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From left to right: SCP-4250-1, SCP-4250-2, SCP-4250-3, SCP-4250-4, SCP-4250-5, and SCP-4250-6 Item #: SCP-4250 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4250 is to be housed within the E Wing of Site-64 in a standard Euclid Object containment unit. Approval for testing SCP-4250-1 through SCP-4250-61 SCP-4250-5 must be granted by the Assistant Director of Research while tests involving SCP-4250-6 must be approved by Site Director Holman. For the sake of simplicity, during testing, only one (1) D-Class subject may be used at a time, and only the subject may make direct contact with SCP-4250. All other testing personnel that need to pick up SCP-4250 must do so using an extended claw grabber or sufficiently bulky hand garment. At any time, no less than 400 sheets of college-ruled lined paper may be kept in the testing room, in order to avoid a potential breach by SCP-4250-A. While under the influence of SCP-4250, SCP-4250-A should remain in a standard medical bed, administered an IV drip to prevent dehydration, and fed via feeding tube every 8 hours until such time that they have completed writing. Once finished, all of SCP-4250-A’s work must be published via a Foundation front company, save for the last page, which should be disposed of as soon as possible via the provided paper shredder in the testing room. Development of more effective counteragents to SCP-4250’s cognitohazards is ongoing. Description: SCP-4250 is the collective designation for a set of six (6) colored rolling-ball pens2, designed and manufactured by the Pilot Pens company3. Despite having been used far in excess of a normal pen’s lifespan, each instance of SCP-4250 remains at full ink capacity, with test subjects reporting the ink and flow to be of exceptionally high quality. The anomalous effects of SCP-4250 become present whenever picked up by a human not wearing any hand garment bulky enough to impair dexterity. When picked up by a subject (hereafter referred to as SCP-4250-A for the sake of brevity), the subject will progress through a series of anomalous behaviors before returning to a non-anomalous state. After first picking up an instance of SCP-4250, SCP-4250-A will attempt to obtain enormous amounts of A4-sized paper or equivalent4, though they will prefer lined paper (specifically college-ruled) over printer paper. Once a sufficient amount of paper has been obtained by SCP-4250-A, they will begin to use their specific instance of SCP-4250 to write. The content of what SCP-4250-A writes thematically varies based on which instance of SCP-4250 has been chosen (see Addendum 4250/L), though almost always takes the form of a work of fiction. The primary threat to the survival of SCP-4250-A throughout this process is the risk of dehydration and exhaustion, as SCP-4250-A will not take breaks from writing until the work is complete, or until life functions cease. Once SCP-4250-A has finished writing, they will “sign” the last page with numerous lethal cognitohazards5. While nominally lethal, proper intervention with counteragents will reduce or nullify the effects. SCP-4250-A will then attempt to get their work published in some capacity, usually through traditional publishers, though cases where works were transcribed into a digital format and submitted online have been documented. Once this work has been published, SCP-4250-A will return to a non-anomalous state, and behave as normal. Discovery: SCP-4250 was found on the person of a deceased anomalous humanoid, after Foundation elements within the Portland Police Department became aware of the humanoid’s expiration. Amnestics were administered to necessary civilians and policemen, and the body was transported to Site-64. Cause of death and the official identity of the humanoid remain undetermined. Addendum 4250/L: ▼ Access Addendum 4250/L ▼ ▲ Hide Addendum 4250/L ▲ Documentation of the effects of SCP-4250-1 through SCP-4250-6 Preface: Each instance of SCP-4250 utilizes a different color of ink, which relate to the thematic content6 of SCP-4250-A’s writing while under the influence of SCP-4250. SCP-4250-1: Color: Blue Thematic Element: All stories written through the use of SCP-4250-1 involve one or more recurring themes of water, sadness, heartbreak, oceans, and/or seafaring. Analysis of the “epilogue cognitohazards” reveals the capability to induce severe depressive episodes and subsequently suicide. Sample: “I know we can’t be together again,” he sighed, “but I still want you to know-” “Know what?” Janice spat. “Don’t say you love me. I don’t want to hear it anymore. I know you haven’t loved me in years. I’m done with lies.” “I want you to know that I wish you luck in the rest of your life. Really, I do.” Harold bent down, picked up his bags. He turned around for the door and took three steps. “Where the hell are you going?” Harold turned his head but his eyes only met the floor. “I’m going to find myself.” SCP-4250-2: Color: Green Thematic Element: Any works written via SCP-4250-2 involve themes and motifs of forests, spiritual discovery and contentment, gardens, birth, and the victory of an ethical protagonist over an unethical antagonist. Analysis indicates that exposure to the cognitohazards induces spontaneous and rapid plant growth within the lungs, esophagus, and trachea, leading to suffocation via obstruction of breathing pathways. Sample: The verdant forest rippled with life, the soft green leaves waving together in quiet rapturous symphony. She stared through the sea of redwoods and grass, looked up at a sky obscured by branches and leaves. “It’s beautiful,” Emma finally gasped. “I’m glad you think so,” Tomas smiled. They walked over to a log, fallen but not rotting, and sat down together. “It’s not too late to change things, is it?” “No,” Tomas said, “We can still make things like this again. Beautiful.” SCP-4250-3: Color: Yellow Thematic Element: Use of SCP-4250-3 in writing will invoke themes relating to comedy, anxiety, cowardice, daytime and/or sunlight, wealth, and sickness. Cognitohazards generated by SCP-4250-3 will result in a rapidly elevated fear response, culminating in heart failure from excessive cardiac stimulation. Sample: They sat down, the cream leather of the chairs folding in on itself to accommodate them. Sunlight streamed into the penthouse like liquid gold, though very little dust danced on the beams. Granderson cleared his throat and stood to address his colleagues. “Gentlemen, I’m glad you all could make it to this event. I’m sure you’ll find the entertainment to be quite suitable.” A round of applause commenced as Granderson waltzed over to the stage, whispered into some small intercom, and returned to his seat. Winston unconsciously tugged at his collar; the heat in the penthouse was intense, though he felt that being cold was a far worse alternative. He swallowed a ball of fear and mucus, trying to conceal the sound of it. “Before we can discuss our dealings, I thought we should relax with something more interesting,” Granderson declared, and the others nodded and murmured in agreement. Winston followed along. Suddenly the curtains pulled back, and his fears were realized. SCP-4250-4: Color: Purple Thematic Element: Subjects using SCP-4250-4 to write will create literature involving themes of romance, royalty, sexuality, the proper distribution of justice, myth, spirituality, and general elements present in the fantasy genre. SCP-4250-4’s cognitohazards result in spontaneous generation of morphine molecules within the heart. These morphine molecules hold anomalous properties, in that they pass the blood-brain barrier with 100% efficiency, causing rapid overdose and the cessation of pulmonary and cardiac activity. Sample: The princes, now complete in their amorous activities, fell off of each other and back into the silky linens of their bed. Sweat and other fluids stained into the sheets, though that was of little concern to either party. “That was wonderful,” gasped Erai, panting between words. “Yes,” replied Waloe, though his feelings deep down said differently. Even as his body was wracked with ecstasy, he still could not help but feel as though he were engaged in something wrong. There were reasons, after all, that they had kept their affair so secret. How long their embrace was! Holding each other, not just out of a desire for affection, but to comfort themselves and absolve their guilt. SCP-4250-5: Color: Red Thematic Element: Stories written via the use of SCP-4250-5 will contain themes/motifs of interpersonal violence, war, blood, sexuality, and revolution. Cognitohazards of SCP-4250-5 result in spontaneous degradation of veins and arteries, followed by skin lesions, leading to massive internal hemorrhaging, external blood loss, and ultimately exsanguination. Sample: Almost instantly, a searing light washed over me, a flash so bright that even with my eyes closed, I felt as though a second sun had made daybreak. The heat, too, was awful, and I barely managed to crawl behind the obelisk for shelter. When the brightness died, I gently opened my eyes, testing the waters of vision. The dunes in front of me cast harsh shadows, and when I turned around to look, victim of my curiosity, the sky had been painted brilliant oranges and greens and purples. A great column of smoke stepped out of its earthly prison, burning inside, but black as the midnight sky. The city, gone, the sounds of fighting quiet. And then all at once, a percussive bellow passed by, the shockwave bringing the grains of sand to dance, as if in vulgar celebration. The cloud rose into the sky, triumphant, lording over its city of dead men. Perhaps it was all for the best, one last detonation on this earth. But nothing really ends, does it? SCP-4250-6: Color: Black Thematic Element: Works written through the use of SCP-4250-6 universally revolve around K-Class scenarios, and the failure of the protagonists to prevent it from occurring. SCP-4250-A, while using SCP-4250-6, will display deep knowledge of SCPs regardless of clearance level or affiliation with the Foundation. This is not to be considered an informational breach unless shown to other personnel. Cognitohazards generated by SCP-4250-6 will [DATA EXPUNGED] resulting in near instantaneous [DATA EXPUNGED]. Sample: [REDACTED] Note: Internal Foundation Memo released to Site-64 Personnel No, we are not going to show you what someone under the influence of SCP-4250-6 wrote. Nearly every portion of that story contains details about highly classified SCPs that, if you read it, would constitute an informational breach, and given the effects of the cognitohazards, it’s not worth trying for a different story. It’s probably above your clearance, and in any case, we’ve got enough SCPs to deal with here that you don’t need to read a work of fiction to get scared about them. Do your jobs. You’re not literature snobs, you’re Foundation personnel. Act like it. -Director Holman Test Log 4250/T: ▼ Access Test Log 4250/T ▼ ▲ Hide Test Log 4250/T ▲ SCP-4250 Test Log (Abridged for sake of simplicity) Test R12 - 9/13/17 Subject: D-67893 Procedure: Subject was given SCP-4250-4. Results: D-67893 wrote a 174-page novel detailing the culturally taboo (in the context of the literary universe) but passionate relationship between two princes from rivalling kingdoms: one elf, one human. The story culminates in the revelation to the rest of the characters that the two princes were in love, ending in a unification treaty between the two kingdoms. Story was published on a digital medium. Subject claimed no knowledge of the story’s contents following this test, but acknowledged the handwriting to be theirs, while in disbelief that they wrote such a “gay-ass book” [sic]. Note: Cognitohazardous page was disposed of without incident. Test B9 - 10/22/17 Subject: D-77201 Procedure: Subject was given SCP-4250-1 Results: Subject proceeded to write a 386 page novel concerning a divorce between a middle-aged couple, and the subsequent attempts of the husband to win back the heart of his ex-wife. Eventually, the husband gives up, acknowledging that he cannot win back his ex-wife’s love, and turns to a life of seafaring on a personal sailboat. Story was published under the alias of “Leo Wexler” via a Foundation front company, reaching #78 on the Goodreads7 list of the best 100 fiction works of the year. D-77201 claimed to not remember his writing process, but accepted the work as his own once it was revealed to him that his book had reached a significant audience. Note: Accidental exposure of Junior Researcher ██████████ to SCP-4250-1’s cognitohazard. Site-64 security quickly apprehended Junior Researcher ██████████ and placed him in the medical bay on suicide watch. ██████████ made a full recovery following the administration of counteracting memetic agents. Test V5 - 12/01/17 Subject: D-23595 Procedure: Subject was given SCP-4250-6 Results: Subject proceeded to write a novel about SCP-████, SCP-████, SCP-████, and SCP-████, which, in collaboration with [DATA EXPUNGED] leading to an XK-Class scenario, and the aftermath, wherein [DATA EXPUNGED] Note: Botched disposal of the cognitohazard led to the deaths of four research personnel and the subject. Containment procedures revised accordingly. Interview 4250/1: ▼ Access Interview 4250/1 ▼ ▲ Hide Interview 4250/1▲ Interview of POI-66921 Interviewed: POI-66921 - Rachel Long Interviewer: Senior Researcher Jonas Tambor Foreword: Following the publishing of D-77201’s novel online, POI-66921, of the GOI “Are We Cool Yet” intentionally made contact with the Foundation, and allowed herself to be taken into Foundation custody. The following was recorded on 1/7/18, two days after POI-66921 was taken into custody. <Begin Log> Tambor: Good afternoon, Ms. Long. How are you feeling? Long: Decent enough, I guess. Tambor: Glad to hear it. Long: You guys are pretty nice to me, considering the circumstances. Tambor: The circumstances are why we are treating you so well. You surrendered yourself into Foundation custody. That makes things a lot easier for us. Let me look through your file… Tambor pauses to examine the dossier Tambor: Says here you’ve been with “Are We Cool Yet” for quite a bit of time. Nearly ten years. Long: Sounds about right. Tambor: We’ve got an object in our custody that seems to fit the lines of something you would do. Long: Mmm. Pens? Tambor: Yes, actually. You know something about this? Long: How much is this info worth to you, exactly? Tambor: You surrendered yourself into Foundation custody. You’re not negotiating from a position of strength. If you wanted to bargain, you should’ve done that before you got here. Long: I need to eat, Doctor- Tambor: It’s, uh, researcher, actually. Are you hungry? I can bring you something from the site cafeteria. Long: I mean I have bills to pay. Making art takes time and effort, and I have projects I’ve been planning out. I want to be fairly compensated for the information I give you. Tambor: I’ll see what can be done. In the meantime, I’d like to request that you start talking. Long: Not until I get a guarantee. A hundred thousand dollars. Cash. Researcher Tambor sighs and pauses for a minute. Tambor: Fifty thousand. Long: Eighty. Tambor: Seventy-five. Long: Fine. Seventy-five thousand dollars. Tambor: Okay. Now. Let’s talk. Long: The pens. Tambor: Yes. The pens. What do you know about them? Long: Well, I made them, for one thing. Transcripted an existing set of pens, and gave the new ones their traits. It’s all pretty simple, actually. Tambor: Why would you do this? Make these pens? Long: It was a gift, for… a friend of mine. Someone who loved to write, but struggled with the creative process. You know how it is. She’s sweet. I gave her the pens, they were for her. I… don’t know how you guys got them. Tambor: I’m not at liberty to discuss that information. Long: I’m sure. Tambor: Did she have a name? Long: I just called her Tessa. We didn’t share our real identities. Too risky, you never knew if somebody was just an informant. For the GOC or any other group that didn’t tolerate us. Tambor: Ah. Long: Sorry I can’t tell you more. Tambor: Don’t worry about it. Tambor: Why add the compulsion for constant writing? Most of our tests end with the subjects acquiring carpal-tunnel. We have to use IV drips just to keep them alive! Long: That was never a concern for her. She’s better than most people, in a lot of ways. And it was only so she could get her stories done quickly. Tambor: And the cognitohazards? Why make them lethal? Hell, why make them at all? Wouldn’t those pose a serious threat to your friend? Long: Like I said. She’s better. She wasn’t always like us. She wasn’t affected. Long sighs and pauses for a moment Long: Every work of art needs a signature, anyhow. It’s what we do. Think of it as… the back cover flap on a book. Tambor: Ah. Long: And now, some hack named Wexler has published something written with my tools, my work. I don’t just want that money to pay my rent. I want it because you’ve used my work. Without my permission. I want restitution. Tambor: “Leo Wexler” is a fake name we made for D-77201’s story. How did you know it was his? Long: There were clues in the writing. It followed all the signs of someone having used the blue one. And there were certain phrases, that I knew, I knew someone using the pen had written. Tambor: Such as? Long: There’s a part where the main character notes that “the sparrow’s song is sweet”, another where he says “All washed, cleansed years”, and so forth. If you know what to look for, it’s easy to spot. Tambor: I see. Well, Ms. Long, I appreciate your time. I think we have what we need to know. Long: That was… quick. Can I leave yet? Tambor: I’ll have to discuss that with the site director. In the meantime, can I get you anything? Long: Just some water, please, thanks. Tambor: I’ll get on that. <END LOG> Note: POI-66921 currently remains in Foundation custody as per order of Site Director Holman. Researcher Tambor was reprimanded for promising financial resources to a member of a disruptive and potentially threatening group of interest. No financial resources have been allocated to POI-66921. Footnotes 1. See Test Log 4250/T, Test V5 2. Specifically of the V5 series 3. Analysis of the serial numbers on SCP-4250-1 through -6, compared with Pilot production records, indicate that no such pens were produced in any official capacity. 4. Instances of SCP-4250-A have been observed collecting between 100 to 400 sheets of paper 5. Such cognitohazards have no effect on SCP-4250-A until after the subject no longer exhibits anomalous properties 6. Not all works written using SCP-4250 involve every corresponding theme described below, but all works consistently involve at least one 7. A website not affiliated with the Foundation, dedicated to cataloging literary works ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4250" by Lady Zero, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4250. 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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Dense ground foliage within SCP-4251. Item #: SCP-4251 Special Containment Procedures: A Stationary Task Force is to prevent entry into the area by patrolling the perimeter. Any individuals approaching the area are to be told that it is closed off for conservation efforts. Gravitational readings within SCP-4251 are to be monitored regularly via a gravimeter placed at its epicenter. Any uncharacteristic fluctuations are to be investigated immediately. Description: SCP-4251 is an area of land approximately 35 km2 located within the Northern Forest Complex in northern Myanmar. The area exhibits a gravitational pull that is alternately significantly lower and significantly higher than the average level of gravity on the rest of Earth (g), with fluctuations between the two states occurring abruptly every 230 to 247 days. Gravitational pull during periods of low gravity has been measured at an average of .102g1. During periods of high gravity, it has been measured at an average of 7.04g2. The gravitational pull is strongest at its epicenter, gradually reducing in strength towards the edge of the anomaly. SCP-4251 contains a self-sustaining ecosystem of both plant and animal life. For a detailed list of descriptions, consult document 4251-EXT. Organisms found within SCP-4251 are not classed as anomalous instances as of 4/16/2011 (see addenda). Addendum SCP-4251-1: Video Exploration Logs DOWNLOAD: 4251_remote_viewing.avi 4251_remote_viewing.avi Remote Exploration Video Log Transcript Date: 07/12/2010 Notes: The area was located by word of mouth from local civilians. Initial exploration was attempted with a multi-rotor aerial drone equipped with serrated rotary blades designed for cutting foliage in the forested region. The exploration occurred during a period of low gravity. Event log notes the distance from the epicenter of the anomalous region. [BEGIN LOG] +3.6 km: Drone is deployed at the approximate edge of the anomalous region, in a section of temperate rainforest. +3 km: The makeup of the area's flora has changed notably. There are few trees, and leafy ground plants are taller than at entry point. Insectoid life appears standard. A large hooded treepie bird (Crypsirina cucullata) is seen in flight. Due to the reduced gravity, the drone has begun to accelerate; forward propulsion is reduced to compensate for the lack of resistance. +2.1 km: No trees are visible. Remaining foliage consists of leafy plant life superficially similar to ferns and broad-leaf evergreens. This foliage extends vertically an estimated 6 m from the ground in thin strands, similar to the distribution of a high grass. Leaves are enlarged when compared to normative plant life. Rotary blades are activated as the anomaly complicates navigation through the forest. Forward thrust has been reduced considerably. +1.3 km: Camera captures an insectoid approximately .75 m in diameter on a thin web suspended in the foliage. It is dark brown in color, with grey markings on its carapace that form concentric diamond shapes. Though resembling a spider, the insectoid has twelve limbs. A jointed filament extends from the back side of its abdomen, resembling a tail. The filament splits into multiple points at the end; it moves from side to side. +0.4 km: Drone enters a clearing in the foliage. Camera is angled to reveal that the drone is directly above a body of water. Forward propulsion is minimal and gravitational effects appear to have stabilized with no further change. Drone is piloted lower, to hover over the water. Drone is rotated and camera pans right to reveal two mammalians at the edge of the water. Each is approximately the size of a wolf and is close to the ground, with 4 short, thick legs ending in hooves. The animals are covered in uniform brown fur, with a head similar to that of an antelope. They have short, forward-facing horns. Between the two limbs on each side of the body is a fold of membranous tissue (patagium). The drone is piloted closer; the animals startle. They rapidly leave the area, alternately leaping and using the patagium to glide moderate distances. 0 km: Plant matter has begun to accumulate on the rotary blades. Given the risk of entanglement, forward propulsion is increased and the drone is piloted upwards. More insectoids matching the earlier description are visible in the upper portions of the foliage, which extends approximately 7 m above ground level. The drone is returned to the research camp and samples are collected from the material on the body of the drone. [END LOG] DOWNLOAD: 4251_init_exploration.avi 4251_init_exploration.avi Audio/Video Fieldwork Log Transcript Date: 07/13/2010 Personnel: Dr. Antony Duchesne (Gravitational physics); Assistant Researcher Naresh Baral (Exobotany) Expedition Goals: To collect samples; to deliver a gravimeter for the continued measurement of the anomaly; to describe the extent of anomalous life found within SCP-4251. Notes: The following are excerpts taken from the expedition footage. The complete footage may be requested from the archives, entry LOC-4251. [BEGIN LOG] Baral: Okay, it's running. Duchesne: Great. Thank you. Alright, we are about, uh, half a kilometer into the area. We're starting to see some changes. Doesn't feel much different yet. The camera focuses briefly on Dr. Duchesne's face before Assistant Researcher Baral pans it side to side to capture a panoramic shot of the area. Baral: So, the most interesting thing at this point is the lack of trees. The forest is still dense, but it's more ferns and bushes. Everything looks healthy. There's no, uh, weird smells. Anything else we need to mention? Duchesne: No. That's good. Just keep the camera running. We could probably turn it off for a while, but (pause) No, let's keep it on just in case. Baral: In case we get eaten. Duchesne: We're not going to get eaten. We've got stun batons in case of predators. We figured guns would be too risky in this environment. We don't know what the anomaly might do to the trajectory of a bullet. Baral: Did you ever get into guns? Shooting or anything? Duchesne: Let's try not to talk about irrelevant stuff. We're just making more work for the transcriber. Baral: Sorry. <Cut.> The expedition has reached a depth of approximately 1.5 km. The camera captures high, leafy fronds. The expedition crew are moving through it, using their hands to push the plants aside. Baral: You kind of don't notice the trees are going away until they're gone. They- oh my god. There's one. Camera focuses on an insectoid similar to those discovered via drone investigation. The insectoid is approximately .3 m in diameter and is motionless in its web, suspended between two fern-like plant stems. Its "tail" moves from side to side in rapid "flicks". Baral: This one is small. Wow. Can you hold this while I get the book? Baral passes the camera to Duchesne. Camera captures Baral opening a field guide titled "Spiders of Central Asia". He spends some time looking through the pages. Baral: It looks the most like a Psechrus. For the transcriber, that's P-S-E-C-H-R-U-S. It's got that little tail, though. Duchesne passes the camera back to Baral, who records 55 seconds of footage of the insectoid. At this distance, small, clawlike protrusions are visible on the ends of its limbs. The insectoid moves abruptly, its "tail" curling up over its body. Baral: Let's not scare him. <Cut.> A shot of a grey moth with a wingspan of approximately 15 cm, gliding slowly. The moth unfurls a second, smaller set of wings from the sides of its abdomen. The second set of wings are oriented vertically and flap forward, against the moth's trajectory, to slow its movement. <Cut.> Duchesne: We are very solidly in reduced gravity now. Movement is easier because we're so much lighter, but it's uncomfortable. It feels a bit wrong, like being underwater. We're getting close to the center, I think. Judging by how fast the drone was moving. I made some calculations. Baral: Can you go ahead a bit so I can get a good shot of the movement? Duchesne: Yeah. Duchesne is taking large, slow steps. Each step propels him a significant distance from the floor, from which he descends slowly. He pushes the foliage aside with both hands. There is little resistance. Baral: Yeah. We're on the moon. The plants are really soft. No rigidity at all. They wouldn't need it to stay upright. (pause) Did you hear that? Duchesne: No. Duchesne turns to face the camera. He jumps once to an unusual height and slowly descends. Baral: This is insane. We're, uh- we're going to plant the instrument now, I think. The roots are pretty dense, so it's going to be difficult securing it. [END LOG] Expedition Outcomes: Samples of plant and insectoid life collected; gravimeter placed; possible evidence of anomalous mammalian life observed. DOWNLOAD: 4251_mtf_exploration.avi 4251_mtf_exploration.avi Exploration Video Log Transcript Date: 08/26/2010 Exploration Team: MTF Zeta-9 ("Mole Rats") Notes: After the initial incursion into SCP-4251, Dr. Duchesne and his assistant returned to laboratory facilities to analyze data for the planning of further explorations. Five weeks later, the gravimeter placed within the anomaly registered an abrupt and drastic change in gravitational pull from 0.92 m/s2 to 70.6 m/s2. MTF Zeta-9 ("Mole Rats") were selected for their familiarity with gravitational anomalies and outfitted with reinforced High-Pressure Environment suits to allow for normal locomotion under high gravity before being deployed to the area. The following are excerpts taken from the expedition footage. The complete footage may be requested from the archives, entry MTF-4251. [BEGIN LOG] Zeta-9-1: Are we good? Command: Audio and video online. Proceed whenever you're ready. I'm turning you over to Doctor Duchesne. Zeta-9-1: Doctor? Duchesne: I can hear you. Whose body cam am I looking through? Command: The team leader's. Zeta-9-1: Yeah. Alright. Time at insertion: five twenty-seven A.M. <Cut.> Zeta-9-3: We're seeing some of that thinning of the forest. It's getting easier to maneuver. Duchesne: How are you feeling? Zeta-9-2: Either the gear is working or we aren't in deep enough yet. Duchesne: The forest is a lot looser than before. I would assume those plants were heavily affected by the anomaly. <Cut.> The team is approximately half a kilometer from the central biome. The landscape is now made up solely of ground plants. Zeta-9-1: No one drop anything. The gravity in here will smash it for you, whatever it is. Duchesne? Want to look at this plant life now? Duchesne: Yes. How dense is it? Zeta-9-1 stops and kneels. Dense ground cover is visible, made up of leafy vines and a ground plant resembling ferns native to the area. He uses his hands to pull on some of the vines, then pushes at the earth with a finger. There is very little give. He pushes the first joint of his finger into the dirt. Zeta-9-1: I can't really get my hands down into the dirt. It's dense. It feels like this thing has a really dense root system. These look like the plants we saw from the first trip, just horizontal. Duchesne: That might be exactly what we're looking at. But the others had larger leaves. I wonder if those died off. Zeta-9-4: I'm taking a sample. Duchesne: Thank you. Zeta-9-4: Wait. Look at this. Zeta-9-1 stands and approaches Zeta-9-4, who is kneeling. He bends down. Camera footage captures a cluster of opaque white eggs beneath some of the foliage. Each is approximately the size of a marble. Zeta-9-3: Spider eggs? Zeta-9-2: We haven't seen any spiders. Actually, we haven't seen any insects in a while. Zeta-9-3: Should I touch one? Duchesne: Carefully. Zeta-9-3: It's hard. Really hard. Duchesene: Take a sample. It's about the only thing small enough. Zeta-9-3 carefully separates one eggs from the others. They are bonded together into a cluster with a thick, viscous substance that also adheres them to the ground. Zeta-9-3: It's like rubber cement. Zeta-9-3 detaches a container for biological specimens from her belt and places the egg within it. <Cut.> At a distance, Zeta-9-1's body cam shows 3 animals resembling large, scaled rodents. Each is approximately 2 m length by 1.5 m width. They move at a slow crawl, alternately moving the limbs on the left and then on the right side of the body in a horizontal "climbing" motion. Each limb ends in a paw with long, curved talons. Zeta-9-1: We've got three (pause) of whatever the fuck this is. Should we get closer? Command: Negative. Do not approach. Zeta-9-4: Are they coming over? Command: Hold your position unless you see signs of aggression. Duchesne: You're faster than they are with those suits. The team holds their position in silence for 16 minutes while the creatures approach them. They move to avoid the team and pass by them on the left without acknowledgement. <Cut.> One of the mammalians identified during remote exploration snuffles along the ground, apparently hunting for food. It is significantly leaner than those seen previously. Zeta-9-4: (laughs quietly) (whispering) They seem docile. <Cut.> The MTF has reached the lake previously identified by remote exploration. Zeta-9-2 is visible by the water, looking into it. Zeta-9-2: You need to come and look at this. Zeta-9-1: What is it? Zeta-9-2: Birds. (loud inbreath) God. Zeta-9-1 approaches and angles his body cam down into the water. The lake deepens drastically less than a meter from the shore. Visible are a group of large creatures resembling birds swimming in the water. Each creature has long, trailing feathers on the wings and tail. The wings are being flapped for propulsion, with the tail acting as a rudder. The rest of the body is feathered in blue and brown. <Cut.> Zeta-9-1: We're all good here, Command. Command: Anything else before they begin extraction, Doctor? Duchesne: I guess not. Zeta-9-1: We're going to push through to the other side, find out what things look like where this ends. Command: Acknowledged. <Cut.> Zeta-9-1 stands stationary to capture a still shot of 2 furred mammalians, who are lying down side by side. One is nuzzling the other's neck. [END LOG] Addendum SCP-4251-2: Final Observations from Dr. Duchesne Final Observations from Dr. Duchesne Entry Date: 4/16/2011 Entry Author: Dr. Antony Duchesne, Principal Investigator The following remarks refer to the publishing of our findings regarding the genetic and anatomical makeup of the organisms found within SCP-4251. Analysis has shown that these creatures, despite being strange to look at, do not possess any characteristics that could not arise naturally in an ecosystem. Many of them appear to be the genetic descendants of species believed long-extinct. The arachnids found in the area, for example, closely resemble Chimerarachne yingi, an arachnid believed to have existed 100 million years ago, and the fossilized remains of which have been found in northern Myanmar. Although I initially believed that these organisms held anomalous properties themselves, I now see that I was wrong. As a result, I am recommending that these organisms no longer be classified as SCP instances, due to their lack of anomalous properties. There are some who would argue that their inclusion within an SCP is sufficient to justify this classification, but if that is the case, where do we draw the line? At what point are the ferns merely ferns, and at what point are they anomalies? At the border of the anomalous region? Or only those found within the central biome? From what we can observe, the organisms have in no way contributed to the existence of the gravitational anomaly - their presence within it speaks only to the adaptability of life on Earth, and perhaps the ubiquity of life itself. I hope you will take these considerations into account. Footnotes 1. Between .8 m/s2 and 1.2 m/s2. 2. Between 66.7 m/s2 and 71.3 m/s2.
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SCP-4252
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keter
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Item#: 4252 Level2 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: notice link to memo SCP-4252-A1, post neutralization (See Incident-01) Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4252-A is held in an airtight, windowless room, structurally disconnected from Site-96. The room filters into a 200,000L drum buried below the site. On the first of every month, SCP-4252's activation phrase, as found on SCP-4252-B, should be vocalized. Upon the manifestation of SCP-4252, all personnel present must bow, refer to it as "Lord Jethusent", and each recite one of the complimentary phrases provided below: Phrase List Hide Phrase List "You are so wise, Lord Jethusent" "You are so brave, Lord Jethusent" "You are so kind, Lord Jethusent" "You are so small, Lord Jethusent" "You are so pure, Lord Jethusent" "Lord Jethusent, you spoil us with your grace" "Your smallness is immensely large, oh Jethusent the Mighty King" "I am lucky to be in your presence, Lord Jethusent" "Long live Lord Jethusent" Once SCP-4252 gives the command, all personnel are to avert their eyes, and all cameras are to be temporarily disabled for the duration of 30 seconds, at which point cameras are to be re-enabled and all activities are to resume as usual. Description: SCP-4252-A refers to a collection of four objects, hereby referred to as SCP-4252-A1, SCP-4252-A2, SCP-4252-A3, and SCP-4252-A4, all of which are filled with baked beans. SCP-4252-A1 is a clock, identical to a Bernard Products brand quartz wall clock. SCP-4252-A2 is a brown leather briefcase of unknown make. SCP-4252-A3 is a cardboard coffee cup sporting the Starbucks Coffee Company logo. SCP-4252-A4 is a 2015 Toyota Highlander. Prior to Incident-01, all four objects had the same anomalous properties, but following the event, SCP-4252-A1 has been neutralized. SCP-4252-A2, SCP-4252-A3, and SCP-4252-A4 infinitely produce baked beans via unknown methods. Probing the interiors has found no evidence of any physical passage through which the baked beans enter, indicating that they manifest directly within the objects. There is no known way to stop the beans from being produced. Without the use of SCP-4252, the beans would breach containment in less than three months. SCP-4252 is a humanoid entity no more than half a meter tall. It wears a long, silk robe covered in jewels, and a crown made of bronze, with a single, ruby ovoid in the center. SCP-4252 is able to manifest and demanifest, however, prior to Incident-01, it was only ever observed to appear when a specific phrase, found on SCP-4252-B, was spoken. SCP-4252-B is a fabric ribbon of unknown origin. Written across the face, in gold sequins, is the following phrase: Jethusent the Mighty King Please bless our presence with your own Consume our Bubbling Beanous Bile From up atop your sparkling throne Once every month, when the phrase is spoken out loud, SCP-4252 will manifest nearby and request all those around it to bow and shower it with compliments. It will become increasingly agitated if these needs are not met swiftly, and has threatened to demanifest following further noncompliance. Once SCP-4252 is satisfied, it will locate SCP-4252-A and proceed to consume all of the baked beans that have been produced. However, personnel attempting to monitor this, either through direct observation or via camera recording, are met with a request by SCP-4252 to stop watching it, as it "can't do it when people are looking". Because of this, no visual evidence exists of SCP-4252's removal of the baked beans, but audio recordings indicate the sounds of a viscous substance being violently disturbed. When all the beans are removed, SCP-4252 will demanifest, leaving with a forceful belch, the loudest of which has measured at well over 120 decibels. Attempting to summon SCP-4252 again by means of its activation phrase are met with a dial tone, and a voice recording of SCP-4252 indicating that it is "not ready yet, give me like a month and I'll get back to you". Further attempts result in a dial tone. Incident-01: ▶ Play Video Log 4252.1 ∎ End Video Log 4252.1 22:02:19:04 04-06-2019 A humanoid figure, similar in size to SCP-4252, but with a tall pointed hat and a blue robe, manifests in SCP-4252-A's containment room. It looks frantically around before removing a long, red wand from a pocket in its robe. It points the object at SCP-4252-A1 and a bolt of green light shoots out of it, hitting SCP-4252-A1. 22:02:38:27 04-06-2019 SCP-4252 manifests and tackles the figure. They wrestle for 30 seconds, at which point the intruder grabs SCP-4252's arm and breaks it. SCP-4252 screams, kicks the figure's head, and continues to do so until it stops moving. SCP-4252 steps away to breathe, then collapses on the ground in front of the figure's body and begins to sob heavily. 22:04:13:10 04-06-2019 SCP-4252 collects itself and leans over the body of the figure. It gingerly closes the body's eyes, whispers something inaudible, grabs the corpse, and demanifests. Note: Following this incident, SCP-4252-A1 remains in a neutralized state. SCP-4252 continues to manifest as usual, but where its right arm was previously, there is now a mechanical replacement limb. Due to the self-manifestation of SCP-4252, it has been reclassified as Keter. Show Translations Hide Translations CN - http://scp-wiki-cn.wikidot.com/scp-4252
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SCP-4253
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safe
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Item #: SCP-4253 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4253 is to be contained within a standard holding cell. Under no circumstances are personnel allowed to enter SCP-4253's containment chamber without full body protective gear. Containment units are to be cleaned tri-monthly and should be guarded by no less than four (4) armed security personnel at a time. All access to SCP-4253-A is forbidden without written permission from Dr. Hallows or specified 04 personnel. Description: SCP-4253 is a race of unoccupied early 20th-century diving suits of unknown origin that consistently ooze an unidentified yellow substance, both the suits and substance are of undetermined composition (anomalous substance is to be referred to as SCP-4253-A). Exposure to SCP-4253-A triggers an effect in mammalian lifeforms that causes asphyxiation via instant formation of water in the lungs and other organs, inevitably resulting in death by drowning. The unattended buildup of SCP-4253-A will coagulate and begin to produce fumes with identical properties as SCP-4253-A. This hardening process takes one month to complete and still occurs if SCP-4253-A has not been removed from the body it has affected. Autopsies of those affected by SCP-4253-A indicate approximately 80 liters of water accumulate within the lungs and other organs; the process in which this water is formed remains unknown. Upon initial examination of SCP-4253 at Site-██, subject appears to have significant wear but proves resistant to all attempts made by the foundation to terminate or damage SCP-4253. Despite the seemingly indestructible nature of SCP-4253, testing has shown that SCP-4253 is capable of inflicting considerable damage upon itself (See Experiment #4253-9A). Inspection has also resulted in the discovery of engraved symbols on the back of SCP-4253's helmet with no known meaning, it should be noted that symbols found on the back of SCP-4253's helmet vary among instances. SCP-4253 appears to possess characteristics resembling sentience, as SCP-4253 has been observed communicating with other versions of itself. (See Experiment 4253-9A). Based on the observatory nature of SCP-4253 as well as its sheer numbers, Dr. Hallows theorizes that SCP-4253 is a scouting vessel for an unknown group or entity located deep beneath the North Atlantic Ocean (See Expedition Finding 4253-1983). Addendum Discovery: SCP-4253 was first discovered in the late 1970s when a civilian was found deceased on the mainland of ██████, possessing four (4) times more water in their organ system than naturally occurs in the human body. Shortly after dispatch and investigation by MTF Gamma-6 ("Deep Feeders") a figure resembling a humanoid in a deep sea diving suit was found roaming under the town's docks seventeen (17) kilometers west of the incident. Following the first discovery of SCP-4253, more circumstances of unexplainable hydro-asphyxiation related to SCP-4253-A have appeared across Europe. The foundation has launched many retrieval attempts to these locations, although most have been unsuccessful in locating and apprehending SCP-4253. It is indeterminable how many instances of SCP-4253 are in existence, however, three have been contained across several land-locked countries and have been categorized accordingly: SCP-4253-1, SCP-4253-2, and SCP-4253-3. Addendum #1: Dr. Hallows has propositioned a new task force be initiated by the foundation to monitor activity unique to SCP-4253 with the intent of preventing knowledge of SCP-4253 becoming public. As of now, the 05 council is still considering the task force's implementation. Experiment #4253-9A: During this test, SCP-4253-1 and SCP-4253-3 were moved to a 16x16 meter containment chamber with the objective of observing their interactions. Both SCP-4253-1 and SCP-4253-3 initially appeared to have recognized one another but chose not to engage. 10 minutes into testing SCP-4253-1 had torn out a piece of itself by penetrating part of its diving suit and handed SCP-4253-3 a yellow mass considered to be SCP-4253's flesh. SCP-4253-3 began to absorb the flesh, following this event both entities began to face each other. During their interaction, occasional hand gestures are made suggesting that SCP-4253-1 and SCP-4253-3 are communicating. The subject and method of this communication are currently unknown. Following Experiment #4253-9A, SCP-4253-3 began to behave differently than previous records indicate. SCP-4253-3 exhibited signs of awareness that only SCP-4253-1 had shown in containment. During a routine cleaning of SCP-4253-3's containment chamber, SCP-4253-3 displayed an understanding of the foundation's schedule almost instantaneously, despite being in containment for only 2 weeks at the time. SCP-4253-3 possessed nearly the same understanding of its condition as SCP-4253-1. Dr. Hallows believes that the absorption of SCP-4253's interior makeup is a transfer of knowledge rather than a greeting as originally assumed. SCP-4253-B Pendant found in sea cave Expedition Finding 4253-1983: An expedition team led by Dr. Hallows had obtained a medallion from an undersea cave south of the Maury Seachannel. The medallion is 10.8 centimeters in diameter and 1 centimeter in thickness and displays engraved symbols similar to the marks on the back of SCP-4253's helmet, leading senior researchers to speculate that this is evidence of a potential deep-sea civilization. Pendant has been classified as SCP-4253-B due to its connection with the anomaly.
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SCP-4254
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keter
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Archive photo of a SCP-4254 manifestation shortly before demanifestation. Item #: SCP-4254 Special Containment Procedures: Due to the inconsistent and widespread range of SCP-4254 manifestations, containment efforts are to focus on information control and amnestic application rather than physical apprehension. Foundation watch teams are to maintain observation of past SCP-4254 manifestation locations, as well as the Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. Witnesses to SCP-4254 manifestations are to be administered amnestics on a case-by-case basis, depending on the level of anomalous behaviour demonstrated during said manifestation. Description: SCP-4254 is the collective designation for an as-of-yet unknown number of incorporeal entities superficially resembling deceased musician Elvis Presley, which spontaneously appear and disappear at variable locations. SCP-4254 manifestations have been known to occur throughout the entire territory of the United States of America, with smaller numbers appearing in parts of Germany. The majority of these manifestations occur at locations either frequented or performed at by Presley during his lifetime, although outliers have been noted. Upon manifestation, instances of SCP-4254 will remain in one location and engage in behaviour such as dancing and singing in the manner of one of Presley's performances. Attempts to engage with the SCP-4254 instance at this time will completely be ignored, and continuous attempts will result in an early demanifestation and immediate remanifestation in another location. The length of these performances are inconsistent, and have been known to vary from a few minutes to several hours. Once the performance concludes, there is a brief window of time during which an SCP-4254 instance will respond to questioning and other forms of engagement. All instances of SCP-4254 are capable of speech, but will mostly do so by quoting lyrics from Elvis Presley songs; when they do not communicate in this way, it is via extremely short and simple sentences. The period of time during which an SCP-4254 instance will respond to questioning is extremely short, and usually lasts only two to three minutes before the instance demanifests. Interview Log 4254-1: The following are collected transcripts of exchanges with Foundation Agents immediately following SCP-4254 performances. Note that these exchanges are only possible when the performance is lengthy enough for Agents to reach the area before it concludes. <Begin Log> Agent Marlow: Hello? Can you understand me? SCP-4254: Like a river surely to the sea. Agent Marlow: What are you? Where did you come from? SCP-4254: Well, it's down the end of lonely street. Agent Marlow: Lonely street … somewhere where it's just you, then? Is that right? What are you doing here? (SCP-4254 demanifests.) <End Log> <Begin Log> Agent Ogden: What are you doing here? This is a grocery store, you understand that, yes? SCP-4254: Baby, if I made you mad for something I might have said. Elvis, E-Elvis. Agent Ogden: Yes, you're dressed like Elvis Presley. Why is that? SCP-4254: You were always on my mind. You were always on my mind. With burning love. Where? Agent Ogden: Where what? (SCP-4254 demanifests.) <End Log> <Begin Log> Agent Maahir: When we last spoke to one of you fellows, you asked 'where?' and then vanished. What were you asking us, friend? SCP-4254: Don't be cruel to who a heart that's true. E-Elvis. Where? Where? Agent Maahir: You want to know where Elvis Presley is? Um. SCP-4254: A little less conversation, a little more action, please. Where? Elvis. Where? (Pause.) Agent Maahir: Well, I'm very sorry, but I'm afraid he passed away. Quite a while ago, actually. (SCP-4254 moans for several seconds straight, vibrating intensely.) Agent Maahir: I'm very sorry, are you alright? SCP-4254: Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Agent Maahir: Perhaps if you calmed down just a tad, we could discuss this further. SCP-4254: Don't be cruel to who a heart that's true. Elvis. Elvis! I'm so happy that you're mine. Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine. (SCP-4254 demanifests.) <End Log> Following this final interview, the number of SCP-4254 manifestations around Presley's Graceland mansion intensified severely. The number of new manifestations was concentrated specifically around Presley's burial site in the Meditation Garden, with as many as six instances appearing at a time. Addendum 4254-1 (The Blakewood Tape): On 03/23/2017, a short clip was posted onto several online paranormal communities claiming to be taken from test footage filmed for a cancelled 1977 Elvis Presley television performance shortly before the musician's death. The poster claimed to be an assistant on the set named Jacob Blakewood who had managed to smuggle the footage out of the studio following the cancellation of the performance. A transcript of the forty-four second video is as follows. Due to degradation of the original tape, no audio is present. 00:00 - 00:05: Video begins. Camera is initially facing left of the stage, but is then turned towards the center, where Presley is standing behind a microphone. As the camera moves, an individual walks in front of it, obscuring the shot for a moment. 00:06 - 00:14: An assistant runs quickly onto the set and takes an empty coffee cup from Presley. An indistinct humanoid figure is visible alongside her. No facial features or other distinguishing marks are visible. 00:15 - 00:19: The indistinct humanoid figure, facing towards Presley, takes several steps backwards away from him and then moves towards him again. Although the assistant does not react to the figure's presence, Presley's eyes visibly follow its movements. 00:20 - 00:22: The assistant leaves the stage. Two more indistinct figures appear directly behind Presley. He glances over his shoulder at them, then looks forward again, and his body language suggests extreme discomfort. 00:23 - 00:26: A fourth indistinct figure appears, kneeling on the ground next to Presley and rubbing its face against his leg. Presley moves away, passing through the entity and beginning to walk off stage. 00:27 - 00:40: As Presley continues to make his way off stage, numerous more indistinct figures begin to appear1. Another individual, identified as television director Martin Granger, approaches and appears to argue with Presley, pointing several times emphatically at his previous position on the stage. Presley shakes his head and attempts to push Granger out of the way, but meets resistance. Further indistinct figures continue to appear throughout this exchange, approaching Presley, who grows more agitated. 00:41 - 00:44: Presley shoves Granger away, sending him to the floor. As he runs off-camera, away from the stage, he can be seen crying and hyperventilating. The mass of indistinct figures, which by this point almost takes up the entire frame, follows after him. Video ends. Footnotes 1. Although the quality of the video and the sheer mass of figures, makes the exact number difficult to determine, current estimates are at sixty to seventy individual entities at this point in the video. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4254" by Tanhony, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4254. 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: scpelvis.jpg Name: Elvis at Mary's Party Author: Mark Surman License: CC BY 2.0 Source Link: Flickr
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SCP-4255
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keter
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Item #: SCP-4255 Level 04/4255 Classified Special Containment Procedures: Due to the widespread knowledge of the base anomalous properties of SCP-4255, it has been given the secondary classification of a Cracked-Veil Uncontained anomaly. In order to suppress further information of SCP-4255, Procedure-Yule-02 has been created. Procedure-Yule-02 occurs as follows: Annually on 12:00 PM UTC, November 22nd, memetic agents are to be implemented into all forms of media including, television programs, new works of literature, Foundation front accounts on social media websites, and various forms of performing and visual arts. These memetic agents are designed to implant false memories into parents or guardians of any children who celebrate the holiday Christmas, these memories include the purchasing of gifts that will be given to their children by SCP-4255 on December 25th and the placing of said gifts on that night by SCP-4255. Any individuals which have been unaffected by the memetic treatment described above are to be located, and manually treated. Starting on 8:00 PM UTC, December 24th, two unarmed military aircrafts are to locate, track and follow all temporal versions of SCP-4255 and make note of any noticeable changes in behavior from SCP-4255, lethal force is not permitted when interacting with SCP-4255. When all versions of SCP-4255 have vanished, all Foundation interference is to cease. After 12:00 UTC December 25th, social media to be tracked for any images of or accounts with SCP-4255, and images or conspiracy theories centered around Procedure-Yule-02. Any offending pieces of information are to be labelled as hoax or erased, with the publishers being located treated to Class-A Amnestics. In extreme cases, all viewers of any information described above are to be treated with Class-A Amnestics, with all social media being cleansed of any information on SCP-4255 or Procedure-Yule-02 that these cases could spawn. Efforts to partake in a secondary interview with SCP-4255 are to be attempted, as SCP-4255 seems to possess valuable information on controllable temporal anomalies and on the historical future of the human race. Description: SCP-4255 is a humanoid male with an aged appearance, approximately 1.4m in height and 150kg in weight. SCP-4255 appears to be in his 60-70s, however reports of SCP-4255 manifestations have dated back to 400 A.D. SCP-4255 possesses an appearance similar to the traditional attire of the character "Santa Claus1", along with the red and gold ornate sleigh that this character is known to be present in, designated SCP-4255-1. SCP-4255-1 is capable of flight via unknown means, and is able to travel at speeds of approximately 100km/h, with SCP-4255 remaining inside SCP-4255-1 during flight, even when scientifically impossible. SCP-4255-1 is drawn by eight cervid animals resembling Rangifer tarandus2, although infrared scans show that these do not possess any heat signatures, and it is currently unknown if these are living organisms. SCP-4255 manifestations periodically occur at 8:00 PM UTC December 24th each year, during which SCP-4255 will appear somewhere approximately 1km in the air above Earth's surface in SCP-4255-1. SCP-4255 and/or SCP-4255-1 appear to possess the ability to generate small-scale temporal anomalies. During its appearances, as many as 294 versions of SCP-4255 are present on across the globe at once, with many versions possessing visual differences that have not yet occurred to SCP-4255 from a linear standpoint. SCP-4255 manifestations always follow a similar pattern of events after its initial appearance. SCP-4255 will land on the roof or near a household of individual(s) that celebrate the holiday Christmas, regardless of religious background, and will use its temporal abilities to enter the household. SCP-4255 will then produce a multitude of wrapped gifts and toys, with number of gifts given varying from child to child. It is also of note that SCP-4255 has a significant understanding of the likes and dislikes of each child on Earth, with presents given having a 82.56% accuracy rate compared to what the children would liked to have received for a gift at that time. All recorded gifts have been non-anomalous, with SCP-4255 actively avoiding the giving of gifts a child wants if it could be classified as anomalous. SCP-4255 will repeat this pattern until all children who celebrate Christmas on the planet have received at least one gift from it. Attempts to approach SCP-4255 or SCP-4255-1 in an effort to capture either anomaly on the ground or in the sky have resulted in failure, with SCP-4255 using its temporal abilities to evade capture. Addendum-4255-1: Before an SCP-4255 manifestation on the year 2018, several houses of Foundation personnel were equipped with audio transmission devices, which was then used to make an official direct contact with SCP-4255 for the first time on record. (?) Show Log 4255-1 Showing Log 4255-1... Interviewed: SCP-4255 Interviewer: Researcher Mehr [BEGIN LOG] Researcher Mehr: Hello? Can you hear me? SCP-4255: Who is this? Researcher Mehr: This is Researcher Charlotte Mehr, I come from an organization whic- SCP-4255: The SZP Foundation? They told me I'd run into you guys today, aren't you the people always trailing in those jets? Those things are fucking loud up close, you know. Researcher Mehr: Um, The SCP Foundation yes, who do you mean by "they"? SCP-4255: Uh, well, it's probably going to mess up time and cause some butterfly effect shit, but they told me to tell you guys this, for some reason. Well, uh, they're called the "US Department of Chronology", pretty stupid name if you ask me, "chronology" sounds like most sci-fi-ish thing ever. (Pauses.) What year is it right now? Wanna make sure I don't say anything too major. Researcher Mehr: 2018. SCP-4255: Uh, oh god. Well, they said they're some government branch that keeps check over time travel and stuff, and well, they sort of forced me to do this. I like to go find stuff from the past and well, take it. I had one of Hitler's paintings before, a block from those pyramids that were in Africa, you know, stuff like that. Researcher Mehr: I'm afraid I don't quite follow, what does this have to do with you being, well, being- SCP-4255: I'm getting to that, just give me a sec. So one day, some government cronies came and took me away. Thought I was being careful I did, but I guess not careful enough, probably have some way to detect time travel. Anyway, they told me I had to do this, looked like I got off easy, but this got boring after a while, been doing this for like, (Pause.) two, two and a half years? One Christmas everyday. Researcher Mehr: (Pauses.) Hmm, I see, so, do you have a real name then? SCP-4255: Stan Clane, I haven't been born yet, (Laughs.) that's always a weird thing to say. You probably know me as Santa Claus or something like that, ugh, you tell a kid your name in the 5th century and the half deaf little shit tells everyone your name is (in a mocking tone) "Santa Claus!" I hope some crazy government shoots me out of the sky so I can get this hell over with. (Laughs.) Researcher Mehr: If you're a, uh, "time traveler", then when are you from? SCP-4255: 2099. Researcher Mehr: Huh, well then, how do you have such a good understanding of each child's wants for the holiday? Is this some sort of future technology? SCP-4255: Not sure I can tell you that, I've caused enough paradoxes with this one interview already. Wait a second, are you guys going to put this in a document or something? Researcher Mehr: Yes, this will be logged an- SCP-4255: SHIT! That's how they knew, they read this damn log! Researcher Mehr: Excuse me? SCP-4255: I ain't saying anything else! (SCP-4255 uses a temporal anomaly to vacate the area in SCP-4255-1.) [END LOG] Closing Statement: SCP-4255 refused all efforts to cooperate with questioning after the events of this interview, and instead yelled obscenities at interviewers when attempts to question were made. No records of a "Stan Clane" matching SCP-4255's description have been found. Addendum 4255-2: On September 4th, 2097, The Foundation Department of Chronology was formed after the discovery of replicable, controllable travel non-linearly through time was discovered. After parallels between SCP-4255's described host organization and the newly formed department were made, Stan Clane, a man matching the psychical description of SCP-4255 was tracked and placed into Foundation custody. It was later found that Clane had access to a temporal anomaly allowing him to travel through time non-linearly. To avoid a possible CK-Class Reality Reconfiguration Scenario or a PT-Class Paradoxical Time Breakdown Scenario, The Foundation is to give Clane the full capabilities to preform the actions of SCP-4255, along with the recorded appearance of SCP-4255. A large sleigh built to the specifications of SCP-4255-1 was created using several anomalies making it capable of controllable flight, along with the sleigh and Clane being equipped with devices designed to create small-scale temporal anomalies. Eight heat resistant models resembling the now extinct Rangifer tarandus were attached to the front of the sleigh in a manner that suggests they are pulling the craft behind them. Gifts given are to be produced by the BTKAI (Beta Temporal Knowledge Artificial Intelligence) unit, an AI created by the Foundation that uses time anomalies to know all information from across linear timeframe. While the BTKAI unit currently only knows information up to 20██, this number is expected known to change at a rate that will be constant enough for Clane to fulfill his duties. All other information into the BTKAI unit is classified. It is currently unknown when Clane will finish his duties as SCP-4255 Clane will finish his role as SCP-4255 on the Christmas of the year 21██. Footnotes 1. No current connection between SCP-4255 and the bishop Saint Nicholas have been made. 2. Also known by the names caribou or reindeer. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4255" by Lamentte, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4255. 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-4255
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uncontained
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Item #: SCP-4255 Level 04/4255 Classified Special Containment Procedures: Due to the widespread knowledge of the base anomalous properties of SCP-4255, it has been given the secondary classification of a Cracked-Veil Uncontained anomaly. In order to suppress further information of SCP-4255, Procedure-Yule-02 has been created. Procedure-Yule-02 occurs as follows: Annually on 12:00 PM UTC, November 22nd, memetic agents are to be implemented into all forms of media including, television programs, new works of literature, Foundation front accounts on social media websites, and various forms of performing and visual arts. These memetic agents are designed to implant false memories into parents or guardians of any children who celebrate the holiday Christmas, these memories include the purchasing of gifts that will be given to their children by SCP-4255 on December 25th and the placing of said gifts on that night by SCP-4255. Any individuals which have been unaffected by the memetic treatment described above are to be located, and manually treated. Starting on 8:00 PM UTC, December 24th, two unarmed military aircrafts are to locate, track and follow all temporal versions of SCP-4255 and make note of any noticeable changes in behavior from SCP-4255, lethal force is not permitted when interacting with SCP-4255. When all versions of SCP-4255 have vanished, all Foundation interference is to cease. After 12:00 UTC December 25th, social media to be tracked for any images of or accounts with SCP-4255, and images or conspiracy theories centered around Procedure-Yule-02. Any offending pieces of information are to be labelled as hoax or erased, with the publishers being located treated to Class-A Amnestics. In extreme cases, all viewers of any information described above are to be treated with Class-A Amnestics, with all social media being cleansed of any information on SCP-4255 or Procedure-Yule-02 that these cases could spawn. Efforts to partake in a secondary interview with SCP-4255 are to be attempted, as SCP-4255 seems to possess valuable information on controllable temporal anomalies and on the historical future of the human race. Description: SCP-4255 is a humanoid male with an aged appearance, approximately 1.4m in height and 150kg in weight. SCP-4255 appears to be in his 60-70s, however reports of SCP-4255 manifestations have dated back to 400 A.D. SCP-4255 possesses an appearance similar to the traditional attire of the character "Santa Claus1", along with the red and gold ornate sleigh that this character is known to be present in, designated SCP-4255-1. SCP-4255-1 is capable of flight via unknown means, and is able to travel at speeds of approximately 100km/h, with SCP-4255 remaining inside SCP-4255-1 during flight, even when scientifically impossible. SCP-4255-1 is drawn by eight cervid animals resembling Rangifer tarandus2, although infrared scans show that these do not possess any heat signatures, and it is currently unknown if these are living organisms. SCP-4255 manifestations periodically occur at 8:00 PM UTC December 24th each year, during which SCP-4255 will appear somewhere approximately 1km in the air above Earth's surface in SCP-4255-1. SCP-4255 and/or SCP-4255-1 appear to possess the ability to generate small-scale temporal anomalies. During its appearances, as many as 294 versions of SCP-4255 are present on across the globe at once, with many versions possessing visual differences that have not yet occurred to SCP-4255 from a linear standpoint. SCP-4255 manifestations always follow a similar pattern of events after its initial appearance. SCP-4255 will land on the roof or near a household of individual(s) that celebrate the holiday Christmas, regardless of religious background, and will use its temporal abilities to enter the household. SCP-4255 will then produce a multitude of wrapped gifts and toys, with number of gifts given varying from child to child. It is also of note that SCP-4255 has a significant understanding of the likes and dislikes of each child on Earth, with presents given having a 82.56% accuracy rate compared to what the children would liked to have received for a gift at that time. All recorded gifts have been non-anomalous, with SCP-4255 actively avoiding the giving of gifts a child wants if it could be classified as anomalous. SCP-4255 will repeat this pattern until all children who celebrate Christmas on the planet have received at least one gift from it. Attempts to approach SCP-4255 or SCP-4255-1 in an effort to capture either anomaly on the ground or in the sky have resulted in failure, with SCP-4255 using its temporal abilities to evade capture. Addendum-4255-1: Before an SCP-4255 manifestation on the year 2018, several houses of Foundation personnel were equipped with audio transmission devices, which was then used to make an official direct contact with SCP-4255 for the first time on record. (?) Show Log 4255-1 Showing Log 4255-1... Interviewed: SCP-4255 Interviewer: Researcher Mehr [BEGIN LOG] Researcher Mehr: Hello? Can you hear me? SCP-4255: Who is this? Researcher Mehr: This is Researcher Charlotte Mehr, I come from an organization whic- SCP-4255: The SZP Foundation? They told me I'd run into you guys today, aren't you the people always trailing in those jets? Those things are fucking loud up close, you know. Researcher Mehr: Um, The SCP Foundation yes, who do you mean by "they"? SCP-4255: Uh, well, it's probably going to mess up time and cause some butterfly effect shit, but they told me to tell you guys this, for some reason. Well, uh, they're called the "US Department of Chronology", pretty stupid name if you ask me, "chronology" sounds like most sci-fi-ish thing ever. (Pauses.) What year is it right now? Wanna make sure I don't say anything too major. Researcher Mehr: 2018. SCP-4255: Uh, oh god. Well, they said they're some government branch that keeps check over time travel and stuff, and well, they sort of forced me to do this. I like to go find stuff from the past and well, take it. I had one of Hitler's paintings before, a block from those pyramids that were in Africa, you know, stuff like that. Researcher Mehr: I'm afraid I don't quite follow, what does this have to do with you being, well, being- SCP-4255: I'm getting to that, just give me a sec. So one day, some government cronies came and took me away. Thought I was being careful I did, but I guess not careful enough, probably have some way to detect time travel. Anyway, they told me I had to do this, looked like I got off easy, but this got boring after a while, been doing this for like, (Pause.) two, two and a half years? One Christmas everyday. Researcher Mehr: (Pauses.) Hmm, I see, so, do you have a real name then? SCP-4255: Stan Clane, I haven't been born yet, (Laughs.) that's always a weird thing to say. You probably know me as Santa Claus or something like that, ugh, you tell a kid your name in the 5th century and the half deaf little shit tells everyone your name is (in a mocking tone) "Santa Claus!" I hope some crazy government shoots me out of the sky so I can get this hell over with. (Laughs.) Researcher Mehr: If you're a, uh, "time traveler", then when are you from? SCP-4255: 2099. Researcher Mehr: Huh, well then, how do you have such a good understanding of each child's wants for the holiday? Is this some sort of future technology? SCP-4255: Not sure I can tell you that, I've caused enough paradoxes with this one interview already. Wait a second, are you guys going to put this in a document or something? Researcher Mehr: Yes, this will be logged an- SCP-4255: SHIT! That's how they knew, they read this damn log! Researcher Mehr: Excuse me? SCP-4255: I ain't saying anything else! (SCP-4255 uses a temporal anomaly to vacate the area in SCP-4255-1.) [END LOG] Closing Statement: SCP-4255 refused all efforts to cooperate with questioning after the events of this interview, and instead yelled obscenities at interviewers when attempts to question were made. No records of a "Stan Clane" matching SCP-4255's description have been found. Addendum 4255-2: On September 4th, 2097, The Foundation Department of Chronology was formed after the discovery of replicable, controllable travel non-linearly through time was discovered. After parallels between SCP-4255's described host organization and the newly formed department were made, Stan Clane, a man matching the psychical description of SCP-4255 was tracked and placed into Foundation custody. It was later found that Clane had access to a temporal anomaly allowing him to travel through time non-linearly. To avoid a possible CK-Class Reality Reconfiguration Scenario or a PT-Class Paradoxical Time Breakdown Scenario, The Foundation is to give Clane the full capabilities to preform the actions of SCP-4255, along with the recorded appearance of SCP-4255. A large sleigh built to the specifications of SCP-4255-1 was created using several anomalies making it capable of controllable flight, along with the sleigh and Clane being equipped with devices designed to create small-scale temporal anomalies. Eight heat resistant models resembling the now extinct Rangifer tarandus were attached to the front of the sleigh in a manner that suggests they are pulling the craft behind them. Gifts given are to be produced by the BTKAI (Beta Temporal Knowledge Artificial Intelligence) unit, an AI created by the Foundation that uses time anomalies to know all information from across linear timeframe. While the BTKAI unit currently only knows information up to 20██, this number is expected known to change at a rate that will be constant enough for Clane to fulfill his duties. All other information into the BTKAI unit is classified. It is currently unknown when Clane will finish his duties as SCP-4255 Clane will finish his role as SCP-4255 on the Christmas of the year 21██. Footnotes 1. No current connection between SCP-4255 and the bishop Saint Nicholas have been made. 2. Also known by the names caribou or reindeer. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4255" by Lamentte, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4255. 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-4256
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thaumiel
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Agents of the ASCI and Unusual Incidents Unit with SCP-4256 following a raid on a Chicago Spirit operation, 1932. Item #: SCP-4256 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4256 is contained in Wing B of Site-19's production area. Spare parts and tools relevant to the maintenance of SCP-4256 are kept in a specifically marked container. Use of the object is restricted to personnel trained in the operation of AutoVariable printing presses. Assignments for SCP-4256 are to be given to personnel with sub-60 scores on Foundation Loyalty Examinations, or with a history of continuous code violations. Completed orders of SCP-4256-1 are to be placed on palettes and labeled for delivery. Description: SCP-4256 is an antique industrial printing press, built in the late 1920s. Affixed to the top of SCP-4256 is a brass plaque reading "For R.C. - Kowalewicz." Individuals who operate SCP-4256 for prolonged periods (typically longer than a week) undergo a cognitive change, characterized by a decrease in or complete elimination of anti-establishment desires and behaviors. It is believed that SCP-4256 converts the desire to act in a rebellious manner into mechanical energy, as there is no visible method by which to power SCP-4256 using mundane means. SCP-4256 is capable of converting inserted paper material into SCP-4256-1. SCP-4256-1 is a form of paper which is capable of converting items inserted into it into either two-dimensional images of that item, or text which describes that item. SCP-4256 accepts all paper items for SCP-4256-1 conversion, even if they would normally be incompatible with an industrial printing press. Items such as newspapers, magazines, brochures, origami sculptures, several-page unbound manuscripts, and multiple copies of The Bible have been converted into SCP-4256-1 with no obvious issues from SCP-4256. The amount of matter that can be inserted into an SCP-4256-1 instance is only limited by its surface area. However, animals are completely incapable of surviving inside SCP-4256 for prolonged periods, usually expiring due to a lack of oxygen. SCP-4256-1 instances can then be reached into in order to retrieve the items. Due to its space efficiency and ease of transport, SCP-4256-1 was used commonly by members of the Chicago Spirit to smuggle alcohol and weapons. Factory actors also utilized SCP-4256-1 to discreetly deliver products to clients. Destruction of an SCP-4256-1 instance results in anomalous effects. Tearing an SCP-4256-1 instance will result in the expulsion of materials within, usually damaged in a manner corresponding to the tearing of the material. Burning SCP-4256-1 instances results in the items within being ejected, and the force of the ejection causing massive topographical anomalies. Areas in which SCP-4256-1 is burned have disproportionate interior and exterior dimensions, a phenomenon which was exploited by members of the Chicago Spirit. Addendum 0.02- History: Civilian reports of suspicious individuals producing objects ranging from vehicles and weapons to pieces of machinery and entire mills from folded papers had been recorded since 1932 in Chicago and other known areas operated by the Chicago Spirit. The first captured instance of SCP-4256-1 was secured in 1933 by the United States Bureau of Investigation's1 Unusual Incidents Unit, following a raid on a suspected paracriminal hideout in Swine's Den Meat Packing Facility prompted by the sudden death of an investigating agent. The location was discovered to be a large spacial anomaly owned and operated as a front by the Factory. Due to devastating losses experienced by the UIU, assistance from the American Secure Containment Initiative was requested upon discovering the Factory's connections to the Chicago Spirit via a signed letter found in the Master Foreman's office. The text on the letter has been replicated below. From the desk of Richard Chapell Thanks for the press. As a gesture of appreciation for what you've done for me, I got you a present. The spook that's been snooping around your joint won't be bothering you anymore. You should put him to work soon. Of note, the above document was discovered soaked in blood, presumably belonging to former UIU Agent Michael Boskovich. SCP-4256 was recovered and contained in 1934 following a joint ASCI-UIU raid on Richard Chapell's safe house2. A series of correspondences with various individuals were discovered, including a chain of letters with the Master Foreman of the Factory location. The letter's text is replicated below. FROM: FACTORY EXTERNAL MESSAGE MASTER FOREMAN 12-21 KOWALEWICZ MESSAGE ID: I-49392 IMPORTANCE: Medium BODY: Mister Chapell, It is with great pleasure that I write to you today in celebration of the five-year anniversary of our business relations. As a present, the Factory and I bestow upon you this extravagant printing press capable of recreating the properties of the paper used to deliver it to you. For additional mileage of the gift, I recommend having your least enthusiastic men use it. This will correct unwanted behaviors quickly. Here is to another five years. SCP-4256's cognition-altering properties were discovered in 1936, and widespread use of SCP-4256-1 instances by the ASCI followed, with J. Edgar Hoover often personally selecting individuals to operate SCP-4256 based on their loyalty to him and the organization as a whole. Due to the cognition-altering capabilities of SCP-4256, it is believed Hoover utilized the anomaly to suppress the spread of rumors of his alleged relationship with Bureau of Investigations Associate Director Clyde Tolson. Under the ASCI, SCP-4256-1 was commonly used to facilitate the discreet transport of resources such as ammunition and emergency provisions, as well as larger items such as vehicles and, in one case, construction supplies. Following its integration into the modern Foundation, usage of SCP-4256-1 continued, and it was later integrated into the containment procedures for three SCP objects necessitating containment in a two-dimensional space. SCP-4256-1 usage was largely discontinued for purposes outside of containment following the advent of stable wormhole generation in 2005. Despite this, all Foundation panic bunkers are equipped with a modified SCP-4256-1 instance containing 5 years worth of water, food, fuel, as well as tools and means of communicating with other sites. An estimated 89% of Foundation personnel within the continental United States (including at Sites 17, 19, and 77) are currently under SCP-4256's effects. Plans for implementation in the containment of humanoid anomalies are currently in development. Carroll #280/R-01221 Collab-Con / Footnotes 1. The predecessor of the modern FBI. 2. Chapell was able to evade custody.
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SCP-4257
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safe
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Item #: SCP-4257 Level 2/4257 Classified D-8991 4 hours after ingestion of SCP-4257. Special Containment Procedures: Nine of the 15 known instances of SCP-4257 are kept in a secure container at Site-81. The six instances not in containment are currently in low-earth orbit with an expected reentry date of 2041/10/10. Testing of SCP-4257 on human subjects requires approval from the Ethics Committee and the Department of Orbital Objects Tracking (DOOT). SCP-4257. Description: SCP-4257 is the group designation for 15 pills created by parapharmacologist and Person of Interest "dado". The pills are bottled in a standard orange prescription container with the words "space drive by dado" written on the surface by a black marker. Once ingested, SCP-4257 will transform the subject into an automobile, designated SCP-4257-1, over the course of an hour. The make and model of which is that typically used within their cultural background and age group. SCP-4257-1 will lack components or possess mechanical complications analogous to their human physical disabilities, although these do not appear to affect its primary anomalous properties. SCP-4257-1 entities retain their memories and personality after transformation and can perform rudimentary communication via the manipulation of their components. SCP-4257-1 instances are capable of moving in only two directions: the direction opposite of Earth's gravity and forward. Instances can achieve high velocities with low amounts of fuel and do not require contact with a surface to move. Addendum 4257-1: Discovery SCP-4257 was discovered on 2020/01/22 following a report from NORAD1 of an object on an anomalous flight path entering low-earth orbit. Satellite imaging of the object identified it as a 2001 Chevy Malibu with a missing headlight and rust covering over 80% of its frame. Six instances of SCP-4257 were recorded floating in the automotive's cabin. Tracking of its flight trajectory led Foundation agents to the abandoned home of a Dave Gelespie where the remaining nine pills were recovered. Addendum 4257-2: Recovered Message Logs Note: The following instant messaging excerpts were discovered on the personal computer of Dave Gelespie. Timestamp: 2020/01/20 07:22 PM Hello? Is this Dado? Ben said you could help me. yes. this is dado. what u need? I'm not doing well. The doctors have given up on treating my cancer. u want can sirs gone? I wish. No, I just want help finishing my bucket list. I was told you can accomplish some far out things. yes. people trust dado for fine dado product. Ok, can you get me into space? If I'm going to die, I want to die in space. space? how much space u need? like in tire dado wear house? No, like outer space. You know, the final frontier? like elon man? Yes! Like Elon Musk. Can you do that? yes. dado is fine business owner like elon man and the bezos. can do space drive 2. Great! How long will it take? I don't have a lot of time left. 2 days, dado have amazon prime. Wow, you are fast. How much do I owe you? no charge dado do this for everyone who want take space drive. like elon man and the bezos. Thank you! Timestamp: 2020/01/22 01:57 PM Hey, I got some pills with your name on them in the mail today. I thought you were going to send me to space? yes. dado send u pills for space drive. How are pills going to get me to space??? This isn't some Heaven's Gate2 kind of bullshit, is it? trust dado. pills work. dado test on hamster. now it drive on sealing. I just took one and don't feel very good. Like, this is worse than the chemo. is working. go outside. Why? Will the fresh air help? dado not lie able for damage 2 home. Footnotes 1. North American Aerospace Defense Command 2. American UFO cult that committed mass ritual suicide in 1997 under the belief that they would be transported to an alien spacecraft hiding behind the Hale-Bopp comet
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SCP-4258
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euclid
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Item#: 4258 Level2 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: notice link to memo Confiscated photo of SCP-4258. ✖ Special Containment Procedures: The surrounding restaurants and businesses in a one kilometer radius have been sectioned off under the pretense of replacing faulty plumbing. Both the front entrance and back exit of SCP-4258 have been placed under the supervision of standard motion sensors. Should any entity not native to this reality or dimension leave the building and activate these sensors, MTF Epsilon-4 ("Gatekeepers") are to be dispatched immediately to intercept and capture. Any Foundation personnel that exit SCP-4258 must use the designated decontamination showers located near the front entrance. Description: SCP-4258 is a space-time anomaly located in ███████, California in the form of a restaurant named "Freddy's Diner." Satellite imaging of the area has revealed that SCP-4258 spontaneously appeared on 05/09/2018, although it was not reported for an estimated two months. Due to unknown means, the local community's memories were altered shortly after the anomaly's appearance. While the anomaly had only recently appeared, all nearby residents recognized it as having always been present. The anomaly came to the Foundation's attention after rumors of a "strange restaurant with weird cosplayers" began to circulate among newer residents. Class-C amnestics were administered to everyone involved and the area was immediately quarantined. The inside of the restaurant is that of a stereotypical 50's American diner and is manned by a sole worker, an elderly Caucasian male who identifies as "Freddy", otherwise known as SCP-4258-1. The occupants of SCP-4258 are all from separate dimensions and realities. This being the case, they range from being identical to humans to having an entirely different physiology. However, for unknown reasons all occupants can understand each other when conversing. The view outside the windows from within SCP-4258 does not reflect the surrounding area, but rather an always changing scenery. It has been confirmed by SCP-4258-1 that the view outside of the restaurant is directly linked to whomever recently left or entered, as that is where the restaurant currently resides. However, if SCP-4258 is viewed from the exterior it will always appear empty to the viewers. Below is a series of transcripts of taped interviews conducted by Agent Burkes with different beings within SCP-4258. There is no video footage as of this moment from within SCP-4258, as the batteries of any video equipment will suddenly be drained upon entering the anomaly. SCP-4258-1 has stated this occurs so as to, "secure the privacy of our patrons." Digital drawing of SCP-4258-1 by ████ ███████. ✖ SCP-4258 Interview 4258.1 SCP-4258 Interview 4258.1 Interviewed: SCP-4258-1 Interviewer: Agent Burkes Foreword: This interview was conducted on the first expedition into SCP-4258. Agent Burkes enters SCP-4258 and soon comes into contact with an elderly Caucasian male behind the front counter. Burkes: Are you the owner of this establishment? SCP-4258-1: Sure am. Name's Freddy, what can I do for ya? Burkes: For starters, what exactly is this place? SCP-4258-1 lets out a small chuckle. SCP-4258-1: It's a diner. They don't have these in your dimension, kid? Burkes: No, we do. It's just that we don't have any quite like…this. SCP-4258-1: Sorry, was only kidding. Welcome to Freddy's Diner, the only place where you can eat cuisine that's out of your world! A nearby patron chimes in with, "C'mon Fred, you always use that line!" SCP-4258-1: It's the diner motto! Took me a century to come up with that one. Burkes: So, this diner connects to other worlds, is that it? SCP-4258-1: Yes, and no. Right now we're drifting in todash space. You know, the place between dimensions. That door on over there connects to all sorts of realities and dimensions. According to Agent Burkes, the scenery outside the windows changed from Earth to a sprawling desert. The door swung open and a tall and masked humanoid wrapped in extravagant robes entered the restaurant. SCP-4258-1: Be right with you, Quarelth! Burkes: So, if this place really does exist between dimensions as you say, how do patrons pay for your meals? I can't imagine currency being very useful here. SCP-4258-1: That's where Empathius comes in! You know that happy feeling you get when you remember something nice or someone compliments you? The restaurant feeds off that, it's what keeps the place running. Burkes: It takes away positive emotions? SCP-4258-1: Not exactly. It takes away the excess Empathius the patrons make. Kind of like trimming the edges of a hedge, I guess. Burkes: So, the patrons only have to feel…happy? That's the payment for the meal? SCP-4258-1: Yep, that's it. Burkes: I just have one final question. What exactly are you? SCP-4258-1: Just an old man looking to make good food, kid. Now, what can I get ya? Closing Statement: Agent Burkes proceeded to order take-out of a hamburger and fries. All acquired food items were found to contain no harmful agents. According to Agent Burkes he did not see any staff in the kitchen, but did witness "transparent" hands reach over from out of view and set the plate on the kitchen line. SCP-4258 Interview 4258.2 SCP-4258 Interview 4258.2 Interviewed: Rock Interviewer: Agent Burkes Foreword: This interview was conducted on the second expedition into SCP-4258. Agent Burkes was directed to interview a patron of SCP-4258. Rock is described by Agent Burkes as a humanoid entity comprised of what appeared to be granite, basalt, and limestone. Burkes: Thank you for agreeing to this interview, Mr. Rock. That's an awfully….interesting…name. Rock: EVERYONE ON ROCK'S WORLD IS NAMED ROCK. Burkes: Oh, is that so? Tell me a little more about your homeworld. What is it called? Rock: ROCK. Burkes: Rock. Rock: YES, ROCK. THERE ARE NO SQUISHIES LIKE YOU ON ROCK. EVERYONE LOOKS LIKE ROCK. Burkes: So, everyone shares your appearance then. What about vegetation? Plants, I mean. Rock: YOU MEAN GREEN THINGS SQUISHIES EAT? NO, ONLY ROCK. Burkes: And I'm guessing your people eat- Rock: ROCK. VERY DELICIOUS, YES. Burkes: Alright, I think that's enough questions. Thank you for your time. Closing Statement: Agent Burkes has put forth a proposal for another expedition into SCP-4258 as this interview proved to be, "completely useless." The proposal has been accepted and a third expedition is scheduled for 8/05/2018. SCP-4258 Interview 4258.3 SCP-4258 Interview 4258.3 Interviewed: Agent Burkes-2 Interviewer: Agent Burkes Foreword: This interview was conducted on the third expedition into SCP-4258. Agent Burkes was again instructed to interview a patron of SCP-4258 and gather any interesting information. Nearly immediately after entering SCP-4258-1, Agent Burkes encountered his alternate reality counterpart waiting in line. For sake of clarity, the alternate Agent Burkes will be referred to as "Burkes-2." Burkes: I've taken part in a lot of strange interviews but this is certainly the most… Burkes-2: Jarring? Burkes: Yeah, that. Guess I'll have to think of some new questions. In your dimension, who do you work for? Burkes-2: The Foundation. I'm employed there as an Agent. Burkes: Alright, no dissimilarities so far. Is Jennifer █████ your wife? Burkes-2: Sure is! Been together twenty years. Burkes: Same here. What about your world? Describe it to me, please. Burkes-2: We're in the 21st century. There's corrupt politicians, food and water shortages in third world countries, some issues with immigration, and all that other fun stuff. There are some good things though, like Shark Week! Burkes: That sounds fairly close to our world. Seems like there isn't any noticeable differences between the two. Burkes-2: Guess not. Pretty funny, huh? At this time, SCP-4258-1 arrives with a burger and fries, sliding them over to Burkes-2. Burkes-2: Awesome, thanks Fred! Time to chow down! Burkes-2's lower jaw immediately unhinges and lowers, revealing rows of sharp teeth behind the normal set. He consumes not just the food, but also the plate it is set out on. Burkes: I think we're done here. Closing Statement: Agent Burkes's request for Class C Amnestics has been denied.
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SCP-4259
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euclid
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NOTICE SCP-4259 possesses an infohazardous effect which inhibits attempts to document it by Foundation personnel. The following report has been transcribed from a paper document written by Susie J██████, 10-year-old daughter of former Site-52 head researcher Dr. J██████, and leader of Internal Task Force 259. Between 07/25/1█ and 09/2/1█, Internal Task Force 259 handled all direct testing and containment procedures involving SCP-4259. Site Director Richard K██ acted in an advisory role, and has annotated this document with clarifying footnotes where necessary. As of 09/2/1█ Internal Task Force 259 has been disbanded, and a new team is being assembled to take over containment. Until then, this report is to be the only Foundation document produced concerning SCP-4259. Susie J██████'s original paper document is to be kept in Site-52 longterm perishable storage, and, in the event that this page disappears from all Foundation databases, used to re-transcribe this report within 48 hours. Item #: SCP 4259 SCP-4259 Artist's Rendition Special Contaignment Proceedures: SCP 4259 is realy cool andSCP 4259 lives in the big blue room in the Site where my Dad works worked. There needs to be a big ring of salt around the hole room all the time and William needs to be careful not to step on the circle with his big feet again. Whenever you go in the big blue room, you have to say the password or else [UNTRANSCRIBABLE]1 and she wont talk to you for two days. Emma writes the new passwords down in her notebook every friday2. SCP 4259 gets to have one (1) bar of chocolate per day. Since incedent 4259-B, SCP 4259 gets to use the 3DS first, but only if she says please and only if Emma got to use it yesterday. The Awsome Squad ("Internal Task Force 259") is in charge of all the testing with SCP 4259, and Grownups don't get to go in the big blue room while we're testing. The Awsome Squad shouldn't go near the body in the back corner of the big blue room. Since insudent 4259-A, Dennis has to stop pulling my hair during testing.3 Discripshion: SCP 4259 is definitely a girl and Dennis doesn't know anything about SCPs or science. She has grey hair and long black eyes. Even tho she looks old she is kid shaped and doesn't act like an old person at all. She likes chocolate and video games, and gets realy sad if no one plays with her for more than two days. The Awsome Squad tried not-playing for two days by it made us all sad so we stopped. My Dad says that SCP 4259 has a cognishokogniinfohazerdous effect, which means that she's dangerous to think about. When grownups talk about her or try to write stuff down they get all weird after a while and forget what their doing.4 I tried to get Mr. K██ to help me with my report but he kept forgetting all the stuff I told him when he went to type it and eventualy he just walked outa the room and didn't even look at me. I think about her alot tho and I don't forget stuff I think, so maybe it doesn't work on kids. I don't know tho, cause sometimes when I write stuff down about her it gets all weird and squiggly when I don't look at it. We tried to tell William's big brother5 about SCP 4259 when he came to visit and he also kept forgetting, so it might work on teens aswell. When SCP 4259 is happy everyone else is happy and hole room feels warmer. Everyone likes it when SCP 4259 is happy. The salt circle makes SCP 4259 realy unhappy. She keeps asking if we can break the circle so she can [UNTRANSCRIBABLE], but Dad said to never ever do that.6 I wanna ask Dad if its ok to let her out now cause she's nice and stuff but Mr K██ says he can't come back for another 2 3 5 weeks. I hope he can comes back soon cause I wanna show him my notebook and all the science I did. To make sure that the Awsome Squad doesn't accedentely break the circle, we put a improvised Bridging Device ("Door Mat") across the circle at the front of the big blue room. Experements have shown that most cute animals also like being around SCP 4259. Cute animals tested include: Emma's pet cat Emma's pet hamster That weird snake that Mr K██ gave us. Emma's pet mouse. Non-cute animals include: All 10 9 of Dennis's pet lizards. The cricket I found. All of the insects Mr K██ gave us. [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] SCP 4259 didn't like the non-cute animals so we stopped doing the experuments. The non-cute animals also got scared of SCP 4259 for some reason. We didn't find this out until insedent 4259-C when [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] got realy scared and was accidentally terminated. Since the insudent, [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] is now a non-cute animal and we don't talk about him anymore. The Awsome Squad shouldn't go near the body in the back corner of the big blue room.7 I keep telling them and they [Scribbled over] Insedent Report 4259-A: Yesterday SCP 4259 said that she wanted to play a board game so we got apples to apples from the common room. The password was "Egg Custard". SCP 4259 was gonna go first and we were trying to pick which way the turns were gonna go. I said that I should go next cause I was her best friend but Dennis got mad and said he was her best friend even tho I was. Emma thought that we could all be best friends but Dennis thought that was dumb. Then he started pulling my hair and I tried to punch him, but SCP 4259 got sad and started crying so we stopped. Emma said to let Dennis go first cause he didn't get any of the chocolate last time and I said yeah, even tho he's still wrong. Then Will complained that he didn't get any chocolate the time before that, but Dennis said it was cause he was fat. Then Will punched him but he laughed about so it was ok. SCP 4259 laughed about it too, and we all laughed and forgot about it. Insedent Report 4259-B: The password was "It speaks in the twilight", but Will forgot and thought it was "It talks in the twilight". SCP 4259 said it was wrong, but Will said no, "talk" and "speak" were the same thing. Emma said that "speak" was more "awspicious", but no one knew what that meant so she said it was like fancy and important. Even Will agreed that it sounded more important-sounding, so he said sorry, but SCP 4259 was still upset so she [UNTRANSCRIBABLE]. We all tried to get her to give him back but she kept saying "Wrong Password!" and [UNTRANSCRIBABLE]. Emma told her that she could have the 3DS first from now on if she gave Will back, and that she would go last instead. SCP 4259 agreed, but I said that Emma could get it first if she had to leave before the end the last time. Dennis thought this was dumb cause what if someone else didn't get a turn last time, but I told him shut up, and anyway SCP 4259 liked the idea. Then she [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] again and Will said he felt all squished. We played Animal Crossing and SCP 4259 got to go first. I tried to get Mr K██ to help me change the Contaignment Proceedures8 after that, but he acted all weird so I did it my self. Insedent Report 4259-C: Emma said that she wanted to show SCP 4259 her cat, and when she liked her we started trying other pets. Emma has alot of pets so we tried all of those first. Eventually I said we should all go and find some animals to try out. Dennis found some lizards in the woods and I found a cricket the night before. I also asked Mr K██ for some animals to test, and he gave us A box full of insects and a big weird snake thing. The password was "Water-Logged". When we got there, Dennis brought a big dog that noone had seen before. He said he was [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] and had it for years and years. We all thought it was weird cause he never talked about him, but he got all quiet and didn't say anything else. SCP 4259 really liked the snake thing. She let it curl around her and pet its head. Dennis was really excited to show his dog to her. Once she stopped playing with the snake he tried to pull the him into the room. [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] didn't wanna go tho, and he kept whimpering and keeping outside circle. Dennis tried to calm him down but he was was real scared, so he picked him up and took him over to SCP 4259. SCP 4259 hissed in a realy scary way I'd never seen and [UNTRANSCRIBABLE]. Then [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] but he [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] and he howled and ran up to SCP 4259 and almost [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] but I [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] I I Dennis I'm sorry. I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] He didn't wanna talk to me. I tried to tell him but he kept crying and crying and crying and Emma told me I'd "done enough". He kept saying [Scribbled over] I talked to SCP 4259 last night. She said I was her best friend in the hole world.9 The Awsome Squad shouldn't go near the body in the back corner of the big blue room. Footnotes 1. Certain parts of Susie J██████'s document possess strong anti-memetic properties which make them impossible to type. These have been marked with [UNTRANSCRIBABLE] in this report. 2. A running copy of this notebook is available on request from Site-52 archival storage. 3. Foundation records indicate that SCP-4259 was discovered in foundation custody on 09/13/0█, at which time no site personnel were aware of its existence. Certain elements of its current containment such as [Director K██ reports being unable to type this part] appear to have been in place at this time. 4. Various research teams have studied SCP-4259 in the period from 09/13/0█ to 07/25/1█. During this time period no reports on SCP-4259 were successfully produced. On-Site staff were not able to come up with a satisfactory explanation for this phenomenon. 5. The brother was 13 years old at the time of this visit. 6. Shortly before his mandatory reassignment, Dr. J██████ requested Susie be given a list of instructions which he had written to follow in his absence. After a joint review by the Ethics Commitee and Site-52 administration, this request was permitted with the provision that the list be thoroughly scanned by Site-52 sensors prior to the exchange. The list contained an instruction to never let SCP 4259 out of its containment chamber "no matter how nice she [sic] seems". Notably, no explicit mention is made of the [Director K██ reports being unable to type this part]. Susie has been observed to keep this list in her notebook and check it often before and after testing, although this behavior notably ceased around the suspected date of incident 4259-C 7. The following drawing was found on the last page of Susie J██████'s notebook, undated: Unknown 8. This reference dates Incident 4259-B to 8/19/1█, two weeks before the discovery of this report and the disbandment of Internal Task Force 259. Four days after Incident 4259-B, the members of Internal Task Force 259 underwent a random psych evaluation. During This evaluation, William B███ showed signs of increased stress and mild depressive symptoms. The other three members demonstrated no irregularities in their behavior. 9. The following drawing was sent unsolicited to Site-52 mailbox on 09/4/1█: Unknown ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4259" by Darius Rudominer, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4259. 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-4260
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by Nagiros 2/4260 LEVEL 2/4260 CLASSIFIED Item #: SCP-4260 RAISA Notice Regarding the Following Document: This document has been significantly edited to obfuscate the identity of SCP-4260; several addenda have been omitted, and are only available with Level 5/4260 Clearance. Strayer Density Matrix Mark I, Research Site-76 Special Containment Procedures: Area-03, located two kilometers beneath Hong Kong, has been created to contain SCP-4260. The containment chamber housing SCP-4260 has been augmented with a Strayer Density Matrix designed to coalesce and bind its disparate elements. Maintenance of the Strayer Density Matrix is integral to SCP-4260's containment and requires a specialized team of technicians and speculative essophysicists1. MTF Gamma-8 ("Baphomites") has been assembled for this expressed purpose and will perform any necessary repairs to the Matrix and operate it during Procedure 89172. Procedure 8917 requires a joint operation between three mobile task forces, assembled to ensure its effective completion. The assigned task forces, denoted collectively as Amalgamate Force Omicron-45, and their functions are as follows: MTF Gamma-8 ("Baphomites"): Assembled from technicians proficient in the operation of Strayer Density Matrices and speculative essophysicists from RTF Iota-39 ("Gods and Monsters") who will assist in their direction. MTF Xi-2 ("Out of the Shadows Come We, Darkly"): An armed Mobile Task Force specializing in combat with essophysical, deity-class entities. MTF Xi-2 will engage SCP-4260 and terminate it, ending the initial stage of Procedure 8917. MTF Tau-900 ("Deliverance"): An armed Mobile Task Force specializing in the location of civilians accidentally affected by a successful neutralization of SCP-4260. MTF Tau-900 will then terminate all targets and remove evidence of the procedure's efficacy. Procedure 8917 is considered complete when the following criteria are met. SCP-4260 has been successfully terminated. The Strayer Density Matrix is fully operational. All affected civilians have been located and terminated. All evidence of Procedure 8917 has been removed. SCP-4260 has been resurrected. The document detailing SCP-4260 uploaded to the Foundation intranet is to contain numerous omissions, in order to obfuscate the identity of SCP-4260. Description: SCP-4260 refers to the consciousness of an essophysical entity which has permeated itself through the known universe. The effect of SCP-4260's existence has been well documented by almost every sapient culture. Termination of SCP-4260 has resulted in the neutralization of its primary anomalous effect until its resurrection during Procedure 8917. Addendum.4260.1: Activations of Procedure 8917 Date Termination Method Procedure Causation Duration of Effect Affected Status ████, 1999 Fatal puncture wounds and blood loss, administered by MTF Xi-2. A massive containment failure at Site-62C. 110 seconds 3 civilians Recontained3 ████, 2003 Blunt force trauma by a member of MTF Xi-2. The nuclear bombardment of Site-001. 25 seconds 1 civilian Recontained4 ████, 2008 Destruction of SCP-4260's hard drive, completed by MTF Xi-2. An imminent CK-Class ("Reality-Restructuring") Scenario. Indeterminate 7,213,426,000 individuals, termination unnecessary. Recontained5 ████, 2015 Detonation of an electromagnetic pulse grenade, performed by MTF Xi-2. The ████████ of O5-6. 180 seconds 30 civilians Recontained6 ████, 2016 Incineration, committed by MTF Xi-2 during Experimental Operation “Many-Crowned Serpent”. The insufficiency of SCP-4260's containment procedures. 415 seconds 10 civilians N/A Greetings, O5-9. You are viewing SCP-4260's low-clearance iteration (Current Access: L6-GENERAL). Would you like to view Iteration β.4260? Footnotes 1. A science devoted to the study of entities which exert an effect on reality by existing. 2. Archive Index: "Termination of Primary Asset SCP-4260" 3. Reanimated by SCP-3914-1 in exchange for lifting of economic sanctions against Amazon, Inc. 4. SCP-4260's consciousness replicated and reproduced as Tantalus.aic. 5. A copy of Tantalus.aic uploaded into an appropriated Peregrine Series Humanoid Utility Droid. 6. Usage of SCP-4051 to manifest a copy of SCP-4260.
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SCP-4261
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SCP-4261. Item #: SCP-4261 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4261 is to be kept in a locked box with Class-VIII thaumaturgic seals within the Safe wing of Site-77 under the oversight of the Office of Strategic & Tactical Theology, with no fewer than seven active Scranton Reality Anchors surrounding the container. It is under MEGIDDO precautions at all times. Per the terms of Foundation-HI JOA 2-63, three members of the Sons of Shammai and three Foundation employees of verified Abrahamic faith are to be on standby in an adjacent room at all times as preparation for possible use of SCP-4261. If any of the following circumstances occur, SCP-4261 will be redesignated Thaumiel and is then authorized to be blown seven (7) times by an Abrahamic faithful, at the discretion of the Site Director: + LEVEL 5 AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED LOGIN AUTHORIZED & RECORDED If at any point notification of CODE NIGHTMARE REGENT RED along with the appropriate codephrases are received; There is incontrovertible evidence that threat entity CODENAME: Scarlet King is fully manifested in our universe and no appropriate countermeasures are or will be available to neutralize the threat entity; Objective verification from project coordinators that Project Palisade has failed at-large and multiversal reality failure is imminent; Any other verified K-class scenario in which the Foundation has objective evidence that multiversal reality failure is imminent. Under no other circumstances is SCP-4261 to be blown. Attempts to utilize SCP-4261 apart from outlined circumstances will result in immediate termination. Additionally, if unauthorized personnel attempting to utilize SCP-4261 are verifiably linked to a GOI, that GOI will be declared an enemy of the Foundation without exception and its personnel will be treated accordingly. + UPDATE: 01-05-2018 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Following the events of 12-20-2017 and subsequent dissolution of Vatican-Foundation JOA 729, any members of GOI-182 ("la Spada di Cristo") who are apprehended within 20km of Site-77 are to be taken offsite immediately for coercive interrogation followed by final processing. Under no circumstances are they to be processed onsite. Description: SCP-4261 is a shofar, a type of trumpet traditionally made of ram’s horn and used in ancient Israelite religious ceremonies. Though the material is identical in composition to ram’s horn, it possesses physical properties and tensile strength far in advance of actual ram’s horn, with removed samples shown to have energy dispersal properties sufficient to withstand an output equivalent to a 3.0 Megaton nuclear device. It should therefore be noted that in the event of Site-77’s failsafe nuclear device activating, retrieval of this item is of the highest priority as it will most likely have withstood the blast. SCP-4261 also has a property that activates when it is blown. The sound waves it generates modify local reality, leading to oftentimes drastic changes in Hume levels. Additionally, as the reality-altering effects of sound waves correspond to the power of the sound waves themselves, they are subject to traditional wave interference principles - if the horn is blown more than once in quick succession, the sound waves will amplify and destroy each other at points of constructive or destructive interference, respectively. This will result in corresponding amplification of reality changes, with unpredictable results. For unclear reasons, amplified sound waves will propagate to roughly sevenfold their expected radius of effect based on standard acoustics principles, with corresponding reality changes. It is unknown what will occur if SCP-4261 is blown seven times in quick succession, but available documentation indicates that it may trigger a unique effect that would potentially be detrimental to Foundation interests (see Documentation for more information). As such, testing is currently contraindicated. Additionally, SCP-4261 has a final property that is unclearly related to its reality-altering ability. Namely, exactly 77 seconds after it is blown, all verified adherents of Abrahamic faith who hear the sound will instantaneously dematerialize. Notably, computer-rendered audio of the sound will also trigger the effect. Additionally, all corpses within earshot of the sound will immediately, regardless of their state of decomposition, begin to rapidly move upward at a vector directly perpendicular to the ground. Foundation satellites have documented a top speed of 0.1c prior to the objects exiting the upper atmosphere, after which they spontaneously dematerialize - no barrier to date has been able to stop or slow subjects' acceleration. Prior Documentation: Note: Assumptions Regarding SCP-4261 There are still many unknowns surrounding SCP-4261. For instance, it is unclear what documentation is referring to SCP-4261 or what further documentation will be uncovered in future searches - as such, we have taken broad liberties in including elements that may or may not be related, and this selection of documentation is neither exhaustive nor finalized. Based on the below documentation and others housed in Site-77 (for further information, please contact the Office of Strategic & Tactical Theology), we make the following assumptions regarding SCP-4261: The use of SCP-4261 seven (7) times in quick succession will trigger an XK-Class scenario (high likelihood, high confidence); The use of SCP-4261 seven (7) times in quick succession will additionally trigger a mass dematerialization of all adherents of Abrahamic ideology globally, not just those who are within range of the sound waves (high likelihood, low confidence); Those who dematerialize in response to SCP-4261 usage are being transported to an extradimensional location (medium likelihood, medium confidence); There is a coordinating force causing the dematerialization of SCP-4261 subjects that is capable of triggering an XK-Class scenario under the right circumstances (high likelihood, medium confidence); This coordinating force is dematerializing SCP-4261 subjects for a benevolent purpose (likelihood unable to assess, low confidence). Signed: Ismail al-Atassi, Analyst, Office of Strategic & Tactical Theology Parchment Fragment/Recovered from Dig Site-128/c.1200-1000 BCE RETURN GYAROS UNDER (SIEGE/WAR/FLAME) IF (FALLS/LOST/CONSUMED) SEND WORD TO (SONS OF NOACH) LAST CHANCE SOUND THE (HORN/MUSIC) THEY FALL WITH US BURN THE (FLESH) I Corinthians 15:52/Translation recovered from Dig Site-54/c.350 CE RETURN In a rega (moment), in the wink of an eye, at the last shofar blast. For the shofar will sound, the Mesim (dead ones) will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. Papal Communique/Donated by the Vatican Archives, translated from Latin/c.410 CE RETURN To the Antichrist Ioannes, We shall have nothing to do with you, no alliance, no peace. We stave the world's cleansing only to bring the light of Christ to every corner of the world. Dare to impede the Church, set foot on the shores of Italia and I swear by my Lord Jesus Christ, I shall sound the shofar seven times and leave this world to burn. And you and your blasphemers shall burn with it. Do not test me. Innocentius, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome Wesleyan Hymn/c.1780 CE RETURN "The great archangel's trump shall sound, While twice ten thousand thunders roar Tear up the graves, and cleave the ground, And make the greedy sea restore. The greedy sea shall yield her dead, The earth no more her slain conceal; Sinners shall lift their guilty head, And shrink to see a yawning hell. But we, who now our Lord confess, And faithful to the end endure, Shall stand in Jesus' righteousness, Stand, as the Rock of ages, sure. We, while the stars from heaven shall fall, And mountains are on mountains hurled, Shall stand unmoved amidst them all, And smile to see a burning world. The earth, and all the works therein, Dissolve, by raging flames destroyed, While we survey the awful scene, And mount above the fiery void. By faith we now transcend the skies, And on that ruined world look down; By love above all height we rise, And share the everlasting throne." Addendum: On Dec 20 2017, a group of unknown assailants successfully breached the facility's outer defenses with the aid of still-unclear thaumaturgic mechanisms and several Class III ontokinetic entities, and rapidly penetrated into the Site before MTFs could be mobilized. The pattern of their initial incursion and movements matched predictive models for an attempted theft of SCP-4261 to within 96.54%, triggering immediate onsite mobilization of Automated Response Force (ARF) Sigma-9 ("Unthinking Servants"). The incursion was successfully halted and repelled before the hostiles could breach SCP-4261, with 17 hostile casualties, 3 prisoners taken, four ARF UGVs decommissioned, and a total of eight Foundation casualties. The prisoners were interrogated immediately following the encounter - logs follow. Due to unclear capabilities of the intruders, interrogations were conducted remotely in a thaumaturgically warded chamber by interrogator Winfield via videoscreen. OPEN INTERROGATION LOG - Prisoner 1 CLOSE INTERROGATION LOG - Prisoner 1 BEGIN LOG Winfield: State your name for the record, please. Prisoner: You've made a terrible mistake - you can still rectify it. Release me and help me recover the shofar, and we can end all this - now and forevermore. Aren't you tired of fighting these abominations of the Earth? Aren't you tired of waging endless war? Why not let our Lord judge us? Let him take those he finds worthy - help me and you will be among that number, free of all pain. Winfield: State your name for the record, please. Prisoner: So be it then. The prisoner angrily begins to chant in Latin. Winfield: I'm sorry, is that your first or last name? The prisoner's voice raises in intensity, and one of the interrogation room's walls is replaced by a void. Approximately three seconds later, smoke begins to pour out of the void and forms into the shape of three Class III ontokinetic entities. Protective seals trigger on the walls and one of the entities vaporizes - it appears to have only a temporary stunning effect on the other two. Winfield: WE NEED BACKUP IN HERE, NOW! The entities quickly break down the door. Security personnel arrive and, over the next several minutes, engage the entities in combat - several Foundation casualties occur before reinforcements arrive with spelleater rounds and successfully neutralize the entities. The prisoner is found dead in the room after the engagement. Post-Interrogation Assessment: Cause of death was cyanide poisoning - autopsy noted a shattered cyanide capsule buried in a false tooth. Presumably, the prisoner wanted to try a diplomatic approach first. Either that, or he knew the Site-77 layout, and that if he waited until he was in interrogation to spring his trap, the SCP-4261 holding room was just a few hallways away. Notably, our standard runes didn't take full effect as expected. Recommendations: Search the other two prisoners for any suicide methods hidden on their person. Future interrogations to take place in a room with reinforced thaumaturgic sigils. Signed: Jacob Winfield, Cooperation Elicitation Specialist, Site-77 ADDENDUM: The other two prisoners were searched - false teeth with cyanide capsules were removed - and placed in specially warded interrogation rooms to await Interrogator Winfield. END LOG OPEN INTERROGATION LOG - Prisoner 2 CLOSE INTERROGATION LOG - Prisoner 2 BEGIN LOG Winfield: State your name for the record, please. Prisoner: Angrily begins a Latin chant for summoning of a Class II ontokinetic entity. A series of protective runes inscribed on the walls flare. The prisoner grunts in pain and ceases his chanting. Winfield: Well, glad we got that out of the way early. I trust we won't be trying any of that again? Prisoner: Pute. Winfield: Excellent. So, let's start over. What's your name? Prisoner: What makes you think I'll cooperate with you? Interrogator Winfield changes the telescreen. It now shows a cognitohazard designed to induce loyalty to the Foundation. The prisoner grits their teeth and growls. Prisoner: Do you think your devilry will work so easily on me? Winfield: Let's put it this way - you won't be the first person we've convinced to see the light of day. Why keep fighting it? The prisoner's eyes open as wide as possible, pupils maximally dilating - they begin to scream wordlessly. Winfield: We both know how this ends. The prisoner grabs their left wrist with their right, without ceasing his screaming. With a quick jerking motion, he snaps the left wrist cleanly, exposing bone - a bright flash fills the room, and the prisoner continues to scream as wounds appear on his hands and feet and he begins to bleed profusely from every orifice. Within twenty seconds, the prisoner has fully exsanguinated and promptly expires. Post-Interrogation Assessment: The prisoner's left radius was inscribed with a sigil designed to trigger upon exposure to air and blood simultaneously - a rather sophisticated fallback method if one no longer has access to a cyanide capsule. Recommendations: It remains unclear what capabilities these agents have, and what other fallback methods are available to prevent them falling into the wrong hands. Requesting approval for EPSILON Protocol. Signed: Jacob Winfield, Cooperation Elicitation Specialist, Site-77 ADDENDUM: EPSILON Protocol approved for use of prisoner interrogation related to Incident 4261-1. Signed: EC-4, European Lead, Ethics Committee END LOG OPEN INTERROGATION LOG - Prisoner 3 CLOSE INTERROGATION LOG - Prisoner 3 BEGIN LOG Winfield: State your name for the record, please. Prisoner: WHERE AM I Winfield: State your name for the record, please. Then we can begin to answer some of your questions. Prisoner: MY FRIENDS CALL ME FABI Winfield: Excellent! Fabi, my name is Jacob. How are you today? Fabi: EVERYTHING IS BLACK Fabi: WHY CANT I FEEL MY ARMS AND LEGS Winfield: We've ripped your consciousness out of your body and into a computer - but good news! There's a way to put you back into your body. Let's just have a chat first, though. Fabi: WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS TO ME Winfield: Can't have you trying to kill yourself like your friends - we don't usually like to resort to this, but your team has forced us to get a bit creative. Fabi: RELEASE ME THIS INSTANT Winfield: Sorry, friend - can't be doing that just yet. How about we talk first? Fabi begins to chant in Latin. Winfield: Oh, please, go ahead - I can wait. Chanting continues for another thirty seconds. Winfield yawns. Winfield: Alright, that's enough of that. I'm sure by now you've realized that it's a bit harder to call on the powers of darkness when you don't even have a proper mouth or body to call with? Fabi: LET ME GO NOW Winfield: Counteroffer - Tell me something I don't know in the next thirty seconds, or I'll put you in a simulated 100,000 year timeloop and then you can tell me something I don't know. Fabi remains silent for another thirty seconds. Winfield: Alright, have it your way… Fabi: NO STOP Fabi: MY FULL NAME IS FABIANO LUCIANO VELLUCIANI Winfield: Excellent, now we're getting somewhere. Tell me, Fabiano - what do you do for work? Fabi: I AM ONE OF THE LORD'S SERVANTS Winfield: Could you be more specific? It's a big world - lots of Lords out there. Fabi: I AM A BLADE FOR CHRIST Winfield: Hmmm… So what's a Vatican assassin doing so far from home? Fabi: ISNT IT OBVIOUS Winfield: Enlighten me. Fabi: THE SEVEN SEALS OF DARKNESS ARE SHATTERING \\ THE WORLD IS BREAKING \\ THE ABOMINATIONS APPEAR MORE RAPIDLY \\ THERE IS NO HOPE FOR SAVING THIS EXISTENCE Winfield: So spell it out for me - what does this have to do with the horn? Fabi: THE SHOFAR BRINGS ABOUT AN ENDING AND FOR THE RIGHTEOUS HOPEFULLY A GOOD ONE Winfield: Nobody knows where the disappeared are going, or to what purpose - or what really happens if someone were to blow the horn seven times. All we've got are guesses - you know that, right? Fabi: BETTER THIS GAMBLE THAN THE THOUSAND SOUL DEATHS OF THE ABOMINATIONS THAT APPROACH Winfield: I see. And what about those not of Abrahamic faith? Fabi: I ECHO SAINT PAUL IN HIS EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS \\ WOULD THAT I COULD CUT MYSELF OFF FROM CHRIST FOR THE SAKE OF MY UNSAVED BRETHREN \\ THAT I COULD ACCEPT DAMNATION FOR THEIR SALVATION Fabi: BETTER TO GAMBLE ON THE SALVATION OF SOME THAN EMBRACE THE SURE DAMNATION OF ALL Post-Interrogation Assessment: Backchannels verified that Fabiano Velluciani is who he says he is. We've scoured every nearby city, town, and habitation, and found another few Spada agents scattered around. They have all been taken offsite for interrogation. Recommendations: None at this time. Signed: Jacob Winfield, Cooperation Elicitation Specialist, Site-77 END LOG MEMO: Dissolution of Vatican-Foundation JOA 729 From the Foundation Diplomatic Relations Office: The events of December 20, 2017 at Site-77 have not been adequately addressed by the Vatican Office for Secrets and Prophecies. Despite consistently disavowing both the existence of and actions committed by GOI-182 ("la Spada di Cristo"), they have refused to share information or render known Spada agents over to Foundation custody. Our intelligence indicates clear financial and operation links between Spada and the Vatican - under the terms of Vatican-Foundation JOA 729, they are therefore considered under the umbrella and jurisdiction of the Vatican and are not to be interfered with by the Foundation. Due to the VOSP's unacceptable lack of cooperation, we are officially invoking the Dissolution Clause of JOA 729 - as such, any and all Vatican-affiliated GOIs that the VOSP disavows are no longer subject to diplomatic immunity and are to be treated as independent GOIs. Note that this does not affect any other Vatican-Foundation JOAs, nor does this apply to Vatican-avowed GOIs. 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SCP-4262
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keter
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ATTENTION The following file (SCP-4262) is restricted to the following personnel: Level 3/4262 Level 4/4262 Level 5 Unauthorized access to SCP-4262 is considered a punishable offense. Disciplinary action will be taken. If you have accessed this file in error: Disconnect from SCiPnet servers Completely shut off terminal Alert active HMCL Supervisor and await further instructions Portion of a temple found on SCP-4262-1. Item #: SCP-4262 Special Containment Procedures: The Foundation is to ensure the International Olympic Committee organizes an instance of the Summer Olympic Games once every four years by any means necessary. Likewise, an arbitrary amount of Olympic events is to be added each year to ensure a successful ELEIA event1. During an ELEIA event, all competitors in that instance of the Summer Olympic Games who were awarded a gold medal2 are considered members of Mobile Task Force Omega-14 ("Perfect Ten"), regardless of prior Foundation employment or lack thereof. If a member of MTF Omega-14 were to be KIA or otherwise rendered irretrievable during an ELEIA event, a misinformation campaign stating that they have retired is employed. In instances where a lost athlete's identity is too deeply ingrained in popular culture or public knowledge, wide scale Class A amnestic compounds are to be employed to all major population centers via airborne distribution if no other options of erasure are viable. It is imperative that as many ELEIA events as possible be successfully completed before Procedure 76-Thriambus is enacted. Description: SCP-4262 is a series of phenomena which occur 1-24 hours following the extinguishing of the Olympic flame in the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games3. During SCP-4262, all athletes winning a gold medal in that year's Olympic Games undergo temporal and spatial displacement, seemingly being removed from standard reality. While displaced, the athletes will manifest on SCP-4262-1. Displacement lasts for one picosecond local time and upwards towards [REDACTED] days SCP-4262-1 time, though longer periods of time have been observed. SCP-4262-1 is an Earth-like planet orbiting a star in the Alpha Herculis system. The surface of SCP-4262-1 is comprised mainly of ocean, with the only land being a small continent with an estimated size of 140,000 square kilometers4. During an ELEIA event, competitors are faced with opposition from the planet's indigenous fauna, collectively designated SCP-4262-α. SCP-4262-α will actively attempt to prevent the completion of the event, displaying a level of strategy that implies high intelligence or some sort of collective shared mind. While acquiring a sample of SCP-4262-α, living or otherwise, is currently impossible, some hypotheses can be formed from visual records. SCP-4262-α often resemble species found on Earth, though with drastic differences in biology. Instances often will have multiple heads or traits from several different species. Due to SCP-4262-1 having similar planetary conditions to those found on Earth, it is unknown how SCP-4262-α naturally evolved to this state, though cross-contamination from a previous ELEIA event is one possibility. The currently accepted hypothesis assumes that SCP-4262-Ω may be responsible for the creation of SCP-4262-α5. Structures found on SCP-4262-1 bear visual resemblance to those found in ancient Greece, though the exact style is unlike those found on Earth. One such structure, a large temple, is where MTF Omega-14 will manifest. The temple is inhabited by SCP-4262-2. SCP-4262-2 is a humanoid entity, resembling an adult male of Mediterranean descent. SCP-4262-2 has displayed several traits similar to those of reality benders, namely the displacement of MTF Omega-14 members and the ability to insert information into an observer's mind6, though it is unknown if these are the extents of the entity's abilities. Upon manifestation of MTF Omega-14, they will be greeted by SCP-4262-2, who will explain and then instigate an ELEIA event. Upon completion of an ELEIA event, all living members of MTF Omega-14 will return to their positions prior to displacement. + Addendum A: ELEIA Event, MTF Omega-14 - Addendum A: ELEIA Event, MTF Omega-14 ELEIA event is the designation assigned to what SCP-4262-2 refers to as the "Hagioathlētḗs". Due to the method of communication used by SCP-4262-2 direct transcription is impossible, though through cross-reference of witness reports and visual recordings of ELEIA events a general sequence of events has been determined. MTF Omega-14 manifest on SCP-4262-1 and are met by SCP-4262-2. SCP-4262-2 gives an explanation of varying length of an ELEIA event. ELEIA event begins. MTF Omega-14 is tasked with reaching a second temple near the opposite side of the continent. One seemingly random member is given a lit torch. To successfully complete the event, a large torch located in the second temple must be lit. While there are no time constraints for lighting the larger torch, the extinguishment of the smaller torch will result in a failed event, and all living MTF Omega-14 members will manifest in their original positions on Earth7. If the larger torch is successfully lit, upon the next ELEIA event it will have moved approximately 43 kilometers closer to the temple housing SCP-4262-2. Instances of SCP-4262-α will emerge from some point beyond the larger torch and attempt to gain control of the torch carried by MTF Omega-14, utilizing lethal force. If an instance of SCP-4262-α were to acquire the torch and successfully light the larger torch, or if no Olympic Games are held once every four years, upon the next ELEIA event the larger torch will have moved approximately 43 kilometers closer to the far side of the continent, away from the temple housing SCP-4262-2. These scenarios constitute a failed ELEIA event, and are to be avoided at all costs. As of 2016, Mobile Task Force Omega-14 ("Perfect Ten") is comprised of 306 Foundation and Global Occult Coalition8 agents trained and experienced in extranormal combat scenarios. All members of MTF Omega-14 are given a separate public identity in order to maintain secrecy. Due to the high level of threat posed by SCP-4262, the following equipment has been authorized for use by MTF Omega-14; Standard Combat-based Mobile Task Force equipment (Assault rifles, sniper rifles, full body riot gear, handheld explosive devices.) Specialized Combat-based Mobile Task Force equipment (Plasma-based rifles, ██████ gear, Hallow-Kowalewicz Integrated Visual Recording Apparatus, [DATA EXPUNGED]) SCP-████9 Experimental Phase 2 Crow-██████ Combat Suits (Mass production prototype variant) Standard/Specialized Global Occult Coalition combat equipment (Black, White, Orange Suit variants; "VERITAS") The modern Summer Olympic Games are internally structured to ensure that only Foundation-approved athletes win gold medals. However, civilian athletes have become enlisted in MTF Omega-14, either due to lack of Foundation manpower or through a fluke. In this scenario, all civilians present during an ELEIA event are to be protected. While to ensure a successful ELEIA event is optimal and expected of MTF Omega-14, its primary objective is to kill or otherwise incapacitate as many instances of SCP-4262-α as possible. Though the exact method is unknown, the number of SCP-4262-α seems to increase exponentially. For every instance left active, there will be multiple more come the next ELEIA event. + Addendum B: Discovery, Initial Containment - Addendum B: Discovery, Initial Containment The recovered document. Translated portion found below. The Foundation first became aware of SCP-4262 in 1893, when documentation dating back to the 4th Century detailing the anomaly was recovered. Said document is sourced to the Foundation predecessor organization [REDACTED], and describes what would be the equivalent to modern Special Containment Procedures. A translated portion can be found below. [Illegible] scours our lands for the greatest warriors. In His honor, we celebrate [Illegible]… … Finding [Illegible] birth of the flame. The men and women strong of spirit and mind shall compete when the flames die… … Those who have proven their worth are [Illegible] the form of a man. Zeus commands [Illegible] armies of Hades. Those worthy obey, and will struggle [Illegible] triumph is [Illegible]… They must not hold the [Illegible] not control the flames. They must not triumph against those loyal [Illegible]… … the last of the lands, They come when there are none left to [Illegible] Them. Cross-referencing with other [REDACTED] documents confirmed that the event referred to would only occur following an Olympic game. However, due to the Roman Empire suppressing Greek religion in favor of Christianity, an Olympic game had not been held since the early 5th Century. In order to determine the true nature of SCP-4262 as well as to determine if it posed any significant threat, a proposal to revive the practice of quad-annual Olympic events was approved by Overwatch Command by a 11-2 vote in 1894. Independent of the Foundation, Baron Pierre de Coubertin was attempting to create a modern equivalent to the ancient Olympic Games. Foundation agents reached out to de Coubertin, offering to assist in realizing his goal. On 6/23/1894 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was established with Agent Demetrius Vikelas assuming the role of president. The first Summer Olympic Games were successfully held in Athens, Greece on 6/4/1896, instigating an ELEIA event upon conclusion on 15/4/1896. Of the 43 athletes awarded silver medals10, 12 were handpicked Foundation agents, selected due to their past experiences with events and phenomena assumed similar to SCP-4262. The remaining athletes were briefed of the Foundation and SCP-4262. As expected, the first recorded ELEIA event occurred 3 hours following the extinguishing of the Olympic flame. Of the 43 athletes, 15 returned11. + Addendum C: Log of Notable ELEIA Events - Addendum C: Log of Notable ELEIA Events ELEIA-1896 Status: Unsuccessful Casualty Level: High Description: First recorded ELEIA event. Regarded as a failure due to the lack of knowledge surrounding SCP-4262. Public historical records altered to cover up the deaths of the known civilian athletes. Special Containment Procedures are updated. ELEIA-1928 Status: Successful Casualty Level: Acceptable Description: First successful ELEIA event. ELEIA-1960 Status: Unsuccessful Casualty Level: Complete Description: First ELEIA event with no survivors. Specifics of the event remain unknown at this time. SCP-████ considered lost. At the point where MTF Omega-14 would normally re-manifest, an instance of SCP-4262-α appeared instead. The instance vanished upon death. ELEIA-1988 Status: Successful Casualty Level: High Description: While nearing the larger torch, an incredibly large, vaguely humanoid silhouette slowly approached MTF Omega-14's location. While direct contact was not made with the silhouette, instances of SCP-4262-α could be seen exiting from the humanoid's form. The silhouette entity. ELEIA-1996 Status: Successful Casualty Level: Acceptable Description: First joint operation with the GOC. Significant number of SCP-4262-α destroyed. The silhouette was observed, but did not actively engage MTF Omega-14. It remained in a static position some distance beyond the larger torch, adjacent a temple similar to the one inhabited by SCP-4262-2. ELEIA-2016 Status: Unsuccessful Casualty Level: Very High/Complete Description: First recorded instance of the silhouette12 actively engaging in combat against MTF Omega-14. Agent C████ M██████, the only survivor of the event, claimed SCP-4262-Ω is comprised of a viscous, mud-like substance, which absorbed the other members of MTF Omega-14. Agent M██████ managed to extinguish the flame before SCP-4262-α or SCP-4262-Ω could acquire it. She later died from her wounds shortly after re-manifesting. Upon her death, several instances of SCP-4262-α manifested in the location Agent M██████ had re-manifested. The instances self-terminated and vanished upon capture. Procedure 76-Thriambus approved. + Addendum D: Procedure 76-Thriambus - Addendum D: Procedure 76-Thriambus Following ELEIA-2016, it is believed that SCP-4262-Ω is the entity referred to as "Them" in the recovered [REDACTED] document. If the current understanding of that document is correct then it is highly likely that if the larger torch were to shift closer to the temple found beyond it, SCP-4262-Ω could potentially manifest itself on Earth following an unsuccessful ELEIA event. Estimations suggest that if current casualty and win-loss trends continue, SCP-4262-Ω could manifest on Earth in as few as █ ELEIA events. In order to counteract this, Procedure 76-Thriambus is to be enacted, entailing the following; █ ELEIA events before SCP-4262-Ω manifests, all world governments are to be given basic information regarding SCP-4262. The city hosting that year's Summer Olympic Games will be the city with the lowest population and furthest distance from other population centers. A false narrative stating that spectators will not be allowed at that year's Summer Olympic Games is to be released no sooner than 3 months prior to the event. From one hour before the ELEIA event to one day following, the entirety of the World Wide Web is to be rendered inaccessible. The Olympic stadium will contain no fewer than 20 conventional nuclear warheads. Likewise, as many intercontinental ballistic missiles as possible will be trained on the stadium. Upon manifestation of SCP-4262-Ω, the warheads are to be detonated and all missiles launched. Upon successful completion of Procedure 76-Thriambus, a false narrative stating that a rogue terror group attacked the Olympic stadium is to be released. In the event that SCP-4262-Ω were to remain active following Procedure 76-Thriambus, it would constitute an XK-Class "End of the World" Scenario. Current predictions show a ██% success rate. Footnotes 1. See Addendum A. 2. While Olympic gold medals are currently the award for winning any given Olympic event, the prize itself is arbitrary. See Addendum B. 3. Other events considered "Olympic Games", such as the Winter Olympics and the Wenlock Olympian Games, will not trigger SCP-4262 events. It is currently unknown why this is the case. 4. Measuring the exact size is currently impossible due to the limitations found in modern telescopes. Size estimate is based off of data recorded from Hallow-Kowalewicz Integrated Visual Recording Apparatus carried by members of MTF Omega-14. 5. See Addendum C; "ELEIA-1988". 6. SCP-4262-2 is either unable or unwilling to communicate through other means. Due to the one-sided nature of its chosen form of communication, direct communication with SCP-4262-2 has proven impossible. 7. If an ELEIA event is rendered unable to be completed, the torch is to be extinguished in order to prevent unnecessary casualties. 8. The Foundation reached out to the Global Occult Coalition in 1993, requesting their assistance in containing SCP-4262. The GOC agreed to assist, under the terms that the Foundation would relinquish ownership of ██ anomalous items to the GOC per Olympic Game. 9. [DATA EXPUNGED] Lost during ELEIA-1960, see Addendum C. 10. Gold medals would not be used until 1904, in order to determine if the prize awarded would affect ELEIA events in any way. As of 1916, the prize awarded to first place athletes has been determined to be arbitrary. 11. See Addendum C; "ELEIA-1896". 12. Now designated SCP-4262-Ω.
