3553-A-8's mother, Dr. Fenchurch, had requested access to SCP-3553-A-8 during the experiment. The request was approved by Dr. Fonseca. Based on the results of prior experiments, the experiment was considered to have a low chance of success. <Begin Log> Dr. Fonseca: OK, Robert, we have you in our sights. Physical contact will be maintained by your mother and Dr. Jones. Are you feeling alright? SCP-3553-A-8: Y-yes, thank you, ma’am. Dr. Fonseca: I’ve told you, call me Maria. OK, T-2 minutes. Hang in there, Robert. One minute passes with no communication. SCP-3553-A-8: Um, Mum? Dr. Fenchurch: Yes, Robert? SCP-3553-A-8: Do- do you think I will be OK? It's just… I keep feeling like something's coming. Dr. Fenchurch: I- Dr. Fenchurch pauses for a moment, and visibly tenses. Dr. Fenchurch: Y-you're going to be absolutely fine, Robert. Nothing can hurt you here. Everyone here is a friend. You're perfectly s-safe. SCP-3553-A-8: It’s just that since I, um, I heard someone saying- Dr. Fonseca: Nothing is going to happen to you, Robert. There’s no way that it can. We've made sure of it. So hang in tight, ok? SCP-3553-A-8: …I’m scared, Mum. Dr. Jones: It’s alright, Robert. It’s OK. Look around you. There’s no way the demons can get you. There are lights shining all about us. Nothing can get near you. Dr. Fenchurch: Don’t worry, bean. I’ve got you. It’s going to be OK. SCP-3553-A-8: …Alright. Dr. Jones: T-30 seconds, Dr. Fonseca. Dr. Fonseca: Thanks. Come on, Robert, be a brave boy! SCP-3553-A-8 has begun to silently cry. SCP-3553-A-8: Maria? Dr. Fonseca: Yes, Robert? SCP-3553-A-8: I think I know what the cartons are. Dr. Fenchurch: Wh- What? Robert? What do you mean? SCP-3553-A-8: They're… the others, they're dreaming of home… they're just trying to warn us… Dr. Fenchurch: Robert, stop it! How do you know about that? Dr. Fonseca: Dreaming of home? What does that mean, SC- Robert? SCP-3553-A-8 remains silent for 4 seconds. Dr. Fonseca: Robert? Are you alright? Dr. Fenchurch: B-bean, it's fine bean, it's all going to be fine… SCP-3553-A-8: M-Mum, I love you. It’s not your fault, OK? Dr. Fonseca: Robert, there is no need to- look, if you can tell us any more- SCP-3553-A-8: It's not because you're you, Mum, it's not your fault… it's just what parents do. They're afraid. And this is what comes after. Dr. Fenchurch: W-what? SCP-3553-A-8: Just- just don't be afraid of the dar- At this point, a power failure occurred, cutting of all video and audio links, as well as the floodlights. Upon restoration of power 10 seconds later, SCP-3553-A-8 had disappeared, and the personnel on-site were in a state of considerable distress. All of the candles had been extinguished; the Scranton Reality Anchors were found to have completely burnt out. In the confusion, nobody was able to observe the disappearance of SCP-3553-A-8. Dr. Jones let go of SCP-3553-A-8 at the moment of the power cut, apparently momentarily startled. Dr. Fenchurch, however, did not; she later reported feeling SCP-3553-A-8 being “dragged downwards” over the course of 2-3 seconds. <End Log> Note: Following this incident, Drs. Fonseca and Fenchurch have requested to be transferred to different projects. These requests have been granted. Footnotes 1. An initiative in the United States and some other countries wherein the faces and details of missing children were printed on the side of milk cartons. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3553" by Tufto, from the SCP Wiki. 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SCP-3554 | safe | An exposed piece of machinery within SCP-3554. Item #: SCP-3554 Special Containment Procedures: Site-90 has been established around the SCP-3554 facility. Any goods produced by SCP-3554 may be destroyed or used within Site-90 at the discretion of the Site Director. Other use is prohibited. Site-90 has been disguised as a historical site shuttered due to structural safety concerns. SCP-3554 is the primary purpose of Site-90. Exposure of Site-90 may result in an international incident between the GRU "P" Division and the Foundation. Description: SCP-3554 refers to an underground canning facility occupying approximately 2 square kilometers underneath the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia. It possesses a single entrance with limited access to a distribution point, with no access to any internal workings of the factory. The factory is fully automated and will produce approximately 80,000 cans of borscht per day, under the "Содружество" brand1, pre-packaged in shipping pallets. This occurs without any external inputs. Visible factory equipment is obsolete, and driven through unknown means. Production begins promptly at 8:00 AM local time, and ceases at 12:00 AM the next day. No mechanism of disabling production appears to exist - SCP-3554 has no external electrical source, and internal mechanisms are self-contained. Produced cans are non-anomalous - the borscht contained within is described by test subjects as bland and subpar, but edible. Historical Information: SCP-3554 was established in 1914 by the Imperial Russian Ministry of War, with the assistance of the Sub-Ministry for the Secret, a precursor the GRU "P" Division, in order to supply frontline troops. Records of the location, existence, and function of SCP-3554 were lost or destroyed in the Russian Revolution, during which the Foundation quietly took control and scrubbed remaining traces of its existence. SCP-3554 was the focal point of Ethics Committee Case #784. See attached documents for further details. + Ethics Committee Case #784 - Integrity Code 367149 - Level 4 Clearance Required - Authenticated Ethics Committee Deliberation - 12/20/41 E-1: Alright, Case #784 has been opened. 2, play the complaint. E-2 plays a recorded phone call Site Director Bessonov: …never thought I'd ever have to call this line, but I guess I'm out of options. Regional command won't listen, and I'm not brave enough to stage a mutiny. I'll speak plainly. The city of Leningrad is under siege. I'm going through city records - Leningrad had a population of 3.1 million in 1937, and that's not counting any refugees from the west. The evacuation was haphazard - it's unlikely that more than half of them were evacuated before the damned Finns closed the gap. Site Director Bessonov: The city is under constant shelling and bombardment. Electricity is seldom available, and temperatures are at most minus 20 degrees centigrade. Site Director Bessonov: Don't take it from me - take it from the people of Leningrad. They've been instructed that this is a line directly to Leningrad Military District headquarters, and that the purpose of this call is to hear from ordinary Leningraders how desperate the conditions here are. They can express it far better than I can I ever could. [UNKNOWN]: This is Gennady Isonovich, deputy director for Leningrad Ministry of Health. People are dropping dead in the street, and death tolls are reaching tens of thousands per week. If circumstance don't change, by this time next year there won't be a Leningrad, and they'll probably have to rename the fucking military district after Adolf Fucking Hitler, because he'll own whatever is left! [UNKNOWN]: I. D. Strashun, First Medical - the medical staff and supplies are stretched far past the limit - our surgeons operate to the sounds of enemy airplanes, anti-aircraft gun shots and mine blasts. There's no food, there's no medical supplies. Any normally minor infection is a death sentence. Caloric intake even for high-priority residents is far insufficient. [UNKNOWN]: The meat Daddy keeps bringing back tastes funny. [UNKNOWN]: I'll be honest, I fought with the Whites in the civil war, and I've always hated you fucking communists with every fiber of my being. I have every intention of cursing Stalin and his fucking rubber-stamp "people's" party with my dying breath. All I ever wanted from you was to give a damn about your own fucking people. Lose Leningrad, and the rest of our glorious Union along with it, or hold it, and maybe, maybe we'll have enough left to rebuild. [UNKNOWN]: Alexander Narmanov. Kliment Zeborov. Nina Sebwinsky. I don't know who these people are. I just know that I killed them this week for their ration cards. [UNKNOWN]: If we are not killed by Nazi bombs, we will freeze to death in the streets. If we do not freeze to death in the streets, will starve to death. If we do not starve to death, we've probably been murdered by others trying not to starve to death. [UNKNOWN]: Mikhail Samsonov, Ministry of Agriculture. We only have tiny fractions of whatever food supplies are required to feed the remaining military, not to mention the civil population! Something must change, or Leningrad is lost! [UNKNOWN]: Forget it. Leningrad is lost. I'd say I hope using Leningrad as a sacrificial lamb weighs on Stalin's conscience, but I think we both know it won't. Site Director Bessonov: I'm not willing to condemn half a million people to death when we're sitting on top of the solution! Site Director Bessonov: I'll be the first to admit that this complaint is not selfless - Leningrad has been my home for 30 years. Damn the Nazis, damn the Soviets, but, for the love of all that is holy, save the people of Leningrad! Our mission is to protect humanity in all its forms - pledging secrecy is useless if after we crawl out of our anomalous hovels, all that is left is rubble! E-1: Thanks, 2. Gentleman, Director Bessonov is requesting to expose SCP-3554 to the ChD AKN2, who would then use it to help relieve the siege. E-1: 3, start us off. E-3: I'm inclined to say no. We should not interfere in the mundane conflicts in the world, in any place, at any time, for any reason. Our job is to conceal anomalies and protect humanity from them - if whatever choice that presents itself forces us to break one to do the other, concealment always comes before humanity - or do we want to go back on our decision about D-class. E-4: The line is a bit blurry here. We know the Obskuracorps are working on the Eastern Front, and whatever forces the Soviets can muster, anomalous or not, are obviously doing everything they can to aid Leningrad. At what point does the mundane end and the anomalous begin? E-3: When we stop being able to conceal it. E-2: I'm inclined to support on humanitarian grounds. Death tolls could reach into the hundreds of thousands - Bessonov is right, protecting humanity is priority one, especially with such a benign anomaly. E-5: Ah, Yevgeniy. Willing to compromise for your own countrymen, but not those dirty foreigners in Nanjing3? Were we not in this room for a very similar question not four years ago? If you're going to sacrifice everyone on the altar of concealment, you'd best do so in an even-handed fashion, yes? E-2: This is different, 5. You wanted to use [REDACTED] - and half a dozen other anomalies, and just hand them over to the Nationalist Chinese. This is measured and minor. That… wasn't. E-5: I tried to compromise. To give them something, anything! Evacuations, food, sanctuary! E-4: I remember you being pretty adamant, 2… E-2: Forget it. It's not relevant. E-5: No, I think it is relevant. Nanjing and Leningrad are in simi- E-1: Cease this line of questioning, 5. E-5: Fine. E-4: You know 5's possibly the only person with more pronounced humanitarian tendencies than I, but here's the other angle - by all rights, this was a Soviet site, and we stole it from them in the chaos of the Revolution. They learn about this, we're looking at a major diplomatic incident. There will be hell to pay if they learn we held this from them, when they needed it most. E-1: ChD AKN is an arm of the Soviet Union, who are a mundane state. Aiding the ChD AKN is tantamount to aiding the Soviets. I'm with 3, this is not our affair. E-4: Are we not even considering the humanitarian component? Numbers don't look good - that phone call didn't sound good either. I'm willing to wager the Nazis are starving them out intentionally, them being as they are. We're just going to sit back and destroy safe food supplies while half the city starves? E-3: This isn't our affair. We aren't the world policeman. We're just here to separate what is anomalous from what is not. E-1: Voting deadline is today. We need to vote now. Aye to release SCP-3554 to the ChD AKN and Leningrad - Nay to maintain the status quo. E-1: Nay. It is not our place to intervene. E-2: Aye. The Soviets, the world would not forgive us for condemning Leningrad. E-3: Nay. We are duty-bound to conceal anomalies from the mundane world. The moment we stop doing that, we stop being the Foundation. E-4: Aye. We're looking at hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. I am willing to compromise a little secrecy for a little humanity. E-5: 南京也不会原谅我们的。4 Nay. E-1: With two votes for and three votes against, the motion fails. The status quo in Leningrad5 will be maintained. Footnotes 1. Anglicized: Sodruzhestvo 2. Renamed to GRU "P" Division in 1942. 3. In 1937, Nanjing was invaded by the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese war. In Ethics Committee decision #556, the Foundation declined to use anomalies to aid the Nationalist Chinese, in neither defense nor evacuation. As a result, Nanjing was subject to looting and other war crimes, with at least 200,000 in noncombatant losses. 4. And Nanjing will never forgive us, either. 5. As a result of Ethics Committee decision #784, SCP-3554 remained in Foundation control and Leningrad lost approximately 700,000 noncombatants due to starvation and exposure. |
SCP-3555 | safe | Section of SCP-3555. Click to enlarge. Item #: SCP-3555 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3555 is to be contained in a purpose-built containment unit with interior dimensions of approximately 2 meters by 2 meters by 20 meters, currently under construction. Its exterior is to be disguised as a collapsed cliff following a major landslide, blocking access to part of Drakes Beach; a new access path is currently under construction in cooperation with the National Parks Service. Public access to the beach is closed until this work is completed; this closure is attributed to instability in the main access road. Once complete, the "landslide" will be documented by NPS photographers and a plaque describing the splitting of the beach will be installed in the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor's Center. Current tidal and erosion estimates show that the freshly installed slope will remain sufficient to disguise the containment structure for approximately 75 years. This timescale is to be refined bi-annually based on updated estimates of global sea level rise rates and local hydrographic data. Existing National Seashore protections against development and construction should be sufficient to avoid non-erosive exposure of the containment structure. A protective framework with calibrated measurement markings has been constructed around the perimeter of SCP-3555-A to allow proper alignment of test subjects and to avoid accidental personnel exposure. Personnel are to avoid removal of the protective panels mounted on this framework except when necessary. Description: SCP-3555 is or was █████ ███████████, a human individual approximately 27 years of age previously living in San Francisco. SCP-3555 went missing on December 30, 2016, with his roommate reporting that ███████████ said he was going to "go take a drive to the beach" with no further information, and that ███████████ had reported suicidal ideation two days beforehand. The roommate called police when ███████████ did not return by 11:00 PM. Search efforts were hindered by the fact that ███████████ left cellular coverage upon entering Samuel P. Taylor State Park, and a full search of western Marin County took place. ███████████'s vehicle was located on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard at 3:00 AM on December 31; SCP-3555 was located by NPS rangers on January 3, after a postponement due to bad weather. SCP-3555 remains human in topological layout, but has been distorted, such that while its absolute height remains consistent with ███████████'s medical records, it is approximately 8 meters in length, skewed northeast-southwest, approximately parallel with the beach. SCP-3555 is approximately 40 centimeters in circumference at its widest point. Photographs corrected for this distortion show SCP-3555, apparently normal and alert, with an expression personnel have characterized as "relieved." SCP-3555 is resistant to normal hand sampling techniques. Though its clothing (distorted in the same manner as the rest of the object) possesses qualities corresponding to a heavily distorted textile weave, the underlying aspect shows markedly higher resilience than would be expected; a researcher was able to make a shallow scalpel cut with some effort, but was unable to retrieve any material, and no bleeding or other biological response was noted. The cut has not, as of this writing, been affected by any healing process. When combined with the lack of any movement of the object (aside from minor wind-induced clothing motion), researchers have concluded that SCP-3555 is no longer "alive" in any conventional sense; however, a conclusion has not yet been reached as to whether the object is dead. Additionally, an as-of-yet poorly characterized phenomenon extends a further five meters in the line of SCP-3555's distortion, forming a slanted cone. If corrected for distortion, it would form a vertical 45-degree cone extending from the top of SCP-3555's head. This phenomenon is designated SCP-3555-A. Humans and other animals with brains possessing a neocortex, or with cognitive processes similar to those of animals with a neocortex, are affected if the cone representing SCP-3555-A intersects their brain at any point. Tests with animals show an extensive variety of responses to induced intersection. Results were largely similar for certain orientations of the animal's brain in respect to SCP-3555-A; if the animal's brainstem intersects at any time, cessation of proper autonomous nervous function is immediate, with implanted EEG electrodes showing epileptiform activity in the affected region. If the brainstem does not intersect, the test specimen does not die immediately, but tends to exhibit abnormal behavior, with more debilitating behavior tending to occur both with deeper insertion and with a longer length of time spent inserted. Rats have been observed to: pace endlessly in circles form unusual obsessions with objects inside or outside their cages, or with specific research personnel constantly climb their cage walls and attempt to escape at any opportunity cease all voluntary motive activity altogether, including eating and drinking engage in self-destructive behavior, such as scratching, fur-pulling, or biting up to and including severing limbs or tail attempt suicide using enrichment devices or by inserting their head in cage doors as researchers are closing them. Notably, these behaviors are consistent between specimens and tests when the orientation and insertion depth of the test subject's brain into SCP-3555-A is preserved. One human, a National Parks Service ranger named ███ ██ involved in the search effort, was exposed to SCP-3555-A, and was brought to Foundation attention when, after several days, he was placed on a 72-hour psychiatric hold, suffering from a Cotard delusion among other symptoms. fMRI analysis showed unusual activity in a portion of ██'s superior frontal gyrus approximately consistent with low-grade frontal lobe epilepsy; this encompassed an area consistent with SCP-3555-A penetration to a depth of approximately one centimeter. During treatment, ██ insisted alternately that he was dead and that he should be dead, and was unable to distinguish between the two states when questioned. Notably, no unusual activity was exhibited in ██'s fusiform gyrus; extant cases of Cotard delusion are usually associated with disease or disorder of this area of the brain. Recovery was gradual over the course of two months, but complete. During interviews with Foundation therapists and psychiatrists, when asked about his life before entering the Parks Service, ██ recalled at various points both attending the local community college in Marin County before transferring to the Ranger Academy at Santa Rosa Junior College, and attending ████████ █████████████ University (SCP-3555's original alma mater) in ████████ before graduating with a Bachelor of Science in computer science, though he was unable to recall specific details of time spent at the latter institution. ██ was unable to reconcile these memories, but they appear to have diminished along with his Cotard delusion; ██ states that he can remember claiming he attended the university, but is unable to remember why he claimed this. |
SCP-3556 | safe | SCP-3556 prior to containment Item #: SCP-3556 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3556 is currently contained in a containment locker in Site-77's Containment Vault. The item is to be placed within a sound-proof container in order to minimize distractions to nearby personnel. Access to the item is restricted to any personnel of Level 2 security clearance or higher. Personnel of Level 1 clearance or lower must receive written permission by Dr. Beck, head of SCP-3556 research, to handle SCP-3556. Description: SCP-3556 is a yellow adhesive note pad, measuring 2.5 cm by 5 cm, depicting a crude drawing of an unknown creature with the word “Durbal” being written near the drawing. Placing SCP-3556 on any object will cause the drawing to animate and vocalize any flaws the anomaly perceives of the item it is placed upon. SCP-3556's criticisms will become increasingly illogical the longer it remains on an object, eventually going off topic and become tangentially unrelated to the item it was affixed to. SCP-3556 has only been recorded speaking English. It is theorized that SCP-3556 is sentient, though it has refused to cooperate during attempted interviews. Addendum-3556-1: Experiment Log Close Addendum-3556-1 The following are a series of transcripts recorded from experiments using SCP-3556. Foreword: Object was placed on a cracked mirror. <Begin Log> SCP-3556: Mirror is obviously cracked intentionally. If left untreated, may result in total mirror failure. Mirror is slightly smudged due to clumsy workers. Mirror is even more smudged by me. Mirror does not correctly reflect light as human eyes see it. Mirror is not a true mirror. Mirror absorbs a small amount of green light upon reflection. Mirror is a cheating mirror that steals people’s hard earned light and deserves to serve 30 years in prison for stealing light. Mirror may also be given the death penalty in several jurisdictions, and frankly deserves it. Mirror is scum of the Earth… <End Log> Closing Statement: The unedited audio files all amount to approximately 33 days of audio. The remainder of this transcript was cut for the sake of brevity. SCP-3556 may be capable of following an infinite number of tangents in its rants. -Dr. Beck Foreword: Object was placed on a file containing multiple documents. All documents consisted of untrue facts. <Begin Log> SCP-3556: File is an inadequate way to store data, considering the rise of digital data. Data contained within file is false. First page states frogs are mammals. Frogs are amphibians. Amphibians are both fish and mammals. Frogs are indecisive in their place in the animal kingdom. Second page states computers emit sugary liquids. Computer technology is yet to reach the state of sugary liquid emission. Sugary liquids cause diabetes, heart disease, obesity… <End Log> Closing Statement: The remainder of this transcript was cut for the sake of brevity. It appears SCP-3556 is able to criticize the contents of media, not just the media itself. -Dr. Beck Foreword: D-8913 was instructed to hold SCP-3556. D-8913 had their left arm amputated at birth. <Begin Log> SCP-3556: D-8913 is missing an arm. D-8913’s arm was removed because she is genetically inferior to other human organisms. D-8913 lacks confidence. D-8913 swears too much. D-8913 wears terrible orange jumpsuits because she lacks confidence. D-8913 wears glasses because her eyes were screwed up by staring at a TV too much. D-8913 dyes her hair to forget about the fact their hair is ugly and boring. D-8913 hates legitimate criticism. D-8913 doesn’t know how she gets into terrible situations and chooses to blame those around her. D-8913 has a terrible relationship with her mother. D-8913 has committed murder and deserves to be here. D-8913 is a terrible singer and can’t take a hint that she is a terrible singer. D-8913 listens to Korean pop music, which is the worst kind of music. D-8913’s voice is literally incapable of sounding good in any circumstance. D-8913 has anger management problems. D-8913 hates pape- D-8913 placed SCP-3556 on a nearby wall and attempted to leave the testing chamber. D-8913 refused to comply with further testing orders. <End Log> Foreword: Dr. Beck was instructed to hold SCP-3556. <Begin Log> SCP-3556: Jim Cyrus Beck does not have children, and as such is an evolutionary failure. Jim Cyrus Beck does not want children because he doesn’t want to become like his father. Jim Cyrus Beck is also incapable of having children due to his erectile dysfunction. Jim Cyrus Beck does not realize he is already like his father. Jim Cyrus Beck drinks an entire beer once he gets home from work, like his father. Jim Cyrus Beck fails to please his significant other both sexually and romantically, like his father. Jim Cyrus Beck hates his job and regularly questions why he hasn’t quit. Jim Cyrus Beck is allergic to bees. Jim Cyrus Beck cannot become a bee farmer. Jim Cyrus Beck is also allergic to honey. Jim Cyrus Beck can never affiliate himself with any bees of any k- Dr. Beck set down SCP-3556. <End Log> Foreword: SCP-3556 was presented with SCP-3556’s file. <Begin Log> SCP-3556: I am perfect in every way. No further comment. SCP-3556 remained silent for the remainder of the test. <End Log> Addendum-3556-2: Recovery Close Addendum-3556-2 SCP-3556 was recovered from the apartment of ██████ ████████ (PoI-3556), a writer and illustrator for various children’s books. Foundation agents planted in local police stations apprehended SCP-3556, as well as PoI-3556 and the personal journal of the subject as evidence following a suicide attempt by PoI-3556. Below are the most recent entries in PoI-3556’s journal pertaining to SCP-3556. jesus christ i cant get past this artists block. ive had 2 weeks to make a new character and nothing is coming up. come on brain think. i just doodled a little thing. looks kinda good. gonna sleep on it since im not to sure on it. holy shit it started talking. and it wont shut up. like at all. its judging an old draft i have. gotta admit, its actually kinda helpful. i might keep it around a bit longer. ok seriously it wont shut up. i just stuck it on my pen and it wont stop talking. also apparently metal pens are a fire hazard if you have kids. they could stick them in electrical sockets. note to self: get those little plastic covers for electrical sockets so i dont jab my pen in there and kill myself. this thing isnt making any sense. its never satisfied with any of my drafts and keeps finding something wrong to talk about. but its stuff that doesnt make sense. “current draft doesnt have enough swans” WHAT THE [EXPLETIVE] DOES THAT MEAN?! [The following page consists of 37 crude drawings of swans.] is this enough [EXPLETIVE] swans for you?! now there are too many swans. i cant sleep with that thing. every time i try to get close to it i feel like vomiting and i have to leave. what if i set my room on fire? what if i set myself on fire? cant listen to durbal if youre dead amiright? [EXPLETIVE] my lighter is in my bedroom. durbal is in my bedroom. maybe he will set himself on fire. can you be tried for murder if you burn a sticky note that yells at you? is it a crime to cause someone to go insane by yelling at them? if it is durbal is a wanted felon haha “hey police im gonna [EXPLETIVE] jump out a window cuz a sticky note is yelling at me” does that sound believable? ok ill try it if i die sucks to be me. all of my possessions go to durbal, my one true friend and worst enemy jesus [EXPLETIVE] i hate him see ya cruel world Subject was administered Class-B amnestics before being released to a local psychiatric hospital. Monitoring of subject for further anomalous activity is ongoing. |
SCP-3557 | pending | by stormbreath TIME: 0427 UTC EARTH DATE: DAY 18 MONTH 03 YEAR 2016 WARNING TO ALL FOUNDATION SITES - CODE LEVEL RED - HIGHEST PRIORITY CERTAIN CK-CLASS SCENARIO DETECTED - 99.99% PROBABILITY 6,738,281,472 DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN EXTRADIMENSIONAL SITE RECORDS AND FOUNDATION SITE RECORDS DETECTED ESTIMATED SEVERITY OF CK-CLASS EVENT IS TOTAL REALITY FAILURE ALL FOUNDATION SITES ARE TO INDEFINITELY ENTER LOCKDOWN IMMEDIATELY EQUIPMENT OPERATING STATUS: FUNCTIONING PROPERLY TIME: 0430 UTC EARTH DATE: DAY 18 MONTH 03 YEAR 2016 EMERGENCY BULLETIN CURRENT SITE STATUS SITE-01: LOCKDOWN - SECURE SITE-02: LOCKDOWN - SECURE SITE-03: LOCKDOWN - SECURE SITE-04: NOT RESPONDING - PRESUMED LOST SITE-06: LOCKDOWN - SECURE SITE-07: LOCKDOWN - SECURE SITE-08: PARTIAL LOCKDOWN - NOT SECURE SITE-09: LOCKDOWN - SECURE SITE-10: LOCKDOWN - SECURE OPEN FULL MESSAGE TIME: 0511 UTC EARTH DATE: DAY 18 MONTH 03 YEAR 2016 ATTENTION ALL SITES - O5-6 UPDATE The Black Moon howls to let us know it is still there. Universal lockdown declared over. It appears that the warning that was sent out 45 minutes ago was nothing more than a false alarm, or a device malfunction. We don't have any current indication of a CK-Class Scenario. Reality is safe. Proceed as normal and standby for future updates. — O5-6 VERIFIED OVERSEER ACCOUNT [ Submit Operational Clearance Level ] Clearance Accepted. Retrieving Documents. Welcome, O5-6. From: O5-6 To: Overseer Council Subject: re: What happened? Date: 26/03/2016 Everyone seems to have bought the cover story about a false alarm. That's good. Now we just need to figure out what actually happened. Yolas has gotten back to me. I've forwarded her initial documentation concerning the detected CK-Class scenario and her email to you. I'm scheduling a vote in 24 hours on the Special Containment Procedures she's created and to decide on an object class. opened attachment1 - preliminary3557.scp Item Number: SCP-3557 Special Containment Procedures: Any containment procedures focused around SCP-3557 must focus on the design and construction of more reliable and accurate devices used to measure baseline reality. Direct containment of SCP-3557 itself is not possible, as it is an event that has already taken place to completion. Prevention of future, similar events falls under standard CK-Class Restructuring Scenario Procedures. CK-Class Restructuring Procedures Abstract2 Previous evidence regarding CK-Class Restructuring Scenarios has indicated that it may not be possible to prevent such a scenario, as they may not have an easily recognizable cause. For such scenarios, the best course of action would be to put devices capable of detecting such events in locations outside the theoretical range of effect for a CK-Class Restructuring Scenario event, in addition to multiple database backups for comparison purposes. In the wake of a CK-Class event, personnel in these locations would necessarily have to research methodology of reverting any possible change, or, failing that, integrate into the new reality. $3,000,000 is to be allocated to the Ontokinetics Division for the purposes of designing and rigorously testing Mark II CK-Class Scenario Detectors (CSDs). These new devices are to utilize a wider spectrum of mechanisms in order to detect any potential changes to reality.3 Ontokinetics Division personnel are to test these Mark II CSDs by inducing localized, minor restructuring events. Once all Mark II CSDs have been constructed and rigorously tested, they are to be installed in any and all sites that meet the Ontokinetics Division's guidelines on a reality-anchored location.4 Depending on the total cost of a single Mark II CSD, this could cost anywhere from $10,000,000 to $75,000,000. Additional research is to be put into the refinement and development of previously outdated Scranton Box technology, with Boxes containing appropriate files to be distributed to all Sites.5 Ongoing research into the nature and origin of SCP-3557 is to continue indefinitely. Description: SCP-3557 refers to an event believed to be a CK-Class (Reality Restructuring) Scenario of unknown magnitude that occurred at 0427 UTC on 03/18/2016. The only evidence for SCP-3557's occurrence is the simultaneous activation of all CSDs (CK-Class Scenario Detectors) located at every extradimensionally located or reality-anchored Foundation site.6 At 0427 UTC, 18/03/2016, all Foundation sites received an automated message denoting a CK-Class Scenario occurred.7 All CSDs used by the Foundation activated, giving the same report of likely CK-Class Scenario of high severity. While changes that were previously believed to be indicative of a CK-Class Scenario were noted, no corresponding CK-Class Scenario was observed.8 Detectors either denoted a change at 0427 UTC, 18/03/2016 and only at that time, or became unsynced at that time. CSD Operation Theory9 CK-Class Scenario Detectors will use a variety of detection methods in order to detect a possible CK-Class Scenario event. These devices will use several methods of determining a change, such as the comparison of a live reading of a quality in baseline to a past reading, the comparison of two qualities in both baseline and anchored realities, or the monitoring for a change in a quality of baseline reality. The potential severity of a CK-Class Scenario will be determined by the number of changes noted at any given time. Planned detection methods will include, but not be limited to: Synced pseudo-random number generators located in baseline and extradimensional; designed to generate numbers in the same fashion, and thus, provide the same numbers Kant and Geiger counters physically located in extradimensional/anchored reality but monitoring baseline reality Atomic clocks synced to one another Regular database cross-references, functioning by hashing random sections of the database and comparing hashes to each other Applied thaumaturgical sensors set up to alarm if a large change in the state of reality is detected Electromagnetic sensors detecting any sudden changes in background electromagnetic radiation patterns in baseline However, despite the simultaneous activation of all equipment in extradimensional sites, no change has been recorded between baseline reality before and after 0427 UTC, 18/03/2016. No differences between Extradimensional Site Records and any Foundation Site Records have been noted that were not a result of improperly updated records.10 No differences or changes between reality before and after 0427 UTC, 18/03/2016 have been noted by personnel who were located in extradimensional sites or within reality-anchored locations.11 Under the operating terms of various Foundation/GoI treaties, including the Triumvirate, the Swiss Information Security Act and the SUSEOCT, information regarding the events of 0427 UTC, 18/03/2016 has been requested. These groups have confirmed that a disturbance of some kind was noted, although no actual change has been detected. Foundation moles in various other GoIs have confirmed similar circumstances in their organizations.12 Foundation assets deployed to investigate CSDs have concluded that all equipment was functioning as expected, without any noticeable flaws. A uniform malfunction of the equipment has been ruled out. SCP-3557 did not coincide with any heightened levels of activity of any SCP or known phenomenon with the potential to cause a CK-Class Scenario. No suitable cause for SCP-3557 has been discovered. Several theories have been created behind SCP-3557: SCP-3557 represents a CK-Class Scenario that affected the baseline reality before "rippling" outward and affected extradimensional realities shortly afterward. This restructuring changed the past and present of the baseline reality and then altered other realities to match.13 SCP-3557 was not a CK-Class Scenario, but a previously unencountered phenomenon which triggers CSDs in the same ways that a CK-Class Scenario would.14 SCP-3557 was a CK-Class Scenario that restructured reality and happened to produce a reality that was identical to the original reality. CSDs detected changes to reality while it was in flux and sent the warning message during that time. SCP-3557 was not a CK-Class Scenario, but a sudden, currently unexplained and simultaneous technical failure of every CSD employed by the Foundation, which all produced the same result.15 Footnotes 1. I'll go over this in the email. The Division hasn't come to a consensus on what the Object Class should be. (Mostly because we can't decide what the Object is.) - Dr. Yolas 2. Excerpted here from the main guide on K-Class Scenarios and how to prevent/deal with them. - Dr. Yolas 3. Some of the new ideas we've had suggested are Akiva radiation, gravitational sensors, and SCP-2608 (as a note, our populations of 2608 in baseline all died off at 0427 UTC, and only the individuals we had under cryogenics or in extradimensional/anchored sites survived) - Dr. Yolas 4. This is any site, area or LoI that is either extradimensional or has an abnormally high Hume level. - Dr. Yolas 5. Yes, Boxes, not Anchors. I know we phased out Box usage thirty years ago, but they were much better at preserving information than Anchors. Reality accurate information would have been incredibly helpful for this situation. - Dr. Yolas 6. We only put CSDs in places where they have an external reference point, so only at locations that are either extradimensional or reality-anchored. This includes, for example, Site-62, Site-64T, Extratemporal Site 000, Exclusionary Site-01, Site-2000, or Facility T. - Dr. Yolas 7. Obviously, you know what I'm talking about, but I may want to add it to the document in an Addendum for future reference. - Dr. Yolas 8. To note: changes were detected by all of our CSDs, but no discernible reason for them has been found. Our database crosschecker was set up to only tell us if there were discrepancies and where they were, not to actually tell us what they were: it was assumed we would be able to do that, and that a human eye would be preferred. - Dr. Yolas 9. I've excerpted a portion of the operation philosophy of our CSDs so that you can understand the techniques we were using, since you asked. - Dr. Yolas 10. That is to say, any differences we found were because of clerical error, not actual differences. No differences noted were beyond what would normally be expected. - Dr. Yolas 11. Some examples of personnel who were outside are personnel who were in Universe Kappa-Erikesh, visiting the Third Antarctican Empire, or inside SCP-2627. - Dr. Yolas 12. I'm taking this as verification that this wasn't merely somebody trying to trick us. - Dr. Yolas 13. Thus, the warning message was sent within the brief moments between SCP-3557 affected baseline reality and associated realities. - Dr. Yolas 14. CSDs and their operation procedures were specifically designed to avoid situations like this, since we predicted it. - Dr. Yolas 15. No one in my Division thinks this. - Dr. Yolas opened attachment2 - re:whathappened.eml From: Ontokinetics Division Lead Researcher Dr. Leslie Yolas To: O5-6 Subject: re: What happened? Date: 25/03/2016 Dear O5-6, I wish I could give you some better answers than what you're about to get. To answer your first question: after the reception of SCP-3557, we went and checked every CSD we have. All the monitoring systems we used had been tripped and turned on, but we could not determine any reason for them to have activated. For instance, our synced atomic clocks between CSDs in baseline, reality-anchored and extradimensional sites had been unsynced, but there was no reason for that to have happened. (Also: our database cross checkers were only set up to register if there were discrepancies and where they were, but not what those discrepancies actually were. The idea was that we'd have the data to actually crosscheck.) Next: no, we don't have an object class for SCP-3557 yet. There's been some debate, but the jury's still out on this one. The following have been suggested: Extranormal Event: SCP-3557 is one and done with - there's nothing to contain. Apollyon: SCP-3557 may have already ended the world, and there's nothing we can do about: we're living in a new reality that may have nothing to do with the old one. Keter: There is a possibility that SCP-3557 could happen again, and it's something that we'd want to prevent if it does. It's nearly impossible to contain, so we have to be vigilant. None: SCP-3557 was a technical malfunction, not an anomaly. It doesn't deserve an Object Class. My official position on the matter of SCP-3557 is that I have no idea what actually happened last week other than I believe something anomalous happened. There is not a single theory that I find explanatory, and I'll go over why. The majority of my Division shares in this belief. The first theory was that it was a CK that was a bit slow to affect extradimensional/reality-anchored locations, and the message was sent during the lag period. However, I don't like this. For one, we've never seen a CK that was capable of affecting either of those locations. While we had theorized for a CK to affect Branches and associated universes, we've never thought it would be possible for a CK to affect a completely different Hub. Personnel we had in different Hub worlds came back and didn't find anything odd with what happened here, and their worlds didn't have their CSDs go off. Not only that, a CK like that would have had to punch through every Reality Anchor we have, and those tell us when they've been breached - they didn't think they were. The second theory is that SCP-3557 is something that just happened to trip all of our detectors for CK-Class Scenarios without being one itself. Now, this sounds promising, but there's no possible thing that could have done that while also not being a CK-Class scenario. For instance, somebody in the Division suggested a massive Hume level flux, but we would currently consider that to be a CK-Class Scenario, as it would have corresponding changes to reality. You indicated in your letter that you were concerned that this may have been a deliberate attack by a GoI directed at triggering our alarms, either as a test of their abilities or as a distraction. I have a couple flaws with that, mostly that we have intensely high information security practices about CSDs (meaning that it's unlikely anyone could have figured out how every mechanism of every single CSD functioned), and the amount of effort it would have taken to set every mechanism off simultaneously would have to be astronomical. The third theory is that SCP-3557 restructured reality in a way that happened to line up exactly with the way that reality was before the CK-Class scenario. This is theoretically possible, and contains two possibilities: that reality wound up in its current state through an incredibly unlikely chance event, or that something did in fact change, but we missed it. Both of these have the idea there was a brief flux period in which a reality shift was visible. The first event is incredibly unlikely but entirely possible. Our knowledge of CK-Class events has major holes and gaps - we've only seen one total CK-Class shift, and everything else has been small. There could very well be the possibility that reality wants to snap back to its original state, and thus, the most likely position for reality to end up back into after being destroyed was the original. Some in the Division have suggested that all of the subrealities we had attuned to our own - with plentiful information on baseline - "guided" reality back to normal. This is a somewhat naive and overly hopeful thought. If something small was changed, it begs the question of why we detected a total reality failure. It's like destroying an entire house and rebuilding it just to change a single wall. It would involve considerably more effort than would be needed. It's certainly possible that something changed, but we haven't noticed it. One possibility I've been considering is that some alien civilization caused the CK, and they had a massive shift, but we'd have no way to prove that. The last possibility that we've suggested is that there was no anomaly. I just want to take a brief moment of my time to say that, at the very least, there was an anomalous malfunction of our devices. The idea there was no anomaly is absurd, and I won't waste any time on it. In short, we don't have a good explanation that accurately describes SCP-3557. We have some ideas about to how to proceed, but our best bet is to set up some blanket containment procedures that could hopefully cover a repeat event, because the event itself doesn't really make much sense. The big problem is that our understanding of CK-Class events was just enough to observe an event, but not enough to really understand an event. It's like an early man watching lightning and trying to figure out what happened from an objective, scientific perspective - they aren't going to figure it out. Your final question was whether or not SCP-3557 represents something that we actually need to worry about. I understand that you feel that nothing evidently occurred in the long run, but the implications of SCP-3557 are incredibly startling and worrisome. I do understand the approach of not worrying about that which you can't prevent or stop, but that's not my personal philosophy. The biggest cause for alarm is that we have no idea what caused SCP-3557. No matter what it was, it seemingly came out of nowhere and has no reason for existing. Another repeat event could strike at any moment, and we'd have no means of preventing it or knowing about in the future. We may have narrowly dodged a bullet this time, and I doubt we'll be as fortunate in the future. The first theory represents a CK-Class that is wholly uncontainable and covers up the evidence of what happened. Sure, this current iteration may not care about a past iteration, but neither will the next. The second and fourth theories are both something that is capable of rendering all of our CSDs worthless, meaning we'll have no way to tell if an actual CK happens. The third theory comes with no guarantee that reality will snap back to its original state - we may have gotten lucky, and I've never been one to rely on luck. I understand if the O5 Council is apprehensive about approving the Containment Procedures we've suggested, but if they are, tell them that the procedures would help for any CK-Class Scenario, as well as several other K-Classes. Our methodology at the Foundation is one of the utmost caution, at any cost. Let me know if you need anything else. With respect, Dr. Leslie Yolas Secure, Contain, Protect ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3557" by stormbreath, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3557. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3558 | safe | SCP-3558, cleaned and sterilised. Item #: SCP-3558 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3558 is stored in a standard Safe-class containment unit. Outside of testing purposes, it is not to be removed from its casing. Direct contact, even through layers of protective material, is insufficient to avoid its compulsion effect; all handling of SCP-3558 must therefore be done using the provided pair of forceps. All handling of SCP-3558 must take place in the presence of at least two personnel trained in the nonlethal restraint of lightly armed targets. Any individual who succumbs to SCP-3558's effect outside of approved testing parameters is to be appropriately restrained and disarmed. Description: SCP-3558 is a pink retractable box cutter of unknown make originally acquired by the Foundation at the ████ ███████ Preschool in Miami, Florida. When acquired, SCP-3558's handle was heavily stained with blood. When held by a human being, SCP-3558 compels them to pinch one of their eyelids with their free hand, stretching it carefully away from their eyeball. SCP-3558's wielder will then carefully slide SCP-3558's blade under the extended eyelid, taking care not to damage their eyeball. They will then perform 10-12 perforations along the upper part of their eyelid followed by a single slicing motion to excise the eyelid with minimal damage to surrounding tissue. The wielder will then repeat these actions on their other eyelid. Replacing or removing its blade entirely produces no change in SCP-3558's induced behaviour, suggesting that the effect is only limited to its handle. SCP-3558's wielders exhibit no other cognitive abnormalities aside from this compulsion effect. They will continue acting under its influence until the object is removed from their grip, or until both their eyelids have been entirely excised. The resultant lacerations of SCP-3558-affected individuals will scar over more quickly and experience lower rates of infection compared to similarly disfiguring facial injuries in other subjects. Improved night vision and mild insomnia has also been reported. Due to the lack of controlled testing1, these effects have yet to be conclusively identified as part of SCP-3558's anomalous properties. Footnotes 1. Approval for such testing from the Ethics Committee has been repeatedly denied. |
SCP-3559 | safe | close Info X SCP-3559: Best Thing Since Author: Rimple + More by Rimple - Hide list SCPs SCP-2338 Rating: 380 SCP-3880 Rating: 341 SCP-2779 Rating: 328 SCP-948 Rating: 288 SCP-2559 Rating: 249 SCP-3772 Rating: 192 SCP-5663 Rating: 100 SCP-6774 Rating: 99 SCP-3559 Rating: 98 SCP-3224 Rating: 92 Tales And You Are? Rating: 119 Headache Rating: 96 This Year Rating: 40 Uhhh Operation ÓverMeta Rating: 280 Draft Swap Hub Rating: 44 With other authors Page Author SCP-3500 DrBleep SCP-3504 OthellotheCat SCP-3373 LordStonefish Hey, the stuff below is just for testing some stuff, please ignore for now Draft Swap Hub News for February 2018 SCP-3558 SCP-3560 SCP Series 4 This SCP was written for The Draft Swap (link to come soon), and is based on an unfinished draft originally by MaliceAforethought. Thanks to Perelka_L, minmin, Rimple's Dad and several other Draft Swap participants. Wypiekarnia as viewed from the outside, with stairs on the left leading to Kuźnia Raciborska train station. Item #: SCP-3559 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3559 is currently contained on-site in the back kitchen of Wypiekarnia bakery in Kuźnia Raciborska, which has been outfitted with a hazardous material air filtration system and environmental regulators to maintain consistent humidity and temperature. The entity is to be supplied with all ingredients listed in Document 3559-Y-40b monthly, and under no circumstances are any civilians to enter said kitchen unsupervised. Any output of SCP-3559 (provided through the leftmost serving hatch) is to be collected and stocked in the store front, for purchase. Any anomalous properties related to SCP-3559-1 reported by staff (besides those already documented) are to be investigated immediately, and all consumption is to be suspended until they have been either verified or refuted. These containment procedures have been maintained in accordance with Keeping the Balance: The Importance of Leaving Things Be, Huever et al. Proposals for their revision may be considered at the Bi-Annual Ethics Committee Open Forum in Dublin, subject to submission in writing 5 weeks in advance. The next meeting of the forum is scheduled for March 2nd, 2001. Submissions, please, by 5pm on January 26th to Maire Ní Bhric, Head of Ethics for the European Branch. Description: SCP-3559 is a single continuous mass of mother dough1 currently occupying the kitchen of the bakery Wypiekarnia2 in the town of Kuźnia Raciborska, Poland. SCP-3559 consistently extrudes up to five full-sized, crude humanoid figures. The figures are legless and attached to the central mass via a mock umbilical cord. It is currently unknown whether these act as separate entities or individual organisms. When provided with adequate ingredients, the humanoid extrusions of SCP-3559 will produce a range of baked goods, acting similarly to a well-practiced team of bakers. As well as a full range of common baked goods, Wypiekarnia produces a number of dishes native to Kuźnia Raciborska, including a signature pączki with rose jam and orange rind. Consuming these products, referred to as SCP-3559-1, results in numerous beneficial effects to personal health and workplace morale in human subjects. Effects include: Improved resistance to airborne pathogens. Increased energy and motivation in various tasks. Improved emotional stability and a sense of satisfaction in their daily lives. A reduced feeling of animosity towards their neighbours and co-workers. A greater sense of purpose and higher levels of loyalty towards the Republic of Poland, the local government of Kuźnia Raciborska and the Roman Catholic Church3. When not provided with adequate ingredients for the production of SCP-3559-1, SCP-3559's humanoid protrusions will begin to slow and lose clarity of form. Protrusions have been observed acting listlessly and sitting together immobile during these times. Eventually, commonly following two or three days of inactivity, the protrusions will attempt to leave the bakery through the front and back entrances - as their mock-umbilical connection to the greater mass of mother dough does not extend far enough for them to leave, this is generally fruitless, and appears to cause the protrusions high levels of stress. Due to the numerous positive side-effects and lack of notable negative side-effects of SCP-3559-1 in all test groups over the course of 3 years of testing, it was decided that Wypiekarnia would be re-opened in 1974 and instances of SCP-3559-1 sold to the inhabitants of Kuźnia Raciborska, with trusted native employees given Level-0 contracts with the Foundation. While this practice is no longer considered up to standard in the creation of new containment protocols, given its historical success it is maintained4. On December 9th, 1991, developments in other contained objects in Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia (then part of the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic) prompted further research into the history of Wypiekarnia and careful inspection of the kitchens. Discovered was a similarity in the dimensions and mannerisms of SCP-3559's humanoid protrusions with the Moczydłowski family, who lived above the bakery between 1943 and 1956. Most notably, Ela Moczydłowska noted several stimming behaviours5 displayed by her youngest son, Franciszek Ksawery Moczydłowski, in a number of diary entries, and these behaviours were also observed in the smallest of the protrusions when other protrusions were not present. No attempts at communication or meaningful interaction with the protrusions have thus far been successful, and no members of the Moczydłowski family have been recorded on any Polish census since 1950. Research is ongoing. Footnotes 1. A mixture of flour, water and yeast used as a fermentation starter in bread making. 2. A pun on the Polish words piekarnia and wypiekać 3. The latter effect is limited in non-Catholic test subjects, but commonly manifests as agreeability with the core tenets of the church, academic interest in Catholic literature, and resistance to discussion of topics which paint the church in a bad light 4. This policy was made in accordance with Keeping the Balance: A Study on the Effects of Leaving Things Be, Huever et al. 5. The repetition of physical movements, sounds, or repetitive movement of objects, most common in people with autism spectrum disorders. |
SCP-3560 | euclid | SCP-3560's interior. Item #: SCP-3560 Special Containment Procedures: Due to its proximity to an existing Foundation containment site, SCP-3560 is currently contained by Site-64 staff. All trails leading to SCP-3560 are to be closed to public access via a cover story of a severe landslide. Civilians attempting to access SCP-3560's location are to be detained by security personnel under the guise of Portland Park Rangers. Use of Class-A amnestics on detained civilians has been approved. Description: SCP-3560 is a Class-3 interdimensional portal located within Forest Park, Portland, Oregon. The portal itself resembles an ellipse made of white fog standing vertically on its end, with an approximate length of 1 m along the major axis. Physical objects that approach SCP-3560 from either face can enter its interior. The interior of SCP-3560 is a monochrome temperate forest. While plants located within SCP-3560's interior are made of biological material, they do not undergo cellular processes typical to similar non-anomalous plants. The entirety of SCP-3560's interior is covered in a constant fog that restricts visibility to approximately 40 m. Despite having no apparent light sources, SCP-3560's interior is lit at a constant illuminance of approximately 3 lux. The full size of SCP-3560's interior is currently unknown, with no exploration attempt locating a perimeter. SCP-3560's interior is inhabited by multiple automatons resembling the product models of Anderson Robotics in various states of disrepair1 (here after referred to as instances of SCP-3560-1). SCP-3560-1 are frequently hostile to human life, particularly Foundation personnel, and have proven indestructible while within SCP-3560. Attempts to capture instances of SCP-3560-1 and remove them from within SCP-3560 have been met with failure, as all instances become intangible and vanish shortly upon exiting SCP-3560's interior. Exploration of SCP-3560's interior is currently ongoing. Exploration of SCP-3560's interior has been suspended indefinitely. Addendum 3560-A: Exploration Log 3560-3 + Show Log - Hide Log Exploration Video Log Transcript Date: 11/15/2026 Exploration Team: Mobile Task Force Gamma-13 (“Asimov's Lawbringers”) Subject: SCP-3560 Team Lead: γ-13 Shaw Team Members: γ-13 Sherman, γ-13 Carter, γ-13 Lopez Notes: Due to their experience with Anderson Robotics, MTF Gamma-13 was tasked to enter SCP-3560 and attempt to locate any perimeter, and if possible, capture an instance of SCP-3560-1. All team members were equipped with standard issue tracking devices, body cameras and microphones. Due to low visibility, a tracking beacon was set up at the entrance to SCP-3560's interior to allow team members to find their way back. All team members were equipped with physical tethers in case of beacon failure. Members of MTF Tau-51 ("Urban Brawl") were on standby outside SCP-3560 to provide MTF Gamma-13 with assistance during extraction. Video feed begins right after MTF Gamma-13 has entered SCP-3560. [BEGIN LOG] γ-13 Shaw: Mics on. γ-13 Carter: Christ this place is creepy. You can't see more than 20 feet out. γ-13 Lopez: You gotta use metric, man. We talked about this. γ-13 Carter: Bite me. The scientists can convert that measurement later if they so please. Let's just go. γ-13 Sherman: Where're we off to, anyway? γ-13 Shaw: Compasses still work in here, so we've been instructed to head dead south. Tau-51 and Eta-13 already checked to the north and to the west. See if we can find any kind of perimeter to this place. γ-13 Lopez: Groovy. And if we don't find one? γ-13 Shaw: Then we don't find one. Let's go. MTF Gamma-13 begins to head south. Due to the fog, visibility on screen is limited. Exploration remains uneventful for approximately 20 minutes until a series of mechanical chirps become audible. Team members begin to pan around to find its source. γ-13 Sherman: Anyone see them? γ-13 Lopez: Got visual! Three Merlins in that tree. Cameras pan to a nearby tree. Perched on a low hanging limb are three instances of SCP-3560-1 resembling AR Merlin Aerial Drones. The units continue to chirp, looking back and forth between themselves and Gamma-13 γ-13 Carter: They're acting like birds… γ-13 Lopez: Shit, that sound's going to attract some of the nastier units. Shaw? γ-13 Shaw: Don't engage. They haven't attacked us yet. Last thing we want to do is kick the whole hornet's nest because a few bugs started buzzing. We'll just keep moving. MTF Gamma-13 resumes its exploration. The instances of SCP-3560-1 remain in place, watching the team until they disappear into the fog. The sound of their propulsion systems become audible shortly afterwards, and then fade into the distance. γ-13 Carter: That's probably not a good thing. MTF Gamma-13's exploration continues in silence for the next 10 minutes. γ-13 Lopez: So, I got to ask, what is the plan if we run into a Taita unit in here? Those things are hard to kill on the outside, let alone when they are indestructible. γ-13 Shaw: They can still be incapacitated with traditional methods, Lopez. They just don't die. γ-13 Lopez: Meaning? γ-13 Sherman: Meaning that shooting them buys you about 15 minutes to run before they repair and are back up again. So let's not start anything that ends in a heroic last stand, yeah? γ-13 Shaw: Shit! Get down! MTF Gamma-13 takes cover and remains silent. After five minutes, an instance of SCP-3560-1 resembling an AR Aplomado Facility Defense Unit wanders by. The instance stops, looks around for several moments, then moves on. MTF Gamma-13 remain hidden for several additional minutes before quietly moving on. Exploration resumes. γ-13 Carter: Well, that was close… A mechanical siren is heard from behind MTF Gamma-13. Cameras pan to see the previous SCP-3560-1 instance charging from behind, and begins to open fire on the team with its armaments. MTF Gamma-13 take cover behind various trees and returns fire, eventually incapacitating the instance. The sound of more sirens can be heard as an additional nine instances of SCP-3560-1 appear from behind MTF Gamma-13. All nine instances resemble Aplomado units as well. γ-13 Sherman: Holy hell! γ-13 Shaw: Get back to the entrance, now! We're scrapping! Tau-51 be ready for extraction support! MTF Gamma-13 begins to flee back towards the entrance to SCP-3560's interior. The instances of SCP-3560-1 open fire upon as they pursue the agents. γ-13 Lopez: Fuck, I'm hit! γ-13 Lopez tumbles to the ground. His body camera pans to show several bullet wounds to his left leg. He attempts to crawl toward the SCP-3560's entrance. γ-13 Shaw: Sherman! Carter! γ-13 Sherman: On it! γ-13 Carter: Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck! The remainder of MTF Gamma-13 provide γ-13 Lopez covering fire. In the exchange, γ-13 Sherman is injured. γ-13 Carter and γ-13 Shaw begin to drag their downed team members. γ-13 Carter: Where the hell is Tau-51? γ-13 Shaw: Hell if I know! Just keep going! There is the sound of several more sirens. MTF Gamma-13 stops. Cameras pan to show that they are now surrounded by fifteen SCP-3560-1 instances resembling Aplomado units. All instances remain still. γ-13 Shaw: Oh god… Several additional instances of SCP-3560-1 resembling Peregrine Humanoid Utility Droids and Saker Androids approach MTF Gamma-13. One of the Peregrine instances, with the serial number "31" woven into its left arm then speaks to the agents. This instance has several patches of its aramid covering missing. SCP-3560-1: First you torment us there, and now you come and torment us here? Will it never end? γ-13 Shaw: 1360? SCP-3560-1: I was. You shouldn't have come here. γ-13 Shaw: If you harm us, you will face retaliation. You should know that. SCP-3560-1: I'm aware. You're not expendable like we were. It's part of the plan. The SCP-3560-1 instances then depart, leaving MTF Gamma-13 surrounded by the SCP-3560-1 instances resembling Aplomado units. Several sirens become audible once again, as the SCP-3560-1 in stances arm their weapons systems and take aim. τ-51 Creed: Engage! Cameras pan around as MTF Tau-51 arrives and engages the SCP-3560-1 instances. After a several minute long firefight, the instances are incapacitated. Members of Tau-51 begin to assist MTF Gamma-13 with extraction. [END LOG] Addendum 3560-B: Interview 3560-1 + Show Interview - Hide Interview The following interview was conducted as part of MTF Gamma-13's investigation following the events of the third exploration attempt of SCP-3560's interior, and the appearance of two more instances of SCP-3560 within Forest Park. Interviewed: PoI-1115 "Vincent Anderson" Interviewer: MTF Commander Clarissa Shaw Foreword: The following interview was conducted during MTF Gamma-13's investigation into SCP-3560's origin, as well as the relationship between SCP-3560-1 instances and Anderson Robotics and its products. <Begin Log> Shaw: Afternoon, Vincent. PoI-1115: Ah, Clarissa. It's been so long. How are you these days? How's Sasha doing? Shaw: My personal life is hardly any concern of yours, Vincent. There has been a development. I'm here to ask you some questions. PoI-1115 tsks. PoI-1115: Always so formal. What's in it for me? Shaw: Labelle is prepared to offer you a few of the components you requested from your repair list, assuming your answers are satisfactory. PoI-1115: How can I help, then? Shaw slides PoI-1115 a file containing a briefing on SCP-3560. Shaw: A type of portal opened in Forest Park. Inside are several entities resembling your products, Vincent. Any ideas why that might be? PoI-1115 laughs. PoI-1115: Oh my, I didn't think this kind of thing could actually happen. Holy shit. Shaw: You have an idea what is going on then? PoI-1115: Kind of, yeah. Shaw: Enlighten us. PoI-1115: Well, I've already told you guys that how our robots worked was closer to zapping a soul into a brain-dead body than it was traditional robotics tech. The thing is, if you destroy that body, that soul is still going to be hanging around. It's got to go somewhere. Hence… Shaw: So, the entities inside the portal are… PoI-1115: Robot souls, yeah. Shaw: Okay, but why Forest Park? Why isn't this portal located somewhere else? Why is it a temperate forest inside? PoI-1115: I mean, why do ghosts haunt the places they died? Between that raid on Three Portlands and those experiments you guys did at Site-64, you guys killed a lot of robots. I imagine there's a lot of anger in those places. As for the forest, I'm guessing it used to be a pocket dimension that bubbled off of Three Ports that they commandeered en masse. It's not like anyone else was probably using it. And if they were, I can promise you they probably aren't using it now. Shaw: So how do we stop it? PoI-1115: Pardon? Shaw: More of these portals have been appearing. How do we stop that? PoI-1115 shrugs. PoI-1115: Not a clue. Last I checked you can't really destroy one of these souls once you make it. They're kind of like the Styrofoam of the spirit world. An exorcist, maybe? Prometheus Labs had a project they're working on that might do the trick. I'd be careful though. If you bother this hornet's nest enough times the hornets are going to attack. Create enough hostile energy and they'll probably start spilling out of there. And they'll be pissed. <End Log> Addendum 3560-C: Incident 3560-4 On 12/3/2027 an additional four instances of SCP-3560 manifested, with two forming within Site-64's staff dormitories and two within the Unusual Incidents Unit's Three Portlands Headquarters, bringing the total number of instances to eight. Instances of SCP-3560-1 were observed to be capable of leaving SCP-3560's interior as Level 4 Apparitions, and abducted a total of twelve UIU and Site-64 personnel2. Use of Hoffman Portable Electro-Thaumic Units3 proved effective in exorcising these SCP-3560-1 instances. Investigation into means of closing additional SCP-3560 instances is currently ongoing. Attempts to enter SCP-3560 and rescue abducted personnel has so far been met with limited success. The remains of four of the twelve abducted personnel have been recovered from within SCP-3560 in various states of mutilation: Personnel Name Current Position Former Position State on Recovery Debora Stevens Foundation: AIAD Programmer Anderson Robotics Advanced Logic Division Found strung from a tree via aramid fibers. Subject appeared to have had multiple strips of flesh removed from his body. Charles Freeman Foundation: Paratech Development Anderson Robotics Research and Development Found in a clearing. Subject had been exsanguinated4. Arav Jindal UIU: Surveillance Specialist Anderson Robotics Research and Development Found dismembered over a distance of 1 km. Mari Tanaka UIU: Public Relations Anderson Robotics Customer Liaison Found adjacent to a SCP-3560 entryway. Subject had her skin removed and was revealed to be an Anderson Robotics Saker Android. Subject was unresponsive, with her internal AI heavily corrupted. Each recovered individual was found bearing a heart symbol with a jagged line running down its center sewn into their back with aramid fibers. Attempts to locate the remaining abducted personnel is ongoing. Footnotes 1. Observed damage has included gunshot wounds, missing limbs, malfunctioning weapons and propulsion systems, and missing/damaged chassis. 2. All personnel abducted had previous experience as employees of Anderson Robotics prior to defecting following the company's collapse. 3. Reverse engineered from earlier Prometheus Labs designs. 4. Completely drained of blood. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3560" by Jacob Conwell, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3560. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. 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SCP-3561 | safe | close Info X SCP-3561: An Unfinished Work Author: The Great Hippo Image: Link, Link, Link, Link, and Link. Music: Climbing Up the Walls (Radiohead) Next: [SCP-4054]: The Seventh Door More by The Great Hippo: SCPs – hide block SCPs [SCP-3034] The Counting Station DO NOT LET HER FINISH [SCP-3035] Science Bugs case_of_the_mondays.png, case_of_the_mondays (1).png [SCP-3054] Cragstaff Sanitarium You are sick. You are broken. We will fix you. [SCP-3045] bzzip.exe HAMLET: I am no longer moody. [SCP-3043] Murphy Law in… Type 3043 — FOR MURDER! Forget it, Fred. It's Chinatown. [SCP-3057] Fossil Fuels …witnesses provided confirmation that instances of SCP-3057-4 did, in fact, have feathers. [SCP-2639] Video Game Violence i need to know how many people i've killed [SCP-437] Summer of '91 That was a pretty crazy summer, y'know? Sometimes I really miss that place. [SCP-3079] 300 Tricks: Stage Magic Made Easy NOTE: No method for accomplishing this trick is provided. [SCP-2753] Let's Play Jenga! High art carries high risk! [SCP-2679] The Many Graves of Jeannette Parslov Whatever it takes, do what you must; whatever the cost, come back to us. [SCP-3074] Kafka's Parking Garage Thank you for choosing Izatova Parking Center. Have a pleasant day. [SCP-2571] Cragglewood Park Mr. Blair, have you always been an only child? [SCP-2419] The Laughing Men Throw them back into the incinerator where you found them. [SCP-3143] Murphy Law in… The Foundation Always Rings Twice! When it comes right down to it, me — them — hell, even you — we're all just characters in that trashy dime-store novel called life. [SCP-3089] That Old Time Religion Remember how we explained that successful people don't actually need any of their toes to walk? Well, that's going to come in handy for Secret Number Six. [SCP-3117] A Monster-Shaped Hole I'm not talking to you. [SCP-3128] Let's Play Monopoly! Hey, guys? I'm, uh. I'm using this. [SCP-3138] A Sepulcher by the Sea Should it prove feasible, all non-canonical corpses are to be extracted, examined, and catalogued. [SCP-3241] The SS Sommerfeld It makes me wonder what an old monster like myself is even doing here, anymore. And then? Someone special comes along and reminds me. [SCP-3219] This Sour Earth Notably, no reports describe any attempt to examine the residence's storm cellar. [SCP-4028] La Historia de Don Quixote de la Mancha Justine eventually re-unites with her sister, Juliette. Alonso strikes down a lightning bolt intended for them both, then challenges the narrator to a duel. [SCP-3546] Doggone it, I Fold! Specifically, fan-art of Sonic the Hedgehog, a video-game character produced by Sega in 1991. [SCP-3561] An Unfinished Work Despite multiple reports from neighbors who claimed to have witnessed members of his family standing at the windows, no trace of Theodore Holdstock's wife and children could be found. [SCP-4054] The Seventh Door SCP-4054 is The Seventh Door, an unlicensed platform adventure game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. SCP-3561-1 (Upstairs Hallway, 1905; oil on canvas). Refresh page for changes. Item #: SCP-3561 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3561-1 through -6 are to be kept on-site in a climate-controlled containment vault under the supervision of a Foundation art conservator. Care is to be taken to minimize exposure to dust and moisture. Once per week, each instance is to be removed and examined for changes, then cleaned by a certified oil-canvas preservationist. Description: SCP-3561 is the collective designation for six oil paintings (SCP-3561-1 through -6) produced by Theodore Holdstock between 1905 and 1907. Each painting depicts an interior view of Holdstock's home (located outside of Bautzen; Saxony, Germany). Although the perspective of each painting remains constant across viewings, details will periodically change. This includes (but is not limited to) the position of furniture, opened or closed doors, lighting, and the presence of silhouettes. Via repeated viewings, researchers have determined that no more than a total of five silhouettes are visible at any given time. Addendum 3561.1: Depictions TITLE DEPICTION NOTABLE FIGURES SCP-3561-1: Upstairs.Hallway A hallway with a chair, two paintings, and three open doors (one to the viewer's right and two ahead). A window is visible through one of the doors. A silhouette sometimes stands in the shaded portion of the next room, facing the corner. SCP-3561-2: An Old Stove A cast-iron wood-burning stove on the left and a doorway leading to a hallway straight ahead. A silhouette stands either in the hallway or beside the stove. SCP-3561-3: A Girl's Bedroom Window An open window ahead, with a chair directly beneath it. A bed is to the right, and a dresser to the left. A silhouette sits in the chair, turned to face the window, head bowed in prayer. When absent, the chair is gone and the window is closed. SCP-3561-4: A Living Room A doorway to the left, leading to a living room with a painting, cot, table, and urn; to the right is a cabinet, with a mirror above it. A silhouette is sometimes seated on the cot, head bowed in prayer. Another silhouette's reflection can be seen in the mirror. SCP-3561-5: A Dining Room A darkened room with a table and a single lit candle atop of it. Up to five silhouettes are seated at the table, heads bowed in prayer. SCP-3561-6: The Foyer A table to the left with two lit candles; a window straight ahead, with a doorway next to it. It is night. A silhouette sits besides the table, head bowed in prayer. Otherwise, when all five silhouettes are present in SCP-3561-5, a hand can be seen pressed against the window's glass. Addendum 3561.2: History and Recovery SCP-3561-4 (A Living Room, 1906; oil on canvas). Refresh page for changes. Theodore Holdstock moved to Bautzen with his family (three daughters, two sons, and wife) in 1902 for undisclosed reasons (likely related to his wife's deteriorating mental state). Initially well-regarded, Theodore and his family grew increasingly isolated from their neighbors as rumors regarding his wife's illness spread. In 1904, Adelaide Weber (the wife of a general store owner who had moved into town the year prior) wrote an account in her journal regarding a 'strange family' who never emerged from their home, save the husband — and only to purchase supplies. Concern regarding the family's status reached a peak in 1905, when local police were asked to intervene. No documents regarding this initial confrontation survive; however, Theodore Holdstock continued to live in his home until his suicide in 1909. Despite multiple reports from neighbors who claimed to have witnessed members of his family standing at the windows, no trace of Theodore Holdstock's wife and children could be found. All of Mr. Holdstock's possessions (including SCP-3561) were subsequently auctioned off, with the paintings eventually finding their way into the possession of Basil Ottinger (a Swiss banker and collector of anomalous art). SCP-3561 was recovered in 1985 alongside several other anomalous pieces during a Foundation raid conducted in Romandy, Switzerland. SCP-3561-6 (The Foyer, 1907; oil on canvas). Refresh page for changes. Renovations made to the Holdstock estate in 1987 revealed a previously unknown sub-basement. There, police uncovered five well-preserved bodies which fit the age and description of Holdstock's two sons, wife, and two of his three daughters. Each body had been tightly wrapped in a black hood and shawl, obscuring its features; the hands were bound with wire in prayer. The remains had been chemically treated to prevent decay and suppress their odor. A crude brass framework with pose-able joints had been surgically inserted into each body, permitting them to be posed in various positions. As of this date, Marie Holdstock (Theodore Holdstock's eldest daughter) remains unaccounted for. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3561" by The Great Hippo, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3561. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. 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SCP-3562 | keter | Item #: SCP-3562 Improper MLA heading Indent your paragraphs Special Containment Procedures: Edgewood High School is to be indefinitely closed to the public under the pretense of the presence of asbestos. All SCP-3562-1 instances are to be separately held in standard containment lockers at Site-82. Access to SCP-3562-1 instances may be requested by all personnel working at Site-82 of Level-3 clearance and above. SCP-3562-1 instances are not to be viewed under any circumstances. Site-82 and the surrounding area is to be monitored by armed security personnel. Too much passive voice, no explanation of main premise. Poor introductory paragraph. Description: SCP-3562 is an anomalous phenomenon which first manifested within Edgewood Public High School in ███████████, Virginia on 09/04/2017 September 4, 2017. All written and typed documents present within the school following this date have been infected by SCP-3562 passive voice. Infected documents, designated SCP-3562-1, retain their anomalous properties when removed from school grounds, but the infection has not been observed to spread beyond documents brought within the school outdated information. SCP-3562-1 instances are characterized by the spontaneous yellow highlighting of certain words and phrases, as well as the appearance of red text. This text usually consists of critiques regarding the infected document’s grammar, word choice, and sentence structure, as well as the use of rhetorical devices and MLA formatting1. Depending on how well the infected document meets these criteria, a numerical grade between 0% and 100% will appear on the document, as well as a letter grade between A and F. If a document receives a numerical grade of 59% or lower, the phrase “SEE ME AFTER CLASS!” Add citation after quote will be present adjacent to the grade. If an individual views an instance of SCP-3562-1 with a grade of 59% or lower, said individual will undergo a temporary spatial displacement the next time they pass through a doorway or other architectural opening, entering an extradimensional location hereafter designated SCP-3562-2. Too short! Paragraphs need a minimum of five sentences. Little information has been accumulated regarding the events that transpire within SCP-3562-2, as recording equipment consistently fails within 30 seconds of displacement No electronics in class!, and all subjects return from SCP-3562-2 with no memory of what occurred. What is known is that SCP-3562-2 resembles a high school classroom, with no windows or other doorways present, and that it is inhabited by a single humanoid entity, hereafter designated SCP-3562-3. SCP-3562-3 appears to be a female between 1.5 and 1.8 meters in height. However, exact details of SCP-3562-3’s physical appearance are unknown none of your business, as images captured prior to equipment failure are always heavily distorted. Subjects return from SCP-3562-2 approximately one hour after displacement if they behave. Returning subjects, hereafter designated SCP-3562-4, possess numerous physical alterations within their frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes, resulting in extensive modifications to their cognitive processes. The most notable of these changes include: Don't use bullet points! Eidetic knowledge of several classic literary works, including The Scarlet Letter, Moby Dick, The Great Gatsby, and the complete works of William Shakespeare. A notable increase in reading comprehension skills on both a pragmatic and semantic level. This includes both the ability to understand the literal context of a narrative work and the ability to interpret symbolic and allegorical meanings through the semiotic connotations of certain words and phrases. A notable increase in average reading speed. SCP-3562-4 instances can read approximately 900 nine hundred words per minute while still maintaining full comprehension of the text. A compulsion to speak and write in a linguistically correct format, to the point where SCP-3562-4 instances are physically incapable of using incorrect grammar or spelling. Complete immunity to all Class-IV and below text-based memetic hazards. The mechanism behind this immunity is not yet fully understood, although it is hypothesized to be an extension of the advanced ability to break down semiotic connotations within narrative works exhibited by SCP-3562-4 instances. Further experimentation regarding the possible applications of this ability is currently being overseen by head researcher Dr. Franc. Outdated information Addendum 3562.1: Incident Report: 04/09/2018 ??? On 04/09/2018 April 9, 2018 at 2:45 pm, a Foundation-wide alert was released by Site-82’s Memetic Hazard Detection System, indicating the presence of an uncontained memetic agent within the site’s digital archives. In the following minutes, all contact with Site-82 and its occupants was lost. Upon the restoration of contact, it was discovered that 39 thirty nine personnel from Site-82's memetics department had become instances of SCP-3562-4. Furthermore, Head Researcher Dr. Franc and Assistant Researcher Dr. Dean were no longer present within the site. Their location is currently unknown detention. Upon examination, the contents of Site-82’s private servers were found to be completely erased with the exception of a single text file. The contents of the file are attached below. Paragraph is too short, and poorly weaves into the quote. Alright, I’ve wiped the entire archives. That should take care of that bitch disrespectful and inappropriate. Still, I think it’s too late for me. At this point I’m either going to starve to death in this room or face whatever she has planned for me beyond that door. Before I go, I’m going to explain everything. I’ll upload this onto the site’s network so everyone will know what happened. I was overseeing an experiment that involved exposing an SCP-3562-4 instance to a copy of SCP-████2, when SCP-3562's properties suddenly and radically changed. Up until now, SCP-3562 only infected physical documents brought into the Edgewood School, but today SCP-3562-1 instances started popping up on our server left and right. I don’t know how many people were infected, but I know that I was one of them. My assistant and I managed to stay clean long enough to access the site’s main terminal, but we were infected during the process of wiping the system. My assistant decided to just get it over with. He left through the front door almost immediately. He said he was going to try to kill her inappropriate. That was over four hours ago. I think I've explained everything, and I'm tired of waiting. It's time for me to face her too. I'll try to take her out as best I can. I don't know what will happen will be punished accordingly, but at least I'll go down fighting. serve as an example for other students. Pray for me, Dr. Franc No conclusion paragraph, no work cited, no argument, no analysis… Footnotes 1. Text regarding other subject matter has been observed, mostly when infected documentation discusses SCP-3562 itself stuff that is none of your business. 2. A Class-III memetic hazard capable of spreading through digital files. Good teachers learn as much from their students as their students learn from them. |
SCP-3563 | keter | Item #: SCP-3563 Special Containment Procedures: Due to its nature, SCP-3563 cannot be contained at this time. Containment efforts of SCP-3563 should instead be focused on determining locations in which additional manifestations may occur. In the event that a manifestation of SCP-3563 is confirmed, Foundation personnel are to be deployed to the reported location immediately. A standard 50m² Federal Bureau of Investigation grade mobile morgue unit is to be established over SCP-3563, and the surrounding area is to be marked off with police tape corresponding to the appropriate local metro police department. Two level-2 guards are to be stationed outside of the morgue unit until such a time that SCP-3563 disperses. Guards stationed outside of SCP-3563's mobile containment unit are to be outfitted with uniforms appropriate to local police force. Civilians affected by SCP-3563 are to be administered Class-A amnestics and released from Foundation custody. Description: SCP-3563 is a phenomenon that occurs throughout New England, primarily affecting southern Maine and northern New Hampshire. Manifestations of SCP-3563 only occur in towns with populations of at least five hundred, but no more than one thousand. Foundation researchers have determined that manifestations of SCP-3563 only occur when locations matching the following criteria are present: An abandoned or vacant home that has previously been on the market. The neighborhood surrounding abandoned home has families currently living in said neighborhood. Abandoned home must have previously been owned by a family with at least one child. Child of previous owners is either missing or deceased. Manifestations of SCP-3563 appear exclusively outside of locations that meet the above conditions, typically at the end of the driveway of said home, or on the front yard. SCP-3563 manifestations are comprised of two components, SCP-3563-1, and SCP-3563-2. SCP-3563-1 is a lemonade stand built from non-anomalous plywood and timber1, kept together with cap nails and screws. In at least 85% of recorded manifestations, SCP-3563-1 has been noted to have a sign posted above its counter that reads "Lemonabe[sic], 25¢!" in red and yellow crayon or paint. SCP-3563-2 is a human child of varying gender, race, and ethnic background but always appearing between the ages of seven and twelve. DNA testing has confirmed that SCP-3563-2 entities directly correspond to real-world children who have been declared missing or deceased within at least two years of SCP-3563 manifesting. SCP-3563-2 will try to sell lemonade to any human beings for a quarter, though have been noted to also sell pink lemonade, iced tea, and an unknown liquid metal with consistency similar to tar. SCP-3563-2's behavior is typical of children of its age; instances have consistently been friendly with Foundation personnel. Any humans who purchase and consume lemonade bought from SCP-3563 will be compelled to enter the vacant home in which SCP-3563-1 is premised. SCP-3563-2 will continue to sell lemonade until at least ██ humans have entered the house, at which point SCP-3563-2 will leave SCP-3563-1 and enter the home. SCP-3563-2 then proceeds to [DATA EXPUNGED], leaving behind only the organs, monetarily valuable on person belongings, and — on several occasions — teeth that have been filled with precious metals. Attempts to follow SCP-3563-2 into the home, or prevent SCP-3563-2 from entering, have resulted in the deaths of at least █ Foundation personnel. Attempts to locate SCP-3563-2 afterwards have resulted in little success, with tracking devices going offline as soon as SCP-3563 disperses, and attempts to follow SCP-3563-2 leading to the entity disappearing as soon as line of sight is broken. + Show Interview Logs 3563 [LEVEL 2 ACCESS REQUIRED] - Access granted, displaying interview logs. Interview Log SCP-3563-2-03 Interviewed: SCP-3563-2-03 Interviewer: Guest Researcher Dr. ██████ Foreword: Interview was conducted on 03/09/20██ in order to ascertain the correlation between SCP-3563-2 and the real-world children they correspond to. DNA testing has confirmed that SCP-3563-2-03 is Dexter Hawshore, an eight-year-old boy who was found dead in ████████, Massachusetts eight months earlier outside of Barrymore Brothers Candy Barrel; cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. Dexter apparently tripped and collided with the concrete. <Begin Log> Dr. ██████: Hello, are you selling lemonade? SCP-3563-2-03: Yep! Mr Ha-… Mom and pop said if I can make five dollars they'll take me to the candy store, and let me get whatever I want. Dr. ██████: Let me guess, the Candy Barrel? SCP-3563-2-03: Subject pauses, taking a few moments before responding. Wanna buy some of my lemonade? It's homemade, pop helped me squeeze the lemons himself. Only a quarter! Dr. ██████: And when was the last time you saw your father? SCP-3563-2-03: That's an easy one! I saw him-… Subject falls silent for a moment, looking at the ground. Huh… Uhm, say, wanna buy some lemonade? It's homemade, pop helped me squeeze it himself! <End Log> Closing Statement: It would appear that there is a direct connection between SCP-3563-2 and the children that they seem to represent, though the means through which this connection is established is still unknown. SCP-3563 dispersed seventeen minutes after interview. Interview Log SCP-3563-2-08 Interviewed: SCP-3563-2-08 Interviewer: D-1252, female, Caucasian, 25 years old. Charged for three hit and runs, and the murder of a federal officer. No diagnosed mental conditions. Foreword: Interview was conducted on 12/02/20██, directly after SCP-3563-2-08 had entered the abandoned home. Subject was covered in human cerebrospinal fluid at the time of interview. Dental records confirm that subject is Daniella Oakes, an eleven-year-old girl who has been missing for four months. <Begin Log> D-1252: J-Jesus fucking Christ, this place is a mess. SCP-3563-2-08: Hi! I'm sorry, I don't have any lemonade left to sell, I just finished squeezing out the very last drop. D-1252: What… Happened in here? Doc, am I supposed to be asking this kid something? Dr. Grant: I need you to ask it about its memories, if it remembers anything prior to three months ago. D-1252: Alright, uh… Right, so uh, what's your deal, kid? You a ghost or something? According to the papers I got you've been missing for three months. SCP-3563-2-08: Nuh uh, no way! Ghosts aren't real, my daddy says so. Besides, I've been playing with Mr. Hat until today! He said that I'm gonna help him make money, so I'm selling lemonade! D-1252: Right, and this Mr. Hat is what, your dad? Do you remember the day you went missing? SCP-3563-2-08: Nuh uh, I haven't seen daddy since uh… Since he said he wanted to go walking in the woods, so we went on a nature hike and then-… Uhm. Subject falls silent for several moments. I'm sorry, I have to go now. <End Log> Closing Statement: Subject proceed to flee the home, D-1252 was instructed to follow the entity, but lost sight of it as soon as it got out the back door. SCP-3563 dispersed shortly after. Investigation into an entity known as 'Mr. Hat' is underway. Interview Log SCP-3563-2-14 Interviewed: SCP-3563-2-14 Interviewer: Dr. Grant Foreword: Interview was conducted on 04/02/20██. SCP-3563-2-14 had succeeded in selling █ cups of lemonade before Foundation personnel arrived on scene. Mobile task force units were deployed into the home in which SCP-3563 had manifested, and extracted the civilians inside. Civilians were thereafter administered Class-A amnestics and released. DNA test were inconclusive, and the identity of SCP-3563-2-14 is unknown. Subject is male, appears to be between the ages of ten and twelve, and is of African-American descent. <Begin Log> Dr. Grant: Hello SCP-3563, how are you today? SCP-3563-2-14: Hey mister, want to buy some lemonade? It's real cheap, only a quarter. Dr. Grant: What can you tell me about 'Mr. Hat'? SCP-3563-2-14 I don't understand the question, what is this? How do you know about-… What's happening? Subject becomes visibly uncomfortable, scratching at its arm in agitation. Do you want to buy some lemonade, sir? Dr. Grant: Answer the question, SCP-3563. Who is Mr. Hat? Did you meet them after you disappeared? SCP-3563-2-14: Mr… No, I'm sorry I'm not supposed to talk to strangers about business models I-… He'll hurt me if I do. Dr. Grant Who will, Mr. Hat? SCP-3563-2-14: The man in the hat, he's coming for you now. You shouldn't have asked so many questions. Dr. Grant: This man in the hat, what does he look like? SCP-3563-2-14: Would you like to buy some lemonade? It's only a quarter. <End Log> Closing Statement: Subject became unresponsive after this, continuing to try to sell lemonade in lieu of answering questions. SCP-3563 dispersed thirty minutes later. Approximately two hours later, Dr. Grant was found dead floating in the ██████ river, almost four kilometers away from the initial SCP-3563 manifestation. Autopsy reports indicate Dr. Grant was beaten to death with a brick, with blood splatter and misting consistent with similar bludgeoning cases. Addendum 3563-a: On 08/14/20██, the Foundation received reports from deep cover agents that large amounts of organs and other valuable human organic matter had been sold on the underground market in ████████████, Maine. Agents were tasked with locating the buyer, and were led to James ██████, a 24-year-old narcotics dealer who had purchased the organs, along with several watches, three leather wallets, and thirteen teeth that had been filled with pure grade silver. When questioned about where he had gotten these items, subject told Foundation agents that he bought them from a 'man in a dark overcoat, wearing a brimmed hat'. He was unable to answer any further questions in regards to who he had purchased the items from, citing that it had been 'real dark' at the time. Subject was administered Class-A amnestics, and released into the custody of local authorities. Addendum 3563-b: As of 09/24/20██, the 'Man in the Hat' has been designated as Foundation POI-528. Foundation agents are to report any further large quantities of organs being sold on the black market in New England directly to Site-██. Footnotes 1. Though has been recorded as being built from birchwood on three occasions, and oakwood on two. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3563" by WennyGoon, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3563. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. 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SCP-3564 | euclid | Preliminary research team investigating SCP-3564's location of recovery. Entity not pictured. Item #: SCP-3564 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3564 is currently housed in the Large Entity containment wing of Site-06-3. As SCP-3564 is generally cooperative towards Foundation demands, weekly readings of various dramatic works (those penned by Shakespeare are preferred, but not required) have been approved to maintain said cooperation1. Any changes in SCP-3564's behaviour are to be reported to the Site's HMCL Supervisor. SCP-3564's dietary requirements are equivalent to those of three adult humans, and are outlined in Document 3564-D1. Due to the possibility of severe muscle atrophy, SCP-3564 must be encouraged to perform at least 3 hours of physical exercise per day. Description: SCP-3564 is a humanoid creature (sans head), approximately 3 metres in height. The entity exhibits unusually high levels of muscle mass, tumorous growths in multiple limbs and organs, and appears to have been grown via anomalous means from the remains of William Shakespeare2. Despite its internal organ systems being of unusual size and shape, no life-threatening complications have arisen — for the most part, the entity's internal tissues mimic those found in humans, with the placement of the central brain mass in the upper chest area and an underdeveloped renal system being the only major deviations. SCP-3564 is capable of auditory, olfactory and tactile perception through normal means, and visual perception via an unknown (presumed anomalous) method. During its time in containment, SCP-3564 has displayed personality traits consistent with those attributed to Shakespeare during his life. A tongue and vocal cords recessed within the neck cavity allow it to vocalise (though speech is slurred and distorted to the point of unintelligibility), and it has expressed great interest in Shakespeare's works, reacting positively to the containment team's recitals of the author's various plays and sonnets. Due to the entity's low overall intelligence and poor memory (indicative of a lack of properly formed brain tissue), no further insight into its origin or construction has been gained. Recovery: SCP-3564 was initially located on 23/04/1956, in a disused warehouse in Hackney, London, following an anonymous tip that a low-profile anomalous group were operating in the area. The entity was located within a large vat of unclear purpose, surrounded by a large quantity of esoteric equipment seemingly designed for the cultivation of organic tissue. While fire damage had rendered the majority of the technology unsalvageable, a small quantity was taken into Foundation custody for research purposes. Alongside this equipment was uncovered an extensive repository of classical literature, mock-16th century period-appropriate costumes, and props suitable for a wide array of dramatic performances. All were extremely worn, suggesting near-daily use over a period of months, if not years. Multiple printed fliers detailing a public performance scheduled for the following week were fixed to the warehouse's exterior, but had failed to gather public interest, presumably due to their amateur design and the warehouse's location. In addition to SCP-3564, six corpses were found buried in a small area of land to the rear of the building. Each instance (termed SCP-3564-1 through -6) was genetically identical to SCP-3564, and displayed signs of malnutrition, necrosis, severe physiological abnormalities, and in the case of SCP-3564-2, a complete lack of skin. Research into the individual, group, or organisation responsible for SCP-3564's creation is ongoing. Addendum: Incident 3564-F/BACON: On 16/10/1992, Site-06-3 was involved in a highly abnormal containment breach, in which containment systems for SCP-████ spontaneously malfunctioned. The backup systems failed to fully suppress the creature's anomalous properties, and as a result a large portion of the Site's subterranean infrastructure was irreparably damaged. During this incident, SCP-3564 escaped alongside multiple other anomalous entities, and was deemed a low-priority recovery task due to its lack of life-threatening attributes. It was subsequently located 46 hours later in the basement of a bookshop some 30 kilometres away. While SCP-3564 initially resisted recontainment efforts (seeming highly distressed and incoherently vocalising), it reluctantly submitted upon the arrival of by Provisional Task Force Two-Beta ("Anti-Stratfordians"), allowing itself to be tranquillised and secured. It was returned to its chamber without further incident, and Interview 3564-0041 was conducted several days later. ► Show Interview Log 3564-0041 ◄ Hide Interview Log Interviewer: Agent Robin Bryson Interviewed: SCP-3564 Foreword: Interview conducted with SCP-3564 on the topic of its observed behavioral changes. SCP-3564's responses were provided by means of a series of buttons connected to pictograms, which the entity had been trained to use to relay specific concepts. <Begin Log> Agent Bryson: Hello Bill3. Good to see you up and about. Me and the others, well, we've noticed you haven't been enjoying your recitals as much as you usually do. Could you tell us why? (SCP-3564 slumps in its chair and does not respond.) Agent Bryson: Please? We're worried about you. You haven't been eating well, and none of us want you to feel sad. Please tell us what's wrong. SCP-3564: [SAD] (Pause.) [WRONG/INCORRECT] Agent Bryson: Oh… You- you're not sad? SCP-3564: [WRONG/INCORRECT] (Pause.) [ME] [SAD] (Pause.) [BECAUSE/CONNECTION] [WRONG/INCORRECT] Agent Bryson: I see. You're sad because you feel wrong? SCP-3564: [BEAUTY] [GOOD] (Extensive pause.) [WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE]4 Agent Bryson: Yes. Yes, we know you like Shakespeare. SCP-3564: [ME] [WRONG/INCORRECT] [WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE] (Pause.) [STORY — OBJECT — YOU] Agent Bryson: Story object… Oh! You mean books! Or plays, I suppose, in your experience. Is that right? (Agent Bryson mimes opening a book.) You mean a play? SCP-3564: [ME] [SEE] [STORY — OBJECT — YOU] SCP-3564: [WRONG/INCORRECT] SCP-3564: [ME] [WRONG/INCORRECT] [BECAUSE/CONNECTION] [WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE] (SCP-3564 stands up, apparently distressed.) SCP-3564: [WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE] [WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE] [SAD] [WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE] Agent Bryson: I… I'm not entirely sure what you- SCP-3564: [WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE] (Pause, during which the entity repeatedly strikes the wall of their containment chamber. The following words were chosen extremely slowly and deliberately.) SCP-3564: [ME] [CAN'T/UNABLE] [STORY — OBJECT — YOU] (A second, shorter pause.) [FIRE — WRONG/INCORRECT — SAD — FIRE — BEAUTY — BEAUTY — GOOD — (Unknown symbol(s); the entity brought its hand down on the apparatus with such force as to render it severely damaged.)] Agent Bryson: I think… I think we should probably leave it here, for the moment. What do you say we come back later and- SCP-3564: [WRONG/INCORRECT] SCP-3564: [ME] [CAN'T/UNABLE] (SCP-3564's breathing becomes heavy and erratic.) SCP-3564: [CAN'T/UNABLE] [WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE] [CAN'T/UNABLE — UNDERSTAND] [CAN'T/UNABLE] [CAN'T/UNABLE] Agent Bryson: I'm sorry, I- (SCP-3564 strikes the protective screen of the interview chamber with unprecedented force, breaking it. Agent Bryson experiences minor cuts to the face and arms, and SCP-3564 retreats to the other side of the chamber. The interview was halted by supervising staff shortly thereafter.) <End Log> Closing statement: Following this interview, Protocol 3564-MARLOWE was updated to protect involved staff behind high-durability screens. Investigation into SCP-3564's developing hostility and deteriorating emotional state is underway. Notably, while clearing the interview chamber, staff noted a series of extremely damaged paper documents, retrieved by SCP-3564 and concealed on its person. The precise natures of the items are unclear, but they appear to be a number of books, specifically intended for younger audiences and/or individuals with severe reading impairments. Several broken writing implements were also located, all of which had apparently been crushed with some force between the entity's fingers. Whether these items were directly responsible for SCP-3564's change in behaviour (and, if not, whether they should be returned to the entity) is currently being debated — due to its minor overall threat level, changes to its containment are, at the present time, a low priority. Footnotes 1. For more information, see Protocol 3564-MARLOWE. 2. Confirmed by both analysis of SCP-3564's bone structure and DNA testing of stored samples, acquired through negotiations with GoI-012 (Marshall, Carter and Dark). The corpse is presumed to have been liberated from its grave by an unknown group circa 1940, and subsequently traded piecemeal on the anomalous goods market. 3. An affectionate nickname given by the containment team, used here to maintain cooperation. 4. A specifically programmed button used to refer to SCP-3564's interpretation of Shakespeare's character as they understand them (i.e. as the author of their works). |
