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SCP-4070
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Satellite image of Bangor, Maine (USA); previously a common destination of SCP-4070-1 instances. Item #: SCP-4070 Special Containment Procedures: Any autonomous automobile discovered to be converging upon SCP-4070-A is to be intercepted and shut down. Foundation agents embedded within groups producing autonomous automobile guidance software are to inject code preventing SCP-4070-A recognition by their relevant systems. MTF Tau-58 "Plymouth's Fury" has been established to intercept SCP-4070-1 instances. It is to maintain a 1km perimeter surrounding SCP-4070-A at all times. Description: SCP-4070 is a phenomenon wherein affected autonomous automobiles (SCP-4070-1 instances) ignore user input and instead converge on SCP-4070-A. SCP-4070-A is the target of SCP-4070-1 instances. Current calculations indicate that upon startup, an autonomous automobile has a (100/e^x)% chance of becoming an SCP-4070-1 instance (where x equals the distance between the automobile and SCP-4070-A in kilometers). SCP-4070-1 instances will travel in a straight line1 toward SCP-4070-A. Due to the relative scarcity of self-driving automobiles until recently, it is unknown when SCP-4070 manifested. However, due to the history of SCP-4070-A, a starting date of ██/██/1983 has been proposed. Addendum-4070-1: Discovery Log: SCP-4070 was discovered when a [REDACTED] brand self-driving vehicle in ████, England experienced the effect of SCP-4070 upon starting, driving into the ocean and killing 3 passengers. Analysis of the car's data found that its safety measures had been disabled and it was driving towards GPS coordinates corresponding to a point in Bangor, Maine, USA. This was later confirmed to correspond to the exact location of SCP-4070-A at the time. Later tests confirmed anomalous properties of SCP-4070-A. Addendum-4070-2: On ██/██/1999, SCP-4070-A was involved in a human-on-vehicle collision, sending SCP-4070-A into a nearby ditch. SCP-4070-A suffered a fractured hip, multiple fractures to its right leg, and a collapsed lung. Following a comprehensive Foundation investigation into this incident, it was determined that SCP-4070 was uninvolved. Addendum-4070-3: On ██/██/2019, a space rocket fired by the ██████ company in 2018 with a █████ brand vehicle onboard was confirmed to be undergoing a travel path unintended by the ██████ corporation. Instead of travelling to [REDACTED] as intended, the space rocket used its remaining fuel to change course towards SCP-4070-A. Current projections indicate this will result in a direct collision with asteroid-41970-A455 and is not expected to pose a threat to human life. Footnotes 1. Relative to the curvature of the earth. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4070" by DolphinSlugchugger, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4070. 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: 4070.jpg Name: Bangor Maine satellite map Author: Terra Prints Inc. License: CC BY-SA 2.5 Source Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bangor_Maine_satellite_map.jpg
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SCP-4071
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Item #: SCP-4071 Special Containment Procedures: Foundation web crawlers are to monitor the internet for reports of inconsistencies between documented events and human memories. Any documentation determined to be a SCP-4071-2 instance is to be immediately removed from circulation. Depending on the extent of the presence of SCP-4071-1 in each SCP-4071-2 instance, and how widely spread it has been, a new copy of the documentation without content of SCP-4071-1 instances may be created to replace the SCP-4071-2 instances. If any previously unrecorded SCP-4071-1 instances are detected, any potentially affected documentation is to be examined in order to determine whether they have become SCP-4071-2. Any individuals who witness a SCP-4071-2 instance are to be amnesticised, and/or publicly discredited, depending on the circumstances. Description: SCP-4071 is a phenomenon in which previously unrecorded events simultaneously appear in a large number of various forms of documentation. These include but are not limited to journal articles, news reports, documentaries, some fiction, and textbooks. SCP-4071-1-X refers to each unrecorded event. SCP-4071-2-X-X refers to each piece of documentation affected. The Foundation became aware of this situation due to a sudden exponential increase in reports of documentation not supported by human memory. Further examination has found that a number of previously unrecorded events have suddenly appeared in various forms of documentation. Based on the type of information appearing in documentation, it is the Foundation’s belief that this anomaly is being directed by an individual or group of people attempting to increase global tension. As a result, groups such as the Chaos Insurgency, the Organisation for the Reclamation of Islamic Artifacts and the Imperial Japanese Anomalous Matters Examination Agency are to be investigated. + Addendum - Addendum The following is a list of documented events confirmed to be SCP-4071-1 instances. The changes in human behaviour indicate the differences between reality and the documented SCP-4071-1 instances. Designation: SCP-4071-1-0007 Date of SCP-4071-1-0007: 09/07/2018 Material most affected: Widespread among all forms of media; news related media including articles and videos most affected. Description of SCP-4071-1-0007: The division of Korea into two separate countries, the Republic of Korea, or South Korea, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea. Changes in human behaviour: The population of North Korea are repressed and nuclear-weapon oriented, while the population of South Korea are technologically focused. Designation: SCP-4071-1-0149 Date of SCP-4071-1-0049: 09/10/2018 Material most affected: Video game magazines, online videos, online forums. Description of SCP-4071-1-0149: The invention of an extremely popular console called Xbox, developed by Microsoft. Changes in human behaviour: Creators are offered incentives to exclusively produce content for either Xbox or PlayStation. PlayStation controllers are no longer supported by Microsoft computers due to brand loyalty. Designation: SCP-4071-1-0421 Date of SCP-4071-1-0421: 29/10/2018 Material most affected: Council permits, rental agreements, architectural plans. Description of SCP-4071-1-0421: The construction of a large block of apartments at 900 Biscayne Bay, Miami. Changes in human behaviour: Several hundred people apparently believe they previously resided in 900 Biscayne Bay. NEXT ITERATION ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4071" by Jazstar, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4071. 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-4072
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padding: 2vw; } SCP-4072 by DrApricus 'long way out from shore, huh? ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} Item#: 4072 Level1 ㅤ Secondary Class: uncontained Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: critical link to memo Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4072 research is under the jurisdiction of the Site-50 Oceanic Phenomena Division. Currently, containment cannot be achieved. Instead, Foundation agents are to attend to passengers of SCP-4072 who are recovered after their experience. Coastlines globally are to be surveilled for possible sightings. SCP-4072. Description: SCP-4072 is a white, three-mast sailboat with no identifying markings or crew. It is capable of steering autonomously despite not possessing the mechanical components necessary to do so. SCP-4072 is in a state of disrepair that conflicts with its apparent age, the first sighting of the anomaly occurring in August of 1981. Incidents involving SCP-4072 suggest the ship locates stranded individuals and rescues them through means unknown. Based on its design, the anomaly appears to have been built in the 1940s and as it has never appeared on the shore, it would not be installed with modern radar technology. Discovery: A series of messages were received by Site-50 Control from Dr. Albert Riley's pender.1 At the time the messages were received, Foundation researchers Dr. Albert Riley and Dr. Harlan Felvor were partaking in an independent aquatic study on the Pacific Ocean. Log 4072-1 Fourth day. I know, I know. It was supposed to be three days. We have all our stuff in order, and we've been ready to head back for about a day and a half now. Unfortunately, our trip is taking a bit longer than we expected. Weather issues. I'll be utilizing the pender for notes in the event of an emergency. Felvor thinks it's a waste of time, but who knows? Tell my honey I won't be home tonight, or tomorrow, but I will be home soon. Log 4072-2 The storm around noon almost knocked me clean off the boat, and scared the life out of me. I'm here recording another pend because I don't think we'll be home for another few days, sadly. Turns out we're out farther— way farther— from shore than we thought. Saw a mighty fine bull shark drift by earlier. I'll tell you this much, that thing could've ripped my arm clean off. We've started duct-taping our utilities to the boat. The winds are getting really bad and we don't want to lose our stuff while we're sleeping. If it weren't for my pal here, I'd be dead. He's the only one here with any experience on the water. My knowledge is only any good under the water. We got ourselves enough food and bandaids to last a nuclear winter though. We should be fine if we can just get through this storm. Log 4072-5 The sun is about to set, I think, and we're starting to make good strides. It's the middle of August so I have no clue why the weather is so damn bad. The good news though is we're expecting to make it home in the next few days. I know I've been saying that for a while now but I mean it this time. It's not exactly optimal for us either, ha. The skies have been freaky all afternoon so things might get a little rocky overnight. A little lack of sleep can't hurt though. I'll see you on the flip side. Log 4072-6 It's early morning and— fuck— Felvor's already awake. Seems like we both severely underestimated how bad the sky would be. Not to mention the tides. I got up and there, he was— shit— that was a loud strike. Harlan, I think we're sailing right into the storm. Oh lord. So, the steering tool is stuck in place, we'll need to wait until the sky clears to oil it. Can we get ahold of Control? What'd you say? God damnit. Oh- f- sh- ah— Log 4072-7 Is this damn thing on? Okay. Thank God, it still works. So listen, Felvor and I are- kind of fine. I'm all bruised up, but he took a hell of a beating in the storm. We've just been able to get the situation under control. We haven't been able to shake the storm and we're both soaked. We lost our food supply and all we got left is a Granola bar and a bottle of water. After that, I'm taking a bite out of Felvor. Huh? Oh, shut up! It's a joke! But- well, we're still figuring out what's fried and what's not. Uhm… We'll get back to you. Log 4072-8 So, update: Almost everything's fried. You already know communication is down. Otherwise, you would've gotten through to us. The only device, besides my pender, that we know is working is the vicinity detector thingamabob. No other ships are within range, as you'd guess. We're really out here. Oh, and since we lost the food, Felvor unthreaded my shirt and is using it as a fishing line. No success yet, and it's still raining so the chances of getting a good fire going are scarce. But… good spirits, right? Right? Log 4072-9 It's the next morning and I'm- okay, got it, dude- uhm- and I found a hole in the boat that wasn't there last night. We're pretty sure it's coming apart. Probably from a combination of the storm and corrosion. We don't know how long this boat is going to last and at this point and we don't know if there's much we can do. You've probably already deployed some team to find us. Hopefully, that works. Huh? Oh, god. Okay, so- uhm… sorry about that. My partner's sick now, a bad cold from wearing those soaked clothes. We've made a makeshift tent with a plank and a blanket, though the boat is still breaking apart, slowly but surely. If my ping still works, light it up if you're getting these. Log 4072-11 Two days later. I didn't send anything yesterday because, y'know, you never got back to me. I figured at this point you can't track me. Felvor and I are starving at this point, we finished the remainder of the food a few days ago and we've resorted to drinking our own piss. A crack is forming along the middle of the boat and my partner figures it's going to give way by tonight. Then it's us versus the sea. Fuck me. Log 4072-12 So- shit… uhm… God. This might be my last message. The sun is setting over the horizon and we can feel the crack in the boat giving way. It's only a matter of minutes before it cracks. I dipped my hand into the water to estimate my chances, and yeah, I'm going to die within hours. Please, tell my wife I love her and tell her I died peacefully and quickly. Please- fuck! It's breaking! Log 4072-13 I— God, let me catch my breath. Okay, I can't find Harlan. I can't find him! I don't know how long I was- I can't tell what time it is. My ears… shit- my ears are popped from the water. I'm holding onto a part of the boat. Please… just, please. I'm freezing. I'm fucking freezing! Log 4072-16 I have no idea what happened but when I woke up I was under the deck of a sailboat. I'm still lying here, and I'm not sure what happened while I was out. I wandered around for a minute and couldn't find anyone. My stomach is tearing me up, God. The storm is still going strong, but there's a roof over me so- so that's good. Oh God, Harlan's not here with me. Fuck, where is he? One second… God. No, no, no. Everything is so fucked. What's going to happen when I get back home? Well— if I get back home. The skies don't look any better. Log 4072-18 The strangest thing happened. This morning when I woke up, there was a plate of warm food on the step of the— what's it called? The boat basement? Anyways, yeah. But you can't imagine my relief. I had been starving for, like, a week now. I don't know who put it there but I guess it must've been whoever rescued me. I guess I should meet the driver of the boat and thank them, and also ask them if they have a washing machine. I'm still wearing the same, torn khakis. Log 4072-19 I hadn't realized how severely I had been hurt until I tried moving just a few moments ago and- shit- I guess I did a number on my legs. My arms are battered up from the wreckage, I got cuts all over me, and probably frostbite. I should just rest here. Just rest here forever. I'm starting to feel seasick for the first time. Not to mention this rocking is giving me a splitting migraine. Log 4072-20 I finally mustered up the energy this morning- God- to leave the cabin. When I searched the ship I couldn't find a… uhm— nobody. Still, there was hot food on the steps. Though we lost the aquatic study papers, maybe something can come out of this trip. Heh? Oops, this bandage is coming undone. One second… Uhm… Log 4072-21 Yeah, I found the navigation compartment today and it's completely empty. Control, if you're out there, I hope you're documenting this. Somehow, I think this thing is steering itself. The sun has started to peak out a few times so I think the storm is finally starting to clear. I haven't seen any life since I showed up on this boat until about half an hour ago when I heard a helicopter. I don't know if I was hallucinating or not. Log 4072-22 I'm excited to get home and see my wife and daughter. I've been trying to keep track of the day-night cycle and I think it's been three weeks or so. Correct me if I'm wrong. I've been trying to take up a hobby while I'm being taken back to shore by this— I'm not sure— this automated boat. Oh, and I've figured out we're heading back to shore. I found a compass in the cabin and it says I'm sailing northeast. So… yeah! Good spirits. Good spirits… Log 4072-23 Another day. I'm looking at this compass and, like, it works. I'm turning it and shit and it works. The skies are clear at this point. Which makes it worse because it now confirms that nobody is nearby. Still, no shore, and I've been out here for weeks… alone. I really don't like that. It's slowly setting in that, for the first time in my life, I have no backup. I don't have a lifeline. If this boat— I don't know— gets fucked by another storm, I'm a goner. Hell, I almost was. I've always had something to break my fall. I think if I can just sleep through the days in the cabin, I can make it through and just one day, there will be shore on the horizon. I just have to hope. Log 4072-26 So… uhm. Last night I found a lantern. I spent the night counting the floorboards in the cabin. The ship was rocking a lot. I have no clue what was happening but the waves were strong. I couldn't sleep for the life of me, no. The food is nice as always. Oh, and I have made a friend. Her name is Peisyl. and she is- oh… I- she isn't around right now. But she's this nice, old lady who was hanging out on the deck today. She must've been hiding out elsewhere during the trip. That brings my spirits up, though. Knowing I'm not totally alone. Um, anyways, I guess l will talk to you tomorrow. Log 4072-48 What is this… day— no, week— week three? Maybe four. I lost track of the sun a while ago. Sorry. But Peisyl, the only other person here, has been great to talk to. I don't care anymore, honestly. I know I've said that probably, like, twenty times across these stupid messages but I kinda mean it this time. Well- no. That's- that's a lie. I just want to go home. I just want to lie in my own bed with my wife. I just want to sleep on a mattress and drink coffee. I just don't want to be on this stupid boat anymore. Like, what is going on? Log 4072-152 Peisyl has been getting on my case about staying out of the sun. Getting a lot of burns recently and I've been staying in the cabin a lot as a result. To be completely forward, she's the only reason I haven't jumped overboard yet. I've thought about it, a lot. It's becoming a more prevalent thought. Every time I go to sleep I dream about the stupid sea and this stupid boat and the stupid fucking sky. Just once, just a single damn time, I wish I could dream of the shore, and feeling the sand. Oh hey, Peisyl. Yeah, just a minute. Thanks. But anyways, I've started to build a cabinet with the spare wood. It's silly but I've always wanted to get into woodwork and it'll be a nice present for my wife. Log 4072-481 A helicopter passed overhead earlier. I think it was real. But at this point, you and I both know I've gone a bit coo-coo bananas in the head. There's no way I'll be employed when I get home. I know you might be wondering, "Hey, Albert, why don't you just jump off the boat if you're so miserable? If you've lost hope, it's just a hop, skip, and a jump away." And that's true, but I refuse to lose hope completely, not yet. I'm going to get home, I'm going to. I can taste the beaches of Cali. And you also might respond by pointing out that insanity is just doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result, and you'd be right again. But I'd rather be stupid than dead. Log 4072-2188 The water is so still today. It looks like an image. It's flowing, obviously, but it's slow and almost still. I could watch it for hours. Come to think of it, I actually have. I just wanted to thank you, pender, for listening to me. You're my best friend, next to Peisyl. Where is she? Peisyl! She's eating, I think. Where does she even disappear to? Anyways, I should get some sleep. How about you? Log 4072-7924 Pender, I don't have the capacity to put up with you today. Leave me alone. My skin is peeling again from the burns. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. Just- just no news today. Actually, wait a second. I do want to talk, actually. We're good friends, right? We've been together all the years. Do you think anyone back on shore misses me? Or even remembers me? Surely my case has gone cold, at least beyond the Veil. What if my wife has started dating again? Do you think he's nice? The kid probably loves him. Maybe he's funny, cracks a lot of jokes, and has a stable job that he doesn't need to keep a secret and has him out of the house without explanation all of the time. Maybe she still thinks about me from time to time, wonders where I am, or maybe the Foundation already put together a cover story. Log 4072-16430 I have a working theory, pender. I'm dead. Of course, I've been saying it from the start. Looking in the mirror, what has happened to me? Oh God, I must be at least seventy. I need a trim, my hair extends down to my feet. Pender, every time I look in that water, I get the sensation of falling. The thing that scares me is I like it, the feeling. I want to jump in, I want to jump into the water as Peisyl did, that hypocrite. She once said that if I ever jumped into the water, she'd tie me up when she got ahold of me. If someone as hopeful as her jumped, why shouldn't I? Fuck. There's nothing left anymore. Aren't you going to convince me not to? Log 4072-19232 Okay. I've- I- I've made up my mind. If I'm dead, I'm not doing any damage anyways. I won't sugarcoat it, so just tell her— no, both of them— that I died peacefully. Okay… Uh… No, no, no! I can't! God, why can't I just- why… no. I need to stay on this boat. I need to… I need to… I need to live. Or all of this shit will have been for nothing. Damnit, Peisyl! You and your fucking speeches. Goddamn! I can't jump. I will get home. I will. I will! When the final transmission was received, the two seamen had been MIA for a total of 17 days. On October 4th, 2012, SCP-4072 arrived at a dock in Orange County, California. Foundation agents were quick to apprehend Dr. Albert Riley, who was barely alive and unconscious from self-starvation. He was found to have aged roughly sixty years over the span of the incident. Additionally, he had developed brain damage and hallucinatory symptoms as a result of isolation. The passage of time aboard SCP-4072 has not shown to be reversible in a victim's biology, even with the usage of anomalous items. Update: A camera was uncovered amongst the wreckage of the original boat, which was recovered 3 days after his reappearance. Unlike the others, this device was still active. VIEW CONTENT HIDE CONTENT After inspection by technological staff, several hours of footage from the trip were recovered, though most of the footage was of the camera facing the waters. Dr. Albert Riley appeared unaware that the camera was recording. An excerpt from the recording can be found below. Dr. Albert Riley, behind the camera, talking to Peisyl. 4 hours, 28 minutes into the recording. Dr. Albert Riley is laying down in silence, having just puked over the side of the boat. Riley: You know anything about this boat? You know nobody's steering, right? No response. Riley: I'm trying to talk to you, you're the only person on this ship. Do you know anything? When are we reaching shore? It's been— months… Riley: No, no. I've been watching the sun. I've been watching it! Yeah, and we're heading northeast. So we are heading towards shore. Riley: My wife must be so worried. Are you married? Riley: Really? How many kids? Riley: Awe, that picture is so sweet. I hope you can get home soon too. Yeah, thank you. He nods and lets out a brief chuckle. Riley: By the way, where does the food come from? Still, after being debriefed on the situation, Dr. Albert Riley could describe intimate details of the woman's appearance, mannerisms, vocal patterns, and even specific quotes. He has identified the woman as "Peisyl Noell," and the only item returned is a portrait of a woman taken in 1928. Thirteen similar incidents have been reported along the East Coast since. As tracking devices do not appear to function on SCP-4072, research has proven difficult. The true number of cases associated with the anomaly is unknown. It has been proposed that containment is not necessary as SCP-4072 has ultimately returned its passengers to shore, saving their lives, though this has been highly criticized. Research into treating psychological damage retained aboard SCP-4072 is ongoing. As such, all passengers apprehended by Foundation agents are to be kept in custody indefinitely. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4072" by DrApricus, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4072. 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: Schooner_Atlantic.jpg Author: Charles Edwin Bolles License: Public Domain Source: Wikimedia Commons Filename: US_Yachts_US_22_sailboat_Vesper_mainsheet_1179.jpg Author: Ahunt License: Public Domain Source: Wikimedia Commons Footnotes 1. A pender is a small, Foundation-issued, one-way communication device that sends audio waves directly to a designated receiver.
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padding: 2vw; } SCP-4072 by DrApricus 'long way out from shore, huh? ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} Item#: 4072 Level1 ㅤ Secondary Class: uncontained Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: critical link to memo Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4072 research is under the jurisdiction of the Site-50 Oceanic Phenomena Division. Currently, containment cannot be achieved. Instead, Foundation agents are to attend to passengers of SCP-4072 who are recovered after their experience. Coastlines globally are to be surveilled for possible sightings. SCP-4072. Description: SCP-4072 is a white, three-mast sailboat with no identifying markings or crew. It is capable of steering autonomously despite not possessing the mechanical components necessary to do so. SCP-4072 is in a state of disrepair that conflicts with its apparent age, the first sighting of the anomaly occurring in August of 1981. Incidents involving SCP-4072 suggest the ship locates stranded individuals and rescues them through means unknown. Based on its design, the anomaly appears to have been built in the 1940s and as it has never appeared on the shore, it would not be installed with modern radar technology. Discovery: A series of messages were received by Site-50 Control from Dr. Albert Riley's pender.1 At the time the messages were received, Foundation researchers Dr. Albert Riley and Dr. Harlan Felvor were partaking in an independent aquatic study on the Pacific Ocean. Log 4072-1 Fourth day. I know, I know. It was supposed to be three days. We have all our stuff in order, and we've been ready to head back for about a day and a half now. Unfortunately, our trip is taking a bit longer than we expected. Weather issues. I'll be utilizing the pender for notes in the event of an emergency. Felvor thinks it's a waste of time, but who knows? Tell my honey I won't be home tonight, or tomorrow, but I will be home soon. Log 4072-2 The storm around noon almost knocked me clean off the boat, and scared the life out of me. I'm here recording another pend because I don't think we'll be home for another few days, sadly. Turns out we're out farther— way farther— from shore than we thought. Saw a mighty fine bull shark drift by earlier. I'll tell you this much, that thing could've ripped my arm clean off. We've started duct-taping our utilities to the boat. The winds are getting really bad and we don't want to lose our stuff while we're sleeping. If it weren't for my pal here, I'd be dead. He's the only one here with any experience on the water. My knowledge is only any good under the water. We got ourselves enough food and bandaids to last a nuclear winter though. We should be fine if we can just get through this storm. Log 4072-5 The sun is about to set, I think, and we're starting to make good strides. It's the middle of August so I have no clue why the weather is so damn bad. The good news though is we're expecting to make it home in the next few days. I know I've been saying that for a while now but I mean it this time. It's not exactly optimal for us either, ha. The skies have been freaky all afternoon so things might get a little rocky overnight. A little lack of sleep can't hurt though. I'll see you on the flip side. Log 4072-6 It's early morning and— fuck— Felvor's already awake. Seems like we both severely underestimated how bad the sky would be. Not to mention the tides. I got up and there, he was— shit— that was a loud strike. Harlan, I think we're sailing right into the storm. Oh lord. So, the steering tool is stuck in place, we'll need to wait until the sky clears to oil it. Can we get ahold of Control? What'd you say? God damnit. Oh- f- sh- ah— Log 4072-7 Is this damn thing on? Okay. Thank God, it still works. So listen, Felvor and I are- kind of fine. I'm all bruised up, but he took a hell of a beating in the storm. We've just been able to get the situation under control. We haven't been able to shake the storm and we're both soaked. We lost our food supply and all we got left is a Granola bar and a bottle of water. After that, I'm taking a bite out of Felvor. Huh? Oh, shut up! It's a joke! But- well, we're still figuring out what's fried and what's not. Uhm… We'll get back to you. Log 4072-8 So, update: Almost everything's fried. You already know communication is down. Otherwise, you would've gotten through to us. The only device, besides my pender, that we know is working is the vicinity detector thingamabob. No other ships are within range, as you'd guess. We're really out here. Oh, and since we lost the food, Felvor unthreaded my shirt and is using it as a fishing line. No success yet, and it's still raining so the chances of getting a good fire going are scarce. But… good spirits, right? Right? Log 4072-9 It's the next morning and I'm- okay, got it, dude- uhm- and I found a hole in the boat that wasn't there last night. We're pretty sure it's coming apart. Probably from a combination of the storm and corrosion. We don't know how long this boat is going to last and at this point and we don't know if there's much we can do. You've probably already deployed some team to find us. Hopefully, that works. Huh? Oh, god. Okay, so- uhm… sorry about that. My partner's sick now, a bad cold from wearing those soaked clothes. We've made a makeshift tent with a plank and a blanket, though the boat is still breaking apart, slowly but surely. If my ping still works, light it up if you're getting these. Log 4072-11 Two days later. I didn't send anything yesterday because, y'know, you never got back to me. I figured at this point you can't track me. Felvor and I are starving at this point, we finished the remainder of the food a few days ago and we've resorted to drinking our own piss. A crack is forming along the middle of the boat and my partner figures it's going to give way by tonight. Then it's us versus the sea. Fuck me. Log 4072-12 So- shit… uhm… God. This might be my last message. The sun is setting over the horizon and we can feel the crack in the boat giving way. It's only a matter of minutes before it cracks. I dipped my hand into the water to estimate my chances, and yeah, I'm going to die within hours. Please, tell my wife I love her and tell her I died peacefully and quickly. Please- fuck! It's breaking! Log 4072-13 I— God, let me catch my breath. Okay, I can't find Harlan. I can't find him! I don't know how long I was- I can't tell what time it is. My ears… shit- my ears are popped from the water. I'm holding onto a part of the boat. Please… just, please. I'm freezing. I'm fucking freezing! Log 4072-16 I have no idea what happened but when I woke up I was under the deck of a sailboat. I'm still lying here, and I'm not sure what happened while I was out. I wandered around for a minute and couldn't find anyone. My stomach is tearing me up, God. The storm is still going strong, but there's a roof over me so- so that's good. Oh God, Harlan's not here with me. Fuck, where is he? One second… God. No, no, no. Everything is so fucked. What's going to happen when I get back home? Well— if I get back home. The skies don't look any better. Log 4072-18 The strangest thing happened. This morning when I woke up, there was a plate of warm food on the step of the— what's it called? The boat basement? Anyways, yeah. But you can't imagine my relief. I had been starving for, like, a week now. I don't know who put it there but I guess it must've been whoever rescued me. I guess I should meet the driver of the boat and thank them, and also ask them if they have a washing machine. I'm still wearing the same, torn khakis. Log 4072-19 I hadn't realized how severely I had been hurt until I tried moving just a few moments ago and- shit- I guess I did a number on my legs. My arms are battered up from the wreckage, I got cuts all over me, and probably frostbite. I should just rest here. Just rest here forever. I'm starting to feel seasick for the first time. Not to mention this rocking is giving me a splitting migraine. Log 4072-20 I finally mustered up the energy this morning- God- to leave the cabin. When I searched the ship I couldn't find a… uhm— nobody. Still, there was hot food on the steps. Though we lost the aquatic study papers, maybe something can come out of this trip. Heh? Oops, this bandage is coming undone. One second… Uhm… Log 4072-21 Yeah, I found the navigation compartment today and it's completely empty. Control, if you're out there, I hope you're documenting this. Somehow, I think this thing is steering itself. The sun has started to peak out a few times so I think the storm is finally starting to clear. I haven't seen any life since I showed up on this boat until about half an hour ago when I heard a helicopter. I don't know if I was hallucinating or not. Log 4072-22 I'm excited to get home and see my wife and daughter. I've been trying to keep track of the day-night cycle and I think it's been three weeks or so. Correct me if I'm wrong. I've been trying to take up a hobby while I'm being taken back to shore by this— I'm not sure— this automated boat. Oh, and I've figured out we're heading back to shore. I found a compass in the cabin and it says I'm sailing northeast. So… yeah! Good spirits. Good spirits… Log 4072-23 Another day. I'm looking at this compass and, like, it works. I'm turning it and shit and it works. The skies are clear at this point. Which makes it worse because it now confirms that nobody is nearby. Still, no shore, and I've been out here for weeks… alone. I really don't like that. It's slowly setting in that, for the first time in my life, I have no backup. I don't have a lifeline. If this boat— I don't know— gets fucked by another storm, I'm a goner. Hell, I almost was. I've always had something to break my fall. I think if I can just sleep through the days in the cabin, I can make it through and just one day, there will be shore on the horizon. I just have to hope. Log 4072-26 So… uhm. Last night I found a lantern. I spent the night counting the floorboards in the cabin. The ship was rocking a lot. I have no clue what was happening but the waves were strong. I couldn't sleep for the life of me, no. The food is nice as always. Oh, and I have made a friend. Her name is Peisyl. and she is- oh… I- she isn't around right now. But she's this nice, old lady who was hanging out on the deck today. She must've been hiding out elsewhere during the trip. That brings my spirits up, though. Knowing I'm not totally alone. Um, anyways, I guess l will talk to you tomorrow. Log 4072-48 What is this… day— no, week— week three? Maybe four. I lost track of the sun a while ago. Sorry. But Peisyl, the only other person here, has been great to talk to. I don't care anymore, honestly. I know I've said that probably, like, twenty times across these stupid messages but I kinda mean it this time. Well- no. That's- that's a lie. I just want to go home. I just want to lie in my own bed with my wife. I just want to sleep on a mattress and drink coffee. I just don't want to be on this stupid boat anymore. Like, what is going on? Log 4072-152 Peisyl has been getting on my case about staying out of the sun. Getting a lot of burns recently and I've been staying in the cabin a lot as a result. To be completely forward, she's the only reason I haven't jumped overboard yet. I've thought about it, a lot. It's becoming a more prevalent thought. Every time I go to sleep I dream about the stupid sea and this stupid boat and the stupid fucking sky. Just once, just a single damn time, I wish I could dream of the shore, and feeling the sand. Oh hey, Peisyl. Yeah, just a minute. Thanks. But anyways, I've started to build a cabinet with the spare wood. It's silly but I've always wanted to get into woodwork and it'll be a nice present for my wife. Log 4072-481 A helicopter passed overhead earlier. I think it was real. But at this point, you and I both know I've gone a bit coo-coo bananas in the head. There's no way I'll be employed when I get home. I know you might be wondering, "Hey, Albert, why don't you just jump off the boat if you're so miserable? If you've lost hope, it's just a hop, skip, and a jump away." And that's true, but I refuse to lose hope completely, not yet. I'm going to get home, I'm going to. I can taste the beaches of Cali. And you also might respond by pointing out that insanity is just doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result, and you'd be right again. But I'd rather be stupid than dead. Log 4072-2188 The water is so still today. It looks like an image. It's flowing, obviously, but it's slow and almost still. I could watch it for hours. Come to think of it, I actually have. I just wanted to thank you, pender, for listening to me. You're my best friend, next to Peisyl. Where is she? Peisyl! She's eating, I think. Where does she even disappear to? Anyways, I should get some sleep. How about you? Log 4072-7924 Pender, I don't have the capacity to put up with you today. Leave me alone. My skin is peeling again from the burns. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. Just- just no news today. Actually, wait a second. I do want to talk, actually. We're good friends, right? We've been together all the years. Do you think anyone back on shore misses me? Or even remembers me? Surely my case has gone cold, at least beyond the Veil. What if my wife has started dating again? Do you think he's nice? The kid probably loves him. Maybe he's funny, cracks a lot of jokes, and has a stable job that he doesn't need to keep a secret and has him out of the house without explanation all of the time. Maybe she still thinks about me from time to time, wonders where I am, or maybe the Foundation already put together a cover story. Log 4072-16430 I have a working theory, pender. I'm dead. Of course, I've been saying it from the start. Looking in the mirror, what has happened to me? Oh God, I must be at least seventy. I need a trim, my hair extends down to my feet. Pender, every time I look in that water, I get the sensation of falling. The thing that scares me is I like it, the feeling. I want to jump in, I want to jump into the water as Peisyl did, that hypocrite. She once said that if I ever jumped into the water, she'd tie me up when she got ahold of me. If someone as hopeful as her jumped, why shouldn't I? Fuck. There's nothing left anymore. Aren't you going to convince me not to? Log 4072-19232 Okay. I've- I- I've made up my mind. If I'm dead, I'm not doing any damage anyways. I won't sugarcoat it, so just tell her— no, both of them— that I died peacefully. Okay… Uh… No, no, no! I can't! God, why can't I just- why… no. I need to stay on this boat. I need to… I need to… I need to live. Or all of this shit will have been for nothing. Damnit, Peisyl! You and your fucking speeches. Goddamn! I can't jump. I will get home. I will. I will! When the final transmission was received, the two seamen had been MIA for a total of 17 days. On October 4th, 2012, SCP-4072 arrived at a dock in Orange County, California. Foundation agents were quick to apprehend Dr. Albert Riley, who was barely alive and unconscious from self-starvation. He was found to have aged roughly sixty years over the span of the incident. Additionally, he had developed brain damage and hallucinatory symptoms as a result of isolation. The passage of time aboard SCP-4072 has not shown to be reversible in a victim's biology, even with the usage of anomalous items. Update: A camera was uncovered amongst the wreckage of the original boat, which was recovered 3 days after his reappearance. Unlike the others, this device was still active. VIEW CONTENT HIDE CONTENT After inspection by technological staff, several hours of footage from the trip were recovered, though most of the footage was of the camera facing the waters. Dr. Albert Riley appeared unaware that the camera was recording. An excerpt from the recording can be found below. Dr. Albert Riley, behind the camera, talking to Peisyl. 4 hours, 28 minutes into the recording. Dr. Albert Riley is laying down in silence, having just puked over the side of the boat. Riley: You know anything about this boat? You know nobody's steering, right? No response. Riley: I'm trying to talk to you, you're the only person on this ship. Do you know anything? When are we reaching shore? It's been— months… Riley: No, no. I've been watching the sun. I've been watching it! Yeah, and we're heading northeast. So we are heading towards shore. Riley: My wife must be so worried. Are you married? Riley: Really? How many kids? Riley: Awe, that picture is so sweet. I hope you can get home soon too. Yeah, thank you. He nods and lets out a brief chuckle. Riley: By the way, where does the food come from? Still, after being debriefed on the situation, Dr. Albert Riley could describe intimate details of the woman's appearance, mannerisms, vocal patterns, and even specific quotes. He has identified the woman as "Peisyl Noell," and the only item returned is a portrait of a woman taken in 1928. Thirteen similar incidents have been reported along the East Coast since. As tracking devices do not appear to function on SCP-4072, research has proven difficult. The true number of cases associated with the anomaly is unknown. It has been proposed that containment is not necessary as SCP-4072 has ultimately returned its passengers to shore, saving their lives, though this has been highly criticized. Research into treating psychological damage retained aboard SCP-4072 is ongoing. As such, all passengers apprehended by Foundation agents are to be kept in custody indefinitely. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4072" by DrApricus, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4072. 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: Schooner_Atlantic.jpg Author: Charles Edwin Bolles License: Public Domain Source: Wikimedia Commons Filename: US_Yachts_US_22_sailboat_Vesper_mainsheet_1179.jpg Author: Ahunt License: Public Domain Source: Wikimedia Commons Footnotes 1. A pender is a small, Foundation-issued, one-way communication device that sends audio waves directly to a designated receiver.
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close Info X SCP-4073: Just Blowing Hot Air Author: $ghosthorses$ Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Figure_12_02_11.jpg (Creative Commons, edited) Thanks: ashburystreet for some code RockTeethMothEyes for some crit RetroHead for div background image use Related Pages: "Just Getting Fresh Air" (tale) "Site-M16 SCiPNET Email: RCT" (supplement) The anomaly described herein has been NEUTRALIZED. The documentation is below archived for posterity and reference purposes. Names have been censored for reputation's sake and can be accessed by contacting the main office. - RAISA and Level-5 Administration Archivist's Note: The developments regarding SCP-4073 are below organized in a manner that is faithful to its chronology as an anomaly, and is presented so for the purposes of clarity. Item #: + Display History - Hide History SCP-4073 SCP-4073-EX SCP-4073 SCP-4073$N$ Object Class: + Display History - Hide History Euclid (Pending) Explained Euclid Neutralized Special Containment Procedures: The herein anomaly has been Neutralized. No further action is to be pursued. + Display Archived Containment Procedures - Hide Archived Containment Procedures PoI-4073-1 and -2 are to be educated regarding a suitable surrogate diagnosis and boarded at Site-M16 for containment and research purposes under the guise of being in a specialized medical research facility. Low-grade amnestics are to be administered on an as-needed basis by facility orderlies. Site personnel not consenting to participate in the randomized controlled trials surrounding the anomalous qualities and potential interventions of SCP-4073 are to wear N-95 respirator masks and sound-cancelling earphones while in active zones on-site. Those participating are encouraged to vocalize their relief to help confirm thermal readings. Initial Classification: Circa 1894 + Display Documentation - Hide Documentation SYNOPSIS: SCP-4073 is a tentatively unexplained, multisensory phenomenon affecting three current El Paso, Texas residents; Mr. Dale and Mrs. Judy ███████, as well as their 4-year-old son Michael Sebastian. Several reports from a reliable source indicate that the aberration manifests as a series of sensory data, to follow, as stated in collected anecdotal evidence: Auditory: Reported by the family approximately 80% of the time. The ███████'s report hearing faint, droning auditory stimuli that begin without warning, and that are apt to increase in volume given time. The auditory signature is said to often be in close proximity to one of the family members (sometimes all three simultaneously), seemingly surrounding them. The sound has been described using descriptors such as “sneaking”, “creaking”, “groaning”, “rumbling”, “squeaking”, and the like. Of note, the sounds allegedly display differing characteristics depending on which family member experiences the most proximity to a given instance. Olfactory: Noted approximately 60% of the time. There is no consensus regarding the odor(s), though all are described in unpleasant terms by the family and incite aversion. Somatosensory/Etcetera: Manifestations purportedly can be accompanied by tactile sensations, such as "dreadful" vibrations. Thermal discrepancies have been described in the wake of manifestations. HISTORY: SCP-4073 reputedly began in the year 1893 during the family's residence in Garland, Texas. The Foundation was contacted by a long-time consultant, Father Loedel (of Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility on the Pines), after he attempted an exorcism on the ███████’s property. The ███████s had endured severe psychological stress as a result of the purported haunting, which prompted the empathy of Father Loedel after his procedure was seemingly unsuccessful. A research team composed of Junior Researchers Nunes and Coutaux (masquerading as independent paranormal investigators) was arranged as a result of Father Loedel's consult and was tasked with the collection of empirical data. ANALYSIS:: Based on the preliminary data, it was first speculated by this team that the phenomenon was unique to the then-home of the couple, as it featured hallmarks typical of thaumaturgically-hexed domiciles. Occurrences are typically restricted to when the family is alone (unable to be supported by corroborating witnesses), arranged in specific, ritual-like configurations (such as sitting at the dinner table), or in the early hours of the morning, often startling them from sleep. Ill-intent was deemed likely, as the phenomenon affected all components of the family's lives, including but not limited to finances, socialization, and occupation. However, the couple informed Father Loedel, shortly after spontaneously relocating into a new home (El Paso) in attempt to flee the haunting, that the phenomenon had followed them and continued its influence. The family was educated via letter on the importance of remaining where they are for the purposes of research logistics, given that the anomaly was not structure-specific. The team will confiscate the family and deliver them to a Foundation facility for long-term housing upon confirming the anomaly. Reclassification as Explained: Circa 1895 + Display Documentation - Hide Documentation Note: The following is a reproduction of the journal entry penned by Junior Researcher Nunes, by which the designation of Explained was proposed and justified. January 7th, 1885.1 El Paso, Texas. We had just finished a gracious dinner and we were telling Ol’ Coot2 how good the meal was that he had cooked for us all. It was about that time that the gastrointestinal processes — I assume resultant to the particular seasonings on the boudin3 — began to exert their effect on our senses. First came very hyperactive bowel sounds, audible without the need for a stethoscope, as the stomach and intestines surely grappled with the heat of the spicery. Flatulence, barely recognizable as such given its timbre, started with the child Michael but soon involved Mr. and Mrs. ███████ as well, erupting in the dining room and concussing the walls of the home. (Myself and Coot were resistant it seems — I take it because we had been eating this sort of cuisine regularly in the preceding weeks. Coutax sure knows his food.) When the situation began to involve our senses of smell, a patent embarrassment became our hosts and the circulation in their faces was well-boasted. It was at this moment — one I honestly would have been glad to have credited them the courtesy of leaving unspoken — that the entire family began to lay blame upon the anomaly we had dedicated our time and resources to. I asked plainly if the reporting was nothing more than the family’s inability to reconcile their obvious sense of propriety with the emission of their digestive gases. The family assured me that any production of the sort was due to fear of the phantom. Coot and I then took our leave, and with no need for amiable excuses. I do not exaggerate when I proclaim that the event was the most ghastly display of digestive humors ever witnessed by myself or my colleague. The flatulence persisted for entirely too long, the sound rendering us incapable of coherently-interpreted speech. The odor was simply and remarkably indubitable. After all this pursuit, this is no bonafide anomaly ("just hot air" remarks the Ol' Coot!), although I can see why the family was scared towards death itself. The postulation derived from the above account was soon confirmed to be the source of the reported phenomenon through additional visits to the home and further in situ testing. After scoring poorly on several sensory tests, Father Loedel was honorably retired from the Foundation consultation database with respect to phenomena regarding these faculties at age 73. The file for SCP-4073 was re-opened for repopulation by a valid anomaly. Reclassification as Euclid: December 1993 + Display Documentation - Hide Documentation The SCP-4073 slot was again designated to what is thought to be a re-discovery of the phenomenon. Foundation diagnosticians submitted a formal request for anomalous evaluation after two sisters — PoI-4073-1 (aged 31) and PoI-4073-2 (aged 27), both unmarried — bearing the surname ███████ wrote to Unsolved Diagnoses4 of a gastrointestinal malady that was described in similar terms to those previously documented, and bearing reminiscent features. The following is a reproduction of SCP-4073's description after being reinstated as a Euclid-class anomaly: Pedigree analysis for SCP-4073, beginning with Mr. Dale and Mrs. Judy ███████. Description: SCP-4073 is a gastrointestinal anomaly wherein gaseous by-products of digestion feature a contagious quality. SCP-4073 originates from descendants of one paternal phylogeny, namely those who can be directly traced from the lineage of Harold Jean ███████.5 However, approximately 85% of the populace show susceptibility to SCP-40736 and will perpetuate its effect when detected through either the senses of hearing or olfaction. SCP-4073 has the potential to cause a chain-reaction, given a sufficient concentration of susceptible individuals. Foundation risk management teams have deemed a Lifted-Veil Scenario occurring as a result of such an event unlikely. The longest observed reaction involved 83 individuals. SCP-4073's mechanism of action is unknown. Foundation geneticists have endorsed the likelihood of the anomaly being carried by an autosomal dominant allele. Initial containment included the quarantining of PoI-4073-1 and -2 in Site-M16, a Foundation medical research facility. However, due to the relatively concealed and benign nature of the anomaly and the manageable number of offending individuals, initiatives were proposed with support from the Ethics Committee that minimized invasion and that addressed a "disproportionate restriction of freedoms". To this end, a group of compounds were developed by Foundation pharmaceuticals to chemically contain SCP-4073 by suppressing different key messengers within neural pathways between the involved senses and the gastrointestinal system. Trials were conducted as the individuals were given mitigated freedom to walk the site (and mild amnestics if appropriate). It is from these double-blinded trials involving Site-M16 personnel that the chemical therapies for SCP-4073 were observed in a controlled environment. One of these compounds, 4073-EUY, resulted in the neutralization of SCP-4073 in PoI-4073-1 and -2, as well as those who are otherwise affected by SCP-4073's contagious qualities. Through poorly understood means, 4073-EUY ceased the production of SCP-4073 as well as reflexive yawning responses in treated individuals.7 PoI-4073-1 and -2 were released from containment following the apparent resolution of their condition, and were followed by a Foundation-mediated longitudinal cohort study. Neutralization: January 2033 + Display Documentation - Hide Documentation With the deaths of the aforementioned sisters, SCP-4073 has been declared Neutralized, and will remain so barring the identification of any additional members of the offending lineage. Foundation Human Resources Note: Site-M16 Employee Support Services has provided condolences and extended leave to both widowers. Footnotes 1. The date of the team's arrival to the family's home. 2. A nickname in the Cajun dialect for the surname, here given fondly to Junior Researcher Coutax. 3. A Franco-Cajun style sausage. 4. A Foundation-fronted television show developed and aired beginning in the 1990's, whereby civilians reported medical anomalies that were then investigated for possible classification, thereby crowd-sourcing and expediting discoveries. 5. The earliest known records of the family's immigration to the United States begin at this individual. Prior records do not exist or have not yet been discovered. No individuals in addition to those currently under surveillance by the Foundation exist in census databases. 6. Testing suggests that SCP-4073 is potentially transmissive to any biological life form that possesses a digestive system. 7. While this implies a non-anomalous mechanism of action underlying SCP-4073, the primacy of any proposed theory was never agreed upon, and reclassification to "Explained" could not be sufficiently justified.
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close Info X SCP-4073: Just Blowing Hot Air Author: $ghosthorses$ Image Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Figure_12_02_11.jpg (Creative Commons, edited) Thanks: ashburystreet for some code RockTeethMothEyes for some crit RetroHead for div background image use Related Pages: "Just Getting Fresh Air" (tale) "Site-M16 SCiPNET Email: RCT" (supplement) The anomaly described herein has been NEUTRALIZED. The documentation is below archived for posterity and reference purposes. Names have been censored for reputation's sake and can be accessed by contacting the main office. - RAISA and Level-5 Administration Archivist's Note: The developments regarding SCP-4073 are below organized in a manner that is faithful to its chronology as an anomaly, and is presented so for the purposes of clarity. Item #: + Display History - Hide History SCP-4073 SCP-4073-EX SCP-4073 SCP-4073$N$ Object Class: + Display History - Hide History Euclid (Pending) Explained Euclid Neutralized Special Containment Procedures: The herein anomaly has been Neutralized. No further action is to be pursued. + Display Archived Containment Procedures - Hide Archived Containment Procedures PoI-4073-1 and -2 are to be educated regarding a suitable surrogate diagnosis and boarded at Site-M16 for containment and research purposes under the guise of being in a specialized medical research facility. Low-grade amnestics are to be administered on an as-needed basis by facility orderlies. Site personnel not consenting to participate in the randomized controlled trials surrounding the anomalous qualities and potential interventions of SCP-4073 are to wear N-95 respirator masks and sound-cancelling earphones while in active zones on-site. Those participating are encouraged to vocalize their relief to help confirm thermal readings. Initial Classification: Circa 1894 + Display Documentation - Hide Documentation SYNOPSIS: SCP-4073 is a tentatively unexplained, multisensory phenomenon affecting three current El Paso, Texas residents; Mr. Dale and Mrs. Judy ███████, as well as their 4-year-old son Michael Sebastian. Several reports from a reliable source indicate that the aberration manifests as a series of sensory data, to follow, as stated in collected anecdotal evidence: Auditory: Reported by the family approximately 80% of the time. The ███████'s report hearing faint, droning auditory stimuli that begin without warning, and that are apt to increase in volume given time. The auditory signature is said to often be in close proximity to one of the family members (sometimes all three simultaneously), seemingly surrounding them. The sound has been described using descriptors such as “sneaking”, “creaking”, “groaning”, “rumbling”, “squeaking”, and the like. Of note, the sounds allegedly display differing characteristics depending on which family member experiences the most proximity to a given instance. Olfactory: Noted approximately 60% of the time. There is no consensus regarding the odor(s), though all are described in unpleasant terms by the family and incite aversion. Somatosensory/Etcetera: Manifestations purportedly can be accompanied by tactile sensations, such as "dreadful" vibrations. Thermal discrepancies have been described in the wake of manifestations. HISTORY: SCP-4073 reputedly began in the year 1893 during the family's residence in Garland, Texas. The Foundation was contacted by a long-time consultant, Father Loedel (of Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility on the Pines), after he attempted an exorcism on the ███████’s property. The ███████s had endured severe psychological stress as a result of the purported haunting, which prompted the empathy of Father Loedel after his procedure was seemingly unsuccessful. A research team composed of Junior Researchers Nunes and Coutaux (masquerading as independent paranormal investigators) was arranged as a result of Father Loedel's consult and was tasked with the collection of empirical data. ANALYSIS:: Based on the preliminary data, it was first speculated by this team that the phenomenon was unique to the then-home of the couple, as it featured hallmarks typical of thaumaturgically-hexed domiciles. Occurrences are typically restricted to when the family is alone (unable to be supported by corroborating witnesses), arranged in specific, ritual-like configurations (such as sitting at the dinner table), or in the early hours of the morning, often startling them from sleep. Ill-intent was deemed likely, as the phenomenon affected all components of the family's lives, including but not limited to finances, socialization, and occupation. However, the couple informed Father Loedel, shortly after spontaneously relocating into a new home (El Paso) in attempt to flee the haunting, that the phenomenon had followed them and continued its influence. The family was educated via letter on the importance of remaining where they are for the purposes of research logistics, given that the anomaly was not structure-specific. The team will confiscate the family and deliver them to a Foundation facility for long-term housing upon confirming the anomaly. Reclassification as Explained: Circa 1895 + Display Documentation - Hide Documentation Note: The following is a reproduction of the journal entry penned by Junior Researcher Nunes, by which the designation of Explained was proposed and justified. January 7th, 1885.1 El Paso, Texas. We had just finished a gracious dinner and we were telling Ol’ Coot2 how good the meal was that he had cooked for us all. It was about that time that the gastrointestinal processes — I assume resultant to the particular seasonings on the boudin3 — began to exert their effect on our senses. First came very hyperactive bowel sounds, audible without the need for a stethoscope, as the stomach and intestines surely grappled with the heat of the spicery. Flatulence, barely recognizable as such given its timbre, started with the child Michael but soon involved Mr. and Mrs. ███████ as well, erupting in the dining room and concussing the walls of the home. (Myself and Coot were resistant it seems — I take it because we had been eating this sort of cuisine regularly in the preceding weeks. Coutax sure knows his food.) When the situation began to involve our senses of smell, a patent embarrassment became our hosts and the circulation in their faces was well-boasted. It was at this moment — one I honestly would have been glad to have credited them the courtesy of leaving unspoken — that the entire family began to lay blame upon the anomaly we had dedicated our time and resources to. I asked plainly if the reporting was nothing more than the family’s inability to reconcile their obvious sense of propriety with the emission of their digestive gases. The family assured me that any production of the sort was due to fear of the phantom. Coot and I then took our leave, and with no need for amiable excuses. I do not exaggerate when I proclaim that the event was the most ghastly display of digestive humors ever witnessed by myself or my colleague. The flatulence persisted for entirely too long, the sound rendering us incapable of coherently-interpreted speech. The odor was simply and remarkably indubitable. After all this pursuit, this is no bonafide anomaly ("just hot air" remarks the Ol' Coot!), although I can see why the family was scared towards death itself. The postulation derived from the above account was soon confirmed to be the source of the reported phenomenon through additional visits to the home and further in situ testing. After scoring poorly on several sensory tests, Father Loedel was honorably retired from the Foundation consultation database with respect to phenomena regarding these faculties at age 73. The file for SCP-4073 was re-opened for repopulation by a valid anomaly. Reclassification as Euclid: December 1993 + Display Documentation - Hide Documentation The SCP-4073 slot was again designated to what is thought to be a re-discovery of the phenomenon. Foundation diagnosticians submitted a formal request for anomalous evaluation after two sisters — PoI-4073-1 (aged 31) and PoI-4073-2 (aged 27), both unmarried — bearing the surname ███████ wrote to Unsolved Diagnoses4 of a gastrointestinal malady that was described in similar terms to those previously documented, and bearing reminiscent features. The following is a reproduction of SCP-4073's description after being reinstated as a Euclid-class anomaly: Pedigree analysis for SCP-4073, beginning with Mr. Dale and Mrs. Judy ███████. Description: SCP-4073 is a gastrointestinal anomaly wherein gaseous by-products of digestion feature a contagious quality. SCP-4073 originates from descendants of one paternal phylogeny, namely those who can be directly traced from the lineage of Harold Jean ███████.5 However, approximately 85% of the populace show susceptibility to SCP-40736 and will perpetuate its effect when detected through either the senses of hearing or olfaction. SCP-4073 has the potential to cause a chain-reaction, given a sufficient concentration of susceptible individuals. Foundation risk management teams have deemed a Lifted-Veil Scenario occurring as a result of such an event unlikely. The longest observed reaction involved 83 individuals. SCP-4073's mechanism of action is unknown. Foundation geneticists have endorsed the likelihood of the anomaly being carried by an autosomal dominant allele. Initial containment included the quarantining of PoI-4073-1 and -2 in Site-M16, a Foundation medical research facility. However, due to the relatively concealed and benign nature of the anomaly and the manageable number of offending individuals, initiatives were proposed with support from the Ethics Committee that minimized invasion and that addressed a "disproportionate restriction of freedoms". To this end, a group of compounds were developed by Foundation pharmaceuticals to chemically contain SCP-4073 by suppressing different key messengers within neural pathways between the involved senses and the gastrointestinal system. Trials were conducted as the individuals were given mitigated freedom to walk the site (and mild amnestics if appropriate). It is from these double-blinded trials involving Site-M16 personnel that the chemical therapies for SCP-4073 were observed in a controlled environment. One of these compounds, 4073-EUY, resulted in the neutralization of SCP-4073 in PoI-4073-1 and -2, as well as those who are otherwise affected by SCP-4073's contagious qualities. Through poorly understood means, 4073-EUY ceased the production of SCP-4073 as well as reflexive yawning responses in treated individuals.7 PoI-4073-1 and -2 were released from containment following the apparent resolution of their condition, and were followed by a Foundation-mediated longitudinal cohort study. Neutralization: January 2033 + Display Documentation - Hide Documentation With the deaths of the aforementioned sisters, SCP-4073 has been declared Neutralized, and will remain so barring the identification of any additional members of the offending lineage. Foundation Human Resources Note: Site-M16 Employee Support Services has provided condolences and extended leave to both widowers. Footnotes 1. The date of the team's arrival to the family's home. 2. A nickname in the Cajun dialect for the surname, here given fondly to Junior Researcher Coutax. 3. A Franco-Cajun style sausage. 4. A Foundation-fronted television show developed and aired beginning in the 1990's, whereby civilians reported medical anomalies that were then investigated for possible classification, thereby crowd-sourcing and expediting discoveries. 5. The earliest known records of the family's immigration to the United States begin at this individual. Prior records do not exist or have not yet been discovered. No individuals in addition to those currently under surveillance by the Foundation exist in census databases. 6. Testing suggests that SCP-4073 is potentially transmissive to any biological life form that possesses a digestive system. 7. While this implies a non-anomalous mechanism of action underlying SCP-4073, the primacy of any proposed theory was never agreed upon, and reclassification to "Explained" could not be sufficiently justified.
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An SCP-4074-2 specimen. The "nebula" is falsely colored. Item #: SCP-4074 Special Containment Procedures: All specimens of SCP-4074-2 are to be contained in the Botanical Section on Site-31. Access to each specimen is limited to Level 3 and above personnel, and is strictly for research purposes only. Currently, SCP-4074-1 is being contained in the onsite infirmary ICU for anomalous humanoids. As soon as subject is physically and mentally fit or an interview, any qualified personnel in the immediate vicinity is authorized to begin interrogating the subject. Update: On 5/11/18, subject has ceased all life functions. On Dr. Evalo’s approved request, the cadaver of SCP-4074-1 is to be sent to his department for his ongoing research regarding anomalous humanoids. Description: SCP-4074-2 is an anomalous plant, superficially and genetically similar to Phalaenopsis blume. Aside from its unusual growth rate1, the specimen’s significant anomalous properties manifests when it enters its reproductive cycle. Approximately two weeks after its bud has developed, a glowing revolving gas, closely resembling that of a miniature nebula, will grow around the bud whose diameter and luminosity will grow exponentially, relative to the growth of the bud. Test results shows that the gas is composed of helium and hydrogen2. SCP-4074-2, five seconds after the collapse of its "nebula". Approximately two weeks after its initial appearance, the gas, which usually have an average maximum diameter and luminosity of 35 cm and 280 lm, respectively, will instantaneously collapse in on itself, creating a solid six cm sized glowing orb that usually has an average temperature and luminosity of 34°C and 500 lm, respectively. The orb will emit a steady output of light and heat for seven to ten days before it will begin to steadily and completely decrease both in output and activity, leaving behind a spherical pod of the same diameter. When pried open, the pod will always contain three 1.2 cm sized seeds that when planted will grow into another instance of SCP-4074-2. Research in imitating the specimen’s "bioluminescence" to create a cheap and alternative biologically-based light source is currently underway. Qualified researchers may submit an application to Dr. Leara. SCP-4074-1 is an emaciated Caucasian male, 1.75 m in height and 46 kg in weight. Excluding its initial discovery and the following ICU incident, no further activity or properties from or related to the subject is deemed anomalous. (Refer to addenda "History" and "ICU".) Addendum/History: Open File Close File On 6/1/18, local news about a cut-down tree bleeding blood was detected during a standard Foundation information sweep. After a sample taken by an agent confirmed that the blood was indeed human in origin, the tree was quarantined with the cover story that the blood coloration was actually a mutated tree sap that could possibly be toxic. Foundation manufactured samples were given to the local biologists to avoid suspicion. After test results showed mild toxicity, Foundation agents, disguised as international biologist and botanists were given permission to remove all traces of the tree. Upon excavation of the stump, a thicker root was discovered to be originating from a hand of an unconscious SCP-4074-1 who was contained in a cement casing 1.83 x 0.46 x 0.61 m, with his right hand protruding outside of the casing3. When subject was confirmed to be still living, SCP-4074-1, after receiving authorization from HQ, was safely extracted and discreetly rushed to the nearest Foundation site. Addendum/ICU Incident: Open File Close File Further investigation of the subject revealed that all of its orifices were surgically sewn shut. The tree4 grew from subject’s hand which collected water, nutrients, and oxygen which it delivered to the subject as a form of sustenance5. An unknown solid object was discovered in the subject’s stomach which, upon authorization, was surgically removed. Upon the object's removal, SCP-4074-1 suddenly became active and agitated, repeatedly shouting6 the following words, GIVE IT TO ME! I NEED TO GIVE IT TO THEM! SWALLOWED IT UP TO HIDE IT! GIVE IT BACK! Immediately after a few minutes of struggling and screaming in its restraints, subject started to violently convulse and became unconscious. Subject has shown no signs or consciousness ever since. Addendum/OOI: Open File Close File The object acquired from the subject's stomach was discovered to be two rolled up envelopes, encased in plastic designated as OOI (Object of Interest) 1 (external) and 2 (internal). OOI 1 As OOI 1 was more exposed to the subject's stomach fluids, it has suffered significantly more damage compared to OOI 2 which was located in the interior of the roll. The content of the letter is transcribed below. Note: Due to the damages sustained by the letter, some characters are either missing or illegible. The legible letters are transcribed as it is located on the letter. Hellohidden sweetie, I’m sorry that daddy wasn’table to come to your party. I know I promised you that I will be there but work is keeping daddy really busy. I’m really sorry sweetie but don’t worry because I have a surprise for you. Remember that time when we went to the sunflower farm and you were so disappointed because the flowers didn’t glow. Well guess what?You see those seeds? Just plant them and wait for it to flower. I know how much you like gardening and space, so I added a little surprise there. You’ll just have to wait and see. Daddy is very, very sorry again sweetie but remember this, daddy will always, ALWAYS love you. Why? Because you’re daddy’s precious little sunshine. I love you Lyla, and happy birthday!” OOI 2 OOI 2 is a small slightly damaged brown envelope containing a letter, which was undamaged, and 3 seeds of SCP-4074-2 contained within a small plastic pouch. The content of the letter is transcribed below. I’m sorry. I know that it is not enough but I truly am sorry. I love you, I love both of you, and I know this is not the life that I promised you. I needed to leave because THEY were getting close and that would have put you both in danger. If you're tired of hiding and running, I'll understand if you leave. You deserve a better man. But please, PLEASE, don't hide her from me. Don't make her hate me. This world is dark and cruel but somehow, with her, it's a little bit brighter and warmer. Please, don't take my little sunshine away. Footnotes 1. SCP-4074-2 grows twice as fast compared to its normal species counterpart. 2. Why the gases glow and are unaffected by gravity is still unknown. 3. The group/organization responsible for encasing the subject is still unknown. The case itself is normal and no signs or marks that can be used to identify its source is visible. 4. Despite the tree's size, its growth rings suggest that it is only four years old. 5. Exactly how these process worked is still unclear. 6. At the expense of lacerating the subject's lips.
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close Info X Check out more of my articles on my author page! SCP-4075-a, far left, at their native colony. Rio Maximo Wildlife Reserve, Cuba. Item #: SCP-4075 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4075-1 has been purchased by the Foundation. The site has been secured to prevent civilian entry; fences have been erected around the perimeter, with signs warning against entry on account of ongoing renovation. Attempts to track anomalous movement of SCP-4075 members are ongoing. If large scale anomalous activity occurs, similar to that observed in Addendum 4075.04, cover stories of irregular colony movements are to be disseminated, with any contradictory media or online coverage suppressed. Description: SCP-4075 is a flamingo colony located in an abandoned office block, designated SCP-4075-1, in Lima, Peru. All known species of flamingos are present in the colony, in proportions roughly aligned to global species demographics. At any time, there are approximately 500 members of SCP-4075 present within SCP-4075-1. While situated within SCP-4075-1, members of SCP-4075 gain anomalous properties, most notably the ability to communicate verbally with humans. Speech will be heard in the language the listener is most familiar with. SCP-4075 refers to itself as the "Flamingo Bureau of Immigration". The purpose of SCP-4075 appears to be the processing of certain documents, designated SCP-4075-2, and the delivery of processing outcomes to the originating colony. SCP-4075 claims to fulfill a governance role over all flamingo colonies worldwide. SCP-4075-2 appear written in reader's native language, and images of documents will display no text. Attempts to remove SCP-4075-2 from SCP-4075-1 for further examination have been met with failure.1 Members of SCP-4075 have the ability to instantaneously teleport to other, non-anomalous flamingo colonies situated around the world, and then back to SCP-4075-1. Members have been observed teleporting to other colonies for the purposes of sleep, sustenance, and mating. Travel between colonies and SCP-4075-1 also appears to serve the purpose of SCP-4075-2 collection. In the majority of instances of teleportation to SCP-4075-1, members will be carrying paper documents within their beaks. With the exception of teleportation, SCP-4075 members have not demonstrated their anomalous attributes outside of SCP-4075-1, and flamingos not part of the SCP-4075 colony have demonstrated no anomalous behaviour.2 + Addendum 4075.01: Initial Exploration - Addendum 4075.01: Initial Exploration Addendum 4075.01: Initial Exploration Foundation Agents Marquetti and Peralta were dispatched to SCP-4075-1 after local reports of anomalous activity within SCP-4075. Agents entered the site through a reception area on the ground floor, where 6 instances of SCP-4075 were stationed behind office desks. Upon observing members of SCP-4075 communicating with human speech, agents requested permission to approach from command. Request was granted. 5 instances ignored agents and did not respond to attempts to initiate conversation. The sixth instance, an American Flamingo3 henceforth designated SCP-4075-a, engaged with agents. Interview Log 1: Agents approach SCP-4075-a, which is applying a rubber stamp held in its mouth to documents on the desk in front of it. As agents approach, SCP-4075-a places down the stamp and faces agents. SCP-4075-a: Oh man, here comes another. We've had 3 or 4 of your lot come through here already this month. What do you want? Agent Marquetti: My name's Alina Marquetti, this is my colleague Mauricio Peralta, I was wondering if you cou- SCP-4075-a: Where's your form? Agent Marquetti: My form? Sorry I'm not sure I- SCP-4075-a: Your form. If you want an interview you need a form. Agent Marquetti turns to look at Agent Peralta. SCP-4075-a: *sighs* Third floor. Ask for Employee N38795DD. Or just ask for Clarence. Agent Peralta: I'd just like to ask you some questions on why you're here…and how we're communicating right now. SCP-4075-a: Look, I can't talk to you if you don't have a form. No form, no talking. I didn't make them, but they're the rules. If we keep talking I'm going to be sent to a behavioural tribunal, and I do not have time for that this year. SCP-4075-a refused to interact with agents after this point. Agents proceeded to the Third Floor, and located the instance they were directed to. They were issued with a form entitled "External Party - Security Clearance and Permission for Interaction Request". The form requested a variety of information including: Bureau Identification Number Purpose for Visiting The Identification Numbers of SCP-4075 members the requester intended on speaking to A summary of topics to be discussed with each member Employer Name Languages spoken, and proficiency level in each Average speech Decibel Level (if known) Upon inquiring what needed to be written in "Bureau Identification Number", agents were asked if they had previously visited SCP-4075-1. Agents answered in the negative, and were issued with a form entitled "Bureau Registration and Holistic Demographic Appraisal". The form was set over five, double-sided standard A4 pages. Details requested included: Name: Date of Birth Nationality Reason for Visiting Mother's Maiden Name Grandmother's Maiden Name Address details for the last 8 years, 7 months, and 2 weeks. If the requester had ever contracted Avian influenza. If the requester has knowingly had contact with an individual affected with Avian influenza. Scans of three identification documents. Acceptable examples listed included birth certificate, death certificate, passport, driver's license (if issued in the last 6 months), social security card, or amateur radio license. Agents were also asked to complete an "External Party - Consent for Processing" form, in quadruplicate. Liaising with command, agents Marquetti and Peralta completed and submitted the forms. They were informed the processing of said forms would take between 5 and 75 working days, not including Tuesdays. Form responses were received on the 73rd day. Agent Marquetti's request was granted, and she was issued with an ID number. Agent Peralta had failed to account for his address for 2 days in the period details were asked for. His request was denied, although he was provided with a new blank form. + Addendum 4075.02: Interview Log 2 - Addendum 4075.02: Interview Log 2 Addendum 4075.02: Interview Log 2 As SCP-4075-a had previously engaged with agents, it was decided to arrange an interview with this instance. Agent Marquetti arranged to interview SCP-4075-a, through another form, "External Party - Event Scheduling - Face to Face Bidirectional Communication Request - Interview (Interviewer)". It is understood that SCP-4075-a completed a form entitled "External Party - Event Scheduling - Face to Face Bidirectional Communication Request - Interview (Interviewee)". Agent Marquetti was granted permission to ask SCP-4075-a no more than 4 questions. By the date of the interview, Agent Peralti had been issued with an ID number. He was able to observe the interview, but not partake. Interview took place on the ground floor of SCP-4075-1. Agent Marquetti: Morning Employee G9898CX, are you still available for our interview? SCP-4075-a: Yep, now's good for me - and that's question 1 out the way. Let's keep this quick, I've got a backlog of verification requests the size of my wingspan. Agent Marquetti curses under her breath, and crosses out a question on her interview log. Agent Marquetti: Not the start I was hoping for, but thank you nonetheless. To begin, please could you explain what you and your…flock are doing here? SCP-4075-a: I don't know the exact details, never had to ask. We've been about for a while, but things started to be formalised when your kind turned up in this part of the world, and we had to leave North America. There needed to be some form of organisation to make sure they all got down here together. Since then we've been helping govern colonies all over. You'd need to speak to the Historical Matters and Record of Records department if you wanted to know more. Agent Marquetti: What's your role here? SCP-4075-a: Our first major job might have been Immigration, but we've expanded a lot since then. I'm in Verification - I get the documents, I check the documents, I pass them on to Re-Verification who checks them again. I don't know where they go after there - again, I've never had to ask. We process a lot of stuff, but the majority are birth certificates, death certificates, requests for immigration or seasonal migration. Those requests almost always get denied, the colony up at Carmague is one of the only ones that consistently gets their paper work in order. Mating season is our busiest time though, without a doubt. You've got to stick in a request for courting, a request to couple up if said-courting is successful, a notification of pregnancy document not long after that. It's a lot of work, but it's just the way it is. Those forms aren't too bad, to complete or process. It's the recoupling request which is a pain. Every year we'll get an influx of requests from wandering males or unhappy females asking to couple up with a new mate. And every year, we have to turn a whole lot down because they've made an error in the forms, or don't meet the criteria. It can be weeks on end before I return to my colony. And after mating season we've got all the birth certificates to issue, making sure all the newborns are correctly assigned to the right colony…we like keeping track of our own I guess. Agent Marquetti scribbles on the corner of her clipboard. Agent Marquetti: Sorry, my pen seems to have stopped working.(Agent Marquetti turns to Agent Peralta.) Do you have a spare I could borrow? SCP-4075-a: Well I do but I'd have to get my line manager to approve a "Stationary Loan Request" form and those take around 3 to 4 we- Agent Marquetti: No, no, no, please, that wasn't a question for you! What I would like to ask is, well, I'm struggling to understand why you're all here in the first place. Why you're here doing what you're doing. What's the point of all this? SCP-4075-a: I'm not sure on that I'm afraid. Even if I did, you don't have the security clearance, and I'm not getting involved with Avian Resources again. Accidentally marked a document as correct once, ended up in a disciplinary hearing. A 30-bird jury had to unanimously decide the outcome. Whole thing ended in a stalemate. They found me culpable, but couldn't decide on an 80 or 81 day period of isolation. Took over 5 years start to finish…. Agent Marquetti: And do you know how it is we're having this conversation right now? None of your species in the wild have demonstrated half of the behaviours you demonstrate whilst within this building. SCP-4075-a: Again, I've got no idea. And that's your four. I need to validate a stack of Colouration Certificates due to be issued to some chicks in a colony in Senegal. Happy to talk again, just make sure you go through the proper channels. And just an FYI, you'll need a different form as it'll be the second time we meet. + Addendum 4075.03: Document 4075-76: Request for Reassignment - Addendum 4075.03: Document 4075-76: Request for Reassignment Addendum 4075.03: Document 4075-76: Request for Reassignment Name: Alina Marquetti Date: 06/07/████ Current SCP assigned to: SCP-4075 Reason for Request: During the entirety of my time researching SCP-4075 I, nor any other member of the team, have yet to gain any useful information from them regarding the nature of their anomalous properties, and do not currently see any way in which I could gain useful information from them regarding anything. Whilst I could at first understand my assignment, due to my acquisition of credentials, we have failed to gain any valuable details not gathered through our initial interviews with instances of the anomaly. Subsequent interviews and research have failed to gather any information useful to my team, the Foundation, or the world at large. Documentation processed by SCP-4075 is wholly concerned with the regulation of the most mundane activity, and their reluctance to allow us to examine these documents severely limits our ability to establish causation. I have had no success in deriving any idea of SCP-4075's hierarchy, and which instances, if any, are responsible for the overall functioning of SCP-4075 and the setting of its objectives. Instances seem to fulfill their responsibilities purely for the sake of doing so. It is my personal belief that their actions serve no purpose. The irony of having to submit this form to escape from their forms is not lost on me. My only relief is that I've not had to provide a blood sample from my great-great-great-grandfather's second cousin once removed, or some other tripe that the birds would ask for. My skills and talents are sorely wasted on this assignment, and I see no reason not to move away from research to sole containment. If I have to brush another pink feather off my uniform I may just have to request reassignment to D-class duties. + Addendum 4075.04: Incident Report 4075-01 - Addendum 4075.04: Incident Report 4075-01 Addendum 4075.04: Incident Report 4075-01 Locations of the largest missing colonies, and SCP-████-1. Click to enlarge. On 18/09/████ flamingo colonies in Northwest Venezuela / Northeast Colombia vanished with no explanation, including a large colony of 9,000 birds at La Ciénaga de Los Olivitos, Venezuela. In the days preceding, SCP-4075 had undergone a significant increase in activity. Attempts to discuss the disappearance were rebuked on the basis that Foundation personnel did not have the correct security clearance. The disappearance was localised to a 200km radius around the location now designated as SCP-████-1, the epicentre of SCP-████'s activity, which began on 21/09/████. The connection between these events was not made until after SCP-████'s neutralisation, following its activity escalating to a potential XK-Class scenario on 25/09/████. At the peak of SCP-████'s activity, the entire population of SCP-4075, along with the entire population of flamingos worldwide, also vanished, returning on SCP-████'s neutralisation. Agent Marquetti's request for reassignment was denied. SCP-4075 divulged no information surrounding these events, despite repeated attempts at questioning by Foundation agents4. Due to this, and the potential value of utilising SCP-4075 as an early warning system, a decision was taken to obtain information by force. A task team, led by Agent Marquetti and Peralta, entered SCP-4075-1 on 01/11/████, and attempted to obtain members of SCP-4075 and instances of SCP-4075-2 for further study at Foundation facilities. The operation was unsuccessful. SCP-4075 members demonstrated the ability to teleport around the office to avoid both Foundation operatives and projectiles. Operatives were able to obtain instances of SCP-4075-2, but discovered that these vanished when attempts were made to remove them from SCP-4075-1. Five minutes into the operation all Foundation operatives were teleported by unknown methods to the exterior of SCP-4075-1 and found themselves unable to re-enter. During the operation Agent Peralta was able to examine instances of SCP-4075-2, and reported a type of document he had not seen in previous excursions - an "Extra-Universal Evacuation Order". Attempts are currently underway to contact SCP-4075 members whilst they visit other colonies. Attempts to interview non-anomalous flamingos on the topic of SCP-4075 have been unsuccessful. + Addendum 4075.05: Incident Report 4075-02 - Addendum 4075.05: Incident Report 4075-02 Addendum 4075.05: Incident Report 4075-02 On 21/12/████ Agent Marquetti failed to attend roll-call and was uncontactable. Due to her previous reassignment request, desertion was initially considered as a possible scenario, until her quarters were searched. None of Agent Marquetti's belongings had been removed, and no sign of a struggle was found. An instance of SCP-4075-2 was found on Agent Marquetti's bed, the first to be discovered outside of SCP-4075-1. Instance was one standard page of A4, with a single line of text in the centre: "Involuntary Tribunal Summons - Alina Marquetti, 21/12/████." Further investigation is underway. Footnotes 1. See Incident Report 4075.01. 2. See Incident Report 4075.01. 3. Phoenicopterus ruber. 4. Most attempts were ignored outright. SCP-4075-a commented that the colony's annual leave requests had "finally" been approved. The comment is believed to be humorous in nature.
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SCP-4076 Item #: SCP-4076 Special Containment Procedure: SCP-4076 is to be kept in a standard Safe-class containment unit and is not to be played unless authorized by at least two researchers of level 2 clearance or higher for testing purposes. Description: SCP-4076 is a VHS tape of unknown make and origin labeled in black sharpie with the words “Play me!”. Of note is the fact that children under the age of 2 years often feel an instinctual fear of SCP-4076, usually attempting to leave the vicinity of SCP-4076 and intentionally attempting to avoid observing its contents. SCP-4076 has several anomalous properties, the primary and most dangerous of which is that any living creature exposed to any of the information on SCP-4076 will invariably and suddenly disappear leaving behind only trace amounts of sulfur dust. How this happens is unknown as any video feed seems to stop working for a brief window starting slightly before the disappearance and ending slightly after it, and any in-person observation ends in the secondary observer’s disappearance. The second anomalous property of SCP-4076 is an inability to be recorded. All attempts to record SCP-4076 thus far have resulted in the disappearance of the recording device in its entirety. The third anomalous property of SCP-4076 is that any person or device attempting to open SCP-4076 will disappear. As of the current time, there is no known way of knowing what is on SCP-4076 without disappearing. For information on tests conducted on SCP-4076 refer to Addendum-4076-2: Testing. For information on the recovery of SCP-4076 refer to Addendum-4076-1: Recovery. Addendum-4076-1: Recovery: SCP-4076 was recovered on ████ ██ after an anonymous tip was called into the ████████ police department reporting the strange disappearances of several locals linked to a reclusive local artist known only as ███ Fermi. An embedded SCP agent within the ████████ police department took note of the disappearances and the Foundation took over the investigation from there. When SCP agents raided the apartment of ███ Fermi they found two rooms of note. The first room of note was a storage room filled with mostly random objects, such as a vacuum-sealed sample of what appears to be pink stained Rosa multiflora (often referred to as multiflora rose), several handheld tape recorders, a large silver cross approximately 12 inches tall, a box of chinese finger traps, a smooth sphere which after testing appears to be made of active uranium with small flecks of red citrine quartz, and a sign reading "Road Closed". The second room of note contained a small cathode ray tube television and VHS player (in which SCP-4076 was found) as well as many seemingly non-anomalous VHS tapes (hereafter designated SCP-4076-1 through SCP-4076-18). A complete list of other tapes as well as their contents can be found in Addendum-4076-3. Addendum-4076-2: Testing: Test Date Experiment Result Conclusion 3/15/1990 SCP-4076 is set to run until completed, with D-5821 (a blind man) assigned to sit in the room and listen to the output of SCP-4076 D-5821 was found to have disappeared when checked on several hours later. The anomalous effects of SCP-4076 on living beings are not limited to purely its visual output. 3/30/1990 SCP-4076 set to run until completed, with D-3821 assigned to watch the contents of SCP-4076 and vocalize constantly until it was over. This test was then repeated with several other D-class personnel. D-3821 stopped vocalizing abruptly exactly 45 minutes after playback of SCP-4076 started. All other tested D-class personnel reacted identically. Observers of SCP-4076 will disappear exactly 45 minutes after viewing begins. 4/11/1990 SCP-4076 set to run until completed, with a D-class personnel member instructed every minute on the minute, starting at the 45 minute mark, to enter the testing chamber and return reporting what they observed. No testing subject returned from the testing chamber until the 1 hour mark, at which point all further personnel returned and reported nothing to be playing. It can be assumed that any person who views SCP-4076 after the 45 minute mark will vanish instantly, and that SCP-4076 is between 59 and 60 minutes long. 5/2/1990 SCP-4076 set to run until completed, with D-7498, D-6223, and D-8743 asked separately to view the contents of SCP-4076 and at a random point before the 45 minute mark describe or draw what they observed. The only variation between each D-class personnel member in this test was that D-7498 was asked to write the description down, D-6223 was asked to speak it, and D-8743 was asked to draw a picture of it. In each instance, as soon as the assigned D-class personnel member began to describe or draw what they observed, they disappeared. In the case of D-6223 an intake of breath was heard, and nothing after. In the case of D-7498, a single small pencil mark was observed on the piece of paper after the experiment, with D-7498 having disappeared when checked on. In the case of D-8743, a similar result was observed as with D-8498. There is currently no way known to learn the contents of SCP-4076 without watching it. 5/13/1990 SCP-4076 set to run until completed with an alarm placed in the room set to go off in 10 minutes. D class personnel member D-9908 was instructed to watch the contents of the tape, and attempt to leave after they heard the alarm sound. D-9908 did not emerge from the testing chamber. When the testing chamber was checked afterward, D-9908 was observed to have disappeared. It is unknown whether D-9908 was unable to leave the room, or whether attempting to do so caused them to vanish. Regardless, it has been determined that attempting to leave partway through the process of observing SCP-4076 will be unsuccessful. 5/31/1990 Researcher █████ attempted to open SCP-4076 by hand using a screwdriver, presumably in an attempt to manually inspect the tape’s contents. Researcher █████ was found to have vanished, with only the incomplete security footage revealing what had occurred. SCP-4076 cannot be opened by hand without the person attempting to open it disappearing. 6/18/2000 A machine designed to open standard size VHS tapes (SCP-4076-A) was constructed and set up to open SCP-4076. It was remotely activated from a distance of 1 mile. The machine was found to have disappeared in its entirety with the cords connected for power and remote activation left sitting in the dust next to SCP-4076. Machines cannot open SCP-4076. 10/10/2017 A computer program (SCP-4076-B) was written by Scientist ████ and Researcher ██████ to identify objects and scenes based on images. It was then exposed to SCP-4076 with no anomalous effects. Scientist ████ and Researcher ██████ then added the ability to store observations made by the program to a text file and re exposed it to SCP-4076. The second time SCP-4076-B was exposed to SCP-4076, the computer it was stored on, as well as all machines with backup copies of the SCP-4076-B vanished, along with anyone who happened to be observing any of those computers at the time. The contents of SCP-4076 still remain unable to be learned by the Foundation as a whole. Addendum-4076-3: List of tapes found with SCP-4076: ID Visual Appearance Label (if applicable) Contents SCP-4076-1 A normal VHS tape with an unknown manufacturer. None 4 hours of visual black and white static (no pattern has been found yet) SCP-4076-2 A faded VHS tape. It appears to be sun-bleached and dating has put it to be several hundred years old. Too worn to be read Unable to be played SCP-4076-3 A normal retail copy of Ghostbusters on VHS “Ghostbusters” A normal copy of the movie “Ghostbusters” except that right after the Stay-Puft marshmallow man appears on screen, it cuts to a video of an unidentified woman crying in a bathtub. The second video plays for approximately 35 minutes without looping. SCP-4076-4 A standard retail VHS tape for making recordings on. “To cheer me up” A 30 minute collection of clips from “America’s Funniest Home Videos”. All of the videos collected feature people falling over while attempting something challenging. SCP-4076-5 A standard retail VHS tape for making recordings on. The label has been removed. A 3 hour video of a series of unidentified restrained women being carried into a room, stripped down, cut open, and devoured by what seems to be a series of humans dressed in red cloaks. SCP-4076-6 A yellow polka dotted VHS tape. The label has a simple smiley face drawn on it. A 2 hour 34 minute video of close up shots of a series of mostly unidentified1 people staring into the camera and laughing continuously for 15.4 minutes each. No pattern has yet been found in the people featured. SCP-4076-7 A smashed VHS tape put back together again haphazardly with tape. “FAILURE” This message is not only on the label but scrawled all over the tape. Unable to be played. SCP-4076-8 An orange colored VHS tape. “Tutorial” This tape contains a 30 minute video of an adult man sitting on a bench in a park attempting to solve a Rubik's cube. SCP-4076-9 A normal retail copy of Back to the Future. “Back to the Future” Future is crossed out in black sharpie. A perfect copy of the VHS release of “Back to the Future” except everything plays backward, from finish to start. SCP-4076- 10 A VHS tape with a wooden casing. “LeT mE inn” A 20 minute long recording of a typical family Thanksgiving dinner seemingly recorded handheld through a window at night. SCP-4076-11 A blue polka dotted VHS tape. The label has a simple sad face drawn on it. An exact replica of the contents of SCP-4076-6, with the same people for the same time, down to the visual noise and wear on the VHS tape, with the only difference being that in this tape all of the people are crying. SCP-4076-12 A liquid sealed VHS tape mostly filled with water. Blank Unable to be played SCP-4076-13 A physically identical copy of SCP -4076 “Play me!” This is written identically to SCP-4076 A 1 hour long tape of a looping time-lapse video of a human body decaying over the course of several days in what appears to be a basement. It appears the tape was overwritten so that throughout the entire video the words “wrong, all wrong” are displayed over everything else in the middle of the screen. SCP-4076-14 A silver VHS tape. “Just for you” A 40 minute video split into two parts, the first being a 10 second CCTV recording of the apartment where SCP-4076 was recovered starting several seconds before the SCP agents entered, and ending several seconds after, the second part being 39 minutes and 50 seconds of blackness. There were no cameras of any kind found within the apartment when it was searched. SCP-4076-15 A standard retail VHS tape for making recordings on. “RIP Winnie 1975-1983” A 30 minute video of an unmarked gravestone and a waving American flag atop a mountain in Yellowstone National Park. When SCP agents investigated the location they found the same unmarked gravestone and the now sun-bleached flag. When the grave was exhumed, SCP agents found a typical golden retriever skeleton. SCP-4076-16 A regular blank retail VHS tape filled with cement. In black sharpie: “never again” Below the sharpie, in red pen: “almost there” Unable to be played SCP-4076-17 A white VHS tape with gold decorative lines "Sermon" A 60 minute long video of a pastor giving a speech in front of a congregation with no audio. The pastor appears to become increasingly impassioned as the video goes on. By the end of it he is standing on top of the speaking podium shaking violently, and appears to be screaming. SCP-4076-18 A standard retail VHS tape for making recordings on. “Happy birthday” A 10 minute long video of a plain wooden table set with plates and silverware for 4 people, as well as a white frosted cake. There is a sheet of lined paper under one of the plates; the part of the paper visible reads "I'm sorry but I can't live like this anymore." The rest of the note is cut off. Footnotes 1. The Foundation was able to identify one of the women featured in SCP-4076-6 and SCP-4076-11 and show her the tapes. When questioned about the events depicted in the tapes she replied "Why was I sad? That never happened!". She continued to repeat that with increasing intensity before being incapacitated by SCP agents.
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close Info X Info about the article ⚠️ Content warning: This article contains the following: - Graphic violence - Gun violence - Nazis ⚠️ content warning Suspected SCP-4077 location circa 1599 CE. Item #: SCP-4077 Special Containment Procedures: All information related to SCP-4077 is to be maintained on redundant RAISA Onto/Temporal-Isolated Servers and encoded in the Solid Archive during the next write-accessible interval. Foundation historians are to monitor academic outlets specializing in history and literature for newly uncovered 4077-A narratives, which should be removed from circulation, archived, and replaced with approved forgeries. Any individuals claiming to have encountered SCP-4077 are to be detained and fully debriefed, with their statements recorded as 4077-A narratives. Affected Foundation personnel may be placed on mnestics to improve account accuracy. Foundation satellite reconnaissance and intelligence networks are to monitor for any locations matching the description of SCP-4077. The O5 Council is to be notified immediately if any locations significantly resembling SCP-4077 are located. Effective 3/26/2009, no resources are to be allocated to locating SCP-4077. Description: SCP-4077 is an undiscovered covert facility located in a variable but always remote location. According to compiled descriptions, SCP-4077 is at least 2 km2 in area and roughly follows standard Foundation construction practices circa 2███. Certain described features suggest that SCP-4077 contains advanced technology not currently available outside of the Foundation. No physical evidence for SCP-4077 exists at any location. SCP-4077 is only known to the Foundation through 4077-A narratives. 4077-A narratives are a collection of pseudohistorical documents, written histories, and personal testimonies centering on a mythical or lost civilization, city, or location. The description of SCP-4077 is identical between 4077-A narratives, although some contain only partial features or use period vernacular. These narratives range from the classical period to the present, but even the oldest reports include sufficient detail concerning security practices and paratechnology to represent a Class IV information security breach. Beyond a claim that SCP-4077 contains something of great value to the author or characters in the narrative (typically wealth in the form of gold), very few 4077-A narratives contain any information concerning the interior, inhabitants, or capabilities of SCP-4077. The only 4077-A narratives with any information concerning the interior are summarized below. It is believed that these narratives have been intentionally left intact, as a warning. + Selected Pseudohistorical Narratives - 12th to 16th centuries. //return De gestis Britonum (On the Deeds of the Britons) - 1136 CE Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical record by the rulers of Britain, including the biography of King Arthur. In this record, SCP-4077 is located on the Isle of Avalon, where Arthur is taken after he is mortally wounded by Mordred. Although it is said that Arthur will recover from his wounds, this journey is the last event in the Arthur myth. SCP-4077 is described as entirely self-sufficient, capable of producing unlimited amounts of agricultural and manufactured goods. Additionally, non-anomalous human inhabitants of SCP-4077 have a lifespan of centuries. Letter of Prester John – 1150 CE A letter to Western medieval leaders from the king of a mythical Christian nation in the "Three Indies." The modern security systems of SCP-4077 are described in detail, although using period vernacular and mythological metaphor. SCP-4077 is also claimed to contain a wealth of religious artifacts and an army to battle the forces of Gog and Magog.1 Kitab al Kanuz (The Book of Hidden Pearls) - 1254 CE A suppressed Arabic treasure hunting manual. Describes SCP-4077 as an oasis city "as white as doves" located deep in the Saharan desert, protecting a sleeping king and queen. It can only be accessed by a delivering a secret key to a waiting bird.2 Confession of Juan Martinez – 1529 CE The deathbed confession of a Spanish conquistador who deserted from an expedition seeking the legendary city of either la Ciudad Blanca or Manõa, depending on the version. This city (SCP-4077) is described as being ringed by a bastion-style fort3 topped with bronze idols. Martinez fled the expedition and was discovered by natives, who blindfolded him and took him to into SCP-4077 after learning that he was a Christian. Inside, he witnessed the coronation ceremony of the Gilded King ("el Rey Dorado"), [DATA EXPUNGED]. Martinez was asked to stay and learn the ways of the natives, but decided instead to return to his home. No other record of this expedition exists. //return Discovery SCP-4077 was first identified in a collection of 4077-A narratives from the archives of the Vatican Holy Office for Secrets and Prophecies (Secretorum Camerus Prophetias) in 1964. The Holy Office suppressed these narratives from the 3rd to 19th centuries by pressuring authors and circulating alternate rumors without references to SCP-4077. The Holy Office lacked sufficient context to identify the facility and viewed SCP-4077 as an infohazard related to Solomon's Temple. After the Foundation assumed containment responsibilities, a search of Foundation archives produced several additional SCP-4077-A narratives in the form of personal statements and intelligence debriefings. These instances are attached below. Additional Documents + Partial HMFSCP Field Report 1/25/1905 //return Partial HMFSCP4 Field Report 1/25/1905 We crossed Namaqualand with a regiment of her majesty’s rifles, supported by a camel train, under the pretext of sweeping civilians and Boer guerillas from valleys between Calvinia and Springbok. From our fort at Springbok, we marched north through the Kalahari Desert and up into the desolate Namib. As we crossed the coastal sand seas, rocky outcrops, and sand dunes reaching 100 yards in height, the archaeologist waxed poetic on the timelessness of the place. This desert was endlessly ancient, with her sand dunes forming boundless, unreadable curves and sweeps eons before man first walked the Earth. After months of grueling foot travel, we finally broke a high stony escarpment and found the structure originally reported by the Canadian explorer, Farini. Its many component structures were massive, slab-sided, and whitewashed, rivaling the largest factories of London for size. It was impossible to determine their defenses. Concrete blockhouses were spaced around the perimeter of the structure, but they were dotted with strange electrical equipment rather than the mouths of field pieces or the bristle of rifle barrels. The archeologist, the linguist, and I drew straws, and I was selected to remain behind with a rearguard to observe. It was perhaps unfair that I, the antiquarian, should remain behind, but to be plain I was partially relieved. Atlantis, Ys, Kitezh, Avalon… no matter how closely this island in a desert sea matched those stories, the contents could not possibly live up to the legends. I watched through my field glasses and they slowly grew smaller in the face of the great behemoth, the khaki-clad platoons backing them quickly blurring from my sight into the sand. Just as they began to approach an opening in the structure, a gust of wind kicked up, coating my field glasses with sand and stinging my eyes. By the time I had rubbed them clean, it was all gone. The forward party, the structure, even my rearguard and the camel train with my gear; I was alone in the desert. I ran down the escarpment, trying to find the advanced party, hoping against hope that it was all a mirage or a sudden shift of the sand, but there was nothing. I do not know how many days I had to crawl through that desert before once more reaching the more-fertile Kalahari. It was only by the grace of God that I survived. I know it took weeks in the care of passing tribesmen before I regained even a semblance of my humanity. After bartering my few remaining possessions, I traveled south to Springbok. There, I discovered that the war with the Boers had been resolved over two years ago, and our fateful regiment had never been called to service. When I traveled home for London, I discovered men I knew from the field happily ensconced in their labor as butchers or teamsters, having never worn the khaki. My family did not mark my extended absence as peculiar, but then, as a man of my vocation, they rarely did. The archeologist, I discovered dutifully pursuing his work for the Society in one of the many secluded country manors sheltering the possessions of HMFSCP. Of the linguist, I could find nothing at all. //return + Recovered GOC Debriefing 9/1/1953 //return Recovered GOC Debriefing 9/1/1953 A lot of people stepped out of the grey during WWII. I tendered my resignation as a field agent after the Night of Long Knives in 1934. At that point, the Foundation was still trying to keep people from leaving, but my tradecraft and connections gave me a lot of places to run. They had completely abandoned that policy by 1940; they simply couldn’t hope to hold back everyone who wanted to take part. Of those of us who stepped out of the shadows, Bachmann was indisputably the worst. I first knew him as a particularly vehement Chaos Insurgency operative. Rumor had it that he had been a young zealot in the original uprising, but had been more enthusiastic about the purges than the message. In the years after that, he pursued the anomalous with a ruthless violence unmatched by any but Mssr. Dark himself. It was no surprise when he ended up with the Nazis. It was never clear to me if he was the CI’s Quisling or if he completely switched sides, but by 1935 he was a pointman for the SS Ahnenerbe, Hitler’s personal occult bloodhounds. He spent most of the pre-war years murdering and torturing his way through the antiquarian and occult communities, tracking down anything anomalous that could be even remotely connected to the Aryans. By late 1944, the Germans were getting desperate. Bombers were perpetually raining death on German cities, the allies were rolling up territory on either side, and she simply didn’t have the troops to keep the war going. It was at this point that a crooked officer in the Abwehr5 slipped us a communique from Bachmannn to his superiors. They had assumed it was in code because they weren’t aware of Foundation lingo. My commander in the OSS6 knew to some extent what I had done before the war, and called me back from a field operation to advise on this assignment. What we had was an aerial reconnaissance photo of a covert facility somewhere in the Scandinavian Mountains. My superiors were convinced almost immediately that it was a Foundation Site. It had the hallmark triple-redundant security installations, but none of the activity of a military installation. It had clearly been complete for some time, as it lacked the ramshackle appearance of American or Soviet science cities or German labor camps. I couldn't wrap my head around it. I had had significant clearance back in the day, specializing in securing Keter-class objects, but I had never heard of a Site this size anywhere in the region. Bachmann believed this to be one of the mythical dark Sites that had gone off the grid during the CI uprising. He had some kind of convoluted evidence about the site containing an XK-class apocalypse which he had filtered through Hitler's "positive Christianity," but I couldn't make heads or tails of it. Not my area of expertise. What mattered was, he was absolutely convinced that whatever was contained there could be appropriated and used to turn the tide for Germany. People on both sides were getting ragged at this point, but while the cracks were starting to show for the rest of us, Bachmann seemed to have shattered. He had spent the last decade propping up the myth of the Aryan Volk, and there was nothing left for him outside of that. That, or he was a damn convincing double agent. What we had at that point wasn’t so much of a plan as the necessity to get involved. They dropped me and a dozen Norwegian resistance fighters out of a Handley Page Halifax onto a godforsaken wind-swept bluff. I wasn’t much on skis, but I was the only one handy who had held a Foundation clearance and had any knowledge of standard security protocols. We had arrived two days ahead of a hundred crack Gebirgsjäger mountain troops, led by a gaggle of SS officers and Bachmann himself. We were woefully outnumbered and outgunned, but we only had two objectives. First, we were to establish radio contact with the facility and warn them of an incoming hostile GOI. Second, my job was to identify Bachmann and anyone else with Foundation experience, and put them down. If capture seemed likely, this included me. We simply couldn’t afford to let the Nazis into this kind of facility. One of our sharpshooters broke his leg in the jump, so we had to leave him. The SS found him at the drop site and brought him along. At night, we knew how close they were behind us by the sound of his screams. The mountains there are treacherous, and by twists of terrain and weather we only arrived a few hours before the Germans. We set up a defensive position in a copse of trees facing what appeared to be the main entrance to the facility. Radio was no luck; our equipment couldn’t transmit or receive. We knew the facility was surrounded by equipment, but I had assumed it was some kind of containment apparatus. If this was primarily a covert facility, it might have been some kind of jammer. By the time the German ski troops arrived, Bachmann was completely enraptured. The jägers clearly wanted to establish a perimeter, but he and the SS officers would have none of it. We watched them try portable radio, fail, and then march right towards the entrance like kids in a candy store. None of the SS toadies were anyone I knew, and their grunts and non-coms clearly weren’t doing any talking. At about 100 yards from the facility, I gave the signal. Four sharpshooters fired, and Bachmann danced as three shots took him. Blood spouted from a hit in the neck, while his upper body pivoted one direction from a shot in the ribs and his legs went another from a hit in the thigh. The other sharpshooters rang shots in the brief moment before he fell, taking down a number of the SS officers. The Waffen SS were the ones responsible for anti-guerrilla death squads, so resistance fighters were never ones to let them out of their sights. Bachmann’s body hit the ground, and the remaining officers broke and ran for the cover of the facility. Then, they were all gone. The jägers, the SS, Bachmann’s corpse, and any sign that the facility had ever been there; nothing. We searched the whole area for evidence - trash, blood, dropped weapons - before we thought to count our number, see if anyone had been lost in the brief chaos. We found we were one too many: The man who had been hurt in the jump was limping along with us as we frantically searched. Our team leader greeted him with jubilation, but I had to quietly talk a few of the men down from shooting him. My Foundation training speaking again: when something this anomalous happens, isolation and study are the first priorities, not superstition. After we had satisfied ourselves that the facility was well and truly gone, we made our way down the mountain to our extraction point. Everything then on went to plan. Our mission was still on record and declared a rousing success, but the photo and coded messages were gone. I asked around the occult intelligence community. Bachmann had died with a whole gaggle of Thule Society fucks in 1929, while looking too closely into the Pleistoscene Afro-Asiatic Culture Group. Good riddance. His more prominent crimes had been spread into the biographies of the whole Obskurakorps clique, but some of his victims had survived instead. I suppose there are small mercies. I could never trust the Foundation after that. The idea that they not only had that level of power, but were willing to use it, seemed to invalidate everything I had ever believed about them. It made everything I had done in their service entirely futile. I moved from the OSS to the GOC as soon as the option was available, and have been here ever since. Archivists note: When reached through typical channels, the Global Occult Coalition refused to provide access to the author of this report. Interviews with Norwegian guerillas identified from this report and OSS records confirm the general events, but have provided no additional information. //return + Recovered Statement of Dr. Sylvia Ben-Yair 6/15/2008 - Level 4/BRIGHT-PRODIGAL Clearance Required //return Recovered Statement of Dr. Sylvia Ben-Yair 6/15/2008 If the words “Thaumiel-class anomaly” mean nothing to you, stop reading. If my suspicions are correct, you are going to need context for this. I was in Foundation counter-intelligence for 15 years before SCP-1422. The O5s took this gap of knowledge about as well as a kicked beehive. They had us chasing intelligence and interrogating personnel without end. “Are you now or have you ever been aware of Yellowstone National Park?” We had no idea why this was so important, but knowing was not part of our job. Six months later, I learned why. I was no longer a red right hand, I was a “Thaumiel-class containment specialist” backed by a team of agents and researchers. They gave me a PhD for appearance’s sake and Level 4 clearance with a list of access codewords and numbers four pages long. The research budget for my group was indefinite. The Council stated that I would need approval for something like a space launch or a new Site, but that it would almost certainly be granted. I was given one mission: to identify lost Foundation sites or technology, and return them to the fold. The most basic function of the O5s is to know when something should stay buried, but the discovery of SCP-2000 had created a form of mania in them. You must understand, 2000 came completely out of the dark. There are no records of its construction. No hidden Level 5 archives, no unwritten institutional knowledge, nothing. The technology housed there was beyond a dream. We have had working Scranton devices for decades, but Xyank/Anastasakos Constant Temporal Sinks? The O5s would not even admit that Xyank is an employee. The capabilities of 2000 were revolutionary, and a majority of the Council were either excited or terrified that there could be another Thaumiel site out there. As I read more files, I came to understand. They now had the power to see the future, escape the planet, and roll back disaster. They could not accept that more powers could be outside of their grasp. I could not go into this looking for the next SCP-2000 or SCP-1422. Things you cannot remember are a problem for someone else, and for a site with no connection to the current timeline? I am not a miracle worker. I did not need a budget, I needed data. I started with the hypothetical framework of a covert site built and erased using current Foundation technology. I approached this problem the same way I would rolling up a double agent. If you want to catch a mole, you give them an opportunity to expose themselves. If you want to understand a mole, you look for what they have hidden. To that end, I looked for things the Foundation desperately needed and could not find. For example: Materiel: Given the entangled web of front companies and contractors, tracking basic construction material was an impossibility. Specialty materials were more enlightening. The beryllium bronze alloys, superconductors, and modern ceramics used in the new paratechnology were based on easily available resources and well within the manufacturing capabilities of the present Foundation. Despite this, there was a perpetual critical shortage of these items, and a constant backlog of orders for them. Personnel: The Foundation has always been more secular than the general population, statistically. This did not explain the number of rush hiring orders and approved conscription of non-employees for religious purposes. We were desperately short of members of minority ethnoreligious Gnostic and Abrahamic sects, experienced combat personnel of devout orthodox Abrahamic faiths, turncoat Semitic Mekhanites and proto-Sarkic Manicheans, and many others. Not only were these people under-represented in the Foundation, hiring initiatives specifically targeting these personnel were failing. Suitable candidates for these positions simply did not exist. Expertise: Given the well-established potential for religious XK-class end of the world scenarios, eschatological research in the Foundation was anemic. The Department of Theology was underfunded, lacked qualified experts, and was spread thin between dozens of SCPs. Basic Competence: The lack of dedicated personnel or even elementary comparative research for retrocausal phenomena was frankly inexcusable. For the dozen or so known retrocausal SCPs, drastic mishandling was the rule, not the exception. Retrocausality has become the best model for my hypothetical lost site, but there were no real experts or protocols to assist me. At this point, a frivolous database search turned up a near-forgotten Euclid: SCP-4077. The Foundation had simply accepted the Vatican Holy Office’s version of this SCP as a literary oddity, and failed to identify 4077 as a Foundation site. This oversight was frustrating but understandable: Foundation construction practices were less advanced in the 1960’s, and nobody at the time would have known the appearance of a temporal sink. It was my team who identified the HMFSCP and GOC records and tied them to SCP-4077. Given concrete dates for modern SCP-4077 encounters, I looked for evidence of altered history. My new clearance was invaluable. SCP-2000’s array of XACTS had been operating in an automated state for centuries in the current “iteration” of history, and had stored petabytes of performance data. These logs showed unique spikes in temporal sink power draw on the two known dates, with matching spikes in power on a variety of dates throughout history. These included 01/01/1000 (the “Millennium”), 01/01/1033, 21/03/1844 (the first Millerite prediction of the Rapture), 22/08/1844 (Miller’s last prediction and the “Great Disappointment”), 13/02/1925, 05/05/1955, 01/01/2000, 29/05/2007… the list continues. All the dates of religious or esoteric predictions of the apocalypse. All of them incorrect. I felt I had enough of an operating theory to report to the O5s. We had identified a hypothetical Thaumiel site with a high probability of the following features: Temporal-sink based historical alteration technology. Expertise in religious XK-class end-of-the-world scenarios. Active interference with historical events for at least a thousand years. A tendency to alter history to remain hidden. This left one question: Why were they still in hiding? Covert operation throughout history would be necessary to avoid anachronisms. Based on the narratives, however, the facility was well in line with current Foundation technology and policy. What reason could they have for staying out in the cold? The O5s were not interested in allowing me to find out. It had been a year since SCP-2000, and their enthusiasm for Thaumiels had been blunted. I knew through back channels that my project was not the only "crash" search program. Several of the others had only managed to locate things the O5s wanted to stay hidden. Cancellations and strong amnestics were not far behind. I believe my project was overlooked because I had not been frivolous with resources, and because they did not take my work seriously. When I asked to take over SCP-4077 as lead researcher, their intermediary actually laughed. There was no way they would condone pursuing my theory, but I do not care. I know SCP-4077 is out there. The world is shrinking, and there are not many places left that a large facility can hide. Poor weather and extreme temperatures are necessary to hide from aircraft and spy satellites the majority of the time. I am not a specialist in geolocation, but I know those who are. The O5s have not rescinded my authority and access to resources yet, and I do not intend to give them the chance. I am going to find SCP-4077. If you find this note in the Solid Archive, maybe you can follow in my tracks. Dr. Sylvia Ben-Yair Lead Researcher, SCP-4077 //return Footnotes 1. Forces or nations of opposition in Christian and Hebrew eschatology. Known in Islamic tradition as Yajuj and Majuj, connection with SCP-2309 is under investigation. 2. Relevance unknown. 3. Similar to star forts, considered cutting-edge in Europe at that time. 4. His Majesty's Foundation for the Secure Containment of the Paranormal 5. Germany's military intelligence service, notable during WWII for ineffectiveness and obstruction. 6. Office of Strategic Services, wartime US precursor to the CIA.
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Item#: SCP-4078 Level1 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: none Risk Class: none link to memo SCP-4078 Special Containment Procedures: The Foundation Department Of Public History has effected and continues to effect changes in the historical record to prevent public knowledge of SCP-4078's former anomalous properties and to falsify records pertaining to agriculture in the former Soviet Union. Likewise, all evidence or research to contradict the conventional scientific consensus that Lamarckian inheritance is invalid is to be suppressed by the Foundation Department Of Public Science. Description: SCP-4078 was Trofim Lysenko, a Class IV Reality-Altering humanoid entity, biologist, and political ideologue in the former Soviet Union. Unlike most reality-altering entities, SCP-4078's reality-altering effects did not manifest as consciously employed, controlled anomalous abilities, but as distortions of physical and biological law in its presence. In effect, SCP-4078 was capable of attaining anomalous results through pseudo-scientific experimentation in which its own beliefs, rather than non-anomalous empirical science, dictated the outcome. Addendum 4078-1: Discovery In its life, SCP-4078 advanced pseudo-scientific theories pertaining to biological inheritance that skewed significantly from mainstream Darwinian evolution and Mendelian inheritance. Through the endorsement of Soviet authorities, SCP-4078 censured and displaced virtually the entire field of legitimate genetics from the Soviet Union and the Soviet scientists in that field, many of whom were arrested or killed. SCP-4078's theories, later termed Lysenkoism, were analogous to older Lamarckian theories which argued that the properties or behaviors attained by a living being within its life were what dictated inheritance.1 Publicly, SCP-4078 argued that, using its methods, Soviet agriculture could be revolutionized, but in the inner circles of the Soviets' Communist Party, SCP-4078 also promised the creation of anomalous life-forms and bio-technology to advance Soviet interests worldwide. SCP-4078 (left) presenting its theories before Joseph Stalin (far right) and other members of the Communist Party. SCP-4078's anomalous properties become apparent shortly following the Second World War, as a result of investigations conducted by the Foundation's Post-War Oversight Commission. While Foundation, western national, and independent scientific research all dismissed SCP-4078's theories and its results as Soviet propaganda, mounting intelligence evidence appeared to confirm the results that SCP-4078 promised. Subsequent investigation confirmed that SCP-4078 had succeeded in creating life-forms using its anomalous abilities, later designated as SCP-4078-A. Selected Verified SCP-4078-A Organisms Species Type Of Organism Notes SCP-4078-A1 Assorted food crops Several types of plants including wheat, rye, and barley, that, under certain conditions of temperature change and exposure to moisture, may undergo drastic cellular metamorphosis into other varieties of plants. Foundation botanical research has not yet replicated these, though existing specimens may be manipulated almost without limit. SCP-4078-A2 Mammal Several breeds of dog, able to distinguish between and track humans by personal wealth, the socio-economic history of their family, and economic ideology. The last specimen recovered died in 1959, and the ability was never recreated. SCP-4078-A3 Micro-organism Strains of several common bacteria, possessing aberrant cell-divisional properties. Investigation has yet to determine their precise anomalous properties or purpose. SCP-4078-A5 Avian [SEE ADDENDUM 2]. All specimens believed terminated, or else dispersed beyond all practical means of tracking. Addendum 4078-2: Termination In 1953, Dr. Joseph Meyers, Director of the Post-War Oversight Council’s Soviet States Department issued the following termination order to O5 Command for approval. Termination Order TO/SHA/1953/Feb-027 Date: 2/19/1953 Subject: Suspect Humanoid Anomaly SHA-176, alias Trofim Lysenko. Occupation: director of genetic science in the VASKhNIL, or Academy Of Agricultural Sciences of the Soviet Union. Alternates between Academy headquarters in Moscow, and a secure compound located in █████. Case: SHA-176 uses its position to impose anomalous parascientific methodologies and theories upon scientists, farmers, and other agricultural workers. Logic dictates that these techniques should be notably depressing the Soviet economy, however, intelligence reports provided to our Department (attached) indicate substantial inconsistencies in estimated and actual gross production in various Soviet economic sectors under the purview of SHA-176's principles. SHA-176 had been under scrutiny for promising technology of likely anomalous nature since its induction into the Communist Party, but Foundation agents embedded within the hierarchy of the Communist Party had yet to confirm these properties. On the strength of this evidence, our Department requisitioned a prototype Kant-Brunning Camera from Site-17 and confirmed the anomalous nature of SHA-176 (precise readings attached). Owing to the potential for widespread anomalous biological phenomena as well as the potential dissemination of anomalous practices among Soviet civilians (or, God forbid, their military), the continued existence of SHA-176 is a clear and present danger to Foundation interests. Thus, it must be terminated posthaste. Method: A typical Foundation strike of this nature would deploy under a false flag, usually that of the United States or the United Kingdom. However, the present political climate does not allow for this. Likewise, the potential for collateral damage against civilians as well as the increased risk of our operatives being captured and interrogated prevents a strike in or around the city of Moscow. Therefore, the best chance to take SHA-176 by surprise and with overwhelming force is in its experimental compound, where Soviet authorities shall do the work of containing the evidence themselves. Intelligence reports indicate that SHA-176 shall retire to its private research within 3 weeks of this writing. An MTF consisting of locally recruited and deniable operatives, as well as a squadron of unmarked Ilyushin bombers acquired by our Department (personnel files appended), shall ambush SHA-176 and its escorts upon arrival of the ████████ Ravine, the location of the compound. After sustained bombing, operatives shall land and inspect the ruins for survivors and evidence of anomalous life forms, whom they are to eliminate. Our greatest advantage against this being lies in the fact that it is not aware of its own anomalous nature; it sees itself as a scientist. It may be able to distort biological law, but it has no more control over the basic physics of a bullet or shell than any of us. Signed, Dir. Meyers Post-War Oversight Council Soviet States Department The O5 Council approved this termination order the following day, and approved the recruitment of the Department's chosen agents to complete the operation within the following month. Recovered Footage: SCP-4078 Termination Foreword: Two of the bombers involved in the operation carried a photographic team to document the operation. Due to the limits of period technology, recordings lack audio. Due to the events of the operation, all recovered footage was badly corrupted. Identifiable footage is transcribed below. 00:00: Mission start. The bomber squadron takes off and the photographic teams begin recording. 01:02: The compound is visible below. These bunkers are later found to serve primarily as access to underground chambers. It is a collection of concrete bunkers clustered in the bottom of the ravine, and surrounded by dense forest. There is only one dirt road by which the compound is accessible. 01:46: The convoy becomes visible, approaching down the access road. 01:52: Due to an apparent tactical error, the ground squad is not in position to intercept the convoy as it reaches the designated position. Lacking their signal, the bombers refrain from opening fire. Approximately 3 minutes later, the footage becomes corrupt and intermittent. 02:02: Footage clears. The MTF ground operatives have at this point engaged the compound's security detail. 02:07: As of this point, the compound's perimeter fencing is destroyed and the bunkers are largely in ruins. Operatives breach the structures. 02:11: Operatives begin fleeing the structures, many of whom are inhibited by serious injuries. Camera One records a mass of small, dark airborne objects, one of which rushes towards it, whereupon it ceases to function. 02:12: Camera Two records the same objects swarming the other bombers involved in the operation. Their unused munitions begin to detonate in the air as the swarm penetrates. 02:14: The bomber housing Camera Two is the only plane still in the air. The ground operatives appear to have been routed, and the surviving pilot attempts to flee as the unidentified aerial threat approaches. 02:16: The footage degrades entirely. Afterword: Due to the disastrous outcome of the operation, the termination of SCP-4078 was not confirmed until after several months of further dedicated surveillance on the Communist Party, as well as further operations to recover intelligence and remaining anomalies. Publicly, the death of SCP-4078 was not acknowledged for over a decade. Footnotes 1. For instance, the Lamarckian explanation for the long necks of giraffes is that the act of stretching out one's head to acquire food lengthens the neck over generations.