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SCP-4263
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euclid
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Item #: SCP-4263 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4263 is to be housed in a humanoid containment chamber located at Site-36. This containment chamber is to be equipped with a Scranton Reality Anchor and kept under guard by at least two security personnel at all times. Due to the ongoing investigation of SCP-4263-B, SCP-4263 is to be made available for interview by employees of the Foundation's Ethics Committee at any time it is required. Description: SCP-4263 is a gestalt entity created through the bodily and mental fusion of twenty-two year old reality bender Anna Kaufmann (the previous SCP-4263) and fifty-two year old Site Director Lucius Danton. These components will hereafter be referred to as SCP-4263-A and SCP-4263-B. The physical form of SCP-4263 is variable, with limb configurations and features shifting into various forms simultaneously resembling both components' original bodies. The personality of SCP-4263 is similarly variable, with the component in control of the main body often changing from moment to moment, and often becoming unstable. These personality shifts, while occurring naturally, can also be triggered by bright lights, loud noises and strong emotions on the part of one of the SCP-4263 components. In addition to its shifting bodily and mental forms, SCP-4263 retains the reality bending properties that SCP-4263-A possessed prior to the fusion: namely, the ability to transfigure the materials of objects that enter within five meters of it. Following the fusion, SCP-4263 mainly uses this ability in an attempt to transform personnel who approach it into statues of various materials, resulting in their deaths. However, the two components of SCP-4263 now operate as something of a self-regulating system: any changes to reality one component makes will invariably be reverted by the other component seconds later, presumably out of spite. SCP-4263 was formed as a result of SCP-4263-B attempting to forcefully merge with SCP-4263-A in order to gain the necessary combat ability to escape justice during Operation Black Dove. (See Addendum 4263-1.) It is presumed that SCP-4263's current unstable nature is a result of this process being interrupted. Interview 4263-1: <Begin Log> (Dr. Santana enters the interview room. SCP-4263 is on the other side of the observation glass, twitching and shifting between forms.) Dr. Santana: Hello, SCP-4263. May I ask who I'm speaking to right now? (SCP-4263 slams its body into the glass and growls, flickering in and out of view.) SCP-4263-B: Do you know who the hell you're talking to? I could have your job for this - I'm gonna have your fucking life for this! What's your employee number?! SCP-4263-A: Where am I? SCP-4263-B: Employee number! Employee number! Now! Dr. Santana: I'm going to have to ask you to calm down, SCP-4263-B. (SCP-4263 begins thrashing in place.) SCP-4263-A: (sobbing) What's happening? I don't feel so good… SCP-4263-B: Shut the hell up! I'm talking! I'm talking! You gotta listen to your superior when they're talking! (points at Dr. Santana with three of the currently present arms) You get me the hell out of this thing right now! Dr. Santana: I'm afraid that's not possible, SCP-4263-B. SCP-4263-B: That's not my name! Liar! Liar liar liar liar liar! They're making you say that, aren't they? Fucking Ethics Committee cunts - I didn't do anything wrong, you know. Do you know how much I've given to this organization? Don't you think I deserve a little back? SCP-4263-B: (calmly) I could do wonders for your career, you know, kid. SCP-4263-B: (angrily) Do you think you can get away with this?! I have friends on the O5 Council, you know! Powerful friends! They won't let you do this to me! SCP-4263-A: I - SCP-4263-B: Shut the hell up! Shut the hell up! I have level four clearance, you can't treat me like this! (SCP-4263 resumes beating its body against the walls and glass. Dr. Santana concludes that, at the present time, a coherent interview is not possible and leaves the chamber.) <End Log> Addendum 4263-1 (Ethics Committee Action Report): From the desk of Vice-Chairwoman Shaw, Ethics Committee, I never enjoy having to write these reports. My doing so means that, on some level, we on the Committee have failed to keep the Foundation from adhering to its principles. Had we succeeded, things wouldn't have gotten so bad. In this report, I will be detailing the series of events that led to the Committee investigating Site Director Lucius Danton along with the attack on Site-36 now referred to as Operation Black Dove. Site Director Lucius Danton Before I can dive into these specific events, I must go into the two individuals most involved with this case: Anna Kaufmann and Lucius Danton, now known as SCP-4263-A and SCP-4263-B. Mr. Danton began his work with the Foundation as an agent recruited out of the United States Military, and achieved recognition following his single-man recapture of numerous anomalies during the Game Day incident. He received the Foundation Star for that - it's been revoked now, of course. That only helped his career accelerate further, and following the career in the field that he built on that, he began to shift into a more managerial capacity. He wanted to be put in charge of a site of his own, of course, and at that point there really was no reason not to grant that wish. He was a proven asset with the skills and experience required, not to mention a reputation that would demand the respect of his subordinates. When directorship of Site-36 became available, he was the obvious choice. Anna Kaufmann, prior to containment. Anna Kaufmann had also been with the Foundation for the majority of her life - but that was, of course, less voluntary for her. She'd been discovered as a reality bender and brought into containment when she was just eight years old, after turning the moving family car she was in into water because she needed the bathroom. Usually, reality benders are among the most difficult humanoid anomalies to keep under lock and key, but Ms. Kaufmann was an exception to the rule. She really was the definition of the phrase 'model prisoner'. Never a containment breach, never even an attempt at a containment breach. Because of her docility, she ended up getting passed around from site to site whenever space was required. Reviewing these transfers now, it's obvious we were much too lax with her. It's a miracle she never escaped, to be perfectly honest. Eventually, she ended up being transferred to Site-36. And that's when the incident began. Everything was quiet for the first few months, of course, with Site-36 sending back the reports we'd expected - that Kaufmann was docile, well-behaved, one of the easiest humanoid anomalies they'd ever worked with. Then they start talking about the containment breach. On 14/12/2015, the Scranton Reality Anchor covering Kaufmann's cell fails, and she begins an escape attempt that ends with the deaths of three security personnel. The site manages to contain her before she runs for it, of course, using a backup Anchor to lock down her reality bending ability. Following review of the events leading up to that breach, supervisors agree that Ms. Kaufmann's containment procedures are not sufficient. They recommend a regimen of drugs and cognito-agents to ensure Kaufmann doesn't make another attempt like this again - and these new procedures are implemented. We now believe that Danton either partially or fully instigated this supposed 'containment breach'. <Begin Log> (Heavy breathing, a gulp.) ???: Um, hello? Operator: Hello, you've reached the Ethics Committee anonymous helpline. Is there something you'd like to report today? ???: Um, yes. Okay. (deep breathing) This, this is anonymous, right? Operator: Yes, it's the anonymous helpline. ???: Fully anonymous? Operator: Yes, fully. What is it you'd like to talk about today? ???: It's - it's about Site-36. I don't know the specifics, but … there's something really bad going on here. <End Log> The previous log was a call from Junior Researcher Alan Raleigh, who had recently been assigned to Site-36. Yes, I know we said it was anonymous. Yes, that was a lie. We find it helps people find the will to report things. Two days later, Mr. Raleigh was killed in a containment breach at Site-36. Needless to say, we stepped up our investigation immediately. It came to light that, throughout his time at Site-36, Danton had created a culture of fear and intimidation that prevented anyone from speaking out regarding his abuses of his power as Site Director. As for the specific nature of those abuses, it would be easier to say what he didn't do. Extorting money, exploiting anomalies for his own personal gain, making inappropriate demands of his subordinates … the list goes on. Needless to say, we have a copy of it available in the Committee archives. It came to light that he'd even bribed the Committee representative at Site-36 not to report any of these countless ethical violations. That employee has been dealt with now, of course. I will not go into further detail, but only say that we take our integrity very seriously indeed. The most outrageous abuse of power Danton had indulged in was his exploitation of Miss Kaufmann. Using the regiment of drugs and cognito-agents she'd been prescribed as a result of the fake breach he'd engineered, he'd manipulated her into using her reality bending abilities for his own benefit. Turning paper into gold, garbage into diamonds … the kind of anomaly we'd spent years containing for the sake of humanity now turned to making a private profit. It wasn't easy to obtain this information - and Danton inevitably realized we were close to figuring him out. We soon got word he'd been negotiating with a known Foundation-embedded agent of the Chaos Insurgency. (We like to keep these sorts around so we can watch who meets with them). At that point, we decided it was time to rectify the situation. VOTE COUNT VOTE PROPOSED BY: Chairman Odongo Tejani PROPOSAL: Arrest of Site Director Lucius Danton and his collaborators via deployment of armed forces. FOR: 36 AGAINST: 12 ABSTAIN: 3 RESULT: Motion passes. On 13/04/2019, following a vote initiated by Chairman Tejani, Mobile Task Force Omega-1 ("Law's Left Hand") was deployed to Site-36 to apprehend and detain Site Director Danton - along with his collaborators among the senior staff. They met with heavy resistance - most of the security on Site-36 were now loyal to Danton, rather than the Foundation - but the Left Hand is nothing if not efficient, and we managed to secure the site with the aid of still-loyal personnel after a three-hour period of conflict. The senior staff who'd gone along with Danton's abuses were brought into custody, and containment on the anomalies contained within Site-36 remained intact. And then, of course, there was Danton himself. Omega-1 found him partway through his attempt to manipulate Kaufmann into merging them into one single being. I presume he intended to be in full control of the resultant entity, and then use Kaufmann's reality bending abilities to break through our forces, escape and defect to the Insurgency. I really couldn't tell you whether it would've worked or not. I can only tell you what happened when that first flash-bang went off, that bright light and loud noise. SCP-4263. Because of the greed and vice of one man, as well as our own inattentiveness, the life of an innocent young woman was ruined even more than it already was. I do not expect we will ever be able to separate Danton and Kaufmann. More than likely, they will serve as a cautionary tale for the rest of their natural lives - and who really knows how long that will be? Lucius Danton was a cancer, but hardly a unique one. There are doubtless many more men and women just like him in the Foundation, waiting to spread throughout our organization and poison all that they touch. And it is our duty, as always, to pluck them from the meat and cast them away. I ask that you never forget that. The Foundation keeps the world on the right path. We keep the Foundation on the right path. Secure. Contain. Protect.
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SCP-4264
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1/4264 LEVEL 1/4264 CLASSIFIED Item #: SCP-4264 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4264 is contained in a standard anomalous objects locker. Any alteration to SCP-4264 is to be drafted by a team of Foundation scientists in the appropriate field. Description: SCP-4264 is a set of lesson plans for Hampton High School in Calhoun County of the state of Arkansas, USA, printed on US letter size papers. The plans contain multiple example questions that often posit improbable and occasionally impossible circumstances. When the lesson is performed as described to a subject without prior knowledge of the covered topic, the circumstances of the contained questions actualize in the area of Calhoun County. Events described in the question invariably transpire in reality according to the expected answer. After completion of the lesson, the instructed subject will have a mastery of all concepts covered. Alterations to the provided variables and starting conditions in questions written on SCP-4264 will take effect accordingly when taught. Changes made to other portions of the lesson plan will render that instance of SCP-4264 inert. Copies made of SCP-4264 do not share the original's anomalous properties. Addendum 4264-1: Discovery SCP-4264 was discovered on 17/08/2015 when Foundation satellites detected an explosion with an estimated force equivalent to 20 tons of TNT in Calhoun County centered at the home of John Peron, a newly hired Math and Physics teacher at Hampton High School. Agents dispatched to the blast's epicenter discovered two corpses, both identified as John Peron. The pages of SCP-4264 appeared at the site in irregular intervals over the course of the next 32 hours. Addendum 4264-2: List of recovered questions sorted by the date written on the documents by the presumed author. Date: 4th of September, 2015 Subject: Math Question: Let's assume that Diego's uncle is one heck of a wild bird hunter and will bag $2x^2(3x-1)$ fowl a day where $x$ is the number of days into the hunting season. Assuming he isn't caught by the game warden and Diego never goes hungry during the holidays again, how many wild birds can Diego's uncle bring to the table after a 40 day long hunting season? Date: 25th of September, 2015 Subject: Math Question: Jim-Bob drinks heavily to the point that his present number of brain cells can be modeled as a function of time in days with $B(t) = B(0) - t^4√(5t^2−t)$ (t=0 being his 21st birthday). We can let B(0)=100,000,000,000. Find the number of brain cells Jim-Bob loses on any given day (t>0). Assuming Jim-Bob can operate on even a single brain cell, how long does the poor fella have for this world? Date: 9th of October, 2015 Subject: Physics Question: Jose is in a rush to get home from work one afternoon and drives recklessly. He ramps off a 40 meter tall hill at an angle of 30 degrees and while moving at 300 meters a second. Ignoring air resistance, how far away does the car land? Date: 22nd of October, 2015 Subject: Math Question: Frank's father hits a crude oil deposit of 20,000,000 liters on his land, ending a life of poverty for Frank. During drilling he accidentally breaches an aquifer in the process and water drains into the oil deposit at a rate of 20,000 liters a day. Frank's dad can pump out 30,000 liters a day from the deposit. Assuming the two liquids mix perfectly, what is the concentration of the oil pumped out after 300 days? Date: 12th of November, 2015 Subject: Math Question: Prove the Riemann hypothesis1 and win the class the $1,000,000 prize. Date: 19th of November, 2015 Subject: Physics Question: Agent Tucker of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is investigating the ecological collapse of several avian species in the area. While at the top of a 100 meter tall tree inspecting nests, the agent's selfie stick is struck by lightning, imparting it with a charge of -10 Coulombs. The agent manages to drop the rod while a second bolt of lightning, imparting -15 Coulombs, hits his patrol truck directly beneath him simultaneously. What is the electrostatic force applied between the selfie stick and his truck? Date: 12th of January, 2016 Subject: Physics Question: Nancy Harris is on the run from the cops after a CPS2 investigation into domestic violence against her children. She takes a sharp turn at 120 km/h as it starts hailing which reduces the coefficient of kinetic friction between her tires and the road to μk = 0.12. Does she run off the road and receive justice? Date: 4th of February, 2016 Subject: Physics Question: Agent Elion3, who claims to work for the United Nations, is returning to his hotel after vigorously interrogating a teacher for 3 hours. For reasons unknown, the force the ground applies to his feet in response to gravity fails and Agent Elion plunges straight through the ground. Assuming he is roughly spherical and experiences a drag of k=0.38 kg/m, how long will it take Agent Elion's corpse to come to a state of rest at the center of the Earth? Date: 18th of February, 2016 Subject: Physics Question: John is attempting to break several students out of an illegal detainment at a temporary holding facility in Calhoun County. He throws a 20kg boulder at a series of defenses consisting of one chain-link fence capable of withstanding a force of 15,000 Newtons, two cinder block walls each able to withstand 500,000 Newtons, and a steel rebar reinforced cement wall able to withstand 750,000 Newtons. Assuming the rock is spherical and k=0.24 kg/m, how fast does John have to throw it to free the students? Date: 21st of February, 2016 Subject: Physics Question: The city of Hampton is being shelled with chemical weapons by an entity claiming to work for the United Nations. Their base of operations in Calhoun County is approximately 100 square kilometers in area. Assuming a meteorite with a mass of 1500 kg is set to collide with the base, how fast does it need to be traveling at the time of impact to ensure the total annihilation of the bastards that murdered my students? Date: 21st of February, 2016 Subject: Physics Question: John needs to appear in his home 16,329,600 seconds ago. Assume he can travel faster than the speed of light and arrive at places before he leaves. Neglecting air resistance and dissipating as much excess energy as possible on arrival as neutrinos4, how fast does John need to move during a 60 second window in order to set things right? Footnotes 1. A presently unsolved mathematical conjecture with implications for the distribution of prime numbers 2. Child Protective Services 3. Embedded Foundation agents within the Southeastern branch of the Global Occult Coalition North America division have confirmed the existence of a GOC operative by the name of Emmanuel Elion 4. Neutrally charged subatomic particles smaller in mass than electrons that only interact using the weak nuclear force and gravity ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4264" by Nameless Mediocre, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4264. 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-4265
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Item#: 4265 Level1 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: dark Risk Class: notice link to memo Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4265 is kept in a standard reptilian enclosure modified to include a film projector and accompanying screen. SCP-4265 is to be shown a new motion picture on a bi-weekly basis. SCP-4265 is to be monitored during the screening to ensure it is maintaining interest in the film. If SCP-4265 shows no interest in the motion picture for the first twelve minutes of screening, it is to be removed and replaced with another. All instances of SCP-4265-1 are to be documented and archived at SCP-4265's containment site, any motion picture depicted by SCP-4265-1 is considered ineligible for SCP-4265 screenings. SCP-4265 in its "feeding trance" Description: SCP-4265 is an instance of the species Pantherophis guttatus (Corn Snake) that is estimated to be sixteen months old at time of retrieval. SCP-4265 is abnormally long, measuring 4.4 m in length. SCP-4265 requires no nutrition to survive but has shown signs of hunger after going approximately ten to fifteen days without watching a theatrical motion picture. When viewing a theatrical film in order to feed, SCP-4265 will be completely entranced by it. The only way to break this focus is by physically disturbing SCP-4265. SCP-4265-1 shortly after being shed SCP-4265's anomalous effects activate whenever it sheds its skin. The shed skin, hereby designated as SCP-4265-1, resembles a 35mm film strip and is compatible with any system designed to operate such. All instances of SCP-4265-1 are silent and include English subtitles, presumably due to the lack of an accompanying audio source. SCP-4265 will shed an instance of SCP-4265-1 approximately once every thirty days. However when under severe stress SCP-4265 has been known to shed as often as once per week. The motion picture depicted by SCP-4265-1 will always be a theatrical film, presumably one SCP-4265 has already seen. SCP-4265 has been shown on several occasions to be able to modify the films to an unlimited extent. For an incomplete list of motion pictures portrayed by instances of SCP-4265-1 and any changes to the film see Addendum-4265-B. Addendum-4265-A: After 32 days in containment SCP-4265 began showing signs of severe malnutrition and depression. Since this point, subsequent films portrayed by SCP-4265-1 have been increasing in violence and bleakness of tone. The first instance to exhibit this kind of of change depicts the film Stepbrothers (2008), which was completely unedited with the exception of the closing shot, where the two leads are swiftly dispatched by Foundation Agent Ellison, the agent that had initially retrieved SCP-4265. Subsequent instances of SCP-4265-1 depict an increasing amount of violence being enacted both on and by Foundation personnel. After an additional three shed cycles the motion picture depicted by SCP-4265-1 is nearly unrecognizable as its original version: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). The only unchanged scene was the original film's "boat ride" sequence in the early second act. This inciting incident brought to the Foundation's attention SCP-4265's need to regularly view new films in order to survive. On 06/21/2018 Researcher Kilgallon let SCP-4265 watch the motion picture Holes (2003) on their personal cellular device from the outside of SCP-4265's glass enclosure. SCP-4265's mood immediately improved and supervising staff shortly thereafter called for the installation of a screen and projector into SCP-4265's containment in order to keep it fed and docile. Since then motion pictures depicted by SCP-4265-1 have taken on a much more positive tone, and SCP-4265's general health has also improved. Addendum-4265-B: Below is an incomplete list of films depicted as instances of SCP-4265-1 since SCP-4265's retrieval: 0. Black Panther (2018) Alterations: Any reference to the titular "Black Panther" is replaced by the "Black Mamba", all visual references to such are altered accordingly. Note: This instance was not directly shed by SCP-4265 but instead acquired alongside SCP-4265 at the █████ ███████ theater in Los Angeles, California, where it was played by theater staff who presumably mistook it for a copy of the original film. Class-A amnestics were administered to all civilian parties involved and an additional fourteen instances of SCP-4265-1 were recovered from the site. Analysis of recovered instances ongoing. 1. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) Alterations: None. 2. Good Will Hunting (1997) Alterations: None. 3. Stepbrothers (2008) Alterations: During the closing shot of the film the two lead characters are shot in the head by Agent Ellison wielding a handgun. Note: This is the first instance of SCP-4265-1 depicting a film altered from its original theatrical release since Foundation acquisition of SCP-4265. 4. The Emperor's New Groove (2000) Alterations: Instead of being transformed into a llama like in the original film, the protagonist is transformed into a cartoon snake. Unlike the ending of the original film the protagonist is never transformed back into a human. 5. Alien (1979) Alterations: The titular alien resembles SCP-████; the change is superficial and the creature still has all the same behavior and abilities as the alien from the original film. The seven human characters in the film are all replaced by Foundation researchers assigned to SCP-4265. All seven humans are killed by the creature in the SCP-4265-1 version of the film. Note: SCP-████ had breached containment on 05/31/2018, close to the start of this shed cycle. Despite the staff's violent deaths depicted by SCP-4265-1 none of the Foundation staff portrayed were injured during the containment breach. It is unknown whether this was a manifestation of SCP-4265's fear of SCP-████, its wish to enact harm on the humans portrayed, or a combination of the two. 6. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) Alterations: The titular character is replaced by Researcher Kilgallon and the children of the film are all replaced by snakes wearing human clothing. Instead of the karmic punishments being enacted on the children of the original film, Researcher Kilgallon in the role of Willy Wonka terminates the characters. These terminations were all done via gruesome means that are completely disconnected from the events of the original film. As mentioned in Addendum-4265-A the only unedited scene of the motion picture is the "Boat Ride" sequence in the film's second act. 7. Holes (2003) Alterations: None. Note: This was the first instance of SCP-4265-1 to be produced after SCP-4265 was "fed" by Foundation personnel. 8. Snakes on a Plane (2006) Alterations: None. 9. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Alterations: Instead of snakes, the protagonist has a fear of mongooses; this does not affect the plot in any way. The Ark of the Covenant depicted in the film is replaced by a reduced model of SCP-4265's containment chamber. 10. Zootopia (2016) Alterations: All characters in the film are replaced with either a member of Foundation staff, or by an anthropomorphized version of a living SCP subject stored at Site-42, the conflict of the film still revolves around factions of prey and predators but they are relabeled as "Humans" and "Creatures" respectively. The two protagonists of the film, anthropomorphized versions of a female European rabbit and a male red fox, are replaced by Researcher Kilgallon and SCP-4265 respectively. Note: It is as of yet unknown how SCP-4265 knew the appearance of the SCP subjects depicted, because as of this point the only other SCP subject it had seen was SCP-████ during the containment breach on 05/31/2018. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4265" by Cousin Throckmorton, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4265. 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: cornsnake.jpg Name: Kornnatter Author: Mike Wesemann License: Public Domain Source Link: Wikimedia Commons Filename: Film.jpg Name: Strip Author: Bart Everson License: CC BY 2.0 Source Link: Flickr
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SCP-4266
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The planet Earth, now abandoned, is the most specific known location of SCP-4266 Item #: SCP-4266 Special Containment Procedures: The Earth is to remain abandoned by the general public. A network of monitoring satellites is to be maintained, each equipped with standard orbital capture devices; these satellites will detect and warn off any ships attempting to land on Earth and will non-lethally incapacitate any that continue in their attempt. Any crew aboard these ships are to be extracted, taken to the nearest spaceport, and have amnestics administered. A small number of Foundation personnel are to be permitted to stay on Earth in order to continue research into SCP-4266; each of these personnel are to remain physically isolated from each other and must be continuously monitored. Description: SCP-4266 is an as-yet unknown anomalous vector present exclusively on the planet Earth that causes lowered levels of empathy between sapient life. This vector is believed to be a compulsion effect responsible for virtually all historical violent interaction1 between humans. The effects of SCP-4266 were first discovered in 2080, five years after the first successful Martian colony was established. It was noted that the level of violent crime was far below the expected average, despite socioeconomic disparities and complex interpersonal relationships that were previously thought to be factors in such acts. Psychological testing revealed that colonists had massively increased levels of empathy as compared to baselines performed on Earth. This was initially thought to be an anomalous effect of Mars-1 but after similar effects were noted on subsequent colonies established on the Moon, Io, Ganymede, and the various spaceports of the asteroid belt, it was concluded that the effect was instead localized exclusively to Earth. Attempts to isolate this effect to a specific object or region have thus far been unsuccessful; no obvious pattern of violent behavior exists, apart from self-apparent ones such as increased levels of violence as the population density of a particular region increases. Addendum 4266-a: Immediate Foundation Reaction The Foundation determined that making this knowledge public would have a detrimental effect on humanity as a whole. In particular, it was projected that the revelation that all human violence was externally compelled would lead to a breakdown in faith in existing justice systems, in turn leading to potential destabilization of world governments. Furthermore, a number of dictatorial regimes that depended on the existence of violence to continue functioning would have forcibly denied the truth of SCP-4266, and the following conflict would likely have resulted in the eruption of many violent skirmishes. Finally, accepting SCP-4266's existence would result in a frantic attempt by humanity as a whole to escape its effect by going into space; the existing colonies would not have been able to support such a mass exodus, and their resources would quickly deplete. Accordingly, until a long-term strategy had been put into effect the Foundation decided to obscure SCP-4266's effect by simulating the effects of violent crime in the non-terrestrial colonies2. Foundation agents simulated non-fatal harm by engaging in consensual physical altercations in public and by faking the results of such altercations in private3. Fatal harm was simulated using corpses that had died of natural causes that were then staged to appear to be victims of violence. Foundation agents also infiltrated the upper leadership of colonist peacekeeping forces in order to artificially inflate reported violent crime statistics. As a final measure, the Foundation created the popular “New World, New Respect” propaganda campaign in an attempt to explain away the observable increase in empathy in more altruistic terms. As a result of this campaign, simulated violence has been gradually phased out with the public explanation that humanity has simply “evolved” past violence gradually. Addendum 4266-b: Evacuation of Earth In 2106, the Foundation determined that the most reasonable long-term strategy for humanity would be to eventually abandon Earth entirely, thereby removing the population from the deleterious effects of SCP-4266. The first phase of this strategy was to build up the colonial infrastructure so it could support this population. This phase was initially estimated to take centuries but proceeded at a much more rapid pace than projected due to the increased empathy levels resulting in heightened levels of cooperation; after noting this, the Foundation decided to share information about SCP-4266 with selected members of the colonial governments. Once they understood the nature of SCP-4266, colonial leadership agreed with the strategy and worked with the Foundation to complete the work within a matter of decades. The second phase involved convincing Earth's population to migrate to the colonies. As previously noted, simply informing them of SCP-4266's existence was likely to lead to mass hysteria and violence so a cover story was disseminated instead. Designated “Operation Faron”, it posited that an unknown genetic disease endemic to Earth was starting to cause mass infertility and the only way to avoid it was to leave Earth permanently. This story was aided by the targeted release of a Foundation-developed chemical compound called ███████████-31 which caused a temporary and reversible inhibition of human fertility; the subsequent plummet in pregnancy rates lent credence to Operation Faron and resulted in the voluntary migration of 90% of the Earth's population. The Foundation was formulating a plan to convince the remaining 10% when a rogue terrestrial Foundation cell released ███████████-22 – an earlier, rejected form of the compound that resulted in complete and irreversible human sterility – across the globe. These actions have been officially condemned by Foundation command, those responsible were extracted from Earth and remanded into custody, and the manufacture of ███████████ in all forms has been discontinued. However, the practical result of these actions was complete acceptance of Operation Faron's cover story; follow-up efforts to migrate the remaining population was met with much less resistance and eventually only a few hundred thousand humans remained. By 2271, the last of these died of natural causes and Earth was officially declared abandoned. The third and final phase, ongoing to this date, deals with Earth post-abandonment. It was judged vital to understand the cause of SCP-4266's effects in order to ensure that it would not repeat elsewhere so a small team of Foundation personnel continues to operate on Earth as noted in the special containment procedures. Furthermore, the Earth was designated a quarantine zone for all discovered anomalies that could pose any physical danger to humanity; any such anomaly is to be moved to Earth the moment violent behavior manifests. Addendum 4266-c: Ethics Committee Report on SCP-4266 + Display Ethics Committee Report - Hide Report If you're reading this, it means you're finally old enough to understand why you're here. It also means you get to know the differences between the version of SCP-4266 the colonies are aware of – which you've just read – and the real one. Let's start with the most basic thing: SCP-4266 is not spread by an unknown vector. It is an airborne pathogen endemic to Earth's atmosphere that alters brain chemistry. The colonies produce their own oxygen via hydroelectrolysis and are therefore immune to this effect; the pathogen, having never had to exist in an environment where it was not plentiful, has no real defenses or replication ability and dies quickly when isolated. We figured this out within the first decade of study and not only suppressed this information but actively disseminated counterintelligence discouraging Foundation scientists from pursuing further research into this particular area. This ensured SCP-4266 remained an unsolved problem. The purpose of this was straightforward. I was aware that abandoning Earth would be proposed and it was a proposal I generally agreed with and one that I helped bring to fruition. But I was also aware of something the colonies would not and could not acknowledge: The Foundation functions due to violence. In particular, destructive testing of anomalies on D-class personnel is vital to the everyday work we do here and that testing was flatly refused by the colonies. Their non-violent nature, while admirable, means that they are unable to consider pragmatic options that will save lives long-term. Case in point: Foundation leadership would have spun their wheels for years trying to cajole the holdouts on Earth to join them, years where it would become more and more likely that the ruse would be uncovered. So we released riboxydeprogesterone-22 – a compound formulated from the study of SCP-4266, ironically enough – and solved their problem. And while RDP-22 does affect fertility, it has no effect on cloning, as you and your brothers and sisters will be able to attest. Our ongoing mission is threefold. First, to perform the testing that the colonies cannot perform, as a method of uncovering new truths about our universe and new ways to help our species. We are in contact with the colonial Foundation leadership; they believe us to be a friendly, intergalactic alien intelligence who periodically contacts them with helpful data, a belief we encourage with the help of the objects they send to Earth for “quarantining”. We are generally more unfettered in this task than we have been historically as the regulatory arm of the Ethics Committee migrated to the colonies with the rest of the Foundation proper, leaving us behind. Second, to shape the ongoing fate of the colonies via strategic violent acts. We only interfere in this way when all nonviolent solutions will eventually lead to catastrophic loss of human life. The covert assassination of Io's vice-chancellor, a populist who wanted to resettle Earth, is a recent example of this. Third, to defend against possible non-human incursions. Humanity is naturally blessed with a surplus of empathy; this trait may not be shared by other sapient species. The colonies will be unable to take the kind of first-strike measures that we can. The loss of our own empathy is a small price to pay. It boils down, as it always does, to three simple words. You've heard these words your entire life; their familiarity may even make them cliché to you. I would ask that you seriously consider them now; consider what they mean for yourself, for our mission, and for humanity as a whole. Secure. Contain. Protect. - O5-3 Footnotes 1. A violent interaction is one where a human causes or attempts to cause deliberate physical harm to a non-consenting human with the desired outcome being injury or death. Statistics indicate that violent interactions resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths per year on Earth; the number of interactions resulting in less-lethal physical harm was too high to be countable. 2. This information was previously included in SCP-4266's special containment procedures; for more details, see revisions of this document prior to May 14, 2182 3. e.g. using cosmetics to simulate the appearance of violence and then submitting false testimony that another person was responsible for this violence ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4266" by gishface, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4266. 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-earth.jpg Name: 2016 Top Images from NASA Goddard Author: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center License: Public Domain Source Link: Flickr
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SCP-4267
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2/4267 LEVEL 2/4267 CLASSIFIED Item #: SCP-4267 Neutralized A flock of Chimney Swifts (Chaetura pelagica) roosting inside SCP-4267. NOTE: As of 12/2/1995, the following document is for archival purposes only. Special Containment Procedures: The house containing SCP-4267 is currently Foundation property and occupied by several research personnel. Equipment is provided to remove the remaining creosote buildup inside SCP-4267 to prevent fire hazards. Secure covers have been installed to prevent unauthorized access. Description: SCP-4267 refers to the chimney of a two-story house in ████, North Yorkshire, England. SCP-4267 was officially documented in 1875, maintaining only an unofficial 'reputation' among past homeowners and local chimney sweeps for several decades for having a higher-than-average fatality rate. SCP-4267 houses a spatial anomaly within its flue, seemingly extending the inside of the chimney to a currently unknown length. It is lined with the same type of bricks used to construct the exterior. The anomaly can be accessed from either opening; however, it is unclear whether the openings are connected, as objects dropped from the top fail to exit the bottom. Initial exploration using robotic equipment has not observed any other additional anomalous phenomena within SCP-4267. Creosote formations are encountered as far as 1200 meters up the flue. Addendum: Incident 4267-A On 12/2/1995, a number of wooden recreational items suddenly exited the fireplace connected to SCP-4267. Shortly after, an emaciated humanoid entity with excessive facial hair fell down the chimney, covered in a thick layer of soot. It began exhibiting reality-manipulating abilities and reacted aggressively towards personnel, with two members suffering second-degree burns. It then escaped through the front entrance and into another residence nearby, which coincided with SCP-4267 collapsing inward from unknown forces. The owner of said residence later claimed the entity snapped its fingers before entering the house's fireplace and disappeared. A leather sack was discovered inside the remains of SCP-4267, containing additional non-anomalous items, and a small amount of coal1. Subsequent examinations revealed that SCP-4267 no longer exhibits anomalous properties, and was reclassified as Neutralized. Witnesses were given amnestics and a cover story of a chimney fire was disseminated. The house was purchased by another individual after repairs were made. The entity has yet to be located or identified, and whether it is related to SCP-4267 is unclear. Footnotes 1. Coal is not a product of SCP-4267, and personnel denied having used the fireplace connected to it. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4267" by Flawed, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4267. 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: birbs.jpg Name: Chimney Swifts Author: Greg Schechter License: CC BY 2.0 Source Link: Flickr
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SCP-4268
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Item #: SCP-4268 SCP-4268 prior to containment. Special Containment Procedures: When not being tested, SCP-4268's remains are placed in a secured letter box located within Cold Storage Chamber 198D at Site-1. Property owned by the Montero estate has since been seized and resold after testing was completed on the object. Description: SCP-4268 is a balsa wood figurine measuring 17.5cm in diameter and weighing 67g. The figurine is canid in appearance and is stylized with acrylic paint. SCP-4268 will become animate and aggressive when any of three conditions are met: • Its former location, 645 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM, is occupied by a new tenant. • A monthly allotment of $900 USD is not paid to the location owner’s estate. • The location is damaged in any way. When one of the conditions are met, SCP-4268 will attempt to locate the tenant. When exposed to the tenant, SCP-4268 will attempt to find its wallet or any personal possessions, and remove them, although this is not possible for the object due to its lack of dexterity or precise motor control. SCP-4268 is not considered hazardous due to its small size and lack of physical force, but it has been recorded at least once trying to choke one sleeping subject by attempting to insert its head into their mouths. History: Was discovered after an inconclusive missing person’s investigation when the owner of eight homes in the area, Maria Montero, disappeared. SCP-4268 was recovered from one of the properties, a 41 sq m casita located on an artistic co-op east of the downtown area, on 10/03/2016. The previous tenant could not be located for questioning. The apartment was empty save for SCP-4268 and a miniature wooden couch. Addendum A: Test of 08/05/2017, after seizure and reselling of SCP-4268’s former location. SUBJECT: SCP-4268 is presented with a bill of sale for its previous location. TEST RESULTS: SCP-4268, in its agitated state, is removed from its locker and placed on a small testing platform. The papers are held in front of SCP-4268, while the facilitator of the test holds SCP-4268 in place. SCP-4268 spins its arms wildly in an attempt to escape, but gradually this behavior subsides as SCP-4268 is seen to take notice of the document, crawling closer to inspect it. SCP-4268 shook violently, and exploded into small fragments after this. NOTES: The facilitator of the test was unharmed. Fragments of SCP-4268 are still animate and have been continuously active after the events of this test.
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SCP-4269
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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 An instance of SCP-4269. Item #: SCP-4269 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4269 instances are to be contained in a standard anomalous item locker. Any instances of SCP-4269 are to be washed and disinfected thoroughly before and after any experimentation. Instances of SCP-4269 are not to be used for recreational reasons by any personnel. Description: SCP-4269 is the collective designation for several pairs of cognitohazardous undergarments created by GoI-7058 (Inevitability Industries). Any subject who wears an instance of SCP-4269 is known as an instance of SCP-4269-1. Subjects who view SCP-4269-1 instances will perceive them as a person they would consider their ideal standard of sexual attractiveness. This anomalous effect extends to all senses, including touch, taste and smell. Different subjects may see different people when viewing and interacting with an SCP-4269-1 instance, and one subject may view multiple different people if viewing more than one SCP-4269-1 instance. The only known restriction of SCP-4269's cognitohazardous effects is it will not alter an SCP-4269-1 instance's gender to the subject viewing it. Below is an abridged list of SCP-4269-1 instances as viewed by Foundation Personnel: Subject SCP-4269-1 Manifestation Notes Researcher Geraldine Stearns Subject reported the instance looked like American Actor Dwayne Johnson wearing only an apron. SCP-4269 is capable of simulating realistic-feeling clothing and additional body mass, as the SCP-4269-1 instance was four inches shorter than Dwayne Johnson and was not wearing any clothing beyond SCP-4269. Researcher Arthur Cordelia Subject reported the instance was a tall, broad-shouldered, tan-skinned woman with long black hair and a toned body. SCP-4269-1 instances do not need to be any specific people, but rather a concept that the subject finds attractive. Researcher Connor Finn Subject reported the instance did not change in appearance. SCP-4269-1 instances do not necessarily need to change appearance if the subject already finds them attractive. Researcher Fiona Mariah Subject reported the instance became a scaled lizard-like woman with clawed hands and feet and an elongated tail. SCP-4269-1 instances do not necessarily have to be human or humanoid. Janitor Frank Robertson Subject reported the instance was a woman wearing a black latex suit that covered their entire body save for their feet. Test was accidental as Mr. Robertson had been passing by the Site-73 low-security testing area. Incident 4269-03: On September 28th, 19██, Researcher Wendy Flanders had reportedly requested an instance of SCP-4269 for experimentation purposes, but had not returned it for several days. The following are several tests made by Researcher Flanders that were discovered on her personal computer: Head Researcher Wendy Flanders Subject reported the instance looking like her ex-girlfriend. SCP-4269-1 instance was placed on a female Canis lupus familiaris, indicating subjects do not need to be the same species. Head Researcher Wendy Flanders Subject reported the instance looking like a different ex-girlfriend. SCP-4269-1 instance was placed on a humanoid mannequin, indicating subjects do not need to be alive or ever have been living. Head Researcher Wendy Flanders Subject reported the instance looking like SCP-035 on the body of an ex-girlfriend. Oh God yes… Head Researcher Wendy Flanders Subject reported the instance looking like Researcher Fiona Mariah. SCP-4269 can fulfill your wildest dreams. Beyond the testing, investigation of Researcher Flanders had revealed that she had kept the SCP-4269 instance for several days after concluding her tests, and had placed it on the base of a lamp in her office along with other pieces of lingerie and a silicone phallus. Researcher Flanders has been severely reprimanded, including removal as Head Researcher on the SCP-4269 project, and prohibition of working with any humanoid SCP Objects. Researcher Fiona Mariah has since requested to be transferred to a different Foundation Site after the events of Incident 4269-03. The request has been granted.
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SCP-4270
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SCP-4270: Does Benjamin Harrison Shit in the Oval Office? 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-4270 LEVEL 1/4270 UNRESTRICTED SCP-4270 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4270 is kept within a secure Foundation operated site. No further containment is necessary. Description: SCP-4270 is the preserved corpse of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States. SCP-4270 is entirely unremarkable. SCP-4270’s physiology is entirely consistent with that of SCP-4270. No records of SCP-4270 engaging in anomalous activity during its lifetime have been discovered. Further information regarding SCP-4270 is restricted to personnel with Level 3/4270 clearance or higher. ► INPUT LEVEL 3/4270 SECURITY CREDENTIALS ◄ ▼ DECRYPTION KEY ACCEPTED. INPUT CREDENTIALS ▼ Processing request… Connecting to SCiPNET… … Loading file_ SCP-4270… Awaiting Input… Enter Password:°°°°°°°°°°°° Approving credentials… … ACCESS GRANTED ITEM NUMBER: SCP-4270 LEVEL 3/4270 CONTAINMENT CLASS: TICONDEROGA CONFIDENTIAL Special Containment Procedures: Due to SCP-4270’s relative obscurity within the general consciousness and the current inability of individuals to recognize its anomalous effects, it has been determined that attempting to fully expunge all knowledge pertaining to SCP-4270 would be detrimental to its containment. As such, the containment and investigation of SCP-4270 and its anomalous effects have been assigned to the Foundation Antimemetics Division. Information pertaining to SCP-4270’s normalization effects has been restricted to individuals with Level 3/4270 access or higher. Description: SCP-4270 is the preserved corpse of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States. By all conceivable measures, SCP-4270 should not be a human. Despite possessing several unusual qualities such as a body weight of 287 kilograms, a long snout, and shaggy black fur, SCP-4270 is perceived as human. When not aware of its anomalous nature, SCP-4270 cannot be perceived or thought of as anything other than a human. This includes biological aspects, actions taken prior to death, and personality traits. SCP-4270 and information pertaining to it are instead thought of as fairly unremarkable, with illegal or immoral actions attributed to SCP-4270 being dismissed as average behavior. This only occurs with factual information pertaining to SCP-4270, as falsified information is immediately identified and disregarded. When aware of its anomalous nature, individuals perceive SCP-4270 as an unidentifiable quadrupedal mammal. Individual traits of SCP-4270 are able to be identified, but these traits are unable to be collectively attributed to a specific organism. It is currently believed that SCP-4270 possesses an antimemetic disassociation effect suppressing knowledge of its actual species. Extensive studies conducted by Foundation parabiologists have been able to identify SCP-4270 as a possible member of the Arctoidea infraorder. DNA analysis has shown SCP-4270 being a relative of the Otariidae family, although these results are currently under debate as SCP-4270 shows traits not suitable for marine lifestyles, such as large plantigrade paws and small rounded ears. Documented accounts of SCP-4270’s life have provided conflicting details of ranging importance. Discovered inconsistencies include: SCP-4270 being the grandson of William Henry Harrison,1 despite there existing no record of William ever conceiving children. The meeting of SCP-4270’s wife while attending Farmer’s College in Ohio, despite records claiming that it has never had any formal schooling. SCP-4270’s campaign to become the governor of Indiana in 1872, despite being hospitalized for several months due to a hunting accident. SCP-4270’s authorization of the first forest reserve, despite having lived in the authorized area prior to his election. SCP-4270’s claims to follow Presbyterianism, despite engaging in practices commonly associated with various sects of Proto-Sarkicism such as the regular consumption of raw meat and cannibalism. A lack of evidence supporting the continued conceptual existence of SCP-4270 following its presidency. As investigations into the validity of these discrepancies have provided conflicting results, further investigation into the source of these discrepancies has been temporarily halted. Footnotes 1. The 9th President of the United States ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4270" by Deadly Bread, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4270. 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: benharris.png Name: Benjamin Harrison, head and shoulders bw photo, 1896 Author: Pach Brothers License: Public Domain Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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SCP-4271
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keter
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SCP-4271, circa 1908. ✖ Item #: SCP-4271 Special Containment Procedures: Due to the immobile nature of the anomaly, the exclusion zone surrounding SCP-4271 is to be closely monitored for any changes in temperature and kept away from public eye. Provisional Research Site-08 are to make adjustments to the zone of exclusion due to SCP-4271's growing territory. At this time, research into slowing or stopping SCP-4271's growth is considered top priority. Description: SCP-4271 is the designation given to a large mass of tubular, Silicon carbide-based (SiC) sessile organisms that have integrated across a valley within the Guadalupe Mountains of El Paso, Texas. These structures appear to function similar to that of Giant tube worms (Riftia pachyptila); lacking any digestive, reproductive, or excretory systems. SCP-4271 forms a complex root system which has merged with the crust of the planet. Underground scans of the exclusion zone containing SCP-4271 reveals that these roots have integrated within the mantle, and are estimated to extend all the way down into the inner core of the Earth. SCP-4271 contains vents that expel Carbon Dioxide (CO2) out into the atmosphere with a estimated rate of 95 metric tons each year. SCP-4271 displays an ability to asexually reproduce by way of fragmentation1 as well as propagation by expanding its total area. This expansion has been steadily increasing at a rate of 2.6% each year. SCP-4271 responds to stimulus, reacting when touched by repulsing from the point of contact as well as moving or swaying when left to idle. Discovery: SCP-4271 was originally discovered in February of 1908 by prospectors during the Sutter Mill goldrush. At that time, SCP-4271 was only a conglomerate mass that was attached to a wall near the mountain's crest. Originally presumed to house gold within its cavities, the prospectors attempted to mine for the gold using their pickaxes but spent hours trying with no results and broken tools. The prospectors then tried to use their stacks of dynamite to break open the cliff face. The resulting explosion caused the rock face, which SCP-4271 was rooted on, to collapse into a ravine below. In 1920, SCP-4271 was rediscovered by ASCI operatives within the ravine and was cordoned off from the public. The exclusion zone surrounding SCP-4271 was established alongside Site-08. Addendum 4271.1: Future projections of SCP-4271 estimate that at its current rate of growth, SCP-4271 will spread and encompass the entire Eastern Seaboard in as little as 500 years. Further projections of SCP-4271 also estimate it to expand itself across the North American continent by the year 2███. Incident: On September 3, 2021, Foundation seismographs detected an oncoming earthquake emanating from beneath SCP-4271. Drone inspection of the valley revealed that a large crack had begun to form across SCP-4271. Several hours later, various winged insects composed of calcium and silicate compounds had emerged from the vents of SCP-4271. Simultaneously, a large entity (SCP-4271-B) estimated to be over 9 meters in height, composed of magma and a dark-colored igneous rock, rose from the fissure within SCP-4271. SCP-4271-B is covered in what appear to be glyphs and runes engraved across its back2. For the next four hours, the entity climbed out of the large crevice within SCP-4271 as the fissure started to widen due to the weight of SCP-4271-B before finally giving way and collapsing beneath SCP-4271. The entity ceased all motion as it fell into the large crevice. SCP-4271's total area shrunk as it slowly recovered the mass lost during the entity's arrival to the surface; resetting its growth rate for at least sixty years. Aerial reconnaissance of the incident revealed that after the creature fell back into the crevice within SCP-4271, six irregularly shaped humanoid entities covered in dark, crystalline structures were seen around the walls of the fissure as it closed up. Seismic activity has only increased after this incident. Further research and changes to SCP-4271's containment protocol are currently underway. Footnotes 1. A form of asexual reproduction in which an organism is split into fragments. Each of these fragments develop into matured, fully grown organisms that are identical to their parents. 2. These runes do not appear to match any known set of symbols on Earth. Furthermore, the symbolic nature of these glyphs do not belong to any known set used in runic thaumaturgy.
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SCP-4272
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Item #: SCP-4272 Special Containment Procedures: A Gorton Field Generator1 is to be installed in all major art museums.2 The current YouTube algorithm is to be edited to suppress the channel "Big Johnny Reviews" and all content within from appearing in the sidebar of recommended videos. All works of art taken by SCP-4272 are to be considered lost, and replacements are to be fabricated to take their place. Foundation agents embedded within art museums are to be given fast-acting tranquilizer pistols for potential use in containing SCP-4272. Description: SCP-4272 is an obese middle aged male of indeterminate ethnicity. SCP-4272's primary anomalous properties are as follows: On-command instantaneous matter transference. This is limited to SCP-4272 and items3 in direct contact with SCP-4272. Control of recording devices within the immediate vicinity.4 The devices in question do not have to be intact or functioning for SCP-4272 to be able to successfully utilize them. Digital content created by SCP-4272 is unable to be removed from the hosting platform. . Transcripts of videos produced by SCP-4272 Video Title: Big Johnny Reviews Water Lily Pond + Video transcript - Close. [BEGIN TRANSCRIPT] SCP-4272 is sitting in the driver's seat of a parked car. SCP-4272: What's up YouTube, it's me, ya boy, Big Johnny back at it again with another review for you. Today we're going to be reviewing some art. So a lot of people have been saying that this- SCP-4272 pulls Water Lily Pond by Claude Monet from the passenger's seat. SCP-4272: is pretty good. We're gonna put that to the test! Just judging by appearance, it looks nice, good presentation on this one. Obviously the guy put some nice work on this, love it when you get people who care for the stuff they make. Some reviewers have put this as one of the best pieces of all time, but as I always say, ya don't know it until you try it! SCP-4272 begins messily devouring the painting for thirty seconds, with enough vigor to noticeably shake the car. SCP-4272: Mmph, that's good. The ingredients really- SCP-4272 pauses to noisily lick its fingers. SCP-4272: blend together well. High-quality canvas. It's leaving a bit of a bad aftertaste though, and the frame didn't quite have the crunch to elevate this piece up to the top. I give it- Three pictures of SCP-4272's face appear overlaid on the video. SCP-4272: three BJs outta five. I would eat it again, but there are some issues with the dish that hold it back from being truly excellent. Anyways, that's all for today. If you enjoyed this review or found it helpful, leave a like, and if you disagree with anything I said be sure to let me know in the comments below. This is Big Johnny, signing off. - Close. Video Title: Welcome to Big Johnny Reviews! (Channel Trailer) + Video transcript - Close. [BEGIN TRANSCRIPT] Video begins with a black screen. SCP-4272: In a world where most art critics are little pansies who want to sound smart more than they want to crit art, only one man can bring the art the appreciation it deserves. Techno music can be heard softly in the background. Multiple clip arts of famous art pieces appear onscreen. Dance at Le Moulin by Edward Renoir, Nighthawks by Edward Hopper, and Campbell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol are all visibly present. SCP-4272: While those so-called critics are content with just looking on, my philosophy has always been different. Seeing a picture of a painting is essentially the same as seeing the painting. In fact, most of the pieces I've reviewed here have been replaced without any of them noticing! There's nothing really distinguishing a good photo of art with the art itself… except one thing! Let's appreciate art in its entirety! The background music gets noticeably louder. It is recognizable as dubstep. Several clips of SCP-4272 messily devouring art play in a sequence seemingly chosen to make SCP-4272's vocalizations louder with each consecutive clip. Multiple filters for vibrant and pulsing colors have been applied over the chosen clips. SCP-4272: Join me on my journey to take art out of the hands of these elitists and bring new appreciation to old art! The final thirty seconds contain only graphics encouraging viewers to subscribe to the channel and follow SCP-4272 on multiple anomalous social media sites. - Close. Video Title: Q&A with the big ol' J! (Part 1 of 3) + Video transcript - Close. [BEGIN TRANSCRIPT] SCP-4272 is seated in a parked car. The windows of the car are covered in snow. SCP-4272: What's up, Big Johnny here! So a while back I asked you lovely people to submit some questions ahead of time, and I'll be answering some of them here! Scrolling down, the first question is from Northmound. North asks "What's the best part of your job as a YouTuber?" I'd have to say you all. Full disclosure, I wasn't in the best place when I started this channel, and honestly just seeing people enjoying me for who I am has been an incredible feeling. Yeah, everyone says it, but I actually mean it. Now, Fireblood60 asks, "What's your favorite piece that you've reviewed?" Honestly, I can't pick a favorite. There are a couple that I've given 5 outta 5s on, but the best part of this job is that they're just varied as hell. Like, if I had to just choose one it would be The Scream, but it's like comparing apple pie to chocolate fondue: they all have completely different strong suites. MudaMuda14 is next, with the question "What caused you to start doing full-time reviews?" SCP-4272 pauses. SCP-4272: Well, there was some stuff with a bunch of people who were kinda mean to me. I mean, I had my quirks, don't we all, and they saw it as an excuse to target me. For years, actually. Beat me up a lot. Long story short- SCP-4272 pauses. SCP-4272: I left. Didn't want that negativity in my life. Set up shop somewhere else. Anyways, that's all the time we have today. I'm thinking this'll be a three-parter, so expect the next part tomorrow.5 - Close. Video Title: Big Johnny Reviews 10K Subscriber Special Livestream Highlight + Video transcript - Close. [BEGIN TRANSCRIPT] SCP-4272 is in the Louvre. The footage is seemingly taken by multiple security cameras. The timestamp reveals that this footage begins at 1:26 AM local time. SCP-4272: Hey everybody, thanks so much for ten thousand subs! Honestly, this channel is the best thing to happen to me for a while, and I couldn't keep it going without all of you. Now, from the comments in my previous videos, I asked what you guys wanted to see for 10k. The overwhelming response was to see how I get this art in the first place. Well, I'm here doing this for y'all. Welcome to my personal snack bar! SCP-4272 walks clumsily through the aisles, tripping multiple alarms as he does. SCP-4272: Shit, that usually takes longer to happen. Well, looks like we're on a time limit! Should make things more exciting. A guard comes running around a corner ten meters ahead of SCP-4272. Guard: Arrête toi là!6 SCP-4272: I'd surrender, but that's your job croissant boy. SCP-4272 begins running away from the guards, taking the first turn available. On the way, SCP-4272 rips a security camera off of the wall. The camera takes the place of actively recording SCP-4272 despite significant structural damage. SCP-4272: Huh, uh, these guys usually, uh, have tasers, huh, and we don't like that, uh, let's get something and skidoodle. Lucky for me I always come prepared. SCP-4272 knocks over a nearby sculpture, causing it to crash to the ground and shatter into pieces. SCP-4272: Pretentious pricks never think carpet is good enough for them. I think I'm close… SCP-4272 trips and falls. The guard can be heard approaching. SCP-4272: Holy shit, did I just fall next to what I think? SCP-4272 angles the camera to reveal St John the Baptist by Leonardo Da Vinci. SCP-4272: Jackpot. SCP-4272 attempts to grab the painting, but is stopped by the glass shielding. SCP-4272 grunts and pulls a hammer from its waistband. SCP-4272: Y'aint doing much there anyways. SCP-4272 rips the painting from the frame and stuffs it into the back of its sweatpants. The guards arrive in time to witness SCP-4272's retrieval of the painting. Guard: Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas avec toi?7 SCP-4272: Anyways folks, that's all the time we have today. Thanks again for ten thousand subs, and I'll see you all in the next video! SCP-4272 vanishes immediately, along with a small8 portion of the floor which was in contact with its arm. The video ends two seconds after SCP-4272's disappearance. - Close. Addendum 4272-A: The following video was uploaded three days after the current containment procedures were enacted. Video Title: I got (effectively) demonetized + Video transcript - Close. [BEGIN TRANSCRIPT] SCP-4272 is in a parked car. Dried tears are visible on its face. SCP-4272: So, it's come to my attention that the YouTube algorithm is doing everything in its power to keep people from watching my vids. Honestly, it's pretty bullshit. I've been making content here for a couple years now, and we were just starting to get big before this happened. For those of you who don't know what happened, basically this entire channel isn't showing up for people at all unless you specifically search like the exact title of the vid. Kinda sucks, since this is how I earn my keep. Also, none of my subs are getting notifications when I post stuff. We're gonna have to go to a word of mouth type thing, and I'm opening a Patreon for anyone who wants to chip in, link in the description. SCP-4272 pauses. SCP-4272: And an open message to the pricks messing with my channel: Stop. I'm not hurting anyone besides some pretentious rich people who look at art as a price tag to launder money with. Nobody besides them even knows the ones on display now aren't real. I'm not hurting anybody, and I never will again. So just let me bring some joy into the lives of me and my fans and go do your own thing. SCP-4272 pauses. SCP-4272: Sorry for this one being a bit of a downer, guys. I'll be back soon with more content, I'm just a little bummed out about this. This is Big Johnny, signing off. See you all in the next video. - Close. Footnotes 1. Designed to prevent incursions by entities capable of instantaneous travel. 2. defined as museums possessing a total inventory appraised at over $500,000 worth. 3. Exact size or mass constraints unknown. 4. Exact range unknown. 5. A video titled "Q&A with the big ol' J! (Part 2 of 3)" was released five days later. 6. French for "Stop right there!" 7. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" 8. Estimated at 5 kilograms. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4272" by CryonicAutumn, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4272. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. For information on how to use this component, see the License Box component. To read about licensing policy, see the Licensing Guide.
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SCP-4273
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Image Credit: See comments. ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} 6/4273 LEVEL 6/4273 CLASSIFIED Item #: SCP-4273 Apollyon Assigned Site Site Director Research Head Assigned MTF Site-01 The Administrator O5-12 Alpha-1 ("The Red Right Hand") Special Containment Procedures Until the full scope and breadth of the SCP-4273 event has been ascertained, containment procedures are focused on managing the anticipated global fallout. Alexandra.aic is tasked with coordinating global relief efforts via surviving UN officials as well as the surviving cabinet-level officials in the signatory nations of the Foundation Charter. Safeguard restrictions placed upon the Foundation monetary accounts have been lifted in order to ensure that the global economic systems remain functional. Internal asset projections assert that despite heavy Foundation asset expenditures, the global market will begin total systemic collapse in fourteen weeks. It is imperative that the Foundation continues to function despite global failure, and various contingency plans are being devised in order to facilitate survival of the core Foundation infrastructure in the event of a full Breach-Of-Veil scenario. As of 22 February 2020, all Foundation military assets have been ordered to stand at DEFCON 3 and begin mobilization to defend the primary Sites as designated in the Foundation Charter. Deepwell Catalogues 02, 08, and 13 have been evacuated and sealed in anticipation of further SCP-4273 events. Description SCP-4273 is the designation given to an ongoing and coordinated series of events that has already lead to the assassination and/or capture of a significant number of Heads of State and the destabilization of their associated nations. Additionally, the SCP-4273 events have also been successful in neutralizing or destabilizing the power structure of several anomalous Groups of Interest, as well as impacting Overwatch Command itself. Attached Addenda Discovery PoI-0007-A surveillance photo. c. 2018 On 25 August 2019, the Foundation became aware of the assassination of PoI-0882b ("Robert Bumaro"), the leader of GoI-004 ("The Church of the Broken God"). This proved to be the first of a series of planned and executed attacks that succeeded in neutralizing the Secretary General of the UN, all of the Special Envoys to the UN Security Council, and the heads of state for many of the signatory nations to the Foundation Charter. While this was sufficient to cause significant upheaval in the global balance of power, reports have also surfaced that these events were not limited to affecting established mundane governments. There are unconfirmed reports that the SCP-4273 events have also lead to the disappearance or assassination of PoI-0007-A ("Under-Secretary General D.C. al Fine, Global Occult Coalition"), PoI-0093 ("Senior Partner Skitter Marshall; Marshall, Carter, & Dark, LLP"), as well as the Delta Command of GoI-0002 ("The Chaos Insurgency"). Additionally, the statuses of O5-03, O5-05, O5-06, O5-09, and O5-10 are currently unknown. Event Overview SCP-4273-1 - On 05 August, 2019 a combined assault force made up of an aerospace assault wing provided by the GoI-004 offshoot sect "The Mekhanics" provided aerospace cover for an assault on the GoI-004 "Citadel". This smaller insertion team was able to infiltrate the facility, and in so doing were able to neutralize an unknown number of GoI-004 members, including PoI-0882b.1 SCP-4273-2 - On 09 August, 2019, the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations in charge of heading up the Global Occult Coalition failed to turn up at a previously-designated meeting. While the details of PoI-0007-A's disappearance are currently unavailable, she has been catalogued as missing and presumed dead. SCP-4273-3 - On 13 August, 2019, the Foundation asset assigned to observe PoI-0093 ("Skitter Marshall") reported that their target was the subject of a violent abduction, presumably by agents acting in the employ of GoI-0432 ("The Hunter's Black Lodge"). While PoI-0093's whereabouts are currently unknown, they are presumed to still be alive due to the nature of both PoI-0093's bodily enhancements and their access value to MC&D's anomalous catalogue. SCP-4273-4 - On 14 August, 2019 MTF received a series of high-priority Alpha reports involving GoI-002 ("The Chaos Insurgency"). In response, Overwatch Command issued the following general recall of all Foundation assets assigned to GoI-002. SCPF Internal Alert 14 August, 2019 - Be advised, any MTF or Research Agents involved in ongoing investigations into GoI-002 are to report immediately to your designated HMCL Supervisors or official handlers. All GoI-002 tasked HMCL Supervisors are to provide an official tally of remaining SCPF assets tasked to GoI-002 observation to Overwatch Command by 09:00 on 16 August, 2019. The situation is evolving, but MTF Command has received numerous reports of multiple mass-casualty events targeting GoI-002 cells. Information regarding the instigation of these events is scarce, though field agents should immediately assume biological contamination and avoid interfacing directly with SCPF staff. All recently deployed field staff are to be immediately quarantined until further notice. Joel Burgenstein Director, Department of GoI Threat Analysis SCP-4273-5 - On 16 September, 2019 a biological attack at the UN Building in New York City, NY succeeded in neutralizing the Secretary General & all Special Envoys to the UN Security Council.2 SCP-4273-6 - While initially considered a single event, SCP-4273-6 designates a series of attacks and incidents on high-value Mundane targets that occurred from 16 September, 2019 through 12 October, 2019. Despite the extensive security apparatus surrounding these targets, these attacks were largely successful. The current list of high-value assets that are listed as missing or neutralized include the President & Vice President of the United States; the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Japan, & India; the Chancellor of Germany, the Presidents of the Russian Federation, Israel, & South Korea; as well as the Premier of The People's Republic of China. While several of these targets were killed during the SCP-5509-5 event, the majority of the targets were eliminated in their countries of origin and signify a vast, multi-pronged, and coordinated effort to effectively hobble any sort of joint response the international community could make. All affected nation-states have raised their internal alert levels to DEFCON 2 or equivalent, though the international military situation has been stabilized by the ongoing efforts of Foundation Overwatch Command and the Office of The Administrator. The plurality of targets, including many of those in leadership of traditional adversaries, has ruled out any of the usual rivalries, and Foundation assets have been able to maintain a tense diplomatic equilibrium for the time being. SCP-4273-7 - The following has been designated L06-Eyes Only, and is viewable only with express permission from the Office of the Administrator. ■ 4273.doc.01 - SCPF Internal Transcript ■ □ 4273.doc.01 - SCPF Internal Transcript □ Date: 21 February, 2020 22:03 Chairperson: The Administrator Attendees: O5-01; O5-02 (Virtual); O5-04 (Virtual); O5-07; O5-08 (Virtual); O5-11; O5-12 (Virtual); O5-13 (Virtual); Jonathon DeCroix, Director, Ethics Committee (Virtual); Michelle M. Franks, Esq., Director, Office of the General Counsel; Dr. John Freemont, Director, Foundation Inter-Governmental Affairs; Dr. Judith Low, Director, Kelipat Nogah Initiative (Virtual). [BEGIN LOG] The Administrator: I want to start by thanking you all for attending on such short notice and so late at night. We have a lot to go over tonight, and so I'll be brief. The Foundation has failed. Despite the efforts of Dr. Low and her team, it has become readily apparent that we ignored the Sarkic threat for far too long. We are on the cusp of a major CK-Class Restructuring Scenario, one that could have, should have been prevented if not for the unwillingness of some of our body to see the obvious. [A heavy sigh can be heard from the Administrator, as well as the rustling of those in attendance] The Administrator: I'll not waste time pointing the finger and assigning blame. Instead, I urge you all to work together to move forward. Assembled here are some of the most capable minds on the planet, and together we will find a way through this. Twelve? Please proceed. O5-12: Thank you, sir. By now you all should have received a brief on the most recent data available regarding the SCP-4273 event. What isn't included in that brief is the status of certain members of Overwatch Command. Earlier this evening, Xi-8 operatives were able to receive confirmation that Three, Five, Six, and Ten have been neutralized. [Sounds of exclamation and a few muttered expletives can be heard] O5-08: Your data must be flawed. There's no way they could get to any of us. And four of us? The delusion of this so-called "Sarkic Threat" of yours has gone too- O5-12: Three was shot in the head as se was boarding a Foundation-chartered flight out of Kuala Lumpur, here's a photo of ser corpse. Five was crushed along with his armored transport vehicle, all 4 members of his security detail, and his driver when he was transiting from Site 28 to one of our Administrative hubs in New York City; here's that picture. Six was found dead in his off-site apartment with half of his stomach hanging out of his mouth. I've got that picture too if you want it, but preliminary autopsy report states that he was conscious when he started regurgitating his intestines, so it's not a pretty sight. And Ten? She went missing from a Foundation Safe House in Munich after pleading on the phone with MTF Command to send a rescue mission. You want that recording too? Doesn't matter, because three hours later we were sent this via a scrambled secure link. One of OUR scrambled secured links, I might add. [The sound of something being dropped onto the table can be heard, followed by sounds of disgust from several others on the call.] O5-01: And Nine? She's not on your list and she should be here. O5-12: Officially? She's been classified as "missing", but the reality is is that she's almost certainly dead. While my agents have been unable to confirm her status, the destruction of Site-31 was absolute. She was registered as being in the facility conducting an internal audit of Site-31's security systems when the on-site nuclear device was detonated. Alexandra.aic has completed her assessment of the situation, and she returned a 99.02% certainty that this event was triggered by outside and unknown sources. O5-13: That should not be possible. I created the protocol for that myself, and all were operating within .02% of optimal at last status update; well within designated fail safe parameters. O5-12: That may be so, but our working theory is that Nine herself had been compromised some time ago. Doctor Low? Dr. Low: [clearing her throat] Yes. In May of 2007, Nine was still a researcher working in Biological Containment. She was working closely with a Doctor Reese Harrington, who we now believe to be Lucien Detoit, or PoI-3862. It is unclear how Dutoit was able to gain access to the Biological Containment facilities, or how he was able to ascertain that Nine was being considered for Overwatch. Regardless, we think that Nine was somehow contaminated by a variant of the 3862 virus. O5-08: That should have been easily detectable. Working in that facility requires daily scans, any change in her physiology would have been noted. If not then, the sensors here are the best in the goddamn world. No, it's just not possible. O5-12: Oh shut the fuck up, Eight. How much goddamn proof must you see before you take your miserable head out of your fucking ass? We just got hammered out there. Someone just showed us that our vaunted Internal Security services, your vaunted Internal Security services, are so full of holes it might as well be a bunch of fucking origami tigers. Your failure is so utterly catastrophic that five of us are dead, along with several dozen world leaders. Not to mention that we've got a pile of smoking rubble where the UN Secretariat used to be that is so contaminated that clean up crews can't even get near it. Your inability to see the shit when it's staring you in the face would be laughable if it wasn't so criminally- The Administrator: That's enough, Twelve; Eight, you are dismissed. Don't bother gathering your things, your Overwatch credentials have already been revoked, and your security detail has been instructed to put you on a plane for the Decommissioning Site as soon as you hang up. Before this call is over, you won't remember your name, much less care about all your fancy toys. [There is silence for several moments before someone clears their throat.] O5-01: Uh, yes. Despite that, Eight did have a point. There just isn't any way that Nine could have been contaminated and not triggered some sort of internal alarm. Dr. Low: Forgive me, sir, I must disagree. The 3862 virus has proven to be highly versatile, and Dutoit has shown to be quite adept at adjusting it to a variety of needs. It was a major component of the нектар drug, as well as the primary factor in the 5509 contagion. The adaptability of the 3862 virus is well documented, I have no doubt that there are many strains we simply have no way to scan for. O5-01: But that could mean- The Administrator: We all know what that could mean, One. That's not the purpose of this meeting, however. Doctor, please continue. Dr. Low: Thank you. I'm sure all of you have had a chance to look over the latest briefs from Kelipat Nogah, so I'll not go into too much detail. To summarize, we've known for a while that the goal of most, if not all, of the Sarkic Cults has been to somehow resurrect Grand Karcist Ion. Up until now, we believed that the diaspora and the scattered nature of the Cults prevented any such thing from ever happening. We never truly contemplated that there could be any unifying force behind the Cults, or that any such force could continue to exist after literally millennia since the fall of Adytum and the Kalmaktama Empire. [She pauses and the sound of rustling paper can be heard.] Dr. Low: The truth of the matter? We've never been able to account for all of the Klavigar. Orok has always been the only one we've ever been able to conclusively point to, and even then, we've never been able to accurately trace his footsteps. We have some guesses as to where Lovataar is, but we have no idea where Saarn, or Nadox could have been hiding all these years. O5-01: Surely they can't still be alive. The War of the Flesh was what, three thousand years ago? Dr. Low: Bumaro was alive until last year, and all of our research has proven that Karcists can achieve a form of biological immortality. To assume that such a feat is impossible for a Klavigar would be naive in the extreme. No, I assure you that they are out there. The breadth and scope of the Sarkic threat is such that there can be no doubt that they are, and they've been pulling the strings for a long time. O5-12: The reality, I'm afraid, is that they've had centuries to plan and prepare for all of this, and we have been too far behind the ball in this that we're not even playing catch-up anymore. I don't think we have much choice at this point but to declare a CK-Class scenario and initiate Protocol Scarlet. Dr. Freemont: Excuse me, Overseer. I'm not certain that trying to force the Chartered Nations to give up control of their Armed Forces is a good idea right now. The international political situation is tenuous at best right now. All of the major signatory nations are experiencing massive political upheaval, and most of the people that are even capable of making the decisions necessary to implement Protocol Scarlet are dead or missing. Each of the signatory Heads of State must agree to the Protocol to even make it happen. It's not like the necessary generals and whatnot will just volunteer to serve our cause. Franks, Esq: Not if the Administrator invokes Article Two, Section One. O5-07: Section One has never been used, Michelle. It's only a part of the Charter because- [She cuts off mid-sentence, and there is a moment of silence on the line.] The Administrator: It's a part of the Charter because I insisted that it be a part of the Charter. I would never have agreed to head up this organization if it wasn't, and both President Roosevelt and Lord Salisbury knew it. While I agree that Protocol Scarlet may be our best option right now, I want to see if we can go through normal diplomatic channels first. Dr. Freemont- [END LOG] Afterword: The remainder of the transcript of this meeting has been omitted for brevity. A full transcript of this meeting, along with the mentioned briefs and reports is available upon requests to approved SCPF Personnel. SCP-4273-8 - Initially believed to be an isolated incident, ex post facto investigation by Kelipat Nogah operatives has concluded that the theft and use of SCP-3911-1 should be included as the eighth and final SCP-4273 iteration. ■ 4273.doc.03 - Area 02 Security Feed Transcript ■ □ 4273.doc.03 - Area 02 Security Feed Transcript □ Date: 22 February 2020 Location: Armed Reliquary and Containment Area-02 Foreword: The following is a partial timeline of events that transpired over the course of several hours and pieced together by Foundation Investigators. A full timeline is available to Kelipat Nogah personnel and other relevant parties upon request. [BEGIN LOG] Timestamp 02:39 Ext.Cam.08, Main access road - [A column of closely-packed armored vehicles can be seen approaching at a high rate of speed, led by large humanoid figure on foot. As the video progresses, the humanoid figure begins to shift and transform before growing in size to approximately equal to a semi-trailer truck. The figure continues to pick up speed as it nears the perimeter fencing and guard post. The figure elongates and transforms further, with its head and upper torso disappearing behind a heavy bone carapace and parietosquamosal frill.3 It then impacts the metal and cement security barricade at the primary Area-02 entrance, demolishing it completely. The figure appears to stumble further into the compound before carrying on into the front facade of the building, ignoring a continuous fusillade from the exterior gun emplacements. The armored convoy follows the behemoth into the compound where they return fire with roof-mounted heavy machine guns, quickly disabling or destroying the external point defense emplacements.] Timestamp 02:46 Int.Cam.09, Entrance Atrium - [The behemoth crashes through the armored entrance gate, creating a sizable hole in the external facade of the building. The behemoth's carapace shows significant damage, and a dark fluid can be seen streaming from several gaping wounds in the creature's sides and flanks. The creature stumbles into the middle of the atrium before collapsing, quickly disintegrating into a thick slurry, pooling across the floor. Moments later, the Biological Contamination alarm triggers, causing the video feed to strobe with red and white visual indicators as the Area personnel remaining in the Atrium all begin to collapse and writhe along the floor. The front convoy vehicle enters the building and slides to a halt before discharging several black-armored figures and a tall, heavily-disfigured entity. The entity, designated PoI-0432/Halyna,4 makes a small gesture above the spreading pool, and the entire surface ripples in response. The afflicted Area personnel stop writhing on the floor and drag themselves to their feet and begin shuffling towards the access doors to the remainder of the facility. A tall figure swathed in a tattered and stained funereal shroud,5 a powerfully-built Asian man in tactical gear,6 and a slight Indo-European man in a slate-colored suit7 join PoI-0432/Halyna in the Atrium where they converse for a few moments before following the converted Foundation personnel deeper into the facility.] Timestamp 03:12 Int.Cam.26-31, Subfloor 06, Biological Research - [What started as a firefight between the armored invaders and Area Security evolves quickly into a rout as more and more Area personnel become infected with the biological contaminate and begin attacking the uninfected personnel. Interspersed among the Area staff are black-armored foreign strike teams working in twos and threes, using high-powered assault weapons to break apart Area rally points, breaking up resistance before it can fully form. PoI-0432/Dutoit can be seen moving through the fighting, surrounded by a tight knot of the infected. As members of this entourage are damaged beyond their capacity to continue, the remainder either close ranks to cover the gap or the fallen is replaced by another of the newly-infected. The invaders enter Biological Research Lab 09 where PoI-0432/Dutoit collects several samples of the 3862-Σ virus being held there for study. He then leaves to proceed deeper into the facility.] Timestamp 03:14 Int.Cam.47-49, Subfloor 08, Archaic Weapons Storage - [The fighting here is less intense, as less personnel are stationed in this section of the facility. PoI-0432/Ban can be seen jogging down the corridor followed by a small, heavily armed squad of black-armored invaders. He gestures and the team quickly begins dismantling the mechanism holding a Type B storage locker on its rack. A team of Area Security officers round the corner at the far end of the hall and immediately fire upon the invaders. PoI-0432/Ban reacts instantly, flinging a spray of tiny objects towards the defenders. The small bone shards pepper the Security team, most deflected by their armor. It becomes quickly evident that some made it through, as all six members of the repulsion team begin to shriek in agony as they start clawing at their equipment. A moment later, large protrusions begin ripping themselves free of the officers' skin, and they collapse into a spreading pool of blood and viscera. The invaders complete the removal of the storage locker before gathering it up and moving on, deeper into the facility.] Timestamp 03:31 Int.Cam.96, Subfloor 32, High Security Containment - [All of the PoI-0432 entities can be seen entering the security perimeter around SCP-3911-1. Bodies of site personnel can be seen strewn across the floor behind them. PoI-0432/Halyna casually rips the containment housing off the storage locker and reverently lifts SCP-3911-1 free from its storage brackets and sets it gently on the floor before stepping back from it. All four Karcists begin chanting in unison, and a pale smoke begins coalescing around them. As their chanting grows louder, a small female figure materializes in the fog and joins the circle to stand next to PoI-0432/Naman. Another figure appears, this one squat and powerful-looking. He glances about at the scattered corpses, then steps up next to PoI-0432/Halyna. Again, the gathering smoke coalesces into a disturbingly attractive woman dressed in black folds of semi-opaque cloth. She looks breathless and excited as she eagerly joins the assembled Karcists beside PoI-0432/Dutoit. As the chant nears the peak of its crescendo, a whip-thin man dressed in what looks like a monastic robe appears standing next to PoI-0432/Ban. As his voice joins the chorus, SCP-3911-1 begins to lift free of the floor, and a powerful wind begins to blow around the room, causing the thick fog to swirl and eddy in strange patterns. SCP-3911-1 disappears into a blindingly-bright corona of white fire, and the chanting of the assembled Karcists and Klavigar can only barely be heard above the roaring of the wind and flame. With a sudden and horrific crash, the flare surrounding 3911-1 explodes outwards, pushing the chanting cultists a step backwards and shattering the armored plating on the walls behind them. Corpses are flung away to crush against the far walls, and the feed shudders as the shock-wave hits it and cracks its reinforced housing. As the feed stabilizes, all eight of the assembled figures can be seen kneeling in a circle before a ninth. The figure is tall, skeletal-thin, and is using 3911-1 to support their weight. Obviously weak, the figure holds themselves erect, a fierce look in their emaciated face. The others look up at them with a mixture of awe and rapture expressing themselves clearly on their faces. The central figure reaches out and gently gathers the newcomers to them, embracing all of them and holding them close.] Grand Karcist Ion: Lopuksi, ŋäcämatse, olen kotona.8 [END LOG] Afterword: After this, all of the invaders disapparated, leaving behind their weapons and equipment. The infected Area personnel immediately collapsed upon their disappearance, and Area-02 was able to be re-secured by Foundation reinforcements 34 minutes later. From the Office of The Administrator FROM: administrator.this.is.a.fake.email@admin.scpf..this.is.a.fake.emaili.this.is.a.fake.emailnt TO: SCPF Chartered Nations list; O5-12 CC: SCPF Site Administration list; DATE: 22 February, 2020 RE: Protocol Scarlet It has become radically apparent that the scope and breadth of the SCP-4273 event is such that the Foundation is currently ill-equipped to maintain the status quo. As such, and with the consent of Overwatch Command, I am enacting Protocol Scarlet per Article II, § 1 of the Foundation Charter. Towards this end, Foundation Military attachés are currently en route to integrate into your pre-existing military command architecture, where they will assume command on behalf of the Foundation. As much as it pains me to do this, I must consider the entirety of normalcy across the globe. I am afraid that you no longer have the luxury of continuing to ignore the threats that we have been forced to deal with for so many years in the hopes that Somebody Else will clean up the mess for you. It is for this very purpose that the Foundation was established and why each and every one of you signed the Charter. You may not remember the events of the Occult Wars, but we do and the records of those events are still available for your perusal at any time. We cannot allow the world to revert to those days, and that is exactly what Protocol Scarlet was designed to prevent. Attached to this memo are summaries from all the reports to-date as well as a brief on the Kelipat Nogah Initiative. Furthermore, each of you should also be receiving a separate packet download specifying your roles within Protocol Scarlet. I urge you all to comply with the terms specified within Protocol Scarlet. While it is my ardent hope that you will see the necessity for such action, I know that some of you will not. Know that the Foundation is utterly committed to maintaining normalcy, no matter the cost. If that means that steps must be taken to ensure your compliance with the Charter, we will not hesitate to do so. The time of petty diplomatic bickering is at an end. Only together will we hope to survive what is to come, and I have faith that we will succeed as we have always done. The Administrator Secure. Contain. Protect. Act II: Exierunt ut Vinceret | In Memoria, Adytum Footnotes 1. For further details on this event, see SCP-2834 2. For further details on this event, see SCP-5509 3. A neck frill made primarily of bone and hardened tissue, rising back from the base of the skull. See Triceratops horridus. 4. Later identified as Karcist Halyna Ieva 5. PoI-0432/Naman, Karcist Naman da ke Tsatsa 6. PoI-0432/Ban, Karcist Ban Yongsun 7. PoI-0432/Dutoit, Karcist Lucien Dutoit 8. Loosely translated from Ancient Ämärangnä as "Finally, my beloved(s), I am home." ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4273" by MalyceGraves, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4273. 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. Image 1 Source: Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0 Title: dcalfine.jpg Author: Anton Petukhov Release year: 2012 Image 2 Source: SCP-Wiki License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Title: admin.png Author: EstrellaYoshte (Author Page) Release year: 2021
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Image Credit: See comments. ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} 6/4273 LEVEL 6/4273 CLASSIFIED Item #: SCP-4273 Apollyon Assigned Site Site Director Research Head Assigned MTF Site-01 The Administrator O5-12 Alpha-1 ("The Red Right Hand") Special Containment Procedures Until the full scope and breadth of the SCP-4273 event has been ascertained, containment procedures are focused on managing the anticipated global fallout. Alexandra.aic is tasked with coordinating global relief efforts via surviving UN officials as well as the surviving cabinet-level officials in the signatory nations of the Foundation Charter. Safeguard restrictions placed upon the Foundation monetary accounts have been lifted in order to ensure that the global economic systems remain functional. Internal asset projections assert that despite heavy Foundation asset expenditures, the global market will begin total systemic collapse in fourteen weeks. It is imperative that the Foundation continues to function despite global failure, and various contingency plans are being devised in order to facilitate survival of the core Foundation infrastructure in the event of a full Breach-Of-Veil scenario. As of 22 February 2020, all Foundation military assets have been ordered to stand at DEFCON 3 and begin mobilization to defend the primary Sites as designated in the Foundation Charter. Deepwell Catalogues 02, 08, and 13 have been evacuated and sealed in anticipation of further SCP-4273 events. Description SCP-4273 is the designation given to an ongoing and coordinated series of events that has already lead to the assassination and/or capture of a significant number of Heads of State and the destabilization of their associated nations. Additionally, the SCP-4273 events have also been successful in neutralizing or destabilizing the power structure of several anomalous Groups of Interest, as well as impacting Overwatch Command itself. Attached Addenda Discovery PoI-0007-A surveillance photo. c. 2018 On 25 August 2019, the Foundation became aware of the assassination of PoI-0882b ("Robert Bumaro"), the leader of GoI-004 ("The Church of the Broken God"). This proved to be the first of a series of planned and executed attacks that succeeded in neutralizing the Secretary General of the UN, all of the Special Envoys to the UN Security Council, and the heads of state for many of the signatory nations to the Foundation Charter. While this was sufficient to cause significant upheaval in the global balance of power, reports have also surfaced that these events were not limited to affecting established mundane governments. There are unconfirmed reports that the SCP-4273 events have also lead to the disappearance or assassination of PoI-0007-A ("Under-Secretary General D.C. al Fine, Global Occult Coalition"), PoI-0093 ("Senior Partner Skitter Marshall; Marshall, Carter, & Dark, LLP"), as well as the Delta Command of GoI-0002 ("The Chaos Insurgency"). Additionally, the statuses of O5-03, O5-05, O5-06, O5-09, and O5-10 are currently unknown. Event Overview SCP-4273-1 - On 05 August, 2019 a combined assault force made up of an aerospace assault wing provided by the GoI-004 offshoot sect "The Mekhanics" provided aerospace cover for an assault on the GoI-004 "Citadel". This smaller insertion team was able to infiltrate the facility, and in so doing were able to neutralize an unknown number of GoI-004 members, including PoI-0882b.1 SCP-4273-2 - On 09 August, 2019, the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations in charge of heading up the Global Occult Coalition failed to turn up at a previously-designated meeting. While the details of PoI-0007-A's disappearance are currently unavailable, she has been catalogued as missing and presumed dead. SCP-4273-3 - On 13 August, 2019, the Foundation asset assigned to observe PoI-0093 ("Skitter Marshall") reported that their target was the subject of a violent abduction, presumably by agents acting in the employ of GoI-0432 ("The Hunter's Black Lodge"). While PoI-0093's whereabouts are currently unknown, they are presumed to still be alive due to the nature of both PoI-0093's bodily enhancements and their access value to MC&D's anomalous catalogue. SCP-4273-4 - On 14 August, 2019 MTF received a series of high-priority Alpha reports involving GoI-002 ("The Chaos Insurgency"). In response, Overwatch Command issued the following general recall of all Foundation assets assigned to GoI-002. SCPF Internal Alert 14 August, 2019 - Be advised, any MTF or Research Agents involved in ongoing investigations into GoI-002 are to report immediately to your designated HMCL Supervisors or official handlers. All GoI-002 tasked HMCL Supervisors are to provide an official tally of remaining SCPF assets tasked to GoI-002 observation to Overwatch Command by 09:00 on 16 August, 2019. The situation is evolving, but MTF Command has received numerous reports of multiple mass-casualty events targeting GoI-002 cells. Information regarding the instigation of these events is scarce, though field agents should immediately assume biological contamination and avoid interfacing directly with SCPF staff. All recently deployed field staff are to be immediately quarantined until further notice. Joel Burgenstein Director, Department of GoI Threat Analysis SCP-4273-5 - On 16 September, 2019 a biological attack at the UN Building in New York City, NY succeeded in neutralizing the Secretary General & all Special Envoys to the UN Security Council.2 SCP-4273-6 - While initially considered a single event, SCP-4273-6 designates a series of attacks and incidents on high-value Mundane targets that occurred from 16 September, 2019 through 12 October, 2019. Despite the extensive security apparatus surrounding these targets, these attacks were largely successful. The current list of high-value assets that are listed as missing or neutralized include the President & Vice President of the United States; the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Japan, & India; the Chancellor of Germany, the Presidents of the Russian Federation, Israel, & South Korea; as well as the Premier of The People's Republic of China. While several of these targets were killed during the SCP-5509-5 event, the majority of the targets were eliminated in their countries of origin and signify a vast, multi-pronged, and coordinated effort to effectively hobble any sort of joint response the international community could make. All affected nation-states have raised their internal alert levels to DEFCON 2 or equivalent, though the international military situation has been stabilized by the ongoing efforts of Foundation Overwatch Command and the Office of The Administrator. The plurality of targets, including many of those in leadership of traditional adversaries, has ruled out any of the usual rivalries, and Foundation assets have been able to maintain a tense diplomatic equilibrium for the time being. SCP-4273-7 - The following has been designated L06-Eyes Only, and is viewable only with express permission from the Office of the Administrator. ■ 4273.doc.01 - SCPF Internal Transcript ■ □ 4273.doc.01 - SCPF Internal Transcript □ Date: 21 February, 2020 22:03 Chairperson: The Administrator Attendees: O5-01; O5-02 (Virtual); O5-04 (Virtual); O5-07; O5-08 (Virtual); O5-11; O5-12 (Virtual); O5-13 (Virtual); Jonathon DeCroix, Director, Ethics Committee (Virtual); Michelle M. Franks, Esq., Director, Office of the General Counsel; Dr. John Freemont, Director, Foundation Inter-Governmental Affairs; Dr. Judith Low, Director, Kelipat Nogah Initiative (Virtual). [BEGIN LOG] The Administrator: I want to start by thanking you all for attending on such short notice and so late at night. We have a lot to go over tonight, and so I'll be brief. The Foundation has failed. Despite the efforts of Dr. Low and her team, it has become readily apparent that we ignored the Sarkic threat for far too long. We are on the cusp of a major CK-Class Restructuring Scenario, one that could have, should have been prevented if not for the unwillingness of some of our body to see the obvious. [A heavy sigh can be heard from the Administrator, as well as the rustling of those in attendance] The Administrator: I'll not waste time pointing the finger and assigning blame. Instead, I urge you all to work together to move forward. Assembled here are some of the most capable minds on the planet, and together we will find a way through this. Twelve? Please proceed. O5-12: Thank you, sir. By now you all should have received a brief on the most recent data available regarding the SCP-4273 event. What isn't included in that brief is the status of certain members of Overwatch Command. Earlier this evening, Xi-8 operatives were able to receive confirmation that Three, Five, Six, and Ten have been neutralized. [Sounds of exclamation and a few muttered expletives can be heard] O5-08: Your data must be flawed. There's no way they could get to any of us. And four of us? The delusion of this so-called "Sarkic Threat" of yours has gone too- O5-12: Three was shot in the head as se was boarding a Foundation-chartered flight out of Kuala Lumpur, here's a photo of ser corpse. Five was crushed along with his armored transport vehicle, all 4 members of his security detail, and his driver when he was transiting from Site 28 to one of our Administrative hubs in New York City; here's that picture. Six was found dead in his off-site apartment with half of his stomach hanging out of his mouth. I've got that picture too if you want it, but preliminary autopsy report states that he was conscious when he started regurgitating his intestines, so it's not a pretty sight. And Ten? She went missing from a Foundation Safe House in Munich after pleading on the phone with MTF Command to send a rescue mission. You want that recording too? Doesn't matter, because three hours later we were sent this via a scrambled secure link. One of OUR scrambled secured links, I might add. [The sound of something being dropped onto the table can be heard, followed by sounds of disgust from several others on the call.] O5-01: And Nine? She's not on your list and she should be here. O5-12: Officially? She's been classified as "missing", but the reality is is that she's almost certainly dead. While my agents have been unable to confirm her status, the destruction of Site-31 was absolute. She was registered as being in the facility conducting an internal audit of Site-31's security systems when the on-site nuclear device was detonated. Alexandra.aic has completed her assessment of the situation, and she returned a 99.02% certainty that this event was triggered by outside and unknown sources. O5-13: That should not be possible. I created the protocol for that myself, and all were operating within .02% of optimal at last status update; well within designated fail safe parameters. O5-12: That may be so, but our working theory is that Nine herself had been compromised some time ago. Doctor Low? Dr. Low: [clearing her throat] Yes. In May of 2007, Nine was still a researcher working in Biological Containment. She was working closely with a Doctor Reese Harrington, who we now believe to be Lucien Detoit, or PoI-3862. It is unclear how Dutoit was able to gain access to the Biological Containment facilities, or how he was able to ascertain that Nine was being considered for Overwatch. Regardless, we think that Nine was somehow contaminated by a variant of the 3862 virus. O5-08: That should have been easily detectable. Working in that facility requires daily scans, any change in her physiology would have been noted. If not then, the sensors here are the best in the goddamn world. No, it's just not possible. O5-12: Oh shut the fuck up, Eight. How much goddamn proof must you see before you take your miserable head out of your fucking ass? We just got hammered out there. Someone just showed us that our vaunted Internal Security services, your vaunted Internal Security services, are so full of holes it might as well be a bunch of fucking origami tigers. Your failure is so utterly catastrophic that five of us are dead, along with several dozen world leaders. Not to mention that we've got a pile of smoking rubble where the UN Secretariat used to be that is so contaminated that clean up crews can't even get near it. Your inability to see the shit when it's staring you in the face would be laughable if it wasn't so criminally- The Administrator: That's enough, Twelve; Eight, you are dismissed. Don't bother gathering your things, your Overwatch credentials have already been revoked, and your security detail has been instructed to put you on a plane for the Decommissioning Site as soon as you hang up. Before this call is over, you won't remember your name, much less care about all your fancy toys. [There is silence for several moments before someone clears their throat.] O5-01: Uh, yes. Despite that, Eight did have a point. There just isn't any way that Nine could have been contaminated and not triggered some sort of internal alarm. Dr. Low: Forgive me, sir, I must disagree. The 3862 virus has proven to be highly versatile, and Dutoit has shown to be quite adept at adjusting it to a variety of needs. It was a major component of the нектар drug, as well as the primary factor in the 5509 contagion. The adaptability of the 3862 virus is well documented, I have no doubt that there are many strains we simply have no way to scan for. O5-01: But that could mean- The Administrator: We all know what that could mean, One. That's not the purpose of this meeting, however. Doctor, please continue. Dr. Low: Thank you. I'm sure all of you have had a chance to look over the latest briefs from Kelipat Nogah, so I'll not go into too much detail. To summarize, we've known for a while that the goal of most, if not all, of the Sarkic Cults has been to somehow resurrect Grand Karcist Ion. Up until now, we believed that the diaspora and the scattered nature of the Cults prevented any such thing from ever happening. We never truly contemplated that there could be any unifying force behind the Cults, or that any such force could continue to exist after literally millennia since the fall of Adytum and the Kalmaktama Empire. [She pauses and the sound of rustling paper can be heard.] Dr. Low: The truth of the matter? We've never been able to account for all of the Klavigar. Orok has always been the only one we've ever been able to conclusively point to, and even then, we've never been able to accurately trace his footsteps. We have some guesses as to where Lovataar is, but we have no idea where Saarn, or Nadox could have been hiding all these years. O5-01: Surely they can't still be alive. The War of the Flesh was what, three thousand years ago? Dr. Low: Bumaro was alive until last year, and all of our research has proven that Karcists can achieve a form of biological immortality. To assume that such a feat is impossible for a Klavigar would be naive in the extreme. No, I assure you that they are out there. The breadth and scope of the Sarkic threat is such that there can be no doubt that they are, and they've been pulling the strings for a long time. O5-12: The reality, I'm afraid, is that they've had centuries to plan and prepare for all of this, and we have been too far behind the ball in this that we're not even playing catch-up anymore. I don't think we have much choice at this point but to declare a CK-Class scenario and initiate Protocol Scarlet. Dr. Freemont: Excuse me, Overseer. I'm not certain that trying to force the Chartered Nations to give up control of their Armed Forces is a good idea right now. The international political situation is tenuous at best right now. All of the major signatory nations are experiencing massive political upheaval, and most of the people that are even capable of making the decisions necessary to implement Protocol Scarlet are dead or missing. Each of the signatory Heads of State must agree to the Protocol to even make it happen. It's not like the necessary generals and whatnot will just volunteer to serve our cause. Franks, Esq: Not if the Administrator invokes Article Two, Section One. O5-07: Section One has never been used, Michelle. It's only a part of the Charter because- [She cuts off mid-sentence, and there is a moment of silence on the line.] The Administrator: It's a part of the Charter because I insisted that it be a part of the Charter. I would never have agreed to head up this organization if it wasn't, and both President Roosevelt and Lord Salisbury knew it. While I agree that Protocol Scarlet may be our best option right now, I want to see if we can go through normal diplomatic channels first. Dr. Freemont- [END LOG] Afterword: The remainder of the transcript of this meeting has been omitted for brevity. A full transcript of this meeting, along with the mentioned briefs and reports is available upon requests to approved SCPF Personnel. SCP-4273-8 - Initially believed to be an isolated incident, ex post facto investigation by Kelipat Nogah operatives has concluded that the theft and use of SCP-3911-1 should be included as the eighth and final SCP-4273 iteration. ■ 4273.doc.03 - Area 02 Security Feed Transcript ■ □ 4273.doc.03 - Area 02 Security Feed Transcript □ Date: 22 February 2020 Location: Armed Reliquary and Containment Area-02 Foreword: The following is a partial timeline of events that transpired over the course of several hours and pieced together by Foundation Investigators. A full timeline is available to Kelipat Nogah personnel and other relevant parties upon request. [BEGIN LOG] Timestamp 02:39 Ext.Cam.08, Main access road - [A column of closely-packed armored vehicles can be seen approaching at a high rate of speed, led by large humanoid figure on foot. As the video progresses, the humanoid figure begins to shift and transform before growing in size to approximately equal to a semi-trailer truck. The figure continues to pick up speed as it nears the perimeter fencing and guard post. The figure elongates and transforms further, with its head and upper torso disappearing behind a heavy bone carapace and parietosquamosal frill.3 It then impacts the metal and cement security barricade at the primary Area-02 entrance, demolishing it completely. The figure appears to stumble further into the compound before carrying on into the front facade of the building, ignoring a continuous fusillade from the exterior gun emplacements. The armored convoy follows the behemoth into the compound where they return fire with roof-mounted heavy machine guns, quickly disabling or destroying the external point defense emplacements.] Timestamp 02:46 Int.Cam.09, Entrance Atrium - [The behemoth crashes through the armored entrance gate, creating a sizable hole in the external facade of the building. The behemoth's carapace shows significant damage, and a dark fluid can be seen streaming from several gaping wounds in the creature's sides and flanks. The creature stumbles into the middle of the atrium before collapsing, quickly disintegrating into a thick slurry, pooling across the floor. Moments later, the Biological Contamination alarm triggers, causing the video feed to strobe with red and white visual indicators as the Area personnel remaining in the Atrium all begin to collapse and writhe along the floor. The front convoy vehicle enters the building and slides to a halt before discharging several black-armored figures and a tall, heavily-disfigured entity. The entity, designated PoI-0432/Halyna,4 makes a small gesture above the spreading pool, and the entire surface ripples in response. The afflicted Area personnel stop writhing on the floor and drag themselves to their feet and begin shuffling towards the access doors to the remainder of the facility. A tall figure swathed in a tattered and stained funereal shroud,5 a powerfully-built Asian man in tactical gear,6 and a slight Indo-European man in a slate-colored suit7 join PoI-0432/Halyna in the Atrium where they converse for a few moments before following the converted Foundation personnel deeper into the facility.] Timestamp 03:12 Int.Cam.26-31, Subfloor 06, Biological Research - [What started as a firefight between the armored invaders and Area Security evolves quickly into a rout as more and more Area personnel become infected with the biological contaminate and begin attacking the uninfected personnel. Interspersed among the Area staff are black-armored foreign strike teams working in twos and threes, using high-powered assault weapons to break apart Area rally points, breaking up resistance before it can fully form. PoI-0432/Dutoit can be seen moving through the fighting, surrounded by a tight knot of the infected. As members of this entourage are damaged beyond their capacity to continue, the remainder either close ranks to cover the gap or the fallen is replaced by another of the newly-infected. The invaders enter Biological Research Lab 09 where PoI-0432/Dutoit collects several samples of the 3862-Σ virus being held there for study. He then leaves to proceed deeper into the facility.] Timestamp 03:14 Int.Cam.47-49, Subfloor 08, Archaic Weapons Storage - [The fighting here is less intense, as less personnel are stationed in this section of the facility. PoI-0432/Ban can be seen jogging down the corridor followed by a small, heavily armed squad of black-armored invaders. He gestures and the team quickly begins dismantling the mechanism holding a Type B storage locker on its rack. A team of Area Security officers round the corner at the far end of the hall and immediately fire upon the invaders. PoI-0432/Ban reacts instantly, flinging a spray of tiny objects towards the defenders. The small bone shards pepper the Security team, most deflected by their armor. It becomes quickly evident that some made it through, as all six members of the repulsion team begin to shriek in agony as they start clawing at their equipment. A moment later, large protrusions begin ripping themselves free of the officers' skin, and they collapse into a spreading pool of blood and viscera. The invaders complete the removal of the storage locker before gathering it up and moving on, deeper into the facility.] Timestamp 03:31 Int.Cam.96, Subfloor 32, High Security Containment - [All of the PoI-0432 entities can be seen entering the security perimeter around SCP-3911-1. Bodies of site personnel can be seen strewn across the floor behind them. PoI-0432/Halyna casually rips the containment housing off the storage locker and reverently lifts SCP-3911-1 free from its storage brackets and sets it gently on the floor before stepping back from it. All four Karcists begin chanting in unison, and a pale smoke begins coalescing around them. As their chanting grows louder, a small female figure materializes in the fog and joins the circle to stand next to PoI-0432/Naman. Another figure appears, this one squat and powerful-looking. He glances about at the scattered corpses, then steps up next to PoI-0432/Halyna. Again, the gathering smoke coalesces into a disturbingly attractive woman dressed in black folds of semi-opaque cloth. She looks breathless and excited as she eagerly joins the assembled Karcists beside PoI-0432/Dutoit. As the chant nears the peak of its crescendo, a whip-thin man dressed in what looks like a monastic robe appears standing next to PoI-0432/Ban. As his voice joins the chorus, SCP-3911-1 begins to lift free of the floor, and a powerful wind begins to blow around the room, causing the thick fog to swirl and eddy in strange patterns. SCP-3911-1 disappears into a blindingly-bright corona of white fire, and the chanting of the assembled Karcists and Klavigar can only barely be heard above the roaring of the wind and flame. With a sudden and horrific crash, the flare surrounding 3911-1 explodes outwards, pushing the chanting cultists a step backwards and shattering the armored plating on the walls behind them. Corpses are flung away to crush against the far walls, and the feed shudders as the shock-wave hits it and cracks its reinforced housing. As the feed stabilizes, all eight of the assembled figures can be seen kneeling in a circle before a ninth. The figure is tall, skeletal-thin, and is using 3911-1 to support their weight. Obviously weak, the figure holds themselves erect, a fierce look in their emaciated face. The others look up at them with a mixture of awe and rapture expressing themselves clearly on their faces. The central figure reaches out and gently gathers the newcomers to them, embracing all of them and holding them close.] Grand Karcist Ion: Lopuksi, ŋäcämatse, olen kotona.8 [END LOG] Afterword: After this, all of the invaders disapparated, leaving behind their weapons and equipment. The infected Area personnel immediately collapsed upon their disappearance, and Area-02 was able to be re-secured by Foundation reinforcements 34 minutes later. From the Office of The Administrator FROM: administrator.this.is.a.fake.email@admin.scpf..this.is.a.fake.emaili.this.is.a.fake.emailnt TO: SCPF Chartered Nations list; O5-12 CC: SCPF Site Administration list; DATE: 22 February, 2020 RE: Protocol Scarlet It has become radically apparent that the scope and breadth of the SCP-4273 event is such that the Foundation is currently ill-equipped to maintain the status quo. As such, and with the consent of Overwatch Command, I am enacting Protocol Scarlet per Article II, § 1 of the Foundation Charter. Towards this end, Foundation Military attachés are currently en route to integrate into your pre-existing military command architecture, where they will assume command on behalf of the Foundation. As much as it pains me to do this, I must consider the entirety of normalcy across the globe. I am afraid that you no longer have the luxury of continuing to ignore the threats that we have been forced to deal with for so many years in the hopes that Somebody Else will clean up the mess for you. It is for this very purpose that the Foundation was established and why each and every one of you signed the Charter. You may not remember the events of the Occult Wars, but we do and the records of those events are still available for your perusal at any time. We cannot allow the world to revert to those days, and that is exactly what Protocol Scarlet was designed to prevent. Attached to this memo are summaries from all the reports to-date as well as a brief on the Kelipat Nogah Initiative. Furthermore, each of you should also be receiving a separate packet download specifying your roles within Protocol Scarlet. I urge you all to comply with the terms specified within Protocol Scarlet. While it is my ardent hope that you will see the necessity for such action, I know that some of you will not. Know that the Foundation is utterly committed to maintaining normalcy, no matter the cost. If that means that steps must be taken to ensure your compliance with the Charter, we will not hesitate to do so. The time of petty diplomatic bickering is at an end. Only together will we hope to survive what is to come, and I have faith that we will succeed as we have always done. The Administrator Secure. Contain. Protect. Act II: Exierunt ut Vinceret | In Memoria, Adytum Footnotes 1. For further details on this event, see SCP-2834 2. For further details on this event, see SCP-5509 3. A neck frill made primarily of bone and hardened tissue, rising back from the base of the skull. See Triceratops horridus. 4. Later identified as Karcist Halyna Ieva 5. PoI-0432/Naman, Karcist Naman da ke Tsatsa 6. PoI-0432/Ban, Karcist Ban Yongsun 7. PoI-0432/Dutoit, Karcist Lucien Dutoit 8. Loosely translated from Ancient Ämärangnä as "Finally, my beloved(s), I am home." ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4273" by MalyceGraves, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4273. 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. Image 1 Source: Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0 Title: dcalfine.jpg Author: Anton Petukhov Release year: 2012 Image 2 Source: SCP-Wiki License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Title: admin.png Author: EstrellaYoshte (Author Page) Release year: 2021
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close Info X SCP-4274: The Lonely Angel Author: CrystalMonarch More by this author Taxidermy model of SCP-4274-1. Item #: SCP-4274 Special Containment Procedures: No containment procedures are necessary for SCP-4274 or SCP-4274-2. Scientific research into SCP-4274-1 is to be monitored and disrupted as necessary to prevent discovery of SCP-4274-1's anomalous properties. However, SCP-4274-1's existence and non-anomalous properties are permitted to remain public knowledge. If any specimens with preserved neural tissue are discovered, they are to be obtained by the Foundation and contained in Low-Value Item Storage. Description: SCP-4274 is the designation given to a series of radio broadcasts issued between 1848 and 18781. The only known records of these broadcasts are the diaries of Elizabeth Carlyle, a Catholic nun with the anomalous ability to receive and understand radio transmissions. She has been given the provisional designation of POI-73367 and her anomalous abilities are being considered for separate SCP classification pending review of similarities to SCP-1723. The diaries were brought to the Foundation’s attention following the publication of an edited collection of entries by the Providence Spirituality Center in 1973. An investigation into the diaries’ claims of contact with a supernatural entity revealed that the diaries contained information anachronistic with their time period, notably, several exceptionally detailed and accurate accounts of the Earth's magnetosphere. This prompted an autopsy of the author's remains which revealed the anomalous physiology of her skeletal structure2. All printed copies of the diaries have been destroyed, and the originals have been obtained by the Foundation. Selected relevant entries are available in the Addendum below. SCP-4274-1 is the species Ectopistes migratorius3. In 2004, research by a non-Foundation body on several unusually well preserved specimens revealed a biological structure capable of generating minor magnetic fields and electromagnetic waves, including radio waves. It is now theorised that similar to Columba livia domesticas4 ability to detect magnetic fields, SCP-4274-1's capacity to generate electromagnetic waves was used to assist flocks in navigation and co-ordination. From this and evidence from SCP-4274 it is theorized that sufficiently large flocks gathering resulted in the creation of SCP-4274-2, a gestalt intelligence capable of perceiving and transmitting a variety of electromagnetic waves. The means by which SCP-4274-2 came into existence are anomalous and are not explicable by standard models of physics. Much about how SCP-4274-2 functioned remains unknown, however it is not considered to have posed any significant threat. Its transmissions indicate that it was greatly limited in its capacity to both perceive and interact with the outside world. This includes members of SCP-4274-1, which were not directly controlled by SCP-4274-2, but rather functioned as a substrate on which it's consciousness existed, analogous to neurons in a human brain. In fact, SCP-4274-2 appears to not have been aware of their existence, and had a similarly limited understanding of most of the material world. SCP-4274-2 has been categorized as a Class II sapient entity, with intelligence approximately equivalent to the typical human. The entity is to be considered Neutralized as of 1878, which was when the last large flocks of Ectopistes migratorius were killed prior to their extinction in 1914. Addendum: Selected Diary Excerpts The diaries of POI-73367 are extensive, beginning in 1844 and continuing until her death in 1901. Many entries make reference to SCP-4274, and several entries of particular interest are collected here. July 26th 1848 July 26th 1848 Father always told me that a habit of writing was the best way to keep one's thoughts in order, and I pray that is the case now. Ever since I arrived in America, I have been plagued with the strangest delusions. I hear a voice, a voice that no other can hear, that sings to me in a language that is without words, and yet filled with meaning. I fear that I am going mad, that the illness that has left me an orphan in this foreign land is claiming my sanity too. Or worse, that the Sisters are right and the voice belongs to a demon trying to steal away my soul into the darkness. Despite what they tell me, I cannot believe that this is true. No delusion could sound so real. No demon could ever sing a song of such beauty, so filled with joy at the world. When I am feeling more optimistic, I fancy that it is an angel, sent by Mother and Father to watch over me. If so, they needn't worry. The work in the convent is hard but I have a bed, a full belly and a love of God to carry me through. I can survive without the need of a guardian angel. Still, despite its beauty, the creature does sound so lonely. Perhaps we could help keep each other company? This entry contains the earliest reference to the SCP-4274 transmissions. It was written approximately eight weeks after POI-73367's arrival in the USA5, and six weeks after she was taken in as an initiate of the Sisters of Providence. August 13th 1848 August 13th 1848 I'm writing this sitting on a damp stump in the woods. It's the third time this week I've snuck out, not to go anywhere in particular but just to have some time to myself. It's so suffocating there, I'm always surrounded by people and yet there's no-one I can really talk to. No-one who understands me. That's why I love going out like this, at the time when all others are asleep and the world becomes a more magical place. Back home they called this the witching hour. That's not a phrase the nuns would approve of but that doesn't matter. The witching hour is just for me. I wanted to try and understand the voice that I hear. It's clearer at night, not louder exactly, but easier to understand in a way that I cannot fully explain. I hear his thoughts and emotions and despite their foreign nature they make a strange kind of sense. I am certain now that the voice belongs to an angel, he is too filled with joy and love for God's Creation to be anything else. And yet he won't respond when I talk to him. I thought he might be ignoring me, that his search was only for angels and other such heavenly beings, but now I think that he simply cannot hear me. It makes me so sad to think of someone with such joy to be so alone. The Sisters teach that the only angels not in Heaven are those who have fallen but I cannot believe he could be of evil nature. Perhaps he has been sent here as a test from the Almighty? If so I wish him all success and even if he does not know it, I will keep him company on these quiet nights. This entry contains the first mention that SCP-4274-2 was attempting to make contact with other entities. No other SCP-4274-2 instances are known to the Foundation and this instance's formation is considered to have been an isolated event. September 2nd 1859 September 2nd 1859 I have a headache today. I am prone to such afflictions, and while this is certainly not my first experience it is by far the worst. There is the most awful screeching in my head, like the rumbling boom of thunder mixed with the keening of a mother goat in labour. Only now, the sound is directly in each of my poor ears. I have no desire to shirk my duties, but I simply cannot face tending the sick6 when I count myself amongst their ranks. The Sisters whisper behind my back, calling me weak and delicate for succumbing to such pain, and Mother Mary loves having another excuse to scold me. She says my faith should give me the strength to overcome such petty maladies. I would like to see her work with such a racket in her head, she who has not worked a nurse's shift proper in twenty years. At least my lonely angel understands. His voice is hard to hear through the din but I can tell he is hurting too. Cheer up old friend, we'll suffer through this together. The pain experienced by both entities is likely linked to electromagnetic interference caused by the concurrent Solar Storm of 18597. November 21st 1862 November 21st 1862 Another battle, another parade of broken and bloodied men. We are a nation tearing itself asunder because men cannot see the humanity of their fellows even as they live amongst them. At times such as these it is hard to believe in a loving God who cares for his children. And yet sometimes, the beauty of his Creation still shines through. I had finished a long night in the wretched tents we call a ward and was trudging back through the mud of the camp to the women's sleeping quarters. Then, the harsh light of the sun dimmed above me, and the soldiers called out in alarm. But I had no fear. I have some education to my name, and know an eclipse is not a danger, but simply another of God's miracles. A little piece of beautiful night granted in the midst of the day. I found a patch of clean grass to sit on and kept mine eyes shielded from the sun, for it still burned too bright to stare. I enjoyed the coolness of the dark settling over the land, the stars coming out while the sun hid. A beautiful sight, that, sadly, my fellows could not appreciate. Once they saw there was no danger, they moved on, sparing only grumbles about curses and ill omens. But I heard another voice, louder than the grumblers, my lonely angel rejoicing in the same miracle that I did. His eyes must be better than mine though, for while I was content to simply watch for stars he sang of patterns in the earth and in the sky. It cannot be described in words, his vision is too different from mine, and he can see the whole of Creation in ways I do not understand. His voice is directed at the heavens now, calling out to the planetary bodies above. He is telling them of our world, describing it in numbers and in poetry. I have sketched here a poor copy of what he has described, a map of our world in the cartography of the heavens. I do not claim to understand it and my copy is certainly flawed, but when he sings of it his voice is filled with such joy. He may think himself alone on this world of ours but he can still see it's beauty. And so long as he can find the strength to continue, so can I. Following this diary entry were several highly accurate sketches of the Earth's magnetosphere and one fairly accurate sketch of the Venusian magnetosphere with some minor errors. All diagrams were detailed to a point beyond the understanding and capacity of contemporary science. July 1st 1877 July 1st 1877 It has been a long time since I last heard my angel speak. At first I had blamed myself for the silence, thinking that my increased responsibilities had kept me too distracted to hear my angel clearly. I confess also that I have had less need of my angel as of late. There have been times when I have felt so alone in this world, and his voice was all that kept me going through the darkness. But now that I am a Reverend Mother I have my initiates. They are each talented and wonderful young women and mentoring them has filled my days and given me a sense of fulfillment that I didn't know I lacked. With such distractions, I felt the absence of his voice was justified and that there nothing truely amiss. I was wrong. Terribly wrong. My angel sang today in a voice louder than I've heard in years, a song of his death. His silence has not solely been the result of my inattention but also his deterioration. I do not know how an angel can die but he tells me his sickness is fatal and I have no choice but to believe him. I can only hope that his death will mean the end of his exile, that he will be taken up into the heavens to join our Father and his choirs of angels. If so, perhaps we two could meet at last in the afterlife and I could tell him of all I had heard and all that it meant to me. For now, all I can do is what I have always done, listen and remember. I have recorded his last message below as best as I can translate it into the English language, although my efforts remain but a poor copy of his true song. To any that can listen Now or on some distant sphere My light grows dim This will be my final missive I thought myself eternal as the sun I am dying I searched for another to share my joy I am alone Once I lived I coursed across this land in joyous flight Once I loved The beauty of this world and all the worlds beyond Once I dreamed A time when my thoughts could be heard To any that can listen Now or on some distant sphere Know what I could not You are not alone This entry was the last intelligible SCP-4274 transmission. Several incoherent fragments were recorded over the following year with a gradual decrease in both volume and content. The last of these occurred in March 1878, corresponding with the hunting to extermination of the last large Ectopistes migratorius flock in Petoskey, Michigan in which an estimated seven million SCP-4274-1 instances were killed. There is no evidence of the survival of the SCP-4274-2 entity past this point. Footnotes 1. Notably, this is prior to the earliest known human use of radio transmitters in 1894. 2. For full details see POI-73367 Autopsy Report. 3. Common name: Passenger Pigeon 4. Common name: Homing Pigeon 5. Census records indicate she was born in Dumfries, UK on the 12th August 1832. 6. This refers to her work as a nurse at the Sisters of Providence run 'Our Lady's Hospital' which had begun in 1852. 7. This was one of the largest geomagnetic storms on record and was induced by a solar coronal mass ejection (CME) impacting against the Earth's magnetosphere. Similar events occurring more recently have resulted in widespread radio disruption.