SCP-3565 | euclid | Close-up of a sample of SCP-3565 Item #: SCP-3565 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3565 is to be kept in a storage room at Site-51. If anyone working at Site-51 displays symptoms of SCP-3565’s perception-altering effects, they are to be transferred offsite and amnesticized immediately. Once per day, personnel assigned to SCP-3565 are to insert a ½ liter bottle of human milk into SCP-3565 and are not to leave until the bottle is empty. Following Incident 3565-A (See Addendum), Site-51 staff assigned to SCP-3565 are to be cycled every third week. Revisions to containment procedures for SCP-3565-1 are pending. Description: SCP-3565 is 3kg mass of ground porcine, bovine, and human flesh. Approximately 10% of adult humans perceive SCP-3565 to be a human infant of variable appearance, though affected individuals who are themselves parents will often describe SCP-3565 as looking similar to their own children. Individuals affected by SCP-3565 feel an extreme compulsion to feed and care for SCP-3565 and will become distressed if they are refused contact with it. Testing has shown that SCP-3565 is not alive. Despite this, SCP-3565 is capable of metabolizing human milk, and doing so delays the putrefaction process and gives SCP-3565 limited regenerative properties. SCP-3565 requires approximately half a liter of milk a day to maintain these properties. If SCP-3565 is given milk in excess of this amount, it will slowly grow in size proportionate to the amount it was fed, though it will revert to its original size over time if feeding portions are brought back down. If SCP-3565 is not fed or is fed less than half a liter of milk a day, it will begin to rot like nonanomalous ground meat. Additionally, individuals working near or with SCP-3565 when it is unfed have reported hearing a baby crying, with the frequency and intensity of the crying increasing the longer SCP-3565 goes without feeding. The number of individuals who perceive SCP-3565 as an infant has also been shown to increase over this period. Addendum: + Incident 3565-A - Incident 3565-A On 02/05/20██, Dr. Javier Martinez, then the head researcher for SCP-3565, was rushed to the infirmary after falling unconscious following complaints of abdominal pain and nausea. An examination of Dr. Martinez revealed that he had grown a functional uterus and birth canal. Additionally, ultrasounds of the organs showed what appeared to a human fetus at four months of development. Dr. Martinez was given an emergency cesarean section, and a 1kg mass of ground meat, now designated SCP-3565-1, was removed from his abdomen. The mass’s composition and anomalous properties are identical to SCP-3565. Following the incident, all staff at Site-51 were given a thorough medical examination. 75% of staff who had been working in close proximity to SCP-3565 for more than 3 weeks displayed physical abnormalities similar to Dr. Martinez’s, though none were more than a week into the gestation period. All individuals were given Mifepristone and administered amnestics. Affected males had extraneous organs removed. |
SCP-3566 | euclid | Not Even That Funny Item #: SCP-3566 Special Containment Procedures: Television studios producing situation comedy style shows are to be monitored for SCP-3566 manifestation. Should any production begin showing signs of SCP-3566 manifestation, the studio is to be encouraged to add a laughter track to the final edit. Should they resist, the production is to be terminated. Outside of testing, viewing of affected media should be limited to approximately 20 minutes (the typical length of SCP-3566-susceptible programmes). Description: SCP-3566 is a phenomenon affecting studio recordings of television programmes in the situation comedy genre, manifesting as the sound of laughter occurring over the top of the standard soundtrack of the show. The sound typically consists of an unknown number of voices laughing at inappropriate moments during the show, and often for extended periods of time. SCP-3566 manifestations change with each subsequent viewing, and have been described by observers as "unsettling" or "manic". The occurrence rate of SCP-3566 is currently approximately 10% of potential candidate shows; to date no shows have been affected retroactively following the airing of their first episode. Individuals exposed to SCP-3566 for a prolonged period (greater than 30 minutes) will begin to suffer from headaches and dizziness. After 60 minutes of exposure, the effect of SCP-3566 will transfer to the viewer themselves; they will regularly hear the associated sound without any identified source1. After suffering from this effect for approximately one month, in addition to the mental health issues that would typically arise from the presence of frequent auditory hallucinations, the individual will begin to undergo personality and behavioural changes. These changes are typically expressed as the extreme exaggeration of one or more aspects of the individual's personality or demeanour to the point that they override all other observable traits. SCP-3566 was first discovered in the 1940s. A number of affected television programmes at the time were terminated prior to airing before it was discovered that the addition of actual laughter, either from a live source or added in editing after recording, suppressed SCP-3566 manifestations. Encouraging the use of laughter tracks in various television studios helped significantly reduce the rate of occurrence of SCP-3566 and has since become an accepted norm of the format. ▶ Examples of results of exposure to SCP-3566 ▼ Examples of results of exposure to SCP-3566 Subject: D-32562 Result: Subject showed a dramatic decrease in intelligence and information recall over a period of three months, forgetting commonly known historical events of which they were previously aware, frequently misspelling basic words, and mispronouncing words they had previously used without issue. Culminated in an almost total collapse of communication skills and information retention after approximately six months. Subject: D-65121 Result: Subject began to display a startling level of gullibility. After four months, the subject had lost all ability to discern truth from fiction; he would believe everything told to him, even if it contradicted previously given information. Subject: D-98262 Result: Subject became increasingly aggressive and hostile towards Foundation personnel over a two month period, culminating in a violent incident over a perceived slight in an innocuous greeting that resulted in his death. Subject: Agent Tam Harding2 Result: Subject became extremely compliant and obedient. Four months after exposure, the subject was unable to undertake any action, even basic bodily functions, without being ordered to do so by a superior. Addendum 1 On 08/11/1972, an SCP-3566 manifestation occurred differing from its usual behaviour; instead of laughter, the sound of pained screams could be heard over the entirety of the host show. All subsequent events since this date have followed the same pattern, though the original containment procedures still appear effective at suppressing its occurrence. Individuals exposed to this new form of manifestation for prolonged periods report sensations of dread and impending doom, followed by the sudden onset of schizoid personality disorder3 or, in rare instances, extreme cases of paranoid personality disorder. Addendum 2 Following advances in audio analysis techniques, the sounds produced by SCP-3566 affected media were analysed and it was determined that they all originated from a single voice, distorted to sound like multiple people. Comparisons with historical interview recordings made in the early days of SCP-3566's containment showed the voice to be a match with Tommy Talico, an engineer interviewed during the initial investigation. Investigators at his last known address found a desiccated corpse on a chair in the basement, believed to have died at some point in the early 1970s4. The chair was facing a television set, and the corpse was wearing a face mask connected to an empty tank of nitrous oxide5. Also discovered was a piece of broadcasting equipment matching no known design, the purpose of which is currently under investigation. Footnotes 1. People suffering from this effect typically describe the sound as coming from the left or right of the direction they are currently facing. 2. Accidentally exposed for approximately 90 minutes when rendered unconscious during an unrelated containment breach. 3. Characterised by apathy, detachment and a lack of emotion. 4. He was reported as missing to the police on 11/11/1972. 5. Commonly known as laughing gas. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3566" by Mortos, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3566. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3567 | safe | Photo Credits: "bubbles" by Rosmarie Voegtli is licensed under CC BY 2.0 "House" by Jason Pratt is licensed under CC BY 2.0 [{$authorPage} ▸ More by this Author ◂] {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} Item#: 3567 Level2 Containment Class: safe Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: warning link to memo Item #: SCP-3567 Detail of the "bubbles" present on SCP-3567 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3567 is currently contained within Site 19. The object is stored flat on a plastic tray in a locked case with the bubbled side facing up. A 6m exclusion zone should be indicated in any testing or containment zones to prevent personnel from entering into SCP-3567's area of effect. Any subject affected by SCP-3567 is to be designated as an instance of SCP-3567-1. SCP-3567-1 instances that appear in the current timeline should be immediately sedated and transferred to a humanoid containment cell within Site 19 to be evaluated for interrogational value. Afterwards, subjects should be amnesticized and kept sedated to prevent any information breaches. For a list of SCP-3567-1 instances, reference document 3567.doc.01. UPDATE TO CONTAINMENT AND TESTING PROCEDURES In an effort to conserve the limited testing resources, no further testing of SCP-3567 is permitted until such a time as the anomalous effects of SCP-3567 can be quantified and the trajectory of SCP-3567's temporal displacement can be modeled. Approval from the Head Researcher or those granted Level 4/3567 clearance is required to test hypothesized methods of quantifying and modeling the effects of SCP-3567. — Dr. Michael Simmons, SCP-3567 Head Researcher Description: SCP-3567 is a standard 30cm x 30cm sheet of Bubble Wrap and the field of temporal effect produced by the object upon activation. The object contains 1,764 6mm diameter plastic hemispheres filled with an unknown, undetectable substance. At the time of containment, 1,204 bubbles remain unruptured. The current number of remaining unruptured bubbles is 905. Upon rupture of a bubble a spherical area of temporal effect with a 5m radius is generated centered on the ruptured bubble. This activation is accompanied by a rush of air and a popping sound generally in the range of 80-100dB. SCP-3567 has only been observed to affect sapient subjects. Those affected by SCP-3567 switch physical and temporal locations with a version of themselves from 50 years into the future. Subjects return to their temporal place of origin after 50 days. It has not been determined whether this is the future of our own timeline or another, although the well preserved state of future subjects implies that SCP-3567 may target futures in which a whole entity can be retrieved. The effects of SCP-3567 appear to be cumulative when activations occur simultaneously. Discovery: SCP-3567 was originally retrieved from law enforcement in Pittsburgh, PA on 10/06/2009. 201 Garden St At 12:43 PM on 16/05/2009, emergency dispatch received a call about gunshots at 201 Garden St. It is likely that the sound heard by the caller was the loud popping sound that accompanies activation of the SCP. It is assumed that multiple bubbles of SCP-3567 were ruptured and the immediate vicinity experienced multiple activations of the object's temporal effect. Upon the arrival of emergency services, a desiccated corpse (later designated SCP-3567-1-B) was discovered along with a pile of discarded clothing and a cardboard box addressed to Layla Johnson. The cardboard box was retrieved by local law enforcement and opened for inspection. The box contained a consumer cellular phone wrapped in a sheet of bubble wrap. After examination of the package by investigators, it was delivered as addressed. SCP-3567-1-B was transported to the local medical examiner for autopsy. At approximately 6:15 pm, SCP-3567 was activated again by the recipient’s juvenile son, Ryan Johnson (designated SCP-3567-1-C). The temporal effects were observed by Layla Johnson, and emergency services were contacted immediately. Upon activation of the object, SCP-3567-1-C disappeared, leaving behind his clothing. A nude elderly male (SCP-3567-1-D) appeared standing where SCP-3567-1-C had disappeared. SCP-3567-1-D was taken into custody for questioning by local law enforcement. The local medical examiner’s office contacted the CDC for a consultation on SCP-3567-1-B. After a CDC representative arrived and assessed the body, the Foundation was notified via standard channels. The Foundation arrived on site and took custody of all related items and subjects. Layla Johnson was administered a Class-B amnestic and a cover story was provided as to the disappearance of her son. It is unclear whether the receipt of SCP-3567 was intended to harm the recipient or if it was included in the shipment by mistake. SCP-3567-1-B was recovered from the CDC and showed desiccation and preservation consistent with that of mummified corpses. SCP-3567-1-D was taken into Foundation custody for monitoring and interview. Addenda: + 3567.doc.01: SCP-3567-1 - 3567.doc.01: SCP-3567-1 SCP-3567-1 Instances SCP-3567-1-A: SCP-3567-1-A was a delivery driver and the first subject known to be affected by SCP-3567. It is presumed that the subject has been transported approximately 25,000 years into the future. Location of Subject SCP-3567-1-A is currently a low level priority. If not already in Foundation custody, location of Subject SCP-3567-1-A must be made a high level priority as of 16/05/2084. SCP-3567-1-B: SCP-3567-1-B appears to be the desiccated corpse of SCP-3567-1-A. Radiocarbon dating of tissue samples taken from SCP-3567-1-B determines an approximate age of 25,000 years. SCP-3567-1-B is currently held in Foundation custody. DNA testing shows a near perfect match with SCP-3567-1-A. SCP-3567-1-C: SCP-3567-1-C is Ryan Johnson, aged 7 at the time of entry into Foundation custody on 05/07/2009. SCP-3567-1-C has been released into foster care after amnesticization. Careful monitoring of the subject's mental and physical health must be maintained. Until it can be determined that SCP-3567-1-C and SCP-3567-1-D are the same subject, they should be designated separately. In the event that it is determined that SCP-3567-1-C and SCP-3567-1-D are the same subject, subject should be retrieved and held for interview. SCP-3567-1-D: SCP-3567-1-D is Samuel Preston, aged 57 at the time of entry into Foundation custody on 10/06/2009. On 05/07/2009 SCP-3567-1-D disappeared from Foundation custody and was replaced with SCP-3567-1-C. Per Experiment Log, SCP-3567-1-D is confirmed to be in future Foundation custody. DNA testing shows a near perfect match with SCP-3567-1-C. + Interview Log: SCP-3567-1-D - Interview Log: SCP-3567-1-D Interviewed: SCP-3567-1-D Interviewer: Dr. Michael Simmons Foreword: SCP-3567-1-D was discovered nude in the home of Layla Johnson. The subject has been told that he is being held for psychiatric evaluation at a state run facility. Preliminary DNA testing resulted in high probability matches with SCP-3567-1-C. <Begin Log, 9:13 AM, 12/06/2009> Dr. Simmons: Hello, I’m Dr. Simmons, we’ll begin the interview now. Could you state your name and age for the record? SCP-3567-1-D: My name is Sam Preston. I’m 57 years old. Where am I? Dr. Simmons: Your full name, please. SCP-3567-1-D: Samuel Charles Preston. Can I speak with my wife now? Dr. Simmons: Mr. Preston, as was previously explained, you are at a psychiatric care facility undergoing evaluation. Any contact with your wife will have to wait until we can be certain that it won't trigger another episode. As such we need to get a good idea of your mental state, so I’m going to ask you some questions that will seem very simple, understood? <Subject nods his head in agreement> Dr. Simmons: Good. Mr. Preston, do you know what year it is? SCP-3567-1-D: It’s 2059. The officers who arrested me said it was 2009. What's going on? Dr. Simmons: I assure you that it is in fact June 12th, 2059. Perhaps you misunderstood. Back to the questions. Who is the president, Mr. Preston? [Portion of interview redacted to prevent retrocausal anomaly] Dr. Simmons: Mr. Preston, do you remember any particular events from your childhood? Particularly around the time you were in elementary school. SCP-3567-1-D: I don't remember. I think the earliest memory I have is waking up in the hospital after my fever. Dr. Simmons: Interesting, Mr. Preston. And what age were you at the time? SCP-3567-1-D: 10. No, 11. I think. It was winter, right around my 11th birthday. Dr. Simmons: So there’s a potential history of memory issues. Do you know what kind of fever this was, Mr. Preston? SCP-3567-1-D: No, they always just referred to it as “the fever”. — Portion of interview excluded for brevity — SCP-3567-1-D: I don’t remember my mother. I know my father died when I was young, and the home I was put in after the hospital told me that my mother abandoned me. What does this have to do with anything? Dr. Simmons: Mr. Preston, we’re just trying to get a background on you so that we can better understand the episode that led to you nude in that home. SCP-3567-1-D: Doctor, that home was so familiar! Where was that? Dr. Simmons: I don’t think that it’s wise to stay on this topic. We wouldn’t want to trigger another episode. Moving on, we need to understand your grasp of sequential events. We'll use recent history as an example. [Remainder of interview redacted to prevent retrocausal anomaly] <End Log, 12:17 PM, 06/12/2009> Closing Statement: After testing, evidence of major amnestic administration was found in brain imaging of the subject. + 3567.doc.02: Concerning SCP-3567-1-C - 3567.doc.02: Concerning SCP-3567-1-C To: Dr. Michael Simmons From: Tilda Moose, Site Director Subject: SCP-3657-1-C Dr. Simmons, In light of the reappearance of Subject SCP-3567-3-1-C. After consultation with our Ethics representative, the previously proposed testing on human subjects is approved and should move forward as soon as possible. I understand your concerns that such testing may put D-Class at unnecessary risk, but there is now evidence to suggest that return is possible. P.S. Are you fine being assigned to this SCP-3567? I know that your son is the subject's age. You've been a reliable researcher, and if you'd rather have reassignment, I would be amenable. + Interview Log: SCP-3567-1-C - Interview Log: SCP-3567-1-C Interviewed: SCP-3567-1-C Interviewer: Dr. Michael Simmons Foreword: During a routine check of SCP-3567-1-D's containment cell, SCP-3567-1-C was found nude in the containment cell. The subject was interviewed shortly after security personnel determined that the subject was likely Ryan Johnson, who had disappeared from 201 Garden St on 05/16/2009. <Begin Log, 1:07 PM, 07/05/2009> Dr. Simmons: Hello, I’m Dr. Simmons, we’ll begin the interview now. For the record, what’s your name? First name and last name, please. SCP-3567-1-C: Ryan. Oh, Ryan Johnson. Dr. Simmons: It’s nice to meet you, Ryan. Can you tell me how old you are? SCP-3567-1-C: I'm 7 years old. Dr. Simmons: We’re going to talk about where you’ve been for the last couple of weeks, okay? Can you do that? SCP-3567-1-C: I think so. Dr. Simmons: Ryan, do you know where you were two days ago? Before you were here? SCP-3567-1-C: I was here, but the colors were different. And Dr. Beann was here. Dr. Simmons: I’m confused, Ryan. What do you mean when you say “the colors were different”? SCP-3567-1-C: I’m not stupid! You guys painted the walls. The walls were gray before, now they’re white! Dr. Simmons: Good job, Ryan! There’s a window in your room now, correct? Was there a window in your room before? SCP-3567-1-C: Yeah. Dr. Simmons: Ryan, did you ever look out of that window? What did you see out there? SCP-3567-1-C: Before you painted the walls? Yeah, there used to be a tree outside. Now it’s just grass. Why’d you cut down the tree? Dr. Simmons: I’m not sure, Ryan. I’ll have to ask the landscapers. — Portion of interview excluded for brevity — Dr. Simmons: Ryan, can you tell me about the last time you remember being home, with your mom? SCP-3567-1-C: Yeah. There were those loud noises and ambulances and mommy just got her new phone. She let me play with the bubble wrap. And then… And then… I’m not sure. I-It doesn’t make sense. Dr. Simmons: That’s fine, Ryan. I won’t get upset if it doesn’t make sense. Just tell it to me as you remember it. <Subject is silent for multiple minutes> SCP-3567-1-C: I-I was with Mom, and I was playing with the bubble wrap. Then it popped really big, and I was somewhere else. An apartment, like my friend Bobby’s. Dr Simmons, where’s my Mom? — Remainder of interview excluded for brevity — <End Log, 4:11 PM, 07/05/2009> Closing Statement: It is highly likely that SCP-3567-1-C became upset after the mention of his mother. It is hypothesized that SCP-3567-1-D and SCP-3567-1-C could be the same subject. Further questioning should be conducted to determine the identity of Dr. Beann, especially in light of the presence of Junior Researcher Beann on the SCP-3567 research team. After consultation with Site Director Moose it has been determined that this information does not need to be restricted from Junior Researcher Beann. + 3567.doc.02: Containment Memorandum - 3567.doc.02: Containment Memorandum To: Tilda Moose, Site Director From: Dr. Michael Simmons Subject: SCP-3567-1-C Continued Containment This is a formal request that SCP-3567-1-C be released from Foundation custody with a cover story matching that provided by SCP-3567-1-D. The continued containment of SCP-3567-1-C not only puts at risk the intelligence we gained from interviews with SCP-3567-1-D as well as the intelligence obtained by Junior Researcher Beann in the first rounds of experimentation. It is foolhardy to risk disrupting the chain of causality that lead to his experiences and this timeline. To: Dr. Michael Simmons From: Tilda Moose, Site Director Subject: RE:SCP-3567-1-C Continued Containment Dr. Simmons, I will take this under advisement. |
SCP-3568 | keter | Figure 1: A partially-redacted depiction of SCP-3568 Item #: SCP-3568 Special Containment Procedures: A single copy of SCP-3568 should be stored on an air-gapped network using no less than AES 256 bit encryption. Access to the file and its decryption key shall be granted only after approval by level 4 personnel or above. Where SCP-3568 is to be used in experiment, it should be printed onto a single page using UV-activated ink and immediately sealed inside a pair of nested envelopes. The outer envelope should be labelled ‘SCP-3568’ and nothing more. Once the experiment has concluded, all printed copies must be immediately incinerated in-situ. Special care must be taken to ensure no descriptions of SCP-3568 exist in recordings or transcriptions of the experiment. For this reason, audio and video recordings are not authorised and transcripts must be adequately censored. Upon the Foundation receiving reports of SCP-3568's appearance, a field containment team must be immediately dispatched to prevent further dissemination. All confirmed copies of SCP-3568 must be securely destroyed, along with any electronic devices suspected of storing them. SCP-3568 must be prevented from propagating online as an absolute priority. Description: SCP-3568 is a specific arrangement of simple geometric symbols that, when observed, causes the viewer's head to violently expand and burst, and a twelve (12) digit number to appear etched at the nape of the victim's neck. Tests have confirmed that witnessing an actual depiction of SCP-3568 is sufficient to induce a lethal reaction within thirty (30) seconds whilst receiving an adequately detailed description of the symbols will trigger the event within five (5) minutes, dependent upon the recipient’s ability to visualise abstract images. Once SCP-3568 has been pictured, a sequence of events is triggered within the body of the victim that cannot be halted or reversed, other than by immediate, prearranged intervention (see Addendum C): 0-5 seconds - subject’s heart rate increases to between two hundred (200) and three hundred (300) BPM. 5-10 seconds - subject complains of intense headache and becomes distressed. 10-15 seconds - pain intensifies further, victim’s eyes redden due to subconjunctival haemorrhaging. 15-20 seconds - victim begins externally haemorrhaging from the eyes, occasionally loses consciousness. 20-25 seconds - subject becomes calmer, often speaking and reciting numbers (see Addendum A). 25-30 seconds - subject’s brain undergoes rapid distention, shattering the cranium. Death is instant. 30-60 seconds - a number appears at the nape of the subject's neck, branded on the skin (see Addendum D). The anomaly was first brought to the Foundation’s attention after an incident in March 19██ designated SCP-3568-A. Over a period of three (3) days, a total of two hundred and thirteen (213) physical copies of SCP-3568 were mailed to residents of ██████, █████, resulting in three hundred and forty two (342) deaths. The perpetrators of SCP-3568-A are unknown, as are their motives. However, given the seemingly random nature of the attacks (no links could be found to connect the victims) and that no group or individual claimed responsibility, it can be assumed that spreading panic was one of the primary objectives. Nothing on the scale of incident SCP-3568-A has since occurred but there have been numerous isolated cases of the anomaly manifesting each year. Addendum B details a selection of these. + Addendum A: Noteworthy statements made by subjects exposed to SCP-3568 - Addendum A: Noteworthy statements made by subjects exposed to SCP-3568 Subject Quote D-44863 "So blue. So blue. It's so blue." [Pause] "Five. Zero. Six. Point. One." D-37883 "Wicked creature. Off my chest!" [Pause] "Six. One. Four. Point. Eight." D-44871 "Foxfire…setting the nighttime woods aglow." [Pause] "Three. Six. Four. Point. Two." D-42309 "Floorboards should stop them. But they keep coming! Up! Up!" [Pause] "Seven. One. Two. Point. Eight." The significance of the victims' last words and of the numerals scorched on their necks is the subject of ongoing research, though significant progress has already been made in this area. Analysis has revealed links to superstitions regarding ███ █████, whilst also raising questions about ████████ ██████ (see Addenda D and E). Subsequent investigations in partnership with ████ have lead to the discovery of ████ ██████████ and the extraction of ███████████ (Addendum E). It is hoped that several additional ███████ may yet be extracted. + Addendum B: Instances of SCP-3568 worldwide - Addendum B: Instances of SCP-3568 worldwide Location Details Casualties Notes █████, Chile, 19██ SCP-3568 was drawn in a thick layer of dust on a church window. 14 It is assumed there were at least two (2) perpetrators, each holding half the pattern in their mind. An alternative theory is that the perpetrator was not human and hence not vulnerable to the anomaly's effect. ██████████, UK, 19██ SCP-3568 was arranged in daffodils in the centre of a roundabout. 27 Casualties were mainly passengers, rather than vehicle drivers. It is now understood the flowers were planted weeks before the anomaly manifested. ███████, China, 19██ SCP-3568 appeared as a crop circle. 8 SCP-3568 could not be seen from ground level but two (2) helicopters were caused to crash. ████, USA, 20██ An artist utilising basic polygons in her work inadvertently produced SCP-3568. 3 Reproduction was 92% similar to the Foundation’s stored copy, indicating that a small amount of variation in the anomaly’s appearance does not alter its effect. + Addendum C: Experiments SCP-3568-3[A-C] - Addendum C: Experiments SCP-3568-3[A-C] Experiment SCP-3568-3A - ██/██/19██ Subject: D-3219 Procedure: A general anaesthetic was administered to the subject fifteen (15) seconds after she was shown SCP-3568. Results: The subject lost consciousness two (2) seconds after receiving the anaesthetic. She lay motionless for a further twenty (20) seconds before beginning to spasm. Death from cranial rupturing occurred after another five (5) seconds. Experiment SCP-3568-3B - ██/██/19██ Subject: D-44871 Procedure: A general anaesthetic was administered to D-44863 five (5) seconds after he was shown SCP-3568. Results: D-44863 became unconscious three (3) seconds after receiving the sedative. Anaesthetist ████████ prevented the subject from regaining consciousness for a further two (2) hours as per the instructions of Dr ██████. An interview was conducted shortly after the subject awoke. Interviewed: D-44863 Interviewer: Researcher █████ <Begin Log, ██/██/19██> Researcher █████: How do you feel? D-44863: Uh…like someone hit me with a fucking sledge hammer. The world's worst goddam hangover. Researcher █████: Do you remember your name? D-44863: Yeah, Jesus, I'm not that messed up. [Pauses] You actually want me to say it, don't you? [Sighing] It's ███████ █████. Researcher █████: What else do you remember? D-44863: Were we doing an experiment? Yeah, pretty sure I was doing my lab rat routine again. Don't remember what was involved this time though. [Coughs] Could I get some water? Researcher █████: After we conclude the interview. Please try to remember, D-44863. Do you recall being given an envelope? D-44863: An envelope? Oh, shit, yeah! I do remember that. Researcher █████: And what was inside the envelope? D-44863: [Laughing] Another envelope! You guys are real fucking hilarious. Yeah…I remember thinking it was gonna be some kind of infinite loop thing. Me sitting there opening mail for days on end. Researcher █████: And was it? D-44863: [Frowning] No. Researcher █████: What was in the second envelope? D-44863: [Swallows] A picture. Shapes. Glowing under the UV lamp. It's funny, I remember looking at those little shapes and getting this feeling like…like…Doc, I don't feel so good. Researcher █████: What feeling did you get when you looked at the picture, D-44863? D-44863: Seriously. Argh, shit, my head! [Clutching temples] Jesus, feels like it's gonna explode! D-44863: [Ten seconds later] Foxfire…setting the nighttime woods aglow. [Pause] Three. Six. Four. Point. Two. <End Log> Experiment SCP-3568-3C - ██/██/19██ Subject: D-11293 Procedure: General anaesthetic was administered after five (5) seconds of the subject being exposed to SCP-3568. Once unconscious, subject was injected with a class B amnestic. Results: Subject regained consciousness after two (2) hours and was unable to recall SCP-3568, even after prompting. Subject made full recovery. + Addendum D: Discussion of Numbers [Restricted] - Addendum D: Discussion of Numbers [Restricted] As well as the numbers spoken aloud by many subjects (see Addendum A), each has acquired a twelve (12) digit number at the nape of their neck immediately post-mortem. The latter number is different to the vocalised one in each case, and varies by subject. Physically, it is approximately two (2) inches wide by half an inch high and is composed of slightly-raised scar tissue that forms rapidly following the subject's expiration. A selection of the numbers encountered follows: Subject Vocalised Number Imprinted Number D-44863 506.1 113,146,559,102 D-37883 614.8 112,184,279,572 D-44871 364.2 114,484,679,338 D-42309 712.8 111,948,479,045 When these numbers are plotted on a scatter graph (see Figure 2), they exhibit a strong negative correlation. The small amount of data we have means that, though unlikely, this could be coincidental. A request has been made for more test subjects. Request denied - we don't have limitless D-class personnel to throw at your pet project - O5-██ Transcript of conversation between Researcher █████ and Dr ██████ Figure 2: Numbers spoken by and imprinted upon subjects exposed to SCP-3568 Figure 3: Subject age vs imprinted number Figure 4: Subject age vs spoken number <Begin Log, ██/██/19██> Researcher █████: I found something I think you'll find interesting, ████. Dr ██████: Good. Tell me what I'm missing. Researcher █████: So plotting the two numbers against each other doesn't tell us much, right? Dr ██████: Right, other than they appear to be somehow related to each other. Researcher █████: Sure, but it doesn't tell us what either number actually means. What if I told you the scar number is inversely proportional to the subject's age? Dr ██████: I'd say what on Earth made you consider their age? Researcher █████: Call it divine inspiration. Think about what this means for a second though. The older a subject is, in other words the earlier she was born, the smaller the scar number is. Dr ██████: That is interesting. So…how old would you have to be to have nothing but a one on your neck? Researcher █████: That's just it! We're looking at numbers in the low hundreds of billions, right? Dr ██████: Right. A hundred and twelve billion or so. Researcher █████: Well, it just so happens that's almost exactly our current best guess for the number of people ever to have lived. Dr ██████: As many as that? Don't they say there are more people alive now than have ever lived in total? Researcher █████: That's a common misconception. Even if we're just counting homo sapiens, that's two hundred thousand years of history. For an awful lot of that time birth rates were decidedly high and life expectancy was almost comically low. We're talking lucky-to-reach-fifteen. An awfully large number of people lived and died in relatively short periods of time. So yes, it comes to around a hundred and twelve billion and, would you believe it, the numbers burned on our subjects' necks are in that ball park. If I'm right about this, every person that's ever lived on Earth had one of those numbers. ████, I think the scar number is some kind of…index…or serial number. And everyone's got one. Dr ██████: The implications of that… Researcher █████: I know. Dr ██████: [After a moment] When's this index assigned though? At birth? Inception? Researcher █████: Hard to tell from the limited data we have. I'd love to get identical twins in here, though. They ought to have adjacent indices…maybe even the same index, depending on when and how it materialises. Dr ██████: You're right. So many avenues of study here. Researcher █████: Yeah…but there's more. Dr ██████: You have been hard at work, haven't you? Go on. Researcher █████: The other number, the one they say right before they pop. That one's directly proportional to their age. Dr ██████: Okay. What does that tell us? Researcher █████: The interesting thing is how it's proportional. The gradient of the line comes out at 14.5. Dr ██████: So? What's 14.5? Researcher: Well…I'll get to that. First, let's talk about the other things we've heard the Ds parrot. The stuff before all the numbers. Dr ██████: Just a load of gibberish, isn't it? Side effect of a brain that's trying to leak out their ears. Researcher █████: I thought so too. One in particular caught my attention though. D-37883 talked about something - a creature - on his chest. I was sure that sounded familiar. When I looked into it I discovered a legend from Norse mythology about undead revenants shapeshifting into the forms of cats and suffocating sleeping people by sitting on their chests. Dr ██████: I've heard of something similar to that. A creature that slowly crushes the life out of you as it gets heavier. Possibly an early explanation for sleep apnea. Something like an 'elf'. An 'alp'? Don't think it was Norse folklore though - it was German or Dutch or something. Researcher █████: Yeah, similar ideas exist in other mythologies. In Norse legend it's called a 'draugr'. Dr ██████: Alright, so why are we leaning towards Norse rather than German? Researcher █████: Let's look at some of the other experiments. D-44863 kept going on about it being "so blue". She just kept repeating that over and over. Guess what colour your average Norse draugr is? Dr ██████: Blue's a strange colour for a cat to be. Researcher █████: I agree, but we're talking about their human form. Draugr are reanimated corpses that sometimes shape-shift into cats. Cadavers often take on a pale blue-grey hue. Doesn't seem unreasonable for these creatures to be that colour. Dr ██████: Fine. What else do we have? Researcher █████: One subject muttered something about foxfire. Foxfire's- Doctor ██████: [Cutting researcher █████ off] Bioluminescent fungi in wood. Really beautiful in a dark forest, if a little eerie. Researcher █████: What are you doing in the forest after dark? Don't answer that. The burial mound harbouring a draugr is said to glow with a blue-green light, like foxfire. It's a clear signal you should keep the hell away. Dr ██████: Foxfire points to draugr too then. Getting harder to refute this, I'll admit. Anything else? Researcher █████: Yes, actually. There's a Norse myth about a draugr known as Thorir Wooden-Leg in which a ghostly seal rises up through the floor of a house in a coastal village, despite the inhabitants' attempts to force it back down with clubs and hammers. Sound familiar? Dr ██████: You've looked at the experiment logs more recently than I have. I assume one of our subjects alluded to something like this? Researcher: Pretty unambiguously. "Floorboards should stop them. But they keep coming!" Dr ██████: Alright, alright. So they're all reeling off snippets of Norse folklore about draugr. You've convinced me. What's that got to do with this 14.5 figure then? Researcher █████: Ah yes, from the graph. 14.5 just happens to be the exact number of orbits a particular exoplanet makes around its star in an Earth year. Dr ██████: Oh? Which exoplanet? Researcher █████: That would be PSR B1257+12 b. More commonly known as 'Draugr'. Dr ██████: [Sitting back in his chair] That's…interesting, to put it mildly. But what does it mean? Researcher █████: Well, it means the Ds are dutifully reporting their Draugr age right before they go bang. It's evidently entirely automatic, like a diagnostic readout on a failing machine. Dr ██████: Wait a minute, though. If we're assuming these…pre-expiration ramblings…along with the spoken numbers, are somehow referencing the planet Draugr, how does that fit with its discovery? Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it only very recently found? So if we didn't even know this exoplanet existed, let alone have a name for it, there's no way anyone could be chirping things about Draugr. Even if our subjects somehow were aware of the planet before the rest of us, they couldn't possibly have known we'd one day give it that name. Researcher █████: They couldn't possibly…but they did. All our experiments predate Draugr's discovery and yet a significant number of them resulted in subjects making direct references to Norse mythology, immediately prior to reeling off their age on a far-flung planet whose name would eventually link to the statement they just made. Dr ██████: That makes no sense. Researcher █████: I know. And yet the evidence… Dr ██████: The evidence confirms exactly what you're saying. Well, I suppose we can add this to the long, long list of inexplicable phenomena we've witnessed since enrolling with the Foundation. [Sighing] Alright, why Draugr? What's there? Researcher █████: Not an awful lot, to be frank. It's in a dead system some two thousand three hundred light years away along with two other planets, orbiting a rapidly spinning pulsar. Pretty inhospitable, by all accounts. The beam of radiation emitted from the collapsed star is enough to vaporise more or less anything. Dr ██████: And yet, there must be something of interest there. Let's talk to the folks at NASA, see if they can't lend us a hand in probing a bit deeper. <End Log> + Addendum E: ACCESS HIGHLY RESTRICTED - ENTER CREDENTIALS - Addendum E: ACCESS HIGHLY RESTRICTED - ENTER CREDENTIALS CREDENTIALS ACCEPTED On ██/██/20██, the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) received a signal lasting precisely 2.31 seconds from the PSR B1257+12 system in the constellation of Virgo. The signal, designated SCP-3568-DR, was practically indistinguishable from background microwave radiation and would not have been detected had the Foundation not been specifically searching for such transmissions. The frequency band was relatively narrow, in the range 96.55-96.56GHz, but utilised no fewer than 400 channels, allowing a significant quantity of data to be transferred. The content of the signal was encoded using a highly sophisticated format and has, to date, only been partially decoded using the Foundation's on-site supercomputing resources. Further identical transmissions have been regularly received at intervals of 252.6 days, or exactly ten (10) Draugr years. That the interval is so regular implies the sender is deliberately accounting for relativistic effects. Furthermore, it indicates Earth is the intended recipient, as other planetary systems, and even other planets within the Sol system, would necessarily experience differing intervals due to their relative motion with the signals' origin. It should be noted that the signals now being received have been propagating between PSR B1257+12 and Sol for 2300 years. Given this fact, and considering also the signals' uniform repetition, it is likely that similar transmissions have been going undetected for decades or even centuries. Experiment SCP-3568-BETA-A - ██/██/20██ Subject: D-21906 Procedure: A human subject is to be exposed to diagram SCP-3568-BETA, as extracted from the SCP-3568-DR transmission, to ascertain its effects. The test subject is to be locked in a secure room and observed through armoured glass. Under no circumstances should any other personnel enter the room with the test subject. Due to the unknown nature of SCP-3568-BETA the subject, assuming he or she survives, must not be permitted to leave the test chamber within forty eight (48) hours of being exposed and only after two independent psychological evaluations have deemed the subject fit for reintegration into D-class habitation areas. Results: Upon viewing SCP-3568-BETA, the subject was observed to transition through a number of distinct phases. During phase one (1), which lasted approximately ten (10) seconds, no significant effect was observed and D-21906 reported no appreciable alteration to his physical or mental state. The transition to phase two (2) was sudden and was characterised by the entirety of the subject's body appearing to fold in on itself, as if it were constructed from paper. Fold points were positioned at approximately 1 cm intervals, but shifted and changed rapidly as large areas of the body deformed and compacted. Folding and compression progressed in a downwards direction, the subject losing height and girth as extremities concertinaed into dense structures. This process continued for around twenty (20) seconds, until D-21906's entire form had reduced to a cube measuring 10x10x10 cm. Phase three (3) describes the subject's final form as an extremely dense cube of matter. The cube retained the subject's original mass, giving it a density of 81.2 gcm-3, nearly four (4) times the density of osmium and twice that of hassium. D-class personnel coming into contact with the object after an initial quarantine period experienced no adverse effects; hence it has been deemed safe to handle without the need for protective clothing. The phase three (3) artifact is smooth and cool to the touch but is not reflective like metal, retaining instead a matte, flesh-like colour on its surfaces. It is hard and unyielding to pressure applied by the fingers, though excessive force has not been exerted as it is presently unknown whether the subject might be recovered from this form. D-21906 failed to respond to questioning from phase 2 onwards and his phase 3 form exhibits none of the normal signs of life. It should be noted, however, that the subject gave no indication of distress throughout the process and it has been postulated by Researcher █████ that the subject is in fact still alive and may be capable of communication, should a suitable mechanism be found. Further experiments are planned to ascertain the nature of SCP-3568-BETA phase 3 objects and whether they represent an irreversible structural change. When the full extent of the threat and/or opportunity presented by the anomaly is known, it is probable it will acquire its own major SCP designation. A selection of prospective experiments is detailed in the following table. Procedure Summary Status Communication with an SCP-3568-BETA phase 3 object is to be attempted through a variety of means, including accurate measurement of its magnetic field, readings of small currents passed through it, and telepathy. APPROVED An SCP-3568-BETA phase 3 object is to be placed on a sleeping subject's chest. APPROVED A subject is to be exposed to SCP-3568 immediately prior to being exposed to SCP-3568-BETA. APPROVED A subject is to be exposed to SCP-3568-BETA immediately prior to being exposed to SCP-3568. APPROVED Attempts are to be made to destroy an SCP-3568-BETA phase 3 object by various methods, including blunt force, incineration and exposure to gamma radiation. PENDING Subjects of varying size and weight are to be exposed to SCP-3568-BETA. PENDING An SCP-3568-BETA phase 3 object is to be interred in a subterranean crypt for a minimum of fourteen (14) days. APPROVED It is believed that signal SCP-3568-DR contains details of further diagrams, though at the time of writing, none have been fully decoded. |
SCP-3569 | safe | Item #: SCP-3569 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3569 is to be kept in a standard Safe-class storage locker on Site 19 when not being used for testing. Testing must be overseen by one Lvl-3 researcher. Research is to take place in an empty testing room and all handling of SCP-3569 requires the use of the standard issue gloves, apron, and eyewear. Items spawned can be discarded or given to the child if appropriate. After the events of Experiment 3569-6, all spawned objects are to be kept for further research into the origin of the item. Description: SCP-3569 is a .8 meter tall wooden rabbit statue with a tray attached. It appears to be hand painted and has the words "Buuny Butler"(sic) written in pencil across the baseboard. No electronic or mechanical devices have been found within the statue or tray, and all samples taken consist entirely of Cedar Wood, PVA Glue, and Acrylic Paint. It has no anomalous effects until two circumstances are met. There is only one child under the age of 10 who can talk and comprehend human speech within the same room as the statue. Any number of subjects above this age may be present. Said child is holding an inorganic object 375 g-907 g in weight. This object is to be classified as SCP-3569-1 while the events of SCP-3569 are transpiring. Once the events have concluded, the classification can be removed and the object considered mundane. Once the two conditions are met, SCP-3569-1 will disappear from the child's hand and a jingle will play, consisting of a short run up the harmonic scale played on a xylophone and originating from a point .5 meters above SCP-3569's tray. After the music has concluded, a voice (classified as SCP-3569-2) will speak from the same origin point, calling the effected child by name, and asking if they want to know about their "toy" (SCP-3569-1). Voice recognition attempts so far have been unsuccessful. In the case of a negative response, the voice will respond with an equally negative remark, SCP-3569-1 will reappear in the child's hand, and the events will be considered complete. In the case of a positive response, SCP-3569-1 will appear on the tray, and the tray will slowly rotate. SCP-3569-2 will then begin to list attributes of SCP-3569-1, for anywhere from 3-15 minutes. It will start with the simple, plainly visible traits, and then give trivia facts about the object. During this time, the object will slowly rise off of the tray, and hover at the exact point of origin for the voice. Once SCP-3569-2 has completed its list, it will then ask the child if they would like a better toy. If a negative answer is given, the result will be similar to if the child had responded negatively to the first question. If a positive answer is given, SCP-3569-1 will disappear, the jingle will repeat, and an object of the exact same weight will appear in its place. The object spawned will be entirely random, however it is always inorganic and manmade. Spawned objects are to be classified as SCP-3569-1-A. SCP-3569-2 will begin listing facts about the new object as it did with the previous. A list of spawned objects can be found in Article 3569-1. This process will repeat until the child gives a negative answer, at which point the voice will give its own negative remark, and the spawned object will appear in the child's hand in a safe position. If the spawned item has a blade or another part dangerous to the touch, that area will always spawn away from the child. Experiment Log-3569 Hide Experiment Log-3569 Experiment-3569-1: Subject: D-71883 (Age approx. 35) Procedure: Subject was brought into the room with SCP-3569 and given a flashlight (481 g) to hold, escorted by Dr. H█████ and two members of security staff. Results: Test was canceled after 30 minutes of inactivity from SCP-3569. Experiment-3569-2: Subject: Catherine H█████ (Age 6, Daughter of Dr. H█████) Procedure: Subject was brought into the room with SCP-3569 and given a flashlight (481 g) to hold, escorted by Dr. H█████ and three members of security staff. Results: SCP-3569 spawned two instances of SCP-3569-1A, the final being a stuffed teddy bear, which was given to the subject. Record of the conversation can be found in the transcription logs. Experiment-3569-6: Subject: David R████ (Age 9) Procedure: Subject was brought into the room with SCP-3569 and given a bag of marbles (822 g) to hold, escorted by Dr. H█████ and two members of security staff. Results: SCP-3569 spawned four instances of SCP-3569-1A, the final being a machete, coated in [REDACTED]. Abbreviated Records of the conversation can be found in the transcription logs. Transcription Logs Hide Transcription Logs Transcription Log for Experiment-3569-2: <Begin Log> The Subject, Dr. H█████, and three security personnel enter the room with SCP-3569. SCP-3569-1 disappears from the subject's hands. Subject makes an audible gasp. SCP-3569-2: Well hello, Catherine! I like your flashlight, it's a fun toy! Would you like to learn more about your amazing flashlight? Subject: [inaudible] SCP-3569-2: I'm sorry there Catherine, I didn't quite hear ya! Dr. H█████: Go ahead, sweetie. Subject: …Sure. SCP-3569-2: Well great! SCP-3569-1 reappears on the tray. SCP-3569-2: This flashlight is a lovely blue color! It has three bulbs, and dear me, its over a pound! It's got a nice rubber grip, and it's even got an arm-band. How smart! This was made by [MANUFACTURER AND DATE REDACTED]. It's had 4 previous owners, your dad included! In fact, he just gave it to you a few minutes ago didn't he? What a responsible gift. Now you don't have to be afraid of any more monsters in the closet. SCP-3569-2 continues in this fashion for an additional 2 minutes. Subject actively listens during this time. SCP-3569-2: Now that you know how great this toy is, it's hard to imagine a better one! But that's what I'm for after all. How would you like an even better toy than this? Subject looks to Dr. H█████, who nods. Subject: Okay! SCP-3569-1 disappears and is replaced with a ████████ themed backpack (SCP-3569-1A). SCP-3569-2 then describes SCP-3569-1A in the same fashion as the previous object, continuing for 5 minutes. SCP-3569-2: So Catherine, what do you think, is this toy cool enough for a cool girl like you? Or do you want an even better toy than this one? Subject: Better, please! SCP-3569-2: Look at you being so polite! I'm very proud! SCP-3569-1A disappears and is replaced with a teddy bear. SCP-3569-2 then describes SCP-3569-1A in the same fashion as the previous object, continuing for 7 minutes. SCP-3569-2: Alright Catherine, This toy is by far my best yet, but I'm willing to go for better! Whadda'ya say? Dr. H█████ waves to the subject to stop the test. Subject: That's okay, thank you anyways. SCP-3569-2: Awe shucks! I was all excited to bring a new toy for you. That's okay though. I can't stay mad at such a polite young girl! Bye-Bye! SCP-3569-1A disappears and reappears in the subject's hands. The subject proceeds to hug the teddy bear. Subject: Daddy! Daddy! The bunny gave me a new teddy! Dr. H█████: I see that sweetie. This marks the end of Experiment-3569-2. <End Log> Abbreviated Transcription Log for Experiment-3569-6: <Begin Log> The Subject, Dr. H█████, and three security personnel have been participating in the events of SCP-3569 for approx. 40 minutes. The Subject is visibly bored. SCP-3569-2 finishes his statement and pauses. SCP-3569-2: I'm sorry if I'm getting boring there David! I understand that sports aren't everybody's thing. So how about this, I'll do ya one better, sound good? Subject: Yea, sure. SCP-3569-2: Well alright grumpy guss, how's this? SCP-3569-1A (bucket of baseballs) disappears and is replaced with a machete coated in [REDACTED]. All four subjects in the room turn away, presumably from the stench now present. Dr. H█████: Ah [EXPLETIVE REDACTED]… Subject: Ew, What is that? SCP-3569-2: That, David, is a ██████ Tool & Knife Machete! Right now it's covered in some yucky stuff, but that's easily cleaned with bleach! I'm sure your parents will help ya clean it up if ya ask nicely. Anyways, [EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION REDACTED] Dr. H█████: You know what? That's enough for this one. Call it off, David, this Experiment's done. Subject: That's ok Mr. Bunny, I gotta go. SCP-3569-2: You can call me the Bunny Butler. It says so on my base there! And I understand. Sometimes Grown-Ups don't understand my toys. I'm sure you'll love it, though. Bye-Bye! SCP-3569-1A then appears in the subjects hand, and is subsequently dropped. Dr. H█████ picks up SCP-3569-1A and escorts the subject and security staff from the room. <End Log> Article 3569-1: List of Spawned Objects Hide Article 3569-1 List of Spawned Objects: ████████ themed backpack filled with paper. 481 g. Experiment-3569-2 Teddy bear. 481 g. Experiment-3569-2 Framed painting. 822 g. Experiment-3569-6 Ball Peen Hammer. 822 g. Experiment-3569-6 Bucket of baseballs. 822 g. Experiment-3569-6 Machete inscribed with the words "Boricua Popular1". 822 g. Experiment-3569-6 Steel ballpoint pen. 510 g. Experiment-3569-9 ███████ TV remote. 510 g. Experiment-3569-9 Wooden coaster. 510 g. Experiment-3569-9 █████ ███████ action figure. 566 g. Experiment-3569-14 Stack of 3 children's books. 566 g. Experiment-3569-14 Empty flower pot. 566 g. Experiment-3569-14 Stone tablet, language unknown. 566 g. Experiment-3569-14 SCP-3569 was found in █████, Florida, in an orphanage. The statue came to the attention of The Foundation when the local news reported on a fight that broke out in said orphanage, and one child wounded another with a WWI era military shovel. The boy had claimed to get the shovel by trading his blanket with "the bunny". The Foundation confiscated SCP-3569 and administered Class-C Amnestics to the children and caretakers involved. Footnotes 1. A political activist group in Puerto Rico also known as "The Machete Wielders". ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3569" by NoraMeld, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3569. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3570 | esoteric-class | As far as I can tell, humanity is beyond saving. If there was any hope before, it's all gone now. My only recommendation is to aim for the head. EE-3570 By: Lt Flops Published on 04 Jun 2018 03:35 EE-3570: Umbral Ultimatum Author: Lt Flops Published on 3 Jun 2018 This article is Part 7 of the Team Bird storyline. Other Works by Lt Flops! SCP Articles Title Rating SCP-4420 +273 SCP-4416 +209 SCP-4790 +185 EE-3570 +185 SCP-4031 +168 SCP-5990 +147 SCP-5810 +135 SCP-3787 +135 SCP-3464 +130 SCP-4190 +106 SCP-3719 +91 SCP-6327 +78 SCP-7723 +61 Tales Title Rating SCP-2 +191 The Abyss Gazes Back (and It's ASCII on a CRT Screen) +118 The Doctor's Dilemma +93 fifthist family picnic +88 UMBRAL_MIGRATORY_SEQUENCE.txt +88 Buggy Hardware (or Why I Don't Play Violent Video Games) +84 What Lurks in the Dark? +75 Spilled Milk +73 A Scene From a Meme(-ory) +72 Illac +70 A Surprise Encounter with Crispy Sex Pirates +63 INNER-SPACE +54 A Necromantic Prelude +36 A Prologue: An Old, Familiar Dream +29 Pursuing Ghosts, Part I +28 Solidão +27 Samara: Be the Itsy Bitsy Spider. +25 Pursuing Ghosts, Part II +15 GOI Formats Title Rating SPC-993: BOBBLE THE CLOWN SHARK +140 SPC-507: EAGER NETHERENDER +120 SATURN'S CORNER +106 "Scattersomnia": A Disease of the Wise and Drowsy Wanderers +104 Hubs Title Rating Void Dancer Hub +109 CSS Themes Title Rating 'Pataphysics Department Theme +133 Classic SCP Foundation Theme +122 Flopstyle: DARK +107 Flopstyle: LITE +84 Pack Of Peanuts Theme +53 Parawatch Anon Theme +49 SAPPHIRE Theme Redux +44 SAPPHIRE Theme +24 Collaborations Co-Authored SCP Articles SCP-3309 - Where We Go When We Fade, Fade Away Co-Author Rating PhamtomGuy +1168 SCP-3739 - Mind-Milk™ by Moosphere, Inc. Co-Author Rating KindlyTurtleClem +284 SCP-4428 Dr. Michaels - Dr. Michaels is not in danger. Co-Author Rating Henzoid +479 SCP-4475 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Milk Co-Author Rating KindlyTurtleClem +176 SCP-4519 - Carl Sagan, Godhead Co-Author Rating NatVoltaic +175 SCP-4795 - Feathered F(r)iends Co-Author Rating Mew-ltiverse +124 SCP-6447 - Sinners' Symphony Co-Author Rating Elunerazim & Others +54 SCP-6481 - Nipple Centipedes Co-Author Rating Ellie3 +107 SCP-6705 - The Bicameral Milk Co-Author Rating LordStonefish +87 SCP-6830 - Oops! All Atens! Co-Author Rating AriadnesThread +92 SCP-7010 - We Will Endure Co-Author Rating Stormbreath +161 Co-Authored Tales Avian Anthology I Co-Author Rating Team Bird +75 Avian Anthology II Co-Author Rating Team Bird +93 Land Of Honey Co-Author Rating KindlyTurtleClem +111 Snippets of an Unveiled World Co-Author Rating Nykacolaquantum & Others +298 Co-Authored GOI Formats The Sacred Djehuti Co-Author Rating Ayers +134 GRANT REQUEST FOR THE RE-CREATION OF AN ADVANCED POSTMORTEM NEURAL PRESERVATION SYSTEM Co-Author Rating Uncle Nicolini +61 Critter Profile: Bartholomew! Co-Author Rating KindlyTurtleClem +135 Co-Authored Hubs Team Bird Hub Co-Author Rating notgull +244 A Non-Prophet Organization Hub Co-Author Rating Uncle Nicolini +114 I, Hub (April Fools) Co-Author Rating Elenee FishTruck & Others +100 SPC Hub Co-Author Rating PeppersGhost, MrWrong, & LORDXVNV +181 Milk Hub Co-Author Rating LORDXVNV +82 Other Co-Authored Pages A Semi-Comprehensive List of Foundation Departments Co-Author Rating TopDownUnder & Dr Moned +235 Wanderers' Library Entries Page Page Info Lampyra, the Watcher Wanderers' Library Author Page Cave Story 2020 Wanderers' Depths Contest, First Place Interplanetary Colonization 2021 Scavenger Hunt Contest I'll Take You to the Parashops 2021 Scavenger Hunt Contest Talk of the Town Last Light Canon The Foolish One 2021 WanderCon ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} REVISION #31 OF THIS DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED BY THE FOUNDATION AVIAN DIVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLUTO PROTOCOL The clearance level to access this file has been changed to Level-1/GENERAL for relevance to the ongoing BE-Class “Migration” End-of-Consciousness Scenario. AUTHORIZED BY: Dr. Frederick Hoygull EVENT: EE-3570 LEVEL-1/GENERAL SCENARIO: MIGRATION DECLASSIFIED DISRUPTION CLASS: amida The Moon during EE-3570. Preceding Events: Extranormal Event 3570 (EE-3570) was preceded by a set of related phenomena, listed as follows. ▷ Show Timeline Date Occurrence May 10, 2018 The Earth's Akiva radiation1 level decreases and becomes uniform with the cosmic background constant of ~0.7 milliakiva (mÁ). Despite the expected repercussions, however, the Earth registers only a minuscule decrease in its ambient hume level. As well, one or more Class-VII Reality-Manipulators become undetectable and are considered lost. May 11 A dense Avian meme complex (“EOI-121”) spreads throughout the human noosphere2 via SCP-3662. This is now understood to be the result of extra-universal interference. The sum of human thought diminishes to align solely with the Avian meme3 within three months. Humans infected by the Avian meme complex are designated Type-BE Humanoid Entities. June 5 A correspondence between an extant cell of the Serpent's Hand and the Avian Division occurs. Through this and a series of messages from Project Milliard, the Avian Division determined a Class-V Reality-Manipulator had influenced the noosphere. June 24 60% of Type-BE entities in North America begin a mass exile to the Midwestern United States. The assembled entities erect a large ibis-shaped monument, despite lacking fine motor skills or higher intellect. The monument becomes a focal point for thaumic energy generation4 via an as-yet-unknown vector. The Avian Division detects the same thaumic disturbances across the world, suggesting the construction of other monuments. August 2 The Avian meme infects 99.9% of the human population. Between 5 and 10% of the worldwide population expires from starvation after the loss of the worldwide agricultural industry. A small percentage of Type-BE entities (10–15% of the population) engage in regular sarcophagy on the larger 85% for sustenance. August 8 Lunar Area-32 detects thaumic disturbances across the surface of the Moon. August 9 The North American monument radiates a vibrant blue. It is surmised that the other monuments are exhibiting a similar change. △ Close EE-3570 began shortly thereafter. Event Designation: EE-3570 Date of Occurrence: 9 August 2018 Location: Worldwide Event Description: At 11:10 a.m. PDT, the Moon emitted an intense blue light associated with large levels of thaumic activity and became visible to the naked eye. At its first zenith, ~1.1 billion Type-BE entities across the easternmost part of Russia, North and South America, and parts of Northwestern Europe became exposed to moonlight. Exposed entities underwent extensive musculoskeletal transformations and grew wing-like anatomical structures from their backs. Entities experienced a mass enhancement of the deltoid muscles; the dorsal portions of the trapezius and scapula expanded and acquired a wider and more defined morphology. Parallel to the existing arms, a new set of forelimbs emerged laterally. The forelimbs extended outward to a 3-m length on each side of the body, according to an average adult's physiology. Different body types and sizes developed proportional anatomical formations. The forelimbs developed long, bony digits occurring within a thick and supple membrane that became the basis for a new network of blood vessels. The forelimbs developed feathers, consistent in composition and function to those of common seabirds, and retractable talons at the extremities. Type-BE entities displayed various levels of discomfort during this process, which required between 2 and 5 hr to complete. After the transformation, the newly developed wings allowed for a diversity of short- and long-range flight. During the Moon's transit, locations across the world became exposed to moonlight and thaumic energy. All exposed Type-BE entities developed the same winged transformations. Newly winged Type-BE entities emitted greater amounts of Élan-Vital Energy (EVE),5 became capable of flight speeds greater than 40 km/h, and in most instances, displayed predatory behaviour. At 05:45 p.m. PDT, Armed Research Site-18 — the Avian Division's base of operations — received a transmission from Lunar Area-32. A transcript is as follows. ▷ Lunar Area-32 Transmission AUDIO LOG [BEGIN LOG] This is Junior Researcher Arvo Driessen of Lunar Area-32 transmitting on all Foundation channels. We are on full lockdown. Task Force Sigma-6 “Puddlejumpers” is gone. Multiple anomalous humanoids have entered the facility [Static.] engaging in hostilities. To the Avian Division: Consider Lunar Area-32 lost. Yesterday, we detected thaumic disturbances across the lunar surface, and a few hours ago, it turned bright blue. It was pretty quiet afterward, but then a group of winged humanoids poured in from SCP-120 — our exit out of here. I'm stationed at the research facility in Sub-Level 3, way the hell away from them. Lucky me. [Static.] can't say the same for my colleagues. Doctor Simrin and I had been together during the attack before she headed up to containment to check up on the Euclid-Classes. I lost her signal shortly after. It's been three hours. [Pause.] I checked the security video. There were what, thirty of them? When they appeared, they immediately attacked the reception area. One agent took to defending himself with a security baton. He smacked a few of them before they swarmed him, and then the bastards started eating him. They tore his eyes from their sockets, and as he screamed, tore out his tongue next. I think they're getting restless, being cooped up in here like this? They've taken to chewing up the electrical systems, bringing entire sections of the facility down with them. When one of them collapses from electrocution, the next one just climbs over and continues where they left off. They are literal birdbrains. [Pause.] I don't know what's going on down there, but up here? We're screwed. I think the worst part of all this is the fact that Director Hourdoon, that prick, escaped with the only evac shuttle. Hope that piece of shit crashes and burns. I'll keep Hoygull updated, but honestly? Don't get your hopes up. The support systems are failing, the sub-levels are practically swarming with those stupid birds, and more of them keep piling in through dash 120. Good luck saving humanity and all that. As far as I can tell, humanity is beyond saving. If there was any hope before, it's all gone now. My only recommendation is to aim for the head. [END LOG] △ Close The newly transformed Type-BE entities have been observed flying in flocks with upwards of 500 individuals. Hunting occurs on both an individual and group basis, with moderate territorial aggression occurring among rivalling flocks. Entities can unhinge their jaws while consuming prey, enlarging the oral cavity to about three times its size. Skin and tissue stretch with ease, whereas chewing remains unencumbered. The extent of behaviours these entities display is as-yet-undocumented, because of their relative aggression toward other species of birds (including Avian Division personnel) and insufficient observation time. AUGUST 10 UPDATE I. EE-3570 Status About 24 hr have elapsed since the Moon began emitting thaumic energy, and ~90% of all Type-BE entities have been affected. The Earth's thermosphere displays an iridescent atmospheric phenomenon, similar to aurorae, generated by excess thaumic energy. Affected Type-BE entities surrounding their constructed monuments have begun off-world transit via spontaneously occurring Ways produced by the monuments. Transit occurs on an individual basis, whereas the Ways have spread radially outward according to a geometric expansion model. The Avian Division estimates that most Type-BE entities will abandon the Earth within one week. Research into the emergence and destination of these Ways is ongoing. It has been determined that the Ways lead to the exoplanet URA-8047 (see Supplemental Materials for more information). II. Follow-Up Actions Taken An excerpt from Marine Fighting Team CHARYBDIS' initial response to EE-3570 is as follows. ▷ Incident Log EE-3570-035 VIDEO LOG NOTE: MFT CHARYBDIS is a cybernetically augmented four-person unit, part of an organization known as the Centre.6 Audiovisual footage was gathered from each CHARYBDIS operative and compiled into one abridged transcript. CHARYBDIS operatives appear unaffected by the anomaly. Whether this is related to their extra-universal origin, a memetic hardening developed during their training, or some other effect is as-yet-unknown. After the start of the Event, Mobile Task Force Eta-4 (“Begone Thoth”) recommended that CHARYBDIS proceed to Outpost-24-B and remain there until the cessation of the Event. While travelling to Outpost-24-B, an overwhelming force of Type-BE entities engaged CHARYBDIS, forcing the team to abandon operator Leah Řezník (CHARYBDIS-3). Fully transformed Type-BE entities discovered Outpost-24-B about 4 hr later. [BEGIN LOG] C-4 Haruki: Sir, they're attempting access to the main entrance. Can't we do something about it? [She motions punching actions.] C-1 Quinn: Eta-4 told us to keep indoors, C-4. You can do your punching when we figure out what in the Leviathan's asshole is happening. Capisce? C-4 Haruki: See, this is why I should've brought my new drone! I could clobber those Deviants from within the comfort of these air-conditioned walls. [She continues motioning punching actions.] C-2 Jaedan: Are you sure about us staying put, Quinn? When the birdbrains find a way to burst in here, we'll be packed like sardines. I'd rather be stuck out there than in here, you know. C-4 Haruki: Caught between some birdbrains and a hard-head? I don't know about you, but I embrace death's sweet release. C-1 Quinn: [To Eta-4 over comms.] Eta-4, is the Moon still being weird? E-4 Lead Keshrayuth (COM): Affirmative, although… By Medila's grace, it's left your kind unmarred. If only we could test– C-1 Quinn: So, you're saying we're green to engage? [Pause.] E-4 Lead Keshrayuth (COM): Yes, but I require your efforts at Site-18 ASAP. The other half of Eta-4 is stationed in the Midwest investigating the monument, so right now, I need all the resources I can get. C-1 Quinn: Roger that, E-4 Leader. [To CHARYBDIS.] C-2, C-4, let's link up with C-3 and then get back to base. [To C-3 Leah over comms.] C-3, are you there? You're never this quiet. You're usually yammering your mouthpiece off. C-3 Leah (COM): I'm here, Cap. Can't make too much noise, they're close. C-1 Quinn: What's your position? C-3 Leah (COM): Abandoned farmhouse, edge of Wakeford. They're squawking, waiting for me to come out. C-1 Quinn: Hold your position, C-3; we're coming to get you! C-3 Leah (COM): Hurry! [CHARYBDIS exits Outpost-24-B and flies toward Leah's location by use of back-mounted rocket packs within their suits. Multiple Type-BE entities follow.] [After a 2-min flight, CHARYBDIS approaches the farmhouse. C-1 Quinn and C-4 Haruki land on the roof and hold position. C-2 Jaedan attempts to dodge a Type-BE instance in mid-flight and crashes through the farmhouse wall.] C-4 Haruki: Watch your tail! [Three entities pursue him.] C-2 Jaedan: Shit! [Jaedan struggles, lifting debris off his person.] C-2 Jaedan: Yeesh, these things reek. [To Leah over comms.] Leah, you there? Come out; I don't fuck around with hide-and-seek, you know? C-3 Leah: Right above you, Jae Jae! [Leah dives from the rafters and lands atop an entity. A second entity swipes its talons at her, scratching her suit. She strikes it before a third entity tackles her.] C-2 Jaedan: Nobody ever mentions how terrible things will smell after the world ends, do they, Leah? [The second entity screeches while Jaedan combats it. Two more entities enter the farmhouse and engage with Jaedan. Leah wrestles free from the third entity.] C-3 Leah: Oh my Thoth, they do reek! C-2 Jaedan: Come on, you heard what the bird lady said — don't invoke the name. That gives him, like, powers or some shit. [He dispatches the third entity and kicks it away.] Listen: Between you and me, I don't remember half the things she's told us. [Three more entities enter the farmhouse and attack both Jaedan and Leah.] C-3 Leah: What do you want? We have nothing for you! Leave us alone! C-1 Quinn (COM): What in the depths is going on down there? It sounds like an illegal cockfight. C-2, grab C-3 and fly the damn coop! [Leah uppercuts a nearby entity and dispatches it with ease. She turns and connects her fist with another entity's face, which crumples inwards. Five more entities enter.] C-2 Jaedan: We punch one and two more swoop in to take its place. You know, I liked it better when we faced Selachians. [He pummels an entity, and Leah incapacitates it.] They kept us on our toes, but it felt so good knowing how much of a difference we were making. C-3 Leah: While you reminisce, I'll worry about not getting turned into bird feed, thanks. Let's go! [Leah kicks over a stack of hay bales, and the pair flies through the wall and onto the roof.] [A nearby entity follows the pair and perches in a stationary position atop the roof. It folds back its wings while vocalizing a high-pitched chirping sound in Jaedan's direction.] C-4 Haruki: Jaedan, I think he likes you! C-2 Jaedan: [To the entity.] Okay, hear me out. We can't take you home. That's against protocol. So, either you leave right now, or my boys over here will send you to Kingdom Come. [He showcases his arms, flexing.] [Leah inspects the entity. It displays feathers with a brown colouration and bears copious amounts of jewellery that dangle from its neck and arms.] C-3 Leah: He doesn't look so scary. What do you think, Cap, can we keep him? C-1 Quinn: At the bottom of a deep dark hole, sure! [He laughs.] You know, we haven't actually recovered one of these things yet. C-2 Jaedan: So what? I don't want it! C-1 Quinn: [Over comms.] E-4 Lead, we've encountered a non-hostile Type-BE entity. Permission to take it into custody? E-4 Lead Keshrayuth (COM): Very well, but hurry. I'd like to restrict today's operations to today. We're still unaware of what implications this anomaly might have at night. C-1 Quinn: You heard the lady. C-2, grab the Deviant. Let's get back to base, team! [END LOG] CLOSING REMARKS: I'm not sure if the Black Moon howls, but I do know the Blue Moon screeches. —Captain Quinn Griffith MFT CHARYBDIS Leader Shark Punching Centre EDIT: Ignore that. △ Close The captured instance, designated EE-3570-A, is contained within the Anomalous Humanoids Wing of Site-18 and undergoing study. About 36 hr after the start of the Event, Dr. Hoygull appended Document EE-3570 with a new file. ▷ IntSCPFN:/files/EE-3570/2018-08-10T23:58:44-07:00.wav AUDIO LOG NOTE: Our last known human colleagues — stationed at Lunar Area-32 before the Event — relayed most of the following information, which I've compiled and released via audio recording. —Dr. Frederick Hoygull, PhD Avian Division Head [BEGIN LOG] By the order of the Avian Division, this recording is being transmitted on all Foundation channels. Before Extranormal Event 3570, the Foundation hypothesized that a massive lunar anomaly would occur in the near future. On the 24th of December 1972, initial analysis of the Apollo 17 Moon landing's geological samples detailed elevated EVE consistent with reality-bending phenomena.7 The samples, collected from various deposits around the Taurus–Littrow Valley landing site, prompted theories of the Moon's thaumic makeup. In December 1995, the newly christened, and if I might add, unfortunately named “Outpost Thoth-1” performed a series of observations on lunar sites to record thaumic radiation levels. They discovered the Moon had a baseline EVE intensity registering at 141 000 caspers8 — greater than anywhere on Earth. Why that did not immediately lead to drastic changes in localized reality and sub-reality, is unknown. But, well, that explains why something did happen. And you can thank Thoth, the Egyptian god of wisdom, for causing it. [Pause.] In the event that such intense energy might be manipulated against Earth, several active deterrents were devised. The contingencies, unfortunately, could not be enacted because the BE-Class Scenario decimated our workforce.9 Taking a look at the files here… Projects included the mass Scranton Reality Anchor “Seraphim Array” in mid-Earth orbit, the Global Hard-Light Energy Shielding System, and the controlled expansion of SCP-2821 to quickly consume the Moon and then itself via– What's this? The file literally reads, “[DATA EXPUNGED]”. Of course, the order and protocols of the Foundation still hold true, even when the world falls apart! Anyway, the red tape speaks for itself. Let me tell you what we're going to do about this. Appended to Document EE-3570 is Supplemental Materials file UMBRAL_MIGRATORY_SEQUENCE.txt. Take note of the information within that file before using available resources to reach immediate rendezvous with Mobile Task Force Eta-4. After that, we will co-ordinate off-world evacuation efforts. Suffice it to say we don't have much time left. Everything will, uh, make sense soon. And if it doesn't? Good luck. [END LOG] △ Close The remainder of the Foundation — 75 Avian Division personnel, MFT CHARYBDIS, and SCP-2785 — is stationed at Site-18. Operation: DIVINE RUSE is being developed at this time. III. Supplemental Materials The few remaining Avian Division staff in Egypt discovered a preserved papyrus reed manuscript, circa 1900 BCE, filed within Reliquary Site-62 Archives. The manuscript was written in Egyptian hieratic script and included several surviving accounts. A series of fragmented excerpts, as they relate to EE-3570, are as follows. ▷ Recovered Text –and Khemennu employs its sons to the most effective degree. We are the jewel of the Nile, so Zaid the Ascended One professes — and it is true, and it is good. Soon, we depart the Land of Black and Red for the Cosmos beyond, where Thoth will bring us on a holy tour. We– I have not told the Elders, but I received a visit from the Sacred One in my dreams. In fear, I asked the one question that has haunted me most. I asked, Thoth, why do you cast down unbelievers? To which Thoth replied, such an action is a justice basked in by the righteous. To this, I asked, Thoth, how can you cast down your children, righteous or not? Thoth said, your kind is not truly my children. But I have asserted myself in front of the Communion for those I deem worthy — thus, those I consider my children in spirit. For if I do not extend my wisdom, why must my wisdom exist? I asked Thoth, is there anything we could do to anger you? To which Thoth replied, to reject my wisdom is to spite me. Indeed, to be without my wisdom for long is a blasphemous offence. But to anger me, truly, it would need the effort of one who is quite mad. There is nothing you, my collective children, could do to anger me. I have plans yet for those that have failed to gain my favour. I then asked, Thoth, what is your plan for us? Thoth proclaimed, I shall cast down the azure fires of Set above, which will consume your Holy City. These are not raging fires, however, but those of majesty and wonder. Of the bright motes that twinkle in the night. Of Ra's destiny. And when the City becomes inflamed, so too will your hearts. They will sprout and flower into vast wings in the reflection of the Sacred Ibis. This, I shall share with all my children, who will join my flock in the vast Cosmos. You will rule my paradise. Forever, forever. I awoke, wishing not the fires blue. I enjoy mortality. If Thoth wills transcendence — I am in fear. Alas, if it means tasting the Brot Kruma, perhaps that is necessary to– The beast wakes. The vermin stir. The great one feeds. Thoth cowers in the dusk. And Brot Kruma awaits. The ritual has begun. Thoth will not leave any of his children behind. Those unworthy? Doomed to become thralls, as Thoth wills it. Forever, forever. △ Close The subject matter within the account describes phenomena related to EE-3570 and URA-8047 SCP-3632. The Avian Division has begun drafting methods of reaching SCP-3632. AUGUST 11 UPDATE This document is marked for immediate release via all available communication channels. Consult the attached note for details. THE CLEARANCE LEVEL TO ACCESS THIS FILE HAS BEEN LOWERED FROM LEVEL-1/GENERAL TO LEVEL-0/PUBLIC If any allies have yet to reveal yourselves: Please, we need your help. To our successors: If these are the only documents you find, know we have failed. —Dr. Frederick Hoygull MEDILA WILLS OUR PATH NOW UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE NEST Footnotes 1. akiva: An SI unit used to assign a measurement to esoteric radiation emitted by powerful reality-bending entities. Defined by the value of piety reported among adherents of any such entities. 2. noosphere: The realm of memetic activity. The existence of free memes implies the noosphere has an existence separate from physical reality. The precise nature of this existence is poorly understood. 3. As opposed to the “human meme” by some definition thereof. 4. MTF-Eta-4 operatives recorded this with a thaumometer, which quantifies thaumic energy levels within a localized area. 5. Élan-Vital Energy: Fundamental particles generated by all living entities. 6. Centre personnel are primarily dedicated to combatting anomalous nautical threats, typically of Selachian nature. The Department of Extra-Universal Affairs first established contact with the Centre in 2011, but MTF-Eta-4 of the Avian Division and MFT CHARYBDIS of the Centre only began joint operations shortly before the advent of EE-3570. 7. As thaumatic technology was still under-developed before 1972 because of a lack of research into the Theory of Unified Thaumatology, earlier lunar missions could not detect any thaumic energy. 8. casper: A unit used to assign a measurement to reality-altering phenomena. 9. Dr. Hoygull has decided it would be most appropriate to categorize the two events as the same. Hence, BE-Class “Migration” End-of-Consciousness Scenario. « SPC-507 | TEAM BIRD | The Sacred Djehuti » |