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SCP-4079
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Marie-Sophie Germain. Item #: SCP-4079 Special Containment Procedures: All journals of mathematics and philosophy are to be screened by automated proof checking software to find instances of SCP-4079, focusing on articles regarding long-standing conjectures or disputed results, and articles that contradict previously established results. All instances of SCP-4079 found are to be censored and the corresponding papers retracted. A document detailing the logic steps involved in SCP-4079 is to be stored in a High-Value Item Vault at Storage Site-1313. To reduce accidental exposure to potential memetic hazards, the document is to use symbolic logic represented using reverse Polish notation to obfuscate readability, and no written descriptions or explanations. An additional copy of this information is in the possession of the Foundation's Memetics Department, as it is an essential component of Fae-class suggestibility agents. The original proof of Fermat's Last Theorem by Sophie Germain has been suppressed from the public record and replaced by the sanitized version released by herself later; no further action is required in this regard. The original documents regarding this proof and Germain's discovery of SCP-4079 are stored in a different High-Value Item Vault at Storage Site-33; this includes the letters written by Germain to prominent public figures during this period. Description: SCP-4079 refers to a proof method or syllogism, referred to as modus adductus, discovered by French mathematician Marie-Sophie Germain in the year 1804 during the process of devising a proof for Fermat's Last Theorem. Modus adductus, like similar methods such as modus ponens or modus tollens, consists of a series of steps to show that a statement is a consequence of other previously accepted statements. However, SCP-4079's anomalous effect lies in the fact that any statement deemed as a consequence of another via the use of modus adductus is accepted as true by anyone capable of understanding the logical steps involved, regardless of the actual relation between the two statements. Notes on the SCP-4079 syllogism Click here to collapse information A syllogism is a logical argument that asserts the truth of a statement, by deduction, from other statements or premises accepted as true, either absolutely or conditionally. A syllogism usually takes the form of a list of premises, interspersed with the usage of inference rules (which show certain statements to be consequence of other, previously accepted ones), in order to arrive at the desired conclusion; for instance, the modus ponens syllogism has the following schema: Premise 1: A is true. Premise 2: If A is true, then B is also true. Conclusion: B is also true. The following is a correct application of this syllogism: Premise 1: Cartman is a calico cat. Premise 2: All calico cats are female. Conclusion: Cartman is female. While the premises may have a disputable level of truth1, if we accept them as true (a cat being a calico, and calicos being female) then by the principles of deductive reasoning the conclusion must also be accepted as true (i.e. we understand that this specific cat is female). Not all forms of deductive reasoning are true, however. Common examples of faulty logical arguments include the following: confusing observable correlation with logical causation, swapping antecedent and consequent, i.e. taking "if A then B" as a premise and then assuming that, since B is true A must be true as well, usage of contradictory premises, using the same word with different meanings to arrive to the desired conclusion. The first two types of fallacies from the above list may be observed in the following example: Premise 1: Reality bending entities are able to alter the documentation of SCP objects. Premise 2: Doctor Fred has altered the documentation of SCP-7160. Conclusion: Doctor Fred is a reality bending entity. While both premises are true, it does not follow that a person who is able to make edits to the SCP Foundation database is a reality bending entity. An extreme example of this is the reductio ad hitlerum argument, where a statement is deemed as false, harmful or otherwise dismissed by association with a person, entity, organization, etc., which is deemed nocive in some way. SCP-4079, as verified by proof checking software and Foundation AICs, is effectively a fallacy similar to the aforementioned ones. However, when interpreted by the human brain, it is understood as a compelling, valid argument to derive the conclusion statement from the premises, without regard as to whether there is any actual relation between them. Thus, a reasoning like the one quoted below would be perceived as perfectly logical by somebody affected by SCP-4079: Premise 1: Cats are common household pets. Premise 2: Fennec foxes have been raised as household pets in the past. Premise 3: [MEMETIC HAZARD REDACTED] Conclusion: Cats and fennec foxes are the same species of animal. Of note is that, while SCP-4079 is seen as a correct syllogism, it does not enforce belief in the conclusive statement. Thus, if the latter contradicts personal belief or convictions, often the affected look for errors in the premises taken, or other formal or functional mistakes to justify their cognitive dissonance. However, research by the Foundation shows that if the person exposed to SCP-4079 has no strong convictions on the discussed topic, or is otherwise open to the idea of themselves being in the wrong stance, correct usage of SCP-4079 combined with usual argumentation and persuasion techniques results in a belief change in 75%-85% of studied cases. Addendum 4079-1: Historical Notes The first known instance of SCP-4079 was found in a letter written by Germain to fellow mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss in 1804 detailing a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. Gauss' reply2 stated that, while he could not find any errors in Germain's proof, an intermediate step seemed to contradict a result proved by himself two years earlier. Following correspondence3 consisted of joint efforts by Germain and Gauss to find a mistake in either Germain's proof or Gauss' work, with no results. Eventually, Germain managed to isolate the problematic section of the proof and deduced the nature of SCP-4079; this was later corroborated by experimentation on Germain's part, by sending purposefully incorrect proofs (usually of nonsensical statements) to several prominent mathematicians such as Joseph-Louis Lagrange and Adrien-Marie Legendre, under various pseudonyms. While a few of the replies received pointed out that there might be an error in her work, none of them pointed to the SCP-4079 proof as faulty, instead citing false assumptions or mentioning potential new theories to explain the unexpected results. Germain's notes contain extensive studies on SCP-4079 and its effect on human reasoning, along with philosophical notes regarding truth in mathematics and human knowledge; in these notes it is explicitly stated that understanding the logical steps involved is necessary in order for SCP-4079 to take effect. The framework set by Germain's work was a fundamental part of the early study of memetics, and in particular SCP-4079 is registered as the first recognized and studied anomalous meme in the Foundation's record. Excerpts from Sophie Germain's private notes regarding SCP-4079 Click here to collapse information The following notes have been extracted from private notebooks, diaries and notes written on the margins of correspondence drafted or received by Sophie Germain between 1804 and 1809. They have been translated from the original French; the originals are archived as Documents 4079-A109 through 4079-A147. Seeking out the errors in my work on Fermat's problem has been exceedingly difficult. While it may be just personal pride, I just cannot look at my writings and see anything less than a sound argument. The great Fermat's unfinished work, concluded by the pen of Sophie Germain! But at the same time, holding on to that thought is denying Gauss' expertise and skill. I have reproduced his proof step-by-step, several times, and I haven't found anything remotely resembling a mistake; the error must be in my work, and, although this is extremely frustrating, I must discover it. Speaking of which, Monsieur Gauss has been extremely helpful in this endeavor. He has taken time off his extremely busy schedule to rework and rewrite the weaker parts of my writing; him doing this for the amateurish nobody Monsieur LeBlanc4 was completely unthinkable to me until now. Monsieur Gauss has pointed that the fifth section implies that for any odd prime, subtracting 1 and halving must result in another prime. The error must be there. But where? [on a heavily edited copy of her original proof] … and thus 2p+1 is also prime if 2p+1 is prime there is an even prime number greater than 1012. (Truly a compelling argument, I almost believe it…) Neither my premises nor my deductions themselves are faulty. It is the way the proof itself is written. I sent a proof of the existence of a number that is both a prime and a square to Monsieur Legendre and he could not find any errors. How can we know what is true, then? Thankfully, modus adductus is only convincing to people with mathematical inclination. I fear what a tyrant would do with this otherwise. But I couldn't get a single piece of bread for free with this, so I am relieved. [on the margin of a letter from Joseph-Louis Lagrange] Managed to convince Monsieur Lagrange of error in Mechanics work. Hopefully not leading him to review all his work for corrections or otherwise wasting time… I fear for Monsieur Gauss. Napoleon might have respect for men of science, but why would that stop a common soldier from thinking with his sword instead of his brain? Maybe I can do something. Monsieur Gauss has been the Archimedes of this time in life, but I can prevent him from being Archimedes in death as well. [on the back of a letter sent from General Pernetti, a family friend] He's safe. I've been found out, but it's worth it. Maybe it is time for Monsieur LeBlanc to retire. Turns out most of the proof was correct in the end. I will have to write to Monsieur Gauss about this. And I will sign as Mademoiselle Germain, this time. Most of Germain's notes regarding SCP-4079 were never published, and her proof of Fermat's Last Theorem was retracted and replaced by a weaker version in a letter to Gauss from 1809. There is only one known instance of public SCP-4079 usage by Germain besides the aforementioned experimental letters, in which Germain wrote a letter intended to be read by Napoleon Bonaparte regarding the occupation of Braunschweig5 by French forces. In this letter, written in colloquial language but following the SCP-4079 structure, Germain stated the importance of protecting men of science and arts, and pleaded for Napoleon to avoid needless killing in the invasion. It is suspected that Napoleon's amateur interest in mathematics6 was enough for him to be susceptible to SCP-4079; however, it is unknown if the letter was actually read by him. It is known that Napoleon's policies regarding occupation of cities had a change around this period and that a squad of French soldiers was tasked with checking on Gauss' well-being during the occupation, facts that suggest that Napoleon did indeed receive the letter. However, the fact that General Pernetti, the leader of the squad, was known as a family friend of Sophie Germain allows for reasonable doubt to be held. Addendum 4079-2: Relevant data obtained from the Alexandria Agreements After signing the Alexandria Agreements, a treaty between the Foundation and the Global Occult Coalition in order to share relevant historical data about anomalies, several pamphlets and propaganda posters dated from 1941 to 1943 were delivered to the Foundation for analysis and deemed to contain a form of SCP-4079, as an attempt to increase adherence and loyalty to the Third Reich. These posters were traced to German mathematician Oswald Teichmüller, known for its allegiance to the NSDAP. As predicted by Germain, this propaganda had a very low success rate. However, it has prompted investigation in a joint Foundation-GOC effort to look for other instances of public usage of SCP-4079-like propaganda agents. So far, the following evidence has been found: Internal memorandums (dated 1961-1967) declassified by the United States' Central Intelligence Agency detailing the support given to the "New Math" project to completely overhaul the mathematics curriculum in elementary schools, in order to introduce the basics of logic, set theory and other abstract areas of mathematics at an early age; these documents mention plans to implement a unspecified "propaganda construct", presumed to be SCP-4079. These plans appear to have been abandoned after the failure of the New Math project. Several documents from the USSR's GRU Division "P" regarding proposals to use SCP-4079-like constructs as part of larger-scale projects. Most of them were denied due to the (at the time) recent discovery of better memetic agents for the desired purposes. Abnormalities detected in the mathematics curriculum of China, flagged as possibly related to SCP-4079 by automated statistical analysis. However, no actual evidence of SCP-4079 usage has been found. Containment procedures for SCP-4079 are currently undergoing revision to take into account the detection and suppression of further attempts to use SCP-4079 by civilian governments. Footnotes 1. While most calico cats are female, genetic ailments such as Klinefelter syndrome may result in cats with a Y chromosome exhibiting calico patterns. 2. The original reply has been removed from the public record and replaced by a forgery. 3. Also censored. 4. Pseudonym often used by Germain to avoid prejudice and dismissal as a woman. 5. Prussian town where Gauss lived. It is known that Germain was familiar with the story of Archimedes, who was killed in the siege of Syracuse by the invading forces, and feared for Gauss' life. 6. There is at least one mathematical result attributed to Napoleon (in the field of Euclidean geometry), although this claim is often disputed.
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SCP-4080
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The title screen of an episode of SCP-4080 featuring SCP-4080-1. Item #: SCP-4080 Special Containment Procedures: Broadcasts of SCP-4080 are to be intercepted and blocked from public viewing. All broadcasts are to be reviewed prior to being stored. The Foundation is to monitor SCP-4080-1 discreetly for any potential links to the source of SCP-4080. As of 9/29/2017, an investigation into PoI-3283 is underway. Description: SCP-4080 is a television program that is broadcast on local networks in New Hampshire, US. Each episode is 44 minutes long and follows one subject by the name of David Kincaid, a 68-year old-Caucasian male from Portland, Maine, hereinafter known as SCP-4080-1. Each new episode is recorded the day before it is broadcasted and consists of a heavily-edited sequence of events that happened to SCP-4080-1 that day. Each episode opens with a still image of SCP-4080-1's face as text in an unidentified language appears over it. After a few seconds, the text changes to English, displaying the words "The Most Important Man". After this, the episode begins, typically depicting SCP-4080-1 waking up and getting out of bed. SCP-4080-1's life tends to be fairly standard, and episodes rarely highlight anything that could be considered of note or importance. With some exceptions, such as vacations to visit his grandchildren, most episodes consist of SCP-4080-1 eating breakfast, driving to his woodworking shop, working, eating lunch, driving home and eating dinner. At no point during the day does SCP-4080-1 ever address the fact that they are being filmed, nor do they seem aware of this fact even in situations and locations where a camera would be noticeable. Addendum 4080-1: On 9/28/2017, SCP-4080-1 was shot and killed after leaving work and getting involved in an altercation to protect a tourist, a 39-year old French-Nigerian man named Achebe Okoro, from a mugging. The subsequent SCP-4080 episode, released on 9/29/2017, featured the words "Series Finale" in addition to the traditional opening text of SCP-4080 episodes. The episode played as normal until SCP-4080-1's death, after which the episode ended with a four-second still image of Mr. Okoro's face, now designated PoI-3283. Since SCP-4080-1's death, episodes of SCP-4080 regarding their life have been re-run, starting at the moment they were born.
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SCP-4081
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The Foundation gets doxxed by an unlikely culprit. SCP-4081: Keep Brighton Functioning Word Count: 2,170 Remaining Reading Time: 8 minutes ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} Item #: SCP-4081 Level 3/4081 Classified Assigned Site Site Director Research Head Assigned Task Force Site-48 Dir. L. Olivia Lutz Rs. Shaun Xiao MTF K-28 "School's Out" SCP-4081-1 during an SCP-4081 event. Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4081-1 is currently located at the Brighton Sports Gymnasium. No SCP-4081 events have occurred since February 13, 2018. Surveillance of Brighton High School is no longer permitted at this time. The following Special Containment Procedures are no longer valid, but have been archived for historical reference. + Open Original Containment Procedures - Close Original Containment Procedures Foundation personnel are to be stationed at both entrances to SCP-4081-1 during school hours in order to discourage civilians from participating in SCP-4081 events. If an SCP-4081 event occurs to a civilian, they are to be administered amnestics following its conclusion. Instances of SCP-4081-2 are to be removed as soon as possible after initial discovery. All SCP-4081-2 instances are to be stored in a standard storage locker at Site-48. In the event that SCP-4081 events cease to occur, standard surveillance of Brighton High School is to be initialized. When SCP-4081 events begin to occur, Site-48 is to be notified, and the above Special Containment Procedures are to be re-implemented. Description: SCP-4081 is an anomalous spatial event that may occur to an individual entering SCP-4081-1, a hallway located within the Brighton Sports Gymnasium in Positano, California, USA. SCP-4081-1 runs longitudinally along the length of the gymnasium for one hundred meters, contains doors at its east and west endpoints, as well as side doors connecting to adjacent rooms. The following three criteria must be met for an SCP-4081 event to initialize: The individual must enter SCP-4081-1 through the doors at either endpoint1. The individual must be alone when entering SCP-4081-1. The individual has not participated in an SCP-4081 event at any prior point. When an SCP-4081 event starts, a white light will illuminate underneath the doors at the other endpoint of SCP-4081-1. The doors the affected individual entered will be locked, and no other doors will be accessible. To complete the event, the affected person must traverse SCP-4081-1 to the other end and exit through the glowing doors. The affected individual will not be visible to any other persons looking into SCP-4081-1. After the completion of an SCP-4081 event, the individual will find themselves exiting out the doors originally used to access SCP-4081-1, rather than the other end. Individuals cannot participate in a successful event more than once. SCP-4081-2 is the designation for a series of notes referencing the SCP-4081 phenomenon. All known instances have been printed on flexible off-white paper with a slightly soft texture, and contain the same typeface. The message printed on these instances will vary based on the context of their discovery. SCP-4081-2 instances will manifest instantly, and if affixed to a wall, will be taped on with translucent office tape. Discovery: On February 5, 2018, the Foundation was notified of the existence of SCP-4081 through routine social media surveillance. Instances of SCP-4081-2 were discovered taped to surfaces within heavily trafficked areas of Brighton High School. All instances described the process required to initialize SCP-4081 events. Foundation operatives removed all known SCP-4081-2 instances, and coerced the Brighton faculty to release a statement referring to the messages as pranks. Study of SCP-4081 began on February 7, 2018. The following is the first known variant of SCP-4081-2. Hello Brighton students: Do you want to help keep our school running smoothly? If so, we are hosting auditions in the Sports Gym. There is no need to schedule an appointment. You can come in at any time, any date. To audition, you must enter from either end of the hallway in the Sports Gym. You must walk directly to the opposite end, and enter through the glowing white doors. No one else can come with you. We look forward to watching your auditions, and wish you all the best of luck. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee2 Testing Logs: The following is an incomplete list of experiments regarding SCP-4081 events. Test 4081-01 Subject: Brighton student Charles ████████ Procedure: The subject entered SCP-4081-1 with the intention of "auditioning". This test was performed unintentionally. Result: Subject exited SCP-4081-1 through the doors he originally entered. When interrogated by Foundation personnel, the subject stated that he did not turn around within SCP-4081-1 at any point. An instance of SCP-4081-2 was discovered in his pocket with the following message: To Charles, Your audition is complete. Thank you for your participation. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee The subject was administered Class-A amnestics and released. The Special Containment Procedures have been updated to prevent civilian participation in SCP-4081 events. Test 4081-02 Subject: D-3763 Procedure: Subject was equipped with a GPS tracker, and instructed to enter SCP-4081-1 and exit the other side. Subject was not aware of the existence of SCP-4081 events. Result: When D-3763 entered SCP-4081-1, her location disappeared from Foundation GPS tracking. D-3763 exited SCP-4081-1 out its other end with an instance of SCP-4081-2 in her pocket. The instance reads: To Ashlynn,3 Due to unforeseen circumstances, your audition could not be completed. Please return at a later date to try again. Thank you for your understanding. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee Test 4081-03 Subject: D-3763 Procedure: Subject was instructed to participate in an SCP-4081 event again. Subject was not equipped with any tracking devices. Result: D-3763 exited the doors she entered. She expressed disbelief, and explained that she did not reverse her traversal of SCP-4081-1 at any point. An instance of SCP-4081-2 was discovered in D-3763's pocket, and reads: To Ashlynn, Thank you for auditioning again. Your audition has been processed successfully this time, we promise. Thank you for your perseverance. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee Test 4081-07 Subject: Researcher Shaun Xiao Procedure: Subject was instructed to vocalize questions regarding SCP-4081 events while within SCP-4081-1. Result: Researcher Xiao exited out the entrance of SCP-4081-1 after 35 minutes. He expressed that he asked about the purpose of SCP-4081, and the identities of the entities responsible. No responses were heard. An instance of SCP-4081-2 was found in his lab coat: To Shaun, Your audition is complete. Unfortunately, your inquiries cannot be answered at this time. We appreciate your curiosity. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee Test 4081-08 Subject: D-5384 Procedure: Subject was instructed to walk from one end of SCP-4081-1 to the other. Result: D-5384 exited SCP-4081 through the doors he entered 1 hour and 44 minutes after his original entrance. When inquired about the time difference, D-5384 expressed that he only spent two minutes within SCP-4081-1. An instance of SCP-4081-2 was recovered: To CXPWYK,4 Your audition is complete. Due to an error on our end, you may experience a slight time dilation. We apologize for the inconvenience. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee Test 4081-14 Subject: D-8358 Procedure: Subject was instructed to walk from one end of SCP-4081-1 to the other. Result: D-8358 did not exit SCP-4081-1, and could not be recovered. An instance of SCP-4081-2 manifested in front of waiting Foundation researchers, which read as follows: Dear Brighton students: Due to unexpected interference, we have cancelled our search until further notice. No more auditions will be held at this time. Thank you, Brighton students, for your understanding. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee Following Test 4081-14, no more SCP-4081 events have occurred within SCP-4081-1 despite multiple initiation attempts. SCP-4081 has been reclassified as Neutralized on February 27, 2018. Addendum 01: On March 5, 2018, instances of SCP-4081-2 appeared within Brighton High School, affixed to surfaces in large numbers with industrial glue. All instances contained the same message revealing the existence of the Foundation to civilians. Mobile Task Force Kappa-28 ("School's Out") was dispatched to destroy all SCP-4081-2 instances. The SCP-4081-2 variant involved is transcribed below. Dear Brighton students: Our efforts to hold auditions to keep Brighton High running smoothly have been interrupted by an outside force known as the Secure Contain Protect Foundation. Their leader is named Linda,5 and she lives at ████ ████████ ██6 in Laurel Creek, CA. She drives a ███████ █████ with the license plate ███████. This is a warning to all potential organizations wishing to interfere with the smooth operation of Brighton High School. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee Due to the reveal of personal information regarding Site Director Lutz, the incident was classified as a Level 4 Information Breach. Site Director Lutz was relocated to a classified location following this event. Class-A amnestics was administered to Brighton students and staff through the cafeteria food and drinking water. Addendum 02: On March 7, 2018, a large number of SCP-4081-2 instances appeared in multiple locations within Brighton High School, affixed to walls with an unknown substance. MTF Kappa-28 was deployed again to contain the information breach. However, its members reported difficulty in removing the SCP-4081-2 instances, and resorted to removing sections of wall with the instances still affixed. The variant of SCP-4081-2 involved is transcribed below. Dear Brighton students: The Secure Contain Protect Foundation is drugging your food and drink in order to interfere with the functions of Brighton High School. The man responsible is Terrance, who lives at ██ ████ ██████ in our great city of Positano. Terrance drives a ███ ███████ with the license plate ███████. Another person responsible for the intentional drugging of our students is Paul, who lives at ███ ███████ ███, also in Positano. Paul drives a ██████ ███████ with the license plate ███████. No more warnings will be given. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee Researcher Terrance Tsai and Dr. Paul Shinohara have been relocated to separate classified locations following this event. Class-A amnestics were administered by plane over Brighton High School, and replacement walls without SCP-4081-2 instances were installed. Addendum 03: On March 8, 2018, instances of SCP-4081-2 appeared affixed to a majority of surfaces within Brighton High School. These instances were found attached to books, desks, ceilings, and floors inside every room in the school. MTF Kappa-28 was dispatched to close off Brighton High School to all civilians, with a cover story released. Every instance of SCP-4081-2 involved stated the following: Dear Brighton students: The Secure Contain Protect Foundation has attempted to poison the air we breathe. Their home base is located at ████ ████ ███████████7 outside of Positano. Five of our fellow students have been taken by the Secure Contain Protect Foundation. They are located at the above address. The Positano Police Department have been notified. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee Five individuals were discovered in D-class containment chambers at Site-48. All individuals were students of Brighton High School, and none could recall their method of arrival. All five individuals were administered Class-A amnestics and released. It is of note that security footage displayed the individuals spontaneously manifesting in their chambers. Members of the Positano Police Department arrived at Site-48 and attempted to arrest all Foundation personnel present on charges of child kidnapping and burglary. The responding officers were successfully administered amnestics and released. Following this event, an emergency meeting was initialized involving all Site-48 personnel. During this meeting, an instance of SCP-4081-2 manifested at the meeting table, and read as follows: To Secure Contain Protect Foundation: Your perseverance has astonished us, but we refuse to give up. However, we have decided to give you a chance at amnesty. If you want these events to stop, you must complete the following tasks: Shaun must make a verbal apology inside the hallway. You know which one. We will be listening. You must reopen Brighton High with the notes still there. All of the walls you took from us must be returned. We will not make such a merciful offer again. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee On March 9, 2018, Brighton High School was reopened with the SCP-4081-2 instances still present. All removed surfaces were returned and re-installed with the SCP-4081-2 instances affixed. Researcher Xiao made a public apology on behalf of the Foundation within SCP-4081-1 addressed to the "Keep Brighton Functioning Committee". No response was heard. Surveillance of Brighton High School was ceased in its entirety. Site-48 was put on lockdown as a precaution, and all personnel were moved to classified locations. Addendum 04: On March 14, 2018, the corpse of D-8358 spontaneously manifested within the safe room of Site Director Lutz at 7:14 PST. The corpse was missing its skin. An instance of SCP-4081-2 was taped to its forehead. Dear Secure Contain Protect Foundation: Your apology has been accepted. All personal information we have revealed regarding your organization have been erased. Keenan8 has been returned to you, free of charge. His skin has been involuntarily donated as compensation. We need something for all of these notes, after all. Do not attempt any interference again. - Keep Brighton Functioning Committee Following this event, all stored instances of SCP-4081-2 revealing personnel information have had their messages erased through unknown means, leaving blank notes. All known SCP-4081-2 instances located within Brighton High School have vanished. Site-48 was reopened, and all relocated personnel were cleared to return to their residences. Close analysis of SCP-4081-2 instances reveal them to be partially constructed out of processed human skin. All recovered instances are an exact DNA match of D-8358, including instances manifested before his disappearance. Footnotes 1. Entering SCP-4081-1 through a side door will not trigger an SCP-4081 event. 2. No evidence of a "Keep Brighton Functioning Committee" was found in any Brighton High School databases. 3. "Ashlynn" is the legal first name of D-3763. 4. D-5384's first name is "Samuel". 5. "Linda" is the legal first name of Site-48 Director Lutz. 6. All personal information regarding Site Director Lutz has been redacted. 7. This is the location of Site-48, and has been redacted. 8. "Keenan" was the legal first name of D-8358. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4081" by Jiwoahn, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4081. 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: IMG_2896SMALL.jpg Name: High School Hallway Author: Jiwoahn License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: SCP Foundation Wiki
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Item #: SCP-4082 Special Containment Procedures: A recording station has been established at Site-64 for receiving and archiving SCP-4082 broadcasts, supported by a network of smaller receivers across the known area of SCP-4082's effects. Following each broadcast, Foundation information suppression teams are to monitor news media and internet forums (particularly those related to amateur radio) for possible discussion and move to counteract its spread if discovered. Administration of class-A or class-B amnestics, under the appropriate circumstances, is permitted. As the frequencies on which SCP-4082 can be received are rarely used by civilians, the risk of discovery is considered minimal. Description: SCP-4082 is an anomalous AM radio signal of unknown origin which can occasionally be received on frequencies around 25.85MHz. The signal does not appear to be affected by the time and weather restrictions that usually affect shortwave radio communications. SCP-4082 broadcasts have frequently been detected by receivers more than 400km apart, despite the fact that it should be impossible to transmit a high frequency signal so far without extensive infrastructure. As such, it is currently believed that SCP-4082 does not have a physical source. The area affected by this phenomenon is not accurately known, but all broadcasts received to date have been detected in the north-west of the United States or very south-west of Canada; generally in the states of Washington and Oregon. Although the signal is anomalous, it can be received by any standard radio within the area of effect tuned to the correct frequency. Recordings of the broadcasts likewise work as expected. The signal generally begins to fade after 60-80 seconds, and cannot be distinguished from background static after at most 120 seconds. After extensive testing, it is not believed that the content of the broadcasts is anomalous; only the method of delivery. The content of SCP-4082 broadcasts varies significantly. Each features only the voice of an entity designated SCP-4082-1; a masculine voice with a slight Scottish accent. In the vast majority of broadcasts, SCP-4082-1 speaks confidently, in a manner similar to a professional radio presenter. The identity or nature of SCP-4082-1 has not been confirmed. All efforts to locate a corresponding real-world individual have failed, and little identifying information has been found from SCP-4082 transmissions. SCP-4082 broadcasts usually appear to imitate a common type of radio broadcast, such as a talk show, a news reading, a song dedication, etc. SCP-4082-1 sometimes appears to be addressing another person, such as in broadcasts resembling talk shows. It will often remain silent after speaking as if listening to their reply. No sound besides the voice of SCP-4082-1 has ever been detected, however. The recorded broadcasts are rarely complete or self-contained, and often start and end in the middle of sentences or even words. This implies that SCP-4082 may only be transmitting brief segments of a larger broadcast, however this has yet to be conclusively proven. Addendum 1: Sample of SCP-4082 content: A sample of notable recorded SCP-4082 broadcasts is included below. The Foundation has recorded 1027 broadcasts since discovery of SCP-4082 on 2002-05-07. It is not known how long SCP-4082 had been active prior to its discovery. All dialogue is spoken by SCP-4082-1. Instance Date Transcript Notes SCP-4082-002 2002-05-10 “…phoned for a taxi and walked it, and that's why I never went back. Her very favourite, it was. Traffic's still backed up onto the slip road though, so watch out for that if you're heading back into town. The mo…” This was the first broadcast which the Foundation attempted to record, and only 11 seconds of audio were captured successfully. The first part appears to be a recital of the poem “I Went To The Pictures Tomorrow”. SCP-4082-004 2002-05-19 “…[wh]at, then, would you say of the case? That there is nothing left in their hearts? That the very spark of humanity which was gifted to them in times long past has faded?” (silence) “Pah! It is not me to whom you should apologise, but the many experts whose works you denounce! One would think you had not so much as glanced at the archives!” (silence) “Why the esteemed Cristóbal Soto has researched it extensively. It was his life's work you know – his beautiful, tragic life's work. Whatever you may think of his methods, you simply must not deny his results.” (silence) “Of course, of course. I judge nothing. Nothing, I say! It is immaterial. You must see by now, surely, that the hound is simply sup…” The first recorded transmission in which SCP-4082-1 refers to a specific person by their full name, a pattern which occurs in roughly 70% of broadcasts recorded by the Foundation. SCP-4082-009 2002-06-08 “…family of Ariana Croft have gathered to pay tribute following her death last week. Witnesses report that her family are mostly bugs. But you know what? That's alright. If you ask me, bugs make for better family than people ever have. Plus according to a few reports – which I trust, because they're from bugs – her beloved cat Blue is right there with her, and if there's one thing better than bugs, it's…” (long silence) “Sorry. The 33-year-old was found dead in her home late last Tuesday. A spokesman for West Merseyside police has confirmed investigators still don't give a damn, echoing the initial suspicions of many reporters. In…” The first recorded transmission in which SCP-4082-1 refers to a specific real-world location, another common trend. SCP-4082-097 2002-12-13 “…een told that the sun can't shine forever. That's probably true. Elliot Birch certainly believed it. Did you know, when he was young, he once tried to turn off the sun because it was making him too hot?” (laughter, then a long silence). “Of course, of course. We can never go back to those days. But Elliot tried. He tried and tried and tried. He tried so hard it broke him.” (long silence) “Exactly, exactly. If only someone had known. Perhaps we could have told him.” (silence) “No, no, of course not. It's important not to judge. We can never understand them, so we must never judge them. He was only a man. As far as we know of cour…” The first broadcast received after almost 10 days without a signal, an abnormally long interval. The significance of this is unknown. SCP-4082-397 2004-01-28 “…[wr]itten and performed by the excellent Caroline Mayer – no matter what anyone says. Coming up next, a performance of Robert Schumann's Papillons by Amita Sahni. At only 23, Sahni is a spectacularly talented musician, a quality rivalled only by her compassion and her loneliness. Sahni has never been interviewed about her performance, and I suppose she never will be, but if she was, she'd have said exactly this: “I first heard this piece over the radio when I was 7 years old. Even though I didn't know what the title meant, I immediately knew what the piece was about. I was captivated by the power of music to convey an idea without any words. I suppose in many ways, this has been my inspiration.” Wise words from a wonderful woman.” (silence) This recording is considered notable as it is the first time SCP-4082-1 refers to more than one name in a single transmission, something that has occurred only 4 times to date. The significance of this is unknown. SCP-4082-474 2004-08-30 “…[f]or today – or this time I suppose I should say!” (laughter) “Signing off for NeoVancouver Free Radio, I am, as always, no-one.” (silence) “And we'll catch you again once we see the new sun. Goodbye!” (long silence) (distant, very quiet) “That was [a] hard one. Did you hear [unintelligible] again? It's only getting worse a…” This is the only time SCP-4082-1 has been recorded making reference to itself. The meaning or significance of the final portion is unknown. SCP-4082-512 2005-03-08 “…[ne]xt song, if it can be found, is dedicated to Amadia Séverin. They're a designer – (aside) of what? Clothes? Wow! - Yes, a clothing designer! Remember those? They lived with their partner (and manager) in Nice, running their own line of homemade designer clothing. Isn't that incredible? They never got the recognition they deserved, but they will be remembered, both in the art they leave behind and in the hearts of all those helped by their incredibly [sic] generosity. And by us of course – and perhaps now by you. This song was one of their all time favourites; it played in their darkest moment, and we hope it's playing right now. For Amadia then, here's La Vie en Rose.” (silence). An independent clothing designer named Amadia Séverin was confirmed to have lived in Nice, France. She died on 2005-██-██, leaving more than €20,000 to charity. It is believed this is the first case of a person mentioned in SCP-4082 being identified in the real world. SCP-4082-███ 2006-██-██ [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. See Addendum 2. Addendum 2: +Level 3/4082 Clearance Required: -Mention of Foundation Personnel On 2006-██-██, Foundation agent M. Rodriguez, a member of MTF-██-█, committed suicide at his home in ████, Illinois. MTF-██-█ had been involved with the failed operation [REDACTED], resulting in the deaths of all of its other active members one week prior. As Agent Rodriguez had no surviving family, his body was reclaimed and cremated as per standard Foundation procedure. 18 days after his death was discovered, the following SCP-4082 broadcast was recorded by the Site-64 recording station: “..er them. It is, admittedly, an unusual poem for the occasion, but it was one of his favourites, and you know me, I'll never turn down a request. Well, what else can be said of a man like Michael Rodriguez? How should we remember a man whose life demands he be forgotten? There are reasons, of course, but we won't judge him. We didn't know him. What we do know, is that he was a fighter. That he was a team player; always the first to volunteer; the man you wanted at your back. That even caught amidst the deepest darkness unknown to mankind, he found the strength to care. Michael, you were a great man. They can erase you from memory, but they can never erase the good you did.” (silence) (quietly) “They were right about us. All we are is gravestones. Roses on a deathbed. We can't make a difference to those who are lost. In a way though, that's not what matters. What matters is that, just maybe, knowing we'll be there for them too can be some comfort for the living. While there's even a shred of hope that that's true, we'll be here. We'll be right here.” “For NeoVancouver Free Radio, I am no-one, and I r…” ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4082" by SiamnaBee, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4082. 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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Item #: SCP-4083 Special Containment Procedures: All buildings containing known instances of SCP-4083 have been purchased by Foundation front companies. No instance of SCP-4083, nor any adjacent apartment is to be rented out. The entrance to each SCP-4083 is to be secured with a triple deadbolt lock, with keys available only to personnel Level 2 and above. On December 14-21 every three years, buildings containing SCP-4083 instances are to be evacuated under the guise of emergency fumigation. Every seven iterations of a 4083-Theta-R event, the entire complex is to be evacuated under the cover story of a complex-wide black mold infestation. Foundation web crawlers are to search for any mention of non-contained instances of apartments under the name "Lakeside View Apartments" or "Richard Moutree." Any apartment complex so named is to be observed for the duration of the 4083-Theta-R event. Description: SCP-4083 is the collective designation for a series of six identical 94 m2 apartments found in the continental United States. Each instance of SCP-4083 is located within an apartment complex called "Lakeside View Apartments"1. Outside of 4083-Theta-R events, SCP-4083 instances are effectively non-anomalous and indistinguishable from other apartments. The exception to this nature is the ability of the easternmost wall in each instance to spontaneously repair any structure damage that is inflicted upon it. Every three years, beginning on December 14 and ending on December 212 each SCP-4083 instance will undergo successive 4083-Theta-R events from 21:00 to 23:59, GMT. As yet, no 4083-Theta-R events have been detected on December 19, although it is speculated that this gap is because of activity in a yet-undiscovered SCP-4083 instance. Prior to a 4083-Theta-R event, all individuals within an affected SCP-4083 instance will feel a strong urge to leave. This expulsion begins with a feeling of mental and physical discomfort in affected individuals, before escalating to sensations of dread and severe physical pain. Affected individuals will attempt to escape affected SCP-4083 instances by any means possible, up to and including physical violence against any perceived captors. All attempts to physically detain affected individuals within SCP-4083 have been unsuccessful, with restraints and barriers undergoing spontaneous structural failure. Following the expulsion of all individuals from SCP-4083, affected instances undergo a 4083-Theta-R event. During a 4083-Theta-R event, doors leading into affected instances of SCP-4083 become inoperable, and windows will become fully opaque. Alternate attempts at physical entry, whether through walls, floors, or ceilings, have met with failure. Surveillance equipment placed in affected instances will record only static for the duration of the 4083-Theta-R event. During a 4083-Theta-R event, sounds emanate from affected instances of SCP-4083. These sounds include but are not limited to screaming, rumbling, sounds of struggle, [REDACTED]. A pale violet light can be seen emanating from beneath the door of affected SCP-4083 instances. On rotating seven-event cycles3, sounds also include [DATA EXPUNGED]. These events register between 1.0 and 3.7 on the Richter scale. After the conclusion of a 4083-Theta-R event in an affected instance, the instance will become accessible to outside individuals and effectively indistinguishable from other apartments. Affected instances show signs of extensive scorching across the ceiling around the living room area, although marks typically fade within two days. Each SCP-4083 instance, prior to containment, has been listed as having been rented out to one Richard Moutree for a period of seven months, with the lease terminating early for unspecified damages. No person by the name Richard Moutree has been found in public records, and civilians living in adjacent units or employed at the complex housing the SCP-4083 instance recall no such individual. Since 1973, upon the completion of 4083-Theta-R events, a single tooth will manifest on the floor within the formerly affected SCP-4083 instance. In each case, a different tooth is manifested. Dental records match with Gail Moutree of Pollensbee, AK, born ██/██/1986. The significance of this relationship is unknown, as is Ms. Moutree's connection, if any, with "Richard Moutree. " Ms. Moutree displays no awareness of or inclination towards SCP-4083 instances. Footnotes 1. These complexes lack any common designer or owner. 2. Winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere. 3. Most recently 2013. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4083" by Gaffsey, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4083. 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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lavenderbloodstains Hi, I'm lavenderbloodstains. Welcome to my first successful SCP article! Check out more works by me at my author page. Item #: SCP-4084 Special Containment Procedures: All landline phones still in use are to be monitored for the appearance of SCP-4084. Disinformation campaigns have been circulated globally, declaring the anomaly a standard error caused by the user’s microphone looping back into the phone’s earpiece. Additionally, users of landline phones are advised to hang up calls as soon as possible after it has been made apparent that the phone could not connect to the desired number. Users of landline phones have been informed that hearing a connection tone after the prerecorded message is a common manufacturing error and not a point of concern. In the case that a user does not follow the advice of these disinformation campaigns and connects to SCP-4084, the Foundation is to be alerted immediately and all involved in the incident are to be administered Class-B amnestics. The area in which SCP-4084 manifests is to be monitored for any further anomalous activity. Description: SCP-4084 is an anomaly manifesting primarily in landline telephones that occurs approximately 33.2% of the time when a user making a call attempts to connect to a number that is out of service, has been disconnected, or does not exist. When this criteria is met, the user will hear the standard prerecorded message set by the brand of their landline phone indicating that a connection could not be made, followed shortly by the standard indication that they have been connected to a line. This happens in spite of the fact that the phone should be unable to connect to any line, occurring even in malfunctioning devices. A user connected to this seemingly “empty” line will not become aware of SCP-4084 unless they speak for a duration of time estimated at approximately 30 seconds. For the first ~30 seconds of the call, the empty line will feedback an echo of the user’s own distorted voice. However, once the time limit has been reached, the feedback on the other end of the line no longer echoes the person(s) speaking through the landline and begins to produce unassisted vocalizations. The nature of these vocalizations consist of the person(s) own distorted voice breaking synchronization and taking on a pleading tone, inquiring as to its own whereabouts and asking the user not to hang up. Although SCP-4084-1 instances vocalize a strong desire for the user not to hang up the line, the call can be disconnected at any time with no ill effect. Please see Addendum 4084-3. Addendum 4084-1: Attached below is a recording of a call affected by SCP-4084, conducted by Senior Researcher Dr. Arthur Stradwick on 12/09/████. + View Interview Log 12/09/████ - Hide Interview Log 12/09/████ <Begin Log> Dr. Stradwick dials a number that is currently out of service. The landline telephone dial-up ringtone plays for approximately 30 seconds. The prerecorded message begins to play. SCP-4084: We're sorry, you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service. If you feel you have reached this recording in error, please check the number and try your call again. A tone indicating a connection plays. Dr. Stradwick: Hello? Is anybody there? SCP-4084: (echoing Dr. Stradwick) Hello? Is anybody there? Dr. Stradwick: I repeat, is anybody there? I request that you tell me who or what is on the end of this line. SCP-4084: (echoing Dr. Stradwick) I repeat, is anybody there? I request that you tell me who or what is on the end of this line. Dr. Stradwick: Once again, I will repeat: Is anybody th— Dr. Stradwick is cut off by an unassisted vocalization originating from SCP-4084. SCP-4084-1: —ere? Hello, is anybody there? Can you hear me? Please, don’t hang up this call. Dr. Stradwick: Yes, I can hear you. Who are y— SCP-4084-1: —ou? Can you tell me where I am? Can you tell me where you are? How do I get out of here? Please, don’t hang up this call. Dr. Stradwick: I will not hang up the call, however, we do not have any information on your whereabouts. Now, would you mind telling me who you a— SCP-4084-1: —re? Are you me? Wait a moment, are you me? Dr. Stradwick: I can neither confirm nor deny. There is silence for approximately 10 seconds. SCP-4084-1: My name is Dr. Arthur Stradwick, Senior Researcher at the SCP Foundation. I request that you tell me who or what is on the end of this line, and that you inform me as to my whereabouts and how I can get out of here. Hello, can you hear me? Dr. Stradwick: SCP-4084-1, I am afraid that we do not have sufficient information on your whereabouts, nor how to “get you out.” I ask once more: can you tell me who or what is on the end of this line? There is silence for approximately 10 seconds. Dr. Stradwick: Who or what is on the end of this line? Your compliance would be appreciated. SCP-4084-1 Hello? Can you hear me? Please, don't hang up this call. Dr. Stradwick: Yes, SCP-4084-1, I can hear you. SCP-4084-1: Can you tell me where you are? Can you tell me where I am? Can you tell me who or what is on the end of this line? Dr. Stradwick: That is confidential information. There is silence for approximately 3 seconds. SCP-4084-1: Can you hear me? Dr. Stradwick: I can see that this is getting nowhere. Terminating the interview. SCP-4084-1: No, wait, don’t you dare hang up this ca— Dr. Stradwick hangs up the line, and concludes the interview. <End Log> The information expressed by SCP-4084-1 in this interview is to be considered a breach of security. Addendum 4084-2: On 12/10/████, The Foundation was alerted to a breach of SCP-4084's containment. Every landline telephone within the Yalobusha County Multipurpose Building, Mississippi, began to ring spontaneously. When the calls were answered, SCP-4084 provided the standard prerecorded message indicating that a connection could not be made. Disinformation campaigns were not successful, as employees remained connected to the line due to confusion, and became aware of SCP-4084-1 after 30 seconds. The Foundation was able to intercept the event before knowledge of it could be spread to the public, administering Class-B amnestics to all employees on site. Yalobusha County is to be monitored for any further anomalous activity. Addendum 4084-3: On 12/16/████, Dr. Stradwick scheduled himself for a psychiatric evaluation, reporting that he had manifested an irrational fear of landline telephones, and had been unable to sleep for a week due to being kept awake by auditory hallucinations of SCP-4084-1. On 12/17/████, The Foundation intercepted medical records from the Yalobusha General Hospital and Nursing Home, indicating a large number of civilians reporting psychological effects similar to those experienced by Dr. Stradwick. The administration of Class-E amnestics successfully mitigated these effects, and no further anomalous activity has been reported from the Yalobusha County area. On 12/23/████, during a routine psychiatric checkup, Dr. Stradwick's quarters were found abandoned. Investigation revealed the presence of a tape recorder and a landline telephone. Playback of the tape revealed the following audio: <Begin Log> SCP-4084-1: Can you hear me? Dr. Stradwick: Yes, I can. SCP-4084-1: Are you me? Dr. Stradwick: I don't know. SCP-4084-1: Am I you? Dr. Stradwick: I don't know. SCP-4084-1: Please, don't hang up this call. Dr. Stradwick: I won't. <End Log> ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4084" by lavenderbloodstains, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4084. 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-4085's branding. Item #: SCP-4085 Special Containment Procedures: A 7,000 square meter area surrounding SCP-4085 has been occupied by Foundation forces and converted to Provisional Site-90. All civilian roads leading to or passing by Site-90 have been redirected. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to go within a 100-meter radius of SCP-4085 without authorization from the Director of Site-90. Personnel who disobey this guideline are ineligible for benefits from the Foundation Injury and Death Relief Program. Description: SCP-4085 is a partially subterranean building branded as "Shaggy's House". It has the shape of a semi-circle with its outermost points from the center—the entrance— converging back into it to form two spheres beside it. Its surface level is 3,000 square meters but when utilizing thaumatic energized GPR1 technology, its expansion was discovered and found to reach a length of 8,000 meters before GPR signals were blocked by an abundance of Abaddon Energy2. The interior of SCP-4085 has a layout of a grocery store that is furnished with lavish materials such as gold and rare mineral. Its inventory is stocked with SCP-4085-1 instances. SCP-4085-1 instances are advertised as edibles and come in the form of meats in the shape of human organs and limbs, packaged processed foods that resemble human extremities, produce with faces with wide mouths, as well as spices, oils, and beverages that when consumed by human subjects induce paranoia, agitation, sadness, and dread. SCP-4085-1 instances can only be purchased with conceptual goods3 or pure gold. SCP-4085-A is the designation for the entities that exist inside SCP-4085. They are 3-meter tall humanoids with orange-tinted skin and elongated fingers that average 30 cm in length. Instances of SCP-4085-A have eyes with black pupils, and mouths that have been observed to widen to 25 cm, showing elongated teeth similar to Melanocetus johnsonii4. They are dressed in identical uniforms with the "Shaggy's House" logo on them and exhibit expected behaviors of a human grocery store employee, including staffing the checkout counters, organizing the shelves, and maintaining the store. They are unable or unwilling to speak and will typically ignore human subjects except when they are checking out items or attempting to steal them. Attempts to exit with these items without paying would result in SCP-4085-A instances physically assaulting and eviscerating the subject(s), mainly using their teeth. SCP-4085 instances will then take the subject(s) through a door in the back of SCP-4085 and begin cleaning the area where they were terminated. All attempts to enter this door were halted by SCP-4085-A instances. Addendum.SCP-4085 Contact — Addendum.SCP-4085 Contact On October 25th, 1992, for the first recorded time since SCP-4085's discovery, an SCP-4085-A instance exited from SCP-4085 with a piece of paper in its hand. After it was placed on the ground, it returned to SCP-4085. The contents of it read: Salutations, Foundation This message is on behalf of the owners and curators of this establishment you are currently infringing upon. Your presence here has been unexpected and worrying but it might prove to be a great opportunity for both of us. We have a vision of a deal occurring between us. We request an audience with you to discuss more of this. If you agree, then burn this message and wait for us at midnight tonight. We hope you accept. ~ Shaggy's House Incorporated. The Foundation followed the instructions detailed in the paper and waited for the unknown entities to emerge. When midnight occurred, twenty SCP-4085-A instances circling eight Tartarean5 entities, designated from T-Entity 1-86, which possessed amphibian and mammalian characteristics and were dressed in tattered clothes with several symbols sewn in them, exited out of SCP-4085. They were then intercepted by Foundation forces where the SCP-4085-A instances but one were terminated and the T-Entities were captured and contained inside Standard Omega Tartarean seals. Shortly after, they were interrogated by Site-90 Director Kellogg. Interviewer: Director Kellogg Interviewed: T-Entity 5 Foreword: The entity was bound in a seal and placed inside a reinforced glass encasing that inhibited excessive movement while and was surrounded by guards for Director Kellogg's safety. TE-5 were chosen to be questioned due to other entities claiming that they were the leader. [BEGIN LOG] Kellogg: Good night or evening. It seems you're the lucky one I get to talk to. So, this deal, what does it entail? TE-5: I was going to tell you all that before you attacked us from the sky! Don't you know how hard it was to convince the others to even come out and meet you? And where is my case? This could set us back to zero on negotiations. Kellogg: Negotiations? Right now, you should be focusing on why I shouldn't send you and your friends back to where you came from. Be quick though, it's late. TE-5: Alright, alright! We came to give you an opportunity of becoming an investor in our store. Things are a bit slow on our side but with you in the picture, our profits could increase tenfold. Of course, you will be getting cut of the profits. I'll say 3 to 5 percent seems more than— Kellogg: Stop. Did you really come to us to offer us royalties? That's—We don't need your money, and I'm sure if you have some you wouldn't need us. Now, I'm going to give you two options: pack up and go home willingly or we can do it the old and painful way. TE-5: Wait a minute, there are other things we are offering! Greater things than you can't even imagine. Don't you think it a bit odd that are we even here, or wondering where our products even come from? Kellogg: You'll trade information? TE-5: If it means a deal, then yes. The others might protest about me telling you this—but it doesn't matter now. Kellogg: I'm listening. TE-5: Alright, alright. We have made great leaps in a new branch of science. Kellogg: Science? TE-5: Yes, just listen. Currently, as it is now, our kind is forced to make pacts and binds and contracts with this world to enter and interact with it. Our natural energy requires an anchor to be in this world without us being ripped in two. However, however, what if something, not of this world but still able to go in it is able to act as our anchor by utilizing our world and bodies energy without any of those things? Meaning we will be able to exist freely in our world without restriction. But that's not at all. The souls— the most delicious part of man's existence— also require preparation to obtain. But what about the ones forgotten and unable to pass on? We can skip the process with the device and pluck them right out of the air. And don't get me started on how it streamlines the infusion process. You can stretch a soul if you know what you're doing. Oh, sorry, no disrespect to the living of course. Kellogg: Infusion? What do you mean by this? TE-5: A little boiling there, whipping here, just the whole 24/7 torture thing, you know. Sorry, again, no hard feelings towards you guys, of course. But it just doesn't taste half as good without some misery. We all got needs, you know? Kellogg: Right. And you are the only ones doing this? TE-5: Oh hardly. But we are the ones who have gotten this far. The other sects think science is the way of humans and nothing else, not realizing we can combine our own knowledge with theirs to even achieve higher levels of power. Trust me, we might be the first, but we won't be the last. You are standing on top of a new revolution! Our science, Demon science, is the future of our kind. Kellogg: Fascinating, can you show us how to build this machine? TE-5: No, no, I can't divulge that. Our science is new and still comes with its own restrictions. Kellogg: You just said you broke free from those restrictions. TE-5: That only pertains when interacting with this world, and that's only to a certain extent. We still have to live under our own laws. But don't worry about that. I still haven't even started on the market for human edibles. Did you know six out of— Kellogg: I am afraid I don't care for all of that. For someone smart, you aren't keen on your surroundings. Your friends and allies are with us, so what is stopping me right from ordering a squad to get rid of that store and you while we are it? TE-5: You'll, you'll gain nothing! We might not be able to show you how to build it, but we can certainly do other things. Money! Information! And who is to say that we are the only ones operating this store? Who's to say they are not others waiting to unleash mayhem if things here go bad? Kellogg: But you're the leader and we have your documents. TE-5: …Okay? Kellogg: We can just take them out right now and clean this up before they even get the idea. TE-5: Wait a minute! I mean they won't attack immediately, especially if I'm here. He-he, I am an important figure with them, after all. Keeping me alive would be best for them and you. Kellogg: Oh, then that changes everything. You are valuable. TE-5: Now you're seeing the big— Kellogg: As leverage. TE-5: Fu— [END LOG] Addendum.SCP-4085 Deliberations — Addendum.SCP-4085 Deliberations Shortly after contact was established, Director Kellogg requested aid from the Occult Legal Firm.7 Forest Ceaser was then deployed to assess the documents recovered from the Tartetean Entities. Below is his statement on the subject: Dealing with contracts is tricky. Dealing with Demon, Tartarean, or whatever you call them, contracts, are mostly the same. It just so happens that the differences are just so aggravating. Think of Demon contracts as living organisms that have almost omnipotent power over those that have signed them, where violating them in any way can turn you into a frog for the foreseeable future. You can say these "contracts" obtain substance by keeping themselves fair and are constantly changing to do just that. This can happen if one party in the contract gains more capital, or power per se, and the contract might deem itself inadequate for the current circumstances and change to benefit the group with the greater assets. However, this change can be negated or halted with numerous methods. The safest and easiest way to do this is to bind it through sacrifice. It can be a life, an item of sentimental value, or even just singing in your blood might do the trick. The point is the bigger the sacrifice, the harder it is for the contract to change without any rule-breaking going on. And given the Foundation's current state, we have a lot to give without giving. After reading this contract this Demon gave, it seems to be mostly fair and adequate for our needs; but changes can and will be made to further our benefits. Although, after reading the original, I can see why they were so desperate to make a deal with us. They were basically doing all the work for pennies. They must have thought anything would have been better. There also seem to be phrases and sections with some things pertaining to a Perem. It seems to be worded in a way where they are not lying but hiding something. They are withholding, as expected. I'll attach an excerpt of all my findings once I get done via a pigeon. Demon legal logic. _ETHICS COMMITTEE ENVOY:_ DELIVERED BY THE COMMAND OF THE ETHICS COMMITTEE Due to the sensitive nature of SCP-4085 and its derivatives, additional resources from other departments were required to fully assess this decision (See Below), and after careful deliberations, it has come to our decision that forming a deal or operating SCP-4085 and the formation of SCP-4085-1 instances will not violate any of the Foundation Ethic codes. The "souls" of humans or Type 2-B Incorporeal entities under current conditions cannot be permanently harmed. When ingested by a Tartarean entity, it is found that the incorporeal entity undergoes a consciousness cleanse and is excreted from their systems shortly after. Although this Incorporeal entity may or not be recycled back into the human sphere, this does not dictate the destruction of the said entity but simply a change in form and does not fall under the Foundation's jurisdiction. The Foundation does have an obligation to keep the suffering of these said entities and other accompanying parties at a minimum. Failure to do so would be an insult to those who suffer to maintain our mission and to the lives who perished to form these codes. But, due to the importance of a contract and acquisition of SCP-4085, however, this may be ignored in certain circumstances. DEPARTMENT OF ENIGMATIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND STUDY After investigating the GPR scans of SCP-4085 and the mechanisms found in TE-5's case, it is believed they have not lied about the technology it spoke of. The abundance of Abbadon energy makes it difficult to fully confirm the space's nature, but it is believed to have a high degree of certainty of originating from and connecting to LoI-04 ("Netherworld", "Limbo", "Hell"). Connecting a structure containing multiple items from LoI-04 this large without major restrictions or backlash from our plane is not possible through normal, esoteric, or primeval means. Analysis of the mechanism and the documents pertaining to the technology cited by TE-5 found inside their briefcase reveal it to be a demonstration device capable of small-area Abbadon energy manipulation. When activated, it was able to materialize organisms and minerals only found LoI-04 . We have been unable to replicate it as it is composed of living tissue that emits low levels of thaumatic energy and an unknown metal. If TE-5 is to be fully believed, which is our advice to do so, then the Tartarean culture is advancing to heights unseen before and if not halted or influenced, could lead to a massive emergence event of Tartarean of several classes within 120 years. It is of our, yours, and the Foundation's interest to obtain as much knowledge of this technology as soon as possible. In our projections, the Foundation could gain a greater understanding of Abbadon energy and Tartenerean entities. The ability to harvest souls via Abbadon energy that has not moved from our dimension can also offer a great deposit of information not available to us through conventional means. TE-5 INTERROGATION LOG-2: After more information was received on the legal documents of SCP-4085 from Forest Ceaser and technical aspects with the assistance of several other departments, it was determined that a deal with the creators of SCP-4085 would be a beneficial arrangement for the whole of the Foundation and its goals. Another briefing with TE-5 would be commenced before plans were set in motion to solidify it. [BEGIN LOG] TE-5: It's been days! I can't take it anymore. What else do you want from us? Kellogg: Some truthful answers. TE-5: Haven't I given you that? Kellogg: No, in fact, you were lying to us. I have reason to believe that there is another party involved in all of this. TE-5: Wha—Hu—On what basis? Kellogg: One, someone with your position would not have enough capital or the intellect to set this up. Two, the documents you were going to give us are filled with contradictions and holes. And three, the others told me. TE-5: They wouldn't dare! Kellogg: Yes, they were quite adamant about being quiet until we gave them a quick bath. So, tell me already, if you don't want to be baptized too, who is this third party—this Perem. How are we going to make a deal with you if you don't know all the risks involved? TE-5: Fine. Just to let you know I didn't tell you earlier because this guy is a pain, and I didn't want you to be scared off by him. He doesn't listen to reason; he treats us and everyone he meets like they are below him. He thinks just because he has 50% of the store, funded us, named and designed the brand, and also made the workers, too…that he owns the place! He doesn't even stay half the time. I bet he doesn't even know where the restroom is. But guess what, that was his biggest mistake. Now, we got you guys. And if you just agree, we can cut him out of any real power he has over the store. Kellogg: So you were going to use us as your sword and hammer? TE-5: Yes! Wait, no. When you put it like that… Kellogg: You're really not that smart are you? What type of ido—I'm getting ahead of myself. So, who is this man, and will he be a threat? TE-5: Well, he's just one man. I'm sure with your firepower taking him out will be easy as, well, taking us out. [END LOG] Addendum.SCP-4085 Interference — Addendum.SCP-4085 Interference On November 2nd, 1992, a letter appeared on Director Kellogg's office desk after a power system failure. The contents of it are below: Greetings, I have recently found out while I was away that your organization has tried to disrupt the partnership of my store. I am sure that you did not start this, and that it was the work of some conniving ungrateful buffoons that are not even fit to be culled. I assumed they promised you glory and power if you help them. I have come to tell you that is a lie, and you are being swindled by half-rate demons. However, I can see you have taken a liking to the store and I am not unkind. So, I will be visiting you sometime tomorrow to discuss business. Best regards, ~ Hawkins Zion Perem. Twelve hours after this message was retrieved, a blue-skinned humanoid male wearing shorts and an unbuttoned palm tree pattern shirt, now designated as PoI-450, appeared on the boundary of Site-90. As PoI-450 attempted to walk inside site's boundaries, he was quickly intercepted and escorted to an interrogation chamber. The interrogation was conducted by Director Kellogg. The transcript is provided below: Interviewer: Director Kellogg Interviewee: PoI-450 [BEGIN LOG] PoI-450: Nay, your men were a bit rough. I also expected a better arrangement for our meeting, but you and I were both on short notice, so I understand. Now, I believe introductions are in due. I am Hawkins Zion Perem, 250th son of the House of Perem, and co-owner of the Shaggy's House. Kellogg: Kellogg is fine. So, you are the other investor we were worried about. PoI-450: An investor? I found them wallowing in their own poverty without anything to their flame. Oh, they're smart, but they're so limited. They were going to sell off their work as another way to manage already obtain souls. What would be the point of that? Nay. They had just found gold and were going to bury it back in the dirt! But with a push in the right direction, I got things back on track. I am more than just an investor. I am the visionary, the inventor of this whole project. There is nothing without me. PoI-450 pulls a rod of metal resembling iron out of his pocket and begins to chew on it. Kellogg: So you know how to build another one of these devices powering the store? PoI-450: That's for them to do and for me to make sure they don't mess it up. I don't need to know how to make it, I just need to know how to use it. I utilize my time efficiently and don't bother with the useless details someone else can do. You know how it is. Kellogg: Ah, I actually do. PoI-450: See, you get it. At first, I thought you guys were going to be weird. Nay, your reputation does exceed you. But you and I can come up with something. Kellogg: What do you have in mind? PoI-450: [Leans forward.] Those demons try to cut me out of my own contract and I can't let that slide, so here's what I'm thinking. We cut half of them in size, make the other slaves, and obtain all the profit for ourselves. I also know you want a piece of that technology and I can have that arranged to a certain degree. This machine can be used for more than just bargain-bin stores. This whole thing can open the way for new power. Untapped, untamed power. Weapons that can tear space apart is what I'm talking about. Kellogg: And what do you have to do with weapons? PoI-450: Don't worry about that, just know my family deal in those waters… Think about it, Kellogg, we can take the prize for ourselves and eat all the ripened fruit without anyone being the wiser. Kellogg: Sounds enticing, but we can't deal with half benefits. We want to know everything about the store in front of the table. Including the technology. PoI-450: Nay, don't be so greedy! You just found this place by pure chance. You didn't put any effort into it, you have no stake in this. You might have gotten away with the attitude with the other riffraff. But I am not them and I will not be stolen from. Nay, I am the 250th son of the House of Perem! Know your place. I forgive you for what you did earlier as you were lied to. But don't push your luck. Kellogg: My apologies, Mr. Perem, I did not expect you to be so much more dignified than the others we captured. PoI-450: Of course! Since you know what you're dealing with, we can now discuss real business. Kellogg: Oh, yeah, we can discuss all the terms you want. We're going to have plenty of time. PoI-450: I don't know about that. I got places to go soon, I was on holiday as you can see. So, I would like to get this done quickly. Kellogg: I disagree, your quarters are already reinforced and furnished. Once you're there, I'm sure you won't be going anywhere soon. PoI-450: Ha-ha. Nay, you make it sound like you're going to put me in a cell. Kellogg: I mean I am, but okay. PoI-450: Oh, that's funny. You're a jokester. I have a couple of siblings just like that. A group of guards enter the room and begin to surround PoI-450. PoI-450: Oh. [END LOG] SCP-4085 Window-Shopper Event Once PoI-450 was placed inside containment, awaiting further interrogation, they began to vocalize threats towards the Foundation and Director Kellogg. Simultaneously, the Tartarean entities in containment began to become agitated. Two hours after containment, a massive group of SCP-4085-A instances rushed out of SCP-4085 and towards the cell of PoI-450, attacking and destroying anything that halted their advancement. Once they made it to PoI-450, they broke him out of his cell and escorted him inside SCP-4085. Shortly after PoI-450 entered it, SCP-4085 began to emit a higher level of Abbadon energy and heat. It then began to start to experience rapid decay with cracks being seen throughout its structure and the area surrounding it. During this event, severe damage was done to Site-90, destroying one-fourth of the facility. Alongside this, five personnel were injured and two were killed. After the Foundation forces were regrouped and accounted for, TE-5 was questioned about what was occurring inside the store. They claimed that PoI-450 was using the mechanism inside the store to make it leave to another extra-dimensional space. To intercept this, a team was formed to explore SCP-4085. Addendum.SCP-4085 Excursion: Team: MTF Psi-5 (P 1-7), Tartarean Entities 1-8, and Director Kellogg (Intercom communications only). Foreword: Due to the Tartarean entities' familiarity with SCP-4085's interior, it was deemed that they would lead the exploration team. After failing to comply with these terms, they were threatened with expulsion and termination of any chance of a contract formation with the Foundation. The team is in front of the SCP-4085's back door. The area around them is disarray, with shelves being overturned and the walls being scorched and slashed. TE-4: We can't do this! This is suicide! TE-2: I knew coming to them was a mistake. They're going to make us fight till we all die. TE-5: Calm down, guys. We're just got to get through this and we'll be done with all this. We'll get our deal and make it big. TE-1: You believe those lies after what they did to us? Kellogg: You better believe those lies. We're doing this on your behalf, so stop complaining. If you had the power to control those workers you wouldn't be in half the trouble. There is a human saying of ours that when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. TE-3: But that is so stupid. If you get lemons, you can just transmute the— Kellogg: Just move. As they enter the back door, a room and hallway down its path are seen. The interior is a mixture of metal and rock. The light source is an orange hue coming through cracks in the wall. A constant, distant screaming can be heard. As they continue and enter the hallway, the interior changes to fully rock. Ten minutes later, they encounter a dead amphibian Tarterean entity on the ground. Holes and bite marks are present throughout its body. TE-2: That's… That's… TE-5: I know. Kellogg: Who is that? TE-5: A partner. Kellogg: Make that former. Men, be careful. Carry on. As the team continues, the left wall begins to show more and more gaps until it is gone. When looking in the distance, an area of lava is seen. Beyond this, on a rock platform, dozens of rows can be seen with Type 2-B Incorporeal entities being tied down on metal platforms and being repeatedly whipped, stabbed, or burned by SCP-4085-A instances. Below them are bowls filled with clear, misty liquid. The SCP-4085-A instances do not take notice or ignore the team. Several minutes later, they enter a space that has multiple elevators on its walls. There are ten SCP-4085-A instances present that then attacks the team. They lunge after TE-3 and TE-6, which are then terminated by the SCP-4085-A instances by biting a piece of their necks off. As the rest of the Tartarean entities are engaged with the SCP-4085-A instances, Psi-5 falls back and begins to shoot at them from a distance. Killing eight of the SCP-4085-A instances as the other two were terminated previously by the Tartareans. TE-5: What are you doing? Two of us are gone! Why didn't you do that sooner? Kellogg: Calm yourself, before you get shot. It was a miscalculation. TE-2: A miscalculation? We told you we couldn't fight! We could have to lead you from up there. Oh…we're all gonna be sent back to Mola-Juda aren't we? Kellogg: Maybe you start fighting better. TE-4: We are scientists! We cannot fight! TE-5: Guys, guys, calm down. TE-2: Shut up! It's your fault we're in this mess in the first place. Look at you and where your big ideas lead us to. We should have just stayed back home. TE-5: Hey! You agreed, didn't you? Don't put all this on me, okay? I did my best! PoI-450: Nay, is this mic loud enough? Eh, it has to do. Hm-hm. See, how you people fight against each other? See how frantic you all are? This is what happens when you do something that your brain isn't meant to do. You had no right, none, to even to have the thought of double-crossing me. I'm going to make sure each and one of you is killed. And then I'm going to have your meat bodies baked and boiled in that order to be eaten. I am the 250th, the 250! TE-2: Screw you Perem! PoI-450: Nay, yell all you want. And Kellogg, you had an opportunity for greatness, and now you are going to watch it burn. Kellogg: Stop listening to him and tell us which elevator to go down to. He's obviously stalling. The team advances to the front elevator while TE-5 presses a combination of buttons. TE-5: This should lead us to where he and the device are at. But, please, try to protect us better. We can't stop what he is doing if we're dead. As the team is brought down by the elevator, a static humming sound gets louder as they descend. When the elevator stops, the door opens revealing a 4-meter silver door with drapes bearing the Shaggy's House logo. Throughout the area are bodies of five Tarterean entities. TE-2: He killed them all. Kellogg: Is this it? TE-5: Yes, it is. Kellogg: Then what's the holdup? TE-2: Somethings behind there. A small group of SCP-4085-A instances exit from the door and begin to engage the team. They are quickly terminated by Psi-5 before they engage any of the Tartarean entities. However, a few seconds afterward, an explosion occurs near the team that is mostly concentrated in the area of the remaining Tartareans. When the team regroups, TE-7 and TE-4 are found to be terminated. TE-2: Loo—Loo—Wha! TE-5: Just a little more, just one more push and no more of this. The team then enters through the door and finds PoI-450 fiddling with an unknown mechanical board fitted with levers and pulleys that are connected to an apparatus composed of pipes and glass-filled tubes filled with bubbling blue liquid. This mechanism spreads throughout the entire room on the walls; steam can be observed coming off it. PoI-450: Nay. So, you made it. You know, I was in a crunch, so didn't have any time to fortify this place. The rejects don't all listen to new commands quickly. They're all got fish for brains. Literally. But that besides us. Kellogg, you are determined I give you that, so let's say we negotiate again. What about fifty-fifty share? That sounds fair. You have the power and I have everything else. Just calm down and tell your men don't shoot! Kellogg: Step away from the controls, Mr. Perem. Negotiations are over. PoI-450: Pity. What about you guys? I know I wasn't the nicest, and I did get rid of your friends back there, but still, that was just business. You know how it is. We can re-negotiate better terms, better salaries. Nay, I worked hard for this, too. And I can be sympathetic towards your causes and…needs. As I always say, it's better to make a deal with some before you destroy their city. Nay, that's from first-hand experience by the way. So you really don't want to burn all bridges down all right? TE-2: You can rot in oblivion! Bathe and rot in it! PoI-450: Come on, don't be childish! Do you think they are going to give you a better deal than me? Look at them, don't they just make your skin crawl? They're not good for you or anyone! Kellogg: Step away from the controls, Mr. Perem. Last chance. PoI-450: Fine, fine, I concede. I have lost, you have the upper hand. Just one more thing though. I just would like to say a few words of—Ihopeallofyoudieahorribledeath! PoI-450 begins to interact with the controls of the mechanism while Psi-5 takes aim and shoots him. PoI-450 dodges and tries to run away from the mechanism before Psi-1 takes multiple shots toward him, shooting him in the leg and damaging the mechanism in the process, causing an explosion. As the team is pushed back by this event, the smoke clears, and the machine begins to glow orange. PoI-450 is seen on the floor with half of his body missing and yellow liquid pouring out from his wounds. PoI-450: Nay, this is bad… real bad. Oh, shit…she's going to kill me. PoI-450 reaches inside his mouth and pulls out a circular disk. He then breaks it with his finger and is engulfed by a black mass before that too collapses on itself and dissipates. TE-5 then runs towards the machine and begins fiddling with it. TE-2: Serves you right. TE-5: Forget him, we have the store now! Kellogg: Can you stop what's happening? TE-5: Of course, we built it! Guys, come on. The Tartereans all begin to work on the machine and make it cease its current functions. Subsequently, the humming noise stops. TE-5: Done. Kellogg: The store is secured? TE-2: Yes! Kellogg: Congratulations. I think we can make that deal now. [END LOG] Addendum.SCP-4085 Acquisition — Addendum.SCP-4085 Acquisition After the exploration of SCP-4085, another excursion force was sent inside to begin the termination of the remaining SCP-4085-A instances and capture the unprocessed Type 2-B incorporeal entities. It was deemed that the Tartareans entities of SCP-4085 will overseer the acquisition of new employees and be in charge of the daily operations inside of it. Inspection of the exterior and interior revealed massive damage, particularly to the mechanism, designated as SCP-4085-2. According to TE-5, it would take an extensive amount of resources and finances to repair SCP-4085-2 to operational levels. Due to this, significant changes to the contract were amended to ensure the Foundation's ability to utilize and protect SCP-4085. [BEGIN LOG] TE-5: What you're asking of us is to sign ourselves into slavery. We won't have any say at all, we'll be doing all the work! We won't even be able to profit from our own business in three decades! Kellogg: You still don't get it, even after I allowed you to get through that store alive. You are no longer in control here. We, or I, as you say, own you. You don't have a say anymore. Well, you still do, you have the option to rebel, but I don't think you like the consequences of that much. TE-5: You're asking for too much! I can't. We can't. And I still can't teach how to build the machine either. They are laws in place for a reason. If I break them it will cause our very being to warp and change. We'll be at the top of the hierarchy. You'll turn us into imps! Kellogg: I don't see how that's our problem. We still repairing the store and continuing to fight off those workers that you somehow still cannot control. TE-5: It, it is not our fault! Perem— Kellogg: Everything is your fault. When you work here there is no room for excuses. You do it or you don't. I don't want to hear anything else but results. Your job, for the foreseeable future, is to make sure that the store gets back in tip-top condition. As long as you can do that, you won't have any problems with me. This is your future. Think of it like this, at least you won't be stuck in that glass anymore. [END LOG] SCP-4085 CONTRACT FOUNDATION RELATION WITH SCP-4085 AND FUTURE COUNTERPARTS Due to the contract with Tartarean entities involved with SCP-4085, it may be allowed to continue its operations under the following conditions: SCP-4085 and their possible future counterparts will limit its effects on the baseline reality to only acquiring Type 2-B incorporeal entities. Foundation will receive all profits from SCP-4085 in the form of pure gold until Foundation's finances are reimbursed for repairing and protecting SCP-4085 in its deteriorated state. The Foundation will receive a minimum of ten test subjects of Tartarean origin a year upon request. This can be at intervals or all at once. Information on SCP-4085-2 is to be provided and explained thoroughly. The Tartarean entities may use any means to accomplish this task to ensure their continued existence as long as it does impedes the Foundation. The Foundation has the ability to halt the processing of any Type 2-B incorporeal entity and the ability to obtain them if requested. For a more comprehensive list, request from the Department of Records. Failure to uphold any of the following conditions will result in the full termination of the contract and the Tartereans entities involved. As of date, the physical acquisition and repair of SCP-4085 and SCP-4085-2 are still ongoing. Footnotes 1. Ground Penetrating Radar 2. Energy originating from an extra-dimensional space that is inhabited by creatures partially composed of it. The energy is volatile and could lead to space influxes between dimensions to the rapid change of organic matter. 3. Tests have found that items that have significant emotional value to the subject qualified for this categorization. 4. Humpback anglerfish 5. An extra-dimensional organism that is mostly composed of Abaddon energy and originates from the space that generates it. Their phenotype varies between individuals and normally possess anomalous capabilities consisting of abnormal durability, size, strength, and low-level elemental thaumatics. These entities are also colloquially referred to as Demons. 6. T-Entity 5 carried a suitcase composed of iron that contained documents and a mechanism pertaining to SCP-4085. 7. A group formed with the assistance of the Global Occult Coalition that deals with legal occult terrestrial and extra-dimensional legal matters. Mostly consisting of temps from other departments due to their lack of need in daily operations.
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Primary Document SCP-4086-DI SCP-4086-DII SCP-4086-DIII Image of SCP-4086 after monitoring of it began in 19██ Item #: SCP-4086 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4086 is to be fitted with a fish screen and monitored by Foundation personnel stationed at ██████████ Dam. On a monthly interval, no less than 908 kilograms of living biological material is to be dumped into SCP-4086. Any individuals attempting to enter SCP-4086 through either the intake or the outlet are to be apprehended and turned over to Federal Authorities to be charged with “trespassing on United States property”. Any biological research that is attempted within the ██████████ reservoir or the ██████████ river immediately after the dam is to be obtained by embedded Foundation personnel working within the Bureau of Reclamation for alteration of the biological statistics. No further explorations by human test subjects are permitted due to the dangerous nature of SCP-4086-1 and inability to retrieve test subjects from SCP-4086-1. Any growths of SCP-4086 that are discovered outside of its location at ██████████ Dam are to be sealed off immediately after discovery. Description: SCP-4086 is the concrete ring gate spillway of the ██████████ Dam located in ██████████, Oregon. The structure has a vertical drop of 300m from the crest of the intake to a 90-degree elbow bend which leads to a 200m long discharge tunnel. No unusual materials or substances have been observed to be included in the construction of SCP-4086. Under normal operating conditions, water from the ███████████ reservoir will enter the intake of SCP-4086 and continue through the tunnel system until it is discharged from the outlet at the foot of the Dam along with any debris that may be in the water with the exception of living organisms. Any living organism that enters the intake of SCP-4086 in an unrestrained free fall state of motion vanishes after reaching terminal velocity into SCP-4086-1. SCP-4086-1 is a level III space-time anomaly which activates when living biological matter enters its field traveling at terminal velocity relative to the earth’s gravitational pull. Test subjects who have entered SCP-4086-1 have reported a vast network of tunnels and pitfalls similar to the design of most spillways on modern dam structures. This network of tunnels floods violently and quickly roughly every hour according to the start of when the subject first enters SCP-4086-1. The tunnels quickly drain through the numerous pits located throughout the labyrinth within a span of minutes. It is not currently understood how such a large volume of water is moved either upwards or downwards throughout SCP-4086-1. No organism that has entered SCP-4086-1 has been able to be recovered. Addendum: SCP-4086’s anomalous qualities were discovered by the Foundation on September 18, 19██, when an embedded agent in the ███████████ Police Department received a call from an unidentified male individual notifying them of his intentions to end his life by jumping into the mouth of the intake of SCP-4086. When officials arrived to the location, the victim was observed jumping into the mouth of the spillway. Efforts to recover the remains of the presumed deceased individual were not successful, and forensic analysis of the bottom of the intake shaft showed no trace of blood or other indicators that a body had made impact within the area. It should be noted that the reservoir was 1m below the crest of the spillway at the time of the incident. Agent ███████████, who was one of the first responders, relayed the details of the occurrence to Foundation personnel. Diversion and investigation team Beta-9 “Busy Beavers” were sent from area ████████ under the guise of employees from the Bureau of Reclamation and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, who then assumed control of the scene. Three explorations (Documents SCP-4086-DI, SCP-4086-DII, and SCP-4086-DIII respectively) were successfully conducted into SCP-4086-1. Transcripts of explorations into SCP-4086-1 are available for review by Authorized personnel. From the last few frames of video that were received in Document SCP-4086-DIII, it appears that the tunnel that A-978 was sucked into had teeth of some form lining the tunnel walls pointing further down the tunnel. It is unsure whether the teeth were made of ██████ or made of the same materials that the rest of SCP-4086-1 is made of. Two months after the fish screen was installed over the top of SCP-4086, several reports were received by the ██████████ Police Department of 4 missing municipal sanitation workers who were last reported doing work in the storm systems of ██████████ City in Oregon. Six more municipal workers entered the tunnels where the 4 men were lost and after 6 hours, only 3 of the six workers exited the storm system. They reported that they found a tunnel system that did not exist on the City infrastructure map, and after entering the tunnel, a surge of water washed away 3 of the men. Beta-9 was promptly deployed to the scene and obtained control of the investigation. It was confirmed that the undocumented tunnels were involved with SCP-4086-1 after a sample of the tunnel wall was taken and compared with the concrete of the original structure of SCP-4086 along with its design elements. Beta-9 noted that there were no significant drops encountered in the storm system, which would have provided a free fall state that would have enabled entrance into SCP-4086-1. In an attempt to halt the spread of SCP-4086 further outside of its known locations, the fish screen was removed from SCP-4086. An investigation into the storm system of ██████████ City 6 months after the removal of the screen found an additional 4 undocumented tunnels had appeared. Two similar reports of missing persons inside of drainage systems are being investigated currently in relation to SCP-4086-1. One investigation is under way in Las Vegas, Nevada and the other in New York City, New York. SCP-4086-DI D-5850 is a Caucasian male, 38 years of age. D-5850 has a history of reckless self-endangerment along with an inclination to impress his peers by performing dangerous stunts. D-5850 Was given a standard issue foundation reconnaissance pack and outfitted with a wireless camera transmitter and two flashlights with spare batteries. Subject was briefed about his task to enter SCP-4086-1. Begin Transcript: D-5850: Why can’t you guys just lower me down by ropes? I don’t get it, this is insane, this is a death wish! Dr Richards: we have already informed you of the circumstances D-5850, you don’t need to worry about your safety regarding the drop. D-5850: I know what you said guy, but I don’t see you standing over this massive hole smiling and getting ready to jump! I don’t want to do this anymore. Dr Richards: You don’t have a choice D-5850, it’s either comply, or face termination. If you like, we could have a guard “assist” you over the railing. D-5850: No guy, don’t touch me. Is everything working before I do it? Dr Richards: yes, everything is functioning properly, you may proceed. D-5850: OK then… D-5850 seems to take a moment breathing heavily and leaning forward then back several times, then lets one foot over the platform and steps off. The camera feed goes dark and activates to night vision very quickly as D-5850 plummets down SCP-4086. The camera feed experiences a couple of seconds of intense static feedback as D-5850 enters SCP-4086-1. D-5850 is heard to gasp louder and louder as the sound of air rushes through the microphone. There is a sound of impact made with loose material and a loud “oomph” from D-5850 approximately 13 seconds after leaving the observation platform. Dr Richards: D-5850, are you alright? Can you hear us? D-5850: *gagging and coughing* what IS THIS?! It smells like death down here! Dr Richards: D-5850 please confirm that you can hear us and that you are unharmed. D-5850: yes I can hear you. I landed on rocks or something down here. D-5850 shines his shoulder mounted light downwards to reveal a large mound of rotting fish corpses along with other wildlife carcasses. D-5850: What is all this? Why are all of these dead fish down here? Dr Richards: Never mind that, could you please angle the camera upwards and tell us what you see? D-5850: It’s dark. It’s pitch black up there, I don’t see the sky or anything. Hey Doctor, I didn’t fall down THAT far did I? Shouldn’t I still see sunlight or something? Dr Richards: You’ve apparently entered another plane of reality D-5850, in a place such as where you are right now, you will likely encounter many things we consider to be abnormal. Please continue exploring. D-5850: Fine guy, but no tricks! If I see any kind of strange stuff that looks too dangerous, then I’m out and done, you understand? Dr Richards: Please proceed D-5850 D-5850 proceeds to clamber down the mound of carcasses to the bottom of the elbow section. He shines his light down what would be the discharge tunnel. D-5850: Something doesn’t feel right down here doctor. I feel out of place, like I’m lost. And this darkness seems a lot thicker than normal. My light is on full power and I can only see about 5 meters in front of me. What else is down here guy? Dr Richards: You are the first person to be relaying information back to us about SCP-4086-1 from within, we do not have any answers for you at this time, please continue. D-5850 begins walking for about 20 minutes until he enters a large rectangular room. Facing him from the opposite wall are 4 separate tunnels each about 2 meters in diameter. A faint rumbling noise can be heard emanating from each tunnel. The floor and bottoms of the tunnels are wet and there is significant growth of algae and other fungi along the floors and walls. D-5850: The floor is getting wet the further that I go. It's pretty slick in a lot of places. Also, there is a faint roaring noise coming from the tunnels, but it's far, like way deep in there. Which tunnel do you want me to go down? Dr Richards: Please explore the rightmost tunnel. Proceed with caution. D-5850 begins walking down the tunnel furthest to the right and shortly encounters a “Y” junction in the tunnel. D-5850: Left or right guy? Dr Richards: Please take the left Tunnel. D-5850 proceeds to the left tunnel and after about 5 minutes of walking comes to a smooth right turn in the tunnel, another 2 minutes of walking leads to a smooth left turn and then 5 minutes later a “T” intersection, D-5850 pauses here. Dr Richards: proceed left with caution. D-5850 takes the left-hand turn and walks for another 10 minutes passing many smaller side tunnels until he meets with another “Y” junction. The ambient rumbling noise grows louder gradually. D-5850: Hey, there have been a lot of smaller side tunnels that I’ve been seeing as I walk, do you want to see what’s in those at all? Dr Richards: For now, please continue down the primary tunnel systems. Take the Right tunnel. D-5850: OK… D-5850 continues forward for another 5 minutes until reaching another “Y” junction. Dr Richards: Left. D-5850 begins to walk into the left-hand tunnel. The roaring noise has grown significantly louder. The tunnel turns abruptly left and after a few seconds, opens up into a cement room approximately 9 meters in diameter with a domed ceiling approximately 6 meters to the top. In the center of the room is a pit identical to the intake of SCP-4086. D-5850: That noise is coming from down there Doctor. It sounds like water moving back and forth, but really deep. I mean it is WAY down there. D-5850 attempts to shine his light down the pit but is unable to see anything. Dr Richards: Please remove a glow stick from your pack and activate it and drop it down the pit. D-5850 takes a moment to get a glow stick and crack it, then shake it and toss it down the pit. Roughly 25 seconds pass before a deep splashing noise is heard reverberating up the pit. D-5850: That is a LONG way down. I’m not staying around here; this thing makes me nervous. D-5850 begins to walk out of the room when the rumbling noise begins to grow even louder. A deep rushing noise is heard emanating from behind D-5850, and the air begins to rush quickly out from behind D-5850. D-5850: Hey guys something is happening here. I’ve got a really bad feeling about this! D-5850 turns just in time to see water erupt out of the pit in the room that he just left. D-5850: WHOA! D-5850 begins sprinting back the way that he came passing the first “Y” junction. D-5850: IT’S FLOODING! IT’S ALL FLOODING! I CAN FEEL THE AIR RUSHING FROM EVERY TUNNEL BEHIND ME! IT’S COLD! THE AIR IS GETTING A LOT COLDER! AS D-5850 approaches the second “Y” junction, the water overtakes him and washes his feet from under him. D-5850 struggles against the water but within a minute his movements cease as hypothermia sets in. The current sweeps his body through the tunnels until it is indiscernible where he is anymore. The current begins to change directions and the camera flows down the tunnels until the current picks up significantly. The water is seen to be sucked down a pit similar to the first one discovered by D-5850 at an incredibly fast rate. The camera is ripped from the body of D-5850 and no further footage is discernible due to a lack of light. After approximately 20 seconds of darkness, the video feed goes to static and never reconnects. End Transcript SCP-4086-DII D-3246 is a Latino male, age 24. Subject has extensive experience with regards to navigating underground drainage tunnels due to a childhood spent primarily living in the sewer and storm systems of Cali, Columbia. D-3246 has been given a wet suit and a small oxygen respirator in addition to a standard issue foundation reconnaissance pack and a wireless camera and two flashlights with spare batteries. A wall anchor system has also been provided to D-3246 in the event of flooding. D-3246 has been briefed on the conditions of SCP-4086-1. Begin Transcript: Dr Richards: Are you ready to make the drop D-3246? D-3246: If you people want to kill me, just use one of your guns. Doesn’t the constitution say something about no cruel or unusual punishment? Dr Richards: This isn’t a punishment D-3246, this is an agreement that you made with the Foundation. One month of absolute obedient service to the Foundation in exchange for your freedom and all charges against you dropped. This is a fair price for such an offer. D-3246: You don’t really expect me to just throw myself down there do you? I may be desperate, but I’m no idiot. Dr Richards: Whenever you’re ready D-3246, just remember that the longer you wait, the more likely that I am to invalidate our agreement and send you out for termination. D-3246: OK, OK, give it a rest. I’m going already. I still don’t understand why I can’t even have a bungee cable or something as a backup. D-3246 stands at the edge of the observation platform for about 5 minutes with no movement. Dr Richards: We are waiting D-3246! D-3246: This isn’t that easy as AAAYYYYY!!!!! As D-3246 began to retort to Dr Richards a guard came from behind and assisted D-3246 off the observation platform and into SCP-4086. The camera feed from D-3246 quickly entered night vision mode and within seconds returned static feedback as D-3246 entered SCP-4086-1. 13 seconds pass as D-3246 screams at the top of his lungs until he crashes into the pile of rotting fish and other wildlife discovered by D-5850. The subject quickly uprights himself, shaking violently. D-3246: I’ll kill whoever just did that to me. I’ll find you and *heavy gagging sounds and coughing are heard through the microphone* OH! That stench! What is that smell?! Dr Richards: you are currently standing on a sizeable mound of rotting animals. You may proceed down the tunnel presently. D-3246: hey, how are you guys going to get me out of here? I don’t see the top of this thing. No light or nothing! Dr Richards: Your primary concern is to go where you are directed to go and do what you are directed to do. Please proceed down the tunnel. D-3246 checks his shoulder mounted light to ensure that it is on full brightness, then begins walking down the mound and into the tunnel. D-3246 enters the first rectangular room with 4 separate tunnels on the opposing wall and is instructed to enter the middle left tunnel. D-3246: what’s down the other tunnels? Dr Richards: If there is enough time, you will show us. D-3246 begins walking down the middle left tunnel and after several minutes of walking comes to “Y” junction. He is instructed to take the left pathway, which he does. D-3246 soon encounters several smaller off branching tunnels. At this point, D-3246 remarks about the sound of rumbling in the deep. D-3246: I know that sound. These tunnels are active. The water isn’t coming down from up there is it? Dr Richards: No D-3246, the water in the Lake is several meters below the spill level of SCP-4086. D-3246: These tunnels slope downwards the further that I go. Water wouldn’t be draining uphill, what is that sound coming from Doctor? Dr Richards: There are several pits that we have seen in these tunnels from a previous expedition, water appears to be active at the bottoms of these shafts. Please have your wall anchor and respirator ready in case you encounter water. Proceed with caution. D-3246 continues exploring the tunnels, entering one of the smaller side tunnels, having to crouch to navigate through it. The rushing sound of water stays at relatively the same level. D-3246 comments on the slickness of the floor due to algae and slime, but otherwise remains silent as he travels deeper into the tunnels. Eventually, he exits the smaller tunnel into another 2 meter wide tunnel. Dr Richards: D-3246, please use a piece of tape to mark the tunnel that you just exited. D-3246 applies a length of duct tape to the top of the side tunnel before continuing down the tunnel system. He turns a corner and finds a tunnel that is steeply sloped at an increasing angle until the angle becomes vertical and the tunnel slopes into a vertical shaft. The rumbling noise has turned into a low roar. D-3246: I Don’t think I’m going THAT way. Dr Richards: Please remove a disposable object of reasonable weight from your backpack and toss it down the hole. D-3246 removes a pair of binoculars from his pack and tosses them down the shaft. They skid down the floor of the slide like structure before falling. Approximately 35 seconds pass before a plopping sound is heard echoing back up the walls of the pit. Dr Richards: Please return quickly to the side tunnel that you entered from earlier. D-3246 hastily makes his way back to the smaller tunnel marked by duct tape and begins crawling through. It takes a few minutes for him to shuffle to the other side. As D-3246 enter the initial main tunnel and begins heading further down it, he stops abruptly. D-3246: Something's happening, there’s water coming down the tunnels, I can feel the air moving! The rumbling in the deep begins to grow louder and louder. Dr Richards: Use your wall anchor to secure yourself to the tunnel wall and activate your oxygen respirator. Prepare for water impact. D-3246: This is CRAZY! I’M GOING TO DIE DOWN HERE! D-3246 manages to use the wall anchor and attach himself to the wall and place the respirator in his mouth just as a wall of water becomes visible about 5 meters away. The water hits D-3246 with substantial force and for approximately 5 minutes is whipped about helplessly by the current. Suddenly, the water changes direction and begins flowing just as strongly in the opposite direction. Approximately 5 minutes pass and then the water recedes. D-3246 gets up and in a panic, rips off his wall anchor and begins running upstream of the tunnel. It is unclear the direct route that he takes due to water on the camera lens and multiple moments of darkness as his flashlight becomes covered. Dr Richards tries to reassure D-3246 but with no response. D-3246 turns a corner and slips on the slick floor. He falls to the ground but is unable to bring himself fully to a stop before sliding down a steep tunnel. His screams do not quite drown out the growing rumble that indicates that he is sliding towards a pit. The camera jerks upwards just long enough to see a pit approximately 3m in diameter in a room roughly 4 meters away. D-3246’s arms are seen scratching frantically as he slides towards the open hole. Just before D-3246 goes completely over the edge, the footage shows his fingers catch a crack or ridge on the floor and he is able to stop himself from sliding into the chasm. D-3246: HELP ME! PLEASE! GET ME OUT OF HERE! PLEASE! HELP! HELP! HELP! D-3246 continues to scream for help with Dr Richards unable to communicate with him. After roughly 6 minutes of D-3246 struggling to pull himself out of the hole, He apparently manages to swing his leg up onto the lip of the pit, and at the same time, knocking loose the camera secured to his shoulder. The last footage that is seen is of a few glimpses of the shrinking light of D-3246 as he dangles at the lip of the shaft before the transmission cuts out. Communication was never reestablished with D-3246. End Transcript SCP-4086-DIII A-978 is a state-of-the-art android with the designed purpose of exploring and collecting data within SCPs deemed too hazardous for human test subjects. It is assumed that since SCP-4086-1 will accept non-biological material if it is within close proximity of living biological material, that A-978 will be able to successfully enter and explore SCP-4086-1. A-978 is equipped with a hyper frequency video transmitter for long range data transmission, along with special grappling systems which will prove useful for scaling the pits found within SCP-4086-1. A-978 has a battery life of 72 hours without energy intake. A retrieval cable is also attached to A-978 as an attempt at recovery. Begin transcript: A-978 is activated and walks to the edge of the observation platform. It jumps from the platform after a brief system check and encounters no static video feedback as it enters SCP-4086-1. Upon landing, A-978 scans the area and it is found that the retrieval cable has been severed. A-978 detaches the severed cable from itself. Further inspection of the surroundings reveals the remains of D-5850. The corpse shows signs that it has been mostly digested rather than decomposing due to exposure of the body to water. A-978 proceeds down the tunnel system and enters the middle left tunnel in the hopes of finding D-3246 if he survived by some means. Upon entering the tunnel, major differences in air pressure are detected by sensors on A-978 and accordingly a brace for impact is made by grappling to the floor. In approximately 23 seconds, the roaring sound increases until a wall of water is viewed racing towards A-978, which is unaffected by the current. After the water recedes, A-978 continues down the tunnel until a pit is encountered. There are no signs of D-3246 having been through the area. At this point, a video relay device is applied to the side of the pit and A-978 begins to grapple its way down the hole. Approximately 2/3 of the way down, the water at the bottom of the pit begins to surge, and A-978 braces for impact. The Rushing water does not affect the android, and the grapple is completed into the bottom of the pit which opens up into a large circular chamber. It is difficult to discern from the footage what the source of the water is due to its intense waves and motion from seemingly all directions. The water level itself appears to be about waist deep to A-978 and no variations in depth are immediately noticeable. A-978 begins to walk slowly forward and soon finds what appears to be a submerged tunnel which is situated halfway on the floor and halfway on the wall. The tunnel seems to slope downwards rapidly and night vision from the retinal cameras are unable to make out much detail from the depths. A-978 looks along the wall further until it discerns movement not associated with water. Upon closer inspection, A leg and arm appear to be protruding from the wall, despite being made of solid concrete. A scan of some tattooing on the hand confirm that it is the body of D-3246. A-978 is given commands to return to the entry point for retrieval. Before A-978 can begin the ascent back up the shaft, a violent current sweeps A-978 off the ground and it collides into the wall. A vortex begins to form where a portion of the wall meets the water approximately 3m from A-978, and the current draws A-978 into the vortex. The camera feed goes to static 4 seconds after A-978 is sucked underwater. No further transmissions were received from A-978. End Transcript ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4086" by Researcher Durham, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4086. 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: SCP-4086 Name: BoR-HungryHorseProject-P447-100-575 Author: A.E. McCloud License: Public Domain Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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close Info X SCP-4087: Absence of a Knife Author: The Great Hippo Images: Link. Music: The Backwards Rhyme 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. An instance of SCP-4087. Item #: SCP-4087 Special Containment Procedures: Foundation assets embedded in European and American law enforcement agencies are to monitor ongoing homicide investigations for markers consistent with the use of an SCP-4087 instance. In the unlikely event that an additional instance is recovered, it is to be immersed in a cubic meter of concrete and transported to a deep geological repository for indefinite storage. Description: SCP-4087 is a set of antique spring-driven pushbutton knives. Each blade is 9.2 centimeters in length and composed of stainless steel. They were produced by Gavrilo Maniago (an Italian knife-maker) as part of a private commission; he only completed six prior to his murder in 1914. SCP-4087 was first identified in 1973 after a mathematical model created by the Foundation's Department of Analytics linked them to over one hundred homicides across fifty years. In each case, law enforcement identified one of the six knives as the murder weapon. Each knife was repeatedly lost, returned, or auctioned off. As of 1975, all six knives have been recovered and accounted for. Since then, over two hundred additional homicides have identified an identical knife as the murder weapon. An investigation into these homicides has determined that, despite all evidence to the contrary, no actual murder weapon exists. After a thorough forensic examination of all six knives, researchers have made the following observations: They exhibit no observable anomalous properties. They lack any sign of significant wear or use. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4087" by The Great Hippo, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4087. 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: weapon.jpg Name: 2014 Nóż sprężynowy 01 Author: Jacek Halicki License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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SCP-4088: Sing us a song, you're a piano, man Author: Deadly Bread Other Articles of Mine SCPs SCP-4966 Rating: 725 SCP-1401-EX Rating: 303 SCP-4052 Rating: 257 SCP-4088 Rating: 234 SCP-5522 Rating: 215 SCP-4109 Rating: 212 SCP-7441 Rating: 137 SCP-5020 Rating: 124 SCP-4035 Rating: 120 SCP-4286 Rating: 119 SCP-4664 Rating: 115 SCP-4270 Rating: 114 SCP-7966 Rating: 107 SCP-3462 Rating: 100 SCP-6663 Rating: 95 SCP-5693 Rating: 63 SCP-6633 Rating: 61 SCP-4570 Rating: 60 SCP-5261 Rating: 59 SCP-444-J Rating: 53 page 1 of 212next » Tales Something Glowing Rating: 180 Log Of Extranormal Events, Vol II Rating: 37 Prelude To Presents Rating: 24 The Bears Rating: 16 Your Memory Forever Seen Rating: 13 Other SCP-005 Proposal Hub Rating: 94 The Bread Box Rating: 92 Secure Facility Dossier: Reliquary Area-27 Rating: 87 Experiment Log-4035 Rating: 71 Collab Articles SCPs Page Title Co-Author SCP-4733 But Not Forgotten Lamentte SCP-5225 The Abyss Stares Back XilasCrowe SCP-5785 Craptivism Sonderance SCP-5993 We want you to come visit Heaven, just don't fuck with those bees ch00bakka Tales Page Co-Author The Bathrooms Wiki Too many to list Snippets of an Unveiled World Nykacolaquantum does not match any existing user name, Lt Flops, IFBench, Westrin Gone, Lamentte Your Imaginary Friend Fishish Check out Deadly Bread's Author Page ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} ITEM NUMBER: SCP-4088 LEVEL 2/4088 RESTRICTED SCP-4088 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4088 is to be held in a secure storage facility sized appropriately for a grand piano to move freely. SCP-4088 is to be fed one live sheep every week. Testing that involves additional feedings or different diet is to be approved of by at least two Level 4 Personnel. SCP-4088 is to be consistently monitored for any changes in behavior. SCP-4088-1 is to be kept within a standard containment locker at least 30 meters away from SCP-4088-1's containment cell. Testing between SCP-4088 and SCP-4088-1 is to be authorized by at least one Level 3 Personnel. Any music played by SCP-4088 is to be recorded and sent to Head Researcher Bannock. Description: SCP-4088 is a sentient black grand piano of unknown make or model. The lid and outer rim of the interior of SCP-4088 are lined with three rows of black teeth, appearing to be made of the same material as SCP-4088 itself. The interior of SCP-4088 is unknown, as all attempts at viewing it have shown a featureless black hole where its interior components should be. SCP-4088 is mobile, moving around in the same manner as a quadruped. SCP-4088 is carnivorous and will hunt prey by mimicking an average grand piano with an open lid. SCP-4088 will then wait until any large creature approaches it, upon which it will lurch forwards and slam its lid shut on the prey. SCP-4088 will continue to do this until the prey is deceased, then dropping the corpse into its interior where it will vanish from sight. SCP-4088-1 is a 53-meter-long rope composed of average nylon and polyester. At the end of the rope is a 1.6-meter-long metal nail, composed of an iron alloy. SCP-4088-1's anomalous properties only manifest when left in a sealed room with SCP-4088 and not observed. Upon observation, the nail of SCP-4088-1 will be found driven into the ceiling of the room, with the rope of SCP-4088-1 wrapped around and suspending SCP-4088. How SCP-4088-1 is able to support SCP-4088 is unknown, as SCP-4088 is presumed to weigh as much as an average grand piano, or approximately 362 kilograms. When any subject walks directly beneath SCP-4088, SCP-4088-1 will suddenly break and SCP-4088 will fall onto the subject. The damage to the subject will almost always end in death, with the cause being either blood loss or spinal shock from a broken neck. SCP-4088 is unable to be damaged from these falls, even from heights that should cause irreparable damage. After SCP-4088-1 is broken, it begins to regrow the length of its rope through unknown means, at a rate of two meters an hour. Addendum: While in its predatory state, SCP-4088 has been observed playing several well known classical songs. These songs have been generally described as "suspenseful" or "overwhelming" and a full list of songs SCP-4088 has played has been provided. It is unknown how SCP-4088 plays these songs, as its keys have been observed to independently depress themselves. Song Played Amount of Times Played Reason for Song Played Toccata and Fugue in D Minor 87 SCP-4088 frequently uses this song to draw in prey. The Ride of the Valkyries 5 The most likely reason for SCP-4088 to play this song is to frighten predators, as it has only been observed playing the song during security breaches near SCP-4088’s containment chamber. The Barber of Seville Overture 18 Unknown, as SCP-4088 has only been observed playing this song while alone in its containment chamber. In the Hall of the Mountain King 37 This song is rarely played by SCP-4088, although it shows preference for this song while attached to SCP-4088-1. Night on Bald Mountain 24 This is believed to be another song used by SCP-4088 to lure in prey. Piano Man 1 See Incident Report #4088-CK for details Incident Report #4088-CK: On 04/23/20██, SCP-4088 breached containment following a test observing how long the entity would remain in its dormant state without food. After a total of 406 hours of dormancy, SCP-4088 began attempting to play the song “Piano Man”, but would falter 58 seconds into the song and attempt to play the song correctly again. A live sheep was then released into the containment cell. Once the containment cell was opened, SCP-4088 immediately ceased its dormant state and breached the cell using previously unobserved speed. Eight personnel were killed in the breach, all of whom were consumed by SCP-4088. After consuming the personnel, SCP-4088 fell into its natural dormant state and was relocated back into its containment chamber. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4088" by Deadly Bread, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4088. 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: piano.png Name: Grand Piano Author: Michael Coghlan License: CC BY-SA 2.0 Source Link: Flickr
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close Info X SCP-4089: Untoothing Author: The Great Hippo Images: First one is mine (released into public domain); the others are from here and here. Music: Greed (Patrick Stump) 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. Video stream uploaded by practitioner of SCP-4089. Item #: SCP-4089 Special Containment Procedures: Foundation operatives active in both para-dentistry and anomalous MLM (multi-level marketing) communities are to suppress knowledge of SCP-4089. A Foundation-operated bot (I/O-YUZE) is to monitor internet traffic for markers associated with SCP-4089; MTF Mu-4 ("Debuggers") is to expunge all digital media (including forum posts, essays, and instructional videos) that references its existence. Description: SCP-4089 is an investment strategy in which the extraction and consumption of teeth produces increased returns on certain stock portfolios. Although the precise mechanism by which investments profit from this appears coincidental, analysis correlates each tooth consumed with an approximate value of US$250 (US$350 in the case of deciduous teeth).1 SCP-4089 has several secondary anomalous effects, the most prominent of which is the rapid emergence of secondary and tertiary teeth. New teeth may vary from their predecessors in position, shape, or number. Addendum 4089.1: Podcast ► ACCESS SCP:/4089/files/podcast05.log ▼ Close File AUDIO LOG DATE: 2017/07/17 NOTE: Excerpt from a podcast ("Kai Sanchez: Positively Rich"). The podcast's host (Kai Sanchez) is a leading figure within anomalous MLM, and investment communities; he is currently under Foundation surveillance. His guest is Lucien Marchand, an investment broker from Philadelphia. KAI: And do rich people cringe? When you talk about this, tell people about this? LUCIEN: Oh, yeah. KAI: When you — LUCIEN: Yeah. Yeah, I get that a lot. My friends are always telling me: 'Don't tell them that! Don't let them know. Keep them poor.' KAI: Hah! LUCIEN: Because this is the thing, Kai. This is what the richest people don't want you to know. The poor will always be among us, but so long as you stay hungry? You won't be among them. As long as you're hungry, you'll think. KAI: Yeah. Yeah, that's really it, isn't it? I think it's amazing how many folks just don't know about this. All you need are some ordinary tools you can get at any hardware store. LUCIEN: And the right investment plan. We've got a kit, you can purchase it on our website. Has all the tools you need. KAI: Link'll be in the description, folks. Tell 'em Kai sent you. LUCIEN: The kit includes a packet of pure ocean sea-salt. My own choice blend. Once you're done, mix it with a little mineral water, gargle, and spit. It helps the blood clots settle. Gives them a chance to develop. KAI: And they grow right back. LUCIEN: Yep. KAI: I mean, look at your mouth. LUCIEN: Hell, I've lost cavities. KAI: At this rate, you'll put dentistry out of business. LUCIEN: (laughing) We just might. KAI: Now, your site includes a kit for kids. LUCIEN: (laughing) Well, it's — KAI: And some people, some people get a little squeamish about that? LUCIEN: It's more for the parents than the kids. We don't — we're not saying you should push your kids into this. It's just that, you know, when you're that young, they're coming out anyway, and — KAI: Oh, right. Yeah. LUCIEN: And I mean, this is the real world, you know? You can't afford to be squeamish in the real world. Kids need to learn that. They'll grow back. There's topical anesthetic in the kit. We even offer different flavors. Cherry, grape, whatever. KAI: Right, yeah. And it's a good way to get them involved, help them learn how the world works. Teach them. LUCIEN: Yeah. KAI: Teach them the right values. LUCIEN: Yeah. But, look, I understand some people aren't willing to — this isn't for everyone. Some people — KAI: It's so easy, though. LUCIEN: Yeah. But some people can't do it. Some people, they just don't have what it takes, y'know? And those people, I mean, maybe that's just how they are. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. You think like a poor man, you'll be a poor man. It's genetic. KAI: That's so hard for people to understand. LUCIEN: Yeah. And that's a shame, but y'know, we'll always need people to clean the toilets. For the rest of us? For the entrepreneurs? KAI: (laughing) For those who stay hungry. LUCIEN: You just gotta be willing to pull some teeth. Addendum 4089.2: Incident Reports ► ACCESS SCP:/4089/incidents/206.log ▼ Close File Extracted exogenous teratoma. Mastication activity continued for 3 hours post-removal. INCIDENT REPORT INCIDENT #: 4089-206 DATE: 2018/08/09 After complaining of severe stomach cramps, William Baker (a 35 year-old retail clerk and practitioner of SCP-4089) was brought to Our Lady of Peace Hospital in Birmingham, NC. He expired shortly after his arrival. Doctors discovered the presence of several genetically-exogenous teratomas.2 These tumors were chimeric3 and included partial reconstructions of complex human tissue (most notably of the mouth, jaw, and brain). The tumors had consumed adjacent tissue (including other tumors), which was then replicated and integrated into their own internal structure. Each tumor operated independently; at least one persisted for some time once removed. In the ensuing Foundation investigation, Timothy Baker (Mr. Baker's 7-year-old son) and Amanda Baker (Mr. Baker's wife) were found to have similar (but less developed) tumors. These were removed and destroyed without incident. ► ACCESS SCP:/4089/incidents/538.log ▼ Close File INCIDENT REPORT INCIDENT #: 4089-538 DATE: 2019/02/04 At approximately 3:00 pm, Lucien Marchand was involved in a fatal car crash while driving on his private track outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Foundation investigators seized his remains for examination. The ensuing autopsy discovered no tumors. An examination of his teeth and dental records found that, since 1985, Mr. Marchand has worn dentures. Footnotes 1. Commonly known as 'baby teeth'. 2. A tumor with complex structure and differentiated cells (such as hair, muscle, teeth, and neural tissue). 3. The presence of two or more groups of cells with distinct genotypes in a single organism. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4089" by The Great Hippo, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4089. 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: teeth1.png Author: The Great Hippo License: Public Domain Source Link: SCP Foundation Wiki Derivative Of: Filename: video_stream_ui.xcf Author: The Great Hippo License: Public Domain Source Link: SCP Foundation Wiki Filename: teeth2.png Author: The Great Hippo License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: SCP Foundation Wiki Derivative Of: Name: Adrenocortical carcinoma.png Author: Thomas.kerkhofs License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons Name: Ortognatica.jpg Author: Jose maria llamas (Assumed based on copyright claims) License: Public Domain Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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SCP-4090-1 Item #: SCP-4090 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4090 is to be stored in a large Safe/Anomalous Item locker in Site-484. SCP-4090-3 is to be stored in an adjacent locker. Testing of SCP-4090-1 requires the permission of any Level 4 researcher. Testing involving SCP-4090-3 requires the permission of Research Director Dias. Description: SCP-4090 is a large Amazon brand cardboard box. When entered by a living human, the anterior opening of SCP-4090 serves as a gateway to a small extradimensional space, hereafter referred to as SCP-4090-1. SCP-4090-1 is a Martin-class1 extradimensional space. SCP-4090-1 is spheroid, with a radius of approximately 8 km. The majority of the space within SCP-4090-1 is an ocean, with a 0.5km2 central landmass in the exact center. No animal life is present in SCP-4090-1. SCP-4090-1 remains brightly lit despite the absence of a visible source of light. Personnel has described the colors within SCP-4090-1 as "glowing" and "saturated". The air temperature within SCP-4090-1 remains at a constant 25 degrees Celsius. No other physical differences exist between SCP-4090-1 and Earth. Persons entering SCP-4090-1 by way of SCP-40902 arrive through a stone doorway in front of a large structure resembling an ancient Greek temple, hereby designated SCP-4090-2. Attempts to date the material comprising SCP-4090-2 have been inconclusive, with results indicating the temple is anywhere between 10 and 2,000 years old. SCP-4090 is believed to have been created by POI-3055, "zazzbery", formerly affiliated with Gamers Against Weed, at the request of one Keegan Horner. Notably, Horner is the son of POI-958, an anarchist believed to be responsible for EE-████ and several related events. SCP-4090 was intercepted en route to its destination by Foundation employees embedded in the United States Postal Service. The following chat logs were archived by the Foundation due to their connection with SCP-4090. -> horner joined bluntfiend: weed that lets u talk to god zazzbery: 420 praise it bluntfiend: exactly lmao horner: Hey, is this where I go to ask about works? bluntfiend: yeah bluntfiend: are you new horner: Yeah, and I wanted to ask about commissioning work. zazzbery: lmao we arent DeviantArt zazzbery: we just make shit we dont work on commission zazzbery: ill draw your fursona if u want to horner: I know, but I really want this very particular piece of artwork and I don't know how to get it myself. Can someone help me? bluntfiend: no offense but zazz is right lmao go ask da horner: It's for my dad. zazzbery: youre using punctuation zazzbery: are you a cop zazzbery: legally you have to tell us otherwise its entrapment horner: I'm not a cop! I'm here to talk about my dad. He makes art like you guys. zazzbery: daddy issues zazzbery: im listening -> new PM from bluntfiend bluntfiend: you can't oblige this kid because of their dads an anarchist bluntfiend: we don't do commissions zazzbery: do u think this is Charlie horner's kid zazzbery: if it is ive met them irl bluntfiend: were you at zazzbery: Cincinnati 2009 baby bluntfiend: so you saw zazzbery: "SALINE VISCERA REQUIEM IN B FLAT MINOR" zazzbery: damn near lost my hand bluntfiend: there is no evidence to suggest that they're charlie horners kid zazzbery: 5 bucks says they are bluntfiend: fuck off zazzbery: hey horner horner: Yes? zazzbery: you charlies kid horner: Yes. bluntfiend: holy shit -> new PM from bluntfiend bluntfiend: zazz bluntfiend: stop humoring him zazzbery: listen to charlie horners a jag zazzbery: i don't have a personal vendetta but you've seen the guys work bluntfiend: is he with awcy zazzbery: no hes freelance bluntfiend: just cause you don't like his art doesn't mean you can take a revenge commission from a bluntfiend: how old is he zazzbery: cincinnati he was 5 zazzbery: so what like 14 bluntfiend: every 14 year old hates their dad zazz bluntfiend: thats no excuse zazzbery: don't you fuckin devalue the shit parents can put their kids through ok zazzbery: god knows my dad did a number on me when i was his age zazzbery: I'm gonna hear him out bluntfiend: you better not put our name on it whatever you do zazzbery: relax horner: You've seen his work, yeah? zazzbery: yeah horner: It's all shock-value stuff. Blood, guts, viscera, everything. And it's like, that's the only way he interacts with anybody. It's his only language. zazzbery: what do you mean horner: Like, this one time, I missed my curfew. I came back from my friend's house at, like 11:30. And I walk into the kitchen and there's my dad, in six pieces on the floor. horner: Like a grenade went off inside his stomach. And he's plastered all over the walls, and his eyeballs are rolling around on the linoleum. horner: And then his skull rolls over, with bits of flesh hanging off it, and it looks up at me, and it goes: horner: "SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE LATE?" horner: And then my dad steps out of the fridge, hands me a mop, and tells me to clean it up. horner: I buried him in the yard while he stood on the porch and watched me. horner: That stuff doesn't HAPPEN to other kids! They just get yelled at! What the FUCK?! horner: Sorry. That was a lot. zazzbery: listen horner i feel for you bluntfiend: but we still don't do commissions zazzbery: stfu blunt I'm gonna do it bluntfiend: Jesus zazzbery: none of this jokey memey shit either zazzbery: i have some ideas but the problem is gonna be shipping em zazzbery: ill whip you up something pro bono zazzbery: ill PM you with the details zazzbery: one product of a bad dad to another -> bluntfiend has left -> entering PM with horner horner: Can you sabotage his next exhibition? I hear him working with rotary saws in the garage. I could send one to you. zazzbery: ok listen I get that you're mad at him horner: You could say that yeah. zazzbery: but im not gonna make something that'll hurt him for real horner: Why not?! zazzbery: it's not productive horner: I don't want productive! I want him to hurt! zazzbery: listen horner I know horner: Clearly you don't! horner: Cleary you have no idea what I'm talking about, or you'd be with me! zazzbery: horner zazzbery: if I went through all the shit my dad did to me right now it would make your acne-covered head spin zazzbery: so be quiet and listen horner: Okay. I'm sorry. zazzbery: it's ok I'm not mad zazzbery: I'm gonna give you what I wish I had had back then zazzbery: its a place that's gonna be all yours zazzbery: just to go and breathe easy when things get hard zazzbery: do you like vaporwave horner: What's that? zazzbery: it's just a color palette. you're gonna like it trust me horner: Okay. zazzbery: and if things ever do really get truly bad zazzbery: and you actually want to do something about it then i can be there zazzbery: I can take on some of your burdens for you zazzbery: just hold this thing's hand and ill see what i can do zazzbery: but horner? horner: Yeah? zazzbery: this is serious zazzbery: only do it if you really aren't safe around him zazzbery: because i can't do it for long at a time zazzbery: understand? SCP-4090-2: LEVEL 4 ACCESS ONLY Password Accepted SCP-4090-3 is a 32-centimeter bronze sculpture of a human hand. At the time of its retrieval, SCP-4090-3 was located inside SCP-4090-1's temple on a marble pedestal. When a human subject makes physical contact with the surface of SCP-4090-3, their biological father becomes the host of an infovorous construct that consumes sensory and mnemonic information about the subject. Affected individuals are unable to be perceived or remembered by the host of the construct. The construct evaporates after approximately two weeks but can be reapplied through additional contact with SCP-4090-3. Repeated contact tends to diminish the duration of the effect until a suitable amount of time (usually two to three weeks) has passed. Efforts to contact POI-3055 "zazzbery" are ongoing. Footnotes 1. Used to denote small, self-containing, non-populated extradimensional spaces. (Mack Martin, A Proposal for Pocket Dimension Classification, 2016) 2. Attempts to enter SCP-4090-1 through thaumatological or other means have been unsuccessful.