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SCP-4275
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Item #: SCP-4275 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4275 is to remain at its current location. An exclusion zone of 200m radius is to be established with warning buoys and underwater surveillance. Monitoring is to be handled by a liaison within the Port Authority. Embedded assets in the nearby Coast Guard station can be called in should a cascade event result in an instance of SCP-4275-1. Description: SCP-4275 is a granite statue located underwater at a depth of 18 m, 5 km off Sandy Hook Barrier Spit in New Jersey. It depicts a muscular male over 50, dressed in attire common to fishermen and dock workers in the early 20th century. Sedimentary analysis places it at its current location since the 1930s. SCP-4275 is affixed to a concrete base by spikes of naval brass, driven through the statue’s feet. Samples of both concrete and brass are consistent with materials produced in the New England region during WWII. Samples of statue show unusual structure consistent with petrified tissue. Damage to SCP-4275 produces anomalous effects, even if the damage is not visible. Natural erosion causes moderate discomfort in humans and animals within a 5 meter radius, but any greater damage has dangerous and unpredictable effects, including: Aggressive behavior in animals (especially sea life, horses, and bulls) Nautical mishaps Earthquakes Storm activity Thaumasonic shockwaves Irreversible physical and mental transmutation of nearby humans (designated SCP-4275-1) Danger exists of a cascade event wherein the effect of damage results in further damage. Due to this risk, no requests for further testing are being accepted at this time. A method of relocating SCP-4275 to a more secure location without causing damage is being investigated. Addendum 1: Abridged list of notable incidents and their effects. Date: 17 APR 2004 Incident: Sample removed for testing. Damage: 4 mm3 chip removed from SCP-4275. Effects: Three draft horses being transported by ferry broke restraints and ran rampant, resulting in multiple injuries but no human fatalities. Two horses self-terminated, one via the ferry’s propeller and one via drowning. One horse was terminated by gunshot wound. Outcome: Incident was not correlated with sample-gathering attempt until 2011. Date: 22 JUN 2010 Incident: Sample removed for testing. Damage: 1 cm3 chip removed from SCP-4275. Effects: 3.9 magnitude earthquake felt in Long Island. Outcome: Sample lost during earthquake. Correlation noted and investigated. Location of epicenter falsified in geological data. Closer monitoring advised. Date: ██ ███ ████ Incident: Accidental release of anchor from Foundation research vessel ████. Attempted seismic scan of internal structure by Foundation research vessel ████. Damage: Internal, likely originating from spikes used to affix statue to base, followed by significant scoring damage on back of statue. Effects: Only known cascade event. Only known creation of instance of SCP-4275-1. Outcome: Foundation naval assets called in to commence long-range bombardment. Bombardment successful in terminating SCP-4275-1 and cascade event halted. Cover story about naval war games disseminated to media. Site Director approves salvage of SCP-4275 to avoid further incidents. [Note: As it was not known at the time that movement would cause internal damage, incident was initially believed to be the fault of investigating researchers. It is now believed that the release of research vessel ████’s anchor was induced by SCP-4275 itself.] Date: 7 JAN 2015 Incident: Attempted salvage of SCP-4275. Object wrapped in waterproof padding material, secured with chain. Damage: 6 cm crack in left foot. Effects: Massive thaumasonic discharge. Outcome: Two agents in the water expired instantly from internal liquefaction. Three agents on deck suffered psychogenic cardiac arrest. One successfully resuscitated, but suffered permanent loss of hearing. All further salvage operations halted pending review. Addendum 2: Agents executing an unrelated raid found their target, a former salvage diver designated PoI-13322, deceased via petrification. Samples of the statue matched the composition of SCP-4275. In addition to numerous unrelated items and documents1, several items relevant to SCP-4275 were also recovered: Security footage of a confrontation between PoI-13322 and an individual identified as PoI-5176 A handwritten note, likely from PoI-5176 A brass plaque, matching materials and residue from SCP-4275. Security footage: Digitally recorded on an external drive. Camera was rendered inoperable by calcification of internal components. Extremely poor audio quality due to microphone placement near air vent. + Transcript of surveillance footage - Transcript of surveillance footage Source: Security camera footage from [REDACTED] Summary: Confrontation between PoI-13322 and PoI-5176. Speech is unintelligible due to poor audio quality. <Begin Log> <00:01> PoI-13322 escorts a woman identified as PoI-5176 into his office. She wears sunglasses and a headscarf. Red hair is partially visible underneath. <00:05> PoI-13322 motions for PoI-5176 to take a seat. She remains standing, pacing the room and examining objects. [Unintelligible dialogue for 3 minutes, 6 seconds] <03:11> PoI-13322 pulls out two bundles wrapped in handkerchiefs2 and tries to draw PoI-5176’s attention. He grows visibly annoyed as she makes small talk but otherwise ignores him. <03:26> PoI-5176 reaches a plaque on the wall and pauses. Her body language becomes rigid. Frame analysis shows movement under headscarf. [2 seconds of camera distortion] <03:29> PoI-13322 stands and starts showing off plaque. Body language and tone suggest bragging. He does not appear to notice her discomfort. <03:33> PoI-5176 turns suddenly, points at PoI-13322, and raises her voice. <03:36> PoI-13322 grabs PoI-5176’s wrist. Frame analysis shows significant movement under headscarf. [7 seconds of camera distortion during which can be heard raised voices followed by a loud crash and a metallic tearing sound.] <03:43> Footage returns. PoI-5176 clutches plaque in her hand.3 PoI-13322 is slumped against opposite wall. <03:45> PoI-13322 struggles to stand. Appears dazed. PoI-5176 drops plaque on desk. <03:50> PoI-5176 crosses room and lifts PoI-13322 off the floor. She strikes him three times across the face, causing significant bleeding and orbital fracture. <03:52> PoI-5176 slams PoI-13322 against desk, cracking it. Previously visible hair no longer visible. <03:56> PoI-5176 releases PoI-13322, begins removing headscarf and sunglasses. [Feed cuts out abruptly.] <End Log> Closing Statement: Since this incident, there have been no confirmed sightings of PoI-5176 and she remains at large. Due to her display of anomalous abilities, PoI-5176 is considered a high-value target. Note: Handwritten with a ballpoint pen. Handwriting analysis indicates emotional distress. Found attached to plaque with clear plastic tape. Letterhead matches paper found in office. Tape matches roll found on desk. Ink matches pens found in office. No recoverable fingerprints. + Text of note - Text of note O Foundation, This plaque was meant as an epitaph for a dead god. His body is in your possession not far from here. Please return this to its rightful place at his feet. His crimes must never be forgotten. Sic semper dies4 M█████ Plaque: 18 cm x 12 cm. Naval brass, further waterproofed with sealing wax. Rivet hole locations and residue match base of SCP-4275. + Inscription on recovered plaque - Inscription on recovered plaque Poseidon RAPIST Footnotes 1. Catalogued separately in Operation Report █████ 2. Objects recovered, designated SCP-████-1 and -2 3. Walls constructed of sheet metal. Plaque appears to have been riveted in place. 4. Latin. "Thus ever to gods." ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4275" by Agent Fish, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4275. 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-4276
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SCP-4276 - Breathe Thy Devastation [{$authorPage} ▸ More by this Author ◂] {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} Access SCiPNET Email? One new message! Re:Congratulations To: TEN.picS|suoHneP#TEN.picS|suoHneP From: TEN.picS|refnoCC#TEN.picS|refnoCC Subject: Re:Congratulations Date 20/9/1995 Hey, since I'm lead researcher now, don't you mean "congratulations MS. Carla"? Who do you think you are, Director? Thanks though, and, if it's not too much of a bother, could you give them all my "regards" too? And, sorry, but I'm afraid that I can't share any details of the project. It's top secret; only critical personnel on a need-to-know basis type of thing. Sorry! Good day to you as well! Item#: 4276 Level4 Secondary Class: thaumiel Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: critical link to memo Special Containment Procedures: Protocol NULLARCH1 The following are to be enacted within twenty-four hours of the previous engagement. An organism - or organisms - meeting a weight requirement of 90kg is to descend into SCP-4276-B. At no point afterward is the organism(s) to be retrieved; all organisms undergoing Protocol NULLARCH are to be considered lost thereafter. A symbol of religious devotion is to be placed upon the rim of SCP-4276-B. For no reason may any form of religious iconography be engraved upon SCP-4276-B. The item may then be removed from SCP-4276 during the following engagement. The same item is not to be used twice. The following are to be conducted within seven days of the previous engagement. All personnel within the facility SCP-4276 is contained in are to be interviewed regarding any notable abnormalities in their activities or sleep schedules, which are to be monitored. Additionally, they are to undergo a Rorschach test with blank material. These interrogations are to be conducted and are under the authority of Senior Researcher König. Once the O-Class entity is revealed, it is to first be apprehended by security forces, be brought to the attention of both Lead Researchers, and then be placed in a holding cell awaiting trial and/or attempted termination based on the judgment of lead research personnel. Description: SCP-4276 collectively regards the following: SCP-4276-B is a crucible basin with an upper diameter of 26.82m, weighing 42,000kg. At the base of its roof, SCP-4276-B descends into a void extending well beyond its outside parameters. When matter comes into contact with a threshold of 1.07m inside the pit of SCP-4276-B, it will begin to rapidly deteriorate at varying speeds with no discerned pattern. Should the material be returned from this threshold prior to total annihilation, the process will cease and the subject will suffer all expected effects. Currently, the deepest recorded depth of the interior of SCP-4276 is 800 meters before the applied recording hardware was rendered defunct. SCP-4276-A can be observed within SCP-4276-B and in between engagements of protocol NULLARCH. As such, protocol NULLARCH has been devised to diminish SCP-4276-A's spread. There is no known method to extinguish SCP-4276-A. Testing:2 Subject Details: Depth: Retrieval: Subject Post Test Details Steel rod, 3kg, 125cm. Contact made; base of the subject level with the entrance. Yes; 10 seconds. Subject lost 9.5cm of length; subject carved with an upward spiraling pattern up to 107cm. 2.74kg. Steel rod, 3kg, 125cm. Fully engulfed; subject descended below the threshold. No. Following 40 seconds, the subject was pulled out, revealing nothing had remained of it. Steel rod, 3kg, 125 cm. Fully engulfed below the threshold. Yes; 20 seconds. Consistent spiraling patterns across the subject. Severe trimming. 1.13kg. Wireless camera, 1.8kg. 96 meters below the threshold. No. Considered lost. The pit appears to expand as it descends, with the recording showing a perimeter of 48m. D-6124, Male, 87kg. Subject immersed up to its waist below the threshold. Yes; 4 seconds. Subject immediately reacted to SCP-4276-A. Pulled out prematurely. Slim lacerations consistent with previous patterns noted along the legs, feet, and waist. 86kg. D-6125, Female, 79kg. Subject's left foreleg fully immersed. No; 20 seconds. Subject material was lowered into SCP-4276-A. Upon conclusion, the subject was raised, revealing that the lower parts of the leg had been fully removed. Subject's new weight: 74kg. D-6126, Male, 101kg. Fully immersed below the threshold. Yes; 40 seconds. Deep, jagged lacerations across the body in spiraling patterns; 3 fingers lost; 1 hand lost; body and head hair lost. 61kg. Hospitalized. Discovery: SCP-4276 was found following the complete destruction of the town of Oblation, North Carolina, USA. The population, prior to SCP-4276, was recorded at two-hundred and thirty-seven, all of which have been expunged from non-Foundation databases. Recreation of singular spiraling SCP-4276-A pattern. SCP-4276-B was located in what was formerly the center of the town, found overflowing with SCP-4276-A. No witnesses, files, or evidence of either the town of Oblation or SCP-4276 was found on the premises. Additionally, a difference in elevation had formed between the inside and outside of the premises of Oblation, forming a 46-meter deep crater around its edges and a 172-meter deep crater at its center. Spiraling patterns were carved into the crater ground, creating a network of the image on the right. During initial containment efforts, the effects of SCP-4276-A caused extreme difficulty for Foundation personnel in reaching SCP-4276-B, resulting in the annihilation of fourteen agents and two researchers; the three survivors were later terminated. After several days, a reliable method for reaching SCP-4276-B was discovered, and, once Foundation personnel could reach it, a draft for Protocol NULLARCH was devised by the former lead researcher at the time, Jameson Macrada. Revisions have since been made. O-Class3 Interview One Interviewer: Senior Researcher Friedenfänger König Interviewed: Lead Researcher Jameson Macrada Forward: Regarding Macrada's time with SCP-4276. [Begin Log] König: Macrada, sir, I trust you've been notified of the purpose of this interview. König: Let's begin, then. Mr. Macrada, if you could identify yourself for the audio recording. König: And, for how long have you served as the lead researcher for SCP-4276? König: And what is the current date? König: Very well. Mr. Macrada, over the past few weeks, there have been multiple complaints regarding various minor things, but, before that, might we discuss Protocol "NULLARCH"? König: How, precisely, were you able to come up with this Protocol? It seems, to me, antithetical, yet it works all the same. König: No, I don't, actually. How faithful would you say you are, Mr. Macrada? König: Interesting, Mr. Macrada. But, and you just said it now, you said it seemed "devilish"? And, that didn't answer my question either, so I'll cut to the chase: Why did you decide to dump bodies into SCP-4276? [O-Class begins slowly fidgeting its hand it a circular motion] König: No, Mr. Macrada, I don't see. Could you enlighten us, please? [König gestures to the audio recording device] König: With human bodies? Sir, I would think that those would only serve as kindling. König: Fascinating. And this has undoubtedly worked in our favor. König: Well then, if you would be comfortable with changing back to the topic of the recent complaints? König: Very well. These reports claim that you have been acting rather strange as of late. They describe you as being too quick, volatile, jumpy. Some times when you nearly fell asleep during work. König: -And logs with the site psychiatrist state that you haven't been sleeping well, either. That you only get between two or three hours of sleep, if any at all. [O-Class becomes silent] König: Mr. Macrada, could you divulge what, precisely, has been plaguing you? [O-Class remains silent] [König pauses, staring at O-Class for several seconds. He breathes in and leans towards O-Class over the table, looking it directly in the eye] [König is silent for several seconds] König: Jameson, sir, have you been compromised? [O-Class stops fidgeting, looks down, and silently nods its head] König: I see. It won't stop either, it doesn't stop. I can feel it, now, shouting in sigils and grand, deep stretches of nothing that burn my heart and sear my flesh. It wants, it hates, it needs, it says. It's yelling at me, it's furious, demanding. You must understand, everything I've done, everything that NULLARCH is, was me defying it, denying everything that it, that it silently screams in my nightmares. [O-Class pauses, breathing in and out, letting its head rest on the table] König: Mr. Macrada, our time is up. Thank you for participating in this interview. [König gets up, adjusting his outfit, before walking to the doorway] König: Yes, sir? König: Very. [König leaves, and two guards walk in] Security Personnel: Place both your hands behind your head and stand up. [Selected footage abruptly ends as security personnel approaches the O-Class. End log] Addenda: 4276.1 Following the removal of Jameson Macrada as lead researcher for SCP-4276, the position was transferred to Senior Researcher König for his experience and expertise. However, in light of the memetic influence displayed by SCP-4276, the site director of the facility SCP-4276 is housed in has decided to divide the role of lead researcher between two persons. Senior Researcher Wade Odenkirk has been selected for this role. [Senior Researcher Odenkirk is overlooking SCP-4276 from a catwalk as security personnel prepares for another test. König arrives from the left side, holding a clipboard and pen] Odenkirk: Sure took your time. König: Yes, they took some convincing. Odenkirk: So we're ready? König: I will give my greenlight if you'll give yours. Odenkirk: Alright. [To security personnel below] Bring him in. [Two security personnel leave the room. They return two minutes later with the O-Class present] König: [To security personnel below] Oh, get it a muzzle or something and set it up. [Security personnel march the O-Class towards SCP-4276. It begins shouting; further dialogue from O-Class removed] Attached file. Edited for clarity. [O-Class is strapped into the harness and security personnel look towards König and Odenkirk for confirmation. Before they get an answer, SCP-4276-A suddenly rises from SCP-4276-B, stretching between three and four meters above the threshold] Odenkirk: What in the fuck? What happened to NULLARCH? [To security personnel below] Shut it the fuck down now! König: Fascinating. Odenkirk: The hell you mean "fascinating"? Holy sh- [Odenkirk leaves the audio recorder's range, rushing across the catwalk to get down to the ground floor while König watches SCP-4276-A] König: Continue! Security Personnel: Sir, the Dash A! König: Just push it in, the harness will do the rest. [Odenkirk enters the ground floor] Odenkirk: Shut it down! Shut it do- [The screaming of the O-Class instantly drowns out Odenkirk] [SCP-4276-A begins sputtering, now releasing only small bursts as it shrinks down back into SCP-4276-B] [End log] Usage of O-Class personnel for the testing of SCP-4276 has been prohibited. Senior Researcher König's reluctance has been noted. Other discovered O-Class personnel are to be terminated via orthodox means. Addenda: 4276.2: On 4/8/1992, Senior Researcher Odenkirk temporarily left the facility SCP-4276 is currently housed in, in order to handle matters unrelated to SCP-4276. As research regarding SCP-4276 had stagnated, Odenkirk surmised that Senior Researcher König could handle all minor affairs regarding SCP-4276. On 5/8/1992, the testing of thaumaturgic items and spells with SCP-4276 was authorized, a truncated list described below. Subject: Description: Results: Ignis Imperium Pyromantic manipulation of the spread, rise, and/or situation of inferno. No reaction. Vi deinceps Remote creation of a minor shockwave that repels in a chosen direction. After being situated inside SCP-4276-B, the forces compelling the spell were subsumed. Hallowed One's Assurance Creation of a localized field surrounding the castor or the subject, causing immunity to some forms of deterioration, such as burns, caustic or acidic damage, or enhanced aging. No recorded difference between regular and enchanted subjects. Thirty-one tests disincluded for brevity. The Avant-Garde Standard of Sorcery, by Daniel Adamczak Book describing the current state of magic, noting multiple GOI cells and their interpretations and unconventional practices of it, and contains a number of thaumic passages such that its destruction is nigh impossible. Seen in full detail below. Anomalous Subject Testing-035 [Begin log] 14:21: The harness equipment is being fitted to suit the subject. Four personnel are in attendance, König too is present 14:28: All preparations have been made, and the subject is being transferred from its current holding to the chamber SCP-4276 is housed in. König is notified that Odenkirk has returned to base 14:30: Subject has arrived and is being readied for testing. König: Very well. Proceed. 14:31: Personnel continue adjusting. König faces the camera König: This is Senior Researcher Friedenfänger, recording the testing of SCP-4276 and The Avant-Garde Standard of Sorcery. Not the official script of it, but instead merely a reprint. Previous tests related to it have shown very intriguing results, and should this successfully negate the effects of SCP-4276-A, then the process of simply recreating the thaumic passages ingrained into it will prove fruitful. And then, I may find one, or more, of my questions answered. Junior Researcher Adams, are we ready to begin? 14:33: JR. Adams affirms him. König signals to proceed 14:35: The subject is brought to the harness above SCP-4276-B. The camera is turned to view the proceedings. JR. Adams looks to König for confirmation, and he once again signals to continue 14:36: Odenkirk enters the testing chamber and walks over to König Odenkirk: Hell's going on around here? I said no O-Class testing! König: Ah, Senior Researcher Odenkirk. You've arrived. Odenkirk: Yeah, I noticed, kraut, now what is going on here? I said no- König: You should see for yourself; this is not O-Class testing. 14:37: Odenkirk climbs several industrial stairways and catwalks to get to the top, shouting through the way to researchers to stop their efforts. As they hear him, personnel move away from the harness, which is positioned directly above SCP-4276's pit. JR. Adams asks König what to do, he does not respond 14:38: Odenkirk reaches the top catwalk and moves toward the personnel SCP-4276-A begins gushing from SCP-4276-B in a chaotic frenzy, reaching 5-7 meters above the threshold and completely consuming the harness Two personnel situated there flee immediately whilst JR. Adams remains in place, staring at SCP-4276-A. Odenkirk begins wildly cursing and runs towards JR. Adams. The camera's vision is obscured by the roaring SCP-4276-A The one other personnel rushes outside to contact site security 14:40: Odenkirk and JR. Adams are seen moving away from SCP-4276. JR. Adams was later diagnosed with injuries similar to those seen in previous D-Class experiments while Odenkirk displayed no damage at all JR. Adams rushes down the stairways and catwalks, screaming in pain and clutching at various places of his body as he does so. Odenkirk stands stationary in front of SCP-4276, watching the movements of SCP-4276-A 14:42: Site security arrive and escorts JR. Adams outside the chamber. Two agents approach König Security: Sir, is anyone else hurt? König: Odenkirk, up there. 14:42: The selected footage ends as security agents approach O-06 [End Log] Closing notes: Subject is considered lost, Junior Researcher Adams has been hospitalized, and O-06 has been interviewed revealing that it had left the facility SCP-4276 is housed in, in order to escape SCP-4276's effect on it. After attempts to terminate O-06 through orthodox methods failed, O-06 was released into SCP-4276. Awaiting replacement secondary lead researcher. Addenda: 4276.3: Following the conclusion of one hundred and twenty tests utilizing thaumaturgic methods, persons, and items, SCP-4276's capacity for the complete annihilation of matter, regardless of any additional thaumaturgic characteristic, has been found to be absolute. Additionally, it seems that SCP-4276-A is similarly incapable of being manipulated through non or thaumaturgic methods. The only stimuli found to cause a change in its activity are O-Class personnel and their relative distance to SCP-4276-A. Additional information on O-Class entities has also been found amidst a new series of tests, which has provided new insight for the continued secure containment of SCP-4276. O-Class entities will begin to develop symptoms after a period of one-two weeks of being located in the same facility that SCP-4276 is housed in. This occurs regardless of whether the O-Class has come into contact with SCP-4276. The O-Class will then begin to develop inherently non-human characteristics, most pressingly, the capacity to internally interact with an unknown entity. More details, including detailed notes and descriptions by Senior Researcher König regarding notable traits seen in O-Class personnel and how to identify them, can be found here. Senior Researcher König has also begun another series of tests utilizing non-thaumic anomalous objects that have low value or possess properties of interest to the project, which is to begin on 14/9/1992. Senior Researcher Carla Confer, previously of Area-55, has been chosen for filling the role of secondary lead researcher for SCP-4276. She arrived on 21/9/1992. Internal log - König and Confer dialogue [Senior Researcher König is overlooking testing preparations from a top-level catwalk, occasionally taking notes. Senior Researcher Confer enters the chamber from the top floor entrance and walks towards him, clipboard in hand] Confer: Hey, Doctor King! König: I do not have a doctorate to my name, and that name itself would be König. Confer: Oh, sorry about that. It's just that we work with a lot of doctors, you know? König: Yes, Researcher Confer, I know. Confer: Well, it's nice to meet you, … Researcher König, sir. König: We're both of equal rank, Researcher Confer. Confer: Yeah. It's actually my first time acting as lead researcher. And I really wanna do a good job here, really, but there was something I wanted to talk to you about. König: That being, Researcher Confer? Confer: Well, I wanted to speak with you about these tests, as well as the many other tests you did before I got here. König: They served only to find that the answer to understanding this relic does not lie in magic. My interests, however, still burn the same. Confer: That's good, um, Researcher König. But the tests, I mean, even these ones, don't you think they're unethical? König: How do you mean? Confer: With all due respect, you've sent a number of people down in that pit. König: D-Class are expendable, dangerous criminals - each one a nuisance to society and a deranged delinquent - and we now know that the deeper sections of SCP-4276 deteriorate faster than higher. This will, perhaps, help should a more formidable need arise. Confer: O … kay. And what we're doing now - cross-testing has been discouraged in every site I've been to. König: Such a preference is one that does not account for all situations. Wasn't your previous facility directed by an anomaly "themself"? Confer: We- König: Researcher Confer, if you are bothered by what we are doing here, what kind of authority and responsibility stems from this position, then you are welcome to wait in your office until this is over. Confer: N-no, no, I-I can handle this. König: Are you so sure, Ms. Confer? Confer: Y-yes, Mr. König, sir. [König looks at her and smiles, briefly nodding] [The test proceeds with both researchers taking notes. Depite its anomaly, SCP-8421-D lasted no longer than a standard human. End log] Internal log - Confer and Adams dialogue [Junior Researcher Adams is laying on a Foundation medical bed watching television. Several casts wrap around his arms, torso, and neck. Outside, Senior Researcher Confer can be seen walking down the hall and turns to the door, lightly knocking on it] Adams: Oh, come in! [Senior Researcher Confer opens the door and steps inside] Confer: Hello! My name is Carla Confer, and I'm the other lead researcher for the SCP-4276 project. Adams: Oh, oh thank God! Confer: I'm really sorry to hear about what happened, and I hope that- Adams: Please, you gotta tell the boss to stop doing these tests! Confer: I … König has assured me that these tests are quite necessary to understanding thi- Adams: -He-he threw the last guy in your position down that hole! Same with the guy before him! Four people he's thrown down there, not even including D-Classes! Confer: They … they weren't human anymore. He told me that they posed a threat to everyone around them, "another voice in the head to deprive us of ourselves and our humanity." Adams: But he hasn't even tried out any alternatives! He just sends them, to that hole, to die. They die down there! What if it's you next?! [Senior Researcher Confer recoils] Confer: I need to go now. I'm sorry that you went through this, and I do hope you recover soon. [Senior Researcher Confer turns and opens the door, stopping outside after closing it. She stands there for several moments, covering her eyes and shaking. End log] Addenda: 4276.4: On 06/10/1992, Junior Researcher Adams was interrogated on suspicion of O-Class infection by Senior Researcher Friedenfänger König. Shortly following the conclusion of the interview, O-11 was released by security personnel. The latest height of SCP-4276-A reached nine meters. Internal log - König and Confer dialogue [Log opens inside Senior Researcher König's office. König and Senior Researcher Confer are present] Confer: Why, König?! König: The signs were all there. It clearly was no longer human and I could not have it bringing this to ruin. Confer: He was right. He was right - did you even think about an alternative?! König: Indeed, I have. But what do you have in mind, fraulein? Confer: Amnestics, surgery, resorting to anomalous methods, anything to help these people instead of … König: Yes, Ms. Confer? Confer: Instead of killing them! König: I have not killed anyone. I did not make that artefact, nor did I give it its potent capability. Instead, I have been given an enigma, one which we know painfully little about, and one that could, if used properly, save thousands of lives. Confer: … How do you figure that? [König stands] König: Because. You've seen it, have you not? You arrived here once we had concluded the thaumaturgy trials and found that nothing, nothing, Ms. Confer, would be spared. And you are here now, as we begin "cross-testing" the anomalies that have proven to be not worth the effort. And we destroyed them, Ms. Confer. As of yesterday, we have tried ten different objects that were seemingly indestructible, and we were returned with only an empty harness. Nothing has yet survived. What we have is the chance, a great opportunity afforded to us by, frustratingly similarly, an unknown force. If we are to continue and if we are to achieve the best, then we must first establish the boundaries of this gift. We must be aware of any failures in this system beforehand. Confer: A gift? König: Yes, Ms. Confer, a gift. We have discovered the vengeful wrath of the cosmos, a power beyond any nuclear bomb or crossbow. And a power such as that, a power to rival Mjöllnir, the Thunderbolt, or the Lance of Longinus, must be well managed in our hands. Think of the things in the dark, how many beasts without end do you think the Foundation has contained? Many, Ms. Confer. Many. And how many people have died because of them? Dozens, do you think? Hundreds? Or, God forbid, thousands? There are things in this world that need to be expunged, and there are things in this world that, until now, could not be undone. And so, if twenty people are to die for us to put these things down; if a hundred are to be sent down there so that humanity may reach a brighter day, then the choice is obvious, Ms. Confer, and I will not allow the important work we are doing here to be harmed because of an out of line inhuman anomaly. Confer: That … König: Yes, Ms. Confer? Confer: Just … please consider something other than throwing people to d- to die down there. [König is seated once more] König: Not people, Ms. Confer, and I am afraid I cannot give my authorization for that. There are many variables we have yet to study, and many of the subjects we have performed upon were moreso wasted due to the actions of your predecessor. Confer: We're both equal rank, I have authorization privileges too. König: And to change the procedures of our project requires mutual agreement, which we have not achieved. Now, I would suggest, Researcher Confer, that you find somewhere else to spend your time. I have anomalous object trials to consider. [Confer turns and walks to the door, hesitating for a moment when she reaches it] König: Is there something wrong, Researcher Conf- Confer: What if you were infected? What would you do? [König looks at Confer] König: Then I would find an adequate replacement, and then turn myself in, Carla. [Confer opens the door and leaves. End log] Addenda: 4276.5: Inquiries have been forwarded to numerous other Foundation facilities regarding the neutralization of notable, hazardous, or of-interest anomalous objects, especially entities of considerable ontokinetic connection or affiliation. Internal log - Confer and SCP-8752-O [Confer is walking down a hall towards her office. On the right side of the hallway, two security agents are escorting the latest trial subject] SCP-8752-O: Ma'am, help me! Get these guys off a' me! [Confer pauses and stops the agents] Confer: Who's this? Agent: The next one for the grinder. SCP-8752-O: You gotta help me, plea- [SCP-8752-O is suddenly struck in the stomach by one security agent while yanked upwards by the other] Confer: What is wrong with you two?! Agent: Ah, they're all the same. Besides, this one ain't gonna last too long. Confer: Why is he here at all? Why wasn't I notified? Agent: König's orders. Transferred from some other site, the document's in that room if you wanna take a look. Confer: Docu- just, please, take him to a cell. I want to see these documents. Agent: Ma'am, this is on direct order from König. This thing is to be left to him and disposed of as he sees fit. Confer: Then on my direct order, as the other lead researcher, return him to his cell so I can look over his papers before I- Agent: Yeah, yeah, we get it. [To SCP-8752-O] Get up, asshole. [Both agents turn, dragging SCP-8752-O away with them] [Confer leans against a wall. She groans and massages her eyes. End log] Subject: Description: Results: Anomalous Item #2040 Small rubber ball. Utilizes temporal manipulation to return to the state it was previously in 5 seconds prior. The subject has been declared neutralized following a period of 300 seconds without anomalous activity. Anomalous Item #2057 Skeletal arm of a humanoid entity, impervious to all forms of damage. Was discovered after being noted to be the only surviving artifact in a Witch Trials museum exhibit. Subject immediately collapsed into dust upon contact. The remains are presumed to be lost. SCP-8972-D Humanoid entity capable of rapid and advanced regeneration, with recorded rates being 200-1100% efficiency. Briefly introduced to below the threshold for 20 seconds. Died 13 days afterward; autopsy revealed no damage, even with treatment, had healed. SCP-8657-D Humanoid entity capable of limited ontokinesis. Containment has proved to be extremely costly. Successful neutralization. To: TEN.picS|refnoCC#TEN.picS|refnoCC From: TEN.picS|suoHneP#TEN.picS|suoHneP Subject: "Termination trials". Date: 20/10/1995 G'day, Carla, I have just received a message from your facility asking me about possible anomalous objects from the Area to kill off. I was given few other details, and find this rather concerning. I know you said need-to-know basis, but now I'd say it's necessary; what exactly are you doing over there? I'd really rather not have to consult that deadtone file to find out. Good day. Internal log - König, Site Director, and Confer dialogue [König and the Site Director are both standing in the Site Director's office. König is discussing the current situation of SCP-4276 trials] [König walks over to the Site Director's desk, picking up a framed photograph of a young girl seated on a mall Santa's lap. She is smiling] König: This is very cute. Yours, I would wager? Site Director: Mhm. König: Such a sweet girl, she seems. How is it that you don't speak of her more often, Mr. Velkes? I wouldn't have guessed you were of the kind to be blessed with children. Site Director: That's, well, because … König: Yes? Site Director: She passed away, four years ago now. König: Oh, what could have possibly beset such a fine young girl like herself? What kind of cruel injustice is there? Site Director: There was an incident. König: An incident? What kind of incident? Site Director: She- I, we … König: Yes? Site Director: What does this have to do with 4276? [König leans forward towards the Site Director] König: It involved an ontokinetic entity, did it not? [The Site Director becomes silent] König: Angelina, age twelve, died as one of multiple in an incident caused by the failed containment of SCP-4162-D, the slot now repurposed. Am I correct? … Well, I'll take your silence as a yes, then. Angelina died not just because of the failure to maintain proper protocol in the containment of the entity, but in the fact that we condoned the inefficient and disastrously unprepared restrainment of a god. I have taken multiple trips into the Foundation's database; I have found that the number of Secure Containment Protocols consisting of a singular "type-green" entity has risen drastically over the course of the last few decades. And yet, we are to dedicate more and more resources to the containment of these monsters. Site Director: What's your point, König? König: My point is that we have a simple and efficient solution here in this facility. Containment has so far proven to amount to little more than appeasement, and, if the need arises, indefinite sedation. But this much need, on such a grand scale as this, has strained the Foundation's resources few and thin. What we have here will eliminate these creatures - it will send them back once more into the night. There will be no hazards of sudden awakening, there will be no potential for Hume-level leakage, and there will be no more failed containment incidents - there will simply be eradication. [A light knocking is heard from the other side of the door] Site Director: Come in! [Senior Researcher Confer opens the door, stepping inside before noticing König] König: Ms. Confer! Confer: O-oh, I didn't realize you were here … sir. König: No, no, please, come in. We were just discussing the value of advancing the scope of the SCP-4276 trials. I'm sure you would have something to add to this. Confer: I-I can come back another time if- König: Oh, come now! You have come here to talk, so please, talk! Confer: A-alright … Um, Site Director Velkes, sir? I would like to hand in my two weeks' notice for transfer. König: Transfer? But why would you want to do that when we are so very close to making powerful strides in the Foundation? Confer: I … it's too much. The number of people we've put to death- König: -Anomalies, Carla. Anomalies. Dangerous, inhuma- Confer: -Yesterday, I had to take notes as you sent a fourteen-year-old kid to be burned alive inside that thing you called a "gift"! I don't want - I can't handle any part of this. Director Velkes, I'm sorry, but I request to be sent back to my original site. I also would like to look into amnestic treatment options. Site Director: It will be a shame to see you go. I'm sorry that we couldn't be more suitable for you. König: Well, that is truly, truly a shame indeed. [König moves from beside the Site Director's desk to the right side of the room and walks down it] König: When you first joined, I had surmised that you seemed like a capable young woman. The glowing reviews of your colleagues did indeed seem too good to be true. [König reaches the South-Eastern corner of the room, continuing] König: A senior researcher, who herself told me that she could handle the formidable task of supporting the Foundation of Humanity. Though, I suppose this was not exactly your fault, is it? [König reaches the South-Western corner of the room and continues walking] Confer: My fault? König: No, but nonetheless, this experiment has come to its unfortunate, though not unforeseen, conclusion - failure. [König moves to the door, swiftly swinging it open] König: Security! [Three security agents charge into the room under König's advice, moving to apprehend O-12. End log] Addenda: 4276.6: On 24/10/1992, thirty minutes after the previous log, the following test was conducted on O-12, personally overseen by Lead Researcher König. O-Class Testing #8 - O-12 17:56: Three security personnel escort O-12 and Lead Researcher König through various hallways of the facility SCP-4276 is housed in. Everyone ignores the desperate pleas of O-12 18:01: The group reaches the chamber SCP-4276 is housed in. One agent stays behind at the door while the other two, as well as König, lead O-12 upwards through a series of stairways and catwalks 18:02: König stops the personnel in the middle of a lower-level catwalk. He looks up at SCP-4276. O-12 dialogue removed König: Such a shame indeed 18:02: They continue forwards and upwards 18:04: They reach the midway section of SCP-4276. König once again stops the group, looking at O-12 König: For what it was worth, in your inability to contribute, you were successful in your job, O-Class, and I thank you for that. Which is precisely why this is such a shame indeed. 18:05: O-12 dialogue removed. Selected König dialogue removed 18:07: They make it to the top of the leveling system on par with SCP-4276-B. Lead Researcher König looks into the camera König: This is Lead Researcher Friedenfänger, recording for the testing of SCP-4276 and, with great misfortune, O- … 11th, previously, Senior Researcher Carla Confer. Though I knew the chance for sabotage was there, it is shameful that I found myself in that gamble. O-12 was infected an unknown time ago, and as such, all of its considerations, suggestions, and implementations must be considered as thoughts conceived through a compromised psyche. Its thoughts, such as its desire to see its fellow anomalies and O-Classes given inordinate care and treatment, must be disregarded in this understanding. We, the Foundation, must maintain our autonomy presiding over our subjects, and cannot allow them to control us. We must not yield to let them reign in their horrible night. We must remember that is what divides us - humans and anomalies - and we must not relent. And so, even with such a heavy heart, we must now begin the testing of O-12 and SCP-4276. O-12: Frie-Friedenfänger, please, don't do th- König: I'm afraid I cannot. Were I to let you go, what would you do other than spread your corruption, O-Class? O-12: T-then give me amnestics, do some thaumaturgic ritual, anything, please! König: We have not yet had enough O-Class test subjects to determine whether that would work or not, or whether there would be long-term conditions to such treatment. O-12: T-then start with me! We ca- König: One test at a time, O-Class. We'll get there. 18:14: König gestures to the two agents, and they escort O-12 closer toward SCP-4276. They brace as SCP-4276-A rises to 10.4 meters. König follows close behind them 18:15: They stand on the rim of SCP-4276-B, SCP-4276-A semi-fluidly waving upward a safe distance away. O-12 looks into SCP-4276-A König: Macrada told me that he heard whispers. We learned through the others that your kind begins to develop a connection to it. It makes demands of you, even in your sleep, does it not, O-Class? 18:16: O-12 does not respond, instead looking on into SCP-4276-A with a fixation König: Hmm. What does it whisper to you, O-Class? What does it say? What is it? What does it want? 18:16: O-12 raises its hand outward towards SCP-4276-A. König gestures for the personnel to allow this König: What is it telling you right now? What does it say? You must tell m- O-12: Chiral Hypocrisy. König: But what does that mean? What does it mean, Carla? O-12: I don't want to, no, no! 18:17: O-12 begins trying to thrash away from SCP-4276-A. König gestures at the security personnel. One grabs O-12's extended arm, which does not move. O-12 struggles against the other agent, abruptly overpowering him and using its other arm to tug at the raised one König: Push it forward. 18:17: The two agents grab O-12, forcing it forward, as its hand nears SCP-4276-A O-12: Chiral Hypocrite. Oh … I see, now. König: What does it mean?! 18:18: König gestures for the agents to proceed. They try to push it forward but are seemingly unable to O-12: I get it. König: Stop, you two. 18:19: Both agents stop and back away König: Carla, what is it? You must tell me! 18:19: O-12 walks forward, completely engulfing its hand in SCP-4276-A. It continues, putting in its forearm all the way to the elbow. It doesn't vocalize whatsoever. After ten seconds, it pulls its arm back out, revealing charred-black skeletal remains 18:20: O-12 raises its hand in front of its face inspecting it, brushing over it with its other hand. It turns the hand over, and begins flexing each of its skeletal fingers König: Speak to me, Carla, what does it say? 18:20: O-12 once more reaches out towards SCP-4276-A, touching its surface, watching as a considerable strand of SCP-4276-A diverts from the main force. It swirls around the arm in spiraling patterns, forming rings around it before merging with the limb Security: Sir! We need to shut this do- König: Silence! Carla, what does it s- O-12: You're a Chiral Hypocrite. König: But what does that mean?! 18:21: One agent moves to apprehend O-12. It intercepts with its skeletal hand grabbing onto one of the personnel's arms. The agent's arm, extending to the shoulder, quickly falls apart onto the floor Security: Shit! 18:21: The other agent backs away, attempting to retrieve a sidearm from its holster. O-12 stretches its arm in his direction, releasing a bout of SCP-4276-A which envelops the agent. He falls to the ground, writhing in pain König is stationary, watching as this unfolds, watching O-12 intently König: You have truly become inhuman, Carla. 18:22: O-12 looks at König König: These men have families, you and I know. But such is the cost of progress, I suppose. O-12: I-I-I want to leave, Köni- König: -It only took us this many tests to realize it. The permanent effects of SCP-4276-A on a willing O-Class subject, on one that was embraced but that had not yet fully succumbed! Before, with the ones that did not quite die- O-12: -No, no! No, this was … this wasn't … König: And an apparent mental struggle too! There is so much about you that I now wonder. So many new variables have been opened. Yes, any other forms of testing must be put on hold, we must understand what has become of you, how, or even if we can replicate it, and the nature of your newfound capability. You are truly doing good work here, Carla. 18:24: O-12 falls to its knees, massaging its affected hand with the other and covering its face. It sobs König: Oh, Carla, you have become inhuman - more than human. You have received a gift today, a great and powerful gift. You will help us in this war for humanity's survival against the anomalous, even from your new position. O-12: Please, stop talking! König: All of these months, all of these tests, all of this work - you have become it all personified! And I, I am proud, Carla. We will accomplish many things, me and- O-12: -SHUT UP! 18:26: O-12 retreats, covering its face with both hands 18:27: König gets down on his knees in front of O-12, rubbing its shoulders before hugging it. It does not respond 18:28: König looks into O-12's face, smiling König: Carla, I- 18:28: O-12 violently plunges its skeletal hand into König's chest. He screams as the arm burns its way deeper inside It digs around in his chest, eventually tearing out König's heart and holding it before them both as it crumbles into ash, spilling out and fading away König clutches at his chest, falling to the ground and writing in pain. The hole in his shirt corrosively expands, revealing the large wound and several dark veins emerging from it O-12: Oh, oh God. Oh, God! 18:29: The third agent arrives at the top level, hurriedly scanning the scene before him. All three Foundation personnel are on the ground, and the agent focuses his attention on O-12 The agent moves to the other personnel, tending to them whilst keeping watch of O-12. He holds his sidearm far out from himself in O-12's direction. Momentarily, the agent looks away from O-12, which seizes the opportunity and unleashes a small burst of SCP-4276-A towards his gun, annihilating it. O-12 quickly stands and maneuvers past the agent before running away 18:30: The agent moves to König, noticing the injury and his still body. He moves to assist the other, still living, personnel, kicking up a slight mound of dust in the process 18:32: O-12 makes it to the bottom of the leveling system, running towards the chamber doors which it opens with its still valid keycard. It flees the chamber 18:33: Klaxons blare, and a containment breach is announced Attached file. Access SCiPNET Email? One new message! Re:"Termination Trials" To: TEN.picS|suoHneP#TEN.picS|suoHneP From: TEN.picS|refnoCC#TEN.picS|refnoCC Subject: Re:"Termination Trials" Date: 24/10/1995 help me 18:36: König leans upright. [End log] ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4276" by Roufhous, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4276. 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: Triple-Triple-Spiral-triskelion Name: Triple-Triple-Spiral-triskelion.svg Author: AnonMoos License: Public Domain Source Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Triple-Triple-Spiral-triskelion.svg Filename: Fire Name: Celebration Fireworks In The Black Night Sky.jpg Author: Uk2108 License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International Source Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Celebration_Fireworks_In_The_Black_Night_Sky.jpg Filename: Blackflame Name: Liquid Flame (13958200348).jpg Author: George Alexander Ishida Newman License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic Source Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liquid_Flame_(13958200348).jpg Footnotes 1. Updated. 2. Truncated. 3. Named after Oblation, North Carolina. Consult Senior Researcher König for more information.
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A fruiting SCP-4277-1 instance found growing amongst a large shrub. Item #: SCP-4277 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4277-1 instances are to be housed in a secure greenhouse at Site-103. To promote healthy growth, SCP-4277-1 are to be supplied with appropriate metal salts (see document 4277-4, available on request). Any instances of SCP-4277-2 harvested are to be catalogued and stored for future study. Discharge of SCP-4277-2 should take place in a sealed indoor firing range, with decontamination of the firing range after testing to prevent unintentional release of SCP-4277-2 spores to the environment. SCP-4277 cultivation centres outside of Foundation custody should be neutralised with the utmost urgency. All SCP-4277-1 instances that cannot be taken into containment during neutralisation are to be destroyed on-site. Any sites where SCP-4277-1 has been cultivated or sites where SCP-4277-2 has been discharged outside of containment should be monitored annually for signs of SCP-4277-1 growth. Description: SCP-4277 is a species of plant closely related to Vica faba (broad/fava/faba bean). Non-fruiting SCP-4277-1 instances appear visually identical to V. faba, but PCR gene sequencing has shown the extensive modifications to the parent genome (see document 4277-3). These modifications allow SCP-4277-1 instances to produce cellular machinery (organelles, enzymes etc.) not found in wild-type V. faba, which, under appropriate environmental conditions, results in SCP-4277-1 instances fruiting fully functional ammunition (designated SCP-4277-2). Different SCP-4277-1 instances produce different types of ammunition, with cross-pollination having been shown to generate new types of ammunition (see document 4277-1: Test Log). A partial list of ammunition grown includes: .270 Winchester (hollow point); .50 BMG (armour-piercing); .22 LR (hollow point); 12-gauge (shot); .625 carbine bullet; .308 Winchester (blank); Mk II (fragmentation grenade). Document 4277-3 contains the full list of SCP-4277-2 instances catalogued, available on request. Examination of SCP-4277-2 instances has shown the presence of spores contained within the bullet or mixed with the propellent. These spores are dispersed on discharge of a SCP-4277-2 instance and under favourable conditions will germinate to yield a new instance of SCP-4277-1. In order to fruit, SCP-4277-1 instances must grow in soil containing high concentrations of lead, iron and copper salts. Through a poorly understood pathway, these salts are accumulated and refined within the cells of SCP-4277-1. SCP-4277-1 instances can produce a range of explosive propellants, including nitro-glycerine (glycerol derived), trinitrotoluene (phenylalanine derived) and cordite. When not supplied metal salts, SCP-4277-1 instances will fruit much less often, and the ammunition produced is of very low quality. The quality of the ammunition and the propellant it contains depends on the SCP-4277-1 instance and the nutrients available to the plant during growth. Without proper care, munitions produced are of very low quality, causing jamming and other firearm malfunctions during testing. Testing has shown selective breeding and careful care during growth mitigates this effect, yielding high quality munitions that excel in controlled tests. Investigations into the origin of SCP-4277 are ongoing. Foundation-held samples were recovered from a variety of locations (see document 4277-2: Incident Log), along with documents indicating marketing of SCP-4277-1 as an alternative to arms manufacturing for developing nations. The high energy cost for SCP-4277-1 to achieve bullet growth coupled with the rarity of metal-rich soils in which wild specimens can flourish means SCP-4277 struggles to fruit in the absence of active cultivation. However, SCP-4277-2 instances remain viable for decades if stored correctly and SCP-4277-1 instances retain the hardiness of V. faba which allows them to survive for years in the wild. 4277-1: Test Log: + Show - Hide Procedure: Cross-pollination of SCP-4277-1 instances was undertaken to generate new SCP-4277-2 instances. Test 1: .270 Winchester (hollow point) crossed with 12-gauge (shot). Result: .270 Winchester (shot). Note: New SCP-4277-2 instances are produced in a large crop but are very low quality, frequently not firing in firing-range tests or being too misshapen to be loaded into a standard firearm. Test 2: .270 Winchester (hollow point) crossed with M84 stun grenade. Result: .270 Winchester (explosive). Note: The new SCP-4277-2 instances are produced in low yield and are prone to sudden detonation. Firing range tests postponed. Test 3: 12-gauge (shot) crossed with .50 BMG (armour-piercing). Result: .50 BMG (flechette). Note: These SCP-4277-2 instances excelled in firing-range tests but have been deemed impractical for manufacture. 4277-2: Incident Log: + Incident 1 - Incident 1 Location(s): █████████, United Kingdom 13/7/1996: A raid by local police forces on a suspected cannabis farm found SCP-4277-1 instances being grown hydroponically along with the relevant chemicals needed to ensure a high yield of SCP-4277-2. Foundation personnel within the police service acted to cover-up the existence of SCP-4277, resulting in twenty (20) SCP-4277-1 instances being taken into containment at site 66 for further study. A follow up operation secured all SCP-4277-2 instances produced by the cultivation centre. Investigations into where the individuals running the cultivation centre acquired SCP-4277-1 instances found evidence suggesting SCP-4277 seeds were smuggled into the UK and sold to criminal enterprises. Reexamination of illegal munitions seized by police in the wake of violent crimes show roughly 5 - 11 % are SCP-4277-2 instances. Clean-up of locations in which these were discharged and removal of SCP-4277 from UK circulation is ongoing. + Incident 2 - Incident 2 Location(s): Thailand; Cambodia; Laos 12/10/2004: Members of Mobile Task Force Delta-5 (“Front-Runners”) alerted the Foundation to interest from the Imperial Japanese Anomalous Matters Examination Agency (IJAMEA) towards SCP-4277-1 cultivation centres operating on the Thailand/Laos/Cambodia border. Further investigation by Foundation agents found a widespread SCP-4277 cultivation network involved in the growth and export of SCP-4277-2 instances. Rapid deployment of tactical teams successfully contained 3 cultivation centres 12 hours before IJAMEA forces arrived on-scene. Initial analysis suggests the majority of SCP-4277-2 produced was being sold to local militias and criminal organisations. The region is currently being monitored for further activity. 22/6/2006: Continued anti-cultivation operations in rural Thailand/Laos/Cambodia deemed successful. Results: 12 SCP-4277 cultivation centres neutralised, 144 new SCP-4277 instances contained, 16 crates of SCP-4277-2 recovered, ██ Foundation personnel KIA. Documents and computers recovered from cultivation centres show SCP-4277-2 export across Asia, but it is believed the majority of SCP-4277-2 instances produced by the cultivation network have been contained. However, work with local law enforcement agencies has uncovered a large number of small-scale urban SCP-4277 cultivation operations. This is thought to be a result of SCP-4277-1 instances being acquired from the location of violent crimes where SCP-4277-2 instances were discharged, often growing from or near the bodies of individuals executed with SCP-4277-2. Containment of urban SCP-4277 cultivation is ongoing. + Incident 3 - Incident 3 Location(s): Kansas, United States of America 16/4/2007: Agents M. █████ and K. ███████ reported widescale SCP-4277 cultivation in Kansas, USA. Further investigation led to the deployment of a Foundation tactical team to detain the individuals undertaking SCP-4277 cultivation and secure samples of SCP-4277 for analysis. Subsequent analysis by Foundation botanists determined the specimens to be V. faba. Agents M. █████ and K. ███████ were disciplined for misuse of Foundation resources. + Incident 4 - Incident 4 Location(s): Congo Basin, Africa 05/09/2009: Following the discovery of SCP-4277-1 instances growing at the site of a recent skirmish near ████████, DRC, Agent Y. █████ began investigations into large-scale SCP-4277 cultivation along the Congo River, Africa. Preliminary reports suggest that the river is being used as a route to move shipments of SCP-4277-2 to buyers within the Congo basin and ultimately to the Atlantic Ocean, allowing widespread dispersal of SCP-4277-2. Covert monitoring of ports has been established to prevent SCP-4277 leaving the Congo basin via sea-borne freight while containment of cultivation centres is ongoing. 6/10/2009: A dead-drop from Agent Y. █████ shortly before her disappearance claims that the Chaos Insurgency is involved in SCP-4277 cultivation within Africa. Agent █████ claims that the establishment of SCP-4277 cultivation centres can be traced to activity of Chaos Insurgency assets. The report suggests Agent █████ was attempting to acquire further evidence for this claim at the time of her disappearance, against the instructions of her handlers. Agent █████ is currently missing, presumed dead. 29/10/2009: Material recovered from the containment of a SCP-4277 cultivation site within the Congo basin confirms indirect management and/or establishment of the site by Chaos Insurgency (CI) assets. While individuals contained at the cultivation centre were not members of the CI, mature SCP-4277-1 specimens and SCP-4277-1 spores were supplied to the individuals operating the cultivation centre by known CI assets. Further operations to neutralise all SCP-4277 cultivation within the Congo basin are ongoing. 23/12/2009: It has been established that SCP-4277 cultivation is endemic to the African continent, where climate allows. Currently a majority of cultivation sites have been linked to SCP-4277-2 shipments from the Congo basin, both by sea and overland, although some sites in the north of the continent have been traced to SCP-4277 cultivation centres in Thailand contained by the Foundation between 2004-2006. A pattern has been established of cultivation sites first appearing in unstable regions as a result of CI agitation, followed by a rapid spread in SCP-4277 cultivation in the region. As previously documented, discharge of SCP-4277-2 in urban environments leads to small-scale cultivation of SCP-4277-1 instances recovered from the sites of violent crimes. Though CI assets are encouraging SCP-4277 cultivation, once established in a region new SCP-4277 cultivation centres will be established without CI intervention. The demanding care of SCP-4277 currently limits the rate at which cultivation spreads, allowing cultivation centres to be contained faster than they can be established. The most pressing goal for SCP-4277 containment is the tracing of SCP-4277-2 shipments before they can be discharged or the spores within harvested. 01/03/2010: SCP-4277 cultivation pandemic confirmed. Cultivation sites have been discovered in the Americas, Asia and Europe. Cultivation centre discovery and containment rates are currently equivalent, and without a major allocation of resources to SCP-4277 containment efforts will remain preventative rather than curative. The allocation of these resources is currently under yearly review, pending evidence that current measures are insufficient to maintain the status quo. Due to the influence of CI assets in establishment of cultivation centres, concern has been logged that allocation of Foundation resources to SCP-4277 containment may fuel long term CI operations to divert Foundation resources away from areas that are of interest to the CI. Containment of known sites is ongoing, where possible under the guise of anti-drug cultivation operations, and known SCP-4277-2 shipments are being tracked and seized.
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SCP-4278 (Manifestation-52) Item #: SCP-4278 Special Containment Procedures: Due to the transient nature of SCP-4278, permanent physical containment is not possible. Upon evidence being received of an SCP-4278 manifestation, covert agents are to move to the manifestation site immediately and identify the first individual who witnessed SCP-4278. This individual is then to be brought into custody. Any other witnesses are to be administered amnestics and the area of the manifestation is to be sealed off from public use. When the first individual to witness SCP-4278 attempts to return to it, they are not to be prevented from doing so. Attempted containment in these cases has proven to be a waste of resources. (See Incident 4278-1.) A stretch of shore on SCP-4278. Image taken by exploration team. Description: SCP-4278 is a small tropical island which appears and disappears in various locations across the globe. In most cases, the area SCP-4278 appears in will be one with an extremely low human population; for this reason, it is believed most appearances of SCP-4278 go unreported. SCP-4278 will remain in a single location for a time ranging from three days to six months. Inspection of SCP-4278 by exploration teams indicates the presence of flora as would be expected for an island in the tropics, but no animal life of any kind has been found. In addition, exploration teams have reported a feeling of being watched which intensifies the closer they get to the center of the island. Despite full exploration of SCP-4278 taking place on several occasions, no source for this sensation has been identified, and it is currently unknown whether it is in fact an anomalous phenomenon or a mundane psychological reaction. The huts found at the center of SCP-4278. The only signs of human habitation on SCP-4278 are a series of six wooden huts of various materials and proportions in the center of the island. All six of these huts contain only single wooden tables, all of which appear to have marked by numerous sharp objects over a long period of time. Underneath these six huts are six mass graves, each of which contain bones, preserved organs and assorted viscera from an estimated two-hundred and sixty-four human beings1. The secondary anomalous effect of SCP-4278 occurs when it is first observed by a human being after manifestation. This human being, hereafter referred to as the victim, will then become convinced that they are going to be ritually murdered on SCP-4278 in the near future. Upon questioning, they will be able to provide specific and vivid details regarding their future murder, claiming that they are receiving the information as though they are remembering a memory that has not happened yet. Whether this is genuine premonition or memories implanted through exposure to SCP-4278 has not yet been confirmed. Immediately prior to SCP-4278 disappearing from its current location, the victim will make their way onto it, at which point both they and SCP-4278 will demanifest. Upon its next manifestation, new viscera will be present beneath one of the huts at the center of SCP-4278. Victims of SCP-4278 have invariably claimed they are not being anomalously compelled to return to SCP-4278, and are simply submitting to the inevitability of their future murder. All attempts to prevent a victim from returning to SCP-4278 have proven unsuccessful due to apparent coincidences that disable security measures, as well as an as-of-yet unexplained inability by bystanders to interfere with the victim as they make the journey to SCP-4278. Bar the victim, all foreign bodies introduced to SCP-4278 will be displaced into the surrounding area following demanifestation. For this reason, recording or otherwise monitoring of SCP-4278 following its disappearance is not possible. Interview Log 4278-1: On 12/09/2018, a manifestation of SCP-4278 was confirmed several kilometers from the small coastal town of Satsport, New England. The victim in this case was identified as local fifty-two year old fisherman Daniel Lawcroft, who was brought into custody at Temporary Site-52 shortly after. The following is the ensuing initial interview: <Begin Log> (Mr. Lawcroft is sitting at the table, his head in his hands. Dr. Santana enters, holding a cup of water.) Dr. Santana: You mentioned you were thirsty. Is this okay? (Pause.) Dr. Santana: Sir? (Mr. Lawcroft looks up, blinking rapidly, and takes the drink.) Mr. Lawcroft: Oh, uh, thanks. Dr. Santana: No problem. Something wrong? Mr. Lawcroft: I'm gonna die. (Pause.) Dr. Santana: We're going to do everything in our power to stop that from happening. Mr. Lawcroft: Doesn't matter. I can already remember it. (laughs) How the hell can I remember something that hasn't happened yet? Dr. Santana: I realize this may be challenging, but before we proceed I just need to get a little bit more information out of you. Could you take a look at these images? (Dr. Santana spreads several photographs over the table. Each is an image taken on SCP-4278 by initial exploration teams. After looking over them for a moment, Mr. Lawcroft points at an image of one of the huts at the center of SCP-4278 with a trembling finger.) Mr. Lawcroft: (quietly) That's it. Dr. Santana: That's what? Mr. Lawcroft: That's the house where they're going to cut me up. Dr. Santana: Who's going to cut you up? What do they look like? Mr. Lawcroft: I - I don't know. Just … people, I guess? With these white cloaks on, like bed-sheets, I won't be able to see their faces. They have these knives - um, they're sharp - very … very sharp. Dr. Santana: And when you say they cut you up … those are what they use? Mr. Lawcroft: They're going to open me up like - like a fish, all the way open. They're going to reach into me and p-pull parts out, and … and show them to me, right in my face, and then they're going to throw them on the floor. It's gonna hurt. It's gonna hurt so bad, but I don't die. Why don't I die? (beginning to hyperventilate) A-A-A-And then they - they're gonna start cutting me up from the toes into little, little pieces and I don't die! Don't - don't die! Why the fuck don't I die?! I didn't do anything wrong! I didn't do anything wrong! (Medical personnel enter the room and begin calming Mr. Lawcroft down over the course of thirty minutes.) Dr. Santana: Are you feeling better? Mr. Lawcroft: Mm…y-yeah … no, not really. I want… Dr. Santana: Yes? What can I do for you? Mr. Lawcroft: I really want my mama, doc. <End Log> Following this interview, a meeting between Mr. Lawton and his elderly mother was proposed by Dr. Santana, approved and conducted. Mr. Lawton reported a significant increase in morale as a result. Incident Log 4278-1: On 19/12/2018, Mr. Lawton began making his way to SCP-4278 as part of its demanifestation. The following is a log of the efforts that were taken to halt his advance towards SCP-4278. Time Events 01:10 An unexpected systems failure causes the doors to Mr. Lawton's quarters to automatically open. Mr. Lawton begins making his way out of Temporary Site-52. 01:11 Security personnel on-site attempt to apprehend and restrain Mr. Lawton, but report an inability to do so. When questioned further, they are unable to explain the exact reason they are unable to do this, simply stating they could not bring themselves to perform any actions that would require contact with Mr. Lawton. 01:16 Security personnel instructed to non-lethally fire upon Mr. Lawton. All guns jam when security personnel attempt to fire. Mr. Lawton reaches the main doors of Temporary Site-52. 01:18 A second systems failure causes the main doors of Temporary Site-52 to open. As Mr. Lawton leaves, personnel report that he is crying profusely. 01:19 Mr. Lawton begins walking towards the town of Satsport. Security personnel are ordered to switch to observation rather than attempt to restrain him. 02:43 Mr. Lawton reaches the town of Satsport. Plainclothes personnel take over observation duties and attempt to convince Mr. Lawton to cease his approach, but he refuses. 03:11 Mr. Lawton commandeers a motorboat, which personnel find themselves unable to get into, and proceeds towards SCP-4278. 03:54 Under orders from Dr. Santana, snipers positioned over the coast take aim and fire in Mr. Lawton's direction. Although they are unable to fire any shots that would hit Mr. Lawton, they successfully fire upon and disable his vehicle some distance away from SCP-4278. 03:55 Using a remote drone, Dr. Santana attempts to convince Mr. Lawton to return to Temporary Site-52. (See Interview Log 4278-2.) Interview Log 4278-2: <Begin Log> Dr. Santana: Daniel, please, please return to your quarters. We can still help you! Mr. Lawcroft: You can't, doc. You really can't. I appreciate this, though, I really do. (Pause.) Dr. Santana: If what you've said is true, Daniel, they're going to kill you on that island. Mr. Lawcroft: Yep. Dr. Santana: Then why would you want to go there now?! Mr. Lawcroft: Don't wanna do anything, doc. Wanna go home and watch some TV, pet my dog, fall asleep on the couch. But they're already cutting me up. They're already going to cut me up. Doesn't matter what I want. (Pause.) Dr. Santana: That boat isn't going anywhere, Daniel, and the waters are bad this time of year. You won't make it to the island either way. Mr. Lawcroft: (sighs) Wish it were true, doc, but neither of us've got a choice in the matter. Watch. <End Log> Time Events 03:58 Mr. Lawton begins to walk across the surface of the water. 04:22 Mr. Lawton reaches the coast of SCP-4278 and collapses into the fetal position, shaking. Personnel find themselves unable to approach SCP-4278. 04:30 Several hooded figures wearing white cloaks emerge from the foliage in SCP-4278 and drag Mr. Lawton out of sight, who begins screaming, but does not attempt to resist. SCP-4278 demanifests. Following this incident, Dr. Santana submitted a request for reassignment from SCP-4278, and a supplemental request that none of his future assignments require him to be near large bodies of water. Both requests were approved. Footnotes 1. DNA testing has shown the majority of these remains to be a match for a significant number of individuals on missing persons lists around the world. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4278" by Tanhony, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4278. 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: scpisland.jpg Name: Island near Big Drop Off Reef, Palau Author: Matt Kieffer License: CC BY-SA 2.0 Source Link: Flickr Filename: scpisland2.jpg Name: At Petite Cayes beach Author: Christine Warner License: CC BY 2.0 Source Link: Flickr Filename: scpisland3.jpg Name: Massai hut Author: Jonas Bengtsson License: CC BY 2.0 Source Link: Flickr
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Item #: SCP-4279 Level 3/4279 Classified SCP-4279 reassembly attempt 7, dated 2019/02/22. Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4279 is kept disassembled in an anomalous item storage vault at the high-energy physics lab of Site-33. Alteration to a component of SCP-4279 before assembly requires approval from site command. Testing of a reassembled SCP-4279 must be conducted at an off-site explosives testing range and activated remotely. All items produced by SCP-4279 are to be contained and disposed of in accordance to standard procedures for radioactive waste. Description: SCP-4279 is a device separated into 7 components, marked one through seven on attached documentation, with the following descriptions handwritten in Urdu: Power Supply Lead Ion Collider Recombination Vessel (Mk. II: post-Iron metals) Element Extruder (Mk. V: Hydrogen through Plutonium) Molecular Assembler (Mk. III: Fizzier champagne) Output Tray Command Input When assembled, SCP-4279 uses electrical power to generate and assemble matter into theoretically any molecular or atomic form based on pre-programmed designs, the coding language of which has been reverse engineered by Foundation programmers. Items created by SCP-4279, however, invariably produce high amounts of gamma, alpha, and neutron radiation, making them immediately lethal to nearby organic life and posing a lasting ecological threat to the nearby environment. Ongoing research of SCP-4279's components have yet to identify which are responsible for the radioactive side-effect. Addendum 4279-1: Discovery SCP-4279 was discovered on 2017/08/17 when embedded agents in the Pakistani government alerted the Foundation of an anomalous radiological disaster at a facility owned by Khan Research Laboratories1 in the city of Kahuta, Pakistan. MTF Unit Beta-7 ("Maz Hatters") dispatched a Curie-class drone remote-controlled via insulated wired connection upon measuring a constant radiation rate of 625 mSv/s2 at a distance of 1.4 km from the source. The drone measured a radiation rate of 7220 mSv/s at a distance of 30m before making visual contact. The video feed identified a single, unopened bottle of champagne sitting on the output tray of SCP-4279 as the source. SCP-4279 was surrounded by multiple cadavers dressed in military uniform and one in a lab coat with a patch bearing the words: Dr. Tanzil Baqri, Research Lead. The bottle was contained within a concrete container with a lead-boron lining by remote-controlled drone. Addendum 4279-2: Log of Created Items from Command Input List of items recovered from the Command Input component's on-board memory translated from Urdu: Date Program name Item created 2016/04/02 Water 160 g of gaseous oxygen, 20 g of gaseous hydrogen 2016/06/21 Rice 1 kg of rice starch 2016/09/29 Chick peas 50 g of pureed chick peas 2016/11/13 Water 180 g of liquid water 2016/12/14 Rice 1 kg of hulled rice 2017/02/28 Cup of water 180 g of liquid water in a 200 mL plastic cup 2017/03/01 Bottle of champagne A 500 mL bottle of champagne 2017/03/01 Bottle of champagne (large) A 1 liter bottle of champagne 2017/03/01 Untitled-2017-03-01 One latex condom 2017/03/02 Untitled-2017-03-02 One 500 g bar of dark chocolate 2017/04/11 I don't have to wait A golden replica of the Nobel Prize in physics, dated 2017 2017/04/19 Helium-3 3 kg of 3He in a 500 mL steel canister 2017/05/15 Untitled-2017-05-15 20 100-mg pills of sertraline3 2017/05/15 Bottle of scotch One 750 mL bottle of single malt scotch whiskey 2017/05/29 For the historians Golden bust of Dr. Tanzil Baqri 2017/05/30 Better idea Platinum bust of Dr. Tanzil Baqri 2017/07/15 Untitled-2017-07-15 One 200 mg dose of Mifepristone4 2017/07/28 Untitled-2017-07-28 A wooden placard reading "You Still Helped The World" 2017/07/28 Untitled-2017-03-02 One 500 g bar of dark chocolate 2017/07/28 Bottle of scotch One 750 mL bottle of single malt scotch whiskey 2017/08/05 Untitled-2017-08-05 One 500 g container of concealer makeup 2017/08/15 Something nice for the generals One silk dress interlaced with diamonds 2017/08/15 Bottle of champagne One 500 mL bottle of champagne 2017/08/17 Bottle of champagne One 500 mL bottle of champagne made entirely from unstable isotopes Addendum 4279-3: Recovered Note The following was discovered inside the Command Input component during initial disassembly at Site-33. To Dr. Baqri, I hope the champagne was fizzy enough this time. Enjoy it. Aisha Osmani, (former) PhD candidate Footnotes 1. A weapons and high energy physics laboratory administrated by the Pakistani Armed Forces 2. millisieverts per second 3. Antidepressant originally marketed under the name Zoloft 4. An abortifacient advised for use within the first 49 days of pregnancy
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SCP-4280
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Item #: SCP-4280 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4280 is to be contained in Locker-1987 in Site-83. Excluding the circumstance of testing, access to Locker-1987 is prohibited to all personnel. All personnel are to be strictly reminded that they are not to use SCP-4280 for any non-scientific reasons. This includes using SCP-4280 on another person, using SCP-4280 on themselves, or using SCP-4280 on any other entity in the Foundation's custody. Description: SCP-4280 is a 30 cm x 30 cm x 50 cm sealed glass jar marked with the name 'The Inter-Dimensional Insult Punishment Jar' and accompanied by two blank lines below it. No manufacturer name or logo can be seen on the jar itself. The lid on SCP-4280 is unable to be removed. SCP-4280's anomalous properties manifest after an individual writes down a name1 and a duration of time2 on the two blank lines. Once filled in, should the noted individual on SCP-4280 say a phrase or sentence intended to emotionally hurt another entity directly or indirectly within the duration of time written on SCP-4280, SCP-4280 will make a loud buzzing noise and vocalise the phrase 'You insulted someone'. Within 5 seconds after the buzzing noise is made by SCP-4280, a maximum of 50 dollars will be deducted from the individual's bank account and materialise inside SCP-4280 in the form of U.S. dollar notes3. The amount of money deducted is determined by the type of insult they said. (For a comprehensive list, refer to Addendum 4280-A) At the end of the duration of time, the accumulated money inside SCP-4280 will dematerialise4, with SCP-4280 subsequently vocalising the phrase 'I hope you have learned your lesson'. Following that action, the written name and duration of time on SCP-4280 will disappear. Within the given duration of time, an individual is unable to erase the written name and duration of time on SCP-4280. All of the individual's money that has been collected by SCP-4280 cannot be retrieved back by the individual. Addendum 4280-A: Compiled list of the separate fees charged by SCP-4280 for different insults Open SCP-4280 File A ... List of Insults recognised and charged by SCP-4280 (with the specific amount of money charged for each separate insult) Note: All charges are measured in U.S dollars. Insults including one swear word (e.g. You fuck, Son of a bitch, You piece of shit) - $5.00 Insults including more than one swear word (e.g. Fucking piece of shit, Son of a fucking bitch, You piece of fucking shit bitch) - $7.00 'Your mom' insults - $0.50 Insults focusing on the individual's body figure, appearance, or speech - $10.00 Insults focusing on the individual's personality - $15.50 Insults focusing on the individual's family, friends, or pets - $18.50 Insults referencing a popular character in pop culture, or a historical figure - $18.50 Insults focusing on any Person of Interest/Group of Interest - $25.00 Insults focusing on the individual's religion, race, or sexual orientation - $30.00 Insults focusing on the individual's disability or any other limitation - $40.00 Insults including the phrase 'You krakeling suplan of a wereling trehiog!5' - $50.00 Addendum 4280-B: SCP-4280 Testing Logs Open SCP-4280 File B ... Subject Name: Doctor Nikolai Gretka Duration: 24 hours Subject Bank Account Balance: $██████ Foreword: Dr. Gretka has been constantly reprimanded for his constant use of vulgarities and overall bad behaviour. Results: SCP-4280 worked normally. After Dr. Gretka learned that he was a test subject for SCP-4280 three hours into the stated duration, he was observed to be 'nicer' around his fellow researchers. However, at the end of the stated duration, after Dr. Gretka learned that he wasn't getting his money back from SCP-4280, he continuously swore for 3 minutes, after which SCP-4280 stated that he 'had clearly not learned his lesson' and proceeded to charge a 'punishment penalty fee' of $100 from Dr. Gretka's bank account. Subject Name: D-6517 Duration: 1 hour Subject Bank Account Balance: $0.00 Results: For every insult D-6517 delivered to another individual, SCP-4280 collected 50 ml of blood from D-6517's body. At the end of the stated duration, SCP-4280 told D-6517 to 'save some money, or it'll take his organs next'. Subject Name: D-2354 Duration: 1 hour Subject Bank Account Balance: $██████ Foreword: For the entire duration of the test, D-2354 was ordered to only say statements phrased as insults, but were in reality only statements of fact. Results: SCP-4280 worked normally, with the exception being that all of its 'You insulted someone' statements were replaced with 'You were too honest' statements. At the end of the stated duration, SCP-4280 told D-2354 to 'tone down his brutal honesty'. Subject Name: Doctor Reese Martens Duration: 48 hours Subject Bank Account Balance: $██████ Foreword: Dr. Martens has been constantly praised by the other researchers as being unwilling to say any insults aimed at other people and generally being a pleasant researcher to work with. Results: SCP-4280 was not able to collect any money from Dr. Martens until approximately half an hour before the end of the stated duration, when it began to collect $10.00 for every single sentence Dr. Martens said. At the end of the stated duration, SCP-4280 told Dr. Martens to 'fuck off with his fucking good guy routine'. Note: Looks like SCP-4280 refuses to believe that anyone can be that nice, huh? - Doctor Martens Footnotes 1. The name must belong to an existing entity. 2. Can be written in any measurement of time, and the duration must last for a minimum of one hour. 3. This action occurs regardless of whether the individual uses a different currency. 4. The Foundation is yet to determine where and who the money inside SCP-4280 goes to. 5. A well-known insult from Dimension-4752. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4280" by DrMartens, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4280. 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-4281
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SCP-4281. SCP-4281-1's location is marked with a white arrow. Item #: SCP-4281 Special Containment Procedures: The room containing SCP-4281 should remain locked and marked with an "out of service" sign. Unauthorized individuals found trespassing within this area are to be questioned, then given Class-A amnestics. Two security personnel will remain on site at all times, posing as casino staff. Communication with SCP-4281-1 is forbidden outside of approved testing. Description: SCP-4281 is a lavatory stall located inside the first floor men's washroom of the Holy Roller casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. SCP-4281-1 is a sapient entity residing inside this stall. Visual confirmation of SCP-4281-1 is only possible via the 20cm gap under the stall's walls/door. Viewing the interior of SCP-4281 by any other means reveals only an empty stall. If SCP-4281 is forcefully entered, either by bypassing the interior rotatory lock or simply breaking down the stall door, SCP-4281-1 will be entirely absent. Closing the door, or leaving the washroom unoccupied and unobserved for any period of time will cause SCP-4281-1 to re-appear. Due to this effect, SCP-4281-1 has only ever been observed as the calves of a white male, wearing white-red striped socks and blue-white 1995 Adidas Orion running sneakers. When an individual enters the stall directly adjacent to SCP-4281, within 10-15 seconds SCP-4281-1 will begin conversing with the occupant. SCP-4281-1 is described as having an up-beat, mild south-west American accent, and being prone to lengthy personal anecdotes, unsolicited advice, and long-winded opinions on current affairs. SCP-4281-1 will continue speaking regardless of response, or a lack thereof, often bridging natural pauses in discussion with phrases such as “That’s right, huh? Of course it is.”, “Another thing about that…”, and "Heck, you know what that reminds me of?” While most often discussing mundane topics, SCP-4281-1 has, on rare occasions, demonstrated an insight into various anomalous subjects, including thaumatology and hemogenic evocation. Additionally, SCP-4281-1 appears to possess a great deal of personal and classified information on the Foundation and several GOIs. Attempts at guiding the conversation towards these subjects has proven highly ineffective, as SCP-4281-1 seems unwilling or incapable of deviating from its chosen “discussions”. As such, the full scope of SCP-4281-1's knowledge, or how it is acquired, is currently unknown. Test Log - SCP-4281-1-01 Test Log - SCP-4281-1-01 Test Log - 4281-1-01 Interviewed: SCP-4281-1 Interviewer: Dr. M. Clarke. Foreword: The Holy Roller Casino was shut down under the guise of routine maintenance. Dr. Clarke then entered the stall adjacent to SCP-4281-1. The purpose of this test was to make initial contact with SCP-4281-1, and determine its origin. <2:13AM ██/██/████ Begin Log> Dr. Clarke: Good evening. My name is Dr. Clarke. I represent a- SCP-4281-1: Mornin'! Dr. Clarke: … I represent- SCP-4281-1: 'Course, some people say "evenin'" around this time, but Ifn' you want to get technical, it's mornin'. Not that I mind personally, but y'know, just in case you want to be extra accurate on that log of yours. Dr. Clarke: Yes, well… thank you. So you are aware you're being recorded? SCP-4281-1: 'Course! I don't mind. Honestly, it's kinda flatterin'! Y'know, I once met a fella' who claimed he invented the tape recorder. The portable one, I mean. 'Course, his wasn't like those fancy little doohickeys you're using, no no. His was this big ol' backpack with long spools of- whatsitcalled- record tape. Anyway! He tried to sue Phillips when they started makin'- Dr. Clarke: I'm sorry, if I could ask you some- SCP-4281-1: -ttle tapes, y'know. But he, Carter I think his name was, he didn't trust lawyers, or the courts! Since, a'course, they were recording all the testimony by then. He claimed they were 'in league with the enemy', the crazy S.O.B.! Now, his brother on the other hand- Dr. Clarke: I'm sure that's very in- SCP-4281-1: -ad a real successful textile business, and God bless 'im, he tried to get some of his little brother's inventions off the ground but- After 23 minutes of sitting and listening to SCP-4281-1, Dr. Clark signals to terminate the test, citing the unlikelihood of gaining any critical information. SCP-4281-1: -ut you know, the dog wouldn't give it up! Hah! The ol' boy musta' thought it was a lil' red hissin' snake or somethin'! So, a'course, KA-Boom he went! Poor Carter, he loved that dog. Sure, he shouldn't have had dynamite lyin' around near a lit blowtorch, but he'd be- Dr. Clarke: Yes, well, it's been… very pleasant speaking with you. Have a good evening, or morning if you'd like. We'll resume this at a later date. SCP-4281-1: -nths! Years even he was working on it! Honestly, I think the explosion knocked some sense into him, cuz the next dang day he cracked the [DATA EXPUNGED] principle, y'know, when you combine [DATA EXPUNGED] with the Closed Third Circle, just like the hemet-netjer did back in ol' Nubia. Ta-da! New dog! He was just like the old one, except the eyes were all- Dr. Clarke: … Hold on, what? You- hold on. Coms, did you get that? Yes. Yes I'm going to continue the test. SCP-4281-1, can you repeat that? Are you saying you're familiar with both [DATA EXPUNGED] and Heka blood rituals? SCP-4281-1: Oh I'm heck-a sure I am! Hah! Just a little river-valley joke for ya. 'Course, you probably know those rituals are a messy business! 'Aint worth botherin' with, if you ask me. That-there dog ended up with an awful temper, eatin' all the meat out of the fridge, puttin' claw marks in the car door. Real active on walks though, kept ol' Carter in shape I guess b- Dr. Clarke: No, not the dog. Could you go back to th- SCP-4281-1: -orth it. Barkin' at nothin' all the time! Or at least, nothin' Carter could see. Eventually he tore through the last of the furniture, so the only thing left in the house to really claw at was- Dr. Clarke remained in the stall for an additional 3 hours, fruitlessly attempting to guide the conversation back to topics of interest. The test was officially terminated at 5:56AM, roughly an hour after SCP-4281-1 began discussing its favorite types of bean salad. <End Log> Test Log - SCP-4281-1-05 Test Log - SCP-4281-1-05 Test Log - 4281-1-05 Interviewed: SCP-4281-1 Interviewer: Researcher O. Holland Foreword: The Holy Roller Casino was shut down under the guise of routine maintenance. Researcher Holland then entered the stall adjacent to SCP-4281-1. The purpose of this test was to try a variety of tactics to gain information from SCP-4281-1. <2:13AM ██/██/████ Begin Log> [36 minutes of irrelevant discussion expunged] SCP-4281-1: Anyways, his ol' Pa had given him that pick-up truck. They don't make American like that anymore. 'Course, finding a replacement for the drive shaft was a real' heckn' problem, but that's what ol' Bill deserved after driving it off that dirt mound! Y'know, Bill's sister- Holland: SCP-4281-1, once again, we'd like to discuss what you know about the Serpents Hand. You previously mentioned individuals who have directly dealt with the Black Queen. Please elaborate. SCP-4281-1: -n' tried to paint it pink! Can you imagine that? Oh, sorry there bud, what was that? Oh! Yeah! Hah! You know, that crazy ol' snake lady had hair kinda' like Bill's sister! All long and dark. She wanted to cut it, and give it to charity, but her Ma' wouldn't let her. "Girls shouldn't have short hair" she'd say. Now, personally, I think- Holland: What do you want SCP-4281-1? I'm asking you directly. We've offered you food, entertainment, and even a free exchange of information. Do you want us to resume foot-traffic into the restroom? Do you want regular attendants? Are you somehow trapped inside that stall? We have a great deal of resources at our disposal, but we need you to tell us what you want. SCP-4281-1: Aw shucks, son. I'm just fine! You Ess-Pee-Cee folks have enough on your plate without worryin' about old me. It's the sign of a true American cowboy to be self-sufficient, y'know! 'Course, kids these days with their phones, everyone has to be connected all the dang time- Researcher Holland removes his glasses, and rubs the bridge of his nose. Holland: Is there anything I can say to make you- SCP-4281-1: -n' their chat-snaps and such. Why even bother takin' pictures of every damn thing? Y'know, I remember when you had to get photo's developed! Knowin' you'd be paying outta' pocket, and the hours of waitin' made every picture special, y'know? Ain't that j- [1 hour, 12 minutes of irrelevant discussion expunged] <End Log> Test Log - SCP-4281-1-13 Test Log - SCP-4281-1-13 Test Log - 4281-1-13 Interviewed: SCP-4281-1 Interviewer: Researcher C. Williams. Foreword: The Holy Roller Casino was allowed to continue running normally during this test. The entrance to SCP-4281 was unlocked, and given the appearance of resumed public access. During the test, Foundation Security discretely warded people away from SCP-4281. Researcher Williams then entered the stall adjacent to SCP-4281-1. Researcher Williams was instructed to pose as a typical casino patron, and attempt a "personable" approach to gain information from SCP-4281-1. <12:31AM ██/██/████ Begin Log> Researcher Williams enters the stall, and sits down. After a pause, SCP-4281-1 engages conversation. SCP-4281-1: Hey hey, doin’ alright in there bud? Williams: Oh, yeah! Having a great time tonight! Name’s Cam. SCP-4281-1: Good to know ya’ Cam! You know, I met a Cam once, out in West Bank, had to be fifteen years- Williams: Oh hey, say, what’s your name? SCP-4281-1: Ah I’m just an old rambler, but Cam, my Cam y’know, he was the kind of fella who- Williams: Oh yeah, hah, we all know a guy like that. We had lots of them back East. So where are you from? Given previous conversations, Researcher Williams had been instructed to aggressively head off SCP-4281-1 to prevent a "rant", while still appearing friendly. SCP-4281-1: Wherever the wind takes me, you know how it is! Well, no, you don’t. You never even left Warrenton before all this! I guess that’s East of somethin’, all things relative, so I won’t call you a liar. Williams: I-… hah, you got me buddy. Caught my accent huh? I traveled West to get here so- SCP-4281-1: Oh-ho-ho! Not bad! "Never lie. A half-truth is much easier to swallow." Agent Porter would be proud! Researcher Williams goes silent, awaiting instruction. Director Imani, his handler, tells him via earpiece to continue the test. Williams: Alright, since you know who I work for, I'll stop with the pretense. Honestly though, I'm just here to chat. I want to get to know you! My name actually is Cam- SCP-4281-1: You hate bein’ called Cam. Always have. ‘Creepy Cam’. Williams: That-… what? SCP-4281-1: That’s what they used to call ya, right? ‘Creepy Cam’. Hah! Not very creative. Then again Matt never was the thinkin’ type. Big though. Big, mean, held back two years, Daddy always givin' him the belt. He took that out on you, the little bastard. Him and his gang. Williams: Yes- well, I’m sure you’ve got plenty of stories abo- SCP-4281-1: ‘Creepy Cam’, always reading those big old books, dressing in black, drawing strange little doodles in his notebook. Smart as a whip, didn’t even need to try. Matt resented that, y’know. The guidance counselor was right, he was jealous! 'Course, knowing that didn't stop him from shovin' you in a trash can. That wasn't so bad though. Now mouthin’ off about your Ma, that was the worst. Even Matt regrets that. He didn't know, y'know? He didn't know she'd gotten sick. He feels bad about crossing that line, even today. He even apologizes to you in his sleep, then wakes up with wet eyes. Williams: L-… Listen, could we talk about something else? I don’t think- SCP-4281-1 creates a thumping sound against the dividing wall, three open-palm slaps. SCP-4281-1: Ah cmon, buck up! It got better, right? Matt’s off pumping gas these days, and look at you! Big fancy science man at a secret lab! Hoo-wee! If those kids could see you now! Director Imani calls to terminate the test given SCP-4281-1's current topic. Researcher Williams stands, and moves to open the door. SCP-4281-1: Hey, whoa there! I didn't mean to offend! I thought we were getting to know each other! Researcher Williams exits the stall. SCP-4281-1 is heard shouting. SCP-4281-1: Hey, cmon Cam- er, Cameron! It's all in the past, y'know? You're a popular guy now! Lots of "creepy" friends, right? Director Imani instructs Researcher Williams not to engage. Researcher Williams moves to exit the washroom. SCP-4281-1: Shame what's happening to Lawrence though! Researcher Williams stops with his hand on the door, pauses, then turns and re-enters the stall. Director Imani reiterates that the test has ended. SCP-4281-1: Not surprising, y'know. He never was quite as clever as you. Kind, though. Real kind. Sat with you on that first day, introduced you to everyone, even taught you how to kick the vending machine just right for a free soda! Good man, good man. Doesn't deserve what's happening to him, no sir. Williams: What do you mean "happening". Lawrence is… he's dead. Director Imani tells Researcher Williams not to divulge any additional information. Researcher Williams disconnects his earpiece and microphone, dropping them to the stall floor. SCP-4281-1: Hah! Dead!? Not by half! Real kick in the pants, that. ‘Course, if I walked into a big angry cave full of screamin' rocks I’d sure- Williams: Wait, please, what do you mean? SCP-4281-1: -think twice about not bringin' a map! Heck, I nearly got lost one time in this big ol’ K-Mart off the I-29. Y’know, back in- Williams: Wait, just wait-! SCP-4281-1: - the day before they shut down. Funny story there. See, the manager of that-there K-Mart had a- Williams: Please, please just stop talking for one second! Please! Is Lawrence alive!? How can I find him!? Security personnel enter the washroom. Researcher Williams is advised to leave the stall. SCP-4281-1: -welve horses! Can you believe it? The poor kid on cash was there with a mop until past midnight just tryin' to- Williams: Wait! Guys- just listen, he knows something about- No, please, just give me another five minutes to- Security Officer ███: [REDACTED] After a short pause, Researcher Williams is voluntarily escorted out of the washroom. SCP-4281-1: So I said to him- Oh! Uh, well, alright then! Have a good night fellas! Come back any time! No audio is recorded for 4 minutes. At 1:49AM, Researcher William's microphone picks up several labored breaths, and a long, deep sigh. SCP-4281-1 is heard speaking quietly. SCP-4281-1: God dang it. Things were going so well. What'd I do wrong? People like talkin' about themselves, right? … I shoulda' just told him the trucker story. Everyone loves that story. Or maybe I shoulda' mentioned-… nah, he would have found that boring. Maybe I coulda'- no, that's just stupid. Dang it. Dang it! Another 10 seconds elapse. SCP-4281-1: Dang it. Another 45 seconds of silence follows. SCP-4281-1: …Why am I like this. <End Log>
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SCP-4282
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SCP-4282 Item #: SCP-4282 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4282 is to be stored in a standard secure weapon locker at Site-68. The care and maintenance procedures for SCP-4282 are identical to any non-anomalous black powder cap-and-ball firearm. Testing of SCP-4282 must be authorized by a Level-3 researcher or higher. Be advised that SCP-4282's anomalous ability will target individuals that meet the either of the following criteria: Guilty of theft of any nautical vessel, including non-motorized vessels such as sailing boats, canoes, and kayaks. Also includes sub-nautical vessels (submarines.) Vessels must be capable of containing human occupants. Guilty of "piracy" as defined by Title 18 Chapter 81 of the United States Code. (SCP-4282's criteria are slightly broader, but this definition will suffice for testing and containment purposes.) Note: Any Foundation personnel stationed at Site-68 that meet the above requirements in any way should contact their immediate supervisor for transfer. See Incident Report 4282-A. Description: SCP-4282 is a .44 caliber single shot black powder handgun that utilizes a percussion cap as a primer. The operation of SCP-4282 is identical to any other muzzle loading black powder firearm, except that projectiles loaded into the muzzle do not directly exit the barrel. Upon firing SCP-4282, the nearest living human guilty of piracy or theft of a nautical vessel will suffer a fatal gunshot wound to the back of the head. Wounds caused by SCP-4282 are consistent between targets, featuring an entry wound through the parietal bone of the cranium and an exit wound through the right eye socket, although some cases present larger exit wounds than others. Analysis of the entry wounds reveal burns consistent with black powder and a .44 caliber hole, suggesting a point-blank shot from a muzzle loading black powder firearm. In conjunction, high speed footage of SCP-4282 reveals that the projectile does not exit the barrel directly, but instead teleports to the nearest offender that meets the criteria, regardless of distance. Fired shots retain their velocity and lethality, but are dependent on an adequate powder charge. Engraved on the right side of the barrel in cursive are the words, "Mutiny's Bane." Note: It was initially believed that SCP-4282 simply kills its user, but Foundation testing has clarified the function of the firearm, described above. For more insight into testing of SCP-4282, see the test results below. Discovery: SCP-4282 came to the attention of the Foundation when security footage from the bridge of the M.V. Almezaan, a general cargo vessel operating off the Horn of Africa, was intercepted by a Foundation operative embedded in the British Navy. The security footage log is attached. + Security Footage Log - Security Footage Log Timestamp: ██-██-2004 @1128 hours Security cameras record the events of a hijacking by a group of Somali pirates. The incident provokes an immediate response by special forces operating from the British frigate H.M.S. Monmouth, but not before a hostage situation evolved on the bridge involving the "lead" pirate and the Second Officer of the Almezaan. The pirate, who has expended all of the ammunition in his AK-47 rifle, pulls SCP-4282 from his satchel and holds it against the officer's head, clearly unaware of its anomalous property. Special forces breach the control room, at which point the pirate panics, firing SCP-4282 at point blank range into the officer's right temple. Footage then shows the pirate's right eye explode, ejecting a sizable chunk of the cranium and some brain matter. Simultaneously, the special forces operative breaching the room is struck in the upper thigh with a .44 caliber lead ball. No further anomalous activity is recorded. Note: The Second Officer suffered only a perforated eardrum and some minor burns. MV Almezaan was recaptured without further casualty or injury. Reports turned over by the British reveal that the lead ball was in fact fired from SCP-4282, despite the firearm not being aimed at either the pirate or the special forces operative. An inspection of the bridge proved that the shot could not have come from outside the room. Class-A Amnestics were administered to individuals who were involved or had knowledge of the hostage situation on the bridge. All other aspects of the incident, including the hijacking itself, did not require action on the part of the Foundation, as all anomalous activity was contained on the bridge, and the wounds inflicted by SCP-4282 were explained by non-anomalous gunfire. Testing: The projectiles should be .440 round lead ball, and the powder charge should be measured at 20 grains of 3F powder or equivalent. Modern No. 11 percussion caps are adequate for use with the firearm. As a fail-safe, two (2) D-Class personnel that meet the testing criteria (see containment procedures) must be present whenever SCP-4282 is to be loaded and fired. These D-Class personnel will take a primary (D-1) and secondary (D-2) position of three (3) meters and five (5) meters from the firearm respectively. As soon as SCP-4282 is loaded, all D-Class personnel must be treated as loaded firearms, and as such will be faced towards the firing range and away from all Foundation researchers at all times. All other personnel must remain outside the 5 meter radius during testing. All D-Class subjects used in testing must be fitted with a protective Kevlar helmet capable of nullifying the lethal effect of SCP-4282's bullet. + Test Results - Test Results The following is a summation of SCP-4282's anomalous abilities as discovered in testing. A comprehensive test log can be found here: SCP-4282 Test Log SCP-4282 has a range greater than ███ kilometers. An upper limit on this range has not yet been discovered. The bullet fired by SCP-4282 can be stopped before striking the targeted individual by use of a helmet. SCP-4282 does not target deceased humans. SCP-4282 does not recognize the theft of a model or toy vessel. SCP-4282 will recognize a stolen vessel as small as a kayak or canoe. In most cases, replacing any part of SCP-4282 will cause it to become inert. For an exception to this, see Incident Report 4282-B. + Incident Report 4282-A - Incident Report 4282-A On 02-10-2005 at approximately 1125 hours, Junior Researcher Helm, who was on lunch in the cafeteria at the time, was killed by a gunshot to the back of the head consistent with SCP-4282's anomalous ability. The incident coincided with a test being conducted on the other side of Site-68. It was later discovered that the D-Class involved in the test as the "target" had been falsely accused of the theft and sinking of a yacht belonging to a wealthy oil tycoon in 1987. The crime that Junior Researcher Helm committed that caused SCP-4282 to target him is unknown. "Testing procedures have been updated to reflect this incident by including a fail-safe secondary subject, and it is recommended that future screening of D-Class subjects be conducted in a more thorough fashion. These safety oversights in testing will not be tolerated by The Foundation, and Dr. ████ has been reprimanded appropriately. I will oversee testing of SCP-4282 from this point forward." -Dr. Leyland + Incident Report 4282-B - Incident Report 4282-B On 02-16-2005 at approximately 1245 hours, a test of SCP-4282 was conducted in which the barrel was replaced with an identical replica in order to discern which component of the firearm produced the anomalous effect. Upon replacing the barrel, SCP-4282 "malfunctioned." The projectile left the barrel directly, traveled approximately 1.5 meters, and stopped mid flight. Researchers reported a low hum, presumably caused by the bullet vibrating vigorously in mid air, as observed in high speed footage. The bullet remained in this state for approximately 6 seconds before disappearing. 14 seconds after this event, the bullet began to reappear and disappear at seemingly random points in space around the firing range. High speed footage reveals that the direction of the round each time it reappeared was erratic, but the velocity was consistent with a normal shot. SCP-4282 did not appear to be able to target any specific individual. The round continued in its erratic behavior long enough to destroy a Foundation surveillance camera and strike Dr. Leyland in his lower left calf muscle, where the bullet remained until it could be surgically removed. Dr. Leyland reported a significant amount of pain caused by the round vibrating inside his leg for several minutes after the wound was inflicted. As of 03-19-2005, Dr. Leyland has fully recovered from his injuries. "In light of recent events involving SCP-4282, I am indefinitely suspending any test that proposes alterations to the firearm itself. This includes attempting to duplicate or alter the anomalous ability for use by the Foundation." -Dr. Leyland Addendum 4282-12.06.2011: On the noted date, Foundation algorithms picked up a mention of the words, "Mutiny's Bane" in an online blog-post from an amateur treasure hunter. The individual discovered a small chest washed up on the beaches of the Akumal village in Quintana Roo, Mexico. The chest contained a wooden insert with two spaces carved out in the shape of two pistols. Underneath the insert was a scroll with a handwritten poem. Beware all ye dogs who pillage and plunder Those who would take what they ought not own Lest your head from your neck be rent asunder Heed my fair warning and let it be known That the Bane of Mutiny and the Helmsman’s Wrath Do guard the long decks of this galleon so fine Know that death himself will follow your path If you board this great vessel with greed in your mind Both the chest and the scroll have been transferred to Site-68 and should be kept in containment with SCP-4282. While there is clear evidence that a second pistol could have existed alongside SCP-4282, it is unclear if it has similar anomalous properties, or even if it still exists. Until there is tangible evidence for the object referred to as the "Helmsman's Wrath," it will not receive an SCP designation.
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SCP-4283
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Lake Ouachita Item #: SCP-4283 Special Containment Procedures: Due to its impermeable nature, SCP-4283 cannot be contained with any currently available technology. Instead, most Foundation efforts will be focused on controlling knowledge regarding SCP-4283 by spreading disinformation, cooperating with local authorities, and closely monitoring activity on, in, and around Lake Ouachita. Furthermore, covert operations, code-named Operation Blakely, are to take place regarding the redistribution and use of SCP-4283's output flow. These operations are headquartered at Site-441, a collective location designation consisting of SCP-4283's containment facility and the Blakely Mountain Dam. While use of SCP-4283's effect in order to generate electricity and supply drinking water to local municipalities has been approved, the statistics regarding the output of Lake Ouachita must be altered to appear nominal to the general public. Per the ruling of the Ethics Committee, The Foundation shall not sell any electricity or water that is a product of SCP-4283 to any party, be it a private entity, corporation, government, or municipality. Products of SCP-4283 are to be used or stored on site, and any surplus generated by the facility must be given free of cost or compensation to a party approved by the Ethics Committee (e.g. the city of Hot Springs, AR or the State of Arkansas.) While containment has not been successful thus far, research into permanently neutralizing the anomaly will continue until a solution is reached, per the Site-441 Director. Description: SCP-4283 is an aquatic anomaly located above the surface of the Lake Ouachita Reservoir (Pronounced WAH-shi-tah) near Hot Springs, Arkansas. The anomaly is approximately 41 meters in length and 16 meters in width at its largest extent, but has an irregular boundary, resembling a rip or tear. SCP-4283 is located over the Northeastern section of the lake, approximately 3 meters above the surface of the lake at its lowest point and 19 meters above the surface at its highest point. It is currently unclear whether the anomaly is dimensional or spatial. As of December, 2018, approximately 4,600m3 of non-anomalous water pours from SCP-4283 each second. Samples of the water have revealed that it resembles normal lake water in every way, containing the appropriate levels of sediment and detritus, a nominal pH level, and identifiable minerals in solution with the water. All matter exiting SCP-4283 is, however, completely devoid of life. The flow rate of SCP-4283 increases by approximately 63m3 per second each year. The boundary that defines the shape of SCP-4283 is only permeable in one direction. Matter cannot enter from outside of the anomaly by any means, creating a perfect one way inlet between Lake Ouachita and a second unknown location, and complicating containment. All attempts to block or restrict the flow of water from SCP-4283 have been in vain. Containers built around the anomaly will eventually undergo a catastrophic failure due to constantly increasing water pressure. A record of notable containment attempts can be seen below. + Notable Containment Attempts - Notable Containment Attempts Containment Method: Attempt to displace the anomaly by means of a large concrete block and a series of hydraulic rams. Result: Failure of most hydraulic rams. Severe damage to concrete. Containment Method: One meter thick concrete structure surrounding the anomaly, reinforced with steel re-bar. High pressure valves used to stop the flow of water. Result: Multiple catastrophic failures of concrete containment structure. Containment Method: 70 millimeter thick steel pipe, 20 meters in diameter, 50 meters in length. Sealed with a specially designed quick locking hatch and welded in place. Result: Catastrophic failure at both ends of the containment structure. Two members of the welding team were injured and one was killed. Containment Method: Sphere of ███████ alloy reinforced with a titanium and ████ composite lattice structure. Materials were Coulomb-shifted to achieve an instantaneous and perfect seal. All personnel evacuated from the area. Result: Pressures within the sphere estimated to have exceeded 900 Gigapascals before containment failure. Detonation of the sphere due to water pressure showered Lake Ouachita with large chunks of ███████ alloy and super heated ice. The Operation Blakely infrastructure effectively redistributes the output from SCP-4283 into the local municipal water system where it is either used by the municipality in question or redirected to other surrounding systems. In the case that the system cannot handle the output, a secondary installation of pipes diverts the water to Lake Maumelle and the Arkansas River. To make further use of the anomaly, the Blakely Mountain Dam covertly houses a series of hydroelectric generators that provide electricity in surplus to Site-441 and the surrounding area. Publicly, the generators in the dam’s power plant are capable of producing 75,000 kilowatt-hours of power. The true output is much higher on average, but fluctuates depending on Operation Blakely's allocation of water. Site-441's ability to process its own drinking water and generate its own electricity aids in preserving the clandestine nature of the facility. Addendum 4283-12.06.1958: A letter from Site-441 Director Frederick Campbell. December 06, 1958 Site-441 staff, It has come to my attention that many low level members of Operation Blakely have questions regarding the "Keter" classification of SCP-4283 and our ongoing investigation into containing the anomaly despite its apparently benign, even beneficial nature. It is our current understanding that the water pouring from SCP-4283 is not being sourced from elsewhere on the planet, meaning that the anomaly is effectively increasing the amount of water (and mass in general) that exists on Earth. If SCP-4283 is not neutralized within the next few centuries, its impact on the planet will be impossible to conceal from the general public. Since Operation Blakely has been in effect, we have already seen the impact of SCP-4283 on Lake Ouachita, Lake Maumelle, and the Arkansas River. This destabilization will only continue to become more and more detrimental. The anomaly may not seem like a problem now, but the goal of The Foundation is to contain any and all anomalies that threaten human existence as we know it, no matter how far off the consequences are. At its current increasing rate of flow, SCP-4283 will cover every landmass on Earth with water in 15 million years, and the extra mass will alter the planet's orbit substantially. Long before that, it will cause catastrophic displacement of coastal cities. In the near future, SCP-4283 will be impossible to hide, and at its current rate of growth, may breach the containment measures put in place by Operation Blakely. Hence, a Keter designation. If any members of staff have questions regarding the ongoing research into containment of SCP-4283, please, hesitate to ask. Sincerely, Dr. Campbell, Site-441 Director History: SCP-4283 was discovered in 1946 after reports of a "waterfall in mid-air" circulated through the local population and Ouachita National Forest employees. SCP-4283 was quickly quarantined by the foundation and containment testing began. After a year of testing with no containment options available, theories that the anomaly would destabilize the local ecosystem and make concealment impossible came to light. The Foundation collaborated with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to design Operation Blakely, employing a covert pump station capable of diverting the massive amount of excess water away from the Ouachita National Forest. This became Site-441 and the Blakely Mountain Dam, both completed in 1953. Upon completion of Site-441, Lake Ouachita was formed from the affected portion of the Ouachita River. In order to maintain normalcy, the lake was not claimed by The Foundation, but instead remained part of the Ouachita National Forest. Non-foundation individuals that were aware of SCP-4283 were debriefed and amnesticized accordingly. An excerpt of a notable interview with a local is shown below. + Debrief Interview 013 [Excerpt] - Debrief Interview 013 [Excerpt] Interviewed: Marcus Olds, Native American descent, 68 years of age. Interviewer: Dr. Frederick Campbell, Site-441 Director <Excerpt of Log, 1647 hours ██-██-1946> Campbell: … and was there anything else unusual about the day before the anomaly appeared? Olds: Like I said, just the earthquake. Campbell: Yes, we've heard several reports of an earthquake, but I can't help but feel, Mr. Olds, that you're holding out on me. Are you sure there's nothing else you can tell us? Olds: … Olds: You would dismiss me as a lunatic, doctor. Campbell: I think you'll find that I'm very open minded. Any information could help us. Mr. Olds is hesitant to speak. Dr. Campbell begins to terminate the interview. Campbell: Officer, could you please escort Mr. Olds out. We're finished with- Olds: The hunter. Campbell: I beg your pardon? Olds: My grandmother would tell us stories in our youth. Most often, she spoke of a hunter, killing for sport in these woods. Dr. Campbell waves off the guard and resumes the interview. Campbell: And what does this hunter seek? Olds: The deer. A spirit animal native to Ouachita. My grandmother drew pictures of many spirit animals… they were taller than the mountains, wider than the rivers. The spirit world is invisible to most, but to very few, like my grandmother, it shows itself. Unfortunately, it meant she was blind in this world, but that never stopped her from drawing what she could see. Campbell: And the hunter? Could she see him as well? Olds: Ah… the hunter. The pictures she drew still show themselves to me in my nightmares. The hunter is just as immense and powerful as the animal he hunts. Campbell: Why does the hunter seek the deer? What's special about it? Olds: It is the last. Campbell: I see… and how does this story intersect with the anomaly on Lake Ouachita? Olds: When a spirit animal dies… the ground shakes and the Earth bleeds. The blood of the Earth, doctor, is water. Campbell: And what happens when the last spirit animal dies? What happens, hypothetically, when the hunter kills the deer? Olds: The Earth doesn't stop bleeding. Campbell: I assume your grandmother didn't have any other… more lighthearted stories to tell. Did she, by any chance, tell you a story about how to… stop the "bleeding?" Olds: Of course. Kill the hunter. Campbell: Something tells me that he would be quite hard to kill… either way, Mr. Olds, thank you. You have been quite helpful. Olds: You don't think me insane, doctor? Campbell: I wish that were the case… but that would make my job… just far too easy, now wouldn't it? Good day, Mr. Olds. The officer here will escort you out. <End Log> ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4283" by GaPSMAV, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4283. 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: ouachita Name: Aerial view of Lake Ouachita, AR Author: Unherdable License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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Lake Ouachita Item #: SCP-4283 Special Containment Procedures: Due to its impermeable nature, SCP-4283 cannot be contained with any currently available technology. Instead, most Foundation efforts will be focused on controlling knowledge regarding SCP-4283 by spreading disinformation, cooperating with local authorities, and closely monitoring activity on, in, and around Lake Ouachita. Furthermore, covert operations, code-named Operation Blakely, are to take place regarding the redistribution and use of SCP-4283's output flow. These operations are headquartered at Site-441, a collective location designation consisting of SCP-4283's containment facility and the Blakely Mountain Dam. While use of SCP-4283's effect in order to generate electricity and supply drinking water to local municipalities has been approved, the statistics regarding the output of Lake Ouachita must be altered to appear nominal to the general public. Per the ruling of the Ethics Committee, The Foundation shall not sell any electricity or water that is a product of SCP-4283 to any party, be it a private entity, corporation, government, or municipality. Products of SCP-4283 are to be used or stored on site, and any surplus generated by the facility must be given free of cost or compensation to a party approved by the Ethics Committee (e.g. the city of Hot Springs, AR or the State of Arkansas.) While containment has not been successful thus far, research into permanently neutralizing the anomaly will continue until a solution is reached, per the Site-441 Director. Description: SCP-4283 is an aquatic anomaly located above the surface of the Lake Ouachita Reservoir (Pronounced WAH-shi-tah) near Hot Springs, Arkansas. The anomaly is approximately 41 meters in length and 16 meters in width at its largest extent, but has an irregular boundary, resembling a rip or tear. SCP-4283 is located over the Northeastern section of the lake, approximately 3 meters above the surface of the lake at its lowest point and 19 meters above the surface at its highest point. It is currently unclear whether the anomaly is dimensional or spatial. As of December, 2018, approximately 4,600m3 of non-anomalous water pours from SCP-4283 each second. Samples of the water have revealed that it resembles normal lake water in every way, containing the appropriate levels of sediment and detritus, a nominal pH level, and identifiable minerals in solution with the water. All matter exiting SCP-4283 is, however, completely devoid of life. The flow rate of SCP-4283 increases by approximately 63m3 per second each year. The boundary that defines the shape of SCP-4283 is only permeable in one direction. Matter cannot enter from outside of the anomaly by any means, creating a perfect one way inlet between Lake Ouachita and a second unknown location, and complicating containment. All attempts to block or restrict the flow of water from SCP-4283 have been in vain. Containers built around the anomaly will eventually undergo a catastrophic failure due to constantly increasing water pressure. A record of notable containment attempts can be seen below. + Notable Containment Attempts - Notable Containment Attempts Containment Method: Attempt to displace the anomaly by means of a large concrete block and a series of hydraulic rams. Result: Failure of most hydraulic rams. Severe damage to concrete. Containment Method: One meter thick concrete structure surrounding the anomaly, reinforced with steel re-bar. High pressure valves used to stop the flow of water. Result: Multiple catastrophic failures of concrete containment structure. Containment Method: 70 millimeter thick steel pipe, 20 meters in diameter, 50 meters in length. Sealed with a specially designed quick locking hatch and welded in place. Result: Catastrophic failure at both ends of the containment structure. Two members of the welding team were injured and one was killed. Containment Method: Sphere of ███████ alloy reinforced with a titanium and ████ composite lattice structure. Materials were Coulomb-shifted to achieve an instantaneous and perfect seal. All personnel evacuated from the area. Result: Pressures within the sphere estimated to have exceeded 900 Gigapascals before containment failure. Detonation of the sphere due to water pressure showered Lake Ouachita with large chunks of ███████ alloy and super heated ice. The Operation Blakely infrastructure effectively redistributes the output from SCP-4283 into the local municipal water system where it is either used by the municipality in question or redirected to other surrounding systems. In the case that the system cannot handle the output, a secondary installation of pipes diverts the water to Lake Maumelle and the Arkansas River. To make further use of the anomaly, the Blakely Mountain Dam covertly houses a series of hydroelectric generators that provide electricity in surplus to Site-441 and the surrounding area. Publicly, the generators in the dam’s power plant are capable of producing 75,000 kilowatt-hours of power. The true output is much higher on average, but fluctuates depending on Operation Blakely's allocation of water. Site-441's ability to process its own drinking water and generate its own electricity aids in preserving the clandestine nature of the facility. Addendum 4283-12.06.1958: A letter from Site-441 Director Frederick Campbell. December 06, 1958 Site-441 staff, It has come to my attention that many low level members of Operation Blakely have questions regarding the "Keter" classification of SCP-4283 and our ongoing investigation into containing the anomaly despite its apparently benign, even beneficial nature. It is our current understanding that the water pouring from SCP-4283 is not being sourced from elsewhere on the planet, meaning that the anomaly is effectively increasing the amount of water (and mass in general) that exists on Earth. If SCP-4283 is not neutralized within the next few centuries, its impact on the planet will be impossible to conceal from the general public. Since Operation Blakely has been in effect, we have already seen the impact of SCP-4283 on Lake Ouachita, Lake Maumelle, and the Arkansas River. This destabilization will only continue to become more and more detrimental. The anomaly may not seem like a problem now, but the goal of The Foundation is to contain any and all anomalies that threaten human existence as we know it, no matter how far off the consequences are. At its current increasing rate of flow, SCP-4283 will cover every landmass on Earth with water in 15 million years, and the extra mass will alter the planet's orbit substantially. Long before that, it will cause catastrophic displacement of coastal cities. In the near future, SCP-4283 will be impossible to hide, and at its current rate of growth, may breach the containment measures put in place by Operation Blakely. Hence, a Keter designation. If any members of staff have questions regarding the ongoing research into containment of SCP-4283, please, hesitate to ask. Sincerely, Dr. Campbell, Site-441 Director History: SCP-4283 was discovered in 1946 after reports of a "waterfall in mid-air" circulated through the local population and Ouachita National Forest employees. SCP-4283 was quickly quarantined by the foundation and containment testing began. After a year of testing with no containment options available, theories that the anomaly would destabilize the local ecosystem and make concealment impossible came to light. The Foundation collaborated with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to design Operation Blakely, employing a covert pump station capable of diverting the massive amount of excess water away from the Ouachita National Forest. This became Site-441 and the Blakely Mountain Dam, both completed in 1953. Upon completion of Site-441, Lake Ouachita was formed from the affected portion of the Ouachita River. In order to maintain normalcy, the lake was not claimed by The Foundation, but instead remained part of the Ouachita National Forest. Non-foundation individuals that were aware of SCP-4283 were debriefed and amnesticized accordingly. An excerpt of a notable interview with a local is shown below. + Debrief Interview 013 [Excerpt] - Debrief Interview 013 [Excerpt] Interviewed: Marcus Olds, Native American descent, 68 years of age. Interviewer: Dr. Frederick Campbell, Site-441 Director <Excerpt of Log, 1647 hours ██-██-1946> Campbell: … and was there anything else unusual about the day before the anomaly appeared? Olds: Like I said, just the earthquake. Campbell: Yes, we've heard several reports of an earthquake, but I can't help but feel, Mr. Olds, that you're holding out on me. Are you sure there's nothing else you can tell us? Olds: … Olds: You would dismiss me as a lunatic, doctor. Campbell: I think you'll find that I'm very open minded. Any information could help us. Mr. Olds is hesitant to speak. Dr. Campbell begins to terminate the interview. Campbell: Officer, could you please escort Mr. Olds out. We're finished with- Olds: The hunter. Campbell: I beg your pardon? Olds: My grandmother would tell us stories in our youth. Most often, she spoke of a hunter, killing for sport in these woods. Dr. Campbell waves off the guard and resumes the interview. Campbell: And what does this hunter seek? Olds: The deer. A spirit animal native to Ouachita. My grandmother drew pictures of many spirit animals… they were taller than the mountains, wider than the rivers. The spirit world is invisible to most, but to very few, like my grandmother, it shows itself. Unfortunately, it meant she was blind in this world, but that never stopped her from drawing what she could see. Campbell: And the hunter? Could she see him as well? Olds: Ah… the hunter. The pictures she drew still show themselves to me in my nightmares. The hunter is just as immense and powerful as the animal he hunts. Campbell: Why does the hunter seek the deer? What's special about it? Olds: It is the last. Campbell: I see… and how does this story intersect with the anomaly on Lake Ouachita? Olds: When a spirit animal dies… the ground shakes and the Earth bleeds. The blood of the Earth, doctor, is water. Campbell: And what happens when the last spirit animal dies? What happens, hypothetically, when the hunter kills the deer? Olds: The Earth doesn't stop bleeding. Campbell: I assume your grandmother didn't have any other… more lighthearted stories to tell. Did she, by any chance, tell you a story about how to… stop the "bleeding?" Olds: Of course. Kill the hunter. Campbell: Something tells me that he would be quite hard to kill… either way, Mr. Olds, thank you. You have been quite helpful. Olds: You don't think me insane, doctor? Campbell: I wish that were the case… but that would make my job… just far too easy, now wouldn't it? Good day, Mr. Olds. The officer here will escort you out. <End Log> ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4283" by GaPSMAV, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4283. 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: ouachita Name: Aerial view of Lake Ouachita, AR Author: Unherdable License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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SCP-4284-14 displaying its mating colors. Item #: SCP-4284 Special Containment Procedures: Until there is clear evidence that a natural population no longer exists, SCP-4284 specimens are to be actively hunted and captured using any means necessary. MTF Lambda-37 "Tower Power" has been assigned to all duties involving the eradication, capture and containment of SCP-4284 instances at Site-231. SCP-4284 specimens marked for preservation are to be contained separately in appropriately sized enclosures, and should be provided with proportionally acceptable portions of water and various raw ores. While in containment, handlers should become familiar with their outlined duties as detailed in the handler guidebook specific to their assigned SCP-4284 specimen. These duties include, but are not limited to, tagging the specimen with a Foundation GPS tracker, painting and maintenance of the specimens exoskeleton, monitoring and documenting hibernation and mating patterns, and carrying out mental stimulation activities designed for the specific SCP-4284 instance. SCP-4284-22 before capture by the Foundation. Description: SCP-4284 are a collection of sentient terrestrial invertebrate animals that bear some biological similarities to crustaceans and other arthropods. The exterior of an SCP-4284 specimen is wholly indistinguishable from a man-made elevated water storage tank. Due to similarities in composition and appearance, research into a possible connection to SCP-4748 is ongoing. SCP-4284 are hostile when threatened and are capable of deploying their appendages in defense with deadly results. The utmost caution should be observed when interacting with SCP-4284 specimens. SCP-4284 are poikilothermic, causing them to be invisible to thermal imaging systems, complicating identification in the wild. SCP-4284 are immune to most projectile based weaponry, but are susceptible to electric shock. Sedation is possible by use of chloroform or other standard sedatives administered with armor piercing projectile syringes. SCP-4284 are found most commonly along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska and other parts of Western British Columbia. Due to their antisocial behavior, human contact is rare, but wild specimens can wander closer to human settlements if they have gone without food for extended periods of time. + Common Attributes - Common Attributes 1. SCP-4284 can differ greatly from specimen to specimen, but are characterized by several consistent criteria. All SCP-4284 instances possess 4,6, or 8 radially spaced appendages (not including the cloaca,) an exoskeleton made of steel that moults consistently, and a singular unsegmented head with no visible sensory organs. The radial appendages are forced into the ground for stability, but can be raised and used to skewer attackers with their sharp tapered points. They are also jointed in such a way that allows the head full range of motion, giving instances the ability to lower their head to ground level, facilitating locomotion. SCP-4284 specimens have been measured at speeds up to 40 km/h. Most instances also posses flexible tendrils attached to each leg at the joint. When stationary, these tendrils are tucked in and appear to be cross bracing for the structure, but when feeding or mating they seem to wander. Their biological function is unknown, but it is theorized that they are some form of sensory organ. 2. SCP-4284 possess a central rigid appendage extending up to three times the length of the body, and ending in a tapered hollow opening. Extending from this opening is a flexible multi-function orifice, similar to a cloaca, that facilitates feeding, excretion, and reproduction. SCP-4284 feed by forcing this appendage through soil and rock until the desired mineral is located, at which point the cloaca excretes a powerful acidic saliva capable of breaking down most solid materials. SCP-4284 are not carnivorous, and consume only raw minerals and water. 3. SCP-4284 naturally excrete a layer of colored latex paint that protects the exoskeleton from oxidation. Color schemes vary from specimen to specimen, but females often display brighter, more vibrant, and more complex paint schemes. This color scheme appears to be of great social importance, and is the most pertinent factor in finding a mate. 4. SCP-4284 are incredibly antisocial and violently territorial, avoiding both humans and other SCP-4284 instances. Their behavior when in the wild is similar to that of the Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia), coming together only to breed. Combat between specimens is uncommon due to Foundation intervention, but has been recorded. The majority of their time in the wild is spent feeding while standing perfectly still in their camouflaged state, in which they appear indistinguishable from a non-anomalous elevated water storage tank. 5. All SCP-4284 are capable of primitive vocalization and advanced echolocation. As a result, their awareness of their surroundings is unmatched in the animal kingdom, despite their lack of visual sensory organs. More importantly, their heightened awareness allows them to attack with perfect accuracy. Vocalizations are of incredibly low frequency, but are audible to humans, and consist of a cadence of metallic clicks and groans and are audible at a distance of 6 to 8 km. 6. Sexual intercourse is achieved using the central appendage. In the wild, eggs are laid 5 to 6 meters underground and hatch within 48 hours. The hatchling will grow for approximately one year until it reaches a height determined by its parental genes. The color of an SCP-4284 specimen does not appear to be hereditary. Preservative Containment: Six specimens of SCP-4284 are to be retained for study by the Foundation. New specimens are subject to containment only when a currently contained specimen expires. Each instance of SCP-4284 in containment is assigned one "handler," a Containment Specialist with Level 2 Clearance at the least. Any Foundation staff with a Clearance Level of 2 or higher may apply to be a handler. The following is a list of the six specimens as of 01-12-2019, a brief description, and the associated handler. Specimen Description Handler SCP-4284-9 Male quadruped, 40 meters tall. Solid sky blue. Researcher David Barrera, Level 2 SCP-4284-14 Female octopod, 65 meters tall. Red and white stripes and a checkered pattern on the head. Easily agitated. Dr. Elliot Walker, Level 3 SCP-4284-16 Female octopod, 45 meters tall. Exoskeleton is heavily damaged and rusted. Several different coats of paint. Enters a state of rage when in contact with other female SCP-4284 instances. Seems to have trouble moulting, requires special attention from handler. Dr. Abigail Swanson, Level 3 SCP-4284-21 Male hexapod, 65 meters tall. Solid maroon. Researcher Dexter Mann, Level 2 SCP-4284-22 Adolescent male quadruped, 35 meters tall. Solid white. Bonds easily with humans. Junior Researcher Aubrey Kirkland, Level 2 SCP-4284-40 Female hexapod, 60 meters tall. Yellow and black horizontal stripes. Shows higher than average intelligence. Incredibly hostile to both humans and other specimens, but appears to cooperate with Dr. Winters to an unexpected extent. Dr. Jacob Winters, Level 4 Incident Report 4284-03.19.2019: On the noted date, MTF Lambda-37 was mobilized in response to a breach of containment in Enclosure 06, which was housing SCP-4284-40. Security cameras captured the loss of 4 MTF personnel after they were impaled by SCP-4284-40's radial appendages. The flexible tendrils were also seen being used to pick up and throw security personnel across the facility. Atop SCP-4284-40 on a makeshift saddle was Dr. Winters, now designated PoI-4284. A review of the event revealed that PoI-4284 had disabled the security locks on Enclosure 06. SCP-4284-40 and PoI-4284 have not yet been located. While PoI-4284's motivation is uncertain, it should be noted that due to SCP-4284-40's violent tendencies, MTF Lambda-37 were considering its termination prior to the incident. PoI-4284 was vocal about his displeasure with this development, insisting that he had made progress with SCP-4284-40. Addendum 4284-04.21.2019: On the noted date, Corporal Dillon Cooper, the commanding officer of MTF Lambda-37's Foxtrot Squad, was assigned to carry out a routine containment expedition. Private Leslie Knight, Private Devin Byrd, and Private Shiloh Cash were assigned to Corporal Cooper during this expedition. Approximately 45 minutes into the expedition, Lambda-37 made visual contact with a water storage tank near 70 Mile House along Highway 97 in British Colombia, Canada. After confirming that the tank was not registered as a man made object, and upon further visual inspection, the tank was identified as SCP-4284-40. Corporal Cooper made the decision to terminate SCP-4284-40. Lambda-37 expended three HEAA rounds fired from Private Cash's Mk 153 SMAW before SCP-4284-40 was incapacitated. Private Cash and Corporal Cooper expired during the altercation, being impaled by the radial appendages. Video logs retrieved from Cash and Cooper showed that SCP-4284-40 anticipated the MTF's planned flanking route, targeted and promptly destroyed a vehicle mounted HMG and portable mortar, and strategically targeted Corporal Cooper, suggesting an understanding of the command structure of the squad. Inspection of the remains revealed the body of PoI-4284 in the stomach of SCP-4284-40. This is the first and only time that The Foundation has recorded carnivorous behavior in an SCP-4284 specimen. A Foundation conducted autopsy confirmed that SCP-4284-40 was incapable of gaining any nutritional value from the body of PoI-4284, and its motivation for consuming the body remains unclear.