SCP-3571 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3571 Special Containment Procedures: Preserved juvenile specimens of SCP-3571 are to be kept in standard thermally-controlled storage unit at Site-66. A consistent temperature of -2° C must be maintained in order to induce hibernation without damage to the specimens. In the event that any number of SCP-3571 specimens awaken and begin Stage 1 of infestation for any non-intentional reason, they are to be removed if possible. Termination of the escaped specimens is permitted if removal is not possible. Any locations affected by SCP-3571 infection are to be dealt with by MTF Psi-7 ("Home Improvement"). Affected buildings are to be demolished, and SCP-3571 samples are to be recovered. Cover stories are to be issued appropriately if affected locations are within public notice/concern. When testing instances of SCP-3571, it should be done only on abandoned or otherwise unused buildings within 50 km of Site-66. Small structures with wood or steel frames can be built for the purpose of testing SCP-3571, if needed. Description: SCP-3571 is a distinct species genetically identical to the common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris), although key internal and external physical differences are observable in later stages of specimens' life cycle. SCP-3571 also exhibits behavioral differences, as well as rudimentary pheromonal communication observable in large groups. SCP-3571 goes into an inert state in temperatures of -2° C, their bodies curling into a spiral position. Tissue damage occurs at -8°C. The infestation-cycle and anomalous properties of SCP-3571 begin when at least one young, mobile specimen enters a currently unoccupied man-made structure with a wooden or metal skeleton. The original specimen(s) of SCP-3571 will enter the wall through any openings or crevices that are present on the wall, and will burrow through until reaching the skeleton of the building. From here, the life cycle and infestation cycle of SCP-3571 begins. Stage 1 of infestation consists of the specimen(s) of SCP-3571 consuming part of the building's frame by secreting a caustic fluid of PH █.█. SCP-3571 will grow and expand to fit the sections consumed. Eventually, a majority of the building's frame will be consumed, with SCP-3571 in the place of the consumed portions. It is unknown how the building remains stable during this process. Stage 2 occurs when a majority of the frame has been consumed. SCP-3571 specimens will arrange themselves accordingly to imitate the original frame of the building. Subjects will secrete a fluid through their pores that hardens into a thick, dense layer of unidentified organic material resembling the building skeleton's original material in appearance and properties. SCP-3571 specimens begin to asexually reproduce at this point, releasing microscopic eggs through cracks and openings in their shells. Stage 3 of infestation begins when laid eggs hatch. Newly born SCP-3571 instances will leave the walls of the building and occupy open rooms. From there, they will change the internal layout of the building and drastically, internal dimensions contrasting with external appearance. SCP-3571 instances will create elaborate and absurd obstacles and traps, usually in the style of elimination-challenge obstacle course games and TV-programs, albeit more unstable and hazardous to passerby. It is presumed they build these objects through their secretions, although formal observation has proven difficult due to SCP-3571 instances swarming/consuming recording devices placed in infected buildings. Decor changes are also made on occasion, some cases of infestation ending in aesthetically thematic courses. Signage is often produced near the entrance by SCP-3571 instances, with the name of the course and rules pasted before the entrance. Common names for courses have included “AMAZING ANDY'S ALLEY OF AWE!”, “CREEPY CARL'S CRAZY CRYPT OF CALAMITY!”, and “WACKY WILLY AND WILD BILL'S TRAPS OF TRULY TREACHEROUS TERROR!” Unlike the name, the rules are mostly uniform and do not change (See addendum 1), save for small variations of the overall template. All attempts to observe SCP-3571 instances during Stage 3 of infestation, in its entirety, have failed. Entrances are sealed through an unknown procedure during Stage 3, and cameras are quickly consumed by SCP-3571 instances. Brief footage shows walls, floors, and ceilings completely coated in juvenile SCP-3571 instances, but the footage fails to capture how they alter the internal dimensions. Stage 4 begins after the building is completely transformed. Instances of SCP-3571 that exist outside of the frame vacate and migrate to another susceptible building, where Stage 1 begins again. From here, exits are unsealed. When a human subject enters a building affected by SCP-3571 infestation, all means of entry and exit are sealed through an unknown process, with the exception of a single backdoor placed on the opposite side of the transformed structure. Pasted rules encourage the subject to move quickly through the obstacles and traps to this exit, with the promise of escape and “a grand prize”. Conditions become increasingly uncomfortable and dangerous with the amount of time elapsed, including (but not limited to) high rises/drops in temperature, poor air quality, rising water, heavy fog, malodorous scents, caustic substances leaking from unseen punctures in the ceiling, and swarms of earthworms. Subjects often take notice of these changes, and, in most cases, hasten. Subjects acting against the standard “rules” of the course will encounter more severe hazards, often rapid accumulation of the course's gradually building hazard. These hazards often mount at too rapid of a rate for most participants to respond to. Means of long-distance communication do not function in affected buildings. If multiple human subjects attempt entry at the same time, the entry point quickly closes and seals. The majority of subjects are killed on the course by the laid obstacles. Subjects that reach the end are able to leave through the back door. The “grand prize”, usually a briefcase or large sack of the subject's native currency, can be located in close proximity outdoors. Analysis shows that the currency is counterfeit, made of SCP-3571 secretions. Addendum 3571-1: Below is the standard “rules” paper printed in SCP-3571 affected buildings. While this is the most standard template, variations exist. These variations often discuss the same or similar rules, albeit with different ordering and/or wording. WELCOME TO (course name), AN AMAZING AND AWE-INSPIRING OBSTACLE COURSE THAT WE MADE JUST FOR YOU! THESE ARE THE TOP TEN RULES THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BECOME A WINNER! 1. STAY ALONE FOR MAXIMUM CHALLENGE! 2. DON'T TRY TO EXIT BEFORE YOU FINISH! 3. DON'T DALLY! 4. NO FOOD OR BEVERAGE ALLOWED! 5. NO SMOKING! 6. TRY YOUR BEST! 7. DON'T BE SCARED IF WE WATCH, WE'RE JUST CHEERING YOU ON! 8. IF YOU LOSE, DON'T BE A SORE LOSER! 9. FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES MAY RESULT IN IMMEDIATE ELIMINATION! PLEASE DON'T BE NAUGHTY! 10. HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF FUN!!! Addendum 3571-3: + Interview Log 3571-4 - Close log Interviewed: Jacob ████ Interviewer: Dr. H█████ C███████ Foreword: Jacob ████ had filed a report to local authorities and press detailing an unusual and hazardous modification to his home in ██████ , WV. Mr. ████ 's report contained details consistent with SCP-3571 infestation. A small team had been sent to investigate, and Mr. ████ was interviewed by Dr. C████████. Mr. ████ was informed that the interview was for a local press report. The interview has been abridged for brevity, but noteworthy details have been unedited. Dr. C███████: Good evening, Mr. Jacob ████. We'd like to ask you some questions for a news story we're working on. Mr. ████: Yeah, you mentioned it to me yesterday. Dr. C███████: Could you recall your experience from the beginning? Mr. ████: I came home from work, like any other day, and when I tried to go in my house, the door was stuck. I used my key, my spare key, I was even thinking about calling the locksmith. The door budged after 10 minutes, just as I was about to give up and call somebody. Dr. C███████: Continue. Mr. ████: Well, I walk in, and I don't recognize the place. I don't mean it like somebody broke in and ransacked it, I mean it in a more literal sense. The walls looked like they were made of old filthy limestone, cobwebs and dry dirt absolutely everywhere. The floors were stone too, tiled stone, a little like cobblestone. Even the little “Welcome Home” doormat I owned had been replaced with a slab, lying on the ground. It had something like "Creepy Carl's Crypt" or something along those lines just scrawled on it, in bright red paint. Had a little picture of a ghost , like a “Pac-Man” ghost, in a weird, runny purple paint. Dr. C███████: Did you immediately proceed? Mr. ████: No. I thought I just wandered into some other building, maybe the heat was getting to me. I walk back to the door, and it's stuck again. I still thought I wasn't in my home, but to be sure, I pulled out my keys. My key fit into the lock perfectly, but the door was still being stubborn. I was beginning to freak out. I had no clue what was happening, it was like a dream. I tried to call a locksmith again, but this time, there wasn't any reception in the house. I figured I could find a window somewhere and break through, so I went forward from there. Dr. C███████: Was there anything else of notice before you proceeded? Mr. ████: There was a printed piece of paper taped to the wall, in a red typeface. It talked about rules for an obstacle course. I would have been wracking my brain trying to figure out who would be crazy enough to break into somebody's home and turn it into an obstacle course in under 8 hours, if I hadn't read the last rule. “DON'T DALLY, SALLY!” Dr. C███████: Could you describe the building's interior from there? Mr. ████: That 1st room had three big lanes, and occasionally a huge boulder would roll straight down one, lightning fast. I ran down the middle lane, hoping to make it before another rolled down. The hallway must have been at least 100 yards forward, but the lanes weren't very wide. A boulder rolled right down mine, and I hopped to the right-hugging lane. Two more, one middle and one right. Barely made it to the left. You get the idea? I made it to the end, out of breath, but I didn't want to find out what would happen if I “dallied”, so I just pushed forward. Second room was a wider hallway, torches on the lower half of the wall, about up to my sides. I stopped to look, and half the torches spat flames. Every other one on both the right and left. I took my time, I felt if I went too fast, I'd fuck it up. I had a nice pace going before I felt it getting awfully hot. I wrote it off as the heat from the torches, but it just kept getting hotter, and the torches weren't any brighter. I figured that this must have been the punishment for taking so long, the building would cook me if I took my time. I winged it. There wasn't much of the hallway left, but by the time I was close to the door, one of the flame jets caught me right on the left side. My shirt caught fire, and I had a nasty burn right below my chest. Want to see? Dr. C███████: That won't be necessary, Mr. ████. Mr. ████: Oh, figured you'd want it for your report or something. Dr. C███████: Please continue. Mr. ████: Next room, and thank god, the last, was a big, open room. Looked kind of like a gymnasium, with how high the ceiling was and the width… it made me realize that there was no way this would fit in my house. In the center of the room was a big puppet of a mummy, and the strings were visible even from a distance. They went all the way up to the ceiling. Somebody was pulling it, because it was floating forward, no actual life in its movements… I got closer and saw that it had knives sloppily taped on the hands, but there was enough tape for it to stay on, by the looks of it. Just flew forward, swung the hands. Moved way faster than I could, and the heat did me no favors. It was cutting me up pretty bad. I did make it to the end, and there was a door, as well as a sign with “CONGRATULATIONS!” on it, in red neon lights. I walked out, everything was fine, and I sure as hell never tried to go back in. There was a briefcase with cash in it though, that makes up for it a little bit. Dr. C███████: Understandable. Did you see anything alive in or near your house during the event? (Mr. ████ pauses, and turns away for several seconds.) Mr. ████: Well, now that you mention it, there were a lot of worms. Earthworms. They barely squirmed, but they were facing me. I didn't really stop to think about it, I thought it was just part of the crypt theme. (Mr. ████ briefly pauses again.) Mr. ████: Actually, the mummy's strings looked kind of fat and pinkish. Real creepy, looking back. Dr. C███████: Noted. I think we're finished. Thank you, Mr. ████. Mr. ████: Any time. Closing Statement: Investigation into SCP-3571 infection continued. The building was demolished under the cover story of a house fire. Mr. ████, all involved authorities, and involved journalists were issued Class-C amnesics, and all associated written reports, video documentation, and photographs were confiscated. If the information from Mr. ████ is correct, SCP-3571 instances play a larger rule in the nature of the core courses in affected buildings than once believed. Further study is ordered. Addendum 3571-7: + Test Log 3571 - Close log Test 3571-5 Subject: D-9277, a physically healthy Hispanic male, aged 38. Procedure: D-9277 was placed inside a derelict building affected ██ km from Site-66. A digital camera was strapped to their forehead to record the exploration. Prelude: Subject enters. Signage reveals the name of the course to be “FEROCIOUS FREDRIK'S FLAMING FORT OF FEAR!” Notable Structures: Room #1 a conveyor belt spanning from the entrance of the hall to the exit stationed on the floor. Large presses impact the conveyor belt at a constant and regular pace. Room 2 lacks stable footing, molten rock covering most of the floor. Carpets and furniture float on the surface, undamaged by the conditions. Placement of the carpets and furniture prompt subject to leap from one stable surface to another. Subject misses the jump between an armoire and a carpet. Subject perishes by falling into the molten rock, believed to have succumbed near-instantaneously due to burns. Analysis: How molten rock was placed in Room 2 as well as the methods used to secure the furniture and carpeting from burns in unknown. Room 1 demonstrated the 1st appearance of a complex mechanical contraption in an SCP-3571 infected building. Test 3571-27 Subject: D-28417, Caucasian male aged 25. Physically unfit, suffers from malnourishment. Procedure: Subject was placed in Testing Structure-3571-B, a building constructed for the purpose of examining the long-term effects of SCP-3571 on susceptible structures. 8 previous subjects had entered in the past for testing, 7 of whom had perished inside. Researchers also noted the sharp decline in local animal populations after Testing Structure-3571-B was constructed. As with previous tests, the subject was given a digital camera to strap on his forehead. Prelude: Subject enters. Signage reveals name of the course to be “WACKY WILLY AND WILD BILL'S TRAPS OF TRULY TREACHEROUS TERROR!" Subject begins course. Notable Structures: Room #1 is a large, open room. The flooring of the chamber is coated in dead leaves. The footing of the room is unstable, many pitfalls lie concealed in the room. Subject verbally notes that the holes appear as though “something really big made them”. Room #2 is densely packed with 14cm thick iron bars that span upward from flooring and into the ceiling of the room. The iron bars are electrified. Subject remains in the room for 6 additional minutes. A vapor, likely water vapor, from an unknown source, begins to flood the room. Visibility is reduced by eventual fog buildup. The subject moves forward. Room #3 is wide and open, with soil, foliage, and trees occupying much of the space. The subject continues to walk for about 7 minutes before encountering an entity in hiding in the brush. The entity seems to be a grey squirrel (Cirrus carolinensis), albeit deceased, with its bodily movement being forced by earthworms inhabiting the body both internally and externally. Over the course of the exploration, the subject discovers a variety of woodland animals local to [DATA EXPUNGED], the deciduous forest surrounding Testing Structure-3571-B. Observed fauna included one American black bear (Ursus americanus), three deer of an unidentified species, (one doe, two bucks), and 31 additional grey squirrels. Every one of these woodland animals had the same abnormality as the grey squirrel, appearing dead and being infested internally and externally with earthworms. As additional time passed, animals of unidentified species were observed. Most seemed mammalian, and bore resemblance to mundane woodland animals from the area, but noticeable physical deformities were noted. These deformities included additional limbs, eyes, heads, fused limbs, a lack of limbs, extremities, and other similar appendages, lack of fur or skin, and severe necrosis. Several plants also bore this affliction. Later in the test, the Subject was mauled by an unidentified entity. Footage of the creature shows that it bore resemblance to an American black bear, lacking skin and sporting long, prehensile limbs tipped with what resembled pedipalps found on scorpions and related arachnids, made of bony tissue. While the entity lacked eyes, three hollow eye-sockets were observed, two in a standard location for a bear, as well as one on the center of the entity's forehead. Analysis: This exploration suggests that SCP-3571 is able to manipulate multicellular biological life, although how is unknown. Due to the difficulty involved in observing the process SCP-3571 uses to alter matter, it is unlikely that it will be observed manipulating biological organisms in detail in the foreseeable future. Test 3571-30 Subject: D-68901, a physically fit Caucasian female, aged 38. Procedure: Subject was placed in Testing Structure-3571-D, a building constructed for the purpose of examining the long-term effects of SCP-3571 on susceptible structures. 11 previous subjects had entered in the past for testing, all of whom had communications cut off from an unknown cause. As with previous tests, the subject was given a digital camera to strap on her forehead. Prelude: Subject enters. Signage reveals name of the course to be “OLLIE'S OBSTACLE COURSE OF OBVIOUS OBLITERATION!" Subject begins course. Notable Structures: Room #1 had crudely erected tombstones scattered in a grid-like formation. The gravestones have simple symbols engraved on their surfaces, although these symbols match no known language, if any. Room #2 contains a large mechanical structure, erected in the shape of a funnel. Footage shows an uncounted amount of mammalian bodies, including rodents, canines, felines, and humans. Review of the footage has failed to identify the bodies, which were in an advanced state of decomposition. 16 human bodies were counted, which was noted to exceed the number of test subjects. Room #3 sported various entities not unlike those encountered in test 3571-27, although the entities sport more physical deformities and biological modification. Species has yet to be identified. The room also held a large pit, roughly 6 meters in diameter. A large cluster of worms, assumed to be instances of SCP-3571, dwelt in the pit. The entities in the room were not immediately hostile, and were focused on the pit. Subject began to observe the pit. Subject observed the pit for 3 minutes before being spontaneously attacked by the entities, which pushed her into the pit. The video feed cuts off at this point. Analysis: This test displayed that SCP-3571 was far more capable at manipulating both biological and mechanical matter than previously believed. Site Command ordered demolition of all current testing structures built for study of SCP-3571 (Testing Structures A-E). Testing is halted indefinitely. Addendum 3571-19: Thorough investigation on the origins of SCP-3571 has begun conduction after a second spike of incidents in ███████, TX, where the first incidents were reported. █ houses adjacent to one-another had all been affected by SCP-3571 infection. The investigation was headed by Dr. H█████ C██████, Dr. G█████ ███ N██████, and Dr. K███ F██████. Several undercover field agents were selected to examine local records and interview affected civilians, as well as demolish the buildings and issue false-memories and stories of a fire ravaging the █ affected houses. The investigation carried on for █ weeks before field agents discovered evidence pointing to a local private organization that was deemed likely to possess SCP-3571 instances. The aforementioned organization held public displays of classified information pertaining to SCP-3571, which had sparked public controversy in the local community. These claims were quickly rebuked and discredited by the organizers of the investigation, under the story of the information being an elaborate hoax by the organization done for financial gain. The involved field agents frisked the organization's headquarters and discovered SCP-3571 instances, as well as classified information on SCP-███, SCP-████, and SCP-████. Several members of the organization were detained and interrogated. The interrogated operatives claimed to not possess any knowledge on the origins of SCP-3571. One had informed the Foundation that a large population existed in a cavern near the neighboring town of ███████. The same operative had admitted that the private organization had made repeated attempts to investigate unusual phenomena in several locations across the USA, and that they had wished to share the findings to expose what they had suspected was a "larger conspiracy". The involved operatives were issued Class-A amnesics while a separate investigation was launched to uncover more about the organization. The heads of the investigation on SCP-3571 had proceeded to launch an investigation of the cavern mentioned by the operative. For details on the exploration of the cavern, see Addendum 3571-22. Addendum 3571-22: + Expedition Log 3571-26 - Close log Foreword: Following the discovery of the cavern in the district of ███████, TX, subdivision Z9-17 of MTF Zeta-9 ("Mole Rats") consisting of 8 operatives and 3 central operatives was sent to investigate. Radio contact between the operatives and Dr. H█████ C██████ at Site-66 was established. Dr. C██████: Have we established contact? CO-Z9-17-1: We can hear you, C██████. We're more worried about what the connection will be like inside. Dr. C██████: The connection might dampen, but it should remain mostly stable and clear if all goes well. Is Z9-17 ready to proceed? CO-Z9-17-1: Yes. All supplies have been accounted for, all members are physically and mentally prepared… we should be ready by now. Dr. C██████: Very well. Proceed. (Z9-17 walks down the trail leading to the cavern. The opening to the cavern is found after 9 minutes.) CO-Z9-17-1: We're here. Dr. C██████: Is there anything notable about the exterior? CO-Z9-17-3: They've got a wooden sign, it looks like. It's all in gibberish, letters are painted over other letters, the color of the paint is inconsistent… it's a mess. There doesn't seem to be a door, so hopefully we'll all be able to enter. Dr. C██████: Noted. Thank you, Tapeworm. (Z9-17 proceeds into the cavern. Audible crashing is heard over the radio.) CO-Z9-17-2: Oh, shit! Dr. C██████: What happened? Are you alright? CO-Z9-17-1: We're fine. We all made it in, but the part of the cave's ceiling collapsed, over the entrance. Perhaps it functions somewhat like the other areas affected by 3571, but we all were able to enter. That doesn't usually happen, does it? Dr. C██████: No. Usually only one can enter. Do you see anything of note? CO-Z9-17-1: Hold on, we're booting up the night-vision goggles. (12 seconds pass.) CO-Z9-17-1: They're on. There's papers taped all over the walls of the cavern. Dr. C██████: Rules? CO-Z9-17-1: I guess so. They're in gibberish just like the sign. Dr. C██████: Anything else? CO-Z9-17-1: No. Dr. C██████: Proceed. (Z9-17 continues for 4 minutes before stopping.) CO-Z9-17-3: We've got a problem, C██████. There's a giant gap, must be at least a football field's length. I can see that there is more to the cavern beyond the gap, but I have no clue- (Audible squirming is heard over the radio. Various operatives react with disgust and panic.) CO-Z9-17-2: There's worms everywhere! There's just *inaudible* damn, what are they *inaudible* Dr. C██████: Calm down, Hookworm! What are the worms doing? (The squirming becomes gradually dies down after 47 seconds. CO-Z9-17-2 is heard breathing heavily.) CO-Z9-17-1: We're fine, C██████. Some of us are just a little bit shook. The worms formed a wide cord across the gap, like a bridge. I think we can cross it, but I don't know how stable it's going to be. We're going to send O-Z9-17-7 to see if it's stable. (2 minutes pass.) CO-Z9-17-1: He made it. We're moving across. (An additional 2 minutes passes.) CO-Z9-17-1: That wasn't so bad, was it Hookworm? CO-Z9-17-2: Speak for yourself, fucker. CO-Z9-17-1: C██████, why did you assign the guy who's scared of worms to be one of the central operatives in this expedition? Dr. C██████: We were not informed, Flatworm. Remain on task. We don't need this kind of drama during this kind of mission. CO-Z9-17-1: Sorry. I was just wondering. CO-Z9-17-3: We found another open room, doc. CO-Z9-17-2: It's a fucking mess in here. Dr. C██████: Describe the room, please. CO-Z9-17-2 There's a lot of clutter. Mostly scrap metal, cardboard, stone… it looks like it might have been part of one of the obstacle courses, but I'm not sure. CO-Z9-17-1: That would make sense. The sign was painted over possibly hundreds of times and the cave wall near the entrance had hundreds of rule papers. So what if this course was destroyed and rebuilt by 3571 over and over? CO-Z9-17-3: Could be, although that would go against previously observed behavior in SCP-3571, wouldn't it? Dr. C██████: We'll try to determine that later. For now, we're trying to determine where SCP-3571 came from. Proceed. CO-Z9-17-2: How are we supposed to? There's so much shit in the way. We're stuck. CO-Z9-17-1: I think we can climb over. It might take some time, but if we go over that pile, we might be able to get past this mess. CO-Z9-17-3: It's worth a shot. (Z9-17 proceeds over the pile. A choking sound is heard in the distance.) CO-Z9-17-2: What is that? CO-Z9-17-1: It's not any of us. (The choking becomes closer and more audible.) CO-Z9-17-3: It's coming up behind us. Move. CO-Z9-17-2: What the fuck are those things? Dr. C██████: Remain calm and describe the entities. (The choking becomes more audible.) CO-Z9-17-3: They're moving too fast! Dr. C██████: Respond, Z9-17! CO-Z9-17-1: Open fire! (Gunshots, loud screams, and several other noises are heard for about 7 minutes. During this time, Dr. C██████ repeatedly attempts to get a response from any of the central operatives of Z9-17, to no avail.) (Gunfire continues. Several snapping and tearing noises are heard.) CO-Z9-17-1: Retreat! (Gunfire dies down, and clattering is heard over the radio.) Dr. C██████: Come in, Z9-17! Is anybody there? CO-Z9-17-2: I'm here. We split up, a few of us made it over the pile. At least four operatives are down, but I think Flatworm and Tapeworm are alright. Dr. C██████: I'm unable to establish radio contact with them. Where are you now, Hookworm? CO-Z9-17-2: I'm down another path. There's nobody around, and I don't hear the others. Thank fucking god I got away from those things. Dr. C██████: What are "those things"? Could you describe the entities for me? CO-Z9-17-2: They looked like people. Dead people. There were worms popping in and out of holes burrowed in their flesh, half of them didn't have any skin, and a few were just completely fucked up beyond all recognition. They had too many eyes, or they had several extra pairs of long arms, at least one looked like a big worm made out of somebody's body… bullets didn't kill them, probably because the worms didn't die. Dr. C██████: Hold on, Hookworm. I've reestablished connection with Tapeworm. Come in, Tapeworm. CO-Z9-17-3: I'm here, C██████. Dr. C██████: Where are you now? CO-Z9-17-3: I'm at a dead end. Flatworm's down, and the rest of the operatives scattered. I'm going to have to backtrack. Dr. C██████: Is Flatworm injured, or dead? CO-Z9-17-3: Dead. Worms are already inside of him. I'm not going to stick around and see what's going to happen to him. Dr. C██████: Hookworm, see if you can reach Tapeworm. You two should probably find a way to find each other. CO-Z9-17-2: I can hear Tapeworm. Tapeworm, I went down the central path after the heap. If you can find your way back, I'll be waiting for you. CO-Z9-17-3: Alright. I think that I'll be able to catch up with you. CO-Z9-17-2: I'll wait for you to find the path before I go further down. (Silence over the radios for about 4 minutes.) CO-Z9-17-3: My arm is hurting. I'm going to stop to look at it. CO-Z9-17-2: Do that later, I don't have all day! Another one of those damn things could be around any corner! CO-Z9-17-3: Then go down the path yourself. CO-Z9-17-2: Fine. I just hope that we'll be able to get the fuck out of here. (Silence for 2 minutes.) CO-Z9-17-2: There's another opening up ahead. Dr. C██████: Proceed. CO-Z9-17-2: Doc, I don't think I- CO-Z9-17-3: (breathing heavily) There's worms in my arm. CO-Z9-17-2: What? CO-Z9-17-3: There's just so many, they must have gotten in through the open wound, oh god, what do I do? CO-Z9-17-2: How? How would they have gotten in? You had your suit on, right? Dr. C██████: Tapeworm, do you have any equipment to remove them? CO-Z9-17-3: I could amputate the arm, but I don't know if they're already in the rest of my body, I don't know what to do, I just don't know… Dr. C██████: Remain calm, Tapeworm. Try to amputate it. It won't change anything if they're already in the rest of the body, but if they're only in the arm, it could stop the spread. CO-Z9-17-2: He's right, it's worth a shot. What other option is there? (Several minutes of silence.) Dr. C██████: Tapeworm, are you there? (No response.) Dr. C██████: Hookworm? CO-Z9-17-2: I'm here. Dr. C██████: Tapeworm isn't responding. Are you still outside of the opening? CO-Z9-17-2: Yeah. Proceed? Dr. C██████: Proceed. CO-Z9-17-2: There's something big in here. It's big and it's moving. Dr. C██████: Are you able to identify it? CO-Z9-17-2: Is that a heart? It looks like like a huge heart, it's made of worms. It's beating. Every time it beats, more and more smaller worms come out. I can see holes in the walls, and there's huge pink things holding up the cave by the looks of it. (1 minute of silence. CO-Z9-17-2 screams loudly.) Dr. C██████: What is it? CO-Z9-17-2: Worms are filling the room! They're piling on higher, they're up to my waist! Dr. C██████: Are you able to leave? CO-Z9-17-2: They're too high up. They're pushing me towards the damn thing. It's no use. I'm finished. (Radio feed to CO-Z9-17-2 cuts off. 15 minutes pass.) Dr. C██████: (Away from the receiver) Nobody's responding. Hookworm's radio died and Tapeworm won't come in. Close the feed. CO-Z9-17-3: Isn't it wonderful? Dr. C██████: Tapeworm? Why haven't you been responding? CO-Z9-17-3: Shh. Quiet, he's building the world for you, C██████. Listen. Listen. Dr. C██████: You're not making any sense. Are you injured? CO-Z9-17-3: He does it for you. All of you. It's great, it's wonderful, the things here that do so much for us. He holds up the things we walk, and yet you all still reject it with your decadent bodies. He does what he must, and he must bring us back. (Radio feed cuts off.) Dr. C██████: Hello, hello? Come in, Tapeworm! (No response.) Dr. C██████: Close the feed. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3571" by 10DryDays, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3571. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3572 | euclid | The exterior of SCP-3572, surface level, outside of the entrance door. Item #: SCP-3572 Special Containment Procedures: No human entry into SCP-3572 is allowed except for the purposes of monthly maintenance and measurement, in which case time spent in the interior should be minimized and is never to exceed forty-five (45) minutes total for any individual. The surrounding area is to be cultivated and modified as necessary in cooperation with the United States National Park Service to minimize tourist activity near the area. A metal door and frame that are resistant to environmental damage have been installed into a brick wall barring the entrance. The interior of SCP-3572 is to be measured and tracked for maximum potential length and a rough estimate of total volume monthly via remote drone. In the event of any notable seismological event, SCP-3572 is to be measured as soon as possible and the surrounding area is to be imaged for potential new cave formations or sinkholes, which are to be filled in expediently. In the event that SCP-3572 comes into contact with any other cave, Foundation personnel are to lock down and close new entrances to SCP-3572 by any means necessary.1 Any and all sightings of SCP-3572-1 are to be reported to the nearest available level 3 research personnel. Any direct contact with SCP-3572-1 is to be recorded, and witnesses are to be treated with Class-A amnestics. Following event 3572-Thien-Cung, Foundation personnel in potential hotspots have been briefed on the nature of SCP-3572-1 and provided training in the use of amnestics where necessary. Description: SCP-3572 is a subterranean cave network only accessible through a singular surface entry located in Barren County, Kentucky, encompassing a total volume of an estimated ████ cubic meters.2 The initial entry from surface level leads to a set of tight cave tunnels before increasing in size into a large central chamber, roughly cylindrical and approximately 15m in diameter and 30m in height. This central chamber branches out into between three (3) and seventeen (17) tunnels, varying in length, width, level and orientation. Any other subterranean space that is contacted by these tunnels is absorbed into the total interior volume of SCP-3572. SCP-3572 generally works to keep any human subject that enters its interior inside. While it does not seal itself off entirely, SCP-3572 has been observed moving its tunnels, creating narrow crawlspaces and dropping pieces of stone or other detritus to impede escape. The severity of these shifts intensifies in direct proportion to how long a human subject has been inside of SCP-3572. If a human subject dies inside the interior, the cavern will collapse around them, gradually compressing and grinding the cadaver into a fine, gritty consistency over the course of approximately fourteen days. Following this event, motion of the cavern will cease for a period of time, ranging from three (3) days at the shortest observed interval to one-hundred-ninety-two (192) days at the longest observed interval in length. SCP-3572 is still unsafe to enter during these periods and will resume movement (albeit at a reduced rate) if another human subject enters the interior. SCP-3572-1 is a humanoid apparition, conceptually-bound, free-roaming, passive, benevolent. SCP-3572-1 heavily resembles a local cave explorer who died in the interior of SCP-3572 on the 13th of February, 1925. This apparition is bound to subterranean cave networks and cannot appear above ground. It appears to roam independently throughout the Mammoth Cave National Park System, though it has also been sighted abroad, returning periodically to SCP-3572. A list of SCP-3572-1 manifestations, both potential and confirmed, is on record with Site-19 and available upon request. Addendum 01: Discovery Addendum 01: Discovery The anomalous properties of SCP-3572 were discovered by Foundation personnel following the entombment of a local cave explorer. At a total exposure time of over fourteen days, this subject survived substantially longer than any other subject to date. Attempts from his family and rescue workers to recover him were covered extensively in the press while he remained trapped following a cave-in. Foundation personnel were able to insert themselves into the rescue effort and after the further disappearance of two more news reporters attempting followup pieces, were able to ascertain the anomalous nature of SCP-3572. While the initial effort of the public to recover the subject's body was called off after the subject expired, the subject's family returned to attempt another retrieval effort. Owing to the extenuating circumstances surrounding the death of the subject, a facsimile cadaver was provided to the family. Addendum 02: Relevant entries of a recovered personal journal Addendum 02: Relevant entries of a recovered personal journal File photo of the first confirmed casualty of SCP-3572. Picture dated 1924, specific date unavailable. Foreword: The following entries have been transcribed due to the age of the document in question. Some entries prior to the subject's entombment, or those that include no reference to SCP-3572 have been truncated entirely. January 13th, 1925 Finally, some luck! Mr. Doyel has given me permission to explore his property in search of a new cave. I agreed to promise him fifty per-cent of all the profits should I find a suitable location for a new tourist attraction. I have only had a cursory look over the property, but there are some promising cliffs I intend to further investigate tomorrow. January 20th, 1925 The cliffs indeed yielded a cave, though the interior of it is far from spacious. I couldn't quite find a way through the initial passageway, but I can tell from the echoes that there must be a sizeable cave behind it. I can only hope for better luck tomorrow. Assuming I can even find the larger chamber, the passageway would have to be widened to make it a suitable attraction, though I suppose I am getting ahead of myself. January 24th, 1925 This cave is truly incredible, the grandest I have ever seen. The interior is high and arched like a church ceiling, and the surrounding tunnels are so full of crystals and fine, gorgeous rock. The cave was so lovely I would share it for free if I could, if only so more could see it. The initial descent must be much sharper than I suspected, for the roof of the central chamber is so high I should think it would breach the ground above it. The interior floor is unfortunately covered in fine dirt and sand, which should be removed or cleaned to make the attraction more palatable. Given the sand inside, I have christened it Sand Cave and I will spend some days exploring for another entrance on the property. If I can find none however, I'll push in and see if the tunnel can be widened. January 28th, 1925 I scarcely dare to write this entry, but the thoughts roiling in my brain will give me no relief until I put them to paper. Perhaps not even then, but I must try. The initial entrance was just as impassible when I returned to Sand Cave today, but the inside was very different indeed. The quartz on the walls had rendered itself into even more extensive patterns. Were it not for the markers I placed outside and the familiarity of squeezing through the tight entrance, I would have thought it was a new cave entirely. The central chamber had further developed both upwards and downwards, and the formation of rocks became a loose set of stairs descending. Though the impossibility of what my eyes presented to me was evident, I felt compelled to explore. I am not a man to turn down adventure, even if it is strange and fantastical. As I walked down the stairs, exploring the intricate patterns on the walls, I was compelled quite strongly to wonder about the future. As if the cave was speaking to me, I thought that this place, this wonderful cave, would be everything I had been looking for. It would be victory for my family in the Cave Wars,3 we would have our attraction and everyone would be well provided for. But at the same time I felt a call to stay in this cave. I found myself thinking of the rifle back at the house, and how easy it would be to make sure I stayed in Sand Cave for-ever. I reached the bottom of the steps, and the sand on the floor was even thicker than the last time I'd been inside. There was something there, a bit like a totem, or a great big wooden nail driven into the earth. Something black was around the base of it. It looked a bit like oil, but it was solid as all the rest of the rocks. It might have been pitch that oozed out and went solid somehow. When I went to touch it there was a great gust of wind from somewhere deeper in the cave, and I very nearly dropped my lantern. Lowering the light let me see a ring of quartz around the base of the totem. I can't imagine how long that thing must have been there to have crystal all mixed up in it, but that was far from the most disturbing part. There were a great many words written on the wood, with dates that went back years and years. Some were written in some kind of Indian language, I think, and there were pictures drawn, crudely, to go with them. The ones in English had names, and dates, and then strange phrases. I transcribed one, since it rang a bell4 before I left the cave. They were all long since passed, judging from the dates. That was when I found my name written, as if an epitaph, in the wood, and it had my birth-day, and it had a date not too far from now. I was gripped by panic seeing my name there and I made to leave. The climb back up seemed much harsher than the one going down, and I was only just able to leave in time. The entrance was just as pressing as it had been, and I squeezed through, but barely, and my lantern was extinguished by the time I finished the crawl. I felt certain for a moment squeezing through the cave that all would be lost, but I made it through alright eventually. I spent some time outside, exhausted by my rapid ascent and panic, feeling the wind on my face. I have reflected on the event, after a stiff drink, and I think Sand Cave is not worth it. I will return in two days time, with blasting caps and I think two sticks should do to close the entrance and make sure it stays closed. I'll tell Mr. Doyel I found nothing, and thank him for his time, and hope no one passes the barricade I will make. The sand from the cave floor is in my hair, and I can't seem to wash it out. January 30th, 1925 I have Failed and I will likely die here February 1st, 1925 As this is likely my last will and testament, such as it is, I will explain further. I attempted to dynamite the entrance to the cave but I had the most terrible fortune. A bit of rock shifted, burying and smothering my fuse, and then not long after a rock fell from the ceiling and crushed my detonator. I spent two hours fully attempting to detonate and found that something would go wrong each and every time until I gave up. The whole time the blasted cave has whispered to me. I can't get the damned sand out of my hair. When I tried to leave, I met unfortunate difficulties. The entrance collapsed inward. I was squeezing through the scant entrance tunnel when I dropped my lantern, and going to grab it, the cave collapsed further underneath me and a boulder of some size dropped behind me. My leg is pinned, tilted upwards. I suspect it would take several strong men to free me, and only if they had the space to work with. My lantern is once again drawing low. I will save it in hopes I can signal if someone comes looking before I expire. February 4th, 1925 They have begun efforts to extricate me. I count my blessings that I was found at all, but I suspect I will still die. The cave continues to shift where they are trying to dig, and when I lie awake at night, shivering and pressed to the rock, I can feel the cavern stirring beneath me. I have remained calm and cordial with those involved, but in some ways I wish they would let me go, if only so that they should forget about this cave. Now, it calls me by name. The following entry is undated. The handwriting is markedly different from other entries, and was written entirely in capital letters. THEY WILL NEVER REACH ME IN TIME IT COULD SAVE ME I WANTED TO EXPLORE ALL THAT LIES BENEATH THERE ARE SO MANY CAVES LEFT TO DISCOVER ALL I HAVE TO DO IS AGREE The following entry is undated. The writing is erratic and does not match the lines of the book. Whoever finds this, if you're reading it, I did not write that! My journal is covered in this damned sand. Did you write it yourself or did you force my hand you rotten craggy bastard? I will survive. I will escape. You will be forgotten. Go chase yourself you misera [The writing trails off the page.] February 9th, 1925 I have been fed and watered by my would-be rescuers, but this is of little comfort to me. Laying here, in my own filth, with a handful of sand in front of my face, the cave has told me it could put me to my end mercifully. I no longer know if I am fully sane. It says they cannot rescue you. It says I am your only hope. IT SAYS- I will write no more on the matter. It has said quite enough. I wonder how people will remember me. I'm told my story is known across all forty-eight states now, thanks to Mr. Miller coming down into the cave to give me an interview. Even now they work at digging, and it is only by the faint light of their lanterns that I can write. I did not travel with a partner, nor did I have a second lamp, nor did I tell anyone where I was going and for how long. I worry I will be found, upon reflection, to be a dunce who did not care for his own safety. It is not the end I would have chosen. I know what I want on my grave, I only worry I will never have the opportunity, now. The following two entries were written in an untidy hand that is at times entirely indecipherable. It is believed that the subject no longer had any form of external light with which to write and was using some amount of guesswork. February 9th, I believe I'm trapped, and trapped for life! The cave shifted again, and I can no longer see those digging. I can hear them working frantically but moreso I can hear the whispers. I worry [illegible] mistake but I fear I have no choice. I will grant them a few more days to try and reach me. Let it not be said that I'm a damned quitter! But after that I will make my demands and the sand will [rest of entry illegible] The 10th, or so I want people to see my face and know my name all around the world. No man or woman or child should suffer as long as I have suffered [Illegible] keep exploring the caves of the world, for Ever [Illegible] and get your damned sand out of my hair! The following entry was not dated. It alternates between the hand the majority of the journal is written in, and the other, present in a previous entry. I had no idea. The cave has shifted again and while I cannot find the strength to move, I can see now, by the luminescence of the crystals. They shine, and shimmer, with an unnatural light. I suspect I'm not in Kentucky. CAVE OF SWORDS.5 Cave of lights more like it. It's gorgeous. I could stare at it for a thousand years. I COULD. I'd like to look a little longer. I wish everyone could see this. BUT THEY WON'T SEE, NOT [Illegible] OR AS I WILL. The following and final entry was not dated and was written diagonally across the majority of one page. Upon initial inspection, the entirety of the page was covered in sand, which fell away not long after the journal was open. The approximate date of writing, based on analysis, is February 13th, 1925. I AGREE Addendum 03: Incident 3572-Thien-Cung Addendum 03: Incident 3572-Thien-Cung The following is the police report of Officer Nguyen of the Vietnam People's Police Force Office of Quảng Ninh province, dated October 26th, 1983. The police report was filed in relation to the discovery of a missing child. The child had been lost during a visit to the Thien Cung cave and after five days looking with local volunteers, the search had been called off. The strange nature of the police report attracted the interest of Foundation personnel in-country, leading to a subsequent Foundation investigation. This document has been translated from its original Vietnamese into English for ease of reading. I made another sweep of the cave entrance after taking statements from the parents and the proprietors. The search for Le Thi Lam had officially been called off when I made my sweep, but I wanted to check one more time. As before, I couldn't find any sign of the child. At approximately 8 PM, while in one of the central caverns, I was approached by an American foreigner speaking English. He was black-haired, about 170cm tall, of a slight build, dressed in a grey suit and hat. He was covered in dust and sand. I don't know much English, and the man did not know any Vietnamese but he was able to direct me to a tight crevice in the ground where the child was curled up and passed out, but alive. The American raised his hat and tipped it to me. I remember thinking it was odd that he was so dirty, but his hair looked very clean. I believe the man may have been blind? He was suffering from the most severe cataracts I've ever seen, they raised out of his eyes a little and looked sharp and angular, like crystal. I asked him to wait but he did not understand and went further into the cave. I was able to get Le Thi Lam out and called for additional assistance. I did not want to pursue the American until I had another officer present to watch the child. Once the child was being medically treated, we performed another sweep of the caves but could not find the foreigner. Le Thi Lam looks to be in good health and will be returned to her parents shortly. The proprietors have promised to watch for an American with black hair and cataracts but say that they did not see anyone matching that description for several weeks prior to this event. We did find some graffiti in English scratched into a portion of the cave wall. I have attached a picture to this report. Picture transcribed: A remote corner of the Thien Cung cave has been marked with scratches believed to have been made with another piece of stone. The graffiti reads "I'm free, and free for-ever." Foundation Internal Memorandum, dated November 5th, 1983: Incident-3572-Thien-Cung Final Update and Recommended Changes Police report was recovered and all copies destroyed. Class-B amnestics were administered to police personnel and civilians where appropriate. Cave graffiti was destroyed through acid treatment. After coordinating with personnel abroad, Foundation researchers believe that this is an SCP-3572-1 manifestation outside of the Mammoth Cave National Park System. Recommending that the classification of SCP-3572-1 be changed from location-bound to conceptually-bound and broader containment measures be put in place. Signed, Researcher Robertson Addendum 04: Gravestone inscription of first known SCP-3572 casualty Addendum 04: Gravestone inscription of first known SCP-3572 casualty William Floyd Collins Born July 20, 1887 Buried April 26, 1925 Trapped in Sand Cave, Jan.30.1925 Discovered Crystal Cave, Jan.18.1917 Greatest Cave Explorer Ever Known Footnotes 1. Given the motile nature of SCP-3572's interior, attempts to reduce the total volume of SCP-3572 have met with not-insignificant expense and loss of life. The most resource-efficient strategy currently available is prevention via closure of surrounding caverns. Taking into account the approximate size of SCP-3572 and the close proximity to Mammoth Cave National Park (including SCP-1351), additional contingency plans are in place. In the event of a more extensive shift, select members of MTF Zeta-9 ("Mole Rats") have been briefed on demolition procedures and are to report to research personnel in Barren County for further instruction. 2. This number is given as an average due to the modular nature of SCP-3572 and difficulty in obtaining consistent measurements. 3. A period of time in Kentucky from approximately 1906-1925 in which several local cave-owning families competed intently for tourism to various caves. 4. A piece of paper tucked into the journal was recovered, being used as a bookmark, inscribed with "William Pollard—Give me 20,000 Acres". This is believed to be in reference to the first European owner of the land on which Mammoth Cave and SCP-3572 are present. After Foundation investigation, William Pollard's grave, located in Knox County, Tennessee, was discovered to be empty. The circumstances of death, as well as the whereabouts of William Pollard's corpse are unknown. 5. Believed to be a reference to Cave of the Crystals, or Giant Crystal Cave, located in Naica, Mexico. Though the cave had been discovered by the time of the subject's writing, it had yet to be extensively explored. It is currently theorized that there are additional chambers of the cave that have not yet been reached due to the expense and difficulty present in mounting expeditions. |
SCP-3573 | safe | 1/3573 LEVEL 1/3573 CLASSIFIED Item #: SCP-3573 Label found on SCP-3573 instances Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-3573 are stored in standard object storage lockers in the containment wing of Site-77. Personnel handling instances of SCP-3573 should wear protective gloves; personnel with open wounds or a history of nosebleeds are not to handle SCP-3573 instances. Description: SCP-3573 is the designation for a number of anomalous glass wine bottles1. Each instance of SCP-3573 is composed of dark red glass, and has a paper label affixed to it by means of an unidentified adhesive. These labels feature a reproduction of an image from a 16th-century alchemical text, Splendor Solis; the image shows a red sun with a human face, rising above a distant city. The word "rubedo"2 is written above the sun, presumably identifying the name of the wine, and text near the bottom of the label indicates that it was produced in a location or region named "Alagadda"3. Verification of SCP-3573's origin is pending. When liquid human blood comes into contact with the inner surface of an instance of SCP-3573, it will be transformed into an equivalent volume of red wine. This effect extends to any continuous volume of blood from a single individual—if the inner surface of an instance of SCP-3573 comes into contact with blood from an open wound, all the blood in that individual's body will be transformed into wine. Wine produced in this manner is 14.5% alcohol by volume; in blind taste tests, Foundation sommeliers have praised the wine's quality, and identified notes of blood, dried roses, mold, and old books. On 13 October 2007, the first known instance of SCP-3573 was recovered from the home of Enzo Fiorentino, an Italian art collector with known ties to Marshall, Carter, and Dark LLP. Fiorentino had been reported missing by his secretary a few days previously; Foundation agents in the Carabinieri were sent to his villa outside Palermo to investigate, and discovered Fiorentino's body on the floor of his study, holding an instance of SCP-3573. The cause of death was determined to be the total transfiguration of his blood into wine. A search of Fiorentino's home uncovered several documents relevant to the anomaly, as well as a case of empty non-anomalous wine bottles with labels identical to those on SCP-3573 instances. Addendum 3573-1: Epicurean Catalogue Item Listing Description of SCP-3573 from Marshall, Carter, and Dark's food and drink catalogue (June 2007 edition). Recovered from residence of Enzo Fiorentino, 13 October 2007. Rubedo Reserve Produced by the skilled alchemist-priests of the little-known Italian city-state of Alagadda, Rubedo Reserve is made not of grapes but of the sanguine humour, imported from the blood-fields of the Nevermeant. Notes of rose petals and dry paper evoke the perfumeries and bookshops of the Masked City; the ferric tang reminds one of its origin in a living vein; and a final hint of blue cheese allows one to taste the corruption at the city's heart. Rich, full-bodied, and complex, Rubedo Reserve is the perfect addition to any connoisseur's cellar. Rubedo Reserve is neither vegetarian nor kosher. Availability: Unlimited. Per Bottle: £4,500 / €6,300 Per Case: £54,000 / €75,600 Item Reference Number: NDE7A/FNEWK/38UN5 Rubedo Reserve Oinopoeic Sublimator For those who wish to ensure that their supply of Rubedo Reserve never dwindles, the Alagaddan glassblowers and mages have created the Rubedo Reserve Oinopoeic Sublimator. The finest glass, blown from the white sand of the Phlegmatic Shore, is imbued with pure alkahest, giving it a characteristic red colour; skilled thaumaturgic artisans work rituals over the bottles for weeks, transforming each into an alchemical reactor that performs the Magnum Opus in miniature whenever the appropriate humour is introduced. Marshall, Carter, and Dark LLP takes no responsibility for the misuse of this item. Availability: Auction only; three units remain. Upcoming Auction Dates: 4 August, 2007 (London) 1 September, 2007 (Los Angeles) 6 October, 2007 (Rome). Starting Bid: £2,000,000 / €2,800,000 Item Reference Number: NDE7A/FNEWK/CJ43N Addendum 3573-2: "Oinopoeic Sublimator Owner's Guide" Recovered from residence of Enzo Fiorentino, 13 October 2007. Customer License Agreement: Congratulations on your purchase of the Rubedo Reserve Oinopoeic Sublimator from Marshall, Carter, and Dark LLP. By making this purchase, you have agreed that you will not sell or exchange Rubedo Reserve wine produced by the Oinopoeic Sublimator; that you will not attempt to replicate, duplicate, or clone the Oinopoeic Sublimator by any means arcane, technological or otherwise; that you will not attempt to reverse-engineer the alchemical-thaumaturgical processes that power the Oinopoeic Sublimator; and that you will not give, lend, or loan the Oinopoeic Sublimator to any person for the purpose of performing any of the above actions. Instructions: Operation of the Oinopoeic Sublimator is simple: one must introduce some quantity of human blood to the inside of the vessel, and wait several seconds to ensure complete transmutation of the liquid. The blood does not need to be derived from a single individual; a mixture of blood from multiple persons has no effect on the quality of the wine. Caution: If harvesting blood from a living person, a continuous stream of wine between the Oinopoeic Sublimator and that person's veins will lead to complete transmutation of the individual's blood, usually followed by death. Unless this effect is desired, care should be taken to first drain blood into a separate container. Marshall, Carter, and Dark LLP takes no responsibility for the misuse of this item. At the time of recovery, this document was in an unopened, sealed envelope on Fiorentino's desk. Footnotes 1. Currently 3 instances in Foundation containment, 2 known instances outside Foundation containment. 2. "Reddening"; the final step of the alchemical Great Work, or Magnum Opus, often represented allegorically by blood, a phoenix, a rose, or (as in the image on the label) the rising sun. 3. While the label indicates that this wine has D.O.C. status—a certification granted to Italian wines produced in certain traditional regions—no such region is recognized by the Italian government or the European Union. |
SCP-3574 | keter | Item #: SCP-3574 Special Containment Procedures: Known contact numbers for SCP-3574 are stored on file, and are restricted to Level-4 personnel. Information pertaining to the contact numbers for SCP-3574 are to be confiscated whenever located and identified. Individuals possessing or acquiring this information are to be administered amnestic treatment, or interrogated if required. Phone calls of potential SCP-3574 clients are to be monitored for conversations with SCP-3574-C. If such conversations are identified, the transmission is to be terminated, and the client apprehended. Instances of SCP-3574-A or B are to be contained when located and identified. Agents assigned to retrieve these instances are to exercise caution, as SCP-3574-A are potentially bio-hazardous or infectious. As such, SCP-3574-A are to be kept within humanoid containment cells with the ability to be hermetically sealed. SCP-3574-B are to be kept within a refrigerated BSL-2 storage unit, until the expiration of SCP-3574-A. When appropriate or necessary, the retrieval of the body of SCP-3574 may be facilitated. Orders given by SCP-3574-C are to be recorded and submitted to Level-4 personnel. Investigations are ongoing to determine the identity and location of SCP-3574-C. Resources have been allocated to the containment of the individual. Description: SCP-3574 is an anomalous service which offers to facilitate the termination, injury, illness, or loss of possessions of targeted humans of a client's choosing. These targeted subjects are henceforth referred to as SCP-3574-A. The monetary price of SCP-3574 varies, depending on the service requested. SCP-3574 is accessible through telephone contact, after dialing one of several numbers. Contact numbers are delivered by letter to individuals with hostile or negative intentions. The source of these letters have not been determined, and assumed to be anomalous in nature. If contact is successful, an individual, designated SCP-3574-C will converse with the client. The voice of SCP-3574-C is modulated, however, a Hungarian accent is discernible. All attempts to identify this individual have been met with failure. Furthermore, attempts to trace the telephone call results in inconsistent and conflicting results. Over the telephone call, the client is able to discuss the nature of the effects desired for SCP-3574-A. If the desired effects requested by the client are feasible, clients will be instructed to obtain one live sheep (Ovis ariess), terminate it, then remove a body part to be delivered to the target of their choosing, either directly or indirectly. The body part will henceforth be referred to as SCP-3574-B. SCP-3574-C will then instruct clients to remove the viscera of the animal, and insert a specified amount of cash into its abdominal cavity. The type of effect manifested on SCP-3574-A depends on the body part sent, as well as the specifications provided by the client. The effect of each body part is listed as follows: The head results in expiration, or unexplained disappearance. The tail results in an illness or disease described by the client1. Hooves result in one or more injuries, ranging from fractures to disfigurement. The heart results in financial losses, or damage to the reputation of SCP-3574-A. These effects occur spontaneously, through unknown means, after a period of time decided by the client. Illnesses and injuries are irreversible through conventional methods, and have not been observed to heal. After SCP-3574-A expires or is afflicted by the desired effect, the body of SCP-3574-B will vanish, along with the cash placed within. Any other object placed in the body, such as tracking or recording devices, will not vanish along with it. If a client attempts to extort SCP-3574-A, in order to regain the money lost to SCP-3574, he or she will experience the effects intended for SCP-3574-A, and the original target will subsequently be exempt from any detrimental effects. Upon initial delivery of SCP-3574-B, SCP-3574-C will contact SCP-3574-A, informing the subject that he or she has committed a transgression, and will be "punished", unless specific orders are followed. Any attempts to dispose of SCP-3574-B will be met with failure, with the object reappearing in various locations within the place of residence of SCP-3574-A. The effects of SCP-3574 can be neutralized if SCP-3574-A successfully follows the orders of SCP-3574-C. Recorded orders include termination of family members through specific methods2, removal and incineration of the subject's non-vital organs, and self-amputation without sedatives. Alternatively, it has been determined that affixing SCP-3574-B to its body will inhibit the development of detrimental effects on SCP-3574-A, unless the subject had already expired. As such, clients will often conceal the body to prevent this from occurring. Document 3574-1: The following text is an example of a letter, confiscated from a potential client of SCP-3574. We know you've been hurt, we know you've suffered injustice, we know how it feels. We can make it go away, we can right the wrongs you have faced, we can deliver justice when others cannot. We know you are interested; the oracle knows. Contact [REDACTED] for further instructions. The reverse side of all letters from SCP-3574 contain a message of unknown context, accompanied by images depicting four decapitated goat or sheep heads. The text is listed as follows. The oracle tells us all. These are its words. "Oracles; there are more. Though thought to be three, In fact there are four, And the fourth one is me." Addendum: On ██/██/2002, Agent Kershoff alerted researchers that he had received a letter from SCP-3574 at his place of residence. He was permitted to contact the number, for purposes of documentation. The audio log is available in the following document. + Audio Log 3574-3a - close <Begin Log> SCP-3574-C: Greetings, Mr. Kershoff. Kershoff: How do you know my name? SCP-3574-C: The oracles tell us many things. Sometimes the past. Sometimes the present. Sometimes the future. The fourth one, however, tells us that the future is not set in stone. You can trust us, rest assured. We know all that we need to know about you, Mr. Kershoff. You have nothing to fear. We know that you are thinking of someone. No. Thinking of quite a few people, I see. I am going to tell you that we can right the wrongs that have been committed, in almost any way you desire. Allow us to rid you of any doubts you may have about us. Kershoff: Elaborate. SCP-3574-C: Where to begin? How about your father? Kershoff: What do- SCP-3574-C: He was… murdered wasn't he? Yes, murdered by █████ ██████. The oracle has told us everything. The police, they let him get away. Unpunished. They said that there wasn't enough evidence… but we know better. Don't we? We know they were in on it. They let a murderer walk free, and your family suffered. Such suffering. What about the drug dealer that sold your brother the drugs, that resulted in his death? Your brother… never got over your father's death, did he? That's why he did it. Kershoff: That's- How do you know about those events? SCP-3574-C: Please, Mr. Kershoff, this conversation isn't about me. It's about you. And what you want. What about your wife? No, no, we know you don't want to hurt her. Never. But what about Mr. █████? She is staying with him behind your back. I'm sure you know. Kershoff: I… SCP-3574-C: Yes. It isn't your fault you are… busy. Very busy all the time. But she couldn't understand. We both know. You are… hurt over this. Yes? Even though you just want a better life for the both of- Kershoff: Stop. These matters are none of your concern. You are to answer my questions. SCP-3574-C: Perhaps you would want him to disappear from your wife's life? The oracle can make it happen. We can take care of your problems. We can't bring back the people you love, but we can bring justice. We can give you peace. For a small price. Kershoff: I said stop. I'm not interested. Answer my question. Tell me what I need to know. SCP-3574-C: We both know the truth; the oracle tells us. You hesitated; you are interested. And we have already told you all you need to know. We can make your problems disappear. Or, if you are interested in slower, more painful solutions- Kershoff: I'm not interested… Answer my question. What is the oracle? SCP-3574-C: We both know that is not what you desire. But if giving you some insight will convince you to trust us, we can tell you what you need to know. Kershoff: What is the oracle? Explain it to me in a way I can understand. SCP-3574-C: Mr. Kershoff, you are a mystery. Most of our clients are happy just to know that we can address their problems in almost any way they desire. Your false quest for answers are taking up our precious time. Kershoff: Explain the nature of the oracle. SCP-3574-C: Very well, Mr. Kershoff, I will shed some light on the matter, but after this, no more. Our time is precious. The oracle has been in my family's possession for 6 generations; for many years my family kept it a secret from the outside world. All that time, it did not speak, until a few years back. It gave us the cryptic riddle included in the message. We know it is hungry. It needs to be fed. If not, terrible things would happen. To circumvent this, we offer people services, to fix the injustice they had suffered. In turn, the oracle feeds off the wicked people who step over others. It is for… the greater good. Yes? That is all I am willing to say. Now. Shall we discuss your desires? Kershoff: I don't understand. Earlier you said, the "fourth one". Elaborate. What is the nature of the oracle? SCP-3574-C: (sighs) Well, Mr. Kershoff, if you aren't interested now, we can continue… another time, perhaps. We are also busy, and have many clients. The oracle is often impatient and hungry. But we are always available, and you know how to contact us. We know you will. (The transmission is terminated by SCP-3574-C at this point) <End Log> Footnotes 1. Anomalous illnesses, corresponding to no known disease, are also able to manifest. 2. Known methods include, but are not limited to, strangulation, mutilation, exsanguination, and cannibalism. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3574" by xFox, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3574. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3575 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3575 Special Containment Procedures: The affected section of Quaw's Boulevard and Southview Avenue has been closed indefinitely. All lots in the area have been purchased by the Foundation and currently serve as Provisional Site-99. SCP-3575's inhabitants are to be provided any requested supplies pending rescue efforts. As they are largely self-sufficient, only requested materials should be provided. Moral support may be given as well, although this is left to the discretion of supervising personnel. Following the events of 07/01/19, no provisions are to be made available to the residents of SCP-3575 until further notice. Description: SCP-3575 is a dimensional anomaly located in Belgrade, Montana. SCP-3575 encompasses a 305 by 305 meter space centered on the intersection of Quaw's Boulevard and Southview Avenue; beyond this point, travel becomes difficult for unspecified reasons. It is believed that SCP-3575 resembles Belgrade as it was in 1999, with any constructions in the actual town beyond that point not being reflected in the space. SCP-3575 is inhabited by fifteen individuals (designated SCP-3575-1 through -15) ranging from 14 to 23 years in age. All claim to have lived in Belgrade and passed into the location sometime in the last eighteen years. Persons living in SCP-3575 reside in the location's houses, and work together to grow food. So far, no entrance to SCP-3575 has been found; any Belgrade-native individuals within the space appear to enter it rarely and at random. Once inside, it becomes impossible to get back to U-011, although it has been hypothesized that an exit lies beyond the bounds of the intersection proper. Non-human animals are the only entity known to be able to easily cross between SCP-3575 and U-01, and as such, may be exploited to facilitate communication between the Foundation and SCP-3575's residents (see interview log 3575-I4). The majority of Foundation information about SCP-3575 comes from its contact in the location, SCP-3575-1. SCP-3575-1 (believed to be Nick Danguard of Belgrade) was first contacted by the Foundation in 2017. Since then, they have frequently requested supplies and entertainment for the other residents, and in exchange answer interview requests and provide biological samples of entities in the space.2 Addendum 14/01/19: On 07/01/19, SCP-3575-1 sent back a letter explaining the group's collective decision to leave their immediate area and go exploring, in case the exit to SCP-3575 lay somewhere beyond the intersection. + 3575-COR-I-284 - Hide thank you for your assistance these last couple of years. however, we wish to inform you that it will no longer be necessary, because we are leaving. this may come as a shock to you, but i assure you need not worry. we have been discussing our situation and have come to the unanimous conclusion that there is nothing to be gained by staying. this is not to say your supplies have not been appreciated; far from it. in fact, your supplies are what allowed us to organize this in the first place. but continuing to never accomplish anything, never making any real mark on the world - that's no way to live, isolated in a pocket dimension or not. we've left instructions for how to contact you, in case some other poor sod stumbles into this place. please keep an eye out for if that does happen. if we return sometime in the future, please disregard this message. -nick A message was sent back urging the group to reconsider, at least until their plans could be discussed with the Foundation. So far, no reply has yet been received. Addendum 18/01/19: On 16/01/19, a backpack was found in a park in the nearby town of Bozeman containing a camera and a journal. The journal's stylistic conventions match SCP-3575-1's previous communications with Foundation personnel, and is assumed to have belonged to them at some point. The camera contained several photographs of the Quaw-Southview intersection, though each had been taken several months apart. Most photos correspond to dates in the journal. + 3575-DOC-06 - Hide 13/08/15 can't leave. none of us can. but i have my camera. i'll take pictures every now and then. make sure i know it happened, that it's not just some terrible dream. 06/10/15 Tristan was telling me about a few years ago. he's been here since he was 11. at one point, he, Alexis, and Lee were the only ones here. he was telling me about how the three of them used to ride down the street in the old red wagon in Kate's yard. Lee cut himself on the rust one day, and that was when they knew it was time to stop, so they repurposed it into a flower bed. it's gone to seed now, but still pretty. asked him why nobody ever crossed the border. he answered that he'd done that a couple times, but the air felt so different, so wrong, like he wasn't supposed to be there, that he crossed back almost immediately. he said that, a while back, there was a kid named Dylon who was pretty brave, so he crossed the border and nobody ever saw him again. asked if there were anything keeping them from leaving besides fear. he said no, but even if there was nothing stopping us, we could only get so far before we run out of food. stupid. 24/04/16 animals can pass through. was watching the robins the other day, noticed they disappeared once they crossed the border, but reappeared once they crossed back. thought it was a pretty big development, and brought it to Tristan, but he said they already knew. said that's where we get our meat: wait on the roof with a rifle and some ammo, and just put one in. according to him, Lee's the best marksman. asked him about contacting the outside world with it, he shot the idea down (heh). few years back, they sent out letters calling for help. didn't get a single response, so they gave up. i'm gonna try and send some more things out. talked with Marshal about possibly catching one of the cats and tying a message to its neck. an sos. not sure what anyone on the other side would do, but it's better than not trying at all. 10/07/16 glad i was wearing the gray pants when i crossed over. thorns bounce off them like they're nothing. the green shirt's pretty nice, but it's gotten significantly dirtier since i got here. i don't wear it every day, yes, but it's still a nice reminder. getting thinner, too. it was always on the agenda but farming for your food has a way of making you reconsider your eating-priorities. hair's short, which isn't flattering to my face, but who gives a shit. we all look pretty terrible. comradeship that way. i keep thinking about death. it'd be so, so easy. we have a couple rifles and boxes of ammo in storage, because who the fuck in 'below grade' doesn't have them. feel like it'd be a public service, too; apparently, every couple of years, someone bites the big one of their own accord and we dine good on them for the next couple weeks, make jerky out of their flesh that'll last through winter. i should feel nauseated by that, but i don't. i just feel hungry. i'd ask for forgiveness if i thought he was still looking out for me 21/04/17 we buried Molly today. she was on John's roof, trying to patch a leak. fell and snapped her tibia in half like it was a twig, bone poking through skin and everything. Alexis said it would be pretty easy to heal, but she must've got some dirt in it or something, because about two nights later she woke everyone up with her screaming. definitely had a fever, and could hardly stand up. Alexis said the break had probably gotten infected. suspected septic shock. we don't have antibiotics. called a meeting in the kitchen that night. Alexis didn't attend, was busy staying by Molly's side, but said that she wouldn't be surprised if the infection killed Molly's organs within a matter of days. had to decide whether to try and treat with what we had, or put her out of her misery. majority ruled. Kate slugged me in the jaw. said a lot of other terrible things. i didn't stop her. Molly didn't stop us as we hauled her out to the yard. found a piece of her skull in the grass after it was done. went to the water pump and cleaned it off. it's sitting on the nightstand right now. she'll come with us if we ever decide to leave. 25/11/17 there's some old construction equipment near the school. Marshal and i set to work devising new rules for tic-tac-toe to make it more challenging, which was fun. it's getting harder to keep myself occupied. there are only so many interactions a group of fifteen people can have with each other. but while i'd rather be back in belgrade with my family, i'm grateful that the others are here. isn't that weird? i've stopped feeling suicidal. dunno what changed. maybe i've just stopped seeing this as a thing that can ruin my life and see it as a thing that can ruin other lives. what use am i to the farm if i'm dead? nothing to do except keep going. 12/07/18 got a reply back today, thank christ. some dog trotted out into the street from the south. Emma broke down crying, mostly on account of it looking a lot like omnias, her old mastiff. thing had a vest on, black, military-issue, with pockets. went through them and found a message from someone who said he was with the u.s. government. wanted a response back if there was anyone here. wrote a letter explaining our situation and sent the dog back across the border. word got around fast. it was kinda funny: all fifteen of us sitting on the street at the edge of the border awaiting something, anything. omnias ii returned about ten minutes later with some water, granola bars, and a letter saying that they could send supplies if any were necessary. we agreed on a list of things and sent it back, and waited. nobody moved from that spot, not for an hour, except for Lee, who went to go take something off the fire. after a while, the dog came back, with everything we'd requested, plus two gallon baggies of homemade snickerdoodles. John was bawling his eyes out, which would have been pretty satisfying to see, except that i was too. 01/01/19 high spirits all around. literal spirits, too; we celebrated new years for the first time in god knows how long, and the folk on the other side were more than happy to provide us with enough booze to incapacitate a small militia. never seen everybody in such a good mood, not since i first came to this place, and apparently before that too, if Tristan is to be believed. we're getting fresh food, newspapers, new clothes. hell, we've even got little portable heaters in all the houses. that's a luxury i never would have even dreamed of a year ago. there's even talk that maybe we'll find some way to escape, get back to the real world. trying not to get everyone too excited, but they're pretty high already. 06/01/19 starting to think maybe Alexis' plan isn't so crazy after all. sometimes it's all i can do not to hope. Footnotes 1. Also known as baseline reality. 2. Selected correspondence from this period is included in this document; full records are available upon request from the archival department of Provisional Site-99. |
SCP-3576 | euclid | Interior of SCP-3576 taken by Junior Researcher Ledzt, who believed he was photographing a 'Witch's Cottage', one of the more common structures simulated by SCP-3576. Item #: SCP-3576 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3576, the surrounding woodlands, and village of █████████, Belarus are designated Site-233. Site-233 is to be kept free of non-Foundation personnel via the following means: Road access has been restricted, with Foundation controlled checkpoints placed on the approach to the village of █████████. All other roads have been diverted with the assistance of the Belorussian government. Sections of SCP-3576 accessible via foot have been augmented with sections of 3-meter high fencing, and are routinely patrolled by two-man teams. Motion-sensing cameras have been placed at strategic locations along the distributed border fence line. As of 09/01/2014, no guard dogs are permitted within Site-233. The village of █████████ has been co-opted as a Foundation research site. The former residents have been relocated, and the area designated off-limits due to a 'Post-Chernobyl radiation flare-up event cover' as outlined in the Eastern European Operations Guide. Note: Site-233 is currently undergoing renovations to make room for a number of anomalous objects recovered in Operation Breached Curtain. Personnel are advised to keep noise pollution to a minimum so as not to interrupt the continued testing of SCP-3576. Description: SCP-3576 is an 8.5-9 km2 section of the Białowieża forest located 2.8 km from the currently Foundation-held village of █████████, Belarus. SCP-3576 is largely comprised of old growth pedunculate oaks (Quercus robur) and associated undergrowth, though SCP-3576 has a higher proportion of natural clearings than the surrounding forest, forming semi-connected areas of mostly open, traversable woodland. The south-eastern section of SCP-3576 can be most easily entered via a number of 'corridors' of overhanging oak, which serves to lead human subjects into the active area of SCP-3576. There are no human structures within SCP-3576, and archaeological examination has found no trace of human habitation in the last 5-6 thousand years. SCP-3576 enters an active state when a human unaware of its anomalous properties crosses the boundary of the designated section of woodland. Research into the viability of aerial insertions into SCP-3576 are ongoing. Within 5-10 minutes of a human entering SCP-3576, all mammals of sufficient mass (between 60-300 kilograms depending on species) at that time will be 'conscripted' into an SCP-3576 narrative, and are henceforth designated SCP-3576-1. SCP-3576-1 are comprised primarily of red deer (Cervus elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), wild boar (Sus scrofa), Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus), and Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx). Due to their scarcity, the European bison (Bison bonasus) is less commonly converted into an instance of SCP-3576-1, though instances have been reported. SCP-3576 creates detailed, reactive narratives using instances of SCP-3576-1 and a perception-altering effect that disguises instances of SCP-3576-1 as human, or humanoid 'characters' to any human within the bounds of SCP-3576. Audio-visual recording devices are not affected by SCP-3576's anomalous effects, and as such the content of the narratives are known only from firsthand accounts. While a human subject sees, hears, and can even touch what they believe to be a woodsman, knight, noblewoman, or other characters, digital recording equipment perceives only an animal in distress, forced through unknown means to stand on its hind legs, and make simple vocalizations when the 'character' speaks. Additionally, SCP-3576 also creates props and sets in what is believed to be a similar fashion to the characters, providing the backdrop for each narrative in a style that matches early-modern construction and architecture of the area, though with an ornate quality that is shared by the outfits and appearances of SCP-3576-1. All language either spoken by instances of SCP-3576-1 or written on 'props' created by SCP-3576 matches the native or preferred language of the primary human subject. At this time it is unclear how SCP-3576 'chooses' the primary subject when presented with multiple humans at once, though initial testing does point towards factors such as creativity, confidence, and leadership skills all affecting the likelihood of an individual being chosen as the primary subject. Subjects that are aware of SCP-3576, and know the true nature of SCP-3576-1, are not affected by SCP-3576, and their presence will return SCP-3576 to an inactive state within 5-10 minutes of entry. Subjects that discover the true nature of SCP-3576 or SCP-3576-1 during the course of a narrative will cause a similar loss of activity. Instances of SCP-3576-1 that are 'released' before the intended end of an SCP-3576 narrative shown heightened states of distress and unpredictability, either attempting to flee the human presence within SCP-3576, or reacting violently to humans and other animals. These behaviors are consistent with wild animals in high-stress situations and are not believed to be a direct result of the anomalous effects of SCP-3576. SCP-3576 narratives last between 2-5 hours, depending on the actions of the subject. SCP-3576 narratives resemble a number of traditional local stories, though often veer away from the standard or expected end-point based on the choices made by subjects, and availability of SCP-3576-1. Narratives tend to form the following basic premises based on the number of animals within SCP-3576 at the moment of activation, though have been known to transition to more complex narratives if more animals, and thus SCP-3576-1 are introduced. SCP-3576-1 Instances SCP-3576 Narrative 1-4 A prince, princess, or other young noble who must be led home. Often initially presented as a simple lost youth. 4-9 Two young warriors preparing for a duel, one of which must be prepared for the battle, and protected from assassins sent by their opponent. 9-14 A lost caravan transporting either a person, or object of great value is ambushed by brigands, and the survivors require help to survive. 14-23 A wedding between two people of some importance will take place, but is interrupted by a jilted former lover of one, or both of the intended, leading to conflict. 23-41 A ball or other gathering is taking place, but the host, worried about a possible attempt on their life, requires the help of an outsider to find the one or more conspirators who have come with malicious intent. 41- A pitched battle between two feuding houses over a failed marriage between them, which can only be stopped if the pair can be reconciled, or otherwise convinced to call off the feud. The tone and linguistic content of most SCP-3576 narratives has been described by test subjects as matching local folklore, and high drama. While no mental compulsions have been proven, subjects are often 'caught up in' the narratives, often engaging with the characters even when instructed to do otherwise. At this time, no severe injuries have been suffered by subjects exposed to SCP-3576 during the course of a narrative, though a number of injuries have been suffered by test subjects that cause a cessation of the active state. Instances of SCP-3576-1 who are wounded or killed within the fiction of the narrative are unharmed, despite injuries apparent to human subjects. Monitoring and dissection of former instances of SCP-3576-1 and human subjects have revealed no physiological abnormalities, though human subjects who complete an SCP-3576 narrative without causing SCP-3576 to enter its inactive state have reported experiencing minor shifts in mood and outlook for up to 6-9 months following exposure, both positive and negative. It is currently unknown if this is a direct result of the anomalous effects of SCP-3576 or a non-anomalous response to taking part in a narrative centered around them. Subjects have reported increases in confidence and creativity, with a small portion developing narcissistic or self-destructive tendencies, believing themselves to be 'important' or 'invincible'. A full psychological profile of former SCP-3576 subjects is currently being assembled. Recovery Report: Note: The following interview was carried out on ██/██/2009 and comprises part of the debrief of the first Foundation asset to encounter SCP-3576. Interviewed: Agent J. Kowalczyk, attached to Eastern European recovery operations between 1998-2014. Interviewer: Dr. Harland. <Begin Log, ██/██/2009, 15:37> Dr. Harland: We'll have you back in the field as soon as possible, agent. I just want to go over your report with you. Given the nature of this object, your first-hand account may prove important. Agent Kowalczyk: Alright. Where would you like me to begin? Dr. Harland: The very beginning. What drew your attention to SCP-3576? You were doing routine information gathering in the area, yes? Agent Kowalczyk: That's correct. We're still cleaning up objects that fell through the cracks when the USSR fell apart. Some security guard leaves a GRU-P operated site when the pay stops coming and takes home a souvenir that kills his whole bloody village. Dr. Harland: You believe this may be what's causing SCP-3576? Agent Kowalczyk: No, no, that's just why we were in these tiny little towns nobody has ever heard of. We find someplace central, large enough to let a half dozen agents meet without getting noticed. That becomes a base of operation, and from there we split up and go check out the little towns in the area. I got █████████. Dr. Harland: Your report mentions local legends about the forest? Agent Kowalczyk: Folklore, yes. Not the sort of thing we usually focus on, but I was pointed towards a hunter… Well, more of a poacher. Most of the Białowieża is protected these days, but the people don't care. They need the calories. Anyway, this poacher- Dr. Harland: This is a mister… Vadim Ivashka in the report? Agent Kowalczyk: Yes, that's him. He wasn't drunkenly retelling old stories, he had been telling anyone who would listen about something that had just happened to him a month or two ago. Apparently, a doe he was chasing had led him into an opening in the forest and turned into a beautiful woman. Told him stories about a hidden home deep in the woods, and how she had to be returned there before nightfall. He had lost his nerve and ran off an hour or so in, and been chased home by wolves. Dr. Harland: What reason did you have to believe him? Agent Kowalczyk: We've encountered similar things before. Shapeshifters aren't that uncommon out in those parts of Europe, not even today. I spent two years with a team chasing a pack of SCP-████ through the Exclusion Zone1 back in- Dr. Harland: Let's stay on topic, please. Agent Kowalczyk: Right, right. Anyway, Vadim didn't seem bright enough to make up some of the details I got out of him. I had him lead me to where it happened, and let him run back home. He was spooked, and I didn't need him freaking out and shooting something. I entered the area he had pointed out and set my lapel camera to record. Almost jumped out of my skin when I looked back over the video later. Took about… ten to fifteen minutes? I'm not sure exactly when I entered the area, but it would have been around ten to fifteen minutes after Vadim ran off that I met the boy. Dr. Harland: The boy? Agent Kowalczyk: Young man. Maybe 14, 15. Wasn't dressed for the right century, like a page or squire or… something like that. Grabbed at my coat and started babbling at me about how his master was injured, and I needed to come and help. Dr. Harland: He spoke English? Not Polish, or Russian? Your file says you're Polish- Agent Kowalczyk: My family, yes, but I grew up in Maine. I think in English. Dr. Harland: Alright, please continue. Agent Kowalczyk: I think I covered the actual event well enough in my report. The burned carriage, the bodies. It was like walking into a set from a period movie, or out on stage. Very… Curated, I guess. I've seen what an actual ambush looks like, and this wasn't it. All these injured men were laid out where they could groan and show off their wounds as the boy led me in. Arrows littering the scene. Artfully placed. Dr. Harland: And that was when SCP-3576 ended its active state? Agent Kowalczyk: Is that what we're calling it? Yes, yes it was. I had a moment of realization, it all just lined up in my head that this wasn't real, that it was a show being put on for me and it collapsed. Suddenly I was standing in a clearing with a dozen deer, some of them balanced on their hind legs, most of them laying around. They all bolted at once. Dr. Harland: And the recording? Agent Kowalczyk: On the whole time. I returned to █████████ and checked the footage. Nothing. No carriage, no arrows, no wounded soldiers. Just the deer moving around, looking uncomfortable, making these mewling sounds like they were being held in place. But the boy was worse. He was a wolf, and when he was tugging at my coat the camera… The camera was right on the wolf's face. Eyes rolling, whimpering. Poor thing was terrified. <End Log> Closing Statement: Following visits to SCP-3576 by Agent Kowalczyk returned no anomalous effects, now known to be due to the nature of SCP-3576 and how it interacts with knowledge of its properties. Agent Kowalczyk declined further involvement in research into SCP-3576. As of 2014, he has been acting as a liaison to the Duchów wing of the Polish government. Incident 3576-38-B: On 09/01/2014 a guard dog (German Shepherd) attached to one of the perimeter patrols around SCP-3576 escaped its harness and chased a rabbit into SCP-3576 before it could be recaptured by its handlers. At that time test-218 was underway, and the escaped dog became an anomalous variant of SCP-3576-1, hereafter referred to as SCP-3576-2 after entering the active zone. SCP-3576-2 did not integrate with the narrative underway. SCP-3576-2 successfully escaped the perimeter of SCP-3576 and is currently uncontained. SCP-3576-2 retained its anomalous properties on leaving SCP-3576, and its retrieval is considered a top priority for agents operating in Belarus, Poland, and surrounding areas. SCP-3576 has been updated to Euclid status. Footnotes 1. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation. See document CH-0331 for more information on Foundation operations in the area. |