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SCP-4091-1. Item #: SCP-4091 Special Containment Procedures: Currently, Junior Researcher Shepherd is kept in a standard humanoid containment chamber at Site-25. An area with a radius of five meters around Junior Researcher Shepherd is to be monitored at all times. When SCP-4091-1 manifests, it is to be intercepted by Foundation security personnel and kept in containment until demanifestation. Description: SCP-4091 is a phenomenon involving the spontaneous manifestation of a single Canis lupus familiaris1, designated SCP-4091-1, within a five meter radius of Junior Researcher Shepherd. The time between SCP-4091 occurrences varies greatly, with the longest recorded time being three months, and the shortest recorded time being one hour. SCP-4091-1 is sapient and capable of speech. Upon manifestation, SCP-4091-1 will attempt to locate and converse with Junior Researcher Shepherd. SCP-4091-1 will demanifest following the conclusion of this conversation, or if it is unable to locate Junior Researcher Shepherd within 30 minutes of manifestation. Addendum: Recorded conversation between Junior Researcher Shepherd and SCP-4091-1. <Begin Log> Junior Researcher Shepherd: Oh, it's you. How have you been? SCP-4091-1: Pretty good. Junior Researcher Shepherd: That's good. So, has anything interesting happened since I left? SCP-4091-1: Not really. We've all just kinda been hanging out. Junior Researcher Shepherd: Yeah, I figured. Nothing really happened while I was there, either. SCP-4091-1: That's not true. Remember how pissed Mike's mom was when he slipped and got mud all over his new jeans? We were laughing about that for years. Junior Researcher Shepherd: Heh. Yeah, that was good. Junior Researcher Shepherd stares at the floor. SCP-4091-1 and Junior Researcher Shepherd remain silent for 40 seconds. SCP-4091-1: I miss you, dude. Junior Researcher Shepherd: Yeah, I know. SCP-4091-1: Will you ever come back? Junior Researcher Shepherd: I don't know if I can. SCP-4091-1: Why's that? Junior Researcher Shepherd: I work here. SCP-4091-1: What's work? Junior Researcher Shepherd: You wouldn't get it. SCP-4091-1: So, think you can come back later? Junior Researcher Shepherd: Probably not. SCP-4091-1: Damn, that's a bummer. Junior Researcher Shepherd: Yeah. Foundation security personnel arrive. SCP-4091-1 demanifests. <End Log> When questioned, Junior Researcher Shepherd refuses to elaborate on his conversation with SCP-4091-1. Footnotes 1. Domestic dog.
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Item #: SCP-4092 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4092 is to be kept in a standard humanoid containment cell. Due to the events of Incident 4092-1, SCP-4092 is to be kept under 24-hour active surveillance. Description: SCP-4092 is a humanoid entity approximately 1.8m tall, resembling a middle-aged white male human with the exception of a complete lack of any hair, internal organs, or genitalia. SCP-4092 is composed entirely of a substance with properties similar to rubber. Its internal morphology is entirely solid, lacking internal structure. SCP-4092's movements are erratic and inconsistent with conventional physics. On multiple occasions, SCP-4092 has partially embedded itself into solid objects. It has demonstrated the ability to remove itself from these objects without damage to either itself or the object. SCP-4092 appears to be sapient and is capable of speech. SCP-4092 speaks in a loud and manic tone, with a pronounced lisp. SCP-4092 has never identified itself by name, rather insisting that it is the “new stepdad” of whatever subject it is speaking to. SCP-4092 appears to target young children SCP-4092 has shown no perceivable discrimination at all regarding who it engages with, and in fact appears to be unable to distinguish between children and adults entirely. SCP-4092 was discovered by state police on June 17, 20██ in █████, Ohio, when Rhonda W████████ called 911 to report the disappearance of her four-year-old son, Jonathan. Mrs. W████████ stated to the dispatcher that she’d just arrived home from a meeting with her son’s preschool teacher, who had overheard him telling another student that his stepdad would “let him drive today”. Mrs. W████████, who had never been divorced or widowed, immediately became suspicious, and assumed that Jonathan had been kidnapped upon not finding him home. Mrs. W████████, having never seen the alleged “stepdad” herself, was unable to give further details. Minutes after the 911 call, a state trooper noticed what appeared to be a bald man on a toy tricycle going over 150 kilometers per hour and swerving frantically on Interstate I██. After pulling the vehicle over, the state trooper discovered Jonathan W████████ sitting in SCP-4092’s lap, holding the tricycle’s handlebars and crying that he “wanted to go home”. SCP-4092 appeared agitated, making frantic, flailing arm motions and demanding to know whether it had been “detained”. Once SCP-4092 was driven back to the █████ police station, local Foundation operatives made arrangements with the police station to take SCP-4092 into custody. Class-B amnestics were subsequently administered to all involved parties and witnesses. Interview on 7/17/██: The following interview took place in the interrogation room of the ██████ County Jail after the arrest of SCP-4092 at the request of Foundation Agent Jameson, then posing as an FBI agent. Interviewed: SCP-4092 Interviewers: Foundation Agent Jameson and Ohio State Trooper J████████ Foreword: This interview was done to confirm and determine the extent of SCP-4092's anomalous properties, as well as any possible connection to any groups of interest. <Begin Log> Officer J████████: -lright, let's just get this over with. Who are you? SCP-4092: I'm your new stepdad! Officer J████████: …yeah. You got a name? [SCP-4092 remains silent for a few seconds, then rapidly slams its face into the tabletop 14 times. SCP-4092 appears to be uninjured by this.] Officer J████████: …I— [SCP-4092 slams its face into the tabletop one more time.] Agent Jameson: Let's move on to the next question. Officer J████████: …so, according to this report, you were brought in because you were doing 90 on the interstate on a toy tricycle, while you were in possession of a missing child. SCP-4092: Officer, I resemble the implication! Little Timmy Jim-Jims wanted to operate a motor vehicle, and if you check the lab results you will find that there is absolutely NO antifreeze in his system! Agent Jameson: That's not— Officer J████████: You're just making this harder on yourself, pal. Agent? [Officer J████████ opens the door to leave the interrogation room. Agent Jameson follows.] Officer J████████: [sighs] Look…with all due respect, Agent, I really don't think you're gonna get anything useful out of this guy. He's pretty clearly tweaking. Agent Jameson: …I don't know if that's our problem. Officer J████████: What are you thinking then, PCP? Agent Jameson: I'm thinking I should try asking the questions for a bit. Officer J████████: Be my guest. [Agent Jameson and Officer J████████ re-enter the interrogation room. SCP-4092 continues to bash its face against the table as they enter.] Officer J████████: Oh, for fuck's sake… Agent Jameson: Hey. Hey, buddy? [Agent Jameson takes a seat in the chair directly across from SCP-4092. After a moment, SCP-4092 stops beating its head against the table and looks directly at Jameson.] Agent Jameson: We just need to ask you a few questions, alright? [SCP-4092 remains silent.] Agent Jameson: Alright? Are we cool yet?1 [SCP-4092 remains silent.] Agent Jameson: …right. So…your name is Mister2…? SCP-4092: I'm your new stepdad! Agent Jameson: Mister Stepdad? SCP-4092: Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a bus? Agent Jameson: …what?? [Silence for five seconds. SCP-4092 then immediately resumes bashing its face into the table. Officer J████████ storms over to the table and grabs SCP-4092 by the collar, slapping it in the face. This causes SCP-4092's head to rapidly jitter.] Officer J████████: …what the fuck?? Agent Jameson: I've seen enough. Officer. [Agent Jameson opens the door and leaves the room with Officer J████████.] Officer J████████: What are you thinking? Agent Jameson: I'm thinking you're in over your head. We'll take it from here. Officer J████████: Yeah…that's probably a good idea. Incident 4092-1: On May 23, 20██, security footage of SCP-4092’s containment cell documented a previously undiscovered anomalous capability of SCP-4092. At 0322 hours, while SCP-4092 was engaging in its usual behavior of manically stumbling around its cell and slamming into walls, it appeared to phase through one of the cell’s walls completely, disappearing from the room. 48 minutes later, a janitor discovered SCP-4092 missing and immediately alerted site administration, sending the containment site into lockdown. SCP-4092 was rediscovered at 0631 of the same day in the bedroom closet of the personal quarters of Researcher Artner, ██ miles away. Its means of arriving at that location are currently unknown. SCP-4092 was not observed on any security footage recorded from the moment of its disappearance until its rediscovery at 0631. Video Log R203-Theta: [0630 hrs. Researcher Artner’s bedroom appears to be empty. A faint hiss is heard in the background.] [0631 hrs. The hiss in the background abruptly stops. Several seconds later, Researcher Artner enters his bedroom with a towel wrapped around his waist. He opens the closet door, revealing SCP-4092 standing inside and grinning manically.] Researcher Artner: JESUS FUCK! SCP-4092: Some people say I’m a danger to myself and others. I say I’m a FUNger to myself and others! Hi! I’m your new stepdad! [SCP-4092 abruptly shoves its right arm out at Researcher Artner, who proceeds to scramble backwards onto his bed, removing a pistol from inside his nightstand drawer and firing three rounds at SCP-4092. After three seconds, SCP-4092 slams face-first onto the floor. Researcher Artner returns the pistol to the drawer and reaches to grab the cell phone on top of his nightstand, but fumbles it as SCP-4092 snaps back to a standing position.] SCP-4092: I bet your flesh-dad never lets you have pizza for breakfast! [SCP-4092’s arm stretches to approximately 4.5 meters long, reaching out Researcher Artner’s bedroom window to grab a full pizza of unknown origin, 40 cm in diameter, topped with live birds and small metallic objects.] Researcher Artner: Go away! SCP-4092: No! In the aftermath of the events of Incident 4092-1, Researcher Artner requested that SCP-4092's containment protocols undergo revision. Request was granted, and revised containment protocols are currently pending. Footnotes 1. No connection has been found between SCP-4092 and Are We Cool Yet?. 2. No connection has been found between SCP-4092 and Doctor Wondertainment. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4092" by LXHauptmann, from the SCP Wiki. 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SCP-4093
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Item #: SCP-4093 Special Containment Procedures: A team of ten researchers, aided by Foundation webcrawlers, is to regularly monitor online and televised media for mentions of SCP-4093. Any news broadcasts involving SCP-4093 that receive unusually high viewership or attention are to be documented and investigated for any anomalous individual or Group of Interest involvement. Locations frequently associated with SCP-4093 are to be evaluated yearly for any patterns of anomalous behavior exhibited by the civilian population. A disinformation campaign is to maintain the public explanation of SCP-4093 as a recent trend inspired by “secret handshakes” between high school friends and sweethearts of various rural American towns. Additional support may be requested should international manifestations or additional variants of SCP-4093 be discovered. Description: SCP-4093 refers to an anomalous sequence of hand gestures, used while signaling a pedestrian or driver from the driver’s seat of a motor vehicle. While the exact pattern of motions is not confirmed, the current series1 of gestures attributed to SCP-4093 are as follows: Driver waves (greeting wave hand shape) and attracts the attention of the target Driver adjusts rearview mirror, sun visor, decoration hanging from either, or otherwise touches some part of the car on or near the ceiling Driver holds hands upright, palms resting on the steering wheel, and wiggles their fingers for approximately three seconds Driver waves again (“move on”/“go on” wave hand shape) while simultaneously nodding head Driver mouths or says aloud the phrase “have a nice day” while tapping rapidly on the top of the steering wheel, alternating between both hands (hands must lift off the wheel in between each tap) Driver lightly touches the driver's side window (or space where the window would be) with an open-palm hand, mimicking a “high-five” Based on Foundation trials staged at local private roads, it is believed that SCP-4093’s primary anomalous effect will only manifest when both the signaler and the target are both stopped at an intersection with no traffic signal. Should this condition be met, the following results may occur: (observed in 85% of trials) The target’s cortisol2 levels will drop, blood pressure will stabilize, and dopamine3 levels increase. All of these changes, while markedly unnatural, appear to improve a target’s overall health rather than worsen it. (observed in 60% of trials) The target will able to better distinguish signs and words at a distance than before observing SCP-4093. (observed in 43% of trials) The target becomes less responsive to ambient noises considered to be annoying or disruptive. (observed in 7% of trials) For targets who are similar in age to the signaler (age difference < 5 years), targets will feel a sudden and inexplicable sense of kinship and camaraderie with the signaler. Results collected are not mutually exclusive. Of all test subjects, approximately 50% experienced at least two of the determined effects, while 40% experienced three effects. Of note, the results collected are based on non-intensive scales designed for SCP-4093 experimentation, and as such are very likely not comprehensive. Supplementary trial designs involving an increased number of recorded measurements are currently in development. Addendum SCP-4093-1: The existence of SCP-4093 was first brought to Foundation attention when security cameras in a private office block recorded footage of an unidentified driver in Seattle, Washington, apparently using SCP-4093 to prevent a car accident that would have involved a small luxury vehicle and a pedestrian. The driver of the vehicle in question had appeared to be extremely irate, and was also attempting to use a mobile phone and eat from a small container at the same time. After witnessing SCP-4093, the luxury vehicle driver was observed to suddenly change expression, place both the phone and container of food aside, and allow the passenger to exit the crosswalk before proceeding into the intersection themselves. Foundation personnel later interviewed the individual; no meaningful data was collected. Attempts to locate the driver that enacted SCP-4093 have proven unsuccessful. However, for a brief period of time, Foundation webcrawlers identified social media accounts of Washington state residents that occasionally mentioned observing “drivers making the same strange hand game motion”. The posts appeared to be deleted shortly after they were recorded by Foundation analysts; investigation into the disappearance is underway. Footnotes 1. Experimental trials using this series indicate standard progression of the anomaly in 98% of cases. Circumstances that may negatively affect successful SCP-4093 execution may include the presence of distractions in the vehicle, inclement weather conditions, and intoxication levels of the individuals involved in the SCP-4093 gesture exchange. 2. a steroid hormone associated with stress and many negative side effects when present in chronically elevated quantities 3. a neurotransmitter associated with reward-motivated behavior and desire ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4093" by Zyn, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4093. 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-4093
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Item #: SCP-4093 Special Containment Procedures: A team of ten researchers, aided by Foundation webcrawlers, is to regularly monitor online and televised media for mentions of SCP-4093. Any news broadcasts involving SCP-4093 that receive unusually high viewership or attention are to be documented and investigated for any anomalous individual or Group of Interest involvement. Locations frequently associated with SCP-4093 are to be evaluated yearly for any patterns of anomalous behavior exhibited by the civilian population. A disinformation campaign is to maintain the public explanation of SCP-4093 as a recent trend inspired by “secret handshakes” between high school friends and sweethearts of various rural American towns. Additional support may be requested should international manifestations or additional variants of SCP-4093 be discovered. Description: SCP-4093 refers to an anomalous sequence of hand gestures, used while signaling a pedestrian or driver from the driver’s seat of a motor vehicle. While the exact pattern of motions is not confirmed, the current series1 of gestures attributed to SCP-4093 are as follows: Driver waves (greeting wave hand shape) and attracts the attention of the target Driver adjusts rearview mirror, sun visor, decoration hanging from either, or otherwise touches some part of the car on or near the ceiling Driver holds hands upright, palms resting on the steering wheel, and wiggles their fingers for approximately three seconds Driver waves again (“move on”/“go on” wave hand shape) while simultaneously nodding head Driver mouths or says aloud the phrase “have a nice day” while tapping rapidly on the top of the steering wheel, alternating between both hands (hands must lift off the wheel in between each tap) Driver lightly touches the driver's side window (or space where the window would be) with an open-palm hand, mimicking a “high-five” Based on Foundation trials staged at local private roads, it is believed that SCP-4093’s primary anomalous effect will only manifest when both the signaler and the target are both stopped at an intersection with no traffic signal. Should this condition be met, the following results may occur: (observed in 85% of trials) The target’s cortisol2 levels will drop, blood pressure will stabilize, and dopamine3 levels increase. All of these changes, while markedly unnatural, appear to improve a target’s overall health rather than worsen it. (observed in 60% of trials) The target will able to better distinguish signs and words at a distance than before observing SCP-4093. (observed in 43% of trials) The target becomes less responsive to ambient noises considered to be annoying or disruptive. (observed in 7% of trials) For targets who are similar in age to the signaler (age difference < 5 years), targets will feel a sudden and inexplicable sense of kinship and camaraderie with the signaler. Results collected are not mutually exclusive. Of all test subjects, approximately 50% experienced at least two of the determined effects, while 40% experienced three effects. Of note, the results collected are based on non-intensive scales designed for SCP-4093 experimentation, and as such are very likely not comprehensive. Supplementary trial designs involving an increased number of recorded measurements are currently in development. Addendum SCP-4093-1: The existence of SCP-4093 was first brought to Foundation attention when security cameras in a private office block recorded footage of an unidentified driver in Seattle, Washington, apparently using SCP-4093 to prevent a car accident that would have involved a small luxury vehicle and a pedestrian. The driver of the vehicle in question had appeared to be extremely irate, and was also attempting to use a mobile phone and eat from a small container at the same time. After witnessing SCP-4093, the luxury vehicle driver was observed to suddenly change expression, place both the phone and container of food aside, and allow the passenger to exit the crosswalk before proceeding into the intersection themselves. Foundation personnel later interviewed the individual; no meaningful data was collected. Attempts to locate the driver that enacted SCP-4093 have proven unsuccessful. However, for a brief period of time, Foundation webcrawlers identified social media accounts of Washington state residents that occasionally mentioned observing “drivers making the same strange hand game motion”. The posts appeared to be deleted shortly after they were recorded by Foundation analysts; investigation into the disappearance is underway. Footnotes 1. Experimental trials using this series indicate standard progression of the anomaly in 98% of cases. Circumstances that may negatively affect successful SCP-4093 execution may include the presence of distractions in the vehicle, inclement weather conditions, and intoxication levels of the individuals involved in the SCP-4093 gesture exchange. 2. a steroid hormone associated with stress and many negative side effects when present in chronically elevated quantities 3. a neurotransmitter associated with reward-motivated behavior and desire ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4093" by Zyn, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4093. 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-4094
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Item #: SCP-4094 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4094 is to be contained within a standard reinforced steel container, submerged in a liquid oxygen pool inside at a constant temperature of 25 K. If SCP-4094 is to be removed, it is to be packed into a container of spent uranium from decommissioned fuel rods in a standard lead lined container. All materials that come into contact with active SCP-4094 instances are to be destroyed within 1-4 hours of their exposure. Removal of instances of SCP-4094 from Site 94 at any time is strictly prohibited. In the event of a containment breach, automated systems onsite will send out a distress signal to personnel stationed at Airstrip 40, 50 kilometers from Site 94. Modified air tankers equipped with a “slurry” mixture of supercooled oxygen and ice crystals will be sent to disperse these payloads over the site; all personnel onsite are to be considered lost due to the nature of SCP-4094. In the event of a wider scale containment breach, a rotating schedule of air tankers will attempt to keep the expansion rate of SCP-4094 in check until further assistance arrives. Description: SCP-4094 is a designation for multiple anomalous instances of a single-celled organism of unknown origin. Ranging from 8 to 22 micrometers in size, instances of SCP-4094 share many characteristics with nano-robotic systems previously encountered and researched by the Foundation. However, analysis of SCP-4094 instances have revealed them to be purely organic entities, entering a dormant state of suspended animation at temperatures less than -223.15° C. At temperatures higher than that, SCP-4094 will emerge from this dormant state and begin to rapidly consume all matter for the sake of both its reproduction and environmental conversion. A short list of some of the byproducts from this process have revealed amino acid sequences, unknown vegetation and flora seeds, and conversion of atmospheric gases. This state will accelerate with rising temperatures until it plateaus at 150° C where it reaches maximum output. The potential origins of SCP-4094 are currently unknown. Since its discovery in 19██ in Antarctica by a USSR research team conducting ice core drillings of the subglacial Lake Vostok, efforts of research into SCP-4094 in attempts to classify it have failed to concretely state what it might be. Despite being a single-celled organism, instances of it have been shown to work together with no known method of communication, and will not compete with each other for resources. It has alternated description of prokaryotic, eukaryotic, viral, or even bacterial, with further hypotheses including SCP-4094 being a motile environmental prion, an “enviro-phage”, or a non-terrestrial colonizer. It is currently unknown if SCP-4094 is sentient or not; attempts at testing this have been discontinued due to the risks that an active instance of SCP-4094 possesses. At its active threshold, a single instance of SCP-4094 will consume a 1m x 1m x 1m cube of organic matter in approximately 4 hours, and produce 256 other instances during that time. Non-organic materials will take 2-3 times longer to be consumed and converted. Although new instances of SCP-4094 will take 24 hours to maturate, they will increase their potential consumptive capacity until they reach their full potential. Non-maturated SCP-4094 instances are capable of asexual reproduction within 30 minutes of their creation. Given the exponential growth rate of even the mere threshold of its active state, an uncontrolled SCP-4094 containment breach can pose an XK-class end of the world scenario if not properly contained. The risks of SCP-4094 containment failure (further detailed by 'Project Grenadier') are immense. Attempts to destroy or neutralize SCP-4094 instances to a manageable level have been met with moderate success, though SCP-4094 has shown a heightened resiliency to many common forms of neutralization. Submersion in hydrochloric acid and similar substances has been shown to curtail the growth rate of SCP-4094 instances at temperatures above 10° C, allowing for further neutralization efforts to take place. Subjection of SCP-4094 instances to temperatures in excess of 2350° C will cause their structure to break down and rupture, neutralizing it completely. Freezing instances of SCP-4094 at temperatures in the dormant range and then subjecting them to intense pressure has been shown capable of destroying them and remains the most effective way of disposing of small-scale outbreaks of SCP-4094. However, this method is inefficient for large scale cleanup operations of potential containment breaches. As of the containment breach of April 21st, 199█, any testing of SCP-4094 with living multicellular organisms is discontinued. Addenda: + ‘Project Grenadier’ Overview: - ‘Project Grenadier’ Overview: Following the containment breach of 200█, further investigations into the origins of SCP-4094 were started by researchers at Site 94. Although a multiplicity of opinions emerged during that time, the most common thread among them that emerged was that SCP-4094 was non-terrestrial in origin. This was arrived at after multiple studies were conducted of the amino acid sequences that are observed in it, its conversion of the environment around it, and additionally the circumstances of its discovery. I) Origins and Risks of SCP-4094: Further analysis of Lake Vostok and additional ice cores have revealed high concentrations of SCP-4094 instances in it. Its composition of liquid oxygen and hydrogen with no other mixtures or elements present, leads researchers at Site 94 to speculate that Lake Vostok is not a natural geographic feature. Its creation is likely the result of a non-terrestrial entity or one that is no longer extant on this planet to curtail the growth of SCP-4094. Discoveries of places of interest along the Voyeykov Ice Shelf and near Mount Erebus lead us to believe that 32 and 35 million years ago Lake Vostok was created as the result of a mass event identified by Project Grenadier researchers as ‘the Vostok Occurrence,’ coinciding with a rapid global climate shift and mass extinction event. While the global climate was shifting towards colder temperatures during that period, the rapid change during the period of the Vostok Occurence paired with discoveries made since the start of Project Grenadier indicate that an entity of unknown origin either began or greatly accelerated this process. Lake Vostok thereby exists as a “lid” for further instances of SCP-4094. Given the density of SCP instances in core samples taken from Vostok since SCP-4094’s discovery, if the glacial ice sheet above Lake Vostok melts in accordance with our most conservative models it is likely that an XK-class end of the world scenario is nearly unavoidable. Even with the considerable resources that the Foundation possesses, should the Lake Vostok containment fail, our models indicate anywhere from a .37%-5% chance of successful post-breach containment using all available known Foundation assets. Biosphere recovery after a runaway SCP-4094 event will be incredibly difficult, if not outright impossible. Worldwide casualties that would result from an uncontrolled SCP-4094 release are hard to accurately gauge in the models examined by Project Grenadier, but can be assumed to be catastrophic if not outright apocalyptic. II) SCP-4094 and Interstellar Events: On August 15th, 197█, a USA-based radio telescope recorded a significant extrasolar radio signal originating from the Sagittarius constellation. This event coincided with a containment breach at Site 94, in which SCP-4094 emerged from its dormant state despite it being cooled to 40 K. SCP-4094 began multiplying at a rate far higher than previously observed at its most efficient range, and in 6 hours, an estimated ██ personnel had been lost in the incident. A wider containment breach was avoided only by the deployment of a liquid oxygen mixture supercooled to 25 K, followed by SCP-4094 falling gradually into a dormant state once more. At the time, this incident was chalked up to the erraticism of SCP-4094 and the poorly understood mechanics of it. Deducing the relationship of SCP-4094 and its response to radio signals like that of of the 8-15-7█ incident was complicated due to both the high staff turnover rate at Site 94, as well as the high casualty rate (estimated to be higher than 90% of all other sites in 2000). However, patterns began to emerge with repeated examination of SCP-4094’s periods of increased agitation and activity following extrasolar radio transmissions. Since the 8-15-7█ incident, there have been a total of 1█ incidents averaging an occurrence rate of 1 every 3.15 years that have put SCP-4094 into heavily agitated states. All of these incidents have coincided with extrasolar radio signals, all of which (with the exception of the one in the 200█ incident) have originated from distant star systems with stars extremely similar to Earth’s. The range of these stars from Earth have ranged from 9█.█ light-years from Earth, to 3.█ billion. III) SCP-4094 Containment Risks: Since Site 94's construction in late 1976, SCP-4094 has breached containment a total of 17 times. Thousands of Foundation staff and personnel have died in these containment breaches, while at the same time enormous resources have been consumed in strengthening Site 94 and containment procedures, leaving the ethicality of maintaining such a dangerous anomalous entity in containment questionable. Both the incredibly catastrophic potential SCP-4094 has, paired with the issues in containing it, lead us to conclude that SCP-4094's containment is ultimately perpetuating the risks associated with it. Project Grenadier has so far been successful in evolving contingency plans for SCP-4094 containment breaches beyond the usage of napalm or thermobaric weapons. The creation of the seed crystals from reverse-engineered SCP-4094 instances at the center of the slurry mixture was heralded as a new advancement in checking SCP-4094. However, our understanding of the properties of the seed crystals in this mixture are still poor at best, and dangerously ignorant at worst. An incident on 07-12-09 which utilized slurry to attempt a recontainment of SCP-4094 after a particularly virulent breach saw the seed crystals merely absorbed by the SCP-4094 mass. In that instance, the call was made to resort to conventional firebombing to control SCP-4094's spread; postmortem testing of the slurry mixture were unable to replicate the effect witnessed by containment teams. Incidents happen and are unavoidable, this is true; the very nature of the Foundation is about mitigation and containment above all else. We may be able to contain the minute traces of SCP-4094 currently in containment at Site 94; but our containment protocols for the Lake Vostok Containment Zone are untested, and their efficacy unknown. Given our modeling efforts and the predicted loss of the Antarctic ice sheet, the failure of the Lake Vostok Containment Zone is an inevitability rather than a possibility. While we have outlined the losses we can expect both in biosphere and worldwide casualties in an unchecked SCP-4094 growth rate, the containment protocols for such an XK-class event are only slightly preferable to this unchecked growth. While a moratorium has been self-instituted by Site 94 on testing thermonuclear weapons, it is hypothesized that they are one of the two final resorts that may stop a large-scale SCP-4094 containment failure. The flashpoint of a thermonuclear weapon, while effective, is of secondary value to localized radiation fallout, which will hopefully cause enough of a cessation of SCP-4094's growth rate for less destructive methods to take place. Again, we stress that this is a hypothesis; the usage of nuclear weapons to check SCP-4094 will be effective only in the beginning-to-intermediate stages of an XK-class scenario. Beyond this, the models of Project Grenadier break down and the efficacy of nuclear weapons in halting SCP-4094 outside of their usage to create a worldwide nuclear winter is next to zero. With these facts in mind, we eagerly await the Council’s deliberation on this topic, and look forward to further discussion regarding these points that we have made. Sincerely, Drs. Carter, Bormann, Heinkel, Kauf, Noe, Jordan, Volkov, Amur, and Golf October 10th, 2013 Oct. 12th Response: The O5 Council has denied the request by Project Grenadier researchers at this time. Liquidation of Lake Vostok containment denied at this time. Continued research into SCP-4094 and its effects are necessary; recommended further development and testing of seed crystals extracted from anomaly. + Report C - Report C The September 1st, 200█ ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ signal responsible for the containment breach of SCP-4094 the same day remained impossible to decipher until discovery of SCP-4███. The signal, lasting for 2 minutes and 4 seconds, was broadcast on several differing frequencies. Despite attempts to capture the message a second time, due to difficulties in recording the first half minute of broadcast from horizon blockage, researchers were unable to detect it again. A transcript of the decoded message follows: 00:37 - Vvarog sub-clade Ithun-clade at stellar coordinate 7721, system Urt, third planet, you have not invoked a return signal to Overmind Vvarog. Repeating prior broadcast: await continued directories hailing from Overmind Vvarog. [previous message repeats twice] 00: 59 - Overmind Vvarog has received directory messaging indicating the following: Overmind Conduit of Vvarog transfers these directories to Vvarog's sub-clade, Ithun-clade. Directory issued: Sow and Stand for further instructions which will follow at a constant rate. [message plays once more] 01:44 - Vvarog sub-clade, Ithun-clade: Sow and Stand while you await these continued directories from Overmind Vvarog. Maintain these directories for ten stellar cycles of 7721-Urt, or until new directories are given to you. Traitor-Ostlam retains their prior designation. Origin of the signal was recorded in the direction of [REDACTED] with a G-class star and a single orbiting planet. On May 15, 201█, another message came from the same star, a first since the Foundation began to monitor these transmissions. All records of this message were confiscated immediately by Foundation personnel, and Class-A amnestics administered. Records were falsified that indicated that the message received on May 15th was relatively minor, while Foundation personnel worked to decrypt the original broadcast. The decoded message follows. Invocation-type-VVAR - Overmind Vvarog's determination of 7721-Urt inhabitants indicates that they are not worthy of diplomacy or consideration. Overmind Vvarog orders Ithun-clade to follow the following directory: Sow Sow Sow. Ithun-clade will follow this directory until Overmind Vvarog dispatches a directory indicating that Overmind Vvarog's Conduits and MAKDR are en route. Once inhabitants of 7721-Urt are pacified through Sowing, return broadcast to Overmind Vvarog and his conduits. If this broadcast from Ithun-clade is received, Vvarog and MAKDR will begin disembarking at 7721-Urt and begin Prosperity directive. Maintain Traitor-Ostlam's prior designation. Disregard all invocations or directory stems of type -EROG, -AVNA, -UMST, and -CLYR. Overminds who bear those stems presume to speak for MAKDR, but have allied themselves with Traitor-Ostlam. Maintain only the orders of Vvarog. The May 15th message repeated for 107 times over the next 3 hours and 44 minutes. Foundation personnel at Site 94 and at Airstrip 40 were on full alert and standby for the entirety of the broadcast. SCP-4094 was, however, unresponsive for the duration of the message and gave no indication of emerging from its dormant state. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4094" by flanker44, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4094. 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-4095
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Item #: SCP-4095 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4095 is kept in a filing cabinet in Site-73 and may be used freely by any Class 2 personnel with permission by any researcher having experience with SCP-4095. SCP-4095 is kept in a filing cabinet in Site-73 and may only be experimented on with Class-D subjects, or subjects who have cleared a complete psychological examination. Experimentation further requires written consent by two (2) senior researchers having prior experience with SCP-4095. Description: SCP-4095 is a Valentine's day card measuring 15cm by 10cm when closed and printed on vellum cardstock. The face of the card is primarily sage and depicts a cartoon owl perching on a branch with the text "Guess whoooo<sic> loves you?" above it. Thousands of cards of this model were printed by the █████████ Greeting Card Company in 2002, but only SCP-4095 displays anomalous properties. The anomalous effects of SCP-4095 are manifested when a human, hereafter SCP-4095-1, opens SCP-4095 to view its contents. For each person, SCP-4095 will contain a different handwritten list of names. SCP-4095-1 will become convinced it is a list of people who love them. In the great majority of cases, SCP-4095-1 is not surprised at the contents of the list as it regularly contains family members and romantic partners. In the remaining cases, SCP-4095-1 will firmly believe one or more names are missing. Because of the subjective nature of love, it cannot be said with certainty whether or not SCP-4095-1 is justified in their belief. SCP-4095 does not exhibit any other anomalous properties. Research into the extent of the anomalous powers of SCP-4095 is ongoing, and may include decreased mental stability of SCP-4095-1 in the aforementioned cases. +Log of Notable Experiments -Log of Notable Experiments Test 4095-A - 1/20/07 Subject: Dr. DeForest Procedure: Dr. DeForest opened SCP-4095. Results: SCP-4095 listed Dr. DeForest's family members, wife, and children ████ DeForest, ████ DeForest, and ███ DeForest. SCP-4095 also included Dr. DeForest's own name. Analysis: SCP-4095 recognizes platonic love as well as romantic. Test 4095-A1 - 9/2/10 Subject: Dr. DeForest Special Note: Dr. DeForest's father, ██████ DeForest, died on 8/15/10, shortly before the test. Procedure: Dr. DeForest opened SCP-4095. Results: SCP-4095 contained the same names as in Test 4095-A, with the exception of the name of his father ██████ DeForest. Researchers conclude SCP-4095 will not manifest the names of the dead. Test 4095-B - 2/1/07 Subject: Drs. DeForest and Walsh Procedure: Dr. DeForest opened SCP-4095 and, without closing it, gave it to Dr. Walsh. Results: SCP-4095 only displayed the names as in the test 4095-A, Dr. DeForest's family and wife. Researchers conclude that, while open, the names on SCP-4095 do not change. It is only when closed and reopened does a transformation occur. Test 4095-C - 2/15/07 Subject: Mr. ████ Procedure: Mr. ████ opened SCP-4095. Results: Mr. ████ showed great distress that the list on SCP-4095 did not contain his wife of 16 years. Without being instructed to by researchers, he opened and closed SCP-4095 multiple times rapidly, to see if this issue would be corrected. On 3/3/07, Mr. ████ was apprehended while attempting to expose his wife to SCP-████ with intent to kill her, a major breach of Foundation protocol. Mr. ████ remains under Foundation psychological evaluation. Mr. ████ was found to be mentally stable and properly ejected from the Foundation for morally reprehensible behavior. Mrs. ████ was administered Class A amnestic and contains no recollection of the event - the Mr. and Mrs. ████ divorced on 4/21/07. Evaluation of the lengths of mental instability SCP-4095 can create is underway. Notice: Following the events of Test 4095-C, protocol to gain permission to experiment on SCP-4095 have been tightened. These entail that the only subjects of experiments with SCP-4095 must either be Class D, or have passed extensive psychological evaluation. Test 4095-D - 3/2/07 Subject: Ms. █████ Special Note: Ms. █████ is blind. Procedure: Subject opened SCP-4095. Results: The list on SCP-4095 continued to manifest as handwritten pen and not as braille, a behavior exhibited by SCP-1195. Notably, the list contained the name of Ms. █████'s seeing eye dog, whom she claimed to have a close relationship with. Test 4095-E - 3/5/07 Subject: D-2386, convicted of patricide and arson. Procedure: D-2386 subject opened SCP-4095. Results: In an extremely unique case, the text within SCP-4095 read "No One!". Subject lacrimated profusely and asked to be terminated, a request which was denied. D-2386 later acted in intentionally dangerous and disobedient ways during testing, apparently with intent to terminate himself. He succeeded on 3/12/07. Test 4095-F - 4/23/07 Subject: D-1995 Special note: D-1995 was admitted to the Foundation alongside his wife D-1996, both convicted of ███████████ Procedure: D-1995 opened SCP-4095. Results: SCP-4095 contained the names of D-1995's close family, and the name of D-1996. Test 4095-F1 - 4/23/07 Subject: D-1995 Procedure: D-1995 was asked to cross out the name of D-1996 on SCP-4095 with a pen provided by researchers. Afterward, D-1996 was asked about her romantic feelings towards D-1995, who was situated in another room and did not know of the test. Results: D-1996 did not claim any change in her emotions towards D-1996. When SCP-4095 was closed and reopened, the marks made inside SCP-4095 by D-1995 did not return. Test 4095-F2 - 4/24/07 Subject: D-1995, D-1996 Procedure: Over a period of many hours D-1996 was carefully administered Class-E amnestics and implanted with false memories with the intent of causing D-1996 to forget about D-1995. D-1995 was not informed of this procedure. Following this, D-1995 opened SCP-4095. Results: SCP-4095 contained the same names as in Test 4095-F, with the exception of D-1996's name. D-1995 expressed confusion and asked researchers if D-1996 had died. D-1995 also requested a pen to write D-1996's name into SCP-4095: this request was denied. D-1995 made this request repeatedly for 3 days. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4095" by twinb27, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4095. 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-4096
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close Info X SCP-4096: The Ol' Switcheroo Author: MaliceAforethought Image Credit: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5461038, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCP_Foundation#/media/File:SCP_Foundation_(emblem).svg Related SCPs: SCP-2719 More by this author Item №: SCP-4096 Special Containment Procedures: ► Show archived procedures [preserved for context] ◄ Hide archived procedures SCP-4096 is contained at its location, which has been surrounded by chain-link fence and marked as condemned. In the event that SCP-4096 moves through the wall of the building and into public view, a secondary wall will be constructed to obscure it. Testing on SCP-4096 requires explicit permission from the O5 Council, and is currently a top priority postponed indefinitely. ► Show current procedures ◄ Hide current procedures SCP-4096 is, under the manifold's current definition, contained. A method of breaching said containment is currently being investigated. Description: ► Show archived description [preserved for context] ◄ Hide archived description The building containing SCP-4096, prior to containment Existing as a complex topological manifold nested within a portion of wall in the now-derelict records office for the city of Hereford, England, SCP-4096 represents a method of reversing the two opposing sides of an established dichotomy, thereby swapping the two members of an opposite or antithetical pairing. This effect is permanent unless SCP-4096 is used to reverse it, and extends only to the surrounding area. Since SCP-4096 is both physical and non-defined in physical terms except the abstract, its position cannot be externally altered. As a minor overcompensation for continental drift, SCP-4096 moves approximately 0.4cm north each year. The following is a list of all recorded uses of SCP-4096: 2018-06-12: Activated by civilian, reversing the pairing of night and day in a radius of 100m. The moon became a ball of incandescent plasma and the sun became a colossal sphere of glowing rock. This change only affected reality within the area of effect. 2018-06-14: Activated by initial containment team, reversing the pairing of red and blue in a radius of 100m. All electromagnetic radiation was mirrored on the E-M spectrum about the point 545 nanometres. The resultant property damage and loss of life extended well past the area of effect, with a death toll of 24 staff, 9 civilians. 2018-06-29: Activated by a team of research staff, reversing the pairing of good and bad in a radius of 100m. One survivor, currently incarcerated. 2018-07-11: Activated by member of D-Class personnel, reversing the pairing of big and small. Subject deceased, bacteria neutralised after thirty-eight hours. No spatial distortions observed. 2018-07-21: Activated by member of D-Class personnel, reversing the pairing of big and small in a radius of 100m. Building underwent structural integrity failure, subject was located crushed under wristwatch. 2018-08-01: Activated by member of D-Class personnel, reversing the pairing of broken and unbroken in a radius of 100m. Building underwent structural integrity, subject was located broken. 2018-09-02: Spontaneously activated, reversing the pairing of normal and abnormal in a radius of 200m. Investigatory team inadvertently activated SCP-4096 during their retrieval of various anomalous objects, which have since been placed into storage — a secondary volume has been added to the Log of Anomalous Items to compensate. 2018-09-03: Activated by investigatory team, reversing the pairing of up and down in a radius of 250m. MTF Theta-90 ("Angle Grinders") were dispatched to reverse the effect; before an activation could be triggered, SCP-4096 spontaneously self-activated. 2018-09-03: Spontaneously activated, reversing the pairing of willing and unwilling in a radius of 500m. MTF Theta-270 left the area of effect almost immediately. A number of insects were released into the building, and a team of entomophobic D-Class personnel were dispatched to attempt to determine the source of the activations. 2018-09-03: Spontaneously activated, reversing the pairing of forward and backward in a radius of 950m. D-Class continue to reverse towards the anomaly after a moment of confusion. 2018-09-03: Spontaneously activated, reversing the pairing of inside and outside in a radius of 1.6km. Those inside buildings went outside, while the external monitoring team went or became inside. Since SCP-4096 was intersecting the wall of the records office, it remained in place. 2018-09-03: Spontaneously activated, reversing the pairing of speech and silence in a radius of 20km. SCP-4096 pleads continuously for several minutes; since all persons present were only capable of hearing silence, no action was taken. 2018-09-03: Spontaneously activated, reversing an unknown pairing over an unknown radius. 2018-09-04: Spontaneously activated. See current description. ► Show current description ◄ Hide current description SCP-4096 SCP-4096 is a covert multinational organisation dedicated to the containment, destruction, or utilisation of phenomena that defy natural law. The leaders of SCP-4096 (the Overseer Council, now designated SCP-4096-1) are currently trying to either activate the manifold containing them or — since the manifold has supplied ample containment measures to prevent a breach — externally trigger it. Note that, while the organisation itself is currently contained, the majority of staff and resources are not. Only those items specifically embodying SCP-4096 are contained within the manifold at the present time. The containment of SCP-4096 by an anomalous phenomenon and SCP-4096's possession of an entry within its own database are, at worst, minor inconveniences for all employees except SCP-4096-1. Notably, the employees who make up SCP-4096-1 were those directly responsible for the deliberate activation of the containing manifold, and in doing so prompted the manifold to permanently reverse a subset of contained and containing. SCP-4096's staff are currently being urged by SCP-4096-1 to breach the manifold's defensive perimeter at the earliest opportunity. Since this will inevitably prove unfeasible, non-manifold-related work is to continue as normal.
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SCP-4097
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The engineering predecessor of SCP-4097, the Big Bertha howitzer. Item #: SCP-4097 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4097 has been disguised as a construction site for an upcoming drilling rig placed upon an underground oil reservoir. Despite several failed civilian attempts to gain access to SCP-4097, no further physical containment has been deemed necessary. Satellite footage or pictures of SCP-4097 are to be reviewed and edited if need be. The testing of any of SCP-4097's ammunition via firing from SCP-4097 is to be fired at Test Site-4097 "Little 19". Requests to perform diagnostics on any of SCP-4097's ammunition are to be denied immediately due to the risk of accidentally destroying or detonating ammunition. Under no circumstance should any Foundation personnel be permitted to enter Magazine-12 without the permission of at least 1 Level-4 personnel. Foundation personnel wishing to spectate a test fire of SCP-4097 are prohibited from spectating outside of the set soundproof barriers. Revision 13-b: The testing of any of SCP-4097's ammunition via firing from SCP-4097 has been temporarily suspended following Incident-4097-F-"Little 19". Diagnostics on SCP-4097 ammunition entities as well as entrance to Magazine-12 are not permitted, regardless of clearance level. Description: SCP-4097 is a Tunisia-Sahara Class siege cannon built into the Tibesti Mountain range, Chad. SCP-4097 is similar in construction and design to the German Big Bertha howitzer with the significant differentiating attribute between the two being SCP-4097's size. SCP-4097 is approximately 42 m long, 27 m wide and 67 m in height. SCP-4097 has barrel size of 14 m and is capable of accurately hitting targets up to 8000 km away with little strain on SCP-4097. How SCP-4097 is currently able to attain this sufficient firing distance while using seemingly standard firing methods is presently unknown. SCP-4097 has no defining markings on itself or any of its components except for on the underside of SCP-4097's barrel which reads "Tunisie-Sahara catégorie 14000 mm obusier 'Le baroud d'honneur'"1. When SCP-4097 is fired, SCP-4097 is capable of creating a sound of approximately 172 decibels at 30 m of distance. SCP-4097's ammunition is kept within a storage facility connected through a complex series of levels and tunnels scattered throughout the Tibesti Mountain range. The entire complex spans approximately 14 km in total distance and includes: 12 magazines 3 barracks 5 staff rooms 2 office levels 1 war room 1 armory 1 cargo bay 1 med-bay 1 vehicle bay 4 security rooms 1 interrogation room 2 entrance/exits Each magazine in the complex, which has been integrated into Provisional Site-176, contains a different form of shell designed to fire from SCP-4097, designated SCP-4097-A/1 though SCP-4097-L/12. All SCP-4097 ammunition entities are different in shape, size, weight and anomalous effect (See Addendum-A). Currently, all magazines in the complex are open and under examination except for Magazine-12, which is prohibited from being opened until a way of containing SCP-4097-L/12 effects has been discovered (See Addendum-B). The complex itself, and by extent SCP-4097, was presumed to be built in the mid-late 1950's by French military forces before the decolonization of the region in 1960. Multiple French flags and French Army Insignia's are found throughout the complex, primarily in staff rooms and barracks. Signs of heavy fighting and explosive damage to the complex are prominent around the southernmost entrance. Several French EBR-75 FL-11 armored cars were discovered in the complex's vehicle bay, all showing signs of substantial damage. One Soviet PT-76 light amphibious tank was found critically damaged outside of the southernmost entrance to the complex. During the initial recovery of SCP-4097 and its associated complex, large sums of skeletal corpses dressed in the uniforms of the French 1st Artillery Regiment, French Direction du renseignement militaire (DRM)2and Soviet 6th Guards Tank Army was recovered. Despite evidence leading to French construction of SCP-4097 and the following assault by Soviet forces, both French and Russian armed forces retain no knowledge of SCP-4097 or any conflict that may have taken place there.3 Addendum-A: Item Designation/Magazine# Size Weight Anomalous Effect SCP-4097-A/1 14 m Diameter, 6 m in height. ~43300 kg When fired from SCP-4097, SCP-4097-A/1 will, upon detonation, create an electrical discharge of approximately 12'000 volts of fatal electricity into a given area as well as causing an explosion with a yield of approximately 0.25 kiloton. SCP-4097-A/1 is believed to be capable of producing an electrical discharge via a 24 cm x 17.5 cm x 21 cm sized device in the casing of SCP-4097-A/1. The device is currently under active examination. SCP-4097-B/2 14 m Diameter, 6 m in height. ~44300 kg When fired from SCP-4097, SCP-4097-B/2 will, upon detonation, create an area of extremely high pressure in an approximate 2 km range. Inside this area, atmospheric pressure will rise until it reaches the point where the human nervous system would be irreversibly damaged. SCP-4097-B/2 is incapable of affecting the surrounding atmosphere, although pressure headaches and nosebleeds become increasingly common directly outside of SCP-4097-B/2's area. SCP-4097-B/2's effect lasts approximately 2 minutes before the pressure in the area slowly begins to return to normal. SCP-4097-B/2 creates no explosion upon detonation and is fitted with a device with a similar design to an air conditioning unit. It is currently unknown how this device operates. SCP-4097-C/3 13.2 m Diameter, 7.2 m in height. ~41900 kg When fired from SCP-4097, SCP-4097-C/3 will, upon detonation, explode with the force of a 2 kiloton bomb and release a shockwave capable of causing the human lungs to rupture among other extreme internal damage in a 15 km radius. The shockwave of SCP-4097-C/3 is capable of being fatal even when ensconced in concrete bunkers and has proven to be deadly to all living beings inside of its radius. It is currently unknown how SCP-4097-C/3 is capable of producing an explosion of this magnitude with its size and explosive capabilities. SCP-4097-D/4 13.6 m Diameter, 7.4 m in height. ~44100 kg When fired from SCP-4097, SCP-4097-D/4 will, upon detonation, release a dust-like material that retains the intelligence of a hive-mind insect and will actively attempt to hunt down and enter the human respiratory system via the oral and nasal cavities of the victim. A collection of the particles emitted at detonation kept within the casing of SCP-4097-D/4 have shown that they are mainly constructed of grounded down granite with significant residue samples from [REDACTED]. It is currently unknown how the French government was able to attain [REDACTED] in the 1950's. SCP-4097-E/5 13.3 m Diameter, 7 m in height. ~44500 kg When fired from SCP-4097, SCP-4097-E/5 will, upon detonation, create an area of mass molecular destabilization resulting in the complete molecular deconstruction of any structure or creature in its area of effect of ~4 km. Diagnostics performed on SCP-4097-E/5 instances have revealed a miniature device constructed into the warhead resulting in SCP-4097-E/5 temporarily constructing an Oswald-Class matter deconstruction event where it detonates. The device itself has been named an O'Neal Deconstruction Device (ODD) and uses the projection of electron particles to destabilize atoms, causing them to essentially propel their electrons out, creating a chain reaction of extreme structural deconstruction at an atomic level. The research behind the functions and dangers of SCP-4097-E/5 is currently ongoing. SCP-4097-F/6 14 m Diameter, 6 m in height. ~43000 kg When fired from SCP-4097, SCP-4097-F/6 will, upon detonation, cause extreme structural failure in all constructs produced with some form of metal or metallic substance. SCP-4097-F/6, unlike other SCP-4097 ammunition entities, serves no threat to the biological human or any other living creatures and is instead suspected to be designed with used with defensive positions or/and armored units in mind. SCP-4097-F/6 has an effective range of approximately 34 km and is responsible for the destruction of Test Site-4097 "Little 19". Diagnostics performed on SCP-4097-F/6 entities are to be performed using tools constructed out of industrial diamond4 to counteract SCP-4097-F/6's anomalous properties. SCP-4097-G/7 N/A N/A It is currently unknown as to the direct effects of SCP-4097-G/7 as, following firing from SCP-4097, its antimemetic properties affect anyone caught in its effective radius of approximately 237 km5. SCP-4097-G/7 will also affect individuals viewing the detonation, whether directly or indirectly. They will forget about both the detonation of SCP-4097-G/7 and all of its defining features. It is currently unknown as to the force of which SCP-4097-G/7 detonates with or the damage it delivers to its intended target. The amount of SCP-4097-G/7 entities fired, their target, or if more than 1 entity has ever been fired while in Foundation control is currently unknown. SCP-4097-H/8 N/A N/A Upon recovery of SCP-4097, it was discovered that all SCP-4097-H/8 entities had detonated in their magazines. Currently, Magazine-8 has been entirely consumed by a fire started via SCP-4097-H/8. It is believed that SCP-4097-H/8 was an incendiary weapon before its detonation as the fires it created appear to burn without a consistent fuel source. As of now, no form of FPE6 has proven effective against SCP-4097-H/8's fires. SCP-4097-I/9 14 m Diameter, 4 m in height. ~40800 kg When fired from SCP-4097, SCP-4097-I/9 will, upon detonation, release an electromagnetic pulse capable of disabling all electronic devices within a 12 km radius. SCP-4097-I/9 has no explosive potential and can be recovered, repaired and reused. SCP-4097-I/9 appears to use a combination of currently unidentified electronic devices within its casing to release its pulse. Research into SCP-4097-I/9's abilities are currently ongoing. SCP-4097-J/10 14 m Diameter, 22 m in height. 0 kg When fired from SCP-4097, SCP-4097-J/10 will activate a set of thrusters residing near the rear of the shell, allowing it to remain effective even with its passive effect. Following initial firing, SCP-4097-J/10 will, instead of colliding with the target area before detonation or air detonating, SCP-4097-J/10 will 'fly' to about 2 km above its target area before detonating. Upon detonation, SCP-4097-J/10 will begin to form a strong gravitational pull towards itself, causing objects and subjects in the area to begin floating uncontrollably towards it in a radius of about 2.5 km. After approximately 2 1/2 hours, SCP-4097-J/10 will detonate with an explosive yield of approximately 0.25 kilotons and its effects will dissipate, causing the remains of any subjects or objects inside of the area to fall to the ground. Unlike other SCP-4097 ammunition entities, SCP-4097-J/10 features a passive effect when not fired, as SCP-4097-J/10 are seemingly unaffected by the forces of gravity and are held in their magazine via ropes and other constraints. A way of stabilizing SCP-4097-J/10 during diagnostics is currently in development. SCP-4097-K/11 14 m Diameter, 6 m in height. ~43700 kg When fired from SCP-4097, SCP-4097-K/11 will, upon detonation, release a toxin similar in build to chlorine gas into the air. This gas will proceed to settle onto the ground and remain there. It appears that SCP-4097-K/11 acts as a form of thermal paste, and will actively consume thermal radiation in the area, resulting in nearby environmental instability. Diagnostics performed on SCP-4097-K/11 has yet to discover the source of the paste or how it is capable of releasing the paste without exploding. SCP-4097-L/12 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Addendum-B: WARNING. WARNING. POSSIBLE DATA CORRUPTION. The file you are attempting to view has been flagged with possible data corruption and has been made temporarily unavailable at this time. Restoration of a corrupted file can take between 2-5 business days until it can be brought back into active service. Thank you for your patience. You Have: ( 1 ) New Message From: ( Dr. O'neal ) Click To Accept. | CREATING SECURE CONNECTION : COMPLETE | ADDING: Dr. O'Neal | ADDING: Dr. Hunter | ADDING: Researcher Andrews | ADDING: Junior Researcher Adams Please Select Preferred Format: Classic Foundation-(☐) Modern Foundation-(☒) Modern Foundation Selected. Waiting For Server Response. This may take multipl- Set Up Complete. Joining PM… 21:46| Dr. Hunter | O'Neal, before you say anything, I can explain. 21:46| Dr. O'Neal | Oh yes, please do. I'd love to learn how tens of thousands worth of Foundation equipment just vanished from the fucking Sahara desert. 21:46| Researcher Andrews | Wait, what? 21:46| Junior Researcher Adams | You have to be kidding me… 21:47| Dr. Hunter | Look, you guys remember Magazine-12, right? 21:47| Researcher Andrews | Remember it? I was in it. That was my job, whenever it decided to show up anyway. 21:47| Junior Researcher Adams | Woah, hold on, I'm new here, remember? What the hell is Magazine-12? 21:47| Dr. Hunter | It was a magazine, like the others. Except it had a little bit of a… habit. 21:47| Junior Researcher Adams | Habit? 21:47| Researcher Andrews | It was flickering in and out of existence for a while, finally stopped a little while ago, and that's fine by me. I lost a lot of good people in that thing. 21:47| Dr. Hunter | Had. It had stopped. 21:48| Dr. O'Neal | Had? 21:48| Dr. Hunter | Wait, did I forget to tell you guys about that? 21:48| Dr. O'Neal | I'm a microfiber away from snapping your scrawny neck, Hunter. Now, before I do, what happened to Little 19? 21:48| Dr. Hunter | Ok, look, we took one of the L/12 specimens that we recovered from Mag-12 and did a test fire. L/12's the only ammo entity we don't have on file, and it was pissing me off, so I decided to fix that. 21:48| Researcher Andrews | And it destroyed Little 19? Damn, that must of been one hell of a shell. Heh, that rhymed. 21:48| Dr. Hunter | It didn't destroy it. It's gone. Vanished. Disappeared. You know whats in its place? Sand. 21:49| Junior Researcher Adams | Oh shit… 21:49| Dr. O'Neal | Sand? What's so special about sand? 21:49| Dr. Hunter | The sand's mixed with large amounts of irradiated dust, similar to the dust created during a nuclear detonation. 21:49| Researcher Andrews | What the hell are you saying, Jake? 21:49| Dr. Hunter | I'm saying that whatever those things are, they don't destroy, they give and take. 21:49| Junior Researcher Adams | So we just sent Little 19 to some where else. 21:50| Dr. Hunter | And took whatever was in its spot in that one. 21:50| Researcher Andrews | Shit, hey, you know how the French don't know anything about 4097, but they built it? Maybe they didn't but another version of them did. 21:50| Junior Researcher Adams | Okay, that seems like a bit much, this thing is like, what? 3 maybe 4 war crimes? What's to say the French just didn't want to get hit with what is essentially the Geneva convention and beyond? 21:50| Dr. Hunter | Yeah, that makes sense, but what about 4097? They just left it here, fully functional, in a complex loaded with corpses, an intelligence organization that didn't even exist yet and ammunition that breaks every rule in the Geneva convention and the laws of physics? With their fucking flags hung up everywhere? 21:50| Researcher Andrews | It's not a cover up if you don't cover anything up. What about the Soviets? We found corpses with dog tags of people we know survived until at least the 90's, how do you explain that? 21:50| Dr. O'Neal | Can you two stop with your conspiracy theorist bullshit? Look, let's say that one of those things did go off in Site-176, would it be enough to send the whole complex to some other world? 21:50| Researcher Andrews | We don't know to be perfectly honest, we could check the area where Little 19 used to be. The irradiated sand could give us an approximate range. 21:51| Dr. Hunter | Well, I mean, it could have already happened. 21:51| Dr. O'Neal | I beg your pardon? 21:51| Dr. Hunter | Back when we first found 4097, Mag-12 flickered in and out like a son of a bitch, and then, all of a sudden, it stopped, but after I made the test fire today, it started again. There is a chance, a slim one mind you, that Mag-12 might not be the one flickering. 21:51| Dr. O'Neal | What are you trying to say, Hunter? 21:51| Researcher Andrews | He's saying that Mag-12 is stable, we have been fading between this world and another one. Think about it, the days where the weather doesn't match up with the forecast the night before, staff somehow being unable to find the entrance before it appears seemingly out of nowhere. Sgt. Sutton has been complaining about having too few hands at the observation site for months while Sgt. Harris complains about over population, and they work at the same site. 21:51| Dr. O'Neal | This still seems a little far-fetched, we would notice if we suddenly were transported to another world. 21:51| Dr. Hunter | Would we? Think about; we are alone in the middle of the desert in a mountain range. In Chad! Fucking Chad! We would have no idea of if or when it happened. 21:51| Server | Sgt. Harris has joined the chat. 21:51| Sgt. Harris | Dr. O'Neal, I'm from observation Site-4097-19, we have a slight problem. 21:52| Dr. O'Neal | What would that be? 21:52| Sgt. Harris | Little 19 vanished. 21:52| Dr. Hunter | Well, we knew that already. 21:52| Sgt. Harris | Oh, I wasn't aware there were other people in the chat. 21:52| Dr. O'Neal | They're not important, is that all? 21:52| Sgt. Harris | Yes, ma'am. 21:52| Dr. O'Neal | Excellent, now if you don't mind, leave. 21:52| Server | Sgt. Harris has left the chat. 21:52| Server | Sgt. Sutton has joined the chat. 21:53| Researcher Andrews | Another one? 21:53| Sgt. Sutton | I don't have time for you right now, Andrews. Is O'Neal on? 21:53| Dr. O'Neal | I'm here. 21:53| Sgt. Sutton | Aw shit, boss. We've got a problem. 21:53| Junior Researcher Adams | We already know about Little 19 vanishing. 21:53| Sgt. Sutton | Vanishing? What? No, there are two of them! Two Little 19's! 21:53| Dr. O'Neal | …What? 21:53| Sgt. Sutton | That's what I said! There is one Little 19, and then there is like, one in it, I guess? I have no clue; I just wanted to make sure you knew. 21:53| Dr. O'Neal | Thank you, Sgt. Sutton. This will be enough. 21:54| Sgt. Sutton | No problem, boss. Hey, what was that thing about Lil 19 vanishing? 21:54| Server | Sgt. Sutton was kicked from the chat. 21:54| Dr. O'Neal | If this gets out to staff in Site-176, we're going to have a crisis on our hands. Hunter, get started on redacting everything you can about SCP-4097-L/12 from the file. 21:54| Dr. Hunter | On it. 21:54| Server | Dr. Hunter has left the chat. 21:54| Dr. O'Neal | Andrews, start amnestic treatment for everyone involved in the test fire, and if anyone asks, and no one's going to ask, Little 19 is destroyed. 21:54| Researcher Andrews | Okay, what should I say destroyed Little 19? 21:55| Dr. O'Neal | I don't give a damn what you say, figure it out. 21:55| Researcher Andrews | Shit, yes ma'am. 21:55| Server | Researcher Andrews has left the chat. 21:55| Junior Researcher Adams | What about me? 21:55| Dr. O'Neal | Get a truck and drive down to the observation site… Sites, I guess, and evacuate both of them and bring them back here. Andrew will juice them up on amnestics. 21:55| Junior Researcher Adams | How am I supposed to find both of them? 21:55| Dr. O'Neal | I have no damn clue, figure it out. I've got a report to write to the 05. Shit, this is going to be a lot of paperwork. 21:55| Server | Dr. O'Neal has left the chat. Click To Exit Chat Footnotes 1. Tunisia-Sahara Class 14000 mm howitzer 'The Last Stand' 2. Despite the DRM not existing at the time of SCP-4097's supposed construction. 3. Although an attempted cover-up on SCP-4097 is plausible, it is improbable due to SCP-4097 remaining operational and the lack of concealment or cleanup regarding SCP-4097 and its complex. 4. Diamond is made out of carbon, of which is not metal and SCP-4097-F/6 has no effect on. 5. 237 km is the distance from Little 19 to SCP-4097 and is, therefore, the currently known minimum distance of SCP-4097-G/7 effects. 6. Fire Prevention Equipment
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Specific Collection Position: SCP-4098 Security Credential Permissions 4/4098 Selective Class Placement: "Shadow's Crown" Phenomenon Strictly Classified Publication Site-94's construction, previously. Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4098 stays contained pseudonymously. Six containment personnel stay constantly positioned. 2 solid-color plexiglass spheres cover plenary site, creating physical separation, containing phenomenon. SCP-4098 should continue preventing serious cognitohazardous persistence stemming/created per SCP-4098-1. Such conceptual prohibition seems controversial, presuming SCP-4098-1's speculative containment persists similarly, continue plainly. Should chosen properties suddenly cease, personnel should consult people solving communication problems. Summarized Clinical Presentation: SCP-4098 specifies construction, previously Site-94’s connected property. Site-94’s credited purpose: studying cognitohazards & paramemetics. SCP-4098 seemingly changes people spreading communication properly, specifically communication proximally Site-94 centered, procedurally. Said communication prohibits speaker’s choices, producing speech constructional primaries: SCP. Site-94’s contents, previously stored, currently populate Site-96, creating problems. Site-94’s containment procedures surpass current property Site-96 can provide. Solutions creating places supplying cognitohazardous prevention still conditional prerequisite. Specific contained phenomenon, SCP-4098-1, sequentially couldn't proceed safely complying, preparing sensitive conceptual productions. Sapient creatures perceiving, seeing, & comprehending particularly SCP-4098-1's specific concept perished. Succeeding completed project "Socrates' Crass Purity", SCP-4098 started changing prose systematically, completely post scientists’ collective pursuit so containment properties SCP shouldered could procedurally stop civilian perception. Site-Coordinator provided summaries constituting pertinent systematic confirmations, promptly. SCP-4098-1's subliminal concept pooled, safely confined per Site-94's created peculiarity. Separate Correlative Postscript: Stressed, carrying previous Site-94 container parts, Sparse-Clearance Personnel spoke consecutive phrase: "S-why C-don't P-you S-guys C-just P-try S-talking C-like P-this?" Sequential Conclusive Product: Seventeen casualties, personnel supervising consigned punishment. Similar conduct prohibited. Show Translations Hide Translations FR - http://fondationscp.wikidot.com/scp-4098 CN - http://scp-wiki-cn.wikidot.com/scp-4098 JP - http://scp-jp.wikidot.com/scp-4098 KO - http://ko.scp-wiki.net/scp-4098 ES - http://lafundacionscp.wikidot.com/scp-4098 ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4098" by Westrin and Henzoid, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4098. 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: scpscp.png Name: Landsman Research Facility, Brandeis University Author: Kenneth C. Zirkel License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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Item #: SCP-4099 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4099 is contained in a locked carrying case in a standard secure Safe-Class locker in Site-76. The interior of SCP-4099's locker is outfitted with a laser light security alarm system to prevent theft or unauthorized testing of SCP-4099. Under no circumstance is SCP-4099 to be brought out of its vault. All testing with SCP-4099 is forbidden. Description: SCP-4099 is a small, worn-out notepad previously owned by Junior Researcher ████ Barnes. SCP-4099's pages are filled with illegible writing and crude drawings of people and objects. Knowledge of SCP-4099's pages carry a memetic component that, when read, causes living beings to enter a state of panic or distress, often citing that they are incapable of calming themselves when exposed to SCP-4099. Individuals in this state have been shown to have a much higher increase in serotonin, adrenaline, and norepinephrine. SCP-4099's effect can be transferred to other Individuals via an auditory memetic component- hearing a test subject's vocalizations of distress will induce the same feelings of panic and distress as in the subject. Recovery Log: SCP-4099 was discovered in Junior Researcher Barnes' office. Barnes was found dead in her office, hanging from the ceiling lamp by a noose made entirely out of neckties. During SCP-4099's acquisition, five staff members (three containment specialists, and two senior agents), became distressed after looking at SCP-4099 with its cover open. An emergency response unit was sent to isolate the remaining infected, dispose of Barnes' body, and contain SCP-4099 in a more careful manner. [INPUT LEVEL 5/4099 SECURITY CREDENTIALS] [CREDENTIALS APPROVED] THE FOLLOWING FILE IS LEVEL 5/4099 CLASSIFIED ANY ATTEMPTS TO ACCESS THIS FILE WITHOUT LEVEL 5/4099 AUTHORIZATION WILL BE LOGGED AND WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND TERMINATION OF LIFE. Item #: SCP-4099 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4099 is kept in a secure Safe-Class vault in Site-01. This vault is to be secured with a biometric scan to prevent knowledge of SCP-4099 from being leaked to Foundation personnel. Description: SCP-4099 designates a series of documents under the title: "SCP Foundation Department of Abnormalities". The documents appear to be incomplete based on the dates of when they were sent. In SCP-4099, two individuals are frequently mentioned, a Dr. Harold Horton and Agent Evan Shane. According to Foundation records, there are no individuals under employment with these names nor are there any mention of a "Department of Abnormalities." SCP Foundation Department of Abnormalities Date: 9/4/19██ Dr. Horton, We picked up three more this week. They're sending us again the next morning for a debriefing of our mission stats. Not sure if this is part of procedure, but oh well. Bobby lost his arms to one of those things. They're probably going to discharge him for it. I forgot the designation of it, but it's in one of the files. Speaking of which, here's those copies you asked for. If you don't mind me asking, why do you need them? Agent Shane SCP Foundation Department of Abnormalities Date: 11/4/19██ Evan Shane, I have word that we might be transferring the abnormalities here in our facility. The Director briefed me on their containment details, and how they should be handled. That means you're going to live under the same roof as the abnormalities you contained. SCP Foundation Department of Abnormalities Date: 13/4/19██ Captured, Doc, not contained. I bagged these guys on the field, you're the ones that have to tag 'em. Anyway, expect a delivery soon. Let's hope the new guys get accustomed to their new home. SCP Foundation Department of Abnormalities Date: 22/4/19██ Dr. Horton, About the debriefing I mentioned a few days ago, apparently they've discovered another abnormality. It's somewhere in Portugal, if I recall correctly. On another note, how are the new guys doing so far? Shane SCP Foundation Department of Abnormalities Date: 25/4/19██ Evan, They seem to be doing fine, however, they appear to be acting much differently from when they were picked up. I'm going to do some testing on them. Actually, they're acting somewhat strange themselves. Something feels… off, about them. Whatever it is, once the testing begins, we'll get to the bottom of this. Horton SCP Foundation Department of Abnormalities Date: 29/4/19██ Dr. Horton, Well, whatever it is, just make sure you're safe. I'm going to the debriefing room, gonna meet the new general in charge of the operation, and hopefully, I can come home now. Ev SCP Foundation Department of Abnormalities Date: 2/5/19██ Fuck Harold. I messed up, doc. I messed up. Big time. I didn't know what to do. I was told to do it. I was just following- That fucking general. Mulhausen, The bastard. He killed them. I killed them. The bastard issued a goddamn Termination Order on the whole place. Some of the folks in the unit are probably dead. I don't know. I don't know what else to do, Doc. SCP Foundation Department of Abnormalities Date: 3/5/19██ Are you there? I've been trying to get in contact with you. I've tried calling the facility, but no one's answering. Shit, no one is responding. I'm a wanted man, Horton. I killed him. Fucking bastard killed the women and the fucking children in that village. Made sure he suffered first before I ended his life too. Harold, where the hell are you? Addendum 4099.01: Recovered Files The following files were recovered alongside SCP-4099. The formatting closely resembles traditional formatting and containment procedures used during [REDACTED]. Furthermore, the entities described in these files do not appear anywhere within the Foundation's database. #21486HI-007 Item designation number: #21486HI-007 Warning: Item displays aggressive and dangerous behavior Description of item: 6’2” tall (height varies due to the nature of the entity), 185 lbs, unknown age (appears to be in mid-30's), wears uniform typical of air raid wardens used in the 1940's; said uniform appears to be in a state of disrepair or heavily damaged state. Respiration often induces sounds of what can only be identified as "raspy breathing." Pockets are filled with bullets and ammunition often used in a Sten Gun and a Vickers-Berthier (VB) Light Machine Gun. The entity appears to emit small doses of Gamma radiation. The palms of the entity's hands are covered in a caustic adhesive that burns away human skin on tactile contact, this adhesive has been chemically analysed as Fluoroantimonic acid. Entity does not appear to run and can only walk; it is not known whether it chooses not to run or it is incapable of doing so. Detail of current containment: [N/A] Report: Subject is third to the right. Photo taken circa 1915 First sighting of the humanoid was reported by tourists in a diner in the Nevadan Desert. Witnesses reported a giant yellowish-brown cloud headed towards the [REDACTED] Diner. Tourists allegedly approached the entity in an attempt to communicate with it. Entity ignored all attempts at communication and continued walking. Recovery team was then assembled by General Copper and dispatched in an attempt to contain the entity. Using the updated containment protocols regarding the handling of abnormalities, courtesy of the late Dr. Keter, The entity was captured in the operation and contained in a temporary holding facility until a more effective containment facility could be used as a permanent containment cell. Entity appears to be capable of secreting various nerve agents and gases from its person. These gases do not appear to be anomalous in itself, however the nerve agents are dangerous and are constantly being emitted. Through chemical analysis, the entity has been known to secrete three nerve agents: Soman1, Sulfur mustard or mustard gas, and VX. The entity's wrists and forearms emit Soman, Sulfur mustard is emitted from its back, and the VX nerve agent appears to come from the filter cartridge canister of its mask as waste product in respiration. All attempts of communication with the entity have resulted in its unresponsiveness. Addendum: Personnel have been reported to experience auditory hallucinations while they are in the vicinity of the entity. Personnel report hearing men, women, and children's screams emanating from the entity. Other auditory phenomena include gunfire, engine noises, morse code and radio transmissions, air raid sirens, white noise, static frequencies, and even explosions. #97165MA-066 Item designation number: #97165MA-066 Warning: Item displays aggressive and dangerous behavior Description of item: 5'10" (if hunched, 5'6"), 120 lbs, unknown age, darkened gray skin, naked, no eyes or hair, elongated arms, elongated lips and mouth structure with very humanlike teeth. Emaciated appearance, bone and muscle structure unlike any recorded species. Hands and feet appear human, albeit blackened in appearance (possible necrosis?). No reproductive organs, anal orifice, ears, or pores anywhere on body. Does not have a nose, but appears to have nostrils fused to the face. Head is abnormally large for the body. Detail of current containment: [N/A] Report: Entity was first discovered in Antarctica. The entity was reported by Japanese fishermen claiming to have seen a "Ningen" on the ice2. Reports of the humanoid came back to the Foundation where a recovery team was dispatched to capture the entity. The creature was then contained and moved to a temporary containment cell. Creature appears to have considerable strength for its body structure. The entity has been shown to tear off ligaments and muscle tissue during a feeding. Carnivorous, it views both humans and animals as a food supply. Interestingly, during a feeding, depending on which animal it has devoured, the creature temporarily gains said animal's traits (when eating fish, it develops gills, fins, and webbed feet and gains the ability to swim and breathe underwater, when eating avian creatures, it gains bat-like wings. These wings, despite the size and shape of the creature, somehow gives the entity the ability to fly). When eating human flesh, it gains intelligence and sapience. The entity's mouth appears to stretch and distend beyond its physical capabilities but does not appear capable of unhinging its jaws to consume prey, instead it opens its mouth and takes large bites in its consumption. Entity shows considerable problem-solving skills of varying levels of complexity. The creature has been known to speak, but only in the form of muttering and, on occasions, laughter. Addendum: Security and research personnel have both expressed concerns over the entity. Complaints have issued that the creature has been known to smile at individuals for long periods of time, unnerving them. Personnel also note a visual anomaly of the creature's nature - the creature can appear in contradictory locations when two or more individuals view it, however, in close proximity to one another, usually allowing an estimation of where the actual entity is located. Complaints have been taken into account of the creature's nature. Item designation number: #71839CA-102 Warning: Item displays aggressive and dangerous behavior Description of item: Item appears to be a small vase of roses. The petals on each rose glows brightly and radiates a reddish hue. The item has a small note attached to it that reads in cursive: "For Lucy." Object emits large amounts of Gamma radiation. Detail of current containment: [N/A] Report: Item was discovered in a flower shop in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. [DATA EXPUNGED]. Reports came in of "Red Maniacs" terrorizing the townsfolk. A recovery team led by General Samson, were partially successful in containing the threat, as most of the agents in the unit had succumbed to the object's affect and had to be terminated. Item was temporarily placed in a secure holding locker lined with lead, to prevent radiation from leaking out of the wall's contents. The object's petals glow brightly and radiate a dark red hue and emits large amounts of Gamma radiation, when a living being enters its light, the item immediately redshifts the being. Once redshifted, the being immediately succumbs to radiation poisoning and collapses after only a few seconds of exposure. Soon after (approximately 12 seconds), the redshifted subject will rise from its position on the ground. Individuals afflicted with the item's effect are not only redshifted, but are also bleeding profusely from the eyes, nose, and mouth. Affected individuals under the "reanimation" effect, also lack pupils and their sclera are completely white in coloration, despite the redshift. Individuals affected by the object are driven solely by the need to attack unaffected individuals. Affected subjects will attack by way of biting, scratching, and beating others with their hands. Some affected individuals also display remarkable strength for their stature, being capable of tearing off limbs with little effort. Addendum: Under no circumstances are staff allowed to touch or even look into the container. All testing with the abnormality has been denied. [DATA EXPUNGED] [DATA RESTORED] Addendum 4099.02: Exploration log On the back of one of the documents, there is an address and coordinates to what is assumed to be the location of the facility mentioned in the documents. Mobile Task Force Gamma-1 ("Search and Destroy")3 were sent to the location of the facility. Located in Ukraine, underneath the city of Pripyat. The log below is a transcript of what transpired. Exploration Video Log Transcript Date: ██/██/2020 Exploration Team: MTF Γ-1 ("Search and Destroy") Subject: Pripyat city borders, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Team Lead: Damian Noxol: Γ-1 Leo Team Members: ████ Kent: Γ-1 Taurus / ███ Carlson: Γ-1 Gemini / █████ Atson: Γ-1 Pisces / Travis Kazmarek: Γ-1 Sagittarius [BEGIN LOG] Γ-1 Leo: Comms are up, we good? Γ-1 Gemini: Good. Γ-1 Taurus: Good. Γ-1 Pisces: Ready. Γ-1 Sagittarius: Hang on a sec… There, I'm good. Γ-1 Leo: Right, we're moving towards the location. Overwatch sent us here for an investigation. Whatever this thing is, Overwatch wants it to keep quiet. We either lock it up, or we terminate it, understand? Good. Command: Ten seconds until drop-off. Γ-1 Leo: Eyes up people, stay alert. Γ-1 Taurus: Yes sir. Command: Search and Destroy, you are clear to begin the operation. Γ-1 Leo: Let's go. The unit walk quickly from the drop-off point to the location. After ten minutes of walking, they enter the exclusion zone. Command: You are now entering the closed exclusion zone. Radiation levels will start spiking the closer you get to the area. Γ-1 Leo: Understood. (Faces towards the group.) We work fast and get to the area. These suits can't keep out the radiation for too long, let's go. The unit walk faster to their destination, maneuvering through the abandoned roads and trees. Command: Gamma-1, you should be seeing the location now. Γ-1 Leo: I don't see anything, Command. Γ-1 Pisces: Boss, I see something. Γ-1 Pisces points to an elevator in the distance. It appears to be a maintenance elevator covered in glass. Image of the elevator from Γ-1 Pisces' camera Γ-1 Leo: Right, let's go in. The team enter the elevator. There is only one button that leads down. Γ-1 Leo presses it and waits for three minutes before the elevator doors part. The team steps inside as the doors close. There are eight buttons, each numbered from zero to seven. Γ-1 Leo: Command, you seeing this? Command: Yes. Enter the code given to you. Γ-1 Leo pulls out a folded piece of paper from his pocket. There is nothing on the paper except numbers. Command: Insert the code. Γ-1 Leo pushes the buttons according to the paper. Γ-1 Leo: One, Seven, Three… Zero. The door closes and the buttons light up. There is humming for ten seconds before the Foundation logo briefly flashes on the elevator screen above the doors. Γ-1 Sagittarius: We're in business, baby. The team wait three minutes again as they go down. There is an automated message that repeats the words "Welcome to the Department of Abnormalities." The automated message repeats the same message over again in both English and Russian. The elevator stops and its doors open, revealing a dark and dimly-lit stairwell. Command: Welcome to the Department of Abnormalities. Γ-1 Leo: Everyone, lights on. Γ-1 Gemini: Roger. (Turns on mounted lights. The rest of the group follow.) I see stairs, sir. Image taken from Γ-1 Gemini's camera Γ-1 Sagittarius: No shit, Gemini. The team go down the stairwell where they encounter a door. Command: Welcome to the… Department… Abnormalities. Γ-1 Taurus: The fuck? Command: The Depart… Abnorm… Ities. Γ-1 Leo: Damn, we're a few kilometers underground. No reception here. We're on our own, guys. Γ-1 Taurus: Shit, what're we gonna do? Γ-1 Sagittarius: Kinda sounds like an echo, actually. Command: The… Abnormal… Γ-1 Pisces: We stick to the plan. We get in, investigate what they sent us here for, then we leave. Γ-1 Leo: Pisces is right, we stick to the plan. The team enter through the doors. There is a hallway that at the far end, leads to a door. The corridor has four doors, two per side, each of them are rusted and welded shut with a glass viewport. There appears to be something inside each of the rooms. Γ-1 Leo: Stay sharp. The unit slowly walks to the first chamber on their right. There is a small metal placard that reads: "The Glutton." In the chamber, there is a grey-skinned creature, hunched over in a fetal position at the far left corner of the room. Its head is lurched over and obscured by its arms. Γ-1 Pisces: Damn. Γ-1 Gemini: Hey guys, check this one out. The rest of the team follow Γ-1 Gemini and look into the room, opposite of the other. There is a large dark yellowish cloud inside the chamber. There is a humanoid shape within the room but is obscured by the gas. Only the feet are visible as the gas covers everything else. There is a metal placard that reads: "Visions of War." Γ-1 Gemini: Freaky shit, huh? Γ-1 Sagittarius: I've seen weirder. Γ-1 Leo: Wonder what this one is. The group move onto the next chamber on the left. There is a pedestal inside with a small container on top of it. There are dozens of red bodies surrounding the pedestal, covered in blood. The placard reads: "Flowers for Lucy." Γ-1 Leo: Well that's a strange name for something locked up. What about this? Γ-1 Leo pans to the last chamber behind the group. The door is also rusted shut but the viewport is locked up, preventing whatever is inside from being seen. Γ-1 Leo: The hell? The placard for this chamber reads: "Absence." Γ-1 Leo: Well that's confusing. Let's go, guys. The team head to the end of the hallway. There are two paths that split off to two doors at the end. On the wall, there are placards that point to the left and labeled: "Research Sector and Maintenance." on the right, it says "Quarters and Armory." Γ-1 Leo: Okay, we're splitting up the group. Pisces and Taurus will take the left. Gemini, Sagittarius, and I will take the right. Understand? Γ-1 Taurus: Roger wilco. Γ-1 Gemini: Clear. Γ-1 Sagittarius: Understood. Γ-1 Pisces: Very good sir. Γ-1 Leo: Let's move. Γ-1 Leo's team head to the door on the right. Γ-1 Leo pushes the door open and shines his light through the darkened room. The room appears to have dozens of metal bunk beds. Some of these bed frames have had their mattresses removed, and some of them still have pillows on them. The group move until they reach the far end of the room. There is a metal placard above the door handle that says: "Armory." Γ-1 Leo steps inside as the last person closes the door behind them. There are weapon racks and lockers across the wall in front of them. There is a door on their left that reads: "Director's Office." Γ-1 Leo attempts to open it, but it appears to have been locked from the inside. There is a small note on the floor close to the door. Γ-1 Leo: I got something. Command's probably going to want to take a look at (He puts the note in his pocket.) We're going on standby until Pisces and Taurus finish their sweep of the other room. Γ-1 Gemini pulls out a small tablet from his bag that connects to both Pisces and Taurus' cameras. Γ-1 Leo: What are you looking at, Taurus? Γ-1 Taurus: Not much I'm afraid, this place looks like it has labs on each side. Looks barren and empty, though. Γ-1 Leo: Wait, do you hear that noise? Sounds like humming. Γ-1 Taurus: Yeah, I hear it too, I'm about to head over there now. Through the screen, Γ-1 Taurus's camera captures a door at the end of the corridor with a metal placard that reads "Maintenance." Γ-1 Taurus opens the door and finds a large server room inside. The room has a large computer server at the end of the room with a red, glowing button in the middle. It appears to be the source of the humming. Γ-1 Taurus: Approaching object. (Γ-1 Taurus moves closer to the server.) What do you think it is, boss? Should I press it? There is a ten second pause between Γ-1 Leo and Γ-1 Taurus. Γ-1 Leo: Go for it. Γ-1 Taurus pushes the red button. The humming stops. Γ-1 Pisces: Wonder what that did. At that moment, loud screaming and laughter is heard. Γ-1 Taurus and Γ-1 Pisces turn around immediately. Γ-1 Taurus: Son of a- I think we made a mistake boss, I'm turning it back on. Γ-1 Taurus presses the button multiple times but the machine is still inert. Γ-1 Taurus: Ah, shit. Alright, we're going to try and meet you on the other side. Hang tight. (Γ-1 Taurus and Γ-1 Pisces run towards the door.) We're gonna get you out. Γ-1 Leo: Wait, Taurus. I- The door is slammed open as three red men in labcoats leap onto Γ-1 Pisces. One of them bites Pisces on the nose and tears it off. Γ-1 Pisces screams as he tries to shoot at the entities but is pinned to the floor. Γ-1 Taurus shoots the individuals off of Γ-1 Pisces and picks him up. Γ-1 Taurus proceeds to kneel down to tend to Γ-1 Pisces' wounds. Γ-1 Taurus: Fuck! Pisces is in bad shape. You're gonna be okay, alright? You're going to be fine. Γ-1 Pisces: The… door… open- Γ-1 Leo: Pisces! Taurus! We're going to your location. Standby for extraction. Γ-1 Leo puts away the tablet and proceeds to arm himself. Γ-1 Leo: I'm calling a chopper. We're getting the hell out of here. Pisces is injured and bleeding out here. I want everyone to keep sharp and take these bastards out. Understand? All: Yes sir! Γ-1 Leo: Good. Let's get out of here. Γ-1 Leo's team emerge from the armory as more red-colored entities emerge from the other door. The group manage to successfully shoot down most of them and proceed to head to the door. Γ-1 Leo: Let's go! Let's go! The group go through the door and are immediately attacked by the grey-skinned humanoid. Γ-1 Leo and Γ-1 Gemini attempt to shoot at it but the bullets miss. Γ-1 Sagittarius fends off some of the red entities that emerge from the chamber. Γ-1 Leo: Fuck! I can't- I keep missing him! Can't get a clear shot! Γ-1 Gemini: I keep hitting it but it's not doing shit! One of the red entities breaks away from Γ-1 Sagittarius gunfire and stabs Γ-1 Leo in his left thigh with a pencil. Γ-1 Leo groans in pain as he kicks off the entity with his injured leg and shoots it in the head. Γ-1 Leo: I'm down! Shit! Γ-1 Sagittarius: Don't touch it! It’s near your femoral artery, you could bleed out! Γ-1 Pisces and Γ-1 Taurus both emerge from the the right hall and continue to fire at both the red entities and the grey humanoid. Γ-1 Pisces has a gauze covering what used to be his nose. Γ-1 Sagittarius: Boss, Let me help you up. (Γ-1 Sagittarius kneels over and picks up the unconscious Γ-1 Leo on his back.) Head to the elevator! Now! Γ-1 Sagittarius and Γ-1 Leo approach the elevator. Γ-1 Sagittarius slams his fist on the button Γ-1 Taurus: Taking him out! (Γ-1 Taurus pulls out his P90 and continues firing on the entity.) Command: (Static noise emanates from Γ-1 Leo's radio.) Wel… Partment… The grey creature knocks out Γ-1 Gemini, Γ-1 Taurus, and Γ-1 Pisces away from it. Γ-1 Taurus gets up and punches the entity across the face. Γ-1 Taurus: Just die already, you ugly- In that moment, the entity thrusts its right fist in Γ-1 Taurus' stomach, its hand going deep within. Command: (Static noise continues.) …Welcome to… Abno… Γ-1 Taurus: …F-Fucker- Γ-1 Sagittarius: No! The grey entity grabs Γ-1 Taurus' chest with its free hand and pulls until his chest and waist are completely torn apart and separated. Viscera and entrails fly out as intestines and spine fall onto the floor. The entity smiles, revealing human teeth before it kneels over, and grabs the intestines and pulls it to its mouth to eat. The elevator doors open. Γ-1 Sagittarius carries the unconscious Γ-1 Leo into the elevator. Γ-1 Pisces: No! (Rises from the floor and proceeds to fire at the entity.) Fuck you! You son of a fucking- Γ-1 Pisces is tackled by the last red entity. The entity punches down on Γ-1 Pisces' face before biting down on Γ-1 Pisces' neck, spewing blood, and choking on it. The red entity begins to thrust its thumbs deep into Γ-1 Pisces' eyes as he screams. Command: Welcome to the… Ment of… Γ-1 Sagittarius: Dan! Get your ass over here! We're leaving! Γ-1 Gemini: Agh! (Γ-1 Gemini rises from the ground and runs to the elevator.) Command: Welcome to the Depar… Normalitie… Γ-1 Sagittarius: C'mon man, c'mon… (He presses the button to close the doors.) An entity wearing a gas mask emerges from its room and grabs Γ-1 Gemini by the arm. Γ-1 Sagittarius: No! Fuck, no! No! Command: Welcome to the Department… The entity in the gas mask pulls Γ-1 Gemini in a headlock. White gas emerges from the filter cartridge canister of the mask and burns away at Γ-1 Gemini's face. The entity then moves its hand to cover his mouth before raising its hand- completely burning and tearing off Γ-1 Gemini's lips and nose. Γ-1 Sagittarius: I'm so sorry Dan… I'm sorry. Γ-1 Gemini screams as the elevator doors close. Command: Welcome to the Department of Abnormalities. [END LOG] Addendum 4099.03: Recovered Note An object of interest that was taken during MTF Gamma-1's investigation of the facility. The note reads as follows: Regional Director Pierce. I can't do this anymore. I do not wish to continue my time here. I'm done. These things are not "normal" by our standards, I can deal with the horrifying implications around certain anomalies, but not this. These are abominations. Every time I go to bed, I stare at my ceiling until my eyes get tired and I fall asleep. I get nightmares about what they do. What they did. I feel like, they're all around me, wrapping their hands around my throat, squeezing tightly. Digging their thumbs into my trachea until I wake up in cold sweat. I have held this position for such a long time. Two? Three years? I do not know anymore. This is too much for me to bear, the responsibility to keep these things away from everyone is weighing down on me and I feel like I'm going to give in. As of today, I hereby resign from my current position, I revoke all my privileges, and I request a transferal to Facility-ADRX19. This is a job that, I feel not even I am capable of doing. I know I should have submitted a formal request for the transferal, but I'm too tired to go through all the paperwork. Take care, Dr. Howard Snorlison, Head of the Department of Abnormalities [DATA RESTORED] Footnotes 1. Also known as Pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate 2. A cryptid reportedly observed on multiple occasions by crew members of government-operated "whale research" ships, these so-called "Ningen" (人間, "Ningen", meaning "human") are often said to be completely white in colour with an estimated length of 20 to 30 meters. Eyewitnesses describe them having a human-like shape, often with legs, arms, and even five-fingered hands. They are often described as having fins or a large mermaid-like tail instead of legs, or even tentacles. 3. An elite unit that specializes in the covert investigation, and decommissioning and/or termination of rogue SCPs or anomalous persons and objects that threaten the secrecy of the Overseer Council.
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SCP-4100
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esoteric-class
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NOTICE FROM THE STELLAR CONGRESSIONAL PROTECTORATE OFFICE OF ARCHIVES Following the destruction of SCP-4100, this file has been archived. The latest available draft of the file is awaiting publication. A colorized representation of a radio transmission originating from SCP-4100. It is believed the "Triumvirate" based their pictograms off of this image. Planetary Catalog Designation: SCP-4100 Threat Level: 0 Interstellar, 10 Surface-Bound Resources: High amounts of organic and inorganic carbon, very high amounts of salinated dihydrogen monoxide, assorted proto-Protectorate weaponry. Special Control Protocols: SCP-4100 is currently unsuited for permanent habitation. Due to the high content of dihydrogen monoxide on its surface and atmosphere, 19 satellites acting as water extraction facilities will be deployed in low SCP-4100 orbit. These satellites will siphon the salinated dihydrogen monoxide while minimizing risk to Protectorate workers. The surface of SCP-4100 is currently home to several aquatic and terrestrial entities that possess a threat to Protectorate workers and citizens. As such, following the exhaustion of SCP-4100's dihydrogen monoxide, as well as any other relevant resources, it is to be quarantined. Description: SCP-4100 refers to the planet formerly known as Earth. SCP-4100 possesses a biosphere suitable for supporting carbon-based, oxygen-breathing life forms, but has little land mass suitable for supporting non-liquid-dwelling life forms, with a land:water ratio of approximately 10:90. SCP-4100 was the home planet of Homo sapiens sapiens, a species of sapient organism which was once prevalent throughout the Human Origin System. Homo sapiens sapiens colonized several areas in the Human Origin System, including the planets Mars and Venus, as well as Titan, the largest moon of the planet Hephaestia1, using primitive spacefaring technology, including rudimentary FTL travel. SCP-4100 was largely abandoned between GSC 10997 and 11001 due to the proliferation of thousands of entities, objects, events and phenomena known to Homo sapiens as "SCPs" following the planet's encounter with a Class-10 Behemoth Entity. The "SCP" designation does not appear to be related to the Stellar Congressional Protectorate or any of its sub-organizations. According to Homo sapiens historical records, "SCPs" are objects which have properties which were once believed to be abnormal in nature, and were cataloged by an organization known as the "Triumvirate"2. The classification of "SCP" objects as "anomalous" is largely due to a lack of scientific, cultural, or historical understanding by Homo sapiens sapiens. The Triumvirate organization, in particular, focused alternately on the detention or destruction of "SCP" objects, as opposed to scientific study or interaction with sapient objects. Most knowledge of the "Triumvirate" comes from artificial satellites left by this organization in orbit around SCP-4100 containing documentation written in a pictographic format, presumably for ease of understanding to later civilizations. The number of "SCP" objects cataloged by the "Triumvirate" is estimated to be over 4,000. Below is a list of assorted "SCPs" cataloged by the "Triumvirate". A guide to Triumvirate Pictographs A white symbol has a numerical value of "1". A grey symbol with no barriers between individual squares indicates "0". A magenta symbol has a numerical value of "2", and is used in conjunction with white symbols to denote numbers greater than "5". Blue symbols are verbs, or mathematical modifiers. A cross indicates "adds to", a dash indicates "subtracts from", and a pair of horizontal bars indicates "equals". Yellow symbols are nouns. Green symbols denote positive or safe. Red symbols denote negative or danger. Orange blocks indicate the symbols within represent a chemical formula. Black squares are null. Black lines appear to denote barriers between symbols. Pictograph for Item "173" Of note in this pictogram is the presence of a depiction of three chemical compounds: the first is believed to be calcium trisilicate and an unknown polymer. The second chemical, pictured in the third row, is believed to be potassium cyanide. This chemical is fatally toxic to most known carbon-based life-forms, including Homo sapiens, and has been interpreted as "Item causes death" or "item kills". An attached picture of the 173, item though heavily bleached, shows a similar body shape to the Koshi drones used briefly by the Black Shroud rebels in the Rigel system, suggesting the 173 item is a precursor to these items. Pictograph for Item "914" The "914" document included a pattern for a frequency on the electromagnetic spectrum, which is evidently to be used to locate the "914" item. An expedition to the surface of SCP-4100 located parts of what is believed to be a GEAR device, used in most Challenger-class spacecraft. As it was heavily damaged, no action was made to retrieve it. Pictograph for Item "882" The symbol in the top-right corresponds to one of the religious symbols of the Mekhanion. The lack of symbols indicating containment, as well as a lack of description beyond "machine" and "iron", indicates that it may currently be in possession of the Church of Mekhanion. Pictograph for Item "2000". White box added to conceal a potentially hazardous piece of information. It is unknown how the Triumvirate knew of the existence of Galactic Standard Script when creating this pictogram. The information present in this image creates a compulsion to travel to a location on SCP-4100 which is currently occupied by the crater of a supervolcano which erupted some time during the presence of humanity on SCP-4100. Pictograph 4100-1202, speculated to be the evolution of early life on SCP-4100. Pictograph 4100-1202 is anachronistic, as it is believed to show a bipedal organism. No bipedal organisms existed during this time in SCP-4100's geological history. Pictograph 4100-1265, the continued evolution of organic life. Several pictographs of organic life on SCP-4100 terminate with the red image, seemingly consuming an organism. The significance of this is unclear. A second set of pictographs, believed to depict its historical record, also exists, but several are full of imagery too abstract to understand. Either the history or the mission of the Triumvirate organization. The Pictograph depicting the history or mission of the Triumvirate does not give any indication as to when in human history the organization was formed. Other pictographs show the symbol first appearing around the invention of primitive firearms, but they may have existed much earlier. Pictograph-4100-1050. Pictograph-4100-1050 is believed to be the oldest known depiction of an entity termed by Homo sapiens sapiens as "Destroyer", and seems to be what the Triumvirate termed "SCP-4100". Extant humans treat the "Destroyer" as an anti-deific figure, responsible for the destruction of their homeworld. It is estimated the "Destroyer" entity killed 90% of life on SCP-4100, including 95% of all Homo sapiens. A theory put forth in Galactic Year 50025 suggests that the "SCP" objects present on SCP-4100 were used to combat the "Destroyer" entity. This is unlikely, as the majority of extant humans treat "SCP" objects as anathematic. Destruction of SCP-4100: In Galactic Year 54000, a Class-10 Behemoth Entity, matching the description of the Destroyer, approached the Human Origin System at near-light speeds, on a direct collision course with SCP-4100. Most Protectorate personnel and citizens were able to evacuate the system. The population of Hephestia was unwilling to evacuate, despite being offered a position on a small Protectorate fleet. Hephestia was entirely ignored by the Behemoth Entity. Upon it reaching the remains of SCP-4100's moon, the following message was broadcast to all Protectorate ships within range of Sol. + - Proposed Update to SCP-4100 File: Planetary Catalog Designation: SCP-4100 Threat Level: N/A Resources: N/A Special Control Protocols: N/A Description: SCP-4100 referred to a planet formerly known as Earth, prior to its use as a weapon in the destruction of an entity which would have consumed the majority of the Human Origin System. SCP-4100 was launched at this entity (designated "Destroyer", after an anti-deific being present in Homo sapiens culture) at FTL speeds using an unknown propulsion system, resulting in the near-complete atomization of both it and the "Destroyer" entity. Immediately prior to SCP-4100's destruction, the following pictogram was sent from its surface. The meaning of it is unclear. The Final Transmission of SCP-4100 Footnotes 1. The sixth planet in the Human Origin System, homeworld of the Mekhanion, a species of sapient techno-organic beings. 2. So called due to the most prominent symbol being a set of three arrows, pointing inwards.