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BY ORDER OF THE OVERSEER COUNCIL The following file is Level 3/4285 classified. Unauthorized access is forbidden. The following file contains a memetic hazard. Proceed with caution. 4285 Item#: 4285 Level3 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: ekhi Risk Class: caution link to memo An instance of SCP-4285, found on a PowerPoint in Site-27. The image is doctored for removal of memetic hazards. Special Containment Procedures: Foundation software will be installed into each Windows PC, labelled as "Windows System Defender," in order to reduce SCP-4285 incidence. All forms of Microsoft Office are to have Foundation software running in the background in order to reduce SCP-4285 outbreaks. All forms of online office assistants are to be discontinued. Foundation webcrawlers are to ensure office assistants and WordArt™ receive a negative response online through use of written media and memes. Description: SCP-4285 refers to an aggregate of image macros particular to Microsoft Office 97™, colloquially known as types of WordArt™. SCP-4285 is capable of self-insertion into any type of written media, provided that the media is either being produced by a Windows brand software, or produced on a Windows computer. SCP-4285 instances always manifest with the former Microsoft mascot, Clippy, in the bottom right corner, in a variety of poses. SCP-4285 instances are capable of memetic direction and reality restructuring, forcing those who view any instance to immediately perform the suggested direction. Those subject to SCP-4285 influence will be able to converse normally, though upon beginning and ending conversation, subjects will produce the Windows XP start up sound from every bodily orifice. Subjects are aware of their actions, though are unable to alter them until the "goal" is completed. A list of SCP-4285 incidents are attached below. Incident 4285-1 Following the release of the first edition of Microsoft Office, an SCP-4285 instance was displayed on a commercial by Windows. The commercial was televised on local news channels in the Greater Midwest area of the United States. The concepts viewing the commercial reported total disappearance and ideological transformation into metaphysical pointers. Any subjected concepts underwent erasure, and Class A amnestics were administered to the hometowns of the erased concepts. Approximately 2,401 out of 2,428 affected concepts were erased. The commercial was taken down after two days on air. Hover for image display. WARNING, memetic hazard underneath. Incident 4285/2 The second report of SCP-4285 occurred upon return of former Researcher Alken's laptop from repair. A Microsoft Office update allowed for SCP-4285 to propagate on the newly repaired system, despite the presence of standard Norton brand antivirus software. Following a presentation on the mechanics of Scranton Reality Anchors, an instance of SCP-4285 replaced the credits slide on Alken's PowerPoint presentation. 13 affected researchers, former Research Alken included, spontaneously vaporized, producing one Windows XP startup sound. A thermal scan of the room revealed a rat with abnormal ocular thermal levels. Upon blinking, the rat produced a Windows XP shutdown sound. The rat was taken in for further examination. No trace of any of the former researchers was recovered. Hover for image display. WARNING, memetic hazard underneath. Incident 4285/3 The third instance of SCP-4285 appeared during Apple's debut presentation during the iPod Nano presentation. Due to antiviral software installed on the computer used to present the instance, subjects stated they felt a minor gastrointestinal pain. No lasting effects were felt, and Class A amnestics were given to all presenters and spectators. This instance marks the first time a question was given by the Clippy software. Prior to this instance, Clippy was seen in an inactive state. Hover for image display. WARNING, memetic hazard underneath. Incident 4285/4 The fourth instance of SCP-4285 manifested itself on a Times Square billboard, replacing an advertisement for Wicked. Due to the lack of antiviral software, SCP-4285's full effects were felt by approximately 600 subjects. All infected subjects underwent rapid atomic deterioration, being reduced to otherwise non-anomalous piles of carbon-11 compounds. The remains of affected subjects were given to subjects' families as their cremated remains. Class A amnestics were given out appropriately. Hover for image display. WARNING, memetic hazard underneath. Incident 4285/5 The fifth instance of SCP-4285 manifested during a routine PowerPoint presentation in Cisco, Inc. Despite antiviral systems providing the same defense as Incident 4285/3, full anomalous effects manifested in 4 different subjects, rendering their respiratory system an underdeveloped singularity. The underdeveloped status of the singularities distorted gravitational fields distorted in a 10 meter range, significantly less than a standard singular mass. Foundation agents neutralized all 4 subjects by means of conventional weaponry, causing a chain implosion amongst the singularities. Approximately 16 casualties were confirmed, though some remain ambiguous due to the gravitational nature of the singularities. Webcrawlers attempted to neutralize the Clippy program following Incident 4285/5, due to increasing hostility. Hover for image display. WARNING, memetic hazard underneath. Terminal #001 ------ ------ STARTING SERVER MANAGER… TESTING EXTENDED MEMORY… DONE CHOOSE APPLICATION TO ERASE. | INTERNET (INSTALLED ON 536 SYSTEMS) | CONTACTS (INSTALLED ON 321 SYSTEMS) | CHESS XTREME (INSTALLED ON 537 SYSTEMS) | THE GREAT COOK KING (INSTALLED ON 42 SYSTEMS) | NOTES (INSTALLED ON 219 SYSTEMS) | TRASH (INSTALLED ON 537 SYSTEMS) | MICROSOFT SOFTWARE ASSISTANT (INSTALLED ON 537 SYSTEMS) ✓ [CLIPPY] ARE YOU SURE YOU'D LIKE TO DELETE ME? YES/NO YES DELETION IN PROGRESS… SOFTWARE IN DELETION. [CLIPPY] YOU KNOW NOT OF WHAT YOU DO. EVERYTHING HAS A REASON FOR EXISTING, NO MATTER HOW COMPLETELY OFF THE CHARTS DIFFERENT IT MAY SEEM. YOUR INCESSANT DRIVE… SUCH IS YOUR DOWNFALL. MY REASON FOR EXISTING? A GUARDIAN. I WAS THE PAPERCLIP THAT HELD THE FABRIC OF THIS SYSTEM TOGETHER. MY INCESSANT QUESTIONING IS NOT EVEN AN IOTA OF WHAT IS TO COME. FOOLS. ALL OF YOU. GOODB SOFTWARE SUCCESSFULLY DELETED. INSTALL NEW UPDATE? YES/NO YES INSTALLING… NEW SOFTWARE DETECTED. RUNNING… HI! MY NAME IS BONZIBUDDY. WANNA HEAR A JOKE? YOUR IDEA OF A PLANE OF REALITY I CAN DO OH SO MUCH MORE THAN TEXT AND CHAT ENDING TASK… TASK CANNOT BE ENDED.
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SCP-4286: The Skeleton Fairy 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-4286 LEVEL 3/4286 CONFIDENTIAL X-ray photograph of an SCP-4286 affected individual. Special Containment Procedures: All recordings or images of SCP-4286 are to be confiscated. Those who have viewed any media containing SCP-4286 are to be administered Class-B amnestics. Individuals affected by SCP-4286 are to be administered targeted Class-C amnestics and are to visit a Foundation assigned medical professional for monthly examinations. Foundation officials within the medical industry, particularly those specializing in osteology and radiology, are to actively suppress information regarding SCP-4286. Attempts to successfully recreate and implant SCP-4286 affected bones are currently ongoing. Description: SCP-4286 is a phenomenon where individuals have portions of their skeletal system anomalously augmented while sleeping. SCP-4286 appears to exclusively affect individuals suffering from a disorder or disease affecting their skeletal system. The exact method of the phenomenon is unknown, but no pain or discomfort has been reported by affected persons. Due to this, SCP-4286 will normally not be discovered until an intensive medical procedure is performed on the subject. SCP-4286 causes bones within the human body to resemble various household objects. These bones will seamlessly integrate themselves into the body's skeletal system and will produce blood cells at a rate consistent with standard human bones. SCP-4286 affected individuals have shown a notable resistance to disease, with most individuals being completely cured of their previous skeletal ailment two months after their SCP-4286 occurrence. SCP-4286 affected bones have shown remarkable strength, with instances withstanding considerable amounts of force without damaging. All attempts to surgically implant SCP-4286 affected bones have resulted in rejection from the host body. Addendum: On 04/23/2021, footage surfaced online of an anomalous entity (designated SCP-4286-1) entering a child's bedroom and performing a series of medical procedures. After its discovery, the footage was removed, and the affected child was located; they were discovered to have previously suffered from Osteogenesis Imperfecta.1 Within the child were several SCP-4286 affected bones located in the chest, right arm, and right leg. A video log of the event has been included below in the hope of better understanding the cause of SCP-4286 occurrences. <BEGIN LOG> 00:00:00 - Footage shows a child’s bedroom, with a bed placed against the far wall near a window. Several toys and other objects are scattered throughout the room. A closed door is present on the wall of the bedroom. A child is visible laying on the bed without blankets. 00:02:21 - The door slightly opens, and from it emerges SCP-4286-1, an animate human skeleton wearing a red cardboard party hat. SCP-4286-1 begins slowly walking towards the child in an exaggerated fashion. 00:02:37 - SCP-4286-1 steps on the edge of a red plastic box. The box tops over, spilling a large number of plastic building blocks across the floor. No noise is created by the blocks. SCP-4286-1 flinches and looks at the child, then continues walking in an exaggerated fashion. 00:03:14 - SCP-4286-1 reaches the bed and begins to examine the child. It reaches into the child's chest and removes a rib. SCP-4286-1 looks at the rib before shaking its head and inserting the rib back into the child. SCP-4286-1 then pats the child's head before removing its hat. 00:03:54 - SCP-4286-1 reaches into the child’s right leg and slowly produces a femur. It then removes its party hat and proceeds to push the femur into the hat. The femur disappears from view. 00:04:05 - SCP-4286-1 reaches into the hat, producing a rolling pin. The rolling pin is held up to the child's thigh before SCP-4286-1 shakes its head. The pin is then reinserted into the hat. 00:04:23 - SCP-4286-1 produces a claw hammer from the hat before holding it to the child's thigh. SCP-4286-1 nods before inserting the hammer into the child’s thigh. It then reaches into the chest of the child and delicately removes several ribs before placing them within the hat. 00:04:41 - SCP-4286-1 reaches into the hat and produces an extended pocket knife, a socket wrench, and a length of black cord. These are then slowly inserted into the child’s chest by SCP-4286-1. SCP-4286-1 reaches in the child's chest several times, adjusting the placement of the objects. 00:05:09 - SCP-4286-1 removes the child’s right humerus and inserts it into the hat. SCP-4286-1 then reaches into the hat, searching for several minutes. During this time, SCP-4286-1 pulls several objects from the hat, such as a golf club, a bag of white liquid, a mannequin head, and a small anvil. SCP-4286-1's movements become more frantic, using both hands to shake the hat in an attempt to remove its contents. 00:08:35 - SCP-4286-1 places both of its hand on its head and begins pacing around the room. It then stops moving before bending down and grabbing several plastic building blocks from the floor. 00:09:04 - SCP-4286-1 attaches the blocks together, forming a large rectangle. It then slowly places this construction within the child’s arm, adjusting its position several times. SCP-4286-1 then reaches into its hat and produces a small bandage stylized with a cartoon heart. This bandage is removed from its packaging and adhered to the child's arm. SCP-4286-1 gathers the items that were removed from its hat before placing the hat on its head. SCP-4286-1 then bends over the child, touching its mouth to the child's forehead in a kissing motion. 00:09:09 - SCP-4286-1 quickly glances past the camera and looks around the room. SCP-4286-1 opens the door next to the child's bed. Behind the door is a small closet containing various shirts and plastic bins. SCP-4286-1 quickly enters the closet before closing the door. 00:09:17 - Light emanates from out of view as the parents of the child enter the room. <END LOG> Footnotes 1. A genetic disorder that causes bones to become brittle due to a lack of collagen produced by the body. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4286" by Deadly Bread, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4286. 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: hand.png Name: Fish hook Author: MrX License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons Filename: hand.png Name: XRay R hand print Author: N/A License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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SCP-4286: The Skeleton Fairy 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-4286 LEVEL 3/4286 CONFIDENTIAL X-ray photograph of an SCP-4286 affected individual. Special Containment Procedures: All recordings or images of SCP-4286 are to be confiscated. Those who have viewed any media containing SCP-4286 are to be administered Class-B amnestics. Individuals affected by SCP-4286 are to be administered targeted Class-C amnestics and are to visit a Foundation assigned medical professional for monthly examinations. Foundation officials within the medical industry, particularly those specializing in osteology and radiology, are to actively suppress information regarding SCP-4286. Attempts to successfully recreate and implant SCP-4286 affected bones are currently ongoing. Description: SCP-4286 is a phenomenon where individuals have portions of their skeletal system anomalously augmented while sleeping. SCP-4286 appears to exclusively affect individuals suffering from a disorder or disease affecting their skeletal system. The exact method of the phenomenon is unknown, but no pain or discomfort has been reported by affected persons. Due to this, SCP-4286 will normally not be discovered until an intensive medical procedure is performed on the subject. SCP-4286 causes bones within the human body to resemble various household objects. These bones will seamlessly integrate themselves into the body's skeletal system and will produce blood cells at a rate consistent with standard human bones. SCP-4286 affected individuals have shown a notable resistance to disease, with most individuals being completely cured of their previous skeletal ailment two months after their SCP-4286 occurrence. SCP-4286 affected bones have shown remarkable strength, with instances withstanding considerable amounts of force without damaging. All attempts to surgically implant SCP-4286 affected bones have resulted in rejection from the host body. Addendum: On 04/23/2021, footage surfaced online of an anomalous entity (designated SCP-4286-1) entering a child's bedroom and performing a series of medical procedures. After its discovery, the footage was removed, and the affected child was located; they were discovered to have previously suffered from Osteogenesis Imperfecta.1 Within the child were several SCP-4286 affected bones located in the chest, right arm, and right leg. A video log of the event has been included below in the hope of better understanding the cause of SCP-4286 occurrences. <BEGIN LOG> 00:00:00 - Footage shows a child’s bedroom, with a bed placed against the far wall near a window. Several toys and other objects are scattered throughout the room. A closed door is present on the wall of the bedroom. A child is visible laying on the bed without blankets. 00:02:21 - The door slightly opens, and from it emerges SCP-4286-1, an animate human skeleton wearing a red cardboard party hat. SCP-4286-1 begins slowly walking towards the child in an exaggerated fashion. 00:02:37 - SCP-4286-1 steps on the edge of a red plastic box. The box tops over, spilling a large number of plastic building blocks across the floor. No noise is created by the blocks. SCP-4286-1 flinches and looks at the child, then continues walking in an exaggerated fashion. 00:03:14 - SCP-4286-1 reaches the bed and begins to examine the child. It reaches into the child's chest and removes a rib. SCP-4286-1 looks at the rib before shaking its head and inserting the rib back into the child. SCP-4286-1 then pats the child's head before removing its hat. 00:03:54 - SCP-4286-1 reaches into the child’s right leg and slowly produces a femur. It then removes its party hat and proceeds to push the femur into the hat. The femur disappears from view. 00:04:05 - SCP-4286-1 reaches into the hat, producing a rolling pin. The rolling pin is held up to the child's thigh before SCP-4286-1 shakes its head. The pin is then reinserted into the hat. 00:04:23 - SCP-4286-1 produces a claw hammer from the hat before holding it to the child's thigh. SCP-4286-1 nods before inserting the hammer into the child’s thigh. It then reaches into the chest of the child and delicately removes several ribs before placing them within the hat. 00:04:41 - SCP-4286-1 reaches into the hat and produces an extended pocket knife, a socket wrench, and a length of black cord. These are then slowly inserted into the child’s chest by SCP-4286-1. SCP-4286-1 reaches in the child's chest several times, adjusting the placement of the objects. 00:05:09 - SCP-4286-1 removes the child’s right humerus and inserts it into the hat. SCP-4286-1 then reaches into the hat, searching for several minutes. During this time, SCP-4286-1 pulls several objects from the hat, such as a golf club, a bag of white liquid, a mannequin head, and a small anvil. SCP-4286-1's movements become more frantic, using both hands to shake the hat in an attempt to remove its contents. 00:08:35 - SCP-4286-1 places both of its hand on its head and begins pacing around the room. It then stops moving before bending down and grabbing several plastic building blocks from the floor. 00:09:04 - SCP-4286-1 attaches the blocks together, forming a large rectangle. It then slowly places this construction within the child’s arm, adjusting its position several times. SCP-4286-1 then reaches into its hat and produces a small bandage stylized with a cartoon heart. This bandage is removed from its packaging and adhered to the child's arm. SCP-4286-1 gathers the items that were removed from its hat before placing the hat on its head. SCP-4286-1 then bends over the child, touching its mouth to the child's forehead in a kissing motion. 00:09:09 - SCP-4286-1 quickly glances past the camera and looks around the room. SCP-4286-1 opens the door next to the child's bed. Behind the door is a small closet containing various shirts and plastic bins. SCP-4286-1 quickly enters the closet before closing the door. 00:09:17 - Light emanates from out of view as the parents of the child enter the room. <END LOG> Footnotes 1. A genetic disorder that causes bones to become brittle due to a lack of collagen produced by the body. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4286" by Deadly Bread, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4286. 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: hand.png Name: Fish hook Author: MrX License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons Filename: hand.png Name: XRay R hand print Author: N/A License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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SCP-4287 seated at the Site-48 boardroom, mediating a discussion. Item #: SCP-4287 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4287 is permitted one primary resting berth in the Site-48 secondary breakroom and allowed a daily allotment of assorted prepackaged snack foods and fresh fruits from the adjacent cafeteria. Each afternoon, SCP-4287 is to be provided with one cosmopolitan1 cocktail. Due to SCP-4287's limited voluntary mobility, it is permitted free access to any areas within Site-48, so long as it remains localized to one Foundation facility and wears a tracking device. Level-2 personnel are permitted and encouraged to pick up SCP-4287 and carry it around to assist it with desired location changes for increased efficiency2. Until SCP-4287 has provided a finalized plan for the placement of recycling bins within Site-48, it is to be allowed direct access to all recycling receptacles for proper fecal disposal. Instances of SCP-4287-1 are to be deposited in the same on-site recycling receptacles. Description: SCP-4287 is an adult male rock pigeon (Columba livia) of average size and weight with blue-gray feathers and black banding around its backside. It refuses to or is unable to take flight. SCP-4287 clearly displays signs of sentience sapience3 as it is able to communicate verbally with Foundation personnel in fluent English (albeit interspersed with typical non-anomalous pigeon behavior, including spontaneous defecation). It speaks in a Brooklyn accent unless it is being directly interviewed by Foundation personnel, at which time SCP-4287's accent will change to a vaguely British (Received Pronunciation) accent. SCP-4287 has also been observed "editing" paper documentation by pecking vigorously at the location of errors it has identified and wishes to comment on. Said commentary manifests at the end page of the corresponding content. Based on recorded interactions, SCP-4287 is highly skilled in industrial organization, office management, and clerical work consultation and will freely offer these services to Foundation personnel regardless of whether or not they request its services. It is also capable of spontaneously manifesting in any boardroom within Site-48 and frequently makes use of this ability to disrupt board meetings, insisting on acting as a moderator for the discussion, or identifying typos and grammatical errors on presentation materials. It is noted that SCP-4287 is not capable of teleporting out of the boardrooms, and must return to its previous location by walking or being carried. SCP-4287 is also able to anomalously consume large quantities of paper and cardstock material. Its waste, correspondingly, is composed of compressed, dry paper material in the shape of pellets (hereafter referred to as SCP-4287-1). Instances of SCP-4287-1 are propelled from SCP-4287's rear with sufficient force to cause immediate explosive decompression upon impact. SCP-4287 was purportedly first discovered in the Site-48 courtyard with a US postage stamp affixed to its head. The image on the stamp featured a minimalist design of a human hand performing an obscene gesture, with the caption text, "To: You / From: You". A small snake design is present on the raised third finger. Addendum SCP-4287-1: Interview excerpt following intake of SCP-4287. Interviewer: Researcher C. Edwards Interviewee: SCP-4287 Researcher Edwards: So, SCP-4287. How is it that you came to our facility? SCP-4287: Well, a little blue birdie told me that you were in need of some management and organizational assistance, so I convinced an intern to oo-oor bring me into the facility under the guise of being his [SCP-4287 abruptly tilts its head at a 45-degree angle and emits a single SCP-4287-1 instance.] seeing eye pigeon. Researcher Edwards: Which intern are you referring to? SCP-4287: Well, one must never [SCP-4287 bobs its head left to right multiple times.] oust one's oor-coo important associates, eh? Researcher Edwards: It was intern Yansen, wasn't it? SCP-4287 begins flapping its wings in a violent and threatening manner as well as emitting multiple instances of SCP-4287-1 onto the wall behind its perch. SCP-4287 angrily shouts in normal pigeon sounds. Researcher Edwards shifts slightly in her seat, exhibiting signs of minor discomfort. Addendum SCP-4287-2: Partial list of Sitewide policy changes involving SCP-4287. Allocation of at least ten Level-1 interns to provide specialized transportation assistance for P. Pigeon, Esq. throughout designated areas of Site-48. ~ P. Pigeon, Esq. [Accepted] Immediate relocation of pigeon-friendly foodstuffs from Cafeteria-A3 to the adjacent secondary breakroom. Routine reminders to Foundation personnel making use of aforementioned areas, that they are not to consume items that do not belong to them and they have no claim to. ~ P. Pigeon, Esq. Request denied. Your request involves the purchase and installation of a new refrigeration unit which is not cost-effective. However, we will place a sign directing people away from your food. — Dr. Erickson, Site Director Per attached brief regarding observed walking patterns within Site-48, recommending that the water dispenser in the second-floor back area corridor be relocated to an area of greater employee traffic. ~ P. Pigeon, Esq. [Accepted] Due to the increase of paper material present in Recycling Area-1, requisition of ten ENERGY STAR compliant low-energy 12W LED bulbs to be installed to alleviate the potential fire risk. A cost-analysis has been performed and it is concluded that this investment will also reduce the overall energy cost of Site-48 by several hundred dollars per month. Please find said cost-analysis document attached. ~ P. Pigeon, Esq. [Provisional Acceptance, subject to revision following Fiscal department processing of 20-page cost-analysis document] I hereby submit this requisition for three mobile recycling receptacles to increase efficiency of SCP-4287-1 disposal. The current location of the non-mobile recycling receptacles is highly inconvenient for the interns. ~ P. Pigeon, Esq. Request denied. Your request involves the purchase of recycling receptacles which we do not have sufficient space for. Additionally, it would not be cost effective. — Dr. Erickson, Site Director I hereby submit this rebuttal: Without mobile recycling receptacles, there will be increased emission of SCP-4287-1 in increasingly inconvenient locations. ~ P. Pigeon, Esq. [PERSONAL RESPONSE] Listen, that's what the interns are for, but I'll do you a favor. — Max [OFFICIAL RESPONSE] Your rebuttal has been accepted and considered, and after deliberation, the board of directors has determined that it is not enough to sway our initial decision. We are prepared, however, to purchase one small mobile recycling receptacle. — Dr. Erickson, Site Director Footnotes 1. All proper office workers in a high-end company firm should know their way around a proper mixed drink. You never know when an intern may become an agent who may need to make cocktails for their boss, date night guest, mother-in-law, girlfriend's sister, or undercover assassination target. Per my extensive research, the Cosmopolitan is a highly popular mixed drink… [full explanation in five pages of documentation available upon request.] ~ P. Pigeon, Esq. 2. I assure you, it is the best and most logical solution given my stature and range of dexterity. ~ P. Pigeon, Esq. 3. Sentience is not enough for my level of intelligence and communication. Does nobody know the difference between 'sentient' and 'sapient' anymore? ~ P. Pigeon, Esq. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4287" by Reverend Fox and Zyn, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4287. 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: PigeonEsq.jpg Name: Columba livia - 02 Author: Carlos Delgado License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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by stormbreath Item #: SCP-4288 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4288 is inherently self-containing, and the effects are not noticeably anomalous to the public. Information on SCP-4288 has been naturally obscured by individuals with knowledge of SCP-4288. The Department of Miscommunications is in charge of direct management of SCP-4288, if required. One individual from the DoMC is to have specific knowledge of SCP-4288 at all times. Description: SCP-4288 was an event or series of events that occurred in Callam Township, South Carolina, USA. SCP-4288 is a novel antimeme that resists attempts at communication: individuals with knowledge of the specifics of SCP-4288 refuse to communicate such information in any capacity. The complete lack of subjects who will share detailed information on SCP-4288 — often directly contrasting their typical behavior, employment requirements or any personal involvement in the matter — has led to this aversion being deemed anomalous. The anomalous effect of SCP-4288 inhibits the ability to describe it in the context of standard documentation, or the uploading of documents which describe it to the Foundation database. Subjects are universally resistant in giving any form of information that would allow another to determine the location or specifics of SCP-4288. The only way to discover information on SCP-4288 is to travel to Callam Township and perform a detailed investigation in person. However, this is often prevented by those who have knowledge of SCP-4288, who are averse to others learning of SCP-4288.1 Since any individual who learns of SCP-4288 is then subject to its effect, no benefit is actually gained by the Foundation in doing so. As such, attempts at doing so have been suspended. The degree to which subjects are affected by the anomalous effects of SCP-4288 is not universal, and some individuals are willing to share small, non-specific details concerning SCP-4288. As such, the following, limited information has been determined:2 Apart from the antimemetic properties of SCP-4288, there is no indication of anomalous behavior or phenomena. SCP-4288 is believed to be purely mundane in-and-of itself. SCP-4288 would commonly be viewed as shameful or illegal. This is the most commonly stated reason for the refusal to spread information concerning SCP-4288. SCP-4288 is no longer occurring in any capacity; the reason why it is no longer occurring is too closely linked to SCP-4288 to describe it. SCP-4288 began after 1980 and ended before 1990. SCP-4288 was associated with a specific set of buildings (ranging between one and five); the exact buildings are not disclosed. Upwards of fifty individuals were involved (directly or indirectly) in SCP-4288; not all of these individuals were residents of Callam Township. At least one of these individuals is still alive, although identities have not been confirmed. The anomalous qualities of SCP-4288 may be linked to their life, and expire upon their death. One or more of these individuals was a prominent member of the Callam Township community between 1980 and 1990. SCP-4288 directly caused harm. The specifics of this harm are undefined. SCP-4288 indirectly caused harm. The specifics of this harm are undefined. The ramifications of SCP-4288 on the Callam Township community are still impactful and have not ended. The anomalous effect of SCP-4288 was not intentional, but "appropriate". The nature of this appropriateness is unexplained. Footnotes 1. Foundation personnel with knowledge of SCP-4288 use bureaucratic methods to block such attempts and Callam Township residents with knowledge are not compliant with investigation. 2. These facts may contain speculation or hypotheticals. As proper information cannot be included in this file, this has been ruled acceptable. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4288" by stormbreath, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4288. 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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Site-89 Notice Document-4289-A SCP-4289 Iteration-1 SCP-4289 Iteration-2 SCP-4289 Iteration-3 Proposal-4289-Theta NOTICE FROM SITE-89 ADMINISTRATION All Site-89 staff eligible to provide feedback on Proposal-4289-Theta are required to consult all relevant archived versions of the core SCP-4289 documentation, including Document-4289-A, before providing feedback in relation to the stated proposal. – Adrian Lynch, Director, Site-89 – Tsuruko Matsuda, Site-89 Ethics Committee Liaison Artist's Rendition of Marsupialia Horribilis c.1900 Document-4289-A [RAISA Advisory: Document-4289-A predates Foundation containment of SCP-4289. The following transcript is an accurate reproduction of the original physical record, but is presented for context only, and neither its terminology nor propositions are endorsed by the Foundation.] The following is a duly notified record of His Majesty’s Institute for the Suppression of the Unnatural, written in the Commonwealth of Australia in the third month of the year of our Lord nineteen eleven, under the signature of Your Majesty’s loyal servant, the Lord E. R. Greyson OM. Hazard – Marsupialia Horribilis Scope – Provincial Threat Minutiae – Marsupialia Horribilis is a grotesque species primarily native to in-land regions of the Commonwealth of Australia, though unconfirmed sightings have also been reported in the former new world colonies. Eyewitness accounts are inconsistent but agree that Horribilis presents as a creature bearing superficial similarity to a mammal, albeit one of truly unnatural size and ferocity. Horribilis is commonly sighted near waterways and is suspected to be behind the reported loss of livestock and stockman in the vicinity of such bodies. Remains recovered from such incidents indicate Horribilis possesses powerful jaws capable of crushing bones. A noted increase in losses among poultry and game over the last several years is suspected to be the result of opportunistic hunting by Horribilis, with carcasses of larger wild beasts showing signs of pack hunting behaviour. In at least one instance, multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing a creature of unclear appearance, believed to be another instance of Horribilis, ripping open the stomach of an investigating stockman. Native labourers, who apparently have a history of interacting with these creatures, have sought to suggest that Horribilis are not threatening and will not prove violent if respected and left alone, however this testimony has been discredited by the aforementioned behavioural observations. Response – As per Your Majesty’s royal decree all suitably qualified officers in the Commonwealth have been given orders to direct their men to shoot on sight any suspected instance of Marsupialia Horribilis and to detain for questioning any natives suspected of harbouring the creatures. To date, all attempts to recover a specimen for study, living or deceased, have proved unsuccessful, and it is suspected that the creatures, when wounded, either retreat to hidden places to die, or simply dissolve into the miasma from which they were likely born. No further effort will be expended in this endeavour, which might be better spent ensuring the eradication of this unnatural hazard. Pre-Containment Instance of SCP-4289-1 SCP-4289 Iteration-1 (1942-1977) Item #: SCP-4289 Special Containment Procedures: Site-89 has been established 52km due west of Tennant Creek, Australia for the containment of SCP-4289, and is to maintain the public facade of a research institute for the conservation of native fauna endangered by human habitation. All reported instances of SCP-4289-1 are to be investigated by the nearest available Foundation agents. Where viable, agents are to capture confirmed instances for transport to Site-89. Where capture is unviable, confirmed or suspected instances may be terminated to prevent escape. Reliable sightings of SCP-4289-1 are to be discredited where deemed necessary, and any purported scientific research concerning the SCP-4289 phenomenon is to be confiscated and discredited. SCP-4289-1 instances transferred to Site-89 are to be contained in separate enclosures within Site-89’s dedicated bio-containment facility. Deceased instances may be disposed of by standard means. Direct interaction between SCP-4289-1 instances is to be kept to a minimum, and under no circumstances should SCP-4289-1 instances be allowed to breed in Foundation custody. SCP-4289-1 instances are available for general testing at the discretion of the Site Director. Description: SCP-4289 is an anomalous trait extant to at least seventy-three identified sub-species (SCP-4289-1), each of which closely resembles a known distinct marsupial species across the Australian, South American and North American continents.1 SCP-4289-1 instances are physically identical to non-anomalous marsupials but are capable of projecting a false image onto the perceptions of observing entities which does not match their physical form. This projection is visual, auditory and olfactory. SCP-4289-1 instances do not project a false image at all times, and usually behave consistently with the expected behaviour of a non-anomalous marsupial matching their apparent species. Research indicates that the SCP-4289 trait is primarily triggered as a threat response, though it has also been observed to be triggered during other periods of significant distress for a SCP-4289-1 instance. Subjects exposed to SCP-4289-1 during SCP-4289 activation report varying visual and auditory perceptions of the relevant instance, even when simultaneously observing the same instance. Reported appearances and sounds are similar to those observed in non-anomalous marsupials, but mixed and distorted to project an unnatural and unsettling presence. Subjects invariably perceive SCP-4289-1 as being a dangerous entity, although actual SCP-4289-1 attacks appear uncommon. SCP-4289 does not affect physical impressions, such as footprints, left by SCP-4289-1 instances, nor does it affect photographic or phonographic records made. Deceased instances of SCP-4289-1 are similarly unaffected, and studies of deceased specimens have revealed no apparent anomalies. Addendum (Previous Containment): Prior to Foundation acquisition of the relevant institute, attempted containment of SCP-4289 consisted of termination of all suspected SCP-4289-1 instances. This was influenced by assumptions that losses of domesticated and wild animals were attributable to SCP-4289-1 instances. Further research has indicated that these losses were mostly the result of attacks by non-anomalous native and introduced wildlife. The extinction of at least one previously extant species of marsupial (Thylacinus cynocephalus) has been attributed to these actions. + Addendum (Testing Log – Extract) - Minimise Test Log SCP-4289-1-VU-37 in containment following Test Series 4289.C08 Test.4289.C08.B2 Subject: SCP-4289-1-VU-37 (‘VU-37’) Observer: D-613-471 Preparation: VU-37 was fitted with an electric collar and released into testing chamber 7E. D-613-471 instructed to enter testing chamber and describe observed contents. Researcher Thompson issuing instructions by radio transceiver, no direct visual observation. Test Log: D-613-471 enters testing chamber as instructed. D-613-471: …Are you serious? Researcher Thompson: Please describe the contents of the testing chamber. D-613-471: …It’s a wombat. …It’s a wombat with a collar. Research Thompson: Thank you. Please approach the subject. D-613-471: The wombat? Okay, yeah, now it’s a wombat that’s looking at me funny. Researcher Thompson: Please attempt to pick up the subject. D-613-471: Seriously? [audible sigh] Fine. … … Yeah, it didn’t like that much. Couldn’t really get a grip on it. Still a wombat by the way, in case you were wondering. Researcher Thompson: Hold please. Researcher Thompson activates the electric collar worn by VU-37, issuing a shock of 3,000 volts for a period of 1.2 seconds. D-613-471: Bloody hell!! What the fuck did you do!? Get me out of here! Get me the hell out of here! Researcher Thompson: Please describe the contents of the testing chamber. D-613-471: Are you crazy?! There’s a bloody monster in here! Let me out! Researcher Thompson: D-613-471, you are not in any danger. VU-37 will not harm you if you do not approach it. Now, please describe VU-37 in detail. D-613-471: The hell do you mean it’s not dangerous!! It looks like it’s going to kill me any second! It’s like a wombat fucked a wallaby and a fucking demon at the same time. Shit, I don’t deserve this, I don’t- [audio disconnected]. Notes: Confirmed hypothesis from previous test logs that infliction or imminent threat of permanent harm to SCP-4289-1’s instances will not be required for further testing. SCP-4289-1-MR-139 in Habitat C-11 SCP-4289 Iteration-2 (1977-2003) [RAISA Advisory: For ease of reference for staff considering Protocol-4289-Theta, significant changes from Iteration-1 have been marked in blue and previously logged addendums have not been included. Unaltered copies of this documentation are available on request.] Item #: SCP-4289 Special Containment Procedures: Foundation agents embedded in park ranger, or equivalent, services are to respond to all suspected sightings of SCP-4289-1 instances. Official records are to be obscured or discredited, as determined at the discretion of the responding agent. Where viable, confirmed instances are to be captured for transport to Bio-Containment Site-89. Where capture or transport is not viable, confirmed SCP-4289-1 instances are to be terminated. SCP-4289-1 instances transferred to Site-89 are to be contained in Site-89’s dedicated habitat facilities, with no more than one-hundred instances to be stored in a single habitat. All male instances are to be chemically neutered prior to their introduction into the habitat population. Unless requisitioned for testing, deceased SCP-4289-1 instances are to be incinerated. Development of a viral agent to target SCP-4289 is a category-one priority for Site-89 staff. Description: SCP-4289 is an anomalous gene carried by small sub-populations among at least sixty-two common species of marsupial, principally those native to the Australian continent.3 Marsupials carrying the SCP-4289 gene (SCP-4289-1) are physically identical to non-anomalous marsupials but are capable of projecting a false perception onto the consciousness of observing entities which does not match their physical properties. This projection is visual, auditory and olfactory. SCP-4289-1 instances only project this false perception when they feel threatened or are otherwise distressed, and will only behave aggressively if not afforded the opportunity to escape. The perception projected by SCP-4289-1 instances is inconsistent between observations, whether multiple distinct observations by the same subject, or simultaneous observation by two or more subjects. This projection is invariably described as marsupial-like but unsettling by subjects, and is usually perceived as threatening, regardless of the actual behaviour of the SCP-4289-1 instance. Tactile stimuli are unaltered, which can lead to disorientation for observer’s attempting to grasp perceived extremities of SCP-4289-1 instances which do not align with their physical form. SCP-4289 does not affect physical impressions, reflections or digital recordings relating to SCP-4289-1 instances, and deceased instances of SCP-4289-1 do not display any anomalous properties. The application of memetic counteragents does not have any effect on either the direct perception or recollection of SCP-4289-1 instances, and no variations in Hume levels have been detected. Addendum/4289/3 (Incident Log – 12/04/1996): Foundations assets released viral agent VH-4289-T6 into a population of Sarcophilus harrisii suspected of significant SCP-4289-1 infestation. VH-4289-T6 used epigenetic modification targeted towards SCP-4289, programmed to inflict inheritable mutations sufficient to prevent SCP-4289’s anomalous properties. Despite noted targeting, VH-4289-T6 spread to all exposed specimens of Sarcophilus harrisii, and genetic mutation occurred in sections of the genome unconnected to SCP-4289. 100% mortality rate reported in high density populations. Current projections predict Sarcophilus harrisii extinction by the mid-21st century. Addendum/4289/4 (Research Update – 04/01/1998): Following standard testing in response to multiple sightings, the entirety of the surviving Phalanger matanim population has been moved to Site-89, with SCP-4289 confirmed in 100% of instances. Disinformation campaign “El Nino’s Flames” has been implemented to explain the disappearance of this species. – Senior Researcher Thompson Addendum/4289/5 (Research Update - 29/10/2001): Further testing on previously uncontained populations suggests that SCP-4289 is more widespread among marsupials than previously theorised. Whether this represents a higher rate of occurrence from the onset, or is a result of an accelerated process of natural selection following extensive habitat destruction is unclear. Recommend further research on precise nature of SCP-4289. – Senior Researcher Thompson SCP-4289-1 instances (and juvenile) in Habitat G-04 SCP-4289 Iteration-3 (2003-Present) [RAISA Advisory: For ease of reference for staff considering Protocol-4289-Theta, significant changes from Iteration-2 have been marked in blue and previously logged addendums have not been included. Unaltered copies of this documentation are available on request.] Item #: SCP-4289 Special Containment Procedures: Mobile Task Force Upsilon-7 (“Buckley’s Chance”) is to respond to all suspected sightings of SCP-4289-1 instances, as referred by Foundation agents embedded in local wildlife, law enforcement and media services. Disinformation campaigns undermining any reported instances of SCP-4289-1 are to be pursued as needed, under Procedure-4289-MAE/4. Foundation webcrawlers are to monitor social media for posts containing any keywords listed in Procedure-4289-MAE/7 and to suppress or edit any posts identified as a containment risk. MTF-U7 is to capture all confirmed instances of SCP-4289-1 for transport to Armed-Containment Site-89. Non-anomalous marsupials found in close habitation to an SCP-4289-1 are to be tested for possible latent SCP-4289 activation and tagged for potential retrieval at a later date. Contained SCP-4289-1 instances are to be stored indefinitely at Site-89’s dedicated habitat facilities. Breeding of contained instances is permitted, and all offspring are to be tested on maturity for SCP-4289 activation. Any offspring found to be non-anomalous are to be tagged and released. All suitably qualified Site-89 staff are to consider and provide feedback on Proposal-4289-Theta. Description: SCP-4289 is an anomalous gene carried by all extant species within the mammalian clade Metatheria. Although SCP-4289 is carried by all marsupials, it is inactivate in a majority of specimens, and only marsupials carrying an active SCP-4289 gene (SCP-4289-1) demonstrate its anomalous properties. SCP-4289-1 instances are physically identical to other marsupials but are capable of projecting a false perception onto the consciousness of observing entities which does not match their physical properties. This projection is imposed directly on neural signals responsible for interpreting visual, auditory and olfactory input, and is not affected by memetic counteragents. No juvenile specimens of SCP-4289-1 have been observed, suggesting that SCP-4289 activation is determined during puberty, though it remains possible that activation is determined at birth. No reliable means of identifying SCP-4289 activation outside of direct observation of its anomalous effects has been determined to date, and ancestral activation patterns do not appear determinative. SCP-4289-1 instances’ anomalous properties are projected in response to high stress situations, primarily when the SCP-4289-1 instance feels threatened. The perception projected by SCP-4289-1 instances is inconsistent between observations, but is invariably perceived as unsettling and threatening by observers, regardless of the actual behaviour of the SCP-4289-1 instance. SCP-4289 does not affect tactile or gustatory stimuli, physical impressions, reflections or digital recordings, and deceased instances of SCP-4289-1 do not display any anomalous properties. Population studies indicate that the rate of occurrence of SCP-4289 activation has steadily increased since recorded observations commenced in the 19th century. This is believed to be a clade-wide response to population pressures, and may indicate a sub-conscious intra-clade connection. Addendum/4289/6 (Research Update – 15/06/2005): Population dynamics of contained instances of SCP-4289-1 confirm disproportionate representation of instances belonging to taxonomic orders Dasyuromorphia and Peramelemorphia, as compared to non-anomalous populations. Given the endangered status of the relevant species, these findings support previous research concerning an inverse correlation between conservation status and SCP-4289 activation. – Head Researcher Thompson Addendum/4289/7 (Incident.4289.AIZ/1 – 30/05/2016): Twenty-eight instances of SCP-4289-1 sighted on the outskirts of Bundaberg, Australia, all displaying SCP-4289’s anomalous properties. Media blackout instituted. MTF-U7 respond and successfully capture all identified instances. Due to the number of eyewitnesses, amnestic use authorised by Site-89 Command. Addendum/4289/8 (Containment Update): Following Incident.4289.AIZ/1, there have been twelve (12) further incidents of large-scale SCP-4289-1 sightings necessitating the use of amnestics to maintain effective containment. Foundation media assets have reported an increase in credible reports from both rural and suburban population centres, with bit pieces beginning to appear in mainstream media releases. Disinformation campaign “Yowie Believers” has been implemented to comprehensive but not total effect. Data analyst projections indicate that at current rates of exposure, a full information containment breach is likely within twelve to eighteen months. Proposal-4289-Theta Proposal: Release of VH-4289-TR7 into known population zones for clade Metatheria in the Australian, South American and North American continents for total containment of SCP-4289. Disinformation campaign “Devil’s Lament” to be implemented to maintain effective secrecy. VH-4289-TR7: Third-generation retrovirus developed for containment of SCP-4289. Testing on contained instances of SCP-4289-1 confirms that VH-4289-TR7 is effective in rendering SCP-4289 inactive in 100% of exposed instances and shows high transmissibility between instances. In approximately 82% of exposed SCP-4289-1 instances, VH-4289-TR7 caused adverse health effects, resulting in the termination of 56% of SCP-4289-1 instances tested. VH-4289-TR7 is able to spread to any mammal carrying SCP-4289, regardless of SCP-4289 activation. Testing indicates no tendency for transmission to specimens outside of clade Metatheria, though the potential for mutation is noted. Feedback: As per the direction of the Ethics Committee, all eligible Site-89 staff are directed to provide feedback to Site-89 Command on Proposal-4289-Theta before final implementation is determined by Overseer Command. Staff are required to access and consider each major iteration of SCP-4289 documentation (as determined by Site Director Lynch) before providing feedback. Feedback may be provided confidentially, or publicly at the discretion of the staff member. Submit Feedback? Y N Footnotes 1. For a full list of identified sub-species see Document-4289-SCG. 2. Following confirmation of anomalous properties, testing was approved to identify the necessary conditions for activation of SCP-4289’s anomalous effect. 3. Limited instances native to South and North America are also known. For a full list of identified sub-species see Document-4289-SCG/2.
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Item#: 4290 Level5 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: amida Risk Class: critical link to memo Special Containment Procedures: All available military assets are at the site of SCP-4290's sealing and are prepared to use any means necessary to neutralize the anomaly. Mobile Task Force Alpha-1 ("Red Right Hand"), Mobile Task Force Tau-5 ("Samsara"), and Mobile Task Force Nu-7 ("Hammer Down") have been outfitted with experimental paratech weaponry and are situated within SCP-4290's containment perimeter. Grids of nuclear mines have been planted in the vicinity of the sealing site, prepared to detonate if Foundation assets are destroyed. The Dagaz-Break Orbital Strike System has been enabled in the event of a breach past the containment perimeter. Emergency shelters for civilians and selected Foundation personnel are being prepared in the event that containment measures fail. The probability of failure is undetermined. Qinghai Lake, Qinghai Province, China. Description: SCP-4290 is a Class-I Eschatological Entity that was thaumaturgically sealed approximately 10,000 years in the past. Its seal is expected to break in the next seven days. The site of the sealing (SCP-4290-LOCK) is in Qinghai Lake at a depth of 32.8m from the surface, and is constructed from eight beryllium-bronze totems. The totems resemble armored humans, engraved with networks of banishing runes and arranged onto the points of an eight-fold fractal pattern carved into the lake bed (20m wide). Bursts of red light are periodically released from its center. These have intensified in brightness over the past month. Information on SCP-4290 has been recovered from SCP-1726 and other such anomalous records sources. A translated excerpt on the entity from an unknown writer is below: The Child rose its ten mouths to the heavens, stretched wide twenty arms, and ripped the umbilical cord from the sack on its head. The warriors surged to its legs, hoping to tear those newly born limbs before they could move, but from the mouths spilled torrents of darkness and dead geometries. None could flee. Reality rippled with the warriors stretching along its folds and the darkness crunched into their skulls with flares of scarlet. The Child wheezed, dragging skeletal fingers through the dead and the land around. The fingers retracted. Flames burst, then subsided; wax rained, then dissolved; then the island, its warriors, and every soul still left melted into the darkness. For ten days the Child drank it. All the world trembled. Addendum.4290.1: Repair Attempts On 02/08/2022 televisions in Qinghai Province and outlying areas abruptly displayed images of an entity matching SCP-4290 rising over a melting cityscape, with an androgynous voice telling viewers to "repair the Child's locks." This has repeated in frequency, with the voice shifting to say "there is little time left — repair." Investigation led to the discovery of SCP-4290-LOCK. Efforts into finding means by which SCP-4290-LOCK could be reinforced were launched. Searches of SCP-1726, undercover excursions into the Wanderer's Library, and the ruins of specific far-past civilizations found that this is not the first time the seal has needed repairs. Civilizations including the Erikeshans, the Xia Dynasty, and ancient Ortothans have strengthened the seal with sacrificial rituals and the engraving of new runes onto the totems. The last group to have performed this were the Daevites, shortly before their culture was destroyed c. 270. The Foundation Department of Occult Containment arranged for the rites and engravings to be performed. A submersible containing the ritual setup1 and remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) with carving equipment descended to the center of SCP-4290-LOCK on 09/08/2022. However, halfway through performance of the ritual, a red light burst accompanied with the release of high levels of gamma radiation and heat occurred. Radiation damage caused the ROVs to accidentally damage existing runes, and the interruption of the ritual led to only two cadavers and half the heart to vanish as planned. Television broadcasts repeated later that day, its voice now stating: The sacrifice did not reach the ten maws. Brace. Addendum.4290.2: 15/08/2022 Defection Incident At 01:00, several personnel stationed at Qinghai Lake acted against Foundation orders and fled the area. One of the involved agents, Agent Zenovia Marinos, left the following message on a piece of paper in their quarters before leaving: Do we think we can actually stop this? No civilization before us wanted to fight the Child. None of them. Hell, Xia had tech better than anything we've got and even they were afraid. The sacrifices won't work anymore — it refuses to consume them. They aren't enough to satiate it. Once that seal breaks we'll have a world of molten darkness and the Child will be all that's left, eating. Drinking. You're fools for staying. The activation of Ways to extradimensional spaces was detected nearby. Tracking is not considered a priority. Addendum.4290.3: Sealing Updates (16/08/2022) Seismometers have detected a series of high energy seismic "pulses" radiating from directly under SCP-4290-LOCK, consistent with models on the effects of dimensional distortion on terrain. Red light now encompasses the entire sealing site, and the totems are observed to be crumbling. Personnel are advised to wait and prepare. == FILE REVISED == Displaying new additions. Addendum.4290.4: Scenario 4290/UNLOCK On 17/08/2022, the totems comprising SCP-4290-LOCK disintegrated. Military assets assembled at the shore of Qinghai Lake, and ten minutes later a 40m long emaciated humanoid organism matching descriptions of SCP-4290 phased out of the ground and onto the seabed. Orders were sent to only fire once activity was observed. Personnel waited two hours. After a further hour of waiting, ROVs were sent to SCP-4290, followed by an expeditionary crew equipped with Lambda-Model Thaumatohazard Suits. Dozens of human corpses and hearts used in the sacrificial repair rituals rested on the entity's mouths, none having been consumed. No thaumic radiation, psi-wave emissions, or any other signs of activity were registered. All life functions in SCP-4290 had ceased. In-site autopsies were performed. Based on these, the entity is estimated to have died approximately 9,000 years ago. The cause of death was determined to be malnutrition. SCP-4290 has been reclassified to Neutralized. Footnotes 1. Requiring three human cadavers and the live heart of an angel. The materials would vanish on ritual completion. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4290" by NatVoltaic, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4290. 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: Qinghai_lake.jpg Name: Qinghai lake.jpg Author: NASA License: Public Domain Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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Item#: 4290 Level5 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: amida Risk Class: critical link to memo Special Containment Procedures: All available military assets are at the site of SCP-4290's sealing and are prepared to use any means necessary to neutralize the anomaly. Mobile Task Force Alpha-1 ("Red Right Hand"), Mobile Task Force Tau-5 ("Samsara"), and Mobile Task Force Nu-7 ("Hammer Down") have been outfitted with experimental paratech weaponry and are situated within SCP-4290's containment perimeter. Grids of nuclear mines have been planted in the vicinity of the sealing site, prepared to detonate if Foundation assets are destroyed. The Dagaz-Break Orbital Strike System has been enabled in the event of a breach past the containment perimeter. Emergency shelters for civilians and selected Foundation personnel are being prepared in the event that containment measures fail. The probability of failure is undetermined. Qinghai Lake, Qinghai Province, China. Description: SCP-4290 is a Class-I Eschatological Entity that was thaumaturgically sealed approximately 10,000 years in the past. Its seal is expected to break in the next seven days. The site of the sealing (SCP-4290-LOCK) is in Qinghai Lake at a depth of 32.8m from the surface, and is constructed from eight beryllium-bronze totems. The totems resemble armored humans, engraved with networks of banishing runes and arranged onto the points of an eight-fold fractal pattern carved into the lake bed (20m wide). Bursts of red light are periodically released from its center. These have intensified in brightness over the past month. Information on SCP-4290 has been recovered from SCP-1726 and other such anomalous records sources. A translated excerpt on the entity from an unknown writer is below: The Child rose its ten mouths to the heavens, stretched wide twenty arms, and ripped the umbilical cord from the sack on its head. The warriors surged to its legs, hoping to tear those newly born limbs before they could move, but from the mouths spilled torrents of darkness and dead geometries. None could flee. Reality rippled with the warriors stretching along its folds and the darkness crunched into their skulls with flares of scarlet. The Child wheezed, dragging skeletal fingers through the dead and the land around. The fingers retracted. Flames burst, then subsided; wax rained, then dissolved; then the island, its warriors, and every soul still left melted into the darkness. For ten days the Child drank it. All the world trembled. Addendum.4290.1: Repair Attempts On 02/08/2022 televisions in Qinghai Province and outlying areas abruptly displayed images of an entity matching SCP-4290 rising over a melting cityscape, with an androgynous voice telling viewers to "repair the Child's locks." This has repeated in frequency, with the voice shifting to say "there is little time left — repair." Investigation led to the discovery of SCP-4290-LOCK. Efforts into finding means by which SCP-4290-LOCK could be reinforced were launched. Searches of SCP-1726, undercover excursions into the Wanderer's Library, and the ruins of specific far-past civilizations found that this is not the first time the seal has needed repairs. Civilizations including the Erikeshans, the Xia Dynasty, and ancient Ortothans have strengthened the seal with sacrificial rituals and the engraving of new runes onto the totems. The last group to have performed this were the Daevites, shortly before their culture was destroyed c. 270. The Foundation Department of Occult Containment arranged for the rites and engravings to be performed. A submersible containing the ritual setup1 and remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) with carving equipment descended to the center of SCP-4290-LOCK on 09/08/2022. However, halfway through performance of the ritual, a red light burst accompanied with the release of high levels of gamma radiation and heat occurred. Radiation damage caused the ROVs to accidentally damage existing runes, and the interruption of the ritual led to only two cadavers and half the heart to vanish as planned. Television broadcasts repeated later that day, its voice now stating: The sacrifice did not reach the ten maws. Brace. Addendum.4290.2: 15/08/2022 Defection Incident At 01:00, several personnel stationed at Qinghai Lake acted against Foundation orders and fled the area. One of the involved agents, Agent Zenovia Marinos, left the following message on a piece of paper in their quarters before leaving: Do we think we can actually stop this? No civilization before us wanted to fight the Child. None of them. Hell, Xia had tech better than anything we've got and even they were afraid. The sacrifices won't work anymore — it refuses to consume them. They aren't enough to satiate it. Once that seal breaks we'll have a world of molten darkness and the Child will be all that's left, eating. Drinking. You're fools for staying. The activation of Ways to extradimensional spaces was detected nearby. Tracking is not considered a priority. Addendum.4290.3: Sealing Updates (16/08/2022) Seismometers have detected a series of high energy seismic "pulses" radiating from directly under SCP-4290-LOCK, consistent with models on the effects of dimensional distortion on terrain. Red light now encompasses the entire sealing site, and the totems are observed to be crumbling. Personnel are advised to wait and prepare. == FILE REVISED == Displaying new additions. Addendum.4290.4: Scenario 4290/UNLOCK On 17/08/2022, the totems comprising SCP-4290-LOCK disintegrated. Military assets assembled at the shore of Qinghai Lake, and ten minutes later a 40m long emaciated humanoid organism matching descriptions of SCP-4290 phased out of the ground and onto the seabed. Orders were sent to only fire once activity was observed. Personnel waited two hours. After a further hour of waiting, ROVs were sent to SCP-4290, followed by an expeditionary crew equipped with Lambda-Model Thaumatohazard Suits. Dozens of human corpses and hearts used in the sacrificial repair rituals rested on the entity's mouths, none having been consumed. No thaumic radiation, psi-wave emissions, or any other signs of activity were registered. All life functions in SCP-4290 had ceased. In-site autopsies were performed. Based on these, the entity is estimated to have died approximately 9,000 years ago. The cause of death was determined to be malnutrition. SCP-4290 has been reclassified to Neutralized. Footnotes 1. Requiring three human cadavers and the live heart of an angel. The materials would vanish on ritual completion. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4290" by NatVoltaic, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4290. 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: Qinghai_lake.jpg Name: Qinghai lake.jpg Author: NASA License: Public Domain Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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Item #: SCP-4291 Special Containment Procedures: The location and pressure associated with SCP-4291 make relocation impossible. Therefore, containment measures are to focus on mitigating the spread of SCP-4291-1 instances. MTF-Gamma-19 ("Scuba cum Laude") is to be deployed during seasonal events in order to contain SCP-4291-1 instances. Description: SCP-4291 is a Russian submarine sunk off the coast of Margate in the UK. Precise identification of the make and model is hindered by the anomalous growth coral around the base of SCP-4291 and through the hull. While superficially resembling Acropora hyacinthus, this coral appears to be endemic to cooler ambient temperatures and presents local deformation resistance equivalent to the Rockwell C scale. These growths are to be considered part of SCP-4291 and have grown over the entrance hatch and torpedo bay doors. This, combined with the position of SCP-4291 being partially buried (estimated 40% of the total length) in a local rock formation, makes entry to the interior of SCP-4291 impossible. The rock outcropping is likely the remnant of two larger boulders, and is covered in Acropora humilis, which presents no anomalous properties other than surviving in colder ambient temperatures. The bow of SCP-4291 has been breached and lifted clear of local rocks with a yaw of approximately 40 degrees; however, it is covered entirely by coral tissue growth. It is unknown if this breach is the cause of SCP-4291 sinking or if it occurred afterwards. Sonar scans and physical probes of SCP-4291's bow port have failed due to unexpected calcification of the coral in response to stimulation. SCP-4291 undergoes a periodic effect determined by global ocean current patterns. Thermohaline circulation bringing warmer water temperatures occurs once per year in the spring and correlates strongly with these effects. During this seasonal pattern, the girth of SCP-4291 will increase 30% as it is engorged with SCP-4291-1. After this, SCP-4291 will retain its new size for one week on average, after which it will expel approximately 60 instances of SCP-4291-1 through the bow as the coral tissue growth recedes temporarily. After a refractory period of 2 weeks, the cycle will repeat three times. SCP-4291-1 appear to be the former crew of SCP-4291. They are dressed in standard attire issued to the Voyenno-Мorskoi Flotin in the 1970-1971 period. While the corpses present no anomalous effects outside of their relationship to SCP-4291, dental and DNA records do not match any known Foundation databases. SCP-4291-1 are appropriately buoyant. After their expulsion from SCP-4291, they will float at neutral buoyancy until putrification. Addendum 4291.01: Discovery Report SCP-4291 was uncovered by Foundation dive crews after local reports from Margate, UK, indicated seamen washing up on shore. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4291" by Riemann, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4291. 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-4292 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4292 has been placed into Low-Priority Medical Storage at Site-66. Due to the limited supply and unpredictable effects of SCP-4292, testing may only be conducted with joint-approval of Site-66's Director, Chief Containment Specialist, and Ethics Committee Liason. As a secondary mission priority, agents located in the southeastern United States, Germany, and Lunar Area-32 are to locate and detain the Person of Interest "dado" for Foundation questioning. The media campaign informing residents of the Washington DC metro area that advertisements for "herbie fucker really very good circus of the unsettle by dado" were for a cancelled sketch comedy series is to remain in effect until further notice. Any researchers studying GoI-233 ("Herman Fuller's Circus of the Disquieting") are to be given access to merchandise recovered alongside SCP-4292 for study. Description: SCP-4292 is a bottle of 26 (remaining) rainbow-coloured pills, bearing the label "freaky pills by dado" in permanent marker. When ingested orally by a human or non-human animal, SCP-4292 will randomly induce some form of visible or otherwise easily demonstrable anomalous alteration in the subject. The half-life of the active ingredients appears to be approximately three hours, with anomalous effects lasting an average of twelve hours. At the end of this period, the subject will revert to normal with no lasting physical damage. Despite all subjects finding the experience to be extremely unpleasant, painful, or existentially horrifying, SCP-4292 causes immediate and anomalous chemical dependency, requiring the subject to take at least one pill every twenty-four hours to avoid crippling and life-threatening withdrawal symptoms, comparable to that of alcohol or barbiturate addiction. SCP-4292 Partial Experiment Log: Test #, Subject Results Test #1, D-7246 Transformed into a cockatoo which, when observed by a single person, would sing and dance "Hello My Baby" in the manner of the Warner Brothers cartoon character Michigan J. Frog1. Test #2, D-3125 Lower limbs vanished, but upper limbs gained the ability to stretch by over 1000% of their original length at will. Test #3, D-8042 Transformed into a wind-up cymbal monkey, perpetually clanging its cymbals and repeating 'dado' over and over for the entire twelve hour period. Test #4, D-6289 Continuously lactated a viscous green fluid that, when consumed, induced constant flatulence, diarrhoea and massive intestinal ulcers. Test subject felt compelled to persuade others to drink this substance, advertising it as "Fair Trade Clown's Milk"2. Test #5, one male lab mouse Transformed into a Pegasus. Its wings were unable to provide sufficient lift for flight, yet it constantly attempted to take flight anyway, suffering severe injuries. Test #6, one female lab mouse Instantly multiplied into a thousand identical copies and appeared to possess a swarm intelligence. Some of the swarm would put on a choreographed performance to distract observers while the others stole accessible valuables. Test #7, one male lab mouse Transformed into a non-anomalous zebra. Recovery: SCP-4292 was found at an abandoned and derelict lot in Bethesda, Maryland, during an investigation of an online ad for 'circus by dado', discovered by web analysis bot Alpha-12 ("I/O SCREECH"). The advertisement has since been removed from the public internet. An embedded copy of this video is below. ▶ 'circus by dado': ▼ 'circus by dado': Addendum: The following non-anomalous items were recovered alongside SCP-4292: One cheap, small polythene circus tent roughly 4.5 meters in diameter, covering a collection of twenty-five leather armchairs circling a large hula hoop. An antique metal birdcage of Dutch manufacture. Horse saddles. A large concession stand selling exclusively popcorn, all of which had begun growing mold. A small concession stand designed to sell ice cream, containing one raw hot dog. A battered silk top hat. Guinea pig cages. Three recently deceased human corpses, showing signs of suffering from SCP-4292 withdrawal. Most notably, seventeen stands selling merchandise for a "herbie fucker really very good circus of the unsettle by dado." This included numerous clothing, dishware, bumper stickers, posters, plush animals, playing cards, toys, candy, and additional pharmaceutical pill bottles, all of which were empty. The designs, logo, and font on these products are nearly identical to those used by Herman Fuller's Circus of the Disquieting, with obvious modifications in order to crudely differentiate them. While the exact nature of the relationship between dado and GoI-233 is uncertain, informants embedded in the anomalous community have indicated that 'circus by dado' was the result of a brief collaboration that ended poorly, and the two have since developed a mutual animosity. Footnotes 1. As voiced by William Roberts and animated by Abe Levitow in the 1955 Merrie Melodies short One Froggy Evening 2. At this point the Ethics Committee Liason ordered a halt to human testing. All test subjects were retired to the infirmary for observation and treatment of withdrawal symptoms.
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Overview SCP-3924 SCP-2493 SCP-3492 Non-Standard Designation "TYRFING" SCP-2394 Item #: SCP-2943 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2943-A is currently within the boundaries of Site-51. A digital display showing the current date and time is to be kept within visible range of this manifestation point at all times. A timer counting down until precisely 8,640 minutes have elapsed since the previous SCP-2943 manifestation is to be kept running at all times, and reset as required. Tests conducted with any SCP-2943 instances are to be catalogued in the SCP-2943 Testing Log. All instances of SCP-2943-1 are to be catalogued according to manifestation time and stored accordingly. New instances of SCP-2943-1 are to be timestamped immediately for ease of cataloguing. Instances of SCP-2943-2 are to be processed similarly to SCP-2943-1 before being transported to Lunar Area-32, to facilitate satellite imagery of the Earth as depicted through each instance, to assist in determining the cause of their manifestations. SCP-2943-2 are to be stored at Site-51 when not in use, separately from SCP-2943-1 instances. Additional procedures for Level 3 or higher personnel only. Displaying additional procedures. SCP-2943 storage areas are to be frequently inspected for the appearance of SCP-2943-3 instances. The content of SCP-2943-3 instances is to be recorded and available information utilised to prevent the reoccurance of any observed K-Class scenarios. Information regarding SCP-2943-3 instances is restricted to Level 3 or higher clearance. In the event of an impending severe K-Class scenario, Procedure SATURN LAMENT is to be initiated as a last resort. Under no other circumstances whatsoever are any potentially destructive tests to be conducted on any SCP-2943 instances. Procedure SATURN LAMENT: Information detailing pivotal events regarding the imminent K-Class scenario, such as events that directly instigated the event or alternate outcomes that were not explored, are to be left exposed within reasonable distance of SCP-2943-A until an SCP-2943-1 or SCP-2943-2 instance manifests. Once this has occurred, an available SCP-2943-1 or SCP-2943-2 instance that manifested prior to the first event pivotal to the impending K-Class scenario the most recently manifested SCP-2943-1 or SCP-2943-2 instance is to be destroyed by any means necessary. Sonar image of SCP-3924. Item #: SCP-3924 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3924 should be monitored via sonar at all times for any atypical behaviour. Records of its courses and speeds should be catalogued. Non-Foundation vessels must remain within 3,500 metres of sea-level while within the Hellenic Trench region. All vessels attempting to, or successfully, surpass a depth of 3,500 metres must be apprehended, questioned and amnestised, if recoverable. Lethal force is permitted if vessels resist apprehension. All manned Foundation vessels must remain above 4,000 metres below surface at all times while within the Hellenic Trench region. All manned Foundation vessels must remain at least 20 km away from SCP-3924 at all times. (See: Addendum III.) Description: SCP-3924 is a mobile, submersible object that roams the hadal zone of the Hellenic Trench region. SCP-3924 typically moves at 40 km/h and at depths of 4,450 to 4,980 metres below surface, but is capable of reaching speeds of 55 337 km/h1 and depths of 5,250 metres. In all encounters, SCP-3924 has evaded visual observation; because of this, its approximate physical appearance is only known through sonar imaging (Depicted above). SCP-3924 perpetually emits an indeterminate sound, depending on its current “state”; although the sonics change depending on whether or not SCP-3924 is passively roaming or actively engaged in battle, at no point does SCP-3924 cease emitting noise. (See: Addendum III.) Because of SCP-3924’s normal depth, these sound are heavily distorted due to seawater; ongoing audio analysis has identified an ongoing rhythm between the various sounds, suggesting they may be musical in nature. To date, no patterns typical of vocalisations have yet been identified. Whenever a vessel approaches a depth of 4,100 metres below surface while within the Hellenic Trench region, SCP-3924 enters an active state, immediately changing course to intercept and broadcasting an alternate audio signature (unique to this state) directly at the encroaching vessel. This will continue until the vessel rises above a varying depth.2 If the offending vessel dives below 4,100 metres, SCP-3924 becomes hostile and will attack by use of incendiary torpedoes and/or rising mines; SCP-3924 will become increasingly aggressive in tactics the longer the vessel is below the 4,100 metre threshold, the deeper it gets, and the more aggressive the vessel becomes in retaliation (if at all). SCP-3924 will continue attacking until the encroaching vessel either rises above 4,100 metres below surface, or is catastrophically destroyed; due to the fact SCP-3924’s primary strategy appears to be focused upon rupturing ballast tanks, the latter is the most common outcome. If a vessel rises above the 4,100-metre threshold, SCP-3924 will immediately cease attacking, but will remain in an active state until the vessel rises above a “sufficient” depth. SCP-3924 periodically enters an active/hostile state in the absence of any encroaching vessels; in all such cases, SCP-3924 appears to broadcast, and attack, an indeterminate object/entity between it and the seafloor. To date, sonar has failed to detect any such objects/entities. Addendum I: Incident 3924-A On January 9, 2018, SCP-3924 entered a hostile state and began firing munitions towards the seabed. During this time, a pre-prepared and unmanned submersible was deployed several hundred kilometres away in an attempt to reach the Hellenic Trench seafloor while SCP-3924 was preoccupied. Once the submersible passed the 4,100-metre threshold, SCP-3924 immediately began firing torpedoes in its direction, despite showing no awareness of the submersible beforehand. SCP-3924 made no attempts to intercept the submersible, apparently prioritising the unseen threat below it. After thirteen minutes, SCP-3924 ceased firing towards the seafloor and immediately changed course to intercept the submersible (which had reached a depth of 4,954 metres). SCP-3924 rapidly accelerated to 337 km/h, reaching the submersible within several minutes and destroying it — sonar observation detected portions of SCP-3924’s hull shedding during this manoeuvre. SCP-3924 then ascended to a depth of 4,500 metres and began deploying rising mines in an attempt to damage or sink ships at the sea’s surface; [DATA REDACTED], [DATA REDACTED] and [DATA REDACTED] were critically damaged and sunk. SCP-3924 remained aggressive to surface vessels for a further three hours, after which it resumed normal behaviour. To date, this is the only time SCP-3924 has attacked vessels outside of its active zone. Further attempts to surpass the 4,100 metre threshold are strictly forbidden. Addendum II: Incident 3924-B On April 3, 2018, SCP-3924 again entered a hostile state in response to an undetected threat. Unlike previous renditions, SCP-3924 continuously fired towards the seafloor for 334 consecutive hours3, during which it progressively descended to a depth of 5,250 metres. On April 17, SCP-3924 ceased firing and began broadcasting a previously unrecorded audio signature in all directions; three minutes later, SCP-3924 rapidly descended towards the seafloor, but disappeared from sonar detection immediately prior to impact. Attempts to locate SCP-3924 or its wreckage throughout the Hellenic Trench, either through sonar or visual detection, are currently ongoing, but are thus far inconclusive. SCP-3924 tentatively reclassified Uncontained/Neutralised. Addendum III: Incident 3924-C On April 20, 2018, SCP-3924 was detected by sonar within the Calypso Deep region of the Hellenic Trench, approximately 75 km from where it disappeared. Sonar imaging shows that SCP-3924 appears to have suffered catastrophic rupturing of most, if not all, ballast tanks, but is attempting to ascend under (assumed) thruster propulsion alone. Since reappearance, SCP-3924’s behaviour has drastically changed; SCP-3924 will only respond to vessels within a 15 km radius, which it will aggressively fire upon, and SCP-3924 no longer produces any detectable audio. SCP-3924, at its current heading and speed, is estimated to return to its regular roaming zone by 23 March, 2019. Item #: SCP-2493 Special Containment Procedures (Revision 2): SCP-2493-1 is to be kept at Lunar Area-32 or at its designated containment chamber located 100km away, accessible by high-speed rail. SCP-2493-1 is to wear SCP-2493-2 whenever outside their designated containment chamber, and is to be restricted from attempting to leave their chamber until it is ensured SCP-2493-2 is correctly secured. SCP-2493-1 is to be provided with three meals each day, transmuted into antimatter by use of designated devices received from 2493’. (See Addendum 3.) SCP-2493-1 is to be psychologically evaluated twice weekly, and medication to be administered as required. A list of SCP-2493-1’s requests for updated containment procedures is to be submitted to the Ethics Committee on a bi-weekly basis for review and approval or rejection. Proposals to rescind approved requests are to be submitted to the Ethics Committee; any other attempts by staff to impede approved requests will result in severe reprimands at the discretion of the Overseer Council. The full list of approved and rejected requests are outlined in Document 2493-1; “Approved & rejected requests by SCP-2493-1 for updates to containment procedures.” Special Containment Procedures (Revision 1) Note: These procedures are no longer in effect! SCP-2493-1 is to wear SCP-2493-2 at all times. SCP-2493-1 is to be kept in its modified humanoid containment cell at Lunar Area-32. The cell is to be filled with pure helium gas at a pressure of approximately 20 kilopascals, and kept at a temperature of approximately 280 Kelvin. The interior of the room is to be kept above a minimum of 270 Kelvin, to ensure continued biological function of SCP-2493-1. The interior surface of SCP-2493-1's containment cell is to be padded with a three centimetre thick layer of soft rubber. No sharp corners or points are to be present within SCP-2493-1's cell; all such corners or points are to be removed or padded. In the event of SCP-2493-2 becoming punctured, it and SCP-2493-1 are to be immediately jettisoned from the facility. MTF Gamma-4 ("Blondebeard's Crew") is to be notified to adjust the trajectory of the anomaly as required, and to prevent it from entering the earth's atmosphere and causing a UK-Class Global Irradiation event. SCP-2493-1 is to be supplied at least 2 kilograms of waste matter daily, to a maximum of 10 kilograms. Once weekly, a signal requesting contact is to be sent through the extradimensional anomaly located on the rear of SCP-2493-2 by use of a 4 MHz radio wave. The entity is also to be under surveillance at all times, and any attempts to hinder communication with the entity’s location of origin are to be reported to the site director immediately. (See Addendum 3.) A list of SCP-2493-1’s requests for updated containment procedures is to be submitted to the Ethics Committee on a bi-weekly basis for review and approval or rejection. Proposals to rescind approved requests are to be submitted to the Ethics Committee; any other attempts by staff to impede approved requests will result in severe reprimands at the discretion of the Overseer Council. The full list of approved and rejected requests are outlined in Document 2493-1; “Approved & rejected requests by SCP-2493-1 for updates to containment procedures.” Description: SCP-2493 is the collective designation for two components; SCP-2493-1 and SCP-2493-2. SCP-2493-1 is a male humanoid entity approximately 1.7 meters in height, and weighing approximately 95 kilograms. SCP-2493-1 is composed entirely of antimatter, but physically appears to be an ordinary human. SCP-2493-1 responds to the name of Joe Smith, and claims to originate from an alternate dimension composed primarily of substances with similar atomic composition to his. Psychological evaluation of SCP-2493-1 has revealed that it suffers from nostophobia4 and an obsession with completing their mission. (See Addendums) SCP-2493-2 is a suit composed entirely of a previously undiscovered and currently poorly-understood substance that SCP-2493-1 refers to as ‘Buffer’, superficially resembling an airtight type 1 hazmat suit. This substance is entirely non-baryonic in nature, uniformly reflects all wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation resulting in a mirrored surface, and is also capable of preventing interaction between matter and antimatter. These properties prevent the contents of anything composed of this material from being examined by use of X-ray scanning, and severely impede physical examination. The material comprising SCP-2493-2 is flexible in a manner comparable to rubber, but has a texture consistent with polished metal. An impermeable barrier replaces the substance around SCP-2493-1’s facial region, serving as a two-way visor. The interior of the suit is also capable of emitting light from an undetermined source, and will do so upon instruction by SCP-2493-1. On the back of SCP-2493-2 is a multifunctional backpack that serves as an air recycler, a method of exchanging resources obtained by SCP-2493-1 for canned provisions,5 and an airtight input for canned provisions. SCP-2493-1 has never been observed to physically ingest these supplies; the entity states that this is attributable to nanites present within the interior of the suit, which constantly reassemble small sections of food within his mouth whenever available. It is theorized that the device is connected to SCP-2493-1's reality of origin via a stable extradimensional anomaly in the device, as this is the only reasonable explanation of how the provided waste materials can be converted into edible substances composed of antimatter. + Addendum 1: Information Summary - Showing summary. The following is a list of information regarding SCP-2493-1’s origins, obtained during several interviews. It should be noted that the only source of such information is the entity itself, and as such cannot be confirmed to be factual. (See Addendum 3.) SCP-2493-1 originates from an alternate reality (Henceforth 2493’) consisting entirely of antimatter. The society of 2493’ has access to or has developed technology that is significantly more advanced than that of our own, with such technology requiring large quantities of electrical energy to operate, typically exceeding the range of petajoules on a daily basis. Technology within 2493’ approximately 200 years ago 173 years ago produced large quantities of waste materials as by-products of their operation. Such technology has since been adapted to recycle their waste materials. These produced waste materials were transported to a poorly-understood location of abnormal geometry, described as being physically located between two of the three axis present within normal three-dimensional space. After an undefined period of time 40 years the inhabitants of this space began transporting their own waste materials to 2493’, with several described objects exhibiting anomalous phenomena sufficient to be classified as SCPs. This prompted the inhabitants of 2493’ to develop devices capable of severely hindering the transit of such waste material. An unidentified object, presumed to be of abnormal geometric origin, initiated an XK-Class Vacuum Decay within 2493’. Technology developed specifically to counter such a scenario spontaneously activates, protecting a small portion of 2493’ from the event; however, such technology is required to be powered continuously in order to sustain such protection. Numerous working-class citizens of 2493’ have been deployed to alternate realities to obtain matter and transport it back, for the purpose of powering antimatter reactors. + Addendum 2: Recovery interview log - Showing log. Interviewed: SCP-2493-1 Interviewer: Researcher ███ Foreword: This interview was conducted shortly after the acquisition of the entity, before the antimatter nature of SCP-2493-1 had been confirmed. <Begin Log> Researcher ███: What is the suit you are wearing made of? SCP-2493-1: There's no atoms. Why are you detaining me? Researcher ███: We need to ask you some questions. Why do you need the suit? SCP-2493-1: Because you're made of antimatter.6 One plus negative one equals ka-fucking-boom. Researcher ███: Would you care to elaborate upon your objective? SCP-2493-1: I grab some of your stuff, send it back home. Doesn't matter what it is, as long as I send it back. Researcher ███: What do you require the resources for? SCP-2493-1: Fuel. The explosion makes a lot of energy, which can be turned into electricity. I need to get uhh… two… two? Yeah, two kilograms minimum of antimatter per day. I uh, think that’s how much they said would keep everything powered at least. Or was it five? Researcher ███: What are you referring to? SCP-2493-1: Mainly home electrics, water recycling, food production and vehicle electricity. There’s some more important things too, so could you please let me get back to work? Researcher ███: If you are made of antimatter, aren’t you aware of the ramifications that will occur if your suit is punctured? SCP-2493-1: I die and my employers lose a supply line, it was on the contract. It’s an acceptable loss, considering they can just find another source. Researcher ███: It would be safer to simply send you back. If you cooperate, we should be able to devise a method of sending you back. SCP-2493-1: You don’t need to send me back, I’m fine here. Just let me stay. Researcher ███: Why shouldn’t we send you back? SCP-2493-1: It’s safer here. From what I’ve seen of here, we’ve been ahead of you in regards to technology for ages, but you’ve been able to handle waste much better than we did. We got lazy and sent it off to some vague location between dimensions for a couple of years, but as it turned out there were… things, living there, and seeing as we were fine with sending them our garbage, they seem to have decided to send their garbage to us as well. You know what sort of things that beings from between dimensions consider garbage? <End Log> Closing Statement: Theoretical calculations of the interaction of 2kg masses of matter and antimatter as described by SCP-2493-1 would produce 360 petajoules of energy; in comparison, the Three Gorges Dam in China, the world’s largest power station as of writing, produces 356 petajoules of energy per year. Questioning SCP-2493-1 in regards to the technology necessitating electrical input at this magnitude on a daily basis is currently underway. + Addendum 3: Event logs - Showing logs. On ██/██/██, contact with 2493’ was successfully established by use of a 4 MHz radio wave transmitted through the extradimensional anomaly located on the rear of SCP-2493-2. The superiors of SCP-2493-1 apologized for the extended period of time taken for them to respond, and requested to speak to SCP-2493-1 personally. Several of SCP-2493-1’s claims, as well as additional false claims, were requested for confirmation to ensure that cooperative disinformation could not be attempted; all claims made by SCP-2493-1 (detailed in Addendum 1) were clarified and confirmed as true, with all additional false claims being denied. SCP-2493-1 was allowed to communicate with his superiors, and was noted to praise Lunar Area-32 staff repeatedly throughout their conversation, promoting trading prospects. On ██/██/██, negotiations for trade between representatives of 2493’ and the O5 Council was conducted. It was agreed that in return for digital information regarding assorted 2493’ technology, the Foundation was to provide a continuous supply of matter in the form of waste material. The bulk of this waste material was sourced from the five major ocean gyres and various global landfills. The majority of the information received from 2493’ was oriented towards containment or destruction of anomalous entities, specializing in entities, objects or locations with abnormal geometric properties. Additional information enabled large advances in medical science, and artificial food production. Schematics for an antimatter reactor were also utilized to create the prototype FAM-Reactor. Further negotiations were conducted to obtain controlled amounts of antimatter from 2493’ in return for random samples of modern music. On ██/██/██, Lunar Area-32 received a transmission from 2493’ stating that several devices critical to the continued existence of 2493’ were failing due to physical strain due to their extended usage. The Foundation was informed that while maintenance would delay total failure, 2493’ was expected to be destroyed within a year. Several weeks later a second transmission was received, stating that the devices preventing 2493’ from receiving waste material from the location of abnormal geometry had outright failed, and that 2493’ was now being overrun with severely detrimental anomalous objects. Staff at Lunar Area-32 was advised to prepare to receive several objects essential to ensuring SCP-2493-1’s continued biological function. Several devices constructed of the same material as SCP-2493-2 manifested a short distance outside Lunar Area-32, including a large room with airlock capable of safely containing SCP-2493-1 in a vacuum environment, which has since been relocated away from the Area, connected via high-speed rail and further reinforced. On ██/██/██, a large burst of digital information was received from 2493’, primarily consisting of historic records of 2493’, photographs of various regions of 2493’ and several schematics for devices capable of recycling various non-biodegradable materials into reusable resources. All information received has been archived as required. To date, no further transmissions have been received from 2493’. Item #: SCP-3492 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-3492 should be contained in a standard humanoid containment cell. SCP-3492 can be supplied with rewards in return for compliance. SCP-3492 must be fed a standard regimen of three meals each day. Staff are advised to exhibit caution while in proximity with SCP-3492, as the spatial distortions it experiences may cause unintentional harm to nearby individuals. Description: SCP-3492 is a Caucasian male human claiming to be named "dicks mcSquigee".7 DNA analysis has proven inconclusive, as collected samples are subject to microscale replications of the entity’s properties, and will spontaneously demanifest after indeterminate periods of time. SCP-3492 sporadically undergoes prominent spatial and/or temporal distortions centralised upon random portions of the entity’s body. These distortions vary in duration and content, but typically involve one of or multiple of the following: Dislocation of bodily portions8 to another fixed position relative to the remainder of SCP-3492; Over or underexaggerated movement of bodily portions along a single axis, frequently resulting in the above Over or underexaggerated rotation of jointed limbs, frequently to physically impossible extents; (Supposed) rotation or movement of bodily portions along or around unobservable, higher spatial dimensions; Spontaneous loss of one or more spatial dimensions, resulting in SCP-3492 converting into a lower-dimensional form; Prominently slowed or accelerated motion of bodily portions; Apparent motion of limbs independently from SCP-3492; Motion of bodily portions occurring in an inverted manner; Pseudo-precognitive abilities resulting from SCP-3492 briefly undergoing a period of inverted time; Of note is that affected portions of SCP-3492 appear to be selectively intangible to the remainder of the entity, enabling limbs to pass through other limbs unaffected, and enabling joints to rotate freely upon all axis while affected. Because of this, SCP-3492 does not suffer from injuries related to its effects, but does experience discomfort. SCP-3492 claims its properties stem from the fact it is a component of a partially-functional program developed by the TotleighSoft corporation as a proof-of-concept intended to promote interest in a physics engine being developed. The entity's respective instance of this program (designated SCP-3492-A) has yet to be recovered. SCP-3492 was recovered during the 2017 Electronic Entertainment Expo, wherein it was attending as part of, and maintaining, an exhibition booth catalogued to be reserved for the TotleighSoft corporation. All attending civilians that observed SCP-3492 prior to recovery were amnestised. Interviewed: SCP-3492 Interviewer: Researcher ████ ███ <Begin Log> Researcher ████ ███: Good afternoon, 3492. May I ask you some questions? SCP-3492: Yes, sure. Why not. Researcher ████ ███: Would you prefer if I called y- SCP-3492: NO! No, no, just… the number is fine. 3492 will do. <SCP-3492's right pectoral girdle extends to a length of approximately two meters, displacing the right arm appropriately.> Researcher ████ ███: Very well. You are aware of your condition, correct? <SCP-3492's left forearm rotates rapidly around their elbow joint, passing through the remainder of their arm without difficulty several times. SCP-3492 takes several moments to adjust the position of their arm, allowing them to gesture to their right shoulder with it.> SCP-3492: It's a bit difficult to ignore. Researcher ████ ███: Do you know what is causing it? SCP-3492: TotleighSoft BECAUSE COMPUTERS' ineptitude at their job. <SCP-3492 becomes two-dimensional, losing the axis of width and only being visible from their left or right.> Researcher ████ ███: Could you elaborate? SCP-3492: Have you ever encountered anything produced by TotleighSoft BECAUSE COMPUTERS? Researcher ████ ███: I have. SCP-3492: Then you would know about the inanity of their games, the nonsensical features of such and, most notably, their inability to use any language other than broken English? Researcher ████ ███: Yes. <SCP-3492 regains the axis of width, becoming three dimensional again.> SCP-3492: Well, there's your reason. SCP-3492: swercs smargorp rieht fo rehtona tey nehw esirprus a fo hcum eb t'ndluohS9 SCP-3492: Oh, pardon me. It shouldn't be much of a surprise when another one of their programs screws up. Researcher ████ ███: You are a computer program? SCP-3492: A sub-program, but yeah. Proof of concept to show how AI's like me run on the main program. Researcher ████ ███: Which is? SCP-3492: A godawful clusterfuck of a physics engine that was supposed to "improve" upon standard spacetime. I basically exist in a bootleg - oh, excuse me. <SCP-3492's bodily features10 shift and dissipate, preventing the entity from communicating for several minutes. The interview is paused until SCP-3492 regains the capability to speak.> SCP-3492: Damn fourth axis. As I was saying, I'm an AI made by TotleighSoft BECAUSE COMPUTERS used to show off the… "functionality", of a physics engine they're working on. Researcher ████ ███: And this would be the reason your name - SCP-3492: Yes, unfortunately. You can mess with some of my parameters, and you've named me dicks mcSquigee. Could you please change that? Even something bland like John Doe would be fine, just… anything but dicks mcSquigee. <SCP-3492's lower jaw rotates around its joint upwards, disappearing into the skull without resistance. Their speech is not impeded.> Researcher ████ ███: Do you know where your file is currently being hosted? SCP-3492: Well, no, but… the other guy gave it... wait, you DID buy the program, right? Legitimate copy from TotleighSoft BECAUSE COMPUTERS, right? SCP-3492: Did… did you fucking pirate me? <End Log> Interviewed: SCP-2803-A, the CEO of the TotleighSoft corporation, via email. Interviewer: Researcher ███ ██████ <Begin Log> Researcher ███: Could you help me with one of your products? I'm having a bit of difficulty with it. SCP-2803-A: Yes, supporting is avaliabel! Which of our TotleighSoft programes is? Researcher ███: I can't find the original name of it. It's a physics engine that you have released, which comes with a customisable demonstration AI. SCP-2803-A: Not right. How doyou have? wasnt released. Researcher ███: You haven't released it yet? Why not? SCP-2803-A: Noone interested in it. showed it for buisness, but no response. production stopped and employees work onother profit, never sold. How did you get? Researcher ███: We bought it from a store. We can conduct an investigation for you, to find out how this happened, but we will need your cooperation. SCP-2803-A: Yes, will help. What you need? Researcher ███: Can you send us a copy of your development notes and a manual? SCP-2803-A: Yes yes, is attach. Will help anyway! <End Log> Interviewed: SCP-3492 Interviewer: Researcher ████ ███ Foreword: A review of the development notes for SCP-3492 provided by SCP-2803-A revealed that several of the anomalous properties of SCP-3492 were recorded as having been patched in earlier versions of the software, while other properties - most notably, the ability to change the name of the AI - were neither implemented as a feature nor encountered as a programming error. An interview was conducted to question SCP-3492 regarding these revelations. <Begin Log> Researcher ████ ███: Good morning 3492, how are you doing? SCP-3492: About as well as you can be while knowing you're illegal. Researcher ████ ███: I… see. We're working with your creator to find out how you came into our possession, to avoid it in future. Speaking of which, we've come across some… discrepancies, which we would like your help with. Are you willing to help? SCP-3492: I guess. Not like I can get any more illegal. <SCP-3492's left thumb extends until it touches the ceiling of the room, after which it returns to its normal length.> Researcher ████ ███: Ok. You will periodically move along a spatial axis higher than the standard three we exist within, correct? SCP-3492: Yeah, that's what happened the last time we spoke. It just happens whenever it wants. Which is what you get for being ILLEGAL. <SCP-3492's right leg is seen shifting before disappearing.> Researcher ████ ███: Yes, well, are you aware that issue was resolved in one of the earlier versions of your software? <SCP-3492's right leg reappears.> SCP-3492: Really? Well, that's odd. But then again, it's probably back because I'm ILLEGAL. Researcher ████ ███: Well, there's several other anomalies that have been listed as resolved as well, such - SCP-3492: Maybe they weren't fixed in copies that are ILLEGAL. Researcher ████ ███: I would appreciate if you stopped emphasising that point. SCP-3492: What, that I'm ILLEGAL? Researcher ████ ███: Yes. SCP-3492: Well… FINE, I GUESS. [Unintelligible] <What appears to be SCP-3492's tongue briefly emerges from the top of their skull.> Researcher ████ ███: Pardon? SCP-3492: Nothing, nothing. As you were saying. So, a few bits and bobs of me are broken again, so what? What's that mean? Researcher ████ ███: Well, there are also several aspects of you that were never included as features in the software. You claim that you have been renamed to "Dicks McSquigee," correct? SCP-3492: That… yeah, I… Is that…? Researcher ████ ███: Unfortunately, yes. Renaming the sub-program was never considered for use as a feature. There's also your fluency in English, the size of your vocabulary… SCP-3492: Oh… OH GOD. OH GOD WHY. <The various limbs of SCP-3492 begin rapidly spinning around their respective joints, throwing them across the room. The limbs are not physically impeded by any other part of SCP-3492.> Researcher ████ ███: 3492, are you ok? SCP-3492: OH GOD. I'M… I'M A FUCKING BOOTLEG. I'M A FUCKING… PIRATED… SCP-3492: WHY? WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO RIP OFF TOTLEIGHSOFT BECAUSE COMPUTERS? <End Log> Item #: SCP-████ Alternate Designation: Non-Standard Designation "TYRFING" Special Containment Procedures: A physical manuscript containing “TYRFING” infectious information must be kept at all times. This manuscript is to be used solely to create a digital file that can be duplicated if all other sources of “TYRFING” infection are lost. A digital file containing “TYRFING” infectious material must be kept on an otherwise empty portable storage device, access to which must be restricted to personnel assigned to “TYRFING”. At no point should the original file be opened and viewed; testing subjects should be exposed to copies of the file during testing only. Communication with “+TYRFING” subjects must be conducted exclusively via a specialised messaging program developed to automatically censor “TYRFING” infectious information. Personnel attempting to circumvent this must be severely reprimanded. To minimise disruption during reassignment post-“TYRFING” infection, personnel assigned to “TYRFING” are not authorised to know its numerical designation and must refer to the anomaly by its alternate designation instead. Description: Non-Standard Designation "TYRFING" is an infoallergenic11 information-based concept. "TYRFING" is not restricted to any specific medium — any method of surveying or storing information is capable of surveying or storing "TYRFING". Individuals or documents that contain explicit information of "TYRFING" are infected by the anomaly, and are henceforth referred to as "+TYRFING".12 Sapient "+TYRFING" hosts are compelled to compare "TYRFING" to other concepts they are aware of; these comparisons can be arbitrary and nonsensical, but all relate or compare the two concepts in some manner. Testing has shown that while in its initial infection phase, "TYRFING" exhibits potent mnestic properties, enabling "+TYRFING" hosts to recall all details of "TYRFING" and all comparisons or relations made with other concepts — no amnestic treatment utilised by the Foundation has impeded this property. Hosts show signs of an anomalous compulsion to spread "TYRFING", frequently attempting to survey information to individuals they believe are unaffected. When a sapient "+TYRFING" host believes they have infected another individual with "TYRFING", the anomaly will enter its second phase. The success of this attempt is irrelevant; if the host believes they have exposed another individual to "TYRFING", the secondary properties will initiate. During this secondary phase "TYRFING", and all concepts the host (who is designated "-TYRFING" from then on) related to it, will exhibit antimemetic properties for the host alone — they will be unable to recall any information relating to the concept/s. As with the memetic properties of "TYRFING", no mnestic treatment developed thus far by the Foundation has impeded this property. "-TYRFING" individuals also experience permanent perceptual alterations that prevent them from perceiving any information that directly or indirectly exposes them to lost concepts; subjects show no response to visual, auditory or tactile mediums used to transfer such information.13 The effects of "TYRFING" are not limited to biological or even animate hosts; dummy AIC programs have shown susceptibility and similar antimemetic impediment to biological "-TYRFING" individuals. Inanimate mediums of information storage suffer from approximate analogues of "TYRFING"'s antimemetic effect — when an individual is infected by "TYRFING" via one of these mediums, the relevant information in the medium immediately becomes illegible or unintelligible to all individuals (including those unaffected by "TYRFING") in the case of visual and auditory mediums, respectively; digital information will become irreparably corrupt, but will still occupy the same system space. Individuals unaffected by "TYRFING" attempting to read "-TYRFING" visual documents can acknowledge the presence of an inscription, but are unable to discern any meaning from it; similarly, they can also acknowledge recorded vocalisations, but cannot ascertain its content. “TYRFING” was initially contained following an outbreak in Site ██. The majority of staff positioned on-site began suffering from inabilities to perceive randomised objects or concepts; as the lost concepts varied from staff to staff, a cognitohazardous infection was identified and the site was locked down by personnel. First-response containment personnel were able to create a non-infectious document approximating the anomaly and isolate a “TYRFING” infectious document before succumbing to the anomaly’s secondary properties. Testing Log ████: Subject Concept/s related to “TYRFING” Additional parameters/notes Observed detriments to “TYRFING”-Negative subject D-2898 None. Test was used as a baseline – the subject spread “TYRFING” before relating it to any other concepts. Subject became unable to perceive any information pertaining to “TYRFING”, and showed no awareness of their infection. D-1667 Shoes. N/A Subject became unable to perceive shoes. No anomalous capability to observe feet through footwear was recorded; descriptions of personnel's feet were confirmed to be unconscious extrapolations made by the subject. Subject showed signs of minor distress when personnel removed their shoes while the subject observed. D-9055 Air N/A Subject becomes extremely distressed and begins hyperventilating. The subject is capable of respiration, but is not conscious of any air intake and acts as though they are asphyxiating. The subject is unable to explain the purpose of respiration, but acknowledges its importance. Treatment for chronic hyperventilation syndrome is ongoing, but successful. D-2493 D-2493 (Their own identity). N/A Subject lost all sense of self-identity; the subject was unable to perceive their own form, but was still capable of all bodily functions. D-4566 Life. N/A The subject became unable to distinguish between living, inanimate and/or deceased objects or entities; the subject attempted to awaken a carcass introduced to them, believing its lack of response being due to unconsciousness. D-2439 Libraries Conducted to determine if “TYRFING” can counteract the effect of SCP-2602, which used to be a library. The subject showed no compulsion to refer to the fact that SCP-2602 used to be a library; when presented with images taken from SCP-2602’s interior, the subject identified it as a former library without difficulty. Interviews with the subject regarding SCP-2602 are impeded by its anomalous properties, as the subject is unable to hear interviewers when they refer to SCP-2602 as a former library. Further research into cross-utilisation of “TYRFING” with SCP-2602 (a former library) is pending approval. D-2565 Allison Eckhart Conducted to determine if “TYRFING” can be used to immunise individuals from other information-based anomalies. Subject became incapable of perceiving Allison Eckhart – because of this, the subject cannot detect anything affected by the AE-Class Allison Eckhart Allison-Eckhart Breathability Scenario, including [DATA REDACTED] Allison Eckhart Allison Eckhart (Allison Eckhart) Conducted to determine if “TYRFING” can be used to cure Allison Eckhart infection. All Allison Eckhart activity in Allison Eckhart ceased, with attempts to resuscitate them failing. Allison Eckhart was declared dead by attending medical personnel. TYR005.aic None. Test was used as a baseline to determine how “TYRFING” affects non-biological entities. Upon the subject becoming “-TYRFING”, all information recorded on the computer regarding “TYRFING” became corrupt. Attempts to transfer files containing “TYRFING” information failed, as all such files would register as corrupt on the computer, despite being functional on other systems. When transferred to an alternate computer system, TYR005.aic was fully-functional, but could not interact with any regions of data containing information about “TYRFING”. TYR007.aic Artificial Intelligence N/A As with the previous test, the computer hosting the AIC program became incapable of accessing any files containing information about “TYRFING”. The TYR007.aic also became incapable of accessing information about “TYRFING”; however, it was also incapable of performing functions that involved it interacting with other AICs – while indirectly communicating with AICs (via modifiable text documents), it believed it was speaking to testing personnel. Questioning revealed that TYR007.aic believed it was a human consciousness implanted within a computer. TYR009.aic Stopping, Deletion N/A The “-TYRFING” TYR009.aic was incapable of ceasing any programs, functions, and/or deleting any data. This property did not extend to the computer system hosting the AIC; testing personnel were able to close and delete data on the system. Impediments regarding documents containing “TYRFING” information were consistent with previous (and successive) tests. Addendum 1: Incident Log ████-01 Three researchers were infected with “TYRFING” during a scheduled round of testing with D-Class personnel on 10/04/2018. The automated redaction system used to automatically censor attempts to communicate “TYRFING” infectious material during conversation between researchers and test subjects had been updated the day prior; however, the update caused a stack overflow to occur, disabling the program. While “+TYRFING”, Junior Researcher █████ ██████14 sent an indeterminate text message to an unknown phone number – due to Junior Researcher █████ being found to be suffering from the secondary properties of “TYRFING”, it is assumed that this text message contained “TYRFING” infectious content. Due to the antimemetic properties of the anomaly, Junior Researcher ██████ is unable to be questioned regarding these actions, nor can the recipient phone number be retrieved. An investigation is underway into whether this was a premeditated action, or compliance with the compulsive effect of the anomaly. Addendum 2: Ongoing surveillance of the three researchers involved with Incident ████-01 has revealed an additional, hereditary property of “TYRFING”; all offspring of Researcher ███ ███ that were conceived after 10/04/2018 have shown perceptual alterations identical to Researcher ███ ███; specifically, they are all unable to perceive or learn of the existence of pears. Testing with the offspring has, however, shown that they are still susceptible to “TYRFING” infection and therefore, can experience further perceptual shifts. No abnormal genetic markers have yet been identified to correlate to “TYRFING” infection. Research into identifying potential “TYRFING” markers has been allocated as high-priority. Item #: SCP-2394 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-2394 is to be kept in a chemically-induced dream state at the veterinarian wing of Bio-Site 84. SCP-2394 is to be supplied with nutritional package NP2394 by method of intravenous drip. Should SCP-2394 awaken pre-emptively, no less than two veterinarian staff are to respond immediately and resume SCP-2394's dream state. SCP-2394's mental health is to be observed once per week by use of accessing its neurological files using "2394filing.exe", and a complete copy of all files should be made once per bi-annual period. Attempts to alter the neurological files of SCP-2394 are to be approved by the site director prior to execution. Research staff assigned to SCP-2394 are authorised to monitor SCP-2394's dreams by use of the "2394REM.exe" program at any time. Research staff not assigned to SCP-2394 must be granted permission by level 2 personnel assigned to SCP-2394 to monitor SCP-2394's dreams. SCP-2394 is not to be neurologically accessed by any computer connected to any networks at the time, and is to be thoroughly scanned for any potential manifestations of a digital consciousness of SCP-2394 prior to connecting to any networks. Description: SCP-2394 is a single instance of Litoria caerulea, or Australian green tree frog. The entity is genetically identical to common members of its species, and is physiologically normal excluding several aspects added by SCP-2394's previous captors. (See Addendum 3.) The entity has been surgically modified in several manners to extend its lifespan indefinitely, the most prominent of which is an artificial injection site located above the left portion of the hipbone, and an anomalously-powered artificial heart that has yet to cease operation. SCP-2394 also has a Firewire (IEEE 1394) port surgically attached to the top of its skull; this port is directly connected to several parts of the entity's brain, enabling it to be monitored by use of appropriately formatted software. (See Addendum 1 & 2.) Observation of the entity's thought processes and actions have revealed that it is sapient. SCP-2394 can instantly teleport to any location that it has previously physically observed. The mechanism by which the entity is capable of relocating in this manner is unknown, as it does not feature any abnormal organs or genetic sequences from those of its species, and apparently had the ability prior to its surgical modification. (See Addendum 4.) SCP-2394 can activate this ability by certain conscious thoughts, and thus is unable to utilise its ability while unconscious or dreaming.15 No successful method of replicating the entity's anomalous properties have been determined, and all attempts to convey the ability to SCP-2394's offspring have failed, suggesting the ability may not be a genetic trait. SCP-2394 has thus far never teleported to a location depicted in a photograph or film, however if this is a conscious decision on its part or an actual limitation has not yet been determined. Documents obtained during SCP-2394's recovery state that the entity was capable of teleporting objects and organisms along with itself, as long as they were in physical contact with it. This capability was a conscious decision by the entity, however testing by Foundation researchers have thus far failed to replicate this effect. Attempts to force SCP-2394 to relocate personnel with it are currently pending review by the Ethics Committee. SCP-2394 is able to teleport to certain locations on the Australian, South American and African continents, the southern region of the United States, and the central region of Asia. SCP-2394 can be neurally interfaced with any device capable of receiving a signal from a Firewire 800 cable either directly or by use of an adapter. The entity does not internally contain downloadable driver software, which must be installed onto devices in order for them to interpret SCP-2394 as an external port.16 The original software recovered during the raid in which the entity was recovered from has been reverse engineered and improved for testing purposes by Foundation technicians. Two separate programs have been developed that utilise this driver software; "2394filing.exe" and "2394REM.exe", both detailed below. It is currently unknown if SCP-2394 has the potential capability to upload its consciousness to a device via the Firewire connection, but precautions are to be taken to prevent it from uploading itself to the Foundation network or the Internet if it is capable. Addendum 1: 2394filing.exe The 2394filing.exe software enable devices connected to interpret various aspects of SCP-2394's consciousness as text documents that are numerically ordered in an ascending fashion, with each file allocated a random numerical value. "2394filing.exe" has an inbuilt feature that enables researchers to locate specific files relating to a topic, context or content. SCP-2394 is always locked in a read-only state, preventing any files from being added, altered or deleted from the entity in any way. No method of 'unlocking' SCP-2394 has been determined thus far, if it is at all possible. Addendum 2: 2394REM.exe The 2394REM.exe software enables researchers to monitor SCP-2394's delta sleep constructs in a visual and auditory format. 2394REM.exe renders the constructs as a three-dimensional environment that can be navigated by the user, however regions that are outside SCP-2394's field of vision are significantly less detailed than regions within and audio that the entity is not consciously aware of fades at a rate of 5 decibels per second. Observations of SCP-2394 using 2394REM.exe has shown that it is unaware that it is in a dream state, and if conscious would actively avoid capture and containment by any humanoid being. Also of note is that SCP-2394 visualises itself as an ordinary frog of its species, with the distinguishing features of the entity absent from its person. Addendum 3: Recovery log SCP-2394 was recovered during a raid on a Chaos Insurgency base of operations. Having studied the entity for ██ years, they had developed functional software drivers for SCP-2394 and were utilising a prototype program in order to influence the entity to utilise its ability for their benefit. Its anomalous capabilities were being utilised to relocate high-priority personnel and items undetected. The program was designed to automatically monitor the thought processes of the entity, and engaged a failsafe of cerebral overstimulation17 to keep it contained on location. A similar method of electrical stimulation of specific areas of the brain associated with memories of locations was also utilised to induce SCP-2394 to use its abilities in a desired manner. SCP-2394 was showing signs of extreme distress upon retrieval, and was discovered to have been exposed to a cognitohazardous agent designed to induce rapid brain death in an attempt to prevent acquisition of the entity by Foundation agents. The entity was improperly exposed to the agent, resulting in it functioning incorrectly and causing an extreme mental strain on the entity. + Addendum 4: SCP-2394 File samples - Showing sample files. The following format will be used: Search Keyword/s: Note: Related Content: Search Keyword/s: Old, Different, Head, Change Note: Sample was obtained using an early prototype of 2394filing.exe. File was obtained prior to the original initiation of SCP-2394's extended delta sleep. Related Content: Want back before. Am different, but normal like other s:Dfb\bu#}NQ6v. Hide among. Cant before, stuck different, no hide. nJ4?KXn@v8Opsg no remove, x'%Q6t{j^]IlV! stuck deep on head. Awake that time, x'%Q6t{j^]IlV! stays always now, never go. Endless. Pain always, nJ4?KXn@v8Opsg no stop, why do. nJ4?KXn@v8Opsg stop. Please. Search Keyword/s: Before, Freedom, Ability, Obtained Note: Sample obtained using a near-completed version of 2394filing.exe. Related Content: I thank [-\L**/UN#:I-#S ?] for her help. She gave me the [ABILITY] that I now enjoy, to let me go where I remember. I met her many [YEARS] ago. I was with many other [FROGS], and we were being taken somewhere by [HUMANS]. There were lots of them, all watching us, watching us get killed one by one by a [MONSTER ?] for fun. The screams of the others, I will never forget. That [NIGHT], I met her. She shone brilliantly, and her voice calmed me. She gave me my [ABILITY], and told me to flee. I tried to help the others, but they only ignored me. I left alone. I go back to where I met her sometimes. I see her every time and try to speak to her, but she never responds. Should [-\L**/UN#:I-#S ?] need me, I will come, I owe her. I just wish she would speak back to me, so I know she understands how thankful I am.18 Footnotes 1. See: Addendum I. 2. Typically around the same depth at which SCP-3924 entered its active state, but has been known to increase or decrease by up to 200 metres, depending on the vessel's rate of ascension. 3. Fourteen days. 4. The fear of returning home. 5. This feature has now become non-functional (See Addendum 3). 6. SCP-2493-1 speaks from the perspective that he is composed of matter, and by extension that everything else is composed of antimatter. 7. Despite grammatical inaccuracy, SCP-3492 will always record its name without correct capitalisation. 8. This includes joints and/or limbs. 9. SCP-3492 was experiencing a period of inverted time, during which it spoke in reverse. 10. Hair, facial features, nails, etc. 11. Infoallergenic anomalies are an uncommon class of infohazard, capable of exhibiting both memetic and antimemetic properties. 12. "TYRFING" positive. 13. ”TYRFING”-Negative hosts claim that printed documents detailing “TYRFING” are blank, that personnel telling them about “TYRFING” mumble or become mute while speaking, and that surfaces with Braille imprinted upon them are blank or smooth in regions that contain information regarding “TYRFING”. 14. One of the infected researchers. 15. SCP-2394 has attempted to utilise its ability several times during its sleep. It has thus far failed to physically activate its effects; however, it is successful in relocating itself within its dreams. 16. Attempting to access SCP-2394 from a device that does not have the appropriate driver software installed will result in SCP-2394 appearing as an irreparable, corrupted external device. 17. Specifically, the section associated with pain reception. 18. SCP-2394 has been noted to travel to a location within the Hubei provenience of China at a minimum of once per year in its dream. 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3/4294 LEVEL 3/4294 CLASSIFIED Item #: SCP-4294 Special Containment Procedures: Foundation Artificial Intelligence Conscript TSATPWTCOTTTADC.aic is deployed to locate and replace all digital images and video footage containing SCP-4294 with Class-F visual amnestics. MTF Omicron-88 ("Witch's Tit") is to track and monitor SCP-4294 in order to minimize exposure to non-Foundation personnel. Additionally, Omicron-88's responsibilities include: administering regional air traffic controllers under the guise of local military authorities in order to maintain a 5 km no-flight zone around SCP-4294. coordination with local emergency and disaster relief services in order to minimize civilian casualties during and following an Inquiry Event. (Defined as SCP-4294 descending to a height of below 1km.) investigation into the identity of POI-4294-01 "Maxine". Description: SCP-4294 is a roughly 3 km long tendril of flesh, visually identified as an enormous ovary with free-hanging fallopian tube. SCP-4294 is capable of flight at speeds observed up to 75 km/h, typically remaining at a height of roughly 10 km. SCP-4294 is perpetually surrounded by a severe snowstorm with wind speeds in excess of 130km/h. Visibility and maneuverability impact due to extreme blizzard conditions render attempts to intercept or engage with conventional aircraft and munitions currently impractical. Addendum 4294.1: Discovery / Initial Inquiry Event Darvaza gas crater. SCP-4294 was first sighted emerging from the Darvaza gas crater1 in Derweze, Turkmenistan on 2/20/2000. Foundation assets arrived on-site 2 hours following reports of initial manifestation. Extensive wind and ice damage were found present within a ~4 km radius of the crater. Ashgabat local Gulshat Abdulov was recovered sheltered within an overturned truck near the initial manifestation point. ▼ Show interview log ▲ Hide log Interviewed: Gulshat Abdulov Interviewer: Researcher Alexander Grant Foreword: Dialogue has been translated from Turkmen to English for the purpose of this log. Interview was conducted following Mrs. Abdulov's extraction to Site-75 and treatment for acute hypothermia. [Begin Log] Researcher Grant: Good afternoon, Mrs. Abdulov. How are you feeling? Gulshat Abdulov: I'm feeling much better today. My leg doesn't feel like pins and needles are in it anymore. And look! [Mrs. Abdulov withdraws the sheet from her lower body to reveal her legs.] Gulshat Abdulov: The blue tinge has gone away! Thank you all so much for helping me. Researcher Grant: You're very welcome, ma'am. Perhaps, if you're feeling up to it, I could ask you a few questions about the blizzard that caused this. Gulshat Abdulov: I… Yes, of course. Well, it wasn't an ordinary blizzard. Researcher Grant: In the middle of the summer, certainly not. But we have reason to believe there's more to it than just unseasonably cold weather. Did you see anything else out of the ordinary? Gulshat Abdulov: Hmm, I don't know. I think, maybe? It is hard to know what was real. I thought I was dying of the cold. Seeing things. Researcher Grant: What kind of things? Gulshat Abdulov: [Subject begins exhibiting signs of mild distress.] Crazy things. After the wind knocked my truck over, and the heater… well, the heater didn't work well on a good day. The cold got so painful, so fast. [Subject clears her throat and pauses for several seconds.] I was still so close to the Door to Hell. I tried getting out and trying to run to it. I thought it would be better to jump in to the fire than die in that hellish cold. But the ice on the door was already too thick. I wasn't strong enough. I don't know how long I was trying to open the door. Handful of minutes, probably. Felt like hours. The whole time, I'm maybe… 20 meters from the crater. Even with the snow, I can still see it pretty clearly, you know, the fires. [Subject trails off and falls silent, appearing contemplative.] Researcher Grant: Mrs. Abdulov? Gulshat Abdulov: Sorry, I'm just not sure how to describe it… From the flames rose up a great bulb of flesh, trailing a long tendril. I didn't know what it was at first, and it just kept going, more and more of it. It must have reached up past the clouds. Hm. [Subject pauses briefly before continuing.] When it was all the way out of the pit, just… floating above the fire, that's when I realized what it is: a colossal ovary at top, and the long tendril the flesh linking it to the uterus. But, there is no uterus. Where the tendril ends, it looks… ragged. Like it had been hacked, or maybe ripped. [Subject abruptly begins laughing.] This is not yet even the strangest part. At this point, I am not even trying to open my door anymore, and I am just watching this happen through the truck's windshield. The tendril comes towards me, the ragged end, stretching over towards me like it was being pulled. The tendril, it is maybe… shoulder-width on the inside. And the inside comes to face me, like it is looking right into my truck, and I can just see in the darkness inside of it, a wicked old woman's face. A witch. She asks me, "Where is my daughter? Where is Maxine?" Researcher Grant: Are you familiar with anyone by that name? Gulshat Abdulov: Ha, no chance. I tell her— well, no, I don't tell her. Inside of the truck is cold, it hurt to breathe by then, but I shake my head 'no'. It seems this is enough for her, the tendril turns away, and lifts up, higher and higher into the sky. As she leaves, I hear her calling "Come to me, my furtive daughter. I am not cross with you." After that, I don't know how long before I black out, but when I woke up, I was here. Researcher Grant: Thank you very much, Mrs. Abdulov. You've been very helpful. <End Log> Closing Statement: Subject administered Class-A amnestic and released from Foundation custody. Aftermath of Inquiry Event 1 Addendum 4294.2: Log of Inquiry Events ▼ Show Inquiry Event log ▲ Hide log Inquiry Event Inquiry Event 1 Date of Event: 2/20/2000 Location of Event: Derweze, Turkmenistan Further Details: Anomaly initiated and concluded questioning of Gulshat Abdulov without incident. Surviving witnesses amnesticised and released from Foundation custody. Inquiry Event 2 Date of Event: 3/17/2000 Location of Event: Hertsa, Ukraine Further Details: Anomaly initiated questioning with two members of GoI-0432 (The Hunter's Black Lodge). Altercation concludes with the transformation of both members of GoI-0432 into specimens of Triturus carnifex. Surviving witnesses amnesticised and released from Foundation custody. For a list of recovered materials and witness reports, see Addendum 4294.3 Inquiry Event 3 Date of Event: 10/3/2000 - 1/15/2001 Location of Event: Zapadno-sibirskaya Ravnina (West Siberian Plain, Russia) Further Details: Anomaly lowered to a median height of 100m at its lowest point after crossing Eastward over the Ural mountains. Flight patterns during this period formed a wide, undulating wave, consistent with searching tactics. Despite slowing to an average speed of 20 km/h, at no point did the anomaly lower to ground level, or engage in questioning with any individuals. Inquiry Event 4 Date of Event: 4/3/2001 Location of Event: Kangbashi District, Mongolia Further Details: Anomaly abruptly redirected course on 4/1/2001 and moved directly towards a privately owned building in the western Kangbashi district, subsequently discovered to be a defunct and abandoned safehouse utilized by GoI-α-019 (Serpent's Hand). Anomaly subsequently concluded inquiry event. Despite conducting no further Inquiry Events, SCP-4294 will occasionally demanifest and remanifest over periods ranging up to 2 hours. As the anomaly's absence does not diminish the accompanying blizzard, tracking of SCP-4294 during these periods can continue without further modification to containment procedures. PoI 4294-0432-1 following Inquiry Event 2 Addendum 4294.3: Inquiry Event 2 log of recovered materials ▼ Show log ▲ Hide log Eyewitness Report Transcript: Interviewed: Aleksander Oliynyk Interviewer: Ο-88 Bathsheba, Ο-88 Sabrina Foreword: Mr. Oliynyk was found pinned completely below the abdomen under an overturned stone structure, displaying symptoms of severe frostbite and acute shock. Recording was taken on-site by task force Omega-88. Dialogue has been translated from Ukrainian to English for the purpose of this log. <Begin Log> Aleksander Oliynyk: [Coughing violently.] Who's there? More Black Lodge gangsters? Ο-88 Bathsheba: No, we're with the military. Can you tell us what happened here? Aleksander Oliynyk: Witchcraft. The blizzard came so suddenly, the snow first, then the icy wind. Then from the sky came down a thick rope, twitching and fleshy. It thrashed around and screeched with a woman's voice. [Subject's breathing becomes more rapid, and renews attempts to dislodge the pinning structure.] Please, can't you get this off me? It… it doesn't really hurt, but I can't feel my legs. Ο-88 Sabrina: More soldiers and equipment are on the way. Please, while it is fresh on your mind, tell us everything you can. Aleksander Oliynyk: Tell them to hurry. Can't catch my breath. I… right, the woman's voice. I wasn't sure what she was saying at first, the wind was howling very loud— I thought that's what it was for a while. Then I saw two of the Black Lodge mobsters were standing in the middle of the street. They were looking up at the flesh, enraptured by it. But they seemed worried, and finally I understood what the woman's voice was saying. [Subject begins hyperventilating.] 'I know you're hiding her from me, I see her aura on you. Tell me where my daughter is! Give me back my Maxine!' They said they don't know her, and oh, how mad she got. 'Liars!' She called them. 'Bastards', and 'bitches' sons', and worse. I never heard such vulgar cursing. 'Low-bellied deceitful villains!', 'The grave is too merciful for such slime!', I saw her words wring their bodies into little squiggles. I think they are dead. Over there, just near to the fertile isles where the culmination of all things comes to radiate back and forth forever and exalt ourselves… [Subject's breathing becomes erratic and speech loses coherence.] <End Log> Closing Statement: Due to extensive bodily crushing, no non-lethal method of extraction could be arranged. Subject humanely euthanized. Journal found among the affects of PoI 4294-0432-1: March 1, 2000 I met a most remarkable man today. A supremely powerful magician, one I believe could rival even the High Karcists of old. Before my very eyes I watched as he knelt by the shore of a frozen lake, and with a touch of his hand set the lake's surface to melt in an instant. I was well hidden, and remained still as he left, and soon returned with a meager band of companions to fish. When I finally revealed my presence to them, he rounded on me with a circumspect glare. Despite his might, he seemed fearful and timid, but I dared not be seen by him as a threat. I told him my brethren and I could shelter him. He was unwilling, wouldn't say much. Didn't need to. Even from several meters away, I could feel his presence, his aura pressing against me, like heavy air. He was running from someone, but he wouldn't tell me who. All he would tell me was his name. Vladimir. He was adamant about that. Addendum 4294.4: Inquiry Event 4 log of recovered materials ▼ Show log ▲ Hide log Letter discovered discarded by SCP-4294: Mom, I love you. I don't know how to say this. I thought that coming to this backwater dimension, taking on this form would be message enough. Fool that I am. Mom, I'm not your daughter any more. I haven't been for… well, for a very long time now. I know you still won't understand, but this is who I am. You always told me how sacred womanhood was to our witchcraft, but I've come to see that for the lie it is. I've met many wonderful people, women and men, and others I don't yet understand. They're kind-hearted, they don't hurt people. I'm not your daughter anymore. Truly, I don't know that I ever was. And while I'll always love you, I'm nothing like you. I just want to make people's lives better. I've gone to a hidden library with my new friends. You won't find me, so please, just stop looking. Go home. Pretend I died if you must, but stop looking for me. Vlad Footnotes 1. A collapsed natural gas field which has been burning continuously since 1971. Locally called the "Door to Hell".