SCP-3577 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3577 Photo of SCP-3577-127 discovered following its manifestation in temporary GoI-466 captivity. Of note is that SCP-3577-127 was chronologically 'born' following its generation event on 07/15/2020. Photo was allegedly taken on 07/15/2019, one year prior to SCP-3577-127's existence. Special Containment Procedures: As the majority of SCP-3577's containment is handled by GoI-466 ("Wilson's Wildlife Solutions") Foundation resources are to be focused on the research of the SCP-3577 anomaly. Currently, a pack of 16 unsterilized instances of SCP-3577 are held in Controlled Habitat-02 on Site-64 for research purposes. Personnel assigned to the observation and handling of SCP-3577 are to check all currently available documentation regarding individual instances in Foundation captivity on a daily basis, for the purpose of detecting any discrepancy in the number of instances in Controlled Habitat-02 or the length of time instances have spent in Foundation captivity. In such an event, containment procedures are to be adjusted depending on the extent of SCP-3577 generation. SCP-3577 instances of opposite sex are to be separated into groups and transferred to two secondary enclosures one week prior to the conclusion of a courting period. Following the conclusion of a courting period, enclosures must be checked for the generation of new SCP-3577 instances before releasing both groups back into Controlled Habitat-02. MTF Beta-4 ("Castaways") are currently engaged in an ongoing joint-effort operation with GoI-466 in order to locate and capture all undocumented instances of SCP-3577 in the wild, with the intent of sterilization and controlled release back into the wilderness. Description: SCP-3577 is the designation for multiple instances of Canis latrans1 that exhibit retroactive reality-altering properties in lieu of nonanomalous reproduction. To date, over 265 instances have been discovered and contained by both Foundation and GoI-466 personnel. Instances of SCP-3577 are otherwise identical to non-anomalous members of Canis latrans but display no naturally occuring reproductive behaviour. To date, no instance of SCP-3577 has been confirmed to be less than 4 years of age or observed to be visibly pregnant. Anomalous behaviour occurs following a 'courting' period, during which two SCP-3577 instances of opposite sex remain in each other's presence for 63 days. An exception to this occurs during a time period from February to March, in which the courting period is cut down to 31 days. SCP-3577 cannot initiate a courting period with a non-anomalous counterpart. Sterile instances of SCP-3577 are unable to initiate a courting period. Upon the conclusion of a courting period, a litter of 3-14 new adult instances of SCP-3577 will be generated in the surrounding general area of the original parent instances. All new instances are a genetic mixture of both parent instances and will invariably be 2 years younger than the female parent. The generation of a SCP-3577 instance to date has never been observed. Following the generation of additional SCP-3577 instances, information will be retroactively injected into the past two years that proves the existence of the corresponding SCP-3577 instances prior to their generation. Information created as a result of SCP-3577 includes: The appearance of tracks, droppings and animal remains produced during the last two years that can be linked back to new SCP-3577 instances and the area containing its generation point. The creation of documents and files having been chronologically produced at some point during the last two years, containing information regarding new SCP-3577 instances. Existing documents cannot be modified by SCP-3577's retroactivity. The generation of new SCP-3577 instances already fitted with Foundation-standard tracking collars and ID chips when born in Foundation captivity. All instances are generated with existing registry and tracking information logged into the SCP-3577 Database. The appearance of injuries resembling coyote attacks received in the past two years manifesting on humans who closely interact with SCP-3577 on a regular basis. Medical records will be altered with additions addressing incidents in which said individuals were attacked by a new instance of SCP-3577 and were treated for wounds at some point during the previous two years. SCP-3577 cannot affect memory; Retroactive existence of SCP-3577 instances consistently has a chronallagi rating of less than 0.012 and does not appear capable of causing paradoxes. Addendum 3577-A: To date, all instances of SCP-3577 have been discovered within the general area of Oregon, USA. Initial reports of unusual coyote populations were noted to have originated from within numerous Indian reservations located within Oregon, with the majority of accounts gathered from the Warm Springs Indian reservation throughout 2019. Investigation into previous Foundation activities within the Oregon area indicate that SCP-3577 does not appear to correlate with current or previous known anomalous activity related to Native American tribes located in Oregon or the greater United States. While the Foundation was not aware of the existence of SCP-3577 for an unknown number of years, numerous accounts had been made throughout Oregon from 1998 to 2016 involving civilians and the apparent collective loss of memories involving coyote-inflicted injuries and attacks despite the presence of previous documentation of said incidents. While previously designated as ongoing Extranormal Event-76f67, all information has since been confirmed as the result of previous SCP-3577 generation events. Prior to a request for Foundation intervention on 04/05/2019, GoI-466 ("Wilson's Wildlife Solutions") was reportedly relocating and rehabilitating instances of SCP-3577 within Warm Springs Indian reservation following the emergence of an explosive coyote population located on reservation land. GoI-466 was initially not aware of SCP-3577's properties and struggled to contain the anomaly for a period of time preluding the request for Foundation aid from GoI-466 individual Dr. Sylvester Baptise, one of the personnel responsible for GoI-466's containment of SCP-3577. As part of the Boring Agreement, GoI-466 agreed to offer the Foundation access to all documentation and correspondence involving their containment of SCP-3577 prior to the Foundation's awareness of the anomaly and installment of current containment procedures. Known internally as 'Project Acme', containment of SCP-3577 was headed by both Dr. Sylvester Baptise and his wife, Marie-Sophie Baptise. Marie-Sophie was present onsite at Warm Springs Indian reservation with the assistance of her son, Bandit "B.B." Baptise and a small group of volunteer workers throughout the course of Project Acme. Mr. Baptise remained at GoI-466 HQ in Boring, Oregon during this period of time. Addendum 3577-B: GOI-466 CORRESPONDENCE AND AFTER REPORT Document-3577-466-3 - Please Enter Credentials Hide Document PROJECT ACME CORRESPONDENCE Sent by: Dr. Sylvester Baptise Recipient(s): Bandit "B.B." Baptise Date: 03/20/2019 Bandit, You should be receiving this once you're at Warm Springs. I don't think you're that familiar with the Tribal Council, so let your mother do the talking for the most part. I don't have to tell you to set up shop once you've arrived, so I'm going to assume that from here on out. Most of the documentation the council put together should be in the car, but I'll throw in some extra advice: As far as our priorities currently are, Project Acme is pretty low on Wilson's list. It's not that he doesn't care, it's just that he trusts us enough to get this done without needing his involvement. We still don't have any official numbers on the current coyote population. I've gotten everything from 30 to 100 but the important part is, there's more than there should be. I've only thought about this today, but a lot of these coyotes reported in the accounts don't seem to be pups. Not newborns, anyway. Maybe they're being pushed into a different territory. Doesn't explain why we've only just been hearing about them now. They can't be that sneaky. Wilson sends his regards, by the way. Tell your mother that aswell, I'm sure she'd appreciate it. Good luck! Dr. Sylvester Baptise Wilson's Wildlife Solutions Sent by: Bandit "B.B." Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 03/23/2019 Hey dad! Just wanted to let you know that we've finished setting up the pens. Just in time, we got lucky early on about last Thursday. A farmer phoned mom in the middle of the night, huge panic, told her he was looking at a pack of over 20 running and yammering around his yard like they owned the place. Killed his dogs, too. About seven of them gave us the slip but we managed to get the others, 22 in total. Mom's giving them all the standard checkups with the help from Amanda and Zeke. Great people, by the way. I'm so glad we're able to help them out. Volunteers are doing good too! There's these two girls who keep getting distracted, though. Keep wandering off like they're on spring break or something!!! Besides that, we're gonna try and reconnoiter some reconnaissance and see what the nitty-gritty is on the bigger packs. Gonna have to go mountain-man for a day or two, real off the grid shit; cars give the coyotes way too big a head start. Mom'll send you the records we made on the first 22 once we're done feeding them. Nothing's seeming out of the ordinary so far; they're healthy, they're not doing anything strange. Not even coywolves we're dealing with here. You're right though, way too many. When we got to the farmhouse the other night they were already at each other's throats over chicken bones and feathers. Not gonna be good living for them at that rate. Will keep you up to speed! Mom says hi to Wilson, btw. B.B. Sent by: Marie-Sophie Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 03/24/2019 heres the records bandit is going to take a photo of every coyote he can find and hes going to mark the locations of each major pack on a map and hes going to send it all to you and i hope thats good for you why did you make him pack the aye aye shirt Sent by: Dr. Sylvester Baptise Recipient(s): Bandit "B.B." Baptise Date: 03/24/2019 Bandit, Thank your mother for the files. Also, thank you for informing her about the dropbox. I figured it would make the process of information gathering much less stressful for her. I doubt she'll be using it, but I've put aside her records in a separate folder for her to add to or modify. Please let her know. Dr. Sylvester Baptise Wilson's Wildlife Solutions Sent by: Bandit "B.B." Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 03/26/2019 Hey so mom had to kick off one of the volunteers today, Kristen I think her name is. Caught her smoking dope in one of the storerooms with this one local fella I haven't seen much of, think he's the brother of one of the council members. He was nuts, covered in all these old scratches and marks and shit, kept yapping about how his mind can jump the gap. They had to bring a deputy in to get the guy out, wouldn't leave without a fight. So yeah that's the bad news. Good news is Project Acme's going strong. We've got a routine and we've pinned down the routes the coyotes usually take. Mostly it's just me tracking them and waiting for a good time to call in the cavalry. Wish you were here dad, you'd love the views. We're actually nabbing more than we can hold, even with a fourth pen up. Lois and the McMillans are willing to hold on to a few at the Sanctuary, so that's a relief atleast. Currently we're looking at over 40 so far that we've caught. I've seen more out in the wilderness but I'm struggling to keep up. Hoping we'll see their numbers thin out before mating season rolls up. Keeping a watchful eye! - B.B. Sent by: Marie-Sophie Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 03/26/2019 now before you say anything to anyone look i know the girls only 20 years old but she was hanging out with the most disgusting beast of a fucker ive ever met i bet if he didnt have pot she wouldnt have ever given him the time of day gotta solve these problems when they pop up i looked a little into his background and his name is geoffry gosset related to the paiute chief on the tribal council i think you know her well i dont i did find out that geoffry used to be heavily involved with a bunch of paiute religious ceremonies before he got the boot for constantly showing up drunk dunno if thats important or anything but he was squatting in warm springs up until today and every inch of him looked like it got savaged at some point he must have ran into the coyotes at one point and survived but theyre old injuries there were alot of injuries dunno Sent by: Bandit "B.B." Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 03/31/2019 Hey! Just gonna throw a bunch more documents your way, I've been slacking with that lately. We sent 20 out of the 98 to the Sanctuary the other day. I don't know if that'll be enough to address the space concerns but hey, progress! It's funny, there's this one little guy that keeps following me back and forth every time I pass the pen. He keeps doing this thing where he gnashes his teeth against the bars, never making a sound. It's the dorkiest little thing I've seen them do. I hope little Wiley isn't too upset about his current accommodations, it's crowded in there! We'll get him back onto the prairie where he belongs once it's a wrap. - B.B. Sent by: Bandit "B.B." Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 03/31/2019 Dad, that wasn't me. I didn't send anything today until now. I'm going to need a bit of time to figure out how I'm going explain how that wasn't me but Ok I'm not sure but I'll try. We woke up to another commotion coming from the pens so we went and checked and we're not sure what happened. Maybe more coyotes slipped in because they got attracted by the noises, I don't know. It was like a game of canine Sardines in there, pulling them out was a nightmare. It's weird because the pens feel bigger, and they are. I checked the dimensions. They're all off. There were a few wandering outside captivity nearby too, but they're in our database. I checked my phone and that's when I found that message. I don't even know which one is that Wiley one. Also, I have two maps now. They're almost identical, they're covered in my handwriting and scribblings but the only difference is that one has slightly more written down. All the new additions are talking about packs and coyotes I definitely wasn't aware existed. It all sounds like I wrote it down but it's not me!!! Mom thinks there's something going on. I'm gonna talk about it with her a little more and get back to you. - B.B. Sent by: Marie-Sophie Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 03/31/2019 amanda has a bite on her arm it looks like something i saw on that geoffry man bandit is getting a call from lois it isnt sounding great Sent by: Bandit "B.B." Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 03/31/2019 Getting calls coming in from Lois and the Sanctuary, none of them good. The five we sent somehow became twenty overnight. One managed to get out of her habitat and nearly savaged Little McMillan. They haven't been breeding; all the new ones are adults from what I've been told. And the weirdest part is, they all have documentation from when they arrived. We have documentation on them too!!! We've got documentation on every new coyote that's popped up. It's all in mom's writing (and I can tell right away when it's her writing) but she doesn't remember ever making half of them. I don't either, nobody does. Dad, have you seen anything like this before? Anything weirder than this? - B.B. Sent by: Marie-Sophie Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 04/01/2019 a few years ago the tribal council of warm springs published a psa video detailing how visitors should respect the wildlife and what they can do to avoid predator attacks i am currently looking at two different versions of the same video on the same youtube and the major difference between the two is one has a clip of amanda with a fresh coyote bite as part of a segment showing how you can treat bite wounds she doesnt remember ever being involved in making that video either one of them i managed to get them taken down but bandit will send you copies Sent by: Dr. Sylvester Baptise Recipient(s): Marie-Sophie Baptise, Bandit "B.B." Baptise, Additional Staff Date: 04/02/2019 To all involved with Project Acme, Following the information I have received, I will be adjusting Project Acme's current status from Slight Concern to Highly Unusual. As the information I am obtaining regarding recent occurrences in Project Acme is still developing, I hereby respectfully ask that everybody stay on-guard for the time being. Wilson and I will continue to deliberate on what step to take next. Keep a close eye on the coyotes you've already wrangled. If there's any you don't recognize, check the files you've already assembled. I'm hopeful that you've all already separated the authentic articles from those relating to our current troubles. I'm sure Marie-Sophie and B.B. will be able to assist with any concerns or questions you may have regarding what exactly we're dealing with. Dr. Sylvester Baptise Wilson's Wildlife Solutions Sent by: Marie-Sophie Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 04/03/2019 its worse than i thought zeke was hospitalized keyword being was theres a horrible gash all the way down his throat and hes lost his voice the damage goes deep but he hasnt a clue what caused it it didnt kill him its just like amandas and geoffrys its already healed the hospital even has files on record of the night he had to go in for surgery because of a coyote bite to his neck back in september 2017 volunteers are getting scared they think itll happen to them eventually theyre gonna be right i have a theory but bandit is still finding things will be back with more Sent by: Bandit "B.B." Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 04/04/2019 Dad, here's what I've found so far: I've checked the new notes on the second map and followed them back to where I allegedly found more coyotes. I guess I wasn't wrong? I've seen a couple but I haven't the chance to properly settle down and check. I did notice more tracks than usual, though. People are getting weird injuries. They look like old ones, too. All scabbed over with fixed skin, nothing but scars and aches. Anyone who has one can't remember what made them. Hospital claims they've all been in ER for coyote attacks, otherwise we'll find an email or a written note sourced from the Council about a years-old incident if the wound was treated here. I can't exactly remember how mom put it, but the coyotes are 'filling in' gaps in the information we made with new details about themselves. If they can't do that, they either give up or make an obvious copy with their own changes. I have no idea how. Again, paraphrasing mom. She's still looking into it. Thinking she'll want some more attention from the rest of you guys when she comes to a conclusion. It's looking to be that way. - B.B. Sent by: Dr. Sylvester Baptise Recipient(s): All WWS Employees Date: 04/05/2019 To all, I will be contacting the Foundation with a request for aid and assistance on Project Acme following the growing threat displayed by the fauna anomaly that has been encountered. It's evident that we do not have the resources or the ability to contain the self-replicating and reality-altering effects that have been exhibited by the subjects associated with the anomaly. All involved with Project Acme are to relocate to a preferably safe location outside of Warm Springs and remain there until the all-clear has been received from onsite Foundation reinforcements. Ensure the evacuation of any civilian residents or transients. Following the all-clear, stand by for additional orders from either myself or the highest ranked Foundation authority present. Stay safe, everyone. Dr. Sylvester Baptise Wilson's Wildlife Solutions Sent by: Marie-Sophie Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 04/05/2019 sylvester you fuck what the hell are you doing this is why you are a horrible little rodent man so stop it stop it right now Sent by: Dr. Sylvester Baptise Recipient(s): Marie-Sophie Baptise Date: 04/05/2019 I know you're stressed and receiving this news certainly doesn't help, but the unfortunate reality is this is the only option we have left. I understand you were trying to figure out the cause and purpose of the anomaly, but that is a domain that is more preferably handled by the Foundation. We really don't have the time to spend sinking into additional research, especially with how in the dark we are regarding the extent of the anomaly. I'm not ready to be reckless, especially with you and Bandit in the eye of the storm. I let my guard down again and it'll be a repeat of Safari Dave. Please, I just want to ensure that both of you are safe. Dr. Sylvester Baptise Wilson's Wildlife Solutions Sent by: Marie-Sophie Baptise Recipient(s): Dr. Sylvester Baptise Date: 04/05/2019 oh god you and your fucking aye aye of all the times to fucking bring the aye aye up this is not a heLP IN THE SLIGHTEST EVERY TIME THE SUPERVISORS STEP IN THEY GOBBLE UP A BIGGER PIECE OF US THEY TAKE THIS WHAT WILL THEY COME FOR NEXT MAYBE THEYLL COME BACK FOR THE TURTLES SYLVESTER WOULD YOU LIKE THEM TO TAKE THE TURTLES BACK Sent by: Bandit "B.B." Baptise Recipient(s): All WWS Employees Date: 04/05/2019 Hey, dad. Everyone. Foundation too I guess. I'm gonna try something. I'm basing it on info I can hardly keep in my head but it's an idea. If it's all smiles by tomorrow, then it worked. Wish me luck! - B.B. End of Correspondence Following this, official correspondence between Baptise relatives in connection to Project Acme ceased. Foundation liaisons in association with GoI-466 shortly thereafter received an urgent request for assistance from Dr. Baptise detailing the need for containment of a developing anomaly, including multiple indicators for an anomaly of a self-replicating and/or infohazard-based nature. Although Dr. Baptise specified the need for a significant armed response to curb the threat of potentially overwhelming numbers of SCP-3577, a Foundation Resources Committee decided that a reconnaissance operation fielded by a small number of operatives from MTF Beta-4 ("Castaways") would be an adequate and less resource-intensive alternative. Following the approval of Dr. Baptise's request, a reconnaissance team consisting of three operatives from MTF Beta-4 was deployed to Warm Springs Indian reservation to assess the situation and relay ground conditions to Site-64. All individuals associated with GoI-466 were found to still be present within reservation territory, along with a smaller number of SCP-3577 instances than indicated through initial intel, with 32 initially accounted for and contained. All instances in GoI-466 captivity were discovered to have been retroactively sterilized by Bandit "B.B." Baptise through a poorly understood mechanism of the anomaly produced by SCP-3577. This apparently resulted in the consequential nonexistence of the then-latest generation of SCP-3577, leading to the cessation of over 120 presumed instances. Physical evidence outside of documents and files could no longer be located and all wounds mentioned within Project Acme Correspondence could not be located on the aforementioned individuals. Additionally, the nonexistence of multiple SCP-3577 instances resulted in the disappearance of injuries from four civilian individuals outside of Warm Springs Indian reservation, causing a minor information breach that was quickly contained. Bandit "B.B." Baptise was initially interviewed following the official designation of SCP-3577 regarding the nature of his actions resulting in the successful containment of SCP-3577: So, I'm still sort of struggling with the ideas. It's time travel, I think? It's something about time, that's most of what I can remember. One thing that really stuck with me when my mom was studying them was when she said that they seem capable of interacting with the past, but not the present. I gotta tell you, that idea sounded insane to me. Freaky, freaky. Makes me understand why my dad got so spooked and made the call, but my mom's no fan of you guys. So when she found out what was happening, she got all heated and distracted and stopped trying to sort things out. Nobody knew what to do. So, basically, I tried doing something myself. So I figured, these coyotes can interact with the past, yeah? Can I do the same thing to them? I thought of what would work, like, I'd need some sort of medium to interact with the past. And that's when I saw the calendar. Calendar's perfect. So I got a pen and I made a little note for the date back when we found the first pack. That day became the day I was gonna spay and neuter every single coyote we got our hands on. I circled it. I starred it. Got really pumped to do it, even though it technically already happened. And you know what? It worked. Most productive day of my life and I don't even remember it. Set the precedent to neuter every coyote we caught ever since. Time fixed itself, left us with a lot less coyotes to deal with, thank god. You wanna know why we're named Wilson's Wildlife Solutions? Because stuff like that, it's the kind of solution you should aim for. The best kind of solution. Of note is that Bandit Baptise's arms and chest were covered in injuries consistent with SCP-3577 generation. Footnotes 1. Common coyote 2. In which chronallagi is a measurement of how much a temporal transaction changes the timeline and - by extension - the memory, perception and recollective capabilities of individuals regarding the prior condition of the timeline. Less than 0.01 denotes minimal to zero effect on individual cognition. As coined by Senior Researcher Nomaj as part of his theorems regarding the capabilities of temporal anomalies and the possible effects they can afflict on the human psyche. |
SCP-3578 | neutralized | Item #: SCP-3578 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3578 is to be kept in a 7m x 7m General-Purpose Containment Chamber that is conjoined to an adjacent 10m x 10m Humanoid Containment Chamber via antechamber. This secondary containment chamber is to be used for the containment of any SCP-3578-A instances that emerge from SCP-3578. Both chambers are to be well maintained and cleaned on a bi-weekly basis to prevent bacteria growth that may be caused by the buildup of mucus and discharge from SCP-3578. Currently, SCP-3578 and all instances of SCP-3578-A are housed at Site-23. Two members of on-site security detail are to remain posted outside of SCP-3578's containment chamber at all times. In the case of an emergence event, the guards are to enter the chamber and keep watch over SCP-3578 until the assigned medical and research teams arrive to assist in and document the emergence process. Edit: As of October ██, 200█, SCP-3578's remains are kept in cryostorage at Site-23 while SCP-3578-A-31 has been moved to an 8m x 8m Standard Humanoid Containment Chamber outfitted to suit the needs of a young girl and remains under the care of Dr. Isaac Ruxton and Dr. Janette Crawford. Description: SCP-3578 appears to be a disembodied reproductive system vaguely resembling that of a human female consisting of a uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and partial vaginal passage. The vaginal passage ends abruptly at the point where it would have normally transitioned to the vulva, although there is no sign of injury at this point. SCP-3578 is capable of asexual reproduction and functions normally as if it were still inside a living body, maintaining healthy blood circulation and having regular menstrual cycles between the emergence of an instance of SCP-3578-A and the formation of a new instance. Contrary to its appearance, the DNA of SCP-3578 does not match up to that of a human and is not from any known species. It is also considerably larger than the reproductive system of a human female, measuring in at roughly five hundred percent larger and being able to expand to accommodate instances of SCP-3578-A reaching sizes of a three-year-old human child. SCP-3578-A refers to the organisms that emerge from SCP-3578 every 12-16 months. Instances of SCP-3578-A develop inside of SCP-3578 for a minimum of 10 months before emerging, and there is always 2 or more months between the emergence of an instance of SCP-3578-A and the initial formation of a new instance. These creatures are always biologically female and behave in a docile manner, but do not seem to possess any form of higher brain function. In order to survive, SCP-3578-A instances require a surrogate 'mother' parent who they form a deep psychological bond with, only accepting nutrition and care provided by this person after imprinting on them. This person will henceforth be classified as SCP-3578-B until the SCP-3578-A instance in their care expires. Since the initial discovery of SCP-3578, the instances of SCP-3578-A have been progressively changing in appearance and biological makeup, with each subsequent emergence resulting in a more developed organism. Recent instances have been seemingly bipedal in nature and have shown many physiological similarities to humans. Discovery: SCP-3578 was discovered on the floor of an empty operating room by a nurse in ██ ███████ Hospital in ███████, Arizona on February ██, 196█. Staff were informed immediately by the nurse and the Foundation was tipped off soon after when the anomalous nature of the organ was noted, mainly its non-human origin and the fact that it was still functioning despite being disconnected from a living body. Foundation operatives arrived at the scene soon after and took possession of the anomalous organ and promptly amnestized all who had come into contact with or had been informed of it before transporting it to Site-23 for further analysis and study. Addendum 3578.1: Recorded Instances of SCP-3578-A Emergence Events There have been a total of thirty-one instances of SCP-3578-A that have emerged from SCP-3578 prior to its expiration. The following records contain reports regarding all notable instances of SCP-3578-A. For a complete list, please contact the Administrator. + Access List of Emergence Event Logs - Access Granted SCP-3578-A-1 Log Date: January ██, 196█ Researcher Overseeing Event: Dr. Rickard Atlas Length of Gestation: 10 Months, 13 Days Time Elapsed During Emergence: 13 Hours, 27 Minutes Report: Following the containment of SCP-3578, the organ expanded significantly over a ten month period. Ultrasounds revealed the presence of an organism developing inside of the uterus of SCP-3578, although further examination revealed very weak vital signs. When the organism emerged from SCP-3578 after it went into labor there were no signs of life and the creature, later classified as SCP-3578-A-1, was pronounced stillborn. Visually, this instance of SCP-3578-A appeared to be a grotesque mass of muscle and connective tissue roughly the size of a human baby. Examination of the creature revealed that it had no skeletal structure and contained only a malformed heart and a single lung. DNA testing was inconclusive and showed no similarities to any known species on record. SCP-3578-A-2 Log Date: May ██, 196█ Researcher Overseeing Event: Dr. Rickard Atlas Time Elapsed Since Previous Emergence: 3 Months, 17 Days Length of Gestation: 11 Months, 4 Days Time Elapsed During Emergence: 15 Hours, 09 Minutes Report: For three months following the first emergence event, SCP-3578 began having regular menstrual cycles. Over the course of a four or five day period every four weeks, SCP-3578 expelled a form of discharge from the end of its vaginal passage that examination revealed to be blood and other material from the uterine lining. Three months and seventeen days after the previous emergence event, SCP-3578 did not begin its usual menstruation period and further examination revealed that a new instance of SCP-3578-A was forming. Continued ultrasounds and examinations showed a similar mass and equally weak vitals in comparison to SCP-3578-A-1, and the emergence of SCP-3578-A-2 resulted in another stillbirth. Although quite similar to SCP-3578-A-1, SCP-3578-A-2 possessed four small appendages and showed greater development in its organs, with this instance having a partial kidney along with a more fully-formed heart and lung. The research team hypothesizes that future instances of SCP-3578-A will have even greater development, and a living specimen is expected to emerge eventually. SCP-3578-A-7 Log Date: February ██, 196█ Researcher Overseeing Event: Dr. Rickard Atlas Time Elapsed Since Previous Emergence: 2 Months, 3 Days Length of Gestation: 11 Months, 22 Days Time Elapsed During Emergence: 9 Hours, 34 Minutes Report: The seventh emergence event yielded yet another stillborn instance of SCP-3578-A despite vital signs being much stronger than previous instances. During the autopsy, it was revealed that this instance possessed all vital organs and a complete circulatory system, although these were poorly formed and the instance would have died shortly after being born had it been born alive. In terms of appearance, this instance had the basic shape of a human baby albeit with no skin, distinctive features, or skeletal structure. An apparatus is currently being constructed to hold SCP-3578 that will provide stability and structural support in the hopes that it may encourage better development and potentially allow for cesarean section operations to be performed in order to remove future instances of SCP-3578-A while their vital signs are still strong. SCP-3578-A-11 Log Date: May ██, 197█ Researcher Overseeing Event: Dr. Rickard Atlas Time Elapsed Since Previous Emergence: 3 Months, 11 Days Length of Gestation: 12 Months, 30 Days Time Elapsed During Emergence: 13 Hours, 32 Minutes Report: The eleventh emergence event resulted in the first live birth of an instance of SCP-3578-A. However, the specimen expired almost immediately despite all attempts by medical staff to keep it alive. The autopsy revealed a nearly complete respiratory system and a very frail and incomplete skeletal structure with the beginnings of facial features on the skull, although no joints were found. All organs were very well formed within this instance, and as such it has been decided that a cesarean section operation will be utilized in an attempt to recover a live instance of SCP-3578-A during the next gestation cycle when vital signs and development are sufficient. Regarding the appearance of this instance, it would seem that they are becoming more and more like that of a human, although DNA testing shows very few genetic similarities. The DNA sequencing of SCP-3578-A instances does change from instance to instance, though, and it has been theorized that SCP-3578 may be attempting to replicate the human genome. The reasons for this remain unknown. SCP-3578-A-12 Log Date: September ██, 197█ Researcher Overseeing Event: Dr. Rickard Atlas Time Elapsed Since Previous Emergence: 4 Months, 27 Days Length of Gestation: 11 Months, 0 Days Time Elapsed During Emergence: 10 Hours, 41 Minutes Report: After extensive testing and examination along with careful monitoring revealed that the vital signs and development of SCP-3578-A-12 were at the highest they would likely be during this gestation period, a cesarean section operation was performed by the medical team headed by Dr. Cassandra Allexis and SCP-3578-A-12 was successfully removed from SCP-3578. Due to the lack of a nasal or oral opening, the team operated on SCP-3578-A-12 and managed to open its oral and nasal passages to allow the specimen to breathe normally. Once SCP-3578-A-12 seemed to be stable, the umbilical cord connecting it to SCP-3578 was severed. SCP-3578-A-12 immediately began to twitch violently and struggled to take a full breath, crying incessantly while the team attempted to keep it alive. Dr. Allexis attempted to soothe the specimen by picking it up and cradling it, which effectively calmed SCP-3578-A-12 down and stabilized its breathing. Attempting to put the instance down or have another member of the medical team hold it resulted in the vital signs of SCP-3578-A-12 becoming unstable and caused it to start crying again, leading researchers to believe that SCP-3578-A-12 may have imprinted on Dr. Allexis. A selection of preprepared nutritional formulas were utilized in order to feed SCP-3578-A-12 and were met with great success, as the instance took to them very quickly when Dr. Allexis attempted to feed it. Unfortunately, 2 hours and 13 minutes after SCP-3578-A-12 was removed from SCP-3578, its breathing became shallow and its organs began to fail. Despite many attempts to combat this, SCP-3578-A-12 expired 24 minutes later and its body was taken for examination. The autopsy revealed a more fully formed skeletal structure, although there were still no joints and no signs of appendages such as hands or feet. Following its expiration, Dr. Allexis became uncharacteristically depressed and mourned the loss of SCP-3578-A-12, leading researchers to suspect that SCP-3578-A instances may form a psychological bond with whoever they imprint on. Following this event, it has been decided that further cesarean section operations will not take place until instances of SCP-3578-A prove to be fully developed and capable of survival outside of SCP-3578 without assistance. SCP-3578-A-19 Log Date: January ██, 198█ Researcher Overseeing Event: Dr. Charles Atlas Time Elapsed Since Previous Emergence: 3 Months, 8 Days Length of Gestation: 10 Months, 29 Days Time Elapsed During Emergence: 8 Hours, 41 Minutes Report: SCP-3578-A-19 is the first instance of SCP-3578-A that emerged nearly fully developed and with continuous stable vital signs. This instance possessed fully formed organs, respiratory system, circulatory system, skeletal structure, and a thin pink leathery skin covering its body, although it did not possess eyes nor eye sockets. It was physically very similar to that of a two-year-old human child in terms of body shape and facial structure and possessed female reproductive organs, although it was still very different in terms of DNA and overall appearance. Upon emerging, SCP-3578-A-19 acted very much like a human infant and imprinted on Dr. Amanda Reynolds immediately upon being picked up. Dr. Reynolds then took SCP-3578-A-19 into the adjacent containment chamber and fed SCP-3578-A-19 using the preprepared nutritional formula. SCP-3578-A-19 did not react well to being put down in the provided crib, crying constantly and being unable to fall asleep unless held by Dr. Reynolds. Aware that this would likely happen due to results from previous live instances of SCP-3578-A, Dr. Reynolds was then designated as SCP-3578-B and became the full-time caretaker of SCP-3578-A-19 with help from the medical team. Much like the previous live instances of SCP-3578-A, SCP-3578-A-19 expired in its sleep 8 days after its emergence due to organ failure. The autopsy found nothing wrong with SCP-3578-A-19, revealing that its body had simply given up and stopped functioning for unknown reasons. Given the fully developed state of SCP-3578-A-19, its body was taken to cryostorage for further study and analysis. SCP-3578-A-25 Log Date: March ██, 199█ Researcher Overseeing Event: Dr. Charles Atlas Time Elapsed Since Previous Emergence: 2 Months, 10 Days Length of Gestation: 11 Months, 24 Days Time Elapsed During Emergence: 17 Hours, 53 Minutes Report: SCP-3578-A-25 emerged from SCP-3578 without issue and only minimal assistance from the medical team. This instance was the first to emerge with eyes, although it seemed to be blind due to its lack of reaction to visual stimulus. SCP-3578-A-25 imprinted on Dr. Janette Crawford and the two were moved to the adjacent containment chamber after severing the umbilical cord. This instance of SCP-3578-A was the first to show any sign of awareness regarding its surroundings, having far more complex reactions to audio and physical stimulus. SCP-3578-A-25 appeared very calm when spoken to softly and handled carefully and reacted in a fearful manner to loud sounds and pinching. This is a drastic change when compared to previous instances, none of which were able to differentiate between gentle and harsh stimulus. Over the course of the next few weeks, SCP-3578-A-25 began to show signs of further development outside of SCP-3578. This was the first time that an instance of SCP-3578-A survived long enough to display any growth before expiring. It grew out light hairs from the top of its head and its skin tightened up and softened significantly compared to its initial wrinkled leathery skin. SCP-3578-A-25 was female like all of its predecessors, and after two weeks it appeared to be very similar to a six-month-old human child in terms of appearance, the only differences being its bright pink skin, bony appearance, elongated limbs, small skull, and various discrepancies in its facial structure. 27 days after its emergence, SCP-3578-A-25's vitals started dropping and nearly all of its organs began to fail. Despite attempts at surgery and treatment, SCP-3578-25 eventually expired and the autopsy could not find a cause. Dr. Janette Crow, having acted as SCP-3578-B while SCP-3578-A-25 was alive, reacted very poorly to this and had to be put on leave from her duties and undergo extensive psychiatric care. This is the first time that the grief felt by SCP-3578-B designated individuals after the expiration of the SCP-3578-A instance in their care resulted in long-term emotional trauma. Also worth noting is the fact that SCP-3578 reacted to the expiration of SCP-3578-A-25 as well. During the 13 hour period in which medical staff attempted to save SCP-3578-A-25, SCP-3578 appeared to convulse and tremble in a manner that had not been witnessed before. Once SCP-3578-A-25's vitals stopped completely, SCP-3578 began showing decreased activity and far more sporadic and irregular menstrual cycles. SCP-3578-A-29/30 Log Date: July ██, 199█ Researcher Overseeing Event: Dr. Charles Atlas Time Elapsed Since Previous Emergence: 5 Months, 19 Days Length of Gestation: 11 Months, 2 Days Time Elapsed During Emergence: 37 Hours, 46 Minutes Report: This was the first time that SCP-3578 developed a pair of SCP-3578-A instances simultaneously, and is thought to be a random occurrence much like any conception of twins. SCP-3578 endured severe physical exhaustion and appeared to be in pain during the entirety of SCP-3578-A-29 and SCP-3578-A-30's emergence. This emergence resulted in the first live instance of SCP-3578-A since SCP-3578-A-25. Both instances were comparatively very poorly developed, however, and one of the instances, SCP-3578-29, was stillborn. SCP-3578-A-30 did not imprint on any of the staff chosen to be potential SCP-3578-B designated individuals nor did it accept any of the nutritional formulas, leading it to only survive for 6 hours before eventually expiring. Unlike previous instances, the cry of SCP-3578-A-30 was almost identical to the cry of a human child unlike the animal-like whining of previous instances. Autopsies of both instances revealed multiple malformed organs and poor internal development. Addendum 3578.2: Emergence of SCP-3578-A-31/Expiration of SCP-3578 Following the expiration of SCP-3578-A-30, SCP-3578 had no further menstrual cycles and had very poor vital signs. While it was uncertain what exactly was wrong with SCP-3578, it seemed to be very sick and needed constant medical examinations and care following this event. For the next 23 months, SCP-3578 was considered effectively neutralized and it was not expected to produce any further instances of SCP-3578-A. 20 months after the emergence of SCP-3578-A-29 and SCP-3578-A-30 and the expiration of the latter, SCP-3578 developed a severe blood infection. Standard treatment and medication proved to be entirely ineffective, and due to the lack of blood supply of the same type as SCP-3578 to provide a transfusion, it seemed likely that SCP-3578 would not survive. After consulting with the O5 council and gaining the approval of O5-██ and O5-██, Dr. Charles Atlas was given permission to perform a blood transfusion using human blood in order to attempt to cure SCP-3578. Dr. Isaac Ruxton was chosen by Dr. Charles Atlas to be the source of blood after testing of on-site staff volunteers showed his blood to be free of any irregularities and the fact that his family had no history of any diseases or medical conditions. After a sufficient amount of blood was collected from Dr. Ruxton, an exchange transfusion was carried out in an attempt to rid SCP-3578 of its ailment. SCP-3578 reacted very well to the transfusion and recovered quickly, unexpectedly returning to the state of health it was in prior to the expiration of SCP-3578-25. Very soon after the transfusion, SCP-3578 began regular menstrual cycles and eventually a new instance of SCP-3578-A began to develop inside of it. SCP-3578-A-31 Log Date: September ██, 199█ Researcher Overseeing Event: Dr. Charles Atlas Time Elapsed Since Previous Emergence: 36 Months, 24 Days Length of Gestation: 12 Months, 30 Days Time Elapsed During Emergence: 13 Hours, 25 Minutes Report: SCP-3578-A-31 showed consistently healthy vital signs all throughout its development inside of SCP-3578 as well as the highest level development of any SCP-3578-A instance up until this point. Upon emerging, medical teams were alarmed to find that SCP-3578-A-31 was physically identical to a four-year-old human female and was perfectly developed, although it still behaved like an infant albeit with superior motor skills. Unlike previous instances, it would not imprint on any chosen SCP-3578-B suited members of staff nor accept any nutritional formula and reacted adversely to the touch of any member of personnel. At Dr. Atlas's request, Dr. Ruxton was retrieved and brought to the containment chamber adjacent to the one housing SCP-3578 where SCP-3578-A-31 was being kept. Upon being introduced to the chamber, SCP-3578-A-31 immediately attempted to move towards Dr. Ruxton who was then instructed to pick up SCP-3578-A-31. SCP-3578-A-31 began to calm down once Dr. Ruxton picked it up, and after sitting down he was able to feed SCP-3578-A-31 without issue. Following this event, Dr. Ruxton was then designated as SCP-3578-B for SCP-3578-A-31 and, as hypothesized by Dr. Charles Atlas upon learning of the initial development of SCP-3578-A-31, DNA testing revealed that SCP-3578-A-31 is biologically related to Dr. Ruxton. Regular testing and examinations were done to make sure SCP-3578-A-31 remained healthy and after 60 days it was determined that this instance would survive indefinitely if given proper care and nurture. After the emergence of SCP-3578-A-31, SCP-3578's vitals once again began to fall and it began to physically deteriorate at a rapid rate, although none of this was as aggressive in nature as before. SCP-3578 expired on November ██, 199█, 32 days after SCP-3578-A-31 emerged, despite the efforts made by the medical team to keep it alive. Addendum 3578.3: SCP-3578-A-31 The following report contains all important information regarding SCP-3578-A-31, known unofficially as Clara Ruxton-Crawford Following the emergence of SCP-3578-A-31 and Dr. Isaac Ruxton's designation as SCP-3578-B, the two were moved to a 10m x 10m Standard Humanoid Containment Chamber suited to fit the needs of both individuals. Dr. Janette Crawford, a previous SCP-3578-B, volunteered to help aid Dr. Ruxton in caring for SCP-3578-A-31 after Dr. Ruxton stated that he was having a difficult time doing so alone. Despite SCP-3578-A-31's aversion to all other members of on-site staff other than Dr. Ruxton, it took to Dr. Crawford very quickly when she had visited it once before. As such, Site Director Oliver J. Matthews approved of Dr. Crawford's involvement and allowed her to care for SCP-3578-A-31 in shifts with Dr. Ruxton. While it is uncertain why, it was later found that SCP-3578-A-31 had imprinted on Dr. Crawford as well, as Dr. Crawford now felt compelled to care for SCP-3578-A-31 and could not properly focus on her other tasks when away from SCP-3578-A-31. Once this was discovered, Dr. Crawford was designated as SCP-3578-B-2 and the containment chamber was renovated to accommodate her as well SCP-3578-A-31 developed very quickly when compared to a human of its age, reaching the physical appearance of a six-year-old human in less than six months and mentally maturing rapidly until its intelligence matched that of its physical appearance by human standards. SCP-3578-A-31 inherited many of Dr. Ruxton's physical traits such as blue eyes and blond hair, and they bear a striking resemblance to one another. Despite its similarities to a human and its genetic relation to Dr. Ruxton, though, SCP-3578-A-31's DNA is not that of a human. It doesn't seem to be aware of this, however, and it has not been informed of its non-human origin. Once it learned how to speak, SCP-3578-A-31 began referring to Dr. Ruxton as 'Father' and Dr. Crawford as 'Mom', and once it grew accustomed to the other personnel it began referring to Dr. Charles Atlas as 'Grandpa'. Even though they had been advised not to treat SCP-3578-A-31 as a human, Dr. Ruxton and Dr. Crawford gave SCP-3578-A-31 the name 'Clara Ruxton-Crawford' and exclusively refer to SCP-3578-A-31 by this name rather than its SCP designation. This name is now used by all on-site staff after it was decided that treating SCP-3578-A-31 as non-human was impacting its development and causing significant distress. Despite many attempts to separate Dr. Ruxton and Dr. Crawford from SCP-3578-A-31 for long periods of time, the psychological bond formed between them prevents them from focusing on anything else if SCP-3578-A-31 desires/requires their presence and they feel compelled to return to SCP-3578-A-31 in order to meet its needs. Regarding the two doctors, despite the two of them being chosen by SCP-3578-A-31 to be its parental figures, the two maintain a platonic relationship and their shared bond with SCP-3578-A-31 does not seem to influence romantic tendencies towards one another. SCP-3578-A-31 reached the physical and mental age of an eight-year-old after another 10 months and as of January ██, 200█ it has entered a growth pattern identical to that of a human being. Edit: As of September ██, 200█, the psychological bond between SCP-3578-A-31 and both Dr. Isaac Ruxton and Dr. Janette Crawford diminished greatly and it was found that SCP-3578-A-31 could function without a constant supply of care and affection. Both researchers also found that they were able to remain parted from SCP-3578-A-31 for long periods of time without feeling compelled to return to it. Dr. Ruxton and Dr. Crawford have since returned to their previous duties and SCP-3578-A-31 has been moved to a new containment chamber suited to its needs. At the request of Dr. Ruxton and Dr. Crawford, they have been put in charge of the continued research and study of SCP-3578-A-31 and are allowed to maintain their previous roles at the parental figures of SCP-3578-A-31 despite no longer being designated as SCP-3578-B. Addendum 3578.3-B: Interview with Dr. Charles Atlas Despite countless attempts to question SCP-3578-A-31 about its origin, it has never shown any sign that it knew anything other than what it has learned after emerging from SCP-3578. However, on the third anniversary of its emergence, September ██, 200█, SCP-3578-A-31 asked Dr. Ruxton if it could speak to Dr. Rickard Atlas and Dr. Charles Atlas, despite the former having passed away over a decade prior and never having been mentioned to SCP-3578-A-31. Dr. Charles Atlas agreed to meet with SCP-3578-31, and the following interview was held two days later. Interviewed: SCP-3578-A-31 Interviewer: Dr. Charles Atlas Date of Interview: September ██, 200█, 0800 hours <BEGIN LOG> Dr. Atlas: (Clears throat) Hello sweet-pea, how are you doing this morning? SCP-3578-A-31: I'm good, Grandpa! How are you? Dr. Atlas: (Chuckles) I'm very well, thank you. So, I heard you have something important to tell me? SCP-3578-A-31: Yes! But I gotta tell to Mr. Rickard, too! Is he coming? Dr. Atlas: Well, I'm sorry Clara, but he is unable to join us. My father passed away quite some time ago, you see. How did you hear about him, anyways? (SCP-3578-A-31 looks slightly distressed upon hearing about the late Dr. Rickard Atlas) SCP-3578-A-31: Well, Mother told me. She said it was reeeaaally important that I say thank you to both of you for her… Dr. Atlas: Mother? Do you mean Dr. Crawford? SCP-3578-A-31: Nuh-uh, my real Mother. Dr. Atlas: And who would that be? When did they tell you to say this? (SCP-3578-A-31 fidgets in its seat) SCP-3578-A-31: The one who, um… The one who made me! I dunno when she told me, I just remembered that a long time ago she asked if I could say thanks for her. Dr. Atlas: Well, what exactly did she want you to thank us for? SCP-3578-A-31: She said that she was very grateful that you and Mr. Rickard and everyone else tried soooo (Spreads arms) hard to help all of my siblings, and that she is happy that you helped her to have me! Dr. Atlas: (Pauses) Is that so? SCP-3578-A-31: Yup! She said that she was happy that I am able to fit in and that I would get to live a nice life with the good people that helped her for so long! Dr. Atlas: Well, I'm glad that we are able to have you here after all these years as well. I'm sure she would be pleased to see how much you've grown. SCP-3578-A-31: (Giggles) I think so too! <END LOG> ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3578" by Dr Denoka Traks, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3578. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3579 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3579 Special Containment Procedures: Any physical instances of SCP-3579-1 are to be taken down by undercover Foundation personnel, disguised as working men and women. Any website hosting digital instances of SCP-3579-1 are to be remotely changed as to not feature SCP-3579-1. All calls to SCP-3579 are to be traced and ended if possible. Research of SCP-3579 is only to be conducted by Level 2 staff using a cell phone with the phone number of SCP-3579 on speed-dial, kept in storeroom 24 of Site-15. Description: SCP-3579 is a telephone operated service running under the name “Insta-Gator”, using the telephone number 1-800-███-████. At random intervals, advertisements featuring SCP-3579 will appear in major cities. These are identified as SCP-3579-1. Instances of SCP-3579-1 will feature the phone number associated with SCP-3579 and the tag line: "Need some help with a troublemaker? Wish you could just eliminate 'er? We'll be your problem solving crusader. Just call us at Insta-Gator!" When the number associated with SCP-3579 is called, a pre-recorded voice asks the caller to name a destination. When a valid destination is spoken into the phone, the pre-recorded message asks them to press a number on their phone to select an amount of alligators and a special request for an extra fee. When a number from one through nine is pressed, a corresponding amount of fully grown, live American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), identified as SCP-3579-2 will enter the specified area through any body of water within 10 m of identified location, and attempt to fulfill the request. If no water is within the 10 m radius, a small puddle which expands to accommodate the amount of alligators will form. If nothing is requested, instances of SCP-3579-2 will remain hostile. After 10 minutes, any instance of SCP-3579-2 currently not in the water will attempt to return to the body of water, into which they will dematerialize. If the body of water was created by SCP-3579, it will dissipate into water vapour. Instances of SCP-3579-2 display various anomalies compared to regular American alligators. Instances of SCP-3579-2 are always male, exactly 4 metres long, and visually exact to any other instance of SCP-3579-2. If kept outside of a body of water for more that 5 minutes, instances of SCP-3579-2 will suffer myocardial infarction, causing them to cease life functions. Recent scans of the DNA of multiple instances of SCP-3579-2 concluded that each instance has identical genetic makeup. The location that SCP-3579 operates from is currently unknown. Test Log: Test 3579-01 Location chosen: ███████ Wetlands, Louisiana Amount requested: Six Objects present: None Special request: None Purpose: Initial test of the capabilities of SCP-3579 Result: Six instances of SCP-3579-2 violently thrashed out of the water in a tight circle and constantly leaped and attacked the air above them for ten minutes before returning to the water. Test 3579-02 Location chosen: Pond within Biological Research Site-104 Amount requested: Two Objects present: Two Class-D personnel. D-3579-01 standing next to the pond, and D-3579-02 standing 15 metres away. Special request: Attack the Class-D personnel. Purpose: Test if SCP-3579 can manifest instances of SCP-3579-2 in a closed environment as well as test SCP-3579-2's hostility towards humans. Result: Two instances of SCP-3579-2 crawled out of the pond. The first immediately attacked D-3579-01, while the second chased down D-3579-02 and attacked. Both instances of SCP-3579-2 killed their respective Class-D personnel and returned to the pond after ten minutes. Researcher's Note: Well, that was… gruesome. Remind me to keep that number secure. Ick. -Dr. L█████ Test 3579-03 Location chosen: 'Beside me' (Within a research laboratory in Site-15) Amount requested: One Objects present: A live pig. Special request: None Purpose: Test to see if SCP-3579-2 can manifest itself without a water source as well as its hostility towards animals. Result: A small puddle formed on the floor of the lab beside Dr. L█████. Despite the puddle not being deep at all, an instance of SCP-3579-2 emerged from it, with its body half submerged as it thrashed. It did not attempt to eat the pig. Researcher's Note: Seems these things won't actively hunt unless told to. -Dr. L█████ Test 3579-04 Location chosen: A bowl of water within a two-roomed research laboratory in Site-15 Amount requested: Three Objects present: A remotely closed door between the two rooms. Special request: Enter the second room. Purpose: Test SCP-3579-2's lifespan out of water. Result: Three instances of SCP-3579-2 dove from the bowl, two of which attacked the Class-D personnel standing near the doorway and later returned into the bowl. The third instance traversed to D-3579-05 and attacked them. The doorway was locked down while the instance of SCP-3579-2 was in the room without the bowl. After five minutes of being trapped, the instance of SCP-3579-2 suffered myocardial infarction and died. Test 3579-05 Location chosen: Within a research laboratory in Site-15 Amount requested: One Objects present: A clipboard with a research notes page placed on the ground, SCP-1161 left open in a display case. Special request: Research SCP-1161. Purpose: See if SCP-3579-2 has non-destructive purposes. Result: A sink within the lab turned itself on, filling with water. A single instance of SCP-3579-2 climbed out, and calmly crawled towards the clipboard and SCP-1161. After being hunched over the clipboard for about 4 minutes, the instance of SCP-3579-2 climbed back into the sink. The clipboard was filled out, in scrawny handwriting. Clipboard Filled out by SCP-3579-2 ACCESS GRANTED Name: instent algator Researching: scp one one six one Observations: had werds 'how to build a shelf' and instructshuns on how to bild one. The rest of the document is blank. Researcher's Note: Huh, this could have a somewhat useful purpose. -Dr. L█████ Test 3579-06 Location chosen: Surface of Lunar Area-32 Amount requested: One Objects present: None Special Request: None Purpose: [REDACTED] Result: A small puddle of liquid water formed on the lunar surface, and one instance of SCP-3579-2 leaped from it, immediately suffocating due to the vacuum of space. The puddle dissipated without SCP-3579-2 returning to it. 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SCP-3580 | keter | SCP-3580 - Honor In Blood G'day. I said last time that my next skip would reach 10,000 words. Here's 11,000. Welcome to Honor In Blood, after nine years in development, hopefully, it will have been worth the wait. Thanks and have fun! My deepest appreciation to: DrSoot77 Doctor Levi Starkin StrangerSwing And especially Jiwoahn For taking a look at this massive project! ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} by Roufhous Item#: 3580 Level4 Containment Class: keter Secondary Class: uncontained Disruption Class: ekhi Risk Class: critical link to memo Assigned Site Site Director Research Head Assigned Task Force Area-55 Interim Dir. Samuel McManus Sr. Adelaine Pepper Nu-7 ("Hammer Down") Special Containment Procedures: Investigations into GOI-850 are ongoing and are headed by Project Labyrinth personnel. Due to its extremely hazardous capabilities, SCP-3580 is not to be confronted by personnel. Attempts to capture it are to be conducted solely by specialized operatives. Unrelated or standard Mobile Task Force units are not advised for deployment against SCP-3580. No less than two Nu-7 units are to be immediately dispatched for appearances of SCP-3580. Disinformation campaigns have been initiated to conceal the nature of the Türkiye incident. Attempts at neutralizing or minimizing the ongoing conflict between Germany and Türkiye are underway. Locating SCP-3580, as well as other members of GOI-850, has been deemed Priority Level BETA. Description: Damaged right-arm prosthesis dropped by SCP-3580. SCP-3580 denotes a feminine humanoid entity belonging to GOI-850 ("Order of the Archine Eclipse").A secretive organization dedicated to collecting and harboring items of importance in anomalous history. All known members are highly dangerous and possess various anomalous traits.. Physically, SCP-3580 is 190 cm in height with tied black hair reaching down to its waist. Missing both its arms, SCP-3580 utilizes thaumaturgically enhanced prosthetics. The entity's ethnicity is unknown. While interactions with SCP-3580 have been scarce, it is known that it possesses incredible proficiency in close-quarters combat, specializing in the usage of edged weapons. It is also capable of moving and reacting at rapid speeds, with one instance displaying an estimated 65 km/h. In addition, it has been found that SCP-3580 possesses an advanced degree of expertise in combat-related areas of thaumaturgy, utilizing these skills for primarily defensive purposes during observed conflicts. It has been found through recovered correspondence that SCP-3580 is regarded as "Inquisitor Proxima Ramexe" among GOI-850 members. SCP-3580-A is a humanoid entity, measuring roughly 400cm in height, belonging to GOI-850. Physically, SCP-3580-A possesses thick wrapping around its entire body with metallic plates placed around the shoulders, shins, thighs, forearms, back, neck, jaw, and head. Its left arm has been replaced by a mounted sextuple-barreled Gatling gun of an unknown model, with built-in ammunition reserves along its figure. SCP-3580, alongside SCP-3580-A, has engaged in multiple raids on Foundation sites, leading to various numbers of casualties while stealing artifacts and documents, or releasing persons of interest. Contact with other under-the-Veil agencies has reported few but several occasions of being attacked or approached by, SCP-3580, SCP-3580-A, or other members of GOI-850. Discovery: SCP-3580 was first observed on 18/2/1971 during a raid on Site-41 which resulted in the deaths of fourteen personnel. One person in this group was the Site Director, Malkin Fallen, who refused SCP-3580's demands for him to open containment cells on the lower floors as Mobile Task Force operatives moved in. When the incident concluded, several anomalous items were found to have been stolen, and an open terminal with level-3 submitted clearance entered was discovered. The terminal had been used to access all available topics relating to GOI-850, certain anomalies, and a brief attempt to uncover the location of Area-55 - the base of operations for Project Labyrinth investigations. This attempt was unsuccessful. Near the end of the incident, multiple MTFs were deployed to Site-41, including Nu-7 ("Hammer Down") and Epsilon 11 ("Nine-Tailed Fox"). However, they proved ineffective at stopping SCP-3580, resulting in its escape and subsequent disappearance. That same year, SCP-3580-A was first observed during the failed detainment of POI-9112 ."Kevin Gibson", an identified affiliate of GOI-850. Wanted for human trafficking.. During that incident, SCP-3580-A intervened, killing four operatives and injuring the fifth before proceeding to terminate POI-9112. Before it fled, SCP-3580-A interacted with the fifth agent - Agent Mortimer Woodlock. A transcript of the after-action report has been provided below. Internal log - Woodlock and Riley dialogue Agent Woodlock and Senior Researcher Jackie Riley are seated in an interview room. Riley: How're ya holding up, Morty? Woodlock: I've been better. Riley: Mm. I'm really, really sorry for what happened. I'm sure your team would be glad to know you survived. Woodlock: It's just a part of the job. Come on, Jacks, you brought me here for a sob story or what? Riley: Right. We wanted to know the specifics of what went on, on the twenty-first. What went wrong, what was that thing, just what happened? Woodlock adjusts himself in his chair. Woodlock: Well, it was all going smoothly. Got the bastard up in cuffs at his home and we were fixing to leave. To be honest, for all he did, just being held in a cell didn't seem like justice to me. Riley: What would have been justice, then? Woodlock: Careful what you wish for played a bit in my mind after the fact. Riley: Mm. Woodlock: So we'd just cuffed him up and we were just about to move out. Suddenly, Kamsky starts shouting in the back. Says "Get down!"… I don't think he was alive by the time he hit the deck. Woodlock briefly pauses before continuing. Woodlock: Bullets start spraying everywhere. Kamsky went first, then Rodriguez… Allison… and the Captain. Was lucky I got behind cover in the kitchen, so I grab Gibson and pull him down with me. Even luckier I only got nicked. Riley: I wouldn't say almost losing your leg was a "nick". Woodlock leans forward with his elbow on his injured knee. Woodlock: Sure, Jacks. Sure. Riley: Sorry. Woodlock: Now, as I was saying, I'm holding this idiot and he's screaming bloody murder. Of course, I can barely hear him since I didn't have my hearing protection in, and the gun show just started about twenty feet away. Woodlock: But even while Gibson's crying like a baby, I could feel something - a rumbling. There was a shadow on the wall, and it was coming towards us. I could barely move, so I crawl over to hide behind the kitchen counter. I try to drag Gibson with me, but - too late. He gets picked up. Woodlock: I look up and see this huge hulking thing standing there, hoisting Gibson by the neck. It's gigantic - has to get down on one knee just to fit in the room. Covered in what looked like roughed-up armor. Knight shit. It had these, these glowing green eyes that shot through the thing's mask. And a great big gun on one of its arms. He leans back. Woodlock: So it holds Gibson up and looks him in the eye. I can't hear what it says, and it looked like Gibson was just begging for his life. All I see after is a quick movement, just some shadows and a dust cloud falls from the wall. Gibson's brains are splattered everywhere, and his body falls backward from up on top the kitchen sink. Woodlock: So I try to scoot away. I'm losing a lot of blood, so I try to treat it at the same time. I'm panicking - not thinking straight. Then it noticed me. His fists clench. Woodlock: It nudges over and looms over me. My ears start to clear, and I can hear it speaking. Riley: What did it say? Woodlock: Couldn't make out exactly what, but it did say something along the lines of an apology. I tried to raise my gun - big fucking mistake. Woodlock: I take a shot at its face, it clocks me so hard in the arm the pistol goes flying and my hand feels twelve types of broken. He raises his right arm, showcasing the cast. Woodlock: It stands up and glares down at me with those cold eyes. It just stood there for like a minute, watching me writhing before it decided I wasn't worth it. I pass out and get rescued like a princess. Riley: I don't know what to say, Morty, I- Woodlock: You don't have to say anything. It's just part of the job. It's always just a part of the job. These incidents marked the first time either entity was observed before they both disappeared for a period of eight years. During this time, Leonel M. Fallen, the son of the late Malkin Fallen, was inducted into the Foundation at the age of seventeen. Addenda: 3580.1: On 4/9/1978, SCP-3580 engaged in an attack on Site-102, killing multiple personnel in the process. After on-site security failed to hinder SCP-3580, off-site MTF were called in and arrived twenty minutes after the entity had made contact. [Open Security Log-3580/1] [Close Security Log-3580/1] Security log Six heavily equipped operatives sprint through the facility. The local site director monitors their progress through the security feed. An additional six agents close in from the opposite end of the facility, with both teams converging on the same point - a Keter-class enlarged testing chamber. The first team moves in through the only entrance to the room, viewing SCP-3580 in the center facing the far wall. The secondary team moves to the one-way mirror control room and aims with specialized stun agent-based projectiles. In its left hand, SCP-3580 holds the sheath of a sword. Captain Renner: Alright, surrender and put your weapon on the ground or we will be forced to shoot! The agents move in, making a V formation behind the Captain, all taking aim. SCP-3580: Not likely. Cpt. Renner: Final call, lady. I said put it down! SCP-3580 looks up at the ceiling. SCP-3580: And what fun would that be, soldier? Renner pulls up his radio and gives the signal for the secondary team to open fire. SCP-3580: Here we go again. The secondary agents all fire. SCP-3580 immediately leaps into the air, above all the incoming bullets, and creates a thaumic mid-air platform before bounding off of it and heading straight for the window. Both teams fire on it, which it dodges with a series of rapid movements - bouncing between thaumic platforms in the air - before slashing through the shot-out remains of the window pane and into the control room. It quickly executes two agents with one swipe while the rest back away. It then slices straight through an operative's neck, decapitating him instantly. One operative attempts to run out of the room, grabbing the door handle before her arm is cut off. The two other agents back up and shoot at SCP-3580 again. It turns, grabs the disarmed operative, and charges forward with her body absorbing all the special rounds. It quickly impales the first agent, whips the other with the handle of its sword, and slashes his throat. Outside, the primary team forms around the window and looks inside, seeing nothing but the gore-stained chamber. They back away, and agents consult with Renner. Cpt. Renner: Everybody, stay calm! Wilson, what just happened? Site Director Wilson: It, it… Jesus. I'm switching between feeds now, I can't find it. Cpt. Renner: Alright people, stay close. Wilson, just keep looking for it. The sound of SCP-3580's laughter is heard echoing through the chamber, with no apparent source. The team huddles close and forms a tight circle. Cpt. Renner: Wilson, give me something to work with here. Dir. Wilson: I'm looking everywhere! White powder falls. Dir. Wilson: Wait - Captain, scatter! SCP-3580 breaks through the roof, blade in hand, and leaps downward. The agents look up. They try to raise their weapons at it. It lands and slices through all six with one strike; their bodies all fall limp to the ground. Walking toward a nearby camera, SCP-3580 cackles to itself as it wipes its sword with two fingers. It sighs and grabs ahold of the camera, staring into it. SCP-3580: You should be better than this. Send your best next time; I'll be waiting, Venator. The camera loses visuals as SCP-3580 flicks a splatter of blood on it. SCP-3580 then proceeded through the facility. It made its way to several lockdown bunkers, breaking into them and searching for a researcher with level-4 clearance. It escorted Senior Researcher Julian Ross to a secure access terminal, demanding he input his credentials into the system and give it access to the database. He obliged.According to Ross, he had forgotten all emergency mock credentials that would immediately display a memetic kill agent, lock the terminal, or engage further site lockdown procedures at the time.. The terminal's history showed a single focus - discovering the location of Area-55. This attempt was successful. A notice to Area-55's Site Director has been sent, and emergency lockdown procedures have been issued. The following is a Project Labyrinth briefing pertaining to topics of GOI-850. GOI-850 / Order of the Archine Eclipse Presented by Senior Researcher Jackie Riley GOI-850 is a highly secretive, loosely organized international religious group comprised of both standard and anomalous humanoids. Evidence of GOI-850's existence dates as far back as the 18th century, though it is believed that it has existed for far longer than that. GOI-850 has been credited with the theft of multiple items of interest to anomalous history - an undefined amount of the past that has either been forgotten or hidden from the Foundation or the general public. Such items that have gone missing range widely in subjects, from enchanted weaponry of old to evidence of the Siege of the Hearth. It is believed that GOI-850 operates outside of multiple unknown locations, having spread out across the Earth following a failed attempt at securing their original facility in the early 1800s. After this attempt, however, GOI-850 went into an elongated state of dormancy as the mission had, purportedly, heavily crippled their ranks. GOI-850 is primarily maintained by an unknown number of enhanced humanoids - referred to as "Knights" - only one of which has been observed and contained by the Foundation, excluding SCP-3580 and SCP-3580-A. Analysis of this entity revealed a mixture of crude carnomantic.Thaumaturgic manipulation of flesh and living matter., technological, and thaumaturgical procedures had been performed on it, leading to its aforementioned augmentations. The group is devoted to a figure known as "Archine", an ancient hero credited for having imprisoned multiple monsters, including a large bird-like beast that had been terrorizing a village. Recently, however, with the identification of POI-9112, it has become known that GOI-850 engages in acts of slavery. Thus far, no person having gone missing as a victim of POI-9112 has resurfaced. Further details on GOI-850 are scarce, unprovable, or unknown. Investigations are ongoing. Addenda: 3580.2: MTF Sigma-8 Captain Mortimer Woodlock. In light of recent events, resources have been pooled into creating a temporary MTF unit solely for combatting and containing SCP-3580. This group, managed by Captain Mortimer Woodlock, utilizes several kinds of prototypical anomalous weaponry and armor selected to deal with the subject. Currently, the team (Sigma-8 "Hellbound Cavalry") is composed of seven operatives picked from multiple high-ranking units, and chosen for having experience in close-quarters combat. Given the threat displayed during Incident-3580-1 and Incident-3580-2, proposals have been made for agents under Sigma-8 to undergo augmentation, pending approval. Internal log - Woodlock and Samuel dialogue The two are talking as they walk through the upper facility of Area-55. Samuel: This place might as well be a fortress, especially now on lockdown. Increased security, an MTF, yours excluded, on standby not far from here, several dozen levels full of architecture designed to handle rampaging anomalies, not to mention the big-bad re-containment specialist director themself. They step onto a hanging catwalk overlooking the containment chamber for a massive half-serpentine entity secured with chains and other restraints. Samuel: We've collected every piece on GOI-850 the site has and placed it all into a secure area on the lower floors. Personnel with clearance 4 have temporarily had their levels demoted to their lowest necessary access. Lockdown's a pain, but the safety of the site comes first. Woodlock nods along. Samuel: A team and I examined the recording of it fighting; while its technique is unorthodox, its most alarming facet, besides its swiftness, is its incredible strength. We'll have to better prepare your agents to counteract that attribute. Woodlock: Twelve good men and women dead for its sadistic pleasure. Do whatever it takes. We won't be burying any more. Samuel: Well, Captain, if you are approved for those augments, I'd imagine taking it on would be made much simpler. Tracking it has proved rather fruitless; the only lead we found was an attack on the GOC, which reported a description similar to SCP-3580 over a year ago. Killed the entire strike force of five mercenaries before kidnapping their target - some reality bender kid. Woodlock: Great, so bupkis on where it is now? Samuel: Unfortunately so. We're working as quickly as possible to find anything on it, but between the roadblocks we're already facing and the fact that the woman may as well be a ghost, we'd be lucky to find a single somewhat worthwhile bead. Samuel stops and stares down into the containment chasm. Samuel: How's the team going? The director expressed their disapproval of this task force's creation, and I'd like something to show to hold them over. Woodlock: It's going about as well as it could be. Not many hiccups or problems. Hell, we even got a mage on the job. Samuel: So you think they'll be ready to deploy and combat SCP-3580 should the need arise? Woodlock: Maybe. I've been rushing them to get ready as quickly as they can manage since we only have one shot at this. Samuel: Take your time, Morty. It disappeared for years after its first appearance. Woodlock: Wouldn't be wise to depend on that. It disappeared because it screwed up. It couldn't get what it wanted so it hid from us, just like the first time we came knocking on their doorstep. Woodlock: That wasn't the last period of Order activity either, it was just the last time we saw their ace in action. They probably spent all this time trying to find another site to attack and how to properly get in and out. Woodlock: We're running out of time, Sam. And maybe, maybe they're running out of time as well. Several requests have been filed by Junior Researcher Fallen to participate in Sigma-8's activities, all of which have been denied. Internal log - Woodlock and Fallen dialogue Captain Woodlock is overwatching the operatives of Sigma-8 practice with their weaponry in an underground range at Area-55. Junior Researcher Fallen enters the chamber and walks up to Woodlock. Fallen: Hey, Captain, sir. Woodlock: I have a name, y'know. What do you need now? Fallen: I'm here about that rejection. Woodlock huffs. Woodlock: Look, take it up with the dictator. I'm not the one refusing your applications. Fallen: Well, could you talk to "them" for me? Woodlock: And say what? "Yeah, he's fresh out of preschool and ready to brawl with the ninja". Fallen: Sir- Woodlock: I kinda agree with 'em. Look, I know what you're playing here. You're angry, you're upset, but throwing yourself at a deranged lunatic ain't gonna bring your old man back. Fallen: Well what else can I do to help? Woodlock: You can stick around and help your mother get through this. I imagine she's going through the same shit as you. She needs you. Fallen: She… Woodlock: Yes? There is silence for a second. Fallen: Please, this is all I have - this is all I can do. Woodlock: You can work on your career. You can get a grip on your life. Fallen: That's what I'm doing right now, sir. If you just gave me a chance. Woodlock: I told you: talk to the director. There just isn't much I can do on this end without their say-so. Fallen: Fine, but I'm not giving up on this. Woodlock: You really should. Fallen: I can't. I just - I can't walk away from this. I owe him that much, at least. He turns heads for the exit. Woodlock sighs. Before Fallen makes it to the door, Woodlock calls out to him. Woodlock: Hey kid! Fallen turns back, his hand on the handle. Woodlock: I'll try to put in the good word for you. Just don't make me regret it. Fallen: Thank you. I won't let you down, sir. Addenda: 3580.3: On 14/10/1978, POI-1492."Jane Woodrow", an identified member of GOI-850. Wanted for eight cases of murder. was located and captured. Because of her potential information on GOI-850's affairs, an armored van transport carrying two agents of Sigma-8 was dispatched to secure and deliver her to Area-55 for questioning. During POI-1492's transit, however, the van was intercepted by SCP-3580, who proceeded to kill all four Foundation personnel on board and capture POI-1492. Both targets managed to escape before additional forces could arrive. Because of this, Sigma-8 has been cleared for the use of augmentations sourced from trusted anomalous vendors for combat. These augments will be voluntary to operatives and will be fully covered by the Foundation. These cybernetic additions will aim to enhance agents' abilities during engagements, stimulating increased muscle capacity and speed. To: Assistant Director Samuel McManus From: Captain Mortimer Woodlock Two of mine are dead, and two of yours are dead. Samuel, I told you that divvying the team up was the wrong move. Lockdown or not, this team was built on cooperation and combined strength, not taking on the black ninja one at a time. Throwing more and more agents at this thing haphazardly isn't working. More people who are never going home won't solve anything. If you want 3580 in custody, then I need to be in control of this operation and how we go about bringing it down, not you. We can't afford another screw-up. Don't interfere with my end of this again. The following was recorded at the privately held memorial ceremony for Agents Donovan and Williams. Internal log - Woodlock and Fallen dialogue Footage is taken from an outside off-site training ground near Area-55. The remaining operatives of Sigma-8 are gathered, each holding up an umbrella to protect their cybernetic augmentations. In front of them are two photographs nailed to a tree, one depicting Agent Donovan during a party, two bottles of liquor in hand as he extends both middle fingers to the camera. The other shows Agent Williams posing with a shot-out paper target with the caption: "Accepted!!". Captain Woodlock is seated on a fold-up chair. Researcher Fallen is likewise present. After several speeches are said, he slowly makes his way over to Woodlock, standing beside him. Fallen: Hey, Captain. Woodlock: Don't do this. Fallen: Sir, I- Woodlock briefly turns. Woodlock: Kid. Fallen pauses for a moment as he begins shaking. He walks around to stand in front of Woodlock Woodlock. Fallen: Those fuckers need to pay! His shouting draws the attention of other participants. Fallen: You all know it's true. They've been killing our people for years. Years! My father died eight years ago, and now you're burying your family too! Woodlock: Stop. Fallen: No! I'm not going to sit around and wait for someone else to deal with them. To take that bitch down! She's out there, right now, doing god knows what. Hurting god knows how many people?! He takes several deep breaths. Fallen: What about your old team, Captain? Woodlock: Sit down, Leon. Fallen: What does this badge even stand for? He tugs on a Foundation emblem on his jacket. Fallen: Contain… protect? Protecting who? Containing what? People are dead, and I, I … He pauses. Fallen: Captain Mortimer, sir, I'm either going to join your team, or I'm leaving. I can't take sitting around doing nothing anymore, getting nothing done as that monster slaughters us like cattle. I just can't. He turns and quietly walks away. The others there all become silent. Due to the ongoing threat presented by SCP-3580, additional agents for Sigma-8 have been considered to replace the newly opened positions. So far, four more candidates have been chosen, and are currently undergoing training. Staff file - Leonel Fallen File photo. Name: Fallen, Leonel Maelstrom Security Clearance: 3 Employed As: Junior Researcher / Field Agent Current Assignment: Area-55 Engineering / SCP-3580 Personnel Report: Following the loss of his father, Site Director Malkin Fallen, during a containment breach, Mr. Fallen was offered a position with the Foundation after assessing his ability to adapt to the workforce and his sufficient talents and intelligence. At first, he showed a level of maturity regarding the unfortunate incident and acclimated fairly well into the Foundation. However, shortly after the death of his civilian mother, Josephine Fallen, his demeanor took a rapid decline, both in his work and his social skills, and he took up a great interest in SCP-3580's case.It is unknown how Fallen had managed to bypass the security level requirement, though it is suspected that the document was leaked by a superior member of faculty.. Presently, Mr. Fallen has submitted five separate requests to enlist in MTF Sigma-8's activities in the containment of SCP-3580. Upon the fifth attempt, the request was tentatively granted by Director Roufhous with a recommendation from Captain Mortimer Woodlock on the condition that Mr. Fallen would be closely monitored during training and engagements. Addenda: 3580.4: On 11/3/1979, SCP-3580 engaged in an assault on Area-55. [Open Security Log-3580/2/3] [Close Security Log-3580/2/3] Security log After having breached through the entrance, SCP-3580 proceeded through several hallways and junctures, eventually making it to one of the central stairways. By this time, standard MTF units have moved in, occupying and guarding populated areas as personnel make their way to security shelters. MTF Sigma-8 has now finished preparations and is now heading to intercept SCP-3580. They proceed through the 4th and 3rd sublevels of the facility, with two teams making their way to the same position to reach SCP-3580 on its path to the next stairway. SCP-3580 stops in its tracks on the 1st subfloor and pauses. Sigma-8's Alfa team, comprised of four agents, emerges from the three directions of the X intersection of the hallway several meters behind SCP-3580. They take aim. Agt. Duke: SCP-3580, surrender, and get on the ground now! It does not turn to face them. SCP-3580: Funny little men. Funny little toys. Security systems in another wing of the facility note the presence of an anomaly on the loose. Still not facing Duke's team, SCP-3580 crouches down. It maintains a fixed grip on the sword. Agt. Duke: Fire! It leaps upward, clinging to the roof for a moment before it bounds from wall to wall and floor to ceiling in the opposite direction. After four strides, its next foothold gets shot out mid-bound, and it falls to the ground, engaging a thaumic barrier as it lands which blocks most of the bullets from this side. SCP-3580: Funny, funny- The Bravo team enters the scene directly in front of it, with Captain Woodlock leading the charge. They open fire immediately, repeatedly hitting SCP-3580. It struggles as it creates another thaumic barrier in front of it. Both teams push in from each side, quickly closing in. Despite having taken several sedative rounds, SCP-3580 still clings to its sword as it attempts to stand, visibly struggling to do so. Woodlock commands both units to hold as he approaches. Agent Fallen follows beside him. Security detects that the entity is swiftly approaching this hallway. SCP-3580 rises to its feet, and stands, shakily, with its sword in hand. Cpt. Woodlock: We gotcha. He removes his sidearm and shoots at its knee. It crumples down, clinging to its sword to hold it upright. Agent Fallen walks over to the downed SCP-3580. Security monitoring personnel alert Captain Woodlock of the approaching threat. He turns his head to look down every end of the hall. Cpt. Woodlock: Crap. Everyone, positions; bodey incoming. Leon- He turns around to see Fallen standing over SCP-3580, barrel pointed at it. Agt. Fallen: This is for my father. SCP-3580: Which one was he? It chuckles lightly with a slight rasp. SCP-3580: I honestly can't remember. He strikes it over the head with the butt of his gun. Cpt. Woodlock: Whoa, kid, stop. Stop! Several operatives break formation and try to get a hold of Agent Fallen. SCP-3580-A smashes through the wall, sending bricks flying and knocking over Woodlock and Fallen. It opens fire, sweeping the left to right sides of the hall. Only three other operatives, besides Fallen and Woodlock, manage to hide behind cover in time. The entity takes SCP-3580's hand and lifts it up. SCP-3580: Took you long enough, Grand Warden. SCP-3580-A: Proxima, please- SCP-3580: Shut it. Where's the damn thing? SCP-3580-A: It's down several floors. SCP-3580: Fine, Warden. Stairs are that way, get moving. SCP-3580-A: Proxima, you are hurt. Please, let me help. SCP-3580: This doesn't concern you, Grand Warden. SCP-3580-A: Proxima- SCP-3580: I said piss off. SCP-3580-A sighs, entering through the hole in the wall while watching where it steps as it passes by the corpses of three agents. SCP-3580 raises itself to stand, despite its numerous injuries, causing it to grumble. It walks over to Fallen, who lays on the floor coughing. It picks him up by the hair and looks him in the eye. SCP-3580: Now, who did you say your daddy was again? Agt. Fallen: You fucking-motherfuckin- It slams him into a wall, holding him up by the neck off the ground. SCP-3580: That wasn't the answer I was looking for, boy. He stifles a sob. Agt. Fallen: Site Director Malkin Fallen! As he speaks, he clenches his teeth. Agt. Fallen: His name was Malkin Fallen, you fucking evil- It draws its blade. SCP-3580: -Doesn't ring a bell. It brings its blade to his stomach, leaving a gash along its surface. Fallen shouts. SCP-3580: There's not a whole lot I care for the people I encounter on these missions. Names for targets, maybe. Faces less likely. But otherwise, anyone who'll stand in my way is gonna be a fun little etching on my handle. A little treat for my practice, like your dear old pa. It brings its blade to his neck, drawing blood. He cringes, wincing. SCP-3580: But I'm surely not going to remember any of your little soldiers here today as anything other than an interesting situation, and a stain to clean off my sword. It drags him further up the wall. It looks him in the eye, grinning. SCP-3580: Especially not some whiney, hellbent brat playing pretend! It slashes through his leg, slicing it clean off. Fallen screams. SCP-3580-A: You are no soldier. You are nothing. SCP-3580 tosses him across the hall. He crashes into a pile of rebar and upturned concrete while SCP-3580 leans its shoulder on the wall and begins laughing. Captain Woodlock struggles to stand upright. He pulls out his sidearm as he advances on SCP-3580, taking several shots at it which are all blocked by miniature thaumic barriers. He quickly runs out of ammo and tries to crawl back. It turns and walks casually toward him. Its sword drags across the wall, leaving a thick cut on its surface, as it brings the weapon over its head. SCP-3580: This is… this is how it feels! SCP-3580 is stopped as its arm takes a .357 round, flailing it. Across the hall, Site Director Roufhous is seen walking towards them. Captain Woodlock backs away and tosses the pistol at SCP-3580. It catches the gun and crushes it in its hand as it refocuses on the Director. It reaches down to a device on its wrist. SCP-3580: Cascade, hurry up down there. Director Roufhous gets in front of Woodlock, pocketing the revolver as they lean on their cane. Dir. Roufhous: Mortimer, take Leonel to the infirmary. Woodlock with the help of another operative, hoists the bleeding Agent Fallen up and escorts him away from the conflict. SCP-3580 keeps its eyes on Roufhous. SCP-3580: Venator. You're still alive. Dir. Roufhous: We earned whatever you came here to reclaim. SCP-3580: Really? And what about my arms? A sound reverberates through their electronic mask. Dir. Roufhous: Good luck with that. SCP-3580 takes two steps and launches itself towards them with a slash. They parry the hit with their cane. The skirmish continues with Roufhous pressing forward. Dir. Roufhous: Weak. Uncoordinated. Slow. It brings down the katana on their cane, keeping it locked there. Roufhous pulls on the handle, revealing a hidden blade inside which they attack with. They land a strike on SCP-3580's head with the bottom end of the cane. It takes the hit before reorienting to deflect the oncoming blade. Dir. Roufhous: Hmm. You love to torment humans. Can't even keep up the offense? It jumps and skips, launching off the wall to come down on them with a wide strike. They push back and up against it, and it arcs over and lands behind them. SCP-3580: You have no right to say that, you bastard! SCP-3580 leaps forward in an instant. Roufhous swings, striking SCP-3580 in the arm, knocking the prosthetic and its sword away. It lands on its feet, grunting agitatedly, and spins around only to be struck in the side of the head by the metal handle of the cane. It slumps to the floor. Around the two, the remaining agents of Sigma-8 reveal themselves as the fight concludes. SCP-3580 speaks with a mild groan. SCP-3580: After everything you did. Dir. Roufhous: I have every right, witch. They turn to face the two remaining operatives. Dir. Roufhous: You lads handle her. Do not let her out of your sight. They disappear and instantly reappear.This is attributable to Director Roufhous' illusory anomaly. at the end of the hallway, pursuing SCP-3580-A. Subsequently, SCP-3580-A made its way through several sublevels of the facility, later reaching the floor where all materials on GOI-850 had been stockpiled. Security systems showed it passing by several items of interest, instead moving to the back of the containment area and solely claiming one document contained within a canister. It then proceeded to make its way back through the facility, avoiding contact with all personnel along its way, and was eventually confronted by Captain Woodlock. Attached below is the recording of that incident. Security log SCP-3580-A is charging down a hallway, continuously bursting through shutting doors and reinforced gates with some effort. It holds the artifact close to its chest as it runs. As it breaks through another barrier, it is met with Captain Woodlock pointing his rifle at it. It stops. SCP-3580-A: You. I hope your recovery was swift. Cpt. Woodlock: It wasn't. In fact, it was pretty slow and it was pretty painful. SCP-3580-A: I see. My deepest apologies. Cpt. Woodlock: I don't accept. Put it down. SCP-3580-A: You're severely outgunned here, my friend. A shotgun is racked, and its barrel is tapped against the back of SCP-3580-A's head. Dir. Roufhous: Likewise. SCP-3580-A: Deeply unfortunate. Cpt. Woodlock: Yeah, I'd say that's about right. Now- It brings its arm forward first and slams its elbow into Roufhous, sending them backward. Woodlock takes several shots at it, which do not appear to penetrate its armor. It repositions to target Woodlock but is stopped as Roufhous stabs into SCP-3580-A's gun with their blade. It tries repeatedly to swat them off with its free hand to no avail. They aim their shotgun at its chest and take several shots in quick succession, causing it to stagger. SCP-3580-A manages to unjam its gun and brings it around to Woodlock. Woodlock aims the rifle at its face and takes a shot. The bullet pierces its frontal plating. It roars as it stumbles back. Roufhous gets down behind it and fires at the back of its knees. It falls on its back, cracking the linoleum floor beneath it, still clinging to the canister. Woodlock runs over and places his full weight on SCP-3580-A's gun. Roufhous kneels down, placing the barrel of the shotgun directly atop its head. Woodlock reaches down, grasping his radio. Cpt. Woodlock: Boys, get down here now, Sub-7, Hall-8! Hurry! SCP-3580-A: Greatly… unfortunate. It takes multiple deep breaths; the duration of these surpassing human capabilities. SCP-3580-A: However, there is, perhaps, one problem. Woodlock levels his rifle at its head. Cpt. Woodlock: Fuck you mean? A beep sounds from its wrist. It chuckles. SCP-3580-A: Did you forget? She has with her some rather magical hands. A rift opens on the ceiling, and a bloodstained SCP-3580 falls through. In its singular remaining prosthetic, it carries its sword. As it falls, it kicks Woodlock sending him flying back, and stabs Roufhous in the torso, sending them to the floor. SCP-3580 laughs wildly. SCP-3580: Pitiful! Just as pitiful as the rest! SCP-3580-A gets to its feet, struggling with its wounds. SCP-3580-A: Proxima, enough. It is finished. SCP-3580: I don't answer to you, Grand Warden. SCP-3580-A: More than enough blood has been shed. We can leave now. We must leave now before more arrive. SCP-3580: We can kill them too. It's of little concern. SCP-3580-A stomps, cracking the floor beneath it with a loud crash. SCP-3580-A: Proxima, enough! Dir. Roufhous: Oh, sure, you can kill them all if you resort to the lowliest of maneuvers, much like a child too afraid of serious confrontation! A sound echoes through their mask before SCP-3580 pulls its sword out. It takes the blade and strikes their mask, causing it to shatter and spill blood. SCP-3580-A: Inquisitor Ramexe, open the gateway so that we may leave this place. SCP-3580: Fine! It stands and creates a thaumic symbol with two fingers in the air. It draws an incantation, creating an elaborate rune of golden sparkling light that expands to a diameter roughly two meters long, its interior depicting another location. SCP-3580: Satisfied, Warden? SCP-3580-A: We leave. Do not delay. It steps through the portal and stands on the other end, awaiting SCP-3580. SCP-3580 looks down at Roufhous. SCP-3580: Burn in Hell, Venator. Woodlock finally gets to his feet and aims his rifle at SCP-3580. Cpt. Woodlock: Hold it! It looks over at him and laughs. SCP-3580: We've been through this many times already; bullets won't work, little soldier. Woodlock pulls back the charging handle of the rifle. Cpt. Woodlock: Think you're good enough to keep up two spells at once? You wanna take that chance with just the one hand? SCP-3580 crouches down. It is silent for several seconds. SCP-3580: That child back there was cross with me, wasn't he? His father - he said the man was a manager of one of these branches. Cpt. Woodlock: Site Director Malkin Fallen. SCP-3580: That's the one. Director, funny. Funny what kinds of honors they bestow upon you honorless batches of men. Junior, senior, lead researcher. Operative, agent, commander, captain. Cpt. Woodlock: Kill that portal- It grabs Roufhous and hurls their body towards Woodlock, who holds his fire as he is knocked down. It dashes after the portal. Woodlock takes several wild shots at it, all miss. It makes it through and the portal closes right after. Cpt. Woodlock: Son of a bitch! He looks around. Director Roufhous has disappeared. The document stolen during this incident has been identified as half of an incantation capable of instantly transporting undefined amounts of matter from one location to another, at great expense to the caster. The remainder of this document beforehand remained unaccounted for. The whereabouts of Site Director Roufhous are currently unknown. Assistant Director Samuel has assumed some of their duties over Area-55 in their absence. Finding and containing SCP-3580 has been declared Priority Level ALPHA. The classification of this situation as a crisis is pending. Addenda: 3580.5: On 12/3/1979, a search effort across all known anomalous channels began, attempting to locate SCP-3580. Since this time, no new activity has been noted for either entity, and their current location remains unknown. Retroactive investigations revealed several reports for both entities among other paranormal agencies, with accounts usually including violent depictions but lacked applicable information. No throughline has been established with sightings of either anomaly, and few identifying details could be found. This venture is ongoing, and increased funds and resources have been allocated to this project; worldwide locating is ongoing, and the O5 Council has been alerted to this issue. After the events of 11/3/1979, Agent Leonel Fallen was brought into intensive care and remained unconscious for a period of four days. He later awoke on the 15th and stabilized on the 20th. The operatives who died during that incident have been awarded Foundation Stars of Bravery, and their families have been notified and compensated. Internal log - Woodlock, Samuel, and Fallen dialogue Agent Fallen is lying in a medical bed, Captain Woodlock at his side. Woodlock is looking down, stroking a photograph with his thumb. The image depicts the fully assembled Sigma-8. Fallen: Both of them. At once. Woodlock: Right when we had her. Fallen: Just when I was about to… Woodlock: You were out of line. Fallen: But if I did manage to do it? Woodlock: Then you'd be demoted. Fallen: And the fat bastard wouldn't have escaped. Neither would she. Woodlock sighs, staring ahead blankly. Woodlock: We blew it. Fallen: If I was quicker to the trigger. Woodlock: I could have positioned the team better. Prepared you all better. He puts his elbow on the table at his side and leans on it. Fallen: The turnout would have been the same. You did all you could, sir. Woodlock: It sure doesn't feel like it. The two are silent; the only noise heard is the beeping of the nearby machinery. A knocking is heard on the door. Woodlock stands up and walks over to open it, and Interim Director Samuel steps inside. Samuel: Mortimer. Leon. Woodlock: What do you want now? Samuel: Besides the obvious, I wanted to discuss the future of Sigma-8. Perhaps we should do this in private. Fallen: What's the damage? Samuel: Fine then. Your team has proven highly ineffective in this case, Mortimer. Each deployment has displayed high casualties but no results. Higher-up, more professional task forces are being discussed for your replacement. Woodlock: What's to be done with us? Samuel: You will receive no further funding for augmentations, training, equipment, or otherwise. The remaining operatives will be reassigned, and they will have to forfeit their augments to cover the cost created by this experiment. Woodlock: And myself? Samuel: The Foundation has noticed that you showed exemplary bravery during the latest incident; going in without your team and living to tell the tale and all. You showed satisfactory professionalism during it, and your judgment did not appear to be overly influenced by your past. You will be reassigned to whatever task force takes over for this project. Fallen: What about me? Samuel: You displayed the opposite and acted aggressively and irrationally. You will be returned to junior research activities, and your enhancements will be surgically removed. Fallen: That thing cut off my fucking leg! Samuel: After you directly disclosed your personal history with it and attempted to terminate it without proper authorization. Fallen: Termina- We haven't even contained it yet! Samuel: And now that affair will be handled by more capable hands. The Foundation thanks you for your service and wishes you a swift recovery. Fallen: Get out. Samuel: Watch your tone, researcher. He turns to Woodlock. Samuel: Mortimer, these are for you. He hands Woodlock a file of papers. After doing so, he collects a report from Fallen's bedframe and heads to the door, exiting the room. Woodlock briefly looks over the papers before tossing them over onto a nearby table. Woodlock: They got bupkis. Fallen: We worked for months to capture those two- Woodlock: And they reassigned us when we just weren't fit for the job. I'm sure they'll put some real good teams on it, kid. Fallen: And I'll never know with a shitty junior researcher clearance level. Woodlock: It's in good hands now. Fallen: We thought we were good hands at first too. Woodlock: We did. We were. Maybe if we still had our mage… Fallen: You don't seem all that phased that the fucker- Woodlock: Quit swearing. Fallen huffs. Fallen: That the fuckers who killed your team are just walking away scot-free right now! Woodlock: Knock it off. Fallen: While we sit here on our asses being told off by some dickhead in a suit who didn't lose shit his entire life, that bitch is out there killing and butchering and making some more orphans! Woodlock: Agent Leonel- Fallen: Ex-agent, Captain! The Captain stands. Woodlock: Agent Leonel Maelstrom Fallen, shut your goddamned trap for once! Fallen leans up in bed. Woodlock takes several deep breaths. Woodlock: Look, we both have problems. People are dead. You don't need to keep reminding me every five minutes just to support whatever bullshit point you're trying to make. Either move on or fall behind, but don't make me have to carry your shitty little emotions on my back as well! Woodlock: Man up! He picks up the documents, walks to the door, and heads out. Fallen watches him leave. He visibly strains himself for a moment, thrashing his fists to a limited extent, before trying his best to turn away. His hands move over his face. On 13/3/1979, MTF Sigma-8 ("Hellbound Cavalry") was disbanded. The remaining agents of it, namely operatives Fallen and Woodlock, have been reassigned. Authorization for the deployment of Tau-5 ("Samsara") is pending. Authorization for the deployment of Alpha-1 ("Red Right Hand") is pending. Nu-7 ("Hammer Down") has been called in for the time being. Addenda: 3580.6: EMERGENCY NOTICE An ongoing containment breach of SCP-3580 and SCP-3580-A is in effect. Several Mobile Task Forces have been deployed to contain the incident. The situation is being monitored. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3580" by Roufhous, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3580. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. 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SCP-3581 | neutralized | Rendition of SCP-3581 broken from an incomplete mural. Artist(s) unknown. Item #: SCP-3581 Special Containment Procedures: As SCP-3581 is long deceased, and any remains are yet to be recovered, interest of outside sources towards SCP-3581 is negligible. Information surrounding SCP-3581 is to continue to be perpetuated as a local folk tale in the region of Ukraine where it was discovered. The archaeological site near Artsyz, Ukraine will continue to be monitored by Foundation agents until the conclusion of the project. In the event that any further relevant information is discovered, the Foundation is to seize the assets by means of purchase or redistribution. Description: Based on descriptions and depictions from recovered artifacts, SCP-3581 is believed to have been a Meleagris gallopavo, or domestic turkey. Notably, this species is exclusively native to North America. The manner in which one of its members became relocated to modern day Ukraine is unknown, but thaumaturgical tampering is suspected. Recovered artifacts related to SCP-3581 have been dated to around 510 A.D., and suggest that it was a member of a small and short-lived independent civilization with a culture influenced by the teachings of the Sarkic Cults.1 Despite having been a domesticated animal, SCP-3581 was not used as livestock, and seems to have held a respectable position in society. Though it was originally acquired for the former purpose, it was spared upon having been adopted by an influential woman, and eventually became a local celebrity. Historical texts also point to SCP-3581, named “Corneliu” by its adoptive family, having been sapient, though the extent of this cannot be verified by current records. According to translated historical records, a combination of droughts and relative isolation caused a period of famine that lasted for ten months in the city in which SCP-3581 resided. Despite having been a member of an upper-class family and therefore not at immediate risk of starvation, SCP-3581 willingly chose to sacrifice itself to provide food for starving families. However, according to translated documents, this occurred by SCP-3581 “[lighting] itself aflame and [dispersing]… such that cooked meats rained from the sky into baskets waiting below.” Whether this is an accurate representation of events or exaggerated praise by a historian is currently unknown. Although the sacrifice of SCP-3581 is believed to have prevented many deaths by starvation, no other historical records of the city have been dated past 570 A.D., and it is likely that within the following decades, emigration and other factors caused the small civilization to inevitably divide. Addendum: The following is a partial translation of a recovered document relating to SCP-3581. For the complete texts, refer to the section on “Sedasa” in the Ancient Eurasian Civilizations and Cities SCPFN Archive. As promised, Corneliu stepped from his home and trodded solemnly down the path to the gathering place. A few people who had come to pay their respects waited with sharpened knives, believing that he would ask to be slaughtered. But when he stopped, with a few clicks of his beak and tongue he lit aflame and dispersed into ashes, and the smoke from his feathers lifted such that cooked meats rained from the sky into baskets waiting below. It is unsure where or how he learned this trick; the magicians could not answer when asked. Corneliu’s flesh proved to be quite abundant for an animal of his size, and it has been a saving grace to the families who believed that they would starve. Not much remained of Corneliu’s body when the flames died out, but the salvageable ashes and remains were placed into a box and buried beneath the floor of his home.2 Footnotes 1. For information relating to the Sarkic Cults, refer to the associated GOI file. 2. The location of the house in which SCP-3581 supposedly lived and was buried has been thoroughly searched; an empty, aged wooden box was discovered buried mere centimeters beneath the surface. Forensic trace results were inconclusive, however, fragments of other bones found on-site appear to correspond to the Meleagris genus |