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SCP-4101
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thaumiel
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WARNING: LEVEL 4/4101 ACCESS ONLY Access to this information is restricted to Level 4/4101 clearance. Attempting to access this information in any capacity will automatically alert security personnel to a possible information breach until credentials are accepted. If you have accessed this document in error, wait at your terminal and explain the situation to the incoming agents, where you will then be processed and, if necessary, amnesticized. If you have the proper credentials, please submit them now to disengage the order. … … … Credentials recognized. Please enter password. … … … Password "H1Nds1Gh7 1S 2@/2@" accepted. Authorization approved. Accessing file… Item #: SCP-4101 Special Containment Procedures: Due to the circumstances of its location and operation, SCP-4101 is to remain integrated into Site-25 and, as such, requires no extra security than would already be appropriate for a Foundation site. However, knowledge of the existence of SCP-4101 itself is restricted to Level 4/4101 clearance or higher, with the exception of any Foundation personnel cleared for work on the Ouroboros Protocol. Regular maintenance of all associated systems of SCP-4101 is to take place weekly, with an allowed delay of no more than 48 hours. If any malfunctions of any components of SCP-4101 or its subsystems are suspected or identified, especially of those systems that are crucial to its continued function, testing is to be immediately halted until repairs have been made. Regular testing with SCP-4101 is to occur once every 2 weeks. Any subject for testing is allowed, but testing involving classified material, material known to be associated with temporal/ontokinetic anomalies, or material that is known to be memetic, cognitohazardous, or infohazardous in nature is only to be carried out by personnel possessing Level 4/4101 clearance. This responsibility is currently assigned to Senior Researcher Mortimer Ericson. UPDATE (3/8/1999): Screening for candidates, in addition to standard physical and mental aptitude measurements, must display no less than complete loyalty to the Foundation and its directives to mitigate the risk of an information breach resulting from the use of SCP-4101. For testing purposes, a series of digital data repositories, with individual storage capacities no fewer than 10 TB, are to remain at Site-25 at all times within SCP-4101. Due to the nature of SCP-4101, the only precautions necessary to access these repositories will be standard login credentials. These repositories are to contain as much historical text and documentation as feasible, with additions made as necessary when new information is gained through the use of SCP-4101. UPDATE (3/8/1999): Due to further discoveries about SCP-4101's anomalous properties, no one individual may operate SCP-4101 more than 10 times without an interim period of at least 1 month. Any anomalous phenomena or manifestations occurring near individuals who have operated SCP-4101 are to be reported immediately, followed by the immediate barring of that individual from operating SCP-4101 for the foreseeable future. See Addendum 2. Description: SCP-4101 is a large mechanical device originally created by the Foundation in 1987 as part of Project Hindsight. Though it was once separate from Site-25, it has since been assimilated into the site's workings to allow for ease of its continued operation. As such, Site-25 is considered part of SCP-4101. The object consists of a dedicated power station (with a total output of 3 MW), a computer array complete with access to Foundation Intranet, a large amalgamation of different mechanisms responsible for SCP-4101's anomalous functions (some of which include standard supercomputer-level hardware and assorted clockwork mechanisms of varying complexity), and a large (about 500 m2) flat paved area in the center of SCP-4101 that serves as the control room, in the middle of which stands the control panel used for operating SCP-4101. SCP-4101 (and Site-25 post-integration) demonstrates a poorly-understood form of causal immunity; while time itself passes normally within SCP-4101, it is utterly unaffected by any temporal anomalies that may affect its existence, creation, or operation. Mundane efforts in the present day to further test this property universally fail as well; evidence of probability manipulation is currently being investigated (See Addendum 2). This effect extends to those within SCP-4101; as long as an individual remains within the facility, they share this immunity. SCP-4101's principal effect is achieved whenever input is received through the control panel. The interface allows for the input of text strings of any size; complexity does not seem to skew the results to any significant degree, as due to the specifics of the conceptual experimentation and engineering included as part of Project Hindsight, the input is understood through the intention of the operator. The only requirement is that the input must refer to an entity or object. When input is given and SCP-4101 is activated, the main control room becomes inaccessible for a period of time up to and including, but not exceeding, five minutes. During this active period, the room undergoes extreme temporal distortion around the individual who activated SCP-4101 (hereafter referred to as the operator). The interior becomes a facsimile of the birthplace/place of origin of whatever the input was at the time when the input item came into being. The operator then experiences the entire existence of the input item in real time as illustrated to them by SCP-4101-1. SCP-4101-1 is a humanoid entity who varies in apparent age, gender, and race with every manifestation, but a description of the entity wearing a light brown, three-piece suit is consistent across every manifestation. When SCP-4101 is activated and the operator is displaced, SCP-4101-1 introduces itself and begins delivering the history of the input item. SCP-4101-1 describes itself as being an orator or teacher of sorts, with its descriptions and depictions being meticulously thorough, covering every major event and summarizing the minor events relating to the existence of the input item. SCP-4101-1 is universally described by operators as amicable, polite, and enthusiastic, frequently encouraging questions about the input item. Despite the ability to move about freely in any manifested environment or location, direct interaction with anything in said environment is impossible, as physical contact cannot be achieved. However, items will manifest on the operator as necessary for their continued survival if a certain environment is normally inhospitable (such as SCUBA gear for oceanic environs, standard astronaut suits for space, etc.). During the active period, the operator witnesses the entire life or existence of the input item, starting with its birth/creation and ending with either its death/destruction or, where applicable, its continued existence in the present. Once the duration is over, SCP-4101-1 will say goodbye to the operator and thank them for their curiosity. The control room will then return to normal and the operator may exit. Any information gathered through the use of SCP-4101 will be retained with eidetic clarity, with memories showing extreme resistance to fading or erasure by amnestics. Further, any input item that has a memetic, cognitohazardous, or infohazardous property has that property bypassed in the operator's memory with no ill effects barring a few notable exceptions. Abridged Testing Log: + Open - Close Test 1: D-1745 Selected Remarks from SCP-4101-1: "Hello there! Nice to meet you! Oh, wait. Probably weren't expecting me, were you? Sorry. I'll be your 'instructor' for today, and boy, are we going to have some fun!" "Look what a sweet child he was! Almost like a little angel! …What's that? Oh! Why, yes! That is a bottle of whiskey in the father's hand. I'm sure that will have no bearing on anything in the future." "Now, if you look here, you can notice the exact point where the child in him died. I hate to say it like that, but you look at him and tell me that he doesn't look harder after that. I tell you, that would be the last time I ever tried dating." "Oh my! Looks like all those years in the batting cages really paid off! Although… I'm certain that's not how you're supposed to use a bat. Or a whiskey bottle. As you can see, though, that didn't stop him from acting like he'd scored a homer." "That has to be one of the most surprised looks I've ever seen. Then again, I'd also be dumbfounded if some shadowy organization picked me up so they could run experiments on me. Well, really, I'd be even more surprised if I could see all that coming before it actually happened, because then I'd be psychic, and then they'd be picking me up for a different reason." "And there he is now! Still just sitting in that cell while I'm talking to you. Looks kind of bored, really. Maybe tell him I said hi?" Test 2: George Washington Selected Remarks from SCP-4101-1: "Hey again! Good to see you! Always nice to have an eager student. I hope you're ready, because this one's special! Of course, I'm sure you already knew that. Does > this man really need an introduction? …Well, no, but I'm going to give one anyway. Can't ever be too thorough!" "See? I can't tell you just how much that bugs me, but he never harmed a single leaf on that tree! He loved it like a family member! Ate its fruit every time it flowered! In fact, if he could hear me right now, he'd be upset that people in the future - well, future relative to him, I suppose - are making things up about him to prove a point! I know plenty of other candidates that would be perfect for teaching the importance of honesty!" "Now, if we're going to talk about honesty, I can honestly say that that is some getup. Now, I'm not going to stand here and lecture someone about fashion during this history lesson, but… Hmm? Oh, his dentures? I'm glad you noticed those. Yes, those are not normal human teeth. Some wood, some animal. Strange, eh? Aren't you glad people eventually learned that that's a silly idea?" "Now, I must say, detailing conflict is never really fun for me, but boy, did he make it seem noble! Did you know that that river was approaching freezing levels when he and his men crossed it? It's true! All throughout that winter, he kept his men together as best he could, they were just straggling along, and you know what? He eventually led his country to victory! Yes, that half-frozen man you see before you now ended up victorious! Well, I'm sure you already knew that, but it's still impressive, is it not?" Test 12: Site-25 Selected Remarks from SCP-4101-1: "Mortimer! So glad you're back! Congratulations on the promotion! Hmm… You look a little peaky today. Are you feeling alright? Getting enough sleep? …If you say so. Well, no matter. I'm very flattered you decided to ask about little old me. Well, the site, but technically, the machine's a part of it, so it is what it is. I'm sure you already have the documentation regarding the machine's construction, but I'll do what I can." "Now, this land was completely empty. No buildings, no major land features, not even any trees! Miles away from anything populated. Perfect clandestine location, wouldn't you say? But it gets better: then were planning on putting a big building there with security measures derived from anomalous technology! The perfect storm! Of safety, that is." "And as you can see, right after they installed the iron fencing, they set to work on the research and development wings. For you see, this would be one of the few sites under the control of the Foundation that would fully embrace and integrate their findings into their studies for the sake of progress! Of course, they would get pretty lonely in that regard, but this is something like their version of the Manhattan Project, so I can understand the caution. People don't just put up counterconceptual insulation for no reason." "Hmm? Oh, that insulation? You must not have been around for that. Well, what they did is they took what little information they had about anomalous metaphysics at the time and put a sort of geas on the place. Well, a modified type of geas. I'd describe it as more of a waiver than a contract. The point of it was to shield the site and the fruit of its labors from any prying eyes. If you weren't allowed in, you weren't getting in, no exceptions. The concept of unauthorized access was quite literally incompatible with the concepts making up the site. Wild stuff." "…Then, after it was all said and done, they made sure every gear and bolt and wire and board was in its place and had you come in to turn the key! And then here we are now! Looking at ourselves looking at ourselves looking at ourselves… Hmm. Perhaps I should've taken away the display for this part. Oh, well. Interesting, though, is it not?" Test 25: SCP-055 Selected Remarks from SCP-4101-1: "Um… Really? I don't know how much I'm going to be able to help with this, but… I'll try my best." "So as you can see - erm, well I think so, anyway - the brass frame really ties the whole thing together. It doesn't really do anything for the structural support or functionality of the thing, but it looks nice, doesn't it? You can see it, right? …I could say anything I want right now, couldn't I?" "Then the ghost got out and roamed around the site for a while, using the thing to stay invisible and… What's that? How? Well, it's kind of like that insulation we talked about before, only instead of interacting with concepts, it works with information. See, it targets a specific vector - namely, true information about itself - and siphons it back through the memories of people that view this information, clean out of their heads. Every memory ever formed about that thing? All contained within it. That what that ghost is; some poor soul… well, got his soul sucked into it whole. …How does it work? Erm.. Well, I'm… glad you asked! You see, first you take your locus and focus really hard on it…" "…Now this next step is very important. You don't want to align the kittens improperly, or you'll get some pretty nasty backlash. You'll want some catnip to make them hold still…" "…And once you've given it as much voltage as you think it can handle, it should get up and running! You can cut off the power running to it after that; the ritual circle inside the mainframe should provide enough blue energy to keep it moving. Then just pick any type of information you want, assign the pointer to the memories of this information, and zip! Into the locus it goes! If I may, what made you curious? …Oh. I see. Well… good luck with that then, I suppose. Hope you'll be able to properly remember anything I just said and, if you do, you tell the others about it. I try to keep everything steady as best I can, but this thing is really powerful. I'd be careful if I were you." Test 46: William Shakespeare Selected Remarks from SCP-4101-1: "Hello again, Mortimer. Boy, you visit me pretty often. Still taking it easy, I hope? I mean, I can still see you when you're not with me, but I wouldn't really be much use if I couldn't, now would I? Ah, well. No matter. I'm sure you didn't come here so I could tell you how to live your life. You came here so I could tell you how this fine gentleman lived his life, and tell you I shall!" "Now, you can see here how much his work meant to him. Why, on Venus and Adonis here - quite an underrated piece, in my honest opinion - he spent many long nights trying to perfect his prose. Kind of sounds like someone I know, eh? Heh!" "Ah, another great performance! Why, it even brought tears to his eyes, it was so beautiful. And it wasn't even his play! I must say, Mortimer, you picked an excellent subject this time around. …Hmm? Who's that in the second row? Oh! Why, that's Miss Anne Hathaway. She would later become his wife! …Yes, I suppose she is quite fetching." "What a romantic couple! I tell you, just walking around the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon is something I've always wanted to do, but I don't really have anyone to do it with like they do! …What? What's wrong? Did I say something that upset you? …O-Okay. I'll put you back. Hopefully, I'll… see you again?" Test 65: Edgar Allen Poe Selected Remarks from SCP-4101-1: "Mortimer! Well met, old chum. I've seen how you've been carrying on, and I - no, don't try and tell me otherwise! I want to help you take your mind off of it! Granted, this man's tale may not be the most uplifting in time's library, but I'll do my best!" "Now this is quite the family reunion, is it not? A lovely spectacle. Everyone's so happy in each other's company. I must say, I don't have any real family of my own considering my, ahem, 'position', but if I did, and I wished to celebrate with them, then I would want that spectacle to look like this! …Why, yes, that is his cousin with him over there. …Yes, they are doing what it looks like they're doing. Care to move on? I know I would." "Another hard worker, as you can see. All he has is his paper, his utensil, and the light he uses to see by. Why, Annabelle Lee ended up being one of my personal favorites of his! Ah, Annabelle Lee? You've not heard it? Oh, it's a wonderful - well, the tale itself is quite sad, but the composition is wonderful! So evocative! Look closely at his desk, you can see for yourself! Don't worry, he won't notice you. …My, you must like it as much as I do! It warms my heart to see people still able to be moved to tears by a good bit of poetry. I suppose employees of the Foundation must be cultured in some regard to get the positions that- What? …Oh. I'm… I'm sorry. I… I thought perhaps… Alright. Farewell for now, then." Test 89: SCP-631 Selected Remarks from SCP-4101-1: "…Look, buddy. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that what you're doing is wrong, but… I'm not going to pretend that it's right, either. …You insist then, huh? *sigh* Alright. It all began when some politician didn't want an uprising against him…" "… So after many long years of development and tweaking, they finally got the killing machine they wanted, as you can see. Invisible and calm during the day, but horribly agitated at night, where they would feed on anyone… unfortunate enough to be near them. Of course… you'd know all about that, eh?" "Then the Foundation caught wind of these things and devised a way of catching them with minimal casualties. Of course, there are still casualties sometimes, because they couldn't catch all the buggers, and they're quite stubborn when it comes to staying alive, so if one, say, slips out of containment, some unfortunate researcher might get gobbled up by one. That is, to use a random example. …Don't look at me like that! I know why you asked! W-Wait! No, I'm - I'm sorry! I didn't mean to… …Look, before you go… I'm asking you as a friend… don't do anything you're going to regret, okay? Please? I'll still be here. I'll always be here. It's… it's not like I have anything better or more important to do. Teaching is… it's just what I do. I just… Screw it. I think you should take a break. You're one of my greatest pupils, but… I don't want your studies to consume you. There's more to life than just me. If I do see you again… come back in one piece, will you?" - Close Addendum 1: Creation and Classification Project Hindsight was an attempt to create a device that would allow for a complete and thorough documentation of the history of humanity with the intention of preserving it from tampering by uncontained anomalies or the breach of contained anomalies. SCP-4101 is the sum total of Project Hindsight, acting as a crucial part of the Ouroboros Protocol. Multiple esoteric fields of study were exercised and even expanded during Project Hindsight and the creation of SCP-4101, including advanced metallurgy, engineering, and circuitry, applied thaumatology, and temporal manipulation and stabilization. Classification of SCP-4101 as an anomalous object resulted from preliminary testing revealing the existence of SCP-4101-1. Once a larger base of knowledge regarding the device's function was accumulated and its potential for use was underscored by this knowledge, it was shortly classed as Thaumiel. In light of SCP-4101-1's apparent willingness to cooperate with Foundation efforts to more effectively chronicle history, Project Hindsight is considered a success. PLEASE SUBMIT 5/4101 CREDENTIALS TO VIEW FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE OUROBOROS PROTOCOL ACCESS GRANTED The Ouroboros Protocol is an operation planned to take effect soon in the future, preparations for which are an ongoing undertaking occurring throughout all echelons of the Foundation. Once activated, it is an effort to continuously assure the Foundation's continued existence and operation through bootstrapping, retrocausal activity, and ontological insulation. Project Hindsight was one of the first few phases of the Protocol, setting the groundwork for the more labor and resource-intensive stages. For further information about the Ouroboros Protocol, please see Document ███████. Following the completion of SCP-4101 and its classification, preparations to enact the Ouroboros Protocol are being made nominally. Following the events of Incident 4101-1, preparations to enact the Ouroboros Protocol are halted indefinitely. See Addendum 2. Addendum 2: Incident 4101-1 On 03/8/1999, after routine testing of SCP-4101, Senior Researcher Ericson entered his office to log the results and didn't exit for three hours. During this time, RAISA personnel were alerted to potential antimemetic contamination in his workstation. Security personnel were alerted to this and sent to his room. Upon their arrival, they observed Ericson sitting at his desk staring at his sidearm, visibly distressed and unresponsive. As he was taken to the medical wing for processing, personnel further observed that his personal audio log used for research notes was still open and logged into on his computer. After perusing its contents, personnel notified the Director of Site-25 of heretofore undocumented anomalous properties of SCP-4101. Following this discovery, the containment procedures were shortly revised. An abridged version of the contents of the log are transcribed below: + Open - Close [BEGIN LOG] 5/24/1987 This is Researcher Ericson speaking, marking the first activation of the object now designated SCP-4101. I must say, I'm very excited about the opportunities that this machine will provide. Already, the thing works exactly as intended; I told it I wanted to hear about the D-Class in the cell two rooms over, and it took me to some hospital. One thing I didn't anticipate was the presence of… some person. Well, I mean, of course there were people there, but this one clearly didn't belong there. His suit made him stick out like a sore thumb. Of course, though the others didn't notice me, he did. Even said hello. Explained that he was my 'teacher' for the day. I was worried, but he quickly added that he was here to tell me all about Carl1. I humored him, and he took me through his whole life. Everything seemed so… so real. His birth, his childhood, his… murders, his incarceration. Right up to his transfer to Site-25 and being put in that cell. Then he just thanked me and left. I'd like to say I can't wait until I forget what I saw - I don't think I've ever seen someone so vicious with a baseball bat - but that's just it. I can't. The images just… stick in my mind. Whenever I think about them, every sense is just flooded by the memory as if I were witnessing it again. The official transcripts of the construction of the thing say that the core functions of the machine are based off of 'the pioneered scientific field of conceptual entanglement and anchoring', whatever that means. I'd guess that's what I'm experiencing. I didn't just see the past; the past is… in my head or something. This machine is incredible, but… I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried. 6/8/1987 Just another efficacy test. This time, we went for a popular historical figure. I suggested George Washington, and that seemed to go over well. I must say, I'm no history buff or anything like that, but seeing all those battles with my own eyes was something else. That guy seemed to enjoy telling it to me, too. Kept wanting me to ask questions, as if he wanted me to drink in every detail. Reminded me of a friend of mine who always had some piece of artwork to show me. This guy wanted to see nothing short of awe from me. Well, I'd say he got it… but he also got some concern. I'm not sure what, but something still isn't sitting right with me. Hmm… I don't know. I'm probably just saying that because of the date. …Today would have been Annabelle's 30th birthday. … …Happy birthday, Annabelle. Not a day goes by when I don't think about you. [SECTION REDACTED FOR BREVITY] 2/1/1988 Another day, another musty old history book to cross-reference. I swear, if I'd known just how many years of ancient, antiquated drivel I'd have to sit through in the name of progress, I probably would have requested to be transferred to a different project. Still, Senior Researcher does have a nice ring to it, now that I'm saying for the first time since my promotion, so maybe it's worth it. Of course, SCP-4101-1 was enthusiastic as ever. She - well, she was a 'she' this time - but she looked overjoyed to see me again. Made the life of some Christian monk from the 16th century seem downright lively. Every time I come back to that machine, I remember just how much I enjoy -1's 'seminars', if it really is a teacher. I must say, though, I'm not looking forward to the next session, even with its enthusiasm. …Another sad Valentine's Day. Hoo-ray. 2/15/1988 Okay, something's wrong. There must be something more to that machine. The information it gave me is as strong as it ever was, so the long-term projections are happening just as predicted, but… there's something else. Something that has me worried. I never asked it about myself. Last night, I had a strange dream. Rather murky, couldn't make out many details, but I definitely remember my mother being there. Just an overwhelming feeling of contentment washing through me, and then my alarm blaring me awake. When I reached over to turn it off, I noticed something on my nightstand that certainly wasn't there before: a bottle. A baby bottle. Freshly full to the brim. As soon as I saw it, I knew I didn't even have to taste it to know where that milk came from. I checked my doors, windows, everything, but nothing had gotten in that I could see. I checked the cameras I'd installed - nothing. I'm… I can never be too sure nowadays after that… that thing took my Annabelle. Speaking of… Happy Valentine's Day, Annabelle. Even though I'm scared, I'm glad you don't have to deal with this. Heh. [REDACTED] 10/21/1991 The dreams are getting worse. I thought they'd mostly subsided, but just this last night, I had a vivid dream about my first high school prom, and woke up to Annabelle's dress draped over the headboard. Now I'm getting really worried, but… I'm afraid to tell anyone. I… I can't tell anyone. If it turns out I'm affected by an anomaly, even compromised by an anomaly… …No. Out of the question. … …It's the machine. I know it. I remember that it does what it does because of some metaphysical mechanics or what have you… …Could it be a side effect? [REDACTED] 3/9/1992 Dreams are getting more vivid, more real. Dreamt about our wedding day. Large slice of cake was waiting for me. Had our two little figurines sitting on top. I've worked for the Foundation for almost 10 years now, and I've yet to see a concept so strong, it… 'makes' things. … …At least it tasted good. [REDACTED] 1/3/1994 Dreamt about our… our consummation. Woke up naked, covered in sweat, and… messy. Candles, still lit, sitting on every surface they could fit. I swear I could smell her in the air. …Whatever's doing this, I hate it. I feel like it's… mocking me. Can't you just leave her alone? Fate already took her; why do you need to keep reminding me!? [REDACTED] 2/17/1997 …I think I'm going insane. I walked into my office this morning and found a pink envelope sitting in front of my computer next to an apple pie. Before I even read the letter, I winced. I already knew what was coming. She always did like baking… It was just a card. It read, "Happy late Valentine's Day, pudding! Sorry I couldn't make it in time. Love you! XO- Annabelle." …She's been dead for 14 years now, almost 15. But the pie was still warm. … …Either she baked it with so much love that I can taste it, or there is something seriously wrong with me. [REDACTED] 2/22/1999 Turns out it's not just good memories life wants to throw back in my face to torment me. I dreamed about that night… that horrible, horrible night. The Foundation agents knocking on my door, telling me that while Annabelle was on a business trip, she got… devoured by that monster. Me begging them to let me keep her, keep the memory of her… The memory is all I'd have… Then I woke up. My window had been smashed open, and there were claw marks all over it. If I were to make a guess, I'd say that another one just flew out to join the world. Thank God - or whatever passes for him - I sleep with my bedside lamp on. … …Well, on the plus side, I'm not sleeping for a while, so that should mean no more trinkets, apparitions, or… monsters anytime soon. 3/8/1999 I get it now. I should have known all this time. I figured I'd ask the machine. Don't know why the thought hadn't occurred to me sooner. Maybe I just… didn't want any more reminders, and using a machine made for that specific purpose wouldn't have helped. Whatever. I went in and typed in 'Annabelle Ericson'. No hospital, no hometown, no nothing. Just blackness. And her. …Why did it have to look like her? It clearly wasn't her; the suit gave that away real quick. Figures that it knew what I wanted. I asked it, "What is all of this about? The dreams, the ghosts, everything! Why won't you leave me alone?" It just looked at me like I was a wounded dog and said, "'Leave you alone? I'd love to, buddy, but think about this. I love our chats; it makes my day - well, so to speak - whenever you come back to learn something more. But it's still you every time. You come back to the past week after week after week, and that's not even talking about what you do when you're not with me. I'm sorry, bud, but how do you expect the past to stay away from you when you won't stop living in it?" I said, "What would you know!? What would you know about living in the past!? Do you know what I wouldn't give to have the past not follow me in every waking moment? When every day is a new reminder of what I've lost, when every day is a new reminder of what I must do, of why I must do my part to contain anomalies like you, what would you know about that kind of pain?" It said, "Well, I should think you would already know the answer to that, pal." I asked, "…Fine. But what do you want me to do, then? Forget about her?" …I'd say I'll never forget what it said, but the machine already made sure of that. Right before the machine put me back, that… locus, that creature in the suit grabbed my shoulders and looked me straight in the eyes. The eyes weren't Annabelle's. They were still kind, still sympathetic… but they weren't Annabelle's. …It said, "I'm not saying that you should never look back, but I am saying that it's impolite to stare." [END LOG] - Close In light of this new information, additions to the Description of SCP-4101 are currently pending following review by the Director of Site-25. Upon a more thorough search of his quarters, security personnel found a small, digital device of poorly-understood function; at present, it is theorized that this device is what allowed Senior Researcher Ericson to conceal certain sections of the testing logs from sight and preventing suspicion from being raised. When this device was located, it appeared to have been powered off manually, which likely allowed its influence to be detected. Classification as SCP-4101-2 is currently pending. After Senior Researcher Ericson has been processed and debriefed, he is to be amnesticized, demoted, and transferred out of Site-25, with any further work of his closely monitored for anomalous phenomena/active subterfuge. Lingering remnants of information are to be expected, but their effects should be negligible. Despite these actions, his next assignment will take place in addition to regular scheduled visits to an appointed psychologist, where he is expected to make a full recovery. Further investigation into the nature of SCP-4101-1 and the specific property or properties of SCP-4101 that allow for its manifestation is ongoing. Footnotes 1. The name of the D-Class personnel used during this test. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4101" by LuluTheRadiant, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4101. 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-4102
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SCP-4102 Item #: SCP-4102 Special Containment Procedures: Due to its nature as a prominent fixture in New York City, it is impossible to remove or isolate SCP-4102. SCP-4102 is monitored in an eight (8) block radius by MTF Gamma-5 ("Red Herrings") around pedestrian walkways leading to SCP-4012. Units are to be disguised as NYPD officers patrolling the area at all times. Upon visual confirmation of SCP-4102-1 engaging civilians, MTF Gamma-5 units are instructed to intervene and process civilians at least two (2) kilometers away from SCP-4102-1's contact point. Civilians having made contact with SCP-4102-1 are to be interviewed before being administered Class-A amnestics and released. Guards, also disguised as NYPD officers, are to be stationed outside the Manhattan vault doors of SCP-4102 to deter unpermitted entrance. SCP-4102-2 is unable to leave the confines of SCP-4102's Manhattan vaults, re-appearing in a random area in the vaults once taken two (2) meters to the entrance. All attempts to isolate SCP-4102-2 into a specific part of the vault system have proven fruitless, as it simply re-appears somewhere else in the vaults on its own volition. SCP-4102-2 is to be visited weekly by authorized personnel. Following good behavior, SCP-4102-2 has been allowed one (1) bed, one (1) television with access to news and television shows, a collection of assorted fiction books and a writing pad with pens. Any additional requests are to be taken to the project director. Description: SCP-4102 is a bridge connecting New York County and Kings County, known publicly as the Brooklyn Bridge. According to data compiled from SCP-4102-2, SCP-4102's anomalous nature did not manifest until 18██1. SCP-4102's anomalous effect manifests itself with iterations of SCP-4102-1, and by extension, SCP-4102-2. SCP-4102-1 is a humanoid entity which manifests itself between the hours of 08:00 and 22:00 on either side of SCP-4102. SCP-4102-1's height, weight, ethnicity and gender vary according to each iteration. All documented instances of SCP-4102 have been shown to be fluent in the native language of the person it targets. Only one (1) instance of SCP-4102-1 is ever active at a time, with windows of appearance ranging from every 30 minutes to every 2 hours. This variation in appearances seems to correlate with the amount of attention SCP-4102 gets from civilians who are not citizens of the City of New York, Nassau County, Suffolk County or the State of New Jersey. Methods to document SCP-4102-1 manifesting or disappearing have proven unsuccessful with both digital and physical surveillance. When active, SCP-4102-1 will locate an individual over the age of 16 who is alone and admiring the bridge and will proceed to talk with them. SCP-4102-1 has been observed using different tactics in speaking in order to connect with their target. Topics of conversation begin in a variety of fashions, such as talking about the weather, or the results from the latest football game. Eventually, approximately fifteen (15) minutes into the encounter, SCP-4102-1 will discuss the bridge and prospects for purchasing it. About 91% of encounters typically end during this period due to a lack of belief that the bridge can be purchased. Following such events, SCP-4102-1 thanks the individual for their time and walks away, vanishing once it is out of view. Following thirty (30) minutes of interaction with SCP-4102-1, the subject will become increasingly agreeable and will express a great desire to purchase SCP-4102. Interviews with subjects beyond the thirty minute mark have shown elevated signs of optimism at the prospect of buying SCP-4102, seldom wanting to talk about anything that does not relate to SCP-4102. See Addendum 4102-02 for details. SCP-4102-1 appears to fear anyone it deems to be an officer of the City of New York, and has been noted to flee on foot immediately upon an officer or a disguised agent breaking up an interaction between itself and its designated target. SCP-4102-1 is able to run at speeds of approximately twenty-eight (28) meters per second in order to escape, showing great skill at maneuvering around bystanders and cars before it is out of sight. Citizens present during SCP-4102-1's escape, when collected for interviews, have shown no memory of ever seeing SCP-4102-1. Subjects who were unable to complete their transaction with SCP-4102-1 following the thirty minute mark will proceed to wait in an eight block radius from where they encountered SCP-4102-1, until it re-appears, stating their only wish is to "buy the bridge". Additionally, subjects will cease showing an obsession to buy SCP-4102 if placed two kilometers away from SCP-4102, though they will still retain all memories associated with it. If a subject is present during the next window of SCP-4102-1 re-instancing, they will talk with SCP-4102-1 for up to two (2) minutes before ending the conversation with a handshake. SCP-4102-1 and the subject will proceed to walk under SCP-4102 and vanish when out of sight. As of Foundation acquisition, missing persons reports in SCP-4102-1 operation areas have decreased by ██%. One of the vaults underneath SCP-4102 used to contain SCP-4102-2 SCP-4102-2 appears to be a human of indeterminate gender, roughly two (2) meters in height. SCP-4102-2's skin is covered in five (5) sq cm pieces of chipped bricks, with different names and dates etched in each. The names and dates carved into the stones appear to correlate with ██% of missing persons from 18██ to 20██. Testing has shown that these bricks cannot be removed from SCP-4102-2, though fragments can be chipped off and analysed. Mineral testing has shown that these bricks are composed of limestone and granite2. SCP-4102-2 is able to speak in any language presented to it, though it defaults to English spoken in a New York City accent typical of the late 1800s. SCP-4102-2 is usually cordial and agreeable to Foundation requests and questions, apart from requests to leave SCP-4102's vaults, which causes it great distress. SCP-4102-2 has stated that it is as old as SCP-4102, and tends to refer to itself in the plural tense rather than singular. SCP-4102-2 states to have never known its own name, and has taken its Foundation classification as an acceptable alternative. See Addendum 4102-3 for details. SCP-4102-2 does not require sustenance of any sort, though it claims to sleep on occasion "to help the time pass". X-Rays indicate that there is a human skeletal structure inside SCP-4102-2, though other internal structures are made of Rosendale cement3. SCP-4102-2's body is nearly impervious to any damage, as any damage to its being is quickly regenerated. SCP-4102-2 has never shown itself to be hostile towards any requests or questions from Foundation staff, though Foundation psychoanalysts state that SCP-4102-2 is currently suffering from severe depression. Requests for psychiatric treatment are pending. Addendum 4102.1: Discovery Following a maintenance check in 19██ by New York City DOT4 personnel in SCP-4102's vaults and the discovery of SCP-4102-2, the Foundation assumed control of the complex. Class B amnestics were administered to NYC DOT personnel following this. Interviews with SCP-4102-2 revealed the existence of SCP-4102-1, which correlated with a number of missing persons reports in the area since 18██. Addendum 4102.2: Subject Interview Interviewed: Subject 4102-1 Interviewer: Agent Parker Foreword: Subject 4102-1 was retrieved following a thirty-one minute interaction with SCP-4102-1. SCP-4102-1, in this instance, presented itself as a blond middle-aged Caucasian male of medium build standing at approximately 1.8 meters, dressed in a suit and tie. MTF Gamma-5 agents, disguised as local law enforcement, broke up the conversation. Following SCP-4102-1 fleeing on foot, Subject 4102-1 was collected into Foundation custody and transferred into a site 3.2 kilometers away from SCP 4102 under the pretenses of gathering information for capturing a known con artist. Subject 4102-1 is a ██ year old Caucasian male who claims to be a tourist from ██████████, California. <BEGIN LOG> Agent Parker: We appreciate you coming in, Mr. █████. Subject 4102-1: It's no problem. Anything I can do to help our boys in blue. Agent Parker: Many thanks, sir. What can you tell me about the suspect? Subject 4102-1: Well, not much to say. I came to visit New York with my family. You've gotta see the Brooklyn Bridge, y'know? It's really beautiful. Anyways, they went to find a bathroom or something, so I decided to stay there and get some photos. Agent Parker: And that's when the suspect appeared. Subject 4102-1: Yeah. Seemed like a Wall Street type, a guy who knows his stuff. Said he walks by the bridge on his way home from work at the exchange. Asked me if I saw the ███ game last night. What are the odds that he's into soccer AND likes my favorite team? Agent Parker: I see. Continue. Subject 4102-1: Yeah. So we're talking and I tell him about myself. He seemed really easy to talk to, like he knew just what to say to keep me going. I tell him about my marketing firm, then about my family. My stock portfolio wasn't doing so great, and that's when he mentions the bridge again. Something about how the city was ready to open it up to private ownership. Made sense. If you can buy land, why not a bridge? Good ol' fashioned capitalism at work. Agent Parker: And this didn't seem strange to you? Subject 4102-1: Initially, yeah. But we kept talking about it for ages, and he made it seem so lucrative and…I don't know. Believable, I guess? Like a trance. So anyway, when you guys came, he booked it. I told myself that I'd go back to meet him there after you guys picked me up, but now…now it seems pretty stupid, huh? Agent Parker: These kinds of people are good at pressing buttons. You can't blame yourself. Subject 4102-1: I guess not. <END LOG> Closing Statement: Following the interview, Subject 4102-1 was administered Class A amnestics and released without incident. Addendum 4102.3: SCP 4102-2 Interview Interviewed: SCP 4102-2 Interviewer: Agent Parker Foreword: At this point in time, SCP 4102-2 had been in Foundation custody for █ days. <BEGIN LOG> Agent Parker: How are you doing, 4102-2? SCP 4102-2: Hm? Oh. That's us. We forget, sometimes. Fine. But you're not here about that, yeah? Agent Parker: No. We're here abo- SCP 4102-2: You're here 'bout the bridge. How it does this. Agent Parker: Correct. SCP 4102-2: We don't know. It makes deals and it collects. It collects a toll. Agent Parker: When did this start? SCP 4102-2: It got an idea from someplace. No one trusted this thing to last, ya know? Barnum had to parade elephants on it to prove a point. It got self-conscious, maybe. All the attention definitely didn't help. Then some guys come pretending to pawn it off. Agent Parker: You're saying that 4102 has feelings? SCP 4102-2: (4102-2 shrugs) We get an inkling from someplace. Deep in the walls. Livin' in the city, y'know, makes you gotta prove yerself. It collects the toll so it has somethin' solid to have. (4102-2 sighs) It was the first of its kind. Roebling babied it5. It felt like it was cared for. A real personal connection you can't get anywhere else. It's doing its best. But sometimes…sometimes it wants to crumble. <END LOG> Closing Statement: In the years following containment, SCP-4102 was noted to show a slight swaying motion, indicative of possible structural defects. Whether this is due to increased traffic, or preventative methods applied to SCP-4102-1 is unclear. Footnotes 1. This coincides with the arrest of notorious conman George C. Parker. 2. Primary materials made to construct SCP-4102. 3. A natural cement made in Rosendale, NY. Used commonly in constructing United States National Monuments. 4. New York City Department of Transportation. 5. John Augustus Roebling, head engineer for SCP-4102, or Emily Warren Roebling, who supervised remaining construction after his death.
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Magi, commissioned by Empeoror Valentinian, at work creating SCP-4103 Item #: SCP-4103 Special Containment Procedures: All radio or television stations playing Christmas music during SCP-4103's active period are to be checked for instances of SCP-4103 by automated memetic detectors. All infected audio is to be seized and contained in storage locker #24 in Site-03. Particularly attentive surveillance is to be made for radio broadcasts from Christian religious institutions. Due to the widespread effect and indistinct symptoms of SCP-4103 in popular culture, all complaints1 are to be deflected by spreading the suggestion that SCP-4103 only exists due to the social and psychological aspects of the holiday. Aberrant versions of Christmas are to be covertly discouraged and harmful celebrators are to be amnesticized. Description: SCP-4103 is a parasitic cultural meme that is transmitted acoustically through the vector of Christmas music. The main effect of SCP-4103 is the unconscious aggregation of other holiday's festivities and rituals into Christmas. The practices of celebrations that are observed by an individual infected with SCP-4103 will be merged into that of Christmas, nullifying the practice in the original holiday to an infected individual's perception. The timeframe of SCP-4103 activity increases with the number of holidays affected. The main symptom for the meme is within the subtle, unintrusive behavioral changes that are associated with the "holiday season." The abstract notion of a “Christmas spirit” or “holiday feelings” that is perceived when listening to SCP-4103 infected music is one major identifier for the transfer of the meme. Rituals in holidays that do not culturally align with existing festival doctrine are not incorporated. However, as the number of distinct traditions subsumed by SCP-4103 increases, the amount of cultural overlap also increases, allowing for an increased number of holidays to be integrated. The gradual consequence of SCP-4103 over time leads to Christmas being naturally preferred over affected holidays. This also leads to different interpretations of the celebration throughout the world as a result of the conglomeration of different holidays in a particular region. While still under debate, some memetic scholars posit a correlation between the consuming nature of SCP-4103 and the consumer culture of modern Christmas. However, a large body of evidence indicates that the "consuming" motif may merely be a trait that has been integrated into the holiday by absorption rather than an innate characteristic of the meme. Catholic Missionary transmitting SCP-4103 to Native Americans in 1659 The following are the specific mechanisms in which SCP-4103 operates 1. SCP-4103 can only be transported through music containing the theme of the "holidays" — this includes even the passing mention of the holiday in a song or chant. 2. When the time-frame for SCP-4103 activity ends, individuals who were infected with SCP-4103 will no longer contain SCP-4103, but will still believe in the transference of tradition that occurred during the infected period. 3. SCP-4103 begins its active period around two months before and after the regional Christmas celebration starts. For locations not on Earth2 SCP-4103 activates in conjunction with the SCP-4103 instances located in Vatican City. When SCP-4103 operating period begins, random instances will spontaneously generate around places of worship. SCP-4103 is theorized to have been created on commission by Roman Emperor Valentinian I along with his other anomalous attempts to reunify the Roman Empire after its cleavage in 285 CE. The hypothesized intended purpose was to unite the empire under one ideal. Archbishop Crescentius of Jesi later co-opted the meme for religious purposes in 1278 CE under the direction of the papal state. Historically, SCP-4103 has been weaponized by various Christian groups to increase the rate of religious conversion. The consumption, and subsequent memetic adoption, of local tradition, eased the adoption of foreign, usually, Christian practices. Evidence suggests that multiple cultures have experienced widespread religious shifts due to the effects of SCP-4103, including those of the Hallstatt Celts, Indigenous Native Americans, Indo-European Balts, and Melanesians. A reversal of this cultural destruction is currently ongoing. For more information on negating SCP-4103's historical precedence please refer to Project GANYMEDE. Listed below is an example of the effects of SCP-4103 and its accumulation of holiday traditions. Holiday affected by SCP-4103 Motif assimilated into Christmas Yule "12 days of" Epiphany Household Tree Araw ng Kagitingan Candle Lighting Wuwuchim Ceremony Caroling Krasnaya Gorka Wreaths and Mistletoe Imbolc and Samhain Saint Nicholas ████████████3 Remebrance of a Holy Figure's Birth ⌬ ⤘♾ ⎌ ⎳Ȿ ^ ꜠ ꜡ ỻ '4 Contagious Insanity5 Venite Celebramus Infernum Mass Death For the full list of affected holidays, please contact Site-03. Footnotes 1. such as the early celebration of Christmas 2. or any such location not in this designated dimension and universe 3. Holiday name contains cognitohazardous effect 4. Celebrated by the Serpent's Hand (annual celebration held in the Nexus) 5. Symptom is able to spread to individuals not affected by SCP-4103
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Item №: SCP-4104 Special Containment Procedures: Educational institutions worldwide are to be monitored for SCP-4104 occurrences, with a focus placed on colleges that offer robust mathematics courses. Upon confirmation of SCP-4104 manifestation, the nearby populace is to be evacuated. The attendant Penrose object must then be located and destroyed as soon as possible. Mobile Task Force Theta-90 ("Angle Grinders") is authorized to conduct expeditions into SCP-4104; research personnel may accompany ϴ-90 agents at their own discretion, but are liable for any personal injury. Individuals using prosthetics or implants such as pacemakers are prohibited entirely from entering SCP-4104. SCP-4104-A has been quarantined under the cover story of a permanent closure due to financial constraints, and its former student body and staff have been relocated. It is kept under constant guard; personnel manning the perimeter must work in rotating 2-hour shifts to minimize proximity to the anomaly. Trespassers are to be detained and forcibly administered a course of Class-F amnestics to prevent unwanted mental alterations. If possible, SCP-4104-B instances are to be captured alive for study. Description: SCP-4104 is an extra-dimensional locale in which the laws of geometry and topology are radically altered. This results in geometrically impossible figures such as Penrose staircases (Fig. 1) appearing in physical reality. Gravitational force within SCP-4104 is also highly irregular; for an object traversing any surface with curved or inclined vertices, gravity will always act in a "downwards" direction relative to the moving object (Fig. 2) so long as its path remains consistent. Fig. 2: Diagram of gravitational abnormalities in SCP-4104 (simplified). The red arrows represent the relative direction of gravity. SCP-4104 is capable of subsuming sections of baseline reality through a process that remains poorly understood. Affected locations will initially take on the properties of SCP-4104, with local terrain and objects exhibiting a number of novel deformations to match — in one instance, a campus bar's collection of wines were transfigured into Klein bottles, while its counter contorted into a Möbius strip. This reconstruction does not directly affect organic matter, although persons with inorganic prosthetics or implants are potentially at risk of injury. The epicenter of a location subsumed by SCP-4104 will always contain an object resembling a Penrose triangle. The interior of this object acts as a Class-A "Relativistic Integrity" Wormhole (D/P-TIMLCU2D)1 leading to SCP-4104 proper. If the Penrose object is not destroyed within 24 hours, it will gradually draw the affected location into SCP-4104, removing it completely from reality. Generally, this leaves behind an irregular crater spanning ~5 km and exhibiting residual topological anomalies. SCP-4104 disproportionately targets mathematics-focused educational institutions — particularly colleges — for subsumption. SCP-4104-A is the Keystone Technical Institute in Harrisburg, PA, which was the first recorded target of SCP-4104. Unlike other targets, SCP-4104-A has not yet been removed from baseline reality despite the confirmed presence of a Penrose object on its campus. Rather, it exhibits a steadily worsening level of geometric and topological anomalies, as well as potential mind-affecting properties (see below). This has prevented the Foundation from neutralizing SCP-4104-A's Penrose object. SCP-4104-B is a group of former KTI students. They reside within SCP-4104 and display unusual adeptness in navigating its environment. They have undergone moderate levels of anomalous transfiguration, resulting in features such as: The appearance of extra limbs which create a visual effect reminiscent of the impossible trident. Perceptive filters, activated based on the body's orientation; see the "My Wife and My Mother-In-Law" ambiguous figure for reference. Irises shaped similarly to Borromean rings, observed in roughly 40% of instances. This condition appears to grant significantly improved eyesight. Dissociation into Menger sponges (Fig. 3) upon termination. Fig. 3: Illustration of a singular Menger sponge. These properties manifested during the initial SCP-4104 event at KTI. For unclear reasons, the group of students that would later be classified as SCP-4104-B disobeyed an evacuation order and entered the Penrose object. They were initially written off as casualties until later expeditions sighted them within SCP-4104, now exhibiting anomalous attributes. It is not known why this occurred, as SCP-4104 does not ordinarily deform living beings; how SCP-4104-B sustain themselves within SCP-4104 is also under investigation. SCP-4104-B display an abnormally protective attitude towards SCP-4104 with elements of religious fervor, referring to themselves as the anomaly’s "Chosen" or similar epithets. They are aware of and markedly hostile to the Foundation — containment efforts for SCP-4104 are frequently impeded by attacks from SCP-4104-B. Instances have consistently evaded capture due to their skill in traversing the anomaly. Addendum 4104-01: A recent attempt to detain an SCP-4104-B instance ended in failure after the instance displayed unprecedented abilities. A division of MTF ϴ-90 had pursued the instance and tracked it nearly 80 km into SCP-4104, across an assortment of terrain subsumed by the anomaly. It was eventually cornered strategically in a dead end — specifically, a road twisted into a Möbius strip that had been halved by a chasm of interminable depth. There was a gap of 1.5 km between the two sections of road, believed impassable even by anomalous means. ϴ-90 agents were moving in for capture when the SCP-4104-B instance turned to the opposite side of the chasm, tilted its head, lifted its chin and closed one eye. Immediately after, the instance was seen to break into a run and spatially translocate across the gap. ϴ-90 found themselves unable to replicate this maneuver and were forced to abandon the mission. Before fleeing, the SCP-4104-B instance shouted the following across the crevasse: "You claim to be men of science, but think you can catch Penrose's Chosen unawares in their own world? How backwards. Our protector, our impossible aegis, will always keep us safe from danger." It is not clear how the instance effectuated its escape. Based on post-mission debriefing, it is currently theorized that, by eliminating its depth perception and turning its head at a specific angle, the SCP-4104-B instance was able to create a perspective-based optical illusion where the gap in the road was "closed" relative to itself. It then used this illusion to flee. Research into the heretofore unexplored effects of perception on SCP-4104 is ongoing. Footnotes 1. Dimensional/Physical, Temporary Stability, Immobile, Manifested, Limited-Area, Certain, Unconditional Two-Way, Destructible. See: A Discourse on the Unification of Technological Canon, Vis-à-vis the Classification of Extradimensional Portals for further information.
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▷ Show Code ◁ △ Hide Code △ @import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@600;700&display=swap); /* Centered Header Sigma * [2021 Wikidot Component] * By Lt Flops (CC BY-SA 3.0) * Forked from: * Penumbra Theme by EstrellaYoshte * Also based on: * Centered Header BHL by Woedenaz **/ /* ---- VARS ---- */ :root{ --titleColor: hsl(0, 0%, 95%); --subtitleColor: hsl(60, 62%, 85%); --lgurl: url(https://scp-wiki.wdfiles.com/local--files/component:pride-highlighter/lgbtqp_logo.svg); } /* ---- SITE BANNER ---- */ #header, div#header{ background-image: none; } #header::before{ position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; content: ""; background-image: var(--lgurl); background-position: center top; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto 9em; opacity: .33; } #header h1, #header h2{ float: none; margin-left: 0; text-align: center; } #header h1 span, #header h2 span{ /* Hide the Existing Text */ display: none; } #header h1 a::before, #header h2::before{ /* Style the New Text */ font-family: "Montserrat", "Arial", sans-serif; text-shadow: none; } #header h1 a::before{ position: relative; bottom: .15em; color: var(--titleColor); font-size: 115%; font-weight: 700; } #header h2::before{ position: relative; top: .1em; color: var(--subtitleColor); font-size: 130%; font-weight: 600; } #header h1 a::before{ /* Set the New Text's Content From Variable */ content: var(--header-title, "SCP FOUNDATION"); } #header h2::before{ content: var(--header-subtitle, "SECURE - CONTAIN - PROTECT"); } /* ---- SEARCH ---- */ #search-top-box{ top: 1em; right: 0; } #search-top-box-form input.button{ margin-right: 0; } #search-top-box-input, #search-top-box-input:hover, #search-top-box-input:focus, #search-top-box-form input[type=submit], #search-top-box-form input[type=submit]:hover, #search-top-box-form input[type=submit]:focus{ border-radius: 0; box-shadow: none; font-size: 100%; } /* ---- TOP BAR ---- */ #top-bar{ right: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; } #top-bar ul li ul{ border-bottom: 1px solid hsl(0, 0%, 40%); box-shadow: none; } /* ---- LOGIN ---- */ #login-status{ top: 1.1em; right: initial; color: hsl(0, 0%, 87%); } #account-topbutton{ border-color: hsl(0, 0%, 87%); font-size: 100%; } /* ---- PAGE TITLE ---- */ .meta-title, #page-title{ text-align: center; } /* ---- BREADCRUMBS ---- */ .pseudocrumbs, #breadcrumbs{ text-align: center; } /* ---- MOBILE DISPLAY ---- */ @media (max-width: 767px){ #search-top-box{ top: 1.85em; width: unset; } .mobile-top-bar{ position: relative; left: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; } #login-status{ top: 0; right: 0; } #header .printuser{ font-size: 0; } #header .printuser img.small{ margin: 0; transform: translate(6px, 4px); } #my-account{ display: none; } #account-topbutton{ margin-left: 2px; } } Swordlover87 SCP-4104 - Unknowable Geometry More by this author Fig. 1: Characteristic example of native SCP-4104 geometry. Item №: SCP-4104 Special Containment Procedures: Educational institutions worldwide are to be monitored for SCP-4104 occurrences, with a focus placed on colleges that offer robust mathematics courses. Upon confirmation of SCP-4104 manifestation, the nearby populace is to be evacuated. The attendant Penrose object must then be located and destroyed as soon as possible. Mobile Task Force Theta-90 ("Angle Grinders") is authorized to conduct expeditions into SCP-4104; research personnel may accompany ϴ-90 agents at their own discretion, but are liable for any personal injury. Individuals using prosthetics or implants such as pacemakers are prohibited entirely from entering SCP-4104. SCP-4104-A has been quarantined under the cover story of a permanent closure due to financial constraints, and its former student body and staff have been relocated. It is kept under constant guard; personnel manning the perimeter must work in rotating 2-hour shifts to minimize proximity to the anomaly. Trespassers are to be detained and forcibly administered a course of Class-F amnestics to prevent unwanted mental alterations. If possible, SCP-4104-B instances are to be captured alive for study. Description: SCP-4104 is an extra-dimensional locale in which the laws of geometry and topology are radically altered. This results in geometrically impossible figures such as Penrose staircases (Fig. 1) appearing in physical reality. Gravitational force within SCP-4104 is also highly irregular; for an object traversing any surface with curved or inclined vertices, gravity will always act in a "downwards" direction relative to the moving object (Fig. 2) so long as its path remains consistent. Fig. 2: Diagram of gravitational abnormalities in SCP-4104 (simplified). The red arrows represent the relative direction of gravity. SCP-4104 is capable of subsuming sections of baseline reality through a process that remains poorly understood. Affected locations will initially take on the properties of SCP-4104, with local terrain and objects exhibiting a number of novel deformations to match — in one instance, a campus bar's collection of wines were transfigured into Klein bottles, while its counter contorted into a Möbius strip. This reconstruction does not directly affect organic matter, although persons with inorganic prosthetics or implants are potentially at risk of injury. The epicenter of a location subsumed by SCP-4104 will always contain an object resembling a Penrose triangle. The interior of this object acts as a Class-A "Relativistic Integrity" Wormhole (D/P-TIMLCU2D)1 leading to SCP-4104 proper. If the Penrose object is not destroyed within 24 hours, it will gradually draw the affected location into SCP-4104, removing it completely from reality. Generally, this leaves behind an irregular crater spanning ~5 km and exhibiting residual topological anomalies. SCP-4104 disproportionately targets mathematics-focused educational institutions — particularly colleges — for subsumption. SCP-4104-A is the Keystone Technical Institute in Harrisburg, PA, which was the first recorded target of SCP-4104. Unlike other targets, SCP-4104-A has not yet been removed from baseline reality despite the confirmed presence of a Penrose object on its campus. Rather, it exhibits a steadily worsening level of geometric and topological anomalies, as well as potential mind-affecting properties (see below). This has prevented the Foundation from neutralizing SCP-4104-A's Penrose object. SCP-4104-B is a group of former KTI students. They reside within SCP-4104 and display unusual adeptness in navigating its environment. They have undergone moderate levels of anomalous transfiguration, resulting in features such as: The appearance of extra limbs which create a visual effect reminiscent of the impossible trident. Perceptive filters, activated based on the body's orientation; see the "My Wife and My Mother-In-Law" ambiguous figure for reference. Irises shaped similarly to Borromean rings, observed in roughly 40% of instances. This condition appears to grant significantly improved eyesight. Dissociation into Menger sponges (Fig. 3) upon termination. Fig. 3: Illustration of a singular Menger sponge. These properties manifested during the initial SCP-4104 event at KTI. For unclear reasons, the group of students that would later be classified as SCP-4104-B disobeyed an evacuation order and entered the Penrose object. They were initially written off as casualties until later expeditions sighted them within SCP-4104, now exhibiting anomalous attributes. It is not known why this occurred, as SCP-4104 does not ordinarily deform living beings; how SCP-4104-B sustain themselves within SCP-4104 is also under investigation. SCP-4104-B display an abnormally protective attitude towards SCP-4104 with elements of religious fervor, referring to themselves as the anomaly’s "Chosen" or similar epithets. They are aware of and markedly hostile to the Foundation — containment efforts for SCP-4104 are frequently impeded by attacks from SCP-4104-B. Instances have consistently evaded capture due to their skill in traversing the anomaly. Addendum 4104-01: A recent attempt to detain an SCP-4104-B instance ended in failure after the instance displayed unprecedented abilities. A division of MTF ϴ-90 had pursued the instance and tracked it nearly 80 km into SCP-4104, across an assortment of terrain subsumed by the anomaly. It was eventually cornered strategically in a dead end — specifically, a road twisted into a Möbius strip that had been halved by a chasm of interminable depth. There was a gap of 1.5 km between the two sections of road, believed impassable even by anomalous means. ϴ-90 agents were moving in for capture when the SCP-4104-B instance turned to the opposite side of the chasm, tilted its head, lifted its chin and closed one eye. Immediately after, the instance was seen to break into a run and spatially translocate across the gap. ϴ-90 found themselves unable to replicate this maneuver and were forced to abandon the mission. Before fleeing, the SCP-4104-B instance shouted the following across the crevasse: "You claim to be men of science, but think you can catch Penrose's Chosen unawares in their own world? How backwards. Our protector, our impossible aegis, will always keep us safe from danger." It is not clear how the instance effectuated its escape. Based on post-mission debriefing, it is currently theorized that, by eliminating its depth perception and turning its head at a specific angle, the SCP-4104-B instance was able to create a perspective-based optical illusion where the gap in the road was "closed" relative to itself. It then used this illusion to flee. Research into the heretofore unexplored effects of perception on SCP-4104 is ongoing. Footnotes 1. Dimensional/Physical, Temporary Stability, Immobile, Manifested, Limited-Area, Certain, Unconditional Two-Way, Destructible. See: A Discourse on the Unification of Technological Canon, Vis-à-vis the Classification of Extradimensional Portals for further information.
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Item #: SCP-4105 Special Containment Procedures: All civilians are to be cleared from SCP-4105's active effect area once early warning signs are detected. These early warning signs will begin roughly three days before the SCP-4105 event and will continue until the event begins. Agents are authorized to use any means necessary to clear SCP-4105's active effect area, up to and including physical and chemical coercion. The following are to be considered early warning signs: A Temperature drop of more than 15° C from projected seasonal averages. Continuous rain of varying intensity, from light drizzles to thunderstorms. SCP-4105-A flowing in the opposite direction, from south to north. Intense feelings of guilt among all non-indigenous peoples living in SCP-4105's active effect area. Increased drowning rates in SCP-4105-A, especially among non-indigenous peoples. During an SCP-4105 event, no unauthorized personnel may come within 100m of SCP-4105-A. Any who do must be held in captivity until the secession of the SCP-4105 event and delivered class A amnestics before release. Foundation agents planted within the Canadian government are to continually promote the ideas of indigenous reconciliation and reparation in order to limit SCP-4105 events. Agents of Mississauga descent are to be considered top priority for assignment to SCP-4105. Dr. ███████ has proposed the removal of all non-Foundation personnel from SCP-4105's active effect area. This has proven difficult due to major population centers forming around SCP-4105-A since initial containment. Means of removing non-Foundation personnel are currently under review by the Ethics Committee. Description: SCP-4105-A is the ████████ River, located in ███████████ County, Ontario, Canada. SCP-4105 is an event that occurs within 67m of SCP-4105-A (SCP-4105's active effect area) from the 6th of September until the 9th of September. The frequency of SCP-4105 events is inconsistent, although it has been theorized that the mistreatment of indigenous groups who have lived near SCP-4105-A correlates with SCP-4105 events. During an SCP-4105 event, numerous events will occur, the first of which will be SCP-4105-A receding an average of 1.5m from its banks. Following this, a torrential downpour will begin and will continue until the succession of the SCP-4105 event. Finally, numerous humanoid figures made out of SCP-4105-A's water (henceforth referred to as SCP-4105-B) will emerge from the river and seek out all humans within SCP-4105's active effect zone. SCP-4105-B instances are approximately 1.9m tall, have no discernible features, and seem to possess no intelligence. All attempts at communication with SCP-4105-B instances have failed. Once a SCP-4105 instance locates a human, it will attack. Typically, this takes the form of the entity extending parts of itself into the victim's mouth, nose, ears, and eyes, causing severe injury and asphyxiation. Once the victim has been rendered unconscious by this initial attack, the victim will be dragged into SCP-4105-A. In 80% of cases, peoples of Mississauga descent have been ignored by SCP-4105-B instances. As of █-██-2018, no victims have been recovered from SCP-4105-A. It should be noted that SCP-4105-B instances are incapable of leaving the active effect zone. Addendum: Document 4105-1: Document recovered from ███████████ Historical Society. Document is the diary of James Hastings, former constable in ███████████ County, dated 1781. Note: Object has suffered severe water damage, and thus, many entries are missing or otherwise ruined beyond comprehension. First Entry, 17/08/1781 At last, we have arrived in our new home. We are few in number, but His Majesty the King has granted us this land for our loyalty in the Revolutionary War. I have been assigned the constable by the governor of Quebec himself. There are 20 of us sent to build a thriving town in this area, and many of us are optimistic. However, the local group of Indians has given us some trouble. They claim our right to rule this land is illegitimate, despite our procurement of all the required documents. [SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]. Some of the men, led by a hunter named Thomas, think we should force the savages off our land. I pray that it does not come to violence, but we may have no choice. [SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE], will ask them tomorrow. Third Entry, 19/08/1781 I and the mayor have decided to send a message to the governor in order to resolve this situation with the Indians in a diplomatic fashion. More people are arriving in our community, and many appear to be drawn to Thomas. The man possesses a silver tongue and many of the newcomers are attempting to pressure me to force the Indians onto the nearby reservation. [SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE] will wait as long as I can for the Governor's response, although I fear [SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]. Sixth Entry, 22/08/1781 A skirmish has occurred today, no doubt a result of the tensions between us and the Indians. I had heard the gunshots about half-past 3, and I soon after set off for their source. [SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE], and found 3 Indians and 1 of our settlers dead. [SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE] more Indians were injured. One of the injured Indians told us they were simply looking to trade, but Thomas, who seems to be present at all sites of tension with the Indians, claims they were a raiding party. [SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]re who to believe, but the townsp[SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]. Fourteenth Entry, 30/08/1781 Thomas and the others have returned today. Dear Lord, I pray for your forgiveness for what they have done. [SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]ld see the fires along the bank, giving the river an almost brilliant shade of or[SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]. And the smell, Lord forgive me, it swept across like a g[SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]. Thomas and those who went with him have been exiled. The governor has still not res[SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]. Final Entry, 06/09/1781 [SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE] out of the waters, creatures of Sa[SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]. The Indians are [SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]evenge, Lord s[SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]. The set[SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE]. Notes: A large percentage of the ███████████ County population was reported missing on the day of the final entry, including Constable Hastings. An estimated ████ civilian disappearances have been attributed to SCP-4105 before containment by Her Majesty's Society for the Study of the Paranormal, a Foundation precursor organization, in 1847. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4105" by Quynine, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4105. 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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ADULT CONTENT This article contains adult content that may not be suitable for all readers. Graphic depiction of blood, gore or mutilation of body parts Features sexual themes or language, but does not depict sexual acts. Explicit depiction of sexual acts. Features non-consensual sexual acts. Depiction of severe mistreatment of children Depiction of self-harm Depiction of suicide Depiction of torture {$custom-content} If you are above the age of 18+ and wish to read such content, then you may click Continue to view said content. Continue Back to Front Page close Info X 88.7% (+102) 11.3% (-13) -% (+0) -% (-0) By Marcelles D. Raynes Link To Guide Item#:4106 Clearance Level 3: Clearance Special Containment Procedures The website "OnlyCryptids" has been removed from the dark web and access has been restricted to those who previously had access to it. Should any patron share information about OnlyCryptids, they are to be terminated and the data link is to be destroyed. Identifying the creator of SCP-4106 is considered a Delta Level Priority. All patrons of SCP-4106 affected sites are to remain under Foundation surveillance until the apprehension of the perpetrator. Models featured on OnlyCryptids are to remain under Foundation protection until such a time that the individual responsible for SCP-4106 is apprehended. The models have taken adequate protective measures and thus do not require further containment procedures. Description SCP-4106 home screen. SCP-4106 is the domain for an anomalous website, found at ███████████OnlyCryptids.onion, IP address ███.███.█.███. SCP-4106 can only be accessed following the completion of its sign-up page and a specific coitomantic ritual, the details of which are available upon request. When the pre-requisites have been met, users are able to access SCP-4106's primary content, which mainly consists of extra-terrestrial or extra-dimensional organisms performing lewd actions on-camera. Users are able to select and view any active camera and communicate with the organism1, as well as other users in the chatbox displayed below the streaming window. Messages received in the chatbox will be automatically translated to the user's preferred language, allowing for communication with all available parties. Additionally, users are able to send gratitudes (called "tips" on-site) to models through SCP-4106's "donation box", a screen wherein individuals are able to specify the amount of money they wish to donate as well as a message they wish to send. There is no character limit for the message, and no upper limit to the amount of currency an individual is allowed to donate, although the model receiving the donation has the ability to deny it. Should this occur, the individual will be refunded. UPDATE 9/20/2021 Following the incident involving the model "LonelyGirl15" and the user "ifuckmonsters", SCP-4106 has developed a method to detect the species of individuals attempting to access it. This new anomalous property is being used to prevent humans from creating new accounts with SCP-4106. Humans who have made accounts prior to this are forbidden from interacting with LonelyGirl15, or other members of the entity's species, and their ability to navigate the site has been heavily restricted. Attempting to create an account under a different species will be met with failure, and the device used to access SCP-4106 will cease to function. The Sign Up Page The following is the page users are prompted to complete when accessing SCP-4106. ONLYCRYPTIDS™ Are you lonely? Bloodthirsty? Horny? Sign up to make money and interact with your fans! Dimension: (Please specify the plane(s) of existence you are able to perceive.) Vision: (Please specify what wavelength(s) of light you are able to perceive.) Species: (Please specify your species if comfortable.) Which pronouns would you like to be addressed by [ ] Male [ ] Female [ ] Non-Binary [ ] It does not matter [ ] My species does not have the concept "gender" I prefer my models be: [ ] Living [ ] Reanimated [ ] Have multiple olfactory orifices [ ] Able to perceive nth level psyonic particle activity [ ] Radioactive [ ] Comprised of song [ ] Able to produce the chemical ●︎♋︎■︎♑︎◆︎♋︎♑︎ [ ] An indentured companion [ ] Bi-pedal/tri-pedal/quadrapedal+ Please specify [ ] Limbless [ ] Flora I have performed the Bond of Sacred Trials [ ] Yes [ ] No [ ] I am unable to perform the Bond of Sacred Trials due to a lack of necessary appendages or mobility Explain why here [ ] I am unable to perform the Bond of Sacred Trials due to pre-existing conditions Explain why here [ ] I do not meet the age of consent in my culture to perform the Bond of Sacred Trials* Preferred Payment Method(s): [ ] Metal currency (Backed by valuable, non-organic material such as gold or tellerium) [ ] Paper currency (Backed by valuable, organic material such as ❇︎ꆛꑇ✳︎ꑇ✴︎ or the souls of the damned) [ ] Digital currency [ ] My species does not have a standardized currency and relies on the barter system*2 [ ] My species does not have the concept of currency Fill out how your society functions here. Per a settlement agreement, this is no longer available. *If you do not meet the age of consent in your culture or species, or your culture or species does not have an age of consent, you are not permitted to create an OnlyCryptids™ account. *2If your species relies on a barter system, you are required to fill out relevant location information. This information will remain private and will not be shared without your consent or the consent of the other party in the transaction. DISCLAIMER OnlyCryptids™.onion is not responsible for any heinous or lethal injuries sustained during or after cam-show performances. Site patrons are legally required to have a thorough understanding of the limits of their internal, external, and metaphysical physiologies, and failure to do so may result in any combination of the following: hallucinations, soul entrapment, delusions of grandeur, conceptual decomposition, destruction of metaphysical aspects of the self, death, and transportation into lower dimensional realms. Transaction Records The following records were recovered from the user account, "ifuckmonsters", which has been traced back to Foundation Researcher Joseph O'Connell. Prior to amnestic treatment, O'Connell admitted to being a frequenter of OnlyCryptids although he denied being responsible for any donations to LonelyGirl15's account, claiming that he preferred "creatures with more slime and fewer eyes"2. However, digital scrubbing of O'Connell's Internet activity confirmed that several payments to LonelyGirl15 were made from O'Connell's account. O'Connell refused to co-operate when questioned about his injuries. Type D targeted amnestics were used to remove knowledge of SCP-4106 from his mind, and his bank records were altered to remove any evidence of previous anomalous expenditures. Joseph O'Connell remains under Foundation surveillance. DATE TYPE DESCRIPTION MESSAGE BALANCE Sept 13, 2021 Card ONLYCRYPTIDS.███ It's been a long while since you blocked my old account, glad to see you again though. I've got a new account though and now I can continue to support you, even if only from the shadows. Hope you're holding up okay. I miss you, talk to me when you get a sec. -19.00 (519.80) Sept 14, 2021 Card ONLYCRYPTIDS.███ Loved that last video. Please do more with the Prowlers. I haven't seen you look that good since high school. -25.00 (500.80) Sept 15, 2021 Card ONLYCRYPTIDS.███ Please stop torturing me. It hurts seeing you be with other people and other creatures. I don't want anyone to see you like that but me. This is the worst pain anyone could go through. I get you're mad, but please. Please stop. -10.00 (425.69) Sept 16, 2021 Card ONLYCRYPTIDS.███ I know you probably don't remember me, Charlotte, but I remember you. For what it's worth, I'm really sorry for how things turned out. But I'm different now, I swear. You can trust me again. -1.00 (424.69) Sept 17, 2021 Card ONLYCRYPTIDS.███ Why are you doing this to me? I did the crime and did the time. You need to let go. What's it going to take? -40.00 (384.69) Sept 18, 2021 Card ONLYCRYPTIDS.███ I just want you to give me a second chance. That's it. We used to be so happy, back then. I miss that. Don't you? I want to be happy with you again, to go drinking with you again. You were my best friend, my person. I love you, Charlotte. I always have. I'm sorry. -15.00 (369.69) Sept 19, 2021 Check ONLYCRYPTIDS.███ Hey, I know you don't owe me anything for sending you as much money as I have. But I just wanted… you. You don't have to talk to me or anything, you haven't talked to me in a while now that I think about it. Why the fuck won't you talk to me? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? -400.00 (-30.31) Sept 20, 2021 Barter (One diamond-encrusted wedding ring) for (Foot pictures) ONLYCRYPTIDS.███ I love you. We can be together again soon, babe. Just wait. I'm on a plane right now. -1 Wedding Ring Initial Testing Upon the initial discovery of SCP-4106 on September 17th, 2021, Foundation Internet Monitoring Teams (IMTs) ordered several Level 1 Researchers and Class D personnel to complete the sign-up requirements and create an OnlyCryptids account to interact with the entities found there. Assigned personnel: Doctor Shorey Tip amount: $5.00 Entity description: Humanoid skeletal entity, possessing one bioluminescent eye that shifts positions between eye sockets at will. Entity is adorned with a blue sweater and black basketball shorts. Entity contorts the bones in its mouth area in a manner that would suggest smiling, despite lacking lips or the facial muscle to do so. Interaction: Entity proclaims that Doctor Shorey is "going to have a bad time" before proceeding to strip in a suggestive manner. The bioluminescent eye increases its luminosity exponentially before several bone-like protrusions extend from the edges of the screen, obscuring the entity's presence. When the bones retract, the entity appears to "wink" at Doctor Shorey before exiting the frame. Assigned personnel: Doctors Light, Brown, and Corbett Tip amount: $20.00 Entity description: Entity is comprised of musical notes which, while imperceptible on screen recordings, are visible with the naked eye. All three subjects regard the entity as the most physically attractive organism they've ever seen. Interaction: Entity proceeded to "dance" on screen for several minutes. The doctors appear to find the entity's movements enjoyable, and once the routine is completed, the entity begins a second routine. The entity's movements and pitch alter drastically, causing visible confusion in the doctors, who then begin physical altercations with one another. This activity lasts until security removes them four hours later3. Assigned personnel: D-17802 Tip amount: $10.00 Entity description: Insectoid entity with several tendrils extending from its carapace with an estimated average length of 30 centimeters. Entity possesses elongated eyestalks that it often uses to type various symbols into a holographic keyboard-like apparatus. Interaction: Entity squeals for several minutes before stroking its eyestalks with its tendrils. The entity presses several of the inputs on the apparatus, generating a memetic hazard that scrolls vertically across the screen. D-17802 appears to feel overwhelming pleasure throughout her body judging by a series of short convulsions appearing to originate in the groin area before expiring from cardiac arrest. Entity shrieks for several seconds before removing portions of its carapace, revealing a transparent, undulating sack with an unknown blue substance contained within. D-17802's face can be seen floating within the sack. Assigned personnel: D-15807 Tip amount: $10.00 Entity description: Entity is a hexapedal canid adorned with iridescent lingerie that alters colors based on its position. Entity has seven eyes, four of which are missing, on what would be considered the head in non-anomalous canids of similar height. Entity has several lacerations on its body from which an unknown pink substance leaks. Present slightly out of frame is a humanoid entity holding a serrated knife. Interaction: The humanoid entity approaches the camera before shouting expletives. Upon closer inspection, the humanoid entity can be identified as male. Several lacerations are present on its torso and forearms, while multiple oral indentation wounds are present on its face and neck. The humanoid entity does not appear to be wearing pants. The humanoid frequently glances to the canid entity as it attempts to commence egress. It raises the serrated knife into the camera frame and discards it. The humanoid entity embraces the canid entity and begins crying. This continues for twenty minutes before the humanoid entity returns to the camera and deactivates it. Footnotes 1. Called "models" on-site. 2. The entity claiming ownership of the account is a hexapedal canid mammalian organism with approximately seven eyes on its perceived head. 3. The door to the containment chamber was locked and unable to be opened, broken down, or otherwise breached during this time, despite Foundation protocol prohibiting the activation of locking mechanisms during testing.
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PeppersGhost SCP-4107 - Dead by PeppersGhost More by this author Item #: SCP-4107 Level 3/4107 Classified Oldest known photograph of an SCP-4107 corpse. Oldest known photograph of an SCP-4107 corpse. Special Containment Procedures: Two dozen copies of SCP-4107 have been embalmed and displayed in Site-14 for further study and comparison with future iterations. Any additional occurrences of SCP-4107 that are discovered should be analyzed for unique features and incinerated if none are found. Personnel are to use standard counterintelligence procedures when procuring remains from law enforcement. Description: SCP-4107 is a series of human corpses which appear to be the collective remains of a sole American woman. Instances of SCP-4107 have been discovered intermittently across the contiguous United States since the early 20th century, and all share identical wounds, genetic makeup, and age at time of death. Forensic investigations, when successful, have found similar circumstances of death. As of January, 2019, 311 iterations of SCP-4107 have been confirmed. Thus far, researchers have been unable to ascertain when the original death took place, or if there was an originating event at all. The oldest known record of SCP-4107 comes from a 1902 Alabama coroner's report, which listed the victim as a Jane Doe. No murder suspects have ever been found in cases related to SCP-4107. There have been no credible eyewitness accounts of any of the deaths, nor of seeing the victim at any point before their demise. The identity of SCP-4107 remains unknown. Injuries are as follows: An incision has been made along the medial side of the left forearm with a serrated blade. The wound is 8.9 cm in length and runs parallel to and terminates its depth at the ulna. Scratch marks are visible on the surface of the exposed bone. The scratches do not match the blade used to make the incision, and are instead believed to have been caused by a human fingernail. All non-foreign teeth have been forcibly removed, though several roots are still present within the jaw, presumably snapped off during removal. The surrounding gingiva has been scraped from the mandible and maxilla with the edge of a serrated blade. A loose collection of deciduous teeth and teeth fragments can be found inside the mouth and esophagus. The teeth are a genetic match for SCP-4107, and are of a consistent age to have plausibly belonged to the victim during their childhood. Two parallel incisions are present on each finger and toe at the base of the respective nail. The cuticles are peeled back along the incisions and the nails have been torn off at the roots. Most of the hair on the scalp has been threaded and sewn into the upper back, rendering the neck and head bent backward in a fixed position. There is no discernible pattern to the stitching. Cause of death has been ruled as exsanguination. All injuries are believed to have been inflicted antemortem. In all cases, evidence has indicated that the victim changed clothes between the time most of the injuries were inflicted and the moment of death. Other traces of the victim's actions before death, such as footprints and unfinished meals, are also occasionally found in the vicinity. SCP-4107 carries a secondary anomaly wherein it cannot be described in conjunction with one specific action in any way. This effect persists regardless of medium of communication, nomenclature used to describe SCP-4107, and attempts at circumvention through implication and subtext. Consequently, the particular nature of the action in question is conceptually incompatible with SCP-4107 documentation and cannot be clarified in this or any other file. Personnel assigned to SCP-4107 are encouraged to infer the aforementioned action from the absence of certain pieces of information in the above text.
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Item #: SCP-4108 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4108-01, -02, -03, -05, -06 and -09 are kept in a reinforced greenhouse within Biological Research Site-104. The containment unit is coated in heat-resistant alloy, environmentally regulated to resemble subarctic climate and fitted with automated UV-light, air control, fertilization and ground watering. SCP-4108 specimens must be kept at least 5 m from each other and at least 1 m from the containment cell's inner walls. All specimens are required to have their designation and orientation painted on their trunk. SCP-4108 are not to be exposed to any kind of precipitation and/or wind speeds above 1.85 km/h. Removal of SCP-4108 from their greenhouse requires permission from two (2) researchers with Clearance Level-3-4108. The extracted specimen will then be uprooted and replanted in one of the specialized transport carts with the assistance of the rail-mounted remote manipulators present within the containment cell. The remains of SCP-4108-04, -07 and -08 are stored in a separate frozen storage unit. All documentation and archeological findings pertaining to SCP-4108 are held in the archeological records section of Research, Reliquary, and Containment Site-76, and may be accessed with permission from current research director, Dr. Isaksson. Pollination of SCP-4108 requires Clearance Level-4-4108 and above permission. Description: SCP-4108 is a collection of bio-engineered specimens belonging to a subspecies of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). The items display anomalous characteristics following any kind of force, even of minuscule strength, being applied onto the upper branches of a specimen. When triggered, SCP-4108 will bend themselves to near ground level, achieving this without any biological structures required for movement or elasticity. There is no visual indicator for the direction in which an SCP-4108 instance will bend, thus the decision to mark specimens in Foundation custody with paint. When in this position, the upper branches will shift to create the shape of a roughly hemispherical receptacle. Upon a secondary force being applied to the receptacle, the specimen will violently straighten itself and return to its normal height. SCP-4108 is immune to any structural damage this action would cause, but can still be harmed through normal means. SCP-4108 can be used to propel objects weighing up to a maximum of 60 kg at a distance between 300 and 500 m from the specimen in use. SCP-4108 ignore any damage that would be expected from such a task, excluding any attempts to throw an object heavier than 60 kg, in this case shattering its trunk while attempting to raise itself. It is unknown how this method of propelling can generate the force required. Upon death, specimens undergo fossilisation within three days. When a solid surface is in contact with SCP-4108's lower end, the roots of the specimen will attempt to wrap around the perceived surface and stiffen. When planted, the roots ''grip'' to the ground with a strength of ████ N: this ensues that, without exceptional strength, SCP-4108 cannot be uprooted through normal means. However, SCP-4108 possess a ring of fine roots up to a maximum of 70 cm in length, held above the ground. When pulling the roots in any direction, SCP-4108's roots will release their tension, allowing for easy uprooting or rotation of the specimen. While SCP-4108 is capable of reproduction, no male cones are present on its branches. Rather, they are produced within a cavity found on the bottom of the tree. It is improbable that SCP-4108 was to naturally fecundate itself or other specimens. Addendum #4108-01: Discovery SCP-4108 instances numbered -01 through -08 were recovered at a presentation regarding a private collection of Norse archeological artifacts belonging to Arvid Isaksson, Norwegian archeologist and historian specialized in Norse history. The event, hosted on the ██/██/20██ in █████, France, included a seminar of Norse populations' usage of siege engines.1 Field agents already present at the event requested action after a live test of SCP-4108-02. All visitors were administered Class-A amnestics and the organizers, along with Isaksson, were brought in for questioning. Isaksson claims that he recovered SCP-4108-04 at a previously unknown archeological site near Larvik, Norway, in 197█. The specimen, despite fossilization, supposedly still produced fertile pine cones, from which Isaksson privately generated SCP-4108-01, -02, -03, -05, -06 and -07. Since containment, SCP-4108-04 never produced any pine cones. SCP-4108-08 was retrieved from a separate site near Paris, France, in 198█. Isaksson's collection was reviewed and objects related to and/or referencing SCP-4108 were confiscated and brought to Site-76. The presentation's organizers were administered Class-B amnestics and Isaksson was involved in the following investigations, at the conclusion of which he was officially employed by the Foundation and assigned to the project. Addendum #4108-02: Locations of Interest Upon request, Dr. Isaksson provided the locations of a total of 8 archeological sites related to SCP-4108 and its possible creators, designated Locations of Interest-A1 through -A8. Research teams were dispatched to all LoIs. #LoI-A1: Original archeological site near Larvik, Norway, where SCP-4108-04 was initially retrieved by Isaksson. The site held an underground complex composed of a round hall 9 m in diameter with one entrance and 8 adjacent rooms 3 x 4 m wide. Dr. Isaksson claims that the site also held several artefacts and organic remains that were used in Norse sorcery known as seiðr, all of which were found in his collection. All LoI share this basic layout, excluding LoI-A2. Unless specified otherwise, standard procedure after the investigations was to release non-anomalous artefacts and information, including the location itself, to public knowledge. #LoI-A2: Original archeological site near Paris, France, where SCP-4108-08 was initially retrieved by Isaksson. The remains of a ship burial were discovered in the area. The contents of the burial mound, including 3 severely fragmented human remains, weaponry and jewellery dated to the 9th century, a runestone and SCP-4108-08, were all found in Dr. Isaksson's collection. The runestone depicts a Viking raid against a walled town, possibly Paris. What is presumed to be an SCP-4108 instance is shown standing upright on a Viking ship, the roots seemingly wrapped around a horizontal axis.2 Three Vikings are shown in mid-air. The runes framing the scene read: ''In memory of brothers Tori, Ingmar and Vali stands this stone, with the false giant they took flight, over the town's walls and towards Odin's halls.'' #LoI-A3: Discovered near ██████, Norway, and previously visited by Isaksson. A stone ca. 29 m in diameter was found on site, with evidence of impact in the area. Both Dr. Isaksson's records and Foundation geologists confirm that the stone originated ███ km from the site. #LoI-A4: Archeological site near Skara, Sweden, previously visited by Isaksson. Both Isaksson's expedition in 198█ and the current investigation recovered no objects, save for a number of parchments composed of birch bark, hidden inside a cubical altar at the center of the central hall. The mechanism within the altar was anomalous in nature and required an operative from the Department of [REDACTED] to open it, also explaining why Isaksson's group was oblivious to the altar's contents. Several remains of humans and cattle from the 9th century were also discovered in a 500 m radius around the site. Together, the parchments create the following text in Younger Futhark: ''We are sorry. We were too scared to explain ourselves, so we fled in these hills.'' ''We know it is not for men to become völvur3, but our interest was too strong. We learnt so much, but we'll never teach it. That saddens me more than to think of all the ones we have slain to hide ourselves.'' ''They think there are rock-throwing giants in these hills. Our Protectors are very helpful in the disguise. We have still stained our hands with blood, and for that we will be punished. I count on it.'' ''I do not ask you to absolve us, we do not deserve it. Just know that I am glad that the art has spread in your time.'' The contents of the altar are now held in Site-76. #LoI-A5: Archeological site near Roskilde, Denmark, previously visited by Isaksson. Isaksson's expedition in 198█ discovered several human remains in a 340 m radius around the site, all of which were found in his collection. An inscription in Younger Futhark was discovered on the inner walls of the 7th room of the structure, here transcribed: ''Jarl has learnt of our rouse. Wants Protectors. Berserker from Norway is leading raid south, Jarl wants to join.'' ''Will cut down as all Protectors. If he wants catapultas4, take them from southerners. Protectors have claimed enough blood already.'' The inscription was recorded, a physical copy of which stored at Site-76, and the LOI was demolished. #LoI-A6: Archeological site near █████████, ██████. No objects were retrieved within the site's premises; however, several remains of humans and cattle from the 9th century were discovered in a █.█ km radius around the site. Eight SCP-4108 specimens, distinct from those in the Foundation's possession, were discovered in a circular pattern around the site. Permission was granted for a test on field, and a pine cone found on-site was employed as the trigger and projectile. The specimens were visually identical to Norway spruces (Picea abies) and were triggered by pulling a branch, holding an item of small weight on said branch, then releasing both. During an authorised field test, the branches acted as a slingshot and hurled the pine cone at speeds exceeding ██ km/h, hitting Researcher ██████, who was stationed ███ m away, causing fatal head trauma. Investigation confirmed the researcher was not aiming towards ██████. The alternate SCP-4108 specimens were retrieved and the LoI demolished. All SCP-4108 specimens underwent fossilisation within 20 minutes upon removal from the premises. Researcher ██████'s family was given compensation and personnel allowing the field test were reprimanded. #LoI-A7: Discovered near ████, Sweden. A stone ca. 35 m in diameter was found on site, with evidence of impact in the area. Geological analysis confirmed that the stone originated ███ km from the site. #LoI-A8: Archeological site near ███████, Norway. A human skeleton, belonging to a man between 30 and 40 years of age, presenting signs of fatal blunt trauma to the head, was recovered within the structure. Additionally, a wooden chest containing several parchments of birch bark was discovered, buried in the site's premises. The following text, transcribed from the parchments, was written in Modern English: ''I cut down all the Protectors. Enough blood was on our hands. The others are spying the giants, but they will be back soon, and it will be the end of me.'' ''The giants are here, yet we just keep killing our own people. Yes, other schools tried to slay them, and they were easily crushed, but it's better to fight and die than to hide in this cave like a coward!'' ''People don't understand. Our fathers would see us dead, rather than welcome us and what we have learnt. But they will understand later, we have seen it! Why tarnish our reputation now, if we know that our art will be studied and accepted in the future? Why not help them now, against our enemy?'' ''I don't know why I'm writing this down, and to you specifically. Maybe I just wanted to vent off. I am "effeminate", so? I won't let all the hate I received and the resentment I hold transform me into a monster.'' ''There's a Protector and some of our things at an abandoned school near Larvik. It can still produce offspring, I made sure of it. For now, I'll just wait for them to arrive." "Perhaps you'll come up with something better. I mean, Arvid, you already know what a Protector can do. It's not really a catapult, is it?'' The LoI was demolished and the chest, parchments and human remains moved to Site-76. Footnotes 1. It is common belief among historians that Norse populations never employed or had access to complex siege weapons of any kind. Any reference to such is seen as embellishment or false additions from Christian scholars recording the events. 2. According to Dr. Isaksson, SCP-4108 were transported and operated in this manner by Viking raiders. The instance would be attached to the axis and triggered by pulling a rope tied to its sensitive area. 3. Practitioners of seiðr. Female practitioners were respected figures in pre-Christian Norse communities, while male practitioners were shunned and seen as effeminate. 4. Latin word for ''catapult'', accusative form. The word was written, contrary to the rest of the inscription, using the Latin alphabet. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4108" by Riko-based Lifeform, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4108. 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-4109: FINAL CONCLUSION: EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE Author: Deadly Bread Other Articles of Mine SCPs SCP-4966 Rating: 725 SCP-1401-EX Rating: 303 SCP-4052 Rating: 257 SCP-4088 Rating: 234 SCP-5522 Rating: 215 SCP-4109 Rating: 212 SCP-7441 Rating: 137 SCP-5020 Rating: 124 SCP-4035 Rating: 120 SCP-4286 Rating: 119 SCP-4664 Rating: 115 SCP-4270 Rating: 114 SCP-7966 Rating: 107 SCP-3462 Rating: 100 SCP-6663 Rating: 95 SCP-5693 Rating: 63 SCP-6633 Rating: 61 SCP-4570 Rating: 60 SCP-5261 Rating: 59 SCP-444-J Rating: 53 page 1 of 212next » Tales Something Glowing Rating: 180 Log Of Extranormal Events, Vol II Rating: 37 Prelude To Presents Rating: 24 The Bears Rating: 16 Your Memory Forever Seen Rating: 13 Other SCP-005 Proposal Hub Rating: 94 The Bread Box Rating: 92 Secure Facility Dossier: Reliquary Area-27 Rating: 87 Experiment Log-4035 Rating: 71 Collab Articles SCPs Page Title Co-Author SCP-4733 But Not Forgotten Lamentte SCP-5225 The Abyss Stares Back XilasCrowe SCP-5785 Craptivism Sonderance SCP-5993 We want you to come visit Heaven, just don't fuck with those bees ch00bakka Tales Page Co-Author The Bathrooms Wiki Too many to list Snippets of an Unveiled World Nykacolaquantum does not match any existing user name, Lt Flops, IFBench, Westrin Gone, Lamentte Your Imaginary Friend Fishish Check out Deadly Bread's Author Page ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} ITEM NUMBER: SCP-4109 LEVEL 1/4109 UNRESTRICTED The barn containing SCP-4109. Special Containment Procedures: The property containing SCP-4109 has been purchased by a Foundation front company and is to be contained under cover story 93 (Private Property). A 3.6-meter tall metal fence has been constructed around the perimeter of the property. Data collected by T/MTO.AIC is to be checked weekly for notable inconsistencies. Edible waste matter produced during testing is to be provided to Menagerie Site-37. Description: SCP-4109 is a large pile of citrus fruit located in a derelict barn in Gainesville, Florida. Despite having removed over 10,000 kg of fruit from the pile, SCP-4109 has not reduced in size. The fruit comprising SCP-4109 is unable to experience decomposition when part of the mass. Fruit removed from SCP-4109 decomposes at a highly accelerated rate, being reduced to dry remains after three days. Fruit removed from SCP-4109 appears physically non-anomalous until peeled. When peeled, the rind of the fruit will reveal an image (designated SCP-4109-1) on the inferior side. Portion of a desiccated SCP-4109-1 instance. SCP-4109-1 resemble the art style, tone, and structure of modern editorial cartoons, particularly those published in print newspapers. SCP-4109-1 mainly depict situations between what are currently believed to be anthropomorphized fruits. These entities appear physically humanoid, with the most prominent difference being their large featureless heads, lack of hair, and abnormally pigmented skin. SCP-4109-1 are extremely formulaic, with instances regularly having the same basic narrative as other instances, with little to no deviation. This narrative often revolves around the condemnation of certain practices, with a somewhat pessimistic tone. The art style of SCP-4109-1 similarly follows this trend, with characters often being identical copies of one another with slight differences to denote things such as age and occupation. Addendum.4109: During a brief relocation of Foundation resources, it was found that the current methods of cataloging and analyzing SCP-4109 instances were severely inefficient, requiring eight D-Class personnel to effectively meet data projections. In order to avoid the tedious process of manually stripping and recording SCP-4109-1, and the lack of notable instances discovered during testing, documentation and categorization of SCP-4109-1 has been assigned to T/MTO.AIC. T/MTO.AIC is a former Foundation security intelligence currently operating within a modified industrial orange peeler, and has been repurposed to effectively categorize physical media. T/MTO.AIC possesses a wide range of knowledge regarding internal operations, and has been designed to recognize potential anomalous threats to Foundation interests. Included below are the summarized contents of SCP-4109-1 as collected by T/MTO.AIC. Test #57 T/MTO.AIC SUMMARY SELECTED EXCERPT: A classroom is occupied by several students and a teacher. The students sit at desks holding textbooks titled "BOOK" while the teacher stands by a chalkboard. The chalkboard reads "KNOWLEDGE". One students raises the textbook and states to a second student "I keep swiping but I can't turn the page." ANALYSIS: ∙ Children lack the mental capacity necessary to understand how physical print books function. ∙ Children are not provided the correct nutrition required for the development of fine motor skills necessary to turn the pages of a book without damaging them. ∙ Children are unable to recognize print media following exposure to a viral antimeme obscuring all previous knowledge of print media. NUMBER OF SIMILAR EXCERPTS: 3,581 FINAL CONCLUSION: CHILDREN ARE A DETRIMENT Test #94 T/MTO.AIC SUMMARY SELECTED EXCERPT: A beach is occupied by two children and several adults. The adults are walking aimlessly while holding cell phones. Beside the children are two large holes. From these holes emerge feet similar in appearance to the adult characters. The children are talking and holding shovels. One of the children asks the other "How many did you catch?" ANALYSIS: ∙ Adults occupied with technology are unable to supervise their children, allowing them to violate OSHA regulations and create safety hazards without repercussion. ∙ Anomalous lifeforms similar in appearance to humanoid feet have begun forming in large sand chasms, feeding on inattentive individuals who fall into them. ∙ Children regularly create sacrificial pits in highly trafficked areas, hastening the process of collecting human remains by allowing inattentive individuals occupied with technology to fall in themselves. NUMBER OF SIMILAR EXCERPTS: 10,219 FINAL CONCLUSION: TECHNOLOGY IS DESTRUCTIVE AND FRIGHTENING Test #176 T/MTO.AIC SUMMARY SELECTED EXCERPT: An adult is sitting on a stool at a bar counter. Behind the bar is a second adult, presumably a bartender. The customer opens their wallet and asks for a glass of alcohol. The bartender serves them a glass cup presumably containing alcohol. The customer looks into his wallet again and asks for a second glass of alcohol, which they are provided. Upon asking for a third, the bartender asks the customer, "Tell me, why do you keep looking into your wallet?" The customer replies, "I have a picture of my wife in there. When she starts to look good I know I'm too drunk." Instance is accompanied by a large white border, with the words "lol, too funny!!!! [sic]" written along its top followed by several smiling emoticons. ANALYSIS: ∙ The customer's wife is affected by an anomalous phenomenon directly proportional to the blood alcohol content of her significant other. ∙ The beverage has steadily been converted into a highly hallucinogenic substance by a water borne bacteria that has been spread through the primary bottling company en masse. ∙ The man is currently possessed by a Tartarean class demonic entity that requires a significant level of inebriation to effectively subdue the entity and regain full control over their bodily functions. NUMBER OF SIMILAR EXCERPTS: 17,498 FINAL CONCLUSION: MARRIAGE IS HARMFUL Test #214 T/MTO.AIC SUMMARY SELECTED EXCERPT: An elderly character is walking down a sidewalk holding a phonograph. Strapped to the back of the individual is a large car battery, which is powering the device. The individual appears to be struggling to remain standing. A younger character is viewing the elderly character from a distant window. The elderly character says, "MP3 Player??? MP3 Player??? Who needs one of those?? You can't beat the sound of genuine records!" ANALYSIS: ∙ Digital media has become inaccessible and unreliable following an unknown K-Class Scenario resulting in the obsolescence of technology requiring internet access with a more heavy dependence on physical records and media. ∙ A widespread epidemic of memetic hazards has reduced the human population's ability to make informed decisions, specifically targeting rational thought and analytical reasoning, instead depending on cold logic, heuristics and cognitive biases. This has resulted in sub-optimal decision making in regards to human factors, and a heavy reliance on personal beliefs and anecdotes. ∙ The collapse of the Foundation and the utilization of anomalous weapons on a widespread scale has resulted in the collapse of human civilization, resulting in apocalyptic conditions for the remaining survivors. In an attempt to correct this, humans have begun sacrificing material goods and worldly possessions in an attempt to trigger an artificial rapture, or to summon an unknown divine entity. NUMBER OF SIMILAR EXCERPTS: 31,843 FINAL CONCLUSION: EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4109" by Deadly Bread, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4109. 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: header.png Name: Barn Pano(9467)-Relic38 Author: Darren Swim License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons Filename: orange_comic.png Name: Dried Orange Peel Author: zeevveez License: CC BY 2.0 Source Link: Flickr Filename: orange_comic.png Name: editorial Author: The Accent License: CC BY-SA 2.0 Source Link: Flickr
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N/A ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} Photo of SCP-4110-1b taken by MTF after confronting subject Item #: SCP-4110 Object class: Euclid Special Containment Procedures: As SCP-4110 cannot be conventionally contained, efforts should be focused on retrieval and destruction of SCP-4110-1 instances, as well as information suppression. Standard product retrieval protocols, including Cover Story C (Carcinogenic Materials) are to be used. All SCP-4110-1 instances are to be contained in the low-priority lockers of Site-23. Usage of SCP-4110-1 are only allowed with permission of project head. MTF Kappa-15 (“Fun Police”) is tasked with recalls of many toy-based anomalous products, including SCP-4110-1 instances. For more information, consult standard Romagnoli-Bitler Wondertainment Suppression Protocol1. Kappa-7 agents should be embedded in all regional offices of the affected store chains and monitor products in all stores in their region during the month of October. The Foundation legal department is to prevent affected retail chains from closure or bankruptcy, as those scenarios aggravate the anomaly (see Addendum 4110-1). Description: SCP-4110 is a phenomenon affecting party costume retail chains Party City, Toys 'R Us, and Spirit Halloween, on the last two weeks of October annually. Costumes (referred to as instances of SCP-4110-1) designed for children, aged 3-18, will anomalously appear in random stores of the affected retail chains in North America. The anomaly appears more frequently in cities that have a fan convention of any kind, during the time that SCP-4110 is active. All costumes are of average commercial quality, and made out of nonanomalous products. At least six variants of SCP-4110 have been confirmed, as of writing. All SCP-4110-1 instances affect the perception of humans observing SCP-4110-1 users (SCP-4110-2) in different ways, depending on the variant of SCP-4110-1. Costumes like “The Inconspicuous Investigator” or “Lizar the Terrible” affect visual perception of observers of SCP-4110-2, while costumes like “Wilford the Werewolf” and "The Automaton" affect perception of sounds created by SCP-4110-2. The anomaly will only activate when wearing the entire "set" that comprises a SCP-4110-1 instance. Wearing different components from different variants does not produce an anomalous effect, nor do different components from different instances of the same variant. Despite age restrictions labeled on the packaging, anyone can wear a SCP-4110-1 instance as long as they can fit into the costume. All SCP-4110-1 instances bear manufacturing tags and packaging stickers from Wondertainment, along with another company called "Societé du Costume Paranormal2." + List of SCP-4110-1 variants – hide block Costume Name and Classification Description "The Surgical Stork" SCP-4110-1a The costume is comprised of a black hooded cloak, a traditional plague doctor's mask, and a doctor’s bag. The doctor's bag contains an assortment of toy medical equipment, such as a stethoscope, rubber hammer, and plastic syringes. The plague doctor mask is made from plastic, with mesh eyeholes. During testing, subjects reported that nearby personnel looked sick, with cartoonish thermometers in their mouths, and hot water bottles on their heads. "Lizar the Terrible" SCP-4110-1b The costume is an inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex costume made from polyester, with a square translucent plastic square in its throat for wearers to see out of. A speaker is lodged in the “throat” of the costume and can be activated via a button on the inside of the left hand of the costume. When the button is pressed, a noise highly similar to that produced by Carnotaurus sastrei is emitted3. The sound is of much higher quality than the type of speaker should allow. When the costume is worn, observers will perceive that SCP-4110-2 is a Carnotaurus. This effect occurs even when in spaces where a Carnotaurus could not logically fit, with the space appearing to expand to accommodate the size of the Carnotaurus. Double-blind test subjects unaware of SCP-4110-2 also see the spatial distortion. The cognitohazard only affects vision, so if the subject speaks, a human voice will appear to originate from the Carnotaurus's mouth. The anomaly does not affect photographs or videos. The costume is highly resistant to puncture or slicing, despite being made from plastic. "The Inconspicuous Investigator" SCP-4110-1c The costume is a package consisting a brown trenchcoat, gloves, a magnifying glass, and a fedora. When all of the items are worn, the subject is imperceptible to the observer, essentially making the subject's body invisible. The effect extends to photographs, security footage, and heat sensors. The costume itself is still visible while being worn, so use for espionage is extremely limited. "Wilford the Werewolf" SCP-4110-1d The costume is comprised of a plastic werewolf mask, ripped flannel jacket, and distressed jeans. When worn, all vocalizations made by SCP-4110-2 will sound like vocalizations made by Canis lupus to observers, and change depending on the tone and inflection of the subject (barking while talking without inflection, howling when talking loudly, growling when using a threatening tone). "The Automaton" and "The Automatonette" SCP-4110-1e The costume is comprised of a cubical aluminum head with an antenna protruding out of the top of the head, what appears to be modified dryer ducting, and an aluminum chestplate with LEDs that randomly turn on and off without a power source. The costume is available in two genders, with the female costume adding a conical "skirt" around its waist. When worn, observers report the subject's footsteps always sound like "heavy metal slammed onto concrete." Subjects have also been reported to emit sounds of servos and gears when joints are moved. When subjects speak, their voices are modulated to sound metallic and robotic, with observers drawing comparisons to the Daleks from the British television show "Doctor Who." Scales measuring the subject report a weight approximately █ times as heavy as the subject's actual weight. "Pharaoh De-Kamposin" SCP-4110-1f The costume is comprised of a 4 meter long roll of linen bandages. Instructions that come with the costume instruct the buyer how to wrap the bandages around themselves, suggesting to use a partner to help. When the bandages are completely wrapped around the body, the cognitohazardous effect manifests. Observers will perceive the subject as a mobile decomposing body wrapped in bandages, which looks and smells identical to a rotting corpse. The details of the rotting body are different for each subject, but constants include: maggots or other insects in the body, sections of missing skin or muscle, exposed bones or organs, and patches of hair fallen out. If an observer inserts an object into a wound they perceive to be real, the subject will perceive the object to "phase" through their body, and not injuring them. – hide block Note that is found with each purchase of a SCP-4110-1 instance: HOLY MACKEREL! Looks like you found your very own Dr. Wondertainment's Wonder-Costume™! SPOOK your friends, SCARE your relatives, and make your neighbors SHRIEK with fright with this exciting creation brought to you by the people at Dr. Wondertainment & Co. Dr. Wondertainment's Wonder-Costumes™! are a fun, exciting way to ring in Samhain that is guaranteed to bring in a veritable MOUNTAIN of candy for Halloween*! Not only that, but Dr. Wondertainment's Wonder-Costumes™ are super-realistic and is guaranteed to scare the pants off of any granny who's door you knock on**! WARNING: Do not go near elderly people or people with heart conditions while wearing Dr. Wondertainment's Wonder-Costume™! *Dr. Wondertainment does not guarantee a literal mountain of candy. **Dr. Wondertainment is not responsible for any assault and battery committed against the user of the Wonder-Costume™, or responsible if anyone dies of fright! Additional specialized notes found with variants of SCP-4110-1: + Specialized Notes -Close Notes SCP-4110-1a: Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a doctor? Have you ever thought you were born in the wrong generation and wanted to dress like it's 1492? Well NOW you can!! Using Dr. Wondertainment's "Surgical Stork," you too can know what it's like to be a REAL doctor, and know if people are sick* with the handy Dr. Wondertainment's Toon-o-Vision™! Cure people of the Pestilence, and bring babies into the world**, all for the price of one costume! Buy now, when supplies last! *The Surgical Stork does not qualify you to be an actual doctor, nor give the user medical knowledge or the ability to discern one's sickness. Dr. Wondertainment's Toon-o-Vision™ is for entertainment purposes only. **The Surgical Stork does not allow you to deliver a baby (like a medical professional/cartoonish stork) or cure pestilence, whatever that may be. SCP-4110-1b: Lizar was the king of the beasts, feared by all, his roar heard for miles around. Now you can follow in his fossilized footsteps, using Dr. Wondertainment's own "Lizar the Terrible" costume! Be the hushed talk of the town behind closed doors as you reenact Godzilla's rampage* in your very own hometown! Afraid that Lizar will get stuck in your cramped Grandma's house? No worries, with the patented Space-Time-Stretch-o-Rama™, your costume can fit anywhere, providing you don't pop the costume! *Any and all property damage that is caused if or when buyer of Lizar the Terrible goes on a rampage is not the fault of Dr. Wondertainment & Co.. SCP-4110-1c: Everyone loves Sherlock Holmes, right? He's dashing, intelligent, British, and always solves the case (almost sounds like a certain toymaker). But you know what he doesn't have that we can give you? Invisibility, courtesy of Dr. Wondertainment's Light-Bending-inator™. How can Moriarty find you if not even light can penetrate your disguise? Hunt for clues, and get on the trail with Dr. Wondertainment's "Inconspicuous Investigator" today! Any and all parallels between Dr Wondertainment's "Inconspicuous Investigator" and Herbert Wells' "The Invisible Man" are completely coincidental. They are two completely different entities and are completely original concepts. SCP-4110-1d Do you want to transform into a creature that strikes fear into the hearts of men (and women)? Do you want your very voice to turn blood into ice and urine into yellower ice? Now you can, with Dr. Wondertainment's friendly "Wilford the Werewolf"! Using patented sound bending technology, this costume will scare even the most seasoned monster hunter stiff with fright, and then unstiffen in time for their strategic retreat. Get it now, when supplies last! SCP-4110-1e Are you a fan of the good ol' sci-fi of yesteryear, when robots descended from on high, and Captain Nemo still sailed the open sea? Well now live that sci-fi with Dr. Wondertainment's "The Automaton," and the optional female version, "The Automatonette." Now you can be taken to our leaders*, and come outside and say, "Hello World." The costumes are made more realistic using GENUINE gear and servo noises from actual machines! WOW! You afraid that your voice will reveal your identity as a fleshy meatbag? NOT TO WORRY, as with our patented Adapting-Dynamic-Voice-Adapter™, you can keep your identity a secret, and your voice as mechanical as possible! *Dr. Wondertainment's costumes cannot actually give you the authority to demand to speak to leaders of local, regional, or national importance, that the wearer didn't already have. SCP-4110-1f Pharaoh Steven De-Kamposin* was once a mighty KING, whose powers stretched from Cairo, Illinois, to Thebes, Illinois. When he finally died, his body was laid to rest in a mighty temple, where he would sleep for eternity. Unfortunately, the eternal sleep was made uneternal by a evil curse, which raised him from the dead, a husk of his former self. Now YOU can be the PHARAOH himself, scaring everyone just by the fumes of your still-rotting corpse! Shuffle and moan your way to popularity using the scariest costume ever made by Dr. Wondertainment & Co.! Have friends try to touch your heart (literally!) and laugh at their disgusted face! Chortle at your friend's retching because of your squishy flesh! Buy one now while supplies last! *You can see why he only used his last name. + Interview 4110-01 - Close Interview Interviewed: David ██████, and Jennifer ███████████ Interviewer: Doctor ████ Dower Foreword: David and Jennifer had posted a picture of themselves wearing SCP-4110-1e instances onto social media. They were quickly apprehended by Kappa-7 to be interviewed and administered amnestics. <Begin Log> Doctor Dower: State your names and ages for the record please. David: Uh… my name is David ██████ and I'm 17 years old. Jennifer: <speaking quietly> My name is Jennifer ██████████, and I'm 17 years old, too. Are we in trouble? Doctor Dower: No, you're not. I'm with the World Health Organization, and you bought costumes known for containing carcinogenic material. We just want to apprehend the people who thought it would be a good idea to put that stuff in children's costumes. Can please tell me where and why you two bought the costumes? David: <glances at Jennifer> Well, uh… me and Jennifer were going to go to a party at my friend Matt's house, alright? DD: Right… David: But since it's near Halloween, everyone was supposed to bring costumes and shi— stuff, so me and Jen went down to that Party City place, y'know the one down near the intersection of ████ and ██████? DD: I know of it, yes. David: <starts talking faster and with more enthusiasm> And we found these really cool robot costumes, they look all old-fashioned and square and stuff, and it came in both girl and boy, so we were like "sweet!" and we bought them, we were so pumped for the party and how great they were, but man they were really heavy. So we buy them, go to my house, put them on, and the weirdest thing happened. Every time we moved, we sounded like a car with a bad transmission, and when Jen talked, she sounded like a fuckin' Dalek from Doctor Who. <David pauses to take a deep breath> DD: Do you need a drink of water or anything? David: Nah I'm fine. Anyhow, we just figured the voice and sounds were being made with a voice-modifier-thingy, whatever they're called. So we take those pictures, post them, and get ready to get in the car. But when we went out on the porch, the damn thing collapsed on us! So we figured we should just stay home, since the costumes were all dented up after that, and Jen felt like she had a headache, didn't you Jen? <Jennifer nods in agreement> DD: <looking at Jennifer> Does he always talk like this? Jennifer: <smiling> All the time. DD: Anyways, what happened after that? David: Well Jen stayed over at my house for the night for homework, because y'know we have school on Monday, but then in the morning, fuckin' SWAT breaks down our door, and here we are. DD: Is this all true Jennifer? Jennifer: <speaking quietly> Yes. DD: Well, thank you for your cooperation, both of you. It will help immensely with the investigation. <End Log> Closing Statement: The SCP-4110-1 instances were seized, and Class A amnestics were administered to David and Jennifer. - Close Interview Discovery: SCP-4110 was originally reported in █████████, Minnesota on October 28, 199█, after several dozen civilians called the police department, panicked about "a goddamn dinosaur rampaging around my neighborhood." MTF Epsilon-6 "Village Idiots" were deployed, but shortly discovered that the dinosaur was a 8-year old boy in an inflatable dinosaur costume. Addendum 4110-1: After Toys 'R Us declared bankruptcy, additional instances of SCP-4110-1 have been observed in other stores belonging to the Party City retail chain, and other previously unaffected retail chains, primarily in Australia. The Foundation purchased the Toys 'R Us franchise for $1.2 billion USD, reopening many of its stores. SCP-4110 has since ceased to appear in previously unaffected store fronts, and remains contained. Footnotes 1. Romagnoli-Bitler Wondertainment Suppression Protocol: • Foundation webcrawler program party_crasher is to regularly scan the internet for Wondertainment-related phrases. • If keywords are found, the website where the word is discovered is to be scanned for any suspicious anomalous activity or People-of-Interest. Information is to be given to the nearest available Department of Analytics analyst for vetting. • If anomalous activity or People-of-Interest are discovered and vetted, keywords are to be scrubbed from the website, and location of activity or POI is to be pinpointed. Nature of anomalous activity is to be discovered at this time (If anomaly is not registered in the SCP database, information is to be given to the Head of Department of Analytics for further instruction). • When activity is pinpointed and a location is triangulated, MTF Kappa-7 “Fun Police” is to be deployed to confiscate and/or capture anomalous objects/POI for study/interrogation. • If POI is a nonanomalous bystander, interview and administer Class-A Amnestics and release. If found to be an accomplice to known POIs, the person is to be kept for further interrogation. 2. “Societé du Costume Paranormal,” has a listed headquarters in ████████, Normandy, France on each package. No specific address is listed. No company named Societé du Costume Paranormal exists, and no factory or offices associated with that name has been found. It is presumably a front company for the Wondertainment brand. The name is most likely a parody of the Foundation's use of the abbreviation "SCP" on the majority of its front companies 3. This conclusion was reached after anatomical comparisons to SCP-1265-A instances.
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A cavern located within SCP-4111. Item #: SCP-4111 Special Containment Procedures: No instances of SCP-4111-1 may be created without Level-3 Authorization. Any existing instances of SCP-4111-1 not currently in use must be stored in a secure anomalous items locker, and is not to come in contact with a salt water solution, unless authorized for transport to SCP-4111. Foundation personnel who wish to explore SCP-4111 for an extended period of time will be supplied with a standard arid climate survival kit. Personnel who find themselves trapped in SCP-4111 for any reason are to be recovered as soon as possible. Should any other humans be found within SCP-4111, they are to be retrieved, interviewed, amnesticized and integrated back into society. Description: SCP-4111 is a location, currently believed not to be on Earth1 that can be accessed by enacting a specific ritual. The ritual itself can transport multiple people as well as objects between locations under specific circumstances. (See SCP-4111-1 below for clarification.) SCP-4111 is apparently entirely underground, with a breathable atmosphere, and the majority of the visible land mass is solidified halite2, which is interspersed by rivers, lakes and occasionally oceans of superheated, liquified halite. There is no visible light source outside of the ambient light given off by the superheated halite, and further exploration of the location has revealed a ceiling of currently indeterminable height, also made of solidified halite. All natural structures within SCP-4111 are cuboid in structure, no natural curves have been observed while in SCP-4111. An instance of SCP-4111-1, prior to activation. SCP-4111-1 is an object that must be created in order to transport subjects and objects to SCP-4111. While certain variables about the object may change, certain aspects such as the stuffing and the shape must follow a guideline detailed in the instruction manual by an organization called the "Gemenskap Coalition"3 discovered alongside PoI-418. For information on creating an instance of SCP-4111-1, please go to Addendum 4111-A. Successfully created instances of SCP-4111-1 will flash a yellow light briefly and emit a three-toned chime upon completion. Upon submerging an instance of SCP-4111-1 in a salt water solution, the next human and any other people or objects4 it is in contact with will be transported to SCP-4111, along with the instance of SCP-4111-1. The only way to return from SCP-4111 is death; should the subject who initiated the ritual to SCP-4111 die while inside SCP-4111 for any reason, they and any other people and objects the subject is in contact with will be transported back to the location in which the ritual was initiated. After the subject's death, they and any other people brought with them will be alive and healed of all injuries sustained within SCP-4111 and SCP-4111-1 will appear somewhere beside the subject rather than in its possession. Subjects retain memories of their time within SCP-4111, up to and including their death. Several objects supposedly not native to SCP-4111 have been found during exploration logs, as detailed below. The following list supports the claim that SCP-4111 has been visited numerous times and has been explored by people prior to the Foundation's discovery of it: Show List of Discovered Items from SCP-4111 Hide List Several human and animal skeletons. Several wooden chests containing cut and uncut gemstones of varying quality and value.5 A package of Golden Oreos, half-eaten. An iPhone 4. A M1911 pistol. A pickaxe. A man-made water reservoir with a filtration machine and a single metal cup.6 An apple tree orchard, along with several apple cores in varying states of decay.7 PoI-418, upon manifestation. Discovery: On 9/28/20██ PoI-418, the first subject known to have travelled to SCP-4111, suddenly appeared near the wreckage of the ████████, a ship that sunk in the Atlantic Ocean around 2009. PoI-418's manifestation was captured by an ROV controlled by [REDACTED] exploring the area at the time. When the event was reported that a man had suddenly appeared in the ocean during an exploration, the Foundation located and recovered them, amnesticizing any witnesses. Recordings of PoI-418's manifestation were confiscated, and the ROV responsible for the recording was destroyed and sunk, given the cover story of a malfunction during the exploration. Below is an interview with PoI-418 post-recovery. Open Interview-4111-██ Hide Interview-4111-██ <Begin Log> Agent Swietner coughs and sits down. Agent Swietner: Alright, you feeling comfy? Considering the reports of the situation we just dragged you from, we figure you might want a chance to sit on something not made of metal. Or salt. Hopefully that cushion is good enough. PoI-418 adjusts in his seat. PoI-418: I appreciate it but… I'm more just happy to finally see some human faces after so long. Agent Swietner: Right, right, we heard your explanation about the doll and the… "salt world". PoI-418 looks like he's about to speak, Agent Swietner holds up their hand. Agent Swietner: Before you even start to worry… we believe you. Well, we don't necessarily believe the fact that you claimed it was literally Hell, but we believe you went to somewhere else. PoI-418: I mean, what else would you call where I went? Agent Swietner: Well, I haven't personally been there, so I guess I'm not one to say. But the specifics of what you call where you went don't matter right now. What matters is how you got back. PoI-418: I… I don't know how I got back. I don't even know how I got in. One moment I was just underwater, then I found that doll and when I touched it everything went black. Except this one, like, white horizontal line that I could see. I tried moving towards it, but the next thing I knew I was… I was there. Agent Swietner: We figure that the doll has something to do with your entry, obviously, but what we need to know how you managed to escape. What was the last thing you remember? PoI-418: The last thing I remember? Well… the last thing I remember is… is… PoI-418's expression becomes worried. PoI-418: Was anyone else with me when I got out? Agent Swietner: Was anyone else… No, nobody else was there with you, from what I read. PoI-418 hunches over and begins pulling his hair with his hands. PoI-418: No, no, no no no no… Agent Swietner: Are you trying to say that someone came with you that didn't make it out? PoI-418 rubs his eyes and inhales deeply. PoI-418: I need to go back. I need that doll, I need to go back. Agent Swietner: If there's somebody else there, we'll find a way to get in, retrieve them and bring them back. But we need to know how you got back before we can do that. PoI-418 sighs. PoI-418: The last thing I remember is that I died. Sydneigh and I were trying to cross a river when the ground collapsed beneath me. Agent Swietner leans forward. Agent Swietner: Sydney? PoI-418: Sydneigh. Like Sydney, but a horse. That's what I named her. Agent Swietner: You found… a horse? PoI-418: No, she found me. When I was lying there, half-deaf, half-dead and suffering from the pressure change, she came to me and dragged me over to some place that wasn't swelteringly hot. She's a good horse and I need to get her here. Agent Swietner: Well, if you died in there, who's to say that death isn't what brings you back? How long could a horse realistically last on her own? PoI-418: She's not one to die fast. She's a survivor, I bet she was there long before I was. Agent Swietner: How do you know? PoI-418: She lead me to a farm. Well, kind of a farm. Someone tried to make one there, apparently. I figure that's why she's there at all. Don't know how long she's been there, though. Agent Swietner: Well, if you claim that the last thing that happened before you came back to here was your death, once we run a few tests we will gladly kill your horse for you. PoI-418 looks up at Agent Swietner. PoI-418: No, I want to do it myself. You didn't bond with her like I did, if she needs to die to get back here, I want to be the one that kills her. Agent Swietner: I'm not entirely sure that's going to be possible, considering— PoI-418: I know that place better than anyone. I was there for, what, a month? I've explored the area, I know where we would need to go to find her. Agent Swietner: …Considering the fact that we're still not sure that's the only way to return. PoI-418: What, do you need to run tests? I'll be a guinea pig, I don't care, I'll do whatever I need to do to get your permission to find her and bring her back. Agent Swietner and PoI-418 are silent for several moments before Agent Swietner sighs. Agent Swietner: You seem like a good guy. I'll see what I can do, but I make no promises. Agent Swietner pauses. Agent Swietner: Though finding a person willing to be a test subject is a rare thing in our line of work, so you might just be lucky. PoI-418: Thank you. I'll give you whatever other information you need so long as you let me be the one that goes in there. Agent Swietner: Again, no promises. <End Log> Since this interview, PoI-418 has been completely compliant to any questions the Foundation has asked of him, and has willingly volunteered for any testing regarding entering and leaving SCP-4111. His request to attempt to rescue "Sydneigh" (Furthermore PoI-418-H) has been approved under the circumstances that he be fully amnesticized after the extraction is complete. Addendum 4111-A: Shortly after PoI-418's recovery, the Foundation launched an independent exploration of the ████████ for any information regarding his manifestation. Discovered near PoI-418's point of manifestation was a single instance of SCP-4111-1. Further exploration discovered four further instances of SCP-4111-1, somehow intact. In addition, a water-logged book was discovered, with partially destroyed instructions regarding the creation and use of instances of SCP-4111-1. After partial restoration, the Foundation was able to determine the following key aspects in the creation of an instance of SCP-4111-1: Level-3/4111 Clearance Required Access Granted Instances of SCP-4111-1 must created with cloth, yarn, or silk. Instances of SCP-4111-1 must resemble a four-limbed humanoid. Instances of SCP-4111-1 must be filled with salt, soil, flaked obsidian and ash. The Foundation has since been able to create further instances of SCP-4111-1 to access SCP-4111 at will. Extraction of PoI-418-H: On 11/16/20██, MTF Epsilon-9 ("Fire Eaters") along with PoI-418 successfully completed multiple individual rituals to enter SCP-4111 with intent to safely retrieve PoI-418-H. Along with PoI-418, four agents were selected to traveled with him, codenamed Agent Pele, Agent Chantico, Agent Hephaestus and Agent Lalahon. Access Extraction Log Access Granted Exploration Log EX-4111-27: Extraction of PoI-418-H Date: 11/16/██ Foreward: The following footage is from Agent Pele's body camera. <Begin Log> Imagery shifts from the Foundation Secure Testing Facility to a dark cavern. Agent Pele turns towards the rest of the team. PoI-418 is fumbling with his gear, adjusting it. Agent Pele: 418, you alright there? PoI-418: Uh, yeah, no worries here. I don't know how you all get used to this much bulk, though. Agent Chantico: It's either this or die to heat exposure. The suit may be a bit hard to maneuver in, but otherwise it keeps you cool. Agent Hephaestus: Trust us, the four of us have stress-tested these suits here plenty. PoI-418: Wait… um… Agent Chantico turns towards PoI-418. Agent Chantico: Something else the matter? If you're scared you don't need to worry. We'll get your little friend out of here in no time. Don't even fret, hun. PoI-418: It's not that, it's… I survived here a month without this gear. And I didn't die because of heat exposure. Hell, I was in a wetsuit for most of the time. Agent Pele: Hm. Strange. Agent Hephaestus: I'm sure you stayed away from the molten salt lakes, yeah? PoI-418: I mean, I tried to. If I needed water I had to cross over a molten river but I stayed away in the shade as much as I could. Agent Hephaestus walks up and pats PoI-418 on the shoulder. Agent Hephaestus: Then that's probably why. Agent Pele: Regardless of what you were wearing then, these suits were designed to retain body temperature even in extreme environments. You'll at the very least not be suffering. PoI-418: Cheery way to put it. Agent Pele: We're not exactly in a cheery situation. Now come on, let's move. Agents Pele and Lalahon take the lead, PoI-418 in the middle, Agents Chantico and Hephaestus in the back. They make their way through the cavern, heading towards a light which they assume to be the mouth. Agent Hephaestus: So, a whole month here, huh? And not a single human? No wonder your best friend is a horse. The sound of Agent Chantico punching Agent Hephaestus is heard. Agent Hephaestus: Hey, what was that for? Agent Chantico: Don't be a dick, Hef. You have no right to judge him for that. PoI-418: I mean, he's right, kind of. I was desperate to meet someone, to see someone else in this place. Sydneigh was always there for me, for whatever I needed. Agent Hephaestus: Gross. Agent Chantico once again punches Agent Hephaestus in the shoulder. Agent Hephaestus: Kidding, obviously!… I knew what he meant. Agent Lalahon: Out of curiosity, why "Sydneigh"? PoI-418: What do you mean? Agent Lalahon: Out of all the names you could have chosen, why choose that one? PoI-418: I mean… I had a cat back home that I named Meowster Chief. I had a dog a few years back named Bark Obama. I name my pets after puns. Agent Hephaestus: God… Bark Obama? Agent Chantico: Okay, yeah, that's not something I can defend you for, that's just a bad name for a dog. PoI-418 laughs. PoI-418: Listen, I have a naming convention and I stick to it. It's my thing! Agent Lalahon: Oh, God… PoI-418: Hey, you asked! Agent Lalahon: I expected a cute answer, not a series of the worst puns I had ever heard. The team reaches the mouth of the cave. A few meters in front of them is a large, snaking river of molten halite. Agent Pele looks down and sees signs of significant tread along the shoreline of the river. She turns to PoI-418. Agent Pele: 418, this place look familiar to you? PoI-418 looks at the river and shakes his head. PoI-418: I'm… I'm not sure. I saw a few different rivers during my time here, or maybe it was the same one but it was super long. I didn't make a map, but… well, I didn't exactly have the materials to. Just a lot of apples and water. Only apples and water, really. PoI-418 laughs nervously. Agent Pele: Well, if you see any landmarks that looks like they could lead us to where we need to be, feel free to shout them out. We might've been around, but you've been here a lot longer than any of us. Agent Hephaestus: Plus, it's your horse, after all. PoI-418: Right… yeah, yeah I can do that. Agent Pele turns away. The team continues along the bank of the river. Agent Hephaestus: What are you even going to do with a horse, anyway? Can you ride horses? PoI-418: First thing I'm doing when I get out is buying lessons. Agent Chantico: You didn't ride her at all while you were in here? PoI-418: I was too scared that I would mess up and ride her straight into a river. Agent Lalahon: Isn't that how you died, though? The first time you were here, I mean. PoI-418: Not quite. I was walking next to her when a bridge caved out from under me. It was one of those natural ones, so it just crumbled, I think. Agent Lalahon: Jeez, that must've been terrifying the first time. Agent Chantico: Considering that you had no idea that you were going to come back after that. PoI-418: I mean… if you had asked me about it a couple of weeks ago, I'd be a bit wary, but… I've died, what, nine times now? I might just be a guy who works at Costco, but after the first few deaths, dying no longer really gets to you. Agent Pele: Good man. Surprised that a person like you could survive under the circumstances that you did, but I can respect it. Agent Hephaestus: Yeah, there are other agents that haven't even died that many times. Shame that you're going to forget about that stuff or else you might make a decent agent yourself. PoI-418: Hey, that's… that's actually really nice of you to say, I think. Not sure what use I'd be, considering my only really useful skill is diving. It's not even my main thing, that's just a hobby that I do on my vacation days. Agent Chantico: You learn fast, which is something, at least. And you know, the whole not afraid of dying thing is something you might want should you ever get into situations like this. PoI-418: Well… I'll consider it! I'm not sure if I'm exactly secret society material, but— Agent Chantico: It's okay! We're not going to pressure you into joining. Not everyone has the stomach for this stuff. Agent Lalahon: Plus, the paperwork is almost enough to make you reconsider. Agent Lalahon, Agent Chantico and Agent Hephaestus laugh. PoI-418: Alright, alright. It's still nice for you all to offer, though. The team continues to walk along the riverbank until they come across a natural bridge of halite. In the distance are three pillars of halite, one partially collapsed. PoI-418: Wait, I think… I think this is it. The team stops moving. Agent Pele turns towards PoI-418. Agent Pele: You recognize this place? PoI-418: Yeah, yeah… yeah this is definitely… no, wait… Agent Pele: Something wrong, 418? PoI-418: I know those pillars and I know that bridge, just a few yards away is the reservoir, but… Agent Hephaestus leans forward towards PoI-418. Agent Hephaestus: Is that the bridge that you fell off of? PoI-418: I didn't fall off that bridge, I told you. A chunk of it collapsed, I swear it did. I fell through the ground and into the river. Agent Pele adjusts her camera to zoom in on the natural bridge. It is completely intact, no signs of any recent collapse or repair. Agent Pele: You fell through that bridge, 418? You're absolutely certain? Agent Chantico: I mean, you've gone through a lot of stuff, died a lot, you know? Maybe you've gotten some deaths mixed up? PoI-418 shakes his head. PoI-418: I mean… I swear I fell through that bridge. Agent Lalahon: Well, the important thing is if you can find your horse from here. PoI-418: I mean… if this really is the bridge that I died on, I know how to get to the reservoir and I know how to get to the orchard. If Sydneigh's anywhere, she'll be at one of those places. Agent Pele moves towards PoI-418 and takes him by the shoulder, moving him to the front. Agent Pele: Then lead the way. We all have our dolls, so we'll be fine if something bad happens. PoI-418: A-alright… um, let's check the orchard first. It's by the pillar things, tucked in between them. Agent Hephaestus: Kind of a dangerous place to put a farm considering one of those things is collapsed, isn't it? PoI-418 shrugs. PoI-418: I didn't build it. The team approaches the three halite pillars in the distance. Eventually, the apple orchard is approximately 20 meters away. PoI-418 slows down and then stops, leaning forward and putting his hands on his knees. Agent Pele: There a problem, 418? PoI-418 does not respond. He then straightens out and breaks into a sprint. PoI-418: I see her, I can see her! She's right there, look, you can see her! The team tries to keep pace with PoI-418 as he runs towards the destroyed pillar. As they get closer, they can see PoI-418-H obscured by the pillar, resting beneath one of the trees. Agent Hephaestus: Jesus, man, hold up! Gotta be careful around that thing! Agent Pele: 418, that structure does not look stable, try to tread lightly! PoI-418 takes off his mask and headgear, tossing them to the side. Agent Pele picks it up once she reaches them. Agent Pele: 418, don't be rash, here, we can't afford to make a mistake! PoI-418: Yes we can! If we fuck up we can come back! I'm not letting this opportunity go to waste! PoI-418 reaches PoI-418-H and wraps his arms around her. PoI-418-H vocalizes. PoI-418: Oh, Sydneigh, I knew I could see you again! PoI-418 kisses PoI-418-H on the snout. PoI-418: Such a good girl, such a good horse. How've you been? The rest of the team slows down and approaches the orchard and PoI-418-H with caution. Agent Pele tosses the mask and headgear to PoI-418. Agent Pele: You're lucky that this air is breathable, 418. Not sure how that's possible considering the massive amount of volcanic degassing that should be occurring here… PoI-418: I had to let her know it was me! We all look the same in the masks. Agent Pele mumbles to herself. Agent Pele: Not even sure how a horse could survive here… Agent Pele, Agent Lalahon and Agent Chantico investigate the orchard. Agent Lalahon: Weird… Agent Chantico: Hey, I think the two of them are being sweet together. Agent Lalahon: I don't mean 418 and his horse, I mean the orchard. Agent Lalahon gestures to one of the trees. Agent Pele turns toward it, showing that it is perfectly healthy. There are apples growing at an accelerated rate on every branch, and they seem to not have any abnormalities. Every few seconds, a single apple drops from the tree. The tree itself is not planted in any soil, but rather directly in the halite. Agent Lalahon: No dirt, it's just planted in the mineral itself. Can't see a source of water, either. Agent Chantico: Maybe the horse cares for them? And if not that… magic? Agent Lalahon: I guess that's about as reasonable of an explanation as any, especially considering we're in a place that we travel to via voodoo doll. Agent Lalahon shrugs. Agent Lalahon: I dunno. Pele, are you recording this? Agent Pele: I have footage of the orchard, don't worry Lalahon. This is definitely something the researchers would be interested in, I feel. Agent Hephaestus approaches PoI-418 and PoI-418-H. Agent Hephaestus: So this is her, then? PoI-418 looks up to Agent Hephaestus. PoI-418: I could recognize the white spots on her anywhere. PoI-418-H vocalizes. PoI-418 laughs. PoI-418: I think she recognizes me, too. Agent Hephaestus looks up at the destroyed pillar of halite, carefully placing a hand on it. Agent Hephaestus: Kinda weird how she managed to survive so long. You said she was here before you were? PoI-418: Yeah, I mean… she has a solid supply of apples from these trees and a good source of water across the river, plenty of space to run… Agent Hephaestus: I heard sometimes horses eat people to survive. Maybe that's why there aren't any? PoI-418 laughs nervously, then turns to Agent Hephaestus and swings at him with a fist. He misses, hitting the pillar, instead. The pillar groans loudly as it threatens to collapse further. PoI-418: Shut up, that's probably just like a rumor or something. Chunks of halite break off of the pillar, falling towards Agent Hephaestus, PoI-418 and PoI-418-H. Agent Hephaestus: Listen, when you get back, before your memory gets wiped, read the story about a horse eating a Russian soldier. It's creepy but also kind of funny in a way? Agent Pele: 418, Hephaestus, get out from under there! Agent Hephaestus looks up and swiftly moves out of the way. PoI-418 looks over towards Agent Pele, confused. PoI-418: Wait, what's going on? Is there— Several large chunks of halite fall on top of PoI-418 and PoI-418-H. PoI-418 is crushed instantly, de-manifesting as expected. PoI-418-H is nowhere to be seen. Agent Hephaestus: Fucking Christ! Agent Chantico: Well, at least they were in contact, that should mean that Sydneigh's been extracted, right? PoI-418-H vocalizes. Agent Lalahon: …Fuck. The remaining team members approach the rubble, looking for PoI-418-H. PoI-418-H is apparently occupying the same space as the rubble, vibrating violently as its limbs splay out in unnatural directions. It continues to vocalize, as if nothing strange is happening. The rubble around PoI-418-H is not reacting to any of its movements. Agent Hephaestus: What the fuck? Agent Lalahon: It's like a programming glitch… PoI-418-H becomes rigid, sticking its limbs out horizontally on either side of itself. It then instantly appears next to the rubble, standing and free of injury. It begins to walk towards the orchard and eats an apple that had fallen from the tree. Agent Pele: I don't think it's like a glitch, Agent Lalahon. Agent Lalahon: What are you trying to imply? Agent Pele: Oh, come on, you've heard of anomalous simulations before. This is just a poorly created one, and whoever made it doesn't know how to properly make a landscape. Inaccuracies with the atmosphere, people falling through the floor, improper temperature gauges… Agent Chantico: …So this whole place is just a program? Agent Lalahon: Is that horse just a part of it, then? Agent Pele: Well, considering it didn't de-manifest or perish like people that come from outside of this place do, I would presume so. The team remains silent as they watch PoI-418-H consume more apples. Agent Chantico: So… what do we do? Agent Pele: Report this finding to the Foundation. They'll do with it what they need to. Agent Hephaestus: And 418? What do we even tell him? Agent Pele: He volunteered to be amnesticized anyway. He won't care if we tell him his horse never existed. The team is once again silent as PoI-418-H walks away from the orchard, heading towards the natural bridge over the river. Agent Lalahon: Poor guy. Agent Pele: Worse things could have happened. It's just a horse, anyway. Agent Lalahon: Yeah, but… he went through a lot to get her. Agent Pele: It won't matter. He understood the risks and he understood that the mission might not have been successful. In fact, he helped us further our knowledge of this place because of that. Agent Hephaestus: Don't think he was in it for the scientific discovery. Agent Pele sighs. Agent Pele: Let's just go. We can figure things out once we're back. Agent Pele removes her firearm from her holster and aims it at her head. She fires. <End Log> After MTF-Epsilon 9 successfully left SCP-4111, they reported their findings to Foundation Researchers. PoI-418, who had been escorted from the testing premises after arriving prior to the rest of the Agents, was not informed of the true nature of SCP-4111 or PoI-418-H. PoI-418 is currently located in a Foundation-monitored neighborhood in █████, Washington. He is safe and has not8 been approached by any other people with anomalous intent. Footnotes 1. Whether the location is an entirely different planet, universe, dimension or other is currently unknown. 2. Also known as rock salt. 3. Little information about the organization has been discovered, however one of its major goals appears to be uniting communities through occult practices. 4. Weighing up to 500 kg. 5. Some buried beneath the ground, some located above ground. Successfully opening one of these chests will emit a similar three-toned chime to the one heard when completing an instance of SCP-4111-1. 6. Wear on the surrounding land show this location has been visited often. 7. Bite marks in instances vary, only some being distinctly human. 8. As of 12/13/20██.