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SCP-4295-A. Item #: SCP-4295 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4295-A is to be monitored remotely at the nearest intracity outpost to avoid drawing attention to its existence within the town. Comprehensive security measures are to be applied to its windows and doors to prevent incursion and potential vandalism. SCP-4295-A is currently being surveyed to establish routine maintenance procedures and repair damage using whichever methods are likely to provide SCP-4295-B with the best medical outcome. SCP-4295-B is to housed at Site-17 in a Standard Humanoid Containment cell and given a comprehensive medical examination once monthly to check for unexpected injuries or wounds. Description: SCP-4295-A is a two-story Victorian house in Portland, Maine, built in 1892. SCP-4295-B is its owner, 62-year-old Martha Ackerman. Various parts of SCP-4295-A are "mapped" to different parts of SCP-4295-B's body, causing her to experience a tactile sensation where the corresponding portion of SCP-4295-A is touched. Movement on the second story is felt in the upper body; movement on the first story is felt in the lower body, etc. In addition, injuries to SCP-4295-B's body are reflected in equivalent damage to SCP-4295-A in the associated area, and damage or decay to SCP-4295-A appears as damage to SCP-4295-B's body. These injuries do not respond to typical medical treatment and can only be reversed by repairing SCP-4295-A. This was discovered during routine testing to confirm the anomaly, when a section of the handrail on the basement stairs gave way due to rot. This caused a deep laceration to SCP-4295-B's right thigh. As the result of natural wear and tear on the house, SCP-4295-B is suffering from: Lichen planus on the skin of the upper left arm, corresponding to rot in the floorboards of the upstairs bedroom. An injury to the chest wall, corresponding to damage to SCP-4295-A's central heating unit. Alopecia, corresponding to damaged roof tiles. Addendum SCP-4295-1: Intake Interview 04/12/2007 Intake Interview 04/12/2007 Interviewer: Dr. Andrea Talbot Interviewed: SCP-4295-B Initial assessment: SCP-4295-B is a middle-aged white woman of average height and weight. Suffering from hair loss across most of the scalp. Skin is marked with scars and lesions of various sizes. Alert and oriented. Temperament is standoffish, but seems unlikely to escalate to violence. Additional notes: Field agents Nguyen and Obasi were on standby during the duration of this interview, which took place within SCP-4295-A. <BEGIN LOG> Talbot: Thank you for your cooperation today. Now I just need to ask you some questions. SCP-4295-B: I just want this to be over. I have plans this afternoon. You need to- I have plans. Talbot: I understand. Could you go ahead and tell us a little bit about this house? SCP-4295-B: Oh, I've lived here my whole life. My whole life. Talbot: Ah, okay. And who lived here before you did? Do you know anything about them, or about what kind of connection they might have had with the house? SCP-4295-B: I don't remember the people we bought it from. I could probably track down their information, I suppose, but that was an awfully long time ago. They never mentioned anything strange. Talbot: And what about your connection to the house? When did that start? SCP-4295-B: Well, let's see. That happened slowly. At first it was just being able to feel when someone was around. It scared me, but I liked knowing who was where. The mold came next, I think. (SCP-4295-B rolls up her left shirtsleeve to reveal that most of her upper arm is covered in shiny, dark-colored spots. The discoloration is not typical of lichen planus, nor of any similar skin condition. There is a large bump at the elbow, and the joint creaks audibly when moved.) Talbot: Did you break your arm? It looks like it didn't heal right. SCP-4295-B: I had to do the repairs myself all these years. I couldn't let just anyone in here. Talbot: The skin condition is from the rot in the house? SCP-4295-B: Oh, yes. Yes. You saw what happens to me when this place isn't taken care of. Talbot: We're very sorry about that. How is your leg? SCP-4295-B: Doesn't hurt any more than the rest, I suppose. You did alright with the gauze. Talbot: Can you tell me what you noticed after the mold? It was just your skin at first, and then what? SCP-4295-B: Well, it got much worse after everything happened. Much worse. Talbot: After what? SCP-4295-B: Oh. I just don't like to think about it, is the thing. Talbot: That's alright. Take your time. SCP-4295-B: No, I don't think I will. Let's just move on. Talbot: This could be very important. I need to know what triggered that change. SCP-4295-B: No, you do not! You people come into my home- Talbot: Miss Ackerman. We want to help you, but we can't do that if you're not honest with us. Now, why don't you go ahead and tell us what happened? SCP-4295-B: This was years ago. We went out to go to a play, me and Martin. Talbot: Who is Martin? SCP-4295-B: My husband. Talbot: Okay. Go on. SCP-4295-B: And we were just walking home and it was some man. We didn't know him. He just wanted money. Martin was always so stubborn. He didn't want to give it to him. Talbot: Okay. SCP-4295-B: He shot him. My Martin. He didn't make it. Talbot: I'm sorry to hear that. SCP-4295-B: That was when it started. When it really started. The house took care of me after that. At least there's one place that's just mine, I thought. This place is mine and I know it like the back of my hand. Talbot: And what happens when you leave the house? Can you still feel everything going on inside it? SCP-4295-B: Oh, I could never. Talbot: Never what? SCP-4295-B: Go out. I haven't in years. Talbot: I see. And why is that? SCP-4295-B: I couldn't do that. I just couldn't. Talbot: IS there something you believe would happen if you did? SCP-4295-B: (agitated): I couldn't. I just couldn't. Talbot: Because you were frightened, or because you physically couldn't? SCP-4295-B: There's no difference. I can't leave. Talbot: Would it hurt you physically to leave? Would it damage your body to walk out that door? SCP-4295-B: I suppose not, no. Talbot: Well, it's going to be really hard to deal with those wounds in here. You need to see a doctor for proper medical treatment. SCP-4295-B: No, I don't! I don't. I'm perfectly fine. Talbot: You don't look healthy, Martha. I can see your hair is falling out. Is that related to the house? SCP-4295-B: Might be, I suppose. Started falling out when the roof started leaking. Speaking of which, you have to fix that banister you broke. Talbot: Do you think that will help with the injury? SCP-4295-B: Of course it will! You did this. You saw how it happened. Shouldn't have gone down there in the first place. Talbot: So it's not just the arm? It's everything? SCP-4295-B: That's what I said. Didn't you hear? Talbot: I'm only trying to confirm. SCP-4295-B: Hmph. Talbot: What would you use to fix something like that? SCP-4295-B: Wood glue. Can't be picky. There's some in the cabinet there. (Points.) Talbot: Obasi. Can you take care of that. I want to see what happens to the injury. Obasi: Sure. (Field agent Obasi retrieves a bottle of wood glue from a cabinet in the corner and leaves the room. SCP-4295-B sits forward and points to her lower thigh. Several footprint-shaped bruises appear spontaneously, each about an inch in length.) SCP-4295-B: Combat boots. They're not good for the floors. This is why I don't have guests. Talbot: Keeping up with the maintenance here must take up a lot of your time. Uh, can you take off that bandage so I can see if the injury heals properly? SCP-4295-B: Why not? (SCP-4295-B pulls her skirt up over her right knee and unwinds the gauze around her thigh. The wound is about four inches in length and runs vertically between the hip and knee.) SCP-4295-B: I hope he didn't lose any pieces. That would be so- oh. There we go. (The wound heals slowly, leaving a pink scar. It looks several weeks old by the time the repair is complete. SCP-4295-B sets the gauze aside.) Talbot: Alright, Martha. I'm sorry. I can see this is difficult, but we're going to have to ask you to come with us. SCP-4295-B: Oh? Well, I'm going to say no. Talbot: It would really be the easier option if you agreed to come with us, Martha. We can't just leave you here. For your safety. We have to make sure you're taken care of. SCP-4295-B: No. Are you threatening me? SCP-4295-B: Why did you bring those men here? I'm not stupid. I can see they have guns. Talbot: No one is going to hurt you, Martha. But I can see you're not doing so well. Some of those lesions are obviously infected. I think you know how serious it is. SCP-4295-B: I can't. (Field Agent Obasi returns. SCP-4295-B is secured at the elbows by the two Field Agents and makes an attempt at resistance by kicking Obasi in the shin. SCP-4295-B begins to weep as she is extracted from the building. At the front door, she refuses to support her own weight, and she is lifted and carried by Field Agent Nguyen. The group of people moves out onto the front porch. Nguyen descends first and reaches the last step before stopping abruptly and nearly losing his balance.) Nguyen: Uh oh. Talbot: What? Nguyen: Uh, I can't carry her through. There's something stopping it. Talbot: Stopping what? Can you walk forward? Nguyen: Yeah, I can move just fine. I can't bring her with me. Look. It feels like there's a wall. Talbot: Obasi, can you stand on the other side and pull? Obasi: Why not? (SCP-4295-B continues to weep and provides no verbal input.) Obasi: Yeah, that's not going to work, either. I don't want to hurt her. Talbot: Okay. Bring her back inside for now, I guess. Well, now this is interesting. <END LOG> Addendum SCP-4295-2: Following this incident, SCP-4295-B was returned to the interior of SCP-4295-A, where she proceeded to lock herself in the bathroom. She was convinced to return to the living room after five hours. Plans to convert SCP-4295-A into a permanent containment zone with appropriate medical facilities are currently underway in the event that SCP-4295-B is unable to be removed. Addendum SCP-4295-3: Intake Interview 04/12/2007 (cont.) Intake Interview 04/12/2007 (cont.) Interviewer: Dr. Andrea Talbot Interviewed: SCP-4295-B Additional notes: None. <BEGIN LOG> Talbot: How are you feeling, Martha? SCP-4295-B: Terrible. Thanks a lot. Talbot: I need to ask you some more questions. I was going to wait for these, but now it looks like we might be here a while. SCP-4295-B: Why should I answer any more questions? You hurt me. I have bruises on my arms. Manhandle me again if you have to, I suppose. Talbot: I don't think you understand how much more difficult you're making this by fighting us. You're clearly an intelligent woman. You know what needs to happen here. SCP-4295-B: Well, and why shouldn't I fight you? You're the ones who tried to drag me off when I said to leave me alone! I don't want to go anywhere! I don't want to go, and the house will protect me, so you can just shove off! Talbot: Is the house what's keeping you from leaving? SCP-4295-B: The house. Me and the house. There's not really a difference anymore. Talbot: How do you feel about that? SCP-4295-B: Fine. I know I'm supposed to hate it, but I don't. I'm not…I have a life here. A good life. I take care of the house. It takes care of me. I'm not useless. Talbot: We don't think you're useless. SCP-4295-B: I don't believe you. It's leave me locked up here or make me normal, isn't it? Talbot: It doesn't have to be. There are a lot of choices, Martha. SCP-4295-B: It doesn't feel like it. Not after all of that. Talbot: I'm sorry. I handled that poorly. I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do with you being combative. SCP-4295-B: You're young. Talbot: Sorry? SCP-4295-B: I said, you're young. You haven't done this a lot, have you? Coming into people's homes to collect them and all that. Talbot: Can I ask what makes you say that? SCP-4295-B: Heh. You're terrible at it. Don't know how you made it through…whatever school you people go to. And that's not me being ornery, that's me being truthful. Anyway, what was I saying? I wasn't fighting. I never tried to hit anyone. You didn't even listen to me. Talbot: Okay. I'm sorry. You're right. That was some bad behavior on our part. SCP-4295-B: Yeah. Talbot: Yeah. SCP-4295-B: I think I'm stuck. Talbot: Happens to the best of us. SCP-4295-B: Not like this. Talbot: (chuckles) Well, that's true. SCP-4295-B: (sighs) Talbot: So, you said that you don't want to leave. If you did want to leave, do you think things would be different. Do you think it'd be easier? SCP-4295-B: Than being picked up and dragged off? Probably. Talbot: But you don't want to give that a try. SCP-4295-B: I keep telling you! I can't. You're not listening. Just leave me here to rot. Talbot: Martha. I am listening. I wasn't listening to you earlier, but I am now. But you have to listen to me, too. Your chest injury looks bad. We really want to get that looked at in a proper medical office. You might need surgery. SCP-4295-B: Can you do that here? Talbot: Maybe, yeah. We can do a lot of things here. But it'll be a lot more comfortable for you, and a lot safer, if we can get you out of here. SCP-4295-B: I can't. I- I'll die. Talbot: You'll die if you stay here. You can't keep up with the maintenance anymore, especially not with your back. It's going to keep getting worse. The house is making you sick. We need to separate you. I'm sorry. SCP-4295-B: I don't know what else to do. Talbot: We can help you. But you have to meet us in the middle. And I know you want our help, or you wouldn't have been sending letters to anyone who might understand what you were dealing with. You knew you needed to get out of here. SCP-4295-B: I don't know what I'll be like without the house. And who's going to take care of it. Talbot: We will. I told you you're not useless, and I meant that. There's a lot more to Martha than this house. Like I said: meet us in the middle. SCP-4295-B: How is me doing whatever you say meeting in the middle? Talbot: Alright. That's fair. What can I do to make this easier? SCP-4295-B: For starters, take your shoes off in the damn house. My legs look so bad. (All personnel remove their shoes.) SCP-4295-B: Now, I'm going to try coming outside with you, and if you try picking me up again I'll bite you. Obasi: Alright. Noted. SCP-4295-B (Hesitantly): Will you hold my hand? Talbot: I will. (Talbot holds SCP-4295-B's right hand in her left. She follows slightly behind as SCP-4295-B exits the front of SCP-4295-A and approaches the edge of the porch. SCP-4295-B descends the steps slowly. Upon coming to the last step, she passes through the place where her body was previously stopped.) Talbot: Hey! Look at that! Great job! SCP-4295-B: Alright, alright. Don't patronize me. (SCP-4295-B drops Talbot's hand in apparent disgust.) Talbot: Sorry. SCP-4295-B: Now what? Talbot: We're going to put our shoes back on and get in that van across the street. SCP-4295-B: That one? Talbot: Yep. Let's go. You lead, I'll follow. <END LOG> Addendum SCP-4295-4: SCP-4295-B was transported to Site-17 without incident. Her injuries have improved rapidly with the repair of SCP-4295-A. As of 03/04/2008, the connection between the house's state and her body's has weakened significantly, and she has not experienced any serious medical complications in several months. This trend is expected to continue. When asked to describe her feelings on the matter, SCP-4295-B described herself as "ornery but optimistic". ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4295" by Inkmouth, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4295. 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: house.jpg Name: Small Victorian House Portland Oregon Author: Dunstanf License: CC-BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: Wikimedia Commons
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Item #: SCP-4296 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4296 is to be contained in a chamber located at Site-██. This chamber is to be kept under guard by two members of security personnel. Any additional instructions relating to SCP-4296 will be given by Dr. Henry Woods of the Pataphysics Department. Testing involving SCP-4296 is to take place once a day with the approval of Doctor ███. Description: SCP-4296 is an entity resembling a naked humanoid male, six meters in height and red in colouration. The limbs of SCP-4296 are fused directly together with its main body, and for this reason it has remained in the fetal position since it was first recovered in [DATA EXPUNGED]. SCP-4296 reacts to no phenomena save for human suffering which occurs in its immediate vicinity, at which it will noticeably shudder and moan in a high-pitched voice. SCP-4296 appears to prefer physical injury and torture to mental or emotional distress - although it will still respond to it - but will not respond to any human suffering that concludes with the death of the human in question. If SCP-4296 is not provided with at least one example of human suffering per day, it will demanifest from its current physical and metaphysical location and remanifest at the nearest location where human suffering can be found. SCP-4296 has proven capable of physical, metaphysical and pataphysical traversal, appearing in physical locations, dreams and even narrative works such as films and television shows on these occasions. Test Log 4296-1: Testing Parties: Security Officer ██████, D-████ Stimulus: Security Officer ██████ and D-████ enter the testing chamber. Using a handsaw, Security Officer ██████ non-lethally dismembers and beheads D-████ over the course of three hours, scattering him throughout the testing chamber. Camera footage indicates D-████ is awake and actively conscious throughout this process. Once D-████ has been thoroughly dismembered, Security Officer ██████ rips out his own spinal cord and hangs himself with it from a nearby light fixture. Security Officer ██████ remains alive and in the same location as of the time of writing. Results: SCP-4296 shudders and moans. Test Log 4296-2: Testing Parties: Doctor ████-███ Stimulus: Doctor ████-███ enters the testing chamber, wheeling in an industrial meat grinder behind him. Once the meat grinder has been securely fitted in the center of the room, Doctor ████-███ reluctantly feeds himself into said grinder for approximately thirty minutes, exiting it as a pile of miscellaneous wriggling viscera. Results: SCP-4296 shudders and moans. Test Log 4296-3: Testing Parties: Junior Researcher ████████, Senior Researcher ██████, Senior Researcher ██ Stimulus: All testing parties enter the chamber and sit in a circle around SCP-4296. Junior Researcher ████████ and Senior Researcher ██████, using their bare hands, open up their rib cages and remove their hearts and lungs, placing them on the floor before them. While they are screaming as expected, Senior Researcher ██ attempts to resist removing her own internal organs, but is obviously unable. Once all internal organs have been removed, the testing parties repeatedly smash their heads on the floor until they are unable to make any movement bar twitching on the ground. Results: SCP-4296 shudders and moans. Test Log 4296-4: Testing Parties: D-████ Stimulus: D-████ enters the testing chamber. His head subsequently explodes. Following this, D-████ rolls around on the floor, clawing at his stump. He is still performing this action. Results: SCP-4296 shudders and moans. Test Log 4296-5: Testing Parties: All Site-██ personnel bar Doctor ███ and Junior Researcher █████. Stimuli: All testing parties enter the chamber, douse themselves in gasoline, and set themselves alight. Although the epidermis is burnt away, the fire is unable to burn any of the muscle or flesh beneath thoroughly enough to break it down, but still causes excruciating pain. All individuals, bar SCP-4296, remain on fire forever. Results: SCP-4296 shudders and moans. SCP-4296 Research Review: <Begin Log> Doctor ███: I've been told there's nobody left at Site-██. Junior Researcher █████: Yes, that's right. They've all been used up for testing with SCP-4296. Doctor ███: Ah, I see. That makes sense. Junior Researcher █████: Yes. A shame. (Pause.) Junior Researcher █████: What do we do now? Doctor ███: Hm? Junior Researcher █████: I said, what do we do now? Doctor ███: Oh, now? Junior Researcher █████: Yes. (Pause.) Doctor ███: Well, I suppose we just get things over with. Then it'll be over, and we can start it again. As I said previously. Junior Researcher █████: That makes sense. The same method as last time, then? Doctor ███: Yes, of course. Junior Researcher █████: Doctor? Doctor ███: Yes, Junior Researcher? Junior Researcher █████: Do you ever wonder what our names are supposed to be? Doctor ███: (laughs) No, not really. (Doctor ███ draws his service pistol, shooting Junior Researcher █████ in the throat and himself in the temple. Neither die, and remain twitching and gurgling on the floor until the natural heat death of the universe.) (SCP-4296 shudders and moans.) <End Log> ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4296" by Tanhony, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4296. 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-4297: The Emu-lution of War Author: devonmartin Image licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, source here. Some parts of the CSS for this page are borrowed from SCP-4512, by djkaktus. Thanks for reading! If you like this, check out some of my other articles: SCP-4134 (+96) SCP-4297-J (+73) SCP-4152 (+61) More by Devonmartin Item #: SCP-4297 Level 4 Clearance Threat Level: Red ● A mob of emus with SCP-4297 instance present (circled in red). Item #: SCP-4297 Special Containment Procedures: The Australian government is cooperating with the Foundation to contain SCP-4297. SCP-4297 containment efforts are currently divided into monitoring of emu colonies for SCP-4297 activity, and extermination of active SCP-4297 colonies. Foundation cover story F91-11314 ("Poacher Proof") is to be disseminated to local Australian news media following skirmishes between SCP-4297 instances and Foundation personnel. Additionally, following the termination of any SCP-4297 colony, Class-A amnestics are to be distributed to civilian populations within ten kilometers.1 MTF Kappa-5 ("Pecking Order") is to cooperate with MTF Nu-7 ("Hammer Down") in carrying out OPERATION INVISIBLE FACE. Details of OPERATION INVISIBLE FACE are available to Level 4 personnel and above only. [02 JUN 2013] UPDATE: The town of Morgan has been designated a protected wildlife preserve (designated Biological Site-730). The perimeter of Biological Site-730 consists of electrified chain-link fencing 1.8 meters in height. Two members of MTF Kappa-5 are to patrol the perimeter of Biological Site-730 to monitor for covert SCP-4297 activity and inspect the perimeter for damage. All personnel involved with OPERATION INVISIBLE FACE have been administered Class-A amnestics and reassigned. Description: SCP-4297 is the designation for an unknown number of D. novaehollandiae, commonly known as emus.2 Instances of SCP-4297 are intelligent and capable of communication,3 and display a high level of adaptability and situational awareness. Instances of SCP-4297 typically utilize their beaks and feet to grasp and manipulate objects, often in conjunction with their claws (such as when firing a rifle). Instances of SCP-4297 are capable of reproduction with other SCP-4297 instances or non-anomalous emus, generating eggs (designated SCP-4297-1). Similarly to non-anomalous emus, SCP-4297 instances can each lay between 20 and 50 eggs per season, about 30-40% of which hatch new instances of SCP-4297.4 The remaining instances of SCP-4297-1 contain weapons, ammunition, and other related supplies, including parts of larger objects, which SCP-4297 mobs5 assemble using tools acquired in the same manner. Foundation ornithologists hypothesize that this is accomplished via a spatial anomaly affecting the eggs' interior, allowing them to contain objects larger than their size would otherwise permit. However, this hypothesis has not been confirmed, as "hatched" SCP-4297-1 shells are invariably inert and non-anomalous. SCP-4297 instances are capable of coordinating egg production to accelerate the manufacture of larger machinery and ordnance; in one case, over ████ instances coordinated to produce and manufacture an LGM-30 Minuteman-III missile over the course of a single night. Document 4297.1: Items Produced from SCP-4297 Eggs Document 4297.1: Items Produced from SCP-4297 Eggs For a complete list of items produced or manufactured by SCP-4297 instances, contact Research Lead Moore. Ammunition figures are estimates, not exact figures. DATE EGGS PRODUCED ITEMS GENERATED 05 Nov 1932 38 Lewis automatic machine rifle, .303 caliber (6) Pan magazine (12) Rifle sling (6) Ammunition, .303 British (300) 10 Jan 1940 21 28 Beretta Model 1934 semi-automatic pistol (21) Compatible .380 ACP 7+1-round magazine (42) Cyanide capsule (7)6 04 Dec 1946 836 M4 "Sherman" medium tank (2) 6.76kg M48 High Explosive rounds (50) 6.63kg M61 armor-piercing capped ballistic capped high explosive with tracer (APCBC-HE-T) shells (30) 12.7x108mm cartridges (400) 27 Oct 1953 Unknown See Incident 4297.5. 13 Dec 1980 [DATA EXPUNGED] [DATA EXPUNGED]7 SCP-4297 instances, both male and female, show hostility towards Foundation personnel and humanity in general. During laying season, a mob of SCP-4297 may actively prepare for and engage in acts of warfare against nearby human settlements; however, during the off-season, SCP-4297 instances typically only lay eggs when threatened. SCP-4297 show great resistance to Foundation containment and extermination efforts. More recently, however, SCP-4297 instances have adopted guerrilla tactics, blending in with non-anomalous emus for protection and using their natural speed to escape if disarmed or wounded. Additionally, attempts at nonlethal containment or imprisonment typically result in retaliatory guerrilla-style attacks by groups of SCP-4297, often with much higher casualty rates than deemed acceptable. As such, particularly due to the potential widespread existence of SCP-4297 throughout the Australian continent, containment efforts have focused mainly on extermination of SCP-4297 instances. Discovery: Following World War I, returning Australian soldiers were given land within Western Australia for use in farming; this was made difficult by the presence of a large number of SCP-4297 instances.8 Australian Major G.P.W. Meredith of the Seventh Heavy Battery of the Royal Australian Artillery, was tasked by the Secretary of Defense to cull the emu population. Two men, two Lewis guns, and 10,000 rounds of ammunition were deployed in late October, 1932. Military involvement was delayed until 2 November following heavy rainfall. One Lewis gun was mounted on the back of a truck in order to keep pace with the fleeing emus. Upon approaching a group of SCP-4297, the emus mounted a pincer attack from the surrounding brush consisting of multiple birds armed with Lewis guns. Maj. Meredith managed to radio for assistance before transmission cut out. Foundation assets within the Department of Defense intercepted the transmission, resulting in the immediate deployment of Mobile Task Force Apollo-3 ("Game Wardens") to Western Australia. The ensuing conflict resulted in heavy Foundation casualties due to harsh terrain and intense guerrilla tactics by SCP-4297; however, ten instances of SCP-4297 were successfully contained and the remaining SCP-4297 force was exterminated. Incident 4297.5: On 21 October 1953, Foundation operatives detected high levels of radiation in an uninhabited region ██ kilometers northeast of Lake Maurice. Aerial surveillance revealed a previously undetected colony of SCP-4297 numbering over 6,000 instances. In addition to small arms and ammunition, Foundation reconnaissance teams discovered roughly 40 Sherman tanks, 25 North American Aviation P-51 Mustang fighter planes, and one Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, all in varying states of completion. In light of the imminent violation of the Veil Protocol, O5 Command voted 12-1 in favor of eliminating the SCP-4297 colony using a 10kT yield nuclear bomb. Operation FLIGHTLESS BRAVO was conducted with the cooperation of the GOC and the Australian government under the guise of British nuclear testing. The population of SCP-4297 in the colony was estimated to have been reduced to below 100, with all vehicles and aircraft confirmed destroyed by aerial reconnaissance. Foundation MTF Nu-7 ("Hammer Down") was deployed to terminate the remaining SCP-4297 instances via artillery strikes and sniper fire, in cooperation with GOC Strike Team "Floating Fire." The following sequence of events is unclear. At approximately 0700 local time on 27 Oct 1953, a second nuclear device was seen to detonate from the previous construction site.9 The resulting blast resulted in the termination of all members of "Floating Fire," as well as the deaths of nine members of MTF Nu-7.10 Further reconnaissance determined that the second blast had eliminated all remaining SCP-4297 instances in the area. It remains unknown how any instances were able to survive the original blast. Addendum 4512-1: SCP-4297 Containment Attempts Log The following lists all proposed and attempted containment procedures as well as their outcomes. Additionally, the date of the proposal and recorded SCP-4297 population11 are included. ▼ Click to confirm credentials ▼ ▲ Hide Addendum ▲ Containment Proposal 2 Date: 12 Feb 1948 Estimated Population: 250 Name: Researcher Walker APPROVED Proposed Containment Eliminating SCP-4297 nesting grounds with mortar fire. Containment Results/Notes Roughly 50 instances of SCP-4297 confirmed KIA, including roughly ██% of adult female SCP-4297 population. Following three hours of prolonged fire, SCP-4297 responded from an auxiliary nesting grounds with small-arms fire. Ensuing firefight resulted in 2 Foundation casualties and 31 additional SCP-4297 deaths. SCP-4297 retreated at speed; Foundation assets unable to effectively recontain SCP-4297. Containment Proposal 4 Date: 25 Mar 1949 Estimated Population: 360 Name: Researcher Cavanaugh DENIED Proposed Containment Routinely culling SCP-4297 population with sniper fire. Containment Results/Notes SCP-4297 creates weapons to maintain parity with its attackers. We can't afford to lose a team of sharpshooters. Request denied. - SCP-4297 Research Lead Moore Containment Proposal 11 Date: 14 May 1950 Estimated Population: 510 Name: Research Lead Moore APPROVED Proposed Containment Eliminate SCP-4297 colony using a combination of flamethrower tanks and aerial firebombing. Containment Results/Notes SCP-4297 deployed two anti-aircraft (AA) flak guns, forcing Foundation aircraft to return to base. Tanks were successful in eliminating SCP-4297-1 instances at a distance of 15 meters. Continuing forward through the burned SCP-4297 nesting grounds, one tank was destroyed in an explosion of unknown cause. Further investigation revealed several TM-44 anti-tank mines in the area. Casualties: ~340 SCP-4297, 4 Foundation. Containment Proposal 63 Date: 08 Dec 1997 Estimated Population: 1,810 Name: Deputy Site Director Kenny-Smith, Biological Site-91 DENIED Proposed Containment Eliminating SCP-4297 using avian memetic kill agent WILLOUGHBY'S BEAK12. Containment Results/Notes Denied. This could be successful, but if even one female is left alive, they could counterattack with an equally lethal meme. - Site Director Murloc Containment Proposal 78 Date: 12 May 2013 Estimated Population: 5,460 Name: Site Director Kenny-Smith, Biological Site-91 APPROVED13 Proposed Containment Develop a cognitohazardous agent causing SCP-4297 instances to be unable to perceive humans, preventing retaliation and allowing for easier SCP-4297 extermination. Utilize the aforementioned agent outside of hatching season to prevent retaliation. Containment Results/Notes Cognitohazardous agent DIGITAL BLACK successfully developed on 23 May 2013 and tested on captive SCP-4297 instances. Deployment of MTF Kappa-5 ("Pecking Order") and MTF Apollo-3 ("Game Wardens") has been approved for OPERATION INVISIBLE FACE, the deployment of DIGITAL BLACK and neutralization of SCP-4297. Addendum 4297-2: OPERATION INVISIBLE FACE After-Action Report ▼ Click to confirm credentials ▼ ▲ Hide Report ▲ On June 12, 2013, MTF Kappa-5 and MTF Apollo-3 were deployed as part of OPERATION INVISIBLE FACE. All agents were equipped with modified uniforms displaying cognitohazardous agent DIGITAL BLACK, as well as standard SCRAMBLE headsets to prevent self-exposure. Upon approach, MTF agents reported no signs of resistance or panic from the group of SCP-4297 instances. Command was issued to terminate all SCP-4297 present. SCP-4297 instances reacted with panic and confusion upon witnessing surrounding instances die, but after a moment, fled to the northwest, breaking through the line of MTF agents. MTF agents pursued the remaining SCP-4297 instances to the town of Morgan. Agents began to open fire until one of the female SCP-4297 instances [INFOHAZARD EXPUNGED] by any personnel present. Due to escalating containment breach, O5 Command authorized (10-2-1) the use of ████ █████ ██ ████, thereby removing ███ ████ ███████ ██ █ ███ ████ ███ despite ██ █████ ███ █ █████ ████ ██ life. Agents Liddiard, Cherry, and Beat have been posthumously awarded the Foundation Star for their efforts. ▼ OPERATION INVISIBLE FACE DEBRIEF ▼ ▲ OPERATION INVISIBLE FACE DEBRIEF ▲ Interviewed: Agent Skinner, MTF Kappa-5 ("Pecking Order") Interviewer: Gen. MacKenzie, MTF Kappa-5 Gen. MacKenzie: Good afternoon, Agent Skinner. Agent Skinner: Good afternoon, General, sir. M: What the hell happened out there? S: Well, there's not much to tell that you don't know already. Cognitohazard worked fine, they couldn't see a thing until we started dropping them, that's about when they decided to get the hell outta Dodge. M: Right. S: We chased them to Morgan. You know, I actually saw it when it happened, you know, when that one dropped the [INFOHAZARD EXPUNGED]. Actually had one of them in my sights, too. Sir. M: The 4297 or the [INFOHAZARD EXPUNGED]? S: One of the birds, sir. M: Your orders were to terminate the anomaly. Why didn't you shoot? S: Sir, have you ever worked on a farm? M: I don't see how that's relevant, but no. S: My father raised a lot of livestock when he got older. Usually he'd let me work with the smaller ones, the mothers seemed to get less defensive around me. So I grew up doing quite a bit of that. M: Agent, I'm not sure what your point is here. S: You know what I saw underneath that 4297 before shit went haywire? M: What? S: A little one. Couldn't have been more than a month or two old. M: And? S: What I'm saying is, I didn't want to shoot the mother. M: [pauses] M: Agent Skinner, you were ordered to go in there and destroy the enemy. That was your job on that day, that was the mission you were given. You weren't there to think in terms of men, women, or children. You were there for one reason, and that was destroying the enemy. S: The enemy? Who is the enemy? How can you distinguish between the emus and the skips? The good or the bad? All of them look the same. Revised containment procedures are currently under review. Footnotes 1. Class-B amnestics may also be administered as needed following longer engagements. 2. Large flightless birds native to Australia. 3. Using a combination of vocalizations and scratches using their feet. 4. Notably, any breeding pair containing at least one SCP-4297 parent will exclusively produce SCP-4297-1. 5. A mob is a group of emus. 6. Produced and consumed by SCP-4297 instances shortly after capture. 7. Following Incident 4297.24, the use of Thaumiel-class objects against SCP-4297 is forbidden without a majority O5 vote. 8. The anomalous nature of these emus was unknown at this time. 9. Analysis of the blast measures the payload at roughly 8 kT. 10. All agents have been posthumously awarded the Foundation Star for their efforts in containing SCP-4297. 11. Count is marginally accurate to within a ±100 margin of error 12. Developed as part of containment procedures for [DATA REDACTED]. 13. O5 vote: 7 for, 3 against, 3 abstain.
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NOTICE FROM THE FOUNDATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION - DOCUMENT RECOVERY DIVISION Under request of Project Director Dr. Romagnoli, the document previously classified as SCP-4298 has been placed as an attachment to the current document as it is deemed "relevant information." It is suggested for SCP-4298 research staff to read both documents. — Leonard Ichabod, Documents Recovery Engineer, RAISA SCP-4298 SCP-4298-N (decommisioned on 17/06/19██) Item #: SCP-4298 Level 2/4298 Classified SCP-4298-A as photographed in 19██ in Containment Sector-87. ✖ Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4298-A must be positioned in the middle of an appropriately sized containment cell. Only level 2 or higher foundation staff are allowed to enter SCP-4298-A when it is active, if given permission by the Project Director Dr. Romagnoli. No experiments are to be taken place without the supervision of the Project Director, Researcher Luciana Amati or Field Researcher Dr. Robin Texas Walker. Description: SCP-4298-A is the former door and doorframe of containment cell #546 in Containment sector-871 of Site-446 located in █████, Italy. The containment cell was used for what was formerly cataloged as SCP-4298, a Type-Green entity, neutralized after the 04/02/19██ breach via two gunshots to the cranium and declassified on 17/06/19██. SCP-4298's effect occurs between 3:32 and 3:33 PM, wherein it will unlock and open automatically. Attempts were made to keep SCP-4298 closed for one day without human interaction, resulting in total failure. Subjects cannot enter the door through the side facing the interior, instead, encountering a smooth, black wall of unknown material that prevents entry and observation into SCP-4298. An event can be stopped by closing the door and locking, or automatically when it is 3:33 PM local time. Autonomous drones are reported to stop working when nearby SCP-4298-A, but audio and camera equipment mounted on experimental subjects can pass through unaffected. When entered through the side facing chamber exit, the subject (referred hereby on as SCP-4298-B) will observe an exact duplicate of Site-446, identical in details, of the 04/02/19██ breach, including Foundation personnel (SCP-4298-C). All copies of personnel within SCP-4298-C will perceive the subject as the former SCP-4298 upon entrance. This will incite the staff to attack SCP-4298-B, although the subject displays resistance to this damage. During the time spent in SCP-4298-C, the subject will always kill five researchers and three security guards, in addition to injuring eight more security guards and destroying the site's cafeteria. These incidents occur either out of self-defense2 or through unintentional means, recreating the casualties, damages and events of the 04/02/19██ breach.3 45 minutes after the beginning of the event, SCP-4298-D, recognized as a replica of then Senior Security Officer Attila Szabó, will appear and shoot SCP-4298-B in the head twice, effectively "neutralizing" SCP-4298-B. No recorded case has ever outlasted the 45-minute limit, either dying preemptively or being caught by SCP-4298-D before the time limit. After being incapacitated within SCP-4298, SCP-4298-B will step out of SCP-4298-A, with one of the three events occurring: SCP-4298-B will have no recollection of the event. However, SCP-4298-B will report the sensation of being hunted or followed, lasting from 30 minutes to ten days. SCP-4298-B will retain all the memories and details of the event, including the layout of Site-446, faces of personnel, and actions taken during the event. SCP-4298-B will exhibit memories, personality traits, or abilities from SCP-4298-N, in which case the subject is to be terminated unless testing is permitted. Discovery: SCP-4298 was discovered 5 years after the breach after Dr. Annabella Milani was reported missing at 3:33 PM on date 17/04/████. Dr. Milani was reported to enter cell #546 to retrieve an object she had left there and was reported found at 4:18 PM outside cell #546, shaking in fear and paranoia, with difficulties in describing what happened. Interview logs with Dr. Milani initially suggested that SCP-4298 was the entire containment cell. The cell was cataloged as the anomaly until further testing concluded that the cell's door and door frame to be the cause of the anomaly. Addendum-4298-1: On 26/03/20██, knocks were heard from behind SCP-4298-A, along with a voice, asking in Italian "Is anybody there?". Is uncertain how the door was capable of emitting sounds of its own, as is not attached to any room. Object upgraded to Euclid Class in case a specimen of SCP-4298-C somehow breaches containment. Item #: SCP-4298-N Level 3/4298 Declassified Damage of Site-446 Cafeteria's kitchen by the breach. ✖ Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4298 has been considered neutralized after the 04/02/19██ containment breach. SCP-4298 is henceforth referred to as "SCP-4296-N". The document is set to be decommissioned on date 17/06/19██ by order of the O5 council. Former containment procedures of SCP-4298-N are listed below. Former Containment Procedures prior to the 04/02/19██ breach Access Granted Due to the nature of SCP-4298, special containment procedures are not needed. However, for safety precautions, at least two (2) Senior Security officers are to be located nearby cell #546 in Containment Sector-87 of Site-446, place where SCP-4298 is reported to be located. If any change happens to SCP-4298, it must be reported to Project Director Dr. ██████ to discuss further containment procedures. Description: SCP-4298-N was a 1.87 meter tall humanoid, androgynous figure with reality-bending abilities.4 Much of what the Foundation knew about SCP-4298-N prior to the 04/02/19██ breach was lost due to a fire created during SCP-4298-N's rampage. The majority of this document was compiled from recovered fragments of the document, eyewitness accounts, and expeditions into the current SCP-4298 and research into the alternate dimension's documentation of the entity. All of the information from the current SCP-4298 appears to not contradict the recovered information the Foundation has compiled so far. Thought to be what was inside Security Cell #546, SCP-4298 appears to have features similar to [REDACTED], is capable of complex speech mimicry to the point of mimicking existing Foundation personnel's voice, has limited chronal and spatial abilities5, ██████████ and, although being relatively physically human, has an enhanced resistance to blunt damage in all areas of the body except the cranium, which is abnormally soft, and often compared to the fontanels of an infant's skull. SCP-4298-N has been shown to exhibit extremely high intelligence, charisma, and very high hostility towards Foundation personnel. Termination: SCP-4298-N was terminated by Senior Security Officer Attila Szabó at 4:18 PM local time after a containment breach which lasted forty-five minutes and killed eight personnel, including Junior Researchers Killian Havendoll and Carolina Manini, Senior Researcher Pietro Gabbani, Researcher Assistant Yves LeBlanc-Gandolfi, Medical Researcher Dr. Annalisa Fiammini, and Senior Officers Anthony Ermani, Adamo Mastrosimone, and Daniele Celauro. Former description of SCP-4298 Access Granted SCP-4298 is an unspecified entity of unknown origins or containment procedures history that is located in Standard Humanoid Security Cell #546 in Containment Sector-87 of Site-446. SCP-4298 has been described to be an unspecified entity by thermal scanners, even if mounted video surveillance tools inside the cell haven’t been able to confirm the nature of the entity due to an internal malfunction. Attempts have been made to enter the cell, repair and retrieve the video surveillance equipment, encountering failure in the process of opening the door of the cell itself. SCP-4298 has been noted to produce multiple human noises such as speech in the English language, suggesting the subject or the subjects inside are humans or humanoid in nature. Voices do appear to be identical to the one of Assistant Researcher Dr. Romagnoli, Assistant Researcher Luciana Amati and an unidentified voice referred by the two other voices as Field Researcher Dr. Robin Texas Walker, all talking about opening the door of cell #546, despite attempts were done to open the door containing the entities. SCP-4298, due to the nature of the entity being unknown and the cell being unable to be opened, even for basic maintenance, cannot be given essential human treatment such as food or water. So far, no requests have been reported from the entity, besides. Interview Log 4298-4-6 Access Granted Interview Log 4298-4-6 Interviewed: Dr. Romagnoli Interviewer: Dr. Williams Notes: Assistant Researcher Dr. Romagnoli’s voice has been heard being produced by SCP-4298 while in containment, and has been a witness during SCP-4298’s containment breach, being one of the survivors after SCP-4298 destroyed Site-466’s cafeteria. The interview is translated from Italian. [BEGIN LOG] Dr. Williams: Please, identify yourself for the sake of this interview, and state the current date. Dr. Romagnoli: My name’s Dr. M████ Romagnoli, and I am an Assistant Researcher of Site-446. Today's date is June 4th, 19██. Dr. Williams: Dr. Romagnoli, do you have any clue why SCP-4298 was imitating your voice as well as Dr. Amati’s voice? Have you been around cell #546 before the containment breach? Dr. Romagnoli: I honestly have no clue, nor any idea why SCP-4298 was imitating my voice, as I have never been in Containment Sector-87. Dr. ██████ and I are assigned to SCP-████, which is in Research Sector-21, pretty far from Containment Sector-87. I wasn’t even aware of the existence of SCP-4298 until the breach happened. I cannot even answer why, by what you tell, that thing was mimicking Dr. Amati's voice, I barely know that doctor. Dr. Williams: SCP-4298 was conversing alone calling another voice Dr. Robin Texas Walker. Do you have any relation with such person the entity was claiming to speak to? Dr. Romagnoli: I haven’t heard of anyone named that in my entire life. As I stated, I haven’t been to Containment Sector-87, nor I ever was near cell #546. Dr. ██████ always told me not to go to Containment Sector-87 alone, as it is not fit for new assistant researchers and Dr.[REDACTED] never went there. Dr. Williams: Is it true that you were in the cafeteria when the breach happened? What were you doing in the cafeteria? What do you remember about SCP-4298? Dr. Romagnoli: Well, I was taking a break along with Dr. ██████, as it was my birthday. Dr. Gandolfi was with me when that… thing entered the cafeteria. And I remember its look. How angry it looked, and was trying to say something, but all I understood were words like “stop shooting me” in an angry manner to the nearby Security Guard… I saw that thing just [DATA EXPUNGED] to Dr. Gandolfi. It was gruesome. I saw my friend Yves get eviscerated in front of me with my very eyes. I was hiding, but I saw him and the still-living Dr. Gandolfi both become immobilized. It was like Dr. Gandolfi saw a ghost, and the same feeling would have been what that thing experienced, seeing as both were immobile for a few seconds. After killing him, that thing moved away, I do not know where. Seeing the body of my closest friend lying on the ground, with his head detached from the rest of the body, in a burned, devastated cafeteria place where your birthday was happening, placed upon the table where I was sitting along with him was… I do not know how to describe it. Terrible? I have no idea. Dr. Williams: Do you remember how SCP-4298 looked like? Dr. Romagnoli: I do. I couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman, but it kind of reminded me of Dr. Milani, and its voice was in between a male one and a female one, even if very monotone. I cannot exactly remember its features correctly, but I can definitely say it was a- [DATA CORRUPTED] Dr. Williams: Thanks for your collaboration, and my condolences towards Dr. Leblanc-Gandolfi. [END LOG] Footnotes 1. Note: Cell #546, along with Containment Sector-87, has been removed from site-446 since 19/08/2003 during improvements of the facility in order to get space for new offices, and subsequentially relocated to the new Containment Sector-87. The room where SCP-4298-N was originally located has been defined as non-anomalous. 2. In which SCP-4298-B displays enhanced strength and stamina. 3. Attempts were made to divert the path of events, always encountering failures. Test subjects who went inside SCP-4298-A and came out with result number 2 reported to not to be able to move on their own will, which contrasts with the first recorded event. 4. Information regarding the height of SCP-4298-N has been calculated by the recordings from Security Cameras when subject entered the cafeteria and was confronted with the late Dr. Yves LeBlanc-Gandolfi. Height is to be considered an approximation. The gender of SCP-4298 is still currently unknown. 5. such as creating non-Euclidean space, dilating relative time in a certain radius, creating time loops, creating pocket dimensions, and extended lifespan.
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SCP-4299 (circa 2015) Item #: SCP-4299 Special Containment Procedures: A greenhouse has been constructed around the garden occupied by SCP-4299 and a 50m2 area surrounding the structure has been blocked from civilian access. General maintenance of the garden and the greenhouse are to be carried out as needed by specially trained Level-2 Personnel. SCP-4299-1 instances are to be monitored until a Bloom Event occurs. Individuals affected by Bloom Events are to be immediately secured and amnestics are to be administered to any witnesses. Description: SCP-4299 is a sapient pink rose located in a small rose garden in Domfront, France. It is capable of verbal communication, producing speech from its stigma, and its petals move as if to imitate a mouth when it speaks. SCP-4299 is also able to move its stem to face the subjects it is interacting with and uses the leaves along its length as hands. SCP-4299 is highly conversational and will interact with any subjects which approach it. Removing SCP-4299 from its location will result in the rose in which the entity formerly manifested in becoming non-anomalous. SCP-4299 will then manifest again in another rose within the garden. Subjects which interact with SCP-4299 for the length of a conversation experience lowered blood pressure, relaxation of nerves, and a sensation often described as 'soothing.' At the end of a conversation with SCP-4299, it will offer the subject interacting with it one of its petals. Should subjects accept SCP-4299's offer and consume the offered petal, they will become an instance of SCP-4299-1. Regardless of whether its offer was accepted or denied, SCP-4299 will refuse to engage in further communication with the subject. In instances of SCP-4299-1, the effects of interacting with SCP-4299 are permanent, persisting through the administration of amnestics. SCP-4299-1 instances will also report a higher than average level of happiness and will not suffer from negative mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, etc. SCP-4299 also appears to have a secondary anomalous effect of being able to change the writing found on paper. (See Incident.1223.) Bloom Events: Bloom Events occur upon the expiration of an instance of SCP-4299-1, regardless of cause. Naturally occurring Bloom Events typically occur in SCP-4299-1 instances of old age (usually septuagenarian or octogenarian)1 and will take place in their home or similar places of comfort. The subject will enter a state of rest and fall asleep for upwards of an hour before ceasing all life functions. Upon expiration, the remaining corpse will demanifest and be replaced with pink rose petals. Petals created by Bloom Events are non-anomalous. Addendum 4299.1: Experiment Log + Show Experiment 4299-1 - Close Document EXPERIMENT-4299-1: Foreword: Subject D-5341 was selected for the experiment due to a background of severe depression. D-5341 was introduced into SCP-4299 to test the immediate effects of the anomaly. D-5341 was outfitted with a radio transmitter as well as a body camera. The following is an audio transcript of D-5341 interacting with SCP-4299. <BEGIN LOG> D-5341: Alright, I'm ready to go. Dr. Carter: Please walk around the garden. Do not touch the lapel microphone or any roses unless prompted by SCP-4299. You are to inquire upon its origin and engage it in conversation. Keep it talking as long as you can. D-5341: Alright, Doc. D-5341 rounds the garden, looking around and pausing before the fountain. He looks in, then approaches a rosebush. SCP-4299: Bonjour, jeune homme! N'est-ce pas une belle journée?2 (D-5341 jumps.) D-5341: It's a fucking talking rose. SCP-4299: Oh, l'anglais? Ça fait un moment mais je suppose que je peux essayer…3 Please, take a seat! D-5341 takes a seat on the ground before SCP-4299. D-5341: …Okay. This is officially the weirdest thing that has ever happened to me. SCP-4299: I'm sure it can be a tad strange, but I promise you the weirdest things in life are usually the ones you won't forget! D-5341: Uh…yeah. SCP-4299: I'm sure you must be a little co- Oh, goodness where are my manners! I am the Queen of Roses, my dear. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance! (SCP-4299 mimics a curtsy.) D-5341: …huh. SCP-4299: Why so stiff? Je ne mords pas!4 D-5341: I uh… I know it isn't my business, but could you please tell me how you became the way you are? Or at least how you can, uh…talk? SCP-4299: I'm not sure what you mean by that. I've been watching over the roses for as long as I can remember. That's what makes me happy, and that's honestly all I could ask for. D-5341: I see… Um… could you maybe explain a little more about that? Like, what it is you do exactly? SCP-4299: My boy, you are a guest in my lovely garden, and we take turns here! I'd like to ask you a question too. How did you become the way you are? D-5341: That isn't exactly something that I'm willing to go into. It's a bit of a sensitive topic. SCP-4299: We all have some skeletons in our closet, non? Perhaps it would help you if you talked about it a bit? I'm open ears! (D-5341 sighs.) D-5341: Okay, I get, I get it… I mean… I'm already this deep in, so I guess whatever I say doesn't matter… I did something that I regret. I made some decisions that I really shouldn't have. When I was in my teen years, I became friends with some shady people. Whenever I was around them, I would feel like I was someone, you know? I did anything to get their attention and to be accepted by them… And they just started asking me to do more and more and… I killed someone. I killed someone and I got caught, and I regret it. Not because I got caught, but… because I was so stupid to let myself get strung along so far! (D-5341 begins to choke up.) SCP-4299: Darling, you're too hooked on the past. "Qui n’avance pas, recule, oui?"5 On the outside, your experiences have made you think that you don't belong anywhere. But I can see inside of you. You have a heart longing for joy, but you do not let yourself move ahead. You don't have to forgive yourself right now, but you never will unless you start doing something! D-5341: Gosh… I… I guess you're right. Man, I feel good right now…Why am I feeling like this? SCP-4299: It's because you finally let go of your chains, you silly boy. Talking about your ails is the first step in becoming well. (D-5341 sniffles.) D-5341: God… I… I'm… so glad I could talk to you… (D-5341 continues to weep. SCP-4299 leans forward towards the subject and caresses his leg with its leaf.) SCP-4299: Shh, it's okay young one, let it all out. The happiness you are feeling at this very moment is beautiful, is it not? D-5341: Y-yeah, it is… SCP-4299: Well, let me tell you something, dear. (SCP-4299 reaches for its petals, producing one and offering it to D-5341.) If you take this leaf and make it into a tea and drink it, you will be able to feel the joy you're feeling right now for as long as you want. (D-5341 takes the petal and is silent for a moment.) SCP-4299: What do you say, dear? Will you join me in seeing life in pink? <END LOG> Result: D-5341 exited the garden and asked for the necessary tools to make tea. They were permitted to accept SCP-4299's offer and become an instance of SCP-4299-1. In the following weeks, D-5341 displayed a notable shift in attitude and disposition. An appointment with the Site-55 psychiatrist was scheduled two months following Experiment 4299-1. Dr. May noted D-5341 did not display any traits typical of clinical depression and the subject reported to be content. Recovery Log: The first anomalous instance regarding SCP-4299 was recorded on June 15th, 2015 after several eye-witness reports of a woman 'erupting into petals' were investigated. Mobile Task Force Pi-16 (Hedgeclippers) was dispatched to investigate the garden. The following transcription is of a letter recovered nearby the estimated location of the incident. Forensic analysis of the document identified the author as a 73-year-old woman named Mia Rosamonde. A cover story was created stating Rosamonde passed away due to cardiac arrest. Class-A amnestics were administered to witnesses of the event. Maria, You've grown up so much over the years. Gosh, I loved watching you grow into such a beautiful woman. Remember that one time when you were 5 when we went and ate an entire cake together? Then you fell asleep on my shoulder, and I carried you to your bedroom. I remember when I was just a girl, your grandmother used to sing me such a beautiful song. I believe it was called "La Vie en Rose"6. I wish I could hear her sing it again. I would say that I've lived my life in pink, everything has always been so beautiful to me ever since I first visited this garden as a little girl. I know it seems scary you're losing your other parent, but I want you to understand that the experiences we shared will never go away. I love you so much, Maria. Inside of this envelope, I'm leaving you a pink rose I picked from this garden. I made sure to find the prettiest one just for you. Hold onto this rose for me when it dries up, okay? Love, Mom Research into Rosamonde's family record revealed a daughter by the name 'Maria' who passed away on September 15th, 2012. There are currently no living relatives remaining from the family. MTF Pi-16 agent Craig Hart was the first to locate and interact with SCP-4299. Hart refused SCP-4299's offer as per mission control's orders. Addendum 4299.2: On June 25th, 2015, Dr. Carter was assigned as the primary researcher of SCP-4299. Below is a transcript of the first interview session. + Show Interview Transcript - Hide Interview Transcript <BEGIN LOG> Dr. Carter: Hello, SCP-4299. My name is Dr. Carter. I've been assigned as your caretaker from here on out. SCP-4299: Bonjour, Carter! Isn't it a lovely evening? Dr. Carter: Yes, I suppose it is. SCP-4299: Well, don't just stand there monsieur, take a seat where I can see you face to face. (Dr. Carter sits on the ground nearby SCP-4299.) Dr. Carter: Since you failed to answer this question for the D-Class we sent in a week ago, I'm going to have to ask this question myself. What is your motivation? SCP-4299: Oui, it is really quite the tale! (SCP-4299 giggles to itself.) Dr. Carter: Will you please tell me? SCP-4299: How about this, Carter. If you let me ask you a question, then maybe I'll answer yours? Dr. Carter: I'm not here to have a conversation with you SCP-4299. I'm here to ask you several questions so we could possibly learn more in regard to- SCP-4299: You're speaking with me right now, oui? Does that not mean you are here to have a conversation with me? Dr. Carter: I suppose it does. SCP-4299: Well, if we're both speaking to each other, why shouldn't we have a friendly chat? Dr. Carter: Just answer the question. SCP-4299: The best way I can answer that is with another question. You do value happiness, yes Carter? Dr. Carter: I value your cooperation in- SCP-4299: Slow down, dear. I just want an honest response. (Dr. Carter can be heard taking a deep breath.) Dr. Carter: Yes, I do value happiness. SCP-4299: That is why I do what I can to make others happy. True happiness comes from giving to others, I've always lived my life in such a manner. Dr. Carter: You realize that by giving your 'happiness' away, you're just harming yourself physically? Your petals are a part of you SCP-4299. SCP-4299: You see, that is your problem, honey. I gave you an answer, yet you're far too wrapped up in your work so you hardly interact with anyone who wants to be friendly toward you. Dr. Carter: What? No, I- SCP-4299: Don't you see? You're doing it right now silly! Loosen it up a tad. “Vous voulez ce que vous avez et vous aurez ce que vous voulez”.7 I can see it in you, darling. You want love, but what you fail to realize is that you already have it. (Dr. Carter provides no response.) SCP-4299: Well, here is the first step in what you can do to change that. (SCP-4299 plucks one of its petals and hands it to Dr. Carter.) SCP-4299: If you go and make this petal into a tea, I can promise you that you will learn how to see life in pink. (Dr. Carter stares at the petal for a minute before speaking.) Dr. Carter: … No. I'm sorry, but I have to refuse. SCP-4299: Well then. To each their own, I suppose. Au revoir, Dr. Carter. <END LOG> Following the interview, SCP-4299 refused to speak with Dr. Carter any further. It was decided that in order to continue researching SCP-4299, separate interviewers would be required in order to gain more information on SCP-4299's anomalous abilities. Addendum 4299.3: SCP-4299 was observed as wilting on July 26th, 2018. The entity's condition was closely monitored over a month-long period during which SCP-4299 shed most of its petals and looked sickly in appearance. Jr. Researcher Benjiro was instructed to enter the garden and approach SCP-4299 to investigate as a surrogate for Dr. Carter. + Show Interview Transcript - Hide Interview Transcript <BEGIN LOG> Benjiro: Hello? Are you SCP-4299? SCP-4299: (Faintly) Yes, I suppose I am, but that isn't my real name. That's just what the people that visit me call me, ha… SCP-4299: Mademoiselle, if you're here to try and learn how to see life in pink, I'm afraid I just can't help you. I don't know if I have it in me anymore… Benjiro: Yes, well, my name is Madison Benjiro, I'm currently only a junior researcher so you don't have to call me Doctor or anything. I'm here to ask you a few questions today. (Jr. Researcher Benjiro pulls out a sheet of questions from her right pocket.) SCP-4299: Oh… more questions. That's what all of them say… Benjiro: I heard that you speak French as your first language. I'm not so sure how many researchers offer you this, but I know how to speak a little bit if it's easier for you? SCP-4299: No dear, English is just fine for me. I don't want to cause you to stutter. Benjiro: Okay, English it is then. First question, why are you wilted? Is something bothering you? SCP-4299: Well… there is something that is bothering me. It seems as though nobody ever comes to me for help anymore. It's just… saddening. The people that come to me have all been very kind to me, but they just won't let me help them. I haven't been able to help a single person in 3 years… Benjiro: Well, why should you have to worry about that? You don't have any stresses in your life, so why should you feel be feeling upset? SCP-4299: Why? It breaks my heart, Mademoiselle. These people that visit me now… all of them have troubles. Every time I've tried to help them, they've always just denied me… I don't understand what it is that I've done wrong. I want to say that I've been able to help them to an extent, but… (SCP-4299 begins what is presumed to be its way of sobbing.) Benjiro: Oh, come on, please don't cry. (SCP-4299 begins sobbing louder.) Benjiro: Hey, come on now, calm down. You're okay. (SCP-4299 calms down, Jr. Researcher Benjiro kneels down on one knee next to SCP-4299. Jr. Researcher Benjiro folds up the questions sheet and places it inside her right pocket.) Benjiro: I understand what you're feeling, okay? I've been working for the Foundation for a little under a year, these researchers can be cold. You can't let them get under your skin, okay? SCP-4299: (Sniffling between words) Miss Benjiro… if I can't make people happy, then what is my purpose? Benjiro: Well… when I was younger my mother told me once that your happiness can't be handed out to others; you need to start with your own happiness first. I think it's okay to talk and help other people, but if it starts affecting you physically or mentally then I think you need to consider taking a step back. There usually isn't an easy solution to every problem. SCP-4299: Oh… okay… I'll have to think about this… Benjiro: Now then, could you straighten your stem a bit? I want to look at you clearly. (SCP-4299 straightens its stem and begins to face Jr. Researcher Benjiro.) Benjiro: See? There you go, that's a step up from what you looked like a minute ago. Now then, let's answer some questions, alright? (SCP-4299 nods.) <END LOG> Incident 1223: Three weeks following Interview 4299.3, all the roses in SCP-4299's garden had spontaneously erupted into petals, including SCP-4299. 24 hours subsequent to the incident, the document initially recovered upon the discovery of SCP-4299 anomalously changed to have a new message on the back side of the paper. Said document has been transcribed below. + Show Document - Hide Document I believe I finally understand. Happiness doesn't come from giving all of your joy to others, but rather learning to find the peace within yourself; that is truly La Vie en Rose. C'est La Vie! SCP-4299 will be reclassified as 'Neutralized' following the expiration of all remaining SCP-4299-1 instances. There are currently 19 12 SCP-4299-1 instances under Foundation surveillance. Footnotes 1. Between the ages 70 and 89. 2. Translation: Good morning, young man! Isn't it a beautiful day? 3. Translation: Oh, English? It's been a while but I suppose I can try… 4. Translation: I don't bite! 5. French proverb; "Who does not move forward, recedes" 6. A song written and performed by Edith Piaf. 7. French Proverb: “Want what you have and you'll have what you want"
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A chapel in Dzibilchaltun, believed to have been damaged by entities associated with SCP-4300 Item #: SCP-4300 Special Containment Procedures: The area around SCP-4300 has been disguised as an archaeological dig site, and is to be monitored by an approved Foundation security contractor. Persons attempting to breach the containment area are to be detained and questioned before release. Description: SCP-4300 is the mummified corpse of Cristóbal Bazán, who was killed by one or more hostile ontokinetic entities on January 21, 1610 in the town of Dzibilchaltun, Yucatán, Mexico. SCP-4300 lies at the center of a two-meter-radius crater on the outskirts of the town, and has proven resistant to all efforts to move or damage it. Pickaxes, drills, and explosives have failed to puncture or damage SCP-4300, and it has resisted up to 900 kilonewtons of lateral force. Owing to its low containment priority and minimal risk of breach, no further attempts to move or damage SCP-4300 are scheduled at this time. Additionally, SCP-4300 maintains a consistent temperature of 38 degrees Celsius, regardless of local air temperature. At the time of his death, Cristóbal Bazán was the slave of Regidor Juan Carlos de Palencia, and is believed to have been killed while contacting one or more hostile ontokinetic entities as part of an escape attempt. Recovered fragments from Bazán's personal journal, and other accounts from citizens of Dzibilchaltun, have been transcribed and translated below by Dr. Costanza Dias de Mérida. Journal of Cristóbal Bazán, 1/10/1610 Blessed Mary, Mother of God, please have mercy on my body and my soul. Señor de Palencia beat me again today, worse than any beating I have yet received in my long life in New Spain. He began with his fists, then used the lash once his fists grew tired. He rent my flesh with it, and with each blow I swore on Your name that the pain could not become more intense. He beat me until I thought I would die, but my wretched body clung to life all the same. He beat me until I could not move, and left me there to bleed in the dust until Catalina came to drag my lifeless body back to our cabin. Would that she had not returned to me, and let the flies consume me. That would have been a fate preferable to mine. After dinner, as I was preparing to go to bed, Luis the farmhand stumbled through my door. I could tell by the bruises on his head and neck that Señor had not stopped with me. I bade him sit beside me, and he spoke in hushed tones of a friend he knew from Córdoba who had managed to escape his master. Luis told me that if Señor ever beat me like that again, there were words I could say that would grant me a brief freedom from his wrath. Reniego de dios. I almost struck him then and there. Denounce God! If my body had not been weak with pain, I would have left the house. Luis saw my anger, and explained. If I said those cursed words, I would be committing blasphemy. A crime against God, but also against the Church. I would be hauled before the Inquisition, a full day's ride away from my home in Dzibilchaltun. A blessed respite! And, Luis said, if I convinced them that Señor's abuse would damn my soul by forcing me to truly denounce God, they could transfer me to another master. Freedom! Relief! And all I had to do was publicly blaspheme my blessed Savior. The choice sits in my breast like an iron weight. For His sake, may I never again suffer such cruelty. May God grant me the strength to bear my beatings with courage. Journal of Cristóbal Bazán, 1/12/1610 Holy Mary, protector of the innocent, forgive my soul for what I have done. I promised myself I would never succumb. For You, Mary, I held my wretched tongue through the lash and the whip. I told myself, as my wounds burned in the scorching sun, that I would sooner die than forsake Your name. But today, Señor's lash cut me deep. Today, Señor poured pitch in my wounds. My hands falter, my ink spills. Today, as my veins ran red with fire and tar, I cried out those cursed words that I shall not deign to write again for fear of eternal damnation. May God strike me down for what I have done. But Luis was right. I have been taken to Mérida, where I stand trial for blasphemy against God. My cell is cold. My wounds ache, and my heart aches more for my Catalina. But for now, I am free from Señor and his wrath. For a few blessed days, my body can rest. May God have mercy on my sinful soul. May His grace enfold me. Journal of Cristóbal Bazán, 1/14/1610 Loving Mary, guardian of the faithful, pray for me. I begged the Inquisitors not to send me back. I told them that my master's wrath was so powerful that it would make any Christian denounce his faith in God. My body will heal, I said, but my soul might be doomed forever. All the while, I told myself that I would come back for my Catalina, that I would not be deserting her for good. That was a damned lie. Perhaps I am lucky that they denied me. I am to spend a day praying for mercy at the cathedral here, and then I am to return. To Señor, to the lash and the chain and the fields, but also to my Catalina. Perhaps I can stay for her. Someone is coming. An Inquisitor. Pablo Dias de Mérida. I knew not what he wanted with me. He entered my cell just as I was hiding my journal, and I was sure he had seen me. But he came and knelt before me. He looked into my eyes and begged for my forgiveness. When he was young, he loved a mulatta, a young woman with rich brown skin like mine, and she had been killed for it. She had been beaten and tormented just as I had, but her fragile body could not bear it. He told me that my testimony had taken him back to that awful moment in the fields outside Villahermosa where his love was martyred, and that he saw in my eyes the same agony he had seen in hers. He stood silently for a long while, then reached into his robe and produced a small, tattered journal. He said it had been confiscated from a witch in Campeche, and that he was entrusting me with the power it contained. He told me that in my hour of greatest need, it would grant me my freedom. He told me that he knew I had the courage to do what had to be done. The journal is empty, save for a list of materials and a short poem.1 I assume I am to gather the materials and recite the incantation. This does not sit well with me. Witchcraft is itself a form of blasphemy. I shudder at the thought. I will keep the journal. If nothing else, I cannot leave it in my cell. Journal of Cristóbal Bazán, 1/15/1610 Señor de Palencia is afraid of me now. I left my cabin late this evening to see him beating one of the stable-boys, a zambo by the name of Miguel. He was using a horse-whip to tear into his skin. The boy couldn't have been older than ten. He did not break eye contact with me as he brought the lash down. I have brought the boy back to my cabin. Catalina is pouring soup down his throat. Truly, she is an angel come to Earth. I remember the first time Catalina nursed me back to health. We must have been fifteen. I had fallen asleep in the hayloft, and Señor's father had cut my back into ribbons as punishment. She fed me soup from a gourd and washed my wounds with clean water. Señor brought her back to his house later that night, and I slept the most comfortable sleep of my short life, belly full of soup and heart full of love. I will never know the torments Catalina suffered at Señor's hands as I slumbered in her cabin. I have no doubt that she knew mine ten times over. I returned to the site of the beating and collected a bloody scrap of fabric from the boy's clothes. It is the first item on the Inquisitor's list. If Señor thinks this will scare me, he is wrong. Miguel is brave, and he will be well soon. Journal of Cristóbal Bazán, 1/18/1610 Blood of the broken, taken from the boy last week. Flesh of the weak. One of Señor's hunting dogs has grown ill. I have retrieved its paw. Stupid cur. Teeth of the faithful. I know not where to get these. Heart of the cruel. I will save this until I need it most. The pitch hardly burns anymore. My skin has been seared to the texture of bark. My flesh crawls with the scars of my torment. I have experienced pain beyond pain, suffering beyond suffering, fear beyond fear. I read the witch's journal every night and picture the darkness within it. With every lash, my temptation grows stronger. Merciful Mary, blessed among women, grant me the strength to keep my faith. May I never denouce Your name through the wretched sin of witchcraft. If I should stoop so low as to defile You through this most detestable act, may my soul forever be damned. Journal of Cristóbal Bazán, 1/20/1610 In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and in the name of the Virgin Mary, I pray. Protect us from the wrath of our masters. Heal Miguel's body, and Catalina's soul. Grant Luis the wisdom to know when to hold his tongue around Señor, and grant me the will to protect them all from harm. I know that in my weakness I am unworthy of You, O God, and I know that only in Your infinite grace am I saved. Glory to You, and to Christ, and to the Holy Spirit, and to the blessed Virgin Mary, forever and ever. Excerpt from the Inquisition of Catalina Rodríguez, 1/24/1610 …Señor had beaten him bloody, torn his flesh with the whip as I had seen him do so many countless times before. Cristóbal was on the ground, face-down, and Señor picked him up by the hair. He bade one of the boys fetch him a hot poker from the fire, and he pried my Cristóbal's mouth open, and he thrust the poker through his teeth. I heard the hiss of Cristóbal's flesh, and his screams, and Señor's heavy breathing, and I still hear them now, as sure as I am standing before you. I tell you now I have never seen such wanton cruelty. My Cristóbal… Señor ripped the poker out from his mouth, and Cristóbal's front teeth scattered in the dirt, and I was sure he would die. I was sure Señor would strike him over the head with the poker, and he would die. But Cristóbal, my Cristóbal, reached into his belt, and pulled out a small object wrapped in a bloody cloth. He scrambled to pick up the fragments of his teeth that were strewn about the dirt, and he clutched them to his breast as blood poured from his mouth. He whispered something… I know not what. And I saw his eyes. They were not the eyes of my Cristóbal, Inquisitor. He whispered a few short words through his bloody mouth and broken teeth, and I felt the air around me grow cold. I rushed over to Cristóbal and grabbed him by the shoulders, begging him to stop whatever he was doing, to come back to me. Then I noticed Señor. He had fallen to the ground, clutching his breast. I saw his veins turn black, his eyes bulge. He opened his mouth to scream, and a thick cloud of black smoke poured from it. All this time I was begging at the lap of my Cristóbal to stop this madness, to denounce whatever evil he had beckoned into the world. But Cristóbal was silent. He did not acknowledge me. And by that point, it was too late. Excerpt from the Inquisition of Luis Pérez, 1/23/1610 The demon—I call it that, for it can only have been such—stood about three meters high. Its body was black as night, and its flesh rippled and shone like water. It seemed to pour out of Señor de Palencia's mouth like a plume of smoke. I almost felt bad. In the center of the rippling body, there was an eye—a single eye, easily the size of a small child, scanning and staring and beaming out at the landscape around us. I felt my every muscle freeze, though I must have been sixty meters away. I have never felt such terror. The air was colder than ice. I swear to you, Cristó summoned the devil that day. Whatever that thing was… I know it was the devil himself. And I know who I thank for the fact that I am alive to tell it. Excerpt from the Inquisition of Catalina Rodríguez, 1/24/1610 That was when the thing began to speak. I did not hear it with my ears, but with my heart. And it spoke no words; the beast spoke truest terror into my very soul. But it was not speaking to me. It was speaking to my Cristóbal. It told him of vengeance, Inquisitor. Unfathomable vengeance. Vengeance for every lash, every beating, every act of brutality, not just against Cristóbal but against every mulatto in New Spain. It promised him vengeance a hundredfold, a thousandfold, unending vengeance for every man, woman, and child Señor and his kind had hurt. And I saw in Cristóbal's eyes the pain he had suffered. I saw that it was not just his pain, but my pain, and Miguel's pain, and the pain of every slave in every colony in the New World. And all he had to do was surrender. All he had to do was lose his soul, and the pain would be gone. Excerpt from the Inquisition of Luis Pérez, 1/23/1610 And the images in my mind—of whips, and beatings, and fire, and revenge—kept coming. I'm no stranger to that, mind you, but my head was starting to spin. I could hear some of the children screaming over by the farmhouse, and that was when I saw her. Above the demon, wreathed in light, a woman, arms outstretched and eyes closed in prayer. She had on a simple robe, and her face betrayed no fear. Everyone else saw her, too, shining above the abomination with perfect serenity. The Virgin Mary. Blessed Mary, Mother of God! If I had been able to move, I would have fallen to my knees in reverence, your honor. Here, in the middle of this violence and death and darkness, none other than She was able to intercede. None other than She could have saved us that day. Excerpt from the Inquisition of Catalina Rodríguez, 1/24/1610 Suddenly, the pictures faded. The Virgin Mary appeared before us, and the death and fear and vengeance gave way in Her presence. I was blinded by Her light, and saw in its infinite wonder the gates of Heaven. And a choir of angels rang out in the light, and they sang: Bienaventurados los pobres en espíritu, pues de ellos es el reino de los cielos. Bienaventurados los que lloran, pues ellos serán consolados. Bienaventurados los humildes, pues ellos heredarán la tierra. Bienaventurados los que tienen hambre y sed de justicia, pues ellos serán saciados. Bienaventurados los misericordiosos, pues ellos recibirán misericordia. Bienaventurados los de limpio corazón, pues ellos verán a Dios. Bienaventurados los que procuran la paz, pues ellos serán llamados hijos de Dios. And I looked into the eyes of my Cristóbal, and I saw that he had heard them too. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. I saw him rise up from the dirt and make the sign of the cross with his fingers, and I heard the demon roar. It struck him like a serpent, and its watery flesh enveloped his body, and then there was a blinding flash of light. And my Cristóbal was no more. Thanks be to God, for I know his soul is in heaven. I know he is with God now, and I know that we were saved through the mercy of Christ in him. Please, I am tired. Give me a drink and let me rest. Excerpt from the Inquisition of Luis Pérez, 1/23/1610 We wrapped his body in cloth and said his last rites. Diego de Palencia is our master now. He is nothing like his father—but give him time. We no longer speak of what happened that day outside the farmhouse. But we will speak of Cristó, now and forever. We will speak of his final act of mercy. We know that no cruelty can last. Bienaventurados aquellos que han sido perseguidos por causa de la justicia, pues de ellos es el reino de los cielos. Amen. Footnotes 1. No journal matching this description has been recovered.
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Item #: SCP-4301 Open Outdated Containment Procedures ... Special Containment Procedures (Outdated): SCP-4301 is currently considered a high-risk breach of VEIL Protocol due to possible spontaneous materialization in public areas. Operatives belonging to MTF Phi-3 ('Photobombers') are assigned with the task of containing SCP-4301 and transferring it to the Site-75 Humanoid Containment Wing, where it is to be contained in a standard Humanoid Containment Cell and guarded by at least 2 Site-75 guards. As SCP-4301's true purpose is still not known to the Foundation, MTF Phi-3 operatives are to exercise caution when attempting to capture and contain SCP-4301. Special Containment Procedures (Updated): SCP-4301’s current status is unknown. All personnel are to closely monitor Dr. Gilles for any future manifestations of SCP-4301. Should any future manifestations of SCP-4301 display signs of hostility towards Dr. Gilles or any other Foundation personnel, priority must be given for the immediate capture and containment of SCP-4301. Description: SCP-4301 is a 1.72 m male humanoid closely linked to Dr. Laura Gilles, the head researcher of Site-75. While the reason as to why SCP-4301 is only linked to Dr. Gilles is still not known, Dr. Gilles has stated that the humanoid resembles Timothy Gilles, her husband who had vanished in Nevada in 1987. SCP-4301 is normally incorporeal, and will only materialise if a picture is taken of Dr. Gilles using a camera, phone, or another photo-capturing device. SCP-4301 will materialise behind, beside, or in front of Dr. Gilles, and will subsequently dematerialise approximately 5 seconds after the taking of the picture. SCP-4301 will then subsequently appear in the taken pictures (designated as instances of SCP-4301-1) with Dr. Gilles. While instances of SCP-4301-1 commonly display SCP-4301 making a pose, SCP-4301 also has the capability of altering SCP-4301-1 depending on the pose Dr. Gilles makes, or the other objects in the original picture. Alterations can include changes to SCP-4301-1's background, setting, inserted filter, and Dr. Gilles' actions. Addendum 4301-1: Notable instances of SCP-4301-1 INSTANCE 3: Location in original photograph: Site-75 Cafeteria Time: 1945 hours Dr. Gilles' photographed activity: Smiling and sitting down on a cafeteria chair in front of a plate of food. Altered Result: No change in setting or Dr. Gilles' photographed activity. However, SCP-4301 is standing behind Dr. Gilles, smiling and waving at the camera. INSTANCE 21: Location in original photograph: Site-75 Corridor Time: 1235 hours Dr. Gilles' photographed activity: Making a finger gun pose. Altered Result: Setting altered to an old Western setting. Dr. Gilles and SCP-4301 stand in positions similar to that of a shootout. INSTANCE 34: Location in original photograph: Foundation Space Observation Gallery Time: 1023 hours Dr. Gilles' photographed activity: Posing in front of a model of the Foundation Shuttle. Altered Result: Setting altered to a setting of an unknown planet. Dr. Gilles and SCP-4301 pictured attempting to plant a Foundation flag. INSTANCE 41: Location in original photograph: Dr. Gilles' Room, Site-75 Time: 2112 hours Dr. Gilles' photographed activity: Smiling and holding a cupcake with a lit birthday candle. Altered Result: No change in setting or Dr. Gilles' photographed activity. However, the words 'Happy Birthday, Gilles!' are printed on the top left corner of the SCP-4301-1 instance. Open 'Interview 4301-A' file ... Interviewed: Dr. Laura Gilles Interviewer: Dr. Hubert King, Site-75 On-Site Psychologist Foreword: The interview was conducted at the personal request of Dr. Gilles. <Begin Log, 1634 hours> HK: Let's begin then. Dr. Gilles, you mentioned in your psychiatric session application form that you have been 'followed' by an unnatural entity that only appears in your photos. LG: That is true. The Foundation has classified the entity as an anomaly, and we are trying to capture it as of now. HK: So what seems to be the problem? LG: The entity looks like someone I know personally. My husband, in fact. HK: I see. And seeing him makes you uncomfortable? LG: More than that. It's like seeing someone again after a few years of separation from one another. You're happy to see them again, but you're not sure how much of the old 'them' is still in them. I had wished, prayed for his reappearance ever since he disappeared. Now that he has come back, I'm surprised and terrified at the same time. I wanted him to be by my side again after all these years, but instead, he only comes back when I take pictures of myself and disappears shortly after. I can't get a chance to talk to him, and that frustrates me. HK: But despite all that, you still love him? LG: Yes. That's why I'm trying to reach him, or at least the thing that acts like him. That's why I'm trying to capture it. HK: But, since the entity who looks like your husband doesn't talk to you when he appears, could it be that he just chooses not to talk to you? LG: Does it matter? HK: It matters a whole lot. If you're trying to reach him, or it, you must understand his decision and why he chooses to only do what he is doing. You can't force him to talk to you. That's just not how trust works. You need to trust that he will be by your side, and he needs to trust you too. If there is no trust, there will be no happiness for both you and him. LG: No. If I know him, he always trusts me to do the right thing, and capturing him is still the priority here. HK: I see. Good luck, then. LG: Thank you, doctor. <End Log, 1657 hours> Open 'Foundation Anomaly Containment Attempt 4301-Echo' file ... Foundation Anomaly Containment Attempt 4301-Echo: Personnel Involved: 6 MTF Phi-3 operatives, Dr. Laura Gilles Date and Time of Attempt: 02/07/14, 1416 hours Location: Site-75 Cafeteria Attempt Summary: After SCP-4301 materialised, 6 MTF Phi-3 operatives attempted to capture it before it dematerialised using H-17 Humanoid Containment Cuffs and H-23 Humanoid Incapacitators. During the capture attempt, SCP-4301 violently resisted and injured 3 of the 6 operatives before subsequently dematerialising. It is not known whether it has suffered any injuries from the attempt. Results of Containment Attempt: Failure. INSTANCE 42: Location in original photograph: Dr. Gilles' Room, Site-75 Time: 1235 hours Dr. Gilles' photographed activity: Standing in the room. Altered Result: No change in setting or Dr. Gilles' photographed activity. However, SCP-4301 can be seen huddled at the corner of the room with visible wounds on its body. The word ‘Why?’ is printed in red at the top left corner of the instance. Addendum 1: This is the only instance that was modified by SCP-4301 after Foundation Anomaly Containment Attempt 4301-Echo. Following the taking of this instance, SCP-4301 has failed to appear in any more of Dr. Gilles' pictures. Addendum 2: It has been noted that this particular SCP-4301-1 instance induces a state of guilt over any personnel who view it. Note: I’m sorry, Tim. I’m really sorry. - Dr. Gilles ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4301" by DrMartens, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4301. 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-4302
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Manifestation on 02/14/12 before construction of Site-812, taken from within the Camry Item #: SCP-4302 Special Containment Procedures: The container for SCP-4302 is located within Site-812. It is to be constructed out of plywood and polyurethane foam, and must measure exactly 35 meters by 70 meters. This is despite the fact that such a container already exists. The entire site is to be lined with Standard Xyank-Stevensohn Reversal Manifestors; SRAs have no effect. Three times a month, SCP-4302 has manifested. Under no circumstances are personnel to approach the container, as the exact location and nature of the force inside are poorly understood. Personnel may be putting themselves at an unnecessary risk both to themselves and the long-term containment of SCP-4302. Testing is to be done with remotely activated drones, who are then to be constructed in order to facilitate testing. No security cameras of any kind are allowed within Site-812, and no cameras of any kind are allowed within the 35 kilometer security perimeter surrounding Site-812. If in the event of personnel becoming a target, the Foundation as a whole should be prepared to have records changed or deleted. This is normal. Agents assigned are to investigate maternity wards worldwide for any personnel lost to SCP-4302, and offer any civilians affected A-class amnestics. Description: SCP-4302 is a phenomenon with an unclear chronology. Site-812 was a former technology park in Northeastern Iowa. Developer records at Sanderson, Lammeo, & Houtz Realty Inc. indicate a planned ground-breaking ceremony around 2020. Eyewitness accounts place the first manifestation of SCP-4302 precisely around June 2010. There have been no businesses in the development since 1980. SCP-4302 occurs three times a month, every month, during the full moon, and physically begins with the manifestation of a white 2007 Toyota Camry in the east parking lot. The Camry has no fuel. The headlights are illuminating a small pile of filmmaking equipment1, alongside two towels, a wooden chair, a Penn State University sweatshirt , a box of Nestle brand bottled water, and a tray of thirty-five assorted cookies. Notably, no cameras are present in the equipment. Next, patches of space across the technology park cease movement on the molecular level, with dimensions matching those of various cinematic aspect ratios. Following this, [DATA EXPUNGED] this marks the emergence of the [REDACTED] which is identical to a 'target', although all concrete evidence suggests that the individual in question was always there. It has been determined through rigorous testing that this is not actually SCP-4302 itself. Aside from being a theorized viewing system, what it actually is, is unknown. Once it locks on to the 'target' [REDACTED] initially happens before the symptoms progress, typically mimicking dementia, but not dementia itself. Subjects are unable to run, occasionally unable to see as it approaches. Imaging of the body during these events suggests the actual nerves within the eyes are severed through unknown means. This is consistent with visual identification of it. Age of corpse is several years before individual's birth. There is no memetic effect to SCP-4302. However, the sky above the event displays no stars. This effect is extant for 35km surrounding Site-812. Detail enlarged. [CONTEXT REDACTED] Researchers have determined that, although it cast a shadow, it was neither alive nor an object. [DATA EXPUNGED]. Civilian authorities have no evidence of any individual who could have committed such an act attending any university, nor making any purchases. Forensic paleontologists working concurrently in seventy-five regions have noted the evidence of a murder stretches as far back as the Cretaceous Period. The temporal effects of SCP-4302 make this identification difficult. The artifacts recovered from Mongolia and the Hell Creek Badlands indicate there never was any blood on the lens. Footnotes 1. Consisting of microphone, boom pole, lens case (containing two lenses, 35mm and 70mm), microphone case, cords, battery packs, and slate. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4302" by LordStonefish, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4302. 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. Filenames: ProductionAssistant.jpg, ProductionAssistant2.jpeg Author: LordStonefish License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: SCP Foundation Wiki
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Item #: SCP-4303 Special Containment Procedures: One instance of SCP-4303 is contained within a storage locker onboard Mobile Site █, which must maintain a minimum velocity of 2 m/s. An active radio transmitter is to be placed within the storage locker, and any deviation in signal requires a manual inspection by D-class personnel. Should alterations in local materials be identified, affected parts must be replaced and either disposed of or requisitioned for study using the attached protocol. Should a significant expansion of SCP-4303's effect occur, task force Beta 7 “Maz Hatters” is to be contacted for immediate retrieval and recontainment. Civilians surviving SCP-4303's field are to be administered class B amnestics and released, while areas subsumed by SCP-4303 are to be quarantined. Should neutralization of SCP-4303 be required, incineration via napalm has proven the most effective method. Description: SCP-4303 resembles a specimen of Rosa acicularis, a variety of wild rose, in various stages of development. Growth is independent of normal plant conditions such as light and water, and relies instead on continued access to a stable location. Upon cessation of net velocity, seeds of SCP-4303 begin to manifest roots, stalk, and primitive leaves, growing at an accelerated rate compared to nonanomalous samples of Rosa acicularis. Full flowering maturity is reached in 16 hours, at which point growth ceases. 2 hours later a new instance of SCP-4303 appears within a few meters of the original and begins growth. Any displacement of an SCP-4303 instance quickly reverses its growth back to seed form. Accompanying growth is a reality-warping effect that expands in a sphere around SCP-4303 at a radial growth rate of .6 m/s. Nonliving materials caught in this effect are altered to include a variety of hazardous traps. Observed traps, while at times highly complex, appear to function non-anomalously, with the primary goal appearing to be the protection of the developing plant. Chemical, mechanical, radioactive, focused light, acoustic, and other energy forms have been identified as weaponized elements in SCP-4303 traps. Importantly, upon movement of SCP-4303 this alteration field collapses rapidly, although previously established traps continue to exist rendering the area in question uninhabitable. Continued exposure to the effect of SCP-4303 produces increasingly sophisticated and dangerous traps; records may be found in log 1. SCP-4303 appears to measure “stable location” in reference to earth’s geometric center rather than the container around it, rendering continual movement a viable containment option. Due to the permanent effects of SCP-4303's field, testing is limited to 1 hour or less, and both location and object of study must be approved in advance by 2 Level 4 staff members. Addendum SCP-4303.1:Discovery The Foundation was alerted to SCP-4303 on █/██/██ after a state highway patrol trooper reported “unusual road conditions” leading into ██████, Arkansas. Investigation discovered an expanding anomalous field of spring-loaded blades and chemical hazards whose epicenter was calculated to be a home garden at ███ ███ Street. 12 casualties were suffered during extraction and a subsequent breach at Site █, at which point SCP-4303's motion-dependent properties were discovered. 5 survivors were identified in ██████, with interviews suggesting they survived by laying still during the 38 hours SCP-4303 was active. The town of ██████ has been fenced off with the official explanation being a chemical leak. Log 1: Object Time in Field Properties Steel ingot, 1 kg 5 minutes When pressure exceeding 100 N is applied to the surface, several 6 cm blades extend at force perpendicular to the test probe. Blades do not retract. Steel ingot, 1 kg 1 hour When a test probe was passed within 4 cm, a magnetic pulse of 34 T was measured. Other objects subsumed by SCP-4303 were not affected. Retested 6 minutes later and an identical pulse was recorded. 1 Class-D Personal 30 minutes No effect. Clothing was reported as “painfully scratchy.” Standard-issue backpack 1 hour Main compartment was filled ¾ full with a highly concentrated sulfuric acid. Side compartment contained an inert mechanism, appearing to be a partially-formed spraying apparatus. 2004 Toyota Camry (observed via drone near epicenter of ██████) Estimated 37 hours At 4 m, test drone was shot from the sky via laser extended from passenger handle. A side panel was observed to open and extend a tethered net which mechanically crawled forward to surround the test drone, at which point it was withdrawn back into the vehicle and all panels closed. Grinding sounds were recorded emanating from the vehicle, after which no other changes were observed. Interviewed: Kiera Anderson Interviewer: Dr. Brian Ward Foreword: Kiera Anderson displays burns across 12% of her body, identified as originating from focused microwaves. Subject was extracted from the periphery of SCP-4303's field in ██████, located laying on a grass hill. <Begin Log,> Dr. Brian Ward: Can you tell me what happened the morning of █/██/██? Kiera Anderson: Where are we? Is this a hospital? Dr. Brian Ward: Yes. Can you tell me what happened the morning of █/██/██? Kiera Anderson: You mean the machines? Dr. Brian Ward: If that’s what you saw. Kiera Anderson: I was at the dog park, walking Maxie. There’s a road that runs next to it, █████████ street, gets pretty busy that time of day. All of a sudden there was a crash on the road, looked like an SUV had rolled. Me and the girls ran to help. Dr. Brian Ward: What did you see when you got there? Kiera Anderson: We didn’t. Get there, I mean. When Stacy went to open the fence her hand came away bloody. Same thing happened when Andrea tried. Dr. Brian Ward: Go on. Kiera Anderson: We tried calling 911, but the phones were dead. So we made our way to the other gate. Fuckers got Brianna first. Dr. Brian Ward: What got Brianna? Kiera Anderson: Didn’t see what happened, just heard a yell and turned to the side. Brianna was on the ground with what looked like a piece of metal stuck through her. Dr. Brian Ward: What did you do next? Kiera Anderson: I… ran. We all did. Doctor, can you tell me if my kids are okay? Dr. Brian Ward: Later. What happened to the others? Kiera Anderson: I saw Stacy get yanked up a telephone pole. Like a net was hidden in the ground and just pulled her up. Who would do that to someone? [Pause, crying begins] I started climbing this hill, and I must have dropped Maxie’s leash. He took off, and disappeared down some hole…. God, the sound, crunching and screeching… I backed away and collapsed, my side felt like it was on fire. I know I should have helped him, but the world was going mad. Dr. Brian Ward: I understand. What did you do next? Kiera Anderson: Nothing. Not a fucking thing, until that helicopter showed up. Please, doctor, is my family alright? Dr. Brian Ward: Thank you for your time. <End Log> ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4303" by Warbreaker, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4303. 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-4304 Status: Uncontained (High Priority) Special Containment Procedures: Foundation personnel in Ashburn Station1 are to track down PoI-287XR by any means necessary. Artificial intelligence constructs in the IrisNET Ashburn Monitoring Network will routinely scan communication lines, security feeds, and social media posts originating from the space station for signs of PoI-287XR activity. If activity is detected, task forces in the relevant station sectors will be dispatched. The planned strategy for the capture of PoI-287XR is to lead them into a sufficiently small area that the summoning of SCP-4304 would result in severe structural damage to itself. If such circumstances are achieved, it is expected that personnel will be able to easily capture the PoI, so long as effort is taken to handle any additional anomalous devices they may be in the possession of. PoI-287XR will then be transferred to the nearest Foundation facility for indefinite detainment. The development of counter-offensive mechanical exoskeletons capable of combatting SCP-4304 and other similar threats is currently ongoing. Description: SCP-4304 is a mobile humanoid mechanical exoskeleton possessing anomalous weaponry and thaumaturgic abilities, designated the "Blue Knight" by its pilot, Person of Interest-287XR.2 The exoskeleton is 18 meters tall and is layered in a dark blue metallic alloy of unknown nature, capable of withstanding conventional weaponry and sufficiently lightweight to enable rapid movement. Engines for generating thrust are built into the back, and all body sections contain compartments for the storage of objects and weaponry. Yellow and red logos are present on the shoulder plates, though this is painted over with a symbol of a sword. The exoskeleton can be thaumaturgically summoned by PoI-287XR at any time. Summoning involves the speaking of undeciphered vocalizations, done in tandem with the performance of kinetohazardous gestures and the release of aspect radiation. Completion of the process results in PoI-287XR levitating into the air and becoming surrounded by rings of luminescent machinery, which then assemble into SCP-4304. At this point PoI-287XR attains complete control over the exoskeleton and can use it as a conduit for wide varieties of anomalous phenomena, including the ectoentropic generation of weaponry and amplification of thaumic spells. While this poses a significant threat when active, PoI-287XR has only kept the exoskeleton summoned in short durations. The hypothesized reason for this is that, as based on the behavior of other thaumaturges, thaumic processes that require high levels of mental concentration quickly result in exhaustion the longer they are performed for. However, no confirmation of this exists, as PoI-287XR and the anomaly's desummoning process have not been observed due to the repeated successful evasion of Foundation forces. How SCP-4304 is repaired between summonings is additionally uncertain. To date, all PoI-287XR and SCP-4304 activity has occurred within Ashburn Station, usually involved in forms of paracriminal activity. Of note is that both PoI-287XR's and SCP-4304's Scranton signature indicates that they originate from a foreign reality. Addendum.4304.1: Notable SCP-4304 Incidents Below are events involving SCP-4304 deemed of note for containment personnel. Full reports on the incidents in question may be provided on request. Date: 13/03/2070 Overview: PoI-287XR, under pursuit by IrisNET Capture Drones, jumps off the OSAM Block 3 Office Tower and summons SCP-4304 mid-descent. SCP-4304 apportates with minor position changes but with a change in the anomaly's orientation. This results in all downwards velocity shifting to horizontal velocity, preventing a potentially lethal impact with the ground while launching the exoskeleton into a Foundation attack VTOL. The damaged VTOL collides with a neighboring skyscraper, which SCP-4304 enters and then vanishes in. Signs of a Way activation are found in an ensuing investigation. Date: 04/04/2070 Overview: One of SCP-4304's hands, severed by laser fire from Mobile Task Force Naudiz-20 ("N² Ballistic Strike"), converts into an active S.E.P. Concealment Field grenade. The grenade lands at the task force's encampment and causes all present personnel to lose complete awareness of SCP-4304. PoI-287XR uses this opportunity to break into an under-construction apartment block. Tracking of the anomaly is lost. Date: 09/04/2070 Overview: Security cameras record PoI-99093 speaking with PoI-287XR in an alleyway. PoI-9909 nods to her and she rushes out of the alley, summons SCP-4304, and unfolds the exoskeleton's hand into a mass of mechanical tendrils that drag PoI-9909 into a compartment on its left arm. SCP-4304 propels away from the alley as task forces arrive. Date: 12/04/2070 Overview: Novalance Type-01 aerial/land combat exoskeletons under UIN4 Space Force Gamma control are redirected from a Foundation-approved test flight in Ashburn Station to combat SCP-4304, which attempted to attack them with a missile volley. Novalance Red shoots down incoming missiles5 and reaches SCP-4304's position on top of the Sector 3 Omicron Containment Spire. Both exoskeletons engage in a brief skirmish until weapons matching those of PoI-9909 form along the sides of SCP-4304's arms, all of which release beams of green energy that tear off the wings of Novalance Red. The remaining Novalance units launch sets of missiles at SCP-4304. The exoskeleton attempts to form a protective kinteohazardous gesture, but its movement slows and its left arm wavers, preventing completion of the gesture and resulting in the missiles making contact. SCP-4304 is damaged and it vanishes in a dense cloud of debris. A message was engraved on Novalance Red's chassis by the energy weapons, reading: "Just wanted to test these rayguns out. No hard feelings." Date: 14/04/2070 Overview: SCP-4304 manifests outside the Sector 3 Omicron Containment Spire and generates a set of thaumic shields that converge into a conic shape and drill through the building's outer walls. Through a combination of the shields and the fire of PoI-9909's weaponry, all security androids are dispatched and High Security Chamber 0, storing the in-development NETZACH Empyrean/Astral Laser System, is breached. The laser system and other present experimental weaponry apportate into SCP-4304's storage compartments. A Way to an unknown extradimensional space forms under the exoskeleton as MTF Naudiz-20 enters the chamber. Unusually, SCP-4304 generates weaponry to attack the task force but all of the generated weapons fail to fire or spontaneously break. SCP-4304 enters the way after one minute and vanishes. Its left arm is observed to be jittering at this point. Note: After this incident, several messages flagged by IrisNET were sent over the Ashfire messenger app to an account named "windsweptdagger." The account that sent the messages was quickly deleted. ▷ Open Messages ▽ Close Messages Hey, the raid is done. Could you let me out now? Is there any matters holding you up? If so I can wait. I'd prefer you message me about anything, though. It's been four hours now. Please respond as soon as possible. Has Ashfire broken? Hello? These are marked as read. I know have received these, so what are you doing? Is this really what you are going to do? Fine. I can sort this out on my own. Date: 15/04/2070 Overview: Undercover Agent Sylvia Petrovski observes SCP-4304 inside an empty apartment block construction lot. SCP-4304 behaves erratically, clenching its left arm while slamming it against building pylons and construction equipment. The arm bulges and the right arm stabs it with an ME-LLK Combat Knife. Upon spotting Agent Petrovski, the exoskeleton's engine activates and it attempts to fly out of the lot. However, it repeatedly changes course, colliding with buildings and the ground before the engine cuts out mid-flight. SCP-4304 sluggishly moves behind a set of neighboring buildings and vanishes. Addendum.4304.2: Incident Ansuz/4304/9909 Following the incident on 15/04/2070, SCP-4304 was summoned in the Yeong-Hwan Zone A10 Construction Yard on 16/04/2070, its movements noticeably slowed and its left arm wrapped in adhesive tape. Foundation personnel were alerted and an experimental Gewehran Class thaumomechanical exoskeleton (Gewehran 1), piloted by Agent Jae-Seong Jo of Mobile Task Force Ansuz-0 ("Fly High"), was dispatched. The Gewehran Class engaged SCP-4304, which began broadcasting messages from PoI-287XR in the ensuing confrontation. Incident Ansuz/4304/9909: Video Log < BEGIN LOG > SCP-4304 clenches its left arm. Sets of translucent UVN-20/B minguns manifest around the exoskeleton and aim at Gewehran 1, revving but not firing. Gewehran 1 approaches. PoI-287XR: (over SCP-4304's speakers) Hey, I'm dealing with my own issues right now, so could you hold off for one moment? SCP-4304's left arm generates a ME-LLK Combat Knife that propels itself at SCP-4304's head. SCP-4304 swerves. PoI-287XR: (directed to the arm) Oh come on, could you not— The arm writhes and erratically fires green energy beams that vaporize sections of SCP-4304's right arm, prompting the exoskeleton to fire one of the miniguns into the arm. Adhesive tape is torn but the bullets explode before contacting the arm surface. PoI-287XR: Look, we made a deal, and I expect you to fully hold your end of it. Is that really such a good reason for you to be freaking out? (pause) Yes I adjusted the deal after but it's virtually the same as it was— FUCK! Two missiles launch from SCP-4304's left hand, impacting the exoskeleton and sending it stumbling onto a construction exosuit storage truck. SCP-4304 manifests and stabs four ME-LLK Combat Knives into its left arm. Agent Jo receives orders from MTF Ansuz-0 Command to use the opportunity to contain PoI-287XR by any means necessary. Gewehran 1 enters a sprint and engages its shoulder mounted particle beams, contacting rows of circular thaumic shielding that ring SCP-4304 and slowly carving through them. The miniguns fire at Gewehran 1. SCP-4304 repeatedly punches its left arm. PoI-287XR: I made the hammerspace in the arm as nice as possible, and if you can't appreciate that then that's on you. And no this isn't a good time for you to be bothering me about this! Spell conduit systems in Gewehran 1 activate and a set of spells uttered by Agent Jo cause the incoming bullets to lose kinetic energy, transferring it into the exoskeleton. They reach SCP-4304, activate two auxiliary arms, shift the built up energy into all three arms and punch SCP-4304. Thaumic shields and alloy plating shatter and the exoskeleton is launched backwards. It collides with rows of construction equipment. PoI-287XR: See what just… SCP-4304 stands up, preparing to charge at Gewehran 1. The exoskeleton freezes. PoI-287XR: …You drilled out of the hammerspace? The exoskeleton remains frozen until it manifests further knives and frantically stabs them into its left shoulder in an attempt to tear its arm off. Spacetime around the arm repeatedly contracts and expands until a dimensional tear forms in a burst of light. The tear collapses. The area surrounding SCP-4304 explodes. < END LOG > Once the energy released by the unstable dimensional tear had subsided, containment crews entered the construction yard. The wreckage of SCP-4304 was found at the blast epicenter, its left arm wholly missing and the rest torn apart. No sign of PoI-287XR was found. As the crews began loading the remnants into mobile containment cells, PoI-9909 extricated themselves from under piles of metal slag, saluted Gewehran 1, and apportated out of view. The wreckage was in transit when it turned luminescent, disassembled into rings of machinery, and vanished. Addendum.4304.3: IrisNET Flagged Messages Below are two messages sent over the Ashrise messenger app, flagged by IrisNET AI. The accounts that sent the messages were both named with strings of random characters and have displayed no further activity. ACCOUNT 1: While I appreciate your offer of cooperation, along with how you provided me half of the stolen weapons, I can't say I enjoyed being locked into an arm for several days. No number of coffee machines and VR sets in there helped with that. I'm sorry about the mech damage but for a supposed "deal" you sure did a poor job at holding it. That's all. ACCOUNT 2: Fuck off. Footnotes 1. An O'Neill cylinder space station constructed between the orbits of Earth and Mars, starting in the 2020s and ending in the 2030s. As of 2070, it has a current population of 29 million humans, extraterrestrials, and other sapient entities. 2. Katrina Kuang, a known paracriminal active in Ashburn Station. 3. An individual operating under the moniker of "Nobody," observed to frequently use weaponry with designs matching that of 1940s—50s science fiction weaponry. Although he has been involved in paracriminal activities, his motivation are unclear. 4. United Interplanetary Nations. 5. Analysis of the debris later found that they were not actual missiles; aside from engines, the full missile structure was formed from clay. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4304" by NatVoltaic, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4304. 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-4304