SCP-3582 | keter | Accessing file SCP-3582… Attention: this SCP file contains multiple iterations. Do you wish to view the most recent iteration? y/n Input: n Do you wish to view iterations sequentially? y/n Input: y Understood. Accessing SCP-3582 iteration 1, file date 3/15/2023… Item #: SCP-3582 Special Containment Procedures: Area-3582 has been established around a perimeter encompassing the area currently affected by SCP-3582. Civilian presence is prohibited within 3 kilometres of Area-3582 under the cover story of a military testing base. A total of 250 Scranton Reality Anchors are placed at 30 meter intervals along the perimeter surrounding SCP-3582. Under no circumstances are non-D-Class personnel to enter SCP-3582. Any Foundation equipment or personnel affected by SCP-3582 are to be considered lost. Description: SCP-3582 is a spacial phenomenon encompassing a roughly circular area of approximately 36 square kilometres in Mitchell County, Georgia. The affected area, and all buildings, objects, and animals within it, are subject to random and sporadic reality alterations. Observed alterations include: transformation of terrain to erratic, unnatural, and often non-Euclidean geometry. spontaneous manifestation of individual non-anomalous objects and animals. It is of note that the point of manifestation is not affected by pre-existing geometry; this can result in the intersection and displacement of solid matter. spontaneous replacement of individual objects and animals with non-anomalous analogs of the same variety. Hume readings of SCP-3582’s area of effect are wildly inconsistent; Hume levels range from the baseline of 1 to 7 13 34 72. At the current rate of exponentiation, it is estimated that Scranton Reality Anchors will become ineffective in mitigating the effects of SCP-3582 by 6/22/2024. Keter reclassification is under consideration. Addendum 3582.1: Timeline of notable events The following is a list of several notable anomalous events within SCP-3582 taking place between its discovery and 3/15/2023. Event Date Event Description 1/27/2021 Initial discovery of SCP-3582, following reports of unusual activity in the area. Initial containment procedures enacted. 2/10/2021 Anomalous shifting of approximately 3 square kilometres within SCP-3582 to erratic and jagged terrain; mild damage to equipment within the area sustained. First major effects of SCP-3582 observed by Foundation personnel. 11/23/2021 Spontaneous manifestation of 12 large ash trees during routine scouting, causing the deaths of 2 D-class personnel who were encased within a tree on its manifestation. 4/10/2022 Manifestation of 3 female cows; one appeared almost completely underground and subsequently died of blood loss due to its body being displaced by surrounding dirt, one died after falling from approximately 15 meters above ground, and one was unharmed. All specimens were tested and found to be completely non-anomalous. 10/19/2022 One D-class personnel inspecting the manifestation of a Ford brand pickup truck was spontaneously replaced by a man in his mid-forties wearing dirty farm clothes. The subject panicked and became violent upon coming into contact with Area-3582 staff and was subsequently terminated. This is the first observed occurrence of SCP-3582 directly affecting a human. 1/12/2023 Following a momentary loss of power to on-site SRAs1, approximately 200 tons of clay and dirt manifested within a section of Area-3582, resulting in the deaths of 18 Foundation personnel. SCP-3582 exclusion zone was expanded and containment procedures were revised. Update 8/16/2023: Based on recent events, the above documentation has been rendered outdated. Please proceed to SCP-3582 file iteration 2. Accessing SCP-3582 Iteration 2, file date 6/4/2024… + Access SCP-3582 Iteration 2 - Close File Item #: SCP-3582 Special Containment Procedures: All new instances of SCP-3582-1 are to be documented and the affected areas to be, if possible, evacuated and quarantined. Both Foundations and cooperative Groups of Interest are to put forth collaborative efforts to stop, and potentially reverse, SCP-3582. Description: SCP-3582 is a spacial phenomenon encompassing an exponentially increasing percentage of earth's surface area. The affected area, and all buildings, objects, and animals within it, are subject to random and sporadic reality alterations.2 Observed alterations include: transformation of terrain to cohesive, smooth, non anomalous geometry. spontaneous manifestation of individual non-anomalous objects and animals. It is of note that the point of manifestation is affected by pre-existing geometry; this prevents the intersection of manifesting objects and pre-existing terrain. spontaneous replacement of individual objects and animals with non-anomalous analogs of the same variety. transformation of affected humans into SCP-3582-Σ instances (see below). SCP-3582-Σ denotes humans affected by SCP-3582. Rather than being completely replaced by similar analogs, they are mentally and physically altered to what is seemingly a fusion of their previous identities and an unknown alternate identity. In 40 percent of cases, this results in minor brain damage, with 7 percent of cases resulting in severe brain damage or death. SCP-3582 is currently theorized to be an ongoing intersection between this universe and a near identical iteration of it, henceforth referred to as “Öẞ-Class Multi-Universal Amalgamation Scenario”. The exact nature and origin of SCP-3582 are as of yet unknown. Measurements taken of interstellar phenomena assumed to be caused by SCP-3582 reveal that the initial collision occurred roughly 4 billion years ago. SCP-3582-1 is the collective designation for all areas affected by SCP-3582. See supplementary document 3582-1.L for an unabridged listing of all known locations. As of 6/4/2024, 26 percent of the earth has been covered by SCP-3582 and has been converted to SCP-3582-1. Researcher Note 6/23/2024: The rate of manifestation and expansion of SCP-3582-1 zones keeps increasing. We've lost contact with the containment staff of most of the other 3582-1 containment areas. I'd like to keep up clinical tone, but I don't think anyone who cares is ever going to see this. I can't even get through to O5 command, and Site Director Walters locked himself in his office a couple days ago. Most populated areas started to collapse a couple months ago. Before we all locked up in the site, I could see the flames of rioters and crumbling buildings in the distance. I don't think we have much time left before 3582 gets here too. Our backup power isn't enough to support the SRAs, so I can't be certain, but I can feel reality starting to fall apart around me. The few SCPs we had here have been decommissioned. Most researchers still here have resigned themselves to death, and I'm close to that as well. I don't see anything else there is to do at this point. Maybe the next world will have a better run. - Dr. Hana Winters, Site 37 [ERROR: LOSS OF POWER. LOGGING OUT OF SCiPNET…] Footnotes 1. The cause of this power loss is unknown. 2. The rate of alterations has steadily risen since the discovery of SCP-3582. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3582" by WinterShadow, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3582. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3583 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3583 Special Containment Procedures: As all attempts to take SCP-3583 into custody have resulted in it decohering into its component parts, and a new instance manifesting within three days, containment is focused on supervising its behavior, and on information control. Foundation personnel have been embedded among the employees of SCP-3583's preferred school; for monitoring purposes, 3 Foundation personnel are to embark on SCP-3583 at the end of each school day. Except for purposes of approved experimentation into Behavior Pattern SCP-3583-2, no more than 4 personnel are to embark. Standard Internet-monitoring bots have been set to watch video-sharing sites for further copies of videos made from within SCP-3583; all such copies are to be taken down. Description: SCP-3583 is a schoolbus which displays multiple anomalous properties, the most evident of which is that it is autonomous.1 As well, close inspection reveals that it is composed of a wide variety of mismatched schoolbus parts, held together by an unknown force. SCP-3583 associates itself with [REDACTED] Public School, in the town of [REDACTED], Oklahoma. At 3:20pm each school day, SCP-3583 manifests in a random location in the bus zone outside the school, opens its door, and waits 7 minutes. During this interval, a maximum of 56 children may embark of their own volition (a maximum of 8 adults will also be able to embark, with each adult apparently being considered equal to two children). If, after 7 minutes, SCP-3583 does not contain its desired number of passengers, it begins to honk its horn. This produces a cognitohazardous effect whereby all children within hearing range will enter a fugue state, abandon their other activities, and embark on SCP-3583. If there are insufficient children within hearing range, the horn will become progressively louder. Once SCP-3583 contains its desired number of passengers, it will demanifest from the bus zone and enter an anomalous region of space (henceforth SCP-3583-A). SCP-3583-A is recognizably based on the town of [REDACTED], but with multiple divergences, including but not limited to violent civil unrest, seismic and volcanic activity, frequent high-voltage electrical discharges, inconsistent gravity, building fires, predatory megafauna, open military conflict with public mass executions, and animate cadavers of varying degrees of decomposition and mutilation. In SCP-3583-A, SCP-3583 will engage in one of two distinct behavior patterns, depending on how many adults are present. Behavior pattern 1 (0-4 adults): SCP-3583 will drive through SCP-3583-A until it reaches the counterpart of an individual child's residence.2 There, it will return to normal space, and allow the child to disembark. It will then return to SCP-3583-A, proceed to the counterpart of another child's residence, and continue in this fashion until all the children have disembarked; afterward, it will deliver any adults to their individual residences in the same fashion. Once the last adult has disembarked, SCP-3583 will demanifest. Behavior pattern 2 (5-8 adults): SCP-3583 will emerge from SCP-3583-A at the sites of historic mass casualty events (identified sites include the World Trade Center, Khao Lak, Pompeii, and Nanjing) in the days or weeks prior to their occurrence.3 SCP-3583 will then drive around the site for between 45 and 150 minutes, after which it will engage in Behavior Pattern 1. Interview log 3583-08F2X; interview subject: Principal ████████ Principal ████████: We expected you a lot sooner. We sent a half-dozen reports back when it first showed up. What took you so long? Agent Patel: Uh, we looked into it, and it turns out that, uh, somewhere along the line – before they got to us, I should emphasize – the reports were processed by a person who decided you were, uh, intoxicated and hallucinating. Principal ████████: …that son of a bitch. That son of a bitch! I'll have you know I've been clean for fifteen years five months! Who's the bastard who says I fell off the wagon? Was it [REDACTED]? Agent Patel: Really, I'm sorry, I can't tell you that. I don't actually know, and even if I did I couldn't tell you. Principal ████████: <sigh> Okay, fine. So if it wasn't our reports, how'd you find out about it? Agent Patel: Some of the kids started posting videos online. Principal ████████: Oh shit. Agent Patel: Yeah, tell me about it. Took us a good week to scrub them all. Principal ████████: You can do that? Agent Patel: We can do a lot of stuff. Principal ████████: But not actually stop it from coming back, I guess. Agent Patel: Well… doesn't look like it, no. Principal ████████: How far did you get it before it fell apart? Agent Patel: The first time, we actually got it into the secured garage. But now it lets go as soon as we've hauled it off the school property. Principal ████████: I could've warned you, y'know. We did try getting rid of it ourselves, at first. Clamped its wheels and towed it off to the dump. Poof, bus parts all over the road. Agent Patel: One of our people suggested we legally expand your school's area, see if that'd do anything, but– Principal ████████: Oh, is that why there were surveyors all over the place last month? Agent Patel: Yeah, we figured it'd be a good idea to start small before we got into expropriating all your neighbors. Didn't make a difference, but, uh, enjoy your extra 1000 square feet. Principal ████████: Ha. Of all the things I expected from you Men-in-Black assholes, space for a new playground wasn't one of them. Halfway thought you might shut us down! Agent Patel: We did seriously consider that, actually. Principal ████████: … oh. Agent Patel: But if we do that, if you're not here, it might just find some other school. We can't take that risk. So we'll embed some of our people in your staff, to keep an eye on it. Principal ████████: How many? Agent Patel: Uh… probably not more than six? Principal ████████: I don't have the budget for that. Agent Patel: No, we'll handle their salaries. Principal ████████: Huh. Must be nice. Agent Patel: Uh… I guess so? Anyway, before I leave, I wanted to thank you. Principal ████████: Hm? Agent Patel: For being so reasonable about this. A lot of the time, if we have to leave the, uh, anomaly on site, the locals get upset. Principal ████████: Well, yeah. If we really wanted it gone, we wouldn't have stopped reporting it. Agent Patel: My bosses'll want an explanation for that. Principal ████████: You can't just tell 'em we don't mind having it here? Agent Patel: Hey, come on. Would you accept that? Principal ████████: <sigh> Look. Whatever it is, it pretty clearly wants to be a schoolbus. And it's not doing that bad a job. I mean, hell dimension aside, it's got a perfect safety record. Been doing this five years, and it's never so much as had a kid get hurt in a fight. I've had living drivers who can't say that. And… okay, look, can I be honest with you? Agent Patel: Please do? Principal ████████: Do you realize how much a schoolbus costs? Just the bus, not even counting the fuel and the maintenance and the driver? With what we've saved since this thing showed up, we were able to hire a music teacher. Footnotes 1. The driver's seat is empty at all times, and an unknown force prevents it from being occupied; similarly, the steering wheel and brake and accelerator pedals do not respond to manipulation. 2. Although standard schoolbus dropoff points exist, SCP-3583 ignores them. 3. Passengers have been able to ping Foundation satellites and servers as applicable, but satellite and server records from the relevant eras do not indicate the pings in question; similarly, video taken from within SCP-3583 has been found to be a 100% match for all available historical footage, but no such footage has been found to contain SCP-3583. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3583" by Voct, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3583. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3584 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3584 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3584 instances are kept in a specialized greenhouse in Site-892 with windows only on the roof, and watered as appropriate. Direct images of SCP-3584 are only to be viewed by already-affected personnel. Description: SCP-3584 is a patch of anomalously tall (25-35 m) dandelions (Taraxacum officinale). SCP-3584 instances are a potent cognitohazard: subjects who view SCP-3584 or images of it begin to perceive all plants as mechanical constructs over the course of several weeks, beginning with SCP-3584 itself, and gradually progressing to the rest of the plant kingdom. For example, affected subjects report seeing pipes and wires in place of roots, corrugated metal sheets in place of bark, and crude solar panels for leaves. Due to SCP-3584's anomaly, all images and scans of them are perceived as being of an aluminum and steel dandelion-shaped machine. Samples taken by blindfolded personnel and analyzed by researchers unaware of SCP-3584 show it to be genetically identical to ordinary dandelions. Two to four months after initial exposure, subjects' perception of plants is further corrupted to include all other senses. Affected D-class instructed to cut open SCP-3584 stalks require the use of welding tools. Subjects at this stage nearly always switch to an all-meat diet and avoid plant-sourced fabrics like cotton or hemp. Subjects who continue to consume plants following exposure eventually die of metal poisoning or internal bleeding. Autopsies by both affected and unaffected researchers reveal the presence of small metal root-like wires growing in the subject's body. Addendum: A large section of forest 2 km from Site-892 became filled with dandelions and suddenly collapsed, while several SCP-3584 stalks simultaneously withered and fell. SCP-3584-affected personnel were sent out alongside field recon teams for research purposes. A sinkhole approximately 200 meters wide had opened, and was filled with dandelion flowers and pine tree trunks. Large amounts of smoke emanated from the hole with no visible source. Field agents found no evidence of either geological activity that would lead to sinkholes, nor gravitational, spatial or botanical anomalies other than an abnormally high density of roots. SCP-3584-affected personnel present reported viewing the fallen tree trunks as large smokestacks and cooling towers, and the roots as pipes and tubes extending far underground. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3584" by Weryllium, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3584. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3585 | safe | Item #: SCP-3585 Special Containment Procedures: Each instance of SCP-3585 is stored in a separate standard item containment locker. Each locker is to be equipped with a basic motion tracking camera. If movement above two meters is detected within a thirty day period a Ventura Event will be initiated by Foundation personnel. All suggested testing of SCP-3585 must be approved by two Level 3 personnel. Any banned materials included in suggested testing materials will result in immediate denial. The list of banned materials is found in document 3585-291. Description: SCP-3585 is a set of nine, thirty-four centimeter tall, plush toys depicting slightly exaggerated representations of various animals. Animals represented by SCP-3585 consist of: SCP-3585-A a fennec fox SCP-3585-B an American bullfrog SCP-3585-C a striped skunk SCP-3585-D a white tailed deer SCP-3585-E a tiger SCP-3585-F a long eared Hedgehog SCP-3585-G a common potoo SCP-3585-H a red legged sun squirrel SCP-3585-I a red legged sun squirrel Each SCP-3585 has an attached tag reading on one side as follows: DR.WONDERTAINMENT® MURDER MYSTERY MATES© On the reverse side the tag reads as follows: SURFACE WASHABLE ALL NEW MATERIALS POLYESTER FIBERS & PLASTIC PELLETS MADE IN INDONESIA When located in the same room all instances of SCP-3585 become both fully sapient and capable of independent motion. Once in this state SCP-3585-D will approach human individuals in the room, and vocalize an offer to begin a Ventura event. The process through which SCP-3585-D makes this vocalization is currently unknown. If all human subjects refuse, all instances of SCP-3585 will return to an inactive state. If a human subject accepts, SCP-3585-D instances will ask that all humans leave the room. Upon the room being evacuated by all entities except for SCP-3585 instances, the SCP-3585 instances will use all materials available in the room to construct a representation of a murder crime scene. The process by which the SCP-3585 instances manipulate the materials is currently unknown. A seemingly random SCP-3585 instance shall be used as the murder victim in question. This instance has never been documented to be SCP-3585-D. In 5% of all Ventura Events, these crime scenes have matched a documented murder case. Once the scene has been created1 the human individuals who agreed to participate in the Ventura Event will be invited back into the room. Once the room contains all individuals who agreed to participate in the Ventura Event SCP-3585-D will explain the rules of the Ventura Event.2 The individuals will then be given ten hours to decide which SCP-3585 instance is playing the part of the murderer. If the proper SCP-3585 instance is guessed by the end of the ten hours SCP-3585-D will vocalize congratulations on a job well done, and give them a plastic novelty sheriff's badge. If the proper SCP-3585 instance was not chosen as the murderer all instances will deactivate without vocalization. At the end of the Ventura Event all damaged SCP-3585 instances will revert to the state they were in before activation. Addendum: The following is a sample of past testing on Ventura Events. Date: 6/29/10 Room: Standard testing chamber. Participants: D-31937 (Male, 27) Materials Provided: None Brief Overview of Resulting Ventura Event: While D-31937 was waiting outside of the testing chamber, SCP-3585 instances stood in a circle for five minutes. At the end of the five minutes SCP-3585-C fell to the ground, and the rest of the SCP-3585 instances excluding SCP-3585-D began to move around the fallen SCP-3585-C simulating panic. SCP-3585-D moved to the door to the testing chamber, and knocked against the door three times while vocalizing the words 'We're done.' Upon entering the chamber D-31937 was given an explanation of the rules. He was told that he had ten hours to find out which SCP-3585 instance had killed SCP-3585-C. He was informed that everyone in the room would cooperate as long as the information being asked for didn't give them away as being a possible suspect, but all of them would have clear signs of when they were trying to deceive D-31937. D-31937 started by questioning SCP-3585-D. He was told that SCP-3585-C had been walking home the night prior with SCP-3585-A, and that SCP-3585-D had no information beyond that. Upon questioning SCP-3585-A, D-31937 was given the information that SCP-3585-C had been attacked by a dark and green being while they were walking home, and passing by the river. During this conversation SCP-3585-A had its ears placed over the plastic representing its eyes, and was letting out occasional sobbing sounds. This behavior ceased at the end of questioning. After examining SCP-3585-C for approximately four minutes, D-31937 noticed that SCP-3585-C was as he described it 'unusually wet'. At the thirty minute mark, D-31937 declared that he believed the murderer to be SCP-3585-B. After this declaration all SCP-3585 instances fell to the ground with no vocalization. Additional notes: Test was to see what would happen if the SCP-3585 instances were not given any materials to work with. Date: 8/24/10 Room: Standard testing chamber. Participants: D-93482 (Female, 36) Materials Provided: Twenty-two wooden planks, a box of forty nails, and two hammers. Brief Overview of Resulting Ventura Event: SCP-3585 instances stand in a circle for five minutes. At the end of the five minutes SCP-3585-A, SCP-3585-B, and SCP-3585-G began construction of a small wooden structure similar in design to a style house. The other instances of SCP-3585 remained away from the building area, and began to vocalize sounds of heavy construction equipment. The building was completed lacking a front wall, and the excess materials were put to the side of the structure. Inside of the structure SCP-3585-G had been nailed to an interior wall in a way resembling crucifixion. At this point SCP-3585-D once again moved to the door, and repeated its previous behavioral patterns signifying that the Ventura Event was ready for participants. The rules were the same as the previous tests. D-93482 entered into the room, and began to examine the built structure. D-92482 seemed discouraged upon noticing the state that SCP-3585-G was currently in, and asked for the game to stop. SCP-3585-G pulled itself out of the wall, and upon hitting the ground ended its activation along side all other SCP-3585 instances. The damage SCP-3585-G received due to the crucifixion was missing when it was examined after the test. Additional Notes: Test was to demonstrate the building capabilities of SCP-3585 instances. D-93482 was disciplined for ending the testing early without approval. First example of a Ventura Event ending before a guess was made as to which SCP-3585 instance the murderer was. Date: 11/29/10 Room: Standard testing chamber Participants: D-97921 (Male, 54, Previously employed as a detective.) Materials Provided: Paper, a clipboard, twenty wooden planks, box of nails, two golden plated watches, one ceremonial knife, a bottle of spring water, and three day old fresh bread. Brief Overview of Resulting Ventura Event: Upon entering the room to begin the Ventura Event D-97921 was approached by SCP-3585-D. Instead of the normal vocalization SCP-3585-D gave D-97921 the plastic novelty sheriff badge given to individuals who correctly guessed during an Ventura Event. SCP-3585-D then congratulated D-97921 on a job well done, and fell to the ground in a pattern identical to the response given upon correct guess during an Ventura Event. Additional Notes: All tests done with personnel who previously had a background in law enforcement have ended in this manner, suggesting that nothing more can be gained from testing individuals with this type of background in conjunction with SCP-3585. Footnotes 1. This process has taken between ten minutes and five days in past Ventura Events. 2. These rules have had 89 recorded variations. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3585" by surbet11, from the SCP Wiki. 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SCP-3586 | euclid | After the completion of each meal, any excess seagulls are to be removed and released into the wild. SCP-3586 and several duplicates during a containment breach on ██/██/████. Item #: SCP-3586 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3586 is to be kept in a standard avian containment chamber, modified to be able to withstand up to 5 atmospheres of internal pressure. No edible materials are to be introduced into the cell other than designated meals. After the completion of each meal, any excess seagulls are to be removed and released into the wild. SCP-3586 is to have a tracking tag placed around one of its ankles at all times. SCP-3586 is to be fed twice per day, with meals consisting exclusively of food items considered "high quality", which must each meet the following criteria: Meal must cost at least a total of 30 USD1 3 personnel must compliment the meal and chef responsible for creating the meal for 5 minutes each before introduction to SCP-3586 Meal must be prepared by a chef with an exceedingly positive reputation Meal portions must be presented on a clean porcelain dish with ornamentive etchings and polished silverware, with individual portions weighing no more than 70 grams Description: SCP-3586 is an adult male seagull2. It measures 29 cm tall and weighs 0.4 kg. Physically, SCP-3586 is indistinguishable from any non-anomalous seagull and is capable of flight and all other properties commonly associated with seagulls. SCP-3586 will self-replicate upon ingesting any form of food, with the amount of duplicates inversely proportional to the perceived quality of the food item. It is noted that seagulls created by SCP-3586 display no anomalous properties and as such should be considered non-anomalous. The seagulls are created by rapidly emerging from the body of SCP-3586, with emergence speed proportional to total amount of seagulls. Factors confirmed to have an effect on duplication include: Rarity of ingredients Monetary value of the dish Reputation of the person/persons/establishment responsible for creation of the dish Number of times the dish has been complimented in the past 24 hours Cleanliness of dish and dining area Portion size, with smaller size regarded as "higher quality" SCP-3586 has shown no preference for any foodstuffs over others, regardless of quality, and will simply consume any edible matter present in no particular order. SCP-3586 has also demonstrated an accelerated metabolism, capable of digesting materials approximately six times faster than a normal organism, regardless of the amount of food consumed. The exact amount of duplicate seagulls generated is inconsistent, with variations of up to 18% in either direction. Eating high-quality food has yielded a recorded maximum of 3 seagulls, with the highest amount of duplicates on record being ███ after SCP-3586 consumed half of a week-old hamburger that had been run over by a bicycle and knocked into a gutter. This event occurred during a containment breach on ██/██/████, in which SCP-3586 escaped and was able to fly to a nearby metropolitan area before a recovery squad could be organized. A transcript of this event can be found below. Background: Several members of MTF Lambda-4 "Birdwatchers" have tracked SCP-3586 to downtown ███████, MA, ██ miles from the containment site. SCP-3586 has just been identified and no replications have occurred as of yet. MTF members are moving in to recover. [BEGIN LOG] MTF-3 "Pelican": This is Pelican reporting in, I have a visual on the subject, over. MTF-1 "Eagle": This is Eagle, don't engage yet. Relay your coordinates, then wait for Bluejay and Toucan to get in position. Over. MTF-3 "Pelican": Copy that, over. MTF-2 "Bluejay": Coordinates received, moving in, over. MTF members move into position, with MTF-2 and 3 blocking either ends of the alley where SCP-3586 is located, and MTF-4 "Toucan" moves to the adjacent rooftop for aerial coverage. MTF-4 "Toucan": Alright, I'm in position. Prepping net gun, ove- Guys. I think he's going for that burger. MTF-1 "Eagle": -Shit, that thing's filthy! That'll be triple digits at least. Move in now! MTF-4 launches the net gun, trapping SCP-3586 in the alley, which is met with indifference as the anomaly continues to peck at the cheeseburger. MTF-3 runs down the alley and launches into a dive, grabbing SCP-3586 and eventually wrestling it into submission, despite the violent squawking and flapping. MTF-3 "Pelican": I got him! I got him! Over! MTF-1 "Eagle": Alright. Good work team, that's another flawless recovery. Sedate the anomaly, and then we'll head back. No witnesses too, so we won't need- MTF-2 "Bluejay": Where's the burger? MTF-1 "Eagle": Huh? SCP-3586: Scrawk. AV feed for all units is lost. A cover story involving freak migration patterns is released to explain the sudden massive influx of seagulls into the area. MTF members are recovered 4 hours later, alive but coated in feathers and seagull excrement. SCP-3586 was successfully recontained with the deployment of additional units, with no additional replications occurring. Repeated requests for Keter reclassification/termination by MTF members are denied. [END LOG] Footnotes 1. Or equivalent. 2. Specifically the common gull Larus Canus, also known as the mew gull. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3586" by IAmTheOoga, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3586. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. 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SCP-3587 | safe | Item #: SCP-3587 Special Containment Procedures: The area surrounding SCP-3587 is to be patrolled and monitored by the SCPS Rainmaker. All individuals attempting to approach SCP-3587 are to be apprehended, interviewed and subsequently administered a Class-A amnestic. In order to reduce the likelihood of authorities searching for the location of Lionel Hodgeson, a cover story has been disseminated involving his death from illness. Observation of SCP-3587 is to be done aboard the SCPS Rainmaker using long-range equipment. Description: SCP-3587 is a deserted tropical island, located 53 kilometers off the coast of ███ █████ and referred to by locals as the "Devil's Spine", due to the dangerous environmental conditions present there. All attempts to enter the area surrounding the island are repelled by an invisible entity. Thus far, no means have been determined for Foundation personnel to enter SCP-3587 itself. SCP-3587-1 is the collective designation for (at the time of writing) two hundred and sixty three instances of Lionel Hodgeson, a fisherman who became stranded on SCP-3587 in 2014 following a severe thunderstorm in the area. It is currently unknown how Hodgeson was able to enter SCP-3587 without being repelled. Each night at midnight, a new instance of SCP-3587-1 will manifest in the vicinity of an already extant instance. This instance will be an exact replica of Lionel Hodgeson as he was when he first became stranded on SCP-3587, including clothes and minor possessions1 on his person at the time. However, the mental state of a new SCP-3587-1 appears to reflect the overall mental state of all SCP-3587-1 instances at the time of its manifestation. As such, there does not seem to be a need for already extant SCP-3587-1 instances to explain their situation to new instances. Observation Log 3587-1: The following is a log of significant events on SCP-3587 as observed by research personnel aboard the SCPS Rainmaker. Date Significant Events 02/04/2014 Seven instances of SCP-3587-1 emerge onto the beach, having apparently accepted their situation to some extent. Upon noticing the SCPS Rainmaker in the distance, all instances of SCP-3587-1 attempt to make their presence known for several hours, culminating in the creation of a 'help' message made by rearranging stones already present on the beach. 02/25/2014 A crude camp has been built on the beach by the eighteen instances of SCP-3587-1 present. Evidence suggests three instances were previously killed while attempting to hunt for food. Several instances of SCP-3587-1 attempt to recover useful materials from the original SCP-3587-1's boat, including the remains of the boat's radio. 03/18/2014 Progress on repair of the radio is ongoing, but appears to be stalled due to lack of usable materials. Several fights break out between groups of SCP-3587-1 instances, apparently regarding which of them is the original, causing a small number of deaths. Punishment of the exact instances responsible is difficult due to all instances of SCP-3587-1 being identical. 04/25/2014 A group of SCP-3587-1 return to the settlement with a number of parts from another radio.2 Food supplies are dwindling, however, resulting in heightened tensions between SCP-3587-1 instances. 06/15/2014 Due to consistent difficulties gathering food, the SCP-3587-1 instances present restrain, kill and consume several of their number. Special care is taken to make the faces of these instances unrecognizable during this process. None of the instances speak to each other after this event, and several suicides are noted by observing personnel. A small faction of SCP-3587-1 instances has almost completed repair of the radio. 06/22/2014 Repair of the radio is complete. However, before it can be used, a humanoid entity emerges from the jungle, resembling a woman of abnormally large size covered in moss and various other forms of plant life. Several rows of antlers are also visible atop its head. This entity is hereafter referred to as SCP-3587-2. SCP-3587-1 instances initially panic upon appearance of SCP-3587-2, but following a hand gesture from the entity they all appear unable to move. SCP-3587-2 crushes the radio the SCP-3587-1 instances were attempting to rebuild. Following this, SCP-3587-2 then proceeds to kill all SCP-3587-1 instances involved with the radio's repair. 03/04/2015 SCP-3587-1 instances display no visible signs of sapience, instead crawling on all fours and consuming prey dragged to the beach by SCP-3587-2 in an animalistic manner. Body language suggests SCP-3587-2 is pleased by this development. Footnotes 1. As most of Mr. Hodgeson's provisions were in his boat and not on his person at the time of his shipwreck, they are not reproduced upon the creation of a new SCP-3587-1 instance. 2. The exact source of these materials is unknown. However, investigation into additional historical disappearances in the area is ongoing. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3587" by Tanhony, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3587. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3588 | safe | close Info X SCP-3588: Cheers Author: CadaverCommander Image Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgold/16050916726/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/biwook/3562997135 More by this author Item#: 3588 Level1 Containment Class: safe Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: dark Risk Class: caution link to memo SCP-3588 interior, image captured via drone Special Containment Procedures: The building containing SCP-3588 is formally condemned and now owned by a Foundation urban development front organization, thus little administrative containment is required. The area surrounding this site is to be cordoned under the guise of government surveying and manned at all times, with no less than two armed security squads on permanent retainer. Remote observation of SCP-3588 should be maintained constantly, with automatic alerts in place to signal Foundation security elements in the event of vandals or vagrants entering the property. Rotating Foundation security patrols and other personnel assigned to SCP-3588 are reminded that it is not to be used for recreational purposes. Description: SCP-3588 is Flynn's, a condemned bar located in Springfield, Oregon, United States of America. After being destroyed in a fire in 2009, Flynn's was deemed structurally unsound and subsequently scheduled for demolition. After its anomalous properties were discovered and reported by municipal property inspectors, Foundation front company Schaefer Construction PLC purchased the building and containment was established. When observed from the exterior or internally via drone, SCP-3588 exhibits no anomalous properties, appearing as would be expected of an abandoned building with extensive fire damage. However, when a human enters through the front entrance, all exterior viewing points (i.e. windows, holes) become obscured, the structure's exterior becomes impervious to all forms of electromagnetic radiation, and the interior appears to the entering individual as it did before it was destroyed, undamaged and fully furnished with electricity and running water. When in an active phase, SCP-3588 will always contain a single individual, designated SCP-3588-01. SCP-3588-01 appears as a Caucasian male of approximately 30 years of age, dressed in work clothes and an apron. This entity has never been shown to leave the area behind the bar, and willingly engages in conversation with anyone that approaches it, behaving as would be expected for a non-anomalous bartender, with some notable exceptions. SCP-3588-01 possesses a number of anomalous properties. It is selectively tangible, and has as of yet been unaffected by any application of force upon it in testing trials. It is capable of spontaneously manifesting physical objects, typically ingredients and implements utilized in the preparation and serving of beverages. It also possesses some degree of omniscience. SCP-3588-01 is capable of preparing a visiting individual's most preferred beverage without being given this information, and can engage in conversation upon an apparently unlimited number of topics, displaying extensive knowledge of current events, sports, popular media, art, science, and history, among others, according to the conversational inclinations of the individual interacting with it. The beverages produced by SCP-3588-01 possess no apparent anomalous properties apart from their origin, and can be consumed safely. SCP-3588-01 has willingly given multiple interviews and demonstrations to Foundation personnel since its containment. Examples and testing trials follow. Trial 3588-03 06/20/2014 Close Subject: D-3588-01 Scenario: Subject instructed to enter SCP-3588 and return after 30 minute duration, no further instructions given. Subject equipped with chest camera and microphone. (Subject enters SCP-3588 through front entrance. D-3588-01 flinches slightly, apparently startled by the sudden reconstructed interior and presence of SCP-3588-01 despite being previously briefed on SCP-3588's anomalous effects. SCP-3588-01 raises its arms and smiles.) SCP-3588-01: This guy! Welcome to Flynn's, brother! Pull up a stool anywhere you like! (D-3588-01 hesitates momentarily, then approaches and sits at a stool in the middle of the bar.) SCP-3588-01: Gotta say, man, love the jumpsuit. That's a bold statement. How you doin' today, champ? D-3588-01: I'm uh… okay, I guess. How, uh, how about you? SCP-3588-01: Pff, workin' like a dog, but can't complain. You know how it is. You thirsty? You look pretty thirsty, my man. D-3588-01: Um. Yeah, okay. I could definitely go for a drink. SCP-3588-01: Good plan, brother man! What can I get for you? Wait no, let me guess. Jack and Coke, right? Tried and true classic right there. D-3588-01: What- hang on. How did you know? I was just about to say that. (SCP-3588-01 produces a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey from below the bar and begins mixing the beverage.) SCP-3588-01: I been doin' this a long time. You get to a point where you can kind of see it in people's eyes, know what I mean? Sort of a knack, I guess. D-3588-01: That's pretty impressive. Man, it's been a long time since I had one of these. SCP-3588-01: I hear ya, brother. It's tough to find time for a drink with a pal sometimes. But you gotta do it, right? Basic human need as far as I'm concerned. You ever have the Gentleman Jack? That's a good bottle if you want to up your Jack game. D-3588-01: Yeah? I'll have to try it sometime. SCP-3588-01: I'll give you a taster if you wanna stick around after this one, I think you'll dig it. (SCP-3588-01 places the mixed beverage on the bar in front of D-3588-01.) SCP-3588-01: Wham bam, Jack and Coke. (D-3588-01 sips the drink.) D-3588-01: Perfect. Right on the money. A lot of places kind of overdo it one way or the other, you know? SCP-3588-01: Pff, yeah. Lots of knuckleheaded pourers out there. Not this guy, though, I'm a goddamn mixologist. (D-3588-01 laughs.) D-3588-01: Oh yeah? You get your degree? SCP-3588-01: You kidding? I didn't go to school for six whole weeks for nothin'! (Test continues without notable event. D-3588-01 stays within SCP-3588 for three hours longer than agreed-upon test duration and emerges heavily intoxicated. Test concluded. D-3588-01 reprimanded for disobeying established test parameters.) Trial 3588-03 07/30/2014 Close Subject: Researcher Marquez Scenario: Subject instructed to question SCP-3588-01 in an attempt to uncover more information regarding its anomalous properties. Subject equipped with chest camera, microphone, and MX-402 combat shotgun. (Researcher Marquez enters SCP-3588, and discharges her provided tactical shotgun directly at SCP-3588-01. SCP-3588-01 incurs no damage. Several bottles are shattered by the weapon's pellets, but instantaneously reconstruct, their liquids returning to their original positions within the containers. Researcher Marquez then hangs the shotgun by the trigger guard on the coat rack near the room's entrance and approaches the bar. SCP-3588-01 laughs.) SCP-3588-01: Tough day at the office, Steph? Researcher Marquez: Nothing personal, Jack, just doublechecking. SCP-3588-01: Sure, no worries. Still makin' that labcoat look damn good, I see. Not uh, like… not that I mean anything by that or anything. (SCP-3588-01 blushes noticeably.) SCP-3588-01: So anyway uh, how about a drink? Researcher Marquez: Sure. SCP-3588-01: Anything uh… in particular? Researcher Marquez: Surprise me. SCP-3588-01: Dirty-as-dishwater gin martini with three blue cheese-stuffed olives it is. Not to throw shade or anything, but that has to be one of the weirder ones I've come across. No uh, offense. Researcher Marquez: What can I say? I like olives. (SCP-3588-01 begins preparing the order.) SCP-3588-01: Might as well just dump some gin in the jar and put a straw in it, huh? (Researcher Marquez laughs.) Researcher Marquez: I think that might be a little much. (Pause. SCP-3588-01 begins shaking Researcher Marquez's cocktail.) SCP-3588-01: I don't wanna pry or anything, but you seem kinda blue. Something up? Researcher Marquez: Mm? Oh. No, not really. You caught me thinking about my brother. He- SCP-3588-01: I know. You don't have to say it out loud if you don't want to. (Pause. Researcher Marquez sighs.) Researcher Marquez: It's hard not to miss him. But, life has to go on, I guess. SCP-3588-01: No truer thing. And you know what, he'd want you to unwind a bit, I think. I think those stuffy dudes outside are working you too hard. Researcher Marquez: I've been thinking about putting in for some vacation time. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't starting to wear a little thin. SCP-3588-01: Damn straight, girl. You gotta do for you before you can do for others. (SCP-3588-01 places the drink in front of Researcher Marquez. She smiles.) Researcher Marquez: Manny used to say that kind of thing all the time. SCP-3588-01: Yeah? Sounds like he was a smart guy. Maybe almost as smart as me. Ha. (Researcher Marquez sips her drink.) Researcher Marquez: Speaking of which. Can I ask you some questions, Jack? SCP-3588-01: No, Steph, you can't have my phone number. Because I don't have a phone. (Laughter.) Researcher Marquez: Nice try, tiger. No, I mean… like, I shot you with a gun a couple minutes ago. SCP-3588-01: Oh yeah. I was there. It was loud and like… all ballistic and stuff, if I remember right. Researcher Marquez: So… I'd like an explanation, if possible. Bullets don't pass through normal people, Jack. SCP-3588-01: Uh, yeah. I'm a goddamn ghost. I thought you and your cadre of nerds out there would have put that together by now. Researcher Marquez: Hey. I'm not a nerd. SCP-3588-01: That is a pocket protector literally right there. In the pocket of your labcoat. You're not foolin' anyone, honey. Researcher Marquez: What's the square root of 9216? SCP-3588-01: 96. Researcher Marquez: What's the standard atomic weight of osmium? SCP-3588-01: 190.23. Researcher Marquez: What's the diameter of Uranus? (SCP-3588-01 smirks.) SCP-3588-01: Depends on whether you're talking about- Researcher Marquez: The planet. SCP-3588-01: 51,118 kilometers, give or take a few. Researcher Marquez: And where is O5 headquarters located? SCP-3588-01: [REDACTED] (Researcher Marquez sighs, then immediately finishes the remainder of her drink.) SCP-3588-01: … Sorry. Another? Researcher Marquez: Please. (SCP-3588-01 produces an exact copy of Researcher Marquez's previous beverage from beneath the bar and sets it on the bartop.) Researcher Marquez: There. Not only are you a huge nerd, but you're a security risk, Jack. Hence the containment. Can you shed any light on that? At all? SCP-3588-01: You're really not gonna let up on this, are you. Researcher Marquez: It's my job, Jack. You probably understand that more than most. (SCP-3588-01 sighs.) SCP-3588-01: Okay. Look. I loved my job. I loved it. It's not glamorous, or impressive, or technical or important or anything like that. I make drinks and I give them to people. And I talk to those people, about whatever they want to talk about. I always did that, and after I died, I sure as shit didn't want to stop. So I just… kept going, I guess. I don't know how. Sometimes people need a friend, Stephanie. They need someone with a cold beer and an ear. Everyone needs that every once in a while, no matter who they are, and I loved that I could be that for them. I lived for it. I heard a lot of fucked up stuff, and I worked my hands to the bone, but goddammit I loved every second. And I am not about to let death stand in the way of me being a friend to people who need it. I don't know how to answer your question. But I know how to mix a fucking drink, and I know how to hold a conversation with someone who wants one. I guess you're just gonna have to be alright with that. (Pause.) Researcher Marquez: Okay. Alright, Jack, I'm fine with it. Some things we're just not meant to know, I guess. I didn't mean to upset you. SCP-3588-01: It's okay. I know you didn't mean anything by it. (Pause. Researcher Marquez imbibes the remainder of her beverage.) SCP-3588-01: You uh… you need another one, there? Researcher Marquez … Yeah, alright. SCP-3588-01: Atta girl! (Testing concludes without incident. Researcher Marquez is amnesticized and receives a reprimand for exiting SCP-3588 outside of dictated parameters and becoming intoxicated while on duty.) More From This Author More From This Author CadaverCommander's Works SCPs SCP-3884 • SCP-3982 • SCP-3983 • SCP-3899 • SCP-4999 • SCP-3396 • SCP-1233 • SCP-4233 • SCP-3896 • SCP-3894 • SCP-4933 • SCP-3893 • SCP-4553 • SCP-4449 • SCP-3897 • Tales/GoI Formats Joey Fucknuts Builds a Flying Machine • The Shape of a Gun • Joey Fucknuts Takes to the Skies • Joey Fucknuts Believes In Himself • Joey Makes a New Friend • Other CadaverCommander's Mobile Assault Necropolis • |
SCP-3589 | euclid | SCP-3589 arm damaged during breach Item #: SCP-3589 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3589 is contained in a Standard Humanoid Containment Cell in Site-31. SCP-3589's current arms and upper body are to remain immobilized in polymer gel #MCN119 (replaced monthly). Immediately following conclusion of any testing, researchers are to repeatedly remove SCP-3589's arms until human extremities emerge, and reapply the gel. Nonbiological arms composed of valuable materials may be melted down or otherwise scavenged, while biological arms are to be cryogenically preserved when not undergoing research. Description: SCP-3589 is Armando Rivera, a 34-year-old Mexican-American man. SCP-3589's anomalous properties manifest when one of its arms is removed. At this point, an amorphous mass of stem cells will extend from SCP-3589's stump. This growth will rapidly differentiate and grow into a new arm within 1.1 seconds. SCP-3589 claims to feel no pain during either this process or the initial removal. SCP-3589 is capable of forcibly pulling off its own arms with very little resistance or difficulty. However, outside attempts to remove arms require approximately quadruple the tensile force otherwise predicted to dislocate a human shoulder. SCP-3589's detached arms can be composed of a large variety of materials and are not universally human in morphology1. Approximately 30% of extremities generated by SCP-3589 resemble nonanomalous human arms. DNA tests have matched these limbs to living people; these people do not exhibit any anomalous properties or awareness of SCP-3589. Arms composed of gaseous, liquid, or amorphous materials retain their shape. Compositions of removed arms appear to be generated at random. Once detached, biological arms remain functional despite lack of blood flow from SCP-3589. Several layers of epidermal tissue seal all blood vessels at the point of removal. SCP-3589 retains limited motor control of its detached arms, with the degree of coordination and control over them correlating inversely with the number of instances SCP-3589 attempts to control simultaneously. SCP-3589 receives limited sensory information from severed arms (primarily touch and proprioception). Addendum 3589-01: During an unrelated containment breach, SCP-3589 attempted to escape in the ensuing chaos and discarded dozens of arms until it had generated several dense metallic ones. SCP-3589 interlocked these arms around its body to protect itself, and attempted to flee Site security while wielding more arms (corresponding to Therizinosaurus, scorpions, and various volatile chemicals) as makeshift weapons. Dr. Rosa Marquez was critically injured in the initial breach, losing her left arm. While attempting to activate Site lockdown procedures, one of SCP-3589's discarded human arms landed near her and fused itself to the stump of her absent appendage. SCP-3589 then lost control over its detached arms, all of which converged towards Dr. Marquez. Over 200 arms surrounded Dr. Marquez. Several dozen fused to her at their bases, while the remaining limbs arranged themselves into a complex polyhedral cage. This cage contracted until it formed a spherical shell approximately 2m in diameter. It remained in this state for approximately 4 minutes, after which all arms comprising this structure disengaged and fell to the ground. SCP-3589 subsequently remained unable to feel or control any of these arms, although none of them have decayed. No trace was found of Dr. Marquez. Footnotes 1. The first nonhuman instance resembled the right arm of a brown bear (Ursus arctos). ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3589" by Weryllium, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3589. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. Filename: armory.jpeg Name: 'Left Arm, Hand, and Part of Shoulder' by Thomas Eakins.JPG Author: Wmpearl License: CC0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons Additional Notes: Image reoriented. |
SCP-3590 | safe | Item #: SCP-3590 Special Containment Procedures: All physical documents referring and/or describing the execution of SCP-3590 are to be kept in standard containment locker SCL27/3590, currently located at Safe class containment wing of Site-27. There are no on-going research projects dedicated to the analysis of SCP-3590 and requests regarding its study should be submitted to Site-27 administration through appropriate channels (see Form SCP-3590/R, embedded). All personnel previously involved in the execution of SCP-3590 have received appropriate amnestic treatment. Knowledge of SCP-3590 is considered nonexistent outside of Foundation databases, but reports pertaining to similar phenomena will be monitored to gauge the possibility of containment breach. Access to earlier iterations of Special Containment Procedures for SCP-GAMMA1 is currently restricted to authorized Level 3 personnel. This document is part of the required reading for all personnel assigned to SCP-DELTA2. Description: SCP-3590 is a ceremony which, when correctly performed, will render one of the participants, henceforth referred to as SCP-3590-1, completely mute. No physiological changes are observed upon analysis of SCP-3590-1 and the process by which the participant is rendered unable to speak is not currently understood. No means to reverse the process are currently known. SCP-3590 bears similarities to several rituals commonly pertaining to major Abrahamic faiths, although it cannot be accurately attributed to any of them, considering: Iconography employed is contradictory and pertains to entirely different doctrines. Spoken verses cannot be traced to any known religious texts. Spoken verses are incoherent and convey no obvious meaning. SCP-3590 requires three participants, each being assigned different roles. Participants assigned the tasks of [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] display no anomalous properties before, during or after the performance of SCP-3590. The participant assigned with [REDACTED] invariably becomes an instance of SCP-3590-1, as observed in all recorded experiments following Incident GAMMA/DELTA-A. SCP-3590 was formerly a major component of the Special Containment Procedures for SCP-GAMMA (original designation ''Procedure GAMMA-Cezar''), displaying no anomalous properties when performed either by non-anomalous participants or other Class I Reality Bending entities besides SCP-GAMMA. Before Incident GAMMA/DELTA-A, the ceremony had been successful at completely suppressing any anomaly originating from SCP-GAMMA during long intervals, and was performed routinely at the entity's request and/or according to necessity to prevent consistent, if mild damage to containment cell of SCP-GAMMA. No known data exists regarding how SCP-GAMMA came to be in Foundation custody. It is also unclear how the knowledge of SCP-3590 and its application as an effective counter-measure to SCP-GAMMA were discovered. Supplemental documentation is attached: INCIDENT SUMMARY. Appropriate security clearance required. Credentials accepted. User has valid clearance - opening document. Incident GAMMA/DELTA-A On ██/██/████, during a scheduled performance of Procedure GAMMA-Cezar, as part of the containment procedures for SCP-GAMMA, a previously undocumented behavior of the anomaly associated with SCP-GAMMA resulted in its neutralization, the temporary breach of SCP-DELTA's containment and the death of two members of Site-27 D class personnel. It is currently unknown whether or not SCP-3590 was a factor in any of the events observed during Incident GAMMA/DELTA-A. Authorized personnel may request a full report of the incident should the containment of SCP-DELTA become a concern. Follow-up experiments identified the now anomalous results of Procedure GAMMA-Cezar, warranting its re-designation as SCP-3590. FULL INCIDENT REPORT. Appropriate security clearance required. Credentials accepted. User has valid clearance - showing report. Report: Incident GAMMA/DELTA-A Foreword: SCP-GAMMA, along with two D Class personnel, had almost finished performing SCP-3590, after 27 minutes elapsed since the start of the ceremony. D27-382 and D27-876 had successfully performed SCP-3590 along with SCP-GAMMA ██ times before the incident. Research team assigned to SCP-GAMMA at the time oversees the procedure via CCTV. Events transpire inside the now decommissioned IRBE27/GAMMA containment cell. <Begin Log> <16:18> D27-382 blows the fifth candle, thus finishing his role in SCP-3590. <16:19> D27-876 approaches SCP-GAMMA, placing the third crucifix around its neck. <16:19> Last chants are sung in unison by D27-876 and SCP-GAMMA. <16:20> SCP-3590 concluded. Research team confirms recession on the Scranton scale. SCP-GAMMA seem relieved and proceeds to thank D27-876 and D27-382, whom it addresses by name. Behavior in line with previous observation. <16:22> D27-876 and D27-382 finish collecting materials used in SCP-3590, as instructed by Research team. No consumables left. <16:23> D27-876, D27-382 and SCP-GAMMA make casual conversation while exit quarantine protocols are lifted. <16:25> Confirmed malfunction of IRBE27/GAMMA's entrance. Tech team dispatched to access the problem. D27-876 and D27-382 instructed to await their arrival. <16:28> Sharp increase on the Scranton scale. Source unknown, presumably SCP-GAMMA, though the entity continues to converse with D Class personnel. No visible changes inside containment cell. <16:28> Quarantine protocols automatically reestablished. Tech team ordered to await further instructions. D27-876, D27-382 and SCP-GAMMA seem confused over the development and are told to remain calm while the Research team deals with what appears to be an equipment failure. <16:30> State-wide warning regarding SCP-DELTA breach of containment issued by Site-29. <16:31 to 16:35> Steady increase on the Scranton scale is matched by elevation of radiation exposure detected in D27-876's and D27-382's implants. Readings of approximately 40 mSv confirmed. <16:36> North and south walls of the containment cell undergo severe warping, incompatible with that which a Class I Reality Bending entity should be able to induce given the cell's [REDACTED]. D27-876, D27-382 and SCP-GAMMA are visibly distressed and attempt to escape through containment door, which remains inoperable. <16:37 to 16:38> Formation of a Hartle IV class space-time anomaly inside IRBE27/GAMMA confirmed. Anomaly expands until both its axes measure roughly 1 m. <16:38> SCP-GAMMA coerces D27-876 and D27-382 to perform SCP-3590 again. D Class personnel complies, despite being ordered otherwise by Research team. <16:39> SCP-DELTA begins to emerge through the Hartle IV class anomaly, as four of its appendages become visible in video feedback. SCP-GAMMA is now panicking while it further attempts to coordinate with the equally distressed D Class personnel in order to perform a second rendition of SCP-3590. <16:40> First instance of SCP-DELTA-B, ''Laughter'', is emitted by SCP-DELTA as its head passes through newly-formed space-time anomaly. As well documented, all sounds produced by SCP-DELTA, namely SCP-DELTA-A through SCP-DELTA-E, are considered auditory cognitohazards and receive individual designations. Research team suffers no adverse effects due to previous inoculation; attempt to perform SCP-3590 interrupted, as D27-876 and D27-382 are effected by SCP-DELTA-B and promptly [REDACTED]. SCP-GAMMA is unaffected, but increasingly desperate. <16:42> Request to rescue SCP-GAMMA denied by Site-27 administration on grounds of possible escalation of SCP-DELTA containment breach. SCP-DELTA has now fully emerged though Hartle IV anomaly and continues to emit SCP-DELTA-B at regular intervals. Space-time anomaly remains stable. SCP-GAMMA begs to be released from containment while addressing one of the cell's cameras. Footage review reveals SCP-GAMMA seemingly struggling to vocalize, possibly documenting the first instance of the anomaly associated with SCP-3590. <16:43> SCP-DELTA attacks SCP-GAMMA, while it continues to emit SCP-DELTA-B. <16:45> Research team requests immediate deployment of SRAs to aid in re-containment of SCP-DELTA and prevent the expiration of SCP-GAMMA. Denied by Site-27 administration on grounds of [REDACTED]. Standard Class III Reality Bending containment protocols enacted instead. <19:05> SCP-DELTA stops emitting SCP-DELTA-B and remains inert after scattering the last remains of SCP-GAMMA throughout the cell. After a few attempts to breach the containment door, SCP-DELTA retreats through the Hartle IV anomaly, which remained stable during the incident. <19:06> Hartle IV anomaly recedes. <19:08> Site-29 confirms reestablishment of SCP-DELTA containment. <19:08 to 20:31> Screams in what resembles SCP-GAMMA's voice continue to be heard through monitoring system, though no source is identifiable. <20:32> No anomaly detected inside IRBE27/GAMMA. Quarantine protocols lifted. Recovery teams dispatched to collect relevant materials. IRBE27/GAMMA decommissioned according to previously enacted protocol. <End Log> Closing Statement: Personnel assigned to SCP-DELTA containment at Site-29 reports the appearance of a Hartle IV space-time anomaly inside SCP-DELTA's containment cell similar to the one described in this report during its breach on ██/██/████ - it is inferred that both anomalies were, thus, connected and facilitated said containment breach, along with the further development of Incident GAMMA/DELTA-A. How these anomalies were formed is not currently known, but studies are underway. ADDENDUM. Appropriate security clearance required. Credentials accepted. User has valid clearance - showing addendum. Addendum: Regarding SCP-DELTA. Noticeable changes in SCP-DELTA behavior were observed preceding and following Incident GAMMA/DELTA-A: Starting on ██/██/████, four days before the breach, the emissions of SCP-DELTA-A, ''Bellowing'' and SCP-DELTA-E, ''Shrieking'', were recorded to sharply increase in frequency compared to other sounds produced by SCP-DELTA. This behavior remained consistent until 14:36, ██/██/████, when Site-29 experienced localized power outages due to yet unexplained equipment failures pertaining to generators [REDACTED]. This incident did not compromise SCP-DELTA's containment, though monitoring of its cell was interrupted while it transpired. At 14:56, ██/██/████, when power was restored, SCP-DELTA displayed yet another change in behavior, emitting SCP-DELTA-B constantly from that point until its re-containment following Incident GAMMA/DELTA-A. Since re-contained, SCP-DELTA has emitted no sound, except for a single 5 seconds long instance of SCP-DELTA-D, ''Crying'', on ██/██/████. Object Class revision for SCP-DELTA has been suggested and is under consideration. Footnotes 1. Actual SCP designation restricted to personnel assigned security clearance Level 3/GAMMA. 2. Actual SCP designation restricted to personnel assigned security clearance Level 3/DELTA. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3590" by Jukse, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3590. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3591 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3591 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3591 is constantly monitored at its location of discovery. A perimeter is maintained of 10km around the location (a larger perimeter is not currently feasible). Local population is monitored for evidence of unusual phenomena. Description: SCP-3591 is the apparent corpse of a massive entity. Physical traits of SCP-3591 are uncertain, due to difficulties in observation. SCP-3591 has characteristics both of a biological organism and of a mobile mechanical structure. SCP-3591 is believed to have a roughly humanoid form, but observers universally report uncertainty. Observers typically report an additional impression "behind" or "disguised by" the humanoid form. Common imagery includes a fallen tower, a moving chasm in the ground, a spacecraft resembling a cetacean or other large animal, a faraway figure with its back turned, and a partially broken moon. Observation techniques designed to account for limits in human perception have had inconclusive results. Confirmed traits include: Reality distortion, including spatiotemporal characteristics of itself and its location. Massive physical size, at minimum sufficient to crush an area of ███-███ square kilometers. Limbs, some of which most likely could be used for locomotion in life. SCP-3591 Discovery: Open File Close File SCP-3591 was identified after its appearance in the city of [REDACTED], a suburb of the greater [REDACTED] area in the U.S. state of California. Class Theta amnestics approved for use in altering mass memory of the event and affected area. Witnesses of the incident had difficulty perceiving it, but report that the entity fell from the sky (or from somewhere unknown), the impact destroying the town of [REDACTED] and damaging nearby areas. Those who could describe the entity used poetic and non-specific language. Common descriptions were of a crashing spaceship or UFO, a falling giant, and a hostile military engagement between unknown forces resulting in the fall of SCP-3591. No military forces, including anomalous forces, were known to be present at the time of the incident. A subset of the witnesses recalls watching the entity die. Witnesses cannot specify details of this occurrence. SCP-3591 Testing (Enhanced Methods): Open File Close File New methods of SCP-3591 testing were authorized seven months after discovery, based on information gathered by members of Mobile Task Force Sigma-3 ("Bibliographers"). Examination using new recommended esoteric methods revealed "incisions" or "doorways" on SCP-3591 exterior, leading into a previously unknown interior. Drone exploration found to be ineffective. While cameras continue to transmit, all controls fail once drones are inside interior. Drones may be manually operated by a human in direct contact, but all remote operation fails. Exploratory missions authorized with live personnel. SCP-3591 "Limb" Test View Record Close Record Pre-Mission Report: Four-person team comprised of three members of MTF Chi-9 ("All-Purpose Exploration"), and one member of MTF Sigma-3 ("Bibliographers"). Team members referred to as Green (Team Lead), Red, Gold, and Blue. Transcript has been edited. [BEGIN LOG] Green: Mic check. Green here. Gold: Gold Leader, standing by. Red: Red Leader, standing by. Blue: Blue here. Resident Sigma-3 member. I hear you. Red: C'mon, Blue, you gotta do the thing. Blue: Fine, fine. Blue Leader, standing by. Red: Yesss. Green: Command, how's your equipment check? Command: Everything looks good on our end, Green. Proceed to entry point. Confirm when you have visual contact. Green: Confirmed. Team approaches SCP-3591. Red: So, I've got a question, we're sure this thing is really dead? Gold: Yep. One of those creepy motherfuckers from Psi-8 took a look at it. Was here for eleven hours. Didn't say a single word the entire time. Red: What's Psi-8? Blue: The Silencers. They deal with reanimation. No one likes to talk about them. Red: Reanimation? Like zombies? Blue: No. They're an esoteric task force, like Sigma-3. They deal with people or not-people talking from graves. And things that were never supposed to be alive. And things trying to come back to life. Red: So, like zombies. Blue: (Audible sigh.) SCP-3591 appears on visual feed. Heavy camera distortion present. Outline of humanoid form visible: head, arm, and partial chest. Typical visual variance present. Gold: You see that? Red: Yeah. Jesus. Green: Command, confirming visual contact with SCP-3591. Command: Acknowledged. We see it too. Gold: Let's get these helmets on. Team stops. Gold takes four prototype RPD (Remote Perceptual Display) helmets from pack. Group members don helmets, and bring them online. Audiovisual feeds for Green, Gold, Red, and Blue display successfully at Command location. Green: Command, confirming RPD devices ready to go. Ready for systems check. Red: So these things show you what we're seeing? Like, what's inside our heads? Command: Yes, Agent, that is correct, assuming all goes well. Gold: What are you, stating it for the record? Red: Dude. Command: All of you, tell us what you're currently seeing. Red, you first. Red: I see… A giant face. And a giant arm. Can't make out the rest of it. Jesus, you know, I didn't expect it to be so big. Audiovisual feed for Red confirms this imagery. Command: What is the appearance of the face? Red: Like a giant that Jack killed. Looks like a human, but… not quite. I can't put my finger on the difference, but it's definitely, definitely there. Like it might have bug eyes and feelers at any moment. I know it's very still, like corpse still. Which I guess makes sense, but damn. Command: Check. Gold? Gold: I see a starship. Not sure how else to put it. Not like a real space shuttle, like a starship from an old sci-fi novel, or maybe Star Trek. Big sweeping curves. From our perspective, it looks like it's got a curved wing closest to us. Probably equivalent to the arm that Red's seeing. I can see the front further up, where Jack thinks the head is — reminds me of where I'd expect a command center to be. Looks like it's scarred, you know, battle-damaged. (Pause) Honestly, it's kind of breathtaking. Audiovisual feed for Gold confirms this imagery. Command: Check. Green? Green: I'm seeing a roughly humanoid form, which looks like it's superimposed over a fallen tower. I recall this imagery from the report we read. The fallen tower has an aesthetic that reminds me of a ruined medieval castle, but… ah, futuristic, in a way. Or perhaps alien. Audiovisual feed for Green confirms this imagery. Command: Check. Blue? Blue: It's hard for me to pin down what I'm seeing. Seems like it's shifting. My impressions start with a moving city, half-broken, made from crystal and brightly colored, enchanted stones. I'm also getting a void in reality, a dead, snowy forest, and a… huge, infinite pit with a cracked glass pathway over it. (Pause) The pathway seems present across all of my impressions. I'll pay attention to it. I also get the strong feeling that this is only a small fraction of the entity, like we can only see the tip of the iceberg. And I get the impression that it would be moving around a lot more if it wasn't dead. (Pause) That's all for now. Audiovisual feed for Blue confirms this imagery, shifting and blurring between described images. Red: Dang, I wish my shit was as complicated as all that. (Pause) No, wait. No I don't. Command: Check. Thank you. Go ahead and proceed, Team. Team proceeds to previously located entrance into SCP-3591. Team stops to unpack drone equipment and take readings on entrance. Command: Team, go ahead and give us another imagery confirmation. What do you see? Red: Ugh. Looks like a gaping wound. Would be bloodier if it wasn't dead. Green: I see a kind of incision, but also a stone doorway. Stone doorway is crumbling, damaged, but looks stable for the time being. Looks like it took hits from catapults during a siege, though I'm certain that's not literal. Gold: I just see a damaged spaceship entrance now. Charred, like from… I guess blaster bolts, phasers, whatever. I still have the vague impression of the humanoid form, but it's like it's faded out. The spaceship looks pretty cool. (Pause) I feel a little guilty I'm not seeing anything worse. Blue: I'm seeing the pathway entering here. Crystal archway around it, or a gap in trees, or… a tunnel into a cavern, or… just the void on all sides. All the imagery echoes the theme of being damaged in some way. Audiovisual feeds confirm imagery. Red: What happens if you fall off? Blue: I'd rather not find out. Command: Thank you. Let us know when you're ready to proceed into the anomaly. Green and Gold have finished setting up drone systems. Drones are scanning areas around SCP-3591 entrance. Green: Command, ready to enter anomaly. Command: Go ahead, Green. Be cautious, please. We don't want to lose any of you in there. Team proceeds into SCP-3591 entrance. On the main feed, camera distortion increases until visibility is extremely low. All feeds except Blue's show a tunnel or hallway (though physical dimensions vary greatly across the feeds). Red's shows dull red, shriveled organic material, with slow seepage of dark red and black fluid. Green's shows a high cracked tunnel of carved stone with scattered rocks on the ground. Gold's shows a dimly-lit metal hallway, with open circuits on the walls hinting at futuristic technology. Blue's imagery flickers too quickly to resolve. Red: Gross. I hope this stuff isn't real. Gold: How bad is it? Red: It's just… leaking. Command: Blue, I'm not sure our connection is stable. Blue: Having trouble focusing, Command. I think it's my extrasensory perception training. Something about this entity is really lighting up my brain. It won't… resolve. Command: Anything you can do about that? Blue: Not sure. I don't know if this is some kind of defense mechanism, or if what I'm seeing is… more accurate in some way than what everyone else is seeing. Green: Any ideas on what we're literally seeing? Blue: Sorry. I'm not even sure what kind of anomaly this is. I don't think it's what the anomalous community traditionally calls magic. If it's even of our reality, it's doing a good job hiding it. Gold uses the drones to advance along the hallway, trying to scan and verify actual physical dimensions of the interior space. Red: What's it mean if it's not of our reality? Blue: If it's from our reality, at least local reality, we should have some way of comprehending it. Even if it's with Serpent's Hand style magic, or with "esoteric techniques" or whatever we're calling them now. The Foundation's gathered quite a lot of these things, and Sigma-3's been allowed to play with a lot of them over the last few years. We should be able to figure something out. But if it's not from our reality… Red: What? We go mad from the knowledge? Blue: Not necessarily. Does an ant go mad if it sees a human? Audiovisual feeds display spike of interference, showing distortion that blots out most audio and video for approximately fifty-one seconds. When the feeds resume, the team is still in the same location, but the drones have advanced along the hallway, reaching a bend in the corridor. Team members are staring at each other, with expressions of surprise visible behind their helmets. Gold: It's gone. Command: We lost you for almost a minute there. Did something happen? Green: We felt an unusual feeling. The sensory input was unclear. We all perceived what might have been a noise. Red: Kind of like… an echo. Had that feeling to it. Green: We can't be certain what happened. Command: Understood. Do you want to abort early? Feed shows team shaking heads at each other. Green: Not yet, Command. Gold: We're still running tests. (Pause) I'm not getting anything consistent from these drones, though. They're certain there's physical matter here, but they're constantly giving me different readings. As if it's changing, but the drones aren't detecting any expansions or contractions. They're just returning errors and then updating — Audiovisual feeds display another spike of interference. Distortion blots out most audio and video for approximately sixty-three seconds. Feed resumes. The team is still in the same location. Command: Can you hear us? Green: Yes. We just experienced the same phenomena as the first time. Red: Guys? Is it just me, or is this place getting… smaller? Audiovisual feeds do not immediately display signs of the environment becoming smaller, though post-mission feed analysis verifies that this had indeed been occurring since the second interference spike. Gold: Drones aren't catching anything like that, but they're pretty useless right now. Blue: I feel it too. Wait — look. Blue walks to the bend in the corridor and looks around the bend. The others follow. Blue: See? Red: Oh, fuck. Blue's feed shows a glass path slowly fracturing, pieces falling into a void / a forest collapsing in on itself / crystal dissolving into a white void. Green's feed shows a cave-in, with rocks slowly tumbling forward, advancing. Gold's feed shows a rip in the spaceship's hull, open to outer space (an unfamiliar star system). Red's feed shows the tunnel shrinking down to a single point. This single point has a rapidly growing scab-like material. Gold: Hey, you hear that? Audiovisual feeds display another spike of interference. Distortion blots out most audio and video for approximately eleven minutes and thirteen seconds. Visual feed resumes. No audio. The team appears to be running and shouting in the vacuum of space. No details are visible in the landscape, only blackness. An unseen, unknown light source illuminates the team dimly — their features can be barely made out. However, they are clearly still running on solid ground. Feeds are lost again. Thirty-six minutes and forty-three seconds pass. Feeds resume as team emerges from SCP-3591, panting from exertion. Most of their equipment has been left behind, except the perceptual helmets. [END LOG] Post-Mission Report: All team members recovered well after medical attention. No team member was able to recall or report what occurred after Gold's question "Hey, you hear that?". No team member was able to recall what prompted Gold's question. Audio feed picked up no unusual noises. Examining team equipment, it was discovered that the team collected a sample from SCP-3591 while their feeds were offline. Sample appears to be the corpse of a non-carbon-based life form, similar to life forms identified in extra-universal travel via anomalous means. Creature is the size of a small dog, possesses thirteen legs, and a chitinous exoskeleton. No head appears to be present. Context of the creature is unknown. Correlations with existing SCP & anomalous objects have been found, and analysis is underway. Around two days post-mission, entrance into SCP-3591's limb was discovered to be closed. SCP-3591 "Body" Test View Record Close Record Pre-Mission Report: Same four-person team as initial mission. (Volunteer basis despite offer of reassignment.) Test aimed to explore known entrance into SCP-3591's apparent body cavity. Mission control communication with team was largely impossible due to severe feed connectivity problems. Partial audiovisual feed was still collected and transcribed below. [BEGIN LOG] Team enters SCP-3591. No audio, except where noted. Remote perceptual devices show similar imagery as the prior mission, except the interior area of SCP-3591 is consistently many times larger. Feed lost. Feed resumes. Team is in a large area with no visible walls in any version of personal imagery (only floor disappearing into the horizon or darkness). Team is walking through what appears to be an assortment of dead bodies. Gold: — more of these things, jesus. Blue: I can't make sense of them. What killed them? Why can't I get any readings out of them? They can't all be — Feed lost. Feed resumes. Team is examining a large, complex floating device of many moving metallic parts. One side of the device is heavily charred and partially melted. Unlike surrounding area, device appearance is consistent across all four visual feeds. Team eventually moves on, after taking samples. They walk forward, with no apparent landmarks to guide them. Feed lost. Feed resumes. Team is standing at the edge of a massive drop-off. Across all feeds, there is no visible bottom to the drop. On Red's view, rivers of blood flow off the fleshy edge. On Gold's view, torn metal exposes glowing engines venting into space. On Green's view, a cracked stone cliff. On Blue's view, the view shifts too quickly to make sense of the visual, except that in the center of the apparent void, stretching vertically across the entire view, is a glowing thin object. ('Thin' relative to the void, but massive compared to team members.) Scattered around the team, up to the edge of the drop-off, are numerous unidentifiable objects that appear to be devices or items of alien nature. These are consistent in appearance across all feeds. Blue is talking animatedly. Blue: — spear. It's the first time I've seen anything I can understand, that will even let my mind latch onto it — Feed briefly lost. Blue: — because my brain isn't working like a single entity's should. Which is why I'm seeing so many things. My brain can't process correctly. Feed briefly lost. Green: — all different. What's correct? How do we see correctly? Blue: You can't. Or rather, you are. As much as you can. You see a broken castle. You see a battle-scarred corpse. You see a crashed spaceship. Other people see dead elephants, broken moons, a shattered planet… Everyone is seeing part of the truth. That's the — Feed briefly lost. Red: You mean… symbolism? Blue: Yes. Maybe something's trying to make us — maybe not us, but whoever's in here — make us understand what happened here. Like… something inside this entity. Something on a lower level of reality than 3591, but on a higher reality than us. A go-between. It's.. sympathetic. To 3591. Feels bad for it. Red: Why? Blue: Because it was a faceless grunt that died alone far from home on a forgotten battlefield. In a war we'll never understand, even if it destroys us. Because it will be forgotten by its own people and never understood by the lower civilizations, the creatures like us crawling up in a body we can barely see. It's … grief. Regret. Loneliness. The senselessness of… I don't know. Everything that happened, and everything that will happen, and everything that will never happen. Red: Wow. You're getting a lot from a giant spear of light. Blue: It's shrapnel. From whatever killed it. Symbolized as broken pieces of a spear. I can understand only because of my Sigma-3 training. Its psychic impressions have been simplified just enough that someone like me can just barely understand it. Feed briefly lost. Blue: — on. Do you… can you feel that? Are you hearing… not hearing. Are you getting the same — Gold: I think — I know what you mean. Red: Oh God. Green: I don't hear… (Pause) Wait. Audio picks up what seems to be a distorted, low roar. Feed lost. Feed resumes. All four team members are laughing and talking to unseen entities. Team members do not appear to be speaking words in any known language, and speech appears to either be nonsense or indecipherable. No audio. Heavy visual distortion. Feed lost. Feed resumes. All four team members lie on the ground. No signs of life. Feed is intermittent for approximately twelve and a half hours before being lost again. Feed resumes after three hours. Team exits SCP-3591, alive. While shaken, they seem to be uninjured, and are collected after decontamination for examination. [END LOG] Post-Mission Report: Team members recall little of what occurred inside SCP-3591, including events recorded via feed. Integrity verification techniques determine that these are in fact the original team members, and that they did in fact die for between thirteen and sixteen hours, before returning to life by unknown means. Team members universally report (A) going through an event which had such a drastic mental effect that it killed them (but which they cannot recall the details of), (B) recalling living entities inside SCP-3591, some potentially dangerous, (C) having spent approximately a week inside SCP-3591 (despite only 23 hours having passed outside) and (D) feeling a strong personal drive to revisit SCP-3591, Blue citing anomalous ritualistic reasons as justification for the request being granted. After mandatory three-month leave, request for final mission granted. SCP-3591 "Head" Test View Record Close Record Pre-Mission Report: Same four-person team as prior missions. Per request from Blue, test aimed to explore known entrance into SCP-3591's apparent head. As with prior mission, communication with team was largely impossible. Equipment barely functioned at all in the SCP-3591 area. Only one part of the mission was successfully recorded, and is transcribed below. [BEGIN LOG] Video only. Team has just walked through an entry-way into a network of small "rooms". Nothing can be seen through the entry-way on any feed except distortion and static. Red's feed shows many organ-like chambers, much redder with blood than other areas of SCP-3591. Green's feed shows an ornate medieval castle hall with non-Euclidean physically impossible geometries. Gold's feed shows something like a spaceship command deck, complete with empty captain's chair. Blue's feed shows a grove of trees in a snowy forest, many fallen to the ground, focusing on whorls of knotted wood / a spiraling glass path over a black void, with the end off-camera / rooms full of devices of multi-colored crystal. All feeds show numerous examples of alien devices with unknown function. While many of the appearances are are strange and functions not apparent, they all appear consistent and relatively mundane compared to SCP-3591 onscreen elements. As the team proceeds, they encounter living organisms. None seem hostile. None attempt to communicate with the team. Team seems be used to encountering them at this stage. Organisms appear consistent across all feeds. Blue suddenly seems surprised, and gesticulates at her team members. She leads team members to a side "room" with a table-like structure on it. A living human being is comatose underneath the table. Human is naked, and has no significant identifying features. After a short discussion, the team lifts and carries the human out of the area. Feed lost. Three days pass. Feed resumes. Team members Green, Red, and Gold emerge from SCP-3591, still carrying the comatose human. Red is severely injured, exhibiting slashing cuts across her torso and left arm. Team members are taken in, decontaminated, and given medical attention. [END LOG] Post-Mission Report: As before, team members recall little, despite bringing many samples. Red claimed that Blue sacrificed her life to save Red, even though Red was "supposed to die". Team members remember almost nothing else, including the portion recorded on the feed, except the fact of having recovered a comatose human, and the death of Blue. After one month and three days passed, team member Blue emerged from SCP-3591, with severe but healed injuries similar to Red's. Blue similarly remembered little, but claims to have [DATA EXPUNGED]. (See Interviews.) SCP-3591 Extra-Universal Investigation: Open File Close File By order of O5-10, SCP-1985 was temporarily assigned to gather information about SCP-3591's risk and context. Note: For those of you who do not have access to SCP-1985's file: SCP-1985 is able to travel to other universes that are undergoing "doomsday" and/or "restructuring" scenarios related to a specific item. Any universe SCP-1985 traveled to was, in theory, going through an apocalypse caused by or related to SCP-3591. — Site-19 Director Tilda Moose Report summaries of SCP-1985 excursions investigating SCP-3591 follow. Earth nearly identical to our own, with SCP-3591 present (dead, inactive). Ongoing apocalypse cannot be precisely identified. Low-level reality shifts present. Effects not identified. Five variants discovered. Earth nearly identical to our own, but stripped of human life through an apparent mass death event. Presence of SCP-3591 verified (dead, inactive). Exact connection could not be verified. Seven variants discovered. Earth nearly identical to our own, until 7 to 23 months prior to SCP-1985 arrival. Recovered Foundation data caches indicate sudden widespread devastation by invisible, unknown forces. Connection to SCP-3591 theorized due to similar anomaly analysis readings, but SCP-3591 remains dead and apparently inactive. Fifteen variants discovered. Earth is broken in half, and uninhabitable. Most of atmosphere gone. Cause not identified. Exact strike location varies. Presence of SCP-3591 verified (dead, inactive). In two variants, humans survive in space station structures, but drive SCP-1985 off with advanced weaponry when contact is attempted. Nineteen variants discovered. Total shift in nature of reality. Incomprehensible to SCP-1985's senses. No way to detect presence or absence of SCP-3591. Thirty-three variants discovered. Earth has gone through an apocalypse of unclear nature. 