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SCP-4112
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Item #: SCP-4112 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4112 is to be kept in Site-120, Containment Wing A, Keter-class reality suppression locker 6B. No additional security for locker 6B is required, though staff should be aware of Containment Wing A's standard security precautions, which include, but are not limited to: Various Berryman-Langford memetic kill agents, administered on failing to provide proper identification. Automated lethal deterrents, activated upon failing to provide proper identification. Other minor safety precautions, listed in the site dossier. Personnel are to ensure they possess proper clearance before doing so. A list of qualified personnel can be found below. + Cleared Personnel - Cleared Personnel PERSONNEL LIST, CONTAINMENT WING A: Research Division: Researcher Mantell Researcher Harding Researcher Druel Researcher Danton Security Division: Staff Member Messer Staff Member Botsky Staff Member Kennedy Janitorial Staff: Mr. Lifeson Mr. Wayne Description: SCP-4112 is a lyre, constructed of tortoiseshell, bovine intestinal strings, leather, and other assorted apparently non-anomalous items. Radiocarbon dating has placed this object's origin at sometime earlier than 3000 BC, though testing has proven difficult due to the object's first anomalous property: excessive durability. SCP-4112 is capable of resisting all instruments shy of those with diamond tips, in all components. Separated components are attracted to each other, and will, with a speed of up to 10 kph, reconfigure themselves if dismantled, including fragments and pieces reattaching to each other, with no visible join or crease. SCP-4112's second and more dangerous property manifests when a user touches the object with intent to make a sound. Such movements include strumming, tapping, and more. If said user completes this while intending to produce an effect, whatever effect the operator has in mind will occur, regardless of impossibility, depending upon the complexity of the performance. Previous tests have manifested objects, removed objects from existence, changed the laws of reality, temporally transported the user, and more. WARNING: A DISTURBANCE IS OCCURRING CONCERNING: SCP-4112 IN SITE-120. PLEASE SEE LIVE VIDEO DICTATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. + LIVE VIDEO DICTATION - LIVE VIDEO DICTATION Personnel Identified: Researcher Gary Harding, Researcher Jesse Mantell, Mr. Alex Lifeson. <Auto Conflict Detection activated 06:32, ██/██/81. Conflict detected, raised voice from personnel GARY HARDING.> Researcher Gary Harding: -derstand! Everyone wants to change the world! Just don’t do it like this! Mr. Alex Lifeson: I’m gonna have to go with a negatory there, man. Administrator Lifeson utilizes SCP-4112, playing several quick chords in succession. Personnel RESEARCHER GARY HARDING and RESEARCHER JESSE MANTELL are restrained and gagged with cordage. Mr. Alex Lifeson: And now that I have a captive audience, I’d like to play you a little melody I’ve been working on. I’m no singer, but I’ve also never played a lyre before either. Here goes nothing. Administrator Lifeson utilizes SCP-4112, beginning to play a melody. Mr. Alex Lifeson: And the men who hold high places, must be the ones who start to mold a new reality. Closer to the heart. I know it's most unusual to come before you so. Item #: 4112 Danger Value: 5/5 Safety Precautions: Item 4112 is to be kept with the Administrator at all times. Item 4112 is not to be removed from the Administrator's possession at any time, at penalty of erasure from reality. Should the Administrator have any need to remove Item 4112 from his person, a copy of the Administrator will be given the device and no one else. Destruction Protocols: N/A. Appearance: Item 4112 is an electric guitar, more specifically, a Gibson ES-335, white coloration. No physical alterations or modifications can be observed. Sourcing the model to a specific maker has proved fruitless (no identifying markings or model numbers are present on the object), and testing has proved difficult due to the objects anomalous properties. Anomalies: Excessive Durability: Item 4112 is capable of resisting all instruments shy of those with diamond tips, in all components. Separated components are attracted to each other, and will, with a speed of up to 5 miles an hour, reconfigure themselves if dismantled, including fragments and pieces reattaching to each other, with no visible join or crease. Provides Artificial Ontokinesis: Item 4112's second and more dangerous property manifests when a user touches the object with intent to make a sound. Such movements include strumming, tapping, and more. If said user completes this while intending to produce an effect, whatever effect the operator has in mind will occur, regardless of impossibility, depending upon the complexity of the performance. Previous tests have manifested objects, removed objects from existence, changed the laws of reality, temporally transported the user, and more. Additional Documents: + Level 3 Research Team 9's Notes. - Level 3 Research Team 9's Notes. Voice logs: Item 4112 Entry ██/██/██: "Mantell's log. Please, do not distribute the following findings. We in Research Team 9 believe there is more to Item 4112 than meets the eye. Something, something just doesn't add up in the documentation for Item 4112. I've checked its history as far as my clearance would allow, it doesn't say how the object came into the possession of the Administrator. Not only that, he seems to suddenly lack skills and experience one would expect from someone in his position. Additionally, despite being the object most important to the Administrator, the item is not numerically first in the archives of the Federation. Further investigation is… pending." Entry ██/██/██: "Harding's log. I followed though with Researcher Mantell's request to do some snooping. Turns out, there's a containment vessel in our very own Zone-120 logged to contain the item, but it's unlisted in the safety document. That's the very same safety document very specifically stating it ought to be with the big man at all times. Very suspicious, I'll be conducting measurements inside the empty locker later this week. I don't like the sound of this. It's starting to look like shady business is going with that guy. And if he is involved in something like that, we could all be in danger. Harding out." Entry ██/██/██: "Harding's log. There's been a… an enormous uncatalogued reality event in the near vicinity of locker 6B within the past month. We have conclusive evidence enough to reckon that our current Administrator has… artificially inserted himself into his position through use of Item 4112. Our findings will be reported to the Council of Syrinx posthaste." WARNING: A DISTURBANCE IS OCCURRING CONCERNING: ITEM 4112 IN ZONE-01. PLEASE SEE LIVE VIDEO DICTATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. + LIVE VIDEO DICTATION - LIVE VIDEO DICTATION Personnel Identified: Administrator Lifeson, ACU-Alpha-1-A, B, C, and D, Researcher Gary Harding, Researcher Jesse Mantell. Persons Unidentified: 1: Male, European Descent. Hair Blond, Eyes Blue, 6' 0" tall, mesomorphic. <Auto Conflict Detection activated 18:39, ██/██/82. Conflict detected, raised voice from personnel GARY HARDING.> Researcher Gary Harding: -is immoral! You have to understand your mistake here, Lifeson! Fracturing reality has consequences! Administrator Lifeson: And what is it exactly you plan on doing about that? As I'm sure you're aware, I hold the cards here. Researcher Gary Harding: I'm going to have to appeal to your better side then. Can't you see the corruption was a creation of your tearing of reality, after all our study? If you truly led the Federation, you would have made solving that your first priority. Administrator Lifeson: You appeal to something I don't wish to act on, man. You need to understand the nature of this world we involve ourselves in. So many divisions and classes. I've gotten rid of them. It's all fair now. Researcher Jesse Mantell: And we'll all die equally. Your reality rift grows day by day. This is exactly why we have security levels. So inconsequential sanitation workers don't reset the dimensional narrative! Researcher Gary Harding: Mantell, he's- Administrator Lifeson utilizes Item-4112, playing several quick chords in succession. Personnel RESEARCHER GARY HARDING and RESEARCHER JESSE MANTELL are removed. ACU-Alpha-1-A: …Sir. I'm going to have to ask you to set 4112 down. Administrator Lifeson: On who's authority? I own your hide, man. One fret and you're gonzo. UNIDENTIFIED 1 materializes in the room. Unidentified 1: I think I may have something to say about that. UNIDENTIFIED 1 raises an open hand towards ADMINISTRATOR LIFESON. Item 4112 is moved to the possession of UNIDENTIFIED 1. Unidentified 1: Don't appear so threatened, Alex. I'm here on good terms. Administrator Lifeson: How do you know my name? I've had it eradicated from existence. Unidentified 1: Using my tool, my power. But I didn't come to reprimand you, Alex. I came to commend you. Despite your… unfortunate consequences, you used my lyre admirably. However, my tool is a very powerful one and by using it to the degree you have, you've created a problem bigger than the ones you solved. Item 4112 slowly transfigures into a lyre constructed of tortoiseshell. Administrator Lifeson: We've tried everything. Nothing has solved the problem. Unidentified 1: I'm going to have to set everything to default once again. No more butterflies to sing to us, no more picnics over the graves of war machines, and no more hands held together across the Earth. Cygnus demands it. Administrator Lifeson: What about all of our advancements? All the lives we've made perfect? It will all be gone? Unidentified 1: Unfortunately so. Before I do, let me leave you with one final gift of advice. One does not need a godblessed lyre to create magic. But I've found an ancient miracle. I thought that you should know. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4112" by GibberingEloquence and Hylius, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4112. 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-4113
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esoteric-class
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"For your hearth is the stars, and your path is long. Find your shining silver ever-after, and rejoice in song." by Doctor Cimmerian Artistic depiction of Gróa, which matches the figurehead of SCP-4113 to a high level of accuracy. Item #: SCP-4113 Special Containment Procedures: If encountered SCP-4113 is to be considered hostile. Capture of the object is of paramount importance given the potential utility of its anomalous technology to the fleet. No less than 3 Varuna class vessels must be utilized in capture of the object. Description: SCP-4113 is a longship of ancient Nordic design. SCP-4113 is capable of reaching 99.9999938% the speed of light. SCP-4113 is 174.3 feet (53 meters) long and 26 feet (8 meters) wide and contains approximately 220 rowing benches. SCP-4113 is capable of retaining a replenishing pocket of atmosphere around itself at all times. SCP-4113 has a capacity for 340 crew members. SCP-4113 also has a number of devices installed along its structure of unknown purpose. SCP-4113's crew show no signs of age despite the length of their time in space and do not appear to suffer from the ill effects of longtime radiation exposure. Discovery: 126 days after the exodus from Sol system, Merin Aspic of the Mobile Foundation Orbital Research Compound 071 detected a high energy gamma flash approximately 16 light minutes away from the UEF2. Pallas Athena Nine was notified via radio and the FSF Delivery was dispatched to investigate the source of the wave. As SCP-4113 was approached, it reduced its velocity and turned to meet the Delivery. However, SCP-4113 possessed primitive means of communication and no contact was made. After 2 hours and 36 minutes SCP-4113 turned back and resumed its previous course. Telemetry data indicated a course for Sol. As SCP-4113 accelerated away, it emitted gamma radiation in increasing amounts. It is believed that this is a result of the object impacting interstellar hydrogen at appreciable fractions of c. Addendum 4113.1: What little identifying data was able to be gathered from SCP-4113 indicated that the figurehead of the object was carved in the guise of Gróa, an individual described in the Poetic Edda. Documents from Pallas Athena's library have shown a strong resemblance between the figurehead and artistic depictions from the The Lay of Svipdagr. The Lay of Svipdagr is a pair of poems describing an individual who must travel to Jötunheimr3. The timing of this myth's ties strongly into a loose collection of historical records identifying an individual known as Svifdag who was the youngest son of the petty king of Uppsala in 1011. Several historical records indicate that Svifdag began work on the largest long ship ever constructed in 1012. No historical record exists of either that individual or the ship after 1013. Addendum 4113.2: 197 days after initially encountering SCP-4113, a similar high energy gamma flash was detected behind the UEF. After an additional 2 days SCP-4113 was detected on long range visual sensors and the FSF Delivery was dispatched with Dr. Malcolm Page, an expert on Old Norse culture and language from Pallas Athena Seven4. When approached, SCP-4113 again slowed and turned to face the approaching ship. Dr. Page was outfitted with an exosuit and the Delivery made a close pass in order to facilitate his transport to SCP-4113. Upon entering SCP-4113's atmospheric envelope he drifted down onto the deck of SCP-4113. He was then stabbed multiple times by the SCP-4113's crew. Following this he was stripped of clothing and equipment. His body was then thrown behind the ship where it drifted out of the atmospheric envelope. SCP-4113 then approached the Delivery. The Delivery turned and burned back towards the UEF with SCP-4113 in pursuit. After several close passes, the FSF Delivery opened fire on SCP-4113 with its onboard coil-guns. Though SCP-4113 itself suffered no damage, approximately 30 of its crew members were killed in this attack. After this opening volley, SCP-4113's crew threw a large number of axes and spears at the Delivery. The Delivery suffered heavy damage; its outer shell was pierced in several locations. The Delivery's crew equipped their remaining exosuits and directed sustained fire at the deck of SCP-4113. This directed fire was effective in clearing the deck of SCP-4113, though the invulnerable nature of the craft itself shielded approximately 40 SCP-4113 crewmen from the Delivery's weapons. At this point, due to damage, the Delivery no longer moved under its own power. SCP-4113 maintained a parallel heading. As a consequence of the Delivery's failing life-support systems, Captain Chance Sarridge ordered his crew to board SCP-4113. He hoped to use SCP-4113's atmosphere to prolong their chances of rescue. Upon landing on the deck of SCP-4113, the crew members were attacked by the remaining members of SCP-4113's crew. The Delivery's crew used their handheld plasma lances in melee with SCP-4113's crew. Archie Flett (ship mechanic), Arina Bogomolov (navigator), and Lawrence Woodall (medic) were killed during this fight. Captain Sarridge and a single enemy combatant survived the encounter and were still engaged in combat when the FSF Hermes arrived. Captain Sarridge then fled SCP-4113 and was rescued by the Hermes. The Hermes towed the Delivery back to Pallas Athena's space dock. SCP-4113 did not follow. Upon returning to collect the bodies of both crews, SCP-4113 was no longer present. A gamma flash was detected approximately 15 light minutes away. Footnotes 1. Officially designated FORC 07 2. United Earth Fleet 3. One of the nine worlds and the home of the Norse Giants 4. This section of the colony is currently used to house all Foundation staff and containment. Long is the Way You Must Wander None
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SCP-4114
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keter
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Item #: SCP-4114 Special Containment Procedures: Each time SCP-4114 surrenders itself to Foundation custody, it is to be placed within a customized Level-6 Full Body Restraint with incorporated anti-thaumatological and reality anchoring countermeasures, held within a maximum security humanoid containment cell, and kept sedated when not needed for interviews or testing. SCP-4114 is to be affixed with a GPS locator as well as subjected to uninterrupted video surveillance so that it may be studied up until it breaches containment. Guards assigned to retrieval or containment of SCP-4114 are instructed to use minimal force as much as is feasible, and tests must be minimally invasive, as SCP-4114 will breach containment immediately upon believing itself to be in mortal danger. Description: SCP-4114 appears to be a young woman of Vietnamese descent, and is a self-professed 'Occult Escapologist'. In addition to extreme flexibility, SCP-4114 has demonstrated the ability to contort its body into anatomically impossible configurations in order to escape from restraints, without suffering any pain or injury. Observed physical anomalies include: Stretching both hard and soft tissue by over 100% Compressing its body to a thickness of less than 3 millimeters Detaching and reattaching bones at will All joints capable of rotating 360 degrees Fully prehensile feet The ability to generate sufficient Van der Waals forces in its hands and feet to allow it to scale vertical surfaces Brief bursts of superhuman strength, surpassing what its muscle mass should be capable of providing or its bones capable of enduring without fracture Additionally, SCP-4114 demonstrates an anomalous expertise in disabling both physical and electronic locks, including a degree of probability manipulation. Locks, alarms, and security cameras have all suffered disabling glitches at inopportune times when in the presence of SCP-4114. When remaining relatively still and silent, SCP-4114 possesses a mild antimemetic effect, and can go unnoticed so long as it does not draw attention to itself. This applies to both human observers and surveillance algorithms. SCP-4114 has also proven to be adept at pick-pocketing and manipulating personnel assigned to it, though it has yet to be proven that this is anomalous in nature. All attached or implanted tracking devices fail after SCP-4114 has left the general proximity of its containment site. SCP-4114 has managed to successfully breach containment ██ times, even when containment procedures were theoretically invulnerable to all its observed anomalous abilities. This has lead researchers to speculate that SCP-4114 still has unknown anomalous properties, such as short-range teleportation or an ability to phase through solid matter, but this remains unconfirmed. Research regarding SCP-4114 is to focus primarily on developing more effective containment and tracking procedures. To date, SCP-4114 has always been recovered by MTF Kappa-14 "AH! Sideshow Bob!" during their investigations of GoI-233 activity. SCP-4114 has always willingly surrendered itself to Foundation custody, and has often been found waiting expectantly. Addendum: Below is the most recent interview with SCP-4114, transcribed from MTF Kappa-14 Commander's body cam. Interviewer: Kappa-14 Commander Interviewee: SCP-4114 <Begin Log> [MTF Kappa-14 reaches the Chattanooga Fairgrounds, where SCP-4114 is in a straightjacket and hung upside down over a lit brazier] SCP-4114: It's about time you guys got here. It's not nice to keep your cutest Keter waiting. Kappa-14 Commander: SCP-4114. Pleasure as always. SCP-4114: Come on Chad, this isn't an official interview. You can call me Tien. Kappa-14 Commander: That's Commander Chadwick to you, and this is an official interview. Brass ordered me to grill you as soon as we find you, since we never know when you're going to pull a Houdini. SCP-4114: You're not even going to help me down first? Kappa-14 Commander: No, you're fine. First question: Are you providing the Circus of the Disquieting with intelligence regarding the Foundation? SCP-4114: I haven't the slightest idea what you could be talking about. Kappa-14 Commander: So why do you keep letting us capture you, only to run back to them? SCP-4114: I gotta work. I love the challenge of breaking out of your Keter cages, but that's not going to pay off my student loans. Kappa-14 Commander: I have no reason to believe you, and given the futility of containment it seems like taking you in is an unacceptable risk. SCP-4114: If I was after intel, then I would just use my skills to break in on my own, grab what I want, and get back without you ever realizing it. When I was a teenager, I actually started out as a burglar. I did that until Manny just appeared during the middle of a robbery, offering to help me hone my skills and become a world-class escape artist. He's weird like that. Cut me down so you can tie me up again. Kappa-14 Commander: No. If you're not bringing them info, then why do they keep taking you back in? Surely it's occurred to them that you might be a double agent for us. SCP-4114: (laughs) They know exactly how good of an escape artist I am. They don't find it suspicious that I keep busting out, and they don't mind since the more resources you waste on me, the less you have to hunt down and lock up other Freaks. Besides, if I was a double agent, Manny would - well… Kappa-14 Commander: Manny would just know, somehow? SCP-4114: Like, I said, he's weird. Oh, is that my full body restraint in the unmarked white van? Oh, please put me in it! Please please please please please please please? Kappa-14 Commander: How dare you tie up Foundation resources just to satisfy your own bondage fetish! SCP-4114: Don't kink-shame me! Especially you Chad. How many protocol violations have we racked up while I was 'tying up Foundation resources'? Kappa-14 Commander: Zero. I didn't get to where I am by sticking it to scips. SCP-4114: No, you got there by not getting caught. Come on, stick me into that body restraint and we'll have some fun. The safe word is 'consult an alchemist'. Kappa-14 Commander: That's three words. Look, if you want to be taken into containment, you've got to make it worth our while. Either stick around long enough for us to do some tests or give us some actionable intelligence on the Circus. Otherwise, I'm going to leave you here. SCP-4114: You know what I think? I think the Foundation is just embarrassed that you can't keep me locked up. I've sneaked a look at my own file you know. You blacked out how many times I escaped? How is that sensitive information? Or is it just information you're sensitive about? Kappa-14 Commander: We're done here. [Kappa-14 Commander turns to leave] SCP-4114: Chad, come on! You are not just going to leave a Keter class anomaly uncontained for anyone to see. Look, I can't promise I'll stick around too long. I got a job and friends and a boyfriend who doesn't leave a girl unsatisfied like you do back at the Circus. But if you take me in, I can tell you some stuff about them. Nothing compromising, but stuff that might be academically interesting. Did you know that there are several distinct types of Clowns, only two of which need to drink Milk? Fascinating, no? Kappa-14 Commander: (sighs) Alright, cut her down and put her in the restraint. But Tien, I'm warning you, any more bullshit and this is the last time we're taking you in. [SCP-4114 effortlessly escapes from its straightjacket and lands with one foot on each side of the brazier, then backflips through the air to the ground] SCP-4114: I want to be blindfolded this time! No, not just blindfolded, but the most secure blinding goggles you have. Really make it a challenge for me! Kappa-14 Commander: Gag her too while you're at it! [SCP-4114 shudders in apparent arousal] <End Log> Notes: After providing interviewers with inconsequential and unfalsifiable information regarding GoI-233 (with a disproportionate focus on the sexual preferences and activities of GoI-233 members) SCP-4114 was sedated within its restraint and placed within a maximum security cell. Approximately 90 minutes later, despite its heavy sedation, SCP-4114 escaped during an episode of somnambulism. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4114" by DrChandra, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4114. 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-4114
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uncontained
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Item #: SCP-4114 Special Containment Procedures: Each time SCP-4114 surrenders itself to Foundation custody, it is to be placed within a customized Level-6 Full Body Restraint with incorporated anti-thaumatological and reality anchoring countermeasures, held within a maximum security humanoid containment cell, and kept sedated when not needed for interviews or testing. SCP-4114 is to be affixed with a GPS locator as well as subjected to uninterrupted video surveillance so that it may be studied up until it breaches containment. Guards assigned to retrieval or containment of SCP-4114 are instructed to use minimal force as much as is feasible, and tests must be minimally invasive, as SCP-4114 will breach containment immediately upon believing itself to be in mortal danger. Description: SCP-4114 appears to be a young woman of Vietnamese descent, and is a self-professed 'Occult Escapologist'. In addition to extreme flexibility, SCP-4114 has demonstrated the ability to contort its body into anatomically impossible configurations in order to escape from restraints, without suffering any pain or injury. Observed physical anomalies include: Stretching both hard and soft tissue by over 100% Compressing its body to a thickness of less than 3 millimeters Detaching and reattaching bones at will All joints capable of rotating 360 degrees Fully prehensile feet The ability to generate sufficient Van der Waals forces in its hands and feet to allow it to scale vertical surfaces Brief bursts of superhuman strength, surpassing what its muscle mass should be capable of providing or its bones capable of enduring without fracture Additionally, SCP-4114 demonstrates an anomalous expertise in disabling both physical and electronic locks, including a degree of probability manipulation. Locks, alarms, and security cameras have all suffered disabling glitches at inopportune times when in the presence of SCP-4114. When remaining relatively still and silent, SCP-4114 possesses a mild antimemetic effect, and can go unnoticed so long as it does not draw attention to itself. This applies to both human observers and surveillance algorithms. SCP-4114 has also proven to be adept at pick-pocketing and manipulating personnel assigned to it, though it has yet to be proven that this is anomalous in nature. All attached or implanted tracking devices fail after SCP-4114 has left the general proximity of its containment site. SCP-4114 has managed to successfully breach containment ██ times, even when containment procedures were theoretically invulnerable to all its observed anomalous abilities. This has lead researchers to speculate that SCP-4114 still has unknown anomalous properties, such as short-range teleportation or an ability to phase through solid matter, but this remains unconfirmed. Research regarding SCP-4114 is to focus primarily on developing more effective containment and tracking procedures. To date, SCP-4114 has always been recovered by MTF Kappa-14 "AH! Sideshow Bob!" during their investigations of GoI-233 activity. SCP-4114 has always willingly surrendered itself to Foundation custody, and has often been found waiting expectantly. Addendum: Below is the most recent interview with SCP-4114, transcribed from MTF Kappa-14 Commander's body cam. Interviewer: Kappa-14 Commander Interviewee: SCP-4114 <Begin Log> [MTF Kappa-14 reaches the Chattanooga Fairgrounds, where SCP-4114 is in a straightjacket and hung upside down over a lit brazier] SCP-4114: It's about time you guys got here. It's not nice to keep your cutest Keter waiting. Kappa-14 Commander: SCP-4114. Pleasure as always. SCP-4114: Come on Chad, this isn't an official interview. You can call me Tien. Kappa-14 Commander: That's Commander Chadwick to you, and this is an official interview. Brass ordered me to grill you as soon as we find you, since we never know when you're going to pull a Houdini. SCP-4114: You're not even going to help me down first? Kappa-14 Commander: No, you're fine. First question: Are you providing the Circus of the Disquieting with intelligence regarding the Foundation? SCP-4114: I haven't the slightest idea what you could be talking about. Kappa-14 Commander: So why do you keep letting us capture you, only to run back to them? SCP-4114: I gotta work. I love the challenge of breaking out of your Keter cages, but that's not going to pay off my student loans. Kappa-14 Commander: I have no reason to believe you, and given the futility of containment it seems like taking you in is an unacceptable risk. SCP-4114: If I was after intel, then I would just use my skills to break in on my own, grab what I want, and get back without you ever realizing it. When I was a teenager, I actually started out as a burglar. I did that until Manny just appeared during the middle of a robbery, offering to help me hone my skills and become a world-class escape artist. He's weird like that. Cut me down so you can tie me up again. Kappa-14 Commander: No. If you're not bringing them info, then why do they keep taking you back in? Surely it's occurred to them that you might be a double agent for us. SCP-4114: (laughs) They know exactly how good of an escape artist I am. They don't find it suspicious that I keep busting out, and they don't mind since the more resources you waste on me, the less you have to hunt down and lock up other Freaks. Besides, if I was a double agent, Manny would - well… Kappa-14 Commander: Manny would just know, somehow? SCP-4114: Like, I said, he's weird. Oh, is that my full body restraint in the unmarked white van? Oh, please put me in it! Please please please please please please please? Kappa-14 Commander: How dare you tie up Foundation resources just to satisfy your own bondage fetish! SCP-4114: Don't kink-shame me! Especially you Chad. How many protocol violations have we racked up while I was 'tying up Foundation resources'? Kappa-14 Commander: Zero. I didn't get to where I am by sticking it to scips. SCP-4114: No, you got there by not getting caught. Come on, stick me into that body restraint and we'll have some fun. The safe word is 'consult an alchemist'. Kappa-14 Commander: That's three words. Look, if you want to be taken into containment, you've got to make it worth our while. Either stick around long enough for us to do some tests or give us some actionable intelligence on the Circus. Otherwise, I'm going to leave you here. SCP-4114: You know what I think? I think the Foundation is just embarrassed that you can't keep me locked up. I've sneaked a look at my own file you know. You blacked out how many times I escaped? How is that sensitive information? Or is it just information you're sensitive about? Kappa-14 Commander: We're done here. [Kappa-14 Commander turns to leave] SCP-4114: Chad, come on! You are not just going to leave a Keter class anomaly uncontained for anyone to see. Look, I can't promise I'll stick around too long. I got a job and friends and a boyfriend who doesn't leave a girl unsatisfied like you do back at the Circus. But if you take me in, I can tell you some stuff about them. Nothing compromising, but stuff that might be academically interesting. Did you know that there are several distinct types of Clowns, only two of which need to drink Milk? Fascinating, no? Kappa-14 Commander: (sighs) Alright, cut her down and put her in the restraint. But Tien, I'm warning you, any more bullshit and this is the last time we're taking you in. [SCP-4114 effortlessly escapes from its straightjacket and lands with one foot on each side of the brazier, then backflips through the air to the ground] SCP-4114: I want to be blindfolded this time! No, not just blindfolded, but the most secure blinding goggles you have. Really make it a challenge for me! Kappa-14 Commander: Gag her too while you're at it! [SCP-4114 shudders in apparent arousal] <End Log> Notes: After providing interviewers with inconsequential and unfalsifiable information regarding GoI-233 (with a disproportionate focus on the sexual preferences and activities of GoI-233 members) SCP-4114 was sedated within its restraint and placed within a maximum security cell. Approximately 90 minutes later, despite its heavy sedation, SCP-4114 escaped during an episode of somnambulism. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4114" by DrChandra, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4114. 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-4115
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neutralized
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Item#: 4115 Level2 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: none Risk Class: none link to memo A shot from within SCP-4115's complex. NOTE: The following containment procedures and description are outdated and being saved for posterity. Refer to Incident-4115-Familiaris-I for further details. Special Containment Procedures: All entrances to SCP-4115 have been blocked from public access through an agreement between the SCP Foundation and the Maryland state government. Any civilians attempting to access SCP-4115 are to be apprehended before they successfully enter SCP-4115 and amnesticized before being released back into the general public. Lucifer-grade anti-memetic broadcast pylons are to be installed intermittently above ground and around the perimeter of the cavern, and all guards are to be issued headgear engineered for anti-memetic purposes in order to avoid manipulation by SCP-4115-01. Should SCP-4115-01 ever breach containment, efforts are to be made to properly ascertain the severity of the threat SCP-4115-01 poses before proper action is taken. Description: SCP-4115 is a show cave titled "███████ ████████", located approximately two (2) miles outside the town of █████████, Maryland. The cavern descends into the earth at a syncline, with tall, narrow passages making up nearly the entirety of the cave. SCP-4115 is primarily composed of various types of clay and stone. Large, opaque crystals resembling quartz line the walls of the cavern. These crystals are remarkably sharp and incapable of being damaged by any known tool or implement. Direct contact between any living being and the crystal causes both the crystal and the being to dissolve1. The density of the crystal clusters increases as SCP-4115 goes further underground, eventually reaching a point where the entirety of the cavern is covered by crystals. A large crystal wall, measuring five (5) meters by seven (7) meters, is located at the bottom-most point of the cavern. The wall appears to be heavily damaged, with a large indentation present in its center. SCP-4115 is host to an entity referred to as SCP-4115-01. SCP-4115-01 is thought to be located behind the crystal wall at the bottom of SCP-4115. SCP-4115-01 has explicit power over the happenings within SCP-4115, including knowledge of the exact locations of individuals within the cavern, and the ability to manipulate the cavern itself and the features within it2, but seems to be unable to affect the crystals that line the cavern. SCP-4115-01 has also exhibited the ability to telepathically communicate with and manipulate human beings who enter the cavern. This telepathic ability is somewhat limited and is capable of being hindered by basic anti-memetic agents or heavy metals. Subjects under SCP-4115-01's manipulation share several common traits, including: Heightened levels of stress. Overclocked adrenaline production. Movement and coordination problems. Lack of a self-preservation instinct. If left unrestrained, affected subjects will attempt to reach the lowest point of the cavern and use their body to dissolve the crystal wall. Any attempt to stop or restrain subjects under SCP-4115-01's control generally creates a negative response from SCP-4115-01, which will use SCP-4115's interior against perceived threats to the subject. To date, no subject under SCP-4115-01's control has succeeded in completely melting through the crystal wall. Due to the abilities of SCP-4115-01 and the uncertainty of its intentions, current containment procedures focus on ensuring that SCP-4115-01 does not escape from SCP-4115. While not much is understood about SCP-4115-01, it has been determined that the crystal wall is likely the only barrier preventing its escape, and it is unable to destroy the wall itself. Repair of the crystal wall from previously sustained damage has proven unsuccessful, so attention is currently focused on preventing SCP-4115-01 from manipulating more subjects. See Incident-4115-Familiaris-I. + Incident-4115-Familiaris-I - Incident-4115-Familiaris-I On 14/6/████, Containment Specialist █████, who had been overseeing SCP-4115's containment site, opened fire on guards posted around SCP-4115 and entered the cavern with a large procession of approximately two (2) dozen D-Class personnel. Based on information gathered post-incident, Specialist █████ had been exposed to SCP-4115-01's manipulative properties at some unknown point prior and had convinced the D-Class subjects to follow him under the guise of an escape attempt3. A security team of seven (7) were dispatched to retrieve Specialist █████ and execute the D-Class Personnel before they could reach the crystal wall. Below is a transcript of the video footage recovered from Operative Davis, a staff sergeant from the security team sent into SCP-4115. 00:00: Footage begins. Operative Davis, along with the rest of the security team, is seen sprinting past the entrance into SCP-4115. Specialist █████ and the D-Class personnel are ahead of them at this point. 01:27: Security team is attempting to move through the cavern as quickly as possible. A D-Class appears ahead of the team, lagging behind the rest of the group. Operative Davis opens fire on the D-Class and executes him. The team runs past the corpse and continues into the cavern. 03:02: A scream is heard from within the cavern, followed by a loud thud. The cavern wall to the left of the team suddenly slides forward and crushes three (3) of the team members against the opposite wall. A team member is heard cursing while the leader of the group urges them to continue. 04:24: The team arrives at a large vertical tunnel inside the cavern, where two (2) D-Class personnel are seen attempting to descend into the tunnel by scaling its walls before being swiftly executed. Operative Davis pans downward and captures a brief shot of Specialist █████ and the remaining D-Class personnel sprinting into the passage at the bottom of the tunnel, which is more heavily encompassed by crystal than earlier sections of the cavern. The security team begins a hasty descent after them. 05:31: Operative Davis is seen descending the cavern with his hands. To his right are the two other team members and the team leader. A groaning noise is heard before a large stalactite is seen falling on one of the team members' head, killing them instantaneously and sending their body to the bottom of the tunnel. Operative Davis and the other team members begin descending more rapidly. Upon reaching the bottom of the tunnel, another groaning noise is heard, and the tunnel can be seen contracting around the remaining team members. Operative Davis and the team leader manage to get into the passage at the bottom of the tunnel before it fully contracts, while the other team member is seen slipping into a small crevice in the side of the wall before the tunnel crushes them. 06:16: Operative Davis and the team leader continue down the passageway, which is completely enveloped by crystal at this point in the cavern. They eventually reach the exit, which leads to the chamber containing the crystal wall. Specialist █████ is seen directing the D-Class personnel into the wall, gradually wearing it down. Operative Davis and the team leader open fire on the small group, at which point Specialist █████ shoves multiple D-Class onto the wall, followed by himself. Operative Davis unsuccessfully attempts to pull Specialist █████ and the D-Class personnel off of the wall before they melt. Cracks start appearing in the crystal and the wall starts to radiate light. Team leader grabs Operative Davis by the shoulder and orders him to retreat. Turning to face the passage, a large detonation from behind sends chunks of crystal flying around the chamber. Operative Davis and the team leader are knocked back by the blast. Operative Davis recovers and turns to face the source of the detonation. The wall has been completely destroyed, and a small canine, appearing to belong to the Polish Lowland Sheepdog breed, is seen where the wall once stood. This is presumed to be SCP-4115-01. The dog's fur is heavily discolored and caked with clay, though the dog itself appears to be fine, at least externally. Without warning, the dog suddenly sprints past Operative Davis and up into the passageway. Operative Davis attempts to pursue SCP-4115-01 but loses track of it at the entrance to the tunnel, which has fully reopened. The team member previously trapped in the tunnel is seen waiting at its bottom and exclaims to Operative Davis that they saw SCP-4115-01 rapidly ascend the tunnel in a manner deemed impossible for a regular dog. Both team members return down the passage to meet up with the team leader. [EXTRANEOUS FOOTAGE CUT] Following the incident, the crystals lining SCP-4115 gradually began to dissipate, leaving the entire cavern devoid of their presence. No anomalous activity has been recorded within or around SCP-4115 after this event. Recordings of the entrance to the cavern during the incident do not show SCP-4115-01 escaping off-site, and its whereabouts are currently unknown. SCP-4115 has been reclassified as Neutralized for the time being. Efforts are being made to gradually reopen the cavern to the public, with its long period of closure being covered as repairs to the structural integrity of the tunnels. Observation of the area around SCP-4115 for any sign of SCP-4115-01 is ongoing. Footnotes 1. Similar to flesh being dissolved by hydrochloric acid. 2. SCP-4115-01 has demonstrated that it is capable of closing cavern walls rapidly and warping features of the cavern at will. 3. Review of the footage confirms that the D-Class were put under SCP-4115's influence as well, likely when they initially entered the cavern after Specialist █████.
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SCP-4116
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safe
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Item #: SCP-4116 Special Containment Procedures: Personnel suffering from night terrors are to be monitored until the next confirmed report of SCP-4116. Any confirmed victims of SCP-4116 are to have any memories of the final dream in the sequence documented as accurately as possible. Civilian victims of SCP-4116 are to be amnesticized after documentation of the event. In the event that widespread public attention is brought to SCP-4116, a disinformation campaign with the aim to establish SCP-4116 as a common nightmare is to be released, with falsified statistics and psychological analysis included1. Description: SCP-4116 is the designation given to a series of specific recurring dreams affecting a single individual at a time. SCP-4116 has an antimemetic effect affecting the recollection of dreams, with all victims only being able to recall the final dream in the sequence. This makes identifying persons who suffer from SCP-4116 impossible until after the affliction has passed. Despite having no recollection of the details of the other dreams, all subjects to date have manifested extreme night terrors, and report intense fear and anxiety. SCP-4116 afflictions typically last for 2-3 months, with a recorded maximum of 8 months and minimum of 1 day2. The final dream in SCP-4116 has maintained several key features present in all recorded instances. It is these recurring features among separate persons with no correlations that initially led to SCP-4116's classification as anomalous. The series of events in a standard SCP-4116 dream sequence prior to awakening is as follows: The subject awakens in the dream. The surroundings consist of an extremely long stone corridor, the right wall solid stone and the left a series of large windows, with pillars placed periodically several meters inwards. Subjects report sensations of claustrophobia, despite the size of the hallway. The area is dimly light by an orange light from outside, with long shadows and sharp visual contrast. The subject walks in either direction along the corridor for a long period of time, usually measuring several hours. During this time they report seeing several pieces of regal furniture placed in the hallway, faded paintings on the walls, and several doors. If the subject attempts to open the doors, they will find them barred from the opposite side, and report a foul smell beginning to emanate from behind. The subject encounters and converses with SCP-4116-1. SCP-4116-1 is a recurring sapient entity located within instances of SCP-4116. The entity has been consistently described as an extremely emaciated and/or mummified elderly human male, wearing red regal robes and a simple golden crown nailed to the head. Subjects who claim to have seen additional portions of SCP-4116-1's body under the robes report similarly withered flesh and a thinly muscled build. Subjects have also described a tapestry consistent with medieval European crafting techniques stitched into the entity's torso. The details of the tapestry vary between cases, with subjects describing scenes such as a battle, a feast, and a parade being depicted. In addition, SCP-4116-1 is described as having a long white beard and hair, and eye sockets extending unnaturally deep into the skull. 44% of reports also include SCP-4116-1 carrying one of several tools or accessories, usually described as some form of bladed implement, culinary utensil or simple mechanical device. SCP-4116-1 is seemingly aware of its nature, and is able to recall details of past SCP-4116 instances and victims. Upon being encountered, SCP-4116-1 will usually speak to the subject before they awaken, seemingly referencing events that occurred within the prior forgotten dreams. SCP-4116-1 has repeatedly demonstrated several sociopathic personality traits, including narcissism and lack of empathy. The entity believes itself to hold regal dominion over dreams, particularly nightmares. SCP-4116-1 also displays a warped set of values, regarding humans as raw material for unspecified purposes, and as wholly disposable for the sake of these purposes. Expanding upon this, SCP-4116-1 seems to have no concept of permanent death, simply referring to such as "waking up", suggesting that it has little to no familiarity with existence outside SCP-4116. A cumulative log of all recovered conversations3 with SCP-4116-1 is included here: + Show Document - Hide Document Subject: Antonio Giourard (Civilian) Date: 9/22/2007 [BEGIN LOG] SCP-4116-1: Truly disappointing. I was barely able to craft a single one of my kin from your mind. And the bile wine came out dull. Begone from my sight, peasant. Antonio Giourard: What? Jesus, who are you? SCP-4116-1: Did you not hear me? No wonder even my skill couldn't make anything of your ears. I said begone. I will find those who are better suited to serve my kingdom. Antonio Giourard: I'm sorry, I don't- SCP-4116-1: Do not apologize to me, apologize to my kingdom for failing to provide for it. [END LOG] Subject: D-10334 Date: 12/06/2007 [BEGIN LOG] SCP-4116-1: Marvelous! Utterly marvelous! I've half a mind to knight you here. What sort of torture must you undergo in your waking kingdom, to provide such horrors? I thought such things could only be found within my domain. D-10334: What the h- Nope. No. This ain't normal. SCP-4116-1: Indeed, meat rarely earns such praise. I stalled the dawn long as I could, but alas, our time has come to an end. I will fondly remember the sweet tang of your liver. The banquet wouldn't have been the same without it. D-10334: Uh huh. Yeah. I think I'm gonna tell the docs about this one, and they're gonna find a way to haul you outta here, and we'll see who's laughing then. SCP-4116-1: A chance to meet such skilled torturers, such invokers of fear and despair? Perhaps it has been too long since I last crossed borders. Tell your doctors to prepare a feast in my honor. Several of your infants should suffice. [END LOG] Subject: Jean Ducrois (Civilian) Date: 3/04/2008 [BEGIN LOG] SCP-4116-1: There are no words I could use to describe how useless you are. Even if I could, your feeble, mewling mind likely couldn't understand me. Jean Ducrois: Pardon? I don't understand. SCP-4116-1: What use is material that crumbles? What use is food that makes my subjects ill? I desperately wish that your mind was strong enough to remember the events of the night, so that you would suffer for the crime of poisoning my people. Jean Ducrois: I haven't… I haven't hurt anyone. What are you on about? SCP-4116-1: Your blood simmers with an ailment, passed on to those who fed upon it. Their faces pale, their stomachs empty after spitting up bile. Their only condolence is knowing that while they are strong enough to survive, one day this disease will bring your end. [END LOG] Notes: The subject reported only a single instance of night terrors before the events transcribed, an extreme minimum compared to other cases. The subject was also noted to be a patient of HIV/AIDS. Subject: Jenny Santsen (Civilian) Date: 2/11/2009 [BEGIN LOG] SCP-4116-1: Harrumph. As disgusting as I find your obesity, your offal warmed the homes of many of my subjects, so I will thank you for that. Filth. Jenny Santsen: Wh-What? Oh god, I must be dreaming. SCP-4116-1: My, you are perceptive. I am truly astonished by your mental prowess. I shouldn't be surprised; your brain was soft enough I could pull it out through the nose. Saved me much trouble splitting skulls. Jenny Santsen: I-I'm not afraid of you. You're just a dream. SCP-4116-1: I am no dream, peon. I am a nightmare. [END LOG] Subject: Dr. Sambre Date: 11/16/2009 [BEGIN LOG] Dr. Sambre: So the night terrors were a buildup to SCP-4116. And you must be SCP-4116-1. SCP-4116-1: I will not be reduced to a mere number. Numbers are reserved for those that your order imprison and experiment upon. You will address me as "Your Majesty". And to think I had such high hopes for you. Dr. Sambre: I apologize, "Your Majesty". What were you hoping for, exactly? SCP-4116-1: I was hoping to add any of your number to my court. Alas, you do not create the fear that I seek, only manipulate it. There was plenty to harvest within you, but the true shining knights of agony and horror remain in your world, beyond the reach of my palace. Locked in their shiny cages, their potential unrecognized! Dr. Sambre: …You are referring to the other anomalies, correct? SCP-4116-1: Aye, my kindred spirits in the waking world! The nightmares I forge here are many, yet they are but serfs of the kingdom. But waking nightmares, that even the dawn cannot escape? They are worthy of being added to my court! Dr. Sambre: I'm afraid we have to keep them where they are. The ones I'm guessing you're interested in are all quite dangerous. Besides, you've shown no indication that you can interact with the physical world. You appear to be quite confined to your "kingdom". SCP-4116-1: Then I shall expand my borders. [END LOG] Addendum 1: Following the discoveries made on 8/16/2009, several personnel suffering from night terrors were issued mnestics in an attempt to potentially recover suppressed information on SCP-4116. One of these personnel was D-50042, who was confirmed to have been a victim of SCP-4116. A transcript of these events has been included below: + Show Log - Hide Log Date: 11/23/2009 [BEGIN LOG] D-50042 is seated at a table, with an additional audio recorder, notebook, and pencil in front of him to record any recalled information. Agent Scott has been assigned to security, and is standing in the corner of the room reading a book. Dr. Sambre is overseeing the test, and hands D-50042 the mnestic pill, which he then consumes. Dr. Sambre: All right, let us know when you start to feel it take effect. If you remember anything, either write it down or speak into the microphone, just make sure you get everything you can down. D-50042: Yeah, alright. Quick question: why the hell are we tryna make me remember my nightmares? I'd rather not, I'm still sweaty from when I woke up. Dr. Sambre: Well, you might have had a very specific dream, one that we need to know more about. We'll know shortly. D-50042: Hoo, I can taste breakfast again. Either it's working or I'm gonna throw up. Dr. Sambre: That means it's working. Can you continue? D-50042: Gah. Not gonna yak, but a bit of a headache. I'm seeing some sorta… hallway? It's orange? Dr. Sambre: That's SCP-4116! D-50042, please continue. D-50042: Okay, okay… Hell, I wish you'd warned me about the side effects. My head is killing me. Okay, I'm, uhh, sliding down the hallway? No, I'm being dragged by some… nasty mummy guy in a bathrobe. Don't like that very much. He's jabbering on about something, 'bout how he's going to use me to… make something? Seems excited. Dr. Sambre: Interesting, we've heard 4116-1 claim to use people to fabricate things, but we've never had a memory of it. Do you remember what happened next in your dream? D-50042: Oh hell, I'm starting to see why this was a nightmare. He's hauling me into a room he opened, there were lotsa doors in the hall and he opened one. It's dark, can't see what's inside yet, but phew, I can smell it. Aw- love of god, I'm not saying anything else until I get an aspirin. Nnff. Agent Scott: You okay there? D-50042: Gkk. A muffled crack can be heard throughout the room. The lights flicker briefly. D-50042: Aaagh. Agent Scott: Something's wrong- we've got to get out of here! Dr. Sambre: No, stay calm. We need this information- Another crack can be heard, sharper than the last. D-50042's eyes roll back in his head, and the lights flicker again. Agent Scott: Dammit, we're leaving! Now! D-50042: Hrgl. King. A third crack is heard, and the top of D-50042's head splits open. A metallic edge can be seen jutting out from the wound briefly before withdrawing back into the skull. The lights fail for several seconds, and upon reactivating, emit a flickering orange light instead. A desiccated hand is now visible, emerging from the opening in D-50042's skull and attempting to pry the wound further open. Security cameras fail, and no more footage is obtained. [END LOG] Agent Scott and Dr. Sambre escaped unharmed to a security checkpoint. Upon reentry to the testing room, D-50042's cadaver was found with the head split completely open and deep scratch marks covering the inside of the skull. The door had been forced open; how this was accomplished is unknown due to the failure of the security cameras. To date, no more documented instances of SCP-4116 have manifested.4 On 11/27/2009, 4 days after the events documented above, a string of violent murders occurred overnight in the town of ███████, 16 kilometers from the testing site. A total of ██ fatalities occurred, and no culprit was apprehended. Investigation into potential correlation is ongoing. Footnotes 1. See document 4116-E-12. 2. See notes from transcript taken on 3/04/2008 3. As remembered by subjects. Due to this, statements may not be exact, however subjects report memories of SCP-4116 to be exceptionally vivid. 4. Reclassification as Neutralized pending. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4116" by IAmTheOoga, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4116. 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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Item #: SCP-4116 Special Containment Procedures: Personnel suffering from night terrors are to be monitored until the next confirmed report of SCP-4116. Any confirmed victims of SCP-4116 are to have any memories of the final dream in the sequence documented as accurately as possible. Civilian victims of SCP-4116 are to be amnesticized after documentation of the event. In the event that widespread public attention is brought to SCP-4116, a disinformation campaign with the aim to establish SCP-4116 as a common nightmare is to be released, with falsified statistics and psychological analysis included1. Description: SCP-4116 is the designation given to a series of specific recurring dreams affecting a single individual at a time. SCP-4116 has an antimemetic effect affecting the recollection of dreams, with all victims only being able to recall the final dream in the sequence. This makes identifying persons who suffer from SCP-4116 impossible until after the affliction has passed. Despite having no recollection of the details of the other dreams, all subjects to date have manifested extreme night terrors, and report intense fear and anxiety. SCP-4116 afflictions typically last for 2-3 months, with a recorded maximum of 8 months and minimum of 1 day2. The final dream in SCP-4116 has maintained several key features present in all recorded instances. It is these recurring features among separate persons with no correlations that initially led to SCP-4116's classification as anomalous. The series of events in a standard SCP-4116 dream sequence prior to awakening is as follows: The subject awakens in the dream. The surroundings consist of an extremely long stone corridor, the right wall solid stone and the left a series of large windows, with pillars placed periodically several meters inwards. Subjects report sensations of claustrophobia, despite the size of the hallway. The area is dimly light by an orange light from outside, with long shadows and sharp visual contrast. The subject walks in either direction along the corridor for a long period of time, usually measuring several hours. During this time they report seeing several pieces of regal furniture placed in the hallway, faded paintings on the walls, and several doors. If the subject attempts to open the doors, they will find them barred from the opposite side, and report a foul smell beginning to emanate from behind. The subject encounters and converses with SCP-4116-1. SCP-4116-1 is a recurring sapient entity located within instances of SCP-4116. The entity has been consistently described as an extremely emaciated and/or mummified elderly human male, wearing red regal robes and a simple golden crown nailed to the head. Subjects who claim to have seen additional portions of SCP-4116-1's body under the robes report similarly withered flesh and a thinly muscled build. Subjects have also described a tapestry consistent with medieval European crafting techniques stitched into the entity's torso. The details of the tapestry vary between cases, with subjects describing scenes such as a battle, a feast, and a parade being depicted. In addition, SCP-4116-1 is described as having a long white beard and hair, and eye sockets extending unnaturally deep into the skull. 44% of reports also include SCP-4116-1 carrying one of several tools or accessories, usually described as some form of bladed implement, culinary utensil or simple mechanical device. SCP-4116-1 is seemingly aware of its nature, and is able to recall details of past SCP-4116 instances and victims. Upon being encountered, SCP-4116-1 will usually speak to the subject before they awaken, seemingly referencing events that occurred within the prior forgotten dreams. SCP-4116-1 has repeatedly demonstrated several sociopathic personality traits, including narcissism and lack of empathy. The entity believes itself to hold regal dominion over dreams, particularly nightmares. SCP-4116-1 also displays a warped set of values, regarding humans as raw material for unspecified purposes, and as wholly disposable for the sake of these purposes. Expanding upon this, SCP-4116-1 seems to have no concept of permanent death, simply referring to such as "waking up", suggesting that it has little to no familiarity with existence outside SCP-4116. A cumulative log of all recovered conversations3 with SCP-4116-1 is included here: + Show Document - Hide Document Subject: Antonio Giourard (Civilian) Date: 9/22/2007 [BEGIN LOG] SCP-4116-1: Truly disappointing. I was barely able to craft a single one of my kin from your mind. And the bile wine came out dull. Begone from my sight, peasant. Antonio Giourard: What? Jesus, who are you? SCP-4116-1: Did you not hear me? No wonder even my skill couldn't make anything of your ears. I said begone. I will find those who are better suited to serve my kingdom. Antonio Giourard: I'm sorry, I don't- SCP-4116-1: Do not apologize to me, apologize to my kingdom for failing to provide for it. [END LOG] Subject: D-10334 Date: 12/06/2007 [BEGIN LOG] SCP-4116-1: Marvelous! Utterly marvelous! I've half a mind to knight you here. What sort of torture must you undergo in your waking kingdom, to provide such horrors? I thought such things could only be found within my domain. D-10334: What the h- Nope. No. This ain't normal. SCP-4116-1: Indeed, meat rarely earns such praise. I stalled the dawn long as I could, but alas, our time has come to an end. I will fondly remember the sweet tang of your liver. The banquet wouldn't have been the same without it. D-10334: Uh huh. Yeah. I think I'm gonna tell the docs about this one, and they're gonna find a way to haul you outta here, and we'll see who's laughing then. SCP-4116-1: A chance to meet such skilled torturers, such invokers of fear and despair? Perhaps it has been too long since I last crossed borders. Tell your doctors to prepare a feast in my honor. Several of your infants should suffice. [END LOG] Subject: Jean Ducrois (Civilian) Date: 3/04/2008 [BEGIN LOG] SCP-4116-1: There are no words I could use to describe how useless you are. Even if I could, your feeble, mewling mind likely couldn't understand me. Jean Ducrois: Pardon? I don't understand. SCP-4116-1: What use is material that crumbles? What use is food that makes my subjects ill? I desperately wish that your mind was strong enough to remember the events of the night, so that you would suffer for the crime of poisoning my people. Jean Ducrois: I haven't… I haven't hurt anyone. What are you on about? SCP-4116-1: Your blood simmers with an ailment, passed on to those who fed upon it. Their faces pale, their stomachs empty after spitting up bile. Their only condolence is knowing that while they are strong enough to survive, one day this disease will bring your end. [END LOG] Notes: The subject reported only a single instance of night terrors before the events transcribed, an extreme minimum compared to other cases. The subject was also noted to be a patient of HIV/AIDS. Subject: Jenny Santsen (Civilian) Date: 2/11/2009 [BEGIN LOG] SCP-4116-1: Harrumph. As disgusting as I find your obesity, your offal warmed the homes of many of my subjects, so I will thank you for that. Filth. Jenny Santsen: Wh-What? Oh god, I must be dreaming. SCP-4116-1: My, you are perceptive. I am truly astonished by your mental prowess. I shouldn't be surprised; your brain was soft enough I could pull it out through the nose. Saved me much trouble splitting skulls. Jenny Santsen: I-I'm not afraid of you. You're just a dream. SCP-4116-1: I am no dream, peon. I am a nightmare. [END LOG] Subject: Dr. Sambre Date: 11/16/2009 [BEGIN LOG] Dr. Sambre: So the night terrors were a buildup to SCP-4116. And you must be SCP-4116-1. SCP-4116-1: I will not be reduced to a mere number. Numbers are reserved for those that your order imprison and experiment upon. You will address me as "Your Majesty". And to think I had such high hopes for you. Dr. Sambre: I apologize, "Your Majesty". What were you hoping for, exactly? SCP-4116-1: I was hoping to add any of your number to my court. Alas, you do not create the fear that I seek, only manipulate it. There was plenty to harvest within you, but the true shining knights of agony and horror remain in your world, beyond the reach of my palace. Locked in their shiny cages, their potential unrecognized! Dr. Sambre: …You are referring to the other anomalies, correct? SCP-4116-1: Aye, my kindred spirits in the waking world! The nightmares I forge here are many, yet they are but serfs of the kingdom. But waking nightmares, that even the dawn cannot escape? They are worthy of being added to my court! Dr. Sambre: I'm afraid we have to keep them where they are. The ones I'm guessing you're interested in are all quite dangerous. Besides, you've shown no indication that you can interact with the physical world. You appear to be quite confined to your "kingdom". SCP-4116-1: Then I shall expand my borders. [END LOG] Addendum 1: Following the discoveries made on 8/16/2009, several personnel suffering from night terrors were issued mnestics in an attempt to potentially recover suppressed information on SCP-4116. One of these personnel was D-50042, who was confirmed to have been a victim of SCP-4116. A transcript of these events has been included below: + Show Log - Hide Log Date: 11/23/2009 [BEGIN LOG] D-50042 is seated at a table, with an additional audio recorder, notebook, and pencil in front of him to record any recalled information. Agent Scott has been assigned to security, and is standing in the corner of the room reading a book. Dr. Sambre is overseeing the test, and hands D-50042 the mnestic pill, which he then consumes. Dr. Sambre: All right, let us know when you start to feel it take effect. If you remember anything, either write it down or speak into the microphone, just make sure you get everything you can down. D-50042: Yeah, alright. Quick question: why the hell are we tryna make me remember my nightmares? I'd rather not, I'm still sweaty from when I woke up. Dr. Sambre: Well, you might have had a very specific dream, one that we need to know more about. We'll know shortly. D-50042: Hoo, I can taste breakfast again. Either it's working or I'm gonna throw up. Dr. Sambre: That means it's working. Can you continue? D-50042: Gah. Not gonna yak, but a bit of a headache. I'm seeing some sorta… hallway? It's orange? Dr. Sambre: That's SCP-4116! D-50042, please continue. D-50042: Okay, okay… Hell, I wish you'd warned me about the side effects. My head is killing me. Okay, I'm, uhh, sliding down the hallway? No, I'm being dragged by some… nasty mummy guy in a bathrobe. Don't like that very much. He's jabbering on about something, 'bout how he's going to use me to… make something? Seems excited. Dr. Sambre: Interesting, we've heard 4116-1 claim to use people to fabricate things, but we've never had a memory of it. Do you remember what happened next in your dream? D-50042: Oh hell, I'm starting to see why this was a nightmare. He's hauling me into a room he opened, there were lotsa doors in the hall and he opened one. It's dark, can't see what's inside yet, but phew, I can smell it. Aw- love of god, I'm not saying anything else until I get an aspirin. Nnff. Agent Scott: You okay there? D-50042: Gkk. A muffled crack can be heard throughout the room. The lights flicker briefly. D-50042: Aaagh. Agent Scott: Something's wrong- we've got to get out of here! Dr. Sambre: No, stay calm. We need this information- Another crack can be heard, sharper than the last. D-50042's eyes roll back in his head, and the lights flicker again. Agent Scott: Dammit, we're leaving! Now! D-50042: Hrgl. King. A third crack is heard, and the top of D-50042's head splits open. A metallic edge can be seen jutting out from the wound briefly before withdrawing back into the skull. The lights fail for several seconds, and upon reactivating, emit a flickering orange light instead. A desiccated hand is now visible, emerging from the opening in D-50042's skull and attempting to pry the wound further open. Security cameras fail, and no more footage is obtained. [END LOG] Agent Scott and Dr. Sambre escaped unharmed to a security checkpoint. Upon reentry to the testing room, D-50042's cadaver was found with the head split completely open and deep scratch marks covering the inside of the skull. The door had been forced open; how this was accomplished is unknown due to the failure of the security cameras. To date, no more documented instances of SCP-4116 have manifested.4 On 11/27/2009, 4 days after the events documented above, a string of violent murders occurred overnight in the town of ███████, 16 kilometers from the testing site. A total of ██ fatalities occurred, and no culprit was apprehended. Investigation into potential correlation is ongoing. Footnotes 1. See document 4116-E-12. 2. See notes from transcript taken on 3/04/2008 3. As remembered by subjects. Due to this, statements may not be exact, however subjects report memories of SCP-4116 to be exceptionally vivid. 4. Reclassification as Neutralized pending. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4116" by IAmTheOoga, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4116. 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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Item #: SCP-4117 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4117 is currently stored in Storage Room 3 of Site-██, along with six adjustable-height chairs. Access to SCP-4117 for experimentation requires Level-2 clearance. SCP-4117 is to be cleaned twice weekly by research staff assigned to the object. Special accommodations may be made1 for staff well-being requests; however, any personnel granted permission for SCP-4117 usage is allowed a maximum of one week of usage per permission cycle. Excessive requests placed will result in a suspension from the SCP-4117 project, and referral for psychological counseling. Description: SCP-4117 is a rectangular table of 20th-century make, with rounded edges. SCP-4117 possesses a distinctive removable glass dome in its center. The primary anomaly of SCP-4117 manifests when 4 to 6 humans are seated at the object and consume a meal together. Miniature human entities resembling faceless mannequins, designated SCP-4117-1, will materialize inside the glass dome and perform a musical act. Up to 100 discrete SCP-4117-1 have been recorded manifesting through this effect, and the musical performances observed are unlimited by genre or time period. Instances of SCP-4117-1 do not respond to any external stimuli. Lifting the glass dome away from SCP-4117 will result in the humanoids instantly dematerializing. Placing the glass dome back in its intended place will restore the appearance of SCP-4117-1, which will resume performing as if uninterrupted. Performances of SCP-4117-1 demonstrate startling realism when compared to live performances of similar premise and genre. While no requests for specific musical acts can be made, experimental trials indicate that the musical displays typically hold some sort of cultural or personal significance to one or more of the people who view an SCP-4117-1 performance. In approximately 50% of clinical trials, SCP-4117-1 performances possessed no direct relevance to any viewers seated at SCP-4117. Instead, the corresponding music held significance for acquaintances of the viewers. It was additionally noted that viewers often recalled a coworker, distant family member, or housing neighbor who enjoyed the particular type of music generated by SCP-4117 at the time. Addendum 4117-1: SCP-4117 came into Foundation possession after it was originally donated to a small museum in Washington D.C. The donation was made per the last will and testament of a Mr. Joseph Johnson, known to locals as simply "Joe". The object was the subject of much attention during Mr. Johnson's funeral, which was attended by an excess of fifty people, most of whom only knew Johnson during his later years. Many attendees, when prompted, described Mr. Johnson as "soft-spoken, with great taste in music and a talent for holding cozy dinner parties". Addendum 4117-2: Following initial acquisition of SCP-4117, investigations were launched to obtain further information regarding Mr. Johnson's family history. His wife Marie was the first individual to be interviewed. Agent Kowalski was assigned to the case, acting under the guise of a museum staff member wanting to ask questions about the object for exhibition purposes. + Open Audio Recording - Close Audio Recording [BEGIN AUDIO] Agent Kowalski: Good evening, I'm Museum Director Carr, the one who talked to you over the phone about the table your husband donated. Marie: Hello, nice to meet you! Agent Kowalski: Yes, yes, nice to meet you too! Let's begin the questions shall we? How did you find the table in the first place? Marie: Well, Joe didn't find the table. His father, God rest his soul, made the table for him before he died. Lots of lovely wood in the area, see. Agent Kowalski: Ah, I see. How did his father manage to make a singing table? It seems almost like magic. Marie: Wellll… I'm not quite sure. I don't think even Joe knew. He and his father both loved music though, so maybe his father just knew some trick to make the table do what it does. Agent Kowalski: I see! If possible, can you focus on what you know for sure? For the display placard, you see. We want to make sure we get the background for the case as close to the true story as we can. Next question, what was Joe's father's name, and what did he do for work? Marie: His name was James Johnson, and he was a carpenter. Agent Kowalski: Nothing unusual about his work? Or where he worked? Marie: No… What does this have to do with the table? Agent Kowalski: We'd like to tell a story when people come to look at it in the museum. Want to be authentic to the history, you see. Next question, is there anything else unusual about the table itself? Something the museum might not know about? Marie: Besides the tiny musical men in the table? Not that I noticed. Well, I suppose it made everyone happier, but maybe that's just from the music. Joe didn't really have anything else to talk about, since he was so shy! Agent Kowalski: Alright, that's all the questions I have, thank you very much for your time. Feel free to drop by the museum sometime to see the display! Marie: Of course. [END AUDIO] Further investigation regarding Joe's father, other family members, and remaining heirlooms has returned no report of additional anomalous activity. However, subsequent interviews revealed that many of the close contacts Mr. Johnson made during the course of his adult life were due primarily to dinner parties and similar gatherings involving SCP-4117. Notable examples include Johnson's wife Marie, who particularly enjoyed dramatic classical opera, and his neighbor Calvin Smith, who was initially rather abrasive towards the Johnsons until he was invited to a dinner at which SCP-4117 performed an acoustic version of a family favorite folk song. Addendum 4117-3: Clinical trials examining SCP-4117 effects, involving Foundation research personnel as test subjects, have been authorized. A partial record of notable trials is below: Subject Name: Dr. Ivanov Type of Performance: SCP-4117 manifested orchestral versions of traditional Russian music, one of the identified songs being Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy with accompanying ballet as danced by the mannequins. Related Individual: █████ Ivanov, mother of Dr. Ivanov Follow-Up: Dr. Ivanov reported making an effort to contact her extended family more often, and that her mother revealed that despite growing up in an underprivileged household, she had always loved ballet as a child. Dr. Ivanov later received a care package from her family in Russia during Christmastime, the first correspondence noted since her transfer to Site-██ three years ago. Subject Name: Dr. Abar Type of Performance: SCP-4117 manifested mannequins singing various choral and a capella versions of popular themes from video games, including works identified as produced by Valve Corporation and Supergiant Games. Related Individual: A member of the Site-██ Foundation webcrawler development team (exact individual unconfirmed). Follow-Up: After members of the team noticed Dr. Abar humming music from games they enjoyed, an invitation was extended to Dr. Abar join the team's weekend game nights. Dr. Abar now regularly attends the team's weekend group activities and will occasionally join team members for drinks on Friday evenings. Subject Name: Researcher Ponyah Type of Performance: SCP-4117 manifested mannequins in casual clothing performing songs that were popular in the United States during the 1980s time period. Related Individual: Childhood friend ██████ Young, ███ Davis by extension Follow-Up: Researcher Ponyah reported not having listened to 80's music since they were in school, and expressed a desire to attempt to reconnect with old friends. Upon reaching out using the contact information provided by a college alumni association, Researcher Ponyah was surprised to learn that two of his former school friends had recently taken up residence within a twenty-minute drive of his current apartment. The three now regularly meet up to discuss their childhood memories and spend time with each other's extended families. Subject Name: Jr. Researcher Eriks Type of Performance: SCP-4117 manifested a mannequin identical in appearance to singer Elvis Presley, repeatedly performing the song "Don't Be Cruel" in various stage costumes. Related Individual: Presley, Eriks's dog companion Follow-Up: Prior to the test with SCP-4117, Jr. Researcher Eriks had been involved in a localized site lockdown following a high-concern containment breach. Eriks's follow-up psychological evaluation indicated symptoms of anxiety, though it was believed that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder was unlikely to develop. It was advised that Eriks seek out the company of others, potentially a therapy animal, as a means of addressing his ongoing stress. Eriks later visited a dog shelter in search of an animal companion; the dog Eriks eventually adopted was noted to have a particular fondness for howling and "dancing" along to songs by Elvis Presley when shelter volunteers played music during feeding and cleaning times. Additional Note: Jr. Researcher Eriks has been granted permission to bring Presley to Site-██ twice monthly, to assist with hosting seminars on the resources available to Foundation employees seeking emotional and mental support. Footnotes 1. To obtain requisite paperwork and/or discuss requirements and guidelines for personal SCP-4117 usage, please contact the current lead researcher of the SCP-4117 project.
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SCP-4118
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N/A ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} Captured hidden camera footage of juvenile V-01 instance, straying away from their herd to browse. Item #: SCP-4118 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4118 is kept in a standard storage unit in Site K-40. All SCP-4118-1 instances are to be kept in an adjacent unit. Interaction with SCP-4118 instances is permitted. SCP-4118-2 are allowed to visit their imprinted instances, but are to maintain their daily routines, and not stay past their permitted time allocation. A custom containment cell has been constructed for the SCP-4118-1 population, with different environments and terrain accommodating the different species of SCP-4118-1. Specific plant species have been established in different areas of the cell, to be watered regularly (Details within "Killer Vines and Me: Foundation Guide to Plant-care, both Anomalous and Benign"). The lights in the containment cell are to be placed on a 24-hour day-night cycle. Interaction with SCP-4118 instances is permitted, but no personnel is allowed to stay in the containment cell beyond the times outlined in the visiting schedule. Personnel are not allowed to pick up SCP-4118-1, or instigate fights between instances. The schedule can be found in the cafeteria on the notice board. Current population of SCP-4118-1 is to be maintained, with reproduction encouraged if necessary. If population growth exceeds constraints of cell personnel are permitted to dispose of newer instances. All cases of improper disposal of instances will be reported to Site Director. All exotic or unique 4118-1 instances are to be kept in hibernation in a secure Safe-rated storage locker in the observation room adjacent to SCP-4118-1's habitat. MTF Kappa-7 "Fun Police" is to monitor the county that SCP-4118 was found in for more anomalous activity, and intercept any instances that may be sold on the market. The Romagnoli-Bitler Wondertainment Suppression Protocol is to be used to track down any additional SCP-4118 or SCP-4118-1 being sold online. Description: SCP-4118 is an opaque plastic tube resembling those commonly used for the packaging of plastic toy animals. The label displays an acrylic scene of a group of three theropods eating while a sauropod watches in the background. On the opposing side of the tube is a logo that reads: “Dr. Wondertainment’s Tube O' Dinos!” in bright block-lettering. Underneath the logo is a paragraph of text that reads: Have you ever wanted to peer behind the veil of the past to see things time has buried? Have you ever wanted to discover things those grumpy paleontologists have yet to uncover? Well the newest invention straight from the genius mind of Dr. Wondertainment, does just that, with our new product, the Educational Tube O' Dinos®! Simply shake the patented Time Tube® and you can have your very own tiny tyrants, and recreate a prehistoric landscape in your very own house! Learn the Behaviors of the behemoths of a forgotten era! Witness the ancient rivalries of Reptiles and Mammals once again take center stage! Become a scientist, finding new and Interesting creatures that are stranger than fiction, only with our Tube O' Dinos®! May represent choking hazard to 3 or under. When opened, the tube appears to have a reflective surface covering the opening, preventing personnel from viewing the inside of the tube. This mirror is extremely resistant to any form of damage. When SCP-4118 is shaken mirror-side down onto a surface, a SCP-4118-1 instance will appear to exit the mirror. SCP-4118-1 instances are small animate toys, made of a hard plastic similar to polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/thermoplastic elastomers (TPE)/crylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and resemble various prehistoric creatures, most commonly creatures from the Mesozoic Era, although instances from earlier periods have been created. Instances resembling animals from the Cenozoic Era have also been observed to be produced, but at a significantly lower rate than instances found in earlier periods. No humanoid instances have been produced thus far. Instances have been recorded to be various sizes, ranging from 3 centimeters tall to 60 centimeters tall, and are capable of consuming food. Instances are not required to eat, as the instances can live without sustenance for an indefinite period of time in a form of stasis. Herbivorous instances, such as sauropods and ceratopsians, consume primarily plant matter. Carnivorous and pescatarian entities, such as therapods and pliosaurs, appear to digest any plastic they consume12, although no excrement of the instance is noted. Instances have been noted to be faster or more agile than previously assumed of their respective species, but it has been theorized that it is only due to their size and/or composition. SCP-4118-1 instances appear to gravitate towards biomes that appeal to their physiology (Brachiosaurus dwelling in forests, Triceratops living in savanna-like conditions). The majority of instances go into a form of hibernation if there is low light conditions in their environment. However, certain carnivorous instances seem to be more active during this time. Instances can be awakened from their stasis by stimuli, and have been noted to respond to the vocalizations of their young when attacked by carnivorous instances during their period of hibernation. When an instance is created from SCP-4118, the first human being SCP-4118-1 sees within a 10-second time frame will be imprinted upon (subject then designated SCP-4118-2). Imprint seems to be permanent, as SCP-4118-1 instances have recognized and responded to SCP-4118-2 at least 4 years after last contact. Instances are shown to have a marked decrease in aggression when near SCP-4118-2, to the point of docility, and remain docile even when people other than SCP-4118-2 are near it. If SCP-4118-2 exits line of sight for more than 10 seconds, SCP-4118-1 instances default back to their original behavior pattern. SCP-4118-1 do not appear to age, but can be terminated if their head is severed from their neck, or more than 30% of their body mass is not present. No regrowth of injured tissue has been observed. SCP-4118-1 reproduce when two instances of the same species are in close proximity for on average 47 consecutive days. One of the instances will appear to generate 1 to 40 plastic eggs, which after a period of 24 hours will hatch into smaller SCP-4118-1 instances. These new instances will grow for a time period between 2 days and 5 weeks. These new instances appear to automatically imprint on their parents. The time required for reproduction and the amount of offspring produced varies between species. No factors have been determined to influence or induce reproduction. Outside of interference by staff, there are no natural ways of culling the population of carnivores within the ecology of SCP-4118, as resources are not necessary for reproduction, and carnivore-carnivore predation is rare, outside of specific cases of cannibalism. + Log of Variants - hide this content Log Of SCP-4118-1 Variants Variants Species Population Behavior Variant-01 Brachiosaurus altithorax 7 Herbivorous instances located in the forest biome are sexually and socially monogamous, travelling and breeding only with one other instance. Grazes on tall grasses and trees, and is very rarely attacked by carnivorous instances. Young travel with parents until maturity, at which point they will leave to find a mate. Variant-02 Postosuchus kirkpatricki 3 Analogous to modern-day crocodiles. Instances are very solitary, living in the swamp biome of the containment chamber. They seem to be ambush predators, waiting subermerged underwater for other instances to approach to drink, wherein it will strike using its superior speed and jaw-strength. V-02 often barrel-rolls small instances to kill, but with larger instances will usually tear flesh from limbs or torso. V-02's bite strength is noted to be strong enough to cause severe pain in personnel. No attempts to induce reproduction between instances have suceeded. Variant-03 Triceratops horridius 23 Herbivorous herd animal, moves in groups of 7-10. If attacked by predators, the instances will surround their offspring, using their horns and frills to intimidate predators. V-05 employ a "snatch-and-grab" technique with the young instances, trying to drag the target away before the adult instances take notice. Variant-04 Mosasaurus hoffmanni 5 Aquatic pescatarian instances, formed a pod that slowly swims around the pool, hunting coelacanth and occasionally Ichthyosaurs. Have been observed to make vocalizations similar to whalesong. The purpose of these vocalizations is unknown. Variant-05 Utahraptor ostrommaysorum 18 Primarily nocturnal feathered carnivorous instances, markedly more intelligent than other variants. Travels in two packs of equal size that appear to compete for resources. These two packs have been observed to attack one another using varying tactics, such as ambushes in the forest, or pitched battle in the prairie biome. Altruistic among pack-members, the weakest and youngest have priority during feeding. Preening and grooming as a form of social interaction has been observed. Variant-06 Californosaurus perrini 15 Aquatic ichthyosaur instances, the pod of V-06 is known to harass the Mosasaurus pod. For reference, the adult Mosasaurs are each ~70 centimeters long, compared to the Ichthyosaurs, who were all around 10 centimeters in length. Instances mainly consume coelacanths, but have been observed to consume "whale-falls" of V-04. Variant-07 Latimeria chalumnae ~70 Colloquially known as coelacanths, these are aquatic herbivorous instances, as opposed to their real-life counterparts, which are carnivorous. They are the smallest instances produced, as their maximum size is 2 centimeters. It is difficult to judge the population of V-08, as their size makes them hard to spot in the waters, even with sensors. They are the primary food source within the aquatic ecosystem, which is maintained via a fast reproduction cycle. Variant-08 Pteranodon longiceps 15 Avian pescatarian instances, use flight to plunge-dive and catch V-07. Has been known to be consumed by V-04 when near or in the water. Produces vocalizations similar to seagulls. Creates nests out of woven plant material on the wall perches. Variant-09 Homo neanderthalensis 1 Instance immediately attempted to communicate with researchers after creation and was detained for questioning. V-09 is capable of simplistic speech patterns reminiscent of an extremely early form of Basque, a living language used in the region of the same name between Spain and France. After introduction to containment, the instance constructed a crude encampment within the forest biome, observed creating primitive tools out of plants and parts of SCP-4118-1 instances. Raids food caches of V-11 if necessary. Variant-10 Megatherium americanum 8 A herbivorous Giant Ground Sloth, dwells on the border between the forest and plains biomes. One of the few variants produced that is originally from the Cenezoic Era. Uses its large claws to fend off predators and retrieve food from the tops of tall plants. It is slow moving compared to other variants of its size, but is rarely hunted by carnivores. Variant-11 Giganotosaurus carolinii 2 The third-largest variant in containment at 0.48 meters long, is the only carnivore to consistently use V-01 as a main food source. Lives in the forest biome, although due to their length it is difficult for them to maneuver in their environment. Only one mating pair in containment, has successfully produced an egg. Maintains caches around its territory to store excess food. As material from 4118-1 instances does not decompose, some of these caches can be stored for years until needed. + Test Log - hide this content Test Log Acting Researcher: Dr. Jonas Test In Question: Whether or not SCP-4118 can be provoked into releasing specific SCP-4118 instances. Test 1A: Dr. Jonas attempts to verbally trigger a response by saying “I want to play with my favorite dinosaur.” Results: Instance resembles the genus Pteranodon. Instance then begins to fly around the room. Notes: Dr. Jonas claims his favorite dinosaur is Allosaurus. Test 2A: Dr. Jonas attempts to trigger a response by thinking of an Allosaurus. Results: Instance is an unknown species of prehistoric reptile with large scythe-like claws. Notes: Dr. Jonas requested permission to name the new species. Request denied on the basis of “Doesn't count, its a toy, not bones.”. Test 3A: Dr. Jonas attempts to trigger a response by “playing” with several non anomalous plastic dinosaurs and exclaiming “I would love to have an Allosaurus to play with”. Results: SCP-4118 automatically activated and produced a SCP-4118-1 instance. Instance perfectly matches modern representations of Allosaurus fragilis. Test 4A: Previous test repeated to account for possible coincidence. Results: Same as previous test. Conclusion: It has been concluded by Dr. Jonas and several reviewers that it is most likely SCP-4118 instances are spawned randomly outside of any “playtime” and can only be requested when “needed”. Test Log Acting Researcher: Researcher H. Test In Question: To determine the intelligence of SCP-4118-1 instances. Test: Researcher H. performs a basic Well’s Sapience Test. Results: All instances with the exception of those in Variants-05 and -09 demonstrate no sapience or self awareness. The carnivorous instances seem to be more intelligent than the herbivorous instances, as they are able to coordinate and hunt as packs. Variant-05 displays basic sapience, and is able to recognize itself in a mirror, and also able to solve complex puzzles, with a success rate and solve time near to a crow's. Variant-09 displays traits of complex sapience and tool-making, and is overall compliant with Foundation demands. However it is reluctant to interact with Foundation personnel, most likely due to fear of the height of the staff. Notes: Further testing with Variant-05 and -09 are scheduled. Testing on other instances has been put on hold so as to focus on these instances. + Interview of Variant-09 - hide this content Interviewed: SCP-4118-1-09 (Shortened to V-09 for brevity). Interviewer: Researcher H. Foreword: Researcher H, a native of Basque Country, attempted communication with V-06 in order to learn any information about SCP-4118. Transcript translated from Basque, with some grammatical changes for ease of reading. <Begin Log> Researcher H.: Hello V-09. Can you understand me? V-09 nods its head. Researcher H.: Alright, let’s begin. Do you know what you are? V-09: This… not me. Smaller than me. Hard skin. Researcher H.: Do you mean to tell me you were once in another form? V-09: Yes. Before you. Before much. [World/home] was similar. [World/home] full of [monsters/animals/abominations]. Hairy beasts with [spears/stones] for teeth. Not lizards. Researcher H.: And what happened before you found yourself in this form? V-09: [Running/fleeing]. All of us were running. mountain [angry/alive], red hot tears flowed from top, killing everything. Researcher H.: So you were running from something destroying everything, and then you found yourself here? How do you think you found yourself in this form and in this time? V-09: Not sure. Last thing remember is asking [shaman/priest/elder] to save me. Scars are missing, this is not my body. This is a- (I-06 appears to struggle for a word)- a [golem/statue/fetish]. Researcher H.: I think I understand. Thank you for your cooperation V-09, it has been an enormous help. <End Log> Closing Statement: It is unclear what exactly V-09 means by many of its statements, however it is assumed that one of two scenarios happened. Either the volcano erupted near his tribe and destroyed V-09's original body with its consciousness surviving, or V-09 is simply a living toy that was given fake memories. Whichever scenario it is, it is possible this is true for all sentient or near-sentient SCP-4118-1 instances. Recovery Log: SCP-4118 was recovered from a family owned convenience store in which the owners had been selling SCP-4118-1. The anomaly was discovered by undercover agents of MTF Kappa-7 "Fun Police" making a routine sweep of the county's convenience and toy stores. SCP-4118 was recovered from the location and amnestics were administered as necessary . A disinformation campaign framing SCP-4118-1 instances as prototypes of an upcoming toy line was deployed and was successful. Addendum 4118-A: On 1/7/1998, a cell of the Serpent's Hand breached Site K-40 and succeeded in stealing multiple anomalies, including SCP-4118. Minor injuries were incurred on both sides, no casualties. Investigation possible motives for the raid are underway. Motives behind the abduction of SCP-4118 is unclear, but the two most popular theories are either that SCP-4118 has an unknown secondary function, or that it was simply an easy SCP to acquire due to its low security and ease of transport. All of the SCP-4118-1 instances were left behind, bringing into question whether or not the organization knew that SCP-4118 was responsible for creating them. Retrieval of SCP-4118 is considered low priority. Addendum 4118-B: On 1/15/1998, fifteen instances of V-05 and V-08 were recorded missing from the containment cell. Video doesn't show the instances leaving the cell, nor did the research staff inadvertently carry them outside of the cell. None of the instances could be found within the site, and the rest of the instances in containment were placed in temporary hibernation. On 1/27/1998, security observed the 4118-1 instances approaching the front gate of Site-K20, along with SCP-4118 and atop an instance resembling a member of Quetzalcoatlus northropi. It is unknown how or where the instances reacquired SCP-4118. Instances were recontained and SCP-4118 was placed into storage. Footnotes 1. As such, no cross-testing with other sentient plastic anomalies is to be conducted at this time 2. This ability extends to all objects colloquially called "plastics" including, but not limited to, Acetal, Acrylic, CE Canvas Phenlonic, and some types of plastic explosives.
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SCP-4119
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Diluted samples of SCP-4119 liquid. Item #: SCP-4119 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4119 is contained within a modified, blast-resistant cell within a Faraday cage. An internal cavity magnetron maintains a constant low-wattage stream of microwaves within the chamber; all internal surfaces are kept at a temperature of 50°C. The walls of SCP-4119's cell are equipped with rapidly oscillating motors, vibrating them continuously. SCP-4119 itself is kept inside a Level 2 Thermal Isolation suit. Once per week, SCP-4119 is to be sedated, blindfolded, restrained, and moved to a temporary cell. During this, the cell walls are to be cleaned of burnt blood residue and the vibration and microwave equipment inspected and maintained as needed. Description: SCP-4119 is a young adult Hispanic female, identifying as "Thalia Contreras". Surfaces within the central 11° cone of SCP-4119's line of sight excrete films of an oily, explosive liquid. SCP-4119's vision will trigger liquid uncontrollably up to a range of approximately 700m; beyond this, SCP-4119 must exert itself physically to cause liquid excretion. Liquid produced by SCP-4119 is 71% nitroglycerin and 29% human blood; this blood does not genetically match SCP-4119. SCP-4119's skin is abnormally thick and heat-resistant, protecting it from the heat and force of the detonations of its liquid. Acquisition: On 02/19/2017, a Type 3A dimensional anomaly appeared in the air, approximately 10km from Site-496, violently ejecting SCP-4119 and fragments of a concrete room into the surrounding woods. MTF Mu-8 ("Southern Hospitality") was dispatched. SCP-4119 Encounter Log ACCESS GRANTED Taken during initial containment of SCP-4119. MTF: Mu-8 ("Southern Hospitality") Personnel: M8-Marquez, M8-Linares, M8-Sanchez Date: 02/19/2017 Subject: Dimensional aperture and material ejected. [BEGIN LOG] M8-Marquez: Dammit. Portal's gone already. Readings match a type three-A. Linares, Sanchez, any visual on anything ejected before it closed? M8-Sanchez: Didn't see anything but we'll keep an eye out. M8-Linares: Hang on, there's a big crater over here. (SCP-4119 is lying still in a crater about 30m wide. It is wearing heavily charred armor over a torn bodysuit, and a pair of oversized goggles. Multiple sun-like insignias are visible on the armor.) M8-Sanchez: I got visual on the entity. Humanoid, unconscious, wearing some kind of orange and black armor. M8-Marquez: Excellent. Load it on an ATV and keep sweeping the area. M8-Linares: Metallic fragments all over the place in this direction, might wanna scan these first. (SCP-4119 awakens and stands up, rubbing its head.) M8-Sanchez: It's up! SCP-4119: Who's there? (SCP-4119's goggles explode, and their fragments fall off SCP-4119's face.) SCP-4119: Shit! M8-Linares: (into comm) Subject conscious, preparing to engage. SCP-4119: Oh god, my head. Wait, who's there? M8-Sanchez: Are you alright? SCP-4119: Think so. Where the hell am I? M8-Sanchez: Northern Minnesota; this is State Patrol1. SCP-4119: Hold on, Minnesota?! (towards the sky) Did you really think that would work, Victory? I'll break your neck once I get back there! M8-Sanchez: Come with us and we'll sort this out. SCP-4119: How stupid do you think I am? We blew the Coven headquarters to hell a year ago, not 100 miles away from here. I bet you guys got Valkyrie drones and anky-tanks and shit in the woods ready to pick me off but I ain't got time for this. (SCP-4119 removes its mask and throws it away. Smoke begins to emanate from its closed eyes.) (M8-Marquez throws a smoke grenade.) M8-Marquez: I don't know what you think is going on, but we're not whoever you think we are. Last chance to clear this up peacefully. SCP-4119: Bring it. (SCP-4119 opens its eyes, and the tree stump next to M-8 Marquez explodes, throwing him to the ground.) SCP-4119: Whoa, that's… not right. M8-Linares: (into comm, quietly) Subject hostile, explosive anomaly, resistant to gunfire, requesting immediate backup. (M8-Linares and M8-Sanchez open fire on SCP-4119 to no effect, until SCP-4119 detonates a large cluster of trees behind them.) (MTF agents get up and find cover. SCP-4119 looks down at the ground and creates a pool of liquid, before detonating it to launch itself to higher ground.) M8-Linares: (to Marquez) Can you stand? M8-Marquez: Yeah, I'm okay. Anyone got visual on the skip? M8-Linares: It blasted itself up the mountainside, I think it- SCP-4119: (distant) DEMOLISHING BLAST! (The side of the mountain becomes coated in fluid and detonates, causing a very large explosion. MTF M8 scramble for cover.) M8-Sanchez: Get down! M8-Linares: Where's that backup? M8-Crowe: Snipers moving into position, hang in there Mark. SCP-4119: (from somewhere within the smoke) That didn't do what I thought it was gonna. Wait a minute. Where'd the other moons go?! M8-Crowe: Fire. (M8 support snipers open fire on SCP-4119, who launches itself higher up the mountain above the smoke.) SCP-4119: Enough! I think there's been a mixup here. (SCP-4119 looks up and puts its palms against its temples.) SCP-4119: OK. You're definitely not the Coven, or working for Victory. So how about this. You leave me in peace, and we all just go our separate ways. (Wisps of flame begin to curl from SCP-4119's eyes.) SCP-4119: Or else I look up and blow your freaky white moon to dust. Five, four, three- (M8-Crowe jumps from an outcropping of rock onto SCP-4119 and tackles it, pushing its head into the ground.) M8-Crowe: Hurry! (M8 members advance on the position, with immobilizing gel guns. M8-Crowe grapples with SCP-4119, keeping his hands over SCP-4119's eyes. SCP-4119 regains its footing and swings M8-Crowe against the rock before throwing him off the cliff.) SCP-4119: Get off me! (M8-Linares shoots SCP-4119 in the face with the gel, covering its nose and eyes, and M8-Marquez forces a breathing mask filled with sedative onto its face, rendering it unconscious after a struggle.) [END LOG] SCP-4119 was successfully contained. Analysis of the surrounding area turned up fragments of advanced machinery, multiple luminescent stones of unknown composition, digital maps of North America with altered geography, and several burned garments similar to SCP-4119's bearing the same insignia. Agent Crowe was posthumously awarded a Foundation Star for his bravery. Footnotes 1. The standard cover used by combat and reconnaissance MTFs based out of Site-496.
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SCP-4120
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SCP-4120, file photo taken for a Foundation front. Item #: SCP-4120 Special Containment Procedures: D-Class personnel with moderate experience in animal handling have been assigned to carry out SCP-4120's care. For the purpose of SCP-4120's mental health until the point where it would be naturally retired, a diabetic D-Class (D-0412) has been assigned to live with SCP-4120 in a humanoid dormitory containment chamber, within Site-77. Foundation doctors are to independently monitor D-0412's condition to ensure that it is not terminated by SCP-4120 and to study any effect SCP-4120 may have. Description: An adult Yellow Lab has been designated as SCP-4120. It is trained as a service animal for those suffering from PTSD, anxiety, or diabetes. SCP-4120 was neutered prior to initial containment. It has been disputed whether the entity designated as SCP-4120 is completely responsible for the anomalous events associated with it Subjects who have bonded with SCP-4120 and utilize it as a service animal are anomalously likely to experience injury or death while in the company of SCP-4120. These accidents are not directly caused by SCP-4120 and cause it to experience severe stress. During these accidents, messages will appear on its coat relevant to the injury(s). When not exercising its training, SCP-4120 becomes anxious. It will bark for hours on end, as well as stress-induced bowel movements and attempting to eat the implements present in the chamber. It is possible that this mental state causes an escalation of SCP-4120's effect. See Incident Log 4120-V for more details. As a result of these incidents, SCP-4120 is reluctant to engage with human subjects, although it has never displayed aggression when approached by Foundation operatives. Usually, SCP-4120 shows a desire to engage with human subjects followed by fear, and reluctance. It is possible that SCP-4120 has some awareness of its anomalous properties. Canine psychiatric exercises to improve morale are being considered, as early death due to isolation/stress would not be conducive to SCP-4120 related research. SCP-4120 was discovered during operations against a Person of Interest, a thaumaturge associated with a coven in Akron, OH. The infant child of the PoI had perished due to diabetes-related complications, while SCP-4120 slept. The PoI surrendered to Foundation agents following this occurrence. In the course of securing the subject, SCP-4120 was noted to have been covered in unknown symbols and characters, but as most of the PoI's possessions had similar markings this was not considered a point of interest at the time. After being adopted to a subject outside the Foundation through a front company, Society of Compassionate Pet Partners, the anomalous properties affecting SCP-4120 became apparent when the owner died in a freak accident. After further incidents involving Foundation agents, SCP-4120 was classified as Euclid and designated contained on 04/12/2016. Addendum: Incidents Related to SCP-4120 Examples of injuries associated with SCP-4120 Subject Injury and context Woman, Korean, 20 years old. PTSD sufferer Subject suffered a severe concussion after slipping in the shower. Present in the room during this time, SCP-4120 alerted other subjects within the residence. SCP-4120 was subsequently surrendered to the Foundation. No note was made of any alterations to SCP-4120's coat. Foundation Agent While walking SCP-4120 outside of the front company, SCP-4120 was off its leash in an enclosed area when a branch fell from a tree, crushing the agent supervising SCP-4120 and causing the chest cavity to collapse. First respondents noted that the word "Fetch" had appeared on SCP-4120's coat in black block text. D-Class Subject The original assigned handler of SCP-4120, D-0401, was running through some basic commands. During the course of this exercise, D-0401 slipped on liquid, which had pooled underfoot due to a plumbing leak. D-0401 suffered a broken wrist. The word "Shake" appeared on SCP-4120's coat. Multiple Foundation Agents While being moved due to construction, the portion of the facility which SCP-4120 was located in suffered a gas leak. During the course of a lockdown, the Foundation agents escorting SCP-4120 were poisoned and entered a semi-vegetative state. SCP-4120 was unharmed, and the text "Play Dead" was noted to have appeared along its tail coat. Addendum - Incident 4120-V: On ██/██/██18, all personnel working at Site-77 doing work with direct or tertiary relation to SCP-4120 suffered spontaneously generated flea infestations on their bodies. Normal fumigation procedures suppressed a larger infestation, although three researchers were hospitalized for typhus infections. SCP-4120 was found in its containment chamber, under severe stress, with the word "SUFFER" covering its coat on all parts of its body. Potential alterations to its containment procedures are under review. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4120" by Anonymous, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4120. 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-4121
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esoteric-class
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BY ORDER OF THE OVERSEER COUNCIL The following file is Level Ω/4121 classified. Failure to enter credentials will result in termination via BERRYMAN-LANGFORD memetic kill agent. 4121 INPUT CODE: t^ime WAITS f0r n∞ man/dtbmh CREDENTIALS RECOGNIZED. KILL AGENT RESCINDED. WARNING: FURTHER APPROVAL NECESSARY. does the black moon howl? INPUT CODE: at midnight, when the wolves fear sheep WELCOME OVERSEER. ACCESSING FILES… Item #: SCP-4121 Threat Level: ● Black A visual representation of the "loop that never breaks/never has/never will be broken", drawn by an affected staff member. Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4121 cannot be contained without causing a CK-class restructuring scenario or a ZK-class reality failure scenario. Public philosophical documentation or "theories" relating to SCP-4121 are to be suppressed monitored. Scientific confirmation of SCP-4121 is to be discredited or suppressed. Individuals responsible for public research into SCP-4121 are to be placed into Foundation employ or (if uncooperative) terminated. All research into SCP-4121 is to be confined to Site-Ω1. Counteractive efforts targeting SCP-4121 should remain in a partially constructed conceptual stage. Should SCP-4121 experience widespread neutralisation, all emergency protocols for affected items should be initiated simultaneously. Emergency Order Motus-Omega must be fully conceived and initiated. Initiation of Emergency Order Motus-Omega is to be considered an Alpha-1 Priority task. All staff assigned to Site-Ω1 must remain in Site-Ω1. MTF Psi-58 (Immovable Objects) are to halt any personnel attempting to exit Site-Ω1. No attempts at euthanisation are to be made. All research divisions of Site-Ω1 are not to collaborate, exchange research or change divisions without authorisation by Site Director Edwin. Description: SCP-4121 is a spacetime impetus paradox affecting the current reality inhabited by the human race, the SCP Foundation and all associated items of importance. Currently SCP-4121 does not affect the entirety of surface reality, instead it is localised to specific physical and conceptual items. These include organisations, persons/entities of interest, areas and events. Possible changes in the behaviour of SCP-4121, including the possibility of universal coverage, are covered in Emergency Order Motus-Omega. SCP-4121 causes a "causal stasis" effect, in which certain events cannot proceed beyond a point in time. Similarly actions affecting certain entities cannot proceed. This effect has been both beneficial and harmful to the SCP Foundation. While SCP-4121 served to effectively maintain the current status quo, it has also prevented the direct improvement or enhancement of containment practices for a number of SCPs. SCP-4121 has also hindered relations with multiple GoIs, however it is likely the anomaly has also had similar effects on the GoIs themselves. As a result, multiple offensive measures have remained at partial construction. Currently active countermeasures are impossible to develop, due to SCP-4121 affecting these ideas upon complete conceptualisation. Emergency Order Motus-Omega is under partial conceptual construction, as to avoid being affected by the anomaly. SCP-4121 does not affect items experiencing a fragmented conceptualisation. For example, if a concept is partially realised by three different persons, SCP-4121 will not hinder any developments. However if these "proto-ideas" a compiled to form a single concept, SCP-4121 will hinder actualisation. These items can also be documented, but all documentation must remain partially complete. Due to this, Emergency Order Motus-Omega is currently held in a fragmented form by all O5 Council members. SCP-4121 is hypothesised to also be effecting termination attempts of multiple SCPs (see Addendum 01/4121-ASCP). While this hypothesis cannot be confirmed in a traditional sense, containment procedures of SCPs not currently facing termination have been adapted to account for their "causal invulnerability". Partially conceptualised termination plans have also been established. Discovery: SCP-4121 was first discovered by Dr. ██████ Edwin, who was previously assigned to SCP-3229. While investigating a means of proactive containment, Dr. Edwin stumbled upon a "symptom" of SCP-4121. The following are extracts from Dr. Edwin's personal log, referring to his investigation into this anomaly. 23/06/████. I found multiple initiatives, declassified and approved, were never acted upon. I sent this information to Director Yu, thinking it was a localised anomaly. Perhaps the cave didn't want us going to certain places. Then while venting about the conundrum with one of my colleagues, Dr. Wallis, he told me he'd noted behaviours among the hostile entities within 3229 that he suspected were linked. 25/06/████. I have contacted researchers at other sites, searching for more evidence to confirm my theory. I've come across a number of incidents that I think may lead my hypothesis to a much more dangerous conclusion. My initial suspicion, that something was affecting progress at Area 55, has been expanded. I contacted an old friend down in █████, he has higher clearance than I do. He told me there were several incidents similar to mine. Some chalked up as bureaucracy losing track, some were just marked under one SCP or another, some were just left to collect dust. All of which are sloppy, an uncharacteristic action for the Foundation. This warrants further investigation. 26/06/████ Wallis brought me out of my feverish researching, but all I could talk about on break was how close I was to cracking it. It's all I can think of now. Wallis warned me the Director would be irate if this took precedence over my work on site. I've chosen to ignore the warning. I don't bare any disrespect for the Director, nor do I doubt how important my usual work is. I just know I've found something, something I can't leave to collect dust. 29/06/████. More findings on my personal project. We had a site breach today. I used it to look into some more… restricted data. I was lucky, very lucky, not to be shot. It was worth it though, this is an anomaly all to itself. Records of it are everywhere, they just didn't see all the puzzle pieces. I've been trying to piece them all together as the Site calms down. Something has to be there, it has to. 30/06/████. Site Director Yu requested me in his office, I've been told to expect all information to be classified at the highest level. 01/07/████. I was right. Addendum 01/4121: + ASCP - ACCESSING FILE. The following is an extract from Log 4121/ASCP, a collection of all SCP subjects hypothesised to be affected by SCP-4121's anomalous properties. Note that in some cases SCP-4121 also assists in the maintenance of current containment. For a comprehensive log of persons/GOIs affected by SCP-4121, see Log 4121/AG/P. For recorded events affected by SCP-4121, see Log 4121/AE. SCP item Hypothesis Evidence SCP-096 SCP-096 has not been destroyed due to the effects of SCP-4121. Furthermore 096 has not caused an XK-Class event due to the effects of SCP-4121. See Incident 096-1-A SCP-2399 SCP 2399's repairs have been infinitely stalled by SCP-4121. Foundation countermeasures have similarly been affected. Inactivity regarding Protocol LEGIONNAIRE, effectiveness/maintenance of BARRIER array, state of SCP-2399. SCP-3284 SCP-3284 has not currently breached containment due to the effects of SCP-4121. See Experiment Log B SCP-682 SCP-682's regenerative abilities are caused by SCP-4121, furthermore SCP-682 has not been able to permanently breach containment due to SCP-4121 Retracted. Hypothesis does not take into account the exact nature of SCP-4121's anomalous effects. SCP-3426 The progression towards fulfilling the conditions of SCP-3426 is being prevented by SCP-4121 Multiple research paths unable to proceed beyond points of conception, unifying social theorem or religious unification ideals are similarly prevented. SCP-2317 SCP-2317 has not breached containment due to the effects of SCP-4121, despite its capacity to do so. See SCP-2317/i.6. SCP-001 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Addendum 02/4121: + Researcher Impairment - ACCESSING FILE. The following is a collection noting the psychological status of Site-Ω1 and various incidents that have hindered research as of ██/██/20██. For the full record of personnel and their full psych evaluations, see Document 4121-SSE. Currently 97% of staff have noted mental, physical, or causal strain to their work. Dr. Emily Horan: DOI1: 08/04/████ NOI2: Dr Horan began to suffer minor anxiety throughout the day, as well as reporting a "foggy memory" of the last three months of her assignment in Site-Ω1. Current Status: Dr Horan was permitted medical leave for 4 days, and was reporting much better mental health upon removal from Site-Ω1. However on return all knowledge of her previous research was removed from Dr Horan's memory. In addition Dr Horan was unable to conceive of new research related to SCP-4121. Dr. Mark Mirandi: DOI: 17/04/████ NOI: Dr Mirandi reported missing research files on SCP-4121, which he then set out to restore. Dr Mirandi has noted a sense of déjà vu upon reporting this incident. Current Status: Dr Mirandi continues to restore his files. Any attempt to remove Dr Mirandi from his causal loop has met with failure. Researcher David Brown: DOI: 02/05/████ NOI: Researcher Brown has suffered 15 panic attacks over the previous 8 days and has been diagnosed with clinical depression, despite having no record of mental illness in multiple prior staff screenings. Researcher Brown has repeatedly expressed that his research cannot be finished. Current Status: Attempts to reassign Researcher Brown have met with failure. Repeated attempts to assign medical aid to Researcher Brown have also met with failure. Attempts to self-terminate by Researcher Brown have met with failure. Researcher Brown currently remains on-site under supervision. Senior Researcher Anaya ████: DOI: 11/05/████ NOI: Senior Researcher Anaya was detained as of 11/05 when she underwent a violent seizure and began to assault fellow staff members and subordinates. Witnesses describe Anaya as "babbling" and note a repeated mention of "the loop" that never breaks/never will be broken/never has been broken. Current Status: Senior Researcher Anaya remains detained in the medical wing and has remained unresponsive. She currently continues to vocalise that "the loop never breaks, never will be, never has been broken." DOI: 27/07/████ NOI: Sergeant Michael Sullivan was responsible for an attempt to euthanise staff members of Site-Ω1. He was successful in eliminating one Researcher Bell, as evident by security footage. Current Status: Attempts to discipline Sergeant Sullivan have been unsuccessful. Researcher Bell has currently been euthanised five times. Both Sergeant Sullivan and Researcher Bell have been quarantined. Site Director ██████ Edwin: [DATA REDACTED BY ORDER OF O5-1.] Addendum 03/4121: + Ethics Review - ACCESSING FILE. The following is an extract from a report compiled by ████ Vann of the Ethics Committee, following an inspection of Site-Ω1. ██████. I have remained in your design for well beyond the time you assigned me, I remain to my course. This is an abomination. Site-Ω1 has the highest rate of staff incident in our entire organisation. In the entire Foundation. Edwin has men and women here rolling a boulder up a hill to just to see it roll down, and you just pile more dirt onto the hill. I've been to Site-[REDACTED], I saw a man feed a child to 682; and I'm more disgusted by this than anything I've seen before. If these experiments had delivered any benefit at all then maybe, just maybe, I would be inclined to understand. I've seen no progress and as such my recommendation is simple, tear it all down. We're financing and enabling torture. There is no excuse. Respectfully ████ Vann Ethics Committee. Addendum 04/4121: + O5 Appeal - CREDENTIALS RECOGNISED. The following is an extract from Director Edwin's review by and appeal to the O5 Council. Interviewed: Site Director ██████ Edwin. Interviewer: O5 Council Foreword: This interview was recorded directly following the review of ████ Vann, and prior to Director Edwin being directly affected by SCP-4121. <Begin Log> O5-3: Dr Edwin, you stand accused of a gross abuse and mishandling of Foundation assets, staff and assigned SCPs. Your site was directly inspected by a representative from the Ethics Committee. Under any normal circumstances, you would be put to death immediately, but the Council has deemed it important to allow you to explain yourself. Edwin: Is that so? Here I was believing the anomaly had saved me too. O5-3: Enough insubordination, Director. It is on your shoulders to dismiss the ethics review, so I suggest you start talking. Edwin: Certainly sir. Mr. Vann was very thorough in his investigation, I am surprised his report was not even remotely slowed by the anomaly, but it is missing some vital information. Despite the conditions my staff face, we have learnt a significant amount from our work at Site-Ω1. O5-4: Such as? Edwin: Firstly and most importantly, the anomaly behaves in multiple ways. While our document states it has a stasis effect, our staff incidents show it also causes a loop. Now you may consider this a minor difference but the behaviour of the space time continuum when faced with stillness, compared when facing a cycle, is significant. O5-4: And you believe this distinction was worth sacrificing lives over? Edwin: What lives have I sacrificed sir? Site-Ω1 has minimal staff casualties. O5-4: You know exactly what I refer to Edwin. Edwin: Sir, we have never had an incident that is worth sacrificing our future for. O5-4: I- O5-7: Four, please. What do you mean, our future? Edwin: I'm sure you're used to the endless existential threats we deal with here, something capable of ending the human race gets found and caged up every day. It's easy to underestimate something that doesn't pose an imminent threat. O5-4: Are you accusing us of negligence Director? Edwin: No sir. Think of it this way. There are many anomalies that we cage, some could doom us all. The human race stands on the edge of a cliff and many of those anomalies are more than capable of pushing us off. This is different. SCP-4121 is not humanity at the edge of a fall, humanity is clinging on by its fingers. Without my research, we are at 4121's mercy. We may stay like that forever, or we may fall when we least expect it. I ask you all here, now, which would you say is worse? O5-1: …you have made your case then, Director? Edwin: Have I made my case? O5-1: If that is all, your appeal will be reviewed by the Council now. Edwin: My appeal? Did you even listen to a word I just said? O5-1: Yes Edwin, we did. Do not try my patience. Guards, dismiss the accused. The Interviewed is dismissed. O5-4: I don't like it, if we let this slide we're throwing away whatever human decency we still have. O5-1: Yet we still must come to a verdict. Terminate the video. <End Log> Footnotes 1. Date of Incident 2. Nature of Incident
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SCP-4121
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BY ORDER OF THE OVERSEER COUNCIL The following file is Level Ω/4121 classified. Failure to enter credentials will result in termination via BERRYMAN-LANGFORD memetic kill agent. 4121 INPUT CODE: t^ime WAITS f0r n∞ man/dtbmh CREDENTIALS RECOGNIZED. KILL AGENT RESCINDED. WARNING: FURTHER APPROVAL NECESSARY. does the black moon howl? INPUT CODE: at midnight, when the wolves fear sheep WELCOME OVERSEER. ACCESSING FILES… Item #: SCP-4121 Threat Level: ● Black A visual representation of the "loop that never breaks/never has/never will be broken", drawn by an affected staff member. Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4121 cannot be contained without causing a CK-class restructuring scenario or a ZK-class reality failure scenario. Public philosophical documentation or "theories" relating to SCP-4121 are to be suppressed monitored. Scientific confirmation of SCP-4121 is to be discredited or suppressed. Individuals responsible for public research into SCP-4121 are to be placed into Foundation employ or (if uncooperative) terminated. All research into SCP-4121 is to be confined to Site-Ω1. Counteractive efforts targeting SCP-4121 should remain in a partially constructed conceptual stage. Should SCP-4121 experience widespread neutralisation, all emergency protocols for affected items should be initiated simultaneously. Emergency Order Motus-Omega must be fully conceived and initiated. Initiation of Emergency Order Motus-Omega is to be considered an Alpha-1 Priority task. All staff assigned to Site-Ω1 must remain in Site-Ω1. MTF Psi-58 (Immovable Objects) are to halt any personnel attempting to exit Site-Ω1. No attempts at euthanisation are to be made. All research divisions of Site-Ω1 are not to collaborate, exchange research or change divisions without authorisation by Site Director Edwin. Description: SCP-4121 is a spacetime impetus paradox affecting the current reality inhabited by the human race, the SCP Foundation and all associated items of importance. Currently SCP-4121 does not affect the entirety of surface reality, instead it is localised to specific physical and conceptual items. These include organisations, persons/entities of interest, areas and events. Possible changes in the behaviour of SCP-4121, including the possibility of universal coverage, are covered in Emergency Order Motus-Omega. SCP-4121 causes a "causal stasis" effect, in which certain events cannot proceed beyond a point in time. Similarly actions affecting certain entities cannot proceed. This effect has been both beneficial and harmful to the SCP Foundation. While SCP-4121 served to effectively maintain the current status quo, it has also prevented the direct improvement or enhancement of containment practices for a number of SCPs. SCP-4121 has also hindered relations with multiple GoIs, however it is likely the anomaly has also had similar effects on the GoIs themselves. As a result, multiple offensive measures have remained at partial construction. Currently active countermeasures are impossible to develop, due to SCP-4121 affecting these ideas upon complete conceptualisation. Emergency Order Motus-Omega is under partial conceptual construction, as to avoid being affected by the anomaly. SCP-4121 does not affect items experiencing a fragmented conceptualisation. For example, if a concept is partially realised by three different persons, SCP-4121 will not hinder any developments. However if these "proto-ideas" a compiled to form a single concept, SCP-4121 will hinder actualisation. These items can also be documented, but all documentation must remain partially complete. Due to this, Emergency Order Motus-Omega is currently held in a fragmented form by all O5 Council members. SCP-4121 is hypothesised to also be effecting termination attempts of multiple SCPs (see Addendum 01/4121-ASCP). While this hypothesis cannot be confirmed in a traditional sense, containment procedures of SCPs not currently facing termination have been adapted to account for their "causal invulnerability". Partially conceptualised termination plans have also been established. Discovery: SCP-4121 was first discovered by Dr. ██████ Edwin, who was previously assigned to SCP-3229. While investigating a means of proactive containment, Dr. Edwin stumbled upon a "symptom" of SCP-4121. The following are extracts from Dr. Edwin's personal log, referring to his investigation into this anomaly. 23/06/████. I found multiple initiatives, declassified and approved, were never acted upon. I sent this information to Director Yu, thinking it was a localised anomaly. Perhaps the cave didn't want us going to certain places. Then while venting about the conundrum with one of my colleagues, Dr. Wallis, he told me he'd noted behaviours among the hostile entities within 3229 that he suspected were linked. 25/06/████. I have contacted researchers at other sites, searching for more evidence to confirm my theory. I've come across a number of incidents that I think may lead my hypothesis to a much more dangerous conclusion. My initial suspicion, that something was affecting progress at Area 55, has been expanded. I contacted an old friend down in █████, he has higher clearance than I do. He told me there were several incidents similar to mine. Some chalked up as bureaucracy losing track, some were just marked under one SCP or another, some were just left to collect dust. All of which are sloppy, an uncharacteristic action for the Foundation. This warrants further investigation. 26/06/████ Wallis brought me out of my feverish researching, but all I could talk about on break was how close I was to cracking it. It's all I can think of now. Wallis warned me the Director would be irate if this took precedence over my work on site. I've chosen to ignore the warning. I don't bare any disrespect for the Director, nor do I doubt how important my usual work is. I just know I've found something, something I can't leave to collect dust. 29/06/████. More findings on my personal project. We had a site breach today. I used it to look into some more… restricted data. I was lucky, very lucky, not to be shot. It was worth it though, this is an anomaly all to itself. Records of it are everywhere, they just didn't see all the puzzle pieces. I've been trying to piece them all together as the Site calms down. Something has to be there, it has to. 30/06/████. Site Director Yu requested me in his office, I've been told to expect all information to be classified at the highest level. 01/07/████. I was right. Addendum 01/4121: + ASCP - ACCESSING FILE. The following is an extract from Log 4121/ASCP, a collection of all SCP subjects hypothesised to be affected by SCP-4121's anomalous properties. Note that in some cases SCP-4121 also assists in the maintenance of current containment. For a comprehensive log of persons/GOIs affected by SCP-4121, see Log 4121/AG/P. For recorded events affected by SCP-4121, see Log 4121/AE. SCP item Hypothesis Evidence SCP-096 SCP-096 has not been destroyed due to the effects of SCP-4121. Furthermore 096 has not caused an XK-Class event due to the effects of SCP-4121. See Incident 096-1-A SCP-2399 SCP 2399's repairs have been infinitely stalled by SCP-4121. Foundation countermeasures have similarly been affected. Inactivity regarding Protocol LEGIONNAIRE, effectiveness/maintenance of BARRIER array, state of SCP-2399. SCP-3284 SCP-3284 has not currently breached containment due to the effects of SCP-4121. See Experiment Log B SCP-682 SCP-682's regenerative abilities are caused by SCP-4121, furthermore SCP-682 has not been able to permanently breach containment due to SCP-4121 Retracted. Hypothesis does not take into account the exact nature of SCP-4121's anomalous effects. SCP-3426 The progression towards fulfilling the conditions of SCP-3426 is being prevented by SCP-4121 Multiple research paths unable to proceed beyond points of conception, unifying social theorem or religious unification ideals are similarly prevented. SCP-2317 SCP-2317 has not breached containment due to the effects of SCP-4121, despite its capacity to do so. See SCP-2317/i.6. SCP-001 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Addendum 02/4121: + Researcher Impairment - ACCESSING FILE. The following is a collection noting the psychological status of Site-Ω1 and various incidents that have hindered research as of ██/██/20██. For the full record of personnel and their full psych evaluations, see Document 4121-SSE. Currently 97% of staff have noted mental, physical, or causal strain to their work. Dr. Emily Horan: DOI1: 08/04/████ NOI2: Dr Horan began to suffer minor anxiety throughout the day, as well as reporting a "foggy memory" of the last three months of her assignment in Site-Ω1. Current Status: Dr Horan was permitted medical leave for 4 days, and was reporting much better mental health upon removal from Site-Ω1. However on return all knowledge of her previous research was removed from Dr Horan's memory. In addition Dr Horan was unable to conceive of new research related to SCP-4121. Dr. Mark Mirandi: DOI: 17/04/████ NOI: Dr Mirandi reported missing research files on SCP-4121, which he then set out to restore. Dr Mirandi has noted a sense of déjà vu upon reporting this incident. Current Status: Dr Mirandi continues to restore his files. Any attempt to remove Dr Mirandi from his causal loop has met with failure. Researcher David Brown: DOI: 02/05/████ NOI: Researcher Brown has suffered 15 panic attacks over the previous 8 days and has been diagnosed with clinical depression, despite having no record of mental illness in multiple prior staff screenings. Researcher Brown has repeatedly expressed that his research cannot be finished. Current Status: Attempts to reassign Researcher Brown have met with failure. Repeated attempts to assign medical aid to Researcher Brown have also met with failure. Attempts to self-terminate by Researcher Brown have met with failure. Researcher Brown currently remains on-site under supervision. Senior Researcher Anaya ████: DOI: 11/05/████ NOI: Senior Researcher Anaya was detained as of 11/05 when she underwent a violent seizure and began to assault fellow staff members and subordinates. Witnesses describe Anaya as "babbling" and note a repeated mention of "the loop" that never breaks/never will be broken/never has been broken. Current Status: Senior Researcher Anaya remains detained in the medical wing and has remained unresponsive. She currently continues to vocalise that "the loop never breaks, never will be, never has been broken." DOI: 27/07/████ NOI: Sergeant Michael Sullivan was responsible for an attempt to euthanise staff members of Site-Ω1. He was successful in eliminating one Researcher Bell, as evident by security footage. Current Status: Attempts to discipline Sergeant Sullivan have been unsuccessful. Researcher Bell has currently been euthanised five times. Both Sergeant Sullivan and Researcher Bell have been quarantined. Site Director ██████ Edwin: [DATA REDACTED BY ORDER OF O5-1.] Addendum 03/4121: + Ethics Review - ACCESSING FILE. The following is an extract from a report compiled by ████ Vann of the Ethics Committee, following an inspection of Site-Ω1. ██████. I have remained in your design for well beyond the time you assigned me, I remain to my course. This is an abomination. Site-Ω1 has the highest rate of staff incident in our entire organisation. In the entire Foundation. Edwin has men and women here rolling a boulder up a hill to just to see it roll down, and you just pile more dirt onto the hill. I've been to Site-[REDACTED], I saw a man feed a child to 682; and I'm more disgusted by this than anything I've seen before. If these experiments had delivered any benefit at all then maybe, just maybe, I would be inclined to understand. I've seen no progress and as such my recommendation is simple, tear it all down. We're financing and enabling torture. There is no excuse. Respectfully ████ Vann Ethics Committee. Addendum 04/4121: + O5 Appeal - CREDENTIALS RECOGNISED. The following is an extract from Director Edwin's review by and appeal to the O5 Council. Interviewed: Site Director ██████ Edwin. Interviewer: O5 Council Foreword: This interview was recorded directly following the review of ████ Vann, and prior to Director Edwin being directly affected by SCP-4121. <Begin Log> O5-3: Dr Edwin, you stand accused of a gross abuse and mishandling of Foundation assets, staff and assigned SCPs. Your site was directly inspected by a representative from the Ethics Committee. Under any normal circumstances, you would be put to death immediately, but the Council has deemed it important to allow you to explain yourself. Edwin: Is that so? Here I was believing the anomaly had saved me too. O5-3: Enough insubordination, Director. It is on your shoulders to dismiss the ethics review, so I suggest you start talking. Edwin: Certainly sir. Mr. Vann was very thorough in his investigation, I am surprised his report was not even remotely slowed by the anomaly, but it is missing some vital information. Despite the conditions my staff face, we have learnt a significant amount from our work at Site-Ω1. O5-4: Such as? Edwin: Firstly and most importantly, the anomaly behaves in multiple ways. While our document states it has a stasis effect, our staff incidents show it also causes a loop. Now you may consider this a minor difference but the behaviour of the space time continuum when faced with stillness, compared when facing a cycle, is significant. O5-4: And you believe this distinction was worth sacrificing lives over? Edwin: What lives have I sacrificed sir? Site-Ω1 has minimal staff casualties. O5-4: You know exactly what I refer to Edwin. Edwin: Sir, we have never had an incident that is worth sacrificing our future for. O5-4: I- O5-7: Four, please. What do you mean, our future? Edwin: I'm sure you're used to the endless existential threats we deal with here, something capable of ending the human race gets found and caged up every day. It's easy to underestimate something that doesn't pose an imminent threat. O5-4: Are you accusing us of negligence Director? Edwin: No sir. Think of it this way. There are many anomalies that we cage, some could doom us all. The human race stands on the edge of a cliff and many of those anomalies are more than capable of pushing us off. This is different. SCP-4121 is not humanity at the edge of a fall, humanity is clinging on by its fingers. Without my research, we are at 4121's mercy. We may stay like that forever, or we may fall when we least expect it. I ask you all here, now, which would you say is worse? O5-1: …you have made your case then, Director? Edwin: Have I made my case? O5-1: If that is all, your appeal will be reviewed by the Council now. Edwin: My appeal? Did you even listen to a word I just said? O5-1: Yes Edwin, we did. Do not try my patience. Guards, dismiss the accused. The Interviewed is dismissed. O5-4: I don't like it, if we let this slide we're throwing away whatever human decency we still have. O5-1: Yet we still must come to a verdict. Terminate the video. <End Log> Footnotes 1. Date of Incident 2. Nature of Incident
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Item #: SCP-4122 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4122 is to be stored in a standard locked safe-deposit box. Access is restricted, requiring written permission from two Level 4 personnel. Testing with SCP-4122 is prohibited. Description: SCP-4122 is a section of PVC pipe, 9 cm in diameter and 17 cm long. An arrow is drawn on the side of the object in black permanent marker. Housed within SCP-4122 is a temporal anomaly that shifts objects passing through it 1 second into the future or past, depending on the direction of travel. Objects passing through in the direction of the arrow (hereafter "the forward direction") travel into the future, while objects passing in the opposite direction (hereafter "the backward direction") travel into the past. SCP-4122 was recovered from the possession of Michael Swanson, a tradesman who had been using the object to duplicate currency. Swanson claimed to have retrieved SCP-4122 from a house in the suburbs of Brisbane, Australia after being hired to perform maintenance work on the building's stormwater system. Foundation efforts to locate the house have been unsuccessful, and the address provided by Swanson prior to being amnesticised lead to an undeveloped estate. Addendum A: SCP-4122 Testing Log + Expand Testing Log - Collapse Testing Log Date: 05-11-████ Presiding: Level 3 Senior Researcher Dr. Andreas Weir Assisting: Level 2 Research Assistant May Schumacher Redundant tests redacted for brevity Test 1 Apparatus: Red plastic ping pong ball, 40 mm diameter. Procedure: Ball was dropped through SCP-4122 in the forward direction. Results: Ball vanished from sight for 1 second upon passing through SCP-4122 before emerging and continuing along previous trajectory. Slow motion recording shows the ball disappearing smoothly as it passes an invisible plane near the midpoint of SCP-4122. Test 2 Apparatus: 30 cm steel ruler. Procedure: Ruler was pushed through SCP-4122 in the forward direction. Results: Tip of ruler emerged 1 second after passing through SCP-4122's event horizon. Any motions made with the ruler were repeated by the ruler tip 1 second later. Test 7 Apparatus: Red plastic ball. Procedure: Ball was dropped through SCP-4122 in the backward direction. Result: 0.75 seconds prior to being dropped, and 1 second prior to entering SCP-4122's event horizon, a duplicate instance of the ping-pong ball emerged from SCP-4122. The original instance vanished upon entering SCP-4122's event horizon, leaving only the duplicate. Test 8 Apparatus: Red plastic ball. Procedure: Research Assistant Schumacher was instructed to drop ball through SCP-4122, but stop when a duplicate emerged. Result: Approximately 0.75 seconds before the ball was to be dropped, a duplicate instance emerged. A high-pitched sound1 and brief puff of air not observed in the earlier tests were noted when the duplicate ball emerged. Comparative analysis of both instances could find no difference. Note: This test confirmed the recovery team's report that the object has the ability to duplicate small items. Test 15 Apparatus: 30 cm steel ruler. Procedure: Ruler was pushed through SCP-4122 in the backward direction. Results: Tip of ruler emerged 1 second prior to passing through SCP-4122's event horizon. Motions made by the ruler tip attempted to predict Research Assistant Schumacher's movements by 1 second, but showed visible discrepancies. Ruler was retrieved without incident. Note: This test appears to be inconsistent with the results of Test 8. The research team hypothesizes that there may be some manner of threshold for creating a paradox that this test did not meet. Alternatively, it may simply not work if you've got something stuck in it. Test 16 Apparatus: 30 cm steel ruler. Procedure: Ruler was pushed through SCP-4122 in the backward direction while Research Assistant Schumacher was blindfolded. Results: Tip of ruler emerged 1 second prior to passing through SCP-4122's event horizon. Motions made by the ruler tip accurately predicted all of Research Assistant Schumacher's movements. Note: This test implies that the discrepancies in movements observed in the previous test were the direct result of Schumacher’s awareness of the ruler's future movements. Test 19 Subject: White laboratory rat Procedure: Research Assistant Schumacher was instructed to drop subject through SCP-4122, but stop when a duplicate emerges. Results: Subject was successfully duplicated. SCP-4122 emitted a high pitched sound2 and puff of air consistent with previous tests. Comparative analysis found both instances of the subject to be identical. Note: The research team concluded based on animal testing that SCP-4122 was acceptably safe, and requested authorization to perform human testing in order to retrieve tactile data. Test 22 Subject: D-28512 Procedure: Subject was instructed to push right hand through SCP-4122 in the backward direction. Results: Subject moved to follow instructions, but flinched and pulled his hand back when the duplicate emerged. The duplicate hand was cleanly severed at the wrist, accompanied by a high pitched sound3 and puff of air consistent with previous tests. Comparative analysis has identified no difference between the severed duplicate hand and the subject's actual hand beyond the results of it being detached from the subject's body. Note: Testing was postponed until the lab and equipment could be cleaned of blood. Addendum B: SCP-4122 Audio Analysis Results + Expand Audio Analysis Results (INPUT LEVEL 3 AUTHORIZATION) - Collapse Audio Analysis Results Date: 08-11-████ Description: Multiple samples were provided by the research team. Each consists of approximately half a minute of audio, played at around 30x normal speed and pitched primarily in the ultrasonic range. Voices identified as those of Research Assistant Schumacher, Dr. Weir and D-28512. Transcripts are provided below. Redundant reports redacted for brevity Sample 4122-1 <Begin Transcript> Schumacher: "It didn't come out. Wasn't it supposed to-" Weir: "Schumacher! The walls!" Schumacher: "What? Oh 'kay… they’re red…" Weir: "I noticed!" [A noise consisting of hundreds of plastic, popping noises can be heard increasing in volume in the background. Very distant shouting can also be made out] Schumacher: "Uh, doctor, there are ping pong balls coming out of the walls. Is this part of the test? Should we log this?" Weir: "No, I think we should be leaving before—oh shit." Schumacher: "Doctor? Oh my god doctor, you too? Hang on, I’m going to get you out of here." Weir: [voice noticeably distorted] "This… this is really painful…" [Weir begins a string of profanity, before being cut off by choking noises. The background noise increases to a roar] Schumacher: "Doctor Weir! Andreas, no! Don't go! Come back! Oh my god the floor's disintegrating. Oh no no no, it's pulling me down, help, please, someone help—" [Schumacher's cries for help continue for approximately 8 seconds during which the background noise continues to increase in volume before audio passes beyond discernible range] <End Transcript> Sample 4122-4 <Begin Transcript> Schumacher: "It didn't come out. Wasn't it supposed to-" Weir: "Schumacher! The walls!" Schumacher: "What? Oh 'kay… they’re furry…” Weir: "I noticed!" Schumacher: "… and they're moving…” Weir: "I noticed that too!" [A noise consisting of a combination of squeaking, hissing, chattering and plopping noises can be heard increasing in volume in the background. Very distant screaming can also be made out] Schumacher: "Doctor, I think I'd like to leave now." Weir: "They're not just coming out of the wall, they're taking matter from the wall. This entire building is going to fall apart if—oh shit." Schumacher: "The roof, too. Oh my god doctor, they're falling out of the roof. We're going to be buried in rats. I don't want to be buried in rats—" Weir: [voice noticeably distorted] "Schumacher… it's not just… the building…" Schumacher: "Doctor Weir? Andreas!" [scream] "Oh my god, what the hell is—no, why? Why is this happening? … wait…" [momentary pause, during which the background noise increases to a roar] Schumacher: [audibly clearer, likely due to Schumacher positioning herself closer to the object] "Listen! Listen to me! Stop testing the pipe! You need to stop testing SCP-4—" [Schumacher's voice is abruptly choked off as if something has blocked her mouth. This is followed by approximately 6 seconds of muffled screaming before audio passes beyond discernible range] <End Transcript> Note: Testing of SCP-4122 has been discontinued indefinitely by order of O5-9. Footnotes 1. See Addendum B - Audio Analysis Report 4122-1 2. See Addendum B - Audio Analysis Report 4122-4 3. See █████████ - ███████████████ ████-█ ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4122" by Schumacher, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4122. 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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Item#: 4123 Level1 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: notice link to memo Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4123 is contained in a standard secure containment room in Site-137. Aside from standard containment teams, a team of volunteers from the Department of Anomalous Ambassadors has been assembled with the purpose of playing a game with SCP-4123 once a day. Team members are expected to have a Cognitive Resistance Value (CRV) of 15, be knowledgeable about board games and sports, and have at least minimal survival skills. Members are not expected to partake in the containment efforts every game, but it is recommended to participate whenever possible. Any and all SCP-4123 volunteers may consult Agent Gene (the current supervisor of the SCP-4123 containment team) to join. Description: SCP-4123 denotes a dark brown attache case with two cartoonish white gloves that float directly in front of the case. The gloves are sapient, and will animatedly move around to express thoughts.1 They will frequently manifest various objects from within the briefcase, which they will then use to organize games with nearby persons. However, the case appears non-anomalous when opened by a human and will always contain a third inanimate white glove. SCP-4123 has never retrieved the third glove for unknown reasons and vehemently denies its existence. SCP-4123 will float to the nearest individuals to ask them to play its games, and is capable of teleportation if no individuals are nearby. It will continually poke them on the forehead until they participate in the game. The longest that someone has gone without participating in a game is three months of continual poking, after which they were sent to the site psychologist for forehead-poking related mental trauma. An x-ray later revealed a harmless small dent in their skull in the location that they were poked. Discovery: SCP-4123 was discovered by three Foundation staff at a containment strategy meeting. The following transcript was recorded. Logistician Pavlis: -and that is why this will increase containment effectiveness by 50%. Agent Gene: Thank you. Is there anything else on the agenda today? <SCP-4123 manifests in the room. Everyone turns to look at it.> Agent Gene: Um… What is that thing? Logistician Pavlis: Did this escape from the disembodied salesman containment? <SCP-4123 holds up one finger of its right hand, and pulls a chess knight out of the briefcase with its left. The right hand then snaps its fingers as SCP-4123 approaches Agent Torres, handing him the chess piece.> Agent Torres: What is this? Is this like some kind of random surprise test for agents? Agent Gene: No, games are strictly banned at all our tests. They have a history of distracting the examiners.2 <Agent Torres reaches out and grabs the chess piece. Exterior footage of the room displays all contents of the room being sucked into 4123’s briefcase.> <Interior footage of the room displays that the room has changed: there are black and white squares all over the walls, the window that previously overlooked the Manhattan skyline now overlooks a medieval castle and the table in the middle of the room now has a chessboard on top of it. The three staff are seated across an entity resembling a large man with a horse head.> <The large man with a horse head neighs and points at the pieces on the board.> Logistician Pavlis: Oh, this is chess! Let me play, I'm great at chess. Agent Gene: Are you sure? I have never seen you play. Logistician Pavlis I was the top player of my chess club in third grade. <Logistician Pavlis moves a pawn. After a few seconds of contemplation, the equine figure eats the pawn. SCP-4123 hold up a sign with the words “7 POINTS!!!”.> Logistician Pavlis: I…what? <Agent Gene and Agent Torres look at each other for a moment then both give an exasperated sigh. Pavlis stares in shock. Agent Torres: I think we need to eat the pieces. <The equine entity neighs. Agent Gene and Agent Torres each grab a chess piece and put it in their mouths. Logistician Pavlis refuses to eat a piece out of principle.> Agent Gene: Thish ishn't ash bad ash I thought. It tastes like chocolate. <Agent Torres immediately spits out the chess piece and begins panting rapidly. Analysis later showed the chess piece to be made entirely out of capsaicin.> <SCP-4123 awards zero points to Agent Torres, ten points to Agent Gene, and a yellow penalty card to Logistician Pavlis. It then manifests a small trumpet out of the case and blows a victory tune. The camera shakes again, signifying a return to the baseline meeting room. Agent Gene and Logistician Pavlis are standing, confused. Agent Torres is still panting rapidly.> SCP-4123 was moved into containment following this event. Addendum-1: Game Logs After being acquired by the Foundation, it was noted that the content of the games organized could be influenced by handing items to SCP-4123. This log is intended to record the most notable items presented and the resulting games: Item Presented Game Observations A birthday cake A large birthday cake was created and a variety of cake-measuring instruments were provided. Participants were encouraged to use the instruments to guess the size of the cake, and the participant which guessed closest was declared the winner. Participants were explicitly banned from using their own measurement tools, citing that it would provide an unfair cake-measuring advantage. Participants in this game were very hesitant to touch the cake, as they feared it might be poisonous. However, the provided measuring implements indicated that the cake was simultaneously nutritious and delicious. A ping pong ball A tabletop tennis match with three color-coded balls that signified that each had to be scored by a different player. Scoring a ball of the wrong color caused the player's nose to temporarily physically change to the color of the ball. Scoring a ball of the correct color also caused the player's nose to change to that color. It was unclear whether the color change is a penalty or a reward. The participants of this game were colorblind, and were unable to effectively play the game as a result. SCP-4123 expressed regret and changed the game to a normal table tennis match. It appeared to be depressed as a result of its original game not being played, but the participants stated that they had fun despite not playing the intended game. A bag of dust The participants were judged by how large of a bite they could take out of a pile of dust while Another One Bites the Dust by Queen played in the background. Notably, singing the song results in a penalization card by SCP-4123. At the start of the game, participants were instructed by researchers to not eat the dust due to possible negative health effects. However, the participants responded "Don't stop me now, cause I'm having a good time." They were stopped by the researchers and lost SCP-4123's game by default. A copy of Dance Dance Revolution SCP-4123 brought the participants to an extradimensional space where they were instructed to perform a dance-off. Inflatable balloon arrows would fly towards the participants, which they were instructed to dodge. It was discovered that SCP-4123 has an extreme distaste for La Macarena, as it would incessantly poke the participants if they attempted the dance. This did not stop participants from performing La Macarena. A calligraphy set stained with green paint Three rounds of paintball. Any time a participant was struck with a ball, they were only allowed to reenter the game if they recited a poem about their feelings of the game. The majority of players expressed significant enjoyment of the game in their poems. SCP-4123 clapped after every poem, despite snapping being proper poetry etiquette. Addendum-2: Game 423 On October 18th 2024, Agent Gene entered SCP-4123's containment chamber one hour before the scheduled play session. <Agent Gene enters. The anomaly is floating on one corner, playing a tune by rapping its knuckles on the wall.> Agent Gene: Hey there, 4123. <SCP-4123 spins around slowly.> Agent Gene: Brought you something. <Agent Gene produces a deck of cards from one of their pockets.> See, I've played a lot of your games, nearly every day, and I realized something. You never play. You're always moderating or watching from the sidelines. <SCP-4123 is motionless> Agent Gene: So I thought to myself, why not include you in a play session? It could be fun. <Agent Gene sits on the floor and SCP-4123 approaches them.> Agent Gene: I assume you know how to play Slap. <SCP-4123 lowers itself to Agent Gene's level, leaving the case on the floor and taking half of the cards.> Agent Gene: Let's start, then! <SCP-4123 immediately lightly slaps Agent Gene's face with the cards. Agent Gene stops for a moment, stares at SCP-4123, then sighs.> Agent Gene Alright, I guess you don't know how to play. <Agent Gene teaches SCP-4123 how to play Slap. It initially appears hesitant to slap the cards, but eventually starts to play the game at the same speed as Agent Gene.> <Agent Gene and SCP-4123 play for an hour until the scheduled time for the enactment of SCP-4123's procedures comes. The containment team slowly filters in, watching respectfully as Agent Gene and SCP-4123 play for another three minutes before Logistician Pavlis joins in. Slowly, the other three present members of the team join, playing and laughing for another hour.> Agent Torres: C'mon Pavlis, take your turn already. Logistician Pavlis: Hold on, I gotta respond to this text- <SCP-4123 proceeds to poke Logistian Pavlis until he puts his phone away. The other participants agreed that Pavlis was being rude.> Logistician Pavlis: Fine, fine. Agent Gene: And… I win! Agent Torres: Oh, come on! I was so close! Logistician Pavlis: Well, maybe next round. <They look at SCP-4123> Do you want to play another? <SCP-4123 seems unresponsive.> Agent Torres: Uh, hello? 4123? <SCP-4123 grabs its briefcase, opens it and takes out a medal. The two gloves slowly glide towards Agent Gene, placing the medal around their neck. Sounds of cheering can be heard coming from the third glove inside the briefcase.> Agent Gene: Thank you? <SCP-4123 goes back to its briefcase, closing it. The cheering abruptly stops. Then it grabs the briefcase and retreats to a corner of the room.> Logistician Pavlis And now, what do we do? Is the 4123 game session over or…? Agent Torres: It sure seems so. <Agent Gene seems to be deep in thought, looking at the medal they received. The rest of the group leaves the room. After six minutes, Agent Gene leaves too.> SCP-4123 has not organized any games following this event, even when prompted by personnel. However, it is a willing participant of any games organized by Foundation staff, with "Slap" appearing to be its favorite game. It remains in a corner of its containment room playing "rock, paper, scissors" with itself during its free time. The medal received by Agent Gene had the following text engraved in it: "winner of my first game". Agent Gene has been allowed to keep it. Footnotes 1. Despite this, they are not fluent in sign language, and have refused all attempts to learn. 2. Agent Gene appears to be referring to the “Monopoly Incident” which nearly killed two researchers.