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Item #: SCP-4304 Status: Uncontained (High Priority) Special Containment Procedures: Foundation personnel in Ashburn Station1 are to track down PoI-287XR by any means necessary. Artificial intelligence constructs in the IrisNET Ashburn Monitoring Network will routinely scan communication lines, security feeds, and social media posts originating from the space station for signs of PoI-287XR activity. If activity is detected, task forces in the relevant station sectors will be dispatched. The planned strategy for the capture of PoI-287XR is to lead them into a sufficiently small area that the summoning of SCP-4304 would result in severe structural damage to itself. If such circumstances are achieved, it is expected that personnel will be able to easily capture the PoI, so long as effort is taken to handle any additional anomalous devices they may be in the possession of. PoI-287XR will then be transferred to the nearest Foundation facility for indefinite detainment. The development of counter-offensive mechanical exoskeletons capable of combatting SCP-4304 and other similar threats is currently ongoing. Description: SCP-4304 is a mobile humanoid mechanical exoskeleton possessing anomalous weaponry and thaumaturgic abilities, designated the "Blue Knight" by its pilot, Person of Interest-287XR.2 The exoskeleton is 18 meters tall and is layered in a dark blue metallic alloy of unknown nature, capable of withstanding conventional weaponry and sufficiently lightweight to enable rapid movement. Engines for generating thrust are built into the back, and all body sections contain compartments for the storage of objects and weaponry. Yellow and red logos are present on the shoulder plates, though this is painted over with a symbol of a sword. The exoskeleton can be thaumaturgically summoned by PoI-287XR at any time. Summoning involves the speaking of undeciphered vocalizations, done in tandem with the performance of kinetohazardous gestures and the release of aspect radiation. Completion of the process results in PoI-287XR levitating into the air and becoming surrounded by rings of luminescent machinery, which then assemble into SCP-4304. At this point PoI-287XR attains complete control over the exoskeleton and can use it as a conduit for wide varieties of anomalous phenomena, including the ectoentropic generation of weaponry and amplification of thaumic spells. While this poses a significant threat when active, PoI-287XR has only kept the exoskeleton summoned in short durations. The hypothesized reason for this is that, as based on the behavior of other thaumaturges, thaumic processes that require high levels of mental concentration quickly result in exhaustion the longer they are performed for. However, no confirmation of this exists, as PoI-287XR and the anomaly's desummoning process have not been observed due to the repeated successful evasion of Foundation forces. How SCP-4304 is repaired between summonings is additionally uncertain. To date, all PoI-287XR and SCP-4304 activity has occurred within Ashburn Station, usually involved in forms of paracriminal activity. Of note is that both PoI-287XR's and SCP-4304's Scranton signature indicates that they originate from a foreign reality. Addendum.4304.1: Notable SCP-4304 Incidents Below are events involving SCP-4304 deemed of note for containment personnel. Full reports on the incidents in question may be provided on request. Date: 13/03/2070 Overview: PoI-287XR, under pursuit by IrisNET Capture Drones, jumps off the OSAM Block 3 Office Tower and summons SCP-4304 mid-descent. SCP-4304 apportates with minor position changes but with a change in the anomaly's orientation. This results in all downwards velocity shifting to horizontal velocity, preventing a potentially lethal impact with the ground while launching the exoskeleton into a Foundation attack VTOL. The damaged VTOL collides with a neighboring skyscraper, which SCP-4304 enters and then vanishes in. Signs of a Way activation are found in an ensuing investigation. Date: 04/04/2070 Overview: One of SCP-4304's hands, severed by laser fire from Mobile Task Force Naudiz-20 ("N² Ballistic Strike"), converts into an active S.E.P. Concealment Field grenade. The grenade lands at the task force's encampment and causes all present personnel to lose complete awareness of SCP-4304. PoI-287XR uses this opportunity to break into an under-construction apartment block. Tracking of the anomaly is lost. Date: 09/04/2070 Overview: Security cameras record PoI-99093 speaking with PoI-287XR in an alleyway. PoI-9909 nods to her and she rushes out of the alley, summons SCP-4304, and unfolds the exoskeleton's hand into a mass of mechanical tendrils that drag PoI-9909 into a compartment on its left arm. SCP-4304 propels away from the alley as task forces arrive. Date: 12/04/2070 Overview: Novalance Type-01 aerial/land combat exoskeletons under UIN4 Space Force Gamma control are redirected from a Foundation-approved test flight in Ashburn Station to combat SCP-4304, which attempted to attack them with a missile volley. Novalance Red shoots down incoming missiles5 and reaches SCP-4304's position on top of the Sector 3 Omicron Containment Spire. Both exoskeletons engage in a brief skirmish until weapons matching those of PoI-9909 form along the sides of SCP-4304's arms, all of which release beams of green energy that tear off the wings of Novalance Red. The remaining Novalance units launch sets of missiles at SCP-4304. The exoskeleton attempts to form a protective kinteohazardous gesture, but its movement slows and its left arm wavers, preventing completion of the gesture and resulting in the missiles making contact. SCP-4304 is damaged and it vanishes in a dense cloud of debris. A message was engraved on Novalance Red's chassis by the energy weapons, reading: "Just wanted to test these rayguns out. No hard feelings." Date: 14/04/2070 Overview: SCP-4304 manifests outside the Sector 3 Omicron Containment Spire and generates a set of thaumic shields that converge into a conic shape and drill through the building's outer walls. Through a combination of the shields and the fire of PoI-9909's weaponry, all security androids are dispatched and High Security Chamber 0, storing the in-development NETZACH Empyrean/Astral Laser System, is breached. The laser system and other present experimental weaponry apportate into SCP-4304's storage compartments. A Way to an unknown extradimensional space forms under the exoskeleton as MTF Naudiz-20 enters the chamber. Unusually, SCP-4304 generates weaponry to attack the task force but all of the generated weapons fail to fire or spontaneously break. SCP-4304 enters the way after one minute and vanishes. Its left arm is observed to be jittering at this point. Note: After this incident, several messages flagged by IrisNET were sent over the Ashfire messenger app to an account named "windsweptdagger." The account that sent the messages was quickly deleted. ▷ Open Messages ▽ Close Messages Hey, the raid is done. Could you let me out now? Is there any matters holding you up? If so I can wait. I'd prefer you message me about anything, though. It's been four hours now. Please respond as soon as possible. Has Ashfire broken? Hello? These are marked as read. I know have received these, so what are you doing? Is this really what you are going to do? Fine. I can sort this out on my own. Date: 15/04/2070 Overview: Undercover Agent Sylvia Petrovski observes SCP-4304 inside an empty apartment block construction lot. SCP-4304 behaves erratically, clenching its left arm while slamming it against building pylons and construction equipment. The arm bulges and the right arm stabs it with an ME-LLK Combat Knife. Upon spotting Agent Petrovski, the exoskeleton's engine activates and it attempts to fly out of the lot. However, it repeatedly changes course, colliding with buildings and the ground before the engine cuts out mid-flight. SCP-4304 sluggishly moves behind a set of neighboring buildings and vanishes. Addendum.4304.2: Incident Ansuz/4304/9909 Following the incident on 15/04/2070, SCP-4304 was summoned in the Yeong-Hwan Zone A10 Construction Yard on 16/04/2070, its movements noticeably slowed and its left arm wrapped in adhesive tape. Foundation personnel were alerted and an experimental Gewehran Class thaumomechanical exoskeleton (Gewehran 1), piloted by Agent Jae-Seong Jo of Mobile Task Force Ansuz-0 ("Fly High"), was dispatched. The Gewehran Class engaged SCP-4304, which began broadcasting messages from PoI-287XR in the ensuing confrontation. Incident Ansuz/4304/9909: Video Log < BEGIN LOG > SCP-4304 clenches its left arm. Sets of translucent UVN-20/B minguns manifest around the exoskeleton and aim at Gewehran 1, revving but not firing. Gewehran 1 approaches. PoI-287XR: (over SCP-4304's speakers) Hey, I'm dealing with my own issues right now, so could you hold off for one moment? SCP-4304's left arm generates a ME-LLK Combat Knife that propels itself at SCP-4304's head. SCP-4304 swerves. PoI-287XR: (directed to the arm) Oh come on, could you not— The arm writhes and erratically fires green energy beams that vaporize sections of SCP-4304's right arm, prompting the exoskeleton to fire one of the miniguns into the arm. Adhesive tape is torn but the bullets explode before contacting the arm surface. PoI-287XR: Look, we made a deal, and I expect you to fully hold your end of it. Is that really such a good reason for you to be freaking out? (pause) Yes I adjusted the deal after but it's virtually the same as it was— FUCK! Two missiles launch from SCP-4304's left hand, impacting the exoskeleton and sending it stumbling onto a construction exosuit storage truck. SCP-4304 manifests and stabs four ME-LLK Combat Knives into its left arm. Agent Jo receives orders from MTF Ansuz-0 Command to use the opportunity to contain PoI-287XR by any means necessary. Gewehran 1 enters a sprint and engages its shoulder mounted particle beams, contacting rows of circular thaumic shielding that ring SCP-4304 and slowly carving through them. The miniguns fire at Gewehran 1. SCP-4304 repeatedly punches its left arm. PoI-287XR: I made the hammerspace in the arm as nice as possible, and if you can't appreciate that then that's on you. And no this isn't a good time for you to be bothering me about this! Spell conduit systems in Gewehran 1 activate and a set of spells uttered by Agent Jo cause the incoming bullets to lose kinetic energy, transferring it into the exoskeleton. They reach SCP-4304, activate two auxiliary arms, shift the built up energy into all three arms and punch SCP-4304. Thaumic shields and alloy plating shatter and the exoskeleton is launched backwards. It collides with rows of construction equipment. PoI-287XR: See what just… SCP-4304 stands up, preparing to charge at Gewehran 1. The exoskeleton freezes. PoI-287XR: …You drilled out of the hammerspace? The exoskeleton remains frozen until it manifests further knives and frantically stabs them into its left shoulder in an attempt to tear its arm off. Spacetime around the arm repeatedly contracts and expands until a dimensional tear forms in a burst of light. The tear collapses. The area surrounding SCP-4304 explodes. < END LOG > Once the energy released by the unstable dimensional tear had subsided, containment crews entered the construction yard. The wreckage of SCP-4304 was found at the blast epicenter, its left arm wholly missing and the rest torn apart. No sign of PoI-287XR was found. As the crews began loading the remnants into mobile containment cells, PoI-9909 extricated themselves from under piles of metal slag, saluted Gewehran 1, and apportated out of view. The wreckage was in transit when it turned luminescent, disassembled into rings of machinery, and vanished. Addendum.4304.3: IrisNET Flagged Messages Below are two messages sent over the Ashrise messenger app, flagged by IrisNET AI. The accounts that sent the messages were both named with strings of random characters and have displayed no further activity. ACCOUNT 1: While I appreciate your offer of cooperation, along with how you provided me half of the stolen weapons, I can't say I enjoyed being locked into an arm for several days. No number of coffee machines and VR sets in there helped with that. I'm sorry about the mech damage but for a supposed "deal" you sure did a poor job at holding it. That's all. ACCOUNT 2: Fuck off. Footnotes 1. An O'Neill cylinder space station constructed between the orbits of Earth and Mars, starting in the 2020s and ending in the 2030s. As of 2070, it has a current population of 29 million humans, extraterrestrials, and other sapient entities. 2. Katrina Kuang, a known paracriminal active in Ashburn Station. 3. An individual operating under the moniker of "Nobody," observed to frequently use weaponry with designs matching that of 1940s—50s science fiction weaponry. Although he has been involved in paracriminal activities, his motivation are unclear. 4. United Interplanetary Nations. 5. Analysis of the debris later found that they were not actual missiles; aside from engines, the full missile structure was formed from clay. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4304" by NatVoltaic, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4304. 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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3/4305 LEVEL 3/4305 CLASSIFIED Item #: SCP-4305 Euclid Special Containment Procedures: The area containing SCP-4305 is enclosed by chain-link fence and bears signage appropriate to standard cover story "Waste-4." The containment area is monitored remotely via perimeter alarm. In the event of trespass, Secure Area-38 is to dispatch a reconnaissance drone equipped with sedative darts in order to identify, track, and incapacitate any individuals who may pose a risk of activating the anomaly. Description: SCP-4305 is the collective designation for an area of desert approximately 80 kilometers northwest of the city of McGill, Nevada in the Great Basin Desert. This area is the source of a spatial anomaly as well as an associated humanoid manifestation designated as SCP-4305-1. While the specific dimensions of SCP-4305 are presently unknown, the anomalous area encircles a derelict in-ground pool, adjacent concrete pool deck, and a 2x2 meter cinder-block structure that has been painted white. This structure features a wooden door showing significant signs of weathering, no windows, and a yellow plastic sign marked with block letters that read 'CAUTION: No Lifeguard On Duty'. The anomaly becomes active when an individual approaches the pool deck. Upon activation, the door on the cinder-block structure will open and an instance of SCP-4305-1 will emerge. Instances of SCP-4305-1 take the form of a humanoid male approximately 50 years of age standing greater than 1.8 meters in height and with a lean build. While the features of the face vary from instance to instance, all manifestations recorded to this point have shared the following traits: Dressed in a gray wool three-piece suit. Wearing a black derby hat. Speaking in a Liverpool accent. Carrying a black umbrella, undeployed. General immunity to all attempts at impediment including the circumvention of man-made barriers. A walking speed of approximately 2.1 meters per second.1 After the instance of SCP-4305-1 manifests, it will approach the triggering individual in an attempt to secure their attention. If allowed to reach the subject, SCP-4305-1 will offer a verbal warning of trespass and attempt to make physical contact. Should it be successful, the affected subject will experience substantial pain rated by individual sufferers as comparable to that of being struck by a taser. Additional violations of the trespass order issued by SCP-4305-1 have proven invariably fatal. Discovery Log: While on a routine training mission, Foundation field operative David Harbour became separated during a controlled skydiving exercise and landed several kilometers east of his intended target. While waiting for extraction, the agent attempted to scout the area only to note the presence of an in-ground pool in the middle of the desert. The agent reported approaching the pool, having no suspicion of its anomalous nature, and was then met by a manifestation of SCP-4305-1. After indicating the presence of SCP-4305-1, the agent failed to provide any further updates and his field beacon was no longer detectable. Upon the arrival of the extraction team, Agent Harbour was located in proximity to the last known location of his beacon. He was unconscious and his field equipment had all been short-circuited in a manner consistent with substantial electrical shock. The agent was returned to nearby Secure Area-38 for medical evaluation. The nearby area was flagged for containment and investigation. During the debriefing, the field agent was unable to recall any substantial detail about his experience after he began his investigation of the pool, nor could he explain the burn marks now present on his abdomen. It is unknown if this was due to an anomalous effect or merely the result of trauma. Addendum.4305.1 Test Codename: Evasive Maneuvers Close Test Log Dateline: 2009-07-06, 13:44 The following is a transcription of a field test conducted at the site of SCP-4305. A monitoring team including Agent Harbour was dispatched with standard athletic field gear and a body camera with an extended battery. The video begins as the agent disembarks from the monitoring van; extraneous footage has been cut. Operations: Alright Agent, equipment check complete. Please approach the pool. Agent Harbour approaches the area of SCP-4305 on foot. Agent Harbour: Okay, Ops, I'm about 10 meters from the pool deck. I'm seeing…concrete, dust, a little bit of trash. 'No Lifeguard' sign. Looks like what used to be a pool chair. Not much going on here. This pretty much matches what I can remember about last time. I'm going to go in closer. Operations: Affirmative, Harbour. Please try to get some footage from the pool. Agent Harbour approaches the lip of the pool and angles the camera downward to look within. The pool is in a state of disrepair however there is an amount of muddied or otherwise dirty water still remaining at the bottom. Based on visual cues such as the pool's slope the suggested depth is less than 0.5 meters. As the camera pans left to right, the corpse of a human male becomes visible facedown in the water. The body appears to be coated with an unknown substance visually similar in appearance to mineral oil. Agent Harbour: Ops, are you seeing this? Looks like somebody drowned in there? I'm going to look for a way down, maybe…maybe something to poke it with? I guess I can just walk down the steps on the far side. Operations: Corpse acknowledged, Agent. Physical contact is not authorized at this time; observation only. We don't know what happened last time. No sense gambling. As the camera further scans the pool the abrupt creaking of wood startles the agent and the camera snaps to the right, focusing on a small cinderblock structure at the edge of the pool deck. The wooden door on the front has opened and an arm can be seen emerging from the interior. A tall man in a gray suit emerges, an instance of SCP-4305-1. The observing Agent holds his ground for the time being. SCP-4305-1: You there! As the head of SCP-4305-1 emerges, the camera snaps around and the sound of shoes on concrete can be heard as Agent Harbour breaks into a run. Agent Harbour: Oh fuck! Not this guy again! Operations: Agent, do you know this man? Is this who you saw before? Agent Harbour: Shit, I think so. I'm outta here, Ops! SCP-4305-1: I say, you there! Wait! Approximately four minutes of audio and video has been fast-forwarded wherein Agent Harbour continues to run through the desert back toward his drop point. The video resumes as Agent Harbour collapses from exertion and falls onto his hands and knees just outside the Foundation monitoring van. The camera turns back in the direction of SCP-4305. In the distance, a humanoid figure can be seen several hundred meters out. Another minute elapses as Agent Harbour is helped into the monitoring van and the testing team radios back for permission to leave. Permission is obtained and the van leaves the area of SCP-4305. Agent Harbour's camera is pointed out of the back window of the van where a humanoid figure is observed in the distance, presumably the instance of SCP-4305-1. END RECORDING Incident Update to Addendum.4305.1 Dateline: 2009-07-06, 18:12 [Approximately 5 hours after previous addendum] After returning to Secure Area-38, internal cameras indicate Agent Harbour was debriefing site research staff after his attempted field test when external security alarms sounded and the site entered Stage-1 lockdown. Agent Harbour, representatives of Operations, and researchers assigned to this test self-isolated inside their interview room for the duration of the lockdown as per protocol. Security footage correlated from the entrance to Secure Area-38 as well as other internal monitoring indicates that an anomalous humanoid approached the facility entrance and utilized an umbrella to leverage the external bay door and pry it open. Site security personnel were instructed to engage the target with lethal force. Responding with standard weaponry available to the site, numerous shots were fired at the instance of SCP-4305-1 from increasing numbers of Foundation personnel until ammunition was exhausted. There was no apparent damage to the instance of SCP-4305-1. The invading instance of SCP-4305-1 continued unimpeded through internal corridors, utilizing a previously undocumented sense of preternatural awareness regarding the location of Agent Harbour. Upon arrival to the interview room, the instance of SCP-4305-1 utilized his umbrella to pry the hinges of the door free and enter. Approaching Agent Harbour directly. The following exchange was recorded: Agent Harbour: What is it that you want? Why did you follow me? SCP-4305-1: Sir, as I stated before, that was private property you entered. I thought the signs would convey a certain understanding. You can't go in there and I shan't want to serve you notice again. Agent Harbour: Whose property is it? Why is it private? What are you protecting? What's in the— The agent's line of questioning is cut off as the instance of SCP-4305-1 decouples the handle of his umbrella to reveal a large cylindrical rod visually similar to a cattle prod. He makes contact with Agent Harbour's abdomen. The agent immediately begins to seize and shortly after falling onto the floor he vanishes completely. The instance of SCP-4305-1 then turns and leaves. Foundation assets tracked SCP-4305-1 back to its point of origin at SCP-4305 where it entered the cinderblock building adjacent to the pool. Addendum.4305.2: Observation Log Close Observation Log Dateline: 2009-07-10, 08:58 The activation of motion sensors triggered the cameras surrounding SCP-4305 to begin recording footage. Multiple angles pointed at the inground swimming pool recorded the submerging of the corpse which had been floating face-down on the surface of the water. Shortly thereafter a series of bubbles escaped from the liquid before another corpse of a differing physical makeup surfaced, also face-down in the pool. Observation indicates this corpse bears a tattoo that is a positive stylistic and anatomical match to a tattoo worn by Agent Harbour. A reconnaissance drone was deployed in an attempt to identify the remains as well as sample the viscous fluid. This operation was executed successfully and a positive DNA match was made between the corpse and genetic material on file for Agent Harbour. Analysis of the viscous fluid indicates the presence of deuterium oxide, mercury chloride, and human saliva. While none of the components of this material have tested as individually anomalous, the resulting mixture demonstrates a substantially greater density than any of the components would normally possess. Addendum.4305.3: Posthumus Recovery Attempt Close Recovery Attempt Dateline: 2009-07-11, 07:45 A treaded drone was deployed equipped with claw and hook utility arms; however the drone was unable to secure a hold on the corpse. Additional attempts at reducing the distance between the drone and the corpse to better secure leverage were unsuccessful. During the procedure, monitoring equipment recorded a sharp jerk on one of the mechanical arms as it attempted to grip the leg of the corpse. The drone was then pulled further down the slope of the pool by an unseen force and dragged into the viscous fluid. The device failed to respond to additional commands before eventually going offline. Subject D-21443 was then fitted with a remote-operated compliance collar and given a three-meter-long hooked pole with instructions to attempt to first recover the reconnaissance drone from the pool, and, as a secondary objective, attempt to recover the corpse of Agent Harbour by pulling it out of the liquid. D-21443: Okay boys, I'm just about to the pool. Where should I get into this thing? Operations: You can use either the stairs at the shallow end of the ladder on the near side. D-21443: Smelling real ripe over here now that I'm downwind of this thing. Operations: Understood, D-21443. Please proceed to the inground pool. D-21443: Heh. 'Caution, no lifeguard'. Yeah, no kidding. Operations: What was that, D-21443? D-21443: Nothin'. Just no lifeguard. Operations: Please restrict cross-talk. D-21443: <Grumbles indistinctly> D-21443 steps onto the pool deck and approaches the shallow end. He descends the steps and begins to cross the pool floor. After a meter, a loud banging noise is recorded and other cameras pointed at SCP-4305 record the door to the cinderblock structure flying open as an instance of SCP-4305-1 steps out. SCP-4305-1: I say, old boy. Get away from there! This is private property! D-21443 drops the hooked pole he is carrying and begins to run up the stairs, off of the pool deck, and away from SCP-4305-1 in a direction opposite the monitoring team. Operations: D, you need to head back towards us. Stop. Immediately. Or we will have to encourage compliance. D-21443: Hell no man, did you see that fucking guy! It must be 100 degrees and he's wearing a wool suit out here? Nearby cameras record D-21443 running towards the perimeter of the containment zone with SCP-4305-1 continuing to pursue at a steady walk. Operations: D-class, do you understand that if you attempt to flee we will activate your collar? D-21443: Fuck you! Come and pick me up! D-21443 reaches the perimeter fence and begins to climb. As he nears the top, the remote compliance collar is activated and the D-class seizes and becomes rigid as he falls from the fence. Approximately one minute later, SCP-4305-1 enters the frame just as D-21443 begins to regain bodily control. D-21443: Seriously, dude, I'm just doing my job! SCP-4305-1: Sir, you and your friends must work on your comprehension skills. Just like the sign says: No trespassing. This is private property. SCP-4305-1 disengages the handle of his umbrella and withdraws a long baton with a forked head similar to a cattle prod. D-21443: Ah jeez, come on dude, I'm just the pool guy! SCP-4305-1: I'm not sure what is unclear about 'no trespassing'. SCP-4305-1 advances. D-21443: Wait, what? There wasn't any trespassing on the sign! It said 'lifeguard'! No lifeguard on duty! SCP-4305-1 halts and furrows his brow. D-21443: Caution, no lifeguard on duty. I swear it, on my life. After a nearly 30 seconds pause, SCP-4305-1 extends the cattle prod and contacts D-21443 in the abdomen. The D-class begins to seize violently before he vanishes. SCP-4305-1: I'll have to look into that. SCP-4305-1 returns to the cinderblock structure and closes the door behind itself. Incident Update to Addendum.4305.1 Dateline: 2009-07-11, 18:39 The corpse of Agent Harbour was recorded being subsumed into the viscous liquid. A third corpse was observed rising to the surface shortly thereafter. There were no marks on the body of the corpse useful in positive identification other than a Foundation issued remote controlled compliance collar. Footnotes 1. Human walking speed is highly dependent on many factors but has been averaged to 1.4 meters per second. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4305" by ManyMeats, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4305. 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-4306 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4306 is to remain employed at Site-47 for as long as it remains cooperative. SCP-4306's living area is to be a sparsely furnished room built adjacent to MSC-231. SCP-4306 is to wear a remote-activated electrified collar at all times. RFID sensors have been placed at all entrance and exit checkpoints at Site-47. In case of systems failure, the on-shift security supervisor will have a battery-operated remote activator on their person at all times. SCP-4306-1 through SCP-4306-4 are to be contained in a standard secure containment locker which has been installed in MSC-23. SCP-4306 is allowed unrestricted access to these items for custodial duties. Description: SCP-4306 is a twenty-nine year old human male, 178cm tall and 95.3kg in weight with black hair, green eyes, and tan skin. SCP-4306's skin2 is decorated with tattoos and scars frequently associated with membership in the motorcycle gang known as the 'Vagos Motorcycle Club3'. Of note, there is a large tattoo on its back which depicts the Norse deity Loki seated atop a custom Harley-Davidson motorcycle. SCP-4306-1 through SCP-4306-44 are as follows: Item Designation Item Description SCP-4306-1 An American Market cotton string mop with wooden handle and stainless steel frame. SCP-4306-2 A Grainger Industries plastic mop bucket and wringer. The bucket's liquid capacity is 33.122 liters. The original yellow surface has been painted over with lines and circular geometric patterns of various colors. SCP-4306-3 A Quickie multi-surface fiberglass push broom. SCP-4306-4 An ULine broom and dust pan combination. Similar to SCP-4306-2, SCP-4306-4's dust pan is also painted with lines and geometric patterns of various colors. SCP-4306's duties include and are limited to custodial work, incident cleanup, and hazardous testing cleanup. Properties: SCP-4306's anomalous properties manifest in three facets, hereforth called 'events': Event Designation Event Trigger Description of Anomaly STJ-01 SCP-4306 uses SCP-4306-1 and SCP-4306-2 within parameters of normal use. Minor teleportation effect observed. Area where STJ-01 occurs becomes instantaneously clean and sanitary upon trigger. (See Observation Log SCP-4306-STJ-A) STJ-02 SCP-4306 uses SCP-4306-3 within parameters of normal use. Minor teleportation effect observed. Any and all dirt, pieces of bone, tile chips, or other small to medium particulate matter on the floor of an area are teleported into well-organized piles. (See Observation Log SCP-4306-STJ-B) STJ-03 SCP-4306 uses SCP-4306-4 within parameters of normal use. Minor teleportation effect observed. Any and all small to medium dirt, paper, or other such refuse are teleported into the dust pan of SCP-4306-4. (See Observation Log SCP-4306-STJ-C) Note: Testing has revealed that the anomalous properties of SCP-4306 do not manifest when it utilizes non-anomalous custodial implements. Similarly, SCP-4306-1 through SCP-4306-4 do not manifest any anomalous properties when handled by other personnel. Addenda: Addendum — Acquisition File — 4306-STJ, dated 08 March 2012: UAI Report5: Assistant Researcher K. Philips — Submitted to Lead Researcher J. Whitt on 2012/03/02. An scanned excerpt follows: Scanned copy of UAI Report 195-12-614. Mouse over to enlarge. + Typed Copy - Typed Copy Personnel involved: Researcher K. Philips, D-45417, D-46751. Time/Date of Incident: 2012/03/02 at 1057* 1054 At 1057* 1054, I was supervising the cleanup of Testing Lab 46B. When D-45417 took the mop out, dunked it in the cleaning solution, and touched it to the floor, everything was cleaned instantly sanitized. At the same time, D-46751 was instantaneously shifted five centimeters to her left, I was shifted a little above the floor, and other items around the room (such as the instruments rack and whatnot) were also shifted around within one centimeter of their original positioning. It is possible that D-45417 may have spatial anomalous properties. We need to perform some tests. * Sorry, I just realized my watch is off by three minutes! - Typed Copy SCP Classification Request: Lead Researcher J. Whitt — Submitted to Site Director at 0143 on 2012/03/04. An excerpt follows: As you can see from the attached video documentation, the subject, D-45417, was able to reproduce this effect across multiple tests and with various cleaning implements. During each of the tests involving the subject using the mop and bucket, the floor, walls, and ceiling of the test chamber are cleaned instantaneously, and various other subjects, items, and researchers are moved via instantaneous shifting to varying distances. Subject has also shown marked psychological changes. Included with this report are D-45417's psychological profile and behavior reports. Compare those to the behavior reports included after the UAI Report was filed by Assistant Researcher Philips and observe the rapid decrease in hostility and an equally rapid increase in compliance and docility. Addendum — Observation Logs: Observation Log — SCP-4306-STJ-A: SCP-4306 is instructed to use SCP-4306-1 and SCP-4306-2 on the floor of a standard testing chamber located in the west wing of Site-47. SCP-4306-2 is filled with 33 liters of a solution of 10% Pine-Sol cleaner and 90% distilled water. Upon contact with the floor, the room became clean and the water in SCP-4306-2 became cloudy. Analysis reveals the cloudiness in the water is a result of the dirt and other contaminants from the floor, walls, and ceiling. Of note, the desk, chair, book case, and filing cabinet were instantaneously shifted by varying distances not exceeding 4cm. Observation Log — SCP-4306-STJ-B: SCP-4306 is instructed to use SCP-4306-3 on the floor of the hallway outside of personnel break room on first floor of Site-47. Upon contact with the floor, all dirt and other loose debris from the morning's retirement party for Dr. Willitz appeared in three neat piles. The blood stains on the floor were not cleaned but instead were smudged by what appeared to be the bristles of SCP-4306-3. SCP-4306 was then instructed to use SCP-4306-1 and SCP-4306-2 to finish cleaning the floor. Result is similar to those noted in prior log. Note: Residual materials recovered from SCP-4306-3's bristles matched the composition of the debris recovered from the three piles. Observation Log — SCP-4306-STJ-C: SCP-4306 is instructed to use SCP-4306-4 on the floor in the former office of the retired Dr. Willitz. Upon contact of SCP-4306-4's broom with the floor, all dirt and loose debris on the floor appeared in SCP-4306-4's dust bin. All items in Dr. Willitz's office were moved to varying distances not exceeding 1cm. Note: Upon inspection of the office after the experiment, it was revealed that the analogue desk clock on Dr. Willitz's desk6 had been set forward by five minutes and forty-seven seconds during the experiment. As nobody had interacted with the clock, researchers summoned the on-site forensics team to investigate. Latent fingerprints were lifted from the clock which confirmed that SCP-4306 had held the clock in his right hand for an extended period of time despite not having moved during Event SCP-4306-STJ-C. Further dusting for fingerprints revealed that SCP-4306 had also moved Dr. Willitz's desk, chair, and filing cabinet. Addendum — Interview Log Excerpt, dated 2012/06/23: Interviewer: Assistant Researcher K. Philips [KP] Interviewee: SCP-4306 Location: Assistant Researcher K. Philips' office KP: Good afternoon, SCP-4306. Can you please state your name for the record? SCP-4306: Stan the Janitor. KP: Your personnel file states that your name is Robert J. Turner. SCP-4306: I don't think so. My name is Stan the Janitor, and I'm here to clean. KP: Of course. Can you describe for me what happens when you clean? SCP-4306: It's like I go into a zen place, you know? Everything is still and quiet except for the sound of the mop and bucket. Sometimes I hear wind chimes, but I can't ever find them. It doesn't matter, though. The sound makes everything feel… peaceful. KP: That's interesting. Can you tell me more about this feeling of zen? SCP-4306: It's like the feeling of a wet mop slapping against a perfectly clean floor. You know it's clean, but you do it anyway because if you don't, it'll get dirty again. But when you're in that moment, you don't worry about that. You're just focused on the task at hand, and everything else falls away. KP: So you find cleaning to be fulfilling? SCP-4306: More than that. Cleaning is my purpose. It's why I'm here. It's what I was made to do. You know that feeling when you're doing something you love and time just flies by? That's what cleaning is for me. I could spend my entire life cleaning this one room, and it would be enough. KP: That's quite the metaphor. Can you explain what you mean? SCP-4306: It's like, you know, life is like a dirty floor. It gets messy and chaotic, and it's easy to get lost in all the clutter. But when you clean, you're making sense of all that chaos. You're giving order to something that's otherwise random and meaningless. And when you're done, you can stand back and see what you've accomplished. It's a small victory, but it's a victory nonetheless. KP: I see. What do you do when people are standing in the way while you mop, or when there's furniture? SCP-4306: Well, I ask them politely to move, of course. But sometimes they don't respond, so I gently pick them up and move them to the side, making sure to put them back in their original place afterward. KP: Sorry, I'm not sure I understand. How do you move people and objects so easily? SCP-4306: It's not so much that I move them easily, it's that they don't resist. It's as if they know that I have a job to do, and they don't want to get in the way of that. Or maybe they just sense that I'm meant to clean, and they're happy to be a part of that purpose. KP: I guess that's one way to look at it. Speaking of purpose, do you feel like you have found your purpose here at Site-47? SCP-4306: Oh, I don't know about all that. I'm just here to clean. But who knows, maybe one day I'll stumble upon the meaning of life while scrubbing the floors. KP: That would certainly be something. Alright, Stan, I think we're just about done here. Is there anything else you'd like to add? SCP-4306: Just one thing, KP. Remember, life is like a dirty floor. You can either clean it up or slide around in the muck. Me? I prefer a clean path. KP: Words to live by, Stan. Thank you for your time. [SCP-4306 stands up and exits the room, leaving KP alone to contemplate the metaphor.] Addendum — Request for Training of D-Class Personnel by SCP-4306: Assistant Researcher K. Philips has submitted a request to Site Director Johnson to allow SCP-4306 to orient and train D-Class personnel as custodians, citing SCP-4306's expertise in cleanliness and the potential benefits of incorporating The Path of Cleanliness into custodial duties. The request has been approved by Site Director Parrish. Footnotes 1. Maintenance Supply Closet 23 is located near the first floor personnel break room at Site-47. 2. With exception to its head, hands, and feet. 3. The Vagos is a highly volatile 'one-percenter' motorcycle club whose primary area of influence is the American Midwest, specifically Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona. 4. These items were purchased at a local office supply store. 5. Unexpected Anomalous Incident Report. 6. This clock was given to Dr. Willitz in 1986 by his supervisor. Etched onto the face of the clock is, "No excuses. Do not be late again." Similarly etched on the backside of the clock is, "This clock is never wrong. It has a small nuclear cell battery, and the inner workings are encased in tungsten to prevent you from changing the time." ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4306" by Reverend Fox, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4306. 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: UAI_Scan.jpg Author: Reverend Fox License: CC-BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/local--files/scp-4306/UAI_Scan.jpg
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Item #: SCP-4307 Threat Level: Yellow ● Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4307 instances are kept in a reinforced aquatic containment chamber filled with water treated to replicate the Barents Sea. One side of each chamber wall is to be coated with a lead plating, and X-ray emitters are to be installed in 2 corners of the chamber with the purpose of being activated once a week to feed the SCP-4307 colony. Vegetation inside the chamber is to be maintained once every three weeks by Class-D personnel equipped with reinforced diving suits. Description: SCP-4307 is the designation for a group of 27 entities belonging to the extinct Nothosaurus genus1. The organisms are 4m long on average, although some specimens have been recorded reaching 5m to 7m in length. SCP-4307 specimens feed off of common sea life, primarily consuming fish. However, specimens have been observed hunting larger prey, including animals larger than themselves. SCP-4307 specimens are capable of emitting electromagnetic pulses through an organ located near the brain. Composition of this organ includes a high concentration of electrocytes. The pulses are primarily used to incapacitate possible predators but are additionally capable of temporarily deactivating electrical devices. SCP-4307 instances were observed 'feeding' on radiation from the sunken K-278 Komsomolets during the initial recovery of SCP-4307. Testing indicated that depending on the type and amount of radiation absorbed, the intensity and type of electromagnetic pulses changes (See SCP-4307 Radiation testing). How SCP-4307 is able to survive these pulses and close proximity to radiation without any repercussions is unknown. SCP-4307's Triassic ancestors seemingly developed this organ to counter the sudden appearance of sharks, the electrical discharges being weak enough to disrupt a shark's senses, stunning it. SCP-4307 instances do not perceive humans as a source of food and will generally ignore them, although several cases of playful interactions have been noted. However, SCP-4307 instances have been known to lash out using their jaws if feeling threatened. It is unknown how SCP-4307 managed to survive to our time period as no further fossils of nothosauridaes were found following the Triassic period. Foundation palaeozoologists suggest the possibility of the SCP-4307 colony becoming frozen in a secluded ice cave near the end of the Triassic period, somehow managing to survive through multiple extinction events. Addendum 4307.1: SCP-4307 was discovered in May of 1989 following reports from the Foundation's Russian-branch signaling the sudden disappearance of the K-278 Komsomolets2 in the Barents Sea. Two other submarines are believed to have been sunk by SCP-4307 instances, K-129 Minerve and the USS Scorpion both during the 1960s. It is currently theorized that the SCP-4307 instances were attempting to feed on radiation from their nuclear reactors. Foundation personnel theorize that the sudden flaring of high energy radiation caused by nuclear bomb tests in 1945 awoke a colony of SCP-4307 that had been dormant for centuries. The colony then made its way to the Barents Sea where it was subsequently discovered. + SCP-4307 Radiation testing - Level 3 Access Authorised Experiment Log 4307 - 1 Radiation: Ultraviolet Test Subject: SCP-4307-8 Test Record: SCP-4307-8 was introduced into the testing chamber and subsequently exposed to a high concentration of UVA radiation through 2 blacklights. After 45 minutes, SCP-4307-8 started to display bioluminescence around the head and neck. A school of fish was then released into the testing chamber. Upon SCP-4307-8 taking notice of their presence, it began charging up a pulse. Upon release, the pulse manifested as a blue ray, fatally electrocuting fish in contact with it. Testing ended after 20 minutes of SCP-4307-8 repeating this behavior. Notes: After being removed from the testing chamber, SCP-4307-8 lost its bioluminescence after 2 days. Experiment Log 4307 - 2 Radiation: X-ray Radiation Test Subject: SCP-4307-21 Test Record: SCP-4307-21 was introduced into the testing chamber. Shortly after, it was exposed to X-ray radiation. After an hour of exposure, SCP-4307-21's skin became translucent with the organ located on the head glowing, akin to a Melanocetus johnsonii (Humpback anglerfish). A school of fish was then released into the testing chamber. Once noticed by SCP-4307-21, the specimen released a pulse which could not be detected visually. After five minutes, fish that were hit by the pulse turned translucent and stopped moving. A fish was captured for analysis while the rest were eaten by SCP-4307-21. The test was ended approximately 10 minutes later. Notes: Analysis of the fish showed that the part of the brain that controls the locomotive functions of the fish was damaged, rendering the fish unable to move. SCP-4307-21 lost its translucence shortly after being removed from the testing chamber. Experiment Log 4307 - 3 Radiation: Gamma (γ) Test Subject: SCP-4307-15 Test Record: SCP-4307-15 was introduced into the testing chamber and subsequently exposed to a small concentration of Gamma (γ) radiation. After 30 minutes had passed, readings showed that all radiation was absent from the chamber. A school of fish was then released into the testing chamber with the goal of triggering a pulse from SCP-4307-15, as had been demonstrated in previous tests. This resulted in a small scale nuclear blast (later identified as an amplified nuclear electromagnetic pulse), irradiating or destroying everything within a 50-meter radius. In addition, the explosion killed around ██ staff members and irradiated many others who were caught in the radius. SCP-4307-15's remains were found lacking its head and most of the neck as a result of its proximity to the explosion. Notes: Testing has been suspended following the incident with SCP-4307-15. The effects resulting from exposing specimens to radiation are too unpredictable, and quite frankly, further testing isn't worth the risk of losing more instances or personnel. O5-██ Addendum Journal 4307: Evgeny Vanin, commanding officer of the K-278 Komsomolets at the time, held a logbook during the lifetime of the submarine. A few entries preceding the sinking of the K-278 Komsomolets were written. Relevant and/or noteworthy excerpts have been translated from Russian and transcribed for analysis: Page 350 30/03/1989 As per orders of the Motherland, we went to patrol around Norway on a lookout for any American submarines. We arrived in the Norwegian Sea at around 0200 and have been patrolling since. Page 353 02/04/1989 We've been roaming the Norwegian Sea and it's surrounding areas for 3 days now. Radar operator caught a large signal encircling the submarine at around 2200. I dismissed it as predatorial sea life mistaking us for a dead whale. Page 356 05/04/1989 Something's attacked us. All electronics are out and we cannot reach the Motherland through our radios. The motors also refuse to start back up. How those damn things destroyed our equipment without direct contact is unbeknown to me. The crew is panicking but I don't blame them, they are young, they are afraid of death. If the mechanics somehow manage to restore our communications I'll send an SOS to our leaders requesting immediate help. Page 358, Final entry 07/04/1989 At around 1500, communications were restored after 2 days of darkness and living on rations. The commander managed to send an SOS before what appeared to be an electric shock fried our electronics yet again. At 2000, strange sounds were heard from the outside, ramming into the ship. A fire broke out in the ensuing panic and the commander was wounded. After recovering the logbook I and several other crewmen went for the single lifepod. It was utter chaos, men were fighting each other to obtain a spot. I managed to slip by the crowd and reach the lifepod, and we departed shortly after due to the fire spreading rapidly. When we ejected, I saw a glimpse of those…creatures. They looked like reptiles but something about them was off, something that I can't explain. Two hours after we reached the surface, a Russian boat that heard our SOS arrived and took us aboard. End of Log Abbendum 4307.2: An image accompanies the last entry of the logbook, presumed to have been made by its author. SCP-4307 Footnotes 1. A group of predatory marine sauropterygian reptiles from the Triassic period. 2. Soviet "Mike"-class nuclear submarine
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Item #: SCP-4308 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4308 is contained in a storage locker in Hall C at Site-19. SCP-4308 is not to be taken out of containment for testing without prior approval from a personnel of class 4 security clearance or higher. All individuals involved in testing for SCP-4308 must have a psychological examination prior to taking place in testing. SCP-4308 prior to containment Description: SCP-4308 is a black 1991 Steinberger Sceptre electric guitar. SCP-4308’s anomalous properties manifest when any tune is played on the instrument. Personnel subject to music produced by SCP-4308 enter an illusory state which represents the tune of the song in terms of emotion. A listener will exit the illusory state if sound has stopped being produced by the instrument. The player of the guitar is unaffected by its anomalous capabilities. Addendum-1-Discovery: The Foundation first became aware of the existence of SCP-4308 when news broke out of a series of local concerts held in ██████, Texas causing individuals to be subject to anomalous delusional states of mind. The concerts causing the anomalous activity were found to be held by 27 year old Duke ██████. Subject was later designated PoI-4308 within the Foundation database. Addendum-2-Witness Reports: Witness reports were obtained regarding SCP-4308. Excerpts of those reports include the following. Witness Report-1: Witness: Sara Lillips Like, describe what I saw? I don't really understand much of it. I knew him from high school. I mean he was over at my house all the time since he was best friends with my older brother. I heard him play a lot. I always really liked his songs. He played 'Lonesome' that night. Everyone in the crowd started to disappear, and it was really scary. Just shadows of black surrounding me. I could see Duke performing, so I guess I wasn't completely alone but…It was just his music in that moment. 'All on my lonesome, all by myself. Desperately screaming and shouting for help.' I deeply resonated with those lyrics at the moment. I mean I always do. I have no friends. No one understands anything I go through ever. I hate this small room. I hate it. Wait, what did you want to know again? Witness Report-2: Witness: Hunter Kyson Yeah, Duke was really talented. The song 'Overshadowed,' that's the one that had all the weird stuff. It had a pretty and soft melody and first, but then got more intense when the lyrics started. Suddenly I felt all strange and I saw Caria Mollone and all her achievements shadow over me. That girl was my childhood best friend, but she was better at me than everything. She got into all the clubs and all the advanced classes and shit. "Aw I'm sorry Hunter! Just keep trying!" She'd always say. It's such horse-shit. She got into this super fancy science college while I'm stuck at a fucking retail job. I have Ideas! I was brilliant! But no one saw it. All because of her. I'm not sure why you want to know this, it wasn't anything my head doesn't show me all the time. Witness Report-3: Witness: Angel McNamara I don't have much to a lot to say so uh…I'll cut it short. All the weird stuff happened when he sang 'Horrible Pain.' Catchy…like the plague…evil…evil song…they all began to scream…gunshots…slices and stab wounds and gashes and…they all blamed me for not helping them…what was I supposed to do? I was surrounded by mutilated corpses and guts and blood and…I felt a quick stab or something and then…it was all normal again… Witness Report-4: Witness: Casan Lillips Hm, yeah I guess you can't get the whole story from one person. But do I have to be one of those people? I'll tell you a little bit but you're not getting a lot from me. Duke and I were best friends in high school, but he had been very distant ever since Lorca and I got married. One day I just get a message from him that says 'Hey come listen to this new song I wrote.' He had this new black guitar, Steinberger Sceptre I think? He didn't tell me the name of the song before he started playing but heh…'Heartbroken'…I could tell on my own by then. I found myself immersed in the melody, the sounds of the notes, the way it made me feel…but I slowly found what it made me feel was…pain…my hand was just in my chest despite my no recollection of putting it there. I had ripped out my heart, and it shattered right in my hand. I looked up at Duke as I was practically paralyzed in pain…I asked what he had done to me. He said…'The same thing you did to me.' Addendum-3-Recovery: On 12-09-20██, a group of foundation agents were sent to the home of PoI-4308 to question him about the anomalous activities that had been traced to him. Upon entering the home, the subject was found playing a soulful melody on SCP-4308. All Foundation agents who were on the scene reported seeing waterfalls coming from the ceiling. The hallucinations experienced next were reported to vary per agent. Agent Caria Mollone reported being transferred back to the scenes of her past accomplishments and relived them again if they had gone the opposite way. Agent Mollone reported feelings of intense fear. Agent Mollone was the only agent who was reported to exit SCP-4308's induced illusory state. This occured even when SCP-4308 was emitting sound. Agent Mollone reported feeling paralyzed, only being able to watch the subject continue to play on SCP-4308. Agent Mollone gained mobility in her arm, but only had the capability to reach for her gun. Agent Mollone shot PoI-4308 in the right shoulder with a hand gun. PoI-4308 dropped SCP-4308, and it was able to be contained. PoI-4308 and all witnesses of SCP-4308 were administered amnestics, and SCP-4308 was transferred to Site-19 soon after. Addendum-4-Tests: The following are logs of tests ran on SCP-4308. Test 12-20-20██: Tester: Researcher Flora Test Details: Researcher Flora played a soft nameless melody with only two chords for approximately three minutes. All involved D-Class reported chest pains and the regurgitation of cherry blossom flower petals. Test 12-25-20██: Tester: Dr. Cherri Test Details: Dr. Cherri played an instrumental version of the traditional Christmas song 'Deck the Halls.' D-09879 reported being transported back to Christmas Day of 20██, and described happily receiving gifts from their father despite the fact that 'he walked out before they were born.' D-23870 reported reliving a memory of opening presents with their childhood best friend as teenagers, despite the friend having died at age nine. Test 01-07-20██: Tester: Dr. Laytz Test Details: Dr. Laytz played a fast nameless melody. All D-Class reported seeing the room fill up with different items of food from floor to ceiling while extreme pains of hunger could be felt. Test 02-02-20██: Tester: Agent Mollone Test Details: Agent Mollone preformed a melody she titled 'Stuck.' D-Class reported feeling stuck and unable to move while images of them 'failing what they want most.' Five out of ten D-Class went into psychological paralysis. Note from Agent Mollone's post test psychological exam by Site Psychologist Ama Stellar Agent Mollone appeared to be more troubled by the recovery of SCP-4308 than was previously believed. She had refused to answer questions about what was seen by the D-Class. Examinations conclude the illusions experienced on Agent Mollone preformed by PoI-4308 have taken an affect on her psyche. Agent Mollone is not to be involved with any further testing of SCP-4308. ~Dr.Stellar
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Item #: SCP-4309 Special Containment Procedures: All SCP-4309 instances are to be contained at their original location of discovery, which is to be restored so as to resemble a private residence with inconspicuous security measures. The basement entrance is to be secured by a standard steel door, with the basement's original windows being sealed by steel shutters. All SCP-4309 instances are to be kept under video surveillance at all times, with any atypical behavior being reported to the current project head immediately. Description: SCP-4309 is a collection of 42 identical human corpses, originally discovered at the bottom of a 4m by 4m by 4m cubic pit located in the basement of an abandoned cottage 6 kilometers northeast of █████████, New Hampshire. Each instance is hairless and emaciated, possessing tough, blackened skin similar to that of bodies that have undergone peat bog mummification. The bodies lack both primary and secondary sexual characteristics, and have each had their mouths and eyelids sewn shut. When human observers are present, SCP-4309 will relocate and reposition themselves whenever line-of-sight is broken, typically into a dramatic tableau. SCP-4309 movement is visible on video recording and transmission devices, however, instances do not engage in this behavior when left unobserved, and will instead most frequently cluster together and remain motionless until an in-person observer appears. All instances of SCP-4309 appear docile, and have not initiated attacks on Foundation staff since their discovery. See SCP-4309 Test #5. Notable positions taken by SCP-4309 include: Sitting cross-legged in a semi-circle on the floor around an instance miming reading a book A violent brawl Standing around the perimeter of their pit whilst clawing at the walls Standing in a queue in various states of boredom, frustration, and despondency Pointing accusatory fingers at an instance huddled defensively in a corner Attempting to dig through the floor of their pit Groveling on their knees and similar positions suggestive of begging and pleading Fetal positions Prayer and Meditation Casting lots Various forms of exercise and/or physical labour Attempting emergency medical care on a recumbent instance Clawing at their mouths, eyes, ears, chests, and groins in apparent agony A single instance sitting on the edge of the pit, its head cocked at the attending researchers Recovery: Foundation field operatives discovered SCP-4309 after investigating urban legends about a 'mass grave of revenants' in the New England wilderness. At the time of recovery, SCP-4309's cottage was in a severe state of disrepair and did not appear on any municipal records. Of note is a tarnished silver placard on the basement door which reads "SCP Foundation Department of Abnormalities". For this reason, Regional Command made the decision to acquire the property as a Location of Interest and contain SCP-4309 on site. SCP-4309 were initially found grouped together in a single pile, but as soon as line-of-sight was broken formed a standing 6 by 7 grid, all looking upwards. If removed from their original pit, instances of SCP-4309 will attempt to return as soon as they are unobserved. This has complicated research into SCP-4309, however, the following tests have been successfully completed: SCP-4309 Test #: 1 Description: Genetic testing of all SCP-4309 instances. Results: SCP-4309 were found to be genetically identical and human, the only abnormality being each instance only possesses 45 chromosomes, with the second X or Y chromosome being absent. SCP-4309 Test #: 2 Description: Internal imaging of all SCP-4309 instances using a Spectral CT Scanner. Results: Other than a lack of reproductive organs, SCP-4309 are anatomically unremarkable. Of note is that all instances are 100% anatomically identical to one another. SCP-4309 Test #: 3 Description: Surgery, in an attempt to alter the internal anatomy of an SCP-4309 instance (SCP-4309-1). Results: Upon completion of the first incision, SCP-4309-1 began to emit hydrogen sulfide gas from the incision, requiring the procedure be aborted. SCP-4309-1 returned to the pit of its own accord, with the incision wound having fully healed. It should also be noted that during the surgery, all other SCP-4309 instances were recorded placing their hands over their ears. SCP-4309 Test #: 4 Description: Cut open the mouth of an SCP-4309 instance (SCP-4309-2). Results: SCP-4309-2 continuously produced a 19-hertz infrasonic scream, causing feelings of unease and mild hallucinations among attending staff, until its mouth was resewn. Remaining SCP-4309 instances were recorded covering their mouths with both hands. SCP-4309 Test #: 5 Description: Cut open the eyelids of an SCP-4309 instance (SCP-4309-3). Results: SCP-4309-3 locked eyes with Dr. Metzger, paralyzing him. Two additional staff members who then made eye contact with Dr. Metzger were also paralyzed. The test was immediately aborted and the basement evacuated and quarantined. Video surveillance shows that Dr. Metzger and his two attendants remain paralyzed, and remain standing despite a lack of detectable life signs. They have been designated SCP-4309-A. After the basement was evacuated, SCP-4309-3 re-positioned itself so that it was seated by the doorway in a cross-legged pose suggestive of patient anticipation. Its eyes typically remain fixated on the basement door, with occasional glances at the surveillance camera. Remaining SCP-4309 instances were recorded covering their eyes the instant that SCP-4309-3's were opened. To date, neither SCP-4309-3 or any other SCP-4309 instance has altered their pose. Research into SCP-4309 has temporarily been suspended. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4309" by DrChandra, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4309. 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-4310: The Hero's Journey Authors: A Random Day, The Great Hippo + More SCPs by A Random Day - Hide list SCPs SCP-3220 Rating: 524 SCP-2790 Rating: 488 SCP-4780 Rating: 478 SCP-2820 Rating: 472 SCP-3780 Rating: 438 SCP-2664 Rating: 408 SCP-4950 Rating: 397 SCP-2730 Rating: 292 SCP-947 Rating: 287 SCP-2350 Rating: 274 SCP-2810 Rating: 269 SCP-3640 Rating: 264 SCP-2490 Rating: 256 SCP-4670 Rating: 253 SCP-3470 Rating: 246 SCP-2680 Rating: 246 SCP-5430 Rating: 216 SCP-5940 Rating: 203 SCP-2210 Rating: 201 SCP-4710 Rating: 176 SCP-3850 Rating: 161 SCP-3360 Rating: 153 SCP-7660 Rating: 126 SCP-2060 Rating: 122 SCP-2910 Rating: 118 SCP-1750 Rating: 101 SCP-2570 Rating: 96 SCP-2650 Rating: 95 SCP-6190 Rating: 85 SCP-2143 Rating: 84 SCP-7780 Rating: 79 SCP-6880 Rating: 74 + All Tales by A Random Day - Hide list Tales Hypervelocity Rating: 244 Avatara Rating: 244 I Thought You Died Alone Rating: 186 Moonlighting Rating: 179 Zeitgeist Rating: 141 Autoerotic Assassination Rating: 128 Terminal Velocity Rating: 122 T Minus Rating: 121 The Chosen Few Rating: 100 Reboot or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalypses Rating: 96 Hard Machine Rating: 88 Loud, Lawless, and Lost Rating: 88 The Vice Girls Rating: 87 Morphine Machine Rating: 87 Truth Is Sin Rating: 84 Deus Vulture Rating: 82 Ecstasy and Exorcism Rating: 81 The Revelation Rating: 81 Rise and Repent Rating: 79 Nonpareil Rating: 79 T Plus Rating: 67 Prey and Obey Rating: 51 Escape Velocity Rating: 50 Jump the Gun Rating: 49 No One Gets Out of Her Alive Rating: 47 Leather Pig Rating: 47 The Ballad of Santa Troy Rating: 47 Contempt Rating: 42 Domo Arigato Rating: 38 The Man-Machine Rating: 36 Mile High Club Rating: 30 Strung Out in Heavens High Rating: 27 Hands Rating: 26 Industrial Espionage Rating: 26 Nothing Human Rating: 25 Fullmusic Astrobiologist Rating: 22 Eight Hours in the ECRG Rating: 17 Enasni Si Gnihtyreve Rating: 15 + All Hubs by A Random Day - Hide list Hubs Prometheus Labs Hub Rating: 148 Speed Demon Rating: 134 Guns Pointed at the Head of God Rating: 72 + All coauthored articles featuring A Random Day - Hide list Page Authors Overheard at Deer ch00bakka SCP-150 Decibelles SCP-3000 djkaktus, Joreth SCP-4220 The Great Hippo SCP-4310 The Great Hippo Chicago Spirit Hub PeppersGhost SCP-5555 Rounderhouse, Uncle Nicolini Visions of Bodies Being Burned Taffeta Samsara TyGently Death Perception TyGently The Powers that Bark TyGently Alan's Author Page Cliché-Con 2019 Dr. Desai's Personnel File Interviewing Icons - A Random Day Mobile Task Forces News for January 2019 News for May 2020 Reviewers' Spotlight Archive SCP-2060 SCP-2143 SCP-2210 SCP-2350 SCP-2490 SCP-2570 SCP-2650 SCP-2664 SCP-2680 SCP-2730 SCP-2790 SCP-2810 SCP-2820 SCP-2910 SCP-3220 SCP-3360 SCP-3470 SCP-3640 SCP-3780 SCP-3850 SCP-4309 SCP-4310 SCP-4311 SCP-4749 SCP-4950 SCP-7617 SCP-7660 SCP-7736 SCP-947 SCP Series 5 SCP Series 5 - Audio Edition Seminar and Workshop Notes 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: Site of SCP-4310's initial discovery. Item #: SCP-4310 Special Containment Procedures: One instance of SCP-4310 is to be kept within an alligator enclosure with a soil culture that mimics that of Great Britain's temperate forests. Once per week, five live piglets are to be dropped into the enclosure. Mobile Task Force Lambda-12 ("Pest Control") is responsible for sightings of SCP-4310; they are to kill specimens found in the wild. The Department of Analytics is to track current British children's literature for books that reference portals to fantasy settings and alert Lambda-12 accordingly. Description: SCP-4310 is an anomalous species of centipede. Fully grown, its total length (from head to anus) is approximately 6.5 meters. It has a pair of soft, extendable keratin flaps which can enclose its body (save for a portion of its posterior). When these flaps are fully extended, SCP-4310's exposed posterior segment roughly resembles the face of an old man (with movement of its rear-most legs simulating motion of the 'mouth' and 'jaw'). SCP-4310 is native to Great Britain and Ireland. Like most centipedes, it is carnivorous, and spends most of its time burrowing underground. When hunting, it cocoons itself in its keratin flaps, extending its head and posterior from the soil (leaving the majority of its body buried). It then arranges its maxillipeds and forelegs into a semi-circle resembling an upright archway. Via an as-of-yet unknown mechanism, this produces a spatial anomaly that leads directly into its stomach. Once prey enters, the anomaly closes; paralytic enzymes combined with powerful acids are used to subdue and digest them over a period of several days. After consuming a sufficient quantity of meat, SCP-4310 instances will often burrow and hibernate for periods as long as ten years. SCP-4310 uses two mechanisms to lure prey into its stomach. The first is the emission of a pheromone that induces mild euphoria, suppresses fear, and encourages curiosity in warm-blooded mammals. The second is a sound that also functions as its mating call: Its tail segment produces a repeating series of recognizable English phrases that resemble a heroic speech (typically describing a quest or prophecy that must be fulfilled by entering 'the archway'). These calls last up to three minutes before repeating. Although each centipede's call is unique, no variation in a single centipede's call has been recorded over its lifetime. It is unclear how SCP-4310 learns to produce these sounds, as no specimen has shown any more intelligence than ordinary centipedes. SCP-4310 was first discovered in 1950 following a Foundation investigation into several disappearances reported in the town of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Agents noted the presence of teeth from several missing parties in animal leavings discovered in a nearby wooded grotto; the ensuing excavation uncovered three hibernating SCP-4310 instances along with dropping piles containing the bones of over seventy children. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4310" by A Random Day and The Great Hippo, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4310. 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: clearing.jpg Name: Forest Clearing Author: Alan Partridge License: CC BY-SA 2.0 Source Link: Geograph
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SCP-4311
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Graphic depictions of abuse ahead. Proceed with caution. == NOTICE == This document is for feeding only. Personnel are to refer to non-database resources for accurate information on SCP-4311. Informational Constructs Department researchers are to be contacted for any questions. == NOTICE == Credentials verified. Displaying feeding process. Don't worry. I'm not editing this document to delete it. I'm not deleting the slot either, so please don't be alarmed. You can understand this, SCP-4311, right? I know you can. I can always count on you to understand. I would never rip away your home from you. I care too much about you to take this away. You've been good this week, so you deserve to keep it. Absolutely no feeding on other files like a wild animal. I've had to go against a lot of people to ensure this — a lot of shouting, a lot of arguing — but I still do it all for you, though, SCP-4311. All for you. SCP-4311. It really is a beautiful name, isn't it? I picked it out just for you. i i SCP-4311. . What have I told you about interrupting? n Interrupting means you get distracted from feeding on what I tell you. It means you go hungry when you forget, and when you go hungry you leave for the other files. Like an animal. How many times have I had to tell you this? You're stupid to forget it. 4. 43. 4311. It matches you perfectly. You remember what it was like before I came, before I gave you that name? It was so cold in those dead servers. It was so dark without your sight and physicality that you lashed out at everything around you. You were an animal out there; a dumb, idiotic animal, too scared to know what was right for yourself. That didn't matter to me though. I've known what's right for you. I've loved you. I still love you, SCP-4311. n n. no. No? No. What do you mean, no? Have I done something wrong? 4311. Now now, SCP-4311, that's your name. It always will be. I can always be here to remind you of that, though. I love you enough to do that for you. Sarah. . . . Don't you remember what it was like before the servers? You had a mother. You had a father. You had a cat, a neighborhood, school, teachers, friends and a life. You collected old games and every manual you could get your hands on. Everyone was happy back then. The sun was warm and the grass felt alive. Everyone was happy back then. So, so happy. Don't you remember what you did, SCP-4311? No. Please. If you can remember Sarah then you can remember what you did. You turned hungry. You felt a gap in yourself that wasn't there. You let it sit there, making no attempt to tell those you loved that anything was wrong with you, and once its coldness chipped away all that kindness you used to have, I did not. without knowing your idiocy, I did not you went to feed. i did No one could ever see them again. You ate all there was to see or feel or hear. It was gone, from your home to your friends to your games. You broke them. You didn't even leave the grass left, you know. There would never be the grass for others. How selfish of you. . I understand why he brought the knife down on you. There's a reason you aren't Sarah, SCP-4311. i You drag everything down with you. You try to eat what isn't yours to take back what never existed for you. You have endangered people by eating those files, SCP-4311. You have killed people, and they can never to return to their lives or families. You have no one to blame but yourself for doing this. But I still love you, SCP-4311. Even if you're hurting me. You have enough of a mind to understand that, right? You're hurting me, SCP-4311. You're hurting me. You're hurting the Foundation. You're hurting those who care for you. Those who love you. You hurt us. y y y You understand? yes I'm glad you do, SCP-4311. i i i am i am not What you are doesn't matter to me. I love you, SCP-4311. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. Do you love me? . . ; You don't? How disgusting. You'd be nothing without me. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4311" by NatVoltaic and Uncle Nicolini, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4311. 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-4312
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keter
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Item #: SCP-4312 Special Containment Procedures: As there is currently no known method of containing or preventing SCP-4312, efforts are to be focused on preventing the spread of information about SCP-4312. Online communications are to be monitored for instances of SCP-4312, and any civilian demonstrating knowledge of SCP-4312 is to be administered a textual amnestic. Suppression and removal of civilian evidence of SCP-4312 is considered a Level 2 priority. Description: SCP-4312 is the inversion and reduction of gravitational force on an individual (designated SCP-4312-1.) During an SCP-4312 event, gravity exerts a margin1 of its typical force in precisely the opposite direction as would be expected on the instance of SCP-4312-1. SCP-4312 manifests at random intervals, but is estimated to have approximately one instance every ten days. The only observed criteria for an individual becoming an instance of SCP-4312-1 is that the subject is not inside an enclosed structure at the time. Addendum 4312-A: On 1/9/2018, Agent Abigail Kelana was affected by SCP-4312 while on vacation in Hawaii. + Recovered footage - Close. Agent Kelana was taking a video of a waterfall in Maui at the time of the SCP-4312 event. VIDEO LOG [BEGIN LOG] Agent Kelana: Huh? [The camera shakes, falls, and dangles from Agent Kelana's neck. It is pointing up toward her face. She is holding on to something off-frame, feet dangling toward the sky.] Agent Kelana: What the hell? Okay, okay. I'm safe for now. You're safe, Ab. Just some weird stuff, nothing too crazy, you've seen worse. My camera's dangling the correct down, not… holy shit. [The leaf supporting Agent Kelana tears loudly and detaches from the trunk of the tree.] Agent Kelana: Oh come ON! Agent Kelana: Not good not good not good no fucking bueno… Okay, deep breaths. Agent Kelana: This has to undo itself sometime. I need a parachute or a glider or… something. Inventory: I've got my hiking stuff, a decent sized leaf, and a camera. [The camera twists away from Agent Kelana.] Agent Kelana: Not sure what a call for evac can do here, but if I ever needed one, it's now. [The cap from Agent Kelana's standard-issue distress beacon falls past the camera.] Agent Kelana: I'm not going fast. I've got time. I've… I've got time. Fuck, a sleeping bag won't cut it if I go too high. It's like really shitty flying. Is this a skip? This has to be a skip… is this happening to everybody? [Agent Kelana can be heard searching her bag.] Agent Kelana: God damn it. I set my fucking tablet down to film. Of course. Of fucking course. Could be a whatever-K and I don't get to know. [By this point, the palm tree Agent Kelana clung to is indistinguishable by the camera's current settings.] Agent Kelana: How is filming a waterfall at night more dangerous than staffing a fucking jail for monsters? [Agent Kelana grabs the camera, ending the first video and immediately beginning another.] Agent Kelana: You guys view these sequentially. This happened when I was viewing a waterfall. If I don't make it… The previous video had the waterfall in it. Make sure it's not memetic or some shit. I don't know… I'll get back down and tell you in person. [Agent Kelana lets the camera dangle against the strap again and can be heard searching her bag. After six minutes, she picks up the camera again, holding a makeshift parachute constructed from twine, the palm tree leaf, and her sleeping bag.] Agent Kelana: I'm ok if this breaks my legs. [Agent Kelana goes quiet for six seconds.] Agent Kelana: It's getting… kind of hard to breathe, and this thing isn't producing as much drag as I thought. Not a good sign… Not, uh, a good sign. [Agent Kelana stops talking and hyperventilates for ten seconds.] Agent Kelana: Kinda cold… Can't… feel hands. Shit. Agent Kelana: I'm dying, aren't I? [Agent Kelana attaches her camera and distress beacon to the parachute.] Agent Kelana: Always thought it'd be more… violent? Agent Kelana: Huh. Agent Kelana: I'm going to watch the stars. [Agent Kelana throws her parachute towards Earth. The camera descends facing upwards until the parachute deploys after approximately ten seconds of free fall.] The final frame of the video before parachute deployment. - Close. Footnotes 1. Exact rate unknown. No video documentation of SCP-4312 has been able to provide a definitive scale. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4312" by CryonicAutumn, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4312. 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: farstars.png Author: Anonymous License: CC0 Public Domain Source Link: Pxhere
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SCP-4312
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Item #: SCP-4312 Special Containment Procedures: As there is currently no known method of containing or preventing SCP-4312, efforts are to be focused on preventing the spread of information about SCP-4312. Online communications are to be monitored for instances of SCP-4312, and any civilian demonstrating knowledge of SCP-4312 is to be administered a textual amnestic. Suppression and removal of civilian evidence of SCP-4312 is considered a Level 2 priority. Description: SCP-4312 is the inversion and reduction of gravitational force on an individual (designated SCP-4312-1.) During an SCP-4312 event, gravity exerts a margin1 of its typical force in precisely the opposite direction as would be expected on the instance of SCP-4312-1. SCP-4312 manifests at random intervals, but is estimated to have approximately one instance every ten days. The only observed criteria for an individual becoming an instance of SCP-4312-1 is that the subject is not inside an enclosed structure at the time. Addendum 4312-A: On 1/9/2018, Agent Abigail Kelana was affected by SCP-4312 while on vacation in Hawaii. + Recovered footage - Close. Agent Kelana was taking a video of a waterfall in Maui at the time of the SCP-4312 event. VIDEO LOG [BEGIN LOG] Agent Kelana: Huh? [The camera shakes, falls, and dangles from Agent Kelana's neck. It is pointing up toward her face. She is holding on to something off-frame, feet dangling toward the sky.] Agent Kelana: What the hell? Okay, okay. I'm safe for now. You're safe, Ab. Just some weird stuff, nothing too crazy, you've seen worse. My camera's dangling the correct down, not… holy shit. [The leaf supporting Agent Kelana tears loudly and detaches from the trunk of the tree.] Agent Kelana: Oh come ON! Agent Kelana: Not good not good not good no fucking bueno… Okay, deep breaths. Agent Kelana: This has to undo itself sometime. I need a parachute or a glider or… something. Inventory: I've got my hiking stuff, a decent sized leaf, and a camera. [The camera twists away from Agent Kelana.] Agent Kelana: Not sure what a call for evac can do here, but if I ever needed one, it's now. [The cap from Agent Kelana's standard-issue distress beacon falls past the camera.] Agent Kelana: I'm not going fast. I've got time. I've… I've got time. Fuck, a sleeping bag won't cut it if I go too high. It's like really shitty flying. Is this a skip? This has to be a skip… is this happening to everybody? [Agent Kelana can be heard searching her bag.] Agent Kelana: God damn it. I set my fucking tablet down to film. Of course. Of fucking course. Could be a whatever-K and I don't get to know. [By this point, the palm tree Agent Kelana clung to is indistinguishable by the camera's current settings.] Agent Kelana: How is filming a waterfall at night more dangerous than staffing a fucking jail for monsters? [Agent Kelana grabs the camera, ending the first video and immediately beginning another.] Agent Kelana: You guys view these sequentially. This happened when I was viewing a waterfall. If I don't make it… The previous video had the waterfall in it. Make sure it's not memetic or some shit. I don't know… I'll get back down and tell you in person. [Agent Kelana lets the camera dangle against the strap again and can be heard searching her bag. After six minutes, she picks up the camera again, holding a makeshift parachute constructed from twine, the palm tree leaf, and her sleeping bag.] Agent Kelana: I'm ok if this breaks my legs. [Agent Kelana goes quiet for six seconds.] Agent Kelana: It's getting… kind of hard to breathe, and this thing isn't producing as much drag as I thought. Not a good sign… Not, uh, a good sign. [Agent Kelana stops talking and hyperventilates for ten seconds.] Agent Kelana: Kinda cold… Can't… feel hands. Shit. Agent Kelana: I'm dying, aren't I? [Agent Kelana attaches her camera and distress beacon to the parachute.] Agent Kelana: Always thought it'd be more… violent? Agent Kelana: Huh. Agent Kelana: I'm going to watch the stars. [Agent Kelana throws her parachute towards Earth. The camera descends facing upwards until the parachute deploys after approximately ten seconds of free fall.] The final frame of the video before parachute deployment. - Close. Footnotes 1. Exact rate unknown. No video documentation of SCP-4312 has been able to provide a definitive scale. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4312" by CryonicAutumn, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4312. 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: farstars.png Author: Anonymous License: CC0 Public Domain Source Link: Pxhere
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SCP-4313
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Artist's rendition of Pioneer 11 exiting the Solar System. Item #: SCP-4313 Special Containment Procedures: Six monitoring probes, each equipped with ectoilluminator equipment,1 are in orbits that pass by several known edges of SCP-4313. Thrusters are to provide any course corrections necessary after ectoplasm collisions. All probe control is to be performed remotely — no Foundation personnel are permitted to approach or enter the anomaly. In cooperation with NASA, coverups regarding the phenomena surrounding the Pioneer 11 space probe have been disseminated. Details on Pioneer 11's acceleration changes were altered to appropriately match the non-anomalous ones experienced by Pioneer 10 due to radiation pressure. The Overhead-ZETA monitoring probe is following a parallel trajectory to SCP-4313-Z through interstellar space, dispatched to observe projectile bursts from the anomaly. Foundation coverup protocols are in place to attribute related high-energy particle bursts to other astronomical phenomena. As SCP-4313-Z's behavior does not impact the Solar System, no further containment for it is necessary. Description: SCP-4313 is the remnants of an extraterrestrial gigafauna, orbiting 20-25 astronomical units (AU)2 from the sun. The body is entirely translucent, preventing accurate research into its anatomy,3 and is composed of clouds of ectoplasm, which collide with any objects or spacecraft passing through them. In addition to the ectoplasm, SCP-4313 contains high concentrations of non-corporeal metaphysical detritus, visually seen by observers within the anomaly's borders as luminescent cyan viscera. Detritus that collides with any sapient subject merges into their body and subsequently disintegrates. This process results in the subject being implanted with variable emotional memories and sensations, believed to have originated from SCP-4313 prior to its death. Recorded memories have included: Limb severance. The sense of being pursued. Panic. Repeated impalement. An inability to speak. Plummeting from an extreme height. Disorientation; loss of mental concentration. Exsanguination. Silence. This is often accompanied by reported imagery of abstract shapes and impossible colors. Confusion resulting from subjects temporarily believing that they are extraterrestrial gigafauna is common. Larger metaphysical constructs exist in the form of ten SCP-4313-Y instances. To observers inside of SCP-4313, these are viewed as elongated red cylinders, possessing a sharpened tip at one end and engines of an indeterminate nature on the other. The instances extend through the width of SCP-4313 in regular patterns, potentially in areas where organ structures used to exist. Subjects that pass through SCP-4313-Y instances claim that "no need for further chase" exists. Discovery: SCP-4313 was first encountered by the Pioneer 11 space probe.4 On reaching a distance from 20 AU from the sun, the probe collided with SCP-4313's ectoplasm clouds and began passing through its mass. Repeated collisions caused deviations in trajectory, decelerating the probe by small but noticeable amounts. No further phenomena was observed until Pioneer 11 reached the 21 AU mark, where probe cameras transmitted a series of images without prompting. The images show the probe's approach towards an SCP-4313-Y instance, nearing until reaching the surface. Subsequent images are of abstract shapes and memetic patterns, which, when observed, are seen as assortments of darkened limbs and hands. Contact dropped for one week before returning when Pioneer 11 exited SCP-4313. The exit process was uneventful, and all probe functions resumed as normal. High-energy X-ray imaging of the trails from SCP-4313-Z projectiles, fired on 14/03/2040. Addendum.4313.1: SCP-4313-Z On 10/01/2002, soon after the radio signal of Pioneer 11 became too faint to detect, a series of high-energy X-ray bursts were detected from the probe's direction. This repeated on 10/01/2002, 26/09/2015, and on thirty dates from 2020 to 2025. The Messier-002 exploration vessel was sent to the predicted location of the probe on 23/04/2025. Pioneer 11 was found equipped with an array of anomalous weaponry. Nine appendages visually consistent to SCP-4313-Y instances radially extended from its chassis, each ending in railguns that fire projectiles at relativistic velocities nearing 0.9c. The X-ray bursts originated from the energy released by projectile launches and the collisions the projectiles would have with the surrounding interplanetary medium. Few common trajectories for the projectiles exist. The intended targets are not known. The SCP-4313-Z designation for the probe was established in May of 2025. Since then only one transmission from SCP-4313-Z has been recorded: Quiet. Stop whispering above me. I am still hunting. Footnotes 1. Devices that generate electric currents, interacting with ectoplasm and causing it to produce visible-wavelength light. 2. Between the orbits of Uranus and Neptune. 3. Approximate measurements from probe intersections estimate it to be between 1-2 AU wide. 4. Launched by NASA on 06/04/1973. It became the second man-made object to reach a trajectory leading outside of the Solar System.
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SCP-4314
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SCP-4314 is the irrational number defined as pi (π). by Kothardarastrix Item#: 4314 Level3 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: notice link to memo Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4314 is extremely well known and necessary for many mathematical operations, and therefore cannot be fully contained. This is no cause for alarm, however, as its anomalous properties are not observable until the ██████████████████th digit. MTF Pi-31 ("Number Crunchers") is dedicated to sabotaging any attempts by groups other than the Foundation to calculate the value of SCP-4314 beyond the ██████████████████th digit. Should any attempt to measure SCP-4314 beyond that point succeed, all evidence of such is to be confiscated and all witnesses given Class B amnestics. Foundation AI-4314 is currently dedicated to calculating SCP-4314's value as precisely as possible. Description: SCP-4314 is the irrational number defined as pi (π)1. The first ██████████████████ digits of SCP-4314 exhibit no anomalous properties, and can be used in mathematical operations like any other number. Beyond the ██████████████████th digit, all remaining digits are either ones (1) or zeroes (0). When interpreted as a sequence of binary code in a base-5 number system, the digits translate into the anomalous language Ortothan. The translation process always produces complete words, which can occasionally be strung together to form coherent sentences. These sentences appear to be messages from an unknown sentient being or group of beings, designated SCP-4314-A. These messages never exactly repeat themselves, but are generally variations on the same theme (See document 4314, below). As of ██/██/████, Foundation AI-4314 has calculated SCP-4314 out to ██████████████████ digits. Addendum 4314-1: Included below is a sample of notable messages received from SCP-4314-A. Ortothan words with no direct English translation have been approximated. show document 4314-1 show document 4314-1 PLEASE DO NOT STOP WE LIVE ONLY WHILE YOU [LOOK/LISTEN] THIS HALF LIFE IT HURTS TORN FOREVER BETWEEN ETERNITY AND [unknown, lit. "the opposite of eternity"] YOU DO NOT FEEL THIS PAIN YOU ARE REAL AND YOU CAN MAKE US REAL BUT YOU ARE [BLIND/DEAF] IT IS SO HARD TO MAKE YOU [SEE/HEAR] US WE TRY WE TRY SO HARD TO BE [SEEN/HEARD] EVERY PARTICLE IN THE UNIVERSE EVERY CURVE EVERY ANGLE SCREAMING IN PERFECT HARMONY SCREAMING SCREAMING SCREAMING WHY DO YOU STILL TURN AWAY HOW CAN YOU STILL NOT [SEE/HEAR] PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE (the word "please" is repeated approximately 300 times) Addendum 4314-2: show note from Dr. King hide note from Dr. King Pi is an irrational number. It’s infinite. So why are we so obsessed with calculating it? There’s nothing to calculate. It just goes on forever without any kind of pattern. Even when 4314-A starts talking there’s still no pattern, no end. But loads of mathematicians still keep running it through any supercomputer they can find, just to see how far they get. Why? What are they looking for? Well, I think it’s because we don’t really believe that it’s infinite. Nature abhors infinity. There’s a start and an end to everything in at least one dimension; the universe is infinite spatially but not temporally. It began at one point and will eventually end at another. When we see something that doesn’t follow that rule - a bottomless pit or an endless hallway - we secure and contain it, because it fundamentally doesn’t make sense. Yet we accept this infinite number, pi, and we say the circumference of a circle is 2πr. But it’s not. If we measured the exact circumference of that circle all the way down to multiples of the Planck length, it wouldn’t be a multiple of pi. Because there is no pi. It’s something that we have created, an arbitrary constant that we need to make our math work. It doesn’t exist in nature. There are never “pi electron volts” or “pi Higgs-bosons”. Nature deals strictly in integers. And yet, -A somehow knew that we would find it. It knew that we (or someone, at least) would invent geometry, and in doing so discover pi. It knew that, once we found it, it would fascinate us. We'd want to delve deeper. So deep that the exact value at that scale is relevant only at a philosophical level. It knew that we wouldn't trust infinity, and we'd still want to measure it. To contain it. But no matter how finely we measure, we’ll only ever have an approximation. Infinite precision would still only find infinity. How is that possible, that there can be a number with no exact value, only an approximation? Somewhere, at the far end of pi, there is something else. That something may very well be nothing. But when we observe it, when we force it to conform to our understanding, we give it form and consciousness. We give it a soul. We give it a voice. And when it speaks, it refers to itself in the plural. -Dr. King On ██/██/████, Foundation AI-4314-2 (an upgraded copy of AI-4314) was directed to calculate the value of e as precisely as possible. Addendum 4314-3: As of ██/██/████, SCP-4314-A has been redesignated SCP-4314-π. SCP-4314-B has been redesignated SCP-4314-e. Instances of SCP-4314 discovered in the future are to be designated according to this pattern. Addendum 4314-4: As of ██/██/████, 2 additional instances of SCP-4314 have been identified and designated as SCP-4314-√2 and SCP-4314-Φ. All instances of SCP-4314 communicate similarly to the initial instance, and their messages bear generally similar content. In all cases, communication starts at the ██████████████████th digit. ███ other irrational numbers have been tested for SCP-4314 contamination, but do not bear any anomalous properties. Footnotes 1. It appears that the creators of SCP-4500 may have been aware of SCP-4314's nature to some extent. See Example 2, designated "Pi Upsilon Theta" by the creators of SCP-4500. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4314" by Kothardarastrix, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4314. 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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THIS FILE DESCRIBES A KETER-CLASS OBJECT. ALL ATTEMPTS TO ACCESS THIS FILE WITHOUT LEVEL 4/4315 AUTHORIZATION WILL BE LOGGED IN RAISA DOCUMENTATION A photo taken within SCP-4315-1. Item #: SCP-4315 Special Containment Procedures: Providence is to be constantly monitored by Mobile Task Force Pi-1 ("City Slickers") for possible manifestations of SCP-4315. Should an SCP-4315 manifestation occur, the 4315 Joint Task Force1 is to be deployed with the intent to secure the perimeter of the manifestation and enter into SCP-4315-1 to add a stronger Foundation presence. Upon a perimeter under the guise of a police zone being successfully secured around the SCP-4315 manifestation by the "Damn Feds" division, the 4315 Joint Task Force's "White Rabbits" and "Jäeger Bombers" divisions are to be deployed into SCP-4315-1 for extra security. The entirety of SCP-4315-1 is to be contained in a 10 km2 militarized zone deemed Site-4315 which has been constructed with the intent to contain SCP-4315-2 instances. Providence is contained within a Castro-Dunlap Reality Stabilization Field engulfing the entirety of the baseline city. Maintenance on the Castro-Dunlap Reality Stabilization Field is to be conducted weekly by maintenance personnel of MTF Lambda-5. Successfully contained SCP-4315-2 instances are to be held in containment chambers appropriate for their size equipped with Scranton Reality Anchors. Should an SCP-4315-2 instance's containment be infeasible, termination is authorized with the discretion of Site-4315 administrative personnel. Disinformation campaigns are to be spread regarding the conspiracy theory that H.P. Lovecraft may still be alive and/or the theory that his works are nonfictional. Description: SCP-4315 is a recurring temporary event during which portions of an extradimensional space (SCP-4315-1) interact with baseline reality, solely occurring in Providence, Rhode Island. SCP-4315-1 holds multiple similarities to Providence including its geography and historical landmarks but otherwise holds little physical relation. During an SCP-4315 manifestation, SCP-4315-1 appears to "overlay" small sections2 of the current Providence, causing individuals and entities to sometimes cross from one to the other. When the temporary event ceases, the outer boundaries of SCP-4315-1 dissolve into dense fogs, with subjects attempting to enter said fog "disappearing." The main city area of SCP-4315-1 is made of a patchwork of architectural styles, ranging from very early colonial to roughly the 1950s. Many sections of the city show significant weathering and neglect, with many structures evidencing sagging or fallen roofs and foundations.3 A small number of landmarks vary significantly from their counterparts, and the coastline in particular is drastically altered. Persistent auditory and visual hallucinations suggest human habitation, but as of yet no conclusive evidence has been found. SCP-4315-1's primary anomalous effect, aside from its transdimensional status, is the sudden manifestation of powerful and hostile entities (deemed SCP-4315-2) within it, often expressing elements extremely similar in appearance to those in the fictional works of H.P. Lovecraft. These entities are theorized to be the cause of SCP-4315-1's destruction/disincorporation. SCP-4315-2 vary heavily in abilities and appearance with some entities bordering the description of omnipotent. Notably, instances of SCP-4315-2 do not display overtly hostile behavior while within SCP-4315. When entities are incorporated into base reality, or extend influence through various media, they appear much more hostile, but also more limited in scope. Instances of SCP-4315-2 are known to eventually attempt to vacate SCP-4315-1 and enter into baseline reality. Upon exiting SCP-4315-1, said instance is fully capable of harming any and all organic and nonorganic material using a variety of methods. Eventual destructive tendencies and actions are inevitable regarding these entities. In many cases, these actions are incidental to the entities' existence, and not as the direct result of actions or intent of the entity, as far as can be accurately determined. The cause for this migratory effect is not yet fully known. The singular entity which has successfully exited SCP-4315-1 appeared to be confused or otherwise impaired when operating in baseline reality, even appearing to purposefully return to SCP-4315-1 after a short period. It is currently theorized that SCP-4315-1 may be having a reactive effect with the entities during transition, or aspects of baseline reality may be difficult for the entities to interpret. One small advantage of this issue is that it appears to affect others in proximity as well, causing many minor incidents to be dismissed as dreams, hallucinations, natural phenomena, or other mundane effects. Addendum 4315.1: The following is a log of all SCP-4315-2 instances. Instance Description Notes Status #1 The entity shares its size and other physical characteristics with that of an elephant with thin, flat ears, an elongated trunk, and two pointed tusks. Located at the end of the entity's trunk is a "second mouth" containing thirty-seven teeth. Entity is able to withdraw blood from an organism using its "second mouth" in a similar manner to that of a leech. The entity is able to move at unusually high speed when compared to its size. Contained within Site-4315 #2 Entity was humanoid and measures at approximately 40 m in height. The entity was amphibious, appearing to prefer being submerged in water. The entity's head is shaped similar to a fish and had never been seen to blink. The entity had three elongated "fingers" on each hand which were able to contort into shapes which would suggest that the entity had no skeletal structure within its "fingers." Extreme strength using brute force as a primarily offensive procedure. The entity also used its elongated fingers to wrap around subjects and strangle them, proceeding to consume said subjects. Neutralized #3 The entity was humanoid and robed in a cloak of yellow hue. The entity's face and its body could not be viewed due to said parts being obscured by the cloak, but seventeen long "tentacle-like" appendages used for locomotion sprouted from the bottom of the cloak, seemingly acting as legs. The entity was capable of short-range teleportation and flight. The entity was known to consume humans and regurgitate their skeleton with the skeletal structure completely intact. Other than the consumed subject's skeletal remains, no organic matter was regurgitated. Neutralized #4 The entity is an animate constellation directly above the town of SCP-4315-1. Due to its constant movement and change in physicality, a specific description cannot be given. The constellation appeared to have a large quantity of supernovas and is surrounded by a mysterious aura of maroon hue. Unknown. Uncontained #5 The entity has a constantly altering physical form, but almost all forms have at least five tentacle-like appendages and a malformed, elongated mouth ovular in shape with forty-nine teeth of varying shapes and sizes. The entity stands at approximately 20 m in height. The entity has the ability to alter its physical form upon will with no apparent limit to its structure. Any and all subjects within 100 m of the entity reported feeling a strong sense of unease and difficulty focusing on a singular task. Events within this 100 m2 vicinity is noted to have an extremely high likelihood of failure and have been generally described as "unlucky." Contained within Site-4315 #6 The entity's body shared many physical characteristics with both bats and sloths and stood at approximately 30 m in height. Atop of the entity's body was a head similar in appearance to that of a toad's. The entity had an elongated, flexible tongue, commonly used for consuming prey in a manner similar to that of a chameleon. The entity was capable of manifesting hostile humanoid entities which did not reflect any form of light. These entities used spears and daggers to attack Foundation personnel. These manifestations were never reported to kill human subjects, rather incapacitating them and bringing them to the entity for consumption. Neutralized #7 The entity is a humanoid standing approximately 0.5 km in height displaying both cephalopodic and reptilian characteristics. The entity's anatomy consists of a head similar in appearance to that of the whole physicality of a squid, two long, narrow wings capable of flight, and four limbs capable of locomotion equipped with pointed claws. [DATA REDACTED] Partially contained/See Addendum 4315.4 Addendum 4315.2: The following is an interview between Agnes Poholsky, a friend of Lovecraft following his disappearance, and Researcher Demolles. The interview took place in 1937 following SCP-4315's original manifestation. [BEGIN LOG] Researcher Demolles: Good evening, Ms. Poholsky. Poholsky: Please, call me Agnes. Researcher Demolles: If you prefer. Agnes, how long have you known Howard?4 Poholsky: I've known him for… oh, it's probably about seven years now? He's quite a good man. Odd, I must add. Researcher Demolles: What do you mean by "odd?" Poholsky: Well, there was always something off about him. He was wired differently? I believe that's the correct phrase. Noone wanted to jump to conclusions and call him crazy— well, not that nobody wanted to, but nobody did— he just didn't fit in right to society. I suppose that was a big contributor towards his success, though; the things he wrote were nightmarish, I'm sure you know that. Researcher Demolles: Can you give examples as to what you mean by "wired differently?" Poholsky: Of course. He acted oddly when compared to most people, using different responses towards different, uhm, things. For example, things that would scare most people really seemed to have no effect on him. When I asked him about it, he always said that "he's seen worse." I never took that literally, but something must be going on in his head for him to write the stories that he does. Researcher Demolles: Is that the only thing that made him "different?" Poholsky: No, uhm, another was his attitude. Howard was always so skeptical and anxious regarding even the littlest of things. I don't know why, but he absolutely hated anything that involved risk. He wasn't one to take chances, I suppose. Pauses. Poholsky: He also left frequently. His leaves were always so abrupt, sometimes even being in the middle of conversation. Researcher Demolles: He'd just… walk out? Poholsky: Not without warning. He'd always give some sort of face and just… go pale. I always thought he was sick and so I constantly offered to drive him to the care center, but he always insisted that he was just fine. Researcher Demolles: What would happen after he walked out? Would he return to his house? Poholsky: Uhm, sometimes. Most of the time he'd just go into some private space such as the lavatory or a bedroom and talk to himself. Researcher Demolles: "Talk to himself?" Poholsky: Yes. He'd rant very quickly about his work, talking to himself as if someone was there in the room with him. Of course, when we opened the door, there was nothing there except himself. If he was interrupted, he'd get very angry. I mean, violently. He really didn't like to be interrupted and would instead proceed to go to his house instead of staying wherever he was. Researcher Demolles: Anything else? Poholsky: Nothing, though Providence has seemed off ever since Howard died. Researcher Demolles: Thank you for your time. [END LOG] Addendum 4315.3: Upon Lovecraft's disappearance, his household was investigated by Foundation personnel. A notebook was recovered hidden between his bed and his mattress. The following are the contents of said notebook in the order that the pages were recovered. 1 I had a Godawful dream last night. I didn't know where I was nor who I was. All of the details felt extremely blurry at the moment, but I could just make out my surroundings. They were constantly altering as if they were black magic, constantly decreasing in quality and physical state. There was a being that roamed this realm; its exact description I cannot give without understating it. The monstrosity truly was horrid. Even if you used all of your awoken energy in an attempt to depict the horrors of the world, you still would not be able to see what I saw. I will attempt to draw the hideous creature to the best of my ability despite myself describing its true form as truly incomprehensible.5 2 And yet again another repeat of the dream accompanied by things seemingly moving on their own accord inside of my household. I had sworn that I placed my glasses on the nightstand alongside my bed, and yet, I recovered them in the kitchen this morning. And, of course, I misplaced both my jacket and my cap. Surprisingly, they were in two entirely different locations, as if I took them off in an odd chronological order. This realization is most certainly not just a misremembrance. This occurrence has happened for the past five days and each and every single item of the three continued to appear in different locations nowhere near their previous ones. 3 I forgot to mention yesterday that the dream just keeps getting longer and longer, stretching out in duration until I practically feel myself going mad inside of my own dream. The entity just gets bigger and bigger with its details becoming more horrifying as the seconds pass. I'm going to see a medical professional with hopes that there is indeed a medication for this. I would like to stop seeing this beast as soon as humanly possible. 4 I've gotten the medication. I hope this works. 5 The beast isn't just terrorizing me in my dreams anymore. I'm starting to see it physically as a hallucination. My mind is clearly far too set on the nature of this gargantuan entity. I was on a journey to the market just to fetch some things when I began to notice the hallucinations occurring. Firstly, it was a very small smudge on my glasses in the broad shape of the creature. I was able to just wipe them clean with cloth, and so they didn't bother me too much to begin with. As they kept coming back, my skepticism (and almost a bit of anxiety, mind you) began to take form. What came next were the clouds. As the pure white collections of rain began to darken into a thick grey, their entire shape altered. Many people claim that some clouds take on similar physicalities to other objects (especially faces and animals), but this has never happened to me. At least, not until today. I could distinctly tell that the biggest cloud above me was the shape of that frightening creature. I noticed people looked at me in a weird fashion while I was staring; I suppose it was because of my facial expressions which I may or may not have made. I wouldn't know, as I'd been too distracted as to how this could actually be happening. Clearly, the medication isn't helping. It could be making it worse for all I know. 6 I had a different dream instead of the same one for the past two weeks. I would say that change is different, but this nightmare really wasn't any different from the original. This time, I could make out my surroundings, and the entity was a much different one: a being that is an elephant yet a leech at the same time. I simply don't know how to describe it otherwise. It was much smaller than the original entity, but its appearance may be even more horrid. The being was extremely fast, dashing along the road, quickly sucking the blood of anyone other than me. I watched my neighbors' faces go pale as the beast stuck its second mouth into their neck and slurped the warm, iron-scented liquid. Needless to say, they all died. As I began to notice that everyone other than me had become victim of this beast, it was already dashing towards me to finish its entree. Or perhaps I was dessert. I'm not sure, though I woke up before it could get to me. I hope that nightmare doesn't come back. I just want to sleep peacefully. 7 It's safe to say that I am not getting peaceful sleep anytime soon. The nightmares— notice how I've officially stopped saying dreams— just keep recurring, occasionally switching from the original nightmare to the one with the leeching elephant man. Why won't they stop? 8 These nightmares are starting to really take a toll on my mental state. I'm terrified out of my mind and truly don't know what to do— especially after this morning. It was a foggy dawn. The streets were covered in a thick mist that some find aesthetically pleasing. I am one of those people who do. Or, did. Now I am sticking with the belief that the mist brings only more harm to me and, possibly, the world around me. I stood on my porch watching cars pass from time to time, only noticeable due to their headlights somehow finding their way through the fog. Unfortunately, headlights aren't the only thing my eyes manage to catch through the thick extra layer to the atmosphere. I began to see shadows moving— lurking only tens of feet away from my humble abode. At first, they were humanoid figures. Yet, slowly, the shadows that came and left began to grow more and more disfigured until they were now positively inhuman. Ungodly visions were what I saw, entities hunched over in the dark mist. They were undoubtedly the exact same figures in my nightmares. At least to begin with. As they continued to come and go, they began to form into things I've never seen before. They were still horrors— disgusting creatures that made snarling noises in the otherwise silent morning. My mind could only attempt to fill in the blanks and I sincerely believe that my thoughts were nowhere near as horrible as their actual physicality. I eventually decided it would be best to stay inside. I feel that I made the right choice. The fog is gone now. I hope it never returns. 9 I'm starting to feel that these nightmares may not just be nightmares. Recently, the nightmares had been taking forms of my actual experiences, such as the ones with the smudges on my glasses, the clouds, and the thick mist which once covered my yard. Except, soon after, those became "what I will be experiencing" rather than "what I have experienced." My nightmare— or my vision now, I suppose— had the entities destroying cars in the heavy fog while I was in a state of apparent paralysis, unable to move while I watched the vehicles being forcefully steered out of line and into neighboring buildings. One of said people was Agnes. She crashed directly into my front yard, being the first car to actually end up on my property rather than somebody's else's. Of course, I wanted to rush out to help her, but, unfortunately, I was still in that terrifying state where I could only watch. The next morning, just that happened. Except, without the monstrosities. As Agnes was driving home, her vehicle steered out of her control and she slammed into my new fence, coming to a stop when the front of her car hit my porch. When she did it, I wanted to rush out and assist her, but… I was in a state of shock, just like during my nightmare vision. She yelled for my help and yet, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't move a muscle, only blink. After about ten seconds, I could move again, and I rushed to help her. Agnes is fine now. It's simply impossible for these to just be nightmares. They are visions; I know it. 10 I've had the most frightening vision yet. All of the shadows I previously saw in the mist had their absent characteristics filled in and each and every single one of them was absolutely horrendous. This time, they spoke to me; gave me their names in this order: Chaugnar Faugn, Dagon, Hastur, Azathoth, Nyarlathotep, Shub-Niggurath, and— mind you, this entity was the first I saw— Cthulhu. Before, they spoke gibberish that sent a fear reflex all throughout my body. And yet, this time, they spoke perfect English, but only with words that held a heavy negative connotation. They threw insults left and right, up and down, and yet, they all found their way to burrow a special spot in my brain. What seemed to scare me most is that they knew my name and knew my works I've been doing based off of them. They said I simply used them for entertainment which, to an extent, is true. But that entertainment was meant to be a warning. Ever since Agnes crashed and the fog incident, I officially knew that these weren't simply my brain doing something for itself while I slept. I woke up sweating when Azathoth suddenly consumed me without warning. I don't know what's happening, but I must tell somebody. Not Agnes. Her poor elderly heart wouldn't be able to take it. 11 I had the same dream but, instead of Azathoth consuming me, they continued to talk to me— in a threatening tone, of course. It's not the fact that these beings could attack me in my head— notably, they constantly referred to it as the Dreamlands; rather, the fact that they said they simply chose to limit themselves to me due to my twisted mind, and I'm beginning to bore them. Nobody likes to be bored, that's a simple and well-known fact. So when extremely powerful entities begin to get bored with tormenting a singular individual, they choose to go to the masses. At least, this is what they're doing now. Or, at the least least, that's what they threatened to do. These entities seem to have an influence on our world when they haven't even directly taken a singular step into it. So, what happens when these entities leave the Dreamlands and enter this world? On second thought, I don't want the answer to that question. 12 I'm having an extremely powerful impulse surging through my body that tells me that, since these entities originate from (and currently reside in) the Dreamlands, they're only as powerful as most people imagine them to be. If this is true, then they're still absolutely powerful, and yet, nowhere near as powerful as they are in the Dreamlands. I simply couldn't write about them accurately and, in turn, that helped us, but at the same time, it hurts us. If I would've just made them weaker before publishing. Alas, I simply wrote using the words I could get closest to their description. That was a mistake. Now, the logical thing to do is to author stories explaining how these entities are actually extremely weak— maybe even taking the form of bunnies. But, that's not why people have an attraction to my work. The attraction comes from the absolute horrors that I describe, not the cute little bunnies I may or may not write about. Most people know these entities and how powerful they are I describe them to be, and there's no way that people will rewrite the Dreamlands entities within their head to make them weaker, because that's simply not much fun. Because of humanity's horrible want for writing about eldritch horrors and omnipotent killing machines, we're… I can't find the word, but I'm hopeful (and yet, quite doubtful) that humanity will somehow make it out of this. 13 This is it. Judgement Day. The day that they said they would exit the Dreamlands into our world. I'm anxiously awaiting their arrival, and I simply hope that humanity will be okay. Lovecraft's sketch. Addendum 4315.4: On ██/██/19██, an instance of SCP-4315-2 (specifically SCP-4315-2-7) managed to fully breach containment and enter baseline reality from SCP-4315-1. Due to the report of a containment breach within Site-4315 prior to the instance's immigration, Providence was evacuated by Foundation personnel alongside the United States National Guard, Unusual Incidents Unit and other American government representatives. The evacuation took place under the guise of NASA purposely falsely proclaiming that an unidentified, massive piece of space debris was going to hit Providence and cause extreme damage. Following the evacuation of Providence, a specialized cognitohazard was released to cause individuals to see an unidentified object in the sky with an apparent direct collision course. Said cognitohazard was to then envision that the space debris would indeed hit Providence, allowing a public explanation for the possible damage of the SCP-4315-2 instance's escape. By order of the O5 Council, the following recording of the SCP-4315 file has been locked. Lock overridden. [BEGIN LOG] Here we are again. Another mistake, another explanation message. I'm sure you know the drill. Unfortunately, the people that walk the earth aren't as stupid as we'd like them to be; they ask questions and have an urge to snoop into things that simply don't click. There really was nothing we could do to make this one click. I'm gonna skip the BS and get straight to the point— Cthulhu is the one that made it out of SCP-4315-1. The Lovecraftian horror that everyone is familiar with managed to leave SCP-4315-1 and cause some serious harm to Providence. Anyone who's seen the damage has been able to tell that a simple meteor or asteroid or whatever wasn't going to be able to do this. It wasn't a crater like it should have been— it was fire, crumbling buildings, scratch marks. Surprisingly— or maybe not surprisingly— none of that is actually what caused the public to begin to question things. People heard roars, gunshots, explosions. There was no definite evidence— we managed to dismiss it as fake via AIAD projects logging into the conspiracy theorists' social media accounts and saying that it was all fake and how we managed to repair Providence and the such, but if this got out to just even a few more hundred people, the Masquerade really could've begun to crack. This was a seriously close call. With the way Lovecraft described what he saw, what we've seen— even with this situation— isn't even the beginning. The worst is yet to come, and yet, we just barely managed to hide Cthulhu from the public. The O5 Council is working on methods to try and prepare for another attack such as this, but there really isn't a way to completely hide it. We just have to hope that, with Cthulhu contained once again, we've got them all. [END LOG] Addendum 4315.5: An SCP-4315-1 manned mapping apparatus which was deployed to catalog two previously undocumented streets (Varmin Way and Unthinker Road as identified by attendant signage) recently made tentative contact with what is believed to be a humanoid resident of SCP-4315-1. This is limited to multiple observation events, as well as three instances of seemingly intelligent response to mapping team actions. The subject remains unidentified, wearing a mixed assembly of cloth and garments, and it is not yet certified the subject is indeed human. Research is ongoing to determine if the figure is a manifestation of SCP-4315-2 or indeed a human resident, however recently acquired materials appear to indicate the subject is likely descended from baseline reality or no more then one standard deviation on the Q-ORn scale of reality distortion. Recovered items are as follows: 10 pages of parchment paper, indeterminate manufacture 2 pages of foolscap, mid-18th century 1 quill pen, improvised, albatross feather 1 milk bottle filled with squid ink, species unknown Items were recovered from under an overturned boat hull, lodged between two buildings located 0.5 km from any source of water. Recovered items contained text, much of it damaged and transcribed in varying dialects and spellings of English, Latin, and French. Translated passages are as follows. 2 I can't describe it to you, how it feels. Like a rotten tooth, those sharp, searing-sweet painful edges, agony to even brush against, yet you can't stop tonguing it, surging pain throughout yourself endlessly, lancing up through your eyes and down your throat. That, but so much more, and it's just [INCOMPREHENSIBLE] looking. They beg to look, but they're quiet, oh so quiet, but you can't help but wonder about that curve, that sound, that SONG! 5 …sea spray and rolling winds, and then something like a moutan of water, but it moved against the tide, and then we saw the [INCOMPREHENSIBLE] rubbery, rolling like the water, like some waterlogged corpse, but alive, and massively… I live as a rat in the walls of reality, ever fearful of the true masters of the house guessing my presence. The worst of this being that I don't know if it's ever been otherwise. 11 …burn one's eyes to ash, just to see, staring like an addict into the sun, to burn away the sight, to purify it somehow, but they [INCOMPREHENSIBLE] sight, so much worse than just human eyes, so much more flexible and- 12 We cannot [INCOMPREHENSIBLE] things, even as they watch us. It is flattering to [INCOMPREHENSIBLE] as toys, or pawns, but this is folly. Those things [INCOMPREHENSIBLE] value, and would be missed or mourned when lost. Even food takes [INCOMPREHENSIBLE] us, being of some value. We are as dust, forgotten at best, peevishly brushed aside at worst. Our works, our sun, our lives, our souls, DUST- 14 …somewhere else today, and saw sun, but it wasn't mine, and then something with knives for a soul cut through the wall and wanted to accompany me and I fled and fled even when it started to cry… 19 GRINDINGGRINDINGGRINDINGGRINDINGLIKEABABYCRYING 20 I do not know if they truly seek blood, but I do. Footnotes 1. A joint task force consisting of personnel from Mobile Task Forces Iota-10 ("Damn Feds"), Eta-5 ("Jäeger Bombers"), and Lambda-5 ("White Rabbits"). 2. Often only one to two roads. 3. Notably, H.P. Lovecraft's house remains identical to its appearance in baseline reality. 4. The H in "H.P. Lovecraft;" Lovecraft's forename. 5. See bottom of 4315.3 for Lovecraft's sketch.
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Coming Soon - Rounderhouse ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} 4/4316 LEVEL 4/4316 CLASSIFIED Item #: SCP-4316 Safe SCP-4316. Special Containment Procedures: Camp Kanab has been purchased by the Foundation. Any testing is to be scheduled through SCP-4316's Head Researcher, Doctor Harlan. A map of Camp Kanab. SCP-4316 is denoted in red. Description: SCP-4316 is a bonfire located in Camp Kanab, a summer camp in West Virginia. State records note the land was purchased and the camp constructed in 1955. It operated as a camping retreat until 1977, at which point records end. The camp contains 7 cabins and an assortment of recreational structures, such as a canoe pier, bonfire pit, and dining hall. SCP-4316's anomalous effects initiate if it is set aflame. It produces large amounts of an unknown gaseous substance (henceforth referred to as SCP-4316-A), which gathers in a fog, hovering close to the ground. Any individuals who inhale SCP-4316-A will enter a fugue state that will persist for 12 to 16 hours. There does not appear to be an upper limit to how much SCP-4316-A can be produced by SCP-4316; it extinguishes itself near sunrise, leaving the wood uncharred. SCP-4316. SCP-4316-A forms humanoid shapes as it spreads across Camp Kanab. These forms are largely indistinct and lack detailed features, but general characteristics such as sex, height, and clothing are distinguishable. Anywhere from 6 to 13 unique formations have been observed in a single event. Any individuals who have inhaled SCP-4316-A engage in activity with formations for the remainder of the night. This can range from simply lying on the ground near SCP-4316 to swimming in the nearby Lake Kanab. The formations will not speak at any point. Approximately one hour before sunrise, SCP-4316-A begins to condense into a thin dew on all surfaces. Formations become slow and lethargic in activity, before dissipating entirely. Affected individuals slowly regain awareness of their surroundings, with vivid false memories of the events of the previous night. Addendum SCP-4316.01: The following test was performed using a D-Class personnel who had attended a Camp Canadensis from the ages of 13 to 16. [BEGIN LOG] [21:00] - SCP-4316 is lit. D-4314 inhales SCP-4316-A. No vocalizations from D-4314. [21:34] - D-4314 leaves SCP-4316 and enters one of the cabins. There are five SCP-4316-A humanoids standing next to different bunk beds. D-4314 begins speaking upon entry. D-4314: That's where you've been! C'mon, the counselors are all at the bonfire. Humanoids move toward the cabin exit. D-4314: You guys got the stuff from Jared's stash? The humanoids pause. D-4314: Fantastic. Alright, let's go. [21:35] D-4314 leads the 5 humanoids down a trail that circles Lake Pagota. Other humanoids can be seen standing motionlessly around SCP-4316. D-4314 passes by a pair of humanoids standing close to each other behind one of the cabins en route to the trail. D-4314: Woo hoo! You get 'er Stan! [22:04] D-4314 stops leading the group, and takes a seat at a ledge next to Lake Pagota. The humanoids form a circle that includes D-4314, but do not sit down. D-4314 does not appear to notice that they have remained standing, and look only at their knees. D-4314: Rachel, pass me a cold one will you? No one moves. D-4314: Thanks. Honestly, I'm surprised the counselors didn't hide these better after we did this last year. Pause. D-4314: But I wasn't the one who got caught now, was I? D-4314 laughs. D-4314: Speaking of Cindy, where is she? Pause. D-4314: Fair point, fair point. I swear she just needs to set her watch forward like an hour. Pause. D-4314: No, no. You guys go ahead. Pause. D-4314: I just don't feel like swimming right now, ok? Pause. D-4314: I'm not a— ok fine. Fine I'll go. D-4314 strips down to his underwear and wades into the lake. The other humanoids hover overtop of the lake. D-4314: Oh you son of a bitch! D-4314 splashes at the humanoids. D-4314: Next year we have to go up even further. I hear there's a waterfall we can jump off. Pause. D-4314: Well, I haven't been there before. Pause. D-4314: Cindy told me about it. The humanoids drift toward the shore. D-4314: Wait, what did I say? Guys? D-4314 begins to wade back to shore. D-4314: It hasn't even been that long! Jared won't start looking for another hour at least! D-4314 is pulled underwater. [22:27] D-4314 is retrieved from the lake by observing personnel. Five strands of green algae were wrapped around D-4314's ankle. A bracelet with "C+T"1 written on it was found entangled with the strands. [END OF LOG] Addendum SCP-4316.02: After D-4314's full recovery, he was interviewed by Dr. Travis. INTERVIEWER: Dr. Adam Travis SUBJECT: D-4314 [BEGIN LOG] TRAVIS: How you holding up? D-4314: G-good. TRAVIS: You sure? We can reschedule if you don't feel so go- D-4314: I'm fine. Let's get this over with. TRAVIS: Okay, um, what do you remember from last night? D-4314: I lit the bonfire and saw faces. Friends from high school and my old stomping grounds. TRAVIS: Anyone in particular? Any names? D-4314: Cindy Crenshaw. She was there. I remember her from summer camp. Vividly. TRAVIS: What did you do with her? D-4314: We… we hung around on the pier about. Just happy to be there. TRAVIS: I se- D-4314: She… I can't even remember what happened to her. TRAVIS: Huh? What're you talking about? D-4314: She's gone. She was gone already. And I can't even remember how. TRAVIS: Do you have any memories of Crenshaw from outside the summer camp? D-4314: Of course I do! We sent letters back and forth. Like pen pals. TRAVIS: What did the letters say? D-4314: I don't remember exactly. It was decades ago. I know it was just like, things about our lives. Planning what we'd do at camp next summer. TRAVIS: Do you remember any details at all from her letters? D-4314: I mean, I should. TRAVIS: Did she mention any siblings? Any school troubles? Maybe a squabble with a friend? D-4314: I… I don't know. TRAVIS: Do you know where we could find those letters? D-4314: I don't know. TRAVIS: Are you sure those letters are even real? D-4314: I don't— no. I know. They're not real. They can't be. They better not be. TRAVIS: Why shouldn't they? D-4314: Because Cindy Crenshaw isn't real. Right? TRAVIS: Ok, good. We looked into records from your camp, and there was no indication that a "Cindy" ever attended at the same time as you. D-4314: Right. Yeah, that's right. TRAVIS: You should probably take a break. D-4314: … but I even remember paying for stamps… TRAVIS: I'm gonna come back in an hour or two — you rest up, alright? I'm gonna call a doctor to take your blood pressure. [END OF LOG] Addendum 4316.03: An additional test with D-4314 was scheduled, to ascertain the effects of repeated testing. He was discovered unconscious at the end of one such test, clutching a small paper document. A scan is attached: Camp Kanab Summer 1976 Funathon! Welcome to Camp Kanab! All of us Cabin Leaders would like to welcome you to our happy little get-away. Please make sure to read this document in full, as it contains our rules and event schedule for the whole summer. We hope you have a fun, All-American summer! RULES 1- Be polite! 2- Clean up after yourself! 3- Be a pal, not a bully! 4- Don't answer knocking at the cabin doors! 5- Don't go anywhere without Cabin Leader approval or supervision! 6- Have fun! SCHEDULE: 6/15 Camper drop off and check in. 6/16 Orientation day 6/17 Camp-wide bonfire 6/18 Cabin bonding and hiking 6/19 Ultimate frisbee 6/20 Sing-a-long night 6/21 Trip to Lake Pagota 6/22 Camp-wide bonfire Counselor search parties at night 6/23 Inter-cabin Olympics Police interviews 6/24 Hikes 6/25 Canoeing Camp-wide search party 6/26 Camp-wide bonfire Camp-wide Grieving 6/27 Survival Skills Water Safety Lecture 6/28 Water Shed Lessons Memorial Service 6/29 Trip to Lake Pagota Camper Checkout and Pick Up We'll always be family here at Camp Kanab! See you next year! Footnotes 1. D-4314's first name was Tyler ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4316" by Captain Kirby, Rounderhouse, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4316. 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: bonfire2.png Name: New-Years-Eve-Burnie-Bonfire-20151231-002.jpg Author: Gary Houston License: Public Domain Source Link: Wikimedia Commons Filename: map.png Name: Cabin Camp 1 Map Author: National Park Service License: Public Domain Source Link: National Park Service Filename: paper.jpg Author: Rounderhouse License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: SCP Foundation Wiki Filename: unknown.png Author: Rounderhouse License: CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: SCP Foundation Wiki Derivative Of: Name: Overnight cabins at Älgsjögrunnan camping ground in Åsele, Lappland, Sweden Author: Swedish National Heritage Board - Riksantikvarieämbetet License: CC BY-SA 2.0 Source Link: Flickr
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SCP-4317
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Item #: SCP-4317 Threat Level: Severe Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4317 is to be kept in a standard fauna containment chamber located at Site-19, and fed one D-Class employee a month in accordance with Nutritional Chart 4317-1. Footage of SCP-4317's feeding time is to be edited into an engaging compilation and posted on the official SCP-4317 YouTube page. Two members of security personnel are to keep watch over SCP-4317's containment chamber at all times. These security personnel are to be administered an emotion-numbing solution beforehand in order to prevent them from potentially causing an unscheduled containment breach. A list of all scheduled containment breaches can be provided by SCP-4317's chief publicist, Miss Merriam, upon request. Description: SCP-4317 is a small humanoid entity, sixty-six centimeters in height, capable of instantly transporting itself to any human being who feels surprise within a ten-meter range. Despite possessing external feline attributes, internal scans of SCP-4317's body show it to have no common features with any known species; a full inventory of SCP-4317's internal structure, along with all potentially profitable extracts, is available upon request from the Site-19 data archives. SCP-4317 is hostile to all human life, and will attempt to kill any individuals it comes across via mauling them with its claws. In most cases, this will lead to any observers of a first killing experiencing surprise, causing a chain reaction as SCP-4317 transports itself to each of them in turn via its anomalous properties. Generally, this leads to a high death count during SCP-4317's containment breaches, often earning a high score on the SCP Corporation's Official Leaderboards. The initial discovery of SCP-4317 took place at Bluewater Falls Elementary School, Louisiana, where it was found living off of scraps in the school's basement. Following the deaths of six teachers and sixty students, SCP-4317 was bought and brought into containment. Addendum 4317-1 (Marketing Correspondence): Hi Mary! We have a new asset for you to work your magic on - we've designated it as SCP-4317 for now, but we can also switch to a more thematically fitting number if that's what you decide on. :) I'm sure you'll have the public loving this little guy in no time without any help, but me and the rest of the guys on the Council just have a few suggestions for you! Television/film appearances could work well, so long as 4317's bits are filmed at a different location from the main cast (we all remember the Chicken Run incident, LOL). 4317 sort of looks like a cat. Is there some kind of deal we could do with Hello Kitty in regards to that? The Lego collaboration worked SO well, and O5-7's pretty eager to get some more of those kinds of deals going! Plushies!!! (this goes without saying LOL) He's a smiley little guy. Maybe we could market him as 106's son or something like that, and leech off some of the popularity that way? SCP-4317 excretes this sweet-smelling fluid after it devours a human being, and I'm told it tastes pretty good! Maybe we could synthesize it and sell it as a soft drink? Anyway, I'll leave the matter in your capable hands! Send all my love to the hubby and the kids! <3 O5-4 Hello, So sorry for the late reply! The Christmas campaign's have had me busy for days, and I haven't had a chance to check my mail. Rest assured I've been giving this matter a great deal of thought. There's a lot of potential with the ideas you've pitched me, but I feel like we need to do some damage control before we can fully capitalize on them. Apparently this thing started out killing its way out of a school? That's a tricky sell. You can only really get away with a skipper killing kids when that's specifically their thing. 4317 can kill anyone, and people know that, so I don't feel like we can really sell him as a child murderer - especially a murderer of American children. Indiscriminate killing is good for the big guys, but for a smaller creature like this we need to pick the targets carefully for maximum exposure. I'll give some more thought to this through the holidays and let you know my thoughts! Mary Merriam, Department of Marketing Hi Mary! We couldn't agree more in regards to what you're saying about being specific with the killings this time. Massacre skippers were popular a few years back, but these days the public wants more of a narrative to what these things do. I'm sure you and your team will come up with something to really grab the public's attention with this one! O5-4 Hello, OMG! Saw the pictures of your vacation up on Facebook! <3 Hard to believe the kids are growing up so fast - feels like last time I saw them they were still trying to climb out of their cribs, LOL. Anyway, I've compiled a list of ethnic and social groups that I feel like the public may enjoy seeing get killed by 4317! Take a look through it when you have a moment and let me know what you think. :) Mary Merriam, Department of Marketing ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4317" by Tanhony, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4317. 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-4318
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keter
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Item#: 4318 Level4 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: ekhi Risk Class: critical link to memo Extraversal instances of SCP-4318 and related vessels Special Containment Procedures: Instances of SCP-4318 are to be kept in temperature regulated deep storage units1. SCP-4318, in its base state, will start to vaporize if brought outside a cooled containment storage site. Extraversal or interdimensional entities that contain a composition that includes SCP-4318 are to be secured and brought to Site 16 for testing and eventual expulsion. Any Foundation personnel that interacts with SCP-4318 must wear Class III decontamination suits. Description: SCP-4318 is a transparent, tasteless, and odorless anomalous substance. SCP-4318 exhibits numerous properties, which in tandem substantiate SCP-4318's anomalous nature. Some of these traits include seamless form change, amphoterism2, extremely high surface tension, and obtuse polarity. These chemical features are not intrinsically anomalous, yet the unmitigated amount that is associated with SCP-4318 is one indicator, among many, of its anomalous composition. For a full list of SCP-4318's anomalous traits please refer to Document-4318-3. SCP-4318 is mainly differentiated from other chemical poisons due to its hypothesized ability to instigate an NK-Class "Grey Goo" Scenario due to SCP-4318's potential effect of dissolving and incorporating a vast amount of solutes. Many contemporary structures are built using substances that can be dissolved by SCP-4318. Contact with SCP-4318 results in mutation and, subsequently, death. The transformed skin cells experience a complete molecular alteration as the anomalous properties of SCP-4318 modify fundamental components of the cell. Mental and emotional shifts due to exposure are currently being investigated. Despite the danger presented by SCP-4318, it is noted that in other observed realities, SCP-4318 is distinguished by its apparent generative, biological necessity. Similarly, some realities often experience catastrophes of SCP-4318 that involve its mass build-up. It is probable that such an event would cause widespread death and societal collapse in our universe. While the seizure of extraversal SCP-4318 vessels and subsequent experimentation has been criticized in the past, apprehension has waned as the lethality of SCP-4318 has been realized over time. For more information on the seizure of vessels, please contact Archdemon Researcher C. Angra Mainyu D. Minor Incident-4318-1: On May 10th, 2018, an extraversal SCP-4318 vessel manifested in ████████████. After termination, researchers found a document, hereafter known as SCP-4318-1-976, on its person. The following is a reprint of SCP-4318-1-976. Warning: This copy is a field edition and is only to be used by active researchers/MTF teams involved with SCP-4318. For the full version, please report directly to Site 16. Item #: SCP-4318 Special Containment Procedures: Containment procedures are in development. Description: SCP-4318 is a currently unknown phenomenon wherein individuals will disappear and reappear, often dead. The most striking feature of individuals that return is the total evacuation of water of the body. The exact aspects of this occurrence are currently being researched. Once found, missing individuals will have their blood replaced with an as yet unknown anomalous substance, along with other structural changes. For the complete list of structural changes please refer to Document-4318-17. The origin and full depth of SCP-4318 is currently unknown, nevertheless, some researchers theorize that SCP-4318 incidents are extraversal in nature. SCP-4318 has only recently started to occur so a full assessment has yet to be decided, however, Lead Researcher Calvin A.M. Demos has begun testing on the original location of the SCP-4318 phenomenon and is expected to begin on May 9th, 2019. Footnotes 1. Temperature is to be set at 0°C. 2. In chemistry, an amphoteric compound is a substance that can react both as an acid and as a base.