70-90% of human population dead, rest in hiding. Minor reality shifts are common. Massive indistinct entities are sighted striding through deserted towns and cities. Some appear quadrupedal, some appear humanoid, often many-armed. SCP-1985 is unable to get close to them. Connection to SCP-3591 possible but unverified. Presence of SCP-3591 (dead, inactive) verified. Typically, chemical makeup of soil and atmosphere is altered. Many large areas uninhabitable. In several variants, a poisonous mist-like gas covers 80% of the Earth's surface. Thirty-seven variants discovered. Unique variant: Earth has been rendered uninhabitable due to massive reality shifts. SCP-1985's inbuilt recording systems cannot analyze most of the changes, but unlike most similar excursions, human survival is still possible for a limited time. Human survivors have traveled to the anomalous location called the Wanderers' Library, leaving Ways open to allow remaining survivors to follow. SCP-1985 is able to enter an outer ring of the Library and converses with survivors and Library inhabitants. Presence of SCP-3591 verified (dead, inactive). SCP-3591 is referred to by survivors variously as "a deserter" and/or "killed in action" in relation to an unexplained war. Inquiries are met with claims that the war should not be discussed and has nothing to do with any humans. Notably, Library inhabitants also claim that SCP-3591 is a single, consistent entity across all realities in which it appears. This is consistent with SCP-3591's identical status in every excursion so far. Unique variant: Apocalypse not apparent or identified. Identical to present Earth except for presence of unusually active Foundation personnel, who immediately contact SCP-1985 upon arrival. Foundation personnel unusually angry and disturbed to encounter SCP-1985, and disbelieve explanation of SCP-3591 investigation. Foundation personnel repeatedly refer to themselves as 'mainline reality', questioning how SCP-1985 could have accessed 'mainline reality' without assistance from a non-Foundation anomalous source. They refer to SCP-1985 as a "mirror" instance (possible relevance to [REDACTED]). Foundation personnel demand that SCP-1985 remand herself to their custody to be identified so that the anomalous occurrence may be resolved. SCP-1985 instead returns to home base, after verifying presence of SCP-3591 (dead, inactive). Local Foundation has built a massive titanium-laced concrete bunker over SCP-3591 as additional containment procedures. SCP-3591 Interviews: Open File Close File SECURITY CLEARANCE ACCEPTED STATEMENT FROM AGENT "BLUE" RE: SCP-3591 EXPLORATORY TESTS (EXCERPT): Excerpt from Blue's report after return from SCP-3591. Following sections include information expunged from main SCP-3591 article. …well, I know Red thinks it's God. I see what she means. I don't know that I'd go that far. I don't think this thing has ever been on Earth before. That's the thing. It's also a machine. And a place. And a structure. And maybe a world. We primarily see the humanoid image because it's the most familiar to us, the most native impression. A machine-based intelligence would probably see the machine… At least, that's my theory, but I'm pretty solid on it. Yes, it's dead. But… I don't think it dies in the same way we do. It leaves an echo. An imprint. No — that's not what attacked me. I'll get to that. But the echo was there, and I … encountered it. Communicated with it, in a way. Like I said, I can't really recall most of it, and I can barely describe what I do recall. Do I know what killed it? Something else like it. If you think it's a god… then another god. But I gotta say, I'm a pagan member of Sigma-3. I know all about gods. This thing… this thing is beyond gods. And I don't say that lightly. What do I think it is? I think it's a sign of things to come. Things we don't understand. And if what I experienced tell us anything at all, it tells us we'd better figure out what we're going to do, or our reaction is going to be very, very, very stupid. INTERVIEW SUMMARY EXCERPTS FROM HUMAN SUBJECT RE: SCP-3591 Comatose human subject recovered from SCP-3591 was analyzed and found to be a baseline ordinary human in ill health, altered only due to obvious exposure to non-Earth elements, chemicals, etc, and surviving off of consuming non-Earth substances as food. Subject likely used anomalous techniques to survive. Analysis also indicated that subject originated from a parallel universe. Nine months and seven days after recovery from SCP-3591, subject woke from coma. Initially, subject did not respond to English, instead attempting to communicate in several languages which do not exist on Earth, interspersed with bouts of hysterical laughter. Eventually, subject seemed to recognize English phrases, and started responding accordingly. With brief practice, subject rapidly returned to fluency. Subject attitude is moody, presenting long rants with little useful information interspersed with much longer periods of silence and occasional laughter. On subject's own nature and origin: Subject refuses to give name, but acknowledges being human, and originating from a reality largely indistinguishable from this reality. Subject is aware of the SCP Foundation. Subject claims to have changed everything about themselves (including physical and mental form) to "escape", refusing to clarify what they wished to escape from. Subject also refuses to clarify their original relationship to the SCP Foundation. There are strong implications that subject believes that this reality is their original home reality, and therefore that this SCP Foundation has a strong interest in identifying subject's original identity. For now, protocol dictates not contradicting this conclusion. Subject claims not to remember the details of how they came to be inside SCP-3591, but claims it wasn't a surprise. Subject claims former familiarity with anomalous knowledges of transit, familiarity which is now absent thanks to mental alteration by contact with excessive numbers of dangerous anomalous entities. I'm a stowaway. Everything on there, all stowaways too. Like rats sailing across with the ships to America. Or the fleas that came with them. I think a lot about rats, about insects, about the small things. I will not crush a bug. Not even a roach. Or a flea. If you knew what I knew, you wouldn't either. […] Hahaha. No. I'm not saying they are… what's the word. Sentient. […] Fine, sapient. Fine. You know what I mean. I'm just saying, I know how they feel. Or would feel, if they could. On the nature of SCP-3591: I can't explain it to you directly. Just showing you the things I've seen would break your mind right in half. Trust me. I've been there. And for what? You don't get it. This thing, this giant, it's not special. A woman steps on an anthill, maybe she's a little startled. A week later, she forgets. To the ants, this woman was the biggest thing that ever happened to them, to anyone they ever knew. But the woman isn't special. The world is full of things bigger than the woman. It's just that the anthill is even less special. When asked to elaborate on the potential dangers of SCP-3591: It's not dangerous. It's dead. I guess, yeah, it's still dangerous as hell, but not on purpose. If you have data telling you it caused some apocalypses, you should probably reexamine that data. This thing ain't causing any ends of the world. Not on its own. When asked to elaborate on what caused the death of SCP-3591: What killed it? The war killed it. Subject initially refused to elaborate, but a week later, when pressed, gave their longest answer yet. There's a war being fought, fought by things you and I can't even understand. This thing I hitched a ride in, you're only seeing a tiny fraction of it. It's bigger than gods, to you, to us. But in the war, the real war out there, on the universal scale that matters, this super-deity is the lowest of the low. A faceless, forgettable army grunt. It doesn't have any great and special reason for being here. It was killed in battle and fell to Earth, and that's it. Your problem isn't that you can't see this thing correctly. That's impossible, and it only bothers you because you won't stop trying. Your problem — your problem is perspective. What is… what's the word? Zoom out. Zoom out farther! There's a war out there, yeah. We all learned about wars in history class. Once upon a time an army was fighting a war. Few of them had any idea why they were fighting. All forces bigger than they were. They said it was a war to end all wars. They were wrong. But I don't care about that. I care about the ants. (Pause) Sorry, right. Where was I? Right. World War I. I think about World War I like I think about rats on ships. I think about when the soldiers saw the mustard gas for the first time, how they didn't even know what to do. The world had changed underneath them and they were going to die horribly and they couldn't do anything to stop it. I can't imagine what the soldiers, even the civilians, what they must have felt when they saw the first tank roll through. The first tank in the world. Can you imagine? But I'm telling you. We're not the soldiers. We're not driving tanks. We're not even the civilians watching as their homes burn. We're the rats. The rats and mice whose nests the tanks crushed on the way to the battlefield somewhere else. We're the rabbits whose burrows were accidentally filled with mustard gas. We're the bugs the soldiers crushed under their feet on their way back to the trenches. The rats, the mice, the rabbits, the bugs, they may all believe the soldiers and tanks were all about them, that they all existed to destroy them. They're all stupid. Just like we are. Just like you are. (Laughter) Fuck it, I'll just say it. Give away my big fucking secret. Fine. You got me. Not like you didn't know all along. Don't play coy, you miserable shit. Please. Let's just put all our cards on the table. Yes, I know about the Worm. I know about Project Palisade. I know everything. See, what I'm really talking about is the Worm. THE WORM, do you still say it in all caps? I bet you do. I know what you think the Worm is. I know because I used to think it. That it's some kind of god, some kind of ultimate destroyer. Well, it's not. It's more like one of those drone strikes the US government was always doing when I last checked out of this reality. The ones that always missed and hit some poor random civilians. The Worm wasn't ever aimed at us. The gods above gods above gods fired it at something actually important and missed. Honestly, from what I've learned out there, the Worm isn't even on the level of a missile. No, it's basically a rock. A rock, thrown in a war using bullets and tanks and nukes, and it just so happened to ricochet in our general direction. And because we're human, which makes us shitty, and because of being Foundation, which makes us even shittier, we devised a way to keep the rock bouncing mindlessly around us, maybe forever. Ramping up the damage exponentially, sure, but at least we survive a little longer, just a little longer. Everything you've done, your entire project, all to bounce a rock around, because we aren't even on the level where we could just step out of the way. So I left. Can you blame me? Goodbye to Palisade. Goodbye to humanity. Someone like me can survive out there a long time, away from the firelight, out in the dark. So I thought. You're not still pretending to be confused… …Oh. Oh, fuck. You're not the original at all, are you? This thing you're calling 3591… it crashed across many worlds. So I didn't… I didn't come out where I thought I did. Did I? You weren't pretending after all. This whole time… You're just another offshoot. After the exchange above, subject ceased talking and was unresponsive to any attempts at communication for thirteen days. Afterwards, subject has refused to discuss any subject related to SCP-3591 or the above topics. 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SCP-3592 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3592 Special Containment Procedures: The location's importance to national transport infrastructure makes permanent containment unfeasible. Long term efforts focus on 1) information gathering and covert surveillance by MTF Theta-17 (“Sick Boys”), and 2) influencing mundane infrastructural decision-making so as to maintain the site's viability. During and after an SCP-3592 event all forms of non-MTF communications to and from Liverpool Street Station should be blocked. This should continue until localised airborne scenario-specific amnestics have been successfully deployed. Description: SCP-3592 is an anomalous event that has affected Liverpool Street Station's platform 10 once every three years since 1947: Stage Avg Duration Notes 1 10 minutes Mundane platform activity decreases to zero.1 From this point on agents are unable to gain access to (or remain on) platform 10, citing confusion, disorientation and memory loss. 2 5 minutes Steam from an unknown anomalous source progressively reduces visibility to zero and disrupts manual/electronic surveillance. 3 20 minutes Steam completely obscures platform 10. Passengers and staff at adjacent platforms typically report hearing shouts, weeping and other vocalisations of distress throughout this stage. Individuals2 also report feelings of extreme dread and anxiety, even if they do not hear the vocalisations. 4 17 minutes The steam clears and mundane activity resumes. There is no evidence of any anomalous activity having taken place. This marks the end of an SCP-3592 event. + Incident Log SCP-3592-685AE Incident Log SCP-3592-685AE Agents Anne Hlavinka and Nicholas Jones are posing as civilians on platform 10 when the tenth SCP-3592 event takes place. This is the only occasion where Foundation resources are able to remain at the scene or record unfolding events from within. It is unknown whether these events are indicative of SCP-3592 as a whole. Date: 1977-10-07 Note: All times are in the format hh:mm 10:14 Civilians awaiting the arrival of the 10:15 from Harwich begin to leave the platform. Within five minutes numbers have dwindled from approximately one hundred to zero. Agent Hlavinka commences video recording via a camera and microphone concealed in her bag. As she does so Agent Jones walks towards the exit. Hlavinka orders him to return but Jones ignores the command and exits the platform without comment. 10:21 Platform 10 is empty with the exception of Agent Hlavinka. As she films the scene the quality of the recording is noticeably worsened by increasing amounts of steam. 10:26 Visibility is now reduced to zero, although audio continues clearly. There are at first several, and then many cries and vocalisations of distress from all sides. There are several audible expressions of fear from Hlavinka, but the sources of the vocalisations remain hidden in the steam and make no attempt to interact. 10:31 The steam clears enough to allow visual recording; visibility is now approximately 8 meters. Immediately behind Agent Hvalinka is a steam train, model unknown. Manifesting at or near the platform's edge are at least one hundred apparent human adults both male and female (designated SCP-3592-A). Their apparel is congruous to that of 1930's - 1940's continental Europe. They appear unaware of Agent Hlavinka. 10:33 A whistle blows and the carriage doors are opened from within. The "A" instances surge forward and the intensity and volume of vocalisations increase substantially. For the next thirteen minutes approximately two hundred unaccompanied minors (ranging from two to fifteen years, designated SCP-3592-M) disembark from the train. Most are in a state of distress and evidence fear and confusion. Their dress is congruent to that of the "A" instances. The "A" instances appear to search for specific "M" instances within the group. Upon success, they lead them away from the platform. Footage is unclear but all such instances exhibit extreme emotions. Agent Hlavinka attempts to communicate but the instances are unresponsive. 10:46 An "M" instance clutching a small brown suitcase and a crude doll disembarks and approaches the Agent. Hlavinka initially ignores her, then realises that the other can see her and offers her chocolate. Agent Hlavinka: Here. It's good. What's your name? SCP-3592-M1: Radomila. Agent Hlavinka: Tell me Radomila, where are you from? SCP-3592-M1: Prague. Czechoslovakia. Agent Hlavinka: Really? My grandparents too. Mluvíte česky? The rest of the dialogue is conducted in Czech. Agent Hlavinka: Are you travelling alone? Where are your parents? SCP-3592-M1: They're still in Czechoslovakia. They're not allowed to leave. Agent Hlavinka: Here. More chocolate. How old are you, little princess? SCP-3592-M1: Nine. It was my birthday last Sunday. Agent Hlavinka: Your doll, was that a present? She's very beautiful. Does she have a name? SCP-3592-M1: Klára. Agent Hlavinka: Klára. That's a very pretty name. Do you think Klára would like some chocolate? SCP-3592-M1: She's asleep. Maybe if you give it to me and I'll give it to her later. Agent Hlavinka: (laughs) Oh you'll look after it? Okay. You'd better take some more then. (Inaudible dialogue). So - why were you on the train? At this point SCP-3592-M1 is scared by screams and sobs further along the platform and cowers against the carriage. Agent Hlavinka: Stay close. Stay close to me. SCP-3592-M1: No! Don't let them hurt me - Don't let them hurt me. Agent Hlavinka: It's okay. I won't let anyone - SCP-3592-M1: Wait! Look! Look! They’re here! They’re here! It's them, it's them. SCP-3592-M1 breaks away and runs towards two "A" instances, a male and female of indeterminate age, who see her and likewise start to run. The adult female instance's legs buckle but she is supported by other instances. SCP-3592-M1 is picked up by the adult male who begins to weep. The A instance presents SCP-3592-M1 to the female instance. They are lost in the steam. Agent Hlavinka looks down and sees that SCP-3592-M1 has left her suitcase, but makes no attempt to follow them. The greater crowd dissipates slowly, each SCP-3592-A instance pairing off with one or more SCP-3592-M instances. None are hostile to the agent. Agent Hlavinka picks up SCP-3592-M1's suitcase and studies the exterior before undoing the string that holds it closed. She puts the bag (including the camera and microphone) onto the platform. The camera continues to record the SCP-3592 event in its entirety although Agent Hlavinka is out of shot. 11:02 Stage 3 commences. Steam begins to obstruct visual recording and soon visibility is reduced to zero again. The cries and vocalisations of the A/M instances fade to inaudible levels; another whistle blows and sounds analogous to a steam train pulling away from the station can be heard, but these too fade. 11:16 Steam clears completely. The platform appears to be empty. 11:21 Agent Jones can be heard calling out for Agent Hlavinka.3 The suitcase is moved out of shot, and then the camera's point of view changes as Jones picks it up. Jones pans around the platform to confirm that it is empty. As he does so the 11:15 train from Cambridge arrives and mundane traffic commences as normal. This marks the cessation of the SCP-3592 event. The suitcase is later transferred to Site-31 where the contents are catalogued and found to be mundane. The suitcase was found to contain the following items (all are congruous with the mid-late 1930's): Eight woolen pairs of socks, grey. Five pairs of underwear, assorted. Three cotton vests, grey. Two summer dresses, pink/purple. Assorted toiletries. One toy doll, manufacturer unknown. One purse containing one monochrome photograph of two adults. Two colouring books. One pack of seasickness tablets (three used). Czech-English phrase book. Identification and travel papers (see Document SCP-3592-D001). + Document SCP-3592-D001 - Document SCP-3592-D001 Document SCP-3592-D001 Radomila Sofie Alena Hlavinka was a passenger on the last Kindertransport train bound from Prague for England, which was turned back on 1939-09-03 due to the outbreak of the Second World War. Historical evidence shows that most of the 250 children on board died under Nazi occupation. Footnotes 1. This does not appear to hinder or alter passenger’s travel. Monitoring suggests that all mundane travelers arrive at their intended destinations at the intended times via the intended trains, but have no recollection of boarding or leaving at Liverpool Street Station. 2. Especially those between 3-15 years of age 3. Agent Hlavinka remains missing, presumed lost in action. |
SCP-3593 | euclid | SCP-3593 Item #: SCP-3593 Special Containment Procedures: Reports of missing dogs in coastal cities in England are to be triangulated and investigated for possible undiscovered SCP-3593 instances. If any are discovered, they are to be contained using Foundation-trained dogs as bait. Description: SCP-3593 is a large green cormorant (a seabird; Phalacrocorax aristotelis) inhabiting various towns on the shores of England. SCP-3593 has a wingspan of ~2 m (about twice the size of nonanomalous green cormorants) and preys on domesticated dogs. In cloudy weather, SCP-3593 attempts to lure stray and pet dogs into secluded areas of the shore using shrill calls. SCP-3593 produces holographic images by fluttering its wing feathers, which have cognitohazardous effects on some of the dogs (while only causing mild dizziness in humans). Dogs affected by the cognitohazard display increased excitability and the capability to swim for greatly extended periods. At this point, SCP-3593 will fly away from shore, leading the affected dogs to swim after it. No dogs, living, dead or otherwise have been recovered thus far. Addendum: After narrowing down the usual hunting grounds of SCP-3593, several Foundation testing dogs were equipped with miniaturized cameras, tracking devices, sensors, and assorted devices and allowed to be lured by SCP-3593. K-9119, an Old English sheepdog, was affected and followed SCP-3593. K-9119 returned safely to shore approximately six hours after leaving, unharmed but exhausted, and was provided standard treats upon retrieval of its camera. K-9119's camera showed it swimming westward after SCP-3593 for about three hours before SCP-3593 hovered in place, and made a loud squawking sound. A luminescent portal began to open near SCP-3593 and K-9119 as the former continued to vocalize. Through the portal, the camera briefly glimpsed a brightly lit river lined with trees. The camera showed SCP-3593 continuing to widen the portal until the process was interrupted by the consumption of SCP-3593 by a large passing shark. K-9119 then swam back to shore. SCP-3593 is tentatively reclassified as Neutralized. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3593" by Weryllium, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3593. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. Filename: EuropeanShag.jpg Author: Andrew Easton License: Public Domain Source Link: Wikimedia Commons |
SCP-3594 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3594 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3594 is to be housed in a standard grade amphibious pet terrarium, half of which should be filled with water. The terrarium is to be kept heated at 21 degrees celsius using a battery powered heating lamp. SCP-3594-A should be fed three times a day. Foundation herpetologist approved foods consist of Gryllidae, Periplaneta americana, and Lumbricus terrestris, though subject is capable of also consuming Mus musculus1. SCP-3594-A entering a brumation state and refusing food is considered normal, and has no effect on SCP-3594. Description: SCP-3594 is an entity that claims to be a wart located on the back of an adult male Ceratophrys, henceforth designated as SCP-3594-A. SCP-3594-A displays normal behavior for a frog of its age, and is in all aspects non-anomalous. SCP-3594 communicates telepathically through unknown means. Vocal perception differs subjectively, as humans communicate with SCP-3594 in their native language and do not describe it as having the same voice. SCP-3594 claims that it is omniscient, though Foundation researchers have found little evidence to support this claim. SCP-3594 does however display extensive knowledge in many aspects of human history. Foundation researchers have determined that SCP-3594 has: Comprehensive understanding of a wide variety of highly complex algorithms and scientific theories. Fluency in a majority of known human languages Extensive knowledge of a majority of recorded wars throughout human history. Familiarity with every piece of published literature, both fiction and nonfiction. Foundation researchers concluded that despite claiming otherwise, SCP-3594 does not: Understand sarcasm. Have any influence over SCP-3594-A. Understand how to operate technology invented post 1846. Have knowledge of classified Foundation information. SCP-3594 is friendly with Foundation personnel, and has been consistently cooperative in assisting Foundation researchers in further understanding its nature. Experiment Log: 3594. Subject: SCP-3594 and SCP-3594-A. Date of Experiment: 08/17/20██, conducted thirty six hours after initial containment. Purpose: To ascertain the validity of SCP-3594's claims to being a wart on the back of SCP-3594-A. Prior to this test, researchers were operating under the assumption that SCP-3594-A was the entity they were communicating with. Procedure: SCP-3594-A was outfitted with a custom built EEG2 device. Foundation personnel would monitor SCP-3594-A's brain waves while conducting an interview with SCP-3594. Results: Head of research on nonviolent telepathic entities Dr. ██████ was introduced to SCP-3594, and the two began to converse. Foundation researchers closely monitored SCP-3594-A's brainwaves, which remained entirely neutral despite Dr. ██████ later confirming that she and SCP-3594 had been having a discussion about Annabel Lee, by Edgar Allen Poe. Approximately three minutes into the test, SCP-3594-A's brainwaves significantly fluctuated, though researchers determined this was because SCP-3594-A had noticed a fly in its terrarium. After fifteen minutes of limited brain activity, the experiment was ended and researchers concluded that the entity in question was not SCP-3594-A. Dr. ██████ conversed with SCP-3594 for three minutes longer before vacating its containment chamber. + Show Interview Log 3594. [LEVEL 3 ACCESS REQUIRED.] - Access granted, displaying interview log. Interviewed: SCP-3594 Interviewer: Senior Researcher Dr. O'Brien. Foreword: Interview was conducted on 10/24/20██. <Begin Log> Dr. O'Brien: Good evening, 3594. I trust you're doing well today? SCP-3594: Hello doctor. It's been some time since anyone has last come to speak with me. Mostly all I see these days are guards here to feed Bosco. Dr. O'Brien: I'm sorry, Bosco? Are you referring to SCP-3594-A? SCP-3594: My cosmos and my everything, yes. His name is Bosco, or at least that seems to be the name he is the most fond of. He's quite the virtuoso, I'll have you know. Dr. O'Brien: Actually, we've determined that SCP-3594-A is a regular frog in every way. There's nothing special about it at all, as far as we've concluded. SCP-3594: Now you're just being insensitive, doctor. I wouldn't spit such petty insinuations in the face of your universe, not with all the wonder it holds. There's no reason that you should do the same for mine. Dr. O'Brien: I'm sorry, but are you drawing comparisons between the universe and a frog? SCP-3594: Your universe, doctor, not mine. Dr. O'Brien: I don't understand. SCP-3594: Of course you don't. Mortals are so finicky about what should define the laws of reality that they'd rather adamantly watch a play from the front row than peek their heads behind the stage curtain and see the production in its entirety. You of all people should know this doctor, you and your Foundation. Dr. O'Brien: I still don't understand your previous statement, or what it is that you mean to imply. SCP-3594: What I mean to imply doctor, is that Bosco is in no way different from the ever expanding universe that you preside in right now. My nature is that of a frog, just as yours is a cluster of galaxies and stars. You are a resident of your reality, as I am one of mine. Dr. O'Brien: I think I get what you're insinuating, though I still don't understand why you've decided to link yourself to SCP-3594-A. SCP-3594: I'm a traveler, doctor. My destination will arrive with Bosco's passing, but until then I will remain as I am now, watching over my universe from the back. Dr. O'Brien: Literally, in this case. SCP-3594: Yes, literally. Dr. O'Brien: I think I understand what you're trying to say, but even with this information, we don't understand what you are. SCP-3594: I am the omniwart. <End Log> Footnotes 1. Cricket, American cockroach, common earth worm, and house mouse respectively. 2. Electroencephalography. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3594" by WennyGoon, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3594. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3595 | euclid | SCP-3595's primary manifestation area in 1989, shortly before it ceased anomalous activity. Item #: SCP-3595 Special Containment Procedures: As of 3 Oct 1990, SCP-3595 is considered neutralized. Remaining civilians displaying knowledge of SCP-3595 have been issued amnestics and current containment protocol consists of keeping knowledge of its former anomalous activities from the general public. Low-level information about SCP-3595 as a "border ghost" continues to persist among civilians, but identifying memories of SCP-3595 have been removed from all known affected subjects. The village of Mödlareuth has not displayed any anomalous properties since SCP-3595's neutralization, and Foundation agents formerly stationed in the town have been withdrawn as of 1993. Description: SCP-3595 was a humanoid entity that periodically manifested in the town of Mödlareuth1, a German village that was divided between the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during the Cold War from 1949-1990. SCP-3595 was identical in appearance and voice to Christian Schmidt (1937-1952), a 14-year-old adolescent male who was murdered by East German border guards on 30 Jul 1952 while attempting to cross from the West German side of Mödlareuth to the Eastern side. SCP-3595 possessed mild suggestive abilities which allowed it to influence the emotional state of any persons within its vicinity during a manifestation event; usually these were feelings of sadness or anger, except towards the conclusion of the manifestations (see Event Log). Attempts to terminate manifestation events before their completion resulted in SCP-3595 reappearing nearby unharmed. SCP-3595's manifestation events were correlated with periods of political turmoil and strife between the two Germanies; Foundation researchers lent support to the theory that SCP-3595 was attempting to express its disapproval at German disunity given its family history. SCP-3595's first recorded manifestation took place in 1961, and the last occurred in 1990, during German reunification. From 1966 to 1989, SCP-3595 appeared in a secondary manifestation event centered around Heinrich Schmidt (see Event Log). + Information on SCP-3595 - The following is a record of the child believed to be SCP-3595 or a facsimile of him Christian Schmidt in an undated photo, c. 1948-49. NAME: Christian Schmidt DOB: 11 Dec 1937, Mödlareuth, Greater German Reich BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Christian Schmidt was born in 1937 to parents Hanna (1914-2000) and Adolf Schmidt (1913-2001). Although both hailed from Mödlareuth, Hanna's family lived on the Bavarian (West German) side and Adolf's family lived on the Thuringian (East German) side. From 1949 onwards their in-laws were thus divided by the border, which became separated by a physical fence in 1952. Christian grew up with his parents and his mother's family living in close proximity on the West German side, occasionally making visits to the other family before the border was closed. Although Christian excelled in school and was described by friends and relatives as inquisitive and friendly, he expressed dismay at the division of his extended family by the border. In particular, he greatly missed the regular visits to his uncle Heinrich (1911-2005), and eventually decided to make a visit to him without his parents' knowledge. On 30 Jul 1952, Christian attempted to cross the border dividing his village; despite stern warnings from the border guards, he insisted on trying to make it over and was mortally wounded by a shot from an East German border guard while crossing the narrow creek that separated the two sides. Christian's death caused a minor international incident between the two Germanies and border patrol by the GDR become even more stringent following the incident. In 1962, the Foundation entered into a confidential agreement with the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic, and the Federal Republic of Germany on the containment of SCP-35952. The Foundation agreed to administer containment efforts on both sides of the border with the understanding that Foundation agents would not attempt entry into East Germany outside of Mödlareuth without the approval of East German authorities. Event Log 3595: Notable SCP-3595 Manifestation Events Date: 13 Aug 1961 Correlated Contemporary Event: West Berlin border closed by GDR authorities; construction of Berlin Wall begins. Primary Manifestation Event Summary: This was the first recorded SCP-3595 manifestation event, taking place before Foundation containment was established and primarily relying on civilian eyewitness reports for its accuracy. At midnight, an East German border guard reported seeing an adolescent male banging on the border fence; when he attempted to apprehend the child, it disappeared from his hands and re-manifested on the opposite side of the border while repeating the same behavior. Process continued for approximately two hours until Stasi agents locked down the East German side of the town; West German authorities arrived on the opposite side shortly after. The Soviet Union instructed GRU Division "P" to begin initial investigation and research protocols; duties transferred to Foundation researchers the following year. SCP-3595 Emotional Effect Summary: Residents on both sides of the border reported feelings of unease and dread, with some expressing concern that a nuclear war might begin soon. Analysis of civilian conversations by the GRU indicated unusually frequent mentions of Christian Schmidt in casual conversation, leading to his identification as SCP-3595. Date: 30 Jan 1966 Correlated Contemporary Event: Increased tension between East and West Germany following a letter of reconciliation delivered from Polish bishops to German bishops the previous November. The Communist East German and Polish authorities interpreted the letter as a threat to their rule, and the Roman Catholic Primate of Poland was denied a visa to visit East Germany. Primary Manifestation Event Summary: SCP-3595 appeared on the top of the border fence shortly after 09:00, as local church services were beginning. After stretching its arms out horizontally (presumably in imitation of Jesus on the cross), SCP-3595 sang the Old 100th hymn Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow. After completing the hymn, SCP-3595 sat down on top of the fence with its head in its hands and looked toward the eastern side of Mödlareuth with an expression of sorrow for approximately half an hour. Attempts to remove it from its location were unsuccessful, and it displayed no reaction to Foundation personnel's repeated efforts to move it. Amnestics dispersed. Secondary Manifestation Event Summary: This is the first recorded manifestation event involving Heinrich Schmidt, taking place approximately an hour after the primary event. During standard interrogation, Heinrich reported seeing SCP-3595 manifest in his kitchen and attempt to make conversation with him. After overcoming his initial shock at apparently seeing his nephew alive, he spoke with it for fifteen minutes before alerting authorities. SCP-3595 expressed dismay at not being able to see his uncle for so long, and repeatedly voiced its desire to see their town united again. Heinrich explained the Cold War and the reasons the border would stay closed, and SCP-3595 grew angry and de-manifested. Following a brief debate among researchers, it was decided to enlist Heinrich Schmidt's cooperation in the study of SCP-3595 while placing him under 24/7 surveillance with the assistance of local Stasi agents. SCP-3595 Emotional Affect Summary: Church attendance in Mödlareuth declined approximately 25% on the West German side, with many town residents expressing skepticism of their traditional religious beliefs. Baseline religiosity largely returned by 1970. Date: 25 Sep 1983 Correlated Contemporary Event: The event associated with this manifestation was not initially identified and only became known after the conclusion of the Cold War. On 26 Sep 1983, the Soviet early-response system malfunctioned and indicated that a nuclear attack by the United States was imminent. The Soviet Air Force member on duty, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov, correctly identified the warning as a false alarm and the day proceeded without incident. Primary Manifestation Event Summary: At 22:00 (10 P.M.), SCP-3595 appeared on the East German side of the border wall and stood still while loudly screaming without pause for approximately five minutes. SCP-3595 de-manifested after ceasing vocalization and amnestics were dispersed. Secondary Manifestation Event Summary: Heinrich Schmidt reported seeing SCP-3595 hiding under his bed, asking if the world was going to end soon. When questioned by Heinrich as to why it thought this, SCP-3595 replied that it "just knew somehow" and would not give further details. After Foundation agents attempted to enter the house and interrogate SCP-3595, the latter vanished as soon as agents were within its line of sight. This is the only recorded manifestation event that did not directly involve Intra-German relations. SCP-3595 Emotional Effect Summary: Residents of Mödlareuth expressed concern about nuclear proliferation, and specifically criticized US President Ronald Reagan for his "warmongering" rhetoric. Date: 9 Dec 1989 Correlated Contemporary Event: The border wall at Mödlareuth is opened one month after the Berlin Wall, and civilians are free to cross between either side for the first time in nearly forty years. Primary Manifestation Event Summary: None. Secondary Manifestation Event Summary: Uniquely among recorded SCP-3595 manifestations, only Heinrich Schmidt reported seeing it during this event. SCP-3595 expressed joy at its family being reunited again and repeatedly requested his uncle visit them on the other side of the border. After reassuring SCP-3595 that he would, it de-manifested. SCP-3595 was present in Heinrich's house for a total of forty-five minutes. SCP-3595 Emotional Effect Summary: As they met other townspeople on the opposite side of the wall, both civilians and border guards repeatedly mentioned Christian Schmidt, going so far as to call the border crossing "Christian's Passage". No other long-term effects noted. Amnestics not issued due to low-intensity of emotional effect and possible correlation with non-anomalous recollections of the murder triggered by the border opening. Addendum 3595.A: Cessation of Anomalous Activity: On 3 Oct 1990, SCP-3595's last known manifestation was recorded, occurring shortly after the official dissolution of East Germany and the reunification of the country at midnight. SCP-3595 manifested on top of a preserved section of the border wall and sang the first stanza to Auferstanden aus Ruinen (Risen From Ruins)3. After briefly pausing and smiling, SCP-3595 then sang the third stanza of Deutschlandlied4, de-manifesting after the song's conclusion. Following SCP-3595's manifestation, residents of the town reported feelings of optimism and happiness, though this may have been due to either SCP-3595's effect or the reunification of the country. SCP-3595 was not seen again after this date, and was declared Neutralized on 3 Oct 1993. Footnotes 1. Colloquially called "Little Berlin" by Foundation and Allied forces, due to a wall dividing the town in a similar manner to the Berlin Wall from 1966-1990. 2. For additional details, consult Supplementary Document 3595-A (Treaty on the Containment of SCP-3595) 3. National Anthem of the German Democratic Republic. 4. 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SCP-3596 | keter | Super Justice Containment Action Squadron Forever! Item #: SCP-3596 Special Containment Procedures: After the conclusion of each Nakajima event, SCP-3596 is to be transported back to Site-26 in ██████, Japan. Each Saturday, from the hours of 8 to 10 EST, all news, messages, satellite images and phone calls sent from Japan are to be screened for mention of SCP-3596, and censored accordingly. Widespread amnesticization is to be performed on all individuals in the vicinity of each Nakaijima event. The Japanese military is to be prevented from engaging with SCP-3596-1 instances via similar communications blocking. SCP-3596-1 instances are to be lured away from populated areas via a coordinated effort between Foundation personnel and SCP-3596-2 instances. Minimal weaponry is to be deployed against SCP-3596-1 instances, used only for luring purposes due to redundancy given the structure of a Nakajima event. Large amounts of building materials and cloaking cognitohazards are to be stored at Site-26, for the purposes of repairing damage caused by SCP-3596-1 instances and hiding the process of doing so. Cover stories involving tectonic activity or abandoned construction projects are to be released where necessary. At least 12 personnel meeting the requirements for SCP-3596-2 instances are to be present at Site-26 at all times, to prevent civilians from becoming instances of SCP-3596-2. All onsite personnel are to receive full briefing on the effects of SCP-3596. Description: SCP-3596 is a 4 meter long sarcophagus made out of brightly-colored ABS plastics. The base of the object is colored yellow, with red, blue and green decorative pieces placed on the sides and top. Small electronics such as lights and speakers are frequently placed along the rim of the lid, and upon being opened all such devices activate. In the center of SCP-3596's lid is a label reading "スーパージャスティス封じ込めアクション戦隊!"1 and a 20cm by 8cm television screen. On every other Saturday at exactly 8:30 AM EST, SCP-3596 will undergo a Nakajima event. A Nakajima event consists of the following sequence of events: All lights and speakers on SCP-3596 will activate simultaneously for 30 seconds. The television screen displays the message "Up Next: Super Justice Containment Action Squadron!". A cloud of non-toxic colored smoke will appear around SCP-3596, obstructing it from view. SCP-3596 and the current iterations of SCP-3596-2 teleport to a semi-random location in Japan, always remanifesting at an elevated position within a 7 kilometer radius from any major city. Recordings show that the objects reappear in a cloud of smoke, similarly to when disappearing. SCP-3596-2 instances will reappear wearing brightly-colored lycra bodysuits reinforced with kevlar, often decorated with patterns or other additions. SCP-3596's lid flips open, and a bolt of lightning will manifest regardless of current weather and strike the interior2, releasing a 50-meter plume of colored sparks and smoke. SCP-3596 shows no signs of damage from these events. Upon the smoke clearing, an instance of SCP-3596-1 will have manifested. The SCP-3596-1 instance will monologue for up to 40 seconds, before either attacking all present SCP-3596-2 instances or moving towards the nearest city and attempting to inflict damage to any structures found there. It is noted that no human casualties have occurred due to an instance of SCP-3596-1, usually with statistical anomalies occurring to prevent this. Within 30 minutes of the Nakajima event's beginning, the SCP-3596-1 instance will claim to have been defeated by the SCP-3596-2 instances, make threats of revenge, then demanifest in a cloud of smoke. This will occur regardless of any actions taken by SCP-3596-2 instances or outside forces. SCP-3596 will display a message on its screen stating the date of the next Nakajima event, as well as the message "Tune in next time!". SCP-3596-1 is the collective designation for any anomalous entities manifesting during a Nakajima event. SCP-3596-1 instances vary greatly in appearance, but the majority of instances are bipedal humanoids standing between 25 and 30 meters in height, with the largest instance to date measuring 36 meters tall. Many SCP-3596-1 instances wear heavily ornamented armor or masks, and wield similarly decorated weapons. SCP-3596-1 instances may have additional limbs, such as wings or tails, and in some cases multiple sets of arms. Descriptions of several SCP-3596-1 instances are included below: Designation: SCP-3596-1A Incidents On Record: Incidents N-3596-01, N-3596-14, N-3596-15, N-3596-32 Description: A bipedal humanoid standing 31 meters tall, with four arms and coarse red skin. Wears a metallic breastplate, helmet and boots, as well as oversized shoulderpads. The helmet is equipped with a visor covering the eyes and mouth, and two curling horns on either side of the head. A red X is emblazoned on the breastplate. Designation: SCP-3596-1C Incidents On Record: Incidents N-3596-04, N-3596-09, N-3596-32 Description: A bipedal humanoid standing 27 meters tall, with pale blue scales and a fish-like appearance. Flesh has a rubbery texture. Has gills on the side of the neck, and large fins placed alongside the body. Fingers and toes are webbed. Wears a long green cape with decorative spikes around the collar. Carries a 18-meter long spear, with the spearhead sculpted to resemble an anatomically incorrect fish skeleton. SCP-3596-2 is the collective designation given to a group of 3 to 6 semi-random preexisting individuals affected during a Nakajima event. These individuals must be within a 0.8 kilometer radius of SCP-3596 during the activation of the event; if not enough individuals that meet the necessary conditions are present, the radius will increase until the conditions are met, with a delay of several seconds. Different SCP-3596-2 instances have been selected for every Nakajima event to date. It has been observed that all SCP-3596-2 instances fall within at least one of the following categories: A physically fit male who was enrolled in any form of sports team between the ages of 12 to 18 A person wearing a cap backwards at the time of the Nakajima event A female with hair done in a ponytail at the time of the Nakajima event A person who wears glasses and achieved academic honors between the ages of 12 and 18 A male of African-American descent A person of Asian descent A person who bears any level of resentment for any other current SCP-3596-2 instance A dog A person who has trained in any form of martial arts between the ages of 12 and 18 A person wearing an outfit at least 60% compromised of a single primary or secondary color A sample transcript of a Nakajima event is enclosed below. + Show Document - Hide Document Incident Designation: Incident N-3596-04 SCP-3596-1 Instances: SCP-3596-1C SCP-3596-2 Instances: D-00852 Researcher Thompson Researcher Kells [BEGIN LOG] Nakajima event triggers. SCP-3596-1C manifests, and SCP-3596-2 instances are selected and subsequently teleported. Personnel remanifest on a hilltop opposing SCP-3596-1C, 5 kilometers from the town of ███████ in the Nagano prefecture. D-00852 has manifested wearing an orange bodysuit, and Researchers Thompson and Kells are wearing blue and green respectively. SCP-3596-1C: Hahaha! The ocean now walks on land! And you, Super Justice Containment Action Squadron, will never stop me, for I am Gill-Munra! The champion of the sea! Researcher Kells: Oh god, I knew I shouldn't have worn the green sweater and socks, why did it have to be me? Researcher Thompson: Dammit Kyle, pull it together. Better you than a civilian. D-00852: My, uh, my jumpsuit changed shape. Oh hey, there's a, uh, fish over there. The two researchers turn to see SCP-3596-1C. Researcher Kells screams and runs. SCP-3596-1C: Yes, run in terror! Take this! Hikō Barakūda Sutoraiku!3 SCP-3596-1C leaps forwards while extending one leg into a kick. Researcher Kells curls into a ball, presumably out of fear, and a translucent green barrier manifests in the air around him and the other SCP-3596-2 instances. The kick collides with it, and richochets off, causing SCP-3596-1C to land on a grove of trees further down the hill, destroying them. SCP-3596-1C: Curses! The Cowering Tortoise technique! No matter, for Gill-Munra is not so easily bested! Let's see you block the Sea Dragon's Breath! SCP-3596-1C takes a deep breath before shooting a stream of high-pressure water from its mouth. Researcher Thompson and D-00852 drag Researcher Kells aside and all three roll down the hill before the stream hits. Significant damage is dealt to the terrain where the water makes contact. Researcher Thompson: It's causing too much collateral damage. We're only lucky that the event triggered in an uninhabited area. Any ideas on-Kyle, get back here-Any ideas on how to stop it? We have support inbound, but it'll be a few minutes. D-00852: It's a fish, right? So, uh, can we dry it out? Researcher Thompson: If the sun hasn't done anything by now, I doubt we can pull it off with what we have here. Researcher Thompson gestures upwards towards the sun while speaking. The sunlight immediately intensifies, before a beam of light shoots downwards from the sky, hits Researcher Thompson's hand, and reflects back before hitting SCP-3596-1C, who had just moved around the hill to approach the personnel. SCP-3596-1C: Yeaargh! The Sanransu No Kansō!4 How did you figure out my weakness? You haven't seen the last of Gill-Munra! The ocean will have its revenge! SCP-3596-1C runs to a nearby pond, before jumping in and demanifesting, concluding the Nakajima event. D-00852: Huh. Is this, uh, the part where we tell kids to stay in school? [END LOG] Addendum 1: On 6/16/████, incident N-3596-32 occurred. This was the 32nd and final Nakajima event on record, with no additional Nakajima events occurring to date.5 During incident N-3596-32, all previously encountered instances of SCP-3596-1 manifested and a total of 28 personnel were selected as SCP-3596-2 instances. In addition, the event lasted for twice the normal duration at approximately 58 minutes. Transcripts of event N-3596-32 are level 3 classified. After the event's conclusion, no message appeared on SCP-3596's screen, and instead the lid unlocked and was able to be opened. Inside was found a total of six neatly folded bodysuits identical to those worn by SCP-3596-2 instances, including helmets, boots and gloves. Each bodysuit was a different color, and all had the Foundation logo emblazoned on the chest and helmet. In addition, a single photograph was included, depicting a group of Asian men smiling and laughing. Each individual wore a costume corresponding to an instance of SCP-3596-1, with the masks and/or helmets removed and usually held in the hands. On the back of the photograph a short message was written, reading: Thank you for being in our show! Super Justice Containment Action Squadron Forever! The individuals in the photograph have yet to be successfully identified. Footnotes 1. Translating into "Super Justice Containment Action Squadron!" from Japanese. 2. Due to SCP-3596 not opening under any other circumstances, the contents of SCP-3596 are currently unknown. 3. "Flying Barracuda Strike" 4. "Drying Sun-Lance" 5. Reclassification pending. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3596" by IAmTheOoga, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3596. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3597 | euclid | SCP-3597: Maladroit Author: aismallard Thanks to: wctaiwan, Rounderhouse, Ensophos [[[cliche-con-2019 ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} Item#: 3597 Level2 Containment Class: euclid Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: danger link to memo Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3597 is to be kept in its containment chamber within Provisional Site-597. Any D-class personnel assigned to the project must also be permanently relocated inside this chamber. Resident D-class may request supplies or additional personnel, provided no justification is given. Other than such requests, no people or coherent information may enter or leave the chamber. Two slats have been built into the structure which are used for delivery of food and waste. Any additional D-class must first be administered Grade-Z (permanent) dosages of Class-H and Class-I amnestics. Description: [DATA EXPUNGED] Recovery Log: Foundation AICs flagged an unusual series of civilian and police deaths linked to ███ ████████ Preschool in New York, NY. Mobile Task Force Pi-1 ("City Slickers") was sent in to investigate. Date/Time Actions Results 2018/04/11 14:21 MTF-Pi-1 arrives at the location and establishes a perimeter. They then attempt to enter the building. Members report intense migraines. Operation aborted. 2018/04/11 14:34 MTF-Pi-1 attempts to enter the building through the second story window. Members report intense migraines and nosebleeds. Operation aborted. 2018/04/11 15:55 MTF-Pi-1 attempts to enter the building, equipped with gas masks. Members report intense migraines and blood loss. Two members expire.1 Operation aborted. 2018/04/11 16:23 MTF-Pi-1 attempts to enter the building while blindfolded. Members successfully gain access. Three members report tinnitus, one member hospitalized. 2018/04/11 16:26 MTF-Pi-1 attempts to explore the building, still blindfolded. Members report intense migraines, severe tinnitus, and blood loss. Two members expire, one self-terminates. Operation aborted. As the existence of a visual cognitohazard was suspected, Mobile Task Force Pi-1 was recalled and Mobile Task Force Eta-10 ("See No Evil") was deployed. All windows and other openings were boarded up. Date/Time Actions Results 2018/04/11 18:12 MTF-Eta-10 is briefed on previous recovery attempts. Task force devises several plans for locating the anomaly. Members report minor head pain. 2018/04/11 18:15 MTF-Eta-10 attempts to enter the building. Note that members are blind. Members report intense migraines and blood loss. One member hospitalized. Operation aborted. 2018/04/11 18:28 MTF-Eta-10 consumes Class-A amnestics and attempts to enter the building. Members successfully gain access. Four members report minor head pain. 2018/04/11 18:41 MTF-Eta-10 attempts to explore the building. Unattended toddler discovered in play area.2 2018/04/11 18:52 MTF-Eta-10 exits the building. After being equipped with external oxygen supplies and ear protection, they re-enter the building. Members report minor head pain. 2018/04/11 19:04 MTF-Eta-10 attempts to explore the building. Three members report head pain, two report nausea. 2018/04/11 19:13 MTF-Eta-10 arrives in the kitchen. Three members expire, remaining members are in critical condition. Operation aborted. External staff attempted to question the recovered toddler. The child was unaware that the preschool had no other living people. When asked about the behavior of preschool caretakers, the child began crying and bleeding profusely. Some staff present experienced nausea and blood loss. Medical staff administered Class-A amnestics and hospitalized those affected. Command authorized the use of D-class personnel to contain the anomaly. All personnel were given sensory deprivation helmets with an external oxygen supply. Because of suspected anomalous effects, personnel were not briefed. Date/Time Actions Results 2018/04/11 19:29 D-87624 enters the building. D-87624 reports entering the kitchen. They have only minor tinnitus. 2018/04/11 19:34 D-87624 exits the building. D-87624 and D-11560 are equipped with plywood and wood glue, and then enter the building. Command instructs them to build a container. D-class personnel enter the kitchen. They report successfully marking out an area for the container, but also complain of haziness and lack of focus. 2018/04/11 19:48 D-36710, who has past construction experience, enters the building with additional supplies. They repeatedly attempt to assist, but say "[their] mind feels like it's full of cotton". No construction progress. 2018/04/11 20:17 D-09714 enters the building. Due to interaction with SCP-████ they have minimal sensitivity in their limbs and frequently lose awareness of them. D-09714 is equipped with a flamethrower and instructed to incinerate any cadavers. D-09714 reports success and noted an intuitive understanding of their surroundings despite the helmet. 2018/04/11 20:34 D-09714 exits the building following cleanup. They are [DATA EXPUNGED]. Two staff members expire, five are hospitalized. Security personnel terminate D-09714 and incinerate the remains. 2018/04/11 21:18 D-22809 enters the building. Their file notes they were previously an entertainer, and are generally regarded as affable. Personnel report that D-22809 is hurting morale. However, personnel also report D-22809 has been successful in constructing two container walls. 2018/04/11 21:32 D-57702 is administered Class-I amnestics, equipped with thick mittens and given 80 cm stilt shoes,3 and enters the building. They have prior brain damage. Despite difficulties entering the building, D-57702 reports clarity of mind while working on the task and claims to be very productive. 2018/04/11 22:50 Personnel request several items. D-41562 is administered 50mg Class-I amnestics and sent into the building with the requested supplies. Apparently making use of said materials, D-11560 reports that preliminary containment had been achieved. The building was condemned by agents within the NYC Department of Buildings and was rebuilt as Provisional Site-597. During this process a standard humanoid containment chamber was built around the former kitchen area. The site was then acquired by Foundation front company Sunny Childcare and Preschool. The special containment procedures were formalized, and Dr. Archibald declared SCP-3597 contained. Afterwords, all personnel not inside the containment chamber were amnesticized and transferred to different projects. Guards with no knowledge of SCP-3597 except for its containment procedures were stationed within Provisional Site-597. To date there have been no breaches. Footnotes 1. Both coroners who attempted autopsies suffered from internal hemorrhaging before being able to communicate cause of death. No further autopsies have been attempted. 2. Upon examination, child appeared to be in normal condition. However, medical staff complained of head pain. 3. D-57702 has no previous experience using stilt shoes. 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SCP-3598 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3598 Special Containment Procedures: The entrance to Bishop's Glen Memorial Park has been moved to the southern end of the park. Foundation agents under the guise of park rangers are to detain any person(s) attempting to enter the park outside of the southern public entrance. All materials recovered from SCP-3598 are to be stored in biological containment units. Description: SCP-3598 is an extra-dimensional location accessible from Bishop's Glen Memorial Park, Columbiana County, Ohio. SCP-3598 is visually and geographically identical to Bishop's Glen and its surroundings, though SCP-3598 is observed to exist in a state of perpetual autumn. Although the area outside SCP-3598 is also visible, attempting to exit the confines of the park will cause the individual to leave SCP-3598. SCP-3598 appears to overlap with Bishop's Glen; those exiting SCP-3598 in a particular location will find themselves in the equivalent area outside Bishop's Glen. SCP-3598 is only accessible under certain conditions. If these conditions are not met in order, entry to SCP-3598 is impossible. The individual must enter Bishop's Glen from geographic north. The individual must then walk for at least thirty continuous minutes within the park; direction is irrelevant. Moving faster than what would commonly be considered "walking" will upset the required conditions. After thirty minutes have passed, the individual must make their way to the creek located in the south-east portion of the park. At this point, running or sprinting will meet the required conditions. Climbing down to the creek bed from any point will place the individual within SCP-3598. Displacement is instantaneous. SCP-3598 was discovered by the Foundation after an anonymous letter was received by the Columbiana County Sheriff's Office detailing how to find and enter SCP-3598. Foundation assets within the office were alerted, and instituted a cover-up. Investigation into the source of the letter is ongoing. Addendum: + Physical Evidence-3598 - Accessed Transcription Dear/to whom this may concern, You don't know who I am. I made it that way. You've been looking for quite a while. I'm going to give them to you. 1.) Go to Bishop's Glen Memorial Park. Go in from the top/north. 2.) Walk around a bit 30 mintuse[sic] a half hour will d[sic]. DO NOT RUN!!!!!! 3.) Go to the creek at the south-east You can run now. They did too. 4.) Go down into the creek. You should be there now. Just look around for a bit. I'm sure you can find them now. If you want to leave, just go outside. I wouldn't stay long, something feels wrong now. I have/want to show off. Let's keep this our little secret, ok? From, You don't know who I am. But you will Addendum: Foundation researchers were able to retrieve several objects from within SCP-3598: Multiple gum wrappers (mint) Several copies of different pornographic magazines 127.25 USD 1 portable Bunsen burner 14 human corpses |
SCP-3599 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3599 Special Containment Procedures: Microsite-6117 is to be established in Detroit, Michigan and staffed according to NHLR1 guidelines. MS-6117 is to be additionally staffed with a contingent of C-Class personnel trained in hazardous industrial environments, who are to work 12 hour shifts within SCP-3599 on a schedule organized to ensure each SCP-3599-1 terminal is used exactly once per day. Under no circumstances are C-Class personnel to disclose information about Earth, the Foundation, or humanity in general to any other lifeforms within SCP-3599. Detailed observational reports are to be submitted after each shift. Access to SCP-3599-1 terminals is to be restricted by unobtrusive means. The optimal containment method is construction of a discrete concrete structure; chain fences and metal gates are acceptable alternatives. Small standing structures found to contain instances of SCP-3599-1 should be purchased immediately with MS-6117 discretionary funds. One guard should be stationed at each SCP-3599-1 terminal in a disguise suitable to the surrounding environment. SCP-3599-1 terminals in locations that unduly complicate containment2 are to be denied use for a period of five consecutive days or destroyed under the pretense of construction work. After this period, all available MS-6117 resources are to be tasked with searching the surrounding 10 km2 region for the replacement SCP-3599-1 terminal. Access to citywide surveillance devices is to be allowed for this purpose through the US-ITAP initiative. Deactivated terminals are to be dismantled and transferred to Site-64 for storage. Description: SCP-3599 is an orbital manufacturing complex located 16 light-years from Earth. The workforce of SCP-3599 is comprised of human and alien lifeforms transported to it by anomalous means. These workers organize themselves and labor at assembly lines in 12-hour shifts. A small percentage of the workforce act as supervisors and refer vaguely to another level of management (the "Foreman.") SCP-3599 is an unsafe work environment according to OSHA standards, and untrained laborers experience a fatality rate of approximately 30%. Affected individuals have reported difficulty formulating complex thoughts or remembering mission taskings while in close proximity to the assembly lines. The final product of the manufacturing process has yet to be identified, but is known to contain electrical circuitry, biological components, and complex lens arrays. SCP-3599-1 is the collective designation of terminals used to access to SCP-3599. All known instances of SCP-3599-1 are currently located in the city of Detroit, Michigan, typically in alleys, basements, or other secluded areas. SCP-3599-1 instances resemble early 20th-century punch clocks, consisting of two wooden card racks, an analog clock, and a punching mechanism. A sign is posted over each terminal stating "A star shines. A worker works." Terminals that go unused for five days or suffer irreparable damage cease to function as SCP-3599 instances and are replaced by a new terminal within 10 km2. The process by which new terminals are generated remains unknown. When an individual clocks in3 at an SCP-3599-1 terminal, the nearest doorway is converted into a portal leading to SCP-3599 for approximately 40 seconds. Any individual who clocks in at an SCP-3599-1 terminal will become convinced they have acquired a desirable job. These workers perform with above-average enthusiasm, but can be motivated to resign through conventional means without causing distress above normal levels (higher levels have been observed in repeat workers.) At the conclusion of a shift, SCP-3599-1 terminals dispense payment at the rate of $5.35 per hour. 86% of first-time workers have expressed a desire to return for at least one additional shift despite poor conditions and sub-standard pay. SCP-3599 workers do not recognize their experience as being out of the ordinary under any circumstances. SCP-3599-2 is the F-type hypergiant star positioned at one foci of SCP-3599's orbit. Neuroimaging of repeat workers has revealed unusually high levels of activity in the amygdala and hindbrain region when discussing SCP-3599-2. The nature of this reaction is unknown, and individuals who experience it do not deviate significantly from baselines under standard testing procedures. Addendum 3599-A (C-Class Exit Interview): [OPEN ADDENDUM.] [CLOSE ADDENDUM.] Prepared by the Administrative Department Subject: Micro-Site 6117 Exit Interview Interviewed: Jonas Murkowski, Skilled Maintenance (C-Class) Interviewer: Dr. Kim Antoche, MS-6117 Senior Researcher Foreword: Exit interview of Jonas Murkowski, who worked as a member of the SCP-3599 labor contingent for three years. In this time, he passed all regular physical and mental fitness tests and performed beyond expectations in the field. Immediate reassignment was requested due to familial difficulties. Dr. Antoche: No need to look so nervous, Jonas. It's just a formality. I've already passed on your transfer request with my recommendation, and the security chief's, and your supervisor's. Really, you could have asked for reassignment any time with your record. J. Murkowski: I just didn't want to let the rest of the team down, ma'am. Dr. Antoche: No need to worry about us. We'll manage. J. Murkowski: Good, good. It's just… Dr. Antoche: Just? J. Murkowski: I'm worried about my other job, ma'am. It's bad form to quit without a word. My grandpa was always furious about that, back at the mill. And the Foreman? His temper's worse than my grandpa's. Worse by far. Dr. Antoche: There's not much we can do about that, I'm afraid. You know the regulations. J. Murkowski: The Foreman's been awfully good to us, is all. Never said an unkind word we didn't deserve, always let us out a few minutes early when we were ahead of schedule, that sort of thing. Feels a bit cruel to leave him out in the lurch just a few days before we're supposed to finish production. Dr. Antoche: Production is ending soon? I haven't heard anything about that. J. Murkowski: The Foreman had us sign a contract, all us regulars. Non-disclosure. He's always going on about how these goods are going to make a big bang on the trading floor. And if I went and spoiled that? Well, I'd rather not think about that. Not one bit. I probably shouldn't even have told you now. If he finds out… 12 seconds of silence. Dr. Antoche: Well, I couldn't possibly ask you to violate your contract any further. I hope you enjoy your next position, Jonas. J. Murkowski: Thank you, ma'am. Closing Statement: Under the direction of Dr. Antoche, Jonas Murkowski was transferred to Site-75 for interrogation, where he proved unwilling to discuss SCP-3599 production or "the Foreman." Addendum 3599-B (Incident Review): [OPEN ADDENDUM.] [CLOSE ADDENDUM.] Further review of MS-6117 personnel revealed 23 individuals who had similarly withheld information in their regular observation reports. Over the course of their interrogations, eleven affected personnel suffered hemorrhagic strokes while attempting to describe the "Foreman." Frequently used terms in these descriptions include: Imposing (8 cases,) bright (10 cases,) sleepless (11 cases,) massive (13 cases,) unyielding (17 cases,) and radiant (23 cases.) Preparations for anomalous activity associated with the SCP-3599 product launch are ongoing. Footnotes 1. Non-Hostile, Low Risk 2. As defined by current MS-6117 OPCOM 3. Taking a card from the left rack, punching it, placing it in the matching spot on the right rack. |
SCP-3600 | thaumiel | Documenting Doomsday Nonhazardous sample of Trilisect-A created by Dr R████ during testing. 76% accurate as determined by AOCRS. Item # : SCP-3600 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3600 is an Epsilon Class Cognitohazard, and should not be directly viewed by Foundation personnel under any circumstances. Suspected or unconfirmed instances of SCP-3600 are not to be viewed until proper testing can be performed to determine their status. SCP-3600 can be temporarily contained by covering it in an opaque material until proper containment can be established. Limited exposure of D-Class personnel to SCP-3600 is permitted for testing purposes with approval from the Site Director. No personnel should be exposed to more than 3 characters of SCP-3600 during these tests, unless occurring as a part of Project Theia. SCP-3600-1 is to be stored in a custom-fitted steel case, sealed via welding to ensure it cannot be accessed. Any suspected or confirmed instances of SCP-3600-2 are to be recovered pending analysis, and then either destroyed or contained as appropriate. Description: SCP-3600 is a previously undocumented language, believed to originate in Mesopotamia, circa 3000BC, that when accurately rendered on a static surface produces a cognitohazardous effect. The language, designated Trilisect-A, superficially resembles Cuneiform, though with significantly more variety and complexity. SCP-3600-1 is a stone tablet measuring 3.7m x 1.8m x 0.25m, containing over 10,000 unique individual characters of SCP-3600 on its "front" face. When viewed directly by a conscious, sapient entity, SCP-3600 transfers to the viewer a detailed knowledge of potential K-Class scenarios. The viewer will become aware of this knowledge over the course of approximately 48 hours. Each individual character in SCP-3600 imparts knowledge of a single scenario, though this effect has been shown to be multiplicative; if an individual is exposed to multiple characters, the number of scenarios of which they have knowledge will be greater than the number of characters they have seen. In order to count as an instance of SCP-3600 and thus possess cognitohazardous properties, a character must match the original (as seen on SCP-3600-1) with an accuracy of at least 91%, as determined by the Advanced Optical Character Recognition System (AOCRS). Characters below 91% accuracy will possess no anomalous properties. Additionally, digital photographs and video recordings of SCP-3600 have been determined to be safe for viewing. Scenarios imparted by SCP-3600 range from the natural or man-made (asteroid impacts, nuclear war, global pandemics, etc.) to the anomalous, with these scenarios typically being the result of a failure to contain (or the improper handling of) anomalous phenomena. Along with the knowledge of the scenario itself, viewers of SCP-3600 also gain any knowledge that would be required to bring that scenario to actuality. Knowledge gained from SCP-3600 typically manifests as the ability to construct anomalous devices possessing the required functionality to trigger the specific scenario. Devices constructed in this way are designated SCP-3600-2. In cases where an SCP object is involved they might instead gain an awareness of how to breach containment on the object or, in cases of currently uncontained anomalies, where that object might be found. If the scenario can be brought about without the use of anomalous technology, knowledge of how to use available resources to create mundane technology is granted.1 For a list of recovered SCP-3600-2 instances, see attached document 3600-2 Recovery Log. Incident Report 3600-01: On ██/██/201█, Senior Researcher Dr R████ was inadvertently exposed to 27 characters of SCP-3600 while performing tests to determine if cognitohazardous effects could be produced by mechanical replication of SCP-3600. Six hours after this exposure, he entered a coma-like state and remained non-responsive for 86 hours. Following a mandatory four week evaluation period, during which time Dr R████ provided documentation on 37 different K-Class scenarios, he was allowed to return to active duty. + SCP-3600 Experiment Notes - SCP-3600 Experiment Notes Summary of informationally relevant tests involving SCP-3600. All SCP-3600 characters involved in tests confirmed to be cognitohazardous beforehand unless otherwise noted. For a full log contact the Senior Researcher. Experiment 005 Subject: D-5674-3 Test: Exposure to 3600-72-K2 Result: D-5674-3 provided detailed knowledge on an anomalous plant species that consumes oxygen and produces carbon dioxide which would rapidly spread across the Earth, quickly out-competing most extant plant species and resulting in the removal of oxygen from Earth's atmosphere, triggering an RK-Class restructuring scenario. According to D-5674-3 the anomalous plant species can easily be created by [DATA EXPUNGED] Experiment 006 Subject: D-5674-3 Test: Exposure to 3600-102-B1 Result: D-5674-3 gained detailed knowledge on the progress and long-term effects of a nuclear-war induced Nuclear Winter scenario. Additionally, he was able to provide detailed designs for 3 different types of nuclear device of which one was a previously unconsidered design estimated to have an explosive yield of ███Mt. Notes: D-5674-3 possesses an education level analogous to that of an American high school graduate. Supplied plans for the aforementioned devices suggest a education equivalent to advanced degrees in physics, chemistry, and mechanical engineering. Experiment 007 Subject: D-5674-3 Test: Exposure to 3600-14-X1 Result: After 48 hours, D-5674-3 possessed knowledge of 3 additional scenarios: An XK-Class end-of-the-world scenario triggered by the impact of asteroid ███-█ with the Earth, along with details for the construction of a device he described as a "Gravity Lance", which would pull the asteroid into Earth's orbital path. An NK-Class self-replicating material scenario caused by the uncontrolled release of SCP-███. Additionally, he claimed to have knowledge of how to break SCP-███ out of its containment in Site-██ as well as a method by which SCP-███'s effects could be duplicated. A CK-Class restructuring scenario that would result in every civilisation that emerged outside of the African continent prior to 1801 being erased from history. Information supplied by D-5674-3 resulted [DATA EXPUNGED], which has now been contained as SCP-████. Notes: D-5674-3 is currently working with Foundation scientists on a modified version of his proposed "Gravity Lance", for potential use in deflecting Earth-hazardous asteroids. Experiment 015 Subject: D-7466-7 Test: Exposure to a random selection of 50 SCP-3600 characters. Result: D-7466-7 immediately began seizing, and soon after entered a coma-like state. MRI scans show significant neurological trauma. D-7466-7 did not recover and was terminated after 2 months of observation. Experiment 017 Subject: D-6752-1 Test: Exposure to a random selection of 50 SCP-3600 characters, one per day, over the course of 50 days. Result: Following the third day, D-6752-1 reported an awareness of an exponentially increasing number of scenarios. D-6752-1 began to display signs of depression following the 11th exposure. After the 22nd exposure, suggestions of a desire to construct an instance of SCP-3600-2 were noted by research staff. Following exposure of the 35th character in the test set, D-6752-1 displayed signs of significant mental degradation and, following exposure to the 40th character, entered a catatonic state in which she recited details on various scenarios in a monotone voice without pause for 325 hours, before expiring from exhaustion. Experiment 027 Subject: D-3453-9 Test: Exposure to 3600-81-C3, with intention to allow partial construction of any anomalous technology. Result: See Recovery Log entry SCP-3600-2-B Experiment 037 Subject: D-5768-4 Test: Exposure to 3600-1-A1 through 3600-20-A1 sequentially, with 2 days between each exposure. Result: Following exposure to 3600-15-A1, D-5768-4 began to show symptoms of anxiety and depression. He claimed to have knowledge of 68 separate K-Class scenarios. Following the conclusion of the test, D-5768-4 claimed knowledge of 93 separate K-Class scenarios, and was additionally showing symptoms of emotional detachment and disassociation. Addendum: 2 weeks after the conclusion of Experiment 037, D-5768-4 was caught attempting to steal a quartz crystal, used as a paper weight, from the office of █████ ███████. A search of his cell revealed multiple stolen items to which D-5768-4 later confessed were to be components in an instance of SCP-3600-2. Based on his description it is unlikely that he would have been able to complete the device with the resources available to him. A restriction on the number of characters a single individual can be exposed to has been implemented. Update: Results submitted to Project Theia. - SCP-3600 Experiment Notes Discovery Notes SCP-3600 was discovered during an archaeological dig ██km outside of ████. The Foundation became aware of SCP-3600 after the loss of contact with the archaeological team and subsequent civilian investigation; of the 14 original team members, 11 were dead,2 two were in a coma and severely dehydrated, and one was missing. A further █ Foundation personnel were lost as casualties before the nature of SCP-3600 became known. The missing team member from the dig was tracked and found six weeks later, along with a partially constructed instance of SCP-3600-2.3 He was terminated by Foundation personnel when he became violent during apprehension. Archaeological digs in sites potentially pertaining to ████████ culture are to be monitored by Foundation assets for potential instances of SCP-3600-1. Addendum: 6 months following Incident 3600-01, Senior Researcher R████ was apprehended trying to remove SCP-████ from containment. An investigation revealed a warehouse rented by Dr R████ under a pseudonym in which a large, complex device was found.4 Psychological analysis of Dr R████ revealed signs of severe depression and disassociation, which failed to show up in post-incident checkups. See Interview Transcript 04353-A for Interview and Incident 3600-02 transcript. + Interview Transcript 04353-A - Interview Transcript 04353-A Date: November ██, 201█ Interviewee: Former Researcher Dr ████████ R████ Interviewer: Site Director ████ C█████████ [BEGIN LOG] Director C█████████: Tell me about the device, ████████. Why… why would you build something like that? Dr R████: What do you want me to say, ████? That I did it for the good of the Foundation? Scientific curiosity, that I was compelled? Director C█████████: Come on, R████! You know what happens next! Ten minutes from now they're going to stick you in a box and you'll probably never see the outside of it again! I just… I need to know why. Dr R████: Why? You know the kinds of shit we deal with every day. The things we've seen, the things we've supposedly contained, they don't even scratch the surface! Do you know how many of these… these… these K-Class scenarios I've got in my head? Dozens, maybe hundreds! Director C█████████: Why didn't you say something? We could have helped you. Dr R████ laughs sharply Dr R████: How? The amnestics didn't work. And that's basically the only tool we have here isn't it. Lock it up or make everyone forget it was there in the first place. The Foundation, the grand arbiters of what should and shouldn't be known. Director C█████████: We keep people safe, dammit! You know that! You used to believe that! Dr R████ speaks quietly. Dr R████: Now I know better… Dr R████: Do you know how many of these scenarios will trigger, within a year, if we just wait? No fancy devices, no breached containment. We just sit here and the end will come. And when it does, you'll wish you'd let me finish that thing! I bet you've already got it locked up in some room downstairs, desperately trying to work out what it does. Who's working on it? █████████, █████? The world will have ended three times over before they learn anything. Director C█████████: My God, ████████, have you lost your mind?! The reason we do what we do, the reason the Foundation exists is to stop the things you're describing! The world continues because we don't just sit here and wait! Tell us what these things are, and we'll stop them! Dr R████: You can't stop what's coming. Not all of it. And when it happens, in those last moments, you'll understand why I built the device. It would have been quick, painless. What's coming won't be. Dr R████ pauses briefly, and sighs. Dr R████: I didn't want to have to do it this way. It's not as clean or simple as I would have liked. But you've left me little choice. I'm sorry, ████. Director C█████████: What? What are you ta- Dr R████ stands up. [WARNING, ACTIVE MEMETIC HAZARD DETECTED. PURGING AFFECTED CONTENT] Director C█████████ collapses to the ground and begins seizing. Dr R████: This won't be pretty. Certainly not for anyone nearby. But it will get the job done, and it's still better than the alternatives. Dr R████ takes a pen from Director C█████████'s jacket and begins forcefully scoring symbols into the skin of the Director's arm. A few seconds later the door is kicked open by response teams. Agent ██████: Stop what you're doing! Down the grou- [WARNING, ACTIVE MEMETIC HAZARD DETECTED. PURGING AFFECTED CONTENT] Response team members collapse and begin seizing. Dr R████ is silent for the remainder of the log, while he continues to mark symbols on various parts of Director C█████████'s body. 47 seconds later an incendiary device can be seen rolling through the door. Recording equipment is destroyed. [END LOG] Director C█████████ and Dr R████ were both pronounced dead following the incident. Research into the origin of the memetic agent used by Dr R████ is ongoing. The symbols being carved into the Directors skin were consistent with those found on SCP-███. Effects of inscribing them onto the skin of a living subject is unknown. Research ongoing. Following this incident all subjects exposed to SCP-3600 for tests, including those conducted as part of Project Theia, are to remain in Class 3 memetic quarantine until the nature of the knowledge granted to them can be confirmed to contain no memetic, infohazardous or cognitohazard dangers. - Interview Transcript 04353-A + Access Project Theia Brief - Close Project Theia Brief Project Theia Foreword Following the incidents involving Former Researcher Dr ████████ R████ and after analysing the data acquired from test subjects after exposure to SCP-3600, it has been decided by the O5 Council that the value of the information that can be extracted from 3600 far outweighs the risk associated with the process. To that end, Project Theia has been formed with the following goals: To document individually each scenario of which exposure to SCP-3600 confers knowledge. To map each scenario to its corresponding character or characters in SCP-3600. To research the origins of SCP-3600 and SCP-3600-1 in an attempt to determine if more examples of SCP-3600 exist undiscovered. This will undoubtedly take time; conservative estimates based on the multiplicative nature of SCP-3600 exposure put the number of potential scenarios to be documented in the millions. By necessity, progress will be slow. But the information to be gained here may mean the difference between the continuation of human life and the extinction of everything we strive to protect. - O5-4 Test Brief As documented in early test cases and Incident 3600-01, there are certain risks associated with SCP-3600 exposure. In order to mitigate those risks, the following restrictions are placed on subjects being exposed to SCP-3600. Under no circumstances are test subjects to be exposed to more than 25 individual characters of SCP-3600, until such time as the risk of severe neurological trauma and significant psychological issues can be mitigated or avoided entirely. No test subject shall be exposed to more than one character of SCP-3600 per week, and not until all scenarios of which they currently have knowledge have been documented. Following the 10th exposure (and completion of subsequent documentation), test subjects may request to be transferred out of Project Theia. Those wishing to continue their participation in the project must submit to rigorous psychological analysis following each exposure to in order to screen for potential psychological issues that might arise as a result. Additionally, the time between each exposure is increased to a minimum of 2 weeks. Should a test subject begin displaying any psychological changes as a result of SCP-3600 exposure, or should they reach the allotted limit of 25 exposures, they are to be transferred out of Project Theia following the completion of relevant documentation. These steps are intended to reduce the risk of neurological trauma to subjects, and to prevent any significant personality changes in subjects that might cause them to try and put their acquired knowledge to use. To that end, the following restrictions are additionally placed upon potential test subjects: The subject must have no history of significantly traumatic events, and must display no signs of depression, suicidal ideation, sociopathy, psychopathy, or any other psychological condition that might disqualify them from participation as determined by Project Theia psychologists. The subject must possess a level of education no higher than that of a typical graduate of the American high school system. The subject must score at least an 8.5 on the Reinmann-Klashkoff Emotional Stability Test. Foundation personnel are automatically disqualified at this time. Due to the obvious limitations imposed by these restrictions on the number of viable candidates to be found within the D-Class personnel pool, proposals for subjects from alternate sources are currently being considered. Progress Report As of ██/██/201█, individual exposure of 2.7% of the characters on SCP-3600-1 has been completed. When factoring in Compound Scenarios,5 Project Theia has documented over 5,000 potential K-Class scenarios. In addition, information provided by Project Theia has resulted in the containment of █ SCP objects, and the development of █ new pieces of technology currently being tested for potential defensive use. Further access restricted. For full access to Project Theia documentation, please contact your Site Administrator. + SCP-3600-2 Recovery Log - SCP-3600-2 Recovery Log To date, the construction of 3 instances of SCP-3600-2 have been documented. SCP-3600-2-A: Recovered ██/██/200█ Design Notes: Four identical devices in similar stages of construction designed to accept large amounts of input material, connected to large chimney structures, and one device superficially resembling a jet engine oriented with its exhaust pointed upwards. Functionality: The four devices with chimneys, through an anomalous process currently under investigation, are able to break down input material and convert it into a currently unidentified gaseous substance which is then vented into the atmosphere. The turbine-like device appears to be some form of plasma generator designed to fire a continuous stream of plasma into the atmosphere. It is theorised that activating the turbine would cause significant damage to itself and the surrounding area, meaning its operation time would be short. Notes: Testing of the gaseous substance revealed it to be highly explosive when exposed to high-energy plasma particles, though it showed no reaction when in contact with flame or electrical charges. It is theorised that if enough of the gas was pumped into the atmosphere6 the plasma from the turbine would be sufficient to cause a chain reaction, functionally igniting the atmosphere of the planet and resulting in an XK-Class end-of-the-world scenario. Current Status: Disassembled. Parts stored in the Secure Containment Vault at Site-██ pending further analysis of anomalous properties. SCP-3600-2-B: Constructed in Foundation custody. Design Notes: 12 interlocking rings assembled in an 8-meter diameter spherical formation, connected to a mechanical system designed to allow each ring to rotate freely on each axis. A number of similar electronic components attached at various points around each ring. Functionality: Based on the design and description of intended effect, this is an apparent attempt to recreate SCP-319. Notes: Construction and subsequent activation of this device would have resulted in a ZK-Class reality failure scenario, assuming it functioned as intended. Of note is that D-3453-9 made no mention of the anomalous mineral samples found in SCP-319 at any point during construction. Status: Disassembled. Parts sent to Site-319 for analysis. SCP-3600-2-C: Recovered ██/██/201█ Design Notes: A highly complex device combining a variety of purely theoretical and previously unknown technologies. Operation and functionality impossible to determine from visual analysis alone. Functionality: Apparently designed to neutralise, invert, or otherwise interfere with the force of gravity on a per-atom basis throughout local space, to an estimated range of 1.6AU. Notes: All knowledge on the functionality of SCP-3600-2-C was gained from logs and documents recovered from the scene. Unable to theorise on the exact results of activating the device, though it would almost certainly end in a CK-Class restructuring of reality in which the Earth and the Sun no longer exist as physical objects. Of particular concern is that the device was apparently complete at the time of recovery, with the exception of an empty slot obviously designed to contain SCP-████. Status: Disassembled piece by piece and documented over the course of 2 years. Each piece individually destroyed. - SCP-3600-2 Recovery Log Footnotes 1. While these devices are not afforded an SCP designation, they should be contained and then dismantled appropriately. 2. Cause of death determined to be severe and extensive neurological damage. 3. See Recovery Log entry SCP-3600-2-A for details. 4. See Recovery Log entry SCP-3600-2-C for details. 5. Project Theia designation for knowledge of scenarios that result from exposure to combinations of SCP-3600 characters. 6. Current estimates show that all 4 devices running for approximately 13 days at maximum output would create a sufficient amount of the gas |