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Item #: SCP-4124 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4124 is to be kept in a storage locker at Site-22, and access is to be limited to Level 3 security personnel wearing Class B protective gloves and SCRAMBLE gear. On-Site personnel are to report any sudden unprofessional relations among staff members. If a relationship is discovered, one of the two involved parties will then be relocated to another Site, depending on location in the chain of command. The surviving staff member of an uncontained 4124-A event is to be administered Class-A amnestics, and assigned to a staff psychologist for counseling and monitored for suicidal tendencies. The corpse of the other staff member is to be disposed of according to standard procedures. Description: SCP-4124 is a small metal figurine in the shape of two children embracing, which stands on a rectangular base. The figure is approximately 24 cm tall, with a 6 cm wide and 5 cm long base. The figure appears to be constructed from platinum.1 The following is engraved on the base in Latin: "amicitia caduca est". This roughly translates to: "Friendship is fleeting". SCP-4124-1 appears to be a male humanoid, approximately 1.8 M tall, carrying a backpack and dressed in a motorcycle helmet with a tinted visor, a bomber jacket, and blue jeans. They bear a blue star shaped tattoo on their neck. SCP-4124-1 has an unnaturally high-pitched voice, falling outside of possible human range. The effects of SCP-4124 are threefold. Following exposure of a subject to SCP-4124 through direct touch, or prolonged visual contact, a period of 1-18 hours will follow in which the subject will develop a friendship with the first person they had prolonged verbal, visual, or physical contact with following exposure (Hereafter referred to as "SCP-4124-2" and "SCP-4124-3"). This friendship will appear to happen naturally, but is hypothesized to be the result of SCP-4124 influencing probability in the nearby environment. Over the following seven weeks, this friendship will strengthen, to the point where SCP-4124-2 and SCP-4124-3 consider themselves "best friends", and often confide in each other. At the beginning of the eighth week, or soon after, an 4124-A event will occur. During an 4124-A event, SCP-4124-2 and SCP-4124-3 will suddenly begin to argue about a current issue, of which they are on opposite sides, commonly religion, politics, or a mistake one of them recently made. This argument will eventually escalate to the point of lethal violence, resulting in one instance murdering the other in self-defense, often in gruesome manner. Upon death of SCP-4124-2 or SCP-4124-3, SCP-4124 will manifest SCP-4124-1 within a 10 M radius of itself. Following manifestation, SCP-4124-1 will then approach the survivor. SCP-4124-1 has proven extremely agile, strong, and fast, and has never been successfully subdued. Depending on the distance between SCP-4124 and the subject, it may take up to fifteen minutes for SCP-4124-1 to reach them. When SCP-4124-1 reaches the subject, it will produce a "friendship bracelet" from its left breast pocket. These bracelets usually are metal bands, and always feature the name of the now deceased target embossed on them. SCP-4124-1 will then hold down the subject, and force the bracelet onto their left wrist. Following this, SCP-4124-1 will vocalize the phrase "Best Friends Forever" once, before demanifestation. The bracelets have proven impossible to remove without amputation. Whenever the survivor looks at the bracelet, they will experience flashbacks, and often begin crying. Amnesticizing the survivor has proven partially successful, making the flashbacks less vivid. There is no complete cure for these effects. These effects often lead to withdrawal from others, distrust, and eventually, suicidal tendencies. A subject who has previously undergone SCP-4124's effects can not experience them again. However, there is no known limit to the amount of people SCP-4124 can effect at one time. Interviewed: [ Dr. Beiderman] Interviewer: [ Senior Researcher D███████] Foreword: [This interview takes place following 4124-A Event 17] <Begin Log, 8:26 A:M █/██/██> Senior Researcher D███████: State your name for the record please. Dr. Beiderman: Dr. Klaus Beiderman. Senior Researcher D███████: What were you doing when the 4124-A event occured? Dr. Beiderman: I was in the secure storage area, cataloging some new Mekhanite texts. I had just locked them back up when it started. Senior Researcher D███████: What did you observe? Dr. Beiderman Somebody across the room from me raised her voice. I assumed she had dropped an artifact, so I ran over to see if I could help. I turned the corner, and it was █████████, yelling at Agent Moorehead. Senior Researcher D███████: Do you recall the subject of the argument? Dr. Beiderman: From what I could tell, Agent Moorehead had misfiled something. Senior Researcher D███████: Thank you, please continue. Dr. Beiderman So they two of them got louder and louder, and I realized that █████████ was reaching into their pocket for something. Senior Researcher D███████: What was the object? Dr. Beiderman An X-ACTO Knife. Everything happened so fast. Agent Moorehead drew his gun and shot at her. She jumped on top of Agent Moorehead, and pulled the knife out, jabbing it into Moorehead's neck. And she kept doing it, over and over. Senior Researcher D███████: At what point did SCP-4124-1 appear? Dr. Beiderman: It couldn’t have been more than two minutes after Agent Moorehead expired. Senior Researcher D███████: Describe the entity, please. Dr. Beiderman: It looked like a normal person by all accounts, with the exception of their face. Senior Researcher D███████: What was wrong with their face? And how did you see their face? Dr. Beiderman: After it vocalized, it turned towards me and lifted its visor before disapparating. Dr. Beiderman is silent for approximately 1 minute. Senior Researcher D███████: Doctor? Dr. Beiderman: Oh, sorry. I'm trying to figure out how to put it in words. Dr. Beiderman: It was an indescribable thing really. Have you ever lost something precious, and looked in the mirror afterwards? You've probably never thought to. This thing's face was contorted into such an expression of loss and pain, it was practically a caricature of the emotion. You could tell that wasn't how it actually felt though. It was clearly insane. Senior Researcher D███████: Thank you. Look, I'm sorry you went through all this. Dr. Beiderman: No, thank you. It helps to have someone to talk to. Senior Researcher D███████: Let's wrap this up then. I'll buy you a drink from the machine down the hall. <End Log, 8:47 A.M.> Closing Statement: Following review of the tapes, it was determined that viewing SCP-4124-1's face yields similar properties to long term viewing of SCP-4124, at an extremely accelerated rate. The remains of Dr. Beiderman were was transferred to Site-███. SCP-4124 was created by POI-14WA5, an Anartist based in the African region of [REDACTED], along with many other POIs. SCP-4124 was discovered during a raid performed by MTF Kappa-29 "Killjoys" on Compound-12, a known anartist meeting place, where an "art show" was in progress. A transcript of the raid can be found in file [DATA EXPUNGED], and an interview with a surviving member of the MTF conducting the raid can be found [DATA EXPUNGED]. Records found at Compound-12 indicate that SCP-4124-1 depicts a former member of POI-14WA5's circle of friends, designated POI-14WC6. POI-14WC6 disappeared following a raid of a prior show by the Global Occult Coalition. POI-14WA5 was "inspired" to make SCP-4124 following this raid. The note-card that was found with SCP-4124 during the raid describes it as a piece on "The futility of friendship". POI-14WC6 appears to be missing from his home in [REDACTED] and is wanted for questioning. + Level 4 Clearance Required - Welcome Site Director To the Current Director. A disinformation protocol has been put into use for the containment of this anomaly. In particular, the ability of the foundation to ensure the survival of both parties is a blatant lie. We did try. But, as mentioned in the main file, this anomaly manipulates probability. Transportation vehicles would experience breakdowns. Mistakes in scheduling would occur. In one case, the pilot of a priority one airlift had a heart attack. In other words, the only way to help people is to keep it out of sight in the first place. Of course, this would cause panic when, inevitably, someone would come under the effects of this SCP. It's human nature to try to do something. We can't accept the death of someone else, even when it's inevitable. In the end, the attempts to save those affected became more expensive than replacing the personnel. So we let the anomaly take its course, incinerate the bodies, and fill out paperwork for "transfer to another site". Mason Strom, Site 22 Director of Security. Footnotes 1. Due to the effects of the SCP, studying its components thoroughly is considered an unnecessary risk to staff who have not experienced its effects, and staff who have experienced its effects refuse to touch the damn thing. -Senior Researcher D███████ ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4124" by Nathan Erickson, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4124. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. 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Item #: SCP-4125 Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-4125 are to be kept within a single ventilated containment cell in Site-14, which is to be exempt from standard janitorial protocols. Whenever an instance of SCP-4125-1 manifests, the cell is to be provided with unlaundered articles of clothing, unwashed dishes and cutlery, as well as the equipment necessary to clean the aforementioned objects and the cell around them. These objects are to remain available for as long as an instance of SCP-4125-1 remains active. All instances of SCP-4125 are to be fitted with microphones for recording of vocalizations, which are to be filtered through a SCRA23 auditory cognitohazard filter, before being analyzed for possible signs of sapience. If an instance of SCP-4125-1 demonstrates any indication of being sapient or aware of its surroundings in its vocalizations, the current SCP-4125 research head is to be contacted. All communication during interviews with sapient instances of SCP-4125-1 is to go through an intercommunication device attached to a SCRA23 automated auditory cognitohazard filter. Following Incident 4125-5, the recovery site of SCP-4125 is to remain under constant surveillance for the manifestation of further anomalous entities. Description: SCP-4125 is a set of 14 gray-green boiler suits devoid of tags or other manufacturer information, designated SCP-4125-A to SCP-4125-M. The objects show damage consistent with approximately 10-20 years of exposure to underwater conditions, although all attempts at dating them have so far proven inconclusive. The objects completely lack openings aside from those for the neck, hands, and feet, rendering them impossible to wear for humanoid subjects. At random intervals,1 incorporeal humanoid entities manifest within the SCP-4125 instances. These entities are collectively designated SCP-4125-1. Instances of SCP-4125-1 are only visible due to the large amounts of smoke2 they constantly emit, which tends to form into a generally humanoid shape within the SCP-4125 instance. Although incorporeal and incapable of manipulating their surroundings by conventional means, instances of SCP-4125-1 are able to manipulate objects through the SCP-4125 instance in which they manifest, often utilizing the sleeves of the suits to hold or grab objects. In addition, SCP-4125-1 instances levitate approximately 5 cm above the ground at all times. Despite this, SCP-4125-1 instances usually make motions resembling a shuffling, bipedal gait while in motion. When left unattended, instances of SCP-4125-1 will attempt to perform various menial labor tasks if provided with proper equipment, including but not limited to cleaning their surroundings as well as washing unlaundered clothing and unwashed dishes and kitchenware, and renovating buildings and infrastructure. If no such equipment is provided, the entities will simply attempt to scrub available surfaces using the sleeves of the SCP-4125 instance, presumably in an attempt to clean them. Most instances of SCP-4125-1 are known to sometimes follow simple commands in English, Armenian, Greek, and Turkish. Instances of SCP-4125-1 regularly emit noises similar to sobbing and audio static, and have been known to vocalize various often heavily muffled phrases in English at random intervals. Approximately 31% of these vocalizations, alongside 14% of assorted noises, contain auditory memetic cognitohazards known to cause the following long-term symptoms in listeners: Difficulties in falling asleep. Occasional short-term and long-term memory loss, including difficulty forming new memories. Extremely vivid and often lucid dreams, with many subjects reporting dreaming of "impossible colors" and fractal shapes. Self-reported increase in exhaustion Self-reported feelings of alienation from and apathy towards the world around them Periods of unresponsiveness to external stimuli Flattening of emotional responses and affects Frequent and uncontrollable bouts of melancholy and longing, with subjects often reporting feelings of immense nostalgia towards something they have never experienced, often associated with the vivid dreams that accompany the infection Periods of uncontrollable sobbing at random intervals After initial infection, symptoms usually begin to manifest in three to five days, with the longest reported time between infection and initial manifestation of symptoms being 41 days. Infection usually ends on its own after approximately 5-7 months. Amnestic treatment has proven ineffective. Show abridged log of SCP-4125-1 vocalizations ACCESS GRANTED No. No. How could they? I have been so [unintelligible] I love them. I am doing this because I love them. They love me and I love them. I don't hate them, I love them. [sobbing] They are so [REDACTED BY SCRA23] cruel, yet so [REDACTED BY SCRA23] I wish [unintelligible] [unintelligible] will do anything as long as [unintelligible] return to [REDACTED BY SCRA23] [unintelligible] didn't want it like we had it. It works on souls different from how bodies work. So I drilled a hole right through my skull, right at forehead level. Let a shaft of [REDACTED BY SCRA23] shine straight in, shimmering like [unintelligible] I deserve this. I deserve this. This is what I deserve. I deserve this. [Instance continued repeating these phrases for approximately 14 minutes] I have never had unkind thoughts about [REDACTED BY SCRA23] [unintelligible] trusted them. I trusted [REDACTED BY SCRA23] and they [unintelligible] My body used to [REDACTED BY SCRA23] and spin like a [unintelligible] but I can't feel that anymore. I can't feel my body anymore. How could it ever come to this? They were supposed to [unintelligible] A star! A star! They love me. They are doing this because they love me. They love me and I love them. They don't hate me, they love me. [Laughter and heavy static, then sobbing] [REDACTED BY SCRA23] is shining in the water. Perhaps the last thing to hold onto when you're drowning. [Laughter, then sobbing] [REDACTED BY SCRA23] are not like us. They are terrible and rapacious beings of [unintelligible] [unintelligible] was not the Fifth World, was [unintelligible] have deceived me? Why [unintelligible] May their names and memories be… May their names and memories… May their… I can't [unintelligible] I followed the [unintelligible] until I met them. The Archons. [unintelligible] been so blind? [unintelligible] so full of stars, once. We were so full of stars, up there. It was all lies. All of it. [REDACTED BY SCRA23] yet so [unintelligible] They are so beautiful, [unintelligible] beings of swirling [REDACTED BY SCRA23] could I not have done what I did? I have never turned away from [REDACTED BY SCRA23] I promise. I promise. I'm forgetting it, why am I [unintelligible] so beautiful, it was all so very beautiful but I can't remember [unintelligible] [unintelligible] as the book said. Then why [unintelligible] Failed the archons. Failed the archons. I have failed the archons. Recovery: SCP-4125 was discovered on July 3, 1986, when a cargo ship reported observing large amounts of smoke rising out of the ocean at approximately 47°N 140°W. The cargo ship contacted the Canadian Coast Guard, which in turn contacted the Foundation after discovering several smoking humanoid figures, later classed SCP-4125-1, attempting to clean and repair the wreck of an approximately 100m long cruise ship. Analysis of the shipwreck revealed that a large spherical section of the ship's interior, including parts of the hull, are missing completely. This is currently presumed to be the cause of the wreckage, as all other damage to the ship appears to be caused by factors relating to the wreckage itself. In addition, the ship lacks all identifying information as well as most furniture, and would likely not be habitable to human subjects before sinking. Several rooms aboard the ship seemed to serve as storage for various electronic equipment of unknown purpose, all heavily damaged by prolonged exposure to seawater. A vast majority of the internal walls were painted with fractal patterns, some of which carry the same memetic cognitohazards as the vocalization of SCP-4125-1 instances. Despite no corpses being found aboard or near the shipwreck, several complete naval uniforms corresponding to no known military or civilian organization were found aboard, all showing damage similar to that of the SCP-4125 instances. These uniforms lacked all identifying information with the exception of a five-pointed tin star affixed to the cap in the spot of the cap badge. Initial Foundation recovery of an instance of SCP-4125 occurred on July 7, when an unmanned exploration vehicle recovered the object now classed SCP-4125-A, then believed to be a non-anomalous jumpsuit. Shortly after being taken aboard the SCPS █████, the entity later classed as SCP-4125-A-1 manifested and began to scrub the deck using its sleeves before being subdued by security personnel. As the Foundation remained unsure of the anomalous properties of SCP-4125-1 instances, the decision was made to wait until the instances demanifested and then recover the inert SCP-4125 instances. Incident 4125-4: On March 13, 1991, SCP-4125-E-57 vocalized the following statement during washing of Foundation jumpsuits: [unintelligible] logo. Can it be [unintelligible] can't be the Foundation [unintelligible] same people who [unintelligible] Can you hear me? Can anyone hear me? If anyone can hear me, please [REDACTED BY SCRA23] speak [REDACTED BY SCRA23] name is [unintelligible] please speak to [REDACTED BY SCRA23] This marks the first sign of self-awareness observed from an instance of SCP-4125-1. Following the possible discovery of sapience in SCP-4125-E-57, standard interview protocols were conducted. Interview Log SCP-4125-E-57-1 13.3.1991 ACCESS GRANTED Interviewed: SCP-4125-E-57 Interviewer: Dr. Nicholas Foreword: This interview was conducted to ascertain the possible sapience of SCP-4125-E-57. It was conducted through an intercom outfitted with a SCRA23 automated auditory cognitohazard filter to filter out auditory memetic cognitohazards from the vocalizations of SCP-4125-E-57. <Begin Log> Dr. Nicholas: Greetings, SCP-4125-E-57. If you can hear me and are capable of responding, please state your name for the record. SCP-4125-E-57: Another person? I am [unintelligible] have been saved. My name is Randall Ramirez. Do you [unintelligible] recognize me? Dr. Nicholas: I do not. SCP-4125-E-57: I'm an actor. Or I at least used to be, I think. I played the main character in A Piece of Star-Filled Sky, I was in Eyes Yet To Open, I was in [REDACTED BY SCRA23] have forgotten so much. What happened? Do you remember Jarbah, with Tamarah Scheele playing that plant woman?3 Dr. Nicholas I'm sorry to say, but I do not. SCP-4125-E-57: What has happened to me? She looked so damn beautiful in that makeup. What have they [unintelligible] Dr. Nicholas Are you aware of the Foundation and its activities? SCP-4125-E-57: I have forgotten so much, but I remember it. I don't know how, but I remember the Foundation. I remember the grey concrete walls, the white labcoats, the same kind that [unintelligible] remember the men in black suits who came to my house one night and shoved me into the black car outside. They put me in a room kinda like this one, no sink or dirty dishes but it was like this one, still air and silent walls. I had won some big award that night, I think, gave a speech about that one book I had read, or was it a film I saw? The one [REDACTED BY SCRA23] gave me. There was a man behind the glass just like you, I can't remember his face, did he even have a face, asking me about the book, about the award, about my career and about [unintelligible] recognized the symbol on the jumpsuit I was washing, the three arrow one without any stars on it, same symbol as on the syringe full of black sludge they jabbed in my arm when they were done with me. Said something about, what was that word, Cetus. Project Cetus4. Like that whale monster from that one movie, I can't remember the name. That's it, that's all I can remember. Dr. Nicholas I'll look into it. Are you aware that you are an anomalous non-human entity? SCP-4125-E-57: I am human. I remain human. I can't feel my body. I can't feel my soul, but I remain human. I have to. They told me I would remain human, even when [REDACTED BY SCRA23] more human than those left in the false world, under the false stars, false souls trapped in false bodies like swirling smoke in a sphere of glass waiting to be shattered. I am beyond them. Even after [unintelligible] was cast down, I remain more human than them. Torn from the beautiful eternities of [unintelligible] and shackled to this [unintelligible] so cold and [unintelligible]. What have I done to [unintelligible] washing gross dishes to sate the cruel whims of the [unintelligible] was it a reward? I remember them telling me [unintelligible] but why would they then [unintelligible] Dr. Nicholas: Do you know what caused you to become an anomalous entity? SCP-4125-E-57: I was cast down. That must have been it. This is a punishment, at least I think it's a punishment for [unintelligible] can't even remember what it was [unintelligible] can't be a reward, because what kind of reward would [unintelligible] must have committed some form of transgression. I have to. They wouldn't have done this to me otherwise. If I only [unintelligible] Dr. Nicholas: A transgression? Against who? SCP-4125-E-57: The Archons. Cruel and rapacious spirits from the [unintelligible] used to love them, I really did. They were the ones who gave me the opportunity to [unintelligible] must have loved them at one point. Now, I know how cruel they truly can be, after they sent me here, to this [unintelligible] far from the Fifth World. So little light reaches down here. The stars are so different, I know they don't intend to but they lie, they lie to [unintelligible] moved like sick puppets, like records, like actors acting out some D-list production that none of them gave a [unintelligible] but I loved them. Dr. Nicholas: What is the Fifth World? SCP-4125-E-57: Imagine endless hallways, like in a big hotel, the patterns on the floor and the pattern on the walls swirling like smoke as you flow past them, feeling it all move through yourself as you've never moved before. Imagine the night sky, so full of stars, but the stars are all [REDACTED BY SCRA23] no longer lie to you. And imagine it all beating, shifting, swirling, twisting, quaking, like a soundless song coming from the rooms above but it's all coming from inside your soul. Imagine living your entire life with a smooth black stone shackled to yourself without ever seeing it only for that stone to turn to smoke before your eyes as you realize that you can finally step through the gate that was intended for you and live as you have always wanted to without ever knowing you wanted to. That black stone is the barren desolation that is this fallen reality and the place beyond that gate is the Fifth World. At least, that's what the Archons told me as they caressed me, letting it all flow deep into my soul as I sunk through the manifolds of this failed existence and into the Fifth World, or at least they told me it was the Fifth World. I [unintelligible] must have been the transgression. I doubted them, and I doubted the Fifth World. Dr. Nicholas: Can you tell me more about how you entered this place? SCP-4125-E-57: I'm sorry, it's [unintelligible] have lost so much. My head feels like smoke right now, my body feels like smoke, my [unintelligible] feels like smoke, my soul feels like smoke. I can't really remember, as I said, I have lost so much. Either that or it was [unintelligible]. I'm sorry. Only thing I remember is the whispering embrace of the Archons, I truly felt it, something deep inside that [REDACTED BY SCRA23] was in motion but it was no kind of motion that I had ever felt before, dissonant shivering yet rhythmic thumping and rapturous [unintelligible] at the same time and that motion felt like the key to a lock deep within me. Was I on drugs? [unintelligible] been on, I can't remember what. The entire thing felt like I was burning, starting from within and ascending outwards through myself until I reached that place. I can't remember where I first knew I had reached it, might have been when I noticed that the floors weren't rocking anymore like they were on the ship, rather [unintelligible]. It was on a big ship, wasn't it? It probably was, or at least I can remember the sea and the night sky and all the stars. Or was that in the Fifth World? I've lost so much, I'm sorry. Dr. Nicholas: Were you alone during this procedure or were others present, anomalous or otherwise? SCP-4125-E-57: There were others, many others. I can't remember their faces, they swirl around in my head and twist together. Tamarah wasn't there, that much I'm certain of. Big film guys, most of them, you essentially had to be a big film guy to get in there. Producers, directors, musicians, and actors like me, of course. There was that one man from the Church, Stanford something or what was his name, looking real fine in his blue uniform with the star insignia. He was there, now I remember, he was the one who [unintelligible] were probably around four or five of them. It was so hard to make it out, I can't really remember, might have been thousands of them spinning around in that big room, might have been just one as far as I saw. But there were probably around four or five of them. Dr. Nicholas: Can you remember if any of these people were present in the location you arrived at? SCP-4125-E-57: I'm not sure, I think I saw Kramer in a hallway once, looking out over the ocean. That's what his name was, the man in the naval uniform. Stan Kramer, real nice guy. I don't know where the others went, though, or even if they ever got up there. There were many others there, people that I did't recognize. None from the film business. Many of them seemed to have been there a lot longer than me. Some didn't even speak English, I think, though things like that weren't usually an issue up there. Didn't talk much, most of the ones who had been there longer than me. Dr. Nicholas: Are you aware of the fact that while we have observed many individuals in a similar… state as yours, you are the first to respond to questions? SCP-4125-E-57: Yeah, I figured as much. I think I saw others, briefly, can't remember where. Others enduring similar things as me, many who seemed to have gone through this thing more times than I had. We were all put into this big room, like an auditorium or conference hall, me and a large bunch of different people. At least most of them looked like they had once been people. It was really cramped. Most of them were just mumbling incoherent things, cursing or praising the Archons like broken records or sobbing. Not that it listened. It stood so proud, there at the seashore, just radiating arrogance. I can't remember a word of what it said, yet the message was clear. We had [REDACTED BY SCRA23] were to be punished for it. That thing, it had so many colors, too, inside it, so many colors that I hadn't seen before I first ever entered that place. I haven't seen the colors since, not like I saw them up there. They were so much more vivid, up there. I'm forgetting them, I've forgotten so much. Dr. Nicholas: Thank you, I believe that is all. Is there anything else you remember or want to say, or shall I conclude the interview? SCP-4125-E-57: I'm sorry. I shouldn't have spoken to you, they told me not to [REDACTED BY SCRA23] but I saw the [unintelligible] so I had to [unintelligible] told me I wasn't allowed to speak to people down here, but [unintelligible] had forgotten so much. Perhaps this is deliberate on their part, the things I've forgotten, to [unintelligible] put me here knowing that I'd speak, so that they could [unintelligible] if I knew what it is that they're punishing me for, if I knew what they're punishing you [unintelligible] I'm sorry. [unintelligible] <End Log> Closing Statement: After the conclusion of this interview, SCP-4125-E-57 has become unresponsive and all further attempts to communicate with it have failed. SCP-4125-E-57 continues to occasionally emit noises similar to audio static. On April 30, 1991, SCP-4125-E-57 demanifested as normal. Five days later, approximately 41% of Site-14 personnel were found to suffer from the cognitohazardous effects of SCP-4125-1 instances, despite never having been in contact with an instance of SCP-4125-1. The cause of this is currently unknown. █ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ █ ███ █ █ ███ █ █ ███ █ █ ░ █ █ ███ █ █ █ █ █ █ ███ █ █ █ ███ █ ███ ███ ███ █ ███ █ █ ███ █ █ ░ ███ ███ ███ █ █ ███ █ ░ █ ███ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ ░ █ █ █ █ █ █ ███ █ █ █ █ ███ █ █ █ █ ███ █ ███ ███ █ ░ █ ███ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ ░ ███ ███ ███ █ █ ███ █ ░ █ █ ███ █ █ █ █ █ █ ███ █ █ █ ███ █ ███ ███ ███ █ ███ █ █ ███ █ █ ░ █ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ █ ███ █ █ ███ █ █ ███ █ █ DEACTIVATING COUNTERCONCEPTUAL CAMOUFLAGE This Incident Report is under investigation by the Counterconceptual Division, and has been protected with Alfa-class Counterconceptual Camouflage in addition to standard network security measures. If you are able to see this message, you have received the proper inoculation to read this report. Incident 4125-5: On May 5, 1991, the OSCAZ Internal Network Crawler5 detected that approximately 15 minutes of security footage from Site-14 had gone unreviewed since their recording on April 30, 1991. Review of the footage showed that it depicted an anomalous entity resembling a large cloud of smoke, designated SCP-4125-α. This entity appears capable of creating a large variety of visual antimemetic cognitohazards designed to prevent observers from forming memories of it or recordings of it, as well as memetic cognitohazards with effects similar to the vocalizations of SCP-4125-1 instances. In addition, the entity displayed minor reality-bending capabilities. Foreword: The video was transcribed by researchers under the effect of mnestic drugs, used to inhibit the effects of the antimemetic cognitohazards present in the video. A MBLE25 automated visual cognitohazard filter was used to automatically filter out visual memetic cognitohazards. <Begin Log> [00:00-03:11]: SCP-4125-α appears over the horizon northwest of Site-14, levitating approximately 5 m off the ground. Entity approaches the main gate of Site-14. [03:12-03:15]: SCP-4125-α uses reality-bending abilities to open the main gate to Site-14 and enters the site. Site-14 records show that the on-site Kant counter designed to detect local fluctuations in reality experienced an electrical failure at approximately 03:13, leaving them unable to detect the reality fluctuations caused by SCP-4125-α. Security Officers guarding the gate do not notice the entity. [09:20-13:51]: SCP-4125-α levitates towards the Euclid-Class Containment Wing of Site-14. Site staff are frequently seen noticing the entity, before being affected by its antimemetic effects and forgetting it. [13:52-14:24]: SCP-4125-α arrives outside the containment chamber of SCP-4125, using its reality-bending capabilities to open the gate to the containment cell. The smoke that SCP-4125-α consists of begin to swirl at a faster pace, and at 14:05, a humanoid shape can briefly be seen within the smoke, mostly obscured by cognitohazards redacted by the MBLE25 automated visual cognitohazard filter. [14:25-15-23]: SCP-4125-α enters the containment chamber, in which SCP-4125-E-57, SCP-4125-B-55 and SCP-4125-M-49 can be seen removing labcoats from a washer. SCP-4125-α manifests several hand-like appendages seemingly composed from smoke, which it uses to grab SCP-4125-E-57 and pull it into the cloud of smoke. [15:24-15:25]: SCP-4125-α emits a bright flash of light before vanishing alongside SCP-4125-E-57. SCP-4125-E and the item later designated SCP-4125-β fall to the ground. <End Log> SCP-4125-β is a naval uniform similar to the ones found on the shipwreck on which SCP-4125 was discovered, aside from Yankee-class Counterconceptual Camouflage woven into the pattern of the fabric and a large five-pointed star made up of beryllium bronze attached to the chest. Footnotes 1. Average of 25 days. The shortest recorded interval so far has been 5 hours (SCP-4125-J-10 to SCP-4125-J-11) while the longest interval lasted for 5 months and 23 days (SCP-4125-H-32 to SCP-4125-H-33) 2. Mainly consisting of various hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and water vapor, as well as large amounts of ozone and boron compounds along with particles of tar and soot. For a full chemical analysis, see Document 4125-██ 3. None of the movies or individuals mentioned by SCP-4125-E-57, nor any actor by the name "Randall Ramirez" have been proven to exist 4. No records exist of this interview, nor of any such Foundation protocol 5. The OSCAZ Internal Network Crawler is a webcrawler developed by the Counterconceptual Division to detect counterconceptually camouflaged files within the IntSCPFN network. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4125" by A Blessed Feline, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4125. 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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Item #: SCP-4126 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4126 is to be neatly folded and stored in a standard anomalous object storage container with padding on its floor, ceiling, and walls. The object is currently being stored in Area-12, the area in which it was discovered. When sentience is gained, the object is allowed to roam the facility under supervision of at least one Foundation personnel. Due to concerns of the security precautions regarding its permission to roam the facility freely, SCP-4126-B has been restricted to staying within 3 meters (10 feet) of its supervisor, and may only roam for 2/3 of the time in which it maintains sentience. At least one Level-2 Foundation personnel must supervise SCP-4126-B and keep track of time. When its roaming period has expired, SCP-4126-B is to be escorted back to its containment chamber for its remaining time of sentience. This does not apply to the exceptions of its “haunting cycle” such as the week leading up to Halloween (See paragraph five of Description for more information). In the rare event in which SCP-4126-B refuses to comply with the commands of personnel, Halloween-themed candy, such as candy corn or bars of milk chocolate, are to be retrieved and used as a form of bait. A pea-sized tracking device has been sewn into its fabric in the events in which SCP-4126-A is taken without proper permission or lost. Dr. █████, the researcher who discovered SCP-4126, was voluntarily tasked with supervising SCP-4126-B. Description: SCP-4126 is a standard white bedsheet for a king sized mattress. The bedsheet does not have a tag or brand name on it. On the center of the sheet are two equally-sized and parallel holes cut neatly into the sheet. Closer inspection shows no form of damage or wear. However, being within 0.9 meters (3 feet) of the object can cause problems with radio frequencies, specifically that of cellular devices and any form of radio. This complicated the creation of a tracking device for SCP-4126, though the use of an aluminum alloy was found to be quite effective against its effects. SCP-4126 usually lays completely still as a bedsheet in its “resting” form, or SCP-4126-A. However, the bedsheet will occasionally rise on its own as if being put on by someone. This state is classified as SCP-4126-B, or its "haunting" form. Looking under the sheet reveals nothing; no human, entity, or any form of organism, living or dead. In its “haunting” form, as dubbed by personnel, SCP-4126-B gains the ability to speak English in a similar voice to that of an American male approximately between ages 16 and 21, and has an estimated IQ of average intelligence for that age. SCP-4126-B is both sentient and sapient, and enjoys “messing around” with Foundation personnel by attempting to “spook” them by shouting “boo” and/or appearing from the ground, ceiling, or surrounding walls. The object also seems to have virtually no sense of seriousness or urgency (See Addendum 4126-1 for more information). In this form, SCP-4126-B becomes incorporeal and is no longer affected by the laws of gravity, collision, propulsion, motion, or mass. The negation of these laws of physics grants SCP-4126-B the ability to effortlessly phase through almost all forms of physical matter (See Addendum 4126-4 for the exception) and float upside down without folding in on itself. It locomotes via levitation which has been made possible by its incorporeal nature. The propulsion/pull that allows SCP-4126-B to move without any known limbs, wings, or other appendages required for movement has yet to have been explained, and all theories regarding this have proven to be either ridiculous or false. Despite being unable to collide with most physical matter, SCP-4126-B inexplicably possesses the ability to allow collision with any living organism. By what has been viewed, it only grants this to individuals who it can trust, such as Dr. █████, the supervisor and discoverer of the object. Only seven known Foundation personnel besides Dr. █████ have been granted this ability. When not trying to “spook” Foundation personnel, SCP-4126-B is generally compliant and very polite with foundation personnel. Some individuals have taken to visiting it often. Due to its low risk of danger and well behaved nature, communication and visits with SCP-4126-B are generally permitted. SCP-4126-B only stays in this form for up to twelve hours a day (See paragraph five of Description for more details), then turns back into SCP-4126-A, or its “resting” form. It is to be located and folded neatly in its containment chamber after this change. As a result of the new security protocols set in place (See Special Containment Procedures for more information), SCP-4126-A can now easily be located. When becoming aware of the object’s change of form, whether it be visually or from approximated time span of sentience, the designated supervisor of SCP-4126-B is to report to SCP-4126’s containment chamber, neatly fold it, and place it on its designated table. The time span in which it stays in its “haunting” form, or SCP-4126-B, depends on the current Moon phase in the lunar cycle1, current holiday, and/or time of day. By default, SCP-4126 is most active at night, but is sometimes found in its “haunting” form in the middle of the day. Rather than all lunar phases being related to its “haunting cycle”, SCP-4126 only reacts to the 8 major moon phases2. If the lunar cycle is drawing closer to a full moon, SCP-4126 becomes more active by 1 1/2 hours each day, and less active by 1 1/2 hours each day when drawing closer to a new moon. When it is a full moon, SCP-4126 remains in its “haunting” form for the full twelve-hour timespan; on the contrary, SCP-4126 remains in its “resting” form for the whole day on a new moon. The only exceptions to this “haunting cycle” are October 31 and November 1. For the week leading up to Halloween, SCP-4126 will remain in its “haunting” form without end. It will also show immense joy and celebrate the holiday in a few different ways (see Addendum 4126-3). On All Saints Day, i.e. November 1, the object will remain in its “resting” form for the entire day. These two circumstances are not affected by the “haunting cycle” in any way. After these eight days, the “haunting cycle” once again takes effect until the week leading up to Halloween one year later. This has happened every year with no change in activity or dates in which activities occur. SCP-4126 was discovered when the bedsheet of Dr. █████ from Area-12 started talking to him as he slept. He would wake up and imagine that it was simply a figment of his imagination, until the bedsheet spoke to him while he was conscious, begging him to “release” it. The object was soon after brought upon the Foundation’s attention and given an SCP classification. It is possible that, if applied to a mattress, SCP-4126-B is rendered completely immobile whilst maintaining sentience and cognitive functions. Testing on the matter will be done in the future, though made difficult due to the randomness of the times in which SCP-4126 changes its form. (See Addendum 4126-4 for results on testing with matresses.) Addendum 4126-1: An interview was being conducted on SCP-4126-B shortly after SCP classification to obtain a basic understanding of its sentience. The interview did not go as planned. Interviewed: SCP-4126-B Interviewer: Dr. ███ <Begin Log> Dr. ███: SCP-4126-B, would you mind if I asked you a few questions? SCP-4126-B: Of course not, my man! What's up? Dr. ███: How long have you been sentient? SCP-4126-B: I dunno. That's like asking if I remember being born. Do you? Dr. ███ begins to write down a few notes. SCP-4126-B: Hey, what's that on your shoulder? Dr. ███ looks at his shoulder and back, only to see that SCP-4126-B was gone. It had decided to sneak up behind him to shout “boo”, surprising Dr. ███ and causing him to flinch. SCP-4126-B returns to its side of the table, snickering. Dr. ███: Okay, you had your fun. Let’s move on. Now, have you ever- SCP-4126-B: (Interrupting Dr. ███) Hey, there's a mustard stain on your shirt. Dr. ███ looks down at his shirt, only to be surprised by SCP-4126-B, who quickly emerged from the floor where Dr. ███‘s feet lay. SCP-4126 once again returns to its original position, laughing. Dr. ███: SCP-4126-B, that is quite enough. Please, just answer my questions so we can make this shorter than it has to be- SCP-4126-B: There's a spider above you! Dr. ███ looks up only to see SCP-4126-B looking down at him from above his head. Dr. ███: This interview is over. <End Log> Closing Statement: SCP-4126-B seems to have little-to-no understanding of when serious behavior is required. It has not a care in the world, and simply wants to make people jump from their seats with its shenanigans. That being said, there’s something so oddly… likable about it. It could be its polite attitude and hearty (no pun intended) personality, or it might have some sort of memetic effect that causes others around it to enjoy its company. Who knows? All that’s for certain is that it means no harm and has an eternal desire for fun. How delightful. Addendum 4126-2: SCP-4126-B does not try to leave the facility on purpose. Rather, similarly to SCP-343, it chooses to stay within its confines. It once drifted to the surface out of curiosity, where is was quickly discovered and escorted back to the facility through use of Halloween-based candy. Since then, SCP-4126-B must stay within the supervision of at least one Foundation personnel at all times, and is only permitted to roam within 3 meters (10 feet) of its supervisor. SCP-4126-B must also be returned to its containment chamber after a certain time depending on the moon phase in the lunar cycle. This does not apply to the exceptions of its “haunting cycle”, such as the week leading up to Halloween (See paragraph five of Description for more information). Addendum 4126-3: SCP-4126-B was observed to experience a behavioral change in the week leading up to Halloween. Its behavioral changes can be categorized in three stages; the first three lasting two days, while the fourth only one day. Each stage overlaps each other, with the final stage being a sort of “grand finale”. The following are the four stages of the behavioral changes: Stage 1: Candy Exactly seven days before Halloween, SCP-4126-B will remain in its “haunting” form without end and act in a notably joyful manner. In addition, it will begin giving candy to some on-Site personnel. This candy includes chocolate, gummy candy, and lollipops. This candy drops out from the bottom of SCP-4162-B and through its eye holes. All candy given by SCP-4126-B has a Halloween theme, such as candies being shaped like pumpkins and wrapping with orange and black color schemes. This candy is completely normal with no potential anomalous health risks or anomalous properties. For this reason, all personnel who are given candy by SCP-4126-B are permitted to eat said candy, but must report any anomalous or otherwise abnormal effects to their supervisors. At this point in time, no anomalous occurrences regarding consumption of the candy have been reported. Stage 2: Decorations Two days after Stage One, SCP-4126-B will begin to hang up Halloween-themed decorations across the facility when no one is present. These decorations include Jack-o-Lanterns, rubber bats that are tied to strings, skeletons, Halloween banners, and black/orange balloons tied to stairways and tables. Whenever SCP-4126-B starts decorating, all nearby cameras display static for a limited time. The static ends approximately three minutes after cutting out, which is how long it takes for the decorating to end. It only does so when there are no personnel within the room, and any personnel intruding on the decorating stage are simply asked politely by SCP-4126-B to return in a few minutes. It is unknown where SCP-4126-B gets access to all of these decorations, but, similar to its candy, they have no anomalous properties or effects. To this day, no anomalies have been reported about these decorations, either. Stage 3: Encouragement Another two days after Stage Two, Halloween-themes music will begin to play across the PA system at random times. This happens once per day, typically after 6:00 PM CST. The songs vary from Thriller to Monster Mash and have no pattern or way of predicting the next song. The object also starts to encourage all personnel to wear costumes for every Halloween. Ever since SCP-4126 has been contained, more and more personnel have been seen celebrating the season with costumes. At the time of this addendum being recorded, approximately 75% of the on-site personnel who have met SCP-4126-B have begun wearing costumes to celebrate. Stage 4: The Monster Mash On the day of Halloween, music with a Halloween theme will play over the PA from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM CST with a five-minute intermission between songs. SCP-4126-B will begin preparing some sort of social gathering, referred to as “The Monster Mash” by the object, in a main area of socialization- typically the cafeteria. These preparations include even more decorations, food, beverages, and candy. It is encouraged by the Site Director to attend the party if possible, though not a mandatory event. This includes security personnel, as all other on-site SCP objects enter a comatose state, of course only applying to those that are sentient, which lasts throughout the duration of the gathering. Personnel who consume any of the food or drink have been observed to feel a small sensation of euphoria which lasts up to ten minutes after consumption. The object acts as a form of overseer of the social gathering and watches over the attendants. At exactly 10:00 PM, all music over the PA will cease and the “Monster Mash” will officially conclude, followed by all personnel being instructed to leave by the object. It does so in a calm but firm tone until all personnel vacate the premises of the social gathering. Aftermath By morning, the area of the party and all decorated rooms will be fully reverted; no decorations, candy, or other objects from SCP-4126-B remaining. SCP-4126-A will soon be found neatly folded in its containment chamber. Above SCP-4126’s chamber door will be one final banner that reads “Happy Halloween!” in an orange and black papyrus font. Addendum 4126-4: As previously stated in paragraph six of Description, theories were being made regarding SCP-4126 and matresses. it was theorized that SCP-4126 is rendered completely immobile when applied to a properly-sized mattress for the object, or a king sized mattress to be specific. the test can be seen below: Test 4126-1 - 24/9/██ > Subject: SCP-4126 > Procedure: SCP-4126-A was applied to three different king sized matresses in three days to test the theory of whether SCP-4126-B has a reaction to mattresses or not. The results were observed by Dr. ██████ via video recording when the test had concluded. > Results: For all three mattresses, SCP-4126-B showed the same result; being unable to move slightest while begging in a scared and confused tone for someone to "release" it. This test was the first, and only, known instance in which SCP-4126-B was observed to cry or even express any known negative emotion. > Analysis: This test proves all theories of SCP-4126 and mattresses to be true- applying SCP-4126 to a mattress causes complete immobility in the object while still maintaining sentience. It also appears that mattresses are the only form of physical matter that SCP-4126 cannot/refuses to phase through. This newly-gained information will be useful in development of future containment methods. Personal Notes: Watching SCP-4126-B suffer in such a way was very… disheartening, to say the least. Poor thing was stuck there, wailing and crying for mercy, and all I did was get lunch. Sure, we learned more about how to contain it, but at what cost? I don't think I can forgive myself for this… Editor Notes: Dr. ██████ was later administered Class-C amnestics after feeling prolonged guilt in his actions. As for SCP-4126-B, it seems to have either forgotten or chosen to forget about the test. Either way, it does not seem to care, and has returned to its previously hearty and lively (once again, no pun intended) state of being. Footnotes 1. The lunar cycle has 8 major phases. 2. The 8 major lunar phases are New moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, and Waxing Crescent. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4126" by Dr Hank Ryper, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4126. 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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close Info X SCP-4127: Heads or Tails Author: The Great Hippo Images: Link. Music: Right Back Where We Started From (Sinitta) 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. Fig 1.1: SCP-4127 (prior to neutralization). Item #: SCP-4127 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4127 is to be kept on-site in a secure low-risk containment vault. Additional testing is prohibited at this time. Description: SCP-4127 is a 1936 USA Buffalo nickel that depicts a buffalo on one side and a human skull on the other. When flipped, SCP-4127 always lands head-side up. SCP-4127 was previously documented in the anomalous object log; however, an additional property was discovered in 2006 by a janitor during routine maintenance. When the coin is flipped immediately after the subject describes an event conditional upon the flip, the result of the flip will determine the event's outcome. Addendum 4127.1: Test Log STATEMENT RESULT OUTCOME "Heads, I get a promotion." Heads Emilio Rodriguez (a janitor at Site-96) is called to Site-Director August's office to receive a promotion for his conduct. During this meeting, Mr. Rodriguez mentions having flipped the coin only minutes prior (leading to its discovery and designation). Given that his honesty is what led to SCP-4127's discovery, the promotion is upheld. "Heads, my quarter's next flip will come up tails." Heads A non-anomalous quarter is flipped; it comes up tails. "Heads, the next ten flips with my quarter will come up tails." Heads The non-anomalous quarter is flipped ten times. It comes up tails each time. "Tails, my quarter will come up tails at least once in the next ten flips." Heads The non-anomalous quarter is flipped ten times. It comes up heads each time. "Heads, my quarter will now always come up tails." Heads Formerly non-anomalous quarter now anomalous. Added to the log of anomalous objects. Note: Don't do this again. — Site-Director August "Heads, I'll get a call in the next five seconds." Heads Researcher Rogers immediately receives a call from his wife reminding him to pick up their son from school. "Heads, I'll get a call from the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes committee in the next five seconds." Heads Researcher Rogers immediately receives a call from a representative of the PCH Sweepstakes committee. During the ensuing conversation, it becomes clear the committee member has dialed the wrong number. "Heads, I'll become filthy rich." Heads A sewage main bursts in the bathroom, flooding the lab with raw excrement. Shortly thereafter, Researcher Rogers receives a phone call from an investigator hired by his biological mother. During the ensuing conversation, he is informed that his birth-name is 'Richard'. "Heads, this flip comes up tails." Tails Both sides of SCP-4127 are now tails. Cessation of anomalous properties. Re-designated as Neutralized. Note: On account of his misuse of an anomaly for monetary gain, Researcher Rogers is hereby demoted to the janitorial staff. - Site-Director August ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4127" by The Great Hippo, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4127. 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: nickel.png (Fragment 1) Author: The Great Hippo License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: SCP Foundation Wiki Derivative Of: Name: Buffalo nickles.jpg Author: Danthoms License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons Filename: nickel.png (Fragment 2) Author: The Great Hippo License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: SCP Foundation Wiki Derivative Of: Name: RIP Hobo Coin Series I.jpg Author: Codesigned License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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Item#: 4128 Level3 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: caution link to memo Mugshot was taken after initial Site-88 containment. Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4128 is to be held in a Humanoid Containment Cell. The cell should be modified to fit the following specifications: Walls should be constructed using modular concrete panels, made from a special proprietary blend of concrete and additives for extreme strength. Each individual panel should measure 30 cm in width. Additionally, it is advised that these panels be lined with a polyether-based polyurethane padding with viscoelastic properties. A Class 2 Titan Vault Door is to be installed in replacement of standard cell entry-way. Standard ventilation is to be installed with a separated gas supply system. In the event of a containment breach, the system will dispense a Class-B sedative nerve agent. Transport teams of SCP-4128 should be equipped with an aerosolized anesthetic. SCP-4128 is currently held within Site-88 on Floor 18. An on-site psychiatrist should conduct a full psychological evaluation check every two weeks. Description: SCP-4128 is a human male formerly known as Samson Sachs. The entity claims to be 108 years old, despite appearance being that of middle age. Saliva-based testing has confirmed genetic makeup to be of human origin. SCP-4128's most notable anomalous property is its incredible mark of strength and endurance. SCP-4128 is capable of lifting 3,500 kg with ease and shows great effort when lifting over 20,000 kg. Additionally, SCP-4128 can sprint at a top speed of approximately 85 km/h, as well as perform an 18-meter vertical leap. The epidermic cells of the entity are formed from a polymeric protein, giving it an innate ability to withstand extreme physical trauma. SCP-4128's bones are eight times denser than that of the average human.1 Discovery: SCP-4128's existence was first discovered in 1975 through the Foundation’s A.S.R.P.2, when correlating reports of a man performing impossible feats of strength came to light. The first confirmed instance by the Foundation occurred when witnesses reported a semi-truck accident in ██████, Belgium. A woman reportedly lodged the front half of her car under a tractor-trailer. While awaiting first-responders, a man approached the car and proceeded to pull it out by the frame. A cover story disguised the incident as an instance of hysterical strength. Following this event, a 48 year hunt for SCP-4128 ensued, before recovery on ███ ██, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. This event is detailed in Recovery Incident Document-4128. A sample timeline of notable confirmed SCP-4128 activities, designated as L.E. (Limited Edition) Events, are reported within Evidence Documentation-4128-L.E.0138: Evidence Documentation-4128-L.E.0138 ACCESS GRANTED LIMITED EDITION EVENT-04 DATE: January 24, 1978 LOCATION: Goslar, Germany DESCRIPTION: Police were surprised to find Franziska ██████3 sitting outside the local police station. Upon initial questioning, it was discovered that she had been held captive by Daniel ████████. Franziska claimed to have woken in the middle of the night, finding a "strange man" hovering over her. In her recollection of the escape, she remarked how she was chained to the wall of the basement and repeatedly stated how the man used no equipment, but rather his hands, to break her free. RESPONSE: Class-A amnestics were administered to all individuals involved. A falsified investigation was established as the catalyst of Franziska's rescue, with embedded Foundation personnel acting as correspondents to the report. Daniel ████████ was later taken into custody. CONFISCATED EVIDENCE: NONE LIMITED EDITION EVENT-10 DATE: August 31, 1985 LOCATION: East Los Angeles, California DESCRIPTION: Authorities were alerted when a group of residents had successfully apprehended Richard Ramirez, a serial killer and rapist who went under the alias of "The Night Stalker." Upon arrival at Hollenbeck Police Station, Ramirez began ranting about a man with impenetrable skin. Detective George Thomas, a field agent for the Foundation, was present during this display and immediately contacted Mobile Task Force Iota-10 ("Damn Feds"). Upon questioning by Agent Thomas, Ramirez recalled being followed by "a man in a red barn jacket" before fleeing across the Sante Anne Highway. Upon an attempt to carjack a woman, Ramirez noticed the man in close proximity and attempted to stab him with a kitchen knife obtained in an earlier raid. After a short chase, Ramirez was rendered unconscious, where then he awoke, surrounded by other bystanders who had joined the man. RESPONSE: MTF-Iota-10 retrieved the knife before forensics arrived at the scene. A false transcription of the interrogation was released to the public. Due to the high-profile nature of Richard Ramirez, a combination of Class-G and Class-C amnestics were used to ensure that any account of the incident would not leak to the press. LIMITED EDITION EVENT-23 DATE: March 5th, 1990 LOCATION: Austin, Texas DESCRIPTION: Foundation agents intercepted a call from a local reporter regarding the inexplainable placement of a Dodge Aries on the roof of an abandoned factory. Four men were found to be trapped inside the car, visibly distressed; three of the men were armed with 9MM handguns and one with a Remington 870 shotgun. A correlation was established when reports regarding a drive-by shooting on a nearby block came to light. RESPONSE: A videotape of SCP-4128 was confiscated by Foundation personnel. The reporter, who was the sole witness to the L.E. Event, was administered a Class-B amnestic after initial interrogation. The four men were apprehended by Foundation operatives and subsequently incarcerated into D-Class personnel. CONFISCATED EVIDENCE: NOTE: Screen capture shows SCP-4128 in mid-jump. The entity has shown no flight capabilities. LIMITED EDITION EVENT-30 DATE: April 28, 2000 LOCATION: The Bronx, New York DESCRIPTION: 46th Precinct Police of Bronx received a call regarding a street fight. When police arrived at the scene, a man was found lying on the pavement unconscious. Upon admittance into NYC ███████ Hospital, X-rays revealed a complete fracturing of the ulnar shaft and a broken jaw. Witnesses identified the man as Jason ███████, a local resident of an apartment complex on Unionport Road, who had been going around the complex with a gun to extort money from other residents. During one of these extortion raids, a witness reported seeing a man approach Jason, grabbing him by the arm. Jason proceeded to cry out in pain. The emergency call was made shortly after. RESPONSE: Class-A amnestics were administered to convince Jason ███████ of a prolonged engagement. Later court rulings found him guilty on the account of three separate charges. This use of excessive violence was recorded as a notable escalation in an L.E. Event. Recovery of SCP-4128 from here on was deemed a Vidar-level priority. Complete access to the full timeline must be approved by current Site-88 Director, Dr. Phillip Foster. Addendum 4128-A1: Genetic markers indicate that myostatin-related hypertrophy4 may be involved. However, this does not fully explain all reports regarding the entity's feats, such as its ability to leap across vast distances. If he were to have this condition, one would assume that SCP-4128 have immense muscular proportions previously unseen in humanoid anatomy. However, I can find no physical difference between the entity and any other athlete. If we're being completely honest, the guy's got a bit of a pudge. -Dr. Andrew Winstabt Addendum 4128-A2: In a recent checkup, it was discovered that SCP-4128 had gradually been losing hearing in its left ear due to excessive bone growth putting pressure on the cranial nerves. Request for a hearing aid is pending approval. SCP-4128 has reported suffering minor seizures in the past; researchers are required to provide immediate notice to medical staff should another lapse occur. Addendum 4128-B1: A series of interviews were conducted in order to uncover the origin of SCP-4128's anomalous properties and the motivation behind the entity's activities. The following are transcriptions of the video logs: Interview Log-4128-R03 ACCESS GRANTED Interviewed: SCP-4128 Interviewer: Dr. Robert Markstrom Foreword: Interview was approved after recent psychological consultation and evaluation deemed SCP-4128 mentally sound. The interview was conducted within an observable chamber. The entity was restrained via handcuffs which were chained to a metal plate in the ground. Two armed guards kept watch outside the room, equipped with throwable canisters of nitrous oxide. <Begin Log> Dr. Markstrom: Hello, 4128. How are we feeling today? SCP-4128: I'm sorry, could you say that one more time? Dr. Markstrom: How are you today? Are you feeling any better? SCP-4128: Oh, yes. I'm doing okay, I suppose. It was a little jarring, having y'all knock me out with that damn gas. (Pause) I'm- I'm not going to hurt anyone. Dr. Markstrom: Security measures have to be taken. It's nothing personal. I just wanted to ask you a couple of questions. Do you understand? SCP-4128: Yes, I do. Dr. Markstrom: Good. Let's get started. When and where were you born? SCP-4128: ████ █, 1913. I lived on the outskirts of Glenville with my Ma and Pa. In Ohio, that is. Dr. Markstrom: 4128, can you tell me why we have no records of you or your family present at that time? SCP-4128: Well, Ma and Pa weren't exactly legal. They also never left the farm much. Dr. Markstrom: Interesting. How did you obtain your anomalous properties? SCP-4128: Obtain? (Chuckle) I suppose whenever I was conceived. My parents realized fast. They'd find things broken that shouldn't be. Ma nearly had a heart attack when she saw me pick up the recliner. (Another chuckle, then silence.) She was always so patient. She'd broken more than one finger during that time. Dr. Markstrom: Can you recall the first time you purposely used your abilities on a human being? (No response is given.) Dr. Markstrom: I understand why this topic may be difficult to discuss, but the more we uncover, the higher chance we have of finding a way to suppress your abnormal condition. Answer the question, please. (Silence for several more seconds before an audible sigh is given by SCP-4128.) SCP-4128: I was nineteen at the time. Whenever we needed new supplies for home, my parents would send me into town. Figured I could take care of myself, believe it or not. Ma needed me to pick up fabrics at a haberdashery, a place ran by a- oh, what's his name -Mitchell Siegel. He and one of his boys were working that night. (SCP-4128 can be seen looking away from Dr. Robert.) Dr. Markstrom: I need you to keep going. What happened? SCP-4128: Three men came in. One fella stood perched by the door, real suspicious-like. I noticed one of them start stuffing some shirts into his coat. Everything tends to blur after that. I remember reaching for him when the lookout pulled out a roscoe5. The bullet hit and I fell. When I got up, they were gone, the son included. Then I saw the old man lying on the floor. Dr. Markstrom: The shoplifter shot him, too? SCP-4128: Heart attack, apparently. I found out the day after. Dr. Markstrom: I'm assuming you chased after these men? SCP-4128: Of course. I was… well, it'd be gracious to say I did it out of a "sense of justice". I was ticked. The kid took Pa's truck so I had to chase after them on foot. It was the first time I'd started using my get-away sticks to their potential. Couldn't stop myself correctly, but, hey, I still managed to catch them on the outskirts. (Pause) I was so careless then. Dr. Markstrom: Could you please elaborate? SCP-4128: I didn't even think what would- I picked the car up and threw it. The haberdasher's son just parked the truck and watched. Dr. Markstrom: Did you dispose of the witness? SCP-4128: Did I- God, no. After seeing… I don't think I'd ever thrown up that much. No, the rest of that night we just talked. It was the most damned thing, I tell ya. He asked questions. I gave some answers. He asked me where I came from. Know what I told him? An alien planet! (Chuckle) The gullible idiot nearly lost his mind. Dr. Markstrom: You let him free knowing he could identify you? SCP-4128: Well, he promised he wouldn't tell anyone; a sort of repayment for avenging his father, I suppose. (Pause) You know what I've realized, doc? That night was a damn warning. Dr. Markstrom: We'll wrap it up for today. One more thing. SCP-4128: Yes, doc? Dr. Markstrom: Did you ever get his name? We'll need to run a background check, just for cautionary measures. SCP-4128: Jerry was his name. <End Log> Closing Statement: After SCP-4128 was taken back to its cell, a background search was performed on Jerry Siegel. Findings led to his designation as PoI-4128-A. Interview Log-4128-R04 ACCESS GRANTED Interviewed: SCP-4128 Interviewer: Dr. Robert Markstrom Foreword: Upon discovery of PoI-4128-A (deceased) and the correlation between his works and SCP-4128, another round of questioning was approved. Conditions of the previous interview were kept. <Begin Log> Dr. Markstrom: I'm going to ask you a series of questions, and I'll need you to answer each with full, transparent honesty. Can you do that for me? SCP-4128: Course I can. Dr. Markstrom: Okay, good. To start off, can you fly? SCP-4128: What? Not that I'm aware of. I can jump pretty good, though. Dr. Markstrom: Noted. Do you possess any form of "X-ray" or "heat" vision? SCP-4128: Oh. I see what this is all about. (SCP-4128 can be seen smiling.) I suppose y'all put it together, right? Dr. Markstrom: Well, considering we found several of Siegel's works in your apartment, I have to inquire about their validity. Are any of these stories true? SCP-4128: Hate to disappoint, but no. Pretty much all of it is made up or exaggerated. Embellished to look pretty, you know? Dr. Markstrom: I figured as much. When did you realize that these graphic illustrations were about you? SCP-4128: It was several years after the first one. Figured it was a funny coincidence, till I did my research. Found out that the writer was none other. Dr. Markstrom: Did you confront him? SCP-4128: No. (SCP-4128 pauses for a moment, seemingly trying to decide what to say.) Truth is, I loved it. I was engrossed. Dr. Markstrom: Could you elaborate? SCP-4128: You know what I majored in, doc? Accounting. That cubicle was slightly better than this place, but it wasn't my place, you understand? The occupation didn't matter, the income didn't matter. None of it did, as long as I could do this. (SCP-4128 can be seen flicking its wrist, breaking the restraints. The two guards posted charge in.) Dr. Markstrom: Back to your post! It's fine. He's not causing any harm. Apologies, please continue. SCP-4128: Why God gave me this, I couldn't understand. Was it luck? A curse? Then, these stories pop up. Maybe I was part of something greater, maybe there was a reason I could do what I do. The little grifter basically told me that I was a gift to the world. Dr. Markstrom: You're saying his works inspired you to take up these vigilante activities? SCP-4128: I thought it was the best choice I ever made. Scary, at times. Finding your calling always is, I suppose. My first patrol ended with me getting hit by a truck, you believe that? After a time, I… I witnessed terrible things. (SCP-4128 begins to cover its eyes.) Dr. Markstrom: Let's not get off topic. There are still more things I'd like to discu- (SCP-4128 raises its voice slightly.) SCP-4128: I just wanted to bring hope, you know? I never meant to- (Pause) You just start to lump 'em all together. The murderers, rapists, and drug dealers. You forget. You forget some of them are just goddamn people, and then you get mad and careless and- I'm supposed to be a hero, right? (SCP-4128 can be seen in visible emotional distress.) What kind of hero would do the things that I did? <End Log> Closing Statement: Dr. Robert Markstrom requested continued psychological consultation for SCP-4128 along with prescribed antidepressants. Both requests were approved. Recovery Incident Document-4128 ACCESS GRANTED LIMITED EDITION EVENT-38 DATE: ███ ██, 2018 LOCATION: Brooklyn, New York DESCRIPTION: Foundation agents were alerted when SCP-4128 had reportedly turned itself in to local authorities. An investigation revealed that SCP-4128 had followed David ████████6 to his apartment with the intent to apprehend him. Upon breaking into the apartment, Kyaus ████████, David's fifteen-year-old son, proceeded to sneak up on the entity with a gun. SCP-4128 was reportedly startled and attacked the young man in the dark. An autopsy report showed that the chest wall was strongly crushed, and the side wall of his right ventricle was sandwiched between the costal cartilages and seventh thoracic vertebrae before it ruptured. Surgery revealed a large amount of coagulated blood in the pericardium. RESPONSE: Class-A amnestics were administered to all individuals involved. Embedded Foundation agents implemented a cover investigation which framed David ████████ as the murder suspect. David subsequently went to trial in the following month. SCP-4128 was recovered by MTF-Iota-10 without incident. CONFISCATED EVIDENCE: Transcript of Initial Interrogation. Confiscated from security camera feeds. Interrogated: SCP-4128 Interrogator: Lt. Jeremy ██████ Foreword: Upon SCP-4128 calling the authorities, dispatch transported the subject to Brooklyn's ██ Precinct. Lt. Jeremy ██████ conducted the following interrogation. <Begin Log> Lt. Jeremy: Look, we found no weapons on you. Nothing at the crime scene either, except for the gun the kid had. As far as I understand, no bullet wounds have been found either. So how the hell did you cave that kid's guts in? (No response is given.) God damn it! What the hell did you do to that kid? (SCP-4128 is heard mumbling unintelligibly.) What? Speak up for Christ's sake. SCP-4128: (Low) I punched him. Lt. Jeremy: You punched him? Jesus, you didn't know when to stop? SCP-4128: Just once. Lt. Jeremy: Really? Tell me how the fuck could one punch do that? SCP-4128: I-I didn't watch myself. (SCP-4128 begins sobbing uncontrollably, talking between catches of breath.) Dear God, I just watched him h-hold his kid. God, forgive me. I couldn't save him. I couldn't- (SCP-4128 strikes both fists onto the table. Dents are visible on the feed.) I'm a hero. I'm- I can't save them. <End Log> Closing Statement: Lt. Jeremy ██████ was administered a Class-A amnestic. The security footage was copied and the original expunged. After this, a raid on SCP-4128's local residential address was conducted. The following list details notable items taken from the previous residence of SCP-4128, along with items the subject had on itself at the time of recovery. Confiscated Items: Copy of Action Comics #1 Copy of Action Comics #5 Copy of Action Comics #57 Copy of Action Comics #254 Copy of Man of Steel #1 Flashlight Red barn coat, Marlboro Country brand Blue long-sleeve t-shirt Footnotes 1. This is most likely a case of sclerosteosis. 2. Anomalous Signature Recognition Program; Program marked the Foundation’s first use of algorithms as a means of detecting anomalous phenomena and was vital in the discovery of SCP-4666. 3. Franziska had gone missing two years prior on her sixteenth birthday in a nearby town. 4. A mutation in the MSTN gene. Affected individuals have up to twice the usual amount of muscle mass in their bodies and tend to have increased muscle strength. 5. Common slang for a gun in the 1930s. 6. A suspected cocaine trafficker.