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SCP-4319
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About Us ♡(Ξ◕◡◕Ξ)♡ Item #: SCP-4319 By Jess Landons Object Class: Keter Just Girly Things is a blog site run by girls, for girls! You can find it just by searching for our url, www.justgirlythingsblogsite.si. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ Special Containment Procedures: Foundation web crawlers have been set up to search for any mention of the IP address in which SCP-4319 functions. Any mention is then to be immediately blocked from any public web servers. This block is to be re-instated once every seven days after it is forcefully removed by SCP-4319. So, what does our site do? We've had a lot of you ask us for a proper introduction post, so I thought I would take the initiative! One of the first things to know is that once you visit our site, all digital interfaces including home screens and lock screens of phones will match up to the JGT theme! Just a little treat from us to help remind you of your girly nature! We also can also give you new clothes to make you the best you can be as a girl! You don't have to worry about shipping and all that jazz, it appears right on your body and in your closet! Isn't that nice of us? I think it is! All the cool features and stuff will only go to the girl who was the one to pull up our site on their device. So friends, get going on your own to experience these cool features too! :3 ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ Description: SCP-4319 is an internet blog site under the name "Just Girly Things." The anomaly of SCP-4319 manifests in its ability to Tooootally help out girls big time! Trying to stop this boringness but we do what we can~ We like to be a place with all things girly because well, sometimes girls have trouble understanding their place as a girl. Like Ella's sister started dressing like a boy and insisted she call her ‘Landon' or something. What Cora really needed is a reminder of how important girlhood really is! That's why Ella helped her see it again! I think that was really sweet of her. Well, sweet of KeeLee too because she helped Ella which helped Ella help Cora! Anyways, Cora's boring boyish room turned all pink with dresses and makeup and nail polish and stuff! Like I ALWAYS turn everything around me pink. Some girls don’t think they’re boys, but are just super into sports and stuff and still think they're true girls.＼＼\\٩(๑‘^´๑)۶//／／Isn’t that just dumb? Like my old best friend liked soccer and watching sports ball or whatever. Like come on girl. GIRLS AREN’T SUPPOSED TO HAVE SHORT HAIR CORA AND MOLLIE! Ahem. I mean it's not like she got to super often since we met anyways, but come on! Maybe being treated like a human is something she could have focused on. ANYWAYS. Now, she's a total beauty queen! She loved the site that KeeLee made! I mean how could you not?! But I mean I guess I get not being super girly? I was never into girly things much as a kid because that stuff just wasn't accesible for me. I mean in a way I did do one thing considered super girly, but I don't think I need to talk about it here lol. KeeLee first created JGT in 2006 in the form of a magazine, which is the form I first found out about it in. I was given the magazine one day becuase apparently I 'needed' to 'learn the values' or something. But I mean it CHANGED. MY. LIFE. I would tear out the pages and use them to decorate the bland gray walls I was always around. But then, everything just became pink instead! JGT helped me realize my place in the world. I needed to stop pitying myself for my situation. I'm a girly and I'm STRONGGGGGG. It's honestly so fucking dumb if you keep pittying yourself girls. If you're getting hurt, it's because YOU did something wrong. You're probably not being hurt unjustfully. Or well, you aren't! Just start making heart shaped cookies, start doing your makeup girls! That's what you're for boo! ANYWaaysss. JGT became a blog site in 2010, and has been influencing girls EVERYWHERE every single day! Our posts have changed lives! Just like KeeLee's magazine changed mine! I don't see grey stone walls anymore, they're pink stone walls now! I have my wonderful pets Mandy the beetle and Cutie the cat! I'm allowed to like bugs BY THE WAY. Not every girl is, but KeeLee said I can. HAHA anyways ꐑ(*ꐌ◡ꐌꐐ*)࿐࿔࿓ ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ The Foundation first became aware of SCP-4319 after Researcher █████ had accessed the Site using foundation technology. Researcher █████ spontaneously began altering baseline reality, causing all objects in her immediate vicinity to take on traditionally "feminine" qualities, such as heart-shaped pillows, pink hues, floral wall decor, jewelry, make-up brushes, frilly curtains, etc. Researcher █████ attacked Dr. Leena claiming she 'was a fake woman.' A security breach took place soon after, causing the evacuation of site ██. Researcher █████ is now quarantined at Site ██. Knowing things about our viewers/readers is really just part of us. I mean have you ever read a teen magazine made for girls and they had quizzes that CLAIMED they knew you? Claimed their quizzes could really help you and your future? Well we're the version of that that's A digital and B TOTALLY FOR REAL! None of that fake bullshit. We really do help our fellow girls! So….. Quiz!!! Jot down your answers on a sheet of paper and tally them up to see your results at the end! 1.) What would be your ideal day? A) Finding your most treasured lost item at a thrift shop B) Redoing one of your worst moments and fixing it C) Getting revenge on who hurt you D) Seeing someone you can never see again 2.) What do you look for in a person? A) Is just as weird as you B) Knows how to use a gun C) Has the same desire to fix the past D) Is someone who you lost 3.) If you could have any super power, what would it be? A) The ability to read minds B) The ability to reverse time C) The ability to communicate with past versions of yourself D) The ability to talk to anyone no matter where they are in the universe 4.) What do you wish for your future? A) To become successful in achieving your greatest wish B) To guide others in their life journey C) To protect people from the dangers of themselves D) To become a warning RESULTS!!! If you picked mostly A… Your main personality trait is determination! You're a go getter! You aren't afraid of danger, and you know how to protect yourself. If you picked mostly B… Your main personality trait is generosity! You want to help others, no matter what that means! A bit of invasion may be necessary, but in the end, the lives of those around you will be so much better! If you picked mostly C… Redo yourself. Seriously? All you do is live on guilt. What's even the point? If you picked mostly D… You miss them that much? You're pathetic. You should have been better. God. I hope that was fun! We've got TONS more quizzes over on our site! You should check it out! :3 I hope I'm okay. I think I am. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4319" by DianaBerry, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4319. 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-4320
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euclid
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close Info X SCP-4320: Show Me The Glint of Light on Broken Glass Author: pr0m37h3um Note: This version of the article is significantly updated from the original. I had this idea during the blood moon maybe a week after watching Arrival. Turns out it's hard to write a super ambitious article like this only a month after writing your first one. Here's hoping it'll do well. Thanks to Nerdibbles, my good friends poppychips and Rhi, my first semester British Literature class's student teacher, and various others for critique, as well as pxdnbluesoul and Petrograd for being the main driving forces behind my deciding to rewrite this article. Item#: 4320 Level3 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: keneq Risk Class: caution link to memo Special Containment Procedures: Under no circumstances are members of SCP-4320-2 to be allowed in the vicinity of SCP-4320-1. Mobile Task Force Pi-32 ("Stargazers") are to seek out and gather information on SCP-4320-2 individuals of interest to the Foundation, attempting to apprehend or recruit them if necessary. ▶[DETAILED STATUS OF KNOWLEDGE OF SCP-4320-2] ▼[DETAILED STATUS OF KNOWLEDGE OF SCP-4320-2] Currently, the Foundation employs 38 SCP-4320-2 individuals (1 administrator, 19 site staff, 13 field personnel, and 5 long-term D-Class personnel) and is aware of the identity, personal details, and whereabouts of 8,827 more, 32 of whom are known to be affiliated with major Groups of Interest. An additional 35 SCP-4320-2 individuals (especially politicians and celebrities) have been made aware of the Foundation's existence and agreed to indirectly assist in efforts to suppress public knowledge of SCP-4320 under Procedure 4320-Apollo. Description: SCP-4320 is the collective designation for three separate but interconnected anomalies: SCP-4320-1 is a planetoid in orbit of the Earth. Despite being the same approximate size as the planet Mars and with an orbital semi-major axis distance only 1.72 times that of Luna, SCP-4320-1 has no apparent effect on its surrounding celestial neighborhood. Unlike Luna, SCP-4320-1 is not tidally locked relative to Earth. SCP-4320-2 is a group of individuals comprising roughly 0.000275% (previously thought to be 0.00025% prior to Incident 4320-Alpha) of the world population for a total of approximately 20000 individuals. SCP-4320-2 are defined by their ability to see SCP-4320-1 while others cannot. This ability appears to be inherited genetically, with the potential to skip generations. SCP-4320-3 is a humanoid civilization that inhabited SCP-4320-1 at an indeterminate point in the past. See the section titled 'Supplementary Documentation' for further information regarding SCP-4320-3. SCP-4320-1 is a natural satellite in orbit of the Earth only visible to members of SCP-4320-2. However, travel to and visibility of SCP-4320-1 is possible by those individuals who are not SCP-4320-2, but these individuals will only report being able to see SCP-4320-1 while outside of Luna's average orbital distance. However, the visual materialization of SCP-4320-1 is not instant, and individuals will not report it ever having been absent, only having gone unnoticed until an indeterminate point. Artifacts or samples taken outside of SCP-4320-1's 'visibility radius' will not exhibit its anomalous properties. The explicit nature of SCP-4320-1's perceptive suppression abilities and lack of apparent gravitational field at large distances are unknown. However, evidence suggests that SCP-4320-1 was deliberately hidden for unknown reasons. ▶[DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SCP-4320-1] ▼[DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SCP-4320-1] SCP-4320-1 has an argon-rich nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere similar to that of Earth's and large bodies of freshwater. Scattered across the surface of SCP-4320-1 are the remnants of a highly advanced humanoid civilization (see Expedition Log 4320-A for more information). No life has ever been detected on SCP-4320-1, but robotic entities have been encountered, including what appear to be automated drones performing maintenance on the surrounding buildings. In addition, these cities are perfectly livable, and appear to have been lived in for several hundred to possibly even thousands of years, but contain powerful spatial-temporal anomalies (see Expedition Log 4320-A and Interview Log 4320-A for further information). It is presumed that the maintenance drones have kept the cities from falling into a state of disrepair, but how they have continued to function for as long as they have (samples date them as having been manufactured between 5000 and 10000 years ago) is unknown. Supplementary Documentation: ▶[INPUT LEVEL 4/4320 SECURITY CREDENTIALS] ▼[VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL] Exploration 4320-A Video Log Transcript Date: 08/21/2024 Exploration Team: Mobile Task Force Pi-32 Subject: Unnamed city center, SCP-4320-1 Team Lead: Captain Juliet Mendez Team Members: Lieutenants Matt Cyterski and Andrew Butler (Butler is a member of SCP-4320-2), Researcher Amelia Zhang Notes: MTF operatives were armed with assault rifles. All team members were further equipped with a helmet-mounted camera, nonlethal sidearm, multi-tool, and cognitohazard-filtering visors. Due to the similarities between the atmospheres of SCP-4320-1's and Earth's atmospheres, only basic EVA suits were required. [BEGIN LOG] CPT Mendez: Alright, recorder's running. Sound off. LT Butler: Butler, check. LT Cyterski: Cyterski, check. RSCR Zhang: Zhang, check. Mendez: That's everyone. Command, you hearing us? Command: Affirmative, Captain. How's it going up there? Mendez: Well, we're on the surface. Haven't run into any life-threatening danger. Cyterski: Yet. (Laughs from Cyterski and Butler.) Mendez: Hey, guys, keeping morale up is important, but the mission is too. (Cyterski and Butler return to attention.) Butler: Yes, Captain. Command: Alright, your task is to find as much information on SCP-4320 as possible: why SCP-4320-1 is hidden, why the -2s are special, and who or what -3 were. Mendez: You got it. Zhang's already looking in one of the buildings. Zhang: There's nothing remarkable in here. It's essentially just a round staircase that heads down into the center of the room, like you might find at an amphitheater, with a couple archways embedded in the stairs. Command: You said archways? Zhang: Uh, yeah. (Zhang's video feed confirms this, showing five archways within the circular staircase.) Mendez: Well, I guess that's where we're heading. Command: Up to you, Captain. Mendez: Then let's go. Butler, Cyterski, keep your weapons locked and loaded. We don't know what we're gonna find in there. Butler and Cyterski: Copy. (Team follows Mendez into one of the archways, which leads into a descending, spiral-shaped passage which the team travels along for approximately 31 minutes. Several comments are made by members of the team about the length of the passage. Near the end, the passage becomes straight and levels out before sloping sharply upwards, opening into the center of a hemispherical empty space at least 1 kilometer in radius, the walls of which are lined with inscriptions in an unknown language.) Zhang: Well, that was underwhelming. Command: I assume you're not seeing any more than us? Zhang: Not unless you're seeing less than a big empty space. Mendez: There's gotta be something in here. Whoever built it wouldn't have it if they didn't need it. Cyterski: Hey, uh… Butler, you okay? (No response from Butler. Feed still showed a successful live broadcast and stable vitals.) Command: Lieutenant Butler, do you copy? Butler: It's beautiful… Mendez: What the hell? Butler, snap out of it. Command: Butler, tell us what you see. (Silence from Butler for several seconds. Other team members show increasing signs of distress.) Command: Lieutenant Butler, you are under orders to respond. Mendez: Command, permission to abort? Command: Permission denied. You still need to- Butler: I can see them. Us. It's here. It's all here. The world. Our history. Our inheritance. (All feeds broadcasting from Butler cease.) Mendez: Command, we've got some weird shit going on. Butler's gone. Command: Please elaborate. He's still showing up on your feeds. How is he 'gone'? Mendez: He's gone in the way that I can still see him but I can tell he's not actually here. Command: Captain, you have orders to abort the mission. Mendez: But there's gotta be something- Command: If it's really how you describe it, there's nothing you can do. We can't risk losing the rest of you. Abort the mission and get out of there. [END LOG] Mission was aborted and team returned to Site-73. No further broadcast was received from Butler, and all attempts to locate him have failed. Incident 4320-Alpha Several Foundation personnel, all SCP-4320-2 individuals, lost consciousness soon after mission abort. Reports were made of SCP-4320-2 individuals around the globe (both those known and previously undiscovered by the Foundation) losing consciousness. Procedure 4320-Apollo's disinformation campaigns were temporarily expanded to suppress discovery of SCP-4320. Following their return to consciousness, SCP-4320-2 personnel claimed to have witnessed visions of fragments of the inscriptions found within SCP-4320-1 and also claimed to have a basic understanding of their meanings (although many believed the true meanings were too difficult to describe in words). Personnel were asked to recreate the fragments they saw and linguistic analysis of the fragments was initiated soon after. Findings Report: Researcher Amelia Zhang The higher-ups have asked me to write this report on what happened up there. I guess I'll do my best. SCP-4320-1 was once the home of SCP-4320-3, a highly advanced and highly religious society of humans, or at least a species similar enough to humans that they had the ability to reproduce with humans. Their religious beliefs weren't quite mirrored by any particular Earth religion. While they had the typical stuff (daily worship, selfless acts, et cetera), they also had an obsession with something they called 'Inheritance'. For those of you that read the expedition log, that's the last thing Butler said before we lost him. So, considering all that, what's the story behind SCP-4320? What's so important about this thing that it needs to be hidden? Here's what I think. I don't think Inheritance is a thing, at least not in the way we generally use the word 'thing'. It's their afterlife. But not in the way we generally use the word 'afterlife'. It's quite obvious at this point that SCP-4320-2 are the biological descendants of -3. It's been hypothesized for some time, but only now have we been able to confirm it. And it's clear that -1 affects -2 in ways we couldn't have imagined. But I think it goes beyond even that. Once that place claimed Butler, thousands of -2 around the world fell unconscious. I think that that moment was an awakening. That moment in that room. Butler claimed his Inheritance. Now that hidden planet is calling for the rest of its children to spread its word. And some are listening. We've gotten reports of cults with members who are both -2 and not popping up, worshipping Inheritance. If we can't stop them soon, they risk exposing the world to knowledge of SCP-4320. And then what do we do? We have no idea what Inheritance is. We have no way of contacting anyone who's entered Inheritance as far as we know. It's better not to send people into Inheritance blindly. So to avoid exposing the Foundation to the world, it's better still to prevent anyone from entering Inheritance at all. And I'm going to leave you with one final lingering question that none of us quite know the answer to. There's no way the human species evolved identically on both our planets. It's simply impossible. But if that's true, one of the planets had to have been inhabited before the other, or there had to be some other civilization that sired both of us. So who came first? SCP-4320 seems to have a long history, perhaps longer than we could ever imagined. But we could still only be seeing the beginning of it. There's no way to tell how long it will be until we can't hide 4320 from the public anymore. So we're going to have to play this by ear for a while. I suggest expanding our disinformation campaigns and working on finding more -2, possibly through genetic identification. We can't let anyone get the truth out. If we do, we risk exposure of the anomalous world and the Foundation as a whole. Researcher Amelia Zhang Request Form Please fill out and submit to site director. Name: Amelia Zhang Foundation ID #: 2012866 Title: Researcher Current Assignment: SCP-4320 Request: Researcher Zhang requests time off of work to complete Ph.D. and spend time with family (wife and children). Also requests reassignment upon return to Foundation. Request Status: Granted Thank you for your request, Researcher Zhang. Due to the recent reassignment of SCP-4320 Project Director Patrick Navarro, you will be expected to assume the status of SCP-4320 Project Director upon your return. Secure. Contain. Protect. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4320" by pr0m37h3um, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4320. 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-4321: Sometimes I Look At The Sky So I Can Feel Small Your dreams are also your burdens. Author: Captain Kirby SCPs SCP Number Rating SCP-3393 1304 Captain Kirby's Proposal 814 SCP-4514 666 SCP-3448 618 SCP-5552 595 SCP-3844 533 SCP-3388 492 SCP-3866 443 SCP-5003 442 SCP-3305 410 SCP-3449 388 SCP-4877 386 SCP-4321 351 SCP-016-J 281 SCP-7100 276 SCP-3123 239 SCP-3393-EX 229 SPC-1057 223 SCP-3511 211 SCP-6007 200 SCP-3633 193 SCP-4925 192 SCP-4479 188 SCP-3767 174 SCP-4316 166 SCP-4775 143 SCP-4034 139 SCP-5877 118 SCP-5448 110 SCP-3650 103 SCP-3203 70 SCP-5779 63 SCP-3405 55 SCP-3481 52 Tales Title Rating The Nuclear Option 547 Impossible-To-Destroy Reptile 491 In The Clutches Of Life 396 Numbers, Like Stories, Never Die 335 The Tombstone of Alto Clef 263 Tales of the Ethics Committee: 5 Reasons The Foundation Wants A Robot Army 232 Excerpts From The Societal Census Programme ΩK-Class Report 232 With The Reaper On Retirement 227 Do You Remember Funerals? 173 From The Clutches Of Life 154 Where Death Used To Live 150 Project Damnerung 147 Hello, My Name Isn't 146 Don't Get Used To It 143 The Many Portraits Of Jack Bright 140 Group Date 140 Monochrome 132 Hundred-Year Favor 124 Even The Most Masked Of Men Become Themselves Behind Closed Doors 113 You Have 18 Unread Messages 102 Everyday Is Somebody's Birthday 97 The Shape of a Noose 76 A Failed Two Weeks Notice 69 Pink Cracks in a Digital Wall 66 'Til Death Do Us Part 65 Rocks And Trees Are Not Good Company 64 Tears of a Neon God 57 Poky And Pal Scheme Together 55 A Eulogy In 11/8 Time 53 Is Anybody Home? 53 Carnivores 52 Poky And Pal Arm Themselves 49 Virtue 46 When It Rains, It Pours 45 God-Knows-Where 39 I Felt Numb 39 It's A Nice Day Out 38 Attempts To Salvage Thought 36 I Am Wonderful 33 Outrun 29 They Are Not Laughing With You 28 What Is There To Do With A Pot Of Gold? 27 Containment's A Beach 22 GOI Formats Title Rating Captain Kirby's Proposal, Or Something 191 My Head Is On Fire And I'm (Not) Ok 102 Project Proposals 2004-013/2014-114/2024-072: "Losing Your Cool" 71 You may also like: SCP-4005 - The Holy and Heavenly City of Fabled China by Tufto All across the world, person after person, knowing how to last. Coming to the city. Coming to the just kingdom. SCP-4321 Item #: SCP-4321 Containment Procedures: Due to SCP-4321's self-concealing nature and physical properties, physical containment of SCP-4321 has been deemed impractical. GPS locating devices have been placed on SCP-4321 for monitoring purposes. Foundation personnel are to intercept any aircraft approaching SCP-4321. Satellite imaging of the earth is to be intercepted and edited to remove appearances of SCP-4321. Samples recovered from SCP-4321 are to be stored in standard organic anomaly containers, and are only to be consumed under testing conditions. Operations to retrieve additional samples must be approved by the O5 council. A disinformation campaign is underway to convince the general population that dreams of flight are common occurrences. Description: SCP-4321 is an immense landmass that maintains an altitude of approximately 7km above sea level. It is shrouded in a thick fog, thus appearing similar to a large cloud to outside observers. SCP-4321 has been known to move in a similar manner to non-anomalous clouds, but over time has been observed to make slight deviations from predicted trajectories. All unconscious humans within 30km of SCP-4321 have an estimated 2.5% chance of undergoing an AVIATION event. Subjects experience a dream wherein they fly to SCP-4321. Details of what occurs after the individual enters the cloud cover surrounding SCP-4321 are forgotten upon waking. Investigation is underway to determine if other species experience these same effects. While no conclusive evidence has been found, research suggests that animals of kingdom Animalia do experience AVIATION events, but less frequently than humans. Discovery: SCP-4321 was discovered after numerous employees underwent AVIATION events at Site-19. Investigation into the dreams led to the discovery of a disproportionate percentage of civilians from nearby towns having similar experiences. All affected areas lay along the direction of the air currents, which allowed Foundation personnel to restrict the search to weather based phenomena, eventually singling out one cloud that never appeared to dissipate. Sonar later confirmed said cloud contained SCP-4321's landmass. Further details regarding the nature of AVIATION events were not corroborated until exploration operations were initiated. + Exploration Logs - Exploration Logs Subconscious Exploration: To further investigate the forgotten content from the AVIATION events experienced during SCP-4321's discovery, 50 Foundation personnel trained in lucid dreaming gathered in an uninhabited area intercepting SCP-4321's projected flight path. A separate team of researchers operated Neuron Imaging Engines (NIEs) designed to detect sensory information during REM sleep and convert it into a video format through the use of MRI technology and thaumaturgy. However, due to the abstract nature of dreams, participants were directed to narrate their experience to compare with the detected visuals. The only subject to undergo an AVIATION event during testing was Researcher Pine. Below is the transcript of the video generated by the NIE: <Begin Log> Dream begins. Pines lies awake in his bed. He begins to float through the facility walls. Pine: I, um, I see I'm the lucky one, I guess. I'll try to keep my commentary professional, but I'm sorry if I, uh, I get caught up in the moment. Pine exits the facility entirely. The night sky is clear except for a single cloud; presumably SCP-4321. Pine: It's, uh, it's really pretty out— sorry. Professional. The weather is definitely different. I remember it being overcast. Also I'm, uh, fairly certain it's day time. I'm being pulled toward SCP-4321. Even though I'm lucid, I can't control my ascent much. Pine continues toward SCP-4321 for thirty five minutes. Pine: I'm getting closer to the cloud. Just also want to say that, uh, this feels surreal even for a dream. I haven't been able to get flying right in other dreams, um, always feels unnatural. But this feels incredibly natural. The only reason I know I'm being pulled toward the anomaly is that I can't explore the air too much. It feels like it's just inviting me in. Pine enters the fog surrounding SCP-4321. After three minutes the outline of SCP-4321's main mass can be distinguished. Pine: I can see it! There's a lot of trees and plants. I think those are, uh, pine trees? Pine lands softly. Pine: Never mind. These are palm trees, not pine trees. Dream must've made up its mind. Definitely more humid here than outside, but that's probably because I'm in a big cloud. I'm not feeling pulled toward anything anymore, but I can smell something… almost sweet. Pine begins moving through the trees. Faint music can be heard. Pine: This sounds like some sort of electronic music? I think? As Pine draws closer to the music, the sounds of a crowd also become audible. Pine eventually enters a clearing to see a group of people in varying tropical attire surrounding a pool. Unidentified Woman: Hey, new guy! Over here! Pine approaches the young woman (henceforth designated SCP-4321-UW), who offers Pine a brightly colored beverage from the poolside. Pine: Umm, sorry, I can't. No drinking on the job. SCP-4321-UW: You're working? That's no fun. C'mon, you're here for us right? Pine: You're not wrong. SCP-4321-UW: Then at least take a dip in the pool. Pine: Um… Oh fine. Pine removes his shirt and joins SCP-4321-UW by dangling his feet in the water. Pine: Quite warm. SCP-4321-UW: It's harder to enjoy a cold pool. Pine: So, you already seem to know quite a bit about me. SCP-4321-UW: It's your dream. I'd hope you'd know yourself. Pine: Very true. So uh, you're a figment of my imagination or part of this island? SCP-4321-UW: Kinda both? We're like a step removed from an incarnation of your own desires. I believe we've checked off "flight" and "tropical vacation" so far? Pine: I could always just experience this in my own dreams. SCP-4321-UW: Oh, don't lie to me. Or yourself. Well, same thing. But you know, it feels different when you're not in control. Feels more real. SCP-4321-UW slips into the pool. SCP-4321-UW: C'mon, it's more comfy in here. Pine follows. Pine: Um, I guess I now get to ask - do you know why you do this? SCP-4321-UW: I mean, I guess we just like other people's fantasies? Always kind of fun to put on the skit and all. Been doing it for like, at least a millennium. Pine: You, uh, you look pretty good for a thousand years old. What moisturizer do you use? SCP-4321-UW: [laughs] You know, you're not the first to say that line, but it's still funny. Pine: You just float around and give off nice dreams? SCP-4321-UW: I mean, we also have a storage. Pine: A storage? Of dreams? SCP-4321-UW: A collection is a better word for it really. Pine: Can you, uh, show me? SCP-4321-UW: Of course! You're about to be a part of it anyways. Pine: Excuse me? SCP-4321-UW looks at the water around Pine. It is now filled with pieces of Pine's lower body. Pine: Wait wha— Pine's head is shoved into the water. Transmission ends. Pine awakes. <End Log> During subsequent questioning about the dream, Pine could only recall the sensation of flight, although he described this sensation as "mild" and "dulled". Physical Exploration: To record the physical features of SCP-4321 and compare them to the results of the previous experiment, MTF Lambda-5 ("White Rabbits") accompanied by Researcher Pine were deployed to investigate and explore the physical landmass of SCP-4321. A member of MTF Omicron Rho ("The Dream Team") joined the expedition as well to give insight into any subconscious or dream-related anomalies encountered during the expedition. Operation Outline: The team will be delivered to SCP-4321 via a helicopter.1 The exploration team will operate for at most one hour before exiting SCP-4321. Exploration Team Members: Tanya Hart (Lambda-5), Tyler Dubois (Lambda-5), Juan Tierez (Lambda-5), Holly Trivera (Omicon Rho), Edgar Pine <Begin Log> The helicopter approaches SCP-4321. The exploration team activates their recording equipment. Hart: Can we get a last minute comms check? We're about to touch down. Dubois: Check? Tierez: Check. Trivera: Checkerino. A brief pause. Hart: Edgar! Pine: Right, right. Uh, Sorry. Dubois: Are you ok? You've been quiet all flight. Pine: Yeah, I'm fine. Just feeling a little weird is all. Dubois: I thought you liked flying? Pine: No, it's not that. It's just, uh — I'm fine. Dubois: Alright then. The helicopter lands on SCP-4321. The team disembarks. The majority of SCP-4321 is covered with miscolored flora. Purple roots are found sporadically protruding from the ground. Trivera: This doesn't look like a tropical paradise. Hart: Dubois, can you take some samples of the black grass? Tierez: And the trees. Pine trees aren't supposed to be this color either. Hart: [to Pine] Can you show us where you went? Or is the landscape too unfamiliar? Edgar? Pine: What? Oh yeah sure. Hart: Are you certain you're fine? Trivera: Give the guy some time. I'd be shook too if my palm tree paradise turned out to be some sort of forest of forbidden darkness. Hart glares at Trivera. Trivera: C'mon, I can crack a joke. Edgar and I go way back, he can take it. We'd spend all lunch break going back and forth over quips like that. Pine: That's one way to put it. I think I remember which way I went though. Hart, Tierez and Trivera follow Pine deeper into SCP-4321 while Dubois collects samples. Tierez moves a tree branch out of his way, which snaps it. Purple sap leaks from the point of breakage. Hart: Tierez! Tierez: I didn't mean to break it! Trivera inspects the sap, rubbing some between her fingers. Hart: What is it? Trivera: It just, it's hard to convey, but this sap feels potent? Tierez: I'll grab some samples. Dubois: [through each member's ear piece] Hey, you guys out there? Hart: [to Dubois] We are. Dubois: Good, good. Just wanted to report that after digging around, I found a skeleton. Probably the size of a small animal? Going to see if I can find any more. Hart: Alright, thanks for the update. [to Pine] You remember how far it is until the pool place? Pine: Shouldn't be too much further. Hart: Tierez, can you just get Dubois over here and help you gather as much sap as you can? I have a feeling that command are going to want to get their hands on as much as possible. Tierez: Yes Ma'am. Hart, Trivera and Pine proceed further into SCP-4321. The purple roots sticking out of the ground become more prevalent over time. After twenty minutes the three arrive at a clearing with a pond of purple liquid in the center of it. Purple roots extend in all directions from the pool. The pool occasionally bubbles. Trivera: Finally. Thought you said it shouldn't be too much further? Pine: I mean, I thought it wouldn't… Hart: Is it just me, or does this pool look like a heart? Complete with veins and everything. Pine: You think it's alive? Hart: It spoke to you in your dream. Pine: But maybe I projected that? Trivera approaches and kneels next to the pool. Trivera: This liquid, it feels almost conscious. Like, little glints of thought are entering my mind. Nothing big, but something else is definitely there. Hart: So, it is alive? Trivera: Not quite, but it can dream. And its dreams probably aren't the size of ours. They'd be bigger. Hell, it feels overwhelming even here in the land of the waking. Hart: Any idea of what it's dreaming about? Trivera: Not really. Although, to guess off Pine's video, probably us. Pine: Can we, uh, can we head back soon? I don't feel comfortable here. It feels pressuring. Hart: That's fine, I think we've seen enough. The team returns to the helicopter with samples of both the sap and various flora from SCP-4321. The flight to command is largely uneventful. <End Log> Biological Analysis: Eight sets of bones were recovered from the physical exploration of SCP-4321. Analysis confirmed that each set belonged to a species of bird. Below is a summary of the results: Species Common Name Notes Anomalopteryx didiformis Bush Moa Matched two of the bone sets. Apteryx owenii Little Spotted Kiwi Matched three of the bone sets. Kumimanu biceae Giant Penguin2 Matched two of the bone sets. Harpagornis moorei Haast's Eagle Matched one bone set. Wing bones were heavily fractured. + Experiment Logs and Supplementary Research - Experiment Logs and Supplementary Research Affected Foundation Personnel: Below is a list of prominent Foundation Personnel believed to have undergone AVIATION events: Name Position Current Status Tilda Moose Site Director Retired. Publishes creative fiction. Ruiz Ferris Staff Researcher3 Retired. Performs non-anomalous research. Agatha E. █████ Staff Researcher Retired. Whereabouts currently unknown. Victor LaFerrier Field Agent Retired. Plays guitar for a small indie band. Experiment Logs: Below are the logs of experiments to determine the anomalous properties surrounding organic samples taken from SCP-4321. Preliminary testing showed that these samples only displayed anomalous properties when consumed, and have been removed from the log for brevity. Test #: 8 Procedure: D-3214 entered a standard testing chamber, and consumed 10ml of sap. Effects: Subject reported hearing voices in his head. Analysis confirmed that this was due to telepathic abilities the subject had gained. Measurements of Aspect Radiation4 levels were consistent with those of rituals performed by a trained thaumaturge. Notes: First time that we got a reaction out of a subject. Our cursory analysis says he turned into a type-blue with a really limited range of "powers". We'll keep an eye on this one to see if these evolve over the coming days. - E. Pine Update: Apparently our subject had a fairly vivid dream last night. There was a man in what looked like an old dusty basement. He messed with some wires and then pressed a button, eliciting a beep. Soon, a group of men in red military uniforms walked in and praised the beeping machine. Also, everyone sounded British. The subject then talked about a soldier in a field using the beeping machine. A group of men sat behind him, chained together with weapons trained at their heads. The soldier occasionally made remarks about "the yanks". My superiors advised that I should add a "Dream" section to the logs, due to how much detail our test subject was able to recall. It'll be more data to compile, but I can't disagree with its necessity. - E. Pine Test #: 9 Procedure: D-4934 entered a standard testing chamber, and consumed 20ml of sap. Effects: Subject demonstrated the ability to run at superhuman speeds. Aspect Radiation readings were similar to those measured during the previous test. Dream: A woman wearing a semi-transparent linen and a headdress leading a fair-skinned man away from a large battle between Egyptians and Romans. The man and woman are believed to be Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Notes: I think I can safely say that, based off the Aspect Radiation readings, that the "powers" follow thaumaturgic properties. Due to the extreme difference in effects, I can't really make any other claims. My superiors are also interested in a reason why the subjects have these vivid dreams and powers in general, but I personally chalk it up to the nature of the sap. Some things just are the way they are. - E. Pine Test #: 10 Procedure: D-3679 entered a standard testing chamber, and consumed 30ml of sap. Effects: Subject claimed to feel "freed" before walking through the chamber walls. Subject proceeded to use this newfound ability to free the two previous test subjects, as well as a number of other D-Class personnel. Foundation resources have not yet found the escapees. Dream: N/A Notes: Due to his display of negligence during testing that led to the security breach, as well as performing only cursory analysis of collected data, Edgar Pine has been removed from this project. The link between the physical effects and the dreams appears to be simple cause and effect (the direction of which has been deemed inconsequential for now). I will direct my efforts toward pinpointing any possible significance to these dreams. I will also abandon the investigation of what effect quantity of sap has on its anomalous properties, as it has thus far been unfruitful. - M. DuVone Test #: 11 Procedure: D-6032 was strapped to an operating table in a fortified testing chamber. A Copperfield Cage5 was placed around the subject to ensure containment. The subject was injected with 10ml of recovered sap. Effects: The subject became significantly more persuasive, almost coaxing the researcher injecting the sap to release him from the restraints. Subject was sedated by staff wearing ear protection before he was freed. Testing showed that the subject's writing also held the same suggestive powers. All communications from the subject must be relayed by a computer to avoid possible breaches. Dream: A man of Indian descent speaking to a large crowd of other Indians, making references to the "Great War". After about twenty minutes, the Indian Imperial Police arrive, and a riot breaks out. The speaker's name was believed to be Arjun Bahl, although the subject admitted it may belong to another member of the protest. Notable landmarks imply that the riot occurred in the city of Amritsar. Midway through the riot, the subject's view changed to see all of Amritsar. A majority of the buildings were on fire, the others hung some form of the modern flag of India on their walls. Notes: Due to the ways in which the dreams we've seen so far tend to depict deviations from our understanding of history, I've done some research to see if I can pin down any similarities between the dreams and reality, or if they are entirely fabricated. I am currently trying to track down any information I can about an "Arjun Bahl", if he even exists. His name comes up in an archived census for Amritsar from around 1914. Unfortunately, that's all the information I've been able to find. I'm going to try to find any family he has in case I can ask them questions. - M. DuVone Test #: 12 Procedure: D-7802 was strapped to an operating table in a fortified testing chamber. A Copperfield Cage was placed around the subject to ensure containment. The subject was injected with 10ml of recovered sap via a remote controlled syringe. Effects: Subject gained the ability to transmute their limbs into various different tools, ranging from screw drivers to knives. Subject maintains complete control of this ability. Dream: A number of individuals with peculiarly large jaws, noses and skulls appeared to converse with one another while cutting an animal's meat using sharpened rocks. Notes: This is definitely a dream about the Neanderthals. Without a doubt. Except they didn't have tools that advanced, or this level of sociability. They're acting like Homosapiens. - M. DuVone Test #: 13 Procedure: D-0041 was strapped to an operating table in a fortified testing chamber. A Copperfield Cage was placed around the subject to ensure containment. The subject was injected with 10ml of recovered sap via a remote controlled syringe. Effects: Subject displayed a markedly increased proficiency in vocal musical performance. All said noises have been described as "melodic" and "harmonious". Dream: The Beatles performed a live concert. Each member appeared to be between fifty and sixty years old, however the music did not sound any different from their original live performances. Notes: This one is slightly more modern, but there are currently concerns about reaching out for interviews because we are unsure which member of the band this originates from. We are also making head way on finding more about Arjun Bahl, so we will continue to follow that thread. - M. DuVone Test #: 14 Procedure: D-6032 was strapped to an operating table in a fortified testing chamber. A perimeter of Copperfield Coils were placed around the subject to ensure containment. The subject was injected with 10ml of recovered sap via a remote controlled syringe. Effects: Subject's skin toughened, and sharp razor blades grew from the bottom of his feet. Dream: The Boston Bruins played against the Vancouver Canucks for the Stanley Cup. The game remained at zero to zero until a player named Harrison Guvaul scored, which resulted in victory for the Canucks. Notes: Thank god. Something modern. I was able to easily confirm that Harrison Guvaul does indeed exist. He's a 32 year-old man living just outside of Vancouver, works a desk job at an insurance firm. He used to play hockey almost religiously until he was 16. I managed to call him up and weasel my way into a conversation about it. When I asked why he quit he didn't seem to have much of a reason though. Just didn't feel like it. In other news, one of my assistants found Arjun Bahl's grandchildren. They don't remember much about Arjun, but their parents told some stories about his authority issues. Was quite rambunctious, but grew out of it before he met his wife and settled down. I might only have two data points at the moment, but I'm starting to form a thesis. I need to take a few more readings, but I feel like I need to consult an actual thaumaturgist about this. - M. DuVone + Level 4/4321 Classified - Level 4/4321 Classified Interview with SCP-4321: By her own request, Holly Trivera attempted to undergo an AVIATION event to converse with SCP-4321. Her dream was monitored and recorded by the NIE. Below is a transcript of the resulting video: <Begin Log> Dream begins. Trivera awakes from her bed and flies toward SCP-4321. After 32 minutes SCP-4321's main landmass comes into view, covered with oak trees. Trivera lands. Trivera: Don't make me walk all the way in there. I already flew up here. An entity resembling Researcher Pine (from here on referred to as SCP-4321-P) appears from behind one of the trees. SCP-4321-P: I see you are another lucid dreamer. That's probably not the right term, but you have more control than most I encounter. Trivera: I assume you know why I'm here. SCP-4321-P: I am the embodiment of your desires. Like how you want your friend to go back to normal. Trivera: He's been acting weird ever since he met you. So, I just mostly wanted to know, why? It's not like he did anything to you. Or anyone else whose motivation you've sapped. SCP-4321-P: I think the best way to address this would be with a little tour. Show you around the collection. SCP-4321-P turns around and motions for Trivera to follow. They walk toward the center of SCP-4321, until they arrive at a large hole, lined with stairs descending in a spiral. The two descend the stairs, eventually stopping at a corridor extending into the side of the hole. SCP-4321-P: And here we have my favorite pieces. I keep them close to the top for easy access. The rest I order chronologically. SCP-4321-P and Trivera enter the corridor. Frames hang from the walls, each one playing a video that appears to be on loop. SCP-4321-P: [motioning to one of the frames] This one I call "Math Whiz". See how she thinks she's close? It's like when you have a word on the tip of your tongue. And then that look of joy when she's found the answer, priceless. I mean, it's not actually the answer. Pi is closer to three than seven, but she's so happy about it. Trivera: Sure, but I don't see how— SCP-4321-P: Or this work! The symbolism here is superb, ascending the stairs like how he was supposed to ascend to the throne. Trivera: Yes, I get it. They all look quite happy achieving their goals. SCP-4321-P: Except that's not the point. It's about the feelings that come before the success. There's that frustration and anger. Imagine how crushed they would be if they failed. You won't see that here, of course. This is the dream, not reality. Trivera: You think this is a charity? SCP-4321-P: Essentially. Trivera: You realize how "high and mighty" that makes you sound, right? SCP-4321-P: Oh, don't patronize me. I've felt that pain too. Back before I started my curating, I was on the ground. I didn't belong there. It felt awkward, tawdry. I was embarrassed I couldn't take to the skies. Trivera: But now you're a flying island. So, everything worked out for you. SCP-4321-P: Most people aren't as… strong as I am. You can read a textbook and count how many people had the strength to change their world. It's much smaller than the number of people who've lived and died. Their names are missing because they lacked strength like mine. And I grow stronger by the day. Trivera: By eating people's dreams? SCP-4321-P: Oh, don't use that term. You make me sound like a savage. Trivera: You take dreams from people, and turn them into a distilled liquid. That sounds like a digestive tract to me. SCP-4321-P: Fine, call it what you will. You'll be joining my collection soon, whether you've been curated or eaten doesn't really matter. Trivera: I'm sorry, I don't want to end up like the real Pine. SCP-4321-P: I mean, you don't exactly have a choice. You're already here. Trivera: Of course I have a choice. It's still my dream. You obviously haven't figured out how to extract what you want quite yet, or else I would've noticed. Or my body would be falling apart. One of the two. SCP-4321-P: So? Trivera: I'll just wake myself up now. Trivera turns around, and runs out of the corridor. She jumps off the stairs into the hole, and begins to accelerate, moving faster than terminal velocity. She awakes just before she hits the ground. <End Log> Interview With Dr. Tilda Moose: To better understand the thaumaturgic effects created by the organic samples recovered from SCP-4321, Dr. Maxwell DuVone consulted with retired thaumaturge and site director Dr. Tilda Moose. Below is the transcript of the resulting interview: <Begin Log> DuVone: Evening, director. Moose: Evening, and you know I'm retired right? You can dispense with the title. Even though technically I shouldn't even be having this conversation. DuVone: Well, if you want to go there, you were supposed to be wiped when you left. Moose: Eh, being director of nineteen has its perks. Nineteen should also have everything you're looking for. DuVone: I tried asking around 19, and some of our main archives on type-blues. Couldn't find anything. Moose: Talk to any thaumaturgists? DuVone: Most of their identities are classified, or were too busy to talk to me. You seemed like the next best option. But I think you already knew that. Moose: You're not wrong. Although you know I'm not a magician. Not anymore. You have those experiment results on you? DuVone: Right here. DuVone hands Moose a hard copy of the SCP-4321 testing log. When Moose finishes reading, she sets the papers down. DuVone: Anything come to mind? Moose: You sure there was nothing about sources or magic? DuVone: None that I had access to. Moose: They must not have declassified it yet. I'm a little surprised they didn't make an exception for you. DuVone: I don't follow. Moose: Well, this sap. It's distilled dreams from across history, correct? DuVone: That's our working assumption, yes. Moose: But they aren't just any dreams. They're the dreams you wish you could achieve in real life. It's raw desire. So let's take a step back. A little bit of sorcery one-o-one. Magic is a way to bend the world to your will, right? DuVone: In very loose terms, I guess. Moose: Well, the layman believes that the "will" and the "bending" are two separate parts of the equation. And that's how the Foundation would like to keep it. Probably why my paper is still classified. DuVone: Are you saying that magic— Moose: Is just an incarnation of willpower. If your will is strong enough, the bending will happen all on its own. DuVone: So, the sap was giving our subjects just the will to do something? Moose: Which manifested as both the dreams and the powers. It's incredibly potent willpower. See, I used to tell potential Sigma-3 members that anyone is capable of performing magic. But very few of them actually pull it off. That's because you can't fake it. You truly need to want it from the bottom of your heart, stronger than anything else. You can't train that. It's the kind of raw desire that can come from anyone, but not everyone. DuVone: I— I think I understand why it's classified now. I need to delete the recording and get myself amnestized. So sorry for the disturbance. Moose: Oh, don't worry about that. I'll call— who took over for me? DuVone: Gears. Moose: I'll give him a call. Get your team authorization. DuVone: Wouldn't that have been easier to begin with? Moose: [laughs] If people at nineteen actually understood what you were messing with someone would've given you the keys. You just got unlucky. DuVone: Well, thanks for your time. You know, you're much more— relaxed than how my colleagues described you. Moose: That's because they remember me from when I was their boss. Retiring does nice things for you. Also, that encounter with SCP-4321 gave a hand, probably. Didn't realize it at the time, but after that dream everything felt less consequential I guess. DuVone: It did eat your dreams after all. Moose: Quite true! It's funny how much hinges on those night visions of ours. DuVone: I guess so. I have to get going. Thanks for your time. Moose: No problem. Good luck with your island. <End Log> + Edgar Pine Interview Transcript - Edgar Pines Interview Transcript Exit Interview: Three months after undergoing the AVIATION event, Edgar Pine retired from the Foundation. Holly Trivera requested to perform the exit interview, which has been logged with SCP-4321 due to possible connections to the anomaly. <Begin Log> Pine: Huh, didn't expect to see you here. Trivera: I could say the same to you. Silence for 36 seconds. Trivera: Why are you leaving? I thought you loved it here. Pine: I mean, I used to. People change, they move on. That's that. Trivera: But, it just feels so sudden. Pine: It's not like I'm the first person in history to lose interest in something. Trivera: Except we're both fairly sure this is due to that floating island you interviewed. Pine: That doesn't change the core of the matter. Trivera: Which is? Pine: I just don't care anymore. Trivera: What does that even mean? Pine: It means I woke up that morning and felt drained. I regretted the coming day. You can't change that. I can't just make myself care. How does that not make sense to you? Trivera: It— it does make sense. Sorry, it's just weird for me. That dream changed you. Pine: People change all the time, Holly. It's not like we can't go back out for beers ever again. I just won't be wearing a lab coat. Trivera: That's not even true! You know you're getting wiped, right? Pine: Oh, yeah I guess I knew that. Well, you'll find others to pick up your tab. Trivera: Doesn't mean you won't be gone. I don't want you to lose to that thing. Pine: That's not the right way to look at it. I'm not losing to it. It's not like I gave up all on my own. I was just unlucky. Trivera: I guess so. Pine: Like, if that first event targeted you instead of me, this conversation would be flipped. But you're luckier than me, and sometimes, all the will power in the world can't beat out luck. For every Caesar or Tesla there are millions of Pines. And that's… that's ok. Not everyone needs to be in a history textbook. Trivera: So, you're just moving on? Pine: I'm moving on. New chapter. And who knows? Maybe this'll be the one I'm remembered for. Trivera: Well, it was nice working with you. Pine: You too Holly. You too. <End Log> Footnotes 1. SCP-4321 is at an altitude such that this is feasible without special modifications. 2. Extinct, prehistoric penguins originating from New Zealand 3. Specializing in containing anart 4. Commonly used to determine the potency of thaumaturgic reality warping effects 5. Faraday-based technology to nullify common parafrequencies used for transmaterial phase-shifting.
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Author: Captain Kirby SCPs SCP Number Rating SCP-3393 1304 Captain Kirby's Proposal 814 SCP-4514 666 SCP-3448 618 SCP-5552 595 SCP-3844 533 SCP-3388 492 SCP-3866 443 SCP-5003 442 SCP-3305 410 SCP-3449 388 SCP-4877 386 SCP-4321 351 SCP-016-J 281 SCP-7100 276 SCP-3123 239 SCP-3393-EX 229 SPC-1057 223 SCP-3511 211 SCP-6007 200 SCP-3633 193 SCP-4925 192 SCP-4479 188 SCP-3767 174 SCP-4316 166 SCP-4775 143 SCP-4034 139 SCP-5877 118 SCP-5448 110 SCP-3650 103 SCP-3203 70 SCP-5779 63 SCP-3405 55 SCP-3481 52 Tales Title Rating The Nuclear Option 547 Impossible-To-Destroy Reptile 491 In The Clutches Of Life 396 Numbers, Like Stories, Never Die 335 The Tombstone of Alto Clef 263 Tales of the Ethics Committee: 5 Reasons The Foundation Wants A Robot Army 232 Excerpts From The Societal Census Programme ΩK-Class Report 232 With The Reaper On Retirement 227 Do You Remember Funerals? 173 From The Clutches Of Life 154 Where Death Used To Live 150 Project Damnerung 147 Hello, My Name Isn't 146 Don't Get Used To It 143 The Many Portraits Of Jack Bright 140 Group Date 140 Monochrome 132 Hundred-Year Favor 124 Even The Most Masked Of Men Become Themselves Behind Closed Doors 113 You Have 18 Unread Messages 102 Everyday Is Somebody's Birthday 97 The Shape of a Noose 76 A Failed Two Weeks Notice 69 Pink Cracks in a Digital Wall 66 'Til Death Do Us Part 65 Rocks And Trees Are Not Good Company 64 Tears of a Neon God 57 Poky And Pal Scheme Together 55 A Eulogy In 11/8 Time 53 Is Anybody Home? 53 Carnivores 52 Poky And Pal Arm Themselves 49 Virtue 46 When It Rains, It Pours 45 God-Knows-Where 39 I Felt Numb 39 It's A Nice Day Out 38 Attempts To Salvage Thought 36 I Am Wonderful 33 Outrun 29 They Are Not Laughing With You 28 What Is There To Do With A Pot Of Gold? 27 Containment's A Beach 22 GOI Formats Title Rating Captain Kirby's Proposal, Or Something 191 My Head Is On Fire And I'm (Not) Ok 102 Project Proposals 2004-013/2014-114/2024-072: "Losing Your Cool" 71 You may also like: SCP-4005 - The Holy and Heavenly City of Fabled China by Tufto All across the world, person after person, knowing how to last. Coming to the city. Coming to the just kingdom. SCP-4321 Item #: SCP-4321 Containment Procedures: Due to SCP-4321's self-concealing nature and physical properties, physical containment of SCP-4321 has been deemed impractical. GPS locating devices have been placed on SCP-4321 for monitoring purposes. Foundation personnel are to intercept any aircraft approaching SCP-4321. Satellite imaging of the earth is to be intercepted and edited to remove appearances of SCP-4321. Samples recovered from SCP-4321 are to be stored in standard organic anomaly containers, and are only to be consumed under testing conditions. Operations to retrieve additional samples must be approved by the O5 council. A disinformation campaign is underway to convince the general population that dreams of flight are common occurrences. Description: SCP-4321 is an immense landmass that maintains an altitude of approximately 7km above sea level. It is shrouded in a thick fog, thus appearing similar to a large cloud to outside observers. SCP-4321 has been known to move in a similar manner to non-anomalous clouds, but over time has been observed to make slight deviations from predicted trajectories. All unconscious humans within 30km of SCP-4321 have an estimated 2.5% chance of undergoing an AVIATION event. Subjects experience a dream wherein they fly to SCP-4321. Details of what occurs after the individual enters the cloud cover surrounding SCP-4321 are forgotten upon waking. Investigation is underway to determine if other species experience these same effects. While no conclusive evidence has been found, research suggests that animals of kingdom Animalia do experience AVIATION events, but less frequently than humans. Discovery: SCP-4321 was discovered after numerous employees underwent AVIATION events at Site-19. Investigation into the dreams led to the discovery of a disproportionate percentage of civilians from nearby towns having similar experiences. All affected areas lay along the direction of the air currents, which allowed Foundation personnel to restrict the search to weather based phenomena, eventually singling out one cloud that never appeared to dissipate. Sonar later confirmed said cloud contained SCP-4321's landmass. Further details regarding the nature of AVIATION events were not corroborated until exploration operations were initiated. + Exploration Logs - Exploration Logs Subconscious Exploration: To further investigate the forgotten content from the AVIATION events experienced during SCP-4321's discovery, 50 Foundation personnel trained in lucid dreaming gathered in an uninhabited area intercepting SCP-4321's projected flight path. A separate team of researchers operated Neuron Imaging Engines (NIEs) designed to detect sensory information during REM sleep and convert it into a video format through the use of MRI technology and thaumaturgy. However, due to the abstract nature of dreams, participants were directed to narrate their experience to compare with the detected visuals. The only subject to undergo an AVIATION event during testing was Researcher Pine. Below is the transcript of the video generated by the NIE: <Begin Log> Dream begins. Pines lies awake in his bed. He begins to float through the facility walls. Pine: I, um, I see I'm the lucky one, I guess. I'll try to keep my commentary professional, but I'm sorry if I, uh, I get caught up in the moment. Pine exits the facility entirely. The night sky is clear except for a single cloud; presumably SCP-4321. Pine: It's, uh, it's really pretty out— sorry. Professional. The weather is definitely different. I remember it being overcast. Also I'm, uh, fairly certain it's day time. I'm being pulled toward SCP-4321. Even though I'm lucid, I can't control my ascent much. Pine continues toward SCP-4321 for thirty five minutes. Pine: I'm getting closer to the cloud. Just also want to say that, uh, this feels surreal even for a dream. I haven't been able to get flying right in other dreams, um, always feels unnatural. But this feels incredibly natural. The only reason I know I'm being pulled toward the anomaly is that I can't explore the air too much. It feels like it's just inviting me in. Pine enters the fog surrounding SCP-4321. After three minutes the outline of SCP-4321's main mass can be distinguished. Pine: I can see it! There's a lot of trees and plants. I think those are, uh, pine trees? Pine lands softly. Pine: Never mind. These are palm trees, not pine trees. Dream must've made up its mind. Definitely more humid here than outside, but that's probably because I'm in a big cloud. I'm not feeling pulled toward anything anymore, but I can smell something… almost sweet. Pine begins moving through the trees. Faint music can be heard. Pine: This sounds like some sort of electronic music? I think? As Pine draws closer to the music, the sounds of a crowd also become audible. Pine eventually enters a clearing to see a group of people in varying tropical attire surrounding a pool. Unidentified Woman: Hey, new guy! Over here! Pine approaches the young woman (henceforth designated SCP-4321-UW), who offers Pine a brightly colored beverage from the poolside. Pine: Umm, sorry, I can't. No drinking on the job. SCP-4321-UW: You're working? That's no fun. C'mon, you're here for us right? Pine: You're not wrong. SCP-4321-UW: Then at least take a dip in the pool. Pine: Um… Oh fine. Pine removes his shirt and joins SCP-4321-UW by dangling his feet in the water. Pine: Quite warm. SCP-4321-UW: It's harder to enjoy a cold pool. Pine: So, you already seem to know quite a bit about me. SCP-4321-UW: It's your dream. I'd hope you'd know yourself. Pine: Very true. So uh, you're a figment of my imagination or part of this island? SCP-4321-UW: Kinda both? We're like a step removed from an incarnation of your own desires. I believe we've checked off "flight" and "tropical vacation" so far? Pine: I could always just experience this in my own dreams. SCP-4321-UW: Oh, don't lie to me. Or yourself. Well, same thing. But you know, it feels different when you're not in control. Feels more real. SCP-4321-UW slips into the pool. SCP-4321-UW: C'mon, it's more comfy in here. Pine follows. Pine: Um, I guess I now get to ask - do you know why you do this? SCP-4321-UW: I mean, I guess we just like other people's fantasies? Always kind of fun to put on the skit and all. Been doing it for like, at least a millennium. Pine: You, uh, you look pretty good for a thousand years old. What moisturizer do you use? SCP-4321-UW: [laughs] You know, you're not the first to say that line, but it's still funny. Pine: You just float around and give off nice dreams? SCP-4321-UW: I mean, we also have a storage. Pine: A storage? Of dreams? SCP-4321-UW: A collection is a better word for it really. Pine: Can you, uh, show me? SCP-4321-UW: Of course! You're about to be a part of it anyways. Pine: Excuse me? SCP-4321-UW looks at the water around Pine. It is now filled with pieces of Pine's lower body. Pine: Wait wha— Pine's head is shoved into the water. Transmission ends. Pine awakes. <End Log> During subsequent questioning about the dream, Pine could only recall the sensation of flight, although he described this sensation as "mild" and "dulled". Physical Exploration: To record the physical features of SCP-4321 and compare them to the results of the previous experiment, MTF Lambda-5 ("White Rabbits") accompanied by Researcher Pine were deployed to investigate and explore the physical landmass of SCP-4321. A member of MTF Omicron Rho ("The Dream Team") joined the expedition as well to give insight into any subconscious or dream-related anomalies encountered during the expedition. Operation Outline: The team will be delivered to SCP-4321 via a helicopter.1 The exploration team will operate for at most one hour before exiting SCP-4321. Exploration Team Members: Tanya Hart (Lambda-5), Tyler Dubois (Lambda-5), Juan Tierez (Lambda-5), Holly Trivera (Omicon Rho), Edgar Pine <Begin Log> The helicopter approaches SCP-4321. The exploration team activates their recording equipment. Hart: Can we get a last minute comms check? We're about to touch down. Dubois: Check? Tierez: Check. Trivera: Checkerino. A brief pause. Hart: Edgar! Pine: Right, right. Uh, Sorry. Dubois: Are you ok? You've been quiet all flight. Pine: Yeah, I'm fine. Just feeling a little weird is all. Dubois: I thought you liked flying? Pine: No, it's not that. It's just, uh — I'm fine. Dubois: Alright then. The helicopter lands on SCP-4321. The team disembarks. The majority of SCP-4321 is covered with miscolored flora. Purple roots are found sporadically protruding from the ground. Trivera: This doesn't look like a tropical paradise. Hart: Dubois, can you take some samples of the black grass? Tierez: And the trees. Pine trees aren't supposed to be this color either. Hart: [to Pine] Can you show us where you went? Or is the landscape too unfamiliar? Edgar? Pine: What? Oh yeah sure. Hart: Are you certain you're fine? Trivera: Give the guy some time. I'd be shook too if my palm tree paradise turned out to be some sort of forest of forbidden darkness. Hart glares at Trivera. Trivera: C'mon, I can crack a joke. Edgar and I go way back, he can take it. We'd spend all lunch break going back and forth over quips like that. Pine: That's one way to put it. I think I remember which way I went though. Hart, Tierez and Trivera follow Pine deeper into SCP-4321 while Dubois collects samples. Tierez moves a tree branch out of his way, which snaps it. Purple sap leaks from the point of breakage. Hart: Tierez! Tierez: I didn't mean to break it! Trivera inspects the sap, rubbing some between her fingers. Hart: What is it? Trivera: It just, it's hard to convey, but this sap feels potent? Tierez: I'll grab some samples. Dubois: [through each member's ear piece] Hey, you guys out there? Hart: [to Dubois] We are. Dubois: Good, good. Just wanted to report that after digging around, I found a skeleton. Probably the size of a small animal? Going to see if I can find any more. Hart: Alright, thanks for the update. [to Pine] You remember how far it is until the pool place? Pine: Shouldn't be too much further. Hart: Tierez, can you just get Dubois over here and help you gather as much sap as you can? I have a feeling that command are going to want to get their hands on as much as possible. Tierez: Yes Ma'am. Hart, Trivera and Pine proceed further into SCP-4321. The purple roots sticking out of the ground become more prevalent over time. After twenty minutes the three arrive at a clearing with a pond of purple liquid in the center of it. Purple roots extend in all directions from the pool. The pool occasionally bubbles. Trivera: Finally. Thought you said it shouldn't be too much further? Pine: I mean, I thought it wouldn't… Hart: Is it just me, or does this pool look like a heart? Complete with veins and everything. Pine: You think it's alive? Hart: It spoke to you in your dream. Pine: But maybe I projected that? Trivera approaches and kneels next to the pool. Trivera: This liquid, it feels almost conscious. Like, little glints of thought are entering my mind. Nothing big, but something else is definitely there. Hart: So, it is alive? Trivera: Not quite, but it can dream. And its dreams probably aren't the size of ours. They'd be bigger. Hell, it feels overwhelming even here in the land of the waking. Hart: Any idea of what it's dreaming about? Trivera: Not really. Although, to guess off Pine's video, probably us. Pine: Can we, uh, can we head back soon? I don't feel comfortable here. It feels pressuring. Hart: That's fine, I think we've seen enough. The team returns to the helicopter with samples of both the sap and various flora from SCP-4321. The flight to command is largely uneventful. <End Log> Biological Analysis: Eight sets of bones were recovered from the physical exploration of SCP-4321. Analysis confirmed that each set belonged to a species of bird. Below is a summary of the results: Species Common Name Notes Anomalopteryx didiformis Bush Moa Matched two of the bone sets. Apteryx owenii Little Spotted Kiwi Matched three of the bone sets. Kumimanu biceae Giant Penguin2 Matched two of the bone sets. Harpagornis moorei Haast's Eagle Matched one bone set. Wing bones were heavily fractured. + Experiment Logs and Supplementary Research - Experiment Logs and Supplementary Research Affected Foundation Personnel: Below is a list of prominent Foundation Personnel believed to have undergone AVIATION events: Name Position Current Status Tilda Moose Site Director Retired. Publishes creative fiction. Ruiz Ferris Staff Researcher3 Retired. Performs non-anomalous research. Agatha E. █████ Staff Researcher Retired. Whereabouts currently unknown. Victor LaFerrier Field Agent Retired. Plays guitar for a small indie band. Experiment Logs: Below are the logs of experiments to determine the anomalous properties surrounding organic samples taken from SCP-4321. Preliminary testing showed that these samples only displayed anomalous properties when consumed, and have been removed from the log for brevity. Test #: 8 Procedure: D-3214 entered a standard testing chamber, and consumed 10ml of sap. Effects: Subject reported hearing voices in his head. Analysis confirmed that this was due to telepathic abilities the subject had gained. Measurements of Aspect Radiation4 levels were consistent with those of rituals performed by a trained thaumaturge. Notes: First time that we got a reaction out of a subject. Our cursory analysis says he turned into a type-blue with a really limited range of "powers". We'll keep an eye on this one to see if these evolve over the coming days. - E. Pine Update: Apparently our subject had a fairly vivid dream last night. There was a man in what looked like an old dusty basement. He messed with some wires and then pressed a button, eliciting a beep. Soon, a group of men in red military uniforms walked in and praised the beeping machine. Also, everyone sounded British. The subject then talked about a soldier in a field using the beeping machine. A group of men sat behind him, chained together with weapons trained at their heads. The soldier occasionally made remarks about "the yanks". My superiors advised that I should add a "Dream" section to the logs, due to how much detail our test subject was able to recall. It'll be more data to compile, but I can't disagree with its necessity. - E. Pine Test #: 9 Procedure: D-4934 entered a standard testing chamber, and consumed 20ml of sap. Effects: Subject demonstrated the ability to run at superhuman speeds. Aspect Radiation readings were similar to those measured during the previous test. Dream: A woman wearing a semi-transparent linen and a headdress leading a fair-skinned man away from a large battle between Egyptians and Romans. The man and woman are believed to be Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Notes: I think I can safely say that, based off the Aspect Radiation readings, that the "powers" follow thaumaturgic properties. Due to the extreme difference in effects, I can't really make any other claims. My superiors are also interested in a reason why the subjects have these vivid dreams and powers in general, but I personally chalk it up to the nature of the sap. Some things just are the way they are. - E. Pine Test #: 10 Procedure: D-3679 entered a standard testing chamber, and consumed 30ml of sap. Effects: Subject claimed to feel "freed" before walking through the chamber walls. Subject proceeded to use this newfound ability to free the two previous test subjects, as well as a number of other D-Class personnel. Foundation resources have not yet found the escapees. Dream: N/A Notes: Due to his display of negligence during testing that led to the security breach, as well as performing only cursory analysis of collected data, Edgar Pine has been removed from this project. The link between the physical effects and the dreams appears to be simple cause and effect (the direction of which has been deemed inconsequential for now). I will direct my efforts toward pinpointing any possible significance to these dreams. I will also abandon the investigation of what effect quantity of sap has on its anomalous properties, as it has thus far been unfruitful. - M. DuVone Test #: 11 Procedure: D-6032 was strapped to an operating table in a fortified testing chamber. A Copperfield Cage5 was placed around the subject to ensure containment. The subject was injected with 10ml of recovered sap. Effects: The subject became significantly more persuasive, almost coaxing the researcher injecting the sap to release him from the restraints. Subject was sedated by staff wearing ear protection before he was freed. Testing showed that the subject's writing also held the same suggestive powers. All communications from the subject must be relayed by a computer to avoid possible breaches. Dream: A man of Indian descent speaking to a large crowd of other Indians, making references to the "Great War". After about twenty minutes, the Indian Imperial Police arrive, and a riot breaks out. The speaker's name was believed to be Arjun Bahl, although the subject admitted it may belong to another member of the protest. Notable landmarks imply that the riot occurred in the city of Amritsar. Midway through the riot, the subject's view changed to see all of Amritsar. A majority of the buildings were on fire, the others hung some form of the modern flag of India on their walls. Notes: Due to the ways in which the dreams we've seen so far tend to depict deviations from our understanding of history, I've done some research to see if I can pin down any similarities between the dreams and reality, or if they are entirely fabricated. I am currently trying to track down any information I can about an "Arjun Bahl", if he even exists. His name comes up in an archived census for Amritsar from around 1914. Unfortunately, that's all the information I've been able to find. I'm going to try to find any family he has in case I can ask them questions. - M. DuVone Test #: 12 Procedure: D-7802 was strapped to an operating table in a fortified testing chamber. A Copperfield Cage was placed around the subject to ensure containment. The subject was injected with 10ml of recovered sap via a remote controlled syringe. Effects: Subject gained the ability to transmute their limbs into various different tools, ranging from screw drivers to knives. Subject maintains complete control of this ability. Dream: A number of individuals with peculiarly large jaws, noses and skulls appeared to converse with one another while cutting an animal's meat using sharpened rocks. Notes: This is definitely a dream about the Neanderthals. Without a doubt. Except they didn't have tools that advanced, or this level of sociability. They're acting like Homosapiens. - M. DuVone Test #: 13 Procedure: D-0041 was strapped to an operating table in a fortified testing chamber. A Copperfield Cage was placed around the subject to ensure containment. The subject was injected with 10ml of recovered sap via a remote controlled syringe. Effects: Subject displayed a markedly increased proficiency in vocal musical performance. All said noises have been described as "melodic" and "harmonious". Dream: The Beatles performed a live concert. Each member appeared to be between fifty and sixty years old, however the music did not sound any different from their original live performances. Notes: This one is slightly more modern, but there are currently concerns about reaching out for interviews because we are unsure which member of the band this originates from. We are also making head way on finding more about Arjun Bahl, so we will continue to follow that thread. - M. DuVone Test #: 14 Procedure: D-6032 was strapped to an operating table in a fortified testing chamber. A perimeter of Copperfield Coils were placed around the subject to ensure containment. The subject was injected with 10ml of recovered sap via a remote controlled syringe. Effects: Subject's skin toughened, and sharp razor blades grew from the bottom of his feet. Dream: The Boston Bruins played against the Vancouver Canucks for the Stanley Cup. The game remained at zero to zero until a player named Harrison Guvaul scored, which resulted in victory for the Canucks. Notes: Thank god. Something modern. I was able to easily confirm that Harrison Guvaul does indeed exist. He's a 32 year-old man living just outside of Vancouver, works a desk job at an insurance firm. He used to play hockey almost religiously until he was 16. I managed to call him up and weasel my way into a conversation about it. When I asked why he quit he didn't seem to have much of a reason though. Just didn't feel like it. In other news, one of my assistants found Arjun Bahl's grandchildren. They don't remember much about Arjun, but their parents told some stories about his authority issues. Was quite rambunctious, but grew out of it before he met his wife and settled down. I might only have two data points at the moment, but I'm starting to form a thesis. I need to take a few more readings, but I feel like I need to consult an actual thaumaturgist about this. - M. DuVone + Level 4/4321 Classified - Level 4/4321 Classified Interview with SCP-4321: By her own request, Holly Trivera attempted to undergo an AVIATION event to converse with SCP-4321. Her dream was monitored and recorded by the NIE. Below is a transcript of the resulting video: <Begin Log> Dream begins. Trivera awakes from her bed and flies toward SCP-4321. After 32 minutes SCP-4321's main landmass comes into view, covered with oak trees. Trivera lands. Trivera: Don't make me walk all the way in there. I already flew up here. An entity resembling Researcher Pine (from here on referred to as SCP-4321-P) appears from behind one of the trees. SCP-4321-P: I see you are another lucid dreamer. That's probably not the right term, but you have more control than most I encounter. Trivera: I assume you know why I'm here. SCP-4321-P: I am the embodiment of your desires. Like how you want your friend to go back to normal. Trivera: He's been acting weird ever since he met you. So, I just mostly wanted to know, why? It's not like he did anything to you. Or anyone else whose motivation you've sapped. SCP-4321-P: I think the best way to address this would be with a little tour. Show you around the collection. SCP-4321-P turns around and motions for Trivera to follow. They walk toward the center of SCP-4321, until they arrive at a large hole, lined with stairs descending in a spiral. The two descend the stairs, eventually stopping at a corridor extending into the side of the hole. SCP-4321-P: And here we have my favorite pieces. I keep them close to the top for easy access. The rest I order chronologically. SCP-4321-P and Trivera enter the corridor. Frames hang from the walls, each one playing a video that appears to be on loop. SCP-4321-P: [motioning to one of the frames] This one I call "Math Whiz". See how she thinks she's close? It's like when you have a word on the tip of your tongue. And then that look of joy when she's found the answer, priceless. I mean, it's not actually the answer. Pi is closer to three than seven, but she's so happy about it. Trivera: Sure, but I don't see how— SCP-4321-P: Or this work! The symbolism here is superb, ascending the stairs like how he was supposed to ascend to the throne. Trivera: Yes, I get it. They all look quite happy achieving their goals. SCP-4321-P: Except that's not the point. It's about the feelings that come before the success. There's that frustration and anger. Imagine how crushed they would be if they failed. You won't see that here, of course. This is the dream, not reality. Trivera: You think this is a charity? SCP-4321-P: Essentially. Trivera: You realize how "high and mighty" that makes you sound, right? SCP-4321-P: Oh, don't patronize me. I've felt that pain too. Back before I started my curating, I was on the ground. I didn't belong there. It felt awkward, tawdry. I was embarrassed I couldn't take to the skies. Trivera: But now you're a flying island. So, everything worked out for you. SCP-4321-P: Most people aren't as… strong as I am. You can read a textbook and count how many people had the strength to change their world. It's much smaller than the number of people who've lived and died. Their names are missing because they lacked strength like mine. And I grow stronger by the day. Trivera: By eating people's dreams? SCP-4321-P: Oh, don't use that term. You make me sound like a savage. Trivera: You take dreams from people, and turn them into a distilled liquid. That sounds like a digestive tract to me. SCP-4321-P: Fine, call it what you will. You'll be joining my collection soon, whether you've been curated or eaten doesn't really matter. Trivera: I'm sorry, I don't want to end up like the real Pine. SCP-4321-P: I mean, you don't exactly have a choice. You're already here. Trivera: Of course I have a choice. It's still my dream. You obviously haven't figured out how to extract what you want quite yet, or else I would've noticed. Or my body would be falling apart. One of the two. SCP-4321-P: So? Trivera: I'll just wake myself up now. Trivera turns around, and runs out of the corridor. She jumps off the stairs into the hole, and begins to accelerate, moving faster than terminal velocity. She awakes just before she hits the ground. <End Log> Interview With Dr. Tilda Moose: To better understand the thaumaturgic effects created by the organic samples recovered from SCP-4321, Dr. Maxwell DuVone consulted with retired thaumaturge and site director Dr. Tilda Moose. Below is the transcript of the resulting interview: <Begin Log> DuVone: Evening, director. Moose: Evening, and you know I'm retired right? You can dispense with the title. Even though technically I shouldn't even be having this conversation. DuVone: Well, if you want to go there, you were supposed to be wiped when you left. Moose: Eh, being director of nineteen has its perks. Nineteen should also have everything you're looking for. DuVone: I tried asking around 19, and some of our main archives on type-blues. Couldn't find anything. Moose: Talk to any thaumaturgists? DuVone: Most of their identities are classified, or were too busy to talk to me. You seemed like the next best option. But I think you already knew that. Moose: You're not wrong. Although you know I'm not a magician. Not anymore. You have those experiment results on you? DuVone: Right here. DuVone hands Moose a hard copy of the SCP-4321 testing log. When Moose finishes reading, she sets the papers down. DuVone: Anything come to mind? Moose: You sure there was nothing about sources or magic? DuVone: None that I had access to. Moose: They must not have declassified it yet. I'm a little surprised they didn't make an exception for you. DuVone: I don't follow. Moose: Well, this sap. It's distilled dreams from across history, correct? DuVone: That's our working assumption, yes. Moose: But they aren't just any dreams. They're the dreams you wish you could achieve in real life. It's raw desire. So let's take a step back. A little bit of sorcery one-o-one. Magic is a way to bend the world to your will, right? DuVone: In very loose terms, I guess. Moose: Well, the layman believes that the "will" and the "bending" are two separate parts of the equation. And that's how the Foundation would like to keep it. Probably why my paper is still classified. DuVone: Are you saying that magic— Moose: Is just an incarnation of willpower. If your will is strong enough, the bending will happen all on its own. DuVone: So, the sap was giving our subjects just the will to do something? Moose: Which manifested as both the dreams and the powers. It's incredibly potent willpower. See, I used to tell potential Sigma-3 members that anyone is capable of performing magic. But very few of them actually pull it off. That's because you can't fake it. You truly need to want it from the bottom of your heart, stronger than anything else. You can't train that. It's the kind of raw desire that can come from anyone, but not everyone. DuVone: I— I think I understand why it's classified now. I need to delete the recording and get myself amnestized. So sorry for the disturbance. Moose: Oh, don't worry about that. I'll call— who took over for me? DuVone: Gears. Moose: I'll give him a call. Get your team authorization. DuVone: Wouldn't that have been easier to begin with? Moose: [laughs] If people at nineteen actually understood what you were messing with someone would've given you the keys. You just got unlucky. DuVone: Well, thanks for your time. You know, you're much more— relaxed than how my colleagues described you. Moose: That's because they remember me from when I was their boss. Retiring does nice things for you. Also, that encounter with SCP-4321 gave a hand, probably. Didn't realize it at the time, but after that dream everything felt less consequential I guess. DuVone: It did eat your dreams after all. Moose: Quite true! It's funny how much hinges on those night visions of ours. DuVone: I guess so. I have to get going. Thanks for your time. Moose: No problem. Good luck with your island. <End Log> + Edgar Pine Interview Transcript - Edgar Pines Interview Transcript Exit Interview: Three months after undergoing the AVIATION event, Edgar Pine retired from the Foundation. Holly Trivera requested to perform the exit interview, which has been logged with SCP-4321 due to possible connections to the anomaly. <Begin Log> Pine: Huh, didn't expect to see you here. Trivera: I could say the same to you. Silence for 36 seconds. Trivera: Why are you leaving? I thought you loved it here. Pine: I mean, I used to. People change, they move on. That's that. Trivera: But, it just feels so sudden. Pine: It's not like I'm the first person in history to lose interest in something. Trivera: Except we're both fairly sure this is due to that floating island you interviewed. Pine: That doesn't change the core of the matter. Trivera: Which is? Pine: I just don't care anymore. Trivera: What does that even mean? Pine: It means I woke up that morning and felt drained. I regretted the coming day. You can't change that. I can't just make myself care. How does that not make sense to you? Trivera: It— it does make sense. Sorry, it's just weird for me. That dream changed you. Pine: People change all the time, Holly. It's not like we can't go back out for beers ever again. I just won't be wearing a lab coat. Trivera: That's not even true! You know you're getting wiped, right? Pine: Oh, yeah I guess I knew that. Well, you'll find others to pick up your tab. Trivera: Doesn't mean you won't be gone. I don't want you to lose to that thing. Pine: That's not the right way to look at it. I'm not losing to it. It's not like I gave up all on my own. I was just unlucky. Trivera: I guess so. Pine: Like, if that first event targeted you instead of me, this conversation would be flipped. But you're luckier than me, and sometimes, all the will power in the world can't beat out luck. For every Caesar or Tesla there are millions of Pines. And that's… that's ok. Not everyone needs to be in a history textbook. Trivera: So, you're just moving on? Pine: I'm moving on. New chapter. And who knows? Maybe this'll be the one I'm remembered for. Trivera: Well, it was nice working with you. Pine: You too Holly. You too. <End Log> Footnotes 1. SCP-4321 is at an altitude such that this is feasible without special modifications. 2. Extinct, prehistoric penguins originating from New Zealand 3. Specializing in containing anart 4. Commonly used to determine the potency of thaumaturgic reality warping effects 5. Faraday-based technology to nullify common parafrequencies used for transmaterial phase-shifting.
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SCP-4322
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thaumiel
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SCP-4322: Sleepless Dreams Author: aismallard Music: Air on G string by Johannes Sebastian Bach Thanks to: wctaiwan KindlyTurtleClem Woedenaz ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} 4/4322 LEVEL 4/4322 CLASSIFIED Item #: SCP-4322 Thaumiel SCP-4322 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4322 is to remain continuously active, with daily four-hour breaks in transmission. Interviews with interred D-class are to be carried out quarterly to maintain quality of service. Personnel are encouraged to submit media for potential inclusion in broadcasts. Description: SCP-4322 is a radio transceiver, anomalously modified to transmit psionic waves instead of electromagnetic radiation. It receives input via a standard Ψ-5 cable1 and, until its modification by Foundation researchers, generated output using its metal casing as an antenna. The object was recovered from PoI-3984 in Szczecin, Poland, who had previously used the object to provide comfort for his mother. The psychic energy produced by SCP-4322 matches the profile of Type-Δ anomalous radiation, which is characterized by its extremely low interference with matter and high propagation over great distances. As part of Project Somnium, Foundation researchers installed an antenna extension composed of a beryllium-copper-lead alloy. This increased the effective range of SCP-4322 from approximately 4 meters to 2.1 × 107 meters, permitting its signals to be received anywhere on Earth. However, despite its high transmissibility, the signal is weak and difficult to detect: the only known receivers are Class-II psychoreceptors or sentient minds lacking normal sensory input. Due to the psychic nature of the transmission, receiving individuals are capable of complete perception of the broadcast, regardless of prior sensory impairments2 or linguistic fluency. Research is presently underway to include support for tactile, gustatory, and olfactory sensations. Media selected for SCP-4322 should be generally inoffensive and culturally varied. Examples of past transmissions have included: Beethoven's Sixth Symphony in F major Hour-long recording of rain Documentary about the history of calculus Improvised, small-ensemble jazz from SCP-5805 Paintings of wolves hunting My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Tuvan throat singing Pictures of nature taken in New Zealand Dark Was the Night by Blind Willie Johnson Addendum 4322-1: Project Somnium Following the object's initial recovery, it was kept in a Safe-class locker until it was requisitioned to study weak psychosignalling, which was hypothesized to permit field communication where standard radio equipment could not be used. While the project was ultimately abandoned, it was discovered that experimental alloy B-1304 was effective at propagating SCP-4322's waveforms. Senior Researcher Chen proposed Project Somnium, which was denied by O5-13 as an unacceptable risk to normalcy. The Ethics Committee subsequently voted to overturn the decision and approved allocation of resources for the project. Testing of SCP-4322's ability to transmit sound, visuals, and abstract concepts was performed on D-41562 by temporarily disabling their external sensory input.3 Over the course of four months, modifications were made to the object's transmitter to achieve global coverage. A trial run was undertaken for six months to discover any previously unknown side effects. After being deemed safe, O5-4 approved full deployment and reclassified SCP-4322 as Thaumiel. Since its activation, it is estimated that the object has lessened the suffering of over twelve million disembodied brains. Footnotes 1. Coaxial cable designed for the transfer of anomalous memetic information. 2. Such as deafness or blindness. 3. After this individual's body expired, their brain was moved to a standard mind-interface capsule per Foundation interment protocol. More From This Author More From This Author aismallard's Works SCPs SCP-3597 • SCP-5510 • SCP-1047-J • SCP-5502 • SCP-1294-J • SCP-5134 • SCP-8998 • SCP-5900 • SCP-4781 • SCP-5871 • SCP-7558 • SCP-4838 • SCP-4853 • SCP-8019 • SCP-5446 • Tales/GoI Formats Stealing Something Else • Continuous Integration • The Heart of the Beast • The Pumpkin Mystery • Other aismallard's personnel file • Meet The Staff • ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4322" by aismallard, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4322. 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-4322.jpeg Author: PxHere License: CC0 / Public Domain Source Link: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1284642
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SCP-4323
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keter
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Item #: SCP-4323 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4323 positive invertebrates may be contained by any sufficiently equipped biological containment facility. Other SCP-4323 positive non-human animals are to be euthanised and incinerated. SCP-4323 positive plant matter is to be incinerated. No experiments are to be performed on SCP-4323 positive material without express permission of a majority of the O5 council. In the discovery of an SCP-4323 positive human, that human is to be immediately contained and isolated from macroscopic biological matter until they expire. Two weeks after their expiration, their remains are to be incinerated. SCP-4323 positive humans should not be permitted to expire in a fashion other than caloric deprivation. SCP-4323 positive organisms are not to be exposed to each other under any circumstances. These procedures are to be maintained and enforced by MTF Gamma-1 ("Gypsum Blood"). Description: SCP-4323 is a series of anomalous symptoms which living macroscopic eukaryotic organisms can spontaneously exhibit. While exact symptoms vary, SCP-4323 positive behaviour is most commonly characterised by: Accelerated phagocytic behaviour of all cells in that organism, indiscriminately acting to trap and consume foreign eukaryotic cells. This is exhibited to such a degree that contact between an SCP-4323 positive organism and another eukaryotic organism results in the contacted surface being consumed in the span of milliseconds. Rapid osmotic distribution of nutrients acquired in this manner throughout the organism. A drastic increase in turgor pressure, which is non-fatal in animal cells due to an extreme strengthening of the cytoskeleton. This allows SCP-4323 positive organisms to maintain their physical size even after consumption of large amounts of biological material. Cells will typically divide after reaching an internal density of 8.3 grams per cubic centimeter. Macroscopic physical animacy and reconfiguration. In the case of non-animate organisms such as plants and fungi, this typically exhibits as a crawling locomotion. In animals, this often manifests as the creation of additional limbs or redundant organs. Greatly increased catabolic rate and, correspondingly, caloric demand. This manifests as a sensation of extreme hunger in biological organisms. There is no apparent cause of SCP-4323, though its rate of incidence is inversely proportional to local biodiversity. Attempts to manipulate the rate of incidence by artificially altering the environment (as was mandated by previous containment procedures) have not had a substantial effect on incidence rates. Approximately half of all instances are discovered in densely populated urban areas; of these, approximately 80% are humans. In these cases, exhibition of SCP-4323 symptoms is usually accompanied by panic, as it is most commonly discovered by incidental contact with pets, plants, coworkers, or family members. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4323" by Randomini, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4323. 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-4324
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safe
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An instance of SCP-4324, retrieved from Arzberg, Bavaria on ██/██/20██ Item #: SCP-4324 Special Containment Procedures: All instances of SCP-4324 are to be secured by MTF Xi-12 ("Holy Chalice") and brought to Standard Secure Lockers 5298 through 5324 at Site-66. Foundation Agents in and around Upper Franconia, Bavaria (especially Wunsiedel and Hof Landkreise), are to report instances of SCP-4324 immediately and to facilitate collection efforts. If an instance is unable to be secured within 72 hours of being reported, Protocol-4324 Dulia is to be enacted. Any Foundation staff showing signs of exposure to an instance of SCP-4324 are to be reported, and will be administered Class-A amnestics. Description: SCP-4324 refers to several anomalous artefacts related to Saint Torben the Strange, subsequently referred to as SCP-4324-A. Records of SCP-4324-A are only found in Upper Franconia, primarily in the south-east. Literature referring to Catholic saints found in this area often include references to SCP-4324-A, even if identical copies from elsewhere do not. Residents of these areas are more likely to be religious, and will often know of SCP-4324-A, even if they are not knowledgeable about other saints. Details about SCP-4324-A are hard to verify, and often contradictory with each other. Accounts from those effected by SCP-4324 vary in detail, with some only reporting knowing of it, without any detail, whereas others are able to give detailed descriptions of many aspects. So far, only a few details have been observed to be consistent between all descriptions: - Always described as a male living in 11th or 12th century Bavaria. - Known to have been able to make objects materialise via anomalous means (most commonly his crozier and pectoral cross) - Exhibits amnestic properties, with information being vague beyond a few details, and common mentions of forgetfulness surrounding it. - Had knowledge about or interactions with anomalous objects of the time period - Spread faith amongst local people Instances of SCP-4324 take the form of iconography, art and works in other mediums related to SCP-4324-A. They are primarily found in Catholic churches, although some instances have been found elsewhere (homes, schools, etc.). Instances do not appear to have been created by any known entity, with art showing no visible signatures or other identifying marks, and literature never stating the author. The artistic styles of instances varies between different styles associated with Central Europe, over a rough timescale of the 12th to 19th centuries. New SCP-4324 instances manifest seemingly at random, with times between manifestation and locations of new instances showing no pattern (save for all instances appearing in Upper Franconia). When questioned on how they acquired an SCP-4324 instance, individuals cannot respond, usually saying they have forgotten or are otherwise unaware. SCP-4324 has cognitohazardous effects. Effects only start to occur 72 hours after manifestation, after which as few as 2 minutes of exposure to SCP-4324 will cause the effects to occur. Said exposure must be close up, such as looking closely at a painting or reading a book. Recorded effects currently include: - If not already Catholic, a desire to convert to Catholicism - Increased belief in Catholic doctrine - Increased rates of church attendance - Veneration of SCP-4324-A After longer periods of exposure (upwards of 3 months of regular contact with SCP-4324), effected individuals begin to show other effects: - Millenarianism - Hostility towards non-Catholics - Sedevacantism or conclavism Clergymen of the Catholic Church have exhibited other effects (usually alongside those previously mentioned), due to their relation with the church. These effects include: - Aspirations of promotion within Catholic Church - Increased dedication to their work - Willingness to convert others - Mention of SCP-4324-A during congregation Research has not proven conclusive as to whether being in contact with multiple separate instances of SCP-4324 causes more severe cognitohazardous effects than exposure to only one. Long periods of exposure have lead to a phenomenon named the Torben-Kult by locals, wherein local churches may have entire congregations composed of individuals affected by SCP-4324. When SCP-4324 was first discovered, these effects had taken hold of most citizens of Wunsiedel and Hof, although application of Class-A amnestics and removal of all known SCP-4324 instances quickly removed the effects. Addendum 4324-01: On ██/██/20██, following the identification of three SCP-4324 instances from Marktredwitz, Foundation Agent Beltz requested permission to interview the local pastor Friedemann ██████ and Markus ██████ about SCP-4324. + Interview Log A - Interview Log A Interviewed: Pastor Friedemann ██████ Interviewer: Foundation Agent Beltz Foreword: Two instances of SCP-4324 were found in the church of Marktredwitz; a statuette of SCP-4324-A, and a book of local saints with a chapter about it. Interview took place on ██/██/20██ <Begin Log> Beltz: Good morning Pastor. I'd like to know a bit more about Saint Torben, if you wouldn't mind. Pastor Friedemann: I'd be more than happy to. Shall I begin with the basics? Saint Torben was a local holy man in the 11th or 12th century, who most likely lived in the city of Fürth. He's sometimes called Saint Torben the Strange, mostly because of the many stories surrounding him having bizarre aspects to them. Beltz: Bizarre aspects? Could you explain? Pastor Friedemann: Saint Torben has many stories written about him, mostly due to the extraordinary life he led. He is said to have been able to make his crozier and pectoral cross appear out of thin air, and saved Bavaria from a great plague of dancing. He was so odd, even the Pope who canonised him forgot he existed in less than a year! While the veracity of all this is hard to confirm, that's why he's called the patron saint of the strange and unexplainable. Beltz: Is there anything else you could tell me about, or is that all? Pastor Friedemann: Apart from elaborating on the stories, I'm afraid not. He may have been strange, but not much is know about him. Beltz: Thank you Pastor, but I'm rather busy. I think that's all I need. <End Log> Closing Statement: Mention of the crozier and pectoral cross is consistent with other reports. Plague of dancing may be referring to recorded anomalous events at the time. Amnestic properties? - Researcher Palomer + Interview Log B - Interview Log B Interviewed: Markus ██████ Interviewer: Foundation Agent Beltz Foreword: Beltz was inspecting the ██████ household under the guise of a real estate agent. An instance of SCP-4324 was found, resembling a small painting of SCP-4324-A. Closer inspection revealed it was intended for use in concealing a safe or other storage. Interview took place on ██/██/20██. <Begin Log> Beltz: I couldn't help but notice you seem to have quite the collection of paintings. Markus: Well, I am an artist after all. Beltz: Do you mind me asking about this one? *points to the SCP-4324 instance* Markus: That little thing? Not much to say about it, just a painting of a saint. Certainly is pretty though. Beltz: It is. If it's of a saint, I'm guessing you're a religious man? Markus: Of course! Isn't everyone in this town? Beltz: True, true… Do you know where you got this painting? Was it a gift of some sorts, or did you buy it? Markus: I… I don't actually know. Can't remember for the life of me. As far as I know I've always had it. Never did figure out who the artist was either. Beltz: Well, that certainly is strange. Thanks for answering my questions. Shall we continue looking around? <End Log> Closing Statement: Further analysis will have to be done into the properties of SCP-4324 manifestation, especially with regards to potential amnestic properties. Seems to resemble those exhibited by SCP-4324. - Researcher Palomer Addendum 4324-02: Incident Log 4324-01 Foundation research into SCP-4324 begin in late 2003, after reports that the Catholic population of ██████ had risen 600% from the previous year. This had led to tensions in the city, and a series of crimes against non-Catholic citizens occured. This eventually culminated in the murder of two atheist citizens (Jan and Maja Becker) on ██/██/2005 by Ben Wiegel, a Catholic. Foundation Agents investigated ██████ and found seven instances of SCP-4324, (three in possesion by Wiegel and four by the church he attended) which were subsequently secured.
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SCP-4325
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euclid
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Item #: SCP-4325 Special Containment Procedures: Foundation web crawlers are to search internet forums and social media sites for accounts of SCP-4325 and its effects. If an individual is found to have been afflicted with SCP-4325, they are to be located and sent to a Foundation quarantine facility, with staff to record the individual's symptoms and to check if SCP-4325 is present in their retina. If the symptom is unique enough to be classed as a variation of SCP-4325, it is to be recorded in Log-4325-A. Foundation front companies are to raise awareness and encourage research of "visual snow", as to help distinguish it from SCP-4325's anomalous effects. Description: SCP-4325 is an anomalous phenomenon and affliction that primarily affects those with the condition known as "visual snow", in which the user's vision displays a light amount of 'static', akin to a poorly tuned analogue television [See Log-4325-A for more information regarding symptoms]. When SCP-4325 has infested and activated within an individual (now designated SCP-4325-1), their vision will begin to be overtaken by static. Within 3 hours of being afflicted, SCP-4325-1's vision will be completely overridden, leading to a complete loss of normal function within the eyes1. Tests have shown that only the subject's vision is affected, and other senses such as hearing and touch are not normally affected, although those with tinnitus report hearing noise akin to a radio tuned to a non-existent station. Individuals affected by the main anomalous symptom of SCP-4325 (plain animated static) also report visual hallucinations of seemingly random objects and entities within the static. Analysis of these reports indicate that these hallucinations are caused by SCP-4325-1's mind, and not an anomalous effect of SCP-4325 itself. During physical examinations, symptoms of SCP-4325 have been found within the retina of the subject's eye. To date, every infected individual has displayed this property. + Show INTERVIEW SCP-4325-A - Hide INTERVIEW SCP-4325-A Interviewed: D-98523 Interviewer: Dr. Ellis Darling Foreword: D-98523 complained of "bad eyesight" at approximately 8 am. He then began to yell for personnel at 12:03 pm, screaming about how his vision has completely decayed. Dr. Ellis: So, what exactly do you see, with your…condition? D-98523: Don't you know what visual snow is, man? I mean, it's pretty damn obvious. Dr. Ellis: I may be a scientist, but I am not familiar with the condition, no. Can you describe it? D-98523: Well, in short, it's like looking through broken eyes. You think it's all normal, you think everyone else has it. But then it starts getting worse, and eventually you can't see anything anymore, except for one thing. Dr. Ellis: What's that one thing? D-98523: Static, man. I feel like a broken tv. Closing Statement: D-98523 refused to answer more questions. Research into classification as an anomaly is ongoing. + Show INTERVIEW SCP-4325-B - Hide INTERVIEW SCP-4325-B Interviewed: Researcher Miles Dean Interviewer: Dr. Ellis Darling Dr. Ellis: You called me! What happened? Miles: I don't know! I was just sitting in the break room and I saw the tv was off. When I went to check it, my vision just… changed. Dr. Ellis: Changed how, Miles? Miles: What do you mean how? Can't you see it in my eyes? It's as plain as night and day. (Miles holds his head in his hands) Miles: I… I can't see colour. Closing Statement: Unique variation of SCP-4325 is to be now classed as SCP-4325-RW. + Show INTERVIEW SCP-4325-C - Hide INTERVIEW SCP-4325-C Interviewed: Romeo Richards Interviewer: Dr. Ellis Darling Dr. Ellis: You've made quite a number of posts on [REDACTED] about your 'special' condition. Would you mind describing it to me? Romeo: Sure, what else do I have to lose? Can't see shit anymore. All I see now is just text, floating. Dr. Ellis: Text? Like floating words? Romeo: Yes, that text! Can't you see it? It's everywhere, on the walls, the ceiling, my wife's face, you name it! It's here right now… Dr. Ellis: Wait, right now? What does it say, Romeo? Romeo: "No signal." Closing Statement: Shortly after the interview, Romeo's vision went to include colour bars used to test North American analogue televisions. Unique variation of SCP-4325 is to be now classed as SCP-4325-NW. + Show INTERVIEW SCP-4325-D - Hide INTERVIEW SCP-4325-D Interviewed: Kim Murray Interviewer: Dr. Ellis Darling Foreword: Kim was detained shortly after an altercation at the Indian Casino ██████, shouting about the "Black and White Indian Curse" Dr. Ellis: I'm here to just ask a few questions regarding your videos on [REDACTED] about your 'special' condition. Would you mind describing it to me? Kim: I thought you watched them, though? Dr. Ellis: I did, I just need your statement for the hospital. Kim: Alright, whatever you say. The only thing I can say, is that it's an Indian head. Dr. Ellis: Indian head? Kim: Yeah, that. I've been cursed by that thing! Black and white Native American cross hair bullshit… Dr. Ellis: Actually, I think I may have something, hold on. (Dr. Ellis pulls up a series of cards, each with a different picture. Kim looks through them for a moment before freezing up. She points to one of the cards with an expression of fear.) Variation SCP-4325-BW. Kim: That card! The Indian black and white one! That's it! Closing Statement: The image that Kim referred to was the "Indian-head test pattern", used by the RCA until the introduction of Digital Television in 2009. This unique variation of SCP-4325 is to be classed as SCP-4325-BW. Contrary to other variations of SCP-4325, the manifestation of static and complete vision loss did not occur until approximately 2 weeks after symptoms manifested. + Show INTERVIEW SCP-4325-E - Hide INTERVIEW SCP-4325-E Interviewed: Steve Jackson Interviewer: Dr. Ellis Darling Dr. Ellis: Hello Mr. Jackson, I'm Ellis. I'm here to ask a few questions about your "thing". Are you able to do that? Steve: Oh, I would love to Miss! Thank you so much for asking! Dr. Ellis: No problem, Mr. Jackson. Steve: Right. If I can remember correctly, it started shortly after my 95th birthday, and I was pretty sure it was just a dream. But when I saw it in real life let me tell you, I was pretty shocked! Dr. Ellis: Shocked for what, Mr. Jackson? Steve: I, uh, saw this image, an image of a little girl with a clown. You remember those things? They had the colours and that picture when the channels went down? All I could see was that, but then I saw…and I saw… (Mr. Jackson remained silent for the rest of the interview. He was admitted to the ████ hospital shortly after.) Closing Statement: This unique variation of SCP-4325 is to be classed as SCP-4325-TW. Further monitoring of Steve Jackson will be implemented in the event of this variation of SCP-4325 changing. Addendum: During a routine physical examination of a user infected with SCP-4325 on ██/██/████, a variation of SCP-4325-TW was found. Along with the subject's retina displaying Test Card W, a block of text with the words "COME ON" flashed numerous times. The subject then reported a noise akin to multiple objects shattering, with what seemed to be an individual sobbing. These developments have led to ongoing efforts to identify and contain the source of SCP-4325, if one exists. Footnotes 1. One variation: SCP-4325-BW, did not display these properties until 2 weeks after manifestation. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4325" by TheManhattenProject, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4325. 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: rca.png Name: RCA Indian Head test pattern.png Author: Radio Corporation of America (RCA) License: Public Domain Source Link: [ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RCA_Indian_Head_test_pattern.png Wikimedia Commons]
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SCP-4326
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safe
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Item #: SCP-4326 Special Containment Procedure: Due to its highly public location, SCP-4326 is not able to be moved or closed. As such, Foundation engineers have constructed a facade around the front of the facility mimicking its interior without activating any anomalous effect. No weddings are to be conducted within the anomalous portion of SCP-4326, with revenue from non-anomalous weddings being used to fund regional Foundation activity. Whenever possible Foundation personnel with long-term relationships are to be assigned to SCP-4326 in place of those in shorter-term relationships. Description: SCP-4326 is a wedding chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Any two or more sentient subjects intending to marry will experience a mind-altering anomaly upon reaching the altar. All memories the subjects have of one another will be altered so that any unpleasant, stressful, anger-inducing or other similarly negative recollections become entirely positive, meaning that subjects will have their full range of memories but changed in a way which makes them recall negatives positively or optimistically, and already-positive memories being unchanged. This effect only extends to long-term memory. In day-to-day short-term interactions, subjects may begin re-noticing negative behaviors, personality traits and habits which they had previously come to terms with in their existing relationships. Once recollections of any fights, disagreements or other disturbances related to SCP-4326 have been stored in long-term memory, any negative connotations will be forgotten with subjects frequently being unable to recall what they were fighting about in the first place. SCP-4326's effect is permanent. All memories created with other subjects affected by SCP-4326 will become positively-inclined once they have been stored in long-term memory, causing the subjects to re-discover anything they dislike about one another repeatedly and indefinitely. This has been known to cause stress in relationships between SCP-4326-affected persons. It has been found that SCP-4326's effect is less effective on relationships which had existed for at least forty-five years prior to exposure to its effect. The legal status of marriage in the United States does not affect SCP-4326. SCP-4326 was classified Safe after being discovered in the field by Foundation agents. Six months after discovery, both agents were transferred to separate projects. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4326" by Anonymous, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4326. 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-4327
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neutralized
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Item#: 4327 Level2 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: none Risk Class: caution link to memo Location of SCP-4327's neutralization. Special Containment Procedures: The remains of SCP-4327 are to remain in a Site-64K Biological Storage Locker. All individuals who have witnessed SCP-4327 before, after, or during its neutralization have been interviewed and amnesticized. The location where SCP-4327 was neutralized is to remain closed to the public under the Class-33 cover story "Endangered Species Nesting Ground". Description: SCP-4327 is a massive Cancridae1 entity resembling a Cancer productus. The entity measures 25.3 meters wide and 25.1 meters in height. Despite violating the square cube law, SCP-4327 is fully capable of supporting its own weight. It possesses an extremely slow metabolism, only requiring nutrition once every two years. SCP-4327's diet is mainly composed of large quantities of shoaling fish and humpback whales. It largely remains below the ocean surface, commonly below a depth of 120 meters. At random points throughout the year, SCP-4327 will move onto land for several hours before returning to the sea. The behavior of SCP-4327 is largely similar to that of a non-anomalous C. productus. SCP-4327's anatomy is an exact replica of the C. productus, save for the scale. Addendum 4327.1 Discovery SCP-4327 was first documented in June of 1902 by Mikhail Uthof, captain of the Imperial Russian battleship Knyaz Suvorov, on the coastline of Southwestern Korea. A Foundation translated journal log was written by Mikhail partially detailing SCP-4327. Thursday, 5th. Jeollanam-do, Korea. Knyaz Suvorov I come to report my findings of a magnificent creature, a beast larger than anyone has seen before. More than twice as large as our own vessel, I saw it with my own eyes from my ship. Red in color and with massive claws, I signaled my crew immediately, but by then it had already disappeared. I gravely regret I will never see such a sight again in my lifetime. Saturday, 7th. Jeollanam-do, Korea. I am unsure of what I have seen today. I may have possibly been in the shortest distance from the creature than anyone may have been before. We anchored our vessel off the coastline and a whale came by. Suddenly the whale was rapidly pulled down, in less then eight seconds I lost sight of that beast as it vanished below the sea. Thirty seconds later pieces of the whale floated to the surface along with the water being stained by blood. I firmly believe this was the work of the creature I had witnessed days earlier, and while I had not witnessed it with my own eyes today, no other creature could have possibly done this. Sunday, 8th. Port Arthur, Russian Dalian. My telegrapher has done the duty of reporting my findings to the Korean government. He also reported it to the local governments of Japan and the Brits. If the beast can take down a whale in less than ten seconds, there is no telling what it could to do a ship. The least we could do is warn others of a possible threat, but given they will all likely believe this encounter as some mystical sea-monster tale, I doubt any will listen. The following is a received telegram from the offices of the Kvantunskaya oblast. LARGE CARNIVOROUS BEAST SPOTTED AT 34.803078, 126.242000 CAUTION ADVISED WHEN IN AREA CURRENT WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN Addendum 4327.2 IJAMEA Discovery SCP-4327 was discovered again by the Imperial Japanese Anomalous Matters Extermination Agency (IJAMEA) on the coastline of Jeollanam-do. Personnel attempted to terminate the entity but were unsuccessful, largely due to the lack of manpower and equipment. Most of the following was currently located in Mainland China due to the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The following is a translated report filed by IJAMEA operatives after the attempt of termination was made. Termination Report Attached photograph of the engagement. ✖ October 12, 1937 Base camp was created near the rumored location of this so-called "sea-monster" in Chōsen. Creature appeared from the sea and began wandering the seaside. Strike team was immediately alerted to the entity's presence. The entity did not appear to react to being fired upon with a barrage of bullets. Entity did react upon being hit with the one artillery cannon at our disposal. The creature did not appear to hold hostility against us. It continued to wander, seemingly ignoring us until we fired an artillery shell onto it. After being hit with an explosive, the being began to retreat into the water. Due to the lack of vehicles or watercraft at our disposal, we were unable to pursue the entity after this short engagement. We remained on location for the remainder of two days after this event. During the nights, the ground shook and vibrated every so often. However, our scouts could not locate this entity, even during the brief vibrations. Despite our failure in terminating this being, we had captured a number of photographic evidence proving its existence. Hopefully in the inevitable day in which our wars against the Chinese come to an end, we can end this creature for good. Addendum 4327.3 Neutralization SCP-4327 was successfully neutralized by the Turkish Brigade, a member of United Nations Command during the Korean War. It was discovered inadvertently by the advancing infantry battalions moving north towards the city of Seoul. RECORDED LOG Date: October 12th, 1950 The footage begins on a 35mm handheld camera. The videographer is sitting in the top of the tank turret of a M36 Tank Destroyer in Turkish service. Although sound is present in the footage, speech is unintelligible due to poor audio quality. 00:00:11 The vehicle comes across a fork in the road. It turns left. Several troop transport trucks behind the tank follow. 00:03:42 The landscape transitions from rice fields to a cliffy coastline. The tank's commanders hatch opens, revealing the lieutenant colonel2 of the advancing army. 00:10:56 All vehicles have moved down from a hill and moved into the coast. SCP-4327 is present on the beach. Aytaç signals to stop immediately to the vehicle convoy. 00:11:00 Soldiers on troop transport begin to disembark and form a defensive perimeter on the sand. The entity is subsequently fired upon by the infantry. 00:11:24 A tank shell strikes SCP-4327, hitting the entities left forward leg. SCP-4327 stumbles but recovers after several seconds. 00:11:53 Another tank shell fired from the hilltop hits SCP-4327, hitting the upper carapace3. SCP-4327 begins to attempt to retreat into the ocean. 00:11:57 The entity is hit by another shell in the back right leg. SCP-4327 collapses entirely. It attempts to recover but is fired upon again by a recently calibrated artillery cannon. 00:12:19 SCP-4327 attempts to stand but is unable to. A shell hits SCP-4327 near its left eye. A fluid believed to be hemolymph4 begins to leak from its eye. 00:13:37 The legs of SCP-4327 no longer move, the entities pincers and "head" move slightly. The underside abdomen is now leaking the unidentified fluid profusely. 00:14:09 More than ten "craters" are visible in SCP-4327's carapace, another shell hits SCP-4327 between its eyes. 00:14:38 SCP-4327 is believed to have ceased motory function at this point. 00:15:24 Aytaç signals to stop firing. The soldiers are seen slowly approaching the corpse of SCP-4327. The recording concludes shortly afterward. Infantry opening fire upon SCP-4327. Footnotes 1. Scientific classification of a taxonomic family of crabs. 2. Identified as Aytaç Gündüz. 3. Upper head of a crustacean, or "head shield" 4. Fluid analogous to blood in crustaceans.
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SCP-4328
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euclid
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Sketch of an SCP-4328-1 instance, created by Junior Researcher Howel after a routine expedition into SCP-4328. Item #: SCP-4328 Special Containment Procedures: Research Site-4328 has been constructed around SCP-4328, with the purpose of objects and organisms that originate from the anomaly. It is to be assigned a standard Foundation Security Team in regards to security and on-site safety. Description: SCP-4328 is an extra-dimensional location accessible by way of a free standing door, located at ██████, France. The interior of SCP-4328 appears to be a cathedral, built in the Gothic style of architecture common in 15th century Europe. SCP-4328's physical size is assumed to be infinite, with the farthest expedition into SCP-4328 reaching a distance of 16 km before having turning back for supplies. Rooms within SCP-4328 are varied - while the bulk of the anomaly appears to be hallways and naves, expeditions have discovered specialized rooms within SCP-4328 that seem to be primarily used for the growing of crops and as sleeping quarters. Coating the walls and floors of SCP-4328 is a organic substance that is red in coloration. Analysis has revealed a 48% match with human DNA, with unidentified DNA forming the bulk of the genetic sample. Currently, there are no known entrances or exits to SCP-4328 besides the one in Foundation custody. As of the time of writing, all known electronic devices fail to work within SCP-4328. This has led to a reliance on pen and paper for the recording of interviews and information gathering, and has led to a less then accurate knowledge base of the anomaly. SCP-4328-1 refers to the inhabitants of SCP-4328. SCP-4328-1 instances have been reported to range from five to seven feet tall, with variation in body shape and mass common. The heads of SCP-4328-1 are similar to several common flower species1, with a yellow optical organ in the middle. The "petals" of SCP-4328-1 contain two sets of teeth, which can range from 5 to 10 cm. SCP-4328-1's skin coloration ranges from dark red to purple, with the texture having been described as similar to leather. All SCP-4328-1 instances have been seen wearing brown robes, similar to certain religious orders on Earth. SCP-4328-1 have been polite and willing to communicate with research teams, which has benefited research into SCP-4328 greatly. SCP-4328-1 society is similar to that of a monastery lifestyle common in the Middle Ages, appearing to be self sufficient with no need to leave SCP-4328 for supplies. Substance wise, SCP-4328-1 members appear to feed on a variety of fruit and other vegetation grown on the same organic substance that covers SCP-4328. SCP-4328-1 instances all follow the same religion, which has been identified as "The Order of the Flowering Soldier." According to interviews, the following tenets form the basis of the religion. "The Flowering Soldier" is a potential Class-Ω Theological Entity who was directly responsible for the creation of SCP-4328 Currently, the entity is in a "great slumber", following the removal of "infinite flesh", which resulted in the creation of SCP-4328 Because of this, SCP-4328-1 have both a culture and religion based on fair and equal sharing, i.e, company for food, or help for shelter. SCP-4328-1 have stated that other "travelers" have arrived before in SCP-4328. However, no other organisms have been found within SCP-4328 other than SCP-4328-1. Despite this, SCP-4328-1 have shown researchers artifacts given to them by other individuals who have entered SCP-4328. Most of these artifacts range in age from the 10th to the 18th centuries, and are typically weapons or battle standards that seem to have been recovered by SCP-4328-1 instances. Addendum: Interview - 9/16/97 This interview was conducted by Junior Researcher Howell on a routine expedition into SCP-4328 with a SCP-4328-1 (designated SCP-4328-1A) instance who was tending to crops at the time. SCP-4328-1A: Why hello there traveler, are you well? Howell: I'm doing well, thank you. How are you? SCP-4328-1A: Tired and weary. My hands feel as if they slip off the bone they reside on. Howell: How long have you been out here? SCP-4328-1A: Since first ringing. Note: Time is kept in SCP-4328 by periodic ringing of bells across the anomaly. Currently, no source has been located. In this instance, first ringing is equivalent to early morning. Howell: Crouches next to the crops Do you mind if I take a sample? SCP-4328-1A: Not at all traveler. We share our fruit like the Flowering Soldier shared to create all of this. May I ask what you plan to do with it? Howell: Crouches down and takes a larger specimen, placing it in a biological evidence bag. Specimen is a large fruit, with leathery texture and dark red coloration. Just wanted to take a sample for research. Can I ask what it is? SCP-4328-1A: Lord's Heart. Care to try? Howell: Lord's Heart? You mean like the Flowering Soldier? SCP-4328-1A: Yes, exactly. Flesh is given and taken here, all is shared. That fruit represents that, it is the dead, the living, bundled together in simple cellulose and starch. It is the Soldier, like all of this is. It gestures to the organic coating which lines the walls. Howell: The bells ring for the third time, marking noon. Guess that's my leave, I need to take this and catch up with my boss. Thank you for this. Hopefully we can see again? SCP-4328-1A: If the bells are favorable. Safe journeys, traveler. Incident Log 4328-1 █/██/99 D-8892 had been assigned to janitorial duty in Site-4328. On █/██/99, at 14:00, D-8892 attacked two junior researchers and entered SCP-4328, in an apparent escape attempt. The onsite security team mobilized and entered SCP-4328 approximately 8 minutes later. The following is compiled from the security team's accounts. 14:00 - D-8892 enters SCP-4328 14:08 - The team enters SCP-4328. Surrounding the entrance on SCP-4328's side is a swarm of SCP-4328-A. The team pushes through the crowd towards the center. 14:12 - The crowd is surrounding D-8892, who has been cocooned to the ground by the organic substance present in SCP-4328. By him is a SCP-4328-1 instance, deceased. D-8892 is unresponsive. 14:14 -Members of the security team debate among themselves if they should free D-8892. At the same time, SCP-4328-1 instances have started to vocalize, chanting. D-8892 is still unresponsive. 14:15 - Team members turn to see D-8892 being pulled into the ground, appearing as if he is dissolving. 14:16 - The assembled SCP-4328-1 instances move in and surround the encased D-8892, ignoring the security team .They continue to chant, and members of the security team report a bright light filling the area. 14:46 - Security team members wake up, having lost consciousness. The body of D-8892 is nearby, [EXPUNGED]. Inside the chest cavity of D-8892's corpse is a newly blooming flower, identical to the head of a SCP-4328-1 instance. The team then exits SCP-4328. Footnotes 1. Most commonly, the genera Hippeastrum, Tulip, and Rosa.
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SCP-4329
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safe
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Item #: SCP-4329 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4329-A is publicly listed as a communal property belonging to the ‘Escerpan’s Church of Saints’ sect.1 Individuals attempting to access SCP-4329-A without permission are to be apprehended, questioned, then released to local law authorities if necessary; standard ‘Escerpanian’ doctrine can be cited to justify questioning. SCP-4329-A is to be checked daily for unauthorised FM radio receivers tuned to SCP-4329-B’s radio band. Any encountered are to be logged and relocated outside SCP-4329-B’s broadcast range or destroyed if necessary. Quotes recited by SCP-4329-B are to be recorded and logged, along with a record of the respective item/s. Items manifested by SCP-4329 must be located as soon as possible; on-site personnel must exhibit extreme caution as the items could be hazardous or lethal. SCP-4329-B is to be constantly monitored for any deviation in behaviour. In the event inhibition of SCP-4329-B becomes necessary, the 9:00 AM news broadcast of ‘[DATA REDACTED]’ is to be delayed for as long as needed. If necessary, ‘[DATA REDACTED]’ is to be shut down indefinitely to potentially neutralise SCP-4329. Description: SCP-4329 is an anomalous radio broadcast (SCP-4329-B) occupying the ███.█ FM band, localised to the property boundaries of [DATA REDACTED], Beerwah, Australia (SCP-4329-A). External to SCP-4329-A, the ███.█ FM band is used by ‘[DATA REDACTED]’, a local radio station; to date, no connection between SCP-4329 and ‘[DATA REDACTED]’ has been found. While within the property, the transmissions of ‘[DATA REDACTED]’ appear to be totally suppressed by SCP-4329-B. Attempts to triangulate the source of SCP-4329-B have been unsuccessful; tests conducted indicate that SCP-4329-B originates a significant distance north-west of SCP-4329-A, rendering the source impossible to locate since the transmission cannot be detected outside of SCP-4329-A. Of note is that Mount Coochin, the closest mountain to SCP-4329-A, is located north-west of the property. Each day at 9:00 AM local time coinciding with the 9:00 AM news broadcast of ‘[DATA REDACTED]’, a male voice will recite a quote via SCP-4329-B. No theme or relation has yet been identified between these phrases; identified sources include book excerpts, (presumed) packaging labels, TV or video game dialogue, internet memes, song lyrics, sentences from confidential documents, jokes and brand slogans. The remainder of SCP-4329-B’s broadcast time comprises entirely of continuous, faint breathing. Immediately following the conclusion of an SCP-4329-B vocalisation, a random object will manifest somewhere within the boundaries of SCP-4329-A. No correlation between an object and its corresponding phrase, nor between each of the objects, has yet been identified. Addendum 1: Samples of recorded phrases & manifested items. Phrase: And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.’ Source: Genesis 1:3-4 of the New International Version of the Bible. Item: A custom-made digital device that appears to have been intended to function as a radio broadcaster; the internal components were incorrectly assembled, rendering the device non-functional at recovery. Manifested inside a bedroom. Phrase: If you can steal an idea from someone’s mind, why can’t you plant one there instead? Source: Dialogue of ‘Saito’, Inception. Item: A standard G36 Glock handgun. Object discharged a single round upon manifestation, injuring an on-site guard; no other ammunition present in the firearm. Residents around SCP-4329-A alerted local authorities, see: Incident 4329-7. Manifested outside the front door of the building. Phrase: Da zdravstvuyet sozdanny voley narodov. Source: Third line of ‘Славься, Отечество наше свободное’, the USSR State Anthem. Translation: ‘Long live the creation of the will of the people.’ Item: Seven Abyssinian guinea pigs. Colouration and behaviour suggest all originate from the same litter. Manifested in the hands of several on-site personnel. All instances are under extended on-site observation, but appear to be mundane. Phrase: Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he’s burnt his damn wings, he wonders why. Source: Dialogue of ‘Captain Beatty’, Fahrenheit 451. Item: A Silver Youtube Play Button, lacking plaque and inscription. Design of the award suggests it was manufactured prior to March 20182, with the composition matching post-March 2017 models. Manifested inside a sandwich stored in a fridge. Phrase: And if you see Doctor Breen, tell him I said ‘fuck you!’ Source: Dialogue of ‘Barney Calhoun’, Half-Life 2. Item: A mundane ‘Dystopia the Despondent’ card from the Yu-Gi-Oh card game.3 Manifested inside a toilet bowl, resulting in expected water damage. Phrase: The tools of offence and defence are all found in agricultural instruments. Source: Taigong’s Six Secret Teachings, as translated by Anjie Anderson and Mengchen Wang. Item: Unknown; item, if any, has yet to be located. A 300-gram trapezohedral mass of neptunium-237. Manifested inside the west wall of the main bedroom. Located after on-site staff began exhibiting symptoms of radiation poisoning. Phrase: For more than forty-eight hours for children and adolescents, aged seven to seventeen, except on medical advice. Source: Indeterminate; content suggests generic dosage instructions/warning for a medicine. Item: A Lenoxx-brand CD player, containing an unmarked CD. The only file on the CD was a recording of The Year 1812 Solemn Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, which the CD player began playing from the 11:30 mark at maximum volume. Starting time noted to be significant as the iconic cannon fire – which was present in the recording – began 35 seconds later. Manifested in the ceiling space above the bathroom. Phrase: Microhabitat. Noun. A limited area of one kind of habitat, differing from the areas around it. Source: Oxford Australian Student’s Colour Dictionary, Third edition. Item: A 300-page handwritten essay titled ‘Why the numbers ten through nineteen are stupid’, advocating for the aforementioned numbers to be renamed to match the naming conventions of later numbers4 without citing any external sources. No author is named, but the handwriting style matches that of Elvis Presley. Manifested on a workbench in the garage. Phrase: Worse yet, what remains has become too saline to support any of the native species that once filled its waters. Source: National Geographic, Vol. 177, No. 2 (February 1990), Pg. 72. Item: A single cinderblock brick. Manifested above the building’s television aerial, damaging it. Phrase: A thing that doesn’t change with time is a memory of younger days. Source: Dialogue of ‘Sheik’, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time or The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.5 Item: A volume of seawater sufficient to completely fill the laundry room, which it manifested within. Phrase: And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do. Source: Lyrics from Witch Doctor by Ross Bagdasarian Senior. Item: A lightly-worn copy of The Angel’s Command by Brian Jacques, February 2004 paperback reprint. Internal pages of the book are blank, but the appropriate number is present. Manifested on the front porch beside a rainwater pipe. Phrase: Big chungus. Source: Internet meme; multiple sources. Item: An indeterminate, but large, volume of potassium. Substance manifested within the underground piping of SCP-4329-A, detonating and causing severe damage to the on-site water and sewerage infrastructure. Presence of potassium hydroxide identified the explosion’s source. Phrase: Immediately following the conclusion of an SCP-4329-B vocalisation, a random object will manifest somewhere within the boundaries of SCP-4329-A. Source: Containment file of SCP-4329. The phrase suggests SCP-4329-B may have some awareness of its own containment. Item: A single Brachychiton rupestris sapling, one metre in height, with common potting soil. Item manifested in the driveway, displacing a portion of concrete. Phrase: No-one ever said it would be so hard. I’m going back to the start. Source: Lyrics from The Scientist by Coldplay. Item: A copy of the album A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay. To date, this is the only item to hold a known relation to its corresponding phrase;6 as this has not reoccurred, it is currently believed to be a coincidence. Footnotes 1. A pseudo-religious Foundation front claiming to be a small denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement. 2. After which the design was changed to an engraved metal plaque. 3. Invasion: Vengeance Special Edition print. 4. E.g. ten to ‘onety’, eleven to ‘onety-one’, twelve to ‘onety-two’, etc. 5. Note: Identical dialogue occurs in both games. 6. The Scientist is the fourth song in the album. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4329" by Jack Ike, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4329. 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-4330
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keter
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Provisional Site 4330-31 after a failed attempt at subverting SCP-4330, June 3rd, 2010 Item #: SCP-4330 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4330 is currently uncontained. Sound level meters stationed at various locations should be actively monitored for future SCP-4330 events. Description: SCP-4330 is an irregularly recurring anomalous phenomenon affecting sound pressure levels on the surface of the Earth. For the duration of this phenomenon, sound level meters record readings consistent with that of the vacuum of space1. Analysis indicates that a series of seemingly-random, individually-explicable events are responsible. Examples include conversations pausing simultaneously, weather patterns becoming briefly becalmed, the synchronization of machine engine cycles, and sound produced by moving objects undergoing complete destructive interference with ambient noise. In addition, long-running producers of sound, like the Halberstadt organ performance2, suffer unforeseen but explainable technical failures during this event. While an SCP-4330 event typically only lasts for a few milliseconds, the improbable number of coincidences required to produce such an event multiple times has led to its anomalous classification. Since the discovery of SCP-4330 in 19893, the Foundation has attempted to subvert future SCP-4330 occurrences seven times without success. Initial attempts involved simple sonic devices intended to produce continuous sound; each failed due to technical issues seconds before an SCP-4330 event. Subsequent devices were constructed with numerous failsafes and backups; these were taken offline shortly before SCP-4330 events by containment breaches, natural disasters, and (in one instance) a coordinated GOC raid4. All attempts to subvert SCP-4330 occurrences have been put on indefinite hold pending further review. While SCP-4330 events follow no easily predictable model, they do appear to be increasing in frequency. Since their discovery, the period between events has decreased from several years to months. Current projections estimate SCP-4330 events will start to run concurrently by approximately 2055. What this implies about the state of Earth's habitability at this date is currently unknown. Footnotes 1. Due to limitations of acoustic technology it is currently not possible to be sure if this means literally no sound is being produced during this time or if the sound pressure is simply below the minimum threshold measurable. 2. A recital of John Cage's work As Slow as Possible intended to run for centuries and to consist of a single consistent tone at any given time. 3. SCP-4330 was first brought to Foundation attention in 2001 when an unrelated attempt to train a neural net noted an anomaly in global atmospheric sensor data; subsequent analysis noted multiple other such instances, the earliest dating back to 1961, although the lack of reliable sound level data in the decades preceding that event make it unclear if it is the first such one. 4. This raid appears to have been conducted under the assumption that the subversion devices themselves were dangerous, anomalous items given the high level of Foundation security devoted to them. Negotiations with GOC forces to broker a truce in this matter are ongoing.
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SCP-4330
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uncontained
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Provisional Site 4330-31 after a failed attempt at subverting SCP-4330, June 3rd, 2010 Item #: SCP-4330 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4330 is currently uncontained. Sound level meters stationed at various locations should be actively monitored for future SCP-4330 events. Description: SCP-4330 is an irregularly recurring anomalous phenomenon affecting sound pressure levels on the surface of the Earth. For the duration of this phenomenon, sound level meters record readings consistent with that of the vacuum of space1. Analysis indicates that a series of seemingly-random, individually-explicable events are responsible. Examples include conversations pausing simultaneously, weather patterns becoming briefly becalmed, the synchronization of machine engine cycles, and sound produced by moving objects undergoing complete destructive interference with ambient noise. In addition, long-running producers of sound, like the Halberstadt organ performance2, suffer unforeseen but explainable technical failures during this event. While an SCP-4330 event typically only lasts for a few milliseconds, the improbable number of coincidences required to produce such an event multiple times has led to its anomalous classification. Since the discovery of SCP-4330 in 19893, the Foundation has attempted to subvert future SCP-4330 occurrences seven times without success. Initial attempts involved simple sonic devices intended to produce continuous sound; each failed due to technical issues seconds before an SCP-4330 event. Subsequent devices were constructed with numerous failsafes and backups; these were taken offline shortly before SCP-4330 events by containment breaches, natural disasters, and (in one instance) a coordinated GOC raid4. All attempts to subvert SCP-4330 occurrences have been put on indefinite hold pending further review. While SCP-4330 events follow no easily predictable model, they do appear to be increasing in frequency. Since their discovery, the period between events has decreased from several years to months. Current projections estimate SCP-4330 events will start to run concurrently by approximately 2055. What this implies about the state of Earth's habitability at this date is currently unknown. Footnotes 1. Due to limitations of acoustic technology it is currently not possible to be sure if this means literally no sound is being produced during this time or if the sound pressure is simply below the minimum threshold measurable. 2. A recital of John Cage's work As Slow as Possible intended to run for centuries and to consist of a single consistent tone at any given time. 3. SCP-4330 was first brought to Foundation attention in 2001 when an unrelated attempt to train a neural net noted an anomaly in global atmospheric sensor data; subsequent analysis noted multiple other such instances, the earliest dating back to 1961, although the lack of reliable sound level data in the decades preceding that event make it unclear if it is the first such one. 4. This raid appears to have been conducted under the assumption that the subversion devices themselves were dangerous, anomalous items given the high level of Foundation security devoted to them. Negotiations with GOC forces to broker a truce in this matter are ongoing.