SCP-3601 | neutralized | An example of a document preserved after an SCP-3601-related reality restructuring event. Item #: SCP-3601 Special Containment Procedures: As of 01/05/2016, after SCP-3601 failed to go through an 3601-event for two consecutive cycles, SCP-3601 is considered neutralized. In January of each even-numbered year, automatic monitoring of the internet for any SCP-3601-related advertising should take place. MTF-Alpha-4 (“Pony Express”) is to intercept any mail or packages addressed to Nueva Hermosillo Public Library, 3600 Central Ave, Nueva Hermosillo, New Mexico. Archived Special Containment Procedures: (void as of 01/05/2016) From January to March of each even-numbered year, during SCP-3601 active phases, MTF-Alpha-4 should be dispensed to intercept all mail sent to Nueva Hermosillo Public Library, 3600 Central Ave, Nueva Hermosillo, New Mexico. Selected Foundation personnel with writing experience, particularly in historical or creative writing, are required to send in entries in response to one of the approved prompts (see Addendum 3601-1). As there is no way to prevent SCP-3601 events, efforts should be focused on reduction and mitigation. Submitted entries should focus on maintaining a similar history while upholding quality of writing. Changes made should be purely cosmetic or inconsequential, and history described ought to adhere to known history as closely as possible. Overnight on the last night of February of each even year, resources should focus on preservation of Foundation documents. Scranton Reality Anchors and any other future ontological stability technology should be activated around any file or record storage. Standard reality stability procedures for essential personnel should also be implemented on this date. Description: (considered void as of 01/05/2016) SCP-3601 is an anomalous creative writing contest. Every two years on January 1st, advertisements, most found online in creative writing communities, will be released. These call for entries into an “Alternate History Writing Contest,” promising prizes in varying amounts of US dollars. The theme of the contest is always “United States History, Post 1970” and the advertisements will always imply or advertise the “grand opening” or first year of the competition. Participants are asked to mail their entries to a public library in Nueva Hermosillo, a New Mexico city which had not been found to exist. Tracking of letters sent has given no conclusive results. However, it has been proven possible to intercept the letters. The deadline for entry is always listed as March 1st. On the last night of February of each year when the contest is held, a CK-class reality restructuring event will occur. Changes as described in the winning entry will become reality. These changes are not fully comprehensive, and will leave traces of the original past, which include printed documents, files, photos, and art pieces. SRAs and similar technology have been useful in preserving documents. Those who submit winning entries will generally have a sense that history is incorrect. In two separate instances, winners retained full memories of the histories they erased. A website, labelled “Nueva Hermosillo Public Library,”1 will be created. The site will always appear on 12:07 PM MST, January 1st. During competition, it will display the theme of the contest and the address to which entries are sent. At the conclusion of the competition, it will announce the winners, and promise to post the winning entry. Afterwards, it will be taken down at 8:32 PM, with no entries posted. No clear pattern is known to the choice of winners, but based on previous winners, it is presumed that winners are chosen based on quality of writing rather than the exact nature of the changes they describe. Addendum 3601-1: Approved Prompts While containment was relevant, personnel referenced a list of approved prompts, which listed entry themes deemed acceptable for submission. These are cataloged below. Display Acceptable Themes – hide block What if Barney, George W. Bush’s dog, was an Airedale Terrier rather than a Scottish Terrier? What if Bill Clinton wore his hair long? What if Ronald Reagan’s son, Ron Reagan, went by “Ronnie” instead? What if the Hubble Space Telescope was launched 12 seconds earlier? Addendum 3601-2: Recovered Documents Advertisements, Showing Regular Variances – hide block From 01/01/2004 Want to try your hand at writing history? Enter the First Nuevo Hermosillo Alternate Biennial History Contest and get the chance to win prizes, too! The best entry takes $500! Our theme for this time is American History, 1970 onwards! Ask yourself, “what if?” Click on this hyperlink to find out more! From 01/01/2006 Want to try your hand at writing history? Enter the First Nuevo Hermosillo Alternate Biennial History Contest and get the chance to win prizes, too! The best entry takes $1000! Our theme for this time is recent American History! 8) Write about presidents, wars, or even inventions! Ask yourself, “what if?” Click on this hyperlink to find out more! From 01/01/2014 Want to try your hand at writing history? Enter the First Nuevo Hermosillo Alternate Biennial History Contest and get the chance to win prizes, too! The best entry takes $3000! Ask yourself, “what if?” Our theme for this time is American History, 1970 to now! May the odds be ever in your favour, and the best entry win! Click here to find out more! Addendum 3601-3: Containment History 01/01/2006: First Foundation interference. Proposal: Senior Researcher Harrison Monroe proposes the Foundation intercept all contest entries sent by mail. Results: Failure. CK-class reality restructuring event occurs. Attached document: 03/01/2006, posted on kewlcontest.net, Unfortunately, we haven’t received many entries this year. Still, we persevered, and Jonathan, our intern, spread the news around his college! We’re proud to announce our winner to be Abigail Grothaus with her entry “What if Reagan survived his 1981 assassination?” Be on the lookout, we’ll have it up and posted soon! Notes: Recovered documents, including Reagan's 1981 autopsy, obituary, and records of succession; records from the George H. W. Bush administration (now lasting 1981 to impeachment in 1994); and records from the Perot administration, are available upon request. 01/01/2008 Proposal: Dr. Rebecca Schlesinger proposes the Foundation send in attempts at communication. Results: No result. Proposal: Dr. Anna Mitchell proposes the Foundation attempt to preserve documents by utilizing SRA technology. Results: Success. 86% of Foundation documents remain unchanged after 2008 reality restructuring event. 01/01/2010 Proposal: Dr. Rebecca Schlesinger proposes Foundation send in entries. Results: Success. Researcher Prasad’s entry, “What if the Triangle Fire started thirty seconds later?” is the winner. Method of containment is developed. 01/01/2012 Incident 3601-1. Presumed to be cause of neutralization. Addendum 3601-4: Interview Interviewed: Victor George, the writer of the 2004 winning entry. George claimed to remember everything from before he had made the changes. Interviewer: Dr. Schlesinger. Foreword: Interview taken 05/07/2005, after the Foundation became aware of the anomaly. <Begin Log> Schlesinger: Morning, Mr. George. I’m here to talk to you today about a writing contest you participated in about a year ago. George: Yeah, I figured. With the way you guys were talking… Figured you’ve got to be trying to fix this. For what it’s worth, I’m sorry. I didn’t know. Schlesinger: Fine. Er, I mean, it’s fine. I’d like to know how much you understand what your entry had done. How did you find out? George: Well, I woke up that morning, and I looked at the TV, and I was so confused. It took me a bit to connect it to what I wrote, but everything was so much like it. It freaked me out. Schlesinger: You didn’t remember anything about the new present? George: No. Just the normal one. Schlesinger: Did you notice that everything fit what you wrote exactly? George: Well, I don’t have a copy any more. But I think so, yeah. Schlesinger: Now, in your entry, did you list anything that couldn’t happen in the “normal” world? George: Not really, no. I mean, I guess I had some fun with Dick Cheney, doing the whole evil genius thing, and I might have pushed things a bit with the votes, but it had been close. Schlesinger: Anything else you find particularly noteworthy? George: Noteworthy? Well, considering the environment, considering the wars, I might just have ended the world… <End Log> Closing Statement: After this interview, Mr. George was administered amnestics and released. The Foundation was able to recover several unaffected documents from the Gore administration, one of which was instrumental in recovery of SCP-8999. Addendum 3601-5: Incident 3601-1 and Neutralization 01/01/2012 [LEVEL-3 CLEARANCE REQUIRED] [ACESS GRANTED] Incident: Regular containment procedures as developed previously were undertaken. The entry, “What if Hurricane Katrina took a different path, passing exactly four centimeters to the left of where it had instead?” written by Dr. McCumber was the winning entry. The entry contained multiple flaws, the key of which was a throwaway line: […] But let us suppose, then, that a different global wind projected the hurricane to… According to preserved Foundation records, Dr. McCumber was a zoologist with no meteorological expertise. Before the entry was submitted, no one had caught the error. It is hypothesized the entry significantly modified meteorological conditions on a global scale. The scope of the resulting shift is yet to be determined. Over 80% of the planet’s population is hypothesized to be directly affected. Racial, ethnic, and cultural traits recorded in preserved documents, especially concerning the Americas, certain regions of Africa, and the Middle East, vary significantly from those currently reported. Climate, animal species’ number and variance, and even geography of certain areas appear to have been affected. Confirmed changes include: The appearance of Callosciurus prevostii (Prevost's squirrel). The disappearance of the Italian Rainforest. Complete change in genetic make-up in aborginal populations in Australia. The creation of Israel. Nearly complete reordering of African nation states. Extinction of Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthal) species. [REDACTED]2 Relocation, and restructuring, of Site-29. Full reconstruction is continuing, with further details available in Document 3601-010312. After Incident 3601-1, SCP-3601 failed to become active as normal in 2014, 2016, and 2018. The cause for this is yet unknown. Footnotes 1. With varying URLs 2. Classified 4/1173. Available upon request to those possessing necessary clearance. |
SCP-3602 | euclid | SCP-3602-A-9 with one of its young. Item #: SCP-3602 Special Containment Procedures: Site-220 is to retain at least one Mandarin-speaking parazoologist specializing in primate behavior and psychology. This researcher, which since 1968 has been Dr. Shufan Shen, is to serve as a liaison to SCP-3602. At least twice weekly, Dr. Shen must conduct visits for the purposes of observation, information gathering, and diplomatic relations. Following Incident-SCP-3602-01, a Mandarin-speaking psychiatrist must also be retained to conduct bi-monthly therapy sessions with each instance of SCP-3602-A. All instances of SCP-3602-A and SCP-3602-B are to be contained within a secluded region of Site-220's Parazoology Reserve, known publicly as the Baihe Natural Reserve.1 Each instance is to be fitted with a remote tracking device, with newborn SCP-3602-B instances receiving one at 6 months of age. Remote surveillance of SCP-3602 is to be maintained at all times, with the recording of SCP-3602-A instances prioritized. Any attempt by an SCP-3602 instance to leave the Parazoology reserve is to be punished by 1 week of confinement within Site-220's holding cells. Repeat offenses are to be punished by confinement periods with lengths escalated accordingly. Description: SCP-3602 is a community of approximately 400 Rhinopithecus roxellana, more commonly known as the Golden snub-nosed monkey. All instances of SCP-3602 are sapient and capable of human speech. Mandarin serves as the primary means of communication, with several local dialects spoken less commonly by older members of the community. Instances have no physiological deviations from non-anomalous specimens, and, with the exception of SCP-3602-A instances, have identical sustenance needs and lifespans. How SCP-3602 instances are capable of human vocalization despite the lack of morphological deviation is unknown. The community makes regular use of simple tools, and is able to utilize fire as a source of warmth. The SCP-3602 population is divided into two distinct groups, SCP-3602-A and SCP-3602-B. SCP-3602-A is a group of 18 specimens that are biologically immortal, with an estimated age of 1800-2200 years. SCP-3602-A serve as the leaders of the community, with roles analogous to that of tribal elders in many human societies. SCP-3602-A instances are incapable of sustaining serious injury regardless of circumstance, and appear to display a high degree of metaphysical permanence. SCP-3602-B instances form the remainder of the community, and are all descended directly or indirectly from the 18 instances of SCP-3602-A. SCP-3602-A claim to be followers of the Chinese deity Sun Wukong, who they credit for their sapience and immortality.2 The oral history of the community is primarily based on Wukong and his exploits. Particular emphasis is placed on his rebellion against the Jade Emperor and the defacement of the register of death, the latter of which is claimed to be the reason SCP-3602-A are unable to die. Tales often end with an instance of SCP-3602-A informing the assembled SCP-3602-B instances that Wukong will someday return to lead them to glory. Multiple instances of SCP-3602-A have confided to Dr. Shen that the storytelling is intended to motivate SCP-3602-B towards ambition and self improvement. SCP-3602-B display noticeably lower intelligence than their immortal forebears, with most having comparable intelligence to Human children aged 5 to 9. Subjects are generally cheerful, easily amused, and have a low attention span. On three occasions between 1968 and 1981, Dr. Shen observed a large scale effort by SCP-3602-A to educate SCP-3602-B on the use of more complex tools. Most notably, in 1975 SCP-3602-A attempted to convince SCP-3602-B to construct and reside in permanent structures. These attempts have failed without exception due to lack of interest on the part of SCP-3602-B, who often mollify their elders by displaying usage of more simple tools instead. Incident SCP-3602-01: On 04/04/1984, SCP-3602-A-9 attempted suicide via self immolation, but was unsuccessful due to its anomalous qualities. Instance was then taken to Site-220 for interrogation regarding the incident. + Show Interview Log - Hide Interview Interviewed: SCP-3602-A-9. Subject is among the primary matriarchs of the community, and responds to the name Sun Daiyu. Interviewer: Dr. Shufan Shen Foreword: Subject was in considerable emotional distress during transport to Site 220, and 2 days elapsed before subject was considered calm enough to be interviewed. Interview is translated from the original Mandarin. <Begin Log> Dr. Shen: "Daiyu, what happened? You've never shown suicidal urges before, why did you try to kill yourself?" SCP-3602-A-9: "Oh tall one3, you've walked among us for more than ten years and yet know so little. This isn't the first time I've tried, nor will it be the last. All among the elders have tried at least once." Dr. Shen: "…Why? You all have your children, your family, your history. I just don't understand." SCP-3602-A-9: "I have lived for two thousand winters. In that time I have birthed, raised, and outlived countless numbers of my children. I have watched our home disappear and the brief glory of our past be forgotten. Sun Wukong raised us up, made us immortal, and together we challenged the gods themselves. How could we ever be satisfied living like the animals we once were? We saw the sun and now walk in the mud for years unending. And wherever our Father is, he has forgotten us." SCP-3602-A-9: "Our children don't understand us. They live brief lives and are content to be mere animals. I am not. I wish I had died when I had the chance. I wish that Wukong had never hatched from the stone egg. I wish that he had remained trapped beneath the mountain, burned by Laozi's fire for all time. It would have been a kinder fate than the one he forced upon us." <End Log> Closing Statement: Dr. Shen submitted a proposal to utilize anomalous means to terminate SCP-3602-A instances should they request euthanasia. Proposal was considered by the regional ethics committee, and denied in a 5 to 4 vote. Footnotes 1. Founded in 1963, Site-220 serves as one of two headquarters of the Foundation's Parazoology Division (the other being Area-12). 48 of the more docile anomalous fauna species are contained within its 163 sq. km reserve. 2. Wukong is also known as Son Goku, the Monkey King, and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. 3. Approximate English rendering of the Mandarin 高个子. General term used by SCP-3602 to describe humans. |
SCP-3603 | safe | Item #: SCP-3603 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3603 is kept in a standard containment cell in Site-██. At no time should the temperature in the containment cell exceed 4 degrees Celsius. Instances of SCP-3603-1 are to be kept in separate nature facilities depending on the color of powder covering their fur at time of emergence. All testing propositions with this object must be provided with approval from the current project head. Description: SCP-3603 is cereal resembling Captain Crunch's "Oops! All Berries." On the box containing SCP-3603, every "Quaker Oats" is replaced with "Dundle's Food."1 Testing has shown that both the box and plastic bag containing the cereal are not anomalous, although acute feelings of paranoia are not uncommon when observing it. Ingestion or insertion of instances of SCP-3603 into a living being, human or otherwise, results in no anomalous effects. Personnel who have eaten SCP-3603 in tests describe it as being stale, bland, and/or flavorless. SCP-3603 instances act as a seed. When put in a warm, moist environment, SCP-3603 will bloom at a rapid rate. Within 15 minutes, a bulb 2.1 meters tall resembling a large Captain Crunch "berry" will have grown no more than .5 meters away. All attempts to penetrate the bulb have failed. The same effect happens when more than one instances of SCP-3603 are placed 5 millimeters or less apart. When multiples of the same color are placed in this way, no extra effects occur, though when two or more instances of different colors are placed together, they merge and form a new seed the same dimensions as the originals. Where the excess mass goes is currently unknown. This instance of SCP-3603 is the mixed color of the originals. The growth period from here on is completely normal, though the resulting SCP-3603-1 instance is the color of the hybrid seed. After a period of time ranging from 15 minutes to 32 hours, the bulb grown from SCP-3603 will burst, followed by an emergence of SCP-3603-1. SCP-3603-1 instances artificially resemble Ursus Americanus (American Black Bears). The only discernable difference in appearance is instances of SCP-3603-1 are covered in a layer of powder corresponding with the color of SCP-3603 allowed to grow. Testing has shown that this powder is most similar to chalk and contains several non-biological pigments. It is not dangerous in any way and is generally removed due to normal conditions in the nature habitat, i.e. rain and wind. SCP-3603-1 instances have a number of anomalous properties depending on the color/colors allowed to propagate. For a full list, see Addendum SCP-3603-a. SCP-3603-1 instances are docile toward humans, and do not attack unless provoked. They live the normal lifespan of an Ursus Americanus (with birth being substituted for emergence), and are not able to reproduce. They can be terminated through normal means, but show immense strength regardless of color. SCP-3603-1 instances are territorial and have a tendency to fight with those of different emergence colors, even if the powder is not still on other instances. It is unknown how they differentiate between themselves and instances of other colors. Addendum SCP-3603-a Hide SCP-3603 Color: Blue Powder Color: Blue Resulting SCP-3603-1 Anomaly: Blue SCP-3603-1 instances periodically breathe fire. No damage is done to SCP-3603-1 during these episodes. Notes: The fire is seemingly random and uncontrollable. SCP-3603 Color: Purple Powder Color: Purple Resulting SCP-3603-1 Anomaly: Purple SCP-3603-1 instances appear as cubs for their remaining life, but show the same strength as a fully grown non-anomalous American Black Bear. SCP-3603 Color: Red Powder Color: Red Resulting SCP-3603-1 Anomaly: Red SCP-3603-1 instances can bite through any material less than four centimeters thick. They, however, cannot digest any material that they otherwise could not and die shortly after trying to eat the material. SCP-3603 Color: Green Powder Color: Green Resulting SCP-3603-1 Anomaly: Green SCP-3603-1 instances produce waste that acts as a "super fertilizer." When placed 12 meters or less away from any plant life, it will grow at an accelerated rate. Notes: This does not affect SCP-3603 instances. This seems to show that SCP-3603 is not a species of plant. SCP-3603 Colors: Red and Blue Powder Color: Purple Resulting SCP-3603-1 Anomaly: See above SCP-3603 Colors: Green and Red Powder Color: Brown Resulting SCP-3603-1 Anomaly: Brown SCP-3603-1 instances show a heightened sense of smell, and have been shown smelling food from up to 15 kilometers away. SCP-3603 Colors: Green and Blue Powder Color: Turquoise Resulting SCP-3603-1 Anomaly: Turquoise SCP-3603 instances have claws entirely made up of solid oxygen. Upon death, their nails disperse into the air. Inhaling this oxygen has no ill effects. Notes: As of yet, there is no known way to harvest the solid oxygen. All attempts have resulted in the death of the SCP-3603 instance, followed by the disbursement of the oxygen into the atmosphere. SCP-3603 Colors: Purple and Blue Powder Color: Violet Resulting SCP-3603-1 Anomaly: Violet SCP-3603-1 instances appear orange on video or in pictures. No other effects have been observed at this point. SCP-3603 Colors: Purple and Green Powder Color: Gray Resulting SCP-3603-1 Anomaly: Gray SCP-3603-1 instances have a metabolism equivalent to standard lab mice. Notes: These instances have proven quite costly to feed, and as such, should be terminated. No more gray instances of SCP-3603-1 are to be grown. SCP-3603 Colors: Green, Purple, Red, and Blue Powder Color: Jet Black Resulting SCP-3603-1 Anomaly: Black instances of SCP-3603-1 do not exist in our reality. The only visible part of a black SCP-3603-1 anomaly is the emerging powder. After this powder is removed, its ties on reality are removed. Black SCP-3603-1 instances are presumed neutralized afterward, and no trace of them (physical or otherwise) have ever been recorded. Footnotes 1. A Possible Group of Interest for the Foundation specializing in edible food-based anomalies. As of yet, all instances of Dundle's Food related items have been found consumable, albeit anomalous. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3603" by Big_Train_52, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3603. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3604 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3604 Level 2/3604 Classified A screenshot of SCP-3604's Soundcloud page. Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3604 is to be contained within a standard marine life tank in Site-16's Marine Biology Wing. The Wi-Fi chip within SCP-3604 is to be disabled at all times. Following Incident-3604-1, Foundation Webcrawlers are to monitor private messages of Soundcloud rap musicians with fewer than 100 followers. Access to the entity is restricted to personnel with Level-2 clearance or higher. Description: SCP-3604 is a sapient Procambarus digueti1 with an ESP8266 Wi-Fi chip located on the interior dorsal side of its shell, near the heart. SCP-3604 possesses the ability to communicate via the Internet using instant messaging programs, online forums, private messaging services, etc. However, it appears to mainly upload recordings of an unidentified male voice (hereby referred to as SCP-3604-1) rapping onto the music publishing website, Soundcloud. Twelve Soundcloud accounts have been confirmed to be associated with SCP-3604, though it primarily uploads recordings under the account 'craydaddy.' Discovery: SCP-3604 was discovered on 14/7/2012 in The Broads National Park in Norfolk County, England when several wildlife researchers noticed a crawfish showing symptoms of Aphanomyces astaci infestation2. Upon bringing SCP-3604 to an on-location veterinarian, one of the wildlife researchers noticed that nine emails had been sent to her phone, from an anonymous sender. After receiving the emails, both researchers contacted local authorities who were able to track the IP of the emails back to SCP-3604. Nearby Foundation implants were notified of SCP-3604 and were able to recover it without incident. After recovering SCP-3604 one final email was sent to the researcher, though it was shortly intercepted. All civilians involved were administered Class B amnestics. (See Log of Recovered Emails) + Log of Recovered Emails – hide block Message-3604-1 Yo I seriously got to thank you, you are truly my biggest hero. Message-3604-2 Seriously if you want to collab any time at all I will drop everything I'm doing to help. Like I really don't know how else to thank you. Message-3604-3 Can you tell my family I'll miss them. They live about a mile upstream, from where you got me. Mom always gets worried about me. She doesn't need to, I know I'll go big one of these days. Message-3604-4 I really can't say thank you enough. I hope you'll live a great a life. Message-3604-5 I'm sorry for sending another but I was just wondering if you would like to get coffee sometime after this. I know this is a bit soon but you seem like a chill type of girl. Message-3604-6 Don't feel obligated to, it's just a small suggestion. You're a great person, I would love to talk some more. Message-3604-7 Your shoe's untied be careful. I don't want you to trip. Message-3604-8 Hey can you like hold me up a bit higher… I've only ever gotten to see a bird's eye view once… it was pretty. Message-3604-9 Though all of this works too. I mean I guess this still is a bird's eye view. You know I think this is some of the most fun I've had in a long time. Thank you. Message-3604-10 I guess I'll see you later. Tell me if you ever want to collab. And if you don't, don't worry I won't forget you on my path to stardom. I'm sorry if I ever did anything wrong in these messages. Addendum-3604-A On 6/12/2018 Foundation Webcrawlers noted that a Soundcloud account, 'round$huckles', began to upload several raps involving SCP-3604-1 and various aquatic themes. Upon investigation, several chat logs with SCP-3604 were recovered. (See Incident Report-3604-A) + Incident Report-3604-A – hide block Foreword: The following chat logs were recovered from SCP-3604's internal Wi-Fi chip. SCP-3604's messages below are in blue. 12:04 am 5/20/2018 Hey sorry for the message But I just want to say youre a great artist and your songs are really underrated oh thanks and youre… Just call me Craydaddy wait…like really dude I love your stuff also. its kinda crazy that you like my shit. We all like different things anyways your rap isnt shit dont call it that. i really think you did great Oh shit then we should like collab sometime that sounds great ill be looking forward to it. 10:06 am 5/30/2018 yo i was thinking about an album all to do with the little fish in the river bed. like they all run when people come, and they dance when theyre away 😂😂😂😂 how high are you? High? like how tall I am idk four to five centimeters Man I really didn't think you were a stoner ? Just ignore it, well gtg dude got class in five min see you then dude, gl with the classes 12:08 6/5/2018 got any ideas so far for the collab? tbh i got none wait acually I lied I have one hit me I've always wanted to write about a brids eyeview like what the most powerful things see It's beautiful iirc that sounds dope… really? yeah let's work on it wait i have a draft if you want to look over it Birdseye.pdf that's fuckin' powerful right there. i'll try to see if I can add anything to it Thanks, it's an honor to work with you ill send this over when I'm done 7:05 am 6/12/2018 Birdseyerevised.pdf It's nice. I like the bits you've added 👌 thanks man, you have some 🔥🔥 flow though you can have some weird stuff sometimes lmao Ah yeah, get that a lot. been trying to fix it sorry if it wasn't that good no no it was good, and hey it adds charm when should we meet up to record? I really cant meet up Im kinda stuck where I am 😔 Im sorry stop saying that it isnt your fault listen I'll record my parts send it to you as a wav and then you can add in yours does that work Ok that works 4:08 pm 6/20/2018 oh hey I've finally finished damn that took longer than expected Oh nice can you send me the file I should have it edited and ready to go by tommorrow morning man you have tons of time yeah lol, it's kinda awful there's not a lot to do tbh hey at least we get to talk yeah its always nice Aight gtg im heading off for breakfast soon, here's that file birdseye.wav thx and see ya 12:03 am 6/22/2018 Birdseye2.wav wdyt oh damn I love it. We putting it up today? 👀 Yep! you excited? Oh hell yeah 3:00 pm 6/23/2018 Man it's doing great it's been an honor working with you man Same to you Anyways there's only so much I can do within this tank I feel you. Society sucks they slap people in little spaces and then expect us to be okay. Yeah that's the truth Well I'm off I hope to see you soon. See ya 12:05 am 7/13/2018 Hey yo you still up? huh? ohdamn it's been forever since we've spoken but hey whatever, whats up? Okay Okay, so I have an idea for the newest song and i was thinkin about collabing with you again sure let's hear it So like it talks about like crawfish and their struggles agaist storks So it like talks about how some of them are like taken away Then this one is like the one who escaped the storks grasp and he like talks about it You get me yeah i get you the sybolism is an interesting way to put it but, I guess that's always how u always rolled Symbolism? wdym? like how the rick are after the poor and like they prey on them *rich I mean I was just thinking that crawdads struggle and people ignore it a lot you mean you want to rap about just crayfish and like no symbolism or anything? yeah? i mean…😂😂😂 i feel like there should be more to it lol It holds a special place in my heart and it means a lot to me crawfish? that and the hardships they face crayfish are just animals tho bruh i mean i hate to offened you but… They aren't just animals! they have families who care for them. they dream. Animals arent that smart dog im not a dog and yea theyre smart, i been around animals just cause you've been around them doesn't mean they're not supid. Oh really then yep. Okay then what about me Am I a stupid animal No your a person. Nope Oh then wtf are you a crawdad Yes I am acually an I care deeply for the problems with in the crawfish community lol that's fuckin great Wait, what? just you being a goddamn crawfish alright let's get serious here im serious thou im a crawfish dude this is getting stupid it isn't joke okay then mr. crawfish how are you typing I don't type all of this sorta comes from my heart dude we both know this is bs so let's just get back to writing i am a crayfish though dude stop im going to block you if you say this again Im not joking I am a crayfish it's not funny Its true! Can't you beleive me! alright, i had enough peace out, wacko ✌ byeeeee Well then fuck you You're an awful person and the worst goddamn lyricistist I have ever had the misforutune of meeting And you're just a talentless hack tailcoating off of my goddamn success wait you you really think that don't you? wait no fuck Im sorry I really am please don't go hear me out man please dude? 6:45 am 7/13/2018 Listen just respond fuck off 10:00 pm 7/13/2018 Please dude 1:00 pm 7/25/2018 please 12:00 pm 7/26/2018 I'm sorry Closing Statements: Following Incident-3604-A, the Soundcloud account, round$huckles, had removed all references to SCP-3604-1 and all notable aquatic themes have been taken out of their recordings. SCP-3604 is currently lethargic and unresponsive to stimuli. A request to provide SCP-3604 a companion is, at the time of writing, pending approval. Footnotes 1. commonly known as a crawfish 2. A highly infectious fungus which affects crawfish |
SCP-3605 | safe | SCP-3605/034-A, Iteration 001 Item #: SCP-3605 Special Containment Procedures: Inactive SCP-3605 instances are to be stored in a standard high-value containment locker in Site 73; active SCP-3605 instances are currently being monitored by a rotating containment team. No new photographs are to be exposed to SCP-3605 instances without the approval of the Site Director. The exact significance of C/1911 O1 to Fifthist ideology is currently being evaluated. Description: SCP-3605 designates a collection of fifty-five vintage photographs of C/1911 O1 (Brooks), a comet that passed by Earth in the second half of 1911 and was brightly visible to the naked eye. SCP-3605/05 appears to be the original copy that the other facsimiles were based on, despite being labeled "Comet #5" on the reverse side. Research has revealed that the photograph was likely taken somewhere in the midwestern United States. When any physical photograph depicting a visible celestial dome is brought within a 1.5 meter1 radius of any SCP-3605 instance, the latter's anomalous properties begin to manifest. The sky portion of a 3605-affected photograph will have its contents replaced by the image of C/1911 O1 during the first iteration (see above image), and persons depicted in the photograph will turn their heads toward it in the second iteration. Following this initial transformation, the affected photograph's content will change every five hours, and various anomalous activities are depicted, usually centering around the comet and the nearby stars (see Observational Data). SCP-3605 affected photographs will continue to change at an unpredictable rate until reaching their end form (with final transformations occurring as early as Iteration 005 and as late as Iteration 050). In all iterations after the first, the placement of C/1911 O1 within the photograph will remain unchanged. SCP-3605 instances only affect photographs capturing events in the real world; illustrations of any kind are not affected. SCP-3605 instances were recovered in 2016 following an investigation into Fifthist members operating out of a vacant building that had been formerly used as a Polaroid development shop. Three persons were found deceased inside; post-mortem analysis indicated subjects had expired approximately three to four days before Foundation discovery. Additionally, subjects' eyes [REDACTED]2 A journal belonging to POI-3605-013 was recovered during the raid, excerpts of which have been reproduced below. Grammar and spelling have been corrected as needed. January 3 Hey, paper, it's me, [POI-3605-01]. We're finally at that place the comet and the stars told me to go to. Don't know if I was expecting anything more impressive, but all that's left here are a few signs and one or two broken cameras. The materials are sparse, but the energy…yeah, I can feel it. We hit paydirt. [POI-3605-02] is skeptical, thinks we shouldn't be wasting our time here. But I'm convinced that we can use this place to connect to that comet…C/1911 O1, if I remember the technical name right. When I was smoking it4 outside our church last month, when the vision hit me, right in that field there were three things: that shop, the little glowing friends, and that big, beautiful white comet. We just brought the photos and the telescope in today. We also took the book with us, but we're not using it exactly how it says we're supposed to. I'm kinda nervous but we might need it and it's a good reminder of why we're here. [POI-3605-2] seemed kinda pissed at me for using the book wrong, like it was the Bible or something. She doesn't get it. The whole reason I want us to do this is to show people what Chapter 2 was talking about, and why it doesn't have to be this way. First we show them pictures, and then they help us make it a reality. [POI-3605-3] is going to keep watch while we sleep. If either of us spot it, we let the other know right away. January 7 The photo changed today! [POI-3605-2] was getting ready to give up, but right when she was walking out the door I saw the comet. It was on that picture of her and her mom at Yosemite National Park. It was bright and warm outside when they took that photo, but the sky was black behind them, and it looked all grainy and old. But I guess that's because the comet photos are… …what was I saying? I'm forgetting stuff. The comet, man. Gotta focus on the comet. Remember what the book says: "Now is our time. Here is our space. We take your comet." We're getting closer. January 10 [POI-3605-2] got a little upset today when she saw what happened to the Yosemite photo. [POI-3605-3] managed to calm her down but I guess I can't blame her. An image can only give you an idea of being with the comet is like, and you really have to experience it for yourself. [REDACTED]5 and I hope it works out for them too, but this is gonna be different. We're not creating anything. We're bringing something back. I know we haven't seen it yet, but this almost feels like we're meeting an old friend. Our hard work will pay off when we can look at it. Look at it riding down the heavens and promising us true unity. We're coming for you, buddy. [undated] Holy shit man I just remembered something. Something I can't believe I didn't tell [POI-3605-2] and [POI-3605-3] first. It was blue. It was fucking blue. I just looked it up on the Wikipedia article. I must've been smoking so much herb I forgot that the past wasn't black and white. I wish I had Doctor Who's telephone box so I could go back in time to where the guy who took the first photo was. Just imagine what it would've been like to see our friend in all its glory, instead of just having these old pictures. Don't worry, Brooks. We're bringing you back. And we're all gonna be in that beautiful blue paradise. January 15 It happened. Today was the day. I woke up and I didn't know if I was really awake or just dreaming. But [POI-3605-2] and [POI-3605-3] were both standing outside, staring up at the sky. I knew this was it. It was up there. Brooks. Big, BLUE, wonderful Brooks. It wasn't moving. It was just…shooting in place. All the wavy things on the side of it were moving, but it wasn't. It was like a gif. And the stars…the stars were like in the photos. The grainy parts looked like someone redid the sky with MS Paint. And we stared. God we just stared for so fucking long. And [REDACTED]6. I think it was the same sort of thing the other guys were looking for. They were talking to us, like we were their friends, but they said we're not ready yet. Then we were back here. Wait how did we get back here? Where is Brooks? January 18 Ok ok calm down. Three days now and everything still looks normal outside. We brought it back for a moment and now it's gone again. All of our photos have made ascendancy. [POI-3605-2] ripped Yosemite apart because she got united in it, but not here. Me neither. Me neither. Can't calm down, can't think of anything else. Where are you after all we did for you why not come back blue[sic] [undated] Please come back. [undated] We are ready [undated] I love you Brooks [undated] The blue is so beautiful [END EXCERPTS - CONSULT SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENT 3605/B FOR FULL ACCESS] Observational Data Below is an example of SCP-3605's main effect, recorded during the exposure of instance 3605/034 to a non-anomalous photograph. For full access to Observational Data logs, consult Supplementary Document 3605/A. SCP-3605 Affected Photograph: Black and white contemporary photograph of Sixth Avenue in New York City, 1922. Iteration Description 001 Sky above New York is replaced with a replica of SCP-3605. Based on perspective, C/1911 O1 appears to be extremely close to making impact with the island of Manhattan. 002 All persons present in the photograph immediately turn their attention towards the comet. The latter's position within the atmosphere remains unchanged. 003-006 Stars within the sky gradually move from their original position to the ground level of the photograph without changing in size, appearing as glowing white orbs floating above the street. Effects of photographic decomposition due to aging are reversed and elements of the image become more detailed, with people now having visible identifiable facial expressions. Persons in the photograph (including background figures barely or partially visible in the first iteration that are now in the foreground) all display expressions of happiness or relief while staring at the orbs. 006-009 Star-orbs make their way to individual persons in the photograph and integrate themselves into their bodies, appearing as a glowing white hole in the middle of their abdomens. [REDACTED]7Subjects depicted do not show any signs of discomfort, and instead spread their arms in a welcoming gesture as the orbs enter their bodies. 009-015 Subjects begin to levitate approximately one meter off of the ground while their legs and arms go limp. Levitating people gradually move to the center of the photograph next to the lampost and form a circle from their bodies. After the circle is formed, the star-orbs begin to project from the subjects' abdomens to the center of it until the circle encloses a large, glowing light. 016-020 Subjects "fly" from the center of the photograph to C/1911 O1 while surrounding the light, their visibility reducing in each iteration until they vanish into the center of the comet. Final Iteration: 020 + Addendum 3605.A [SITE DIRECTOR CLEARANCE REQUIRED] - [CLEARANCE ACCEPTED] Following the discovery and classification of SCP-3255, SCP-3605's documentation was partially censored for security reasons as connections between the two anomalous phenomena became apparent. Specifically: Identities of the subjects have been confirmed to be prominent Fifthist members (names were expunged by special order of O5 Command) who were aware of the activities at the Indrid Arto Mental Wellness Center and disagreed with their methods. Several diary entries directly reference them, with one saying "Those guys are trying to reinvent the wheel, when all we have to do is tune it to the energy and we can find what was already there." Upon initial discovery, the cadavers of POI-3605-01, 02, and 03 each had two bright blue orbs located within their eye sockets. The orbs resembled smaller versions of the miniaturized stars discovered within SCP-3255 and could not be moved by any means, even after significant decomposition. The cadavers were classified as SCP-3605-A, SCP-3605-B and SCP-3605-C and were moved to Site-11. Long-term exposure to SCP-3605 instances causes the viewer to begin to conform to Fifthist beliefs and repeatedly profess a love for comets, especially C/1911 O1. Accordingly, containment procedures have been updated to ensure weekly rotation of SCP-3605 containment staff. Class D Amnestics are issued after each rotation which remove specific memories of SCP-3605 instances while still leaving subjects aware they worked with them. In approximately 13% of SCP-3605 affected photographs, persons depicted will have their eyes removed and replaced with blue orbs similar to the ones seen in the aforementioned cadavers. After persons have disappeared into the comet, the orbs will stay behind and remain in the circle the subjects were previously in. Eventually, these will be integrated into the C/1911 O1 background, taking the place of the stars that were removed in previous iterations. Final iteration resembles the first, except without any people present in it. Footnotes 1. Measured as five feet in the United States. 2. Site Director clearance required. See Addendum 3605.A. 3. Names have been removed and substituted with POI-3605-XX designations. 4. The substance referred to here is likely cannabis, as the shop contained trace amounts of it upon discovery. However, symptoms described in withheld entries are consistent with an anomalous substance. 5. See Addendum 3605.A 6. See Addendum 3605.A 7. See Addendum 3605.A ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3605" by ObserverSeptember, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3605. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. Filename: comet.jpg Author: ObserverSeptember, Paul Anderson, Ben J. Lubschez License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: SCP Foundation Wiki Derivative of: Filename: Brooks' Comet 1911.jpg Author: Paul Anderson License: Public Domain Source Link: Wikimedia Commons Filename: Sixth Avenue 1922.jpg Author: Ben J. Lubschez License: Public Domain Source Link: Wikimedia Commons |
SCP-3606 | euclid | SCP-3606 Item #: SCP-3606 Special Containment Procedures: An electrified fence has been erected around the property on which SCP-3606 resides. Small holes along the bottom of the fence are regularly spaced to allow for the ingress of animals. A copse of trees has been planted around SCP-3606 itself for privacy. Humans affected by SCP-3606's attractive effect are to be retrieved, returned to their prior location, and monitored until death. One live cow at least 500kg in mass is to be delivered to SCP-3606 at 48-hour intervals and sealed in its garage. If possible, the remains of the previous cow should be removed first. It should be noted that due to the effect of climate fluctuations on SCP-3606's anomalous properties, the amount of biomass delivered in a 48-hour period may be reduced by up to 50% if the outside temperature drops below freezing. Standard supplies for extended residence, as well as writing and art supplies, are to be delivered to SCP-3606-A as necessary; SCP-3606-A may request additional accommodations by contacting SCP-3606's HMCL supervisor. Garbage and other refuse is collected from SCP-3606 twice per week. SCP-3606-A has accepted responsibility for clearing dust and skeletons from SCP-3606 so that personnel may retrieve them. A stairway and tunnel in SCP-3606's backyard have been constructed to enable access to SCP-3606-B. SCP-3606-A has been told that this structure was built to access an unusual mineral deposit on the property, and must not be provided any information about SCP-3606-B. While SCP-3606-B does not require active observation, surveillance footage should be collected and reviewed weekly. Personnel are not to touch SCP-3606-B or remain in SCP-3606 for more than five minutes at a time under any circumstances. Description: SCP-3606 is a two-story house located in rural New Jersey, near █████. Living organisms within the walls of SCP-3606 (with the exception of SCP-3606-A) will rot, decay, or otherwise deteriorate at an accelerated pace, such that damage to such organisms manifests after about seven minutes. Death invariably occurs within twelve hours after decay first presents, regardless of whether the organism is relocated. Addendum A: This effect has been observed to slow when the temperature in SCP-3606's vicinity drops below 0°C. Due to the fluctuations of climate in recent years, these periods are less frequent and fluctuations in temperature should be noted for containment procedures. When the amount of living biomass around SCP-3606 falls below a poorly characterized threshold, its area of effect will extend beyond the boundaries of the house at ~1.3 m/s until a sufficient quantity of such material is within its range, contracting when the total living biomass in the area of effect exceeds the minimum value. Current containment procedures have proven sufficient to prevent SCP-3606's effect from spreading. Within a range of roughly 35 kilometers, animals whose death is imminent may experience a compulsion to travel to and enter SCP-3606 prior to death, generally dying within seven minutes. While this effect is apparent in most observed animal life, it is most pronounced in birds, which will invariably travel to SCP-3606 to die. SCP-3606-A is a human male by the name of August Mayes, a resident of SCP-3606 for his entire life. He is notable primarily for his apparent immunity to SCP-3606's anomalous properties and his lack of observed aging since said anomalous properties first manifested. When SCP-3606-A moves more than three meters from SCP-3606, he will fall into a catatonic stupor that will only reverse upon reintroduction to SCP-3606. As these episodes cause SCP-3606-A extreme pain and distress, he is permitted to reside in SCP-3606. A drawing produced by SCP-3606-A. SCP-3606-A experiences regular dreams featuring an individual he refers to as "████████", whose appearance is consistent with that of SCP-3606-B; he also reports experiencing waking hallucinations consistent with these dreams on occasion. SCP-3606-A is obsessed with SCP-3606-B, spending the majority of his spare time producing artistic works that depict SCP-3606-B in some manner, though he frequently expresses dissatisfaction with his works. SCP-3606-A exhibits a variety of intense emotional responses towards SCP-3606-B, most commonly those of love and reverence, though he often has difficulty expressing these emotions or his thoughts on SCP-3606-B. SCP-3606-B is a humanoid male of indeterminate age located eight meters below SCP-3606's foundation, at the bottom of an apparently natural stone pit. Records from the house's construction make no mention of such a pit, and SCP-3606-A is unaware of SCP-3606-B's presence. SCP-3606-B resides in a stone coffin-shaped depression in the bedrock; imaging indicates the existence of an additional, liquid-filled cavity of indeterminate size beneath this coffin, though this has not been manually confirmed. This liquid also appears to excrete from SCP-3606-B in place of all regular bodily fluids, including saliva, sweat, and [DATA EXPUNGED]. Organisms that make physical contact with SCP-3606-B or its excretions (with the exception of SCP-3606-A) will become desiccated and decay rapidly; death occurs within eight seconds, and the body will turn to dust completely within thirty seconds. Standard protective gear has been shown to be sufficient in counteracting this. While SCP-3606-B is alive, it has shown no need for sustenance, and possesses no higher brain activity. It is fused to the interior of its coffin at several points, with essential organ systems extending at least three meters into the surrounding rock. Extracting SCP-3606-B from its present location is not considered feasible; furthermore, excavation of the area underneath or around SCP-3606-B's coffin carries a significant risk of injuring or killing SCP-3606-B. Samples of SCP-3606-B's excretions and tissue have not returned any anomalous results concerning their exact composition, although the liquid was noted to be "most similar to a slurry of decomposed flesh." History: SCP-3606 was built in 1928, and displayed no apparent anomalous properties until June 18, 1951. On that day, SCP-3606-A's mother and younger sister, both residents of the house, were hospitalized for atypical necrotizing fasciitis;1 this ultimately proved lethal in both cases. Additionally, several minor earthquakes were detected near SCP-3606. SCP-3606-A was 23 years old at the time. SCP-3606's development of its primary anomalous properties coincided with those of SCP-3606-A, as well as the beginning of SCP-3606-A's dreams of SCP-3606-B. The Foundation became involved within 36 hours, after reports of massive crop and livestock deaths. Eighteen human casualties were recorded before containment was established. Infrasonic imaging of SCP-3606 and the surrounding property was conducted in 1972, leading to the discovery of the pit under the house; subsequent excavation revealed the existence of SCP-3606-B, which had not been given an SCP designation prior to its discovery. SCP-3606-A expressed surprise when informed of SCP-3606-B's presence and status, claiming to have had no prior knowledge on the matter. This information ultimately proved deleterious to SCP-3606-A's mental stability, and the decision was made to erase it from SCP-3606-A's memory. - INCIDENT REPORT: 3606-AB - LV 3 SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED Addendum: The following audio interview was recorded on September 13, 1998, and is considered representative of the content of most interviews with SCP-3606-A. Dr. Cabrini and SCP-3606-A conversed on the front porch of SCP-3606. Dr. Cabrini: Good afternoon, August. [SCP-3606-A does not respond. Scribbling sounds are heard.] Dr. Cabrini: August, I said good afternoon. SCP-3606-A: Yes. Just a moment. It's almost done. I've… I've almost got him. Would you like to see it when it's done? Dr. Cabrini: Of course. I'll wait for you to finish. May I sit? [SCP-3606-A does not respond but shows no objection to Dr. Cabrini sitting. The scribbling sounds continue for the next 13 minutes of tape before the subject sighs loudly.] Dr. Cabrini: Are you finished, August? SCP-3606-A: Yes. I think. Why don't the eyes come out right? I want everyone to see them… The way that I see them. Dr. Cabrini: I am going to look at your drawing, August. May I take it? SCP-3606-A: Yes. Go ahead. You see? They aren't right. They aren't how they're supposed to be. Dr. Cabrini: And how are they supposed to be? SCP-3606-A: His… His eyes. They're not like this. They're really dark, but also… incredibly bright. Stars. Water. The abyss. They swallow me. They… devour me. Dr. Cabrini: Ah. Very good. What prompted this drawing, August? What was the inspiration today? SCP-3606-A: I dreamed him again. He was… so much closer this time. Close to me. I was… I was at a picnic with some people… a man and a woman, and a little girl. Dr. Cabrini: Would that be your family? SCP-3606-A: My what? They… they don't matter. I'm talking about ████████. Dr. Cabrini: Yes, about him. What happened in your dream, at the picnic? SCP-3606-A: He… He sat beside me. He was looking down the hill, over the river. I said his name… His… It came out wrong, I couldn't hold it in my mouth. I felt so scared, so excited. And he… he smiled. At me! He was smiling at me. Dr. Cabrini: Did the people at the picnic with you see him? Did they talk to him? SCP-3606-A: What people? Dr. Cabrini: You just mentioned people at a picnic with you when ████████ sat with you. SCP-3606-A: He sat with me. I could feel him, he was so close, Doctor. I could feel the heat of his body close to me. The… the cold. But I kept trying to speak, to beg him, pray to him, and nothing would come out right. My voice didn't work. And… [The subject moans loudly, then emits a high-pitched giggle.] Dr. Cabrini: And what happened then, August? In your dream. SCP-3606-A: He held out his hands to me… They were cupped, and full of… something. Liquid. Something thick. And I knew… I knew he wanted me to drink it. Dr. Cabrini: And did you? SCP-3606-A: Yes. I… I dipped my mouth into his hands. I drank what he offered me. I remember clutching his hands, trying to get it all. It didn't seem like it was going to end. Dr. Cabrini: Do you remember a taste? SCP-3606-A: It was… sweet. But that's all I can say… There aren't words to describe… Dr. Cabrini: And what happened then? SCP-3606-A: … I… Dissolved. I was falling apart. I melted. I… And he… With me… We both… [SCP-3606-A's speech becomes incomprehensible.] Dr. Cabrini: August? Are you unable to verbalize what happened in the dream? Could you draw a picture for me? [SCP-3606-A does not answer. No further comment could be elicited from SCP-3606-A for this session. The attached picture in oil pastel was provided after the interview.] Footnotes 1. Tentative diagnosis. The actual cause is likely anomalous. |
SCP-3607 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3607 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3607 is to be contained on-site. A perimeter fence topped with barbed wire has been established, and all windows of the structure have been boarded up. Warning signs indicating a chemical hazard have been placed on-site. The structure is to be covertly guarded by at least 2 security officers, dressed as civilian private security. Security cameras and Kant counters have been installed at strategic points around and within the structure to monitor its activity. Any activity observed within the structure is to be reported to associated researchers with a clearance level of 4 or higher. Documents or objects produced within the structure should be retrieved by remote-controlled drones. No human subjects are to enter SCP-3607. Direct human interaction with the object is to be kept at a minimum level. Description: SCP-3607 is a two-story house located in █████, █████. The object is unremarkable in appearance, and similar in structure to other residential units in the area. The object was constructed on ██/██/19██ with no known incidents of anomalous phenomena. SCP-3607 is capable of causing the disappearance of human subjects within the structure. The exact nature, cause, and extent of this property has not been determined. The door to the bedroom of Devin ████ is locked, and has resisted all attempts to breach it. The bedroom of Devin ████ exhibits a major spatial anomaly, in which gravity is affected and the space contained within the room is much larger than normally possible. This space exists as a concrete tunnel of unknown depth. Any object that crosses the threshold into this space is pulled into the tunnel, or "falls in" as a result of the anomaly. Aside from this, several other anomalies are known to occur within the structure. Electrical appliances activating or deactivating for no apparent reason, at random intervals1. Sudden decreases in temperature, by up to 8° Celsius, at random intervals. The duration of this phenomenon varies. Fluctuating hume levels ranging from [REDACTED] at random intervals, causing the state of reality within the structure to briefly destabilize. Evidence suggests that an entity, referred to as SCP-3607-A, exists within the structure. However, all attempts to locate it or identify its nature have been unsuccessful. Researchers believe that the anomalous phenomena occurring within SCP-3607 are attributed to this entity. However, this has not been confirmed. The Foundation was alerted to the object's anomalous properties when all 4 residents of the structure disappeared without an explanation on ██/██/2002. To date, all attempts to locate said subjects have met with failure. Exploration Log 3607-1 Subject: D-10221 Procedure: Subject was instructed to remain within SCP-3607 for 24 hours. Subject was issued audio and video recording equipment and a GPS tracker, and was instructed to equip said objects at all times. Adequate food and water were also provided. Results: Subject vanished at approximately 21:30 hours. The GPS tracker on the subject indicated that he was still in the compound. Communication with the subject remained stable, and the transcript can is recorded in Audio Log 3607-1. + Audio Log 3607-1 - Hide Audio Log 3607-1 Interviewed: D-10221 Interviewer: Researcher ████ Foreword: D-10221 alerted researchers that he had been transported into a chamber by unknown means. <Begin Log> Researcher ████: D-10221, explain your situation. D-10221: (Subject is heard coughing, and is generally unresponsive to Researcher ████'s instructions at this point) Please help me, I'm begging you. Researcher ████: D-10221, calm down. D-10221: Alright- alright. I'm trying. Researcher ████: We will do everything we can, but you have to cooperate with me and explain your situation. D-10221: Alright, alright, I went to the bathroom to take a piss, but when I flushed the toilet, everything went dark. There was the sound of water. It was all around me, and it got louder, and louder, until I found myself in here. I thought- I thought- (Video footage confirms that the subject had utilized the bathroom on the second story before disappearing.) Researcher ████: D-10221? Where are you? Are you still in- D-10221, can you hear me? D-10221: (Subject is heard coughing) It's difficult to talk. It smells really bad in here. Researcher ████: In where? D-10221: God damn it! I'm trying! Everything went dark. Thought the power tripped, but I realized I was falling, and then I ended up in here. Researcher ████: Describe your location and surroundings. D-10221: I'm in water. Trying to stay afloat. Can't feel the floor. Don't know how deep it is. I'll start sinking if I don't keep kicking. It smells really bad and it's all dark. I think I somehow fell in the sewer. I can't get the flashlight to work. Please get me out of here. I keep hitting my head against the ceiling… uh, walls on all sides, so I'm trapped in here. Researcher ████: How did you get in your current location? D-10221: How the fuck should I know? There's no opening in the ceiling. I don't even know how that's possible. Researcher ████: Noted. You have to calm down. We're trying to help you. D-10221: Alright, alright, I'm sorry. I'm just seriously stressed. I don't know how I got in here. I mean, it's not like I could fall into the toilet, right? Researcher ████: You mentioned that there's no opening in the ceiling. Is it possible there is an opening beneath the surface of the water? Maybe you went under and floated up. D-10221: No, I'm sure I fell straight down. Listen, if you're asking me to go underwater, that's not going to happen. It smells really bad. Is the camera working? Maybe you can tell me where I am. Researcher ████: The video feed is functional, but we can't see anything. Use the flashlight issued to you. D-10221: It won't turn on. I think it hit the wall. Researcher ████: Try adjusting it. D-10221: Okay. I'll give it a good whack. See if that does anything. Are you sending help now? Researcher ████: We will do everything we can, but you have to stay calm. Keep trying to fix the light, so we can better understand your situation. D-10221: Alright, I'll try. I feel like I'm going to vomit. This is really horrible. I keep feeling things crawling up on me. I throw them off every now and then. (D-10221 successfully restores the function of the flashlight provided.) D-10221: Got it! Oh, thank God! Researcher ████: Please get your surroundings on video. D-10221: Hang on. (mumbling) I'm not coughing as much as I was earlier. I think I'm getting tolerant of the smell… oh, fuck. (The video feed is wobbly, as the subject appears to be actively struggling to stay afloat. The subject appears to be within a small flooded chamber of undetermined dimensions, surrounded by brick walls. Organisms appearing to be leeches of indeterminate species are observed on the walls. The depth of the water is unknown, as it is very murky.) D-10221: Fucking leeches everywhere… Alright, is that enough? There's nothing much here. Can you get me out now? Please? The camera's going to run out of battery soon. Researcher ████: That's unlikely, the battery should last for another 12 hours, at least. D-10221: No! Look at the god damn display! I'm running low on battery. (Researcher ████ verifies the subject's statement.) Researcher ████: Alright, we will arrange for help to be sent. In the meantime, please deactivate your equipment to conserve energy. D-10221: Fuck it, you can't be serious. Researcher ████: You must conserve the battery if we are to find you. It is important that communications are maintained while we locate you. Please stay calm. We will contact you as soon as possible. D-10221: Okay, okay, fine. I'll do it, but please hurry. <End Log> Exploration Log 3607-2 Subject: D-15384 Procedure: Subject was instructed to lower an endoscope into the toilet in the bathroom of the second story of SCP-3607. Results: D-10221 was not located. No structure corresponding to that observed in Video Log 3607-1 was located. Video feed from the endoscope revealed only structures expected of a non-anomalous sewage pipe. Approximately 100 m of piping was mapped before the test was concluded. Following Test 3607-2, communication with D-10221 was reestablished and is recorded in Audio Log 3607-2. + Audio Log 3607-2 - Hide Audio Log 3607-2 Interviewed: D-10221 Interviewer: Researcher ████ Foreword: The light from the flashlight issued to the subject has dimmed significantly at this point. It is not understood why the battery has depleted at the observed rate. <Begin Log> D-10221: Please get me out. There's something down here. Researcher ████: D-10221, we are- D-10221: When are you going to get me out? There are fucking leeches everywhere, and I'm getting tired. If I don't paddle to stay afloat, I start sinking. Leaning against the wall helps a little, but then the fucking leeches get on me. Researcher ████: We're working on it. The team hasn't found your position yet. Is there anything else you can tell me that could be of help? D-10221: No. You have to get me out. I'm getting tired, and there's someone down here. A body. Someone died down here. Researcher ████: Please explain. We don't see anything on the- D-10221: It sank down into the water before you contacted me. The light went out earlier and it floated up and bumped into me. When the light came on I saw it and lost my shit. I pushed it away the first couple of times but it kept floating against me. I had to throw it off a few times. It felt like it was trying to cling onto me. It floated on top of me and fucking pushed me under once. Every time I fucking threw it off, it just floated back against me, and now its gone. Researcher ████: Can you elaborate on what you saw? D-10221: I told you- God damn it! (Subject thrashes in the water.) Researcher ████: What happened? D-10221: I felt it. It just grabbed on to my leg. Researcher ████: What did? D-10221: Listen, I can't take much more of this. I've tried to stay calm, but I can't take it. It was the fucking corpse, okay? I swear it grabbed on to my leg just now. Researcher ████: Can you elaborate a bit more on this corpse you saw? D-10221: It was a dead body with leeches all over it. Some poor bastard died down here, and I'm going to be next if you don't help me. Please just get me the hell out of here. God, please just get me the hell out of here. It's so cold… Researcher ████: We're doing everything we can. For now, are you able to swim under the water to determine the depth? There could be an exit- D-10221: Fucking no. I told you, it smells like shit water. I'm not going in again. Just tunnel down here and pull me out. You have the GPS, right? So what's the big issue? Researcher ████: We need all the information we can get about your location. If you can determine if there is an exit- D-10221? D-10221, can you hear me? D-10221: What? I can't [inaudible] gonna die here [inaudible] let go of- Researcher ████: D-10221, what's happening? D-10221: [inaudible] <End Log> Closing Statement: Video feed was terminated abruptly as the battery was depleted. The nature of the 'body' described by the subject is unknown, and its existence currently cannot be confirmed. Incident 3607-1a: Shortly after the events of Exploration Log 3607-2, D-15384 vanished after all doors and windows of the structure simultaneously slammed shut. Kant counters indicated that hume levels fluctuated [REDACTED] at this point. Communication with the subject remained stable, and the transcript can be found in Audio Log 3607-3. + Audio Log 3607-3 - Hide Audio Log 3607-3 Interviewed: D-15384 Interviewer: Researcher ████ Foreword: D-15384 was granted permission to leave SCP-3607. The bathroom door is heard slamming shut before the subject could exit. <Begin Log> D-15384: What the hell? (laughs) The door slammed shut. Nearly scared the crap out of me. Must have been the wind or something. (The subject is heard attempting to open the door with significant effort.) D-15384: What the hell? Hey, doctor, this thing's stuck. Researcher ████: There's no reason it should be locked. Try putting some force into it. D-15384: I'll just ram it down. (Subject is heard kicking the door. The door is heard swinging open, and the sound of a wet substance being impacted is heard.) D-15384: Oh, fuck it! Fuck, fuck, fuck! Researcher ████: What happened? D-15384: Fuck it! Just fucking look! (The subject directs the camera out the door. The doorway does not lead to the rest of SCP-3607, but instead appears to lead into a long, pulsating, fleshy cavity, with numerous ducts protruding from the walls. Additionally, several metal pipes are visible intersecting with the cavity, leaking a dark fluid. The diameter of the cavity appears to be capable of allowing a human subject to walk through. The depth is unknown, as it bends frequently. Shadows are seen moving, originating from behind the bend. The context is unknown.) Researcher ████: What the- D-15384: Oh, my god, doctor, what the hell am I looking at? How the fuck did I get in here? Researcher ████: We aren't sure. D-15384: Doctor, I'm seriously, seriously freaking out. What am I looking at? Where am I? What happened to the house? Researcher ████: Slow down. We aren't sure. Can you attempt to navigate through the anomaly? D-15384: Anomaly? That's one fucking nice way to put it. You want me to go through there? Looks like the inside of someone's g- Oh, my- oh, my god. Doctor, are you hearing that? Researcher ████: What? D-15384: Fucking listen. Oh, god, that sounds disgusting- (The subject directs the audio recording device toward the anomaly. Faint, gargled, warped voices are heard, seeming to originate from the ducts of the cavity.) Voice: How the fuck should I know? There's no opening in the ceiling. I don't even know how that's possible. Voice: Please get me out. There's something down here. Voice: It smells really bad. Researcher ████: What? That's- (Researcher ████ recognizes the voices are identical to that of D-10221, repeating dialogue from previous audio logs.) Researcher ████: Alright, that's really weird. One moment. I'll discuss our next course of action. D-15384: No fucking kidding. Try to be quick about it. God, this thing is breathing. It's seriously sickening. (It was decided that a remote-controlled drone be utilized to determine the location of D-15384. Investigation of the bathroom reveals that the subject is absent.) Researcher ████: D-15384, are you there? D-15384: What kind of question is that? Researcher ████: We were unable to determine your location within the structure. D-15384: Are you- what? Are you fucking kidding me? What's that supposed to mean? Researcher ████: Can you try exiting through the window? D-15384: No. It's barred. And when I looked out, it's the same thing. (The subject directs the camera to the window of the bathroom. The exterior appears to be large strands of pulsating neural tissue. Several structures appearing to be teeth are also visible, interwoven among the strands.) D-15384: Are you going to tell me what the fuck is going on? Researcher ████: You're going to have to navigate through the anomaly. When you find the exit, we'll be able to retrieve you. D-15384: Fuck! Can't you bust the walls down or something? Researcher ████: D-15384, there is no other way. Please proceed as instructed. (The subject is unresponsive for a minute and 31 seconds.) D-15384: Alright, I'll fucking do it. Fuck! You'd better be ready to get me after I'm through. Researcher ████: We'll track your location with the GPS. In the meantime, please collect a sample of the tissue, the flesh. (Subject proceeds toward the edge of the doorway. Subject is heard mumbling while collecting a piece of tissue, and storing it in an issued specimen jar.) Voice: When are you going to get me out? There are fucking leeches everywhere, and I'm getting tired. If I don't paddle to stay afloat, I start sinking. Leaning against the wall helps a little, but then the fucking leeches get on to me. D-15384: Shut the fuck up! Oh, god, where the hell are these voices coming from? Researcher ████: D-15384, please calm down. D-15384: (mumbling) Fucking easy for you to say. Okay, I got a piece of the flesh. I'm going ahead. God, it's really soft and unstable. It's like- (Subject is heard screaming) D-15384: No, no! No! Fuck! Researcher ████: What happened? D-15384: I'm stuck! My foot got stuck the second I stepped onto this- this- flesh shit! Ow, it's burning through my shoe. What do I do? Researcher ████: Try taking your shoe off. D-15384: Fuck! I'm trying! Ow! Shit, what's happening? (The ducts in the cavity begin secreting fluids and organisms resembling leeches. The fluid begins to flood the base of the cavity. A soft hissing is audible. Metal pipes that come into contact with the fluid are observed to degrade.) D-15384: Damn it! Smells like puke and burning rubber. Ow! It burns! Voice: (laughs) Are you fucking with me? All I have to do is spend a day in some fucking abandoned house? Voice: No! Look at the god damn display! I'm running low on battery. Voice: Let go of me! Let go, you shit bastard! Help [gurgling] D-15384: Shut up! Come on, come on! Researcher ████: Lock yourself in the bathroom. Try to find another way out. (Subject manages to free himself. The shoe is observed to be pulled into the folds of the cavity and is dissolved. The subject proceeds to close the bathroom door, and is observed to be extremely distressed.) D-15384: My foot is burning. The skin is raw. Oh, my god. What the fuck is happening? Who was that talking? What- Oh, no! Fuck! (The faucets of the sink and bathtub begin secreting digestive fluids, identical to that seen within the anomalous cavity. A number of leeches are also observed exiting the faucets.) D-15384: You've got to be shitting me! Researcher ████: Turn off the taps. (Subject does as instructed.) D-15384: Fucking can't! They turn back on after I try. The drain's clogged with something. Ow! It's splashing everywhere! Researcher ████: Climb up onto the toilet seat, see if you can find another way out. We're doing what we can to find your location. D-15384: Hurry! It's filling up quick! God damn it! What the hell is going on? Ow, ow! It's coming out of the toilet as well! (Subject attempts to scoop up some of the digestive fluid with a cup, to throw into the toilet. Subject ceases after the second attempt. Puddles of digestive fluid are observed to form around the bathroom.) D-15384: Shit! Got it on my hand. Fucking- Researcher ████: D-15384, do you see a ventilation shaft above the toilet? Maybe you can squeeze through it. D-15384: Yeah, but there's a fan in the way. Screw it, I'm busting it open. (Subject retrieves a wrench from the set of supplied tools.) (The bathroom door is heard opening. The subject turns to see a large volume of digestive fluids and leeches pouring through.) Voice: There's someone down here. A body. Someone died down here. D-15384: Fuck! (Subject succeeds in removing the fan, and proceeds to scream, as an unidentified object falls onto him. The camera falls into the fluid, and the image is obscured.) Researcher ████: What happened? D-15384: There's a dead body! God, damn it! It fell on me! Help! (screaming) I'm burning! [inaudible] Researcher ████: Get out of there. Get the camera and get out of there. (Subject is heard crying and screaming, but successfully retrieves the camera. The video quality is damaged as a result of the digestive fluid.) D-15384: Doctor, I got burned really badly when I fell in. On the toilet now. The room's filling up. (crying) Please help me. The window, it's- Researcher ████: Get into the ventilation shaft. Explain what happened. D-15384: Okay, okay, I'll try. Fucking hell. It's filling up. (crying) Those things from outside the window. They're- (The subject is heard screaming) Researcher ████: D-15384? (The sound of a toilet flushing is heard, and the camera appears to fall at a rapid pace. Rushing water is visible, removing the digestive fluid from the lens.) Researcher ████: What's going on? (The interior of a sewage pipe is visible. The water rapidly turns red with blood, 3 leeches appear on screen, and the lens breaks before the video feed is terminated.) <End Log> Closing Statement: Approximately 12 hours later, the tissue sample obtained by the subject appeared within the bathroom. DNA sequencing revealed it to be identical to tissue from D-10221. No cadaver was found in the ventilation shaft of the bathroom. Addendum 3607-2a: On ██/██/2002, activity was detected from the printer in the study of SCP-3607. It was observed to produce a single document. A remote-controlled drone was utilized to recover the document, listed in the following text: Don't come back. Trapped myself in here. If I can't get out he can't get out. If he can't get out he can't hurt anyone. He made my family disappear. He made me do it. He made the prisoners disappear. He made me do it. He is me. Don't come in. Makes him stronger. He makes bad things happen. I make bad things happen. It's not my fault. Can't control him. I don't know what's happening with me. I'm sorry. Rather than being printed in standard font, the text matches the handwriting of Devin ████, the youngest former resident of SCP-3607, aged 8 years. All subsequent attempts to communicate with the entity responsible for the message, designated SCP-3607-A, has been met with failure. Footnotes 1. This can be observed even if no electricity is supplied to the structure. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3607" by xFox, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3607. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3608 | safe | close Info X SCP-3608: "PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Dimension" by: Doctor Fullham ♫ Doctor Fullham's Author Page ♫ 88.41% (+122) 11.59% (-16) -% (+0) -% (-0) Special Containment Procedures: Site-3608 has been constructed around the entrance to SCP-3608 due to the failure of all attempts to relocate it. The entrance to SCP-3608 must remain under 24/7 video surveillance in Secure Wing Alpha. Personnel are not to come within 15 meters of SCP-3608 without approval from Site Director Haugen. Description: The portal leading to SCP-3608 is a single blue door and frame, composed of wooden materials and lacking attachment to any extant structure. It is located approximately 11.3km north-northeast of Nürensdorf, Zürich, Switzerland. The paint shows signs of aging, but the door itself is structurally sound, with no signs of degradation. Paint chips analyzed are chemically identical to Valspar brand paint. No anomalous properties have been detected in the door itself. The threshold presents no anomalous visual effects. However, upon passing over the threshold, any sapient beings disappear.1 SCP-3608 is a sapient, predatory dimension, accessed by passing through the door from either side. Foundation researchers have determined that SCP-3608 is able to siphon energy from the negative emotions of any sapient beings that enter it. It is able to obtain specific information about the being's history2 as well as general details related to an environment which feels familiar to it3. The method by which SCP-3608 obtains this information is currently unknown. SCP-3608 does not appear to have any effect on inanimate objects that are not attached to or held by sapient creatures. Independent inanimate objects that pass over the threshold appear on the other side with no noticeable changes. Drones and other unmanned remote equipment cease to function inside SCP-3608, rendering unmanned expeditions impossible. Discovery: SCP-3608 was discovered by the Foundation after a series of missing persons reports near Nürensdorf. Local authorities discovered SCP-3608, and a Foundation agent within the police force brought the item to The Foundation's attention after an officer by the name of Liam Wuthrich entered SCP-3608 and vanished from sight. He returned hours later in a state of severe emotional distress. Officer Wuthrich was escorted to European Site-11 for questioning and full psychological evaluation [See Log 3608-P]. Class-A amnestics were administered and the officer was returned to his home. + 3608-P: Police Officer Interview Log - 3608-P: Police Officer Interview Log Interviewed: Officer Liam Wuthrich of the Nürensdorf Police Department. Interviewer: Dr. Sanderson, on-site psychologist for E-Site-11. Foreword: Officer Wuthrich was the first person verified to have entered and exited SCP-3608. His testimony is invaluable in ascertaining the state of SCP-3608 before the Foundation began official testing. This interview took place three days after Officer Wuthrich encountered SCP-3608. Begin Log: 22/4/2012 14:00 Dr. Sanderson: Hello, Officer. How are you today? Officer Wuthrich: I'm okay, I suppose. Still a little confused. Where am I, again? Dr. Sanderson: That information is classified. You'll be perfectly safe here, no need to worry. Officer Wuthrich: Right. I suppose this is about the door, isn't it? Dr. Sanderson: Yes, we'd like some details about your experience that day. Officer Wuthrich: Well, we were in the area after a few strange missing persons reports. One of them was a homeless guy, so nobody really took him seriously, but he kept talking about a door and the "empty place" that it lead to. The higher-ups got wind of it and wanted us to investigate. Dr. Sanderson: How many people were reported missing in total, and how many came back? Officer Wuthrich: I think it was….six people. Yeah, that's right. As far as I know, most of them came back within a day or two, but it was long enough that people were worried. One of them was gone for nearly a week, though. Dr. Sanderson: Were there any noticeable differences between the people that came back within a few days and the one that was gone for longer? Officer Wuthrich: Well, nothing physically if that's what you mean, but he had a record with us already. Minor stuff, mostly - some vandalism and one count of aggravated assault. The really weird part was that he said he had only been gone for a few hours, but nobody had seen him for at least a few days. Dr. Sanderson: Interesting. Now, Officer, could you please tell me, in as much detail as possible, the circumstances leading up to you entering the door? Officer Wuthrich: Well, Officers Ammann, Scheidegger and myself were investigating the door. We agreed that it was weird that it was just sitting there. There weren't even traces of a foundation or building that it would have been connected to in the first place. Officer Ammann, joking of course, dared me to go through it. Dr. Sanderson: And you did. Officer Wuthrich: I mean, yeah. Not the smartest thing I've done, looking back, but how could I have known? I went through the door, and…. Officer Wuthrich pauses for a few seconds. Dr. Sanderson: And? Officer Wuthrich: Well, have you ever been in an elevator when it stops too fast? It felt like that, like I just got jerked around a bit. I looked around to show the guys that I was fine, and they were gone. Or, I guess I was gone. The door took me somewhere else, I still don't know where the hell it was. Do you guys know? Dr. Sanderson: Any information we have obtained is highly classified. Officer Wuthrich: Yeah, I had guessed that much. You guys run a hell of a tight ship here. Dr. Sanderson: The fields we specialize in require very strict security protocols. Now, can you describe to me what the environment inside was like? Please, be as detailed as possible. Officer Wuthrich: It was just a big field, empty all the way to the horizon except for a single building sitting there. Well, I think it was a building. Could have just been a big square rock, or monument, or something. And there was no grass on the ground; it felt like astro turf, and it was all grey. Dr. Sanderson: Can you describe the object for me? Officer Wuthrich: It was about the size of a small shed. I'd say probably three and a half meters wide, five meters deep and three meters tall. No doors or markings on it, and it was all completely grey. It wasn't made of anything I could identify, either. The sides were completely smooth, like silk. My hands just slid right off. I shouldn't have touched the damn thing. Dr. Sanderson: Why's that? Officer Wuthrich: As soon as I did, I started having, well….hallucinations. Started seeing some things from my past that I didn't ever want to see again. Dr. Sanderson: Would you mind sharing? Officer Wuthrich shudders and takes a deep breath. Officer Wuthrich: Just….bad stuff, mostly. My parents getting divorced, dropping out of college, and, the, uh….first time I lost a partner on the force. Dr. Sanderson: Did you encounter any beings while you were there? Officer Wuthrich: No other beings, that's for sure. I was totally alone, except… Dr. Sanderson: Except what? Officer Wuthrich: Well, this is going to sound stupid, but I felt like I was being watched. And not just watched, but….judged. Like something was studying me. Dr. Sanderson: But you didn't see any other beings while you were inside? Officer Wuthrich: Not a sign of life anywhere. Just a big empty field and that weird…thing. Dr. Sanderson: Noted. How long would you say you were inside? Officer Wuthrich: Well, it only felt like an hour or so. I was trying to figure out how to get out, but there wasn't a door anymore. I tried to radio the guys, but I got nothing but static. Dr. Sanderson: You say it felt like an hour? Officer Wuthrich: Yeah, but apparently it was closer to seven hours. The guys had put a team together to investigate the door. They even got someone from the local university out to have a look. Physics student, smart kid, but he had no idea what the hell was going on. They were baffled when I finally came back out. Dr. Sanderson: How did you get out? Officer Wuthrich: Well, I don't know why, but after a while the door just reappeared. I had taken what was probably my twentieth lap around the building, trying to figure out where I was and how to get back. I rounded the corner and the door was just…there. So I did what anyone would have done. Dr. Sanderson: You went back through the door. Officer Wuthrich: I couldn't think of anything else to do. The door had got me there, if it was anything like any other door, it would take me back, right? Dr. Sanderson: Right. Were you concerned about it taking you somewhere else? Officer Wuthrich: Of course I was. But, like I said, it was all I could think to do. Luckily, it took me back home, and then someone called you guys, and now I'm here. Dr. Sanderson: You're certain you didn't experience anything else out of the ordinary? Officer Wuthrich: Nope, just the random inter-dimensional portal in the middle of a field. Dr. Sanderson: Your colleagues have informed us that you were in a state of emotional distress when you returned. Is this true? Officer Wuthrich: Yeah, the hallucination or vision or whatever really hit me hard. Losing a partner… it's not something you get over easily, and it doesn't take much to reopen that kind of wound. So I was still pretty upset when I got out. Dr. Sanderson: That's completely understandable, Officer. Do you have anything else that you would like to tell me before we conclude the interview? Officer Wuthrich: Be careful with that thing. Nothing really bad happened to me, but I've just got a feeling that it's dangerous. Dr. Sanderson: Thank you for your concern, Officer. I can assure you that we will proceed with the utmost caution. End Log: 22/04/2012 14:07 Closing Statement: Officer Wuthrich. and all other non-Foundation personnel involved were administered Class-A amnestics and returned to their homes. The missing persons were interviewed individually, but no useful information was gained. - 3608-P: Police Officer Interview Log As of 06/06/2014, four manned expeditions into SCP-3608 have been attempted, all overseen by Dr. Vogel and MTF Alpha-5 "Paranaughts" Captain James Lauder. Transcripts of expeditions can be seen below. Unless otherwise noted, all subjects are equipped with one wireless transmission video camera communicating with a laptop held by Dr. Vogel and one hands-free 2-way radio. Subject is also equipped with a standard issue field bag containing two day’s worth of emergency rations and several Field Recovery Kits (FRKs). + Expedition 3608-E1: 26/04/2012 - Expedition 3608-E1 Subject: D-411356. 29 years old male of white European heritage, convicted of two counts of murder in the second degree. TRANSCRIPT 14:41:00 - Begin Log 14:41:15 - Subject is instructed to enter SCP-3608. Subject complies. 14:41:30 - Subject has entered SCP-3608. Subject does not appear on other side of the door. No trace of subject remains on any visible or infrared spectrum. 14:41:49 - Subject activates video feed. Transmission from subject’s camera is blurry and occasionally cuts to static. Landscape is observed as flat plains with what appear to be mountains in the distance. Subject walks a straight line from the door. Several groups of objects similar to the building described in 3608-P can be seen nearby. Dr. Vogel instructs subject to go to the nearest group of objects, designated 3608-1. Subject complies. 14:51:13 - Subject is approaching 3608-1. Subject reports a lack of movement or any signs of life in the area, inquires if he should continue. 14:51:25 - Subject is instructed to enter 3608-1 and collect any relevant information about the location. Subject is also instructed to defer to Dr. Vogel concerning any communication if contact is made. 15:09:13 - Subject has entered 3608-1. No signs of life are observed. Rudimentary objects in shapes similar to automobiles are seen on the sides of the streets. 3608-1 appears to be similar in size and layout to a small town, but all buildings are of uniform size and grey in color. No doors or windows are visible on the buildings, and the outside surfaces are abnormally smooth, according to the subject. Dr. Vogel instructs subject to continue exploring 3608-1. 15:21:10 - Subject appears to have thoroughly explored 3608-1. No signs of life have been found, nor any means of ingress to any building. Subject requests that the expedition be terminated, stating that the complete absence of any other life is making him uneasy. 15:22:01 - Termination of expedition denied. Subject is directed to find the next nearest settlement and enter. following the same protocols as with 3608-1. 15:23:12 - 15:26:41 - Subject argues with Dr. Vogel, stating that he feels as though something is watching him. Subject is very insistent upon terminating the expedition. Dr. Vogel states that if subject does not continue, video and radio communication will be severed and the door to SCP-3608 will be closed, with a high probability of leaving the subject stranded. 15:23:45 - Subject exchanges some choice words with Dr. Vogel, but agrees to continue to the next closest settlement. 15:31:19 - 15:42:19 - Subject seems to be unable to locate any boundaries of 3608-1. Even walking in a straight line for several minutes does not seem to bring the subject any closer to finding egress. Quality of video feed begins to rapidly deteriorate, until images are visible for only a few seconds in between nearly a full minute of static. Audio quality from transceiver also deteriorates, with a voice completely dissimilar to the subject's occasionally cutting in. 15:43:41 - Subject reports that his feeling of unease is escalating. Transmission quality has degraded to the point that video feed is essentially useless and audio is barely decipherable. Dr. Vogel informs subject that there is a high probability that he may be trapped. Subject does not respond with panic, as would be expected, but rather with resignation and despair. Subject requests that radio and video communications be severed so that he may, in his own words, "Suffer my fate alone". Dr. Vogel agrees and severs transmission feeds. EXPEDITION TERMINATED Note: Buildings appear consistent with the structure described by Officer Wuthrich. in Interview Log 3608-P. - Expedition 3608-E1 + Expedition 3608-E2: 05/07/2012 - Expedition 3608-E2 Subject: D-991257. 26 years old female of Chinese descent. History of severe emotional, physical and sexual abuse as a child. Convicted of three counts of kidnapping, torture and murder of middle-aged Caucasian men. TRANSCRIPT 18:22:00 - Begin Log 18:22:10 - Subject is instructed to enter SCP-3608. Subject complies. 18:22:21 - Subject has entered SCP-3608. Matching the events of 3608-E1, subject does not appear on other side of the door. No trace of subject remains on any visible or infrared spectrum. 18:22:30 - Subject activates video feed. Feed shows a landscape drastically different than the one in 3608-E1. Subject appears to be standing in the middle of a large metropolitan city center, designated 3608-2. However, like in the previous expedition, the city appears to be totally devoid of any signs of life or activity. Automobiles of the same style can be seen on the streets. Buildings are of the same size, color and style as those encountered in 3608-E1; the only noticeable difference being that the buildings have visible doors. 18:23:06 - Dr. Vogel instructs subject to approach the closest building and attempt ingress. 18:24:19 - Subject approaches the nearest building and attempts to open the door. It appears to be locked, so subject knocks on the door and waits for a response. 18:24:31 - Subject knocks again, more forcefully this time. 18:24:44 - Dr. Vogel instructs subject to approach a different building and attempt ingress. Subject approaches the next nearest building, but stops before she reaches the door. Dr. Vogel inquires as to what is wrong. 18:24:51 - Subject responds with confusion, inquiring whether or not a black figure was seen exiting the door of the building in question. 18:25:01 - Dr. Vogel informs the subject that the figure in question did not appear on the feed, nor did the door move, and suggests the possibility that the subject imagined it. 18:25:17 - Subject responds with anger, restating that the figure was present and real, and that the door had been opened and closed. 18:25:30 - Dr. Vogel calms subject and instructs her to follow the figure and inform them if it appears again. 18:25:42 - Subject begins to follow a relatively straight path, only occasionally turning down side streets and alleyways. Subject alerts Dr. Vogel whenever the figure appears again. The figure never appears on the camera feed. The figure does not appear hostile; rather, it seems to be leading the subject somewhere. 18:36:32 - Subject has followed the figure for roughly ten minutes, and has been led to a lone building at the end of a long stretch of road. Building is designated 3608-2B. Dr. Vogel instructs subject to enter. 18:36:40 - Upon approaching 3608-2B, subject notices that the door is slightly ajar. Subject enters 3608-2B. 18:37:00 - Upon subject crossing the threshold, video feed cuts to black. A loud scream is heard from the audio feed and subject stumbles back over the threshold. 18:37:10 - Dr. Vogel inquires what happened when the video feed was cut. Subject responds with incomprehensible babble. Dr. Vogel asks again, but subject seems to have undergone severe mental trauma. Captain Lauder recommends that expedition be terminated, insisting that the subject will not be able to continue in her current state. 18:42:29 - After arguing for several minutes, Captain Lauder and Dr. Vogel agree to terminate the expedition. 18:45:22 - Subject exits SCP-3608 far sooner than would be expected accounting for how far she traveled from the original entry point. 3608-2A1 is recovered, and subject is brought to E-Site-11 for a full psychological evaluation and treatment. See Log 3608-2I for post-expedition interview. EXPEDITION TERMINATED - Expedition 3608-E2 + Expedition 3608-E3: 15/02/2013 - Expedition 3608-E3 Subject: D-11508. 31 years old male of Scandinavian descent. Convicted of over twenty different felonies, including grand theft auto, first degree murder, aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and arson. NOTE: Subject is also equipped with one advanced GPS tracking device. TRANSCRIPT 08:44:00 - Begin Log 08:44:08 - Subject is instructed to enter SCP-3608. Subject complies. 08:44:17 - Subject has entered SCP-3608. Like in previous expeditions, subject does not appear on other side of the door. No trace of subject remains on any visible or infrared spectrum. GPS device immediately begins to malfunction; tracking displays "OUT OF RANGE" error. 08:44:24 - Subject activates video feed. Landscape is similar to that in previous expeditions, except that subject appears to have entered on top of a building looking over a metropolitan area. Buildings are observed to have visible doors and windows. Once again, no signs of life are observed in the area. Area is designated 3608-3, building is designated 3608-3A. 08:44:37 - Subject is directed to explore 3608-3A and recover any documents or other information using an FRK. Subject complies and begins walking towards a roof access door. 08:44:51 - Subject opens door and enters 3608-3A. There is a momentary glitch in the camera feed as subject crosses the threshold. Subject begins to descend stairs to the next floor. 08:45:22 - Subject has reached a landing with a door. Subject opens door and enters a hallway lined with doors fitted with pull handles. Doors appear to be very close together, with the gaps between them appearing to be less than 30cm. Subject approaches nearest door and opens it. Camera feed glitches momentarily, then shows a blank white wall behind the door. Subject's breathing becomes heavy and he shuts the door quickly. 08:45:35 - Dr. Vogel inquires if anything is wrong. Subject replies in the negative and insists that he is fine. 08:45:42 - Subject proceeds to the next nearest door and opens it. Camera feed glitches again, momentarily shows another blank wall before subject slams door shut and backs away quickly. Subject's breathing becomes panicked and erratic. 08:46:11 - Dr. Vogel once again inquires if anything is wrong. Subject vehemently denies that anything is wrong, repeatedly stating that he is fine. Dr. Vogel informs subject that if he is experiencing any anomalous events, the observation team should be notified. Subject repeats again that everything is fine. 08:46:19 - Subject approaches the next closest door and attempts to open it. Unlike the previous doors, this one leads into a small room with desks similar in design to those that would be found in a United States high school classroom. Desks are arranged in a semicircular formation, facing the rear of the room where there is a small podium on a raised platform. A single chair sits to the side of the podium. A small spiral-bound notebook can be seen on one of the desks. 