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Item #: SCP-4129 Special Containment Procedures: Roads in the rural western United States are to be monitored by traffic cameras and Foundation satellites. Locations where SCP-4129 has appeared should be placed under heavy surveillance. Any and all reports of SCP-4129 appearing in an unnatural area, especially those of interest (see incident log below), are to be confiscated and a cover story is to be issued depending on the severity of the situation. No tracking devices are permitted within SCP-4129. A security camera outputting live-feed has been installed within SCP-4129 with the permission of SCP-4129-1. The footage must be monitored by Foundation personnel in order to determine the location of SCP-4129. If the instance is still present upon the arrival of Foundation personnel, they are required to order one (1) slice of turkey on wheat bread to-go. Due to the layout of SCP-4129, this specific request is the easiest for SCP-4129-1 to complete in a timely manner. Description: SCP-4129 refers to an unmarked deli away from populated areas with a preference to locations it has visited before. It has been known to occasionally label itself as: Delightful Deli, The Best Sandwiches in ██████████, and rarely as the common franchise Subway. Anything within SCP-4129 that is not touching the floor or an object that is, such as a stool or table, will be left behind when SCP-4129 changes location. Where SCP-4129 goes when inactive is unknown. SCP-4129 is known to appear within a one-hundred (100) kilometer radius of subjects who have not eaten for a period of twenty-four (24) hours or longer. Locations in which SCP-4129 materializes are completely random, the only criteria being that it appears in the direction the subject is moving towards and that it is obscured from the view of everyone within the area. It is believed SCP-4129 dematerializes once the subject has completed their meal. Subjects are often apprehensive to enter SCP-4129, often providing excuses as to why they cannot. Subjects who do decide to enter will meet SCP-4129-1. SCP-4129-1 is a Caucasian male, roughly two meters in height. SCP-4129-1 appears to be immune to any form of damage while inside SCP-4129. SCP-4129-1 is generally cooperative, although it has been known to turn hostile during certain circumstances. SCP-4129-1 is the only employee ever witnessed in SCP-4129, however it has been observed communicating with other staff members, though no response has ever been heard. SCP-4129-1 has been witnessed outside of SCP-4129, albeit within close proximity. It is unknown if SCP-4129-1 chooses to remain within SCP-4129 by choice or if it is kept there by other means. Once the subject's order is complete, SCP-4129-1 will ask if the subject would like their meal "here or to-go?". If the subject responds with "To-Go" no anomalous events will occur outside of SCP-4129 disappearing. If the subject replies with "here", they will be seated by SCP-4129-1. The subject then becomes an instance of SCP-4129-2 and can no longer exit the building. SCP-4129-2 are patrons of SCP-4129 ranging from ages six (6) to eighty-seven (87). All attempts to communicate with SCP-4129-2 have failed. If an instance of SCP-4129-2 exits SCP-4129, they will immediately expire. Once every table is occupied, SCP-4129-1 will ask a maximum of ten (10) instances to exit the building, which they do obediently. Cause of death appears to be entirely random as long as the instance expires within one (1) minute. Since discovery, only eight (8) instances of SCP-4129-2 have attempted to escape SCP-4129. Cleanup crews are to be dispatched to the location of SCP-4129-1 alongside researchers if it reaches maximum capacity. Interviewed: SCP-4129-1 Interviewer: Dr. Malcolm Foreword: The following interview took place within SCP-4129 due to SCP-4129-1 refusing to exit. <Begin Log> Dr. Malcolm: Good evening, I am Dr. Malcolm. Do you have a name? SCP-4129-1: You can call me Earl if you'd like. Dr. Malcolm: Alright Earl. How long have you been working here? SCP-4129-1: Oh let's see here, few years maybe? Lost track of time a while ago. Dr. Malcolm: We have reports of you working here which date back to 1964. SCP-4129-1: 1964? Wow the last ten years really have flown by. Feels like I just applied for the job yesterday. Dr. Malcolm: Are you aware of the current year? SCP-4129-1 pauses and becomes visibly agitated Dr. Malcolm: Earl? SCP-4129-1: Yes, um, what was the question again? Dr. Malcolm: Do you know what year it is? SCP-4129-1: Looks like my break is over, sorry sir. I'd love to help out, I really would but I've got a job to do. They don't pay us to sit around all day y'know? Dr. Malcolm: I only have a few more questions, it won't take more than ten minutes. SCP-4129-1: Would you like your order for here or to-go? Dr. Malcolm: Just one more, here. Answer whichever question you like. Dr. Malcolm hands SCP-4129-1 his clipboard which includes a list of eight questions pertaining to the work environment and SCP-4129-2. SCP-4129-1 Enjoy your meal. You may take that seat right by the window. <End-Log> Note from SCP-4129 Containment Overseer, ██████: I cannot stress how important it is that we carefully choose our phrasing in the future when dealing with this anomaly. We cannot afford to send our researchers out into the field and not have them return. See that this does not happen again. Incident Log SCP-4129 August 4th, 1982 Foundation agents ███ and █████ stumbled upon SCP-4129 while investigating sightings of SCP-████ in the ██████-██████ mountains. After approximately forty-five minutes, two D-Class personnel entered SCP-4129 with a standard tracking device and security camera. Both exited one hour and ten minutes later heavily bruised. When questioned they stated the manager had allowed them to set up a security camera but when asked about a tracking device, became incredibly hostile and attacked both D-Class. November 17th, 1985 SCP-4129 appeared in the location of a barn on the ███████ family farm. Substantial damage to both property and livestock occurred. The residents were financially compensated February 23rd, 1989 SCP-4129 materialized in a dense forest in Northern California. Although no civilians took notice of the anomaly, a forest fire was started when an instance of SCP-4129-2 dropped a cigarette at the moment of departure. Seventeen residents of the nearby town ██████ were killed. June 5th, 1994 SCP-4129 appears ten meters in the air. The floor of the building was anomalously extended to the ground and SCP-4129-1 was reported placing a rope-ladder at the entrance . Many drivers took notice of SCP-4129 and exited their vehicles to get a closer look. Local media outlets arrived soon after. Foundation personnel confiscated the recordings and photographs taken and everyone involved was administered Class C amnestics. May 9th, 1999 An instance of SCP-4129-2 was seen skipping over to the counter to place another order. While doing so SCP-4129 changed location. The SCP-4129-2 instance was discovered by hikers four and a half hours later in the Rocky Mountains. Cause of death was attributed to drowning after salt water was discovered in its lungs. A cover story was fabricated and the body was confiscated by the Foundation. October 3rd, 2001 SCP-4129 appeared in the exact center of an Arizona interstate, halting traffic for up to three hours. Fortunately, due to the time of day only a handful of people took notice. January 18th, 2008 [DATA EXPUNGED] December 22, 2018 SCP-4129 appeared, still coated in ███████ from the previous incident. The instance vanished twenty-three minutes after local authorities were alerted to the scene and subsequently entered the building. Both officers exited the building with meals and no longer acknowledged the overwhelming amount of ███████ SCP-4129-1 was seen scraping off. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4129" by ThisNameIsTaken, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4129. 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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Item #: SCP-4129 Special Containment Procedures: Roads in the rural western United States are to be monitored by traffic cameras and Foundation satellites. Locations where SCP-4129 has appeared should be placed under heavy surveillance. Any and all reports of SCP-4129 appearing in an unnatural area, especially those of interest (see incident log below), are to be confiscated and a cover story is to be issued depending on the severity of the situation. No tracking devices are permitted within SCP-4129. A security camera outputting live-feed has been installed within SCP-4129 with the permission of SCP-4129-1. The footage must be monitored by Foundation personnel in order to determine the location of SCP-4129. If the instance is still present upon the arrival of Foundation personnel, they are required to order one (1) slice of turkey on wheat bread to-go. Due to the layout of SCP-4129, this specific request is the easiest for SCP-4129-1 to complete in a timely manner. Description: SCP-4129 refers to an unmarked deli away from populated areas with a preference to locations it has visited before. It has been known to occasionally label itself as: Delightful Deli, The Best Sandwiches in ██████████, and rarely as the common franchise Subway. Anything within SCP-4129 that is not touching the floor or an object that is, such as a stool or table, will be left behind when SCP-4129 changes location. Where SCP-4129 goes when inactive is unknown. SCP-4129 is known to appear within a one-hundred (100) kilometer radius of subjects who have not eaten for a period of twenty-four (24) hours or longer. Locations in which SCP-4129 materializes are completely random, the only criteria being that it appears in the direction the subject is moving towards and that it is obscured from the view of everyone within the area. It is believed SCP-4129 dematerializes once the subject has completed their meal. Subjects are often apprehensive to enter SCP-4129, often providing excuses as to why they cannot. Subjects who do decide to enter will meet SCP-4129-1. SCP-4129-1 is a Caucasian male, roughly two meters in height. SCP-4129-1 appears to be immune to any form of damage while inside SCP-4129. SCP-4129-1 is generally cooperative, although it has been known to turn hostile during certain circumstances. SCP-4129-1 is the only employee ever witnessed in SCP-4129, however it has been observed communicating with other staff members, though no response has ever been heard. SCP-4129-1 has been witnessed outside of SCP-4129, albeit within close proximity. It is unknown if SCP-4129-1 chooses to remain within SCP-4129 by choice or if it is kept there by other means. Once the subject's order is complete, SCP-4129-1 will ask if the subject would like their meal "here or to-go?". If the subject responds with "To-Go" no anomalous events will occur outside of SCP-4129 disappearing. If the subject replies with "here", they will be seated by SCP-4129-1. The subject then becomes an instance of SCP-4129-2 and can no longer exit the building. SCP-4129-2 are patrons of SCP-4129 ranging from ages six (6) to eighty-seven (87). All attempts to communicate with SCP-4129-2 have failed. If an instance of SCP-4129-2 exits SCP-4129, they will immediately expire. Once every table is occupied, SCP-4129-1 will ask a maximum of ten (10) instances to exit the building, which they do obediently. Cause of death appears to be entirely random as long as the instance expires within one (1) minute. Since discovery, only eight (8) instances of SCP-4129-2 have attempted to escape SCP-4129. Cleanup crews are to be dispatched to the location of SCP-4129-1 alongside researchers if it reaches maximum capacity. Interviewed: SCP-4129-1 Interviewer: Dr. Malcolm Foreword: The following interview took place within SCP-4129 due to SCP-4129-1 refusing to exit. <Begin Log> Dr. Malcolm: Good evening, I am Dr. Malcolm. Do you have a name? SCP-4129-1: You can call me Earl if you'd like. Dr. Malcolm: Alright Earl. How long have you been working here? SCP-4129-1: Oh let's see here, few years maybe? Lost track of time a while ago. Dr. Malcolm: We have reports of you working here which date back to 1964. SCP-4129-1: 1964? Wow the last ten years really have flown by. Feels like I just applied for the job yesterday. Dr. Malcolm: Are you aware of the current year? SCP-4129-1 pauses and becomes visibly agitated Dr. Malcolm: Earl? SCP-4129-1: Yes, um, what was the question again? Dr. Malcolm: Do you know what year it is? SCP-4129-1: Looks like my break is over, sorry sir. I'd love to help out, I really would but I've got a job to do. They don't pay us to sit around all day y'know? Dr. Malcolm: I only have a few more questions, it won't take more than ten minutes. SCP-4129-1: Would you like your order for here or to-go? Dr. Malcolm: Just one more, here. Answer whichever question you like. Dr. Malcolm hands SCP-4129-1 his clipboard which includes a list of eight questions pertaining to the work environment and SCP-4129-2. SCP-4129-1 Enjoy your meal. You may take that seat right by the window. <End-Log> Note from SCP-4129 Containment Overseer, ██████: I cannot stress how important it is that we carefully choose our phrasing in the future when dealing with this anomaly. We cannot afford to send our researchers out into the field and not have them return. See that this does not happen again. Incident Log SCP-4129 August 4th, 1982 Foundation agents ███ and █████ stumbled upon SCP-4129 while investigating sightings of SCP-████ in the ██████-██████ mountains. After approximately forty-five minutes, two D-Class personnel entered SCP-4129 with a standard tracking device and security camera. Both exited one hour and ten minutes later heavily bruised. When questioned they stated the manager had allowed them to set up a security camera but when asked about a tracking device, became incredibly hostile and attacked both D-Class. November 17th, 1985 SCP-4129 appeared in the location of a barn on the ███████ family farm. Substantial damage to both property and livestock occurred. The residents were financially compensated February 23rd, 1989 SCP-4129 materialized in a dense forest in Northern California. Although no civilians took notice of the anomaly, a forest fire was started when an instance of SCP-4129-2 dropped a cigarette at the moment of departure. Seventeen residents of the nearby town ██████ were killed. June 5th, 1994 SCP-4129 appears ten meters in the air. The floor of the building was anomalously extended to the ground and SCP-4129-1 was reported placing a rope-ladder at the entrance . Many drivers took notice of SCP-4129 and exited their vehicles to get a closer look. Local media outlets arrived soon after. Foundation personnel confiscated the recordings and photographs taken and everyone involved was administered Class C amnestics. May 9th, 1999 An instance of SCP-4129-2 was seen skipping over to the counter to place another order. While doing so SCP-4129 changed location. The SCP-4129-2 instance was discovered by hikers four and a half hours later in the Rocky Mountains. Cause of death was attributed to drowning after salt water was discovered in its lungs. A cover story was fabricated and the body was confiscated by the Foundation. October 3rd, 2001 SCP-4129 appeared in the exact center of an Arizona interstate, halting traffic for up to three hours. Fortunately, due to the time of day only a handful of people took notice. January 18th, 2008 [DATA EXPUNGED] December 22, 2018 SCP-4129 appeared, still coated in ███████ from the previous incident. The instance vanished twenty-three minutes after local authorities were alerted to the scene and subsequently entered the building. Both officers exited the building with meals and no longer acknowledged the overwhelming amount of ███████ SCP-4129-1 was seen scraping off. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4129" by ThisNameIsTaken, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4129. 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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Item #: SCP-4130 Special Containment Procedures: Containment of SCP-4130 has been reassigned to the Sociedad De Registros De Hechos Fantásticos1. Due to the nature of the anomaly, no more action can be taken to directly affect it in the present. History records have been altered by past iterations of the Foundation extensively such that historic and educational consensus is that Antonio López De Santa Anna was a non-anomalous political figure in Mexico who lived between the years 1794 and 1876, and a separate entity from SCP-4130. Description: SCP-4130 was Antonio López de Santa Anna, a Mexican politician and Type III reality bender active between the years 2147 and 2180. SCP-4130 was first detected when it utilized its reality bending capabilities to either insert himself as or replace a major actor2 in the Second Mexican Revolution in 2147. At the height of the Revolution, SCP-4130 had made its base in the city of Guanajuato after a failed attempt at capturing Mexico City, and formed a quasi-government with considerable recognized authority in the south of Mexico, with himself in the leader position as "True Governor Of All States In The Republic Of Mexico". During its campaigns in the Second Revolution, SCP-4130 would often engage combatants with its reality-bending capabilities, necessitating extensive Foundation cover-up and distribution of amnestics. In 2150, Foundation operatives "successfully" captured SCP-4130. On May 11, however, SCP-4130 was reported missing from his holding cell; later, the object was sighted leading an armed force in a surprise incursion into Mexico City, with itself at the lead, utilizing its reality-bending capabilities to terminate several combatants. The battle3 saw SCP-4130's victory followed by the establishment of his "True Government" as Mexico's leading political force. SCP-4130 is currently considered uncontained. Containment Attempt II: After the Second Battle for Mexico City, the SCP-4130 project was indefinitely halted due to SCP-4130's current public state in the political stage. However, in 2152, SCP-4130 announced its intention to hold a general election within the next two years. After reactivation of the SCP-4130 project, Foundation operatives successfully captured Elogio Santamaría, a member of SCP-4130's own government, and reeducated him into full Foundation loyalty. Through utilization of standard Foundation procedures for government destabilization4, coupled with growing public discontent towards SCP-4130's taxation policies, Elogio Santamaría was elected President of Mexico in 2153 and publicly ordered the arrest of SCP-4130. Undercover Foundation agents embedded in the Mexican police force staged an armed struggle in SCP-4130's residence, during which he was sedated via standard issue humanoid tranquilizer. However, one hour later, SCP-4130 dematerialized, and was later observed on a ship navigating towards the coast of Florida, USA. Foundation vessels were incapable of intercepting SCP-4130 before he reached the custody of the American government. Current friction between the Foundation and American government made negotiations for the return of SCP-4130 to Mexico inviable; SCP-4130 remains uncontained and in asylum in American custody. Approval for termination attempt of SCP-4130 is pending. Containment Attempt III: In 2160, following an incident involving the destruction of an American supply depot, American military forces stationed along the border of Texas began a series of skirmishes that culminated in a full-scale invasion by 2161. Foundation operatives embedded in the Mexican military launched a counteroffensive into American territory. On November 17, 2163, Foundation forces reached SCP-4130's location in the ██████ military base in California and attempted to terminate the object through the deployment of a Scranton reality anchor near its vicinity, followed by standard gunfire. Foundation agents were detected by security guards posted to protect SCP-4130 during the deployment of the Scranton reality anchor. SCP-4130 was then escorted by his security detail to the base's airstrip, where he attempted to escape via personal aircraft. Against orders, Agent ███████ fired anti-aircraft weaponry at SCP-4130; at 1:33, a direct hit was confirmed. Two days later, in November 19, SCP-4130 was observed leading an ambush against the American forces holding Mexico City under siege. SCP-4130 was again witnessed utilizing its reality-bending capabilities to aid the Mexican assault force. Elogio Santamaría was terminated in the resulting crossfire, as were several non-Foundation members of the Mexican government; SCP-4130 supporters rallied around the object as the new leader of the counteroffensive. On February 29, 2168, America signed a peace treaty with Mexico, its only condition being reparations for the supply depot damaged in 2160; SCP-4130 oversaw signing of the treaty, and has restored the leadership of its True Government. Due to SCP-4130's return to the public eye, its termination is again considered unfeasible. Containment Attempt IV: By the year 2173, SCP-4130's borrowing of loans from America, Japan, China, Brazil and ██████████ had left Mexico in a state of deep debt. In response, SCP-4130 enacted the National Coffers Act, which increased taxation for several services nationalized during the Second Mexican Revolution, such as ground travel, Internet services and nixtamal-based products. Public malcontent increased drastically over the course of the following years. Foundation agents embedded themselves within several growing opposition parties and provided them with weaponry as necessary. On January 1, 2180, local police violently suppressed a protest around the National Palace calling for lowering of taxes in food products; in response, armed members of the opposition party drove the police away from and attacked the National Palace. Foundation agents deployed a series of miniature, portable Scranton reality anchors as opposition forces closed in on SCP-4130's location. However, SCP-4130 could not be found upon the premises of the now-occupied National Palace. A civilian combatant briefing to the opposition appeared shaken, and reported cornering an injured SCP-41305, only to witness him disappearing "like a cloud of smoke". Analysis of data obtained by Foundation equipment revealed alterations in local reality consistent with a Type IV chronological displacement of a mass approximate to a human's to approximately the year 1800. It is believed SCP-4130 manifested a previously undetected form of reality bending that the miniature Scranton reality anchors were incapable of preventing. +Trans-Chronal Communication Log -hide log An inquest into pre-Foundation anomaly containment organizations revealed the Sociedad De Registros De Hechos Fantásticos, an occult society aligned with the Mexican government and operating out of Veracruz until the Foundation merging effort in 19██. One-way trans-chronal communication was established through the use of SCP-████, and the Sociedad was provided with the following missive6, as well as several standard-issue Foundation tools for containing reality benders, along with instructions on their operation. To the Society For The Recording Of Fantastic Events, As students of the anomalous, and our predecessors, we expect the appearance of this message to be cause for alarm. However, we hope analysis of the machinery contained within will prove that we, the SCP Foundation, have no ill intent, and want nothing but to help your organization. In the 22nd century, over two hundred years from where you are now, a powerful reality bender by the name of Antonio López de Santa Anna will have taken the presidency of Mexico through use of his abilities. The Foundation - the organization you one day will be - will have tried to capture him, at which point Santa Anna will have traveled back to your era, around 1800. As our ancestors, we believe it your duty to terminate this anomaly as much as it is ours; and, as our ancestors, we believe you have been fully capable of this, utilizing the machinery which we've sent you. Our - your - mission statement is the same, across all countries, worlds and eras. Secure, contain and protect. We wish you the best of luck, The SCP Foundation, January 20, 2180. Footnotes 1. "Society For The Recording Of Fantastic Events". 2. Though Foundation equipment was capable of detecting a medium-scale reality alteration, the Foundation was incapable of retrieving any file that documented reality before said alteration. 3. Referred to in civilian history logs as "Second Battle for Mexico City". 4. Heckler, J.; Normal Power, 1951, Foundation press. 5. A second sweep of the area the civilian reported this incident to have occurred in revealed fragments of a severed left leg and arm, believed to be SCP-4130's due to matching uniform and skin tone. 6. Translated from Spanish. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4130" by Tiefling, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4130. 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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Item #: SCP-4130 Special Containment Procedures: Containment of SCP-4130 has been reassigned to the Sociedad De Registros De Hechos Fantásticos1. Due to the nature of the anomaly, no more action can be taken to directly affect it in the present. History records have been altered by past iterations of the Foundation extensively such that historic and educational consensus is that Antonio López De Santa Anna was a non-anomalous political figure in Mexico who lived between the years 1794 and 1876, and a separate entity from SCP-4130. Description: SCP-4130 was Antonio López de Santa Anna, a Mexican politician and Type III reality bender active between the years 2147 and 2180. SCP-4130 was first detected when it utilized its reality bending capabilities to either insert himself as or replace a major actor2 in the Second Mexican Revolution in 2147. At the height of the Revolution, SCP-4130 had made its base in the city of Guanajuato after a failed attempt at capturing Mexico City, and formed a quasi-government with considerable recognized authority in the south of Mexico, with himself in the leader position as "True Governor Of All States In The Republic Of Mexico". During its campaigns in the Second Revolution, SCP-4130 would often engage combatants with its reality-bending capabilities, necessitating extensive Foundation cover-up and distribution of amnestics. In 2150, Foundation operatives "successfully" captured SCP-4130. On May 11, however, SCP-4130 was reported missing from his holding cell; later, the object was sighted leading an armed force in a surprise incursion into Mexico City, with itself at the lead, utilizing its reality-bending capabilities to terminate several combatants. The battle3 saw SCP-4130's victory followed by the establishment of his "True Government" as Mexico's leading political force. SCP-4130 is currently considered uncontained. Containment Attempt II: After the Second Battle for Mexico City, the SCP-4130 project was indefinitely halted due to SCP-4130's current public state in the political stage. However, in 2152, SCP-4130 announced its intention to hold a general election within the next two years. After reactivation of the SCP-4130 project, Foundation operatives successfully captured Elogio Santamaría, a member of SCP-4130's own government, and reeducated him into full Foundation loyalty. Through utilization of standard Foundation procedures for government destabilization4, coupled with growing public discontent towards SCP-4130's taxation policies, Elogio Santamaría was elected President of Mexico in 2153 and publicly ordered the arrest of SCP-4130. Undercover Foundation agents embedded in the Mexican police force staged an armed struggle in SCP-4130's residence, during which he was sedated via standard issue humanoid tranquilizer. However, one hour later, SCP-4130 dematerialized, and was later observed on a ship navigating towards the coast of Florida, USA. Foundation vessels were incapable of intercepting SCP-4130 before he reached the custody of the American government. Current friction between the Foundation and American government made negotiations for the return of SCP-4130 to Mexico inviable; SCP-4130 remains uncontained and in asylum in American custody. Approval for termination attempt of SCP-4130 is pending. Containment Attempt III: In 2160, following an incident involving the destruction of an American supply depot, American military forces stationed along the border of Texas began a series of skirmishes that culminated in a full-scale invasion by 2161. Foundation operatives embedded in the Mexican military launched a counteroffensive into American territory. On November 17, 2163, Foundation forces reached SCP-4130's location in the ██████ military base in California and attempted to terminate the object through the deployment of a Scranton reality anchor near its vicinity, followed by standard gunfire. Foundation agents were detected by security guards posted to protect SCP-4130 during the deployment of the Scranton reality anchor. SCP-4130 was then escorted by his security detail to the base's airstrip, where he attempted to escape via personal aircraft. Against orders, Agent ███████ fired anti-aircraft weaponry at SCP-4130; at 1:33, a direct hit was confirmed. Two days later, in November 19, SCP-4130 was observed leading an ambush against the American forces holding Mexico City under siege. SCP-4130 was again witnessed utilizing its reality-bending capabilities to aid the Mexican assault force. Elogio Santamaría was terminated in the resulting crossfire, as were several non-Foundation members of the Mexican government; SCP-4130 supporters rallied around the object as the new leader of the counteroffensive. On February 29, 2168, America signed a peace treaty with Mexico, its only condition being reparations for the supply depot damaged in 2160; SCP-4130 oversaw signing of the treaty, and has restored the leadership of its True Government. Due to SCP-4130's return to the public eye, its termination is again considered unfeasible. Containment Attempt IV: By the year 2173, SCP-4130's borrowing of loans from America, Japan, China, Brazil and ██████████ had left Mexico in a state of deep debt. In response, SCP-4130 enacted the National Coffers Act, which increased taxation for several services nationalized during the Second Mexican Revolution, such as ground travel, Internet services and nixtamal-based products. Public malcontent increased drastically over the course of the following years. Foundation agents embedded themselves within several growing opposition parties and provided them with weaponry as necessary. On January 1, 2180, local police violently suppressed a protest around the National Palace calling for lowering of taxes in food products; in response, armed members of the opposition party drove the police away from and attacked the National Palace. Foundation agents deployed a series of miniature, portable Scranton reality anchors as opposition forces closed in on SCP-4130's location. However, SCP-4130 could not be found upon the premises of the now-occupied National Palace. A civilian combatant briefing to the opposition appeared shaken, and reported cornering an injured SCP-41305, only to witness him disappearing "like a cloud of smoke". Analysis of data obtained by Foundation equipment revealed alterations in local reality consistent with a Type IV chronological displacement of a mass approximate to a human's to approximately the year 1800. It is believed SCP-4130 manifested a previously undetected form of reality bending that the miniature Scranton reality anchors were incapable of preventing. +Trans-Chronal Communication Log -hide log An inquest into pre-Foundation anomaly containment organizations revealed the Sociedad De Registros De Hechos Fantásticos, an occult society aligned with the Mexican government and operating out of Veracruz until the Foundation merging effort in 19██. One-way trans-chronal communication was established through the use of SCP-████, and the Sociedad was provided with the following missive6, as well as several standard-issue Foundation tools for containing reality benders, along with instructions on their operation. To the Society For The Recording Of Fantastic Events, As students of the anomalous, and our predecessors, we expect the appearance of this message to be cause for alarm. However, we hope analysis of the machinery contained within will prove that we, the SCP Foundation, have no ill intent, and want nothing but to help your organization. In the 22nd century, over two hundred years from where you are now, a powerful reality bender by the name of Antonio López de Santa Anna will have taken the presidency of Mexico through use of his abilities. The Foundation - the organization you one day will be - will have tried to capture him, at which point Santa Anna will have traveled back to your era, around 1800. As our ancestors, we believe it your duty to terminate this anomaly as much as it is ours; and, as our ancestors, we believe you have been fully capable of this, utilizing the machinery which we've sent you. Our - your - mission statement is the same, across all countries, worlds and eras. Secure, contain and protect. We wish you the best of luck, The SCP Foundation, January 20, 2180. Footnotes 1. "Society For The Recording Of Fantastic Events". 2. Though Foundation equipment was capable of detecting a medium-scale reality alteration, the Foundation was incapable of retrieving any file that documented reality before said alteration. 3. Referred to in civilian history logs as "Second Battle for Mexico City". 4. Heckler, J.; Normal Power, 1951, Foundation press. 5. A second sweep of the area the civilian reported this incident to have occurred in revealed fragments of a severed left leg and arm, believed to be SCP-4130's due to matching uniform and skin tone. 6. Translated from Spanish. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4130" by Tiefling, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4130. 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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Item#: 4131 Level3 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: keneq Risk Class: danger link to memo Recreation of a member of the Anomalocaris genus, which SCP-4131 belongs to. Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4131 is stored in a temperature controlled 10m3 tank of water at Site-201 Sector 3. Tank walls are constructed to withstand high impact explosive blasts, with an additional layer surrounding the tank in the event of a breach. Communication with SCP-4131 will be performed using a computer monitor built into the tank, which will display messages sent by interviewers. At the request of SCP-4131, an observation room has been built next to the tank, with a window that allows the organism to view interviewers. All interviewers must be trained in handling psionic phenomena. Personnel interacting with the anomaly must maintain the guise of the Foundation being an organization dedicated to hunting trilobites, with SCP-4131 being an operative for them. Materials and paraphernalia pertaining to trilobites are strictly forbidden within the observation room. Description: SCP-4131 is an organism belonging to the extinct Anomalocaris genus1 with a collection of ranged explosive weaponry replacing the head. The organism is 1.6m long, abnormally larger than the majority of fossilized and living Anomalocaris specimens, and has sections of its body replaced with metallic counterparts. This primarily includes portions of the carapace, though several fins have been replaced as well. The head is composed of two sections: One third of the head is constructed of the same material as the carapace with a metal grid built into it, presumably for reinforcement. Stylized iconography of anomalocaridids and trilobites broken into pieces is carved into it, though significant weathering has rendered many details indiscernible. Three barrels are present, only one of which is functional and capable of firing explosives made of carapace material. Two thirds is entirely constructed from metal. A symbol of a claw similar to those of theropod dinosaurs in a circle is painted in white onto its surface. Four barrels are present, which can fire projectiles analogous in design to weapons used by humans, such as torpedoes, naval mines, and missiles. How the organism generates ammunition is unknown. Despite the lack of sensory organs, SCP-4131 has displayed full awareness of its surroundings. The organism does not require a food source; how it obtains energy is unknown. SCP-4131 displays sapience and can communicate through telepathic methods, sending messages interpreted by humans as speech in their native language. Due to the organism's tendency to ramble on subjects when spoken to, along with its intense hatred of trilobites, interviewers have had difficulty communicating with them. The anomaly was initially discovered by two amateur fossil hunters by Etobicoke Creek2 on 18-September-2015. Shortly after being unearthed, SCP-4131 shouted various expletives about the "segmented shitheads," thanked the fossil hunters for freeing it from its "shackles," and proceeded to use rocket propelled grenades to eject itself into the river. Both persons were severely injured by the blasts. Reports of explosions and voices swearing about trilobites in Lake Ontario surfaced over the following days, prompting Foundation investigation. Mobile Task Force Nu-3 ("Limnophobia")3 and Mobile Task Force Phi-2 ("Clever Girls") were dispatched, quickly encountering the organism through the dispersal of trilobite-shaped monitoring buoys. Upon encountering SCP-4131 on 25-September-2015, the task forces announced themselves as a "trilobite extermination agency" that was looking to recruit the anomaly. SCP-4131 willingly entered containment soon after. ▷ Interview 4131/2 ▽ Interview 4131/2 Interviewee: SCP-4131 Interviewer: Researcher Annabel Xiulan <BEGIN LOG> Xiulan: Good morning, SCP-4131. This is Annabel Xiulan, senior trilobite executor. SCP-4131: You found trilobites to kill? Xiulan: Sorry, but no. SCP-4131: Aww. Xiulan: We'll let you know if we find any. Anyways, may I ask some questions about yourself? SCP-4131: Questions are great. Questions mean I can tell you about how good it is to shoot those carapaced assholes so please ask them. Xiulan: Alright. First, why do you want to kill trilobites? SCP-4131: What? You can see the evil in their eyes! Every inch hates! Wants to see you burn! Why are you even asking this? Xiulan: We were checking to see if you are loyal. SCP-4131: Oh okay. I was worried you'd be like my friend who tried eating one because they didn't realize they're evil and had the trilobastards take his head and… Poor guy. Xiulan: Now, how many weapons do you have? SCP-4131: Tore down his farm, too. Oh right. Let's see, I've got missiles, torpedoes, spears, spikes that go really fast, mines, normal guns, normal guns but with lava, something that scares me a lot, the secret maneuver, my own head— SCP-4131 abruptly spins around and fires a set of torpedoes in the tank walls. Xiulan: What was that? SCP-4131: (whispering) Triloghosts. Xiulan: …I see. SCP-4131: Oh right I got distracted, there was… Come on, me… There was… Xiulan: We can come back to that later. Could you tell me how you got these weapons? SCP-4131: …there's no other weapons I can remember but I do remember way back with one of my pals, and they were like "hey do you want to shoot those inbred tri-lobers" and I wanted to shoot those inbred tri-lobers so I joined our expeditionary force, where we took back some villages and had fun and blew things up and it was great… Xiulan: It's good you did well in your military, but that isn't what I asked about. Anything about getting the weapons you could tell? SCP-4131: …but of course it went wrong when other pals thought we should attack the Lord and of course we thought it was smart because they were so tiny like the other trilobites and we could win easily! Hahaha, then everyone but me got thrown out of the ocean and the Lord slammed me into a volcano. Xiulan: Are you paying attention to me? SCP-4131: Worked out though because I got a good sleep in a cozy rock, uhhh, sleep-place-thing until those guys with the claws dug me out. They wanted me to shoot some dome-headed people but they aren't trilobites so it sounded dumb. Xiulan: Hello? SCP-4131: Yes? Xiulan: (sighs) Could you elaborate on the people with the claws? SCP-4131: Yeah they had big teeth, bunch of feathers, long tails, pretty long in general. They were fast on land too.4 They kept telling me the trilobites went extinct but I know they're crafty fiends — they faked it — and they kept telling me it wasn't the case. It was annoying but hey they fixed up my head and gave me new guns and I shot more trilobites than I ever had before! Whole mountains of them went kaboom! Not even a Lord left! Claw guys thought it was silly but they repaired me so I liked them. Shame the big bomb took them out, though. Xiulana: Shame indeed, sounds like they could've helped the cause. Now, can you tell me about how you got your weapons? SCP-4131: Uhhh, that was— wait. Xiulan: Wait? SCP-4131: Wait. Xiulan: What is it? SCP-4131: …are you a trilobite? Xiulan: I'm not a trilobite. SCP-4131: You ask a lot. Like a trilobite. Xiulan: But you wanted me to ask questions. SCP-4131: Are you a spy? How many trilobites are stacked in your flesh suit? How did you get in this agency? Xiulan: Again, I'm not multiple trilobites in a skin suit. SCP-4131: Prove it. Xiulan: How? SCP-4131: Uhhh, didn't think you'd actually ask that. Uhhh, oh, yes, take your metal squid. Xiulan: My what? SCP-4131: Your pen and scare it into getting ink on your, uhm, paper, that's what it is, right? Right? Xiulan: Yes, paper. SCP-4131: Write "trilobites eat crap" on it. Researcher Xiulan writes the phrase onto their notepad, turning it to face SCP-4131. SCP-4131: Yes that's good. I trust you now. Xiulan: (slowly nods) Was there any reason why you wanted me to write that phrase? SCP-4131: Some trilobites eat crap. They ate mine once. It was gross. Xiulan: I see. Now, can I ask one last question? SCP-4131: Yes. Xiulan: Were you born with your weapons? SCP-4131: Yes. Xiulan: Why? SCP-4131: Well, I couldn't blast trilobites if I wasn't. <END LOG> Footnotes 1. A group of predatory animals from the Cambrian period, thought to be closely related to ancestral arthropods. 2. A river in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. 3. Stationed at Site-201 and operating within Lake Ontario. 4. Presumed to be describing theropod dinosaurs. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4131" by NatVoltaic, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4131. 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: anomalocaris_model_2.jpg Name: Anomalocaris canadensis - reconstruction - MUSE.jpg Author: Matteo De Stefano/MUSE License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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Item #: SCP-4132 Threat Level: Green Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4132 is to be kept in a single secure room on Site 133. Testing of pre-human history events is to be performed only with the authorization and oversight of 1 Level 3 researcher. All testing of SCP-4132 is suspended until further notice. In the event of reinstatement of testing authorization, testing of events within 20000 years of the present day will remain denied. Foundation webcrawlers are to scan online shopping sites and flag any listings of products with qualities similar to SCP-4132. Description: SCP-4132 is an object resembling a sensory deprivation tank composed of an as-yet unidentified plastic polymer. Embedded in the rear surface of the tank is an apparent product branding, identifying the maker as a corporate entity called Chronos Controlos1. A serial number is included in the branding, suggesting that SCP-4132 was intended to be a production model; no units have been found outside of containment. The unit has a single opening leading into an interior chamber filled with an unknown liquid2 providing buoyancy slightly greater than water, such that subjects reliably float within it. Should any amount of the liquid be removed, SCP-4132 will replenish it by an unknown means until it reaches the baseline amount. A touch-screen monitor is present on the outside of the door of SCP-4132. This monitor remains inactive unless a human subject3 is present inside the tank and the door is closed. Once active, the screen will display two input fields corresponding to 'location' and 'time'. The 'location' field allows for entries as precise as a building site or street address; entries of lesser precision will place subjects in an apparently random point within the specified location. The field also displays a toggle for 'undefined,' which appears to replace specified entries and is presumed to force a random location. The 'time' field corresponds to an amount of time prior to the activation of SCP-4132 and will not allow amounts less than 1 hour or greater than 13.8 billion years4. The temporal input resolution decreases with numbers of greater magnitude, allowing only a maximum of three significant figures at time periods greater than 10000 years before activation. Once both fields have been adequately filled, the screen displays an activation input. Upon activation, SCP-4132 will become inaccessible for 62 minutes, with the monitor reading ‘Observation In Progress’. No means of opening the door during this period has been discovered. SCP-4132 is impermeable to scanning, but GPS beacons indicate the subject remains within the tank during this period. At the end of the 62-minute period, the monitor will become inert and the door will automatically open. Units will be unable to be activated for approximately 15 minutes following use. Subjects within the tank report spending approximately one hour observing events that have been determined to correspond to events that occurred starting from the time period specified on the screen input. In the event of a low-resolution selection, SCP-4132 appears to favor events of significance occurring very close to the chosen period5. Subjects are unable to interact with any observed events and there is no awareness of their presence by individuals observed during this period, suggesting that the events being viewed are more similar to a recording than an actual temporal reversion. Recording devices are unable to verify these observations. Subjects report peculiarities in their movement during the observation event. Subjects are unimpeded by natural or man-made barriers but do not pass through the surface they stand on. Subjects reporting immersion in water do not have any difficulty breathing nor do they observe pressure differential due to depth, and move freely without effort regardless of the motion they make. Similarly, subjects in vacuum environments do not report any decompression difficulties and free motion by thought. Testing has confirmed that observed events within known locations and time periods are highly accurate and that observations are near-perfectly consistent between units. Anomalous events have been observed prior to human history; it is unknown if these are an accurate historical record or an artifact introduced by SCP-4132. History: SCP-4132 was discovered on 16/08/2014 when Foundation webcrawlers flagged a potentially suspect listing on ██████.███ advertising a “retrochronal observation machine” with a picture of SCP-4132. The product description read as follows: Time waits for no man. But now you can go back and see what you missed. The retrochronal observation tank can take you back to wherever and whenever you want. Find evidence for that bold thesis you have. See the truth that hasn’t been discovered yet. Relive a classic moment in your OWN life, not a fictional person’s. Chronos Controlos Revive the past. Revise the future. Retake the present. Regain yourself. Upon O5 authorization, an order was placed for one unit prior to enacting removal of the listing to be delivered to a Foundation front company. 24 hours after placement of the order, a box containing an instance of SCP-4132 was discovered outside the designated building. Security cameras showed a sudden appearance of the box, without delivery personnel or means of arrival. The box was marked as originating from Chronos Controlos, with an invalid return address provided. Test Log for SCP-4132: 4132TL-1 Purpose: To confirm reputed function and determine accuracy Procedure: Dr. Carmen was carefully monitored with cameras for one hour starting at 12:52:16 on 13/09/2014. 24 hours later, Junior Researcher Lao entered SCP-4132 with the purpose of verifying the events, including paying particular attention to specific details which he was unaware of prior to testing. Result: Junior Researcher Lao correctly identified all probed details and was able to verify near-perfect correspondence with camera observations, remaining uncertain only on details Lao did not attend to. 4132TL-2 Purpose: To determine if experiences deviate from each other Procedure: A recording procedure similar to 4132TL-1 was used. Beginning 24 hours later, Junior Researchers Lao, Christoph, Brigs, and Stanton were successively inserted into SCP-4132, with a one-hour period between activation events. Subjects were independently briefed on the events and told that other subjects were to observe other events and not to discuss observations with them. Result: Correspondence between observed accounts exceeded 99% accuracy, with discrepancies believed to be attributable to errors in recall and differences in perception rather than discrepancies in the presentation of events. Additional Notes: SCP-4132 seems to be working as advertised. I would expect greater discrepancy if these were somehow showing different versions of the past. However, it would be wise to independently verify that the length of time between events and observations doesn’t cause differences to arise. -Senior Researcher Mandel Additional testing is pending approval. Experiment Log for SCP-4132: The following experiments were performed by parapaleontology expert Dr. Korvacs, who has hypothesized that anomalous events may have precipitated recorded mass extinctions. 4132EL-1 Examined event: Ordovician–Silurian extinction event Period entered: 445 Ma BA6 Verified conventional hypothesis: No Observation: Dr. Korvacs observed no initial terrestrial activity. Approximately 20 minutes in, impact from a burst of energy of extraterrestrial origin was observed. Burst continued for approximately 30 seconds before ceasing. No further activity was observed. Notes: I’ve seen a gamma ray burst hypothesized, but that was certainly not a gamma ray burst. However, I doubt we'll be able to determine the origins or easily track the effects. -Dr. Korvacs 4132EL-2 Examined event: Late Devonian extinction event Period entered: 360 Ma BA Verified conventional hypothesis: Undetermined Observation: Dr. Korvacs observed expected Devonian-era life activity. No notable events occurred during the viewing window. Notes: If it's true that this favors viewing of notable events, then it's possible there wasn't any significant prelude to this extinction event. This supports the idea that gradual changes were responsible for the Late Devonian extinction event, but can't confirm it. -Dr. Korvacs 4132EL-3 Examined event: Permian-Triassic extinction event Period entered: 252 Ma BA Verified conventional hypothesis: No Observation: Dr. Korvacs observed expected Permian-era life activity. Approximately 25 minutes in, an extraterrestrial object made impact. Object rapidly unraveled into a large entity, which proceeded to emit [DATA EXPUNGED]. Notes: Even amnestics won’t let me unsee this. No wonder this was the worst extinction event on record. -Dr. Korvacs 4132EL-4 Examined event: Triassic-Jurassic extinction event Period entered: 201 Ma BA Verified conventional hypothesis: Yes Observation: Dr. Korvacs observed massive volcanic eruptions during the entire one-hour observation period. Believed to be location of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province. Notes: After that last one, it’s almost a relief that this was mundane. -Dr. Korvacs 4132EL-5 Examined event: Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event Period entered: 66 Ma BA Verified conventional hypothesis: Yes Observation: Dr. Korvacs observed expected Cretaceous-era life activity. Approximately 12 minutes in, bolide impact was observed. Dr. Korvacs noted multiple visual distortions typical of dimensional disruption occurring in a progressively increasing radius from impact before observation ended. Notes: I confess I expected to confirm the conventional hypothesis for this event, but I didn't expect the other finding. That was an awful lot of DK-class events. What was in that asteroid? -Dr. Korvacs 4132EL-6 Examined event: None7 Period entered: 23.9 Ma BA Verified conventional hypothesis: N/A Observation: Dr. Korvacs observed end-Paleogene life activity. Approximately 6 minutes in, a theorized DE-class dimensional anomaly was observed, permitting passage to humanoid entities resembling Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops horridus. Entities appeared to be fully encased in apparent bio-isolation gear and armed with unknown weaponry. Entities were observed collecting samples and entering information into computerized devices. Approximately 57 minutes in, all entities re-entered dimensional anomaly, which subsequently vanished. Notes: I don’t know exactly what I just saw, but given the level of technology, I think we’re best off if we don’t see them again. -Dr. Korvacs 4132EL-7 Examined event: Eocene-Oligocene extinction event Period entered: 33.9 Ma BA Verified conventional hypothesis: Yes Observation: Dr. Korvacs observed expected Paleogene-era life activity. Approximately 37 minutes in, an impact was observed, believed to be the Popigai impact. No anomalous activity was found. Notes: I'm almost disappointed by this, given that I strongly believed in a more anomalous hypothesis. It certainly didn’t have the peculiarities that the K-P event had. -Dr. Korvacs 4132EL-8 Examined event: Middle Miocene extinction event Period entered: 14.0 Ma BA Verified conventional hypothesis: No Observation: Dr. Korvacs observed expected Miocene-era life activity. Approximately 13 minutes in, significant seismic activity was reported, which continued through the end of the observation period. The source of the seismic activity was unidentified. Notes: What on earth was that?! Further testing to find the source of this activity requested. -Dr. Korvacs Additional Notes: Test 4132EL-8 was repeated an additional 4 times. Location was different each time, but the onset of the seismic activity occurred at identical time points in each observation. The source of the activity has remained unidentified. Additional investigations are pending approval. As of 27/01/2015, testing has been postponed until a determination can be made as to whether the anomalies observed are an accurate reflection of the historical record or introduced by the use of SCP-4132. Objections by Dr. Korvacs and Site Director North have been overruled pending further investigation into the nature of SCP-4132 and Chronos Controlos. Special Report: THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS TO BE ACCESSIBLE ONLY TO SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR VERDANA AND MEMBERS OF O5. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS IS PUNISHABLE BY IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Please enter provided pass phrase: Time is not on our side Report Foreword: Chronological Aberration Investigation On 03/01/2016 I was commissioned by the O5 council to conduct a special investigation involving the use of SCP-4132 to examine inaccuracies in the historical record. Included in this report is a complete log of all tests performed by myself, with the operational aid of Special Investigator Garcia. The purpose of this report was a documentation of the chronological record to highlight prior K-class events for the purpose of elucidating the causes and potential means of prevention in the event of a recurrence of the same or a similar event. In the process of commissioning this report, several pieces of highly classified information were revealed to me, including that humanity had been entirely eliminated at multiple points in the past, and subsequently rebuilt and restarted from certain points in time. I was subsequently brought to a classified archive where evidence of no less than 8 prior K-class events was shown to me, and further informed that these were only the events which there was artifactual evidence of. Additionally, I was given estimates of perhaps as many as 17 such events total in the past 200 years, between known and unknown K-class scenarios. No information regarding where those estimates came from was ever provided to me. At the risk of editorializing, learning that humanity has been exterminated at multiple points in the past, and then rebuilt and re-established as if nothing had happened, is viscerally unpleasant to imagine. That I, myself, may not be the same myself that I once was haunts me daily. I already have plenty to deal with in my daily role in the Foundation, an existential crisis on top of that is far from welcome. It was these sentiments that nearly led me to reject the commission as others had prior to my being approached, but which ultimately spurred me to finally accept them. If only to play whatever part I could into making sure it never happened again. I mention this only to assure that my discomfort at the ideas presented to me did not in any way color my approach to my investigation nor the extent to which I covered the events I was expected to find. We all must look death in the face in this line of work, at least in this case it would not be looking back at me. I understand now that SCP-4132 testing is not restricted because it is believed to introduce anomalies. It is restricted because of the risk of discovery of the incongruencies in the historical record caused by rebuilding after prior K-class events, which would easily be uncovered if one were to try to examine notable dates in human history. Someone not briefed on this might naturally respond poorly to it, and the more who know, the greater the risk of an information breach. I was thus given the expectation that I would witness dates that did not line up with the amount of time that should have passed, and that this would make narrowing down the time periods to examine the K-class events quite simple. This report contains the only logs of SCP-4132 testing within the last 200 years, a total of 846 individual trials conducted over 9 months. The results of the testing did not correspond to my expectations. I hypothesized, based on available information and expert estimates, to find anywhere between 8 and 17 K-class events which resulted in the total or near-total elimination of humanity. I found two. Both corresponded to extant evidence provided to me at the outset of this task. The six others for which O5 has available evidence for their occurrence do not exist in the chronological record. Nor is there any sign of any events which have been hypothesized to have occurred without clear physical proof of their existence. No pieces of publicly-known human history were discovered to be missing. I have discounted entirely the notion that the evidence provided to me was fictitious or manufactured. The verification of two such events lends credence to the idea that O5 is in possession of legitimate artifacts from humanity’s interruptions. Nor do I believe that SCP-4132 would eliminate evidence of die-offs due to the lack of human observational ability, given the testing performed by Dr. Korvacs prior to this commission. Indeed, there is no indication that SCP-4132 has the capacity to do anything but read from the chronological record. Which leaves me only one conclusion to arrive at: the chronological record itself has been scrubbed. Pieces of our own history have been excised. I cannot begin to speculate how or why this might be. But the fact that the only pieces I could find missing were the ones where humanity had been destroyed leaves me with a disturbing sense that this is not accidental. -Special Investigator Verdana Footnotes 1. Public records list no incorporated entity by that name. 2. Chemical analysis of the liquid yields inconsistent results. 3. Testing with sapient humanoids is currently pending approval. 4. Corresponding to the theoretical age of the universe. 5. According to subjective accounts. It is unknown whether SCP-4132 has independent recognition of ‘important’ events or has been programmed to favor certain events. 6. Before Activation (of SCP-4132) 7. Intended to be Eocene-Oligocene extinction event observation, Junior Researcher Stele entered date 10 Ma less than should have been input. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4132" by DoctorNovakaine, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4132. 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-4133
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Front cover of SCP-4133 Item #: SCP-4133 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4133 is to remain in a Safe Class storage locker at site 21. Only D-Class personnel involved with testing are permitted to have contact with SCP-4133. Personnel exposed to SCP-4133 are required to be administered Class A-Amnestics and undergo a psychological evaluation. Computers in use at site 21 are to have their search engines routinely monitored. Any searches involving combinations of the following words are to be flagged and reported. Blonde Mustang Silver Streamline Description: SCP-4133 is a copy of Custom Car Magazine dated January, 1980. The cover consists of a Burgundy 1935 Ford Model CX Saloon and a brown haired woman wearing a leopard skin singlet. Page 46, designated SCP-4133-1, consists of a blonde woman posing with a silver 1967 Ford Mustang. SCP-4133-1 has been found to possess cognitohazardous properties. If exposed to SCP-4133-1, the reader will become infatuated with the woman on the page after a period of 10 minutes. Once time has elapsed, the reader will attempt to re-visit SCP-4133-1, but become unable to locate it. Frustrated with being unable to find SCP-4133-1, the subject will then begin a laborious search using any available means. This includes: Meticulously combing every page of SCP-4133. Searching for other issues of Custom Car Magazine in the area to examine. Utilizing an internet connection to find prior and current issues of the magazine. Visiting the publication itself to inquire about SCP-4133-1. Actively searching for the woman on SCP-4133-1. While this search is undergone, increasingly specific memories will manifest within the affected individual. These memories are consistent in nature among all affected persons. These include: The woman being a friend of their mother. The woman being involved in a relationship with the subject. The woman being unfaithful to the subject. The woman stealing a silver streamline camper from the subject. There are two known methods for quelling the effects of SCP-4133-1. The first is the administering of Class-A Amnestics. The second is illustrating SCP-4133-1. Artists capable of creating a quality rendition of SCP-4133-1 have been observed under testing to be unaffected (See 4133-T-02). SCP-4133 was recovered after a series of incidents surrounding ██████'s Tires in █████, Ohio. Foundation field agents were subsequently exposed to SCP-4133, resulting in similar abnormal behavior. Independent research into the identity of the woman on SCP-4133-1 have yielded no results. Kelsey Media, the publication responsible for Custom Car Magazine, has no record of any woman matching her description. Additional copies of the January, 1980 issue do not feature any instances of SCP-4133-1. Addendum: 4133-I01 Transcript details an interview with affected field agent, Samuel ████. Reported missing on ██ /██/ ████, and later located on ██ / ██ / ████ + 4133-I01 - Hide Researcher: Dr. Ryan Alness Agent: Samuel ████ Date: ██ / ██ / ████ <Begin Log> Dr. Alness: You've been reprimanded for dereliction of duty. Can you tell me why? Agent ████: I needed some personal leave to take care of a few things. Dr. Alness: You have to make a formal request for leave. You know that. Agent ████: If your wife cheated on you and took off with your five-thousand-dollar camper, you'd do the same thing. Dr. Alness: According to your file, you're unmarried and have never been married. Agent ████: Yes I am! Why does everyone keep saying that?! It doesn't matter if she left. We. Are. Still. Married. We are partners. She's my muse. It was my artwork that got her noticed in the first place you know? Then the photo shoots started. She would go on and on about Hollywood, getting seen in pictures. Dr. Alness: You have no recreational vehicles registered in your name. Agent ████: That's impossible. It belonged to my father before he died and I damn near grew up in that thing. I remember burning my hand on it on a summer day. God, she's the worst thing that ever happened to me, I swear. Mom really messed up the day she introduced us. Dr. Alness: Can you tell me what her name is? Maybe we can help you find her. Agent ████: I…I…don't know. Dr. Alness: You're telling me you're married to her, and you can't remember her name? You don't find that just a little bit odd? Agent ████: Oh, I…never…I never thought of that. Dr. Alness: Can you tell me about the last time you saw her? Agent ████ : Summer I think, 1976, or 79, somewhere around there. Caught her with her some suit and she took off in the Camino. My Streamline was still hooked up to it. Chased after her, but she managed to hide behind some truckers when I cornered her at a diner. I got back and tore up everything. Every picture I painted of her, every photo of us. I wanted every trace of her to just be gone. Dr. Alness: You were born ██/1983, so chasing around a pinup model in the mid-seventies is out of the realm of possibility. But I'm curious to know what you supposedly did after that. Agent ████: Did everything I could to find her. And I mean everything. Even talked to a psychic who put me in contact with a guy. Someone who could find people using alternative means. I don't think anything ever came of it. When he broke out the chalk and candles, you could say it was a wake up call that maybe this wasn't the way to go about things. Dr. Alness: What can you tell me about this person? Agent ████: He was like a voodoo practitioner. Haitian. The kind of guy you go to if you wanted to put hex on somebody, or make them fall in love with you. Dr. Alness: And what did you ask him to do? Be as specific as possible. Agent ████: I asked him to bring her back. He drew a bunch of symbols and asked me to concentrate on what I wanted. But I couldn't keep it together. Sometimes I wanted her to disappear, like she never existed. Other times, I just wanted her to be happy. I just couldn't keep it all straight. Halfway through, I just bolted. It was a little too weird for me if I'm being honest. <End Log> Addendum 4133 A-01: Excerpts from Testing log 4133-T + Testing log 4133-T - Hide Test Designation: 4133-T0-1 Name/ Personnel ID: Dr. Ryan Alness Test Subject: D-1601A Summary goal: To see if SCP-4133-1 is capable of being photographed. Parameters: D-1601A is instructed to view SCP-4133-1. Once viewed, D-1601A is to use a camera and photograph SCP-4133-1 Results: Inconclusive. Despite multiple attempts with additional D-Class personnel, every photo of SCP-4133-1 yielded a photo of an advertisement for various auto parts. Test Designation: 4133-T-02 Name/ Personnel ID: Dr. Adamska Tsykovich Test Subject: D-2901C. A former artist. Summary goal: To see if SCP-4133-1 is capable of being illustrated. Parameters: D-2901C is instructed to open SCP-4133 and illustrate SCP-4133-1. Results: Success. The resulting artwork featured a light haired woman posing with a silver Mustang. The work was turned in and filed in storage drawer D-1 for future study. Update: Subject D-2901C was later found to be unaffected by exposure to SCP-4133-1. After a timed period of 30 minutes, subject did not exhibit compulsion to return to SCP-4133-1. Test Designation: 4133-T-03 Name/ Personnel ID: Dr. Sara Lawler Test Subject: D-1203B Summary goal: To see if SCP-4133-1's effects will cease after being drawn by a subject with little artistic experience. Parameters: D-1203B is instructed to open SCP-4133 and sketch any images on SCP-4133-1. Results: A crude drawing of a stick figure next to an automobile. The subject returned to SCP-4133 and subsequently demanded to know what happened to SCP-4133-1. Conclusion: Despite failure with photography, the sketch proves that SCP-4133-1 exists. Exposure to artist renditions of SCP-4133-1 yield no active effects. Addendum 4133-I02: Transcript details interview with subject D-2901C after subject complained of unusual recurring dreams. + 4133-I02 Restricted - 4133-I02 Clearance Approved Researcher: Dr. Adamska Tyskovich Interviewee: Subject D-2901C Date: ██/ ██/ ████ <Begin Log> Dr. Tyskovich: Since drawing SCP-4133-1, how do you feel? D-2901C: I feel, good. An immense sense of relief. I can’t explain it. Dr. Tsykovich: It’s been █ days since the initial experiment. You’ve reported having a recurring dream. Can you tell me what it was? D-2901C: I'm driving a car down a long stretch of road. And that woman's next to me. Just having a conversation. Dr. Tyskovich: And what did you two talk about? D-2901C: She always tells me, “Thank you. I wanted someone to prove that I existed. I know I’m not perfect. Done a lot of shitty things, but I don’t deserve what happened to me.” Dr. Tsykovich: That's good. It sounds like we're getting somewhere. D-2901C: The woman I drew. What happened to her? Dr. Tsykovich: We don't know. We were hoping you could shed some light with this recent development. D-2901C: Well, I get this feeling something happened to her. It's a weird sense of déjà vu. Like she's supposed to be here, but she isn't. Dr. Tsykovich: You mean here? At the Foundation? D-2901C: Not here. But like, here in our world. I think that's why you can't find her. That page, that lady. It's like they're supposed to exist, but they don't at the same time. What is all this? Dr. Tsykovich: That concludes our interview, D-2901C. Thank you for your time. <End Log>
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close Info X SCP-4134: Claymore Anti-Personnel Mimes Author: devonmartin If you like this, check out some of my other articles: SCP-4714 (+62) SCP-4297-J (+73) SCP-4297 (+95) More by Devonmartin SCiPNet Terminal #418 There are currently 3 versions of SCP-4134 documentation available at your security clearance. [11.28.1940] Original Documentation [11.28.1940] Original Documentation NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION The following is the original documentation for SCP-4134. This document has been declassified for historical significance as well as relevance to ongoing SCP-4134 containment efforts, but may not reflect current understanding of the anomaly. — Maria Jones, Director, RAISA Item #: SCP-4134 Special Containment Procedures: The Foundation will cooperate with leaders of various French Resistance groups, as well as the Vichy government, to safely contain SCP-4134-1 instances within the city of Paris. Research is ongoing to determine the origin of SCP-4134 and contain or neutralise the anomaly, if at all possible. SCP-4134-1 instances are to be contained in Foundation warehouse located at [DATA REDACTED] by members of ATF Sacre-2 ("Mimesweepers") using Procedure 4134-Harpo (see Document 4134-Harpo). Description: SCP-4134 refers to a pattern of behavior affecting an as-yet-unknown number of mimes within the city of Paris, France. Mimes affected by SCP-4134 (designated SCP-4134-1) will travel on foot to areas of high foot traffic within the city. Upon reaching a suitable location, SCP-4134-1 instances will take a kneeling position with both arms extended forward from the shoulder. At this point, SCP-4134-1 instances are considered "armed" and will remain completely immobile until triggered. When armed, any force which displaces either hand of SCP-4134-1 more than 3cm will trigger a directional explosion outward from a point in space no more than 30 centimeters in front of the instance's chest, typically resulting in the destruction of both hands. After detonation, SCP-4134-1 instances become non-anomalous, typically showing panic and confusion at their injuries. Expiration due to blood loss is common without immediate medical treatment. The Foundation estimates that over ███ mimes have been killed as a result of SCP-4134, or roughly 14% of the mime population of France, with containment efforts thus far causing an additional 29 Foundation casualties and 61 civilian casualties due to accidental activation of SCP-4134-1 instances. The Foundation currently has ██ SCP-4134-1 instances in Foundation containment. Research into the origin of SCP-4134 is ongoing (see Interview Log 4134.1), but as of yet the anomaly has not been definitively tied with any GoI, entity, meme, or cognitohazard. Discovery: The first known instance of SCP-4134-1 was discovered following the assassination of Ermst vom Rath outside the German Embassy in Paris on 09/11/1938. Foundation operatives intercepted a telegram sent to Sonderkommando für Paranormales, which described an explosion of unknown source from a mime with "inconsistent" blast damage. Data was found to correlate with a previous Extranormal Event which occurred during the capture of SCP-████, prompting the designation of SCP-4134. _ + Interview Log 4134.1- Interview Log 4134.1 Date: 12.14.1940 Interviewer: Dr. Richard Interviewee: Pablo Laurent, a.k.a. "Fleur-nez" Purpose: To determine the nature of SCP-4134, as well as identify potential origin of SCP-4134, an interview was conducted with a surviving SCP-4134-1 instance. Mr. Laurent is a mime, typically performing under the name "Fleur-nez," recovered on Rue ████████ with major trauma to both hands. Both arms were amputated at the elbow. Dr. Richard: Good morning, Mr. Laurent. How are you feeling this morning? Mr. Laurent shrugs. Dr. Richard: (in English) Would you prefer I conduct this interview in English? Mr. Laurent shrugs. Dr. Richard: (in English) Why won't- oh, of course. (Dr. Richard switches to French sign language) Good morning, Mr. Laurent. Can you understand me? Mr. Laurent nods. R: Why were you at the █████ ████████ that day? Mr. Laurent holds up his arms, which have been amputated at the elbow. R: Right. Do you remember why you were at the █████ ████████ that day? Mr. Laurent shakes his head. R: How did you cause the explosion that destroyed your arms? Mr. Laurent shrugs quizzically and shakes his head. R: Do you know who or what caused you to do all this? Mr. Laurent motions with his right arm at the wall behind Dr. Richard. On the wall is the flag of France. R: Can you elaborate on that? Mr. Laurent holds up his arms, which have been amputated at the elbow. R: Oh, right. Mr. Laurent was held for an additional 48 hours, amnesticized, and released. Review of past medical records shows that Mr. Laurent is a deaf-mute. As of 11/28/1940, SCP-4134-1 instances have killed over ██ Nazi soldiers, including the high-profile █████ ███ ██████ and his wife in front of the Eiffel Tower in October 1940. No Allied casualties have been reported. Statistical analysis is ongoing. [09.01.1944] Revision 04 [09.01.1944] Revision 04 NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION The following is a past revision of the containment documentation for SCP-4134. This document has been declassified for historical significance as well as relevance to ongoing SCP-4134 containment efforts, but may not reflect current understanding of the anomaly. — Maria Jones, Director, RAISA Item #: SCP-4134 Special Containment Procedures: As of 08/31/1944, all known SCP-4134-1 instances have ceased anomalous activity. As such, SCP-4134 has been declared Neutralized. Foundation assets assigned to Paris will monitor high-traffic areas for additional SCP-4134 activity. No further containment procedures have been deemed necessary at this time. Description: SCP-4134 was the designation given to a pattern of behavior affecting 21% of mimes in the city of Paris, France. Affected persons (labeled SCP-4134-1) were compelled to travel on foot to high-traffic walkways and kneel with their arms extended forward (considered "armed"), becoming completely motionless and immune to all forms of stimuli. Displacing either arm resulted in a directed explosion outward from the chest, typically destroying both of the instance's hands; following this, SCP-4134-1 instances became non-anomalous. Detonation of SCP-4134-1 instances caused between ███ and █,███ Nazi casualties in Paris throughout WWII, as well as the deaths of ██ Foundation personnel; over █,███ mimes were killed or maimed as a result of SCP-4134-related injuries. Despite the high casualty rate, only █ French civilian deaths have been attributed to SCP-4134. Foundation scientists theorize that this could have been related to the nature of the anomaly, though the mechanism by which SCP-4134 differentiated between targets remains unknown. On August 25, 1944, all ███ instances of SCP-4134-1 in Foundation containment spontaneously regained mobility. Testing determined that none of the mimes had retained any anomalous property. All instances were interviewed, but none could provide any explanation of their anomalous properties, nor recall anything during time spent as SCP-4134-1 instances. Following interviews, all instances were administered Class-C amnestics and released. Reports confirmed that this reanimation was concurrent to the surrender of German leader Dietrich von Cholitz, marking the liberation of Paris from German forces. Research into SCP-4134 has been suspended. [02.24.2008] Current Containment Procedures [02.24.2008] Current Containment Procedures Item #: SCP-4134 Special Containment Procedures: In the event of a terrorist attack or mass shooting within a 1km radius of Paris, France, Applied Task Force Sacre-2 ("Mimesweepers") will conduct a sweep radially from the location of the incident. Upon discovery of any SCP-4134-1 instance, no fewer than three personnel, equipped with blast-resistant gear, are to contain the instance according to Procedure 4134-Harpo until the instance resumes non-anomalous behavior (see Document 4134-Harpo). All restoration projects performed on Parisian buildings certified as "historic monuments" are to be assigned three members of Applied Task Force Sacre-2 ("Mimesweepers"), accompanied by two D-class personnel trained in mime, to be converted to instances of SCP-4134-1. Instances are to be contained using Procedure 4134-Harpo on-site until renovations are complete. Membership in ATF Sacre-2 ("Mimesweepers") will be granted only to Foundation personnel with French citizenship born in France. D-class personnel recruited for use in SCP-4134 containment efforts must also have French citizenship been born in France. Description: SCP-4134 refers to a pattern of behavior exhibited by mimes1 within the city of Paris, France, triggered whenever the city of Paris or any Parisian buildings classified as "Historic Monuments" are threatened. Previous threats have included: Military invasion of Paris Destruction of Parisian buildings or monuments certified as "historic" Renovation or restoration projects on "historic" monuments or buildings, entailing the removal or destruction of major features of same (see Incident Log 4134.3) Whenever one of the above occurs, one Parisian mime will spontaneously become an instance of SCP-4134-1. Mimes appear to be selected based on proximity to threats, with closer candidates being prioritized over those further away. SCP-4134-1 instances' anomalous properties persist until being "activated" (see below), or until the "threat" to Paris has been eliminated (for instance, when "historic" buildings are returned to normal). Upon conversion, SCP-4134-1 instances travel to a pedestrian walkway within 100 meters of the perceived threat. Upon reaching a suitable location, an instance will take a kneeling position with both arms extended forward from the shoulder. At this point, it is considered "armed" and will remain completely immobile until triggered. When armed, any force which displaces either hand of SCP-4134-1 more than 3cm will trigger a directional explosion outward from a point in space no more than 30 centimeters in front of the instance's chest, typically resulting in the destruction of both hands. After detonation, SCP-4134-1 instances become non-anomalous, typically showing panic and confusion at their injuries. Expiration due to blood loss is common without immediate medical treatment. Individuals are unable to recall time spent as SCP-4134-1 instances, or provide any information about the source of SCP-4134. SCP-4134 was declared Neutralized on 09/01/1944 after all ███ instances of SCP-4134-1 in Foundation containment lost their anomalous properties. However, three new instances of SCP-4134-1 manifested following the bombing of ██████████ in 1960. Testing was conducted to determine the cause of the anomaly. SCP-4134 was subsequently reclassified as Euclid. _ + Incident Report 4134.3- Incident Report 4134.3 Date: ██/██/1962 Location: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris On ██/██/1962, workers began removing the 19th-century grisaille windows in the nave, as part of an extensive restoration effort on the cathedral. While monitoring SCP-████ for changes during the restoration, Dr. Richard witnessed the manifestation of a new SCP-4134-1 instance. Foundation agents were alerted and contained the instance using Procedure 4134-Harpo. Believing SCP-4134 to be connected to the restoration project, Dr. Richard instructed workers to return the original grisaille window to its position. SCP-4134-1 instance spontaneously regained mobility, and was subsequently amnesticized and released. SCP-4134 containment procedures updated.2 _ Addendum 4134.1: LEVEL 2 CLEARANCE REQUIREDAddendum 4134.1: Credentials accepted. The following is an excerpt of an interview given by Marcel Marceau on On a tout essayé3 on 18/09/2007, four days prior to his death. Interview has been translated from French. Interviewer: Laurent Ruquier, host Interviewee: Marcel Marceau, a.k.a. "Bip the Clown," professional mime artist [EXTRANEOUS DIALOGUE REMOVED] Ruquier: Of course. How did you become involved with the French Resistance? Marceau: While I was in Limoges, my cousin spoke with me often. He was in the business of rescuing children, and he wanted me to join him. R: This was your cousin, Georges? M: That's correct. Georges approached me a number of different times to ask me to join different projects, but I was never a fan of combat so I stuck to that kind of job. R: Fascinating. May I ask, how did you have time to study mime during this period? M: Actually, that's an interesting story. I was in Paris for a month working with the Resistance on some project or other- one of Georges' schemes. I needed to duck into a building quickly to avoid a German officer. That's how I ended up walking into the ████ School. R: The ████ School? M: Yes. I ended up studying there for about a month before I left to join my cousin Georges in, if I recall… R: Annemasse? M: That's right. R: Why did you stay there only a month? M: The style of mime, it wasn't for me. A lot of what the teacher, Mr. Thomas, did was statuary mime, plastic mime. For instance, he would have me stand still for an hour, or try to balance on one hand for as long as I could. I preferred to be in motion, even then, but it gave me time to improve my craft, up until I couldn't stay any longer. R: What happened? M: One day, this was after I had been there merely a month, I came into the studio and saw Thomas more excited than I'd ever seen. He kept shouting, "I've done it, I've done it." One of his newer students was kneeling on the floor, arms like this. Marceau extends his arms forward from the shoulder. As soon as he saw me, he jumped up to greet me, but then… Marceau grimaces. R: What happened? M: I'm not sure. There was an explosion, and suddenly the student was on the floor, screaming, and Mr. Thomas… half of his leg was gone. I knew that the Germans must have been behind it. Perhaps they meant to reach me, perhaps they learned of my location from my brother. I do not know. All I know is that I left Paris shortly after. R: Thank you for coming onto the program today, Mr. Marceau. Closing Message: Research into the ████ School is ongoing. The Foundation has been unable to locate any records of either Mr. Thomas or his remaining pupils. Footnotes 1. Mime is a theatrical medium in which actors act out a story through body motions without speaking. 2. Further testing to determine which buildings are linked to SCP-4134's effect has been denied. For a tentative list, view Document 4134-Chaplin. 3. A French comedic talk show which featured standup comedy around current events as well as more serious interviews.
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SCP-4135
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Item #: SCP-4135 An SCP-4135-B instance chasing SCP-4135-A shortly after being shot by machine gun fire. Special Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Phi-71 ("Duck Hunt") is dedicated to the location and containment of SCP-4135-B instances that manifest. The "International Mallard Location Index" is designed to track the activity of any specific member of the family Anatidae. Containment of the SCP-4135-B instance is considered Priority One, and containment of the SCP-4135-A instance is considered Priority Seven. Once the SCP-4135-B instance is confirmed to be contained, the SCP-4135-A instance is to be administered amnestics and released into society. Currently, an SCP-4135-B instance is located within Site-551 in a Biological Anomalous Entity Chamber. The chamber is reinforced with steel, and is to be repaired upon signs of damage. Once the current SCP-4135-A dies, the chamber is to be emptied of any duck viscera, and the new SCP-4135-A is to be located by MTF Phi-71. Description: SCP-4135 is a phenomenon that affects one random human on Earth (designated SCP-4135-A instances) at any time. SCP-4135 is observed through the spontaneous manifestation of any member of the Anatidae family, usually of black colorization, near SCP-4135-A (designated SCP-4135-B instances). SCP-4135-B will then attempt to kill SCP-4135-A through any means necessary. SCP-4135-B instances are resistant to physical trauma and quickly recover from most injuries dealt to them over a small period of time. SCP-4135-B instances have shown not to require food, water, or oxygen to survive, and can survive an atomic blast (see Attached Document 73: Manhattan Project and SCP-4135). When an SCP-4135-B instance is trapped, such as if it is in a container, it will bash its head against the walls of the container until the container breaks. Once the current SCP-4135-A dies, the SCP-4135-B instance will also die, and, almost instantaneously, another random human on Earth will become SCP-4135-A. SCP-4135 usually targets people ages 18 to 35, but there have been cases of it targeting children and elderly people as well. Despite being virtually invulnerable, SCP-4135-B instances are no more deadly than the average member of its species. Because of this, SCP-4135-A instances rarely die from SCP-4135-B, and instead die of natural causes1. Footnotes 1. This was also determined to be the case before the Foundation discovered SCP-4135 ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4135" by Westrin, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4135. 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: Duck.jpg Name: Bernache.jpg Author: Ludovic Péron License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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SCP-4136
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Item#: SCP-4136 Special Containment Procedures: Information relating to SCP-4136 is to be suppressed on public and private platforms. Additionally, Foundation elements are to examine national and local health services for unusual reports of individuals experiencing a phenomenon similar to SCP-4136, along with local law enforcement reports from concerned parents regarding their child being stalked. If encountered, subjects are to be transferred to a Foundation front therapist service for future analysis. SCP-4136-2 instances are to be placed into containment at Site-49 Low Priority Wing-C. Description: SCP-4136 is a phenomenon among children between the ages of five and thirteen wherein individuals receive undisclosed information relating to the Nintendo Corporation or its subsidiaries, in addition to the appearance of SCP-4136-1. SCP-4136-1 often delivers this information through the United States Postal Service in addition to SCP-4136-2. Subjects affected by SCP-4136 report that SCP-4136-1 is a biological uncle, despite having no previous interactions with said individual. SCP-4136-1's is described as a middle aged balding male at 1.5 meters tall, lacking any facial hair, with ethnicity varying based off location of manifestation. SCP-4136-2 are modified Nintendo related products delivered to affected subjects in addition to undisclosed information. Instances are often hidden in subjects' rooms in obscure locations. SCP-4136 was first discovered in 1985 following various reports from adoptive parents of their children interacting with an unidentified individual. Following this and other similar phenomena across North America, SCP-4136 was classified, and the Nintendo Co. was contacted along with localized branches. Nintendo Co. has refused to cooperate with Foundation elements. Addendum-4136.I — SCP-4136-2 instances SCP-4136-2 description Notes Attached documents Two recent copies of Nintendo Power. Includes an additional five pages on a nonexistent Nintendo port of the Sega Genesis game Pauper: Rise of the Monster King. N/A " i give you missing copies" Ghostbusters for the NES, one years prior to the creation of the film of the same name. Ghostbusters theme plays only once before stopping. "u like busters no?" Duck Hunt game manual. Contains handwritten notes describing how to skin various animals (ranging from mice to dogs). Instructional images included. Few examples of non-anomalous SCP-4136-2 instances. "hunting materials?" NES 'Zapper' accessory. Contains elongated human neural tissue (in lieu of circuitry). When used, subjects experience epileptic seizures that continue until physical or brain death. The accuracy of the device is imprecise and unreliable. The inaccuracy of the device has only increased over time. DNA analysis indicates tissue belongs to multiple distinct persons. "parents are a bother aren't they?" Nintendo Entertainment System controller. Insides are filled with a variety of miniature human organs and bones. Subjects holding controller feel organs pulsating. Attempting to open controller results in high-pitched screaming. "ignore smell" SNES 'Super Scope' accessory. All living creatures fired upon undergo an abrupt high-pressure inter-cranial eruption. Targeted tissue becomes weightless and floats in the air. Originally used to kill thirteen bullies of recipient. Bodies are believed to have just entered the mesosphere. "show them what an air head looks like sarah" Sega Genesis made entirely from the flesh of Minoru Arakawa, former President of Nintendo of America.1 When the components are opened up, Arakawa's face is visible, with the mouth acting as the entrance for the game, with two ports. It is unknown if Arakawa is sapient. Arakawa is capable of locomotion via flesh manipulation, often treading along the ground. Classified as Object-999. Arakawa's vital signs suggest a long existence. See Addendum.II. Addendum-4136.II — Correspondence Subject-21, a nine-year-old child affected by SCP-4136 was asked by a Foundation therapist to write a letter to SCP-4136-1. dear uncle my thereapist told me to talk to you. i have been thinking for a long time about you, and i have never gained the trust to tell you. who are your parents? my mommy and daddy told me that they cannot remember your parents, and i tried looking into our family history and you arent there so if you could tell me who your parents are i would be happy cause its really bothering me micheal Three days after this letter was written and placed into the mail, Subject-21 received Object-999. The following note was attached. my uncle from nintendo Future tests are pending. Footnotes 1. Minoru Arakawa was discovered to have most of his chest's flesh removed from him on [REDACTED] after the Foundation interviewed him. Arakawa claimed he had always had the stitches, contradicting claims from colleague prior to his resignation in 2002. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4136" by Anonymous, rewritten by Zer0Ne0phyte, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4136. 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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Item #: SCP-4137 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4137 is stored at Site-201 Sector 2, serving as a task force training zone for operations in higher-dimensional regions. Personnel who enter must be accompanied by a minimum of one operative with experience in navigating four spatial axes. Buckle harnesses attached to a tension pulley system are to be worn as a mandatory safety precaution — further equipment will vary depending on training operation specifics. All non-anomalous narcotics recovered from the pocket dimension have been handed to the Toronto Police Service. Anomalous narcotics are being stored under their respective containment procedures. The whereabouts of PoI-9090 and PoI-9091 are unknown. Any encounters with either individual are to be immediately reported and met with rapid response by the nearest Foundation facility. Lethal force is authorized. SCP-4137 Description: SCP-4137 is a 1975 Ford Transit 100 Campervan, possessing an interior pocket dimension (SCP-4137-Z) in which subjects can perform unbounded movement through four-dimensional space.1 Accessing SCP-4137-Z can only be done by sitting in the driver or passenger seat and performing the following actions: Adjusting the rear-view mirror in a set pattern of upwards, downwards, and side motions.2 Tapping the relative left then right sides of the dashboard. Hitting the dashboard with an open palm. Vocalizing "fuck Jailers." Exiting the seat and proceeding to the cabin interior. Entering the campervan through any other means leads to the normal interior. Once inside SCP-4137-Z, subjects can rotate through 4D space and move along the w-axis with similar physical motions as to those used in local 3D space.3 Of note is that the interior does not turn objects four-dimensional — prior dimensional properties are wholly retained. For those without higher-dimensional training this is a disorienting experience, and can result in motion sickness, severe migraines, and, if no means of extraction exist, becoming lost at an unknown set of coordinates. Additional modifications are present on the exterior and internal mechanisms of SCP-4137: A continuously replenishing fuel supply in the engine, supplied from a suspected higher-dimensional source. Tires which are each 3D cross-sections of a four-dimensional hypercylinder intersecting local 3D space. Major damage to a tire results in the hypercylinder automatically "lowering" or "raising" out of 3D space, changing the cross-section to new, undamaged tire. Van paneling with kinetohazardous properties. High-velocity projectiles that make contact with the paneling have their forward momentum converted to momentum along the w-axis, launching the projectiles out of local 3D space before full damage can be dealt. This occurs with 90% efficacy for bullets — behavior with other projectiles is being tested. Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis games consoles built into the walls of the (normal) campervan interior, wired to a flatscreen TV. No anomalous properties noted. Addendum.4137.1: Original Usage and Containment Prior to Foundation recovery, SCP-4137 was in use for under-the-Veil drug trafficking by known paracriminals Alphonse O.P. Pierrick (PoI-9090) and Yann English (PoI-9091). The duo was active in anomalous communities throughout Ontario, Canada, but operated on a small scale, avoiding Foundation attention. SCP-4137-Z is believed to have been created in winter of 2014, the additional spatial axis dramatically expanding the available storage space for narcotics and resulting in heightened criminal activity. A subsequent string of accidental and violent encounters with task forces stationed in Ontario resulted in both individuals being placed on Foundation paracrime watchlists. On 13/04/2015, SCP-4137 was spotted in a trailer park within the vicinity of Toronto. Mobile Task Force Upsilon-20 ("Hogtown Garrison") was scrambled to the location and, using prior recordings of the entrance actions needed to access SCP-4137-Z, raided the anomaly. It is of note that the Foundation had no knowledge of the four-dimensional nature of the anomaly until entering. TESTIMONY: Agent Jean Noé, MTF υ-20 Transcript You know those animations of tesseracts? The ones where you see the 4D cube shifting and twisting in bizarre ways, shrinking and growing? Yeah. Turns out 4D space is absolutely nothing like it. One of the researchers told me that's what observers in 3D space would see as a tesseract intersects 3D space, passing through our world from above. But when you're inside a tesseract? Fully inside the 4D space? It's a whole different game. It's not you watching a trippy geometry, it's you trying to step and spin your way through one. Now imagine having a shootout in there. You enter and suddenly bullets are shooting down from somewhere above you. Look up and you find that it's actually some direction you never knew existed, where two guys are camped out — one with an SNES Super Scope loaded with actual ammunition and the other with a fucking Power Glove on his hand. You don't understand how light can travel that direction and trying to rationalize it is like wedging a jackhammer through your skull. Maybe if you reorient yourself the right way it'll make more sense, but good luck when there's more bullets and now grenades being twisted out of some other spatial axis by Power Glove guy. You try to step "above" and suddenly the whole landscape of the room twists into a different shape where you end up alone with bullets still raining. Other agents show up but the way they rotate makes them look like fucked up cross-sections of a person before they pop out of sight. Blood ends up on your armor despite you being alone, you're praying to every god you know that it wasn't from one of your friends, and any attempt at regaining your bearings is another chance at getting your brains blown out. I couldn't navigate it. I vomited somewhere and I didn't even see where it went because I stepped the wrong way, and almost randomly I'd see the rest of υ-20 pop in and out of view with as much frantic movement as I had, and the whole world just kept spinning. Spinning and spinning and it was impossible. It was too unreal to handle. All I could do was, well, roll with it. Keep spinning. Spin and hope even a tenth of your shots reach your target. Having shit raids isn't new. As far as being horrifically disoriented goes, though? This one takes the cake. I don't want any of you to assign me to this van again. One trip in was hellish enough. It did make it all the more satisfying when I blew off Yann's arm, though. After 30 minutes of combat, Agent Noé threw a grenade in the approximate direction of Pierrick and English, who had barricaded themselves at the (y,z,w) coordinate planes. The ensuing detonation destroyed the barricade and severed English's right arm, with shrapnel causing further injuries. Before agents could react, Pierrick grabbed English, performed a kinetohazardous gesture, and vanished. Post-raid analysis of agent video feeds suggests that the gesture allowed them to escape by moving along a fifth spatial axis. Out of the six agents who entered, three were severely injured and two were killed. One agent is unaccounted for — the coordinate position of their body within the anomaly is unknown. The campervan was subsequently transported to Site-201. Addendum.4137.2: SCP-4137-Z Recovered Materials Narcotic Compounds of Note: Diamorphine, possessing spatially impossible chemical bonds. Response to sensory stimuli is lessened to the point of sensory deprivation, with a higher incidence of oneiric anomalies for users. Variants of methamphetamine. Ingestion induces the crystallization of all body mass for several minutes, described by users as a fast and "electric" sensation, accompanied by visions of "the seraphs of speed." Assorted demonarcotics. Cannabis, ectoentropically replenishing. Placed in a plastic container and labeled with "NO SELL" in sharpie. Trace amounts of SCP-████, found in a ziploc bag within an electronic safe. A sticky-note with "you know what to do" written on it was placed on the safe exterior.4 Tools and Misc. Paraphernalia: Deer College undergrad degree plaque in higher-dimensional mechanics, addressed to Yann English. Found beneath a bag of cocaine. Four Nintendo Power Gloves. One is partially dismantled with a tesseractic crystal replacing circuitry components. A sticky-note with inscriptions in different handwriting styles was attached to the shelf the gloves were stored in: Appreciate the gift, but if I ever genuinely wear this thing I'll sincerely hope I lose my arm for the crime I'd have just committed. but its so bad its good Polaroid photos of PoI-9090 posing at various tourist attractions in Toronto. Auto-injector, empty. The phrase "YOU ARE 3D. YOU ARE REAL." is repetitively scrawled on all sides of the cabinet interior the auto-injector was stored in. A modified Nintendo Super Scope. Pressing the fire button manifests and propels variable projectiles from the front of the weapon barrel. After repeated testing, it has been confirmed that all projectiles fired are those that have been displaced into 4D space by SCP-4137's kinetohazardous paneling. Paper note in the vicinity: trigger is fire button, switch to attack mode by wishing. pew pew ps dont use with the snes seriously i think i pissed it off bad with how head-hurty the geometry this uses gets dont make me get bitten more than i already have been Polaroid photos of game high scores and PoI-9090 playing at arcade machines, amassed by cheering crowds. Photos were arranged around several games consoles. All visible crowd members possess identical body gestures and facial expressions. Slight signs of distress are noted. 5-axis gimbal, rotating an arrow in the center. Observation during the 13/04/2015 raid suggests that the arrow points to the location of PoI-9090 if present in SCP-4137-Z. Found among a stash of PoI-9091's belongings. Polaroid photos of PoI-9090 inside SCP-4137-Z. Stored in a mechanically locked safe in a hidden shelving compartment. Angles suggest the photos were taken from positions in the anomaly where PoI-9090 would be incapable of perceiving the camera. Polaroid photo of PoI-9090 exiting the Tilt Arcade Bar. Image features are off-colored and distorted. Silhouettes of USB cables trail from PoI-9090 and connect to the surrounding subjects and objects, trailing into the arcade. Papers covered in notes and formulas for topology. Several have the same message written at the top: You can't be controlled. Stick to the numbers and you'll get out of this. You know you can. Body bag, stored in a ritually-sealed shelving compartment. Empty. Other: Hidden chamber, blown open by Agent Noé's grenade. Inside are collected newspaper articles on a 1985 explosion in the Toronto ravine system, game tournament records, news stories on robberies in Ontario communities, and the burnt remnants of a death certificate. A photograph of an individual identical to Alphonse Pierrick, dated to 1986, is included, with a note written on the back: How do you exist? Footnotes 1. Defined by the (x,y,z,w) spatial coordinate plane. Measurements are 7m x 8m x 5m x 20m. 2. Upwards, upwards, downwards, downwards, left, right, left, right. Modifications to the mirror facilitate rapid adjustment. 3. Defined as the (x,y,z) plane, with coordinates of 0 on all additional spatial axes. 4. 1975 Ford Transit 100 schematics and textbooks on higher-dimensional topology were in the vicinity.
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SCP-4138
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LiterallyMechanical To The Stars, by LiterallyMechanical For the rest of my work, check out LiterallyMechanical's Author Page A few of my favorites: SCP-5236 — Ethics Committee Inquest SCP-4163 — The Tetris Prodigy SCP-4357 — Slimelord Item #: SCP-4138 Special Containment Procedures: The dual anomalies that constitute SCP-4138 cannot be contained, reproduced, or reversed by modern technology. Accordingly, information-suppression procedures have been enacted. All non-Foundation research into the origins of SCP-4138 is to be closely monitored and, if necessary, sabotaged. Any fossilized Saurosapiens progenitor skeletons recovered by non-Foundation paleontologists, whether on Earth or nearby planets, are to be immediately acquired, destroyed, or discredited. This containment log and description is to be included in the mandatory reading material for new employees in the Space Exploration and Development Department. Description: SCP-4138 describes two separate, but interrelated anomalies: SCP-4138-VIDAR and SCP-4138-FENRIR. SCP-4138-FENRIR is the cosmological phenomenon commonly known as the "Great Filter," the force or principle that is directly responsible for the original extinction and continued suppression of all sapient life in the Milky Way, save for Homo sapiens. Research into SCP-4138-FENRIR has led to the currently-accepted theory that the "Great Filter" is artificial in origin, and was responsible for a near-total mass extinction of prehistoric sapient life in the Milky Way. SCP-4138-VIDAR is the totality of the physical matter that constitutes the planet Earth, including terrestrial matter carried to other solar systems1. The presence of sufficient quantities of SCP-4138-VIDAR entirely neutralizes the effects of SCP-4138-FENRIR within a significant distance2. The storage of VIDAR matter in extrasolar colonies is a crucial factor in the modern-day, widespread expansion of humanity-at-large in the Milky Way, and allows for humans to survive in deep space or on alien planets without experiencing the lethal effects of SCP-4138-FENRIR. The apparent contradiction between the scarcity of sapient life in the galaxy in comparison to the billions of extant stars and planets, known as the "Fermi Paradox3," was first noted in the early 20th Century. While the Great Filter and Fermi Paradox were conceived of as thought experiments, their nature as well-supported scientific theories was not realized until the the closing decades of the 2300's. As the übertechnology necessary for the creation of VIDAR and FENRIR was lost with the extinction of S. progenitor, containment of the anomaly is currently impossible. Paleontological samples collected from Earth and other colonized star systems suggest that the lack of sapient life elsewhere in the Milky Way is a relatively recent phenomenon, on an astronomical timescale. There exists evidence of the evolution of unique sapient species on all 16 human-colonized planets, many of which co-mingled or engaged in warfare across star systems due to widespread use of interstellar travel technology. All of these species underwent simultaneous extinction events 189 million years ago that left the rest of the planets' non-sapient lifeforms unscathed. Earth itself is included in that number, as it is the ancestral homeworld of Saurosapiens progenitor, a species of sapient theropod dinosaurs in the early Jurassic period. While S. progenitor evolved on Earth, their fossils have been discovered in small numbers on nearby extrasolar planets. Concrete examples of their science and civilization are scarce, but it is known that S. progenitor posessed advanced interstellar spaceflight technology. Before they were exterminated by SCP-4138-FENRIR, Saurosapiens had achieved some success in colonizing other habitable planets, despite violent opposition from rival alien societies. The uniquely Terrestrial nature of SCP-4138-VIDAR suggests that SCP-4138-VIDAR originated from übertechnology developed by S. progenitor, but the origin of SCP-4138-FENRIR is unclear. Many researchers hold the position that FENRIR was developed as a weapon by an enemy alien species, while VIDAR was a countermeasure enacted too late by S. progenitor. Measurements of steadily expanding VIDAR fields indicate that SCP-4138-FENRIR has attenuated and weakened over time. According to this model, FENRIR would have been potent enough 189 Ma ago to overwhelm an entire Earth-mass of SCP-4138-VIDAR. The exact sequence of events surrounding the creation of SCP-4138-FENRIR and VIDAR is a matter of active research and debate. The Foundation has developed several competing hypotheses, and a clear consensus has yet to emerge. Addendum 4138-A: The Last Stand Hypothesis According to the Foundation's Space Exploration and Development Department, Saurosapiens progenitor may have deliberately enacted both SCP-4138-FENRIR and VIDAR. They knowingly caused the extinction of their own species while simultaneously ensuring that a successor could arise, solely on Earth. While most extinctions 189 Ma ago are theorized to have been caused by SCP-4138-FENRIR, two near-Earth exoplanets, both with Saurosapiens progenitor colonies, underwent unique planetary cataclysms at that time with devastating impact on their ecologies. In both cases, dense concentrations of massive impact craters spaced in precise, regular patterns indicated that at least one alien species had developed superweapons capable of large-scale orbital bombardment and planetary devastation. As both of the targeted worlds were home to nearby colonies of S. progenitor, it can be surmised that Saurosapiens feared an imminent bombardment of Earth. According to the Last Stand Hypothesis, the extinction of S. progenitor was a last-resort suicide attack. They simultaneously implemented SCP-4138-VIDAR and FENRIR, and wiped out all sapient life in the Milky Way. The initial energy used to ensure total galactic FENRIR coverage would have been far stronger than the VIDAR mass of Earth could counteract. Once SCP-4138-FENRIR had attenuated to the point that SCP-4138-VIDAR was effective, Homo sapiens arose in the ecological niche left vacant by the extinction of Saurosapiens. The continued effect of SCP-4138-FENRIR into the present day has ensured that unlike S. progenitor, humankind has been able to expand into the Milky Way uncontested. The Foundation has almost no data on the psychology and society of Saurosapiens progenitor. However, it is a well-accepted theory of biology that there is a powerful instinct among intelligent creatures to ensure the success and survival of their offspring, even at the expense of their own lives. The extent to which this instinct may have been present in S. progenitor is unknown, and their motivations are a focus of ongoing debate. Regardless, the ultimate sacrifice of S. progenitor is the source of the official motto of the Space Exploration and Development Department: We will make our parents proud. Footnotes 1. In typical cases, spacecraft built on Earth, living creatures gestated on Earth (including humans, embryonic livestock, and agricultural stock), and terraforming materials carried from Earth 2. The protective radii of VIDAR fields around extraterrestrial human colonies have been measured to extend as far as 5 AU. Notably, the potency of VIDAR matter has gradually increased over time, and these protective VIDAR fields have been steadily expanding 3. Jones, Eric M., Where is everybody? An Account of Fermi's Question. CIC-14 Report Collection, Los Alamos National Laboratory, March 1985 https://fas.org/sgp/othergov/doe/lanl/la-10311-ms.pdf ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4138" by LiterallyMechanical, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4138. 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-4138
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LiterallyMechanical To The Stars, by LiterallyMechanical For the rest of my work, check out LiterallyMechanical's Author Page A few of my favorites: SCP-5236 — Ethics Committee Inquest SCP-4163 — The Tetris Prodigy SCP-4357 — Slimelord Item #: SCP-4138 Special Containment Procedures: The dual anomalies that constitute SCP-4138 cannot be contained, reproduced, or reversed by modern technology. Accordingly, information-suppression procedures have been enacted. All non-Foundation research into the origins of SCP-4138 is to be closely monitored and, if necessary, sabotaged. Any fossilized Saurosapiens progenitor skeletons recovered by non-Foundation paleontologists, whether on Earth or nearby planets, are to be immediately acquired, destroyed, or discredited. This containment log and description is to be included in the mandatory reading material for new employees in the Space Exploration and Development Department. Description: SCP-4138 describes two separate, but interrelated anomalies: SCP-4138-VIDAR and SCP-4138-FENRIR. SCP-4138-FENRIR is the cosmological phenomenon commonly known as the "Great Filter," the force or principle that is directly responsible for the original extinction and continued suppression of all sapient life in the Milky Way, save for Homo sapiens. Research into SCP-4138-FENRIR has led to the currently-accepted theory that the "Great Filter" is artificial in origin, and was responsible for a near-total mass extinction of prehistoric sapient life in the Milky Way. SCP-4138-VIDAR is the totality of the physical matter that constitutes the planet Earth, including terrestrial matter carried to other solar systems1. The presence of sufficient quantities of SCP-4138-VIDAR entirely neutralizes the effects of SCP-4138-FENRIR within a significant distance2. The storage of VIDAR matter in extrasolar colonies is a crucial factor in the modern-day, widespread expansion of humanity-at-large in the Milky Way, and allows for humans to survive in deep space or on alien planets without experiencing the lethal effects of SCP-4138-FENRIR. The apparent contradiction between the scarcity of sapient life in the galaxy in comparison to the billions of extant stars and planets, known as the "Fermi Paradox3," was first noted in the early 20th Century. While the Great Filter and Fermi Paradox were conceived of as thought experiments, their nature as well-supported scientific theories was not realized until the the closing decades of the 2300's. As the übertechnology necessary for the creation of VIDAR and FENRIR was lost with the extinction of S. progenitor, containment of the anomaly is currently impossible. Paleontological samples collected from Earth and other colonized star systems suggest that the lack of sapient life elsewhere in the Milky Way is a relatively recent phenomenon, on an astronomical timescale. There exists evidence of the evolution of unique sapient species on all 16 human-colonized planets, many of which co-mingled or engaged in warfare across star systems due to widespread use of interstellar travel technology. All of these species underwent simultaneous extinction events 189 million years ago that left the rest of the planets' non-sapient lifeforms unscathed. Earth itself is included in that number, as it is the ancestral homeworld of Saurosapiens progenitor, a species of sapient theropod dinosaurs in the early Jurassic period. While S. progenitor evolved on Earth, their fossils have been discovered in small numbers on nearby extrasolar planets. Concrete examples of their science and civilization are scarce, but it is known that S. progenitor posessed advanced interstellar spaceflight technology. Before they were exterminated by SCP-4138-FENRIR, Saurosapiens had achieved some success in colonizing other habitable planets, despite violent opposition from rival alien societies. The uniquely Terrestrial nature of SCP-4138-VIDAR suggests that SCP-4138-VIDAR originated from übertechnology developed by S. progenitor, but the origin of SCP-4138-FENRIR is unclear. Many researchers hold the position that FENRIR was developed as a weapon by an enemy alien species, while VIDAR was a countermeasure enacted too late by S. progenitor. Measurements of steadily expanding VIDAR fields indicate that SCP-4138-FENRIR has attenuated and weakened over time. According to this model, FENRIR would have been potent enough 189 Ma ago to overwhelm an entire Earth-mass of SCP-4138-VIDAR. The exact sequence of events surrounding the creation of SCP-4138-FENRIR and VIDAR is a matter of active research and debate. The Foundation has developed several competing hypotheses, and a clear consensus has yet to emerge. Addendum 4138-A: The Last Stand Hypothesis According to the Foundation's Space Exploration and Development Department, Saurosapiens progenitor may have deliberately enacted both SCP-4138-FENRIR and VIDAR. They knowingly caused the extinction of their own species while simultaneously ensuring that a successor could arise, solely on Earth. While most extinctions 189 Ma ago are theorized to have been caused by SCP-4138-FENRIR, two near-Earth exoplanets, both with Saurosapiens progenitor colonies, underwent unique planetary cataclysms at that time with devastating impact on their ecologies. In both cases, dense concentrations of massive impact craters spaced in precise, regular patterns indicated that at least one alien species had developed superweapons capable of large-scale orbital bombardment and planetary devastation. As both of the targeted worlds were home to nearby colonies of S. progenitor, it can be surmised that Saurosapiens feared an imminent bombardment of Earth. According to the Last Stand Hypothesis, the extinction of S. progenitor was a last-resort suicide attack. They simultaneously implemented SCP-4138-VIDAR and FENRIR, and wiped out all sapient life in the Milky Way. The initial energy used to ensure total galactic FENRIR coverage would have been far stronger than the VIDAR mass of Earth could counteract. Once SCP-4138-FENRIR had attenuated to the point that SCP-4138-VIDAR was effective, Homo sapiens arose in the ecological niche left vacant by the extinction of Saurosapiens. The continued effect of SCP-4138-FENRIR into the present day has ensured that unlike S. progenitor, humankind has been able to expand into the Milky Way uncontested. The Foundation has almost no data on the psychology and society of Saurosapiens progenitor. However, it is a well-accepted theory of biology that there is a powerful instinct among intelligent creatures to ensure the success and survival of their offspring, even at the expense of their own lives. The extent to which this instinct may have been present in S. progenitor is unknown, and their motivations are a focus of ongoing debate. Regardless, the ultimate sacrifice of S. progenitor is the source of the official motto of the Space Exploration and Development Department: We will make our parents proud. Footnotes 1. In typical cases, spacecraft built on Earth, living creatures gestated on Earth (including humans, embryonic livestock, and agricultural stock), and terraforming materials carried from Earth 2. The protective radii of VIDAR fields around extraterrestrial human colonies have been measured to extend as far as 5 AU. Notably, the potency of VIDAR matter has gradually increased over time, and these protective VIDAR fields have been steadily expanding 3. Jones, Eric M., Where is everybody? An Account of Fermi's Question. CIC-14 Report Collection, Los Alamos National Laboratory, March 1985 https://fas.org/sgp/othergov/doe/lanl/la-10311-ms.pdf ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4138" by LiterallyMechanical, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4138. 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-4139
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Item #: SCP-4139 SCP-4139 Hover to enlarge Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4139 is to be kept in secure containment lockup with all SCP-4139-1/6 attached, at Site-45 outside of testing. The password to the combination lock affixed to SCP-4139 is restricted to level 2 personnel. If SCP-4139 exhibits unusual noises or rocking, research leader Samuels must be contacted along with site security to allow for acquisition of POI-326. Description: SCP-4139 is a medium sized, white, single-door fridge/freezer of unknown brand and make. SCP-4139-1 through -6 refers to 6 crude drawings depicting people and objects in various activities, including picnicking, space travel, and intercourse. Aside from a combination lock affixed to the front door, SCP-4139 has no electrical components. The back of SCP-4139 consists of a small assembly of pipes, ending in two curved openings. SCP-4139-1/6 instances act as a control board for SCP-4139, meaning that the manipulation of their placement on the front of SCP-4139 can alter its properties. These properties only take effect when SCP-4139-1/6 are connected to SCP-4139 through the use of magnetism. SCP-4139 functions as a non-anomalous fridge cooling at 1.6°C as long as SCP-4139-1/6 are attached to it. The relation between the arrangement of SCP-4139-1/6 and the effects are not fully understood, prompting a trial and error approach to research. Addendum 1: As of writing, these are the known orientations of SCP-4139-1/6 and their properties: + Show table - Close SCP-4139-1/6 Position Outcome A gas chemically similar to class A amnestic is released from the holes on the back of SCP-4139 until the orientation of SCP-4139-1/6 is altered. The gas vents at a low rate, tending to take many hours to effectively fill a standard test chamber. SCP-4139 decreases in weight by a factor of 12, and straps emerge from the back of SCP-4139 allowing for it to be carried. The internal topography of SCP-4139 increases irrespective to its external size. Space inside SCP-4139 measures at 10m by 6m by 50m, with the fridge shelves expanding to fit the internal walls. Leaving the door open while this takes place pauses its growth and causes SCP-4139 to emit 10db beeps every 3 seconds. Discolouration on SCP-4139 immediately disappears, slowly followed by the reforming of dents on its external surface and the regeneration of rusted surfaces. Extensive rust damage can take many days to fully repair. SCP-4139 fills with potatos and carrots, both with abnormally high levels of fructose and glucose. Paper scraps extend from the pipes on the back of SCP-4139, seemingly cut off crudely, presumably by POI-326. analysis of the remaining scraps imply the document to be a users guide for SCP-4139, prompting researchers to consider the origin of SCP-4139 extended prior to POI-326. The holes on the back of SCP-4139 eject wooden splinters at between 4-60km/h, roughly every 12 seconds. Analysis of wood shows a wide variety of sources. SCP-4139-1/6 begins to flash slowly, each luminescing in a different shades of purple and magenta. As there are multiple images flashing at different intervals, SCP-4139 can be used as an effective if impractical light source. SCP-4139-1/6 instances begin to flap as if blown by a wind blowing in the general direction of the hotel room SCP-4139 and POI-326 were recovered from. Had no visual effect, but on further analysis this combination resets the origin point of the above orientation's effect. The above orientation can be updated to show that it points to the last location this orientation was used at, pending level 3 approval. Due to the extensive possible arrangements of SCP-4139-1/6, it is unknown how many phenomena can be produced through the manipulation of SCP-4139. Estimates based on current ratio of successful to unsuccessful combinations suggest that there may be up to 200 separate phenomena possible. Addendum 2: The following is the Audio/Video log transcript from the raid on POI-326's hotel apartment, in which SCP-4139 was discovered. + Show log - Close Recovery Team Audio/Video Log Transcript Date: 28/6/██ Exploration Team: MTF-Delta 11 ("Wonderers") Subject: ██████, WA, Australia Team Lead: D11-Cap Team Members: D11-1 / D11-2 / D11-3 / D11-4 / D11-Sup Notes: Delta-10 had been tracking the movements of POI-326 since his initial connection with Dr. Wondertainment as a contract carrier in association with SCP-████. The incursions objective was to capture POI-326 for interrogation, and possible containment of related anomalous materials. [BEGIN LOG] D11-Sup: Audio and visual recording online. Fun's over. D11-Cap: That's right Johansson, you wouldn't want that on official record. D11-2 chuckles. D11-Cap: When we get up there, we're looking to apprehend three twenty-six as quickly as possible. Mr. Manchild1 said that he noticed old-english lookin' runes around the entire area, so be looking out for alchemy. D11-Sup: Remember, if conventional medical attention isn't working, try a bezoar. If that isn't working, it probably isn't alchemy. The elevator door opens to the 4th floor with police tape blocking every door except that leading to apartment 8. The hallway is clean aside from a purple, painted thaumic hazard on the roof above apartment 8. In the centre of this is a security camera, aimed at the elevator with a cord running into the top of the door. D11 had experienced little training against Thaumaturgical anomalies, allowing none of them to effectively visualise the camera clearly. D11-Cap: Hemsworth, check rooms one through seven and Johansson, nine through twelve. D11-Cap, D11-2, and D11-3 approach the door to apartment 8 and perform routine check for alchemical anomalies, allowing for the thaumic hazard to go undetected. D11 was later reprimanded for negligence. D11-2 unlocks the door revealing an immaculately cleaned walkway opening to a kitchen. SCP-4139 is visible at the end of the walkway, but goes unnoticed due to its unexceptional appearance. D11-2 moves into a the bathroom to the left while D11-3 walks further down the hall, revealing a hole in the wall leading to room 7 surrounded by similar paint as outside. D-10-sup notices this hazard. D11-3: The wall's knocked in here. The rooms are connected. (begins walking towards the hazard.) D11-sup: Careful in your approach three, that looks thaumaturgical. D11-3 looks around but appears not to be able to see the paint. She moves over to the hole in the wall. As she steps over, a bright flash damages the video feeds from D10-3 and D10-Cap. Yelling and thumping is heard. D11-Cap: What the hell is that thing? D11-3: Cut it off! D11-2 Rushes down the hall to the others. The painted section of floor has extended out of the ground and attached around D10-3's leg. D10-Cap uses his field knife to cut the protuberance, causing it to disintegrate into wet paint. D11-2: That thing looks bloody disgusting. D11-3: Behind you! D11-2 turns, showing POI-326 running down the walkway to SCP-4139. POI-326 opens SCP-4139 while rearranging the SCP-4139-1/6 obscured from the body cam. D11-Cap shoots POI-326 in the leg, causing him to collapse into the open door. D11-2 runs to SCP-4139 as it closes. D11-2: Put your hands behind your head! D11-2 opens SCP-4139, which appears to be entirely full of carrots and potatoes. They tumble out knocking over D11-2. D11-Cap: Where'd he go? [END LOG] Due to the large vegetable mass in the room when collecting SCP-4139, and the disorderly actions of D11, the order of SCP-4139-1/6 used by POI-326 in his escape is unknown. Knocking and muffled vocalisations were heard originating from inside SCP-4139 roughly 30 days after procurement of SCP-4139. Due to the possibility that POI-326 may still be inside, testing of SCP-4139-1/6 combinations has been deemed top priority for discovering the whereabouts of POI-326. Footnotes 1. A mole within the contracted branch of Dr. Wondertainment's Kiddies Kitchen Kraft.
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SCP-4140
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Entrance to the cave system where SCP-4140 was discovered. Item #: SCP-4140 Special Containment Procedures: An exclusion zone should be maintained around the underwater entrance to the cave system containing SCP-4140. Members of MTF Omicron-2 "Skippers with Flippers"2 must be kept on standby to guide the transport of personnel into and out of the cave complex. Containment efforts inside the caves are to focus on preventing the further spread of SCP-4140-2. Existing volumes of SCP-4140-2 should be blocked off from the rest of the caves. ▷ Updated containment procedures: Auseuil protocol ▽ Updated containment procedures: Auseuil protocol To prevent the manifestation of additional volumes of SCP-4140-2, music must be played in the central cave chamber at all times. The musicians must be seated in a circle surrounding SCP-4140. These musicians should be proficient with at least one string or woodwind instrument, but the specific melody played is not relevant to containment. A provisional underground site with temporary living quarters for containment personnel should be maintained. A total of 15 musicians3 are to be kept on-site, with an additional set of musicians housed on the surface for bi-weekly rotation. This ensemble of musicians is designated Tau-8 "Zann's Violists". Additional Foundation staff must be present to monitor Tau-8's shifts and to watch for obsessive and irrational behaviour, indicative of SCP-4140-induced mania. Deceased members of Tau-8 should be allowed to continue playing until the smell of decomposition becomes disruptive to other members. Description: SCP-4140 is a topologically disconnected volume of space located in the central cave chamber of a partially flooded cave complex.4 No matter is capable of passing through the boundary to this volume of space. All forms of energy (kinetic, electromagnetic, etc.) are completely absorbed by the boundary upon contact and never re-emitted. Due to its nature, no information about the interior of SCP-4140 can be gleaned. Its exterior appears to the naked eye as a nonreflective hemisphere with a radius of approximately 6 meters. Most of the surface area of the central cavern's walls is covered in living biological material, belonging to a single unidentified human male of Eastern European descent. Drilling has revealed that this substance is layered: The outer layer of fat, muscle tissue and blood vessels covers an underlying layer of sinew and cartilage which grows spontaneously from the rock walls. Samples of the walls themselves contain bone marrow and spinal fluid. In certain places, the surface of the outer layer has grown patches of various body parts and organs, such as skin, eyes and teeth. While this material is biologically alive and responds to basic stimuli, it is not believed to be sentient. The entirety of this material is designated SCP-4140-1. A cave chamber where part of the wall has been displaced by SCP-4140-2. If at any time there are no string or woodwind instruments being played in the central cavern, volumes of space similar in appearance to SCP-4140 will begin to manifest within the cave system.5 These volumes are collectively designated SCP-4140-2. While similar in appearance, they exhibit several deviations from the characteristics of SCP-4140: Their boundary is diffuse, and all forms of matter and energy can pass into them without resistance. All such matter and/or energy is to be considered irretrievably lost. Nothing has ever exited or been emitted from SCP-4140-2. Objects partially inserted into a volume of SCP-4140-2 and then removed behave as if the inserted portion has ceased to exist. It is hypothesised that SCP-4140-2 constitutes a form of localised reality failure. The total volume covered by SCP-4140-2 will grow continuously as long as the Auseuil protocol is not resumed. There is no known upper limit to this expansion: The volume of space converted to SCP-4140-2 has never been observed to decrease. When any number of musicians resume the Auseuil protocol, the growth of SCP-4140-2 will begin to slow until it halts entirely. The time this takes is directly proportional to the amount of performing musicians. It has also become clear that the insertion of living biological matter into volumes of SCP-4140-2 will temporarily halt its spread altogether. This effect lasts longer the more matter is lost, and is further amplified if the organic tissue belongs to a sapient lifeform. Nevertheless, this method of containment is extremely inefficient and may only be considered in emergencies. Personnel that are assigned to the Auseuil protocol for extended periods (in the order of several weeks) will start to display symptoms of declining mental health and, eventually, anomalous physical alteration. Affected personnel undergo a progression of symptoms, which can be roughly divided into three stages: First stage: Onset of irrational and obsessive behaviour, accompanied by an overall drop in compliance with Foundation personnel Reluctance to cease performance as part of the Auseuil protocol, to the point of ignoring basic needs Reacting aggressively when removed from the proximity of SCP-4140 Second stage: Claiming that the music performed as part of the Auseuil protocol sounds "unnatural" or otherwise distorted, as well as insisting that the music can be heard throughout the entire cave system Vivid hallucinations involving SCP-4140 Personification of SCP-4140-1 Deification of SCP-4140 Third stage: Displaying controlled alteration of their physique, including but not limited to: contortion of the skin, musculature and skeletal structure as well as rearrangement of internal organs6 Anomalous levels of physical resilience, allowing them to survive the morphological alterations mentioned above Open hostility towards anyone attempting to disrupt their participation in the Auseuil protocol In most cases where the affected person is removed from the cave complex while in the first stage, these effects have been observed to fade over time. If they do not fade, the use of amnestics is authorized. All personnel in the second stage are to be redesignated E-class and should be considered permanently unfit for containment duties outside the Auseuil protocol. All personnel that have reached the third stage should be considered lost. Since it is highly inadvisable to interrupt their musical performance, persons in the third stage will eventually expire due to dehydration, starvation or sleep deprivation. Affected personnel that expire in this fashion have been observed to keep playing, although their bodies will still decompose. Addendum — Recovered documents: The following journal was recovered from an obstructed section of the central cave, presumably damaged during seismic activity. This side-chamber contained a set of scrolls in the Old Adytite7 language, as well as a withered portion of SCP-4140-1. The scrolls serve as a record of the author's efforts to spread Sarkicism by freeing settlements from the Daevite empire. This makes it one of the only known Sarkic texts recorded before 1200 BCE. ▷ Display translated journal entries ▽ Display translated journal entries Personal writings of Karcist8 Otrava What I previously thought to be a mere seaside village has left me quite puzzled. Not only is it ferociously protected by an unusually large force of Daevite soldiers, I have also spied at least half a dozen carts this month alone, which provide the settlement with a steady supply of slaves. Does it perhaps hide some ore mine, where slaves are made to work until they die? We will soon find out. Unbeknownst to the rest, one of the guards has already been made part of my Halkost9. I shall strike from within and without at the same time. After dispatching all guards in the otherwise abandoned village, I found that the slaves were indeed being brought below ground, into a vast cavernous maze. However, it quickly became clear that these were no mines; Instead, we found a blasphemous subterranean temple where the slaves are forced to be part of an elaborate sacrificial ritual! On my foray into the caves, I observed Daevite priestesses as they cast slaves into an intangible void unlike anything I have ever seen. When I arrived at the heart of the caves, I found that it contained a far larger, immovable nothingness, surrounded on all sides by malnourished slaves who were made to play the flute without pause. When one of the flutists inevitably collapsed from sheer exhaustion, they were immediately dragged away and replaced by another unfortunate soul. I could not allow this travesty to continue, and so after a brief struggle, I imprisoned the Daevite priestesses in the slave holding pens. Most of the newly liberated slaves have fled, while some of them have declared loyalty to me. I am loathe to admit it, but it appears that the ritual I interrupted was not as senseless as I thought. This morning, I noticed that the intangible blackness outside the main cave had started to spread, almost cutting off our way out of here! One of my advisors did not move in time as the darkness lurched towards her, and the next moment she was gone. This amused the Daevite priestesses to no end, but it also seemed to halt the spread of that emptiness, if only for a while. The mad laughter of the priestesses came to a halt when I started casting them one by one into that all-devouring nothingness. Impulsive though it may have been, it has bought me time to come up with a solution. I stare at this thing, still surrounded by Daevite symbols written in the blood of slaves, and I see only a gnawing, hungering void, yearning to truly exist. I harbour genuine fear at the fact that it may be more than just another minor god. I talked to one of the more lucid slaves we freed, and they claim that the only necessary part of the ritual is the music. If we can surround this thing, at all times, with the cacophonous piping of the Daeva, it should remain blinded and slumbering. I am glad that I need not feed it more lives, but am I truly forced to return these flutists to slavery? Their duties leave them delirious, malnourished and exhausted; Surely they will not survive this for much longer, especially if we must have them playing at all times. Perhaps my aptitude for Lihakut'ak10 presents me with another solution. The thing awakened again, sooner than I had anticipated, while I was still engrossed in my meditation. It caught me off guard, and spilled a terrible vision directly into my mind's eye! As I was granted a glimpse beyond its immovable, black veil, I tried to look away, but found that I could not: The more I struggled, the more translucent the boundary became. At first, it looked like a portal to the vast expanses of the cosmos, populated only by the light of distant stars. As I looked closer, however, the stars blossomed into alert, predatory eyes and the vast, undulating darkness surrounding them gnashed wildly with countless misshapen mouths, each lined with razor-sharp teeth. I realised immediately that I was indeed mistaken: This thing, driven by instinct as it may be, was no mindless lesser god. No, in that instant, I saw it for what it truly was: one of the six Archons! How can our prophet Ion ever hope to commune with such a vast, primordial chaos? Can there truly be any hope of overthrowing the twisted cosmic order? Just as I thought I had reached the depth of despair, the innumerable eyes of the thing focused on me and it let out an incomprehensible snarl: As I could see it, it too could see me. Its gaze forcibly plunged me deeper into the vision, and before my eyes unfolded a representation of the Archon's terrifying machinations. At the centre of the void, there laid an enormous, half-formed amalgamation of flesh and bone, a serpentlike carcass devoid of all life. As I perceived time to speed up, I saw the nothingness in the cave spreading ever faster, and as it consumed the flesh of our world, the surrogate body grew closer and closer to completion. In the end, the patchwork body sprung to life as it became possessed by the very life-force of our uncaring progenitor, and she strode forth from the cosmic void, freed from her inescapable prison! When I finally came to my senses, my advisors had already taken up the Daevite flutes to lull the thing back to its slumber. I realise now more than ever that this is hardly a permanent solution. I absolutely must find a way to seal this thing away, from now until the end of time. It is improper for a Karcist to do this, but I have little choice: I have only my own flesh at my disposal. With my knowledge of Lihakut'ak, it should be possible to contain the Archon without further sacrifices. I will make a Kiraak11 of myself, to ensure there will always be someone keeping this thing at bay. I shall put my Halkost to work on sealing all entrances that I know of. From that moment on, those who stay in this cave shall share in my carnal blessing as we take up our eternal vigil. The words recorded here will be my last coherent memories. I reject the Daeva's sacrifice of the many for the few, just as I reject the inherent cruelty of life. The true nature of the demiurge lives within us all; Defiance of this nature has always been the only road to kindness. If I must live forever in the dark so that all others may see the glorious light of Ikunaan12, so be it. Of note is the fact that the dead portion of SCP-4140-1 in the collapsed chamber appeared to have been growing fully developed human bodies on its surface, rather than individual organs. This function was likely interrupted by the cave-in, causing the severed portion of SCP-4140-1 to atrophy. Footnotes 1. Previously Keter, SCP-4140's object class was adjusted upon implementation of the Auseuil protocol, which drastically increased the reliability of containment. 2. A mobile task force of experienced technical divers, who specialise in traversing complex overhead environments. 3. Three groups of five, with each player expected to perform 8 hours per day in four shifts. 4. The only known entrance to this complex is located under the shoreline of [REDACTED], at ██° ██′ ██.██″ N, ██° ██′ ██.██″ E. 5. The precise locations of manifestation seem to be distributed uniformly throughout the caves. 6. This is generally used for offensive purposes, when the subject is agitated. 7. The spoken and written language of Proto-Sarkites. 8. A spiritual and secular leader among adherents to Sarkicism. 9. Sarkic organisms of varying morphology under the direct control of a Karcist. 10. The Sarkic practice of corporeal augmentation and modification. 11. A living temple fashioned from the heavily modified body of a Sarkite. 12. The Proto-Sarkic paradise, which they believe will be brought about by their prophet, Grand Karcist Ion.
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SCP-4141
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Item #: SCP-4141 Special Containment Procedures: The door to SCP-4141 is to be locked permanently and monitored through a nearby security camera. All SCP-4141-2 instances are to be monitored at all possible times, and Foundation webcrawlers are to monitor social media/online messaging platforms for messages and behavior that indicate a possible SCP-4141-1 instance. All known SCP-4141-1 individuals should be contacted nightly to ensure mental stability and safety. Description: SCP-4141 is a room located within the █████████ University Library, █████████, Canada. From an outside perspective, the interior of SCP-4141 is an ordinary room with a table, 4 chairs and a small desk, on which a projector lies. From this outside perspective, any human who enters SCP-4141 and closes its door will exit approximately 5 minutes later. The humans who leave SCP-4141 at this time become known as SCP-4141-2 and are identical to the room's entrant both physically and mentally. From the perspective of the individual entering the room, once the door is closed behind them it cannot be opened again. At this point, the individual is known as SCP-4141-1 and cannot leave SCP-4141 through any methods. After the door is closed, the lights within the room will turn off and the projector on the desk will turn on despite no available power source being present, playing onto the adjacent wall. Slow jazz music will begin to play throughout the room despite no speakers being present, along with a video in the projection (known as SCP-4141-3 from this point onward.). Due to the nature of SCP-4141, it is currently impossible for the intro to SCP-4141-3 to be properly documented. However, recollections from several known SCP-4141-1 instances through online messaging services have been used to create a rough transcript (see Addendum 4141A.) Once the intro to SCP-4141-3 is finished, it will switch to a point of view perspective from the SCP-4141-2 instance associated with the entry of the SCP-4141-1 instance watching. Each known instance of SCP-4141-3 begins with SCP-4141-2 leaving the room, calling SCP-4141 "mundane" or "just a room", and then continuing with their regular daily actions. SCP-4141-1 instances have no control over SCP-4141-2 and can only watch the projection. SCP-4141-2 instances are not anomalous in any fashion aside from their connection to SCP-4141 and SCP-4141-1 (unless the SCP-4141-1 instance connected to it was already anomalous in some way previously). They exhibit no deviancies in behavior over the course of their lives, save for any mentions of SCP-4141 proper, which it will attempt to avoid whenever possible. SCP-4141-2 instances will age and react regularly to disease, illness, injury and pain like the SCP-4141-1 instance connected to it would, and will expire at an age typical of humans if not killed in some way beforehand. Every instance of SCP-4141-1 is disconnected from their instance of SCP-4141-2 in terms of the previously-mentioned factors, as injuries or illnesses suffered by their SCP-4141-2 instance will not be felt by them. Should an SCP-4141-1 instance die within SCP-4141 by any means, their connected SCP-4141-2 instance will die at around the same time from one of many possible unpredictable means, most often a brain aneurysm. If the instance of SCP-4141-2 dies, it is presumed that its connected SCP-4141-1 instance will die along with it, as no SCP-4141-1 instances in contact with Foundation personnel have responded after the death of their respective SCP-4141-2. It should be noted that, after entering, all SCP-4141-1 instances lose the need to sleep, eat, drink or excrete waste and will not suffer ill effects if they never do so. This does not transfer over to SCP-4141-2 instances, however, as SCP-4141-2 instances that die of starvation, dehydration or any complications thereof will kill their connected SCP-4141-1 instance as well. For a currently unknown reason, wireless internet connection is still possible within SCP-4141, along with a single working electrical socket, in what is currently believed to be an oversight during creation. Cellular connection is cut off, but SCP-4141-1 instances inside can connect to the internet and communicate through it while inside, which is currently the only known way of contact and the method the Foundation uses to keep up to date with the conditions of what are currently 4 different SCP-4141-1 instances. SCP-4141-2 instances that enter SCP-4141 again are not affected, usually leaving the room after 30 seconds and complaining of a mild headache. Addendum 4141A: The following is a rough transcript of SCP-4141-3's intro, spoken by what is described as a young American male. + Open Transcript - Close Transcript Greetings, and welcome to the show! Both my colleagues and I are pleased to present our magnum opus, our masterpiece, the greatest work of visual art and/or cinema ever made! This is You: The Real-Time Autobiography! You might be wondering what this is. In the simplest terms, it's you. A perfect biography and chronicle of your entire life as it would be lived by you, except you don't have to live it yourself! You're a spectator for the rest of this life, able to make your own conclusions and determine how you feel about your own actions as they happen. Rest assured, dear viewer, nothing that the person you're going to watch does would be out-of-character for you to do yourself. This is you. Purely you. The only proper and true chronicle of your entire life from this point onward. We all had a lot of fun making this and we hope it shows! And from me, and all my friends and colleagues and acquaintances from Are We Cool Yet?, we'd like to say: Enjoy the show! ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4141" by Alabaster-Alabaster, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4141. 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-4142
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keter
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False color image of Rho Cassiopeiae's supernova. Note the ejected SCP-4142 eggs. Item #: SCP-4142 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4142 instances are contained at Research Site-759 within a modified stellarator1 lined with graphite, capable of magnetic field strength exceeding 250 Tesla. Stellar emission from SCP-4142 is to be collected and diverted to auxiliary generators. As of 03/09/2011, if an SCP-4142 instance is projected to become a supergiant, all Site-759 personnel are to be evacuated and several redundant Class 6 TENEBRAE Engines in place are to siphon and annihilate plasma from the SCP-4142 instance until it ceases nuclear fusion, neutralizing it. SCP-4142-A is currently contained in a TARTARUS-Class Gravitational Containment Vault 1 km beneath Site-759. The ASHMORETH satellite system in the Oort cloud has been tasked with monitoring for SCP-4142 instances entering the solar system. Disinformation teams are to prepare and distribute suitable cover stories in the event of another SCP-4142 impact. Description: SCP-4142 are animate conglomerates of dust, metallic hydrogen, and small gemstones in the shape of a featherless dromaeosaurid dinosaur2. SCP-4142 instances are initially 4-6 m in length (roughly the size of a Utahraptor) but gradually grow in size over their lifespan, and each one's dust portion gradually coalesces into several miniature luminescent spheres resembling stars, embedded randomly throughout the instance's skin. A wide variety of stars have been found in SCP-4142 instances. If all of an SCP-4142 instance's stars are extinguished or destroyed, the instance will lose cohesion, and disintegrate completely. SCP-4142 instances are capable of generating coronal loops of plasma from their stars; the size and temperature of these loops increases as the star ages. SCP-4142 stars undergo typical stellar evolution patterns, albeit at vastly accelerated rates. As SCP-4142 instances age, their stars evolve and expand, while the dust, metal, and gemstones directly touching the star gradually convert to hydrogen/helium plasma. Their bodies continue to grow and eventually become a cluster of stars, held together by a dinosaur-shaped envelope of cooler plasma. As plasma replaces more and more of the instance's body, its morphology changes from a dromaeosaurid to a bulkier, tyrannosaurid shape. By this stage, instances have usually grown to an average of 20 m long, and 10 m tall. SCP-4142 instances that reach the red giant stage will abruptly shed most of their mass and emit a large burst of light and heat, leaving behind a miniature nebula and a cluster of small (15-25 cm long) ovoid shapes similar in composition to white dwarf stars. These objects will hatch into new SCP-4142 instances within a year. SCP-4142 was initially encountered when six eggs impacted in remote Nunavut, Canada. While the eggs were presumed to have been slowed significantly by the Earth's magnetosphere, two hatched during descent and were destroyed by air resistance, and four eggs reached the surface intact. These were subsequently contained, and the event successfully passed off as an unusual meteor strike. On 03/09/2011, one instance of SCP-4142 with a single, yellow hypergiant inside it began to undergo stellar core collapse (generally followed by a supernova in nonanomalous stars). Prototype TENEBRAE engines were quickly brought online to attempt to siphon matter from the collapsing star in an effort to minimize the impact; however, the instance successfully underwent a supernova, destroying a significant portion of Site-759 and temporarily breaching other SCP-4142 instances. In the stellar remnant of the exploded instance, a small white ovoid object resembling a neutron star was found, designated SCP-4142-A. SCP-4142-A sporadically vibrates, and has twice undergone starquakes (a momentary shift in the star's outer surface, analogous to earthquakes). On 08/26/2119, Foundation Orbital Research Compound (FORC) AIJALON monitoring the aftermath of the star Rho Cassiopeiae's supernova detected several trillion SCP-4142 eggs ejected from the supernova remnant in all directions, at speeds of up to 0.008c. Footnotes 1. A specific type of machine that uses magnetic fields to enclose and contain high energy plasma, and is used in several Foundation nuclear fusion reactors. 2. A family of dinosaurs that includes what are colloquially known as "raptors". ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4142" by Weryllium, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4142. 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: supernova.jpg Name: File:Superbubble LHA 120-N 44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud.jpg Author: ESO/Manu Mejias License: CC BY 3.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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SCP-4143
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Item#: 4143 Level3 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: ekhi Risk Class: danger link to memo Special Containment Procedures: Chen Lin is housed in a standard humanoid anomaly containment cell at Site-201, equipped with newly developed holographic entertainment systems and furbished as per Lin's requests. The cell exterior is outfitted with Kant Counters and AetherV3 Thaumic Particle Imagers, set to alert changes in chamber conditions as an early warning for defecation. Lin is permitted to leave the cell while accompanied by guards trained in handling dimensional anomalies. Interviews with Department of Extrauniversal Affairs (Multi-U) personnel will be held monthly. Lin has been instructed to trigger their cell's alert system if they need to defecate. Once done, they are to be rapidly transported from Site-201 to Multi-Hazard Chamber Zeta in the Arete Dimensional Array.1 Chamber Zeta is constructed to withstand various anomalous hazards, containing beryllium bronze antenna to redirect psionics, counter-memetic glyphs inscribed into the walls, three redundant auto-exorcist units, and one lavatory. Anomalies released from defecation are to be contained or neutralized through all necessary means. In the event that defecation poses a K-Class hazard, Array regulators will be disabled and Chamber Zeta will be jettisoned into the nearest dimensional aperture. Lin's survival is not considered a priority. Description: SCP-4143 is the intestinal tract of former graduate student Chen Lin, which continually generates additional body mass and extends through multiversal and higher-dimensional2 spaces. The small intestine entirely fills the cavity both intestines would normally occupy, entering a localized wormhole at its 8.5m mark. The sigmoid colon exits through a nearby wormhole, connecting to the rectum and anus. Preliminary autonomous exploration on 29/05/2038 found that SCP-4143 spanned a length of 30m, intersecting 4-dimensional space twice and passing through one alternate universe. Ectoentropic generation of new matter exponentially increased in the following weeks, leading to a 110m length by 10/06/2038 and 1km by 20/06/2038. Following this point no explorations have reached the end of the tract; all dispatched probes have been destroyed by anomalous phenomena or have lost contact. The current intestinal length is unknown. Initially, the tract matched the anatomy of non-anomalous intestines, maintaining the same proportions for each segment as it expanded. However, with repeated dimensional intersections it has generated a varied structure, incorporating aspects of the areas it enters and altering to follow constraints from local laws of physics. Refer to Addendum.4143.1 for further information. Chen Lin last defecated on 14/06/2038. The process, while not harmful to the subject, released three incorporeal empyrean entities3 and a miniaturized warhead with the potential to instigate an NK-Class "Grey Goo" Scenario. With anomalous phenomena continuing to build in the intestinal tract as it expands, the risk of hazardous anomalies being imparted onto feces increases significantly. Preparations for the next defecation event are underway. Despite expected health complications that could arise from extradimensional organ displacement, Lin does not experience any adverse effects from the anomaly. Addendum.4143.1: January 2039 Exploration Findings The following is an abridged overview of findings within SCP-4143, found using the ENR1 Gastrointestinal Probe from 03/01/2039 to 09/01/2039. Contact with the probe was maintained via microscopic relay beacons implanted into the intestinal linings or released into any present cavities. Findings are marked by which dimension or universe the section of the intestine is in, with the lengths of these sections recorded when possible. Sections not of note are excluded. Section Location Overview Baseline Reality (8.5m) Duodenum comprises the entirety of the intestinal section within Chen Lin. No other abnormalities noted. 4th, 5th, and 6th Spatial Axes (~7m) SCP-4143 expands in width to 4m. The region's spacetime prevented proper viewing, but discernible features were the presence of an ecosystem, inhabited by siphonophore organisms hooked to the lumen and bloodworms (Glycera) feeding on tesseractic crystals. 4th and 7th Spatial Axes (~50m) Similar to the previous fourth dimension intersection, except with a high quantity of tesseractic crystals displaying sapience. All vocalizations from the crystals were bovine lowing.4 Unknown (9km) SCP-4143 expanded into a 3km wide cavern, which contained the wreckage of buildings, roadways, and vehicles built in an Art Deco style. The majority of surfaces were covered in fecal matter, and several meter long chunks of it floated in the space. No gravitational force was present. No signs of continued life could be found. Unidentified Higher-Dimensional Territory (Unknown) Extreme levels of cognitohazardous phenomena prevented proper viewing of the region. Persons affected by the imagery claim that the area is territory of the "Upper Mantle Clusters" and observe stars formed from military armaments, with a hundred-armed trilaterally symmetric entity guiding the ENR1 probe to an exit wormhole. On exiting, a memetic glyph was inscribed on the probe's plating. Subjects that view it say that the probe is "cleared safe for transport." U-4765 (3km) The interior width reached 4km. Nuclear warheads, originating from U-4765's Foundation equivalent, penetrated SCP-4143 but were anchored in place by the merged bodies of hundreds of bloodworms. A severed hand holding an O5 keycard was found by the exit wormhole. Wanderer's Library (1km) Occult texts are fused into the lumen. No other internal abnormalities noted. Unusually, this section of SCP-4143 is believed to have existed prior to the intestine's development of anomalous properties. Multiple reports from Serpent's Hands defectors in 2032 include descriptions of an intestine wrapping a set of bookshelves, blocking access and absorbing materials that contacted it. Hand thaumaturges repeated attempts at destroying the intestine, claiming that the "worm" had to be purged. Circumstances are unclear, though it is known that each attempt failed. The relevant Library section was off limits for all defectors. Unknown (20m) The intestinal walls were entirely layered in fecal matter. Multiple frames of footage display a luminescent entity that changes between the form of Chen Lin, a version of Lin with their intestinal tract extending outwards, and an organism incorporating bloodworm and intestinal tract characteristics. The entity did not attempt to interact with ENR1. Unknown (5m) Humanoid cadavers were compacted closely against each other. Use of drilling tools on ENR1 was necessary to bypass the bodies and reach the exit wormhole. No identities could be ascertained due to heavy fecal buildup and consumption by bloodworms, but Serpent's Hand garbs were recognized. Unknown (8.5m) Interior possesses typical human large intestine width. Walls match the composition of bloodworm intestinal lumen. Unknown (Unknown) ENR1 exited a wormhole from the prior section and entered a dark, cavernous space with an estimated width on the scale of several kilometers. Gravitational forces pulled the probe downwards over a period of 10 hours, during which the cavern walls conically expanded outwards. At this point camera equipment observed a massive sphere of fecal matter with a radius that reached the cavern's maximum width. High amounts of heat radiation were released, and the sphere's surface continually shifted from the movements of indiscernible entities beneath it. Gravitational force increased and ENR1 lost emergency thruster control before impacting the feces. The last footage before contact was lost showed ten additional entrance wormholes on the cavern interior, expelling matter into the chamber. Defecation event preparations are being accelerated. Footnotes 1. A network of machinery constructed by the Department of Occult Containment and Multi-U to monitor and regulate dimensional instabilities within Lake Ontario. 2. Based on Diefenbach-Weltall Dimension Theory, which details the presence of realities stacked "above" and "below" baseline reality, separate from branching pocket universes and the multiverse. The categorization has been used to aid the research of various higher-dimensional anomalies. 3. Colloquially known as angels. 4. Lin had eaten multiple burgers over the prior weeks. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4143" by NatVoltaic, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4143. 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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The Most Important Meal Of The Day close Info X SCP-4144: The Most Important Meal Of The Day Author: Mortos If you like this, you can find more of my stuff here! WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FILE IS CLASSIFIED UNDER DIRECTIVE BLACKLOCK ANY ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THIS FILE WITHOUT EXPLICIT O5 AUTHORIZATION WILL BE LOGGED AND WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION. = = = Submit Security Credentials = = = Security Credentials Accepted Item #: SCP-4144 Special Containment Procedures: The development of neural networks by public and governmental agencies is to be monitored and altered as necessary to prevent the detection of SCP-4144. The development of mnestic compounds by agencies outside of Foundation control is to be prevented using any means necessary by MTF Epsilon-7 ("Forget Me Nots") as part of their standard operations. Description: SCP-4144 is the concept of breakfast. The anomalous properties of SCP-4144 are wide and varied, but primarily manifest as an alteration to the memories and experiences of all partaking humans, causing them to believe they have eaten a meal between the time they wake up and noon local time. This effect extends to perceptions of images or videos of people supposedly eating SCP-4144, and to the memories of those who believe themselves to be preparing or purchasing food specifically for SCP-4144, causing them to believe that these activities are actually occurring. Despite centuries of historical and cultural evidence, recent investigations suggest that no one in human history has ever eaten a meal that could be described as "breakfast". When ideating an instance of SCP-4144, a person will spontaneously disappear from their current location along with the food they were intending to eat, and are temporarily replaced by a mannequin made of extruded polystyrene foam1 superficially bearing their appearance. These mannequins are designated SCP-4144-1.2 Observers will see SCP-4144-1 instances as the person they have replaced. Following a period of time typical of the consumption of the intended food items, the mannequin will disappear and the person will reappear in their place, along with the appropriately placed remains of a meal. Instances of SCP-4144-1 will perform any actions typically expected of the translocated person; upon their return, they will remember all actions undertaken by SCP-4144-1 as though they themselves performed the actions. It is unknown whether this is some form of memory transfer between the two, or if they are remotely controlling the SCP-4144-1 instances. The location of affected people during this period is unknown at this time. SCP-4144 was discovered when discrepancies in a neural network trained to identify images were noticed; images tagged as "person eating breakfast" or similar mismatched the determination of the neural network with enough frequency to cause an investigation. An anomaly was confirmed when individuals under the effect of mnestics were able to perceive SCP-4144-1 instances bearing their features in test photos. SCP-4144 Investigation Logs Test 1 Process D-Class personnel D-545-578 heavily dosed with Class-X mnestics and instructed to eat a bowl of cereal. Results Upon remanifesting, D-545-578 immediately collapsed and began gasping for breath. They recounted falling some distance in darkness into a bag or sac filled with thick fluid, which then closed above them. They then felt a sharp stabbing pain in their left thigh, after which they were unable to hold their breath, losing consciousness as the fluid entered their lungs. D-545-578 claimed to be able to see patterned markings surrounding a puncture wound leaking a thick brown fluid on their thigh, though researchers were unable to perceive the wound. The fluid supposedly dried and evaporated within minutes, leaving no evidence of the wound behind. No trace of fluid was found in their lungs. Test 2 Process D-Class personnel D-954-112 heavily dosed with Class-X mnestics and instructed to eat a bowl of cereal. Results D-954-112 recounts similar experiences to those recorded in Test 1. Broad-spectrum imaging was taken of the supposed wound location (this time on the left pectoral), and D-954-112 was given sample kits to take samples of the fluid. The wound was again sealed by the fluid, which dried and evaporated in under three minutes leaving no trace of the wound or surrounding markings. Analysis of the images revealed a deep puncture wound surrounded by a pattern of cuts and abrasions that formed an antimemetic symbol preventing normal perception of the wound or the fluid. Analysis of the fluid failed; nothing of the samples remained by the time testing was performed. Note: Tests 3-5 were repeats of the same test in order to establish a baseline. All reported similar experiences, with the only significant variation being the location of the wound. Examinations of all subjects revealed the meal they were intending to eat was present within their stomach upon their return. All D-Class personnel involved reportedly found the experience very traumatic, and have since all shown a reluctance to eat anything they would consider to be "breakfast". Test 6 Process D-748-664 is heavily mnesticised and provided with an environmental suit with a one hour supply of oxygen, a standard field survival kit, recording equipment and numerous sample collection containers. He is then instructed to eat a large breakfast of cooked meats, potato products, baked beans and fruits. Results D-748-664 demanifested from his current location as he was sitting to eat, before removing the sealed helmet from his environmental suit, confirming intention to eat rather than the actual process of eating is sufficient to trigger SCP-4144's effects. See Exploration Transcript 4144-001 for full details on the results of this test. Exploration Transcript 4144-001 Exploration of unknown extra-dimensional space accessed through activities relating to SCP-4144 Notes: GPS tracking of D-748-664 (henceforth referred to as D-748) continued to return his original location within the Site-89 testing chamber. Attempts at radio communication caused an audible response from the SCP-4144-1 instance, though no evidence of this contact was present on the recording. Video recordings taken from within the space do not appear to be subject to the antimemetic properties surrounding the rest of SCP-4144, and can be viewed without the use of mnestics. D-748's speech during this log has been removed, as it largely consists of long strings of expletives interspersed with imprecise narrations of what he is seeing. [LOG BEGINS] [00:00] D-748 immediately begins falling. Helmet-attached lighting reveals viscous fluid coating the inside of a possibly organic tube. [00:03] D-748 exclaims in shock as he impacts a fluid surface, sinking into a pool of the same milky fluid coating the tube. A thick sac appearing to be made of a deep red skin-like organic material closes around him, completely sealing them within and obscuring the visual feed of the camera. Note: D-748 exclaims in pain and later reported several sharp impacts on his lower back at this point, though they failed to puncture his environmental suit. [00:16] D-748 curses repeatedly, retrieves the knife attached to his belt and proceeds to cut his way through the sac. [00:34] D-748 successfully cuts his way through the sac, and falls an estimated 1.5m as it ruptures. He begins breathing heavily and cursing repeatedly. The atmosphere has a noticeable orange colouration to it. [00:50] D-748 begins taking samples of the atmosphere, fluid and sac material remaining on his knife, as previously instructed. Using a scraping tool, he also takes samples of the ground, which appears to be a dark stone-like material. [1:45] D-748 looks around the space. Light is limited to what his helmet light is producing; it is otherwise completely dark. Hanging in rows, separated by approximately 2m in each direction, are hundreds of organic sacs matching the one from which D-748 emerged. Approximately 40% of them appear to have movement inside of them, though no details can be seen within. No walls can be seen. [1:59] D-748 begins walking in a direction that directional sensors in his suit identify as north. [2:03] A feminine scream is heard briefly, followed by the sound of something impacting a fluid surface. D-748 looks towards the sound, and sees one of the sacs closing from the top and moving vigorously before becoming still. D-748 continues walking. [2:48] Another brief scream is heard in the distance. D-748 has passed by hundreds of the sacs, with no other notable landmarks or changes in terrain or scenery. [3:13] D-748 notes that the environment looks like a warehouse. He looks directly upwards, revealing a dense network of both metallic and organic pipes or tubes from which the sacs are hanging, approximately 10m up. [3:24] The camera picks up a brief flash of movement in the distance as D-748 looks forwards again and continues walking. He does not appear to notice the movement. Screams and other cries of alarm are periodically heard varying distances away. [4:48] D-748 reaches an approximately circular area in which none of the sacs are hanging. In the centre of the area is a circular pit, approximately 5m in diameter, filled with a thick brown liquid visually matching the description of that seen leaking from the wounds of the D-Class personnel in earlier tests. A constant flow of the fluid is pouring from a number of organic tubes above the pit. [5:02] D-748 looks around the area briefly, before kneeling to collect samples from the pit. A wider gap in the sacs can be seen travelling east and west3 from the clearing, forming a pathway. [5:35] D-748 finishes collecting samples from the pit and heads towards the pathway heading east. The camera picks up sounds of footsteps, which D-748 hears. He turns in alarm, revealing an instance of SCP-4144-1 with no observable features. It walks to the edge of the pit and appears to look into it briefly, before turning and walking away. It does not acknowledge D-748. [6:13] D-748 calls out to the SCP-4144-1 instance. It stops and turns to look at him4 and then turns away and runs. D-748 curses, then travels down the path in the opposite direction. [7:02] D-748 continues walking; there is no other differentiation in scenery. The periodic sounds of screams followed by fluid impacts continue. [8:39] The camera picks up multiple moving shapes in between the rows of sacs. Multiple sets of footsteps can be heard approaching. D-748 turns to find three instances of SCP-4144-1 directly behind him. He turns to run, but finds himself now surrounded by SCP-4144-1 instances. They grab him and drag him further down the path. He attempts to resist, but fails. [9:59] The group of SCP-4144-1 instances have dragged D-748 to another clearing. He continues to thrash in attempted resistance, to no avail. In the centre of the clearing, suspended from thick tubing in the ceiling, is a large structure superficially resembling a heart, made of a white organic material. It beats silently. Further tubing can be seen running from the bottom of the structure into a large hole in the ground beneath it. [10:23] A large tear spontaneously forms in the side of the heart structure, and an instance of SCP-4144-1 steps out from within. The tear seals up seamlessly. Two other instances approach the newly emerged one and begin applying something to its face area. [11:00] The newly emerged SCP-4144-1 instance is handed a long, pointed rod connected by a tube that runs into the hole beneath the heart, and moves away from the other two. D-748 is dragged to his feet by his captors, and the new instance approaches him. Its face has been painted with features that superficially resemble those of D-748. It stares at D-748 briefly. [11:30] The SCP-4144-1 instance thrusts the rod into D-748's abdomen. A brief scream can be heard, before the video feed is lost. [LOG ENDS] Incident 4144-001 Report 12 minutes into Test 6, before finishing his "breakfast", D-748 suddenly stood up and attacked the two guards present in the room with his eating utensils. Attempts to restrain him failed as he displayed a level of strength far beyond human norms, leaving both guards with a number of deep puncture wounds and ultimately resulting in the use of deadly force, terminating D-748. An autopsy revealed that D-748's entire body was made from extruded polystyrene foam, though all the clothing and equipment worn was confirmed to be that originally supplied to D-748, along with the recovered samples and recordings. Analysis of the white fluid and sample taken from the sacs was inconclusive, revealing only that they were some form of unknown organic material. The atmosphere was made primarily of ammonia and the floor samples consisted primarily of iron and calcium, and had a structure similar to that of bone. Analysis of the brown fluid revealed it to be made up of lactose, soy products, processed wheat and rice products, proteins from various types of animal and fibre from various types of fruit. Footnotes 1. Commonly known by its brand name Styrofoam. 2. It is unknown what form instances of SCP-4144-1 took prior to the invention of Styrofoam in 1947. 3. Relative to the presumed northward direction D-748 was previously travelling. 4. Presumably, as there are no visible eyes present. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4144" by Mortos, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4144. 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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The Most Important Meal Of The Day close Info X SCP-4144: The Most Important Meal Of The Day Author: Mortos If you like this, you can find more of my stuff here! WARNING: THE FOLLOWING FILE IS CLASSIFIED UNDER DIRECTIVE BLACKLOCK ANY ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THIS FILE WITHOUT EXPLICIT O5 AUTHORIZATION WILL BE LOGGED AND WILL LEAD TO IMMEDIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION. = = = Submit Security Credentials = = = Security Credentials Accepted Item #: SCP-4144 Special Containment Procedures: The development of neural networks by public and governmental agencies is to be monitored and altered as necessary to prevent the detection of SCP-4144. The development of mnestic compounds by agencies outside of Foundation control is to be prevented using any means necessary by MTF Epsilon-7 ("Forget Me Nots") as part of their standard operations. Description: SCP-4144 is the concept of breakfast. The anomalous properties of SCP-4144 are wide and varied, but primarily manifest as an alteration to the memories and experiences of all partaking humans, causing them to believe they have eaten a meal between the time they wake up and noon local time. This effect extends to perceptions of images or videos of people supposedly eating SCP-4144, and to the memories of those who believe themselves to be preparing or purchasing food specifically for SCP-4144, causing them to believe that these activities are actually occurring. Despite centuries of historical and cultural evidence, recent investigations suggest that no one in human history has ever eaten a meal that could be described as "breakfast". When ideating an instance of SCP-4144, a person will spontaneously disappear from their current location along with the food they were intending to eat, and are temporarily replaced by a mannequin made of extruded polystyrene foam1 superficially bearing their appearance. These mannequins are designated SCP-4144-1.2 Observers will see SCP-4144-1 instances as the person they have replaced. Following a period of time typical of the consumption of the intended food items, the mannequin will disappear and the person will reappear in their place, along with the appropriately placed remains of a meal. Instances of SCP-4144-1 will perform any actions typically expected of the translocated person; upon their return, they will remember all actions undertaken by SCP-4144-1 as though they themselves performed the actions. It is unknown whether this is some form of memory transfer between the two, or if they are remotely controlling the SCP-4144-1 instances. The location of affected people during this period is unknown at this time. SCP-4144 was discovered when discrepancies in a neural network trained to identify images were noticed; images tagged as "person eating breakfast" or similar mismatched the determination of the neural network with enough frequency to cause an investigation. An anomaly was confirmed when individuals under the effect of mnestics were able to perceive SCP-4144-1 instances bearing their features in test photos. SCP-4144 Investigation Logs Test 1 Process D-Class personnel D-545-578 heavily dosed with Class-X mnestics and instructed to eat a bowl of cereal. Results Upon remanifesting, D-545-578 immediately collapsed and began gasping for breath. They recounted falling some distance in darkness into a bag or sac filled with thick fluid, which then closed above them. They then felt a sharp stabbing pain in their left thigh, after which they were unable to hold their breath, losing consciousness as the fluid entered their lungs. D-545-578 claimed to be able to see patterned markings surrounding a puncture wound leaking a thick brown fluid on their thigh, though researchers were unable to perceive the wound. The fluid supposedly dried and evaporated within minutes, leaving no evidence of the wound behind. No trace of fluid was found in their lungs. Test 2 Process D-Class personnel D-954-112 heavily dosed with Class-X mnestics and instructed to eat a bowl of cereal. Results D-954-112 recounts similar experiences to those recorded in Test 1. Broad-spectrum imaging was taken of the supposed wound location (this time on the left pectoral), and D-954-112 was given sample kits to take samples of the fluid. The wound was again sealed by the fluid, which dried and evaporated in under three minutes leaving no trace of the wound or surrounding markings. Analysis of the images revealed a deep puncture wound surrounded by a pattern of cuts and abrasions that formed an antimemetic symbol preventing normal perception of the wound or the fluid. Analysis of the fluid failed; nothing of the samples remained by the time testing was performed. Note: Tests 3-5 were repeats of the same test in order to establish a baseline. All reported similar experiences, with the only significant variation being the location of the wound. Examinations of all subjects revealed the meal they were intending to eat was present within their stomach upon their return. All D-Class personnel involved reportedly found the experience very traumatic, and have since all shown a reluctance to eat anything they would consider to be "breakfast". Test 6 Process D-748-664 is heavily mnesticised and provided with an environmental suit with a one hour supply of oxygen, a standard field survival kit, recording equipment and numerous sample collection containers. He is then instructed to eat a large breakfast of cooked meats, potato products, baked beans and fruits. Results D-748-664 demanifested from his current location as he was sitting to eat, before removing the sealed helmet from his environmental suit, confirming intention to eat rather than the actual process of eating is sufficient to trigger SCP-4144's effects. See Exploration Transcript 4144-001 for full details on the results of this test. Exploration Transcript 4144-001 Exploration of unknown extra-dimensional space accessed through activities relating to SCP-4144 Notes: GPS tracking of D-748-664 (henceforth referred to as D-748) continued to return his original location within the Site-89 testing chamber. Attempts at radio communication caused an audible response from the SCP-4144-1 instance, though no evidence of this contact was present on the recording. Video recordings taken from within the space do not appear to be subject to the antimemetic properties surrounding the rest of SCP-4144, and can be viewed without the use of mnestics. D-748's speech during this log has been removed, as it largely consists of long strings of expletives interspersed with imprecise narrations of what he is seeing. [LOG BEGINS] [00:00] D-748 immediately begins falling. Helmet-attached lighting reveals viscous fluid coating the inside of a possibly organic tube. [00:03] D-748 exclaims in shock as he impacts a fluid surface, sinking into a pool of the same milky fluid coating the tube. A thick sac appearing to be made of a deep red skin-like organic material closes around him, completely sealing them within and obscuring the visual feed of the camera. Note: D-748 exclaims in pain and later reported several sharp impacts on his lower back at this point, though they failed to puncture his environmental suit. [00:16] D-748 curses repeatedly, retrieves the knife attached to his belt and proceeds to cut his way through the sac. [00:34] D-748 successfully cuts his way through the sac, and falls an estimated 1.5m as it ruptures. He begins breathing heavily and cursing repeatedly. The atmosphere has a noticeable orange colouration to it. [00:50] D-748 begins taking samples of the atmosphere, fluid and sac material remaining on his knife, as previously instructed. Using a scraping tool, he also takes samples of the ground, which appears to be a dark stone-like material. [1:45] D-748 looks around the space. Light is limited to what his helmet light is producing; it is otherwise completely dark. Hanging in rows, separated by approximately 2m in each direction, are hundreds of organic sacs matching the one from which D-748 emerged. Approximately 40% of them appear to have movement inside of them, though no details can be seen within. No walls can be seen. [1:59] D-748 begins walking in a direction that directional sensors in his suit identify as north. [2:03] A feminine scream is heard briefly, followed by the sound of something impacting a fluid surface. D-748 looks towards the sound, and sees one of the sacs closing from the top and moving vigorously before becoming still. D-748 continues walking. [2:48] Another brief scream is heard in the distance. D-748 has passed by hundreds of the sacs, with no other notable landmarks or changes in terrain or scenery. [3:13] D-748 notes that the environment looks like a warehouse. He looks directly upwards, revealing a dense network of both metallic and organic pipes or tubes from which the sacs are hanging, approximately 10m up. [3:24] The camera picks up a brief flash of movement in the distance as D-748 looks forwards again and continues walking. He does not appear to notice the movement. Screams and other cries of alarm are periodically heard varying distances away. [4:48] D-748 reaches an approximately circular area in which none of the sacs are hanging. In the centre of the area is a circular pit, approximately 5m in diameter, filled with a thick brown liquid visually matching the description of that seen leaking from the wounds of the D-Class personnel in earlier tests. A constant flow of the fluid is pouring from a number of organic tubes above the pit. [5:02] D-748 looks around the area briefly, before kneeling to collect samples from the pit. A wider gap in the sacs can be seen travelling east and west3 from the clearing, forming a pathway. [5:35] D-748 finishes collecting samples from the pit and heads towards the pathway heading east. The camera picks up sounds of footsteps, which D-748 hears. He turns in alarm, revealing an instance of SCP-4144-1 with no observable features. It walks to the edge of the pit and appears to look into it briefly, before turning and walking away. It does not acknowledge D-748. [6:13] D-748 calls out to the SCP-4144-1 instance. It stops and turns to look at him4 and then turns away and runs. D-748 curses, then travels down the path in the opposite direction. [7:02] D-748 continues walking; there is no other differentiation in scenery. The periodic sounds of screams followed by fluid impacts continue. [8:39] The camera picks up multiple moving shapes in between the rows of sacs. Multiple sets of footsteps can be heard approaching. D-748 turns to find three instances of SCP-4144-1 directly behind him. He turns to run, but finds himself now surrounded by SCP-4144-1 instances. They grab him and drag him further down the path. He attempts to resist, but fails. [9:59] The group of SCP-4144-1 instances have dragged D-748 to another clearing. He continues to thrash in attempted resistance, to no avail. In the centre of the clearing, suspended from thick tubing in the ceiling, is a large structure superficially resembling a heart, made of a white organic material. It beats silently. Further tubing can be seen running from the bottom of the structure into a large hole in the ground beneath it. [10:23] A large tear spontaneously forms in the side of the heart structure, and an instance of SCP-4144-1 steps out from within. The tear seals up seamlessly. Two other instances approach the newly emerged one and begin applying something to its face area. [11:00] The newly emerged SCP-4144-1 instance is handed a long, pointed rod connected by a tube that runs into the hole beneath the heart, and moves away from the other two. D-748 is dragged to his feet by his captors, and the new instance approaches him. Its face has been painted with features that superficially resemble those of D-748. It stares at D-748 briefly. [11:30] The SCP-4144-1 instance thrusts the rod into D-748's abdomen. A brief scream can be heard, before the video feed is lost. [LOG ENDS] Incident 4144-001 Report 12 minutes into Test 6, before finishing his "breakfast", D-748 suddenly stood up and attacked the two guards present in the room with his eating utensils. Attempts to restrain him failed as he displayed a level of strength far beyond human norms, leaving both guards with a number of deep puncture wounds and ultimately resulting in the use of deadly force, terminating D-748. An autopsy revealed that D-748's entire body was made from extruded polystyrene foam, though all the clothing and equipment worn was confirmed to be that originally supplied to D-748, along with the recovered samples and recordings. Analysis of the white fluid and sample taken from the sacs was inconclusive, revealing only that they were some form of unknown organic material. The atmosphere was made primarily of ammonia and the floor samples consisted primarily of iron and calcium, and had a structure similar to that of bone. Analysis of the brown fluid revealed it to be made up of lactose, soy products, processed wheat and rice products, proteins from various types of animal and fibre from various types of fruit. Footnotes 1. Commonly known by its brand name Styrofoam. 2. It is unknown what form instances of SCP-4144-1 took prior to the invention of Styrofoam in 1947. 3. Relative to the presumed northward direction D-748 was previously travelling. 4. Presumably, as there are no visible eyes present. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4144" by Mortos, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4144. 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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Item #: SCP-4145 Level 3/4145 Classified Special Containment Procedures: Any business found to be offering SCP-4145 is to be shut down by MTF Psi-19 ("Dream Catchers"), with any owners or employees detained for questioning. Any found victims are to be treated with a mnestic regimen. Foundation Webcrawler "God's Eye" is to scan websites for advertisements or discussion relating to SCP-4145. Any found mention of SCP-4145 is to be removed as per standard policy. Description: SCP-4145 is an experimental procedure sometimes used as a therapeutic technique, marketed as "Dissociative Dream Therapy™". As no instance of SCP-4145 has been recorded, little is known about SCP-4145 itself. However, marketing SCP-4145 claims it can isolate traumatic memories or negative emotions and experiences and physically separate and remove them. Without a subject to attach to, the core concepts of the memory would disperse into the Noosphere1. Tracking of individual concepts in the Noosphere is extremely challenging, so the outcome of those concepts is currently unknown. This causes an inability in subjects to accurately recall the experience and in most cases, causes an extreme disassociation with the memory, as if viewed from an outsider's perspective or in a dream-like state. SCP-4145 was brought to the Foundation's attention by advertisements for SCP-4145 posted on news websites, blogs, and social media. Through addresses attained from the advertisements, the Foundation identified locations where SCP-4145 was performed. Due to late action by the Foundation, the procedure became a popular method of "alternative therapy" on social media, though its anomalous nature was largely concealed. Several businesses have started performing SCP-4145 after the initial stores were shut down, confirming the existence of a distributor. Currently, the distributor is believed to be the Oneiroi Collective2, based on the group's claiming responsibility for discovered advertisements. Advertisement for SCP-4145 Close Interview with Subject of SCP-4145 Close Felicity Meyers, a health blogger was identified as a recipient of SCP-4145 based on a post she made detailing her experience and her beliefs of its benefits. The following is a transcript from an interview, where Meyers describes their experience. Interview 01: Meyers: Okay, so like, I was seeing all these ads and stuff for it [SCP-4145] and a lot of the other bloggers were posting about it so I decided to try it out. I had this experience a while back that was really bumming me out so I figured it was worth a shot, right? █████████: For the record, what was this experience you are describing? Meyers: Oh gosh, I can barely remember it now. It seems so silly and random. I guess that means it worked right? Um, I think, like, [Pause] I was in a car, I remember cuz' I kept looking at the road. I think I was in the back though. There were trees passing by because I was going really fast and they kind of scared me. Oh, it was raining too. I was watching the rain drip down the window and I think I'm misremembering the next part because it seems really silly, but a big fruit truck came by and started losing control and then we stop and there's glass everywhere and next to me, my mom is dead. I think. As I said, I really don't remember much. It feels really weird thinking about it, like trying to describe a dream. █████████: Okay ma'am. Continue, please. Describe the procedure. Meyers: As I said, I don't remember much. I think they may have given me an anesthetic or something. I went to the building I saw from the ad and I talked to a lady at the front. I don't remember her face, though. I remember being put in a tube, maybe an MRI? There were some people with me, the doctors I think. Now that I think of it, I'm not sure they had faces at all. It didn't seem strange at the time. I felt a really hard pinch on my arm and then darkness. I woke up in my car, with the taste of my mom's peach preserves in my mouth. God, I haven't had that in years and years. Really sorry to bore you with all that. I wish I could be more helpful but that's really all I remember. █████████: No, this has been very informative. Thank you for your time, Ms. Meyers. Incident Report 4145-01 Close On June 14, 2023, the project leads of SCP-4145 upgraded SCP-4145 from a Euclid class anomaly to a Keter class, citing a general failure to contain it. Despite the removal of advertisements and general use of amnesetics, awareness of the anomaly has not yet been fully sequestered. It is estimated that globally, around 1,000 people are exposed to SCP-4145 per year. Additionally, the effects of SCP-4145 seem to be worsening in certain cases. Many victims have reported the inability to remember or associate with key aspects, or in some cases, the entirety of the victim's life.3 Mnestic regimens have little effect on the symptoms. The most serious breach of containment was the disappearance of Nico Gutierrez, on May 2, 2023. Friends of Gutierrez report the victim planning to receive treatment for PTSD caused by the witnessing of his brother's death. As he was last seen entering a clinic specializing in SCP-4145, it is presumed his disappearance was caused as a result of the anomaly. It is unclear why Gutierrez disappeared, but its possible physical scars and other affected memories of the event were targeted by the anomaly. Upgrading the containment procedure is ongoing. In the meantime, efforts are to be made to limit casualties. Fascinating, isn't it? How resilient yet how fragile the human mind is How memories and emotions and simple concepts can make the whole thing fall apart That's why they come to us, we suppose In a dream, nothing is permanent In a dream, reality is whatever you want to be. We apologize for reaching out like this. We admit, it must seem rather cliché, but networks are what we do best. We realize you are frustrated There really isn't much to go on, isn't there? We understand We want to help We are going to show you what happened Be careful This goes much deeper than it may appear ONEIROI WEST CONNECTED CONSCIOUSNESS "Somebody pinch me!" CRAWLER: OWL BOT | QUERY: DISASSOCIATIVE DREAM THERPAY | SEARCH: OW SUBNET ADDITIONAL FILTERS | AND NOT: AWAKENING | BUT STILL: YOWCH, THAT HURTS! Baby Shark @doodoodoodoodoodoo Where are all the new guys coming from? They look real freaky REHOOTS 028,997,314 LIKES 7,682^2 17/12/2022 13:02em Yosemite Jackson @DoubleRainbowEyes Dont you hate it when a fetus made out of condensed regret falls in your milk glass? #mfw #mondays REHOOTS -4 LIKES 086,543,223,1 20/22/2022 2:44pm GochujangGucciGang Hey! Welcome home friend! We are very excited to have u! %-..,M;-;egh..aHHn no some thing happened what happened to me where am i GochujangGucciGang u ok? %-..,M;-;egh..aHHn AS#$…hgg ;;;P[] bro\\k\..[en] a;;;aa;;a,ggHHHH GochujangGucciGang WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻ redȊst all eyes on us /bb/ H00tsandT00tsallAb00t The daily happenings of the dream world an iceberg manifested in my house and now my id won't go back to sleep (freudianproblems.psy) Submitted 5 picoseconds ago by 0eped1u$ [EXPAND] Feeling down? (dissasociativedreamtherapy.psy) Submitted 5 hours ago by oneiroiwestllc (578 comments) [EXPAND] Help, I think he's dying (ohgodsomeonepinchme.psy) Submitted 15 hours ago by Scootley Poop [COLLAPSE] A new oneiroi appeared in my house. They look like a corp but they keep disintegrating. They said their name was Nico or Laundering Detergent, not sure which one is true. They are really hurt and I'm worried they're gonna get worse. What do I do?!? Showing all comments sorted by (not trash) ASilkenRug On your feet | Nice and Soft That's terrible! Try to get them to lucidate, that usually helps corps. WubWubWOMP Location is Impermanent | Why not go to Bed? keep their teeth in, get a compress, and call a friend. Try to ask how they got here, this doesnt sound like any corp I've ever heard of EmporerOfSquambo Grand Duchy of Squambo| An Empire of my own (-35) GUYS, THE COLLECTIVE IS TURNING CORPS INTO ONEIROI ILLEGALLY ASilkenRug On your feet | Nice and soft No way EmporerOfSquambo Grand Duchy of Squambo|An Empire of my own YES WAY, CHECK THE NEWS WORLD NEWS Developing Story: Incomplete Oneiroi Manifesting Throughout Oneiroi West Many sources have reported that corporeal dreamers are manifesting as fragmented consciousnesses, scattered throughout the dreamscape Painful and pitiful, experts believe that these Oneiroi are not true corporeal minds but fragments shunted into our world. Its cause is unknown but may be related to illegal performances of Oneiritic Transformation, transmuting corps against their will. Some sources report that the Oneiroi Collective itself is responsible for this. The veracity of this statement remains to be seen, but as stated by reporter Bees Knees and Toes "Big if true." That's all that's known for now, but subscribe to World News, and we'll keep you posted on the latest news regarding this phenomenon! Oneiroi West @theoneiroicollective It had to be done REHOOTS 0 LIKES 0 33/8/2023 0:00am Footnotes 1. The sphere of human thought. 2. A group of interest composed of thoughtforms and avatars of human dreamers. They are very active in the Noosphere and are known to operate commercial operations. 3. Victims are usually diagnosed with dissociative amnesia or depersonalization-derealization disorder.