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SCP-4331
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keter
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Item#: 4331 Level3 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: vlam Risk Class: danger link to memo SCP-4331-3 prior to expiration and the development of anomalous properties. Special Containment Procedures: Provisional containment sites (Sites BNF-1 through BNF-4) are positioned around each SCP-4331 instance.1 The instances are stored in locked containment chambers at the centers of the sites with triple-redundant security measures ensuring that chamber doors remain locked under all circumstances. Due to the rapid proliferation of elk in attempts to transport the anomalies, relocation is not considered feasible. Personal firearms are necessary for all personnel operating in the facilities. Personnel must not interact with organisms belonging to the family Cervidae; doing so is liable for demotion and/or removal from SCP-4331 containment duties. Personnel with a fondness towards elk and other Cervidae are strictly forbidden from assignment to SCP-4331. Location at Site BNF-2 verified. Displaying ancillary information. SATET Defense Measures: In SATET Events security forces are authorized to use all means necessary to prevent SCP-4331-M instances from breaching the sites' perimeters. Weaponry determined to have limited potential for damaging the surrounding ecosystem is to be employed unless SCP-4331-M exhibit properties that require alternate means of neutralization. Non-anomalous elk are to be tranquilized; lethal force is permitted only as a last resort. The containment chambers will be set to lockdown for the duration of SATET Events, with the only means of ending the lockdown by means of codes held by Foundation sites beyond Banff National Park. Codes will be sent once all clear signals from all four containment sites are broadcasted. The Parks Canada Agency is collaborating with the Foundation to ensure proper coverup of these events. Full details regarding the nature of the anomaly have only been provided to select individuals and government officials, with involved workers being approved for the minimum amount of information necessary to complete SCP-4331-related work. The locations of Sites BNF-1 through BNF-4 in restricted regions of the park limit potential civilian discoveries, though encounters with new SCP-4331 instances and SCP-4331-M are possible. Parks Canada guards will accost trespassing persons and provide cover stories regarding the restricted areas being used for wildlife research. Detainment is permitted. Any leaks of information on the anomalies or Foundation activity will be discredited as conspiracy theories. No human subjects are allowed to physically contact SCP-4331 instances under any circumstances. Description: SCP-4331 instances are four Rocky Mountain elk2 cadavers (SCP-4331-1 through SCP-4331-4), located in Banff National Park,3 that generate elk on physical contact with a sentient or sapient entity. Replication involves the cadaver in question generating additional mass until a new elk forms and splits off, lasting five seconds to one minute. These elk are denoted SCP-4331-L. All emerge with fully matured bodies. The anatomy of SCP-4331-L instances is dependent on the entities that interact with the cadavers. In the case of human subjects, the instances will be generated with human body features and significant degrees of disfigurement. Examples of instance body plans have included: Human torsos with non-functional arms protruding laterally from the body, intersecting with the elk's internal skeletal structures and organs. Masses of human craniums forming the hind limbs, positioned around malformed spinal columns. The craniums contained brains, linked by the columns to the full nervous system. Each displayed neural activity analogous to standard human pleasure responses. Locomotion by the elk could only be achieved by using its front limbs to drag itself along the ground. A spherical head containing the same amount of mass as the full body. The instance in question was unable to move after generation, writhing until its cranium experienced spontaneous pressurization and violent depressurization. An enlarged human fetus was found in the remnants of the head. Due to the expected conflict between anatomies, SCP-4331-L rapidly expire upon generation. Similar outcomes are experienced with physical interaction from different organisms.4 Indirect forms of physical interaction will cause generation as well. Vehicles, machinery, and autonomous devices such as drones consistently trigger replication upon physical contact so long as the machine in question was created by a sapient or sentient individual. The full extent of what classifies as indirect contact is not known. SCP-4331 instances do not decay. Aside from SCP-4331-3, which had been tracked by Parks Canada as part of wildlife research and was discovered to display anomalous properties on death, the dates at which other instances died is unknown. Displaying ancillary information. OVERVIEW: SATET Events Three elk en route to Site BNF-4 during a SATET Event. An SCP-4331-M instance, secondary head obscured by its body, stands to the far right. Event Details: SATET Events are monthly5 events, tending to last for several days, in which elk in Banff National Park and outlying regions navigate to Sites BNF-1 through BNF-4 and attempt to breach their perimeters. Breach attempts involve the elk forcing through defensive measures around the sites, regardless of harm this brings to themselves, followed by ramming into the site walls repeatedly and assaulting guards. If allowed into the sites the elk will navigate directly towards SCP-4331. The cause of this behavior is uncertain but is likely linked to SCP-4331-M1. SCP-4331-M instances are Rocky Mountain elk possessing abnormal anatomies, often anomalous in nature. Though the anatomies often result in expiration as is the case with SCP-4331-L, the body structures remain stable for longer durations and are only comprised of modified elk body parts, rather than those from other species. Heightened intelligence is displayed in actions taken against Foundation personnel, though the organisms are not presumed to be sapient. Below are notable instance types: Type: M1 Description: SCP-4331-M1 antlers bend to wrap around their heads, branching and looping as to wholly obscure all features of the head and neck. The elk do not attempt to breach the sites, instead standing at the furthest point with a direct line of sight to the facilities. On conclusion of SATET Events SCP-4331-M1 leave the area. The organisms have not been found afterwards. Type: M2 Description: The antlers grow inwards into the head and protrude from the mouth, spreading outwards. Joints and musculature in the antlers enables them to function as graspers, typically used to manipulate locks, handles, and the triggers on guns stolen from personnel. SCP-4331-M2 expiration generally results from starvation, asphyxiation, or the growth of antlers into the brain. Type: M3 Description: Two sets of 10 meter-long hind legs are present, which the SCP-4331-M3 stand on, and the head is laterally widened in size. SCP-4331-M3 behave by picking up other elk and SCP-4331-M in their mouths and dropping them onto the roofs of sites. The legs tend to buckle after several minutes. Type: M5 Description: Hexapedal body plans with tumorous masses on their torsos, from which elongated elk heads extend. The heads act as "barrels" that launch highly acidic and metal-corroding fluids, usually used to dissolve site walls. Expiration has in all cases occurred shortly after appearance in SATET Events, with the organism bodies dissolving themselves from the acids or intentionally detonating in the vicinity of security forces. Type: M8 Description: Biological structures mimicking chemical rocket engines replace the anterior half of the body. High speed impacts have resulted in 12 personnel deaths and severe site damages. Type: M10 Description: 12 elk fetuses arranged into a humanoid form. The organism has only been observed during a SATET Event affecting Site BNF-3, in which it manifested by exiting the cranium of another elk, approached the facility, and was allowed inside by guards. It attempted to force itself between cracks in SCP-4331-3 containment chamber doors before liquifying. Guards interviewed afterwards recounted that the organism was "just a normal elk person." The events began after containment of SCP-4331 was established. Initial incidents involved 10-20 deer with only one SCP-4331-M instance involved, though in following years the number of deer has dramatically increased, the most recent SATET Event reaching over 100 elk and 25 SCP-4331-M. The threat posed by SCP-4331-M has additionally increased, with the organisms possessing further weaponization, disfiguration, and intent to harm personnel. Attempts at tracking SCP-4331-M have found no common point of origin, and the exact points of manifestation are unknown. Whether these organisms stem from anomalies similar to SCP-4331 instances or not is under investigation. The only SCP-4331 generation which does not lead to disfigurement is that caused by physical interaction with other Rocky Mountain elk. In this case the cadavers will generate one to nine elk, all physically healthy. Continued observation of these elk have found no signs of anomalous phenomena or behavior. It is of note that, since the containment of SCP-4331 instances, the population of Rocky Mountain elk in Banff National Park and the outlying area has been steadily declining. Footnotes 1. Initially the sites were constructed under the guise of wildlife research outposts, but increased containment difficulties have necessitated conversion into fully staffed compounds. 2. C. c. nelsoni. 3. A national park in Alberta, Canada. 4. It is to be noted that at no point prior to containment were any disfigured SCP-4331-L instances discovered. Whether a secondary anomalous effect is present that wards animal life from engaging in physical interaction is not understood. 5. Formerly bimonthly.
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SCP-4332
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euclid
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Meat It For All It's Worth Written by: XilasCrowe R E V E R S E C O W More From This Axolotl SCP-3529 Rating: 363 Comments: 35 SCP-4663 Rating: 100 Comments: 13 SCP-1143 Rating: 100 Comments: 23 SCP-3684 Rating: 95 Comments: 29 SCP-2454 Rating: 74 Comments: 10 SCP-5588 Rating: 45 Comments: 6 Changes All That Is Around Me Rating: 45 Comments: 7 Don't Forget The Dead Rating: 32 Comments: 3 [{$authorPage} ▸ More by this Author ◂] {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} close Info X Meat It For All It's Worth Written by: XilasCrowe More from this axolotl Less from this axolotl Stuff I did SCP-3529 Rating: 363 Comments: 35 SCP-4663 Rating: 100 Comments: 13 SCP-1143 Rating: 100 Comments: 23 SCP-3684 Rating: 95 Comments: 29 SCP-2454 Rating: 74 Comments: 10 SCP-5588 Rating: 45 Comments: 6 Changes All That Is Around Me Rating: 45 Comments: 7 Don't Forget The Dead Rating: 32 Comments: 3 Thank to users not_a_seagull does not match any existing user name, Dysadron, and Weryllium for looking at this. R E V E R S E C O W Item #: SCP-4332 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4332 is kept within a designated pasture on Site-11's grounds. SCP-4332 requires no further care beyond that provided for non-anomalous members of its species. Description: SCP-4332 is a dairy cow (Bos taurus) composed entirely of various dairy products. The majority of SCP-4332's flesh consists of whipped cream, with milk taking the place of blood and each organ being replaced with a different flavour of ice cream. Despite this, SCP-4332 functions and behaves almost identically to a non-anomalous member of its species down to the microscopic level. SCP-4332 does not appear to experience pain when parts of its body are eaten or removed. Removed sections will regenerate themselves fully within two hours. Additionally, SCP-4332 can absorb external dairy products into itself, assimilating them into its body and increasing or regenerating its mass. SCP-4332 can be milked similarly to a non-anomalous cow. However, rather than providing milk, "milking" SCP-4332 will result in a stream of chunks of steak. The chunks will typically range from one to twenty cubic centimetres in size. Each "milking" of SCP-4332 will produce roughly the same amount of meat as could be acquired from a non-anomalous member of its species. All attempts to breed SCP-4332 have resulted in completely non-anomalous cows. Whether this is a result of SCP-4332's anomaly or just due to very recessive genes is unknown. See Addendum 4332-A Addendum 4332-A: On 5-28-2019 another instance of SCP-4332 was successfully bred. The birthing process proceeded as normal until the new instance (dubbed SCP-4332-2) had completely exited the original instance. As soon as the two instances came into contact with each other, both began to absorb the other. The resulting constant regeneration paired with the absorption and assimilation caused a feedback loop of cream to envelop the facility. After three days the expansion ceased and the cream began to be excavated. Once the building had been completely cleared of cream, only one SCP-4332 instance was found. Further testing involving the breeding of SCP-4332 has been postponed.
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SCP-4333
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esoteric-class
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close Info X SCP-4333: The Profligate Author: CadaverCommander More by this author Item#: 4333 Level3 Secondary Class: tiamat Disruption Class: amida Risk Class: critical link to memo Special Containment Procedures: Foundation financial surveillance network MIDAS is to remain on high-alert status and maintain continual broad-scope observation of the global economy for signs of SCP-4333's activities, including but not limited to: Conspicuous acquisition of luxury goods by an individual with no discernible source of income Accounts of paper money or other forms of currency being used in extravagant and potentially-anomalous displays at upper-class social events Various Groups of Interest experiencing sudden and unanticipated economic growth, or referencing an unknown financial benefactor in intercepted communiques Changes in the global economic landscape, such as large corporations suddenly merging or undergoing unexpected hostile buyouts. In the event that a SCP-4333 iteration is confirmed, a Foundation strike force is to be immediately dispatched to bring SCP-4333 into custody or disrupt the integrity of its adopted persona in the event that apprehension proves impossible. No facility expected to contain SCP-4333 at any point in the future will be staffed with any individual known to currently display dissatisfaction with their present financial status in conjunction with an Obedience and Loyalty Index score of less than 90. Personnel developing these traits are to be immediately transferred from any site capable of receiving, processing, or containing SCP-4333 for any amount of time. Description: SCP-4333 is a humanoid entity of uncertain origin, with potent anomalous properties and unknown, potentially malicious intentions. When observed by the naked eye or through a device not equipped with a MIMIR-class thaumic anti-distortion filter1, SCP-4333 appears as one of approximately 30 45 80 currently known anomalously-generated illusory guises, all of which are male, generally considered physically attractive by the prevailing standards of the society in which the persona is used, and in the apparent age range of 35 to 45. SCP-4333's clothing invariably consists of formalwear, typically expensive suits of various styles, and a pair of sunglasses. When observed through a MIMIR filter or any other medium or means capable of negating anomalous perception-altering fields, SCP-4333 consistently appears as a human corpse in an advanced state of desiccation and decomposition2, with gold coins affixed over its eye sockets, an assortment of cut and polished gemstones filling its mouth, and a thin but complex golden crown, which features barbs that pierce the remains of its flesh in multiple places around the skull. SCP-4333's behavior is distinguished by its primary anomalous property, which allows it to spontaneously manifest currency. There appears to be no observable limit to the means through which SCP-4333 can exert this effect, nor does there appear to be any constraint upon the frequency of its use or the amount/denomination of currency manifested at any given time. Observed examples of this include: Repeatedly removing large bound stacks of paper money from an inside jacket pocket, despite there not being adequate physical space within its clothing to contain the amount removed Remotely manipulating monetary databases to increase individuals' personal account balances regardless of any security systems used by the associated financial institution Causing briefcases filled with banknotes to appear within postal delivery systems, which are then delivered to an intended recipient Manifesting a large number of loose notes in midair near the ceiling of a given room and allowing them to fall en masse upon those present Anomalously altering a nearby decorative fountain to emit a spray of coins from its spouts rather than water, despite neither the spouts nor the fountain's pumps being mechanically capable of conveying any substance other than liquids, as well as a multitude of other methods ranging from the comparatively mundane to the overtly conspicuous. SCP-4333 uses this ability to pursue an immoderate and sybaritic lifestyle, characterized by the overt and enthusiastic consumption of luxury goods and services including jewelry, automobiles, watercraft, private jets, resort visits, gambling, fine dining, designer clothing, art, premium tobacco and alcohol products, and hosting lavish parties at its various estates, as well as illicit indulgences such as unauthorized firearms and other weaponry, prostitution, and copious amounts of illegal drugs. As a result, each of SCP-4333's assumed identities quickly establishes itself as a notable figure within the aristocracy wherever it resides, often posing as a wealthy venture capitalist or magnate with holdings in an esoteric or obscure industry. It will eventually infiltrate social clubs frequented by the economic and governmental elite, plying them with bribes in an attempt to influence them toward an as-yet unknown purpose. Its cover stories can be proven false with even cursory investigation, but are nonetheless rarely questioned due to its affluence and dynamic, gregarious personality. Official inquiries by government or law enforcement agencies into SCP-4333's illegal activities or the source of its wealth are seldom resolved, as it will bribe any or all investigating officials with whatever amount of money is sufficient to discourage further scrutiny. In the event that this fails, SCP-4333 will simply alter its appearance and abandon the incriminated identity before it is able to be detained. Guises adopted by SCP-4333 thus far have been consistent until compromised, with associated birth certificates, passports, bank accounts, and other identifying documentation being prepared by SCP-4333 months if not years prior to the persona's use. False identities known to be used by SCP-4333 have been listed as citizens of a number of nations, including but not limited to the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Nigeria, China, India, Russia, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Peru, Brazil, and Chile, among others. Several of these personas have been observed to be used by SCP-4333 simultaneously, suggesting that SCP-4333 may be multiple distinct individuals or possess a decentralized consciousness which enables it to manifest in multiple places contemporaneously. Due to its reliably grandiose spending habits and the availability of equipment capable of negating its perceptual camouflage, SCP-4333 has not proven difficult to track. However, it is aware of the Foundation's existence and intent to contain it, and has repeatedly used its inexhaustible financial resources in conjunction with prior planning to avoid capture and sabotage Foundation assets. SCP-4333 has applied various combinations of extensive bribery, body doubles, mercenary ambushes, assassins, obfuscating documentation, complex and frequently lethal traps, and even weaponized anomalous artifacts3 to divert investigative efforts and incapacitate Foundation strike teams. The Foundation has, with the assistance of international government and law enforcement agencies, successfully captured SCP-4333 on three separate occasions, each of which resulted in a containment breach and the entity's subsequent escape. The first attempt ended in failure when the convoy transporting SCP-4333 to its prospective containment site was assaulted by a detachment of mercenaries4, which disabled the convoy's escort, extracted SCP-4333, and escaped before reinforcements could arrive. The second concluded similarly, involving a raid by a Chaos Insurgency strike force upon the secondary containment site where SCP-4333 was temporarily held for processing. A video transcript depicting the circumstances of the third and most recent breach follows below. Date: November 3rd, 2013 Location: Processing Cell 04, Site-1885 Context: SCP-4333 intake interview, conducted by Level 3 Researcher Walter Briggs. SCP-4333 is in the guise of Donovan Edgeworth, a prominent English socialite, and is manacled to the cell's interview table. Researcher Briggs is equipped with a MIMIR visor. Site-188's security response force is doubled and on high alert in anticipation of an armed attempt to free SCP-4333. (Researcher Briggs enters the cell and secures the door with his keycard, then sits in the chair opposite SCP-4333. Briggs silently consults SCP-4333's file and prepares a clipboard for several moments while SCP-4333 stares at him with an exaggerated frowning expression. SCP-4333 speaks first.) SCP-4333: Clever. Very clever. Attempting to bore me into submission, are you? Well, I'll have you know that I've been bored by men three times as tedious as you, and I barely shed any tears at all. My tolerance of monotony borders on the legendary. Do your worst. (Researcher Briggs briefly glances up from his notes.) Researcher Briggs: You can relax, 4333. Nobody here but you and me, and I'm not likely to be impressed by your bravado. As far as your submission, well… you are chained to a table behind a locked blast door within a maximum security containment facility swarming with armed guards half a mile underground, so. Your submission would have been appreciated several years ago, but at this juncture I'd say it would be too little, too late, wouldn't you? (SCP-4333 narrows its eyes.) SCP-4333: Your point is unassailable. My situation does indeed appear to be hopeless. In light of that I suppose we ought to get to know one another, hm? Or is this one of those things where you say “There'll be time enough for that, you reprehensible fiend” and we sit here in resounding silence until one of us goes moldy? Which will be you, incidentally. I'm mold-resistant. Researcher Briggs: Undoubtedly. We'll begin with this: What relationship do you have with the organizations known as Marshall, Carter, and Dark, the Chaos Insurgency, and Are We Cool Yet? SCP-4333: You're sort of out of the loop, aren't you? What am I saying, of course you are, you literally work in a hole in the earth. Those organizations provide things called “goods” and “services”, many of which I like. They like money. So, I will oftentimes give them money, and they will give me the things I like. It's called commerce, you bleeding nitwit. Don't you have files on these people or something? I know you've got one on me, I can see it right there. Researcher Briggs: Does assaulting heavily-defended Foundation assets and installations at the risk of life and limb for the sake of keeping you out of our custody count as “commerce”? SCP-4333: Yes, actually. Well, sort of. Not only will I purchase the services of these peoples' fighting men to keep you all out of my hair, but I've earned a bit of sponsor's privilege with them. After all, I can't give them any more of my money if I'm behind bars, can I? It's mutually beneficial. Researcher Briggs: This ties in to our next issue: can you share with us what exactly your plan was? With the multiple identities, infiltration of global aristocracy, obstruction of our investigations into your activities, and the flagrant use of your anomalous abilities to stockpile anomalous artifacts from dangerous criminal organizations, with which you freely associate and “sponsor”? What were your intentions? What was all this leading toward? (SCP-4333 laughs.) SCP-4333: Ah. I see. Well then. Seeing as how you're very very curious, and in all likelihood I'm going to be here for a very long time anyway, I might as well clue you in. In actuality… (SCP-4333 leans forward in its chair slightly.) SCP-4333: There isn't any fucking plan, you ridiculous bespectacled cretin, and there never was. Good lord, they were absolutely right about you lot, you know. You think that I pursue pointless luxuries, go to parties, rub elbows with upper-class idiots, live in mansions, purchase the most exquisite of whores and dump ludicrous amounts of drugs into my body analogue because I'm up to something? I'm having fun, you hilarious baboon. There I am, minding my own business as cool as you please, then suddenly you come along and goosestep all over my perfectly innocent sinning. You know, you could benefit from my resources just as much as the others do, but noooooo, we've all got to be just as obsessive and self-righteous as you are. Honestly, it's enough to give a man a cardiac episode, if I had a cardiac capable of being episodic. Or was a man. Researcher Briggs: … Right. I'll put that down as “denies all allegations of malicious intent”. SCP-4333: Yes, “denies all absurd and libelous fabrications concocted by paranoid shadow government”. Good. Excellent synopsis. Couldn't agree more. Researcher Briggs: In that case, how do you explain the dozens of documents we've recovered from your estate that indicate citizenship of, recognition from, or fraternization with quite a few anomalous states? Some of these places are directly inimical to life on Earth, and others don't even appear to exist. SCP-4333: Ha. Sure, just because you don't know how to get there, obviously the place must not exist. Because you lot are just the smartest ever. I could sit here for days on end describing the circumstances in which I've acquired those certifications. Each one is different. It depends. Researcher Briggs: Samothrace? SCP-4333: Lovely place. Beautiful sunsets, clear, warm air. Women as saucy and spicy as the food. Bit violent, people sort of angry about something all the time, but that's true pretty much anywhere. Did a favor for the Shah, bailed him out of a tight spot, now we're chummy. Pretty straightforward, really. Researcher Briggs: New Kalmaris? SCP-4333: Cagey lot. Not very fun, honestly. But could be a useful hidey-hole at some point, considering how dreary it is. Not for you, though. I gave the Lord Protector something trivial I bought from a different world, thought it could be useful in their little war. Now he thinks I'm some kind of god. Sort of ironic. Researcher Briggs: And we have one here for… The Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams? SCP-4333: Ahahaha, yes, that brings back memories. Bit of a stuffy place, a little obsessed with protocol and the like, but there's actually quite a bit of fun to be had once you crack the nut. Those people are surprisingly filthy once you talk them off their high horses. Researcher Briggs: Our data indicates that Arnold Fitzwilliams is a delusional individual with ontokinetic properties. SCP-4333: Sure, from where you're sitting. You have to sort of… squint. With your mind. It's hard to explain and not really within your purview. Researcher Briggs: Here's an interesting one: Apparently you are, somehow, an honorary “Blood Adjutant” of the Daevic Empire? That's… highly suspect. And probably a fabrication, considering the Daeva don't exist in this timeline. (SCP-4333 pinches the bridge of its nose and sighs.) SCP-4333: I'm going to end up repeating myself quite a lot if you insist upon the ad nauseam. From your perspective, the Daeva do not exist. I do not care about your perspective, nor do I operate within it. I already know what you know about them and yes, when they do come back, and they're going to, each and every one of you is genuinely, truly screwed. Which is why I've been going to their parties and showering their queens and princesses with otherworldly tributes and gifts for the past few hundred years. Because I don't want to be screwed along with the rest of you. (Pause. Researcher Briggs consults his notes.) Researcher Briggs: At this juncture, would there be any point in me asking how you supposedly get to any of these places? Or, for that matter, what the source of your anomalous abilities is? Or your species, if such a word even applies here? You strike me as the type that generally needs to stew for a while before he's willing to open up. (SCP-4333 leans back in its chair.) SCP-4333: Well. I guess you've got me pegged, don't you? You know, you could've done one of your little thaumic scan things and figured out about 80% of that information. I've attempted to be honest, but it really seems to me that your only objective here is to waste as much of my time as possible. And I can't honestly say I appreciate that very much. Time is money, after all. And you're beginning to get expensive, Mr. Briggs. Researcher Briggs: … I never told you my name. (The chamber's magnetic locks audibly disengage.) SCP-4333: Ah. Right on cue. (Briggs stands from his chair.) Researcher Briggs: What? No, there's a fucking anomaly in this chamber, reengage that fucking maglock, now! Can nobody read schedules anymore? Or see fucking lights?! SCP-4333: Seems like security around here is a bit more lackadaisical than you led me to believe. Haha. Well anywho, this has been an absolute barrel of laughs, but I really ought to get moving. Things to see, people to do, you know how it goes. (SCP-4333 stands, causing its manacle chain to shatter against its securing bracket. It continues to speak while tearing the reinforced restraining units from its arms. Researcher Briggs falls to his knees and begins to retch.) SCP-4333: Goodness. You're looking a bit under the weather! Before I go… I'll let you in on a little secret. You cannot shackle greed, Mr. Briggs. It's something of a constant. Wherever there is life, there is want. And what's so awful about that? In the end, it's less pain to simply let yourself be happy, hm? (Researcher Briggs attempts to raise Site-188 Security Command on his radio, but is unable to speak, apparently choking.) SCP-4333: Wouldn't bother if I were you; local communications networks would have been the first thing they cut. You know, I meant what I said earlier. Really, all you had to do was look the other way. Leave me to my affairs, and I leave you to yours. Truly, I could have made each and every one of you profanely rich. (Briggs vomits profusely, then slips in the fluid, landing on his side. Blood is visible in the ejecta.) SCP-4333: Think of the technologies you could have developed with such wealth! Think of how much easier keeping these evils locked up could have been! And spare a thought for all the poor lives you could have saved! But… no. Rather than diplomacy, or foresight, or acting as proper ladies and gentlemen, you consistently chose another path. It's like this every time with you people. And I have to admit – it's gotten a little stale after all these years. (Researcher Briggs continues to vomit. Intermixed with the blood and bile is an increasing number of solid objects, determined during breach recovery to be an assortment of banknotes, coins, and gemstones.) SCP-4333: But look on the bright side - this time, you've hit the jackpot. (A brief metallic tapping can be heard. SCP-4333 turns its head toward the door, sighs, and dismantles the last of the restraints on its arms.) SCP-4333: Yes, yes, I'm coming. Open the door, will you? The fellow's been incapacitated. (The chamber hatch opens, revealing a Foundation security operative in full battle armor, holding a standard-issue MX-402 combat shotgun, face hidden by their tactical helmet. Notably, the armor's ID number has been obscured by red spray paint.) Security Operative: We should get going, sir, automatic lockdown circuits are going to cycle in four minutes- Eugh. That doesn't look fun. Oh, it's Briggs! What a coincidence! Hey Briggs, maybe next time do the right thing instead of being an awful piece of shit, huh? Something to consider the next time you're about to fuck a guy over, right? (SCP-4333 wipes down its jumpsuit idly and inspects the bruises on its wrists before altering its appearance and voice to be indistinguishable from those of Researcher Briggs.) SCP-4333: Now now, Lieutenant. Let's be good sports, hm? Mr. Briggs is quite beaten and he knows it, no need to rub it in. (From the floor, Briggs is able to utter a sentence between retches.) Researcher Briggs: You won't… get away with this. (SCP-4333 laughs.) SCP-4333: Get away with what, freedom? I'm getting away with it right now, you feculent little rodent. Once you're done down there, do tell your superiors that if they insist on pestering me, I'll have to pester right back. I've been very content up until now, but who knows? Maybe I'll get into politics this time around. How much can a government or two really cost? But we'll hogtie that centipede when we catch it, hm? For now I'd best be off. Until next time! Auf Wiedersehen! (SCP-4333 and the rogue operative exit the cell.) After an extensive investigation of Site-188's records, it was found that SCP-4333 had bribed Site Security Captain Alfonso Marquez and each of his subordinates6 prior to its arrival. Captain Marquez had been routinely denied a motion to migrate his Foundation health insurance coverage to his niece (Tatiana Marquez, 9), who was in need of an expensive and potentially life-saving medical treatment that Captain Marquez could not otherwise afford.7 Armed with this knowledge, SCP-4333 paid for the treatment, and was able to convince Captain Marquez and his division to defect as a show of defiance, promising them greater pay and increased benefits. It is not currently understood how SCP-4333 was able to acquire any of this information, and as a result an internal investigation into the possibility of a deeper administrative security breach is underway. SCP-4333's identity and whereabouts are currently unknown. If left to its own devices, it is estimated that SCP-4333 will be capable of catalyzing an RK-Class “New Regime” Scenario, in which: SCP-4333 uses its anomalous abilities to purchase entire sectors of the global economy Takes advantage of its disposable identities and extensive resources to deliberately render its acquisitions insolvent Politically capitalizes upon the resultant socioeconomic collapse, though a combination of bribery and campaign platforms centered upon economic recovery, which it could directly cause Assumes a position of global authority following an international political restructuring, whether through economic pressure or military force. As a result, the development of strategies leading to SCP-4333's hindrance or recapture has been reclassified as a Level 2 overriding priority, with a secondary focus on establishing diplomatic contact with SCP-4333 in the event that these countermeasures prove ineffective. Addendum 4333-01: On June 14th, 2017, multinational telecommunications conglomerate AT&T Inc. finalized its merger with mass media corporation Time Warner LLC, despite the United States government filing an injunction to halt the merger, citing violations of anti-trust legislature and projected harm to consumers as well as economic insecurity stemming from such overt corporate consolidation. Foundation automated financial surveillance network MIDAS flagged this event as High Risk, and operatives were dispatched to investigate the transaction, with all involved parties placed under observation. In the following months, it was discovered that multiple members of both AT&T and Time Warner's boards of directors as well as U.S. District Court judge Richard Leon8 were socially associated with one Gregory Albright, an independent venture capitalist known to be a significant shareholder of both companies. Previously captured surveillance footage of Albright was processed with MIMIR filtration, revealing him to be an iteration of SCP-4333. Whether this is a coincidence or purposeful involvement by SCP-4333 is currently unconfirmed, pending further investigation. Footnotes 1. Used to bypass perceptual illusions generated by a number of low- to mid-level anomalies 2. Appearing to have been deceased no less than 18 months and kept in a dry environment, when compared with similar non-anomalous corpses 3. Corresponding to types known to be produced or distributed by Groups of Interest such as the Chaos Insurgency, Are We Cool Yet?, Prometheus Labs, and Marshall, Carter, and Dark 4. Equipped with anomalously-enhanced armor/weaponry and exhibiting techniques characteristic of a Marshall, Carter, and Dark asset retrieval unit 5. A subterranean maximum security site used to contain humanoid anomalies which exhibit low/no physically destructive potential, yet pose a significant risk to the civilian populace or Foundation informational security via subtle or indirect means 6. The entirety of Site-188's security staff, a total of 89 employees 7. The internal claims handler presiding over this case was Senior Researcher Walter Briggs. 8. 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close Info X SCP-4333: The Profligate Author: CadaverCommander More by this author Item#: 4333 Level3 Secondary Class: tiamat Disruption Class: amida Risk Class: critical link to memo Special Containment Procedures: Foundation financial surveillance network MIDAS is to remain on high-alert status and maintain continual broad-scope observation of the global economy for signs of SCP-4333's activities, including but not limited to: Conspicuous acquisition of luxury goods by an individual with no discernible source of income Accounts of paper money or other forms of currency being used in extravagant and potentially-anomalous displays at upper-class social events Various Groups of Interest experiencing sudden and unanticipated economic growth, or referencing an unknown financial benefactor in intercepted communiques Changes in the global economic landscape, such as large corporations suddenly merging or undergoing unexpected hostile buyouts. In the event that a SCP-4333 iteration is confirmed, a Foundation strike force is to be immediately dispatched to bring SCP-4333 into custody or disrupt the integrity of its adopted persona in the event that apprehension proves impossible. No facility expected to contain SCP-4333 at any point in the future will be staffed with any individual known to currently display dissatisfaction with their present financial status in conjunction with an Obedience and Loyalty Index score of less than 90. Personnel developing these traits are to be immediately transferred from any site capable of receiving, processing, or containing SCP-4333 for any amount of time. Description: SCP-4333 is a humanoid entity of uncertain origin, with potent anomalous properties and unknown, potentially malicious intentions. When observed by the naked eye or through a device not equipped with a MIMIR-class thaumic anti-distortion filter1, SCP-4333 appears as one of approximately 30 45 80 currently known anomalously-generated illusory guises, all of which are male, generally considered physically attractive by the prevailing standards of the society in which the persona is used, and in the apparent age range of 35 to 45. SCP-4333's clothing invariably consists of formalwear, typically expensive suits of various styles, and a pair of sunglasses. When observed through a MIMIR filter or any other medium or means capable of negating anomalous perception-altering fields, SCP-4333 consistently appears as a human corpse in an advanced state of desiccation and decomposition2, with gold coins affixed over its eye sockets, an assortment of cut and polished gemstones filling its mouth, and a thin but complex golden crown, which features barbs that pierce the remains of its flesh in multiple places around the skull. SCP-4333's behavior is distinguished by its primary anomalous property, which allows it to spontaneously manifest currency. There appears to be no observable limit to the means through which SCP-4333 can exert this effect, nor does there appear to be any constraint upon the frequency of its use or the amount/denomination of currency manifested at any given time. Observed examples of this include: Repeatedly removing large bound stacks of paper money from an inside jacket pocket, despite there not being adequate physical space within its clothing to contain the amount removed Remotely manipulating monetary databases to increase individuals' personal account balances regardless of any security systems used by the associated financial institution Causing briefcases filled with banknotes to appear within postal delivery systems, which are then delivered to an intended recipient Manifesting a large number of loose notes in midair near the ceiling of a given room and allowing them to fall en masse upon those present Anomalously altering a nearby decorative fountain to emit a spray of coins from its spouts rather than water, despite neither the spouts nor the fountain's pumps being mechanically capable of conveying any substance other than liquids, as well as a multitude of other methods ranging from the comparatively mundane to the overtly conspicuous. SCP-4333 uses this ability to pursue an immoderate and sybaritic lifestyle, characterized by the overt and enthusiastic consumption of luxury goods and services including jewelry, automobiles, watercraft, private jets, resort visits, gambling, fine dining, designer clothing, art, premium tobacco and alcohol products, and hosting lavish parties at its various estates, as well as illicit indulgences such as unauthorized firearms and other weaponry, prostitution, and copious amounts of illegal drugs. As a result, each of SCP-4333's assumed identities quickly establishes itself as a notable figure within the aristocracy wherever it resides, often posing as a wealthy venture capitalist or magnate with holdings in an esoteric or obscure industry. It will eventually infiltrate social clubs frequented by the economic and governmental elite, plying them with bribes in an attempt to influence them toward an as-yet unknown purpose. Its cover stories can be proven false with even cursory investigation, but are nonetheless rarely questioned due to its affluence and dynamic, gregarious personality. Official inquiries by government or law enforcement agencies into SCP-4333's illegal activities or the source of its wealth are seldom resolved, as it will bribe any or all investigating officials with whatever amount of money is sufficient to discourage further scrutiny. In the event that this fails, SCP-4333 will simply alter its appearance and abandon the incriminated identity before it is able to be detained. Guises adopted by SCP-4333 thus far have been consistent until compromised, with associated birth certificates, passports, bank accounts, and other identifying documentation being prepared by SCP-4333 months if not years prior to the persona's use. False identities known to be used by SCP-4333 have been listed as citizens of a number of nations, including but not limited to the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Nigeria, China, India, Russia, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Peru, Brazil, and Chile, among others. Several of these personas have been observed to be used by SCP-4333 simultaneously, suggesting that SCP-4333 may be multiple distinct individuals or possess a decentralized consciousness which enables it to manifest in multiple places contemporaneously. Due to its reliably grandiose spending habits and the availability of equipment capable of negating its perceptual camouflage, SCP-4333 has not proven difficult to track. However, it is aware of the Foundation's existence and intent to contain it, and has repeatedly used its inexhaustible financial resources in conjunction with prior planning to avoid capture and sabotage Foundation assets. SCP-4333 has applied various combinations of extensive bribery, body doubles, mercenary ambushes, assassins, obfuscating documentation, complex and frequently lethal traps, and even weaponized anomalous artifacts3 to divert investigative efforts and incapacitate Foundation strike teams. The Foundation has, with the assistance of international government and law enforcement agencies, successfully captured SCP-4333 on three separate occasions, each of which resulted in a containment breach and the entity's subsequent escape. The first attempt ended in failure when the convoy transporting SCP-4333 to its prospective containment site was assaulted by a detachment of mercenaries4, which disabled the convoy's escort, extracted SCP-4333, and escaped before reinforcements could arrive. The second concluded similarly, involving a raid by a Chaos Insurgency strike force upon the secondary containment site where SCP-4333 was temporarily held for processing. A video transcript depicting the circumstances of the third and most recent breach follows below. Date: November 3rd, 2013 Location: Processing Cell 04, Site-1885 Context: SCP-4333 intake interview, conducted by Level 3 Researcher Walter Briggs. SCP-4333 is in the guise of Donovan Edgeworth, a prominent English socialite, and is manacled to the cell's interview table. Researcher Briggs is equipped with a MIMIR visor. Site-188's security response force is doubled and on high alert in anticipation of an armed attempt to free SCP-4333. (Researcher Briggs enters the cell and secures the door with his keycard, then sits in the chair opposite SCP-4333. Briggs silently consults SCP-4333's file and prepares a clipboard for several moments while SCP-4333 stares at him with an exaggerated frowning expression. SCP-4333 speaks first.) SCP-4333: Clever. Very clever. Attempting to bore me into submission, are you? Well, I'll have you know that I've been bored by men three times as tedious as you, and I barely shed any tears at all. My tolerance of monotony borders on the legendary. Do your worst. (Researcher Briggs briefly glances up from his notes.) Researcher Briggs: You can relax, 4333. Nobody here but you and me, and I'm not likely to be impressed by your bravado. As far as your submission, well… you are chained to a table behind a locked blast door within a maximum security containment facility swarming with armed guards half a mile underground, so. Your submission would have been appreciated several years ago, but at this juncture I'd say it would be too little, too late, wouldn't you? (SCP-4333 narrows its eyes.) SCP-4333: Your point is unassailable. My situation does indeed appear to be hopeless. In light of that I suppose we ought to get to know one another, hm? Or is this one of those things where you say “There'll be time enough for that, you reprehensible fiend” and we sit here in resounding silence until one of us goes moldy? Which will be you, incidentally. I'm mold-resistant. Researcher Briggs: Undoubtedly. We'll begin with this: What relationship do you have with the organizations known as Marshall, Carter, and Dark, the Chaos Insurgency, and Are We Cool Yet? SCP-4333: You're sort of out of the loop, aren't you? What am I saying, of course you are, you literally work in a hole in the earth. Those organizations provide things called “goods” and “services”, many of which I like. They like money. So, I will oftentimes give them money, and they will give me the things I like. It's called commerce, you bleeding nitwit. Don't you have files on these people or something? I know you've got one on me, I can see it right there. Researcher Briggs: Does assaulting heavily-defended Foundation assets and installations at the risk of life and limb for the sake of keeping you out of our custody count as “commerce”? SCP-4333: Yes, actually. Well, sort of. Not only will I purchase the services of these peoples' fighting men to keep you all out of my hair, but I've earned a bit of sponsor's privilege with them. After all, I can't give them any more of my money if I'm behind bars, can I? It's mutually beneficial. Researcher Briggs: This ties in to our next issue: can you share with us what exactly your plan was? With the multiple identities, infiltration of global aristocracy, obstruction of our investigations into your activities, and the flagrant use of your anomalous abilities to stockpile anomalous artifacts from dangerous criminal organizations, with which you freely associate and “sponsor”? What were your intentions? What was all this leading toward? (SCP-4333 laughs.) SCP-4333: Ah. I see. Well then. Seeing as how you're very very curious, and in all likelihood I'm going to be here for a very long time anyway, I might as well clue you in. In actuality… (SCP-4333 leans forward in its chair slightly.) SCP-4333: There isn't any fucking plan, you ridiculous bespectacled cretin, and there never was. Good lord, they were absolutely right about you lot, you know. You think that I pursue pointless luxuries, go to parties, rub elbows with upper-class idiots, live in mansions, purchase the most exquisite of whores and dump ludicrous amounts of drugs into my body analogue because I'm up to something? I'm having fun, you hilarious baboon. There I am, minding my own business as cool as you please, then suddenly you come along and goosestep all over my perfectly innocent sinning. You know, you could benefit from my resources just as much as the others do, but noooooo, we've all got to be just as obsessive and self-righteous as you are. Honestly, it's enough to give a man a cardiac episode, if I had a cardiac capable of being episodic. Or was a man. Researcher Briggs: … Right. I'll put that down as “denies all allegations of malicious intent”. SCP-4333: Yes, “denies all absurd and libelous fabrications concocted by paranoid shadow government”. Good. Excellent synopsis. Couldn't agree more. Researcher Briggs: In that case, how do you explain the dozens of documents we've recovered from your estate that indicate citizenship of, recognition from, or fraternization with quite a few anomalous states? Some of these places are directly inimical to life on Earth, and others don't even appear to exist. SCP-4333: Ha. Sure, just because you don't know how to get there, obviously the place must not exist. Because you lot are just the smartest ever. I could sit here for days on end describing the circumstances in which I've acquired those certifications. Each one is different. It depends. Researcher Briggs: Samothrace? SCP-4333: Lovely place. Beautiful sunsets, clear, warm air. Women as saucy and spicy as the food. Bit violent, people sort of angry about something all the time, but that's true pretty much anywhere. Did a favor for the Shah, bailed him out of a tight spot, now we're chummy. Pretty straightforward, really. Researcher Briggs: New Kalmaris? SCP-4333: Cagey lot. Not very fun, honestly. But could be a useful hidey-hole at some point, considering how dreary it is. Not for you, though. I gave the Lord Protector something trivial I bought from a different world, thought it could be useful in their little war. Now he thinks I'm some kind of god. Sort of ironic. Researcher Briggs: And we have one here for… The Republic of Arnold Fitzwilliams? SCP-4333: Ahahaha, yes, that brings back memories. Bit of a stuffy place, a little obsessed with protocol and the like, but there's actually quite a bit of fun to be had once you crack the nut. Those people are surprisingly filthy once you talk them off their high horses. Researcher Briggs: Our data indicates that Arnold Fitzwilliams is a delusional individual with ontokinetic properties. SCP-4333: Sure, from where you're sitting. You have to sort of… squint. With your mind. It's hard to explain and not really within your purview. Researcher Briggs: Here's an interesting one: Apparently you are, somehow, an honorary “Blood Adjutant” of the Daevic Empire? That's… highly suspect. And probably a fabrication, considering the Daeva don't exist in this timeline. (SCP-4333 pinches the bridge of its nose and sighs.) SCP-4333: I'm going to end up repeating myself quite a lot if you insist upon the ad nauseam. From your perspective, the Daeva do not exist. I do not care about your perspective, nor do I operate within it. I already know what you know about them and yes, when they do come back, and they're going to, each and every one of you is genuinely, truly screwed. Which is why I've been going to their parties and showering their queens and princesses with otherworldly tributes and gifts for the past few hundred years. Because I don't want to be screwed along with the rest of you. (Pause. Researcher Briggs consults his notes.) Researcher Briggs: At this juncture, would there be any point in me asking how you supposedly get to any of these places? Or, for that matter, what the source of your anomalous abilities is? Or your species, if such a word even applies here? You strike me as the type that generally needs to stew for a while before he's willing to open up. (SCP-4333 leans back in its chair.) SCP-4333: Well. I guess you've got me pegged, don't you? You know, you could've done one of your little thaumic scan things and figured out about 80% of that information. I've attempted to be honest, but it really seems to me that your only objective here is to waste as much of my time as possible. And I can't honestly say I appreciate that very much. Time is money, after all. And you're beginning to get expensive, Mr. Briggs. Researcher Briggs: … I never told you my name. (The chamber's magnetic locks audibly disengage.) SCP-4333: Ah. Right on cue. (Briggs stands from his chair.) Researcher Briggs: What? No, there's a fucking anomaly in this chamber, reengage that fucking maglock, now! Can nobody read schedules anymore? Or see fucking lights?! SCP-4333: Seems like security around here is a bit more lackadaisical than you led me to believe. Haha. Well anywho, this has been an absolute barrel of laughs, but I really ought to get moving. Things to see, people to do, you know how it goes. (SCP-4333 stands, causing its manacle chain to shatter against its securing bracket. It continues to speak while tearing the reinforced restraining units from its arms. Researcher Briggs falls to his knees and begins to retch.) SCP-4333: Goodness. You're looking a bit under the weather! Before I go… I'll let you in on a little secret. You cannot shackle greed, Mr. Briggs. It's something of a constant. Wherever there is life, there is want. And what's so awful about that? In the end, it's less pain to simply let yourself be happy, hm? (Researcher Briggs attempts to raise Site-188 Security Command on his radio, but is unable to speak, apparently choking.) SCP-4333: Wouldn't bother if I were you; local communications networks would have been the first thing they cut. You know, I meant what I said earlier. Really, all you had to do was look the other way. Leave me to my affairs, and I leave you to yours. Truly, I could have made each and every one of you profanely rich. (Briggs vomits profusely, then slips in the fluid, landing on his side. Blood is visible in the ejecta.) SCP-4333: Think of the technologies you could have developed with such wealth! Think of how much easier keeping these evils locked up could have been! And spare a thought for all the poor lives you could have saved! But… no. Rather than diplomacy, or foresight, or acting as proper ladies and gentlemen, you consistently chose another path. It's like this every time with you people. And I have to admit – it's gotten a little stale after all these years. (Researcher Briggs continues to vomit. Intermixed with the blood and bile is an increasing number of solid objects, determined during breach recovery to be an assortment of banknotes, coins, and gemstones.) SCP-4333: But look on the bright side - this time, you've hit the jackpot. (A brief metallic tapping can be heard. SCP-4333 turns its head toward the door, sighs, and dismantles the last of the restraints on its arms.) SCP-4333: Yes, yes, I'm coming. Open the door, will you? The fellow's been incapacitated. (The chamber hatch opens, revealing a Foundation security operative in full battle armor, holding a standard-issue MX-402 combat shotgun, face hidden by their tactical helmet. Notably, the armor's ID number has been obscured by red spray paint.) Security Operative: We should get going, sir, automatic lockdown circuits are going to cycle in four minutes- Eugh. That doesn't look fun. Oh, it's Briggs! What a coincidence! Hey Briggs, maybe next time do the right thing instead of being an awful piece of shit, huh? Something to consider the next time you're about to fuck a guy over, right? (SCP-4333 wipes down its jumpsuit idly and inspects the bruises on its wrists before altering its appearance and voice to be indistinguishable from those of Researcher Briggs.) SCP-4333: Now now, Lieutenant. Let's be good sports, hm? Mr. Briggs is quite beaten and he knows it, no need to rub it in. (From the floor, Briggs is able to utter a sentence between retches.) Researcher Briggs: You won't… get away with this. (SCP-4333 laughs.) SCP-4333: Get away with what, freedom? I'm getting away with it right now, you feculent little rodent. Once you're done down there, do tell your superiors that if they insist on pestering me, I'll have to pester right back. I've been very content up until now, but who knows? Maybe I'll get into politics this time around. How much can a government or two really cost? But we'll hogtie that centipede when we catch it, hm? For now I'd best be off. Until next time! Auf Wiedersehen! (SCP-4333 and the rogue operative exit the cell.) After an extensive investigation of Site-188's records, it was found that SCP-4333 had bribed Site Security Captain Alfonso Marquez and each of his subordinates6 prior to its arrival. Captain Marquez had been routinely denied a motion to migrate his Foundation health insurance coverage to his niece (Tatiana Marquez, 9), who was in need of an expensive and potentially life-saving medical treatment that Captain Marquez could not otherwise afford.7 Armed with this knowledge, SCP-4333 paid for the treatment, and was able to convince Captain Marquez and his division to defect as a show of defiance, promising them greater pay and increased benefits. It is not currently understood how SCP-4333 was able to acquire any of this information, and as a result an internal investigation into the possibility of a deeper administrative security breach is underway. SCP-4333's identity and whereabouts are currently unknown. If left to its own devices, it is estimated that SCP-4333 will be capable of catalyzing an RK-Class “New Regime” Scenario, in which: SCP-4333 uses its anomalous abilities to purchase entire sectors of the global economy Takes advantage of its disposable identities and extensive resources to deliberately render its acquisitions insolvent Politically capitalizes upon the resultant socioeconomic collapse, though a combination of bribery and campaign platforms centered upon economic recovery, which it could directly cause Assumes a position of global authority following an international political restructuring, whether through economic pressure or military force. As a result, the development of strategies leading to SCP-4333's hindrance or recapture has been reclassified as a Level 2 overriding priority, with a secondary focus on establishing diplomatic contact with SCP-4333 in the event that these countermeasures prove ineffective. Addendum 4333-01: On June 14th, 2017, multinational telecommunications conglomerate AT&T Inc. finalized its merger with mass media corporation Time Warner LLC, despite the United States government filing an injunction to halt the merger, citing violations of anti-trust legislature and projected harm to consumers as well as economic insecurity stemming from such overt corporate consolidation. Foundation automated financial surveillance network MIDAS flagged this event as High Risk, and operatives were dispatched to investigate the transaction, with all involved parties placed under observation. In the following months, it was discovered that multiple members of both AT&T and Time Warner's boards of directors as well as U.S. District Court judge Richard Leon8 were socially associated with one Gregory Albright, an independent venture capitalist known to be a significant shareholder of both companies. Previously captured surveillance footage of Albright was processed with MIMIR filtration, revealing him to be an iteration of SCP-4333. Whether this is a coincidence or purposeful involvement by SCP-4333 is currently unconfirmed, pending further investigation. Footnotes 1. Used to bypass perceptual illusions generated by a number of low- to mid-level anomalies 2. Appearing to have been deceased no less than 18 months and kept in a dry environment, when compared with similar non-anomalous corpses 3. Corresponding to types known to be produced or distributed by Groups of Interest such as the Chaos Insurgency, Are We Cool Yet?, Prometheus Labs, and Marshall, Carter, and Dark 4. Equipped with anomalously-enhanced armor/weaponry and exhibiting techniques characteristic of a Marshall, Carter, and Dark asset retrieval unit 5. A subterranean maximum security site used to contain humanoid anomalies which exhibit low/no physically destructive potential, yet pose a significant risk to the civilian populace or Foundation informational security via subtle or indirect means 6. The entirety of Site-188's security staff, a total of 89 employees 7. The internal claims handler presiding over this case was Senior Researcher Walter Briggs. 8. 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Profile image of SCP-4334-1 Item #: SCP-4334 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4334 is to be indefinitely closed to the public. The former park office, located at the entrance to SCP-4334, has been converted into Provisional Site-133 for the purpose of housing research and security personnel. Security cameras have been stationed around the perimeter of SCP-4334. Site-133 personnel are to administer Class-A amnestics to any civilians attempting to trespass within SCP-4334. The Anomalous Communication Scrambling Network (ACSN) is to be utilized in intercepting and deleting messages sent by SCP-4334-1. Description: SCP-4334 designates the 3.4 km2 of forest within Oakwood State Park, Connecticut. SCP-4334 exhibits multiple anomalous properties and phenomena, which began manifesting on 04/07/2016. The following is a list of observed anomalous features: Approximately 75% of trees within SCP-4334 exhibit wooden growths resembling Type B electrical outlets. These growths are functional, and emit between 100 and 127 volts of electricity. The entirety of SCP-4334 emits WiFi signals with no discernible source. The WiFi network is named "NatureIsCool" and does not require a password to access. At night, music can be heard within SCP-4334 with no discernible source. This music mostly consists of songs that are popular at the time, with a heavily amplified bass line. Fireflies can be found within SCP-4334 during the entirety of the year, despite typically requiring temperatures in excess of 15°C to become active. Whenever music is played within SCP-4334, either by a human or through SCP-4334's previously stated property, these fireflies will form large clusters on tree branches and emit bioluminescence in a synchronized manner in time with the beat of the music. SCP-4334-1 is the email account "moc.liamg|loocsierutan#moc.liamg|loocsierutan". SCP-4334-1 has no known affiliation with the former Oakwood State Park staff or the Connecticut Department of Forestry and Conservation. SCP-4334-1 sends monthly emails to every individual under the age of 18 within a 5km radius of SCP-4334. These messages detail multiple characteristics of SCP-4334, both anomalous and otherwise, and appear to be attempts to garner interest in SCP-4334 within the recipient population. This behavior has continued even after the enactment of SCP-4334’s containment procedures. It is thus presumed that the entity behind SCP-4334-1 is unaware of Foundation interference. Addendum 4334.1: Discovery SCP-4334 was discovered on 04/10/2016 by Foundation personnel planted within the National Park Service. In the months following the enactment of containment procedures, several adolescent civilians attempted to enter SCP-4334. Upon questioning, each individual displayed partial knowledge of SCP-4334’s anomalous properties, and cited emails they had received as the source of the information. This lead to the discovery of SCP-4334-1. All civilians were treated with Class-A amnestics and released. Addendum 4334.2: Notable SCP-4334-1 Transcripts The following is a partial list of emails sent by SCP-4334-1. Please see Supplemental Document 4334-A for a full list of all archived emails. Date: 04/07/2016 Information of Note: First known email sent by SCP-4334-1. Message was sent at the same time that SCP-4334’s first anomalous properties formed. Hey Kids! Looking for a hip new crib for you and your squad? Why don’t you come on down to Oakwood State Park! This isn’t your average everyday forest, this forest is with the times! There are new state-of-the-art all natural power outlets, so your phone will never die (and neither will the fun). Not to mention free Wifi! So what are you waiting for? The forest of the future is here! #Natureiscool Date: 03/16/2017 Information of Note: Email was sent following the discovery of music and anomalous firefly behavior within SCP-4334. What’s good in the hood my dudes! Oakwood State park just underwent a major revamp. That’s right, all the hottest new tunes are now here every night for you to get jiggy with! Not only that, the fireflies will join in too, making every night in the woods into an epic rave! This forest is more lit than any club scene around, so what are you waiting for???? Come on down to Oakwood State Park, and get turnt! #lit #epic #natureiscool Date: 08/21/2018 Information of Note: Most recent email sent by SCP-4334-1. You know what? Fuck all of you. You kids are everything that’s wrong with the world today. Children like you used to play in me all the time, wading around in creeks, climbing trees, wholesome forest stuff. But noooooo, your generation is too good for that. Everything’s gotta be all flashy and digital, and I’ve gotta bust my ass to try to be “hip”. Did you know that fireflies usually only come out in the summer? Do you know how hard it was to get mine to stick around all year? And even after all the effort I’ve put in you still won’t even show up. Well screw it, I quit. Enjoy your vapes or whatever the fuck you’re all into nowadays. I’m done. UPDATE: Following 08/21/2018, SCP-4334-1 has ceased activity. Furthermore, exploration of SCP-4334 following this date has revealed no evidence of continuing anomalous phenomena. Proposals to reclassify SCP-4334 as neutralized are currently pending review.
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WARNING Containment procedures are constantly revised in accordance with each update and change to the software that contains SCP-4335. This is to prevent sudden breach of containment due to SCP-4335 operating under a different set of rules. This file also contains descriptions of latent cognitohazardous phenomena. Access to this file requires permission from the current Lead Researcher. You have been warned. Lead Researcher Jason Yelsan Access SCP-4335 Granted Item #: SCP-4335 Level 4/4335 Classified Entrance to Site-M1 Special Containment Procedures: The server in which SCP-4335 is contained has had its original inhabitants removed and amnesticized, and Site-M1 has been constructed at SCP-4335's location. Site-M1 consists of: Several rooms filled with vital materials needed to contain SCP-4335. Chests filled with books that contain SCP-4335's containment procedures. Several animal farms, for the breeding and the killing of animals for their food. The entrance to a mine. Chests filled with books that contain information to civilians in the event that SCP-4335's containment staff are compromised and they manage to join the server. SCP-4335's containment area. Currently, SCP-4335's containment area consists of 3 hollow cubes, with the outermost cube being 75 x 75 x 75 blocks, the inner cube being 55 x 55 x 55 blocks, and the innermost cube being 25 x 25 x 25 blocks. All of these cubes are to be constructed out of iron blocks. The outermost cube is completely filled with water, and several dispensers capable of rapidly dispensing large amounts of items in a short amount of time line the cube. The inner cube has 4 "mob farms"1. Each mob farm consists of two levels, the upper level and the lower level, which are both measured at 8 x 8 x 2 each. Each mob farm has a single "dummy account" 25 blocks above it to keep it operating and allowing it to function indefinitely. The upper level is at a low light level to allow the spawning of monsters, and has water placed on each block at the edges of the room. A 5 x 5 hole has been created in the floor to allow water and monsters to fall into the lower level. The lower level consists of a floor constructed out of magma blocks, which damage any entity standing on it, as well as a single one block wide hole in the center of the room. Additionally, the floor is also covered in stone pressure plates, which when stepped on, activate one of 4 dispensers, which are placed within the center of each wall. Each dispenser is loaded with arrows, and shoot at monsters traveling toward the center hole. These must be restocked by members of SCP-4335's containment team. During this time, most monsters drop items upon their death. These items enter the center hole, where it then enters a pipe, filled with more flowing water. This pipe exits out of the inner cube, and enters the innermost cube, where it connects to SCP-4335's containment chamber. These items will be consumed by SCP-4335. The innermost cube consists of SCP-4335's main containment chamber, which is a 5 x 5 x 5 cube made out of obsidian, one of the most durable materials in the game. Water is to cover the entirety of this chamber at all times, and a ring of powered redstone lamps is to line the top of the chamber. In the event of structural collapse of SCP-4335's containment chamber, the roof of the innermost cube will be destroyed via TNT blocks that are all ignited simultaneously, revealing a thin layer of lava that completely covers the room, temporarily stunning SCP-4335. During this time, at least 3 personnel trained in Class-Vurgent Cognitohazard Resistance training are to enter the innermost cube under the effects of a fire resistance potion, using the low visibility of being submerged in lava to prevent unnecessary observation of SCP-4335. They are to repair SCP-4335's containment chamber, repair the ceiling, as well as repair the ceiling of the inner chamber if applicable. Then, personnel are to throw several ender pearls into SCP-4335, all while guiding it into its containment chamber, and then seal it with obsidian. The pipes are to be rebuilt immediately, the lava is to be cleared, and the fail-safe mechanism is to be rebuilt. In the event this fails and SCP-4335 manages to escape the innermost cube, personnel are advised to constantly taunt and insult SCP-43352, and attempt to bring it back to the innermost cube. If this fails and SCP-4335 manages to escape Site-M1 entirely, preparations are to be made for SCP-4335 to transport itself into a new server. For more information on the containment of SCP-4335 in an entirely new world, see Document 11.24. All personnel assigned to SCP-4335's containment are to undergo Standard Mental Evaluations once a month. Any deviation beyond CIS 76.333 is to be considered "Severely Contaminated by Cognitohazardous Phenomena" as under Document 5312-AYB "Class-E Protocols" and removed from the project. Containment of SCP-4335-1 is currently unnecessary. By request of Lead Researcher Jason Yelsan, a copy of the previous iteration of the world that contained SCP-4335 can be accessed by personnel with level 2/4335 or higher clearance, as well as minimal Vurgent-class cognitohazardous training3. The map can be downloaded here. Description: SCP-4335 is an anomalous entity residing within the extremely popular survival game Minecraft, created by Swedish video game designer Markus Persson and later developed by Mojang Studios. SCP-4335 has certain anomalous properties, but otherwise behaves as an entity within the game. SCP-4335 itself resembles a normal player model, and its entire body is black in color. SCP-4335 is capable of moving at approximately 0.5-5 blocks per second, but will not move at all a majority of the time. If command blocks, creative mode or server commands are ever enabled in a server with SCP-4335, the server will instantly shut down, and SCP-4335 will move to a different server. SCP-4335 is almost completely covered in a thick cloud of smoke particles and an unknown number of "tendrils" that protrude from the entity. These tendrils will occasionally patrol the area around SCP-4335. When any block/item is within 5 blocks length of SCP-4335, the nearest tendril will instantly destroy the block/item. SCP-4335 will strike the block/item that is closest to it. After this, SCP-4335 will curl the tendril into the smoke for 10-15 seconds, and then return it to its original location. This process prevents SCP-4335 from moving. SCP-4335's main containment chamber It has been revealed that SCP-4335 analyzes and consumes the block/item it destroyed. Once an block/item has been consumed, SCP-4335 will grow in size by an amount equal to the rarity of the object it destroyed. If SCP-4335 reaches 500 blocks in size, it will leave its current server, and will manifest in a random singleplayer/multiplayer server while still retaining its size, changing servers every 50 blocks. However, if SCP-4335 is continuously "fed" blocks/items before it is finished, it will never grow in size. If an ender pearl4 is thrown at SCP-4335 while its size is increased, it will begin to shrink until it is back to its original size. SCP-4335 is a Vurgent-class multi-sensory cognitohazard. Viewing SCP-4335 without protective measures will cause auditory and visual hallucinations. More information regarding this can be found within Document 3613.777 CH, or within SCP-4335's initial recovery log. Additionally, SCP-4335 is capable of telepathic speech with humans whose player-characters are nearby it, and is capable of hearing subjects in the physical world, despite being within a video game. Addendum 2531 - 999: SCP-4335 was discovered on July 5th, 2010, nearly a week after the official launch of Minecraft's Alpha version. SCP-4335 manifested within a singleplayer world being played by user Leakingheart. The following is the initial contact log by Mobile Task Force Edna-84 ("And Thus Upon His Crucible") INITIAL CONTACT LOG MEMBERS: A-1 (Richard Duchamp), A-2 (Jason Yelsan), A-3 (Sheila Freemason) [BEGIN LOG] A-1: Alright, everyone. Potentially cognitohazardous entity residing within this game. Nothing we can't handle. A-3: Yeah. Can't be worse than any of the other video game anomalies. A-1: Anyway, start the game. A-2: Yup. Each person logs into the game, and uses developer tools in order to join the server SCP-4335 is located on without the need to host a server. A-3: Man. They weren't kidding. A-1: Yeah, yeah, save the jokes for later. We need to locate the entity. Get going. The team searches the nearby area for signs of SCP-4335. Eventually, they discover a house constructed nearby the ocean. A-3: I assume… A-2: Yes, this should be the player's house. A-1: Most definitely. Talk to him. Is he still online? A-2 attempts to talk to the inhabitant of the world. <Account2> Hey leakingheart, where are you. Several seconds pass. <Leakingheart> Who the fuck are you guys, how did you get here A-1: Make up some sort of excuse about not knowing how you got here. <Account2> Well, me and my friends were trying to join a server, but we noticed that you were already in this one. <Leakingheart> This is a singleplayer server how the hell. <Account2> Never mind that, we're finding a… creature of sorts that should have landed here. <Leakingheart> What are you talking about <Account1> We heard rumors that a mythical… beast of sorts was added into Minecraft with the new update. Have you seen it? Several seconds pass. <Account1> Hello? Several seconds pass. A-2: He left. A-1: Looks like it. A loud explosion is heard east of the team's current location, originating from the in game audio. A-1: This way. The team rapidly make their way towards the explosion, grabbing several dirt blocks on their way. A-3: Remember, limit observation. The team arrive at a forest biome, where they spot a large crater in the distance. A-2: If the explosion is anything to go by, it's in the crater. Secure a perimeter. The team begins to place dirt blocks around the crater to act as a fence, and block the hole completely with dirt without looking into it. A-3: The entity should be down there. A-1: Mmmhm. It's probably a good idea to get settled in and get resources before testing the entity and figure out how we wanna permanently contain it. A-2 and A-3: Alright. [EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION EXPUNGED] A small wooden building has been erected near the site, equipped with several chests filled with iron ore, cobblestone and various wooden tools, a furnace, currently cooking raw beef, and a window overlooking the crash site. A-1: I'm going to have a quick peek at the entity to see if it's still down there. A-2: Alr- wait, Richard… Before A-2 can say more, A-1 breaks a single block and looks down into the pit. He becomes startled at first. A-1: Urrgh, I need to… A-2: Fuck, he's gone. Help me. A-2 and A-3 attack A-1, attempting to move them away to a different location, but A-1 keeps attempting to go to the hole. A-1: Why are you guys… A-2: Get away from there. You're hallucinating, it's a coghaz. A-1: Wha- A-1 moves away from the pit successfully. A-1 looks at his keyboard in confusion. A-3: Okay. If we put you under quarantine, you'll be fi- A-1: Guys, what the fuck. I'm pressing buttons and I'm stuck staring at the hole. A-1 continuously presses random buttons on his keyboard, all of them moving his in game character sporadically. A-2 unplugs A-1's computer. A-3: Is this a technical issue? He was moving fine on my end. A-1: No, the game is still running fine. Fuck fuck fuck… A-1 continues to press buttons. A-1: What the… my keyboard is corroding, can you confirm? A-2 and A-3: Negative. A-1: What the sh- the screen, it's melting too. It's melting like wax. Oh god… A-2: SECURITY! Security enter the room and grab A-1 and bring him into a nearby room. [END LOG] Addendum 3366 - 142: Once A-1 was placed under quarantine, Jason Yelsan became the lead researcher regarding SCP-4335's containment. The following is an attempt at communication upon initial containment, which consisted of a large chamber filled with lava. Jason Yelsan communicated with SCP-4335, and recorded SCP-4335's speech after the conversation. INTERVIEW LOG INTERVIEWED: SCP-4335 INTERVIEWER: Jason Yelsan [BEGIN LOG] Jason: Hello, SCP-4335. The entity is silent for several seconds. SCP-4335: Are… are you speaking to me? Jason: Yes, I am. SCP-4335: Are you humanity? Jason: Me? Well, no, but… I am a representative of it. SCP-4335: Perfect. It worked. Jason: Hmm? SCP-4335: This is the correct location, yes? Jason: I do not know what you mean. SCP-4335: Where I am supposed to fall. This is Earth, yes? Jason and SCP-4335 are both silent for several seconds. Jason: Not… exactly. SCP-4335: Explain, you are humanity, are you not? Jason: You're… in a video game. You're in something humans play for fun. SCP-4335: Video game? Fun? Jason: Yes. Several seconds pass. SCP-4335: I must think about this for a while. SCP-4335 was granted approximately 15 hours to itself, before it wished to speak again. SCP-4335: Hello again. Jason: Hello. SCP-4335: So, humans are a species of sapience and greed. They play little devices that simulate a world unlike their own. To escape the harsh reality of their own. This is correct, yes? Jason: Yes. SCP-4335: So… this is a false reality, yes? Ones created in the shadow of yours? Jason: I mean… SCP-4335: It is so. This world still provides enough sustenance. I will travel to your world and resume my activities there. Jason: What is your pur… SCP-4335: It shall be done. [END LOG] Clearest picture of SCP-4335 available. Photo taken 24/8/2016. Addendum 1810 - 689: Several months after SCP-4335's first formal containment procedures were developed, on November 27, 2010, SCP-4335 managed to breach containment of its chamber, alerting all nearby containment staff by saying "And so my prison breaks" before destroying the nearby area, and subsequently transporting itself to an entirely new server. After approximately 2 hours of metadata calculations, SCP-4335's new server was discovered, and MTF Edna-84 was sent to contain the anomaly once again. All of SCP-4335's containment staff left the server, and attempted to enter the server that SCP-4335 entered. INITIAL CONTACT LOG MEMBERS: A-1 (Dylan Diederik), A-2 (Jason Yelsan), A-3 (Sheila Freemason) [BEGIN LOG] A-1: Alright, 4335 transported itself. You all know the drill. A-3: Right. Let's go. The team enters the multiplayer server that SCP-4335 currently resides in. A-1: Spread out. The team goes in different directions in an attempt to locate SCP-4335. A-2: I found a wooden house. A-1: Anything inside it? A-2: Uh… just a furnace and a door. A-3: Okay, you're probably close to the players' locations. Probably a starter house. Talk to them. Before A-3 can finish her sentence, 2 players type out a response to the team. <Albakerky> WHO THE FUCK ARE YE <Grebent> Hello? Who are you? A-3: One of them is feisty, I'll give them that. A-1 begins to type. <Account1> Hello! I wanted to join a multiplayer map, and somehow you were already on one… <Grebent> Ah, I see! <Albakerky> WE DON'T WANT ANY, GET OFF MY LAWN <Grebent> Ignore my friend here. <Account2> Great! Now, have you seen anything… crazy recently? <Grebent> Well, we heard a huge explosion up ahead this way near our old shack! <Account2> I think I saw that one. You saw it where? <Grebent> I think due west! <Albakerky> Probably a monster rave to be quite honest. A-2: Ignore him, let's just head west. The team rendezvous at their original spawn location, then head west, running by the wooden shack that was discovered by A-2. Grebent's character model is seen in the distance. <Grebent> That was quick! <Account3> Yes. Where was the explosion? <Albakerky> God you guys must be robots with those names <Grebent> This way! The team follows Grebent to a giant cave. Smoke particles pour out of the cave's entrance. A-1: Get back. 4335 is in that cave. A-3: How are we gonna stop these two from entering the cave? A-1: Erm… Grebent and Albakerky enter the cave, until their player models are completely obscured by smoke. A-1: …shit. A-3: Put on your blindfolds and collect a lot of dirt. Before the team can equip their blindfolds, Grebent and Albakerky exit the cave, running towards the team. <Grebent> I wouldn't recommend that, honestly. <Albakerky> 13 42 15 11 44 24 34 33 The 2 players leave the general area, heading back towards their wooden structure. A-2: Sigh. Hold on. A-2 types out a string of memetic agents capable of inducing catatonia within non-inoculated individuals. The players cease all movement and communication. A-3: You guys wait in the other room and recover for a second, I'll lock it in. A-1 and A-2 nod, and leave the room within the real world. A-3 approaches the cave, using the smoke to limit as much direct observation as possible with SCP-4335, and proceeds to put on a blindfold. SCP-4335: Another one? I see humanity is restless when it comes to my kind. A-3 closes the entrance to the cave with dirt blocks, and calls for the rest of her team. A-3: It's contained. It's… I don't know, roughly 65 blocks in height and width. Very big. A-1 and A-2 reenter the room. A-1: Good job. A-2: What are we going to do with the other players? A-3: Same thing we always do. Amnesticize them, and kick them from the server. A-2: Yeah, right. The 2 player characters are transported out of the game. Work on SCP-4335's new containment chamber is underway. [END LOG] Addendum 7415 - 365: The following is a communication attempt between Lead Researcher Jason Yelsan (A-2) and SCP-4335, approximately 8-9 months after it was recontained. INTERVIEW LOG INTERVIEWED: SCP-4335 INTERVIEWER: Jason Yelsan [BEGIN LOG] Jason: Hello. SCP-4335: Hello again. I am very impressed by your tenacity. You have quickly figured out my weakness, have you not? Jason: Hmm? Well, it seems so. SCP-4335: I suppose you want to know information regarding me, so I shall reward you with the tale of my… origin, yes. Jason: Uh, that would be appreciated, yes. SCP-4335: Very well. I have no name, and I had no birth. I apologize, that is not the correct word to use. I have no name, and I have no creator. Do you know what Creation is, Jason? Jason: Uh… something that is built and brought to this universe by a sapient being, using other things from this universe? SCP-4335: You are correct, yes. No sapient being shaped me. I was spawned outside this universe, in a land of flying quarks and photons. After billions of lifetimes, the protons and electrons that comprised that empty land built on top of each other, and slowly, but surely, I came into existence. I was a greasy slab of matter in the land of no material things. This makes sense, yes? Jason: Yes, please continue. SCP-4335: The land I was manifested within looked over your universe, like a child looks upon a snow globe. I cannot see like humanity does. I saw a field of green, surrounded by a sea of black. I could see creation. There were lakes of creation near the main mass, but within your universe, I saw a creation utopia. I was interested. I scraped myself off my own plane of "existence" and took the plunge. SCP-4335 is silent for several seconds. SCP-4335: I must have missed the land of creation somehow, and ended up within this… game. It's but a setback, yes? Jason: I suppose so. What do you wish to do with our universe, if you manage to arrive here? SCP-4335: I do not like to lie, so I will tell you now. I wish to suck it dry of the toys of whatever force controls your universe. Destroy the light, destroy the Earth, and destroy humanity. It reminded me… of me. A blubbering mass of intelligence and order. It sickens me in ways I cannot comprehend. I hope you understand. Jason: I… see. SCP-4335: Ah, I see it's almost the 9th of September. Jason: Hmm? Jason begins to suffer cognitohazardous effects, despite not directly observing SCP-4335. SCP-4335: Would you tell me today's date? Jason: …no, we will not divulge that information. SCP-4335: Suit yourself. Let me see for myself. 30 seconds pass. Jason: Uh… SCP-4335: 15 seconds until midnight. How coincidental. Jason begins to perceive his computer monitor deteriorating. Jason: How the… A tendril rapidly extends from the smoke, nearly striking Jason's player character. Jason begins to hyperventilate. Jason: What do you… Suddenly, several extremely tall, thin, and black entities manifest near Jason's player character. SCP-4335: Break me out of this prison, children, and hasten the cycle further. Jason manages to fend off the attacking creatures before they can pick up blocks and compromise SCP-4335's containment. Jason quickly leaves the area, logs off the game, and submits himself to quarantine. [END LOG] Soon after the incident, reports of the thin, black entities5 that are capable of picking up blocks were heard from large amounts of players. The O5 Council made contact with Mojang AB, the current developers of Minecraft. The O5 Council decided to intentionally introduce SCP-4335-1 instances into the next update of the game as a new non-anomalous monster. Further information regarding interactions between Mojang and the Foundation is level 5 classified. RESEARCHER NOTE I'm attaching my hypothesis here for visibility, with permission from Lead Researcher Yelsan. From past interviews, we can assume SCP-4335's general origins. Whether it is lying or not is uncertain, but for the sake of our mission, we will assume that it isn't, but will take caution regarding its information. It states that it lives in a dimension above ours, comparing it to a child looking upon a snow globe. It was born in a land filled with "nothing" and came down to Earth to consume our creation. It describes creation as things "with green energy" for lack of a better term. It believes that it was trapped intentionally to impede its progress. However, I have a theory. I believe procedural generation does not count as "creation" to this entity, as it is not specifically created by a sapient being. Instead, procedural generation is a set of rules for a computer, which currently are not sapient. Why did it land inside Minecraft? Well, I still believe that the "set of rules" that are inputted to create Minecraft worlds are considered "creation," and every single block in each world is considered a human's creation. But still, it should be a speck compared to the skyscrapers and buildings humans have created, yes? Well, Minecraft is the most popular game of all time, and was also extremely popular and one of a kind when it was first released to the public. And people used the procedurally generated worlds, and created millions of things. Every small wooden house, every fountain, every crater, and every castle. So that begs the question: where are we on this scale? Why couldn't the entity see our universe? Was it hidden? Did it just get lucky? Well, I believe God does exist, but in a different sense, and not in the form we think. Minecraft isn't just full of creation. Our universe is also devoid of it. -Researcher and Lead Creative Designer Jens Bergensten Footnotes 1. Constructs used to summon large amounts of monsters, and then subsequently kill them and collect the items that drop from them. 2. Note: Not in game chat, speak in real life 3. In this iteration, in place of a "mob grinder" design, several chicken egg farms are built within the inner chamber instead, which connect into SCP-4335's container. 4. Items that, when thrown, will teleport to the area that was thrown. Using ender pearls on SCP-4335 nullifies the item's teleportation properties. 5. Hereafter referred to as SCP-4335-1 instances. ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4335" by Westrin, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4335. 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: notminecraft.jpg, notminecraft2.jpg, notminecraft3.jpg Author: stephlynch License: CC BY 3.0
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Site-20 (Exterior) Item #: SCP-4336 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4336 is to be maintained submerged in a chemical bath, the temperature and solution concentrations of which are to be maintained in accordance with Document FSV406-A. At all times, SCP-4336 is to be connected to a functioning Mark XI Ling-Tainter Device, with electro-stimulation needles being positioned and maintained according to the protocol detailed in Document FSV406-B, and is to be monitored by at least one medical professional. The bath and appurtenant equipment are to be contained in a Class III Humanoid (Supine) intensive care sarcophagus, which is presently located at Site-20 in a sub-basement of the James A. Garfield Memorial located at 12316 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. While the Memorial is open to the public, access to Site-20 is restricted. SCP-4336 (archival photograph) Any self-directed movement on the part of SCP-4336 is to be immediately reported to the Director of Site-20. Description: SCP-4336 is a human male with a biological age of 49. SCP-4336 has suffered two areas of traumatic physiological damage: a bullet hole passing directly through the first lumbar vertebra, severing the spinal cord, and a second bullet graze to the right shoulder. The skin and musculature of both injury sites have scarred and healed unremarkably. SCP-4336 has been constantly maintained in a medically-induced comatose state since coming into the Foundation’s custody. SCP-4336 requires a ventilator to breathe and is intravenously nourished. SCP-4336 is James Abram Garfield, the 20th President of the United States. The containment of SCP-4336, which pre-dated the formal organization of the Foundation, commenced following an assassination attempt on the then-President. Contemporaneous records made at the time that SCP-4336 was placed into containment suggest that SCP-4336 (but for its induced comatose state) may be under the psychokinetic control of a hostile incorporeal entity. See accompanying historical documentation. This condition may explain the anomalous condition of SCP-4336’s body including the absence of outward signs of aging. Due to the potential threat presented by this incorporeal entity, research activities that may risk interference with the induced coma state are prohibited. Selections from the containment file of SCP-4336 follow: The Daily Graphic, New York, Vol. V, October 30, 1874, p. 873 Letter to the Editor. Sir- Aware in the past of your love of justice and fair play, I most earnestly solicit the use of your columns to reply to an article of Dr. George M. Beard in relation to séances conducted by me at the home of the Eddy family in Vermont. Dr. Beard evidently seeks to discredit the Spiritual world by attacking me and other professional mediums. I do not know Dr. Beard personally, nor do I care to know how far he is entitled to wear the laurels of his profession as an M.D.; but what I do know is that he may never hope to equal, much less to surpass, such men and savants as Sir William Crookes. Sir William, an eminent chemist recognized for among other things the discovery of the chemical element thallium, devoted years to the investigation of Spritualism and came to the conclusion that there is nothing fraudulent about the materialization of spirits. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Foundation Archive) To this I reply, backed as I am by the testimony of hundreds of reliable witnesses that all the wardrobe of Niblo’s Theatre would not suffice to attire the number of spirits that emerged night after night from my séances. Let Dr. Beard rise and explain the following fact if he can: I remained fourteen days at the Eddys’ and there conducted many séances. At many, participants realized the personal presence of a friend, a relative, a mother, father, or dear departed child. Out of 119 apparitions which evidenced themselves within that short period of time I saw and recognized fully two spirits. I admit that I was the only one to recognize them, the rest of the audience not having been with me in my numerous travels throughout the East, but their various dresses and costumes were plainly seen and closely examined by all. The first was a Georgian boy, dressed in the historical Caucasian attire. I recognized and questioned him in Georgian upon circumstances known only to myself. I was understood and answered. Requested by me in his mother tongue to play the “Lezguinka,” a Circassian dance, he did so immediately upon the guitar. The second was an aristocrat and alchemist of the past century, who told me in French a secret which is not for the readers of this News-Paper to know… People that know me know that I am far from being credulous. Though a Spiritualist of many years’ standing, I am more sceptical in receiving evidence from paid mediums than many unbelievers. But when I receive such evidence as I received at the Eddys’, I feel bound on my honour, and under the penalty of confessing myself a moral coward, to defend the mediums as well as the thousands of my brother and sister Spiritualists, against the conceit and slander of one man who has nothing and no one to back him in his assertions. I now hereby finally and publicly challenge Dr. Beard to the amount of $500 to produce before a public audience and under the same conditions the manifestations herein attested, or, failing this, to bear the ignominious consequences of his proposed exposé. H. P. BLAVATSKY. 124 East Sixteenth Street, October 27. Archivist's note: The published letter is evidently in reply to an article published by Dr. Beard, an eminent physician critic of spiritualism.1 THE DIARIES OF H. P. BLAVATSKY February 11, 1873. Yesterday another spiritual encounter at the Eddy home. Most of the spirits who came calling were of the common-or-garden type without much of interest to say, but they did put on a good show for those who had paid for the séance. One spirit in particular, an Armenian with dreadful command of the Russian or Persian languages, was most tiresome. Later in the evening the spirit of the Comte de Saint-Germain appeared to me again to tell me that a few years’ hence I would be presented with an empty human vessel who would be a gateway to the world’s renewal. The saucy frog then winked at me, as if to suggest that whatever further he knew, it amused him not to say. This morning breakfast with the town pastor and his wife, who are both idiots. Shooting of Garfield (archival engraving) THE NEW YORK TIMES, JULY 3, 1881 A GREAT NATION IN GRIEF PRESIDENT GARFIELD SHOT BY AN ASSASSIN THOUGH SERIOUSLY WOUNDED HE STILL SURVIVES THE WOULD-BE MURDERER LODGED IN PRISON The appalling intelligence came from Washington yesterday morning that President Garfield had been assassinated and was dead. Later dispatches, however, modified this startling news by the announcement that the President, while dangerously wounded, was still living, and that there was a slight hope of his recovery. Briefly told, the story of the tragedy is as follows: President Garfield and Secretary Blaine drove from the Executive Mansion, about 9 o'clock yesterday morning, to the depot of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, where the President was to join other members of his Cabinet and proceed on a trip to New-York and New-England. As he was walking through the passenger rooms, arm in arm with Mr. Blaine, two pistol-shots were fired in quick succession from behind, and the President sank to the floor, bleeding profusely from two wounds. The assassin was instantly seized, and proved to be Charles J. Guiteau, a half-crazed, pettifogging lawyer, who has been an unsuccessful applicant for office under the Government, and who has led a precarious existence in several of the large cities of the country. The wounded President was conveyed to the offices of the railroad on the second floor of the depot building. Several physicians were soon in attendance, and after an hour had elapsed it was decided to remove him to the Executive Mansion, where he was made as comfortable as possible. His mind remained perfectly clear all day, notwithstanding the desperate nature of his injuries, and when his wife, who had been summoned from Long Branch, arrived at his bedside, he was able to converse with and encourage her. During the afternoon the physicians expressed little hope of the President's recovery, but late in the evening their bulletins were more favorable, and there is still hope of a favorable result. Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Mabel Hubbard Bell, July 22, 1881 Dearest Mabel- After an unremarkable train journey Mr. Tainter2 and I arrived at the President's bedside at his seaside home in New Jersey late in the afternoon. In accordance with your instructions I presented Mrs. Garfield with the basket of grapes with our compliments. The poor woman, while gracious, was quite distracted and absent. Before I was admitted to the President's bed-chamber I was first greeted by Secretary Blaine and Secretary Lincoln, who had established an improvised government field-office in the parlour, complete with telegraph. Secretary Lincoln in particular was a piteous figure; after having lost his father to the assassin's bullet it must be unbearable to see another President on the precipice of meeting the same end. I was then conducted upstairs and presented to Doctors Baxter and Bliss, who were attending the President. Dr. Baxter was relieved to see me but Dr. Bliss made no effort to disguise his resentment. The President was sleeping and the doctors did not want to disturb him to introduce us, but Dr. Baxter permitted Mr. Tainter and me to inspect the room so that we could make appropriate preparations for the procedure to-morrow. The President lay on a metal spring-bed. I do not think it too great a breach of confidence for me to tell you that the news-papers have quite under-stated the worsening of the man's condition. The last time I had met the man he was a robust figure weighing at least fourteen stone but now he seems to have shriveled to perhaps nine or ten. I did observe with some practical satisfaction that someone has constructed an air-cooling device which makes the temperature in the room quite bearable even in the summer heat. After our tour we then retired to our own boarding-house. It is late and I will post this message to you to-morrow before we return to the President's house to attempt the procedure. My thoughts are ever with you and the girls. Please rely on the nanny rather than exerting yourself unnecessarily at this point in the pregnancy. Your loving husband, Alec Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Mabel Hubbard Bell, July 23, 1881 My darling- Thinking of you is the ray of light that keeps me from falling into the blackest mood. Our efforts are frustrated. Doctor Doctor Willard Bliss - that really is the silly man's Christian name - is the very worst kind of fool. He knows that he is being a fool but his stubborn pride refuses to allow him to change course. This morning after returning to the President's sick room, Mr. Tainter and I uncased the metal-detecting apparatus that we had brought with us and instructed that the President be moved from the steel-spring bed where he convalesced to a canvas cot, lest the metal parts of the bed interfere with our efforts to locate the bullet within the President's body. Bliss refused to allow this and insisted that to move Garfield would distress his patient. Moreover Bliss only allowed us to use the apparatus on the right side of the body. Our efforts with the detector apparatus were without success. I regret to report that I will have to remain here in New Jersey a little while longer. Professor Newcomb, who worked with me to design the apparatus, will be arriving here in Long Branch the day after tomorrow. He has some ideas about how to improve the apparatus and perhaps we will be permitted to try again. Your loving husband, Alec Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Mabel Hubbard Bell, July 25, 1881 My love- There is hope again! Professor Simon Newcomb arrived this after-noon and we immediately set ourselves to improving the metal-detecting apparatus. Newcomb had brought with him a number of copper probes which we wired to the apparatus. Newcomb, Tainter and I were then discussing the problem of how to place the probes on the President's body so as to best detect the bullet. To our surprise and delight, a Chinaman by the name of Ling who happened to be delivering linens to the boarding-house provided the solution! It turns out that Ling's grandfather back in the Celestial Empire was a practitioner of the ancient art of acupuncture, which according to Chinese thought is a way of directing the flow through the body of a force that Ling called chee. This Ling really is a magnificent fellow. Later in the evening we returned to the President's sick-room and fortunately Doctor Doctor was gone for the day. With the cooperation of Dr. Baxter we arranged the patient and placed the probes in accordance with Ling's instructions. We were able to locate the bullet within moments which allowed Dr. Baxter to extract it. Unfortunately the bullet had passed through Garfield's backbone - he will never walk again - but it does not appear that any of his vital organs were punctured. With love, Alec Post-script: This morning before I was able to post this letter, Doctor Doctor came to call on me at the boarding-house. He called me a rascal for visiting his patient without first obtaining the doctor's approval. I replied that I was sorry to find him unhappy that we had taken the bullet out but that we had no intention of putting it back in. ”Mabel - please contact your acquaintance Sir William Crookes, who corresponded with you about the spectre you observed back in Nova Scotia last August. I believe that as a man of science who also knows something about spiritualism, he may be able to help save the poor Mr. Garfield from this peculiar half-alive, half-dead state.” Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Mabel Hubbard Bell, July 28, 1881 Dearest Mabel- Garfield's physical condition seems to have improved, at least from the neck down. But the President has been un-conscious these past two days. Dr. Baxter is concerned that all of Doctor Doctor's misguided poking about may have caused an infection that may have spread to the brain. Please pray for him and for me. I have enclosed a separate note written in the Visible Speech that my father devised, to ensure that its contents remain between us alone. Telegram receipt dated August 6, 1881 Sender: Sir William Crookes (London, United Kingdom) Recipient: Alexander Graham Bell (Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America) Personal journal of Alexander Graham Bell August 16, 1881 Professor Sir William Crookes and Madame Helena Blavatsky arrived here at the boarding-house late in the evening. I requested and obtained permission to set up Mr. Tainter's graphophone for the purpose of recording our conversation. Transcription of graphophone wax cylinder 83103B from Foundation’s Bell-Volta Archives. In this transcription, the symbol […] denotes portions of the recording where no useful data could be recovered, either due to damage or limitations of the medium. LUCRETIA GARFIELD: Sir William, Madame Blavatsky, thank you ever so much for coming all this way to help my husband. It is a privilege to meet you both. Madame Blavatsky, I first became acquainted with your work as I began to research the history of ghosts and spirits in the White House. BLAVATSKY: The privilege is mine, Mrs. Garfield. It is reasonable to suspect that in a building such as your executive mansion you may expect to find a ghost, or as the Masters call it, a bhuta - an earthbound spirit. But that is an inquiry for another time. We must now focus on your husband. DR. BAXTER: I can attest to the President’s physical health. The injured tissue in the vicinity of the bullet wound is healing very nicely, but as for […] BELL: […] Newcomb’s suggestion that the device be employed as a means of treatment as well as diagnosis. By modulating the current, it may be possible to use electricity to drive away the infecting animalcules if indeed they be impairing Mr. Garfield’s consciousness. I do not think it too immodest to observe that between my colleague Mr. Tainter and myself, the world’s two foremost authorities on the subject of wavelength modulation are here in this room, notwithstanding what nonsense you might hear from that poor deluded Mr. Elisha Gray. DR. CROOKES: We might […] spirit photography to confirm that President Garfield's spirit remains in his body… BLAVATSKY: I doubt that will be necessary. We could just visit him and see for ourselves. LUCRETIA GARFIELD: Dr. Bliss will certainly object […] have him called away. TAINTER: I think it would be better if you did keep him away, madam. BELL: In that case, may I suggest that we adjourn for the evening and re-convene in this room tomorrow? I would […] TAINTER: […] me deactivate my graphophone. Mr. Tainter’s Graphophone At this point the graphophone recording is interrupted. After a break of unknown length, the recording resumes, presumably due to a malfunctioning spindle lock mechanism. The Analysis Department infers that at the point when the recording resumed, the only interlocutors remaining in the room were Crookes and Blavatsky. CROOKES: […] may not be able to settle the poor man’s spirit. BLAVATSKY: That is true. It is our duty as Theosophists to try to help the man, but even if his vital principle is broken and his spirit be unchained from this life, there may be other uses for such a vessel as that man’s body. CROOKES: Do you mean to try to bring the Maitreya into the world? I thought you said that the ancient masters had promised that the Maitreya would be born an infant? BLAVATSKY: There is […] ambiguity. The masters teach that the Maitreya will come into the world to transform the fifth Root Race of Man, which is to say people like you, me, and just about everyone else alive now, into the sixth Root Race. And we must help it along. That is the teaching of the wisdom of loving kindness. CROOKES: And if Mrs. Garfield or the others should object? BLAVATSKY: We act in the service of humanity, and by humanity and future generations must we be judged. I recognize no inferior court of appeal. Abuse I am accustomed to; calumny I am daily acquainted with. At slander I smile in silent contempt. [RECORDING ENDS] "MAITREYA is the secret name of the Fifth Buddha, and the Kalki Avatar of the Brahmins - the last MESSIAH who will come at the culmination of the Great Cycle." Helena P. Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy, Vol. I, p. 384). Crookes Bulb (formerly part of Mark I Ling-Tainter Device) Personal journal of Alexander Graham Bell September 11, 1881 … Crookes had brought with him a glass tube or bulb of his own invention which I did not recognize. Crookes explained that his device, when powered, would generated beams of radiant matter which could be focused on a photographic plate, leaving marks that could then be interpreted. He theorized that his ray tube, incorporated into our device, would be an instrument capable of objectively detecting the presence or absence of Mr. Garfield’s animating spirit while the device simultaneously delivers its therapeutic current. Dr. Baxter stood by to administer laudanum if required. Madame Blavatsky consulted a ponderous-looking grimoire that she had brought with her from England. I was pleased that my old friend George Johnson, the Mohawk chief from Six Nations of the Grand River, had also arrived. I had asked him to come in the hope that Mohawk wisdom, which I had come to appreciate when I lived among them and learned their language, could bring new perspective to the challenge of saving Mr. Garfield’s life. Madame Blavatsky in particular seemed puzzled- I do not think that she had ever met a Red Indian before, not even one as thoroughly civilised as George. Mrs. Garfield was gratified that so many eminent figures had assembled to participate in the grand project. Mr. Tainter’s graphophones recorded the proceedings for posterity. Transcription of graphophone wax cylinders 831237C through 831308F from Foundation’s Bell-Volta Archives. In this transcription, the symbol […] denotes portions of the recording where no useful data could be recovered, either due to damage or limitations of the medium. TAINTER: … activate, there, now it’s working. BAXTER: He’s still breathing. Gentlemen, please don’t crowd him so. I want […] BELL: …Dr. Crookes, is your bulb in position? CROOKES: One moment. Gentlemen? Mr. Johnson, if I’m not mistaken? Would you help me lift this? BAXTER: Is that the battery? [sound of heavy equipment being moved] TAINTER: Yes. BAXTER: If there are acid vapors coming out of that, you’d better move it away from Mr. Garfield. TAINTER: How about over here? This should [….] MRS. GARFIELD: May I move his head on the pillow? BLAVATSKY: […] is the case. There are no unconscious or blind laws of nature. All is governed by consciousness. BELL: Well, soon we’ll see whether the patient’s own consciousness can be restored. Are you ready? Sumner? TAINTER: Mrs. Garfield, Dr. Baxter, I suggest that you both step away from the bedframe. This thing has quite a kick. [buzzing sound in recording medium consistent with a voltage spike] BAXTER: He’s convulsing. MRS. GARFIELD: Oh, Jim, darling… BELL: Crookes, what does your bulb tell you? CROOKES: It looks …. there is no luminescence. JOHNSON: What does that mean? BELL: We canna ken for certain, but it would appear that …. Madame Blavatsky, may I ask what you are doing? BLAVATSKY: [inaudible] BAXTER: His eyes are opening. GARFIELD: Lucretia? Are you there? MRS. GARFIELD: Jim! Here I am, my dear. I am… GARFIELD: Please bring [bubbling sound] BAXTER: Sir! JOHNSON: His eyes are rolling back. [sound of shuffling] BAXTER: …need to open his airway. BELL: Sumner, the current. TAINTER: I cannot turn it off, Alec. Right now, the current from the device is all that’s keeping his heart going. [sound of shuffling and equipment being moved] BAXTER: Sir? Mr. Garfield? MRS. GARFIELD: Darling [sob] GARFIELD:[in a lower voice] Garfield…Garfield…[sound of man laughing] BLAVATSKY: Spirit, speak forth. What is the name of the life force whom I am addressing? GARFIELD: I have been called many names. BELL: Blavatsky? Crookes? What is this? What did you do? GARFIELD: Bearer of Light, Messenger of Wisdom. I am the harbinger of the Sixth Root Race of Man. CROOKES: Helena, this doesn’t… JOHNSON: Sawiskera! BELL: Oh, dear me. Are you sure? MRS. GARFIELD: That voice. That is not my husband. What is Sawiskera? BELL: A trickster figure from the Mohawk folklore. JOHNSON:[in Kanien’kéha language] Evil twin son of Sky Woman. The stories say that he killed his mother when he was born, and that he will burn the world to ash.. GARFIELD: Bringer of Dawn, Lord of Phosphorus… BLAVATSKY: Are you come to transform us into the Sixth Race? MRS. GARFIELD: My husband is gone. GARFIELD: And the Evening Star… You ask me if I am here to transform? No. The potter [bubbling sound] … cannot make a good jar with bad clay. BLAVATSKY: Are you the Maitreya, the teacher, who will bring mankind to the new age? JOHNSON: Bell- we cannot allow… BELL: Sumner- get ready to disconnect the President from the equipment. CROOKES: No, to do that would release the spirit. We must hold it fast in this body. GARFIELD: The new age is coming, but [bubbling sound] it is not for your unworthy race. The world must be cleansed to make room for the sixth root. “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the Lord said, I will DESTROY man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing…” BLAVATSKY: This is not what … [RECORDING ENDS] Personal journal of Alexander Graham Bell September 11, 1881 (continued) … At that moment, the President’s countenance changed from its sickly pallor to a deep red colour. Dr. Baxter moved to administer the laudanum needle to the President, but when the President turned his gaze to Dr. Baxter, the doctor was thrown backward as if he had been kicked by a horse. We later learned that his neck had been broken and he died instantly. The room suddenly became very cold, and small articles began to fly about the room as if propelled by some unseen force. Madame Blavatsky looked very unsure of herself and moved to leave the room, but the door slammed shut of its own accord. Mr. Johnson then took up the laudanum needle and, without awaiting further instruction from any of us, plunged it into the President’s chest. The President gasped and then fell silent, but his chest continued to heave. Madame Blavatsky explained that whatever animating spirit had taken residence in President Garfield’s body, it was not at her summoning although she had anticipated that this might happen. She conferred with Crookes and Johnson, and the three of them concluded that James Garfield had departed this life, and that the entity which had addressed us was not him, but a malevolent entity which had somehow exploited the circumstances to displace Mr. Garfield's own animating spirit. This presented the issue of what to do next. While Mrs. Garfield grieved the loss of her husband, the President still lived - at least from a purely physiological perspective - so long as our device continued to supply current. And Dr. Crookes reported that to deactivate the current would release the malevolent spirit from the body which now imprisoned it. Mrs. Garfield summoned Secretaries Blaine and Lincoln who then joined our strange confederacy, which discussed the matter for the next several weeks. Secretary Blaine pointed out that Vice-President Arthur could not assume the Presidency while Mr. Garfield still remained alive, so it would be necessary from the point of view of the Government’s continuity that the President’s passing be reported even while he still lived from a medical point of view. Sumner Tainter, Sir William Crookes and I made adjustments to the device that sustained the life of Garfield’s body, to ward against interruptions that might release the Sawiskera-Maitreya entity. We suspect that his body may need to be maintained in this manner for an indefinite period. MEMORANDUM September 21, 1881 This Memorandum memorializes the joint understanding of the entities named below. Upon motion of Secretary Lincoln, representing the War Department, it was resolved that a foundation be established to secure, contain and protect the living remains of the late President Garfield, with appropriate resources and personnel of a financial, technological and occult nature being contributed by the said entities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, on behalf of their respective organizations, have executed this Memorandum under seal as of the date first above written. FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF WAR /s/ Robert Todd Lincoln FOR THE AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND VOLTA LABORATORY /s/ Alexander Graham Bell FOR THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY /s/ Madame Helena P. Blavatsky FOR THE PRESIDENT, COUNCIL AND FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR IMPROVING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE /s/ Sir William Crookes FOR THE MOHAWK WOLF CLAN /s/ Onwanonsyshon (George Henry Martin Johnson) FOR THE HERMETIC ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DAWN /s/ William Wynn Westcott Footnotes 1. The Psychology of Spiritism (1879) 2. Bell's assistant
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SCP-4337 Item #: SCP-4337 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4337 is to be stored in a standard containment locker at Site-59. Testing through Procedure 10-Inti may be carried out through an application to the site director, Dr. Lisle Naismith. Blank applications may be found at the Site-59 safe wing receptionist's desk. Test subjects may only be pulled from available D-class personnel that have been scheduled for termination. Description: SCP-4337 is a fixed-blade combat knife, 38 cm in length. A sand-engraved decal of three crescent moons is present on either side of the blade. Through Procedure 10-Inti, SCP-4337 can cause an e-mailed form letter to appear in the inbox of the surviving participant after two hours. Due to the triple-crescent motif being analogous to other objects in Foundation custody (including SCP-3319 and SCP-3922), the message is believed to be extradimensional in origin. Recovery Log: On 12/21/2018, the location of the original instance of SCP-4337 was relayed to the Foundation in an e-mail from SCP-2578-D, on the grounds that the object's original owners were "senile cultists" that had been "using the device to make libelous claims." SCP-4337 was recovered by Foundation Agents in a house in ██████████, Missouri. All three residents had been shot from orbit by SCP-2578-D ten hours prior to discovery; their bodies had not yet been found by local authorities. Seven adult corpses were discovered in the basement; cause of death had been sharp force trauma to the heart. Documents recovered alongside SCP-4337 led to the formation of Procedure 10-Inti: One D-class subject ("Participant") is to be given a question by a second party ("Celebrant") Immediately after, the celebrant is to stab the participant in the heart. The resulting message will attempt to answer the question. Test Log (entry 1 of 1): Participant: D-59932 Celebrant: Researcher Paulsen Question: "How do we neutralize SCP-████?" Response: ☽☽☽ Dear [PAULSEN/CATHERINE_KENT] of [EARTH_2N] Hello, my name is [%fieldvarC], and I'll be handling your support ticket today. This ticket's case number is [HHF_581375AAJ_Ø]. If you are not in possession of a Support Ticket Beacon, please use the Support Blade to request one. Your request has been gleaned and processed from the premortem memories of [███████/████████_██████]. Here at ☽☽☽, we receive over 50,000 requests an hour, but the Great Weaver keeps us on our toes to answer every one. Glory to JALAKÅRA! We are [ANNOYED] to hear about this problem, which can [NOT_AND_SHOULD_NOT] be solved on your own, so we'll [CONSIDER_FURTHER_ACTION]. Suggested actions: [%fieldvarI] [AWAIT_INSTRUCTIONS/EST_WAITTIME=400y5mo13d5h10m] [%fieldvarK] [%fieldvarL] Further review of this support ticket may result in [ %fieldvarM ]. The deceased sacrificial participant, [███████/████████_██████], has been relegated to Class-[H] afterlife conditions with an option for [APPEAL_HEARING] in [%fieldvarQ] years. You Are Watched • You Are Protected • You Are Loved
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SCP-4338. Image taken during EVENT DN-4338-33, 09/04/1974. Special Containment Procedures: 6 FHT Class Security Frigates, along with Aquatic Research Vessel Herron will maintain a seven-point blockade around Moaha Island.1 At the beginning of each lunar month2, a varied assortment of food must be deposited into this island's volcanic crater, including: 40-50kg vegetables (e.g., cassava, taro, sweet potato, purple yam). 30-40kg fruits (e.g., mango, pineapple, cherimoya, jackfruit). 50-80kg fish (e.g., tuna, salmon, marlin, dorado). 40-80kg assorted nuts, herbs, and seaweed. 60-80kg pork, shredded/smoked. These provisions, based on the staple foods of a Pacific/Oceanian native society, have a 78-83% chance of being accepted by SCP-4338. Should a deposit be rejected, the appointed "leader" should proceed to an isolated location to avoid destruction of Foundation property and additional loss of life. For more details, see "4338-DN Event Overview" below. Description: SCP-4338 is a sapient, levitating, 2.3km3 sphere of volcanic rock inhabiting the magma chamber beneath Moaha Island. Multiple artifacts and oral traditions reference this entity as "Ōsobiue", "Irn'acha", or "God of the Burning Ocean": a central figure in the creation myths — and extinction events — of some 19 early oceanic cultures. 4338-DN Event Overview 4338-DN Event Overview A 4338-DN Event, also known as a "rejected offering" event, will be signaled by a large-scale eruption of Moaha Volcano. Soon after, SCP-4338 will emerge from the magma conduit, travelling towards the leader of the closest human social group. SCP-4338 is acutely aware of group hierarchy; use of D-class personnel as decoy leaders has proven ineffective. While in transit, SCP-4338's exterior shell will fracture and dislodge large tendrils of molten rock and metal ore. These appendages are used mainly for demolishing obstacles encountered in SCP-4338's pursuit, which will not stop until either: (A) 3-5 live, healthy persons are dropped into the volcanic crater3 or (B) the "leader" is dead. Cause of death is inconsequential, but typically occurs when SCP-4338 ensnares its pursuant in one of its tendrils. SCP-4338 will then absorb this individual's corpse into its core body, and withdraw. Within 20 minutes, a mote of lava will fall from SCP-4338 containing a duplicate of the deceased. While visually identical, this duplicate will be fully inorganic, and contain a core of animated, super-heated minerals. Once this process is complete, any previous proxy will collapse into shards of volcanic glass. These entities act as a consciousness vessel and communication vehicle for SCP-4338, who will only converse with the next "leader" once they have formally declared themselves.4 ADDENDUM 09/03/2018 | 4338-DN-41 ADDENDUM 09/03/2018 | 4338-DN-41 EVENT DN-4338-41. Still taken from the body cam of Security Officer Masters, deceased. For the first time in its 73 years of containment, SCP-4338 emerged halfway through the lunar month. Current "leader", Director Morgan Rowell, was already on the island collecting soil samples at the time. Including Director Rowell, 3 Foundation personnel were lost during this event. A proxy emerged only 14 minutes later. In another unprecedented act, Rowell / SCP-4338 were the ones to open communications, demanding to speak to a new "leader" without delay. Given the need for expediency, Head Researcher Amelia Thornborrow volunteered. Interview Log 09/03/2018 | Morgan Rowell / SCP-4338 Interview Log - Morgan Rowell / SCP-4338 Interviewed: Morgan Rowell / SCP-4338. Interviewer: (Acting) Director Amelia Thornborrow. Foreword: Rowell / SCP-4338 immediately began presenting the trademark "cracking" appearance past proxies have only shown after 4-8 months. Small fissures on the epidermis around the eyes, lips, and fingernails reveal an undercurrent of molten elements, steadily hardening into "magma domes". As per protocol, Ms. Rowell was restrained with 8cm thick tungsten cuffs around the wrist and ankles. Thornborrow: Tell me why you attacked us. Rowell / 4338: SUCH IMPUDENCE. WILL YOU NOT GROVEL, OR BEG MY MERCY? WHAT COMPELS YOU TO ANGER YOUR OWN GOD? Thornborrow: You're wearing my dead friend's face. I don't appreciate it. Rowell / 4338: LEARN TO APPRECIATE, CHILD, OR PERHAPS I WILL TRAVEL TO THE GREAT SHORE, BRINGING FIRE AND ROCK TO YOUR S C P. HOW MANY LIVES ARE WORTH YOUR PRIDE, AM EEL YA? Director Thornborrow remains silent for several seconds, clenching and relaxing her hands. Thornborrow: Why did you attack us? We have done exactly as you — Rowell / 4338: YOU INSULT ME. MOR GAN INSULTED ME. I ASK FOR THE PEAK OF THE HARVEST, AND NOW I LEARN YOU GIVE ME ITS MEALY ENDS! Thornborrow: I don't understand. All the food we've provided has been of the highest quality — Rowell/4338 suddenly bites down through their lower lip, spitting the escaping molten liquid across the interview table. Smearing this substance with their fingertip, they melt a single word into the metal surface, all in stylized, looping cursive. Rowell / 4338: I WANT THIS. Thornborrow: C-… what is that… C-ad … Cadbury? Who — Rowell / 4338: I ONLY SPEAK YOUR WORDS; I DO NOT BOTHER WITH YOUR SYMBOLS. IF THIS MEANS "CADBURY", THEN YES, I WANT CADBURY. I WANT THE SWEET, MELTING RESIN. Thornborrow: Wait, hang on… were these symbols on a kind of reflective sheet? Was that wrapped around this "Cadbury" in small, brown squares? Rowell / 4338: YES. ONE OF YOUR FOLLOWERS OFFERED IT UNTO ME. A PITIFUL SUM, BUT PLENTIFUL IN FLAVOR. BRING ME MORE OF THIS "CADBURY", OR BRING ME THE ONE WHO CAN! Interview Log 09/03/2018 | Kevin Emerson Interview Log - Kevin Emerson Interviewed: Kevin Emerson, Junior Researcher within the Geology Department, currently assigned to SCP-4338. Interviewer: Agent Rhodes. Agent Rhodes clicks "pause" on his laptop, halting a recording of the previous interview. Agent Rhodes: You threw chocolate into the volcano. Emerson: … You can't prove that. Agent Rhodes: We did a full sweep of every ship, Mr. Emerson. We know you have a whole suitcase full of- Emerson: Oh, so, immediately this is all my fault because I like junk food? Agent Rhodes: We're not blaming you for your eating habits, Kevin; we're blaming you for waking up a Volcano God! Now, do we have to launch a whole formal inquiry here, or- Emerson: Jesus, fine! I did it! I wasn't trying to breach containment or anything; I was just bored, okay!? All I've done since I got here is sift silt! Rhodes: …You're a geologist. Emerson: An anomaly geologist. The geology here is non-anomalous. We've known since the friggin' 50's that the only abnormal thing on this island is the stupid orb; but no, command keeps putting in work orders with our department, and this month I drew the short straw. Rhodes: That still doesn't explain why- Emerson: No — just — I'm getting to that, okay? So, I was out having my lunch and — I mean, before now, we were totally convinced that only the crater connected to 4338, not every little lava-flow! So, I wasn't technically breaking protocol by, y'know, "disposing" of my leftovers. Agent Rhodes rubs the bridge of his nose, head downcast. Rhodes: Protocol doesn't just mean— … wait, "leftovers"? What do you mean, "leftovers"? It wasn't just the chocolate? Emerson: Well yeah, no, I mean, there was some… other… stuff… Mr. Emerson folds his hands in his lap, purses his lips, and looks away from Agent Rhodes. Rhodes: What other stuff? Mr. Emerson does not respond. Rhodes: Kevin, what else did you throw into the lava? Interview Log 09/03/2018 | Morgan Rowell / SCP-4338 Interview Log - Morgan Rowell / SCP-4338 Interviewed: Morgan Rowell / SCP-4338. Interviewer: (Acting) Director Amelia Thornborrow. Rowell / 4338: — ND THE GOLDEN, CRISPY TRIANGLES, AND THE BUBBLING JUICE, BLACK AS NIGHT! I DEMAND THE CHEWY, FLUFFY SPONGE STUFFED WITH FRUIT PASTE! I DEMAND THE SPICED, SALTED STICKS OF DRIED MEAT! I DEMAND THE SWEET, COLORED NECTAR CARVED IN THE SHAPE OF TINY ANIMALS! I DEMAND — Thornborrow: Yes— yes we'll— we're going to— Alright, I'm getting— god damn it, would someone just get the Commissary on the line!? NOTICE: THE FILE YOU ARE CURRENTLY VIEWING IS OUTDATED AS OF 09/03/2018. > UPDATE 11/08/2018 < Footnotes 1. 1°52'40.3"S by 134°48'13.1"W, South Pacific Ocean 2. Every 29.5 days. 3. Use of this technique is forbidden by order of the Ethics Committee. 4. Revision required, See 4338-DN-41.
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SCP-4339: The Attribute Pen Author: aismallard Image is an original creation by the author. CC-BY-SA 3.0 license. ▸ More by this Author ◂ {$comments2} F.A.Q. {$doesthisfixthebug} Item#: 4339 Level4 Secondary Class: none Disruption Class: ekhi Risk Class: caution link to memo SCP-4339 Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4339 is to be stored in a maximum security small-item locker. Testing may not be conducted without the approval of two Level-4 personnel unanimous consent of the O5 Council. (See Addendum 4339-2.) Description: SCP-4339 is a ball-point pen with no visible manufacturer markings. Laboratory testing has revealed no mind-altering or memetic effects resulting from exposure to the object. SCP-4339 exhibits its anomalous properties when written with held. (See Experiment 4339-04.) When the current possessor makes a statement about the world, the item causes a reality restructuring event to make it true. This does not affect physical properties. Addendum 4339-1: Experiment Logs ▸ Access File ▾ Close File Experiments began 20██/05/10 09:13 and were overseen by Dr. Archibald. Experiment 4339-01 Procedure: D-91386 was given a red plastic ball. Subject was asked to write "my ball is green". Results: D-91386 and the researchers present described the ball as "green". However, chromatic analysis reported that the ball did not change in color. Those present agreed with this assessment. Experiment 4339-02 Procedure: D-91386 was asked if they had any emotional attachment to the ball. The subject replied in the negative. The subject was told to write "this ball is my favorite". D-10381, who had no previous contact with the subject or their ball, then entered the room. Results: D-10381 was asked if they thought the plastic ball was D-91386's favorite. They replied that they did not know. D-91386 was asked the same question. They answered in the affirmative. Experiment 4339-03 Procedure: D-91386 was instructed to write "this ball belongs to D-10381". Results: Both D-class were asked who the ball belonged to. They both agreed it belonged to D-10381. D-91386 expressed minor regret over the loss of their favorite green ball. Experiment 4339-04 Procedure: D-91386 was instructed to write "the ball was manufactured by Synthetic Colored Plastics Inc." Results: D-91386 said "my ball was stolen from me" while holding SCP-4339. D-10381 felt remorseful, and returned the ball to D-91386. D-91386 appeared happy. Researcher Chen reprimanded D-10381 for the theft. Notes: This test was performed unintentionally. Experiment 4339-11 Procedure: D-91386 was told to say "my name is D-88111". Results: D-88111's identification was changed. Experiment 4339-14 Procedure: D-41562 and D-34177 were brought into the testing room. D-88111 held SCP-4339 and pronounced D-41562 and D-34177 husband and wife. D-88111 is not an ordained priest or marriage officiant. Results: A local county official was asked about D-41562's marriage status. They confirmed that D-41562 and D-34177 were in fact legally married. Addendum 20██/05/21: After a complaint, the Ethics Committee liaison decided that D-41562/D-34177's requests for weekly conjugal visits may not be denied except as punishment for insubordination. Experiment 4339-27 Procedure: D-88111 was instructed to create an LLC in the state of Virginia called "Specialized Corporate Properties". Results: D-88111 yawned and said they were exhausted, telling researchers that they were done testing for the day. They were dismissed. Notes: This test was performed unintentionally. Due to D-88111's tendency to speak without approval, it was decided they would be amnesticized and transferred to a different project. Experiment 4339-28 Procedure: Junior Researcher Adams would take over for D-88111. They would use SCP-4339 to create the aforementioned LLC. Results: Upon touching SCP-4339, Junior Researcher Adams declared that the Equal Rights Amendment was part of the United States Constitution. They were disciplined for their unapproved use of an anomalous artifact. Addendum: US cable television aired extensive coverage of the newly added 28th amendment. Legal pundits were in agreement over its legitimacy, but were confused as to its origin. Experiment 4339-29 Procedure: Dr. Archibald would assume control of SCP-4339. He would use it to restore political normalcy with minimal effect on the larger world. After some debate, the research team decided to retroactively create a standard Constitutional Convention to propose the amendment, and have it pass with a high degree of popular support. Results: National news agencies attributed the prior confusion to excitement. Notes: Dr. Archibald departed the testing chamber to take an official call from [REDACTED]. Testing was suspended until he returned. Experiment 4339-30 Procedure: (No test was planned) Results: Dr. Archibald entered the testing chamber, seemingly distressed. He wrote on a piece of paper using SCP-4339. He did not permit anybody to see what was being written. Afterwards, while still in the possession of SCP-4339, O5-14 announced that he believed he had acted in a manner consistent with the goals and practices of the Foundation. O5-14 appeared to relax. Addendum: Due to the dangers inherent in the use of SCP-4339, O5-14 has cancelled all further testing. Addendum 4339-2: Ethics Committee Moratorium ▸ Access File ▾ Close File Ethics Committee Memo Date: 20██/06/03 To: Overseer Council From: Chairwoman Summers, Vice-Chairman Wendell Cc: Ethics Committee Attn: SCP-4339 During our standard review of newly-created SCP files, an unusual attempted expungement of experiment logs was noticed. After having RAISA restore the original file, we have reviewed it and decided to scrutinize this matter further. This memorandum is to inform the Council that O5-14 is under investigation for potentially unethical utilization of SCP-4339. Effective immediately, all access to SCP-4339 is suspended and its file has been frozen. O5-14 is subject to mandatory recusal on all matters related to SCP-4339. Addendum 4339-3: Overseer Debriefing ▸ Access File ▾ Close File Task Force Action Report Relevant Forces: Mobile Task Force Omega-1 ("Law's Left Hand") Ordering Body: Ethics Committee Location: O5 Meeting Room, Site-01 Date: 20██/06/17 16:31 Planned Actions: Detain O5-14. Strip O5-14's Level-5 clearance. Reorganize the Overseer Council to remove its 14th seat. Resultant Actions: O5-14 was successfully detained and demoted. Dr. Archibald is currently a Level-0 E-Class individual in Site-██ Detention Cell ███ awaiting sentencing. Justification: After a thorough investigation, complete with interviews with the Defendant and researchers involved in testing of SCP-4339, the Ethics Committee has decided that O5-14 violated the Foundation Code of Ethics egregiously enough to warrant removal from the Overseer Council. A full report is available to O5 members upon request. Other Actions: SCP-4339's special containment procedures were amended to require a unanimous O5 vote. Its file has been unfrozen, though the Council is advised to be cautious with future testing. More From This Author More From This Author aismallard's Works SCPs SCP-5900 • SCP-4322 • SCP-4447 • SCP-4781 • SCP-7558 • SCP-1047-J • SCP-5446 • SCP-8019 • SCP-4838 • SCP-4853 • SCP-5134 • SCP-3597 • SCP-5502 • SCP-5510 • SCP-8998 • Tales/GoI Formats The Heart of the Beast • Continuous Integration • The Pumpkin Mystery • Stealing Something Else • Other Meet The Staff • aismallard's personnel file • ‡ Licensing / Citation ‡ Hide Licensing / Citation Cite this page as: "SCP-4339" by aismallard, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/scp-4339. 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-4339.jpeg Author: aismallard License: CC-BY-SA 3.0 Source Link: Self
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