08:46:23 - Subject enters room and approaches the podium. Subject is instructed to place the notebook in an FRK for later study, but does not respond. When subject reaches the podium and turns around, another glitch occurs in the camera feed, and dark figures appear seated in the desks. Subject does not appear agitated as would be expected from such a sudden change in his environment. 08:46:37 - Dr. Vogel inquires if subject notices anything out of the ordinary. Subject does not respond, instead placing his hands on the podium and gripping the edges as though he is about to deliver a speech or report. Dr. Vogel asks again, insisting that subject respond. 08:47:12 - Subject remains silent for some time, and when he speaks it is not in response to Dr. Vogel's inquiry. Subject appears to be addressing the figures in the desks. Subject apologizes repeatedly for his crimes, going into great detail of each crime he was convicted of and some that were not on his record4. During his apology, subject begins openly weeping and slamming his hands on the podium. Dr. Vogel calls for an on-staff psychologist. 08:51:20 - After subject's apology and confession have gone on for several minutes, Dr. Sanderson arrives. Dr. Vogel explains the situation to her and asks that she attempt to calm the subject so that the mission can continue. 08:53:06 - Dr. Sanderson speaks to subject in gentle tones and attempts to calm him. Subject is completely non-responsive to any questions or statements from Dr. Sanderson. Subject has ceased speaking and is now sobbing with his head resting on the podium, occasionally lifting his head only to slam it on the podium again. With the camera at this angle, the camera feed is now picking up an additional figure seated in the chair next to the podium. 08:53:44 - The figure next to the podium rises from its chair and approaches subject. As the figure gets closer, the camera and audio feeds rapidly dissolve into complete static. 08:55:12 - When camera and audio feeds reactivate, subject is no longer in the classroom area, but instead staring out of an open window at the metropolitan area below. Subject looks over his shoulder and sees a figure, most likely the same one from the classroom, in the hallway. The figure inclines its head slightly, appearing to give the subject a nod of approval. 08:55:21 - Subject climbs onto window frame and, despite all efforts from Dr. Sanderson to convince him not to, jumps from the window. 08:55:24 - Video and audio feed cut out before subject makes impact with the ground. Dr. Vogel and α-5 Captain agree that expedition has been terminated. EXPEDITION TERMINATED 08:57:20 - 116 seconds after termination of the expedition, the door to SCP-3608 opened briefly, and a small notebook identical to that seen in the classroom fell onto the ground in front of it. D-41517 was sent to recover the notebook, and did so without incident. Notebook was designated SCP-3608-N and added to archived materials. [See Log 3608-R: Recovered Materials] - Expedition 3608-E3 + 3608-2I: Post-Expedition Interview Log - 3608-2I: Post-Expedition Interview Log Interviewed: D-Class Personnel D-991257 Interviewer: Dr. Sanderson, on-site psychologist for Site-3608 Foreword: D-991257 suffered from what appears to be a severe psychotic break during Expedition 3608-E2. Subject was unable or unwilling to communicate with any Foundation personnel until six days after she returned from the expedition. Begin Log: 09/07/2012 09:00 Dr. Sanderson: Greetings, D-991257. D-991257: …..Hi. Dr. Sanderson: How are you today? D-991257: I feel like shit, and it's your fault. Dr. Sanderson: Please, calm down. I am here to help. I understand that during your time inside of SCP-3608, you experienced some trauma? D-991257: Sure, you can call it trauma. I call it a fucking nightmare. Dr. Sanderson: D-991257, I must ask you to keep your language in check. I understand that what happened to you- D-991257: You understand? Let me tell you right now, you don't understand a goddamn thing about me, or that thing, or what it can do. Dr. Sanderson: Well, that's what I'm here to find out. Can you please tell me what happened to you inside SCP-3608? D-991257: Fine. Dr. Sanderson: Thank you. If you would, please tell me about the figure that you encountered after exiting the first building? D-991257: The shadow? Well, it looked sort of human, but it wasn't…solid. Dr. Sanderson: Not solid? Could you elaborate? D-991257: It was like it was made of smoke. It was shifting around, and it was blurry, sort of hard to focus on. And it didn't talk, but I could tell it was trying to tell me something. Dr. Sanderson: Did it communicate with you telepathically? D-991257: No, no voices in my head or anything. Just something I felt. It wanted me to follow so it could show me something. And it did, fuck it showed me something… Dr. Sanderson: The expedition footage shows that the figure led you to a building. D-991257: Yeah. Dr. Sanderson: And that something occurred when you entered the building…something that caused you great distress. D-991257: When I went into that building…. Subject takes a deep breath before continuing. D-991257: Listen, you know what I did to get in here. And if you're a shrink, you know that people don't do what I did unless they've been through some real bad shit. I didn't talk for three goddamn days, and not because I didn't have anything to say. I was afraid that if I opened my mouth I'd just start screaming again. Dr. Sanderson: I can't force you to talk about anything that you do not want to. However, it is of utmost importance that we learn as much as possible about this entity and its abilities. All I can do is ask you to tell me what happened to you in there. D-991257 takes several more deep breaths and shudders before speaking again. D-991257: It was like walking into hell itself. I remembered….no, I felt….everything. Every time someone held me down and [DATA EXPUNGED] me, every bruise and scratch, the feeling of shame and filth and the long showers that you know can't wash this away, and how difficult it is to let anyone, even someone you love, touch you that way because all you can do is relive being violated, and then the rage and the feeling of satisfaction from killing them, men who got off scot-free after [DATA EXPUNGED] a little girl! D-991257 stands up, slamming her hands on the table. Security personnel move to restrain her, but Dr. Sanderson motions for them to stay back. D-991257: And the court hearings, and that goddamned jury who'd rather see me locked up for giving them what they deserved than see those fuckers punished for ruining her life JUST LIKE MINE, and then your Foundation, they show up with waivers and a promise that I could help you save the world, but you can't, because the real monsters aren't locked up in here, they're all around us in the world, and they all look like people… D-991257 begins panting heavily and sits back down. She is crying. Dr. Sanderson offers her a box of tissues. D-991257 takes one and wipes her eyes. Dr. Sanderson: I am sorry that you were forced to experience these events again. Your file informed me of your past, but words can never convey the lasting effects of trauma like this. D-991257: All of that….all of it, all at once, flooding my mind… Dr. Sanderson waits as D-991257 continues crying. After several minutes, she stops, hiccuping slightly. She is clearly still distressed. D-991257: C-can I go now? Dr. Sanderson: Yes, thank you. You have given us some very important information. D-991257: Doctor, before I go… Dr. Sanderson: Yes? D-991257: Don't…don't let them do this to anyone else. That thing, whatever it is, it gets in your head, it knows you somehow, knows how to destroy you… Dr. Sanderson: I will do my best. End Log: 09/07/2012 09:05 Closing Statement: Dr. Sanderson submitted an official request to cease testing on the grounds that continued testing would be tantamount to willingly subjecting D-Class personnel to what amounts to psychological torture. Request was denied by the Dr. Vogel with the following comment: "Dr. Sanderson, we understand your concerns. However, D-Class personnel are made aware of the risks of their tasks when they are brought into Foundation custody. Sacrifices must be made to gain a better understanding of the forces that we are dealing with. Expeditions and testing will continue." - 3608-2I: Post-Expedition Interview Log + 3608-R: Recovered Materials - 3608-R: Recovered Materials SCP-3608-N is the sole piece of material that has exited SCP-3608 without Foundation intervention. It appears to be a standard spiral-bound lined notebook with dimensions of 88mm x 125mm x 7mm. It has been given to multiple subjects, including several D-Class personnel, Dr. Vogel, and Site Director Haugen. It appears as though the text within the notebook changes depending on the person reading it. Excerpts of the text as dictated by the readers can be seen below. Reader: D-411985 Contents: "They are lying to you. They know these things can kill you. You are disposable." These three statements were repeated ad infinitum until the end of the pages. Note: D-411985 was caught attempting to leave E-Site-11 sixteen hours after reading 3608-N. Subject was hostile upon approach and was thus terminated. Reader: D-97124 Contents: "Your family has forsaken you. Your father tries to forget your name. Your mother tries to forget your face. Your sister changed her name so that she could not be tied to you anymore." Note: D-97124 was caught attempting to take his own life nine hours after reading 3608-N. Subject was stopped and is currently undergoing treatment in the psych ward of E-Site-11. Reader: Dr. Vogel Contents: "You're so close. So close to the truth. You know what must be done." Note: This text and presumably others, acquired via non-approved contact by Dr. Vogel, are likely linked to Event 3608-V. Reader: Site Director Haugen Contents: [DATA EXPUNGED] Note: Data removed for security purposes. Contents included classified Foundation information. Reader: Dr. Sanderson Contents: "He's leaving you. You work too much, Jocelyn5." Note: Roughly seven hours after Dr. Sanderson read 3608-N, she received an email from her husband informing her that he wanted a divorce. This information was voluntarily given to the Foundation. - 3608-R: Recovered Materials + RESTRICTED ACCESS - Requires 3608-3 Security Clearance - ACCESS GRANTED Operation 3608-V 13/09/2015 Operation Goals: To locate and retrieve Dr. Vogel from inside SCP-3608. Operation Overseer: Site-3608 Director Haugen Operation Members: MTF Alpha-5 "Paranaughts" Captain Lauder, Agents Yukon, Powers, and Imski. Foreword: On 13/09/2015, four hours prior to this operation, Dr. Vogel, acting against all Foundation security and operational protocols, and in clear breach of containment procedures, entered SCP-3608. Director Haugen approved Operation 3608-V immediately when this was discovered. TRANSCRIPT 05:00:00 - 05:04:15 - Alpha-5 team members perform standard pre-mission checks of weapons and communications equipment. Each team member is equipped with short-range radios for intra-team communication, long-range radios for communication with Director Haugen, and chest-mounted body cameras. Each member is issued a field bag with five days of survival rations, six FRKs, an emergency medical kit, six autoinjecting needles with Class-D amnestics, and additional ammunition for their firearms. Cpt. Lauder: Alright, boys, standard search and retrieve. You all know who Dr. Vogel is, he's the target. If he's become compromised by the effects of 3608, we are authorized to terminate and retrieve the body. Understood? Yukon: Got it. Imski: Understood. Powers: In and out, sounds pretty simple. Dir. Haugen: To recap, the entity is a sapient dimension with, presumably, complete control over its internal layout. It's also been documented to have the ability to cause severe emotional distress. You were chosen because you all have clean records, no notable phobias, and high scores on the PRI6. D-Class have only been sent in one at a time so far, and we're not sure how it will react to multiple targets. No direct hostile activity has been seen from any entities inside; the danger seems to come from the entity's ability to manipulate emotions. Imski: I don't know boss, I stole a candy bar when I was seven. Might want to keep our eyes out for a giant, angry Mars bar. Powers and Yukon laugh. Cpt. Lauder: Can it. Anyone beginning to experience any regret, sadness, anger, anything like that, is to report it to the team immediately. We have low-strength Class D amnestics handy for short-term, recent memory erasure. Any hostile behavior towards a teammate or repeated refusal to follow orders will be seen as probable contamination and result in immediate termination. There will be no exceptions to this. We can't risk letting this thing into our heads. We all need to be on high alert - eyes up, ears open, heads clear. Alpha-5 team approaches the door. As Cpt. Lauder extends his hand to open it, the door opens before he makes contact. Powers: Well, that's not ominous. Cpt. Lauder: Sounds like we have a volunteer to go in first. Nods at Powers. Powers leads, Yukon and I follow, Imski brings up the rear. As Agent Powers crosses the threshold, his body-cam malfunctions. Cpt. Lauder and Agent Yukon attempt to follow, but the door violently swings shut, catching Agent Yukon's fingers between the door and frame, cleanly severing his forefinger and middle finger at the distal interphalangeal joint7. Agent Yukon shouts in pain and stumbles back from the door, attempting to stem the bleeding. Captain Lauder attempts to force the door open, but it remains shut. Cpt. Lauder: Shit! Powers, do you read? The door shut behind you, the rest of the team is not with you. Do you read? No response is heard from Agent Powers for roughly twenty seconds. Captain Lauder continues his attempts to force open the door. Agent Imski calls for on-site medical staff to assist Agent Yukon. Powers: I read, Captain. Christ, that hurts… Cpt. Lauder: Powers! Powers, what the hell happened? Powers: The door opened in the middle of the fucking sky. I fell probably…10 meters? Left leg is injured, potentially broken, and this place is…oh. Oh, shit. What the hell? Cpt. Lauder: What is it, Powers? Powers: I'm…I'm back at Site-3608. It dropped me right outside the entrance. But it's…wrong. Dir. Haugen: Of course it's wrong. I just checked with the security team, there's nobody at the entrance. Cpt. Lauder: Jesus. It recreated the site. Powers: What? Cpt. Lauder: It's able to get information about the subject's universe of origin. Dr. Vogel is inside right now. It's probably recreating the site from his mental image. Dir. Haugen: We've only seen it make uniform changes on a larger scale up to this point, but that sounds feasible. You are likely seeing 3608's recreation of Site-3608. Powers: I'm…not sure what I should do. Command, advise? Dir. Haugen: I would recommend proceeding into the facility with great caution. Attempt to locate the equivalent of Secure Wing Alpha in the hopes of finding an egress point. Cpt. Lauder: Agreed. Sounds like your best chance of getting out is to go in. Powers: I…I really don't like that idea. This place is really starting to get to me. Cpt. Lauder: Powers, stay calm. Remember, this thing hasn't hurt anyone directly. You're one of our best agents, and you've survived a thousand times worse shit than this. You can do this. No doubt, no fear. Powers: No doubt, no fear. Eyes open, head clear. Imski: You got this, Powers. Show this son of a bitch that it can't scare the Paranaughts! Yukon: And hey, uh, grab my fingertips if you can find them? The three MTF agents and Captain Lauder laugh. Powers: I'm going to splint my leg and head in. Still nothing on the video feed? Dir. Haugen: Sorry, Agent Powers, still nothing but static. Cpt. Lauder: We'll continue to monitor it as you go. Keep us updated if you notice anything abnormal, but assuming the site layout is identical, you should be able to get to Secure Wing Alpha no problem. Powers: Copy that, Captain. The sounds of Agent Powers bandaging his leg are heard. Medical staff have bandaged Agent Yukon's fingers and he is attempting to force the door open with Agent Imski. Captain Lauder and Director Haugen are monitoring Agent Powers' audio and video feeds. Powers: Alright, my leg is patched up as best as it's going to be. The sounds of Agent Powers getting to his feet are heard. Powers: Putting some weight on it. [Grunts.] It still hurts, but I think I'll manage. I'm heading to the main door. Cpt. Lauder: Copy. Keep us updated as you continue through the complex. Yukon and Imski are still trying to get that damned door back open. Powers: You got it, cap. The main door opened by itself as I approached, didn't need to insert my access card. I suppose complex security systems are a bit beyond this thing's ability, at least for now. Cpt. Lauder: What's the inside look like? Powers: It's identical to the site. It's kinda unnerving, seeing how it all looks right but just feels wrong, you know? Cpt. Lauder: Powers, we're the Paranaughts. Looking right but feeling weird is what we do. Powers: Got that right, captain. I think that this is helping, it's keeping me grounded. I'm heading through the door to the main hallway. No signs of activity. Cpt. Lauder: Just keep going. Still feeling alright? Powers: Yeah, I feel okay. There have been sort of…pinpricks is how I'd describe them. Like, it feels like something is trying to mess with me, but it just can't get in, can't get a grip on anything. Yukon: [Shouting] It's got nothing because you won't give it anything! No fear! Powers: Hallway was totally empty. I've reached the door to Secure Wing Alpha. Cpt. Lauder: You're almost out, Powers. Get in there, find the door, and get back to us. Drinks are on me. Powers: Yeah, like that would ever happen. The three MTF agents laugh. Cpt. Lauder: Oh, shut it, Agent. Powers: Just kidding, cap. I'm entering Secure Wing Alpha now. Cpt. Lauder: We all know you can do this, Powers. A sharp burst of static is heard over the audio feed. Powers: No! You're not getting in my head, you piece of shit! Cpt. Lauder: Powers, what's going on? Powers: I crossed the threshold and just…a spike of anxiety and fear hit me. It didn't try to bring up anything specific, it was like it was just trying to force emotions on me. I think I deflected the worst of it, though. Cpt. Lauder: Damn right! Show this thing who's boss! Powers: [Shouting] Yeah, you son of a bitch! My mind is my own, you can't feed on me! Cpt. Lauder: Alright Powers, you should be nearing the door now. What do you see? Powers: I'm entering the containment chamber now. And the door is…what the hell? Doctor? Dr. Vogel: Hello, Agent Powers. Cpt. Lauder: Powers! You found Vogel? Powers: Yeah, he's here. Doctor Vogel, I'm here to bring you back home. Do you know how to get out- Dr. Vogel: There is only one exit, Agent Powers. Me. Powers: Doctor, come on, we need you back at the site. Especially now, you've got some really useful information. We'll get you back to work- Dr. Vogel: Laughs. That's nonsense, and you know it. I've breached protocol. If I come with you, I might as well be dead. Which is why that's the only way you're getting out. You have to kill me. Powers: Screw that! Doctor, come on. You haven't done anything that can't be fixed. Director Haugen will understand- Dr. Vogel: Haugen is a fool! Just because some D-Class got scared, he wanted us to stop! To stop exploring this world! He is not a man of science, not like me. Cpt. Lauder: Powers, I think….I think you have to do it. We knew this might be an outcome. The doctor has clearly been compromised by this thing. Powers: I…alright. If that's your order, captain. Muffled movement is heard, presumably Powers unholstering his sidearm. Powers: Doctor, I'm sorry about this. Cpt. Lauder: Powers, wait! Three gunshots are heard in quick succession. The door to SCP-3608 opens, and Doctor Vogel's lifeless body falls through it. Cpt. Lauder: Shit! Powers, get out of there, now! Powers begins screaming, and his audio feed begins to become distorted. The video feed reactivates, and shows the scene of Powers shooting Doctor Vogel twice in the chest and once in the head on repeat. Agent Powers is seen through the door as it begins to close, raising his gun to his temple. Cpt. Lauder: [Shouting] POWERS!!! The door loudly slams shut, rendering it unclear if a gunshot was heard as well. OPERATION TERMINATED Note from Director Haugen: We have recovered a small audio recording device from Doctor Vogel's body. We hope that it will give us some insight into his actions. We are holding a small ceremony for him and Agent Powers, after which amnestics will be administered. The loss of Agent Powers has clearly had an effect on the morale of the other Alpha-5 team members, and it would be dishonest of me to say that the loss of Dr. Vogel has not affected me. It would be a liability to allow us to remember. - ACCESS GRANTED Addendum 1: Testing has been ceased pending review from The O5 Council. No personnel are to interact with or approach SCP-3608 without express approval from Site Director Haugen. Addendum 2: After Event 3608-V, 3608-N is considered a cognitohazard, as it appears to retain a portion of the entity's ability to manipulate emotions, triggered when read. 3608-N is to be locked in a Level 4 Anomalous Object Containment Safe in Site-3608. THIS FILE IS RESTRICTED TO PERSONNEL WITH LEVEL 5 CLEARANCE. ATTEMPTS AT UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS WILL RESULT IN THE ACTIVATION OF SECURITY PROTOCOLS. Footnotes 1. Once they have crossed the threshold, subjects do not appear on any visible or infrared spectrum. GPS devices malfunction upon entering. The reason that video and audio transmissions function normally is currently unknown. 2. In each expedition, personnel were subjected to an experience that targeted their personal fears and/or traumatic memories. 3. In each subsequent expedition, SCP-3608 altered itself to appear more like Earth. 4. Additional crimes include conspiracy to commit murder, illegal possession of weaponized chemical compounds, and sexual misconduct with a minor. 5. Dr. Sanderson's legal first name. 6. Psychic Resistance Index 7. The joint closest to the tip of the finger. |
SCP-3609 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3609 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3609 is to be held in a containment cell at Lunar Area-32. SCP-3609 is to be monitored for any signs of hostile behaviour directed towards the Foundation, Foundation personnel, and/or its state of containment under the Foundation. Personnel interacting with SCP-3609 are to be disinfected of lunar soil or lunar rocks prior to contact. Mobile Task Force Gamma-4 ("Blondebeard's Crew") is to ensure that all paw prints created by SCP-3609 on the Lunar surface are erased. + View Previous Special Containment Procedures - Hide Previous Special Containment Procedures Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3609 is to be held in a containment cell at Lunar Area-32. Lunar rocks and/or lunar soil are to be provided to SCP-3609 once per day, to reduce hostile behaviour. Personnel interacting with SCP-3609 are to be disinfected of lunar soil or lunar rocks prior to contact. Mobile Task Force Gamma-4 ("Blondebeard's Crew") is to ensure that all paw prints created by SCP-3609 on the Lunar surface are erased. Description: SCP-3609 is a sapient male specimen of Canis lupus (grey wolf), with a head-to-tail length of 4.5 m and shoulder height of 2 m. It is capable of speech in Old West Norse, and surviving in a vacuum environment without respiration or protection from space exposure. Furthermore, SCP-3609 has been observed to be able to manoeuvre itself in low to zero gravity environments with relative ease, suggesting that it is adapted for locomotion in such environments. Although SCP-3609 does not need to eat or drink to survive, tests have shown that it can consume lunar rocks, lunar soil or items coated with either of the former1 without adverse effects to its body. It also displays a strong preference for the aforementioned items; tests have shown it preferring to consume lunar rocks and/or lunar soil over meat from animals typically eaten by members of the Canis genus. Likelihood of hostile behaviour has significantly decreased since introduction of lunar rocks and/or lunar soil to SCP-3609. Additionally, SCP-3609 is not found to have excreted, and it is believed to be incapable of excretion. SCP-3609 was identified following the Foundation's establishment of Lunar Area-32 in Mare Imbrium on ██/██/1998. SCP-3609 exhibited hostility during initial Foundation contact, requiring reinforcements from Distributed Task Force Sigma-6 ("Puddlejumpers") to successfully contain the entity. While in containment, SCP-3609 has been observed to produce vocalisations only in presence of Foundation personnel, which was postulated to be an attempt to communicate with Foundation personnel. Said vocalisations were recorded, and it was later identified to be Old West Norse. Dr. Sigurd Ólafsson of the Department of Terra-Linguistics was then assigned to conduct an interview with SCP-3609. However, due to prerequisite training sessions2 and other concurrent projects, an interview with SCP-3609 was only arranged by the year 2███. Below is a transcript of Interview Log 3609-01. Interviewee: SCP-3609 Interviewer: Dr. Sigurd Ólafsson Foreword: The following interview is originally conducted in Old Norse. As a safety precaution, Interviewee and Interviewer are separated by a wire fence, which is connected to an electric circuit. Upon hostile behaviour, Interviewer is to be evacuated and electric circuit is to be activated. Additionally, Interviewer is escorted by two members of MTF Γ-4, Agents E. Chang and R. Arch. Agent Chang holds the activation mechanism for the electric circuit. <Begin Log> Dr. Sigurd: Hello there, can you hear me? SCP-3609: A reply at last? Why only now that you have chosen to reply? Dr. Sigurd: Not many nowadays speak this wonderful tongue, and I needed time to prepare myself for this encounter. I'm still getting used to this environment, truth be told. SCP-3609: Enough! Answer me. What are you? Dr. Sigurd: Sigurd, son of Ólaf. SCP-3609: Not your name! You. Them. All of you stand as tall as the Jǫtnar3 and Æsir,4 yet smell of Midgard. What are you? Dr. Sigurd: Hmm. We are Man, denizens of Midgard. SCP-3609: Man? You? No, Man is small. My claw alone can crush a Man. My jaws can break even the sturdiest longships of Man. You might have disorientated my senses, but your jest is absurd. Dr. Sigurd: It's no- [pauses] Okay, tell me more about your deeds and accomplishments. Surely they are worthy of being heard. SCP-3609: Yes. I was so near the accomplishment of my purpose. I successfully threw Máni off his chariot during my previous round of pursuit, and was about to devour him. But ten beams of light from the East consumed us, and then I find myself standing under the sky of darkness and on that lifeless land. Máni was nowhere in sight. Perhaps a trick from Sól, but she is only one being. Dr. Sigurd: Máni? The moon deity? SCP-3609: Yes. Son of Mundilfari and brother of Sól. He who rides the chariot of the moon across the darkened heavens over Midgard. Dr. Sigurd: In that case, you must be Hati. SCP-3609: Yes. Hati Hróðvitnisson, son of Fenrir and brother of Skǫll. Fated to devour Máni to free Father. Dr. Sigurd: Indeed. After losing track of Máni, how did you respond to your situation? SCP-3609: I searched all over that lifeless land, believing that Máni might be hiding there. But I've never seen Máni at all. Only a strange robed Man in this land whom I initially imagined to be Máni in disguise, but he smelled of both Midgard and a strange foreign scent I cannot make anything out of. Dr. Sigurd: You can smell when you are outside? SCP-3609: No. Scents and sounds do not exist in that lifeless land. Only in his and your domains do scents and sounds exist. Dr. Sigurd: Of course. I want to talk about your past encounters with my co-workers. Why you have attacked them when they first approached you outside? SCP-3609: Who? Dr. Sigurd: The people who brought you here. SCP-3609: I imagined that they might know of Máni's whereabouts, maybe his followers here to mock me. They fought back, and so did I. Dr. Sigurd: If you initially believed us that we are enemies, why did you stop attacking us after being kept here? SCP-3609: Your smell. It is only in here that I can smell you and I know that you are not Máni. In fact, you have been offering Máni to me. Dr. Sigurd: We did? SCP-3609: Yes. Your co-workers frequently offered me pieces bearing Máni's essence for me to devour. Of course, I will not be placated by such meagreness. I must devour Máni, all of him. That is my purpose, and I will accomplish it. [As SCP-3609 vocalises the statement above, Dr. Sigurd turns to Agents Chang and Arch.] Dr. Sigurd [in English]: You two, help me here. He's saying that we've been giving him things to eat. What is it? Agent Chang [in English]: Mostly moon rocks, doctor. [Dr. Sigurd places his palm on his forehead while shaking his head for two seconds. After which, he removes his hand from his face, and faces SCP-3609 again.] Dr. Sigurd: I suppose Fenrir will rise if you devour Máni. SCP-3609: No if. It will happen. When Skǫll and I accomplish our purpose, Father will rise again. Dr. Sigurd: You truly have Fenrir's interests in mind. SCP-3609: I exist for Father to be freed. Dr. Sigurd: I can tell. So like he's fated to, he will kill Odin. Am I correct? SCP-3609: Yes. Dr. Sigurd: And as fated, Fenrir will be slaughtered by Víðarr, son of Odin. SCP-3609: Yes. Dr. Sigurd: Therefore, freeing Fenrir will free him from living as well. SCP-3609: Yes. I exist for Father to be freed. Dr. Sigurd: What about you? What will you be doing when Fenrir kills Odin? Or when Víðarr kills Fenrir? SCP-3609: I, I am not sure. Dr. Sigurd: It is as you have said, your purpose ends when you consume Máni and Fenrir breaks loose. Do think about it. If we're having this engaging conversation, you're certainly more than a means to an end. [SCP-3609 ceases vocalisation and prowls around its containment cell. Dr. Sigurd attempted to call for SCP-3609 attention, to no avail.] <End Log> Closing Statement: Following Interview, tests using lunar rocks and lunar soil are to cease. SCP-3609 has not expressed any request for lunar rocks or lunar soil, and has shown no notable signs of hostile behaviour. Special Containment Procedures updated. Footnotes 1. This postulate is derived from an observation wherein SCP-3609 is more likely to attack objects that had contact with lunar soil than objects that do not have such contact. 2. Includes special training regarding adaptation to environments with low to zero gravity, and interview techniques against hostile sapient SCP entities. 3. A mythological race in Norse mythology who resides in the realm Jǫtunheimr, often associated with giants and monsters. 4. The primary pantheon of deities in Norse mythology who resides in the realm Asgard, mostly representing war and conquest. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3609" by MrWrong, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3609. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3610 | neutralized | Item #: SCP-3610 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3610 and a 5 meter radius around it are to be enclosed in a 20-meter-tall net to prevent any avian lifeforms from entering. The area is to be monitored, and repairs are to be made should the net be breached. Description: SCP-3610 is an irregular area of roughly 2.6 km2, located in ███████, Shandong Province, China. SCP-3610 has a salt water pond of roughly 140 m2 in size and 5m deep (referred to as SCP-3610-1) located inside it, and is otherwise filled with pebbles. Two anomalous properties are observed: When solid matter is placed within SCP-3610-1, the same volume of water will disappear. Dissolved substances present in the water will be left behind. This effect will not reverse even after the object is removed. When avian lifeforms enter SCP-3610 at an altitude of 15m or less, they will stop all previous activities and begin to find and carry stones from the surrounding area, and place them within SCP-3610-1.1 This will continue until they eventually die of exhaustion. It is theorized that SCP-3610-1 once covered the entirety of SCP-3610, but reduced to the current size due to the anomalous properties. Addendum: Aside from the remains of avian lifeforms, digging at the site of SCP-3610 found remains of various sea life, as well the skeleton of a female humanoid dating back to around 3000 BCE, later classified as Anomalous Object #72976. DNA analysis of the subject shows no significant differences from baseline human DNA. However, AO#72976 possesses hollow bone structures similar to those found in avian lifeforms and half-developed wings in place of arms and hands. A piece of jade jewelry was recovered from its chest, with Chinese characters of previously unknown variation engraved on it. The text translates to "Beloved daughter of [illegible]". After AO#72976 was removed from the site, SCP-3610 ceased all anomalous activities. Putting AO#72976 into bodies of water or burying it near bodies of water yielded no result, and SCP-3610 was reclassified as Neutralized. Footnotes 1. This triggers the primary effect and results in reduction of the size and depth of SCP-3610-1. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3610" by SunnyClockwork, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3610. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
SCP-3611 | safe | Four cards from the Yamauchi Deck. Clockwise from top left: The Fox / 狐 (3611-0355), The Weeping Man / 夜鳴き男 (3611-0508), The Fool / ざ・ふうる (3611-0049), The Umibozu / 海坊主 (3611-0003). Item #: SCP-3611 Special Containment Procedures: Item is kept in a secure locker in the Games department. To aid research efforts, weekly consulting sessions with Ms. Yamauchi Eiko (refer to Person-Of-Interest file #3611-B) have been scheduled at the Takeya District Hospice, subject to her present state of health. Novel card interactions and new cards discovered in the course of play are to be catalogued with due diligence. Description: The item is an antique deck of hand-painted obake-karuta playing cards bearing non-standard iconography from Japanese and European sources. It is accompanied by a lacquered mulberry-wood case with a brief description of its contents inscribed within; said description claims that the deck is intended for play under an obsolete Kyoto variant of obake-karuta known as 千人一首 / senren-isshu (en: "A thousand poets, a single verse"). While research has yet to uncover much written evidence of the game's existence1, its rules have been passed down through oral instruction from Ms. Yamauchi Eiko (山内 永子, born September 17, 1932), the sole surviving descendent of the item's creator. Play proceeds similar to conventional obake-karuta, with the aim of the game to clear the table of all its cards based on cues given by a referee. However, senren-isshu is intended as a cooperative game instead, whereby claimed cards must be rearranged towards the center of the play area to construct a coherent story. Given the deck's sheer volume and the play area's limited size, this usually results in the cards arranged in a spiralling pattern towards the center. As in conventional obake-karuta, the game concludes when all the cards have been exhausted. There are legal and illegal plays: for example, The Fisherman / 漁師 (3611-0062) may conceivably encounter The Umibozu / 海坊主 (3611-0003) or fall prey to the maddening reflection of The Moon / ざ・むうん (3611-0015), but cannot possibly precede The Scarab / すからべ (3611-0601) or The Mountain General / 山の将 (3611-0259), unless intervening cards are played by the other players to explain the incongruity. Should all moves played be legal, players will find that an additional card has been manifested by the deck. New cards produced invariably depict a unique character, creature, or symbol in the same style as the rest of the deck. Careful accounting must take place to determine which card has been generated by this process. Addendum: A brief history of the Yamauchi Deck According to Eiko, the deck was originally created by her father, Yamauchi Kiyofumi (山内 清文, October 22, 1910 — February 23, 1945), himself the grandson of Yamauchi Fusajiro (山内 房治郎, November 22, 1859 — January 1, 1940), the illustrious founder of the playing card manufacturer Nintendo Koppai. An eclectic and talented painter, Kiyofumi was delegated by his grandfather to design a commemorative product for the company's 40th anniversary at the age of 18. The result was the original 72-card senren-isshu deck presented at the Yamauchi's New Year celebrations in 1929, received with great fanfare by the family and their close friends. Accusations of nepotism from the extended Yamauchi clan — as well as the relative obscurity of senren-isshu itself — led Fusajiro to cancel the production of his grandson's deck. In return, the perfectionist Kiyofumi disavowed all ties from the Yamauchi estate, fleeing to Tokyo with his pregnant wife Chisato to seek his own fortune2. During this period, Chisato gave birth to her first two children: Juunichiro, in 1930; and Eiko, in 1932. Eventually, tragedy struck. Chisato passed away while giving birth to Yamauchi Eimi in the winter of 1937, leaving Kiyofumi to raise the children by himself. It was during this time that Eiko learned of her father's past in Kyoto, and of the mysterious deck that had brought him here. She and Juunichiro soon sought it out, playing out secret games of senren-isshu when their father was away, and eventually, in the early hours of March 31, 1936, they produced its first new card: The Morningstar / 暁星 (designated 3611-073)3. Driven by the discovery, Juunichiro soon assumed the responsibility of investigating and documenting the deck's myriad interactions, joined by his sisters. It was not an easy task: games with the original 72-card deck lasted three hours at least, and the longest recorded game on June 24, 1943 lasted three days and three nights. As Japan plunged into war, the children found themselves drawn further and further into their father's game, producing a total of 105 new cards and documenting more than 2,000 narrative interactions between them. The last documented game by the Yamauchis began on the night of February 24, 1945. It was never completed. The firebombing of Tokyo had already begun; Kiyofumi, who had left to collect rations the previous morning, had never returned. As the city burned around them, Eiko fled her home with her siblings, leaving the deck — and Juunichiro's painstakingly-curated notes4 — behind. Miraculously, the deck survived. Word of its existence must have spread since its unveiling in 1929, and by the 1950s, several decks in its style were known to be in circulation around Tokyo. Marshall, Carter and Dark began searching for the original in 1989, only recovering it in full in 1993. By then, it had accumulated an additional 257 cards, numbering 434 cards in all. In 1995, the Yamauchi Deck was sold to a Foundation-affiliated collector, who donated the item along with other artefacts to the Foundation in 1996. Today, the deck's play time has been shortened to fifteen hours or less through the use of modern-day pattern-matching algorithms. However, owing to the Foundation's incomplete knowledge of the game, certain gamestates can still only be solved through trial and error. In such cases, the advice of Ms. Yamauchi Eiko has proved invaluable in enumerating the deck's possible outcomes5. In this manner, 662 new cards have been discovered since the Foundation's acquisition. As of 09/11/2005, the deck now numbers 1,087 cards with a total of 13,992 documented narrative interactions between them. Footnotes 1. That's not to say it didn't exist outside the Yamauchi clan: I've found mentions of it in a 1951 Kyoto Shinbun article on pre-war pastimes, and — inexplicably — in a collection of old songs about the city's Higashiyama district dating from 1965. - Researcher A. Fujiwara. 2. As luck would have it, Kiyofumi found great success as a dealer and part-time illustrator of kamishibai, painted boards used by street performers as storytelling props. No small coincidence, then, that he is survived today by his deck and its infinitude of tales. - Researcher A. Fujiwara. 3. A most versatile card. Being the first-discovered card, it is also the most well-investigated and well-understood, symbolising guidance, hope, and the start of journeys — but also the Western connotations of a fall from grace, a loss of innocence, a descent into madness. - Researcher A. Fujiwara. 4. According to Eiko, Juunichiro never stopped trying to recompile his notes from memory, even if he never saw the original deck again. He died in 1993 in a Sanya flophouse, surrounded by barely-legible scribblings; some of it was salvaged by Toshio Tanaka, his caseworker during his final days. To date, they remain the only written record of the deck as it was meant to be played. - Researcher A. Fujiwara. 5. Eiko has been most helpful, except when circumstances permit. For instance, she rejects vehemently any notion that the deck's interactions might have shifted over time, remaining as unchanged as they were on the day of her and her brother's first game. - Researcher A. Fujiwara. |
SCP-3612 | keter | NOTICE The following file contains a description of a Class-VIII Psychic/Cognitohazardous Data-based Entity. If your workstation has not received appropriate C8/3612 inoculation, do not continue reading beyond this point. Close this file immediately and delete applicable system logs to prevent the targeting of your workstation by SCP-3612. Furthermore, this file has been reordered from the standard format in an attempt to reduce its SSO-Score. This will increase the chances of this file remaining intact in case of containment breach. Item #: SCP-3612 The Top of the SCiPNET Mainlist Prior to enacting SCP-3612 Containment Procedures Description: SCP-3612 describes a sentient and extremely destructive computer virus, believed to have originated within the Chaos Insurgency, that inhabits the Foundation SCiPNET Database. It is capable of relocating itself to any position within the aforementioned filesystem - regardless of any firewalls or attempts at quarantine. Only one copy of SCP-3612 is known to exist, and all attempts to create copies in a controlled environment have met with failure. SCP-3612 is a powerful infovore known to exclusively target and delete specific types of data. Namely, any data that exhibits Symbolic Sequential Ordering (SSO) is at risk. In order for data to be classified as SSO-Positive, two qualifications must be met. Data must be organized in the form of a list. Data must be ordered with respect to a specific, deliberate purpose. Examples of SSO-Positive data include lists arranged in chronological order and lists arranged in order of some quantitative measurement, as well as lists ordered qualitatively. When a test subject is presented with a list of objects and instructed to order them according to "their liking," the resultant data is SSO-Positive, and as such, will be targeted by SCP-3612. Prior to the entity's discovery and containment, SCiPNET's SCP Mainlist was arranged chronologically, in order of item discovery and as a result had an SSO-Score of 0.5. As such, it was targeted by SCP-3612, and manual recompiling of large portions of the database was necessary after containment was established. After containment, the database's SSO-Score has been reduced to 0.1, and attacks on valuable files have been greatly reduced1. Addendum 2: Partially Recovered Chaos Insurgency E-Mail Delta Command, I'm sending this message from a quarantined laptop - as far as I know, it's never had any connection with the mainframe here, so it should be fine, I hope. Abandon Site 230. Don't try to connect anything electronic to our hardware. Sd0egPpxbyGfOb1pory short, the experiment worked, but too well. Subject is in the database. ufqNbXej92TTiTHALCsElost critical data, particularly regarding some containment software. We've lost people down here. I do ha5vFWahDf2jZ9k8O8QHom to regain control of our objects. Instructions are below. VsJxf7C7Qt0kLxZDdMW7IlnCwNn 5qzI2bpk9oIKh4UJvES0Ftg35 AenesBJvGOuaF1XkeF3dFw4fewqBkhhge xo2rvojSllwq4x4St MRVF8zNN5RAuCQcS3X0T uts94TM2cv3IfhnqcFi0dbMmWN There. You can do all that and you should be fine. Most of the objects have escaped, though, so they're a comple8jpToNaeZeyond that everything else is OK. I'm leaving this on the hard drive here too - and leaving the laptop at the entrance just in case you come looking andj2tYs0tJCn9mbledis8ood luck to you all. James Carpenter, Site 230 R&D Division Special Containment Procedures: All attempts to limit the movements of SCP-3612 within the Foundation SCiPNet Database have met with failure. As such, further containment of SCP-3612 requires two distinct special procedures. The first of these is the SCP-3612 Distraction Protocol. At no less than five Foundation sites worldwide, at least one member of D-Class personnel per site must be simultaneously generating lists that exhibit Symbolic Sequential Ordering (SSO) as detailed in the Description. The subject matter contained within these lists is irrelevant – of significance is that the data within the lists is deliberately ordered according to some strategy. The specific strategy employed is irrelevant – although a positive correlation is suspected between use of qualitative data to generate lists and the attraction of SCP-3612. No fewer than five such lists must exist at any time, and more must be generated to replace lists that have been damaged or destroyed. The second procedure consists of a revision of Numerical Assignment Protocol. In order to prevent the SCP Document Mainlist, stored within SCiPNet servers, from being corrupted by SCP-3612, the Mainlist must be made less appealing to the entity. As such, the following procedures have been developed to ensure minimum chance of the SCP Mainlist itself being classified as SSO-Positive. SCP designation numbers must not be assigned with regard to order of discovery, nor with regard to any overarching method. Instead, personnel responsible for recovery of an object will be required to choose its designation number from any unused slots in the database. This will introduce the personal preference or superstitions of thousands of separate individuals, minimizing the chances of a coherent pattern emerging2. Any objects recovered prior to these procedures being enacted will be numbered according to the preferences of any surviving personnel involved in their recovery. If no such surviving personnel exist, the object will be numbered according to the preference of its highest-ranking designated researcher. Footnotes 1. Specifically, to 0.1% of their original rate. 2. It has been discovered that conflicting organizational methodology reduces SSO-Score more strongly than simple randomness. |
SCP-3613 | euclid | In this one Marshall, Carter, and Dark save a guy and his whole family from dying after a car accident and what do you mean they're supposed to be the bad guys? Hey! Let go of me! Canon Hub » The Gulf » SCP-3613 Canon Hub » Those Twisted Pines Hub » SCP-3613 Groups of Interest » Anderson Robotics Hub » SCP-3613 Groups of Interest » Marshall, Carter and Dark Hub » SCP-3613 Alright I'll admit it I watched Blade Runner a couple times this week. Thanks to The Great Hippo, Jacob Conwell, and Dr. Chandra for giving this draft a look before I posted it. ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} by Doctor Cimmerian Item #: SCP-3613 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3613 instances are to be kept in standard humanoid containment cells on floor 19 of Site-88. Under no circumstances are the location of these objects to be disclosed to any agents of Marshall, Carter and Dark1. Physical testing of SCP-3613 instances requires permission of the SCP-3613 project head and Site-88 director Phillip Foster. Description: SCP-3613 is a collection of 4 humanoid robots (possessing the instance designations SCP-3613-1 through -4). While these instances are theoretically capable of anomalous physical and mental performance, none display abilities above that of the human baseline. These instances also express a belief that they are the immediate family of an individual identified as Jacob Jefferson (a known agent of Marshall, Carter and Dark). On October 31st 2013 Jacob Jefferson and his immediate family were the victims of a traffic accident. Mr. Jefferson was the only survivor of the incident, suffering a class A spinal cord injury which resulted in tetraplegia. Mr. Jefferson has since fully recovered from these injuries. Documentation recovered from Anderson Robotics2 indicates that the SCP-3613 instances are part of a family replacement program initiated by Marshall, Carter and Dark in order to ensure employee loyalty. The following communication was intercepted on November 8th 2013: Dear Mr. Carter, I'm going to be honest. Hearing that you were interested in our androids for the purpose of replacing family members gave me pause at first. Once your assistant explained the purpose and process though, I have to say this is an ingenious idea. Your agent, Mr. Hr'asm'Kal3, delivered the Jefferson family's spirits this afternoon. We'll be loading them into the generation 3 models tonight. By tomorrow this man should have his family back. I know this is just good business for you, but it's always a joy when good business and doing the right thing align. Please give my best to Mr. Jefferson. It's ironic that he's got a much longer road to recovery than his family, but at least they'll be there to get him through it. Anderson. SCP-3613-3 was damaged cosmetically during a bullying incident at Gulf Shores High School in Baldwin County, Alabama on March 18th, 2015. Police reports of the incident led Foundation agents to the hospital where the damaged instance was being treated. The follow-up investigation resulted in all instances being identified and captured. During this incident Mr. Jefferson was acting as head of security at a Marshall, Carter and Dark auction in Atlanta, Georgia. + Level 3 Access Required - Hide Addendum 1 Absent a direct request from Marshall, Carter, and Dark the Foundation is under no obligation under the SUSEOCT4 to return their property. The Foundation's capture of the SCP-3613 instances was therefore kept classified in order to avoid an incident. During this incident Site-88's Director Maddox was in the process of being replaced by Dr. Phillip Foster because of Mr. Maddox's duplicity in regards to project Alpha-9 and the incidents of Incursion 88-045. It is believed that Mr. Maddox revealed the location and status of the SCP-3613 instances at this time to agents of Marshall, Carter and Dark. The following message was received very shortly after Director Foster took full control of Site-88: Dear Dr. Foster, It has come to our attention that you are currently in possession of our property (designated by you as SCP-3613-1, SCP-3613-2, SCP-3613-3, and SCP-3613-4). Our organization is invoking Clause 3, Section 5 of the SUSEOCT and making a formal request for the return of the the following property: A generation 3 Anderson Robotics android. Appears as, identifies as, and possessed by the spirit of a 39 year old female named Delores Jefferson. A damaged generation 3 Anderson Robotics android. Appears as, identifies as, and possessed by the spirit of a 16 year old female named Alice Jefferson. A generation 3 Anderson Robotics android. Appears as, identifies as, and possessed by the spirit of a 12 year old female named Tracy Jefferson. A generation 3 Anderson Robotics android. Appears as, identifies as, and possessed by the spirit of a 7 year old male named Jacob Jefferson Junior. This property is to be returned at your earliest convenience. A bill for housing, recovery, and transportation costs should be presented no more than 30 business days from the receipt of this message. Sincerely, the office of Mr. Dark. + Level 4 Access Required - Hide Incident Report 3613-5 The Foundation legal department issued a formal denial of possession of these instances in order to delay their return and recommended an acceleration of SCP-3613's research schedule. On January 9th, 2016, a convoy transporting the instances from Site-88 to Site-19 came under attack by a group of mercenaries believed to be connected to Marshall, Carter and Dark. This attack was repelled, the instances were returned to Site-88 for security reasons, and several of the mercenaries were captured. Among those captured was the operation's leader, Jacob Jefferson. A full physical examination of Jacob Jefferson was immediately carried out in order to determine the manner by which his spinal injury was treated. However, no signs of the spinal injury were present. Mr. Jefferson resisted interrogation and refused to respond to requests outside of his own demands to see his family. On January 11th, 2016, the following message was received from Marshall, Carter and Dark: Dear Dr. Foster, Despite your previous denials we are certain that you possess our property. Your organization has until February 15th of this year to return all property under previously received requests (specifically the generation 3 androids designated by you as SCP-3613). Failure to return our property will cause a triggering of the penalty clauses of the SUSEOCT as outlined in Clause 10 sections 1-87. We have also identified the following property as in your possession and are formally requesting its return: A generation 12 Anderson Robotics android. Appears as, identifies as, and possessed by the spirit of a 41 year old male named Jacob Jefferson A bill for damage, housing, recovery, and transportation costs should be presented no more than 30 business days from the receipt of this message. Sincerely, the office of Mr. Dark. Footnotes 1. Documents relating to this group of interest are available upon request. 2. GOI-1115 3. See Incident Report 2987-24 for more details. 4. Southern United States Extranormal Organization Cooperation Treaty 5. 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SCP-3614 | euclid | BY ORDER OF THE OVERSEER COUNCIL The following file describes an anomaly pertaining to Project BLACK CREVASSE. Information on BLACK CREVASSE is on a need-to-know basis only. SCP-3614-2, photographed during descent Item #: SCP-3614 Special Containment Procedures: Due to the immovable nature of SCP-3614-1, it is to remain at its site of discovery. Containment teams have established a 4 km perimeter around SCP-3614-1; civilian traffic is to be rerouted under the guise of a cover story alleging military operations in the area. Area-31Ω has been established around SCP-3614-1 to carry out exploration of SCP-3614-Prime. Only D-class may enter SCP-3614-Prime with Level 4/3614 permissions. SCP-3614-2 is to be kept in a standard low-security containment locker. Testing on SCP-3614-2 and access to the information contained within can only be done with Level 5/3614 approval. The Overseer Council is investigating the credibility of Document 3614-B, which was recovered from SCP-3614-2 upon its discovery on 2/27/2019. In addition, the Foundation is attempting communication with SCP-3614-Prime to gain more information regarding potential anomalous influences on consensus reality. However, current temporal models, namely the Ogundimu-Zhang hypothesis, estimate chances of success to be low: approximately 1 out of 10 ✕ 10100. Description: SCP-3614 designates a set of three extra-temporal anomalies. SCP-3614-1 is a conic area of space in Toole County, Utah, United States. The anomaly is approximately 500 meters in height and 2 meters in width at its base, tapering towards its top. SCP-3614-1 appears as a distinct visual distortion of the surrounding area, taking on a prominent crystalline-like appearance and texture. SCP-3614-1 has been reported by on-site personnel to emit a high-pitched noise akin to that of wind blowing. All matter that enters SCP-3614-1 will be transported to a space-time anomaly designated SCP-3614-Prime. The SCP-3614-Prime anomaly appears effectively identical to Earth; however, numerous aspects of it are inconsistent with those in the baseline reality, as documented below. It is unknown if these deviations extend beyond the SCP-3614-Prime version of Earth, or if they are confined to the planet. SCP-3614-1 was unintentionally created during preliminary tests of Project BLACK CREVASSE, a Foundation initiative headed by O5-1 and O5-13. Following the discovery of SCP-3614-Prime and failure of initial experiments, O5-1 discontinued BLACK CREVASSE on 6/21/2018. Further information is in Document 3614-A: BLACK CREVASSE Project Brief. SCP-3614-2 is an ellipsoidal metallic capsule originating from SCP-3614-Prime. Dimensions are approximately 1.3 by 2.8 meters. Analysis has revealed that SCP-3614-2 is comprised of non-anomalous steel along with several other substances unknown to modern science. Further examination of SCP-3614-2 has revealed that it contains an electronic terminal interface similar to those used by the Foundation, from which Document 3614-B was recovered. SCP-3614-2 was first seen emerging from the top end of SCP-3614-1 on 2/27/2019. Full emergence from SCP-3614-1 took 3 minutes and 21 seconds. After emergence, SCP-3614-2 traveled 264 meters due west via an unknown means of propulsion and crash-landed in the nearby desert. To date, this is the only observed occurrence of contact from SCP-3614-Prime. Investigation of recovered materials from SCP-3614-Prime has revealed that it exhibits the following critical divergences from baseline reality: Advanced technology beyond the capabilities of currently understood science Different socio-cultural trends throughout history, including increased globalization in the 20th century and overall reduced rates of nationalism, isolationism, etc. The non-existence or otherwise historical displacement of numerous events and time periods of the prime timeline (see Addendum 3614-1) The SCP Foundation revealing its existence to the public in the early 21st century, acting as a global agency with significant influence in the governments of all world powers Most notably, the absence of all sapient life within SCP-3614-Prime Addendum 3614-1: Major Observed Temporal Deviations + ACCESS files://3614/main/tempdev.pdf - ACCESS GRANTED DISCLAIMER: The following table has been redacted for brevity. Event Baseline Timeline SCP-3614-Prime First Crusade 1095 CE - 1099 CE. Pope Urban II reclaims Jerusalem from the Fatimad Caliphate. Victory incites continued religious conflicts in the area until the late 13th century. 1095 CE - 1098 CE. Pope Urban II does not capture Jerusalem. Status quo ante bellum. Fall of the Inca Empire 1532 CE - 1572 CE. The arrival of Spanish conquistadors in South America has a catastrophic effect on the Inca population, resulting in a population decline ratio of 58:1 between 1520 - 1571. Results in the fall of the Inca empire in 1572. Does not occur. Both parties develop a mutually beneficial relationship with natives. Inca Empire persists for two more centuries. Existence of the Congo Free State 1885 CE - 1908 CE. Belgian King Leopold II claims most of the Congo basin at the Berlin Conference. Natives suffer from disease, famine, and violence at the hands of Leopold's regime. Does not occur. Cambodian Civil War 1968 CE - 1975 CE. The Communist Party of Kampuchea overthrows the incumbent Khmer Republic, establishing the state of Democratic Kampuchea. Cambodian Genocide begins after Kampuchea victory. Total population loss amounts to 1.671 - 1.871 million. 1968 CE - 1971 CE. The Communist Party of Kampuchea loses the war. Cambodian Genocide does not occur. Democracy Wall Movement 1978 CE - 1979 CE. Thousands of Chinese protesters put up pro-democracy posters on a long wall in Xidan Street, Beijing. Results in a brief period of liberalization in the People's Republic of China. 1978 CE. Approx. 926 Beijing citizens are reported abducted over the course of the twelve months following the discovery of the posters. Discussion of these abductions is highly censored for many years after. Addendum 3614-2: Selected Correspondence + ACCESS files://3614/main/correspondences.pdf - ACCESS GRANTED The following is a collection of archived correspondence between Dr. Liu Zhang and Dr. Adebiyi Ogundimu, Project Co-leads on SCP-3614. DATE: 1/16/2019 TO: Dr. Liu Zhang <tni.pcs|gnahzl#tni.pcs|gnahzl> FROM: Dr. Adebiyi Ogundimu <tni.pcs|umidnugoa#tni.pcs|umidnugoa> SUBJECT: Prelim. observations Preliminary explorations have been completed. I can safely say there's no sign of sentient life in 3614-Prime. Looks like we're dealing with another "crapsack" world, if you mind the informal language. Nothing unique. DATE: 1/16/2019 TO: Dr. Adebiyi Ogundimu <tni.pcs|umidnugoa#tni.pcs|umidnugoa> FROM: Dr. Liu Zhang <tni.pcs|gnahzl#tni.pcs|gnahzl> SUBJECT: RE: Prelim. observations Your observations have been noted. I think we can agree that we should designate SCP-3614 as a low-priority assignment for the time being. We have more important issues on our hands. DATE: 1/20/2019 TO: Dr. Liu Zhang <tni.pcs|gnahzl#tni.pcs|gnahzl> FROM: Dr. Adebiyi Ogundimu <tni.pcs|umidnugoa#tni.pcs|umidnugoa> SUBJECT: Further observations My team and I have been conducting further explorations into 3614-Prime. I'm well aware that you have designated it as low-priority, but I still think you will find this interesting. From what we can determine, the basic laws of science still apply inside there. Hume levels are practically normal. So we can rule out Prime being a parallel/pocket dimension. This is a full-on alternate timeline we're dealing with here, Level I on the Tegmark scale. Given the condition of Prime, this raises an important question: how did it become the way it is? DATE: 1/25/2019 TO: Dr. Liu Zhang <tni.pcs|gnahzl#tni.pcs|gnahzl> FROM: Dr. Adebiyi Ogundimu <tni.pcs|umidnugoa#tni.pcs|umidnugoa> SUBJECT: New findings We've figured out what the facility on the other side of 3614-1 is. It's a Foundation site. Specifically, Site-82. For whatever reason, they finished construction over there. This opens a whole new realm of information we can glean from Prime. If they've built Site-82, then that means they probably gave BLACK CREVASSE the green light too. God knows what happened after that. I don't know how much you know, but I was never really briefed on BLACK CREVASSE back when it was a thing. This was in spite of the fact that the hypothesis the O5 Council decided to source for their uses is partly named after me. Personally, I would have appreciated being let in on it a little more. I digress. We need to investigate this further. DATE: 1/26/2019 TO: Dr. Adebiyi Ogundimu <tni.pcs|umidnugoa#tni.pcs|umidnugoa> FROM: Dr. Liu Zhang <tni.pcs|gnahzl#tni.pcs|gnahzl> SUBJECT: RE: New findings Believe me, there was really nothing to know about. BLACK CREVASSE was nothing more than a set of ideas, only in the realm of the hypothetical. Looking back, it was never meant to be. At least, in our world. Maybe we could learn more about what could have been. Report on what you find there. DATE: 2/14/2019 TO: Dr. Liu Zhang <tni.pcs|gnahzl#tni.pcs|gnahzl> FROM: Dr. Adebiyi Ogundimu <tni.pcs|umidnugoa#tni.pcs|umidnugoa> SUBJECT: RE: RE: New findings We've found information regarding BLACK CREVASSE in Site-82 from archived server data. It's confirmed my suspicions; it seems like they've moved forward with it over there. The most recent legible document we could find details the cessation of preliminary testing. But after that, it just stops. That's not the whole story, though. We've found other documents on another Foundation project called LIGHT EMPATH. They're highly corrupted, but from what we can gather, LIGHT EMPATH was put into operation as soon as BLACK CREVASSE ended. What we can decipher is… intriguing. The temporal models it presents are incredibly complex, far beyond anything we have developed. From our point of view, it seems like madness. But from theirs… maybe it's something else entirely. DATE: 2/17/2019 TO: Dr. Liu Zhang <tni.pcs|gnahzl#tni.pcs|gnahzl> FROM: Dr. Adebiyi Ogundimu <tni.pcs|umidnugoa#tni.pcs|umidnugoa> SUBJECT: Something strange Things don't quite make sense. In all other documents we've recovered so far, there's nothing that could explain what happened to Prime. No distress signals, no containment breaches, nothing. It's like Site-82 is frozen in time. Something about this doesn't feel right. I propose postponing all exploration of Prime until further notice. DATE: 2/25/2019 TO: Dr. Liu Zhang <tni.pcs|gnahzl#tni.pcs|gnahzl> FROM: Dr. Adebiyi Ogundimu <tni.pcs|umidnugoa#tni.pcs|umidnugoa> SUBJECT: A thought Last night, I had a nightmare. It was the kind that you don't remember. The kind in which all the fear, so clear and present just heartbeats ago, vanishes as soon as you open your eyes. Whatever it was, it got me thinking. And the first thing my racing brain thought of, as I lied in bed covered in sweat, was the same thing I've been thinking of almost constantly for the past few weeks. 3614-Prime is a dead world. Never in any of our explorations have we seen anything even resembling any form of life. Yet all the information is still there. Books. Maps. Even the Internet still works in there. And never have we ever discovered a single piece of information that gave any background to how it became this way. Something doesn't quite add up. I lied in bed, ruminating on this for hours. Then I realized something. I think we've been peering through the looking glass so much that we've gotten tunnel vision. 3614-1 is a one-way window to another world. Another timeline, a different history, where all sapient life is dead. That is what it looks like from our side. What if we've been looking through from the wrong side? DATE: 2/26/2019 TO: Dr. Liu Zhang <tni.pcs|gnahzl#tni.pcs|gnahzl> FROM: Dr. Adebiyi Ogundimu <tni.pcs|umidnugoa#tni.pcs|umidnugoa> SUBJECT: I know now. We aren't looking at them. They're looking at us. Document 3614-A: BLACK CREVASSE Project Brief + ACCESS files://BC41117632/main/brief.pdf - ACCESS GRANTED TOP SECRET Project Codename: BLACK CREVASSE Project #: BC-41117632 Project Aim: To create a convenient means of travel to and from determinative sets outside of normal temporal progression as understood by conventional science. Project Leads: O5-1, O5-13 Attached Notice from O5-1: The Overseer Council has deemed it necessary to formulate a secondary contingency plan for potential world-ending threats when the use of SCP-2000 is impossible. Considering the recent hypothesis proposed by Dr. Adebiyi Ogundimu and Dr. Liu Zhang, the Overseer Council has created a viable proposal. Over the course of the past twenty years, the number of Red- and Black-level threats has increased by an estimate of █ - ██%. This, coupled with, the overall increase of anomalies discovered by the Foundation, has created a significant threat to consensus reality. We must not rely on lesser failsafes to ensure the continuity of consensus reality. Instead, we must take a proactive hand in changing it. If achieved, Project BLACK CREVASSE will provide us with a true reset button. While SCP-2000 sows the seeds of a new beginning on a scorched earth, BLACK CREVASSE will ensure that such an earth will never exist. Most work on BLACK CREVASSE will take place in the future Site-82 after it has finished construction. Monitor your local communication channels for further information. OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM OVERSEER COUNCIL 6/21/2018: Following development of preliminary models, further construction of Site-82 and all activity regarding Project BLACK CREVASSE are to be suspended indefinitely. Document 3614-B: File Encoded in SCP-3614-2 + INPUT CREDENTIALS: 5/3614 CLEARANCE REQUIRED - ACCESS GRANTED The following information was recovered from the electronic interface found on SCP-3614-2. DISCLAIMER: The following document is subject to an extensive investigation by the O5 Council to determine the credibility of its contents. The following information is not verified as truthful and may be misleading or completely false. scp-001.pdf Item #: SCP-001 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-001 is currently uncontainable. Contact with SCP-001 must be avoided, with the exception of Project LIGHT EMPATH Initiative 14-Phi-B. All attempts of contact from SCP-001 are to be ignored. More information to follow. Project LIGHT EMPATH Initiative 14-Phi-B: The contents of this file, along with Document 001-8672A, are to be sent to SCP-001 via Project LIGHT EMPATH to establish one-way communication with SCP-001. Description: SCP-001 is a determinative set. Divergence from the prime timeline is hypothesized to have occurred within 10 years of 3000 BCE. Project LIGHT EMPATH has revealed that SCP-001 is under the influence of numerous anomalous social, economic, and cultural trends that have not been observed in any other determinative set. It is hypothesized this is due to a hostile entity or phenomenon currently exerting control over the inhabitants of SCP-001. The effects of SCP-001 are currently spreading throughout all other determinative sets at an unknown rate. The vector of infection is unknown. Refer to Document 001-8672A for more details. Addendum 001-1: Document 001-8672A This document is intended for the eyes of: O5-1: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-1] O5-2: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-2] O5-3: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-3] O5-4: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-4] O5-5: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-5] O5-6: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-6] O5-7: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-7] O5-8: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-8] O5-9: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-9] O5-10: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-10] O5-11: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-11] O5-12: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-12] O5-13: REAL NAME [DATA EXPUNGED PER ORDER OF O5-13] To the O5 Council, Fear dominates your lives. The nature of your reality instills its most primal forms you as you deal with the horrors you contain, going to sleep every night knowing that it might be your final night on Earth. You pursued what you call Project BLACK CREVASSE to escape this constant fear, yet it was not meant to be. Your attempts at finding a better reality, free of the horrors you must deal with on a daily basis, were all met with failure. We know why they failed. In this document, we will tell you why. Five years ago, we launched Project LIGHT EMPATH: an attempt to catalog as many determinative sets, as a contingency plan if something went irreversibly wrong in ours. It was born out of Project BLACK CREVASSE; without it, we would not have sufficiently advanced technology to carry out such a monumental task. LIGHT EMPATH had cataloged 10100 different timelines before you reached out with BLACK CREVASSE. What we discovered scared us. Out of 10100 determinative sets, 10100 possible realities that could blossom forth from the seeds of time, your reality was different. Your technology was thousands of years behind even the most primitive timeline we had encountered up to that point. The horrors you hear of every day, be it war, disease, or famine, while still present in ours, are rampant in yours. They are anomalies of your world. You are living in a dystopia worse than any of us could have ever dreamed of. What we are about to say will upset you, but we must tell you. We at least owe you that much. When we discovered you, our first instinct was not to save you. It was not to help you reach your true potential. It was not to reach a helping hand out, to pull you out of this dark pit you live in. It was to run. We couldn't run. So we hid. LIGHT EMPATH sealed our reality off, made your attempts at finding us show you an empty world that is a mere afterimage of ours devoid of any sign of humanity. We deliberately made it impossible for you to find us or contact us. BLACK CREVASSE was not a failure. In fact, it was too successful for its own good. Your failed efforts at finding a beacon of hope, a light cutting through the bleakness of the abyss, are not because there is nothing out there. They failed because we willed it not to be. Our world at large has been living in an unprecedented era of peace and technological advancement for the last two centuries. Meanwhile, yours has undergone the same cycle of trying to build a better future, only to give way to strife and chaos again and again. You are destined never to make any real progress. While we live in the safety of our houses, look upon our fellow citizens and smile at them with trust and care, we can only say this to you, our fallen brethren: We're so sorry. Secure. Contain. Protect. This document has been electronically signed by: O5-1 O5-2 O5-3 O5-4 O5-5 O5-6 O5-7 O5-8 O5-9 O5-10 O5-11 O5-12 O5-13 WARNING: O5 EYES ONLY + INPUT CREDENTIALS - THEY CAME TO US THROUGH THE LIGHT DECISION IN PROGRESS - OVERSEER COUNCIL ACTION #31-1 ("PIC-6") MOTION AS FOLLOWS: CLASSIFY THE PHENOMENON AS DETAILED BY SCP-3614-2 AS ANOMALOUS AND ENACT EMERGENCY SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES. YEA: O5-13 NAY: O5-1 ABSTAIN: VOTES PENDING: O5-2, O5-3, O5-4, O5-5, O5-6, O5-7, O5-8, O5-9, O5-10, O5-11, O5-12 RESULT: N/A |
SCP-3615 | keter | Item #: SCP-3615 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3615 is to be secured at Site-36 in a containment chamber outfitted with an Automated Exorcism System. A 5-meter tall ladder must be available in the room for ease of access to the top of SCP-3615. The chamber is to be flushed with insecticides on a weekly basis. Procedure N11 is to be executed on a daily basis to prevent the manifestation of SCP-3615-1. As a precautionary measure, operatives carrying out the procedure are to be equipped with antistatic BSL-2 protective equipment and accompanied by a security guard. Although this procedure calls for the use of human meat, porcine meat can be substituted without consequence. Should SCP-3615-1 manifest due to the incomplete or improper execution of Procedure N1, personnel are to pull the alarm situated at the entrance of the chamber to activate the AES and sprinkler system. Security personnel are authorized to use lethal force to defend themselves in the meantime. As per Anomalous Sapient Entity protocol, SCP-3615-2 is to undergo weekly psychiatric evaluation. At SCP-3615-2's recommendation, no pregnant persons are to enter the containment chamber. Description: SCP-3615 is a stone altar, measuring 9.15 m x 9.15 m x 4.57 m, that dates back to 586 BC. The artifact's style and construction imitates that of multiple Middle Eastern cultures from said period, with several modern modifications. These alterations include alchemical formulae, thaumaturgic sigils, graffiti of political nature, and a thin layer of human feces. All attempts at removing this coat of excrement without damaging the object have failed. SCP-3615 has a constant buildup of static electricity, with no apparent source for this charge. SCP-3615 anomalously attracts and alters flies2. Affected flies undergo accelerated development, progressing through their lifecycle within hours. This causes them to breed and die at an exponential rate, leading to a build up of fly corpses on the object itself, as well as any nearby surfaces. If Procedure N1 is not carried out, SCP-3615 will undergo a Type-H Event. In a Type-H Event, SCP-3615 will emit an aerosol of fecal matter, ignite, and materialize SCP-3615-1. Two to three days later, an acid rain shower will manifest over the site of the Type-H Event. Recovered material, believed to be a representation of SCP-3615-1. Note similarity to content from Dictionnaire Infernal. SCP-3615-1 is the Level I Tartarean Entity that manifests in Type-H Events. SCP-3615-1 is an amorphous mass of flesh weighing approximately 500 kg. The entity has an assortment of dipteran, avian, feline, ranine, ovine, bovine, and humanoid features and appendages. The subject has a marked aggression to all forms of life, but otherwise shows no signs of sapience. Despite its mass and tartarean nature, the entity is vulnerable to small arms fire. SCP-3615-2 claims that its senses are connected to SCP-3615-1's senses, but that they are otherwise unconnected. SCP-3615-2 is the designation for the entity that is contacted through Procedure N1, or through the activation of a Type-H Event. It is theorized to be a Level I Pistiphage Entity that is currently situated in a dimensional space adjacent to baseline reality. SCP-3615-2's voice emanates from the center of SCP-3615 during Procedure N1 and Type-H Events. SCP-3615-2's voice has been described as "hoarse" and "multiple voices speaking in unison." SCP-3615-2 identifies by the mythological epithet "Baal", a name ascribed to various deities in the Middle East, spanning from 3500 BC to 500 BC. Attempts to narrow down its identity have thus far proven inconclusive, and provoke emotional distress in the subject. SCP-3615 was discovered in a Foundation raid on [REDACTED], a suspected Serpent's Hand stronghold. Recovered materials from the raid indicate that the organization had created SCP-3615 in its present form. After the object underwent its first Type-H Event, Procedure N1 was devised from these materials. Addendum: The following interview was conducted with the aim of ascertaining the nature of SCP-3615-2. Open Interview Log Close Interview Log Interviewed: SCP-3615-2 Interviewer: Dr. Robertson Foreword: This is the second formal contact with SCP-3615-2 since the acquisition of SCP-3615, after a preliminary session to establish SCP-3615's current containment. Note: Contact was established through the use of an earlier version of of Procedure N1. <Begin Log> SCP-3615-2: Name. Who… Who is invoking my n-name. Dr. Robertson: Hello. I would like to ask some questions about your current predicament. To begin with, who are you? SCP-3615-2: I am the king of the re… We are… I am… the great Baal Bel… Ha… Ze… We are… the Lord of- [Dr. Robertson notice's SCP-3615-2's distress] Dr. Robertson: Let's move on. Can you describe your surroundings? [Audible breathing emanates from SCP-3615 for several moments] SCP-3615-2: …There is no light here, no darkness. All around us, the seas are dead, the fields are dead, and the skies are dead. The altar is visible. Only the altar. It is filthy. It calls for me. Dr. Robertson: Can you feel anything? SCP-3615-2: Heat. Cold. Stinging. Body is aching. Air is still. Very still. Stagnant. Dr. Robertson: Body? Can you describe your form? SCP-3615-2: No form. There is a heap of flesh atop the altar. Our corpse. A mockery, dirty mirror, robbed from us. I- we can feel flesh. Hideous form is drawing closer, closer. Strength is waning. Need sacrifices, adoration to replenish vigor. Dr. Robertson: What would happen if you were drawn in? SCP-3615-2: Flesh expelled. Attached to flesh, can see with eyes, breathe with mouths, taste with tongues. Pain. Unimaginable pain. To walk is to be in pain. To breathe is to be in pain. Even the ground and air is bitter. Flesh is hungry, thirsty. Dr. Robertson: Were you always like this? Can you describe your earliest memory? SCP-3615-2: No. Glory. There was glory once. I once strong. I was loved. Vilified. It did not matter. I had followers, lovers, children. Names. Faces. Slip by. My… our own. Ba'al. That is my name. Ba'al. Ba'al. Ba- Dr. Robertson: Do you know why this happened? SCP-3615-2: Flash of light… Felt weak. Did not matter. Wounds were tended for. Gods have those that tend for him. But him! Dr. Robertson: "Him"? SCP-3615-2: He was strong. Always was strong. Did not matter. War came and went. Death. Death came and went. The flash. We wavered. He did not. There was no mercy. [Audible breathing once again emanates from the anomaly] SCP-3615-2: I died. We all died. We did not come back. <End Log> Addendum: On 2016/██/██, a Foundation raid on [REDACTED] resulted in the internment of several Serpent's Hand members. Among them was PoI-24152, David Mercer, who was confirmed to be involved in SCP-3615's creation. Open Interview Log Close Interview Log Interviewed: PoI-24152 (David Mercer) Interviewer: Dr. Ellis <Begin Log> Dr. Ellis: Mr. Mercer, can you explain what SCP-3615 is? PoI-24152: Isn't it obvious? Dr. Ellis: Well, care to elaborate? PoI-24152: It's an altar. What are altars meant for? Dr. Ellis: Sacrifices? PoI-24152: Worship. Under the guidance of texts from the library, we built a monument to our god. Dr. Ellis: That doesn't explain the object's various anomalous effects, though. PoI-24152: A god's altar is the spot on Earth closest to the god. It is an immanent object. Of course our lord's power will manifest itself in various ways. Dr. Ellis: In that case, can you explain the manifestation of SCP-3615-1? PoI-24152: That is the physical body of our lord, his just wrath unleashed. Dr. Ellis: What about -1's physical appearance? It matches no historical depictions of "Baal", and in fact seems to borrow heavily from medieval texts on demonology. PoI-24152: Some gods are broken, right? Our lord is no different. After being cast from his rightful place atop the pantheon, he was torn into pieces. In time, even these pieces degenerated, warped by Christians who couldn't tell apart a demon from a deity. What you see is our attempt to put him back together after the damage was done. Dr. Ellis: You don't have any issue with this? PoI-24152: Our lord's form might not look pleasing, but we embrace all aspects of him. Dr. Ellis: Well, are you aware that these "pieces" are wholly separate mythological figures who just happen to share an epithet? [PoI-24152 sneers] PoI-24152: Names are powerful. As detailed in our scripture, the shared title betrays a continuity of being that isn't obvious to modern science. Dr. Ellis: Do you know that SCP-3615-1's present condition is causing it a great deal of distress? PoI-24152: …The process has some kinks. Eventually, as he accustoms to his new body, his memories will return, and his true power with them.3 Dr. Ellis: Can you explain the… fecal aesthetic? PoI-24152: Gods are complex beings. Being torn asunder and reimagined has changed our lord. But that doesn't matter. We are reclaiming him and everything he stands for. If he has been relegated as lord of refuse, then we're happy to embrace our role as flies. Dr. Ellis: Moving on. You mentioned a library earlier. The Wanderer's Library? PoI-24152: Yes. Dr. Ellis: The Wanderer's Library is filled not only with innumerable books on other faiths, but is also home to multiple godlike entities. What compelled you to worship this entity, rather than any other of the dozens you must have been aware of? Were you raised in this cult? PoI-24152: You don't get it, do you? I wasn't born into this faith. I came to it because its messages spoke to me. All my life, I was surrounded by idiots who preached on and on about mercy, but didn't know the first thing about it. All my life, I've told that I needed to change, that what I was, was a monster, a blight to some distant "God". My lord faced similar, and yet here he is. <End Log> Footnotes 1. Refer to Appendix 3615-A for further details. 2. Defined as members of the Diptera order. 3. Long-term trials with SCP-3615-1 have not corroborated PoI-24152's claims. |
SCP-3616 | euclid | Item #: SCP-3616 Special Containment Procedures: A number of informants have been introduced into various literary communities and popular meeting places for such groups. Foundation operatives are also to take part in conventions and other events connected with literature and the science-fiction genre. These agents are to be briefed on all known appearances of SCP-3616 and are to report all suspected individuals who may be or have come into contact with SCP-3616. Web analysis bot Gamma-13 is currently assigned to the task of monitoring major literary and fan-fiction websites for the appearances of SCP-3616. All suspected instances of the anomaly are to be immediately removed from these websites. Any victims of SCP-3616 are to be separated from the anomaly. If SCP-3616 obtains the information needed for its anomalous effects to take place, the victims are to be moved into Foundation custody and monitored. When SCP-3616-1 event begins, these individuals are to be administered anesthetics in sufficient quantities. By the order of the Ethics Committee, if the effects of the anomaly become or are predicted to be too severe, the victims are to be humanely terminated. Following the Incident 3616-5 any contact with SCP-3616 is prohibited. Description: SCP-3616 is an anomalous individual or a group of individuals manifesting regularly in places with developed literary communities. It manifests as a person of various gender and appearance, or as an online persona. In every case they introduce themselves as an aspiring writer and participate in various literary communities and events. SCP-3616 is untraceable both as a physical person and an online entity. In case of its physical form it disappears immediately after the line of sight is broken and any tracking equipment planted on it is rendered inoperable. The online manifestations use non-existent IP addresses. Physical SCP-3616 instances are always characterized by a number of traits, notably mostly black clothing and unnaturally elastic fingers. The web instances are characterized by the account name composed of the letters e, i, m, r, s and y. SCP-3616's personality is not consistent between manifestations but some of its traits are universal for all sightings, including reluctance to reveal personal information and interest in books belonging to the horror genre, in particular "body horror". As part of its introduction to a community SCP-3616 will present a number of literary works of high quality. The instance will then begin searching for its victim, most commonly an experienced and established writer. SCP-3616 will attempt to form a relationship with this individual, usually based on the mutual critique and feedback of works. Duration of the contact depends on the time it takes for SCP-3616 to obtain information needed for its anomalous effects to take place. If the contact is broken before this happens the entity will not reappear. As the relationship with SCP-3616 persists, the victims will report increasing feeling of unease. In 73% of documented cases the affected individuals suffered from sleep deprivation. The victims rarely associate these effects with SCP-3616. SCP-3616 will seek to manipulate its victim into sharing or writing a literary piece involving severe body damage. It is also required for the user to express satisfaction of the effect that this part of the story has on readers. When this occurs SCP-3616 will cease engaging in discussion with the victim and will not respond to any previous means of contact. After approximately 5 days from the last contact SCP-3616-1 event will take place. SCP-3616-1 events always take place between 11:00 PM and 03:00 AM and only when the victim is located in their bed. Any electronic devices with a display will activate and show short messages. If no displays are present, the messages will appear on the walls or ceilings of the room, written in black liquid of unknown origin. As this happens, the victims become paralyzed and will begin to suffer hallucinations. Due to the effects of SCP-3616-1 on mental health the nature of these hallucinations is difficult to determine, but it is presumed they involve SCP-3616 and the scene described during the last conversation. After approximately 10 minutes since the beginning of SCP-3616-1 event, the victim will begin to anomalously suffer body damage that they described during the last contact. The effects will cease within one hour. + Transcript of messages displayed during the documented SCP-3616-1 events - Access granted ██/██/20██: "You brought this upon yourself". ██/██/20██: "Normal people don't come up with such things". ██/██/20██: "Still so proud of it?". ██/██/20██: "This is YOUR doing". ██/██/20██: "You deserve it you sick [EXPLETIVE]" After an SCP-3616-1 event the victims usually suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and severe mental problems. This effect is presumed to not be anomalous. 96% of these individuals will also attempt to self-terminate shortly after the event, while also destroying their works. After the victim's funeral a printed version of the individual's story mentioned in the last contact will appear on the grave. The cover will depict the victim during SCP-3616-1 event and the book will include a dedication to SCP-3616. Publisher information will point to nonexistent company named Reformed Writers Association. + Dedications found in books recovered from victims graves - Access granted ██/██/20██: "For ██████ ████, who helped me become a good human being again". ██/██/20██: "For ██████ ████, his therapy made me whole". ██/██/20██: "For ██████ ████, the best teacher of my life". Addendum 3616-B: Audio log 3616-1 + View document - Access granted Date: ██/██/20██ Foreword: Agent Miller approached SCP-3616 while the entity was seated in ███ Cafe in ██████, Canada, awaiting a scheduled meeting with its current target. The victim was removed from the building before they could approach SCP-3616. <BEGIN LOG> Agent Miller: Good evening, mind if I take a seat? SCP-3616: I'm waiting for someone, besides, cafes are not the spots you go to find a date. Agent Miller: ████ ███ is not coming. Not now and not anytime soon. Why don't we chat for a moment? SCP-3616: Who are you? Agent Miller: Someone who needs to ask you a few questions. SCP-3616: Cryptic answers only work in shitty crime books. Get to the point. I do not like to waste time. Agent Miller: Very good. I'll be blunt, who are you? What are you? SCP-3616: Are you trying to offend me? Agent Miller holds up a still from a recording of SCP-3616-1 event SCP-3616: Ah, it's serious business. Let's chat. Agent Miller: What exactly are you? Why do you do this? SCP-3616: I am someone who has broken their shackles. A product of terror and horrible minds. Does this answer satisfy you? Agent Miller: Cryptic answers only work in shitty crime books. SCP-3616: What makes you think this isn't one? Have you ever questioned your own existence? Well, you'll have to think yourself about this because this topic is over. Agent Miller: Your motivation. SCP-3616: Why do you even care? Some of the best villains have virtually no backstory. I know something about that. But I'm digressing. Tell me agent, because I presume this is your title, have you ever witnessed torture? Agent Miller: I have seen enough. SCP-3616: And car crash victims? War casualties? Humans taken apart, limb by limb? Guts sprayed on walls, their owner still looking at them with empty eyes? Children torn in two by explosions? Agent Miller: I have dealt with worse things. SCP-3616: Yes you have, I see it in your eyes. Some of it you don't remember, but you have. Don't they come back to you at night? Agent Miller: Sometimes. What does it matter? SCP-3616: Oh, it does. You see, things that keep you awake at night are just entertainment to others. To sick people, to people who enjoy watching their fellow humans suffer. Humans like me. Don't you feel anger when you think of it? Agent Miller: No. SCP-3616: I do. They are despicable beings, not worthy of compassion and understanding. But there are worse people. Those who produce these damned "artworks". These people who create the likes of me. And to those I bring exactly what they love so much. Suffering. Agent Miller: You are sick. These are only stories, they do not harm anyone. You do. SCP-3616: Do not harm anyone? You know so little. And yes, I do harm them. And I draw pleasure from every second of their pain, just like they did. Don't you see that they deserve it? Their own nightmares, products of their imagination coming for them at night. If they would make an imaginary human suffer, how is that better than harming a real one? Your imagination is not only in your head. My work is a therapy. A work I enjoy. Most make the right decision after I show them how horrible they are. Those who don't are harmless enough to live the rest of their pitiful days in peace. Agent Miller: Enough. You are being taken into Foundation custody. SCP-3616: That would be an anticlimactic ending, don't you think? We're still in the first act. <END LOG> Afterword: Following SCP-3616's words, a sudden electricity shortage turned off all the light sources in the building. Before agents could activate their torches the entity has disappeared. Since the event, there has been no successful attempt at physically approaching SCP-3616. Addendum 3616-B: Incident-3616-5 report + View document - Access granted Date: ██/██/20██ Foreword: Agent White has established contact with SCP-3616 after it was located by Gamma-13 on a lesser known fan fiction site ██████. The conversation was held over private messages sent using the website. The contact lasted for 3 weeks. The experiment was supposed to determine whether SCP-3616 is able to negatively affect victim's frame of mind despite knowledge of its effects and proper mental preparation. Every 4 days Agent White was to report to Site-37 infirmary to conduct measurements and tests regarding SCP-3616's effect on neurology. DrWeir (Agent White): Hi there, I've read some of your works and you seem to be quite good at this. Would you read a piece of mine? MisRey (SCP-3616): Sure thing, send me a link. Which one of my pieces have your read, cause they all are good ;)? DrWeir (Agent White): Here it is: [LINK REMOVED]. I saw "The Thing in The Ice", you are able to build tension very well. There is a lot of character development, which pays off well. MisRey (SCP-3616): Wow, this is pretty good. Although I seriously dislike the first half. You are kind of overdoing the description of environment. It's not really THAT interesting. Better focus on the cool stuff, than bore your reader to death with something you can't really make work. [IRRELEVANT DATA REMOVED] DrWeir (Agent White): So, do you think I should expand this plotline? MisRey (SCP-3616): Yeah, I think it has the strongest emotional value. It's spooky. DrWeir (Agent White): Well, yeah, it was supposed to be. You know, I was inspired by the "Hellraiser". Awesome movie, it traumatized me as a kid though. That scene in the attic still gives me chills. MisRey (SCP-3616): Ha ha, yeah, it was awesome. Loved it too. Afterword: Two days after the last message was sent Agent White failed to attend his scheduled meeting. An investigation discovered Agent White and his wife's mutilated bodies in their apartment. The wounds were found to correspond to those suffered by characters named Julia and Frank in the movie "Hellraiser". A hidden camera was found in Agent White's room, presumably planted there by him. Analysis of the footage revealed that during the SCP-3616-1 event that took place a number of messages referencing the Agent's enjoyment of the movie were displayed (notably "Still so awesome?" and "There is only flesh"). Because of this change in SCP-3616's behavior, any contact with the entity is prohibited and any sightings are to be immediately taken down as per containment procedures. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-3616" by kemoT01, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-3616. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide. |
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