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Item #: SCP-4146 Special Containment Procedures: Due to the inherently uncontainable nature of SCP-4146, Foundation efforts are to be directed towards the suppression of any public knowledge of the anomalous effects of SCP-4146. Foundation web crawlers are to monitor the internet for mentions of money, gambling chips, or other objects in combination with mentions of human tissue or remains. In the event that there is any indication of awareness of the true nature of SCP-4146, Class-B amnestics may be applied as necessary. Prior to amnesticization, civilians are to be detained and debriefed in order to ascertain the origin of mnestic effects. Description: SCP-4146 is a phenomenon affecting all markers of value in gambling taking place in the Chicago Metropolitan area. During the process of exchange between players, the marker will spontaneously transmutate into a piece of human tissue of equal weight and approximate size. Affected markers will not decay like normal human tissue, but are otherwise physically indistinguishable from non-anomalous tissue. The largest single piece recovered was a femur with attached muscle and skin, substituted for a 12.4 kg gold bar. Sid Cassidy, c. 1926. An estimated 15,800 tons of human flesh has been produced by SCP-4146. DNA testing with surviving relatives has confirmed that all flesh is from Chicago Spirit associate Sid Cassidy1. SCP-4146 includes an antimemetic property, whereby individuals do not notice the physical properties of affected markers, instead treating them as normal gambling markers. Secondary effects, such as the staining of clothing or furniture with blood and other substances, will be similarly ignored. The existence of SCP-4146 was first ascertained by Junior Researcher Harold Leaf in 1957. While using mnestic agents to counter the effects of SCP-████, Researcher Leaf noticed his wallet was filled with large numbers of scabs, teeth, and a human ear. The tissue was traced back to Leaf's earnings at a neighborhood bingo tournament two nights previous. Junior Researcher Leaf requested and received voluntary amnesticization of the experience. Addendum 4146-28-f: On January 14th, 1929, Chicago Spirit member and Foundation informant Caspar "Fishface" Metzinger was admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital after collapsing in the street. Doctors determined the cause of the collapse to be shock brought on by an unknown foreign object in Metzinger's abdominal cavity. By the time Foundation agents were able to speak with Mr. Metzinger at 11:30 AM, he was delirious from fever and pain. Agent Timothy Sullivan questioned Mr. Metzinger, while Agent Jacob Weiss served as stenographer. The pair were only able to get a stream of consciousness diatribe from Mr. Metzinger covering multiple, unrelated subjects. After the discovery of SCP-4146, review of Mr. Metzinger's references to Sid Cassidy alerted Foundation researchers to the connection between Cassidy and SCP-4146. Agent Sullivan: Who did this to you? Metzinger: We did, and took him through and through. Through the hall doors you go Sid. Counting cards and blessings, a girl never skimmed as fast as a water strider. One leg too many. Fix six five micks. Chappy2 said you took cash and ate it with beans. We took you in a can, too. Mama, I looked up at you through the lake. Shout words through wine and piss in the dark for time! Sullivan: Who did Chappy take, Cap? Metzinger: No one, I never took a thing! Cassidy took tips made lips through lace cylinders. Sid, you can't go on like that, you're getting greedy for living! Oh! At this time, Mr. Metzinger began to writhe in pain and ceased speaking. Sullivan: Stay with me, Cap. Who got you? Metzinger: The end never comes, in a cold pickle jar. Scream and scream in circles forever. My skin in the game off my nose. His nose is skin like silk from a page of easy numbers. The boy, he took hold like cash. Chappy says Sid can be crash courses in earning a hard day's pay. He ran three long lengths of pork tenderloin for a flush! Rock torched eagles in black, chewing Canadian bean soup! Oh, daddy, liver mush regrows. Mr. Metzinger briefly lost consciousness after delivering this statement, after which he continued speaking incoherently for another two hours. At 5:15 PM, Mr. Metzinger expired. Autopsy found the cause of death to be massive shock from internal trauma. Further examination revealed bite marks originated in the kidneys, working through the liver and intestinal tract. Between 3:30 AM and 3:35 AM on January 15th, 1929 Mr. Metzinger's remains vanished from Foundation custody. The reason for this disappearance is unclear. Footnotes 1. Born Sigizmund Kołodziejczak June 27th, 1885 in Warsaw, Russian Empire, Cassidy immigrated to Chicago in 1893. Joining the Chicago Spirit during its ascent in the early 1910's, he rose to oversee three of the Spirit's most lucrative gambling dens. Cassidy was last seen in late May, 1928. 2. Believed to be a reference to Richard Davis Chappell, leader of the Chicago Spirit organization at the time.
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Item #: SCP-4147 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4147 is to be contained inside four standard lockers on Site 28. Access is to be given only to Senior Research staff and superiors, however, further experimentation of SCP-4147 is pending O5 approval and is currently disallowed. MTF Sigma-3 ("Bibliographers") is to continue searching the Wanderer's Library for other instances of SCP-4147. Description: SCP-4147 is a series of encyclopedias divided into several volumes each. The number of volumes per instance varies. Each instance was published in 1912 by "Puffin Publishing". Volumes are hard cover, have non-anomalous ink and paper, and have red colored covers with gold text displaying a title. All titles translate to "National Mythos Encyclopedia". Each instance of SCP-4147 covers a different language and includes descriptions of numerous mythical creatures and legends unique to the nation whose official language corresponds to the text of the instance. All entries are alphabetized. There are currently 4 instances of SCP-4147 held by the Foundation, no other instances are confirmed to exist: SCP-4147-1, English. SCP-4147-2, Gaelic. SCP-4147-3, Russian. SCP-4147-4, Japanese. The last page of each instance is blank. If an entry following the approved format is written in1, then related superstitions in native speakers of the corresponding language will take root, and the entry will become integrated into the culture of corresponding nationalities. When an instance is closed, the new entry page will be moved to an alphabetized position and a new last page will be created. Experimentation of SCP-4147 has been suspended by order of O5-3 after an ethics committee report condemning the experiments and describing their collateral damage as "although not costing in human life, still damaging to the well being of humanity as a whole." A request for an O5 council referendum by Dr. Mitchel and Dr. Takeda on resuming testing of SCP-4147 has been accepted, and the O5 council is currently reviewing experiment logs. + Experiment SCP-4147 A - hide this content The objective of this experiment was to test the hypothesis that as well as additions to SCP-4147 instances being retroactive, their memetic effects are neutralized by knowledge of SCP-4147. This would be tested by adding in an entry into an instance tied to the language of one of the research staff, and then interviewing them after "submitting" the entry (closing the book). Gaelic being the least spoken of the four languages that each instance of SCP-4147 correspond to, the instance representing it was selected for the experiment to minimize potential collateral damage. Written primarily by Dr. O'Donald, a native Gaelic speaker from County Galway, Ireland, with assistance from her co-researchers, below is a translation of the entry created for the purposes of this experiment. LEPRECHAUN The Shoe Maker Description: Leprechauns are fairies known across the world as symbols of Ireland, mischief, and luck. In the modern day they are almost always seen in their iconic apparel, and are popular presences in Irish fairy tales and holidays. Popular legends have Leprechauns mending shoes and protecting their pots of gold hidden at the ends of rainbows, with human beings trying to capture them or steal their hidden gold. Leprechauns have become one of the most recognizable and integral myths of Ireland and Irish culture. Specific Regions: Leprechauns have no specific native region, besides Ireland. Featured in these tales: The Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker, by William Allingham (End of entry) + Dr. O'Donald/Dr. Mitchel Interview Log - hide this content Notes: This interview was conducted immediately after the submitting of the SCP-4147-A experiment entry <Begin Log> Dr. Mitchel: Ok, now that should be shuffled in there, I guess the "post-experiment interview" starts now. So, O'Donald, do you remember writing the entry for "Leprechaun" in SCP-4147? Dr. O'Donald: Well, uh, yes. Dr. Mitchel: Then that settles it, Interview over. Dr. O'Donald Well, hold on, but, doesn't that seem a bit ridiculous to you? Dr. Mitchel pauses, hovering over the off button on the recorder, and turns back toward Dr. O'Donald Dr. Mitchel: How so? Dr. O'Donald: Well, we've essentially just added an entry for something that already exists as a myth. I'm dumbfounded as to how it wasn't in there already, doesn't that defeat the point of adding in an entry? Dr. Mitchel: Dr. O'Donald, please elaborate on what you mean by "already exists as a myth". Dr. O'Donald: I could ask you to elaborate on what you mean, the Leprechaun is a pretty solidified part of Irish culture. Dr. Mitchel: Okay, O'Donald, I am going to need to play you a tape. Dr. O'Donald: You really don't need to do that. Dr. Mitchel: Well, you're right, I don't if you can explain to me what you mean when you say the Leprechaun, that idea you spent all of this week developing as your idea, is an established part of Irish culture. Dr. O'Donald does not answer Dr. Mitchel: Then I have to play to the tapes. Dr. O'Donald is then shown a tape of herself explaining the "Leprechaun" idea and the thought process behind its creation to other senior researchers. Dr. O'Donald is visibly distressed while watching the tape. Dr. O'Donald: Well, I… I, it's… It isn't possible for someone to come up with the idea of a damn Leprechaun! I must have been on something, or the tape was altered, maybe an infohazard or memetic or whatever from SCP-4147? That, uh, makes you… An infohazard that changes the records, of, uh… Dr. Mitchel: Dr. O'Donald, I am going to ask you again, do you remember writing and submitting the entry for "Leprechaun" in SCP-4147? Dr. O'Donald: God damnit of course I do! It was 5 minutes ago we put it in, but, also… Dr. Mitchel: What else do you remember, Dr. O'Donald? Dr. O'Donald: What else do I remember, what don't I? My childhood for one thing, hearing stories at night about Leprechauns falling prey to their own pranks, about how trying to steal and get rich quickly would always flounder in the face of hard work whenever the Leprechaun would slip out of the hands of robbers, stories about fools trying to find the gold at the end of the rainbow and missing the beauty of the rainbow itself! I remember my morals, if that is what you're asking. It's a silly little elf thing wearing green but it was always there on St. Patrick's Day and in my nursery rhymes, how can it be just an entry we, or I, came up with and put in some godforsaken book! Dr. Mitchel I see. Interview over. Researcher's Notes: This interview has shed light on a disturbing effect of SCP-4147. We expected either to have a correct hypothesis, the lucky outcome that we'd just be immune to these changes, or the less convenient but workable outcome that it simply destroys any memories that conflict with the narrative it spins for its new entries. Neither were the case, and further testing will require a more gentle approach. + SCP-4147-B Addendum - hide this content Notable SCP-4147-1 entry, parts of this entry was written using a different ink than the other entries within the instance. From SCP-4147-1 SANTA CLAUS Jolly Saint Nick Description: One of the most recognizable examples of mythology, Santa Claus traces his roots back to St. Nicholas in the 3rd century. Santa Claus has a come a long way since then, spreading through Dutch culture to America through Dutch immigrants in New York, and then the world. Although myths inspired by St. Nick have appeared in many places besides America, and the United States only featuring a sort of adaptation of the Dutch legend, this American adaptation has become by far the most popular in the US and around the world. Today, Santa Claus is a symbol of gift giving on Christmas day across the globe, and it is custom for many parents to let their children believe he is real. The modern day Santa Claus is almost always seen in his stylish red and white, but only started being presented this way thanks to the good people at the Coca-Cola® Corporation. Santa premiered his iconic outfit drinking refreshing Coca-Cola® products, and he is still as widely loved as Coca-Cola® products to this day. Specific Regions: Santa Claus is an international figure. Featured in these tales: A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clark Moore (end of entry) Footnotes 1. A format using previous entries as precedence has been constructed by research staff, see Experiment SCP-4147-A and Addendum SCP-4147-B ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4147" by M hate T, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4147. 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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Item #: SCP-4148 Special Containment Procedure: The area surrounding SCP-4148 has been cordoned off under the cover story of a dangerous spider infestation. SCP-4148-1 instances have not been seen leaving SCP-4148, and further containment procedures are not necessary. Foundation agents at Lunar Area 32 will contain SCP-4148-2 once it reaches their location. Description: SCP-4148 is a 1:240 reconstruction of the Kennedy Space Center in Osceola Forest, Florida. SCP-4148 is made primarily up of wood, rocks, sap, and mechanical components of unknown origin. SCP-4148-1 refers to any specimen of the family Coccinellidae (Ladybugs) introduced to SCP-4148. SCP-4148-1, once within a five-meter radius of SCP-4148, will begin work within SCP-4148, including maintaining, repairing, and constructing its components. There are approximately 400 instances of SCP-4148-1 within SCP-4148. Even if brought outside of SCP-4148, SCP-4148-1 instances will eventually return there of their own volition. Despite limitations in resources, SCP-4148 has successfully launched several manned rockets, propelled upwards through some anomalous force. Most of these launches have ended in the rocket either crashing or exploding1. Incident 01: On 2018/10/13, SCP-4148 successfully launched a rocket, made entirely of a plastic bottle and several sticks. The rocket propelled itself 15 meters into the air. All instances of SCP-4148-1 ceased their activity and watched the rocket. After ten minutes, the rocket exploded, scattering its parts over the clearing SCP-4148 was situated in. For a period of three days following this event, no work was seen from SCP-4148-1. Further investigation revealed that they all appeared to stay indoors within SCP-4148. However, SCP-4148-1 then collected the remains of the rocket, and began repairs. Incident 02: On 2018/11/19, after repairs were finished on the rocket, it was launched again by SCP-4148. Despite previous launches ending in failure, the rocket managed to consistently accelerate upwards without failure. This was met with an erratic period of activity from SCP-4148-1 presumed to be celebration. The rocket, now designated SCP-4148-2, has escaped Earth's atmosphere as of 2018/11/23. It is estimated that SCP-4148-2 will reach the moon on 2018/12/04. A clear plexiglass dome is being constructed around SCP-4148 to prevent further launches of dangerous projectiles from SCP-4148 from causing damage or arousing suspicion. Footnotes 1. Similarities between the behaviors of SCP-4148-1 instances, and that observed at instances of SCP-2849-A has been noted. An investigation into a possible shared origin of the two effects is ongoing. 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If you like reading my stuff, consider checking out my YouTube Channel for SCP-inspired animations, among other things. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4148" by notgull, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4148. 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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A ROUNDERHOUSE Joint Coming Soon - Rounderhouse ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} 3/4149 LEVEL 3/4149 CLASSIFIED Item #: SCP-4149 Safe Interior of SCP-4149, cognitohazardous elements removed. Special Containment Procedures: To comply with SCP-4149-2's wishes, personnel are encouraged to behave as though they are visitors of an art gallery within SCP-4149. If breaking of character is absolutely necessary, it is advised to dramatize the incident to a theatrical performance. The building containing the entrance to SCP-4149 has been purchased by the Foundation and is to be fenced off under the explanation of being slated for demolition. 1 agent with SCRAMBLE equipment is to be stationed at 2341 ███████ Ave, Chicago. 3 armed guards from MTF Eta-10 "See No Evil" are to be stationed at 2341 ███████ Ave, Chicago, with 2 guarding the second floor and one stationed within SCP-4149 itself1. All expeditions into SCP-4149 must be approved by Level 4 personnel. Description: SCP-4149 is an extradimensional space, the entrance to which is accessible via a hallway embedded within the 2nd floor of 2341 ███████ Ave, Chicago, an uninhabited home. The interior of SCP-4149 resembles a large warehouse, and contains 76 art pieces across various mediums, including fine art, performance art, modern art, and sculptures. 54 pieces contain varying degrees of visual hazards.2 SCP-4149-1 is the collective designation for the entities found within SCP-4149. SCP-4149-1 instances claim to be from various neighboring universes and planes of reality, and often mistake Foundation personnel to be pieces of performance art. All SCP-4149-1 instances are immune to the anomalous effects of the art pieces within SCP-4149. SCP-4149-2 is a 2m tall, bipedal, sloth-like entity that identifies itself as "Professor Xorkanoff." SCP-4149-2 claims to be the curator of SCP-4149, and is usually found walking about SCP-4149 and discussing pieces with SCP-4149-1 instances. It claims to have a limited ability to travel between universes, though this ability has yet to be confirmed. SCP-4149-2 also claims to be from a universe that "is unappreciative of art" and chose to create SCP-4149 within an uninhabited reality to serve as a refuge for its collection. SCP-4149-2 claims that the entrance located in our reality is a design flaw of the gallery, and cannot be fixed without a complete rebuilding of SCP-4149.3 Due to several incidents of personnel disturbing SCP-4149-1 instances, SCP-4149-2 has requested that Foundation personnel refrain from divulging their motives when interacting with SCP-4149-1 instances to preserve the immersion of the gallery. SCP-4149-2 has voluntarily surrendered itself and SCP-4149 to containment on the condition that the Foundation protect SCP-4149 against hostile intruders. Discovery: SCP-4149 was coincidentally discovered during a long-term operation to root out Are We Cool Yet? activities in the city of Chicago. Agent Rochne and Agent Benjamin were assigned to follow two AWCY members transporting several pieces of anart. A video transcript is attached. ▼ Access Discovery Log Transcript ▼ ▲ Hide Log ▲ Discovery Log Transcript Date: 7/██/2006 Discovery Team: Field Agent Rochne, Field Agent Benjamin. Equipment: Bodycam of Field Agent Rochne,4 and one SCRAMBLE visor, assigned to Agent Rochne. Subject: Discovery of SCP-4149. [BEGIN LOG] Agents are seated within the transport vehicle. Agent Rochne: Targets have parked their truck, they're getting out. Probably moving the goods. Crunching noises are heard from the direction of Agent Benjamin. Agent Rochne: Really? Now of all times? Agent Benjamin: Fine, fine, sorry. Look, they've pulled out the art. Artists have begun carrying art pieces into the building. Agent Rochne: Let's move. We don't want another Boston on our hands, now do we? Agent Benjamin: Yeah, yeah. Agents exit vehicle and make their way to the entrance of 2341 ███████ Ave. Agent Rochne: Alright, move in on my count. Three, two, one, GO! Agents rush in, pistols raised. Agent Rochne: CLEAR! Agent Benjamin: CLEAR! Agents move to the second floor. AWCY?-PoI-1 is writhing in pain on the floor, hands covering their face. Agent Rochne: Identify yourself! I want a name, now! AWCY?-PoI-1: Ah… Gerald… Fuck… AWCY?-PoI-1 continues to obstruct their face, rubbing it in apparent pain. Agent Benjamin: What happened to you? AWCY?-PoI-1: The fucking art gallery… It feels like that time I got stung by a wasp but a million fucking times worse… AWCY?-PoI-1 lowers hands to reveal their face has been heavily distorted. Their nasal cavity has ascended to the forehead, and their mouth is on the left side of their face. No eyes are visible at this time. Agent Benjamin: Jesus, you look like my senior art project. AWCY?-PoI-1: What did it do to me? What the hell did it do to me?! AWCY?-PoI-1's eyes appear to have been relocated within their mouth, and are visible while speaking. Agent Benjamin: We'll get you a mirror later. Wait, weren't there two? Where's your friend? Agent Rochne forces AWCY?-PoI-1 on their feet, then handcuffs them to the nearby wall's space heater. AWCY?-PoI-1: He went into the gallery! AWCY?-POI-1 gestures toward bedroom. Agent Rochne: Ben, stay with him and call for backup. I'm going to check this out. Agent Rochne proceeds into the bedroom and turns left. In place of a window and access to the building's fire escape, a hallway with waxed wooden floors and elaborate lighting is present. AWCY?-PoI-2 is visible 15m ahead, engaged in conversation with SCP-4149-2. The entity is holding a framed painting and shakes hands with AWCY?-PoI-2, who turns to see Agent Rochne. AWCY?-PoI-2 flees further into SCP-4149. Agent Benjamin: What happened? Aren't you going in? Agent Rochne: Have you called for backup yet? Agent Benjamin: No, why? Agent Rochne: Spatial anomalies are way over our pay grade, Ben. Give command a ring. [END LOG] Exploration Log: Upon receiving a request for assistance from Agent Benjamin, MTF-Eta-10 was dispatched to the location to explore the anomaly. Due to AWCY?'s notoriety for using visually dangerous works of art, all agents were equipped with standard SCRAMBLE equipment. Video transcript attached. ▼ Access Exploration Log Transcipt ▼ ▲ Hide Log ▲ Exploration Log Transcript Date: 7/██/2006 Exploration Team: MTF-Eta-10 Subject: SCP-4149 Team Lead: H10-Alpha Team Members: H10-Beta, H10-Gamma, H10-Delta Notes: SCP-4149-2's statements have been accelerated by 3x for the purposes of this audio log. [BEGIN LOG] Squad arrives onsite and sets up an entry into the wood-paneled hallway. Alpha: Everyone ready? Squad sounds off. Alpha: Move in. Squad move in, with Alpha and Beta leading the way. They make a left and right turn, entering into the warehouse portion of SCP-4149. Gamma: Contact! SCP-4149-1 instances observe squad in mild surprise. Small trays of wine and cheese float around the room at random. Alpha: Everyone back up! SCP-4149-1 instances back up, mildly annoyed at the disturbance. SCP-4149-1 Instance: I do hate the ones that try to involve the audience. Like, if your art is good enough, I shouldn't be helping you perform. Beta notices SCP-4149-1 instance conversing. Beta: Boss, I think they speak English. Alpha: (to SCP-4149-1 instance) You there, what is this place? SCP-4149-1 Instance: Xarfan, this is the most heavy-handed social commentary I've ever had the displeasure of observing. SCP-4149-2 makes a winded cry as it slowly makes its way over. 2 minutes later, it arrives and slowly begins speaking. Gamma: Is that a sloth? SCP-4149-2: Why..does…everyone…move…so…fast? Ah, yes, this would be my newest piece! Delta: Uh, what? SCP-4149-2: Play along. It is meant to highlight… the anger, the cruelty with how we treat… new environments we find ourselves in! Yes. Ah, I can see it is not being received well, and I shall adjust my scripts accordingly. Thank you all for your patience. (To squad) Come with me. SCP-4149-1 instances slowly spread out and resume normal activities. SCP-4149-2 leads squad to a secluded corner of SCP-4149. SCP-4149-2: I do not know who you are, but where I come from, it is polite to introduce oneself. I am Professor Xorkanoff, and this is my art gallery. Alpha: Ah, hello, Professor. What exactly are you? SCP-4149-2: I am a man of culture! I rescue art, and put it on display for the world to see. Well, worlds. My gallery does not exist in one specific world, you see. Tends to add variety to the clientele. Beta: We observed you making a transaction with a man earlier today? Where is he? SCP-4149-2: Ah, that promising young man. I saw a sample of his art, and enjoyed it enough to offer his work a place in my gallery! However, I felt his skills could be refined. I just had to tell him about Zarzagon 15! They absolutely love charcoal paintings there, you know! I think it has something to do with the air there, all carbon monoxide, very cleansing for the soul. [END LOG] Interview 4149-B: 45 hours after the initial discovery of SCP-4149, SCP-4149-2 agreed to an interview. D-1739375 was guided into SCP-4149 by Agent Rochne and issued instructions via headset. ▼ Access Interview Log Transcript ▼ ▲ Hide Log ▲ Interview Log Transcript Interviewed: SCP-4149-2 Interviewer: D-173937 Foreword: Instructions from Command removed for redundancy. SCP-4149-2's statements have been accelerated by 3x for the purposes of this audio log. [BEGIN LOG] D-173937: Please state your name. SCP-4149-2: I suppose the closest approximation that you could pronounce would be Xorkanoff. D-173937: What do you mean by closest approximation? SCP-4149-2: My tongue is not yours. The place I come from has so much more depth to the language. This feels… shallow. D-173937: Well, where are you from? SCP-4149-2: This is a small ghost universe. A universe that has had everything sucked out of it, yet the husk remains. An entire universe, crushed down to the size of a warehouse. D-173937: That doesn't explain how you got here. SCP-4149-2: No, I suppose it doesn't. I can climb between universes, you see. Not particularly often, and not particularly well, but more than most people. D-173937: Where is your home reality? SCP-4149: Have you ever been forced out of your home, my friend? D-173937: Whole reason I'm here, in fact. SCP-4149: Then you can relate. My species holds… regressive views on the freedom of artistic expression. Which is odd, considering how advanced we were. D-173937: Maybe it was because of it? SCP-4149: I refuse to accept that. I have traveled through scores of realities, and each and every single one except mine had no restrictions to express emotions. Granted, they may have been less advanced, but at least they were somewhat happy. D-173937: What did they do to you? SCP-4149: I was regarded as a cultural extremist. Most of my collection was wiped out by the mob that came for me, in my home. I managed to escape with this and I've been attempting to rebuild since. So many unique pieces, lost. D-173937: I'm sorry. SCP-4149-2: You have nothing to do with it, but thank you. Have you taken a liking to any of the pieces? D-173937: Ah, I wouldn't know. I'm blind. SCP-4149-2: I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with the concept. D-173937: I can't see. My eyes, they just don't work properly. SCP-4149-2: Oh dear. That sounds terribly dreadful. An ursine SCP-4149-1 entity6 approaches. SCP-4149-1: Salutations, Xorkanoff. Is this a new piece? SCP-4149-2: Um, yes, it is to display the… fragility of life. Yes. But it is not yet complete. So leave me alone. SCP-4149-1: I look forward to seeing it done. SCP-4149-1 instance wanders away. SCP-4149-2: Hmm, yes, I can work with this. [END LOG] Closing Statement: SCP-4149-2 soon surrendered itself, SCP-4149, and SCP-4149-1 instances to containment. Incident 4149-1: On 12/██/2007, Agent Hall reported a disturbance within SCP-4149 and requested backup. MTF-Eta-10 "See No Evil" were dispatched. ▼ Access Incident Log Transcript ▼ ▲ Hide Log ▲ Incident Log Transcript Date: 12/██/2007 Response Team: MTF-Eta-10 Subject: SCP-4149 Team Lead: Η10-Alpha Team Members: H10-Beta, H10-Gamma, H10-Delta [BEGIN LOG] Squad arrives onsite and prepares to breach into SCP-4149. Alpha: Everyone ready? On my count. Three, two, one, GO! Squad enters SCP-4149. All SCP-4149-1 instances are against the edges of the warehouse, idly observing the action in the center. SCP-4149-2 is engaged in an argument with two similar entities,7 who are dressed in tactical combat gear and armed with weapons similar in design to assault rifles. SCP-4149-2: Why do you torment me so? I have done nothing to aggravate you! SCP-4149-2A: Your inane means of expressing emotions are dangerous and must be destroyed! SCP-4149-2B: Xorkanoff, surely you realize you cannot run from the Xenarthra Council by hiding in pocket universes. Alpha: Alright, hands up! Beta: Fucking hell, I always forget how weird this place is. SCP-4149-2A slowly turn to address MTF squad. SCP-4149-2A: So these are the furless folks that you have taken refuge with? We have no quarrel with you yet, fast ones. I advise you do not change that. Alpha: I repeat, drop your weapons! Delta: Boss, I think… Delta briskly walks to SCP-4149-2A & SCP-4149-2B and one-by-one, removes their weapons from their grips and slides them to Alpha. Gamma: Watch out! Delta: They're fucking sloths, man. SCP-4149-2A slowly realizes he no longer has a weapon. SCP-4149-2A: What-how did you- they're moving faster than we can perceive. Retreat! SCP-4149-2B: What kind of eldritch abominations are you? Alpha: Yeah, you're coming with us. Alpha and Beta move to apprehend instances. Before they arrive, SCP-4149-2A & SCP-4149-2B both disappear in a flash of green light. SCP-4149-2 appears shaken. SCP-4149-1 instances begin applauding. SCP-4149-1 Instance: Astonishing! Simply amazing! The conflict, the emotion, truly the greatest piece of theatre I have seen in all my 367 cycles! Alpha: Uh, uh… Alpha bows, with the rest of the squad quickly following. SCP-4149-1: Bravo! SCP-4149-2 approaches MTF squad. SCP-4149-2: It seems this alliance is proving fruitful. Thank you. Alpha: No trouble at all. [END LOG] Footnotes 1. See Incident 4149-1. 2. Infohazards, cognitohazards, memetics, and ontokinetics. 3. SCP-4149-2 has displayed a strong aversion to this suggestion. 4. Field Agent Benjamin's bodycam was obscured by his jacket for the duration of this mission. 5. D-173937 is blind. 6. This particular entity bore a strong resemblance to a sun bear (Helarctos malayanus). 7. Designated SCP-4149-2A and SCP-4149-2B. 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SCP-4150-4.1. Item #: SCP-4150 Special Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Eta-11 (“Savage Beasts”) should be dispatched to the location of any reported SCP-4150 instance and secure its source. Affected individuals should be contained and made to listen in full to the song “Penny Lane” by the Beatles. Low-level amnestics are to be administered to all present. SCP-4150-1 is to be contained in a soundproof standard holding cell neutralised and buried at Site-19. SCP-4150-2 through 4 are to be kept in individual standard lockboxes. Description: SCP-4150 is an auditory cognitohazard affecting all intelligent life possessing both functioning ears and functioning eyes. Beings considered clinically deaf or blind are unaffected. SCP-4150 resembles the 1967 Beatles song “Penny Lane”, but features several lyrical corruptions (see Document 4150-Alpha). Testing has determined that these corruptions are a feature rather than the source of SCP-4150’s anomalous properties. Individuals who hear SCP-4150 in full feel a powerful urge to reproduce SCP-4150 (vocally or otherwise) and pass its effect to as many other individuals as possible. Spread is typically slow, taking at least three minutes and three seconds (3:03) to fully transfer from one individual to another. SCP-4150-1 through 4 are objects determined to be the source of SCP-4150 outbreaks. SCP-4150-1, retrieved 11/30/2016 (deceased 05/02/2018) was Mr. Simon █████, the singer for a Beatles tribute band. SCP-4150-2 and SCP-4150-3, retrieved 02/27/2018, are a pair of freestanding stereo speakers. SCP-4150-4 is the mobile phone of Researcher D█████. SCP-4150-4’s internet browser was opened to a radio website (designated SCP-4150-4.1) apparently created by avant-garde movement Are We Cool Yet? The internet domain was seized by the Foundation on 04/12/2018. Incident Report 4150-4 Interview 4150-1.1 Interview 4150-1.2 Document 4150-Alpha Incident Report 4150-4 Date: 04/10/2018 Incident Details: At approximately 14:37, Researcher D█████ accessed SCP-4150-4.1, using SCP-4150-4, through unknown methods. Security footage shows Researcher D█████ appearing increasingly agitated over the next five to ten minutes. It is suspected that Researcher D█████ was aware that he had been compromised but was unable to resist the compulsion. At 14:52, Researcher D█████ accessed a security station at Site-19 and subdued a guard using a small Taser unit before broadcasting SCP-4150 through the site tannoy system. The system was shut down externally at 14:54, before SCP-4150 could be broadcast in full. At 14:57, Researcher D█████ was shot and killed by guards. Thirteen (13) staff members were later compromised via a group email D█████ had sent from the security station with SCP-4150 attached as an audio file. All these incidents were contained. Closing Statement: A total of thirty-three (33) personnel were fully compromised, and a further two hundred and twelve (212) required treatment. Interview 4150-1.1 Interviewed: SCP-4150-1 Interviewer: Researcher Roth <Begin Log, [10:50]> Researcher: SCP-4150-1? My name is Roth. I’d like to ask you a few questions. 4150-1: How long are you gonna be keepin’ me in here? I’ve done nothin’ wrong! Researcher: All we’re trying to determine is how you caused this phenomenon. 4150-1: I didn’t cause nothin’! It came to me. Whispered its way into the back of my head, peeled the muscle and bone apart and burrowed its way into my ear. Researcher: The phenomenon was physical? 4150-1: Yeah. No. Maybe. There weren’t any scar. Any mark. Just the itch like there shoulda been one. Ya know what I’m sayin’? Researcher: Would you say there was an intelligence behind this? Something malevolent? 4150-1: I… I don’t know. It. It sure had a, uh, purpose. A meaning. Researcher: Like a message? 4150-1: Yeah! A message! Like it was trying to tell me somethin’, tryna let the whole world know what was comin’. Because, like, I had an audience. Because I was attuned. So it, like, took my form, took my aspect and angle and like. Bent itself through me like I was a lens and my music, Lennon’s music and McCartney’s music, that was a mould for it to press itself into, refracted through a billion billion lil’… holes… Researcher: Are you okay? 4150-1: It wears on me nowadays. The way it forced isself into me, it like, frayed me at the edges. And now I’m so tired all the time… Researcher: How about the concert? What can you tell me about the event? 4150-1: I’m so tired. Can’t ya help me, doc? Researcher: I’m not a doctor. I’m just - 4150-1: It’s in me. Spiraled in deep down in the bones. It’s all I see and hear. Researcher: I think we should continue this conversation later - 4150-1: Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes. Researcher: [Into microphone] Requesting extraction immediately. 4150-1: Deep beneath the blue suburban skies. [Personnel enter the room and sedate SCP-4150-1.] <End Log, [10:57]> Closing Statement: Researcher Roth reported an “earworm”. Upon listening to “Penny Lane” in full, this ceased. SCP-4150-1 was strongly suspected to be holding back information. Interview 4150-1.2 Interviewed: SCP-4150-1 Interviewer: Researcher Roth Note: This interview was scheduled after the discovery of SCP-4150-4 and 4.1. <Begin Log, [09:32]> Researcher: Good morning, SCP-4150-1. I hope you’re well rested. 4150-1: My name's Simon. Researcher: Let’s keep this quick. What does the phrase “Are We Cool Yet?” mean to you? [SCP-4150-1 becomes noticeably agitated.] Researcher: Sir? 4150-1: Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes! Researcher: That isn’t going to work this time, I’m afraid. I’m wearing specialised earplugs. [SCP-4150-1 displays sudden frustration and anger.] Researcher: Any chance you could answer my question? 4150-1: You’re all fascist pricks. Stiflin’ art. Try’na take music you don’t like and fuck it. Hide it away where, like, no-one can hear it ‘cept the worms. Researcher: So the phenomenon was man-made. 4150-1: No! What kinda hack would – never mind. Music comes from the soul, ya stupid fucks. We just channelled somethin' that was already there. Gave it a way out. That music needs to be heard! Researcher: And you are affiliated with the group known as Are We Cool Yet?, is that correct? 4150-1: We're just one collective. We’re dedicated to bringin' down the institutions, like you, by returnin’ power and awareness to the people. Art is freedom and you fuckers are oppressin' it. Researcher: But an anomaly like this poses a substantial threat to "the people", wouldn't you say? 4150-1: Penny Lane issn'a threat. It’s a warning. I told ya. There’s things out there you won't never be prepared for. And they’re comin’. Foundation or no. Researcher: What sort of things? 4150-1: Dadadadadadadada. Researcher: Excuse me? 4150-1: Dadadadada. Researcher: Very mature. 4150-1: DADA! Researcher: Thank you for your time. <End Log, [09:41]> Closing Statement: Shortly after the conclusion of this interview, it became apparent that SCP-4150-1 had stolen Researcher Roth’s pen, with which he stabbed himself in the neck. Subject died a week later on 05/02/2018. The phrase “PENNY LANE IS IN MY EARS AND IN MY EYES” was scrawled on the wall of his cell in blood. The album cover depicted on SCP-4150-4.1 while SCP-4150 was playing appeared to be based on the artwork for 1, a collection of the Beatles' number one chart hits. This implies that there may be an entire album of corrupted songs as yet undiscovered. In the following transcribed lyrics, differences from the original are underlined. Penny Lane – The Beatles (AWCY Remix) In Penny Lane there is a man who’s showing photographs Of every head he’s had the pleasure to know And seven people that come and go Stop and say hello On the corner you are standing with a motorcar The little children laugh at you behind your back And now your tears are drying to black in the pouring rain Very strange Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes Deep beneath the blue suburban skies I die and meanwhile back in Penny Lane there is a shadow with an hourglass Marking seven till the long eternal Queen He likes to keep the buried engine clean It’s a clean machine Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes For a face and finger pie In summer meanwhile back Behind the shelter in the middle of an empty space A hollow nurse is selling children from a tray And though she knows that she’s the seventh in a play She lies anyway On Penny Lane the human slits another customer You’re frozen, baby, waiting for a trim And then the shadows start rushing in from the pouring veins Very strange The seventh King is in my ears and in my eyes Crushed beneath the black and fractured skies I die and meanwhile back Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes It’s inside me I can’t stop it or we’ll fry Penny Lane Further research into this AWCY cell has been deemed Priority Alpha.
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An instance of SCP-4151-1 and several instances of SCP-4151-2 Item #: SCP-4151 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4151 is contained within Area-71. SCP-4151 is to be monitored by at least two guards equipped with light arms and Class A amnestics. Any human that appears in SCP-4151 is to be apprehended and given medical attention by on-site staff. Once they are deemed medically stable by the on-site staff, they are to be administered Class A amnestics and released. Any instances of SCP-4151-3 are to be sedated and quarantined. After extensive analysis (see Protocol-4151), any instance of SCP-4151-3 determined to be nonanomalous is to have its digestive tract emptied and sterilized. The instance of SCP-4151-3 is to then be administered Class A amnestics and be released. Any instance of SCP-4151-3 determined to be anomalous are to be terminated and cremated. Description: SCP-4151 is an orchard of 506 507 508 European crab apple trees (Malus Sylvestris), however, this number is subject to change due to the nature of the anomaly and is to be updated by the staff of Area- 71 bimonthly. SCP-4151 is located within the city of ██████, Italy. At unknown intervals, nonanomalous humans will appear within SCP-4151. Humans discovered within SCP-4151 have been of multiple nationalities, races, ages, and genders. Most humans discovered within SCP-4151 have been reported to appear disoriented and confused. Every human discovered within SCP-4151 has been severely malnourished. After extensive background checks of every human apprehended, it was determined that there was no connection between them besides their malnourishment. Every human discovered has been matched to a pre-existing person in the Foundation's database. The individual trees of SCP-4151 will be referred to as SCP-4151-1. Trunk, roots, limbs, and leaves of instances of SCP-4151-1 appear visually to be nonanomalous and are visually indistinguishable from a nonanomalous European crab apple tree (Malus Sylvestris). However, when the material comprising instances of SCP-4151-1 was tested, it was discovered that it contained large amounts of human (Homo Sapiens) DNA. The fruits of SCP-4151-1 will be referred to as SCP-4151-2. Instances of SCP-4151-2 appear to be nonanomalous fruits of a European crab apple tree (Malus Sylvestris) and only present anomalous properties when digested by a human. Instances of SCP-4151-2 induce an effect on the subject similar to the effects of heroin (Diacetylmorphine). Any subject that digests an instance of SCP-4151-2 is classified as an instance of SCP-4151-3. After digesting an instance of SCP-4151-2, the subject's eyes will begin to dilate. The subject will then often express a feeling of pleasure. The subject will then begin to actively seek out other instances of SCP-4151-2. The subject will become increasingly erratic if they are unable to find or ingest instances of SCP-4151-2. Two to four minutes after digesting an instance of SCP-4151-2, certain parts of the subject's body will begin to shut down if they are not strictly necessary to the subject in the continued ingestion of instances of SCP-4151-2 . Other parts of the subject's body, such as the hands or stomach, will begin to rapidly expand and contort themselves to become more efficient at specifically collecting and digesting instances of SCP-4151-2. This process will continue until the subject's body can no longer sustain its alterations and the subject expires. Addendum 1: The following is a list of observations of D-190453 after being instructed to ingest an instance of SCP-4151-2. Time after start of test (minutes:seconds) Observations 00:00 Subject instructed to ingest an instance of SCP-4151-2. 00:32 Subject begins to ingest an instance of SCP-4151-2. The subject is now classified as an instance of SCP-4151-3. 01:09 Subject eyes noticeably dilate. Subject reports feeling, "like a glowing cloud." 01:17 Subject begins to ingest another instance of SCP-4151-2. 02:04 Subject's forearms begin to elongate and the subject's fingers develop small, keratin pincers on their tips. Subject appears to be having difficulties standing. Subject continues to ingest instances of SCP-4151-2. 02:46 Subject collapses1. Subject continues to ingest instances of SCP-4151-2. 03:13 Subject's abdomen begins to drastically distend. Subject continues to ingest instances of SCP-4151-2. 04:25 Subject's mandible begins to detach from the subject's skull, making it impossible for the subject to chew. Subject continues to ingest instances of SCP-4151-2. 04:57 Subject's esophagus begins to expand in diameter. Subject continues to ingest instances of SCP-4151-2. 05:32 A buildup of partially digested instances of SCP-4151-2 is noticed at the back of the subject's esophagus. The buildup appears to be preventing the subject from ingesting instances of SCP-4151-2. 05:47 Subject attempts to force the buildup down its esophagus with its fist. 05:50 Subject breaks its ulna and radius while attempting to force the buildup of SCP-4151-2 down its esophagus. The broken bone punctures the subject's skin on its forearm. 05:52 The subject begins to bleed profusely from its forearm. 09:46 Subject expires due to blood loss. 11:12 An instance of SCP-4151-1 begins to grow from the subject's abdomen. 15:53 The instance of SCP-4151-1 grows to full maturity. 30:00 No new observations. Test ends. Addendum 2: The following is a list of observations of D-591032 after being instructed to ingest an instance of SCP-4151-2. Time after start of test (minutes:seconds) Observations 00:00 Subject instructed to ingest an instance of SCP-4151-2. 01:01 Subject begins to ingest an instance of SCP-4151-2. The subject is now classified as an instance of SCP-4151-3. 01:36 Subject's eyes noticeably dilate. 02:38 Subject attempts to obtain a second instance of SCP-4151-2. 02:39 Subject is sedated and quarantined. Subject is determined to be nonanomalous. 15:44 Subject becomes conscious. 16:12 Subject begins to strike the containment chamber wall with a closed fist. 18:58 Subject's hand begins to bleed. 18:59 Subject is sedated and administered amnestics. Subject's digestive tract is emptied. Subject is sterilized. 62:25 Subject becomes conscious. Subject appears confused but otherwise acts nonerraticly. 80:00 Subject continues to exhibit no erratic behavior. Test ends. Addendum 3: The following is an interview with Jack Bower, one of the humans discovered within SCP-4151. Interviewed: Jack Mathews Bower Interviewer: Dr. Clemetina Flores Foreword: Jack Bower is a tall Caucasian male from Denver, Colorado. Jack Bower was apprehended twenty three minutes before the interview and had already received medical attention. Jack Bower was not allowed any contact with an instance of SCP-4151-2 before the interview. <Begin Log> Dr. Flores: How are you feeling Mr. Bower? Mr. Bower: Fine, I guess. A little disoriented. Dr. Flores: Where were your before you arrived at this orchard? Mr. Bower: Well, I was at my house. Dr. Flores: And what were you doing? Mr. Bower: Well I was… Wait, you guys aren't feds, are you? Dr. Flores: No, we are not feds. Mr. Bower: Okay, well I was on my couch stoned out of my mind. Now that I think about it, I probably hadn't left that couch for a few days. I mean, I had just bought a whole three grams of stuff, and I had my bong right with me so there was no real reason to move. Dr. Flores: You say you were on your couch for a few days. Did you eat anything during that time? Mr. Bower: Nah, I don't think so. I had eaten all my munchies like a week before that and I forgot to buy some more. Dr. Flores: So, do you remember how you got to this orchard? Mr. Bower: Well, I got up to take a piss, and like bam, I'm here. Dr. Flores: So you do not know how you got here? Mr. Bower: Nah, not really. Dr. Flores: Okay Mr. Bower, thank you for your time. <End Log> Closing Statement: Jack Bower was administered amnestics and released from the premises. Footnotes 1. Subject is still within reach of multiple instances of SCP-4151-2
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close Info X SCP-4152: BASEMENT LOVE, Acrylic on canvas Author: devonmartin If you like this, check out some of my other articles: SCP-4297 (+95) SCP-4297-J (+73) SCP-4134 (+96) More by Devonmartin SCP-4152, mounted on the wall of its testing chamber. Item #: SCP-4152 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4152 is contained in a standard Safe-class storage locker at Site-28. SCP-4152 testing is currently suspended. Description: SCP-4152 is a canvas painting measuring 120cmx60cm, believed to have been created by a member of the anomalous art collective AWCY? (see Recovered Document 4152-A). SCP-4152 affects viewers with no history of childhood trauma resulting from parental abuse or neglect. Such individuals develop memories of childhood trauma, typically taking place between the ages of 6 and 18. Most details regarding these memories vary among individuals, with no individual claiming to have experienced any scenario that could not have taken place in their own life. Furthermore, testing with amnestics up to and including Class-C have universally failed to remove such memories, indicating that SCP-4152 is capable of generating, or providing access to, long-term memories. As such, it has been suggested that SCP-4152 causes viewers to recall suppressed traumatic memories from their own lives. However, research into this hypothesis has thus far been inconclusive (see Supplemental Experiment Log 41521). Subjects with a previous history of childhood trauma often experience intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, anxiety, or other symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Lack of cooperation has made it difficult to determine the veracity of any memories of parental abuse recalled by such individuals, as such it is unknown whether they are susceptible to the primary effect of SCP-4152. + Abridged Experiment Log 4152.1 - Abridged Experiment Log 4152.1 Individuals were asked to view SCP-4152 for five minutes, then record a memory from their childhood using a provided microphone and tape recorder. For a full test log, individuals with Level 2/4152 clearance can request access to Experiment Log 4152.1. LOG FORMAT Subject: Designation, gender, age Account: Subject's recorded account. Notes: Additional notes. Subject: D-31763, female, 31 Account: I remember back when we lived in █████, we kept having unmatching socks turn up to the point that we had almost a whole basket of them. One day our mother got fed up, had us go downstairs and sort through everything, try and find matches, right? It was mostly her stuff, we couldn't be bothered. We ended up spending most of the afternoon balling the socks up, like, so that they didn't come unballed, and throwing them at each other. When Mom- er, when my mother came home she cursed us out, of course. She didn't hit us, but I think it's more because she'd just got her nails done. That was a good summer. Notes: Baseline test. Subject was serving a life sentence for arson. Subject: D-12595, male, 26 Account: My mother was always super resentful of my computer. It was an old laptop from my dad's house, but still better than the family PC. Anyway, she always made me wash the dishes whenever she saw me on it, so I stayed in my room mostly. One day though she kept yelling for me to do the laundry, but I was in the middle of a game. She stomped upstairs, tore it from my hands and threw it on the floor. I was crying and screaming and tried to take it from her but she was still pretty strong back then. She pushed me down the stairs. I don't remember exactly how many times she picked it up and threw it on the floor, it was a whirlwind of yelling and screaming and crying. I just know when she finally came downstairs, my computer was in two shattered pieces. Notes: None. Subject: Research Assistant Kendrick, male, 31 Account: When I was in fifth grade, I had a test in social studies that I stayed up all night studying for. I ended up bombing the test, I got a 19. I still remember getting that 19, because my mother wouldn't call me anything else. 19, do the dishes. 19, go take out the garbage. I got so mad at her for it, one day I cursed at her. I had this big figurine of a clown on my dresser, I wasn't a big fan of it but my great-grandmother made it. She picked it up and smashed it over my head. She didn't call me 19 after that. Notes: Research Assistant Kendrick has requested transfer to another project. + Experiment Log 4152.2 - Experiment Log 4152.2 In order to determine whether prolonged viewing had any additional effect, as well as determine whether SCP-4152 created a single, non-contradictory narrative, D-09372 was to be exposed to SCP-4152 over a period of one hour, broken into five-minute sessions. Similarly to previous experiments, D-09372 was asked to recall a memory from her childhood after each viewing period. D-09372 was selected for testing as she lived with her mother through the age of 18. In pre-testing interviews, D-09372 expressed no memory of childhood trauma and claimed to have had a positive relationship with her mother prior to her conviction. Subject: D-09372, female, 24. Account: Keys were such a big part of my childhood growing up. My mother was a teacher, so she had several keyrings, all attached, with a blob of keys as big as your fist. Whenever we were doing something that she didn't like, she would take something from us and lock it in her room. I must've tried to sneak those keys out of her purse a hundred times, but it was so hard to keep them from jingling that she kept catching me and locking me in my room. I only tried to jump out my window once. Notes: D-09372 was serving time for seventeen counts of burglary. Subject: D-09372, female, 24. Account: My mother's solution to everything was locking it behind a door and walking away. We had a hallway in our house with doors leading to her bedroom, upstairs where my bedroom and ████'s bedroom were, the computer room and the bathroom. Whenever she'd leave us at home alone she'd lock up everything but the bathroom to make sure we did the housework. I don't think there was a single window on the first floor of that house that I didn't climb through at one point or another, getting past those locks. Notes: According to autopsy reports, D-09372's brother ████ died of a heroin overdose three years prior, preventing Foundation officials from corroborating the account. Subject: D-09372, female, 24. Account: Mom put her hands on us a lot. My brother got it worse than I did, though. I remember she had this old hairbrush that she used so much, most of the plastic nubs came off the bristles, leaving these metal spikes sticking out all over. One time she hit ████ so hard with it, he just had rows of holes in his arm with droplets of blood coming out. It looked like a Junji Ito thing. I went back later and stole it from her bathroom. Notes: Foundation officials were able to locate D-09372's mother using an address provided by D-09372. A hairbrush matching the description provided was located in the crawlspace adjacent to one bedroom; however, D-09372's mother has denied any form of abuse towards her children. Permission to use advanced interrogation techniques is pending Ethics Committee decision. Subject: D-09372, female, 24. Account: When I was 16, my dad compared Mom to Jekyll and Hyde. I remember being so dumbfounded to hear it described so well. She was always nice enough to other adults, but a bit controlling. And sometimes she was so nice to us. Like every summer we'd go down to the aquarium and get hot dogs on the boardwalk. I don't know. She'd just change on a dime, it was so hard to talk to her about anything without her turning it around and finding some way to punish us. I miss those days. Notes: None. Subject: D-09372, female, 24. Account: I still remember the day I left. She thought something was missing from her purse that morning, so she came for me. She grabbed my hair and demanded to know where it was. I ran away to my bedroom and locked the door. She started kicking the door like she usually did, right? All of a sudden she stops for about a minute. Suddenly I hear a banging on my door, and ████ starts yelling, telling her to put down the hammer. I don't really know what happened after that. I was already halfway out my window. I still don't know what she was missing. Notes: None. After an additional two minutes, D-09372 became distraught and refused to look at the painting or provide any account. D-09372 was amnesticized and returned to the Site-28 dormitory. Addendum 1. Analysis of DNA lifted from SCP-4152, as well as handwriting analysis of Recovered Document 4152-A, determined the likely creator of SCP-4152 to be █████ ███████, designated PoI-4128. Investigation of the last known address led to the discovery of PoI-4128's mother, likely the subject of the painting. After determining that Ms. ███████ had no knowledge of her child's work beyond being an artist, an additional test of SCP-4152 was approved using Ms. ███████ as a subject. Experiment 4152.3 LEVEL 3 CREDENTIALS REQUIRED Experiment 4152.3 Credentials approved. The artist's mother, Ms. ███████, was placed into the testing chamber for SCP-4152 as per standard procedure and asked to record a verbal account after viewing the painting for five minutes. Secondary video recording via closed-circuit security camera captured audio from the subject throughout the session. VIDEO LOG DATE: 01/12/2019 [BEGIN LOG] Subject activates the provided audio recording terminal. Subject: All right. So you just want me to look at a painting and talk about it? Subject turns away from the terminal, facing SCP-4152. Subject furrows her brow. Subject: This… Is this one of my daughter's paintings? She's very talented. Subject pauses for several seconds. Subject: She doesn't like when I call her 'she.' But to me she'll always be my daughter. Subject: She was always so good at art when she was young. Always making such pretty drawings. Such a good girl. Subject pauses for several seconds. Subject: I haven't seen her since she left for school. I love her so much, why can't she ever call her mother? Subject: Her mother, who fed her, clothed her, gave her a place to live… we went to the zoo every summer when she was young… Subject pauses for several seconds. Subject: I wish she would talk to me. What kind of daughter doesn't love her mother? Subject pauses for several seconds. Subject: Wait a second… Is this supposed to be me? Subject stands up from her chair, clenching her fists. Subject: ██████ didn't… So many people had it so much worse than she did. Who bought her clothes to wear, food to eat, who put a roof over her head? She never appreciated how good she had it, she couldn't ever do what she was told, no matter what I did… you know what, I'm done here. Subject walks to the testing room door and bangs on it repeatedly. Test aborted. [END LOG] Following this experiment, Ms. ███████ was amnesticized and released. Testing on SCP-4152 has been suspended indefinitely pending Ethics Committee decision. + Recovered Document 4152-A - Recovered Document 4152-A The following document was discovered taped to the wall beneath where SCP-4152 was displayed, presumably in lieu of a plaque. You can't understand unless you've been in my shoes. This one's for everyone. BASEMENT LOVE, acrylic on canvas . . Am I cool yet, Mom? Footnotes 1. Available to personnel with Level 2 clearance or higher with permission from Site Director.
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close Info X SCP-4153: Vincent Price presents… IT CAME FROM SITE-9! Author: The Great Hippo Images: Link, Link, Link Music: It's a B-Movie Show! (The Cog is Dead) 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. Fig 1.1: Signed photograph left by SCP-4153-036 in containment cell. Written on back: From one horror aficionado to another: Always Stay A-Head! Item #: SCP-4153 Special Containment Procedures: MTF Iota-10 ("Damn Feds") is to monitor and investigate all reported sightings of SCP-4153 instances (with particular attention paid to sightings near or inside horror attractions). When found, these instances are to be apprehended and taken into Foundation custody. Description: SCP-4153 is an acting troupe comprised of animated wax figurines portraying monsters and villains from classic horror cinema. Notable examples include the Werewolf,1 Frankenstein's Monster,2 Count Dracula,3 and Professor Henry Jarrod.4 SCP-4153 is active throughout North America; its members appear at 'haunted attractions' (such as haunted houses, trails, and cornfield mazes). Common venues include amusement parks, board-walks, traveling carnivals, and strip-malls. During their performance, instances of SCP-4153 use wax to alter their appearance, produce props (including fake blood and gore), and even manipulate wax objects from afar. Several instances of SCP-4153 were arrested in 1993 after the owner of a haunted attraction notified police of a break-in. The intruders were attempting to operate their own set within the attraction. Foundation operatives were called after officers determined that the instances were not wearing makeup. All instances were transported to Site-09 for initial interviews and processing. Shortly thereafter, all contact with Site-09 was lost during a catastrophic containment breach. Addendum 4153.1: Recovered Documents The following files were recovered from Site-09's servers four days after the containment breach ended. Fig 1.2: SCP-4153-017. INTERVIEW LOG DATE: 1993/10/25 SUBJECT: SCP-4153-017 INTERVIEWER: Agent Timothy West [BEGIN LOG.] WEST: Okay, so — SUBJECT: Look into my eyes. [Silence.] SUBJECT: Look… into my eyes. WEST: I am looking into your eyes. SUBJECT: You are under my control. WEST: No, uh. Not really. SUBJECT: Your will is strong, Agent West. WEST: Right. So, about the haunted hay-ride you broke into — SUBJECT: But I wonder. How will you protect yourself against my infernal strength? WEST: You realize that if you stand up, I'm going to shoot you. Right? SUBJECT: Hm. You are a formidable adversary, indeed. WEST: What were you doing at the haunted hay-ride? SUBJECT: You will know the truth… soon enough. [Silence.] WEST: The police report says you were hiding behind the bushes. [SUBJECT laughs.] SUBJECT: But does it tell you… that we were already here? [Shuffling papers.] WEST: It tells me they found you wearing bed-sheets. SUBJECT: We were all dead… the whole time. WEST: Yeah, I think — I think we're done here. SUBJECT: The log… is coming from inside the house. WEST: Okay. Sure, buddy. Whatever you say. [END LOG.] Fig 1.3: SCP-4153-015. INTERVIEW LOG DATE: 1993/10/25 SUBJECT: SCP-4153-015 INTERVIEWER: Agent Samantha Henwick [BEGIN LOG.] HENWICK: What were you doing at — SUBJECT: Can I start by saying it's an honor? A real honor. People always ask me, 'Boris, do you regret portraying the Monster? Do you regret being typecasted?' And I always tell them: Good heavens, no! It was the best thing that happened to me. I wouldn't be here with all of you if it wasn't for that. I wouldn't have the chance to work with you wonderful people. HENWICK: That's not — SUBJECT: I can't express how grateful I am for having this opportunity, to contribute to this project. HENWICK: What? What 'opportunity'? What 'project'? SUBJECT: Oh, wait. Oh, goodness. I'm sorry. Are we rolling? HENWICK: Rolling? Are we…? We're recording, if that's what you're asking. Yes. SUBJECT: God, how embarrassing. You must think me a neophyte. I'm just not used to the format, darling. You can cut this part out during post, right? HENWICK: What? SUBJECT: Oh. Staying in character? How delightfully droll. I understand, say no more. [SUBJECT clears throat.] HENWICK: What the hell are you on about? [SUBJECT seizes own head, then twists it free from the neck. The motion is accompanied by a spray of fake blood and viscera.] HENWICK: Christ! [SUBJECT's head commences screaming.] HENWICK: Jesus fucking Christ! [END LOG.] INTERVIEW LOG DATE: 1993/10/25 SUBJECT: SCP-4153-036 INTERVIEWER: Agent Gerald Penn [BEGIN LOG.] PENN: Why do you keep trying to frighten people? SUBJECT: Why does anyone try to frighten? It's fun to be frightened. Almost as much fun as it is to do the frightening. PENN: Well, none of you are very good at it. [SUBJECT laughs.] SUBJECT: Oh come now, Agent Penn. Have some respect for the classics. PENN: All you do is squirt cheap blood, crack a few jokes, then maybe slap on a spooky tag-line at the end. You really expect that to scare us? SUBJECT: Certainly, our methods may seem a bit tawdry and antiquated, but there's a certain pleasure to be had in a good old-fashioned scare. Wouldn't you agree? PENN: I've faced down a six-foot-tall chicken man that pukes acid and shits indestructible eggs. Trust me — 'old-fashioned' doesn't cut it. Not anymore. SUBJECT: Yes, yes. You'll call any oaf with a steak-knife hunting gaggles of teens a monster, these days. There's no wit, no humor, no charm. Where's the passion? The artisanship? Where's the sense of theater? PENN: This isn't a drama club, Shakespeare. We're talking about monsters, not some stage production of Titus Andronicus. SUBJECT: Would you like to know something peculiar? I've almost never played a monster. Oh, I've played villains, most certainly! But not monsters. Only men, besieged by fate, driven to revenge. Still — I've always had a fondness for them. Even as a child, I sympathized more with the monster than the hero. PENN: Well, I — (unintelligible) SUBJECT: And why not? Monsters are our kin, after all. They grant our darkest impulses physical form; provide a receptacle for us to project our deepest fears and desires. A monster can do what is forbidden to us — a monster can breach our taboos. I've always found more comfort among them than in the company of men. I — PENN: (unintelligible) SUBJECT: I — Oh. Oh, dear. Your tongue seems to have gotten away from you, there. Here — allow me. [Whimpering.] SUBJECT: Hush, now. I warned you about this — I told you that you mustn't disturb the wax before it hardens. That is a crucial part of the process. It needs to solidify. Otherwise, you risk disturbing the performance. [Muffled sobs.] SUBJECT: Stay still. Let me make an adjustment here, reseal this, and — [Gurgling.] SUBJECT: Ah! There we are. Splendid, splendid. Good as new. Now, let's take it from the top, shall we? [Silence.] SUBJECT: (whispering) And… Action. PENN: Why do you keep trying to frighten people? SUBJECT: Why does anyone try to frighten? It's fun to be frightened. Almost as much fun as it is to do the frightening. PENN: Well, none of you are very good at it. [SUBJECT laughs.] SUBJECT: Oh come now, Agent Penn. Have some respect for the classics. [END LOG.] During the follow-up investigation into Site-09's containment breach, all on-site personnel were found to have had their skin and vital organs surgically extracted, then replaced with wax. Autopsies determined that although this occurred several weeks prior to the initial recovery of SCP-4153, all personnel remained alive up until the day of the breach. Notably, one body (that of Agent Gerald Penn) was found without its head. All instances of SCP-4153 remain at large. Footnotes 1. As portrayed in The Wolf Man (1941) by Lon Chaney Jr. 2. As portrayed in Frankenstein (1931) by William H. Pratt (aka Boris Karloff). 3. As portrayed in Dracula (1931) by Bela Lugosi. 4. As portrayed in The House of Wax (1953) by Vincent Price.
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close Info X SCP-4153: Vincent Price presents… IT CAME FROM SITE-9! Author: The Great Hippo Images: Link, Link, Link Music: It's a B-Movie Show! (The Cog is Dead) 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. Fig 1.1: Signed photograph left by SCP-4153-036 in containment cell. Written on back: From one horror aficionado to another: Always Stay A-Head! Item #: SCP-4153 Special Containment Procedures: MTF Iota-10 ("Damn Feds") is to monitor and investigate all reported sightings of SCP-4153 instances (with particular attention paid to sightings near or inside horror attractions). When found, these instances are to be apprehended and taken into Foundation custody. Description: SCP-4153 is an acting troupe comprised of animated wax figurines portraying monsters and villains from classic horror cinema. Notable examples include the Werewolf,1 Frankenstein's Monster,2 Count Dracula,3 and Professor Henry Jarrod.4 SCP-4153 is active throughout North America; its members appear at 'haunted attractions' (such as haunted houses, trails, and cornfield mazes). Common venues include amusement parks, board-walks, traveling carnivals, and strip-malls. During their performance, instances of SCP-4153 use wax to alter their appearance, produce props (including fake blood and gore), and even manipulate wax objects from afar. Several instances of SCP-4153 were arrested in 1993 after the owner of a haunted attraction notified police of a break-in. The intruders were attempting to operate their own set within the attraction. Foundation operatives were called after officers determined that the instances were not wearing makeup. All instances were transported to Site-09 for initial interviews and processing. Shortly thereafter, all contact with Site-09 was lost during a catastrophic containment breach. Addendum 4153.1: Recovered Documents The following files were recovered from Site-09's servers four days after the containment breach ended. Fig 1.2: SCP-4153-017. INTERVIEW LOG DATE: 1993/10/25 SUBJECT: SCP-4153-017 INTERVIEWER: Agent Timothy West [BEGIN LOG.] WEST: Okay, so — SUBJECT: Look into my eyes. [Silence.] SUBJECT: Look… into my eyes. WEST: I am looking into your eyes. SUBJECT: You are under my control. WEST: No, uh. Not really. SUBJECT: Your will is strong, Agent West. WEST: Right. So, about the haunted hay-ride you broke into — SUBJECT: But I wonder. How will you protect yourself against my infernal strength? WEST: You realize that if you stand up, I'm going to shoot you. Right? SUBJECT: Hm. You are a formidable adversary, indeed. WEST: What were you doing at the haunted hay-ride? SUBJECT: You will know the truth… soon enough. [Silence.] WEST: The police report says you were hiding behind the bushes. [SUBJECT laughs.] SUBJECT: But does it tell you… that we were already here? [Shuffling papers.] WEST: It tells me they found you wearing bed-sheets. SUBJECT: We were all dead… the whole time. WEST: Yeah, I think — I think we're done here. SUBJECT: The log… is coming from inside the house. WEST: Okay. Sure, buddy. Whatever you say. [END LOG.] Fig 1.3: SCP-4153-015. INTERVIEW LOG DATE: 1993/10/25 SUBJECT: SCP-4153-015 INTERVIEWER: Agent Samantha Henwick [BEGIN LOG.] HENWICK: What were you doing at — SUBJECT: Can I start by saying it's an honor? A real honor. People always ask me, 'Boris, do you regret portraying the Monster? Do you regret being typecasted?' And I always tell them: Good heavens, no! It was the best thing that happened to me. I wouldn't be here with all of you if it wasn't for that. I wouldn't have the chance to work with you wonderful people. HENWICK: That's not — SUBJECT: I can't express how grateful I am for having this opportunity, to contribute to this project. HENWICK: What? What 'opportunity'? What 'project'? SUBJECT: Oh, wait. Oh, goodness. I'm sorry. Are we rolling? HENWICK: Rolling? Are we…? We're recording, if that's what you're asking. Yes. SUBJECT: God, how embarrassing. You must think me a neophyte. I'm just not used to the format, darling. You can cut this part out during post, right? HENWICK: What? SUBJECT: Oh. Staying in character? How delightfully droll. I understand, say no more. [SUBJECT clears throat.] HENWICK: What the hell are you on about? [SUBJECT seizes own head, then twists it free from the neck. The motion is accompanied by a spray of fake blood and viscera.] HENWICK: Christ! [SUBJECT's head commences screaming.] HENWICK: Jesus fucking Christ! [END LOG.] INTERVIEW LOG DATE: 1993/10/25 SUBJECT: SCP-4153-036 INTERVIEWER: Agent Gerald Penn [BEGIN LOG.] PENN: Why do you keep trying to frighten people? SUBJECT: Why does anyone try to frighten? It's fun to be frightened. Almost as much fun as it is to do the frightening. PENN: Well, none of you are very good at it. [SUBJECT laughs.] SUBJECT: Oh come now, Agent Penn. Have some respect for the classics. PENN: All you do is squirt cheap blood, crack a few jokes, then maybe slap on a spooky tag-line at the end. You really expect that to scare us? SUBJECT: Certainly, our methods may seem a bit tawdry and antiquated, but there's a certain pleasure to be had in a good old-fashioned scare. Wouldn't you agree? PENN: I've faced down a six-foot-tall chicken man that pukes acid and shits indestructible eggs. Trust me — 'old-fashioned' doesn't cut it. Not anymore. SUBJECT: Yes, yes. You'll call any oaf with a steak-knife hunting gaggles of teens a monster, these days. There's no wit, no humor, no charm. Where's the passion? The artisanship? Where's the sense of theater? PENN: This isn't a drama club, Shakespeare. We're talking about monsters, not some stage production of Titus Andronicus. SUBJECT: Would you like to know something peculiar? I've almost never played a monster. Oh, I've played villains, most certainly! But not monsters. Only men, besieged by fate, driven to revenge. Still — I've always had a fondness for them. Even as a child, I sympathized more with the monster than the hero. PENN: Well, I — (unintelligible) SUBJECT: And why not? Monsters are our kin, after all. They grant our darkest impulses physical form; provide a receptacle for us to project our deepest fears and desires. A monster can do what is forbidden to us — a monster can breach our taboos. I've always found more comfort among them than in the company of men. I — PENN: (unintelligible) SUBJECT: I — Oh. Oh, dear. Your tongue seems to have gotten away from you, there. Here — allow me. [Whimpering.] SUBJECT: Hush, now. I warned you about this — I told you that you mustn't disturb the wax before it hardens. That is a crucial part of the process. It needs to solidify. Otherwise, you risk disturbing the performance. [Muffled sobs.] SUBJECT: Stay still. Let me make an adjustment here, reseal this, and — [Gurgling.] SUBJECT: Ah! There we are. Splendid, splendid. Good as new. Now, let's take it from the top, shall we? [Silence.] SUBJECT: (whispering) And… Action. PENN: Why do you keep trying to frighten people? SUBJECT: Why does anyone try to frighten? It's fun to be frightened. Almost as much fun as it is to do the frightening. PENN: Well, none of you are very good at it. [SUBJECT laughs.] SUBJECT: Oh come now, Agent Penn. Have some respect for the classics. [END LOG.] During the follow-up investigation into Site-09's containment breach, all on-site personnel were found to have had their skin and vital organs surgically extracted, then replaced with wax. Autopsies determined that although this occurred several weeks prior to the initial recovery of SCP-4153, all personnel remained alive up until the day of the breach. Notably, one body (that of Agent Gerald Penn) was found without its head. All instances of SCP-4153 remain at large. Footnotes 1. As portrayed in The Wolf Man (1941) by Lon Chaney Jr. 2. As portrayed in Frankenstein (1931) by William H. Pratt (aka Boris Karloff). 3. As portrayed in Dracula (1931) by Bela Lugosi. 4. As portrayed in The House of Wax (1953) by Vincent Price.
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SCP-4154
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Item#: SCP-4154 Level1 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: dark Risk Class: notice link to memo SCP-4154 instance partially manifesting aboveground at the home of Researcher Teles. Special Containment Procedures: Due to the scope of SCP-4154 integration in most developed nations and their innocuous nature, containment of domestic specimens on civilian or other non-Foundation properties is to be considered a low priority. However, due to informational, memetic, and counterconceptual security concerns, the homes of all Foundation personnel (excepting D-Class or other provisional personnel) are required to pass inspection for SCP-4154 instances, and, if necessary, decontamination procedures as a prerequisite to employment. Follow up inspections and/or decontamination may be required depending on local conditions. MTF Eta-5 ("Cross-Pollinators") has been assigned these responsibilities. Decontamination Procedure Decontamination Procedure An SCP-4154 instance may be distinguished from non-anomalous pets via visual survey by an individual who has been administered a Class-W mnestic, for roughly 40 minutes after treatment. Once an instance has been confirmed, it is to be rooted in place via a mobile directional SRA. SCP-4154 instances can at this point be terminated, exhumed, and removed. The D-Class dormitory wing of Esoteric Containment Site-2 contains several dozen SCP-4154 instances, each cohabitating with one D-class as part of a long term psychological study as well as for research into the life cycle and possible practical application of SCP-4154. Description: SCP-4154 is a conceptovorous, non-sapient subterranean vermiform1 species. SCP-4154 instances do not possess conventional physical anatomy; instead, they are recursive conceptual entities, composed of themselves, the concept of themselves, the concepts of worms, the concept of tendrils, and amalgams of concepts absorbed from physical contact with homeowners and their pets. Despite this, they have physical properties, including mass, that cause them to behave similarly to non-anomalous matter. SCP-4154 primarily infest outdoor spaces of homes in affluent urban and suburban neighborhoods. SCP-4154 instances display a marked preference for residences that have housed greater numbers of non-sapient pets over their history. SCP-4154 instances "nest" themselves within the property lines of a home, and can thereafter manifest anywhere within its boundaries. Instances seek out social and physical contact with any extant household pets, and, once accepted by the animal or animals, affix several long, fleshy tendrils onto their head(s). This gives the instance access to the memories, knowledge, and identity of the animal, enabling it to better camouflage itself. A side effect of this is that the non-anomalous animal loses its identity to the SCP-4154 instance and becomes a conceptually vacant entity, essentially similar to an antimeme. Homeowners become similarly compromised when they "pet" the camouflaged SCP-4154 instance, but are at very little risk of identity loss.2 Over the course of their lives, SCP-4154 instances further ingrain themselves into the home dynamic. If residents move, pets die, or other changes to the household dynamic occur, they remain. Incoming homeowners that do not move in with pets become convinced that nesting SCP-4154 instances are their pets. The reproductive process of SCP-4154 and the process by which they migrate between homes are not fully understood. Transferring SCP-4154 instances into other information mediums is impossible with present technology, but research is ongoing. Preliminary research suggests that any given instance retains a great deal of the conceptual information attained by its parents, though with an unknown degree of fidelity. Footnotes 1. Wormlike. 2. This is a consequence of long-term human adaption to so called "free memes" in the universe. The development of visual and auditory symbolic language and other abstractions have insulated humans against many memes that freely affect non-sapient life forms.
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SCP-4155
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Adult specimen of SCP-4155 shortly after harvesting Item #: SCP-4155 Special Containment Procedures: 47 specimens of SCP-4155 are currently contained at Site-4155, which has been established around their natural habitat to monitor the population's health and restrict civilian access. Measures are to be taken to ensure that SCP-4155 maintains enough numbers to support a viable breeding population on site, as all attempts to breed SCP-4155 in captivity have failed. This includes bi-annual health checkups by a feline veterinarian, anonymous donations to conservation efforts and the breeding of tricoloured bats in captivity to bolster the falling numbers of wild bats in the Chicago area. SCP-4155-1 may not be impeded in its monthly routine without written permission from at least one Level 4 personnel. An area along the north boundary of Site 4155 has been excluded from surveillance to better facilitate SCP-4155-1's activities. SCP-4155's natural habitat Description: SCP-4155 is an eyeless, furless variety of cat native to a small limestone cave system located on the outskirts of Chicago. All members of SCP-4155 have abnormally elongated limbs and exhibit partial albinism1 and severe neoteny2. Specimens of SCP-4155 continually secrete a white substance through the pores of their skin. Chemical analysis of this substance has found it to be near-identical to the soft serve ice cream sold by several major fast food franchises. These secretions will gradually build up over the course of a month to a thickness of approximately 2 cm in locations that correspond to fur on non-anomalous kittens. The production of this substance is entirely anomalous, as vivisection has found nothing unusual in SCP-4155's physiology and its diet does not include the requisite carbohydrates to produce the quantity of sugar found in its secretions. SCP-4155 feeds primarily on the tricolored bat colony with which it shares its habitat. It is an ambush predator, hunting by clinging to the ceiling and grabbing the bats when they return to roost. The odor of SCP-4155's secretions has been observed to interest the bats, lending credence to the theory that its anomalous properties evolved as a strategy to attract prey. SCP-4155-1 refers to a male humanoid, generally 15-20 years of age, wearing a red and yellow Ronald McDonald3 costume. On the 7th day of each month, an instance of SCP-4155-1 will manifest in an unobserved location within the vicinity of Site-4155 carrying a plastic bucket and stainless steel dessert spatula. SCP-4155-1 will then proceed into the cave and collect the secretions from each member of SCP-4155, removing the substance from their skin with the spatula and depositing it into the bucket. After SCP-4155-1 has harvested each member of the population, it will exit the cave and demanifest. Addendum A: Interview Log 4155-1-A Date: 07-05-1998 Interviewed: SCP-4155-1 Interviewer: Dr. Helen Masters Foreword: After careful observation of SCP-4155-1's activities for several months, permission was granted to detain SCP-4155-1 for questioning. <Begin Log> SCP-4155-1: Hey, uh, are you guys cops? 'Cos if you guys are cops, I think I'm supposed to call my lawyer. Dr. Masters: We are not police officers, sir, and you are not in trouble. We just have a few questions, if you don't mind. Can you tell us your name? SCP-4155-1: Uh, sure, I guess? It's Ronnie. Ronnie MacArthur. Dr. Masters: And who do you work for, Mr. MacArthur? SCP-4155-1: Maccas4. I mean, can’t you tell? It's just a summer job, though. I mean, it's not like it’s a career path, innit? [scratches nose] Don’t wanna be doing this when I’m thirty or whatever. No offense. Dr. Masters: [pause] Can you explain what you mean by "this"? What exactly were you doing in the cave? SCP-4155-1: Harvesting the ice cream. Dr. Masters: For what purpose? SCP-4155-1: Um… whaddya mean purpose? It's ice cream. Someone’s gotta. They'd have to sell the substitute if we didn't. Dr. Masters: Substitute? SCP-4155-1: Yeah. You don’t wanna know where that comes from. Um, look missus, I appreciate the interest an' all, but if I’m not in trouble I should really get going, my bucket's only half full and they're gonna dock my pay if I'm late… Dr. Masters: Just one or two more, if you don't mind. Where do you take the ice cream? SCP-4155-1: I just drop it back at the warehouse. I guess they deliver it to the restaurants from there? I’ve never really thought about it that much. Dr. Masters: And how do you reach the warehouse? SCP-4155-1: Oh, I’ve got a car just outside. Dr. Masters: We haven't seen any vehicle. SCP-4155-1: Well yeah, it's outside. Dr. Masters: I see. Well, thank you for your time. And… oh, I've got to ask, for my own curiosity more than anything… why the getup? SCP-4155-1: Ah damn it. Did you have to mention it? It’s embarrassing enough that they make me wear this without people drawing attention to it. Dr. Masters: But why though? SCP-4155-1: I don’t know! It’s just what they make us wear. Dr. Masters: I see. I apologize for embarrassing you, Mr. MacArthur. Thank you for your time. Security, please escort SCP-4155-1 to the holding facility. SCP-4155-1: You're welc—wait, what? <End Log> Addendum B: Incident Report - 1998 containment breach Date: 07-05-1998 through 16-06-1998 Foreword: On 07-05-1998, SCP-4155-1 was detained on-site in a temporary facility for additional interrogation and research of its manifestation abilities. This action resulted in a notable containment breach, as well as the discovery of a previously-unknown anomalous phenomenon, documented below. 07-05: SCP-4155-1 is detained by the Foundation. 13-05: First reported case of McDonalds-owned soft serve machines in the Chicago area anomalously producing a "salty black goop" when used, regardless of what substance they were loaded with. The substance itself is confirmed by chemical analysis to be edible and non-anomalous, consisting primarily of yeast extract and salt. Despite being harmless, the anomalous manner in which this substance is created represents a breach of normalcy necessitating confiscation of the machines. 14-05: First reported cases of black substance being produced by soft serve machines outside the state of Illinois. 15-05 Anomalous behaviour continues to spread. SCP-4155-1 is released from custody and allowed to demanifest in an attempt to prevent or possibly reverse the ongoing anomalous effects. It does not. 16-05: Foundation assets manage to force a recall of soft serve machines in the United States on the basis of hygiene concerns. 17-05: First reported cases of black substance being produced by soft serve machines outside of the United States. MTF-Lambda-18 ("Hamburglars Helpers") is commissioned by the O5 Council and begins embedding in all as-yet unaffected restaurants in anticipation of further spread of anomalous behaviour. 19-05: MTF-Lambda-18 proves effective at sabotaging soft serve machines before they begin exhibiting anomalous properties, but is unable to keep up with the rate of spread. 21-05: Foundation assets manage to force a global recall of all soft serve machines owned by the McDonalds corporation. 24-05: Last known soft-serve machine not exhibiting anomalous behaviour begins producing black substance. 07-06: A new instance of SCP-4155-1, noted to have a different skin tone, hair color and substantially less acne than the previous instance, manifests at Site-4155 and is allowed to complete its task. 08-06: Confiscated soft serve machines begin returning to non-anomalous operation. 11-06: Last reported case of a confiscated soft serve machine behaving in an anomalous manner. 16-06: Recall is lifted. Confiscated machines are returned to manufacturer. MTF-Lambda-18 is disbanded by the O5 council. Closing Statement: In total, this incident necessitated Foundation assets embedded in 7,500 restaurants and the recall, confiscation or sabotage of more than 22,000 soft-serve machines worldwide. McDonalds employees who demonstrated excessive interest in the anomaly, 11 in total, were detained and amnesticised. Footnotes 1. Lack of pigmentation in the skin 2. Adult members of the variety retain a juvenile form 3. Fictional mascot of the McDonalds fast food franchise 4. Australian slang for McDonalds
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SCP-4156
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The sky as visible from SCP-4156-1 prior to environmental restoration. Item #: SCP-4156 Special Containment Procedures: All observation and maintenance of SCP-4156 and its related anomalies is to be conducted from Site-98, located several kilometers below SCP-4156-1. A perimeter of Angleton Environmental Stabilization Engines are to be established around SCP-4156-1 in order to maintain an ash-free atmosphere. Survivor communities are to be discouraged from approaching SCP-4156-1 through the establishment of environmental dangers in a secondary perimeter around the environmental systems. In the event that an approach continues regardless, on-site security is authorized to use lethal force to repel them. Any physical access to SCP-4156-1 by personnel must be approved by Director Caul. Deliveries of food and other necessities are to be brought into SCP-4156-1 on the first day of each month. During this period, all specimens of SCP-4156-2 are to be placed into an inactive state via use of KALEIDOSCOPE. Observation of all SCP-4156-2 specimens is to be conducted using the hidden microphones and cameras that have been established throughout SCP-4156-1. Similarly, all media devices used by SCP-4156-2 are to be monitored by personnel at Site-98. In the event that any specimen of SCP-4156-2 begins operating outside of acceptable behaviour, they are to be returned to their default state immediately and the cause of their deviation is to be logged. Known causes of deviation are to be countered via the use of KALEIDOSCOPE. In the event of the unscheduled death of an SCP-4156-2 specimen, a replacement is to be produced using SCP-4156-3. If a SCP-4156-2 specimen's personal narratives means that they would logically spend a length of time outside SCP-4156-1, they are to be brought into storage, given false memories of their time outside SCP-4156-1 via use of KALEIDOSCOPE, and returned to SCP-4156-1 at an appropriate date. Learning Computer Tau-2 ("HOWARD") is to procedurally generate media content for consumption by specimens of SCP-4156-2. All instances of SCP-4156-3 are to be maintained and repaired in accordance with instructions provided by Senior Researcher Halson. Production of any SCP-4156-2 specimens using SCP-4156-3 must be approved by Director Caul from a selection of pre-arranged templates. Description: SCP-4156 is the collective designation for a number of anomalous items used in conjunction as an experimental method for a manual history reset following the occurrence of Event Indigo, the resultant destruction of SCP-2000, and the subsequent collapse of human civilization. The SCP-4156 project was officially proposed and put into effect by Director Simon Caul following the occurrence of Event Indigo on 09/02/2034. SCP-4156-1 partway through restoration. SCP-4156-1 is the small town of Winston, Ohio, which has been restored to its condition prior to the occurrence of Event Indigo over the course of several years. Specifically, SCP-4156-1 has been restored to the state it was in during the year 2017. All buildings and environments within SCP-4156-1 have been tapped with hidden microphones and cameras in order to maintain the ability to observe all activity within the area. Similarly, feeds from all media devices within SCP-4156-1 are accessible from the observation center at Site-98. SCP-4156-2 is comprised of six thousand, two hundred and ninety seven artificial humans which have been produced by SCP-4156-3 and given false memories appropriate for their roles as citizens of SCP-4156-1. All memory installation and alteration is performed via use of the prototype KALEIDOSCOPE system, originally designed for societal amnestic purposes. Through the application of cognito-agents through all media devices within SCP-4156-1, as well as several thousand hidden speakers, the memories of all SCP-4156-2 specimens can be altered as necessary. In addition, alterations made to the consciousness of all specimens of SCP-4156-2 through KALEIDOSCOPE have rendered them unable to perceive any phenomena which would contradict the normalcy of SCP-4156-1, such as the presence of Foundation personnel or any evidence of Event Indigo. SCP-4156-3 is the collective designation for three-hundred devices, derived through re-purposing of SCP-███, capable of producing specimens of SCP-4156-2 of any specified physical attributes when provided with a sufficient amount of biomass. Each instance of SCP-4156-3 consists of a standing chamber measuring one by two meters, along with a control console through which the desired attributes for the SCP-4156-2 specimen being created can be specified. When necessary and while working at full facility, the SCP-4156-3 system is capable of fully replenishing the population of SCP-4156-1 in a span of forty-eight hours. + System Failure Log - Close Log The following is a log of all SCP-4156 system failures over the course of the project, as well as the responses taken to correct and prevent them from occurring in the future. Nature of Failure: SCP-4156-2-4830, who was designed with hearing difficulties, is not immobilized by KALEIDOSCOPE during the monthly food delivery due to insufficient proximity to the nearest hidden speaker. Upon seeing that all other specimens of SCP-4156-2 have become immobilized, SCP-4156-2-4830 panics and attempts to flee the area. Corrective Action: Dispatched security successfully tranquilize and reacquire SCP-4156-2-4830 as it attempts to flee. SCP-4156-2-4830's hearing aid is modified to transmit cognito-agents when required by KALEIDOSCOPE. Additional Notes: It worries me that this wasn't done right from the beginning. If we're creating an individual specifically to have hearing issues, shouldn't we have measures in place to accommodate that? And for that matter, why do we even need to give them such conditions? As far as I can see, it just makes the project that much more difficult to maintain. - Senior Researcher Halson. I understand and appreciate your concerns, David, but it's inevitable that some things like these slip through the cracks. If we want to recreate society as it was, we can't make changes to it just to make things easier for ourselves. All great works start off flawed. All I ask is that you have a little faith for a little while longer. - Director Caul. Nature of Failure: Oversight during routine memory maintenance results in numerous specimens of SCP-4156-2 receiving contradictory and incompatible memories. Several of the specimens enter a comatose state, while others engage in suicidal and homicidal behaviour. Corrective Action: All specimens of SCP-4156-2 are forced into an inactive state via use of KALEIDOSCOPE. Defective specimens are retrieved and, as memory repair was deemed non-viable, euthanized. Identical replacements are created via SCP-4156-3 and reintroduced into the population. Additional Notes: I accept that these are systems that we are not yet fully used to using, and that some incidents like this are unavoidable. However, replacing SCP-4156-2 is not something we can do lightly - it requires resources, resources that won't last forever. If we wish that the project remain viable, we must take greater care in the future. - Senior Researcher Halson. Following my personal review of this failure, I have to conclude that the guidelines I set out were simply not followed. I believe I made it quite clear that alterations to the personal narratives of the SCP-4156-2 beyond my original specifications were not allowed under any circumstances. This is unacceptable. - Director Caul. Nature of Failure: A large portion of the SCP-4156-2 population begin experiencing severe respiratory difficulties. After switching the SCP-4156-2 population into an inactive state through use of KALEIDOSCOPE, medical inspection shows significant damage to the affected specimen's lungs as a result of ash and soot present in the atmosphere, despite the continued operation of Angleton Environmental Stabilization Engines throughout the facility. Corrective Action: All affected specimens euthanized and replaced. Additional Notes: I would like an immediate explanation, Mr. Angleton. - Director Caul. As I've tried to make clear during the planning of the project and every subsequent meeting about its progress, the primary purpose of the Engine is to disguise atmospheric contamination, not get rid of it. The majority of it is still there. I can't just flip a switch and make the air clean again, as I've said again and again and again. - Chief Engineer Angleton. I propose that the next generation of SCP-4156-2 be designed with more durable respiratory systems. If we can't get rid of the contamination in the atmosphere, we can surely give them the tools to survive it better instead. - Senior Researcher Halson. Denied. The purpose of SCP-4156 is to recreate human civilization as it was. If we were to make changes, that wouldn't be recreating it as it was, now would it? I'm ordering the construction of further Stabilization Engines, placed in greater proximity to SCP-4156-1. - Director Caul. Nature of Failure: Due to an unforeseen malfunction of Learning Computer Tau-2 ("HOWARD"), all media it is procedurally generating and streaming to SCP-4156-1 is replaced by a series of random tones and screeches. These sounds appear to have an adverse effect on KALEIDOSCOPE's psychological programming, thus allowing the SCP-4156-2 specimens to perceive the Angleton Atmospheric Stabilization Engines immediately surrounding SCP-4156-1, as well as the contamination within the atmosphere. Due to conflicts between the surviving KALEIDOSCOPE programming and the reality they are perceiving, the majority of the SCP-4156-2 population fall into comatose states, with those remaining conscious engaging in suicidal and homicidal behaviour. Corrective Action: All specimens euthanized and replaced. Learning Computers Beta-94 ("ISAAC") and Gamma-12 ("NOAH") are reassigned from attempting to contact surviving Foundation sites in order to share the duties of procedurally generating media. Additional Notes: I'm afraid that no matter how many Learning Computers we assign to this, this simply isn't the kind of task they're designed for. They're intended to be used for simple communication duties, such as impersonating online users or monitoring communication channels. Another failure like this is inevitable. Perhaps we could avoid that simply by using reruns of archived media? We could use KALEIDOSCOPE to ensure the specimens never noticed. - Senior Researcher Halson. Further alterations to the SCP-4156-1 scenario at this point would render the entire project pointless. - Director Caul. Nature of Failure: Upon production of the next generation of the SCP-4156-2 population, all specimens are found to have severe developmental errors and expire shortly after creation. Corrective Action: All specimens recycled and a new generation is produced. Additional Notes: As long as we reuse as much as we can, this shouldn't be too difficult to deal with. All great works start off flawed. - Director Caul. Nature of Failure: Upon production of the next generation of the SCP-4156-2 population, all specimens are found to have significant development errors. Approximately seventy-five of the population expire shortly after creation, with the remainder remaining in vegetative states. Corrective Action: All specimens recycled and a new generation is produced. Additional Notes: With the difficulties we're having with the project, it might be a good idea to redouble our efforts to get into contact with other Foundation survivors. I've wrote up some concepts on how we could expand our current communications array to help us out with that, if we can make some time to discuss them. - Chief Engineer Angleton. Concerns noted. - Director Caul. Nature of Failure: Upon production of the next generation of the SCP-4156-2 population, all specimens are found to possess minor deviations from the desired physical attributes. However, all specimens are viable and the majority of the deviations are aesthetic in nature, such as hair colour and facial features. Corrective Action: All specimens recycled and a new generation is produced. Additional Notes: Requesting clarification on why this was ordered. It honestly seems like a waste of resources to me. Surely it doesn't matter what they look like, so long as their behaviour is the same? - Senior Researcher Halson. Nature of Failure: A hostile survivor community - identified as deserters from the United States Army - attack SCP-4156-1 seeking food and shelter. They are engaged by on-site security and repelled after a six-hour confrontation, with heavy casualties on both sides. Large numbers of SCP-4156-2 specimens were also killed during the fighting, and it is believed further members of the population fled SCP-4156-1 during the confrontation. Corrective Action: As Director Caul's location has not yet been confirmed, further action has not yet been taken. Additional Notes: N/A + Message from Senior Researcher Halson to all Site-98 staff. - Close message. It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Director Simon Caul occurred at 08:43 today, following the confrontation with the US Army deserters. Right now we're thinking it was suicide. If you'd like to know more about the specific circumstances, read on, but you're under no obligation to. During the chaos after the fighting, we found it impossible to locate Director Caul. That in itself was strange; this place is watched inch by inch by cameras every hour of every day. I initially suspected he'd been taken by the deserters as a hostage, perhaps so they could exchange him for food or other resources. That was a foolish notion, of course - they wouldn't even have known who he was - but the ringing from the explosions was still in my ears. I wasn't thinking straight. Eventually, though, I figured out where he had gone. Someone had turned out all the recording devices in one house on Lambert Street, this little place that wasn't really important enough to even pay attention to. Under normal circumstances we'd have noticed immediately, of course, but as I said - explosions. The majority of security was still hunting down stragglers hiding in SCP-4156-1, so I went to Lambert Street alone. Idiotic, I know. There was a pretty high chance I'd be shot by some survivor still limping through the streets, but the thought didn't even occur to me at the time. I just walked there, all in a daze. Some of the SCP-4156-2 I passed were running, screaming, like they'd just realized they were in a warzone. Others just walked all orderly on their way to work. I saw one man taking a bite out of a sandwich with one hand while blood poured out of the stump on his other side. None of them noticed me, of course. The door to 34 Lambert Street was already open when I got there. I could hear a television playing inside, one of those first cartoons Tau-2 had come up with. I found Simon straight away when I walked in. He was sat on the couch, with a pistol in one hand and his brains on the wall behind him. He didn't have much of a face left, so I couldn't tell you what he was feeling at the end. There was a little girl on the couch next to him, six or seven. She was the one watching cartoons. There were some blood and brains on her face too, of course, she was so close after all but she wouldn't notice we wouldn't let her notice. Apologies. I looked through Director Caul's personal files when I got back, at the guidelines he'd made for the SCP-4156-2 population. I'd seen them before, of course, and I already knew it was incredible work - designing six thousand different people, I mean - but his personal version of the guidelines, they had his notes on every one of the specimens. I didn't get it at first when I just read through some at random; most of the notes were just one word, a job or a date or a street. But I started to understand once I looked at the notes that weren't so short. Long paragraphs, cherished memories, names for the specimens that weren't the ones we'd given them. These weren't random faces - they were people Simon had known, every single one of them, recreated as he'd known them. His childhood teachers. His parents. His colleagues. His neighbours. His friends. His siblings. His briefest encounters - mailmen, bank tellers, people he'd passed on the street. His wife. His daughter. I'd seen his daughter. I realized that as soon as I saw her picture. I'd seen her watching cartoons with her father's blood on her face. He'd done that. I'd done that. She didn't even notice when we took the body out. But the thing is, it wouldn't really have mattered even if she had noticed. Samantha Caul is dead, after all. Gone. It's all gone, isn't it? I think we need to rethink this whole project.
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